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The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
Literal obedience,.

Figg Talk about green servant
girls! My wife told ours to put u
little nutmeg in the custa.d she was
making this afternoon.
Fogg-And she didn't do IT.
Figg -oh. yes. she put little mt.
meg in. all right. came near chok
ing over the blame thing
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
New Militia Company.

Col. j. Tandy Ellis, assistant and
acting adjutant general, has returned
from. Greensboro and Louisville,
where he went in the interests OF the
Kentucky national guard. He said he
went to the armory In Louisville, and
was well pleased with the showing
that is being made by the five COM
panies now in the service in Louis
Vile. He said Captain Love was do
ing wonders there, and the battalion
is being put in fine condition. Colo
mel Ellis said 1t was likely company
would be mustered into the service In
Owensboro shortly, to be attached to
the Third Kentucky.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
Dairymen's Day.

OdiTyUlcHo LAY
Dairymen from all over the state
and members of the state board Of
health were giving hearing by Gov
ernor McCreary on the tuberculin
test bill. The board of health, which
is opposed to the bill and wants it
vetoed, says that under the new act,
If it should become a law, the tuber-
culin test would soon be abolished In
the counties where there are large
heards of dairy cattle. The dairymen,
especially. those Of Shelby and FAY
cite counties, wan. the bill signed,
and 1t Is generally understood that Il
The act becomes law the fiscal court
OF Shelby county will not order the
test on cows I'm thct county, the larg-
est milk producing county in the state.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
CHAPTER KIN.
The FACE Of Lefty Lane.


As Dan went through the halls
Of the Carlton on his way to
his rooms that same evening. the por-
ter gave him two notes, which Dan
went down into the smoking-room to
read. He tore open the note bearing
the Hotel Savoy on the envelope, and
read:
Dear Boy: Will you come around to-
night and see me about I'VE o'clockf
Don't let anything keep you" LEFTY
Lane had the habit of scratching out
phrases to insert others. and there was
something scratched outl II want to
talk to you about something very Inn
portant. Come sure. L. L."
Dan looked at the clock; 1t was aft
er nine, and she would be at the Gale
ty going on with her performance.
The other note, which he opened
more slowly. was from Ruggles, and 1t
began in just the same way as the
dancers had begun:
Dear Boy: ! have been suddenly CALI
ed back to the United States. AS didn't
know how to get at you, / couldn't
had a cable that takes me right back.
get the Lusitania at Liverpool and you
can send me a Marconi. Better make
the first boat you can and come over.
Joshua Ruggles."
Ruggles left no word of advice. and
unconscious of this master stroke on
the part Of the old man, whose heart
yearned for him as for his own son.
Dan folded the note up and thought
no more about Ruggles.
When an hour later ne came out Of
the Carlton he was prepared for thu
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
McEeath Resigns.

McEeath Resigns.
The resignation Of Judge r. R. Nc
Beath,Ea reporter Of the court OF APP
peals, was filed with the court in
writing. to take effect on September
/, 1912 The resignation was accept
cd. The election of Robert G. Hig-
don as official reporter was officially
entered on the records of the court,
his services to begin at the Septem-
Der term of the court The court fur
Their ordered that the chief justice, in
behalf Of the court, express to Judge
McBeath it's appreciation of the faith
full and efficient service rendered.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
Commits suio 5de.

John p Bus well-known resident
of this city, ard member of a promi-
ncnt family, committed suicide by
shooting hims elf in the head with a
shotgun. No reason for the deed is
known. He Leaves wife and several
stepchilcren.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
.vetoes Dog BIZ.

In Disappearing house bill 241,
which repeats the act allowing dogs
to be killed uRder certain conditions
and fixing liability of owner of dog
for damages dome. the governor said:
If this act is repealed, no person
will have riEht to kill or cause to
be killed any dog which may be or
may have been found killing, worry
ing or murine any cattle outside OF
the Enclosures of the owner of the
dog, or any dog having the disease
known as the rabies, or that there is
reasonable ground to believe has such
disease, and no recovery could be
had for other acts committed as set
forth in the section sought to be re-
pealed. House bill 241, therefore, is
disapproved BY me-"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
Room for stenosraphers.

