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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-13
CHAPTER w.
The Special AGENT.

Colonel Posey remained indefinitely
in Louisiana, and David was still in
charge of the shop. Late the next aft
ernoon he closed and bolted the small
emporium and started down the street
toward the tavern for an early supper.
AS he passed musingly along beneath
the new-green elms and neared the
courthouse, the words he had over
heard the night before from the lips
of Cranmer's comrade came sharply
back. 4aThe courthouse to-
morrow night.
The fascination Of the little court
house pluGked David as with an out
stretched 4and. In moment he found
himself belbre it. Through the half
open doors David caught glimpse of
the shadowy and empty place of jus
tice: and with sudden determination
he entered the silent and empty cham
Der. He would conceal himself within
It and learn why JOB Cranmer was
meeting strange men secretly after
nightfall.
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"Miss wapeIIo-EtheI," It Said.

come my wife. You and are not as
young as we used to be. Don't you
think?-can't you care just little?-
oh, strike 1t, strike it-all except that
I love you"
Reply Prompt and to the Point.
Next morning Mr.. Tecumseh found
two copies of the message ON his desk.
another little note, and no stenogra-
pher. The note said: "Dear Mr.. Te-
cumseh-John, hereby resign from
my position as stenographer in ysur
firm. I have enjoyed my work with
you, but feel that should accept d
better place. I am about to become
the wife Of the best man in the world.
Come up this evening and We'll talk
1t over. Yours truly mean lovingly
Ethel Mary"
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tin'ham, beant it? :, I remem-
h-r we could see Colwick hall and
Holme Pierrepont from the hill that
day.
They both fell silent In the April
dusk, their eyes seeing In fancy the
old Fairgrounds on the sunburnt turf
Of Hunger hills or in the green groves
of Clifton. The dusk deepened into
night and still they sat lost in dreams
Of old friends, old childhood haunts.
The brown-breasted bird finished its
song In the trees overhead; and at
last Cranmer came home, stumbling
uncertainty along the lane that Leo
from the tavern.
David, having hidden Lydia friend
ly good night, almost indeed ran into
her unsteady parent. Stepping aside
lust in time to prevent collision In
the darkness, he caught glimpse OF
q second flgure-a man from whom
Cranmer was Just parting. 'If you're
sober enough" the second man was
saying, "we1l have another talk IN
the new courthouse tomorrow night
" David did not catch the name
that followed) twill be on hand then
Puzzled, David strolled slowly back
to the tavern, where he still lodged
There was something about this mar
Cranmer that was not on the surface
something he did not understand, OF
like.
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his presence with the coolest of bows
and Invented an excuse to withdraw
Immediately. She took pains to avoid
any repetition of the encounter; and
Lydia, with the field clear, was as
inwardly self-satisfied as a hen that
had driven another hen from the barn
yard.
David devoured Lydia's easy good
humor hungrily. They talked for
hours Of the old scenes they both
knew so well:
"Did you ever climb Standard hill,
Lydia, and go on till you saw Sher-
wood forest? Going around Robin
Hoods barn, we used to call it."
do you remember the, three great
oaks by the roadside? Father and
used. to lie there and watch the dro-
