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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-02-04

The Hypnotic Power OF Mr.. Chang.
TOR a long time Zudora paced
II her room. She was troubled
That afternoon Storm had
pleaded with her so strongly
to leave her uncle. marry him and 60
far away that she had been draw al
most irresistibly toward her lover.
From time to time she paused before
some object moved II abstractedly and
resumed her pacing. The youth In her
wanted to ny away and he happy.
The thought Of her vast fortune Of
ten terrified her. The moment the
world found out that she was 80 rich
an heiress she would be beset with all
sorts Of devices BY fortune hunters.
Every grade OF beggar would be at
her doorstep. More than that. she had
made some strange enemies during
her short career as a detective. and n
these individuals knew Of her wealth
they would leave no stone unturned
to trap her and hold her for some
enormous ransom. A little money.
enough to take care of her and supply
hcI oiihp'e ueeuS-thut was al sue
craved.
But twenty millionsl In dollars she
could hardly count that sum during
her allotted years!
Sometimes she found herself on the
verge of asking her uncle. Hassam
ALI to take the bulk OF It and let her
be free to do as she thought at. But
always she stepped back from the
threshold OF this act. Great dreams Of
doing good In the world held her. She
dreamed of helping humanity with
these millions. to buy farms and con-
vert them Into communities for thrifty
but unfortunate people, to build great
hospitals. children's Fairgrounds. She
determined that these dreams should
become realities Just as soon a. she
had accomplished the twenty tasks i'm.
posed upon her by her uncle.
She longed with all her heart to go
to John Storm. but her word to her
uncle was like barrier Of stone.
But tonight life had suddenly devel.
oped a new angle. She was In love;
she was young: she had right TO be
happy. And she was fighting battle
between loyalty TO her word and the
urgings OF her heart Besides, II was
quite possible that the very next case
might he the last. Several times SO
fer she had escaped death by hair
That in itself did not deter her, for
she was rs courageous rs lion. Blu
she did not care 10 court death wheI
the greatest happiness In the work
was within arms reach
She stopped suddenly before a win
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-02-04

"sIeep!" she heard vaguely. Sleep"
vide against any weakening in this
resolve she would write him at once
to this effect.
Downstairs the bed rang. AIMED
shufiied to the door. very beautiful
woman entered
II should like TO see your master.
Hassam All" she said ,luietly.
Have you an appointment" asked
the servant. bowling One sees him
at night only by appointment"
II believe he will see me-" she re-
piled. with singular smile. IAN.
nounce Nine Du Roy"
"Yes. madame" The servant re-
turned directly. Follow me. madame.
The master will receive you"
IT thought So
Hassam All stood by his crystal as
she entered. At q sign the servant
took himself or.
Il was not expecting you. madame"
said Hassam All. but he smiled as he
spoke.
"Mr. Chang could not come. OF
course you know that you can trust
our organization"
Eyes. But did Chang confde in
your An almost imperceptible frown
fitted across Hassam Ais face. He
knew the Caucasian women: he was
wary in trusting them with vital Sc
srets. A Chinaman. on the other hand.
was like sand; he absorbed but never
gave back secret. Still. In the pres.
woman.
A quarter of an hour passed. when
she took her leave, leaving Hassam
Ali quite satisfied. He was reasonably
sure that Zudora would be taken of
his hands this time and In a manner
which would totally battle all the de-
tectives In Manhattan. But there was
a hurt In II. II was going to cost mon
ey. His beautiful gold would be some
hundreds lower. for WI Chang never
accepted anything but gold for his
services. You cannot mark gold as you
can paper money. WI Chang was the
wisest oriental in New York.
| h"ohb thN WuiCu
habit this earth none IL less known
than the Chinese. One hears a tale
now and then that comes down to the
coast. ard those who know China be-
lieve all that comes down to the coast
II Is only the casual tourist who Il
skeptical. There was a certain monk
who thought he had discovered gun.
powder; there was man who thought
he had discovered glazing for pottery:
there was German Physician who
honestly believed that he had discover
ed hypnotism. All fallacies Of opinion.
| The Chinese had invented these things,
/ or discovered them. long before the
Christian era.
WI Chang had taught Hassaln All
all he knew about hypnotlsm. and hyp.
notlsm vitality concerns Zudora in this
episode of her adventures. A bit OF
greedlness- which Is inherent In all
orientals-on the part Of Wu Chang
proved his ultimate undoing,
WI Chang spoke English with re.
parkabis huency. Only In his den did
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-02-04
CHAPTER VII.

