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CHAPTER xIII-continued.

Claymore tavern did change own
ers. When l heard that man by the
name of Scoville had bought it, went
over to see Scoville. He was the man.
Then | began to ask myself what |
ought to do with my knowledge, and
the more ] asked myself this question
and the more brooded over the mat
ter the less did feel like taking, not
the public, but my father, into my con-
fdence.
had never doubted his love for me,
but had always stood in great awe of
his reproof, and did not know where
was to find courage to tell him all the
details of this adventure.
There is one thing did do, however.
made certain inquiries here and
there, and soon satisfied myself as to
how Scoville had been able to come
into town, commit this horrid deed and
escape without any one but myself be-
ing the wiser. Spencer and he had
come from the West en- route to New
York without any intention of stop
ping off in Shelby. But once involved
In play they had got so interested
that when within a few miles of the
town, Spencer proposed that they
should leave the train and finish the
game in his own house. Whether cir
cumstances aided them, or Spencer
took some extraordinary precautions
against being recognized, will never
be known. But certain 1t is that he
escaped all observation at the station
and even upon the road. When SEQ
vile returned alone, the storm had
reached such height that the roads
we're deserted, and he, being an entire
stranger here at that time, naturally
attracted no attention, and so was able
to slip away on the next train with
just the drawback of buying a new
ticket. l, boy of fifteen, trespassing
where / did not belong. was the only
living witness of what had happened
on this night of dreadful storm, in the
house whicA was now a ruin.
realized the unpleasantness of the
position in which this put me, but
not its responsibility. If were going
to do anything l should have done 1t at
first-so | reasoned. and let the mat
ter slide. | became interested in
school and study, and the years passed
and l had almost forgotten the oc-
Gu-rence, when suddenly the full re-
membrance came back upon me with a
rush. A Man-my fathers friend
was found murdered in sight of this
spot of old-time horror. and Scoville
was accused of the act
was older now and saw my fault
in all its enormity. was guilty of
that crime-or so l felt in the first
heat of my sorrow and despair. may
even have said so-in dreams or in
some of my self-absorbed broodings
Though l certainly had not lifted the
stick against Mr. Etheridge, had left
the hand free which did, and this was
a sufficient occasion for remorse--or
so truly felt.
was so affected by the thought that
even my father. with his own weight
of troubles, noticed my careworn
face and asked me for an explanation.
But ] held him off until the verdict
was reached, and then / told him. /
had not liked his looks for some time;
they seemed to convey some doubt of
the justice Of this mans sentence, and
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In a flash Deborah was out of the

In a flash Deborah was out Of the
room.
When the Judge at last came forth,
it was at Reuthcr's bidding. A gentle
man wished to see him in the parlor.
With a dark glance, not directed
against her, however. the judge bade
her run away to the kitchen and as far
from all these troubles as she could,
then, locking his door behind him, as
he always did. he strode towards the
front.
He found Deborah standing guard
over an ill-conditioned fellow, whose
slouching figure slouched still more
under his eye, but gave no other ac-
acknowledgement of his presence. Pass
ing him without a second look, Judge
Ostrander found Mr. Black awaiting
him.
There was no bad blood between
these two. whatever their past rela-
tions or present suspicious. and they
were soon shaking hands with every
appearance of mutual cordiality.
The judge was especially courteous
Il am glad" said he, "of any occa-
sion which brings you again under my
roof. though from the appearance OF
your companion l Judge the present
one to be of no very agreeable charac-
ter"
Judge, I'm your friend;" thus Mr..
Black began. Thinking you must wish
to know who started the riotous pro
cedure which disgraced our town to-
day, l have brought the ringleader
here to answer for himself-that is, II
you wish to question him"
Judge Ostrander wheeled about
gave the man a searching look, and
failing to recognize him as any one
he had ever seen before. beckoned him
in.
Il suppose" said he, when the loung
ing and insolent figure was fairly be
fore their eyes, that this is not the
first time you have been asked to ex
plain your enmity to my long-absen
son."
Nav; I've had my talk wherever
and whenever took the notion. Oliver
Ostrander hit me once. | was jest {
little chap then and meanin' no harm
to any one. kept a-pesterin' of in
and he hit me. He'd better have hi
a feller who hadn't my memory. I've
never forgiven that hit, and l neve
will. That's why I'm hittin' him now
It's just my turn; that's all"
Your turn! Your turn! And wha
do you think has given you an oppor
tunity to turn on him?"
I'm not IN the talkin' mood jus
now." the fellow drawled. frankly inso
lent, not only in his tone but In hi
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1 felt that IL he had such doubts. they
might be eased by this certainty of
Scoville's murderous tendencies and
unquestionable greed.
And they were; but as Scoville was
already doomed, we decided that 1t
was unnecessary to make public his
past offenses. However, with an eye
upon future contingencies, my father
exacted from me in writing this full
account of my adventure, which with
all the solemnity of an oath here de
clare to be the true story of what be
fell me in the house called Spencer's
Folly, on the night of awful storm
September IL, 1895.
OLIVER OSTRANDER.
Witnesses to above signature,
ARCHIBALD OSTRANDER.
Bella JEFFERSON.
Shelby, November z, 1898.
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What Thew Sano.

