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The Last Black -. Flag. .' By M 'QUAD iRlit, J t Acjncut1 Lit- c I rotss I I II Will 1 III II T II A C.mJh "A t rArfK I VN1B (rnltnn lug tlio V lln. Sh (Ulll 'a lit! in ion ii it pet ii in. d : fir what liim P ' l t i nif U Uiw 1i 1 was fourteen j "4luJMhl'li I. ii)ii'c tliun sixty yi is .itfvmR I h.id ti.i' f tin f flKht In. a I'irati) ulilp nnd knowinif Uint ulie v i tlic Inrt oik' Hi.it him vwr dared to flj tin Mack tl.ijf flints Utter llinn to I lino fMfll liniulrcd pirate stories. In lioy on Ixmid nn Alls- telill, nml she wis mnk from J.ondon to Austin called the Huby Castle. 1ft mIio was. Tlilnirs nov- or wont IJcTlpr with any of tlio liners until wo 'word south of St. Helena, and tlio beginning of our trouble was the sighting of n brig which stood out to us from tlio African coast. Wo soon felt suro sho was n pirate vessel and was coming to nttack tho Huby Castle. They must havo known that wo were armed and had n strong crew aboard, but pirates wero men to take long chances. When tho four boats wero ready to lcavo tho brig's sldo 1 counted flfty-two men In all, nnd It seemed ns If many moro wero left behind. You will wonder how wo took mat ters aboard the packet. Of tho thirty or moro malo cabin passengers, flvo or six showed the white feather, and of course most of the women wero great ly frightened. Among tho emigrants wero about fifty men and half grown boys. To n man of them they volun teered to help tho crow, and, muskets and pistols wero served out to somo and cutlasses nnd boarding pikes to others. Tho boats divided as they enmo on, and when half tho dlstanco had been passed their crews began cheering. Our Hrst shot from ono of tho big guns could not havo been bet tered. Tho solid shot struck ono of tho boats fair In tho stem nnd split her open full length, rynl of thotc not killed outright only two or threo wero picked up. Tho disaster only mndo tho rascals tho moro desperate. Raising a cheer, tho throo boats dashed at us and wero soon so closo that tho big guns wero of no further use. Wo met them with firearms, and wo heaved cold shot Into tho boats as they hooked on, nnd no gang of pirates cvor got a harder drub bing. Although wo lost two killed and sovcral wounded, not a man of them got aboard, and only two boats nnd eighteen rr;cn returned to tho plrnto ship. Wo know they would not make nnother attack, nnd It was generally bcllovcd that when tho breczo came tho plrato "would sail away. It was 4 o'clock In tho afternoon boforo tho calm was broken, and to our surprise nnd anxiety tho plrato did not show her heels. On tho contrary, sho began working down toward us, and as soon ns within cannon shot sho opened fire. Sho had four guns In broadside, tho samo na tho Ruby Castlo". and for an hour wo had n squnro fight of It, She sailed much better than wo did aud was moro easily handled, but In splto of all her tricks wo gnvo her tho worst of it and finally drovo her out of range. That night all tho dead aboard us wero burled and tho ship put to rights ns far as could be, and only the wo men nnd children slept. Tho wounded spnrs wero replaced, shot holes plug ged tip, nnd thero was no reason wtiy wo should not safely innko tho Capo. When daylight catno wo congratulated ench other over our victory, and tho captain had Just decided to mnko a sort of holiday In honor of tho event when n thunderstorm enmo racing up behind us, nnd In tho midst of the blnclc cloud was tho plrato brig. In stead .of sailing nwny In search of a haven or of another prey, when sho had repaired damages sho had picked up our trail and was going to glvo us another brush. When wo had her crip ' pled tho night boforo wo could havo destroyed her, but Captain Wilson sim ply sailed nwny. IIo now promised tho crow to. sink hor if ho could, nnd there was cheering as tho men went to tho guns. Down enmo tho black cloud, nuu with It down enmo tho plrnto, with his black Hag Hying, and ns ho ranged up on our port quarter nt half rltlo shot ho oponpd tiro. Ills first shot struck n gun nnd killed threo men, nnd his second wounded llvo men. Then, though tho firing continued, no great damage was dono on elthor sldo. Day light was turned Into ovenlng by the torm. So torrlllc and continuous was tho roll of thunder that tho reports of tho guns wero unheard. You