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The Washington herald., 1915-10-01
Aunt Chatty's Mothers Club
Conducted by Mrs. Charity Brush
GOOD MANNERS.

THIS real Mothers Club for the benefit mothers everywhere
who struggling with questions of discipline. training educa
lion clothing for children Write to Aunt Chaty problems
which are vxg you and she will advise and help you solution
hem Write her, of discoveries Of you
found successful smoothing the rough paths of life tender
childish feet that through the Mothers Club your experience may
benefit to other mothers who still tangled the ppxty
you have happily unraved
Cooperation the of any business; why
Motherhood that highest and hoe calling which always
been always will be woman cf glory
usefulness be opened Address Mrs.
Charity Brush, care of this paper.
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LAUNCH RAMMED; TWO HURT.

The launch ]. H. Bradley, filled with
G. A. r. visitors on their way to inspect
the warships at anchor in the Potomac.
was rammed yesterday by the Presl-
dents barge.
The captain of the launch was injured
and a woman passenger received painful
bruises. A pocketbook containing 500
was lost by q woman passenger in the
mix-up. The passengers were all taken
of safely by launches from the heet.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-01

20. X as an expression of satisfac-
ton is derived from Aux Cages" from
which once the best tobacco and rum
came. Ultimately everything of the best
was designated 80. X"
The Washington herald., 1915-10-01

Triangle Nights
Pretty nearly every day somebody says
But how in the world did you do all QUICKLY"
And the s-We didn't"
fact Triangle Film has been really YEARS the making
But like which have been long
said Off until it was DONE.
ToDO6rs and talk later the idea.
For long long Griffith and e and sennett have been making moving
much ahead of the that exhibitors almost fought
get them
But like all ambitious especially artists they r all the ting hstns
because they wanted make them better still and held down the money
limitations of ow-prced theatres
Even o-ey peecmg great organizations which better
Among them they had together about fifty Of the hoo
pliers in the world and with Of these trying make clearer beautiful
pictures than the you the perfection Of the studios!
m was natural enough that directors who wei" ambitious gathered about @ Crit
producing
All the acting getting better Really wonderful artists de-
vepng-
Mae Marsh, Ralph Lewis
Seena Owen, Robert Herron
Wallace Reid, William S. Iart
Enid Markey, Fred Mace
Bessie Barrscae, Ford Stelng
Mabel Normand Roscoe Arbuckel
Lillian and Dorothy Cih ~
Everybody chafd under the holding back of PRICE,
< sS 5 Gs bti all bounds % FRIEND"
Everybody said wondeu-and everybody said wount pay!
shown New York; and the whole camored for
$500 each.
Don't you see how simple the was?
The behind Griffith and m and enne took off the financial lid and
the fur began to fly with a vengeance.
Each these great directors had his sleeve wonderful things he'd been
wanting to do for year
Here the needed last touch; there tremendous mob
still amazing mechanical effect that would fortune
and outdd themseves
Stage Stars that had always SHE'D dand camel
Then the cked wise exhibitors for they had found that the
best show always succeeded what had been for film
began egraphg for that the fought for what
left
The Of the big film distributing companies let be known that
their services might be had.
And all this had been formed nothing had been arrived
beyond rough general understanding the who had the
Less than months the thing finally took shape and Triangle Film be-
a Corporation
had no liabilities.
Its probably the valuable pieces paper executed the
the
producers for years
chief stockholders besides these men-hose future pledged -ee
and Charles Kess Charles Bauman and E. Atken Of whom
had rich in the film business
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1915-04-01

