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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-10-26

dressed as dancing woman, yet very
few dancing women could afford to be
dressed as she was.
The general watched his face with
eyes that missed nothing.
"Remember-I said work with her T.
King looked up and nodded.
''They say she's three parts Rus
sian," said the general. "To my knowl-
edge she speaks Russian like native,
and about twenty other tongues as
well, including English. She was the
girl widow of rascally hill rajah.
I've heard she loved her rajah. And
I've heard she didn't There's another
story that she poisoned him. l know
she got away with his money-and
that's proof enough of brains! Some
say she's a she-devil. / think that's
an exaggeration, but bear in mind
she's dangerous
King grinned. A man who trusts
Eastern women over readily does not
rise far in the secret service.
eff you've got nous enough to keep
on her soft side and use her-not let
her use you-you can keep the Hills
quiet and the Khyber safe! If you
can contrive that-now-in this pinch
there's no limit for you! Com
mander in chief shall be your job be-
fore you're sixty!"
King pocketed the photograph and
papers. SIN well enough content,
81, &C +b;ooS oroV ho cold n1,iatIy
The general paced once across the
room and once back again, with hands
behind him. Then he stopped in front
of King.
mo man in India has a sitter task
than you have now! A jihad launched
from the Hills would mean anarchy
in the plains. That would entail send
ing back from France an army that
can't be spared There must be no
jihad, Kingl There must-not-be-
one! Keep that in your head!'
"What arrangements have been
made with her, sir?"
practically none! She's watching
the spies in Delhi, but they're likely
to break for the Hills any minute.
Then they'll be arrested. When that
happens the fate of India may be in
your hands and hers! Get out of my
way now, until tiffin-time !"
In way that some men never learn,
King proceeded TO efface himself en-
tirely. among the crowd in the hall,
contriving to say nothing of any ac-
count to anybody until the great gong
doomed and the general led them all
in TO his long dining table. Yet he
did not look furtive or secretive. No
body noticed him, and he noticed ev-
erybody. There is nothing whatever
secretive about that.
The fare was plain, and the meal a
perfunctory affair. The general and
his guests were there for no other
reason than TO eat food, and only the
man who happened TO seat himself
next to King-a major by the name
of Hyde-spoke t. him at all.
"Why aren't you with your regi-
ment?" he asked.
Because the general asked me to
lunch, sir!'
81 suppose you've been Fostering
him for an appointment
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-10-26

slant the generals fat figure darkened
the doorway twenty men of higher
rank than King, native and English,
rose from lined-up chairs and pressed
forward.
"Sorry-have to keep you all wait
ing-busy ~ He waved them aside
with little apologize gesture. "Come
in here, King"
King followed him through door
that slammed tight behind him on rub
Der jambs.
"Sit down."
The general unlocked a steel drawer
and began to rummage among the pa
pers in it. In a minute he produced
package, bound in rubber bands,
with a faded photograph face upward
on the top.
THAT'S the woman! How d'you
like the look of herr"
King took the package and for a
minute stared hard ar the likeness of
a woman whose fame has travelled up
and down India, until her witchery
has become proyerb. She was
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-10-26

