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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-07-26
AUTHOR OF WHISPERING
SMITH" "THE MOUNTAIN
DIVIDE STRATEGY OF
GREAT RAILROADS" ETC.
SYNOPSIS.

Little Helen Holmes, daughter of Gen,
eral Holmes, railroad man. is rescued
from imminent danger on scenic rall-
road by George Storm, a newsboy. GroWh
GO young womanhood, Helen saves storm
now a fireman. her father, and his fTiends'
Amos Rhiaela6der. financier. and Ropert
Seagrue, promoter. from a threatened
collision Safebreakers employed by sea
grue steal General Holmes survey plans
OF the cut OF line for the 1idewater. Ia
tally wound the general and escape ter
fathers estate badly involved by MS
death, Helen goes TO work on the 1lde-
water Helen RECEIVERS the survey plans
from Seagrue. and though they are taken
from her, finds an accidentally made PROOF
of the survey blueprint Storm Is EN-
ployed by Rhinelander. Spike, befriended
~ Helen. in his turn saves her and the
right-of-way contracts when Seagrue kid
maps her. Helen and Storm win for Rane-
lander race against Seagrue for right
of-way. Helen, Storm and Rhinelander
rescue Spike from Seagrue's men. Spike
steals records to protect Rhinelander ana
storm and Helen save Spike from death
IN the burning courthouse VEN IN
Superstition mine pinChes out. Seagrue
salts il and sells 1t to Rhinelander. The
mine is relocated. Rhinelander gives Hell
en- and George each one-third of the
superstition miae stock Seagrue's scheme
TO prevent payment for the mine is
spoiled Helen. restored to home and so
clal position, saves her departing guests
from threatened collision by > wild ride.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-07-26

NAV was opened and tons OF heavy
quartz shot into the gondola. Helen.
| outside the car, turned the dumping
key and Storm dropped through the
opened car bottom under the trestle.
The ore at the same moment was pour
ing in at the top.
When the young engineer returned
to consciousness, Helen was raining
tears and kisses on his upturned face.
He lay under the trestle, freed from
tie cords that had so nearly caused
his death. mine men and the guests
of the day crowding around. He stag
gered to his feet and greeted his de-
| liverer
They had Spike. too" he said,
speaking rapidly to Helen. I'VE must
find him before he is smothered
There was no need for her to an
swer. Spike spoke for himself. And
what want to do" he said with heat,
when he had told Storm the story,
lis to get that Special back to the
bridge and get after the guy that
roped me-"
The neighborhoo3 was secured for a
SIN of their asss 1ants They found
where the taxicab had stood in which
Seagrue's pair had come up. Dct the
two had long ago made their escape
and were running back to town to re-
port to their employer.
Fastening up the stairs. looking
guilty over their shoulders as if fear
full OF immediate apprehension for
their crime, Ward and Adams burst
into Seagrue's room.
Seagrue was In waiting. I'VE got
Storm" Ward began.
Good" cried Seagrue.
Spike got away"
Seagrue struck his fist into HIS open
hand Il wanted that fellow worse
than the other" he muttered between
his teeth. For another moment ne
stood deep in thought Then he turned
savagely on Ward. IF Spike escaped
he will be at Helen's home. We will
get him there" Ward nodded as cool
ly as If further crime were a mere
detail I'm going up there tonight. q"
continued Seagrue. land must change
for the evening now. Adams has two
guns. Stop! There they are. on the
| table"
Seagrue. a little later, came in
dressed. His tools had made their
preparations and were dismissed with
the Injunction to eat their dinners be-
fore the murder was committed.
When the special. on its return.
reached Signal, those aboard were SO
happy over the fortunate outcome Of
the day that the evening festivities
at Helen's home were looked forward
to with pleasurable excitement It
was an open secret among her friends
that this occasion was to signalize the
public announcement Of her engage
ment to George Storm.
The evening assemblage was bril-
liant. Not alone with the guests Of
the day but second special had come
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-07-26

