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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08

BY inspiring the confidence that they
will really have the double opportunity
on shipboard of mastering a useful
trade and at the same time charging
whatever academic educational advan-
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-02-05
OWNED BY INFAMOUS TRAITOR
Wisconsin Man Has Ink Well That
Once Was the Property of Bene-
dict Arnold.

Among the possessions Of F. A.
Phillips, living at easy Blun' WIS.,
is an inkwell, said by the owner to
date back to Revolutionary war times.
The inkwell has been in the family
since the time of the conflict of the
American colonies against Great Brit
ain.
Mr.. Phillips came into possession
of the relic in 1864, 1t having been
handed down to him by his father,
and his father got it in turn from
his grandfather, who captured 1t
among other things at little log
cabin near West Point at about the
time Benedict Arnold was figuring on
selling that strategic point to the
British, but took French leave when
he learned that the Colonial soldiers
were after him.
This ink well, 1t is stated by MT
Phillips, is the one that furnished the
ink for the document Arnold signed
giving the British possession of West
Point, and was found among other OF
Arnold's possessions after his hasty
leave taking of the place where the
dG cuments we're signed and sealed
1t is supposed to have been made In
4 England and brought to this country
/ It is an old affair-this can be seer
/ from the fact that It is made fol
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prince is better than Francois--not
one"
"Or half so good" Pietro put in with
his slow tones.
You are likely right" the stranger
agreed laconically.
And then without questions asked,
in rapid eager sentences, the three
had told him how it was; how Fran.
co.'s, refusing to leave the cottage, was
yet the son of the castle. With that
they we're talking about the village of
Vicques, and its antiquity, and then
of the old chateau; and one told the
legend of the treasure and of the
guardian dog.
Just over the wall there is the
opening where he appeared to old
Pierre Tremblay." Francois pointed
out.
81 think l should like to climb the
WALL" the stranger said.
And he did. The others watching
anxiously, he crawled out on the un
certain pile ten feet in air. A bis
stone crashed behind him; he crawlet
on. Then there was hoarse rumble
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Bio Enouuh Hoo for Him.

To a curiosity-seeker, who desired
a permit to pass the lines to visit the
field of Bull Run after the first battle,
Lincoln made the following reply:
"A man in Cortland county raised
a porker of such unusual size that
strangers went out of their way to see
it. One of them met the old gentle
man, and inquired about the animal.
Wall, yes,' the old fellow said,
I've got such critter, nifty big 'un;
but guess I'll have to charge you
about shillin' for lookin' at i'm
"The stranger looked at the old
man for minute or so, handed him
the money. and started to go. 'Hol'
on said the other. Don't you want
to see the hog?'
"'No,' said the stranger; I have
seen as big hog as want to see.
"And you will find that fact the
case with yourself, if you should hap
pen to see few live rebels there as
we'll as dead ones"
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@WAR'
!Hs3B
MADE SOLDIER FORGET FEAR
Forased Hen Laid an Egg In Piper's
Pocket While on Forced March
-PuIlet Was Quite Angry.
(From Youths Companion.l

(From Youths Companion.(
"If an old soldier should tell me-,
remarked the veteran, that he wasn't
nervous before his first battle, l sup
pose should have to believe him, but
should regard him as a freak of ma
ture. There aren't many who could
say as much know l was scared
through and through, and besides that,
| was scared for fear somebody else
would find it out. l was nineteen, and
I've often thought that If it hadn't
been for a little thing that happened
to distract my mind while we were
on the march, my legs never would
have carried me to the front, but In
quite the other direction.
I'VE were in camp, and just getting
ready to have our dinner, when orders
came for US to hurry forward and join
a brigade that was likely to engage
the enemy at any minute. So we had
to gobble down a cold snack and start.
Having my first battle loom up before
me sudden like that, couldn't eat
much of anything, and not having had
civilized meal, didn't have much
stomach for fighting At first l was
looking round for a haystack to scoot
for and hide in, but after time I be-
gan to get interested in the lefthand
overcoat pocket of the man in front OF
me, chap named Piper.
1T looked to me as If there was
something very much alive in that
pocket. Every now and then Piper
would clap his hand over 1t, as If he
was afraid the critter would get out,
and could hear stifed noises from
the depths of the pocket that made
me suspicious. The lieutenant heard
them, too, for twice he turned round
aud looked fierce enough to eat us.
by and by, when Piper was off his
guard, the thing poked it's head out
far enough to screech, Cut! Gu"
Piper he squelched the second cut
cut it in two, you might say; but the
lieutenant heard something, and he
looked round and shouted; Silence
in the ranks there!
"The men near Piper snickered but
nothing more happened till the order
came down the line to shift our guns
to the right shoulder. Then, of
course, Piper had to use both hands,
and the minute he let go of his pocket
out scrambled as mad pullet as you
ever saw; and when she'd Topped
onto the ground she scurried away,
screeching, Cut! cut! cah-dah-cut' at
the top of her lungs. Well, the cap.
tain couldn't help hearing that, and
naturally he looked back to see what
the row was, and when he saw what
had happened he sung out at the top
of his voice:
Corporal Davis, take three men
and bring back that deserter!'
THAT made everybody feel middling
cheerful, but those who know where
the chicken had come from got a real
good laugh when Piper put his hand
into his pocket and pulled out new
laid egg.
Honestly, l forgot all about being
afraid after that"
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SYNOPSIS.

