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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-28
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II. We pay sii a month for rent
and In the winter as high a. $3.50
for gas. We don't have many doc
tor bills, because ! play doctor In
order to save. Ny husband makes
good money. but he seolds because
I don't save out OF SIS per week.
must buy food. clothing and shoes,
rent, gas and insurance.
TRYING TO ECONOMIC.
A.-You are doing very we'll "
SIS pays the bills for your family.
The housewife who tested the
foods recommended by the New
York food committee. recently told
about in this paper. was thought n
good manager because she keeps
her family on si2 per week. Her
family Is not as large as yours.
OIL am a young man, 20 years
Of age. For the past several years
have been paying more or less at
tention TO several young ladies', but
for some reason or other ! do not
love any girl. am drawing a fair
salary, and believe would be per-
feetiy happy " I married either Of
three OF these girls, but ! wish you
would tell me II you think this
would be a success, ! do not, nor
never have, loved any girl. | have
about the least affection for any
body have ever met; but still l
thoroIy enjoy myself when ! am out
with a young lady. have kept
company with two OF the young
ladies' so long that II lie really up
TO me TO propose to both OF them,
so you see ! am In an awful fix, and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-28

OIL am . girl Of 10 summers
'ond IN need Of your advice, AZ !
hovo no mother or older sister 20
- 10. There are two young men
Wgte think they are deeply IN love
With me. One is 10. the other ~.
They are both employed at the
same work. and neither has any
bad habits. The trouble Is, they
beth persist In asking me to 90 70
parties, church, ETC., At the came
time. How am ! to 90 with one
and not lose the friendship Of the
other7
! have tried going with the first
one who asks me, but then the 9TH
Or becomes angry and they quar-
rel. ! am too young to take either
.oerlousIy, rs must place my atten-
zion to my studies. A. for me, |
IKE TO have many 5oy friencs.
Now, - ! have stated my case, I
hope you can help me out Of this
dilemma by telling nc what shall
Do. VIRGINIA.
Ar you have endeavored to
pound into the heads OF the young
men that you care for neither OF
them except as friends. and that
you intend for the next few years
to keep your mind upon your stud
les. the most sensible course would
be to refuse the invitations OF both
and accept the company OF men
Who appreciate your situation.
al would like some advice as
70 about how much money II should
take to run my house week. We
have eight children, aged from 2 to
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-28
An Easy Way to
Increase Weight
Good Advice for Thin Folks

'spbN NnNtff
The trouble with most thin folks
who wish TO gain weight Is that
they insist on drugRlng their stom-
ach or Htuffing Il with greasy foods.
rubbing on useless flesh creams" or
following some foolish physical cul-
ture stunt. white the real cause Of
thlnncss goes untouched You cam
not got fat until your digestive tract
assi Initiates the food you eat
There Is "A preparation known 10
reliable druggists almost everywhere
which seemingly embodies tho miss
ing elements needed by the digestive
organs to help them convert food
into rich. t-laden blood This mod
ern treatment is called SnrRoi and
has been termed the greatest of flesh
builders Sargol aims through re-
geunrRtfse roConstruCtlVe powers To
coax the stomach ana inteStines to
literally soak up the fatteninR eie-
ments or 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
checks fill out, hollows about neck
shoulders and bust disappear, and
from TOTO 20 pounds OF solid healthy
flesh ~ added 10 the body Sargol
lp absolutely harmless tneXpenstVe
efficient Bartcll Drug Co, SWIFT g
Pharmacy ard other leading drug
gists OF this vicinity have II, and VIII
refund your money " YOU are not
satisfied. ns 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 boon reported
care should he taken about using e
unless a gain OF weight is desired.
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Treat 1t Tenderly

