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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20
How She Explained
Her Elopement.

At about this time Clara Ward Madame
Rigo, gave a very frank interview TO an Euro
pean correspondent for this newspaper. Here
are some OF her statements:
THE Prince was gentleman. He was always
kind courteous, always calm.
"Heavens | suffered after my marriage as
had suffered when l first came to Europe and
my mother immured ME in a convent for the
sake sake OF the discipline. remember yet the
frightful effect it had upon me. The calm quiet
OF the place aroused all that was worst in me.
Every time saw a gentle-faced, softsteppng
sister IN sombre garb, longed to do something
TO shock her. | guess succeeded for even as
child was what you might call uncomfortable
Long before left the convent knew that
was beautiful How rejoiced the day ! left
there for good.
The true cause of my elopement with Rigo
lies at Kings door did not leave home for
the sake OF caprice. but because had lost my
position and was too proud to remain anywhere
under sunerance. From the very first moment
that arrived in Brussels, King Leopold
showered me with attentions At last came the
ceiebrated garden party at the palace at Laeken.
THE King neglected his guests for me- BY
his favoritism the jealousy and hatred of the
entire court was aroused against me. ! defed
them. as have all my life defied every one. The
attentions Of the King were pleasing to me-
encouraged them.
AT last. at a certain fete. during a moment
which will live In my memory till die stood
alone on one OF the steps Of the great staircase
leading to the palace Conservatives.
AS l entered the great hall every woman
there turned her back upon me, gazed at me
CONTEMPORARY.
What 1 suffered In that moment of insulted
pride no one will ever know. Then 1t was that
broke the strictest law OF court etiquette,
which demands that one shall retire from the
assembly until the Queen has left.
"An officer stood near me- turned and asked
him to give me his out of the palace. He
refused. left alone, banishinG myself from the
court forever.
81 am done with it all. wanted to be free.
l am at least out Of the rotten atmosphere in
which modern society lives. II does not want
me. and do pot want it--so we are quits f"
Every three or four years after this the beauty
OF the former Princess Chimay was still unim.
paired and she was still unsausfed In her
emotional nature. When she met Rccardi, a
1915. by the Star Company. Great Britain Right.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20
Her Last
Marriage and Divorce.

RICO divorced her-having brought another
American woman under the spell OF his violin
and his passionate, dark eyes She married
Ricciardi. Their delight in each other did not
long survive. In 1911 the statement was cablcd
TO this country that Nine Ricciardi was about to
sue Tor divorce from her Italian third husband
Within the last half dozen years Clara Ward
has been reported dying in poverty as a victim
or disease which kad robbed her of all her
beauty, as engaged to 20 To Constantnople and
dance before the Sultan. She was advertised TO
come TO America music hall singer and
actress-she never came. She did go to Berlin
and appear in living pictures The Berlin police
oeclded that her beauty sufficiently
draped they contscated four photographs i'm
support OF their contention.
Little has been heard about her in the last
three or four years, beyond reports that she was
living abroad in obscurity meager remittanccs
from her Chicago uncle. conservator OF the
remnant OF her estate. At the time OF her mar
riase TO Prince Chmay she was stated to bo
helress TO fortune of s3,000,OOO.
Al the height OF the scandals concerning hcr
the former Princess quoted as declaring
that she hated" America and would never re-
turn Her temperance in this country to seek
q reconciliation with her mother was made 60
unostentatiousy that few knew of it,
And now she has gone-probab1y forever
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railway agent in Italy, she thought that III was
me one 10 MI the void. She abandoned Rigo ,or
i'lcclardl. proclaiming cVeryM mere that he was
heT IDEAL laVlShing caresScs upon him so
puDllcly that the poor man was embarrassed
AT this stage OF her career a brilliant Frencl
writer met her for the first time and went into
printed ecstacies about her beauty Of face and
form In her he declared had been discovered
Nietzsches "Overwoman. He wrote:
The only type OF Nietzsche's ideal is to be
round IN this little bourgeois American heress.
She is woman who knows how TO draw all the
force and beauty from life. and who treats with
perfect disdain all the ancestral preiudces that
are called habit, tradition, science, religion
aitrulsm and moral conscience She is Bacchic,
she is ApOilonic."
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Her Desire to
"Marry a Murderer"


