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1.-The second CALI said a heavy old
Scot Boys, say a word to the Master
for them. There are men dying down
there now"
When the train had been put together,
both pumps saving like giants
with pneumonia, to accumulate
pressure. the brakeman, under the di-
rection of the conductor busily engaged
ir adjusting dead levers to the las.
notch, Coffin swung into Brady's cab.
Brady he said, as he leaned against
the boiler. his eyes fixed upon the quiv-
ering air gauge pointer, I'VE have over
six times what we were supposed to
take down. Now. of course, you will
have to stay here to help me to re-
charge, but there is no use Of our fire.
man riding over here. NV boy is going
back to the caboose. Have yours put
In good fire and do the same"
'-All right. said Brady. heartily.
That's a good idea Put in heavy
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Yes" replied Adams. "old man Blank
has got this whole road in line. but
really, Healey, this is a matter of i'm
portance to me. Eastern people so into
these silver holes for dividends and it's
hard to make them understand the con-
ditions out here. Most all of them know
that Huron is on top of a mountain and
the reason for trains being reduced to
six cars down hill IS beyond their COM
prehension.'' Here the speaker turned
to his desk. Writing a few words upon
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he'll tonight it will be charged to the
account of the rich man who tempted
a poor one
'Humph,' was Adams only rejoinder,
as extracting a bill from the safe he
extended it to him, seemingly oblivious
to the quick motion by which Healey
possessed himself of the message before
passing out.
Poor fool he muttered to himself,
little good it would do him, undated
and signed by initials. My word is
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SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
John Gray, a young viryin,sn. IS persuaded
BY Frank Howe, brakeman, TO leave profit
less farming and go rsilroading." Gray bids
adieu 10 his aged father and mother. his
old friends, DR.. Deane and daughter Madge.
and, with Howe, beats his way to Chi
cago. The freight train on which they ARE
stealing ride goes into a wreck, which
gives Gray his first experience OF the perils
and tragedies of railroading. Arriving in
Chicago. they receive. through the assistance
OF ''Girlie'' Mason, positions under Lanigan,
the general yard master They find a home
IN Nanny Suilivan's boarding house.
where Gray meets a number of railroad ren
and gains an insight into their make
During supper --Girlie'' comes into the room
in an intoxicated condition. He is put to bed
by Scranton Pete" one of the old timers.'
who regards him as his protege. Several
hours later as Howe and Gray are walking
through the train yard. they see conmo-
way through the crowd they find to their
horror that 'tGirlie'' has been run over while
attempting to save a six-year-old girl
'-Girlie'' dies in the arms of Scranton.
who VOWS over the body of his dead friend
that he will give up railroading forever
N ses1ns se er nsn M ers to Send
to the boys father, and dawn is breaking
he tells Howe and Gray OF a frightful wreck
train dispatcher several years before
Scranton Pete TOR Pete Lawrence, as he
cago and go west TO Unitah. at the invita-
ton of Mr.. Blank. The president of the Inter
Mountain Railroad Pat Brady Of the
cleverest engineers in the States. joins them
there Lawrence gets position of trust. di-
rectly unde Blank, and Gray. and Brady are
appointed. respectively, fireman and engineer
the Huron branch exceedingly rough
and difficult stretch of mountain railway.
Blank lays down his policy toward his en-
ployes to Lawrence, which '.JSstice
and the cards dealt above the table TO all.
and heavy kick into the outer darkness TO
coward ATTEMPTS H.
ing weaker shoulder" The men go
at their dangerous work with rush of en-
thusiasTn.
Brady and Gray assigned to engine 32s.
where Gray receives his first Instructions in
firing an engine for mountain climbing.
They meet Jasper. in charge of the division;
McGahee, the roundhouse foreman; Tom Coffin.
who pulls the lead engine on their train;
Jim Heaiy. their new conductor, and Ped
Green. the yarfInaster. Brady shows Gray
some useful tricks OF the profession, and as
they pull out their first run assumes to-
ward him q tone of absolute authority, ad-
monishing him in q laughing voice that
here is where friendship ceases
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shovel. Despite the exercise of
all his strength he found him
self unable TO get any fuel beyond the
center of the frebox. Following close
upon a kissing noise from the cab, he
saw the gauge pointer begin to fall
back. His only knowledge of comous-
ton being that coal made heat, he re-
doubled his frantic efforts. Brady, no
tieing the weakening engine kicked down
his seat; then for few minutes stood
surveying the animated coal elevator.
What is the matter with her? She
IS back TO a 10, he said, in mock con-
Germ.
I'm sure it's too much for me- re-
dressed. as with his shoes covered with
loose coal, he stood resting on his scoop
handle.
I've got coal enough in for 800 .
Let me feel her pulse said Brady,
throwing back the door. only bad
case of indigestion he added after a
brief inspection Catching the slash
bar. after few minutes of vigorous
punching, he remarked as q cloud OF
black smoke poured from the stack:
There, that helps her. The combustion
sharks would tell you I'm wrong, but
black piunsfng volcano "Shts is burning
her fire now, all air holes covered Now,
when it first becomes gray, distributs.
three scoops along one side Then,
when that burns off, give her the sam,s
dose on the other side. thus forcing one
side to burn the other. After you learn
to burn coal you then can practice say
Ing it. Don't get excited and overfeed
her. You will be all right. A new fire
nan always in the first ten miles
presages his future failure or success.
My experience tells me there is a flu
tUre for the fellow who, when the
none for the one who tries with gaping
mouth TO hypnotic the gauge"
- -
After Brady had returned to the cab
John. by close watch of the pointer
. and stack began to achieve better sue
cess.
Got a green fireman." asked the
brakeman.
He is all right; not used TO soft
COAL" replied Brady briefly. Ey the
time they had made a couple G" miles
John was showing quite creditai,le
stack Then the speed increased Il
trail of smoke from Collins ersf &c
warned Brady to Shut off.
AS the pointer QulVered against 40
n triumphant paean sang from the pop
Good boy" cried Brady. "A solid
gauge, tipped over the hill and the
SQUIRT on full head"
John, as he crowded the brakeman
ahead on the narrow seat, tried very
hard not TO look elated. A grind Of
the brakes and Collins engine stopped
directly opposite a waeer tanks
Never saw freight air handled that
way" commented Brady. When Brady s
engine had been placed Coffin called
him ahead.
We'll, how do you ike it," lie asked
from the edge Of the gangway
Its u cinch." replied Brady; I've
only worked her in eight inches with
q cracked throttle"
Collins only answer was a grim
smile as he pointed to cloud of smoke
and steam outlined against the moun-
tain side.
You see up there? Well. that Is
Huron, and only twelve miles away.
The top of your bar Will be out OF
your face after we leave here. Have
your husky load her
john said Brady, count thirty
scoops into your firebox; put the blower
on. and get her hot"
1t was only few minutes later
when. with the pop roaring. Brady
waved Coffin ahead.
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1.-THE Inter-Mountafn got out lucky on
the DEAL" said Brady. Two dismantled
engines and a dead engineer is better
than they usually check out. but I'll
see how much water is in poor Collins
boiler" AS he emerged from the broken
cap he said, she is all right. Thres
gauges solid and light fire. We had
better go back to the rear. The boys
cut off the caboose before Coffin gave
the third whistle. and the-- might have
run into u.s."
AS they stumbled back, blinded in the
torch gloom Brady counted the cars re-
ma ckirss as they came TO the last.
Thirty seven. we have got them all;
but there comes the caboose.
Two green eyes with cluster of white
lights beneath. here emerged into view,
but beirg unable to run up to the, train
it came to a stop at a little distance.
Torches and lanterns met halfway.
Then to stand fitfully Illuminating six
white faces. Healey extended both
hands. saying, in a trembling broken
! voice:
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-07-27
NOTICE OF CHATTEb MORTGAGE SALE.
Default having been made in the conditions

