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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-06-01

'srhat is fight" said Breed. nodding
bis head with emphasis "It was in a
good cause. eh. LillianT
The girl laughed for answer. It was
a good cause.
"Tt is all in a good cause" Breed con-
tinued. as II arguing against some ac-
cuser Business will be healthier
The Stock Exchange. instead Of a
mere clearing house for countless
bucket shops, will become once more a
place for the legitimate exchange Of
securities. II is a great work l have
done for the country. but they won't
realize 1t until | am dead. Your deals.
Phillip Is every one closed that
could be closedT'
Every one" returned Phillip with
satisfaction. "In few cases I could
not secure stocks | wanted. but for the
greater part l did. Those who could
not pay had nothing to pay with"
Right againw and once more Henry
Breed nodded his head vigorously
'The stocks were the main thing after
we got back all our cash. Comel I will
show you something that no one ever
saw but Lillian and myself. Where
Is Zelphanp He looked cautiously
all round the room.
"He is out in the park" said Lillian
II don't want him to see or to know.
Come this way"
Back from this apartment was a
bedroom, and in Il was a closet hung
neatly with clothes on hangers. Breed
fumbled about for a moment at the
back of this closet, when suddenly the
whole rear wall swung slowly upon It's
center. They passed through into a
narrow passage concealed between the
chimneys OF the two rooms, and from
this after swinging the closet wall
shut behind them the three passed
down one long stairway and then an
other into a deep subcellar steel lined,
like deposit vault, with four cell-like
passages, the heavy steel doors Of
each secured with combination lock.
Breed led them slowly through. push
ing advance electric buttons as he
went.
Absolutely impregnable. this vault"
said he in considerable pride. "Ar-
mics could not get through 1t unless
they knew how. The walls are six
feet thick, of alternate layers Of steel
plate and cellulose. which dynamite
could hardly destroy. The plates were
shipped here from Germany in plain
boxes. and German workmen were
brought here directly from the ship
without the slightest knowledge Of
where they were going. When the worA
was done they were sent away, and not
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II understand" she said warmly,

