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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1911-09-14
THE SKY
PIRATE
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BY GARRETT p. SERvISS
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Copyright by Frank A. Munsey
Company

at is Fortunate" said to Mr.. Gray
man and Secretary Grantham. who
most of the time stood beside me on
the deck, that Payton did not select
hiding place somewhere in the west
ern part of the Dominion, for then the
lines to New York and Buffalo might
have nearly conceded. and it would
have been very difficult to calculate
their point of intersection"
you'd have managed it, my boy
said Mr.. Grantham, putting his hand
with a kindly pat on my shoulder
"You have too much at stake to lose
this game But I'm glad it proved
easy for you"
Mr.. Grayman meanwhile had fallen
into meditative mood. He was think
Ding about his daughter and her peril.
'sThe poor girlr' we heard him NUT
ter. 1.-The poor girl! Heaven protect
herm
'.See here, Grayman," said the Sec
rotary, ..this won't do. Don't go to
worrying now when the thing is al
most ended. The time for worry is
gone We've got the rascal located.
We're going to drop upon him without
the slightest warning, and we've got
the force needed to overcome him.
Your daughters danger is past. and in
side of ten hours at the most she will
be in your arms"
Mr.. Grayman tried to smile and to
look cheerful. but his heart was heavy.
rive must begin to work out the de-
tails Of our plan.'' said the secretary,
turning to me. do you think that you
could find him at night? If possible.
it might be best to drop upon him in
the darkness We might catch him
asleep if we knew the exact spot. Sup
pose you go over your calculations and
see how near you can determine the
exact number of miles that we must
still run Then we can regulate eur
speed accordingly"
did as Mr.. Grantham requested.
and. after consulting the excellent
charts that we carried. l announced
that from Ottawa to the apparent in
tersection of the lines the distance was
very close to 500 miles We had pass
ed Ottawa an hour before, going at a
clip of 100 miles. Mr. Grantham took
out his watch.
sThree o'clock" he said. 1.-THE days
are long and longer the farther we go
north. There b an all night twilight
In central Labrador. but if we arrive
at 10 o'clock it will probably be dark
enough for our purpose. l don't be-
lieve his lights will be out earlier than
that
That means a tride less than fifty.
nine miles an hour" remarked.
YES; that, then. should be oul
speed"
Immediately l signaled the aeros
astern to reduce their speed to accord
with ours and ordered my engineer to
drop to fifty-nine miles. Then we en-.
tered my cabin to complete our plan
Of operations and to pass away the
time. which seemed very long viewed
In prospect.
/ had already ordered Ethan Haight
to get his bow gun in shape for quick
work, for in an emergency counted
more on him than on the other gun
ner Besides, had no thought OF
showing my heels. The small arms
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1911-09-14
REPAUPO.

A surprise dinner party was given to
Mr.. Samuel Cox, ST., to celebrate
his seth birthday The old gentleman
was quite pleased. A large table was
erected along the bank facing the
river front. laden with ice cream,
cake and watermelons Those pres
Mr.. Samuel Cox, Jr., Mr.. Samuel
Cox, Sr., Mr.. Thomas Cox, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Clothier, and daughter
May, Misses Elizabeth and Alice Cox,
Mr.. Washington Farrell, Mr. George
Farrell and family, Mr.. Ernest Far
rell, David Farrell, of Repaupo; DR..
Sidebotham and Sergeant Atkinson, of
Tacony; Mr.. Stevenson, of Torresdale
Park; Mr.. and Mrs. John Burns.
They all left reporting having a good
time, and the old gentleman babe them
goodbye. They wished him many
more birthdays.
Mr.. Clinton Jones, of Swedesboro.
visited his sister, Mrs. Mary Lamson,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs William McIlvaine.
of Camden, spent Sunday with Mr.. AID
Mrs. William Zane
Mrs. Morris Dolbow spent few
days in Philadelphia with her mother
and her mother returned home with
her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brown and
daughter and Miss Bessie Willard, of
Swedesboro, visited Mrs. Browns par
ents Sunday
Mr.. Herbert Hughes and Mr.. JOS.
Myers are Improving.
Miss Sarah Strickland has returned
after few days with her friend, Mrs.
Mary Miller, of Paulsboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bennett. of
Gibbstown, spent the last of the week
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Bennett.
The Ladies' Aid met at Mrs. Henry
Shoemaker's last week.
Mr.. Howard Craft. of Gibbstown,
visited his mother, asfew days last
week.
The topic for the Epworth League:
The peril of spiritual Ignorance,
leader. G. NJ. Lamson.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1911-09-14


