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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-28
CsY CAROLINE cOE.)

WatermeIon-cold, sweet and juicy
doesn't 1t make you cooler TO think
Of it?
There are many new tangled ways
Of serving watermelon, but none quite
eoual the old ore. Cut the melon
through its equator, then slice from
center tc end OF melon.
But there are Others ways; for In
stance:
Water melon cubes in cups-Cut
cold melon in inch slices. carefully re
move seeds. rind and white ring; cut
slices into inch cubes and put INTO
ice cold sherbet and serve at once.
Spiced watermelon la Milwaukee
Cut the melon in half from stem
to flower end. Cut out the center
with tablespoon taking care to keep
pieces even in size and shape. When
she'll is empty drain out water and
seeds and fill shell with the pieces
OF melon. Mix one-half tablespoon Of
ground cinnamon with half cup OF
sugar and sprinkle over the pieces
Of melon. Place shell on platter in
bed OF ice and send to table. Serve
melon sherbert glasses and small
fork.
Watermelon Subdivisions that
are not rich in sugar may be used in
salad. Be sure the melon is ice cold;
cut in tiny balls from the red heart
and pile balls on leaf Of lettuce; serve
with sweet French dressing made Oy
cutting four tablespoonfulS OF oil in
to bowl. add even teaspoonful of salt
and two even teaspoonfuls of sugar.
Juice Of one lemon and beat until like
cream: add dash OF nutmeg and tura
ever melon balls. Dc not prepare
salad until just ready 10 serve.
Waterme lon pickles-Cut the white
ring from melon and remove the green
rind.? Cut the white part into any de.
sired shape or size To each three
quarts OF the melon allow three
pounds Of sugar. a quart OF vinegar
and teaspconful Of salt Crush three
sticks Of cinnamon and 90 cloves and
tie in a cloth and boil in the sugar
and vinegar FIVE minutes. Pour hot
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WELL. HERE ARE SOME OTHER WAYS OF GET.
TING AWAY WITH EN-.

sugar and vinegar over the melon in
crock and put a plate on top to keep
melon under the liquid. Allow 10
stand in cold place q hours. Drain
off LIQUID and bring TO boiling point.
then turn over the melon same as be-
fore. Stand 81 hours. Boil all up to-
gether for ten minutes skim If nee
essary. pack III Jars. seal and set away
in cool dark place.
Watermelon preseryesAThe follow.
ing is a famous Georgia recipe:
Use plump. firm melon and cut It
IN half, remove all the red center ami
pare of the green rind, cut the white
part into two-inch pieces and soak IN
weak alum water-even tablespoonful
Of alum 20 three quarts OF cold water:
Allow TO soak ten hours. Drain IRON
alum water and boil melon in clear
water until fork pierces pieces easily
Make 4 syrup. allowing one and ore
half pounds OF sugar and one cup OF
water for each pound Of melon; dis
solve sugar slowly over very $40"
fire. when all dissolved skim syrup
and add the juice Of one-half lemon
and small piece OF the rind. Add
the melon and boil slowly one hour
until melon is clear.
Pack in glass cans while hot and on
top OF each can drop fresh bay leaf
put on top and seal while hot.
Dried watermelon-Cut the rind
from melon and remove all red parts;
cut white of melon into even strips;
make heavy syrup Of two pounds OF
sugar and one cup OF water: dissolve
the sugar slowly and put very low
FIRE to come TO boil; be careful not TO
brown the sugar. When the sugar
begins TO boil put in a little green
ginger root and boil together ten min.
utes. Remove the ginger root and add
the melon and boil until the melon
is clear and tender. Skim out melon
and place on platter: cover with piece
of glass and set in sun until melon
is dry and like citron, Roll melon in
dry sugar and pack away in dry place
in Jars.
This may be used in any recipe
calling for citrop.
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SPECIAL NOTICES
NOTICE..