vers go by with their funny sheep and
the silly little lambs"
GAY, I've seen 'em come into mar
ket by thousands, like. Or did you
ever see the Papist Holes, the caves
in the red sandstone banks of the
Lene"
| "By the Castle road?"
gay, we boys used to play at hunt
e-Captain in 'em--fair places to hide
in, they were"
81 went a-Maying once to the Hem
lock stone on Bramcote hill. It's nea1
Mayday now David. It's
long mile between Corydon and Not
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talking in low tones. Even so. Lydia
appeared to fear that someone might
hear what they were saying. Now and
then at some light rustic she glanced
anxiously about and behind them.
But the village street was empty.
Only the tall, bending elms were near,
and they might be expected to keep
her fathers secret.
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starving child knocked down and beat
en- that stole an apple from a cart.
They drove us out Of the market when
we cursed England.
1t wasn't till November-that we
Gould bear the rent Of the frames no
longer. The men were fair wolves
by then. Every night they gathered
in front Of the Exchange. Then when
the cold began and we had no Goals
nor even peats from Sherwood-the
nen blasphemed. They shouted that
| II was the machinery that was taking
the bread from us. My father :.
Aey called my father Preacher Lar
rnce because he begged them to wait,
| though he was one Of them. My IA
tier -. I read to him at home
tie night they stormed the mills /.
ant Of st. John his eyes were
one they broke the looms
| bat night"
| lHe stopped. His eyes were burning
4 lie Goals.
! I"Newcastle sent his men from their
darters in Castlegate to help the con-
Ables. They took four Of them In
| yollaton street. And then they came
| d our cottage ~. :"
| he stopped again, deathly pale.
fs-hey took my father with them :.
b kissed me :" David's voice
VS. low. 'There was one who said
TIT my father had melted the riot. !"
He was trembling so that his two
) hrers watched him in pity, but he
4 dew himself together.
fOf the twelve judges Of England
!. " did not know which one would try
I" tk rioters. We addressed pleas to
: a. I do not suppose any of our let
d ts got beyond a clerk. We were
+ wy funny. In the assizes Of Michael
Q MS term the cases were thought sc
= important that none Of the judges
l. vs. delegated to them-John Silver
tt ESQ.,, recorder, and Mr.. Serjeant
q Banquet sitting.
y -Four of the FIVE prisoners were
10 fnged. The case against them was
j. Il open-they had been taken in thu
lg Wy act of violating his majesty
"a dree, crown law since the twenty
81 sond year Of his reign. My father
A linked God for his release"
as l cry of joy came from Lydia's lips
Ut sThank God, indeed" echoed Gran
Sc r.
d David smiled at them as mai
ales at his surgeon.
ed In December we were a crowd o
sletons in rags. We stood In tn
snow and watched man in |
"a blk hood fix the nooses about tn
rks Of four men. Then the me-
m 4 the length Of the rope and wer
MS 4. They had little life to lose. Tn
ell n who stood next me was m
me tther.
The fourth felon they hung was m
ne faer."
Your father"
man sobbing with dry eyes I
Ar AGful to look upon.
But the fifth man-who was sc
'ns DR.
leu avid's face was terrible.
Chey set him free who betraye
e. nfather he fed from VI
u, Hwas Of our Brotherhood -traito
!, tIworse-and had sworn-God bel
.sn hl"
-" Ather and daughter were silen
s nd could say no more, but leane
-. anst the counter, his shoulder
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brothers Meet After 81 Years.

