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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-01-19
VIE ALLEGES POLYGAMY
AS CAUSE FOR DIVORCE
Elizabeth Young Files Suit In
Foik County Circuit Court
Against Harry l.. Young.

- action for divorce has been
er, - - N Department No. 2 Of Cir
i,- solrt Tor Polk county by the FL
~. = Z complaint wherein Elizabeth
- seeks dissolution Of her mar
l -. - With her husband. Harry
su.,...S She bases her suit on the
rir,ss - mat her husband was con-
Nr,f,-..th Z. NE crime Of poligamy at
"a. ---. -.ille IN September 1910. and
i,s,,,.- .'s-eed therefore to the pen
Tor term Of two years
kirt o,.pie oS.pie were married at New
Der. oAi-nona. October. 1907. ana
a., are no children. The Dla,ntsrT
r,-..'o - Tor the restoration ~ re-
Elizabeth Patton her nar,s
'orner husband Pr Co.,
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-01-19
"Patronize Home Industry" Slogan
to Get Substantial Boost at Open
Meeting of Club, February q;
Movement Inaugurated to Promote
Polk Exhibit at State Fair; South
ern Pacific Claim Discussed.

Endorsement of the proposition
submitted by the Commercial club OF
McMinnville for the circulation OF
petitions urging the Hill lines to build
from McMinnville south to Eugene
on the West side, rather than to con-
struct branch from Albany to Cor
Wallis; adoption of the committee re-
port relative to the proposed made
in Oregon" meeting to be held in
Dallas soon; the Inauguration of a
movement to provide a suitable eX-
hibit from Polk county at the state
fair in September and lengthy dis
cussion of the alleged claim of the
Southern Pacific publicity depart
ment against the city, were the prin-
cipal topics decided and discussed at
the regular semi-monthly meeting of
the Dallas Commercial club Wednes-
day night.
Want Hill Line.
A communication from the trans
portation committee of the McMinn-
sXille club asking the cooperation OF
the Dallas Commercial body in a
united movement on the part of West
Side communities to petition the Hill
lines to extend their proposed electric
railway from McMinnville southwark
through Yamhill, Polk and Benton
counties to Eugene, rather than the
building of a branch line from AL
bany to Corvallis, was taken up and
discussed. On motion the club gave
it's unqualified endorsement to the
plan and a committee consisting of
w. L. Soehren and Walter L. Tooze,
,Jr., was appointed to circulate the
petitions in this city.
Made in Oregon Meeting.
Chairman Walter L. Tooze, of the
committee appointed to arrange with
Col. E. Hofer, of Salem, for a Made
i'm Oregon" meeting in this city re-
ported that they had agreed on the
plan to hold an open meeting of the
club on Wednesday, February Z, to
which a general invitation would be
extended to all business men, the
band would be engaged and address
es would be made by prominent
Portland people and by Col. Hofer
in furtherance of the 'patronize
home industry" propaganda. The re-
port of the committee was adopted.
For State Fair Exhibit.
Report from the committee previ-
ously appointed to confer with the
county court relative to an appropri-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-01-19

Mrs. Allen Clark. daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. W. J. Mulkey. and sister
of Hra b. r. Butler and C. c Null
key. OF this city. died st Good sa-
maritan hospital In Portland last
Tuesday night The funeral vas held
In Monmouth yesterday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-01-19

william Shelton. While cutting cord
wood . short distance west q town
a few days arc. cut his foot with an
az. ard suffered great los q blood
before aausEfnncs arrived
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-01-19
U'REN rs PREPARING BRIEF

Salem. Jan. is.-Attorney william
URen and II. J. Parkinson. are IN
the city today looking up data pre-
parafory TO submitting a brief % the
supreme court in the university ref
erendum case
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-01-19
SUPPRESS NEWS OF ESCAPES
Newspapers Not 60 De Given Infor-
nation Regarding COnvicts.

Salem. Jan. Is.-Hereafter news
Of escapes viii not be given 20 the
public unless the authorities az The
penItentiary see ~ 70 do 20. II r.
declared that the printing In the
newspapers Of news concerning es-
caped convicts often hampers their
capfure.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-01-19

A new style OF municipal muckrak-
sr and scrapsr combined is being
tried out on the city utreeta II u
proves q success. the council may
conclude 20 buy g.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-01-19

OF recently pepeaed the
painting Erie" which hung cap
"A which 35 by % feet represents
Perry battle leaving the disabled
painted
Of
most has increased
since it's which the
lower apparently intention cutting out the
paipters that OF
employee abrogaon @f
the
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-01-19

CONTINUED on Page Five.)
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-26
SYNOPSIS.