Room for Stenographers.
When he came to Frankfort as at
torney general Judge James Garneti
complained that the Offices were all
too large. But carpenters have be-
gun the work OF enlarging one of the
Offices belonging to the attorney gem
eral. The office is that through
which one enters in reaching the at.
torney generals ONCE. 1t has been
cut into two small rooms, one of
which was used by porter and the
other by stenographer. The .parti-
ton is being removed and the Officer
will be used by the Stenographers
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
Appropriation for Negro School.

Appropriation for Negro School.
The governor also disapproved SEN
ate bill 295. and in giving reasons for
his veto said 1.-The act for the bene-
1T of the West Kentucky Industrial
college refers 60 an educational insti-
tuition established at or near Padu-
cab, KY, for the education and train
ing of colored people of the state
along industrial and scientific illness.
It has no capital stock and is main
tanned and developed by private
means, subsc1 ptions and donations.
1t has been In existence for about
three years. 1t is not state institu-
ton and the state does not. appoint
the superinten dent or any OF it's man
ayers or trustees: and it makes no
report to the state" The act appro-
priated $12.5OO and directed that it be
paid to the secretary and treasurer of
the school. who was not required to
execute bond
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
Hears Both s des.

The hearing was held in the house
chamber and it was almost filed
Rcpresentativ of the babies milk
fund, the Louisville commercial or
CARNATIONS and the state board of
health were present to protest against
the bill They want the old Law to
stand Senator Mathers OF Nicholas
county, Representative Nichols of
Fayette, Nah in of Jessamfne, and
Berry Of Owensboro were present at
the hearing. Dairymen were present
from FayetCe, Franklin, Shelby,
Henry and Jessamine.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
William Brsneem Dies.

William BranScm Dies.
William Bransom, aged 40, a we'll
known man or this city, died at the
home of his 81 ster, Mrs. Alice Neither
ten, on High street, of heart disease,
after short Illness. He Is survived
by one brother, Edgar Bransom, and
two sisters, Nj rs. Netherton and Mrs
&c. w. Bruner-
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
Women to Lie In Tents.

Women to Live in Tents
Club women of Kentucky Will live
in tents durin g the meeting OF the
state liberation at Mammoth Cave
the last of NJ ay If the hotel cannot
hold all who will attend. The execu.
tive committee has arranged for the
tents to be used in emergency, and it
is expected that 30 many delegates
will attend that tents will be needed
The committee met here this after
noon and outl I ned plans for the state
meeting Am ong those who will be
on the progra" at the state meeting
are: Miss Alice Lake, chairman of
the food com nlittee Of the National
Consumers League, and Miss Agnes
Best of Chica go, whose subject will
be THE FactoEy Girl; Mr.. de Angulo
of Louisville will give a talk on Gu
genics; Prof Lindsey Blaney win
give stereop ticon art lecture under
the auspices o f the art departm ent OF
the federation and Dr. Lillian South
of Bowling Green will lecture on
moral Sanitat ion,'' illustrated with
the stereopticon, the slides for which
will be especially prepared by the
National MediSa society.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
At Nebraska DINNER.

senator-elect Ollie NJ. jams Of
Kentucky wa given a big boost. at
the banquet Eiyen in honor of w J.
Bryan's birth day at Lincoln, Neb.,
when the q distinguished Nebraskan
and thrice standard-bearer of the
national DEM ocracy, being the last
speaker at th - banquet declared that
no one would suit him better than
Ollie NJ. Jam IS for the Democratic
nomination Or president. Mr.. Bry-
ans remarks were brief IL was a
disappontment when he failed to an
nounce his preference for president
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
Enlarging Your Business