Default having been made in the conditions
of a certain chattel mortgage, bearing date the
livered by Olaf Meyers and Cereal King, mort
gagors to Liebeler and Fine1ty, mortgages and
fled in the office Of the Register of Deeds, of
Cavalier G ,ooa North ! Dakota. the tn dey Of
being as follows. towit: By failure 70 pay the
debt thereby secured at its maturity, said debt
being the sum Of Three Thousand Seven Hun
per cent per annum, as per three promissory
notes, one for 1890, dated September 10th, 1904,
and due October 18th, 1904, with interest pay.
cent after duo and one other note for $4,000,
dated on September 10th, 1904, and due October
18th, 1905, with interest payable annually, at s
per cent until due and II per cent after due;
Der 10th, 1904, and due October 18th. 1905, with
interest payable annually at 8 per cent until
due. and IL per cent after due; the said mort.
k interest h as per i said n ee pay wh SnS R5,nI under the the
conditions of said mortgage, these mortgagees
declare the said principal sum and the whole
thereof, due and the said mortgaeorsi in default;
the amouns now due by reason OF said default,
being the sum of four thousand one hundred
eighty-foar and 3O-1o0 dollars "a ,1S4. 800
Notice is hereby given. that by virtue of said
mortgage, and by order of Liebeler g. Finerty,
present owners OF said mortgage, 1 will sell the
following ohattels described therein, to-wit:-
90 One new Hube. Is horse owe engine; No:
thrssher, 20 inch c~ycfinder, 66 inch rear, No.
1852; automatic windstacker; One Huber self
feeder 40 inches; One Perfection weigher One
one cook car, 9x20 feet and ono set trucks under
said car One stove and all dishes: one steel
tank, II barrels; one wood tank, IA barrels; one
steel truck;
At public auction for cash, at the front door
of the postofice at Langdon. North Dakota,
between the hours Of IL NJ. and Up. M, on Sat.
uYday the 5th day Of August 1905, from the pro-
oan1o nj ruhsoh oola cho1l ha mold fpot moot and
expenses of said mortgage sale and lawful at
torney fee; second tho debt aforesaid. with in
terest thereon to date of sale third, the balance
TO the owner of the moHtgaged property.
MARK O'REILLY, Agent.
Dated July 9th, 1905.
DICKSON g. JOHNSON, Attorneys fer Mortgage.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-07-27
Norway's

