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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-11

Il think Miss Wilson is out" came
the drawled voice of the, colored maid.
But hold the phone-I1l see."
AS Helen waited she pictured the
dingy shabbiness of the rooming-house
hall and the slattern colored girl shut
fling up the dark stairs to knock at
Laura's door.
Laura had once said the only bright
moment in that sordid place was when
she was called to the telephone. There
was always the hope of the unexpect-
ed
"Hello!" 1t was Lauras voice.
'Oh, I'm glad you're in! Warren's
gone to Philadelphia, and won't be
home till late. Can't you come over
and have dinner with me?"
I'D love to, but I'D only depress
you. I'm too blue to go anywhere
Then that's just the time to come.
It's not six-take the subway-you'l
get here by half past. Don't dress
come just as you are"
! Helen was keenly sympathetic with
| Laura's long struggle to get foot
hold in New York Knowing that her
cheap, haphazard restaurant meals
| were not over-nourishing, she tried to
| have her often for dinner
| ut seems I'm always coming here to
air my troubles" bitterly, when, half
an hour later, she threw her hat on
] Helen's bed and sank YEARLY on the
window-seat
mo, don't sit down there. Dinners
| ready-we'll go right in" -..
Even under the shaded lights in The
! dining-room, Laura looked wretchedly
! pale Helen poured her a glass of
sherry.
WELL" pushing back the empty
glass and staring at it grimly, I'm out
of job again."
"Oh, MOI" breathed Helen "Why. !
thought they'd reduced your salary for
the summer, but that you were sure OF
the work
That's what l thought until two
O'Clock today, when Mr. Murphy called
me in. He very politely handed me
my pay envelope and said my services
were no longer needed
/ But why? What reason did he
give?"
None"
And you didn't ask him o"'
No. | was too stunned But after
ward I went to the director himself
Oh, wish I hadn't only Inundated
myself for nothing!"
She paused, stirring moodily her I'm
tasted soup
, Il asked him point blank if it was
r my work. told him | was at the stu
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-11

sides / am not dressed for dinner.
must go right home, please"
You look mighty sweet" the man
observed as they emerged from the
subway at forty-second street,
IMore Tomorrow
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dio every day, but they wouldn't give
me the parts-Td been in only two
pictures in three weeks. | said l knew
there was feeling against me and I
wanted to know why"
"What'd he say?' prompted Helen.
ooh, he was evasive. Said there
hadn't been any parts lately for which
was suited That they were putting
on five-reel picture, and thought it
best to make certain changes in the
company. If he could use me later on,
he'd send for me. He was just letting
me down easy. But l know KNOW"
fiercely, its that assistant director"
Mr.. Breton? The one you said
wanted to take you out to supper"
Yes. He tries that sort of thing
with every girl who takes his fancy. If
they don't stand for it-they don't
stay"
Il suppose | might have jollied him
along-but ! couldn't. l loathed him
i almost told him so. Ever since
he's been working against me. He
assigns the parts in the pictures, and
| knew if he didn't use me l wouldn't
be kept on
Don't talk about it any more I'M
til you've had your dinner" soothed
Helen. You'll feel better then"
1T means beginning all over" des-
perately, going from one studio to
another, trying to get work. And in
the pictures-it's harder now than
ever"
But you've got some money saved!"
! anxiously
How could | save with all my
clothes to get? They don't furnish
anything for the modern plays. And
you have to have good clothes or you
don't get the parts. That's why I
went back to rooming house to try to
save-I felt this was coming" y
/ You're not eating a thing" pleaded
Helen. as that too rare?"
ooh. don't ask me to eati" her hand
at her throat ut makes me sick to
think of starting out again to look for
work. It's. too hard! It's too HARD!'
| But you're a good stenographer
You can always fall back on that
| Eyes" bitterly, with every employ
ment agency flooded with girls willing
to work for almost nothing. Go down
to the typewriter offices and see the
crowd sitting there all day waiting for
a six-dollar-a-week job. I'd rather go
out as housemaid-Td at least get
twenty-five dollars and decent food >
More tomorrow
/ PALLADIUM WANT ADS PAY
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-11
COLISEUM

