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have a cool. comfortable house and a
be so much stove wood to cut, either.
Peter"
Peter only chuckled derisiveIy.
You've certainly got that advertise
ment well memorized." he admitted,
but I'm afraid il isn't going to do you
much good. I'd be ashamed to meet
the neighbors if they found out I'd
sunk any money in fool scheme like
that. Why. common sense ought to tell
you that nobody can cook without
fire" As Martha said nothing more.
Peter congratulated himself on hav-
ing so easily nipped the new nonsense
in the bud.
Martha was the best little wife in the
world, he told himself Loyalty, but be-
Ing a woman, she put too much faith
in everything she saw advertised. 1t
was a good thing she had him to hold
her in check or every slick faker in
the country would be after their money.
However. Martha had not, by any
means, given up the idea Of possessin e
a fireless cooker. If Peter had only
noticed her more closely as she went
about washing the supper dishes he
might have OWNED this, for there was
a set. purposeful poise suggested even
in the very outlines of her back as
she bent over the dishpan. Had he not
also been so absorbed in his farm jour
nal Peter might have noticed that
Martha slipped out to the barn after
she had put the kitchen in order for
the night. and possibly would have
coupled the incident with the fact that
one of his new wooden pails-the larg-
est one-was missing from the barn
next morning.
Nothing rpore was said about fireless
cookers. and on Saturday Peter had
completely forgotten their argument
on the subject. When, as he was start
ing for town in the buggy. he asked
Martha what she wanted him to bring
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thought, Now I am safe" the very
next second he heard the sound of
sharp claws on the bark behind him,
and then he knew that Black Pussy
could climb trees.
What should he do? What could he
do? He hadn't time to stop to think.
He must keep right on moving. If only
he could find hollow in that tree big
enough for him to get into, but too
small for that terrible cat to follow.
But there wasn't a single hollow that
he could find. OF course, he didn't have
time to really search. He could only
glance this way and that way as he
climbed. Not seeing any other place
to go he climbed out along one of the
longest limbs, clear to the little twigs
at the end, where he had to hold on as
tightly as he knew how. There he
turned to face Black Pussy. She was
creeping out along the limb, but she
was doing it in a way that made it
plain that she did not feel altogether
comfortable up there. The farther out
she got the more tightly she held on
and the closer she crept. Bumpy back
ed still a wee bit farther QUIT and
curled his tail around a stout twlg to
hold on better. He was beginning to
feel more comforta BILE in his mind. It
was very clear to him that Black Pussy
was rather afraid. while he had no
fear at all in a tree
So intent was he in watching every
move that Black Pussy made that he
didn't think of any one or anything
else. One danger at a time was all
that Bumpy could think of. Suddenly
there was a kissing sound in the air,
and before poor Bumpy could even look
up sharp claws struck him and he
they were not the claws of Black Pussy
either
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and on investigation he found the house
deserted. Such a thing had never oc-
CURED before, and Immediately thoughts
of some dire calamity having befallen
during his absence rushed to his mind.
A bit of paper on the kitchen table-a
note from Martha-attracted his atten-
ton:
Dear Peter-I was afraid you would
to do in town today, so have taken the
small wagon and gone over to Mother
Crandalrs to spend the night. You will
find your supper in the pantry and in
MARTHA"
In spite of his relief in knowing nothing
,, dreadful had happened in his absence
Peter felt distinctly i'll treated as he laid
down the note and started to the pantry
in search of his supper. He set the
edly at the array. Salad, cake and a
pitches. of milk. What kind of a supper
was that for hungry man? Peter
Crandall wanted something hot!
the sink. Oh, yes. she had said part Of
his supper was there. Now, what under
the sun made her put anything to eat
in pail under the sink? Another glance
other than the big wooden feed pail he
had missed from the barn a few days
before. Martha had fitted it to the iron
cover Of the cistern manhole.
WOnGerlnRly, Peter raised the cover.
Underneath was a metal plate that he
vaguely remembered as a part of some
of his farm equipment. although he
couldn't exactly place it. He reached for
, the plate, but quickly withdrew his hand
with a yell of surprise and pain. The
plate was hot. Protected with folded
dish towel. Peter tried again, and with
better success. Underneath the plate
was small galvanized pail and
packed between 1t and the wooden one
,rl tall Iiy,ty
covered with burlap securely tackled to
the wooden pail inside. Peter tore loose
the buriap to see what was underneath
and found excelsior. A light was be-
ginning to dawn on Peter Crandall. A
I jerk Of the cover on the small pail and
! the rest Of his supper was revealed
Irish stew. an old favorite of Peters,
! and piping hot, Peter emptied the savory
| concoction into a china dish and stood
gazing at it thoughtfully, with twinkle
| in his eye.
$50 that was why she suddenly got SC
nervous about staying here aione," he
| rnused "She wanted to give me a
chance to discover her homemade fire.
less cooker when she wasn't around to
| be argued with over it. Well, there isn't
any argument against this Irish stew
that know Of he admitted, as he set
| tied himself before It with a sigh OF
satisfaction, land I guess I'll have tc
| buy her a cooker the next time l go tC
town all right" he added. with a sheep
| ish grin ''for I've just about busted this
one beyond repair trying to see how she
| did it,''
tTHE END.
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THE EVENING STORY.
HER FIRELEss COOKER.
Copyright, 1915, by ". werner.)


