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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-19

). r.. Waterloo" and, greatly com.
forted, Zana fastened back to the ho-
tel to make few necessary prepare.
lions for the journey.
When Mrs. Baxter learned her
youthful charges decision, she stoutly
opposed it, pointing out that her pres
ence in London would sadly embar-
rass Mr.. Norton, and would indeed be,
un-er the circumstances highly i'm
proper. But Zana was infexible. Go
she must and would. And so the
worthy landlady had to give in, aided
her to pack her portmanteau, promised
to take care of all the luggage, and
herself accompanied her to the station.
"19en send you back by the night
mail. my dear, you see II he doesn't"
she predicted, confidently
III come back when Ernest does,"
returned Zana, with u bright smile,
land not before"
"Lor-a-mussy!" muttered Mrs. Bax-
ter, when the train Was gone. did any
one ever hear Of such q Self-willed
young woman? Mr.. Norton Is a per-
feet gentleman, I am sure. But how
would it be with that poor thing If he
werent?" And, with sundry shakings
of the head. expressive OF doubt Of all
created males, she retraced her steps
to the George.
In due time Zana arrived at Water.
loo, and, half-territied by the noise and
hustle around her, gazed eagerly on all
sides for her lover. But no Ernest
Norton was there.
"Where to, miss?" asked the porter
who had shouldered her portmanteau.
"Hensom!"
T-don't know" faltered the poor
child, trembling like leaf. II expect
ed someone. Take me to the station
master, please"
This latter official was all courtesy
and attention. He assured Zana that
he had detailed three porters to watch
the only three first-class smoking COM
partments in the express, to each of
whom he had given copy Of her tele-
gram, and that one of the three had
successfully delivered the message. In
proof whereof he caused that particu-
lar porter to be summoned.
you reported having delivered an
envelope to Mr.. Ernest Norton, passen-
ger by the seven Southampton ex-
press?" he demanded, sharply.
yes, SIR" replied the porter, fur1b-
ling with his cap, as is the habit of his
kind when In the presence of authuii-
~.
HE read it,"
Eyes, sir; he read it right enough"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-19
RHnAUR!CE n. HERuEY

The clock indicated the hour us a
quarter past two as Somcrville eau
tiously unfastened the back door. and
then returned to fetch his gruesome
burden. Despite his somewhat slender
build. he possessed considerable wiry
strength; and, although the weight
taxed his powers to the utmost, he
reached the garden without mishap
and closed the door noiselessly behind
him. The night was dark, for although
the moon was nearly at the full, the
sky was overcast by dense masses of
black clouds. Somerville staggered
along the footpath until he reached a
door at the end Of the garden. which
gave upon the landing stage. He was
compelled to deposit his burden ere he
could open the door. for the lock was
rusty. But it yielded at length. and.
raising the body ir his arms, he eau
tiously felt his way to tho extremity of
the miniature ietty. He could hear the
ripple of wavelets, as they beat against
the woodwork. and could family dis
Germ the dull sheen of the dark, cold
water.
Now for itr' he muttered. nerving
himself to cast the body as far out as
possible. Goodbye. Ernie"'
There was splash-the sound of the
wavelets seemed for a while to in
crease. and Somerville. shivering like
one suddenly smitten by deadly cold,
retraced his steps.
Some hours later he entered his
wife's bedroom. and informed her that
Norton. despite an uneasy light spent
upon the sofa. had insisted upon start
ing for London, and was sufficiently
recovered to carry out his intention.
You look terribly pale and haggard,
yourself, Richard" she said. anxious
ly. Lie down and have a few hours
rest"
But rest came not SO readily to the
uneasy conscience of Richard Somer-
vile; AID before 10 O'clock he was hur-
rying LondonWards.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-19

