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AFTER separated my
and they prevented other the house and
subject to the danger of fire and thieves selected about
thousand Volumes including the family literature the
and sold the Those sold described eight
making four volumes, which full Of
original for the history of Pennsylvania My collection of
Franknana has been called by Tregask of London unrvad
Certainly it comprehensive Henry Stevens
for which the Government of the United paid thyve
thousand dollars The ownership these books oppor
tuny understand Franklin his work. with the
result that estimate of his achievement is far the
venona standard He job printer He printed solely for gain
and nothing that be regarded contribution learning
literature from his He printed the Votes of Assembly
and the Sessions Laws the opportunity which he secured
through political influence when Benjamin paid him
printing the earliest books against slavkeep appeared
without his imprint because effort His most
important work in the of his the he took pub
fishing Sewes ory of the Quakers" but that him
by Kmr the old enthusiast whom he slight
ngy in his autobiography He the genius worldly wisdom
He remained with the Quakers they retained
left them when they lost it. He without
marriage He the Pennsylvania Hospital the outawed
debts of his fm which had value uncoectabe and
gained reputation for philanthropy The Library Company Of
Philadelphia has called the Franklin Library although
tain the really valuable collection made by James Logan and its
records show that Thomas Bond bought and Frankns
newspaper Franklin practically nothing claimed
have founded the University of Pennsylvania he
pamphlet although he endeavored prevent Dr. William Smith,
the Provost and founder from getting money England for
It's support He claimed founded Phosoph
tai Society," although its minutes show that he read scientific
4aper before and while president failed attend the
meetings
My books all kinds of and from the
earh and became known the dealers and
Berlin.
which the search theway
romantic and dramatic Gus Egoshort and stout with
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Copyright. 1917. Harper & Bros.
CHAPTER XXVI Continued

TITS teeth ground together, his head be-
i gan to wag upon his shoulders 1t drop
ped lower and lower; one hand slipped from
It's hold and he lurched forward An instant
he hung suspended from the waist; then
he appeared to let go Imply as all resist
ance went out of his big body There came
q warning rattle of dirt and mortar andS
pebbles the next instant he slipped into the
we'll and plunged headlong down upon
OReiliy, an avalanche of lifeless flesh.
Johnnie shielded himself with his upfung
arms. but he was driven to his knees and
It was to find himself in utter darkness
There was a heavy weight against his legs
With strength born of horror and revul-
sion he freed himself: then hearing no
sound and feeling no movement, he fumbled
for the candle and with clumsy fingers man
aged to relight it. Even after the flame had
eaped out and he saw what shared the PIT
With him he could barely credit his senses.
The nature of his deliverance was uncanny.
0upernatural-it left him dazed. He had be-
held death stamped upon Cobo's writhing
Sace even while the fellow braced himself
8 keep from falling. but what force had
ooRected the phenomenon what unseen hand
had stricken him, Johnnie was at a loss to
i seemed rS.u miracle h inaeed
1obo lay In a formless. boneless heap he
Qnemed to be all arms and legs his face
1Fas hidden, but between his shoulders there
kome made knife to which a loop OF cord
O'keiiiy stared stupidity at the weapon
Zen he raised his eyes. Peering down at
Experiment. beardless. youthful face.
He uttered Jackets name. and the boy
answered with smile. Bring my knife
With you when you come" the latter d.
B YOU" The Americsn's voice was weak
4nd uheky. u thought---" He set the
{ f31lls down and covsfed HE eyes momsn-
:@ n = - nrle,. = rlenk. "A onarr.
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An Ancient COntrOUersY

There had been standing controversy Holland the
former of the Netherlands of scholars ontendng for 1892
1859 and the other for 49656l When first became interested
the subject wondered how since in the Dutch edition of his
works in folio published in 1881 there appeared his of
when he left the Roman Catholic Church how old the
time Later discovered however that the earlier edition 1876
this statement did thus that somebody had
serted later In the controversy the authorities relied
Gerhard Rooen noted preacher who died in iii Hamburg
aged 100 and grandmother had
One day received letter from in Ohio he had
old Menno Smons book which he would sell for So Though
this the only description and nothing could be told about con
on and little about substance much
to him to send When arrived behold it
the 1916 edition of the works Memo which had belonged
Gerhard Roosen. In Roosen had made number of
others which told visit he had
with Peter Tobias Wgaert
the Menno born 1892 died in
buried his cabbage garden the information thus
remarkably and accidentally discovered Doctor Shee
sterdam who embodied article printed the Doopsgene
Bjdragen and in this in America settled
question of the in Europe which their libraries and
scholars could determine.
shop David Mckay Ninth above Walnut
pile of religious and, therefore seemingly pecunarly vaue
which had from the country But
found fine "Truth Exalted the first book printed by
William Bradford in New York. which in the judgment
had displaced the "aw before regarded the rst
latter had brought auction sixteen hundred dollars Mckay sold
it to with two three other books for dollar.
In the auction of Davis Harvey a
of refuse which their Stan Henk had rejected
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bsh. picked book Henkels you
want that take it along 1t proved be the first book in Dutch
in America catechm of the Reformed Church. written Albany
printed by Bradford and before unknown.
William Brotherhood had secondhand book South
street. west of Broad From his shelves selected little volume of
by Edgar Allan Poe printed when he cadet
Point Elan Bliss which had been thrown the Cadwaader
family and for which paid sixty knowledge
editions and seeking it, but there within
which guides in these pursuits The eness
and went from there to the auction library
offered for sale. At the time Phie
his knowledge of books and others Of the craft gathered
inner and wandered about overheard the
ton One OF them ad 81 wonder whether that second edition of
Poe will turn again The remark caught attention
and stepped closer.
as a book?" inquired
"Did you copy?" the query a
sponse.
"Yes"
81 have in my pocket
produced it and asonhment gathered faces
asked Philes
"No don't know what it brought in the Brhley SALE"
"One hundred and fifty dollars"
81 very glad to hear
At this time there in named Frank Marshall
who had been -four merchant sharp ythe-blade
had turned his attention to books bookaes and autographs At
sale letter written Wilson,
lawyer who did the most preparing the Constitution of the
United States 1887 and became Justice the Supreme
of the United States to George Washington introducing him
Colonel Ephraim Blaine the grandfather of James Blaine
wanted the letter. Marshall bought $33
noised about the town. this sphere that bad found
the Poe and it not long before Marshall who
the pursuit of material relating to Poe, try his
luck said to him. Marshall and understand the situation
perfectly We make the useless what
thing do not for Poe and have things should
like to have If will make enough of them
market value the Poe have it, He finally the
Wilson letter. the Philadelphia edition of Yeopush
Papers, which, strange the proof that the first publication
of book Thackeray Philadelphia Simple
Cobbr of Agawam and two three Franklin mprn and
red off the book he wanted.
At the sale the house of schwenkfelder family,
Krebel Montgomery County bought quantity of
which office at 20 South Sixth and
selecting whatever be of Importance the
imperfect and thrown shelf there
a and
Chestnut streets and likewise kept neglected 1t then
home and piled shelf One rainy Sunday afternoon
turning when the peculiar words concerning
dove singing the wilderness caught attention and suggested
Ephraa Thoroughly aroused examined critically
early for the Dunkers of Ephraa Then
initials and recognized the chrography Johannes Kpus
parison made the inference certain The hymn book the
of the Wahickon with hymns written by Kepus, Seeg
Roster lay before and of the important discoveries
made occurred amid the waste in own library.
visit Samuel Pennypacker, farmer living
upper of the Tappe who entertained dinner sitting
bench fore table without cloth napkins,
for the family in large dish in the center He
Bible which he said him which
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and EaefSehc Governor

the back of his neck nearly aarge his head dealer in
old furniture and old books lived and still lives in Norristown
where he has Often went incog' in old and
broken hat with him the sales of the German farmers the
try and have bought hreebuhe bag full of books
SALE The would hold them window
dozen at tme and knock them down for few pennies. There
was little opportunity for preliminary examination and often
the purchase proved of little value but while there
turned Franklin, Ephraa Sower imprint In this way
secured nearly all Schwenkfelder literature
rmers Luther charcoal burner Calvin and
them all tie only long lineage
Caspar Sch kfed ossing anobeman of Sea taught
system of and pure theology which, carried through
Mennontes of Holland England led the uaker
His reatises published quaro FORM they written
from about 1926 to about 156O and much demand the
brae of Europe But since nearly all of his
sylvana in 1874 found here exclusively
library ninety of the original issues
them. The being comparatively
almost entirely produced in manuscript after they
Pennsylvania neatly written often beautifully illuminated strongly
bound and carefully The Shwcnkers
Gath of Sepember 1884, and set that day annual
of thanksgiving Gedachniss Tag and they
observance ance and this respect stand alone Their books
their wooen spreads their handsomely carved and ad fun
ture and the faces of the in their plain
dresses all tell of inherited cultivation At their
vited dinner whether anything bought every
thing the tabefrom ham and moas peswas tempt
ing people acting the assumption
and heard them boasng of their
little evidence proof, and have Schwenkfeder
hom where lay on table without ostenaon folio manuscript
written by learned devout forefaher
Among them found early edition of Savonaroa early
ton of the Imiaton Of Christi eopv of the Anabap Transa
ton of the Prophets by Ludwig Heller and Hans Denk four ed
tons of the hymn book of the followers of John u which
rarity Europe manuscript of the hymn written George
Weiss for the first Gdachtniss Tag 1885, manuscripts
written the paper made at the Renhouse Paper Mill the
Wissahickon the earliest in America
Among the Mennontes along the Skppack
and thrifty but less literary people found copy
edition of the Fundamentum of published
Paanate in 1885, the editions of the Shul of Chris
topher Dock the earliest American pdagogy the Ges
hes Magazen of Saur earliest religious magazne
the work of Henry Funk the Mennonite Indian
Creek in Montgomery Pa by Armbruser Pha
deha 176 but of ALL the Martyr Book of
Van Bragh the imposing literary production of colonial
America printed Ephata 149 essay upon
made widely known. Henry Funk Delman Kob Sppack
supervised the translation the
specially bound copy which belonged Funk with his autograph
and likewise the which belonged Jacob Kob brother
Dman and the retained in the e Ephrata by Bruder
Amos"
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tanning y many interesting manuscript notes.
which has been the family for generations and much
antedating every ether family possession
Washington Letter
sadly wanted letter of Washington written at Pennypacker
Mills and sought for long and earnestly Once seemed b
within grasp The Putnam Ohio
by Rufus Putnam garret published
Chicago Washington written him send
thousand Peek Fearing
had married he again almost words Here
letters, almost duplicate the dated
Pennypackrs Mills groveed before the owner Offering him
another letter of Washington of Importance and
whatever inducements could think Of but he obdurae and
efforts were all in vain Moses Pollock kept book store in the
second building side
west of Fifth Hebrew nearly eighty with in
tegence abundant information. away
to other the city
Having sufficient substance he made effort to SELL and ever
oced when the departed regretted when he
thing along One of the of Pock life that he had
sold the Bradford Laws Dr. Brnley SIG and had
produce $500 and he explained the transaction pahe
a that the book had lain around hsstore for thirty and
wanted it. In the of his office freproof
which he kept locked raes which One
something softened his heart and he opened this repof and
brought bundle of which he down the table
fore proceeded and examine hem There
Cincinnati pamphlets Franklin mprnts and along with
other folio letter of Washington written from Pennypac
ers Mills to John Hancock telling him of the council of
fight
time had come. Said /:
pollock have that letter; you make and bargain
Choose but must have that letter. and throwing myself
his mercy, explained to him the said further:
81 have important letter of Washington which will bring
down and show you.'
My letter fine folio in which the General told the Comms
Of Prisoners that CORVALLIS be exchanged Afr
seeing it, Pollock did not need be informed of its military
Said he: "You have couple of books should like Ny
reply "You have Them him the letter about
wallis and the two books and with the other letter
The has sequel When Pollock died his things
sold and them CORVALLIS letter 1t brought $3.50
Mine lies in drawer the house like which could
be sold removed and has $3.50 beside books
Brotherhood 1893 published upon
and bookhuners of the which following kindly
but not altogether complimentary description of myself
"The true bbiomanac sorry repeat =
rarissimoneary the dodo We
books and have fine libraries but the rue Dbdn ma, ~
old
travel miles enrich his collection; that
decenty; that lives in his brary sleeps in it, by fo
fact size; that his meals
his ppe whose atmosphere smells musty and cleanliness
viceh class Of do pecuarios
desirable but such do e
doubt will always live
81 know this city, the honorable Judge Pennypacker
who the spirit bbomanac early
American mprints nearly imprints
pleasure him. He afable and
extremely liberal in his dealings
CONTINUED TOMORROW
Ill. 1
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thrown with other into clothes basket in the
the Bible which belonged greatrea
geatgrandmoher grandfather printed Heidelberg in $685.
tanning record and many interesting manuscript notes.
which has been the family for generations and much
antedatng every ether family possession.
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THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A PENNSYLVANIA
NNNN BY Samuel WAonNzoochcr ss7s sa aszzs;
s. S8aSsSMS sSMaS Eae5eAc ~ "
CHAPTER VI (Continued)

(copyrisht. 1917, BY the Public Ledger Company,
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GALL HIS NAME AND WE WILL
WHISTLE THAT'S RIGHT.

He was born to be a promoter of
big enterprises and he does promote
tho only thing he lacks Is the big
enterprise. He has everv non-essen.
tial of great promoter-the very
important look and business bearing.
sharp eyes and silver tongue, which
ne carries attached to healthy and
lengthy vocabulary. Most of his
promoting has been done since he
hnished school, very little promoting
was done during school hours--but
ne succeeded in getting through
HE could be stranded on a barren
isle, with nothing for. sale but the
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COURT WAS LATE.

Court proceedings were a little slow
getting started today. Vawter arriv-
ed late from his home in Blacksburg
whence he had gone yesterday with
his wife after her frightful ordeal on
the stand. Overcome by the strain Of
telling the story OF her shame she did
not accompany her husband. He seem
ed little worried about her. "She Is
staying In bed late today to get over
It," he explained.
Robert F'agg, cashier Of the bank
at Biacksburg, was first witness call
ed by the defense. He was question
ed briefly by Attorney Colhoun. He
merely brought out the fact that the
evening preceding the tragedy he had
Continued on Seventh Page,)
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FEM ALE
E NJ B AIM Err
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She ranks with the best in her
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She is prominent in fraternal Or
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1T REALLY HAPPENED! Q

ground, atmosphere and the foliage
and he would try to promote some
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bargain with himself as salesman,
owner and purchaser. He entered
the real estate field in Richmond and
sold every piece of property that was
sold In town for one year (for he
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broke out he proceeded at once to
promote high school cadet battalion
and had the writer appointed as the
commander. The battalion is doing
fine work Tin the mind Of the pro-
moter but it has never been seen.
The boys now say that this promoter
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THE CHRIsIIANsBURa SUMMER
SCHOOL.

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Ihe school Is so organized that each
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u. A. LONG, Conductor.
Cambria, Va.
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MRS. .VAWTER WILL
TAKE STAND TODAY.

=,
Mrs. Wawter was in the courtroom
to-day with the two Vawter children.
She was dressed In blue coat suit,
with hat to match, and presented a
picture of beauty. She III take the
stand when court convenes to-mor.
row morning, and her testimony Is
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question: can see 1t clearly, and I
Know II YOU look at my side you can
see 1t. We can be better friends than
ever. What is more than that shall
always BIO your friend no matter how
you may feel. know, because as
asked me the other day when you
took over to Christiansburg. what
! thought Of Mr.. Hcth, l told her and
l meant it that l thought he was one
OF the best people l knew, and be-
cause that he was always willing to
do more than his part, other people
abused his generosity. need your
friendship, and l value 1t, and some
day you will realize that my friend
ship is valuable. I am always your
sincere friend.
&c. e. VAWTER."
Stock, l am dead earnest in what
I say. Don't doubt me or SUSPECT me
of ulteriorr motives, for never had
one OF those d--n things in my life.
l am too Internally honest, and al.
ways say just what I think"
Professor Vawter did not deny tina,
he was the author of the letters pro
duced by the prosecution.
DR.. w. T. Henderson, college ply
S.oi"h oS thc flISllla 1OlyIeCnnlC In
stitute, was the first witness called.
tie told details Of the night of the
tragedy and of being the first to or
rive at the Vawter home. He testified
that Professor Vawter called him over
the telephone about the same time
that Bernard Williams arrived at mis-
door.
DR.. A. p. Jones, surgeon of Roa
noke hospital, testified in technical
language as to the nature of the
wounds, stating that Heth's death
was causesI by the shock
When the Commonwealth rested.
muca to tho surprise Of the specta--
tors. Charles Vawter, Jr., eleven years
Old son Of the defendant, was called
to the stand. When asked If he knew
the nature Of an oath the child repli.-
ed In the affirmative.
What will happen to a little bow
who does not tell the TRUTH" was
asked him.
HE will go to the bad place" was
the ready answere.
The child testified as to being
awakened by pistol shots and OF his
father telling him not to worry and
to be good to his mother.
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EARLY MORNING DEVELOPMENTS

Chrlstiansburg, Va, May a.
After examining only two more wit
nesses. the defense rested today i'm
the trial Of Charles e. Vawtar, Blacks
hurg professor, charged with the
murder OF Stockton Heth, Jr., and a
short recess was called to allow at
torneys for the commonwealth to 20
into conference with First Lieuten.
ant Clement G. Heth, brother of the
dead man. Greatest interest was mani
rested In the outcome Of the confer
ence. Injured to sensations by the
first three amazing days Of the amaz.
ing trial, everyone looked for another
bomb shell at its conclusion. But
what this bomb-shell will be no noe
hadthe slight idea.
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