NUl ISE.
The Buckhannon and Northern Rail-
road Company, West Virginia cor
poration, and the MonongaheIa Rall'
road Company. Pennsylvania corpor.
alton, have. according to the laws OF
West Virginia and Pennsylvania been
consolidated into railroad company
10 be known as The Monongahela Rail
way Company; the agreement OF con
solidation having been filed in the Of
fee of the Secretary Of State Of West
virginia on the tenth day Of July, 1915.
Here after the property formerly
owned by the Buckhannon and North
ern Railroad Company in West Elr-
ginia and the Monongahela Railroad
Company in Pennsylvania will be own
ed and operated by The MononSaheia
Railway Company
The Monongahela Railroad Company.
Buckhannou & Northern Railroad
Company.
The Monongahela Railway Company.
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form OF fat.
Ordinarily the liver comes down as
low as the edge OF the ribs. When 1t
grows larger 1t pushes downward un.
der the soften muscles and a prac
ticed hand can easily feel it.
Don't be unnecessarily alarmed II
you learn you have an enlarged liver.
Just remember 1t is a case of too
much food, and eat less and reduce it.
Beware OF alcoholic drinks espec.
tally during the hot days. Booze is
responsible for much heartstroke,
sunstroke and digestive throubles and
causes general lowering of eff
cheney. Water is the best summer
drink.
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The iyer is likely to grow percep.
tibly larger during long continued
spells Of hot weather II a person does
not carefully observe the rules OF
right living.
A person finds their liver is troub.
ling them or they feel sick and ener.
waited and blue and don't know what
is the matter with them.
Usually they are suffering from en-
largement OF the liver which is caused
by an over-supply OF food. and which
is especially liable to result II over
eating Is INDUCED in during the dog
days"
The liver is likely to grow percep
body. It's volume changes constantly,
It retains the surplus food, storing 1t
in nrauaration for rainy day, In the
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LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

~
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
To the creditors OF John W. Mogran,
deceased:
IN pursuance Of decree Of the In
termediate Court OF the County OF
Marion, made in cause therein pend
ing to subject the real estate OF the
said decedent to the payment OF his
debts, you are required TO present
claims against the estate OF the said
decedent for adjudication TO Francis
Thralls, commissioner. at his Office in
said county, on or before the lltn day
OF August next.
Witness, ". S Black. Clerk OF said
Court. this 29th day OF June. 1915.
W. S. BLACK. Clerk.
June 30. July 7-1421-2S. Aug. II
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SCOTCH THRIFT.

An old Scotch farmer was contin.
uallv bounded by persevering insur.
ance agent to take out some fire in.
surance.
SANDY, however. managed to stall
him off for weeks. saying: Ma. ma
nv hoose is ma likely to catch afre"
One day his house caught fire and
Sandy ran into the street vainly call.
ing for the insurance agent. After a
while he shouted:
THAT'S Just 1t. va Gamma ever find
a body when We want him!"
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HOUSES FOR SALE

A PRESENT OF $4,000. Must be sold
before Aug. list. in very best resi-
dence section OF Warrington, four
apartments. always rented, bringing
$500 monthly. Worth $4,000; lot
alone worth $4,000. Must 90 this week
at $4,000, $4,000 cash. Communicate
with
a. NJ. BURT. Agent,
Warrington. W. Va.
7-27-2t.
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AUTOMOBILES, ACCESSORIES

WANTED-Your auto to repair. All
work promptly done and guaranteed.
Quick service and reasonable charges
Cars washed and stored. Carbon re-
moved by oxygen process. Full line
guaranteed tires in stock Standard
gasoline and auto accessories. Fair
mont Garage Co.. Morgantown Ave.
7-2l26t-Eo. $50
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Confessions of a Wife
Copyright 1915 BY a z ~
WONDER WITH WHOM JIM EDIE is IN LOVE

happened the first serious thing of
the evening" looked up at jim and
saw to my surprise that great waves
OF color were surging over his face.
ITO be continued tomorrow
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FURNISHED ROOMS

