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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-27

her precautions The steep Vosges
mountains guard a portion of this
frontier, but the rest is fiat country.
and the boundary line runs through
forests end fields.
Where the line runs through woods
broad belt has been cleared, and
Is kept free of all underground. Along
the center, at distances OF about a
quarter of mile. are erected stone
posts very like ordinary milestones.
Whenever road runs along the from
tier 1t Is marked by tall wooden posts
painted on one side with the French
and upon the other with the German
colors. Customs houses stand not only
on the railways. but upon all main
lines OF traffic, and are we'll guarded
by police and troops. Rows are Of
constant occurrence.
Some years ago tragic incident
occurred not far from Belfort. A
French officer hunting deer, in the
excitement of the chase. galloped
across the frontier A German chal-
lenged, and, as the Frenchman did
not stop. fired and killed him on the
spot. The French government sent a
pretty sharp note to Berlin, and we
believe that compensation was paid
by the German government
! The Russo-German frontier is
marked in similar fashion, and here
troubles are OF frequent occurrence,
for the hungry. ill-paid cossacks are
constantly raiding over the border in
search of poultry and pigs.
The oldest frontier line in Europe
is that which marks the boundary be
tween Hanover and Holland, where II
crosses the Rhine. A row Of pontoons
lies all across the river. chained bow
and stern. Since the dividing line
runs through from stem to stern. the
eastern halves Of the boats are painted
in German colors. and the western III
Dutch. The result is, to say the leas,
Of 1t. striking.
While the boundary between the
United States and Canada follows for
many hundreds OF miles the River ST
Lawrence and the Great Lakes, there
is vast distance of prairie land be
yond with no natural demarcation
This is artifcially delimited by pillars
Of iron and wood placed mile apart
These are supplied alternately by the
Canadian and United States govern
ments. and run from Lake Of the
Woods to the Red River Valley. Be
yond. mounds of earth and cairns o.
stone are used as marks.
Tho pillars are hollow castings
eight feet high, eight inches square
at the base, four at the top. Inside
are we'll seasoned cedar posts. Eact
pillar Is inscribed in raised letters or
the north. Convention of London,
on the south, Oct Goth, 1878" The
stone cairns are seven feet high, eigh,
feet at the base, and shaped like 8
pyramid. Earth is used where ston,
is not available
4 The most famous of all. boundar,
marks In song and story Is the sspilia,
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ntrht That.s all sir I, was clear
.,at he thouph, had heen drinking.
drew A long breath OF course,
that was the exclamation. This was
namher seven.s berth that was his
.of, hat this his umbrella. his coat,
mis- hay NV rage turned to Irritation
ii myself
The norter went to the next berth
and could hear his softly insinuat-
sne voice. Time 10 get up. sir. Are
Won awake Time 10 get up"
There was no response from num-
Der nine guessed that he had
opened The curtains and was looking
in. Then he came back.
Number mines empty, he sald
Empty Do you mean MY clothes
aren't there demanded My va
iise9 Why don't You answer me-?
You dom give me time. he fetort-
I'd There amt nothln there eut
rs been slept in
The disappointment was the greater
ior my lew moments OF nope. sat
up IN white fury and put on the
clothes that had been left me. Then,
still raging. sat on the edge OF the
berth and put on the obnoxious tan
shoes. The porter. called to his du-
Ties. made little excursions back to
me, to offer assistance and to chuckle
Al my discontinue. He stood by. out
wardly decorous. but with little irri-
tating giins of amusement around mis-
mouth, when finally emerged with
The red tie in my hand.
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NEAT SCHEME OF REVENGE
Will Made by Maiden L ady Win Cause
Her to BE Long 10 Not Crate
fully Remembered.