IF IT doesn't watch out, the United
i States senate is going to insult the
United States supreme court
Sen. Marines resolution to investigate
gasoline prices boldly names the Standard
Oil Co. as "a trust" and. according TO
that supreme court, the Standard isn't
"a trust" but "a dissolution
We agree with certain senators in that
il would be highly improper for the
senate 10 formally throw dirt at crea-
ture so thoroly the supreme courts as
that dissolution" The dissolution" was
altogether an originality. sired by the
United States supreme court and damned
by everybody, and. as new breed OF
economic fiddling. it should have the
most respectful treatment by our legis-
lators.
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non had for 40 many days been
confined, WAS the fact that the
room contained no window or port
hole.
An electric lamp projecting from
the wall afforded the only means
of illumination. The first officer
switched on the lamp.
DuyaIl examined everything mi.
nutely. but found nothing OF import
ance. lie returned 10 the deck.
The woman passenger was stun
sitting In her deck chair reading.
The detective al once sought his
stateroom. A tap on the door
brought his wife TO him.
Grace" he said. 4 want you to
watch that woman in No. i05."
but, Richard. how can !? she
is sure 20 recognize me"
"You must adopt some sort OF .
disguise. I myself shall be busy
In another direction" lie told her
OF Vernon's astounding reappear-
ance and his own belief In the
matter.
fffhft COufu H'ditfig UFiiff' hihfs
"Of all the strange tales" sho
cried.
Il know. But Hartmann. I be-
Iieve. came aboard this vessel last
night and brought that water bottle
and those tins OF food with him.
As for locking himself In the store
room-that was easy. He had all
OF yernons keys. That was how
he also had the key to his apart
ment.
Grace. the night ] was impris-
oned by Hartmann in his rooms.
noticed something about the man
that struck me very forcibiy. He
has a peculiar Jagged scar on his
left forearm In our struggle his
sleeve and cuff were pushed nearly
10 his elbow. II this man who
claims 10 be Vernon has that scare
I intend TO demand his arrest at
once"
(Coneiuoed In Our Next Issue)
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cults. Evidently they did not In
tend that | should starye.
II Immediately began 10 beat
upon tho door and make as much
noise IN every way as I could. but
despite my cries for help no one
came TO my assistance. Then ! ate
some biscuit, drank some water
from the dcmiiohn. and slept
Captain Bonnet turned 10 Duyall.
"A very remarkable occurrence, VI.
Duyail. However. II appears TO
explain satisfactorily a number OF
matters which up TO now have
seemed unerplainablc."
Remarkable. indeed" assented
Duyall. but Instead OF explaining
matters. 80 far - can see. II
has only made them more compli-
Gated than ever"
How so, monsieur"
Knowing what we do now. how
can we explain the presence OF the
dead man In the forward holds
man whom you all agreed was in
appearance, In dress. In every way.
the purser. George Vernon? And
how can we further explain that in
that mans pocket was found the
envelope which held Mr.. Morris
package. the seal broken. and a
forged letter substituted for the one
IL originally contained7"
The captain rubbed his chin In
some confusion.
Il confess" he said. that had
quite forgotten that phase OF the
matter"
III you have no objection. cap.
tain" went on Duvali. Il should like
20 make an examination OF the
room In which NJ. Vernon was cor.
fined" He rose. Perhaps you,
NJ Beauregard. will be good enough
TO conduct me"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-28
Healthy Old Age
Brings Happiness
Simple Remedy Promotes
Health by Overcoming
Tendency to Con-
supation.

Advancing years impair the ac-
ton OF the vital organs. Old age
should be the period OF greatest
happiness. but good health is nee
essary. Constipation should not be
tolerated-it f. often the direct
cause OF IN health.
Headache. belching. biliousness,
bloat, drowslnesk after eating and
other symptoms Of constipation can
be readily relieved by the use OF a
simple laxative compound sold In
drug stores under the name OF DR..
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. Mr.. j.
II. Bristol. 1919 Geddes Ave. Ann
Arbor. Mich. who Is 50 years old.
says Or. Czidwell's Syrup Pepsin
is the best remedy ever used for
constipation. and | always have a
bottle OF II In the house to use
when feel the need OF IL: It never
disappoints."
DR.. Caldweirs Syrup Pepsin is a
mild laxative preparation. positive
in its effect. acting easily and nat
urRlly without gripping or other patio
or discomfort. For over a quarter
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-28
Commencement Scenery

n n THE stage they are doing away
~ with detailed scenery because the
great artists say that the audience doesn't
see it. The makers OF the new stage
pictures rely for their effects on color
and light.
There's hint for commencement girls
Why spend money and drcssmakcr's eye
sight on lace. embroidery and tiny ruffles
that don't look good at distance any
way!
Get lines OF soft white in any kind OF
goods. girls--just lines. Then see that
your stage manager is an artist
Los ANGELES doctor eiars he has an in
vention that will stop spoonIns over party sele-
phone lines. Bet IT'S . pair Of scissors thssri
cut wire.
" YOU are In debt, cheer upi Great Brit.
ain owes sfo.7ooooo 900.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-28

