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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-04-12

Another meeting Of these two men
would be one Of the strange coinci-
dences OF the war. as they were at
one time. IL. indeed. they are not at
present. interested In the same beauti-
fu woman. The scandal connected
with the name Of the lovely wife Of
northern officer at the opening of the
war was OF course overshadowed by
the attack on-Eort Sumter. hut many
Charlestonians will remember IL. The
lady in defense OF whose good name
Captain Thornton fought the duel is
the wife of General Haverill. who will
be Colonel Vests immediate COM
maider'
General, exclaimed kerchfvai. red.
denins and rising 10 his feet. this Is
an abominabie outrage. But think
we both know its source. and Ii is
fortunate indeed that | have the or.
portunity to matt II now that the mat
ter IL raked up In such seurrilous
way. The article states the truth in
one particular however, did strike
MIR. Thornton after personal quarrel
And what provoked the blow: Evil
IDENTITY there is something in this affair
that has been conceaied from me. We,
which have n right to know need
hardly s.,y that refuse TO accept the
statement Of this scandaious para
graph. AT the same time | feel JUST
Tied In asking you to tell me the whole
story frankly as man to man."
'You are right. general. shall be
more than glad to tell you alias soon
as we can be by ourselves for half an
| hour without interruption"
The latter proviso,was accustomed by
the abrupt appearance Of Sergean,
| Barket. the body servant Of General
l;uckthorn ever since the Mexican war
Colonel West" he sputtered, 'Ad-
| iutant Rollins wishes to report pris
oner Just captured"
For the present.. colonel" said Gen
ernl Haveri!l rising. I'VE both have
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-04-12
Politician and Other sibIss.