An extraordinary will has been left
Gently died in Vienna Her property.
amounting to about s250.O00. is ap-
pointed to be divided between her
three nephews, now aged "a. 81 and
90. and her three nieces. aged 19, 81
and %, in equal parts on the follow
ing conditions.
The six nephews and nieces must
all live in the house formerly inhab-
tied by their aunt. with the executor.
a lawyer. whose business it will be to
| see that the conditions of the will
are strictly observed. None OF the
| nephews is to marry before reaching
I his fortieth year. nor the nieces be-
fore their thirtieth, under the penalty
that the share of the one so marrying
will be divided among the others.
Further the six legatees are ad-
monished never to quarrel among
themselves. If one should do so per
sistently the executor is empowered
TO turn him or her out of the house
and divide the share as In the case OF
marriage.
The executor is himself forbidden to
marry or to reside elsewhere than in
the house with the legatees as long
as he holds his office. to which Z
handsome remuneration is attached.
The old maid is said to have made
this peculiar will because her nephews
and nieces continually worried hel
during her life by asking her to give
them money to enable them to marry
requests she always refused.
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horror struck face. my own excite
ment and the slightly gaping curtains
OF lower ten. He reached for the
darky's pulse and pulled out an old
fashioned gold watch.
Him! Only fifty! What's the mat
ter? Had shock?' he asked
shrewdly.
YES" answered for the porter
We've both had one. If you are a
doctor, wish you would look at the
man in the berth across, lower ten.
I'm afraid it's too late, but I'm not ex-
perienced in such matters
Together we opened the curtains,
and the doctor, bending down, gave a
comprehensive glance that took in the
rolling head, the relaxed jaw, the ugly
stain on the sheet The examination
needed only a moment. Death was
written in the clear white of the nos
ing away of the sinister lines of the
night before. With its new dignity
/ the face was not unhandsome; the
gray hair was still plentiful, the feat
ures strong and well cut
The doctor Strengthened himself and
turned to me. Dead for some time,
he said, running a professional finger
over the stains. These are dry and
darkened, you see. and rigor morris
is we'll established. A friend O
yours?"
81 don't know him at ALL" replied
.Neyer saw him but once before"
Then you don't know If he is trav
A cling alone?"
mo, he was not-that is. dom
know anything about him." correct
ed myself. 1t was my first blunder
the doctor glanced up at me quick.
and then turned his attention again t,
the body. Like flash there had com
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cHAPrER ~.

