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CAhE ZEAL Of BELi4b.
way that led to the entrance. She felt
a sudden consciousness OF her ragged
clothes, OF the limp calico skirt and
Of the holes In her shoes. She would
not disgrace Tom by going inside, but
would walt in the street where no one
could see her.
What was she bringing her lover
after oil these years? She had neither
youth nor health nor money nor home.
She almost dreaded to see him In the
new clothes that she knew the state
would give him. He was coming. She
heard his footsteps on the walk. but
she could not bear to put him to the
test yet and tremblingly crouched by
the great wall.
He came to the street and looked
about him. How old and gray he
seemed. but how handsome still. De
Jectedly he walked away from where
she was hiding. failing at first to rec
ognize ber. Her weakness and her
longing overcame her and. huskily cry
ing TON. Toni" she staggered out
before him.
Mary" he gasped and ran to her
as she was sinking TO the pavement.
81 worked for you, Tom. but was
sick and lost II all. ] have no money
for our home" she said.
She was fainting on his shoulder, and
the big tears rolled from his eyes and
his voice choked him as he replied:
God bless you, Mary You're too
good for one like me"
And from the churches OF the city
came the peal OF the bells ringing the
shines OF Christmas eve.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-09

For my lndy's writing desk there are
dainty blotters. formed Of three or
four leaves OF blotting paper cut to at
cover Of thin leather on which n
border design is burned. This may
be either the familiar Greek border or
simple one OF dots and dashes and
the shape an oblong, the leaves fas-
tened together at one end with n
dainty bow OF ribbon. TO accompany
this Is penwiper, cut In the shape OF
small book. the inner leaves OF
chamols skin. the covers OF leather,
tied together with tiny bows OF baby
ribbon. Decorate the cover with
burned work. a border and n psuedo
title In dainty lettering. Tracks From
the Pen OF Helen Blank"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-09
THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
How the Girl Who Can Cook May Re-
member Friends.


The girl who can cook has an easy
time OF Il at Christmas. and she is surc
OF having her gifts appreciated. IL sho
lives In tho country. on farm per-
haps, where there are goodly supplies
OF groceries bought with trade" at
tho village shops. but whore actual
money Is scarce. she is specially fortu.
nate. for all the materials OF her gifts
may come from the pantry shelves.
About the LIST or December the girl
who can cook should make list OF
her friends whom she wishes TO favor
She remembers that there are three
for fruit cake. so when she makes tho
family fruit cake she also makes three
smaller cakes. bakes them carefully
and when they are quite cold packs
them away I'm moist brown sugar 20
keep until Christmas.
Perhaps somo OF her girl friends
have recently married and moved TO
tho city TO live. In that case she will
help along tho new housekeeper with
tho gift OF n little plum pudding Just
big enough for two. Several OF these
small puddings steamed In little molds
may be made somo time I'm advance
OF Christmas ana put away In tightly
closed Jars until It is time 60 send
them on, with a sprig OF holly stuck in
each.
IL she has any boy or girl friends at
boarding school or college not lucky
enough TO spend Christmas Mt homo
either box OF candy, chocolate fudge.
perhaps full OF hickory nuts gathered
back I'm the woods. or two layer
chocolate or caramel cake Will be a
treat for them. To pack n cake OF this
sort wrap IL I'm oiled paper. then tic
THIS firmly with soft. fiat tape. Then
Il is ready for heavy pasteboard
box, with plenty OF crushed tissue pa
per put I'm all around it--bolow, at tho
sides and above. when this box Is So
curely tied and wrapped I'm heavy ma
Mia paper the cake viii travel far
without inJury.-Delineator.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-09
SSIRl"

