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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-12-21
Prefers to STAY in Jail.
Not a Virtue.

Public Ledger: I don t see how an,
one could say anything good about
Crooks" remarked the business man.
We'll" replied the good hearted
a%poloSlst, he s Industrious at any
rate"
Huh! SO is his satanic majesty"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-12-21
Chan.

Louisville CourieT-Journal: with
whisky a-gettin' cheaper every day an
the prospects good fer a big ice CROP"
observed Colonel Nipper, its a mighty
IL ~proVident ciiap that won't figure in
pli1tin' a little min patch this COMM
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-12-21

New York. Dec. 1S.-News of the
insolvencics Of important Chicago
trading Institutions came with a
morning ana convulsive liquidation
Of stocks made wild work with
early quotations. Holdinges Of cer-
tain stocks were thrown over for
any price they would bring. A de-
cidcd panicly feeling prevailed.
Much to the delight Of Thomas W.
Lawson, 'Amalgamated Copper de-
clined 71@ points; Union Pacific, 2#,
and almost The entire list showed
losses Of i to 8 points. The market
wa enormously active during the
first hour but by that time liquida-
ton had spent its first fury and
there were some wide rccoverieS.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-12-21
Timely Gifts.

Jinks-Futinittee gave his sweet
heart an imitation fur muff for Xmas.
Blinks-What did she give him?
Jinks-The mitten.
The experiments with submerged
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-12-21

& produced In Siam
t"auSts Of late years.
tApurts OF rice from
I.UUU tons, as CON-
as IN l9n2
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-12-21

received Tie following Geographic re-
port from Comptroller Ridgely. Chi
cago. in reference to the failure of the
banks this morning.:
''The clearing house guaranteed pay
ment of all liabilities of the three
banks, which will liQuidate and pay
everything in full. officers and di-
rectors Will resign and be replaced by
a clearing house committee and Elk
arniner BosWorth, who Will run the
banks and conduct the liquidation. This
should relieve the situation and pre-
vent further trouble here or elsewhere"
The L'Anse sentinel., 1905-11-11

They did not have thu gold. but they
were rich In villainy. The major
remembered that the young woman
had a distant relative named Carroll
who lived in the San Jacinto bottoms
ten miles away. and that she had once
expressed desire to visit the old man
and his family. He at once went to
Miss Choice with lie that had been
Invented by Smart. He told the per-
picked young woman that he had just
teard from her relative, Mr.. Carroll,
and that the old man had sent an in
yitation for Miss Choice to visit his
family. "Hc would have come for
you. but he Is not WE'LL" said the
major.
Il will go at once" said the dis
turbed girl
The route was difficult. Nearly a
whole day was spent winding abou:
through thickets and swamps of the
San Jacinto bottoms. They Travelled
IN light vehicle drawn by two horses,
the major occupying the front seat,
while Choice and old Polly rode be-
hind. A little before dark they came
upon cabin by. the side OF a dim
The L'Anse sentinel., 1905-11-11

heirs OF Whit Bardeline. He slept and
then caught train. Smart took a
train and then slept.
After arriving at Caldwell, in Bur-
lIson county, Tex, it did not take the
laundering old lawyer long to cecure
valuable information.
Two of the Bardeline heirs were still
alive. Miss Choice-a young woman
nearly 20 years of age-was easy to
find. She lived with one of her rela-
tives In the suburbs of the town. Sam
Bardeline, who was two years younger
than his sister, had gone to New
Mexico with herd of cattle.
A little inquiry revealed to the agent
Of the operators in the oil lands that
he was searching for popular, hand
some and Intelligent young woman.
Miss Bardellne was the belle OF the
town. She had won the odd name OF
Choice" when she was an infant
through the admiration of relatives
who called the pretty little girl the
choice Of the flock"
Maj. Sark turned his footsteps IN
the direction Of the residence OF Mrs
sallie Bales. the old aunt with whom
Miss Bardeline lived. Sure OF &C
complishing his purpose, he alread,
accounted himself capitalist and an
ci. king. Reaching the front gate, h,
was rubbing his hands together and
whispering to himself: Them fellow
The L'Anse sentinel., 1905-11-11

