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. supplement write up OF prominent
citizens. Why won't it workf The
big scheme would have, Il the capital
hadn't given out We can surely
round up waEes for q couple Of weeks
on our plan. and take none Of the
financing or risk. Hello-see there,
Bobi';
Tom suddenly interrupted himself
with a sharp cry Al horse attached
to a light wagon was visible where
the road dropped past a blunyf spot
The lines were trailing, the river, an
old man. had been thrown from his
seat over into theiwagon box and lay
there either helpless or insensibie.
The horse suddenly veered. dashins
on at breakneck speed towards o
sharp decline In the highway. Peril
menaced. In a fash Bob was on o
sharp run. aiming to head OF the run.
away steed. There was only one thing
to do, Bob found. as he neared the
runaway-this was to describe o quick
leap. land directly on the back Of the
horse and pull him to sharp halt
right at the edge OF a pit where de.
struction loomed. a
Some men came running from the
field. They knew the old man. He
was simply stunned and they carried
him into the house near by and the
two friends went on their way and
forgot the episode.
+ Tom was staked by his friend and a
clean brisk campaign Of publicity
commenced. 1t was quite successful.
One day Bob went to visit person
said to be the richest man In the VII.
lage-Ezra Barley.
He had heard that the old man was
miserly and difficult to approach. The
minute he appeared at the door Of his
house, however, his keen ferret eyes
scanned Bob closely. r.
See here" he observed, from de-.
scription you are n young man I've
been inquiring about. You are the fell
low who stopped my runaway horse
the other day and probably saved my
life.
"oh, not SO serious as that" dis.
claimed Bob modestly.
TIN the. Judge Of that" retorted the
old man in HIS characteristic terse
way. Nov then, what can / do for
your"
Bob told of the write.up proposition,
to which his host listened rather i'm.
patiently.
"Humph!" he observed. eve not
much vanity, so I don't cotton to your
scheme. / owe you a good deal, though,
and If you will not garble it, I'll go in
for q column. I'm rather proud OF my
old family history. although today I
have neither kith nor Kin in all the
wide world"
Mr.. Barley began tho history Of his
life. 1t had sad shade. He had be.
come separated from his relatives
while making fortune. He had re-.
turned from distant country to find
them scattered, dead. lost. He had
not been able to find one near OF kip
living.
"My sister Elsie. who was Mrs.
Prothero." began Mr.. BARLEY, and Bob
stopped him excitedly to tell him OF
the friendless orphan, Elsie Prothero.
whom he knew.
It took only a few days to prove
that old Mr.. BARLEY had found a near
and dear relative. He felt too crate.
full to Bob not. to see him started In
business on good way. AS to Ethel
although an heiress now, she was
true to the hero of her humber days.
Copyright, 1914. by W. @. Chapman.)
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BY MILDRED CAROLINE GOOD
RIDGE. n
Hello! g hailed one young man
crawling out Of; Is side OF q, haystaci
and facing another young man, Just
emerged from second stack ten feel
away. ~ rs,
soiyou:yeS been enjoying a, free bed
too. ell? r. was the: Laughing challenge
Then both proceeded to sunwisp the
hay from their clothing and brush the
timothy seed from their hair. The
toottoot Of o threshing machine In o
field near by aroused those Of the
birds not vet awake and had isignaled
to the two swayfarers that "a new day
was on its way.
y little expected TO meet any OF
my friends In my present unpleasant
predicament, spoke Bob Tyrrell.
"oh, the smash Is genera" retorted
Tom Martin. carelessly Sail sorts and
conditions Of what Is left Of the Uni.
yersity. Biography counting the ties
citywards." a. ~
They were two bright. clean. lively
young fellows. Just started out in life.
Both had served an apprenticeship az
cub reporters. Then a great write.up
scheme had attracted them. They be.
came two Of some nifty "biographer@'
sent out through the country to write
up the prominent men Of counties and
townships. At the end Of a month
the remittances from headquarters
had suddenly and effectually ceased.
and the hungry army found them.
selves stranded,
These two had Unexpectedly met,
and under peculiar conditions. Tom
regarded his companion with quizzi,
cal smile as he made show OF rum.
naging pockets. Tom managed to
produce broken cigar, which he pro.
ceeded to enjoy with difficulty.
Well" he said. II suppose the nat.
urai thing to do is to get back to the
city and begin all over again. I.shan't
do that, though"
"You won't?" questioned Bob.
mot !. There's scheme l intend
to try. It will be the stronger II you
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go in with me on It. l have lost money
on this biographical business, but !
have gained lots Of experience and
new ideas. ! propose to capitalize
them. ] won't go back to the city with
dropping feathers, a failure, till make
good"
Il shall not go back to the city at
all spoke Bob, almost gravely and
with a slight sigh as IL he were men.
tally disturbed, and there came far
away dreamy expression into his face.
Il have no interests or affiliations
there. I am charmed with this free
CHEEKY country lie. 1have gained ex.
perience, too, Tom, and something
else"
Tom studied his companion with in.
terest. They were close friends. He
felt that some important confidence
was coming.
What Is It, Bob?" he asked softly.
Love-" was the tender but definite
reply. You will not laugh at me, we
are too good friends for that, but you
will never know how Irresistible was
the influence! that has brought new
10y and impulse into my life until you
have seen Ethel Prothero.'
That's her name, is 1t, Bob? Well,
you are a good fellow and she must DO
q good girl to attract you. but
The speaker made q comical wry
grtmace indicative Of the pennilesa
prospect facing them. Bob under
stood him. 1'+a
"oh, I shall,soon, mend all that, de.
clared Bob buoyantly. "she loves me,
She will wait for me and I am sure II
will not take me long to flnd some
work-a start towards building up a
competency to care for u.s.. g
Love in q cottage and all that;
good!" cried Tom cheerily, with an
encouraging slap on the shoulder Of
his good friend. you've got a star
Of hope ahead, sure. but Just at this
moment. what about something to,
eat?""
They were about a mile from q, bus.
Ting little manufacturing town and
Tom took the lead In that direction.
An old schoolmate used to live
here" he said! ''1f he hasn't moved,
OF died, or got hard hearted and sell
fsh, he'll surely stake me, TIL Z get on
my feet with my new enterprise.r
Which is-what?s Liusfnnrted ERohI
Biography. Yes. sir!s hard as we've
fallen down on Il, the same Is now our
sole rock and refuge. propose to
arrange with the local paper here for!
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SAVES DAUGHTER
.Adssss Of Mother no Doubt PIE.
vent. Daughters un.insly End.

