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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23
Marriage Exposes Frauds.

Two persons about to enter business part
nership would not even dream of lying to each
other about their assets. Nor would they at
tempt to polish up their liabilities with the
hope that their superficial gloss might be mis-
taken for an asset Such fraud they know to
be punishable by law.
Yet, when it comes to entering into life
partnership, instead of a frank showing, we
find the partners lying deliberately to each
other Poses and pretensions that cannot
help but be brought to light in the first years
of married life are indulged in. 4 man may
lie to his friends and woman may pose to
her intimates, but neither man nor woman can
hide the truth about themselves long from each
other after they are married.
Where hypocrisy has been the dominant
feature of courtshp that results in matri-
mony, the oath of allegiance--to love, to honor,
and to obey-becomes an unbearable yoke
under which the defrauded one chafes and
complains bitterly.
l have letter before me from young
wife whose grievance has made her marriage
bitter thing:
81 have been married but three months,
Miss Libbey. I'm mserably unhappy. My
husband deceived me dreadfully For four
years before my marriage / worked downtown
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23

first few years of life together would be happy
as they should be.
when maid truly loves a man, if he de-
clares his love for her to be his great posses
sion and frankly admits his shortcomings she
willingly makes concessions for those short
comings and ceaves to him because he has as
serted his love. When she marries she mar
ries with her eyes wide open to his faults and
with the hope that she may help him overcome
them. If she is disappointed her disappoint-
ment is not of the faith destroying kind. At
least her air castles are not built on hypoc-
risy, and her very faith in the man must
eventually be an uplift to his character
The mask of deceit might better be re-
moved in courtship days when love is at a
fever heat than to wait until marriage has
cooled a bit the fervent ardor. Concessions
more readily made in courtship days than
after marriage. If lover cou'd not survive
the confession of a fault or shortcoming in
the maid, how can she expect it to be toer-
ated by the husband?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23
Lose Heads Along NTH Hearts.

The great pity of this masquerade during
courtship days is the fact that it is absolutely
unnecessary. When love is in the heart of a
girl it is needless for the fellow lie about
his business achievements and his virtues.
The girl will endow him with more good quail
tiles than he enumerate himself Then
when the inevitable awakening comes she will
only have herself to blame and the disllusion-
ment will not be half so bitter.
1t SENS to be a condition of courtship that
lovers lose their heads along with their hearts.
If the man and the girl would spend occa-
sional hour of their courtship enumerating
their shortcomings the establishments and
unhappy married lives caused by false preten-
sions would be comparatively few, and the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23
When a Maid Truly L0ues a Man,
if He Declares His LOUe for Her
to Be His Great Possession and
Frankly Admits His Shortcomings.
She Willingly Makes Concessions
for Those Shortcomings.

fCopyriEht: ie1a: By Laura Jean Libbey.l
the first years Of married life young
couples find themselves upon road where
] there are many stony places, which if
not drawn carefully over will almost sure
ly upset the domestic coach.
The rocks on the road that should be right
fully labeled dangerous are built of the
Establishments or the unmasking of poses
and pretensions of courtship days.
In the season of courtship it seems natural
for the lover to put his best foot forward The
ardent youth tells the girl of the marvellous
things he has done, he can do, and will do in
the future. He lies to her about his possess
sons. He dresses better than he really can
afford to dress. He spends more money than
he can rightfully afford to spend. He pretends
interest in things that bore him to death to
please the girl he loves. And the girl pre-
tends accomplishments, artistic and practical
she does not possess. She pretends to be toll
Grant of things she actually loathes. She pre-
tends an angelic disposition when her real
disposition is far fror that.
And the world looks on and smiles at the
frauds that are committed in the name of
love!
That this deceit before marriage is not a
laughing matter is attested to by divorce
statistics which show that the average dura-
ton of married life of the couples involved is
about five years. And in % per cent of cases
it takes less than year for the couples to
discover that they have been blinded, hood
winked. and deceived by each other.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23
Custape Is Not a Good Loser.

