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April i Order hav by.th rovllonl Government ti-&nfr'tn fh fortrcu of St. Peter y . . .. ... .. ;raui ot,mi peron now wun me in fr TaalfA.dln Thtia ffha eror. ind ex-KmDres will be com ,lfcoUt&C trecant arrest of the Grand DucheM Pavlovna. a coualn of the' former Em. and divorced wife of Prince William en, and a group of perponafres In 'tourace of Grand Iiuke IJorls has led. n.to the police, to the discovery of a which the urand Duchesfl nnu two Dukes were Involved for the procla Of Grand Duke Nicholas as Emperor. Duke Nicholas now Is In the Crimea. Ml Duchess Olffa of Ruesla, a obiter 'abdicated Emneror. who divorced the 'of Oldenbure. has just married Cap- Xoudlkowskl, of the Russian cavalry. officers of .the captain's regiment halq Koudlkonakl to resign owing to his with the house of Romanoff. V t SOFIA, April 2. Fremler Itadostavoft, AAAMaalnff thn 'RulffftrlA.n FnrllMmpnt fin thi , V'p.fcmlen revolution, expressed the belief that l R weflla mane possible tne return of good rwjtwmns oeiween tne uussian nnu uui '''igamn peoples. He paid a warm tribute to i n patriotism of the ftimlan Duma and wiyl.Jiopo now the state of things In Ilui- IJW1H be consolidated nnd will open the to a good understanding between our rfes. Bulgaria declared war against ah- (1st Russia, but she always Iihh borne In the distinction between absolutist Hus. , and the Russian people." JOHN A. RUDOLPH Graduate of the schoolship Sara toga, who points out the need for officers to man the American mer chant marine and the opportuni ties for good positions that are open to American boys with the proper training. m A Farmer Smith's Column A ' -. i. VJ'jT'r' f!iKE,V,KArti;ii VIC3rjdears This talk Is suggested by a fMttar lady fourteen years or age. She lUW'jJUBt been promoted from the seventh pa to the eight grade of her school at to middle of the year. She Is worthy df mr attention. In 1 -H" young lady Informs nie. that to HnHwtiYiiiiii one must nave uuuiuvur pMy dictionary says. In order to nersevere JWu-must "Maintain .a purpose." vftHave YOU a nuroose? & ry ,..-.. t. ,.,:. ......... ... ,( nave, buck 10 ii ana you win come m. aii rignt in the end. Pr -onr birds, animals and fishes have an 1m. & .toanae amount of TnnsrcvM-,i7K?rK IHave you? treJJ?" Perseverance 'STICK-TO-1T-1VE- " ana it will remind jou to stick to t ,'frii'urpose- ..Jn1Saru, ot water on a stone makes no j .flWWMon, but a million drops hitting the ' PEP PC wears away the stone. "Ltll. Va.Ib f 1 Ha... . t....:ir xuui inviiiir .niin. swj ":"' FABMEIl SMITH. . "V, M5J ' amnnt . .w, . Slat "uuuLiAnu stukiks 7:vw tCfir- . t j By Farmer Smith MRS. BANTAM 'fhlta .Tl.l.. t.. nt. . . r,).".""'' " "ay oirn was nying nome f Se.f' ,reat hurry Falhr Duck was ushering 4 iy.Uy Bumpua Into tho parlor. The whole ,"' ".ly were upset when they heard : a ' ZV "'"'"" ""u jiieneu ni Miner jay ''vi?,r, ,home' for they thought perhaps Mrs. '.W- D,ru naa aiscovered Mother Duck In 5ri ct of Placing- the egg in Mrs. Jay 'jKJJWrt's nest. ir32Ther Duck was wondering, too. If Billy 5VfWJUB had told Mrs. Jay Bird what had bw' ...w niCT ,,v .clinic wnufc wuuia &l,,pen ln woodland with two fellows like deal with. 3Rv!m ii wuuuiana viin IW K ; 'Billy and Mister Jay Bird to FiN" !L lnat what Is the matter at Mister Jay L.tfHrd'8 homA7" flnlrcwf Vathn- rk..i . ,teusly. ,;.. "Nothing much. r illt cinlnJ 1 .. L klm out of the wav. I am now n 'HtMl... "Wbat do you think of that? A real live del '?4leUv: Some one has robbed Mrs. Ban u. (tW of one of her nrerlnnx trcr anrf t n irJj-l?.,ookout ,or the thief." Billy Bumpus A I Iflilll, t MWH..J &.. -..!.. . " ww4 miiuiiu ino rtnm ivun a glare. -rt' Vttn Dllrlr anri naK. Ti... i. j . C-''BtU. but noione travft a ulirn "Well, I don't see any clues here, so I 'mm- soing. saia amy, as he put on his i.Whars a cluer'aBked Father Duck. 2i u( iou nave to be a real detective iiraer io luuy unaerstand what clue is. m if ''H.i- l f'tC A f Custom Welted S4VV furna .V, - WWte Calf, Gun-metal and , ? New Shade of Buck. feSfi, wy aooMC exclusive ioe8 . to hn.rwuvn.i9a wmi a.vair of th . Wft distinguished IWfF lto many , SSfWidinalTHod. vf ,iww vs more MMkff' nil Mnl.