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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-21
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ana an absence or any Iurrner desire
10 attempt to disguise the truth.
Back! Where?" She could not
ronceal ner surprise.
ITO the Mount"
For the moment she did not speak;
e had not known what to expect
artainly not that.
Why not?" A smile, slightly
reed, crossed his face Does your
.ldyship think | make war on wom-
en-? Only, before your Ladyship de-
PARTS, it will be necessary for you to
agree to a little condition"
Condition." She drew her breath
quickly.
That you will say nothing to in
criminate him. He is an old servant of
mine; has broken none Of the laws
of the land" with a somewhat con-
temptuous accent, works his bit of
ground; pays metayage, and tax on
all the fish he brings in. Only in a
certain matter today has he served
me-"
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CHAPTER X.
The Cloister in The Air.

Irrespective of environment, the
cloister of the Mount would have been
a delight to the eye, but, upheld il
mid air, with the sky so near and the
sands so far below, it seemed more an
inspiration of fancy than a work OF
hand. Dainty, delicate, its rose-col.
ored columns of granite appeared toe
thin for tangible weight; the tympans
sculptured designs, fanciful as the
carvings in some palace Of a poets
dream. Despite, however, this first
impression of evanescence, it carried
a charm against the ravages of time
and ethereal though il was. had rested
like crown on the grim head Of the
rock through the ages
Once place for quiet meditation
the cloister had, through a Whirligie
OF change, become the favorite resort
of the Governor, for dejeuner, or after
dinner dram, and, on occasions, for
the transaction Of much profau<
though necessary labor pertaining to
his office and private concerns He
busted himself there now; or had been
busying himself but paused to look up
from the large book before him, whose
pages were inscribed with items and
figures. His finger, following the men
tai computation, remained stationary.
Fouage-tax upon fires; banvin-du-
ties on wine; yingtain-the lord S
right to his share OF the produce; mi
nage-his due from each mine or half
setter Of coin-consideration Of these
usually allimportant matters seemed
for the moment to have been forgot
ten.
He leaned back, and as he sat thus,
the light and shadow playing on him,
the dark, steely eyes looked the more
sunken, the hard, cynical lips beneath
the white mustache the more cruel,
the spare figure the more alert and
ready as if to grapple with some hid
den danger.
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Ou lllteAll L hAAoI soy lAOI44AllSo taObGN
meeting him? You?"
For his sake!"
And your own!'
Nine" He made a careless gesture.
81 should not presume! For myself
| should exact or expect, from your
Ladyship no promise. Tonight | shall
be far away. But this good fellow
remains behind; should be allowed to
continue his peaceful, lowly occupa-
ton. | would not have anything hap
pen to him on my account"
"And if l refuse 10 promise?" she
asked haughtily. "To enter into any
covenant with-you."
But you will mott" he said stead
fly. "Your Ladyship. for her own
sake, should not force the alterna-
tive"
"Alternative?"
"Why speak of it,"
what is the alternative?" she de-
manded.
IF your Ladyship refuses to prom
Use, it will be necessary for the man
TO return alone"
"You mean" in spite of herself, she
gave a start, you would make me-a
prisoner
ut should not be necessary"
"But you would not dare" indig-
nantly
mot dare! Your Ladyship forgets-"
'Truel" with a scornful glance Aft
ter pause: But suppose did prom
Use? Are you not reposing good deal
Of confidence in me?"
mot too much!"
q presume" disdainfully, 81 should
feel tiattered in being trusted by"
She did not finish the sentence.
But the young man apparently had
not heard. "IH take the chance on
your own words" he added unexpect.
eddy
"My words?"
That you are no telltale."
The girl started. "Telltale?" she re-
peated.
You once told me you were not!"
"I-told you." She stared at him.
Told me you We're no telltale," he
repeated 'And-when Beppo lied,
you told the truth-about ragged
vagabond of a boy"
"Beppo!" The look in her eyes
deepened; cleared. Il remember now"
she said slowly. You were the boy
with the fish, who said he lived in the
woods. met you while riding, and
again that night as a child leaving
for Paris; but | did not know, then.
you would become"
The young mans face changed. can
outlaw" he said coolly.
Eyes; an outlaw" she repeated firm
iy. Angered by his unfinching gaze,
abe went on: Who dares not fly the
nag of his king! Who dares not come
openly into any honest port"
She ended, her brown eyes flashing.
His own darkened; but he only re-
marked coldly: MY Lady, at any rate,
dares much!"
"Oh, I've no doubt you don't care
to hear"
From you'll" He looked at her odd
ly, from the golden hair to the small.
dainty foot. From your Ladyship."
he repeated, as If amused. An instant
he regarded her silently, intently; but
his voice when at length he again
spoke was cool and slightly mocking:
MY Lady speaks, of course, from the
standpoint of her own world-a very
-stty world! A park Of plaisance.
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One Woman's Faith.

