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The Washington times., 1916-05-28

nodded obediently, as "Myra' caughe
Varney's hand tenderly.
IT must be going, my dear, for there
a little errand must perform at GER
tain jewelers.! Good morning, Mrs.
Maynard. You haven't given me your
blessing yet"
This has taken me by surprise said
Mrs. Maynard tearfully. IL hardly
know what to say, Arthur. But trust
Mra's judgment. and l know that you
will be good to her"
"At last DR.. Alden knows the truth,
and has something to think about" OBJ
served 'tMyra." with wink at Varney.
| who could not resist smile at the
double truth.
"Good-by. then. I'll be back later"
And not knowing whether to be happy ,py
steps with a backward wave OF his
| hand at the two women.
Mrs Maynard was studying her
daughters face and suddenly looked up,
my dear What has come over you?
You have. your hat on backward, and
your coat is buttoned wrong 1 never
saw you so untidy before"
so happy help tSs me morning n asas laugh
ed. that / didn't stop to worry about
little things, I'm going down to the
shops to buy some little things for my
trOusSeau'
I'm go. with you, as every mother
should" but "Myra" Intercepted with
a pretty shake of the head.
mot this time, dear. / want to sur
prise you with my good taste. wish
you would have the butler order a
taxicab. so that l can. go right away
We're wasting the whole morning with
this sentimental foolishness," said the
girl"
Her mother shook her head in turn
II cannot understand you. Why should
you want a taxicab when our own car Is
all ready? Where are your wits, my
DEAR"
"Oh, yes. forgot about having a
car" was the surprising reply.
Once at the bank. where the chauf.
feur had gone according to a curt di,
rection. "Myra" left the car. She
walked hesitatingly to the paying tell
: er's wicket.
! Good morning. Miss Maynard"
Good morning. Please cash thi,
] check, as am In hurry 10 do som,
, shoppii g."
; The paying teller took the slip o
! paper. then looked up startled. He haC
already reached for a large pile of bills
: when he turned to the girl again.
. Miss Maynard. this does not look Liz
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raster key and one from the bunch
which she handed him.
"Myra" drew out the metal box. re-
firing to one of the individual coupon
rooms at the side. Alone here, she"
greedily lifted the cover and smiled at
the jewelry which sparkled from within.
This safely changed to the handbag,
the girl returned the box to its place,
and with a more than usually amiable
smile returned to the waiting car out
side.
II think I'll walk for a while, Tell
mother that I will stay downtown for
luncheon and not TO worry about me-"
were the parting orders. You can 60
home now"
The Washington times., 1916-05-28
IT'S EITHER
DANDRUFF
OR HAIR
You Can't Have Both for
Long.

Look at your coat collar. II it
shows evidence Of dandruff you
can take it as a sure sign of COM
ing badness unless you take steps
to prevent it. ,.
When the hair threatens to leave
you can't afford to take any
chances. Go to O'Donnell's Drug
Store, 9O4 F Street, and ask for
SOC bottle of Speiser's Scalp Tonic.
Use il according to directions, and
in a reasonable time dandruff, fall
ing hair and irritations Of the scalp
and skin will disappear and the
growth OF the hair will be pre-.
NOTED. Mr.. O'Donnell Is so ceeO
tain Of the merits OF Speiser'S
Scalp Tonic that ne'll gladly 70.
fund your money II II fails.
Avoid preparations containing
alkalis (the presence Of aikati 10
made known by tho foaming Of tho
liquid) or coeoanut oil. Be on the
safe sido--uso speiser's Scalp
Tonic oniy.-Advt.
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CHAPTER XXXH.
The Warning of the Spirit.

: q: :; W. e e; En- Il: a. 6,
the location Of that tele-
phone2 Oh, II is terrible" and DR..
Payson Alden strobe excltedly I'D and
down the floor OF his laboratory.
His companion. sitting In a reclining
chair In the darkened room. interrupted
You broke into our seance. doctor.
just as l was getting into tho sensitive
state. Be patient. for the sake of the
girl, Here-I feel the call even now"
Alden impatiently nauscd, and then
studied the face of this medium sent by
one of his friends. The man. with eyes
closed apd hands tcnsely clutching the
arm OF the chair. was evidently under
going some grilling mental strain. He
groaned, and breathed hard, as his body
writhed in apparent physical agony.
"The spirit of a Hindoo wishes tc
speak to you'll Is a matter of life
and DEATH" said the medium. Alder
leaned forward alertly. but 1t was
many minutes before another syllable
crossed the mediums lips.
At last the sensitive spoke again.
The Hindoo says that he Is your
friend. He warns you to go to the
house in the gorge quick! quick
what sissi Tell me. what NOR. al.
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w 7 THIN the somber surround
NM ings of the Black Orders
" v secret headquarters there
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CHAPTER xxx.
The Betrothal.