with the proyerbial wisdom that has
-, o.. o,,,, since the time
" -, o.+non.d
or Eve, Martina Cranaaii ilau pos'pon."
her request until her husband was set
tling himself In an easy chair to enjoy
bis evening nine after a hearty supper
-. .a;+. a,sbas Hoxyeyer for
OF MS iaSoi,'e . h.a
once this time-trieo s'ra.aseh ia"
failed utterly to accomplish its pur-
nose
., s, ooor.r, Rux Won a Are
" c.
less cooker Wheh go III " 'o"n sa'
urday? Peter had repeated, IN mag
pant surprise Certainly not, Martha
Cr.,d.I,, There are p,enty Of ways
49,. Good
that Ieao 10 inc pooi iaii' 0'
ness knows, you seem 10 nave oiseoN-
cred most of them. but draw the line
At nevf,nplsd contrsptions like fire
,,~
AeSs
Theyre not ne"lansieo. pro'es.su eSe,.,
Martha Peopie nave oeen usiIis ai .iea
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A relief map especially designed for
the public schools represents the United
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Little SORES
10 Bedtime
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Copyright, 1918, by ]. G. LloydJ
Bumpy Feels Sharp Claws.


Alas. aIack, and Is
That 1 must tell this tale to thee.
But l must. because you want to
know all that happened to Bumpy Pos
sum, and If shouldn't tell you this
story 1 couldn't tell you the next.
When Bumpy turned his head and
saw Black Pussy within one jump of
him, he was too frightened to think
and almost too frightened to move. But
he did move. He moved quite without
thinking. He jumped to one side and
then ran as fast as ever he could. and
after him ran Black Pussy. 1t was a
very exciting race. but the only one to
really enjoy it was Striped Chipmunk.
who had popped his head out of the
old stone wall to see what Black Pussy
was about.
GO it," he shrilled to Bumpy. though
he didn't have the least idea in the
world who Bumpy might be, never hav-
ing seen him before. But that didn't
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The geodetic and coast survey is re-
sponsible for the maps which indicate
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her she forebore to remind him that
she already had made request and
been refused Instead. she laughingly
told him TO bring her some candy.
Darkness had fallen when Peter got
back, and after a long day in the hot,
dusty town he found himself antici-
pating with pleasure the quiet evening
before him. with Martha at the other
side of the table sewing. while he
smoked and read his paper. He was
hungry, too, and Martha always had
something especially good for supper on
the days he had to go to town. She
was the right Kind Of wife. Martha was.
He left the horse at the barn with
directionA to Sam. the hired man, to
look after her. and hurried to the house.
To bis surprise ths Kitchen was dark,
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The lettering and finishing Of the
duplicate must also be done by hand.