THE DIAL. any lighthouse I'm
the ncighborhood 10 warn him.
"Now, little girl. your ships gettin'
mighty close 10 these sunkeu rocks.
end you'd better sheer or before some.
thin goes 20 pieces I've been nav.
igatin' around on this sea Of matrl.
mony a pretty long while and I've seen
enough wrecks 90 know Just about
where the suspicion rocks are located.
That's the name Of 'cm-the suspicion
fOcks-0nd the biggest and uglicst aud
meancst one in the bunch IS the one
they call Jealousy. It's the one that's
got the sharpest points and cuts the
biggest holes I'm the bottom Of the shin.
and IT'S a tbundorln' good boat that
can get away from Il without bein' SO
badly crippled that the pumps have 20
be worked nll Che rest OF the trip 20
keep from goln down
"Of course that's all Just allegory,
honey, but there's more truth than
poetry in a.. as they say down on The
farm. The hardest Kind Of AN enemy
TO fight IS Che one YOU don't know any.
thing about. aud thc worst thing that
can come between "a husband and wife
Is suspicion. for % always works in
the dark and seldom raises iis head
80 you can see 50 aud get q lick at u
until ifs done its work if bad my
choice I'd ten times rather have n
woman With frowsy hair and ihe roll
iu' pin habit than one who gets the
notion in bcr head That her husband
s. a devil OF a fellow when he's away
from home ond wccps her eyes out
over lmaginary wrongs ia know
what 20 DO with the roilin' pin-ai
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-09
How 20 Make a Nail Buffer.

a mil buffer is n pretty and mex
pensive Christmas gift which is easily
made. The materials needed are a
pastebonrd mailing tube. some sheet
waddlng, a piece Of chamois skin and
one yard OF No. 3 ribbon. Cut the roll
about six inches long. cover smoothly
with sheet wadding, then with tho
chamois skin. which should be pinked
on one edge and Tapped over on the
other side. The chamois should be
about two inches longer on each end
than the roll. Cut the ribbon I'm two
and tie around the chamols at each
end
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-09

All hope had left Mary's heart when
she heard Tom sentenced TO twenty
years Imprisonment. Even the assur-
ance that II would not be over eighteen
years with good conduct on Toms part
failed TO brighten her despair. for that
term seemed almost a lifetime. The
thought OF the jail haunted her every
where. and instead OF trying 10 get
back into the store where she had
worked with Dora she found n place as
waitress In restaurant down by the
market. but she was recognized even
there, and when she found that men
came TO see her as curiosity she
would not stay. She no longer dared
TO be q waitress and for years lived as
dishwasher IN restaurants aud cheap
hotels. The pay was scarcely enough
20 keep her alive. yet she saved a few
cents week by week. never failing in
her hope and her trust for Tom when
his time was nearly up she was more
feverishly eager 10 save. for after all
her hardships she had but little. scarce
ly 500. In all these weary years. Then
she had a long sickness OF typhoid
fever that In three months swept all
her precious savings away.
This was her FIRST day out after her
conyalescence. She was still very
weak and without dollar. But what
did II matter? This was Toms day
OF delivery. She knew the hour when
he was to be set free.
She wanted Tom. and the long defer.
red hope OF n happy home seemed
slight thing compared to her great
longing. The great prison which she
knew 30 well was almost In sight. Al
last she reached the shelter OF the
high wall and looked up the passage
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-09
How 20 Mako Minon Pie.

Mlnce pie is one OF tho staple dishes
for Thanksgiving day. An excellent
rule for the meat, which, OF course,
must be made at least two weeks In
advance, is this: Mince fine two cups
OF boiled beef and six apples. Add n
quart and half OF sweet cider, n cup
OF currant jelly, the grated rlnd and
juice of two lemons and two oranges,
two cups of sugar. one tablespoonful
each OF salt and cinnamon. one tea
spoonful each OF cloves and allspice,
onc-half teaspoonful OF nutmeg and
pepper. two pounds OF seeded raislns,
ono pound OF currants, n quarter OF n
pound OF shredded citron, n pound OF
chopped suet and a cup OF shredded
candied orange peel. Flavor with the
rich juice OF spiced or picked peaches
to taste, or add vinegar boiled down to
sirup with sugar. This rule makes
much richer and more spicy pies than
any other and will be found delicious.
-Harper's Bazaar
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-09
A CHRISTMAS
LONG DELAYED.
Woman's Loyalty Recompensed
After Many Weary Years.
by FRANK X. SWEET.