:. David Amber, starting for a duck-shoot-
ing visit with his friend. Quain. comes Up
On young lady equestrian who has been
Of a burly. Hindu. He declares he is
B 1ena Lal q Gh hat p Ths appointed
As q man Of high rank and pressing a
mysterious little bronze box. "The To-
, Ken, into his hand. disappears in the
NJ a. TIM the gil calls Amber by name.
Farrell. daughter Of Col Farrei 1 Of the
British diplomatic service in India and
VISITING VS. Ing the Quains. Several nights later
bronze box stolen. Amber and Qualn 70
nAu ag on an island and become lost and
AMBER AMBER Is left marooned. He wanders
ABOUT. finally reaches a cabin and rec
named Rutton. whom he last met in Eng
, Mh. ana n1; who appears to be in hiding.
s Mnsn Miss Farrell is mentioned Rutton is
and summons Rutton to a meeting p Of a
mysterious body Rutton seizes a revolt
yer and dashes after Chatterji. He re-
th henI I, Wildly excited. says he has killed
Gus errand. Amber decides to leave at
' sat for India; On the way he sends a
friend in Calcutta, BY a quicker route.
Upon arriving he finds a note awaiting
nm ~ d II directs Amber to meet his friend
81 s e, certain IN place , The latter tells him
reil out Of the country. Amber attempts
70 dispose of the Token to q money-len-
Der is mistaken for Rutton and barely
LIahertouche causes him to start FOR Oar
2eeling; on the way he meets Miss
Farrell. and at their Journeys end asks
a Her TO become his wife. A Hindu con-
0ucts Amber to secret place, and in the
presence of beautiful woman who mis-
takes him for Rutton.
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king garish the illumination Of the
nickering, smoking. many-colored
lamps In the garden. Naraini clapped
her hands Soft footsteps sounded in
the gallery and one of her handma aids
threaded the shrubbery to her side.
The lamps, Unda," said the queen !;
their light, think, little becomes me.
Put them out" And when this was
done, she composedly ordered her pipe
and threw herself lazily at length
upon pile Of kincob cushions, her
posture the more careless since she
knew herself secure from observation:
the garden being private to her use.
The tread of boots with 1lngling
spurs sounded in the gallery, warning
her. She sighed, smiled dangerously
to herself. and carelessly adjusted her
veil, leaving rather more than half her
race bare. Salig Singh entered the
garden and found his way to her. tow
ering over her beneath the canopy,
brave In his green and tinsel uniform
She looked up with listless hauteur
that expressed her attitude toward the
man.
"Achcha!" she said, sharply. Thou
art tardy. heaven-born. Yet have
waited for thee this half-hour gone,
heavy with sleep though l be-waited
to know the pleasure of my lord"
There was a mockery but family
disguised in her tone. The maharana
seemed to find it not unpleasant. for
he smiled grimly beneath his mus
tache.
There was work to be done," he
said briefy-"for the cause. And thou
how has thou wrought. o Breaker of
Hearts,"
The woman clasped her hands be-
hind her head. "Am not Naraini?"
The man is ours?"
Nine" she corrected amiably. His
face darkened with q scowl of jeal-
ousy and she laughed in open derision.
Were l Naraini could 1 not divine
the heart of a man."
by what means"
What Is that to thee, o heaven
born?" She snuggled her body COM
placently into the luxurious pile of
cushions. IF have accomplished the
task thou didst set for me, what con-
Germ hast thou with the means l did
employ? Thou art only Salig Singh.
maharana of Khandawar, but 1 am
Naraini, free woman"
"Thou-r Rage choked the rajput.,
Thou" he sputtered-"thou art"
Softly, heaven-born, softly-lest 1
loose thunderbolt for thy destruc-
ton. Is 1t wise to forget that Naraini
holds thy fate in the hollow of her
hands?" She sat forward, speaking
swiftly and with malice. Thou art
pledged to produce Har Dyal Rutton
in the Hall Of the Bell before another
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paddle drove the boat out Of the 50.
cret entrance. in an impassive silence.
In the stern Amber watched the linden.
mite grey light of dawn wavering over
the face of the waters and won
dered.
The boat swung in gently to the
marble steps of the bund. Amber rose
and stepped ashore, very tired and
very much inclined to believe he
would presently wake up to a sane
and normal world.
"Hazoor.' the voice of Dulla Dad
nailed him. He turned. "Hazoor, l
was to say that at the third hour after
sunset tonight this boat will be wait
ing. You are to call me by name,
and l will put in for you. hazoor."
What's that? don't understand.
Oh, very WE'LL"
And ! was to say further my lord.
these words: You shall find but one
way to Kathiapur.'"
Amber shook his head, smiling. eff
you. don't mind getting yourself dis
liked on my account, Dulla Dad, you
may take back to the author of that
epigram this answer: You shall find
but one way to Jehannum, and that
right speedily Good morning, Dulla
Dad"
THE peace Of God abide always with
the heaven-born!"
Amber entered the bungalow. to
ma the khansamah already awake
and moving about. At the Virginian's
request he shuffled of to prepare COT
fee-much coffee, very strong and
black and hot. Amber stipulated. He
needed the stimulant badly. He was
sleepy and his head was in a whirl.
He sat lost In thought until the
khansamah brought the decoction,
then reused and drank it as it came
from the pot. without sugar, gulping
down huge bitter mouthfuls of the
scalding black fluid. But the effect
that he expected and desired was
strangely long in making itself felt.
He marveled at his drowsiness, nod
ding and blinking over his empty cup.
Out of doors the skies were hot and
blue-white with forerunners of the
sun, and the world of men was stir
ring and making preparations against
the business of the day; but Amber,
who had a work so serious and SO in
slant to his hand, sat on in dreamy
