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Williams news., 1914-05-21
Copyright, 1914, by the Mcclure News paper Syndicate.)

Copyright, 1914. by the Mcclure News
 paper Syndicate)
 Long time ago the mole was big animal who lived on top of the ground and walked and talked with all the other animals; and the story of how he came to change his shape and go to live underground is what the old men used to tell to the little children fields late on the sunny afternoons and saw where the mole had been at work throwing the earth up in ridges which the little boys liked to trample upon.
 Well" the old men would say, "it was a long time ago, and the story is about your great-great-great-gre grandfather and your great-great-great- great-grandmother when they Were fine young people. When he was fine young fighting man, strong enough to run from this settlement to the one sit up all night in the council when he got there.
 And she was such young woman as the old men used to like to see down at the spring, laughing and working at the deerskin. She was laughing all the time, under her black hair and out of her big brown eyes.
 And even when your great-great- great-great-grandfath came to see her and sang his song she only laughed and ran away to her mother. No, she would not be married to any young man-so she said.
 Long time, this strong and brave young man tried to win the hand of your great great great great grand mother, but she would not listen to him, and he made himself sick think ing about her. And it was then that the mole passed by his camp and felt sorry for him. So the mole said:
 "I know why you are sick and why you are weeping, and I will help you. I can make it so that the young woman will like you and come to you of her own free will. Just wait here for me- And then the mole went away.
 Late that night, when your great great great great grandmother was sound asleep, the mole burrowed his
Williams news., 1914-05-21
Oopyright, lsla by W. c. Chapman in the United
 S4ate6 and Great Britain.
SYNOPSIS.

For fifty years the continent of North America had been isolated from the rest of the world by the use of Z-rays. won derful invention of Hannibal Prudent The invention had saved the country from foreign invasion. and the continent had been united under one government with Prudent as president For haIr century peace and prosperity re1gned m this part of the world. The story opens with President Prudent critically Ill., Ills death is hastened by the receipt or message from Count von Werdenstein or penetrating the rays. Dying, he warns IT. his daughter Astra that this means a for eign invasion. He tells her to hurry to the Island of Cirynith. but dies before ne can tell the location of the place. Astra is nominated for the presidency by the the on Astra, informs her that he was pu- pill of, her fathers. and promises to heIp her He gives her ring made or new 1y discovered substance which, ne says will solve the problem of flying. Chevai- fer di Leon appears in Europe. He notes for an invasion of America. He calls on von Werdenstein and offers him the se- cret of making gold. He demands In re- turn absolute disarmament and peace. The chevalier is suspected Of being an American: He is seized at night l.. ana ina augufated president. She receives a message from Edison, whose long silence has worried her. that he has been prs oner for two months on the island or Helgcland and has just escaped He an- nounces that the confederated fleet or ises to call on her the following night. Countess Rosiny. a spy, becomes a prs oner in hope of securing Napoleon's se- cret. She falls in love with him.
Williams news., 1914-05-21
'. A Parrot Bank.

Three or four years ago parrot be- longing to an old woman in Chester, England, made such nuisance of herself that some one poisoned her. The old woman had the dead bird stuffed and placed. on a perch in the house. A few weeks ago she died of old age, and everything in her house was sold at auction. The stuffed par rot was, bought by a boy for six pence, and when he got it home he found about four thousand dollars in it! The old woman had used the dead bird for bank There is a suit against the boys father to recover the money, but it is believed he will be allowed to keep it.
Williams news., 1914-05-21
Dent Be left-Handed,

It has been estimated that about one boy out of fifteen is left-handed when he reaches the age of ten. This is his mothers fault in not making him use his right hand more during his ba- byhood. In Germany there are schools where the boy is taught to be right handed Nearly all tools are made for right-handed men, and the boy who grows up left-handed will be awkward.
 If one can use both hands alike he has an advantage in some things; but it seems as if nature intended the right arm to do most of the work.
Williams news., 1914-05-21
Children, Color Up This Picture.

way under the ground and came ur And when he saw that she was sleep ing very soundly, he took out her heart and went out the same way he came in.
 And then the mole went straight to the house of the young man and put the heart of your great-great-great- great-grandmother into his hands. It was so light that the young man could not even, feel it in his hands! Then the mole said:
 "'You must swallow the heart, and then the young woman will be drawn to you
 50 the young man swallowed the heart of the young woman, and when she woke she had very strange feel ing. CT must go to that young man. she said, and she no longer wanted to laugh when she thought about him. And then the feeling got so strong that she had to go, and when the young man saw her coming, he knew that she was to be his wife, and the moles way was good.
 "Now, all the medicine people of the tribe wanted to know what it was that made the young woman change her mind. When they found out it was the mole, they were angry with him, and wanted to kill him. You see, the mole had never been fellow for talk ing, and everybody thought that he was just stupid, soft-hearted fellow of no account.
 "Of course, the mole did not want to be killed by the jealous medicine people, and so he hid himself under l the ground-and ever since he has stayed there. And ever since he has been getting smaller, his nose has been getting sharper and he no longer has much use for eyes. Maybe because his eyes are no good, he eats the hearts of the grains of corn we plant in spring. r..
 But the mole earned his few grains of corn, don't you think so?" And the little boys would step off the ridge above the, mole's burrow and nod their heads,
Williams news., 1914-05-21
CHAPTER TX.
In the Masters Workshop.


 The following day was a long one for Astra; hope, joy and the expecta- tion of seeing the man, who was able to do so much made her restless.
 Shortly before noon a report came from the 2 ray generating station ad- vising that peculiar vibration seemed to be forcing the rays backward. Or ders were given to establish the new z zone. also to watch for further dis turbances and, after lapse of six hours, to remove the first line of re- sistance, leaving the new z ray to meet the invaders.
 Astra was happy indeed when she descended to the library to await Ma poleon's arrival. As the hands of the chronometer pointed to ten, she list ened intently. The main door was opened just as the clock gave forth
Williams news., 1914-05-21
ritta Ruffo's Important Views.

A piece of baked macaroni trying to stand upright. That is the def. ton of the modern American woman given to a Denver newspaper reporter by Titta Ruffo of the Chicago Grand Opera company.
 'It ees like piece of cooked maca' roni making effort to stand upright" he said with an air of disgust. .''In Eet-aly the women are beeg. Only beeg women are beautiful.
 "The American woman is very chic and it is good for her to be a suffra, gette. It is nice for woman to rule man in America. In Eet-aly it is not so nice."
Williams news., 1914-05-21
WOMAN COULD NOT SIT UP
Now Does Her Own Work. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
 ble Compound Helped Her.
lronton, Ohio" I am enjoying bet ter health now than have for twelve

years. When l be- gan to take Lydia E.
 Pinkham's Vegeta- ble Compound [ could not sit up. I had female troubles and was very ner- vous. I used the. remedies a year and l can do my work
 and for the last eight m ont ths I b ave. work ed for other
Williams news., 1914-05-21
SOMETHING NOVEL FOR BOYS
Youths Invention Reduces Hoop-RoII- ing Stunt to Minimum Amount of
 Labor-Stick Does 1t.

The present-day tendency toward the simplification of processes makes itself felt in the playroom%as we'll as elsewhere. The small boy and girl are encouraged to discard old-time meth ods to devise something new Not so
Williams news., 1914-05-21
Correct.

Correct.
 "Ah," he said rapturously, as they danced, q feel as though I were glid- ing on velvet" You are," she replied. taking a tighter grip on her skirt New York World.
Williams news., 1914-05-21
What He Wanted.

What ne Wanted. My wife insists ou having flying machine"
 We have some that are perfectly safe, sir"
 Have you one that will fly at an altitude of about ten inches?"
Williams news., 1914-05-21

to propel hoop along the sidewalk by beating 1t with stick at regular intervals. This performance required
 more or less constant attention and the needless expenditure of a great deal of energy. This waste of physical strength is now conserved by the in- vention of small boy, which enables him to keep the hoop in motion with a
Williams news., 1914-05-21
CHAPTER vlII.-continued.

CHAP Eh VIIl."ConttHuSo.
 He elevated his arm. After few twirlings and twistings of the 1nstru- ment a click was heard and then came the whizzing sound of bullet.
 "Ncw watch right above us"
 Five minutes later, at an immense height, a flash occurred. Directly after the flash a spiral light began to descend, slowly; then, after several minutes, an explosion followed that put an end to the dropping spiral of fire and above them a small white cloud puff slowly fell downward.
 That was a beauty!" commented Captain Euler.
 Have you any more?" inquired the countess.
 q am sorry, madam, but this is the last for tonight" answered Chevalier di Leon, with eyes turned steadily toward the southeast. They all sat down, and Captain Euler and the countess started a conversation In which the chevalier refused to take part; he was watching the sky and the stars. It. was much later than usual when he returned to his gilt cage, UuI nc WdS SdllShSQ dI AdoI, IO had seen star that winked at him familiarly
 The next day the countess asked if they were to have fireworks again, but the chevalier thought it would lose its charm. if they had the displays too often. He retired to his room that evening, complaining of slight head ache.
 Shall I call the post doctor?" asked Captain Euler, but the chevalier de. clined.
 When in his sleeping-room he looked over the contents of his small baggage and selected number of articles that he packed into one bundle. Then he left the room. -
 The reading-room was the one that was connected with the outer world by the stairway that ran to the roof The chevalier stepped quickly to the door leading to the corridor and list ened; he could hear the sentry walk ing up and down. He saw with satis faction that the door could be locked on the inside with key and bolts; ther he examined the door that led to tht
 
 be looked only from the inside. H. silently crept up the stairs and peeret into the inclosure; under one of thu plants, in the shade, was the countess reading. There were number o heavy objects with which the Goo could be barricaded.
 He quietly descended, without bein seen by the countess, and inspecte her room. Apparently finding every thing to his satisfaction, he picked u a book from the table and joined tn countess.
 Are you feeling better, my, dea chevalier?"
 q thank you, countess, yes. And ho, are you? Does not this Imprisonment itell on your -nerves?" ;-.-
 She sighed. "Chevalier, I think does If I were in a dark dungeon could hurt me more; but a prison 1 prison, and gilt bars are hateful
 Why are you here?"
 She smiled sadly. You ask m why I am here as if you did not kno' my mission"
 Your mission-then you are not |. prisoner;
 q am a prisoner just as long as yo to you Why should I hesitate to te your" She looked around, and the in whisper she continued: q am 1 the service of the international polio chevalier, and I was sent to you { Fst your secret" Great tears rolle
Williams news., 1914-05-21

Makes the laundress happy-that's Red Cross Bag Blue. Makes beautiful, clear white clothes. All good grocers. Adv.
Williams news., 1914-05-21

Germs are bad, of course; but they could be worse. Suppose they sang at their york;
Williams news., 1914-05-21

Constipation causes and seriously aggra- yates many diseases. It is thoroughly cured by Dr. Pierce's Pellets. Tiny sugar-coated granules. Adv.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-20
slEoEs OF pERONNs.
They Won For the Town tho cross oF
the Leuion of Honor,


The town OF Peronne, not far from
Amiens, has had the distinction Of be.
ing decorated with the Legion of Hon.
or and can place the cross so much
sought after by every Frenchman in
its coat Of arms and on its seal.
Peronne has two memorable sieges
to its credit, the first in 1886 and the
other during the Franco-Prussian war
During the siege of 1886 Estournel
governor Of the town, held out for
more than a month against the Comte
de Nassau. lieutenant Of the Emperor
Charles v. At the end Of that time
Nassau, who had failed in three as
saults, gave up the siege.
The siege of Peronne during the war
Of "soixante-dix' was one of the blood
lest in history. The Prussians sur
rounded it on Nov. 80. 1870. and the
town held out until Jan. 8. when with
half the town in flames, no means OF
fighting the fire, not to mention the
lack of food and drinking water. Il
capitulated.
The fire was so intense that the bells
in the church towers were melted and
the stacked silver pieces in the bank
were turned into ingots. Six hundred
and seventy houses were destroyed by
fire and shells, while 5000 soldiers and
citizens were taken prisoners.-NeW
York Sun.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-20
FIRST IRoouoIS TREATY.
II Was Made Between the Indians
and English In 1864.

II Was Made Between tho Indians
and English In 1864.
The first treaty between the English
and the lroquois was made ON Sept.
"a, 1864. and ushered in Il friendship
that continued for more than a cen.
tury. The Iroquois had been alternate.
ly at war and peace for sixty years.
and the English found their dusky al
lies valuable in the war with the
French for North American suprem-
acy.
The treaty with the Iroquois was one
Of the first official acts of the English
governor, who earlier in the same
month had taken over the Dutch pos
sessions and changed the name Of New
Amsterdam to New York and that Of
Fort Orange to Albany. In 1893 and
again three years later the French In
vaded the Iroquois country. and the
redskins lost half of their warriors.
In 1913 the French gave up all claim
to the Iroquois, and peace reigned for
time, but in 1855 the warriors Joined
the English in the war for the conquest
of Canada.
When tie American Revolution broke
out the Iroquois adhered to tine crown
At the conclusion Of the war most OF
the Iroquois took refuge in Canada
Philadelphia Ledger.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-20
CATCHING a Bride.

Among certain Siberlans the bride.
groom IS not permitted to have a wife
until he can catch her But they do
not give him fair race in the open.
The bride. surrounded by her female
friends. awaits him in big tent. AS
soon as she sees him she runs Off.
He follows like Hlppomenes after Alta
lanta But instead Of obstacles being
thrown in the way Of the bride they
are thrown across the path OF the
bridegroom The pursuing groom falls
over old women, chairs. tables. stones
and fishing rods or Is tripped up by
ropes Only when II Is feared he
might give up and sulk and go away
without the neeting lady is he permit
ted to overtake her Then ms she falls
into his outstretched arms II may be
imngined she utters some equivalent
Of This Is so sudden!'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-20
Open to Conviction.

No rock was ever more firmly fixed
than were Mrs. Manser's opinions, but
she considered herself Of an extremely
pliable disposition, with mind open
to conviction on all sides.
TITS the strangest thing to me the
way the rest of the family talk as II
were set In my views" she said one
day to her nephew Williams bride,
with whom she had been laboring on
the subject Of calling cards for more
than an hour, 1T seems to me you're
sort Of taking the same tone" she con-
tinued. looking sharply at the young
woman, "and | don't want you to.
There isn't anybody in this world
that's reader to be convinced she's In
the wrong than | am by people who
know more than |. All they've got be-
fore EN- ever is TO prove to me that
they do know more than |, and | tell
you, my dear, there hasn't one of 'em
ever been able to In this familyw--
Youths Companion.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-20
ACTION STARTED TO TEST
AUTOMOBILE TAX LAW
UNITED pRnss LEASED WINE, !

Medford Or, Jan. 2O.-Henry Boy.
den, autoist and member of the South.
ern Oregon Automobile Association will
be arrested, upon complaint filed BY
Prosecutor Kelly yesterday, charged
with violation Of the state auto tax
law. Boyden is the "gOat" in the test
case, will be put In Jail and habeas cor.
pus proceedings instituted to secure
his release by Attorney Vawter, for the
auto association. This step permits
delving into every angle and phase Of
the case.
The principal contentious in the suit
embraces the constitutionality of the
law taxing automobiles, upon the ground
that it is q double taxation, inasmuch
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-20
The Girl, the World and the Devil
HOW TO KEEP A JOB
HOW TO KEEP A JOB

gle over things. They haven't grasped
the big, life-smoothing motto of able
men that there are so many things that
don't matter. Thinking about them
selves makes them finieky and fussy
and touchy. The worst mistake a girl
can make is to carry out the plan you
hear made at every luncheon hour, to
"mash the boss"
1t may amuse the man who directs
your labors if you will roll your eyes
at him. But, it finds expression in the
thought, "What little fool she isl ."
And there is strong probability that
he win describe your airs and graces
to his wife and confer with her as to
whether to discharge you or to give you
a litt!e time to get some sense into
your head" They don t mince mat
ters in the business world, They haven t
time. Dom expect dining room de.
meanor in an office. Paste on the
mirror in your room, girls, that flirting
is an unworthy by.product of business,
like the poisonous gases discharged by
valuable chemicals Believe that it has
no place in the business world and that
if you hope to advance by it you will
be bitterly disappointed, Every "boss"
his own "boss," be it person or cor.
poration or the public TO whom he is
responsible, and he will not long allow
fuzzy hair nor brilliant eyes to change
his sense of values in the business
world. Push self consciousness and
vanity so far into the background that
they are out of sight and call during
hours Of work.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-20
More Don It's"

Don't try to strengthen your hold
upon your "job" by excessive friend
illness with your associates. In leisure
hours We can choose our associates. In
business hours circumstances force them
upon us. Civility in ordinary active
Rindliness, in extraordinary circum-
stances, as illness or grief, or death,
and fairness and honesty always, we
owe them, but nothing more. The work
room, be it Study or office, factory or
shop, is no place for conversational
matches, The head of business looks
with disfavor upon chatty employees.
He knows well that gabbiness and gos-
sip are sisters. There is a good founda.
tion Of truth in the saying, "Many a
good man has gone wrong because,
having nothing to do he sat down
after a half hour and talked too much. "
A business office is not place for the
dsplay OF social glfts. crowd as much
and as good work into the business
hours as you can and relax tension and
tongue at home or among your chosen
friends, May the writer repeat to you
the compliment she most treasures in
her review Of her business life7 1t was
paid roundabout by gruff, able man,
who rendered a good, final account to
his Maker
"The best thing about her is you
never know she is about. She does
her work and gets out. j."
ungallantl Perhaps; but it's bust.
ness, and may be taken as the average
attitude of employers toward employees.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-20
WILL APPEAL REGARDING
NORTHWESTERN TRUST

Portland Or, Jan. 20.--Convinced
that the so-called butter trust is oper-
ating in a discriminatory manner in
the northwest, the dairy and food de-
parments of the state Of Washington,
Idaho and Oregon will appeal to the
federal department Of justice for an
official investigation Of the business
methods used in the butter trade, was
the announcement yesterday Of State
Food and Dairy Commissioner ]. d.
Miclsle Of Oregon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-20
INCREDIBLE CORRUPTION
IN QUEBEC LEGISLATURES
[uNIrrp pREss lnAsnp wrnn. |

Montreal, Jan. 20.-Incrodible cor.
ruption among the members of the leg.
islature at Quebec" was alleged in an
article published here today by the
Montreal Mail. II urged the appoint.
ment of committee to investigate.
"We know" the Mail said, "that
money has been paid to members Of the
legislature for legislation which, on the
face Of IT, is 50 .subversive of the pub.
lie interest as to need no more con.
demnatlon than its clauses bear.
1.-THE Legislation was literally Snug.
gled through at every stage, in such
a way as to evade the scrutiny Of the
more decent elements in the two houses
and the members Of the press gallery. -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-20
BY ADA PATTERSON.

An editor whose feelings toward wo-
men was made up of one part admira-
tiOn, four parts liberation and five
parts compassion, once told me that a
business woman s life is first a fight
to get work and, second, a fight to
keep it.
He spoke with good deal of truth.
1t is unpleasant to think Of our busi-
ness life as prolonged carnage, as a
continuous case of "dog eat dog" The
word fight suggests hatred, bitterness
and destructiveness.
Let us think of our livelihood earn
ing, rather, as constant effort, a
steady putting forth Of energy into
right channels. ] grant that it is an
effort to get work and that it is an
effort to keep it.
Quit Being an Oyster,
But life without effort would be as
interesting as the existence Of an
oyster, and effort rightly directed is
the source of all joy and all the sue
cess in the world,
There is only one way to keep the
work we have obtained. That is by in
creasing usefulness in it. 1t is not
enough to be merely useful, but we
must grow more and more useful to
be of value to the person or set Of
persons, to the institution or the idea
in whose interest we labor.
One charge against us is that we are
a little "set. Women are less in
ventive than men, We are less inclined
to try new methods! As sex we are
still weighed down by inertia, Men
are far more inclined to start boldly
out in new paths than we are. Since
that is fault Of our sex every indi-
vidual Of us must try to overcome 1t.
Instead Of doing our work as we did II
Yesterday we must endeavor TO do 1t in
the way it will be done tomorrow, and
we must never, never argue for the
old method with "the boss, ~
Women are likely to fail because they
inject too much personal feeling into
their workaday life. They are self
conscious and sex.conscious. That wo-
man best succeeds who converts her
self as nearly possible into a machine
during working hours, a very high
grade, smoothly working, intelligent
machine, but with the precision, the
accuracy and reliability and tireless
ness of the best machinery.
Self consciousness makes women bag