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First Publication, March 1s. 1915.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-04-13
President Has Done Wall

In the presence of the greatest of
all wars. which appeals strongly to di.
yided American sentiments. and which
strikes deeply at American interests
at a thousand points. the president has
preserved the honor of the nation. has
in its behalf performed his duty to
mankind of insisting upon the pres
ervation Of the sanctions and re.
straints of international law. and has
so far achieved important diplomatic
victories without the threat OF force.
but in manner that leaves neither
America nor Europe i'm doubt that he
would use force if diplomacy should
fail.
At the opening of a presidential
campaign the Republicans will. OF
course, loudly deny all these things.
but they are true. and in ten years no
one will dispute them-Ph Philadelphia
Record
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SELLING RED CROSS SEALS
Six States and Seventy Cities Winners
Of remnants and Honors in Sec
ond Competition.

Six states and seventy cities are an.
nounced by the American Red Cross
as winners of pennants and honors in
the second annual competition for sell
ing the largest number of Red Cross
seals per capita during the sale last
December. The total sale announced
will reach 100000 seals. bringing in
a revenue for antituberculosis work in
the United States of $SOO.OOO
In the competition between states,
Rhode Island won first place in states
with a population of up to 1850. 900.
the total sale being 2.29 seals per in.
habitant. while Connecticut wins sec.
ond place with a sale of 2.07 per CAPT.
Ia. In states with a population from
l.250OO0 to 100000. Minnesota wins
first prize with a sale of 1874 per cap.
ia, and Maryland second, with a sale
of or. In the most populous states.
having a population of over $4,000
New York wins first place. with a sale
of Is per capita and Wisconsin sec.
ond, with a sale Of LAC.
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high sign to crawl out on the bank Is
that asking too much?"
mo. IL the time ever comes when /
have anything to say. III say it to you.
But don't lose sight OF the IT, and
don't lean too hard on me. I'm a
mighty uncertain quantity these days.
Harlan, and that's the truest thing I've
told you since you butted in. Good
night"
Mirapolis awoke to a full sense OF
its opportunities on the morning fol-
lowing the departure of it's distin-
guished guests. BY ten o'clock il was
the talk of the Hobbies, the club, and
the exchanges that the reclamation
service was already abandoning the
work on the great dam. One-half OF
the workmen were to be discharged at
once. and doubtless the other half
would follow as soon as the orders
could come from Washington.
Appealed to by mob of anxious in
quirers, Brouillard did not deny the
fact of the discharges, and thereupon
the city went mad in a Juror OF specu-
lative excitement in comparison with
which the orgy of the gold discov-
erers paled into insignifcance. Curb
exchanges sprang into being in the
Metropole lobby, in the court of the
Niquoia building. and at dozen street
corners on the avenue. Word went to
the placers, and by noon the miners
had left their sluice-boxes and were
pouring into town to buy options at
prices that would have staggered the
widest plunger otherwhere, or at any
other time
Brouillard closed his desk at one
o'clock and went to fight his way
through the street pandemonium to
Bongras At a table in the rear room
he found David Massingale, his long,
white beard tucked into the closely
buttoned miners coat to be out Of the
way of the flying knife and fork, while
he gave a lifelike imitation OF a man
begrudging every second of time
wasted in stopping the hunger gap.
Brouillard took the opposite chair
and was grimly amused at the length
of time that elapsed before Massingale
realized his presence.
pity a man has to stop to eat on a
day like this. isn't it, Mr.. Massingale ?"
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eermanx,s Protective system.