N
Ready, Ky.-"yl5was not able 10 sda
anything for nearly six months. !" writes
MRS. Laura lBratcher, y Of this place, ..and
was down in bed for three months.
! cannot tell you how | suffered witt,
my head, and with nervousness and
womanly troubles. :,
Our family doctor told my husband he
could not do me any good, and he had
TO give ii up. We tried another doctor.
but be, did not help me. q a
Atlast, my! mother advised me 10 take
Cardui, the woman's tonic. thought
tttWas no use for was nearly dead and
nothing seemed 10 do me any good, But
] took eleven bottles, and now | am able
to DO all Of my wotk and my own
washing.
think cardul is the best medicine IN
the world. My weight has increased.
and ] look the picture Of health"
lfyou suffer from any Of the ailments
peculiar to women, get a bottle Of Cardui
today. Delay is dangerous. We know
Il will help you, for II has helped SO
many thousands of other weak women
tn The past so years.
At all druggists.
R,ift e: Chattanooga Medicine Co.. Ladies'.
Annsely Dept. Chattanooga. Tenn, for Syttiai
tstf,ASffsns on your case and 6t.paes book. "Homs
ffcasntnt for Womnn in nj I, -. ~, Il n =
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Miss Grace stealey has returned
from visit with friends at Grafton.
On Thursday evening Miss Hazel
Bailey entertained a large number
Of friends in Miss stealey's honoh.
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Family Reunion.

"A family reunion was held yester.
day at the home Of Mr. and Mrs.
Marcene Vincent on Delaware ave.
nue., in honor Of the formers birth
day anniversary.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-04

Miss Winnie Musgrove, Of Burners
Ridge, and Mrs. Stella Brown. Of Har.
rison county, who spent the holidays
at their homes. have returned and
taken up their work in the First
ward schools.
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Miscellaneous.

MEN-our Illustrated catalogue e ),
plains how we teach the barber
trade In few weeks. mailed free.
Write MoLER COLLEGE, Cincin.
natl. %. ,.z.st
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Home From virqinia.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth swisher, Of
Market street, have returned from
Virginia, where they spent the holt;
days with their daughter, Mrs. Julia
Childers.
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Returned From euekharnon
Nm 1lolsnNe Ngassas=i5SS

Returned From Buckhannon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward T. Bishop
and daughter, Miss Lulu, returned to.
day from Buckhannon, where they
spent several days the guests of Rev.
and Mrs. John P. Turkelson. Miss
Lulu Bishop, who Is student at
Birmingham school, Birmingham.
Pa, leaves Wednesday to resume her
studies after spending the holidays
here.
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BECOME A BooKKEEPER in &c
days. Complete doubIe.entry course
$50. weekly. upwards. s1.oo
starts you. Also advanced book.
keeping. JACOBS, Public Account.
ants. go West 23rd Street, N. Y. C.
1.21t
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HelplWanted.
Situations Wanted.

WANTED Sewing. plain and fancy:
rites reasonable. Are ALSO agent fol
Spirella8 Corset. Call Bell phone 1871
Monroe ST No 326.S l0.16.tf
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Ladies' Aid Society.

Ladies' Aid Society.
4 The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Diamond street NJ. L. church will
meet on Thursday afternoon at
O'clock at the home Of Mrs. May Cor.
don on Raymond street.
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Fo:ll,SSale.5

MOVING PICTURE OUTFIT FOR SALE
cost 5000 100 will buy, It II sold soon,
no Qprgraph Machine rolls Film,
sets eolored ksllde.s Calcium light out
ht, good as new; only been used short
time Electric attachment and screen
and other articles to go with It. For
fnrther Information call or write ]. II,
peer, Merrifleld Hotel. Fairmont. W.
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Witt. q: chs...noora Medicine Co.. Ladies,
Aansory Dept. Chattanooga. Tenn, for SfsFiai
tsffrHeffsns on your case and 6t.pags book. Eoms
Stsasmsnt ter Women IN plain wrapper. E,c.!l2s
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House sfor Rent.

FOR RENT-one smod ern slx. roo, house
close In. -Applys 22sI Spring st lSi1.is.tf
FOR RENr-Nin room. house corner s5th
81, and Fairmont Ave Call ConsolI-
FoRSRENT
! nine room (brick house. Wheeling
,, ! sayen room tbrick} house. Wheeling
~, seven room tframe) house. wheeling
INQUIRE for further particulars. Brooks
& HUTCHINSON, Bell phone, Office, 9.3;
Aess, Tug. Consolidated. 4es. s-24-1mo
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FOR sALE-Blank OIL and Gas Leases,
south Penn form; also Assignments OF
Lease and House Leases. Apply West
Nirglnianl Offlce - VI q. =. d -
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A shirt allus goes t. TIL laundry
once too often. Bein' handsome an,
timid is almost as bad as bein' poor
an prominent.
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FOR sALE-Large six room house,
large cellar, enclosed porch, well
water on back porch, large attic.
Address ]. West Svirglnian Office.
X 12.3O.6t
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NirElnlhn. OhIee.st -. 8 ~ 7lI777s N 2
FOR sALE-Blank coat options at the
Mest. SNirginian office. - is7.zs, S-26-tt
Now IS your time to get a Non-FreezIng
Fountain for your poultry for sale at
Arch Fleming Feed Store or by Geo.
Weiss, Watson W. Va. Cons'l. Phone
2as-&. 12-e9-1mo.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-12-17

