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The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-10
If We Only Could.

II we all had our lives to live over again
Ha, hA ! II we had, but We haven't you know
We'd all be such wonderful women and men
That life would be robbed Of it's worry and
woe.
As a matter Of course, the dull things we have
done,
Could We try it once more. we would carefully
shun;
The skies would be bright to each sorrowing
one,
II we all had our lives to live over again.
II We all had our lives to live over again
Ha, ha! II we had. but we haven't, you know
"ed make 1t vision Of happiness, then,
And fate would her kindliest favors bestow
II we only could run this strange, mythical
race
At some other time and in some other place,
y, couldn't we make earth lovable placel
IL we all had our lives to live over again.
If we all had our lives to live over again
Ha, ha! il we had, but we haven't, you know
We'd carefully study the why and the when,
And make us a friend where we now have
foe,
But the edicts of nature we cannot reverse,
lis folly vain wishes to sadly rchearse.
AnG-we might make existence thousand
times worse,
Ii we all had our lives to live over again.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-10
AID TO A BEAUTY IN DISTRESS,
Helped Out of a Latin Slough by Rough
Looking Youth.

A girl with soft brown hair and
earnest eyes sat in an electric car
bound from Cambridge TO Boston the
other morning, says the Boston Herald
In her lap lay several books, and in
her hands she held a Latin copy OF
Horace's Satires, which she was study
ing diligently.
At her side sat a young man who
looked steadily over her shoulder at
her open book. The young man did
not look like one who might under
stand Latin. He wore an immense
pair Of rubber boots, q rough oyercoat
much the worse for wear. and a dingy
hat that was pulled far down over his
eyes.
Finally the girl came to a line that
seemed to give her trouble. It was
not difficult Latin. The construction
was simple and direct. but it was one
OF those treacherous idioms that say
one thing and mean another, and hence
appear altogether incongruous in their
context. The girl looked at the Latin
IN a puzzled way, and then turned to
the notes IN the back Of the book
Then she consulted the vocabulary,
and finally turned to the text again
and gazed at it meditatively.
The young man next to her, who
was still looking over her shoulder,
showed considerable uneasiness at her
seemingly futile efforts. He smiled
family, turned once or twice in his
seat and beat a tattoo on the floor with
the toe of his rubber boot And as
her struggles continued his dis
qnietude became till more apparent.
lie looked around the car in helpless
way, bit his lips, and beat upon the
floor more violently than ever.
Then suddenly he leaned slightly
toward her and said: And | agree to
be witness"
It was the translation of a recalci-
trant phrase. The passengers at the
end Of the car, however, did not un-
derstand, and looked at him in amaze
ment The young girl started slightly,
then smiled and said: "Oh, thank
you, and looked into his eyes in
friendly way, but wonderingiy.
She did not know that he was
classical honor man at Harvard a few
years ago.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-10
An Accepted Challenge.

There was a terrific noise going on
inside the house, but the small boy on
the steps outside sat still in serene and
unalterable confidence.
whats the row going on in there a"
asked a policeman, running up ex-
citedly.
"Nothin' much" responded the bow.
coolly, just as an extra heavy crash
shook the windows.
Get out, you little rascal" exclaim-
ed the officer; "I'll go in and see for
myself"
You better hadn't" said the bow.
warningly.
The officer hesitated; at that mo-
ment the door opened and woman
poked her head out.
60 for the doctor, Johnnie" she.
said to the boy and disappeared.
The boy grnned
ficer.
"Nothin' much-I told you once,~
sald the youngster, getting up to obey
the woman's order-"only pa come
home about fifteen minutes ago, and
told ma he could lick anything in the
Dlock. That was ma sendin' fer the
doctor"
Then the boy hurried away, and tho
oflcer, shaking his head thou ehtfully.
walked down to the corner and waited
1or further developments" - Detroit
Free Press.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-10
He STOPPED THE TRAIN,
II Has Matter OF Life and Death, So
He Was In Haste.

