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FAMOUS
PEACE TREATIES
CONVENTION OF oLMUTz, 1850.

BY II. IRVING KING

At the signing of the Convention of
Olmutz. Austria appeared for the last
time as the wielder of the hegemony
of Germany; the convention marked
the last stage of Prussia's descent In
the scale of Germanic influence I'M
der Frederick William ~ and the be-
ginning of the rise of that nation to
the supreme Teutonic power.
After the Congress of Vienna In
1915 there had been constituted the
Germanic confederation to take the
place of the defunct Holy Roman EN-
pire. 1t was a more or less shadowy
affair, born in trouble and filed with
troubles to the end of its days. In
this confederation Austria, backed by
the states of South Germany, had the
prepOnderance of power. The revolu-
tionary movement which swept Eu-
rope in 1S4S shook all Germany. In
Berlin Frederick William was obliged
to make terms with the revolutiOnists
and at one time the Austrian emperor
was driven from his capital only TO
be reinstated by force of arms. The
question of succession to the throne
of the duchies of Schleswig and Hol-
stein was in agitation and Prussia de-
clared war on Denmark. The Russian
car, who as representative of the ell
der branch of the former reigning
house Of Gottorp, sovereigns of the
duchies, was personally interested,
and took a hand. Russia and Eng
land brought pressure to bear and a
truce was arranged between Denmark
and Prussia while conference met in
October, 1913, at London, to settle the
dispute. Denmark demanded that
both duchles should be "indissolubly
connected" with the Danish crown.
Prussia refused TO agree and on April
3, 1S49, the war was renewed.
Prussia Desired Peace.
But, harassed by the actions Of the
confederated council at Frankfort,
Prussia desired peace, soon opened
direct negotiations with Denmark and
another truce was proclaimed on July
10. The rest of Germany, led by Aus
tria, declared this independent action
of Prussia a betrayal of the confed-
Grafton which claimed the duchies as
"reichland" The car said that the
right of the king of Denmark TO the
duchies must be recognized; the Hol-
steiners-Holstein was prepCnderating-
ly German-were rebels and If Den
mark could not restore order in that
duchy he could. Napoleon III alone
supported Prussia and, talking of
"the principle of nationalities." which
we have altered over into the phrase
"self-determination," made overtures
to Frederick William who. rather
than listen to "the devils nephew"
as he called Louis Napoleon, placed
himself in the hands of Russia; and
on July .. 1850, definitive treaty
was signed between Prussia and Den
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mark by which Schleswig was given to
Denmark and the king of Denmark
was recognized as duke of HOlstein
and authorized to restore order in
that duchy.
Meantime, with the aid of Russia,
Austria had crushed the Hungarian
rebellion and was stronger than ever.
The outcome OF the Danish war had
been a humiliation for Prussia and
Frederick William had formed
league of Prussia, Hanover and Sax
Ony, offensive and defensive.
Signed the Convention.
The alliance formed by Prussia
from the first was insincere and soon
broke up, and league of the four
kings of Saxony, Bavaria, Hanover
and Wurtemburg was formed against
Prussia under the patronage of Aus
tria. Prussia, however, drew to her
league some of the smaller German
states, among them Hesse. After the
signing of the treaty which closed the
war between Denmark and Prussia,
Austria, which had taken hold of and
revived the power of the diet, prom
Used the car that she would enter
Holstein. which was still in revolt,
and restore order. The elector OF
Hesse withdrew from his alliance with
Prussia and abrogated constitution
which had been forced upon him in
1913. A revolution drove him from
his throne and he fled to Frankfort TO
ask aid from the diet. Bavarian troops
were ordered TO occupy Hesse. Prus-
sian troops had also entered the cleo
torate and there was some little fight
ing between the outpOsts. Austria,
backed by Russia, demanded the dis
solution of the Northern league
formed by Prussia and sent an ulti-
matum demanding the instant with
drawal of the Prussian troops from
Hesse. Prussia was helpless and
Frederick William dispatched Baron
Manteuffel to Olmutz in Austria
where he was met by the Austrian
general, Schwazenberg, and on No
vember 90 1850, the two ENJOYS
signed the Convention of OlmutZ.
1t was complete triumph for Aus
tria and a deep humiliation for Prus-
STA. Prussia agreed to withdraw all
her troops from Hesse, except one
battalion Mt Cassel, and the right Of
the Austrian emperor TO protect HesSe
was recognized The full significance
~. I. hn 70 ~
that electoral Hesse lay between the
two halves of the PruSsian kingdom
and it's occupation by Austria would
mean an Austrian garrison in the
heart of Prussia. Also Prussia was
obliged to go back on her treaty with
Denmark and agree to help Austria
force out the Holsteiners who had I'm
vaded Schleswig and, finally, to
break up the League of the North.
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"A Little Faster, Gentlemen"