yet they nave been true and loyal
to them"
"YOu--you amaze me-" she cried,
watching his eyes with acute wonder
in her own. Suppose that | should
refuse to abide by your-what shall l
call it?"
Decision is the word" he supplied
grimly.
"Well-What them"
You will abide by it, that's all. |
am leaving you behind without the
slightest fear for the future. This is
your home. You will not abandon II"
Have l said that l would?"
mo"
She drew herself up We'll, l shall
now tell you what intend to do-and
have intended to do ever since | dis
covered that | could think for myself
and not for Matilde. l intend to stay
here until you turn me out as unWor-
thy. / love you, James. You may
leave me here feeling very sure OF
that. | shall go on caring for you all
the rest of my life. am not telling
you this in the hope that you will say
that you have spark Of love in your
soul for me. | don't want you to say
1t now, James. But as sure as there
Is God above US you will say 1t to me
one day, and l will be justified in my
own heart"
Il have loved you. There was never
in this world anything like the love |
had for you'll know it now. 1t was
not Matilde | loved when | held you
In my arms. l know it now for the
first time. am man. loved YOU
l loved your body, your soul"
Enough" she cried out sharply. Il
was playing at love then. Now love
In earnest You've never known love
such as can really give. l know you
we'll, too, You love nobly-and with
out end. Of late l have come to be-
lieve that Matilde could have won out
against your-your folly If she had
been stronger, less conscious Of the
pain she felt. If she had stood her
ground-here, against you, you would
have been conquered. But she did not
have the strength to stand and fight
as l would have fought. Today l love
my sister none the less, but l no
longer fight to avenge her wrongs.
am here to fight for myself You may
go away thinking that l am traitor
to her, but you will take with you the
conviction that | am honest, and that
is the foundation for my claim against
you"
Il know you are not traitor to her
cause. You are its lifelong supporter.
You have done more for Matilde
than"
Than Matilde could have done for
herself? Isn't that true? have forced
you to confess that you loved her for
twenty-five years with all your soul.
l have done my duty for her. Now
am beginning to take myself into &C.
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count. Some day we shall meet again
and-well, 1t will not be disloyalty to
Matilde that moves you to say that
you love me. l shall not stay out of
your life forever. It is your destiny
and mine, james. We are mortals,
flesh and blood mortals, and we have
been a great deal to each other"
He was silent for long time. When
at last he spoke his voice was full of
gentleness. 81 do not love you,
Yvonne. | cannot allow you to look
forward to the-the happy ending that
you picture so wildly in your imagi-
nation. You say that you love me.
l shall give you the opportunity to
prove it to yourself If not to me.
When / came back to you a moment
ago it was to tell you that expect you
to be herein this house-when
return In a year-perhaps two years.
came back to put 1t to you as a
command. You are more than my
wife. You are my prisoner. You are
to pay a penalty as any convicted
wrong-doer would pay il condemned
by law. | order you, Therese, to re-
main in this house until come to set
you free"
She stared at him for a moment and
then an odd smile came into her eyes.
"a prisoner serving her time? Is that
it, my husband?"
'If you are here when I return
shall have reason to believe that your
love is real, that it is good and true
and enduring. am afraid of you now.
do not trust you"
Her eyes flashed ominously. She
started to say something. but refrained,
closing her lips tightly.
"You used the word prisoner" Brood
resumed leVelly. "Of course you un.
derstand that 1t is voluntary on your
part"
For a year-or a year and q half,
that's what it will come to-" she
unused. 81 am to stay in this house
all that timer"
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his son. you've missed a good many
things, father, because you never gave
yourself real. honest chance. l."
Wed better drop the subject, Fred,
eric" said Brood, an abrupt change in
his manner. There is nothing more
to be said. Matters have shaped them
selves. We will not attempt to alter
them. 1 cannot reconstruct myself in
a day, my boy. And now, let us talk
of Lydia. She"
All right, but bear this in mind:
Lydia loves YvOnne, and she's heart
broken. Now we'll talk about her, II
you like"
Lydia had as little success in her
rather more tactful interview with
Yvonne. The incomprehensible crea-
ture, comfortably ensconced in the
great library couch, idly blew rings of
smoke toward the ceiling and as idly
disposed of her future in so far as 1t
applied to the immediate situation.
Thank you, dear. l am satisfied,
Everything has turned out as it should.
The wicked enChantress has been
foiled and virtue triumphs. Don't be
unhappy on my account, Lydia 1t will
not be easy to say good-by to you and
Frederic, but-la, la! What are we
to do? Now, please don't speak of it
again. Hearts are easily mended.
Look at my husband-ai-e! He has
had his heart made over from top to
bottom-in a rough crucible, it's true,
but it's as good as new, you'll admit.
In way, | am made over, too. l am
happier than I've ever been in my life.
I'm in love with my husband, I'm in
love with you and Frederic and | am
more than ever in love with myself.
So there! Don't feel sorry for me. l
shall end my virtuous days in peace,
but shall never sit-by-the-fire, my
dear. Tomorrow you will go away, all
OF you. l shall have the supreme Joy
OF knowing that not one Of you will
ever forget me or my deeds, good and
bad. Who knows! ! am still young,
you know. Time has the chance to be
very kind to me before | die"
That last observation fingered in
Lydia's mind Hours afterward she
thought that she had solved its mean.
ing and her heart was sore.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-12-17
First English Medals issued.

