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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-07-10
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Il was not lying down, Mr.. Wran.
dali" she said quietly. There was
nothing ominous in the words, but he
experienced a sudden sensation of
cold. Wont you sit down? Or would
you rather go out to the terrace?'
TITS much more comfortable here,
II you don't mind. II suppose you
know what 1t is want to say to you.
You"
YES" she interrupted YEARLY;
and knowing as much, Mr.. Wrandall.
1t would not be fair of me to let
you go on"
mot fair?" he said, in honest amaze
ment. But, my dear, /"
please. Mr.. Wrandall," she ex-
claimed, with a pleading little smile
that would have touched the heart of
anyone but Leslie. Please don't go
on. 1t is quite as impossible now as
1t was before. have not changed"
He could only say. mechanically:
"You havent?"
mo. l am sorry II you have
thought that / might come to"
Think, for heavens sake, think
what you are doing!" he cried, feeling
for the edge of the table with sup
port-seeking hand. II had Sara S
word that you were not"
Unfortunately Sara cannot speak
for me in matter Of this kind Thank
you for the honor you would"
he honua1fO ha hI,rto5 o,,&
losing his temper. Il love you! It's
a purely selfish thing with me, and
I'm blowed II l consider 1t an honor
to be refused by any woman. /"
Mr.. Wrandall!" she cried, fixing
him with her flashing indignant eyes.
You are forgetting yourself" She
was standing very straight and slim
and imperious before him.
He quailed. IL beg your pardon.
IL"
There is nothing more to be said"
she went on icily. "Goodby."
would you mind telling me wheth-
er there is anyone else?" he asked, as
he turned toward the door.
do you really feel that you have
the right to ask that question, Mr..
Wrandall?"
He wet his lips with his tongue.
Then, there is some one!" he cried,
rapping the table with his knuckles
He didn't realize till afterward how
vigorously he raped. Some con-
founded English nobody, l suppose"
She smiled, not unkindly. There
Is no English nobody, If that answers
your question"
Then. will you be kind enough to
offer reason for not giving me a
fair chance in a clear field? I think
it's due"
Cant you see how you are dis
tressing me? Must again go through
that horrid scene in the garden?
Can't you take plain no for an an
swer"
Good Lord" he gasped, and In
those two words he revealed the CON-
plete overturning of a lifelong esti-
mate of himself. 1t seemed to take
more than his breath away.
"Goodby," she said with finality.
He stared at the door through which
she disappeared, his hopes. his con-
ceit, his self-regard trailing after her
with shameless disloyalty to the
standards he had set for them, and
then, with rather CHASTITY smile OF
self-commiseration on his lips, he
slipped out OF the house, jumped into
the motor car, and gave brief but
explicit command to the chauffeur,
who lost no time in assisting his mas
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-07-10

until the footman's steps died away
on the stairs.
II shall say no to him, Sara. and ]
shall say to him that you will tell him
why ! cannot be his wife. Do you
understand? Are you listening to me?"
Sara turned away without a word
or look OF response.
Hetty quietly opened the door and
went out.
The Holbrook news., 1914-11-14
The Wonders of Science.

Our prize delinquent sub- scriDer wandered into town the other day and, all unsuspecting, we lured him up to Doctors S office and tipped the doc to give him the Twilight Sleep treat ment. And say, the doc IS some treater! He had the d. s. in the twilight zone as quickly as you could break your wrist with the crank on a Ford. In two minutes we separated the patient from the money he had been owing us since the time when Heintz had only one pickle. When he came to he was holding a receipt in fvll in his hand. Then we told him. He was tickled to death. He said that heretofore he simply coulden't bring himself to pay up. because he dreaded the pain. We turned over all the money to the doc and told him to invest it in more chloroform. We are going into this business RIGHT!
The Holbrook news., 1914-11-14
Mir. and Mrs. DiVeIbess'
 Delightful Halloween Party

