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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-29

Worried-No, drinking :, glass of hot
water before breakfast Will no; harm
your complexion. y glass of hot water.
taken one hour before meals, will do
much 10 rid the stomach Of mucous and
put il in condition for the digestion of
food. sweat baths are excellent They
should not lac taken. however, oftcner
than once a week.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-29

COLI MBiA. 5. c., February 2S.--The
south Carolina Executive Committee of
inc progressive party to-day decided to
hoid state convention in this city on
May : Nine delegates TO the National
convention in Chicago will be selected
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-29
fDTd-ISItJpF.

iSuocial 10 The Times Dispatch.
WELDON, y. G.. February 2S--Jamcs
Y. Ford and MISC Leila r. Elder. both Of
Petersburg, Va" were ularricd NJ Hall
fan day by H. T.. S,ainpach. q justice
Of the peace.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-29
Nvnr Picture Mt OJcou.

THE Battle Cry Of Peace" is HMM,
SHOWN at the Odcon all Of this week
Yesterday SO keen was interest in tho
picture that hundreds saw it, For two
hours those who were present sat i'm
Spcllbound silence watching the VA
nous episodes and stirred by the mar
tial music Of the orchestra
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-29
DELIVERED ALI CONTR tCTS
AHEAD or SCHI:Dl LIZ.

u
Ia III" annual report President Pierre
;. du Iout said:
New world conditions found h.. l.
du Poni tie NemourS Powder compan,
III u unique position. In this country
our company alone was possessed of 4
most complete organization and cur,ip-
mcnt for the filing 81 moderate orders
dii tor the rapid enlargement Of fac
torres Tor further production Of ma-
i"ritiS suddenly required in enormous
quantities. In consequence. the officers
and employees OF the company have
been "nlled upon to put forth their
utmost emortS in order Ia meet extra =
ordinary demands. Contracts under
taken have required the DESIGNING and
huil!iuS y: immense plants. whose
construction ami operation have neccs-
STATED the increase in men employed
bu" 10 the co. operation Of men
throughout the entire organization the
company has been able to deliver near
~ ever! pound Of explosives OF con-
'rlct iimc, ana a great percentage Of
all contract deliveries has been an
Iic!patcd by large margins.
The record of the commercial! bust
ness of the company for the year InlT
Was satisfactory and there arc indica
tons uf Il large volume OF business
during 1915. Some new limos of invest
mcni have begun To pay we'll and
others have passed their trial stag.
and hay" added To the earnings OF the
company.
III - hoped that new manufactures
VIII De developed TO tax. the place Of
the al.normal militar! business. bu; we
cihnoi expect To employ all Of Tho.
large explosive plants recently huil, f:
W. are therefore anortiZine this in =
rcSimcnt by heavy charges AGAINST
the proiitS of this temporary business"
In connection with ;hc profit sharing
plan I2,G26 shares OF the old company
and @',!'2 shares OF The new company
nave hcch distributed 10 employees in
, a
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-29
MRS. WILLIAMS TO TAKE
PART OF. EL|zABET H
Will Represent Englanti's Virgin
Queen in Shakespeare Pageant
ON Richmond College Campus.
WRITES NOTE or ACcEpTA Nct
Will Appoint Her Maids OF Honor
on Return to Richmond shortly.
Music Committee Is Arranging for
Choir Of 1900 Voices.

Mrs. John SHELTON Williams wife Of
the Comptroller of the Currency. has
accepted the invitation of the Shakes
peare pageant executive committee. TO
take the part of Queen Elizabeth at the
liinc OF her coronation. in til. big out =
door spectacle which will be held on
the Richmond College grounds early in
May Mrs. Williams sent a letter Of
acceptance TO the committee yesterday
evening. On her return to Richmond
al the end of the week she will select
the maids Of honor who will attend
her.
The music committee Hei last night
in the jefferson Hotel. II Was an
nounccd that between 1000 and 200
OF the musical people Of the city Will
take part IN the pageant This will
include the singers from choral socie
tics. from the Wednesday Club from
all the Episcopal Church vested choirs
from the orchestras, and the mandolin
aud guitar clubs Of the city.
Every musical instrument that was
played during the time Of Queen
Elizabeth viii he reproduced either in
actual construction OF the frctS will
! he changed and built into tho shape 81
! the instruments used in the late six
tccnth century. The long silver trtim
pets used by the Royal lieralds will lie
reproduced exactly. The pipe and The
tabor which are the primitive types
OF the present day fife and drum will
be made by the score. The musician
Of tho time Of Elizabeth played the
pine with one hand and beat the drum,
with the other and often danced at the
same time. Richmond musicians will
duplicate the fcats OF these old-time
| q a.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-29
CONSTRUCTING PIANO OF
TYPE: KNOWN As SHAKESPEARE.

