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work. even though the latter DO
only d telephone wire.
Masses OF metal On the outside
OF DIi,d.a should &c made part
o! the Protective gygtcm. Roof.
cutters should be connected Win
do"n-apouts, and The latter well
"ca'thcd. Metal porchroolA should
Do connected with the nearest rod.
with this sort of prccaut.on taken
thc sheet metal roof o. hougG may
be one Of the most efficient pos.
aioic projections against lightning
The cost Of r0dding n house is
very small relatively ~ The value
OF the protection gained /, IS
money wei! spent, II only for the
sake Vi the comfort II mind IL
gives TO the Inmates. especially 10
people not a fc" Who are nni!ci-
ed WIN . chronic ana incradicnDi.
icrro" OF thundcr8tofm8 Many are
the farmers to-day Who .Ie"p com
rosch!y through such G!sWiloiH of
nature, because they know ihct
houses and harms are rOddci. where
formerly. when they enjoyed no
such protection. they lay brond
awake for hours. wondering Il
something dreadful Was going 10
happen
~ the same time. II IL plainly
made clear by the Bureau ~ sian
ahIdS that thc average inau Whp
mas ms house or barn rOhdcd pay@
entirely too much for Tho hcgyicr.
ne lightning rod ugcnl ~ no
longer the dishonest and Bwindl!ng
person he Was thirty or forty year.
ago, too commonly. when hin motto
rloiSiy crooked methOti3 did much
to discrcdit this mode OF protcc.
tlon Tor property; bat he gtill has
~ the Star Company Great Britain
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Losses That Are
Due TO Lightning.

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. ."
",' .-@S.! ~ 10
W I-ai2c " lightning
tr-.- = ,'ga- esg.a ian. +, #,
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. t'-
go. 4H"H mo iAa
- shL-l ~. tf.nf 'hc H1ua..
i..g..r.l2 ra s.ou, nm oar
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the most imperfect rod is likely
TO be better than no rod at
all. Broken lengths OF one have
saved many house. And, of
course. IL one chooses TO take rea-
sonablc precautions as see-
Ing TO IL that the rod extends deem
enough In the earth TO reach per.
mancnt moisture mt all seasons.
there Is no reason why the protec.
ton afforded should not be abso.
iutcly efficient.
some OF the farmers mutual IRA
Insurance companies still show
their faith In Iightning rods by re-.
dncihg very materially their
charges Tor insurance i'm all cases
whcrc houses and farms are rod.
dcd. Others even 30 so far "a 1o
refuse 10 Insure unroddcd build.
.i." at any price. But the big fire
insurance companies. which are
p"ei ica ~ combined into q trust.
mostly Ignore the value of light.
ming rods and refuse TO reducs
premiums to those who protect
ihcir buildings. Legislation Is be.
ing proposed TO make them give a
proper reduction In rates to ner.
sons whose buildings arc rodded.
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me Famous Iron Efel Tower in Paris Which Shows n
CONTINUOUS stream of Electricity Passing Through
1t Without Damage, During Thunder Storm


-, ... =" ','''-".' u IL light
~" INC ".@cA!c! In one
~ ""''': a.''a.
" '''* ',''.o o. structure.
me- az bu:pasaeS the
III. :" '''"' '' ''a'.!.ty 10 dcstruc-
"' '''."'''iAs. ms Is the oil
'""h' 'cuT out .! every ton fires
'ha' destroy ri! tanks are caused
jv ljph,,t,,
n,..,
-" "'' '"rt III thl8 con
"3'1''" - 'h"' no satisfactory Nay
!" protect oil TANKS against linn.
Mn, has ag yn, boon di..,,,r.,
~, t.,A.i., - IL
'"' W any ana h'-
''atN up 10 datc. Scclna 10 accom-.
pl!ai the purpose. In fact. the
standard on CORPORATION has hncn
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02
The IT, S. Government lightning Book Tells
Where You Are Pretty Sure TO Be Struck,
Where You Are Sure to Be Safe, Explains
Why "Skyscrapers" Never Are Struck,
and Some Things About Lightning Rods
7~1oe Are Not Commonly K1aozvr1

