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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-09-03

sunk down in her chair by the window
and lay there, save for her tumultuous
breathing, stfll as death.
The commandant had no fear and
would have his way. He stood alone
now in the street. looking from the
dark splash of Mistitchs blood to the
virgin with her broken lamp and up to
the window of the Silver Cock, whence
had come salvation.
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"Yes. we three II show hint And
now"-he rose to his feet dragging the
pair up with him-"for song and
bottle at the Golden Lion"
Rastatz gasped. Even Sterkoff start
ed Markart laughed. 1t could he
nothing more than a mad Joke. Cash
iering was the least punishment which
would await the act
"Yes, we three togetherr lie re-
leased them for a moment and caught
up his sword and cap. Then he seized
Rastatz's wrist again and squeezed II
savagely. 'Come out of your trap with
me. you ratv' he growled in savage
amusement at the young mans fright
ened face.
Sterkoff gained courage. I'm with
you. Hercules." he cried. I'm for to-
night-the devil take tomorrow morn
ing
"You're all drunk" said Markart in
despairing resignation.
Wen he drurker before the nights
out" snarled Mistitch. land II I meet
that fellow when I'm drunk God help
hlmr' He laughed loudly. "Then there
might be a chance for young Alexis.
after all!'
The words alarmed Markart. Young
Count Alexis was the kings son by
Countess Ellenburg. A chance for
young Alexis!
"For heavens sake. go to bed!" he
implored.
Mlstitch turned TO him. 81 don't
want to quarrel with anybody in Slav-
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his enemy, with
his back to the
porch, the prince
crouched mo-
tionless on his
knee. hut II
was death to
Mistltch TO try
to reach the
sword with his
u II IN n | IN @ d
hand.
1t was Sophy's
minute. The
message that
had come ran
fierce through
all her veins.
Straining TO the
weight, she
raised the fig
ure In her hands
nA1 I...aI -
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"6"' WhO had permission TO with
,o'.o"o '''t draw at half past o. He
was to return to Slavna
then to duty. Come, go back. You've
had your spree"
by tie Lord. I'm obliged to your
cried Mistltch. Lads. we're obliged
TO Baron Won Hollbrandt! Could you
tell me the street he means to come by?
Because'-he rose to his feet again
wen go and meet him.
Half the hall heard him, and the
speech was soon passed on to any out
of hearing \ sparse cheer sputtered
here and there. but most were silent.
Rastatz gasped again. while Sterkoff
frowned and squinted villainously.
Hollbraudt whispered once more, then
stood erect, shrugged his shoulders,
bowed and walked back to his pretty
friend He sat down and squeezed her
hand in apology. The pair broke into
laughter a moment later Baron Won
Hollbrandt felt that he, at least, had
done his duty.
The three had drunk and drunk.
Rastatz was silly, Stcrkoff vicious, the
giant Mlstitch joylally and cruelty reck-
less. exalted not only 10y liquor, but
with the sense Of the part he played.
Suddenly from behind the glass screen
rose a mighty roar:
Long live Mistltch! Down with ty-
rants! Long live Captain Hercules!'
II was fuel Ia the flames. Mlstitch
drained his glass and hurled 1t on the
floor.
"Well. who follows meY he cried.
Half the men started to their feet
The other half pulled them down. Con-
tending currents of feeling ran through
the crowd. To one his neighbor gave
warning, TO another nstigation. They
seemed poised ON the point of a great
decision. Yet what was II they We're
deciding? They could not tell
Markart suddenly forgot his caution
He rushed To Mistitch, with his hands
out and "For Gods sakew loud on his
lips.
You" cried Mistitch. "By heaven,
what else does your general want2
What else does Matthias Stenovics
WdnIf lei me llul'
Amid dead silence he went out, his