Ptnhead maps are now being used for
many purposes. They can be made to
convey large
Plnhead Maps amount of accurate
r.,-r information with
esAJ oSeu' comparatively little
trouble. Commercial companies locate
their selling branches by placing pins
upon a map. the different classes or
sizes being indicated by the colors Of
the pins. A may 40 by 60 inches was
made, and afterward photographically
reproduced, which showed the location
Of every telephone exchange point In
the United States.
The United States bureau Of agricul-
ture uses a large pinhead map to In
dicate the location of each Of its crop
reporters throughout the country. The
different colors indicate whether the
reporter is official. volunteer. township
or county. Perhaps the most important
pinhead map IN the country, in view or
the numerous interests represented. is
that designed by Willis Carr, the ch1ef
of the consular service. 1t hangs con-
spicuously in his office and is likely
to be consulted by many classes of
people. 1t gives the accurate location
of every United States consular office
in the world, with its rank and
Importance.
The daily maps sent out by the
United States weather bureau are
unique in the manner in which they
are made up and printed each day.
A base map of the United States is
prepared upon a chalk plate, and as
! the reports come in they are quickly
indicated upon the map. A stereotype
is made by pouring melted wax upon
this plate and the maps are quickly
printed by hand every morning in
order that they may be sent out from
the weather bureau by II o'clock. The
metal Is heated in small stewpan
over a one-burner gas fame.
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make any difference His sympathies
naturally went out to anybody who
might be trying to get away from
Black Pussy.
Bumpy did go it.. He ran faster than
he ever had run before in his life:
faster than he had supposed he could
run. You knoU, we never know just
what we can do until we have to try.
Right ahead of him was a tree. If he
could but reach that Bumpy felt that
he would be safe. You see, he was
judging Black Pussy by what he knew
Of old Granny Fox Granny couldn't
climb trees, so he took it for granted
that Black Pussy couldn't either. Now,
it never does to judge one person by
another. No. sir, 1t never does. Bumpy
found 1t out almost right away. AS he
madly scrambled up the tree he
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Directors for Reserve Bank.

Directors to represent the govern
ment in the New Orleans branch of the
Atlanta federal reserve bank have been
named by the federal reserve board, as
follows: p. H. Saunders. New Orleans;
Albert p Bush, Mobile, and James E.
Zunts, New Orleans
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Relief Maps
for Schools.

posltlon tnlS country occupies upon the
earth's surface. This map reproduces
| in miniature all the natural features of
the country in their natural co1orings
distinct feature of it is the Con
tinental Shelf" an extension of land
Jutting out in the Atlantic ocean at a
varying depth below it's surface for a
distance of over a hundred miles at
some points This indicates that the
continent was once different in shape
and that thousands of square miles
nave become submerged. The channel
OF the st. Lawrence river through this
shelf" Is distinctly visible for many
miles out to sea.
The relief map may be elaborate to
the smallest degree. II Its scale permits
1t is claimed that the most elaborate
relef map ever made in the world is
that OF the state of New York. ordered
as part of that states exhibit at San
Francisco. 1t is 80 by 40 feet in size, and
was built and shipped in sections. 1t
shows the natural contour Of the
state, its mountains, rivers and lakes,
in its cities, towns and villages. A
unique feature is the location of its
$4,000 public school buildings, indicated
by the flashing of tiny electric lights.
the different grades of the schools
being indicated by the color.
mache laid in layers. The angles be-
tween the layers are filled in by model
ing wax, SO that the natural contours
are accurately formed. Afterward the
map is completed with tiny trees,
buildings and even animals, If the
The price for a frst-class relief map
is likely to average $35 per square foot.
Duplicates, cast from the original
model. cost about an eighth of that.
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Administrator Of the Personal Estate
of ]. G. Nay, deceased. 12.13.K22
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Worlds One Real Lubricant
Being Wasted, Says
Sec. Lane.
THIS A WEALTHY NATION
Secretary Hopes Prepared
ness Won't Delay De-
> yelopment Work.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1s.-secretary
Of the Interior Lane today made pub
lie his annual report, in which he
says
I'm presenting an outline Of. the
years work make bold to express
the hope that no other policies OF this
Government may be allowed to stay
the internal development OF this coun.
try.t There Is a fear-how general
j do not know-that this Government
will halt in carrying out It's full and
needed program OF legislation affect.
Ing home affairs because of the ma.
tional defenses. This apprehension
arises, ! am confident, out OF no lack
ofssympathy with the plan to increase
heSArmy and the Navy, but out OF a
feeling that the Government in both
executive and legislative branches
will she so immersed in matters mill.
tary and naval as to overlook these
matters of less dramatic and perhaps
less simmediate concern"
Two features Of the program which
we proposed two years ago for the
development OF the internal resources
Of the nation failed of adoption. One
Of these was the plan for disposing
OF oil, gas, coal phosphate and pot.
ashilands without danger OF monopoly
or nonuse and the other was that de.
signed to make the west help in It's
own development. Regarding oil and
gas conditions the report says:
There is another charge to be
made against the existing law more
serious than its unworkability. 1t is
supremely wasteful. II the land is
leased some control can be exercised
over the manner OF development. Mil.
lions of barrels OF oil have been vast.
ed by being allowed to flow into the
streams, by being mixed with water,
or by evaporation. There has been
nolsuch waste, / am told. in any other
mining; and petroleum is a priceless
resource, for 1t can never be replac.
ed. Trees can be grown again on the
gotl from which they have been taken.
But how can petroleum be produced?
" has taken the ages for nature to
dtstill Sit in her subterranean labora-
tory. We do not even know her pro-
cess. We may find substitute for
u, but have not yet. 1t Is practical
lys the Eone lubricant Of tho world to-
day. Not railroad wheel turnsswith.
out Its way being .smoothed by;it. We
can make light and heat by hydro.
electric power, but the great turbines
moyeson bearings that are smothered
in petroleum. From 1t we get the
Quick:exploding gas which is to the
motor and the airship what air Is to
the human body. To industry, agri.
culture, commerce, and the pleasures
OF life petroleum is now essential.
Therefore to waste It is a crime. An
absolute government would prohibit
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The demonstration has been given
that the lands of little rain can be
made more fruitful than those where
the rainfall is abundant. Land and
water we have; the problem OF bring.
ing them together is one Of money.
When the war in Europe shut off
certain chemical supplies, one OF our
chemists, Mr.. Rittman, found new
process which has been given to the
public by which benzol and toluol, the
foundation of analyne dyes and explo.
siyes, and gasoline may be made from
crude petroleum. Mr.. Parsons and
Mr.. Moore have devised and proved
q process for the reduction of radium
from carnotite ores. An oil expert,
Mr.. Pollard, was put to the task OF
saving the billions Of feet OF gas vast.
ing daily into the air from the oil wells
OF Oklahoma, and was successful.
Mr.. Cottroll has devised a method
OF taking solids and liquids out OF
smelter smoke, such as sulphuric acid,
arsenic, zinc and lead.
During the past so years the people
of the United States have uttered
two.thirds of all the revolutionary
epoch making inventions of the world
ranging from the telephone and the
incandescent lamp to Wrights aero.
plane and high.speed steel. Each day
we issue an average of 200 letters
patent to American inventors, and
the number of inventions is increas.
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SPECIAL NOTICES
Application For Pardon

