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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-05-26

was almost blowing away in the cold
wind-''that flag shall not come down
save in full honor"
His speeeh sounded preposterously
boastful and hollow, but he was man.
fully In earnest. Every word came
from his brave heart.
Father Beret's grim, smile returned,
lighting up his strongly marked face
with the strangest expression imagina-
BILE,
1--WE will get all the women inside the
fort" Helm began to say.
where the Indians will find them
ready penned up and at their mercy"
quickly interpolated the priest. THAT
will not do"
s'Well, then, what can be done" Bev-
erley demanded, turning with a fierce
stare upon Father Beret. Don't stand
there objecting to everything, with not
suggestion OF your own to offer"
y know what is best for my people"
the old man replied softly, still smil-
Ing. Il have advised them to stay In
side their houses and take no part in
the military event, 1t is the only hope
of ayeFtlng an indiscriminate massacre
and things worse"
The curt phrase, things worse"
went like bullet stroke through Bev-
erley's heart, Ii flashed an awful pic
ture upon his vision. Father Beret saw
his face whiten and his lips set them
selves TO resist great emotion.
do not be angry with me, my son."
he said, laying a hand ON the young
mans arm. Il may be wrong, but /
act upon long and convincing expert
enee,"
Experience o. no experience" Helm
exclaimed, with an oath, this fort
must be manned and defended. I am
commanding here,'
Yes, l recognize your authority" re-
sponded the priest in a firm yet defer
entail tone, "and L heartily wish you
had garrison. But where is your COM
mand, Captain Heinz
where is my garrison, you ask. Yes,
and ! can tell you. It's where you
might expect Il gang of dad blasted
tabberlng French good for nothings
to be, off high gannicking around
shooting buffaloes instead OF staying
here and defending their wives, chill
dren, homes and country! The few
have in the fort will sneak off, l sup
pose
''rhe French gave you this post on
easy terms, captain" blandly retorted
Father Beret.
Eyes, and they'ii hand it over TO
Hamilton, YOU think, on the same
basis" cried Helm, ''but I'll show you!
I'll show you, Mr.. Priestr'
Pardon me, captain. The French are
loyal to you and 10 the flag yonder.
They have sworn it. Time will prove
it. But in the present desperate dilem-
tqa We must choose the safer horn
Saying this Father Beret turned
about and went his way. He was
chuckling heartily as he passed out of
the gate,
HE Is right" said Beverley after a
few moments of reflection, during
which he was wholly occupied with
Alice, whose terrified face In his an
tcipation appealed TO him from the
midst of bowling savages, smoking
cabins and mangled victims Of lust and
massacre, ills Imagination painted the
acene with merciless ra~'i
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-05-26
Our Calendar.

1t was not until the date we now
should term 532 A. ID. that a monk
named Dionysius Exiguus, a Scythian
by birth. suggested that all Christians
should adopt the epoch of the birth OF
Christ as starting point for counting
time. At that time the precise date or
the birth Of Christ had actually been
forgotten. Dionysius made researches
and eventually decided that 1t oc-
CURED ON the 25th day of Decem-
ber, in the seven hundred and fifty
third year from the foundation Of
Rome, and to this date the Christian
world has ever since adhered, though
it is now well known to be incorrect.
At first 1t was suggested that the
Christian year should commence from
that day-Dec. %. But this was
found inconvenient, and eventually the
ordinary Roman usage of commencing
the year on Jan. l was adopted, SO
that our calendar dates from New
Years day of the seven hundred and
fifty-fourth year from the founding OF
Rome
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-05-26
To Colonel Clark.


Having completed this task, the let
ter shows under what a nervous strain,
Helm turned to his lieutenant and
said:
Fire swivel with blank charge.
Wen give these weak kneed parlyyoos
one more call to duty. OF course not
frog eater Of them all will come. But
/ said that gun should be the signal.
Possibly they didn't hear the first ore.
the deaf, cowardly houndsv'
Beverley wheeled forth the swivel
and rammed charge of powder home
But when he fired it the effect was far
from what it should have been. In
stead of calling In a fresh body OF mill
tia it actually drove out the few who
UP to that moment had remained as a
garrison, SO that Captain Helm and
his lieutenant found themselves quite
alone in the fort, while out Lcfore the
gate, deployed in rtne open order, a
strong line OF British soldiers APP
preached with sturdy steps, led by
tall, erect, ruddy faced young officer.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-05-26
Cardinal woIsey.

