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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-03-12

his, and that so, wordlessly, they had
told him but one thlng-their undying
love. Weak, lonely, his intense tenn
permanent stretched to the breaking
point by the last three months of fear
full hope, il wac more than he could
bear. He put the papers against his
cheek and his head dropped on the
bed, and a storm OF tears tore his soul
and body. But il was dangerous; he
must not be off his guard: he remem.
bered that swiftly. and with shaking
fingers he opened Pietro's letter.
Pietro's letter which, yellowed and
faded but distinct yet, in the small
clear writing, is guarded today with
those other letters in the mahogany
desk in Virginia.
my dear brother Francois" the let.
ter began. and quick tears came again
at that word brother" which said so
much. MY dear brother Francois
this is not to tell you how | have
searched for you and never forgotten
you. | will tell you that when | see
you. This is to tell you how to get
out Of that house Of mine which has
held you as a prisoner when you ought
to have been its welcome guest. When
Italy Is free we will do that over; but
w must get you free first. Francois.
| am now within five miles OF you"
The man on his knees by the prison
bed gasped; the letters staggered be-
fore his eyes.
81 am living on a ship, and | will
explain how | got il when / see you, in
n few days now. Francois. Every night
for a week, beginning with tonight,
there will be u person watching for
you in Riders Hollow, from midnight
till daylight. After that we shall 20
away for two weeks so as to avoid Civ.
Ing suspicion, and then repeat the al.
rangement again every night for a
week. You do not know Riders Hol-
low, and It Is unnecessary to tell you
more about it than that II is a lonely
place hidden in trees, and supposed to
be haunted by ghosts Of men on horse.
back; the people about will not 20
there for love or money except by
broad daylight.
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cHAPTER XVI.
The Stone Staircase,

~ SNShhN ANaoNH
Battlsta's prisoner stood at the
barred window high up the steep side
OF the castle and stared out wistfully
at the recedlng infinity OF blueness-
his meadow. In the three months
since his letter had gone to France, he
had grown old. The juices OF his
youth seemed dried up; his eyes were
bloodshot, his skin yellow: there was
no flesh on him. The waiting and
hoping had worn on him more than
the dead level Of the hopeless years
before. There was a new ~tenseness
in the lightly.built figure, even in the
long, delicate, strong fingers. The
prisoner had caught n Whit OF the air
OF home and was choking for a full
breath.
you are not well, my friend" said
the governor. THE doctor must see
you"
But Francois refused lightly and
laughed and fell to singing an old peas
ant song OF France which no had re-
membered lately; he got up on the
table and droned It to an imaginary
fiddle which he pretended to play after
tho manner OF old Jacques Arne, who
played for dances in Vicques. And the
governor was taken with a violent
fancy for II. lie roared at II, and sang
It over in fragments till he had learned
1t, and then he sang II and roared
again and slapped his knee; there was
a droll comedy in Francois rendering
also. not to be explained-and the
count said that Francois must come to
his rooms the next night for dinner
and sing him the song again and also
listen to a new one of his own.
So Francois was taken down the
stone staircase and conducted to the
two rooms which were the governors
suite. He knew them well, for he had
dined many times with the count, But
tonight he was left alone a few mo-
ments In the outer room, the living
room. while the governor was in the
bedroom, and he looked about keenly
with a strained attention which grew
out Of the suppressed hope of escape.
Who knew what bit Of knowledge Of
the castle might be vital, and who
knew how soon? He noted the swords
and pistols hanging on the wall, and
marked a light saber whose scabbard
was brightly polished as II the blade
also yer kept in good order. On the
table he saw the flint and steel with
which Count Won Gersdorf lighted his
pipe; be stepped to the window and
bent out, scanning the wall. A stone
coping, wide enough for a mans foot,
but Little more, ran, four feet below;
ten feet beyond the window It ended
in the roof Of n shed, q sloping roof
where = man could drop down, yes, or
v e climb up with ease. A man, that
is, WHO had climbed when a boy as
Francois had c~limbed-like a cat for
certainty and llghtness. But what
then, when n was In the courtyard?
1t wac walled about with a stone wall
sixteen feet high; these 'old ancestors
Of Pietln, who had built this place, had
planned well to keep Pietro's friend in
prison.
So Francois, not hopeful OF a sortie
by thar point, drew in his head from
the open window and took to examin-
ing the walls of the governors room.
There were three doors-one from the
hall by which he had come. one be-
hind which he now heard the count
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OFFICIAL TEMPERANCE INsTRuc.

