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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-15
700 Christmas Daus

tJ,HE p'odigal s,ouched round tho largo
F1A "'uare - that square of tall. formal
houSch-each house perfect pillar of
Nspcctability, and he kept edeing his way
Up house in the center OF the su,are-n
lousc that blazcd with light and where Z,
fte"' iea3t had evidently been spread.
u "as his mothers house. and he had shut
III MAJ! door cautiously behind him three
FEARS ago. Sinking out ut dawn the pale
mH| dawn of a cold. checr!css Christmas
ay-driven from his home because he was
ltra'h to face that woman Of immaculate
ltirtuc-his cold. handsome nothcr--aud CRY
lut L" her that he had sinned and gone as,ruy
,jnd had desired forgiveness.
| ne siad been SO certain that She would no,
Iforsi"e him. for Rachel Challoncr was not
Ihe sort Of woman TO whom i, comes easy to
iPrsiN- even the most trhing oncnscs: be-
lidca she had been proud OF Paul and so
Ii"D'i"us on his account. dreaming great
creams of ali he %as going TO do in tn.
lue"rc. and he had disappointed her--oh. ye
IEods. how he had disappointed her,
j ne couldn't remember his father, the father
fho mad died when he was ILite L younEster.
fut challoncr had vague notion that if his
Iathcr had lived things might have gone diff
lcrentiy with him. 1t would have been so
Euch easier, he reelected to have confessed
fis SINS and iniquitics to a man--his foolish.
fouthfui fraiitics-for man would have
understood and forgiven: but it was so diGl-
l"'t 81 tuii'uSIS uiiHcuit--tO IKE clean
breast of things to his mother Rachel Chal-
,on"i-who could not understand how boy
liish, be led to drink too much wine al
, r"wdy oxford wine party any more than
the realized the baneful fascination OF the
lard table
| Sic vas good woman. though in her case
Ihis meant a hard woman, AMI she had sralt
tit! for offenders. and Challouer even as a
little chap, had been hopc!nssly afraid of the
iall. dark-haired woman with tn. sad eyes
ne mother who had buried all her Joy in
he IA he: husbands grave. and who SO
perfect aud circnmspeci herself seemed 10
iesd Il difficult to realize that 1t comes fairly
pas! 10 some natures to fall into tcnpta-
Lion peri!ously easy.
| She was stern With her son--overstern--
lhe lad She was 50 fcvershly anxious 10
bring up strictly. TO dedicate her life TO. and
Fhalloncr soon began 20 hide things from
Ms mother. 10 deceive her. and he succeed
I'd 50 well in his tasl; ,ha, Mrs. Chalioner
had begun 20 think OF Paul - "a saint; u
,p'"ndii young saint. before She had to re-
ilz"-whtcu she did not do ill lac was sent
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the motors Of the prosperous to dash up to
h!s mothers door every moment. But they
Jailed to come. Yet to Paul Challoncr's in
tense surprise other guests began to appear.
but guests who came foot.
Strange guests. too--very STANCE guests.
indeed; men whose shabby. threadbara
clothes betrayed the fact that they and poy-
erty had more than nodding acquaintance
with each other: who looked AS ii they had
.een fighting fate and circumstances and
had been badly worsted in the struggle and
once or twice raul could have sworn that
he detected Drodigals-greater prodigals
man himself notwithstanding the steps OF
his mothers house. and being admitted into
the great mansion
The door flung wide TO them. too. with the
butler in cvdence-the old butler whom Paul
chldhood--and footmen lowering behind. All
honor, it appeared, being psid to these poor
dcrclic,s.
Paul edged up To the steps. The door had
JUST closed behind the last Euest--a broken
down youth, whose clothes hung loosely
around his attenuatcd form. whose boots
were broken and fearful behold. But the
lad looked gentleman, even in his rags-a
gentleman who had fallen maybe from
heaven into hell and when Paul saw thio
poor wreck Of humanity making his entrance,
all undismayed into his mothers house--:i
welcome and evidently expected guest-he
squared his own shoulders. and Il fain. Hush
OF color lit up his white face.
Good Lord Il. muttcrcd. Good Lord, Ii
my mother welcomes such vagabondS as that
poor wretch to her board she will surely
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make room there for me--room for her prodi-
gal som
lie boldly up the steps of his mothers
house and rang the bell
the door opened and Paul saZcd straight
into the pitifui eyes OF the old butler. who
seemed 10 have some difficulty in recognizing
his young master for second. but who
finally gave a hoarsc yet triumphant, cry:
You've come home. Master Paul. You've
come home on Christmas Day to eat your
Christmas dinner. oh, thank God for this,
sir
What does il all mean-this-ths din
nc--and TO such strange gucsts?' Paul stam-
mcrcd he spoke. and stood shiverinE on
the threshold. conscious of wonderful blaze
Of light and subtle sense of warmth and
kindncss--aware. in dull, hazy fashion. that
he had come home.
What does it mean. Master Paul?" The
butler stretched out eager. trcmulous old
hands and drew his young master i'll. Why.
it just means this, dear Master Paul he
continued:
Your mother-poor dear lady--has been
employing folk for these three last years
TO find out where you'd hidden yourself and
persuade You to come home to her. Yes. for
three years. Master Paul, she has had con-
tinual search made for you. We have heard
he waved his shaky Manufacturing quickly,
but then the track has been loSt-you have
disappeared again"
Paul hung his head.
4 did my best to hide myself ncver
Continued on Sixteenth Page)
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RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH: FRIDAY DECEMBER IS 1916