He had just boarded a Fourth street
car. AYERS the Cincinnati Gazette, when
his face turned ashen gray. and, with
choking sound in his throat, he
clutched AT his inside pocket. leaped
from the platform into the street with
a cry of stop that train! Stop that
train!" and darted down Central ave-
nue. like maniac, ,overturning a bana-
ma stand, knocking down a small news
boy, and eluded the clutch of vigil
ant policeman who pursued him on a
run with a roar of Stop thief, stop."
stop that train" he yelled to the
elevator boy as he sprang through the
entrance of the Grand Central, tripped
over the rubber mat, and rolled head
long into the waitine-room.
stop that train for heavens sake"
he screamed, as he jumped down the
stairs in mad leaps. crushed a woman's
bonnet-bo1 and knocked the breath out
of a Cleveland travelling man in his
furious flight.
"Will no one stop that train?" he
walled, as he fought with the turn-stie
! tender at the gate, and at last hurlng
him back against the grating. plunged
! through the gate and ran down the
shed on the wings of the wind, waving
q parcel over his head in despairing
appeal to the brakeman on the rear
platform of the fast-disappearing New
York vestibuled limited.
Stop that train for the sake of all
that's holy!" he howled. as he butted 3
truckman in the stomach and overset
tram of fifteen Saratogas. stop that
train!" shouted the trainmen in the
shed. stop that train" whooped the
passengers from the windows of all the
other cars along the way. "Stop that
train!" shrieked the disheveed and
terror-stricken man, palid with fear.
stop that train."
With a grinding Of wheels far out in
the yards and q snort of steam, the
engine stopped; the conductor leaped
to the ground, and ran back, pale with
anxiety,to tho spot; the porter climbed
half way out the window with starting
eyes; and the breathless \man, darting
up to the car, hung gasping to the rail
AS he handed to the brakeman packet,
and choked:
please hand 'em to Marv-thev'ra
5her curtin irons-she would a. skinned
me alive ef I'd fereot 'em."
As the train rounded the last turn
OF the old canal bed brakeman with
q face like thunder-cloud passed
through the coaches solicitously in.
curing for Mary.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-10
HEARTS BEAT IN HARMONY.
And souls in Wordiess Measures Made
Music to Each Other.

The amethystine lines of evening
were growing into darker puppies and
the puppies into black
On the little vineclad porch of the
old house the two sat silent, as they
had been sitting since the sun had
thrown its first long farewell shadows
across the fields.
What thoughts were in their minds
no look or motion of theirs BETRAYED.
They were as silent as the stars,
which one by one began to peep above
the clark line of the hills.
Here and there a cricket chirped it's
vesper hymn, and in the old tree be-
yond the road a roosting fowl at inter-
walls croaked contentedly.
1t was a time when hearts NAV beat
in harmony and souls in wordless
measures make music to each other.
AT such an hour Peace spreads her
gentle wings and all the turmoils of
the world run to her shielding breast
and sink to sleep.
Softly the man put out his hand and
touched his companion on the arm.
The touch was light, but it was
enough.
"What is it?" came the gentle query
in response.
The man moved his chair little
closer.
"Jim," he said, "can you give me
chaw of terbacker?"
And the other man. in the soft, sweet
hush of the evening time, went down
in his pocket for the plug Detroit
Free Press.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-10
features of the dead pirI. and

features of the dead girl, and
What! Was I mad? Shrek afte,
shrek burst from me as l flung ur
my arms wildly aud fell prostrats
upon the body of my own lsvsd one
Nellie!
What is there for me to add to nv
sad tale? Need | tell you OF the wears
months passed in delirium, the comins :
to, and realization Of the horrible re> I.
ity?
But OF Nellie-my own little dar.
ling. 1t seems that she had gone to
Mar kettields that day, and had in
tended to return upon NV train to
Linden. While waiting at the demo,
she learned that the train was two
hours late and then decided to walk
down the track and then off by little
side road, which led to the house of a
friend. Then, as the time for the
coming OF the train came around.
Nellie started for the depot. accom-
panied by boy who carried a lantern.
While walking the track, and within
half mile of the depot. they discov-
cred the broken rail, and Nellie bid
the boy to run in haste to the depot
with the tidings.
'She heard the whistle of the train, ("
said the boy afterwards, "far down
through the hill, and she just stopped
Tor one minute, while she caught her
hand to her heart, and her face turned
white as the snow. Run! run! Jamie!'
she cried out, as though her very
heart was breaking. oh, run! run!
for heavens sake!' And with one
awful cry, such as | never heard be-
fore. she turned and fed down the
track, toward the coming train, away
into the darkness"
When they found her lying on the
side of the track-my heart grows
sick as | write these last words ds-thev
mistook her for a young girl of the
neighborhood, who had been seen on
the track shortly before OF the iovs
of the parents at the discovery of the
mistaken identity, and of my desola-
ton, need not speak. Many years
have come and gone, but time does
not seem to soften my grief, nor efface
from my mind the vividness of nv last
ride TO Markettields
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-10
What The Court Said Went.