and the Special. swiftly gathering
speed, started to catch the freight
train at the mine.
In the gondola into WHICH he had
been flung. Storm, pounded and
shaken over the rough rail joints,
gradually recovered consciousness. He
realized his helpless position and it
the manner Of death that had been
apportioned to him by his unknown
enemies.
He knew he was in no danger until
he should reach the mine, not even
then, If he were only able to cry out.
But struggle as he would, he could not
release his hands and feet nor the
gsg that half choked him. Every
movement of the train was so familiar
to him that it added to the horror of
his situation He understood when
the car under him ceased to move that
they had reached the mine switch.
He could picture the brakeman going
ahead to unlock, open and throw it;
he could see him signal the engineer
to come on. In another moment the
car in which he lay began to move
slowly ahead
He was hoping 1t might stop before
it should reach the deadly chute, for II
was this that constituted his peril He
could not tell whereabouts in the train
his car lay. If he were in luck, his
gondola would be the head car In
that case. since they would begin load
ing at the hind end of the train. his
chances for. escape were better.
Revolving rapidly in his mind the
features of his situation, he felt the
rolling slowly and monotonously
on until it seemed as If the train must
have traversed twice the length of the
switch-the track OF which be was ia
miliar with-and the farther he was
pulled, the worse his predicament
looked.
The car rolled slower and slower
he knew well what the engineer was
doing: pulling ahead to spot the last
gondola under the chute. Storm saw
as the condemned man sees the blade
of the guillotine poised above him,
the chute itself come into sight. The
next moment his own gondola drew
under it and stopped He was evi-
IDENTIFY In the first car to be spotted
for loading Only the turn of a lever
now lay between him and death. Mois-
ture beaded his forehead. With the
strength of a giant he strove to rend
his bonds.
Helen, on the Special, had taken her
place in the cab where she could urge
to engineer to every burst of speed
his machine was capable Of. "One
minute" she reminded him pathetical-
" and more than once. may mean a
life very dear to me. Do the very best
yo1 can. won't your" she pleaded. He
urged the train reckless,y around the
curves, and the fireman, keyed to the
excitement, pushed up the steam until
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-07-26

to me at times Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills re-
stored rue to health and want to thank
you for the good they have done me. /
have had quite a bit of trouble and
worry but it does not affect my youth
full looks. My friends say 'Why do you
look so young and well?' I owe it all
to the Lydia E. Pinkham remedies. "
Mrs. RoBT. SToPTEL, Moore Avenue,
Washington Park, Illinois.
We wish every woman who suffers
from female troubles, nervousness,
backache or the blues could see the let
tiers written by women made well by Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
If you have any symptom about which
you would like to know write to the
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn,
Mass, for helpful advice given free Of
charge.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-07-26

me safety valve reared. Without cas-
ing the pace for obstacle or danger,
the Special was rushed on until the
power house of the big mine was
brought into sight
Tense and collected under the
strain. Helen. staring through the open
cab window. had only eyes for the ore
cars. which IN another moment she
saw stood in on the switch with the
last gondola spotted for loading under
the chute.
What car had Storm been thrown
into? The question racked her nerves
and clutched at her heart. If she only
could fly from where she stood and
look for an instant into that spotted
car. Perhaps. she told herself. he
lay somewhere ahead in the string and
was not in immediate danger; perhaps
he was already lying under the chute
soon to be lowered for his death.
With Storm slill struggling on the
car floor the foreman OF the ore plant.
taking a fresh chew OF tobacco, sig
nailed: "Ore ont" A man below threw
the lever and the Jagged quartz rock
tumbled with roar into the chute
Storm, working to free himself, had
heard the foreman's order. heard the
deadly rush of the falling rock 1t was
only as the great cnute-the one which
he. himself, had telped to install and
which worked wsth such fatal efficien
cy-siowly descended that he gave up
hope.
A cry outside, a woman's voice. hard
ly reused him from his stupor. But the
next moment he felt great shock. II
seemed as II he were launched precipi-
lately into space: the world was fall
ing around him. Overhead. a mighty
roar crashed on his hearing-con-
seriousness left him.
What had happened was that Helen,
lsaping from the gangway of the en-
CINE almost before the Special, its
wheels ground by the brakes, fully
stopped. had run swiftly up the switch
track beside the gondola in which
Storm lay She had no means of
knowing whether this car contained
her lover 1t was too late to signal the
Ieverman. too late for him to avert the
disaster, if one were impending from
his action-the chute was coming
down But at the instant the monster
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-07-26

Printers may be fond Of cake. but
do not like pi.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-07-26

fered with female
trouble, backache,
nervous spells and
the blues. Ny chill
dren's loud talking
and romping would
make me so nervous
! could just tear
everything to pieces
and / would ache all
over and feel so sick
that / would not
want anyone to talk
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-07-26
CUTOFF no SUPERSTITION MINI
Helen Holmes to Drive Last Spike.

