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terest of the United States government
at the time to prevent supplies from
being carried through the lines to the
Confederates. and for this purpose
spies were employed to watch for per.
sons enga ged In such trafic. The spy
system. notwithstanding that 1t has
figured largely in romance. Is not likely
to enlist those who are inspired by
the highest motives.
Rome Of these interruptions persons
found victim in the old clergyman.
fortune. they suggested way for him
to recover 1t. They told him that the
southern people were greatly In need.
among other things, Of quinine and
percussion caps and would pay enor.
mons prices for these articles Whether
Mr.. Inckett was aware that such
traffic was forbidden by the United
States government and that the pun
ishment attached to 1t was death does
not appear. And even If he was bis
being dra wn Into such trap Ia hardly
conceivable In a man Of round mind.
OF course the men who induced him
W huip Lie Suppilcb btoppeu tucu U0-
fore they had crossed the lines, and
Mr.. Luckett was arrested That court
martial should have found him guilty
Of furnishing aid and comfort to the
enemy is not surprising. Courts mar
tial are makeshifts In wartime. Just
a. Judge Lynch Is used in newlv set
tied countries overrun by criminals.
where the protection afforded by the
law Of the land tends rather to defeat
than to establish justice. But for any
body of United States officers TO con-
denim a broken down old man to death
for such an ofense is to say the least
snmercifuI. Nevertheless Mr.. Luck
EFT. who had spent bis life preaching
the gospel, was sentenced to be shot.
The scene OF our story now shifts to
the capital of the nation. where ever
enc from the president down to the
scullIor in the kitchen was absorbed
in the great struggle between the
north and south. A gentleman and bis
wife who had come from the west
alighted from train and pursued their
way through streets crowded with
army wagons. soldiers, pedestrians.
marching cavalrymen and artillery to
the house Of representatives, Arriving
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Fierce Cheese Eaters.

A noted writer was aboard a steam
ship at Montreal and Just before the
vessel left on her trip for Liverpool
was watching the loading Of an enor-
nous quantity of Canadian cheese. A
number of schoolteachers were on the
boat bound for Quebec. and these
young ladies were very much inter
ested in the loading Of the cheeses.
One Of them asked the writer how
many there were.
THE ship takes on from $1,000 to
25,OO0 cheeses every trip" he truthfully
informed her.
"How-how many people are there
on bourdT' So asked
About 1900 this trip"
For a moment the young lady re-
garded him in establishment; then she
looked at the cheeses being loaded by
the hundred.
ats truly wonderful!' she gasped.
Il never would have believed It II
had not seen them with my own two
eyes. And only 100 people! Good
ness me. they must be fierce cheese
satersr'-Judge.
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HANDS uri"

subject. Her watch went as did the
timepieces Of all the others. There
were four others In the coach-two
bankers and their wives.
All Of the eight had declared they
had placed their watches under their
pillows that night, and In the morning
the watches bad disappeared. That
was all. The little brown man made
the most fuss over the loss. He talked
about 1t continually and only consent
ed to speak OF other matters when the
conductor told him that there was a
detective on board the train and that
the man would do his utmost to recov-
er the stolen property before they
reached the next station. II he didn't
well the whole train would be search.
ed-that was all.
Dinner was served in the coach In
stead Of the dining car and proved to
be a gloomy meal, for no one talked
much. except the bankers and their
wives. and as they had plenty Of
money or appeared to have and az
they seemed to consider that there
were plenty more watches where
theirs had come from they got up /,
table of bridge and were very COM
Portable indeed.
The clergyman and his wife and
Mrs. Biggs and the brown man sat in
moody silence In their respective
chairs.
In the baggage car the conductor
was talking to the detective.
you're the DOCTOR" said the train
man impatiently. use any method
you choose, only try and clear the
matter up. Well be getting Oh in
thirty minutes now"
'Then I'll Just ask you to 60 along
with me and
mo. Indeed" calculated the conduc-
tor. I'D show up fine running along
behind you with my hands held high
In the air. what?"
"Oh. very well. dare say can get
along all right Alone" soothed the de-
tective. rubbing a lean. brown hand
along his shaver chin. He was sharp
eyed chap. well dressed. with certain
springiness when he walked that show
ed he might be neet Of foot II he bad
to, pursue quarry in that manner
"rhen I'll go II alone?'' he asked, toss
ing away his cigar and tensing his
muscles as II for business.
you'll have to. I've put the mat
tor In your hands. and its up to you
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THE cu11LefIsH.
its Queer Ink Sac and lie Ab,iity u
chan1e lie ceies.

