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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-11-13
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
OF MCDOWELL COUNTY

CIRCUIT COURT: Eighth J
dicial Circuit Counties Of Nc
Dowell. Mercer and Monroe.
Hon. Isaiah q. Herndon. Judge
WEIGH; W. Burbridge Pawn
Clerk.
Terms o. Court Second Tues
day in February June and Sep
tember.
CRIMINAL COURT: Hon. Jas.
French STROLLER, Judge: W. Il.
Payne, Clerk.
Terms Of Court Second Mon
day in January, April. July and
October.
COUNTY COURr: james r
Jones President. Switchback.
3. F. Upton, Northfork.
DIR. X. K. Br2gonier, Key
stone.
Commissioners
W. W, Whyte. clerk. WEIGH.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-11-13

AZ Rules held in the Clerks one. of the cir
cut Court ~ McDo.seIi County on the frsf Non
day IN Oct. 1914 " ""
Fannie Galloway
George Galloway.
Defendant.
TIE object ~ this suit il N obtain from IN. d.
tendant BY the plaintiff a divorce
ANiNcUIO MArRIMONII
Ano y Appearing from on affidavit nou nj, Al.
Win the pagers In tnis cause. that the defer,d
AT - a npn-re~id~nt % the state Of Wei VIZ
\, ia " = ther'-fcre ordered that IN. aid a.
einoant 10 aDp~ar ~ the Clerks Ofice - 49,.
ctrcot 'firt 90 NcD well County within one
ION tn~ dtts. ~ The fret iblicatiOn 81
- ''rd-r an a" what n n -cc-sary to nro,.ct
his interest nefein. ~ S'''o0e
ana ~ - further ordered that a coov Of thi.
CIuef o puoiishcd once a week TO- four success-
I've weeks an some Newspaper published In ~
1--WE. tpu7'v and thst coDy - the zane h..
p'stf~i AZ TIE ffonf door - the courf ho,.e -
We'd well 'ounty for.tscnty days hefo . decree
cory. Teste:
W BnrbrisiRe Pavne CLERK WV fO1
j X. smith
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-09-25
ILLUSTRATED BIZ D. J.LAVll
W"Na'GW' AcHeQll7G s. CO., L2k5

there was gun shot, the sudden fash
flaming into my eyes; twice t0ma-
hawks, turning in the air, graZed my
cheek; knife, desperately hurled
from out the ruck, struck the iron,
slashing my arm as it fell. felt no
pain, no weakness; was going to die,
but it would not be alone. | rushed
forward, treading on bodies, battering
at shoulders and heads. heard yells,
shrieks, groans, cries Of horror and
agony. The frenZied War.Whoop rang
in my ears; an order roared out over
the babel. l have no recollection of
being touched, yet some force hurled
me back. l stumbled over the bodies,
yet somehow kept my feet was
GREATNESS, weak, Keeling upon my
legs, everything before my eyes
shrouded in mist. Yet the instinct to
fight remained: knew nothing else.
Suddenly became aware that Brady
and were together, that we were foot
to foot, his deadly ak rising and fall
ing as though he was a woodsman in
the forest. Out of the mad din in my
ear came the sound Of his voice in
broken, breathless sentences.
Good boy Good boy! Ay! That
was blow. Stand to 1t, lad; they'll
tell of this fight on the border. Oh.
you will, you painted devil-that fin
ished you! Do you see Red-Coat back
there, Hayward? Ay! I'd like one
swipe at him, but the coward keeps
safe. Strike lower man! They're
creeping in on US. That's the kind
All! thought go; they're taking US
from behind-quick, lad, back to the
wall!"
got there; God only knows how
but was alone. felt the force Of the
rush that struck him down; it had
lifted me bodily and hurled me against
the logs. Yet kept my feet, kept my
grip on the twisted iron, and struck
blindly. The whole cabin seemed
damned with red demons; they piled
on me, jerked the bar from my grasp
Once, twice, sent clenched fist
against painted faces; then it was
over with. | never saw or felt the
blow that floored me; went down in
to darkness. and they trampled me
under foot.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-09-25
CHAPTER XIl-Contlnued.