you few days, provided you will
sign a little document"
Spare my life," said the terror.
stricken young girl Il am ready to
sign anything, II you will let us leave
this dreadful place."
1T will take us about three days to
make the deals we have In view. But
during that time you shall have every
thing, and be treated with kindness.
1t was the intention Of the Villains
to secure power Of attorney signed
ry Miss Choice for Maj. Sark to act
liz her stead. They could then return
To the oil field and sell the land On
slices while the excitement was at
fever heat.
Rescued by Brother and Lover.
The robbers made no effort to con-
ceal their plot from their helpless vic
tim. Don't be downhearted." said
Hermolingue. I'VE will leave you a
little fortune when we have harvested
a few millions" He was approaching
the trembling girl with the power Of
attorney in his hands. Just sign
here. please"
The door fell with crash and Her.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1905-11-11

neighbor. Whit Bardeline had died of
malarial fever and his body was lying
where oil was flowing the richest. Mr..
Sark was aware of this fact. and later
on he learned that the fragile mother
had passed away after leaving the
country and that all the children but
two had finally yielded to the germs Of
the fatal malaria that they had carried
from the lowlands. These two were
living with relatives in Burleson coun-
ty. according to the best Information
that could be collected by Maj. Sark.
Schemers' Eyes Opened.
y The old lawyer visited the oil field.
There he saw things that caused him
I To open his eyes wide and made him
assume youthful airs. He heard men
talking of millions as his neightors
talked OF dollars. Here was a well
worth 100000" and there was one
that had just been sold for half mil
Ion" Before his eyes was 40 acres OF land
that he had once seen exchanged for
an old blind horse and q fiddle that was
now being sold by the foot. It took
a capitalist to own as much as one
could cover with saddle blanket. The
successful operators were working
right up to the line OF the tract that
belonged to the heirs Of Whit Barde-
line.
MAI. Sark remembered that this land
dad onco been sold for two dollars an
The L'Anse sentinel., 1905-11-11

Kind enough to look out of that win
cow you Will see a vacant spot Just
beyond that gusher. will give you
all this gold for one acre of that va
cant spot. All you have to do is to
sign your name to this paper and we
VIII see notary later on" Choice
stepped back, holding the palms of her
hands toward the intruder. "You sur
prise and amaze me. have had no
experience in such matters. Wait .un-
til my brother comes. l have heard
f,om him. He is on his way"
Desperate Plot Laid.
All sorts OF methods and stratagems
were resorted to by the sharks to force
the young girl to make a deal. but
they failed. One day Maj. Sark dropped
q spark amongst the factors that were
disturbing the mental equilibrium Of
the inexperienced girl which rapid,
grew into a mountain OF regrets. Ht
said: "Oil flows do not 60 on forever
The wells often suddenly cease tt
spout. They burn out or blow ont
The field is exhausted. Then the lant
is not worth Ave cents an acre.,
Choice shivered as II she had al
ague. Running to old Polly she cries
in anguish: 20! why didn't / take al
that gold?"
The shrewd old major saw the effec
of his spark and he ran to Smart 4
Hermolinsue with the information
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Scheme to Rob Girl and Brother oi
Valuable Texas Oil Land
Is Baffled.
YOUNG WOMAN WINS HUSBAND AS REWARD
kidnapped by Arch Fiends and Taken to De-
serted Cabin-Her Desperate Fight with
WoIves-Rescued in Nick OF Time by
Brother and Comrade.

! acre. and he recalled that when Barde
line was forced TO leave the countr,
on account of sickness In his famil,
and poverty, it was in vain that ht
sought buyer.
This region of country. almost In
sight of Houston. had been unsettled
for years. Settlers avoided the level
prairies and the thickets of the Sau
Jacinto as II the land were haunted OF
a pestilence hung over the place. Al
one period Bardeline had offered to
trade his possessions for yoke OF
cid steers. cart and mule as means
and effects that offered some hope OF
escaping the poverty stricken region.
Plot to Rob Heirs.
The old major was well acquainted
with poverty. He had been forced
TO practice law, he said. for bread"
and having no sense of honor or tha
elementary rudiments of his profess
sion. he had barely escaped the peni
tentiary. AS a recluse and bear
hunter he had proved eminently sue
cessful. but he longed to be rich.
Now that fortune had knocked at his
door. he determined to leave no stone
unturned until he could walk with
the oil millionaires and be one of them
altogether. While his head was swim
ming with these great ideas he was
approached by a well-dressed little
man, who asked few questions. and
al once proceeded to make himself a
pleasing and interesting acquaintance.
Smart. of the firm of Smart & Her.
molingue, had stumbled upon valu-
able find In less than two minutes he
bad learned that Maj. Sark knew a
great deal about the land and the heirs
OF Whit Bardeline, and he invited him
to visit the Office of his firm. In
this Office the old bear hunter was
treated with princely cordiality. Drinks
flowed freely. and Maj Sark was dis
sected and every fact in his men,
ory was laid bare to the eager. con-
scienceless capacities of a trio of the
smoothest sharks that ever scente /
oil.
Maj. Sark left the Office of his new
ly discovered friends with 500 in his
! pocket and instructions to find the
The L'Anse sentinel., 1905-11-11
.E0EEAZ-MZHHHIYMN MNANGT Mz7lP MlfMRr<NxS

