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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-05-16

hedge and struck me in the back with
a dagger
| The blow sent me plunging forward,
but did me no hurt. | owed my life
to Bernheim. His steel vest had stay
/ ed the blade that otherwise would have
found my heart.
With cry, Moore sprang to me and
caught me in his arms.
Pm not hurt said, recovering my
balance.
"Thank Cod" he calculated, then
| took the hedge at vault
l caught him by the arm as he land
ed on the other side
Stay" l commanded. "Let the fell
low go"
| Moore looked at me moment Let
him so?' he exclaimed incredulously.
| nodded. "And come along. Let
US get away from here"
| Without word he vaulted back, and
| we moved Off
Several men came up and inquired
If they could be Of any assistance, but
| | assured them it was a matter Of no
consequence-that had evidently been
mistaken for another, or it was only
bit of pleasantly from some friend
who had recognized me.
| II suppose we may now assume
that somebody knows my Disguise" 1
! observed to Moore. Ibid you see my
friend with the dagger?"
eyes, as much of him as there was
to see. He Wore long black cloak
and was rather above medium size. If
your highness had not stopped me l
might have caught him."
That's just why l stopped you"
said l. II didn't want to embarass
the De Vierles. Think what it wonld
mean to them to have it known that
one of their guests had attempted to
stab to death an archdulke."
"Hum ] don't see why that is more
Important than protecting your life"
| My dear colonel" said I, of it We're
a question between my life and Lady
| Vierle's temporary embarrassment [
would look after my life. But my life
is still safe and in no more danger
with that rogue at large than with him
caught"
1T would be one less scoundrel for
Lotzen to work WITH Moore objected
81 fancy he has got so many scoun-
drels on his pay roll that one, more or
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-05-16

ACaSACu LIZ, uc StllU.
1t was from the secret police and
read:
S. is at Vierle masQue She wears a
gypsy dress Of black and red. L. is also
at masoue. He and Count Bigler are
dressed alike in white satin l.. came last.
And his presence is unknown to the Vier-
les, for he avoided unmasking by person.
attng Bigler
80 they were the white twins" I
remarked. you knew them?"
II knew only Lotzen."
And our companion-w who was he
II couldn't make him out" said
Moore, "but he knew the women and
was their escort from the house."
HE seemed to be- bit sour about
something"
my companion said it was because
the blue masque chose you"
"She was very charming" said l.
''Who was she?"
II knew neither his nor mine" said
be evasively.
"But mine?" I insisted. "She Of the
sweet voice, which, colonel, I observed
you noted"
He hesitated an instant, then an
swered:
Mile. d'Essolde."
"Indeedv' l exclaimed. II rumor
spoke truly Mile. dEssolde carried
Moores heart in her keeping. Then l
laughed. "Neyer mind, colonel, we
shall see her at supper presently. She
will be beside you, think"
"Your highness is very thoughtful"
he said.
Don't give me the credit. It was
Lady Vierle's idea," l answered and
changed the subject. what is Lotzen
up to now?" asked.
"Some deviltry-either women or
you"
II think it's both" said I. "Do
you think Lotzen knows I'm at the
masque?'
Moore thought moment. LADY
yierle told him you were not coming
when she asked as to Mrs. Spencer"
he said, land he may have let it go at
that, but 1t wouldn't be his usual meth.
Cd. My last order before we left the
Epsau was that you were indisposed
and had retired, and on no account
were you to be disturbed without
Bernheim's express permission"
Suppose we take q look around for
the gypsy lady. Doubtless we shall
and her with white masque, said.
We were on walk bordered by a
hedge Of lockwood. shoulder high. On
The other side, was another path with
several Mosques on It Suddenly one
= .1em as he passed reached over the
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-05-16
PROLOGUE OF THE STORY.