AN EAR Miss Libbey: Will be 81
within week. Have been in Chi
- cago for the last two years. Last
fall while up N my home town in
Wisconsin was to dance and saw girl of
about is who attracted me, but l didn't get
any introduction to her nor did / dance with
her, but 1 asked some of my friends up there
who the girl is. They told me. ani the follow
ing week received a card from the girl saying
she had seen me at the dance, and, seeing it
was leap year, she thought she might drop me
a card. / answered the card and told her it
was love at first sight, and if she cared for me
even little bit to write at once 1 then re-
ceived letter from her saying she loves to
write to me. We kept on writing until about
ten letters have passed between us. Then l
made trip to Wisconsin one Saturday even
ing and called her up and asked her about see
ing her the next day. She says, Well don't
know, but I'll be at the dance tomorrow night
So went to that dance the next evening, and
l had my friend give me an introduction to
her, but she wouldn't even talk to me. Well,
that don't worry me, but she assured me in one
of her letters she was true blue. 1t looks
foolish on both sides to exchange mail, but
since / went 10 school with her brother and
she is working where my sister works l an
swered all her letters. What ] like to find
on. is, can she hold the letters sent her for
evidence later on after calling her all the en-
dearing names and using the word I want
you, and you want me-? also sent her a
Zig picture Of myself. What shall do to get
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23
Her Husband a Gambler.

Then about week later he ropped in
again and invited me to take luncheon with
him. He entertained me more elaborately
than had ever been entertained before He
took me to theaters, concerts, and for automo-
bile rides. He told me he had government
position in Jamaica, and as side interest he
operated a large orange plantation near Kings
ton, Jamaica He told me his government po-
sitions which he had just recently acquired
entitled him to a residence in Kingston with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23

said he might come this winter if he got his
work done Che is his own farmer now), and
now he writes he can't come, for he has too
much work to do, but that he will try to
come next winter.
" If he cared for me don't you think he
would come and see me before this? g."
If he says he cares for you suppose he is
telling the truth. He probably couldn't get
away from his farm work. If you really care
for him you might go about with other men
friends until he does come.
\ 4:
Shall He Send Her the Book'
Dear Miss Libbey young lady upon
noticing among my books copy Of The Lady
of the Camillias, by Dumas, has requested
me to let her read it, and my evasiveness has
only increased her curiosity. Do you think it
is right to let her read boo,- of such charac-
ter? Do you think that BIZ looking into life
entirely strange to her she might fail to no.
tice the fine lines that the author has drawn
and only see the coarse, vulgar ones? What is
your brief opinion about such books in general,
so l may guide my future reading according to
your advice? b.
If there is doubt in your mind as to its
being proper reading for the young lady,
would suggest that you do not lend it to her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23

a half dozen servants to care for it. Then he
told me he loved me and wanted me to go to
Jamaica to share his beautiful home with him.
" thought l loved him, Miss Lbbey, and
told him l would marry him. We married
after about six months acquaintance, part OF
which time he spent out of the city. He
planned that we should marry and remain in
town a week, then we were to go to Jamaica.
came to him. He told me ir explanation that
he had to run down to Virginia on most urgent
business in connection with his orange planta-
tion. He went
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23

as public stenographer. One day there came
into the office handsome, smarty dressed
man of 80. He asked me to -lrite letter
for him. The letter was about an orange
plantation in Jamaica in which apparently he
had some interest. He came next day and
dictated another. letter, and again the follow
ing day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23

the picture and the letters back, as l want
nothing to do with her now? / have no pic
ture of her. There is nickel dance up there,
and she goes there every Sunday evening, and
l think she told all her girl friends not to
dance with Inc. 1t looks to me though she
likes to be seen and heard and likes to have
fellows make fuss over hef through mail.
Would like to hear from you as soon as possi-
BILE, as | am going up there again on my birth
day a week from Saturday. Would like to- do
all the rest through correspondence, l am
sure she'll get cold feet if he sees me, as l
have sent her some pretty nice, well gotten up
letters. At least l think so. GUsTAvE."
l am afraid, Gustave, you are not very
good loser. l hope the letters you wrote the
girl were better spelled than this one you sent
me. You were entirely to blame, Gustave, and
deserve whatever the girl gives you.
4; Il
He Was Real Good TO Her.
Dear Miss Libbey: l am 10. While liv-
ing out west got acquainted with man Of
about 2s. He was real good to m, 1--WE worked
same far1n) and seemed to always want to
be with me, although we were on the go but
few times. We moved east here three years
ago and we have been corresponding. Re
Gently / got letter from him, and he added
for me not to get married until : gave him a
chance first and that he wished was his now
that he would be happy. Do you think be
cares for me? Having seen orly his picture
in these three years. I can't tell whether
love him or not, but asked him if he thought
be would ever come to see our town, and be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23