The three guns spoke at once, the
smoke of their discharge for an in
slant blotting ont the scene, yet not
.beiore saw war-bonnet crumple up
beside the stump, and warrior just
behind him leap into the air with
both arms flung out. | gripped the
fresh gun beside me, and fred again
into a huddle of fleeing figures, hear
ing the sharp crack OF the two 9TH
ers, as the blue smoke blew back into
ny eyes. One Indian fell forward
clawing at the ground; another stag
gered wildly, yet kept his feet. A
chorus OF yells rent the air, and the
fleeing forms vanished into the fringe
Of woods
Brady, glanced about from his loop
hole, and motioned me with his hand.
! crossed hurriedIy to join him, again
the soldier.
what is it? Can you guess what
they mean to do?"
no, but they seem to be forming
there to the right; bend down here;
see, back among those trees. Ay! and
your red.coat is among the devils, I've
caught glimpse of him twice"
Igrasped the situation in a glance.
Brady moved to the next ioop-hole,
and knelt down. Opposite me l could
distinguish an Indian or two, skulking
In the tree shadows, we'll out of range
Sentries, no doubt, stationed to guard
against any possibility Of our escape,
Yes. and there were others also along
the fringe of forest to the left, al
though only occasionally did a half
naked form fit into view. They were
forming for assault, for q swift rush
forward, trusting that the suddenness
Of their attack would put them across
that open space without great danger.
They had tried stealth and failed; now
they would try recklessness.
| pressed back the wooden shutter,
kneeling to look out. For an instant,
blinded by the bright light, saw moth
ing then, back in the edge of the tim
Der, ! could dimly distinguish the
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-09-25
Air Brakes for Aeroplanes.

A highly ingenious device Is about
to be embodied in new British aero
plane now nearing completion. A diff
fiCult problem, which has always con-
fronted the aeroplane designers, has
Teen that of enabling machines to
land at a reasonably slow speed and
yet fly as fast as possible. The neces
sity of this provision may be gagged
from the fact that the modern aero
plane, with its full load, weighs the
better part of toy, and that the
usual flying speeds range from sixty
to eighty miles an hour. Accordingly,
Mr.. A. V. Roe, the well-known de.
signer, has adopted the expedient of
providing his latest biplane with what
he termed "air brakes" These con.
sist of flaps hinged to the rear of the
planes, capable Of being turned at
right angles to the direction Of flight
with the object of e lsbling the pilot
to reduce his speed materially pre-
paratory to alighttng.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-09-25
The New Fable of the Passing Up Of
the Wonderful Meal Of VittIes.

Once upon a Time a Rugged Char
acter from the Middle West was in
New York City fixing up Deal.
Although he wore overlapping Cuffs
and ready-made Tie, he had a Rat
ing, so certain Promoter with an
Office in Broad Street found it ad-
yisable to make Fuss over him.
The Promoter invited the prospec-
tive Mark to Luncheon and arranged
to have the same served in snug
Corner entirely screened by 0leanders
and Palms.
When the Visitor entered the far
famed Establishment and found him
self entirely protected from the Vulgar
Gaze he knew that at last he Was in
the Headquarters for sure.enough
Food.
What is it," he asked, gazing into
the limpid Amber of the First Course.
Turtle Soup" replied the Host.
1--WE shoot the Blame Things just for
Practice, out our Way" said the Guest,
"but if went Home and told my Wife
I'd been eatin' Turtle she wouldn't live
with me-"
So the Alsatian Nobleman hurried 1t
away and substituted Tid-Bit with
Cray-Fish as the principal Ornament
In the Ensemble.
cts Craw-Dabber!" exclaimed the
Mortified Man from the Prairies. 81
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-09-25
SYNOPSIS.