Francois Beaupre. a peasant babe OF
three years, after an amusing Incident In
which Marshal Ney figures, Is made
Chevalier of France by the Emperor Ma
poleon. in the home of the lads parents
In the village of Vicques, France, where
the emperor had briefly stopped to hold a
council of war. Napoleon prophesied that
the boy might one day be a marshal OF
France under another Bonaparte. At the
age OF ten Francois meets a stranger who
is astonished when the boy tells him Of
his ambition. Francois visits General
Baron Gaspard Gourgaud, who with
Alike, his seyen-year-old daughter, lives
at the Chateau. A soldier of the Empire
under Napoleon he fires the boys imag-
tnation with stories OF his campaigns.
The general offers Francois a home at
the Chateau. The boy refuse to leave his
parents, but in the end becomes a copy
ist for the general and learns of the
friendship between the general and Mar
quis Zappl. who Campaigned with the gen.
eral under Napoleon Marquis Zappi and
his son. PietrO. arrive at the Chat eau.
The general agrees to care for the Mar
quis's son while the former goes to
America. The Marquis before leaving for
America asks Francois to be a friend
his son. The boy solemnly promises.
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The confederates at Chattanooga.

Capt. ]. L. Styron, Columbus, O.,
went last spring to Newbern, N. c.,
to find the grave of his father, who
was a captain in the United States
navy and died from the effects of a
wound received at Roanoke island.
Captain Styron himself had helped
raise regiment of loyal North Caro-
linians, but upon his return to New
bern was given every attention and
courtesy. He felt strongly the treat
ment Of the Confederate veterans at
Chattanooga, and in an address to
Lemert Post of Newark, o., spoke of
this. The Post adopted resolutions re-
GREETING that the Confederate veterans
were refused the privilege of march
ing.
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coeneNcnT /sI2 BY eoae5 hEHHuL CO

said-and only one or two people in
the world had heard that voice so full
of tenderness. 81 am hurting my son.
But listen, Francois. 1t was the dear
est wish of Pietro's father-it has
been my dearest wish for years-that
Alike and Pietro should one day be
married. 1t is that which would be
the crown of a friendship forged In
the fires of battle-fields, tempered in
the freezing starving snow fields of
Russia, finished-I hope never finished
for all eternity"
Francois, his head bent, his eyes on
the generals hand which held his, an
swered very quietly. 81 see," he said.
you would not take her from Pie
tro, who, / am sure, loves her?"
Francois looked up sharply, but the
general did not notice. He spoke
slowly. 81 promised Pietro's father
the boy seemed to be out Of breath
Ito be Pietros friend-always," he
said.
The general smiled then and let the
fingers go, and turned to the letter
on the table before him. Good" he
said. You are always what wish,
Francois" and it was quite evident
that the load was off his mind.
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CHAPTER x.
The Promise,

