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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-17
BY ADAM STERN.

NUDLEY DILLON. the writer. stood
looking out OF the window OF
his lodgings In Soho. With an
idle right hand he chinked together
two coins in his pocket-a penny and
ha'penny. He wondered in the
depths OF his heart why he had ever
been born.
Finally he extracted the smaller OF
the two coins from his pocket and
eyed 1T disparagingly.
Now If that were a sovereign
ing"
1t is quite possible. one being an
expert. TO obtain a satisfying and
capable meal Tor a shilling: or even
for less.
III only had something left TO
pawn" continued Dudley Dillon. His
final spare suit had been taken to
Join It's predecessors and other ar
ticles on the previous Saturday.
DO you know" observed Dudley
Dillon unpersonally and without the
least trace OF pathos. Il haven't had
anything 10 eat since luncheon time
yesterday"
cred up his pen once more. frowning
most seriously. ard pushing the
spread-o out fingers OF his left hand
through his unruly black hair.
Il must dig up an idea" he groaned
moro out OF chagrin than dread OF
the unpleasantness OF failure.
And suddenly az idea came.
He sat back with a pleased express
sion. and into his eyes came the
sparkle OF expectant enjoyment.
"I'll go downstairs" he said slowly.
and accost the first person i meet.
Ard whoever he !s-or she is-Tll
confess my difficulty and get him or
her to give me an Idea"
The raw. foggy atmosphere outside
struck coldly to his chest. making
him miss. just momentarily, the fur
lined coat which occasionally he lent
TO q Friend.
THE VICTIM.
But the next moment he metaphori-
cally cleared his decks for action
Walking toward him In the yellow
mist was a trim quick figure. clad il
pretty blue costume and a biz
black nat. In her hand she carried 1
brown leather bag-such u bag as /.
carried by travellers for their
samples.
WAY it's winnse!" he exclaimed
"Winnie?" she said. pausing witt
mn tnauirins look at him.
Little Winnie henderson. who
used to come TO the kensington AR
SCHOOL,
She was red haired and freckled
with candid gray eyes. She puckere,
her brow and continued to regard
him with COOL level inquisitiveness
What are you getting at?' sh,
asked
Shall l tell you the real TRUTH"
"fm not particularly keen 10 hea
II"
There are certain m!stortunes I,
life which the heroic should cheer
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-17
Don't Give Up to HEADACHE

TT your leg goes to sleep as we express it,
you do not sit still and await develop
ments, but you vigorously rub it and stamp
your foot to start the blood Into action
When one has headache it simply means
there is congestion or clot on the brain
To remove congestion requires active, not
passive measures.
Il had to lay off from work yesterday
| was just completely used up with 4 head
ache" is common complaint one hears. The
dark room, the secluded couch, the druggists
tablets and day lost are the ordinary rene
dies for curing headache
The man or woman who wakes IN with 8
headache or later in the day finds one grad
uaily coming on generally succumbs in de.
spair and the days plans go by the board
AS matter Of fact all this pampering of
headaches is the result of a misunderstood
ing OF the evil. Headaches should not be
INDUCED. but combated A sure and easy
way to bring quick relief to a severe headache
Is to bend the head backward and forward
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-17

a number of times. then from side to side
with an easy motion Move it gradually and
carefully forward and back until the pain
passes away brisk walk horseback
ride game of golf or tennis--n fact any
.hlng that starts the blood and produces
natural circulation will be a remedy at hand.
me housewife may go busily about her work
nesplte the headache. Tie STOPPING and
bending IN brushing and busting are the best
remedies she could supply
stirring conversation, an animated argu.
menu or an intense interest awakened in any
subject may bring the desired result, Con.
slant dwelling on one line of thought often
produces a slight congestion of the brazil
In such cases shake up your mental poise
oy interest in new lines of thought, and the
way your headache will disappear will sur.
prise you.
Never give up to headache, for if YOU do
~ VIII fasten itself upon you and return at
regular intervals. Throw it aside by action
In some FORM either physical or mental, as
the case may require, and you will usually
ind yourself able to conquer it.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-17
~ A Business Girl
sSV