The American Protective Tariff.
league through the American Econo-
mist's Washington correspondent,
cleverly turns the tables on the Tariff
Commission league, which has Just is
sued pamphlet asserting that the
strongest argument in its campaign
for permanent nonpartisan tariff
commission is the fact that Germany
has permanent nonpartisan tariff
commission which brought that coun.
try TO the high standard of efficiency
IN competitive ability which it en-
joyed at the outbreak of the war. The
Tariff league shows that Germany's
tariff was made not by a nonpartisan
tarin commission but by a body which
was composed almost entirely of pro-
tectionists. in which manufacturers
and land owners were in large ma
Jority. Germany wanted an adequate
ly protective tariff and she got 1t at
the hands Of this protective commits
sion. She has that tariff yet" saws
the American Economist, and will
shove it up higher after this big war
is over"
1t is becoming clearer each day that
the tariff commission idea cannot pos.
sibly prevail. President Wilson has
declared against it on the one hand.
and he is supposed to very fairly rep.
resent the Democratic party, and the
Tariff league is opposed TO it on the
other hand, and it voices the views OF
a large majority of those who will sit
representing the Republican party in
this congress, as in the next.
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On the eve of the meeting of tho
Republican national convention Chair.
man Charles ID. Hlles gave out a
statement I'm which me predicted a
Republican victory As q forocaster.
the Honorable Charles is without G.
peer, and IF progucs.icatug were tho
sum total of tho national chairman g
duties. he would be- tbe ideal man tor
the job. Unfortunately. however. the
retrospective is lot $50 pleasant as
49, TAFT surveying faithfulunto.
death Utah and Vermont can testify.
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IS NOT CONVINCING
Country viii Not Approve OF
Roots Program.
Criticism Of President Wilson's Att.
tude During the Tremendous Up
heaVal in Europe Must Be
Said TO Lack Sincerity.

From the lofty vantage ground OF
hindsight. Mr.. Root declares that Pres.
ident Wilson has made mistakes in
dealing with foreign complications.
That is extremely probable-the Jour.
nal pointed out one such mistake and
the way to retrieve it only few days
ago.
This war has surprised everyone and
upset all calculations. Germany, which
had the advantage of the initiative,
made three tremendous errors at the
very start: She thought that Bel
GUM would not resist. that England
would not come into the war. that
France could not stem the torrent
poured upon her. England has made
so many blunders that it is useless to
enumerate them; Russia has tripped
again and again; even France, though
sanest and most clear sighted of all
the combatants. has erred many times
in the simple business of fighting.
Why, then, should we expect to be
HAWKES. in the much more complicated
task OF maintaining neutral rights
without ceasing to be neutral?
have been done" makes it clear that
If he had guided the destinies of the
nation, we should have been at war
with Germany long ago. He would
have protested against the violation
of Belgium, but without going to war
on that point. Such a course would
have been equivalent to serving no.
uce on Germany that we hated her but
would not fight her--a fine way, truly.
OF persuading her to respect our
wishes. He would have backed the
Lusitania protests with action" The
only possible action is the use OF
force, and force means war.
Mr.. Root would be more candid
and more convincing-if he omitted
entirely his lip service to peace, and
declared boldly that this nation ought
now to be at war with Germany and
Austria.-Chicago Journal.
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PROSPERITY IN
WESTERN CANADA
900 Million Dollars in New Wealth
Added in 1915.

Canada as a whole has enjoyed won.
derful prosperity in 1915, from the
products of the farm. the orchard and
the centres of industry. No country
wrote a brighter page Of history in
agricultural and industrial develop
ment during 1915 than Canada. Nearly
billion bushels OF grain produced.
Taxes in Western Canada average s2l
and will not exceed S35 per quarter
section. which includes all taxes. No
taxes on improvements.
When Western Canada was faced
with her enormous harvest last fall
the military authorities decided that
soldiers in Canada could give the EN-
pire no better service for the time
being than to assist in harvesting the
crops. For that reason leave of alb
sence was given to soldiers who
wished to work in the harvest fields,
and their labor was an important fac
tor in harvesting the big crops success
fully.
The necessity for increasing the ag-
ricultuTal production is commanding
even more attention in 1916, and 1t is
now announced that soldiers in Can
ada may obtain leave of absence from
their military duties in the spring for
certain length of time to enable
them to plant the seed for the crops
in every Province of the Dominion.
The fact that the Government rec
ognizes the seeding and harvesting OF
Canada's crops as being OF the first
Importance is perhaps the best evi.
dence that CONSUMPTION or any in.
crease OF taxes which would reduce
the agricultural activity OF Canada
will never be considered by the author.
tiles.
Owing to the number who have en-
listed for overseas service 1t has been
found necessary to secure farm labor
in the United States. 1t is hoped that
fifty thousand can be secured.-Adver.
tisement.
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HANDY HUSBAND
Knew How 10 Get Part Of the Break.
fast.