The Hypnotic Power OF Mr.. Chang.
TOR long time Zudora paced
II her room. She was troubled.
Il That afternoon Storm had
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-10
Free Advertising

All politicians love to get free
advertising. And they are con.
stantly planning to put it over on
the publishers. But about the
smoothest stunt pulled off lately,
was accomplished by Warren L.
McCray, who desires to be the
Dext governor of Indiana. Nc
Cray is the owner of a stock
farm which raises fine cattle. AS
an electioneering scheme he de-
cided to exhibit several of his
"blue-blooded Herfords' at the
county fairs. Then he has the
State Agriculture Association to
send out to all the papers of the
state, at public expense a long
column article ab0lt his famous
cattle and blowing up his
Orchard Lake Stock Farm near
Kentland, Ind, and the rube
country publishers ct al fell for
it and Mr.. McCray received
$50O00G worth OF advertising
free. Even the astute editor of
the Washington, Ind. Herald bit.
and Charles S. claims to be
fernist advertising politicians
free.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-10

Here is minister who appre-
ciates the editor. At a recent ed
ioorial convention he offered the
following toast: ITO save an ed.
itor from starvation, take his "a.
per.and pay for it promptly TIC
save him from bankruptcy, ad
verti e in his paper literally. Tc
save him from despair, send him
every itemt of news of which you
can get hold. To save him from
profanity write your correspon-
dence plainly on one side of the
sheet and send it in as early as
possible. To save hin from mis-.
takes, bury him. Dead people are
the only ones who never make
mistakes. Elk.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-10
Stop! Read!! Think!

For 80 Days only we offer the
following sensational combina-
ton offer. Winter is coming so
get prepared by getting reading
matter for your home.
Jasper Weekly Courier 81 so
Weekly Cincinnati Enquirer 100
Boys Magazine, Monthly LOO
Farm q Fireside, semi
monthly 80
Household Journal q Floral
Life, Monthly .25
Todays Magazine, monthly so
Total Retail, Value s4.75
For 80 days We will accept
subscriptions for the above COM
bination for S1.75. Be quick and
get on the ground floor.
This is the best proposition
ever offered in the county in a
combination way.
Mail your orders at once to,
BEN Ed DoANE.
Jasper. Ind.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-10
Miss MARGARET Wilson

Who Cor the past fifteen years
has been one of the succession
teachers in the Jasper High
School. has a position in the
Horace Mann High School at
Anderson, and took charge of
her new position last Monday
Every one In Dubois County
wishes her we'll IN her new field
of endeav0r
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-10
Oh Lord GeOPQe!

Please tell us why you favor
Louisville boozers? Last Sunday
the lid was off for their accom-
mediation; but most of the booze
was consumed by Jasperites, AS
the excursion from Louisville
was a frost. Now, My dear
Lord George, we know you are a
good wagon maker, and you
know that we have always had
the highest admiration for your
many personal good qualities,
but Lord George. in sorrow and
pity we are compelled to say
that as Mayor you are miser-
able failure. You ought to re.
sign.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-10

J. Herman Beckman Mayor of
Ferdinand. and president of the
County Council was in Jasper
tn week attending to County
bys ness.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-10
Why Definiteness Pays In AdveP
tisInQ.

