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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-14
Try This for a
COld---It'S Fine
'Pape's Cold Compound
Ends Severe Colds or
Grippe in Few Hours.

You can end grippe and break up
severe cold either in head, chest,
body or limbs by taking a dose of
"Pape's Cold Compound" every two
hours until three doses are taken.
1t promptly opens clogged-up nos
trils and air passages in the head,
stops nasty discharge or nose running,
relieves sick headache, dullness, fever
ishness. sore throat, sneezing, soreness
and stiffness.
Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blowing
and snuffling! Ease your throbbing
'head-nothing else in the world gives
such prompt relief as "Pape's Cold
Compound" which costs only 25 cents
at arr drug store. 1t acts without as
sistance, tastes nice, and causes no
Inconvenience. Be sure you get the
genuine.-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-14

is today; and their faith. patriotism
and reliance was glue to these killing
machines, instead OF SUPER-MEN.
As was also Rome. "Who sat ON her
seven hills. and from her throne of
beauty ruled the world" Likewise.
ALL THE WORLDS GREAT MILL
TARY. so-called civilizations"
1t is the writer's firm belief that W.
]. Bryan. Henry Ford, and other lead
ing pacifists, will eventually have the
'laugi-last" on their merciless critics
and constituencies fun-pokers.
JOSEPH NJ. THURSTON.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-14
Masonic Calendar

Friday-King Solomon's Chapter.
No. 4, r. A. NJ. Stated convocation
and installation of officers.
Saturday-Loyal Chapter, No. 40,
0. E. 8. Stated meeting
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-14
KAISER IN DANGER

ROME, Jan. lit Is reported from
Athens that Queen Sophia of Greece
has been called to Berlin because OF
the serious condition of her brother.
the kaiser.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-14

Peat Is being used as q fertilizer in
greater quantities in the United States
-$35O.OOO worth in 1914, against
$40, 900 worth in 1913.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-14

Deep cultivation with the aid Of dy.
Mantle is being tried on tea planta.
tons in India.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-16
An Easy Way to Get
Fat and Be Strong

The trouble with most thin folks
who wfsh to gain weight 10 that
they insist on drugginG their ssom-
seh or stuffinE IL with Eressy foods:
ruhhing on useless flesh creams- or
following some foolish physical cui-
ture stunt while the real cause of
shinnexs goes untouched You can
not get fat until your digestive tract
assimiiates the food you eat
There IL preparation known TO
reliable druggists almost everywhere
which seemingly embodies the miss
ing elements needed by the digestive
organs TO help them convert food
into rich. fat-iaden blood This mod
ern treatment Is called Sargoi. and
has been termed the greatest of flesh
builders. sargol aims through re-
genarRtive. reconstructive powers TO
coax the stomach and intestines to
literally soak up the fattening eie-
ments OF your food and pass them
into the blood. where they are car
ried to the starved. broken down
cells and tissues Of your body. You
can readily picture what result this
amazing transformation should pro-
duce as with increased weight the
cheeks FIN out, hollows about neck,
shoulders and bust disappear, and
from 10 to 20 pounds of solid, healthy
flesh Is added to the body. SarEol
lis absolutely harmless. inexpensive,
efficient Bartell Drug Co. Swift's
Pharmacy and other leading drug
Eists of this vicinity have II. and will
refund your money II you are not
satisfied, as per the guarantee found
in every package.
NoTE-Sargol Is recommended
only as flesh builder. and while
excellent results In cases OF nervous
Indigestion, etc. have been reported.
care should be taken about using 10
unless gain OF weight 10 desired
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-16
Astonishing Power of Iron
to Glue Strength to Broken
Down, Nervous People