Twenty years ago her position was truly
enviable. No American girl had married into
more exalted social position, for Prince Chimay
and Caraman was closely connected with the
royal family of Belgium and was an unusually
worthy member Of his class. She enjoyed from
the estate OF her father. the multimilonaire
Michigan lumber man. an income Of $4,000 a
year. Besides the purses Of her mother and q
millionaire uncle were open to her almost with
out limit. Her beauty was dazzling and pro-
claimed all over Europe She had presented to
the Prince, her husband, two charming children.
In spite OF all these blessings she was restless
and disconnected. 1t is told Of Clara Ward that
as girl of seventeen in a fashionable London
school, she wrote in her diary: "The humdrum
life is not for me- must feel must have emo
tions. Ordinary marriage and SNUG respecta-
bty appal me. feel that it would be Joy to
marry murderer"
The presence OF her children could not restrain
her She began to visit Paris incognito, making
the round Of the gay cafes and music halls At
one Of these places "temperamental" Gypsy
fiddler caught her eye and played to her with
Then and there he won her-as was abundantly
Chimay's divorce suit.
When the Princess left her husband to 20 to
Paris it was shown that she accompanied by
Rigo, courier and the latters wife. In the rail-
way train the courier inquired whether the
Princess did not regret her children Her
answer was:
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"It is too late
to think of them.
Let us face facts
and have a good
dinner on reach
ing Paris"
Rigo had some
where a Gypsy
wife. However,
she could not be
expected to stand
between her hus-
band and a Prin.
cess. and she
didn't. B e fore
long 1t was an
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20

she could not be gSy
expected to stand
between her hus. *AE
band and a Prin. Xs
cess, and she
didn't. Before
long 1t was an
nounced that the Princess
Chimay was now Madame Rigo.
AS Clara Ward had plunged"
brilliantly into a coronet and
aristocratic European society,
she was now plunging into the
opposite extreme. The path Of
this pair from capital to capital
was strewn with money and
jewels. When, In 1901. Thomas
r. Lyons, her uncle in Chicago
was appointed conservator of &.
her estate, it was shown that in
seven years the former Princess
Chimay had spontaneously while
In company with Rigo-s75o.oo0.
Two years in Egypt had cost her
Sl50.000: six weeks in Paris,
$4,000, and so on. with such
minor items as paying $4,000
for diamond earrings and pawn.
Ing them for $4,000 and falling TO red
After that the family pursestrings
The Gypsy fiddler had to look for PR
gagements. In company with the c
he was seen polishing the pavement
Of London music hall booking off
former Princess considered it her wifi
help boil the pot. She made large pla
the stage. but they never came to L
fraternized with music hall artists.
sketch was produced depicting the 6
in her life, when the Princess ran ava
Gypsy fiddler. she sat with Rigo in
and was so pleased with the perforr
she leaped upon the stage and embrace
ing actress.
The Monticellonian., 1915-02-11
TIME TO WIND UP AND QUIT
Aunt Phene Had Easted Her Mind, So There Was Only One Thing
 Left to Say.

Old Aunt Phenie was the colored cook in a Boston family. Her husband was cook on boat and sometimes he was away from Phenie for many months At one time when he had been gone seven or eight months, Aunt Phenie. who could neither read nor write, asked her mistress to write a letter 10 her husband
 Now, what do you want me to write. Phenie?" asked the mistress.
 Phenies eyes had dangerous light in them as she said
 "F'ust off wants yo' to gib him Jesse fo not writin' te me, Tell i'm 1 says he is a good-for-nothin'. tritiiu hamfooted niggah what ain't fit fo me to wipe my feet on! Write jess laik dat. Den yo sail in en call him a pirut or a chicken thief fo' not sendin' me mo money, He's got a right to send me money even if l is airnin. wages, Tell i'm l is bout to ply fo' diyoreement papers, Call i'm any kind of bad name yo' can t'ink of-de mizzable niggah
 There was much more of the worst of abuse and dire threats and then her mistress asked:
 What else, Phenie2'
 Well. guess 70 bettah send i'm my love en quit!"-The Sunday Maga- zine.
The Monticellonian., 1915-02-11
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 eructations of undigested food, no dizziness, bloating, or foul breath
 Pape's Diapepsin is noted for its speed in regulating upset stomachs. It is the surest, quickest and most cer- tain indigestion remedy in the whole world, and besides it is harmless.
 Please for your sake, get large f1fty-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 ill the stomach.
 Papes Diapepsin belongs in your home anyway. Should one of the fam fly 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 Monticellonian., 1915-02-11
CUT DOWN COTTON PLANTING
Many Farmers Devotins More Time to Potatoes, Wheat and Other Grain
 Outlook Is Bright.