Il understand, sne eaid Warmly,
''that you are the conquering hero"
"T have done what was told to do"
but you have done 1t well. Now II
is time that you came home to get
your reward"
"I have been fairly well rewarded
as It is" he replied by the way.
have brought with me an old friend of
yours"
She turned and almost frowned as
they were joined by young Rensselaer,.
who had stopped a moment to get
something from the car.
1--WE are glad TO see you again, Mr..
Rensselaer," she said. Mrs. Rens-
selaer has been expecting you for
several days and. like dutiful
nephew. you must pay your respects
to her at once. You will find her In
her own apartments"
"I will see you later. Bert" Kelvin
called after him as he went up the
stairs Then to Lillian, where is Mr.
BreedT
"He Is just trying to make the eighth
hole out back of the stables, and
| think he must be at about the hun
| dredth stroke for It," she laughed. 81
| will go out and bring him while you
remove the dust. Go right up to your
| old rooms; they have been waiting for
| you ever since you were here the other
time They were becoming very lone
some for you"
Sam passed them In the hall with the
luggage.
"when you get the luggage into Mr.
| Kelvin's room. SAM" directed Lillian.
"you will find Lucy waiting for you in
the kitchen"
Phillip turned into his apartments
| with feeling of relief lie was very
/ glad to rest for awhile from the tur-
moil OF the financial crowd. to leave all
/ the nervous tension Of that tremendous
| tragedy behind him. Sam opened the
! luggage and put 1t away and had just
/ gone down the back stairs when there
came timid knock at the door Phil
lip opened It to maid who had come
with towels and stepped back in sur
prise
"Elsiew he cried.
"why. Phillip" exclaimed Elsie. 81
didn't know you were to be here"
"Nor you.' said he How does f.
I come r'out?"
"That letter you gave TO father" sh
/ explained ~ came with him. applied,
FOR n place as maid and got It. Father
| Is head gardener. thanks to you. and Is
/ perfectly happy. We are both doing
very nicely. Did Miss Lillian know
that II was you who were to occupy
these roomsT'
why. certainly" replied Phillip. 81
was here before"
Elsie said nothing. but she wondered
Lillian had seen Phillips letter TO her
! grandfather; in fact. Elsie had used II
after II had served its purpose for her
/ father. as an Introduction for herself.
and she felt sure that II had secured
! her the place Moreover. Lillian had
casually asked about Phillip. and Elsie
had told in glowing terms how good he
was. yet Lillian had never mentioned
that she knew him. and even now.
when she told Elsie TO bring the towels
! lips name.
Does she treat you nicely" Phillip
suddenly demanded.
"Oh, yes; very nicely. indeed" she
replied. And Phillip knew that she
was not telling him all the truth. 1--WE
are all getting on well now" she said
"Grace has brought her children to
live with us. and with what father
and I earn we can do splendldly. We
can even save little money"
~ am glad OF that" he said and
stopped. not knowing what else to say
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VT was while they were standing.
still somewhat confused. that Iii
liam appeared in the doorway and
i cast sharp glance at them both,
"You have not mended that pink
frock OF mine, Elsie" said Lillian In
honeyed tones. Really. my dear, I
had hoped to find II done. would
like TO wear 1t this afternoon. Better
see to 1t right away"
Elsie nodded and hurriedly left the
room.
~ am afraid you are sad firt.'
charged Lillian, shaking her finger AT
Phillip. Already you are embarrass.
ing that pretty little maid whom you
were accidentally kind enough to send
TO me-"
"Has Mr. Breed come ln? asked
Phillip, deliberately ignoring her accu-
sation.
"Now / know there is something In
all this irritation" she laughed, though
still somewhat piqued. "Yes. Mr.
Breed has come In. and he il waiting
for you in the library" And with a
coyness that he would nN see she led
him downstairs TO where Henry Breed
received him with extreme cordiality.
"Well done, my boy. well donev'
said he, shaking hands with Phillip,
"Come back and look at my picture
gallery now"
In room opening off the library to
the right OF the fireplace, where Breed
now led him with the glee of school
boy, row of photographs ran around
the wall just above the wainscot.
They were the photographs of all the
more important men of Wall street,
but now upon each photograph there
was an X shaped mark Of red ink
'T checked them Off as they fell, one
by one." said Breed. with infinite NAL
Ice In his withered old face. give
years ago. when they made that attack
on me and beat down my cereal stocks
TO almost nothing, l vowed that
would put them out OF existence, and
! have done It," and he rubbed his
thin hands together with your help
my boy" he hastily added, with your
plan and your genius and your owl
hatred-and with my resources. We
are great team. my son. have had
reports about you. I know every move
you made. what you did in every hour
that you were In New York How
much money did you make OF YOU
ownT
Phillip drew a long breath. "Nearly
half million" he replied.
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The provisional government of Por-
tugal has returned to Queen Maria Pia
a diamond necklace of great value
which was a gift from the king of
Italy, and hence is the queens own
What is deemed to be the
Of the nation will be placed
in national museum.
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The Would you advise me
to get out small edition9
The Publisher-Yes, the smaller
the better. The more scarce book is
at the end of four or five centuries the
more money you realize from it.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Do You Get the Best

If you have cough, cold asthma,
Group or any throat or bronchial
trouble and use DR.. Bells Pine Tar
Honey, you do. Look for the Bell on
the Bottle.
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The Best Remedy

For all kinds of sore eyes is Suther-
lands Eagle Eye Salve. 1t is creamy
snow white ointment and would not
injure the eyes Of babe. Guaran.
teed. 35c.
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Special Round Trip Excursion

Fare to Hamilton, Ohio, June 11.12-
13, account Knights Of Pythias Of
Ohio, $2.65.
st. Joseph,:Mo., May 30, to June 4,
inclusive. Round trip s26.95.
Homeseeker,rates to points in the
South, Southeast, West, Southwest
and Northwest, first and third Tues.
day of each month.
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Leave Hillsboro $40 a. m. Return
ing special train leaves Columbus
7. p. m.
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Legal Notice.

ton signed by William A. Polk and n f1erous
0tner petitioners has been filed in the
Probate Court of Highland County, Ohio,
from the New Vienna, Clinton County. Ohio.
Scnool Dist tict to the Penn township, high.
lanu county, Ohio, School District and that
ZION In said Court showing the territory
peutloned 70 be transferred as aforesaid,
ana tnat said petition and map are now on
persons interested, said petition ana map
heretofore hled wi h the Clerks of the said
boards OF Education respectively, on the
VIII be heard on the 12th day of June at 10
I'm. WATTS,
d. Q MORROW,
II. A. PAvEY
SMITH & MORROW
Attorneys for petitioners. 0s-D
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Cortland Oregon. June $40.