I know one dish 1 can prepare foJ
breakfast as well as any cook on
earth said my husband one morning
when the cook was in and he had vol
unteered to help get breakfast He
appeared with his dish and I discov.
cred it was Grapefruit which. OF
course was easy to prepare for It was
perfecty cooked at the factory. but it
was a good illustration of the couven.
ience Of having Grape.Nuts about.
we took up GrapeNuts immcdi
ately after returning from a FIVE years
sOioun in a hot country Our stom
achs were fin bad condition and We
were iu poor health generally.
"ln O day or two we liked Grape
Nuts better than any other kind OF
food ou the table We both gained
steadily n health and strength. and
This was caused by Grapo-Nuts and
Postum
"a friend or ours had % similar ex
perience. She was seriously 600 WITH
Indigestion and could End nothing to
eat that would not give her heartburn
and paipitation especially &c night
She found that q small dish of
Grape Nuts with cream made her q
satisfactory supper and gave her o.
comfortable nights rofl In 81 short
time she gained several pounds I'm
weight"
There's q Reason Name given by
Postum Co. Battle Creek Mich.
Ever resd the shove ietferf new
ore appears fro -f time Vh~v
are Uenuine, frt be 81 hurnnr
fnfereaf.
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Pinkham's Vegetable Compound?' My
mother bought it and the next month I
was so well that worked all the month
without staying at home day. am
In good health now and have told lots Of
girls about it. Miss CLARIcE NORM,
z Russell Street, Taunton, Mass.
Thousands of girls suffer in silence
every month rather than consult a phy-
stefan. IF girls who are troubled with
painful or irregular periods, backache,
headache, dragging-down sensations,
fainting spells or indigestion would take
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, safe and pure remedy made
from roots and herbs, much suffering
might be avoided.
Write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass. (confidentiaD for free
advice which will prove helpful.
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he laughed; and then; How is
Steve?"
Massingale nodded THE boys
comm along all right now They're
sayin' on the street that you're lettin
out half o. your men-that SOP"
Brouillard laughed again. yes. it's
true. Have you been doing something
in real estate this morning. Mr.. Mas
singale?"
All / could" mumbled the old man
between mouthfuls. But l caynt do
much. If il amt one thing. it's an
other Bout as soon as l got that
tangle with the Red Butte smelter
Strengthened out, the railroad hit me i"
How was that?" queried Brouillard.
with quickening interest coming alive
at a bound
Same old song, no cars; try and get
'em tomorruh and tomorruh it'll be
next day. and next day it'll be the day
after. Looks like they don't want to
haul any freight out o. here"
II see.' said Brouillard and firmly
he saw much more than David Mas
singale did Then: NO shipments
means no money for you. and more de.
lay. and delay happens TO be the one
thing YOU can't stand When do those
notes of yours fall due?"
Massingale was troubled. and his
fine old face showed &c plainly.
81 amt much Of q man 10 boiler
when I've set the woods aGre myself. "
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Coronida land titles"

Soronlda land titles"
Mr.. Cartwright thrust the other arm
into the remaining coat sleeve and
scowled- But the rebound to the norm
Oh orusque good nature came almost
Immediately.
you are improving wonderfully.
Brouillard, and that's no joke. have
large respect for man who can out
Did me in my own corner You ought
TO be In business-and you will be,
some time. I'll send the wire. but
warn you in advance that can't make
the smelter people take Massingale's
ore If they don't want to. All can do
Is to give the old man free field"
That is all he will ask-all I'll ask,
except one small personal favor: Don't
rub your masquerading Washington
delegation into me too hard. A fine
quality of noninterference is about all
you are buying from me-"
Tell me one thing, Brouillard:
What is your stake in the Massingale
game? Are you a silent partner in the
Little Susan'?"
No"
AH0h why are you SO ANXIOUS 10
make old David rich man at my ex-
pense? Are you going to marry the
girl?"
The engineer did not resent the ques-
ton as he would have resented it a
few weeks earlier. Instead he smiled
and said: "A little while ago, Mr.
Cartwright, l told you that you didn't
know men; now I'll add that you don't
know women"
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GAME WARDEN OF THE GULF
Captain Sprinkle Of the Royal Tern
ls an Efficient Protector Of
Bird life.