~~N-~u~~~~~~ -~~~ONS~~N-~~~~~~~~N~
TWO newly furnished rooms for rent
in private apartments. with private
family. Rates reasonable. Call Bell
phone POI. 7-20'6t-No. ~
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FOR RENT-Furnished room. also
boarders wanted. Call at III State
street. 6'5V-tt-No. "a
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FOR REET-One eight room house,
5161s Walnut Ave Price Sl4.00 per
month Water rent paid. Enquire G.
B. Highland, 800 Main st. No. $50
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HOUSES For RENT

eSS~~NS~~NSN~~~-~-~~~~~~> ~N~N~~~~N~~N~~~~~r.Hr
FOR RENT-Six-room house at 7ls
Virginia Ave. Inquire Box $50,
West VIrginian. 1885,
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FOR RENT-Two nicely furnished
rooms. Inquire at 931 Fourth street
or call Bell phone 5l0-J.
7-2lzst-So. 266
The evening world., 1915-02-04

the best bunch OF good fellows In
New York. They were still greeting
whom the dawn spluttersd on the
snow this morning.
or course you know who the Greet
ere are. unless you FRO a stranger In
America. They are tho handshakers
of tho hotels across tho continent.
from New York to San Francisco.
They arc the mon who meet you when
you step into tho lobby just before
you commit your init to tho rsEister.
They are the men who siss you up.
Thsy know by looking you In the eye
whether You're due for the top floor
or the toboggan. They're the mon
who have melted miillonaires and
measured siances with maharajas.
They have patronissd potsntaAss and
kowtowsd to primma donnas. They
hays 10 know the ts,cks Of tsuck
drivers and b fairly familiar with
the ways Of chambsrmaids.
They are the great Now York hotel
clerk.
Years agons when hotel clerks put
rocks In their shirt fronts and the
whole world. stood still mt the blaze.
whom "front" meant lite more than
come forward" Ed Fay OF the old
time HOFFMAN, n. L. Donohus (mind
the 20" thcre), now Of Churchiiis; &.
~ Hy-tf~. 49,. - A. f1tt.-. -.. -
The evening world., 1915-02-04
Germans Won Hindcnburg has moth
Ing on Mobiles.
cAoTANET DANCER MAKES


When the lights were becoming
confused toward early morning. Nib
sey Mobiles turned loose on the un-
sispecting Greeters Sig. Ernesto B.
Horwitz OF Havana, Cuba. Tho Sig.
ls one OF the greatest advertising
mon OF Havana. He Ia also one
dancer. What happened to the Sig.
oarly In the evening nobody knows.
But early In the morning he insisted
upon the orchestra playing a fam
dango. And tho orchestra played II.
Then bling! bling! There was q click
OF castancts and o rustic OF silk and
Slgnorita Josefina Calienta, one Of
Havana's cutest Carmens. came fut-
terinG into the centre Of the hall In
frou frou OF something or other and
the greatest hit Of the night was
made.
II. Il. Metlar, handsomest man of all
tho Qreeters and greeting now at the
Garden City Hotel, was very prom
inent on the floor. Arthur Il. Hawkes..
assistant to the treasurer at the Inn
perial. was at the door taking tickets.
Billy Burke, too, was busy on the
floor. Well, that's enough about Little
Billy. The opening remarks Of w. j.
Foster were said to be right and not
to carry any weight for his namesake
In Washington. What w. J. said
The evening world., 1915-02-04

mostly vas, "win you have little
drink"
-He's only a lntie hiiI." they said Of
Johnny Hin. but he's a mountain to
the Greeters."
Well. everybody had good time
anyhow. even IL he was told that he
was only half an hour late on re-
The evening world., 1915-02-04

porting At his hotel for ths days
work. Il was voted that the baii was
the best function that the Greeters
ever had. and what did they cnre, with
that beautiful music moving their
feet and souls. Tho break of dawn
found them all In proper condition for
the celebration of the day.
The evening world., 1915-02-04
CLERK Of De G|NK
ONLY ONE MISSING
At eREETERS' BALL
They Were Still Greeting
When Day Broke, and
They're at II Yet.

