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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20

Encouraging Parent-Teacher Gather
ings. - In various parts of the county
enthusiastic parent-teachers' meetings
similar to those held from time to time
IN various parts of the city, are being.
held, and County School Superintendenf
Carver said to-day that this feature
VIII be encouraged. The superintendent
these affairs as possible VI
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20

Clarion SeaIer Visitor. - Reed r.
heck, county inspector of weights and
measures Of Clarion county, was a vis-
city's department of weights and meas
HreS and expects to remain with City
Sealer Reel until Thursday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20

New License Ordinance Not Ready
Commissioner W. L. Gorgas. superin !.
tendent of finances, expects to offer in
council, Will not be ready for this af-
ternoon, as had been expected and it is
doubtful II 1t will be in shape to sub
NIT before the meeting next week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20

County Solicitor Receivers. - Major
Fred M Ott County Solicitor, who had
peen connned to his home for a few
gays with an attack bordering on
grip is at his office again.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20
Rooms Wanted
Boarders Wanted

TWO respectable boarders in a pri-
vate family: Railroad men preferred.
Apply 1880 Wood street, Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20

Won't Advertise For Bids. - Instead
OF ADVERTISING for bids for new heat
Ins plant at the county almshouse the
lust direct certain repairs to be made
RMS Is In line with the suggestions of
the January grand jury. A similar
plan VIII likely be followed in repair-
ing the flooring, ETC., in some sections
of the building.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20
iApartlnenlS FOR Kent

DESIRABLE apartment, consisting of
four rooms and bath and locker; all
modern conveniences; everything COM
plete for light housekeeping; steam
heat, etc; fronting on Locust street,
two squares from Market Square.
Penna. Realty Company, 1872 Locust
street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20

Building Inspector MoesIein at Desk.
-For the first time since his illness.
spector Ed. Moeslein was at his desk
Tor short time yesterday afternoon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20

ANY intelligent person can earn good
income corresponding for newspapers;
experience unnecessary. Send for par
ticulars. Press syndicate. 798. Lock-
port, N. Y.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20

New Bond Must he Filed. In n
brief order handed down TODAY bv
PRESIDENT Judge Kunkei, the Pennsyi.
Vanla Investment Company was direct
ed to f1le a new bond in the replevin
SUIT OF the Pennsylvania Realty Com
pany VS.. T. B. Rockafellar.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20
For Rent

FOR RENT - Desirable offices in the
Telegraph Building, sipgiy or en-suite.
Inquire at business Office.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20

IasseG Law Exams. - Robin Ben
nett, law student has successfulIv
passed the qualifications for admission
to the Dauphin County Bar and his
RECOMMENDATION for admission has been
MED by the board of law examiners.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20

THREE-STORY brick dwelling: front
and rear .porches; all improvements: !:
good condition. Possession at once.
street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20
Rooms and Board

FURNISHED ROOMS, with board, in
private family. Apply 81 North Six
teenth street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20
Money to Loan

PROFIT-SHARING LOAN SOCIETY
WE HAVE ORIGINATED a new plan
of loaning money by which borrowers
share profits of lenders. Legal rates
easy terms, confidential Offices, Rooms
81, North Market Square
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-30

sometimes have dreams-yet they
are not dreams-in broad daylight. l
see things hear voices-which are
not of our village. Three times | saw
long road up a mountain, and over
the mountain was large star. l saw
it three times, and once a voice said 1T
is the star of the Bonapartes, but also
your star, Francois. Follow it."
The general was hard-headed per-
son for all his cult of Napoleon, and
vision-seeing appeared to him non
sense. He pooh-poohed at once the
idea of star divided between the
house of Bonaparte and a small peas
ant. Your mother had better put a
wet cloth in your cap" he advised.
'Parbleu-seeing stars in midday!
Some one-legged old fighter has been
Cabling before you about the star of
the Bonapartes, and that and touch
of sunstroke in this heat, it may be,
have turned you silly. Let me hear no
more of stars, but keep at your lesson
and learn to be-"
With that he was aware that the
boy did not hear him. The light figure
was on tiptoes-the large eyes stared
at the wall, and the child spoke in an
unaffected voice as if something muf-
fed spoke through him.
Il see the star" he said. 81 see it
through window where there are
iron bars. Ali" The interjec-
ton was in the boys natural accent,
and he shivered violently. "Ugh!" His
teeth chartered and he looked about
vaguely 1T is like an icehouse. do
not like those dreams; they make me
so cold. Seigneur, it is late; my moth
er will not be pleased. And / must
stop at the garden and pick the vege-
tables for supper-carrots and peas. l
must hurry to get the peas and car
rots."
Little Alike, clutching her fathers
thumb, watched as the boy disap-
peared. Then, to the generals aston.
ishment, she began to sob. Il don't
know" she answered his quick ques-
ton. 'But IL think it is because ]
am sorry the little boy was so cold
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-30

