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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-02-03
TOO MUCH FOR HIS COURAGE
Student, Sent for One Breakfast Roli'
Found Himself in Position which
Caused Embarrassment.

While visiting his married brother
In New York recently, Cornell stu
dent was sent by his sister-inlaw to
buy one breakfast roll at the bakers.
The careful judgment displayed by his
brothers wife in making both ends
meet, with a little bit over each week
for the bank, had long been topic Oh
conversation among members Of the
family, some of whom thought her pos
sessed of great moral courage, because
she would ask the grocer's clerk to
wrap up two cents worth Of beans, q
delicacy she fed to the cat.
The college boy started for the shop.
but his nerve forsook him at the mo-
ment when q demure little thing be-
hind the counter Inquired as to his
immediate wants. Instead OF asking
for one roll he asked for a dozen.
On his way back to his brothers
apartment, which is on Central Park
West in the nineties, the sOphOmOre's
nerve again forsook him. So he wait
| ed until he believed no one was look
| ing before throwing IL of the rolls over
| the stone fence into the park.-New
| York Times.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-02-03
CHAPTER TX.
Sacrifice.

Sacrifice.
The tall young physician from Louis
Vile rode his sorrel mare into Corydon
next day and drew rein at Patrice
0'RannOn'S door
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toward them gravely, with the proud
dignity he had worn since the day she
had refused his love. She heard a
voice speaking-was it her own?
II have brought Mr.. BlackfOrd to
be q witness between u.s."
The two young men looked at the
girl in silent wonder. She swept on
In the cold torrent of her resolution,
checking their unspoken question
with uplifted hand:
1--WE have known you but little
while, Mr.. Laurence. You have made
your home among us; we have taken
you into our friendship. You have pre-
tended to become an American; we
have trusted you. befriended you, be
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Before and After.

"All Europe prepared for war for
Q, generation" said Henry Ford at
dinner. Europe has now got what
she prepared for. And look at her.
''The picture Of Europe before and
after all this war preparation is dis
tressing and ugly one. It's as terrible
q before-andtafter picture as the one
which was described by young Dear
born bride. -.
".Before our marriage she said
George used to steal kiss every
time we passed through tunnei.
now
Snow he steals o nip out OF his
flask "-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Chirnside, Scotland, has novelty
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and replaced them in his coat with
sigh. At dawn he set off again for
Corydon.
But Cranmer tottered back into his
daughters room with the face of a
dead man. Its all up!" he cried
in a CHASTITY whisper. II must get
away from here tonight. There's only
one chance to win yet-you'n have
to stay here, my girl; I'll see Scull
tonight and set him upon this Lar
renee; and If he succeeds in getting
the plans back, you are to bring them
On to me at Detroit. God, how came he
to suspect! You-did you-no, you're
true! Goodby! Do as I bid you.
Goodby! Scull will be over soon
he'll take care Of you. I'm glad you
are soon to be married"
He strained the weeping girl to his
breast and hurried away. A boat
across the foaming river and a
stumble through the dark brought him
to Sculls door. A cautious tattoo
summoned the man from his bed and
the story was told, while terror
seemed to fix its icy hands more and
more deeply in Cranmer's throat with
every hurrying moment. Scull looked
at his white face and exulted secretly
at his collapse. A seeming contempt
| for the man before whom he had so
often cringed filed his heart. "And
what do you expect me to dol? he
asked coldly.
A flash of his old turbulence re.
1 turned to Cranmer. "Do?" he whis'
pered hoarsely. There's but one thing
for you to do, my pretty man. You
will have to get those plans back from
that skulking rackabones. It's your
own business how. Then give them te
Lydia. You may think you've done
fine thing in giving up the work thai
you came here to do, but I promise
you that England has q long arm
You'll not escape IL you fail u.s."
Scull shrank again from his menac
ing gesture. His AFFECT protestation'
Of faithfulness fell hastily from hi
trembling lips, and the spy, with
growl of satisfaction, stole out agail
into the dark and silent night.
At vincennes, two days later, Of,
"Horsehead" Gibson, the Heutenan
governor, sat writing letter to Capt
Billy Hargrove. who was riding mile
away In the wilderness at the head
dozen forest rangers. The old maj
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-02-03

