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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-17
WAR PARTY CARRIES
ELECTION IN GREECE
Public Approval of Venizelos'
, Policies May Influence
Course In War.

London. June 15.-In Greece the fol-
lowers of former Premier Venizelos,
who resigned because Greece would not
enter the war on the side of the allies,
seemed to have the upper hand, judg-
ing from the early returns of the gen.
sral elections held in that kingdom. In
dorsement OF the policies OF M.
Venizelos may have a bearing on
Ireece's future course of action.
Paris. June IA dispatch from
Athens to the Havas News agency say
ing that the candidates Of the party of
NJ. VenisZelos, the former premier who
rave up office on account OF his policy
N favor of war on the side OF the
allies. were elected in Athens n that
elsewhere throughout the kingdom his
oartisans were successful. King Con-
stantine has not yet been told Of the
result OF the election as his physical
condition still continues to u
anxiety. -.. r..
A change OF ministry will be impos-
sible until parliament meets and the
session may be postponed by the gov
eminent for 40 days. The present
cabinet consequently may remain In
power until the end OF August.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-17
WITNESS HAD NO STANDING
Defendants Unqualified Condemnation
Of Man Prepared to Testify
Against Him.

A correspondent of the New York
Sun recalls the case Of the Rev.
James Johnson" of New Jersey, who
was indicted years age as the chief Of
a band of chicken thieves that had
plundered the farmers near New
Brunswick. The testimony was some
thing like this: IT,,
Now, Mr.. Johnson, these chickens,
as evidence shows, we're found in your
possession. Did you steal them?"
mo, sab. l got 'em from one of
nah fr'en's."
ibid you know where he got the
chickens2"
81 didn't ask him, sab" .
did you believe them to be law
fully his to give?"
II didn't ask no questions, sab, l JUS
tuck EN-
What did you do with them?"
II sold 'em to the market man"
What did you do with the money!"
II kept some and divided the rest
with NAH fr'en's." .
Nov, MI. Johnson. be truthful. Did
you, or did you not, believe these
chickens to be honestly yours?"
Sure l knowed they wasn't mine. I
jes' tuck EN-"
And you used them to benefit your
self, by passing them on to other
peoples?
"Yes, sab, They was very good
chickens" ,."
Nov, Mr.. Johnson, here is a wit
ness who says these chickens belong
to him, and proves that they were
stolen from his farm, at night, by men
In your employ. What have you to
say to that?"
Witness (~pointing)-Is that the man
over there?
yes"
Dunno him at all. He don belong
to our conference! He's IN onregen-
crate sinner, an he ought to go to
helli"
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tors If there was anything / could
take to help me and they said there
was nothing that they knew of. I nm
thankful for suchla good medicine and
viii always give it the highest praise"
Mrs. C. H. GRIFFITH, 1868 Constant
St, Cleveland, Ohio.
Hanover, Pa--"I suffered from fe-
male trouble and the pains were so bad
at times that / could not sit down. The
doctor advised o severe operation but
my husband got me Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and / experienced
great relief in q short time. Now i feel
Ike q new person and can do q hard
days work and not mind il. What joy
and happiness it is to be well once more.
I am always ready and willing to speak
agood word for the Compound Mrs.
ADA Wilt, S03 WalnutSt Hanover, Pa.
II there are any complications you
do not understand write to Lydia u.
Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOn1ldentiaD
Lynn Mass. Your letter viii be opened
read and answered by q woman and
held In strict confidence.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-17
TWO PERSONS KILLED
WHEN VESSELS CRASH