Numbers Seven and Nine.
Afterward, when tried TO recall our
discovery of the body in lower ten,
found that my most vivid impression
Was not that made by the revelation
of the opened curtain | had an in
Simultaneous picture OF a slender blue
goMned girl who seemed TO sense my
small hands that clutched desperately
at the seat beside them. The girl IN
the aisle stood bent toward us, per
pleNity and alarm fighting in her face.
With twitching hands the porter at
tempted to draw the curtains togeth-
er. Then in paralysis OF shock, he
collapsed on the edge OF my berth and
sat there swaying In my excitement
| shook him
For heavens sake, keep your
nerve, man. said bruskIy. You'll
have every woman in the car in hys-
terics. And if you do, youth wish
you could change places with the man
in there" He rolled his eyes.
A man near. who had been read
ing last nights paper. dropped II
quickly and tiptoed toward us. He
peered between the partly open cur
tains, closed them quietly and went
back, ostentatiously solemn, TO his
| seat The very crackle with which he
opened his paper added to the burst
| ing curiosity OF the car. For the pas
sengers knew that something wa.
amiss: | was conscious of sudde1
tension.
| With the curtains closed the por
ter was more himself he wiped hi!
/ lips with a handkerchief and stoo(
erect.
Its my last trip in this car he re
marked heavily. There's something
wrong with that berth Last trip tn,
woman in it took an overdose of som'
sleeping stuff. and we found her, jes
! like that, dead And it amt more'l
three months now since there wa
twins born in that very spot No Sir
it amt natural"
At that moment a thin man witt
prominent eyes and spare grayisl
goatee creaked up the aisle am
paused beside me.
Porter sick?" he inquired, taking il
with a professional eye the porter
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to me the vision OF the woman with
the bronze hair and the tragic face.
whom l had surprised in the vesti-
bule between the cars, somewhere In
! the small hours OF the morning. had
acted on my first impulse-the mascu-
line one of shielding a woman.
The doctor had unfastened the coat
OF the striped pajamas and exposed
the dead mans chest. On the left
side was small punctured wound OF
insignificant size.
Very neatly done" the doctor said
with appreciation. Couldn't have
done it better myself Right through
the intercostal space; no time even
TO grunt"
Isn't the heart around there some
where9' l asked. The medical man
turned toward me and smiled au-
sterely.
That's where it belongs, just under
| that puncture. when it isn't gadding
around in mans throat or his boots"
!, had a new respect for the doctor.
for any one indeed who could crack
/ even a feeble joke under such circum-
stances, or who could run an imper-
| sonal finger over that wound and
those stains. Odd how healthy, nor
NAL man holds the medical profession
in half contemptuous regard until he
gets sick or an emergency like this
arises, and then turns meekly to the
man who knows the ms and outs of
his mortal tenement, takes his pills
or his patronage, ties to him like a
rudderless ship in gale.
Suicide. is it, doctor?" I asked
He stood erect, after drawing the
bed-clothing over the face. and. ia
slowly
J NO, 1t is not suicide he announced
decisively. ut is murder
OF course, had expected that, but
the word itself brought shiver.
was just bit dizzy. Curious faces
through the car We're turned toward
us, and could hear the porter behind
me breathing audibly A stout WON
an in negligee came down the aisle
and ENORMOUSLY confronted the por-
ter. She. wore pink dressing jacket
and carried portions OF her clothing.
Porter" she began, in the voice OF
the lady who had "dangled," rs there
a rule of this company that will al
low woman to occupy the dressing
room for one hour and curl her hail
with an alcohol lamp while respect
able people haven't a place where
they can hook their"
She stopped suddenly and stared in
to lower ten Her shining pink cheek.
grew pasty, her Jaw fell. remember
trying to think OF something to say
and of saying nothing at all. Their
she had buried her eyes in the non
descript garments that hung from hel
arm and tottered back the way she
had come Slowly a little knot of mel
gathered around US, silent for the mos
part The doctor was making /;
search of the berth when the conduct
or elbowed his way through. followe.
by the inquisitive man. who had evi
IDENTIFY summoned him. had los
sight. for time, of the girl in blue
do 1T himself?' the conducto
queried after business-like glance a
the body.
NO. he didn't" the doctor assert
ed There's no weapon here, and tn
window is closed He couldn't hav
thrown it out. and he didn't swallow
it. What on earth are you LOOKING
for, MANI"
lTO RE CONTINUED
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other steadying her as she gazed out
at the flying landscape. had an In
slant impression that | had met her
somewhere, under different circum-
stances, more cheerful ones.I thought
for the girls detection now was evil
dent. Beside her, sitting down, small
dark woman, considerably older. was
talking in rapid undertone. The
girl nodded indifferently now and then.
| fancied, although l was not sure.
that my appearance brought startled
look into the young woman's face l
sat down, and. hands thrust deep lhlo
the other mans pockets, stared rue
fully at the other mans shoes.
The stage was set. In moment
the curtain was going up on tne hrs'
act of the play. And for q while we
would all say our little speeches ana
sing our little songs, and \, .ne w
! lain, would hold center stage whlie .iie
gallery Kissed.
The porter was standing beside low
err ten. He had reached in and was
knocking yaliantly. But his EFFORTS
met with no response. He winKea ~
me over his shoulder; then ne uhlas.
ened the curtains and bent forward
Behind him, saw him stif1en, heare
4 his muttered exclamation. saw tne
blush pallor that spread over hA'
face and neck. AS he retreated
step the interior of lower ten lay opel
to the day.
The man in it was on his back, tn
e early morning sun striking full OF
!. MS upturned face. But the light OK
not disturb him. 4 small stain OF RET
e. dSea the front of his night clothe
ana 'faiied 1goss the sheet: his hall
- open eses we're fixed. without seeing
le on me shiains wood above.
:. - geo HE porter's shaking shou
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-27
sloo Reward, 500.

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Address F. J. CHENEY & co. Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists Sc
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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Wrona Guess.

1t was exhibition day at No 3. and
as the parents OF Jack Grady, the
dullest pupil. we're listening hopefully.
the teacher tried her best 10 help the
boy. How did Charles l. OF England
die?" she asked. assigning the easies.
question on her list to Jack As he
looked at her. With no Indication OF
coming answer. the teacher put her
hand up to her neck. Jack saw the
movement and understood its mean
cago she happened to meet her flrst
land died OF cholera" he announced
briskly.- Companion.
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Teetotaler Had Last Word.

