The Syracuse Journal, Volume 7, Number 1, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 30 April 1914 — Page 6

A Marvelous Escape By RYLAND BELL

During the French revolution at first the people thought only of getting a constitution from the .king, and many of the best men and women of France were interested in the movement. But it is easier to start a rebellion among those who got the leQst of the good things of the world than to control it after it is well under way. The movement soon fell under the control of the lowest, most oppressed 'classes, and their prime object was to eradicate by the guillotine the royal family and the nobility, whom they, considered their natural enemies. By this time, maddened by the taste of blood, they were bent on executing those who would not follow them in' their passion for murder, and from that time till the end many a good man and woman fell under the ax. Jean Odinok was walking in the Champs Elysees In Paris, moaning, weeping and wringing his hands. Through the trees he could see a crowd, above which towered the guillotine that was doing its work in exterminating the nobility of France, in the Place de la*Revolution. The crowd, curious to see the horrible work, encircled the instrument, the executioner, the condemned and the soldiers whose business it was to keep the victims In place. Jean could neither bring himself to join these onlookers nor could he keep far away. Rte knew that his sweetheart, Julie Ee Brun, was standing among the condemned, waiting her turn to be executed. He could hear the knife drop every few minutes and wondered whether or no it had released her from suffering. There were many to be dispatched that day, and since the work was not commenced till late in the afternoon, though the day was ending, it had not been finished. Near the guillotine stood the victims, with their hands tied behind their backs, arranged in three lines. Julie Le Brun, a girl of eighteen, in the second. The first line had been nearly exhausted when the ax got caught above and would not come down. No one of the officials preseiit was capable of fixing it, and a mechanic was sent for. ( Waiting causes disorganization. The soldiers lowered their muskets to the pavement and stood at rest. Behind them stood the crowd, Now and again some curious person would push or be pushed forward toward the prison- • ers. The soldiers would order these intruders back. There was considerable delay in finding a mechanic, and when one came he.did not seem familiar with the contrivance by which the ax was suspended and dropned. All this took time and the day w:us fading into darkness. J The lines of prisoners become somewhat confused. The soldiers behind them also become disordered. The prisoners, the soldiers and the rear line of prisoners at times were lapiasd. Julie dropped back into the third line and was at the end of it. An artisan in a blue blouse, anxious to see the death of an aristocrat, pushed forward between Julie and the next prisoner. By this she found herself as piueh a part of the crowd as of the prisoners. A woman of the former was next to her, and Julie sidled behind her. The lirl ’s heart stood still with a wild hope. A soldier was within a few feet of hen. but ‘he was endeavoring to force back a man who w’as trying to get forward to a place where he could see the guillotine. Julie backed farther out, the gap before her being immediately flllgd with those who were pushing forward. Turning, she slowly forced her. way to the rear. The crowd pressing against her. no one noticed that her hands were tied behind her. At last she reached the rear of the crowd and was free. Then she ran like a deer toward the trees in the Champs Elysees? “Monsieur,’' she said to one she met. but whose features she did not distinguish in the gloaming, “have you a knife in your pocket?" “Mon Dieu!" “Oh, Jean!" “Is it you, Julie, in the flesh or in the spirit?" “Cut the cord! Be quick!” He then saw that her Jiands were bound behind»her. and, recovering from the shock and with a wild joy in his heart, he released them. Then both hurried away. Julie fled, feeling that it could not be possible that she could get away without being followed. Even if not missed before, her escape was sure to be known when her name was called for execution. When she became exhausted Jean begged her to rest, but so great was her terror that she ran on till she could go no farther. They were by this time near the summit of the rise on which later Napoleon built the arch to commemorate his victories. Jean, taking Julie in his arms, carried her into a side street. Dreading least some of that class that was crying for blood would suspect and stop them, they crawled unobserved finder the front steps of a house and there remained till the night had fully settled and Julie had recovered from her exhaustion. Then they sallied forth and walked leisurely till they had reached one of the city gates and. having satisfied the guards that they were ordinary persons going home, went forth free. The lovers walked all the way to Boulogne. v?here they succeeded in persuading the captain of a vessel about to cross the channel to England to take them aboard. —New fishing tackle just received. Prices are very reasonable. Quality Drug Store