he kicked there was sudden strong
grip on his shoulder; he was jerked
backward and rolled on the grass.
Are you tired of life at this age
them" strident voice demanded, and
Francois lay on his back and regarded,
wondering, at ease, the bronzed lined
face of a big man standing over him
Francois smiled; then laughed with
assurance of the others friendliness
up into the strange mans face. He
got to his feet and stood.
mo, m'sieur," he said politely. AZ
was only pleased at thinking what /
am going to be some day"
"Ah! Is 1t permitted to ask what
magnificence it is that you are to be p"
Certainly 1t is permitted, m'sieur,"
Francois answered In his courageous,
courteous way. 81 shall one day be a
marshal of France under another
Bonaparte.'
The stranger watched him, aston
ished. and then he laid his hand on the
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-30

which was under the steeple. AS she
reached it the little lad came out, his
face flushed, his eyes shining with ex-
element and triumph. She took his
hand silently, hardly looking at him,
and turned SO, quietly, without word
Of either Joy or reproof, her face inn
passive. She had got her boy again
from the dead, it seemed to Claire
and those first moments were beyond
words or embraces. To touch his warm
hand was enough. The man on the
bay horse, trotting slowly along. saw
the meeting.
1T Is a woman out of the common,
that one" he spoke aloud. "She rules
herself and the boy" And the boy
looked up as he came and smiled and
tugged at his cap with the hand which
his mother did not hold.
Good morning, m'sieur," he said
with friendliness, and the rider stared
"Sacre bleu!" he flung back in his
strong sudden voice. 1T is my friend,
the marshal. Was it you, then, glued
up there? Yet another fashion to play
with death, Ell? Nom dun CHEN! You
have star of good luck-you are
saved for something great, it must
be-"
'M'sieur the Marshal" he flung at
Francois. Come and see me in the
chateau"
There was a clatter of galloping
hoofs; the bay mare and her rider
were far down the street.
"Who is it, my mother-the fierce
gentleman" Francois asked.
You are fortunate today, Fran
co.'s" Claire answered him. THE good
God has saved your life from a very
great foolishness, and also think you
have made a friend. 1t is the new
seigneur."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-30

Yet by my idea you are chevalier, Gre
ated SO by the act of the most power
full monarch who ever ruled France
by our Emperor Napoleon. The time
may come when, as the emperor said.
you may be marshal of France under
another Bonaparte. But that Is a
small thing if the time comes when
you may help another Bonaparte to
come to his right, to rule over France
1t is that of which you must think till
the hour strikes, and then 1t is that
which you must give your life for"
Little Francois, the visionary, the
hero worshiper, trembled. 81 will do
it, my seigneur," he said. frightened yet
inspired, lifted into tremendous dir
Tying atmosphere. And with that a
secret which he had told no one, not
even his mother. broke forth. my
seigneur. a strange thing happens
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-30
CHAPTER v.
A Game of Cards,