At noon today Helen Holmes,
daughter of the late General Holmes,
assisted by Superintendent A. Rhine
lander and Construction Engineer
George Storm will drive the spike that
marks the completion of the Super
stition cutoff.
Seagrue read with anger. To his
disordered mind, now victimized by
drink, it seemed as If the celebration
were intended to signalize his own
defeat. And though he was still a
wealthy man. he had gone to such
criminal lengths in his efforts to win
the fight for the cutoff that he was
now ready for any course revenge
could suggest.
In furious mood, he struck the
bell to summon Adams, his servant.
When the latter appeared his master
said CURLY: Bring Ward here at
once" and turned to the decanter that
had latterly become his most intimate
resource.
The moment Ward came in with Ad-
ans Seagrue picked up the newspa.
per. Look at that he said, without
preliminary words. Ward read the
headlines hastily. you see what g
going on" exclaimed Seagrue, labor
ing apparently under excitement. 81
want you to get busy"
He spoke the last words in Tone
that left no doubt of his meaning.
And Ward, old in ways of intrigue
Ia
standingly that Seagrue had hardly
need to add what he did: This is my
last chance" he muttered, viciously,
Ito get rid of Spike and George Storm.
Spike Las douhle-crossed me at every
turn of the road. | took that dog out
of prison. l helped him escape when
he ought to have swung. George
Storm has been an enemy of mine
ever since | began my cutoff work.
If it hadn't been for him could have
won out in spite of the odds against
me. Ward, ] want those two men.
Understand" he demanded, violently
catching Wards shoulder at the same
time with his trembling hand. II
want them both. Get them. I'll make
you rlcn.
Ward was quick to assent. He was
quick to act. and after comforting bur.
r;edly on details Seagrue started the
two men out. In the street. Ward
and Adams boarded a taxicab. gave
their orders to the driver and were
whiried rapidly out on the desert.
At the cutoff, the roadmasters and
officials Of the operating department
Of the Tidewater line were in waiting
for the special When il reached the
scene a salute. arranged by an in
genious railroad man with dynamite.
was fred from an adjoining hiIl. And
as the special came to stop at the
intersection. the guests descended
Trom the train. followed by Rhine
lander with Storm and Helen, Spike
bringing up the rear as an important
fourth.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-07-26
FIFTEENTH INSTALLMENT
DRIVING THE LAST SPIKE

1t was a week later that there were
social activities again in Helens
home Rhi1elander had come down
from the mountains with Storm to
announce to Helen the completion of
the Superstition cutoff, the cause of so
much enmity and bitterness between
the rival roads that had striven to
achieve its successful building.
Helen was making ready, when they
arrived, to join her two friends. and
ali returned to the station to take
the special train that was to carry
them with q party UP the line to cele-
brate the driving of the last spike
a responsibility that Rhinelander had
assigned, over all her protests. to
Helen herself.
The train, gayly decorated. pulled
in early and the party-railroad men,
constructionists and personal friends
of the builders-getting out on the
platform at Signal, gave it for mo-
ment an air of social gayety. The
stop was made only long enough to
exchange greetings, and the party. en-
iarged by the Signal contingent, again
boarded the train to continue the jour
ney to the cutoff.
The morning newspapers at Ocean
side had contained articles descriptive
of the prospective celebration, and it
was in one of these that a headline
fell under Seagrue's eye as he sat in
his living room reading his paper.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-07-26
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MY HEALTH
To Lydia E. Pinkharn's Veg.
- etable Compound.

Washington Park, I'll. "I am the
mother OF four children and have suf-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-07-26

Prof. Herbert L. Flower said In an
address on eugenics in Boston:
youths point of view is better than
ages when 1t comes to questions of
eugenics.
Here. for example. is a dialogue to
prove my claim.
"a beautiful girl said to her fash
i0nable mother:
"'Yes. mother. dear, like Mr.. Cob
sa Golde. but isn't he too old to be
considered eligibleT
1.-THE fashionable mother COM
pressed = rouged lips.
"'on the contrary, my love- she
said, he is too eligible to be con-
sidered old"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-01
Allen Car Wins Big
Beauty Contest at
Ohio County Fair