Major Armand Dalberg, American
army officer, is detailed to valeria
when war is declared by Titia. Court
ney, new United States ambassador,
Is Armand's friend
During the American Revolution HUI
90 Dalberg, son of Henry Ill. king
OF Valeria. enlisted with the colonists,
for which act the king disowned him
Armand is Hugo's only surviving de-
scendant. On previous unoflicia!
visit to Valeria Armand unexpectedly
met Princess Dehra. the present kings
daughter. She captivatess Armand
Courtney and Armand arrive in Va
leria. The king discovers that Armand
u true Dalberg. He dances with
Lady Helen Radnor and the princess
Tile King proves that Armand is heir
to the throne. and Armand accepts the
dtle. Ito ~ made Il grand duke and
military governor Of Dornlitz. Colo
mel Bernhetm and Major Moore become
his aids. He meets the Duke of Lotzen
heir presumptive, Of whom he is sus-
picious. At the opera Armand pro-
poses to tho princess. He sees Mrs
Spencer, an American adventures,
who later publicly claims to be his
wife, which Armand denies. She shows
proofs. The king listens to explana-
lions, after which he sanctions the en-
gagement with the princess. The Spen-
Ger woman Is detained within Dornlitz
By order of Armand as result of
which she calls upon him at the pal
ace. She Unexpectedly meets the king,
Princess Dehra and Courtney, and ex-
plains her visit to Valeria. She per-
lists In her previous claim. The Duke
Of Lotzen INDUCES in differences and
shows his hand, offering to toss coin
TOR the princess and the crown. Ar
mand replied with strong adjectives
Colonel Moore teaches Armand trick
IN fence. The masque ball of the
French ambassadors wife gathers to-
gether Lotzen, Mrs. Spencer and Ar
mand. The latter wears coat of mail
tor protection on suggestion of his aid.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-05-16

suit him and, having refused to I'M
mask and apologize, had suffered the
bad manners.
And even suppose no one believed his
story that he did not know me. What,
mattered 1t? One does not execute the
heir presumptive Of Valeria for MUIR
der True the king might rage aud
term of Punishment to his mountain
estates might follow. vet what tritling
penalties fol the end attained. They
would be only for the moment, as it
were. But the American would be
dead, the crown sure, the princess still
unmarried
Truly 1t was a chance which would
| never come again, and not to seize it
| was to mock fortune to her very face.
1t takes far longer to write this than
to think it.N 1t all went through my
mind in the brief space Lotzen gave me
for reply.
II am waiting, monsieur" he said.
You are stubborn, as we'll as bad man.
nered. shall have to spur you, see.
ask you once again, monsieur, to re-
move your mask. Ii you do not l shall
give you bit of steel in the left leg"
And if that he inefrective:" the lady
asked
Then l shall touch him in the other
leg. and if he still refuses then in the
right arm, and then, if necessary, in
the left arm, each time n trife deeper.
And then?" she infected very sweet
ly.
"Then?' he repeated. II think there
will be no need for then, mademoi-
selle," he laughed sneeringly
She nodded toward me.
Isn't it about time to begin?" she
asked.
Your wish, my dear. is my law" he
said. You hear, monsieur. Your time
is up. Prepare"
He stepped forward and thrust, very
slowly, at my thigh. Even then could
not think that he would actually dare
to touch me with his sword, and l
made no motion. | proposed to call his
bluff 1t were one.
Closer and closer, inch by inch drew
the point. 1t reached the velvet. hest
tatetl, passed through and Just pierced
my flesh, then was withdrawn
And. with that cut, came the blood
lust like unto the rage Of the herscrEer
Of old. Yet somehow j had the sense
to stand quiet and let the red passion
burn itself out. | would need I'll my
coolness to meet l.otzen's skill.
Now. will monsieur remove his
mask?" he asked
You scarcely touched him." scoffed
the gypsy.
Lotzen held up the sword.
"See the red upon the point?" he
| asked
Blood! You actually cut him." she
exclaimed, and then pointed her finger
at me derisively. "And you wear a
sword" she sneered
1t was pretty hard to take, but
the game little longer.
Come along my friend" she went
on. ''This is poor sport I hate a
coward"
For an instant feared he would
heed her and go, and that would have
obliged me to become the aggressor,
which much preferred not to be.
"A cowardr' he laughed. and looked
at me. EYou hear that. monsieur--a
coward" Then he put his hand on
her arm. You are quite right, my
dear: it is poor sport" he said. Yet.
stay q moment longer. shall forego
the other cuts and tear Off his mask
| instead"
and permit him to wear sword p
she Knocked. surely not. Why don't
you break it!''
"A charming suggestion. thank you
You hear my lady's wish, monsieur.
he said to me. and presenting his
blade at my breast "Will YOU yield
your sword or shall be obliged to
take it from your
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-05-16
Black knave and White.

\ YHEN we were out of hearing
M Colonel Moore handed me a
wv bit of paper. This just
reached me-" he said
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-05-16

u T last I.otzen had driven me to
~ action in pointing his sword
at my breast. If he touched
- = n NV stool vost would lo x1ir
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-08-23
The Panama Canal.