Ten million bales will be the maxi mum of the cotton crop in 1915, in my opinion" said Judge Henry D. Clayton of Alabama, former member of the house, now on the federal bench. the other day. Many farmers in the South who have grown cotton almost eXclu. sively in the past have planted wheat and other small grains, and are plan ming to put in potatoes and other farm crops upon which they can live. It is a sure thing that the cotton crop this year will be far less than that of 1914. which reached nearly 17.000,000 bales, and this undoubtedly will solve the so- called cotton situation There has been very pronounced improvement in conditions all through the South. Cotton planters have been sending their cotton to market and getting a pretty good price for it. The trend is upward all along the line. l look for large shipments of cotton to Europe in the next 30 to 60 days. Europe needs the cotton and we have 1t, and as Europe has declared and our cotton men have been convinced that it is not contraband of war there will not be any timidty about sending it abroad
 q am much gratifed with the out look for 1915. We are sure to have a highly prosperous year. There is no country on the globe that has such bright prospects, and, above all, we are at peace with the world"
The Monticellonian., 1915-02-11
PASSED UP THE INVITATION
Sinister Significance in Occupations of Men Who Had Invited Politician
 to Address Them

A political speakel who had received an invitation from the leaders of his party in distant village. before re plying, sougl to discover what sort of reception he would be likely to re- eeiye and placed the letter of invita- tion before q friend whom he knew came from the same district.
 Think I'd better aceept2" inquired the polieian
 T wouldn't, if I were you, replied his friend, shaking his head grayely,
 Why"
 Well. replied the other. T don't like the signatories of the letter of in- vitation.'
 Aren't they men of innuence?"
 Yes, decidedly they have influence in the party, replied the friend; but of the four one is the local under taker. the second is the monumental stonemason. the third is dry goods dealer who makes speciality of mourning orders, and the fourth is known to gamble largely in life insur- ance policies.
 The politician did not accept the invitation
The Monticellonian., 1915-02-11
COTTON TO PLANT THIS YEAR
Some Thoughts as to the Area for This Year-Farmers Urged to
 Do the Proper Thing.

We wish to do everything within our power to reduce the area to be planted in cotton for this year. It would seem that the condition of the cotton market and the low price, would be sufficient argument, and that the farmers would need no other. Still we find many undecided as to the amount of cotton they will plant an other year. It looks to us that the proper way to do is to plant all the land you can see any practical results from to other crops, and the rest in cotton. Many will use the same old delus1Ve argument that 'I am in debt and hence must plant all the cotton l ean." They fail to see that this policy is just what has gotten them in debt We want to tell you what NJ. w. s. Witham of the Witham Banks, said: Any banker who will lend money to farmer to grow more cot ton in 1915 is short above the eyes, because any farmer can buy cotton cheaper than he can grow it. Better buy cotton than attempt to grow it." We do not desire ever to see our farmers again selling cotton below the cost of production It is bad enough to work hard all the year and wait until cotton selling time to get your money It is tenfold worse to work and fail to get fair wages, to be com pelled to cut your earnings in half No other workmen on earth are ever asked to do this. And we cotton farmers are indeed short above the eyes, if we plant over 70 per cent of 1914 area in cotton, and if we use enough fertilizer to make ever a 10,- 00,000-bale crop. This result will never be attained by waiting until everybody does their duty-but by each individual farmer doing the proper thing on his own farm.-South- ern Cultivator
The Monticellonian., 1915-02-11
TAXES OFF DANDRUFF
 HAIR STOPS FALLING
Girlsl Try Thisl Makes Hair Thick, Glossy, Fluffy, BeautfuI-No
 More Itching Scalp.