The Interviewers~-And you believe
your husband innocent?'
The Wife of the Accused Official
Absolutely. l know he is incapable
of duplicity.
Then she put on her hat and hurried
downtown and drew from the bank
the $4,000 her honest husband had
saved during the past six months out
of a salary of $3.50 a month
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ITO be continued. }
For the Invalid.

A sizeable shoe bag with several
pockets is just the thing for the sick
room. but not in its original capacity.
Pin It firmly to the side OF the bed,
within reach; then it is convenient
for the invalid to slip into its various
pockets books, papers handker-
chiefs, or any Of the other things
which she uses, and which are not
only apt to get lost on the bed, but
when on the bed give an appearance
of disorder.
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Quite Aware of Ii.

Percollum (of the Daily Bread)-
My dear, you are not only my chief
incentive to work but my lifelong in
spiration.
Mrs. Percollum-I know I'm your in
spiration, all right, Percival When
ever mix a metaphor or make little
mistake in my grammar you turn 1t
into a story and get pay for it!
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Chance About.

First Actor-Things didn't seem to
work together in your series of dra-
matte representations.
Second Actor-They didn't. When
We played tragedy the box Office re-
ceipts were a farce, and when we
played farce they were a tragedy
Taller
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His Bluff Called.

SO you advertised for your lost
purse pretending that the person who
found it was recognized?"
Yes"
How did the bluff work."
Didn't work at all Next day this
ad appeared in the same paper: The
recognized gentleman who picked up
the purse on Boylston streets re-
quests the loser to call at his house."
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Not That Kind,

did that young lawyer indulge in
much circumlooution when he pro-
posed to you, Miss Rocksleigh?"
Yes, he tried to; but of course l
pushed his arm away every time. You
know amt that kind of girl"
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An E5sV Life.

The copper walks upon his beat,
With most cOmplacent smirk,
Or chats with friends he haps to meet,
And yet he calls that work.
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A Contrary Habit,

SIS your laundress a careful washer
woman"
Yes, despite the fact that she lets
things go by the board"
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The chauffeur is a wight, l ween,
Who has but few regrets;
He seems to live on gasoline
And Turkish cigarettes.
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"J'arrive en- &c pays
Ne pa=cA Nom, die

At one of the apertures looking out
to the barren waste of sand stood the
Lady Elise; the words of the old Nor
man chant she was singing in desul-
tory fashion rang softly, oddly, in that
spot, where black-clad brethren for
centuries had been wont to tread. Me-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-21

To be in society is a bore, to be Out
Of it tragedy.
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DEPENDS.

Gould YOU swallow Jaggs' story of
q horse Of sp;rit2"
.Tr" H'-. i Ie made it pony Of
..a....."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-21

She-I see by the papers girl of
eighteen married a man of seventy
eight yesterday
He-It wouldn't be hard to guess
which one had the money.
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SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I-COuntess Elise. daughter Of
the Governor OF the Mount, has chance en-
counter WITH peasant boy.
CHAPTER 1.-THE Mount. a small rock
bound island, stood i'll vast bay on the
northwestern coast of France, and during
the time of Louis XVI was a government
stronghold. Develops that the peasant boy
was the son of Seigneur Desaurac. nObleman.
CHAPTER I1I-Young Desaurac deter
mines to secure an education and be
cofpe gentleman: sees the governors
laughter depart for Paris
CHAPTER IV-Lady Elise returns aft
er seven years schooling, and entertains
many mobiles.
CHAPTER V-Her Ladyship dances
with a strange fisherman. and call to
arms is made in an effort to capture a
mysterious lie Seigneur Nois.
CHAPTER vI-The Black seigneur es-
capeS.
CHAPTER VII-Lady Elise is caught
In the Grand tide.
CHAPTER VIII-Black Seigneur res
cues and takes Lady Elise to his re-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-09-13
Pastors Assigned to State PuIpits.