OF CAPTAIN ALFONSO PAXTON.
were also in complete readiness. and
every man carried twenty cartridges
in his belt besides the ten in the maya
zine of bis rifle. This applied to the
other aeros as we'll
If it came to fight didn't believe
that Captain Alfonso would stand up
to it very long Ny chief fear was as
to his running away. AS have al
ready intimated, had great confidence
in the Eagle and knew her powers TO
a nicely. but was willing to allow
that the Chameleon might be able to-
draw away from her in d race. Con-
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1911-09-14

"Jest in line O. that hummock."
sThis side of it?''
81 reckon so, but it's hard to say"
l had expected some such maneuvel
during the night. but ] was not pre-
pared for it now. The first thought
that came to me was that Payton must
have another hiding place here and
that he had dropped into it
wen hold the course for that point
said. land not slacken speed"
CHANGING astern, | saw the Skylark
and ran up signal for her to hasten.
calculated that the ''hummock'' was
twenty miles off We should be there
in about eight minutes.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1911-09-14

WHERE DID SHE GO DOWN." DEMANDED.
can discover the pole. Allan. as side
issue of this chase. your reputation
will be established
"l'll go to the pole if ne Does" l re-
piled Hes never going to shake me
off, let him 60 where he will"
But what is your planT' broke in
Mr. Grayman. How are you going
to capture him?''
1--WE got no plan yet" l replied. I'M
consciously initiating the style OF Chief
Braman. I've got to wait for deyel-
opments. The only thing at present
is to keep him in sight. Ii we can run
him out Of power we've got him"
l should say that the electric stor-
age batteries now in universal use had
at that time only recently been perfect
ed. but they were carried by all crack
aeros. An aero of the size of the Cha
meleon or the Osprey could on ac-
count of the marvellous lightness and
compactness of their batteries, carry
enough for a run of 5000 or 5000
miles or even double those distances if
going at a very moderate speed. But
as soon as the pace was forced the
consumption of power was enormously
increased.
But Payton was not such a fool as |
had hastily assumed. He knew what
he was about and how to turn when
he wanted to. In the course of the
morning. while MIR. (irayman. the sec
rotary and | were taking a much
needed nap. Ethan Haight. to whom
had intrusted the delicate duty of
keeping sigh, of the Chameleon while
| slept, awoke me in my berth.
"Lootenantr he exclaimed excitedly,
''the Chameleon has dropped,'
Dropped? What do you mean?"
She's gone down, sir. like chunk
of lead. jest had her steddy in the
glass when she rounded to an fiutter-
ed down out of sight"
| jumped from my berth and ran
with Ethan to the outlook.
where did she go down." demand
ed.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-04-13
A Good Yawn.

A good, wide, open mouthed
yawn is splendid thing for the
whole body. A yawn is natures
demand for rest Some people
think they only yawn because they
are sleepy. But this is not So You
yawn because you are tired. You
may be sleepy also, but that is not
the real cause of your yawning.
And if you are where you can
stretch at the same time as YOU
yawn, stretch and yawn This is
natures way of stretching and re-
taxing the muscles. Indeed, if you
are very tired, but do not feel like
yavning, there is nothing that will
rest you so quickly as to sit on a
straight back chair and, lifting the
feet from the floor, push them out
in front OF you as far as possible,
stretch both arms, put the head
back, open the mouth wide and
make yourself 'yawn The tense
nerves will relax, the contracted
muscles will stretch, and the whole
body will be rested.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-04-13
That Veto.

Governor Burke vetoed the in
creased appropriation bill that
passed both houses of the North Da-
kota legislature without dissenting
vote. says Farm, Stock and Home.
We presume he had good and suM-
Gent reasons. He probably did not
know that it was because of an &C.
cumulated surplus. now exhausted,
that Supt. Hoverstad was able to
maintain one corps in the field. and
to respond to only one call in every
four that came to him from the
farmers and commercial clubs of the
state. He probably did not know
that it now costs annually $4,000 to
carry on the institute work, and that
there is less than $4,000 on which to
60, up to the converting of the next
session of the legislature.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-04-13
iIansbrough's Thriller.