A 8 she entered her boudoir her
n cat arose from the seat Of the
~ armchair by the window, where
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See it today at the Hippodrome,
9th and y. Y. ANe.-Advt.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-16
Which
BY Ripley.

That anarchical conditions Gin
MeXicol would b. present FOR long
time wiki the disregard OF Ameri-
can rights "a a corollary. became a
certainty when Madero Vas muir.
dered No policy A. Washington
short OF Intervention would have
materially altered the facts But
two courses were open TO rs one
was 20 intervene In Mexico FOR the
establishment OF order The hrs;
effec' OF THIS would have been. OF
course. 10 make thet anarchy worse
and 10 sacrifice every American Ia.
terest IN Mexico Ultimately doubt
less We should have conquered. at
least in the towns The other
course was not 10 intervene. and 20
pursue a handtomoutn tentative
policy in the hope that II left alone
The ire would burn itself out and
Mexico would develop government
that could be- held 70 accountability
II elected president. Mr. Hughes
must follow one or the other OF
these policies he does not lndi
cate eith clearness which II will be.
His insisteuce on the protection OF
American interests suggests that he
Is an in'erventionist, on the other
hand he distinctly says that the
MeIlcans should understand that Ne
DO not intend 10 needle In their az
fairs Intervention. OF course. would
be the grosssst kind OF meddling
The Wilson administration. by the
Vera Cruz landing and later
by the ridiculous punitive eIpedi-
ton against villa. tried 20 And mid
dleground between Intervention and
non-interventlon II was not will
ing 20 face the political conse-
quences OF logically following IT,
non-intervention policy But after
divagations II has returned 70 the
path II has marked out for itself
Mr.. Hughes will doubtless seize an
early occasion 20 make his attitude
clear on the main question-that II.
the question OF whether Mexico
should be allowed 10 work out her
own problems or whether We should
intervene 70 end anarchy and 10 es-
tablish order-New York Globe
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-16

member 1t when any epidemic 10
raE!rE
Don't give way to panic. Don't
.a' your mind be filed with the
idea that you are certain 20 be in.
fectea Keep cool. keep confident.
Keep smiling
Take all necessary physical pre-
cautions against infection But also
take the important mental precau-
ton OF remaining serene and cour-
agsous
And Il. after all. you actually are
Injected and the results OF the in
lection become painfully eyidcn'
make il a point still 70 keep your
courage up
This may mean 70 you all the di..
ference between rapid recovery
and prolonged, perhaps fatal. III.
ness
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-16

The deepest regions OF the ocean
are commonly close to the shore.
and are believed 20 have been caus-
ed by the crumpiing inward OF the
earth's crust. due 20 the pressure
Of the near land. Such II the "Tus-
carora deep" a long. narrow
trough which extends northvard
from Japan along the coast OF Asia.
tie bottom being more than 27,OOO
feet below the surface OF the sea
and 1900 feet below the general
level OF the oceans floor. An even
more profound abyss 10 the Aldrich
deep, close 10 the Tongan and Ker'
nandeck islands. which sinks TO a
depth Of 30.s50 feet The greatest
yet found. however, IL the Swire
deep, off Nindanao. OF the Philip
pines. this being 32.0ss feet. or 3.0s9
feet deeper than Mount Everest OF
the Himalayas In high. However.
one gains an idea Of the rarity OF
such abysssl regions from the fact
that OF the 1910 soundings that have
been made and reported In water
over 1000 fathoms in depth, only
II we're greater than 1000 and only
three exceed 5000 fathoms In depth.
The greatest recorded depth Of the
ocean IL only 400 feet more than
sir miles Scientific American.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-16
The Daily Reminder
roDAY,s A>NIyERsARIr.