The exports of Norway are swal-
lowed up in those of other countries,
and the volume is Of such relative IN
Importance as to attract but little at
tention. About four-ffths Of the area
Of Norway consists Of timber land, and
the country exports annually about
100000 tons of wood pulp and paper
made from wood. Timber In the rough
and finished is shipped from Norway
for building purposes and for wooden
ware manufacture, the exports averag-
ing about $16,OOO.OOO annually. For a
time Norway had a monopoly Of the
manufacture of matches and now
ships abroad 5000 tons annually. Iron
and copper are found in abundance,
nails and machinery is becoming an i'm
portant business. The mineral output
Is $2,25O,OOO a year. Fishing brings
Norway a large revenue, and the ship
ments Of herring. cod, mackerel,
salmon, roc, w~halebone and fish oils
average in value S7,5OO,OOO annually.
The Norwegians are a primitive peo-
pie, yet agriculture is not pursued to a
great extent. About 1000 tons Of
condensed milk are exported annually,
and Norwegian butter is found in the
markets Of Europe. The government
is laboring to encourage cattle raising
and dairying. To the extent Of her
limited and peculiar Nor
way is an element in the worlds bust
ness, but the natives "get busy" to
nimble s%ixpence.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-07-27
Schoolma'ams.

Schools have closed, and the teachers
are out for a long vacation, so called.
To many q weary teacher the vacation
spell will be simply a long hunt for the
vitality that has been paid out in the
class room. Some of those released
from the grind of lessons will pass the
weeks in the Kitchen to relieve moth
ers who havs toiled all through the
term to release the school crowd, both
old and young. from household cares.
Still others will take up the needle and
make and mend against the needs Of
the coming year. All who find the va
cation a real play spell, with no tasks
and no new lessons to master, should
have the congratulations and not the
envy Of any whose vacations are linn
tied.
With all its advantages Of respecta-
bility. indoor employment and regular
pay, the profession Of teaching is a
ceaseless and an ~exacting grind. 1t
wears out the bearings. From month
to month and from year to year the
same subjects are discussed, the same
routine covered. Faces change in the
class, but the class itself is only a lit
tie duller and therefore harder to
arouse than its predecessor or a little
brighter and therefore harder to guide
Alright.
A teacher whose heart is in the work
Of making better men and women out
Of the material placed in her charge
may not be distressed by the monotony
Of such labor. But enthusiasm is
sometimes only q mask for overwork-
ing faculties. The willing teacher needs
a vacation to gain new strength with
which to accomplish the work Of the
season that is to come. The best teach
ing is that which goes beyond the
routine and seeks to work an influence
upon the Individual character Of the
pupils, and the teacher who has re-
gard for her work in the highest sense
VIII utilize holidays and all other spare
time IN finding out new ways to reach
the Intelligence and arrest the SYM
pathy Of the young. Good wishes Of
pafeuts more than of scholars even
should go with the schoolma'ams ON
their we'll earned vacations.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-07-27
NOTICE OF CHArTEL MORTGAGE SALE.