molingue felt himself seized by the
collar and hurled> against the wall,
Maj. Sark was thrown into the fire.
place, and the notary was knocked
senseless. 20, my brother!" shrieked
Choice. You have saved me from be-
ing murdered"
~"And, bless God, Miss Choice, here
is your sweetheart" said Polly. "Here
is Mr.. Bob Warren, come to kill desc
bad men,"
Tell us quick, Choice" shouted Sam
Bardeline. what does ell this mean?"
The girl had her arms about her
brothers neck. and while she was tell
ing what had happened the rascals
we're escaping into the woods. When
Bob Warren had heard enough to
prove that the scoundrels had intended
to rob his sweetheart he ran out and
shot off one of Maj. Sark's ears
The rightful heirs found no difficulty
in gaining possession Of the valuable
land and then gold began to come
their way in showers, and Bob War
rem won heart of gold.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1905-11-11

rrai. "This is the place." said the
major.
'Impossible!" exclaimed the fright
ened girl. why. no one lives here"
The major was busy at once unhitch-
ing his horses. Go into the house."
he said, 81 will take the horses to wa
ter and be back in a few minutes. .
The women exchanged glances Tears
of fright came into the eyes of the
girl. Aunt Polly" she said, I'VE are
trapped"
mo, dey won't, honey. | amt 'fraid
OF dat ole man, I'll break his neck ef
lie goes to foolin' wild my chile"
Women Battle with Wolves.
Night came and darkness came, but
Sark did not return. The wolves be-
gan to howl, and the hungry packs
drew nearer and nearer, until the
trembling girl could see the glaring
eyes and white teeth of the snarling
beasts. They will eat us up" cried
Choice. "No, you jes set still, chile.
is got de neck yoke here and big
stick. Wolves am awful towards. We
can keep 'em Off" At that moment a
big lobo sprang toward the carriage.
Polly struck the hungry brute on the
head with the neck yoke and knocked
HIM senseless. This was only the be-
ginning of a furious battle that GER
tainly would have ended in the death
of old Polly and the white girl II they
had not fought with the courage of
beroines
Choice stood up on the seat, and
when wolf sprang at her she struck
him over the head with the big stick.
Time and again the vehicle was at
tackled, and while the brave old negress
was battling with the mad animals in
front, the girl was welding her club
with desperation and valor.
The bed of the vehicle was full OF
oats and hay. The negress struck a
match and dropped it into the dry
straw. Seizing flaming bundles she
threw them among the bowling wolves
Throw fire, Miss Choice" she shout.
cd. 1--WE must jump out and run tc
the house" The quick-witted gir
caught the meaning VI Olu TOily
words and actions and she sprang from
the flaming carriage, scattering brand:
of fire as she ran. Polly followed
close after her. They sprang through
the door Of the cabin, with the yelp
ing pack at their heels. Polly quickl,
barred the doors and windows.
Villains Demand Girls Signature.
For hours while the wolves howlet
the faithful old negress sat with thu
white girls head against her bosom
over and over they wondered why the,
had been brought to such place.
At dawn the question was answered
| The cabin door was forced open an,
three men entered the room. One o
them was Mai. Sark and another wa
| Hermolingue.
After looking at them for few
moments, while tears streamed from
her eyes, the frightened. young CIR
said: Are you going to murde
me?s
mot at ALL" said sark. "On tn
contrary, we intend to treat you wit
the utmost kindness, and only detail
The L'Anse sentinel., 1905-11-11