If you are in
, business and you
W ant to m axe
more money you
will read every.
word we have to
say. Are you
spendin your
money for adj
vertising in hap
hazard fashion
as if intended
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-11

spinach, carrots and fresh salads, may
be freely eaten. Milk is both nourish-
ing and harmless. for though con-
tanning some fats. they are not over
abundant. One thus afflicted. who is
in the habit Of indulging in wines.
must give them up when taking this
simple ure.
Another part of this remedy is fresh
air, for the pores-quite as much as
the lungs-must breathe, and unless
they r given proper air they will
struggle for it, and by struggling will
grow large
External applications aid, but care
must be taken that they are not used
too much. Ten drops of tincture of
benzoin put into a basin of water in
which the face is washed will benefit,
though so slowly as to be impercept-
ible until after many weeks.
Exercise in the open air, plenty of
sleep in a differentiated room, good
nourishing food and plenty of water
taken between meals, not with them,
will get the system in good condition,
with the resultant of a clear, healthy
complexion. Roses will not come to
some of US. no matter how much we
coax, but a clear skin, even though it
Is pale, is a great asset.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-11

was simply dreadful, and the man
ager was a horrid man. He was al
ways fussing and finding fault, so
that no one could put up with him for
long. l was particularly sorry for the
poor little girl who kept the cash
desk. She was young and delicate,
and he used to bully her most cruelty.
One day he made her cry, and then
l just gave him a piece of my mind.
I got sacked for impertinences then
and there, and found myself out IL
the street with my box almost before
1 knew what was happening.
] stayed at home nearly a month.
writing to people who advertised for
assistants, but never getting any
answers. At last I heard of a va
cancy at a big suburban shop. The
head of the children's clothing de-
partment had been dismissed sud-
denly for dishonesty and there was
no one exactly suitable to take her
place.
Off I went at once and applied 70
the manager. He agreed to give me
a months trial. and I went in next
day.
Dear me, how l did work during
that MONTH I had no easy time Of
it, for the other girls in the depart
ment were terribly jealous at having
me put over their heads. But | didn't
care. l just studied and planned till
I knew every single thing there was
to sbe known about that department.
Towards the end of my month /
began to notice that the manager
was a good deal around my counter.
Once or twice he asked my opinion,
and 1 ventured to suggest some little
alterations which, it seemed to me,
would be changes for the better.
At last he sent for me n day
| and told me that he had made up
| his mind to keep me as head Of the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-11

Autumn. with its attending duties
in household affairs, means nal the
woman who has system in her plans
will accomplish more work and have
more satisfactory results than the
erratic, makeshift housekeeper, VINO
cleans because she is expected 10
do so. and whose work speaks for
her incompetence.
House cleaning should not be a
matter to be feared. and it decidedly
should not disrupt the home and
verify the eating from the mantei.
piece joke.
The first rule is to plan the time
to be given to the work and to dc
one room at a time. This will insure
thoroughness, and will allow a part
of the day for rest, SO that a wreck
of a woman need not greet the home
corners at night. Most women are
enthusiastic. and when n room is
cleaned feel that they might as Well
go through the suite. This is the
error for which they pay later OH.
The easiest way when cleaning the
furniture which has been covered is
remove the linen coverings and
place in a tub of water to which
naphtha or borax has been added.
While these additions are doing the
washing for you the furniture should
be taken out Of doors and thoroughly
brushed with a stiff brush. II tho
covering he durable. ? beating with a
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-11

