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The Detroit times., 1916-04-26
BY THEDA BARA.
written Especially for The Times.

written Especially for The Times)
Often receive interesting letters
from convicts.
II seems the vampire type OF
woman has strange fascination
for really intellectual prisoners.
have never told before that
became so interested In one pris-
oncr | helped him secure pa
role. This prisoner wrote me, but
did not say he was prisoner.
had his address looked up and II
was the street number OF the war
den's ONCE.
At first this man sent me unusual
poetry that showed scholarship.
This puzzled mo Then I learned
the prison knew nothing Of his real
identity. I had him write me all
about himself with nothing hidden.
Drink, he said, caused his down
fall and made him a wanderer. He
forged a check. He had been the
member of college faculty. He
figured as one OF the accusing wit
nesses In the famous University OF
Pennsylvania Babylonian tablet
case which stirred college and In
tellectual circles
In the thick OF this case was my
strange convict friend. That will
indicate how important he was In
the world OF culture.
Since he has been paroled he Is
filling his proper place In society
and am sure he will never again
be placed behind prison walls. He
has written scenario for me,
based on the ancient Babylonian
hieroglyphics which so few OF us
could decipher
I had intended telling you about
other convicts. but Just as ] began
to plan this article there came TO
The Detroit times., 1916-04-26

haven't seen Dick in nearly a
week, although he has been In the
city. He Is making reorganiza'
tiop OF the book concern and Mrs.
Selwin. who takes breakfast with
lnm nearly every morning. tells
me that he Is growing old every
day. II feel very sorry for him,
said Mrs. Selwin. "He shows the
scars Of his business troubles a.
well as those that are personal"
You see. little book, I am trying
these days TO keep out OF his life
as much as possible and told him
when | came over here that he
must not feel me on his mind day
efter day.
IL seems TO me, little book, as
though he had an added wrinkle
an added scar on his face-every
time | see him. and / know that
/ tired--oh so helpless-look in his
eyes | have put there. II does not
make any difference that | have
done this unwittingly; that I would
have saved him from the horror OF
having a log for a wife even more
than would have saved myself
from being that log II | could have
done so.
Looking back over IL all II seems
to me that have been one Of the
worst of wives. I who wanted 10
be one OF the best.
! tried to say this to Dick the
last time he was in here.
do YOU know. Dick dear. | some
times think | am like that old
woman who was the wife of vet
eran OF the civil war" I said as
reached my hand up and smootheo
his hair. "My mother used to tell
the story-said II was one of my
fathers favorites-of the veteran
who In all the glory of a somewha
faded blue uniform. brass buttons
! and white cotton gloves, sat in tho
street car on his way TO the Fourth
OF July picnic.
"A stranger boarded the car. an /.
as he sat facing the soldier and his
wife he engaged the man in con
versation.
The talk soon turned TO warfare
and the veteran said:
Ives, sir; I've seen fighting.
| got this cash across the cheek a,
chickamauga. My stiff leg, by gosh
The Detroit times., 1916-04-26
THE CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE
The Lines l Am Putting In Dicks Face

comes from ball in the knee
Charlottesville. This thumb was
shot off at Gettysburg, and lost
the tip Of my ear at Spottsylvania,
Dear me- said the stranger.
how interesting. You have indeed
seen hot fighting. But tell me. how
did you get that long deep murder
Gus dent down the side of your
nose' A cavalry charge--hand TO
hand engagement
THE veteran ignored the .ques-
ton and begged TO talk about the
heat. However, his wife inter
rupted.
Go on, BILL she said impatient
ly. Tell the gentleman how you
got the dent in your nose.
"'You shut up, Hannah, said the
angered veteran under his breath.
81 won't mother. said the old
woman. For IL just about rides the
skin OF me to hear your braggin'
and braggin' about the marks you
got In the war. whilst you never
ol.en your head about the finest and
most noticeable mark of all - the
one give We with the fire shovel
Dick had to smile even when he
WINGED al the application.
IL didn't mean to hit you with the
fire shovel. Dick" said. 81 con
fess at one time ! wanted to hurt
you very much but not in the wa,
I have done, and | want 10 tell yor
that differ from the old lady oil
my story in not being proud of the
The Detroit times., 1916-04-26
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THEDA BARA?
SHE WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU.

