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The leader., 1905-01-14
MONTICELLO SPREADING OUT.
Items From Thursdays Lawrence
County Press.

/ Mr.. w. r. Beal and family have
moved to our town from near Sill
yer Greek.
Mr.. S. ". X. Maxwell is build.
ling neat and commodious resi-,
Idence on his lot in the Watts sub,
division.
/ Material is being placed on the
iground for Mr.. III. M. Sims
handsome two-story residence ii
! the w. w. Brinson addition.
The following named Brookha.
venites were in town this week on
| business: w. II. Seavey, w. w.
Henderson, p. 2. Jones, j. M.
Tyler, Elan Robertson.
Miss Blanche Touchstone, an
accomplished young lady Of Brax-
ton, now has charge of the music
department in our school, as well
as one grade in the regular public
school work.
Mr.. JEFF Magee, Of BassfeId, is
negotiating with Mr.. J. A. Fox
for the purchase of his place two
miles east of town. The latter
will move to Monticello. We
hope the trade will be effected.
The statement of the Bank Of
Monticello, published elsewhere
in this paper, shows an extremely
prosperous business for a two
months-old institution. The cash
! ier informs us that the actual de-
posits are now about $40, 900.
The Press is changed this week
from a four-page seven column
paper to a six-column eight-page
paper. This is done in order to
better accommodate an increasing
advertising patronage and also to
provide more reading matter.
The engineers for the Missis-
sippi Central railroad began Tues
day morning surveying a line
from Silver Greek to Monticello.
| OF course, this does not definitely
settle the matter, but there is
every reason to believe that the
Mississippi Central will be ex-
tended to Monticello in the near
future.
Messrs. E. L., and j. w. Civ
ems, two of our county's best citi-
zens, living a few miles south of
this place, are coming to Month
cello to engage in the mercantile
business. They have begun the
erection of a fertilizer house in
the Watts subdivision, and will
soon commence building their
store, as we'll as residence, in
the same part of town,
Attention is directed to the ap-
pIication for amendment Of the
charter of incorporation Of Hick-
man, Son, Butler and Co., of this
place. They will increase their
capital stock from ten to fifteen
thousand dollars. This firm has
done a fine business from the
start, and we are glad to see this
increase in the capital stock,
which means a bigger business
and of course liveIier times for
Monticello.
The leader., 1905-01-14
The Pistol TOter.

In the case Of I. r. Rosamond
vs.. City of Okolona, the Supreme
Court of the State handed down
an opinion that itwould be we'll
for pistol toters to read about
Rosamond was caught with a
deadly weapon on his person, was
tried and convicted in the Circuit
Court Of ChickasaW county, and
the Supreme Court is very decid-
edly Of the opinion that the court
below did right.
In delivering the opinion of the
court Justice Calhoun explained
that the appellant had gone to
Okolona for the purpose Of secur-
| ing hands, laborers, and that he
had carried his pistol in his pock-
ct. He put up at the hotel, and
instead Of leaving the weapon
There, continued to lug it around
with him. He was arrested on
the charge Of entlcing labor, and
the pistol was faund On his per-
son, whereupon he was fined on
| that charge.
The defense put up by Rosa
mond was that he was a travelling
man and had right to carry
arms. The court agreed with
Him on that point, and would have
.<,, Il r,,.,111 :, xlT,ose,sy,,. - Lsc~
perhaps, il he had laid the weap-
on aside after his arrival at Oko-
Iona. But he did not he contin-
lued to wear it, and for that reason
lgot into trouble.
II seems to be recognized as q
travelling mans right to carry a
/ pistol when actually travelling
from place to place, but on arriy-
lal at his destination he must gel
rid of it. Daily Clarion Ledger.
The leader., 1905-01-14

a Chicago man, the manager
for one OF tie biggest life insur=
ance companies in the world, has
applied for q divorce, alleging
that his wife has q violent temper,
and that she has a way Of pound
ing him over the head with her
shoe that IS exceedingly disagree
able and he is afraid that she will
kill him, He further states that
be has made a pretty good hus-
band, and that the woman has
no cause to impose on him like
she does. The court should give
him protection Clarion-Ledger
Yes, verify since the Chicago
girls shoe may be considered q
deadly weapon,
The leader., 1905-01-14