IF Won find ,.orreo,s ;,ao H.
inc ,burdors.o-u 49,,
L ne,~ c,oro :, :. ,,,.
Eoen ,u.,r fro, ,ia a,,:..
avoid ,ho closo v;cir;. -, ~ ,oi,
phone. ana don, ,o,,ch :, eoroo,
door
This ,dv;oo ,;,a, =. ,i,o ra,
States Coyorru,a,, p,.-ao, 80
Standards With ro,. a,,.,.-s.',
a Lightning Roo: en,,,r,;r, ~, ,.a
recuI,. os on o,a,,a...
tim !, hos ,,,do -, a., ..,nt.o.
=.
"ouse w S'lucA Dy iigAthlnG,
TINS authority says, there is no
place anywhere inside Of il tha; is
safe. Tho doa,b.do,,;,, .co,,. .,,,..
, "'''''' no!
az az! where rendering
escape Impossible. But some places,
such as those above mentioned. are
more DANGEROUS than o,ror.
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Why Baeshp and Hieh Mas and S,o,s Ie
LinLtuune %. .'o ~" oPN10 10


and
Not N<ytoR
nirnat
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lection OF all public
buildings throughout
the republic.
Even at the pres.
eGt time, In many
parts Of our own
country. lightning
rods are regarded
not only as of doubt.
fnl utility. but as a
menace 10 property,
the theory being en-
tcrtained that they
act lightning.
And. where this idea
Is not held, It Is
quite com monly i'm
Ggincd that n rod in
imperfect order is
likely TO be n dan
ger.
But the Lightning
BOOK aaYs that nunn
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Wt7AT Nor TO Do IN 4 Tt,un,rEp >]1op ~

