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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-02-19
COURT STREET

c. C. Brown, Court ST., Viroqua,
Wis, says:.I think just as highly of
Doan's Kidney Pills today as did
when | publicly endorsed them 9
years ago. My back ached so inten-
sely that was unable to sleep well
and my kidneys caused me a great
Zeal Of annoyance, the secretions passing
too frequently. Finally, got supply Of
Doan's Kidney Pills and it did not take
them long to have the desiredeffect Since
| used this remedy, the kidney secretions
have not bothered me and my condition
has improved in every way
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23

He next came to library, the shelves
of which were filed with the rarest
books and manuscripts.
MY soul is tired with knowledge" he
said. 81 am longing for wisdom
He then entered q room in which a
beautiful woman was resting on di-
van He stopped and his heart beat
violently, but he said
Il should like to stay here If ] could
become merely your lover and not your
slave. should like to stay here II you
d let me go. when the tie that
h. bound our hearts together had
bun | should like to stay here II
YOU might promise to become merely
whirl in my LIES current But to be
able to promise that you would either
have to love me TOO much or not
enough
Turning aside he withdrew the next
curtain and ~ the cool night air
strike his face Before him lay the
desert bathed in moonlight Some dis
lance away he saw burning wax can
die, and when he went closer he dis
covered an srtisticaily carved door al
most hidden by magnificent roses
Within were sitting vwo of his Oldest
and best friends, ana OF a table between
them stood u bottle or sparkling wine.
A third chair and glass we're waiting
for him, and when the two friends saw
him they stood up and came to meet
him. He grasped their hands and said :
MY dear old friends, this is happiness
free from all the cares and sorrows of
the world"
The song of the priests now sounded
like a rushing waterfall in the distance.
The three friends enjoyed the happiness
which is to be found only in full con-
fidence Then he babe his friends good
bye, and returned through the long hall
way, looking neither to the right nor
left. Having reached the throne Of
the Lama, he kneeled down once more
and the singing ceased There was
deep silence. He bowed his head and
said in the strange language:
ooh. reverend Lama, | have chosen
To drink a glass of wine in company
with trusted friends as the symbol Of
the highest happiness Though this may
perhaps bar me out from the knowledge
Of the highest truth, II will, neverthe-
less, make me perfectly happy"
You have chosen wisely, my SON"
said the Lama with a smile. Your
heart has shown you the right way
And now, my son, follow me You shall
own the highest wisdom,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23

TIME great desert lay burning hot
in the sunlight. The small springs
- were almost dry and looked more
like swamps, but crowds of people were
hurrying along the heavy trail until
they caught sight far away of the Holy
City, glistening in the sunlight, with its
domes and minarets. The streets of the
city were crowded with pilgrims who
had come from near and far. for the
next day was the Day Of the Holy Sa-
crament.
The city Slept little that night. Dur
ing the long hours the priests walked
in procession and long before dawn the
rocky path leading to the main gate
of the temple was black with people
At sunrise the massive copper doors
swung open and the immense crowd
moved slowly through the vast hall,
the roof of which was supported by
hundreds of marble columns, and into
the great courtyard within
When the sun was entirely above the
horizon, a priest, dressed in black, sp-
reared on the gallery surrounding the
highest tower and extended MS hands
toward the East. He spoke aloud. but
only as soft murmur did his voice
reach the praying thousands below,
melodious murmur of voices. The cere-
mony had begun. The sitting hot Day
passed, but nobody moved. Evening
came, but nobody noticed the flight OF
the hours.
In a gallery above a priest appeared
dressed in white robe, gllstenins IN
the moonlight. He spoke to those pc
low and whisper went thfough me
crowds: 1.-THE Lama is entering the
Most Holy"
From the temple was heard the sing
/ ing OF thousands Of voices. increasing
in strength and volume until IT was Ike
| the roar of the SEQ. Suddenly 1t stopped
and every one Eresent 'hfe" hlinSeil
| face down on the ground.
At this momcn' black cloud APP
preached the full moon, slowly gliding
across It until the shining disk was full
| ly covered, and darkness fell
Then from the temple came the sound
| of a wonderfully clear voice utteTlng
strange melodious words in an unknown
| language. The voice stopped ana the
air was filed as If with the beats OF
mighty wings
| soft song was heard from the high
| est tower, and another voice fell in
| from the interior OF the temple. more
and more voices Joined, until the song
swelled to hymn OF triumph and Vic
| tory and the full moon shone as bright
so one Of the pilgrims went through the
| hall Of the temple, priest dressed In
| black appeared from penlhu one Of the
| marble columns and, pointing 10 boy
walking at the older mans side. said:
| 1.-The gods need him; follow me
silently lrsy walked through endless
corridors and magnificent halls 3 listen
| ing with silver; then they entered the
| interior OF the mountain and al last
| reached a row % rooms. hewn into the
! rocks In the largest NJ these on a
raised platform nine priests were sit
! ting. dressed nj scarlet, and the leader
amonI them stood up and said to the
| hoy $40
| ''1s IL your wish N serve the gods
! Though The boy was frightened he
! said, Yes" and the priests also sue
I ~ecicl at last IN getting the consent 81
I n = trembling father. A short farewell,
I and the heavy doors changed behind tive
sgd parent.
Years passed ana tha youth ives far
ahead 81 all his comrades In knowledge
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23

