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By Charles Sughroe
Once Home of Refugee Who
Feared Napoleon.
Syracuse, N. Y.—More than a cen-
tury and a quarter ago in a valley In
central New York, known till this day
as Dronder's Hollow, a refugee mem-
ber of France's nobllity, who stood in
line as a future king of that country,
is sald to have sought escape from
Napoleon, who was making quick
work of his opponents by way of the
guillotine,
Here In the forest recesses of hills
in a fortress-like mansion hewn from
sturdy cherry trees, this Frenchman
founded a settlement which after a
brief, colorful existence crumbled back
into forest wilds to become one of the
forgotten villages of this sectian
New York, according to the Syracuse
Post-Standard.
Built Imposing Chateau.
The story had its beginnings in 1808,
of
plain Louis Anathe Muller, and who
never ventured forth without an armed
bodyguard, purchased 2700 acres of
land In this isolated region near Slab
City, now Georgetown, and employed
150 men, whom he pald In gold and sil
ver, to construct a palatial, bullet-
proof chateau on the summit of the
highest hill on his estate.
Beside a stream a mile
of his homestead, In the valley of
Bronder's Hollow, named after John
Passon Bronder, one of the men who
had accompanied him to this country,
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White
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has
battleship
Perrin, who
the
the ov
Thomas
aboard
Lieut,
been serving
Texas, has received
pointment of marine aide at the White
House. He hails from Bishopvilie, =
C., and is well known In .
having served at the marine corps huse
at Quantico, Va., being trans
ferred to sea duty.
weted ap
Washington
before
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the Frenchman who called himself
Muller established a village which con-
tained two stores, a mill and a store-
house, as well as numerous dwellings,
During the half dozen years that
he lived In this forest mynsion, Mul-
ler's reticence and eccentric conduct
greatly stirred the curiosity of his
neighbors and gave rise to many a
wild rumor as to his identity. But
never by an idle word did he betray his
real story, and when after hearing of
the collapse of Napoleon's fortunes he
departed jubllantly for France, he left
in his wake a mystery which never has
been explained to the full satisfaction
of his central New York acquaintances
or thelr descendants,
Home Destroyed by Fire.
The modern visitor to the site of the
old Muller which was leveled
by fire In 1907, must stretch his imag:
ination to that this once was
the estate of a French nobleman, says
the writer, If he drives along the
narrow country road that winds
across the hills toward Bronder's Hol-
low he will densely wooded
stretches that look as they never
known the ploneer's
house,
belleve
[Hiss
if
had ax.
A few bleak, gray farmhouses with
desolation staring through their pane
less windows, decrepit barns with
doors that creak on rusty hinges and
the frames of occasional
abandoned automoblies along the way
are the only evidence that man ever
or this Isolated
shapeless
conquered cultivated
territory.
When Muller departed for France
after the downfall of Napoleon he left
his central New York property in the
hands of an agent who proved untrust-
worthy, and two years later, In 1816,
he returned to find his house stripped
its rich furniture, his garden
ered with weeds and his
saken,
After viewing the he sold
the land to Abljauh Weston, a8 New York
city merchant, for the sum of $10.500,
and then went back France, where
no doubt he reclaimed a prouder name
than plain Louls Anathe Muller, and
calmly wiped the American chapter
off the slate of his life never a
qualm for the throes curiosity
which were bound to torture posterity
when It encountered the mystery of
Muller HIIL
of Cov.
village for.
wreck,
to
with
of
Police to Investigate
Purse Snatching Ducks
Fresno, Calif.—Fresno police planned |
to peer down the guliets and cross
examine members of the famous flocks
of ducks at Roeding park, city play-
ground.
The ducks, it became known,
charged with purse snatching
Mrs. A. Van Fleet of New York, who |
was spending the summer in California,
made the charge before Yosemite na-
tional park rangers
Mrs. Van Fleet embarrassedly ex.
plained at a park entrance that she
could not pay the entrance fee because
the ducks snatched her purse, contain.
ing $90, as she rested in Roeding park
en route to Yosemite,
were
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Economic Security
By
LEONARD A. BARRETT
are essential to
The first and per-
haps most Im
portant is thrift,
Extravagance leads
to ruin but thrift
assures financial
stability. The
thrifty man saves
something, however
small, out of his
weekly pay roll
Two principles
economic security.
permitted to
cumulate and
never used
from grave
sity and that
as the
Many homes have been built on weekly
and monthly savings. Small
It would be an Interesting study to
determine the profits derived by
use In the meat
dustry the blood of the
formerly thrown away, now it is profit
ably utilized in many ways, A dentist,
known to the writer, sent his office rug
to the refiners and received
a neat sum for the gold found In the
rug. A well managed business sees
that there is no waste in its process of
manufacturing Ex-
is
of by-products,
or salesmanship
Favagance waste.