Medals as decorations for military
service were first issued in England
by Charles ! In 1643.
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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-20
NICKERS8AM SEES RAILW WAYS
 FOR ALL PORTS

SEATTLE. March 2O - Delegate James Wickersham, of Alaska arrived from Washington by way of Caliior- min points. on his way Go Fairbanks. He will visit at Juneau for a time before proceeding to Che Westward and the Interior over the winter trail.
 The Delegate says that the people of Alaska need not worry over raii road routes He said that before the present administration passes out Of power it win not be a question of one railroad, but that a whole railroad system developing practically every section of Alaska, win be completed or In process of construction. He said that there win be no tightening of the government purse strings so far as Alaska development is concerned, but that the money to complete the sys- tenn win be forthcoming as fast as it will be needed
 Delegate Wickersham will leave for Juneau next Thursday
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-20
BRITISH MEET WORST
 DISASTER OF WAR IN
 DARDANELLES ATTACK

LONDON, March 2O.-ShoFtly after midnight this morning the military information bureau publicly aunomc- ed that the greatest disaster that has ossertaken- Inc British fleet since the outbreak of war occurred yesterdaay when the attacking fleet ran into a school Of floating mines that had been set adrift on the tide by the Turks
 The British lost the battleships IT, resistible and Ocean and the Inyin- cibie wus disabled.
 The crews of the Irrisistible and Ocean went down with the ships.
 Previous to the destruction Of the lrrisistible and Ocean. the French batteship Bouvet was destroyed, most of her crew perishing. The French ll.o0o-ton battleship Gauiois was dam aged and put out Of action.
 The loss Of life is placed at 1900.
 Accompanying the announcement ot the disaster. it was said the battle ships Impiacable and Queen sister ships Of the Irresistible. will Do dispatched to replace the destroy ed vessels.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-20
IHCEIING'S SEAL OF
 APPROVAL IS PLACED
 ON MINE AND MILL

Col Daniel cowan Jackling, null s tmillionalre mining prince, large < slice of whose wealth has gone into 2 the Alaska Gastineau Mining Com pany's development fund, yesterday z took his first iook at the mammoth :. orereduction plant at Thane since :. it started operations
 z That the lacking O. K. was placed s on the system which General Man. 2 ager Bart l.. Thane has carried out z in detail In the organization Of the 2 working units of both the Perseyer- 2 ance mine and the crushing mill 2 was evidenced by Col. Jackling's re- . marks to The Empire last night. "Ev- , erything is entirely satisfactory" he , said "In fact, we are ahead of our . schedule on the program of opera . tion."
 Delighted With Mill Col JackIing was especially de- . lighted with the smoothness which ]. he found in the operation of the mill. . He admitted that he expected to find . much organization yet to be perfect . ed in the mill. owing to the fact that new machinery of large dimensions . usually takes many months to run . without friction. "The mill today Is :. in apple-pie order" was the way Col. :. Jacliing expressed his sentiment in regard to the plant
 .i Sherwood Aldrlch, oi Boston. presi- dent of the Ray Consolidated Copper ' Company of Hayden. Arizq who is a heavy stockholder in Alaska Gold F. Alexander president of f-the
 Pacific-Alaska Navigation Company
 a personal friend of Col. Jackling,
 Frank G. Janney. manager of mills
 for the allied Jackling copper and
 gold mines. Lewis P. shackleford, of
 the company's legal staff, and Pri-
 yate Secretary II. B. Tooker were pi-
 loted through the mill and mine by
 Mir. Thane The visitors left Juneau
 at 10 a. m. and after examination of
 the mill, went through the 1O,OO0-foot tunnel Co the Perseverance, mine,
 where they lunched They returned
 Ito Juneau at o'clock last evening
 and were dinner guests or Mir. and
 Mrs Thane at o'clock.
 A conference between Col. Jack
 ling and local officials of the com.
 pany was held in Manager Thames
 office last night and the progress and future plans of the company were reviewed.
 Early Recovery Good
 In regard to the orevalues as re- covered from the mill. Col. Jackling declared they could not, at this time. be accurately measured.
 In circular sent out rom Boston
 last week by Hayden & Stone, un-
 (Continued on Page 2)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-20
E ATE OF STRAIT IN
 BA- -ANC

LONDON, March 2os-With the for mIdable Ruasian Black eea fleet knocking at tho door of the Boepor- u5 and ok ailied battleshlps pound, ing the .Turkish posisIone on the par. danelles wlth veritabie hailctorm of gtecl, the fate of tho straita is today hanging ln the balance, according to opinion freely expressed In London by members of the government and the military estabIishment
 However, reports from Turlelsh soureeo continue ao profess supreme confidence In the imprcepabillty of the defending forts whlch it is claim. ed, have successfully sustained a bombardment of 21 days.