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Nj a G G e S H e a r t

deny ii all, or make clean breast of
III?
Its no use denying it, replies his
wife; the secret is no. ours; ii will leak
ont in the village in a few hours. and
Glen ali will DE discovered There is 70
help for it; while we hold the secret,
we must confess all, and make the best
terms we can"
So when Gwiit comes down they make
reudy 10 go.
They are soon ushered into Mr.. Roy
ston's presence. and the three seat them
selve> TO listen to the answers to the
questions. He opens the conversation,
after the husband and wife had bowed
and been pointed TO seats, ny saying, Il
wish to know if you knew ar. thing of a
poor mad fellow who has been about the
village lately?"
Mrs. Atkins replies. I'VE do. ms lord.
He was placed in our charge, but unfor-
tunately escaped from the cellar before
we could have him removed to an asy-
lunl."
who placed him in your charge, Mrs,
Atkins
She looks at her husband, and tacn at
each face in turn. and there is breath
less silence. broken only by the ticking
of the clock on the mantelpiece; and
then. when the tension is beginning to be
very painful she says, lowly but clearly
Miss Duncombe"
| Now. Mrs. Atkins, just tell us where
| you knew Miss Duncombe first, and what
! you can of her history"
| In a monotonous, forced voice, the
| woman speaks, the heads bowling lower
and lower, as link after link is added to
| the chain, and evidence after evidence
is pieced together by the three shrewd
men. as she continues her story.
She has finished Mt last, and the old
man asks her one question: but at it she
| fushes red, fences, and prevaricates, and
he asks it again.
Come" he persists. 1--WE mnst have 6
! truthful answer TO this question; it is
very simple-say Yes or No
You wish to know" she begins
uneasily.
This: Have you any reason to believe
that this man was her husband. or d.
you think it was delusion on his part z
/ Il believe he was her lawful husband.
| she replies; for George Temples suppos
| ed death had never been known 10 THU
| woman.
At these words there is a low moaI
from Mr.. Royston, wko is evidently bear
ing this strain of torture with a grea
effort.
And how did you kncw this?" ask
Mr.. Gwilt. What led you to form sucl
an opinion?"
She is not quite lost to shame, and 81
she looks down as she replies. II learn
it from a letter that picked up, address
ed TO Miss Duncombe. when l was a
Mrs. Cholmondely's, of Eaton Square.
And that was what was told in tn,
library.
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PARIAH OF THE SKYLINE.
Coyo:e Always TantaIizing Mark for
the Man with Rife.

Coyo:e Always a TantaIizin9 Mark for
the Man with Rifle.
There is a deal of coyote hunting in
the West that is not attended by the
niceties of the club hunt Ever since
the first pioneers pushed Their wy
across the great plains the coyote has
been an outlaw. looking for no mercy
a: the hand OF man. His predatory
habits have made the animal the bana
of the ranchman. and Is howl has
made him the evaporation Of tine
camper and the terror of the tender
foot Then, too, his habit of skulking
Just within rife range has always
made him a tantalizing target for the
man with the rife
In spite of his unpopularty with oil
classes of men, however, the coyote has
managed to hold his own better than
any other animal in the great West.
The antelope is swifter of foot. may
hap, but. not having the cunning of
the coyote. has been lured within rifle
range until practically exterminated IL
many States. The ranchman's lust TO-
! fresh meat, the eastern tourists desire
| for antlers and elk teeth. and the ma
tive who Stays for the market have de
| populated Colorado and several other
States of their best game. The bea%.
! cougar and bobcat have felt the same
/ bightlng Influence, hut the coyote
still figures in the skyline of the aver
age Western picture. Sometimes be is
unwise enough TO eat of poisoned car
casses of cattle. but this IS seldom.
Again, he falls a victim 10 coyote
drive organized by ranchmen and
participated in by townspeople tender
foots, newspaper correspondents and
amateur photographers. These coyote
drives are held annually or oftener
in nearly all Western communities
where the prairie pest fourahes. An
average drive" participated in by sew
eral hundred individuals will yield
sometimes as high as twenty coyotes,
and sometimes none at all. good
deal depends on the wind, and more
depends on the coyotes cunning and
ability to sprinl.-0uting.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-13
The Waitress scored.

At q London restaurant the other
dav a middle-aged woman entered the
place. and. taking a seat at one of the
tables, carefully scrutinized the bin Of
fare. She concluded TO try some ice
cream pudding at fourpence plate.
After 1t had been served she looked IL
over carefully. and calling the wait
ress back, said:
"Do you call this ice cream pud-
dingT'
"Yessum, and it's very nice, too"
but where is the ice creamf
"Oh. that's only the name given that
peculiar make of pudding. We are
making a speciality Of it I'm sure
you'll like 1t when you taste it."
1T seems to me, that you ought to
give ice cream with il. as long as you
say it is ice cream pudding"
I'VE don't give cottages with cot
tage padding quickly retorted the
witty waitress. This retort convinced
the mfddleaged woman, and she or
dered a second plate.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-13
GET SICK ON THE RAILWAY.
Many Travellers Are Curiously Affected
by the Cars Motion.