fully FACE. I'm frec-lance jour-
nalist-a rowing knight OF the pen
stumped for an idea. and securing
the tswn In search for some person
VINO VIII give ME one"
IF your style is as bad as your
manners" She said. you won't do
much Sooo with the idea when you
get IT."
And living up to my reputation.
what Is your name. really?"
What's yours?"
Dudley Dillon"
Dudley WHAT"
Dillon"
a light of amusement shone bright
~ In her eyes. Il like that NAME"
she said
They surveyed each other. mutu-
ally critical and derisive Dudley
Dilion was beginning to enjoy HIM
SELF thoroughly. He felt himself to
be In most winning and attractive
mood
What sort OF an idea do you
want" she proceeded. self-possess-
eddy.
THE IDEA.
"Ah' il knew that I shouldn,.
need TO ask You"
I believe could give you one-bp.
thc street is hardly the place to talk
in"
me desoiatiag fact" confes,,s
Dudley Dillon. is that 1 have o,lv
three ha'pence in the wide worId -.
ask You to come and have a en-,
OF tea with me-"
wont have any tea" she 81.
here?" near
lie experienced a thrill. Shs nor
trusted I'm ht,t +l,.
captivating. Her gray nrn,t'
eyes We're dancing.
1heN turned into the passage wbi.A
lea up TO his unsympathetic rooms
ne Went in first. poked tho Sra -
p!aze. and then. turning. saw thar sba
was gazing about her with undI.
Suiscd curiosity.
"Well?" he said.
You live here?" she said
While my house In Park lana :.
being redecorated" "a
you" tooA atter
y char-lady comes in eac, morn,
Ing. bringing beauty to thu wilder
Heavens. Tho best IA,
give you is to clear out ins,antar s aa
ma somewhere more cheerful"
You don't like II, porcelys,.
IL gives me the shudders "a ioo,,
IT," - look at
80 It does me-often.~ Ne con.
minute?" 'o'
Il can't" she said II can, ~.
Is this your typewriter" ana ay sb.
spoke she opened her smart brown,
leather bag and slipped the .nach,ns
inside IT. afterward swapping the lock
and gazing At him with mar intsji;N
gent gray eyes
I'm very sorry" she said colIaot.
eddy. but tho installments for tha
hire Of this machine are long ovan.
d.. and I've been sent BY the com.
pany either 10 collect the arrears or
TO fetch II away"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-17

IL mas been found that the follows closely the
foundation laid by the the eyes This is the
only pony part and II it IS broad and the nose is
sure 10 be the same the cartilage appearing follow
the general outlines OF the foundation. When YOU
come to consider from point OF view you
can not fail to note that rule the matches the
face II the cheek-bones broad. and the face is
correspondingy spread out the is broad too In
fact. broad face with aqune nose would look
most ncongruous
Among the white the bridge OF the nose
averages o45 per cent Of the BREADTH among the
Mongols, 400 per cent. and among the negrod races
25.6 per cent.
There is great variety Of nasal shapes among
Europeans probably because of tine many crossings
and mixtures OF and their noses are less typical
than those OF the unmixed colored races
The varieties include straight noses bent noses and
depressed noses of various shapes end In many
cases the nose starts straight from the root and
the point turns up sharply-what call pug The
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-17

THE latest research proves that 1900
eggs hold all the chemical clements
= contained in man weighing $50
pounds. This does not mean that II you
made an enormous omclet of these twelve
hundred eggs a man would be produced. 1t
does signify that the elements in the eggs
would be equal to the elements in a man.
II a person we're to cat nothing but eggs
he would get just the chemicals needed for
supporting life. but the system would not
digest an exclusive diet like this. The per
trying TO live on eggs alone would soon
sicken and If the diet were not changed
would die.
II an average man. weighing $50 pounds,
were reduced TO fluid he would yield $3.50
cubic feet of illuminating gas and hydrogen.
or enough TO fill balloon that would carry
a hundred and ffty-hve pounds.
If the normal human body were taken just
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-17