lethargy, musing.
The faces of two women stood out
wildly against the misty formless
void before his eyes; the face OF
Naraini and that of Sophia Farrell. He
looked from one to the other, stupidity
contrasting them, trying to determine
which was the lovelier. until their fea-
lures blurred and ran together and
the two became as one and
The khansamah tiptoed cautiously
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sunrise, and none but Naraini knows
to what q perilous resort thou art
driven to redeem thy word"
i was lied to-" he argued sullenly.
"A false tale was brought me-by one
who hath repented of his error! II l
was told that Har Dyal Rutton would
be IN India upon such-and-such a day,
am to blame that l did promise to
bring him to the Gateway"
and seeing that the man is dead,
art thou to blame for bringing in his
place q substitute, even so poor a
changeling as this man Amber? Nav.
be not angry; do blame thee? Have
l done aught but serve thee to the end
thou dost desire? Thou
shouldst be grateful to me, rather
than menace me with thine anger.
And" she added. sweetly, ut
were well for thee that thou shouldst
bear always in mind my intimacy with
thy secret. If thou art king, then /
am more than queen, in Khandawar."
i am not angry. Naraini," he told
her humbly. but mad with love for
thee"
And lust, my lord. for-power." she
interpolated.
But II what thou has said be
true"
Who lies to the king, Is already
dead man. Why should trouble to
deceive thee. heayen-born? I tell
thee. the man 10 won. The day shall
declare It; this night will he ride with
me TO kathiapur. Why didst thou not
tarry to eavesdrop? Indeed thou hast
lost An opportunity that may never q
second time be thine-to learn OF tho
wilss Of q woman"
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into the room and found the Virginian
sleeping like log, his head upon the
table. His face was deeply colored
with crimson, as II fever burned
him. and his breathing was loud and
stert0rous.
Pausing, the native beckoned to one
who skulked without and the latter
entering. the two laid hold of the un-
conscious man and bore him to the
charpoy. The second native slipped
silver money into the khansamah's
palm.
He will sleep till evening"" he said
III any come asking for him, say that
he has gone abroad, leaving no word.
More than this you do not know. The
sepoys have an order to prevent all
from entrance"
Beneath the spreading bantam, by
the cistern Of the goldfish, Naraini
with smoldering eyes watched Amber
disappear in the wilderness of shrub
berry. He walked as man with a set
purpose. never glancing back. She
laughed uneasily but waited motion
less where he had left her, until the
echo Of his boot-heels on the marble
slabs had ceased to ring in the neigh
boring corridor. Then, lifting a flow
er-like hand to her mouth, she touched
her lips gently and with an air of Gu
riosity. The resentment In her eyes
gave place to an emotion less super
hcial. by Indur and by Har!" she
swore softly. I'm one thing at least
he IL like rajput: he kisses as q man
kisses."
dAWn-a light that grew apace. ma
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with assumed disdain. It was nc
part OF wisdom, in her understanding
to tell him Of her interview with Am
Der. A mans jealousy is a potent
weapon In a woman's hands, but must
be welded with discretion.
BE of good heart" she comforted
him. III he doth fail to survive the
ordeal-Har Dyal Rutton hath died
If he doth survive"
"Har Dyal Rutton shall die within
the hour" Salig Singh concluded, grim
ly. But :. l am troubled. l
cannot but ask myself continually:
Were 1t not wiser to confess failure
and abide tho outcome?"
How long wouldst thou abide the
outcome, my king, after thou hadst
informed the council of this deception
to which thou hast been too willing
and ready party? He who
misled you died a dogs death. But
thou-art thou in love with death?"
Unless thy other name be Death.
Naraini ;"
Or If the council should spare thee
AS is unlikely? The patience Of the
Body fs as the patience of kings
scant; and its mercy Is like unto its
patience. But say thou art
spared: what then? How long art
thou prepared to wait until the Mem
bers of the Body shall again be in
such complete accord as now? When
again shall all Hindustan be ripe for
revolt? Aho! Thou wouldst
have sweet patience in the waiting,
Salig singh! Let matters rest
as they be, my lord"-this a trace i'm
periously. Leave the man to me: I
stand sponsor for him until the Gate
way shall have received him and
and perhaps for little afterwards"
Thou art right as ever" He lifted
his gaze to meet hers and his eyes
famed. Il leave my life on your
knees. Naraint. l love thee and
by all the gods, thou art altogether a
woman!"
And thou man, your
she countered provokinsly.
Nay" she concluded. evading him
with supple squirm. "be content I'M
til this affair be consummated. Wait
until the time when an empress shall
reign over all Bharuta and thou. my
lord, shall be her minister of state"
The mans voice shook. THAT hour
Is not far OF. my queen. Thou wilt
not keep me waiting longer?
She gave him the quick promise of
her eyes.
She swept away from him. toward
the parapet. He took a single step
In pursuit and halted, following her
with glance that was at once care
less and a threat.
With eyes half-veiled by long Ian
gorous lashes the woman threw back
her head until her swelling throat was
tense. She raised her arms and
stretched them wide. The sun. soar
Ing suddenly. crimson disk above
the ridge, seemed to strike fire from
her strange. savage beauty as from a
jewel
Her parted lips moved, but the man.
who had drawn near enough to hear.
caught two words only.
"Naraini! Empress,"
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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instruction In Cartoons.