wrote slowly, with a hand more used
to a rifle than pen. The letter, when
he had finished it, ran:
vincennes, Indiana Territory
July 20, ISL.
For about ten days q man has been
around Fort Steuben who had such gooo
papers of recommendation that ne was
permitted to go where he pleased and was
ali through the fort ana barracks. Ae
has disappeared and took with him
very fine saddle horse which belonged 70
Col. Luke Decker. together with nne
saddle and a pair Of heavy pistols In the
holsters. 1t was thought he went toward
the Maumee river and may come near
some of your stations. There 10 no DOUBT
he IL a British spy and 1t is very desfr.
able to capture him. A description OF
him given by those with whom he was Is:
heavy man, five feet ten inches In
height: would weigh about one hundred
and eighty pounds; dark hair, black eyes
and he wore q fine velvet vest and dark
blue long-tailed coat, both ornamenteo
with silver buttons. A pair OF fine white
dressed buckslfin knee breeches with sill
yer buckles at his knee: pair OF nne
leather shoes with silver buckles; swiy.
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that who hated loved
thief believed unwarraned
ask explanation give t7
would think that girl whose faith
didn't How David Laurence handled
problem Of that sort Is told this instalment Tppecanoe
David you'll remember had all the England to
settlement Of corydon territory kill
He makes friends with the Americans falls in love with
oinette o6annon Incidentally discovers that Job
British plotting against the
nstament with at the Cranmer
Lydia cranmer Her father them eoarsey
ove-making.
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papers ne nao "Teseeo 'o'
Cranmer.
lieved in you. And you have repaid
us! The coiled snake from which you
saved me was less vile! oh, do not
forget what you did! 1t is that which
makes what you have done all the
more terrible. owe you my life. You
might have had it, If you had chosen.
But you have chosen instead the lives
of all these people in the wilderness
these settlers, these men who have
never harmed you, these women, these
little children. To betray them, VINO
have only loved you, who have Deen
| your friends! To give them into the
hands of England and to the knives
| Of the Indiansw
| Her voice broke. At her first worcs
Blackford's face had taken on an ex-
pression of amazement, which grew
deeper and deeper as he listened ana
glanced from one to the other OF MS
| two friends. Now, as her voice fal-
tered. his establishment broke out:
ssToinette, in heavens name, what is
the matter"
She answered YEARLY, listlessly, her
voice sinking to a whisper, so that
she seemed like an exhausted Dlrd
that is scarcely able to skim above
the waves Of the sea:
"He has been here as British spy y
/ Blackford started, then laughed in
credulously.
"Toinette, you're joking!"
| But she buried her face in her hands
and smoke through sobs that shook
her from head to foot.
"Oh, if it were not truel
Ask him. =.
Blackford turned to David. His
; friend had taken a step backward at
Toinette's first rush of reproach and
now leaned against the low counter,
r trembling, pale as one who has re-
, ceived a mortal wound. The shock
of her accusation coming on the heels
, of the very moment when he had
-isked his life to confront Cranmer
) stunned him.
Only his high, indignant pride rose
: against the sorry riddle-a stubborn
, pride which babe him listen to hel
: wild charge in silence, holding himself
lin his angry conceit above the violence
e of contradicting her, above STOPPING
to drag their love in the dust Of guar
I rel. Blackford, striving to pierce be
= meath the mask Of that white, tens
: face and the inscrutable eyes, crie'
e out in alarm at David's silent accept
r anee of her words.
,Tts not true, is 1t, David? M
Y God, it can't be true"
David was silent.
o Blackboard tried to laugh off his owl
alarm:
l. "You two are playing some silly 5ok
on me, Of course. All right-rH ow
l. you gulled me. Satisfied. Toinette
Toinette threw back her head prouc
n ". The blue eyes that had so ofte
le danced with merriment were blazin
Ie sapphires.
le Search him, Mr.. Blackboard" he
8. voice rang out. 81 do not doubt br
ct you will find evidence enough to sa
sr isfy you!"
N Ike's eyes looked into those OF nj
friend with a passion of pleading ft
denial. But David's voice answere
re evenly, coldly:
ri "There is no need to search. pr
I'd sumo that these papers are the one
d, which Miss O'Bannon wishes"
20 And with steady fingers ne unfa
re tened his coat and waistcoat, an
of while Blackford gazed in horror, sloN
err ly drew out the packet of papers
til had wrested from Cranmer: he p
m them In Ike's hands and bowed to Tt
err nette with a touch of ironic courtes
ty "You will find them all there.
ce said.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-02-03
Certainly Not.