ION.
The following manifesto has been
Endorsed by the minister Of education
in Germany. and is being sent out by
the German health office TO be posted
in public places:
DO not give your child a single
drop OF wine.
Not a drop OF beer.
Not a drop of spirits.
Why?
Because alcohol in every form and
even in small doses Injuries children.
How?
First-It checks their physical and
intellectual development.
Second - Consumption OF spirits
brings with It exhaustion and causes
WEAKNESS and inattention in school
children.
Third-Alcohol helps increase. dis
obedience to parents.
Fourth-lt causes sleeplessness and
premature nervousness.
Ffth-It causes infant mortality.
Sixth-It weakens the body's powers
Of resistance and prepares the ground
in this way for many sicknesses.
Seventh-It increases the duration
OF various %sicknesses.
Eighth-It awakens thirst continu-
ally, and car in this way make men
habitual drinkers.
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Alike, her letter In her hands, strug-
gled In her mind. Then: "The letter
will keep-yes, let him come, and we
can read 1t all the better after for
what he may tell u.s."
So Nelson, having orders to produce
at once the said little Battista, retired,
much excited, and returned shortly
but not SO shortly as to have omitted
n fling OF the great news into the
midst Of the servants hall. He con.
Quoted, marching behind him, the lit
tie Battista, an enormous young mar
OF six feet four, erect, grave, stately.
This dignified person, saluting the lady
with a deep bow, dropped on one knee
before his master, his eyes full OF a
%worshiping Joy, and kissed his hand.
Having done which, he arose silently
and stood waiting, with those beaming
eyes feast!ng on Pletro's face, but
otherwise do9orous.
First the young marquis said some
friendly words OF his great pleasure In
seeing his old servant and the friend
Of his childhood, and the big man
stood with downcast eyes, with the
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CHAPTER xlv.-contlnued.

A person OF more Importance than
Battista had fallen under the spell of
Francois personality. The governor
himself had been attracted by the
young Frenchman. The governor,
Count Won G%ersdorf, was a vain, dis
~contented, brilliant Austrian, at odds
with the world because he had not
risen further in 1t. He was without
society In this mountain fortress Of
his, and longed for it; he had a fine
voice and no one to sing to; he liked
to talk and had no one to talk to.
Francois, with his ready friendliness,
with his gift OF finding good in every
one, with his winning manner and
simplicity which had the ease OF So
~phistication, was a ~treasure-trove of
amusement TO the bored Austrian.
Things stood so with the prisoner
at the time of his discovery of the
Identity of his jailer and of his Jail.
The governor at that time was away
on a visit to Vienna, looking for a pro-
motion; he came back elated and
good-humored In the prospect Of a
change within the year. But the heart
Of Francois sank as he thought uhat
the change might mean to him.
"'Some day a marshal Of France IN
der another Bonaparte. he said to
himself n day, staring through the
bars at his window-he called the sky
30. He smiled. But that is nothing.
To help place my prince on i,e throne
OF France-that is my work. my life"
He talked aloud at times. as prison
ers come to do. He went Gn then, in
= low voice.
"lf there we're good fairies, II | had
three wishes: Alixe-the prince made
emperor-Francois Beaupre, q marshal
of France" He laughed happily. 1T
Is child's play. Nothing Iaatters ex-
cept that my life shall do Its work.
Even that is so small; bug I have a
great desire to do that. I believe !
shall do that-I know it." And he fell
to work on a book which DC was plan
ming, chapter by chapter, in his brain.
But, if he were to escape ever, the
chance was increased infinitely by the
going back and forth to the governors
room. A new governor might keep
him shut up absolutely. 1t had been
80 while the count was away; then he
had been i'll, and the lieutenant in
command would not let a doctor see
HIN till he became delirious; that vas
the ordinary treatment OF prisoners.
Francois, thinking over these things
on a day, fell with a sudden accent
on the steady push of his longing for
freedom, the conviction that he must
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and thrust n thick paper into his coat
and at the same instant his heavy left
hand was over Francois mouth.
mot a word" he whispered, and
then THE loaf OF bread"
Francois, struck dumb and blind.
turned hot and cold, and his shaking
hand In his coat pocket clutched the
letter.
But BattIsta prodded him with his
hard foreflnger. BE careful" he NUT
tered, and then again, "The bread
with a sharp prod-'The loaf OF bread
and The door had changed. Battista
was gone.
A strong man, who had not been
shut away from life, would likely have
read the letter instantly, would in.
stantly have examined the long round
loaf lying before him. Francois was
Ill and weak and It was the first word
for five years from his wi people.
which lay in his hand; he sat as II
turned to stone, touching the paper as
IL that we're enough; he sat perhaps
fifteen minutes.
Then suddenly a breathlessness
came owe him that something might
happen before he could read it-this
writing which, whatever it should say.
meant life and death to him. Taking
care not to rustic the paper, deaden'
ing the sound under his bedclothes,
he read It. kneeling by the bed. 1t was
four letters-from his mother and
Alexe and the general and Pietro;
but the first three were short. He felt,
indeed, reading them, that no words
had been written. that only the arms
OF the people he loved had strained
nhnnL him and their fncns laid nPainat
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-03-12
OUR COMING VOTERS AND LAW

