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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-01-21
S7om!ACl TROUBLE
FOR five YEAR

taking other medicines. | decided !.
axe his advice, although | did not h,
any confidence in it.
/ have now been taking Black Drau.
Tor three months. and it has cured me
haven't had those awful sick headache,
since ! began using il.
! am so thankful for what Black.
Draugft has done for me-"
Thedford's Black Draught has beer
found very valuable medicine for Dr..
engagements Of the stomach and liver. !,
is composed Of pure, vegetable herbs.
contains no dangerous ingredients, md
acts gently, yet surely. II can be freely
used by young and old, and should b.
kept in every family chest.
Get package today.
Only quarter. In
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-01-21
SYNOPSIS.

Kitty Gray. newspaper woman, fnds IN
: eurio shop half Of q broken coin, tn,
INUNDATED inscription on which arousei
her curiosity and leads her, al the ordeI
OF her managing editor. to 20 to the prin.
cipality Of Gretzhoffen to piece out the
story suggested by the inscription She IL
followed. and on arrival In GretxhoffeT
her adventures while chasing the secret
hf the broken coin begin
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02
BEGIN HOT WAITER
DRENEzENG TlF YOU
DON'T FEEL RTGIT
Says glass Of hot water with
phosphate before breakfast
washes out poisons.

n you wake up with a bad taste bad
breath and tongue is coated; If your
head is dull OF aching: II what you eat
sours and forms gas and acid I'm stom-
ach, or you are bilious. constipated,
nervous, sallow and can't get feeling
Just right, begin drinking phosphated
hot water. Drink before breakfast,
glass OF real hot water with tea.
spoonful OF limestone phosphate in 1t.
This will flush the poisons and toxins
from stomach, liver, kidneys and bow
els and c!eanss. sweeten and purify
the entire alimentary tract. Do your
inside bathing Immediately upon aris-
system all the previous days poison
Gus waste, gases and sour bile before
putting more food into the stomach.
To feel like young folks feel like
you felt before your blood, nerves and
muscles became loaded with body i'm
purities, get from your druggist or
storekeeper quarter round OF lime
stone phosphate which is inexpensive
and almost tasteless. except for
sourish tinge which is not unpleasant.
Just as soap and hot water act on
the skin, cleansing, sweetening and
treshening, so hot water and lime.
stone phosphate act on the stomach,
liver, kidneys and bowels. Men and
women who are usually constipated,
bilious, headachy or have any stomach
disorder should begin this inside bath
Ing before breakfast. They are as
sured they will become real cranks on
the subject shortly.-Adv'
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02
GIRLS! GIRLS! TRY IT,
BEAUTIFY YOUR HAIR
Make II Thick, Glossy, Wavy, Lux, =
liant and Remove Dandruf-Real
Surprise for You.

Your hair becomes light, wavy, nut
~, abundant and appears as soft. lus.
trous and beautiful as a young girls
after "Danderine hair cleanse" Just
try thls-moisten u cloth with little
Danderine and carefully draw Il
through your hair. taking one small
strand at time. This will cleanse
the hair of dust. dirt and excessive oil
and in just few moments you have
doubled the beauty of your hair.
Besides beautlfying the hair at once,
Danderine dissolves every particle OF
dandruff; cleanses. purines ana invig-
crates the scalp. forever stopping itch.
ing and falling hair.
But what will please you most will
be after few weeks use when you
viii actually see new hair-fine and
downy at first-yes-but really new
hair-growing all over the scalp. II
you care for pretty, soft hair and lots
OF II, surely get 90 cent bottle OF
knowlton's Danderine from any store
and just try II. Adv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02
FRUIT LAXATIVE
FOR SICK CHILD
california Syrup Of Figs can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children california syrup of
Figs" that this is their ideal laxative,
because they love its pleasant taste
and 1t thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with.
out gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish. or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue. mother! II coated, give a
teaspoonful OF this harmless fruit
laxative" and in a few hours all the
foul. constipated waste. sour bile and
undigested food passes out OF the bow.
els. and you have a well, playful child
again. When Its little system is full
OF cold, throat sore. has stomach.ache.
diarrhoea. indigestion. colic-remem.
Der. a good inside cleaning" should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions OF mothers keep California
Syrup OF Figs" handy; they know a
teaspoonful today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Ask at the store for a So
cent bottle OF California Syrup OF
Figs" which has directions for babies.
children OF all ages and grown-ups
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02
PAID LARGE SALARIES
Federal League Was Not Stingy
Toward its Players.
Club Owners Surprised at Immense
Amount Of Money Spent to Secure
Stars From Major Leagues
A Few Examples,