Cleveland.-Reports presented at
the Ohio conference of the Evangelical
association Just closed at Fremont, O.,
show a gain of 557 members in the
past year, making the total 1928.
Pastors reported 1888 converts, and
1890 received into church fellowship.
Bishop Samuel P. Spreng of Cleve-
land presided.
Total membership of the Sunday
school, including the home department
and cradle roll, was 1884. This
branch has 1902 officers and teachers.
Receipts during the year for all
purposes were $13S,0O0. This showed
an average of $12.09 per member. The
average salary of pastors is $7SS.63.
License was granted by the confer
ence to two candidates for the. min
istry. Four were ordained as deacons
and one as elder. The next session
will be held at Upper Sandusky, o.
Following are the assignments of
ministers made by the conference:
Cleveland District-D. l.. Caldwell, pre-
siding elder; Akron, A. F. Totheroh; Ash
land, E. S. Flora Butler, T. S. Weaver;
Cleveland, j. W. Heininger; Greensburg,
j. R. Dallas; Homework e. f. Hunt;
Independence, S. A. Shisler; Kenmore,
w. S. Gamertsfelder Lafayette, w. j..
Roth; Mansfield, e. D. Paulin; Marshall
Vile w. A. Shisler North Lima, H. G..
rovey; Trinity, c. w. Weltmer; Warren,
A. NJ. Rickel; Wayne, j. w AIunk; West
Salem. o. ]. Stone; Woodbury., o. d.
Myers; Wellsville Italian mission, ID. Raf-
fone; C. w. Hensel, executive secretary
laymen's missionary movement.
Tiffin district-H. c. Berger, presiding
elder; Bellevue. b. 2. Reams; Bettsville,
Roy B. Leedy; Bucyrus circuit. Otto
Spreng; Bucyrus mission, H. w. Graunke;
Flat Rock, e. Wengerd Fostora, H. w.
Link; Fremont, W. l.. Martin; Gibson
burg. William II. Bade; Greensprng, j..
N. Steffanni; Lindsey, II. l.. Zachman;
Mexico, w e. Anderson; Napoleon, c. 70.
I.amale; Perrysburg C. II. Vandersal;
Tontogany, a. l.. Smithson; Tiffin, w L.,
Naumann; Toledo, w. II. Munk.
Columbus DISTRICT b. Kanaga, pre-
siding elder; Bemore. j. F. Atkinson
Benton Ridge, l.. C. Hoover; Blissfield,
c. II. Kern; Bradner, j. w. Zachman;
Cedar Hill, C. w. Ruhlman; Circeville,
w. r. Shisler; Columbus, Il. +. George;
Findlay, j. NJ. Prickett; Lancaster. John
Hobson; Logan, to be supplied; Marion
circuit, j. A. Hensel; Marion station. r..
L. WeatherwaX; Mt. Cory. w. d. Huddic;
Nellie, Hoy Iufford; Wagram. o. NJ,
Miesse Westerville, j. Wengerd.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-09-13
unfalllna stimulant.

Men have tried many things, but
still they ask for stimulant-the stim-
ulant in use but requires the use of
more. Men try to drown the floating
dead of their own souls in the wine
cup, but the corpses will rise. We see
their faces in the bubbles. The in
toxication of drink sets the world
whirling again, and the pulses playing
music. and the thoughts galloping, but
the fast clock runs down sooner, and
the unnatural stimulation only leaves
the house 1t fills with revelry-more
silent, more sad, more deserted, more
dead. There is only one stimulant
that never fails, and yet never intoxi-
cates-Duty. Duty puts blue sky
over every man-up in his heart may
be-into which the skylark. happiness,
always goes singing.-George d. Pen
tice
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-09-13
OHIO STATE NEWS
GIVEN IN BRIEF
FHE POLICE BATTLE WITH MOB
AT COLUMBUS BENT ON KILL
ING TWO ITALIANS.
LIGHTNING STRIKES HOUSE KILLS CHILD
Body snatehers Operating at Canton
lie the Belief Of Chief of Police
smlth--Youna Man Beats
Stepfather.
Mob Battles Win Police.