Bill-According to court ruling the
National Guardsmen in the field need
not pay alimony.
Jill-Of course. Why should he be
obliged to fight in two places at once1
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eled hat, made out of beaver skin. Have
your men keep a good lookout for him.
JOHN GIBSON,
Acting Governor.
BY the hand of a friendly Delaware In
dian. Return him in two days with any
thing that you wish to say.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-02-03
How soon do you think David
will forget 'Toinette and become
smitten with some pretty French
lass In Vincennes?
ITO BE cONTINUED1
Yes, Indeed.

Yes, Indeed.
"Is your son fond of academic pur-
suits?"
"I guess so. He's pretty regular
attendant at the billiard and bowling
academy"
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Chirnside, Scotland, has a novelty
q woman blacksmith.
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away without loss of a single essen- ial The constant frittering of money way on trnes can be stopped and so Lnancial worries can be ended. But lis requires will power. It calls for personality that cares nothing for Ahat the neighbors, who themselves are worried nearly sick by their own
 allure to master the problems of life, will think or say. It disdains the cry of fatuous business that all is wsll with community that lives to the init of its means. saving nothing for the future. The simple life Is the ational, natural life, and if 1t Is not
 oluatarily adopted by a large portion Jf the people of every community. 1t will be imposed sooner or later by hat economic condition known as hard times." and the transition pe- .iod will bring great misery.
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Os.CfNsTOC HEDs

To the pubno,-
 We nave just finished stock taking and find thar ere are heavily overstOckrs so are making enormoun reductions n Hardware-as much as per cent i certain lines. Notwithstanding immens' advances outside. sspeWaiy tn Aard ware and Meral Goods, We ars sf1ll ssal. ,nE on the nas1s of soods purcnsasd rh, past two or three years.
 We Will sen Tor cash only G thes' prices. and for a nmite. time. wstu w' bring our stock down to the reauir. ments or the camp.
 1T you nave an order to be nlied. ie' us figure on 1t; we can save you none, We have proved 1t to otners, we car prove 1t 10 you.
 DARLING AND DEAN COMPANY.
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end of such career Is shattered nerves and eaIlv death and the mem- ories of it can only be blurred i'm pression of q chaotic whlrl.
 The essen 2e O. such life is more and more wants. When they are supplied. there are still more anu ueaeh is found to come with the lit, unsa,isued because the wants wer, so many Such a life Is tn fact over whslmed by It's wants and is fail .ure in spite or its glitter and speed. because at no tune did the soul show u mastery of conditions IL was, on the contrary. completely mastered hl ..s surroundings.
 The other class of people exact. opposed to those who are thus O. gufed in their wants is composed O. chose who reuuce their needs .o { minimum. As John Burroughs slI. ,heir aim is to reduce their baggag, @ minimum. They must i'd te tco' and clothing and shelter bur tney "now that too much food Is lnjul tou,, 100 many clotnes d burden, and too elaborate a shelter q constant source of worry and care. By eating simpll ,ood they keep welI, by having only Il limited wardrobe they do not vast, -Ime in buying the fitting. nor money n paying; and by preferring a simpl. abode they are freed of the care o. useless bric- bac and imposing be .ongings. Their gains are that the! nave time and desire to look abou n the wonderful world in which the. live They look at the heavens an hnow something of their wonders They examine the earth on whicl l ey tread. and find increasing food for thought. They become more an more masters of themselves and theiI Iestinies and less and less the crea- ures of their environment.
 Wealth. preferment. and position are not necessary so them. They 5njoy the mouse of spring. revel in tn, ,bundant life of summer. rejoice il lhe haryests of fall. and delight h. he briskness or storms of winter The elixir of health is theirs and tn. -ntoyment of human friendships. A sense of the beauty of the world i.
 heirs. They realize life; the othe. Jas of people seek life and fails {, lind 1t.
 The life based on wealth and pow 1T and which ends h failure in spite of it's glitter Is possible by it's very nature only to a few. That all ma! lot be very rich and employ a hos of servants is self evident. But tha the simple life is possible to all i. equally evident. And the simpler on makes life the more successful it be. comes
 A great outcry is now going up a over the country because of hg prices. It Is within the power of an! Jrc to escape from the grip of thi .hralldom. Very simple foods a mall cost will sustain life perfectl Over half of the average expense fo, clothing and ornaments may be GU.
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NOME, ALASKA, FEB. 2s, 1917.