If Quentin Matsys had picture on
the easel Wolsey was ready to pur-
chase 1t. If there was curious clock
1t was secured for him. His fondness
for tapestry amounted to passion
Trusty agents ransacked the conti-
nent to procure choice sets OF arras,
new and old, for the rising palace. IL
the owner generally preferred Scrip
tural subjects, as became a prince or
the church, he also collected many
hangings wrought with scenes from
classic or medieval story. Thus, while
the walls of one chamber set forth
the history of Samuel or David or Es-
ther, those of another glowed with the
labors of Hercules, the woes OF Priam
or the "Romaunte of the Rose" In the
rooms where he received visitors the
tapestries were changed once week.
-Macmillan's Magazine.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-05-26
No. 20.
TIE RElCHSTAG GASPED.
elaen IL Roared After MOmmscn
Called bismarck to Order.

tlticN nf@mlfCh 10 OkurE.
Mommsen's observation-disclosures led
him into. all sorts OF predicaments-
One OF the most amusing of these was
concerned with his firSt-and last-ap-
pcarapce in the reichstag. While Bis
marck was chancellor of the empire
Mommsen was elected to the lower
branch OF the imperial parliament by
the Social Democrats. The student
body escorted him from the university
TO the reichstagsgebaude and through
the galleries, prepared to give their IA
vorite professors maiden speech "A
good sendoff" What happened is thus
described:
after lie had taken his seat Momm-
sen was observed to tumble in his
pockets and draw out Il paper that the
students supposed was the speech In
question. No sooner had he done this
than Bismarck arose to address the
house. AS usual, silence the most pro-
found reigned until the chancellor had
begun to fill the chamber with his
resonant and powerful voice. But not
the slightest attention did Mommsen
pay to the great Bismarck. The emil
nent historian sat absorbed in his pa
per, which he held close up to his nose
after his usual manner
Suddenly, without warning, a most
amazing thing happened. Bismarck,
he who ruled Germany with rod OF !
iron, was In the middle of one of his
most earnest addresses, when up
jumped member OF the reichstag and
cried:
"'Stop! Stop! Stopr
'It was Mommsen. The spectators
aghast. But Mommsen, peering ex-
citedly about him with his almost
sightless eyes, again raised his voice
and shouted:
"'That foolish STUDENT That foolish
student. Is he going to talk all day?
What foolish student is 1t that talks,
talks, talks, rs Ii we had nothing to
do but listen to his talk? IL he is not
quiet at once l shall call the attendant
and have him removed And Momni.
sen resumed his seat.
For perhaps a minute the stiffness
was like unto that which abides in tho
grave. Then a great burst of laughter
awoke the echoes and rolled up to the
roof, and in it Bismarck had to join.
for the explanation of the great his
torian's outburst was evident to all.
The paper he had been examining was
one connected with his duties as pro-
fessor, and he thought he still was Mt
the university. With his mind intent
upon the paper, in which he was deep
ly interested, undoubtedly Bismarck's
powerful voice sounded in his ears like
the monotonous buzz, buzz, buzz Of
bee. When he awoke to the nature Of
his surroundings and learned who 1t
was that he had commanded to keep
still. old Mommsen the Orphan was
overcome. and never again could he
be induced to enter the reichstagsge-s
baude. Frank Barkley Copley In
Critic.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-05-26
THE SCIENCE OF A LIGHT.
Cheap AcetyIcne Gas Was Discover
ed by an Accident.

Cheap AcetyIene Gas Was Discover
ed by nm Accident.
Cheap commercial acetylene gas was
discovered by accident. Wilson, sci
entific experimentcr, believed that near
ly all metallic oxides could be reduced
to metallic state by heating them to
an extremely high temperature by the
voltaic arc in the presence Of free car
bon Aluminium had been successfully
reduced in this way. Mr.. Wilson
wished to obtain metallic calcium. He
therefore mixed a quantity of quick
lime with pulverized coke and brought
the mixture to d high temperature by
the action of the voltaic arc. He ex-
pected to obtain a white metal, but in
stead he appeared to produce nothing
but Stag. This was thrown into the
yard, and one day at noon while the
boys were having their luncheon they
picked up these bits of Stag and threw
them at each other One piece fell into
a pail of water and produced a bub-
bling effect and a strong odor. This at
tracted Mr.. Wilson's attention, and
upon investigation he found that the
strong smelling gas was extremely In
flammabe. Further Investigation re-
vealed that it was pure acetylene gas
Sir Hiram Maxim In Harper's Weekly.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-05-26

