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rne suspense Erew lalOler.

able.
Hast thou Judged him. 0 death 80
Instantly the white cobra reared cp
20 its utmost and remained poised over
Amber, barely moving save for the a.
most imperceptibse throbbing Of the
hood and the incessant darting Of the
forked tongue.
IF he be loyal. then spare him"
The hood did not move. Amber's
flesh crawled with unspeakabIe dread
IF he be faithless, then
strikei"
For another moment the cobra
maintained the tensity Then slowly,
cruel head waving. hood shrinking
eyes losing their deathly lustsr. coil
by coil II sank.
A thick murnur ran the round OF the
walls. swelling into an inarticulate
cry. which beat upon Amber's ears
like the raving of far-oR surf From
his lips a strangled sob broke. and,
eyety muscle relaxing, he lurched for
ward.
Alarmed. IN trice the cobra was up
again, hood distended to the bursting
point, head swinging SO swiftly that
the eye could not follow 1t. In another
breath would come the final thrust.
firearm exploded behind Amber,
smuggling his cheek with its flame. He
fell over sideways. barely escaping
the head Of the cobra, which, with its
hood blown to tatters. Srithed in con
vulsinns, its malignant tongue strain.
ing forth as IL in one last attempt 10
reach his hand.
A second shot followed the first and
then brisk, confused fusillade. Am
Der heard man scream out in mortal
agony, and the dull sound of heavy
body falling near him; but, coincident
with the second report, the brazier had
been overturned and its light extln.
guished as IL sucked up into the air
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The Mlcks Resented II.

Mr.. Clancy and MIR Casey. being on
train which was delayed for half an
hour on a siding at mining station.
sauntered into the only bar room in
the settlement.
Me good man." said Mr. Casey.
make us couple of nice Manhattan
cocktails"
I've don't sell mixed drinks here.
replied the bartender
For the next five minutes there was
very pretty fight, and at the end OF
that time Mr. Casey allowed the bar
tende' to arise from the floor. while
Mr. Clancy, who had been watching
the argument and longing for chance
to mingle in it. gave the battered bar
tender this sage advice:
Mkt time have more rayspict for
tn Irish"
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SYNOPSIS.
- z LoLNS N0SEa4 NaNcE

David Amber. starting for duck-shoot-
Ing visit with his friend. Quain, comes up
on young lady equestrian who has been
dismounted by her horse becoming fright
ened at the sudden appearance in the road
Of a burly Hindu. He declares he IS
Behart Lal Chatterji THE appointed
as man OF high rank and pressing a
mysterious little bronze box, The To-
KEN into his hand, disappears in me
wood. The girl calls Amber by name.
FARRELL. daughter Of Col Farrell or the
British diplomatic service in India ana
the Quain home is burgIarized and the
bronze box stolen. Amber and Quain go
hunting on an island and become lost ana
Amber is left marooned. He wanders
about. finally reaches a cabin and rec
ognizes as its occupant an old friend
named Rntton. whom he last met N Eng
When Miss Farrell Is mentioned Rutton Is
strangely agi.ated. chatterj. appears
and summons Rutton to meeting OF
mysterious body. Rutton seizes a revolt
yer and dashes after ChatterH He re-
Turns wildly excited. says he has Killed
the Hindu. takes poison, and when dying
oSs earaBs g 81 to d 5ada On 10 esve AZ
once for India. On the way he sends
letter TO Mr. Labertouche, scientihc
IITTlend IN Calcutta, BY quicker route route
MN II directs Amber TO meet his friend
az certain place. The latter tells him
~ hhoHs hls mission Is 70 GET MISS = ar
Ieh out or the country, Amber attempts
% dispose Of the Token to a money-len-
der, Is mistaken for Fulton and barely
escapes being mobbed. A message from
lAbertouche causes him TO start for OAR
leeliDg; on the way ne meets Miss
farreli, and at their journeys end asks
her 70 become his wife. A Hindu con-
ducts amber to secret place, and in tho
presence OF a beautiful woman who mis-
takes him for Rutton. Later Amber Is
dfuggpd. The Hindus Mot rebellion, and
at Labertouche's instigation Amber re-
turns to the woman Naraini to discover
me secret OF the conspiracy. He learns
they would make him their king.
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mother. and these my children, thy
brothers. Ye shall lead and rule in
Bharuta Are ye ready?"
Half hypnotized. Amber opened his
mouth. but no words came. His chin
dropped to his breast.
Thy strength must be known to my
peoples: they must see thee put TO the
proof thy courage. that they may know
thee to be the man for their.
Ye are ready?"
He was unable 10 move finger.
stretch out thine arms!"
He shuddered and tried to obey.
The voice rang imperative.
stretch forth thine arms for the
testingl"
Somehow, mechanically, he succeed
ed In raising his arms and holding
them rigid before him. Alarmed by
the movement. the cobra turned with
q hiss, waving his poisonous head. But
the Yirginian made no offer to with
draw hts hands. His eyes were wide
and staring and his face liyid.
A subdued murmur came from the
men clustered round the idols, in
semi-darkness.
The bell doomed forth like an organ
20 hooded death. o death
who art trained to my service, Thou
before whom all men stand affrighted
Thou who canst look into their hearts
and read them as scroll that is un
rolled. Look deep into the
heart OF my chosenl Judge II he be
worthy or wanting, Judge IL he be false
or true. Judge him, o death =
Before Amber the great serpent wa:
oscillating like a pendulum, its little
tongue playing like forked red light
ming. its loathsome red eyes holding
his own.
Look well. o death. and tudg,
hint"
The dance OF the hooded deatl
changed in character, grew more fren
zied: the white writhsng coils meltet
into one another In dizxying confusion
figure merged into figure like smoke
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04