Squire Farley had been Justice of
the Peace in Bear Creek Township for
ten years, and never had a case in
court The people in that part of Ar
kansas did not care enough for proper
ty to wrangle over it. Their personal
differences they settled out of court.
But all records have to broken, and
at last Lige Pearson invoked the aid of
the law to decide the ownership of a
log chain. He wanted his log chain,
and thought it would be better to re-
plevin it than to shoot Dooley White.
or let Dooley shoot him. So he hired
lawyer from town, and the whole
neighborhood repaired to Farley's to
hear the trial.
The courtroom was in the yard
under the maple trees. The Court sat
was spread leather bound copy of the
statutes.
your honor" said the lawyer from
town, "the plaintiff desires jury"
Il reckon the defendant don't need
none" said Dooley, who appeared per
sc. I'm willin to leave hit to you,
Square?
"Gemmen," said the court, "this case
is little too small fer jury.
But the plaintiff has right to de-
mand jury" persisted the lawyer.
"The plaintiff hain't got no right to
derman' nothin' but what the court
says he can have,"~~ declared the
Squire, mphatically.
But, your honor"
Il tell YOU to shet up" cried the
Court angrily, shifting the table with
his fist; 81 low can settle IS law
suit without any hep fom jury.
Now, Lige Pearson. whacher got to say
about this casep"
"Dooley borried my log chain, an
won't give it up. He SAYS it's his'n."
The Court looked at Dooley inquir-
ing ly.
Il swapped my mule to Lige fer his
hip-shotten gray hoss. an he gimme
the log chain to boot. ] brung it
home an am goin' to keep it, for it's
mine"
II would like" began the attorney,
"to ask you. Mister White. to state on
your oath whether or not the chain at
issue in this case --'
AN | would like to ask YOU. Mister
Lawyer" interrupted the Court, con-
temptuously. "what you air a drivin'
at"
"If the Court please, l propose to
show by the defendant himself that he
borrowed this chain from the plaintiff
three months before the horse trade
occurred"
The Court don't please to have you
AKIN any sich fool questions. fin
from the evidence that the log chain
belongs to Dooley, fer the mule was
wuth more'n the hip-shotten hoss.
Sich is the Judgment o. this court"
The plaintiff prays an appeal"
cried the excited and indignant attor-
nev.
The plaintiff can't have no appeal"
"But you can't refuse. The sta
tutes--"
EFF you don't shet up, I'll make you
shet up. The statoots hain't got
nuthin' to do with it. I'm a runnin'
this court. Lige Pearsons, ] knock off
the costs in this case, an fix yer
lawyer fee at four-bits. That's more'n
his days work is wuth, but you can
afford to be lib'ral, seems | knock off
the costs. BY virtew of the authority
divested in me by law, I now declair
this court adorned. Jim, tote out the
1uo -
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-10
Premium for Dishonesty

Watches seem to be worn now in th a.
most extraordinary positions. What
can be more useless to the wearer or.
more tempting to the marauder than a
woman's watch attached to n short
gold band worn like medal on tn.
!elt breast or suspended beneath =
jeweled bow broochp
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-10
One Rats Experience Was Enoupb.

A certain grocery in Buffalo was
oyerrun with rats. One day a barrel
half fun OF molasses fell apart, or. at
least, the bottom fell out and the
molasses ran over the floor Ia some
way one OF the biggest rats in the
vicinity got into the molasses, and
bedraggled and discouraged, was
seen creeping laboriously away from
The premises. Every rat disappeared
at the same time and not another
one. or any evidence of one, has been
seen about the place since. -Bu6alo
Courier.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-10
He Had His Day.

A Tamaqua, Pa, dog drank several
quarts of hard" cider the other day,
thinking it water. He was so hilari.
Gus in his intoxication that he danced
wildly all the afternoon.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-10
Fun for IIucifer,

IL must be a great satisfaction to the
devil to give some folks little money
and then make it almost kill them
whenever they try to spend it.-Ra1n',
Horn
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1893-03-24
He SKIPPED out,
w. B. Hench is Wanted Badly
by His BOndsmen.
He Flew the Country, Leaving
Them to the Tune Of
500 Big Cases.
SADDER, BUT WISER, MEN.

