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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-14
CHAPTER XIII.

The dance went on for fifteen min
utes vet, but then-quite unexpectedly
all the arena guards together fired
Volley at the ROOT, and the dance
stopyed as if every dancer had been
Iii. Panting-foaming at the mouth
some of them-the dancers ran TO their
seats and set the crowd surging again.
leaving the >rcns empty of all but the
guards.
Now n man stood up near the edge
of the crowd whom King recognized;
and recognition brought no joy with IT,
The mullah without hair or eyelasneS'
who had admitted him and his party
Through the mosque into the caves
strobe out TO the middle of the arena
all alone. strutting and staggering. lie
recalled the mans last words ana are"
no consolation from them, either.
"Many have enteredl Some went
ont bv different road ~
Cold chills went down his back. All
,at once Ismairs manner became unen-
. nuraging. He ceased TO make q fuss
over the dancer and began TO eye King
ssIdewise. until at last he seemed I'M
oble to contain the malice that would
well forth.
.As the gate there were only wor0sT
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She nodded once; and then all was
over In a minute With a ringing "Ho! 7"
and run, the guards lifted their vic
tins shoulder high and bore them for
ward. AT the river bank they paused
for second to swing them. Then, with
another 'Ho!" they threw them like
dead rubbish into the swift black wa
ter.
There was only one wild scream that
went echOing and re-echolng TO the
roof. There was scarcely a splash,
and no extra ripple at all. No heads
came up again to gasp. No fingers
clutched at the surface. The fearful
speed of the river sucked them under,
to grind and churn and pound them
through long caverns underground and
hurl them at last over the great cata-
ract toward the middle of the world.
"Ah-h-h-h-h!" sighed the crowd in
ecstasy.
SIS there no other strangerT asked
Yasmini, searching for King again with
her amazing eyes. The skin all down
his back turned there and then into
goosefesh. And as her eyes met his
she laughed like a bell at him. She
knew! She knew who he was, how he
had entered, and how he felt. Not a
doubt of it!
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~rhrow IT, Throw It, Throw itr"


The crowd was growing impatient.
Many men were standing, waving their
arms to draw attention to themselves.
Catching Yasmini's eyes, he knew 1t
had not entered her head that he might
disobey.
BE looked past her toward the river.
There were no guards near enough to
prevent what he intended; but he had
to bear in mind that the guards had
rifles, and if he acted too suddenly one
of them might shoot at him unbidden.
Holding the head before him with both
hands, he began to walk toward the
river, edging all the while a little to-
ward the crowd as if meaning to get
nearer before he threw. He reached the
river and stood there.
His next move made every savage
who watched him gasp because of its
very uneXpectedneSS. He held the
head in both hands, threw it far out
into the river and stood to watch it
sink. Then, without visible emotion of
any kind, he walked back stoIidly to
face Yasmini at the bridge end, with
shoulders a little more stubborn now
than they ought to be, and chin a shade
too high, for there never was a man
who could act quite perfectly.
"Thou foolw Yasmini whispered
through lips that did not move. She
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betrayed a flash of temper like a
trapped she-tiger's, but followed it in
stantly with her loveliest smile.
"Slay him!" yelled lone voice, that
was greeted by an approving murmur.
"This is a darbar" Yasmini an
nounced in rising, ringing voice. my
darbar, for summoned it! Did l
invite any man to speak?"
There was silence, as whipped I'M
willing pack is silent.
"Speak, thou Kurram Khan! Tell
them why I" she Sc id, smiling. No man
could have guessed by the tone Of her
voice whether she was for him or
against him, and the crowd, beginning
again to whisper, watched to see which
way the cat would jump.
He bowed low to her three times
very low indeed and very slowly, for he
had to think. Then he turned his back
and repeated the obeisance to the
crowd.
"My brothers." he said, and his voice
became that of a man whose advice
has been asked, and who gives it free
ly. "Ye saw this night how one man
entered here on the strength of an oath
and a promise. All he lacked was
proof. And had proof. Ye sawi How
easy would it not have been, had /
thrown that head to you, for traitor
to catch it and hide it in his clothes,
and make away with it! He could
hox 70 10 fhnco
why-even an Englishman, my broth
ers! If that had happened, We would
have blamed met"
Yasmini smiled. Taking it's cue from
her, the crowd murmured, scarcely as
sent, but rather recognition Of the ha-
kim's adroitness. The game was not
won; there lacked a touch to tip the
scales in his favor, and Yasmini sup
piled it with ready genius.
"The hakim speaks the truth! ~ she
laughed.
King turned about instantly to face
her, but he salaamed so low that she
could not have seen his expression had
she tried.
IF We wish it, l will order him
tossed into Earth's Drink after those
other three
Muhammad Amin rose, stroking his
beard and rocking where he stood.
'Tt is the law!" he growled, and
King shuddered.
''It is the law" Yasmini answered in
voice that rang with pride and in
science, that none interrupt me while
L speak! For such ill-mannered ones
Earth's Drink hungersi Will you test
my authority, Muhammad Amin? Think
We! If that head had only fallen into
Muhammad Anim's lap, the mullah
might have smuggled in another man
with it ~
A roar of laughter greeted that
thrust. Many men who had not laughed
at the mullah's first discontinue
Joined in now. Muhammad Amin sat
and fidgeted. meeting nobody's eye and
answering nothing.
$50 it seems to me good" Yasmini
said, in voice that did not echo any
more but rang very clear and true (she
seemed to know the trick of the roof,
and to use the echo Or not as she
chose), ito let this hakim live! He
shall mediate in his cave while, and
perhaps he shall be beaten, lest he
dare offend again. he can no more es-
cape from Khinian caves than the
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CHAPTER XII.-Continued.