Francois Beaupre-Le Francois of
Vicques-sober, laborious, had in him
a certain pig-headedness, and also a
vein of the gambler which had swollen
with use; yet because it had so far
brought him only good luck the neigh
bors called this good judgment. He
was dealer in working oxen; he
bought and raised and sold them, and
only his wife knew what chances he
often took in buying young beeves. 1t
was simple solid form of speculation,
yet it was that.
On day in September he left Vic
ques early in the morning to drive to
the market in Delesmontes, league
distant, two pairs of oxen which he
had bought as calves for almost moth
ing from poor stock out of a farm
leagues away. He had fed and trained
and cared for them till now they were
all well set-up and powerful and
h-working-ready to sell for a
good price. At the market he found
that there were few oxen to be dis
posed of, none which compared to his.
and his ideas of value went up-he
would get nine hundred francs for
them, which delayed the sale.
So it came to be, by the time his
bargain was closed, three o'clock in
the afternoon, and he had had no din
ner. With the cattle off his hands
and the money in his pocket he felt
sense of leisure and of wealth. Huns
CRY as a wolf he felt also, and he
turned into the inn of Delesmontes,
where the sign of huge bear, cut out
of tin and painted black. swung before
the door.
waitress approached him-a SOM
melliere-trim in her short calico skirt
and white apron, her hair done in the
picturesque fashion of the place. The
girl took his order; as she turned to
go man just coming in knocked
against her, and apologizing with
many words, caught sight of Francois.
Good day!" he saluted him heartily,
Good day, Monsieur Beaupre," and
Francois, friendly always, answered
Good day." but with reserve, for he
did not recall the man. you don't
remember me? That is natural, for
we met but once. Yet have not for
gotten you. 1t was at the house of
my cousin, Paul Noirjean of Devillier."
Now Paul Noirjean was an old &C.
quaintance and a solid man, and
though Beaupre did not see him often,
living six leagues away, he respected
him highly. A cousin of his was to be
considered, and Francois was embar-
raised that his memory could not
focus on the meeting. He tried to
cover this with cordially, and invited
the stranger to share his meal.
Not at all, not at ALL" the other
answered. yet we must have a bottle
of wine together, but it shall be nv
bottle"
Francois objected; the man insisted.
At length: See, we will play cards
for that BOTTLE" the unknown man sug-
gested, and the cards were brought,
and game of La rams-euchre-was
in progress in two minutes.
Meanwhile the wine had come and
Francois, a touch more generous and
more cordial for it, was genially sorry
when he won and the stranger must
pay.
CTo BE CoNTINUEDJ
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-30
CHAPTER w.
Coming to His Own.

Six years ago, before Waterloo, Ma
poleon had given the new chateau Of
Vicques and its lands to general the
Baron Gaspard Gourgaud, whom he
had before then fashioned into very
good pattern of a soldier out of mate
rial left over from the old aristocracy
Vicques lay in the Valley Deiesmontes
-"of the mountains"-a league from
the little city Delesmontes, whose six
thousand inhabitants constituted it the
chief city of this valley of the Jura.
Over Vicques hung the mountain
called lie Rose, behind LIE Rose doomed
that greater mountain called LIE Raj
meu; back of LIE Raimeu rolled the
Jura range.
The Baron-General Gourgaud, taking
possession Of the chateau in this
month of July, thought it lucky he had
not seen this domain of his before,
else the vision would have turned his
almost in boyhood-for the Cross of
the Legion of Honor had come to him
at twenty-four-after service in the
Spanish and Austrian campaigns and
diplomatic missions; after saving the
emperor's life at Moscow; after Water
loo, Napoleon had chosen him as one
of three officers to go with him to st.
Helena. The chateau and estate of
Vicques had been given to him by the
emperor after that brave and lucky
moment at Moscow when, the first
man to enter the Kremlin, he had
snatched the match from a mass of
gunpowder which would a moment
later have blown up both officers and
emperor.
Ten years before he had married;
four years after that his wife had died,
and the daughter she left was now a
girl of seven, fairy type of girl
you are perfect in every way but
one, Alike" he said as he swung her
high to kiss her "You are"
II know" the little girl interrupted,
comrade-like. II know the fault have.
| am not boy. But l do not wish to
be boy, father. would then grow
to be great fierce person with mus
tache-like you. Imagine me, father,
with a mustache," and the two laughed
together.
Father, father!" Alike dashed into
the library.
There is a queer, little. village boy
but a good boy, father. He has
brought you bunch of lettuce-such
white fat lettuce! Ndll you see him?
He is very good boy"
Alike, you are impayable," the gen.
eral groaned. 81 am your plaything!
Yes, send for all the village-that will
help me with my writing"
Alike, ignoring sarcasm. had flown.
In a minute she was back and led by
the hand Francois.
"Ah!" the general greeted him stern
ly. my friend, the marshal! You
have already begun the attack on my
chauteau, it seems?"
mo, my seigneur." the boy an
swered gravely. mot yet bring you
some salade as present It is from
my mothers garden. chose the best"
Il thank you." said the general with
seriousness. Il am not sure If your
mother will thank you equally. 1t is
a good present"
Francois was gratified. LIE Claire
had this morning sent him to the gar
dens with wide margin of time, and
the inspiration had come as he looked
down the cleaning row of white let
tuce that he would take tribute and
make the visit which the seigneur had
asked him to make.
General Gourgaud brought down his
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-30
CHAPTER u.
The STRANGER.