The following day special ue,ryery letter
arrived. l opened it and read ia Imagine
my horror to find that l was married to a
gambler and that his trip to Virginia was in
connection with some big gambling DEAL o,
I'm SO disgraced, Miss Libbey. I run away
and hide from everybody I wish had the
courage to commit suicide"
And the following letter from man corre-
spondent voices the awakening and disillusion-
ment of many other men:
Il haven't been married year, Miss Lib
hey, but if I'm not entitled to a divorce
want to know the reason why. married a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23
/" Has Clean Character. :

Dear Miss Lbbey: I am farmer, q
years DID, have positively clean character
And, of course, have good reputation am
going with lady just fifteen months younger
than myself. This lady and have known
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23

each other by reputation for several years,
but we never met but once before we started
going together, Jhich was lar December. One
night recently we were out to a social together,
and when we returned to her home she asked
me to come in and stay with her until the
other members of the family returned, which
was some half hour Was it right that we
should be alone in the house together? think
great deal of this lady and believe she
thinks quite well of me. What sort of greet
ing would be proper or best for me to use in
letter to her? J.D
The girl acted bit unconventionally, but
probably felt that you knew her well enough
not to misinterpret her actions. If you know
her well enough to call her by her first name
begin the letter with !" Dear Grace or what
ever her name may be; otherwise, say Dear
Miss Brown"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23
He Manages an Orchard.

:" Dear Miss Libbey am %, of good char
acter, and have plenty of friends. / am man.
ager of commercial orchard. After corre-
spending with lot of girls have fell in love
with one of my first cousins. She is a nice
girl. Her age is %. She is the only one
ever loved. have been calling on her every
Sunday for four months. She said last Sun
day that she enjoyed my company better than
any one she ever corresponded with. Her
older sister opposes my being with her. We
are not engaged but expect to marry about
autumn, September or October. Which would
look wisest for us-to quit three months or
1 still continue to call on her each Sunday !?
Do you think her sister should break up our
courtship? MY position il such asto warrant
my belief that could support her in the style
of comfort which she 50 well deserves As re-
CARDS my character and disposition, they are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23

will take me for bette. or worse, please hand
me over to her. Please help me. If there is
anything you want to ask about me I will tell
you or l will refer you to any of my neigh
bors. r."
am sorry, but l cannot attempt to find
matrimonial partners for my correspondents.
1t is always better when one marries to choose
a life partner from among acquaintance
rather than to intrust your future happiness
to matrimonial agency or paper. am sure
If you are deserving you will be able to get
some good girl interested in you. The fact
that you must use a crutch need not prove a
drawback.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23
The Girls Are Scarce.

Dear Miss Libbey: am an old bachelor
OF ~. The girls are scarce around here.
What few there are have from one to two to
see them every Sunday. have to walk on
crutch all my life, so of course they don't care
Tor me- Now, Miss Libbey, don't think can't
work, for you would be mistaken. I own 100
acres of land. have done all Kinds Of work
on it, such as plowing, listing, and picking
corn. have found that can't follow walk
ing plow' but all other work have done.
Please don't think am Dragging, for am
not. | am living at home with M folks.
void like to get life partner and move on to
my own place. If you know any one that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23
Real Life Romances Offered Miss Ibbey for Solution

sufficiently well known to her. She thinks 1t
best for us to quit while and can't hardly
bear the thought of not being with her for
ninety long days. Often when l think of it
tears come trickling down M cheeks. Do yop
think we should marry now or wait until TAI.
or quit or go on until fall? A."
The problem of whether first cousins should
marry or not is one that must be settled by
the couple concerned. The laws of the church
and the laws of a great many of the states are
strongly opposed to it. Nevertheless, num-
Der Of first cousins have married with no disas-
trous results. Such marriages are not gem
orally to be advised. -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23

HeS S~"S" VS.
would quit going toget
still be friends. l am
done her any wrong, .
her associating with I
way. / feel that she
world for me, and she;
a great deal Of me. "
She is a most unl
afraid, however, she
ested in you. Try to /
other girl-one who {
reasonable
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23
A One-sided Arrdngemfnf.