and piety. During long, long days he
searched for wisdom in old documents
and books bound in gold. The nights he
spent kneeling in front of the holy wax
candles. He already knew every corner
of the human heart. The world and all
it had to offer lay open to his soul. AS
the years passed he came closer and
closer to the fountain head of divinity
until he was next to the Lama, the
great high priest.
Again the desert was full of caravans:
again the copper gates swung open,
again the ceremonies were repeated.
Inside 'he temule ali the priests were
gathered The time had come for the
Lama to choose his successor. The eyes
OF everyone were directed toward the
throne of the Lama, whose jewels
SCintillated in the darkness. The Lama
poke softly but no word was lost by
mis- attentive listeners
MY time is over. | viii now teach
YOU the wisdom that | alone possess.
among you who appears most worthy to
stand closest to the divinity is really
Then he said in language which
only, one CT those present understood
He who hears these words bends his
knee before my throne"
moments silence followed. then
the young man stepped forward who
vas a boy thirty years before and
knee'ed down in front of the throne
The coler came and left his cheeks
bat he did not trembIe. with a regard
OF kindly pride. the Lama looked at
MIN as he went on in the same Ian
guage:
you have earned a great reward
therefore | will put you to test to
see If you deserve all that | have to
give. When you pass through this
door behind the throne you will find a
number OF rooms and in each of them
YOU Will find symbolized certain ca :
reer. You may choose the one YOU
THINK the most attractive. If Won make
the right choice most holy win he re-
vealed to yon and you shall know the
fglest truth. II you choose wrong
YOU shall be enabled to follow the patti
YOU have chosen during the remainder
Of your life"
r'te kneeling priest stood up ana said
make the right choice"
Then he passed through the door and
was lost TO the sight Of the others.
The Lama leaned back in the pillows
and closed his eyes while his face be.
came CHASTITY pale. 4 soft singing was
heard, gradually swelling in strength.
The priest found himself in a long
hallway ne had never before entered
Illuminated by a mysterious light from
above. Along both walls were nttle
rooms or alcoves separated from The
hallway by heavy curtains Drawing
the first one OF these aside ne saw d
room filled with chests OF gold, pearls
and costly gems But he barely looked
at them and said: Life Is heavy
enough anyway. do not intend making
# heavier with gold"
In the next room there were swords
and lances OF every shape ina gina bic
and at the top magnificent helmet
These things did NOT tempt him, and
murmurlns. Nothing II more vain than
glory" he went into the ncxt
Here he saw q royal crown and seen
ter "Toys for children" he said wifi
smile, and won't out
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23
Beatrice Fairfax Writes on
The Girl Who Drinks
and Smokes -
This Question Is Not One Of Proprey Says Miss Fairfax,
but One Of Common Sense