rhs orsetsrs greeted themselves last
night In the Palm Garden In Fifty
sashth Street, usas Lexiaston. Avenue.
They didn't stop st srse nc them.
asivsa. They greeted their guests.
they grsstsd ladiss fair. they crested
The evening world., 1915-02-04

:
~ 0sss ssS Avsssess cssrses.
Cufumbla University wtn take hold Of
~ ~ Scout Wevsmsat and % its
~ IN placing u - . brSad sduca-
l1on4l basis. Dr. James E. Russso. Dean
g 1ss ihcrs' College OF Columbia Uni
voseits. announced yesterday that with
~ cs-opesatson q Prof Jsmsa G.
uotsst Director sf The Summer Session.
- - sfangs1 twe courses IN this sub
~ eor the summss session.
= measl camp win he run In or near
~ city. Ths leaders attending the
GouPuus as Cohnubea win b. eapsctsd
~ Ooa1 part ~ their time IN obscrvs-
~ ~ thls camp. learning how best Ia
~ ana develop the scouts under
0Svsrsi wsn Of importance are Ia
l1yogoel % t:se movement. among them
3UoDt TbD0psoa Seton. Prof. Eisosn
81 Prof. yelks. end they are expected
II 1lo1ver oleresses y the cossrps.
The evening world., 1915-02-04
Now the Greeters are known from
coast to coast.
ONLY THE CLERK FROM THE
HOTEL pe ciNk WAS MISSING.

ONLY THE CLERK FROM the
HOTEL De oiNk WAS MISSING.
At the ball last night every hotel in
New York except the Hotel dc Gink
was represented. The decorations
were neutral and immense. Il. and l..
uoldstc1n. who have been with the
Greeters for the last seven years,
were responsible for the color scheme.
and lending color to that scheme
meant painting the lily. BED. white
ana blue predominated. Silk Ameri-
can nags were draped In front Of tho
music platform and . big electric
The galleries were draped with the
American ensign ana white silk ban.
ners with fringes OF gold bullion lent
the richness OF the hotel clerk TO the
general design.
You were bidden. II you were n
guest. to bo on the neor at 80. At
i.s0 this morning the granA march
began. "a -
nett, President Of the Greeters. 20.
companied by Miss Ysobel Hall OF
Tarrytown. BY himself Mr.. Barnett
is . wonder, and with the LADY from
When they turned the lights on the
pair. oil the world wondered. In their
train cano .,e rest OF the guests. ike
the tail o. a comet, like the extras OF
your own hotel bill.
MARcHERs FORM "a" IN THE
BALLROOM.
That march was a most wonderful
procession. The marchers formed q
great Co." and most anybody can
understand what that stood for. the
Fsnrich orchestra played the while
with It's eighteen pieces. The umpa Oh
the trombone sounded like the monk.
honk Of an auto outside the hotel
tinkle of the Ice In the pitcher OF
next morning. The marchers were
bathed with green light. which
might have suggested the arrival OF
the newcomer In his hotel. Then
there was u golden yellow. emblem
alto OF tips In the wake OF the long
VrNen, There were blue and orange
and green and red. At ono moment
the marchers looked like an electric
fire In tho subway. with tho lights
dancing on the gems they wore. Then
Il looked again like ooxsn drug
storcs lined up In q row.
Ana IN tuo ultuuio VI tuo utossuoss
was old I'd Fay. one of the old guard.
ono of the oldtimers who was hsre
when hotel clark was simply a hotel
clerk, with nothing but his dismonds
to distinguish him from tho rest OF
the hotel. ED looked like a light
house coming down tho hall.
Many we'll known Greeters were In
the limo OF march. There was James
G. Cieary. counsel for tho National
Greeters. Go anywhere In the United
States ana tell them you know Judge
Cleary, and II the hotel clerk Is right
you're good for the night. Then there
was Bob wright--R. r. Wright. Bob
got back from 81. Louis only last
week.
Mobiles Of the Laurclton and char
ter member Oreeter. was near being
an Independent. He had all but sold
Is, 900 head of horses to the English
Government when Otto Hohner In
formed the Germans. Then Mobiles
quit. He knows too many Germans,
having led many OF them at tho Bros
lin In the old days. In leading the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-02
THE RICHMOND ENTHUSIASTICALLY NOVEMBER