Portland Oregon, June $40.
All year Tourists Rates to various
points. See your agent.
For further information call on or
address
n. G. STEVENSON,
Division Passenger Agt. ChiiIicothe, Ohio
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CHAPTER VII.

n II was while they were standing.
still somewhat confused. that lii
liam appeared in the doorway and
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down there, and among them was q
man who knew Breed personally. He
gave me a letter of introduction.
then went to see Breed and proposed
this plan. He returned an evasive an.
swer, and ! went back south. Shortly
after ! returned there, however, dis
covered that Breed had put into opera
tlon the system by which | suggested
he drain the country of its currency.
j discovered, too, that there were
spies watching me and delving into my
entire past history. | said nothing, but
/ made up my mind then that my time
had come. Sure enough. Breed finally
sent for me. He had employed over
fifty men for nearly a year to examine
every instant OF my career, and he
was satisfied. | spent week at For
est Lakes evolving the plan in detail,
and-you know the rest"
IT'S a wonderful thingT declared
Rensselaer,, with long breath. "It's
a romancep
There is more romance in modern
business life than there was In the
days of lance and shield" declared
Phillip.
They had now reached the stone wall
that surrounded Forest Lakes and
were admitted unchallenged. At the
door old wilkins met Phillip. but he
was no more than Within when there
was a rustic of silk In the han and
Lillian came eagerly forward to meet
him
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-16
French Matches.


What Is the explanation OF the
French match2 Well, on every box
there is printed the legend, "Manufac-
lures Of State; Contributions Indirect
While you are struggling with the
French match you are paying taxes.
/ do not know the exact amount or
the revenue raised by the French
match, but French friend assures
me that the atrocious badness or
French matches is due to the determi-
nation Of the government to compel
smokers to use ten matches instead or
one. There was once contractor who
secured the contract for making the
state matches. He was a conscien-
tious contractor. He made good
matches. He made matches that
struck on the box. In consequence
the revenue fell Off. The government
was enraged. They warned the con-
tractor that his contract would be can
celed unless he forthwith lowered the
quality of his matches. According TO
my friend. the object of the contractor
now is to make matches so vile that
the whole population Of France Is
forced to spend half its time trying to
make them burn.-London Opinion.
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Sand Dunes In oascony.

One of the most interesting and re-
markable OF the many regions for the
observation of sand dunes lies between
Bordeaux and Bayonne, In Gascony.
The sea here throws every year upon
the beach, along a line of 100 miles In
length. some 100000 cubic yards of
sand. The prevailing westerly winds
continue picking up the surface par
ticles from the westward slope. whirl
them over to the inward slope, where
they are again deposited, and the entire
ridge by this means alone moves grad
ually inward. In the course OF years
there has thus been formed a complex
system OF dunes, all approximately
parallel with the coast and with one
another and OF all attitudes up to 2JO
feet. These are marching steadily in
ward at rate Of from three to six
feet year, whole villages having
sometimes been torn down to prevent
burial and rebuilt at distance.
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Got a Free Lecture.

The agent for a handsomely Illus
trated book to be sold on long time
credit-a feast to the intellect and an
adornment to any library-leaned
against the side Of the house, caught
his breath. clinched his fist and looked
skyward.
whats the matter% asked a police.
man.
I've met the meanest man." he an.
swered 1--WE heard Of him. and I've
read about him In the papers, but ]
never expected to meet him face to
face"
where is hep
up in that building"
"How do you know he's the meanest
manT
by the way he acted. showed
him this work of art, lectured on II
for half an hour. pointed out the en-
cravings. and when I limited II would
be good thing to order what do you
think he saidy'
81 don't know"
"He said he never bought books.
he didn't have to. He just waited for
some idiot CO an agent to come along
and TELL him all that was in 'em and
turn over the leaves while he looked
at the pictures. Nice. isn't 81" -Ep-
worth ~
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Chinese Queer Ways.