Here and there one finds q mer
chant who says be has tried adver
Using but never msde it pay. III,
chances are ten to one that he sim
ply needs to study definitepess.
The principle Of the specific fac
and the specific instance, affect al
writing and speaking. They maxi
one mans advertising a parti al
failure, while another's is money
getter.
Ii one man visits strange city,
be comes back talking something
like this: ''It was fine, grand
splendid" His talk evaporates
into vague, general phrases. The
people that hear him talk know no
more about that city than before.
He nas few listeners, whatever his
biect of conversation may be.
Another man remarks about the
same town, that it is full Of build
ings 20 stories high, that the streets
were SO crowded be had to wait ten
minutes at enc cross walk to get
over, aud that people we're always
In hurry and the street railway
conductors always said Step i've
ly."
After such man had talked a
few moments, you get some idea
about the place be describes. You
see it with your own eyes.
Every man who ever mad sue.
cess as newspaper writer has
learned that you must give person
al incidents and actual happenings
to make any kind of news article
interesting. If the reader can't see
the thing with his own eyes, the
copy won't sell.
Just the same in advertising. If
you merely say "Best stock in
town the reader may or may not
believe you. Try picking out the
best values in your store, give few
details about them so the purchaser
can get some idea what they are,
then name the price. The reader
then sees the bargain with his ow~
eyes, is interested, and feels a de-
sire to Busy.
that is all there il to good adver-
Using. 1t does not require wit, nor
literary nor technical skill Just
come down to brass tacks." Give
the plain facts about an article as
you would talk to buyer over the
counter. Try it and see
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-10
Southern Railway New Trademark

The Southern Railway Com.
pany has adopted a new and at.
tractive trademark as shown
above. The design "SR' is
symbolical of the name of the
road and the wording THE
Southern Serves the South" is
suggestive of the many lines op-
Grated by the Southern Railway
throughout all the states of the
South. also Southern Illinois, In.
diana and ST Louis
There is hardly a city or town
of Importance throughout the en-
tire South that is not connected
with the entrance of the South,
either directly by the Southern
Railways own trains or by sleep.
ing car lines over other roads in
connection with Southern Rail
way. via some adjacent junction
point On this account the title
The Southern Serves the South
was adopted as being appropri-
ate.
Southern Railway spends about
5000, 10000 a year in attractive
advertising and on all of this ad-
vertising matter this trademark
will appear hereafter.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-10
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. 1915

The preachers of Huntingburg
and the H'Burg Signal editor
have agreed to disagree because
the Signal editor referred to the
pulpit Founders as lOng-eared
quadrupeds. Perhaps, also TO
convince the pencil pusher that
he was correct they are bray
ing" resolutions. While the out
side public do not consider the
resolutions condemning the edi.
tor nor the editors defense as
worth the paper they are printed
on. All wad som power the
gud gifte ge us, to see our selves
as ithers see US.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-10

The business man, professional
man or local institutions of any
kind that sends away for printing
that can be done by the home
printer, simply because the out
of.town concerns under-bid him,
has no kick coming against peo-
pie who Datronize mail order
houses, II you are in favor of en-
courageing home industry that
gives employment to home people
show 1T by giving your job print
ing to your home printer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-10

The politician should be charged
for every line that is printed con-
corning his candidacy. He accepts
politics as business when he en-,
tiers it, and there is no earthly
I eason why he should be fiatter
ed and coddled-not one.half so
much reason as the corner gro.
Gerry man. The small amount of
pap which he hands out to COM
pensate you for. all the flowers
that Hn throw him is most dear
ly bought. Open a ledger account
with him, and treat him just like
any other individual who would
use your space.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-10

Snh4eriotion sI.5O Per Year,

~nna1rOtton nj 81 fer Il CAT.
This paper Il mailed regularly to II
slbscriber. Until definite order to dis
continue e received and all arrears paid
in full: unless in the discretion OF the
publisher different course should be
deemed advisable.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-10
Dr.. Peter |. CObIe

The popular trustee of Hall
township was in Jasper Tuesday,
seeing the County Council and
shaking hands with his many
friends. The Doctor is getting
ready to run away wit the NOM
nation for County 'ditor in
1913.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-10

heroine of THE Diamond From the
Sky" the Flying "a continued photo
play, just before the flight of the lat
ter to Richmond to avoid arrest.
Shortly before the meeting of the
two lovers, Esther" had rescued Ar
thur" from the river, where he had
nearly drowned after being hurled
with his auto into the water from a
precipice. In Richmond, he tells her,
be will make man of himself, and
some day return and marry her.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-10
PATHETIC SCENE IN GREAT
CONTINUED PHOTOPLAY
One of Many Tense Incidents I'm
$4,000 Prize Screen
Production

No more pathetic scene has ever
peen screened than that OF the meet
Ing between Esther" Uottie Pick
iord( and her gypsy sweetheart, Ar
thur Irving Cummings), hero and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-20
WOMEN SAVE SIS
Gays gasoline dry cleans dresses
cults, silks, gloves, dra- ~~~
peries, etc.

Here's a way to make soiled or din.
gy.looking wearing apparel look like
new. Any woman can easily clean
and restore the original color and
brightness to kid gloves and shoes,
neckties, ribbons, silks, satins, laces
network, .yokes, furs, shirt waists
chiidKen's coats, suits. caps, WOODEN
garments, Swiss, lawn, organdy and
chiffon dressos, draper1es. rugs, in
fact, any and everything that would
be ruined with soap and wster.
Get two ounces Of solvite at any
drug store aud put It In two gallons
Of gasoline, where 1t quickly dissolves
then put ia the goods to be cleaned,
rub little and out they como looking
clean, bright and fresh o. now. You
viii find nothing fades, shrinks OF
wrinkles. requiring no pressing.
It only takes 4 TOW moments 10 do
what dry-oleaning establishments
would charge five dollars or moro for
1t is as simple AZ ordinary laundering
and you can't mako q mistake. Any
druggist will supply two ounces Of sol
vite. which is simply q gasoline SOAP
and you can obtain the gasoline at
any grocery Or garage. Then 4 wash
boiler or large dishpan will complete
yeur dFy.eieaning outfit ADV.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-20

{ Richmond Council. $50. Knights of
Columbus. met last night and INSTALL
cd the newly elected office<s. Z
District Deputy Thomas Niece, and
Mr.. Venier q lndiAnapo1is. were the
Installing officials, and eaeh 9eve q
most Interesting tank
After tho regular business IN In
formal smoker was held aAA plans for
the future -hetterment Of the order
were discussed. -
Following are the names Of the Of.
ficers installed: Grand, knight L r.
McTigue; deputy grand knight. r. L.
Adams: chancellor. william Kinaella;
warden, William, Quigley:s recorder.
w. E.. Broderick: financial secretary.
Charles n. KlinGer; treasurer. Harry
Crump; guards. Frank Lawre1ce. and
Walter Boyce: advocate, j. p. osBrten:
secretary, John J. Harrington. Jr.:
chaplain. Walter J. Crontn; trustee.
George Zwissler. Icy. -
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-20
NAVY PROGRAM
TOO SMALL TO
SUIT OFFICERS

WASHINGTON. Oct 20.-The ad-
sministration's preparedness program
!. does not satisfy the big army and navy
men. They are preparing to bring
pressure to bear to have 1t Increased,
especially the army plans. This Will
be opposed by President Wilson and
his advisers. it was learned today,
fully as vigorously as will be the op.
position of the men who are opposed
to any increase at all. And In order
to maintain the middle ground and Sc
odre legislation he needs, the presi-
dent plans q series Of personal con.
ference with members Of the house
and senate Just as soon as they began
to gather In town.
The five-year navy program. carry
ing with 1t appropriations OF $5O2,
| 4S2, 214, which will add to the navy
| ten dreadnaughts, six battle CRUISER
much faster than anything now afloat
ten scout cruisers, fifty destroyers. one
hundred submarines, OF which number
fifteen will be of tho seagoing type
and various auxiliaries. 10 the best thai
can be arranged in the opinion OF the
president and Secretary Daniels.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-20
May open CAMP
German CREWS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2O-Navy de-
partment officials today were serious
ly considering recommending that 500
men and officers on the two German
interned ships at Norfolk, Va, the
Kronprinz Wilhelm and the Prinz
Eitel Friedrich, be taken off the YES
sells and placed in a detention camp.
The announcement yesterday that
three more officers from one Of the
ships had violated their parole and
escaped has SO incensed officials Of
the navy department that It is con-
sidered certain stringent measures
will be taken at once to prevent any
moro escapes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-20
SCHOOL EPIDEMIC
REPORTED CHECKED

No other cases Of scarlet fever at
Fairview school were reported today
and 1t is believed the danger Of gen
eral epidemic has passed. The four
children suffering from the disease
have very light cases.
Quarantine is to be lifted on the
first child to contract the disease,
Helen Hall, daughter of Edward Hall,
81 State street. The tire other VIC
Tins are Edna and Walter Baldwin,
215 Charles street, and Nora Welker,
1923 Ridge street.
One case Of diphtheria has been re-
ported in this city, Pauline, the two.
year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs Carl
Reid, PIT South Third street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-20
BANDITS KILLED
while FLEEING