People may be devided into two classes by their ambitions. Thor, are those WHO wan: money and al. that money means. Their day dreams are hhed With visions of luxuries ol all sorts-molor cars, country and city homes. obsequIous fiunkles, cringI1g hrelIngs, delerrential merchants anu bank clerks, and awed officials of city atld State who will overlook thelr piccadllloes. Their inaginatlons some- times picture great social successes and the shghts they will impose on some who now ignore them. They SC, themselves boardlng their palatial yacht, the enevy of many who took on. In short they hope for great ma t6rial welfare and all the pleasures ot the flesh.
 Aside from the fact that only about ole in three hundred. as shown by :te income tax returns, receives over four thousand dollars a year which irdicales how httle hope there is for the common man or woman to enjoy riches, the end sought is a chimera bringing neither happiness nor longe- YitY. Nor can any one who hopes To- life beyond the grave hnd in the chase for wealth any soul culture that by any chance will add to the richness / such a future life. In fac: the greatest Spiritual Teacher of all time said distinctly that the man who wor- shipped wealth had small hope of a fife beyond.
 But putting away any considera> tions except those of this life, it may be seriously questioned whether the ambition for wealth and the kind of power which goes with it. even if fully satisfied brings the greatest benefits and pleasures of which hu- man beings are capable.
 The requirements of those who have ordained wealth and social position 1'S SpNNot SfSi AAOiS Sp~SA' AhSAA lives must go faster and faster or the pleasure fails. Just as in gambling where the stakes must be higher and higher to sustain the excitement 50 in the whole life of the average pos- sessor of large wealth greater speed must be attained to hold up the in- terest. One dinner and dance after wards is not enough. There must be an elaborate dinner and a number of balls which are visited at top speed. 1hen a supper at some place. anu mere excitement. After a troubled sleep there comes the hurry of a day In which the scores of things incident tc this sort of life must be attended tn followed by another night of ner- vous tension. In order to continue in the game the players must speed up continually and fight always to retain the ground already won. The
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THE BEST PLACE TO GET

Your clothes cleaned, pressed and re paired.
 We make them look like new. We make aiterAtions. We do cleaning, pressing and re- pairing for Ladies and Gentlemen. We make and repair furs. tirsl class workmanship. Modern methods and prompt service. once .. customer always a customer. Give us your work. Satisfaction guaranteed.
 NOME TAILORING CO.
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In the homo CT in the camp, there ,s no commodity % sxtensiveiy used aa meat, therefore it is upon That commodity that you should lock to TOT eoonom,eai buy,oo. Following arc a few of our prioes:
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You ssould keep posted on the war and international and local newS of tho day by subscribing for the Nome Daily Nugget. S2.00 per month.
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Tor first class work and prompt He- livery phone Main i6l and the Pco- pi~'s laundry will send and ge, v'U' laundry. W. J. WILLIAMSON. Prop.
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PHONE MAIN 46.