flooring no one challenged his advance.
The yard and orchard were quiet from
their front fence TO the grisly stock.
ade at the rear. and, wondering at
these things, the young man stood for
a moment looking about at the after.
noon peace before he announced him
self.
Yet Samson had not come to the
stronghold Of his enemy for the pur.
pose OF assassination. There had been
another object In his mind-an utterly
mad idea, II Is true, yet so bold OF
conception that II held ghost OF
promise. lie had meant TO 20 into
Jesse Purvys store and chat artlessly.
like some inquisitive "furriner." He
would ask questions which By their
very impertinence might be forgiven
on the score OF strangers folly. But,
most OF all, he wanted TO drop the cas-.
ual information, which he should as-
sumo 10 have heard on the train, that
Samson South was returning, and to
mark on the assassin leader. the effect
OF the news, In his new code Il was
necessary TO give at least the rattlers
warning before he struck, and he
meant 10 strike. II he were recog.
nized, well-he shrugged his shoulders.
But as he stood on the outside. wip.
ing the perspiration from his forehead,
for the ride had been warm, he heard
voices within. They we're loud and
angry voices. II occurred to him that
by remaining where he was he might
gain more information than by hur.
rying in.
i've done been your executioner for
twenty years." complained a voice,
which Samson at once recognized as
that OF Aaron Hollis. the most trusted
OF Purvys personal guards. 81 haint
never laid down on ye yet. Me an Jim
Asberry killed old Henry South. We
laid fer HIS boy. an would a. got him
ef you'd only said ther word. went
inter Hixon an killed Tam rack spicer,
with soldiers all round me. There
hain't no other damn fool In these
mountfngs would a. took such a long
chance es thet. I'm tired OF t..
They're a'goin ter git me. an I wants
ter leave, an you won't come clean
with the price OF a railroad ticket 10
Oklahoma. Now damn yore stingy
soul, gifts that ticket or | gifts youl"
Aaron. you can't scare mo into doIn'
nothin' amt amin 10 do" The old
baron OF the vendetta spoke In a cold,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1915-04-01
WAR TERMS NOT UNDERSTOOD
"Forlorn Hope" for Instance. Hat Not
the Meaning with Which Il
10 Credited.

In the course OF every war one
hears great deal about "torlorn
hopes" The term Is one OF the most
misused in the vocabulary OF war. It
Is commonly misunderstood 70 mean
lost troop"-that Is detached
troop" The word hope" In the
phrase Is not an English but n Dutch
word. hoop" meaning literally
heap" and secondariy body OF
troops. The word "forlorn" represents
the Dutch 'verloren lost. \ "ver.
loren hoop" was detached body OF
troops thrown out in front OF the main
line OF battle TO find the enemy
and engage them first. This was the
regular sixteenth and seventeenth
century practice. and though It was
one OF the more dangerous kinds Of
service II was not desperate or, In
the English sense, forlorn. Nowadays
much the same work Is done by the
detached bodies OF cavalry which are
thrown out before the main lire 10 find
the enemy.
Capitulatlon" Is another term Of
war which is very loosely used. II
does not mean surrender, but sur.
render on terms; in fact, Il means the
terms. not the surrender. It Is from
the Latin "capitulpm" or heading
(irom which is derived our word
"chapterD, and capitularion is a
FORMAL treaty of surrender drawn IN
under series OF headings or chap.
ters, embodying the terms on each
point,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1915-04-01

company to Quell the trouble in the
mountains, should have been a soldier
by profession. All his enthusiasms
were martial.
The deepest sorrow and mortihca.
tion he had ever known was that which
came TO him when TamaSack Spicer,
his prisoner OF war and man who had
been surrendered on the strength OF
his personal guaranty. had bees as.
sassinated before his eyes. In some
fashion. he must make amends He
realized. too, and II ranked deeply,
that his men were not being genuinely
used to serve the state, but as instru.
ments OF the Hollmans, and he had
seen enough to distrust the Holmans.
Here. In HiXon, he was seeing things
from only one angle. He meant TO
learn something more impartial
CTO BE CONTINUED
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1915-04-01
Woman's Louic

