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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1913-03-28, Page 8Millinery Openings On Saturday, Mar. 22nd and 24th and following days Miss Thiel is again in charge of our millinery department for the Spring Season, and she will be pleased to show you all the latest in Ladies' and childrens' hats. Come and see them before you buy. • .aSeveral shipments of new Spring Goods to hand comprising all the latest styles in Dress Goods, Bedford Cords, Serges, etc. New Silks, Prints, Ginghtums. Zephyrs, Cottonades, Skirt- ings. Come and inspect our stock before pur- chasing. Curtain Goods u' In all the leading styles of Bungalow nett Reversible Violer, Fancy Muslim,. A special in curtain nett at 15 cts. per yard. New Laces, Embroideries, Silk Ribbons, Dress Trimmings, • etc. Wall Papers Spring will soon be here and you will need wall papers. Our stock is larger and better than ever. New wall papers on hand awaiting your inspection. Rugs and Carpets New tapestry squares arrived. Como and see them and get our prices. We can interest you. A special line of carpets to clear at 30cts. a yard. Men's Furnishings A fer Mens Overcoats, Snits and sweater Coats left to clear at.cost. Fresh Groceries alv,rays kept on Sand All Kinds of Produce Taken in Exchangi PHONE 17 RUBY Se GA.SCI-10 Car Be4st Shingles Just to hand. Bring in your orders. Close price rl PHONE 19 KALB'LEISCB = = ZURICH Still Doing Business at The Old Stand We have been appointed Agents for the celebratod Massey Harris It 7lements We handle everytirin ; in that line, Seeding Implements, Manure spread- ers, all kinds of Plows, Seed „Drills, Disc Harrows, Cultivators, ik.t i Harvesters, etc. Harvesting Implements Binders, Mowers, Rakes, Hay Loaders, Etc. Massey -Harris Cream Separators All kinds of Plow repairs, Gasoline engines. See our line of Cutters be- fore you buy, all our Own make. Bug- gies, Carriages, Wagons, Sleighs. Square Dealing Our Motto F. Hess & Son New Cutters Ready for inspection Come and get your new Suit At Zurich's Leading Tailor Shop the .only Place, where the Newest is always shown first and satisfaction. guaranteed. Laundry in Connection W. H. HOFFMAN Tailor - ZURICH FOR SALE A desirable home, on main street Zurice, Two story brick, seven foot basement, with furnace, bath electric wired through, soft water top and bottom, good well with force pump, fine stable, everything modern and in first class shape. Posession will be given on April first. P. S.—I have bought another prop- erty and will stay right in Zurich. F. W. HESS, Jeweler A Two Knaves Of Hearts. And the Result of Their Meeting By ARNOLD HORTON The soldier boy of 1861-65 was a very different personage from the white haired, wrinkled, tottering old man of the present day. Bob Meriden entered the Union army at eighteen and came out at twenty-two. When he was mus- tered into the service he was a rosy checked boy with a perpetual smile on, his face, To look at him no one wpuld have thought that he was going south to stand up to be shot at. Yet the only time when he looked serious was :it being ordered north on recruiting service. He was afraid be would miss a fight. But this was in the beginning of. it The enthusiastic young men of that period got quite enough of fighting be- fore they were through with campaign- ing. and those who struggled with dis- ease and wounds had a harder time still. But this story is of the earlier, reckless, devil may care period when the youngsters who went into the war felt that they were off on a picnic. Bob Meriden was as full of the ro- mance of war as any soldier in the northern army. He had read stories of spies and their doings and was espe- cially ambitious to do secret service work. So he told his captain that if there was any call from headquarters for volunteers to go south for informa- tion to let him know. One day Bob was notified that such service was re- quired, and if he cared to undertake it he was to report in person 'at head- quarters. He lost no time in doing so, and the general after looking him over said to him: "Can you talk like a southerner?" "Reckon," was Bob's reply. "Let me hear you say New York." ' „ "Nieu Yank." "I expect you'll get on in that re- spect. Have you ever done any secret service work?" "No, general." The general was silent for. a few moments. He realized the dangers the boy was about to meet atallr. `,s tated to send him. He told Bob that he ran a considerable riskof being hanged and advised him not to under- take the job. But the young soldier begged to be permitted to go, and the general finally consented. Bob was to proceed south to the Confederate lines, vote the positions and numbers of the troops and secure such other informa- tion as would be valuable to his com- mander. That evening after dark the spy, dressed in