AYE! The liar says the Germans
gave it to him. He sWears they VIII
Send more. Who are the Germans!
Who is a man who talks of a jihad that
Is to be, that he should have gold coin
given him by unbelievers? l saw
German once. at NuklaO. He ate pig
meat and washed IL down with wine.
Are such men sons of the PrOphet!
Wait and watch. say -
Money!" said King. "And should
no more money come?
This was courteous conversation and
received as such-many a long league
removed from curiosity.
"'WhO am / to fOretell q mans kis-
met? 1 know what | know, and think
what / think / know thee, hakim, for
a gentle fellow. who hurt me almost
not at all in the drawing of a bullet
out of my flesh. What knowest thou
about me?"
"That I will dress the wound for
thee again I"
ArtlesS statements are as useful In
their way as artless questions. Let
the guile lie deep, that is all.
NAY. nay! For she said nay! Shall
i fall foul of her, for the sake of new
bandage?"
The temptation was terrific to ask
why she had given that order, but King
resisted it; and presently 1t occurred
to the Pathan that his own theories on
the subject might be of interest.
"She will use thee for q reward" he
said. HE who shall win and keep her
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KING SEES YASMNI FOR THE FIRST TIME WHEN SHE
COMES TO DANCE BEFORE THE THOUSANDS OF
WARRIORS ASSEMBLED IN THE CAVERN

Synopss-At the beginning of the world Capt Ahesan
with her Khinjan
who said by spies to be preparing for
hhad his Delhi King quietly fos plan to
has north
dances Ismai Ad
He of Yasns
trucking Hangar
a He meets his
disguise there fools
He Khnan
clinic hears of impending
led nv
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Disguised as he is, King is
placed on trial for his life. At a
critical moment human head is
thrust into his hands. When he
sees the face, the shock is ter
rible. The victim is
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"A fredericksburg BeIuchi Was
Thrust Forward at a Run, with
Arms Lashed TO His Sides.
favor may have his hurts dressed ana
his belly dosed. Her enemies may rot
'Does she call the mullah Muham-
mad Amin enemy?" King asked him.
NAV. she never mentions him by
name"
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-04-12
FOOD AND FEED MEETING
FOR THE COLORED PEOPLE

The Business Mems club of Coving-
ton has arranged to have mass
meeting for the colored men and wo-
men of Covington and Upton county
at the courthouse on Saturday after
noon, April IA, 1917, at / o'clock p. m.
t. have laid before them the import
aice of raising gardens and planting
corn, peas and feed stuffs for their
families and live sock.
The club has secured as a speaker
for the occasion Bert M. Roddy, cash
Ter of the Solvent Savings bank, Of
Memphis, the largest bank in Tonnes
see owned by colored people and sec
ond largest in the world, which bank
has for its president John W. Sanford
son of "0ld Uucle" John Sanford, of
the Tabernacle neighborhood. T. E..
johnson, principal of the negro indus
trial school, at Woodstock, Tenn, has
also been secured to address the
gathering.
The meeting viii be presided over
by B. V. Burchett, he having agreed
to do so, at the request of the Business
Mems club
Let every colored man and woman
attend this meeting. Let every land
owner urge his tenant to attend this
meeting. We do not want any child
rem at this meeting and want only
heads Of families.
BUSINESS MEMS CLUB.
By w. f. BRINGLE, Pres.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-04-12
tcopyrIght.l
PRESIDENT WILSON SIGNS
WAR PROCLAMATION