felt tho concussion nlong tho deck, but tho re port was lost in tho wnr of tho elo inents. Londlng and thing ovory gun which would bear as fast as possible, tho Ruby Castlo rushed forward on hor course, nnd, hanging to her quarter llko n bulldog to his proy, followed the plrato ship. Of n sudden thuro was n great crash aloft, nnd down enmo tho foro nnd main topmnstM together. The mon wore called from tho guns to clear tho wreckage, and tho ship was In danger of broaching to nnd being swept when thero catno a flash of lightning that seemed to burn tho eye balls. This was followed by n thunder clap which seemed to lift the ship out of tho water, and then fifty pairs of oyes saw n great spout of ilnmo shoot up out of the sea. In tho midst of tho flnmo wero masts, yards and Balls and" flying objects. Tho brig Imd been struck by lightning, nnd her mngazlno had blown up. Thero wns u pufT, u boom, a gust of red llnine, and that was tho end. Sho was blown Into mntchwood, with her black ting whip ping tho galo nnd hor crow working at tho guns, .and tho last plrato craft tot plow tho south Atlantic was no moro. 4 Hunting Cicero's Villa By WILLIAM CHANDLER iiaKjcuwwrn:cziissgBaaa3ft I : Hi , ' Km.-'.mL"',... IMF .H iJB&IJsR HWwnsBsTilsssli les iliHiiMiHiniirT if JK 1 Jmff, 1 n - 'ff I wn very green when I wont to Italy tint Is, nbout Italy. I had been used to going anywhere In Amcritn without thought of Injury, unless late nt night In certain part of great cities, so I supposed 1 would be ns safe In Italy. I have always boon fond of walking, and when In Rome Instead of going nlxnit among: tho environs In u trolley or other vehicle I tramped. A man may walk all over Italy and not bo Injured, but there nro certain ! chances thnt ho will bo robbed or mur dered or kidnaped, I was hunting for one of the many ' ruins of Cicero's villa. Tho site In Italy Is like what General Washing ton's body servant wns half a century ngo. The old negro expired every few years until ho got beyond a possible age, then took his final lenvo. I had heard of ono of Cicero's dwellings bo yond tho Cnmpagna In n southeasterly djrcctlon nnd resolved to visit it I hunted all day, finally finding a few stones, which might havo onco been n part of a villa or a wall inclosing a pasture. It was too lato to return to Homo that night, so I looked about mo for n placo to spend tho night. Seeing n house on a hill 'near by, I went thero nnd found a stone structuro that might onco havo been n villa, but was now occupied by tho lowest grade of Ital ians. I was told by a surly Italian man that I couldn't stay there they had uo room to spare. This surprised me, for they wero evidently very poor, nnd ono of this class would usually sleep out in tho cold himself for u fow llro. I nskedjif thero wns nny conveyanco nt hand, and when ho said no I told him that I wns going to stay In tho houso whether made welcome or not. Tho man, n hag nnd a younger worn nn consulted nngrily in Italian with ' each other. Not understanding their language, I did not know what they anlfl 1mt flllflllt- Hintr prtncnnliul tn lot i :":... ""." :." r. . mo rciuuin. xnuy gnro iuo some uincK bread all they had for supper and I smoked boforo going to bed. Two moro men camo In whllo I wns eating and on seeing mo looked very much disgruntled. It occurred to mo that if I they wished to murder mo they would bo pleased to havo mo stay with yioin. Consequently I wns In no danger. But I could not mnko out why they con sidered mo nn intruder. On being shown to my room, not be ing picascu wuu ciio iooics or iuo ueu, I spread my overcoat on it and lay down on tho coat without undressing. , I hadn't lain thero long beforo I heard a tapping on the wall besldo mo. I , wns not long In understanding that somo ono was rapping by tho telegraph ' code. But tho languago was not Eng lish. I had picked up tho telegraph code somo years before whllo station agent on n railroad, but I know no . other languago than English. I under stood n few words of French and knew ! that tho rapper was talking In thnt language. I concluded to try English and asked who wns rapping. A reply camo In English, mixed with n llttlo French. Tho person first nsk- , ed mo who 1 wns nnd on my replying thnt I wns nn American, stopping In , tho houso for tho night, rapped back that ho was a French