The magnitude and intricacy OF the
engineering problems connected with
The building of the Panama Canal are
not the only obstacles with which the
engineers on the Zone have to con
tend. One Of the greatest difficulties
that has stood in the way of the com
pletion of the Culebra cut is the tre'
menduus slides OF rock and earth that
still interfere with the work.
To aid the army experts now engaged
in the operations, the Isthmian Canal
Commission has employed Prof
James +. Kemp. head of the Depart
ment OF Geology at Columbia Univer-
sity. to 70 to Panama to lend his as
sistance. He will advise not only
how To avoid the slides, IL pOssible,
but also will give attention to the
outbursts uf gases along the Canal
cut. They were first reported to be
OF volcanic origin and caused great
uneasiness. Recently other causes
have been assigned. The canal offl-
Gals have always denied that Tie
landslires OF the gaseous outburst IN
dicaLed any permanent obstacle, but
this employment of man whose LIE
has been devoted to study OF such
questions Indicates that the diffl-
culties are more serious that they are
willing to admit.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-08-23

veyances to carry many of the peo
pie to the polls. need not furtho
enter into detail. The causes o1
necessary legitimate expenditures
will suggest themselves to your own
mind.
do hope that Mississippi will
make a creditabe showing for the
reason that the democracy will be at
no expense in the state itself, and
every dollar which democrats can
contribute can go elsewhere where
it is needed.
If you will write stirring edito-
rial and open up column for the
publication of the names of those
who contribute, and publish them
from edition to edition, as the names
come in, it will have very encour-
aging influence.
We have, in the person of Wood
row Wilson, perhaps the best equip
ped man who has been a democratic
candidate for the presidency since
Thomas Jefferson led uS-I mean
by that, the best equipped educa-
tionally and intellectually. His
every heart throb is in sympathy
with the great movement towards
popular government. Our candi-
date and our cause are both worthy
of some sacrifice in order to secure
them in control of national affairs.
| am, with every expression of
regard, Very truly yours,
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-08-23
BRIDES IN JAPAN.
First They Are Arrayed In White silk.
Then In Rcd.

Brides In Japan follow the same Gus
tom which prevails in the western world
that of wearing white at the wed.
ding ceremony, at least during part
of it. But the significance attached to
the choice of this color is quite differ
ent on the two sides of the world.
The japanese bride is dressed first in
resplendent garments Of white silk. the
sleeves Of the costume usually being
about three feet in length, while the
sash. an important feature. measures
about eleven feet In length.
But white is the mourning color in
Japan. and the bride leaving her par
ents' house considers herself dead iE
the sense that she will never return
alive. preferring death to divorce and
In consequence wearing a white cos
tune.
After the exchange of cups of sake
with the bridegroom, which Is the most
important part of the wedding cere-
mony. the bride changes her costume
to a red one This is called iromaoshi
Changing color. Red is supposed to
have a purifying power and perhaps
clears the minds Of the parties Of all
association of mourning
This is the origin Of the japanese
custom of using white costumes at wed
dings, but many people in modern ia
pan do not any longer have time to
bother their heads with these questions
of color and simply go ahead and mar
ry according to the accepted custom,
with no thought of what the colors sig.
Review.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-08-23
BURNS IN THE RAIN.
Proper Way to Build a Campfire u
Stormy Weather

Proper Way to Build a Campfire Il
Stormy Weather.
There are several ways of building {
campfire that an ordinary rain will moi
put out. This is one:
Lay two sticks on the ground par
allel with each other and from two tc
four times as far apart as the diane
tiers of the sticks. Across these two
lay two more. as If you were starting
a cob house. IL necessary drive stakes
into the ground to keep the sticks in
place.
For the next story of the cob house
use only one stick and place that on
the side on which you are to be when
the fire Is burning. These five sticks
may be green. Dry wood makes a bet
ter fire. but it needs rebuilding sooner
Roof over the cob house with any
kind of dry wood. The harder the rain
the more there will have to be If this
roof is to shed the water Each stick
Of the roof should rest on the back log
and on the last-the f1fth-stick of the
wv AouSS anu Oc NCPt IL pace uy TIE
side sticks.
Fill the inside of the house with
kindlings and set fire to them. The
roof will burn on the under side, where
the heat Of the fire keeps it dry. As
each stick burns through it falls into
the fire that fills the interior of the
cob house. The camper watches the
fire and cooks through the opening
between the fore stick and the top
stick that supports the roof. He also
feeds brands and small kindlings
through this opening. but puts the
large sticks on the roof
1t is surprising to see in how hard
a rain this kind Of fire will burn
Youths Companion.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-08-23
OFFICERS CLEARED
At PASCAG0ULA.
Attorney Ebb Ford May Bring
Other Charges Against
Defendants.