Many Travellers Are Curiously Affected
by the Cars Motion.
Seasickness is not the only malady
from which travellers suffer Almost
as distressing an ailment is that which
afJiicts many people when making a
tourney on the railroad. These people
find that road legs are as essential to
them as are sea legs to those crossing
the Atlantic. They suffer from the
iolting omnibus TO the quick stopping
electric ears and air-braked trains and
frequent opportunities arise for est
mating the various amounts OF agility,
clutching of stay straps and compen'
sating bodily movements made by the
cocnoscenti in the particular class OF
vehicle of which they are for the time
endeavorlng to form an integral part
That all forms of travelling are firing
is evident from the common tendency
to sleep in railway carriages.
The vagaries of the travelling public
are curious: some cannot. ride except
facing the engine or the horses, others
cannot travel at all by railway, some
have faint feelings when going al o
high speed. others are lade actually
sick and the utmost confusion has
been caused to some unfortunates by
the seats opposite the direction in
which the train is moving being occu-
pied. though. curously enough, the
same feeling is not set up when the
passenger can have seat placed par.
allel with the direction of progress.
There is reason to believe that the
action upon the eye muscles of the rap
idly changing parallax and the quick
passage of objects that are met and
left have much 10 do with the produc.
ton of tired feelings and of heada hes
caused by long journeys. and great re-
lief is often experienced by simply clos
ing the eyes or by refralning from
looking out of the windows, and II
reading is to he INDUCED in the day.
light should be chosen and large,
clear type of print selected.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-13
,our" And before she can answer, he

hour And before she can answer. he
is gone.
When he does come back he is very
grave and silent and looks out over the
sea ms he had done in those old days
long gone by. when the dead girl had
been all the world TO him.
shall 60 with you, motherT" he
says. with downcast eyes.
No. dear shall only take my maid"
And he is relieved. this goo fellow, who
had loved her mot wisely. but too well"
SO the next link in the chain was
forthcoming. aud the history completed,
before the dead girl was laid in her
grave.
fTo ha continued
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-13
NEWS OF WISCONSIN.
A WEEKS RECORD OF STATE
HAPPENINGS.
Panic in waukesha Theater Stopped by
Song - Notice in Regard TO Farmers
Industries-0f Two Runaway Acct
dents One Results Fatally.

An audience OF about 700 people in
the Casino Theater in Waukesha was
thrown into a panic by a small boys
shout OF Fire" in the gallery when the
city fire bell sounded an alarm from an
other part OF the city. y the rush for
the exits which followed several women
tainted away, but no one was hurt. The
cartain had just been rung down on the
third act Of Alone in Greater New
York" after the villain had set FIRE to
the heroine's house and the hero had
nobly rescued her by carrying her down
from the flames in the third story when
the FIRE bell sounded an alarm. Ray
Brown, the hto Of the play, showed his
resourcefulness by marching TO the front
of the stage and dramatically singing
"Bedelia." This was too much for even
panic-stricken audience and in a few
moments the audience was Quieted down.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-13
Five Hurt in Runaway.

Rev. E. K. Kildow. pastor of the
Methodist Church, with four members of
his family, were injured in a runaway in
Pittsville while returning from Babcock,
where he had gone to meet his family,
who had been visiting relatives in Ohio.
The youngest boy, 3 years old, suffered
broken arm and leg; another boy,
broken leg Mrs Kildow had her back in
jured; her mother, Mrs. Hickie of Be
thesda, Ohio, had a broken arm, while
Rev. Kildow was severely bruised on one
limb, causing an attack of heart trouble
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-13
Farmers' Institute to Be Held.

Supt. George McKerrow has publish
ed the following notice; ANY farmer or
public-spirited business man in Wisconsin
who wishes to secure an institute for his
locality during the winter Of 1904 1905
should send for blank petition and let
ter Of information. Any town, no mat
ter how small or how far from the rail-
road, is entitled to an institute, provided
it is located in a farming district and
has good hal in which meeting can
be held. Address all communications to
George McKerrow, superintendent, Mad
ison, Wis"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-13
Killed, Result of Runaway.