l.
tcopyriEht. 1900. BY American Press Asso-
ciationl
She was just a common, everyday
sort OF woman. a woman OF the people.
. product OF poverty aud yet a heroine
as noble as ever was immortnlized by
poets pen. Her wasted form was
scarcely hidden by the limp. angular
folds OF her scanty calico skirt and the
shawl about her shoulders Her name
was Mary. and as for her other name-it
does not t-matter She had hardly dared
20 use II for eighteen long years. and
Sho Thought of this as she drew near
the big stores which were filed with
happy. Christmas shoppers.
Ste could lust family remember That
drsf sad Christmas thirty years before
when her father. mother and herself
were taken to the city pesthouse. She
never saw them after that day. for
when she left the hospital she went
away alone. Mary was only six years
old then. and her life seemed to have
begun In her uncle's tenement. where
the health officer had left her. II was
even then a life of poverty and hunger.
Her uncle was strange man ana be-
fore she came had lived all by himself.
When she was little older he sent
her out upon the streets 90 beg and
then cursed her because she was so
timid and got so little She was beg
ging one night by the Common when
she met her first friend. very kind
young man. who. took her hand and
told her she mustn't beg. He took her
down Into Pie alley aud gave her sup.
Der there with the newsboys and prom.
ised that she should become n news
girl herself next day. which was bet
ter than begging. MARY the news girl''
they called her then.
Her second friend was n new neigh
bor's girl. who moved into the same
house where she lived. This neigh
bors girl worked as n "cash" I'm a big
store. and when Mary's uncle dlsap-
peared one night and did not come
back the neighbors girl lent her a
dress, found her a place also ms cash
girl and persuaded her mother TO take
the orphan into the family. Then be-
gan the best part OF Mary's life. Dora
and her mother were honest. II poor.
and they gave Mary as good n home
as they could for her meager wages.
But the hours OF work were long and
weary. with no money for fnery and
no time for play. II was scarcely
easier when Mary became a clerk.
with better pay. but with greater ex-
penses for board and decent clothes.
She was old already at seventeen. a
pale. shy girl, when she came to know
Tom Haley, who was janitor in the
store. 1t seemed very strange that
Tom. who was several years older,
should care for her and should want
TO take her to walk on Sunday after
moons. but when they knew each other
better and after Tom had asked her to
marry him he said that the reason he
liked her was because she was so
good. That did not clear the mystery
for Mary. but she worshiped Tom.
She promised to marry him. and ye'
she held with timid obsitnacy that
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-09


Rollins, he was surprised
TO tind her in tears.
why, what's the matter. honeyf"
he inquired with tender solicitudc.
Anything wrong with the babyr'
mo. papa. the baby's all right" she
answered, wlping her face and dab
bing little powder on her nose.
Nothing happened TO William,
hope" ventured the colonel, little
puzzled.
Mrs. Rollins Strengthened up, and
fash came into her eyes.
"Yes. papa. II you must know II.
something has happened to Will He
spent five minutes brushing his hair
this morning, he put on red necktic
and he's got a-got new typewriter"
At this revelation OF masculine du-
plicity the colonel puckcred up his
lips and drew down his eyebrows TO
hide the twinkle he couldn't suppress
SOHO" hc exclaimed, "and that's
the way the land lies. IL it? And you
just put two and two together and
made seven out OF st. did you? Tut,
tut, tut child; you mustn't lot sus
picions turn your pretty nose red
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-09
How to Keen clothn Hot.