Nol1SE VI CHAIlEL MORIGAiE SALE.
Default having been made in the conditions
18th day Of october, 1904, executed and deliver
by Burt Phippsn and Howard c. Ligget, OF
LanRdon, mortgagors, to The Huber Manufac-
tnring Co., of Marion, Ohio, a corporation or.
State OF Ohio. MORTGAGE, and filed in tho
Office OF the Register Of Deeds, OF Cavalier
county. North Dakota, the 2eth day OF October
"A p SU, ats o'clock a. IN, said default being
thereby secured at its maturity, said debt be.
ing the sum Of Three Thousand Dollars, with
interest at eight per cent per annum as per
thres Bromlssory notes, one note for $1,000,
with interest payable annually at eight per
cent until due and II per cent after due; one
other note for $1,000, dated October 10, 1904, due
November !, 1907, with interest payable m
after due and one other note for $1,000, dated
Octoberl9, l%Ol, due November l. 1903, with in
terest payable annually at per cent until due
and IL per cent after due the said mortgagors
having failed 20 pay tho principal and interest
as per said notes. wherefore under the condi-
tons OF said mortgage. these mortgages de.
Glare the said principal sum and the whole
thereof, due and the said mortgagors in default
the amount now due by reason OF said default
being the sum OF Three Thousand Two Hun.
dred twenty-five and G2-10Oth Dollars ($3222. 82)
Notice IL hereby given, That by virtue OF said
default, and the power Of sale contained In
said mortgage and by order Of The Huber Man
cage | viii sell tho Following %ahattsls sd" desc 'iHesi
therein tO-Wit:
One Minneapolis q horse power straw burn
or traction engine. No, 30i3, tank, pump and
hose ono New Huber 'rhreshev 3G inch oylin.
der. 90 inch rear, No. sOgl Huber windstacker,
NO, 1914 one Hubor sell. feeder. ~ inch. No.
SG52 ono perfection %weieher. Dakota style. No.
az one drive belt. 100 feet long, y inches wide,
I ply; also one grey horse, y yenrs old, 400
pounds one grey horse II years old. weight
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-07-27
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE

Notice is hereby given that that certain mort,
gage executed and delivered by John ]. Andar.
son, and Annie Anderson, his wife, mortga y.
to j. H. Mccullough of Milton, ". b. mort,
gagee, dated the End day of july, A. d Ion
and filed for record in the office of the Repistar
OF Deeds, of Cavalier county, in the State NJ
North Dakota, o. the Goth day of july. A.. D.
1901, and recorded in Book 80 of MORTGAGES al
Page 24O, n assigned by said mortezsor' ~
Milinda Nj. Milham, which said assipnmant
was dated the 18th day of June, a. D., lsG. and
was filed for record in the office of the Repistar
OF Deeds in and for Cavalier county, State If
North Dakota, on the 18th day of June. lsL.
will be foreclosed by a sale of the premises in
such mortgage and hereinafter described at the
front door of the Court House in the CITY Of
Langdon, County of Cavalier and State Of
North Dakota, at the hour of two o'clock U, m,
on the 18th day of July, A. D., 1905, to satisfy
the amount due on said mortgage on the dayof
sale.
The premises described in such mortgage and
which will be sold to satisfy the same are de.
scribed as follows, viz: The South East Quar-.
ter of Section Twenty, coy Township One Hun.
dred S~ixty-Three. Q63) north of Range Fifty.
Eight, t5S) west Of the Fifth Principal Meridian
and containing One Hundred Sixty 16O Acres,
more or less, according to the United States
government survey thereof.
There will be due on said mortgage at the
date OF sale the sum of Three Hundred Sixty
and 25-lO0th ($360. 25) dollars, and attorney fees
according to law, together with tine costs of
foreclosure.
M1L1NDA NJ. MILAN,
GORDON d. WHEELER, Assignee of Mortgage
Attorneys for Assignee. 49,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-07-27
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE,