Washington, April g. President
Wilson at I'LL o'clock today signed
the resolution of congress declaring a
state of war between the United
States and Germany.
All the naval militia and naval re-
serves were called to the colors with
the presidents signing Of the war
resolution.
All army departmental post COM
manders in the United States and in
sular possessions were notified by tel
egraphic orders from the war depart
ment. The message conveyed no in
structions.
By the signing Of the resolution, the
war which Germany actually has been
making on the United States for many
months is recognized in official form,
and the United States thus announces
to the world its determination to take
what President Wilson characterized
in his address to congress as to Ger
many's challenge to all the world, her
war against humanity.
Speaker Clark had signed the reso-
lotion soon after. it passed Tho house
ia the eally hours Of this Alornine
and Vice-President Marshall Had sign
ed it soon after the senate convened at
noon. The engrossed copy was sent at
once to the White House.
The president also signed a procla-
nation formally declaring a state Of
war between the United States and
Germany, In the proclamation he
called upon American citizens to give
support to all measures Of the govern
ment.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-04-12
IMPORTANT NOTICE

On next Sunday afternoon, mass
meetings viii be held in the Baptist
church at Covington, and at other
points in the county, to take up and
discuss from patriotic and religious
standpoint the serious questions con-
fronting Upton county in view of the
state Of war with Germany, especially
the food question. The seriousness of
the situation calls for the fulsexercise
by every citizen Of earnest and pray
erful patriotism and the searching Of
the heart by each man as to what is
his Christian duty in the premises. 1t
is hoped that every citizen viii attend
and especially are the women and
children invited, The speakers at the
various points are as follows;
Covington IT. Col, William Sanford,
Rev. r. A, Clark and E. H. McFadden.
Brighton-Rev R. P, Walker w. s..
Mayes, w. M. Simonton, J. J. Miller.
MT. Carmel-R. w. Sanford, w. c..
Winford, R. S. Calhoun, Rev. M. R.
Gibson.
Munford-R. B. Baptist, J. H. Flip
pin, Rev. C. E. Wauford, Geo. A.
Sanford.
Mason M. A. Walker, Sherrod
Smith, J. M. Polk, William C. Upton,
Rev. j. G. Johnson.
Phelan-W. A. Owen, T. o. Bond, S.
j. Templeton, B. B. Boyd.
Tabernacle-Rev. Syl Fisher, w. L.
Shelton, Peter Fyfe, C. B. McClelland.
Garland w. v. Bringle, R. ",
Downing, G. R. Todd, Rev. A. H.
Bezzo.
Burlison-L. E. Gwinn, J. w. Darby,
"a. B. Cobb, Rev. "A. w. Russell.
The hour at all these appointments
win be 2:3O p. M. except at Covington
at 3 p. m. and at Burlison at 3:15 p. m,
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-04-12
BIBLE CLASS BANQUET

The annual banquet of the Mems
Bible class of the First Methodist
church was held Tuesday night and
was decided success in every par
ticular.
Mr.. M. A. Sherrod, the class rresi-
dent, presided. The first number on
the program was practical speech on
Food Preparedness" by Mr.. j. H.
Flippin; next a song by male quar-
tet composed of Messrs. Girdner,
Brown, Kelley and S. J. Templeton.
Next came a speech by the pastor of
the church, Rev. Robt. A. Clark, who
concluded his speech by introducing
the speaker of the evening, Mr.. J. D.
Johnson, prominent and successful
business man Of Jackson, who took oc-
casion to compliment the class, the
church and the pastor on the splendid
work being accomplished.
Plates were laid for 100 people and
an elaborate menu was served, con-
sisting of turkey and dressing, green
peas, pickles of various kinds, coffee
and stuffed eggs, for the first course,
and ice cream and cake for the second.
These annual affairs are always
looked forward to with the greatest
interest by the members of the class
and spirit Of good fellowship al
ways prevails.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-04-12
NEW CITY OFFICERS