a suit of "butternut" and a faded straw hat, presented a pass at the picket line for Abner Shock. lie was permitted to go forth and after walking a few miles, in order that be might not he found near the Federal lines, went into bivouac in a wood. in the morning he was awakened by the sun shining through the trees and, sitting up, looked about him. The birds were chirping in the trees, the air was balmy. Indeed, the scene was as peaceful as any the young man had ever experienced. It was difficult for him to realize that be was between two armies, whose business it was to slaughter each other, and that if he were known to be a Union soldier in disguise he would be swinging off from the limb of a tree. Arising from his earthly bed, he made his way to the turnpike and walked southward. Coming to a farm. house, be asked for a breakfast and received some corn pone and a cup of chicory in lieu of coffee. Being asked where he came from and where he was going, he said that the Yanks had destroyed his father's farm and he was going down to enlist in the Con- federate army. After breakfast, for which he paid in Yankee shinplasters of the period, he took to the road again, lie had not gone far before he, met a slip of a girl walking in the opposite direction. She was a country girl of the better class and quite pretty. Bob, who had seen nothing but men since be came to Vir- ginia, was not minded to let this young creature go by without a word with her. She was carrying a basket on her arm containing eggs and butter, and Bob, by way of opening conversation, asked her if they were for sale. She replied that they were not, but be was at liberty to help himself. He had no, use for either at present and declined. Then they sat down beside the road and began to chatter like magpies. Tile girl, much to Bob's surprise, told him that she belonged to a tlnion fam- ily ; that they were all being, treated very badly and that she would like to go north to Harrisburg, where an aunt of hers was living. But she feared she would not be permitted to pass through the Union lines and wouldn't know holy t� .trpvel, it aim Fvere. Bob a�l:ed her where she'hie.a, and she sfiid. ries hit lay within the Confederate lines not far below. She was taking the butter and eggs she carried to a house she pointed out. What she would do next she didn't succeed in making clear to Bob. The upshot of the dialogue was that Bob changed his mind about enlisting in the Confederate army and told the girl that he would be. back that way in a day or two and he thought he 'might help her on ber way toher aunt' in Harrisburg. To this she replied that lie might Lind her on her return an he might not. Leaving her, Bob pursued his wa down the road, thinking more of he than his mission. Just before comm to a depression in the road that woul hide her from him he turned for a las look. She turned at the same momen and they both smiled. Then Bob, see ing a cluster of white tents befor him, began to remember what he wa there for. The next evening about dusk Ell Carneal, the girl Bob had met on hi way south, looking out through a win dow, saw half a dozen Confederat troopers riding rapidly up the road 'One of them left the others and, corn jug to the house, called. Ella opene the window, and he asked if she ha seen anything of a young fellow in butternut suit. She said she hadn't and, riding on, he Joined his comrades Some twenty minutes later. when i was quite dark without, she saw face at the window. It was very pal and wore a frightened look. Moreover, it was the face' of the young man i butternut she had met on the road th morning before. Bob Meriden bad got within' the Con federate lines through a gap in tri pickets, had gone about gathering in- formation, but had excited suspicion. He had become aware of his dange and bid himself in a wood from whence he had seen the men who bad suspect- ed him riding rapidly on the road and felt sure they were after him. Find- ing a picket dozing on his post, Bob effected an exit and, skulking over wooded ground, had brought up at the house in question. The two youngsters held a confer- ence, and Bob told Ella that the Con- federates had tried to force him to en- list in their cause, .bat he had succeed- ed in getting oay from them. He did not dare rena<'lin m the house—he would skulk in the, woods—but if the next morning she would meet him on the road within range of the Federal pick- ets he would see what he could do to- ward getting her through The lines and sending her north to her aunt 'thankful? accepted ' his y proposi- tion, and Bob skulked away to hide from those seeking him. It was about 10 o'clock in the morn- ing that,•Bob, having passed through a cornfield, mounted a fence. at a rise in the ground and looked about him. On the road he saw walking a figure that he judged to be Ella