liam expressed IL, "hit 'er up One by
one the other four joined him.
"Whee!" shouted William. "dem
guys is lola pOlluzas at dat"
"Quite correct. William" assented
the G. b.
"a little faster, gentlemen" as Will
liam resumed his alternate singing and
whistllng. and patted his foot.
After five minutes vigorous shimmy-
ing, perspiration began to gather on
five foreheads,
LAY down to IT," he yelled. punctu-
atlng his cry with revolver shot.
Butcher dropped to the floor. There
were four more thuds.
"Now. II you gentlemen are a bit
fatigued, perhaps you would appreciate
a moments rest"
The agitation on the floor ceased.
Presently the gentleman bandit glanced
mt his wrist watch. s
at is growing late" he said coOlly,
$50 expect, perhaps we had better re-
sumo New. all together"
William began whistling.
Grows Tired Of II.
The men began Hopping monstrousiy.
william, continuing his musical efforts.
edged toward the cash register.
"None OF that his companion com
manded sharply. would YOU take
money from those who entertain you"
William began to demonstrate. The
two argued.
"The dance grows tiresome," finally
said G. b. But twas pleasant while
Il lasted. thank you gentlemen and
bid you goodnight" ~
"An' dom youse follow or I'll plug
you"
"Come, come, William" protested his
companion, bowling to Butcher and his
companions In misery.
The two strolled out into the C1rk
as the 1--WE arose cautiously.
'welf, I'll be--be bowed" exploded
Butcher, when the bandits were out %
earshot. "what'Il you have, fellowsY"
The police" yelled one. racing to
the telephone.
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Of carrying out some dark and ahlrsI
project.
81 suppose Mrs. Collier has spent a
great deal of time up here with her
brother"
"First time she was ever here, 80
far as know" said Peter, and Barnes
promptly took up his weaving once
more.
With one exception. he decided, the
entire company at Green Fancy was
involved in the conspiracy. The ex-
ception was Miss Cameron. 1t was
quite clear to him that she had been
misled or betrayed into her present
position; that trap had been set for
her and she had walked into IL blind
ly, trustingly. This would seem to es
tabllsh. beyond question, that her cap
ture and detention was vital to the In
terests of the plotters; otherwise she
would not have been lured to Green
Fancy under the impression that she
was to find herself among friends and
supporters. Supporters That word
started new train of thought. He
could hardly wait for the story that
was to fall from her lips.
"By the way, Peter, it has just oc-
Cured to me that l may be able to
give you job in case you are let out
by Mr.. Curtis. / can't say definitely
until l have communicated with my
sister, who has summer home in the
Berkshires."
I'm be much obliged, sir. Course I
won't say word. Will / find you at
the tavern If get my walllin papers
soon?"
"Yes. Stop in to see me tomorrow If
you happen to be passing"
Barnes said good night to the man
and entered the tavern few minutes
later. Putnam Jones was behind the
desk and facing him was the little
book agent.
Hello, stranger" greeted the land
lord. Been sashaying in society. heyl
Meet my friend Mr.. Sprouse, Mr.
Barnes. Sic-em, Sprouse! Give him
the Dickens!" Mr.. Jones laughed loud
ly at his own jest.
SIrouse shook hands with his vic
tim.
II was just saying to our friend
Jones here, Mr.. Barnes, that you look
like more than ordinarily intelligent
man and that If had a cha.sce to buzz
with you for a quarter of an hour
could present proposition"
Sorry, Mr.. Sprouse, but II is half
past eleven o'clock. and am dog-tired
You will have to excuse me-"
Tomorrow morning will suit me-"
said SprouSe cheerfully. "if 1t suits
you"
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BANDITS ACT AS
DANCE MASTERS
Whirl Pistols and Whistle While
Quintet Jig to Their
Tunes.
RUDE PAL REPROvED
Gentleman Bandit Draws Line at TAX.
ing Money From Those Who Enter
tanned Them-"I'lI Be Bowed"
Says Saloonkeeper.

Chicago.-The gentleman bandit anf
his roughneck friend, William, were
out for an evenings entertainment.
They strolled into Frederick butchers
saloon. William fiourished a revolver
and began:
"Hey, youse guys, line up ODER dere
an"
mo, no, William" expostuated the
G.. b. pardon the interruption, but
your words and mannerisms would
shock the finer sensibilities of a dumb
waiter.
''Now, gentlemen" turning tor
Butcher and four patrons, well ask
your indulgence for this evenings
frOlic. He spun his revolver on his
forefinger as he thought. suppose, If
there are no objections, that we start
with little dance"
Oats de mustard!" seconded VIII
liam. make 'em shimmy. Get at it.
youse-"
"Yes, gentlemen, am sure you are
adept at the new dances, though pro-
fess some have rather-er-vulgar
names. nevertheless, shaking INC
shimmy II will be-"
butcher and the four patrons shut
fed nervously.
"They are embarrassed, / see," con-
tinued the master of ceremonies.
Strike up little tune, William"
William turned his nose moonward
and began whistllng How You Going
to Keep EN- Down on the Farm"
NOW, all together"
The five hesitated. The revolver
stopped spinning on the G. BIS fore
finger and pointed menaclngly at the
alb .omens Of the five.
Jig to Williams Tune.
butcher stepped out into the saw
d st in front of the bar and. as Will
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1919-06-26
CHAPTER xI.
Mr.. Sprouse Abandons Literature az
an Early Hour in the Morning.

Mr.. Sprouse Abandons Literature az
an Early Hour in the Morning.
After thrashing about in his bed for
seven sleepless hours, Barnes arose
and gloomily breakfasted alone. He
was not discouraged over his failure
to arrive at anything tangible in the
shape of plan of action. 1t was in
conceivable that he should not be able
in very short order to bring about the
release of the fair guest of Green
Fancy. There was not the slightest
doubt in his mind that international
affairs OF considerable Importance
were involved and that the agents op.
Grating at Green Fancy were under
definite orders.
Mr.. Sprouse came into the dining
room as he was taking his last swal-
low Of coffee.
"Ah, good morning" was the bland
little mans greeting. "Up with the
lark, 1 see. Mind If / sit down here
and have my eggs?" He pulled out
chair opposite Barnes and coolly sat
down at the table.
''You can't sell me a set of Dickens
at this hour of the day." said Barnes
sourly. Besides, I've finished my
breakfast. Keep your seat" He start
cd to rise.
"Sit down." said Sprouse quietly.
Something in the mans voice and man.
ner struck Barnes as oddly compelling.
He hesltated a second and then re-
sumed his seat. "Pve been investi-
eating you, Mr.. Barnes" said the little
man, unsmilIngly. "Don't get sore.
There are lot of things that you don't
know, and one OF them Is that don't
sell books for a living. It's something
Of side line with me-" He leaned
forward. 81 shall be quite frank with
you, sir. am a secret service man.
Yesterday l went through your effects
upstairs, and last night took the lib
erty of spying upon you, so to speak,
while you were a guest at Green
Fancy"
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Sprouse plans things quite
different from selling books,
and takes Barnes into his
confidence.
GRO BE CoNTINUEDJ


Punctuality is as important in social
and business correspondence as 1t Is in
personal conduct. Men and women in
business learn the Importance of reply
ing to letters as soon as received. For
NAL social notes such as invitations.
wedding announcements or death
notices should be acknowledged as
soon as received and even friendly let
ters demand a reply within a week aft.
er their receipt, II true courtesy is OBJ.
served.-Biddy Bye.
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CHAPTER K.
fhe Prisoner Of Green Fancy, and the
Lament Of Peter the Chauffeur.

fhe Prisoner Of Green Fancy, and the
Lament OF Peter the Chauffeur.
He envied Mr.. Rushcroft. The harm
stormer would have risen to the coca
sion without so much as the blinking
Of an eye. He did his best, however
and, despite his eagerness, managed
to come off fairly well. Anyone out of
earshot would have thought that he
was uttering some trihing inanity in
stead Of these words
'You may trust me, / have suspect
cd that something was wrong here"
ut is impossible to explain now"
sne said. These people are not my
friends. I have no one to turn to in
my predicament."
Eyes, you have" he broke in, and
laughed rather boisterouey for him.
He felt that they were being watched
in turn by every person in the room.
'Tonight-not an hour ago-I began
to feel that could call upon you for
help. l began to relax. Something
whispered TO me that / wss no longer
utterly alone. Oh, you will never
know what IL is to have your heart
tighten as mine-but 1 must control
myself. We are not TO waste words"
"You have only to command me,
Miss Cameron. No more than a dozen
words are necessary. Tell me how l
can be of service to you"
81 shall try to communicate with
you in some way-tomOrrow beg
Of you, ] implore you. do not desert
me. If can only be sure that you
will"
"YOu may depend on me, no matter
what happens," said he, and, looking
into her eyes, was bound forever.
81 have been thinking" she said.
Yesterday I made the discovery that
THAT / am actually a prisoner here,
Mr.. Barnes, I-Smilel Say something
slllyl"
Together they laughed over the
meaningless remark he made in re-
spouse TO her command.
81 am constantly watched. If /
venture outside the house am almost
Immediately Joined by one of these
men. You saw what happened yes
terday. 1 am distracted"
II will ask the authorities to step
In and"
"Nol You are to do nothing of the
kind. The authorities would never
ind me If they came here TO search"
ut was hard for him to smile at that y
1T must be some other way. II /
could steal out of the house-but that
is impossible" she broke off with a
catch in her voice.
Suppose that were TO steal into
the house." he said. reckless light
In his eyes,
"Oh, you could never succeed"
swell, 1 could try, couldn't II"
There was nothing funny in the re-
mark, but they both leaned back and
laughed heartily. Leave II TO me.
Tell me where"
''The place is guarded day and night.
The stealthiest burglar in the world
could not come within a stones throw
~ the house"
IF fits as bad as all that, we cannot
AFFORD to make any slips. You think
you are In no immediate peril7"
81 am In no peril at all unless I
bring it upon myself" she said signlf-
cantly.
'"Phen a delay Of a day or so will
not matter" he said, frowning.
Leave IL TO me. I will find a way"
BE careful" De Soto came loung-
ing up behind them.
Forgive me for interrupting, but
an under command from royal head
quarters. Peter, the king OF chauf-
feurs sends IN word that the car is In
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Mexican sacrlheIaI stone.

The sacrifcial stone was the stone on
which human victims were sacrificed
before the war god HuitziIopochtli, In
the principal Aztec temple IN Mexico
II was dug up near the site of the tenn
pie in 1901, and is now In the Mexican
national museum. The stone Is disk
shaped. 8 3-5 feet in diameter and 2H
feet thick. The sides are covered wits
elaborate sculptures
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Jig to Williams Tune.

butcher stepped out into the saw
d st in front of the bar and. as Will
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1919-06-26
~ AM A PRISONER HERE"

Synopsis.-Thomas X. Barnes,
a wealthy young New Yorker,
on a walking trip in New Eng
land near the Canadian border,
Is given a lift in an automobile
by mysterious and ATTRACTIVE
girl bound for a house called
Green Fancy. At Harris tavern
Barnes finds a stranded troupe
of Transforming" actors, Of
which Lyndon Rushcroft is the
star and "AIiss Thackeray" the
leading lady. He learns Green
Fancy is house OF mystery.
That night Andrew Room and
his servant guests at the tavern,
are shot near Green Fancy.
Barnes comes under suspicion
and stays to help clear up the
double murder. He gets into
the Green Fancy grounds; meets
the mysterious girl, who gives
him the cut direct, and is polite =
ly elected by O'Dowd, an inter
eSting adventurer. Enter at the
tavern another man of mystery,
Sprouse, book agent" Barnes
visits Green Fancy with the
sheriff and stays TO dinner. En-
ter still another mysterious per-
sonage, Loeb" secretary to
Curtis, owner Of Green Fancy,
who does not Sppear because of
illness. Barnes again meets
Miss Cameron" the mysterious
girl, who is ravishing beauty
in evening dress.
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TREATY OF ZURICH, 1859.
Peace That Brought About the uulfoatIOn of Italy