Pillowed Her Head on Her Bosom.
assented the porter, "and said it was
all right
'That will do" said the station mas
ter. and the fellow slouched OFF. ''You
see," he added, to Zana, 1--WE have done
our best at this end"
"But he is not herew urged the dis
mayed girl.
The station master shrugged his
shoulders little impatiently. His
time was valuable, and it formed no
portion of his duties to hunt up miss
ing young gentlemen. Perhaps he
has been Detained he suggested, "and
will turn up presently; in which case
he will be sure to inquire for you here,
in my Office. II you like to wait, you
can do so, in the ladies' room. Mean
while, you will pardon my telling you
l am extremely busy"
Scarce able to utter a few words of
thanks for the trouble he had taken,
aimlessly, restlessly. up and down the
arrival platform. Ernest had received
her message, and, Of course, he would
come. But how unkind of him to
leave her thus by herself, even for
quarter of an hour! Doubtless he had
mistaken the arrival time of her train,
or was unavoidably detained. How
foolish Of him to have left the station
at all!
Now, the real fact was that the port
er, to save himself from severe repri-
mand, or worse, had lied. He had been
absent from the assigned post, upon
some beer business Of his own, when
the train by which Norton arrived had
come in (rather before time) His alb
sence had been rem arked by the other
two porters, and so, to save himself,
he had concocted the story of having
delivered the telegram, which he had
quietly torn up. And thus the laziness
and duplicity of the rascally porter in
London had marred the clever plan of
the honest porter in Southampton.
The station master passed Zana
many times, spoke to her encouraging
", and persuaded her to take some re-
freshment. But, as the time wore on
and no Mr.. Ernest Norton made his
appearance, it daw1 cd upon the good
natured official that the girls position
| was assuming an awkward appear
ance, and the idea somehow occurred
| to him that he was, in some vague
way. himself responsible for her we'll
being. So, at last, he asked her, blunt
ly, what she proposed doing, Offering,
at the same time, to assist her by cv-
cry If cans in his power.
Poor Zann had Ne more idea what
she should do than lost child. She
wanted Ernest, she said. Without
him. she could do nothing.
"Ycs, but my dear young lady," re-
nonstrated her new friend, "you must
decide upon some course Of action, in
dependently Of this Mr.. Norton, who
Gf you will pardon my saying it) ap-
pears to have behaved with most cul-
rable carelessness, to say the least Of
it. Have YOU no other friends in Lon
dong?
"None," answered Zara, YEARLY.
EN- Southampton, then? Come" he
added, observing that she hesitated,
'tell me how you stand; otherwise
how can l help you? Is this a run
away-match between you and Mr.
Norton?"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-19

"Glnd to Make Your Acquaintance,
Mr.. Morton.
There amt man living as is worth a
tear from your pretty eyes-drat 'em!
The emphasis with which these
concluding words were uttered left no
doubt that they referred to the males
of the human race and not to the pref
ty eyes, for, if Mrs. Baxter was weak
in grammar, she was very strong in
her estimate of masculine depravity.
''It's all very odd," she muttered to
herself, as she sought her own bed;
Every odd, indeed. This dark-eyed
beauty drops in (from the clouds, as
body may say upon young gentle
man who has only just arrived from
foreign parts-1ndia or somewhere.
That's odd enough. Zana, as she calls
herself. Not Miss So-and-So Zana, nor
Miss Zana So-and-So; but plain Zana.
That's odd, too. Then, just as am
beginning to think about the good
name of the house, he up and tells me
they are to be married right off the
reel; no bans nor nothing call that
odd enough, also. Then. atop Of all
this, comes this Waterloo business:
and that's the oldest OF all. What's
he up to, this Mr.. Ernest Norton?
Time will tell, 1t if there amt some
mystery about all, my name amt
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-19
word to Annie, mind. Fetch the things

word to Annie. mind! Fetch the things
and then go to bed"
The submissive wife went off to do
his behest, greatly grieved at the sud
den illness of their guest. but too much
accustomed to obey to argue the point.
She brought the pillows and the rug.
and then, as hidden. retired to rest
During several hours DR.. Someville
remained closeted with the body of his
unfortunate friend, hoping against
hope, eXhausting the resources of his
profession in vain efforts to recall the
Stilled heart to action. Then he sank
into chair. buried his face in his
hands and attempted to think out his
course of action. Should he at once
give notice of the disaster to the po-
lice? If he did not do so, who would
believe his statement that the death
was the result of pure misadventure?
Yet, if he did. would rot his enemies
proclaim him to be guilty. at least. OF
manslaughter? A ffl!al termination to
his hypnotic experiments had often
been predicted by his detractorS, and.
10. the very thing foretolI had come to
pass! Then his thoughts turned upon
his own necessitOus circumstances and
upon the dead mans money. his jew
els, his drafts. They represented a
large fortune. and one. too, easily real
lied. With the Information which he
had obtained. it was simple matter
to initiate his frisci's signature, reply
to the test,.;;.es:.pa ai:i' negotiate tile
drafts. The jewels and about $1,000
in notes We're in the safe. Norton was
stranger in London; he had only ar
rived that very day ut Southampton;
the chances were he would be neither
missed nor sought.
Finally, DR.. Sonecville examined the
dead mans pocketb ,olz. There was
the draft for f2.5OO, Endorsed, ERNEST
G. Norton" with other drafts. repre-
senting total of f23,O00. as yet lack
ing endorsement. Almost inyolutarily
he found himself studying the sigma
turc and thinking what All easy enc it
was to initiate. If he made himself
known at the bank as Ernest G. Nor
ton by cashinE the Endorsed draft in
person. there would be no difficulty
about subsequently cashing the others.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-19
He Was Compelled to Deposite His
Burden.