What do think Theda Bra the vampire OF the SCREEN?
know!
Times readers her telling their honest opn
will
answ IN
DO YOU a ON a tell
the
will
be
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MEM
Society HHSHH

Miss Bertha Clark. OF Norwich
q, Ont. is visiting Mrs. John z. Clark
| No. 1876 Second-ave.
@
Sacred Heart commandery. No
i2l, Knights OF st. John, and the
ladies' auxiliary, No. "a, will give
joint dancing party. Thursday
evening. in The Pier.
o.
Detroit branch OF the Information
| al Sunshine society will meet Fri.
day evening, al o'clock, In the
home OF Miss Lucy Wilcke, No. 175
Adams-ave. east.
o.
Wurtsmith division, No. SOL
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi
neers. will give dancing party
Thursday evening, In Riverside
| temple.
Mrs. Owen NJ Mulkey will give
dinner Wednesday evening, In her
apartments in the Pasadena, enter
tanning the bridal party OF heI
daughter. Miss Mercedes Mulkey
whose marriage TO William X
Gresh. OF Norristown, Pa, will take
place Thursday.
o
In the annual commencement ex
ercises of the Farrand Training
School for Nurses. in connection
with Harper hospital. held Tuesday
evening. In Wayne County Medical
society building Al young women
were given diplomas. The program
/ OF addresses and music was fol
lowed by an informal reception and
supper.
O.
| The marriage Oh Miss Constance
Murphy, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
Michael j. Murphy 10 Charles Bar
nard Hull, took place Tuesday
al high noon. III the family home
No. $40 Jefferson.ave. The Rev
William r. Doran, S. j.. president
OF the University Of Detroit per
formed the ceremony The bride
was attended by Miss Marie Jewett
of aberdeen. S. D., and little Miss
Eetty Davis. a niece of the bride
|, Philip Emerson was best man. Fol
+ lowing an eastern wedding trip, Mr.
and Mrs. Hull will he at home al
No. l5S Van Dykeaye.
a .
\ a marriage 0. interest to Detroit
/ friends will take place "Wednesday
evening, in Christ church cathedral
ST. Louis. Mo. when Miss Corinns
Nugent of that city. will be mar
ricd to Dewitt II. Merriam, OF De
troit. Following the church cere
mony which will be witnessed by &
fashionable throng. a reception vii
be held I'm the home OF the brides
mother. Mrs. Charles W. Nugent
20. 1851 hamberlain.ave. The ush
ers for the wedding include the fol
lowing Detroit men: Carl Stroh
Ralph Merriam. Claude Mulkey anS
w Jrierson Smith. Mr.. Merriam
will bring his bride % Detroit ',
reside.
4 90
Mrs. May Leggett Abel will pre-
sent two OF her artist violin pupils
F., Herman Merz and Robert Berman
in q recital, Friday evening
In McCollester hall Mr.. Merz
who is a paying teller in the United
Savings bank. is studying the VIC
lin purely as an accomplishment
but Mrs. Abel considers him one OF
the most promising pupils she hal
ever had. Mr.. Berman. IL will be
remembered, stood very high in tho
contest of the National Federation
OF Musical clubs for young violin
lists TO be selected for concertizing
among the clubs. winning the high
est place among the Michigan con
testants. He intends to adopt the
professional concert stage. At pres
ent he is studying in the literary
department OF the University Of
| Michigan before taking up his pro
The Detroit times., 1916-04-26

Kappa Alpha chapter of Beta Phi
Sigma fraternity will give a dinner.
dance Friday evening, in the Hotel
Statler.
The Detroit times., 1916-04-26
The Times correets An Error.