"You bibliophiles talk about the
breaches Bible. the bug Bible. the
politician Bible. the vinegar Bible.
and 50 ON. What do those uames
meanf"
'I'li tell you." the collector answer
ed. take first the 'breeches' Bible. It
II 80 called because q typographical
error In 1t causes the garments made
by Adam and Eve out Of DC leaves to
be termed breaches Instead Of aprons.
I'm the vinegar Bible Of 1907 the
word vineyard Is misprihted vinegar
The printers Bible. l1O2. makes the
psalmist say. 't'rinters have persscute0
me without cause
THE religious Bible. WHICH xas
printed In 1887. put 'religi0usA1sr 10.
bellious' in the fourth chaptsrsssssvn>
teenth verse Of acknowledgements she
hath been religious, 80 saith thu
Lord
1.-THE politician Bible was publishsd
at Geneva In 1852. It makes the f.
nous verse Blessed are The peace
makers read Blessed are u piaol
makers"
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The Irish trooper departed, and the
fair prisoner was brought In BY 4 Coz.
porRl and two soldiers.
Dressed In dark green riding habit
and hat with sweeping plume. after the
approved antebellum fashion Of the fcx
hunting Dianas Of that section Of Viz
ginia, she looked indeed dashing type
Of self reliant womanhood. Kcrchivai
could not see her face because. ere he
had time to look up from his map. she
had proudly turned her back to him.
''Will you be seated, madam!- said
the young colonel. who had risen from
the bench and now stood by rather
bashfully. wondering how he should
proceed.
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our duties. We will meet tonight after
.aps, when the camp is at rest
kerchival bowed assent and salutec
Nov. then, barket. | Thought 20:
were to wait III Burkton,s ford viii
I fresh horse in readiness to Matci
or the return or tidings of Lieutenant
ipdloe's party and bring the first new-
n,sthaSte"
Right We are. colonel Sure. WASN'T
there: And that's where we cap
,ured the prisoner"
Guerilla or spyt"
Worse. sur n pctticoat."
WHAT cried kerchival. nehast.
"Yis. Sor | tnwid the boys yer homo!
wcni,tn't thank us for he ratchin' o'
ipr Shes lady and II purity one"
We'll. IeiI Aajoi. Williams for me t
It her take the oath and everythins
Else she wants. with the United States
sovernment'. apology and IN order fo'
I new bonnet
The young lady to take the oath. l.
I. An she's afther saying she'll see
~ d. d first"
did she say thatY'
Well. she didn't use thin exac!
words. but she louked ut me to thar
.Ifpc, oh. she's spanker. sor. She
was r!dlp' ilekety split through the
romiS On II gray horse. and we had the
iiyil's own chase before We caught NJ
!nued the general. giving Kerchiyal n
luye wink.
"Oh, sir. General Ruckthorn. have
old the truth. have no dispatches.
haven't Il scrap OF paper about me,
xrept'-
"Ah. except Except whaty'
only this letter" taking it from
The bosom of her riding habit Here
it is. upon my honor. ii is all have
truly. it is
General Buckthorn took the letter
and glanced 1t over Quizzicaily.
"Washington--ho. no. l see--Coio
mel Kerchivul Vest
Don't read it aloud. general. please,
interrupted Gertrude.
Very well. won't" He read on
aside. mumbling to himself" 'hat
"colonel West, search the prisonerl"
heard you say. as | did'-m-m-'yo'
loved him With your whole heart'-thi
Is important-'Signed. Constance Hav
-Hsn-'my dear Gertrude Are yo'
my dear Gertrude Miss Gertrude e
linghamy'
Yes. general"
Thunder and Mars! Then this
your house. and my daughter Jenny
your guest?"
why. OF course! Jenny is here q
right"
"well. of ali the dangerous little rel
elsr Here the general chucked be
under the chin before turning to Ke
chival to say: Colonel West. ieav
this suspicious young person In you
charge. Ii she attempts to escape Z
Is unruly in any way read this lette
Here, take it--but not till then"
Lob, let me have 1t back. It's mine
pleaded Gertrude.
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1.-The corporal began a minute search
poral threw open his coat and began
minute search He found first Il paper
which he handed to kerchival. VIII
gave it to his general.
General Rosser will rejoin Genera
Early with all the cavalry In his com
mand." read the old warrior eagerly
Here Corporal Dunn gave kerchiya'
A small packet. which, when unwrap
ped proved to contain miniature pie
ture.
"A portrait Of Mrs. Haverill." NUT
tered the young officer with II start
He nloiioned the corpora to retire and
taking his place, asked Thornton in It
low voice. How did this portrait com,
into your possesSonT
That is my affair. not yours
ANY thing else. co!oncI:" called Gen
eraI Buckthorn, who had seated him
self on the garden: bench to pore ovc:
the captured dispatch.
Nothing. answered Kerchival. put
ting the miniature carefully away IN
his breast pocket.
Curse you. yon'll give that back t.
me yet" Missed Thornton. land We
have an old score to settle before In
through. Don't think yon Are goins
to escape ME so easily as this
Corporal. take away your prisoner.
was kerchiyal's only reply.
Just as thought" said Genera
Ruckthorn. reading. THE enemy ha.
big movement on foot. Listen 4
this: Watch for signal from Three Toi
mountain.
I'VE are still in hopes that we ma,
be able to read that signal ourselves.
said Kerehival.
'"Yes. l know. 1t Is pretty near tim
for Barket to be back with some It'd
Mgs of the expedition. BE ON YOU
guard here. will speak with Genera
Haveril and then ride over to Genera
Wrlght's headquarters. Keep us In
formed
II was twilight-the soft. lingering
caressing twilight Of that Idyllic vale
Cline when next the anxious heart o
Kerchival West was thrilled with tn
sight Of Gertrude.
You are still on guard, Colont
West?' she said. hut her tone la
something Of the old delicious. friends
intimacy In 1t. ~ am giving you o
end Of trouble"
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Top mountain yonuer.
headquarters. He VIII furnish scout.
men and horses-aud Confederate uni
forms II needed Now. lieutenant
here General Haverill took out his note
book give me few particulars about
yourself Have YOU parents livinaf
u have the particulars regarding
Lieutenant Bcdioe and his parents.
general said Heartsease. Fastening to
poor Franks rescue.
Very well. Will ask you for them
II necessary. Ooodby. my lnd." he
added. turning to Frank and grasping
his hand. DO the best you can-no
man can do more. Keep brave heart
aud come back 10 u.s."
The young man bowed. saluted ana
started away. Heartsease met him at
the end Of the veranda. and they ex-
changed q whispered word. Then
Heartsease returned. saying:
Colonel West-aw-it's deucedly en-
barrassing. you know. but shall have
to ask leave Of absence and 60 With
him."
''Good hoy. Heartsease! Well. ask
the general. He can hardly refuse
YOU
That's all right, rat I've got to ash
Miss Buckthorn. too. and the thought
Of that 40 stirs my emotions. that
well. au rgyoIr. colonel" ----- ;
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AWsndsrfui Prodigy.