The Royal Tern q boat which ls the
property CT tho Audubon society. is
commanded by Capt william Sprinkle.
born and bred ou this gulf coast VINO
knows The sea fowl, and the islands
where they breed and dwell as no
Lrows the winds and me lovely. sm1.
int treacncrous gulf waters Ho is
game warden and he and the Roya.
Terr are the police force Of more than
Eve hundred square miles OF sandbors,
shallow waters and intricate channels
The man and the boat are two Of the
chief obstacles In the way Of the poach-
ers. the plume hunters and eggers.
who always threaten these bird sane
tuaries.
Many Of these poachers are at heart
good men. who follow their fathers
business. just az respectable men on
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] )CHAPTER XVII MN
Flood Tide ~

Public opinion, skillfully formed up
on models fashioned in Mayor Cort-
wright's municipal laboratory, dealt
handsomely with the little group of
widely-heralded visitors-the con
gressional committee" When it was
whispered about. some days before the
suspicious arrival, that the visiting
lawmakers wished for no public dem
onstration of welcome, it was resolved.
both in the city council and in the
Commercial club. that the wish should
be rigidly respected.
Hence, after the farewell banquet at
the Commercial club. at which even
the toasts had ignored the official mis-
sion of Mayor Cortwright's guests, tin
Cling curiosity still restrained itself.
said nothing and did nothing until the
train had stormed out on the begin
ming of it's steep climb to War Arrow
pass. Then the barriers went down. In
less than half an hour after the depar-
ture of the visitors, the Spotlight Of
fee was besieged by eager tip hunters.
and the Metropole cafe and lobby were
thronged and buzzing like the compart-
ments of an anxious beehive.
Harlan stood the pressure at the
newspaper Office as long as he could.
Then he slipped out the back way.
There was light in Brouillard's office
on the sixth floor of the Niquoia build
ing. and thither he went, hoping
against hope. for latterly the chief of
the reclamation service had been more
than usually reticent.
What do you know, Brouillard ?"
vas the form his demand took.
go to Cartwright" suggested the
engineer. Hes your man"
Just come from him, and couldn't
get thing there except his admission
that he is buying instead of selling"
well, what more do you want?
Haven't you any Imagination"
Plenty of it, and. by Cad, I'm going
to use it unless you put it to sleep!
Tell me a few correlative things.
Brouillard, and I'll make a noise like
going away. Is it true that you've had
orders from Washington within the
past few days to cut your force on the
dam one-half?"
~ NAAtoAAAkNA wac pay iiih WlAN Ant
paperknife. absently marking little cir
cles and ellipses on his desk blotter.
and the ash on his cigar grew a full
quarter of an inch before he replied:
Not for publication, Harlan, I'm
sorry to say"
But you have the order?"
Yes"
Good. Then I'll ask only one more
question, and II you answer It at all (
know you1l tell me the truth: are
you, individually. buying or selling on
the real estate exchange|
Brouillard did take time, plenty of IT,.
Harlan was a student of men, but his
present excitement was against him.
Otherwise he would have interpreted
differently the sudden hardening OF the
jaw muscles when Brouillard spoke.
I'm buying. Harlan; when / sell fl
Is only 20 buy again"
The newspaper man rose and held
out his hand
You're a man and a brother, Brouil
lard. and I'm your friend for life I'm
going TO stay until you give me the
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-04-13

Tho situation 900 Kansas is very
promising for the Democrats The
farmers are prosperous. business is
good and while iu the last election
the Republicans elected governor
and O. United States senator. the Dem.
ocrats returned elk of the eight mem.
beys of congress There s every rea.
son TO hope that Kansas vim 60 Dem.
ocrotc in l916-that i8. 81 Ono conduct
Of some OF our federal officials does not
make 80 impossible hy stirring up FAC.
tional differences within the party.
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FOR PLEURISY, BRONCHITIS
AND SORE THROAT