A typographical error In the ad-
vcrtlsement of the Business insti-
tute in The Times. Tuesday, made
the headline read, In less than
20 years" instead OF "in less than
10 years" which represents the
real lapse OF tim, since the Business
institute opened for business. Dur
ing this time the institute has
grown under the direction OF A. +.
Tull, TO be the largest school OF
its kind In Michigan, and has
earned an envlable reputation for
the proficiency OF its students.
The Detroit times., 1916-04-26

Mrs. Daniel w. Smith. No. lag
Seyburnave.. will entertain Borus-
sen Gesellschaft. Friday afternoon.
Mrs Louis Unsworth Cragg,
pianist. and Miss Florence Carey.
violinist. will contribute the
musical portion Of the program. Mrs.
Thomas K wsterworth will recite a
series OF little stories In German,
entitled. "Grsndma's Dream Of q
Rose" Illustrated with dancing by
little Miss Marie Freytag.
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the first glance. They both bespoke a
nature self-satisied to the point of
pride, a crafty shrewdness that. had
been eminently successful and an ada.
mantine hardness of purpose.
"Ah, Mr.. Sandry," he said, taking
his feet from the table with insult.
ing slowness, I'm H~ampden-of the
Yella Pines-and | come over on a
little matter O. business"
Sandry bowed.
Glad to know you. Mr.. Hampden,"
he said civilly, though the memoir of
the damaged rollway came suddenly
up before him, blasting his appraise-
ment of the man.
And | might as well get it over
with, for it's bound to be against the
grain a bit" .
AS he spoke. a smile that was meant
to be insolently apologize but sue
ceeded only in being clumsy, creased
his weathered face, drawing his small,
sharp eyes into narrow Sits.
"Yes?" said Sandry coldly.
It's about that track @ stumpage
you're slashin' your log-trail acrost."
"Yes?" said Sandry again. What
about the tract? 1t isn't specially
good and we're leaving it. Intend to
cross it and cut into the East Belt"
There was a slight one of satisfac-
ton in his voice. for the East Belt
stumpage was a little the best thing
in all this magnificent timber country.
and the eyes of the Yellow Pines
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07
TAKE SALTS TO FLUSH
KIDNEYS IF BACK HURTS
Says Too Much Meat Forms Uric Acid
Which Clogs the Kidneys and
Irritates the Bladder.

Most folks forget that the kidneys,
like the bowels, get sluggish and clog.
ged and need a flushing occasionally,
else we have baCkache and dull misery
in the kidney region, sever head.
aches, rheumatic twinges, torpid liver,
acid stomach, sleeplessness and all
sorts of bladder disorders.
You simply must keep your kidneys
active and clean, and the moment you
feel an ache or pain in the kidney
region, get about four ounces Of Jad
Salts from any good drug store here,
take a tablespoonful in a glass of
water before breakfast for a few days
and your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts is made from the
acid of grapes and lemon juice, COM
bined with lithia, and is harmless to
flush clogged kidneys and stimulate
them to normal activity. 1t also neu-
tralizes the acids in the urine so it
no longer irritates, thus ending blad.
der disorders.
Jad Salts is harmless; inexpensive;
makes a delightful effervescent lithia.
water drink which everybody should
take now and then to keep their kid.
neys clean, thus avoiding serious com.
plicatiOns.
A well-known local druggist says he
sells lots of Jad Salts to folks who be.
lieye in overcoming kidney trouble
while it is only trouble.-Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07
LOOKING ON THE SUNNY SIDE
Anything Is Better Than to Give
Oneself over to Pessimism That
Will Spoil Everything.

Since we all have more or less mis-
fortune to meet let us strive to meet
it in the right way. Why sit down
and bewail the i'll luck that is ours?
Why turn our sorrow owe Il over
in oUr minds, seeing in it ever new
phases of misfortune? No! Let us
stand up beneath its weight, no mat
ter how heavy the load may seem,
and, with our eyes fixed on the glim'
mer OF light, let us walk swiftly out
of the dark paths into the sunlight.
Once we have learned 10 walk on
the sunny side OF life darkness will
have no further terrors for us, for we
will carry our sunshine around with
us in the depths Of our hearts. The
sunshine of the mind is far warmer
and brighter than the sunshine which
we see and feel with our physical
senses,
Once we have gained the true sense
Of real mental sunshine we will have
he means to pull ourselves out OF
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07
TRADE REVIVAL IN
WESTERN CANADA
Not a Myth but an Actually
Shown in the Returns of Az
riGuIturaI Statistics and
Every Department Of
Trade and Com
merCe.