'IUftCtON, IdftCt0H," Hc rCpCdtfu.
ley where little river goes wandering
on its way" He was speaking French.
and she followed him easily II ~ her
eyes beginning to fling OFT again their
natural sunny beams of interest. Il
was born there twcnty-six years ago
and haven't done much of anything
since. You see before you. m1Gomoi-
selle, 4 very unaistinguished young
man, who has signaily failed to accom-
plish the dream of his boyhood. which
was to be great artist like Raphael or
Angelo. Instead of being famous am
but poor lieutenant in the forces Of
Virginia.
''You have a mother, father, brothers
and sisterS" she interrogated. She
did not understand his allusion to the
great artists of whom she knew moth
ing. She had never before heard Of
..al,.. She leaned the poker against the
,Amuey jamb and turned ler face to-
Eard him.
Mother, father and one sister," lie
said, mo brothers. We were happy
little group. But my siste- married and
lives in Baltimore. am here. Father
ana mother are alone III the old house.
Sometimes | am terribly homesic,,."
lie was silent q moment, then added:
But you are selfish. You make me
do all the telling. Now want yen to
give lle q little OF your story made
moiselle, beginning, as | did, at the
first"
But I can't" she replied, with child
like frankness, ''for don't know where
I was luru nor my parents names nor
who l am. You see how different it is
with me. 1 am called Alice Roussil-
Ion, but 1 suppose that my name is
Alice Tarleton. 1t is not certain, how
ever. There is very llttIe to help out
the theory. Here is all the proof there
is. l don't know that it is worth any
thing
She took off her locket and handed
it to him.
He handled it rather indiferently,
for he Has just then studying the fine
lines of her face, But in moment he
was interested.
"Tarleton, Tarleton," he repeated.
Then he turned the little disk of gold
over and saw the enameled drawing on
the back, q crest clearly outlined.
He started. The crest was quite IA
miliar.
"Where did you get this?" he de-
manded in English and with such blunt
suddenness that she Was startled.
"Where lid il come fromM
II have always had It,"
always? It's the Tarleton crest.
Do you belong to that family?"
Indeed 1 do not know. Papa Rous-
sillon says lie thinks l dc"
well this is strange and interest
ing,s said Beverley, rather to himself
than addressing her. He looked from
the miniature to the crest and back
to the miniature again, then at Alice.
81 tell you this is strange" he repeat.
cd, with emphasis, ~ ~ exceedingly
strange
Her cheeks flushed quickly under
their soft brown, and her eyes flashed
with excitement.
yes, know" Her voice futterel:
her hands were qlaspea N her lap. She
leaned toward him eagerly. 1T is
strange. I've thought about it a great
deal"
"Alice Tarleton; that Is right. Alice
is q name OF the family Lady Alice
Tarleton was the mother of the first
Sir Garnett Tarleton who came over in
the time of Yardley. It's great fam
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-05-26

more noise about il.
1T is you who have misunderstood
me-" she replied, smiling brightly now.
but with just faint. pitiful toacA or
regret or self blame lingering in IL
voice. Father Beret said yon would.
l did not believe him, but
And you shall not believe bln.' said
Beverley Il have not misunderstood
you. There has been nothing. You
have treated me kindly ANA with bead
tiful friendlineSs. You have no; don"
or said thing that Father Beret or
ANYBODY else could criticise, ana if !
have said or done the. least thing to
trouble you l repudiate it-t did not
mean It. Now you believe ne, don't
you, Miss Roussiilon:"
He seemed to be filling into the hab-
it of speaking to h,r in English. She
understood il somewhat impcrf.cily. es-
pecially when in an earnest moment he
rushed his words together as il hey
had been soldiers he was leading ut the
charge step against an enemy His
manner convinced her even though his
diction fell short.
''Then well talk about something
else" she said, laughing naturally now
ana retreating TO a chair by the hearth
side Il want you to tell me all about
yourself and your family. your home
and everything"
She seated herself with an air of con-
scious aplomb and motioned him to
take a distant stool.
There was n great heap OF dry logs in
the fireplace, with pointed flames shoot
ing out of its crevices and lcaping into
the gloomy, cavelike throat Of the fue.
Outside wind passed heavily across
the roof and beloved in the chimney
top.
Beverley drew the stool near Alice.
who with Il charred stick used as Il
poker was thrusting at the glowing
crevicas and sending showers of sparks
aloft
"Why. there wouldn't be much 10
tell" lie said, glad to feel secure again.
sour home is bia old mansion named
Beverley Hall, on a hill among trees
and half surrounded with slave cabins.
1t overlooks the plantation in the val
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-05-26

