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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-08
A PICTURE puzzle Is being used
"A successfully by the immigra-
ton authorities "a test for

a PICTURE puzzle Is being used
~ successfully by the immigra-
ton authorities as a test for
defective aliens at Ellis Island.
]. Is known az the TIealy picture
puzzle. The complete picture shows
horse and colt. Seven pieces are
removed from this and the alien is
required to put them into position.
The puzzle IS very simple. as the OBJ
ject 10 be attained requires.
lt seems TO be established that
normal alien will do the puzzle with
in two minutes.
At time when Congress * talking
about imposing literary test on i'm
migrants this puzzle Is worth consid-
cring. fest requiring aliens to read
and write may exclude many persons
Of great natural intelligence Every
body wishes to exclude idiots from
this country. The picture puzzle. 1t is
claimed, will shut out the feeble
minded, but let In the intelligent but
unlettered alien.
DR.. Nj. *. Gwyn. OF the United
States Public Health Service, de;
Gcribes In the Medical Record how he
uses the puzzle:
THE picture with the cut out parts
lying by it's side are shown to the
allen, and lie is told that this Is n
picture which can be completed by
filling in the vacant spaces with the
pieces lying by the side Of the pic
ture. He Is also told that the pieces
VII! all go I'm easily when placed i'm
the right pos!tion--that 1t Is not nee
essary to use force. The parts nre
so cut as 10 give clue to the correct
position by shape and color and ref
erence to animals In the picture. If
successful the time is recorded in
minutes ana seconds. A failure is
recorded as F. followed by the time
within ten minutes during which the
alien works at the test before de-
Gliding that he cannot do ii.
Normal aliens over sixteen years
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-08

Leonardo in mind when ne spoke 81
a woman with eyebrows" and "hu.
mid eyes" 1t appears highly prob
able that he had In mind the small
picture CT an Unknown Woman"
now IN the U.iizi Gallery In Florence.
Vasari must have seen this picture.
lie certainly represents woman
with eyebrows and with what may
be called humid eyes" 1t is known
that this was picture of Leonardo's
youth, and that ~ was not painted
at the time when In the fullness OF
his powers and In the service OF
Giuliano de Medici Is said TO have
painted the Mona Lisa" The picture
Is comparatively uninspired one az
compared with the so.callcd Mona
Lisa" Tho wife Of francesca del
Giocondo Is not believed TO have been
In Florence in Leonardos youth.
There is no ground for associating
any romance with this picture. In
any case, II would be necessary to
invent an entirely new one.
NJ. Copper supports his argument
with wealth OF references. with
carefully verified dates and with
extracts from authentic records.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-08
Picture of St Anne by Leonardo in the
Louvre, Showing the Same Face as
the So-caiied "Mona Lisa"

Of fatigue and InclnncAoly always
Inevitable iii portraits
III her portra.; there T. smile
so attractive that it is more divine
han human u look upon.
Here we see that. according tc
NasariS statement, Leonardo dil na,
finish the remarkable picture the
writer describes, Yet the Mona Lisa"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-08
Latest Misfortune Of the Worlds
Most Celebrated Picture, It's
Love Story Declared
Pure Invention and Itself No
Portrait Of Its Painters Sweethea RI