when the curtain drops
And the music stops
Then the flare Of the footllghts fades
away,
And the cleaning gems
OF the diadems
Go back to the paste that they are By
day.
And the rich-robed king
Is common thing
While the painted fool is sober one.
And the gracious queen
With her grace serene
Is woman--then-when the play is done.
Then the lords and earIs
And the lace and curls
And the pomp and pride are forgotten
then
When the curtain drops
And the music stops
They must all become what they are,
again.
1t is so with life,
When the mimic strife
Has been put away with the mimic
mirth.
when the kings have sighed
And the slaves have died
And the queens have all gone the way OF
earth.
When oLr pride and pomp
And our rout and romp
Have an end-and the prompt-b books close
for US
When we've played our parts
With our hands and hearts
Then the costumes fall and the play ends
thus.
So we should not grieve
For the rnake-believe
OF the mimic life we have lived, for
then
When the curtain drops
And the music stops
We shall all become what we are. again.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
FOOD AGAIN
A Mighty important Subject TO Every.
One.

A Boston lady talks entertainingly
of food and the changes that can be
made In health by some knowledge on
that line. She says:
''An injury to Lay spine in early wom-
anhood left me subject to severe sick
headaches which would last three or
four days at time, and a violent
course of drugging brought on consti-
patton with all the ills that follow.
My appetite was always light and
uncertain and many kinds OF food dis
tressed me.
Il began to EFT Grape-Nuts food two
or three years ago. because liked the
taste of it. and | kept on because I
sC0r found it was doing me good.
Il eat it regularly at breakfast, fire.
qusntly at luncheon, and again before
going to bed-and have no trouble in
sleeping on it, It has relieved my con
stipation, my headaches have practi-
calIy ceased. and / am in better physi-
cal condition at the age of g. than
was at 40.
Il give Grape-Nuts credit for restor-
ing my health. If not saving my life.
and you can make no claim for It too
strong for me to endorse" Name
given By Postum Co, Battle Creei
Mich.
Read the little book. @The Road 70
Wellville," in pkgs. There's q reason"
Ey~T rcad the above ietterf A new
one appears from time to time. Thry
are Eenaine, true and fun Of hHEaaa
tMteruaf-
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ais christmas Check.

