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CHAPTER II.
An Echo Of the Past.

An Echo Of the Past.
Immovable on its granite base, the
81 cat rock, or Mount" as it had
been called for centuries, stood some
distance from the shore in vast bay
on the northwestern coast OF France.
To the right, sweep Of sward and
marsh stretched seward, until lost
In the distance; to the left, lay the
dense Desaurac forest, from which an
arm of land, thickly wooded, reached
out in seeming endeavor to divide the
large bay into two smaller basins.
But the ocean, jealous Of territory al
ready conquered, twice in twenty-four
hours rose to beat heavily on this
dark promontory, and, in the angry
hiss of the waters, was a reminder OF
a persistent purpose. Here and there,
through the ages, had the shore-line
of the bay, as well as the neighbor
ing curvatures of the coast, yielded
to the assaults of the sea; the Mount
alone, solidly Indifferent to blandish-
ment or attack, maintained an un-
varying aspect.
For centuries monastery and fort
ress Of the monks, at the time OF
Louis XVI. the Mount had become
stronghold Of the government, strong
ly ruled by one of its most memorable
mobiles. Since his appointment many
years before to the post, my lord, the
governor of the rock, had ever been
regarded as a man who conceded
nothing to the people and pursued
only the set tenure of his way. Dur
ing the long period OF his reign he
committed but one indiscretion; gen.
orally regarded as a man confirmed
IN apathy for the gentler sex, he sud
denly, when already past middle age,
welded. Speculation concerning a
step so unlocked for was naturally
rife.
In howell and hut was 1t whispered
the bride Claire, only daughter OF the
Comtesse de la Mart, had wept at the
altar, but that her mother had APP
peared complacent, as we'll she might;
for the Governor of the Mount and
the surrounding country was both rich
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rejected Seigneur Desaurac, gazing
across the strip Of water-for the tide
was at It's full-separating the rocky
fortress from the land, shrugged his
shoulders angrily and contemptuous-
ly, and that not many moons later,
as II to show disdain of position and
title, took to his home an orphaned
peasant lass. That a simple church
ceremony had preceded this step was
both affirmed and denied; hearsay de-
scribed a marriage at a neighboring
village; more malicious gossip dis
credited 1t. A man of rank! A wom-
an of the soill Feudal custom for
bade belief that the proper sort OF
nuptial knot had been tied.
Be this as 1t may, for time the
sturdy, dark brown young woman pre-
sided over the Seigneur's fortunes
with exemplary care and patience.
She found them in a chaotic condi-
ton; lands had either been allowed
to run to waste, or were cultivated by
peasants that so long had forgotten
to pay the metayage, or owners due,
they had come to regard the acres as
their own-a delusion this practical
helpmate would speedily have dis
PEELED, save that the Seigneur him
self pleaded for them and would not
permit Of the poor people" being
disturbed. Whereupon she made the
best of an anomalous situation, and
all concerned might have continued
to live satisfactorily enough unto
themselves, when unfortunately an
abrupt break occurred in the chain
of circumstances. In presenting the
Seigneur with a child, half-peasant,
half-lord, the mother gave up her own
life for his posterity.
At first, thereafter, the Siegneur re-
NAMED recluse; when, however, a
year or two had gone by, the peas
ants-who had settled in greater num-
bers thereabouts, even to the verge
of the forest-noticed that he grad
ually emerged from his solitude, ven
tured into the world at large, and 90
casionally was seen in the vicinity OF
the Mount. This prediction for
lonely walks clearly led to his undo
ing; one morning he was found
stabbed in the back, on the beach at
the foot of the Mount
Carried home, he related how he
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and powerful; his ships swept far and
wide, even to the Orient, while the
number of metayers, or petty farmers
that paid him tribute, constituted a
large community. Other gosAps, bend
ing over peat fires within mud walls,
afflrmed-beneath their breath, lest
the spies OF the, weil-hated lord OF
the North might hear them!-that the
more popular, though impoverished
Seigneur Desaurac had been the
favored sutton with the young woman
herself, but that the family of the
bride had found him undesirable. The
Desaurac fortune, once large, had so
waned that little remained save the
rich, though heavily encountered lands
and, in the heart OF the forest, time
worn, crumbling castle.
Thus 1t came to pass the marriage
of the lady to the Governor was cele-
brated in the jeweled Gothic church
browning a medley of palaces, chapels
and monastery on the Mount that the
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had been set upon by band Of mis-
creants, which later, coming to the
governors ears, led to an attempt to
locate the assailants among the
rocky isles to the northwest, haunts
of privateersmen, rogues and those
reformers who already were begin
ming to undermine the peace OF Louis
XVI's northern provinces. In the
pursuit of these gentry, the governor
showed himself in earnest. Perhaps
his own sorrow at the rather sudden
death OF his lady, occurring about
this time, and leaving him, a morose
widower, with a child, little girl.
led him to more relentless activities;
perhaps the character of the crime
a noble abbedl-incensed him. Ger
tainly he revenged himself to the full;
not only raked the rocks for runa-
gates, but dragged peasants, inclined
to sullenness, from their huts; clap
ped some in dungeons and hanged the
rest, In the popular mind his name
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(To BE coNTINUED)
Plans to Develop Iceland.