New Ycrk.-While the golden web
ling anniversary af John NJ Nelson
~as In progress, Henry Nelson
.calthy ship owner pf San francisco
,tered the. house and greeteds + =
other fo- the FIRST time inH years.
ch had thcu9ht the othsx dead y
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-13
DO you believe that young
laurence has reason to suspect
that Job cranmer and his daugh-
ter mean to harm him or others
In corydon7 What about Doc
tor Elliott
lTo BE coNTINUED3
The Experts.

these connoisseurs are wonderful
chaps. They know all the distinctions
in wines. They can tell the difference
in cigarettes"
"Um. They must be wonderful
chaps. All cigarettes ze,aJ alike 80
me-"
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David lanee arrives in the frontier settlement corydon in
the Indiana territory makes the
daughter sTonet gets village
had followed enemy England
immediately he becomes involved America
Of them develops in this nstaIment
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bling. Lydia felt that to stay
IL would be intruding on his grief.
alucked at her fathers arm and
tleft the, store.
here's lad win make good can
Imeat In the Yankees service."
sAfr. Cranmer. when they were out
daring.
hat d dreadful story !" exclaimed
sSrl. ssAnd how wise he seemed I"
harmed from his father. I'll be
Il. wagered the farmer. Those
Hagham =eavers are q set to make
Ind tremble.r
~ walked back to the tavern.
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to eXterm1nate any germs that may
be clinging to it, and it comes to the
person We send it to, a little staler in
looks, but as fresh as a new born babe
in health. That government man
makes it all as plain as the day is
long, but what he was talking about
for the life of me | can't understand,
suffice to say we will have better SER
vice, eve if the mail to Philadelphia
does leave on a later train, and when
he produces a legal looking lump of
paper and a pencil, my rights as an
American citizen stands up before me,
and | signs it."
Then you did sign it, did your" re-
marked Mrs. McNab.
Indeed | did" Mrs. Duffy said, land
with a longer route we'll be getting
more letters, and can send a basket
of potatoes to Ireland at a reduced
rate, and we can send a basket of
pears to the City by the Sea, at the
low cost of twenty-four cents, and sell
the same to the consumer for a quar-
ter, doing away with the middleman's
profits. It's a glorious country it is,
and it's but a short time when Well
all be retiring millionaires."
Yester'een when / passed Cedar
Bridge the Adjutant Inspector General
of the Navy Department was down
there by the mill pond teaching our
new deliverer how to get the most
so save money on his gasoline. He
passed the same corner fourteen times
Concluded on page g.
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for me, and what did they want to
change the route for at all?" she said,
as che slowly mopped her perspiring
brow with a napkin.
We'll" replied Mrs. Duffy, "Tll tell
you. In these times of the high cost
of living, you want to get all you can
for our money. A Government fellow
around a few weeks ago, and he
says, says he, you're not getting your
mail as regular as you should
Sure" says l. Il get all that's COM
ing to me every day before the noon
clock strikes"
But" says he, that's not regular
enough, and I'll prove it. You pay
two cents to send a letter from here
to Sunnyville, a few short miles, it's
outrageous" and he gets that red in
the face, and his bosom expands with
the very thoughts of the injury done
to me, that l begin to feel it is just
what he says, and a feeling of the
outrageousness of it all begins to
creep all over me, and starts my blood
a boiling"
Now" says he, soothing like, for
the same price we will take that let
ter, and before delivering it to its des-
tination, give it a few hours outing
at a little City by the Sea"
And what for is the idea of that?"
enuuired Mrs. McNab.
"As near as l can make out" replied
Mrs. Duffy, "a letter sent from unpol-
luted air the same as we have in the
country, needs a change of climate,
so they send it to the seashore first,
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MOTOR U z.
By Arthur E. O'Neil.

A n of peace, security and fresh
ly delivered letters lay upon the land.
The sun rose in the east with a smile
contemplating a day of pure unadulter-
ated joy, and later gazed with supreme
satisfaction on the benevolent features
of a truly rural farmer, as he slowly
digested his we'll earned dinner with
the contents of his mornings paper,
that the friend of man (and woman
too), the mail carrier of r. D. No. 20,
had carefully placed, this side up
with care" in his brightly FURNISHED
mail box.
The farmers wife stood beside the
washtub, an expression of beatitude on
her well worn features as she cheer
fully brushed aside the soapsuds and
with baited breath looked over the
latest fashions from London and Par
is, her mind undecided as to whether
she would wear a Velvet Velour coat
CATER Bernard) or a beautifully trim
med Burgundy tailored suit, with the
devils ear collar in beetroot brown
or navy.
Life, she murmured to herself,
would not be worth living, if it were
not for these glorious pictures to gaze
| oPOIAt oid 1 III tiot vi
Taupe with Continental buff, is just
too cute for anything" She cheerful
ly brushed away a mouthful of soap
suds that the tricky little breezes had
playfully sent in her direction, and
with cheer in her heart, seized upon
the washboard, which she Immediate
ly proceeded to brighten with the re-
mains of what had once been the old
mans shirt.
The sun still beamed, but alas,
away on the horizon a cloud had ap-
peared, and in a short time Old Sol
had hidden his once joyful face behind
an inky blackness which covered Jul
section of the County in gloom and
disappointment. R. D. Nc. 20 had Civ
en- place to Motor Route 2, and no
longer can the farmer continue his
farming with fresh news from the out
side world, and as for his time honor
ed spouse, the fashion plates are out
of date by the time she receives them.
and the washtub has ceased to be an
everlasting pleasure to her.
The faithful carrier of R. D. No. 20
had been in the habit of delivering his
daily mail to his rural customers with
a precision that was absolutely stag
gering, and consequently his days
work was done before the evening star
became visible to the naked eye.
That troubled some dissatisfied per
sons, who were receiving their mail
entirely too early, and they wanted a
change, so when a paper was placed
in their hands showing how the route
could be conveniently changed by sim
ply adding twenty miles or more to
the one her in use, they dug up ev-
cry rusty old pen in the house and
eagerly affixed their signatures, re-
gardless of crows feet or blotches.
When Mrs. McNab, after opening a
package. in lieu of the dainty lingerie
ordered the week previous, discovered
a substantially made pair of corduroy
pants, her grief and disappointment
knew no bounds, and fastening to her
nearest neighbor, she poured a tale of
woe into sympathetic ears.
Sure Mrs. Duffy the old way we
received our letters was good enough
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RURAL CARRIER
EXAMINATION.