The king Of prodigies died on June
e, l725, ut the age Of fve, after hav.
Ing astonlshed the whole world. His
story IL the most remarkable hi human
annals and II attested BY evidence
which has satisfied ali the learned H.
quirets who have written about him
The infant. Christian Mefncckea.. was
born Of respectable parents, An L6bsck.
1921. A few hours after his birth ~
bega9 a conversation. at ten months
there was scarcely subject on which
hs. could not express an opinion. and
IT a Year and month he had mastered
both the Old and New TESTAMENT Rs
was only two aud half when he was
able to answer questions concerning
anything In ancient and modern his
tory. and he was also at this time nm
expert ge0grapher. He spoke Latin
and French aud at the age Of four
was speaking In the French language
at the court Of Denmark. All this
time he was being nursed by his moth
er. At the age Of dve It became nee
essary for him to be weaned. aud In
consequence Of this change Of diet bs
died. leaving psychologists an insoiu-
BILE problem Westminster Gazette.
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Il shall obey orders" said Kerchi-
val. putting the letter into his pocket.
Meanwhile a disturbance down the
road had attracted the attention OF the
group They now saw that 1t was
caused by the approach Of Il squad of
men hringing along u prisoner In dis
arranged Confederate uniform aud
who evidently had not been captured
without putting up desperate resist
aDce.
"It's Thornton. by was Kerchival's
astounded exclamation.
Then the little witch has been com
muniatlng with the enemy. after all"
said General Buckthorn.
Il don't deny that" replied Gertrude
calmly. 'riey are not my enemy. But
wish to say that when | went across
the lines did not know that the Con-
federate officer | WIS to meet would be
Captain Thornton"
Miss Eliingliam." said Kerchival, iii
you will give me your parole of honor
until next we meet you may be ex.
used now"
"ynl haze my word. | am your pris.
,ner." She replied. turning to east one
scotlfui glance upon the giowering
Thornton rs she entered the house.
"Ncw we shall probably find the dis
catches we have been locking for. gen
eral." said Kerchival.
Two OF the guard held Thornton
arms, none too gently. Willie the cor
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"a have dreamed Of a meeting like
this"
aud bring him back to you. Anythln.
that IL mine. dear Gertrude. you
know
"Oh. thank you. my dear Kerchivai.
could almost
Almost confess that--that you don't
hate mel" he cried joyously. graspiiiRs
her hand. oh. Gertrude, | have
dreamed OF meeting like this. You
are silent?''
''Kerchiyal," she began, with pathet
Il, half yielding-"oh Is this your whole
regiment coming up:"
Its the signaInien. Don't go. !
command YOU"
Il must go now. but III he back II
you insist. am your prisoner. Only
ion't read that letter for the world.
Before the signalmen reached the
nouse Corporal Dunn came hurrying
ahead OF them to announce that his
prisoner, Captain Thornton, had es-
capped.
He had knife hidden in his boot.
sir. and he slashed two Of the guard
and got away while my back was tulu
ed for minute. He's like mad dog
sir"
A fash Of fire OH the dusky noun
taintop was the ''cair' or opening o'
| lie enemy's long awaited communities
ton. 1t brought Captain Lockwood vi
precipitately.
While they were watching the sly
nas through their glasses Genera
Haverill arrived. accompanied by tw,
| staff officers.
Can you make anything OF II. cap
| min:" he asked
Nothing. general until we get TIN
key" was the reply.
1T should be here. II Lieutenant Bed
loe hts succeeded"
A shot rang out from the direction
of the gate followed by cry Q
Halt. Who goes thpre:'"
Och. We murtherin' spalpeen!" crie'
the voice Of Sergeant karket.
Pass on. called the sentinel.
He didn't give ine eOuntersign.
said Kprchival "Musr be news frUl
Lieutenant Bedl,e.''
Here's tie papers" painted Barke'
running up covered with dust an
with one arm limp.
Captain lockwood took the cod
book he brought aud hurried up I'll
elevation back Of the house.
Whit Of Lieutenant Bedloe, sci
geani:''
."Radly wounded. sor. an In Il
wild her BY the bend in Oak run. An
at the same toime we saw the gr;l
back Of Il Confederate officer skednt
ding Off on .he other side Of th
creek
HIN. Have sou found any dispatcl
cs on the priSoner:a
Colonel West. l'm n bachelor. an
don't lie afther rretendln' to any {
milal'Ity with the Typography Of wof
ems clothes. What could we b'ys
Yer honor?"
Sure enough. Tell them to send Il
,, prisoner here. Rarket. and then y,
! hurry back to your post at Bucktol
ford and stay there until you 8
news of Bedloe."
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CHAPTER XII.
signals From Three Top Mountain.