Notice is hereby given that a certain mort
gage executed and delivered by Joseph Charron,
Z ao aase meqt maa, Of to o " y M oomntyI + NS g dbd Da.
pine and c. y. Johnston, mortgages, dated the
3rd. day OF May, A. D. 1904, and fled for record
in the office Of the Register Of Deeds in and for
day Of May. 1904, in Book 80 of Mortgages on
page 439 thereof, and the interest OIL S. Cham
pine was heretofore duly assigned to w. J.
ment dated May 18th. 1905, and recorded in The
office of the Register Of Deeds in and for Cava.
her county, North Dakota, on the 23rd day of
page 1874, thereof, will be foreclosed by a sale
OF the premises in said mortgage and herein
after described. at the front door of the Court
House in and OF said Cavalier county, North
9Th day of August. 1906. to satisfy the amount
due upon said mortgage at the date Of sale.
The premises described in said mortgage and
situated in Cavalier county, North Dakota, and
The West Half llW4) Of the North West
and the South Half Of North East quarter 81
NEA( of Section Twenty Eight, (2S) in Town
ship One Hundred Sixty Three, N63) North Of
Range Fifty Eight (53) West.
And which said mortgage contains provision
that. If default be made in the payment of the
indebtedness thereby secured, or any part there
q. either principal, interest or taxes, then in
their election declare the principal indebted
ness due and payable; and there being default
IN the interest and principal, which, fell due on
does elect and declare the whole principal debt
due and payable, and does hereby declare that
said debt Ii due and that there will be due on
said mortgage on the day of snln the sun of
-Four Hundred Fifty Three aud m.1m dollars,
Sa'3.m! besides expenses of sale, statutory ut.
t"rncy fees, and costs allowed by law. \
Dated this 10th dry OF June, 1905.
W.. j. MOONEY,
9. +. JOHNSTON.
M0rtghgecs and Assignccs Of interest OF I'll 4.
Champine, Mortgagee,
FRED u. SMITH.
ATTORNEY for Morigagcrs aud for Az.
signess Of Mortgngrr. N.5S
2oe Minate Cough Cure, cures.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-07-27

ABOUT a year ago there began to be
rumors of black rust affecting the wheat
fields of North Dakota, particularly
that section known as the sRedj River
Valley,and in a couple of weeks the most
conspicuous items of news in the papers
of the Northwest were those relating
stories of the great destruction caused
by the black rust. But when the crops
had been harvested and threshed and
it was possible to secure a resume of the
total amount of wheat produced in the
state last year it was found that the crop
was considerably larger than the proceed
ing eason In fact, last year, despite
the destruction by rust, North Dakota
had one of the largest and best wheat
crops in her history. This year the
rumors% regarding rust are beginning to
be circulated and in most cases as
grossly exaggerated as last year. The
stories of rust last year we're largely the
fruits of a vivid imagination, though, of
course, there was great destruction of
grain. 1t is possible that fields will be
affected this year. 1t was said last year
that thefwheat crop in Cavalier county
was badly injured by black rust and
yet it is an %undisputed fact that the
taxes this year are better paid up than
in any other year in the history of the
county. The farmers are in better con
dition financially than ever before.
Isolated cases are cited of poor crops
last year and suffering, but the public
has been led to believe thatSthe general
conditions were very unfavorable, which
was not the case.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-07-27
NEW LAWS IN EFFECT SINCE JULY l

After July 1st sales under chattel
mortgage may be made on any day of
the week. Previous to that date such
sale could be made only on Saturday.
All personal property taxes shall be-
come due on the first day of December
in each and every year for which the
tax was levied, and become delinquent
OF the first day of March next after they
become due.
1t shall be unlawful for any person to
practice optometry in the state of North
Dakota unless he shall first have obtain
ed a certificate of registration. This
law should e~ffectually wind up the vo-
cation of the peripatetlc eye specialist
who sells twenty-five cen lenses for
several dollars.
The school board will grade the salaries
of teachers for the district in accordance
with the grades of certificate and no
teacher holding a certificate of a flower
grade shall receive a salary equalato. or
in excess of that paid to a teacher hold
ing a certificate of a higher grade in the
same district. And no teacher holding a
second grade certificate shall receive less
than %forty-fve dollars per month.
All weeds of every name, n%aturel and
description shall be cut Aby the] road
overseer of the public highways on such
roads that are graded or otherwise cult
waited. Such weeds shall be cut for a
distance extending at least sixteen feet
from the center on each side of the road.
Such weeds shall be cut no earlier than
July 18th, and not later than August
18th, of each year and said work shall be
paid for out of the road fund the same
as any other road work: provided, that if
the me of adjoining premises shall
cut the weeds therein required to be
cut, he shall be credited on his road
taxes with the cost of cutting said weeds,
the cost to be determined by the road
overSeer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-07-27

Peary's plans for his fourth arctic
voyage call for a continuous journey
northward until he locates the north
pole. He has chosen the American
route, and his friends are confident
that he will return with news Of a rec
ord breaking feat in polar research.
Peary's former trips enriched the
worlds knowledge of the arctic. but he
has until the present trip counted
upon arriving at the pole.