Greek nose runs straight from the root. which not
depressed below the brow. Bent curved noses are
of frequent occurrence.
From physiological standpoint the nose should be
OF fair size so that air be Inhaled freely and the
danger Of breathing through the mouth is lessened
Most great men. and many great women have been
we'll endowed nasally. They beautiful perhaps
but they have a commanding look, and there can be-
little doubt that noses to be carefully considered
when judging character No need be ashamed Of
having big nose.
When Henry Clay visited Europe Sidney Smith
said He is living lie. for man can be half as
grand as he looks" This impression largely due
10 Gays massive nose and brow. Napoleon was we'll
endowed nasaly. and George Eliot had a full large
nose It does not always follow that greatness of mind
goes VITA the large nose but it is seldom that you find
great man or woman with small pudgy nose
Iaere IS no feature by which resemblance can be-
more surely traced than the nose, and the child fire.
quently goes back several generations for the necu
characteristics Of this feature of his face ).
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-17
What YOUR
NOSE TELLS
ABOUT YOU

~ UR noses have more to do with the character OF
: our faces than other features. II they
ishaped they give the whole teaance
ugly aspect while If they moulded strong grace
be very plain faces.
that noses do. Even among members OF the same
family you will rarely find individuals whose
are exactly alike The for this wide variation
size and shape is mystery which science has not yet
been able TO clear up.
The nose is easily affected by influences from within
and without because OF its softness. Only the
the nose. far between the eyes is of bone. and the
greater OF the organ consists series OF
gristle or cartilage piled top of the other.
The shape of this soft grstly be easily
altered, but just what the influences are which affect
1t result in such wide variations of nasal shape,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-17

by which an individuals racial his
tory can be deduced from the shape
and position Of his nostrile.
There is striking difference be-
tween the nostrils of Europeans and
the colored races. but this is not 50
noticeable when viewed in the ordl:
nary way as when seen from below
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-17
For Bad Burns.

URNS calds
we'll afflicted
The irritation is quickly driven
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-17
Restoring Gilt Braid.

braid
- braid a
you ind the braid as bright
as
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-17
Taking Ink Out of Linen.

P the INK spot in melted loW then
VIII come out also When the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-17
YOU MIGHT TRY $50
Cleaning Flannel Trousers.

thoroughly spots
was
, 1913-05-29
XII.

TINE LO6lC OF IOUTH-
~HN nodded her head ruefully.
That's what l wanted to
~ say. but II sounds different on
your lips. It sounds as though
you meant 1t yourself and that you
meant 1t because Of me. Well, I am
going to bed. Let me be your partner
and you'll see ne rattle the dry bones
Of the Solomons. Confess, I've ratified
yours already"
Il should say So" he answered.
Really, you know. you have. l never,
received such a dressing down In my
life. II any one had ever told me
that I'd be a party even to the present
situation Yes, I confess you have
ratified my dry bones pretty consider
ably"
But that is nothing to the rnttling
they are going to get" she assured him
as he rose and took her hand Good
night And do. do give me a rational
decision in the morning"
81 wish I knew whether you are
merely headstrong or whether you
really intend to be a Solomon planter"
Sheldon said In the morning at break
fast
II wish you were more adaptable"
Joan retorted. "You have more pre-
conceived notions han any man ! ever
met. Why in the name of common
sense, In the name of-fair play, can't
you get Il into your head that / am
different from the women you have
known and treat me a~ccordingly2 You
surely ought to know l am different.
I sailed my own schooner ~here-skip-
per, II you please. I came here to
make my living. You know that; I've
told you often enough. 1t was dads
plan, and I'm carrying 1t out, just as
you are trying to Gerry out your
Hughes plan. Dad started to sail and
sail until he could find the proper
islands for planting. He died, andd
sailed and sailed until I arrived here.
Well" she shrugged her shoulders,
'the schooner Is at the bottom of the
sea; / can't sail any farther; therefore
I remain here. And a planterI shall
certainly be. Do you want me for a
~partner?"
"But do you realize that l would be-
looked upon as the most foolish Jack
anapes In the south seas II l took q
young girl like you in with me benz
on Berandef" he asked.
"No; decidedly not. But there you
are again, worrying about what idiots
and the generally evil minded WIN
| hink of You 1 shoult have thonahs
, 1913-05-29