Only the caution and extreme couf
age of an innocent and inexperienfet
young girl foiled the most dastardl,
plot ever ,concocted by scheming land
sharks and saved herself and brother
oil property in Texas worth a kings
ransom
The story of the merciless rascals
the kidnapping of the girl. her desperate
fight with wolves in deserted house
and the timely rescue by her brother
and lover has only just recently been
made public and reads stranger than
fiction.
The trio of arch swindlers implicated
in the plot tried by every method ,ne,r
scheming minds could conjure TO de-
fraud the girl Of her land. They de-
termined 10 use force as a last resort.
but their wen-laid plans were sadly
spoiled and they were thankful to es-
cape with their lives.
Seek Heirs for Property.
The trio of swindlers in question
were for a short time engaged in max
ing an abstract of titles of Liberty
county, Texas. While working in this
business they made an interesting dis
-coyery. They found so acres OF land,
in sight OF flowing wells, that were
worth millions. which belonged to the
heirs of one Whit Bardeline. Thor
oughly posted as to the value of such
property, the firm of Smart & Hermo-
lingue at once instituted search for
the owners of the valuable land. The
trio saw wonderful possibilities in the
game they had in hand. There were
many ways to manage the affair in or
der to secure possession OF the land.
IL the heirs could not be found there
would be plain sailing.
1t happened that there were other
people looking for these same heirs,
and It was not long before one Of them
at least was surely discovered. An old
lawyer by the name of buckingham
Sark, who lived in one of the San ia
cinto thickets, had known Whit Barde.
line, and when he saw armies of ex-
cited prospectors boring holes into the
earth and oil spouting in streams
toward the skies he began to look
around for the children of his old
The L'Anse sentinel., 1905-11-11

What tariff revisionists want to do
is to get their entering wedge Into tho
Dingley tariff, and, with that beginning,
proceed to smash 1t, along with what It
represents. All the enemies of protec-
tion are In the revisionist ranks. Re-
publicans training in that company will
be held under observation. The Ding
ley tariff. when the time comes. will be
changed, as far as It needs modification,
by its friends and by the steadfast sup
2orters Of the protection of American
wages and American industries. .-st
Louis Globe Democrat IN
The L'Anse sentinel., 1905-11-11
HE WAS A PHILOSOPHER.
But He Couldn't Stand the Gaff in
the Matter of His Golfing
Supremacy.

81 hear that your country home was
hit by lightning and burned" said
Smithers to the philosopher, Jolli-
beigh.
''Yes; 1t made quite blaze, and 1t
was not insured for penny" said
the philosopher; but you know the
summer season Is almost over, any
way"
That's true,' said his friend, SYM
pathetically. "Still, you seem to have
hard luck in another direction"
20, yes" said the philosopher.
Burglars swooped in on my town
residence recently, took all the fam
lily plate and looted the house."
1T doesn't seem to annoy you any"
what is the use of worrying? The
robbery made little difference to me,
for lost my fortune in Wall street
recently and l couldn't continue to live
nNthe style l formerly did"
"Well, we'll, well, you certainly are
an optimist. old man. But tell me, is
the newspaper account true that your
wife is suing for a divorce?"
"Yes," answered Jollibeigh, smiling
ly. "You know haven't coin enough
now to boost her social aspirations"
That's just what George Golpher
said on the links this morning. He
was telling me how he beat you three
straight games Of golf with score
Wow" yelled Jollibeigh getting
purple in the. face. "The liarl The
scoundrel! Let me at him and I'll
soon teach him to injure my golfing
reputation. Wow!"-N. Y. Press.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1905-11-11