The liberality OF the Federal league
toward its bail players left the ciuD
owners of organized ball dum.
founded when the Feds showed their
salary list at the recent peace meet.
ing A club owner in one OF the ma
jor leagues stated that he was sur
prised when the Federal league Off
cials told of the thousands OF dollars
they had spent on inflated salaries,
In order to lure the players away
from the major leagues their salaries
were doubled and some OF them
tripled. According TO the Off icials OF
organized ball II was this unusual
extravaganza OF the Federal league
which caused its downfall.
A few examples oi the increase
which the Federal league gave in
salaries, shows that it was tmpos.
sible for the Federal league to ever
come out even financially. The tol-
lowing table shows how much salary
some of the players received under
organized baseball and what the Fed.
eral league paid them:
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02

bled National and American league Of
men as they unfolded their tale OF woe
they looked at each other in surprise.
An official OF organized baseball
said; They estimate that the Federal
league lost $4,000 600 i'm this venture.
| tell you that s4,5O00O0 or S5,O0O,OOO
would be nearer the mark 1t was the
biggest piece OF folly l ever heard OF
to imagine that any baseball league
could live and pay the players such
salaries"
II is estimated that more than sew
enty-tive of the ball players whom the
Federal league enticed away from or
ganized ball with the big offer OF
money received more than twice as
much as they received with organized
ball. This item alone would represent
an annual expenditure of s225,O
II can readily be seen now why the
big issue in the peace negotiations is
the seventy or more players whom the
Federal league has under iroh-bound
contracts at these inflated salaries
Organized baseball has told the Fed
eral league club owners that they can
not hope to pay these salaries, even
If they take the players back 1t is
believed that the compromise will be
effected by organized ball paying the
greater part of the salaries to the
players they take, while the Federal
league must make up the balance.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02
ENDS DYSPEPSIA,
INDIGESTION, GAS
"Pape's Diapepsin' cures sick,
sour stomachs in five minutes
Time It!

Really does" put bad stomachs In
order-'really does" overcome indiges-
tion. dyspepsia, gas. heartburn and
sourness in five minutes-that-ju
that-makes Pape's Diapepsin the lar
gest selling stomach regulator in the
world. If what you eat ferments into
stubborn humps. you belch gas and
eructate sour, undigested food and
acid; head is dizzy and aches breath
foul; tongue coated; your insides filled
with bile and indigestible waste, re.
member the moment "Papes Diapep-
sin" comes in contact with the stomach
all such distress vanishes. It's truly
astonishing-almost marvellous, and
the Joy is its harmlessness
A large fifty-cent case of Pape's Dia-
pepsin will give you hundred dollars
worth OF satisfaction.
It's worth its weight in gold to men
and women who can't get their stom-
achs regulated. 1t belongs in your
home-should always be kept handy
in case of sick, sour, upset stomach
during the day or at night. It's the
quickest, surest and most harmless
stomach doctor in the world.-Adv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02
What the Doctor Knows
KIDNEYS MUST BE RIGHT TO
INSURE HEALTH