-wnat you lii T. she asked via
burr.
Sheldon marster he GO along finish
short time little Bit" was the. an
swer.
What do you think p she asked Orn-
lri
sheldon marster big. fella walk
about along Sydney. Yes. me fink SO.
He finish along Berande."
what manner. she asked lightly
when Sheldon sat down to dinner.
He looked at her and smiled. u 1t
was a very wan and wistful smile.
my word" she went on. "One big
fella talk. sun he go down-talk-talk;
sun he come up-talk-talk; all the time
talk-talk. What name that fella talk
talk"
"Oh, nothing much" He shrugged
his shoulders. They were trying to
buy Berande. that was all"
Don't let us fence about it." she
urged. Let 1t be straight talk be
tween us. You're in trouble. I'm not
a fool. Tell me. Besides, 1 may be
able to help. toto suggest some
thing"
In the pause that followed he
seemed to debate, not 30 much
whether he would tell her. as how to
begin to tell her. b
"Tm American, you see." she per-
sisted. 'and our American heritage Ii
a large parcel Of business sense. l
don't like it myself. but l Know I've
got it-at least more than you have.
Let us talk 1t over and find a way
out. How much do you over
"a thousand pounds and a few
trihes over-sman bills, you know.
Then. too. thirty Of the boys finish
their time next week and their bal
ances will average f10 each. But
what is the need Of bothering your
head with 1t? Really. you know
what is Berande worth-right
now?'
"Whatever Morgan m Kan are
willing to pay for it." A glance at
her hurt expression decided him.
"Hughie and | have sunk $4,000 in
1t and our time. 1t is a good prop
erty and worth more than that. But
It has three years to run before Its
returrvs begin to come In. That Is why
Hughie and | engaged in trading and
recruiting. The Jessie and our sta
lions came very nea to paying the
running expenses of Berande."
"And Morgan and Ran offered you
what?"
"a thousand pounds clear after pay
ing all bills"
.ITbe thieves," she cried. allow
much do you reed to carry on Be
rapde for three years." Joan hurried
on.
"Two hundred boys at co a veal
means fS, 6OO-that's the main item"
"My. how cheap labor does noun
up! Thirty-six hundred pounds. SIS
600, Just for a lot Of cannibalsi Yel
the place is good security. You conic
! 40 down to sydney and raise the mon
, 1913-05-29

sprung up, and the Flibberty GipDel
had already. sailed for .Lunga to return
the runaways.
Sheldon was back In the plantation
experimenting the building Of a bridge
when the schooner Malaknla ran in
close and dropped anchor. Joan watch
ed the taking in of sail and the swing
ing out Of the boat with a sailors inter
est, and herself met the two men who
came ashore.
They scanned awkward and constraip-
ed In her precence. and she, caught first
one and then the other looking at hei
with secret curiosity. She felt thai
they were weighing her. appraising her
and for the 1rst time the anomalous
position she occupied. on Berande sank
sharply home TO her. On the other
hand. they puzzled her.
The elder one Morgan, was a huge
man, bronzed and mustached, with q
deep bass voice and an almost gutterai
speech. and the, other. Ran. was slight
and effeminate. with nervous. hands
and watery washed out gray eyes.
She watched Sheldon closely when
he arrived and OWNED that he was not
particularly delighted to see them. But
BEE them he must, and so pressing was
the need hat he led the two men into
the stufry office. Later in the afternoon
she asked Lalaperu where they had
gone.
My word" quoth Lalaperu. plenty
walk about. plenty look. m. Look nj
uee' look m ground belong tree: loos
Ill AL fella bridge; look m copra
mouse; look IN grass land; look Ii
nner; look IN whaiehoat77my word
"enly big fella look IN too much."
what fella man them two fellaY'
she queried.
Dig fella marster along white man.
was the extent of his description.
out Joan decided that they We're mel
inheritance in the Solemons anG
M" their examination of the planta
sOn and OF its accounts was Of sinis
@f S~sntaAanoe.
, 1913-05-29

Jones d WILLIAMS
~ Cattle branded left. side. earmari
half oyercrop on right half undercro
on left, horees branded left shoulder
Range Cow and Spring creeks. P. o
Address Encampment-
, 1913-05-29
He shook bis head.