Tie trade revival in Manitoba, Sas,
katchewan and Alberta is an actuality
and not a myth. There is today a
spirit of optimism in the air, just as
two years ago there prevailed the OPP
posite spirit of pessimism.
A general trade revival has been
felt in every department of business in
the Prairie Provinces. The agricul-
turists are in better shape than they
have ever been before in their lives.
No farmers of any country are in bet
ter financial condition and in a more
general state of prosperity than are
the farmers of Manitoba, Saskatche-
wan and Alberta. The farmers have
harvested a record crop-a crop which
enriches them to the extent of some
thing over $500, 900 900. .
In the cities the prosperity Of the
country has been reflected. Every
where business is on the hustle. The
wholesalers and the retailers and the
implement dealers find business good.
The banks and other collection houses
find collections satisfactory, and finan-
cial men declare that westerners are
paying up their debts. In Winnipeg
the bank clearings have been the larg-
est in history, exceeding some weeks
the figures Of Montreal and Toronto.
The grain shipments have been the
biggest in the history of Winnipeg and
in the history of the twin ports, Fort
William and Port Arthur. The mail
order houses have had a big year, the
rush of fall orders exceeding all previ-
Gus years and taxing the capacity of
these establishments, whose most SAN
guine expectations have been exceeded
by the actual business done.
The tide has turned in western Can
ada. The people of the West are
forging ahead, forging ahead in actual
production and in creation of wealth,
giving generously to charitable and
other funds, paying up their back
debts, while going along carefully as
regards any creation Of new debts.
They are ecOnomizing but not scrimp-
ing, acting cautiously but not misery.
The financial heads of eastern Canada,
Of the United States and of Europe are
no longer criticizing western Canada:
rather they are unstintedly Offering
their praise and their compliments.
The financial press recognizes that
the tide has turned in western Canada,
and it has been published to the world.
The condition of western Canada at
the close of 1915 is one of optimistic
prosperity, backed by the same deter
mination of western people to go on
increasing their productiveness and
maintaining the records which they
have already established.
The trade revival of western Canada
Is the happiest feature in the business
survey of the whole Dominion for 1915
and in the outlook for 1916.-Adver-
tisement.
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P x
Hampden and the East Belt.

H%ampden and the East Belt.
In the press of business and the
pleasant moiling over the whole old
city OF New York with Miss Ordway,
Sandry forgot all about Hampden in
the next few days. Ma Daily had moth
ing to say, keeping a grim silence,
which Sandry noticed. AS for Siletz,
she followed her with fascinated eyes
whenever she appeared. Miss Ordway
did not eat with the men. Her morn.
ings were given up entirely to the in
cessant clicking of the typewriter in
the seciusion of the little room, and
she emerged after the noon hour, ate
with Ma Daily and Siletz, and inva-
riably took a short walk in the after
loon.
In the evenings Sandry came in, and
they sat in the empty eating room, dis
cussing with a common knowledge
that seemed to shut them apart to-
gether, the things of the great out
side world. At such times Siletz lis
tened in quiet eagerness, her dark face
aglow and her eyes like mysterious
pools in the shadow of her heavy hair.
That week there were several arri-
walls at Daily's camp-well-clad, re-
sponsible-looking business men from
Portland; and before they left, Sandry
had landed such an order for logs as
plunged the camp into the hardest
work, longest hours and highest over.
time it had ever known.
Also'h he sent out word to Toledo that
he had use for all the men he could
lay hands on.
An extra crew was put to building
the log trail up through the slashed
opening to the East Belt, and activity
characterized the hills.
The incessant shrill toots of the don.
key, the scream and cough of its fussy
labors. the rumble and clatter of the
log train. began to be music in San
dry's ears, and the letters he wrote
to his father became brighter. filled
with the eXhilaration of accomplish.
ment.
For a. day or two the work went
forward finely and the new logs of the
fresh-laid trail cleaned white against
the green of the mountain. Then Col.
Inns, sent into the uncut timber ahead
to blaze for further operations, re.
turned to the works in double-quick
time.
John" he said to the foreman. for
none of the men would award Sandry
the right of consultation unless it was
unavoidable, even yet, so distinct and
deep-rooted was their aversion to the
Fastener and his rawness; John
they's a e homesteader's shack set
tin square acrost the trail"
The hell you say! Hampden!"
The logger nodded. The purport Of
Hampden's visit had been freely
spread in the camp.
Daily turned to Sandry.
"They's a new cabin settin' acrost
our trail up in the track between
herein the East Belt, Mr.. Sandry. Let's
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go up an take a look at it, he said.
Il guess Hampden's pushin' his bluff"
With a surge of anger Sandry
turned abruptly. and the two men
struck up the new trail.
"Tll have to settle that man, Daily"
said the owner; has he been doing
such things ever since the two COM
panies have been ~rivals?"
Pretty much. Sometimes we've
been dom EN-" returned Daily grim
ly. Sandry laughed.
We'll you Westerners believe in
fixing things frst-hand. anyway, which
helps some"
Far up in the heavy timber they
came into a small natural clearing
some 200 feet in extent, set like a
hole amid the solid bulk of the close
crowding pines. In the center was a
tiny log shack. shake-roofed, without
doors or windows, the very least a
man might do in grudging compliance
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turned-up rim runs round the helmet
about halfway down. During a shower
of rain the water collects in this rim
and runs through a small hole into the
cavity in the helmet. Thus the water
is collected automatically. and when
the wearer desires a drink he simply
turns a very small tap at the back
of the helmet and out flows the water.
This, as will be readily understood.
is rather too complicated for general
use, and moreover, TIE helmet filled
with water would press uncomfortably
on the head.
There is also a rifle to which Is at
tached a telescope, for use when "im-
ing at things a great distance off;
arrows which can be fired from rifles
and numerous other contrivances
which the inventors, although not the
authorities, think would prove Of
value to soldiers if used.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07
SYRUP Of FIGS FOR
A CRILD'S BOWELS
1t is cruel to force nauseating,
harsh physic into a
sick child.