! Pascagoula, Miss, August ia
promised sensation from an indfct.
nent by the grand jury that adjourned
last week exploded this afternoon 10
the circuit court when Judge Barrett
gave peremptory orders to the Jury
for a verdict OF not guilty against
Justice Of the Peace E. G. OversLreet
and Constable M. Ashcraft, both Ut
Moss Point, beat No. 2 Deputy Sher-
III A. G. Scott, jointly Indicted with
the other two defendants, evidence
showed, has gone 10 parts unknown,
and the warrant in tile hands Of the
sheriff against him has not yet been
served.
According To the evidence Intro.
duced by the state, Overstreet, Ash.
craft and Scott swooped down 90 =
gang OF negro gamblers one Saturday
night and arrested number Of&hem.
1t Is stated that no bond was taken
at the time, only the names OF the
negroes, and that Judge Overstreet
told them to appear at court the fOis
lowing Monday afternoon. The docket
OF the justice uf The peace, introduced
as evidence, failed To show that cases
had been dOcketed against these par
ticular defendants, that any fines had
ever been assessed, or the cases ever
tried.
HECKS INTRODUCED.
Cancelled ciltcks were introduced
10 show that tile line II 81 55 which
OversLreet was alleged to nave told
the negroes would be the amount, was
Collected.
When The state rested It's case, after
the jury had been sent from lie room
The defendants altorur,>. b, my s.
Denny aud Mclnnis, moved to exclude
the evidence offered aud 10 order a
verdict OF not guilty. The state,
through Attofneys Ebb j Ford and
W. d. Bullard, cunrended that the
state had made out case to show
that "extortion' had been pracLiced
oy the three officers; that the negroes
had been arrested; That they had
never been tried Or their cases dock
eted; that the fine OF 81 55 had been
paid, and that the defendants were
not entitled 10 verdict Of not guilty.
Judge Barrett sustained the motion
and ordered a verdict OF not guilty.
District Attorney Ford took excel-
,ion To numerous rulings by Judge
Barrett with the intention, II Is un-
ierstood, u appeal from the rulings
u the court, the state having no right
% appeal from the decision in a case
n the lower court.
1t is understood that other indici-
nents are pending against some Or
ii OF the same defendants tried to-
lay Mobile Register.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-08-23
SAUCER GETS THREE
YEAR SENTENCE
Young Abstractor viii Appeal
Case To The Supreme
Court.

One Of the hardest fought case:
in this term of the Circuit Cour
was State VS. M. D. Saucier ir
which the jury returded verdict O.
guilty last Thursday evening anc
Judge Barrett sentence him to serve
three years in the penitentiary.
The particular offense for which
Saucier was tried was the cashing
of county warrant made payable
to Chas. Lee or bearer for the sum
of $3.50. This occurred during the
fall of 1910 while Mr.. |. P. Delmas
was chancery clerk, and he testified
that the warrant book containing
the warrant was stolen from his Of
flee some time prior and that the
book contained an aggregate of $50
or 800 in warrants which had not
been delivered to the parties to
whom they had been made payable.
Chas. Lee testified that he had not
received the warrant and when he
came to the court house for his
money it was found that Saucier
had caShed the warrant and that
the latter had paid him the $3.50 on
the declaration that the signature on
the back was not his.
Two other warrants were cashed
by Saucer at the same time at The
Pascagoula National Bank. These
also came from the missing warrant
book.
Saucier in his own behalf said
that he purchased the warrants from
negro who said that he was Chas.
Lee, late one evening after the banks
were closed and paid him about SIG
for the three.
The trial was begun Wednesday
morning and ended Thursday even
ing. Mrs. Saucier sat beside her
husband throughout the trial and
her devotion was very touching. |
On his conviction she broke bown
and cried bitterly.
Saucier's attorney filed motion to
arrest sentence but the motion was
overruled. The motion was filed
on the ground that the indictment
did not allege crime. The case
will be appealed to the Supreme
court, pending a decision of which
Saucier must remain in jail.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-08-23
Indian Killed On Track +.