The picture that seems certain to
arouse the enthusiasm of all patrons
of the screen is The Hands of Peril,
the new World Film feature starring
;. House Peters, to be seen at the Coli
scum Theatre tonight.
1t is an adoption Of the widely read
detective stories by that brilliant au.
thor. Arthur Stringer, aid was pro
duce6 of the most noted directors in
the motion picture industry, Maurice
/. Tourneur. of the Paragon Films, Inc.
LYRIC
The Purple Maze" at the Lyric to
night
Pretty, girlish and innocent is Lois.
stenographer for Lloyd Baxter, a ris-
ing young attorney. Lois is uncon,
scious of the many pitfalls for her un-
wary feet in the city. Across the hall
from Bakers Suite is one occupied
by Borden, who is real estate OPP
orator. Cora. his stenographer, has
already played the game" with him
and is worldly wise. She takes Xix
ing to the little country girl and the
two girls take rooms across the hall
from each other in a moderate priced
apartment house
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-11

prehension. In series of splendid letter.
from all over the country mothers tell of the
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Even grandmothers tell the wonderful story
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Use this splendid help with your own hand
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| WITH THE REEL PEOPLE
g5 vs. IS IS Us rs
What's What at Movie Houses

Lois has saved enough for the two
to get theatre tickets at popular
show and surprises Cora with the an
show. Cora is very much surprised
that the girl should do such an un.
heard of thing as to buy her own tic
ket to show and tells the girl she
should get in the game" While this
is a new thing to Lois she determines
to improve somewhat aided by the
two the experts. she comes out
Swedish chemists have found a way
to remove from coal tar the finely di-
vided carbon which it holds in sus-
pension. -
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-11
The Coming Baby!
Rooray! Rooray!

Nothing else can so completely endc~r
Us tc the present and the future as lie
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-11
PUTTING THE "WIN IN
WINDOW"

A show window in itself is one
arm of business getting.
Newspaper advertising is the
strong, powerful body.
When the two are linked together
they make a business team with
punch
Merchants frequently effect this
combination by linking their win
dows with the manufacturer news
paper advertising
They put the goods in the win
dow at the time the manufacturer
newspaper advertising is running
and thus bring business to their
stores.
This is literally putting the
win" in window.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-11
Copyright. 1915. BY the Mcclure

Copyright. 1915, BY the McClure
Trixy was small girl with brown
Shair and blue eyes, while Eixy was
"a fox terrier that always frisked at
Ther heels. Nixy slept In Trfxyss bed
and went with her on the daily gallop
from the fort across the plains.
But Colonel Waters, Trixy's father
did not like Nixy at all-in fact, he
thought all dogs nuisance, and al
last declared that Nixy must go and
live down in the stables and sleep In
the hay loft above the mule stalls.
= Il hate the sight of that dog said
the colonel one morning In April as
. ITrixy was about to mount. Il have
ordered that tonight he be sent away
from the house. Remember. now
Trixy, you are to have him away from
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-11

expected arrival on a
baby. But in the mean
time the comfort Of
the mother is OF vast
Importance. There is =
splendid external rem
edy known as Moth
er's Friend" which cG-
erts a wonderful infu-
eace upon the expand
ing muscles. They be-
come more plant,
stretch without undue
pain, make the period
one of pleasant anti
inati0n instead ot an
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-06-30
BEST RECRUITS FROM FARMS
Men From Middle West Are Much
Sought by the Navy De-
partment.

The best type Of men in the United
States navy come from the farm or the
village" said Monte G.. McLaren of the
Milwaukee naval recruiting station, &C
cording to the Sentinel of that city.
"The rawest kind of country boy will
make the best kind of material when
properly handled. He is willing to ac-
cept the commands Of the superior Of
ficer
"The navy department wants lads
from the country he said "The navy
is not particularly calling for the
sailor, but it is place for man who
will take his place in the working out
Of great system. The whole navy
proposition is handled upon very
strict system plan and it is found that
it is the boy who is the 'gawk that
gets to the front in the end. The fel-
low from New York knows it all,
while the farm boy admits that he
doesn't, but he is willing to learn.
Captains are continually seeking
men from the United States naval
training station at Great Lakes, ILL.,,
and most of those at this station come
from the middle West"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-06-30
The First Armored Shin.