two henchmen after him. He and
Sterkoff walked firm and true. Rastatz
lurched In his gait. A thousand eyes
followed their exit, and from 500
throats went mp long sigh of relief
that they were gone. But what had
they gone TO do? The company decided
that II was just as well for them,
whether collectively or as individuals,
not TO know too much about that. Let
II be hoped that the cool air outside
would have SOLDERING effect and send
them home to bed! Yet from behind
the glass screen there soon arose again
n busy murmur of voices, like the hum
of beehive threatened with danger.
outside, big Mistltch had crossed the
canal and come 10 the corner where the
Street of the Fountain opens on to St
Michaels square. What say you TO
call at the Hotel de Paris, lads?" he
said.
"Histw Sterkoff whispered. do you
hear that step coming up the street
there?"
The illumlnatiOns burned still In the
square and sent path Of light down
the narrow street. The three stopped
aad turned their heads. Sterkoff point
ed Mistitch looked and smacked his
ponderous thigh.
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the ouug man Baron
won HollbrHndt, junior
secretary of the German
legation I'm Slavna.
lIollbrundt bowed ia
Mistitch. with whom he
was acquainted, then
bent over the giants
burly back and whisper
ed I'm his ear:
Take a friends ad-
vice. captain" he said.
I've been at the palace.
aud ! Know the prince
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like, the prun-
ing knife, and
that's not popu-
lar with the rot
ten twlgs."
"T h ere are
many rotten
twigs?"
She heard his
hands fall on
the W 90 d e n
arms Of the
chair and pie
tured his look
of 1pSpnir "All
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ma tonight unless ! meet
one man. But you can't
stop me. Markart, and
you'll only do mischief
by trying. Now. my
boysr'
They were with him.
Sterkof with n gleam in
his squirting eye, Ras-
tatz with "A forced. un-
easy giggle and shaking
knees. Mistitch clapped
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suddenly a young man of aristocratic
appearance rose from table at the
end of the room. where he had been
seated in company with pretty and
smartly dressed girl \ graceful ges
ture excused him to his fair compan-
ion. aud he threaded his way deftly
between the jostling tables to where
NIistitch sat. He Wore court dress and
Al decoration Narkart recognized I'm
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who had directed sophy's steps to the
old house ten doors down the Street OF
the Fountain from st. Michael's square
1t was no more than half a mile from
her own villa on the south boulevard,
from which the street ran to the square,
and she had long known the decent old
courle-German Jews-who lived and
carried on their trade In the house over
whose front hung the sign of the Silver
Cock. The face OF the building was
covered with carved timbers of great
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title and by none other. Without a
word he followed her, picking his steps,
till they reached her room. She led
him to the chair by the window. The
darkness was somewhat less dense
there. He stood by the chair.
''The lamps broken, and there's only
one match In the box" said sophy
with low laugh. ''shall we use II
now or when you go, monselgneur"
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s;il the interest of the scene. the fasci
nation of this prelude-such II seemed
TO bim-held his steps bound.
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some night went un-
graced by its crowning
adventure. He must
kiss the hand that saved
him before he slept.
Tie door opened soft
ly. In the deep shadow
of the porch, on the
winding, windowless
staircase OF the old
house, II was pitch dark.
He felt a hand put in
his and heard a low
voice saying, "Come,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-09-03