a firm of Kentucky and Mary
land distillers advertise that they
will take 100 900 bales of cotton
delivered il proper public storage
warehouses at any point Id the
cotton States at cents per
pound for middlinq cotton and
pay for Il III Kentucky and Mary
Iand whisky which makes the
editor Of the Mico Mesmefizer
mourn and his mouth water be-
cause he hasn't got d thousand
bales of low priced cotton to trade
on these terms.
The leader., 1905-01-14

Tie reason people are satisfied with The Leaders Job Work is
because IS done rgst class machinery new type good
stock and last least printers who know how % use them
IS tie reason We are gaining new patrons
The leader., 1905-01-14

Gulfports post0aice receipts
increased 5 per cent. over 1903.
The leader., 1905-01-14

Another cold wave has struck
us.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-16
A HOUSE IN A DAY.



IL may be that JOY In kindly deed.
recorded In the New York Sun, put
speed into the hands OF the workmen
and hastcned its accomplishment.
Whatever the motive power, however.
the fact was remarkable one.
Mr.. Rose, an indianapolis farmer.
bought material for house. and thea
discovered that for lack OF means ho
could not so on with Il. The stuff lay
on the ground for months. when one
day generous thought came into the
mind Of contracting builder. lie
called his men round him and asked
Tor volunteers to build the Rose cot
tngc telling them he would undertake
20 do IL within one day II they would
contribute their work. 1'wenty-six
carpenters. masons and painters
agreed. OF the condition that Mr.. Rose
would furnish chicken dinner, ami
n time was fixed FOR all 10 report at
the site of the proposed building.
Every man appeared on time, AMI
all went at once TO work. Each worker
was assigned 10 n particular part. and
the house began TO go up with a rush.
When noon came the framework WAS
all up, and the chimney was started.
Then came dinner Mrs. Rose han
fried two dozen chickens. There were
ten loavcs of bread, four dozen cars OF
boiled corn and nearly bushel %
mashed potatoes, The dessert consist
a. OF cherry cobbler and various kinds
of pie. The contractor had 10 call on
his men for fear they would cat so
much they would nos be able To finish
tile Job.
The hurry began again. Before tie
roof was on the IAasterers were at
work. and Mt exactly six o'clock the
cottage was finished. all but the sec.
ond coat Of paint and the skim plaster,
neither OF which could be put on be-
fore the first coat dried. Everything
else. even to putting OH the locks AMI
hinges. was done before the men were
called OF. and done well.
The contractor complimcntel his men
when the job was complete. lie said
that although he had done hurry"
work before. nc had never known n
house To- he begun and completed in
day. The cottage contains Ave well.
l.chtcd rooms and large attic. The
work IL done thoroughly, and tile con-
tractor declares that he could have
finished II In an hour earlier had not
the men eaten so much dinner.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-16
CHAPTER XIII.