Carneal. De- scending from his point of observation, he made toward her, and she waved her hand to him. He soon joined • her, and they walked together toward the Union picket line. Bob knew that at that time his com- mander, who was preparing for a move- ment, was very particular about allow- ing citizens in his camps, Sd, conduct- ing that it would be necessary, in or- der to get his protege through and send her on her way north, that he should vouch for her, be told her that he would tell the general that lie had found in her a cousin and instructed her as. to the part she should play. She was very grateful to him for this, though she regretted that the decep- tion should be necessary. On coining -to the picket Bob asked the officer in command to inform the general of his coming and ask permission to bring another person to headquarters. ' The officer was directed to bring the two in at once. Bob had gathered just the informa• tion his commander required. Ella re- mained outside the tent while Bob went in mad reported. As soon as he he had done so he informed the general of his meeting with his cousin and asked permission to send her north. The general was surprised at the co• incidence and looked incredulous. But Bob assured him that the girl was an unsophisticated little thing, barely six• teen, and the commander gave his con - bent. He suggested, however, that one of bis staff take the girl in charge. Bob 'winced at this, but was forced to Obey, and bade goodby to his little cous- in with regret, promising that as soon as the war was over he would look her up. That was the last that Bob saw of Ella Carnal till the next day, when he. received an order to report in per - Son at general headquarters. what '"was his astonishment to find his cousin there with a soldier on each side of her. "In you two," said the general, "are li: pair of knaves. You go south to do secret service work for me and bring back a 'cousin' to do secret service work for the enemy." "What do you mean, general?" cried the astonished Bob. ''I suspected your 'cousin,' whose sto- , ry was, very flimsy, and gave her the T1111 of our camps. But I set a watch' align her. She was taking down notes of our forces and making sketches_ of d y r g d t tl • e S a s' e d d a t• a e n • e e r The World's Greatest Stove .. . 11111111111'I MMIllIllllllti;+!!"t+ r r..... iBr 417, (With or without base, as shown in the above Cuts) This is the Malleable Iron Range the one you cannot break with an axe. The one people talk so much about. It is built of the same material as the Range sold by the peddlers, and their price is ,'70. We give you a larger and more up-to-date stove. Our Price is only $50.00 We have sold many since this stove was first placed on the market, and those using it say it is a World Beater, SEE IT BEFORE YOU BUY e. I-IARTLEIB, ZURICH HURON'S LARCEST,:COMBINATION STORE The Quality STORE Millinerg Opening March 19th and 20th weduesday and Thursday and Following days, you ale cordially invited to call and take a look through, before making your purchase. As we are showing all the yery latest €]tyles in hats, shape and trimmings. This depart— ment is under the management of Miss De Lee Bee and atisfaction is guaranteed. Our Spri ng Stock is Complete in all lines. Do not to call and take a look through my large and well assorted stock, as you save money by buying here. J. J. MERNER, Zurich our defenses when she was Interrupted in her work and brought to me." "You don't mean it, general!" ex- claimed Bob. "According to the rules of war, it is my duty to order a drumhead court martial and hang her." "Great heavens]" "There was an impressive silence, which was broken by the general. "The information you brought me is very valuable. What reward do you ask for getting it?" Bob took the hint and said eagerly, "I ask a pardon for this little girl." "That let's me out," replied the gen- eral. "It is my duty to hang her, but since you claim her life as your reward for a service in which you risked the death that is due her she is pardoned. When the information she has acquir- ed shall have become useless she shall be permitted to go where she likes." After the war Captain Robert Meri- den Iooked up his "cousin," though he did not go to Harrisburg to find her. He married her in Virginia, and they were for years known as the two spies. Wanted—Will buy stockers or fat Cattle. Geo. Iiellerinan. UNDERTAKING Prompt Service Moderate rha•rges W. H.. HOFFMAN Zurich, — Ontario simmoommaminamminsou Don't forget the date April the 4th, The Y. P. A. of the Evangelical church will give their concert consist- ing of a play "The old Maid's Associa- tion." The rest of the program will consist of dialogues, solos, recitations, quartetts. Don't miss it, the old maids 'will make you laugh on :April. 4th,.,,? Aclmission 25 and 15cts.