"T ARDON me-" murnnred Gen
eraI Haveril. tiually turning
away FROM the youth Now.
Colonel West speaking If
youn. officers we have an adventurous
piece OF work for solne Que OF item :
here Frank stopped to hear he rest
~ dangerous MISSION, so much su that
] shull not order any individual to ur-
dprtakp It. A volunteer to lead the
venture II what We want"
"Ol. sir. yrncr;ll may ] have the
clance:" cried Lieutenant Bodice
u thought yen had PASSED OH, sir"
returned the general. looking kpenly ut
him again.
IF II is n scouting expedition. sir"
the young mnu weni on with irresis!i.
have uI,,l, r,vstlf Thoroughly Nc.
quitinted with the region her'aliOlit. In
fart. ! WAS hnpns to qualify rs n
scout Please don't refuse me. sir"
t;ens.ral Havrriil cnlild not help show.
Ing I hal u. was pleased
t"f 'l1f X III" rl9Rt H'nQ al talk. H1
Declared, turning to the other officers.
"tit't ,ustnc friend shall listen while |
'as st'i what is required. W. want
:, " enenys cipher and sig
} ne, have Il signal station
ii. Eop mountain ynnder and
nirel somewhere dawn tile creek
ihlt i i urs, OF mischief to us Every
niun< W. see their messages in fire 0,
the iuuuEtain top. and we cant read
them, What WI want Is Il bod dns b
in itlr Eatlys lines and Il sudden at
tack upon !ip station with seizure Of
liz. lalnrs and dispatches. II there Is
a ir,ctit.aiie way OF approach from
this side Of the mountain the thing
nlghi he riskM with the RICH, sort OF
a leader.
II know Of II path. general. and lie
lipvr cnud accomplish the uns'crtak
Ing. urged Frank.
Very we'll. Major McCandless of m,
staff here will take you to Young
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Il like it. il you don't mind. Ger.
trude," he replied. somewhat anguish
ingly for stern jailer. Il am posted
here. you know. The slgnalmen will
report to me ut this spot may be along
any minute. We are watching for sig
nails from the mountain"
Your men might not have caught
me this morning II | had had Jack. my
own pet horse. But lent him to
Brother Robert for cavalry mount,
and the enemy captured him at Win
chester"
If be Is In our cavalry Ill get him
back for you. Gertrude. III give one
OF my own horses to the government
or ri buy him outright at any price
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b Stirring Story of Military Adventure and !
SIE of Strange Wartime Wooine, Founded NJ
n the Great Play of the Same Name Z
By BRONSON HOWARD AND HENRY TYRRELL
Illustrations From Actual Wartime Photographs by Brady
COPYRIGHT.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-09
Convenient Wedding
Winds Up in Court
Married Just TO Leave Home" Wife
Says on Stand in Husbands
Alienation Suit.

BOSTON. April Startling ad-
missions that she did not love her
husband when she married him and
that it was a marriage of conve-
nience was made by Mrs. Helent Will
lett Boynton on the witness stand to-
day in the $4,000 alienation suit
brought by her husband against Rev
William b. Ayers, pastor of the Park
and Downs Union Congregational
Church, of Wollaston.
In the beginning of her cross EEK
animation, Mrs. Boynton said she
married in order TO leave her home. -
She admitted that on one occasion
she had come TO Boston with the pas
tor to select dresses for him to send
to his mother and sisters. Mrs Boyn-
ton said the pastor had presented her
with a set of books as a Christmas
gift.
The name of Miss Flora Hass, a
pretty choir girl in the WOllaston
church, was again brought into the
testimony to-day Mrs. Boynton said
she had seen her husband "cuddle
the choir girl, and that he had hug
ged and kissed her in church and i'm
front of the Boynton home.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-09
To Name Directors
Of Social Congress
Plans for Great Convention Outlined
General Secretary Talks of Sig
nificance of Meeting.

W. Woods White. chairman Of the
executive committee Of the Southern
Sociological Congress, which meets
in Atlanta on April 25-29. to-day out
lined the committees under whose di-
reCtion the work Of the vast conven-
ton will be carried or. Mr.. White
declared that he would name the
committeeman some time this week.
J. F. McCulloch. of Nashville. gen.
eral secretary of the Congress. leav-
ing Atlanta to-day following his CON
ference with the leaders. said:
The people of Atlanta do not full
~ realize just what the coming of
this congress means. There will be
State executives from several Of the
Southern States and college profess
sOrs from the sixteen States Of the
South
such leaders in child welfare as
Julia Lathrop. head of the Govern
ment bureau at Washington. will be
here and in the simplest terms ex-
plain her work for the uplift of the
child nationally Such men as Dow
ling Louisiana who cleaned nm
that state. speaking from "a sanitary
viewpoint, viii give the Atlanta pub
lie the benefit of their experience
AS Mayor Woodward said yester-
day. The city needs such a con
veutiOn.' 7 understand he viii lend
his official aid, as viii other cities
Of the South"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-09
Tim Murphy Plays
Part as Sister Dies
Comedian Gets Telegram With SAD
Message Just as Entrance
Cue Is Given.

BOSTON. April While WAITING
an the wings for his entrance cue. Tim
Murphy who plays the part of the fo-
vial priest i'm the Top al, the Morn
I'M Compauy was handed a tele-
gram. tie psled and staggered back.
Then the cue came and i'm an lnStan,
Murphy was ON the stage calling
forth laughter from the house The
telegram stated that Murphy-s sis
ter had been killed IN a gas explosion
in Washington
Murphy gave the audience no sign
of his grief hut al the end of the
matinee he was "a nervous wreck.
our,uS rhe evening performance an
other telegram came stating that
MurpHy~ mother and father were i'm
'he same explosion and had been
taken Gee hospital where they were
.HoaEa. Gee be- DIVING This message
was seuf from fhe actor uu.l he ar-
,lEed 100 New NurA.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-09
DeLoaCh New Chief
At Experiment Farm
State Agricultural School Teacher is
Elected, 8 to 7. Over Ira
Williams.

GRIFFIN. GA. April BY a vote
Of eight to seven. r. H. j. DeLoach,
Of the faculty of the State College If
Agriculture at Athens. to-day was
elected director of the State Expert
ment station over Ira Williams. OF
villa Rica. All Of the members %
the board Of trustees of the station
were at the election.
At an adjourned meeting to be he'd
on May the board viii meet with
the new director and appoint a new
staff for the station Mr.. DeLoaen
will take charge on July /. when the
resignation of Martin Y. Calvin takes
effect.
The board unanimously adopted
two resolutions. one generating Di-
rector Calvin of charges recently pc
ferred against him by members Of
the present staff of the station ana
another discharging the committee
named to investigate those charges.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-09
Leaders in Campaign for Fund for Shrnsrs' Meet Confident
Canvasses Think They VIII Exceed $4,000 Mark Before Night
Real Atlanta Spirit Shown in Gener-
Gus Response of Business Men,
Report Committee Chiefs

When the all the Piedmont tonight, be-
ry will be found that the people of Atlanta have responded
uoby the appeals for funds fully expect that the amount
raised VIII if anything. exceed 10000 expected
The bankers committee working hard TO raise the sum
expected of it, and feel that the banks of Atlanta will do
their part toward bringing the convention here
The opportunity the Shrners Convention one
of the biggest opportunities Atlanta has had to show
her worth live In 1914 the eyes Of the world
viii be because OF the opening Of the
Panama Canal and Atlanta bring the 10000 Shner here
and thcu viii be- bg thing for the city Atlanta
and don think the people
greatest city viii fail the necessary
funds BY Robert F Maddox of Bankers Committee.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-09
MILLIONS PILE UP
IN ATLANTA BANKS

Deposits in the six nationa bsr,-,
Of Atlanta are crowding the ST Ca
o0o mark. as the statements being t.
sued to-day of the condition n x.
close of business April show
In the period since Febrga~
when the last call was issued -a
posts have grown from S264o4 ASA.
TO $26,S5o.419.5S. an increase of z.i-.
93424, and this during two months +,
which the banks expected TO marx
time"
The statements Of February 1
showed bills payable by the Al r.s
national banks Of S2.o5ovoo. TH,
item in the April 4 report, stand. i.
$4,000 In other words. the hams.
have in the two months paid Oft ms.
100000 in obligations which sr-
matured. and now have clean States
This process is reflected I'm tie shrink.
age of total assets from S4ISng-aqs
10 s59,3tlS1S.S0. decrease ar 81.
So, 00046.
During the same period loans ana
discounts have decreased from s.s-
SS5.45GS5 in February to S-....-
643.j9 in April. decrease Of S1f.-.-
Sli.26. Cash ON hand and with banks
likewise mas decreased from Eszaa
643.37 in February 10 $I534HlfEg AZ
the last call of the National Comm
troller a shrinkage of S69S.6-s--.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-09
His Job Not Found
In Federal Prison
New Arrival, Asked What Work He
Would Like, Tells Warden
He's a Travelling Man.

\ bright. pleasant faced man was
brought TO the Atlanta Federal Prison
to-day prisoner He was put
through the catechism that all pris-
oners must answer
You know YOU must work here,
Warden Meyer told him Every
body must work"
Yes. sir" agreed the new prisoner
willingly.
And we try 20 find work that is
pleasant something that you have
done. something in the line of yOu
regular vocation, if possible contin-
ued the warden.
Yes. sir"
Well. what would YOU like TO dc
do What is you profession
I'm a travelling man warden an
nounced the newest prisoner.