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TELEPHONE GIRLS ’ NOW WORK UNDER IOEALCONDITIONS BEST OF SHELTER AND CARE GIVEN YOUNG WOMEN EARNING THEIR OWN LIVING. WELFARE WORK STAFTE) FOR BENEFIT OF PU LIC Success of Plan Shown by Efficient Service and General Well-Being of Operators. In no other occupation are girl workers better sheltered and better cared for thqn in the telephone exchange. The Bell Company was a pioneer in welfare work. In starting this work the Telephone Company believed that the public would be benefitted through the resulting improvement in the service. The results obtained during the years since the work was started have more than justified this 1 belief. In the early days of the telephone boys were employed as operators, but they did not prove successful. They were inattentive, impatient and mischievous, and often impertinent to subscribers. Even at their best, they failed to give satisfaction, chiefly because their voices were unsympathetic. The boy operator soon gave place to the girl operator, and the improvement in the service was immediate It was not long until the telephone girl became a permanent Institution, and because her efficiency is due in great measure to a composed mind, everything was done to make her work as pleasant as possible. From the early history of the telephone the operators have been carefully selected and trained, and have been just as carefully protected from over-work and unhealthful conditions. New Engineer Develops. All the complicated equipment of the modern telephone exchange has been designed for the comfort and convenience of the girl operators. The standard switchboard has been designed to suit the reach of the average young woman’s arm. Special receivers and transmitters have been made to permit her hands to be free to operate the specially designed cords and keys. The chair she sits in while at work is the result of careful experiments. The foot rest on the chair is at just the right elevation. A special kind of engineer has been developed in the working out of these problems. These engineers have not stopped vkith the switchboard and the operating equipment; they have gone into questions of light, heat and ventilation, striving to make hygienic conditions as nearly ideal as possible. As the use of the telephone grew and the number of operators steadily increased, additional welfare work was started by the Telephone Company. An important step was the establishment of the rest-room. As its name implies, the rest-room is a room where the girl operators can rest before going to work or during intervals of work at the switchboard. Each exchange has its rest-room, well furnished with comfortable chairs, couches, writing desks and tables. In the rest-room the operator’s time is her own. She can read, write or talk with other girl operators as she pleases. The latest books and magazines are supplied by the Company. Some of the rest-rooms have a piano, so that the girls can dance if they wish. Every exchange building has a lunch room. There is also a spacious locker room in each exchange where each girl has an individual locker for her wraps. Hospital for the Sick. Ih some of the larger exchanges there is a hospital room for the use of the operators who are suddenly taken ill. All of these various welfare departments have a matron in charge, who, in all cases, is a motherly woman with the best interests of the girls at heart. * A recent Innovation in some of the larger exchanges is a drying-room where, in wet weather, the operators can take off their wet clothing when they come in from the street and have it thoroughly dried. They are furnished with wearing apparel to use while their clothing is being dried. An important feature of the welfare work is the operators’ school, which Is a recognized necessity, especially in the large cities. To become members of this school, applicants must pass preliminary examinations as to their physical, mental and moral qualifications. Only normal, healthy girls are selected. Those who might injure the health of the others are excluded. The company aims to get bright and intelligent girls who are tall enough to do the work without straining, and who have good voices and have a fair amount of schooling. Work Appeals to Girls. Telephone girls are sheltered more than any other class of working girls. They never come in direct contact with the public, as do girls in many other occupations. For this reason the work appeals to many girls from good homes, who would shrink from an occupation where they were not so carefully guarded. As a result of all these precautions telephone girls are attractive, capable young ladies, considerably above the average young woman ip business life. —lt is ofrfar more importance to us to maintain the quality of GERBELLE and NEVER FAIL than it can possibly be to any one else. You are safe, therefore, in ordering these popular brands for we back them up with a reputation built up with years of painstaking care. THE GOSHING MILLING CO. .

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Political Announcement Editor Journal;—l desire to announce myself as a candidate for assessor of Turkey Creek township, subject to the decision of the Re publican convention to be held at Syracuse. Isaiah Klingaman. County Auditor Editor Syracuse Journal: , Please announce that my name will be presented at the forthcoming Republican county convention as a candidate tor nomination as Auditor of Kosciusko County, subject to the decision of the convention. V. D. Mock. Tippecanoe Township For Township Trustee I desire to announce to the Republicans of Turkey Creek township that I am a candidate for the nomination for township trustee, subject to the decision of the Republican township convention. Floyd Strieby. For County Recorder I desire to announce my candidacy for the Republican nomination of county recorder, subject to the decision of the Republican county convention. Ira G. Gans, Turkey Creek Twp. For Clerk Please announce that my name will be presented at the Repulican County Convention as a candidate for nomination a? Clerk of the Circuit Court, subject to the decision of the convention. AARON A. RASOR For Township Assessor Perry A. Dull takes this means of announcing his candidacy for the nomination of asseesor of Turkey Creek township suject to the Repub lican township convention. For Sheriff John D. Gill of Seward township announces his candidacy for the nomination of Sheriff, subject to the decision of the Democratic county convention to be held Thursday, June 11. Sure Sign Os Summer One of the most sure indications that summer is here was in evidence on our streets, Tuesday morning. Whenever the ice cream soda signs appear you can rest assured that summer has arrived. U. B. Church Sunday School at 10:00 A. M. Preaching 11:00 A. M. and 7:30 P. M. Prayer meeting Friday evening. The Sunday morning discourse will be on the subject "In company with Jesus only," and Sunday evening, on "The great supper." L. E. Eaton, Pastor. Attention Ladies —You will find I havd as stylish up-to date line of millinery as can be found in larger cities, with the •advantage that you need only the afternoon in which to do your shopping. Railroad fare allowed on all purchases of $4.00 and over. Don’t fail to call and see my line. Mrs. Cora Kinney. Block from station, - Nappunee, Indiana —“When the days begin to lengthen, then the cold begins to strengthen,” and we feel the need of heartier food like buckwheat cakes. You have the good oldfashioned kind if you buy the Goshen Buckwheat Flour.

|Scbool Fotes | Syracuse By Iva Deardorff The Disher children and Ruth Lepper has returned to school. Russell Smith has withdrawn from school. The pupils of Miss Lutz’s room will give a May Day program Friday afternoon. Invitations have been issued to the mothers. Miss Potts was absent a full day of last week. The Better Half society are practicing for a program. Excellent map books were made by Ernest Buchholz, Hugh Kitson, Wallace ‘ Howard, Hellen Bowld, Kenneth Harkless and Ethel Bowser. Report of attendance and punctuality for the Bth month, ending April 24,1914. Belonging Tardiness Attendance Miss McClary 44 1 92.4 Miss Lutz 48 o 94.2 Mrs. Shannon 43 o 94.0 Miss Sprague 31 o 98.0 Miss Callander 26 o 93.1 Miss Potts 26 1 96.54 High School 90 11 96.43 308 13 94.92 Grace Lutheran Church Sunday School at 9:30 A. M. Preaching and Holy Communion at 10:45 A. M. by the pastor, Rev. Ladd.

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CERTIFICATE OF ENROLLMENT Sound PURE-BRED Stallion No. 3673 The pedigree of the Stallion Lenoir, American No. 99087, Foreign No. 104686; owned by Chas. C. Myers, P. O. Syracuse, Ind., County Kosciusko, described as follows: Color and marks, black, star in forehead; Breed Percheron, foaled in the year Feb. 4, 1911, has been examined in thq office of the secretary of the Indiana Stallion Enrollment Board, and it is hereby certified that the said Stallion is of PURE BREEDING and is registered in the Percheron Society of America Stud Book. _ The above Stallion has been examined byDr. Geo. O. Smith, Syracuse, Ind., a qualified licensed veterinarian, and is certified by affidavit to be free from the transmissible unsoundness specified as such in the Indiana Stallion Enrollment Law. Not good unless countersigned by D. O. Thompson Chas. W. Hickman Secretary. President. C. M. McConnel* Vice-P.esident-

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CERTIFICATE OF ENROLLMENT Sound PURE-BRED Stallion No. 2997 The pedigree of the Stallion Browda King, American No. 14120, Foreign No. 29174; owned by Charles C. Myers, P. O. Syracuse, Ind., County Kosciusko, describes as follows: Color and marks, Bay, white face, white under lip, four legs white; Breed Shire, foaled in the year 1909, has been examined in the office, of the Indiana Stallion Enrollment Board, and it is hereby certified that the said Stallion is of PURE BREEDING and is registered in the American Shire Horse Association Stud Book. The above Stallion has been examined by Dr. Geo. O. Smith, Syracuse, Ind., a qualified licensed veterinarian, and is certified by affidavit to be free from the transmissible unsoundness specified as such in the Indiana Stallion Enrollment Law. Not good unless countersigned by D. O. Thompson Chas. W. Hickman Secretary. President. C. M. McConnell Vice-President.