Drying preparations simply devci-
op dry catarrh; they dry up the secretioHs,
which adhere to the membrane and decoIn-
pose, causing o far more serious trouble than
the ordinary form of catarrh. Avoid all dry
ing inhalants, fumes, smokes and snuEa
and use that which cleanses, soothes ard
heals. Ely's Cream Balm is such remedy
and will cure catarrh or cold in the head
easily and pleasantly. A trial size will be
mailed for 10 cents. All druggists sell the
SOC. size. Ely Brothers. Sc Warren St, NY.
The Balm cures without pain, does not
irritate or cause sneezing. 1t spreads itself
over an irritated and angry surface, reliev-
ing Immediately the painful Inflammation.
With Ely's Cream Balm you are armed
against Nasal Catarrh and Hay Fever.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-05-26

chilled his blood All the sweet ro-
nance fell away from yincennes.
We'll, sir, right or wrong. your duty
Is to obey orders" said Helm with bru-
tai severity.
I'VE had better not quarrel, cap
tain" Beverley replied. Il have not
signified any unwillingness TO obey
your commands. Give them. and you
will have no cause to grumble"
Forgive me, old fellow" cried the
inpulsive commander. Il know you
are true as steel. s'pose I'm wound
up too tight 10 be polite. But the time
Is coming 10 do something Here we
are with but five or six mem
lie was Interrupted by the arrival of
two more hs.'f breed scouts.
Only three miles away was n large
fotilla of bcIts and canoes with can
nsn. a forcr of Indians on land and
the British flag fiyins-that was the
report.
''They arc moving rapidly" said the
spokesman, "and will be here very
foon. They are at least coo strong. all
well armed
Push that gun to the gate and load
1t to the muzzle, Lieutenant Beverley" :"
Helm ordered with admirable iria-
ness, the purple flush in his face giving
way to a grayish pallor. Eve are go
ing to die right here or have the hon
ors of war;
Beverley obeyed without word. He
even loaded two guns instead of one.
charging each so heavily that the last
wad looked as if ready TO leap from
| the grimy mouth.
| Helm had already begun, on receiv-
Ing the first report, q hasty letter to
| Colonel Clark at kaskaskia. He now
| added few words and at the last mo-
| ment sent ii out by trusted man, who
was promptly captured by Hamilton's
advance guard. The missive, evident
| ly written in installments during the
slow approach of the British, is still in
| the Canadian archives. and runs thus:
| Dear Sir-At this time there is army
| within three miles of this place; heard
of their coming several days beforehand.
| l sent spies to find the ccrtainty-the spies
| being taken prisoner ] never got intelli-
gence till they got within three miles of
| town. AS had called the militia and had
| all assurances of their integrity I ordered
| at the firing of a cannon every man to
| appear but I saw but few. Captain
| Buseron behaved much to his honor and
| credit, but doubt the conduct of cer-
| tain gent. Excuse haste, as the army Is
| in sight. My determination Is to defend
| the garrison. (sicl though ! have but
| twenty-one men but what has left me. l
| refer you to Mr. Wines (sic) for the rest.
/ The army is within three hundred yards
! OF the village. You must think how /
| feel; not four men that / really depend
| upon; but am determined to act brave
| think of my condition. i know Ii is out of
my power to defend the town. not one
| of the militia will take arms. though be-
| fore sight of the army no Drawer men.
| There Is flag at a small distance,
| must conclude. Your humble servant
| LEO'D HELM.
L ITO
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-10
STRICKEN FAMILY.
Two Deaths From Smallpox.
Others Ill With the Disease.
(cnecIal IN TIE TImes- ispatch)