will have to pay me well for this I'm,
piece OF strategy"
Girl Refuses to Be Duped.
Choice came to the front door, and
the major introduced himself.
Il am Choice Bardeline," said the
young woman.
Mai. Sark discovered that another
man occupied chair in corner OF the
| room he entered, and while he was
rubbing his eyes and trying to fnd
why the stranger had familiar ap-
pearance, the young woman said: "Mr.
Sark, permit me to Introduce you to
Mr.. Smart, from the Humble oil fields. "
The major stood staring with his
mouth wide open. Repeated efforts TO
express his surprise resulted In fall
ure--the words stuck in his throat.
When Choice retired from the room
Smart whispered: Il can't do 4
thing with her | will leave as soon
as she comes back. Do your level
best. Get quitclaim deed or a
power of attorney. There are millions
in this deal"
~ Sark was left alone with an mex
rerienced young girl. whose signature
TO piece of paper was worth heaps
OF gold. Miss Bardeline was a casual
reader of newspapers. She had heard
something of the discoveries at Hum
bile, and she knew that land in that
section of the country had increased
in 1t.a hnf ha hoh r,,f in LII M a
startling sums that were being paid
for little slices of real estate within
sight of the old cabin where she hal
spent the happy days of her child
hood.
Heiress Besieged by Oil Sharks.
The Interview did not end in way
&c please the agent of Smart & Her
molingue. but he was promised an
other. Miss Bardelne talked with
her friends, and after listening to Maj.
Sark again she concluded to take her
cid Aunt Polly with her and visit the
oil field. Aunt Polly was an old negro
woman who had nursed Miss Choice
in her infancy. This move did not
please Maj Sark. He had hoped to
secure a power of attorney to act for
the rich heiress. The young woman
arrived at Humble at a time when
the excitement was at fever heat. New
strikes were being made every day
Gushers were spouting fortunes into
the air, and men could not be Sc
cured to tank the streams of wealth
that were running to waste. Capital
lists were eager to buy land close to
the gushers, and when it became
known that one of the Bardeline heirs
was in the field the excitement rose
to pitch of frenzy.
Choice was soon discovered. Eager
land buyers, mopping the sweat from
their brows, thrust $50 gold pieces into
old Polly's hands, begging her to
grant them an interview with her mis-
tress. There was a crowd under the
young woman's window and yelling
mob of oil sharks was surging through
the halo the hotel. One man, bolder
than Others succeeded in reaching the
frightened girls. room.
These sacks contain gold" said the
hold man. There is $1,000 in this
cne," he added, as he cut the string and
poured out heap of $40 gold pieces
on the floor at the feet of the amazed
girl. 81 have 100 of these sacks here
and little bit of writing" said the
intruder. And now if you will be
The L'Anse sentinel., 1905-11-11
Rise in Price of Meat.

Butchers' meat is now more ex-
pensive in Germany than In any other
European country except Russia. The
price of boiling chicken. which was
30 to "a cents . year ago. IL now 81
to so cents.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-21
Buy Your Own Paper.

A man who was too economical
to subscribe for his home paper
sent his little boy to borrow the
copy taken by his neighber. In
his haste the boy ran over a 81
stand of bees aud in ten minutes
looked like warty summer squash.
His cries reached his father, who
ran to his assistance, and, failing
to notice a barbed wire fence, ran
into it, breaking it down, cutting
handful of flesh from his anat-
omy and running IS pair of pants.
The old COW took advantage Of the
gap in the fence and got into the
cornfeId and killed herself eating
green corn. Hearing the racket.
the wife ran, upset a four-gallon
churn of rich cream into a basket
of kittens, drowning the whole
flock. In her hurry she dropped
S25 set of false teeth. The baby,
left alone, crawled through the
spilled cream and into the parlor,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-21
Fraternal Insurance Case.

The recent decision of the Mis-
souri, Supreme Court in the case
of Westerman VS.. Supreme Lodge
knights Of Pythias is of consider
able interest to insurance men and
members Of fratcrnal orders.
j. p. Westerman received GER
tifcate of membership in the order
May 10, 1893. He paid his month
ly assessment until June 10, 1899,
when he defaulted. After his
death Jan. %, 1900, his widow de.
manded payment, which was re-
fused. She then brought suit in
the Circuit Court for $4,000, which
was finally carried to the Supreme
Court.
The Court~held that, under the
statutes, no policy of insurance
could be forfeited after three pay
ments, bnt its value was to be de-
termined in accordance with the
rules laid down by the law itself,
and this applied to fraternal as
we'll as Irregular" insurance poll
cies.
The principle seems to be that
man is entitled to his moneys
worth. whether it he much or lit
tie. Having acquired an interest
by the expenditure of money be
cannot lose it by mere failure to
keep mp the policy. Whatever
value he puts in, that his represen
tative may take out.-Post. Dis
notch