A North side Sunday school teacher
with a class Cf little girls was trying
to get them to rehearse some songs
for an entertainment. She wanted to
find out what part they sang. Nov.
what do you sing?" she asked little
blue-eyed maiden, who replied: well,
brother says l sing terrible and papa
says sing horrible, but mamma says
| sing lovely" The teacher tried to
suppress a smile, but the pupils all
looked serious, and especially so
when the little girl next to the blue
eyed maiden got up and said, That's
what sing. too" However, the class
was organized and their singing
promises to be one of the treats of
the entertainment.-Columbus Dis
patch.
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Preparation for Home Use.

The woman who values her looks
should drink at least pint of water
daily, am preferably more. including q
tumblerful, either hot or cold. the last
thing at night
Distilled water is by far the best
but if hot is not available. water thai
has been boiled and allowed to stand
for two or three hours till 1t has be
come reaerated is more wholesome
than merely filtered water, especially
in districts where the water contains
an undue amount Of chalk. which, after
boiling. will settle into a sediment
from which the remainder can be
poured Philadelphia Press.
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desecrated it to me. And what dye
think is the title of It? Lucille,
Know You're Real Sounds like as if
there was some suspicion about my
figger or complexion. Don't you in
terpolate it that way?" Il don't know. "
Well, l know. So says to him, You
needn't to make me the victim of any
of your songs. He says. Why. it's
just harmless little ditto Then he
says he'll have some oxtail soup and
some tongue. At that l hands him
one. 1t was an old one, but I lust
couldn't resist. What are you trying
to do-make both ends meet? asks.
'Aw. be nice, he says. Say something
soft So | glares at him and says
'custard pie And away he goes. "
You're a bright one" said the news.
paper man. Say. kid" replied Lu.
cile, sometimes I'm so bright I'm al.
most a shine"
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is done over. For an article rightly
made or task we'll done serves a
better purpose than something com.
pleted in haste. People who do every
thing hastily usually misunderstood.
Some things one may catch quickly
and SO deceive himself into thinking
that he can do the whole thing in a
minute, not even knowing the import
ant point that has escaped him. To
make haste slowly" means to ac-
complish more. whatever one is do.
irg.
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shrewd Old Man

You're an old married man. What
do you do when your wife begins to
scold?"
Encourage her. l talk pack-dis.
creetly. of course. say tantalizing
things. make foolish excuses. !
stammer and get husky"
"But doesn't that make her a g. ID
deal madder?"
"Of course It does That's the in.
tention want her al get so mad
that she won't lave any voice left to
as. me for money"
Gee. wonder II I'll ever get as
hardened as thAtl"-BroOklyn Eagle
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why. Miss May. all de quality in
our congregation has letters after der
names. Doctor Price he has D. D.;
Doctor Simmonds has M. D., and
dere's Ii. D. for some of 'em, and
U. s. N. for dat Yankee Officer: and
coase materially has 'em. too"
But what do they Rean?" insist
ed.
Now, Miss May. don't you know?
e. o. B.-Episcopal organ blower. dat
what l is."-Harper's Magazine
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IN LINE WITH "DE QUALITY"
Mr.. Ell Brown Felt Himself Entitled.
Considering His Position, to Let
terS After His Name.