down" from Oyford-that the saint had de-
veloped into the profigate.
She shed bitter tears over him. ncxprcss-
IDLY bitter tears. and il was because size
loved her son SO intensely that she sorrowed
all the more over his disgrace; bu, there
was one terrible scene between Paul and
his mother. when the young man implorcd
Rachel TO let him have the money with which
10 pay u card debt--a debt OF honor-for
Paul had no income of his own beyond wha,
Mrs. Chalioncr was pleased to allow him
his dead father having. rightly or wrongly.
lief, the whole of his large fortune to his
wife, trusting her to look after the ntcrcat.
OF their only child.
Rachel absolutely refused give Paul
the money he wanted. She was thunder
struck to find that he had contracted this
So-called debt Of honor since lie had been
gent down" and after all her lectures and
.dmoni tion!--stcaling out at night. long af-
ter her stir household had retired to rest.
to mix with riotous and disordcrly com
panionS
Rachel would neither he moved nor en-
treated. however. But she was to suffer for
her obduracy in the end fer paul, driven
half desperate. finally forged his mothers
name to check and ,hcn fled away from
home before what lac had done could b.
discovered.
Fled away at observation-disclosures dawn--to
join the great army of the wastrcls--the
failures.
lie had starved and suffered; lived on
returning; home after the fashion Of all prod
iSals. But he came bacie in fear and trcin.
bling. driven home by the pangs OF hunger
in rags, and ashamed, prodical who had
been brought low, very lou
IL Was Christmas Day, and Challoncr sup.
posed that his mother giving her usual
Christmas dinner ana he .ludGcrcd as hn
thought OF facing the crowd OF guests VIII"
would shortly be assembling round Rachel
challomcT's hospi,ahic board. They would
all he patterns Of virtu" and rcspcciubiiity-
not . black sheep among thtin--and they
would smell OF money
He simply couldn't face iicr she Toasted
the virtuous and righteous. Why. he dare
not disgrace her before her Immediate guests
he had still too much OF the gentleman it,
him to dc that. Had Rachel been eating her
Christmas dinner alone that evening il would
have been different. of course. He would
have gone in ana thrown himself OF his
knees at her feet crying out That he had
snned. hut as it was
Cold sicct was falling, and it was a bitter
night bat Paul could not make up his
mind 10 move on. so he took up his sta
ton by he area ratings waiting to see his
mothers guests arrivc-thc guests she had
hidden to h.r feast.
IL" waited-expectmG the carriages and
Evening journal., 1916-05-04