iSO3--By the treaty OF vincennes.
the kaskasktas coded the most Of
southern Illinois To- the United states
isiT-Presldent Monroe. with GOV
Cass and Gems Brown and Macomh
paid a visit Ia Detroit.
isGs-Mnchaei A. Corrigsn. third
Roman Catholic archbishop 90 New
York. born In Newark y J Died in
New York city May S, 1909
lss-Americans. under Commodore
stockton and Major Fremont cap
tured Los Angeles
isSi--Cuba was again invaded hv
LopeH and q party OF American nli-
isss-one Of IN. creates, earth
quakes on record began In Peru and
Ecuador and In three days destroyed
many cities and towns In those coun-
tries
iBs-Adoiph Mel marshal OF
France. for whom the Marshal Ni-l
rose was named. died IN Paris Born
pct Z. lso2
:, lls,IonAsmlrsl Of French ne., near
coast In state OF blockade.
lsT-Arrival 81 Prince ferdinand
Of Bulgaria
letter carriers OF the United States
met In Boston.
lsss-Manus surrendered 10 tn.
American forces after short land
nEht and homhardment by tn. ae.t
ONE YEAR Ago TO-DAY IN THE
WAR
Prince Leopold took possession OF
Stedlee and Germans gained slowly
in southern and central Poland
Petrograd reported repuise % the
Germans In the Mitau region.
Thousands % Armenians reported
% have been slaughtered by the
Kurds and Turkish irr-Eulars
ToDAY's BIRrHDAys
Duke OF Teck. elder brother OF
Queen Mary % England born In
Neusington palace IS years ago TO.
day
Emma Fame. ramou. operate pri-
ma donna. born % American parent
axe in shanghai. china. "a years ago
today
Coun, Herman wrarEsI. the pres
snt swedish minister 20 England.
pr Felix Adier. noted educator.
and lecturer on political and social
ethics. horn in Alrey. Germany, IS
years ago today
Gen Isaac r Sherwood. represent
atIve in congress % ~. ninth ohio
district. born in stanford. y Y 81
years ago today
Marry T.. Candy. representative IN
congress % the Third South Dakota
years ago today
Edwin GrRsse celebrated violin
virtuoso. born IN New York city II
years ago today
Brig Gen John l.. elem = s \
retired. who WAS the last civil war
veteran on tho active rolls ~ the
United states army born In Newark
% So wears ago today
Prof Morris Jsstrow. ~ IRE INT
verSitv u T~ruayivaniA born in Eu-
roue SIS wears ago today
John PN'sra representative In
congress 80 the Third Maine district
horn IN Ellsworth. Ne 8. years azo
today
Fielder Jones manager % the
50 Louis American league baseball
club born IN shlngle House Pa IS
years ago today
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-16
A Poem a Day
rHE SHOWS OF Nature.

She w0os ~ on. never may retreat
Cold winds. bare woods and you
" winter sixties.
In you my thoughts responsive feel
WITHIN your forms look and with
your eyes
Md nan ina, curious copy Of my
self
I stlli pursue. as tired dogs hun,
ina, ,Iren, nou,hpiee-. that sly SUB
~, shan seek. and rarely md.
WITH tear
Nature come. fed with thy home
Natu-s k0~"l part hopeful at
thy shriRa
Form - ne solitude decline the ear
thine
And Wv ~ er.rald pine woods
Rel M rad.ncs n the much
voiced SEA.
Ns tho ...~-~ nourntui AYR rings hts
or t. coid slns-, fades. there let
me BE
Then 80 me diving dan his sarron
WAITS Ger the purple ~ these In
dian hills
prearinz { mark red warriors leave
see heir tavpy columns bridge
tho rills
weird bends their tragic dance across
Dashed On dey'. HsetinE lIEht CLEAN
lance and bow
And IN. young lover ut,s hts mystic
T. dark sy. Of slo.-llks sIiu'-
rnsrinE hue.
sof, through the cas-, her silver
The mistress ~ the lone romantic
night
ger sleeping hills bar. stone and
sh. pours her careless, world Of
\ dswy light.
Then in that roof. a million lamps
Set IN the brow 81 heavens high
azure screen.
CLEAN slowly down. while SONS re-
Nv BARK guide. radiant DER the
mystic green
or seren.r land than space or time
Carve for the cold snd worldly
breasted man.
7 know that charming glows both
camp and hall.
ws.5. s.s.uty'' eve ou,'hins' It's
To true, the poet. cannot hop. for
all
he his 20 creep In dust, and yet
aspire
For IN the heart % these neglected
The Trim deserted nsld and wood
road Wild.
A virtue breathes. cheerful pst'.no.
Mothsr thou never couidt forget
thy child
william Ellery Claiming.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-16