ne was OO"pcAAeu 10 DcpOS1tc 11AS
Burden.
He could not be suspected of forging
his own supposed Tame.
1t has been we'll said that opportuni-
ty often makes the, criminal. Ernest
Norton was dead. through pure ,nisad-
venture, and the opportunity OF annex
ing his wealth was too tempting for
Richard Somerville to resist Ernest
Norton, living, he would not have
robbed of one single penny. But Err
ter to a dead man what became Of his
money! Why should he, Richard
Somcrville, forego the prize thus uneX-
pcctedly thrown into his lap by fate,
in order that distant, perhaps IN
known, relatives Of his deceased friend
might be enriched?
''l'll risk it, he muttered. "I'd risk
it were the odds against me twice as
great as they appear to be-"
Habitually very temperate man, he
now had recourse several times to a
bottle of brandy, ere he felt equal to
carrying out the first steps In his dan
gerous scheme. The disposal of the
body was clearly of prime importance,
and very simple way Of effecting this
was close at hand. At the end of th,.
flower garden flowed the river Thames;
and the previous occupants of the vii
In had erected a small landing stage
for boating purposes. What more OBJ
vious than to carry the body to this
landing stage and dump it into the
river? And this Somerville promptly
decided upon doing.
But first he had to make q minute ex-
animation of the dead mans clothing,
lest any portion of it should be marked
with his name or initials. AS it turned
out, only the collar and a handkerchief
were so marked and these he replaced
by corresponding linen of his own,
marked r. S. 1t was part of his plan
that the bodyif ever discovered, should
pass as that of some unfortunate, own
ing these vague, common initials. who
had committed suicide; and to lend col
or to this conclusion, he placed near
yl-empty bottle of laudanum in one Of
the waistcoat pockets. He removed all
jewelry, even down to the studs, which
he replaced by bone ones; and he was
especially careful to secure every
scrap Of writing. Lastly, he shaved
the long, tav'ny moustache and clipped
the hair c)nsa to the head. And then
he surveyed his handiworl1.
"Poor old Ernie" he muttered, as he
gazed into the pallid, rigid features of
hi sfriend, who, but few hours be.
fore, had burst in upon him in such
boisterous fashion. lizard lines to be
cut off like that, in the very prime of
early manhood, and with every good
gift of fortune to make life worth liv.
ing. But it can't be helped, old fellow
Kismet: tits the will of fate And 1
in profiting by your death, am but full
filling my own destiny, no doubt. FIR
going down to drop you quietly in the
river, old chap. l daresay the tide will
drift. you. on to some mud-bank lower
down. and that you'll be Found
drowned as the nkk1szzse runs"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-19
Not the Ics.o, ~,

hes," said the accused mn, A.,
fully. 81 have a commln,, ' .1; dole
dared put It in" '''''' 'l'hl If l
,no why not prove ii, them" chccr,u,,u
T., ce ",'l' you se'' was at the ruuuiu.,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-19

station Master, Waterloo: Please
have tirst-class smoking carriages 5
o'clock express from here watched.
and warn Ernest Norton that Zana is
following him by Z mail train. Reply
paid. Zana, Southampton.
Within five minutes came back the
cheering reply: will do my utmost.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-03-12

Did you ever stop to think what
great labor-Saver the home paper is as
a means OF communication with alb
sent friends? Write to me often"
is the last command the one breaking
away from home ties so often gives to
those left behind In the rush and
hurry Of every day, very few people
nowadays have time to devote to cor
respondence OF the leisurely kind the
people OF other days always kept up
with such unvarying punctuality.
And here is where the home paper
saves you a world of trouble. 1t is
better than a letter, too, for it con-
tans much that letter would not.
Items OF interest are in it that the
writer OF letter might not know or
might overlook. 1t is wonderful how
eagerly one devours home paper,
when a stranger in a strange land.
Even the people you did not know in.
timatcly while at home become OF alb.
Sorbing interest to you when you read
that they have died or married or fig
ured otherwise prominently in home
affairs. II there is some OF your fam
lily away from home, try sending him
the paper regularly and letter oc-
casionally and see il he does not ap-
precate the favor Of the newspaper
Elk Point Leader.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-03-12
CURIOUS ADV ERTISERS.