AL Ryan. the hospitable flint glass
worker of Lockport, N. Y. and former
ly organizer of the socialist local at
that place, was being congratulated
by the boys at the glass factory
Yes" said AL, my uncle out in
Tihin is mighty good to me. The day
before Christmas he sent me check
for 500 just as a little Christmas
gift"
After the usual congratulatory COM
ments had been duly made ali around.
AL added:
Eyes. he certainly is fine old fell
low. In the postscript Of his letter
containing the check, he said;
Dear AL. If you manage to get this
check eashed. please send me 81 |
need q pair of shoes. The Coming
Nation.
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Thank Cod" He felt strong hands
lift him to his feet. He chung to him
who had helped him, swayiEg like a
drunkard, wits a-swirl In the brain
thus roughly awakened from semi.
hypnosis.
Here" said Labertouche's voice,
take my hand and follow. We're in
for II now!"
He caught Amber's hand and
dragged him, Yielding and unquestion-
ing, rapidly through a chaotic rush OF
unseen bodies.
The firing had electrified the tense
strung audience With a pandemo-
MUM of shrieks, oaths, shouts, orders
unheard and commands unheeded, a
concerted rush was made from every
quarter TO the spot where the doomed
man had been kneeling. No man could
have said where he stood or whittier
he ran-save one, perhaps. That one
was at Amber's side and had laid his
course beforehand and knew that both
their lives depended upon his stick
ing to 1t without deviation. To him a
rush OF hundred feet in a direct
line meant sa.vation. the least devia.
tion from it, death.
He was now recovering rapidly and
able TO appreciate that they stood a
good chance of winning away; for the
natives were all converging toward the
center of the cavern. and apparently
none needed them. Nevertheless La
bertouche, releasing him. put revol
yer In his hand
Cont hesitate to shoot IL anyone
comes this way" he said. i've got to
get this door open and
He broke OF with an ejaculation Of
gratitude; for while M lad been speak
Ing his fingers busily cropping in the
convolutions Of the sculptured pedes
tai had encountered what he sought
and now he pulled out an iron bar two
feet or so in length and as thick as
a woman's wrist. Inserting this in
a socket. as one familiar with the
trick. he put his weight upon 1t: 3
carved sandstone slab slid back silent
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04

proved at e144.e31 of SIR Henry Itch
borne. Of Tichborne Park. Hants over
whose succession TO the Tichborne O.
tates and title the famous Tiehborns
case was fought curious provision
in the viii Il that In which Sir KVnEy
desired tb~. the family custom should
he continued Of distributing a small
sisver rcin 10 every person present at
he funeral OF member of the fam
siy, ere coin for every year Of age OF
deceased. The custom also includes
lie d.stribution OF "a QuSrtsra inavss
80 tho roar * the distract
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
Tho oIn Love Possible.

Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay. at gar
den party at Hampstead, praised the
working girl.
How much nobier." she said. ito
work than to marry for money.
know a pretty girl who gave sp good
position to marry a man of si=ty-eight.
~ am marrying for love. she told
her chum.
"'And the old fellow said the
ehum. disgustedly. is worth $1,000
DOOR
YES was the reply. It's the
$1,000. 900 I'm in love with"
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and as there was no process for an
nulling a. absolute decree for divorce,
even TO meet such a remarkable case.
1t became necessary, through the ju-
dicial error, for the man OF law TO re-
marry his spouse without delay, and
this be did.
A somewhat similar error was com
mitted IN the English Court OF Chan.
Gerry. There had been litigation
over some property. which was held
by one man end claimed by another
OF thc sap,s name. In evading some
order Of the eourt the helder Of the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
saaacIous Man.

They say the minister preached
against the folly of modern fashions
Sunday"
He did, and his sermon made him
more popular than ever"
But | understand that he mention
ed the women by name and told how
much he thought their spring dresses
and bonnets cost"
so he did, but in each instance he
overestimated the cost of the things.
and the women are delighted"
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glad l did, for AZ has cured me.
81 know of so many cases where wo-
men have been cured by Lydia Il. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound that / can
say to every suffering woman if that
medicine does not help her, there Is
nothing that will."-Gfrs. JANETzxI.
1908 Arch ST., Chicago, Ill.
This is the age Of substitution, and
women who want a cure should insist
upon Lydia i. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound just as this woman did, and
not accept something else on which the
druggist can make little more profit
Women who are passing through this
critical period or who are suffering
from any of those distressing ills pc
culiar to their sex should not lose sight
of the fact that for tI@rty years Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
which is made from roots and herbs,
has been the standard remedy for fe.
male ills. In almost every community
you viii find women who have been
restored to health by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
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Queer Blunders in Courts

name of an advocate who had been
arguing petition for re name Of the
petitioner himself. and in granting and
signing the decree OF dissolution Of
marriage Of the petitioner unwittingiy
substituted the advocates name for
the petitioners. and thus divorced the
lawyer from his wife instead Of grant.
ing the prayed.for release of the advo.
Gates client. AS the lawyer had no
desire for separation from his wife.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
Iust So.

