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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-03-30
"YOUTOLD ME THE TRUR
ANDIWANT THEPEOHE
TO KNOW IT

The following unsolicited letter Errs
been received from Mr.. ]. r. Wara e.
Donalda, Alberta. 1t is a plain sfz1n.
ment of conditions as Mr.. Ward nsss
found them:
1t Is with p7Ezm-
A Settlers ure 1 drop Iins Il,
pam Letter. you. We had a.
good year. on of 60 acres. oats uni,
wheat. l got over $500 bushels a,
wheat and oats. Oats went here nnrun
so to 100 bushels per acre, and whaur.
from 20 to SO per acre. Just sec nA
being here one year and have over I'm
bushels of wheat. II is now over S1oG
per bushel. Oats is 40 cents. and L.
ing up. You told me the truth. AMIR
want the people of Toledo to know q.
Hogs are So cents; cattle are hixM.
Canada is good enough for me. haps
5 good horses. sold good cnlzz. s
cows and is head of hogs and killed 8.
| have hogs left. / got 400 bunhsifI
of potatoes off an acre and q gnnE.
garden last summer, fine celery ANA
good onions. One neighbor had oEsr
1900 bushels OF wheat, and sold GEszr
500 of hogs and 1000 bushels or GAIA
This is a great country. If you shnnIz
tell the people of Toledo or this ~
would get some of them thinking I'm
soil is rich black loan, and \ pIenN-
ure to worS X.
I'VE have a good farm. We hzEaN
flowing well with soft water ma
the best water in the country Sumn
people think they got to so "a wZr
when they come out here. They uaxG
not be afraid of war. There is No waR
tax on land; only school tax. x1EAD
on 160 acres, and road tax Of tn1
days with your team. tell you EiB
truth, there is no land in or aruuzR
Toledo as good as our land here I'm A.
berta. If anybody wants to write ma
give them our address.
I'VE have had nice weather. Wa
have had it quite cold for one week.
but no rain and sleet, and the san
shines nearly every day. and Il il kuas
in the sun. Coal is 1925 per ton ina
people are very nice and good heRu
We are well enjoying the West
The horses and cows are feeding On
the prairies all the winter. We fazx
have two horses in the stable to 50 ts
town with. Yours truly, (Sgd.) Il n
WARD, Donalda, Alberta, Feb. 8, lSEe~
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-03-30

The following unsolicited letter nm.
been received from Mr.. ]. r. Wara e.
Donalda, Alberta. 1t is plain xfzas-
ment of conditions as Mr.. Wand n.ss
found them:
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-03-30
TheFalSe
Friend
BY ALVAH GARTH

(cOpyrisht. 1915. by W. G. chapman.)
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14

Of American Beauty roses wns hand.
ed to Olive by a hospital orderly.
Olives face flushed with pleasure at
sight OF the magnificent flowers. Then
her glance fell on Tom Olcott's card
In the bottom Of the long florist box.
With q frown and a tightening of
the lips she thrust the roses careless
~ back into their box, along with the
card, and handed the box itself to the
grinning orderly.
Garry those up to Room 40" she
babe him, "and give them to Mr.. Oh
colt. Tell him 1 say he must have
sent them to me by mistake"
Tom duly received his rejected gift
and the curt message. But that wa
the last word he had from Olive Hale
for many a long day.
At last came a morning when he
was fully dressed and, with his right
ARA and shoulder still In the plaster
cast, was helped out upon the hospital
veranda for an airing. There he was
Installed In one OF q line of long
chairs with several other GONZALES
cents as near n~eighbors.
Then, oil at once Toms inspection
OF his fellow-sufferers ceased. He felt
as though the sun had burst through
a pail of clouds.
For, along the veranda, toward him,
Olive Hale was hurrying.
Olive was carrying a glass partly
filed with q greasy-looking brownish
medicine. She did not meet Toms
brightly welcoming smile, o turn her
head In response to his eager word Of
greeting.
Instead she walked past him with
out q look and paused beside the chair
Of a big longshoreman.
ut is time for your tonic, Hirsch,"
Tom heard her say, pleasantly.
The longshoreman looked up at her
with a scowl.
Take that stuff away, you smlrk-
Ing little fool. or I'll hand you a wal
lop over the head!"
AS he spoke the longshoreman flung
out one of his hamlike hands to re-
enforce his threat. The big hand
struck hard against olives extended
arm. The glass was knocked out of
her grasp. Its muddy contents cas-
caded down the front Of her white
dress.
An involuntary cry from the girl
was answered by a growl Of animal
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glad triumph In his voice. Were you
unhappy because you thought I cared
for Mlnna BlairY
"Yes. Yes. And because"
He reached upward with his unhurt
left arm and drew her face down to
his.
After awhile, when they had ex.
hausted the beautiful inanities of
loves sweet litany. Olive drew back
and said with q timid seriousness:
Dear, 1 have a confession to make.
I've a fault-a grievous fault-that
has stood between you and me from
the first. 1t is-jealousy."
"Don't let that worry you, little
girl" was his light answer. Jealousy
Is no crime. 1t is a sign Of love-"
at Is q crime, Tom," she insisted.
"And it's not a sign of love, but Of
distrust. Love and trust ought to go
together"
The next few months were a period
of absolute happiness to the lovers.
Toms shoulder soon healed, under
olives careful nursing. But he did
not go back to his physical culture
school. Instead he branched out in
a business venture that was q sue
cess from the very beginning.
With his w savings and some
money that Olive had inherited, he
opened an institution for wealthy
health seekers-a place somewhat
similar to Muldoon's or Adams.
Tom and Olive were married, with
splendid prospects for lasting financial
success, and settled down to q bllssful
life together in q wing Of the new
Institute"
Olive made a gallant fight to keep
her promise not to be Jealous. And
for q time she succeeded admirably.
When Olive saw him take hold Of
q pretty woman's two hands and
show her how to swing a pair of In
dian clubs, she was in misery.
She surrendered herself utterly to
the fault Of the day when Minna
came to the institute.
Tom was sitting In his Office that
afternoon when the visitor walked In
upon him. He looked up In amazed
pleasure at sight Of his former as
sistant.
why, Minna Blair-Minna wilkins,
I meant" he cried, hurrying forward
to greet her. "What good wind blows
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14