The treaty of Zurich, signed on No
vember 10, 1859, virtually created the
modern kingdom OF Italy. 1t put an
end to the war which Sardinia and
France had been waging against Aus
tria, and so increased the size and
power of the kingdom Of Sardinia that
after further annexations the year fol-
lowing, Victor Emanuel proclaimed
himself king of Italy and the kingdom
of Sardinia vanished.
II was a curious piece of nomencla-
ture that of the Kingdom of Sar-
DINA :" for while the house of Savoy
took It's kingly title from an unconsid-
cred island, its domains lay In north
ern Italy and also comprised what is
now the southeastern corner of
France. Under the guidance of Car
your the king of Sardinia had become
the head and front of the nationallstic
movement which was stirring all Italy
when he threw his troops into the
Crimean war and gained an ally In
France. When the Peace of Paris
closed that war Carvour boldly told the
assembled delegates that. Italy would
never cease to be a hotbed of unrest
and revolution until the Austrians
were expelled. With this idea he had
filed the ear and mind of Napoleon
III, who timorously hesitated, posing
as the friend and champion of Sardin-
Ian aspirations but failing to act. At
last, on July 20, 1858. Carvour and the
emperor had secret meeting at the
water-place of Plombieres, In the
vosges. 1t was agreed that at the
first favorable opportunity France
should attack Austria with an army of
100000, and Sardinia with an army Of
half that number Peace was not TO be
mnde until Austria was expelled from
Italy. II necessary, the allies would
dictate terms In Vienna itself. Lom-
hardy, Venetia and the Italian duchles
and that part of Italy known as the
Legations" were, with the kingdom OF
Sardinia. to form kingdom OF North
ern Italy. A kingdom of Central Italy
was to he formed out of Umbria and
Tuscany.
Certain to Defeat Austria.
The kingdom of Naples. the southern
part of Italy, was to be left to itself.
as popular revolution was certain
to overthrow the Austrian power there.
The pope was to keep Rome and the
district about II under a garrison of
French troops. In return. the emperor
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demanded the cession to France of
Nice and the duchy of Savoy. This
cession would be the first breach in
those treaties of 1915, by which the
demarcations of European nations had
been settled after the Napoleonlc wars,
and the emperor saw in it not only
the establishment of the Alps as the
natural boundary of France I'm that
section. but an entering wedge, per-
haps, toward gaining for France far
Their north her natural boundary of the
Rhine.
Then came villainous item Of the
contract. Princess Clotilde of Savoy,
only sixteen years old, was to be given
in marriage to the emperor's cousin.
Prince Napoleon, called Plon-Plon, a
middle-aged roue of the very worst
character, the poor girls wishes in the
matter not counting in the least. Sar-
DINA began to assemble troops and the
king In opening parliament at Turin
declared that he was mot insenslble
to the cry of woe that reached him
from so many parts of Italy" Some
thing of the compact of PlOmbieres
leaked out, and when, at his New
Years reception at the beginning OF
1850, the emperor said to the Austrian
ambassador that he was sorry the re-
lations between the two empires were
not as good as they used to be, all
Europe saw that a war was impend-
ing, and set about trying to prevent
it.
Emperor Declared War.
On April 20 the emperor declared
war. The French and Sandman arm
les won the battle of Montabello, May
20; Magenta June 4, and Solferino
June "a. The northern powers were
alarmed. Prussia called out her re-
serves and offered her mediation" to
Austria. Napoleon. without consult
ing the Italians, proposed an armistice,
and met Emperor Joseph at Villa
franca on July 8. The Austrian en-
peror agreed to cede Lombardy to
France, TO be handed over to Sardinia.
Parma was TO be annexed also but Tus-
cany and Modera returned to their
former rulers; the pope was to keep
Romagna, while Venice and the IA.
mous QuadrIlateral. consisting of four
strongly fortified cities In northeastern
Italy were TO remain Austrian posses
sions. Victor Emanuel. insulted and
disappointed, at first talked of going
on with the war slngle-banded-
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WIDOW PREFERRED TO
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Iu , tNEM Of section four ta), TOWNSHIP,
t27l east '"en'S- seven
Be and appear TO complainants biu of com.
plant herein filed at the once Of he clerh
q me circuit court at Barlow, FLORIDA or
me rule day In October, 1919, the same hs.
Ing the 9Th day Of said month, and that nj,
order De published once each week for twelve
consecutive weeks prior to said date in ths
Lakeland Evening Telegram, newsnaos,
published and OF general circulation IN ssid
county. ee'N
Witness my hand and seal Of said cou,4
at Barlow. Florida, this 9Th day Of July. lsIs'
CLERKS Seal) ]. A. JOHNg0N
Clerk Circuit Court, Polk County, Florida
r. B. HUFFAKER,
Solicitor for Complainant ssss