One OF the leading magazines for
May is "Everybody's." Stories and
features appearing in this magazine
this month are especially interesting
and timely. Among some OF the feat
ure stories are Unto MeXico-And
out" by Lincoln Steffens; Frances
Big Stick" by William Philip Sims;
"Fiddlers Four by virgil Jordan. and
'F. p. A. Of the New York Tribune
with samples OF his work. Short nc
ton is contributed by Grace Sartwell
Mason. Mary Synon and Harold Titus.
The three part story zone Hundred
Per Cent" by Kathleen Norris. is con-
cluded in this number. and new ser
ial story, entitled King o. the khy-
her Rifles" by Talbot Munday, is be-
ginning in this issue.
The departments. Under the
Spreading Chestnut Tree and Keep
Posted" are as always. interesting
and enjoyable.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04

are several other features equally as
Interesting and informing.
In the May American magazine
are the opening chapters of Philip
Curtisss' brilliant new serial "Be-
tween Two Worlds" a love story OF
stage and society people. There is
also a large amount OF good fiction
and a number OF excellent special
articles and features.
Courtesy I'm Business" by Fred C.
Kelley; "A Daring Baseball Predic-
tion,' by Hugh S. Fullerton; Ken
tucky" by Irwin S. Cobb; Better Doc
toring for Less Money" by DR.. Rich
ard c. Cabot; "Have / Missed or Es-
capped Something" by Z. S. Congress-
man Edward J. King. OF Illinois;
Have You Made Your WILL by Fred
erick Halsey and Charles s. Cutting,
and plays Worth Seeing" by Wal
ter Pritchard Eaton. are the leading
feature articles appearing this month.
Fiction is contributed by Henry
Wallace Phillips. Jack Lait, John A
Moroso. Philip Curtiss. Olive Higgins
Prouty, and Leila Burnham Wells.
There are the results of two prize
contests. Habits and Interesting
People" include articles by DR. Edwin
+. Bowers and Oswald Garrison VII
lard. This number OF The American
Magazine is good from cover to cover.
The May issue OF the "Woman's
World contains a large amount OF
interest both for pleasure and prac-
tice. The editors page is full OF prom
Use for good things 10 como-a prom
Use, which the contents of the maya
zine help TO fulfill "What Hampden
County Is Doing by Benjamin Baker
| is a prominent article this month.
Other features and stories include
"Rufus King. Private" by Edith Ses-
sions, Tupper; Across the Canyon,
/ by Zona Gale: "The Heart Of Orel." by
Grace MacGowan Cooke. There arc
also several poems appropriate TO the
season while all the various depart
ments contain much of interest and
help to both old and young.
In "In Renting Furnished
Apartment" book that Is just
out. the author. G. Smith Stanton. has
succeeded in presenting a common
everyday experience I'm very de-
lightfu and humorous fashion. which
in itself proves Mr. Stanton TO be an
artist. The book tells in a refreshing
and charming manner. the expert
ences a family. used TO living in The
country. had when they decided &
"move to town and rent a furnished
apartment" The book is atiractivel'
illustrated and the tired reader vii
Immediately feel refreshed and en-
lightened after reading IL. Renting
Furnished Apartment" by q. Smitl
Stanton. 0. S. Ogilvie and Company
Publishers)
What Is considered by many as on
Of the greatest war books OF the yea
is that OF Canada in Flanders b.
Max Aitken. which has just been pub
lished. The book tells the story o
the magnificent achievements OF tn
Evening journal., 1916-05-04
CUT This OUT
OLD ENGLISH RECIPE FOR CA.
TARRHAL DEAFNESS AND
HEAD NOISES.