Difficulties OF census work among
Chinese are omusingly illustrated by
the British commissioner at Weihaiwei
in his report. "a Chinese child at
birth is said to be one year old" he
writes, "and after 1t has passed one
new year it is said to be tive years old.
Thus. child II born In the last month
of the year may be said TO be two
years Of age before 1t is thirty days old
according to European reckoning. A
child of eighteen months time OF life
since birth is reckoned by Chinese to
be either two years or three years old,
this depending on whether 1t was born
in the first or second half of the year.
1t is common for q Chinese mother to
give son the name of girl, presum.
ably to deceive the fates, 1t being con-
sidered easier to bring up girl. There
are many large undivided families In
Weihaiwei. The largest is that OF a
widow named Meng Yu Shih. whose
family. consists OF sixty-six, which,
with one servant, makes sixty-seveni
mouths to the common meal"
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VALE or THE WYE.
Glimpse Of an Imposing and Romantio
Spot In Wales.

Spot In Wales.
Those who travel through strange
places with their eyes and their ears
open are likely TO make strange discov-
cries, but there are plenty or other
finds which, simply as a delight TO the
senses and Uithouts0ny wonder or cu-
riosity. attending them, are we'll worth
the trouble Of trying to forget ones
preoccupaton in what he sees and
hears.
Both these pleasures Of travel come
TO those who will fare slowly and OBJ.
servingly through the Vale or the Wye
In Wales. 1t seems almost like q chap
ter from some magnificent Apocalypse
TO travel on to Cader and Plynlimon
and glimpse the imposing grandeur OF
the visions that await the appreciative
eye. Half OF WaleS'Secms TO lie before
the traveller. The mountains OF the
Cader range loom loftily, and Snow
don, of the lakes, seems to beckon him
on. The long headland OF Carnarvon
hugs half a sea I'm the crook OF its arm
Pembrokes ragged cnpes CLEAN be-
yond the lovely mountainous heights.
No sound breaks the vast silence. You
are shut of from the busting world.
The hawk circles In a noiseless void
above the slopes whitened with graz
ing sheep. For a moment there may
be the feeble pipe of the wheatear. and
for another brief space a lark may lit
praise 10 heaven. But that Is all
Philadelphia North American.
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ChiIdrer's Prattle.

At times 1t cannot be denied the ques'
tons of children become irksome, but
who would wish a child TO ask no ques-
tons? julius Sturm tells In one Of his
pretty fairy tales how grandfather,
driven into impatience by the constant
questionings of his grandchild. ex-
claimed, IL wish your tongue were out
OF jointw But when unexpectedly his
wish was fulfilled and the child became
dumb how he joyfully exchanged one
OF the two years which an angel had
prophesied he was yet to live for the
privilege of hearing the little ones
prattle notwithstanding
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THE OIL IN A NUTMEG.
II pin Prick Doesn't Draw II Then
You've Got a Wooden Article.

touNe GOT a WOODEN Artlclo.
The pure food expert at a pure food
show in New York took up nutmeg.
Watch me Jab this pin into the nut
meg here and there" he said. "Do
little oil exudes? Well. that Is proof
that the nutmeg Is good. When pin
prick draws no oil from 1t 1t Is wood
en- nutmeg, nothing more.
1.-THE nutmeg tree of Asia is seventy
feet high. The fruit is like a pear
The flesh of the fruit Is like candied
citron, and its seeds, our nutmeg prop
er, are enveloped in a yellow rind that
is our mace.
"Nutmegs are dried for two months
in moderate heat. They are then
sorted, and the small and broken ones
are thrown into the press for the pur-
pose of extracting their oil. the essen
tial oil Of nutmeg being a very costly
article of commerce.
1.-The big, fine, choice nutmegs, If
they are now put on the market, are
all right; but, the oil being so costly,
there is way of extracting it without
the use of the press. The fine. choice
nutmeg is STEPPED In hot water and
afterward coated with lime. Then,
though all Its oil and nearly all its
flavor have departed, 1t looks o. X.
"It looks o. X, but II is a worth.
less wooden nutmeg and II you CRATE
it over anything you get no flavor
while IL you stick a pin In 1t no oil
exudes. "-Exchange
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MS MILD REPRooF.
The Mate Let the Captain Down Essy
About His Miataka