Mon Dleu!" said the general.
1t was six years later. At the new
chateau not blade Of grass seemed
changed. The general stood in the
midst Of close-cropped millions of
blades of grass as he stopped short
on the sloping lawn which led down
to the white stone steps which led to
the sunken garden. Alike, in her rid
ing habit, with feather In her hat,
and gauntleted gloves on her hands,
was so lovely as to be startling. She
looked at the ground, half shy, half
laughing, and beat the grass with her
riding-whip. Francois was leaning
toward her and talking, and the gen
eral, coming slowly down the lawn,
felt a flood Of pride rise in him as he
looked at this successful picture of a
boy which he had done so much to
fashion. The two had been riding to-
gether. and Francois appeared, as
most men do, at his best in riding
clothes. With that as the general
marched slowly down the velvet slope,
unseen by them. regarding them his
girl and his boy, this happy sister and
brother-with that the brother lifted
his sisters hand and, bending over it,
kissed 1t slowly, in manner unmis'
takably unbrotherly.
Mon Dieu!" gasped the general
and turned on his heel and marched
back to his library.
All that afternoon he stayed shut
up in the library. At dinner he was
taciturn.
The next morning the general sent
for Francois to come to him in the
library. A letter had been brought 6
short time before and was lying oper
on the table by his hand.
Francois" began the general in hi'
deep abrupt tones, q am in trouble
Will you help meT
Eyes. my seigneur," said Francois
quickly.
The general glared at him, frown
ing. I'VE shall see." he said again
and then-suddenly as a shot from +,
cannon-"Does Alike love you. Fran
cois?" a riaV 7FaS~ '@
'T--I think not my Seigneur." h
answered In low voice ffsf
] Il am hurting you the deep voic
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An Improving World.