you klndiee tell me. sir, Wlere couIu
| find Captain King sahib?"
Certainly" King answered him. He
looked glad to be of help. "Are you
| travelling on this train?"
The question sounded like politeness
yelling from the lips of unsuspicion.
Eyes, sir. / am travelling from this
place where / have spent a few days,
to Bombay, where my business is"
"How did you know King sahib is
on the train?" King asked him, smil-
ing so genially that even the police
| could not have charged him with more
than curiosity.
by telegram, sir. My brother had
| the misfortune to miss Captain King
sahib at Peshawur and therefore sent
telegram to me asking me to do what
| can at an interview"
II see," said King. 81 see." And
| judging by the sparkle in his eyes as
| he looked away, he could see lot.
But the native could not see his eyes
at that instant, although he tried to.
He looked back at the train, giving
| the man a good chance to study his
face in profile.
"See that carriage?" he asked, point.
ing. 'The fourth first-class carriage
from the end? Well-there are only
| two of us in there; I'm Major Hyde
and the other is Captain King. I'll tell
Captain King to look out for you"
"Oh, thank you, sir" said the native
OILY. you are most kind! / am your
humble servant, sir"
King nodded good-by to him, his dark
eyes in the shadow of the khaki helmet
seeming scarcely interested any longer
Couldn't you find another berth p
Hyde asked him angrily when he
| stepped back into the compartment
what were you out there looking
| for?"
| King smiled back at him blandly.
81 think there are railway thieves
on the train" he announced without
any effort at relevance. He might
not have heard the question.
Hyde snorted and returned to his
seat in the silence of unspeakable
scorn. But presently he opened suit.
case and drew out a repeating pistol
which he cooked carefully and slowed
beneath his pillow; not at all con
temptible move, because the Indian
railway thief is the most resourceful
specialist in the world. But King took
no overt precautions of any kind.
After more interminable hours night
shut down on them, red-hot, black-dark
mesmerically subdivided into seconds
by the thump of carriage wheels and
lit at intervals by showers Of sparks
from the gasping engine. Then King
strangely without kicking off his shoes,
drew a sheet up over his shoulders. On
the opposite berth Hyde covered his
head, to keep dust out of his hair, and
presently King heard him begin to
snore gently. Then, very carefully he
adjusted his own position SO that his
| profile lay outlined in the dim light
from the gas lamp in the roof. He
| might almost have been waiting to be
/ shaved. Long after midnight his
vigil was rewarded by slight sound
at the door. From that instant his eyes
were on the watch, under dark closed
lashes; but his even breathing was
that of the seventh stage of sleep that
knows no dreams.
A click of the door-latch heralded
the appearance of a hand. With skill,
of the sort that only special training
in in
simulated himself into the carriage
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-10-26

without making another sound Of any
kind. Kings ears are part of the
equipment for his exacting business,
but he could not hear the door click
shut again.
For about five minutes, while the
train swayed headlong into Indian
darkness, the man stood listening and
watching Kings face. He stood SO
near that King recognized him for the
one who had accosted him on Rawal-
Pindi platform. And he could see the
outline Of the knife-hilt that the mans
fingers clutched underneath his shirt.
He feigned sleep so successfully that
the native turned away at last
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-10-26
ADVENTURE AND ROMANCE EXTRAORDINARY

In this remarkable
and charm
whom of
Captain Athestan King his journey
Khinjan and Yasmn,
serial than printed a long time.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-10-26

In Delhi, King meets Rewa
Gunga, Yasmini's man, who tells
him she has already gone north.
In Yasmini's house the captain
Is given his first test Of charac-
ter.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-09
STRAW is OF MUCH VALUE

Other crops are benefited as we'll for
there are none which are not made bet
ter by good physical condition of the
seed bed. Young clover and alfalfa
plants to do their best must have an open
loose soil with plenty of moisture. Often
the growth Of these plants is matter
of soil texture rather than plant food
and straw will loosen it up and make
the soil favorable as fell as manure will
do it cold, damp. soil encourages
clover Sickness" while loose friable
soil makes a strong and healthy growth.
Corn land covered with straw in the fall
is less liable to washing and blowing in
the winter and is looser for cultivation
in the spring.
The hay crop is bound to be short this
year, in fact next winters roughage is
already being contracted for at prices
heretofore unknown. True the stand is
good and the yield per acre is in general
heavy. but the demand for grain crops
has caused many good meadows to be
plowed under before their time Every
available bit of roughage must be saved
for the winters feeding and straw can
in a large way take the place of the
more expensive hays which are so much
in demand. AS one Kansas farmer re-
marked, ut is not likely that this coun-
try VIII ever again raise such a crop
of roughness that all of it will not be
worth saving and saving right"
Straw as feed has not been valued
at its full worth Dat straw is higher
In carbohydrates than either clover or
alfalfa. and is their equal in fat In
protein alone it is deficient, but where
hay is lacking. the protein can be made
up by judicious balancing of the straw
in the ration with grains Notwithstand-
ing the fact that it is better adapted for
ruminants straw may furnish a Iarge
part OF the fodder ration of work horses
with good results, and idle horses may be
almost entirely wintered ON good straw
OF some of the cereals. Freely and
wisely fed it may make considerable
saving in the wintering of young cattle
and fed with siiage it helps to make the
best OF grains on steers. Sheep use straw
to even better advantage than cattle for
they can more readily pick out the finer
parts.
With hay becoming more and more val
liable dairymen are recognizing the worth
OF straw in giving bulk to \ ration
and are allowing 1t to replace, part
the more expensive ieguminous fA A
few energetic dairymen of WashinsN m
state have improved the palatability and
value OF straw as feed by soaking IL
In molasses. Straw is not only cheap but
abundant and during the past winter by
this method they have been making II
take the place to large extent of the
more expensive roughages.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-09
|SUFFRAGISTS TO HELP FARMER
BY E. LEoNA LAUBE COPELAND

BY E. LEONA LAUBE COPELAND
Readers Of The Weekly Age-Herald,
we are glad to know you
We want to have a suffrage exchange
market. This is Mrs. Richard F. John
ston's idea, and we all think that 1t is
great We want to buy your fresh eggs,
butter and other produce, and it will
give you regular customers In order
to do this. we want chairman in
every one of the districts. So, il your
district hasn't committee, you write
to Mrs Richard r. Johnston, 1o15 Sew
enteenth street. Birmingham. and we will
have get-together meeting and with
Uncle Sans parcel post system we will
be helping each other out. I want some
fresh eggs right now.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-09
WOMAN POWER.

A letter has come from Mrs. Julian
B Parke. chairman of registration. that
August Is is to be registration day for
the women of America. This registration
of woman power of the nation is OF
immense value, as it is to be done ac-
cording to form. training capacity and
willingness for service. Even if we do
not go to the front like our Russian sis
ters, we can make life pleasanter for
those who do, and we can carry on the
home, city and state work and show our
patriotism in practical way. August
Is; all ladies come out and register:
don't be slackeri
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-09
CLUB LADIES, ATTENTION.

DID you know that the federated
clubs of 81 states have Endorsed wom-
an suffrage? Yes, and the National
Federation of Woman's clubs Endorsed
long time ago. Club ladies of Ala
bama, let us hear from you!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-09
PROGRESSIVE rARMERs

The Alabama Farmers union. in an
nual convention in Birmingham, unani-
mously adopted a resolution for equal
acknowledgements. reading in part:
That this government profit by the
experience of other governments, and by
granting the franchise to women. avail
itself of the services of women as well as
men in the full efficiency of citizenship
Certainly there is no class of men who
appreciate women, her abilities and capa-
biiities, as does farmer. 1t is very
gratifying that their apprecia ton was SO
worthily expressed.
Mrs. III. E. Pearce of Boyles, Marion
Walker Of Inglenook, Mrs. Lutte Wyatt
Brown and Mrs. R. r. Johnston attended
all open sessions of the Alabama Farm
ers union.
Mrs. Lutte Wyatt Brown who has been
secretary of the Alabama Farmers union
for two years, and chairman of enroll
ment of congressional district and county
suffrage board, has left for her new home
in Toledo, o. We wish her success and
good luck wherever she goes, but we will
miss her most keenly in suffrage work
1t is with great happiness that we an
nounce Mrs. B. A Peppermint, chairman
of the enrolment committee. Would you
like to have some suffrage literature and
write to Mrs Pepperman. 1419 st. Charles
street, Birmingham.
Mrs. r. F. Johnston, chairman. has
adopted new slogan: Ninth district,
suffrage committee in every precinct,
1917" The Ninth district has only been
organized about three months and we
have number of committees throughout
the county. Are you one? II not, drop
US card. because we love to meet you.
Mrs. Richard F. Johnston, chairman,
called the first quarterly meeting Of the
Ninth congressional and county district
together Tuesday. July 81 We had a
rousing good meeting. We were celebrat-
ing because the farmers unanimously in
dorsed our cause Years ago people who
didn't know used to say suffragists
wanted to supplant the man. That was
before they knew what they were talking
about. Ali we want to do Is cooperate
with man and stand shoulder to shoulder
beside him. on an equal footing. We
want a sure-enough helpmeet's job. not
a live dolls place.
Miss Amelia Worthington spoke on the
Importance of organized efforts and in
part said that results come only through
organized efforts. and that the women
were 50 years behind the time in this par
ticular phase. BY the way. Amelia IL
pretty well organized herself In her eff
forts. When she wasn't on her feet
speaking. she was knitting green wrist
let's for the soldiers.
Mrs. B. NJ Holcombe. chairman Of
precinct rs, and Mrs. Will FRANKIE OF
Union Hill attended the meeting Tues
day at Cable hall.
Do you want to know how to make .
fireless cooker at the cost Of almost
nothing? This IL what Mrs H. II. Smell
Ga ~ n ~ ri Il
dent Of the ninth congressional dis
trict She took an old trunk (if you
haven't an old trunk. take wooden
box where tho boards fit closely to-
gether). II you use tho box, line sides
and bottom with several thicknesses OF
newspapers to make It good noncon-
ductor Of heat; pack excelsior and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-09

Mrs. " r. Elliott of Irondale is the
chairman of that precinct. Mrs. Elliott
is an enthusiastic suffragists as we'll as
a successful "cannery-ist." Her can
merry covers floor space of 100x50 feet,
and Friday she was canning rs bushels
of beans and 80 or 40 bushels of toua-
toes. Mr.. v. F. Elliott is also heartily
in favor Of suffrage.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-09
REAL PATRIOTS.

Charley Mandy says that of all the
real patriots, the realist are the suf-
fragists. Charley says he is proud of
US and Birmingham can boast of not
only beautiful women but useful wom-
en-the suffragists. Mr.. Charley Man
dy, we bow most graciously to you'll
These are some of the public spirited
things the suffragists have done:
Worked all day, registration day, June
s. march ed in parade, June 5; sold lib
erty bonds, worked in Red Cross CAM,
paign. marched in Red Cross parade.
assisted committee on Hoover food reg
istration, assisted on conscripted regis
tration; besides, knitting, canning, pre-
serving and picking.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-09

newspapers under and around the con-
tanners. using milk buckets for con-
tainers- You must have covers for
these buckets. You may use two or
three buckets for containers, but two
will be enough. Into each container
you put soapstone, these you can buy
for SO cents apiece. On the soapstone
goes the 10-pound bucket with vege-
tables in, cover on, also. Make a cush
ion of excelsior to fit over all of the
top Of the box, then put the top of
trunk down, or top OF the box lined with
newspapers on II you use box, use
four hooks and eyes-two on each long
side to hold top down securely. In cook
ing vegetables or oatmeal, first bring
them to boil and let them boil about
10 minutes, heating the soapstone at
same time This will bake, roast and
cook while you may work or visit with
out an interruption You can boil veg
etables in the fireless cooker without
the use of a. heated soapstone.
All suffragists are glad to learn that
Mrs C. L. Moss of Warrior, vice chair
man of the ninth district, has taken her
husband home from the hospital, where
he was operated on. We are indeed
glad to know that Mr.. Moss is improv-
ing.
News from Mountain Home.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-09

News from Mountain Home:
Mrs. Ebon Jacobs, chairman of that
precinct writes that she is busy can
ming all that she can and gathering the
crops.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-09
HERE'S SUFFRAGE PICKLES.

III1IS11 y oOT Il Ae1A<I11 I 1N|HNH1a1k's
To one gallon of vinegar add one cup
of salt. one cup of sugar and one scant
cup of mustard and put in little Gu
cumbers. These do not have to be
seeded You may use stone Jar and
you can add cucumbers from time to
time All ingredients cold These are
delicious IL pickle can be delicious.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-09

Mrs. Lutte Wyatt Brown, who has been
secretary of the Alabama Farmers union
for two years, and chairman of enroll
ment of congressional district and county
suffrage board, has left for her new homo
in Toledo, o. We wish her success and
good luck wherever she goes, but we will
miss her most keenly in suffrage work.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-18
THIS MARRIED MAN
 WANTS NO EXEMPTION
Lewis J. Mongeau Willing to Go With
 Men Called From District.

Lewis J. Mongeau, of Attawaugan, has the distinction of being the first married man in this exemption dis trrct to pass up his claim for exemp- lion and declare himself ready to serve Uncle sam
 At Putnam Friday morning he pa ss- ed a splendid physical eXamina ton and won the admiration of all when he declared that he was willing to forfeit his exemption claim, being sat isfied that his wife would be ada- quately provided for during the war, this district.
 ture. just-by margin-under the minimum height and a little bit under the minimum weight, but he is finely developed and passed an A No 1 phy- sical examination.
 In difference to his wish that he be allowed to serve the exemption board mem bers added hini to the quota and he will have his chance to appear be- fore the army doctors.
 Another man, Albert Talnose. Dan ielSOn, who passed one of the best physical examinations of any man who has appeared before the boards said he claimed no exemp- tiOn and is ready for service. Homer Marquis. Danielson. was another pa triot who declared himself ready t 9 serve.
 Of this men Killingly may we'll be proud, as exemplifying the militant spirit of a great nation now enga ged in a mighty war.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-18
CANTERBURY GREEN
Hartford Preacher to Be Heard Sunday Recent Marriaees-Parsonag Rem ovation and Repairs-SchooI May Open Early.

Gustav T. Bachman, a lay preacher who is often heard on. the Gospel Wagon in Hartford will give the ser mon at Sundays service al II a. m. in the Congregational church. Mr. Bach . l man is field secretary of the Connecti cut Temperance union. In the after noon at o'clock he will speak at the North Society schoolhouse.
 The subject of Sunday evenings Christian Endeavor meeting. 73O D. m will be "A Definite Purpose and the Success it Wins" Kings 9:1-9, leader. Miss Maude Graves. Last Sunday s sermon was on FaithfuIness to the Great Duties of Our Time as suggest ed by the great usefulness of the lad who served Prince Jonathan. The key word, Who then is that faithful ana wise servant" Matt. 24:45.
 Community Picnic. The church and Sunday school pic nic will be held in Babcoc>'s grove Wednesday. August 22nd.
 Mrs Vim. Dyer of Danielson MT. and Mrs Casmer E. Young and Miss Cora Fenner drove over to Canterbury for the Sunday mornings service in the old church where they had so often worshiped when visiting Mrs. Harvey Dyer who used to live in the house. now owned by John Kern. Mir. and Mrs. Otis P. Newton of Providence were also worshippers who sought out a familiar pew here NIr. Newton's mother used to sit.
 Mir. and Mrs. Corbett of Lisbon on Sunday morning were also welcome guests.
 Miss Gladys Bushnell has been en- toying the visits of her sisters. Miss Florence, a Red Cross nurse from Greenman, North Carolina and Miss Carlotta Bushnell from'New York.
 Daughter III.
 Mrs. George Rowland has been called to Rhode Island by the serious illness of her daughter. Mrs. Greenlalgh. Mrs Rowland is an English woman two of whose sons are serving in the British army at the front.
 Parsonage Renovaticns.
 Work on the parsonage is practically if having been given two coats of white paint. The addition of the green blinds on Thursday made more noticeable it's greatly improved appearance. It is 23 years or more l since the house was painted. First Selectman Hubert Graves re- | ported to the Committee Connecticut | If Supply approXimat tely 76 acres in 1 Canterbury planted with potatoes.
 Attended Wedding.
 Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Cooley re-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-18
MUZZLE ORDER
Goes Into Effect at Noon Today-Con-
 tinues Three Months.

By noon today all dogs owned in this city must be nnuzzled. in accord ance with an order issued by J. M WhittleSey, commissioner of domestic anirnals. The order will be in force for period of three months.
 The order to muzZle follows the kill ing of a dog that was suffering with the rabies in the nearby town of Pom fret.
 There has been a story in circula- tion here relating how a boy was bit ten by dog running mad in this town, but it is declared that there Is no foundation for this story.
 Dogs must have a wire muzzle of such construction as to prevent the an imals biting anyone
 Dog, Warden Peter Gardner is au- thorized to capture, hold and kill any dog found at large without muzzIe q set forth in the official notices that have been given.
 Trespassed or Railroad Property.
 Having been arrested by Railroad Officer John Murray for trespassing on railroad property. Joseph Larose and Leon CZazinski, both of this city. were before Judge l.. H. Fuller in the city court Friday morning. Both men plead ed guilty and their cases were contin- ued for three months
 Close watch is being kept against railroad trespassers at this time