Ten minutes later the searchers were
gone. AMI we in our casks drawing long
brcaths OF thankfulucSs. And 50 we
crouched till about midnight Captain
Billy brought US down n supper OF ships
biscuit. which We crcpt forth to eat. be.
ing sorcly crampcd. lie could not hear
our thanks. but guessed them.
Now. say not word. Tomorrow we
sail for Plymouth Sound, thence for Brit
tany. Hist. We be all Kings men
aboard the Godscnd. tho hearing nought
says little"
On the morrow in fact we set sail.
Twas necessary | should impart some
notion OF my errand to Captain Billy,
tho coniin'd myself to hints, telling him
only twas urgent should be put ashore
somewhere on the Cornish coast, for that
| carried intelligence which would not
keep till we rcach'd Plymouth. n town
that. besides. was held by the rebels. And
he agreed readily to land me in Bude
Bay. ''and also thy comradc, IL she be so
minded" he added. glancing up at Della
from the paper whcreon | had written
my request She had been silent OF late.
beyond her wont. avoiding a thoaght to
meet my eye. hut answered simply:
II go with Jack"
Twas not till the fourth afternoon
that We stepped out Of the Godscnd's
boat upon a small beach Of shinglc,
whence. between rift IN the black cliffs
wound up the road that was Ia lead Us
inland.
We follow'd the road rapidly: for De-
liza. whom ! had made sharer OF the
rebels secret. agreed that no time was
70 Ice lost IN reaching Bodmin. that lay n
good thirty miles 10 the southwest. Night
/ fell aud the young moon rose. with u
| brisk breeze ut our hack that kept us
| still walking without any feeling os
wearinrss. Ey daybrcak We spicd T. hill
/ in front. iopp'd with a STOUT castle. nnd
under {, town Of importance. that we
suc.s'd to hc I.auuccston.
| We now drew up to consider II we
\ should enter tie town or avoid IL. iri~t'
/ ing - iud breakfast Ia some tavern
: uu the way. i,crausc We knew not with
\ certainty 90" temper ~ ihc country, Il
sr,m'd beet ~ rhpi~c t'i, second course
~ we fctFh'd around hy certain barren
meadow. utl taougAt uur,"iyr, lucky Ia
F.. hil go rnr tbgI, 10y the Size, must he
/ The uu. ~" 80" sA'. unl q tavern with .
wide yarl hcrorc H.
"Now Providence hath surely Tel ~ e.
lbrcas ast." said bella. md sicppd hc
fore me .niu the yntd. toward the dor.
va, following her when, inside Of Z
gate Ia the right ol the house. | caught
the gl-ain ~ steel, and turn'd aside q
look. Ia my dismay there stood near :
score of chargers In this Second court
sad,llcd AMI dripping with sweat. My
first thought was 10 run riaer Della; hui
Ia aglcA surprise made ne rub my eye
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-16

Win wonder Twas the iIAt OF q sorrei
mare among them--a mare with one high
white stocking. In c thousand I oeuld
have told her for Molly.
Three seconds AFTER I was 4 the tav-
ern door. and In my cars 40 sounding
that stopp'd me short and told me In one
instant that without heavens help all
was lost.
Twas the voice OF Captain Settle
speaking In the taproom: and already
Della stood. past conccalment. by the
open door.
"' And therefore master car
ter. Il gricvcs me 10 disappoint thee. hut
no man goeth this day toward Bodmin.
Such be my Lord OF Stamford's orders,
whose servant l am. and as captain Of
this troop am sent 20 exact them. Az
they displease you. his lordship Is but
twenty-four hours behind you can abide
him and complain. Aha!'
heard his shout rs he caught sight Of
Della. | saw his crimson face rs he
darted out and gripp'd her. | saw, or
half saw. the troopers crowdlng out af-
ter him. For n moment hesitated. Then
came my pretty comrades voice, shrill
above the hubbub--
"Jack--they have horses outside!
Leave mel am taken-and ride. dear
lad-ridc-'
In fash my decision was taken. for
better or worse. l dash'd out around tho
house. vaulted the gate, and catching at
Molly's name. leap'd into the saddle. A
dozen troopers were at the gate, and two
had their pistols levell'd.
Surrender
"Be hangd IL I do-'
set my teeth and put Molly NJ the
low wall As she rose like n bird In air
the two pistols rang out together. and n
burning pain scem'd to tear open my left
shoulder. In moment the marc alight.
cl safe on the other side. flinging me for
ward on her neck. But ] scrambled
back. and with n shout that frightcn'd
my own ears. dug my heels into her
tanks.
Half minute more and was on the
hard road. galloplng westward for dear
life. So also were score OF rebel troop.
ers. Twenty miles and more lay before
me. aud bare hundred yards was my
start,
Aud now did indeed abandon myself
10 despair. Few would have given a
groat for my life. with that crew ut my
heels: and least of all. now that my
dear comrade was lost. The wound In
my shoulder was bleeding sore. yet not SC
sore rs my heart. Aud I pressed my
knees into the saddle flap. and wondered
what the end would be.
Molly was going her best. but the best
was near spent. The sweat was oozing.
her satin coat losing the gloss. the spums
flying back from her nostrils-"Sohw
called to her: ''Soh. my beauty: we ride
10 save an army" The loose stones Jew
right and left, as she reach'd out her
neck, and her breath came shorter and
shorter.
A mile, and another mile. we passed In
this trim. and by the end OF IL must have
spent three-qunrtcrs OF an hour at the
work. CHANGING back. ! saw the troopers
scattered: far behind. but following. The
heights were still a weary way ahead,
but could mark their steep sides ribbd
with boulderS. Till these were passed.
there was no chance 10 hide. | reached
these NJ last. and then. high above. In
the hillside, | hoard a voice calling.
Go be eontinuedI
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-16
Laying up Treasures.