A somewhat old-fashioned Bostonian
who more than a score Of years ago
was very prominent in public life re-
marked recently: 81 have observed
with interest quite change in the
personal habits of men during the
past rs years. 1t used to be very
common to see business and profess
sional men, as we'll as those in public
life and holding official positions,
wearing silk hats and Prince Albert
coats every day in the week, and II
they smoked at all they smoked CT,
cars. Nowadays silk hats are rarely
seen on week days downtown, anyway,
and cigarette smoking seems to be
quite the thing. do not think the
new fashion is quite so dignifed or
manly az the old, but on the whole
ar. convinced the world Is growins
better all the time"
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you" He tapped the rustling paper.
"Pietro wants you to come to him as
his secretary"
Francois large eyes lifted to the
generals face, inquiring, startled,
childlike. "Pietro!" he said slowly.
81 had not thought Of that"
yet you knew that Pietro was
heart and soul in the plots of the
Italian patriots?"
Yes"
But you had not thought of going
to help him fight?"
mo, my seigneur. I had thought
only of the fight for which l must be
ready here"
This Italian business will be good
practice" said the general, as a man
Of today might speak of tennis tour
nament And you and Pietro will be
enchanted to be together again."
Francois smiled, and something in
the smile wrung the generals heart
Francois, you are not going to be
unhappy about little Alixe?"
Quickly Francois threw back, as If
he had not heard the question: my
Seigneur, l will go to Pietro; it will
be the best thing possible-action and
training, and good old Pietro for q
comrade. My Seigneur, may l go to-
morrow"
Tomorrow" The general was
startled now. "A thousand thunders,
but you are a sudden lad! Yet it will
be no harder to give you up tomorrow
than it would be next month. Yes, to-
morrow, then, let it be-"
Francois stood up, slim, young, alert
and steady, yet somehow not as the
boy who had come in to the general
an hour before; more, perhaps, as a
man who had been through a battle
and come out very tired, with the
noise of the fighting in his ears.
81 will go to the farm tonight, to
my mother and my father. And this
afternoon I will ride with Alike, If you
do not want me for the book, my
Seigneur-and If She will go. May !
ask you not to tell Alike Of this-to
leave it to me to tell herr"
Yes" agreed the general doubt
fully. But you will be careful not
to-upset her, Francois?"
"I will be careful"
"And-and you will do what you
can to help Pietro, will you not. my
son?"
A quick contraction twisted Fran
co.'s sensitive mouth and was gone
but this time the general saw. "Yor
may trust me, my Ssigneur," the boy
said, and moved to the door; but the
general called to him as his hanC
touched the latch.
"Francois!"
Yes, my Seigneur." He faced about
steady and grave, and stood holding
the door.
Francois, my son--I have not hur
you-very much? You do not Low,
Alixe-deeply? Do you love her, Fran
cois?" .'lN ','. ssf
| There was shock of stiffness in tn
, old dim library, Through the windoy
where the children's shouts ha
come in ten years before to the mai
quis and the general-one heard noN
] | in the quiet the sudden staccato of
late cricket The general, breathin
anxiously. looked at Francois, FraI
3 co.'s standing like a statue. The ger
eral repeated Eis question SOFTLY
!. breathlessly. DO you love her, Fral
i. coils? !" az '>a
q With that the great eyes blazed an
!. the whole face OF the boy lighted q
IL q, fire had famed inside a lanterI
!, Ea threw back his head. 'r 81
with all my SOUL" he said IAN
!. foravnrn il
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quilts instead of pens, as common
pen will not enter the holes bored for
dipping. 1t is square, with quill
hole at each corner and large one
in the center for receiving the ink.
The well is of stone, queer compo-
sition which on first sight resembles
flint or marble, but on closer examina-
tion it is found that it may be cut
with a knife much the same as soap
stone.
1t is highly polished, nicely carved
and is about three inches square and
an inch and half deep.-New York
World.
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they go deliciously?" she threw at
him. And then, I'VE will go around
by the Delesmontes Road; 1t is only
three miles farther, and it is early
in the afternoon; there is nothing to
do"
Francois spoke slowly. 81 am afraid
Il must not, Alike. l am going to
the farm tonight"
ITO the farm!" Alike looked at
him in surprise. But you were not
to go over till tomorrow. My father
and l will ride over with you. Have
you forgotten"
NO" said Francois, 81 have not for
gotten-no. indeed. But l am going
away tomorrow, Alike"
Going away?" Alike turned sharp
ly, and her deep blue glance searched
his eyes. What do you mean, Fran
cois?" And then, imperiously: Don't
tease me, Francois! I don't like II"
Francois steadied, hardened his face
very carefully, and answered: Il am
not teasing you, Alike. l did not tell
you before because" he stopped, for
his voice was going wrong-"because
thought we would have our ride just
as usual today. l only knew about 1t
myself this morning. l am going to
Pietro."
"Going-to Petrol" Alike was gasp
ing painfully. "Francois-it Is joke
tell me it is poor joke. Quick"
she ordered. 81 won't have you play
with me, torture mel"
ut is not joke" The boys eyes
were held by superhuman effort on
the buckle of the bridle-rein lying on
his knee. There was a letter from
Pietro this morning. The seigneur
/ wishes me to go. l wish to go. l go
| tomorrow"
Going tomorrow" The girls voice
was a wall. "You-taken away from
mel" Then in fash: Il hate Pietro!
He is cruel-he thinks only Of him
self. He wants you-but | want you
too, How can l live without you
Francois?" Then softly, hurriedly
while the world reeled about the boy
sitting statue-like in his saddle; 1T
is lust as | said. You are as much
a part of my life as the air breathe
and you and my father and Pietro say
quite calmly, The air Is to be taken
away-you must do without it.
can not. will choke!" She pulled al
her collar suddenly, as if the choking
were a physical present fact
No slightest motion, no shade o!
infection missed Francois; still hi
sat motionless, his eyes on the little
brass buckle, his lips set in a line
without. word, without look toward
her. And suddenly Alike, with another
quick blue glance from under her Ions
lashes-Alixe, hurt reckless, desper
ate, had struck her horse a sharp blow
land she was in the road befoTe him
galloping away.
He let her go. He sat quiet Ions
time. AS she turned in, still gallop
ing, at the high stone gateway OF the
chateau, his eyes came back again tt
the little shining buckle. 1t seemed
the only thing tangible in dream
universe of rapture and agony. OTei
and over he heard the words she haC
said-words which must mean-what
Had they meant it? Had he possibl!
been mistaken? No-the utter happi
ness which came with the memory o
the soft hurried voice must mean thu
truth-she cared for him, and thel
over and over and over he said, hal
aloud, through his set teeth:
II said that l would give my happi
ness for my seigneur's; I said tina
l would be friend to Pietro; l will
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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sexareIx Practical.

"T feel thatit is my duty to scatter
sunshine" said the man who is Ia
boriously cheerful.
You're too late in the season with
that line of weather goods" replied
Farmer Corntossel, And anyhow, what
we needed this year was rain"
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Home. Sweet Home.