Within ten minutes after an appli- cation of Danderine you cannot find a single trace of dandruff or falling hair and your scalp will not itch, but what will please you most will be after a few weeks use, when you see new hair fine and downy at first-yes-but really new hair-growing all over the scalp.
 A little Danderine immediately dou- bles the beauty of your hair. No diff ference how dull, faded, brittle and scraggy, just moisten cloth with Danderine and carefully draw it through your hair, taking one small strand at a time. The effect is amaz- ing-your hair will be light, fluffy and wavy, and have an appearance of abundance; an incomparable 1uster, softness and luxuriance.
 Get 25 cent bottle of Knowlton's Danderine from any store, and prove that your hair is as pretty and soft as any-that it has been neglected or injured by careless treatment-that's all-you surely can have beautiful hair and lots of it if you will just try lit tie Danderine. Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1915-02-11
WHEN KIDNEYS ACT BAD
 TAKE GLASS OF SALTS
Eat Less Meat If Kidneys Hurt or You Have Baekache or Bladder Misery
 Meat Forms Uric Acid.

No man or woman who eats meat regularly can make a mistake by flush ing the kidneys occasionally, says well-known authority. Meat forms uric acid which clogs the kidney pores so they sluggishly filter or strain only part of the waste and poisons from the blood, then you get sick Nearly all rheumatism, headaches, liver trou- ble, nervousness, constipation, dizzi- ness. sleeplessness. bladder disorders come from sluggish kidneys.
 The moment you feel dull ache in the kidneys or your back hurts, or if the urine is cloudy, offensive, full of sediment, irregular of passage or at tended by sensation of scalding, get about four ounces of lad Salts from any reliable pharmacy and take a tablespoonful in glass of water be- fore breakfast for few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This fa- nous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with Iithia and has been used for genera lions to flush clogged kidneys and stimulate them to activity, also to neu tralize the acids in urine so it no ionger causes irritation, thus ending bladder disorders.
 lad Salts is inexpensive and cannot Injure; makes delightful efferves- cent Whitewater drink which all reg llar meat eaters should take now and hen to keep the kidneys clean and he blood pure, thereby avoiding se- .ious kidney complications-Ad
The Monticellonian., 1915-02-11
CALOMfL S|CKENS! T SAL|VATES!
 DON'T STAY BILIOUS, CONSTRAINED
Guarantee Dodsons Liver Tone Will Give You the Best Liver and Bowel Cleansing You Ever Had-Dont Lose Days Work

under my personal guarantee that It will clean your sluggish liver better than nasty calomel; it won't make you sick and ycu can eat anything you want without being salivated Your druggist guarantees that each spoonful will start your liver, clean your bowels and straighten you up by morning or you can have your money back Chil- dren gladly take Dodson's Liver Tone because it Is pleasant tasting and doesn't gripe or cramp or make them sick.
 am selling millions of bottles of Dodsons Liver Tone to people who have found that this pleasant. yege- table. liver medicine takes the place of dangerous ealomel Buy one bottle on my sound. reliable guarantee. Ask your druggist or storekeeper about me.
The Monticellonian., 1915-02-11

homework or attend to my baby was soweak. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound did me world of good, and now I am strong and healthy, can do my work and tend my baby. l advise all suffering women to take it and get well as I did. Mrs. FANNIE COOPER, RED, Bridgeton, NJ.
 Lydia E. Pinkham' s Vegetable Com pound. made from native roots and herbs, contains no narcotic or harmful drugs, and to-day holds the record of being the most successful remedy for female ills we know of, and thousands of voluntary testimonials on file in the Pinkham laboratory at Lynn, Mass, seem to prove this fact.
 For thirty years it has been the stand ard remedy for female ills, and has re- stored the health of thousands of women who have been troubled with such ail- ments as displacements, inflammation, ulceration, tumors, irregularities, etc.
 If you want special advice write to Lydia E. Pinkham Med- icine Co.,, confidential Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be opened, read and answered by woman and held in strict confidence.
The Monticellonian., 1915-02-11
NEEDED SOME MORE TRAINING
Possibly Pup That Was Moses Pride Would Prove Prize Winner, but
 Just at Present.