the remote ancestor of tn. present
day piano will be constructed in the
shape Of the virginia. which can he
traced back TO type through the Spiuuct
which IL slightly resembles. The other
instruments Will he tn" drum. the lutte.
the cittern, the sackbut, and the fiddle
BaSDipes from itinerant Stroiling play
cr.s from Scotland will he sounded on
the campus, but the harp Of Ireland
Will not be heard because at that time
The people Of the Emerald Isle were
not as close neighbprs as they are to-
day.
The great musicians OF the day will
be represented by the musicians. Will
liam Byrd, OF the same name as the
founder Of Richmond. was one OF the
most famous composers of the dag.
Others such as John Dowland. Thomas
tampion and Orla ndO Gibbons will
come To life once more and minSic
with the players.
The children OF the violin class OF
Mrs. Hcqucmbomrg Will give the con-
c-rts as played by the children at the
lilackfriars rhcatcr. Ballad sellers Will
demonstrate" their wares by singing
them while standing high on Il plat
form. The rounds. the patches. the bal
lads. and the part songs will be sung
by the choral societies The choirs
from The churches will sing the sacred
music in the procession
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-29

Pretty am wondering If the comb
YOU use il not TOO fine FOR your bar
Your hair coming out awful" may he
the result OF tearing IL out with a fine
tooth comb while trying to get tho tam
3,les out. The teeth of the comb mus {
To- far apart and have rounded ends.
Jhat may also bc what causes Your head
20 itch so after combinc il. The tear
inc Of the hair may cause the scalp %
become Initiated.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-29

PI"uEiSy With i:fiusiou--lt | have
been suffering with humid plcurisy aud
the doctor has bad I" aSpiratc tho nuid
from the chest. What * the cause of
snch a pl"ul1sy' -, What causes fluid
to form on ones luurs-the iluid with
I drawn. mean have known many
people 10 suffer from dry plcuriSy bm,
never any one who had humid plcuriSy
like mine.
Answer ieurisy is inflammation of
inc picura or covering membrane of
the lung and lining membrane Of the
chest wall (Which membrane * a con-
/ tinuous closed sac with Il small ajnoun,
OF Watcry iluid ~ it for fabrication
I under normal "onditionp. IN dry plen-
risy there IS simply Il roughcniu.s' and
perhaps adhesion between The lung
towering ana tn" chest lining Hut in
some cases water i!uid accumuiatcs.
too. perhaps ia large quantities The
cause OF picurisy is always infection.
ny tn" rn"umococcus ,pnculnonia
gcrm). and quite frequently by the
tuhcrclc bacillus plcurisy. especially
dry plcurisN. il suspicious of tuhcrcu-
loss-or rather il makes the doctor
suspicious
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-29

81. down 20 read or sew and YOU will
not feel drowsy
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-29

Doctor ~. the NcisHhnrs put nv
nine-inonthS- Old baby out on the porch
Tor - nan cycry afternoon. Some of
the n"ighbors think il is dreadful. hut
our doctor seems to think there is no
harm IN IT, What is Your opinion" So
Tar ~" baby keeps perfectly we'll
NpSwoi w" agree with the baby
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-29
.DU POINT COMPANY SHOWS
ENORMOUS PROFITS
Annual Report Says way Demands
fiuye Increased Profits
G52,237 900.
ENORMOUS SURPLUS ON HAND
Number Of Employees in All Plants
Has Increased From $500 i'm
October, fHii, to 62, 1856 at Close
of 1915, Making Many Articles.

The annual report oi t.. | du Pom:
de NcmourS " Co, which has Just been
MADE public. shows that the company's
profits. through war demands. in
creased S52.2S7. 200 during tn" year
1919. Last year tho company iucrea sod
tn" number Of employees from 1900 in
October. 1914, to 62,lSG working in the
various plants at the close of the year.
The report shows that Tie surplus
available fer common stock dividends
at The end of 1915 was SJJ.5i@, 900 an
increase of SI.5l".p0o over 1914. ana the
cummings for ;hc year were $50 $40. 400
The bu P"nt Company. unlike Sow
Graz other companies selling. goods TO
the allied powers, not only has made
nearly all OF it's deliveries OH time but
has "nticipatcd it's delivery dates in
many cases ANA as Il result; has re-
cc!vcd large bonuses. The capital re-
cciNcd from this source. il is stated
on excellent authority, has been re-
turned TO the Industry in improving
ana cniIrSinS the plants. The com
pahN declared an extra dividend Of
- J.: ncr cent on the common stock
last week. part Of the dividends.
az the company recently declared will
be paid in .NnSlo-Ercnch bonds. which
were acquired ut -. This payment
aggregates more than $ll.o00. 900
The net earnings Of the powder com
panI last year were JI.SiO.C O0 against
S"."?3,eoo in 1914, an Increase of So
23i,ocp. Common dividends wcr. S24.-
1876 zoe in 1915. none havin" beer pai,:
the previous year The balance after
dividends on both classes or stock Was
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-29