IL ambitious TO be free from disease?
GO TO ALASKkl
alaska still remains the hcalthieSt
region in which the army is Stationed
saws Surgeon General w. {. Gorgas. the
man who cleaned up the Panama canal
and now heads the army medical corps.
In his last annual report he quotes the
figures on health rates OF the troops sta
toned in Alaska in 1914. The non
effective, admission and discharge rates
were all lower in 1914 than in 1918. The
non-effectivc rate was reduced over y
per cent says Gen. Gorgas
In the army as whole, Gen. Gorgas
shows that the admission rate" that ia
to saw, the rate for men admitted 10 medi-
cal treatment, was OPP men per 1000.
For Alaska, however, the rate was only
4OS.l4 men per 1000.
The rate for disease was for the army
as a whole 1880 men per 1000 but for
Alaska it was only 3057o per 1000.
The rate OF admission for external
causes was for the army as whole.
l2S. 50; while in Alaska it was only lO4.SS.
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NEXT MERCHANDISING JA'

You dear" she cried. her head
against his breast You look
enough like the project TO be his
twin brother"
Richard Duvali calmly began to
remove his gray wig and pointed
muatache. Grace I'm no glad
you are safe. Wait TIL yet this
makeup off and I'll give you a real
kiss"
Ten minutes later they we're aft.
ting on the sofa and Grace was
telling him OF her frightful expert
ence the preceding night, lie told
told her OF his experience In Yer
mons apartment. when ms Dumas
he had so nearly succumbed 10
death by gas.
You will not. OF course. know
me outside of these rooms" said
her husband Keep out OF sight
until see how the land lies" iIc
replaced his disguise, and stepped
from his room into the corridor.
lie had no great difficulty I'm
identifying the woman Grace had
described 10 him. and thru Captain
Bonnet learned tho number OF her
room. lie further arranged that
while she was at luncheon he
should b. admitted 10 her room by
the purser
A great disappointment awaited
him He had no sooner opened
the satchei into which he had seen
Hartmann toss the box OF cigars
than he saw that the box was not
there.
with feverish haste. Duvail ex.
amined every object in the satchei
At last. near the bottom, he found
the cigars. neatly tied in a bundle.
The coin was nowhere To be seen.
He concluded that III. woman must
have II concealed about her per.
son
Duvaii net the room 10 rights as
quickly as possible and went 10 the
dining saloon lie had also ar.
ranged with Captain Bonnet to be
assigned n place alongside the
woman nj table. As no went 10
his seat he wondered whether
Hartmann might not have come on
board in disguise and 30 have
eluded Grace's observation. II 40.
the woman would doubtless at.
tempt 60 communicate with him.
Duyaii determined 20 watch her ey-
cry move from now on.
During tho afternoon this WAS
not at all difficult She sat quiet
~ IN a steamer chair reading a
magazine and raging rot the least
attention 90 any one.
And then II vas that the whole
matter was swept from his mind
by a note which he received from
Captain Bonnot. II asked DuvRil
TO come 10 tbs captains cabin at
once.
Hc went. much as he dlsiiked 10
relax his observation Of the won
an. The captain was sitting at
desk IN bis room. and with him
were the Hhip'a doctor aud the first
officer. Whsa Duyall entered he
presented them 20 him Gentle
men" be said. this is ". Lefeyre.
project OF police OF Paris. lie il
on board In connection with the
matter OF the strange disappear.
ance OF our purser. George Vernon"
The doctor and the frat officer
smiled
Duvaii looked at the captain.
What r. IT." he asked.
This. monsieur. Tho purser.
George Vernon. Ia not dead NJ all
Beaurersrd. bring NJ Vernon here
The news has Just been brought
TO me. monsieur" tho captain wen,
on. as the first officer left the room
10 fetch the ex.purser. 1T seems
that some OF the men at work In
the aftcr.hold became alarmed be.
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practcaly nave 10 marry some
one. Please give mo some advice.
c. w. n.
Aft you were five or ten years