You sometimes wonder about tho
logic OF the feminist mind.
man was to meet his wife at ne,
Office at one o'clock to take luncheon
with her. He was 90 minutes late. shs
had gone out.
He sat down and waited. Al lao
she arrived.
What are you doing here?" she
asked.
I'm waiting for you"
Didn't you know | wouldn't co,ne
back after I'd given you up and gone
out?"
but you did come back. diant your
You are back now. aren't you?"
Yes, but you might have known
that when ! did come back | would
have had my lunch. and there would
be no use in waiting to have Il with
me-"
We'll, have you had IT."
"No."-Denver News.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1915-04-01

streets OF Hixon as a stranger. And,
after leaving Hixon, there was a mis-.
sion 10 be performed at Jesse Purvy's
mcra ta % Aspght OF that mission
a grim CLINT came to his pupils.
All journeys end. and as Samson
passed through the tawdry cars OF the
local train near Hixon he saw several
faces which he recognized, but they
either eyed him in inexpensive silence
or gave him the greeting OF the "sur.
riner."
Az Samson crossed the toll bri6 Je
to the town proper he passed two
brown.shirted militiamen. lounging on
the rail OF the middle span. They
grinned at him. and. recognizing the
outsider from his clothes. one of them
commented:
Amt this the hell OF a town."
IT'S going to be-" replied Samson.
automatically, as he went ON.
still unrecognized, he hired n horse
at the livery stable. and for two hours
rode in silence, save for the easy
creaking OF his stirrup feathers and
the sort thud OF hoofs.
The silence soothed him. The brood.
Ing hills lulled his spirit as n grooming
song lulls a fretful child. Mile after
mile unrolled forgotten yistas. Some
thing deep In himself murmured:
"Home!"
II was late afternoon when he saw
ahead OF him the orchard OF Purvy's
place. and read on the store wall.
little more weather stained. but other.
wise unchanged:
Jesse Purvy. General Merchandise"
The porch OF the store was empty,
and as Samson flung himself from his
saddle there was no one to greet him.
This was surprising, since, ordinarily.
two or three OF Purvy's personal
guardsmen loafed at the front to watch
the road. Just now the guard should
logically be doubled. Samson still
wore his eastern clothes-for he want.
ed TO go through that door unknown.
As Samson South he could not cross
its threshold either way. But when
he stepped up on to the rough porch
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1915-04-01
tcopysishs. ss,l hy W. !. ws, 4 ceo
CHAPTER xIiI-contlnued.

Dear Samson: The war is on again.
Tamarack spicer killed Jim Asberry
and the Hollmans have killed Tama.
rack. Uncle Spicer is shot. but he
may get well. There is nobody to lead
che souths. ! am trying to hold them
down until hear from you. Don't
come II you don't want to-but the
gun is ready. With love,
SALLY"
Slowly Samson South came TO his
feet. His voice was in the dead.level
pitch which Wllfred had once before
heard. His eyes we're as clear and
hard as transparent flint.
I'm sorry to be OF trouble. George" !"
he said, quietly. But you must get
me TO New York at once-by motor.
] must take a train south tonight"
mo bad news. hope" suggested
Lescott
For an instant Samson forgot his
four years OF veneer. The century OF
prenatal barbarism broke out fiercely.
He was seeing things far away--and
forgetting things near by His eyes
blazed and his fingers twitched.
Hell. mol" he exclaimed. THE
wars on. and my hands are freed!"
For an instant, as no one spoke. he
stood breathing heavily. then, wheel.
ing. rushed toward the house as
though Just across its threshold lay
the fight into which he was aching
20 hurl himself.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1915-04-01

Dld you take particular cognizancs
In that saloon9"
No, sir; | took a drink"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1915-04-01

dana she stopped there. Yet net
sign completed the sentence as though
she had added. but he was only one OF
several Your vow went farther
After a moments pause, Samson
added.
Jesse Purvy's dead"
The girl drew back. with tr'gnt
ened gasp. She knew what this meant
or thought she did. ..
Jesse Purvy!" she repeated. on,
Samson. did ye-?" She broke on, ana
covered her face with her hands
mo. Sally" he told her. u didn't
have to-" He recited the days occur
rences, and they sat together on the
stile. until the moon had sunk to the
ridge top.
Capt Sidney Callomb who had been
DISPATCHED in command OF a militia
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1915-04-01
Japanese a Patlsnt p.nni.