A French syndicate with a capital
of 100000 francs ($115,8OO) and a.
nanced by the Banque Franchise pour
la Commerce ct rIndustrie. of Paris,
has purchased property on the south
coast OF Iceland for the purpose of
building a new harbor there. The
syndicate has also secured control of
large waterfalls which are situated a
few miles inland. and engineers have
investigated the possibility of utiliz-
ing this power. which is estimated at
about 100000 horsepower. to generate
electricity for operating factories.
which will be built near the hArbOr.
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Getting Even.

A Warrensburg man who has
been missing meat from his
smokehouse all fall and suspect
ed one of his neighbors, set a
trap by killing an old family dog
and dressing the carcass to re-
semble mutton. Sure enough, it
was stolen at night, and next
day about breakfast time, drop
ping in on the suspects, he found
them devouring the sheep.
Being invited to take pot luck, -
he declined, saying he had just
had breakfast, and then told
them of the joke he had played
on somebody" The family
listened without a smile and then
made an excuse to go out the
back door. AS the visitor left
he heard voices out in the back
yard saying something that
sounded like New York. "-Ex.
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HoewaIlow News,

Atlas Peck is on a trade for a
patent combination sausage
grinder and hand organ.
Yam Sims was seen at the
Dog Hill church last Sunday.
He just went because Miss Flute
Belcher was there.
Frisby Hancock's brother IT,
law died near Rye Straw Thurs
day and Frisby will drive his
black horse for a while.
As soon as the hen lays twice
more Miss Hostetter Hooks in
tends to go to Tickville on a
shopping expedition.
Jefferson Pctlocks says some
men with their promises is like a
lot of fiddlers they are all time
tuning up but never play.
A travelling man was in town
selling safes. but none of the
merchants would buy one as he
did not bring one for them to
examine.
LAS soon as Luke Matthewsla
moves out of his chair at the
postoffice the postmaster aims to
straighten things around for
Christmas.
The rats have carried off nearly
all of lobe Mooeley's corn and
he said if he can find out which
one it was they wont eat any
more of it.
lobe Mcseley took down his
front porch this week and stored
it away in the smokehouse, as
he will not want to use it any
this winter.
Washington Hooks is back at
home after a weeks stay at the
moonshine still on musket ridge.
He reports a big time and will
be able to sit up in a fe days.
Cricket Hicks, while going
along the road on Musket Ridge
the other day, was held up bv a
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Keep Posted.