YHATBVHR Marie Zerkovitch's
AX/ feelings might be, fate had
Wv its hand on her and turned
har 10 ita uaaa II WAS she
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age. The door Of the
shop stood far back
within a black and an
Client porch. Behind the
shop were a couple Of
rooms where Meyerstein
and his wife live d;
above 1T, one large
room. with a window
which jutted far out
over the narrow street.
T. tl.t.. .......x. ..,Ns,Ix ..vn q,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-05
READY FOR GRAYS
Boneyards Scheduled to Meet Providence at Rink To-
 morrow Night.
FIGHT FOR SECOND BERTH
Goal Tender Mallory to Be Present With His Usual Bulky and
 Unofficial Uniform.
lnr tho omcinl scorsr.l

Rejoiced by two consecutive wins, one from the former leaders, Pawtuck- ct and the other from Worcester, the New Haven Roller Polo club Is prepar- cd for another repetition of the winning proposition, when the Providence squad anchor at the Qulnnipiac rink tomor- row night. A bitter and strongly con- tested conflict is on the program for the evening and both aggregations will put up stiff fight for the big end of the bulletin.
 The brilliant exhibitions of the popu- lar evening sport rendered by the Bone- yards have been of the first water and largely intehsted and excited audi ences have been filling the quaint and spacious homestead to It's greatest ca paclty, Dainty Misses have been add ing to the picturesqueness of the scenes by their presence at the rink, and their Increasing numbers are enjoying the beautifully fought contests.
 Providence comes strongly represent cd and the contest tomorrow night will be hummer from start to finish, Be- sides having q fast contingent the Rhode Island aggregation will be ac- companied by their usual little circus Mallory, once from the Elm City ant now guardian of the goal for the visitors will be the big show His ab- sentmindedness has been the source oi much sport and as that habit still cllngs to him, nothing better could bt ! hoped for.
 The malady of Mallory which has caused him to innocently confscate all the paraphernalia of his team and fl possible opponents and appear clad in their pads upon the floor, regardless of tho weight or thought of conscience will easily cature tho goats of tht fans
 Tho result of tomorrow nights con. test will probably decide the ownership of second place as only small margin of points separate tho contestants This fact alone will increase the inter est in the game.
 Jean the husky freshman of Now Bri tain returned to that team, and i'm mediately led his former champion team to victory against Salem, alst snatching New Britain out of las berth
 At Pawtucket-Pawtuc 8, Brock ton 1
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FIGHT FOR TICKETS Greater Crowds Than Ever Be- fore Want to See Harvard
 and Princeton Games.
MORE SEATS AT YALE FIELD
Applications for Seats for Tiger Game Closed Yesterday--Last Harvard
 Ones Saturday.

The attendance ct both of the biz Yale football games this fall, the one week from next Saturday against the Tigers at Princeton and the one the following week here against liar ward promises to be the biggest on record. Applications for tickets to the Princeton game closed last night, and the number exceeded by several hun dred those of two years ago when the game was down in the Jungle. An en- thusiastio cheer meeting was held last evening in the Alumni hall and the new songs were practiced for the first time. Saturday the students will march to the field for the game against Brown and there will be the first or ganized cheering of the year
 What seems to have been the final additions to the present football stands have been made, and there arc few hundred more seats this fall than in any previous year, bringing the tota, up to little over 34,0OO, though last year 1t seemed as If the limit had been reached No more seats can be added on the cemetery side, as the highest seats are directly on the line between the church property and the Yale property. On the other side 1, will be impossible to extend because oi the baseball stands, and at either end 1t is impracticable.
 The date for the close of the appli- cations for the Harvard game is Sat urday. the seventh, but the office is all ready flooded with them, both graduate and undergraduate. Every effort i. being made to keep the tickets out oi tho hands of speculators, but they are unusually alert this year. Already one is advertising quietly forty seats al tho center of the field at s a head and has received few orders. Wheth. CT he will be able to deliver the goodt is question.
 Tho Yale cheering section this year will be on the sunny side as usual, al rectly in the center Of the field. Tn, Harvard cheering section will be jus across the field on the cemetery side Tho visitors have been allotted cer tain number of tickets nearly al of which have been applied for at tn, present time.
 Tho force in the Yale ticket offlc, will be Increased commencing witl next week, but under the efficient al rection of Everard Thompson the worl has been so systematized that the al lotment this year will be made at minimum expense.
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EASY FOR VARSITY
Two Touchdowns and Two Goals from Field Scored
 Against Freshmen.
FRED DAILY IS THE STAR
Murphy, Back at Quarterback, Plays Great Gamc--George Goss Here
 and Tad Jones Returns.

The Yale football team showed up better yesterday afternoon at practice than in any game or practice for sev- eral weeks. With the exception of the ends all the regulars were in the lineup and the team played solidly to- gether instead of as individual men. Fred Murphy who was at quarterback again ran the team in wonderful style and had the position cinched for him. self. He has been doing well all the week. The backheld too, played to- gether and during the first part of the scrimmage Brides. Coy and Philbin. all made good gains against the scrub team. Several line playes by Coy and Brides brought the ball to tho 10-yard line and from there Coy took 1t over for a touchdown without trouble. The second touchdown was made in sim liar manner by Philbin,
 Fred Daly then replaced Brides al right halfback and showed himself the equal of anyone in tho backfleld. Be. side carrying the ball he made two goals from the held each time from the s0-yard line.
 The freshmen were unable to do any thing against the varsity and the only field goal that Savage tried was clever ly blocked. Logan and Nadele botl did well in the end positions, but Cap tain Burch and Fitzpatrick were on thu sidellnes following the play and botl promising to be in the game before tn, end of the season. Fitzpatrick says ht will be able to go into the scrimmag, by Monday at the farthest and yester day was in signad practice for time Burch says he will play against liar yard and yesterday had his arm ou of the sling in which he has been car rylng 1t for the past month.
 George Gods was new coach at tn field yesterday afternoon. Tad Jone has returned from a western trip ant coached the quarterbacks. The othe coaches there besides Biglow were Et Glass and Frank Hinkey.
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CORNELL IS WINNER
Defeats Yale Cross Country Team in First Dual Meet
 in Over a Decade.
NEW RECORD ESTABLISHE[
Captain Young, of Cornell, Goes tn, Six Miles in 35 Minutes b7 Seconds
 --Vilas First Yale Man.