liz Queer Ink Sac and Its Ability u
Change lts csies.
Sepla u q peculiar animal substance
obtained from the ink bags or ink sacs
OF cuttletsh.
The cuttletiHh are a group Of singu-
lar sea creatures allied to slugn. snalls.
oysters and other 20 called shell tjsh. "
The cuttleish has 4 sort Of sbsll be-
meath the skin (sold under the name of
'cuttlebOne"D. pair Of large eyes and
q horny benk. Like all molluscs. they
have no real limbs at all but from
around the head there spring sight or
ten long tentacles. each armed with
numerous suckers.
BY forcibly squirting out the sea wa.
ter which 1t has taken In the sepia
can shoot backward through the water
with great speed. The sepia ID inter
esting. too. AZ being able to change It's
color In measure 80 a. to harmonic
with its surroundings. Just under the
topmost layer Of skin there are dis
tributed all over the surface Of the
body a number Of cells. containing =
dark pigment When these cells are
expanded the surface of the body be-
comes darkIy spotted. but a. they are
contracted the creature looks paler.
Though best developed In the sepia
aud Its nearest allies. nearly every
member Of the cuttiefish group pos
sesses an ink sac. The ink sac con-
talns the dark pigment secreted BY a
special gland. When discovered or
pursued BY an enemy the sepia dis
charges some OF Its ink through q
sort Of funnel or tube. The pigment
mixes with water very quickly and
forms q dark cloud of inky water. be
yond which the sepia will dart into
safety.
SepIas are often caught In nets with
Dish. The fishermen. despising the
cuttles. throw them out npon the
beach, and then they may be seen ~
ing In tiny pools Of dense black liquid
and continually ooxing out more Ink in
vain attempt at concealment-Chi-
cago Tribune.
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Hands Up!''
Il Deteet;ve OUT
yitted
BY cLARIssA MAcKlH

The theft had occurred in one of the
Pullman coaches that was speeding
across the Texas plains toward south
ern California. and there was feel
ing Of dread and uncertainty among
the victims. There were eight passen.
gers In that particular coach. and each
one had lost q gold matchmaking
else.
The conductor had taken the names
Of the passengers and assured them
that q search would be made at the
next station. and 1t was hoped that the
watches would be recovered. AZ strict
watch had been maintained and no
passengers had been permitted to leave
the train since the robbery.
All would have been well. only the
engine had gone wrong. and they were
stalled out there on the prairie afty
miles from anywhere. and as the man
in the brown suit explained. Nobody
knows but what the rAfnaniy thief IL
In one Of the forward coaches this
very instant"
II hope he II not herer' exclaimed
the thin dyspeptic looking woman who
was known ~ Mrs. Biggs from Con-
necticut. She surveyed her travelling
companions with speculative eye that
met cold responses.
There was the man in the brown suit
small and shriveled and thin be was,
with wisp of gray hair on the top Of
his head and 4 wisp Of mustache on
his upper lip. There was the stout
man with the white hair, whom every
body knew to be above suspicion, for
he was an Episcopal clergyman. and
he had lost the gold repeater which
had been his grandfather's and he felt
proportionately vexed about the mat
ter.
His wife was 4 quiet drab sort Of
woman with a plaintive droop to her
mouth and never q word to say on any
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~ The
Scrap Book
The impression He Gave.

The learned English jurist Judge
willis, was very democratic and gen.
ial sort of a man. On one occasion 60
ing home In an omnibus which landed
him Mt an INN known as the Green
Man. he az usual passed the time tn
friendly discourse with the passengers.
To one housewife who had been mar
keting he delivered a well meant lee
ture on the purchasing power OF money.
the tariff, free trade and domestic and
political economy. To other passengers
he talked freely and dispensed counsel
and advice Unfortunately. Arrived
at his destination. he intimated to the
conductor. II want to get out at the
Green Man" Accordingly the omnibus
slowed down. but as he was leaving his
seat alady touched him on the sleeve
and earnestly inquired. my good nan.
don't you think you've had enoughT
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His Disease.

When Lord Chancellor Campbell.
then plain Cainpbeil. married Miss
Scariett aud departed on his wedding
trip. Justice Abbott observed when q
cause was called on In the bench:
II thought. sir. Brougham. that Mr..
Campbell wis In this case"
"Yes. my lord" replied Brougham:
but understand he il suffering from
Scariett fever."-Chicago Record Her
aid.
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Reeves and reeIs.