There are some diseases which
are best treated ~ mental instead
81 medical means There are others
which mental treatment Is power
ss- 90 cure 1.p..so.e mons
these are disease is- -y.-a.4 fewer
aud pneumonia diseases caused by
rovoes germs
sr u such disease as9rot De-
cured ly no Z means q. c- 10 DOES
not follow vaat m. liud has as.a-
.ns whatever TO DO eitH either their
cure or their prevention.
On ,h. .0a,rary Z person IS
suffering fr0u germ disease. his
ability 20 recover from it y 20 d
considerable cx'sn, dsterm ned By
he state OF his E!Ed
And sim arly the likelihood % his
contracting the disease Is affected
0y his mental attitude
OF course. there must always be
actual Infection ,or such disease
20 develop Bur let the infection
come 70 a person In good physical
condition. and he has a chance Of
throwing n ~ without un'oward
symptoms developing
striking proof OF this is found
in The case o. tuberculosis. one OF
The most serious Of I'll gsrmcausel
diseases
From careful autopsy records u
appears that practically all adults
are a. some time infected By the
germ ot tuberculosis or, in the
words Of q competent medical az.
,hority Or James J Walsh
"lt there are no, active LESSONS.
then there are always healed LESSONS
o. tuberculosis ia the body Of al.
most every human being who has
passed The age OF 30
Yet most o. those thus attacked
~ this dread disease, 20 through
life without ever suspecting that
they once suffered from IL. The ex.
PLANTATION r. that they had sufficient
resistive Vitality FOR their bodies 70
take care 81 the tuberculosis germ
Now human vitality IL always AZ
fected by the state % he mind
Such mental states "a fear. worry,
envy. Jealousy. lower vitality The
opposite states % hope. Joy, conf
dence. etc. raise 10
Let the former type of mental
states be hab!tusl With you and
you thereby increase your liability
~ be severely affected by any germ
disease you may contract
But II you make JOY. hope. and
confidence he dominant moods Of
your lie. your chances % keeping
IN good physical condition 20 resist
The inrosds ~ disease are vastly In
creased
Remember this. In particular, re-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-16
Do You Fear Happiness?

psnernber q Henry's neuresthenc2 The one
who Just as soon as he began 10 feel normauy
content with the world said TO himself; ms
won't do I'm a sick man. What right have 10
be happy" ,
from real life
There's the business man who pauses In the
midst OF unparalleled prosperity 70 huu'se rear
OF a slump when the war ends
There's the mother who, with her children
rosy checked and chubby .limbed, shudders Al the
colds they are sure TO have next winter
There's the man with good Joo VINO can
shake on the thought that younger chap VIII
push him out 10 years hence
There's the young wife who wonders ~ John
will love her when her hair turns gray And
there's John himself. who IL convinced Young
wife will be cheated out OF hts life insurance
In case OF his death.
The fear OF unhappiness is no more vide
spread than the fear OF HAPPINESS Thousands
and thousands Of wellfed, wellciothed, we'll
housed folk. fortunate In their work and in their
friends seem 10 regard their wellbeing a. q
sort OF a charm that will be broken ~ for but
moment they give way to rejoicing They are
afraid 10 be happy.
Now YOU can point out an elevator shaft and
say 10 a man: Don't fall down that shaft" But
obviously II isn't easy 10 say don't TO Q
thought. a habit OF mind Resolving not to think
a certain thought may serve only TO az that
thought all the deeper In the mind
And so, II you would erase fear thoughts from
your mind, you must reject the don't" resolution
and adopt the do" You must entertain those
positive thoughts that. ~ themselves contradict
your fears. You must resolve 10 have conn.
dence in the future. You must resolve 10 have
faith. without which all the good fortune In the
world cannot make you happy,
The deluse may indeed descend II faith has
made you brave you will build yourself an ark
But n on the other hand lack Of faith has made
you a coward even ready built ark won't help
you. In the fear IT will sink. you'll refuse to
board n!
Afraid Of happiness Faith. active positiv.
belief that the good of the present ia prophet
to the good Of the future, alone can rid you
OF that fear.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-16
last Mans Club"

