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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-14

But on the seventh morning II be-
came evident that a burglary had
been visited upon the home of his
hosts. A window had been forced in
the rear OF the house and a trail OF
burnt matches and candle grease be
tween that entrance and the door Of
Ambers room. together with the
somewhat curious circumstance that
nothing whatever was missing from
the personal effects OF the Quains,
forced him to make an explanation
For his own belongings had been
rifed and the bronze box alone abb
stracted-still preserving its secret
In its place Amber found a soiled
slip Of note paper inscribed with the
round. uniformed handwriting Of the
babu: Pardon, sahib. A mistake has
been made. l seek but TO regain that
which is not yours to possess. There
will be naught else taken. 4 thou
sand excuses from your hmbl. obi.
svt., Behari Lal Chatterji."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-14

five minutes since she worked loose.
It's the DEVILS own luck!"
A bur of snow swept between boat
and shore; when il had passed the
former was all but ndistinguishable.
From full heart Quain blasphemed
fuently. But If she holds as
she stands" he amended quickly, his
indominitable spirit fostering the for
lorn hope, she'll 20 aground in anoth.
er FIVE minutes and / know just
where. I'll go after her"
The deuce you VIII Howl"
There's an OLD skinny up the
shore ways Already Quain was
moving off in search Of 1t. Noticed
her this morning Daresay she leaks
like a sieve, but at worst the waters
pretty shoal inshore hereabout"
Damn" Qlain brought up short
with shin barked against a thwart
Of the row boat he lad been seeking.
and in recognition Of the mishap lib
orally lnsulted his .lck
Amber, knowing that his hurt
was as inconsiGera as his illtem-
per, which was mora han halffeigned
to mask his anxiet laughed quietly,
meanwhile inspecting their find with
a critical eye.
You don't seriously mean 10 put Of
In this crazy hen-coop. do your" he
asked.
Just precisely that It's the only
way"
II ia simple madness. / won't"
You don't wan, % stay here all
night, do your"
No, but"
We'll, then. len us a hand and
don't stard there grumbling BE
thankful for what I've got, which is
me and my enterpr.ss."
"Oh, all right
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-14

twoi How many d you expect to
drop, on a snapshot like that?"
"Two," returned Amber so patiently
that Quajn requested him, explosively,
to go to the devil. III you don't mind, 3"
he said. "Tll go after NY ducks in
stead. You'll follow? They're over
there, on our way"
Fifty yards or so away he found tho
ducks, side by side In little hollow.
Fine fat birds. he adjudged them
sagely
Satisfaction glimmering in his
grave dark eyes, he fingered in the
hollow, while the frosty air. whipping
madly through the sand hills, stung
his face till it glowed beneath the
brown. But presently, like the ghost
of a forgotten kiss, something moist
and chill touched gently his cheek,
and was gone. Startled. he glanced
skyward. then extended an arm,
watching it curiously while the rough
fabric of his sleeve was sailed gen
erously with fine white fakes. Though
to some extent apprehendsd (they had
been blind indeed 10 have ignored the
menace Of the dour day just then
DYING snow had figured in their cal
culations as little as the scarcity Of
game. Amber wondered dimly if it
would work a change in their plans,
prove an obstacle to their safe re-
turn across the bay.
The furry thickeuing in the air, a
shade Of anxiety colored his mood
"This'll never do" be declared. and
set himself to ascend a nearby dune
Behind him a meager strip Of sand
held back a grim an angry sea; he
fore him lay an eighth Of a mile Of
sand-locked desolation, and then the
weltering bay-a vide two miles Of
leaping, shouting waves. slate-coIored
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-14