The Cornell cross country team east ly defeated the Yale cross country tear in the first dual meeting between tn two colleges in q decade. The cours was varied one of six miles eros country to Westville, to Forest stre, to the Boulevard, then out Derby ave nue and around the quartermile trac at the field. Captain Young of Col nell finished first establishing a ne record for the course S5 minutes 57 seC onds. M. B. Villas, the first Yale ms to finish, was about 800 yards behin Young and Taylor, another Corne man, was between them. Villas tin was S65, which is very good for u course.
 A good crowd watched the finish spite of the cold wind and cheered [ Young circled the track at the field. r was as fresh as daisy and looked { If he could go over the course aga without the slightest trouble.
 After Villas came Beane of Cornt and then came the captain of the "a cross-country team. Spitzer. He w followed by Aghtner of Yale and tl next Yale men were eleventh al twelfth. Mann and Wood. The Vt they finished were:
 Cornell. Young, i; Taylor, 2; Bean 4; Brown, T; Jones' 8; Bogart, Grant, 10.
 Yale, Villas 8; spitDer, 5; Lightner, Mann. Il; Wood, 12.
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FUTURE HEAVIES.
JefYries Predicts "Al' Kaufman and
 Barry the Boomers"

In the opinion of Jim Jeffries, Jim Barry and Al. Kaufman were the only two youngsters who seemed to figure an the heavyweight class. After look ing over the situation very carefully find that Barry and Kaufman are the only two who will be left to box tho winner of the JohnsonBurns fight" :" says Jeffries "Kaufman's ability to hit hard is going to help him great deal, and there ls no doubt that Billy Delaney will teach him considerably more than he has and bring him to the top.n
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BROTHER OF LEWIS s. CHAMBER,
 WHO SUES TO ESTABLISH SANITY

John Armstrong of and brother of Lewis Suveant Chaner New York prior to his incarceration New York his his by the remarkable record asylum Stanford White Virginia and entced him The character Quick or the Dead?" is said to be a of Chaloner.
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Italy.

Rome, Nov. 4.-The election of Will liam H. Taft has produced general here. The dispatches an- nouncing his success were at once communicated to King Victor Em- manuel, the Pope, and the Duke of the Abruzzi The general opinion is that MT. Taft's election will mean a continuance of stability and q revival of business. Tn view of this belief many thousand Italian laborers expect to emigrate to America.
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Russia.

St. Petersburg, Nov. 4.--The cleo ton of William H. Taft is popular in Russia, for the people were favorably impressed by the ability and geniality and straightforwardness of the future president. as shown during his stay in this city. His success, they de- clare, Is a pledge that there will be nc change in either the interior or for eign policy of the United States.
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ALL DARTMOUTH READY.
Large Number of Hanover Student
 Sec Princeton at Polo Grounds

New England is enthusiastic the game at the Polo grounds Saturday between Princeton and ID mouth, and the Dartmouth represeI ton will be larger than any which, ever left Hanover except to attend game with Harvard at Cambridge. least five hundred students will b. the cheering section, and many I mouth alumni will witness the gf
 The Tigers will also be well re sented. All the Nassau students eager to see what their team cail against the strong Dartmouth ele' realizing that the contest will be a
 of the Yale game. The field is in cellent condition for fast football.
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France.