rf> third bank OF Japan received q
: Ieu.,st OF 5000 yen. which Will remain
10. IA .. ears, from q. Abe. dealer In
Goa and a, pke at Tokyo. The bank
.sscs CONTRACT. ID to pay the sum OF
s,21s4ii,fTa ysN at the end OF 20
years. The rathA OF The depositor
was a iInriklsha mn ana ne himself
was an Ice boy some tv> MY years ago.
Lately the father lost ship in a
storm The ship had been las reu Tor
1000 yen. The money received rom
the Insurance company was deposlfs'
In behalf OF hIs posteriiy
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-16

napslsos's IAss 90 ysurnarHss.
The worst rseenmendaticn that any
man could have IN Napelsen's eyes was
to be nswspspsr writer. Shortly afsss
the 18th Brumairs. Table dc rArada
who was always Q favorits with ~
Emperor. solicited IN appointment fec
one OF his acoualntances.
what has he doner asked Nspe-
leon. HE has been q journalist .
censurcr. q givsr Of advice. q regeno
Of sovereigns. q tutor of nations. TIE
Bicetre Is the nttest place for people
OF that stamp" Suppose Nspoleoa
lived to-day. with his every thvr~'s
anticipated In the ncwspapersl SINE
good newspaper advice might have
saved him In the Russian campaigns
and later at waterioo.-New Yorh
press
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-16
SILVER SPUR

Just outside. nj the fo,t OF the steps,
he stopped. pulled up trap In the floor
ing. and disclosed another ladder stretch
or the ship. This we descended care
fully. and found ourselves In the hold.
The room was narrow. and every inch
Of II contested by two puissant essences.
the one OF raw wood. the other OF bilgc
water. With wool the place was piled !:
but also noticed, not far from the lad
der. several casks set on their ends: aud
To- these the captain led uS.
They were about dozen In all. stack
eel close together, and Master Pottery.
rolling two apart from the rest. dragged
them TO another trap and tagged out the
lungs. a stream OF fresh water gushed
from each and splashed down the trap
into the bilge below. Then. having
drained them. he STAYED In their heads
with a few blows OF his mallct.
His plan FOR Us was clear. And in n
very few minutes Della and ! were
crouchins on the timbcrs. each with n
cask inverted over us, our noses ut the
bungholes aud our ears listening 10 Mas.
ter Potiery's footsteps as they climbed
heavily back To deck. The rest OF the
asks were stacked close around US. so
that even had the gloom allowed, we
could see nothing ut all.
jack
Della
''DOSt feel herolcal NJ nll?'
Not one whit. There's n tricklc OF
water running down my back to begin
with"
And my nose IL itchcs. Say some.
thing TO me, Jack
My dear. there Is one thing I've been
longing these weeks TO say: hut this
seems IN odd place for Il. love you"
said |.
There was silence for n moment. and
then within Dclia's cask the sound Of
mufflcd laughter.
Della" l urged. 81 mean Il. upon my
oath, wilt marry me, sweetheart
Must get out OF this cask first. Oh.
Jack, what dear goose thou art" And
the laughter began again.
] was going TO answer, when | heard n
loud shouting overhead. Twas the sound
OF some one hailing the ship. and. thought
1, 'thc troopers are on u.s.
They were in truth. Soon heard the
uolet VI ltck anu ~ VI NotNtn
speaking one after another. louder aud
louder. And next Master Pottery began
to answer up and drowned all speech
hut his own. When he ceased there was
silence for some minutes. after which we
heard a party descend 20 the cabin and
the trampling OF their feet on the boards
above US. They remained there some
while discussing. and then came footsteps
down the second ladder and twinkle OF
light reached me through the bunghole
OF my cnsk.
Quick" said a husky voice. "oyer-
haul the cargo here!''
heard some half dozen troopers
hustlins about the hold aud Juggling out
the bales OF wool
"lIi!' called Master Pottery. AN
when you've done rummaging my ship,
put everything back rs you found H."
Poke about with your swords com
mnndcd the husky voice. What's in
those barrels yondcry"
Water, sergeant" answers a trooper.
rolling ont n couple.
Nothing behind themy'
NO; they're right against the side"
Drop 'cm. then. Plague on this bust.
ness. It's my notion they're mile
away, aud Cap'n Stubbs no better than
a fool 10 send us back here, He's grudg-
ing promotion. that's what he il. Hurry.
thcrc-hurryw
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CHAPTER yI.-,con,,nued.,