II YOU know someone who Is trou-
bled with head noises, or Catarrnal
Deafness. cut out this formula. and
hand il to them. and you will have
been the means of saving some poor
suffered perhaps from total DEAFNESS.
Recent experiments have proved con-
clusively that Catarrhal Deafness,
head noises, etc, were the direct
cause OF constitutional disease, and
mat salves. sprays. inhalers, ETC.,
merely temporize with the complaint
and seldom. II ever. effect a perma-
nent cure. This being so, much time
and money has been spent OF late by a
noted specialist in perfecting pure,
gentle. vet effective tonic that would
ouicklv dispel all traces of the ca
tarrhal poison from the system. The
effective prescription which was
eventually formulated. and which has
aroused the belief that deafness viii
soon be extinct. is given below in un-
derstandable form. so that anyone
can treat themselves in their own
home at little expense.
Secure from your druggist I o.
Parmint Double Strength. about 15c
worth. Take this home and add to il
4 pint of hot water and OF. OF
rranulated sugar; stir until dissolved
Take one tablespoonful four times a
day.
The first dose should begin 10 re-
lleve the distressing head noises. head
ache. dullness. cloudy thinking. etc.
while the hearing rapidly returns as
the system is invigorated by the tonic
action Of the treatment. Loss Of smel
and mucus dropping in the back o.
the throat. are other symptoms tha
show the presence Of catarrhal poison
and which are often entirely over
come by this efiicacious treatment
Nearly ninety per cent. OF all eai
troubles are directly caused by ca
tarrh: therefore, there must be man.
people whose hearing can be restore,
by this simple home treatment.
Every person who is troubled Will
head noises. catarrhal deafness. or ca
tarrh in any form. should give thi
prescription a trial.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04
Blessed Words of Truth
Written for EVENING JOURNAL
By JAMES 7. cRozER.

Tho first word Jesus spoke when lie
came forth from the tomb.
Was female name, and made that
woman glad;
Aud that sweet name was Mary, and
how quick she knew Him then.
It's the sweetest one that woman ever
had
Because II came from Jesus lips. She
did not know the man,
She thought lie was the gardener
when they met:
But let me write this truth today to
each and every one,
When sinners seek IN faith they'll
know Him yet
There's no salvation in an altar. mind
the little word,
But salvation at IL surely can be
found;
II man or woman wishes IL they'll sure
ly find It there,
And will soon be standing up on
higher ground.
It's wealth this world can't give TO you
or cannot take away,
And you can take II with you when
YOU 90
To that sweet home mp yonder, where
flowers ever bloom,
What blessed truth for Christians
all TO know.
How happy is the boy or girl the
woman or tho man
Who has accepted Jesus as their
King
How sweet their voices is TO me when
they begin 10 praise
with Glory Halleluiahs when they
sing.
There's nothing in this world can bring
such Joy into my heart.
And bv very many friends It's under
stood;
II I could by my writing win some
souls for Jesus here,
I am lust the one would do IL If
could.
We know life is uncertain. and We know
that VIC mistake.
But we do not know how soon thai
time shall comc'
II Christ L. dwelling IN our hearts d
will not matter much,
We will swoctly fall asleep and wax
up Home.
trust that an who read these word
II they are still in sin.
Nav feel they're lost unless they d
their part;
And lust accept tho Saviour and thi
blessed life begin,
BY letting Jesus Christ come in thei
heart
Evening journal., 1916-05-04
DID YOU EVER
BY M. c. ROBBINS.
! you ever hear Tho angels