While driving after q team on the
Madison pleasure drive Prof Dugald G..
Jackson, head of the department Of cleo
trical engineering of the University Of
Wisconsin, tainted The horses ran away
and his mother, Mrs. Josiah Jackson,
aged 60, was thrown out and killed. The
party consisted of Prof. Jackson, his
wife, mother, maid and two small chill
dren. Prof. jackson suffered broken
arm and other members of the party
were more or less injured.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-13
Found Hanging TO Tree.

The body of Louis Bruemmer, county
judge of Kewaunee County, was found
hanging to a tree in a ravine in Wauwa-
tosa. Judge Bruemmer had been suf-
fering from nervous collapse and was
under treotment at a sanitarium a few
days ago. He is supposed TO have be
come demented and to have hanged him
self
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-13
romcisi Publication. !

STATEMENT Of the condition Of the
MICHIGAN FIRBsAND MARINE In
surarce Company. of Detroit. in the
State of Michigan. for the year end
ing December Slst, 1908. made to the
Commissioner of Insurance of the
State of Wisconsin, pursuant to the
laws Of said State.
Capital paid up in CASH.. 100000 %
Income .........,,.....'... 4ooSs@ Oh
Disbursements .. ..s, S9S,599 10
Assets
Total admitted assets. $3.50. 927,2TS IS
Liabilities.
Total amount of all liabili.
ties except capital and
surplus :. .............. 1869 20
Surplus over all liabilities
and capital stock.,....... 179,sOs SO
Wisconsin Business
Gross risks written. -. 1,415,601 90
Gross premiums received. 29,104 10
Paid for reinsurance and
cancellation ........... $3.50 %
Losses paid. .............. 1920 OF
Losses incurred. .......... i6,416 20
hereby certify that the foregoing is
an abstract of the sworr statement of
the Michigan Fire and Marine Insur-
ance Company, filed with the Insurance
Department of Wisconsin, this goth day
of January, 1904
ZENo NJ. HosT,
Commissioner of Insurance.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-13

The largest mammoth fo,snd in 81
IBERIA measured II feet long and 10
feet in height The tusks weighed
$50 pounds. The head without the
tusks weighed ala pounds.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-13

No man is 50 Insignificant as to be
sure his example can do no burt
Lord cltrendon.,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-13
EnuIish Wnncn L nm.

Sarah Grand says that American
women are, for the most part, more
thorough, more intelligent, better in
formed. larger minded. and more
agreeable to meet than their British
sisters. The average Engiishwoman
Is dull, idle. sluggish, and ineompe-
tent; the average American Is busy,
bright energetic and capable.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-13

One mans word is no mans word;
we should quietly bear both sides.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-13
This Paper
and the
Weekly Wisconsin.

We have perfected clubbing arrangements
whereby we can now offer both this paper
and the Weekly Wisconsin for the low price OF
Sl.ko year. Tt1 Weekly Wisconsin is a
family newspaper unexcelled in reputation.
Particular attention is devo,ei to the local
news of the northwest. Its woman's page
of matter every week is worth the cost of
the paper.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-13

whats to be dOneY' says ATKINS
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-12-08
coAcHMEN FEAR CAR
FIRST They Laughed, Then They swors,
Now They Are Learning TO
Operate Il.

The school for chauffeurs had
seven pupils, each dressed in
tight white breeches, top boots, a
silk hat, and a blue coat with brass
buttons, says a New York ex.
change.
"Has a new uniform for chauf.
feurs been adopted?" said the Wis.
itor?n
ooh, no." the teacher answered.
''rhese men are grooms and coach
men. Most Of our pupils are
grooms and coachmen, In fact,
These men are all turning from
the horse 10 the motoring EAR. II
10 one Of the signs Of the times.
AT FIRST the eoachman laughed
at the motor car. as one laughs at
a cute baby. Then he swore az Il,
as ms swears AZ n troublesome,
mischievous boy. Finally he feared
II as one fears n strong man.
"And while be feared. he was
being discharged everywhere by
employers who were getting rid Of
their horses and buying automo-
biss. So, then, Ike u sensible
chap, the coachmnn accepted the
automobile, and he proceeded Ia
learn TO run II.
"All over the country today
eoaehmen are changing them.
selves into ehaufeurs, just as. on
the introduction Of the trolley,
street car drivers changed them.
selves into motOrmen."
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-12-08
no AceuIRr ga les"
The whole Trick Consists in Keeping
the Body as Perpendicular
As Possible.