In last weeks iasue we mentioned tho fact
that W. B. Hench had been arrested Friday,
for violation of the prohibition law, was taken
TO Shcrbrooke on the same day and was put in
bonds OF $500 to appear for preliminary ex-
animation before Justice Hunt on Monday
afternoon last Messrs. j. B. Honeyman and
T. T. Standard were obtained as hondsmen,
and now are lett to mourn. Monday after
noon appeared, SO did the witnesses who were
suhpoeEaed in the case and the defendants
attorney, but the defendant failed to mater-
alze. The attorney for tie defendant tried to
induce the justice to grant a Stay Of pyoceed-
ings for thirty days, but failing in this he then
tried to secure a change Of venue, hut the
justice could not aee 1t In the same light-fal-
ing to see wherein tho deiendent, having for
fsited his bond already, was entitled to stay
of proceedings or on the other hand how he
could grant change Of venue to the defend
ant when he was not present to ask for the
salna. In fact Justice Hunt declined to en-
tertain motions Of any kind or hear anything
regarding the Gaze after the tim0 had expired
for the defendant to put In his appearance
except any excuse the attorney for the defence
might have to offer for the non-appearance of
the defendant, and no excuse being offered
tho Justice declared tho bond forfeited.
Mr.. Hench departed from hence it is sup
posed on Sunday night and whittier hs went
is only matter Of conjecture. It is claimed
that the bond was eigned in good faith, and
that it will be paid by the bonds,nen. 1t is
very probable, however, that hereafter no FIVE
hu ,drel dollar bond in CASES of this kind will
60 in Steele county, and it may probably be
depended upon that no Hope citizen arrested
upon like charge need apply In future for
bonds;nen in Sherbrooke. They will no doubt
fight shy hereafter.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1893-03-24
"A great exodus of citizens has taken pla

A great exodus Of citizens has taken place
from Hope within the past two weeks. The
first on the list to find that the surroundings
were not congenaI was our city marshall, and
he stole silontly hence. The next was re-
sident of the southwestern suburbs, and al
though the walking was not extra. yet he
made tho forty odd miles between this place
and Everest in double, quick order. not even
stopping long enough at home to put Oh his
store chothes. On the day following bis
exodus nBig Fred" concluded that he needed
change OF air and scene aud hs departed
from hence without bidding his friends good
bye. After his flight the emigration longing
WAS sti!ed for few days Eut again feeling
of unrest took possession of another, and see
ing the train about to depart he could not re-
sist the impulse TO be moving with it, so he
boarded it for an unknown destination. Then
another took the emigration fever so badly
last Sunday that he could not possibly await
! the arrival OF the train on Tuesday. so departed
overland. Il 10 reported that another party.
who was circulating around only a day or Two
ago, Is now missing, and cannot bs found
anywhere, 20 1t |, suspected that q feeling Of
lonesomeness came over him aud Eo has gone
also to join tho colony OF citizens gone before.
Ag we before sald, tho exodus has been great,
aud thute is no telling when tho end thereof
win BE-. Already ws have lost two town
officers IN the number who have "f0lded theII
tents Ike tho Arab and ~ silently stolen away
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1893-03-24

Geo. Story returned Saturday-not from
CAssplton, as was reported the place to which
he went in recent issue Of the PIONEER. but
from Sykeston, in Wells county, where he
went with tho right-of way man of tho 500
railway, for the purpose of identifying party
who had been giving the company consider
able trouble over the securing of the rigl,t-of-
way through his Claim. It seems that the
man had been former resident Of Cass oounty
and a Eeighbor to Geo. Story in the early
days, having taken up claim near or adjoin-
ing his. The railway officials got onto this
fact AMI the right-cf-way man came to inter-
view George, with the result Of taking him
back with him. George identified his man all
right, and the latter has to all appearances
got himself into pretty eerious business-that
Of trying to defraud the goyernment-having
abandoned one homestead entry and taken up
another u!der an assumed name. George
departed again yesterday for Devils Lake,
where be goes as witness TO thwart the prov.
ing up Of the mans Wells county claim.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1893-03-24