have found that one of the easiest
and most interesting ways of teaching
my growing boys current events is BY
having them make a scrapbook of the
cartoons that appear in the daily pa.
pers and magazines. As soon az tho
papers have been read. the cartoons
and pictures that bear on tho leading
questions of the day are carefully cut
out and put in q special place till the
end of the month. Then We look over
them together and save for the scrap
book only the best and cleverest.
1t Is really surprising what q de-
lightful little recreation this makes
fo- the evenings. 1t encourages q dis
cussion Of current history. in which
the father usually Joins. and at the
same time promises . feeling Of good
comradeship between parents and chill.
Basar.
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There was work to be DONE" he re
peated. Il went to take measures
against thy failure"
20 thou Of little faith"
Nay. why should l neglect proper
precautions? Whether thy confidence
be justified or not. this night will Har
Dyal Rutton-or one like him-endure
the ordeal Of the Gateway"
so l have told thee" she assented
equally. HE will come, because
Naraini bids him"
1T may be so. II not, another lure
shall draw him"
She started with annoyance. "The
Englishwoman Of the picture?"
Have l named herr" He lifted his
heavy brows in affected surprise.
Nay, but"
Secret for secret" he offered:
mine for thine. Is it a bargain. o
Pearl of Khandawar?
Keep thy silly secret, then, as I
will keep mine own counsel" she said,
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-26
CHAPTER XVI.
Sunrise for Two.

Amber found his way out of the
garden without difliculty: at the door
way an eunuch waited. The maharana
himself. perhaps in difference to the
dictates Of discretion. did not reap
pear. and Amber had no desire to see
him again. He was eager only to get
away. to find place and time to
think. and to get into communication
with LAbertouche.
In the cavern-hke chamber 1T the
water level Dulla Dad had the boat
in readiness. Amber embarked. not
without = sigh Of relief. and the No
hammedan with his doubloSpaded
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Whatsoever q man soweth that shall
ne also reap.
SOME GENERAL SUGGESTIONS
FOR SERVING.
Move as noiselessly and handle
dishes as carefully as possible.
Serve hot things hot and cold things
cold.
A we'll and neatly-laid table is a big
step toward a good meal.
FIJI the glasses two-thirds full. Do
not lit glass when filling 1t. but II
necessary draw it to the edge of the
table, never touching the top of the
glass.
Finger bowls are to be filed one
third full: a rose or petals. leaf or
. bit OF lemon. in the bowl Is an addi-
ton.
Water should be put into the glasses
the very last thing before the guests
are seated.
Never reach in front Of a person
when serving; serve to the left when
the food Is q matter Of choice by the
guest.
Remove all dishes from the right
and place all food not chosen at the
right.
Relishes, like nuts, olives and
pickles. may be left during the entire
meal for the guest to help himself.
A dolly should be placed between
the plate and the sherbet cup as we'll
as under the finger bowl.
With the salad, crackers or bread
and butter are served.
Sugar and cream should always be
passed with black coffee, as many pre-
fer 1t.
One service should be removed at q
time. not stacking the dishes; this
savors too much of boarding house
life.
When changing courses, every thing
pertaining to the previous course
should be removed.
Two vegetables may be passed at
once at the left. allowing the guest to
help himself.
The knife and fork should be placed
side by side when passing the plate
to be replenished or when the course
is finished.
The intimate process of mastic&tion
should be performed in as noiseless a
manner as possible with a closed
mouth. This may seem superfuous
advice. but existing circumstances
warrant a reminder.
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Desiccated cocoanut can be made
at home with little work, but cost
ing much less than the proprietary ar.
ticle. Break the shell and carefully
remove all Of the brown coat and run
the white meat through a meat chop
per, using a coarse cutter at first.
then finer one. This will not take
as much time as trying to cut 1t fine
at first. To every quart of the ground
nut meat add cupful of sugar. stir
well and stand in tho oven or warm
ing oven until thoroughly dry. STIR
ring occasionally. It will take two
days to dry. but the result will be very
satisfactory
Cocoanut Cookles-Cream one and
a half cups of sugar with a cup of
warmed butter. Add three well beat
en- eggs and three tablespoonfuls of
milk. a cupful OF desiccated coocanut
and three cupfuls Of -four. sifted, with
four teaspoonfuls Of baking powder.
Flavor and bake.
Roast Beef sandwIches.-These are
very nice for hot supper or lunch.
eOu Olbu. fl6C6 ROUNDS OF SLICES or
buttered bread covered with slices OF
cold roast beef. season and pour hot
gravy over the sandwich and serve
hot.
Pear Dessert.-Take the juice of
canned pears. add a little mace to 1t
and boil to extract the flavor. Pour
over the pears and serve with whipped
cream for dessert. F
Knocked MIneemeat.-Two cupfuls
of chopped meat to I'VE cupfuls of
chopped apple. three cups of raisins,
one cup Of vinegar, cup Of cider, q
of cinnamon, q cup of
molasses and q cup Of suet This will
keep a long time II very cold or may
be cooked. and will keep indefinitely.
Potato Puffs.-To each cupful of
potato take one egg, one ia
Of milk. two tablespoon
fuls OF flour. one-fourth Of a teaspoon
Of baking powder and salt to season.
Mix we'll and roll into finger rolls, fry
In deep fat as doughnuts. Serve hot.
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Ie<kE.A -<..xN-.


Are you In favor of government
ownership?"
1T all depends" replied Mr.. Dus
tin Stax. ION how much the govern.
ment could BE- persuaded to pay for
the privileges Of owning some OF the
things I control"
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EEACE there 10, IN sacrifice
secluded;
NE subdued. from will and passion
free:
It's not tho peace which over Eden
brooded
But that which triumphed in Geth-
semane.
Jessie Rose Gates.
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MeykHI 1f6HEN
&C } 49, mp
D lQSa - &5

AK % care that your profession
- does not outrun your possess
sion. Artihciality and hypocrisy tear
character to shreds.
whatsoever q man soweth that shall
he also reap.