The old board Of mayor and alder
men held its final meeting for the
year at o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
There being no bushes Of Importance
the board adjourned,
The new board was sworn in by
County Clerk G. P. Simonton, after
which the board adjourned until 1880
O'Clock the same evening. The new
city officers are j i Green, mayor;
4. Il Bfingle, recorder; n b. Portis
city marshal; John L. Hudson, assist
ant marshal; aldermen, Grant Reid
w M. Simonton, John bearing, i. o.
Baltzer, w. A. Barrett and Nal Smith
all but the last two named having
been reelected at the last city cleo
ton.
Grant Reid, L. 0. Baltzer and w. A.
Barrett we're named as the street com
mittee, and w. A. Barrett, John Dear
ing and Nal Smith as light and water
committee; w. M. Simonton, city at
torney; Ed Wall, fire chief and fire
marshal; w. C. Upton, back tax at
torney.
The board decided to have the usual
audit of the city's books, which is done
every two years.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-04-12
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY SEWERS
RELATIONS WITH THE u.

Washington, D. G., April 9.-Aus-
tria-Hungary, under the pressure of
Germany, has severed diplomatic re-
lations with the United States. Baron
Erick zwiedinek, charge d'affairs of
the Austro- Hungarian embassy here,
called at the state department today
and asked for passports for himself
and the embassy staff. Almost at the
same time dispatch was received
from American Minister Stovall at
Berne saying the dual monarchy had
broken off diplomatic relations with
the United States in Vienna yester-
day. 1t is presumed this was done
by handing passports to American
Charge Grew. American Ambassador
Penfeld, who had left Vienna on Sat
urday, probably did not know Of the
governments action.
Fourteen Austrian merchant ves-
sells in American ports were taken
over today by the government coinci-
dent with the announcement that
Austria had broken diplomatic rela-
tions. The vessels thus taken into
the governments keeping were all at
Atlantic or gulf ports.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-04-12
FOOD AND FEED MEETING
HELD MONDAY EVENING
Looking to Beginning of Campaign
in Upton County for Raising An
Necessary FOOdstuffs at Home.

Ministers, lawyers, doctors, mer-
chants and farmers attended the
splendid Food and Feed meeting held.
at the Business Mems club Monday
night and the house was practically
filled. All were enthusiastic in the
work and seemed to recognize the
grave responsibilities that will un-
doubtedly be placed on the people.
not only of the United States, but of
the South especially, Tennessee and
Upton county included, in raising at
home what food crops viii be required
to sustain US while the war is in prog
ross, and while potatoes and other
articles Of daily consumption, which
are now selling at almost prohibitive
prices, VA not be procurable.
President w. f. Bringle presided,
stated the object of the netting and
called on Rev, Robt A.. Clark, of the
First Methodist church, who invoked
the divine blessing on the assemblage.
Mr.. Bringle then called for speeches
on the subject in hand and many
speeches were made by various BUSH
ness men, farmers and professional
men present-all practical and full
of good suggestions as to meeting the
eXigencies of the situation. The con-
census of opinion was that landown-
ers must require tenants to plant food
crops sufficient to supply their fam
lilies, and plan to conduct canvass
of each civil district in the county,
with the end in view of interesting
IN fha
matter of raising his own food at
home, was discussed and agreed upon.
A mass meeting of the colored people,
with that end in view, is to be held
at the courthouse here Saturday.
The first speakers Of the evening
We're Hons. r. w. Sanford and L. e.
Gwinn. Mr.. Gwinn made the point
that if food crops are not raised there
will be suffering in Upton county be-
fore the winter of 1917, as it will take
the western supply of foodstuff to
feed the U. S. army. Mr.. B. B. Boyd
followed Mr.. Gwinn in practical
speech and Mr.. R. V. Downing came
next, making some splendid sugges-
tons, advancing the idea that every
farmer should make the plan of rails
ing foodstuffs a personal matter.
Then followed speeches german to the
all important subject from Mr.. J. H.
Flippin, Col. VIM. Sanford, Messrs.
Peter Fyfe, E. L. Worrell, Al. B. Cobb,
H. T. Simonton, Rev. T. Riley Davis,
Mayor ]. w. Darby Rev. Robt. A
Clark, Hon. I, O. Bond, and Mr.. G. B.
Simontoh Many excellent IDEAS were
ADVANCED al worthy D note, bat lgek
OF space fofJfds d lssufa engle
notice.
Before the span Of 20 days has
passed the war department is expect
ed to issue an order directing all
landowners and tenants who cling to
the single crop system to raise their
own food and feed. This act will be
prompted by the military necessity
which makes vast production of pro-
visions by the South this year essen
tial to the success Of American arms
and the existence of the American
people. It will be enforced in the
manner in which all military orders
are enforced. Memphis Commercial
Appeal April TO-
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-04-12
IMPROVEMENTS ON /. c