,,b HAYWARD, an ensign in the
J9seP c,otes army. on his way to Fort
giDteu meets Simon GIrty. a renegade
i tlLn"I rane has been connected with all
EI.g9p NJ atrocities. also headed for
5 ,I, IIornnar with a message from the
l 10Y To- General Hamilton. Hayward
5 lisas him TO the fort At General Har-
la nu,o Headquarters Hayward meets Rene
9ss aI Who processes % recognize him,
ygLao,,,b no has no recollection Of ever
ann, seem her before. Hayward volun-
Aat, n % carry a message for Harmar to
g..suskv where HAMILTON Is stationed
~ rmorfhwest Indian tribes are ready
I. rar and are only held back by the
I.V.ssaI Of tho friendly Wyandots to join.
H. latter are demanding the return or
a. -na .tee-tah, a religious teacher, Whom
NV believe to be a prisoner. Hayward S
nissIon IL TO assure the Wyandots mat
E sS non 10 not held by the soldiers. Rene
osss Hayward to let her accompany nim
s ~. tsIIs him that she Is quarter-bloOd
SIT ae Tvi,d and a missionary among the
,,3nans She has been In search of her
i iaGsar she insists that she has seen
I T4syward before. but in a British uni
i re-, HAYWARD refuses her request and
WIS for the north accompanied by a
a 's,,,t named Brady and q private soldier.
sSous i rnme on the trail of war party
l ltit 10 escape from the Indians take shell
NV NV IN y hut on an island. HAYWARD finds
Z, nnrSered man In the hut. It proves to
.. ' Raoui D'Auvray. q former French OFF,
s Ds who is called by the Wyandots white
!. .Ssf@ Rene appears and Hayward IS
s soyzIed hy her ins!stance that they have
rat before. Rene recognizes the muir
bred man az her father, who was known
smong the Indians as Wa-pa-tee-tahl.
Prady reports seeing n band or mar3ud-
Pc p@ Indians in the vicinity and with them
5 sS,n ,r'' Cirty Brady's evidence CouvinCes
s ss@V girl that there is a British officer by
M name of Hayward, who resembles the
H. tg,srIcan They find escape from the
sIand cut off Remembering around the
sb biI at night Hayward discovers a white
nan in a British uniform and leaves him
~ dead after a desperate fight.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-09-25

And when I finally gays out, helpless
to advance another inch, my face came
down hard on q slab Of stone beside
the chimney. She uttered low sob Of
despair, and left me an instant,
II am so sorry, monsieur" she
faltered. Put you must hold out-you
must"
is it any farther? What do you
want me to do?"
mo, no--0nly you will need
strength; it will only take minute
now See, monsieur"
She gripped the fat stone against
which | had fallen, prying it with the
broken blade of an Indian knife that
lay on the floor, until her fingers
found hold, and ended 1t up against
the chimney. A narrow black opening
was exposed. stared down with lack
luster eyes, startled, but unable to
realize the purpose. Driven by fear
she wasted no time in either explana-
ton or urging. DouDtlesS my lace tolu
its own story, and made her desperate.
With strength | had not supposed
her slender body possessed, she
dragged me about, until my feet dan
gled helplessly in the opening.
Now push yourself down, monsieur!
I say you must! 1t is not far, not more
than four feet is not to hurt, no,
no. You will come easy to the bottom,
Good! That is the way. See, will
hold tight to you like this"
Helped by her yet exercising all my
remaining strength, and now compre-
hending her plan, sank slowly into
the hole, but so numb were my limbs,
that, the instant the girl released her
grasp l sank Imply to the bottom,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-09-25
GOOD Boy! Good Boyi &y! That
Was a Blows

resting there, leaning against the side
wall, looking eagerly up at her face
framed above me In the BARROW open
ing.
You are safe, monsieur? You are
not hurt?" she asked in trembling anx-
iety.
murmured a word or two, for I had
exhausted all my strength She must
have accepted this as reinsurance, for
she lifted her head. and glanced swift.
ly about. Then she reached down to
me the pannikin of water.
Il cannot wait longer she whis'
pered. Some one will come. Here;
take this, monsieur; put ii down care
fully-ah! that was fine. Wash out
your wounds, and the BLOOD from your
face. 1t will be DARK, but fear moth
ing. I will come again to you eeon."
Where does this tunnel lead?"
asked, as her hand grasped the stone
slab.
ITO the cave cellar at the rear;
where we first met-Sut you must wait
for me to come, monsieur"
| saw the shadow of the stone de-
scending, shutting out the light.
Just one question more, mademo4-
selle," l managed to articulate. SIS
Brady dead?"
could dimly perceive the outline of
her face.
mo, monsieur, he is a prisoner"
Slowly I made effort to explore my
wound. This was most painful, as my
rough shirt was held to my flesh by
CONCEALED blood, and had to be torn
| away. possessed no knife, but stuck
to the work manfully, my teeth
clinched, my face beaded with perspi'
ration, until separated the last shred,
and could explore the wound with my
fingers. 1t proved deep and ragged
enough, but had penetrated nothing
vital. If / could staunch the flow OF
blood, and bind it up SO as to prevent
| its being reopened. there should be
no serious result. | went at this as
best could in the dark, and. by sense
Of touch, groaning at the pain,
swabbed out the wound until it prac.
tically ceased to bleed, and then bound
it up, with silk neckerchief and a
strip torn from my shirt.
(TO BE CONTINUED
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-09-25

