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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-16
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q. i. Howard, who has been on q
visit to his broth er, Or. z. w Howard.
has returned to Unioptown, Pa. Mrs!
Howard, who companied him here,
remained for q longer visit. Z
Miss Mary Deyeny has returned
from Grafton where she has been the
guest Of Mrs. John Gerkin for sew.
eral days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank winterbottom,
Of Oconomowac, Wis, are the guests
of friends in the city, Mr. and Mrs.
Winterbottom formerly resided here.
Miss odrey Davidson who has been
the guest of Miss Margaret Stricken
has returned to- her home lin Jane
Lew. * 'isl; iS 2
Miss Margaret Murphy, OF Maple ave.
nue. has been the guest of Mr.! and
Mrs. P. J. Fleming In Cameron fol
several days. m Z 4 81
Mrs. John Blackstone and daughter,
Mrs. Patterson, left Warrington yes.
terday for Oklahoma TO visit rela,
tives.
! Mrs. Agnes Stuart, Mr. and Mrs.
R. w. Godfrey and children, will leave
on train No. 4 this evening for Mrs.
Stuarts' winter home at Fort Pierce,
Fla.-Clarksburg Telegram. 55
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. James ].
Devine at their home 1884 South Sec.
ond street, baby girl, Monday al.
ternoon att o'clock. Mother and 1T.
tie one are getting along nicely. Mr..
Deyine is the business manger OF the
Clarksburg Daily Telegram.-Clarks
burg Telegram.
Mrs. Icie Jamison, Of Walker, Mo-, is
the guest OF DR.. W. c EJamison and
DR.. Jess Jamison and their families
In this city. She will also visit rela.
tiyes in Monongalia county before re:
turning home.
Mrs. y. H. Padden and son. William,
OF Pittsburgh, who were called here
by the death OF the formers brother.
in;law, William Padden, have returned
to their home. They were the guests
OF Mrs. Padden's sister, Mrs. Henry
Mulligan, of Boydston street.
Mrs. Reitia Freeland Of near Bar.
rackville has been called to Sisters.
Vile by the serious illness of her
sister. Mrs. John Richeson.
Mrs. B. F. Ramage went to Clarks.
burg today where she is the guest Of
her daughter Mrs. Homer Williams.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-16
WOMEN VOLUNTEERS.

: In stress and trouble the women III
a nation are always to be counted
upon. In this country few of our
women escape the weakening troubles
peculiar to their sex. f's1is'
Middle aged women about to- experi.
ence that dreaded change Of life, should
profit by the experience Of thousands
Of noble women who have gone through
the same period with little or no pain,
misery or discomfort. 81
DR.. Pierce's Fayorite PrescriptionSf Is
and has been for nearly so years Just
the medicine. It is not a secret pre-
scription, for It's Ingredients are print.
cd on the wrapper; its a Temperance
medicine, a glyceric extract from roots.
Not only does It build up the entire
system and make 1t strong and vigor.
GUS enough to Withstand {the organic
disturbances, but 1t has quieting ef.
feet upon the feminine organism.
! Lynchburg, Val am glad tx,
speak Of DR.. Pierce's remedies in high
terms. While 4 have not had any,
occasion to use .Fayorite Prescription.
myself, l can tell OF Its benefit to my
As.stSt " Jig usGN ~ " suullu w dIleIl
a nervous breakdown. She was well
satisfied and 1t did all she could ex.
pect. i have been well pleased my.
self with DR.. Pierce's Pellets. They
are fine. am only too glad to.
recommend them.r-MRs. nc. FRAME
LIN. Cabell Street. b
Hinton. ". Val am glad to re-
commend Or. pierce's Pleasant Pcllets.
For pills that cure indigestion, con-
stpation and biliousness I have never
found anything better. I cheerfully1
recommend them."-MRs. j. w. Moss
515 James Street. N
Every woman should be careful that
the liver Is active and the poisons are
not allowed to clog the system-get rid
OF these potsons BY taking a vegetable
laxative occasionally-such as DR.
Pierce's Pleasant; Pellets. They do moi
,gripe and will not harm the system.
i = = $40
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THIS WILL SAVE LIGHT BILLS

the yellow tones waste from 50 to 60
per cent. ssg3
Few people ever consider this fact
when selecting the decoration for the
new home and the blame II often
placed upon the dark weather when
lt should be placed uponfithe eolors
used in making the room beautiful.
I The trend of the present house dec.
orator is toward the use of much
lighter colors, both for economy in
artificial lighting and comfort in the
daylight lighting Of large rooms.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-16
BY cARoLINE COB

i visited q home d few days ago.
and above the range dangling from
q hook there hing q small umbrella,
frame; knowing the house. wife to be
most resourceful 1 waited to see Just,
what the white enameled frame was
used for
When the dishes were all put away
THIS little lady Just opened the um.
Tbrellas frame and hung the tea towels
and dish cloh on It and left them to
dry: The next morning the towels
were folded and put away and the
umbrella frame was closed and hung
ina closet: j did not say a word but.
i thought she surely had reached the
acme ofisaving space In a small apart
ment. D D
A novel floral piece for the dining
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-16
BY CAROLINE coE.

What color is the paper on your
living;room? 1t should be light II you
desire the best results and lessened
light bills.
7Thefdark reds and brown so popu.
lar in dining rooms must be replaced
with light grays or tans, OF better
still, pure. white decorations as these
shades absorb the minimum Of light.
Scarlet K or crimson wall paper
wastes from 20 to rs per cent of light;
brown shades from so to IS per cent;
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-16

line Just to remind us .nalt bustles
are again in favor. Z Z N
Notice the charm with which Nine.
Ala Ripley of the Fashion Art League
OF America gains the hustle effect in
the dancing frock pictured here. The
gown is built" Of delicate blue tulle
made over green tulle, and these are
but oyer:dresses for a, foundation of
lavender silver clothiwith,a silver lace
drop" at the bottom. The close At.
ting bodice is made Of richly EN-.
lbrotdered crepe silk; caught over the
shoulders with strands Of sirridescent
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-16
eY BETTY BROWN

AZ first glance you'll think it is a
sash It's SO fluffy aud fluttery, but at
second glancesyou, will know that the
Whit Of tullei that clings like sea.
foam to the waistsline of most Of the
new dance frocks isga hustle.
This billowyi proetuberance is one
ofithe signs by which YOU may know
asbrand new gown for few Of the new
modelssare made without a puff or a
fold iutting out from the back waist
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-16

A novel floral piece for the dining
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-16
BEAN SAN DWICHES
ARE DELICIOUS

Mash a cup Of cold bakedsbea,,s and
add 1 tablespoonful Of chill sauce:
spread on buttered brown bread and
toast until golden brown on each side.
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-10
Listened, Trying to Distinguish the
Words Uttered.

over a wide moor full of treacherous
boys and pitfalls for the unwary.
My gun over my shoulder, had
walked on for about three-quarters OF
an hour, and had nearly traversed the
wood at that hour so dark that had
considerable difficulty in finding my
way, when-of a SUDDEN fancied
distinguished voices.
l halted. Yes. Men were talking
in low tones Of confidence, and in that
calm stiffness of evening they appeared
nearer to me than they actually were.
listened, trying to distinguish the
words uttered, but could make out
nothing. They we're moving slowly to
gether, in close vicinity to myself, for
their feet stirred the dry leaves, and
could hear the boughs cracking as
they forced their way through them.
OF a sudden, while standing there
not daring to breathe lest should be-
tray my presence, a strange sound
fell upon my eager ears.
Next moment / realized that was al
that place where Leithcourt so persist
emily kept his disappointed tryst, hav'
ing approached it from within the
wood
The sound alarmed me, and yet II
was neither an explosion of fire arms
nor startling cry for help.
One word reached me in the dark
ness-one single word OF bitter and
whitening reproach.
Needless of the risk l ran and the
peril to which | exposed myself,
dashed forward with a resolve to pene'
trate the mystery, until came to the
gap in the rough stone wall where
Leithcourts habit was to halt each day
at shutdown.
There, in the falling darkness, the
sight that met my eyes at the spot
held me rigid, appalled,, stupefed.
In that instant realized the truth
truth that was surely the strangest
ever revealed to any man.
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-10
Japanese.

The brightest, best tempered and
most polite people in the world are
the Japanese. They absolutely do
not know what II is to quarrel. and 1t
is said that II you throw stone at
a dog OF cat in Japan, the animal
stands and stares at you In amaze
ment--it actually doesn't know what
cruelty means. The Japs are a jolly
people and fond Of joke. and they
are generous and trustful to a marked
degree. They also have strong sense
of pride, and travellers relate a pecu-
nar instance of this trait. II trav-
eler is annoyed by being followed by
a crowd-which. however, is always
quiet and respectful-he can cause II
to melt away like snowflakes on hot
stove by simply hating and holding
out a coin. The Japs feel hurt at
being taken for mendicants. Fancy
what the result would be IL traveller
adopted this expedient In the fee-tak-
ing cities Of Europe. He would be al
most torn to pieces by the crowd try
ing to get the coin.
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she'd be most gratihed-or at least,
she ought to be-"
At which ! smiled, preferring that
she should adopt that theory In pref
erence to any other.
She spoke frankly. as pure honest
girl would speak. She was not jealous.
but she nevertheless resented-as wom-
en- do resent such things-that should
fall In love with a friends photograph.
There was a mystery surrounding
that torn picture; Of that was abso-
lutely certain. The remembrance of
that memorable evening when l had
dined on board the Lola arose wildly
before me. Why had the girls por-
trait been so ruthlessly destroyed?
Hour by hour the mystery surrounding
the Leithcourts became more inscrut-
able, more intensely absorbing. l had
searched a copy of the London direc-
tory at the Station hotel at Carlisle,
and found that no house in Green
street was registered as occupied by
the tenant of Rannoch; and further,
when | came to examine the list of
guests at the Castle, IOuHu tudI luey
were really persons unknown in So
ciety. Leithcourt seemed to possess
long pocket and smiled upon those
parasites, officers of doubtful com
mission and younger sprigs of the
pseudo-aristocracy who surrounded
him, while his wife, keen-eyed and of
superb bearing, was punctilious con-
corning all points of etiquette, and at
the same time indefatigable that her
mixed set OF guests should enjoy a
really good time.
Next day shot with the Carmichaels
of Crossburn, and about four o'clock,
after a good day, took leave of the
party in the Black Glen, and started
off alone to walk home. distance OF
about six miles. II was already grow.
ing dusk, and would be quite dark,
knew, before / reached my uncle's
house. My most direct way was TO
follow the river for about two miles
and then strike straight across the
large dense woods, and afterwards
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-10
BROUGHT ACTION TO AN END
Appearance Of the Deceased" In
chaneery Court Blow to Army
of Lawyers.

II was a suit in chancery, and there
was a great gathering Of the de-
ceased's family, quarreling, as rela.
tives will. over the division of the
spoils. The lawyers engaged chuckled,
for the suit seemed likely to be pro
longed and complicated.
There were many lawyers. too, and
the judge marveled at the immensely
of the deceased mans family as silk
and stuff rose in rapid succession, In
PRODUCING themselves with the usual
formula: "And /, my lord, am for the
nephews, or nieces. or fifteenth cousins
removed, as the case may be, OF the
deceased" The procession seemed in
terminable, but at last II came to an
end. Then a small voice was heard
timidly saying from the back of the
court. MAY be allowed to speak, my
lord?"
There was dead silence as his lord.
ship adjusted his spectacles and asked,
rather dejectedly, "Who are your"
The answer was. to say the least
unexpected.
II am the deceased, my lord" said
the modest voice from the back of the
court. That ended the action.
Quite unknown to his relatives, the
deceased" had turned up from the
wilds of Rhodesia Obviously man
OF humor. he must have taken a de-
light in watching how "the best-laid
schemes of mice and men gang aft
agley."
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-10
BIG REWARD FOR INVENTIONS
British Government Is Encouraging
Ideas Tending to Improve DeVel-
opment Of Army Equipment.

That there are handsome rewards
for those who are able TO devise i'm.
provements in guns and machinery is
shown in sums that have been paid in
fees to inventors at army ordnance
factories for the year ending March,
1914 No less than $4,000, for in
stance, was paid to Col. c. L. Holden,
late superintendent of the royal gun
and carriage factories, for various in
ventions and improvements connected
with ordnance mountings, machine
tools, etc, in addition to $500 paid on
another account while G2,S50 was
paid to Mr.. w. T. Thomson, chemist
and manager, respectively, of the
Royal Gunpowder factory, for improve
ments in the manufacture of nitro
cellulose and accompanying apparatus,
In addition to a previous 91,150.
Smaller amounts, such as G250 to
Mr.. w. H. Turton, manager of the
Royal Gun factory. for improved ma,
chimes for the manufacture of ord
nance; 9100 to Mr.. w. Lambert for a
process for testing steel bullets; ELS
each to William Rogers and K. F. Pull
lar for labor-saving and improved
tools for use at the Royal Carriage
department, and ego to Assistant
Foreman S. Capon, Royal Gun Factory
FORCES, for improved mufiie for use In
FORCES, have also been paid.-Tit-Bits.
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-10

course she told me nothing of her own
feelings or affections, yet recognized
In both her words and her bearing a
curious apathy-a want of the real en-
thusiasm of affection. Woodroffe, much
her senior, was her fathers friend, and
1t therefore seemed to me more than
likely that Leithcourt was pressing
matrimonial alliance upon his daugh-
ter for some Interior motive. She was
perplexed; she longed to confide and
seek advice of someone, yet by reason
of some hidden and untoward circum-
stance her lips were sealed.
/ tried to question her further re-
garding Woodroffe, of what profession
he followed and of his past, but she
evidently suspected me, for had I'M
fortunately mentioned the Lola.
Martin Woodroffe did not rejoin the
house party at Rannoch. Although l
remained the guest of my uncle much
longer than intended, indeed right
through the shooting season, in order
to watch the Leithcourts, yet as far as
we could judge they were extremely
well-bred people and very hospitable.
We exchanged a good many visits and
dinners, and while my uncle several
times invited Leithcourt and his
friends to his shoot with al fresco
luncheon, which the ladies Joined, the
tenant Of Rannoch always invited US
back In return
Thus gained many opportunities Of
talking with Muriel, and of watching
her closely. l had the reputation Of
being confirmed bachelor, and on ac-
count Of that 1t seemed that she was
in no way averse to my companion.
ship. She could handle a rock rife as
well as any woman, and was really a
very fair shot. We often found our
selves alone tramping across the wide
open moorland, or along those delight
full glens Of the Nithsdale. glorious in
the autumn tints OF their luxurious
foliage.
Her father, on the other hand,
seemed to view me with considerable
suspicion, and I could easily discern
that was only asked to Rannoch be-
cause It was impossible to invite my
uncle without including myself.
His pronounced antipathy towards
me caused me to watch him surrepti-
tiously. and more closely than perhaps
I should otherwise have done. He was
q man Of gloomy mood, and often he
would leave his guests and take walks
alone. musing and brooding. On sew
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-10
Russia Recomes Iemperate.

The prohibition of selling brandy
in the government monopoly shops
was introduced throughout the Rus
sian empire from the beginning OF
the war, on the day of mobilization,
and has now been in force for more
than eight months. One Of the Rus
sian papers has made inquiries con
corning the results of this measure,
and has published some Of the Stats
tical data that were collected. The fol-
lowing list shows the consump-
ton of vodka IN the city of Moscow
in 1914 compared with the preceding
year: July, 612,6S6 gallons in 1913
and 359,124 gallons in 1914; August,
667,926 gallons in 1913 and 23,373 gal
Ions in 1914; October, 707,6SS gallons
in 1913 and 2,913 gallons in 1914. Dur
ing the first three months vodka could
be obtained at the frst-class restau-
rants for consumption in the same,
the selling of vodka in bottles being
prohibited under heavy fine.
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-10

"And you will probably spend a
good deal of time yachting?" l sug-
gested, my eyes fixed upon her in or
der to watch the result of my pointed
remark. But she controlled herself
perfectly
"Mr. Woodroffe has gone up to town.
your mother says"
Eyes. He received a wire, and had
to leave Immediately. 1t was an awful
bore, for we had arranged to go for a
picnic to Dundrennan abbey yester-
day"
But he'll be back here again, won't
he?"
Il really don't know. II seems quite
uncertain. ! had letter this morn
ing which said he might have to go
over to Hamburg on business, instead
of coming up to us again"
There was disappointment in her
voice, and yet at the same time
could not fail TO recognize how the
man to whom she was engaged had
fed from Scotland because of my pres
ence.
|. AS we passed along those graveled
walks 1t somehow became wildly i'm
pressed upon me that her marriage
was being forced upon her by her par
ents. Her manner was that of one
who was concealing some strange and
terrible secret which she feared might
be revealed. There was distant look
of unutterable terror in those dark
eyes as though she existed in some
constant and ever-present dread OF
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-10

cry-that single word OF reproach--
sounded In my ears. and II seemed
plain that she had been struck down
ruthlessly after an exchange Of angry
words.
felt In my pocket for my Vestas,
but unfortunately my box was empty.
Yet just at that moment my strained
ears caught a sound--the sound oil
someone moving stealthily among the
fallen leaves. SEEKING my gun, ! de-
manded who was there.
There was, however. no response.
The instant ! spoke the movement
ceased.
1t seemed evident that a tragedy had
occurred. and that the victim at M
feet was a woman. But who?
or a sudden, while | stood hesitat-
ing, blaming myself for being without
matches, | heard the movement re-
peated. Someone was quickly reced'
ing-escaping from the spot. / sprang
through the gap, straining my eyes
into the gloom, and as l did so could
Just distinguish dark figure receding
quickly beneath the wall of the wood.
In an instant dashed after 1t. Down
the steep hill to the Scarwater / fol-
lowed the fugitive, crossing the old
footbridge near Penpont, and then up
wild winding glen towards the
Cairnmore OF Dough. For couple OF
miles or more was close behind, un-
til. at a turn in the dark wooded glen
where it branched in two directions, |
lost all trace of the person who flew
from me. Whoever it was they had
very cleyerly gone into hiding in the
underground of one or other of the two
glens-which, could not decide.
stood out of breath, the perspira-
ton pouring from me, undecided how
to act.
Was it Leithcourt himself whom
had surprised?
That idea somehow became i'm
pressed upon me, and l suddenly re-
solved to go boldly across to Rannoch
and ascertain for myself. Therefore,
with the excuse that ! was belated on
my walk home, l turned back down
the glen, and half an hour afterward
entered the great well-lighted hall OF
the castle where the guests, ready
dressed, were assembling prior to din
ner.
was welcomed warmly, and just
then Leithcourt himself joined his
guests, ready dressed in his dinner
Jacket, having just descended from his
room.
"Hulloa, Gregg!" he exclaimed heart
lily, holding out his hand. Had long
day of it, evidently. Good sport with
Carmichael-eh?"
VERY fair" said. Il remained
longer with him than ought to have
done, and have got belated on my way
home, so looked in for a refresher."
quite right" he laughed merrily
You're always welcome, you know
I'd have been annoyed II ! knew you
had passed without coming in"
(To BE CoNTINUED)
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-10
SYNOPSIS.

The yacht Lola narrowly escapes wreck
n Leghorn harbOr Gordon Gregg, locum
tenens for the British consul, is called
upon by Horribly, the Lola's owner, and
dimes aboard with him and his friend
Hylton Chatter. Aboard the yacht he ac-
eidentally sees a room full Of arms and
ammunition and a torn photograph OF a
young girl That night the consurs safe
Is robbed and the Lola puts suddenly to
sea. The police find that Horribly Is
fraud and the Lola's name a false one.
Gregg visits Capt Jack Durnford of the
marines aboard his vessel. and is sur
prtsed to learn that Durnford knows
but will not reveal. the mystery Of the
Lola. 'It concerns a woman" In Lon
don Gregg is trapped nearly to his death
BY former servant, Olinto, who repents
In time to save him, but not to give rea-
son for his treachery. Visiting in Dunn
fries Gregg meets Muriel Leithcourt
who Is strangely affected at the mention
PRODUCES Horribly as Martin Woodroffe.
her fathers friend
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-10
CHAPTER v.
contain, certain confIdenees.

AS dashed forward to the gap in
the boundary wall of the wood, l near
ly stumbled over form lying across
the narrow path.
So dark was II beneath the trees
that at first I could not plainly make
out what II was until / bent and my
hands touched the garments OF won
an. Her hat had fallen OF, for felt
It beneath my feet while the cloak
was thick wvolen one.
Was she dead. wonderedi Thar
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-10

BILL see the Atlanta convicts are
no longer required to wear striped
clothing.
Jill-Perhaps that's the reason some
of the fashionable women are breaking
out In 1t.
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-10

Little Charley was saying good
night. After kissing his grandmother.
uncle and father, he came to his mann
ma. why do you kiss me last?" she
said. "Oh, WELL" said the little fel-
low, you see don't want your kiss
to come or"
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-10
Her Task.

what was the class doing today,
Ethel?"
knitting socks for soldiers"
"How many did you knit, dear?"
"Only one sock, mamma"
"Why didn't you knit pair, child?"
Because l was knitting for a one
legged soldier, mamma"
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-10

When a woman plans to do anything
out of the beaten path she always
wonders what the neighbors will say
about 1t.
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-10
lust the Man.

"There is an eastern potentate who
would be even better than a Panama
expert to conduct this fy-killing cam
paign."
"Who Is that?"
"The Akhoond OF Swat"
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-10

The trouble is not so much that peo-
pie cheer nonsense as that they vote
for 1t.
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-10

Let out as much truth in as few
words as possible.
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-10

What the average man really should
have is not his rights, but his deserts.
The Yale expositor., 1915-06-10

In trying to get her rights many
woman goes at 1t in the wrong way