A we'll known player was talking
about a brilliant but unsuccessful dis.
cipIe of Blackstone.
His habits are to blame for his fail
ure," said he. "One of his remarks
illustrates his habits well. He said
to me in the Union club:
There's no place like home-espe-
cially at or a. NJ, when you've ex-
hausted the pleasures of all the other
places, and you're tired. and every
thing shut up anyway"
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Ard Permanently.

4 DO you think that the new motor
delivery business will ever displace
the postman?" asked the conversation
al young man, when crossing the
street, of his companion. 4
Certain to. II It ever hits him."
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Conviction.

mo man can serve two masters"
observed the good parson, who was
visiting the penitentiary.
II know it," replied Convict 1913.
"Tm In here for bigamy."
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Almino at Protundlty.

"There are some parts of your
speech that l find hard to understand"
"Pint 'em out" replied Senator Sor-
ghum, "and I'll rewrite the other por-
tions. l intended the entire speech
to be that way"
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CHAPTER XI.
With All My Soul,

The general swung around to the
lad. Francois, this letter is about
The Denison review., 1914-07-01
Children Cry
FOR FlETCHER'S
G q s ITO RIA
ORDINANCE No. GAS.

AN ORDINANCE. DEFINING TIE
DUTIES or CITY CLERK
Eo 1t Ordained by the City Council Of
the City Of pcnison, Iowa:
Section /. That ordinance number one
hundred eighty-thrcc IS3) be ana the
same is hereby repealed
See. =. 1t shall he the duty of the City
Clerk to attend all meetings of the city
council and committee meetings when
requested by tho chairman of any com
mittce. to keep :: correct record of all
ordinances and bylaws passed by the
city council.
Sec 3. Whenever an ordinance is
passed The City Clerk shall record the
same in the ordinance book, and when
the mayor Shall have compared the
same with the original and signed the
same, the City Clerk shall attest the
same. and if such ordinance is pub
ll$hed i'll Z newspaper, he shall append
his signature thereto and certify when
such ordinance was passed, and when
and i'll what newspaper il was published
and cause proper evidence OF such pub
lication to be furnished
Sec. l.. lie shall have custody of and
safely keep all records documents. or
dnanccS, resolutions ana orders of the
city co2ncil. and all other papers de-
livered to him for safe keeping by the
city authorities.
Sec. ) He shall furnish free of
charge, 10 any city officer. Il copy of any
record. paper or public document made
or filed il his office, when the same shall
be necessary to said officer in the dis
charge ot' his duty: and he shall furnish
i like copy to any person, when re-
uueSted,' upon payment of ten cents
lOc) for every one hundred words of
the record, paper or document 50 tran
scribed. and twenty-five C25c) cents adj
dtonai If !: certificate be required there
to, upon payment by such person to said
clerk
Sec. g. He shall draw and sign all
warrants on the city treasurer and ailiX
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Miss Kathryn McGinn came UP
frcm Dunlap Tuesday to spend the
week with her brothers.
Ernest Poleske shelled corn for sew
cral Of his nciShbors the past week.
Miss Edna Portz was the guest Of
her cousin. Miss Josephine Tate, last
week.
Fritz Steinkcuhler visited with Arm
old Schnoor last Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Rusterholz at
tended the w. O. w. picnic at Coon
Grove Sunday.
Many are planning to celebrate
the fourth at Manning, Dow City and
Dunlap. ChautauQua will be with us
soon after the fourth. Don't forget
the first day will be the l1th and it
will last q week as usual.
Viola Swartz was a guest last week
at the Ernest WenZel home.
Peter McGinn and son, Edward
spent couple Of days the fore part
OF last week here with James and
Simon McGinn.
Henry Hamann transacted business
in Omaha Thursday.
James McGirn had an animal killed
by lightning during the storm last
Wednesday night
Misses Josephine Tate and Edna
Portz spent several days last week
with the formers sister, Mrs. Frank
Costello. near Vail.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Klink, Misses
Alma and Selma Schroeder, Fred anC
Henry Bccrmann, Henry Schneider
and Will and Louie Meyer were Wis
itors Sunday at John COmstock's.
Miss Anna Hamann was the guest
of her friend, Miss Ella Schnoor, OF
Sunday.