We are
the
provide large sums of
care of
the waste in foodst
ing hotels In our cite
would be sufficient
always
serio in
to
facing a 18 menace
industrial situation by having
money take
rolls. If all
all the lead
could be gath-
to
of this
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those on
ered together It
feed a very large
dependent class,
Another
avold debts,
percentage
essential to
This principle
Ford
Or perhaps you would rather not
Jerry Is the 200-pound center
of the University of Michigan eleven
and Is expected to do great things this
season,
upon which our fathers bullt thelr mod
est fortunes. They never bought any-
thing until they had the money to pay
for it. A mortgage wag a nightmare,
Pay as you go and do not borrow if
you can possibly avoid It was the pre
valling spirit of the past generation,
The present generation presents a
distressing picture In contrast. Not
only are we urged to spend all we earn
but a little more by buying on the In-
stallment plan. If we are in debt we
are urged to be in no hurry to pay it.
Later it may be paid In greatly depre-
clated dollars, Let taxes ride. The
man who owes money seems to be In
a better position than the man to
whom the money is due,
Measures which violate the funda.
mental principles of our forefathers
cannot be depended upon as stabilizing
forces, upon which to build the return
of prosperity. let us return to
the spirit of our fathers—Save and
avoid debts.
© Western Newspaper Union,
Estimate Texas Rangers
Have Killed 10,000 Men
Austin, Texas Texas rangers have
killed 10,000 men, Dr, W. P, Webb, pro.
fessor of history at the University of
Texas, has concluded after years of
research In preparation for a history
of the celebrated policing force,
Doctor Webb puts that estimate on
100 years of ranger activities, “Ar.
ranged In a row, head to fool,” he
sald, “the dead would make a line 11
miles long.”
By Lydia
HE word party has a flexible slg-
nificance, It may be a political
group, or a social assembly, or any
one of many things, but as a howe
word It means a company invited to
come at a certain time on a specified
day with entertainment as the object,
There is an Interesting question which
arises In connection with such an as-
semblage, although the above is appre-
clated as explana-
tory. What do you
expect of a party?
This is the ques
tion, Little children
expect games as a
minor feature, with
food as the major
one, The question
of the child who
was belated in ar.
riving has become
classic “Is
over?
and was
the
party he
asked de-
lig}
ligh
when
i aan’
ited it wasn't
he found the
refreshments
not
Almost
would
had
been sers
every
agree
the
resi
was the refresh
nents
There are
which ro
it food Is
feature
parties
heater
etc And al
ntion of a meal
ater party It is as
one for refresh
called a theater
sugeest
however, IER
the
the lat
ing more of
UHner
+h .
a meal than former.
Entertainment Essential,
element expecied
While
of a party, It does n«
food is one
the galety needed A of per-
food, hi
ved
group
weser
and
is of its function as
enter.
sons eating excellent
and eialx
¢
rately ser prepared
esin, fa
or the g
uniess th
Brilliant
tion is pleasing
when
or
the
|] party persons are
i t conversa-
in Itself, and
itty
> “4g
accomp 0H) 0
more
requ
It devolves
sh of
ten
elabora provides
and good
the hostess
® i
ired t
cheer, upon
to Invite congenia
occasion. Nothing
than a dinner or supper party without
i spirits for such an
is more depressing
laughter and galety. No amount of edi-
ble delicacies make for such
a lack. On the other hand simple food
with a happy group has the necessary
party. There is enter.
can up
elements of a
tainment.
This matter of entertainment is more
important than food. Ask any bridge
expert whether it Is the foud or the
games of contract which he looks for
at a card party, All persons who go
to a party, whatever its kind, unless
actually hungry or overfond of eat.
ing. hope to have a good time apart
from the taste of the viands, Laugh.
tor, galety, companionship, absorbing
entertainment, these are wanted, some-
thing which takes them out of them.
seives, which makes them forget their
usual engrossing work, their perplex.
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ities or possibly physical pain, and
which makes life even more worth liv-
ing. A hostess who can instill any or
all of these pleasant elements into her
parties has successful ones, whatever
the refreshments. Parties need not
cost much, since merriment, happiness,
galety, good cheer are apart from
monetary values, This is a period
when parties are heartening. Happy
events lend cheer to perplexed spirits.
Decorative Doors,
Decorative outside doors are the
style, the naturally being on
front doors. This Idea of making the
doors distinctive sprang into favor
first in tea houses, but the popularity
has spread untill there is almost =
craze for dressy doors :
The decoration may consist of bri
paint, This may be featured also
blinds, and possibly trim of
house. The vogue extending
color scheme to front doors, and then
accent
1
in
of
necessarily, to all of the outside doors
the
he house
pushes fashion to its furtherest
an itself, Occasion
match
But it
the blzarre
a low fence is painted to
trellis against the house
fen
are
Hitherto these have been con
Be
is
cheerful about
architectural elements,
olor was concerned, There
door gay
oor can lend
any types of
ne
1
reprodu
these cukities
ctions of
d-fashi some are decid
edly new ction. It is essen
selections, to sult the
the period of
tial when
of hardware
the door
&. Be
mode] to
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Black Velvet Ensemble
One of the Iatest of Parisian fashion
creations from Martial and Armand is
this “Deux #ols Chic” ensemble in
tunic is trimmed with blue fox,
opinion In the least
Its sphericity did not change his
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