On an afternoon in July in the year
Of 1920, Francois, being ten years old
and a dreamer. came alone through
the gate and sat down with his short
legs dangling over an ancient wall.
fifteen feet sheer down. He sat there.
quite comfortable and secure, and
kicked his heels, and thought of his
brilliant future, and also of the story
of the great dog and the treasure. The
tradition ran that ages back, in the
time of Caesar, fifty years after Christ,
a Roman governor in this Gallo prov
ince had built formidable castle on
this hill outside the village. The castle
had great granaries to hold the grain
which the governor tortured from the
peasants and sent to Rome to sell. So
he grew rich by oppression, and the
gold wrung from the people he piled in
cellars deep in his castle. When it
came to be a great amount he sent far
to the north and got a huge dog, and
this dog he trained to terrible fierce
ness, SO that anyone coming near in
the long underground corridors where
he guarded the treasure was sure to
be torn in pieces, except always the
governor.
For years things went on in this
way, the governor grinding the peas
ants, and the giant dog guarding him
and his treasure, till at last there came
a thunderbolt-the governor was sent
for to come to Rome to give an ac-
count of the riches which he had kept
from the emperor. He had to go, but
he left the dog in charge, and the night
after he was gone the peasantry gath
cred and set fire to the chateau and
burned it to the ground, and the dog
and the treasure were buried in it,
and there they are to this day. The
people of Vicques believe that If a
man will go to dig that treasure and
will stay till midnight, that at twelve
exactly a colossal dog will rise from
the ruined stones and come, breathing
flames; in his mouth will be the key
of the treasure-vault, and back of him
will stand the ghost of the Roman gov
ernor wrapped in white, his face Gov
cred. And if the man will be bold
enough to take the key from the fam
ing mouth, then dog and governor will
vanish in clap of thunder, and in
front of the daring one will rise the
door of the treasure-yault, and he, may
turn the key and go in and help him
self
Francois considered, and, feeling no
fear in his soul, decided that he was
the man destined to take the key out
of the dogs mouth and get the treas
ure, which he would at once transfer
intact to his mother. He had no need
for treasure; there were things more
important. 1t was for him to become
a marshal of France. Napoleon had
said so; it must be so; but he should
like, on the way to this goal, to face
the dog and take the key and give his
mother the treasure.
In the gaiety of the thought. and
feeling both ambitious all but accom-
plished by this decision. he lifted him.
self on the palms of his hands and
kicked out lightly over the abyss. AS
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-30

slim shoulder in it's homespun blouse,
and his grave voice was gentle. my
child, be careful how you say words
like those; you may get your father
into trouble. 1t is a good belief to
keep in ones heart, and you and may
yet shout 'Vive lEmpeTeur for Ma
poleon again. Yes. who knows? But
1 must go on. Good day, my friend,
the marshal"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-30

