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Fair play., 1917-03-24

"Glorious, now you're homei" en-
thused Julian. "Come, hurry. oh, but
Viola will be glad!"
Poor Viola Joyous Viola she clung
to her beloved parent, crying laughing
fairly hysterical when Julian. happy as
Il schOolboy, ushcred him into the home
that had so missed him. II was amid
their glad, mutual greeting that sum
mons came at the doorbell. Aunt Lucy
ushered old Bayne into the room.
The money lender had not antici-.
pated the return Of the master of the
house. He was staggered, sought to re-
tire, but the doctor, unaware Of his
treachery and meannesS. treated him
like some bosom friend.
"Ha ha come after your money
getting anxious about il, ! suppoSc|
cried Doctor Bliss uproariously. you'll
be paid and we'll paid. neighbor, for
your patience. don't look very pros
porous, ell? Well, I've not been for
many.a month. In prison in Belgium,
in prison in Prussia, knocked from pill
lar to post, blown up twice, nearly
hanged for n spy. At last I'm here and
I've come to pay up everything. You
know that letter | sent you with the
pictures. Viola?'
1--WE received no letter, father" re-
piled Viola.
but the picturesf'
"Oh, yes they came all right and
mystifed us not II little"
"Whcre are they?'
'In the attic
Have them down want to show
bargain made abroad. You see, there
were six of those gems. 4 rich old
stakeholder under government sus-
plcion offered me the lot, worth $780,
900, for $4,000 to get cash to flee the
country. l shipped them as common
freight"
"Why, father. they are worthless
daubs," ventured Viola, but her father
ut this rOared with gleeful jollity.
Viola and Julian went to the attic and
brought the set Of oil paintings down
into the sitting room.
Doctor Bliss lifted the wretchcd
daubs from the box with great gusto.
lie rested them against various chairs.
"Thcre you are !" he announced diff
fuSively-"n clear value of 100000
and profit of eighty-five thousand.
Wen pay you or royalty, Baync, and
have Il fortune left to be happy on"
"Those-thOsc smeared up things :"
maundered Bayne.
"Aha dnubs? Yes, but, you see, the
real gems are disguised
"Disguiscd?" repeated Viola vaguely.
"Overcoutcd."
"Overcoatcd?" muttered the mySti-
fled Bayne.
"ThUs" :" cried Doctor Bliss. and he
opened and waved Il penknifc. Then
| he proceeded to cut from its frame Il
/ canvas, threw it aside and revealed
| the real painting underneath.
"Corot-Messonier Jules Arvin !" cX-
ulted the doctor. "Look mt the beauties
safe, mine and standard as diamonds
/ Make out your bill, .Baync. And you
patient two" to Viola and Julian, get
. ready for IL wedding"
Baync Sncakcd away hailod. As for
the happy lovers, surrounded by lov,
and art which endure perpetually, the!
felt that lifc's full award was theirs.
Fair play., 1917-03-24
In the
War Zone
By Jessie Cobb Sherwin
(copyright, 1917. by W. G. chapmanJ


"If father were only here! If / only
knew that he were alive and well -
sighed Viola Bliss.
1--WE can only hope, dear. If he is, 1
fear it will be Il sad homecoming. He
was caught in the direct war zone in
Belgium. rs we know. He wrote that
he had made large investment. If so,
it must have been n loss, for the sec
tion he was in has been totally devus-
tated."
Her loyal fiance, Julian Morse, strove
to comfort her and partially succeeded.
His manner was grave and thoughtful,
however, as he left the Bliss home. tie
did not impart TO Viola all that he
thought. TO his mind, Doctor Bliss had
not only lost his fortune, but his life,
in the mad whirl of war.
Once only since the letter arrived an
nouncng n great investment and an in
tention to return home, had they heard
from him and then indirectly. \ box
had been received bearing many for
eign transit tags. No letter arrived to
tADlilH WHY IL WIS Stul. w lltli ' flNltl
came TO open 1t she found six framed
oil paintings. They were mere daubs
and she wondered why her father, II
connoisscur in matters of art, had sent
them. They were stored in the garrett
and letter expected explaining their
shipment, but none such appeared.
Then there had arisen another com
plication. Doctor Bliss was virtuoso
in certain lines. He went abroad regu-
larly, being man of comfortable
means, and took considerable money
with him, usually returning with an
tiquities which he rcsold to museums
and individuals at II good profit, This
last trip he had mortgaged his home
| for large amount, informing Viola
| that he had a promising speculation in
view which required Il lGrge cash out
/ lay. The mortgage had been made out
| in favor of one Andrew Bayne, q
money loaner. When the first interest
came due, Bayne visited the Bliss home
Fair play., 1917-03-24
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