once had charge. for a few months
of a little girl called Betty, who came
to me with a very bad character.
I'm afraid you'll find her a very
Troublesome child" said the nurse
who had taken are Of her before.
'She is SO peevish and ~discontented
always whining and fretting."
as there anything wrong with her
lis she i.t2' I asked.
"Oh, no. but she has got into this
bad habit. and it's really spelling her
dreadfully."
Betty was asyery pretty little thing,
who seemed bright and sweet-tem-
pered enough at first. But she gave
me a specimen Of her powers in the
whining direction when bedtime came.
Great Expectations.
Don't want to go to b-e-dl' she
cried. in a horrid shrill whimper.
whieh rasped every nerve l had.
"Oh-h, Eeee, Won't go to bed
Then she stopped. looked at me out
OF the II of her eyes. and began
again. snc evidently expected me &c
pick her up by force and carry heI
Off while she made that hideous noise
to her Iesrt.s content. But ] simply
took ne notice. ] sat down with a
book and let her wa ne III she was
tired.
Presents her note changed.
why won't you speak to me? on.
Eeee, You're very cruel. oh-h."
I'll sneak TO Betty ] said. But
I won't even listen 10 the naughtS
little tatterwalling imp who lives IL
her throat"
what catterwailing? asked Bet
~. nuch interested.
81 = took Ter or my knee and told
her a story about a wicked little blacl
nap who lived inside her and made
ug.y noises through her mouth.
The Little Biae.s Imp.
- e take the least notice Of
imps,'' 1 said. "and no more must
you. dear, or he will grow so big ano
strong thai he viii do all the talk
ing. and you will never be able te
speak again
Betty was very much taken viii
the imp, as all children are with any
thing in the way of a fairy tale Be
sides. the little story made her think
for the first time in her life. ! be-
lieve-about her bad habits. She hat
never before realized that it was
habit, and. when this had been mad'
GEAR TO her. she had quite sens
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-11
SUCCESS OF SHOP ASSISTANT

AS soon as / left school my mother
~apprenticed me to my uncle, who
kept a drapery shop in a small way.
At least, 1 don't think l was really
apprenticed, because there was no
premium paid for me; 1 just went to
help in the shop and had my food
and clothes in return for my work.
1 used to run errands and tidy up
the place, and help my aunt about
the house, and sometimes take a turn
at serving. My aunt and uncle were
kind, but very strict. They kept me
hard at work, and wouldn't hear of
letting me go out in the evenings or
anything of that sort.
/ soon began to feel that l wanted
a bit more freedom, and, when l was
IS, I told mother that L was going TO
look out for another post, where |
should have a proper salary and be
my own mistress.
Mother didn't like the idea of my
going far away from home, but l
| gave her no peace at all till she
agreed to let me take my W way.
So 1 began answering advertisements
and asking questions of other girls
in the same line as l, till at last 1
found a place in a very big drapery
establishment in London.
It was a house where the girls
lived in," and had only a very few
shillings a week in addition to their
food and lodging. I thought it would
be great fun to live right in Lon
don. and the small salary seemed
Quite a fortune to me, who had V
mad sixpence to call my own. So
off / went in the highest of spirits.
But the ways in which | had been
trained were very different from those
of this big shop. | found that /
was always making mistakes, for
which I got fined. There were fines
for ever so many things: making a
slip in your bill book, sitting down
behind the counter, asking to go up
to your room during shop hours, put
ting anything in a wrong box, and
SO on. / got fined at every turn,
and at the end of the first month
I found that my salary only came
to Is. 21sd.
I thought that very hard, for 1
wanted the money ~dreadfully. You
see, the food provided by the house
was not at all good and il we wanted
anything extra we had to pay for it.
I'd always been used to plenty of
nice food. for aunt kept a very good
table, and / soon found that the diff
ference in the meals was telling on
my health. Besides, my bedroom was
not comfortable. Six girls slept in it.
and there was only one tiny window,
which didn't half air il.
/ didn't like to complain at home,
so / struggled on for three months,
feeling more i'll and run down every
day. AT last it came to my birthday.
and mother sent me a present of
money, asking me to pay my railway
fare with it and go home to spend a
Sunday.
When she set eyes on me she was
quite shocked by my pale, thin
checks, and she said | should
go back to the horrible shop again.
SO she packed me straight Off to bed,
and kept me there until good food
and good rest had made rue strong
again.
{ tried "A sHssller shop next time.
bUt Il wasn't a bit better The food
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-11
THE FALL CLEANING