list on table so that 1t ratified and
Francois started-but not Alike.
Sabre de bois!" he threw at the
two children. You have ruined my
morning between you. meant to fin
ish those cursed chapters this morn
ing. But let them wait Having the
honor to receive a visit from an officer
of high rank, the least can do is to
entertain him. What amusement do
you prefer, M'sieur the Marshal? 1
am at your service"
1t was natural to Francois to believe
every one kindly; he accepted with
simplicity, II with slight surprise, the
generals speech.
THE seigneur has fought battles un-
der the great emperor HIMSELF" the
boy asked in an awed tone.
yes" came the abrupt answer.
Think" whispered the French boy.
''To have fought under the emperor"
And the old soldiers heart thrilled
suddenly. The child went on. "If the
seigneur would tell me story of one
fight-of just one!"
"Ratisbon, Ratisbon!" clamored
ike, and she scrambled over the arm
of his chair to her fathers knee and
her hand went around his neck. Tell
about Ratisbon and the ditch and the
ladders, father"
Haiti" ordered the general. 81 have
not week to talk. But l will tell
about Ratisbon if you wish
The deep voice stopped, then went
on again. "The Austrians held Rats
river. The emperor wished to take
the town and that bridge. Marshal
Lannes was ordered to do it. You see,
my children, the walls were very old
but filled with Austrian artillery, and
there was infantry on the parapets,
An old ditch lay under the walls, a
large ditch, dry, but twenty feet high
and fifty feet wide. All the bottom of
it was vegetable garden. To take
that town it was necessary to go down
into that ditch and climb up again to
the walls, and all the time one would
the walls-do you understand that,
children? Very well. Twice the mar
shall asked for fifty volunteers to take
the ladders and place them in the
ditch. Twice one hundred men sprang
forward, and it was necessary to
choose the fifty. Twice they dashed
out, carrying the ladders, from behind
the great stone barn which had COW
cred them, and each time the detail
was wiped out-fifty men wiped out. 1t
was like that, my children, the fight at
Ratisbon"
THE emperor" Francois breathed
1.-THE emperor was there!"
Probably nothing, which had not to
do with his daughter, could have
touched General Gourgaud as did that
tribute.
"Sapristi!" he growled. ''The arm
of the little corporal reaches a long
way. The child has not even seen him,
and VOLTA, he loves him."
The child's face flushed But yes,
my seigneur," Francois spoke quickly.
But yes. have seen the emperor
you have seen Napoleon" The
general was surprised. How is that?"
In a boyish fashion, in homely Ian
guage of his class, yet with that dra-
matte instinct which is characteristic
ally French, Francois told his tale as
his grandmother had told it to him and
to his brothers and sisters-the tale
which the children called Napoleon
Comes" The general listened with a
sincere interest.
my boy" he addressed the lad, 81
do not know the law am soldier.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-30

Rise Chevalier Francois Beaupre,'
he said clearly, and in the pause he
added, with look in his eyes as If
one gazed forward: Some day, per-
haps, marshal of France under an
other Bonaparte."
The Washington times., 1914-05-29
sr.oo to Harpers Ferry, sr.zs Mar.

S1.oc 70 Harpers Ferry, S1.25 Mar
tinsburg, s1.50 Berkeley Spring, and 500
70 Cumberland and return-Baltimore &
Ohio from Union Station $50 q. m, Sun
day. May Slst. Returning same day
AdVt
The Washington times., 1914-05-29
MISSING MAIL SACKS
FOUND BY ACCIDENT
Three Bags, Containing lmpor-
tant Papers of |. c. c. Dis
appeared September 80.

4 mystery which has worried the In
terstate Commerce Commission, racked
the resources of the postoffice inspec-
zion division and cost in the neighbor-
hood of 5000, expended in the tracing.
has been cleared up. A number Of
checks and important communications.
mysteriously lost since September 30.
have been found in three mail sacks un-
derneath a pile OF empty sacks in the
basement of the Munsey Building.
On the last day OF September, 1913,
three bags of mail were sent out from
the office of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. In them were thirty or
fortv concession orders to various rail-
roads, having to do with important
rate regulation, four checks TO members
OF the commission and subordinates, and
2 mass of other important matter. The
mail disappeared completely.
The matter was reported to the
postoffice authorities at once and
every energy of the department was
bent towards tracing the lost mail.
but without avail. One of the checks
LOST was the months pay for the
chairman Of the Commission, and, as
many of the comnunica tons were of
tremendous importance to shippers
and roads, every avenue Of escape
possible was investigated.
Day before yesterday one of the
porters of the Washington Times, in
sorting over the empty sacks in the
basement, came across the filled bags
Of mail He at once reported the
find. and the mail was taken to the
chief clerk Of the Bureau OF Railway
Economics. Mr.. Lord. the chief clerk,
recognized at once the importance of
the find and communicated WITHOUT
delay with the commission. The bags
were returned and the long search
ended.
Officials of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, as well as the postal au-
tiorities, are unable to explain how the
mail could possibly have gone astray.
The only suggestion offered is that when
the sacks were taken to the rear en-
trance Of the Postoffice building by the
transfer company, they became mixed
with sacks for The Times, and in that
way reached the newspaper office.