rage from Tom Olcott. Forgetful of
his w weakness and remembering
only the affront offered to the girl he
loved, Tom had sprung from his chair
and hurled himself bodily upon the
swearing longshoreman.
With his one available fist Tom
landed q blow on Hirsch's face that,
ordinarily, would have sent the brute
to sunderland.
The longshoreman grappled with his
feebIer opponent, seeking to crush him
under superior weight.
Tom, holding his own as best he
could with the prowess Of his tired
left arm. felt his partly healed right
shoulder blade break again, under
the conclusion Of Hirsch's fist. Stung
to fresh wrath by the pain, he drove
his left fist once more into H,rsch's
fnce.
Before he could follow up the blow
the orderlies threw themselves be-
tween the combatants.
Tom opened his eyes in his own
room In the hospital. And, for the In
slant, he fancied he was back again
at that first hour Of his arrival there.
For Olive Hale was leaning above
him, her fiowerlike face alight with
pity and admiration. Duly Tom
noted that she was very pale and that
she had been crying.
"Oh, how splendid Of your she
sobbed. "You are q hero to have at
tackled that great brute for my sake"
.No," denied Tom, u~nsteadily. "Not
. hero. A dub. A hero is q chap
who wins. A dub loses. ! lost. You're
you're crying" he broke OF, In won
der.
1T IL because I'm 30 ashamed Of
myself" wept Olive. "Tve treated
you 90 abominably. Those darling
flowers you sent me and ALL What
business was Il Of mine II you're en-
gagged to Miss Blairf"
Engaged to Mlnna Blairf" ex-
claimed Tom. "why. what nonsense I
She's going to marry Henry wilkins.
one Of my patients. She came to tell
me so. that day. She got excited at
something I said and caught hold OF
my hand, and"
@ch.forz.ys ssrSTsE re"
walled tho girl. ~ was 40 Foolish !
So wickedly foolish And I've been
% horribly unhappy all this time
SOLVER demanded Tom : ring Of
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14