SALISBURY. n. c.. Jan. 0.-Burt Fin
Ger. colored. who assaulted Captain John
A. Fowler at Spencer about two weeks
ago was given a preliminary hearing
tere Yesterday afternoon. When CUES
toned concerning the matter by the
court. Finger confessed that lie made
the assault. saying re was either drunk
or fool when he did II. The assault.
II will be remembered. was made in the
darkness: that the victim was robbed;
that IT,, goods were found In Fingers
pcsscs4iou, and that the assault came
near proving fatal for Captain Fowler,
Who Is Just now abb, to attend the trial
Finger was sent back TO Jail under a bond
of 500.
Information Is received here to-day of
the death of LYr. Samuel Hedrick. an
eyed and prosperous farmer Of Davidson
county, troai smallpox, which Is preva.
liant in that section. Eleven members
OF MI. Hedrick's family are now confined
with the disease
F.ersons who 1--we In the same COM
nGnity SKATE that the body Of Mr.. He'd
rick lay in the condition IN which he
died for several days. no one being found
who was willing or able to bury II. FL
ralY AN undertaken was secured and
the body inferred. A daughter Of Mr..
HcdrIck died OF thn smallpox last week.
Residents OF the stricken district report
tic rayages Of tho disease 10 u. moro
fatal than 1t has been IN this part nf the
state Tor several yearg
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-10
Is VIRCINIA'S
NEWEST TOWN


tspeelal to The Iimcg-Dispatchj
kENDRiCk, VA, Jan. 1.--rhe Norfolk
ana Western Railroad hes oesIgna tei
i'onaparte as tho name OF thu new town
ny the terminus 81 rs Cripple Greek a.
vision.
This Town Is located on Tho line or
6rayson aHd Carroll counties, Va. though
principally III Grayson county, 70 which
the railroad Is being rapidly pushed.
Already several large business houses
have purchased lots, and many house,
are going up Among the firms that have
purchased lptsare Biur Grocery Company
twholesplo groccrs), J, y, Waugh ard son
commission mcfcAants), Lindsey Brothers
and Muse tdry goods, The Mount Airy
tuEhllulG Company proposes 10 erect q
Sa),pJ factory, while company IL being
organized 10 erect a large lanic acid
extract piapL Already ttIs now town
has u bank IN a tlourishiug condition.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-10
The Public School System.

Editor Of The Times-Disp atch:
Sir,-It was with much surprise that
i read In your leading editorial OF
recent date an attack on our American
public school system. As this attack az
fers from many, in that 1t deals with
fundamental principles, trust you Will
grant me some space in which to enter
II protest. You say:
ut Ia dangerous thing for the State
ia undertake to educat ethe children OF
4 tho people,
II would be dangerous for tho state
not to undertake such education surely.
But to continue 8
You declare that you support the pubs
lie school system as public necessity,
ana then you pronounce the system 'uil-
American and undemocratlc.'
why should anything that Is "un-.
American and undemocrntic" DO IN this
country public necessity7' IL " not
on tho other hand but miserable make
shift. at best, to be gotten rid OF AT the
earliest opportunity ins.ead o. recogntH,
Ing any un-American and undemocratlc
institution as a public necessity. let lis
uproot It, and build something better
upon Its ruins. ~
But Ia our public school system 'un-.
American and undemocratlcY" Granting
that the population OF this country nuns
bcrs s0,0o0O 900. ! believe that ann one
OF Yb,UUO,VUe WHO 1c5obN ,. IS. 6~',S
American and democratic Institution that
wa have. II it were the opposite, then
instead of tho spasmodlc attacks that are
made upon It In press and PUPPY Wo
should hear " whIrlWind OF Remuneration
that would speedily sweep It away.
In q great town like New York, ono
cannot but DO impressed with Its WONDER
mi efficacy, Our population comes from
the four quarters Of the globe, nrinslns
ideas, customs and traditions which are
many OF thcm most omphallGa'1y I'M
American and undemocratlc !, Anslo.
saxon, Celt and Teuton. Latin, s!nv ahd
scandinavian, they come-yes, ana Emo
p,an, for our colorod population IS grow
ING probably faster than ever before, me
immigrants too, arc prolific. stroll
through the streets Of the upper West
side and then through those OF the lo e
East side would convince one OF that.
In the one section. children are scarce;
ir the other, they abound.
The educational problem IS 70 SO aea'
with these thousands OF young Amep!'
cans, whether native or foTelsn po'n'
that they may reach tho age % az
ynnced youth mentally and morally "
to cope with tho duties Of life and become
useful citizens, The problem - not easy,
II grows more difficult each year, as
the class Of Immigrants now coming w
tic greatest numbers, is more difficult Q!
assimilation than formerly, ast . y - =
problem that Is met most eltec!yuuty'
ana the results are SUCH III my pellel,s