Together they put their shoulders
10 the bows OF the old. Hat-bottomed
rowboat, with incredible exertions up
roofing it from its ancient bed, and st
length had it afioat
Painting. Quain mopped his forehead
with = handkerchief much the worse
for days association with gun
grease, aud peered beneath his hand
into the murk that yelled the bay.
There she is" he declared conf-
IDENTITY; aground" He pointed. III
fetch up with her in no time"
But Amber could see nothing in the
least resembling the catboat, and said
so with decision.
I'm coming, too" Amber said
quietly.
The he'll you arei D'you want to
sink US? What do you think this is.
anyway-an excursion steamer? You
stay where you are and-I say-taks
care OF this till | come back, like a
good fellow
He thrust the butt OF his shotgun
into Amber's face, and the latter,
seizing it, was rewarded by ytgur-
Gus push that sent him back hair a
dozen feet, At the same time the
painter slipped from his grasp and
Quain, lodging an end OF the eIl-pot
stake on ne hard saaz5 bottom, put
his weight upon It. Before Amber
could recover the boat had slid OF
and was melting swiftly into the shad.
ows.
After a bit Quains voice came
back: Don't fret Davy. I'm all right"
Amber cupped hards to mouth and
sent cheerful hail ringing in re-
Spouse. simultaneously the last.
least, indefinite blur that stood for the
boat in the darkness, vanished in a
swirl of snow; and he was alone with
the storm and his misgivings.
Twenty minutes wore YEARLY away.
Falling ever more densely, the snow
drew an impenetrable wan curtain be-
tween Amber and the world of life
and light and warmth; while with
each descendant blast the strength
of the gale seemed to wax, its high
hysteric clamor at times drowning
even the incessant deep below of the
ocean surf. Once Amber paused In his
patrol, having heard, or fancying he
had heard, the staccato plut -plut-plut
Of marine motor. On impulse, with
a swelling heart, he swung his gun
skywards and pulled both triggers.
The double report rang in his ears
| loud as a thunderclap.
In the moments that followed, while
he stood listening, with every fiber
of his being keyed to attention, the
sense of his utter Isolation chilled his
heart as with cold steel.
A little frantically he loaded and
fired again; but what at first might
have been thought the faint far echo
of hail he in the end set down reluc-
/ family to a trick of the hagridden
wind.
An hour passed, punctuated at fire.
quent intervals by gunshots. Though
they evoked no answer of any sort,
hope for Quain died hard In Ambers
heart. Resolutely he turned to CON
sideration of his own plight and
problematic way of escape
HIS understanding Of his situation
was painfully accurate; he was ma
rooned upon what flood tide made a
desert island but which at the ebb
was PENINSULA long and narrow
strip Of sand, bounded on the west by
the broad shallow channel to the
ocean, on the east connected with the
mainland by sandbar which half the
| day lay submerged
| (TO BE CONTINUED
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-14
QUEENS BOROUGH TIN HORSES
How Nightmares, Hobbies and Ponies
Of Beer Were Put on the
cIty's Psy Roli-

What's all this talk / hear about
tin horses in Queens BOROUGH"
I'm surprised at your ignorance.
Tin horses are mere term used 10
designate equines which never exist
ed. part of graft game"
Explain some more. please"
We'll, II was like this. II fellow
with pull wanted some extra money
he would have couple of nightmares,
report to the powers that be that he
had a team, and they would be hired.
at so much a day. for city work"
did all Of the grafters have to
have mares2"
20. no; one of the gang had his
wife's two clothes horses. drawing full
pay"
He was a genius"
Eyes, another man had a hobby
about not wanting TO work, his son
had hobby horse, and so he doubled
them up and sent in bills for team,
at least. so hear
That's interesting"
Yes. rather There was a rumor
going around the other day that a
man who owned a pair of ponies Of
beer also figured in the game"
4 suppose If one of the gangs wife
and daughters owned pony skin coats
they could have got on the pay roll
too"
Sure thing; It was a pony skin
game, ali the way through
And all that these fake horses ever
drew was pay7"
That's true, although they have set
tongues a-wagging. "-Brooklyn Times.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-14

the secretions. The doctors said /
was beyond help. 1 began the use
OF Doan's Kidney Pills aud gradually
improved until completely cured. I
have not had the slightest trouble
since"
Remember the name-Doans.
For sale by druggists and general
storekeepers everywhere. Price 500
Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo. n. Y.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-14