Few people realize to what extent their
health depends upon the condition Of the
kidneys.
The physician in nearly all cases Of Sc
rious illness, makes chemical analysis
OF the patients urine He knows that un.
less the kidneys are doing their work
properly, the other organs cannot readily
he brought back to health and streagth.
When the kidneys are neglected o,
abused in any way, serious results are sure
10 follow. Therefore, it is particularly
necessary to pay more attention to the
health OF these important organs.
An ideal herbal compound that has had
remarkable success as a kidney remedy il
Dr. kilmer's Swamp Root.
The mild and healing influence of thi,
preparation, in most cases. is soon real.
ized, according to sworn statemepts and
verified testimony of those who have used
the remedy.
When your kidneys require attention.
get Swamp Root at once from any phir.
macy. 1t is sold by every druggist in bot
ties Of two siLes-50c and Sl.00.
However. il you wish first to ties, tbi,
great preparation, send ten cents to DIR.
hilmer 4 Co, Binghamton, n. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper,--Ady.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02
'CASCARETS' ACT
ON LIVER; BOWELS
No sick headache, biliousness,
bad taste or constipation
by morning.
Get a 10-cent box.

Are you keeping your bowels, liver,
and stomach clean, pure and fresh
with Cascarets, or merely forcing a
passageway every few days with
Salts, Cathartic Pills. Castor OIL or
Purgative Waters?
Stop having bowel wash-day. Let
Cascarets thoroughly cleanse and reg.
ulate the stomach, remove the sour
and fermenting food and foul gases.
take the excess bile from the liver
and carry out OF the system all the
constipated waste matter and poisons
In the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will make you
feel great by morning. They work
while you sleep-never gripe, sicken
or cause any inconvenience, and cost
only 10 cents box from your store.
Millions OF men and women take q
Cascaret now and then and never
have Headache, Billousness. Coated
Tongue, Indigestion, Sour Stomach or
Constipation. Adv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02

The question asked most I'm pugils.
tic circles is: WAS John L. Sullivan
ever champion of the world?" This
has been answered in the affirmative
as well as the negative noted critics
disagreeing as TO whether or not Sui.
livan really held the title Tom An.
drews of Milwaukee, well-known
sporting authority, declares Sullivan
was in reality the champion. An.
drews burrowed into ancient pugilistic
history and unearthed the following
facts to uphold him I'm his contention
In 1869 Tom Alien. heavyweight
champion OF England, and Mike Nc.
Coole, an American, fought for he
worlds championship near st. Louis.
and McCoole won on foul in the
ninth round. In 1873 Allen and Nc
Coole staged another battle and ON
that occasion Allen was the victor
That victory restored the champion
ship TO him.
Late in 1873 Joe Goss of England
came to America and fought AlleI
near Covington. Ky. Goss won on a
foul in the twenty-seventn round In
1880 Paddy Ryan fought Goss at Col
lier, w. Va, and won the decision IN
the eighty.seventh round February
z, 1882, John l.. Sullivan met Ryan at
Mississippi city fer $4,000 side ANA
knocked out Ryan in the ninth
round.
Goss beat Allen. Ryan beat Goss.
and Sullivan beat Ryan. so why
shouldn't Sullivan be looked upon as
the worlds champion after his victory
over Ryan, asks Andrews.
Sullivan's victory over Ryan. and
the victories of the other champions
before Ryan and Sullivan were under
the old London prize ring rules. but
those were the rules that really gov
erned in those days. and 1t was under
these rules that champions were made
and unmade. In further argument
that sullivan was champion of the
world Andrews cites these facts:
In 1885 Jem Smith claimed the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02

1 heavyweight title of England Jack
Davis rose up to dispute It. and the
men were matched for a $500 side bet
Smith won and was acclaimed the
heavyweight champion of England
December 49, 1887, Smith and Kilrain,
an American, fought 100 rounds to
draw in Isle des Souverains, France.
July 3. 1889. Sullivan and Kilrain met
in Richburg, Miss, and fought with
bare knuckles, as had Smith and XII
rain. Sullivan defeated Kilrain in IS
rounds. the battle lasting two hours
and sixteen minutes.
Smith was only the champion or
England asserts Andrews. The best
he could dc against Kilrain was
draw. Sullivan, however, beat Kill
rain. so why shouldn't Sullivan have
been entitled to the worlds champion
ship without a question OF doubt?
Some folks mostly English, were OF
the opinion that Charlie Mitchell
shared the championship honors with
Sullivan because he held Sullivan to
a 39-round draw in Chantilly, France
uul mitchell ulun snare Ine nOnOT.
The championship was Sullivan's un-
I'll he was beaten; a draw scored by
an opponent against the champion
does not halve the championship. The
rule on this question is plain.
Sulivan's fight with Kilrain was the
last bare-knuckle battle Boxing
gloves were introduced shortly after
ward and Sullivan pcpularized them
by using them in all his theatrical
work thereafter. He travelled all over
the world, met all comers and beat
them all until Jim Corbett crossed his
path
Corbett certainly was entitled to the
worlds championship because he
fought Peter Jackson, the negro. who
was champion of Australia, to a 61-
round draw in 1897 heat Sullivan in
II rounds September Z, 1892, ana Jan
uary 20, 1904 scored a knockout IN
three rounds over Charlie Mitchell.
who was then champion of England.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02