One of the most delightful af- fairs of the season was the Hal lowe'en party given by MT. and Mrs. Dan Divelbess on Saturday evening, October 31st.
 The rooms were a fairy forest with their lavish decorations of autumn boughs and fall flowers, the floors were carpeted with leaves of old gold and brown. on the walls ghastly witches sailed serenely around on their brooms under a jolly old moon which peeped from behind the clouds, bats, so real that one felt ''the waim gussies among the trees and the little cold ones that make you freeze, /" from the f1utter of their wings lodged black cats and spirits in their flight, the soft mysterious light shown through Jack O lanterns of so ghastly features as to make even Halloween spirits tremble with fright.
 In one room, dimly lighted, stood the Wishing We'll. guarded by the real old witch of your dreams there the guests gath cred and learned what the fu- ture held in store for each of them.
 A pie eating contest. at which M. R. Smith won easily. and other suitable games, were ln- dulged in until late hour. when the hostess led the way upstairs to the original witches den, where a. delightful lunch was served. The wltch's pot. which contained the coffee, hung sus- pended from sticks in the cen- ter of the room, and murmured the witches chant as it bubbled and boiled.
 In the wee sma' hours the guests departed declaiming that MT. and Mrs. Divelbess were the most charming Halloween spirits they had ever met.
 The guests were: MT. and Mrs. Hookway, Mesdames Taft. Sapp. Smith, Perkins, Kemp. Jordan, Kelley, Woods, Flannigan. New man, Campbell, Mrs. Julia Braam. Miss Jo. Mechanism, Mrs. Adah Trammell. Dr. Swigert, Messrs, Neel, Caldwell. Gerard and Pat terson.
The Holbrook news., 1914-11-14
Co-OperatiUe Farming

In this age of cooperation. in which manufacturing and commercial interests have attain ed wonderful development and success by merging their re- sources, it is not to be wondered at that cooperation has slowly but Inevitably wended it's way into rural life. The old method of individualism is gradually giving way to the cooperative spirit and the result is a greatly reduced cost of living and lessened expense of farming.
 Arizona farmers are leading the cooperative movement and it IS gradually being extended into every feature of community life.
The Holbrook news., 1914-11-14

sales or transfers do not exceed 50.O00 pounds shall each pay $6: not exceed ing 100000 pounds. SIP. exceeding or transfers do not exceed 1000 pounds exemption is granted
 Dealers in tobacco whose annual re ceipts from the sale of tobacco exceeds $200 shall pay S4.S0 for each store. No manufacturer of tobacco, snuff, cigars or cigarettes shall be required to pay 8 special tax as a dealer in manufac- tured tobacco, snuff. cigars or cigar cites for selling his own products at the place of manufacture.
 Manufacturers of tobacco whose an- nuaI sales do not exceed 100000 pounds shall each pay S6; not exceeding 2O0.- 900 pounds. SIP: not exceeding 400 1000 pounds. $24: not exceeding 100000 pounds. $60; not exceeding 5.OOOO00 pounds $500: not exceeding 10.OOOO00 pounds. $500; not exceeding 20.O00OO0 pounds. $1.2OO: exceeding 2O.OOO.OOO pounds. S2.496.
 Manufacturers of cigars whose an- nual sales do not exceed 100000 cigars shall each pay S3: not exceeding 2O0,- GOO cigars. S6: not exceeding 100000 cigars. SIP: not exceeding 100000 cigars. $50: not exceeding 100000 cigars. $150. not exceeding 20.0O0.OO0 cigars. S6OO; not exceeding 4O.OO0.OO0 cigars. Sl.2OO; exceeding 100000 cigars. S2.496
 Manufacturers of cigarettes whose annual cales do not exceed 100000 cigarettes shall each pay SIP; not ex- ceeding 100000 cigarettes. SPA: not exceeding 5.OO0.OOO cigarettes. $60; not exceeding 1O.OOOOOO cigarettes. $12O: not exceeding 5O.OOO.OO0 cigarettes. $500: not exceeding 1OO,OOO.OO0 cigar, cites. $1.2OO: exceeding 1OOOO0.OO0 cigarettes. $2.496
 "In arriving at the amount of license tax to be paid hereunder and in the levy and collection of such tax" the law says. leach person. firm or corpo- ration engaged in the manufacture of cigars. cigarettes dncluding little cigarsI or tobacco shall be considered and deemed single manufacturer"
 The law says regarding special tax violations:
 And every person who carries on any business or occupation for which special taxes are imposed by this act. without having paid the special tax herein provided. shall. besides being liable to the. payment of such special tax. be deemed guilty of misdemean- or. and upon conviction thereof shall pay fine of not more than $500. or be imprisoned not more than six months. or both. at the discretion of the court Provided. that the special taxes i'm posed by this act and payable during the special tax year ending June 30. 1916. shall be collected and paid pro portionately for the period during which such taxes shall remain in force during said year"
The Holbrook news., 1914-11-14

FOR SALE. -One Tokens Con- gress Hydraulic Barber Char No. 164, almost new. $40. .00. U. B. Drumm, Winslow, Ari- zona. o24tf
The Holbrook news., 1914-11-14
Special Stamp Taxes.


