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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-30

things were planned to do to give her
a good time, and 1t looked as II the
visit would be a success. To be sure.
Nathan, like every other farmer. was
around only at meal times, and the
two women had the house to them
selves the rest of the time until even
ing. Dinner the first day passed off
very well, but afterward Nathan took
occasion to say, when he and Lena
were alone: "Say, Lena, II there's
one thing mother can cook it's beef
steak, and that we had today wasn't
up to the mark-not by a good deal"
THAT so?" said Lena quietly.
well, I didn't see anything the mat
ter with 1t. Your mother ate her
share all right, and acted as II she
liked 1t, too"
"Oh. she'd seem to. You know
that. But I tell you 1t was overdone."
Lena didn't answer, and Nathan
said no more then. But similar
scenes took place during the week OF
his mothers visit. Possibly he criti-
cised little less than he had been
doing at the table, but Lena had to
listen to complaints and comparisons
till 1t was q wonder how good-natur-
eddy she bore 1t.
Sometimes, in the presence of both,
he would refer to the things mother
used to make" half jokingly. or ask
Lena to get the recipe for this thing
or that. 1t was really surprising how
both women kept their .tempers in
the face Of situation that would
seem to threaten trouble between
them.
On the last day OF Mrs. Leach's
stay, Nathan came in at noon to find
LENA lying down on the sofa and his
mother ready to take up the dinner
and serve him. In response to inqui-
ries, Lena made ligb. of her indispo-
sition, and even ventured the state
ment that she was feeling so much
better maybe she would come to the
table.
Your mother got the dinner, Ma
than." she said, as Mrs. Leach was
taking up the beefsteak and vegeta-
bles. II am sure you'll enjoy it."
"You bet l WILL" agreed Nathan,
drawing up his chair. Seems just as
II was at home again"
Everything came in for praise.
Never was steak so exactly right, po-
tatoes couldn't be more mealy, and
as for the hot biscuits and rhubarb
pie-well. they were perfect.
Nathan drove his mother home In
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RHEUMATISM AND
NERVOUSNESS NO
LONGER EXIST
Eliza Sleeth Tells Her Drug
gist That Nerv-Worth
Drove Them Away.

This well known Adamston, W. Va.
resident makes some statements in
the following that her fellow.sufferers
will certainly take to heart:
Il have been troubled with rheuma.
tism and nervousness for eight or ten
years. / could not sleep or eat to
amount to very much for at least six
years.
II have doctored with two or three
doctors and have taken different kinds
Of medicine but have failed to get any
Selief from either.
And since / have taken one bottle
OF your famous medicine called Merry.
Worth ! have not been troubled with
either rheumatism or nervousness.
Also can eat and sleep very well.
! can heartily recommend this great
medicine to all who suffer from the
same trouble that l have had.
Yours truly,
ELIZA SLEETH.
Adamston. W. Va, near Clarksburg.
Your dollar back at Cranes Drug
Store II Nerv Worth does not over.
come your nervous ills.
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GIRL is AND eoy Ia MARRY.

WAYNESBURG, Pa, Aug. 3O-The
youngest couple ever married In
Greene county were made husband and
wife today by Clerk OF Courts James
McCracken. Miss Cecilia oletia Ev.
ans, 15-year-old daughter of A. j.
Evans, of GAINESVILLE, was the bride
and George C. Brewer, 14.year-old son
Of A. S. Brewer, of Whitley township.
was the groom. Both fathers witness
ed the ceremony.
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ALLEGED SLAYER WOUNDS TWO,

MARTINSBuRG, W. Va, Aug. 3O.-
United States Deputy Marshal E. W.
Athey and Special Officer NJ. S. Nc,
Donald. were wounded early today
when they visited the quarries Of the
Standard Lime and Stone company
near here in search of Jerro Nardlili,
who is wanted on charge Of violating
the white slave law. As the officers
approached a shanty they were greet.
ed with a yolley from shotguns ana
q revolver. Mcdonald fell seriously
wounded. Athey. who was only slight.
~ hrut, returned the fire but was final.
ly compelled to withdraw. Mcdonald
was brought TO local hospital. where
his condition is serious.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-30