Go to the office of your county
newspaper and hand its editor
a dollar-more, if he asks it
and ask him to send you the
county paper for a year. Let us
see what you will get in eX-
change: Accounts of all trans
fers of property in the county;
Improvements in roads, public
buildings and private property;
stock news and crop reports;
marriages, births, deaths Of all
friends and relatives, leading
facts regarding State, National
and world happenings; some
funny stories to tighten the days
burdens; scientific and dairy
comment; historical article S;
pictures of prominent people;
perhaps good story or two in
the course of a year. Where
else can you get so much for one
dollar?
The editor may swoon, but he
will recover. if the teacher asks
him for somathing to do to help
make his paper a success. Per-
haps there is nothing you can dc
but the editor will appreciate
your offer of assistance. Per-
haps he will hand you a bundle
of paper, a few stamped envel-
opes, and ask you to send in the
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news from your neighborhood.
If he wishes this, do it-and
consider that you have your re-
ward in knowing that you are
fairly and wisely advertising
your district. Perhaps you will
be able to write a brief account
of some happening, or tell some
worthwhile story, that the ed
itor will be glad to have. If so,
be glad to give it; but if he re-
fuses such contributions, hold
him blameless. He, not you, is
the one who runs the business
and must succeed or fail accord
ing to his ability to please the
people-and he knows what they
want and desire much better
than can you. One thing is GER
tain he will not print i'll tenn
pered comment, or unimportant
happenings, or silly nothings.
If you help him at all. give him
material that is worth while
material that you will not be
ashamed to sign your name to.
But first give him your dollar
He can live without your person.
al assistance but he must have
the financial support of his PEG.
pie if he serves them we'll.
Besides, had you ever thought
how much advertising he gives
the school affairs of the county
Many columns from first to last,
are devoted to scools and school
affairs many a compliment
tary notice is given of a teacher
who borrows his neighbours pa
per in order to enjoy the pleas.
urable write-up. Quit this Dor
rowing! Buy your own county
paper; your own educational pa
pers; your own books-then you
mark them up, clip them. or 9TH
erwise use them for the best ad.
vantage. -Southern School Jour.
nal.
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travelling photographer who took
his picture, but no other valu-
ables.
Miss Hostetter Hooks is pre-
pairing to sing at the entertain
ment at Bounding Billows Sat-
urday night. She just sung
there a few week ago. Nobody
will 60 from this vicinity as
everybody knows her.
The old Miser went hickory
nut bunting Tuesday, and when
he got home he found that he
had brought along several that
had worm holes in them. He
took them back at once and got
good ones instead.
Sim Flinders fell through the
loft at the Hog Ford church Sum-
day morning while preaching
was going on. He had gone to
the loft to hear the sermon
through a crack without having
to pay the preacher anything.
After a brief mental rest the
Wild Onion school teacher has
agaiu opened school and the
scholars are again learning fast.
Little Fidity Flinders who with
in the past few months has got
behind with her studies, has
caught up with the rest of the
class by tearing a few leaves
out or her DOCK.
Slim Pickens took up several
of the old ones the other night
at the Postoffice by asking them
if they knew how a man looked
when he was asleep. No one
could answer the puzzling ques-
ton, and then Slim told them
that a man didn't look at all
when he was asleep because he
had his eyes shut. Slim will be
trying to teach the Wild Onion
school next.
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Tribute to Lee.
Lexington Herald).

Few appeals are taken from
the verdicts of time-for the
judgments of no tribunal az {
more just-truth and immortal.
ty are one. In that story human
achievement that is yet to be
written, Lode. Marengo, Auster
litz and the Pyramids will take
their place beside those of Fred
oericksburg, Petersburg, SPOTS
ylvania and the Wildernesses
Undimmed by a Waterloo, anC
unmarried by a St. Helena
Millions of pilgrims may visit
the shrine of that restless pro.
duct of chance and Fate, whose
mortal remains lie entombed be-
side the Seine, but it is Lee that
will ever wear in the Hall OF
Fame that sword which his mag
unanimous conqueror refused at
AppamattoX.
Today there are millions in
whose hearts his memory has
been enshrined that will pay
loving tribute to his great name,
in remembering the anniversary
of that day that gave him birth.
That four years which gave i'm
perishable fame, were not years
of victory only. When the odds
of battle during the first half Of
that struggle were less unequal
yet for inferior to his opponents
he showed that genius which
gave his name to the military
rolls of history, but it was the
closing years of unequal combat
when every resource of the peo.
pie he loved had been exhausted,
and the ranks of his unfed and
iIl-equipped army had been re-
duced in numbers, that he gave
his name and fame to the ages.
When the crest line had been
reached, and his gallant troops
were forced back from Gettys-
burg to their former position,
sick of heart and sick of body,
he poured out his great soul in a
letter of resignation in which he
took to himself all the blame for
his defeat and gave to his gallant
generals all the praise for his
victories. For this letter there
will be found no parallel, save it
may be in the generous response
of President Davis.
In the centuries to come the
names Of those who gave him
loyal support may fade into
oblivion, as have the generals Of
Alexander and Caesar, and as
now fading those of Napoleon,
but his will grow with the ages
and be perpetuated long after
the events of that great conflict
itself have passed away.
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Hot For The Fellow Who Starts
Panic.