rattan beater should be given.
The woodwork should be wiped on
with warm water and a channels.
Paints should be cleaned, and you
have no idea what an extra coat OF
enamel on white paint or varnish on
other wood will do.
Wallpaper can be cleaned by wipinG
it with bread crumbs. Art gum or
kneaded rubber will do this work, as
also viii bread dough that has not
much lard in it.
Carpets or rugs after a thorough
cleaning can be frightened by wiping
over the surface with water to which
ammonia has been added.
Gas globes are also frightened by a
bath in soapsuds and ammonia.
The curtains and other hangings
are easily cleaned, and tie furniture
moved back. Just a hint: Change the
arrangement of the chairs, and the
room will seem to take a new life
and an added attraction.
Then rest! One room at a time, re-
member. Perhaps 1t will take two
weeks. What of 1t? Does not a good
temper. a rested body, the knowledge
of work well and Thoroughly done
warrant making haste SLOWLY"
Try the slow and sure method this
fall.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-11
Pudding and Business



Dear Miss Doom:
VIII you please print a recipe for
tapioca pudding? Also, Wien a pupil
joins q business college in summer is
she allowed two free months? kindly
answer as soon as possible.
Yours truly.
Tapioca Pudding-Five tablespoons
tapioca, one quart Of milk, two ounces
of butter, one cup of sugar, four eggs,
7avoring Of vanilla or bitter almonds
Wash the tapioca, put it in the milk
and let it stew gently on the back OF
the stove for fifteen minutes, stirring
it occasionally. Then let it cool, mix
1t with the butter, sugar and eggs,
which should be we'll beaten, and
flavor with either of the above in
aredients. Butter a dish. put the pud-
ding in and bake 1t in a moderate
oven for an hour. If you desire to
boil the pudding. instead of baking
1t, add a little more tapioca and boil
1t in a buttered basin one and a half
hours.
Unless the school is offering a spe-
cial inducement in order to increase
its registration no time is given with
out tuition. In any case / doubt if as
long a time as two months would be
given free.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-11
Walnut Hair Dye
Dear Miss doom:

Dear MISS DOOn-
Kindly publish in the evening star
shells. IN. D
Use about one ounce of walnut bark
to a pint of alcohol. Allow 1t to re-
main a week, stirring it occasionally.
Then strain the liquid through alb
sorbent cotton. If you use anything
else bits of the bark + liable to slip
through. Put on the hair with a
brush, being careful not to get 1T on
the scalp, as it may stain it. Use the
LIQUID in this way two or three times
a week or until you have obtained the
desired shade of hair.
If you use the shells instead OF the
bark fill the jar about three-quarters
fulls of the shells, cover them with al
cohol and proceed as above.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-11
For Enlarged Pores
Dear Miss Doom :

- A+Ih &0OAAH
viii you kindly help me to make my
skin nice. If possible? ! have large
pores on my face and my skin is so ter
ribly coarse looking. 1 am a great lover
of rosy cheeks, and / would like very
much to nave them myself. Can you
recommend something 1 could take that
would produce that effect. I am only
IL years old, and am a great lover of
beauty, and would like myself to possess
some beauty. An early answer would be
very much appreciated. Yours sincerely,
A DAILY READER.
One of the first parts of such treat
ment consists of being certain that
all powders used during the day are
washed from the pores before retir-
ing. The pores are breathing places
for the skin, which, if choked in one
direction, will expand until clear OF
obstruction. Powders naturally choke
them.
Intemperance in diet is another
cause of big pores. When food is not
properly digested, either because it
is too rich or because 1t has been
taken to excess, excretions that can
not be carried off through the proper
channels go through a chemical
change and come out through the
pores either as matter or as oil, the
former taking the form of pimples,
the latter greasiness.
Indulgence in rich pastries, gravies,
sweets or fats of any kind bring on
this state, and therefore it becomes
necessary to adopt a plain and simple
food regimen. Fish, eggs and poultry
being comparatively free of natural
oils, may form the staple, for with
them less grease is taken into the
system. Green vegetables. such as