How many voyagers on our
great inland sea ever succeed ia
finding their sea legs This is an
accomplishment which demands
as n rule, years Of experience, says
the Chicago Inter Ocean. For the
most part il Is only the old salt
who has served n long apprentice
ship In many a nor'easter who has
caught the trick perfectly. With
a little care il is no more trouble,
however, to find ones sea legs than
TO learn to waltz. The deck Of amy
lake vessel will afford plenty OF
opportunity for practice, and the
trip may even be long enough for
requirements. The pitch of a fer.
rybOat, tossed by a passing swell,
may suffice for a preliminary les
son.
Select some quiet corner of the
deck for practice, the more Sc.
cluded the better. 1t will be found
a form of exercise which most PEG.
pie would prefer TO go through
with alone. A sheltered spot is
also preferable, since a stiff breeze
will upset the best calculations.
The force OF the wind at sea, even
on comparatively calm days, comes
as a great surprise TO the average
land lubber. The difficulties of
standing erect when unaided on a
rolling ship are great enough or.
dinarily without taking into CON.
sideration so disturbing a factor
as the wind. A great deal depends
upon the exact motion of the ship.
a long, quiet roll is the simplest
motion, on the whole, 10 over.
come. When the ship rolls and
pitches alternately the problem is
vastly complicated.
Now the theory of this exercise
is simple. 1t will be readily un.
derstood that any permanent up
right object on the deck of a boat
will be tilted or listed TO an impos.
sible angle as the ship rolls. Natu.
rally the only wav in which such an
objectcan maintainits equilibrium
is for it to change its position OF
its base. 1t is exactly the same
with a man or woman. Expressed
In a word the whole trick of keep.
ing ones sea legs consists IN keep.
Ing the body as nearly TO n perpen.
dieular position as possible, with.
out any regard for the angle Of the
deck beneath.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-12-08

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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-12-08
An Electoral Junket.

The eighteen Republican Presi
denual electors from Missouri pro
pose to conclude their official mvei
ing at J hrr>on Guy with a Iunksi
Instead of sendirg but one of thti
number "a messenger to sarry lheii
official vote 10 Washington, the en-.
tire party will accompany the ehos
vel II 10 the national capital.
This is a unique preceding, hu
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No doubt the president will be gla,
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of the Missouri Republicans, wh1
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pleasant visit. There is no req,
Why The precedent thus set shou Il
not become the custom with th,
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eourse-from other states. -Toled,
Blade.
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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-12-08

The next progressive school
movement in Missouri will be The
establishment Of thorough super
vision Of rural schools. The besl
and brightest young men and wo-
men are devoting themselves to
teaching, but they feel the need OF
organization aud effective leader.
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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-12-08
our FINEST Farm PrOduct,

Years ago one OF the division
superintendent Of the Rock Island
railway system told the writer that
he had never had success IN employ
ing young men for railroad work
who had been raised in cities. The
great railways of the countries, he
SAID, were manned, from section
hands up to presidents and general
managers, by men who were coun-
try-bred. City boys seemed to
shrink from hard work and respon-
sibility and TO prefer pleasure or
even dissipation. Country boys
had better fiber and more of the
combination OF mettle and "bottom''
than their associates from towns.
A like view has been recently ex.
pressed by Rev. Z. w. Gunsaulus,
the noted lecturer aud preacher, OF
Chicago. As quoted by an ex'
change, he ''declares that in a can.
yass of 100 of Chieago's prosperous
business men he found that 81 came
from the country and that n out of
100 of the best physicians also c
country youths"
These facts and opinions confirm
our oft repeated assertion that the
best of all American farm products
is the output of manly boys. They
excel in both mind and physique.
If there is anything as good or bet
ter that God has blessed US with, it
is the magnificent crop we raise Of
lovely, womanly girls.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-12-08

Capt. Donnohue and w. w.
Chapel returned from a visit to
the Worlds Fair Saturday evening.
The Captain declares tina, "Chap''
knows every foot of the "Pike" by
heart and is the finest ''ehaperon''
in the world. The Captain declares
that there VAS only one point with
which he could find fault with hi:
partner and that was due TO the tact
that when they became thirsty Cha.
pei would make MIN walk. no mat.
ter what the distance. to the VIC.
T. u. fountain TO get a drink, when
there were lots of places near by
where THIRST could have been
quenehed. Appleton CITY Journal.
From the extent of Capt, Donno-
hue's apology we guess he only
drank appolonarious water even a
the w. {. T. u. fountain.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-12-08

The Midland Oil Company, with
FIVE spou,ing oil wells in the Cha.
mute oil field, has several interest
ed stockholders in Linn county
who are expecting the company 10
soon be one Of the leading pro.
dueers in Kansas. The company
was organized by parties at Amorei
and in Valley township aud sew
eral thousand dollars in stock has
recently been purchased by citi.
Tsns ia Pleasanton. Col. Hank
eGlothlin vas n Of the original
stockholders and is elated over the
success Of the company. Last
week No. 5 well was brought in
and spouted oil at the rate OF
about 600 batrels a dsy.-Pleas-
anton OBSERVER,