Trer ton, N. j. Jan. 19.-Pres-
ident-elect Wilson said today
with reference to his recent
speeches.
Il stand pat" adding later,
Il have given no consideration
to the reports of Wall street dis
satisfaction with my remarks /"
There was a good deal of PAN
ic talk about the State House
during the day that might be
characterized as amused COM
ment."
Senator elect Ollie James Of
Kentucky and Senator Thomas
P. Gore of Oklahoma don't thinl
there is going to be any panic
But if there is, Mr. James thinks
he knows what will happen.
Directly after he had conferred
with the Governor. though he
made it plain that he was not di
vulging what had been discussed
he announced fatty that in tn,
case of panic the Democrats il
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Where They Should Go.

Singers to Alto, Ga.
Bakers to Cakes, Pa.
jewelers. to Gem, Ind.
Smokers to Weed, Cal.
Printers to Agate, Col.
The sleepy to Gap, Pa.
The idle to Rust, MINI.
Cranks to Peculiar, Mo.
Poets to Damascus, Pa.
Deadheads to Gratis, o.
Actors to Star City, Ark.
Perfumers to Aroma, Ill.
Apiascists to Beeville, Ind.
Tramps to Grubtown, Pa.
Bankers to Deposit, N. Y.
Small men to Biggest. Ind.
Widows to Widows, Ind.
Brokers to Stockville, New.
Old maids to Antiquity, o.
Lovers to Spoonville, Mich.
Hunters to Deer Trail, Col.
Young ladies to Bags, Va.
Hucksters to Yellville, Ark.
Cobblers to Shoe Heel, N. C.
Politicians to Buncombe, N. C.
The "hoys" to Midway, S. C.
Theosophists to Mystic, Conn
Topers to Brandy Station, Va
Physicians to Doctortown, Ga.
Puzzle fends to Riddletown, ca
Drummers to Modest Town, VI
Druggists to Balsam Lake, VII
Prohibitionists to Drytown, Ca
Political orators to Stumptow1
Pa.
Newly married couples to Bliss
Mich. Elk.
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Special Offer.

During the month of January and
February we will furnish the daily
Courier-Journal one year $500 the re-
gular price is $500. Six months, 81. rs:
three months, s1.0O. Remember that
this holds good only during the
months of January and February.
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The Popular Vote.

lne common Dellet that the
presidential vote in 1912 was
less than the presidential vote in
1908 is incorrect. According 70
the official figures compiled for
the World almanac the total vote
this year was 1908, $50, as
against 14,&S. 442 four years
ago, an increase of l45, 227.
But only the socialists profted
from this larger vote. They
alone made gains, and very sig
nificant gains. Debs vote in
1908 was APO, 1913; in 1g12 it was
900,672, an increase of more
than 100 per cent.
AS for the Democrats, Wilson
polled a total of 6,293, 454, as
against Bryan's total of 6, 499,-
104 in 1907, decrease of H.
$50. Stranger still. the total
vote cast for Taft and Roosevelt
was less than the total Republi-
can vote in 1908. Taft's 1912
vote was 8.4S4,98O and Roose-
velt's was 4,I19, 538, Together
they polled 1904, 5I8, which falls
1890 under Taft's total of T.
678,9O8 four years ago.
Even the Prohibtionists suffer-
ed from apathy. Their vote in
November was only 206, 275 COM
pared with 253,SOO. This loss of
7,565 is nearly one-ffth of the
total.
1t is a curious fact that with
the exception of New Hampshire
all the New England states cast
more votes in 1912 than in 1908.
The middle states of New York,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania
cast fewer votes in 1912 than in
1908. Ohio Indiana, Illinois.
Wisconsin, Nebraska and Iowa
also took less interest in the 1912
campaign than in the 1908 cam
paign The same is true of the
border states, Kentucky, Tennes
see and Missouri.
There's no uniform rule apply
ing to the south. Alabama, for
example, cast more votes than in
1905 and Georgia cast fewer
votes, Texas showed large in
crease, while South Carolina a
large decrease. while Virginia's
slump was exactly 20 votes and
Oklahoma's was $50.
The mountain states showed
an increase. Colorado, Utah,
Wyoming. Montana and Idaho
cast more votes than they did in
1908. By reason OF won ans
suffrage, COlifOrnia's vote should
have doubled. but her 1912 vote
was only 673, 527, as against 1885,
597 in 1908. Apparently nearly
10O,00 qualified citizens of Cali
fornia remained away from the
polls.
The most significant fact in all
these returns is the increase and
distribution of the socialist vote.
1t is not a sectional votes. for
the banner socialist states in
this election were Ohio. Pennsyl-
vania, Illinois, California, New
York, Oklahoma, Washington,
Indiana, Wisconsin and Missouri
in the order named, while in
Idaho more than 10 per cent of
the total vote was socialist.
This is something for Democrats
and Republicans alike to think
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What Caesar Did for Good Roads.