Dear Miss Libbey: I have ben
company with young lady for tHts3sl
years. She insists upon correspond =
another boy she had been ke$pin6 =
with before he left for school, and 3l1'
me the privilege of even assocla ting 4
girls. This has led to many 111l q
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-12-26

Mr.. and Mrs. W. G.. Hendricks
autoed to Wilton Christmas day
where they were entertained at
a Christmas dinner with friends.
Jake Olson and Philip Kesselr-
ing were in from their farms
this week shopping and while
here made this office a pleasant
visit.
w. Stutsman, Chairman Of the
railroad commissioners, spent a
couple Of days here this week
transacting business at the court
house.
Miss Agnes Peterson, daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Peterson,
is home for a two weeks stay
from the Agricultural college al
Fargo.
Father Hanson came down
from Garrison Friday and held
services in the Catholic church
that evening and the following
morning.
Miss Irene Haugeberg, who is
attending the Agricultural Col
lege at Fargo, returned Saturday
and will spend the holidays with.
her father.
Miss Margaret Johnston, deputy
county treasurer, went to Garrison
Wednesday to spend Christmas
with the home folks.
The south branch of the 500
out Of Bismarck will continue as
a passenger instead Of a mixed
tarin as the 500 petitioned.
The Washburn High School has
ket ball team played at Under
wood last Friday afternoon and
came home with the honors.
Miss Nellie Gearhart came up
from Wilton Saturday and will
be the guest Of Miss Lu Satter-
lund for a couple Of weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Ekstrom
and daughter, came up from Bis
marck Christmas day to visit
their parents for a few days.
Menden, the new town between
here and Underwood, is progress
ing. Carl Erchhorst, on whose
farm the town is located, is a
hustler and intends to push the
good thing along. A. Schulz &
Sons, who have a large store here,
will soon open q store there.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-12-26
PLANNING BIG
DEVELOPMENT WORK

within a very short time the
House River Counties Immigra-
ton and Development Association
will be ready to launch one OF
the most comprehensive and tho
rough plans for attracting new
settlers to this part Of the state
of North Dakota that has been at
tempted in recent years.
"At Minot members Of the
Ways and Means Committee Of
the Association met with Major
j. S. Murphy and his assistant
and during the afternoon the
committee CLEANED much valuable
information. Ex-Governor Jos.
Devine, Jorgen Olson, Mr.. Peck
of the Better Farming Association
and several other good boosters
were also present and gave the
committee very valuable point
ers.
During the meeting the consti-
cided to hold a mass meeting Of
those interested in the counties
Of Renville, Bottineau and Nc
Henry at Glenburn next Tuesday.
Glenburn Commercial Club is
going to entertain the visitors
right royalty and their excellent
band will be heard during the
day.
"The speakers at this mass
meeting will be: Major J. S.
Murphy, immigration commission
Of the 500 for North Dakota; Elk
Governor JOS. Devine, and NJ.
A. Peck, better farming field man
stationed at Minot.
"During the meeting the consti
tuition and bylaws of the associa-
ton will be adopted and the Way
and Means Committee will make
its report"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-12-26
Conkling Correspondence

On December, 10, the river was
entirely frozen over, up until
that date people could cross in
boats at this point.
Leo Slagg was assisting E. S.
Bigler the past week to get wood.
Jno. Barlow delivered some
fat hogs at the meat market
last Tuesday.
Gust Heinrich was a visitor III
this icinity last. Tuesday, and
brought down the gasoline engine
which Jones and Heinrich will
use to run their Eawmill.
Chas. Thomsen and family went
totake q look at their new home
and did some shopping in Under
wood one day last week.
Miss Elsie Godfrey was al
over Sunday glest at the II. q
Jones home last week.
Harry Scholl made q business
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-12-26