Hazel Will power, Hazel. IS the only
thing that Viii enable Won 20
overcome TN" little idiosYncrasics YOU
assume while danciuG. rho bending,
AID awaNine that YOU are trying so
hard to overcome. il seems IL nc, arc
the very things 10 keep On dom. to
take away the stiffness .nd ri.:ihiiv
out OF your body These az" excellent
"acrc .scs for The eyes. slowly roll the
eyes mp toward the ccil,uE. uicn down
toward tn" tip Of your nose. Rcncnt
this ton times. Then slowly turn Tho
"N"S from rigrt 80 loft rs 'u~ as pos
shlc and then bach again. Rcnc.,t
these movements ten times. Ec careful
!m doing these exercise cot TO strain
thu muscles az tn" eyes
,:.ucvicvc la M ass...c viii keep
the scalp healthy and prevent the hair
from falling out The object is to
s'imEiat" the circulation OF the blood
and giI" proper uourishuIon; 10 the
roots Of the hair. I;ubhiuc the head
vigorously with Turkish towel is an
excellent way 10 tore MP tho CiI"uia-
'ioN o' the scalp. II also cleans tho
hair and removes dandruN Care must
be exercised IN doing this not TO break
the hair. however / shall he glad 10
send YOU nay Instructions Tor scalp
massage. also formula for hair tonic, If
You VIII send me 4 stamped, addressed
envelope.
The Dolores star., 1916-11-17

handy TO US. an be togrrner. and ~
up housekeepin'. This bein' Christmas,
I didn't know but II the idea pleased
ye. I'd give ye a years rent That
suit You. Lottie! How bout It. Mary
Alice? Car lines handy. You can go
to town every day"
And SO 1t had come around again.
the little cottage with the green grass.
Mrs. Brown had never dared dream OF
1t. Two children. a home. and-a hus-
band. good. clean. Industrious: the bit.
ter years rolled up like q dingy and
soiled curtain.
Mary Alice's arm stole around her
mothers neck, and one hand CROPPED
out for the big paw Of Lem Brown.
as hard and knobby as the field stones
he tuggled SO earnestly. but. unlike
them. quite warm. and capable of CIV
ing comforting and cheerful squeeze.
The Dolores star., 1916-11-17
by ghoebe. @rar
cceyR,c.-4r 81 SMALL .,z,Saeo Aso opnnan

"Oh, Lem. how could your Martha
said, blowing her nose.
"Lookut this" said Lem. spinning
the chair about like top THAT there
little trailin' wheel Is swIveled. see?
And this kind Of hoop thing on both
wheels is to grab with your hands. SOS
t You can push 'er round and steer
'er any place you want to go. 1t works
just as easy-don't take no effort at
ALL"
He looked about. proud as a boy =:
then he suddenly picked up Charlie.
cushions and all, and deposited him
gently in the new chair. Charlie was
speeches.. gazing from one face to an
other in a blissful daze.
makes that other old homemade
thing look like thirty cents. don't it?'
said Sam.
mo It don't, no it DON'T" cried the
little boy. "'S no such a thing.
amt never goin' back on my old chair.
You come ere. Boss; come ere, Lem"
The two great fellows went and
stood awkwardly by the little boy. He
reached up and laid a hand on the coat
OF each. clutching both with the grip
OF a great affection.
Lem understands. don't you, Lem?
You don't expect me to 60 back on my
old chair. do you. LemT'
You bet I don't Charlie. If you'd
rather have it. I'll take this new rat
trap and"
mo you won't. I'm goin' to keep
'em both, longs I live. even when l
get SO I can walk good as anybody.
Maybe I'll use tho new one more, to
get used to travelin' around But I'm
goin' to sit some in the Boss every
day. It's awful comrtable Gee! I'm
turrible lucky boy. There amt no
body ever comes near me that don't
do somethin' nice for me. guess it's
Merry Christmas every day. all the
year round with me-"
He paused for breath. Into his
cheeks had crept the delicate, warm
The Dolores star., 1916-11-17
sYNoPsIs,