The Second Amendment" which
has just been written by Ex-senator
Hansbrough. of North Dakota, will
be a literary sensation. 1t is a thrill
ling love-stoy. full of romance and
adventure. and the plot is closely in
terwoven with political conditions
about the national capital. The
Evening Times will run this story
exclusively, as serial, beginning
about April 18th. Everybody in
North Dakota will want to read it;
and, as a special inducement, we
will send the Evening Times until
Sept. LIST to any address for Sl.OO.
Subscribers in arrears may pay to
date and take advantage of this
offer. Address the Evening Times,
Grand Forks, N. ID.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-04-13
The -Four Lettered Name Of God

Is it not passingly singular at
least that the name Of God should
be spelled with four letters in al
most every known language In
Latin it is Deus: Greek, Zeas: He
brew, Adon; Syrian, Adad; Arab
ian, ALA; Persian, SYRIA; Tartarian,
Idga; Egyptian, Aumn or Gent;
East Indian, Esgi or Zenl; Japan
csc, Zain; Turkish, Add; Scandina-
Wan, OdinH; Wallachian. Zenc; Croa-
tan, Doga: Dalmatian, Rogt; Tyr
rhcnian, Eher; Etrurian, Chur;
Margarian, Ocse; Swedish. Codd;
Irish, Dich; German. Colt: French,
Dieu; Spanish, Dios; Peruvian.
Liam.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-04-13
Faith Ln tn. Doctor

But if some men are skeptical
others place an implicit faith in the
doctors prescriptions. and of these
was man in Limerick who went
to the undertaken to order a coffin
for Pat O'Connell.
"Dcar me-" said the undertaken.
Us poor Pat deads' NO. he's not
dead yet" answered the other, but
he will die tonight, for the doctor
says he can't live till morning, and
he knows what he gave him. lie
Fanu in Seventy Years of Irish
Life"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-04-13
AN OLD TINE FEAST.
The Proper caper In 1875 Was 20
Serve Thirty TIVE Dishes.

Our ability to eat. il one may
Judge from the old records, ancient
cookbooks and such bits Of litera-
ture as deal with the subject, is
slowly dying out. \ half glass of
milk and piece CT bread are sup
posed by some persons TO be an ade-
quate meal for a nan of today.
As against this it is interesting to
set down what Gervais Markham in
1875 sets forth as "a human may
keep in his family for the entertain
ment of his true and worthy
friends" First warning the mas
ter of the feast that he must con-
suit the season o. the year, since
summer affords what winter wants,
and vice versa, he goes on to say:
ut is good for him who intends
TO feast to set down the number Of
his full dishes-that is, dishes of
meat that are Of substance and not
empty or for show-and of these
sixteen is good proportion for one
course unto one mess GneaD, as
thus for example: First, shield of
Drawn with mustard; secondly, a
boylcd capon; thirdly, a boyled
piece Of beef; fourthlv, a chine of
beef roasted; filthy, meats tongue
roasted; sixthly, pigge roasted /;
sevcnthlv, chewets bak'd; eighthly,
goose roasted: ninthlv, a swan
roasted; tenthly, i turkey roasted /;
eleventh, a haunch Of vcnison roast
ed; twelfth, a pasty of venison;
thirteenth, piggc with pudding
in the belly; fourteenth, an olive
pie; the fifteenth, couple of ca
pons; the sixteenth, custard of
douscts. Now to these full dishes
may be added sallets, fricassees,
quclque chooses ane devised paste, as
many dishes more, which make the
full service no less than two and
thirty dishes, which is as much as
can conveniently stand ON one table
and at one mess. And after this
manner you may proportion your
second and third mess, holding full
ness in one half the dishes and
show in the other, which will be
both frugal in the spendcr, content
mont to the guests and much pleas
ure and delight to the bcholders. /"
-Harpers Weekly.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-04-13
Two Hairdrsssinas Yearly.

In Abyssinia the dressing of a
young woman's hair is effected in
the following manner: The girl
seats herself upon the ground; an
other woman, armed with a wooden
comb, squats before her. With this
weapon she attacks the knots, pull.
ing and tugging at them until they
are Strengthened out in some de.
gree Then portion of the hair is
caught {, up at the nape Of the neck:
the remainder is permitted to re-.
main loose upon the shoulders.
This couture is supposed to remain
IN order for some time, as the proc
ess IS repeated only once or twice a
year. :"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-04-13
glass
Punch
oxysen Gas.