Reeves ana o0ios
Sims Reeves told this story IN his
"Reminiscences"
n was playing the part of Tom Tug
in company with my excellent friend
J. L. Toole. who was also a member
of the cast In The Waterman word
or two of gag is held to be permissible.
and. partly to amuse the audience.
partly to astonlsh my excellent fellow
actor. ] said to him IN certain scene
In reply to his question:
WHATS the meaning Of all thisr
"'The meaning Of 1t ia that you've
been made tool of. and I'm a happy
fellow
"Johnnie looked very much surprised.
and. as popular comedian does not II
he can help 1t allow himself to be scor-
ed of. after a moments reflection. dur.
ing which he must have suffered the
keenest agony. replied:
$50 It slms.'"
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YOn will fnd NJ you hook back upon
your life that the moments that stand
out above everything else are the mo-
menta when you have done things in
spirit OF iOve.-Henry Dr,,mmond.
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Would Be Terrible.
THE doctors are going to operate on
her"
whats wrongY'
Something about the coat Of hsr
stomach. I understand"
II hope they don't dnd Its out OF
style. Shed never get over that
Kansas City Journal.
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The Humble Hsrs.

He was not Of the royal blood.
He did not seem to know his worth.
But In our common brotherhood
He was q hero of tho earth.
God gave him grace to work and wait
And strength and patience to endure
And faith and hope which. soon or late.
A crown of triumph would insure.
He looked not to the heights for fame
Nor walked where wild ambition leads.
Content on earth to wroathe his name
With kind and helpful little deeds
The world seemed brighter for his smile.
And hearts were glad to have him near
Broadening LIES nobler scope the while
He moved within his humble sphere.
Joseph w. HUMPHREYS.
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John Blank of Ohio Is politician OF
considerable influence In his state. One
evening when he was in Washington
he was invited to dine at the home OF
John R. Mclean, who dabbles In Ohio
politics and costly tapestries.
Every time Mr.. Mclean hears OF .
tapestry sale In Europe he peels on
section of his bank roll. hands 1t to an
agent and tells him to blow 1t In ON
the hangings-
Blanks appetite was very poor that
night Apparently he was in great
physical pain or felt the gnawing clutch
Of a secret sorrow. When he got back
to Ohio he made this mournful an
nouncement:
1--WE always heard that john R. Nc
Lean was a wise old guy. It's a mis-
take. Tint old fellow il as crazy ~
loon. He took me in to dinner In 4
room where there was absolutely moth
Ing on the door and all the carpets
were hanging on the walL"-Populaf
Magazine.
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Dispatch Ia the soul Of business, and
nothing contributes more to dispatch
THAI method. Lord Chesterfield.
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Well cenArneA

The Rsv. Joshua Kimbef. IN his
"reminiscences In the Living Church.
tells the following anecdote Of the
late Bishop Horatio Porter: "He had
been journeying up the east bank Of
the Hudson river, stopping for con-
firmation each day at adjoining par
lshes. When he reached Poughkeepsis
he saw woman at the rail waiting for
confirmation whose face he was sure
he recognized and was somewhat IA
miIiar with. He was also certain that
she had been confirmed within the
week at another place. The bishop
whispered to her to remain after serv-
ice and said: My dear madam. what
do you mean by coming for confirma-
ton? I am sure confirmed you Mon
day at such a place. Did l notT She
said: You certainly did. have been
following you up the river and have
been confirmed every day this week
He. astonished. said. why did you do
thatT Whereupon she replied. Be
cause heard 1t was good for rheuma-
tism.'"
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IoT u kEeuI CHduRo W Ss0 WetuVo VI
nations as to the treatment Of those
who either Justly or unjustiy have
raised hand against an established
government and failed. When the
struggle ended. rnlite similar casee
since government was established on
the earth. not drop Of blood Of even
the leaders of the movement was shed.
Mr.. Luckett when released. though
straitened for means. insisted on going
to Washington to thank the president
for his life. He went to Mr.. VOORHEES,,
called him from bis desk and In the
same room where the old mans daugh.
ter had made her appeal thanked him
and asked him to take him to Mr.. Lin
coin that he might also express bis
gratitude to him. But though the
president had time to spare a life. ne
had not time to be thanked therefor.
The call was never made.
1t II now nearly half century sincs
the man who while in the midst Of
bloodshed never lost an opportunity OF
showing mercy fell BY the bullet Of an
ASSASSIN. yet with every year the re-
membrane Of those acts grows dearar
TO the American people. The secretary
Of war. the generals. all dreaded Nr.
Iinc"in's pardons. considering them
subversive to discipline and detrin1ent.
al to the cause. But. while We have
ceased to I've stirred by accounts Of the
battles. we are ever ready to listen to
stories Of the presidents pardons.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-09-23
TRIBUNE FOUND
F.. LOST HUSBAND