II wonder" unused the woman, aft.
er npackIng her new gown and clut-
tering the floor with boy lid. and pa
per. and string. Il wonder why they
call new dress a creation"
"Uh," answers her husband That's
easy. II tc-Aes about six days to fin
ish It and the result is criticised by
everybody that sees il"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
q Great Grace

1t is no great matter to associate
with the good and gentle, for this is
naturally pleasing to all and everyone
willingly enjoyeth peace and loVeth
those best that agree with him. But
to be able to live peaceably with hard
and perverse persons. or with the dis
orderly. or with such as go contrary to
us. is great grace. and a most COM
mendable and manly thing. Thomas
4 Kempis.
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Unanimous ohieotlnn.

You say there are people who OBJ
ject to my marrying yous" asked the
young man. who are they?"
my father and mother" faltered
the fair damseA
But they can be reasoned with"
MY brothers"
I'VE can defy them"
Il know. but there is still another
who is that?"
My fiance."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04

property had committed a contempt.
and on this being called to the at.
tention of the Judge an order issued
for the summoning. not Of the guilty
party, but OF the claimant Of the same
surname. aud the order. a very Sc
we're one. was actually In execution
before the error was discovered.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
Force Of Habit.

DR.. Cuttem is so absentminded."
says the man with the uncertain
whiskers.
What has he been doing now?''
asks the man with the ingrowing
mustache.
y happened to be in his Office the
other day, and he started to sharpen
his pencil Before he used his knife.
however. he chloroformed the pencil.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
knew his haunts.

~she told her husband If he didn't
stay at home evenings hereafter she
would go into the chorus Of some com
ic opera company"
Poor thingl That shows how
greatly she longs to be near him even
irss"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
CHAPTER XIX.
Rutson's Daughter.

Iii darkness the blacker for the sud
den disappearance Of the light, some
body stumbled over AmSof-stumbled
and swore in good English. The Vir-
ginian sat up. crying out as weakly as
a child: "Labertouchel" A voice said
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
French Judge Divorces Petitioners
Lawyer--Slmllar Error Made BY
Magistrate In England.

Some years ago. IT is said, legal
blunder OF a most extraordinary char
acter was committed in one Of the d.
vorce courts in Paris. BY some mis-
apprehension on the part OF the presid.
ing Judge. whose papers and mind had
M -nnfuseS he actually mistook The
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
what chancn Has 20,

Johnny-"Grandpa. do lions go to
heaven p Grandpa-"No. Johnny"
Johnny-"Well. do mlnisters?" Grand
ra--''Why, OF course Why do you
ask" Johnny-"well. suppose lion
eats a minister ?"-Life.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
OF Course He Cried.

Jimmy! What on earth are you
crying about now?"
Tommy Jones dreamed last night
that he had whole pie to eat an
didn't"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
Cd custon, Malnsalned.

One OF the pecuIiarfties Of the aver
age Englishman Is that he loves to
perpetuate the quaint eustoEne OF his
.oretatheFs The will has tuss es@n
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
Nat Talent.

NY uncle JiEn. said the little boy.
can jump fences. climb trees. aud
turn somersaults IN his automobile. =
Your uncle Jim must be an ex-
merit" SAYS the guest
No. be isn't That's why he can :"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04

and / went to the
store to get : bottle
of Lydia E. Pink
hams We &c table
Compound, but tho
clerk did not want
to let me have it,
he said it was no
good and wanted me
to try something
else, but knowing
all about it 1 in
sisted and finally
got it. ard I am SO
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04

When g woman calls for her hns-
band to come here miIaie." he
knows she has two hours Job for
him.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
SHE GOT
WHAT SHE
WANTED
al1is Woman Had to Insist
Strongly, but it Paid

Chicago, nl.-"I suffered ron a fe-
male weakness and stomach trouble.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-10-04
NO MORE ASTHMA

stopit. Learn how. Send at once for health chart
booklet and FREE TRIAL. Scientific constitutional
treatment Wonderful cures. HENRI MILLAR
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Ize6-..-s-61s<6sa~
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-04-18
UNITED pRnss LnAsnD wInn.l