--J. ?. McMalion, in Fargo Forum: am
du"'n on lard office matters today, and have n
matter before Judge Mcconnell in tue district
court at 10 O'Clock tomorrow. Uur people are
generally glad to see the position taken by
The Forum In speaking so favorab!y 0! our
lieutenant governor. In comIlou with the
best part Of the people at Hope, aud tho good
citizens OF Steele county, generally. I think
Governor Wallace conducted himself during
the late session Of tho Legislature with com
mendable firlnness, and his conservative course
has lnale,hila mary hianas cyon among those
who were politically opposed to him. Person
ally Governor Wallace Is known to be an
honest, upright man and good citizen, ana we
think it is partly to our credit in Steele county
that We have such solid citizens so capable of
performing the duties Of such an exalted
Office.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1893-03-24
-Thera are "a banks reporting their

-There are "a banks reporting their con-
dition at the close of business Oct. %. 1892, at
which date tho last call for statements was
made for the fiscal year. Tic total capital Of
tile X banks was 1910, 90. The total sur
'plu, and undivided Errllts after deductlng all
expenses, was s2Q3,sO0.SQ. Total dsposla
reach the handsome sum Of &*,04l, ,54S So.
Total cash and dre from other banks, $l,264,-
5S5. 10, The above figures show that tho
average capital pt the North Dakota state
L~cks ia S2S, 1l4.sB. Tho average surplus and
undivided uro6ts in $2,75l .S6. Average de-
posits $41, ,1O2.01. Average reserve $l7,lOl.-
Is --Gazette Witness.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1893-03-24

"A couple of jew psddlers were arrested
and detained here satGiday night aud q part
Of the day Sunday, upon suspicion Ct being
the parties wanted by ". h. Pratt OF Grand :
in, who telegraphed to know il the parties
were here. Deputy Sheriff Warner immedi-
ately telegraphed back to Grandin for Mr..
Pratt TO give fuller description ofthe parties.
but received no reply. He also sent telegram
on Sunday morning, tpt not receiving reply
to either. he let tho men 90 on their way re-
joicing after dinner Sunday. They drove one
of the finest teams of llorses ever coming into
Hope.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1893-03-24

-Casselton Reporter: A Mrs. Gosse arrived
from Hope last Friday night enroute to the
Hospital at Fargo, and being unable to pro-
coed farther was taken to the Dakota House
when she gavo birth to twins Saturday. The
pofsr woman was in destitute circumstances
and practically among strangers, but she was
carefully looked altar by anumber of Casselton
ladies aud about $40. 90 in Norey was raised
for her in short time. She is reported in;pg
nicely at last accounts.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1893-03-24

Mss Amelia jacobson has been employed
as principle of the Hope scl'ao!S, and Is expect
ed here this week, to he in readiness to open
the high room for the spring term Eext Mon
day. Miss jacobson is well known to our
people here. having taught in tho intermedi-
ate room of our schools during last winter and
spring, aud will no doubt give eminent salts
faction to the patrons of The schools.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1893-03-24

There Is talk going the rounds to the
effect that our former citizen, L. H. Paige.
now Of Catsclton, will built and operate an
independent elevator at this place during the
coming season. We onIy hope that this talk
will prove true, as an elevator conducted i'll
dependenty at this point would prove Of great
benefit to the town AMI we believe good i'll
vestment for the protector.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1893-03-24

-Casselton Republican,: 1t is reported from
Washington that swaslbuckler George Walsh
is in that city trying To get an appointment as
consu! to Barranquilla, Colombia. He eexpects
this as reward for desertiDg tho republican
party. Ii he will go there aud promise never
to return again to this state every man and
woman in it will sigua a petition for his ap-
point!nent.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1893-03-24

There is mean girl in Wasco, and the
story of her lneanness has just leaked out.
She bet kiss against dollar with the editor
of the Wasco News that Harrison would be
elected. The stock holder Of the dollar waa a
homely Oil maid, and when the aforesaid
editor claimed the kiss from tho girl he Was
cody Informed that the stakeho:dyr held both
bets and would cheeriully deliver them on de-
munG,-EX,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1893-03-24

The funeral sermon Of the late Prof. L. E.
Marsh will be preacher from the NJ. f. pulpit
next Sunday morning at IL o'clock, by Rev.
z. James. All arc Invited to be present, and
an especial request is extended to the scholars
OF the high school room, who were his lupils.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1893-03-24

-Castlewood Is. D. Times: A tramp when
going the rounds one day rang doctors door
bell and asked the trim, pretty woman who
opened door ii she would kindly ask the doctor
II he had a pair Of old trousers hs was willing
to give away. Il am the doctor" replied the
plump and pleasing young woman. The
tramp tainted.