Eli Brown. an impressive ebony flg
ure in his long, black, clerical coat
and collar-gift of the rector of St.
James'-had come in answer to post
card OF mine, asking him to call and
whitewash my back fence.
Use done moved, Miss May" he
said, when he explained to me that
he. could not undertake the work that
day. as a noon service at ST. James
necessitated his presence at the organ
bellows, "and l reckon I'll jes' leave
my card so you can know whar to
SEN for me when yer wants me agin +"
With an expression of dignified graf
ification he unfolded a scrap of
church announcement leafiet, which
he had pulled out of his vest pocket
and handed me a card with the
words.
Eli Brown, E. o. b.,
80 Fenchurch street.
What do these letters stand for?'
asked.
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"War Is Hell.n

Those best qualified to know about
it claim that the expression War is
helI did not originate with General
Sherman. Just how, when and by
whom the term was first used 1t is
impossible to say.
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Strategy In Tongue inspection.

Everyone who has ever tried to get
very small child to put out your
tongue" for inspection, or to open her
mouth wide, that the suspected tongue
might be viewed, knows how hard
matter it is to really see either the
condition of the tongue or tonsils, be-
cause the baby will not straighten
out her tongue or open her mouth wide
enough. / have gotten around this
difficult by putting a drop of honey
or molasses on the tip end of the
child's chin, and asking her to lick it
off. The process of licking off gives
me good, unhurried view of
the straight, extended tongue; it also
causes her to open her mouth so wide
that can see her tonsils and the back
of her throat And all this without
worrying the baby, for she thinks it
Is a game.-Good Housekeeping Mag
Azine
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shA Handed Il TO Him.

what dye think?" said Lucille, the
waitress in a New York hashery. as
she handed the newspaper man a nap
kin. "A feller comes in here a while
ago and says he's wrote a song and
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in tAe natives and their fu-
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INTERNATIONAL.
SUNDNYSUOOL.
LESSON

CBy E. o. SELLERS, Acting Director Of
Sunday School Course, The Moody Bible
Institute. Chicago, IlL)
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LESSON TEXT-Psalm n
GOLDEN TEXT-Ths Lord b my shep-
herd.-Ps. 23:1
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Eli drown. p. o. R..

What do these letters stand for?"
! asked.
The Irish standard., 1915-09-01
C.. A. HEECAARD HARD
WARE co.

One of the oldest merchants in the
town. The store is most fttingly
termed the "Pioneer Hardware and
House Furnishing Store For thirty
three years has it held the fort against
the thrush of new merchants and the
continual splitting up in trade. Prob
ably the largest all around stock of
shelf and heavy hardware is carried
here of any store for miles around.
And there are range. stoves, garden
tools, guns, ammunition, gas. stoves,
axes, shovels, chisels, pocket knives,
cutlery of other kinds, granite ware
displays and stock, sewing machines
and what not. A housewife who has
heard of this company, or knows
aught of it, and she does if she has
lived here any time at all, hies her
self straight here when there is need
of kitchen replenishment of any kind.
Tin, furnace and steamftting is also
taken care of with celebrity and dis
patch. 1t is indeed The Pioneer Hard
ware and House Furnishing Store,
and the merchant who opens up here
in Mandan finds it hard going to en-
tice any custom away from the old
stand
The Irish standard., 1915-09-01
SPHINX & LANG.

These gentlemen have most at
tractive store, with excellent fixtures,
clean stock, we'll kept up, and de-
serving of the business. Clothing,
gents furnishings, and shoes. The
kuppenheimer clothes are the ones
carried and, from all indications, ap-
pear to fill the bill in most pleasing
fashion. The Nettleton shoes are the
kind you are shod with when you
enter the Sphinx & Lang place of busi
ness. Everyone knows the Gordon
hat and knows the satisfaction which
follows in it's wake. You get it here.
A carefully selected assortment of
hats and caps for men and boys is
one of the largest sellers. The mis-
cellaneous furnishings for gentlemen
are labelled Wilson Bros. and COM
plete the costume to suit the queens
taste. Suit cases, travelling bags, etc.,
serve to meet the occasionally varied
calls for articles slightly divergent
from clothing. Mr. c. L. Sphinx is
president of the company and M. S.
Lang, secretary and treasurer. The
company is incorporated, the building
occupied is fully adequate to the sit
uation, and both the proprietors say
that they have no cause to complain
over the success that has always at
tended their efforts along the line of
pleasing the public.
The Irish standard., 1915-09-01
L. N. CARY.