You gave all a woman could give; but
sometimes, Margie, think the riddles
OF existence are too big for anyone but
the superman."
"oh. Dick, Dick" cried. please,
don't let me think all your hopes are
shattered. Don't make me feel some
other woman could have helped YOU
realize them. Don't let me believe you
and have steadily grown apart"
Dick looked at me surprised. "Why,
dear, / was just trying to tell you we
were again at the glorious beginning
and we're going to live all over again!"
Oh. little book. I don't want 1t all
over again. l don't want the terrible
years, and yet-and yet. thank Fate
and circumstances there have been
some beautiful years. Yes, little book,
there have been some beautiful years.
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FOUND DEAD IN CHAIR.

ST. GAINESVILLE, W. Va, Aug.
3o.-Arthur B. Henderson,, aged 65,
of armstrong, Ohio, was found dead
in his chair at his boarding house in
Wheeling, where he was employed as
a carpenter. He was reading the Bible
when death came.
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(By BETTY BRoWN.)

Just like Big Sisters sports suit is
the gayly striped frock Of blue and
white linen which a certain Little Kin.
dergarten person will wear when
school begins.
1t is made as simply as a mother
hubbard, but the empire belt gives II
the dignity of a really, truly dress. A
belt Of white patent leather may be
used instead OF the striped belt.
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street, is very m Of appendicitis.
A. Ree,dsyiiIs.

At Rcedsvtlle.
]. W. Reeves, Edward johnson and
Walter Reeves, the latter OF Iiitetown.
N. J., spent yesterday at Reedsville.
Personals.
Miss Eva Turner has returned to
her home at Weston after visit with
Mrs. Vance Harrington.
Miss Elsie Satterheld has returned
from short visit at Enterprise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mundell, OF waynes.
burg. Pa, have been the guests 81 Mr..
and Mrs. Luther Donham for several
days.
Miss Ethel Richards went to Smith.
town today to visit relatives,
Mrs. Frank Pratt and two children.
who spent the weekend In this city,
returned to their home at Tunnelton
yesterday.
Miss Rebecca Summers Is abls Ia
be out after two weeks illness,
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HEALTH QUESTIONS ANSWERED
l. X: How can prevent rash on
my chin after shaving?"
You shave too close. Rub your
chin with a solution of alcohol and
witchhazel In equal parts
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This Military Little Maid is very
proud OF her brass buttons and her
pockets. Both brass buttons and pock-
cts are seen on many Of the dresses
for school wear. This little frock is
made of plaid suiting with collar of
white pique. The pockets and belt are
bound with white.
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CRAMPS FATAL TO sAruEe,

WASHINGTON, Pa, Aug. so.-
Shraber Farnsworth, aged ~, Of
Buckhannon. W. Va. was drowned In
the Monongahela river at the Coal
Center bathing beach today. The bow
was seized with cramps.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-30
Nature Seen In Pleture..

All really great pictures exhibit the
general habits of nature, manifested In
some peculiar, rare and beautiful way.
-RuskiN.
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EAST SIDE
= NEWS =
Won FIrs. Prize.

Mrs. F. H. Carpenter. formerly Miss
Sadie Crowl, OF this city, won first
prize for the best decorated go-cart
at the Baby Show. which was held at
Luna Park, Charleston. The prize
was handsome silver set
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden. Misses Lenora
Gaskins and Cora Wilson motored to
Mt. Lake Park TO spend few days.
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Aid Society.

Aid Society.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the Dia.
mond street NJ. E. church will meet
Thursday evening at 1880 o'clock, at
the church.
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Very III.
Miss Audra McNeely, Of Market
The sun., 1916-09-24
THE DESTRUCTIVE REACH OF

NY disposed 10 IRE with great idt4t.tE
az 2o, 600 yards. wh!,o, or course. |
would reply 80 some extent. still |
would be Very CharV about cmptying
my maCoz!rcS at that raugc, for fear
would exhaust them before 10 was
drawn into shorter range. do not
think YOU c2u make a sufficient per-
cen,ago Of hits at that range to assure
Yourself II u decisive action"
Nnd yet Just think what five shots
out Of q s1l'p Of twelve would do If the
Pennsylvania ,uuld soOl" ON am enemy
2l,nup yards distant. The proiCCtilcs
Vuuld fall At too acute an angle to
pierre" ii" f"e's thickcs, drm"r. but
Sun with enough driving force to break
through lighter dcfencoS and then to
LVrst irsid" Of her. Just fancy 1000
pounds Of steel shattered 10y high .N-
ploS.N"s and the fragments hurled
Violently IN every direction, or picture
what would happen if even one Of
those ponder us shells broke through
the protective deck and reached any
part of 'lIo cu"my's Nitals,
Her fate would be worse than that
nf the british battle cruiser Lion, and
She would probably suffer more imme-
dat" destruction than the IIluccher
~ the North Sea- iight. Instant and
staGgcrinG damage is the object Of
Sdlyp firms, dnd III" ship that can
Land, cNon if only 10y chaucc, at any
thing above l5,0oo yards is well ni.ll
certain to come off the victor, for the
Zoe If q hupelcsy!y crippled VIII
nevertheless hV d"morallHcd and his
. scheme of battle VIII he more or less
The sun., 1916-09-24

tcr.rS ~ umcarthiy laugh, quite a
proper Cdcchinatiun Tor - sea ghost,
the skipper remarked.
capt. Marshall rubbed his eyes aud
.uuhcd around. ii" noted that the mate
Ms doing at the wheel. and. giving
him a gentle jab with the toe of his
boot, the captain told him to wax" up.
Then, t'arnS that h" might have been
dreaming, the puzzled skipper asked
the mate il he had seen anybody or
anything come aboard that did not be-
long To- the ship. The mate said he
lad not. whcrcupon the skipper re-
marScd. GLOW in thunder cuuli y"u
'"h"n YOU were asleep" Then he
started. for within IA arms length Of
tn" pinnacle lay the trumpet of Capt.
Kidd.
capt. Marshall picked up the trum-
pct and took II down into tn" cabin.
MT 'aying ANYTHING to the mate about
the VISION. fearing that he might liz
N.te rid.Cu'c, the mat" being a practi-
cal person uuaddictcd To dreams. al
thud-h overload of sleep. The Cap-
tan ponGercd on the meaning of the
Visitation, hut could not fithom II.
II" finally decided that something,
maybe the chest uf capt. Kidd or
mayh" the spirit Of the pirate ship
that owned the trumpet. was hunting
The sun., 1916-09-24

for it, and that the best thing he could
dp with it might be TO throw IL into
he sea. Then he reflected on the per-
eInal pleasure he would derive from
taking the trumpet triumphantly into
r~narcoCk. the home port OF the Gladys
Byrd. and exhibiting Il as n relic Of
the greatest Of the holdup artists OF
the sea.
The captain feared another appear
anrc Of the ghost on the trip, which
might last over several nights. de-
pending much on the continuation Of
the fair wind. and he did not relish
the idea Of being tho SIZE victim. He
hit ,-ron "A scheme by which he could
prove tn his own satisfaction whether
or not his vision had been a night
mare.
lie went forward with the trumpet.
called down into the forecastlo for
tyclops Washington. n huge. black
Accomac negro. with two good eyes
IN their proper places despite his
name. Big 81" as HIS shipmates
called him. answered "Ay. ny, sir"
The giant black started to come on
deck. hut the skipper ordered him to
stay where he WAS and vent down to
him. Handing him the trumpet. Capt.
Marshall told Rig ST. that II WAS a
treasured mcmcnto and a once be-
The sun., 1916-09-24

