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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-06
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-06

We Have Daily Inquiries for Farms
and suburban properties. List them
with us II you want to sell. c. l..
q H. L. DENOoN, so7 East Main
Street.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-28
Child Welfare in EnuIand.

The Wood Green Urban council of
England has Professionally adopted a
scheme, drawn up by the clerk to the
council, with respect to maternity and
child welfare. Two rooms are to be
set apart a. the town hall as a cen
ter for giving advice to expectant and
nursing mothers, who will be permit
ted to attend for advice on specified
days to be given by q qualified ma
ternity nurse, appointed for the pur-
pose. The medical officer of health,
will then arrange to interview any
cases requiring special treatment.
There is also to be home visiting of
such mothers by the maternity nurse.
Complicated cases are to be placed in
a maternity hospital. Arrangements
are to be made with the provision of
a meals committee to provide such
mothers with a suitable meal daily
at the school feeding center, or at
their homes, as circumstances may re-
quire. Where clothes are required
for a mother or child they are to be
supplied through the women's en-
ployment ubcommittee.-The Living
Church.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-28
The Indian LANGUAGES,

The bureau of American ethnology
of the Smithsonian institution, which
conducts studies and investigations
among the Indians, is constantly bonn
barded with requests for "the Indian
word for this and that. Ii may be
worth while to explain to the public,
therefore. that there is no one Ameri-
can Indian language. On the contrary
there are about 1000 languages in the
two Americas, and practically 500 dis
tinct Indian languages north of Mexico.
1t becomes. then, impossible 10 give
the Indian word for any English
equivalent. and consequently it is
usually chosen from the language Of,
the tribe which inhabits. or once inhab-
tied. the particular section of the coun-
try from which the request comes; for
example. the word may he chosen from
the Sioux. Delaware. Cherokee, Seneca,
Zuni or other language.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-28
CAUGHT MAMMA TELLING FIB !
Small and WeII-Meant "White Lie"
Gave Little Girl Opportunity
for Sarcasm.

In a certain western city there lives
a little girl who is a good deal of
romancer. The truth in her hands be-
comes sadly twisted, and is frequently
lost sight of altogether. This propens-
ity for EARNING has bothered her moth
err a great deal. She has talked TO the
little girl in a serious way. and not
long ago she told her that even if papa
and mamma didn't find out about her
naughty stories, God knew, because he
was always present. This seemed to
make quite an impression on the little
maid, and her mamma hoped it would
be lasting
The family waSherwOman, who has
long been a retainer of the household,
gave the little girl fancy matchbox
for a Christmas present. OF course,
the small damsel Immediately wanted
TO fill it with matches, and as matches
were the cause of a bad burning she
had received not long before. her man.
ma didn't want her to play with the
new gift. Well, it disappeared after
day or two-lost, perhaps. or stolen,
or possibly given away. 1t was GER
tainly gone.
A day or two later the washerwoman
was hanging the clothes in the back
yard, and the mistress came out of the
house and spoke to her.
"And has Oracle got her matchbox
yet?' inquired the domestic.
Not wishing TO hurt the good wOn-
ans feelings the mistress INDUCED in
a small white lie.
"Oh. yes" she said, ''it's put away
carefully upstairs"
AS she turned to enter the door she
saw Oracle standing in the doorway
with a decidedly sarcastic grin on her
face.
''Well. mamma" she said. as her
parent, stepped in, II guess you must
have thought that God wasn't in the
back yard this morning"
And mamma didn't say a word.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-28
HIGHEST Telephone Pole.

The tallest telephone pole in the
world is where the wires Of the Pacific
States Telephone company cross the
Chehales river, near Aberdeen, Wash.
For some time a pole 90 feet high was
sufficient to keep the wires clear of the
river craft But the increasing passage
of ocean steamers made higher pole
necessary, and new one 126 feet high
was set up. This pole is one single
stick of Washington fir, 10 inches at
the butt and inches at the top. The
pole weighs 5000 pounds.
The stick was cut at point u miles
distant and towed down the river,
where il was erected by II men using
12-hOrsepower hosting engine. For
making attachments to the pole and
raising it a five-eighths steel cable was
employed, run through ten-inch steel
blocks. The pole was set u feet in
the ground and guyed with four steel
stranded wires at the top, and also
guyed about 40 feet from the top with
four-sixteenths-inchw wires.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-28
Real Bride of the Plains.