Impatience among the Japanese ia n
thing you will rarely observe AS Won
travel through their strange and bsan.
uful country. II. on the other hand
you yourself. In touring Japan, nigh,
upon occasion grow somewhat i'm.
patient, you will only become tho
quiet laughing stock-behiud Won,
back--of the little Japs themselves
An hour. or even day, more or less
In this oriental country Is OF little ac
count. and matters cannot be made I,
move any the quicker because OF an,
irritablllty
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1915-04-01
"CASCARETS" FOR
SLUGGISH BOWELS
No sick headache, sour stomach.
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.N''N WA hO"s
Turn the rascals out-the headache,
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Cascarets.
Millions OF men and women take q
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Know the misery caused by a lazy
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ach.
Don't put in another day OF distress.
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach;
remove the sour. fermenting food;
take the excess bile from your liver
ana carry out all the constipated
waste matter and poison In the
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Cascaret tonight straightens you
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you sleep. A 10.cent box from
any drug store means a clear head.
sweet stomach and clean. healthy liver
ana bowel action for months. Chill
dren love Cascarets because they
never grippe or sicken. Adv.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1915-04-01
freshness.

Paiicncc-What do you think?
Practice cant imagine.
! wrote my name on an egg one OF
our hens laid before we sent II TO
market, and ! got propCaa! ~ mar
rage from the man who got II"
Guess the man must have been
ireshcr than the egg"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1915-04-01

VegetabIe Q Com.
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nervous feelings and
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losing hope Of ever
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strong. After tax.
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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1915-04-01

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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-02
BLOOMFIELD AGAIN
HEADS CONFERENCE
.Fairmont Minister Re. Elect.
edtat Annual Gathering
in New Brighton.