 On and after Dec 1. 1914. for bonds debentures. certificates of indebted ness and certificates of stock a stamp tax of 5 cents on each S1OO of value is provided Government and munici pal bonds are exempt. as are stocks and bonds of building and loan asso- citations and mutual ditch or irrigat Ing companies. On all sales or agree ments to sell or memoranda of sales or deliveries or transfers of shares or certificates of stock cents on each $100 of value
 These provisOS are made
 That it is not intended by this act to impose a tax upon an agreement evidencing deposit of stock certih- cates as collateral security for money loaned thereon. which stock certificates are not actually sold. nor upon such stock certificates SD deposited: Pr0vid- ed further. that in case of sale where the evidence of transfer is shown only by the books of the company the stamp shall be placed upon such books. and where the change of ownership is by transfer certificate the stamp shall be placed upon the certificate. and in cases of an agreement to sell or where the transfer is by delivery of the certifi cate assigned In blank there shall be made and delivered by the seller to the buyer a bill or memorandum of such sale. to which the stamp shall be affixed. and every bill or memorandum of sale or agreement to sell before mentioned shall show the date there of the name of the seller. the amount of the sale and the matter or thing to which It refers"
 Upon each sale. agreement of sale or agreement to sell any products or mer- chandise at any exchange or board of trade or other similar place. either for present or future delivery. a stamp oax of cent for each SlOO In value is levied
 Promissory notes and on each renew al are taxed ? cents for S1OO value.
 Express and freight bills of lading must carry a one cent stamp.
 Regarding newspapers the law says:
 "A consignment of newspapers to any one point or to different points by the same train or conveyance when in closed in one general bundle at the point of shipment shall be considered as one shipment. and in lieu of a bill of ading therefor the publisher of such newspaper shall tile on or before the fifteenth day of each month with the collector of internal revenue for the district In which such newspaper is published a report under oath showing the number of such shipments during the preceding month. to which report such publisher shall affix and cancel stamps equal in value to 1 cent for each shipment so reported: Provided further. that the report herein required shall not include shipments of newspa- pers delivered to points within the county in which the same are pub Iished."
 The penalty for failing to stamp bills of lading is a fine of $50.
 Regarding telegraph and telephone messages. the law reads:
 Tt shall be the duty of every person. firm or corporation owning or operat- ing any telegraph or telephone line or
The Holbrook news., 1914-11-14
Annual Tobacco Taxes.

On and after Nov 1. 1914. special taxes on tobacco dealers and manu- facturers will be imposed annually as follows:
 Dealers in leaf tobacco whose annual
The Holbrook news., 1914-11-14
WHAT NEW WAR
 TAX LAW TAXES
Special Annual LeViss and Stamps For Many Things.
TO NET NEAR S1OO, 900, 900

Fifty Gents More on Each Barrel oi 6eer-No War Tax on Whisky-The- ater Managers, Brokers, Etc.. Taxed Wire Messages Included-Stamps on Bonds, Stocks, Policies, Etc.
The Holbrook news., 1914-11-14
Perfumery and Toilet Articles.

The stamp tax on perfumery. cosmet Ics and similar toilet articles range from one-eighth of one cent on eact / five cent package to five-eighths of one cent on each twenty five cent purchase and five-eighths of one cent for each additional 9 cents in value.
 All perfumery. cosmetics. etc. which are in the hands of manufacturers or of wholesale or retail dealers on and after Dec 1. 1914. ''shall be subject to the payment of the stamp taxes herein provided for. but 1t shall be deemed a compliance with this act as to such ar ticles on hand in the hands of whole. sale or retail dealers as aforesaid who are not the manufacturers thereof to affix the proper adhesive tax stamp at the time the packet. box. bottle, pot or phial or other inclosure with its con- tents is sold at retail"
 For chewing gums. or substitutes. rents for each $1 of value
 Any one who fails to comply with or evades the provisions of the new law must pay double the amount of the tax Special penalties are provided for any fraudulent use of the war tax stamps whatsoever or for specific eva siOns
 The total sum of $40O.OOO is appro- priated to collect the war taxes. The act takes effect at once, except where otherwise expressly provided. and will hold until Jan. 1. 1916.
The Holbrook news., 1914-11-14