Physleisn Says Ordinary Nusafed
Iron VIII Tscrease Strength of
Delicate Folk 100 Per Cent in
Two Weeks Time in Many In
stances.
NEW YORK. N. YIN a recent
discourse DR. Il. saner. Specialist, Of
make an actual blood test on ali
psople who are Ill, you would prob
ably be greatly astonished mt the
exceedingly large number who lack
iron and who are I'll for no other
reason than the lack Of iron. The
moment iron II supplied all their
multitude Of dangerous symptoms
disappear. without iron the blood
1T once loses the power TO change
food into living tissue, and therefore
nothing you eat does you any good !:
Your food merely passes through
your system like corn through n
mill with the rollers 40 wide apart
thsf the mill can't grind. As a result
Of this continuous blood and nerve
starvation. people become generally
weakened, nervous and all run
down, and frequently develop all
sorts Of conditions. Ono In too thin /.
another in burdened with unhealthy
fat. some are 10 weak they can
hardly walk: some think they have
dyspepsia, kidney or liver trouble:
some can't sleep at night. others are
Sleepy and tired all day, some fuHay
and irritable. some skinny and
bioodicsr. hut all lack physical pow
er and endurance. In such cases IL
10 worse than fooiishnsss to take
stimulating medicines or narcotic
drugs. which only whip up your faR-
gfng vital powers for the moment
maybe at the expense OF your life
later on. No matter what any one
tells you. II you are not strong and
well you owe II 10 yourself TO mako
the following test: See how long
YOU can work or how far you can
walk without becoming tired. Next
take two 5-grain tablets Of ordinary
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-16

iron three times per day, af-
ter meals. for two weeks Then test
your strength again and see for
Yourself how much you have gained.
j have seen dozens OF nervous run
down peopl. who were aiiing all tho
time double, and even triple their
strength and endurance and entirely
get rid Of their symptoms Of dyepep-
sia, liver and other troubles in from
10 to IL days time simply by taking
iron In the proper form. and this
after they had In some cases been
doctorinR for months without oh
tanning any benefit. Yon cnn talk
as you please about all tho wonders
wrought by new remedies, but when
you come down 10 hard facts there
is nothing Ike good old iron 10 put
color In your cheeks and good. sound.
healthy flesh on your bones n IL
also great nerve and stomach
strengthened and the best blood
builder I'm the world. The only trou-
Bile was that the old forms Of inor-
Ranie iron. like tincture Of iron. iron
acetate. etc. often ruined peoples
teeth. upset their stomacha and wara
not aasimilated, and for these rea
sons they frequently ala moro harm
than good But with the discovery
Of the newer forms Of organic iron
all this has been overcome. Nuxated
Iron, for example. is pleasant 20
take. does not injurs the teeth and
is almost Immediately beneficial
EOTE-Ths manufacturers Of Nunatss
Iron have such unboundsf couffsenns in
It's potency that they huthorfz.Fths an.
nouncemsnt that they will forfeit 800 20
any charitable Institution ~ they cannot
take any man or woman under 60 who
lacks iron ana Increase their strength
200 per cent or over in four weeks tins.
provided they have no serious organic
trouble. Also they viii refund your
money in any case In which NnNated Iron
does not at least double your strength IA
10 days time. II IL dispensed in this city
by Owl Drug Co, Barteli Drug Co,
Swifts Pharmacy and all other druggists
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-16
ettor:s TeQ G1M114hin & Grey