On the shore at one OF the narrow.
est parts of that dangerous waterway
known as THE Inside Route" to
Alaska there rests the huh of .
wrecked ship. 1t is an object that
Immediately attracts the eyes of all
who voyage that way A whisky
manufacturer decided that there was
an excellent opportunity to advertise
his bottled goods So he had painted
in huge letters on the side of the
wrecked ship.
USE REDNOsE WHISKY.
And it was here that teetotale,
saw his opportunity for short but
vivid sermon. A few weeks later the
side of the wrecked ship blossomed
forth with these two additional words
in equally big letters:
] nm
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marks in song and story is the "pillar

- eSS S1IHH.
of Farewell which marks the line
between Russia and Siberia. 1t stands
between Ekaterinburg In Russia and
Tiumen In Siberia, and is on the main
road along which tens of thousands
OF exiles have passed 1t is an oha.
lisk OF brick about sixteen feet in
height. On the west side it bears IN
russian characters the word Europe ..
on the other Asia" .
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GeoRoe MAM-

Mike shure, OF feel very queer.
Dan. Oh have SIGH feel av fullness
after me meals. Do yes know rim
Idly fur thot?
Dan-Oi do. me bhoy. With yez sit
down to ate meal. don't ate ony
MilSe--But thin Oh shud be full av
emptiness!
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No Hurry.

What are you in such . rush
about?"
Promised to meet my wife at three
O'Clock down at the corner"
We'll. there's no hurry. 1t isn't four
o'clock yet"
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CHAPTER III.
Across the Aisle.

\. so,,.,s,. n+4srirs itseif. went
sa.,b Ths snor.r across
- s,.,5r.,,tl, stranrled or turned
~, s,,Ar lime dropped
49, - ~, ,,,.a,.snss bv the morn.
80 s..,.,.,s. s@-rss nv face
~. - ~ v.,eh vawning pro
,4'.;,,.s9,. -s,sbss under the pillow
~; fsiis,, n eaa il b4, something
,s...[r.s,3 ~ hs5t ri INV hand sat
:. .,ri-.,,s,. s,s rt-sad The wound.
..hA ,,,.ss,np little. Still
,ra.sv III. nora cautiously for
~. ! s,,,,,,as.d Mad been my scarf
~ 49,. ,hs~s aas nothing there
~. -. ,,ow I reached for my
'-ava,,nc ,,as al the chance that i
49,, 49,. ~. ya-ch in there had
,,.w5 ~ satcbel 10 me and had my
ana On ,be lock before / realized
~, i, vas NO, nv own,
N,ne vas ~ alligator hide / had
,il,aa .ha h.as- in Florida after the
.yrena;.ars a, enough money to have
,onyh, q house ana enough energy to
80 Mir ono The lag held in my
rk
h;,,l. T,o s,ae,eripo thought of
III, ,bs loss If my hap meant 10 me
~, NV ,,ngar ON tho he'll and kept it
hara ,,,,i, tho nortar came
ma ra,, ,;ng sir7v he asked pok.
a., ~ ha.a tbrongh ,be curtains oh.
,ao,innslv Wckni,.ht objects that
,ahoa, 90, ,oLo Nc head throneht
s...i, .ra M ohsannions Rut pull
,,ap norters can and do
49,. en.nnod ~ rang itself
n,h, :, ,h,,naar a., vo, mean nv OK.
.har,,,i,, ~, ,,a,;sa for tb;s onep
yo,n have n find It If Won waken the
a,,,ira ~ do !, rbora AFRO imnor.
tan, nanar, - tha, grin"
"portar" ca,,od a ferinine voice
,uo,,, r,.t,, na.r nv "porter
- IT. 49, 81, aayo.
- ~ o, har danyle > said savaeelv
w., ena ,hat h.e Of mine
IT,, nar,ar frowned Tben he
,aa,,aa ~ MO with ;,i,red d;en,tv ~
hrn,,,,. a. ranr overcoa, cir Won
aasr;aa ,,a,r a,rn ,,lisan
rba fe,low ,y.s right, In an excess
~ c,n,inn i h.d rafnsed IN re,inouish
M. .l1;a.,or hau .na b,a turned over
49,, ,,,,,a, ,r,ns - Tho norter n waa
c,s,r enonsh than was s,mn,y a
,.,a,;,, 80 ~ eco, s1oanira now roh.
harv Nos IN ,other of nersn;ra.
tio, nv ,b,t t,ma. Tho ,.dy down tho
49,, ,a. lam aa,n,ina a,a ..I,;n,
oho,t e.. st;ll nearar feminine voice
.s ,iytns o,,ick orders in French
nresnmably 70 maid The norter
wac an bis knees looking under the
har.h
..Not tbera s,r. no s.;5 dustinp his
knses 10 was yisih,y moro cheerful,
bavin. hoo, oh.o,yad of resnonsihil,
~ Reckon II vac taken while vor
wac wanderin. arouna the car las,
nipht
.,I,u Give vor sso ~ Va, and ~
said "a hundred Reach nm m,
shoes and T,l-.
stonnea abrnnt,y NV ewes wer.
hxed in stupefied amazement on q
coat that hung from hook at tn,
( foot of NV berth. From the coat they
4 Travelled dazed To The soft-bosomet
+ shirt beside it. and from there to tn,
/ collar and crayat in the net hammocl
"A hundred," the norter reDeated
showing his teeth. But | caught hin
bv the arm and pointed to the foot o
the berth.
"What-what color's that coat2"
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Now He know..