to hnd the occupation that their ma
ture vaguely Graves. but the pedagogi-
cal rope always pulls them back to
the curriculum. Then their enthu-
siasm cools. while the teachers go or
trying 70 strike an intellectual spark
with the mental temperature at zero
This is not only an extravagant waste
Of educational forces. but. wbat is far
more serious. It awakens hatred OF
study in those whose mental organi-
cation does not suit the school plan
The restraint Of = system suited 70
the Average child inhibits the powers
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-14
Big Demand on Education

who have discovered the difference
between schooling and education, chill
drec could try their powers, and mo-
ments Of enthusiasm be utilized for
mental growth in various lines. Men.
tai tendencies. like animal instincts.
must be coaxed out By stimulating
situations. and the present school Ell
vironment ia too barren TO offer the
needed excftation. Boys are eontinu-
ally trying 70 understand themselves.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-14
The slsmese Cat.

siamese cats. with their curious
markings and loud. discordant voices.
are favorite pets.
In many respects these animals Of
Siamese breed are unique among fei.
ines. They follow their owners like
dogs; they are exceedingly affection.
ate and insist upon attention, and
they new loudly and constantly, as IL
trying TO talk. They have more vivac-
ity and less dignity than usually falls
20 the lot Of cats.
In color they vary from pale fawn
through shades Of brown to chocolate.
There are two varieties, the temple
cats and the palace cats. the princi.
pal difference between the two being
that the palace breed Ia darker In
color.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-14

principal part in The Girl Of the Col
den West" Miss White wrote On an
ordinary card; Good for one half
ticket for ny mascot. Sir David I'm
lauf, any performance. 49, Carolina
White"
UmIauf was so delighted with the
half ticket that he Immediately found
Andreas Dippel. generA. manager Of
the opera company, and was made
giadder still ~hen d - wrote On
The other side Good for smother balf.
any performance a yippei ST.
Luis Globe Deuoc-1-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-14
He Was Innocent.

Johnny Williams had been bad"
again.
An. me. Johnny" sighed his Sun
day school teacher Il am afraid we
shall never meet IN heaven"
what have you been doin'?" asked
Johnny. with grim Harper's Month,
IT,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-14
Modern Life Requires That II Shall
Furnish Opportunities for the
Fullest indiViduallsn.

Opportunities for the fullest iRdi-
Sidualism is the demand which mod
err lire makes upon education. The
school should be an experiment sta
ton replete with alluring incentives
20 intellectual growth. Here, aided
by the helpful sympathy Of teachers
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-14

delay. J. L.
Richardson, Red
Key, Ind, says:
My back ached
as though It
would break. I
could not move
without intense
pain. Ny kid
neys were in
such bad shape
that it was nee
essary to draw
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-14

Of unusual children and awakens re-
sentiment. Uniformity In treatment
and instruction sup2resses the ten.
dency to vary and creates billiards -
Edgar James swift, In Harper's
Magazine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-14
SYNOPSIS.
6T LoLih5 doSE04 NaNcE

David Amber, starting for A ducE-shoot-
ing visit with his friend, Quain comes up
On young lady equestrian who has been
olsmounted by her horse becoming fright
.neo az the sudden appearance in the road
q burly Hindu. He declares he IS
an Lal ChatterI, the appointed
nlouthpiece Of The Bel" addresses Amber
as man Of high rank and pressing a
mysterious little bronze box, THE To-
ken, into his hand disappears in the
WOOD The girl calls Amber by name.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-14
His Pass IN Halves.

Tiny David Umlalf. the smallest
MOTEL page In st. Louis, is the posses
sor Of the only hal. ticket pass ever
issued for a grand opera perform,
ance "a St Louis The pass was writ
ten By Carolina White, who sang TIE
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-14

EveYn-They say there is only one
person in fifteen with perfect eyes.
George with uncommon fervor)--
In fifteen? There's only one in a mil
honl
Eyelyn-There you so again, Georgel
Always fiattering somebody
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-14
Test Of Social Standing.