Mrs. Julatha Ann Cox II richardson,
a bride of the plains, whose marriage
was one of the romances of pioneer
party that crossed by OK team from
Johnson county, Missouri. in 1848, died
at Junction City, Ore, recently. She
was more than ninety years old.
Benjamin +. Richardson, her hus-
band. was member Of the pioneer
party which included Miss Cox. They
were married on their way across the
desert and their first home was near
Monroe. where they took up donation
land claim. They afterward moved TO
Lancaster. which was their home for
- years. Mr. Richardson died in 1908,
and Mrs. Richardson then made her
home with her children.
Fifty-one descendants survive her,
including one great-great-grandchild.
She was the mother of Il children,
seven Of whom survive.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-28

tone: with the tribe so uneasy, /
suppose you will want me to stay here
and look after Marie"
Marie objected: Il am a member of
the tribe. If Pere is going into tho
mountains, am going with him."
NO" cried Vandervyn.
Il cannot permit that" declared
Hardy.
"Oh, yes, you can and WILL" conf
IDENTIFY replied the girl. Il shall be in
no danger. If anyone is attacked, 1t
will be you only"
Unobservant of Vandervyn's look.
Dupont paused with a knifeful of food
halfway to his mouth to agree with his
daughter: "Ain't none of 'em what
wants to lift her scalp. She'd be safer
n me and you. Mr.. Van-which is
good as saying dead safe"
"Yet if l should be attacked?" said
Hardy.
IF you are, It won't be no general
outbreak, Cap. 1t will be a few young
bloods a-laying for you, or mebbe
Just one, like the buck done down at
the cOulee."
You see," argued Marie. you are
the only one in danger of attack, If
Reggie and go, as well as Pere, there
will be that much less chance of a
small party firing at you"
Very WE'LL" acquiesced Hardy. 81
rely on your fathers judgment. If
there is the slightest chance of danger
to you, he should know it. But as you
are to be with the party, shall take
along squad of police. Mr.. Wander
vyn, you may remain in charge Of the
agency, if YOU prefer"
mo, thanks" snapped Vandervyn.
IF you intend to let Marie run the
risk of getting into a massacre, l most
certainly shall go along"
The girl was unusually gracious to
Hardy at supper. At breakfast she d.
vided her smiles between the two with
strict impartiality, But when, shortly
before sunrise, the party started off up
the valley, Hardy began talking about
tribal customs with Dupont and be-
came so engrossed in the discussion
that he failed to give his usual court
eous attention to Marie. Vandervyn
was quick to make the most of the
girls pique. The half-dOzen Indian po-
lice of the escort were strung out in
front with the pack horses. He sug-
gested that it would be well to avoid
the dust by getting in the lead.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-28
LAUGHED AT CLOSE SLAVES"
DroIIery Of Irish Soldier cheered Up
British Troops Suilenly Falling
Back From Mons.