What Caesar Did for Good Roads.
When Caesar took an eastward
ride,
And grabbed the Gauls for
Rome;
What was the first thing that he
did,
To make them feel at home.
Did he increase the peoples load,
And Liberty forbid?
No, he dug in and built good
roads
That's what old Caesar did.
Did Caesar put the iron heel
Upon the foreman's breast?
Or did he try to make them feel,
That Roman rule was best.
What did he do to make them
glad
He'd come their midst amid?
He built good roads in place of
bad,
That's what old Caesar did.
He built good roads from hill to
hill.
Good roads from vale to vale;
Ee ran good roads movement,
Till old Rome got all the kale.
He told the folks to buy at
home,
Build roads their hills amid;
Until all roads led unto Rome
That's what old Caesar did.
If any men would make their
town
The center of the map;
Where folks would come and
settle down.
And live in plenty's lap
If any town it's own abodes'
Of poverty would rid;
Let it get out and build good
roads;
Just like old Caesar did E.
Town News.
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vestigating committee which
would learn who was response
BILE and deal with that individu-
al.
LETTERS POUR IN ON HIM.
Ever since the Governor made
his speech in Chicago letters and
kilograms have been pouring in
upon him. A number of these
have contained denunciations,
while scores have counselled less
outspoken utteaances.
There were no fewer than ST.
600 letters awaiting Gov. Wilson
on his return from Chicago. He
has not seen all of these and
there is no way of knowing how
many of them referred to the
speech, either in laudatory or
other terms. After the Trenton
speech last Monday another eX-
tremely large batch of mail was
received.
John w. Williams of New
York City is not personally
known to Gov. Wilson, so far as
the Governor can recall. Never
theless Mr.. Williams took it upon
himself to send the Governor the
following telegram:
Don't be such a fool. Use
your brains and keep your
mouth shut. Don't be a silly ass
and make the whole country
ashamed of you"
Gov. Wilson himself made
this telegram and in doing so he
said;
81 want this made public be-
cause l want the country to
know that get that sort of crit
icsm from New York and l want
the country to know that the tel
egram was transmitted by the
Postal Telegraph Company"
At the time this was all the
Governor would say except, 81
stand pat" When asked later
in the day about the effect his
recent speeches have had, be
said; 81 have given no consider
alton to the matter"
MEANS WHAT HE SAYS"
But Joseph Tumulty, the Gov
ernor's secretary, made a state.
ment early in the day which re-
fiected the Governors views, for
Mr.. Tumulty showed it to him
before issueing it for publication
The statement read:
Attempts are being made to
make an issue of Gov. Wilson'S
speech at Chicago. This is no.
thing less than amusing. Gov.
Wilson's attitude on business and
its relations to the Government,
as expressed in his several
speeches since election, is, as any
we'll informed person IN the
country would testify, exactly
the same as his attitude before
his nomination and before his
election.
Every word that Gov. Wilson
has uttered is in complete har-
mony with the principles to
which he has strictly adhered
throughout his public career.
IF there is any surprise at
this attitude it can be manifest
only by those who fail to realize
that the country has elected to
the Presidency an honest and
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keep on hands a full stock of
coffins and caskets, also robes;
hearses. Prompt service night or day.
Phone 20.
45-1yr :. f. Triptett,
Columbia, KY.