Old Porkenlarrd-Snl My wife has
pearl necklace concealed IN her
bonnet!
Customs Inspector-Huh?
Old POrkenlarrd Don't overlook Il,
that's all. She wants 10 get her name
In the papers as a society leader
Puck
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-14

Wool fabrics only are employed
in the making Of SINCERITY
CLOTHES, i" produced by Kuh. Nathan
O. Fischer Company. Chicago. Write
To- Style Book No 7.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-14

Dr. pieree's Pleasant Pellets first put up
40 years ago. They regulate and iuygor-
ate. stomach. liver and bowels, Sugar.
coated tiny granules.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-14
80 Ii thr Morld

Maud-Wbat excuse have you for
doing such an uamaideuly thing as
proposing 20 Jack?
Ethel-The golden rule
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-14

Wrath and wine unyeil the heart Of
friend to friend.-Plutarch
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-14

Garfield Tea eorrects constipation by
arousing the digestive organs . their in
tended activity. Composed Ok Herbs.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-14

AS events turned he had no need
to mention the incident until the
morning Of the seventh day following
the girls departure In the interim
nothing happened and he was able TO
enjoy some excellent shooting with
Quain. his thoughts undisturbed by
any further appearance of the babu.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-14

thing Of beauty is a JOY forever.
Keats.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-14
DON'T NEGLECT YOUR KIDNEYS.

Kidney troubles are too serious TO
neglect. Slight ailments are often
fore-runners of dars arous kidney ILL
ness and should be treated without
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-21

through the House, and has received. and
will receive, no adequate examination IN
the Senate. A few hours must sufiice
for that also. The measure Is loosely
drawn-so much so that its sponsors 'feil
down" badly in the limited House debate.
They could neither tell the amount OF
revenue that would be affected by It.
nor the scope Of its operations II enact
ed into law. Brought under a strong
glass in the Senate, the bill would show
many defects as the result Of hasty con-
struction.
All Of this shows that the tariff ques-
ton proper, as 1t will enter into the presi-
Dental campaign, goes over until next
winter. The democrats will then have
to meet the wool figures Of the tariff
board, and maybe other figures from the
same tribunal, reinforced by q message
or messages from the President Mr..
Taft Is not opposed to new wool
schedule He has pronounced that
schedule Of the Payne law "indefensi-
ble." But he wants the new schedule
based upon information the collection OF
which has been authorized by Congress
The real fight then is still to come. Inc
present session has but suggested what
is in store for both parties and the ceun-
try when the tariff, in its true length,
breadth and thickness. comes up Tor
party maneuvering on the eve OF the
presidential race.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-21
Reciprocity.

Tomorrow ends II. The debate on
Canadian reciprocity closes, and a vote
will be taken. The pact will pass the
Senate unamended, as the President from
the first has desired. II Is a pity that
the result could not have been declared
earlier, and the time of the session de-
voted to features Of the tariff question
about which party divisions are sharp.
Take the matter Of wool About that
plays no end of interesting controversy.
To tax. or not to tax. Why tax? Why
not tax? II wool IL taxed. why not tax
other raw materials? If wool Is made
free, why not the same treatment for
other raw materials?
And yet. interesting as the question is
it has been sighted in time allowance.
The Underwood bill was rushed through
the House. Maybe the most important
challenge to 1t there came from the out.
side. 1t was Mr.. Bryan who uttered the
most vigorous protest. He quoted demo
cratic deliverances on the subject in
favor of free wool. and demanded a
reason for the proposed departure but
got only a rebuke for answer wha,
business was II OF his Who had com.
missionsd him catechist extraordinary
to the democracy?
In the Senate there is to be practically
no debate at all. The Underwood propo-
sition. the La Toilette proposition, and
tire Smoot proposition will be merely
glanced at, and then vote. Whai
might well afford text for weeks will
be disposed Of in few hours.
The san1e is true of the so-cafed farm
srs. free Est sir. Tfat WAS raiiroadet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-21
The Peers Problem.