The business of which L. N. Cary
is the proprietor is a real estate and
mortgage loan proposition, with field
practically unlimited. Thousands of
wealthy farmers from Iowa, Illinois,
principally, though about all the
states contribute their share, flock in
to the Dakotas year by year: They
have money to buy farms, and money
to invest, whether they hope to take
actual charge of their purchase or
not. To the person who is we'll
posted on conditions, knows the lay
of the land, owns a reasonable amount
himself, and is in touch with the sit
uation from A to Z, opportunity is
always open. Then with the mort
gage loans occur the cases where the
borrower has not quite sufficient Sc
curity for the bank to handle, and
he naturally gravitates to the private
individual who will make a loan on
a smaller percentage of the actual
value. Mr.. Cary has done we'll, and
those who have dealt with him have
also done we'll.
The Irish standard., 1915-09-01
MANDAN NE MERCANTILE

This concern is one quite preten-
tious in size and volume of business.
The headquarters are here at Man
dan, but there are thirty branches all
told, which are scattered through the
West and North Dakota. Lumber,
building material, farm machinery,
wagons, buggies, harness are the diff
ferent lines which are procurable at
any of the retail yards and ware
houses The Mandan Mercantile
Company was established some twen-
ty years ago and has expanded each
year until it has attained the present
proportions. H. R. Lyon is president,
R. L. Mech, treasurer, and G. L:
Heegaard, secretary and general
manager. The number of prosperous
farmers throughout the stretch of
territory embracing these branch
yards is considerable, yet a good
share of them are patrons of this
frb. While goodly number of
town people are in line for goods of
the kind handled, the bulk of the
heavy trade must necessarily come
from the farmer, to whom the line is
specially suited insofar as his require
ments go. The modus operandi of
the firm has elected approval and
hearty commentator wherever busi-
ness has been transacted.
The Irish standard., 1915-09-01
Pride of Church.

"The Church for which Hibernians
fought SO we'll, in her ever-youthful
career through the ages, treasures
their memories in her heart of hearts
among the holy recollections of her
long life. There is not in the history
of the world the record of an organ
ization in continuous existence unin-
terruptedly for $50 years. The An
cient Order of Hibernians holds this
record not only on account of it's long
service, but also for its fidelity to the
fatherland and loyalty to the Church
and it's principles and objects during
it's whole existence"
The Irish standard., 1915-09-01

still more extensive variety, as you
can find White Buckskin, Black Rus
sia Calf Outing Oxfords, White Can
vas Lace Oxfords, heavy farm shoes,
boots, both high and low; in fact,
ready to supply the wants of man in
the shoe proposition, whether for va
cation, work, or ease. The entire
stock affords good, honest opportu-
nifty to pick out what one needs, and
it is arranged so that one can do this
with quickness and facility.
The Irish standard., 1915-09-01
H. S. FRIESZ.

Although the proprietor, Mr.. Friesz,
has been in Mandan and neighbor-
hood for twenty years, he has been
ir the present mercantile line for only
five years. The firm of H. S. Friesz
handles mixed line of dry goods,
such as prints, muslins, underwear,
ribbon, silk gloves, summer dresses,
linens, sheetings, towelings, while in
gents furnishings he has several
makes of ready to wear clothing,
takes measure for custom tailoring,
carries a complete outfit of mems
haberdashery, hats, caps, athletic un-
derwear, scarfs, scarf-pins, cuff links,
in short, all that the male person can
desire, whether he be young or old.
In boots and shoes, the line runs to
The Irish standard., 1915-09-01
Enlnet Statue.

The Robert Emmett statue which is
being modelled by Jerome Connor, the
artist, has received the patronage of
a committee of which Senator O'Gor-
man is the chairman, and when COM
pleted the statue will be placed in the
new National Gallery at Washington.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-11-05
FUTON


L. L. Fessenden moved into the par
sonage last week.
Horace Pease moved onto the Eph
Raymond farm last week.
Ruth Bentley was up from Chicago
visiting her parents last week.
Work on the dam is progressing fine
ly. The contractor. Mr.. Roherty of
Madison, expects to be able to soon
commence on the cement work which
will fill the break at the east end of I'll :
present cement work at the dam.
o. P. Murwin took Robert Berg,
George Scofeld, Kenneth Sayre and
Herbert Murwin- all good roads boys
to Madison on Wednesday last, they
meeting the GAINESVILLE delegation at
Evansville. The boys were banqueted
in the grill rooms of the Park hotel,
with speeches during dinner, after
which they met the governor in his re-
ception room at the capitol. Then they
visited the most interesting places IN
the capitol, after which they were TAX
en- through the university grounds and
inspected the cattle and horse barns;
thence around Madison and home. Mr..
Parker gave the boy who kept his
piece of road in the best shape during
the season in each town fountain pen.
Kenneth Sayre of Porter and George
Scofield of Fulton received pens for
their towns.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-11-05
Stoughton Girl Hurt by an Auto.