Weathcrford Texas Democrat.
There are many business men who
will stand of home newspaper man
with the stereotypcd assertion that
the people do not read the advertise
mcnts in Il newspaper that is sent
direct to them through the mail and
thrust under their noses every week
but let some stranger who has no in.
terest in them, their business or their
town, and never spends dime with
them, come along with cheap adver.
tising scheme, the grouping together
for instance, Of Il lot of display adver,
tisements on a red card board, which
Is hung up at a few public places
around town, and the self same gen
tlemen who do not believe that people
ever read advertisements, bite at thi,
fake like so many crossroad suckers
They are led to believe that when th'
farmers and Others who come to town
they will rush around in great swarm
to consult this So-called "directory'
before buying their goods. 1t Is yer.
well, however, that they may belicv,
In some sort Of advertising. A sign
board is better than nothing, even j
IT were pitched into a well. 1t ma.
attract the attention of the man VIII,
cleans out the well sumc day.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-03-12
Chancery Court I'd Dist,
y. G.. HILL, CHANCELLOR

In the cnnnty OF Pearl River on the frs,
Npnday uf January and July and continue
siN days
I'm the county OF Marion first district. on
the second Monday of January and July and
continue six days. IN the second district
OH the third Monday OF January and July
and continue six days.
In the county Of Hancock on the fourth
Monday Of January and July aud continue
siN days,
Monday " February and August and con
tuur six days.
In the county OF jackson on the second
Monday Of February and August and con-
tuuc six days.
In the county Of Wayne on the second
Monday OF June and December. and continue
six DAYS.
luthc county OF Jones on the first Monday
of March and september and continue SIX
days
In the county OF Jones on the first Monday
ct March and september and continue SIX
days
In the ronntv OF Jasper on the second
Monday ot March and september and CON
tinur ~iN DAYS.
In the county OF Perry held in Augusta
the First District. on the third Monday OF
March and September and continue six days
In the town " Iiatticsburg, the Second pis-
trirt on the first Monday ofJune and Decem-
brr aud continue six days.
In thrrouuty OF Smith ON the fourth Mon
dayoi March and September, and continue
six DAYS
In the county OF Greene on Thursday after
the second Monday OF April and October and
continue three days.
In the county ~ Covington on the fourth
Monday in April and October aud continu,
six DAYS
In thu county OF Newton on the first Mon
day n April and November and continue sin
days
In the county OF Laudcrdalc on the first
Monday u May and November and c0ntinu,
Wruty-tour days.
In the county uf Clarke on the third Mon
day " April and November and continue 81,
dtvs
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-03-12
ADDITIONAL OCEAN SPRINGS ITEMS.
ANOTHER FILIBUSTER.

Admiral G. A. Hay ward, Of St. Louis,
Mo-. Commodore Chas. r. Harbaugh, of
Sewickley. Pa, and Maj Gent John c..
Slack, OF Pttsburg. PA, who are sojonrn-
ing ut the Ocean Springs Hotel. fitted ont
not many days ago the fleet little cruiser
"Harry Hayward" for 4 filIbustering ex
petition to the "Evcr Faithful Isle"
which, just now, is causing the Spanish
government no end OF trouble and tribu-
lat ion. MISS Bessie Jennings accompa MED
the expedition in the double capacity of
special guest and artist, with the mten.
tlon of taking snap shots at anything that
came in sight of her lou. range camera.
Preparatory to embarEing upon an al
venture, 50 fraught with danger from tur'
bulcnt ocean and ratc Spanish Dons, the
commodore and the general, the naval
and military attaches repaired to Mo
bile, where a sklful adjustcr OF nautical
instruments Tested and set the chrono me-
ter that was to accompany and regulate
the mOy cments of this hazardous under
taking.
| Bright aud early Monday morning the
gallant spirits aud special artist fear
lessly boarded diukry that was to con
vey them to the little cruiser, riding
\ peacefully at anchor some miles from the
shore. After raising steam and hoistng
sail she started on her mOmentOus jour
ney that was to end with nothing less
than Weyler's defeat aud tho liberation
of Cuba But, alas for the vanity of hu
man hopes. Ere half a knot had been
measured by the ambitions cruiser an ad
verse puff upset the craft, spilled its oc-
cupants into the water and sent to the
bottom the stores Of dynamite and other
warlike implements with which it was IN
tended to convince the Spaniard that
Cuba is and ought to be free. Fortn-
nately for the members of this ill-fated
expedition, that ended so quickly after it
began, Capt Ryans yacht, with Master
Z U =, '
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-03-12
[ For the Democrat Star.
4 Friend.