Did you ever hear the angels
Whisper to you--weit a while;
Did you ever wake from slumbor.
Wearing a sweet. tender smile?
Then TIL tell you. they've been with
you,
Telling you OF joys to come.
Whispering. wait a little longer.
And you'll safely reach sweet home.
Did you ever fee the pressure
or their touch upon your brow.
Smoothing lines OF care all from Il:
Can you not recall IL now?
Ola you ever feel their fingers.
Wiping from your eyes. all tears,
on, their very touch will tighten
All your burdens. all your cares.
Did you ever hear their footsteps
Stepping softly all around?
Ihen they came to teach you wisdom,
Telling you where peace is found.
Did you ever hear the rustic
or their white wings passing by?
Then you felt the air of heaven.
Waited to you from on high.
Did you ever hear their music.
Softly passing through the air?
IL will lead your thoughts all upward
To that city, oh so fair.
They are all around about you.
Consolation, hope. 10 give.
Teaching you the sweet old story.
How TO conquer, how TO live.
oh. they speak, so softly. swootly.
'Tis the dialect OF heaven:
They arc ministoring angels.
And 20 them great power is given.
So just listen. listen. listen.
To their teaching every time;
n YOU do you'll grow familiar
With the life that Is sublime.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04

Sports Aheld" for May Is an ex-
oeptionally interesting number. II
has many breezy and outdoor arti-
cles in It which have a very refresh
ing and exhilerating effect upon the
reader. Among some Of the stories
Evening journal., 1916-05-04

Canadian Troops in the battles OF
Ypres. Neul. Chapelle. Givenchy and
Festuber, where they fought and
triumphed for the principles Of true
democracy. The book Is a model Of
lucid. picturesque and sympathetic
narrative and il will in all likelihood
be of the lasting value. The Right
Honorable A. Bonar Law. NJ. r.. and
the Right Honorable Sir Robert L.
Borden. b. &. NJ. c., have written the
preface and introduction to this book
respectively which speaks for the
authenticity and power Of this book
Canada in Flanders" by Max Aitken
George II. Doran Company. Publish
ors)
"Tho Burden OF the Strong"
by Josephine Turck Baker. is the title
.of a new novel that promises 20 be
one Of the most widely read books OF
the current year II is we'll written,
and shows the author to be possessed
with a keenly philosophical and rea-
soning mind. The book presents an
old theme in a tensely interesting and
forceful manner. Il Is saved from
being a sordid story by the happy end
ing and the moral lesson which Il
teaches. "Thc Burden OF the Strong,
by Josephine Turck Baker Correct
English Publishing Company. Evans
ton, lllinoisl
One OF the most delightful and
charming books Of the season Is en-
titled. "The Window in the
Fence and it is written by Harriet
Bunkhurst. a we'll known editor and
writer. It is a book OF real life, real
color. real romance. and better still
proves the lasting happiness Of desir-
ing real things. The principal char
acters i'm the book are q "Man Who
Wrote and a Woman Who Painted.
They had been married 10 years and
no longer expected spectacular things
OF life
Then they found their window In
the fence" and just how they found II
/ and Just how il opened 10 them a
land OF dreams made real proves an
intensely interesting and charming Bit
/ of reading The story will reach all
! hearts. unfaihngly. and will leave only
warm memories behind. II is both q
book to read and one 20 give. "Th'
Window in the Fence boy Harriet
Brunkhurst George II. Doran anG
/ Company. Puhlishers)
Evening journal., 1916-05-04
CAR HAS ITS TROuBLEs. TOO.

Car No. Q OF the Maryland avenus
line. OF the Wilmington and PhlladeI-
nhia Traction Company. had an ex-
ceedingly difficult time ascending
Fourth street hill. between Tatnau
and West streets. early last evening.
The car had gotten about half way up
the hill when the sand wouldn't lay
properly and the wheels OF the car
started to slide slowly back TO Tatnali
street Another car following close
had TO back down past Tatnal street
TO enable No, Q 20 get 10 the bottom or
the hill TO get another start This
was done and from tho bottom OF the
hill the car slowly asconded and pro-
ceodod on It's way.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04
FRANK STOUT RECEIVERS
FROM BLOOD POISONING