out, Les has turned the trick twice.
That ought to be enough
Clarke Griflith and Pat Moran both
say they will take back no contract
Jumper, but, OF course, there will be
nc blacklist Certainly not!
Modest Mike Gibbons believes $25.
400 is what he should get to fight Les
Darcy. the Australian bogey man
Safety first is Michael's motto.
Ad Nclglst figures or quitting the
ring Ads a bum mathematician He
has beer figuring that way tor years
and hasn't got the answer yet
Jimmy Callahan, new Pittsburgh
manager, may make over the Grub
hut wort have 10 spen0 much time
teaching his shortstop how to hit.
Evidently an auto racers neck isn't
worth as mucl as il used to he The
purse for the Memorial day race at In
dianapolis has Oeen cut from $50, 1000
TO 10000
Baseball is one of the greatest civ.
ilizing influences Uncle Sam has
taken to Panama says story IN
the u 5, it has made lot of people
mCiyilizel.
Wrestling has reached the point
whore writer's fail to talk United
States. \ news item says: "Wnlough-
by won with a head chancery. bar
arm and grapevine"
A golfer has trained an Irish ter.
rier TO retrieve balls for him and do
general caddy work, but 1t won't seem
natural until the brute has learned TO
steal few 75-centers aud smoke Gig
arettes back OF a tree.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02
The Unfortunate Part.

Millis-This war has made lot OF
difference with the fashions. mean
as respects the fellows who design
them.
Gillis-Yes. and 1t hasn't made any
difference at all with the fashions,
mean as respects the fellow who pays
for them.-Judge
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02

Not only did the Federal league sign
these players and many others AT
these exorbitant salaries for long
terms, but It gave them bonuses OF
from $1,000 to $1,000 advances at the
time they signed
Old seasoned baseball men state
that the most prosperous days that
baseball has ever had could not afford
such high salaries When the assem-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02
Experts Not Al Heard From.

Cr;tic--Now that your play Is to be
actually produced, you can surely give
me some idea as to the plot and gen
eral action.
Playwright-It's still too indefinite
You see, the call buy and the man on
the stage door haven't told me yet
what they want done to it.-Puck
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02
Where Money Talks.

She was doing her best to make full
use of her leapyear prerogative
Il am a poor girl, as you knNS,"
she said, but II the devotion OF
true and loving heart goes for any.
thing with you"
"Oh, 1t goes with me, all right" in.
terrupted the practical young man.
but I'm afraid it won't go with the
grocer and the butcher"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02
Still Ahead.

Hardup-The was a time when
people used to say that had more
money than brains, but they cant say
that now.
Wife-Why not?
Hardup Because I've come down to
my last dollar.
Wife-Well, you still have a dollar.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02
GRAND CIRCUIT DATES

Cleveland. week of July II.
Detroit. week OF July "a.
Kalamazoo. week of July 81.
Grand Rapids, week OF Aug
ust Z.
Columbus. week of August IA.
Cleveland week OF August 2i.
New York. week OF August 2S.
Hartford week OF September 4.
Syracuse. week of Septem-
Der IL
Columbus, two weeks begin.
ming September IS.
Lexington, two weeks begin.
ming Octcber'2.
Atlanta, week OF October 16.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02

: A typewriter Is better than pen
for writing poetry, because you can
start all the lines even.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02

II woman is going away on visit
she never finishes packing her trunk
until after the expressman calls for Il.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02
The Third Deuree.