We have n friend that used to come
-Four times in every thirty one
But now that friend We never see
Oh pray what can the matter bc'
We trust It's not that you are dead
Nor that to some far country fled,
Nor that you've got so very poor
That you can't come to see us more.
Two months have passed since We have seen
Your handsome face, so bright and clean;
iour visits once our hearts did cheer,
And caused each one smile to wear.
II you are dead dear good old friend,
And to obliyion's land your way did wend,
four memory We shall cherish ever,
TIL death our souls and bodies sever
But II to other Clines you've gone
To dwell beneath yon beautiful sun,
We hope some day to meet again,
And there our friendship be the same.
Pcrchancc this great fnancial trouble
Has hurt you so you cannot travel,
So please accept this figure a.
That we, your presence, may procure.
Now take this, friend, and come along,
And cheer again our rural home,
For wife and children all declare,
That If you don't, they will despair
Should some one like to know the name
Of this, thus far, our unnamed friend
I'll say to all, both near and far,
II II the TRUE, old DEMOCRAT STAR
+. G. X.
Harrison County, Miss, March |. 1897.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-03-12

cal government, but he was not the
only president whose youth was mark
cd by toll and ignorance. Fillmore
was apprenticed to a wool carder
when he was fourteen years OF age
and was bound to the trade for seven
years. When he was nineteen he
brought his unserved time and bought
a dictionary. He could read and
write little, but had not had access
to any books, for his father had none
save Il Bible and a hymn book. He
had never seen Il map Of the United
States nor copy Of Robinson Cruso.
1t was like being born again for a
young man Of nineteen to begin to ac-
quire the rudiments Of an education.
But lie did it and clibmed slowly, but
surely, upward until he reached the
top OF the ladder. lie made a better
man than Andrew Johnson and was
far more digniticd and happier in his
office. Fillmore became president be-
cause he was worthy OF it. johnson
was rolled into Office by the tidal wave
Of the civil war. But they were self
made men.
Garfield was known as the teacher
president, but John Adams and Ar
thur also taught school. Eight Of the
earlier presidents had no collegiate
education, but this is no argument
against the great advantage that such
an education gives. College educa-
tion is great comfort, independent
Of its being help to progress and ad
vancement in science and art. The
limited knowledge l acquired in
three years course could not be
bought with money. 1t furnished the
tools Of my trade. There is a posi-.
tive comfort in knowing the origin OF
English w0rds-thc old ones and the
new ones that are being continually
coined to keep up with science and
discovery. 1t is "a comfort to know
how to measure the distances Of the
sun and moon and stars and to calcu-
late eclipscs and why the little honey
bee builds the cells in the honey comb
in heXagon shape and the laws Of
light and gravity. 1t is a comfort to
an old man to be looked up to by his
children and grandchildren as the pu-
pills did to the schoolmastcr in Cold
smiths school
And still they gazed and stlll the wonder
That one small head could carry all 1t
knew"
The danger Of college life is, how
ever, very great, and no boy should be
sent there just for the fun or the name
OF the polish Of it. The athletic sport
OF it seems nowadays to be prOmi
nent feature OF college education.
My ideas about that may be preju-
diccs, but If so they are SO strong and
| am so antique that l cannot change
them. have no more boys to edu-
cate and they who have must take
their own responsibility, but | feel as
helpless as discouraged when | read
the programs OF the matched games
that are already arranged for the com
ing summer among the colleges.
can do nothing but take back scat
and let the procession proceed.
BILL ARP.