As z result OF a Spap@- article.
Grand Stere1s is restored 20 his wife
and home as - Anthony avenue. ST.
Paul H. 3et. for home yesterday
morning on No. t. after wiring MS
wife OF MS coming.
Stevens let1 home stoZge Gille ago
t seek work in the harvest fields OF
North Dakota He neglected TO keep
his family informed and Mrs Sic
VEINS lost 9Ezce Of him completely
Then the baby became i'll and after
2 short Illness. died MT Stevens
wanted TO uc.tty ller husband but st2e
had no idea ~h4Te he MAS Sh=
thought he was at Arnold
In . letter 10 the police here Z week
ago MIS- Stevens asks thai his
lanfe and description and o.1e- facts
De printed in Z local paper and Ed
Farnes- dspcty sheriff VINO SECURED
the letter. lassed ii On 10 rhe Tr5b-
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-09-23
NOW JERRY BABA
CAN GONE BACK

Il took exsFadition papers 10 PIT
Je-ry BAHIA out OF Minneapolis, but
Goday Deputy Sheriff Ed Barnes is
bringing MIN back TO Bismarck 10 pay
up the bills it is claimed he owes
Bahia IS 4 Syrian and has been abrou.
town for some t5ms-long enough 10
become q fairly familiar figure. He
was noticeable for the hat viii, q gray
TOWN and a black b-iEI which he
wore pressed down over his ears.
Eaba knew perfectly well what j,
meant 10 skip . board bill. but ii
didn't SEEM 10 wogrs him Eor it is
claimed ne ran NY several hundreds OF
dollars in other bills and then eft On
he q !. for the cities Chief OF Pc
ice Fortune wired sae Minneapolis 20
lice and when the train pulled into the
station al ): 81. Ba6a found the jig was
I'D.
BAHIA is 3 Syriaa-anI all SyriauS
are wise. Also be is thirty Eears ole
and that beS0seus more wisdom. In
all his store of wisdom. Bahia refused
10 coIle with the deputy sheriff unless
he was strvst with eXccadition papers:
Show n1e your papers" he Saucily
said 10 the deputy. CHANGING at a
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-09-23
VISIT FROM
PRESIDENT
HANNAF0RD
President OF NorlherD Paci-
tic With Other Officials
Visited City
First Visit Of This Official
Since He Assumed New
Duties as Head

President Hann4toet Of -1g NORTH
eFu Pacias Railroad company and
other officials made = brief visit TO
tg5s city Moaday Afternoon being ON
Thssr Nay sn Moatans. THpy were
booking gvsE tEs property OF sfe com
pany along the may- Their stay Wa
brief as they are making g hurried
trip. SpiEs 10 further than Montana,
but 1aeE stalled that 3aey ~o4ld re
Tura again EeIl month This is lae
fi-sg yfsI. MIR EiaGnat0gd has made
siEce be Was raised 10 the presidency
u the r04G- succeeding Mr.. ElliG1l-
THE party WIS carried in & train
ut six t1caraes and were here less
sh4n en- hD9T- The principal MEM
sss oil rEfss partv we're President.
fiangetn r. First Vice President
SIzde- Chief Engineer Darling. Gen
eFgI Manager Goo6eIl. General SUI
ps%ELa-sn6sn1 Nichols AMI Superil-
ceadeaE Strach2n OF the DaEots dt-
vision
Upon their arrival in this cisy sBe2
we're met by = number of the 5gs9-
mess WHO -asi;ad sith shem Till their
Train left
The Northern Pacific has always
3sea very friendly 10 Bismarck and
zhe delegation which NET -haz2 2
glad TO BE- assured OF & continuance
q that policy. While we cannog
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-09-23
SEVERAL Y. n. c. A.
MEETINGS SUNDAY