Readers are advised not to dose tb.
stomach. The best way to quickly
overcome soreness in the throat or
chest is to rub on true Mustarine. which
all druggists keep on hand in the origi-
nal yellow box for about 25 cents.
II IS quicker and more efficient than
any IMMINENT. Rub it on at night and
SDIIessed reIet comes by morning. True
Mustarine is made by Begy Medicine
Co. Rochester, n. Y. 1t stops Rheu-
matte pains and Neuralgia almost like
magic. There's blessed relief in every
rub. 1t stops pain and congestion
A lazy man is a dead one who can't
be buried
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SYNOPSIS.
y 10

Brouillard, chief engineer OF the Niquoia
nrrigauon dam, meets j. Wesley Cort-
wright and explains the reclamation work
20 him. Cartwright organizes a company
and obtains government contracts TO fur
nigh power and material Steve Massin-
gale threatens TO start a gold rush II
Brouillard does not use his influence 10
bring railroad branch to the place. thus
opening an easy market for the Little
susan mine ore Brouillard tells Amy
Massingale of his need for money to nav
ON his dead fathers debts. She tells him
20 be true to himself. He decides for the
extension. Mirapolis. the city OF num-
Dered days. booms. Cartwright persuades
Brouillard to become consulting engineer
OF the power company in return for 500. :
700 stock. Stoppage of work on the rail-
road threatens panic. Brouillard spreads
the Massingale story of placer gold in
the river bed and starts a gold rush.
(which promises to stop the reclamation
project. Amy tells Brouillard that her
Father Is in Cortwrights financial
clutches. He tells her he has made 500 .
600 and declares his love. She loves him,
nut shows him that he has become demor-
aIized. A real gold find is made Brouil-
lard sells his stock but does not paw his
gathers debts. Cortwright's son shoots
Dave Massingale. Brouillard threatens
ECortwright with exposure IL he pushes
iMassingale TO the wall.
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the seacoast once followed the bust.
ness OF wrccking But when times
change and once Acknowledged trade
comes under Che ban oft the law tine
character of those following if also
changes for the worse Wrcckers are
mo- longer respectable. ana plume hunt.
ers and eggcrs are sinking TO the Same
level
The Illegal business of killing breed
ing birds of leaving ncstHugs to- starve
wholesale. and of general ruthless OK.
termination more and more tends TO-
attract men of the same moral cate.
CORY as those who sell whisky 90 In.
diaus and combine the running of
blind pigs with highway robbery and
murder for hire In Florida one of tho
best game wardcns OF the Audubon
society was killed BY these sordid bird
ers.-Theodoro Roosevelt, ia
Scribner's Magazine.
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Does Not Seem Lie Rnin-

Is IL as an expression of confidence
10 the ruin of the industry to follow
the war under free wool and a low
tariff on woolens that the American
wooden trust begins to pay dividends
FOR the first time on it's common stock7
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TENDER SKINNED BABIES
With Rashes and irritations Find
Comfort in Cuticura. Trial Free.

Baby's tender skin requires mild,
soothing properties such as are found
in the Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
Cuticura Soap is so sweet, pure and
cleansing and Cuticura Ointment so
soothing and healing, especially when
baby's skin is irritated and rashy.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Ady.
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TO 8 tay at home
from work and suf-
fer a long time
One day a woman
came to our house
a n d a k ed m y
mother why / was
suffering. Mother
told her that l suf-
fered every month
and she said, Why
don't you buy a
bottle of lydia f
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Fitted For n.

Il hear our shoemaker has gone IN
for missionary work and breaches re
form TO all his customers"
We'll, he ought to be successful
after all the practice he's had IN saw.
ing peoples soles
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To keep clean and healthy take DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets They regulate
liver, bowels and stomach-Adv.
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And many man has lost his thou.
sands through pursuing another hun.
bred.
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There comes a time in the life
OF every young man who Is
smotherins his soul to crafty
his senses and selling his char
aeter for money, when opportu-
nifty is given him to turn about
face, to rediscoVer his ideals
and get back to common hon.
esty. Has 6rouiIIard reached
this point?
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Girl COULD
NOT WORK
How She Was Relieved from
Pain by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Taunton. Mass" had pains in both
sides and when my periods came had
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You will never be accused of cheat
ing at cards as long as you lose.
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Rather than waste time arguing. a
wise man will let a fool have his own
way.