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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-24
THE EVENING STORY.
The Veteran.
copyrish. 1915. BY W. Werner,

She cried. the tears streaming down
her pale face
Mrs. Waring laughed irrepressi-
bly,. Excuse me, dear. I ought TO
be ashamed OF myself. But that old
maid and her vibrations. It's teeth
ing that ails Bobby-just plain teeth
ing"
"Oh. teething?" cried Lucy. sud
denly radiant. Then. doubtfully,
But he doesn't seem a bit H."
NO. but every nerve in his poor
little body is on edge"
Don't you think there Is a great
deal in the mental attitude OF the
mother" twittered Lucy, still doubt
full.
Very much. and always has been.
It's the queer new lingo that makes
me laugh. I'm an old-fashioned
woman. Lucy. dreadfully behind the
times. / can't get used TO this new
way OF making a science out OF
everything-housekeeping, religion,
and even politics. long sometimes
for the old days OF the slogan and
the torch-light profession. ] don't
suppose folks were mite more
earnest then than now, but IL was
more satisfying somehow. TO change
the subject. you'll have 10 be careful
OF Bobby this summer" Then fol.
lowed the wisest OF dissertations on
diet. etc. Lucy caught up pencil
and tablet and made careful notes.
"How wonderful for Sadie to have
you right in the house. she cried
at length III only mother had
lived"
Mrs. waring smiled sadly. "Sa-
die doesn't need me, dear She II
very competent and there are no
children yet. There may be later.
but one never knows nowadays.
Sadie and Henry are ambitious. and
I haven't seen any room in their
plans for young ones. There isn't
any room for old ones, either" she
added wfstfully. II know can
safely say II to you. dear. I always
supposed should help about the
house, but I soon found Sadie's
ideas and mine would clash at every
turn. I'm not scientific enough. She
prefers TO hire young girl who
will do exactly as she says"
The days must seem long to
you" Lucy commented, thoughtfully.
"FrishtfulIy long. cant feel
old. Lucy. That's where ! miscal.
culated. long to be up and doing
and making money. IT'S got to be a
habit. guess you never knew, but
when Mr.. waring died something
went wrong with the insurance. !
never got cent"
why, Mrs. waring! How on
earth did you MANAGE
The old lsdy's chin rose and her
eyes cleaned. 1T was fight. but I
won II. I helped the boys get a
good education. and made II all
out OF the place. and saved some.
There were the hens. and J raised
sweet peas and chrysanthemums
and vioIets and garden stun. and
I'm a good manager. get the tiny
interest on my money, but that's all
I have now. I have what really
need. but not much money; and the
days are 90 long. I'm just a poor old
has been Lucy"
.rothins o. the sort" calculated
|Lusy. "Llss Ms been one long bat
tis 70 ysu. I'D you've hspt your
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While Elizabeth Waring was still
in the thick OF the fight she often
cheered herself with the saying.
Every dayli be Sunday by and by
When the boys were grown and
married, and she had saved a few
hundred dollars. she assured herself
she would settle down in the big
southeast room upstairs and enjoy
her release from toll and response
bility Henry would be the last TO
marry. He and his wife would take
charge OF the house and relieve her
from all care.
Things turned cut just as she had
planned. except that the time OF her
dethronement came all too soon
not sooner than she had expected.
but she had miscslculated in an
other direction. When she had
moved the dearest of her household
goods to the upper room, donned the
sober garb she thought suited to
her age and settled herself in the
big chair In the sunny bay window
she was appalled, to find that she
was unspeakably bored. She could
not feel superannuated and con-
tented.
However,. II was too late TO re-
tract. Sadie was competent and
ambitious and had gladly taken the
elder Mrs. waring at her word. She
seemed almost too eager to hold her
mother-in-law to the bargain. Al
ready she had so reorganized the
household arrangements and rou-
tine that the elder woman felt a
pang OF inconsistencies every time
she visited the lower rooms. II hurt
her to see 30 many Of her dear old
furnishings relesated to the attic.
She realized that she had no one
10 blame but herself II was her
own fault that an interminable sue
cession OF voorhees,, careless days.
and restless, dream-haunted nights
stretched before her. IT may live
to be 90. Greataunt Gleason did"
she groaned. ~ she lay one bright
morning feeling that II was hardly
worth while to rise. Thirty years.
fifteen hundred and sixty weeks"
She seized the tablet and pencil that
lay on the table beside her bed and
figured rapidly. Ten thousand nine
hundred and twenty days, Mercy
on us. How can I stand IT,"
She dressed languidly. went down
10 her breakfast with little appetite.
put her room to rights and then
took up her crocheting. Once she
had crsved time for fancy work.
Now she hated the sight OF II. As
she yawned over her needle swift
footsteps on the stairs broke into
her doleful meditations. Her eyes
shone with welcome. lucy Hast.
ings! thought II was you. What's
the matter. chiidT
"Oh, Mrs. waring. I'm 80 worried
about Bobby. You know what q
good baby he has always been, but
his disposition is changing entirely.
He Is, 20 fractions, He wakes up
in the night and cries 30 hatefully.
II sounds like pure temper Rich.
ard VOWS n Is. II must be my fault.
I've let the vibrations get wrong
somehow. I've talked 10 Miss Petty
and what she said sounded helpful
tIll got outside her door: then ]
knew instantly II wasn't going 70
be Of any use to me. What shall !
do I'm not At - b . meebors~
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-24
KOTCHER REACHES
FORT WILLIAM