Paris, Nov 4.-News of the cleo ton of William H. Taft, in spite of the fact that for weeks past 1t has been regarded as almost foregone con- clusion, has been received with great satisfaction in the business world of Paris, where 1. is considered certain to usher in new era of prosperity in America.
 French fnanciers already are show irg more interest in American invest ments, and they believe that the re- fiex effect in Europe will be most important.
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Germany.

Berlin. Nov. 4.-Extra editions of the newspapers, announcing the elec- ton of William H. Taft as president of the United States, were circulated here this morning Exceptional in- terest was taken In the results on ac- count of the presumed effect of the election on the business situation in the United States.
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TRISrfERS CLEAN SWEEP.
Wallop Acmes for Three Games
 French High Single.

The Trimmers manifested their right to the initial position in the r. M. R. c. league last night, when they walloped the Acmes for three straight games In the third game of the match some stellar bowling was shown, the team total running up to 1.o04, George Robert Kelsey with 222. French with 22S and Hall with 211 aiding materially in the total pinfali Kelsey was high three-strine man with 596, while Frenchs single of 22S gave him that honor. The score follows:
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ALL EUROPE REJoIcEs.
Election of Taft Received as Promise
 of Prosperity's Return.

London, Nov. 4.-The completeness of the republican victory in tho elec- tions in the United States yesterday was hailed on the stock exchange to- day with a great satisfaction as calcu- lated to have good and lasting ef- feet on the markets here and to give additional impetus to the already im- proving trade conditions
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The directors of the City league met yesterday afternoon at the Academy alleys and it was decided, beginning next week, to play all games as sche- duled. The report that the Y. M R. C. team had quit the league was appar- ently unfounded, and that quintet will stick in the league.
 It was also decided to arrange for the playing off of the postponed games as soon as dates become available.
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The members of the Brooklyn | high team, who have proven tn selves a formidable foe to many schools in New York state, and beat the local high 10 to 0 two y ago, received a trounslng at hands of Poly Prep election day, cumbing to 12 to 0 score.
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WITH THE BOWLERS

In the Nutmeg league Tuesday night Waterbury took two games from New Britain. In the first game New Britain secured a total pin fall of l,0i5, The score of the match follows: Mldd'etown 54l, Teller 56i Stone 557 Tota's, 7S5, 9i7, 94l--2,57A.
 New Britain-Berg 5l4, McGrath 597 Miner 593, May 5s9, Walker 46s. To- tals, i,l45, S52, ssi--2,76i.
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ZTTO TRIMS TRUDO.

On the Academy tables in the pool tournament for the championship of Ansonia, Derby and New Haven, Eu- gene zito took a close game from AL bert Trudo The score follows; Zlto ... il 7S 8 IS ' 4 3 15 10 6--10f Trudo :. 2S770S 10 12 15 0 8 4 o. 9t
 Tomorrow night zito plays Bara' quin.
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Tokto,- Nov. 4.--Tho news that MT. Taft has undoubtedly been elected reached this city at o'clock this morning, and was Immediately com municated to the Foreign Office, where 1t was received with manifes- tations of the liveliest interest.
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GLANCE STICKS TO CUES.

Cincinnati, Nov 4--President Mur- phy of the Chicago National League Baseball club, declared to-day that Frank Chance would not retire as manager of the worlds champions, but would carry out his four years con- tract
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nNTATvryp ON DTCK As USUAL

Hackensaok, Nov 4.-Mathewson pitched for the New York Nationals against Brooklyn on the Oritanl F. C. grounds here yesterday afternoon The game was won by the New Yorks to 3, in eleven innings,
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The Erasmus high eleven of Bro lyn, which defeated the local h team by to 0 score, easily trimrI the Commercial aggregation elect day by the score of 23 to 0.
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The postponed game of Tuesday night, in the Industrial league between the Blue Gowns and the General Hales will be played off Saturday night at the Academy alleys, The game, con- tr5ary to tho usual custom will start at o'clock.
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The local State league quintet will have to keep an eye on that Meriden bunch, for they are dangerously near at present There will be some fun in the league next Tuesday night when the Silver City aggregation plays here
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Grinding is being resorted to by local athletes throughout the wet and the results of the special exams be allowed them the early part of n' week ought to turn out favorably the gridiron followers.