TAHE main provisions of the new
 war tax bill just passed by congress to raise approximate lv S1OOOOO. 900 annual revenue,
The Seward gateway., 1914-08-01

Job printing of every description at The Gateway.
The Seward gateway., 1914-08-01

WHILE NO ONE can tell what would uppermos in Eu-
 n war of general magnitude that the of powers that won would have most of the world at its feet
 If this war toOkp place and went on to the bit WHICH WILL WIN ter end hardly the results The
 British hee may in the north or it may lose and just think of the result in either case
 It means either the pride Germany humbled it means German armies crossing right into It might hosts of arm d men in English Scotch soil and repetition of the Norman con o without of course the danger the Germans would remain These things would rather home to millions of people in this continent such would be of vital interest to all the world During pn of the several countries over here would be numerous really would be danger Just imagine lot of French cheering of the Germans in Milwaukee Just imagine crowd of Germans standing around and hearing it.
 In the German army drink certain toast and have been drink n for many years It is the most important that the u This Day has been understood to mean the day when the Germans British for the conquest of the ocean, Such war as hardly be possible One can hardly believe that populations Europe could manage to exist for any considerable while the manhood of all the nations was engaged the work of cutting the fields remained untitled Another thing hardly likely and that is that Germany and Austria could stand against the which formed in Opposi ton to them stand together geographically North of them the naval power Along their whole eastern borders stands the power of the military of France which by negligible quantity and perhaps, other states that empires that they would have to fight back O back.
 Maybe place but it does it will only mean that Britain Germany will continue their nOus race for amamen Never perhaps, such good to destroy Germany before becomes powerful Indeed Bri- tan only hope maintaining supremacy the last unless the German power destroyed probably the fact from which the greatest danger.
 s fight continue to their people to death
The Seward gateway., 1914-08-01

Entered as second class matter the pooec Seward Alaska
The Seward gateway., 1914-08-01

A large assortment of mems negli- gee shirts, both light and dark colors; values to $3 each; your cl oice, $1.50. Brown & Hawkins, Quality First.
The Seward gateway., 1914-08-01
Fishing tackle at J T. Graofs.

The name "Gamble'I" Is a Trade Mark and wherever seen Ia a guarantee of Wholesome ness and Cleanliness
The Seward gateway., 1914-08-01

Paints, oils, glass and wall paper at Brown & Hawkins Hardware and Furniture Dept. Quality First.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-06-04

CAUSE OF TROUBLE
Bv cY wARMAN.

No. Z, the Salt Lake Limited. used
no chase No. n, the fast freight, into
lSalida. as a terrier chases tomcat
Into the kitchen. II ri was ten min
Iutes late, shN had to pull right into
the yards, but Ii she arrived sharp
lat Ais. the road engines would cut
on at the coal chutes. pull up and
back In on the house track
That gave the yard engine ten min
Iutes to pull the freight In to clear
the main line. allowing Ave minutes
for variations. clearing the line for a.
due at 1870.
Now, II you have never done 100
miles on an alkaIi division in summer.
you win say it's small thing to scrap
about. Why don't you pull on up into
the yard?
That's all very fine, but just pulling
up isn't ALL The limited follows you
in. The road forks here. The linn
tied has TO be cut and shifted into two
sections ono for L.eadville and the
other over Marshall Pass to Salt
Lake; for this thing happened when
k"ttAb - INV tho main Atil1 1uuSh a.
LeadviIle.
II was summer in. Salida. Johnny
Hill and Johnny Carr came In on 21--
misunderstanding. They were on time.
The 217 and the 222, respectively,
were the Grants, handled by these
energetic space-eaters. Hill was
ahead, and when the 217 was opposite
the switch he hooked her over. The
head brakeman pulled the pin behind
the second engine
All this time Killeen, the yardmas-
ter. was giving frantic signals for the
.double-header to hoist the train up
Onto the yard Hill didn't appear to
see these signals When the yard
master saw that the brakeman was
cutting off, he jumped on the foot
board and told the driver of the 10e
THAT was the goat) to back up.
Just as Hill and Carr got their en-
,gines into the forward motion, the
goat jumped onto the frog and
blocked the switch
The whose word "a
law In the yard limits--ordered them
to back up, couple ON, and pull the
train. Hill asked him where the yard
men were. Killeen intimated that
that was his business.
Bet four dollars they're over at Nc
Cures gin-mill"
That's their business back up"
Have they any other business ?"
Hin asked.
Killeen knew that old Tom Andrews
was on No. z, and as he looked at his
big watch she blew. The rear brake
man had gone back. and, second
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-06-04