LOOK back at your childhood days.
Remember the dose" mother insisted
on-castor oil, calomel, cathartics.
How you hated them, how you fought
against taking them.
With our children it's different.
Mothers who cling to the old form of
physic simply don't realize what they
do. The %children's revolt is w~ell-found-
ed. Their tender little "insides" are
injured by them.
If your child's stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing, give only deli
cious California Syrup of Figs" It's
action is positive, but gentle. Millions
OF mothers keep this harmless fruit
laxative" handy; they know children
love to take it; that it never fails to
lean the liver and bowels and sweet
en- the stomach, and that a teaspoonful
given today saves a sick child tomor-
row.
Ask at the store for a 50-cent bottle
Of California Syrup Of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
Of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
on each bottle. Adv.
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people had been on it enviously for
years. according to John Daily.
Jus so. JUS So" said Hampden,
only I'm afraid well have to stop
your operations. Mr.. Sandry. The fact
is. we've just bought this tract, an
as it comprises two hundred and fifty
acres, an is in the form of a narrow
strip runnin' north an south, it will
effectually keep you out o. the East
Belt-unless, O. course you should buy
it of US"
For a moment Sandry regarded the
speaker in mild establishment.
You must be mistaken. Mr.. Hamp-
den," he said; ALI the stumpage for
five miles north and east is our prop
erty. with options on every privately
owned section for another seven miles
in both directions. And this tract you
speak of lies within a mile and a half
of camp. You are suffering under a
hallucination."
Sandry smiled coldly.
If you will take the trouble to look
up the records in the state land office
at Salem" returned Hampden smooth.
ly, you'll find that I'm in my right
mind, all right. This here track has
been duly filed on under the home
stead law by one T. J. O'Connel, and
sold by him last week to the Yella
Pines Lumber company. Now. my
young Fastener, you cant run yer log
trail acrOst our land
Hampden rose, his little eyes shin
ing with savage triumph.
Sandry rose also.
I'll neither take the trouble to go
to Salem nor pay the least attention
to your threats" he said, and his man
ner IA coolly unconcerned, and
should advise that you get this com
pany out of your head as quickly as
possible. And now good day"
He turned, as if the interview were
at an end, and seated himself at the
desk from which Hampden had just
risen.
by gosh, you'd better!" said the
other with a snap of his heavy jaws as
he strobe past Daily and out of the
open door.
An, by God, we will"
This last came in the deep boom
of the foreman, who was watching
the departing lumberman with the bit.
ter enmity of years of fighting.
Now, what do you think of that"
asked Sandry in profound disgust.
Just what I've thought of him for
years-damned spectacular bluff"