Few persons can be sick who use
Green's August Flower. 1t has been
used for all ailments that are caused
by disordered stomach and inactive
liver such as sick headache, constlpa-
ton, sour stomach nervous indges-
ton, fermentation of food palpitation
of the heart from gases created In
the stomach, pains in the stomach, and
many other organic disturbances.
August Flower is gentle laxative,
regulates digestion, both in the stom-
ach and intestines cleans 9rd sweet
ems the stomach and whole nentary
canal, and stimulates the liver to Sc
crete the bile and impurities from the
blood. Try it, Two doses will relieve
you. Used for fifty years in every
town and hamlet in the United States
and in all civilized countries.-Adv.
California is soon to have the
largest walnut packing establishment
in existence.
Fair play., 1917-03-24
One Wav Out Of II.

She was condemnutory in her man
ner. ~ refuse to take this paper
cutter" she declared sternly, be
cause il is not ivory, and l want to
use it as gift"
The clerk looked at her with the IL
on't-doubt- your-word-madam' express
sion Indigenous TO clerks. That's
very strange" ne said. "The ele-
phant must have had false teeth"
Fair play., 1917-03-24
Had Courage of His Convictions.

Francis Bacon, who was born in
London January %, 1860 had an aver
sion for dueling, practice prevalent
in England in his day, observes a writ
er in the Washington Post. He lived
from 1860 to 1926. The great essaylst
made an address against dueling In
star chamber session In proceedings
against two men-one for writing and
sending n challenge, the other for de
livering it. Bacon was then kings at
| torney general.
Fair play., 1917-03-24
Becomes u. S. Citizen
Again to Aid Uncle Sam.

The solution Of the paradox.
"Whcn is an American not an
American" has just been discov-
cred by Benn0 Weller, born in
Nebraska, and more recently en-
gagged as farmer in Canada.
Weller went to Canada some
years ago and, in order TO obtain
patent on farm there, became
n naturullzed citizen Of Great
Britain. A few weeks ago he re-
turned TO this country and tried
Ia enlist in the United States
Marine corps but was rejected
uS an alien. The secretary Of Ia
Dor was appealed to and decided
that WiCler would he required to
20 through the same procedure
as Il foreigner in order to again
, become Il citizen of the United
States, which he did and then
was enlisted.
Wlcler said he would not
change nutiouulities for a farm
Fair play., 1917-03-24
He Got His Wish.

The conjugal dispute waXed loud
and furious. Mrs. Blink said: Yes,
yes; It was so!' and Mr.. Blank said:
Pooh, pooh! 1t was not sol"
In the end came tears. Then Mrs
Blank fell 10 reproaches.
Il was reading one of your old let
ters, James. only today" she sobbed,
land you said in it that you would
rather live in endless torment with
me than in bliss by yourself"
We'll" gruuted Blank, Il got my
wish "
Fair play., 1917-03-24
Sent to Local Libraries.

The system ou which books are
sent out 10 borrowers is as follows: If
Il man engaged in serious research
needs a book which his own local Ii
hrary lacks, which it cannot naturally
be expected to have, he may ask his
local library to get it for him from the
library Of congress. This will be done,
and his only expense will be the cost
of the transportation Of the volume.
The loan rests on the theory Of n
special service to scholarship which it
is not within the power or the duty of
the local library to render. Its pur-
pose is to aid research calculated to
advance the boundaries of knowledge,
by the loan Of unusual books not read
lily accessible elsewhere.
therefore, books that should be in
local library or that can be borrowed
from library having Il particular duty
| to the community from which the appli-
cation comes Ga state library, for ex-
ample), are not lent by the library of
| congress- Neither are books that are
/ inexpensive and can easily be pro
cured, nor textbooks. nor books for the
/ general reader, nor to be used for
recreation or sclf-culturc. But unusual
books to satisfy unusual nceds-thcse
the library OF congress is glad to lend
"And we find that people MI over the
country are eager to take advantage OF
this service. We are constantly send
ing out books to borrowers sometimes
aS far distant as san Francisco anC
Cuba. During the year ended June 30
1914, we sent out 2,03O volumes. Dur
ing the year ended June 30 1915 W.
sent out 2,2jS volumes, and during tn,
year ended June 80, 1916, we sent ou
as interlibrary loans 3.iGO volumes Il
1903 different libraries in As states ant
in Canada.
Fair play., 1917-03-24
sandpaper in the Kitchen.

Always keep n piece Of fine sandpa-
per in the kitchen. If your cake or
bread should brown n bit too much Won
can rub it off more smoothly than il
a Crater Is used. II anything sticks
or burns on pans the fine sandpaper
cleans more easily than anything else.
Fair play., 1917-03-24
THIS YOUNCSTER
HAS HIS COLDS
rubbed AWAY

The mother of this sturdy boy
is Mrs. Alvin Roeder, 1904 N.
Rowley ST., Evansville, Ind.
After giving the Southern
treatment for colds, Vick's
VapoRub Salve, a trial, Mrs.
Roeder is now enthusiastic
cally in favor of this external
method of relief and writes:
''At the time we received our first Jar
Of Vick's VapoRub we all had bad colds
or Group. rubbed some VapoRub over
the children's throats and chests and
covered with a warm flannel cloth, and il
gave them almost instant relief. l am
more than pleased with the results il gave,
and recommend it above anything have
yet tried"
VapoRub comes in three
sizes, 25c, SOC or $1.00, and
for all forms of cold troubles
from head colds, catarrh
and asthmatic troubles down
to deep chest colds, sore
throat, bronchitis or incipient
pneumonia, it will be found
quicker and better than in
ternal medicines. Group is
~ usually relieved in 6f-
30 teen minutes.
Fair play., 1917-03-24
Hardly Possihle.

The following resolution was passed
by an Irish corporation: "'That new
Jail should be built; that this he done
out Of the materials OF the old one,
and TINT the old Jail be used until the
new one Us completed"
Fair play., 1917-03-24
UNCLE SAM LOANS
BOOKS TO PEOPLE
Makes 1t Possible for Anyone to
Make Use of Great Congress
Sional Library.
PURPOSE TO AID RESEARCH
Object Is to Make Unusual Volumes
Which Cannot Be Obtained Else
where Available to Students
Everywhere.

Comparatively few persons know
that they can take advantage of the
great congressional library maintained
by Uncle Sam mt Washington without
going to the national capital.
There are thousands Of people all
over the country who cOnstastly make
use of the library of congress and yet
have never been within gUnshOt of the
District of Columbia The important
and yet little-known branch of the nc
tivities Of the library Of congress which
makes this possible was explained by
Herbert Putnam, the librarian Of con-
grcss.
THE library of the British Museum"
he said. "is purely a reference library.
1t is magnificent collection, but 1t Is
of use only to those who can go TO
London to consult it. The library OF
congress is, of course, used as ref
erence library by thousands of people
every year. But il is also II lending
library, and therefore 1t renders to the
American citizen Il service which the
British Museum library does not rem
der to the British citizen.
This is a work in which the library
Of congress is following the lead of
some of the great Libraries of Europe,
especially of those Of Germany. The
great libraries of the continent have
been surprisingly generous in lending
to scholars throughout Europe, includ-
ing American scholars sOjourning
there. They lend even manuscripts
quite freely. They require, of course,
that the borrower shall be an accred-
tied person. but if he be accredited
they will lend to him, no matter how
great may be the distance between him
and the Library, books and manuscripts
of rarity and value.
"Of course, there is much to be saic
| for the purely reference library. Some
of our material-such as the valuable
documents placed here by their own
crS for safe kcepiug-is used only fol
reference purposes. Sometimes tran
/ scripts of it are sent out.
Fair play., 1917-03-24
An Essential Step.

The republic Of Panama has had
its first bank failure, and feels that
il is cutting it's teeth as an infant in
the family of nations. The process is
never wholly pleasurable but it has
10 come-Brooklyn Eagle.
Fair play., 1917-03-24
womANs cRowNlNe GLORY

Is her hair. If yours is Strenked with
ugly, grizzly, gray hairs, use LA Gre
ole" Hair Dressing and change it in
the natural way Price S1.0O.-Ady.
Fair play., 1917-03-24
ey-if~N0eP . HtlIe uUDI-OUtHU VI LUUN honne
4! !!sM!ICRSV VApogB BSAIVE
Needn't Explain It

Needn't Explain 1t.
''Theres one good thing about golf"
"What is it?"
ITS seldom that your wife insists
on you taking her to see it played"
Fair play., 1917-03-24

are easy and pleasant to take and excel
lent results are accomplished by their
use. Used BY Mothers for 30 years.
Sold by Druggists everywhere. a cents.
Trial package FREE Address.
THE MOTHER GRAY CO., LIE Roy. N. Y.
Fair play., 1917-03-24

Alaska supplies the world with $780,
100000 worth of salmon annually.
Rock Island Argus., 1917-05-09