BROWNSVILLE, Tex. Oct. 90
Four members of the Mexican bandit
gang that wrecked and robbed pas
senger train on the st. Louis, Browns
vile and Mexican railway Monday
night, are reported to have been kill.
ed early today while attempting to es-
cape across the Rio Grande river into
Mexico.
1t has been definitely established
according to Texas rangers, that ten
of the Mexicans. whose attack on the
train resulted in the death of three
Americans, came from the Mexican
side of the Rio Grande
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-20
WOMAN GIVEN
SEAT ON BENCH

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2o.-Probably
the first woman. in. the United
States to, be vested with superior court
jurisdiction, Miss Orfa Jean Shontz,
/ prominent woman attorney, has
been appointed referee in juvenile
court matters in Los Angeles county.
juvenile law passed by the last legis-
nature which carries with it practical.
ly all of the powers and duties of a
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-20
It 1eeH
ID uIlE TRIP
ACROSS NATION

Los AN0EIlES. Oct. 20-Tagyed
like parcel post package, 6year-old
tElmsr Gardner, r., tomorrow viii
lstart on 3,OO0-mile trip ACROSS the
continent Ill alone.
Deliver me to my grandmother.
fMrs. A. Amman, 81 Lennox street,
Hartford, Conn" will be the instruc-
ftions on the tage fled TO the little tel
Flow.
Juvenile Judge Sidney N. Reeve gave
kthe necessary order permitting the boy.
whose mother died at the County his
pital October 10, to be sent out Of the
kjurisdiction Of the local Juvenile court.
His father IL employed - q postman
Yin Hartford.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-20
SOCIAL ACTIVITY
STIRS CAPITAL

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-With the
return to this city late today Of Miss
Margaret Wilson, eldest daughter Of
the president, plans for the series Of
receptions that are to precede and
follow the wedding will be made. It is
expected that with the formal an
nouncement Of the date, which will
likely be made very soon, Miss Wilson
will arrange q series of musicales to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-20

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2o.-Bulgaria
today, notified the y United States
through the American minister at So
fla that the port of Dedeagatch has
been closed to navigation and mer-
chant vessels cannot enter between
sunset and sunrise. The entire Bull
garian coast, both on the Black and
Eagean seas, has been mined
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-20

be held In the white house. and al
which her fathers brideto-be will
meet such of her intimates as she
does not already know.
Last night was the first evening
since the announcement Of his en-
gagement that the president did not
visit the Gait home. He came back
from New Jersey very tired and went
to bed within, an hour after reaching
the white house. -....-.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-20
BOYS START WEST
TO FIGHT INDIANS !!

NEW YORK., Oct. ~10.-Lucky thing
for not few man-killing redskins in
the wild and woolly west that an alert
and vigilant New York policeman was
ON his job early today. Yes. stree. for
four youngsters armed to the teeth.
disembarked from a coal train In the
New Haven yards in the Bronx and
headed for the Golden West there to
slay Indians and live the free and
easy life of the plains. 3
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-20
TO Quickly Remove
Ugly Hairs From Face
fBeauty Notos,1

Deauty.destrcying hairs ara soon
banished from the skin with tho aid ST
delatone paste. made by mixing some
water with q little plain powdered del
atone. This Ii spread upon tho hairy
surface for or minutes. then rub.
bod Oft and the skin washed to re-
simple treatment banishes every trace
OF hair and leaves the skin without y
biosnish, Ceptjon Should be used TO
be certain that It IL deiatene you buy,
ADV.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-20

superior judge save that Of making
final. decisions. ...-.-..,.-,,,..,.---.-.-, -. !.
Miss Shontx will take office Novem-
Der l and will hear all cases involving
girls coming before the juvenile
court. : -
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-20

Captain Wilson Of Yale has come
70 The oonelzsiou that . big shsies-ap
on the team is necessary II Yale y
to bsat Harvard this year. A lot Of
. hard work with more drill In the
Fundamentals Of the game and plenty
Of signal drill to impro1s the ~srk in
~ has1r6slA is plaaneA