past which should have .poken we'll
for her. and that will die with
nothing to show Cor her life but tho
cold ashes Of shame and regret
She Is pouring out humiliation, der-
pair. sin. poverty; loneliness, grist,
isolation from all that responsibility
holds dear, and a bitterneses that will
eat out her heart and soul.
She Is committing moral suicide a
crime too serious to be suised as
courtesy" and Blindness"
Ny dear Lizctte, any young woman
who drinks Intoxicating liquors with
a man at public places demeans her
SELF and this is just as true IL the
drink is taken in a public place reek-
ing with wealth or cheap corner
saloon reeking with tho i'll odors of
tobacco and filth. The costly cham
payne glass has no higher moral tone
than the poorest beer glass. There
is no aristocracy of place that will
sanction such an act.
No man with brains in his head
smokes cigarettes, or II he has the
brains and smokes cigarettes he Will
not have the brains long. No man
with respect for a young woman will
drink beer and smoke cigarettes at
a public table in her presence. 1t may
be the custom in some countries, but
1t will never be custom here with
those who reverence the decencies.
A woman who will do that which
you ask is proper" encourages
a man to be oisrespectful of all wom-
en-. a disrespect that will grow in a
very short time into contempt for the
woman who inspired it. She sanctions
his in-breeding. and slips down into
something worse in doing it.
LOSES HER RESPECT.
Such a situation as you picture will
never be the experience OF the girl
who respects herself For never
under any circumstances, would she
sit at table in a public place with
man who drinks beer and smokes
cigarettes, and, consequently she new
er would meet the problem in "eti-
quette' that you submit for solution.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23

long time to attract the hungry
fishes. Strength and vitality is what
you want, and when it comes to that
| bet my worms are better than
yours. And l opened my box and
showed them to him.
"The sight of them did not con-
vince him, the others took sides, and
at last it was decided that we should
each choose our champion worm and
match them against each other.
The contest was arranged in this
manner: Two lines weer drawn on
the table fifty centimeters apart, and
between these equally far from both
lines we placed our worms. When
the signal was given we let them
loose. and the one which first crossed
one of the lines was the winner. The
prize was a bottle of champagne
The race was most exciting Fy-
erybody was interested and many
bets were made. AT first it looked
as if | was going to win easily, theu
the young fellows worm darted
ahead, at the very last moment il
was passed by mine, which crossed
the line first.
The Outcome.
81 must not forget to tell you that
Nine. Dembrevil and my daughter
joined me at lunch, and in order that
my stern spouse might not hear any
thing about the events of the night.
| had our table set apart from the
rest, under shady tree in the gar
den. Happy to see my family again,
| gave my wife's glowing description
of my beautiful trip. l told her how
l had followed her advice on every
point, how | had gone to bed as soon
as l arrived, and how every one was
surprised at my firmness of character
when | positively refused to have
even a drop of wine.
Il nearly dropped the strawberry |
was about to eat when a waiter
placed champaign goblets on the
table.
why, Edouard! You don't mean
to say that you are going to drink
| champagne, when you have barely
| recovered from your last attack OF
| rheumatiSm!"
young friend approaching, glass i'm
hand. He had been smitten by nv
daughters beauty, and now used a
preteXt to join US. With smiling lips
he said to me:
when you lose your bets, you
must pay them at the earliest pos
sible opportunity
II felt a strong desire to knock
him down, for if he made the slight
est alusion to the events of the night
he would, Of course. completely ruin
the effect of my beautiful tale OF my
model behavior. TO prevent any such
calamity introduced him to the
| ladies and explained to my wife how
we had had adjoining rooms and
| made a bet as to who would be In bed
first He Immediately understood my
| intention and said:
LAS your husband won. 1 now
come to pay my debt
"Oh, Monsieur. my wife cried,
don't make my husband drink cham
payne. Ii is poison To him
Then | see no other way but 10
ask the ladies' to act as NJ. Dem
| brevil's proxies and Join me in drink
| ing his health
| He sat down at our table. the
| champagne was opened and We spent
! a most delightful evening together.
/ Afterv ard he visited US in Paris. aud
/ three years later he became my son
/ in law
That js how nav daughter "N.
/ her happiness to box of worms.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23

and it made me strong well woman.
am very thankful that l followed
my friends ADVICE, and l shall rec
ommend it as long as / live. Before
took the Compound I was always
sickly and now l have not had medi-
cine from a doctor for years. You
may publish my letter."-MRS. ED
WARD B. HILBERT, Fleetwood, Pa,
Such warning symptoms as sense
OF suffocation. hot flashes. head
aches, bakaches, dread of impending
evil. timidity. sounds In the ears,
palpitation Of the heart. sparks be
fore the eyes, irregularities, consti-
patton. variable appetite, weakness
and inquietude, and dizziness, are
promptly needed by intelligent women
who are approaching the period in
life when woman's great change may
be expected
lydia z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound invigorates and strength
ems the female organism and builds
up the weakened nervous system. II
has carried many women safely
through this crisis.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23
A Box of Bait