you here? It's a sight for sore eyes
TO look at you again"
He checked himself In his %garrulous
speech Of welcome and scanned Min
mas face more carefully.
whats the matter?" he demanded.
you look H."
"Tm not ILL.," she made weary an
swer. "Pm only tired and unhappy.
Miserably unhappy. I've come to you
for advice and for rest. You were
right about a ioveless marriage. And
you were right about Henry wilkins.
He and / have separated"
"You poor, dear little girl J" Tom
was saying to her in quick sympathy
when Olive came into the Office.
Olive heard the words and the tone
Of tense feeling In which they were
spoken. She saw and mIsread Minna's
look Of gratitude toward her old en-
ployer. And the Green Dragon leaped
into undisputed possession of her
heart.
"You remember Mlnna, don't you,
dearf" Tom hailed his wife. well,
she's all run down and In bad shape.
She Is coming to stay with us here
till we Ear build her up again. And
as much longer as we can cajole her
into staying"
Olive bowed f~reezingly to the Wis
itor, ignoring the latter's proffered
hand, then made an excuse to leave
the ONCE.
Once outside, Olive broke into q run.
Nor did she pause until she was In
her own room behind locked doors.
Throwing herself face downward on
the bed she yielded to a spasm Of
wild weeping.
All her olden jealousy had once
nor possessed her at sight Of Minna.
She struggled for ~sels-control, decid-
ing to say nothing; but to watch the
couple without rousing their sus-
picions and make certain whether or
not her fears were justified.
As she formulated this resolve she
got up, crossed the room to the wash
stand and began to battle her redly
swollen eyes. A tap at the door made
her turn the key In the lock. Tom
came In.
sauh.t eiled yen.n he ske .tc pm
away Ike thnt. without even q word
or welcome for hfinnaf She's hurt at
the way yo1 greeted her. She thinks
you do~'t want har here Rrt I've n-
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14

THIRTEENTH STORY
The Goad Of Jealousy.

When Tom Wolcott came to his
senses, in the hospital, his first
thought was that he had been trans
ported to Paradise.
For, above the injured man, leaned
someone who surely could be nothing
less than an angel.
Presently she moved away. and
Tom Olcott, closing his bloodshot eyes,
tried to think-to remember.
Little by little the events Of the
day driftcd back into his confused
mind. He recalled going. as usual, TO
his physical culture school; chatting
a moment with Mlnna Blair, his splen-
didly efficient assistant; then going
into the gymnasium where the first
class OF the morning awaited him.
He remembered showing one Of his
more stupid pupils an easy trick on the
rings" Then, as he had swung from
n set of rings to the next, he had
heard the swapping Of a defective
rope. He remembered plunging down.
ward; far beyond the friendly shell
ter OF the mat, headforemost on the
hardwood floor.
While he was ~digesting these un-
pleasant discoveries the vision In
white re-entered the room. And now,
his sight growing clearer, he saw she
was no f~ever-born apparition, but a
trained nurse; also that she was the
very prettiest and most winsome girl
he had ever behsld.
Even In the pain and deadly nausea
that gripped him, he felt a queer thrill
OF delight rs his eyes met hers. He
wanted to tell her how beautiful she
a But IN impulse Of sanity
checked him and he merely asked:
How did l get hereT
The nurse replied:
You were injured while you were
conducting a class at your physical
culture school. A Miss Blair, who
said she was your assistant, tele-
phoned hero for an ambulance and for
u private room for you"
Good old Minna I" he said, family.
"She's a brick. She always knows
what to do. How badly ann / dam
aged, nursef"
"Not dangerously, at all, Mr.. Olcott,"
was her CHEEKY answer. But your
c~ollar-bons is fractured, and so 10 your
right wrist. And you are suffering
from shock. There was conclusion Of
the brain, too. But you've come very
nicely out Of that"
"What Ia your Manner he asked
with an almost childish b~luntness.
my name IL Olive Hale" she made
answer, adding with mock severity,
,"and now you must stop talking and
try to get some sleep. Tho more rest
you ret the o you will be back
at helm In your physical culture
school. And the sooner you a see
that pretty assistant Of yours again."
Tom half-imagined there was a
tlnge OF bitterness in Olive Hale's last
sentence. But he dismissed the no
ton as too idiotic for belief. and said:
MY pretty assistantr You mean
Minna Blair7 Why. Minna isn't es-
pecially pretty. At least, II she Is, I
never stopped to think about 1t. We're
both kept too busy at the gym, MIN
IA and I, to bother about each others
looks. But she's a brick. She's per
fectly fine. I don't know how I'd get
ON without Minna. She"
"You must not talk" Olive inter-
The weeks Of forced idisness that
followed would have been torture to
Tom Olcott's active body and mind,
The Washington herald., 1916-08-18
Safety Matches,
&c Doz. Boxes
PIMPLES EASILY
GOTTEN RID OF
Simple Home Treatment
Without Salves or
Lotions.

The cause Of nine-tenths of the
pimples people have is faulty diges-
tion. stomach trouble, inactive liver
and constipation. When this is un-
derstood the matter of getting rid
of the pimples becomes a very SIM
pie one, once the right remedy is
found. The great success of Mr.
Tablets as a treatment for pimples
lies in the fact that this remedy not
only rouses the liver to activity and
relieves constipation, but il also
contains certain vegetable elements
which tone up and correct the
stomach, promote the flow of gas
trio juices and relieve fermentation
in stomach and intesttnes.
It is recommended that any one
with pimples take Natures Remedy
CNR Tablets) every night before re-
tiring-do this for a few nights run
ming, and they will find that their
compilations will clear. the pimples
will disappear and they will feel
better IN every way.
For every one that is constipated
or '1iverish" or anyone suffering
with rheumatism-young or old
our advice is, take an Mr. Tablet
tonight and you'll feel better in the
morning. Get 25c box at any drug
gists. Guaranteed or your money
back.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-18
FIVE-CENT LOAF MAY
RISE TO SIX CENTS

That the country must prepare for
an advance in the price OF the five
cent loaf OF bread within two weeks,
the loaf going to six Cents-and that
the housewives refuge from this ad-
vance lies in buying the ten-cent loaf
is the warning contained awfic6 Law T A
Is the warning and advice contained
in a statement made by Paul Schulze,
president of the Schulze Baking Com
pany.
with the leading brands of -four
at the unprecedented price of $50
a barrel to the dealer, and with every
indication that it will mount higher,
the housewife must forthwith concern
herself with the prolem OF the bread
buying situation" Mr.. Schluze SAYS. IF
flour prices remain at their present
high fgure-and my information from
the wheat fields OF the Northwest lead
me to fear that they will go higher
it will be impossible for bakers to
sell the small-sized loaf at five cents.
"Bakers can continue to sell the
large size, or ten-cent loaf. at it's
present price. From the standpoint of
quality. taste and economy, that is the
size to buy anyhow.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-18
BALTIMORE MAY BUILD
Big new BATTLESHIPS
Vice President of Steel Company Says
New Navy Bill Will Help
Local Industry.
p,cial 70 TIE washington Herald

Special 20 Tie Washington Herald.
Baltimore, Aug. IISparrows Point
probably will get another big boost owing
to the passage of the naval bill. The bill
carries an appropriation OF s3l5. 10000 for
building dreadnoughts, cruisers and auxIl-
iaries
The Bethlehem Steel Company, which
owns the local plant. intends to put in
bids for practically every new vessel to
ee built by the Government, according TO
William F. Roberts. one OF the vice-presi-
dents, who discussed the subject freely
today over the telephone from his office
In South Bethlehem
Mr.. Roberts said that while Sparrows
Point is not at present equipped for the
construction of large battleships and crui-
sers, the officials OF the company have
considered the installation OF the neces-
sary plant and equipment for that pur-
pose.
"As is well known. auxiliary vessels.
such as colliers and transports, have been
constructed at Sparrows Point" added
Mr.. Roberts, "and in the event we are
successful in our bids several of those
vessels would be built at the Point"
The Washington herald., 1916-08-18
BRITAIN EXPECTS WAR
To end IN TWO YEARS
Prediction of Conflicts Close Deduced
from Terms of New $250,O0O,OO0
Loan Floated by Morgan.

tBy the International News SeryfceD
New York, Aug. H.-Indications THAI
Great Britain believes the war will end
within two years was deduced by bank
ers from the terms of the $3.50, 900, 600
lean to be hoated in this country, off,
cial announcement of which was made
today by Henry P. Dawson, OF J. p
Morgan and Company.
The notes run for two years II is
believed that the British government. an
ticipating the end of the war by the
time of maturity of this loan, plans
to combine all of its obligations in
America into one longtime loan.
The credit, a direct obligation of the
British government, >will be secured by
stocks and bonds having a market value
Of at least s3OOOO0,ooO, and divided into
three classes, American. Canadian. and
Neutral.
The notes, which bear interest at the
rate of per cent. are TO be offered to
the public at 80 and accrued interest
The syndicate which UNDERWRITERS them
will pay 9s
The British government agrees to fully
protect the loan should the securities
deposited decline in market value.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-18
LEAVES HER HOME
AFTER PUNISHMENT

Special 70 The Washington Herald
Philadelphia, Aug. T.-When Is
year-old Jennie Smiecianski disap-
peared last Thursday from her home
she left a note threatening suicide
Fifty dollars vanished mysteriously
from a leather bag which was kept in
a secret hiding place.
Jennie kissed her mother good-by
and apparently left as usual to go to
work at Gray's kid factory. She never
went near the factory.
A week prior to Jennie's disappear
ance Mrs. Smiecianski reproved the
girl for her friendship with another
girl in the neighborhood.
The police were not informed of the
girls absence until Saturday. when
Mrs. Smiecianski discovered the $50
was missing from the family hoard
Jennies absence assumed a more seri-
Gus aspect and her relatives became
worried.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-18
NAVAL MEASURE
ALMOST READY
Senate Ratihes Conference
Agreement-Bll Awaits
House and President.