The skipper was a man who had n
good opinion of himself and his no.
lions. He had pulled through ship
wreck, mutiny and other perils OF the
deep, but he came cropper once. For
one OF his voyages he had shipped a
boatswain's mate who bore something
Of reputation.
One day the skipper ordered him
aloft to examine a sail on the royal
yard.
"'Tain't safe, cap'np protested the
boatswain's mate. "The foot ropes has
got to be fixed first"
"Do as l tell your Numbered the
captain. "The foot ropes are all right.
know they are"
The man went up.
Five minutes later he came tumbline
down through the rigging from the
top of the mast, a distance OF over
100 feet.
With a bang he landed on the belly
Of the mainsail and bounded into one
of the canvas covered boats.
The sailors, thinking him dead
crowded about him in circle.
To their amazement he sat up.
His eyes wandered vacantly about
until they rested on the leathery face
of the skipper, when they lighted NJ
with intelligence.
"Cap'n," he said slowly. you was
mistaken about them foot ropes
London Tt-Bits.
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Almost an Accident.

The fussy little gentleman sided mp
to the cabman. who was standing de-
jectedly at the bottom of the hill
"And pray, my good fellow" he
purred, "what's the matter"
Matter, sirp' replied the cabby'
turning the straw In his mouth.
"why. genelman's 'oss ran away
with a broom. Never seed anything
like It, sir. Down the ill he came'
with the reins a-dangling and the
sharves splintered, and knocks a
butchers barrow into china shopP'
Dear mel" muttered the o. M.
"Yes." continued the cabby. Then
he bangs agin carriage and pair and
smashes the hoffside back wheel all
to bits. Then he hupsets a phaeton
and a gig, and If he hadn't run agin
my old cab and turned 1t right over
I'm VERY much inclined to think
there'd have been haccident.'-Lon-
don Answers.
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KITCHENER STORIES.
Caustie Retorts Of the Tasiturn erItlsh
Official. .

Official. -
There are some stories, new and old,
of Lord Kitchener told IN Nash's Mag
azine by sydney Brooks. "Sunstroke?
What the devil does he mean By hav-
ing sunstrokeY' is given as the classic
instance Of his attitude toward the
weaker vessels. A favorite captain or
his was once intrusted with an impor-
tant commission. There was a delay
in executing 1t through his horse cast
ing a shoe. every sorry" was Kltch-
eners comment, but / cannot rest my
plan OF campaign on a horses shoe or
an officers carelessness." He has a
grim, laconic humor. keep the gum"
he Is said to have wired 10 the war Of
flee authorities, who were pressing a
certain weapon upon him. Il can
throw stones myself"
To an officer who kept on reporting
that as a result of his various brushes
with the enemy Several Beers were
seen TO fall from their saddles" Lord
Kitchener sent the polite inquiry, Il
hope when they fell they did not hurt
themselves"
He goes instantly to the essentials.
Sorry to report loss Of five men
through explosion Of dynamite" was
the gist Of telegram from the front
put into his hands one day. "Do you
want any more dynamitef" was his
immediate answer. Men do the impos-
sible at a word from hin. Twelve
hours in which to carry this dispatch
You must do IL In six" And the officer
who had asked for the twelve hours
did 1t in five.
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Her lnportance.

Herbert Spencer once told this story
of a womau of his acquaintance: "vain
as well as vulgar minded. she profess
ed TO have high admiration of Shake
speare and was partial to reading his
plays aloud and considered that she
detained the speeches extremely well
On one occasion, after enlarging upon
her reverence for him. she ended by
saying: 'Ah. I often wish that he were
alive and that had him here. How
we would enjoy one another's CONVEX
sationr"
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Eorehanded!

Little Peter had disobcyed his moth
err, and when, in a shocked voice. she
called him to her he came running
with the tears streaming over his
flushed face.
"You won't" he sobbed, clinging to
her hand-"you won't have to whip
me, mummy. cause I'm cryin' al
REVOLUTIONARY Home Companion.
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A Bad Case.

The cynical man was staring through
the window at the chesty man swing
ing down the street Does Chesty
know anything?" asked his compan-
ion.
"Know anything SAID the cynical
man. "He doesn't even suspect any
thing."-New York Times.