7 T was in a cafe, the light air was
fragrant with the aroma OF ex-
quisite cigars. A group of ar
lists who had just returned from
The ''vernissage" at the salon, were
discussing chance marriages, when
the painter, Dembrevil, raised his
voice.
We need not look very far for an
example" he said. do you know
what caused my daughters mar
riage?"
NO"
"A box of worms that I used for
bait"
"Worms!"
Yes, 1t happened on the Island Of
Andesy where / have been in the
habit of going every year to attend
the opening of the fishing season.
Having left Paris the day before, l
anded on the island very late at
night. My Wife, who is always afraid
mat | will catch cold, had made me
promise to go to bed as soon as | ar
rived, to be careful and particularly
not TO drink any wine or liquor, be-
cause of my rheumatism. l had SOL
EMMY promised to be the most sober
OF men, but when I arrived at my
Old friends house about 2 o'clock in
me morning, it was so near dawn
mat instead of going to bed ! did as
jln rest of my friends and forgot my
"lies warnings
j found a lot of old acquaintances,
amateur fisherman from all parts OF
5Ae world. We chatted, laughed
smoked and emptied any number OF
bottles, each one proudly exhibited
Dis rods and kit, when a tall hand
some young fellow, whom l had new
ar met before. held a box of worms
under our noses and said:
Well what do you think of these
Aren't they beauties? Did you ever
SEQ better bait in your life?'
Perhaps | did not exactly criti-
Use them, but my praises of them
We're somewhat qualified. l told the
soing man that you must not judge
even worms by their looks, for, after
what fisherman wants to find
" Is worms is not so much physl-
81 b#uty and perfection as strength
DO NAlts them to keep on wiggling
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23
Why He Objected.

A parson and a leading parishioner
were not on good terms, and there
was much speculation in the village
as to the reason.
TITS all on account of parson re-
fusing to christen masters youngest
child" the housemaid confided to her
friend Of the busting brush at the
house across the way. Master want
ed her to be named Dora Ruby Inez
North Kathleen, but the parson
wouldn't do it,"
1T was like parsons cheek" re-
piled her friend. even If he was asked
TO give the child a hundred names"
"Oh, 1t wasn't the number of names
which bothered him." returned the
servant. He objected to the initials.
that's all. You see, masters name is
Beer, and the girls initials are d. r.
|. n. X, and parson declined to be n
party to her having to sign herself
when she grews up. Drink Beer"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23
Quite a Different Matter.

why do you object to vaccina =
tion?" asked the busy magistrate
sharply.
IT'S, a matter of conscience. sir -
was the reply.
At that moment the clerk whis
pered to the great man on the bench.
"Ah." said his worship, Il am in
formed that you have a brother In
the police force. Now. does he object
to having his children vaccinated?"
'No, sir"
Very Well if vaccination is not
against your brothers conscience,
why should IT be against yours?'
We'll you see sir, it doesn't eX-
actly follow. Bill. as you're talking
about. has got neither children nor
conscience"
He got his certificate
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

lZETTE writes me:
DO you think II is proper or
L. II It displays courtesy and kind
ness on the part of young lady to
light gentleman's cigarette and
your out beer from a bottle into his
glass at public placer
II Is not matter Of propriety, my
dear Lizette. Like many young girls,
yo9 DO not observe the different
shades in the meaning Of a word. II
this Is a question of propriety. then
suicide becomes solely a matter OF
silhouette. and a query IL It is good
form" for girl to pour kerosene
over her clothes and set them on fire
Il not a misuse of the English Ian
guage.
Neither will you find In any author
lty on the origin, derivation and mean
Ing Of words sanction for the words
courtesy" and Kindness" as you Use
tEem. They are gentle, wen-bred
words. and &c apply them to such acts
as lighting a mans cigarette and
pouring out his beer in public places
Ia like planting a violet in a bed VI
poison ivy.
Neither would lady" show such
attention to a gentleman" In any
place, public or private. But these
words have been so universally
sbuseH that they have sunk to a low
rank. and your use OF them is not
a misuse.
Let me write your question as 1t
should be written:
DO you think 1T Is vulgar or
4 It displays recklessness and a spirit
0, indecency on the part OF a woman
70 Hight a mans cigarette and pour
out beer from a bottle into his glass
when at a public placer
HER POSITION.
7 certainly do! think she lights
more than a cigarette and she pours
out mere than beer.
She applies a match to her good
name. She is starting fire that will
consume her future, leave little of the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23
Daysey Mayme and Her Folks
Hy FRANCES L. GARSIDE.