Oxygen was first separated from
the red oxide of mercury by DR..
Priestley in lsSi and by Schccle,
who was quite ignorant of Priest
ley's discovery, in 1875. This great
supporter of animal life and of com
bustion is the mos. abundant of all.
substances. constituting, as it does,
about onc-third of the solid earth
and forming, about nine-tenths of
water and one-iHh Of the atmos-
phere. Oxygen was liqueded BY
Raoul Pichet at Geneva in 1877.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-04-13
The Game 81 prat.s

The origin of the gam
is unknown. Paul fle VI
treatise on drafts. writ,
1865, shows quite clearly
game, or its equivalent u
depicted on the Eeyp.iaa
ments. The game va y
known among the Gre,sS d
mans of the earlier Till
traces Of drafts have uniaisi.
been discovered in t,.e WITT.
other peoples Of antiqu.-
game saw 4 great revival ii /
during the sixteenth eensgrs
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-04-13
THE MEN n. P. SHORT LINE.
Il Appears to Be Settled That the
East.West Line Through Linton
Will Be Bullt This Year.
Minneapolis journal


Fergus Falls, MINI. April IL
Business men of this city, who visit
ed the general offices of the North
ern Pacific, in St. Paul, the other
day, have received assurances that
it is the company's intention to com
plete the Fergus Falls division tc
Miles City. Mont. the coming sum
mer. This is the line that has been
surveyed through Linton. Ed. Rec
ord.)
The annual reports issued by the
company for two or three years past
have shown that the line was pro-
jected to Miles City. where it will
again connect with the main line.
There is gap between Edgeley and
Cannonball, N. D.; but from Can
nonbalI the company has completed
its line to Mott. 1t has laid heavy
steel on this line. There is another
gap from Mott to Miles City, but
some work has been done upon it.
The company has done an i'm
mense amount of work ON its main
line the past four or FIVE years. hav-
ing double-tracked a section Of it.
and also equipped some of it with
block-signal systems. The sections
are those where the traffic is the
heaviest. as for instance from Fargo
to Staples. 1t has done about all
the work that is necessary on the
main line through this section. and
its construction crews can spend the
summer in pushing the completion
of this division.
The distance from Wadena to
Miles City by the main line is $50
miles. By way Of the completed
Fergus Falls division the distance
will be about thirty miles less; SO
that the company will be able to re.
duce the distance to the coast by
thirty miles when the line is com.
pleted. The line has been built by
piecemeal, and on some portions the
steel is comparatively light; but or
those which have been built recent.
ly heavy steel has been aid,indica.
ting the intention of the company
to run heavier trains over this line
than arc required for local traffic
There are some curves to be straight.
ened out and some grades to he
eliminated; but, eventually, much
coast traffic will be sent this way.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-04-13
Knives and FORKS

Our somewhat Hsla8 at On
knew nothing Of kniv AID .'a.::;
Voltaire claims thai trey We're ].
use on the continent IN tie III:
teenth century, but His ela.0 isv.
orously disputed. Iie -ayel.:
Moyson says that knives and IL.
and spoons were in use il y a.esa
a somewhat later date i.ass,.a
Jagged behind the n!oga ses...s-,
peoples for long time M tie ma.
ter Of table manners, il s ne.
along in the reign OF f. a i
fore knives and FORKS Vare M All
thing like general ass lse .,.s
two pronged forks vese ma L 4
Sheffield about the year ls6s
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-04-13
lavish Entertainnen.s.

In the palmy days OF tie Esez
monarchy sumptuoas s,s
ments of royalty were ~ g
mon. To entertain . qgee4 y:
week the Comte d'Artois s....,
arranged and refurnislaa
tie from threshold TO tu-. !
ploying 900 workmeu
night. The Marshal d
ceived Louis Nv. as MS
day and night at a cost
francs. Il hear said rs
to the marshal. who ow
chat you are III debt II
quire Of my stewart M
your majesty" replied the /.
ing a yawn behind his har
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-04-13
a Fatal Dose For Him.

Master I'm sorry to hear your
father died last night, George I'd
no idea he was seriously i'll
Jarge-Wull, 'twcre this way.
Doctor e come in the marnin', an
mother she ask 'un what she were
to gi' feyther, an doctor c seq. Gle
'un anything eve mind to ask
for an middle o the night fcyther
e asks for quart o beer: mother
seq, 'Ain't got no beer gives 'un a
glass of water-killed 'unw-
Punch.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-04-13
THE TIME OF HIS LIFE.
Derry Struck Il Rich and Had His
Fling For One Glorious Day.