There is more speedy relief from hot
wet cloths than the dry heat from
hot water bottle. but II is a tedious
task TO keep cloths hot. II you wiring
n soft cloth out OF warm water and
place 1t over n hot water bag filed
with hot water It VIII cause n steam
ing cloth, which gives almost instant
relief to severe attacks Of earache,
toothache or neuralgia. II is quite an
Improvement over the dry heat.
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least could dodge it-but how re you
goin' to dodge thing that you can't
see or can't hear7 Now. William went
or downtown this morning without
thought In his heart that he'd done
to worry you. and as mat
ter OF fact he hadn't. He didn't know
you were seeln' things that didn't ex.
ist, and if hadn't dropped In and set
you right you'd kept on seein' them,
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there was a great deal to be done be-
fore then. Homeless as she had nj
ways been. walf OF the street. she
knew that Tom was scarcely better or
than herself yet she could not bear 10
think OF marrying without home. A
home was her great ambition. and It
could not be realized without money
a great deal of money, as Il seemed to
her. at least $500. And her lover came
to share that ambition.
Late one Saturday night when Mary
and Dora went home together to the
tenement down In the Cove district
they saw n fierce looking man sitting
on the doorstep. His rough hands stop
ped Mary as she tried to pass. and she
felt the return OK the old slckening
fear as she recognized her uncle lie
did not say why he had deserted her
or tell where he had been, but harshly
ordered her TO pack her "duds" and 20
with him. The thought OF Tom Haley
was the frst that came 70 her mind.
aud II gave her courage 20 say that
she would not 60. Then as the tears
started 10 her eyes she jerked away
her hand and ran up the stairs breath
less and sobbing A little later the un-
Gle followed and told Dora and her
mother that hc was Mary's guardian
ana was going 70 have his rights.
Mary had locked herself n au inner
room, and, although her supposed un-
Gle sworo that he would have the law
on them all. he finally left the house
defeated.
Tom Haley came that Sunday aftar.
noon. as usual, and when he found
Whist had happeued he was pnle with
anger. re and Mary talked the mat.
ter over with the hopeless calm Of pee
pie who are accustomed TO misfortune
II did not seem impossible that Mary's
uncle might have the law on them. ns
be threatened, They could not bclp
sharing the fear that 40 the old neigh.
bors felt for the man. II seemed %
Tom that the only thing they could do
was 20 be married at once But Mary
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medicine that will cleanse tbo bowels
AID out them in condition 30 do their proper
work uuaidcd will DO more than anything
else io preserve Lcaith and str, ugth Such
medicine is tlc to0ic laxative herb tea.
Lfnt Family Medicine. Get 7sc pack
agc today at any druggists OF dealers No
mlttcr what you have tried before. try this
iIm0us herb tea
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unhali.uahl.

Gosh, / guess those city folks meant
what they said when they told us that
they came up here to get n good rest"
They're taking it easy. ehT
Taking II easy1 should say they
are. Would you believe it. not one OF
'em has got out Of bed before G O'Clock
any morning since they've been here"
Detroit Free Press
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should be a ft representative Of your
business, which means the high grade,
artistic kind. That's the kind we do. An
excellent assortment OF type, good presses,
and typographical artists. These repre-
sent oar facilities for doing tho kind oi
printing that will please YOU. The prices
are right, and prompt delivery the in-
variable rule at this Office.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-09
How 10 Make christmas Troo Cal

=" W.T." UT '"ITTT'" 7 % W"W||I
Mako q white loaf cake about two
inches high when baked Cut I'm two
Inch squares. When cool dip into n
hot chocolate frosung and roll imme-
dlately in granulated sugar which
when dry gives n beautiful sparkling
eject and tastes good.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-09
How to Mako Thanksaivino M, Cake.

How TO Make Thanksgiving Nut Cake.
Two and n half cups OF sugar, one OF
butter three and half OF foun one
OF sweet milk, Eve eggs, one pound OF
seeded raisins, one-haif pound OF
citron, one-half OF lemon peel. one.
half Of nm orange peel, one pint OF
hickory nut meats. one nutmeg and
two teasDoonfuls OF baking powder.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-09
Annual Election.

The regular annual meeting the share
holders Of The First National Bank Of
Rowlesburg for the election Of directors
win be held at their bahki,s- eas . ...s
the town Of Bowlcsburg w. Va, on Jam
uary III, 1910.
Ep8R CARvrR, Cashier.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-09

II you uso printed matter Of any kind
wo can be- Of service % you IN getting IL
out We have the knowledge and iacih-
ties necessary for producing GOOD print
ing and saall De glad TO exert them on
your orders.
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surface. and no.
b o d y knO W s
they're there un-
til the boat goes
crashin' into 'em.
That's the worst
part about EN-.
II they stood up
"a little ways so n
pilot could see
en- he could steer
around EN-, but
the sea where
they are looks
just like It does
anywhere else.
and there amt
. HH-LaH.. a.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-09