MO one on earth but a mother
~ can carry three suit cases, a
baby and a basket. and man
age six children and a dog trailing at
her heels, and get to her destination
without losing one of them.
A man would lose half the children
and all his temper.
There alighted from a train one
morning woman carrying a baby
on one arm in her hands she held
three suit cases and a basket, and
there came trailing behind her six
children with open mouths and wide
eyes, and the last one dragged a dog.
The look OF apprehension on the
faces of the hundreds behind the
gates, plainly telling a fear that they
might draw the party of eight and a
dog, lifted when the woman APP
preached a policeman and made In
quirles for Lysander John Appleton.
The officer didn't know, but he was
plainly pleased to find out. He re-
turned in a few minutes, gave her the
most minute directions how to reach
No. II Buncomb place. and assisted
her to a car, even giving the conduc-
tor instructions.
The conductor had a car full and
many passengers he let out too soon,
and others he carried blocks beyond
their destinations, but he was so So
licitous about the woman, seven chill
dren and a dog that he stopped the
car in the middle of the street, and
personally helped the woman, seven
children and the dog off the car and
across the street to the front door,
In which kind act he was assisted by
all the uaSgenpprs Their kindness
did not cease here, for with encour-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23

aging smiles to the strangers they
waited until some one answered the
door bell to make sure for themselves
that the Appletons were at home.
Do you wonder why every one was
so solicltous? Because every one is
just human enough to enjoy q joke
like a woman, seven children and
dog, when the joke Is on some other
man.
Had the stranger been man look
ing for Lysander John Appleton that
he might will him seven million dol
lars. no one would have known where
Lysander John lived, and the conduc-
tor would have denied there is a Bun
comb place
Moral: There are always those who
will drop their own interests to help
push another mans bad luck along.
FRANCES l.. GARSLDE
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23
Advice to the LOvelorn
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX
ALL'S FAIR IN LOVE.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am eighteen. and in love with
a girl OF seventeen. A friend OF
mine Is also in love with the same
girl. She IL very pretty. and when
dressed in her favorite color (red)'
she Is very attractive.
Her gentleman friend is working
in York Harbor. Maine, and I would
like to know If 1t would be proper to
trv and win her in his absence
e NJ. D.
IT would be proper. without DOUBT
It Is always proper for mar
to make love to the girl he loves \
she is free to hear, and he Is Tree s'
declare.
But are you. at eighteen, In POSI-
ton to marry this girl wnen So'
have won her?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23

ibe around at all.
Il always had Il
,headac che and I
was so dizsy and
nervous that /
had no rest at
night. The flash
es of heat we're so
b a d sometimes
that I did not
know what to do.
20 ne d ay a
friend advised me
TO take Lydia <.
Ptnkhan's vege-
Z a Mo CoYrapo,,p1
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23

More healthful than tea or coffee.
Agrees with the weakss, digestion.
Keep it on your sideboard at home.
A quick lunch prepared in a minute.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23

Rich milk, matted gram, in powder form.
F OF infants, invalids and growing children.
Pure nutrition, upbudding the whole body.
Invigora,cs nursing mothers and the aged.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23
HE is NOT TOO OLD.

TEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am eighteen and am keeping
company with a gentleman who is
almost thirty. He 10 very serious
and does not want me to go out
with any other boys. He has told
me he loves me and often asks me
If care for him. Is he too old for
me and do you think l ought to
give up all my younger friends for
him as he is out OF town most OF
the time? GRAY EYES
TJE is not a day too old for you.
/ L and there are many reasons
why he Is desirable.
He 10 serious. Remember. my dear,
that these young boys are not.
The giving up OF the boy friends
to whom he objects will prove no
sacrifice II you love him. Unless you
love him you wrong him and your
self by considering him q moment.