Naturally. since the secretaries OF
the Fargo, Grand Forks and jaime
sowp Y. ". L. As we're called 10
Bismarck for the a42qlss st the
Grand Pacific FrI&4y night and -es
compelled 10 stay over Saadzy. they
landed in the 1atdS- oil things like a
she'll crashing ia every detection.
SaEd2y MRS i sgpiea! day. There
WIS tie 14ss meeting 81 the Qrpse-
uR theate-, the addresses ~ the 0E-
era house before the Eiigs school
@vys. ana there were the slree SUE
day services conducted in FElres Of
EEsu4reA-s churches by st-a three
SECRETARIES
Gvue-4, Secretary Ralph +, Wolfe
OF Fargo spoae last night In the Pres
5yte han caurcas: Secretary Geo. r.
Werner in Sle Methodist church end
Clarence Newly in The Baptist
The churches were packed aud the
audiences listened @iIh u~ugaggins in
tareS5 from beginning TO end Of the
addresses The Bddressess at The
rraass meeting In the she<ttsv. al +
O'Clock were also attended By large
aa.M0r-s and gg.eEe MAS no royI iett-
~ the mass meeting Secretary Woe
spoke ON The Worlds Big Broth
e-. vEaile Secretary Werner address
World With the y ". c. 4" At the
Baptist church Secretary Newoy
spoke ON the ~Eoy Problem as he
had encountered ii is Colorado. Asw
Mexico, Wisconsin and jamestown.
Nj. New6y was formerly an attn
le1iC director. but is the general
secretary OF the organization al
laIesEuMn.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-09-23
DAGO HEARING
HELD MONDAY
One Nae Held On the CHARGE
Of Murder, Others Held
as Witnesses

The hearing in the Italian murd>
CASE was completed yesterday after
noon, Al 3 O'Clock. and a OF ths
brothers. DomTnick, has been Teleas
ed. while the ether, Francesca, is
held 10 district court on the charge
OF murder in the arst degree Four
OF the men first arrested were later
released and held as witnesses.
The case will COME up in district
court in December. and there All
eight Witnesses Al first when al!
SIX held for the murder, none.
OF course, could take the stand. and
were secured from companions in the
railroad crew. Several days ago, how
ever one of the hearings resulted
in the release on that charge OF four.
who were then held 10 testify. and
yesterday was their first appearance
in court in that capacity.
In the trial which began at ? yes
Ierday morning, AMI lasted until see
ii was shown by q diagram just how
the crime was committed. 1t was
proven that the dead nan had. per
hapS pIayiuIly. ing himself UPON
the who did the cutting and pin
ned hin 10 the floor OF the al AZ
be LEI him Up and arose, Francesca.
enragsd at haying been 50 easily
dealt with drew q knife and dslioer-
ately stabbed the nan. In the exam,
iration it was found that there were
10 separate wounds, and Ave OF them.
as testified Il by q physician.
fatal. The crime occurred in oEs
corner of the car in which thetl
hunks had, been for months. Three
ot the six were Eluddled in one COZ
ner Of the car-the opposite corner
and opposite side from the combat
ants. Another was NEAR the door
and the other Was neare the two
but none of them wers near the two
when the staobing was done
L. LaRosa- q cousin of the two
brothers, attempted 10 secure the re-
Lease OF the brother who WAS Su5se-
qaen,Ey let go, saving that he was
that Douaini-k mad had
nothing TO Go with the crime, but mis-
belief bore 10 weight until the tss
Viulony showed that this was the
truth of the matter.
The names OF the four who were
frs, arrested and later held only as
Witnesses : as follows: Tony De
luca- Giovanni Dekia. Frank Farlo.
Frank CalanIine- Those who were
held as witnesses only are: Jo.-
Buonadeita- RaHaelo GunnizEe- z COZ
sin of the dead MAI; Percy C2Gieux
and John Cacalaa@. AL were hello
as witnesses in December term OF
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-09-23

This is the information brought by
Frank McCall- manager OF the ele-
vaEOr al that page, who arrived in
the city yesterday on business and
returned to Msn6sR yesterday after
Roou. MT- Mccall, while here, called
on B. Z BelTz- one OF the depart
a1eDE heads OF the McCauIl-Dinsnoye
Grain Commission company, OF which
the HaWkeye Elevator company is
one holding. Mr- Belgz arrived here
several days ago and expects 10 make
This city his headquarters for sever
az months To- come.