WHAT III sNAs-AAoHiiuuFu.f
We turn'd into the lane aud rac'd
down Il. For my part. ! sworc 20 drown
myself In Avon rather than let those
troopers rctake me. | heard their out
cries about the house behind us rs we
stumbled over the frozen rubbish heaps
with which the lane was bcStrcwn.
whats our directioni" painted 1,
catching Dclia's hand to help her along.
ITO the left now--fOr the river"
We struck into broader street.
whereof one side was wholly lind with
warehouses. And here. 10 our dismay,
we heard shouts behind and the noise OF
feet running.
About half way down tho stree; | spied
a gateway standing njar ard pulid DE
lin aside into n courtyard litter'd with
barrels and timhcrs. and across IL TO n
black empty barn of n place. where y
flight Of wooden steps glimmcr'd. that led
to an upper story We climb'd these
stairs at n run.
The loft was piled high with grca,
bales OF wool. as found by the touch.
aud their oior enough In satisfy an army.
Nevertheless. | was cropping about for y
place to hide. when Della touched me by
the arm aud pointed.
Looking. deserted In the gloom tall
quadrilatcral OF purple. not five steps
away. with a spcck Of light shining near
the top OF IL. aud three dark sircaks run
ming down the middle. whereof one was
much thicker than the rest. Twas IN
open doorway: TIE spcck. q star framed
within IL: the broad streak. ships
mast reaching up: AMI the lesser ones
two ends OF n rope. working over pull.
ley above my head. AMI used for lowering
the bales Of wool on shipboard.
Advancing. | stood on the sill and look
ell down. On the black water. twenty
feet below. lay n thrcc-mastcl trader.
close against the warehouse. My toes
stuck out over her deck almost.
At FIRST glance could see no sign Of
life on board. but presently was aware
OF n dark figure leaning over the bnl.
wsrks. lie was quite motionlcss. His
back was toward us. bloticd against the
black shadow. and the man engaged only.
II seemed. in watching the bright splash
OF light flung by the ships lantern on the
water beneath him.
resolved 20 throw myself on the mcr.
cy OF this silent figure. and put out n
hand 10 test the rope. One end OF u was
fixed TO bale Of wool that lay. rs IL
had been lowered. os the deck. Fllnging
myself on tho other. | found il sink gent.
ly from the pulley. as the weight below
moved slowly upward. and sinking with
u. held on ill my feet touched the
deck. Still the figure In the bows was
notionleSs.
paid out my end OF the rope softly.
lowering back the bale of wool. and as
soon as IL rested again on deck signalcd
90 Della 20 let herself down. She did
90. As she allghted and stood beside me
our hands bungled. The rope slipped M
quickly, letting down the bale with
run.
We caught AT the rope and stopped u
Just in time. but the pulley above creak-
ed vocifcrously. I turned my head. The
man in the bows had not moved.
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CHAPTER Mi.