While trundling the clean washing up
Clipper Hill Mary Alice Brown is set up
on by some mischievous boys. who spill
the washing into the dirt. She is rescued
and taken to her home in Calvert street
by Francis Willett, Galahad knight.
She Is punished by her drunken father for
returning without the wash money. Mary
Alice wanders away from home. takes a
trolley ride into the country and spends
the night at the farmhouse OF Sam Thorn
as. In the morning she meets little Char
lie Thomas. a cripple. Sam takes Mary
Alice home and finds that he and Mrs.
Brown are old acuuaintances. Sam takes
her and Mary Alice to his home for a
visit while Lem Brown. the drunken IA
ther. Is serving a workhouse sentence.
Charlie Is made a Galahad knight. Fran
els visits the farm and is saved from
drowning by Mary Alice. Lem Brown
Thomas as hired man. Francis willett
Is sent away to preparatory school, Mary
Alice gets job in a department store.
The Thomases have a wonderful Christ
mas dinner
The Dolores star., 1916-11-17

pink. His great eyes swan and shone,
his aureate curls shook vigorously, an
animated and genial halo about his
clear-cut little face.
"Geer' he said again. "T'm q tur-
rible lucky little boy. Three cheers
for Christmasr'
Everybody laughed; there had been
a tension, q constraint. LENS big.
white teeth glistened. his mouth wid-
ened. and the little lines of good hu-
NOR spread away up to his eyes.
"Haw, hawr' he shouted. "Haw.
haw! That's q good one-three cheers
for Christmas. Hoo-raww
The laughter walked up and scared
the drowsy Dick. who failed to catch
the humor of the situation and howled
dismally, only to get laughed at and
squeezed. and kissed and tucked away
with another warm bottle. 1t paid to
be cross. then, even on Christmas
''Now. folks" said Sam. beginning
to fidget and pull with large, futile in
gers at his collar; '1t's gettin' late, and
amt sprung my part Of this cele-
bration yet. The young-ones has had
their presents and some surprises has
happened-I got a word to say. It's
about this Lem. here. and you other
Browns.
"Now, LENS ben with me quite
some time, and I'm gettin' more or
less dependent on him; amt l, LemT
II don't know" said Lem. "Be
your
"Sure be. T. other day I bought 4
little addition to the farm. That's the
dve-acre piece on the Sheffield road,
down toward the car line. There's q
right good little house on It Waters,
the feller bought the property from.
has got job somewheres else. Jest
wondered, longs Lem seems to Ike Us
folks and contented with his job, how
you Browns d like to move out here
The Dolores star., 1916-11-17

H. F. of He
OF Cncnna
miles
board OF favintion
last i've years to solve the problem Of keeping
be obtained
and therefore will provide the
by
that he stay
a
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The
rich and in ensemble
But the historical value that appeals students and investigators
fashion
The Dolores star., 1916-11-17

number and took the Pullman paid 50 and let
time
srcted the and abee
In Mr.
northwest.
Barbee arrested his chiefs
idea
before told
of the
a too
Barbee a IN
u
o he
The Dolores star., 1916-11-17

facts or figures that people do not
come there for, and they generally
find what they want. Newspaper
files dating back 30 or 75 years can be
produced In minute or two, and the
history of those periods can be studied
with greater detail than is afforded in
production.
Mr.. Slade says that he has %
miles of bound newspapers on file.
NeuSpnners subscribed IN af tho prea-
The Dolores star., 1916-11-17

III ShOrt tlMe MhJOr FUIInhn
will draw up the list of policemen in
his department whose record entities
them to promotion. and Barbce has
put some finishing touches on his own
record which will make 1t difficult to
overlook him.
Regulations are regulations, nc
cordlng to Barbee. and when he found
that Peter II. Pullman, father OF the
local police head. had parked his au-
tomobile in a tabooed location, Bar
bee calmly took Father Pullman's
The Dolores star., 1916-11-17
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Sub ject to Avoid.