- It Is something which puts you on the track." "Oh I" was all Father Dude said, as Blllv disappeared out the door, "I wonder what will bo happening In our home next?" nsked Mother Duck, as she went out Into the kitchen to make ready the supper. She was glad Mister Jay Bird did not stay. In the meantime Billy Bumpus went back to where Mrs. Bantam was peacefully sit ting. "Anything new?" she nsked, as Billy en tered the hen house. "Not a clue, thus far, but I suspect that Mister Jny Bird had something to do with all jour trouble he has a guilty conscience and that alwajs makes people afraid. "Do ou know what I am going to do? I am going to get a magnifying glass and look for footprints otitsldo our door" 'flreat Idea!" exclaimed Mrs llnnlam "We must find tho thief or some one will steal YOU anil some one will steal me, and then the hen house and cverj thing else. OH I Brave Billy Bumpus, plc.iho seo If you cannot find the thief." This was too much for Billy, so he ran out of the hen house again nnd began searching for a piece ot glass, which he soon found. He returned and discovered a footprint Just outside of the hen house door, glass?" asked the little hen. "It makes no difference, for here Is a footprint two footprints no, FOl'Il!" Mrs. Bantam was so excited that she arose from her nest to take p. peak "Yes, and they are ducks' footprints I mean, they are the marks of ducks' feet," said Billy, holding the glass down close to the ground and looking more closely. 'Oh! I hae It. One of the marks looks like a oung duck." Billy did not wait to hear what Mrs. Bantam had to say, but scooted off ln the direction of Father Duck's home. Solebury National Hank a Reality NHW lion:, I'a. April ?. The stock for the contemplated Solebury National Bank has been oversubscribed, and tho Institution will at last become a reality. Many prom inent business men from New llopoand the vicinity aro hacking the enterprise and the scheme meets with the general co-operation and approval of the farming district, as farmers either hae to do their banking across the rlcr In .lorsoy or go seven or eight miles Io a Pemis!vanla town con taining a national bank. Doylestown being the nearest one. A mwlrilar la holnir Knlltrht tlV the OOlIC today as the kidnapper of five-year-old Nathan Plott, of Sll Fernon street, whp li lna serious condition nt the Mount Slnal Hospital. After being held a prisoner In a vacant cellar nmld rats, rubbish and tin cans, the lad was found nearly starved to death In a vacant house at 620 Carpenter street. The boy's feet had been tied together with a heavy rope, Tho police had been searching for him since his grlef-strlcken parents reported him missing from their home last Wednesday, Tho boy himself told a story to the po lice which will assist them materially In running down the kldnnpper. "His name Is Hill," Nathan said. "He has a wagon nnd a horse and he sells things to buy candy with He sometimes goes to the movies and told mo he'd take me there oncest If I'd go along with him. "t liked Bill's wagon the first time I seen It He has knlvis, scissors nnd lots of other things. Bill nlso mends beds. Ills Is no pushcart, It's a regular wagon with n horse hitched to It." Nathan paused In his narrative long enough to nsk for morn mllK and cracaers. He was still hungry. "Sure. I'll know Bill If I saw him again," Nathan continued "His face Is black and his hair anil hands Is white," meaning no doubt that his face Is dlrtv. "The man rame along and said' 'Hello! want to go to tho movies?' 'Sure,' I said; but he lied to me He never took me there. I didn't want to go but ho grabbed mo and sas. 'Sure, jou'll go!' "He pulled me along and shoved me till 1 fell down. Then he grnbhed me 'by the neck He took mo to Carpenter street and ran led mo to the cellar where he tied my feet. Ho F,ild If I tried to get away he'd tin my hands, fjolly' hut I was scared. "I had my sweatir on nnd sometimes I fell asleep. Bats crawled over me and I chased them awav. They would always rome buck. I cried and cried Then I for gt m h.it happened I flnall aw a boy looking through a small window at me. Then the came rioun and got me out," Tho lad was found by Joseph Arnflcant, of OIK'v C'.irppnter street He liberated tb child nnd notified the police. Nathan was nearly dead from starvation when found. "UNLOADED" PISTOL KILLS Fatal Accident to Younjr Man at He bron, Near Lebanon I.KHANO.V, I'a April 2. Calvin Bentz. nineteen jeais of age, of Hebron, died from it bullet wound In his head Im medlatolv