There is a family gathering at
the Axel johnson home this
week. Miss Ada, who has been
attending a business school at
Fargo, is home, also Miss Mabel,
who is a teacher at Underwood
and Miss Frieda, who is a stud
ent at the Valley City normal.
Misses Hilda and Mabel VAIL
came back Saturday from Valley
City where they are attending
the Normal. Miss Mabel has en-
tirely recovered from her opera
ton for appendicitis and will be
able to enjoy her vacation at
home.
A. w. Carlson Of Underwood
returned Monday from a trip to
Colorado Springs where he visi-
ted his wife who has been there
for some time for her health.
She is improving but it will be
some time before she can return.
MI. Carlson reports lots Of snow
in Colorado.
j. E. Nelson, former states at
torney Of Mclean county says
threefourths of the Republican
party has gone into the Progress
sive party and he seriously doubts
that the republicans will ever
put up a county ticket. Mr.. Mel
son is not a candidate for any
office but will hereafter be identi
fled with the Progressive party.
-Dogden News.
In a letter from Miss Florence
Satterlund, she describes the re-
cent snow storms in Denver. 1t
showed two days and nights.
About the middle of the first
day people began to get excited
and the department stores sent
IIlclI ClcIAS IlO1llc al IOuI CAOCh.
By that time all street cars were
stopped and business at a stand
still. Not a car moved for three
days and some were not run for
ten days. It was a great sight to
see all the people walking. The
snow did not melt SO had to be
hauled away. The snow was
packed so hard that field plows
were used to break the snow lose
before it could be shoveled. It
has turned very cold and it looks
as though the snow will not melt
for some time. This snow storm
has broken all records Of Colo
RADIO winters. This was some
different from the weather in
North Dakota where the sun has
been shining every day this month
and as yet we have no snow.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-12-26

trip in the vicinity of Minden to
get some macarOni seed wheat
for Fred Hoover.
Arthur Jones and Harry Scholl
were business callers in Wash
burn Saturday.
Walter Grewe from Weller is
planning on spending the win
ter with Arthur Jones for the
purpose Of trapping ermine and
coyotes.
Nick HOsch and Darwin and
Henry Barlow were Stanton Wis
ftors the first of the week.
The young folks enjoyed a
social dance at the Jno. Barlow
home Saturday night.
Henry Dahl departed for Pres
so, S. d., his old home, to spend
the holidays with relatives. Jno.
Heinrich is caring for the stock
while Mr.. Dahl is away.
Messrs. Yackey and Whitlock
were business callers at the
Jones-Henrich lumber camp last
week.
Henry Dahl gave an oyster
supper to his friends last Thurs
day before his departure for
Presho, S. d., He expected only
gentlemen friends, but to his
pleasant surprise some ladies
came in to lelp MI. Dahl celebrat
and prepare supper. Everyone
left at a late hour declaring him
a royal entertainer.
Fred Hoover is visiting with
old friends and neighbors the
past two weeks. He expects to
go soon to Washington to spend
the winter, but says he will stay
in N. d. as long as this fine
weather continues.
Miss nellie Furst came home
came home from her schl duies at
Fargo Saturday to spend the
Christmas holidays at home.
Misses Daisy and Ella Doepke
are home for the holidays.
Ben Smith came over from
Hensler Sunday for a visit with
the Jones brothers.
Miss Mata Thomson is assist
ing Mrs. Steve McMann with her
household duties for a few days.
Herman Heinrich and Walter
Grewe were Fort Clark visitors
Sunday afternoon.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-12-26
DIR. Hobson's Ointment H
Itchy Eczema
Heals

The constantly itching, burning
sensation and other disagreeablc
forms of eczema, letter, salt rheull
and skin eruptions promptly cur
ed by DR.. Hobson's Eczema Oint-
ment. Geo. w. Fitch of Mendoza,
ILL.,, says: 81 purchased a box
of DR.. Hobson's Eczema Ointment
Have had Eczema ever since the
civil war, have been treated by
many doctors, none have given
the benefit that one box Of DIR.
Hobson 8 Eczema Ointment has,
Every sufferer should try it.