older you would quite naturally
have cause to worry, but ms IL Is.
your tender years will rescue you
from drowning in the matrimonial
sea. Young ladies'. as n rule. do not
attach much Importance TO tho at
tentlons OF a 20.year-old lad. At
any rate you are safe for a year yet.
as you could not obtain a marriage
license before you are 81.
0.--You have helped so many
girls out Of their troubles that I am
coming TO you with mine.
am a young girl who will be -
next August.
The family next door and my fam.
ily are unusually good friends, but
the man is the one ! have to write
about. He works at night. and IL
does not seem 10 me as II he sleeps
much In the daytime. He watches
every move make. and tries TO hug
and kiss me every chance he gets
when no one sees him. meet him
90 often when ! am coming from
school, and he makes me 80
ashamed OF the way he talks. He
tells me he loves me, etc. never
90 into their house any more, and
am getting so afraid Of him that
am afraid to leave our house alone
to 90 anywhere, az he seems to
know, and follows me. They own
their own home, and we do ours.
and " tell my mother II will cause
so much trouble for his wife and
my mother. He 10 always trying to
put money into my hand.
He 10 the father Of nine children.
Two Of his girls are In my grade.
Miss Grey. why ! am 40 afraid 70
say anything about II Is that my
father might blame me for the trou-
Bile. 30 ! am coming TO you for ad-
vice, and will do az you say.
ANXIOUS GIRL.
A.-Your fears regarding your
father are practically groundlcss.
He would be most unreasonable to
hold you In any way accountable for
the conduct OF man as old as the
one In question. especially when
you have made every effort TO
evade him.
There are few exceptions when a
mother Is not a girls best friend.
You had better go TO your mothe
at once. little girl. ami tell her
what you have told me. II Is Just
possible she will know OF way
10 solve this problem without caus.
ing an open break between the two
families. n not. the break would
be inevitable later on, and would
undoubtedly be Of n more serious
nature. You cannot afford TO sell
your virtue TO shield a beastly COW
ard and keep peace. As long as you
cover before this mans insults,
YOU do injury and injustice to your
womanhood. This is the first time
you have ever come face TO face
with vice: but you viii meet II on
all OF the highways and byways OF
life. Face IL squarely and fearless
~. and 1t Will stink away. Cringe
before it and II will drag you into
tho pit.
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A Great Feature

usstd~s ell che sehev ee@e
shfsas this paper VIII g've
,-,.k sfssdsrd-pytce ssvel
esshiax better for esssisg rsss-
tsG.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-28

I AFE HAMLTONS home is a Des Moines.
IL He has Az there valued by the $3.50
elusive of buildings
He his Knudn they have been county
1891 69l for Des Mnes
They have $4,000 for ferry $4,000 for clearing and grading
. to Seattle and $222 ,69 % the road with brick
Concrete would have done well surface the road what every
else wanted would have $4,000 less But fiamtons tastes
pebean
Why economy doesn't the buy fiamtons farm
and shove it off into the sound?
1t would save all
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-28
CHAPTER TX.
A blind Trail

The first thing that struck Rich
ard Duyall's attention as he glanced
about the little room In which Yer
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-28

OF a century 1t has been the stand.
ard household remedy In thousands
OF homes. Druggists everywhere
sell II for fifty cents a bottle. A
trial bottle Of DR.. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin can be obtained. free OF
charge. by writing to DIR. w. b.
Caldwell. 454 Washington St. Mon
ticello, Illinois.
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A Novel a Week

A standard, hiuh-cisss. book
else novel, complete this week fn
tbi. paper.
No lens watts, n fall INSTALL
meat will come 90 yov every day.
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REAL PAINLESS
DENTISTS