The vastness of the operations in
the early days of the great retreat"
of the British army III August, 1914,
the uncertainty of the general staff it.
self about what was happening in
some quarters of the field, and the
universal ignorance Of the rank and
file of what had happened elsewhere
than in their own immediate vicinity,
all tended to discourage the troops.
For a time, says Mr.. Frederic Cole
man in his book, From Mons to
YpreS," l was to act as usher at a
point bit north of Saint Quentin.
Placed on the road by a staff officer,
and told where the men of the vari-
Gus units were to be directed, chose
to stand by q French lady who, with
her daughters, was supplying coffee,
steaming hot. to the passing Tommies.
Never shall l forget that staff Off
GERS parting instructions. Cheer
them as you keep them on the move"
he said. "They are very down.
hearted. Tell 'em where to go, and
Gil up--CuSST Gil
OF all the jobs that have ever fallen
TO my lot, | thought, this promises to
be one of the most hopeless. Cheer
them up, indeed! A fine atmosphere
and footsore they looked struggling
along.
The first man who caught my atten-
ton particularly was a tall captain,
an old acquaintance. He showed me
his service cap, through the crown of
which two neat bullet holes had been
drilled. Both of the bullets had
missed their mark, although one had
plowed slight furrow along his scalp
and left an angry red welt.
No one had examined his head to
find what damage had been caused,
and he asked me to investigate. He
bent over, and l poked my finger here
and there, asking where it hurt and
how much-in short, doing the best
could to satisfy his thirst for informa-
ton
AS l was intent on my amateur prob
| ing a voice from behind commenced,
"a close shave the little divil made
that tonne, sure" Turning at the soft
brogue, what was my surprise to see a
Jock, in a kilt that looked as if its
wearer had been rolled in the mud.
He was capless, his shock of red hair
stood on end, and his blue Irish eyes
twinkled merrlly. l was genuinely
surprised. 1t was before L had learned
that an Irishman in a Scotch regiment
is no rara avis.
AS if entering himself in competi-
ton Of close shaves, the Irishman held
his right ear between his thumb, and
finger. "And what do We think of
that?" he queried
Right through the lobe of his ear,
close to his cheek, a Mauser bullet
had drilled a clean hole. "Close, that,
I'm thinkin'," he said, :"and l niver
knew how close me ear was to me
head till that thing come along"
The burst of laughter from the
group that had gathered was infec-
tious. The boys trailed off together,
chatting over other stories of close
shaves, and leaving me thankful that
the Irish lad had come by, cheered
that lot up, and so saved me the task.
Youths Companion.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-28

possible in Hardy's company. She
was so gracious that Hardy began to
show openly that he thought he might
have fighting chance to win her.
This made Vandervyn furious Yet
he had to restrain himself from any
outburst.
Noon of the fourth day Hardy stated
at dinner that he was quite himself
again and would start on the trip into
the mountains the next morning Red
bear had not yet returned to the
agency, and Dupont, in his friendliest
manner, offered his services as inter-
prefer until the halfbreed should join
the party.
When Hardy accepted this offer
Vandervyn looked at him in his guile
less way and remarked in a casual
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-28
Adders Increasing in Scotland.

Adders, the most deadly serpents in
the British isles, if not in the whole
of Europe, have recently been found
in Scotland. Fifty years ago they were
quite common in England, but societies
were formed for their extinction, ana
a number of professional adder-killers
made a good income out of the bounty,
and this was carried to such an extent
that the serpent became exceedingly
rare, few cases having been reported
in recent years. The news from Scot
land that gamekeeper in Ardgay had
killed a specimen. beautifully marked,
and sent il TO a taxidermist for preser-
walton would not be of much signifi-
canoe were it not for the fact that
Badvoon farmer is known to have ac-
counted for no less than u of them. ali
considerably over two feet in length.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-28
Do you believe that Marie is
deliberately aiding the plotters
against Hardy, and do you fear
an ambuscade for the new agent
on this visit to the Indians?
UP THE LADDER OF SUCCESS
Whatever Job You Have, Consider
That 1t Is the Best Job
in the World.

'Tn climbing the ladder of success
what have you learned that you could
pass on as aid to other struggling
young men?" B. c. Forbes of Leslie's
Weekly asked H. 2. Dawson of J. z.
Morgan & Co. Did you conceive any
shining goal and bend everything to
getting there?"
NO he replied emphatically.
Whatever job had was to me always
the very best job in the world and 1
tried to fill it. l made no elaborate
plans for the future. If 1 had any
system in my labor it was first to do
my own work; second, to teach the
fellow below me how to take my place;
third, to learn how to fill the position
ahead of me.
Boys and young men should not
imagine that their work is so unimpor-
tant that nobody takes note of how
they do it. 1t does not take long to
find out whether a boy is on his toes
watching how he can best be of help
in situation or whether he merely
sits down and waits to be told what to
do. The simple virtues of willingness,
readiness, alertneSS and courtesy will
carry d boy further than mere smart
ness.
Perhaps it will not be out of place
for me to describe an incident which
may carry a lesson for the young men
you are anxious to help. One day when
| was teller a customer offorod mo a
very fine gold pen. | went right into
the office and asked if this man had
any loan from the bank. | explained
that he had asked me to accept the
gift. The bank promptly acted and ii
was not long before the fellow was in
bankruptcy. The simple course | took
saved the bank good deal of money"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-28
These Jobs Are Healthy.