SAULT STE. MARIE. April "a
The steamer c. W. Kotcher, which
Was the first boat 10 lock through
here. up-bound. reached Fort vii.
liam, Saturday night, and Is taking
on cargo Of grain. She will clear
Monday night for Buffalo. The first
vessel. ore laden. to lock through,
down-bound. will be the A. w.
Thompson. which cleared from Ash
land, Friday.
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MARINE NOTES.

Although the sky was overcast
throughout the day. more than 800
Detroit residents were Easter sun
day vfsffors at st. Clair Flats. max
ing the trip on the steamer Nauke-
IA. of the White Star line. which
made the first Sunday trip OF the
year. The trip was attempted the
last two sundays. but postponements
were necessary because or the eN-
ceptionalIy heavy ice.
The steamer Frank r. Kirby. OF
the Ashley & Dustin line. arrived in
port Sunday night after having COM
pieted q special trip TO Sandusky with
cargo OF freight. Several cargoes
now are waiting At the dock. the
freight business this spring being the
best In several years.
Steamers Lakeland. Lakeport and
Lakewood. of the Port Huron & Du-
luth Steamship Co. are being equip
ped with wireless apparatus at Port
Huron.
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FIRST BOAT
PASSES 500,
DOWNBOUND

SAULT STE. MARIE. April "a
The steamer Glenlyon locked
through the Canadian canal al 8
o'clock last night. the FIRST vessel
to reach the Soc. down-bound. She
is loaded with grain. and reported
having little difficulty with the ice
fields above whitefsh Nearly a
hundred boats are said to be lying
at anchor between the 500 and
WThitefsh.
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Were the Young Mothers club
Of Linton. We're just one hour old.
but very precocious We can ask
more questions than any hveyear-
old you can produce" was Lucy's
gay greeting
They proceeded TO make this chal-
lenge good. Every young house
keeper had her problem. and some
had three or four. Questions came
thick and fast. but the responses
were Just as rapid. and very salts
flying, and yet. during every mo-
ment Of the long afternoon, Mrs.
waring was gleefuily conscious OF
Saddles amazed fare lowering some
where in the background.
Bless you. children! Your moth
ers could tell you these things" pro-
tested Mrs. waring as they crowded
around her with thanks.
mo, Mrs. Waring." said Mrs. Wal.
dron earnestly. Some OF us have
no mothers and some nave mothers
that are unavailable, and few OF
them can talk az you do. You make
everything so clear and convincing.
You lay It on our conscience so we
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-24
Laundry Manager eankruut.

Assets Of $500 and liabilities OF
s26.32s arc scheduled by Robert l..
McMicking. manager OF the Stand
ard Laundry Co. who filed volun-
tary petition with the United States
court, Saturday. The bulk of the liza
bilities Is notes and Judgments.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-24
IToCkS
III SUPPORT
> 6 From One to
1Intp General Over
vssk End

YoRK. April 24.-war
b1 ~ support which they
61nG Saturdays bear drive.
Is ufock exchange opened TO-
tecoyeries Of one to three
oee general.
~ cold 1t 70, up 3: United
kool gained ~ at 81 ~:
Ieor opened Ut ia IL. up 3.
<xican Petroleum was up
0hedss lost IA ct 81.
taking buying during the
h1nr was - heavy a. the
yivIg eatnrday's bear raid
rot half-hour sales were $780,
- Ind In the hrst hour $780,
04 Gains were well main.
kUNEh most Of the hour. AT
III prices were fractionally
(1ko best Of the morning.
III.
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IAN CI8NxygAL STOClxv AHDs
QEI. April 24.--rattle: MAJ
1ook heavy steers, $3.50
n.y. wejqh< butcher steera
l3S6o.2S: mixed steers and
~ sos: handy light butch
(407x1; light butcherA $50
~ e611S. eG67; butcher cows.
o(l calves: None on sale.
lAmbs: Market steady:
80 e4s3SG9.s0: fair lambs,
- - @D0es0; fair to good
III; culls and common.
s sss's.a. Ai ss'sss IS: ssi:'g sls =
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VESSEL PASSAGES.