After pruning s2,935 600 from the navy
bill. leaving the total 1912, sci, 900, the con-
ference agreement on the measure was
ratified by the Senate yesterday after
noon. The bill now goes to the House
for ratification. and will be sent to the
President for his signature completing
the administration legislative program for
preparedness.
The Senate receded to the House on the
navy yard appropriations of Sc 900, 900, the
largest item in dispute. Under the bill
as passed this money is available only in
the event that the Secretary of the Navy
is unable to secure satisfactory contracts
for ship construction. The Secretary Of
the Navy is given discretionary power as
to whether the ships shall be built in
side or outside of government yards
Other important sections stricken out
were S50O,0O0 for torpedo boat base at
the mouth of the Columbia River. Senate
provision of $4,000 for Charleston navy
yard defeated in favor OF House provision
Of $4,000; provision for an investigation to
determine the need of one or more naval
academies eliminated
Senator Ashurst upset the plans for ad-
journment which have been progressing
smoothly for September /, when he an
nounced his intention of forcing a vote on
the immigration bill at this session. The
duiililis'I dtiOh leSlSIdIINS proStaIH Calls
for a vote early in December. Southern
Democrats and Republicans generally will
support the movement to have a vote be-
fort adjournment. Senator Owen also is
insistent on a vote on his corrupt prac-
tees bill, which is not on the majority
schedule of those bills to be acted upon.
While the shipping bill was the imme-
diate matter under discussion yesterday,
much of the time of the Senate was oc-
cupied with speeches on the immigration
measure
The Washington herald., 1916-08-18
WOMAN'S PARTY TO FIRE
OPENING GUN SOON

The big opening gun OF an Eastern
campaign In support of the National
Woman's Party and Federal woman suf-
frage will be fired at a monster mass
meeting to be held on the Steel Pier, At
lsntic City, Sunday afternoon. August q.
In addition to Lillian Russell, speakers
at the meeting will be Mrs. Inez Milhol-
land Boissevain. Allen McCurdy, and
probably Mrs o. H P. Belmont all OF
New York, the last of who is now de-
voting her energies largely to complet-
ing the $4,000 fund which the Woman s
Party will use in its campaign against
the Democrats because of Democratic
opposition to Federal woman suffrage.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-18
GERARD TALKS
ON CENSORSHIP
Confers in Berlin With News
paper Correspondents Ex-
planning His Stand.

CBy the International News Seryice.)
Berlin Cvia Copenhagen, Aug. 1.-THE
American newspaper correspondents here
today conferred in a body with Am
bassador Gerard over the situation
created by the imputations drawn by
the English press from the manner in
which the Ambassador had transmitted
- -o-rsSn~-'d""ts' protest against the
London censorship.
Ambassador Gerard explained that he
had no other idea than to forward the
interests of the American correspondents
and the American people, that he fully
understood the distinction between an
internal censorship exercised for military
and domestic reasons and a censorship
imposed upon cablegrams in transmit
without military or internal necessity.
He said he had understood the cor
respondents desired him to join in their
protest which he explained. was not
within the legitimate diplomatic func-
tions OF a neutral Ambassador. As a
result OF the conference the following
statement was drawn up by the Am
bassador:
There seems to be a slight misunder-
standing as to the attitude of the
American correspondents in Germany
and the American Ambassador on the
subject of censorship. At the request OF
the correspondents the Ambassador
transmitted to Washington a protest of
the American correspondents in Berlin
against the British censorship. for any
Informal action that might be taken, as,
of course. a formal protest by one
country against the censorship of an
other Is impossible.
Afterwards in conversation, the Am
bassador stated to the correspondents
that he had at various times reported to
his government that a censorship over
The Washington herald., 1916-08-18

dispatches from Germany to America
quite naturally existed In Berlin ana
suggested in a friendly way to the cor
respondents that possibly this was the op-
portunity to obtain slight tightening
of that censorship because he believed
the more freely news was interchanged
between Germany and America the
better the understanding between the
two countries would be.
The Ambassador is glad to state that
American correspondents in Germany
have always sent to America dispatches
truly reporting the state of affairs in
Germany and in his opinion have been
true to the best traditions of honorable
newspaper correspondents, and that in
only a few instances in the past have
any material interferences with their
dispatches by the German censor come to
his knowledge"