mum capital stock. $50, 1000: mini
mum. $4,000; Ishan, n. Dyer, presi.
cent. Petersburg; :. G. Weaver. vice.
president. Hopeweil, Va; d. +. Ran
dolph, secretary and treasurer, Pc.
tersburg. Va. Wholesale wood and
coal business.
Orion Social Literary and Beneficial
Association Of Norfolk, Va James
Griffith. president. Norfolk; w Dennis
Perkins. yice-president. Norfolk, Va;
Charles f. williams. secretary, Nor
folk. va; Robert =. Wood, Norfolk.
a religious, charitable and benevolent
society.
Grayce Scott Company. inc, Rich
mond Va. Maximum capital stock.
$3.50; minimum, $50. Grayce Scott.
New York. n T.. president; F Fred
Frey. vice. president, and Harold
Jones. Richmond, Va, secretary and
treasurer, Theatrical and amuse-
ment enterprises.
Peerless Truck and Motor Corpor-
alton. Richmond. Va. Maximum
capital stock, s20,o0o.o0o; minimum,
Sl,o00; par value. $50. Thomas p.
Gay, president; william NJ. Coleman
secretary, and Fl. II. Chalkley treas
urer, all OF Richmond. Va. General
automobile business.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-02
|lIOARD SHARES
NOV MARKED STRENGTH
Mnellenf Business Reports From
American Railroads Prove
Good Market Tonic.
WAR STOCKS VERY UNSETTLED
Further Arrivals of God Increase Vel
low Metal tfnportadons 10 $3.50
(pOO. 900 For ear--War Stocks
ludcr Pressure,

New York, NOV INSPIRED by the
tery cacouraglng statements o. rA4j-
Rad earnings and increasing Taiat'
winch aru nu~ eoinins oui ana meas
ur.nG not only better raI4foaQ ~oHa'-
items but the progressive eAi%shSlch o.
genera business, taefe vas Il sopA
\ u.a! OF contGdeBt buying 81 tne stap.e
xtocks III TO-DAY InhrAet. RMS 40
sorpt.en was simulated also by the
rnr.ber Indications ot eet'ed BUST
ness in iaduslrlsls furnished ny tne
xstuat.o,. Ia metal lines pa ticA al -
in iron. steel and copper. IN Inc
main the STOCK market seemed 10 en-
pixaSizs the newly acquire preference
OF an culalon for the seasoned MEG
fnxus which have not participated
muca in the s1gcE - arkei advance OF
The year conducted lar SLY II Inc wa
npniticrs shares and related groups
The preference Tsss moreover. ee-
rsnfuarnd By al APPARENT disc-Anllna-
rion arxlnst the war stocks which
we're obviously under selling pressure
All day. Trading wss OF an sctiNc
aeala. tie totaj exceeding a million
shares.
rher. WAS a good deal OF strength
n the early dealings, with the STAND =
ara shares leading. These issues as
MAYED either aggressive or unoer4!lns
HrnuAss 81 all Fef4ofts Nar' N@i t"' 9
hut the long LIST OF war STOCKS DO,
earne unsettled in the forenoon ano
-. heavily reactionavy up TO the
r,ose. In the late dealings the IT.
regularity OF the price noveme NJ
A~carue mere pronounced but heavl-
lNeee was still manifested only in the
recent fayoTites OF speculation IN "af
<rrrtrae,. The general run OF stand -
nrd stocxs acted encouragingly. Beth
lehaua Steel pointed the way down =
r.rd fer the war order stocks, VIII
afnSeneker and Baldwin Locomotive
/. fSi,tnx SHARPLY enough to induce pres
aure on TIE rest o. the wa seoeh
5mssortuArt
Sterling exchange d.splaseo Fa'.sl -is
sf.er e. rly hsxytnass. Gold
a.. ncr,atsnns was increased by tue
-ereiut of shout ss,ooo. 900, bringing
de total inflow Of the year upto more
than $3.50, 100000.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-02
NEW YORK coTrox FUTURES