Many people imagine that the first
armored ship was the .ironcased frig-
ate" Gloire, launched for the French
navy in 1857; yet, according to the
Popular Science Monthly, the Dutch
built an armor-plated vessel nearly
three hundred years earlier. That was
in 1885, when Antwerp was besieged
by the Spaniards. The Dutch took
one of their biggest ships, cut her
down and erected on the deck bat
terry with armored and sloping sides,
within which they mounted eight Of
the heaviest guns the factories of the
day could produce. The roof Of the
battery formed an armored breasts
work for men armed with crossbows
and shotguns, and there were gratings
in the roof to provide ventilation for
the battery below. The ship bore a
striking resemblance to the Merrimac,
of the Civil war, which was designed
and built on precisely the same prin-
ciples.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-06-30
THEY BELIEVED
IN AMERICA

One hundred and forty years ago some half
hundred men, sent by their communities to con-
cert measures for securing their rights Eng
lishmen," became convinced that these could not
be obtained by ceasing to be British sub
jects" and declaring themselves american citi-
zens."
Let us look behind the formal phrases Of the
immortal Declaration to the faith of these men
and of the people for whom they spoke. What
was the faith that made vital their appeal for
the justice of their cause and the righteousness
Of their undertaking?
They believed in themselves; in their ability to
do right and justice They believed in the COM
petence of stalwart manhood to govern itself and
to provide for the common welfare. They be-
lieved they could make better arrangements In
government than men had made before them.
They believed in themselves. in their people, in
America
Americans of late have done great deal Of
fault-finding with America There is not much
now as a year or two ago. The spectacle across
the Atlantic tends to hush It, and to give
point to the saying that "other countries" are
what make Americans so proud of their own.
In the light of that spectacle and of our own
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-06-30
Pointers for Wallpaper Buyers,

A figured paper always makes the
room appear smaller than does a
plain paper.
Red absorbs more light than any
other color and should never be used
in small or dark room. AS rule,
1t is a poor color to pick in buying
wallpaper.
Yellow adds light and warmth and
should be'used in rooms having north
ern exposure.
Green or blue should be used in
rooms having much sunshine.
Pink of light shade adds light and
warmth to room.
Wallpaper should be light or dark
enough to make a good background
for the furniture The design should
never be prominent enough to COM
pete with the furniture or people,
Iowa Homestead
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-06-30
More Than a Hint.

He was very shy young man. For
two long years he had been paying
her attention and had not yet even
squeezed her hand.
One evening as they fingered in the
shadow of the trees by her gate he
asked timidly:
Florence, would you-might Ter
would you mind if / placed one rev
erent kiss on your fair hand tonight
when leave your"
Florence thought he wanted speed
ing up. So she dropped her head
coyly on his shoulder, lifted her face
temptingly to his and replied:
''Well, George, I should think it de-
cidedly out of place. "-Tit-Bits.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-06-30
BUILDS ITS NEST OF MUD
Under the caves of Houses Cliff
Swallows Make Their
Homes.

Years ago, before houses and barns
were as plentiful as they are now, the
cliff swallow built its house of tiny
mud bricks on the side of a rocky
cliff, says the Philadelphia North
American. The nest builders find a
convenient patch of clay, roll up the
mud into tiny pellets and carry them
to their nesting site. There they
fashion them into a home as skill
fully as any brickIayer could do it,
rounding it over the top like a roof
and leaving "a round opening for a
door. Because these nests we're usu-
ally found on the sides of cliffs they
named the bird the cliff swallow.
Today the bird doesn't have to find
a cliff for it's home. A sheltered place
under the caves of barn will suit
it just as well. You'll find more cliff
swallows today at home under the
caves than you will in their ancestral
castles on the rocks.
The bird wears q shiny blue black
coat and brownish yellow vest. It's
tail, a reddish brown, is only slightly
forked, which distinguishes it from
the regular swallow tails"
Perhaps you have been told that the
nest Of the cliff swallow is infested
with bedbugs, and perhaps you have
torn down all the nests you could find
to get rid of the pests. This is a
common SANDER against the swallow.
The nest contains no insects which
can be communicated to houses. On
the other hand, the cliff swallow per-
forms immeasurable benefit by de-
stroying many leaf bugs and Weevils.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-06-30
Izogo4n0Guce Ha/

The president of tho congress- John Hancock,
with the secretary, Charles Thomson, alone signed
the autograph Jefferson document on that date.
Immediately afterWard it was hurried to the Off
cial printer for congress- John Dunlap, to put in
type and several copies were made. BY next
morning the printed copies of Jefferson's Declara-
ton Of independence were in Hancock's hands.
When he came to write the proceedings for the
Fourth of July 1776, into the Journal of Con-
gress, Charles Thomson secretary Of the congress,
left blank space for the Declaration and it is this
broadside which appears wafered into the
space left for it in the Journal
'"This broadside was sent out to the governors of
the states, to the Continental army and it is the
paper from which the Declaration of independence
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-06-30
TRIBUTE TO TIE DECLARATION.