Near Rochelle, ILL.,, an Indian went
to sleep on a railroad track and was
killed by the fast express. He paid
for bis carelessness with his life.
Often its that way when people neg
lect coughs and colds. Don't risk
your life when prompt use of DR..
Kings New Discovery will cure them
and SO prevent a dangerous throat or
lung trouble. ut completely cured
me, in short time, of terrible cough
that followed severe attack OF Grip"
writes J. r. Watts, FIoydada, Texas.
land regained Is pounds in weight
that had lost" Quick, safe, reli.
able and guaranteed. soc and 81 90.
Trial bottle free at all druggists.
NO REWARD Offered.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-08-23
REPORT OF GRAND JURY
Twenty-six True Bills Found
Books Of Officers All Right
Jail And Other Buildings
In Sanitary Condition.

The following is the report of tn,
Grand Jury for the October term O
the circuit court.
To the Honorable T. H. Barrett
judge of the second judicial district:
Pursuant to your honor's lucil
and able charge we have made
every effort to investigate the viola
tionS of law in Jackson county, and
in every instance where the evi.
dence appeared to justify, we have
returned an indictment.
We have examined one hundred
and ;hirty-four witnesses. In some
instances we have found it difficult
to probe to the bottom of the facts,
or to get sufficient evidence to justi-
fy an Indictment. There appears
to be reluctance on the part of
some witnesses before the grand
jury to testify fully regarding the
commission of violations of law, but
we have exhausted our authority in
the investigation of crime and
offenses, and the result of our labors
is the returning of twenty-six true
bills.
We have investigated several
county officers and find that thev
have performed their duty, so far
as we have been able to ascertain
We commend the sheriff in his
efforts to enforce the law and to
perform the duties Of his office.
The active work of the district
attorney and the county attorney
whose duty it is to assist the county
attorney, has enabled us to dispatch
business and conclude our labors.
We have examined the county
Jail and find it clean and sanitary
and properly kept.
We have examined the books of
the sheriff and other county officers. |
Continued on nave al
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-08-23
SPINNING EGGS.
Relation Of Fluid Friction to tho So.
lidity of the Earth.

1
An interesting experiment exhibits
the phenomenon of fluid friction. Take
two eggs. one raw. the other hard
boiled. and suspend them by wires
from an electric light fixture or other
support, their long axes being vertical.
Then If they he gently turned around
once or twice 1t Is found that while
the boiled egg continues to revolve the
raw one comes Immediately to rest.
This difference is due to the fact
that the boiled egg is solid body, the
whole egg turning, while the raw egg
is fluid contained In shell. the shell
alone being turned by the twisting Of
the wire and the fluid remaining sta
tionary.
The investigator who devised this
and the following experiments en-
ployed 1t as one Of the proofs that the
earth is solid body and not thiE
crust Of rock surrounding fluid or
"pasty nucleus" In that case. he
held. the observed swinging and sway
Ing motions of the earth's axis in pro-
cession and mutation would be impos-
sible.
The same phenomenon is shown in
The following experiment. though in a
directly opposite way: II two eggs
be spun rapidly on their sides on a
mirror or other perfectly smooth sur
face the experlmenter by gently plac-
ing his hand upon the boiled egg as
1t spins stops its movement perma-
nently. But If the same experiment be
made with the raw egg 1t will immedi-
ately begin to spin again when the
hind is removed. Indeed. It is extraor.
binary how long one can hold his hand
uDon the raw egg without destroy
ing its motion. The reason of this Is
apparent The fluid within the shell
continues to revolve, although the shell
itself is stationary. while in the other
case the whole egg Is stopped.
If one attempt to spin the eggs on
the mirror, after the manner of top.
he will find that the boiled egg will
spin for considerable time, but that
the other will fall almost Immediately
on its side. It has been observed that J
this experiment furnishes solution
of Columbus problem-how to make
an egg stand on end. First boil the
egg hard and then spin it-Harper's
Weekly.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-08-23
Wanted to Be Sure.

A German farmer left his horses un-
hitched in front of a hardware store In
Gary. When he came out after an in
terval of a half hour they were gone.
There had been no sound of run
away, so the farmer surmised that they
might have gone home. He phoned
his wife. saying:
"Chulia, iss der horses dere"
A negative came over the phone. for
be added:
"Nor der wagon eiderr-Chicago
Post.