Zion City, Ill.,, April 1S.-After a
day of the widest excitement in
which there was much rioting and
many voters were slugged, Wilbur
Glenn Vollva, successor to John Alex
ander Dowie, as chief of the Zionists,
this afternoon claims to have been
elected mayor over X, s. Code, can
didate OF the wide open" faction
here.
Waiting at the polls all last night,
the adherents of Voliva and Of the
independents" sQuabbled for places
in the line when the polls opened,
and 40 imported guards from Chicago
strove ION the one side with Sheriff
Green's deputies from Waukegan on
the other to protect the separate fac
tions from each other. Four Of Vol-
vas adherents were arrested by the
deputies, and Vollva, in retaliation,
caused the arrest of Chief OF Police
Hoover, one of the independent"
faction.
While the police dubbed John G..
Garret, Voliva man, at the polls a
big crowd attacked the officers, who
we're forced to use their clubs freely
TO restore order.
The independents" quote Voliva
as saying that he would be elected,
even IL 1t were necessary to use force
to keep his hold on the city. Grave
apprehension of trouble is felt
through statements that the Voliva
men have prepared regular arsenals,
and threats are freely made that II
the Independents are shown to have
won at the polls when the count ls
completed, bloodshed may ensue.
Special Policemen Meegles, Grout,
Meyers and Kerr were locked UP by
order Of voliva, charged with beat
ing Garrett. They were released
later.
SO serious Is the outlook that
troops may be needed to quell the
rioters. Mayor Ritchie has asked
Governor Deneen to ensure protec-
ton, and the governor has answered
that II the police are unable to handle
the situation troops will be sent at
once.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-04-18
TINTED PRESS LEASED w1nr.1


Roseburg, Or, April 19.-Followed
by thousands of persons he knew as
friends, the funeral of Frank w. Ben
son, late secretary of state of Oregon,
and former governor took place this
forenoon under the auspices of the
Benevolent and Protective Order Of
Elks.
Services were conducted over the
body at the Elks' temple, and inter-
ment took place at the Odd Fellows
cemetery. where The last rites of OdI
Fellowship were held by the Philer.
tartan lodge, of which he was a men,
Der.
Many Ten prominent in state life
and politics we're among those in the
procession, including Governor West
and Secretary of State Olcott.
The body Iof the late secretary, ac-
companied by Mrs. Benson and DR..
Lee Steiner, arrived at Roseburg
Monday night. A squad of state
militiamen from Company d escorted
the body from the depot to the Elks'
temple, and maintained guard over it
until services this forenoon
At the services the temple was
crowded, and hundreds were turned
away.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-04-18
RECALL FOR
ONLY TWO
DIRECTORS

There has been some difference of
opinion in the matter of getting up
recall petitions against members of
the Salem Board of Education. Some
of the protesting elements wanted to
take the recall only on Holt and
Millard, and as Babcock's term ex-
pires, put up three new candidates
and try conclusions in that way and
allow Moores and Lafky to go un-
scathed. Others in East Salem and
North Salem wanted to force a spec
ial election and extend the recall to
Babcock and Moores, thus making 1t
necessary to put up four candidates
and hold special election. Butt hese
differences have been adjusted and
If the recall goes through, three new
men will be elected in place of Mil
lard, Holt and Babcock. That Is the
present program, and there will be
recall petitions circulated only
against two members of the board Of
education. The matter is being
watched with great interest, as it
will have been the first attempt to
invoke the recall system at Salem.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-04-18
UNITED PRESS LEASED wIRr.I

Douglas, Ariz,, April 1S.-The Mex
lean rebels evacuated Aqua Prieta
about o'clock this morning, leaving
for the west. Colonel Medina, of the
rebels surrendered to the American
army
The federal army declined the as
slstance of the Douglas Red Cross
society in caring for their injured.
The Mexican federals have one
American prisoner tied in ropes. He
gave his name as Tom Sullivan and
said he had worked at Cananea,
Douglas and Bisbee.
The casualties on either side never
will be known. A number Of dead
bodies are lying in the streets of
Aqua Prieta.
The federal forces now in Aqua
Prleta number about 1900. The rea-
son given by the rebels, quite num-
ber of whom crossed the line into
Douglas during the night, was that
they were out of ammunition and
could not keep up the fight another
day.