improvements to the amount Of
$4,000 are to be made at Memphis
Immediately by the Illinois Central
railroad, so we learn from the Com
mercial Appeal.
The most important improvement
will be the construction of new
coaeh-cleaning yard between McLe-
more and Iowa avenues, in South
Memphis, which alone will cost $70,-
600. 1t will replace the coach yard
now maintained at the old Poplar ave-
nue. station.
Five coach yard tracks, aggregat-
ing $3.50 feet jim length, will be built
to accommodate as many as 40
coaches at one time. A one-story
brick building, 23x199 feet, to be used
as office, store room carpenter shop,
pipe shop, soaking vat, etc, also will
be constructed.
Extension of the Illinois Central
double track system in North Mem
phis and South Memphis will cost
$4,000 additional The extension Of
the second main track from the north
ward to North Second street will cost
$4,000, and the additional main track
between Trigg avenue and Florida
street will cost $4,000.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-04-12
GREAT HIGHWAY MEETING

A splendid melting of the FIVE high
way associations of Tennessee, Ar
kansas, Mississippi, Kentucky and
Alabama was held in Memphis on
Friday and Saturday, April 6 and 7,
We are glad to say that Upton coun-
ty had the largest individual delega-
ton in attendance, and all were in
sAucted and enthused by the work
and the splendid things ahead for
highways.
Each Of the five associations held
meeting Friday afternoon and
launched into plans to speed up high
way construction. Good road DAYS
were designated and efforts to raise
necessary funds were mapped out by
the various organizations.
Delegates interested in the con-
struction of the Jefferson Davis high
way, from Paducah, KY, to the gulf,
met in Hotel Chisca and determined
to construct every link of the road at
once, with the ultimate view Of paw
ing it from end to end. Mr.. G. A.
Sanford, OF Coyington, was elected
secretary Of this meeting.
August z was designated as road
working day all along the route Of the
Davis highway and slogan, zone
hundred thousand men at work on
August ~, was adopted. Meanwhile
efforts will be devoted to obtaining
federal and state money.
Delegates to the Memphis-to- Bris
toll Highway association, who met in
the Office of C. C. Hanson, chairman
for West Tennessee, decided to APP
point a field secretary to travel along
the route of the highway to tell the
counties what must be done to get
state and federal money.
Tennessee this year will get from
the state and general government
$684,000 for roads, and the builders
of the Memphis-to- Bristol highway
are determined to get their share. It
was estimated that 80 per cent Of the
road has been completed, but $50
miles remain to be linked up.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-04-12
JUDGE sTEPHENsoN's COURT

The misdemeanor docket of Judge
Stephenson's court has been set for
Monday, April 80, with the following
cases for trial;
State VS.. Phil Jacket, violating four
mile law.
State VS.. Lee Beaver, failure to
work public road
State VS.. Chas. Stancliff, tipping.
State VS., Ed Patrick, assault and
battery.
State vs.. Mack Rogers, carrying a
pistol "
State VS.. Edgar Holloway, assault
and battery.
State VS.. ]. C. Chumley, violating
election law
State VS.. Sam Avent, public drunk
enness.
State VS.. Dock Bodie, public pro-
family.
State vs.. Ed Bair, public drunken
ness.
State VS.. C. L. Mccain, failure to
work public road.
State VS.. Ollie Clements, public pro
family.
State VS.. viii Wright, ct al, public
drunkenness 1.-TWO cases..
State VS.. Will Walk, assault and
battery.
State VS.. Yves Hill, violating four
mile law
Litigants and. witnesses will be ex-
peeted to be or hand promptly on said
date and attend from day to day until
the docket is disposed Of.
Negroes
Frank McFadden VS.. Kate McFad-
den, decree for divorce.
Lula Terry VS.. Aston Terry, decree
for divorce.
Enie Craig vs.. Laura Craig, decree
for divorce.
Henry Mccain vs.. Margie Mccain,
decree for divorce.
Whites
LYDIA Stanford VS.. VIM. Stanford,
decree for divorce.
Grace S. Dickson VS.. Geo. III. Dick
ason, decree for divorce and custody
Of child.