Derry Struck IL Rich and Had His
Fling For One Glorious Day.
"One calm night in 1897" said
Edward Hughes Of Seattle. "the
Portland sailed into Seattle harbor
and quietly dropped anchor. Next
morning some roughly clad men
went about town, showing to
friends here and there handfuls of
gold nuggets. Before nightfall the
story of the Klondike was known
in every household in town, and it
seemed nine out of every ten men
were arranging to go there. SEN
ators, lawyers, preachers, doctors,
policemen, clerks-men of every
stamp rushed feverishly around
town purchasing outfits and arrang-
ing for transportation to Skagway.
Among the crowd was a hackman,
an honest, hardworking chap, who
lived up one day what he'd earned
the day before, as most of US were
doing at that time.
Gerry left his wife behind to
look after the kids, telling her when
he made his pile they'd live like a
duke and duchess. The duchess to
be took in washing to feed the
dukes children, and she had a pref
ty tough time doing it. By and by
when Mrs. Jerry would have
snapped her title for sack OF
-four, Jerry pounced in with the
goods. He'd made stake-several
thousand dollars. Then he began to
show 'em. 1t was a one day per.
Torrance and the biggest thing in
town while it lasted. BE got some
rainbow clothes for himself and a
plug hat. The duchess was allowed
to select her own regalia and that Of
the children. 1t was loud enough to
distract attention from a brass
band.
"Then Jerry bought him a fine
vanished hack, the best he could
find in town, and sleek draft horses
with long, flowing tails. Next he
chartered the most digni6ed and
English looking jehu he could find
bought him a new suit with big
brass buttons and tall tile with q
shamrock on it. The top Of the
hack was thrown back SO all could
feast their eyes on Jerry and his
decorated family.
"The dignifed driver had his route
mapped out through the principal
business and residence streets and
was instructed to drive slow. Jerry
had nothing to hide. he and his
wife bowed as their eyes encoun'
tered acquaintance, as much as tc
say:
Now. just cast your eyes OF
this and tell US what you Think
at noon the gorgeous equipage
was stopped in front of high
toned restaurant and mental dis.
patched after good things for Mr.
and Mrs. Jerry and the little Jerrys
to eat. The meal was brought to
the hack by obsequious walters, and
the occupants calmly ate in the
presence OF a cheering multitude
When the family had concluded
their repast and had decorously
washed their fingers in the bowls
and dried them Jerry tipped the
walters ten dollar gold piece each
and then lighted a twenty-five cent
cigar and drove magni6cently away
"A few days later saw him
standing alongside his hack at the
old stand, soliciting trade as he for
merly did. But he had had his fling
for one glorious day and was en-.
tirely satisfed."-St. Louis Globe.
Democrat.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-04-13
GAYT0N GOSSIP .

Correspondence OF the Record. april TO-
Miss Mamie Chamley went to Lin.
ton Saturday.
Mrs. Quin. Moves visited Mrs.
Chamley Sunday.
Mr.. Nickel and daughter were at
Hazelton Saturday.
Mrs. j. j. Lonev has been on the
sick list the past few days.
Mrs. Robert Mitchell is visiting
her sister. Mrs. George Jackson.
Elmer Jarvis and family, Of the
Badger ranch, went to Linton Satur-
day.
Miss Corbin is visiting at the
home of her aunt. Mrs. j. w. Gill
man.
John Watkinson left for Hills, 10.
wa, last week, in response to a tele-
gram informing him of the death of
his sister.
Don. Danford and family have
moved back from the Macdonald
farm to their own farm. They
worked at the Macdonald farm dur
ing the winter. -Scribendo.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-04-13
James and tn. A.,,.

James, having been sent bv his
master TO deliver hare in ham
per, set out on a long journey. Feel
ing tired and inquisitive. he "a.
down 40, and opened the hamper to see
the hare. In an instant the hare
was running down the road. James
was very upset at this. but suddenly
he shouted after it: It's no GOOD.
y you d don't It know where to 60. / ave-
the h'addrcss on this ere 'amper. .
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-04-13
A Dead He.t

One cold night a very small boy
dafted across the road to watch
mans hut, in front of which was a
sadly &C deeayed fire. The youngster,
a after vainly endeavoring to waoln
his hands, surveyed the fire for 4
lew moments with a puzzled expires.
ened.
Il say, watehie,o drawled the
! arehln, us this what You call a dead
heat london TIT Bits.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-04-13
The Poets Retort.

Piron, the French author, having
been taken up by the Waterman Of
the night in the streets of Paris,
was carried on the following morn
ing before lieutenant of police.
who haughtily Intercepted him
concerning his business or profess
sion.
7 am a poet, sir" said Piron.
ooh, oh! A poet, are you:" said
the magistrate. Il have a brother
who is a poet"
Then we are even," said Piron,
flor l have brother who is a fool