The statesmen OF tomorrow are to
be found in this year of our Lord 1913
among the little folk OF our own neigh
borhood, Of our W town or city. In
that company there are boys who will
some day sit in congress, occupy
places in the state legislature. be
called to the position of chief execu-
tive OF the state, act as mayors, or
chiefs Of police of our great cities. Is
It not well worth our time to devote
ourselves to preparing these prospeo-
tive statesmen for their tasks.
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GOVERNMENT

The institution of slavery which was
implanted in our federal constitution
at its inception vas finally uprootsd
by the federal government. The man
ufacture and sale of intoxicating bev-
erages will ultimately be dealt with
by the federal government In the same
manner. It is beyond reason that our
national government will continue to
thwart the efforts Of its constituent
states in the handling of the liquor
problem.-Governor Ben Hooper OF
Tennessee.
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DOES MODERATE DRINKING PAY,

DOES MODERATE DRINKING PAYi
Answering the argument of the
moderate drinker that there Is a GER
tain quantity Of alcohol which can
be used without danger, DR.. Henry
Smith Williams, the wellknown In.
vestigator, says:
"Conceivably that is true, though 1t
is not proved. In any event no n
can tell you what that safe quantity
is-if safe quantity there be-in any
individual case.
But this much | predict with con-
hdence: Whatever the safe quantity
of alcohol for you to take, you will
unquestionably at times exceed 1t. In
a tolerably wide experience OF men
and OF many nations, | have never
known a habltual drinker who did not
sometimes take more alcohol than
even the most liberal scientific esti-
mate could claim as harmless. There
fore, / believe you must do the same.
81 am bound to believe, in the light
OF what science has revealed. II you
take alcohol habitually % that you
are tangibly threatening the physical
structures Of your stomach, your liver.
your kidneys, your heart, your blood
vessels, your nerves, your brain; (2)
that you are unequiyocally decreasing
your capacity for work in any field, be
II physical, intellectual or artistic;
(3) that you are in some measure
lowering the grade OF your mind. dull
ing your higher esthetic sense and
taking the finer edge off your morals;
(D that you are distinctly lessening
your chances of maintaining health
and attaining longevity, and 90 that
you are entailing upon your descend
ants yet unborn IA bond Of incalculable
misery.
Such, ! am bound to believe, is
the probable cost of your moderate
indulgence in alcoholic beverages.
Part Of that cost you may pay in per-
son; the balance will be the heritage
OF future generations. AS a mere
business proposition, is your glass OF
beer, your bottle OF wine, your high
ball, or your cocktail worth the
prlce?"
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" Tree before the count left, else OPP
rtunlty aud force for the effort
Yuld both be gone forever. And on
Jay Battista brought in his mid.
" meal with a look and a manner
'nleh Francois remarked.
What Is 1t, Battista?" he asked
ne man answered not a word, but
lned and opened the door rapidly
~ looked out.' 81 thought | had left
water.pitcher. All, here 1t isl
stupid he spoke aloud. And then,
Pr On lip dramatically, he bent over
souhg nan. my son-the little
s'a-has had a letter. The young
S.er wishss him to come to him in
~, 70 ssrve him. He is going in
was whispered quickly. and Bat
9 stood erect.
slgnor's food will get cold II
N, snor does not eat it." he spoke
DO not like to carry good
W. prisoners who do not appre-
\, shall bring less tomorrow"
francois. hardly hearing the
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-03-12
NOT ADVERTISED AS A BENEFIT.