Fiiiy-two issues Of TuE AEGrs, one each
week Of the year makes q mighty hand
some Christmas present 90 am absent one.
Just ponder over it when you begin to
think ON that subject.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-09

Dealers who do not read trade pa
pers and thereby keep posted are gem
orally those whose trade IS least de-
sirable. They arc out OF date. loose
business men. and their future is very
questionable
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20. d 80 Malilnn-

straw mating always should be
washed with warm water and salt.
warm water alone will turn II yellow.
The salt has n cOuntcractlng effect
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-09

you see-trust him. II i was goin' TO
build an arch to support married hap
plness would make love the keystone,
and at the bottom OF the arch on one
side I'd put trust. and at the bottom on
the other side I'D put confidence. and
II would stand TIL the crack OF doom"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-09

Babies don't mind cold or take cold IN
kept well with Dr. Fahrnay's Teothing
Syrup. Get u anywhere sample free.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-09
Famous Comet Soon Visible

December u Haley comet wilt be- vis-
ibIo 10 the naked eye for tle first time.
This remarkable figure IS huruing through
space az a rate Of a million miles "a day.
From The day it first appears it viii con-
tinuo 20 grow brighter until May is, when
The earth viii sweep through Sos fiery tail.
u viii then begin 20 grow DINNER until
some time in September, when 80 win dis.
appear from view for seventy Give years
Dr. Fahrney Tecihing Syrup conforms
o the Pure Food aud Drug law; every
bottle guaranteed sample free.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-09

GOOD eight-rOom house i'm Kimewood
centrally located Apply TO John Cope
man, kingwood, W va
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head. Bills all
right. He don't
wear any gold
rim gs over his
h ca d, and he
can't say the For
ty-seventh Psalm
backward, but
I'll bet all / got
against the hole
I'm n doughnut
that he hasn't got
a thought in his
mind that isn't
true TO you.
Trust him. 1t
don't make any
difference what
you hear or what
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-09
THE suNKrN ROCKS.

and they'd have kept on growln' bigger
and bigger " your mind until you
couldn't see anything else. Chances
are you wouldn't have said word to
him until the poison had corroded all
the sweetness OF life. and it would
then DO too late for antldotes.
II don't care what these sour faced
Knockers say, little glrl-thls is
mighty fine world. and most OF the
people I'm II are nll right Nine men
out OF every ten and nine women out
or every ten arc true--I believe tho
proportion even bigger than that-and
there's more genuine fidelity right now
than there ever was since Adam and
Eve took hands and strolled out of the
orchard. But II you look at 'em
through smoked glasses you can't see
the white that's in 'em, and II you get
the notion fixed in your head that
they're all black, why, so far as you re-
concerned, they'll be black. A shovel
or SCOT will soil an acre OF snow.
honey, and little suspicion will make
your William grow couple OF horns
and spiked tail right before your
eyes. No. little girl. don't do IT, Don't
let doubt get to swellln' I'm your pretty
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-09
Col. John Sneed's
Conversations on
Domestic Problems
By CAsPrR S. YOsT

Author OF The riskins 4 sueeessnil Husband" and
The rfskins % Successful WIFE,
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VI.-The Sunken Rocks Of
Matr: 1ony

Co ,e; Sneed dropped
NV In to - good morning 70
Wv his daughter. young Mrs.
Rollins. he was surprised
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cOpyrisht. 1903. by C. 5. ro,t.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-01-28
Woman's SOUR.

1.-The scent was excellent that frosty
morning. She walked across the field
holding her riding skirt free of her
patent leather boots and silver spurs ="
"Spurs?" shouted the editor. what
ails you. MANI"
''Spurs?' the puzzled author repeat
ed Don't they wear spurs nowadays?
| | know they used to-
Women never wear spurs unless
they ride astride. They wear one spur
one only. What good would a second
be, except to tear the clothes"
II see" said the other. "a natural
error, wasn't it?''
"Only a natural error for an igno-
ramus. But the usual writer Of sport
ing stories is an ignoramus rarely
read a sporting story but come across
some error quite as blatant as this OF
yours New Orleans Times Democrat