later, they heard Tom answer his sig
nal.
NOW will you back up7 You stu
have two minutes to save your Job."
All three OF the engines we're blow
ing OF. Hin beckoned Killeen up
under the cab window and told him
to ask Carr As Killeen went back
tHilPs fireman dropped. of, and picked
up the pilot-bar OF the 217. AZ he
did so, Hill pushed forward, and be-
fore the yard engineer knew what had
happened, they were all coupled up.
Hill whistled Carr ahead. and then
began a tug Of war that resembled a
fight between bulls.
II the goat had been on her guard
she could have backed them up, but
they got her going All three were
wide open, splitting fire and grinding
sand. The air was blue with smoke
and full Of smell like birthstone.
The goat screamed down brakes.
but the two Grants. eager to get to
the turntable. to turn and head for
home, would not down.
At the water-tank. where the rail
was wet, both the Grants blew up, and
before they could get sand to them
the yard engine started them back.
The racket created by the three en-.
gines brought Carl Ridgway, chief
clerk in the Office OF HIS father, the
superintendent bareheaded, to see
what was happening.
Jones, the master mechanic. rushed
from his office. and De Remer. the
foreman, from the roundhouse.
The yardmaster and the head brake
man ION the freight were scrapping
for the possession of the switch.
There was such rain OF fire from the
three stacks that nobody seemed to
care to rush in and pry them apart.
Without. taking time to hear the
case the motive-power officials were
inclined TO sympathize with the road
engineers, white young Ridgway
leaned toward the yard crew.
While they strapped. old Tom. back
on III. swore audibIy. while travelling
men. who knew the road. left the
train and hurried up to the hotel to
supper
II was smooth shedding for the goat
until she struck the wet rail BY this
time, the road engines we're on dry
sand. One more run and they shot
the goat over the switch. The brake
man and the yardmaster were still
struggling for the switch when Carr's
fireman threw It over and the two
Grants backed in to clear.
When the officials had succeeded in
pulling Killeen from the brakeman,
the goat backed down. coupled on, and
took the freight In on the main line:
No. pulled UP To the station l6 min
utes late.
Hill and Carr were In bad
The law Of the rail Is 10 obey or
dera On the road and kick after.
the conductor OF No. 7 was first
70 report Cause Of delay: Line
blocked by twenty-one.
Dispatcher to Hill Matter 1t
Salidag
Hill Yard crew
Dispatcher Matter with yard
+ crew
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1914-06-04
MORE HOG PASTURES NEEDED
Most Reliable Crops Are Rape, Rye.
Wheat and Barley--Sow on Spe-
clally Prepared Land.

According TO the department Of ag
riculture. TO produce pork probably
hogs must feed and Craze continuously
on pastures and crops particularly
planted for them, Very seldom Is the
growing OF hogs for slaughter
source of profit, unless proper grazing
and feeding methods are followed.
In the spring, summer and fall there
are many crops for pasturing hogs,
but during the winter the crops 10 Sc
lect from are limited. On almost ev-
cry farm the production and keeping
Of hogs in winter is expensive. and
generally II is not profitable for the
reason that large quantities OF corn
are fed without products OF green
crops. More winter grazing Is needed
Cor which many crops are adapted
The most reliable are rape, rye,
wheat and barley For grazing pur
poses these pasturing crops for hogs
should be sown on specially we'll
drained and prepared land that Is
either rich or has received liberal
application Of manure. Good winter
pasturage Is not obtained except on the
bestdraned lands.