Notice is hereby given that on, or
about the goth day of December, 1915,
an application will be filed with E! G.
Pierson. Pardon Attorney, Charleston,
West Virginia, for the pardon Of Nelly
Garash convicted of the crime Of ma.
licious wounding, at the May term,
1915, of the Criminal Court of Marion
County and sentenced to imprison.
ment lin the West Virginia penitenti.
airy for the period of two years.
(Signed) NELLY GARASH.
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Application For Pardon

N Application For PardoF,
Notice Is hereby given that on or
about the 10Th day; Of December, 1915.
an application VIII DO tiled Win .. O..
Pierson. Pardon Attorney. Charleston,
West Virginia. for the pardon Ok
Charles Elikus consicted OF the crime
OF malicious wonnding. at ths Nay
term OF the Criminal Court Of Marion
County and sentenced 10 imprison.
ment in the West yirgtnia eeniterti.
airy for the period Of two yeafs.
.tsigned) cHARLESELIHuS.
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ing with the years.
There are over 20,O00,0o0 boys and
girls in the public schools Of the Unit.
ed States.
These men are the assets of the
United States as revealed in but this
one department-land and waters and
mines, inventors and chemists and en-.
gineers, and new generation coming
on which will add still further to the
adventurous annals Of peace. What
has been our policy with respect to
these? How may they be the more
highly put to use? These questions
are seen to be more vital than ever
before. And at the outset let me say
that find no need for change OF
policy. but only for its expansion.
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oF-EIRsT 3 \. n
MEETING OF CREDITORS