One of the unfortunate results of the
football game here on Saturday. was
the accident to Miss Clarfce Gullickson
of Stoughton, near the entrance to the
Driving Park. In the car which ran
down the young lady was member OF
the Stoughton Hub force, and being an
eye witness, we give that papers &C
count of the affair:
On her way to the football game at
Edgerton Saturday afternoon with a
big crowd of other Stoughton young
people, Miss Clarice Gullickson, the Is
year old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man Gullickson, met with painful ac-
cident- narrowly escaping practically
certain death-under the auto of Trace
Christensen of this city. AS it was,
her jaw was dislocated and the lower
jaw was fractured in three places. The
side of her face was somewhat scratch
ed, as were also her hands and one
knee. Mr.. Christensen took her to DR..
Shearer's office, where her injuries
were temporarily attended, and he then
took her by auto to the Stoughton
hospital. No blame is attached to Mr..
Christensen, who with three other
young men, Messrs. Oscar Rasmussen,
Lewis Anderson and Lloyd Leary, was
just coming from Stoughton, and was
going into the city before attending
the game. Two other cars were ahead
of him, and all three autos were going
slowly on account of the crowd OF peo-
pie coming out to the ball park which
was few rods from the scene of the
accident. The crowd of girls with
which Miss Gullickson was walking
scattered to the sides of the road, but
after the first two cars had passed her,
Miss Gullickson, who wore large hat
and was walking with her face down
against the breeze, for some reason
started to cross the road, and stepped
directly in front of Christenson's car.
With her hands on the radiator of the
car she endeavored to back away from
it, but tripped and fell backward AL
though he already had the brake on,
Mr.. Christensen was unable to stop the
car before it had partly passed over the
young woman, who fortunately escaped
having the wheels pass over her, and it
was probably the exhaust pipe that
caused her injuries. Perley Criddle,
who was on. his way to the game and
was alongside of the car when the ac-
dent occurred, with quick presence of
mind drew her from under the car
which scarcely had come to stop. Her
head was then just in front of one of
the rear wheels, and had it been revol-
wing instead of sliding with the brake
on, she very likely would have been
killed. She was remarkably game,
however, and bore her injuries without
a murmer.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-11-05
The ,Iocose Gods.

What humor could be wider than
thatAof life itself?. Franz Schubert on
his deahbed read the complete works
of j. Fenimore Cooper. John Milling
ton Synge wrote Riders to the Sea"
on a secondhand forty dollar typewrit-
err and wore a celluloid collar. Rich
ard Wagner made a Lying during four
lean years arranging Italian opera
arias for the cornet. Thomas Henry
Huxley's wife called him Hal" Her
bert Spencer sang bass in a barber
shop quartet and was in love with
George Eliot William Shakespeare
was a social pusher and bought him
a bogus coat of arms. Bismarck was
afraid of his mother. The greatest sol
der in Hungarian history was named
Hungadi Janos. = Owen Hatteras in
Smart Set.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-11-05
Porter

Chas. Hoague's family are entertain
ing relatives from Chicago.
Mr.. E. Ford's family are entertaining
company from northern Wisconsin.
Stephen Dooley and son George of
GAINESVILLE were callers on Thursday
Mrs. Ella Nichols and brother, Ed
Mccarthy, were pleasant callers in this
vicinity on Monday.
Mr.. John Bates and nephew Charles
went to st. Paul Monday and purchas-
ed car load of steers.
L. L. Fessendens have moved to Full
ton and Horace Pease and wife have
moved to the farm vacated by them
Chas. Nalan and wife, who have been
visiting here, were called to Lacrosse
last Wednesday owing to the death of
Mrs. Nalan's niece.
Mr. j. Lemon and wife of Madison
and Mr.. Lemons parents from Cottage
Grove and Ernest Gordon and wife of
Stoughton spent Sunday at the E. NJ.
Nalan home.
The Larkin Club have reorganized
with a membership of sixteen ladies',
Mrs. Frank Boss as secretary. The
first meeting will be held at Joseph
Wheelerls on Nov. is.