Fifty.hve years after their com
plete organization met FOR the las.
time. eight survivors Of Company
b. First Minnesota regiment. gath.
cred in Saltwater for their annual
reunion
The octet are members OF tho
Last Mans club" which nov mum.
bers H. At the Battle o, Bull Run
he company got its baptism OF IRE
A memorial was held for comrades
who lost their lives In that engage.
ment. and those who since have
died. ThirtytHo men comprised the
original Last Mans club" which
derives It's name from the fact that
he last survivor is 70 become the
possessor Of bottle OF wine given
the club years ago.
Draped chairs were placed az the
table for dead mem bers. empty
places were left for three living
members. too feeble 70 attend.
The bottle OF wine. taken from the
vault Of Saltwater bank. occupied
a conspicuous place on the table, TO
gether With the clubs roster.
The gathering included Adam
Marty OF 81. Paul. 70 years old
John s Cor. II: Ayron Shepherd.
~ Samuel Bloomer. 70. Peter Hall,
IT Emil Graf. rs: Jacob Gruseman.
- and William Kelly, 72.-st. Paul
Dispatch
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-16
Pointed Paragraphs

The woman who has a good hgure
IL always willing 10 admit II.
How girl does dislike riding in
buggy with a one-armed man,
I''s easy for a woman 20 fool a
man who thinks he Ia foolproof
No. Cordelia, a civil engineer Ia
never monarch OF all he surveys.
Some females imagine that they
are az pretty as pictures because
they're painted.
A woman who Ia a has.been beau.
~. IL as fussy az man who has
lost his hair.
We haven't much use for misera.
but Il IL far better 10 freeze on 10
your money than burn II.
There IL nothing quite 80 unsat.
isfactory as the good judgment a
man might have used but didn't.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-16

INK surveys Of the public health
seryice at ~ places 10 nearly every
state % the south.
In some instances from an Incl
dence OF 10 per cent in 1914, re-
Auction has been accomplished 10
less than four or Ave per cent In
1915.
Although quinine II the best
means ~ treating malaria and IL
also % marked benefit in preventing
Infection. the wiping out OF the dis.
ease AZ a whole rests upon the de.
sfruc'ion ~ the breeding places OF
TIE Anophelino mosquito
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-16
Probable Questions to
Be Settled BY the War

One thing is coming about al the close OF the
European war no matter which side wins and
that is the resurrection and development OF Asia
Minor. the garden spot Of the world, which IHf
key in her slothfuI Incidence, has allowed 20
lie uncultiyated. the home Of the lowest OF her
subjects.
II the Teutons win, Germany viii see 20 u
that this land, once more. Will blossom As the
rose that it will be the pasture ground Of AocSs
and herds more numerous than the shepherds
OF Bible times that railroads will thread their
way across its hills ana valleys and that u VII
be in commerce, as it IS IN fact the gateway
TO the east
II the Allies win. England will sec 20 IL that
Turkey il no longer left in undisputed posses
sion Of this fertile tract OF land. allowing 20
lie in vastetul idleness what Nigh; be made 20
sustain vast mulutudes with the necessities OF
lie
This viii Be one Of the most important ma.
t4rs which viii have 10 be settled before any
treaty will be accepted by either side
The solution OF the war lies more 70 Ire cast
than 20 the west
Russia ard Turkey VIII stage the drama toF
The hnal scene.
There is every indication that Germany wishes
10 push Russia into the east. 70 make Of her
more OF an eastern country and 20 secure her
self from any future suffering a. Russias hands
on her eastern border b. demanding strip Of
land as a buyer. from the Baltic 10 the north
eastern border Of Aus,roH-uga-y.
Every German believes his land 20 have been
attacked BY the Russians and 70 peace will b
considered which viii nor Include security
against further suffering through attack along
her eastern border.