United, States of America, Northern
District Of West Virginia. IS. In the
United States District Court in and for
said District: Z,
In the matter. OF. T. W. Hall, j. o..
Falkenstfne and L. K. Beyiugton, part
ners assL. K. Beyinstoni q Co, and In.
diyidually- hankrupts. No. 4s4., In
Bankruptcy.
To the creditors OF T. w. Hal, u. o.
Falkenstipe and L. K. Bennington. part.
ners as L. X. Bennington g. Co.. and
individually. OF Fairmont, in the Coun.
ty OF Marion, and District aforesaid,
bankrupt. !.
Notice is hereby given that on the
22nd day OF November, a.. p.f1sl5,
the said: T. W. Hall, ]. o. Falkenstine
and L. X. Beyington as L. Ks Beving.
ton & Co., and individually, were duly
adjudicated sbankrupts; and, that the
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SPECIAL NoTrCEs

Remainder Hsrtman's $500 suit SALE.
directors to act for said bank during
the ensuing year. and for the transac.
ton OF such other business 90 may DO
properly consid ered at q stockho lders'
meeting.
( I Given under my hand as president
of said bank on this 10th day Of De-
,cember, "A. D. 1915. - Z
y. M.SBRoWNFIELD,
President Of the Peoples National Bank
y OF Fairmont. 3
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spEoIAL NoTruy.g

drst nssting q thsIr essditcrs Vii
be held At the law ofncs Of D L. Butch
or. Rooms 40 and 30 Masonic build.
ing. IN Fairnont, Marion! county. Wsst
yirginia. ON the 27th day Of December,
A. D. 1915, OF ten O'Clock In the fore
noon. at which time the said creditors
may attend. prove their elaims. an.
point q trustee, exa,nine tho bank.
rupt. order sales and transact such
other business 40 may properly come
before said meeting.
Dated the 10th day q December.
NARDSL.sBuTcHHR.
sFF rss Refarea IN pnrtTr,svSry
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This beautiful the
which has bound this country French
Edison wife the gathering
of distinguished Riverside statue
designed Hyatt American
left to right Nine
and, the French ambassador to the United States
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NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING. q

Notice is hereby given that the an.
nual meeting Of the stockholders OF
the Peoples National Bank OF Fair.
mont, a banking corporation, organic.
ed and doing business under the laws
OF the United States, will be held at
the banking house OF said corporation,
in the City OF Fairmint, Marion county,
West Virginia, on Tuesday, the 18th
day of January, 1915. at 2 o'clock p. M,
for the purpose Of electing a board OF
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!, NOTICE
The undersigned desires 20 announce
that he has opened Q law Office In
the corner room OF the Marietta 10.
R.lJsABBAT1ccHro,
Formerly Of Cornwall q Abhaticehio.
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ApMlNIsTRAIoR,s SEE.

On December as. 1915. at j O'Clock,
n. IL, 1 wiiiFoifer for sale 81 public
Iauction. ii the front door OF the
front door or the Court House OF
Marion County Welt Virgins. sthe fol.
lowing personal property belonging %
the estate Of u @. Nay, deceased,
namely: b;
One first class Convertible certih.
cate in the Colony Holding Corpora
ton, a corporation organized under the
Ia rs Of the State 81 California, calling
for Q units, OF the face value Of $500
each. issued to said J. c. Nay under
date Of. June %, 1918, Registered Mum.
Der $40.
Also q like certificate calling for
unit, face value, 5000, issued June 10,
1915, Registered Number 2414.
Terms. cash In hand on day OF sale.
JAS "A. MEREDITH,
Administrator Of the Personal Estate
OIL. g. Nay, deceased. 12.13.K22.
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INorlcE

BERNARDO BuTcHER.
~ Referee n Bankruptcy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-03
UNITARIAN CHURCH
Receives Two Handsome Requests by
VIII Of Miss Judd

TIE late Miss Peninnah Judd pro-
vided in her will for two requests to
the Unitarian church Of this city, one
Of $4,000 in the name Of her brother,
the late Sylvester Judd, formerly pas
tor of the church, and Of herself for a
parsonage fund, the other Of $1,000, of
which the income is to be used for
general church purposes. Miss Judd
was always a generous contributor to
the church and by these requests her
yearly contribution will continue
through the future and her interest in
the church will be felt each year as the
years so on.
The requests of $4,000 was paid on
Saturday, May l, and the mortgage
and debt of that amount on account of
the new parsonage were at once paid.
The church is now free from debt. BY
the recent renovatio of the church.
il has almost a new building. 1t has
also the new finely equipped parson-
age on Green street. It's minister, Rev
Paul S. Phalen, is very much liked
and is growing in influence in the
community. The church has been
growing strong in recent years and
is now splendidly equipped to do its
work