The latest reports from London indicate
that the house of lords will practically
accept the liberal program Of legislative
reform. The ministry's parliament bill.
1t is now evident. will be passed by the
house of lords with certain amendments
that ii is known in advance will not be
accepted by the commons. That body will
reject the amendments with plain as
surances that IL the lords do not then
allow the bill to pass In its original form
the prime minister will be compelled
ito tender the king certain advice which
will insure its passage" This plainly will
hint at the creation of enough liberal
peers to overcome the present unionist
majority in the upper house. contingent
cy which no member Of that house is now
likely to invite by persistent rejection of
the ministry's measure.
The unionists are now hoping for one
of two developments to prevent the ul-
innate and lasting reduction of the house
Of lords to q virtual nullity In the legis-
latiye equation. One is that II the min
istry is put to the last emergency and
asks the crown to create Ave hundred
liberal peers King George will refuse TO
comply. This would, of course, immedi-
ately cause ministerial resignation fol-
lowed By general election. Such re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-21
Every Man His Own Quarantine.

From the New York Times.
DR.. Doty does not seek to conceal
the danger that exists in the spread
Of cholera by means Of carriers"
that is. infected persons who. display
no symptoms Of the disease. Recent
inquiry. he says. has shown that the
number Of such carriers is ''amazingly
large" and that, because Of their un-
trammeled< movements, sporadic cases
OF cholera have occurred In all parts Of
the world. including the United States,
to which the great shiploads of immi-
grants from the infected Mediterra-
mean countries are coming. But three
agencies are working to make a re-
currence of the epidemic anywhere in
the United States impossible. In the
first place our quarantine regulations
Of passengers on incoming ships were
never SO rigorous and stringently en-
forced as now. Secondly. each consid-
cradle city has its vigilant health de-
partment, which Is itself q quarantine
station against all manner Of commu-
nicable diseases, cooperating with the
health boards Of other cities Thirdly.
every Intelligent person Is informed
through the public prints that cholera
Is filth disease, which can be con-
tracted only by the ingestion Of con-
taminated food or drink.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-21

suit is altogether unlikely. however, es-
pecially In view Of the fact trat the
unionist peers are with few exceptions M
disposed to run the risk OF wholesale
creation Of titles. The other and the
more practical hope is that the hberai
ministry will run on the rocks before the
expiration Of the two years necessary to
force a controverted bill through pariia-
ment under the operation OF the new law.
In case Of a dissolution and an appeal
to the country. 1t is thought. the chances
Of unionist success will be the better.
In any case the state Of the party now
in opposition cannot be worse. Should
the control pass from the liberals the
first action of the newly formed govern
ment would be to repeal the parliament
bill and restore to the house OF lords its
full measure of legislative power.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-21
Haiti's Usual Performance.

Haiti is in its usual state Of chaos An
insurrection has developed within a short
time and the little republic is now raw
aged with riot. The revolt has succeeded
with rather more than the usual facility.
Almost before it was known that affairs
in Haiti were in ferment, the insurrec-
ton had become an accomplished fact
So easy, indeed. is 1t to overturn affairs
in that country that no resident ever
feels assured. on retiring for the night
that he will awake under the same
regime. There is no such thing as loyal
ty on the part of the soldiers enlisted
under the existing government. They
will switch their allegiance in the
twinkling of an eye. 1t is reported
that in this latest affair, while a
column of government soldiers were
being driven to cover by insurgents.
whenever a general" got a thorn In
his foot and stopped to pluck it out he
resumed his march as a leader OF the
rebels rather than a federal straggler.
Practically every soldier in Haiti is
general. The whole establishment Is q
farce, from the top to the bottom, and it
is blight upon civilization, with con-
ditions on the other side of the boundary
line, in Santo Domingo. practically no
better. AS far as the Haitians and
Dominicans themselves are concerned. 1t
is Of little moment to the United States
how absurdly they fail to maintain gov
ernments or how often they turn things
upside down. But these periodical revo-
buttons impose a duty upon this country
to keep a close watch to prevent the
destruction of the lives and property Of
American citizens, who must at all haz-
ards be saved from the fury Of mobs and
the greed of the wretched creatures con-
stituting the so-called armies. who take
advantage of the least unsettlement TO
loot and pillage in savage fashion.