In the good old days, before the
war, man provided the home and In.
vlted tho woman OF his choice 70
share II with him. After that she
did the spinning. weaving and sew.
Ing. devotIna her leisure TO raising
good Americans. teaching her
daughters housewlfery and her boys
tho art Of home building.
II 10 different now. The olrls
take the positions formerly open 10
young men. doing the work quite a.
we'll and at half his figure. She
thereby cheapens him In the labor
market tllI he cannot afford 20 mar.
~. having some ado TO live In hls
hall bedroom She still retains her
desire for a home OF her own, when
she has tried her experiment. She
takes advantage OF tho leap-year
privilege and proposes marriage.
You girls who are stormlng the
out~orks OF Insecurity, have you
any Idea OF providing home for
your victim. or are you approprlat.
Ing him a. . prospective meal tick.
et7 N so. 10 II your purpose 10 have
him Jailed ~ . lazy husband should
he fall 20 meet the demands Of a
wife not Of his own ehoosInoY
II the time foretoid In Scripture.
when Seven women shall take hold
Of one man." ~ Mr.. Stevens 90
strenuously predicts, 10 already
hero, and tho European peasant
women who have lost their hus-
bands In the war make a raid on
young America, be sure, II she wins
TO his regard. she will come In tho
Gulse OF the homekeeper and not
az a female guerilla who IL after
loot.
Girls, did you know that man 10
the egotlst Of tho ages, and the
"mE. big chief" Idea 10 rampant
In him all the timer Should you
usurp HIS privilege and propose mar.
rlsge. he 10 quite capable OF turn.
ing you down. and them how would
you bear the humiliation and Iuno.
nnlny OF rcIeotlon7 He might oven
be mean enough 20 boast Of his
conquest, not only 10 the fellows"
phN "fAV W hfNt Vtf1fF Dtffs OH mo
other hand, N he nsrrIes you.
there will be tho consciousness Of
his not always urspoken rIdleule.
Dear American girl, with your
problems and your heartaches, you
are In tho game Of earning for your
self, and the present social oond.
ton seems past fixing. Stay there
II necessary, but do not be per
suaded TO rob the man Of his world
old privilege OF choosing his mate.
He has his Ideal Of womanhood,
fostered thru untold centuries Of
evolving civilization; and the Girl
who so far forgets her native mod
esty as 10 adopt the cave.woman
tactics and presume TO offer her.
self 10 him In marriage, 10 brushing
the bloom from that ideal.
AUNT MIRIAM
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-16

u AT BRENNAN OF San Francisco.
L mex, to Louie Lang of Seattle. Is
the man who invented the albi. Pat has
been pulled three times, recently. FRS,
time, for stealing pair OF shoes, he told
this story:
1T was raining and kind-hearted
man took off his shoes and said. Here.
take en-. Pat You need shoes worse
than ! do
Next time. Pat purloined an automo-
bile top. This was his excuse:
II was asleep in = doorway and II be-
gan to pour. when . real gentleman
came along and was 30 afraid I would
get wet he took off his auto top and put
il over me"
Last time, the charge against Pat was
trying to swipe . barrel of wine. The
judge thought he had him. for Pat was
caught with the goods Not so:
Judge. ! was walking down a hill
when along come this barrel OF wine |
stopped it and started TO roll il back up TO
its owner when the cops nabbed me"
The judge gave up. with:
you are too fine liar to go to Jail.
Pat. Run along wild ye. noww Pats
running his best. trying to prevent a job
being forced on him by the Frisco papers
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-16

hotly. snatching her hand away.
You
NO, no. I have no namei" the
other protested in the falsetto shs
had adopted TO suit her impersona-
tion; Il am only the wise old
woman"
You know very well what ron
have said" Sally told her In a low
voice vibrant with indignation.
You know who am and what
your insinuation means. after what
has happened here tonight Miss
Pridei Do you dare accuse me-
"Oh. po-pleasei" Mercedes
begged. aShast. quaking IN rsaiisa.
ton OF the enormity Of her mis-
taka. I didn't think didn't
know you-I didn't mean
That Sally cut in tsnssiy. IS
. deliberate fAlsshood. You In
weighed me into this for the sole
purpose of insulting me. Nov L
mean TO have you repeat your ac-
cusation before Witnessed I shall
inform Mrs. Gosnold--
"oh. no, Miss ManwarfngI I
beg of you. no, l didn't mean
what you think. indeed I didn't"
Sally made to speak. choked
upon her indignation. and fed the
place.
fContlnued In cur next iesue)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-16
CHAPTER VII.
Marpiot

Once sheltered by tho privacy OF
her bcdchamber and seated before
tho little white-enamei desk. Sally
fingered long. an idle pencil caught
between fingers infirm OF purpose.
And while she hesitated. pencil
poised. tho door flew open. and thru
II. like fury in = fairy's Dress.
flow Mrs. Standish clothed as Col.
umhine.
Quite automatically. Sally rose
and slipped tho card into It's an.
velopc. an action which brought
from the older woman q curt. I'm.
perstlvc gesture
What have ron written there."
she demanded brusquely.
Before answering Sally carried
tho envelope to her lips. rnoistened
Its flap. and sealed H.
why do you aak7" she returned.
because I've . right to know. II
II concerns me-"
Why should itf- Sally cut In.
You know very well that II you
breathe a syllable about las,
night"
But what makes you 80 afraid
I'll tell Mrs. Gosnoid about last
nightf"
ITO protect yourself. OF course.
I don't believe you mean TO con.
fess--''
Contest"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-16

Dear Miss Grey: Permit me 20
say my little piece: II speak as
one having authority and not a.
the scribss:" Dear readers: Have
you seen steIIaf II not. see mel
en- the prize beauty In the rnatri.
ronIaI sIdeshow. A young lady Of.
fered me her hand In marriage.
One may preach about being able TO
turn . pretty girl down gracefully.
but when II really comes TO stand
Ing up and facing the music, II can't
b. did.
Ny respect for her received .
Knockout blow. but ! lied like .
gentleman and told her Il was just
what had wanted for . long time,
but couldn't spunk up courage.
Were she . working girl In need Of
. home, Il might seem different, !
don't know; but she has every ad-
vantage. and 10 probably seeking
another sensation. Maybe she has
tired Of chocolate creams at IS
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-16
She I DARKE NED HER
A Kansas City Lady Darkened Her
Gray Hair and Stimulated Its
Growth by Simple
Home Process
She Tells How She Did u

A weil-known resident OF Kan
sas City. Mo-. who darkened her
gray hair by simple homo proc.
ess. made the following statement:
ANY lady or gentleman can darken
their gray or faded hair. stimulate
its growth and make II soft and
glossy with this simple recipe,
which they can mix Mt home. To
half pint OF water add I or. OF bay
rum. small box of Barbo Com
pound and u on. OF glycerine.
These ingredients can be purchas.
ed at any drug store at very little
cost Apply to tho hair every 9th
er day until the gray hair is dark
ened sufficiently. then every two
weeks. This mixture relieves
scalp troubles and Is excellent for
dandruff and falling hair. II does
not stain the scalp. In not sticky or
greasy and does not rub off. II
will make gray-haired person
look 10 to 20 years younger. AID
vertlsement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-16

Whereupon her destiny grinned
heartless grin and arranged to
throw her TO the lions that, all un.
suspected. ragged in the maiden
bosom OF Mercedes Pride.
Tho tireless ingenuity with
which that rampant spinster de-
vised ways and means OF render
Ing hertslf q pest had long since
won the ungrudFed admiration OF
Sally. who elected 10 be amused
more than annoyed by the imperti.
nences. the fawning sdulation and
the corrosive Jealousy OF Mrs. Cos
nold'a licensed p.ck-thsnk. And
when she had first OWNED the
woman beneath the disguise OF the
witch Sally had wondered what
new method Of making . sprighuy
nuisance Of herself Miss Pride had
invented TO 20 with her impersona-
ton.
II proved to b compulsory for
tune telling with the aid Of cards
and den" riEged up in . corner
OF q hedge.
Within this lair, the sorcercss
squatted and practiced her unholy
art upon all corners. And when
trade slnckened las inevitably II
did when the young people" for
whose Amusement" this mum
merry ostensihiy was staged assert.
ed their ennui by avoiding the
neighborhoodl Ecstauca, nothing
daunted. would rise up and 30
forth and stalk her prey among
the more mature. dragging them
off forcibly by the hand. when
needs must. to SIT at her table and
humor her nonsense.
the latter unwsrily wandered her
way.
Miss Pride knew her victim per.
fectly, but for the sake OF appear
ances. kept up the semblance OF
mystifieation.
sit you there. nv pretty" she
Fabled yivaciorsly. two hands on
Sally's shoulders. urging her TO
rest on one OF the stools. Don't
be afraid OF my simple magic. Just
show me your rosy palm. and
will tell you your fortune.
"Ah. yes. yes" she grunted,
you have an amiahle and affec-
tionate disposition: you love pref
~ things to wear and every sort of
pleasure. There is your gravest
fault and greatest dsnger-pretty
love of clothes and pleasure and
forgive the wise old woman's plain
speaking-false ambitions.
Il see danger in your path" she
resumed In accents of awe: "the
shadow of something evil--and a
window barred with iron. | can.
not say what this means. but you
should know. Look into your
heart. my pretty: think. II per.
haps you have done something you
should not have done. and IL you
would suffer shame for IL, you
must make all haste to undo that
which you have done"
Miss Pridel" Sally interrunted
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-16

CONTINUED From Our Last issus)
WITHIN tho span Of an sr'
wv eeedingly bad quarter OF an
hour for Sally. tho cat was
completely out OF tho bag Sally
was out OF breath and in tssrs 81
psnit~nce and despair. Mrs. Cos
mold was out of her chsir. thought
fully pacing to and fro.
II Mrs. Goknold paused In front OF
Sally. dropped one hand kindly on
tho girls shoulder. with the other
lifted her chin. exploring her tear
wet eyes with a garo at once char
liable and discriminating.
Two taken q fancy to you, n you
are 4 bit OF an idiot And be
lieve implicitly every word you've
uttered. Perhaps I oughtn't TO. and
| probably wouldn'. II your 40
count OF yourself didn't chime no
exactly with what | know about
my dutifal niece and nephew"
/ DO you mean I'm IN stay" Sal.
I ly Easped incr.dulously.
Most assuredly. mean you're
| to stay. Why mott And--at'snd
TO ms-you're not to give Adele
or Walter. either. when h. gets
here. any reason 10 suspect you've
eonrdsd In me. There's 90 ex.
plosion coming Meantime. don't
let anybody frightoa you: no mat
ter how serious matters may seem
or be represented - ron. rely i'm
plicltly on mo. And whatever II
said 10 you that seems Of hny con.
seauenee-or II you rhn.ld see
anythinx-flnd romc way TO port
quickly 10 me. Now. please. get
about my errands And when you
come back. tell Thomas 10 let me
know. II need you during tho day
I'll send for you"
As II happened. she didn't send
for Sally before niEhffaii: but she
kept her busy with commissions do
livcred By word OF mouth-.o busy.
perhaps considerably, that the r'ri
found little time to waste in futile
fretting.
A knock on tho door announced
the arrival Of her costume by tho
hands OF Mrs. Gosnold's personal
maid.
And Mrs. oosnoid says please
VIII yon come TO her boutoir, mias,
directly you're dressed"
Modsrsss disappointment waited
upon recognition OF the character
OF her Assigned diaguise sally
had had Visions OF somethfng al.
most barbarsc In M richness. Con-
sequentiy the modest Earb OF Q
Quaker Maid seemed something OF
% eomedovn. hut her disapcoint-
ment was fugitiva After all. the
dress Was OF exquisite quality and
finish. and ~ hccam. her wondrors
weii. She took from tho room tho
memory Of very fetching figure
With tho addition OF the mask
(which she wore to pass thru the
corridor in memory OF Mr.. Cos
nold's iniunction) tho effect was
quite positively fascinating.
And that mask proved 10 h~ far
from supersluous. for when she fol.
lowed her knock into the boudoir OF
her mistress she was thunderstruck
10 find nearly two dozen people
there. They were all in costume
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-16