Breweries and tanneries and print
ing-ink factories confer an exemption
from tuberculosis, and employees In
turpentine factories never have rheu-
matism. Copper mining excludes the
possibility of typhoid among the work
ers. Shepherds enjoy remarkable
health. Men and women working in
lavender, whether gathering or distill-
ing it, are said never to suffer from
neuralgia or nervous headache
Lavender, moreover, is as good as a
sea voyage for giving tone to the sys-
TEN. Persons suffering from nervous
breakdown frequently give their serv-
ices gratis to lavender planters in or
der that they may build up their vital
ity. salt miners can wear summer
clothes in blizzard weather without
fear Of catching cold, for colds are
unknown among these workers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-28
CHAPTER TX.
The Coouette.

Unable to endure the jar of a trot or
gallop, Hardy urged the mare to her
fastest walk. They had gone less than
mile when hOrSeman came Looping
up the slope from Sioux creek
1T is Mr. Vandervyn. said Hardy in
an even tone"
Yes" she replied. She handed back
the glasses. but did not look at him
until Nandervyn rode up
The young mans face was flushed,
as if he had been drinking. When he
pulled up before them, he was seeming
ly 80 struck with Hardy's appearance
that he scarcely needed Marie's joyful
greeting.
Whats the matter. eaptain?" he ex-
claimed. You're as white as ghost
and your head tied upl You must
have come nasty cropper."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-28

forehead. He murmured, in the queru-
lous tone of a sick child: Mother
mOtheri -
lnstinctively her soft hand began to
smooth away the frown with a gentle.
caressing touch. His eyes closed in
restful contentment The girl con-
tinued to stroke his forehead. Sud-
denly his eyelids lifted, and he looked
up with the clear, bright gaze Of full
consciousness. He saw the wOmanly
compassion in her beautiful face Her
eyes were tender and lustrous with
sympathy for his suffering.
''Marie!" he murmured. at is you!
II thought my mother"
''Hush!' she said. you have been
shot in the head. I do not know how
serious it is"
"Shot? In the head?" He lay still,
considering this. Her look had not
altered under his gaze. From her utter
lack of self-consciOusnesS he OWNED
that she thought him dangerously if
not fatally wounded. After a pause. he
began to speak with the calmnesS that
sometimes masks the most profound
feeling:
"YOu scarcely know me-but, in the
circumstances, trust you will pardon
me fOr-nOt waiting. 1 love you. From
the first l thought you the most beauti-
full girl L had ever seen. Now l know
you to be the most lovely-your soul as
beautiful as your face. Do not shake
your head. 1t is the truth"
She averted her shame-fiushed face.
II cannot permit you to speak to me
this way"
You are too good and kind to refuse
to hear me-" he replied in the same
calm voice. II know about him.
know l have no chance, dear. He is
young and handsome; while I" The
pale lips curved in quizzical smile.
The girls bosom heaved. The tears
Overran her trimming eyes. You are
are generous! 1 did not think any
man could be so generOus!''
Again his lips curved whimSically
perhaps l am generous because there
is no other course open. l would ask
yOu-would urge you-to marry me, if
/ thought l had even a fighting chance
of winning YOU"
Marry you'll You would ask me? Yet
you know what my father is like; and
you army people are so proud. l, an
Indian quarterbreed, and my father
what he is :"
'My mOther-passed away-only a
few months ago. She was all l had.
Now 1 shall always have the thought
of your goodness in addition to the dear
memory of her"
The girl turned her face still farther
away from him. 81 cannot endure
You shall not think of me that way !"
Il beg your pardon, Miss Dupont" he
| apOlogized. ''It is most inconsiderate
I and ungenerOus of me to lie here claim
| ing your sympathy on false pretenses.
feel my strength coming back. 1t must
! be that the bullet merely grazed my
head"
! Before she could prevent him. he
| twisted about and raised himself on his
elboW.
"Oh!' she demonstrated. "You
should not move"
He forced a laugh between his
| clenched teeth.
mo, it's what ! thOught-only a
scratch. All right now. except for a
little dizziness. l have been imposing
on your sympathy Did you see where
the shot came from? l must go and
rout out the rascal"
The girl grasped his rifle and sprang
up away from him.
You shall not CO." she declared.
I'm sure he ran away the moment you
fell"
Hardy Strengthened on his knees and
rose unSteadily to his feet. His voice
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-28