Individual contributions by Americans,
as Dir. Hoover has frequently ex-
plaiued. have represented q small part
Of the entire cost.
Conditions In Belgium are more
grave than they have been since Ger
many. by right Of conquest set up a
military dictatorship ana closed the
frontiers 20 trade and communication
with the outside world. 1t IS 70 the
honor OF this country that Americans
devised the means and carried on the
seork og Transporting food and other
necessary supplies to Belgium. The
machinery is still I'D fun operation as
II was when the American relief
agents were forced to quit the field.
From now on. Americans cannot but
rejoice that money from the national
treasury wiI be used 10 save the
Belr from starvation i'm their own
homes. and that out Of our plenty WE
are able 20 give in measure with clF
syupathtes with an oppressed people
Rock Island Argus., 1917-05-09
Keeping Of Tracks.

In ssmi-hum0rous bulletin the
Southern Pacific company describes
the disappearance OF tramrs from
their hauuts around railroad bridges.
tunnels and rights or wav generally
The ola sheltered hooks where
"hoboes built their fires ANA boiled
the spoil at their raids On farmers
fields are deserted because ID any sugh
place g soldier is likely TO ba found
on guard and he is not holly unlike
" to shoot AT persons who are open
to suspicion.
More guards viii he placed along
the roads as troops ana munitions be-
sin - move. and IL wilt be increasing
lE dangerous % frespazs on railroad
property. not only for trampz. but for
al other classes The 1aw against
trespass will he enforced as I'D never
has been before in this country. and
perhaps we shall acquire in the United
states something Of the respect FOR
law and safety which keeps railroad
tracks III most foreign countries free
from tresp passers
II that should be accomplish taare
vii he marked reduction iu tae
number OF railroad casualties.
Rock Island Argus., 1917-05-09

For the benefit Of q constant reader
Of your column (Which by the way K
md highly Interesting and iusEructiEe)
viii Eou kindly answer the following.
What is the usual duration of
chronic UeriearGjts2 o. What arc
the more prominent symptoms
is amy treatment curative do patients
ever reeoEeTE 4 81
Answer. SIX months to life. 9
Palpiracion. short breath on ezertlon,
sometimes pain over heart. often q
short hacking cough B. A good many
cases are completely cured by fadic-
ou5 medical treatment and careful
living There is no treatment suitable
Ior All cases 1.-THE conditions vary
widely and demand individual medical
care. Pericarlitis is inflammation of
the perfcaralum. the }ubrjcafiug sac
which covers the heart.
Purifying tbe Blood, Tra-La
am writing you for a prescription
to purify and cleanse the blood Please
print il iu tomorrow's paper. and do
not print mF name, only the initials,
Answer. Now. Ted. We are certain
" glad to welcome new reader, and
we strive to- please every one. Hygeulc
living tends to keep the blood whole
some. and exercise. sunshine and pIan-
tE of fruits and vegetables in the diet
tend to clean the blood of impurities
due 10 unhyseuj- living. but that is as
lar a5 We can go without induigiug in
speculation. Ted Ted isn't YOUR name.
but we use ii just TO remind you that a
correspondent of this column is never
identified in print or any other way.
OF the hundreds of letters received
every week from readers. j could not
q this moment name or identify a sin
gle correspondent. excepting those
who may have carried on special cor
respundeuce about topics other than
their own personal health II your
blood is impure have good doctor
look you over and advise what treat
ment, If any, may be necessary.
Rock Island Argus., 1917-05-09
Just Keep Busy.

Worry over the war should not he
allowed to destroy our balance and
harmony 1t lis the duty OH every
patriotic citizen to keep busy in some
we'll directed path of work that viii
produce those things essential to a
successful warfare
Worry among other things ueakens
the digestion and rcbs Tha body Of
aourisameut This IS followed By "a
general loss Of strength. and tha body
gradually loses its resistance 10 dis
ease germs
Good health ts the keystone of the
arch Of preparedness. All Of Us viii
be called upon 10 make great sacri-
fees. if the var becomes long cout57-
ued. Il is possible that the strong
VIII have to give up easier occupa-
uons TO the weak while the physically
it take up the tasks thaL are more Ia
boTiOus.
However, We must not allow oar
minds I'd dwell too much on the bor-
rors of war. We must not think TOO
much Of what might happen. Worry
is as dangerous as machine gun in
the hands of well trained soldiers. We
must use every effort 70 throw of the
Rock Island Argus., 1917-05-09