Dr.. J. c. sroomaeld, pastor Of the
Temple and president OF the Pitts.
hurgh Conference Of the Methodist
Protestant denomination, which Is
holding its SIND annual conference at
New Brighton. Pa, was reelected to
that office at the session Of the con.
ference held yesterday. Officers
elected were as follows:
President, Rev. ]. C. Bloomfield.
Fairmont, W.sYa.: secretary, Rev. E.
]. Headley, Youngstown, Ohio; assist.
ant secretary, Rev..J. W. Hawley,
Squirrel Hill church. Pittsburgh; sta.
tistical secretary, Rev. Robert E.
Cairns. Northside, Pittsburgh; confer.
ence steward, Rev. J. H. Lambertson,
Connellsyille; stationing committee,
Rev. DR.. George Shaffer, New Cumber.
land. Ohio; Rev. DR.. F. c. Wee, Bea.
Yer Falls; William H. Wilson. Union.
town, and Charles X. Piper, Squirrel
Hill Church, Pittsburgh.
With the exception OF Rev. Cairns,
all the other officers succeeded them
selves. Rev. Broomfeld again &C.
cepted the presidency only on the con.
dition that he would not be proposed
for the office next year.
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3 ri
Let her go under guard-perhaps
something may arise to give US fur.
Their insight into this.
AS for YOU, Count Sachlo. you have
not yet succeeded in what was asked Of
you-you have not yet taught US
where lies the hidden treasure OF
Gretzhoifen!"
Your majesty" replied the count,
reddenlng. ut Is but inadvertence,
which shall be amended. In my zeal
I fancied your majesty would rather
have this young woman than to have
the other half of the coin. To secure
that may require yet more time"
The king fixed on him the cold smile
which his courtiers had learned to
dread, yet he could not fail to see the
shrewdness Of Saehio's reply.
Sat least guard her. then" said he
dryly. she shall be our guest until
We learn more Of what she knows. II
means too much to forego the full
reading of that coin these days. !
mean to have 1t. l trust all my officers
will realize that fact"
"Mademoisellc." said Sachio to Kit:
ty. later. when she had been with.
drawn to quarters which virtually
were to prove prison to her, you
have heard what the king has said
he will allow you to return to your
own country unframed II you but help
him to the meaning of.that inscription.
What Is It to you? It Is only idle curl.
osity brings you hither. With us It
may mean the life or death Of our
country"
Kitty gave herself up to certain re.
dections at the time. As to war be-
tween the two Kingdoms. II It came.
why should she aid Grahotfen against
The country with which she had be-
come more familiar? Neither had
done her much courtesy. true, but for
some strange reason her sympathies
we're not with the country governed
by this irascible and unlovely king.
Think well. mademoiselle," went
on, sachio. at Is long way from here
TO your country. The coin can mean
but little to you at best
at may mean much to me-" broke
out Kitty suddenly. Listen. This
coin Is not the property of your king
or Of that other king. II Is the prop
erty Of the people OF these eountries.
e seeks to tell them its story-not to
any king for his selfish purposes-but
Il seeks to make known its appeal for
Justice and liberty. What, think you
the people will foreve. be content to
remain q sSuttlecock between you
two?" $3.50. &
A moment late. and he had let.
her once moro to ss. ewn devices.
CONTINUED tomorrow
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the entire message. Read 1t to me a.
once"
Kitty took the coin in her hand as
though to study 1t. but swiftly put her
own hand behind her back as she
clutched It.
ut is my property" said she stout.
ly. mot even a king can take away
property without course Of law"
Even a king was astonished at the
efrontery of the young girl-who held
her possession until two sturdy guards
forced the coin from her hand. The
king smiled at her, a somewhat tooth.
less smile.
so you value It? Many do. We are
willing to pay for what We have. ma.
demoiselle-and the message Of this
coin We mean to have. Give It to us,
and you shall be set free"
Your majesty is liberal-you offer
what is already mine-the right to
liberty. But what you ask is impos.
sible for me. True. have seen each
half of the coin-even / saw both
halves 1t one time-but never have
read the entire inscription"
But you have seen both halves"
went on Cortislaw. Tell me, what
was on the other half"
your majesty. ! cannot-I do not
know"
"By the Saints Q; cur fathers ex.
claimed cc-tt!!ss!!sw. ..it ;sls were in the
olden days the to:ttcrc chaz,se- should
show you something. But now"
"The torture could wiring only do
ception from me. your majesty. and
that deception would DO Of no service
to you. have told you the truth
and that alone can serve you. Give
me my liberty again-and then per.
haps ] might learn more OF the other
half Of the coin"
"The girl argues well,r said Cortis.
law. Tam not sure whether or not
she speaks truth, but her argument
goes to the same thing in either case.
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yisito. at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs,
Max Bear.
Miss Elua Burgess. OF Phillppi, is
visiting her friend. Miss Kate Price.
Mr.. Eiyes Simon. OF Wheeling. was
q business visitor here yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lieying have re.
turned from their visit at Mason City.
w. Va. Mr.. Lieving win resume his
duties with the Consolidation Coal
Company.
The young ladies and men Of the
Baptist Sunday school, who have been
anticipating an outing. have decided
TO wait until later when they will 20
and enjoy a chestnut hike.
Miss Fannie oliker, Of Fairmont,
was q visitor here yesterday at the
home of Mr., and Mrs. Max Bear.
.STheA Acme Society will meet at the
home u Miss Daytnna Watkins next
ondayaeyening. A very delightful
program has neen arranged.
Miss Virginia Kidder, OF Mounds.
Vile. who has been alytsitor here for
the last two weeks, expects to leave
for her home Friday. She will be &C.
conlptnleu Dy Mfs. Jonn Abercromoie
and Miss Margaret tMcDopald, who
will visit her and some other friends
in Moundsville.
The stork visited the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Spraggs and
brought them bouncing baby girl.
Mrs. Spraggs before her marriage was
Miss Billy Jones.
John, Jr.. infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Wolf, scalded his arm yes.
terday. He upset pot OF hot coffee
over his arm.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Kuhn were in
Fairmont yesterday on business.
Mrs. Warner and Miss ona Stetler
were business visitors here
Mr. and Mrs. 7. H. Williams and
son, Lorraine, expect to take a trip to
Wattsyille. Ohio, soon, where they will
visit their parents.