New York, June 14.-C. K. G.. Bill
lings' steam yacht Vanadis, reached
Glen Cove, Long Island, early today
with the body of John J, Brown, of
Boston, one Of the two victims of a
collision in Long Island sound last
night between the yacht and the big
white steamer Bunker Hill of the
Metropolitan line. The body Of the
other victim, George H. Kendrick, also
of Boston. was brought back to New
York by the Bunker Hill when she re-
turned earlier in the night with a hole
in her side 80 feet high and nearly 20
feet long. Brown and Kendrlck and
three others, injured in the accident.
were passengers on the Bunker Hill
bound for Boston. The Vanadis ram
med the passenger steamer in a thick
fog
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-17
PEANS TO MUTUALlZE
THE EQUITABLE LIFE

New York. June Incomplete
society is the plan of General
T. Coleman Dupont, who has just
bought the majority holdings of the
stock Of the society from J. p. Morgan.
Reports that this is the purpose Of the
new owner were confirmed today by
his representative here. Hugh Nc
Atamney, who said that General Du-
pont would soon offer policy holders
a two or three year option on the stock.
1t is believed that General Dupont,
who now holds 500 shares will let it go
for what he paid for 1t, plus interest
for the time the stock is in his hands.
That price has not been disclosed. but
is believed to be well upwards of 3d.
900, 900.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-17
ITALIAN ARMY STORMS
WORKS DEFENDING CORR

Udine, Italy, June Italian artil-
lery Sunday bombarded the fortihca-
tons at Santa Maria, San Pietro, San
Marco, San Lucia and the other posi-
tions defending Corr, the capital Of
Corr, and Gradysca, 20 miles north
west Of Trieste and 10 miles "a of
the Italian frontier.
The railway lines running north and
south Of the city have been inter-
rupted and the only communications
remaining between Corr and the rest
of the Austrian empire Is by a long.
and difficult mountain Dad along the
ChaVoIono valley.
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LARGEST FLAG GIVEN
TO CITY OF ST. LOUIS

st. Louis. June 14.-What Is de-
as the largest United States
flag was presented to the city Of st.
here today. The emblem is $50 feet
by 70 feet and weighs 400 pounds. 1t
was given to the city by the Million
Population club. In a recent parade $50
and 60 boy scouts were required
tn carrv II
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AUSTRIANS OFFER
STUBBORN DEFENSE
Battle of ISonzo Now In Full
SWing-ItaIianS Gain Ad-
VantageS at Some
Points.

Rome, June 15.-Occupation Of the
Carinthian town Of Valentino by the
Italians is announced officially at Rome
along the Isonzo river a battle of large
proportions has been in progress for
several days. Although the italians APP
parently have won some advantages,
the Austrians have brought UP rein
forcements and are offering determined
resistance.
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TWO MEN KILLED IN
FIGHT WITH DEPUTIES

WInnsroro. S. c., June IA white
MN mares Eisenhlucr and Utes
Smith. n negro. Churged with criminal
assault, were killed and five officers
were wounded. Sheriff A. d. Hood
prob" bly, fatally. in a riot here early
tGtaV when a mob attempted to take
Slrith fri the officers.
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AUsTRIANs REINFORCING
THEIR LINES ON ISONZO

Geneva, June 1.-THE Austrians are
reported to have brought $4,000 troops
and Ga batteries along the Isonzo In the
last few days.
Severe fighting is reported by the
Austrians on Monteparalba, which
rises to a height of 5000 feet. Alpin-
lists of both the Austrian and Italian
forces struggled ~fiercely n some fell
over the precipices during the engage
ment.
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PoLA NAVAL ARSENAL Is
DAMAGED BY SHELL FIRE

Rome, June 15.-The arsenal at the
Austro-H Hungarian naval station at
Pola, on the Adriatic, has been almost
entirely destroyed by bombs dropped
from an Italian airship, according to
the Messagero. There were at the
time at the arsenal 10 warships, in
GLIDING a battleship, two cruisers and
several submarines. Some of these
vessels are supposed to have been
damaged.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-17
HOW WOMEN
AVOID
OPERATIONS
By Taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.
Cleveland, Ohio - My left side
panied me so for several years that /

expected 70 nave 20
undergo an opera
ton, but the first
bottle ! took Of
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound relieved meof
the pains in my side
and / continued its
use until ! became
regular and free
from pains. I had
asked several doc
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-17
Drink Denlson's Coffee.
Always pure and delicious.
Sarcasm in the Box.

odTCdSW III TIC bUNs
Judge-Then when your wife seized
the weapon you ran out of the house?
Plaintif-Yes, sir.
Judge-But she might not have used
1t.
Plaintiff--True, your honor. May
be she picked up the Hatiron just to
smooth things over.
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FIRE In SHIPS CARGO.