First Page Story with a picture Of the
Remains being sorted out from tho
Debris, most Of the Spectators gasDed
and felt their Toes curling inside Of
their Shoes, but Wiley never batted
an Eye.
With only one little Strand of Wire
or perchance a Steering Knuckie
standing between her and a lot of In
surance Money she retained both her
Aplomb and the Lorgnette.
How can you bear to watch IT."
asked a Lady Friend, who was heaving
perceptibly.
Listen" replied the Good Woman.
"For many Shows have been sitting
on the Side Lines watching the Dear
Boy take Desperate Chances. To be-
gin with. he married into Our Family.
Once, at Asbury Park, he acted as
Judge at a Baby Show. Later he put
lot of Money into a Bank, the Presi-
dent of which wore Throat Whiskers
and was opposed to Sunday Base Ball.
He has played Golf on Public Links,
hunted Deer during the Open Season
in the Adirondacks and essayed the
Role of Claude Meinotte in Amateur
Theatricals. Once he attended Clam
Bake and took everything that was
Passed. At another time he made a
Speech when the Alumni celebrated g.
Foot Ball Victory. Frequently he goes
Shopping with me. Last year he acted
as Angel for Musical Comedy. The
Driver of our Car Is FTenchman.
And don't overlook the Fact that for
Six Years he has been Stock Broker.
He may fall at any Moment, but II he
does he will pick out Haystack On
the way down.
MORAL-The Wright Brothers were
! not the first to be Up In the Air.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-09-25
CHAPTER XIII.
The Help of MademoIselIe.

The sound of a voice speaking, ap-
parently far off, was the first thing Of
which l was dimly conscious. The
language was French, and, for what
seemed long time, no word sounded
familiar. My mind was blank Of any
distinct impression, although there ap-
peared to float before me, in recollec-
ton of some former existence, the
face of mademoiselle Her wonderful
eyes were gravely smiling through a
strange mist that appeared to hide all
else in its circling folds. l could not
get away from their silent pleading,
their invitation. Then somehow that
speaking voice became hers, and l
| picked out word here and there, de-
tached, meaningless, and yet recogniz,
able. l struggled to arouse myself to
her actual presence
The struggle must have been ply
steal as we'll as mental, for | became
conscious Of pain, sharp >pang shoot.
ing through my body, as if knife had
been twisted in deep wound. The
agony brought me wide awake. my
eyes open, staring about, yet scarcely
realizing where dream and reality met
| Monsieur" the voice was a whis.
per at my ear; could even feel her
soft breath on my cheek. My eyes in
stantly opened, and looked into her
face as she bent above me. DO not
move, do not speak aloud-but listen
knew you were not dead; found you
first and kept them away, but there is
no time now for me to explain. Are
you badly hurt?"
81 cannot tell, Observation-Disclosures
heavy bodies will not let me move"
She glanced about swiftly, as If in
fear of being seen; then released my
limbs, dragging the two dead Indians
aside. | felt cramped, lifeless below
the waist, yet as the blood began tc
circulate knew there was no serious
injury. She stared into my face as
worked the numbed muscles, and hel
eyes told me that she was frightened
I'VE are alone here"
Eyes, for the moment" breathlessly
"It is your only chance; / have prayed
and schemed to get to you. We mustn'
lose an instant. Can you move, mon
sieur? Can. you even crawl dozer
feet?"
"Where-where do you want me tt
go?" | asked family, inspired to eff
fort by the firm, eager grip of hel
hand. Tell me; I'll try"
"There-just to the left of the fire
place. 1t is the one chance, monsieur
They will be back, those fiends, the,
will burn the cabin. Mon Dieu! Try
Try!"
| | got to my knees once more, the
plea of her voice yielding strength ant
determination. At whatever cost
would make an effort to please her
With teeth clinched tight, | fixed M
eyes on the spot indicated and started
| Terrible was the effort!
But / made it inch by inch. shall
never know how the deed was accom-
plished-only that she helped, and
fought on. l had to; she asked me
there were tears in her eyes. No mat
ter If 1t did hurt, if was blind, if
reeled on hands and knees like a maj
drurk-l must go there. l had no
the faintest thought O. why she urget
| me on, Of what hope animated her
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-09-25

ssps OF SaVages, stripped for fight
men naked bodies cleaning. l
a4sW little then of Indian warfare, yet
occurred to me that the representa-,
s0sS OF each tribe were gathered to.
soslef, and watched the war-bonnets
~ lug from group to group, as final
o 0.sets We're passed among them. Only
~. ~ uld catch a glimpse of the red
s,SAs', as its wearer stood at the foot
80 { nage tree, suddenly outlined by a
~ y sun finding opening through the
Sases above As l caught view OF
s,a ~ ne nung up one red arm, a rife
asped in his hand, and. as If it was
s.s .saai, voice after voice whooped in
sage yell. G& noise blending into
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-09-25

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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-09-25

resting there, leaning against the side
wall, looking eagerly up at her face
framed above me in the BARROW open
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-09-25

see Ten Million of them little CuBses
every Spring, but | wouldn't touch one
with a Ten Foot Pole"
To relieve the embarrassing Situa-
ton, the Host gave Sign and the
Menials came running with the Third
Course, tempting array Of Frog Sad
dies
"A FrUg is a Reptile" said the
Hoosier. backing away from the Table.
I've heard they were ct, but never
believed it. can go out any Morning
and gather a Carload"
The next Serving was Breast Of
Guinea Hen with Mushrooms under
Glass on the Side.
"On my Farm Eve got lot of these
Things" said the Guest, poking at the
Guinea Hen timidly with his Fork.
I'VE use them as Alarm Clocks, but
I'd just as soon eat a Turkey Buz2ard."
How about the Mushrooms?"
Eight People in our Township were
poisoned this Summer from fO0lin'
with that Truck. My pastures specified
with 'em, but we never pick 'em.
Most of them are Toadstools. ] tried
a Real One once at a X. P. Banquet.
1t tasted a good deal like a Rubber
Glove"
The only remaining item before Des-
sert was a tempting Salad of Water
| Cress.
The Guest identified it as something
that grew in the Crick below the
| Spring and was commonly classified as
! Grass.
Perhaps you had better order for
Yourself" said the Host, as the lowly
Water Cress followed the others into
the Discard.
The Guest motioned the Waiter to
come close and said: Il want a nice
Oyster Stew and some Sparkling Bur
gundy."
| MORAL-A Delicacy is Something
not raised In the same County
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-09-25

The New Fable of the Unruffled %Tfe
and the GaIlus Husband.
One day a Married Woman who was
entitled to long row OF Service
Stripes on her Sleeve sat In the Motor
and watched the remainder of the
Sketch try out his new trick Mono
plane.
He scooted away with the Bugzer
working overtime and soon was cloud
hopping about a Mile overhead.
When he began doing the Eagle
Swoops and the Corkscrew Dips, which
so often serve as a Prelude to good
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-01
WHAT PEOPLE
ARE SAYING
says Hold Cotton for 10 Cents.

| submit the following reasons why
you can't sell your cotton for less than
ten cents, Listen, you share troopers
you 80 per cent of the cotton raisers
to get bale of cotton, weighing 1900
pounds ready for market, if you pay
rs cents per hundred for picking. One
bale of cotton that weighs 500 pounds,
at cents on the market will bring you
$40, and if you pay 81 per hundred for
picking, it will cost you $3.50 to get
it ready for market. 1t will cost SIG
to pick it out $3.50 to gin it, $3.50 to
chop it, so cents to plow it, and $40
for the landlord, making a total of
$42.S0. If you market 1t at s cents,
you will therefore lose $3.50.
1t costs about rs cents per acre to
chop enough land to produce bale of
cotton and If you make only half a
bale per acre, the cost is $1.50 per bale
1t will cost so cents to pillow it, allow
ing rs cents per day for time and
plowing it about three times.
Now, Mr.. Farmer, you are sending
your children to school. Have them
add the cost of production and sub
tract it from what it costs you to live
You will see yourself going down the
hill as fast as time can move. You
stand for anything anyway. You stand
for these combinations to take away
your cotton and also to make you pay
war tax. never saw a country that
is living in peace pay war tax till
saw these trusts and combinations to-
gether with the government under
which we live compel you to do so. So
you farmers just stop to consider.
Figure and hold your cotton for at
least ten cents. Just hold it anyhow.
j. E. Stevenson, Route 4, Chickasha.