Il has been very unusual for a car
under $1,000 to be given first place IN
the opinion of large gathering when
a general field OF cars have been com
pared for beauty of line and finish.
At the Delaware county (Ohiol talr
last week over twenty makes OF cars
were entered in competition for the
favor of the thousands attending the
fair.
The cars were driven slowly along
the race course and. were judged for
general appearance, as well as beauty
Of body design and finish, as they
passed the grandstand.
An Allen Classic" the product OF
the Allen Motor company, was award.
ed first place. Practically every well
known make of car, priced under
81 1000, was entered.
The Allen Classic" is specially
finished model, mechanically the same
as the standard Allen "37" at $795.
The Classic" is available in three at
tractive and different shades, which
have been given the names Of Classic
brown" Classic blue" and Classic
gray"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-01
PRISONERS HEAR
OVERLAND LECTURE
Representative of the WHY'S
knight Company Talks at
North Dakota Pen.
GOVERNOR GIVES CONSENT

The inmates OF the state peniten-
tiary at Bismarck, N. D.. are intense
ly interested in the Knight motor as
used in Willys-Knight cars. Litcra-
ture on the motor has been placed in
the prison library and the inmates
are now on the official mailing list
Of the WHY'S Overland company.
Recently a representative Of the
WHY'S Overland company was sched-
uled to address the dealers and pros
pective buyers in the Bismarck terri
tory on the Knight motor and explain
to them its efficiency, economy and
durability. Warden Taleott, head OF
the state penitentiary, has in his
charge several inmates who are Of a
mechanical turn OF mind. When he
heard Of the Forthcoming Knight mo-
tor lecture, he Immediately conceived
the idea Of giving his inmates a new
form of entertainment, or, as he ex-
pressed It, mechanical treat"
II After securing the consent Of the
Overland representatives to lecture to
the inmates, the warden took the af.
fair up with Governor Hanna and
permission for giving the address il
tf,e state institution was Immediately
forthcoming. So far as known, 1t was
the first time that an official repre-
sentative Of an automobile manufac'
turing concern had been invited to lee.
ture on the merits Of his product ir
a public institution Of that nature.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-01

Bee Want Ads Produce Results.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-01
BROADENS THE USE
OF ENCLOSED CARS
Light Weight is Solution
Franklin Car, Marks Great
Development in This Line.
ALL IT'S MODELS ARE LIGHT

~. 1850 I;,,;,.t;or 10 the vse of
ihe siea' na'yA :. - ~
enclosed cars mas Always oeeh 'he'i
weight. 1t has been generally reeog-
nized that. were weight of enclosed
- +. .rt down 10 a oo;nt where
ea'' - ~ - 49, ~. ~ .tss-.
expense q operalon anG 'ne ei.o.'
q controi were on pas.s .:,: eoiilps,a ps..ia
PIE 70 open cars, theif u,hi.y wou.u
ne 50 Ancreased as 70 aoo ihuoh -
tneT populafity =.
Not more tnan I'VE years ago .ne
great majority oi oon enciosea canS az
weighed between s,goU ana IVY
pounds. anyone woulo nave consio-
ered It purely visionary az !his tillie
to nave predicted tne possioiiity oI
the required luxury ana convenience
being produced IN n eneiosea ears
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-01
Auto Made Good
Roads Necessary

Nothing, perhaps, has had SO
much to do with the beginning and
the subsequent widespread growth Of
the good roads movement as the
pneumatic automobile tire" said F. c.
Rudisell, branch manager of the Fire.
stone Tire and Rubber Car COM
pany.
"A decade or more ago country
rounds land remember there was lit
tie il any pavement in the country
districts at that time) continually
travelled over by steel-shod wagons
and horses were badly cut up into
ruts and holes. And during rainy
weather road conditions were much
to be dreaded by the traveller.
Under these conditions passage
over the highways was possible only
by means of great effort and conse-
quent irritation on the part Of the
traveller.
with the coming q the automo-
bile and its peumatic tires. however.
the question of better roads immed-
lately asserted itself. Pleasure being
the chief asset required of the auto
mobile, the owner thereof demanded
good roads over which to travel in his
new "horseless carriage" Almost
Immediately road conditions began to
improve, little by little. with the re-
suit that in a few years time the
good roads movement was launched
in nearly every state.
"Payements Of brick or asphalt and
macadamized highways were built in
proportion as the number of auto
mobiles increased. As soon as auto
mobiles were introduced into COM
munity the residents began the i'm
provement Of road conditions as a
matter OF course.
THE threatened extinction of the
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-01
Foreign Demand for
Chandler Increases