nmnteur ar ( chacologlst. that ho had been hunting , for Cicero's vllln and that whllo doing , so had been surrounded by several t men, brought to tho houso nnd held for ransom, tie unu sent; 10 liorao ror 10.000 lire (f'-'.OOO) nnd was n waiting tho issue. It wns plain to mo now why I was not wanted in tho house. Tho rascnls didn't care to tncklo nnother uinn. I mado up my mind thnt they wero not regular bandits only n few persons who wero used to the criminal meth ods of tho country. Having a loaded revolver, I began to think up n plan by which I might get tho prisoner out of their clutches. I was not n prison er myself, for on reaching my room I made bold to take the key out of tho door beforo I could bo locked in. I asked my correspondent If ho had u weapon and wns told thnt It had been taken from him. I then asked him nbout tho lock on his door, and ho snld it was screwed on tho Inside. lie had nn Implement in his pocket that ho used for stono scraping purposes which would do for a screwdriver. After moro tnllc I told him thnt If ho would tnko tho lock off his door and como out I would Join him nnd wo would nttempt nn oxlt ut tho point of my pistol, no seemed fearful of our )oth being killed, but I convinced him that wo were not in tho hands of real bandits, and ho finally consented. Uo rcmoveA tho lock without much dltUculty and camo out to meet mo In tho hall, which was unllghtcd. IIo had found n poker in his room beside the firoplaco nnd had armed himself with it I led tho way toward n dimly light ed apartment on tlptoo nnd saw n man nBlcep with a carblno in his hand. I whlspored to the Frenchman that whllo I clasped my hands over tho fellow's mouth ho should seize tils gun. IIo agreed to this, and wo got tho man's gun without his making the slightest noise. With my pistol on his temple, I drovo him to the door and motioned him to unlock It. lie did so, nnd tho prisoner and I passed out Wo spent tho night under tho stars and in tho morning got bnck to Rome. As soon as posslblo a body of cara bineers wont to tho placo wo had left, but found It deserted. P 17 O TT I? f T1 S rrTV Jr L 1 i Don't worry about baby burning himself when you have a Hey PerjctioR Oil Cook-stove The heat is all at the burn x ers. This means a safe and economical stove; and a .cool kitchen No waste,' no soot or ashes. 1 , 2, 3, and 4 burner styles, and new stove with fireless cooking oven. All hardware and general stores. Perfection Oil Gives Best Results Standard Oil Company (nedraska) 'Omaiia' FARM LOANS P lenty of Money to Loan on Farms and Ranches. Rates and Terms Rasona ble. Buchanan & Patterson. In th District Court of the United States within and for the District ot Nebraska, Hastings Division. In the Matter of Albert ) A. Bushee, Bankrupt, in Case 54 bankruptcy. ORDER OF SALE. In pursuance to an order of sale in the United States Court, in the matter of A. A. Bushee, bankrupt, entered at Hastings, Nebraikn, April 18th, 1914, Hon. Gui Norberg, Referee in Bank ruptcy, acting, IT IS ORDERED that the following lands, tenements and appurtenances hereunto belonging, and specifically described as follows: All of Section Twenty-five (25), all of Section Thirty five (35), and Southeast Quarter (SEJ) of Section Twenty-six (26), all in Township Fifteen (15) North, Range Thirty (30) West of the 6th P. M., in Lincoln county, Nebraska, bo offered for sale and sold to the highest bidder or bidders at public auction; said Bale to take place at the front door of tho court house in North Platte, in Lincoln county, Nebraska, on the 13th day of June,' 1914, at the hour often o'clock A. M. of said day. Terms cash. Dated May 5, 1914. FRANK NANCE, Trustee in Bankruptcy. M. A. Hartigan, Hastings, Neb., Attorney for the Estate. Nyal Drug Store Phono 8 Bowen's Darn rhono 101 C- "W- CRONEN GRADUATE VETERINARIAN North Platte Nebraska. R.s. Phone Hed 400. Public Sale , Notice is hereby given that I, Corda V. O'Brien, administratrix of the es tate of Dennis J. O'Brien, deceased, willfby virtue of a license granted me out of tho district court of Lincoln county, Nebraska, in an action pending thorein, ofl'or at publio sale, to the highest bidder for cash, on July 1st, 1914, at the hour of 2 o'clock, p. m., at the east front door of the court house In North Platte, Lincoln connty', Nebraska, the following described real estate situate in Lincoln county, Nebraska. to-wit: The The east half (ej) of section thirty (30), township thirteen (13). north of range thirty (30), west of Sixth P. M. Terms cash in hand. Said sale to remain open for ono hour. Datod at North Platte. Juno 9, 1914. Corda V. O'Brien. Administratrix, j9-3 E. H. Evans, Attorney. Dty. ediibld Infield, Physicians and Suifjenns. Jtm&MXti&Br orncBt Physicians & Surgeons . Hospital . . PHONE Hi. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Serial No. 05049 Department of tho Interior. U. S. Land Ofllca at Worth Platte, Nebr. May. S. 1914. Notice Ii hereby given that OJa Kolttrta, of North Platte, Nebr., who, on April 5. 1913, made Homestead Entry No. 05619. for WK SWW of Sec. 22. twp. IS. N. me. 30, west of the 6th Principal Meridian, hat filed notice or Intention to make commutaion proof, to ettabllih claim to the land above described, beforo the rvttltter and receiver, at North P!att, Nebr.. on the 7th day of July. 1914. Claimant namea at wltneuet: Scott Reynold!, Alf f red Markee. Frank Dowhower and Clinton M. York, alt of North Platte, Nebr. mU-6 J. E. Evan. Register. LEGAL NOTICE Harry L. Weaver, Mrs. Harry L. Weaver, hi. wife, flrat and real name unknown, and F. H Kilmer, defendants, will take notice that on the 24th day of April, 1914, Jane M. Grant, plaintiff herein, filed her petition in the District Court of Lincoln county, Nebratka, asainst tald defend ants; tho object and prayer of which are to foreclose a certain morttrnEC, executed by one C. D, Glover, and Mary F. Glover, this wife, to Wm. Wallace, upon the East One-half (EH) of the Southwest Quarter (SWM) anl o Wsst One-half IWM of tho Southeast Quarter sEM of Section Thlrty-TwO 32, In Township Si reen J16J, North of Range Twenty-Seven 127), west of the Sixth P, M. In Lincoln county, Nebraska; which mortgage was Riven to secure the payment af ono prom issory note, dated October 21, 1910. for tho sum of $700.00, due and payable In five years from the ilatu thereof, together with intarcst at six ner cent per annum. That tho interest upon said note and mortgage which bocame due on the 21st day of October, 1913. Is unpaid, and the taxes assessed against said real estate foi the years 1911 to 1913, arn duo and unpaid, and plaintiff elects, as he may under the conditions of his moregage to declare the whole amount due, and that there is now duo $763.00 together with Interest. That the alwve named plaintiff is now the owner and holder of said note and mortgage, and that the defendant, Harry L. Weaver Is tho owner of said real estate, and Mrs. Harry L. Weaver is his wife, and tho defendant F. II. Kilver claims tome in terest in said mortgaged premises by reason of a mortgage upon the same for the turn of $1,000.00. PlalntilT prays for a decree that defendants be required to pay the note and mortgage, or that said premises may be sold to satisfy the amount found due, and to bar the defendants of all right, title and interest in the mortgaged premises. You are required to answer said petition on or before the 22nd day of June. 1914. Dated this 8th day of May, 1914. 12- Jane E. Grant, Plaintiff Drs. Quigley & Simms Physicians and Surgeons. First National Bank Building. S GEO. D. DENT, 4 niiorlnlf,. r.n.1 C......nnn iS I IIJOIL.1UM unu ouiuuuii, a Office over McDonnld Bnnk. w Phonea l Office 130 moneB Re3idence 115 Office Phone 410 Res. Ulk 552 Bertha E. Mangon, M.D. Physician and Surgeon Deseaees of Women and Children a'Speclalty NORTH PLATTE, KEB. New McCabo Blbg. Dr. J. S. Twinem, Homeopathic Physician and Surgeon. Special Attention to Obstetrics and Children's Diseases. Phones, office 183, residenceI283 Office in McDnn ,i Bank Building. North Platte, Nebraska. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Serial No. 04&56 Department of the Interior United States Land Office North Platte, Nebraska. June, 4, 1914. Notice is hereby given that Willard P. Fletcher, of Dickens, Neb., who on January 21, 1910, mado homestead entry No. 04556 for SK and NWM Section 12. Township 11, N. Range 32, W. of 6th Principal Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make final three year proof, to establish claim to the land above described before the register and receiver at North Platte, Nebraska, on the 5th day of August, 1914, Claimant names as witnesses: Philip Hell, C. A. Anderson, Wendell McCrum nnd J, H. Tltch all of Dickens, Nebr. J0-6 J. E. Evans, Register. Notice of Sale of Land Upon Execution. Notice is hereby given that by virtue of nn exe cution issued by George E. Prosser, Clerk of the District Court ef Lincoln county, Nebraska, upon a judgment rendered In the District Court of Buf falo county, Nebraska, which had been hcrefore filed in the District Court of Lincoln county. Ne braska, In favor of John W. Smith agafnBt M. J. Graham, full name, Marion J. Graham, I have levied upon the following described real estate as the property of said Marion J. Graham, to-wit: All of Section 5, in Township 1 6, North of Range 29, West of the 6th P. M., Lincoln county, Ne braska, and I will on the 13th day of July, 1914, at 2 o'clock, P, M., central time of said day at the east front door of the court house in the city of North Platte, in said Lincoln county, Nebraska, sell Bald real estate subject to a mortgage of $2,000 and accrued interest thereon, at public auction to the highest bidder for cash to satisfy said execu tion upon which there Is due the sum of $635 with 7 percent interest from November 6th, 1913, and $28.75 costs together with accrued costs. Dated at North Platte, Nebraska. Juno 5, 1914. A. J. SALISBURY. j3-5 Sheriff of Lincoln County, Nebraske. LEGAL NOTICE. Oliver P. Braugh, otherwise Oliver P. Stokes, and Sarah Braugh, non-resident defendants, will take notice that action ha been begun in the district court of Lincoln county, Nebraska, by Herman Koester, the object and prayer of which said action are to quiet and confirm in the plaintiff against the de fendants title in the following describ ed lands situate in Lincoln county, Ne braska, to-wit: The Northwest quarter of Section 29, Township 10, Range 30, west of the 6th P. M. To havo estab lished in plaintiff title by adverse pos session by reason of the open, continu ous, notorious and adverse possession of said described lands by the plaintiff for more than ten years last past. You and each of you will make ans wer to said potition on or before the 29th day of Juno, 1914, or decree will be taken against you as in said petition prayed, HERMAN KOESTER, Plaintiff. By E. H. Evans, his Attorney. ml9-4 NOTICE Alex Gitsantry. will take notice, that on tho 29th day of April 1914. P. H. Sulivan, ajustico of the Peace, of North Platte Pracint No lrLincoln County, Nebraska, issued an Order of Attach ment for the sum of $24.78 in an action pending boforo him, wherein Peter Gnlanos is plaintiff and Alex Gitsantry, defendant, that property consisting of money, in the hands of the Union Pacific Railroad Comnany, a Corporat ion, has been attached under said order. Said cause was continued to the 29th day of June 1914, at ten o'clock a. m. Peter Galanos, Plaintiff. North Platte. Nebr. May 18th. 1914. NOTICE. Phillip Ronton, will take notice, that on the 29th day of April, 1914, P. H. Sullivan, a Justice of Peace, of North Platte Precint No 1, Lincoln County, Nebraska, issued an Order of Attach ment for tho sum of $18.54 in an action pending before him, wherein Peter Galancs is plaintiff and Phillip Konton, defendant, that property consisting of money, in the hands of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, a Corporation, has been attached underlaid order. Said cause was continued to the 29th day ot June, 1914, at ten o'clock a. m. Peter Galanos, PlaintifT. North Platte, Nebr. May 18th 1914. SHERIFF'S SALE. By virtue of an order of sale Issued from the district court of Lincoln county, Nebratka, upon a decree of foreclosure rendered In said court wherein L. C. Scverns. is plaintiff, and Chris Rasmussen and E. P. Rasmussen are de fendants, and to me directed, I will on the 6th day of July 1914, at 2 o'clock, p. m at the east front door of the court house in North Platte, Lincoln county. Nebraska, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash to satisfy said decree, interest and costs, the followlnn described property to-wit: All of Section Nine (9). Township Ten (10), Ranire Twenty-Eliiht (28), except One and One-hslf Acres In the North west Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, west of the 6th Principal Meridan, Lincoln county. Neb. Dated North I'liUe. Neb.. May 29th, 1814. J2-6 A. J. SaUsbukt. Sheriff. )iaV4lK .Mtvvnv ""vvrt -rr ix4M