The historian Buckle was cordial and sweeping
in his praise of the Declaration. He said among
other things - "That noble Declaration ought to
be hung I'D in the nursery Of every king and
blazoned on the porch of every royal palace"
If such were the brilliant historians idea, It
was as Professor Tyler remarked because the
Declaration has become the classic statement of
political truths which must at last abolish kings
altogether or else teach them to identify their ex
istence with the dignity and happiness of human
nature"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-06-30
OF GREAT MOMENT IN HISTORY.

The declaration of American independence was
Of unequaled moment in history AS the result
of that fact the United States of America has
risen to q greatness which has changed the face
of the world. In little less than seven score
Of years 1t has changed us from nation of peo-
ole scattered thinly along the coast of the At
lantfc to q nation of over a hundred millions of
people stretching the whole continent from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, and even into the
lands beyond the seas. Moreover, in wealth and
in material energy, in numbers, it now far sur
passes the mother country from which 1t sprang,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-06-30
The Magic Washing Stick

'"Thel Magic Washing Stick is just
do, and the clothes were SO nice and
white with all that hard rubbing left
off, writes Mrs Sarah Goodale, Pres
ton, Texas. The Magic Washing stick
is not soap nor a washing powder.
Fifteen washings Csc Sold by all gro
GERS everywhere. ROundy, PecIxham &
Dexter Co., Milwaukee,, Wis, Distrib-
TtOrS-Adv
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-06-30
Its Meanness.

IT don't wonder they give fate a
woman's sex, for she's so mean to
other women"
'sHow so?"
''Here it's leap year, and in half
the world all the men are off to the
war where the women can't get at
them to propose"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-06-30
Worth KNOWING.

If vegetables have burned in the ket-
tie put in soda and a little water; boil
a while and the kettle is easily
cleaned.
Sprinkle soda on the grease spots
on the floor, then wash in lukewarm
water and the result is fine.
Soda is good to clean the bowls and
tubs in the bathroom.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-06-30

The race isn't always to the swift.
Sometimes it goes to the wise chap
who knows how to fix things.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-06-30
Hold Temper and Tonaue.

Hold your temper and your tongue.
It is better to say nothing than to say
the wrong thing and then have to apol.
ogize.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-06-30

Health is the condition Of wisdom
and the sign is cheerfulness an OPEN
and noble temper. Emerson.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-06-30

Too many men want to run the
country instead of attending to their
OWE knitting.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-06-30

The orange tree is the only one
which bears fruit and blossoms at the
same time.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-06-30

Every man has his strain of useful
ness. Some fellows make frst-class
pallbearers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-06-30

was read to the people July 8, when the Liberty
bell was rung and the first public celebration was
made in honor of the event.
Signed August 2.
.sJuly 10 congress ordered that the Declaration
passed the 18th be fairly engrossed. 1t was
very beautifully done on parchment. Thls is the
document which received the signatures OF all the
members OF the Continental congress present In
independence hall, August 2, 1776. BY this time,
however the membership had changed slightly, SO
that the "signers' not identical with the
body of delegates who had declared for independ-
ence month before Presumably it was at this
time that Hancock, making his great familiar sig
nature iestingly remarked that John Bull could
see it without his spectacles One or two OF the
signatures were not actually affixed until later
date than August 2.
"This is the treasured Declaration OF lndepend-
ence now in possession of the department OF
state said Doctor Hunt ut is kept in hermetlc-
allv sealed case, which is opened only by special
order for very especial 1t is faded, and 1t
would have been better if this engrossed copy had
been made on paper rather than parchment. 1t Is
so faded that few Of the signatures are recognize
able Nothing can now be done which will perma-
nently benefit it.
ST believe the main cause of the fading was the
impression taken in 1923, by order of President
Monroe Two hundred facsimilies were then made
to give copy to each Of the then living signers
and others. Taking the impression removed the
INK
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-06-30
oh. Mar!

'Have you read the Rubaiyat?"
mot yet
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-06-30

history let all true Americans today highly re-
solve on a new birth within their own souls OF
the faiths of those men 40 years ago. Of faith in
themselves and Of faith in America
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-06-30
The HIGH QUALITY SEWING MACHINE
Ills Bluff Called.

Bluffman-I owe you ten dollars old
chap-can you change a fifty-dollar
bill?
Banks Certainly!
Bluffman-Ah-er- since you're so
flush, guess I won't pay you till
next week.-Boston Evening Tran
script.