Columbus. = Police with guns and
clubs stood off an infuriated mob
bent on killing two Italians charged
with having slain Frank Lagore in
front of his home.
The accused men are francesca
Lumbeca and Francesca Procero. The
murder was seen by scores of persons,
who quickly Joined in the chase
through railroad yards, the pursuit
ending when railroad men with guns
headed off the almost exhausted fug-
itives. Lagore was sitting with his
family, playing a guitar when two
men came by. One asked to be al
lowed to play, but quickly showed he
knew nothing about the instrument,
and Lagore precipitated fight when
he demanded his guitar.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-09-13
FARMERS WELL Off
THEY OWE THEIR PROSPERITY
TO BENEFICIAL REPUBLICAN
POLICIES.
ANY CHANGE MEANS DISTRESS
Under President Taft's Administra-
tion Agricultural Interests Have
Received Great Aid and Considera-
tion-Saved From Tariff Danger
BY His Vetoes.

There are millions of farmers in
the United States. Every farmer to-
day is better eff than he was four
years ago.
He is getting more money for his
crops and the value of his farm lands
has increased. In addition to this,
the national government is doing
more today for the practical assist
ance of the farmer than ever before
in the history of the country
For all the benefits which he en-
conveniences which he possesses,
the farmer owes a debt of gratitude
to William Howard Taft. Under
President Taft's administration the
farmer has enjoyed unexampled pros
perity. The contrast of the condition of
the farmer under President Taft with
his condition under the last Demo
cratic administration is overwhelm-
ingly in favor of the farmer of today.
Corn was then worth about 25 cents
a bushel as against rs cents now
and wheat has advanced from 35
cents to nearly a dollar a bushel.
Oats, barley, rye and other grains
have advanced in practically the
same proportion. These. are facts
with which every farmer is familiar.
''It Is also true that under Presi-
dent Taft's administration the amount
of money appropriated from the fed
eral treasury for agriculture has been
greater than under any other admin
istration. About $15.0O0,OO0 a year is
now being appropriated and every
cent of it is devoted to practical aid
for the farmer. No other class of
citizens receives as much considera-
tion from the government. Under
President Taft's direction efforts are
constantly being made to improve the
fertility of the soil, to add to the pro-
ductive quality of the seed, to in
crease the value of stock and to rid
the country of insect pests which de-
stroy crops in the field and fruit in
the orchard. 1t is no. exaggeration to
say that through the efforts of Presi-
dent Taft in these various directions
millions of dollars have been saved
to the farmer and that the value of
crops has been immensely increased.
On the other hand, the record of
the last Democratic house of repre-
sentatives shows that as soon as the
DEMOCRATS came into power they re-
duced the appropriations for agricul-
ture and discontinued many of the
efforts which were being exerted for
the good of the farmer In addition to
this, they passed tariff bill, which, If
1t had been allowed to become law,
would have placed the American
farmer in competition with cheap for
eign labor and thrown down the bars
for the admission of foreign-grown
grain and other products. If 1t had
not been for the courageous action
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-09-13
VITAL QUERY OF CAMPAIGN
WIN the Business Men Change Ger
tainty for Uncertainty and In
vite General Depression?

Will the business man change GER
tainty for uncertainty?
This is the one vital question of the
present campaign. If business men
do not want repetition of the dis
tressing times of 1893 they will vote
for the reelection of President Taft.
The decision of the question will af-
feet the business stability of the coun-
try.
President Taft has given the coun-
try safe, honest and efficient admin
istration. He has done much to
strengthen business at home and to
extend the foreign markets, He has
faithfully and impartially administered
the laws. It has been his constant
endeavor to improve conditions. In
the four years of his presidency the
country has enjoyed unexampled pros
perity and his continuance In office
means further progress. If he should
be succeeded by Democrat no one
can tell how far disaster Will extend.
VIII the business man exchange
certainty for uncertainty?
Phls is the vital question of the
campaign.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-09-13
Mrs. John r. MoLean Dies.

Bar Harbor Maine.-Mrs. John
R. Mclean. wife of the million
aire publisher of Cincinnati and Wash
ington, died at her summer home here.
The cause of death was swift pneu-
monia. DR.. Llewellyn f. Barker. the
noted Johns Hopkins specialist, ar
rived September after race with
death of 1881 miles from the noun
tains of South Carolina, whence he
had been called by special request of
Mrs. Mclean. The patient rallied
long enough to recognize the phys.
clan and then passed away.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-09-13