The argus hopes taat tnvaztIz CATION
-,.:1f .s+.tr.sf .-a-- ts r.- foundation
TOR me s-'.t .1a- "a
Washington charging 5Hat aA'H5 Ht-
ing the American flag have been Eur-
-t-t.s-- -.~-e.,.f~--. r., f--r--ar esta-
.. .-
luei 7i1tH# .-.1. " ' "7"- |
Che slaughter ~ United states -3ll-
zanz
-r. --........ ..-.5-.-. -..-.r..5~-. .-,-r-
atea F0ias steamers @att9-7 @--
pIoycd gn one Of the boats are respo1-
aib]e for the almost Incredible state
rneut chat the supplies for the 4ubma-
rfues were serrafed beneath esrs0as
of coal ana other commodities con-
signed To European ports and that
eDroura across tHa Atlantic the Ger
man underwater hnsfe uuufa he met
and nrarfdaH v-frn needed zustauarce
in the shane of OH ana munitions and
food
One IF the mysteries af the suhma-
rfue eampsIrn has been the difficulty
experienced bv the British and French
In locating the bases from which
the 4lnaarea4 @eErrr- ana~ats oera-
sionaIEv one of rheee bases has been
discovered ana DESTROYED but srfor-
nation that has come through London
carries a disgouraginE note when fl
reaches the question of discussing she
effort to wipe out the stations through
which the q boats are obtaining the
supplies that hoId them Tia commits
sion. one explanation NAV be the
traftorous steamship. first inrlmatfou of
the existence of which we have IN the
report that broke i'm the capital yes
terday
1t is easy to understand the prodt
that would accrue TO the steamship
owner who would play the desperate
role mentioned Tt would be a case 81
turning his back on his own country
and flag to win the blood stained dol
lar Of au enemy nation. Germany
could afford 70 attractlveIv reward
those who would extend surn needed
aid to the submarine carving on it's
warfare far from home harborz GER
many has been liberal in handling all
phases of the U boat campaign "a the
end that nothing he left undona in rb-
Rock Island Argus., 1917-05-09

mighty bad FIX But there's no teu.a.
if they was in q worse NIX than ANDY
himself for its mighty hard aa "a mon
70 see his family suffeTln ana ugt Be
able to do anything for em.
But in one thtng Andy IaIH over
everybody. He had The most marvel
ous luck AT poker They said al enc
time If the certificates Uf min afoes.
he had won was worth their face raH
be worth millions But whas aas H.
use o. 0wnin "a lot o. paper that e5u
couldn't buy anything WITH II he
could have got calico dress for s5H
wife or put s0metht8 in the STUN
m5cks o. his children with 'eu raeHaa
a been some comfort ia it, But Ha
couldn't have bought pair a ahaa-
strings with the whole three or fear
millions of stock.
ANDY was usually ahead in the
game. and there was one time when he
happened to get d lot o. shares D one
defuuct company into his hands He
wasn't IookIn very wei Some said
he was wOrFgiu' because his vlLa aaE
children were hungry and hadn't doc
cent clothes 60 cover EN- Elz truth
is Andy was atarv5n himself Whr he
stuck To Gambliu for worthless shares
nobody knew. but he must have had
sumo anu - +-a- tta -A+'#.-tH
other or he wouldn't have done
Well as 7 was s5arEu il fg saE
YOU. there was enc night when HE
boys was playiu poker lor dead m.r-
ing shares. when andy was Easu a
shares without lookiu' al 'au ala
0ncet when there was a big lot on Tile
table somebody called. aud .az hands
all except Auly= was Turned over 1l
Ehe table Andy was 55ttt1 W.rl his
head down on his chisr lo0Eu PLAYED
out His hat was down 6u his face se
they couldn't see IL. When he failed
ro turn over bis cards some uaa did ts
for him, and it was winner.
Somebody lifted Anays hat Ev-
cry man at The table stared. His face
was as white as chalk. and his eyes
was glazed and stariu
THAT was the last game aa poker
played iu these parts for mlusH shares
5immouds winnius was tolElo5 aser
10 his widder and It was said SHE
tried 70 sell the Let for money enough
70 get back home But nobody wa1 et
en-
somebody had bought aa some
shares of one of the mines called Eaa
Lone Pine from d tree GROWN near
One day Il got ont that these parties
had struck q bonanza. 4aas was ar-
ia 90 buy ND the shares. aaH couldn't
fad who owned 'au. Andy 5auoHls.
uidder heard oi the strike and '.aas
over the certificates her husband had
won when he was adE5a 1Ha .aaGa
she owned fhe biggest laIE a. Lone
"Df course she wouldn't zeEl now for
amy price The company was rzer.
ganized under the name of Dead Man
fTc- And =Hnaf do Fa EEtrss aH=e'e