In order to introduce our new
twhalsbone) plate. which Ia the
lightest and strongest plate known,
does not cover the roof OF tho
mouth: you can bite corn Off the
cob: guaranteed 10 years.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-28

n YOU want to live long? Arc YOU
~ ambitious TO be free from disease?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-28

concluded In Our Next issue)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-10

edge for support. mo. He de
serves u, but don't do II. fight my
own battles. Besides. II would be
against the law. And this paper is
struggling for law and order In the
community Senator Mason has de-
bauched. He wantonly attacked me.
Let The law deal with him"
"But he"
Take him out. boys" ordered
Fletcher, land turn him over TO n
policeman. As soon rs can get my
head tied up. III come around to the
station and make the formal
charge"
And I'll charge You with criminal
libel" yelled Mason. with criminal
libel end"
shut up" snapped the reporter.
clapping his hand. none too gently,
over the captive's mouth. shut up
and come along quietly, or well drag
you out by the heels. And never 60
suing any paper for criminal libel.
either. II you do. they're apt to
prove II on you
In the Masonburg police court. an
hour later. Fletchers Testimony
backed by that OF his once boy.
who had seen the whole fishO. prov
ed clearly that Mason had teen the
aggressor.
Even the magistrate--who owed
his appointment to the senator-had
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-10

loving embrace. rs they fought.
II was not battle that could have
hoped to win praise from. adopts In
the fstic art. For. both men were
somewhat past middle age and of
sedentary habit. and neither WAS &C.
customed TO active warfare. other
than that Of the written or spoken
word.
But, as II was. their tussle was
fiercely wsged. And by reason OF
greater bulk the oenator presently
began to get the better OF IT,
As the ONCE force. aroused by the
turmoil. ran pell nell into the room,
Mason struck his opponent a chance
blow In the face that sent Fletcher
clean OF his feet. The editor fell.
hitting his head heavily against the
corner OF his desk
Before Mason could pursue his ad-
vantage, half a dozen men had seis-
ed him and forced him. kicking and
snarling into a corner. where they
held him pinioned.
shall | beat him up for you.
boss," asked q sympathetic report
er. helping the dszed and bleeding
Fletcher 10 his feet. Say the word,
and I'll made the big stiff look as II
Won Hindenburg's army had been
playing hAndball with him"
NO." painted Fletcher. swaying
and weak ss he clutched at the desk
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-10

edy. John Battieby Watts, the
youth who made his millions turn.
ing hay into breakfast cereal. while
seeing the gay boulevards OF Paris
on his honeymoon tour, Is relieved
OF valuable pearl necklace belong
ing to his wife. Hoping to recover
the original gems. he purchases a
phony duplicate which hts wife in.
nocently accepts as the real neck
lace. Upon the return TO America,
Watts finds himself In a tangle with
the customs officers. He doesn't
want to pay duty on the fake
pearls. and yet TO declare them
phony, means to reveal the truth to
his bride. The complications that
ensue are very amusing to the on
locker but mighty uncomfortable for
Watts. Cyril Chadwick, a well
known and accomplished British
of the legitimate stage,
ably assists Mr.. Brian in the COM
edy. His facial expression Is ex-
funny.
The Washington program oners
many other entertaining features
johnny and Emma Ray. In
Casey, the Millionaire" a Burton
Holmes travelogue 20 Munich, songs
by Belle Barron, and organ and or
,hestra selections.
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*sz;{azs'<(| ,
= .,.,s,o~r ." we ""1so~ 'ooo~o~ -

county's political boss and It's lead.
Ing corporation lawyer. Though q
decade had passed. since His single
term In the senate. he still bore the
proud courtesy-title OF senator. :"
In Masonburg and in Somers county,
his will was supreme His ancestors
had founded and named his home
city: and he ruled that city as he
chose.
And now. after a quarter century
Of such unassailcd czardom As only
a small-city magnate can exercise,
his sway was protested
II was not fellow millionaire or
another politician who challenged his
rule That would have been easier
10 hear. No, his enemy was no great
er parsonage than stephen Fletcher,
owner and editor OF the local news
paper.
Fletcher had recently begun
Campaign OF news stories and edito-
rails attacking the senator in per-
son; and his financial and political