Jailer-lIow did you enjoy your eI.
perience on the rack?
Accused went through It all right.
os It's not my natural bent.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02
Cost OF Athletics.

New York Athletic club to maintain
its athletic department last year spent
si9.365,2l, and its receipts from all
sports was only s26.4l723.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02
woMANs cRowNlNo GLORY

Is her hair. II yours is streaked with
ugly, grizzly. gray hairs. use La Gre
ole" Hair Dressing and change Il In
the natural way. Price S1.00.-Adv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02

Use Murine after Exposure In Cold,
Refreshes and Promotes Eye Health
Good for all Eyes that Need Care
Murine Eye Remedy Co, Chicago
Sends Eye Book on request.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02
Sure.

The When you're gone
shall pine away.
The Comedian-Don't pinel spruce
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Missinu.

Urban What do you miss mos
since coming to the country?
Rural--Trains.- s.-Princeton Tiger.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02

Advice is o. forward as good eI
amples are sGy.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02

Judge ormonde. 2;02ta, is winter,
ing so well that Valentine thinks ne
will be a star among the free.for-all
PAGERS.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02

California produces 10000 tons Of
refined salt yearly.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02
7dVasl1- .lls 4svtlf@Ns-.-
QUIT MEAT IF KIDNEYS
BOTHER AND USE SALTS
fast II Your Back Is Hurting or
Bladder 10 Irritated.

II you must have your meat every
day, eat it, but flush your kidneys with
salts occasionally, says noted author
ity who tells us that meat forms uric
acid which almost paralyzes the kid
neys in their efforts to expel II from
the blood. They become sluggish and
weaken, then you suffer with a dull
misery in the kidney region. sharp
pains in the back or sick headache,
dizziness, your stomach sours, tongue
is coated and when the weather 10 bad
you have rheumatic twinges. The
urine gets cloudy. full Of sediment the
channels often get sore and irritated,
obliging you to seek relief two or
three times during the night
To neutralize these irritating acids.
to cleanse the kidneys and flush or
the body's urinous waste get four
ounces OF Jad Salts from any phar-
macy here; take tablespoonful in q
glass OF water before breakfast for n
few days and your kidneys will then
act fine. This famous salts Is made
from the acids Of grapes and lemon
juice, combined with lithia. and has
been used for generations to flush and
stimulate sluggish kidneys. also to
neutralize the acids in urine, 30 II no
longer irritates, thus ending bladder
weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot In
1ure. and makes delightful efferves-
cent lithia-water drink.-Ady.
He Knew II.
DO you believe that there is real
ly something which can invariably
tell when a man is lying?"
Il know It,"
'Ah. perhaps you have seen one OF
the Instruments
Seen one. | married one"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02

Maybe Eddie McGoorty is convinced
now that Les Darcy can knock him
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pI(KUp5
OF SPORT

The Dale Axworthv trottcr YaGo
c.. 2:09h, is an NJ 4 NJ. proEabinry
We notice that even when a fighter
is trained to the minute he needs a
lot OF seconds,
Fielder Jones says that he is going
to catalogue George Sislcr as a pitcn-
er instead of an outilelder.
One writer calls Joe SteCher tonic
to the wrestling game. Wrestlers say
he's more like chloroform.
Ad Wolgast admits he has taken a
lot of punishment, but says good
deal OF II was on his knuckles.
There's a big difference in cham
pions Willard wants TO fight but
cant Welsh can fight but won't.
That wrestler who wore a mask In
New York bouts was simply following
in the footsteps of other hold-up men.
The baseball PLAYERS whose salaries
are now being cut are probably be-
ginning to realize the horrors Of
nRacp
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02
Rlfle ciubs of shannhaI.

Shanghai has seven rifle clubs with
a membership Of 75i.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02
No News.

No News.
They tell me that your wife is one
OF the cleverest women In town"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-03-02

The Dale Axworthv trcttcr Yaco
c., 2:09h, is an NJ Il N. proEabiny