Foreign demand for Chandler auto
-iobilcs has increased SO greatly dur
ing the last season, says Gus Bolton
Of the Omaha Chandler company. that
w. S. NJ. Mead. vice president Of the
Chandler company, in charge Of ex-
ports, has found it necessary to re-
move his offices from the Brady
Murray Motor company, Chandler
New York distributors, to quarters
which will afford him more room, at
1890 Broadway.
This move was made effective Sep
tenber /, at which time c. S. Levitt,
formerly traffic manager Of the ex-
BORT house Of Gaston-Williams &
Wigmorc, joined the Chandler ex-
bort staff to look after all matters
pertaining to foreign shipments.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-01
Pennsylvania Tires
Cut Their Prices Today

Substantial reductions in the prices
Of Vacuum Cup, Bar Circle and Ebony
Tread automobile tires are announced
by the Pennsylvania Rubber company.
effective on October I.
These reductions are in keeping
with the company's policy Of giving
consumers the benefit of the saving
effected by unprecedented demand
and increased manufacturing facilities.
The announcement states emphati-
cally that these new prices will in no
way change the known high quality OF
the tires named.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-01
Saxon Has School
For Inspectors

Glasses for the inspectors in the
various departments of the Saxon Mo.
tor Car corporation have been started
to make certain that every one OF the
seventy men who are employed to
check up on the other workmen under
stands a Saxon motor car down to
the last nut and lock pin.
The first class was held last Sun
day morning in the service department
and was presided over BY R. Q. Gill,
production manager, and R. E. Davis,
factory superintendent A Six and
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-01

Four chassis we're turned on their
sides. exposing the innermost parts,
and Mr. Davis and Mr.. Gill then went
over each machine, pointing out every
mart in them and explaining. care
fully the particular business OF each
All Of the inspectors took notes
drrinr the meeting and discussed dif-
ferent points Of the cars construction.
More meetings will be held in the
future, the idea being to make the IN.
spectors so familiar with the car that
tie percentage of errors in assembly,
which is now only minute tigure'
shall be reduced to zero.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-01

horse is really not to be regretted,
for who will deny that the rubbet-
tired vehicle is far less harmful to
road surfaces than the heavy, horse
drawn, steel-shod wagon"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-01

Persistent Advertising is the Road
to Success.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-25
IBy Telegraph to Tho Tribune

FL Paso, June 24-Mexico and the
United States already are in a state
of war, although neither country has
made formal declaration. Eighty miles
south Of Ell Paso the Mexican govern
ment has gathered a great army. Out
acress the desert country the Mexican
forces are stretched $4,000 strong in a
half-circle. with the expectation that
the American commander will NOV,
his entire force into the trap and meet
the fate of the small detachment Of
cavalrymen massacred at Carrizal
Reports received here tonight from
Mexican sources and from Americans
fleeing from the interior say that a
large body of American troops, be-
lieved by them to be General Pershing's
main army, was in the vicinity of Ojo
Caliente, Mexico, this afternoon NOV
ing toward Villa Ahumada.
Trevino ordered all Mexican com
manders in the field t--day TO attack
every American force found moving
east. south or west of General PERISH
ing's base at Namiquipa.' Ojo Calient.
is about half way between Namiquipa
and CarriZsl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-25
SAY THEY SAW VILLA
ON AMERICAN SIDE
Railroad Men Assert Bandit Was
Near El PaSO.

Ell Paso, Tex, June 24.-Pancho
Villa. well and sound, is recruiting men
CD the American side Of the boundary,
and has been seen within fifteen miles
Of FL Paso, according to reputable
American railroad men. As their train
was passing Canutillo, Tex yesterday
a fexican, believed to be Villa, passed
in an automobile, with two companions.
The train was stopped, but the men had
disappeared. They reported what they
had seen to the military authorities,
and members Of the provost squad and
deputy sherifTs went to investigate, but
the three Mexicans could not be found.
The men are confident 1t was villa,
for they had often seen him in Juarez
and FL Paso. They say they had heard
many reports previously that Villistas
were recruiting men in the district
where they saw the bandit leader.