He shook his head.
You can't get them to look at plan
tations down there. They've been
taken In too often. But l do hate TO
give the place up-more for Hughes
sake, l swear, than my own. He was
bound up In IL. We were running
slowly behind. but with the Jessie we
hoped to muddle through In, some
fashion"
You were muddlers, the pair Of you,
without doubt But you needn't sell
70 Morgan n Raff. l shall go down
to Sydney on the next steamer. and
I'll come back In a secondhand schoon-
q. l should be able to buy one for
5000 or $1,000
He held up his hand in protest, but
she waived 1t aside.
II may manage to freight a cargo
back as well. At any rate, the schooner
VIII take over the Jessie's business.
I'm going to become a partner In
Berande to the extent of my bag Of
sovereigns-Tve got over fifteen hun
dred Of them, you know. Well draw
up an agreement right now-that is,
with your permission, and I know you
won't refuse it"
He looked at her with good natured
amusement.
lyon know l sailed here all the way
from Tahiti in order to become a plant
err" she insisted. "You know what
my plans were. Now I've changed
them, that's all. I'd rather be a part
owner Of Berande and get my returns
In three years, than break ground on
P~ari-Sulay and wait seven years."
"And this-erLthis schooner Shell
don changed his mind and stopped
Yes, go on"
you won't be angryf" he queried-
SNo, no; this Is business. Go on"
"You-er-you would run her your
selff &c the captain. in short, and go
recruiting on Malaitar r
Certainly. We would ave the cost
of a skipper. Under an agreement you
would be credited with a managers
salary and l with a captains. It's quite
simple. Besides, II you won't let me be
your partner I shall buy PartSulay.
get a much smaller vessel and run her
myself. So what is the diferenceT"
The difference? Why, all the diff
ference in the world. In the case of
Pan-Sulay you would be on an indie
pendent venture. You could turn can
nibal for all I could interfere In the
matter. But on Berande you would be
my partner. and then I would be re
sponsible. And Of course / couldn't
permit you. as my partner, to be skip
per, of a ~recruiter. I tell you, the thing
Is what I would not permit any sister
or wife of mine
"But I'm % going to be your wife.
thank goodness-only your partner"
Besides, it's all ridiculous" he held
on steadily. Think of the situation.
A man and a woman, both young,
partners on an isolated plantation.
Why. the only practical way out would
be that I'd have to marry you
mine was a business proposition.
not a marriage proposal" she inter
rupted. coldly angry. II wonder II
somewhere in this world there IL one
man who could accept me for q COM
rade."
But you r a woman just the
same" he began. and there are Ger.
tain conventions, certain decencies"-
She sprang up and stamped her foot.
"Do you know what I'd like to say7'
she demanded.
YES" he smiled. You'd like to say,
D. petttcoatsP"
, 1913-05-29

al uInner no word was dropped tnaI
gave q hint Of their errand. The o n
~versation was on general topics. but
Joan could not help noticing the
troubled, absent expression that oeca-
sionally came into Sheldon's eyes. Aft
er coffee she left them, n at mid
night, from across the compound. she
could hear the low murmur OF their
voices and see glowing the fiery ends
of their cigars, Up early herself, she
found they had already departed on
another tramp over the plantation
, 1913-05-29

FRANK WHITE.
Cattle brlnded on leS 49, horses q,
left shoulder. Range oprlns creek. P
o. address Saratoga, Wyoming.
, 1913-05-29
LLOYD n

S &E BY. Time Table
Train No. /
Leave Encmpment $40 A. M.
Arrive Saratoga 6:25 :"
Leave Saratoga 6:35
Arrive Walcott 1886
Train No. 2
Leave Walcott 500
Arrive Saratoga l0.16"
Leave Saratoga 1880
Arrive Encampment 11:45"
Connects with u. p. tram No. 4
going east and with No II going
west.
Geo. G. Austin Suph
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-19

BY Mary Boyle o'ReiIIy.
New York, March 19-Ought a
school teacher be the mother of
baby? ~.': -.
The New York board of education
says-NO!
Mrs. Katherine G. Edgell says
YES! -
And, as a consequence, the New
York public is waging one of the
hottest battles in all the history of
education over the question, and the
subject is reaching out tor all the
other big cities of the United States.
The supreme court of New York,
many years ago, ruled that woman
teacher can hold her job, though
married. .i.I.l-
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