How would you answer a man who
says saloons help build up towns?"
BY saying It is not true. and | chal-
lenge the proof. Talk is not proof.
In advertising the advantages of cities
and towns, banks and all sorts OF use
full business, and manufacturing en-
terprises, schools. churches, and rail-
roads are mentioned, but saloons are
never mentioned. or limited at. Why
is that ?-Exchange.
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CHAPTER XVII.
A Loaf Of Bread.

The next morning Battista came In
with a manner which to the observing
eye of his prisoner foretold distinctly
some event. lie talked more than
usual, and more grufly and loudly, but
at last, after wandering about the
room some minutes, all the time talk.
ing, s%colding, he swooped on Francois
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ITO BE CONTINUED

for an active social season. She is
now visiting her sister. Mrs. p. do
v. Blasee FOUNDERS, Their charming
cousin, Mrs, McEvoy Ondek. returns
from Europe Saturday on the Nausea
or is it the Crown Princessen Won
Gotter Damerung? Time will tell
Life.
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NaTN0TES
E1GEl&

Conducted by the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Unlon.)
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-06
A Rain Preventer.

About fifty years ago an invention
was announced which would be ac-
claimed with joy just now. A German,
Helvetius Otto, stated that he had dis
covered q means Of preventing rain.
he built a platform on which were
placed some huge bellows worked by
steam at very high pressure. These
were supposed to blow away any
clouds gathered above. Otto main
tained that these "pluvifuges" dis
tributed throughout town would en-
able the authorities to insure dry
weather for so long as they thought
at. The inventor bore high reputa-
ton in the scientific world, and his
pluvifuge attracted attention. But it
never proved practicable, and after a
few months experiment Otto gave up
trying to fight the weather.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-06

N. J. Johnson and wife to
Bjorner Skarphol, $l377, lot 1.
section 25- 1918.
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Real Estate Transfers.

N. J. johnson and wife to
Bjormer Skarphol, $1377, lot I,
section 25-164-78.
Leonard =. Sandstrom and
wife to N. +. I>iwer, $12, 800,
s12ne, lots 1 and 2; SIC NV lots
3 and 4 section 4-l62-82.
l.. w. Patterson to Andrew
Hjorth, 81, lots 6 and 7, eR sw,
lots and 2 s12 ne 6-i63-83,
Andrew Hjorth and wife to
l.. w. Patterson 81, same as
above.
NJ. ID. Dyar and wife to Annie
G. Talcott, 81, 800, ne l8-162-81.
Stone Greek School . district
to J. w. Bahr, $65. lot 3, block
Is, Kramer.
First State bank Eckman to
Bjarne Iverson, $500, Sc 49,
15O-S1.
lgna Hilleboe and F. S. Hill
lcbOe, husband to Barney X.
Brekke $1,000, w12nw, nwsw,
49, 1919.
Martin Zimmerman and wife
to John V. Anderson, $4,000,
lot l3 block !, Souris.
Albert A. knoke and wife to
Max Ebenhahn, $4,000, a part
of lot 1 block II, Coles third
addition to Omemee.
Hattie Torkelson to Bern
hard Floberg, $4,000, n12se, nh2
sw. 1-162-79.
Red River Valley Banking
company to Joseph Toupin,
$1,000, w12ne sene, nwse 49, 1852
"A.
Ora b. Crowder and wife tC
Chas. Beevers, $500, same as
above.
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A Test Of Big heartedness.

The Countess Won Voss recorded this
human little story of the charming
Crown Princess Louise. Frederick
William II. presented her with the
new summer residence Of Oranienburg
(Which he had had newly decorated
for herr on her first birthday as crown
princess. At the end Of the day he
asked her If she still had wish un-
gratified. The only thing left for her
to wish for, said Louise, was hand
full Of gold for the poor. "How big?"
asked the king. "As large as the heart
Of my generous papa" was her an
swer, and she had no reason to be dis
satisfied with the result. This princess,
who was so much loved when queen
consort, was one of the two lovely
daughters of Prince Charles Of Neck
lenburg.-"A Mystic on the Prussian
Throne"
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Hotels Own Hearse.