Frank Stout. special agent for the
S. p. G. c.. is recovering from blood
poisoning, which for a time threaten
ed the loss Of his arm. The poisoning
resulted from the cuff OF his overcoat
rubbing against and Irritating a small
pimple on his left wrist
Mr.. Stout noticed the pimple on his
wrist, but paid no attention to II. Fl
nally II began to hurt him. and
eventually blood poisoning developed.
His physician told him that his over
coat sleeve rubbing against the pim-
pie probably caused infection. The
wrist has been lanced fivc times In
order to check the progress of tho
poison. and he now believes this has
been accomplished.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04

What is considered by many as one
of the greatest war books Of the year
is that OF Canada in Flanders by
Max Aitken. which has just been pub
lished. The book tells the story Of
the magnificent achievements Of the
Evening journal., 1916-05-04
CoLoREp METHOpISTs MEEr.

Fourteen bishops are attending the
twonty-fifth Quadrennial conference
of the African Methodist Episcopal
Church. which began It's sessions in
Philadelphia yesterday in Bethel A..
NJ. y. Church. Delegates. represent
ing 100000 colored Methodists. will
take part i'm the discussions.
Bishop Benjamin r. Lee. of Wilbor-
force, o.. presided at the opening ses-
sion. Prayer was offered by Bishop
j. S. Flipper. and Bishop Benjamin
r. Tanner delivered tho address. I'm
the evening. the Rev. Dr.. r. r.
Wright. Jr.. gave an illustrated lecture
on church life among the colored
people.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04

Look among the Want Ada today
and see il the very place for YOU is
not advertised as needing a chauffeur
and. n not why run a Want Ad OF
your own and tell tho owners that you
are In the market now and you Will
soon he fixed for the entire auto sea-
son.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04

A good. efficient gardner is the per-
son who can be depended upon. Such
gardeners are being hired every day
by wido-awake people who read and
use the Want Columns.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04

organizing The Nation" by How
ard e. Cofin. Henry Morganthau,
diploma" by Burton j. Hendrick and
"Salonih. Checkmate OF German
Diplomacy" by W. Morton Fullerton.
are the three leading articles appear
ing in the May issue OF Worlds
Work" magazine. Among the
writer's contributing articles to this
issue are Archer Wall Douglas. George
Marvin. Guy W. Mcconnell, and James
Couzens. The editorial comment is
timely and forceful. The number Is
Interestingly illustrated throughout.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04

This months issue Of the "Atlan-
tic Monthly" magazine. a maya
zine that instantly attracts attention
There are any number of well writ
ten articles and stories dealing with
subjects of vital interest and import
ance at the present time. Among
some OF the features appearing IN this
months number are do Women Want
The Vote" by William NJ. Bray. "The
Fconomic Crime Of the Protestant
church" by Joseph II. Odell; "The
Cuix of the Peace Problem" by Will
liam Jewett Tucker: Preparedness
and Democratic Discipline by
George W. Alger: Government and
Prohibition by John keren; "The
Great War" Little Brother a Bel
gian Espisode. by Madeline u. Doty-
and 'gThe Failure" by Charles Cald-
well Dobie. In addition to these there
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-21
Use Clean WATER
in WASHING AUTO

Clean water plei l. lu,ty used is the
best thing for the finish. and the only
.rule TO follow is L anniy il with soft
sponges, being careful 20 rinse all dirt
or grit out of the sponge after each
application so as not TO scratch the
finish Some garages where washing
Is done carefully find that when mud
Is Caked on thickiy, they get best re-
suits with slightly warm water. but il
should not be hot by any means. Hot
water might act detrimentally on, the
varnish In any case the mud should
be well soaked so that 1t will drop
off of its own accord. Never rub the
sponge on the finish. as it will in,
evitably leave scratches or dun places
which connot be eliminated This. is
the big point which many garages
overlook They go at the sponge pro
cess as il it were a floor they we're
scrubbing instead OF highly polished
surface. Naturally most Of the wash
ers are more interested in getting the
job done than in taking care of the
finish on somebody else's car. One or
two careless treatments may not make
themselves apparent to the owner.