That's a nice dog of yours, Moses. What breed is he?"
 Isn't he? He's an Airedale-got a pedigree as long as my arm, and I'm told he'll carry all before him when he gets properly filled out
 Tt isn't often dogs carry things be- hind them, is it?s
 "Oh, don't mean that. l mean he'll win wherever shown. But he's a good one to carry things as well. See, I'll loose him off the lead, and give him my cap to carry
 Suiting the action to the word, Moses gave the dog his liberty and stuffed the cap in his mouth.
 For five seconds the dog carried the cap in a model manner. then he sud denly bounded away, tossed the cap about upon the muddy roadway, and finished up, just as Moses got to the spot, by tearing it nearly in half
 He carried all before him that time," said Asker
 But as Moses held up his mud-lorn hat he uttered things We daren't record.
The Monticellonian., 1915-02-11
ONE OF PRIME ESSENTIALS
People Must Be Educated to Under stand What Cooperation Means In
 Certain Line of Business.

Education is one of the prime essen- tials of successful cooperation. accord ing to J. G. Winkjer, dairy and food commissioner of Minnesota. in a talk on "Co-operation." People must be educated to understand what co-opera- ton means in a certain line of busi- ness, must be educated to understand the significance of the phrase major ity rule" Managers of cooperative enterprises must have the proper train- ing and education. Cooperation has helped the farmers of Minnesota to find a better market for their butter than would have been possible other wise, and has furthermore kept up the quality of dairy products
The Monticellonian., 1915-02-11
SAGE TEA DARKENS GRAY
 HAIR TO ANY SHADE. TRY IT.!
Glossy and Thick With Garden Sage and Sulphur.

When you darken your hair with Sage Tea and Sulphur, no one can tell. because it's done so naturally, so evenly Preparing this mixture, though, at home is mussy and trouble some. For 50 cents you can buy at any drug store the ready.to-use tonic called "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy" You just dampen a sponge or soft brush with it and draw this through your hair. taking one small strand at time. By morn ing all gray hair disappears, and, after another application or two, your hair becomes beautifully darkened, glossy and luyuriant You will also dis cover dandruff is gone and hair has stopped falling.
 Gray, faded hair, though no dis grace, is a sign of old age, and as we all desire youthful and attractive ap- pearance, get busy at once with Wy eth's Sage and Sulphur and look years younger. Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1915-02-11
No=Reason-Why.

Benjamin String, Jr., governor of New Yerk's federal reserve bank. said at a recent luncheon:
 Those who object to the new sys- tenn of federal banks must be of an ineidious disposition. They must mis. understand purposely the logic of the system. Like the girl you know.
 One girl said to another:
 "I always feel safe when there is a man in the house.
 The second girl with a nasty laugh, replied:
 T don't see-ha. ha, hail don't see any reason why you shouldn't
The Monticellonian., 1915-02-11
He Couldn't Retraet

The late Herr Gotthilf Weistein, the famous German book collector, had a very bad impeachment in his speech. One day he got in an argument with l man to whom he had taken a great dislike. The dispute became hotter and hotter until Weistein completely lost his temper.
 You're an n-n-nn-n-id-id-id-id-i :" ae shouted furiously.
 Herr Weistein," replied his oppo- nent coldly, you must retract that at oncei"
 "Never," retorted Weistein. I'm only too j-j-j-j-jolly glad to g-g-get it out!"
The Monticellonian., 1915-02-11

Calomel makes you sick; you lose a days work. Calomel is quicksilver and 1t salivates; calomel injures your liver.
 If you are bilious. feel lazy, sluggish and all knocked out. if your bowels are constipated and your head aches or stomach is sour. just take a spoon ful of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone instead of using sickening, salivating calomel Dodson's Liver Tone is real liver medicine You'll know it next morning because you will wake up feeling fine. your liver will be work ing, your headache and dizziness gone, your stomach will be sweet and your bowels regular You will feel like working You'll be cheerful, full of yigor and ambition.
 Your druggist or dealer sells you a 50-cent bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone
The Monticellonian., 1915-02-11
He Was She.

In a college for women, where the faculty consisted chiefly of the gentler sex, meeting of the academy coun- cil was in progress. Here and there a lone man sat surrounded by learned ladies. An amendment had just been proposed.
 Where is the person who offers this amendment?' inquired the president. Who is she?s
 Whereupon MT Skeets, the popular young professor of faYorite subject, rose and replied, eprecatingly, T am she.'