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an eXamin-
alton for the County of Atlantic, to be
held at Atlantic City, Hammonton and
~Pleasantville, on Dec. Is, 1917, to fill
the position of motor rural carrier at
Atlantic City, and vacancies that may
later occur IN motor rural routes from
post Offices in this county. The salary
on motto routes ranges from 1900 to
$500 per annum. The examination
will be open only to male citizens who
are actually domiciled in the territory
supplied with mail by a post Office in
the county and who meet the other re-
quirements set forth in Forms 2121
and 1877.
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The above is a fac smile of this
years Red Cross Christmas Seal,
which is being offered for sale earlier
than usual this veal in order thai they
may be placed on the Christmas pack
ages sent to our soldier boys in France.
They are very attractive, sell for one
cen each, and may be secured at The
P~leasantville Press office.
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BAY SUPPER.

The Ladies Aid of Bethany M. E.
Church will give a Bay Supper in the
church dining room on Friday, Nov.
10Th. Tickets, rs cents. Supper serv-
ed from 6 to 8 o'clock.
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v|NOL CREATES
STRENGTH
Positive-Convincing Proof

1t is all very well to make claims,
but can they be proven? We publish
the formula of Vinol to prove the
statements we make about it.
y Cod Liver and Beef Peptones, Iron and
~ Manganese Peptonates, Iron and Am
monium Citrate, Lime and Soda Glycero-
phosphates, cascarin.
Any doctor will tell you that the
ingredients of Vinol as published
above, combine the very elements
needed to make strength.
All weak, rundown, overworked
nervous men and women may prove
this at our expense.
There is nothing like Vinol to re-
store strength and vitality to feeble
old people, delicate children and all
persons who need more strength.
Try it. If you are not entirely sat
isfed, we will return your money
without question; that proves our
fairness and your protection.
H. j. DENNIS & CO.,
Druggists, Pleasantville
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DlETRO MORDEI1A, the great accordion player, who has appeared
/ in the Lyccum Chautauqua and vaudeville programs throughout the
country for a number of years, has been engaged to come to the To-
cal Chautauqua with a company Of artists. including Jane Golding and
Mildred Saunders.
Miss Golding is a vioinist of exceptional ability and Miss Saunders
soprano and dramatic reader. The company won instant success on the
Chautauqua circuit of the Swarthmore summer Chautauquas and has
been gwen a II extended engagement.
Pietros father was one of the first makers of the piano accordion in
this country, and the son has followed in his fathers footsteps by becom-
ing me of the most famous players of this instrument. He not only
uses the accordion, but is also n expert at the piano, and the stunts he
does arr of a highly humorous nature. Did you ever e a man play a
piano with two hands and feet? No. Then hear Pietro Mordela al
Chautauqua when he plays a duet with himself, using his feet to suppl.
the secundo
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Money we'll spent is that invested in
subscription to The Pleasantville
Press.
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to the finished building seems like a
long road to travel, before you start
it. but after the work is begun it
is much shorter. The materials of
which you build your structure should
be the best and we ask you to let US
submit samples and prices, believing
that they will meet with your approx
al
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-03-17
SOUTHERN PACIFIC SYSTEM INTRODUCES
 WAG0NET SERVICE

SAN FRANCISCO. March 1.-The advent of the dining car in a large measure did away with the "2O minutes for lunch" stops on American railroads to replace it for travellers in the day coaches who do not wish to go to the dining cars, the Southern Pacific Railroad is now taking lunch to the day coaches.
 The company has inaugurated a "waconet" service which brings a sell ecticn of cold Iuncheons from the din- ing car to the day coaches The ''wagonet" is a small wheeled vehicle composed of three trays whereupon are to be found sandwiches. pies, cold meats. cakes, bottled milk and hot coffee, tea and chocolate in thermos bottles.
 \ seryitor, dressed in a neat white uniform. wheels the "wagonet" thru the day coaches and all one has to do is to attract his attention and be serv- ed without going to the rear in res ponse to the Hast call for dinner in the dining car, three cars to the rear
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-03-17
Grand Duke Michael Said To have accepted throne
 Czarevich Reported Dead