] can assure the committee
that oar progress in GUrntIN l. most
certainly upward"
\ while later capt. William :
Sims appeared before the same COM
m.ttee, ard his testimony Is ample
evidence Of how the American navy
with the best Of ~" Euro
pear cOmhatants in IN" mnii"r ~
gunnery performance. winch, it5 capt.
Plunkett says. is the ''measur" "l
our readiness for war Again. ~"
work of tho IcnnsYlvanii's gun point
crs Is suggestive even If n hc not /"
conclusive index Of our mdrksmen :
| probable battle efficiency.
Capt. Sims considers q Of
10, 900 yards To bc the limit If '1cC-
tive guniirc under ordinary conditions
nj sea, ana his deductions are ini"f-
csting, for tho rules for ha'i," prac-
ticc IN the United states nav pre-
! scribe, among other things. that "th"
| measure of battle efficiency of any VoN-
gel is her ability to dcliver the great
est number of hits in the shortest pos
sible time after tn" enemy rs sighted
and with tho least expenditure OF
h!n'lh'llllhn
Now to quote capt. Sims: "Sun"
people tell you that hrcaIs" in GER
tain actions abroad they li"cl at IL
600 yards and made sou" HITS thHt IS
the future battle range Tax" for "N-
ample the iiCht of tn" Falkland Islands.
My analysis Of the subject ms In IN"
number OF shots fired, ana tho number
Of hits made, rs that H." British hi't'"
| cruiser InilcN.hlc and her mate fired
approximately zoo or 500 s,uts, and
they made certainly not over . pr
cent. Of hits, and probably NOT over
IA per cent. Thcy had an the ad-
vantage OF gunilrc imariuaplo they
were firing end ON at the enemy, So
their chances of hitting were much
greater than If thcy h"i iirrd ~ the
broaGsidc, and sin made only TO
percentage haN" tlpUrod.
ct stems to me, ds an cNlrrI'n'"'
gunncry officer. that a unNdl action HAS
got Il be fought IN" iinDl STAGES ans
way-at much closer RANGE. n ha,
command If a ilect ana fuuud the che
The sun., 1916-09-24

target work .AS has been said. "a
gUn pointer must have good eyes. "A
sight setter accurate hearing and the
power Of mental concentration. a spot
ter must make quick, accurate esti-
mates. "A shcliman must have strength
end deXtcr!tN, the mar who inserts the
primer must he quick and accurate,
and 50 on
.lus, as tho line of a football team
studies tdckliug. So - guns crew prac-
tsoS with dummy shells and make
believe charges, and the pointers and
s!rh' settlers use subcalihrc firing and
kindred drills to perfect them, In
this WHY the speed Of united PERFORM
auco row
The plugman of the crack crow can
oIcn the hrrcch IN two and a hCth sec
nujs; his mat" can insert the primer
in q iitln uf a second. and the leaders
-" to 1t that the shell is rammcd in
Pidc" in three and two-hfths seconds;
TO" powder charge is showed into its
chamber in four and a fifth seconds.
aud only thrco-tfths nj u second is
needed To Withdraw the loading tray.
Thus IN an interval Of only ten and
tWu-tiths seconds 1t is possible to
make" ready Tor n shot, and al boCaus"
IN" stop watch has taken note nf
-rudgingly allowed seconds. the clc-
Nltlng and training Of the gun going
Ou while these operations are being
carried ont. Whipped into the meas
ur" of efficiency by continual cNcrcis-
ing. then "A guns crew is ready for
elementary target practice, ana Tor
the first time they realize what II
means To iir" the gun behind and
about which they stand.
In time come TIA" other tests of
night firing and battle practice, In
stead of firing ut AN anchored target
and in sheltered waters the work is
carried on at s"a and in fairly rough
woatDcr AVID with the target moving
and the iirins ship stcaming boldly
ahead.
~ in the tops the spoilers are on
their Jobs, while their platforms sweep
through wide ares as the ship below
rolls, However, their telescopes are
held horizontal 10y little gyros and
hear continually upon the target, As
, the spoilers swing their Observing in
The sun., 1916-09-24