above tho tight, ear. The po lice found he had accidentally killed him self In demonstrating his assertion that his levolver was not loaded. When he first pointed the weapon at his companion, Harry Deckel t, and pulled tho trigger, there was no discharge, and Deck el t stronglv reproved him for his danger ous act. Then Bentz, In further evidence ot his contention, pressed tho muzzle to his own head and again pulled the trigger. This time there was a discharge and Bentz fell fatally wounded. Revenue Receipts Increase YOIHC, I'a, April 2. Receipts of the local offio of the ninth Internal revenue dis trict were $124, SOB. 42 during March, a gain ot $7000 over those of the previous mouth, and more than $21,000 In excess of those of the coi responding month of last year. The inciease was clue to the record sale of cigar stamps. JglBB " JB.SMPf J Dizzy? Ever feel this way after a smoke? You'd better switch to Girards. That's the way to take the whirl out of your wits, straighten out your thinker and bring back the mental punch that knocks the kinks out of business problems. Never, gets on yoiirJnerves The Girard Cigar never interferes with the reeular business of vnnr v... .,.. i j "r. Jcauar t. z 'w .., jrum ncaa or your digestion. Puff for puff you can't beat it for Jure pleasure If. a genuine Havana-faU-flavorS I and iSS Xtncy. nCVCr impaifS your hcal or iSr That's why the Girard is the national curar SLSSSA country S2X Try a Girard today 10c and up f . j : .(vVL V ftS PT"S( m.,A".J' F. ;.vfv.iL..-rrxi? kV ME &mWmtm3ten& mikm --m0U kA u -i i.i. ""tn iflPr .'SoHlHayQsBKHHBiHSiSFPBMA i,.iii"ji tK jMtJiiftirBavn' ui1 MiJF ' . - - V , S(? JVjli-" .- 8k. W n1 .-i. "- a -'JteZ ? - T , wtft ,T09. vr- .!' C'. A .ry A1&&'J r,-.- - MJ&J$2 PHILADELPHIA The Foster Father Belgian Children's Week started yesterday. $100,000 a month for the next six months will be Philadelphia's share in this great hu manitarian movement. And every cent must be raised before next Sunday. Each dollar will give one little un fortunate an extra daily ration for one month an extra biscuit and a cup of cocoa. It is far from a meal. as the children qf Philadelphia know it but it is enough to save the lives of thou sands of half-starve.d children in that war-torn little country. Over a million homeless Belgian children need food. They want it with an urgency and an intensity which the imagination can hardly conceive. They must 'Have 'it 'In 'order to 7Ve And remember they are just little tots' fighting for existence against odds that are staggering thousands of older. folks. They are weak from hunger; and exposure. America Is going to Help th'em- Ihis country has guaranteed the funds' to provide every child in Belgium wittf its much-needed extra iheal- every day. What Are You Doing to Help? 'Arc VOU doillf? vour narr ?n raicinrr PMI. delphia's share? Give what you can to a "Ration Club." Hundreds of them are enthusiastically en gaged raising funds to provide extra food for the children of an entire town. Or, better still, start a "Ration Club' yourself in your office, club or church. We will tell yotu how and assist you in every way. Or, if you prefer, send in'your individrnfl contribution And do it now, during Belgian Children's Week. Whatever you do, give generously and promptly. No one should feel that a single contribution, however small, can be spareH; Ihere can be no worthier occasion fot the rich to give abundantly from their abun dance or for the humble to spare something of their smaller portion. the slKa of food for some Belgian child. All incidentai ex2 W lnatcd lTJ1" worth phia's committee. incidental expenses have been provided for by PWIadel. PihU? elia'S f nt,ire contribution must be pledged this week-how much will you give? Make your check, money order or other remittance payable to James Crosby Brown, Brown Bros. & Co., 330 Chestnut street, or leave it at any bank or trust company in Philadel phia to be forwarded. Or fill out the attached coupon. BELGIAN .CHILDREN'S RELIEF mSmImimii11"1"8 ANn tA1L ODAT """"hhhHHHIB To JAMES CROSBY BROWN, Treasurer, BROWN BROS, ft CO. 330 Ch..tVt wL. PWUMU, Pfc I hereby pledge myself to give I .... , - w 4 nVVUWft IWfty . r - - -w months to supply BelgWi .cWWrti with ', VJ s tl Hi j :i t1 'd ,' ',,,Mtl,WlCtl COMMmai OF PENNSYLVANIA .' -V srt, muitMiI: : , U i1 - iA' m? fw, ta 'Lnvte.,1 s-&2t