26, lyO7. al the post ottice al Nome Alaska. under the Act of Congress o, March 1878.
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Fresh Rs,ndssr from the lemsn herd, dresssd n . sk,iifut and sa0, tary manner.
 Sweet er,ar Butter 4oe per pound oy the case.
 PACIFIC COLD sToRAoe co.
 f.hons White n.
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NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given that .he ,.xes on real and personal property ill be delinquent on March 1st, 1st7. cnalty and interest will be added on aid taxes not paid on or prior to said late.
 E. GRIMM.
 City Clerk
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Advertise In The Nome Nugget
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E. GRIMM.
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The Lamar register., 1917-12-12

present The report of every casualty
at home or abroad is Immediately wir-
ed or cabled to officials at Washing
ton, being relayed from there W ithout
loss of time to the emergency ad-
dress of the soldier or sailor affect
cd. 1t is also ct once released for
publication in the newspapers. No
news of casualties has or will be held
up.
No man in the service has received
orders not to write home; he has been
urged, on the contrary, to keep in
touch with relatives and friends. The
forces in France have at their dispos-
al post cards giving general informa-
tion in regard to health and the re-
ecipt of letters and parcels, which may
be dispatched without payment of
postage.
Care is also token to see that mail
ii ended for soldiers and sailors
reaches them promptly. Where the
regimental and company designation
Of soldier is not known it may be
occurred by application to the Adjutant
Generals Office. Washington, d. C. In
one week 1,674 letters with insufficient
addresses were received at this Of
fee. On 1,232 the addresses were
completed and they were forwarded,
123 were returned TO scnders, 5S went
to the dead letter office because send
ers' addresses were not given, and
the balance were held with the view
chat the addresses might be completed
later.
The Lamar register., 1917-12-12
STATE CROP REPORT
State Board of immigration Preparing
for Big Campaign To Increase
State Production

In order to be in a position to aid
effectively in the campaign for in
creased crop production next year to
meet war demands, the Colorado State
Board of immigration will begin at
once the collection of data from the
various counties in the state showing
the acreage of uncultivated arabic land
and the possibilities for its immediate
development without increase of pres
cnt transportation facilities for NOV
ing crops.
The purpose of the Board is to be
prepared to place new settlers during
the next few months where thy can
raise crops next year and be assured
of transportation facilities for mar
keting them. Inquiries now being
received by the Board indicate that
more than 100 families may be ex-
pected to come into the state in time
to put in crops in 1918, and a sys-
tematic effort will be made to place
them where they can be of real value
in increasing crop production by farm
ing land that has not heretofore been
broken.
This data is also to be used in the
Year Book soon to be published by
the Board, but special effort will be
made to collect and tabulate it at once,
so that it may be of immediate value
IN connection with meeting the needs
of the government for war purposes.
Reports now being compiled by the
Colorado State Board of Immigration
on crop production in the state for
1917 show the hay crop is worth at
current prices more than $42,5OO, 900,
or approximately two and one-half
times as much as the entire agricul-
tural output of Colorado in 1899.
Preliminary estimates on agricultur-
The Lamar register., 1917-12-12

TO the value of COW testing associa-
tions. The accompanying diagram and
tables are practically yself-explanatory,
being taken from the last six months
testing reports. The reports were di-
vidod into three classes: Glass /, as
sociations active less than one year,
Class 2, associations active one to two
years, Class 3, associations active for
over two years. An average of the
monthly butterfat production of each
group was computed. In all months
except September the production of
the cows in Class were higher than
Glass / or Class 2. In the best pro-
ducing month, June, cows in class 8
produced IA pounds of butterfat more
than class i. Assuming that there
were 400 cows in these associations,
this would mean that an association
operating for more than two years
produced 2960 pounds more than the
cows in an association operating for
less than one year. Figuring butter
fat at 40 cents a pound, this increase
in butterfat is worth SlIS4. The cost
of operating an association is approx
imately 500 a month. Subtracting
this amount from $lls4 leaves S1O8i
profit in favor Of the cow testing op-
Grating over two years. Not so bad,
lis it? OF course all months are not
so outstanding as June, yet, the ac-
companying diagram and figures GER
tainly indicate the value Of making a
cow-testing a permanent affair.
Average monthly butterfat produc-
tion of cows in cow-testing asocia-
tion covered by the Western office of
the dairy division: