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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-03
GERMAN NEWSPAPERS.
The Majority of Them Are at Present
in a Bad Way,

The most influential newspaper in
Germany is no doubt the Allegemeine
Zeitung, published in Munich, formerly
in Augsburg. 1t is also the oldest jour-
nal of the kind in the Fatherland. It
recently celebrated the one hundredth
anniversary of it's publication, having
been established by the famous house
of Gotta, in Tubingen, in 1898. In COM
memoration of this centennial, DR.. Ed
ward Heyck has published a resume Of
the history of German journalistic lit
erature during the last century, en-
titled, ode Allegemeine Zeitung, 1885,
1885," with the subtitle contributions
to the History of the German Press"
volume Of 1852 pages. The book is
careful analysis of the historical forces
that have controlled the ups and downs
of the paper in question, famous as the
most Independent and scholarly politi-
cal newspaper in the country. At the
same time the reasons become apparent
why the periodical press in Germany
has been VIGOROUSLY so weak and why,
Notwithstanding the intelligence Of the
people of that country, Germany has
never been able to produce a journal Of
the type of the London Times, or large
newspapers in other lands. The Allege-
meme Zeitung has never had larger
contingent of subscribers than 5000, but
these have been chiefly among the high
est circles in all the various ranks Of
German public life and thought. The
Germans themselves feel that their
work in the journalistic ..ne is nothing
to be proud of. In the Chrstliche Welt,
the leading liberal religious journal Of
the land, in special and lengthy notice
of Heyck's researches, the writer says
that "the influence of the German peri
odcal press, owing to the presence OF
certain harmful elements, is not great.
German journalism is in bad way.
The Allegemeine is one of the very few
that have exhibited independence OF
thought and action
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the utmost tenderness.

the utmost tenderness.
He was to spend three hours pilloried,
and it was made the greatest triumph
of his life.
1t is possible for good man undergo
ing unjust punishment to be dignifed,
even in the pillory; and so it was with
Overton. His singular beauty, the mild
ness of his countenance, the uncom-
planning fortitude with which he sub
mitted to an odious and miserable posi-
ton, the remembrance of his past mill
tary services, showed him to be every
inch a man. Many of his friends came
in their coaches, and, descending and
going up to Overton, saluted him re-
spectfully and expressed their sympa-
thy, to which Overton gently returned
thanks. At last a very splendid coach
appeared. 1t was magnificently horsed
with four thoroughbreds, and had out
riders, besides two huge footmen with
nosegays. 1t drew up in front of the
pillory, and within it sat Lady Vernon,
superbly dressed; and in her arms she
held a very young infant in great
robe of lace and satin. Two nurses sat
on the front seat; and Sir Thomas
saturnine countenance glared behind
Lady Vernon's beautiful triumphant
face. The coach stopped; and Lady
Vernon. holding the child UP in her
arms, directly in front of Overton's
eyes, gave him a smile and a meaning
look, as much as to say:
Poor wretch! your inheritance Is
gone!"
The crowd which u,.s ,,a,or T., .ro,.
humor with the Vernons, began to hiss
vigorously. This they appeared not to
yl6 hIt !,
by a shower of stones and sticks the
eouipage rolled off Of the ton ~ a.,
speed.
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GOOD EFFECTS OF WAR.

The war may be productive OF good
results in quarters where they are least
expected. One would not at first
thought say that by reason of 1t our
Girls would come back from their sum-
mer trips in better health and with bet
ter looks than ever before, but when
one considers that because there are
fewer men to take exercise for them
these girls will have to buckle to and
use their own muscles If they would
enjoy the pleasures Of rowing and the
like, not forgetting the fact that late
hours will not be pleasurable, because
there is no one to join them in watch
ing the moon or threading the mazes
of the midnight waltz, it is easy to see
that the members of the fair sex will
inevitably become fairer because they
will be compelled by sheer ennui, If
nothing else, to take healthy exercise
in the open air and to go to bed early.
because they are tired-not of weari-
some cads who are supposed to amuse
them, but of good, wholesome muscular
effort, which is calculated to expand
the lungs and heighten the color The
soldier boys will undoubtedly be sur
prised at the improvement in their girls
when they come home from the war.
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measures that women will sometimes
venture upon in the interest, as they
think, Of the man they love, were exem-
plified in her testifying against Giles
Vernon--Sir Thomas Vernon's hatred of
his heir was also we'll known-and as
the web was unfolded to the prince he
listened with an air of the profoundest
thought, and his comment was signifi-
cant,
1.-The king can pardon"
He had mercy on us and did not press
us to remain to cards, so we left Carl
ton House about an hoVr after entering
it, and with hearts UNNECESSARILY light
er. Our first thought was to hasten
back to our lodgings, to send off our
good news to Lady Hawkshaw and
Daphne by the northern mail.
Sir Peter had told me then that the
prince had directed him to go to Wind
sor in the morning and remain, and
that he himself would bring him back
on the Sunday morning, if the counter
signatures to His Majesty's could not
be had before. The prince was quite
familiar with the procedure, and en-
gagged to get the pardon from the king
without difficulty
Early next morning, Sir Peter left
me. 1t was agreed that should pro-
coed on the Sunday morning to the
Bear and Churn," a tavern and post
ing station near London, on the north
ern road, to arrange in advance for the
best cattle, in order that not moment
might be lost in returning to York.
1t was beautiful morning, more like
April than February. The greenness
Of the earth, the blueness of the heav-
ems the quiet of the country, after the
rattle and roar and dun skies of Lon
don, was balmy to my soul
I reached the inn by ten o'clock; and
having arranged for their best horses,
and sent word two stations ahead,
sat down to pass the day as best 1
might. 1 wrote long letter to Daphne,
and then, it being twelve o'clock,
went out for a walk.
There was pretty pathway, through
a little grove toward a rolling field,
next the highway. I took this path, and
presently came face to face, at turn
in the path, with Overton. He was
singularly dressed for a man of his
quality and profession.
He wore black clothes, with plain sill
yer buckles at the knees, and black silk
stockings and shoes. His hair, unpow-
dered, was tied with a black ribbon;
but he wore no Grape or vestige of
mourning He greeted me gravely, but
not impolitely; and we walked along
together. He had heard of my mar
riage, and felicitated me on it.
My heart was so full of Giles Vernon
that l burst out with the story. 1t
seemed quite new to him; and he lis
tened to it with breathless attention,
occasionally calculating his horror at
the conduct of Sir Thomas Vernon and
of Lady Arabella Stormont. At last;
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81 am Sir Peter Hawkshaw, Admiral of the Blue."

quite transported by my rage against
these two, l cried out:
And it is for the purpose of securing
the estate to you that Arabella Stor-
mont thus swore away the life of Giles
Vernon, but God will confound her and
Sir Thomas Vernon YETI
Truly" said he. in a thrilling voice,
God will confound all the wicked. He
in every way; for know you, if Lady
Arabella Stormont were to throw her
self on her knees before me"
He stopped, and colored violently; he
had not meant to admit what the whole
world knew-that Arabella Stormont
had adored him for seven years past.
He hurriedly changed the subject, say
ing:
Perhaps you do not know that have
left the army"
1 said I did not.
although 1 have recovered the use of
my limbs, and look to be in health, /
am not fit for service: and I was re-
tired on half pay only few days ago.
My life is not likely to be long; but
released as 1 am, by Gods hand, from
the profession of arms, 1 shall devote
the remnant of my life to the service
of the Lord God Almighty. His mes
sage came to me years ago, but 1 was
deaf to it,"
Overton's face had flushed, his eyes
were full of rapture; he seemed to dwell
in the glory of the Lord.
We had now approached the corner
Of the field, and involuntarily stopped
l said to him, blunderingly:
Twill you take orders?"
mo-" he replied. II did not aspire
to open my mouth as teacher-I am
not worthy; but few of the humblest
people about here-I have been in this
place for some time-come to me on
Sundays, in the forenoon, to ask me to
speak to them. They are day-laborers
hostlers-the kind of people once fan
cied to be without souls. I speak tC
them, not as preacher and teacher
but as a brother and a friend. 1t is
now time for them to assemble
I saw, sure enough, a number OF
poorly dressed rustics coming toward
the field. They came by twos and
threes, the women mostly with children
in arms. or hanging to their skirts
When all had arrived, there were about
thirty men and women. They seated
themselves on the grass, and I along
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engaged two days ahead, had been TAX
Ell. We got Others after a frantic eff
fort, but at the end of that days jour-
ney we saw our margin of time dimin-
ished exactly one-half.
l will not attempt to describe the
fierce and growing impatence which
consumed us, nor the awful and I'M
spoken dread which began to overshad-
dow us.
The weather grew worse instead of
better, and even four horses could
scarcely drag us through the mire made
by the snow and rain. In spite of
all we could do our progress diminished,
although at no time did it seem hope
less, until-O God! twenty miles from
York, at midnight on the Thursday, Sir
Peter himself suddenly gave out; the
strain had proved too much for his
brave heart and sturdy frame. 1t came
as the horses We're wallowing along the
road in the darkness, and I, holding my
watch in my hand, was glancing at it
every ten minutes, by the feeble light
Of the travelling lamp. I spoke to Sir
Peter as he lay back in the chaise,
wrapped in his boat cloak, and got no
answer. He was unconscious. Without
stopping the chase, I got some brandy,
which l tried to pour down his throat,
but could not. / grew much alarmed
it was not like Sir Peter to refuse good
brandy, and, as we were passing a
farmstead, I stopped the chaise,
knocked the people up, and had Sir
Peter carried into the house. 1 met
with kindness, and repaid it with coin
Of the realm. Sir Peter soon revived,
and his first words were.
Push on, my lad. Don't wait to re-
pair damages"
I found that his seizure was really
trifling, and he assured me he would
be able to resume the journey by day.
| light, the farmer agreeing to furnish
him horses: so, in half an hour 1 had
again taken the road.
| And ten miles from York, the chaise
broke down.
1 had the horses taken out, and,
mounting the best beast, made for York
at the top of his speed, which was poor
the creature was already spent with
travelling.
| 1t was just daylight, and streaks of
golden glory were lighting up the pallid
dawn; 1 urged the poor beast onward.
Seven miles he went, then he dropped
dead. just as the sun was gliding the
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cation behind me, and involuntarily, af-
ter we had gone some distance, looked
back. Lady Arabella was struggling in
the grasp of Sir Thomas Vernon, while
Mrs. Whitale looked on, and wrung her
hands. Sir Thomas, however, was no
match for Arabella's young strength.
She broke away from him, and, run
ming after us, caught up, painting and
breathless, with us, as we entered the
little grove. And then I saw an almost
exact representation of the scene when
Giles Vernon had insanely and with
unmanly grovelling and violence plead
ed with Arabella for her love-so she
pleaded with Philip Overton. She held
him by the arms, when he would have
thrown her Off.
.Philip Philip" she cried. IT did
it for you! I determined to make you
rich, great even If you refused my for
tune. Sir Thomas cannot live long.
Surely, you cannot reproach me, if all
the world does. The stupid, stupid
world thinks I did 1t under the influ-
ence of Sir Thomas Vernon; but no, it
was not his hate for Giles Vernon, it
was my love for you, Philip Overton,
that made me appear at the York AS
Sizes"
Remember yourself" said Overton
to her, sternly. "Others, beside myself
see your degradation"
ut is no degradation to love truly, to
love as I do. Speak hut one word to
me, and I will become a Methody like
yourself. I, too. will go among the
poor, and serve and love them; and ]
will even love God for your sake!"
The awful grotesqueness of this, the
blasphemy of it, was altogether UNI
known to her. She continued, wildly:
Does not my soul need loving as
much as those clods you have been
praying WITH"
You blaspheme!" replied Overton
casting her off.
And, to make the resemblance be-
tween her own unwomanly conduct and
the unmanly conduct of Giles Vernon
the more singular, she recovered her
self, as he had done, in q single moment
of time. She laid her hand on Overton's
arm, and looked keenly into his eyes
Her glance seemed to enchain him, and
to set her free. She breathed long
sigh, and. turning. gazed about her
like person awaking from night.
mare. Then, with perfect self -posses-
sion, she dropped a courtesy to US both
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with them, and, in some mysterious
way, felt, for the first time in my life,
that the ploughman was my brother,
and the kitchen wench my sister.
When they were all seated. Overton
took from his pocket small Bible, and
read the Sermon on the Mount. The
people listened reverently. He gave
hem a short discourse, suited to their
understanding, and then read to them a
simple hymn which they sung with fer
vor.
l listened with a strange feeling, half
pain, half pleasure, half satisfaction,
half dissatisfaction. But presently my
soul was distracted by what 1 saw on
the highway close by US. A handsome
travelling chariot, followed by a plain
post -chaise going Londonward, stopped.
Out of the chariot stepped Lady Ara
bella Stormont. and. through an OPEN
ing in the hedge, she entered the field.
After a considerable interval, Mrs.
Whitale followed her; and, after a still
longer one, Sir Thomas Vernon.
Lady Arabella walked noiselessly over
the grass, and, when she reached the
edge Of the group. stopped. Her eyes
were full of laughing contempt at first,
but, when Overton turned his glance
full upon her, she suddenly assumed a
look of seriousness, and folded her
hands as If in silent prayer. Behind
her. Mrs. Whitale's foolish face was all
fear, while Sir Thomas Vernon grinned
unpleasantly over her shoulder. Over
ton. without taking the slightest notice
of them, at the conclusion of the hymn,
announced that he would make a
prayer, and asked his hearers to join
with him in a petition that the life
might be spared of certain young
man, Giles Vernon, now under sentence
of death, in York Jail. We all stood up,
then, the men removing their hats.
held mine before my face to conceal
my tears, while Overton made a brief
but earnest prayer for Giles, and l
could not refrain from crying, Amen!
Amen!" when he concluded.
The people then trooped off, and we,
the gentlefolk, were left together.
Overton surveyed Lady Arabella and
Sir Thomas with much contempt. Lady
Arabella was the first to speak. She
held up her head timidly, and said:
will you not speak to me?"
mo-" replied Overton, sternly. "Giles
Vernon's life may be spared; but upon
you is blood-guiltiness."
Arabella turned pale, and replied:
II was SUMMONED as a witness.
was obliged toNestify"
Then Sir Thomas, taking snuff, with
his usual grace. remarked.
Il listened with attention to one law
breaker praying for another lawbreak-
err. OF course, you know, this meeting
of yours is sedtious-and many a man
has been stood in the pillory for it,
Overtor said nothing. He turned, and
with me. took the path back to the tav-
ern. I heard, as we went on, an alter
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Copyright Entries.

The Librarian Of Congress reports
that the copyright entries for the year
1897 were classified as follows: Books.
the drama, periodicals., music, maps.
charts, engravings, prints, chromos and
Autographs, photographs and miscel-
laneous matter. The total number Of
entries made during the year was l03.-
S75, and of that number 1858 entries
were those of photographs accompany
ing works Of art. Under the heading
Of Fine Arts" there were the following
subdivisions: Paintings, Of which
there were 100 entries: drawings, with
a total of 1,444 entries, and Twenty-Five
entries of photographs Of statuary.-'
Architecture and Building.
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Ind said, in her natural, playful man

and said, in her natural, playful man
ner:
Mr.. Overton, see have been mis-
taken. I should have tried to cheat the
law by not appearing when I was sum-
moned; or. should have testified false
ly. And for my indiscreet conduct just
now. let me tell you, for seven years
have been under a spell. 1t is now brok-
en- forever. bid you good day, Captain
Philip Overton, and you, Mr. Richard
Glynn. And trust Giles Vernons life
may be saved, if only to keep you, Cap
tain Overton, as poor as you deserve
to be. For myself shall shortly mar
ry-perhaps, Sir Thomas Vernon-then,
neither of you will get the estates.
Good morning!"
And she was gone, flying along the
field, with a white mantle streaming
after her, and her flight as rapid as the
swallows in spring.
XII.
At twelve o'clock that night Sir Peter
arrived at the tavern, and with the par
don.
When the chaise drove up to the door
of the Bear and Churn," another
chaise with four horses was waiting,
and into it he huddled, bidding Overton
a hurried farewell; and in another mo-
ment we were off for Scotland, the
horses doing their best.
Sir Peter then told me the circum-
stances of his visit to Windsor. The
prince, who was always most powerful
when the king was on the verge of mad
ness, saw his father and found him
comparatively rational. The story be-
ing preached to him, he appeared in
terested, and even grew more collected
as his attention was chained. 1t was
very easy matter to get his signature
to the pardon and the necessary seals
and formalities took some little time,
but no trouble, and when Sir Peter pre-
scented himself at the Castle on Sunday.
all was prepared for him
We felt now comparatively safe.
There was little doubt that we could
reach York at least twenty-four hours
in advance of the date set for the exc
cution; our letters would precede us,
giving positive assurances of hope; and
we looked for no accidents, having
new and strong chaise.
We made good progress that night,
and the next day, which was Monday,
and began to have strong hopes of
reaching York Wednesday night. But
on Monday. in the afternoon, the wealth
err suddenly changed, violent snow
storm. set in, and our postboys wilfully,
think, drove us ten miles out of the
way, near a tavern where they hoped,
no doubt, we would agree to stop until
the storm should be over. But Sir Pc
ter putting one of his great horse-pis-
tolls to the postboy's head, forced him
to turn back to the highroad. We lost
three hours by this; and when we got
to our next posting stage, our horses,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-22
RENWOOD.
Council meets tonight in regu

/ Council meets tonight in regular
session.
later was turned on Sunday through
/ the water line and the pipes given q
thorough test, which proved entirely
| satisfactory. The water company ex-
/ rects to be supplying its Benwood con-
sumers in few days.
The funeral of Mrs Jemima Huffman
took place Sunday afternoon from the
| residence of her son-in-law, Thomas
Allen, Of upper Benwood. The funeral
was we'll attended, as the deceased was
resident of Benwood for many years
and had many friends Interment was
at McMechen cemetery.
A number Of Benwood young people
will attend a dance to be given Thanks
giving evening in the Armory hall,
Bellaire.
A festival and entertainment will be
given tomorrow and Thursday nights
by the A. o. H. On Thanksgiving
uISnI dloO lie bGuWUOu "A. ". U. w.
lodge will hold their anniversary cele-
bration.
At the meeting of the new Creation
Lodge at the City Hall, Sunday after
noon, eleven new members Joined the
society. The society will shortly select
a regular place of meeting.
Miss Annie Policy, who had appar-
emily recovered from a recent sick
spell, is suffering from a relapse and
is confined to her home.
The job of laying the sewer in the
Fourth ward has been completed, and
work has been begun to put down the
First ward sewer
The equipment of the new shirt fac
tory to be started at McMechen is in
progress. A. d. Howe, of the South
Side, Wheeling, is furnishing the ma
chinery for the plant
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-22

While the war cost the United States
s215, 100000, Spains bill was s435 ,O0O.-
900, or more than double. No wonder
Spain is desperate. She probably
thinks Uncle Sam could do no more to
her than he has done in any event.
But Spain doesn't know the present
temper of our "expansionists. Let
those insatiate grabbers after territory
and empire once get a notion that
Spain itself is within reach and they
will reach for it. Spain is nearer than
the Philippines and vastly more desir-
able.