Diagrams Show
ing Various
Objects Which
Especially
Attract
Discharges Of
Electricity
from the Clouds.
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ooh, God, why hast thou forsaken
me?" Surely few people have had bet
ter reason to ask the question. But
God had not forsaken her entirely.
About this time a former lackey of
the Comte de Montgomerie's felt with
In him a spiritual y%earning. He real
ICED that his sins were as scarlet, and
he would be as white as snow. He
wished to become a priest, and devote
his life to good works. With this
praiseworthy ambition in his breast,
he set about undoing the evil he had
wrought, SC far as he could. He knew
the truth about the robbery at the
Montgomeries', and he wrote an anony-
nous letter to friends of the dan
glades, giving them information which
enabled them to bring the facts to
light. And the facts showed that the
unfortunate d'Anglade had nothing
whatever to do with the crime.
The chief criminal was the Comte de
Montgomerie's almoner, a priest
named Gaynard, who had obtained
wax impressions of the comte's keys.
rIOu LucSe lhpI SSSlOu6 a lhdh hdllC
Belestre made false keys; several
servants of the comte were in the plot,
including the writer of the anonymous
letter. They were all taken into Gus
tody and subjected to the torture, one
by one, and in their confessions they
were unanimous in generating dan
glade.
The unfortunate wife was released
from her black dungeon, with her
naked babe in her arms. She raj in
a dying condition, but now the sympa-
thy of an entire nation was with her,
and she was nursed back to health.
The people of Paris raised a fund for
her, amounting to $780, 900, and the
courts made De Montgomerie dig UP
a large sun to make restitution for
the property confiscated.
There is only one bright spot in this
tragic story. One morning the lieu.
tenant general of police, who had been
the lion of Paris for a long time,
stepped out of his door to go to his
office, when'a stone hit him on the
side of the head. Then another rock
Or maybe it was a vitriied brick;
anyhow, it was hard, and weighed
eight pounds and a half-took him in
the stomach and doubled him up, and
before he could unbend himself some.
body prodded him in the ribs with a
pole. In fact, the whole population of
the street had turned out to do him
honor, and when his servant dragged
him back into the house he looked
just like a mar who has been fooling
with q pile driver.
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d,Anglades to go along. The invita-
ton was accepted but at the elev-
enth hour d'Anglade begged off, say
ing his wife had fallen sick. The
Mcntgomeries went away and there is
every reason to suppose that they
had the best kind of a time at their
rural chateau. They returned to Paris
a day earlier than they had expected
to, arriving at their home in the eve
ming. The d'Anglades spent the eve
ming with them.
On the following morning Montgom-
erie discovered that he had been
robbed during his absence, and the
robbers had made a big haul. They
had opened his strong box with a
false key and had carried off thirteen
bags of silver, several bags of gold,
and a hundred louis dor of a new pat
tern, not in general circulation, and
a quantity Of valuable jewelry. The
comte sent at once for the police.
The lieutenant general of police
came, with several Of his trusty
sleuths, and after examining every
VA aO hA0 llpt
somebody in the house had stolen the
goods, and he began a search of the
premises. In order that nobody could
accus him of impartiality, he made a
search of the d'Anglades' apartment
the first thing, before going to the
servants quarters, and his surprise
and delight may be imagined when he
l{ca01,aroI r1JI - ~ I0,,;1 Jt0r 30
the new coinage, wrapped up in a pa
per, a part of a genealogical table,
which was at once identified by Mont
gomerie as belonging to him. In vain
the marquis protested that he knew
nothing about the money or how it
came there. His appearance was
against him.
To the astute lieutenant general of
police this was sufficient proof of the
mans guilt. When he went to the
house he expected that it was going
to be a sordid affair, involving a
crooked servant or two, and now he
had a real live marquis in the tolls.
His delight may easily be understood.
The case was bound to make a big
sensation, and the lieutenant general
would be covered with glory. From
the moment of finding the money in
d'Anglade's attic, that gifted function
airy bent all his efforts to the n end
the conviction of the marquis. He
would consider no evidence that led
in other directions.
AS a matter of form he went to the
basement, and there found evidence
against the servants far more incrim-
mating than that against the marquis,
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pie of Christ, having the purpose of
Christ as their purpose and knowing
not only some of the promises of
Christ, but knowing too something
of the person of Christ. But so many
have their own purposes to follow and
work out instead Of the Lords. So
many there are whose associations
are more often formed among the enc
mics rather than the friends of Christ.
Little is seen of true conservation
among them.
lttai's Compensation From David.
To read this we must read l Sam.
1871, 2. In this passage we are told
that Ittai came to a place of
responsibility for David's work. He
became a leader among Dayid's
friends. This put him into a place
of honor before David's enemies. They
knew Ittai had been promoted and
~henceforth they must reckon with
him in their warfare against David.
And this gave him a place in sharing
in David's triumph when at last the
king came into his own. What an
incentive for all Christians to step out
and away from the world with a con
s%ecration to the Lord which would re-
suit in each one having such a place
in the Lords service that would make
the enemy take note of them. And
in the filling of such a place there
will come at last the sharing of our
| tnrH'G friInnnh urhan hiC foes haio-
made his footstool, he is seated and
~reigning upon his throne.
lttai's Secret.
Each successful life has had at its
foundation some secret spring which
has supplied the continuing energy
to give that life success. In Ittai's
case the secret was threefold. He had
a personal attachment to David which
never wavered when David came to
troublous times. He was ready with
personal sacrifice for David when the
usurper vas on the throne and David
driven out. And finally there was per-
sonal satisfaction with David even
when apparently David could give him
nothing but difficulties and dangers
while David's rival could hold out the
promise of ease and safety. This
same threefold secret applied to the
life of any Christian in relation to
the Lord will bring success of the
highest kind. There is in this fol
lowing the Lord, sacrifice and priva-
ton, difficulty and danger in the pres
n time, but in the end it will be
glory and honor, delight and JOY in
the presence of the Lord Jesus
Christ.
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was waning. Then it was that Ittai
came to him with cheer and encour-
agement.
Ittai's Choice of David.
In the first place it was a proper
choice, for even though David was
driven out, he was still the rightful
king. Then again, it was a very en-
thusiastic choice, as we see from verse
81. Ittai was in it for life or death.
And it was a deliberate choice. He
was aware of the difficulties, the pri-
vations and the dangers he must share
with David. He was not blind to the
promise of Ease and safety and pos
sible advantage to himself by making
another choice. And he had before
him the example and influence of
some of the leading men who were
forsaking David. But he had count
ed the cost and then deliberately and
with enthusiasm he threw himself on
Dayid's side. What a picture this
presents of what the Christians choice
should be in following the Lord.
Doubtless there are certain difficult
ties and privations, certain promises
of ease and advantage from the other
side. And there is surely seer the
example of many who turn aside. But
in spite of this the proper choice for
the Christian is a deliberate and en-
thusiastic choice of the Lord whatever
the cost may be.
Ittai's Conservation to David.
His conservation is seen in his sep
aration to David's person. Where the
king was he would be and where the
king went he must go. But this in
volved a confession of David's pur-
pose. Being found with David meant
that what David wanted to do, he want
ed to do. 1t would be plain to all,
friend and foe alike, what Ittai want
ed. And this in turn meant associa-
ton with David's people. How strong
the church would be if all protesting
Christians were found among the peo-
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coc1aicNT %
ne ApArfG
-AsaARa8 a.aA~~

At the close of the eighteenth cen
fury the families of the Marquis dan
glade and the Comte de Montgomerie
lived in peace and harmony in a large
house in the Rue Royale, Paris. They
lived rather luxuriously, and while 1t
al held that most of the marquis
funds came from the gambling tables,
nobody held that against him. He
was a man Of fine appearance and
charming manners, and his wife was
a beauty. De Montgomerie had a for
tune of his own and didn't need to
go to the gambling establishments to
earn his bread in the sweat of his
fingers. He kept a large establish
ment, with servants and horses and
chariots and the d'Anglades lived in
the anne house because of the firm
friendship existing between the two
families.
1t came to pass that the Montgom-
cries decided to go to their country
house for a while, and invited the
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but when a man is hunting a lion Ire
bits. Five of the missing bags of sill
yer were found In the servants boxes,
but this made no impression upon the
great policeman. The marquis must
have put the bags where they were
found, in order to throw suspicion
upon the servants.
The prosecution was pitiless and
brutal, and the lieutenant general of
police seemed to dominate everybody
and everything. The marquis protest
ed his innocence, and was ordered to
the torture, but no physical agony
could draw from him a confession of
guilt. He was convicted and sen.
fenced to the galleys for life, and
presently set forth on his mangled
limbs, as a member of a chain gang
bound for Toulon. The story of the
persecution of the d'Anglades seems
more like a chronicle of the dark
ages than a record Of modern hap
penings. The marquis, whose life
had been spent in gilded ease, found
the journey torture; and the brutes
In charge of the chain gang seemed to
take a vicious delight in adding to his
misery in every possible way. He
was chosen out for all their barbarity,
perhaps because he was an aristocrat.
League after league he toiled along
the endless white road, his feet bleed
ing, his legs swollen, his body COW
cred with bruises, and his heart
broken.
At last death came to his relief. He
died of exhaustion at Marseilles, and
1t Is doubtful whether any man ever
greeted the d~eliverer with greater joy.
Meanwhile his wife had been taken
from a sick bed and dragged to the
bar Of justice by the t~ireless lieuten-
ant general, who was fairly basking
in the well-earned fame this case had
brought him. She was found guilty
of something or other, and imprisoned
in an underground dungeon, where, in
cold and slime and darkness, she be-
came the mother of a daughter; and
mother and babe were left there with
no attention, except when a piece Of
black bread was thrown in, as to a
wild beast. Afterwards the jailor who
did this service said that he ofen
heard the wretched woman moaning,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-07-15

a large crowd, fine weather and ev-
erybody had a great time. A fine
program of sports was given.
Absecon NJ. E. Church.
Sunday services:-
1870 A. NJ, sermon, "a Spiritual
Inventory"
2.30 P. NJ, Mems Bible Glass.
$50 P. NJ, Twilight Service; OBJ
iect Talk, Gospel in a Nut She'll"
Sermon, 1.-TWO Pigeons for the Tenn
ple."
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Mails arrive at Absecon Post Office as
follows:
From Philadelphia and West-7.s0 and 10
a. m. and 6.45 p. m.
From Atlantic City-6.30 a. m. and 3.45
p. m.
Mails close as follows:
For Philadelphia-6.20 20, 9.25 and 9.45 a.
m. $50 and 6.25 p. m.
For Atlantic City-9.45 a. m. 6.25 p. m.
The Office opens daily except Sunday at
els a. n. and closes 7.15 p. m.
Carrier leaves on Rural Delivery Route at
500 a. m.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-07-15

OF the chapter In
which it is found.
1t will be seen
that King David
was driven from
his place by the
rebellion under
Absalom. It was
a dark item in
David's history,
and his prospects
for final victory
e not very
promising. Some
of mis- o s infu-
entail frie n d s
were turning from
him, and his pop
ularitY seemingly
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NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

All subscribers of The Pleasantville
Press who are in arrears are urged
to forward the amounts due at their
earliest convenience. The cost of pa
per has increased more than forty
percent. during the past year and in
order to avoid the necessity of in
creasing the price of subscription, the
publishers ask that all arrearages be
paid promptly. Neglect to do so will
make it necessary to discontinue mail
ing the paper to delinquents.
Reading the Pleasantville Press is
reading the news of this locality.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-07-15
I TT I
THE
By REV. B. B.. SUTCLIFFE
Extension Department Moody Bible
Institute OF Chicago

TEXT-Then said the king to Ittai the
Gittite, wherefore goest thou also with
us?-II Sam. 1913.
To get the setting of this text we
must read at least the first % verses
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-07-15

The best armor is to keep out Of
gun shot.-Bacon.
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Don't fail to read The Pieasantville
Press. 1t gives your home news.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-03-18
X. OF p. CONVENTION A SUCCESS.

Limestone Lodge X. of p, were the
entertainers of the district conven-
ton Friday afternoon and night. The
Castle Hall was thrown open and
right royalty did the knights com,
mingle and discuss grave affairs Of
state"
Promptly at o'clock the banquet
table was surrounded by the jolly
host and song, wit and humor were
enjoyed. Toasts were responded to
betraying that friendship, charity and
benevolence were never forgotten by
the order. A few of the visiting
Knights were June BLACKBERRY Of
Brooksville, ]. S. Trumbo of Eliza
willie, j. w. McCord of Cowan, J. w
Laycock, f. A. Tabb, ]. Elgin An
derson and Albert Thomas of Dover
A. J. Caywood, w. f. Teegarden, G.
7. McDaniels, o. X. Thomas, Il. T.
Case, J. Il, Hartley, o. McGlone. j.
G. Donovan, W. V. Thomas and Il. 7,
Hysong of Ewing, G. W. Powell OF
Nepton. James Lalley and George
Disher of Mayslick and Charles Davis
OF Mt olivet.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-03-18
new SUITS FILED
Friday a Busy Day In Mason County
Circuit Court Clerks Office For
the Coming Term.

Friday was busy day in the Ma
son Circuit Court Clerks Office. At
torneys we're busy until late in the
afternoon filing their petitions. About
forty-nine cases in all are filed for the
coming term of this court.
Frank Carpenter filed a petition
against the l.. & n. railroad company.
In it he states that on February 16,
1916, while driving in a buggy on the
Strode's Run pike near Clark's Sta
ton, his horse became frightened and
backed over an embankment, causing
loss of $3.50 for wreckage of his
vehicle and SIS loss for broken har-
ness. He prays for damages in the
sum of $135.
Mrs. Irma Carpenter filed a petition
against the l.. & n. railroad company.
In her petition she states that while
she and her infant we're riding with
her father-in-law in a buggy on the
Strode's Run pike near Clarks Sta
ton, that the horse, although a gentle
animal, became frightened at pile Of
old ties and backed over a fifteen-foot
embankment before 1t could be con-
trolled She alleges that she sus-
tanned serious injuries and prays for
damages in the sum of $4,000.
Joseph Lee filed a petition against
the Bates-Rogers Construction Com
pany in which he states that while in
the employ of said company, under the
direction of one of its foremen, he
was helping unload rock when a huge
crane, by the negligence Of another
employee. caused huge stone to fall
from the bucket of the crane and
crush several bones in his hand He
alleges he sustained damages to the
amount of $1,000
Mike Brannon and Omar Dodson
filed a petition against W. T. Cum
mngs, assignee of G.. ]. Gress and
others. In their petition they state
that the said G. J. Gress owes mike
Brannon $3.50 borrowed money and
Omar Dodson $lO2.25 for goods and
merchandise. This indebtedness is
more than rs per cent of the total in
debtedness, $1,2S7S2. They further
claim that the mortgage given by the
said G. J. Gress on February II, 1916,
to +. w. Tanner, was fraudulent and
was without consideration. and was
collusive between the said Gress and
Tanner The plaintiffs pray for a set
Element of all the accounts of the as
signed estate of said G. J. Gress, the
be set aside and held for
nought, and pray that all OF the said
personal property be sold and that
the defendant w. T. Cummings, as
signee, be required to account for all
the personal property which passes
his hands under said deed of
assignment.