foe, how to hr.ns their guns around
and how mucl "a c.cvate them To- IN
sure II measurable p,GccntaGc of h.t-.
This is exactly what happened when
the pennsylvania scored at .u,ouH
yards.
At target practice the rate at which
a ship steams in upon the range *
such that her entire firms j. over
in a triile more than four minutes,
Within that brief while the cumu.a-
tive work OF months has its crucial
test. There must hc no falt'r.ng.
Each man must do his level best ana
none must lose his head,
No excuses are tolerated. and hy
performance alone Is Il ship luGGod.
A slip, a moments hesitation, a faulty
primer or "a sight misadlustm"ut ol
tho sight may make all the dln"r"no"
between supremacy ana a much luwtv
stand on the ladder of excellence, go
close do some of the vessels crowd one
another in this inspiring contest.
Just imagine playing II part in this
game Of war. Fancy being n of
those men behind the guns Of the great
Pennsylvania and a contributor Ia that
smashing. thundcrous salvp' IN
achievement Of that sort costs much,
Each division officer has had To trtiu
his men with untiring patience, AMI
his has been the task of picking AMI
r~carranging them according to ind =
vidual fitness, lie has had 10 do this
with infinite tact in order that all ut
them should have Il consciousness Of
responsibility and feel that their best
efforts were indeed vital to success,
Despite the fact that some naval en-
perts doubt the value Of flring at ranges
neighboring upon more than eleven
miles, still the march of Improvement
is ccaselcss. The gyro stah!liHcr Is
q o to he installed aboard super
drcadnough,s and the biggest of battle
cruisers, and with this improvement
these monster fighting ships viii hC
just so much better gun platforms.
Then their big weapons can he fired
In a heavy scaway with nearly TIE
anne precision as in calm waters, an,
the longer the reach and the cdriiol
the hit Just So much sooner can a.
enemy be destroyed or forced TO Sul'
! render.
The sun., 1916-09-24

ghost. II II was the ghost "t Can't
Kidd the Nirginian did not So r'roS-
ui2c u, as II did not resemble u pc
lures, fauCiful or otherwise. of the pi-
ate that ne had ever seen. Gosidos.
he had q strong trnd"noy To put ghosts
in a class 10y Themselves. l.N" ,hcru-
bin. s"raphim and the rest ~ tn" SUI
pcrmortal creatures. Eut what inter
estcd capt. Marshal, more than tn APP
partition .tsclf was the fact $50 he calls
~ that It hold IN the dtm outline Of
its right hand the brass speaking
trumpet that 10 had received from
capt. Carmen. He heard nn;h.n. moro
than the startling cal! through tine
trumpet that had awakened him and
made him think mum"utdri,N some
thing had happened to the ship.
He got up. sat Oh the S.do g! his
bunk and stared at the spectre. too
tihhe'g istcl to speak. II" recovered
himself when the shape ran, or glidcd,
up the cumpan!onway 10 tho deck. II.
followed. Instead Of van.sh.I- into
thin air. after tho orthudoN fashion
prescribed for all gcutccl ghosts, Il
Jumped INTO tho sea, vanishing in the
hubhling wake Of the GlldNs l'yrd. ut
The sun., 1916-09-24