No, not track; not one single sign
nowhere" Dupont was saying to Van
dervyn. Thought I'd ride in and send
out more of the piece with food"
Very good" said Hardy. 1--WE must
track down the man, else others may
follow his example"
The next day the search for the
would-be assassin was continued, with
no better results than the first. 1t was
the same on the two succeeding days.
At last Dupont declared that there was
no hope OF inding the mysterious lost
trail, and Hardy called in the track
erS
The period of the search had been
as agreeable to Hardy as it had been
annoying to Vandervyn. To check
Vandervyn's wooing-or it may have
been to redouble his ardor through
jealousy-she spent as much time as
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-28
Mamma.

Mamma, or gaz. is white glutinous
substance popularity identified with
the mamma of the Scriptures, which Is
found upon the branches and leaves
of trees in Persia, particularly Of the
taInarisk, where it is said to be depos-
tied by small, paIe-green insect. The
natives scrape il off the leaves and
make it sometimes into a paste, but
more often into a sweetmeat called
gezangebin, which, although cIoying
TO the palate, is agreeable TO the taste,
resembling a superior and less sticky
form Of noagat.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-28

neighbor told my mother about Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
! took it, and now / feel like a new
person. don't suffer any more and
am regular every month. Mrs. Hazel.
HAMILTON, 822 South 18th st.
When a remedy has lived for forty
years, steadily growing in popularity
and influence, and thousands upon
thousands of women declare they owe
their health to it, is it not reasona-
BILE to believe that it is an article Of
great merit?
you want special advice write
to Lydia Il. Pinkha,n Medicine
Co. (cOnfidentiaD, Lynn, Mass.
Your letter will be opened, read
and answered by woman and
held in strict confidence.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-28
CHAPTER x.
At the Broken Mountain.

When, at dusk, Dupont rode up TO
his house, Hardy was still on the cot
on the porch. Vandervyn stood AT the
far end, putting hard al cigar as he
watched Dupont approach.
The sound OF the traders bluff voice
Weakened Hardy from his doze and
brought Marie to the door.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-28
RaoWeed.

The North American species of rag
weed is sometimes called the bitter
weed. II is much branching plant,
grows from one TO three feet high, and
grows everywhere. Its pollen is re-
garded as the cause of hay fever. Its
stem is stout and hairy and the flowers
are green and inconspicuous.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-28
PopuIar.

"Who was it that said: Let me
write the songs of ns-.on and / care
not who makes the laws? .
Il don't know, but if they'd let nc
make the laws I'd have some Of these
song writer's in Jail pretty doggoned
quick"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-28
Created .Madamen by Ediet.

The grand duke of Baden has issued
an edict authorizing young girls en-
gagged 10 soldiers who have disappeared
during the war TO bear the names Of
their frances and TO be called ina
dame From the European Edition
New York Herald.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-28

yes. / have country place now"
well. you want TO pick out nice
name for il. Call it The Beeches' or
The Oaks.
But have no beeches nor yet any
oaks. Guess I'll have 10 call il The
Radishes. Louisville Courier-Jour-
,lal
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-28
Imnortant to Mothers

"Are you the postmaster"
"Yep."
Gimme two stamps"
"Here We are. also sell dry goods,
groceries, hardware an collins. Need
anything of tn sOrt?"
mo. I'm just passing through here.
Fact is, I'm on my way to the station
now"
"That so? l operate tn only hack
line in town. Sam, my driver, will take
yer to the depo' for quarter. "-Bir-
mingham Age-Herald.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-28

leen 1 Su1fered each
month so I had to be
in bed. l had head
ache, backache and
such pains / would
cramp double every
month"; l did not
know what it was
to be Easy a minute.
My healt.4 was all
run down and the
doctors did not do
mo opxy ~onJ A