Turkish women wear q veil strung
across the bottom part Of the face.
leaving nothing exposed but the eyes.
Queer custom, eh?'
II wouldn't say 90. notice furs
are being worn that way this year
right here in toWn."-Louisvills Cour-
ier-Journal.
The Dolores star., 1916-11-17

machine
Of ladies said a #2
"wait Suppose he fstarta.r
dainty the
that blessed whirrng which
-Oh thought that" said
anee passed away into trance the two bright things
The Dolores star., 1916-11-17

The disease Of liquor-iove 10 a
terrible thing and one Of the
hardest to shake of. Lem Brown,
suriy beast Of . man, gradually
steeIs his will against the Devil
Booze. The first sign that he 10
winning the fight appears dur
Ing the Christmas scason-de-
scribed here.
The Dolores star., 1916-11-17

guns easily discOverable by aerOplane8
in the European war.
He explains that compressed air
is used to discharge the projectiles.
which will have greater range and
p penetratlng power than any present
powder-driven shell. Twenty to thirty
miles is the estimated range. Dis
charge will be caused by the combined
use of liquid air and timers. The
shell will be constructed In 8, 10, IL
and IA inch sizes and they will be
The Dolores star., 1916-11-17
Some New Inventions for Uncle Sans Fighters

II oWARD GAU
He eliminates
The Dolores star., 1916-11-17
Files In Library Of Congress Well Patron1ed

and periodical division of the Lbrn, Of
W
William Slade chief the division
The Dolores star., 1916-11-17
Washington Cop Twice Arrests Chiefs Father

t<R OBJ" BARBEE policeman
- mighty blow
twice arrested Major
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And Isn't stubbs telling ex-
actiy the truth? Still II every
family that has suffered directly,
and Indirectly from the use Of
liquor entered the fight against
the traffic, doesn't II seem that
two-thirds Of the people In this
country would be lined up with
the "dry" forees7
The Dolores star., 1916-11-17

stuck tight. 1t wouldn't bulge. 1t
seemed to have that stolId, squatty,
immovable attitude of Plymouth
Rock, and In strong contrast to the
silent immovability Of the machine
was the fiuttering manner Of the two
ladies who were the sole passengers.
MAY help your suggested Mr..
Chance, and the two ladies' were only
too glad.
Whereupon the well-known and
eminent postmaster shed his coat and
The Dolores star., 1916-11-17
Postmaster Chance Helps Two Lady Motorists

MERRITT CHANCE the weknown
NA
had He road
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INTERNATIONAL
SUNlXSQlO0L
LESSON
tBy E o SELLERS. Acting Director Of
Sunday School Course. Moody Bible In
stitute. Chicago)
Copyright. 1915 Western Newtpaper Union.
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER 10
FROM MELITA TO ROME.

LESSON TEXT--Acts 2s:1I-3l
GOLDEN TENT am not ashamed Of
the gospel; for II is the power of God un
to salvation to everyone that belieysth.-
Rom. 1:16.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-07-22


81 miles in Gerrardsown district and $74470 collected in
district would amount $207 per mile that could be spent
said district roads.
TtNrC
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-07-22

have shown what each district in the county
Tor road purposes and who will take the study
Will readily understand why roads in such shape
The county court is unable to do much than they have
done and unless the people of the country will voting
additional levy to be laid, the roads must
because the levy to the maximum and requires
of the people to allow additional levy.
Inc congress OF the United States few
act to provide aid to the states for the rural post
roads this act approved by the President the law
United States appropriated for the year ending the 5
June 1917 the sum of five million dollars year ending
i9o ten million dollars for the ending fifteen million
onas Tor the year ending 1920 twenty million dollars
the year ending 1921, twenty-five million dollars
This fund is available to the states provided thew will ax
pend on tner roads certain of and
p0ated by the congress of the United States United States
pay 70 the state to be expended not to
coed ten thousand dollars mile exclusive cost of bridges
Oh not more imam twenty feet clear In order
Continued Page Five)
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-07-22

Reformed Reunion at Pen Mai
Thursday July goth. The Cumberam
Valley Railroad Co. will run a spes
ial excursion train to Pen Mar an.
return, via Hagerstown on above
date. Leave Martinsburg at SIT a
N. Returning leave Pen Mar at 5s
?. m. Rate $1.00 for the round trip
,er W Z II 10 IS II Is Il
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-07-22
1o-DAY sEAsHcaE EXCURSION

Thursday, July Goth, the c. v R&
will runu another 16-day excursion 10
the Seashore. Train leaves Martins
burg at S:11 a. M. Rate $3.50 70 Al.
lantic City and South Jersey resorts;
$3.50 to Asbury Park and North Jsr
sey resorts. 7l8D
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-07-22

GERRARDSTOWN, July 17.-Mr.
and Mrs. NJ. w BGsey have returned
home from Gainesville, Va, where
they spent the past two weeks visit
ing relatives Mrs. Martha Rhoades
and daughter accompanied them
home.