G1 ASKED the boys ii there were any
1 prisoners" said Private Johnson.
discussing the battle at Columbus. New
Mexico. and they answered that nobody
took any. | know Drained one black
Mexican with an AK"
That's what war makes OF mani
GLORYt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-16

This 10 . pert Of q booh-
sined. popular novel being
run complete thls week In
this newspaper. Others are
20 follow from week to ~ssk.
beginning each Monday and
ending esoh Saturday. A
CO Mpl GT6 NOW
EVERY wgEki n you want
back copies Of the paper. or
N you ere not . regular sub
soriber and Wish 70 take I'd.
vantage Of THE feature. call
THE papers circulation de-
partmsrt.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-16
Your Nerves Ting|e
With New Vitality
keiloag's Sanitone Waters FIJI
Your Mind With Joy and Help
TO vltallxe New Vim and
vlgor into Your Body.


Got nerves like steel. be clear
Drained. strong and vigorous Kei-
logs's sanitons Waters invigoraf~
and ritaiixe as does nothing else n
you are nerve.rseked, weary and
peeyish. and your friends begin 10
think you're dead one" this
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-16

and. with the single exception OF
Mrs. Goanold. all masked.
This last was very brilliant in the
blIlowy ailken skirtn. puffcd sleeves
and wide ruff OF Queen Elizabeth.
Presently Mrs. Gosnold'a maid.
Mario. appeared In tho doorway 90
tho bedroom. holding m her hand
number OF envelopes. and at a
nod from her mistress began pre-
sontinE one envelope 10 each guest.
Il owe every ono an apology.
Mrs. Gosnold began with a placat
ing smile. for all this inconyen'
iencs and nonsense-as II must
seem. hut I'm sure you will bear
with mo when you know tho cir
cumstnnees.
"Ws ara now" she pursued, with
a swift glance that embraced the
room. lust 20, including myself.
that is to say. everybody who slept
hero last night And your masks
arc a sure screen for ANY betrayal
OF emotion when tell YOU why !
have asked you To obligo me by
meeting here. SO please retain
them. whatever happens"
She paused. made a little gesture
OF depreciation.
"one OF us" she announced dc
libcrately. 'is a thief These rooms
were entered some tim. last night,
while | was asleep. and all my per.
sonai iswelry was stolen.
Il discovered my loss promptly
after waking up this morning |
said nothing. but after setting In
motion tho machinery for tonights
amusement. devoted the day to a
quiet inveHtigation. as a result OF
which am convinced that the thief
Is now In this room. do not. how.
ever. wish TO know his or her
identity. And ! am especially
anxious to avoid tho scandal which
must follow n this affair leaks out.
Finally. feel 80 sure you all
share my horror of publicity that
ask you all silently 10 pledge your
selves 20 secr~cy-snd then To hu-
NOR my plan for rexaining my
Jewels
card. an envelope. and pencil.
The cards and envelopes have no
distinguishing MARKS. The author.
ship OF anything you may care 10
communicate cannot possibly be
traced. n you will be careful not
TO write. but 10 prin.
please take tho cards away
with you TO your rooms, and
please each OF you remain there
At least five minutes before com.
ing out Then take tho cards In
tho envelopes. sealed. downstairs
and deposit them in tho mali boz.
II viii not b. unlocked until one
O'Clock. By that time shall ~r-
pcct the thief TO have deposited my
jewelry in some hiding place about
the house or grounds dozen will
suggest themselves on . moments
spot to Be Indicated
on the card.
-Buf--And her handsome old
face darksned With the shadow OF
The determination that rang In her
this scheme should fail.
than. tho II brsah my heart shall
feel without alternative other than
10 take certain steps-stsps which
! cannot nov contemplate"
shs ceased: there was the STIR |
Of . general rising and movement
toward the door. amid . hum OF
excited murnurinKs.