sNu'heh's lhc Instance Oh inc ""'N :,
me'nahi'ahN r''oroeu ny hs''u''eH'
down III 'ne p'"''''s '"oi".
lhere owahef are Hha"e II" '"o
"lnd' the speed OF 'he SNIP INC ''.'.
% HHGh' oI 'H' sh''s anu '"e es'''''a'eu
speed ana course OF 'he '"'se' IN ''-
aslhary zoe h'se are 1''eP''o"eo vi
otherwis' indicated l" 'ne gu" e'a-
'"hS' ana Tue s'Sh' se,t'I n'"nes wv
necessary a'!'"anVe' "h''c inc trainer
ana '"e p''n'er sepa'a'e'S 'uN
''Vi' W~e'Hh"'S'"s 80 ~ W N'eT WV
'lreet bearing upon " cross ha"s
ni their telescope s!shts-N INC mar"
be visible I" them
MA or lht" each tnrret nre" sep
nra'elN. but now the guns "heh nee
'"dd"d II l"ihteo AT thc target are
nred IN sh'N"S or AS " great cnor"s OF
dehance by "A sInSle observer II Is
'hlIod director h''he' anu was or's'-
h"''N ny OF 1'r'S S'"''' p". W. "">e
he'''"p'" our "W" system VI "'eetor
niIhs'
Ley US assume Una 'Hc mrs. saw
zen shor, II! '"' : ~ wi ,ne
The sun., 1916-09-24

ltSclf ~, according To- the experts. the
reason why the ships f oar suuadruns
have recently shown such astonishing
Improvement. To n very great cN-
tent this method has stimulated en-
thlsiasm among all Concerned, and
every man about or lrllinl a gun Is
conscious that he is playing = Iart.
each II "A vital part, in the greatest
game on earth.
To begin with. tho men are gradually
assorted or 'iIS'ol according t. the
aptitude they display and certain
characteristics which are PECULIAR ic
the individual. Successfully, 10y Nari-
GUS drills ana tests, IN" men uuouu
~sCiously Indicate To their supervising
officers those distinctive qualities or
skill which can l." counted upon uni.
iurmlN. Then they are tried out a'
the several stations. each Of which has
It's relative Importance, ana finally in
this fashion IA" mon quality for tho
posts where they VIII do best and for
the guns that seem t. make IA
strongest appeal To their Efforts.
With the men at last chosen for th,
different batteries and their particular
stations fixed. the nest thug l. Ia
show them now to perform thrlr Scpi-
rat" services with the l'dst lost mo
ton and with "A minimum Of 'lfuI'
Gradually as their Motions hrcumc
smooth and well nigh ruythinical TN"
performance is spccdcd up ANA tn
entire guns crew work as a unit.
II is team work then. and human
effort becomes in effect substantially
brain controlled CluCkWurk-th sharp
The sun., 1916-09-24
Strange Adventures Of Capt. Marshall
of the Gladys Byrd With the
Pirates Speaking Trumpet

there IL no sea serpent. because on"
of his most intimate friends. also u
Virginia skipper. actually saw one
eighty feet long swimming asicrn Of
his ship.
If YOU are n trustful person, ~ capt.
Marshall *. you would not d.spitc the
testimony of your good frl,Ni., WE"iN-
or their storics rtII'" - l~lprCH.u-S
dilodt or ashore. Human testimony is
the only kind that ,au h" Offered in
proof of the existence 81 sea scrprnts
and the supernatural in which per
haps ghosts may hc classified, Il they
can he classified at all.
You might think that this is more
Of II Capt. Marshall story than n of
the pirate skipper without an aUccs-
try distinguished for its rectitud". In
truth the story also involves Capt.
Marshall.
ON one Of his CuastN.sc cruises Ia
1879 he sailed into the port Of New
York. and being then a young man
ambitious for more CORY IN his pro-
fession, he wanted earnestly to meet
and hear the fine old Yankee sea
rovers who had made the Stars and
Stripes familiar in the r"rnotcst waters
OF the word. Oue Of the famous nav
igators who was still in service WAS
Capt. Isaac -. Carman. once master
of a Black hail pa,kc; liS .n- between
Liverpool and New York.
Capt. Carman apparently t""h a liz
ing TO the young Nirg!n.un and -lV"
him IA brass speaking trumpet, pr'ac-