ION what grounds does your father
object to me? he asked.
ON any grounds within mile OF
our house." she answered.
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DAKOTA CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
Complete. courses in Music und Dramatic Art Cat
Aloyue free largo, North Dakota.
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ders and stared down to where the
train impaired to the body grisly
suggestion of motion Good Lord I
gasped, the mans been murdered"
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trustees VIII consider the mater 80 Aeas
the testimony aud evidence Of pe9oooe q.
tEstested On Nay I lsee, " S:op. NJ. q Geo.
.Dased t6is 9Th day Of April ~
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A. the First TRY.

NJ tHe FTfSI Try.
What do you think of my dough
nuts. George?"
Dear. you are a wonder,"
DO you think so, really. darling?"
Il certainly do. Scientists have
been trying for years to produce arti-
fetal rubber, and here you do 1t the
first rattle out OF the box
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DR.. J. II. RlNDLAUB (specIaIIst),
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Fargo. NJ. q.
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H9e SCuutUs~
state and the nofsn.,
bt Q bad indication TT
,. Far from it. 1t In
en- spring opens 1t win
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NEAR-URBAN.

acknowledgements CuIHnane - ~ - wal
lace Jewell lot = block T. 10
SIT pieassut-IaTucs =. Brennan 20 Encch
II and Elsie 2. Gathright lot 50. square
c15s $40
EEsImeaH AEanor-Ja-aes a Rogers e TX 20
Charles ? Gross. lot 10. block ~ So
Meridian Hi-l-Rcberr Cook - uE- 70 John
p Henderson. lot 2 block L. $500
Pleasant Flains-HarrT WardTnan - A.. %
Joseph L PurinErCn. lot A. square E0fe. SO
Pleasant PIaf1s-C+-aftou D. P Bailey - TX
20 AdoIfne Reuter- lot 80. SO.
uE 20 George s. G7raty. 81 n block :. SO
Ne Peasant and Peasant Plsins-El wood
1feitEie- 81 a. 20 Thomas J and John T.
lane. fo- Q block -. SO
Widows ETita-~hzrIorfe r. Croker %
James W Johnson. lots = anf -. s. James
" Johnson conveys same property 20 Nary
~ Stewart SO
70 Droft Pa-k-JurIs a W Snsuwcood %
Jane r. Booth. lot -. block - SO.
Eff PTrzraur--Jau-eE A. Cah9U - Al % Al
bo-- A. and Auuabei Rove. lot 81 SQUARE
-sas So
North Grounds Columbian Unfvsrsfty-Gso-Es n.
Bright % 81. 20 AndrgE NJ. curry. lots Is and L.
block 90 $40
1921 EucBd street No-thEsst-FrSncis 4 BIundo On
Francis N. shore. End Nellie ~. shore. lot SO.
block o. Co11rnb is HEIGHTS SO
Pleasant PIsins-Esrry p. Wilson e al % David
n Luul- Tot q. square 267s- SIC.
widows Mite and WashinEt0l Heizhts-Psrker
Mann 70 Henry l. Richardson part - widows
Mite and part lots 50. -. s. Washlngtou HctEhtS
SO
1919 Esl1rs-ns Avruus-HE-rT 8. Calvert, receiver.
20 " Clarence Miller. lot IS. block 8. Wasting
t7n Hezghts $3.50
Fifteenth street and florida Avsnus Eorthsast-