of President Taft in vetoing tariff
cratic house, the farmers would al
ready be experiencing the beginning
of the distress which is certain to
overtake them as soon as the Demo
Gratis are given an opportunity to en-.
act free trade laws
1t is also a noteworthy and inter.
esting fact that while the farmer has
been receiving high prices for his
products he has not been compelled
to pay as high in proportion for the
things which he uses upon the farm
Statistics show that the increase in
the selling price of farm products
has been 70 per cent, while the in
crease in the cost of manufactured
articles has been only 12 per cent
The farmer, therefore, has not been
seriously affected by the increase in
the cost of living. He has had to pay
more for some things, but he has
received so much more for the prod
ucts which he has sold that the bal
ance Is heavily In his favor.
This condition of affairs must Ger
tainly appeal to the farmer and con
vince him that If he desires a con
tinuance of the prosperity he now
enjoys he must vote for the re-elec
ton of President Taft. He may be
dazzled by the glittering promises
held out to him by political aspirants
who oppose President Taft, but wher
he sits down to reason out the stu
alton he must see that those prom
ises are nothing but words and thai
the practical benefits which Presi
dent Taft has afforded him and which
will be continued If President Taft
is reelected are better than all the
promises In the world.
For the farmer, it is a matter Of
experience against uncertainty. The
farmers of this country, who are in
telligent, sensible people, will mo-
hesitate in deciding that they will
vote for President Taft. In doing
this they will make their present en-
viable position secure beyond doubt
A vote cast for any other candidate
will invite a repetition of the dis
tress which during the last Democrat
ic administration rested upon every
American farm.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-09-13
CHARGES Graves Are Robbed.

Canton. = Chief of Police Smith,
believing that a gang Of body
snatchers is operating here, went to
the cemetery and opened the grave of
w. e. Fischer, business man who
died about month ago. Smith thought
the body of Fischer had been stolen,
but found he was mistaken when the
casket was opened Despite his fail
ure to verify his suspicious, Smith de-
clares he has positive evidence an
organized band is robbing graves and
selling the bodies to medical schools
throughout the country. He promises
arrests.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-09-13
saerlleslous pemaeoey.

The closing hours of the Bull Moose
convention resembled nothing so
much as the old-fashioned camp meet
ing down in Indiana when the stars
came together and the world was sup
posed to be coming to an end, Hun
dreds of men who had not taken
Christ's name in years except in vain
shouted in the chorus of Onward
Christian Soldier And after wind
ing UP a convention in which the
Confession of Faith" Is open to the
charge of falsehood they closed with
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-09-13
Bolt Kills Young Girl.

Ashtabula. = Ruth Harley, IL years
old, daughter of Frank Harley of
Kingsville, became frightened at q
terrific clap of thunder and, jumping
from her bed, ran to her fathers room.
AS she passed huge chimney, light
ming struck the house, ran down the
chimney and killed the child instant
ly. The father heard the little girl
call and started to meet her He
caught her in his arms as she fell.
The shock of the current was so great
II paralyzed the mans arm.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-09-13
oherlln PLAYS Market.

Elyria. = That Oberlin college trus,
tees keep in touch with the mar,
ket, buying and selling for the ben
eft of the college, was brought out
I'm hearing before County Auditor o.
e. Haserodt on the petition of Oberlin
business men to compel the college to
pay taxes on its $1,O0O,OOO endowment
fund.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-09-13
Younu Man Seats stepfather,

Wooster. - Otto Graber, aged 81,
Sterling, is in Jail charged with as
saulting with intent to kill, his step
father, Peter Graber, 73, The old man
is in critical condition. His left
shoulder is broken in three places and
all of his teeth knocked out. The men
came to blows because the stepfather
charged Otto had overdriven his horse
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-09-13
Shoots -Four, Then Kills Self.

Van Vert, O.-Forbidden to call
at tho home of Richard Martin,
a farmer living west of here, Ernst
Verrbet, 25, fired the contents of both
barrels of shotgun at the family as
they sat at supper. He injured four
and then killed himself.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-09-13

the Doxology. 1t was worse than
trayesty. 1t was blasphemy, and mere
ly demonstrated that the Roosevelt
convention would make use of re-
ligion the holiest sentiment OF the hui
man heart to gain political advant
age. If this sort of demagogy will
win we have changed our mind of the
American people.-LeMars Globe-Post
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-09-13
EJec.rSa Fans in India.

A,ehough it costs but cents a day
in India for men to wave fans to keep
the air circulating in houses, they are
gradually being replaced by electric
fans as cheaper and more reliable.