Cherbourg, June 1.-THE British
steamer Toftwood from Galveston, May
Is, via Newport News, May "a, for
Havre, has arrived in the roads here
with fire in her cargo, part OF which
must be discharKed
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"OLD GLORY" is 1873
YEARS OLD TODAY

Philadelphia, June 1.-THE
13Sth anniversary Of the adop-
ton of the American flag by the
continental congress as observed
by patriotic exercises today in
the Betsy Ross house, where the
first emblem was made. School
children figured largely in the
observance.
Flag day was observed at In
dendence hall. There the Lou
isiana state flag was raised over
the old state house to comment
crate the 50th year since the
close of the civil war. The flag
Is the gift OF the Louisiana
Historical society.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-17
TRIESTE REPORTED IN
HANDS OF PILLAGERS

Udine, Italy, June 14.-News re-
ceived here yesterday from Trieste
says the entire Austrian town is in the
hands Of ~pillagers. Meat is selling for
81 a pound. There Is no bread and the
population Is living on vegetables and
fruit.
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PHYSICIANS

san Francisco. June 14.-Many
Dhysicia34 froTI eastern and middle
western states arc here to attend the
on. ming sc~ssi"n-today Of the National
IL lcCti" Medical association conven'
tor.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-17

The worlds greatest deposit OF VOLTA.
mite, the mineral from which tungsten
is obtained is in Portugal. #
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-06-17

Germany leads all the other countries
In the number OF members OF the In
ternational Council of Women.
, 1915-07-15

who failed in his courtesy there. sab,
was called to account for it. He was
mighty apt to find himself standing in
the cool dawn at the butt-end of "a"
He broke off and coughed. There
was an awkward pause in which he
set dow his glass noisily and rose
and stood before the open bookcase.
81 envy you this, sah," he said with
somewhat of haste. "A fine old col
lection. Bless my soul, what a curious
volume!"
AS he spoke. his hand jerked out a
heavy-looking leather-back. Valiant,
who had risen and stood beside him,
saw instantly hat what he had drawn
from the shelf was the morocco case
that held the rusted dreling-pistoli In
the majors hands the broken box
opened. A sudden startled look darted
across his leonine face. With smoth-
cred exclamation he thrust 1t back
between the books and closed the
glass door
Valiant had paled. His previous
finding of the weapon had escaped his
mind. Now he read. as clearly as IL
1t had been printed in black-letter
across h sunny wall, the Significance
of the majors confusion. That weap-
on had been in his fathers hand when
he faced his opponent in that fatal
duel, 1t flashed across his mind as
the doctor lunged for his hat and stick
and got to his feet.
Come. Bristow," said the latter irri-
tably. Your feet will grow fast to
the fioor presently. We mustn't talk a
new neighbor to death. I've got to SEQ
a patient at six"
, 1915-07-15

treading on a path of rose-leaves,
down which the increasing melody
flowed crimsonly to him. calling, call
ing.
He stopped stock-still. He mad been
skirting a close-cropped hedge of box.
This had ended abruptly and he was
looking straight up a bar of green
yellow radiance from a double door
way. The latter opened or a porch
and the light, flung across this,
drenched an arbor of climbing roses.
making it stand out a mass of Owe
rubies set in emerald.
He drew a long sigh of more than
delight. for framed in the doorway he
saw a figure in misty white, leaning to
the gilded upright of a harp. He
knew at once that 1t was Shirley.
Holding his breath, he came closer, his
feet muffled in the thick grass. He
stood in the dense ~obscurity, one
hand gripping the gnarled limb oil
a catalpa, his eyes following the
shapely arms from wrist to shoulder.
the fingers straying across the strings,
the bending cheek caressing the
carved wood. She was playing the
melody of Shelley's Indian Serenade"
touching the chords softly and ten
derly-and his lips moved. molding
themselves so~undlessly to the words.
The serenade died in a single long
note. AS if in answer to it there rose
a flood of bird-music from beyond the
arbor-jets of song that swelled and
rippled to a soaring melody. She
heard it, too, for the gracile fingers
fell from the strings. She listened a
moment, with head held to one side.
then sprang up and came through the
door and down the steps.
He hesitated a moment. then a sin
gle stride took him from the shadow
, 1915-07-15
DROVE THE CAT TO SUICIDE
Representative Probably Did a Little
Thinking After He Had Heard
Policeman's story.

Alfalfa Bill" Murray, representa-
tive from Oklahoma. made a tour of
Washington a short time g with a
party of friends. In due time they
reached the Washington monument,
and the Oklahoma statesman told at
length of the beauties Of the shaft.
At the close OF his peroration. Alfal-
ia Bill mopped his brow and turned
genially to a minion Of the law nearby.
How about it." asked he; isn't
that some little talk on this ancient
pile of masonry"
You forgot about the cat" replied
that official, imperturbably.
What cat?"
The brindled cat of 1896"
We'll, what about him?" queried
Representative Murray.
"Oh, nothing" replied the guard,
eyasively.
See here" said Mr.. Murray, stern
ly, II demand to know about this cat"
1T amt much OF a story" replied
the guard. Your talking there re-
minded me of 1t. Y'see this here cat
lived in the monument. Well, sir. me
and another chap that used t be here
, 1915-07-15
CHAPTER xvl-contlnued.

The major nodded, "Ah, yes" he
said. The Continental p~rison-camp."
And just over this rise there l can
see an old courthouse, and the Vir-
ginia Assembly boiling under the
golden tongue-lashing of lean raw
boned Patrick Henry. | see a messen-
ger gallop up and see the members
scramble to their saddles-and then.
Tarleton and his r. d-coats streaming
up, too late"
We'll" commented the doctor DELHI
erately. all l have to say is. don't
materialize too much to Mrs. Poly
Clifford when you meet her. She'll
have you lecturing to the Ladies'
Church Guild before you know it."
81 hope o ride. Mr.. Valiant?" the
latter asked geniaIly.
I'm fond of it." said Valiant, but
] have no horse as yet"
Il was thinking" pursued the ma
Jor, "of the coming tournament"
Tournament"
The doctor cut in. "a ridiculous
cock-a-doodle-do which gives the young
bucks a chance to rig out in silly tog-
gerry and prance their colts before a lot
of p~etticoatsi"
It's an annual affair" explained the
major; "a kind of spectacle. For
many years, by the way, it has been
held on a part of this estate-perhaps
you will have no objection to its use
this season ?-and at night there is a
dance at the Country Club. By the
way, you must let me introduce O
there-tomorrow. I've taken the liberty
already of putting your name up"
Good lordi" growled the doctor,
aside. He counts himself young! II
I'd reached your age, Bristow-" .
You have" said the major, nettled.
-Four years ago!-As / was saying.
Mr.. Valiant, they ride for a prize. It's
a very ancient thing-Ive seen refer
ences to 1t in a colonial manuscript
in the Byrd Library at Westover, No
doubt it's come down directly from
the old jousts."
You don't mean to say" cried his
hearer in genuine establishment. that
Virginia has a lineal descendant of the
tourney"
The major nodded. Yes. Certain
sections of Kentucky Used to have it.
too, but 1t has died out there. 1t
exists now only in this state. It's
a curious thing that the old knightly
meetings of the middle ages should
survive today only on American soil
and in a corner of Virginia"
Doctor Southall. meanwhile, had set
his gaze on the litter of pamphlets. He
turned with an a~ppreciative eye.
You're beginning in earnest. The
, 1915-07-15
CHAPTER XVII.
John Valiant Asks a Question.

ofh bdttatft oNo .
Valiant went with them to tn
outer door. A painful thought was
flooding his mind 1t hampered his
speech and 1t was only by a violent
effort that he found voice.:
"one moment. There is a question
| would like to ask"
Both gentlemen had turned .pon the
steps and as they faced him he
thought a swift glance assed between
them. They waited c~ourteously. the
doctor with his habitual frown, the
majors hand fumbling for the black
ribbon on his waistcoat.
Since | came here. | have heard"
his tone was uneven-"of a duel in
which M father was a principal.
There was such a meeting?
There was" said the doctor after
the slightest pause Of surprise. Had
YOU known nothing of It'll" "a
Absolutely nothing"
The major cleared his throat. at
was something he might naturally not
have made a record of" he said. THE
two had been friends, and tit was
a fatal encounter for the other. The
doctor and I were your fathers sec
onds."
There was a moments silence be-
fore Valiant spoke again. When he
did his voice was steady, though drops
had sprung to his forehead. Was
there any circumstance in that meet
ing that might be construed as re-
flecting on his-honor9"
Good God. moi" said the major ex-
plosively.
ION his bearing al a gentleman? ?"
There was a hiatus this time in
which he could hear his heart beat.
, 1915-07-15

Epicures in the United States, who
low mushrooms will long for a time
In the Austrian Tyrol, where real
mushrooms grow. A traveller writing
of the region says: Bordering the
road that led up the mountain were
Italian chestnut trees, SO large that
1t took from three to five of us to
span the trunks OF most Of them. Un-
der n OF these one evening l saw
crouching what ! took to be a small,
dark gray kitten. STOPPING, / found
that 1t was not a kitten, but a mush-
room. Our good peasant neighbor.
hurrying toward me, begged that I
would not disturb 1t, saying that she
depended on this every year. After
a few days of rain, what had seemed
a kitten now looked a stately cat, and
when 1t reached the weight of sig
pounds 1t was gathered and eaten.
, 1915-07-15
CHAPTER XVIII.


AS he greeted her. his axe plunged
deep into hers. She had recoiled a
step, startled, to recognize him al
most instantly. He noted the shrink
ing and thought 1t due to a stabbing
memory of that forest-horror. His first
words were p~rosaic enough:
Pm an unconscionable trespasser."
he said. ut must seem awfully Prov
ly. but l didn't realize I was on pri-
vate property till l passed the hedge
there"
AS her hand lay in his. a strange
fancy stirred in him: in that wood
meeting she had seemed something
~witch-like. the wilful spirit of the pas
sionate spring herself. mixed of her
aerial essences and jungle wilder
nesses; in this scented Iim-lit close she
was g~rave-eyed. subdued. a paler pen
sive woman of under .-~alf-guessed sad
nesses and haunting moods. With her
answer, however. this gravity seemed
to slip from her like a garment. She
laughed lightly.
II love to prowl myself. | think
sometimes | like the night better than
the day. believe in one of my in
carnations ! must have been a pan
Their"
They both laughed. I'm growing
superstitious about flowers" he said.
You know a rose figured in our first
meeting. And in our last"
She shrank momentarily. THE cape
Jessamines! ! shall always think of
that when | see them!"
"Ah. forgive mel" he begged. But
when | remember what you did-for
me! Oh, know! But for you. | must
have died"
But for me you wouldn't have
beer bitten. But don't let's talk of it."
She shivered suddenly.
ITO BE CONTINUED
, 1915-07-15
SYNOPSIS.

John Valiant. a rich society favorite.
suddenly discovers that the Valiant cor
poration. which his father founded and
which was the principal source of his
wealth, has failed. He voluntarily turns
over his private fortune to the receiver
for tie corporation. His entire remaining
possessions consist OF an old motor car. a
white bull dog and Damory court, a neg
lected estate In Virginia. On the way to
Damory court he meets Shirley Dand-
ridge. an urn-h beauty, and de-
cides that he is going TO like Virginia i'm
mensely. Shirley's mother. Mrs. Dand-
ridge. and Major Bristow exchange rem
iniscences during which It is evealed
that the major. Valiant's father. and a
man named Sasson were rivals for the
hand of Mrs. cambridge in her youth.
sasson and Valiant fought a duel on her
account in which the former was killed.
Valiant fnds Damory court %overgrown
with weeds and creepers and the build
ings in a very much neglected condition.
He decides to rehabilitate the place and
make the land produce a living for him.
Valiant saves Shirley from the bite of a
snake, which bites him. Knowing the
deadliness of the bite. Shirley sucks the
poison from the wound and saves his life.
Shirley tells her mother of the incident
and the latter is strangely moved at
hearing that a Valiant Is again living at
Damory court.
, 1915-07-15

noticed that cat acting queerly every
line a party came along and was told
about he beauties of this vast pile Of
masonry as you was saying.
Then n day along came a gent
with some friends and talked for
three-Quarters of an hour along this
line, when blamed II that there cat
didn't run all the way up 500 odd feet
of steps and commit suicide by jump
ing of the top of the monument
Washington Post.
, 1915-07-15

the first time l ever heard you admit
that much good of our ancestors"
Good" said the doctor belligerent-
ly. Me-? don't! said people now
were no better. AS for the men of
that time, they were a cheap swagger-
ing lot of DULLES and swash-bucklers.
When | read history I'm ashamed to
be descended from them"
II desire to inform you, sah." said
the major, stung. that I too am a de-
scendant of those DULLES and swasn-
bucklers. as you call them. And l
wish from my heart I thought we. now
adays, could hold a tallow-dip to
them"
You refer, no doubt" said the 1-c-
tor with sarcasm. ito our friend Devil
John and his ideal treatment of his
wife!"
No, sah," replied the major warm
ly. I'm not referring to Devil-John.
Their were exceptions. no doubt, but
for the most part they treated their
women feak as I believe their Maker
made them to be treated! The man
, 1915-07-15

Agricultural Department. And the
Congressional frank"
I'm afraid I'm a sad sketch as a
scientist laughed Valiant. My
point OF view has to be a somewhat
practical one. | must be self-support-
ing. Damory Court is a big estate.
1t has grain lands INT forest as we'll.
IL my ancestors lived from 1t, l can.
It's not only that" he went on more
slowly. 81 want to make the most of
the place for its own sake, too. Not
only of its possibilities for earning.
but of it's natural beauties. lack the
resources ] once had, but | can give
H. thought and work, and II they can
bring Damory Court pack to anything
even remotely resembling wha 1t once
was, III not spare either"
b major smote his knee and even
the doctors face showed a grim. II
transient approval. - believe younl
, 1915-07-15
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.

26hc.
Eggs-At mark. cases included, Il
Q16hc; ordinary firsts, 154c; firsts,
1870.
Potatoes.-Virginia cobblers, sl.4o
al. So.
zoe.
, 1915-07-15
Chicago Grain and Provision Prices.

Chicago.-Wheat-No. 2 red, new
$1.18h.
Corn-No. 2 yellow. 77%@ 7shc.
Oats-No. 8 white, @52hct
standard, 51k @52hc.
Barley-70@76c.
Timothy-$5. SO 10000.
Clover-$8.5 0@13.25.
Pork-$15.45.
Lard-$8.3 5@8.42.
Ribs-s912@9.87.