New York Nov cotton took
another tumble today, II opened
stead. hat met with little or no sup
port and the bears hammered and ham
mered II down all Gay. Spot houses
sold aud the report was current that
spot holders South were weakening
liverpool was up TO expecta tons early
and bought some at the opening, but
socE dumped II overheard again, YES
set room lie so scarce that exports are
being retarded and cotton on ship
board awaiting export at Southern
ports lis smaller than Ter a tong time.
when the decline hsd run forty
points from SATURDAYS close, short
covering came In volume, and resulted
Ia feeble rally of ave 10 six points
Z The market closed barely steady.
8 Port receipts today estimated 10000
against 3s.ooe last week ard $4,000
last year.
General trade reviews continue 70
\ he dsstfnctively favorable. and with
4 business conditions growing better
u avervwhere, and strong technical
porition. coupled win real merit, the
4 decline should not 60 much further.
The market will be closed TUESDAY,,
\ Nosember e ~ account OF election
s* AaN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-02

preacher, and as result quite NUM-
Der have joined the church.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Mizpah
Presbyterian Church will meet Tues
day afternoon at 3.3s o'clock,
A. q. Quarlss, of Fifth Avenue is
erecting an apartment house of four
flats on the 1900 block. Fret Avenue
These flats will be modern and con-
venient
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Watkins have
returned from their wedding trip and
are at sol Third Avenue
Rev. Mr.. Harlow. pastor of the
Christian Church at Ashland. Va,
preached very acceptably at the
morning service Of the Highland Park
Methodist Church. An attractive fea
ture of all the services OF the church
and Sunday School is the music rem
dered BY IT. NJ. Moreiand. of Bristol
Va on the saxophone. and Mr.. Jas.
Dyrssen on the violin, in addition to
the regular choir.
The Wednesday evening prayer
! services OF this church VIII he held
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Hudson,
sol First Avenue.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-02
Grand Jury indictments.

The grand jury in Hastings Court
yesterday, with Edgar b. FERGUSON.
foreman. returned the following true
bills of indictment:
James Brown, larceny; ". A Coles,
larceny: william Creery, felonious as
sault Lucy r. Hunt and j. A. Lewis.
grand larceny; Lille Hamilton,
burglary tive cases.. Joseph over
ton. 'housebreaking; Buford RAN
dolph, larceny; Robert Randolph,
housebreaking Willie Saunders. lar
ceny 1.-TWO cases) Fannie Simmons,
robbery: Acy Wells. housebreakng
Julian Wood and Harry Utley, house
breaking,
been engaged as a travelling salesman
for Rountree & co. He is alleged
to have departed With his para phev-
mond since. He was arrested in Now
'ark, X j.. and is being held there.
On the suggestion Of Captain Me
Mahon. chief of detectives, he was in
dicted for larceny, alleged To have
been committed here. and will he
brought back to Richmond AZ a later
date
The jury viii hear further evidence
In the case Of John Crockett and G.
K Welsh. alleged to have robbed
Henry NJ. Ross in room at Stunlpf s
Hotel, These two, together with a
woman alleged 10 be the wife of
Welsh. were arrested several days
ago for robbing Ross
No cases We're tried yesterday.
None will be tried today. Cases will
be called tomorrow and dates for
hearing will be fixed