LONDON March 17A dispatch the Morning Mail from its correspondent in Peograd received late last evening that the Grand Duke Michael Azandovch had been offered and had accepted the Russian throne The reports say that the duke had accepted the condition that the Russian people would consent
 This report later confirmed in statement received here this morning from a semi-otfea Russian agency.
 short time after the above report received another dis patch received in which the death the Czavich ced, due to scarlet fever, the report adds.
 PETROGRAD, March l7It is doubtful whether the Czars abdcation will be able the Dynasty first reported The people want to abolish Monarchy entirely at least for the time being and public sentiment is in favor of having Russia ruled by committee twelve three months The government restoring order throughout the country with amazing rapd The people show entire confidence in their leaders
 It asceaed this morning that the Czr prior his ab dcaton for himself and heir apparent transferred the supreme command of all his armies 10 the Grand Duke Nicholas. .PETROGRAD March 1--lIand Duke Michael himself has abdicaed thus bringing the omanO Dynasty end. Pend ing meeting of the constitutional assembly the to be vested in the executive committee of the Duma.
 LONDON March 7.Grand Duke Michael having reconsider ed his resignation of the throne of Russia announced that he would accept provided the people by pbsce decide him and establish form of and fundamental laws.
 NEW YORK March At the end a tweny-four ference Secretary Lane announced this afternoon that decision had been reached to postpone the strike foreight hour oand ing further consultation
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-03-17
NETLAKATLA ID HAVE BI6
 CANNERY SOON
Department of The Interior Approves of Smileys
 Lease

Rev. Edward Marsden was the re- cipient of a cable yesterday from MT. Lopp, head of the bureau of education of Alaska Natives, stating the Depart ment of the Interior gave it's approval to the Smiley lease proposition.
 In speaking of the engagement, MT. Marsden seemed greatly pleased and stated that it meant a great deal to Metlakatla The arrangement is that a lease of five years is granted to the Smiley canning company to the Metla- katla fishing and canning rights, giv- ing them the privilege of building a cannery at Metlakatla and fishing in the waters in that vicinity, which had been reserved for the use of the na- tives, and at the expiration of that time the cannery and works are to revert back to the natives, to belong to them in lieu of rental
 The cannery means a great deal to the natives not only because of the cannery eventually becoming their property, but because it will give the people of the district all the work they want right in their own village, being the means of keeping the people at home, and encouraging a lucrative in dustry in their midst.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-03-17
GERMANS WELCOME
 U. s. PHYSICIANS
Authorities Assure Them They May Leave Germany at Any
 Time They Wish

BERLIN, March 17.-Under the di- rection of the New York Committee, the American physicians expedition under the direction of Dr. Edward Pippert of Cincinnati has returned to it's base at Deutsch Eylau.
 The American physicians unit op- erating under the direction of the German-Austrian Aid society of Chi cago, has returned to Graudenz in re- sponse to instructions from Chicago.
 The German military authorities were very cordial in their insistance that the American units continue their work and have given a written assur- ance that the members will be permit ted to leave Germany whenever they desire
 Tn American unit at Naumburg has discontinued it's work there after d. hating it's model hospital equipment to the municipality.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-03-17
RIFLE CLUB LOCATES SIP LENDID SHOOTING
 RANGE, APPLIES TO MAKE IT RESERVATION

The Ketchikan Rifle Club, branch of the National Rifle Association of America, the members of which have been busy the last three months com Dleting their organization and who have recently received their papers making their club a branch of the Un- ited States government military or ganization, have located a splendid rifle shooting range and have applied to the department to make it a mill tary reservation as the following will show;
 TO THE DEPUTY RECORDER LAND
 OFFICE, KETCHIKAN, ALASKA.
 Dear Sir
 The Ketchikan Rifle Club, which is affiliated with the National Rifle Asso- citation of America, which is mili- tary b. ch of the United States Gov ernme. (Third Class) hereby serves notice, that it is it's intention to claim, the lands within the approximate bounds hereinafter set forth for a Mil itary reservation and Rifle Range and will within the prescribed time have the same surveyed and the proper rec