IT. EE romance OF Mona Lisa"
which has inspired poets and
story writer's Tor three cen
turtles. appears to have been com
pleteiv exploded BY a French con
noisseur and art critic
According 10 this expert the IA
nous picture does no. represen. a
woman called Mona L!se": Il does
not represent tbs gv.sthenr. OF the
painter Da Vino! or cay woman ,;
his eye, but It is an ideallzed pic
ture Of Saint Anne. he mother OF
the Blessed Virgin Msry.
II Da yinci ever painted q picture
o. woman called Mona Lisa" the
expert argues that It Is the work O.
the artist entitled Portrait OF al
Unknown Woman" now In the III.
FIJI Gallery at Florence
The connoisreur vho has made
these discoveries is Andre Charles
Gopher, who writes IN LES Arts"
one OF the leading European publica-
lions devoted 10 the fine arts.
Everybody knows, Of course. tho
old romance that hiss grown around
Da Vinci's picture. II is said that
II was q portrait OF the Mona Lisa"
or Lady Lisa" whose maiden name
was Gherardini and who was the
wife of a gentleman named Fran
cesco del Giocondo, at the time the
picture was PAINTED. The romance
tells us that the painter adored his
interesting noial, that he spent four
years in painting her picture, that no
kept her surrounded with lutte play
ers and entertainers in order 10 e1.
cite the enismatical smile that
makes her picture so fascinating.
NThis romance has been taken up
and embroidered upon by many
writer's of genius. 1t has been used b,
Theophiie Gautier and Arsene Hous
saye. in France, and by Walter Pater.
IN England. When the great picture
was stolen from the Louvre txo
years ago Nil the literature that had
been woven around 1t was recalled
and discussed all over the world
When II was discovered and returned
few weeks ago there was universal
rejoicing that Il work OF such I'M
equailed beauty and interest had
been restored.
The cold, clear eye or VI Copp!c-.
the expert, saw through the immense
structure Of romance that had been
built around the Mona Lisa" He
found that the original authority for
the statement that It was q portrai,
o! Mona Lisa del Giocondo was
Giorgio Vasari. the old Italian writer
on art. Theophile Gaut!er nna aI
me other Aotnaneers had picked up
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-08

q bTiel statement III
Nasnri and 6uils
al their structure
az romance upon it.
NJ. Copper turned
20 I j | $ state
ment or Easari and
fo1l II d that be
described the WON
Hn u the picture
a. la jns rather
thick eyebrows and
humid eyes" among
other I e tur &c
Then NJ. COPPER
turned TO the pie
tlirc called Mona
Lisa" and found
that n did not have
any eyebrows ut eli
and certainly did
not have humid
eyes"
These are tae OK
not words Of Va
sari:
lie began for
Francesca del Clio.
condo . portrait OF
Mona Lisa. his wife
and left II unAn-
ished after having
worked on II for
fout years. lie Who
Eouid learn 10 what
point art cen int
tate nature may
salts IL himself cas-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-08

OF the skin, could not be rendered
IN e more natural manner. The
nose. with It's pink and delicate
nostrils, IS indeed that O, a living
person. The mouth. It's opening its
extremities Joined By the vermilion
Of the lips 10 the carnadon OF the
cheels-that IS no mere coloring, 1t
Is flesh indeed. In the hollow o,
the bosom the attentive observer
can surmise the beating OF the
pulse; in short va must admit that
the face is Of skill to make o1e
tremble and to cause tho cleverest
artist IN the wcrld TO shrink from
attempting TO reproduce 1t.
"The gifted Leonardo to arrive a,
such perfection employed this means
among others. While the beautiful
Mona Lisa was posing. he had al.
ways near her sing
ers. musicians and
testers n order 10
keep her II a ~
gentle gaiety and ~ IS
avoid that aspect /N%E... -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-04

There'lI be only one automobile in
the Grand Central Palace Snowfall
the other exhibits will simply be
backgrounds for the Maxwell Star.
This is the acknowledged leader
| for 1914.
Visitors will! givea casual glance at
the"reguIars, but you'Ilfind the aisle
/ blocked before the Maxwell exhibit.
Anticipating this, we will exhibit
only one fnodel-the "25 IT," It's
shown i'm the three types-5 passen-
ger touring car-2passenger roadster
and 6 passenger town car. Prices,
$3.50, $725 and $3.50 respectively.
See it or you won't have seen the
crowning achievement of automobile
designing and manufacturing.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-24
Mrs. speneer,s Mission.

Mrs. Lorillard Spencer, widow Of
the weII-known New York millionaire
and society man, expects to devote at
least a year to effort for the CONVEX
sion of the Mohammedan population
of Jolo to Christianity. For some time
past Mrs. Spencer has given assist
ance to Bishop Brent, who is the mis-
sionary head OF the Episcopal church
in the Philippines, and has fire.
Quently said she felt a call to re
ligious service After the death OF
her husband last year she turned her
attention almost entirely to the work
of the home and foreign missions of
the Protestant Episcopal church In
her labors in Jolo her companion will
be Miss Virginia Young, for years the
head deaconess of st. Georges Prot
estant Episcopal church, in New York
city. Mrs. Spencer was at the time
of her marriage in 1882 celebrated as
one of the most beautiful women in
America. She was Miss Caroline s.
Bergman, a granddaughter of Stephen
Whitney, one of the famous oId-time
merchants of New York To her
friends who accompanied her to the
boat to say good-by, Mrs. Spencer ex-
pressed great cheerfulness and hope
fitness over the probable success OF
her mission.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-24
ECZEMA BURNED AND ITCHED

203 Walnut ST., Hillsboro, Ill--"My
child had breaking out on the lower
limbs which developed into eczema.
The eczema began with pimples which
contained yellow corruption and from
the child's clothing they were greatly
irritated. They seemed to burn, which
made the child scratch them, resulting
in mass Of open places. They made
her so cross and fretful that it was
impossible to keep her quiet. They
caused her to lose much sleep and she
was constantly tormented by severe
itching and burning.
81 tried several well-known rene
dies, but got no relief until l got a
sample Of Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment, which did so much good that I
got a large quantity that cured her in
ten days after she had been affected
for two months" (Signed) Mrs. Edith
| Schwartz, Feb. %, 1913.
Cuticura Soap ard Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
| free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
! card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. ADV.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-24
STOMACH MISERY
GAS. INDIGESTION
"Pape's Diapepsin" fixes sick,
sour, gaSsy stomachS in
five minutes.

Time It! In five minutes all stomach
distress will go. No indigestion, heart
burn, sourness or belching of gas, acid,
or quotations of undigested food, no
dizziness, bloating, or foul breath.
Pape's Diapepsin is noted for its
speed in regulating upset stomachs.
1t is the surest, quickest and most GER
tain indigestion remedy in the whole
world, and besides it is harmless.
Please for your sake, get a large
fifty-cent case of Pape's Diapepsin
from any store and put your stomach
right. Don't keep on being miserable
life is too short-you are not here
long, SO make your stay agreeable.
Eat what you like and digest it; en-
joy it, without dread of rebellion In
the stomach.
Pape's Diapepsin belongs in your
home anyway. Should one of the fam
lily eat something which don't agree
with them, or in case of an attack of
indigestion, dyspepsia, gastritis or
stomach arrangement at daytime or
during the night, it is handy to give
the quickest relief known. Adv.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-24
FIRST AMERICAN OIL WELL
Several States Claim the Honor of Be-
ing the Pioneer in This Enormous
Industry of Our Country.

The location of the first oil well in
the United States is claimed by sew
eraI states The Wheeling Intelli-
gencer. reviewing the oil industry Of
West Virginia. says there was an oil
well on the banks of the Kanawha
river at the present site of Charleston
81 years before the Drake well at
Titusville. Pa, ushered in the Pc
troleum industry OF the world"
1t is probable that there were such
wells in other states Kentucky had
one at an early day, but its possibili-
ties were so little realized that nothing
was done with it beyond bottling a lin
tied portion of the product and ped
ding it out as inimenti AS to the
priority of these old-time wells, it is
q mater of small Importance, since the
birth of the petroleum business dates
from the famous Titusville discovery
referred to by the Intelligencer.
West Virginia did not become a
large oileproducer until about twenty
years ago, although oil operations OF
varying character have been going on
at intervals in that state almost since
the beginning of development in Penn
sylvania. There was fairly flourish
ing industry prior to the Civil war
but it was crushed out during the
period of hostilities, and for many
years thereafter it was struggling foI
existence. Production reached high
water mark in 1900, when the output
of West Virginia wells amounted to
more than 100000 barrels. 1t has
not been so large in any subsequent
year, though West Virginia stands
high on the list as an oilproducing
state. The production for 1912 was
II 200, 900 barrels. In value it exceed
ed that of any other year with the sole
exception of the record year Of 1900
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-24
HIS CHIEF CLIENT
BY ELIZABETH scHoEN COBB.

I'm in a trap, that's what I ami
Moderated Martin Dalton, and
you've got to help me out of it"
Hugh Wayne, lawyer, smiled slight
ly. He did not hide an irrepressible
sentiment of contempt for his fussy,
erratic client.
You should have remembered the
old saying: Beware of the yid-
ders!'" he observed.
She isn't widow. She's an old
maid"
Tell you, Mr.. Dalton" broke in the
attorney, Il don't consider Miss Croy-
don in the old maid class. In fact, L
admire her as a very beautiful and
most estimable lady. At thirty she
is the peer of any girl OF sixteen in
her modesty and loneliness.
PITY you didn't get her!" snarled
Dalton. "Confound it! What induced
me to make love to her, any way? 1t
was a snare, 1 tell you-a deliberate
plot!"
In what way?" challenged Wayne.
why, I heard she was heiress to
a big estate. Come to find out, she
has simply an interest in a lawsuit
that may drag along for years. and
when it winds up all the funds eaten
up in litigation. You're my lawyer
I've come to you for advice"
We'll, what do you expect me to
do?" questioned Wayne.
Il am engaged to Miss Croydon /
want to break the engagement"
Then why don't you go to her in
frank, manly fashion and tell her
500" asked Wayne, more disguised
than ever with his mean-spirited eli
ent
Huh! Not much And get a suit
for breach of promise on my hands
know these women. No Stree!
I've thought out a plan. She is IN
doubtedly anxious to marry me for
my money. Soon as she nnds out
I've got none, you bet she'll be ready
to drop me. Now, then. 1 want you
to help me get it rumored around that
I've lost lot of money. That'h fix
things, sure!"
Wayne neither assented nor dis
sented to this suggestion. He had
met Vera Croydon more than once
Her sterling, charitable nature had ap-
pealed to him strongly. His life had
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position and fully realizing it, as she
bravely stated the object of her visit
4 have come TO ask you to speak
for me to MI Dalton she said with
downcast eyes. In all honor he paid
me the compliment of asking me TO
become his wife. 1 learn now that he
has lost his fortune. gave my prom
ise-I cannot break it His poverty
will make no difference to me-"
Wayne was amazed. Then he
fancied he read between the lines
This noble woman respected q solemn
pledge. She must know she was sac
rificing herself, but she stood firm
He would not tell her of the money
offer, Of the real sentiments Of Dali
ton. To his intense satisfaction Dali
ton happened into the Office at that
moment In a polite, easy way,
Wayne managed to leave them in con-
sultation. He walked up and down
the corridor while they were con-
versing. Finally, Dalton came out
with the activity OF a man escaping
something he dreaded.
Engagement cancelled! Let me on
without a penny" jubilated the heart
Wayne could not fail to read the ex-
preston Of relief he noticed on the
face Of Miss Croydon.
Il fear have grazed a serious mis-
take" she said, with a bright smile,
and the soul of Wayne took hope
Somehow he got to calling upon
her. Then he became interested in
the great lawsuit, which involved her
inherited fortune. One day several
months later Dalton met the lawyer
on the street.
Il say" he observed. ct see in the
papers that Miss Croydon has won her
fortune, after all?"
Yes" assented Wayne.
Wish I'd stuck to her" remarked
Dalton. You helped as her lawyer
didn't you? Big fee. 1 SUPPOSE"
The best in the world" declared
Wayne
DO teII-what now?"
Herself. Miss Croydon becomes
my wife next week"
Copyright. 1913. by w G. ChapmanJ
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-24

been a lonely one. He had heard
how Miss Croydon had given up her
best years for the sake of two young
er sisters, and he felt that a bond OF
sympathy somehow existed between
them He never thought of love,
however, for Miss Croydon had some
means, the prospects of a large for
tune, and he was a poor, struggling
lawyer.
Now he was glad that this peerless
woman was not to marry Dalton.
During the next two or three days
Wayne learned how Miss Croydon, Der
sisters married of, the freshness of
girlhood passed away, longing for
home and companionship, had accept
ed an offer of marriage as a refuge
from loneliness. She was the patron
ess of free school for poor children,
and Wayne doubted not that the mer-
cenary Dalton, with her fortune in
view, had led her to believe he would
cooperate with her in her philan-
thropic projects.
In about a week the town was
startled, then interested and then all
gossip and tattle over rumors of the
morning Dalton came into the law
yers Office. He maintained the seri-
Gus bearing of a crushed man until
he got past the view of curious and
staring citizens on the street He
was, however, all chuckles and grins
as he sat down at the side of the
lawyers desk.
We'll, I suppose you know I'm
bankrupt" he gloated.
Yes. it's all over town. nodded
Wayne.
q have written to Miss Croydon.
telling her of my changed fortunes L
suppose she will be down here to see
you, limiting about disappointment.
balm for a broken heart, and all
that"
4 doubt it." observed Wayne, dry
".
"Oh, you don't know women as l
do! Well, then, if she is at all OBJ
streperous, I'll give her a thousand
dollars to let me on Fix it up with
her. I've had a narrow escape
It was with difficulty that Wayne
could endure the coarse, offensive bar
gaining of the selfish, calculating Dial
ton, but he was his chief client, and
| it was policy to remain negative
Just as he was leaving his office that
afternoon, a visitor entered who
seemed to bring with her an air redo
lent OF flowers, the fresh air and the
subtle charm Of rare womanly dig
nifty and beauty. It was Vera Croy
don, and the heart OF the young law
yer heat faster as he recognized her
Thera vas latent constralnt min
gied With suppressed excitement II
her manner. There was 8 sonscsoa.
{ flush As OF person occupying falz'
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-24
In Praise of prudoerx.

Blessed be drudgeryi It is the fly
wheel on the human machine, which
keeps the motion equabIe and regu-
lar without its steadying influence,
who could say what might happen
We can handle our daily tasks, weari-
some though they be- Are we certain
that we could manage freedom and
leisure with equal success? Are we
certain that ennui would not be more
burdensome than drudgery2 For most
of US those are purely academic ques-
lions, and II the Swedish seer was
correct In sizing up the universe and
in saying that 1t lacked suitable
accommodations for the idle and the
lazy, we may as well add this new
beatitude, Blessed be drudgeryi"-
Uncle Dudley, in Boston Globe.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-24
sELE DELUSION.
Many People Deceived by Coffee.

We like to defend our indulgencies
and habits even though we may be
convinced of their actual harmfulness.
A man can convince himself that
whiskey is good for him on a cold
morning, or beer on a hot summer day
when he wants the whiskey or beer.
It's the same with coffee. Thou
sands of people suffer headache and
nervousness year after year but try to
persuade themselves the cause is not
coffee-because they like coffee.
while yet a child commenced
using coffee and continued it," writes
a Wis. man, until 1 was a regular
coffee fend. 1 drank it every morning
and in consequence had a binding
headache nearly every afternoon.
My folks thought it was coffee that
| allied me, but liked it and would not
admit it was the cause of my trouble,
so stuck to coffee and the headaches
stuck to me.
Finally, the folks stopped buying
coffee and brought home some Postum.
| They made it right directions on
pkg.) and told me to see what differ
/ ence it would make with my head, and
| during that first week on Postum my
old affection did not bother me once
From that day to this we have used
nothing but Postum in place Of coffee
headaches are a thing of the pas
and the whole family is in fine health
Postum looks good, smells good
tastes good, is good. and does good tC
the whole body"
| Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich. Read The Road to Well
VILE" in pkgs.
Postum now comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be vel
boiled.
Instant Pcstum-is q soluble pow
der A teaspoonful dissolves quick.
in a cup Of hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes delicious beVeEag'
instantly. Grocers sell both kinds.
There's q Reason for Postum.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-24
"CASCARETS" FOR
SLUGGISH LIVER
Mo sick headache, sour stomach
biliouSneSS or constipation
by morning.
Get a 1O-cent box now.

Turn the rascals out-the headache,
biliousness, indigestion, the sick, sour
stomach and foul gases-turn them
out tonight and keep them out with
CascaretS.
Millions of men and women take a
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by a lazy
liver, ciOgged bowels or an upset stom-
ach.
Don't put in another day of distress.
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach;
remove the sour, fermenting food !;
take the excess bile from your liver
and carry out all the constipated
waste matter and poison in the
bowels. Then you will feel great
A Cascaret tonight straightens you
out by morning. They work while
you sleep. A 10-cent box from
any drug store means clear head,
sweet stomach and clean, healthy liver
and bowel action for months. Chill.
dren love Cascarets because they
never grippe or sicken. Adv.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-24
Many "HoIy Cities

This is name bestowed by any
sect or nation upon the city most
closely associated with its religious
beliefs and observances, and that has
become a place of veneration conse-
quently, or special worship.
Allahabad is the holy city of the In
dian Mohammedans
Benares is the holy city of the Hin
dus, while Cuzco is that of the an
cient Incas.
Jerusalem is the holy city of the
Jews and Christians.
Mecca, Medina and Damascus have
first place in the affections of the
MOhammedanS
Moscow and Kief are he holy cities
of the Russians.