"Now. either | am mad or dreaming. -
thought /; for that the fellow had not
heard our noise was To- me Starkly in.
credible. stepped along the deck to.
ward him. | touched him on the shout
der. lie faced round with a quick start.
Sir" said /. quick and low, before he
could get a word out--"sir. we urc IN
your hands. ! will be plain. To.nigh,
/ have broke out OF Bristol Keep. and
the Colonies mon are after me. Give me
up 10 them. a.d they hang me to.mor'
row; give my comrade up. and they per.
secute her. Now. sir. ! know not which
side you be. but there's our case Ia a
nutshell"
The man bent forward. displaying \
huge, rounded face, very kindly abou;
the eyes. aud sc, atop OF the oldest body
In the world. for under a trunk cxiraor.
dinalily broad and strong Straddlcd pair
OF legs That n baby would have disowncd
so thin ana stunied were thcy--and, to
make II the quccrcr ended In feet the
most prodigious yon ever saw.
As I said. this man leaned forward
and shouted into my ear 30 that l fairly
lcaped in the air:
my names Pottery-Bill Pottery
cam o. the GodSend. an you can't
make mo hear not IL you bust yourscl'!'
You may think this put me IN n fine
quandary.
al be deaf ms nails" bawlcd he.
Twas horrible. for the troopers,
thought, IL anywhere near, could not miss
hearing him. His voice shook the very
rigging.
AN o. m, crew the half ashore get
tin drunk an the half below In very
accomplished state o liquor, so there's
no chance fer 'cc to speak,
lie paused a moment, then roarcd
again:
What n pity! Cos you make me very
curious-,hat you do
Luckily, at this moment, Della had
the sense TO put a finger To her lip. The
man wheeled round without another
worl led us aft over the blocks. cor,lag,
and all manner Of loose gear that en-
numbered the deck. 10 n ladder that, to
ward the stern. led down into darkness
Here he signed 10 us TO follow. and. de
scending first. threw open door. letting
out n faint stream OF light In our faces
the faHihth NAhHiis ithFh WIN hhi'
boards and lockers. and ihc light came
from an oil lamp hanging over narrow
deal table. BY this light Captain l'illy
scrutiniEed US for an instant: then, iron
one OF his lockers brought ont pen, pnpc
and ink. aud set them on the table Ice
fore me. caught up the pen. dipped I
aud began 20 write:
II nm John Marvel. a servant "f Kim
Charles: and this night ana csc ped GU
OF Bristol Castle. IL YOU be-
Thus far / had written without glanc
lag up, In fear 10 read the disappoin;
ment OF my hopes. But now the pc;
was caught suddenly from my singers. ia
paper torn la shrcds, and there was Mas
ter Pottery shaking Us both hy the hand
nodding and hacking. aud smiling all orc
his big red face.
But he ceased at last: aud opening an
other Of his lockers. drew forth hor
lantern. a mallci. aud a chi~cl Not
word was spoken ~ he lit the lanicr
and passed out 81 the cabin. Della and
following at his heels
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-16
@ 0W0W q

WHAT DO rou THINK or THESE rrELpsf
10 bu. Beardless Barley per acre.
3i0 ba. Salzer's New National Oats per A.
90 bu. Sslser Speitr and Macaroni Wheat.
1000 bu. Pedigree Potatoes per acre.
IL tons Of rich Billion Dollar Grass Hay.
90. 900 lbs. Victoria Rape for shsep-per A.
900 Lbs. Teosints, the fodder wonder.
81 900 lbs. Salseris Superior Fodder Corn
rich. juicy fodder. per A..
Now such yields you can have In 1905,
u you will plant my seeds.
JUST SEND THIS NOTICE ASo loo
In stamps TO John A. Salrer Seed Co.. Ia
Crosse, Wis, and receive their great cata.
tos and lots OF farm seed samples. u. n. VI