Some of the hotel keepers ION the
other side have peculiar ways of ad-
vertising their houses. and one Of the
most singular Of these methods is the
statement in their advertisements that
the hotel is equipped with hearse!
Inasmuch as the American hotel keeper
is only looking for live Ones" it is
not Of record that hearses have been
used as attractions in this country as
yet. One Of the English catering
3ournalS, in speaking Of this custom,
recent :aid: I'VE have on several
occasions commented upon the un-
canny mixing up of the funeral traffic
business with hotel keeping-an unholy
combination to be met with in some
northern parts Of Ireland. Apropos.
here is an enticing advertisement from
a Sligo paper calculated to bring quite
a rush of guests anxious to test the
accommodation: Mrs. -, proprietor
ess of the - hotel, begs to announce
that she has added to her establish
ment glass hearse. '"-Steward
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"Whjte" q Misnoner.

The fallacy of the average English
man who regards black as white has
been noted by Mr.. G. K. Chesterton,
the English writer. People" he writes,
never ask whether the current color
language is always correct. Ordinary
sensible phraseology sometimes calls
black white; it certainly calls yellow
white and green white and reddish
brown white. We call wine white
wine which is as yellow as Bluecoat
boys legs. We call grapes white
grapes which are manifestly pale
green. We give to the European. whose
complexion is sort of pink drab, the
horrible title of white mana picture
more bloodcurdling than any specter
in Poe"
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Ono on the Spy.

Rev. Evan Jones of Carnarvon
wrote his "reminiscences for Welsh
paper. One of the best is that of a
wealthy church member who was sus-
pected Of not contributing as Provi-
dence had prospered him and was ap-
preached upon the subject by coura-
geous brother. h.. ...
1T was noticed he said, that you
placed two halfpennies in the collec.
ton box"
"Did you find half a sovereign In the
box also?"
"Yes," replied the censor.
"Did you find two half sovereigns
there?'
NO." was the reply.
"Well," replied the suspect, III you
must know it, put that half sovereign
between the two halfpennies, and
advise you in future to ask your spies
to use spectacles when they pry into
their fellow worshipers' affairs"
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: Notice to Creditors
tate of North Dakota
SIS

State of North DakOta)
County Of Bottineau
County Court
In the matter OF the estate Of George
BissOnnette, deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given by Henry Ruelle,
administrator of the estate of George Bis
sonnette, deceased, to the creditors OF, and
all persons having claims against said de-
20 n sSa ssid s Henrv w R sne @
tineau. N. Dak., within six months after the
first publication of this notice.
Dated this 3Uth day Of November, 1912,
Henry Ruelle,
.,... .... Administrator.
First publication December 6, 1912,
(Dec 6.13-2O-27) ~
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Helping Father.

~ got letter from my son at col
lege yesterday"
"Writing for money, eh?''
IL should say not. He's working his
way through college as waiter and
sends me his tips. I've paid of the
mortgage. and now I'm starting "a fund
to build a new barn."-Denver Repub-
ucan.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-06
Others Happy

Eight requests for office
help were received by
Aakers Business College
the past week and the fol-
lowing were placed in
positions: A. Sandie, l..
Solberg, Dina Fosberg and
J. Flaa. We could have
made four more happy if
we had had graduates to
60 around. Just think
what it means to be we'll
started on the road to sue
cess and have a school like
the A. B. G.. to back you.
Send for catalog to A. b.
c., Grand Forks or Far
go. N. d.
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A inch Or 60 Below.

TITS funny" began the long winded
bore, "but nobody ever seems glad to
zee me-"
"Well, and have you never found out
the cause Of your unpopularity
!. mo; ! can't discover it,
That's strange. because it's right
under vOur verv nosa."-PhiladalDhia
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-06
Officers Checked up

The county com fnissioners
checked up the several county
offices on November 80 and
found all records, etc., correct.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-06

Minot Hide g. Tanning Co.
Phone no sos Front St., Minot, N. d.