AZ the 500.
sACLr STE MARIE. Mich. April
34.-Up: Pesiett .gowle, 5 last night:
Mesaba- $40; Campbell. 10: Ellwood.
w. Fl. Hazard. stanton. II: lIsrge)
Samuel Mather. midnight: Moll. Per-
kins. Watson. a. m: nottingham.
2:30; Hill. Samuel Morse, 1: McDou-
gal. Ericsson. Caldera, 3; James Dav-
idson. Billings. s: Murphy. Vulcan.
$50: Harmonic. 10.
Down: Calgarian. Haddlngton =
last night; Stewart. Stadaconia. TO-:
Glenshee. midnight; Thos. Barlum,
q m.
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"a ProvisioI,s

Ho1T, Mich, April 1l.--Open-
~ - 5 5sssrolt m naass. Elv ss.
~ o1oood and Chicago nrm.
~ pei@ee. Monday: Cash No, :
Dl4 i.l7M: Nay and July.
IN 4 white. 4l.12h. :.
~ uEArket is easy and dull
Os cash No. 3: 71hc for No.
VI - sse7shc for No. +yel-
- easy and quiet 1t l7e for
~ Tor cash No. white.
1Ge Tor No white
p1nll a. 94hc for cash No. }.
VI are inactive and firm At
4 ~ immedtate and prompt
- ana 1910 for May.
60 dull At 1918 for prime
RGIss 9e.35 for prime alsiko.
f1np prime timothy.
(oo1pts AZ Chicago, Monday.
Y sRIe Of wheat. - OF corn
NY deal IN Chicago opened
~ 11s124 0l.12S TOR wheat:
N ~ Tor corn. and AN q Akc
- narket 10 closed.
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cashier, Philadelphia National bank;
J. Howard Audrey. vice-president OF
the National bank of Commerce.
New York.
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Emperor William IL the ninth mon.
arch OF the house OF HohonzolIern
20 rule over the Kingdom OF Prussia.
and the third over tho Empire Of
United Germany. His empire com.
prises four Kingdoms, six grand
duchies, seven principslities and the
free towns" Of Hamburg, Bremen
and Lubbock.
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nphoo LIVE STOCK.
D1k1Q III, April 2l.--Hogs:
- 900; market, s 70 loc
4txsd and butchsr., &s.seQ
stssdy e hiEjh.ssr.;
-; ssss .itss.isSseinnSsas. 1850
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-24

Dutter--rreamery extras. sc; hrsfs
51hci packing stock. 22o; dairy. csc
Eggs--Fresh receipts. nrsts cases
included, 7oAc: current receipts
|3eHc dos. Receipts Saturday. 3,230
|oao02
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e - .s~, go.
W. = f9$$ ~ 80 =. n ns"spss
~ s- n.
81 !. ~ 3. ! e. .4 - a.
~ ~. 7. ssSsss .p
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y - SSsv..s
10 y: X. April 81.
Y kGof1 @o.t04l0: fair 10 good.
s.rs slow; Top .x is q. g:
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4c[ az, April aS;-opelinG
1L MP c. Corn: May. mp
IN 1nchanged; September. up
{ Nay. unchanged; July. mp
41Dber. up NC. Provtsions.
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Er.GrN, III. April a. Butter sale.
At 35ast cents. mostly 30. Last
weeks price 33t1 q SAC.
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eyes open and thought things out.
You're . seasoned veteran. You
know every move OF the game. The
idea OF your being laid on the shelf!
It's absurd"
Its my own fault" replied Mrs.
Waring hopelessly. Il suffered I'M
der a tyrannical mother in-law once
and | vowed I'd not force my ideas
or my successor"
Such generosity ought TO meet
with generosity. but II does seem "a
II II never did" answered Lucy
frowningiy. You've helped me won
derfully and I'm coming often. !
shall bring some friends. too"
A week later Mrs. waring was
slipping into her kimono preparatory
to lying down. not because she was
sleepy. but because she had nothing
else to do. when the doorbell rang.
A clamor OF voices gushed up the
stairway.
Sadie, pale and perturbed, ap-
peared.
what on earth. mother" she
gasped. There are 10 or 20 young
women downstairs with pencils and
notebooks, and they say they want
to see you. It's the aueerest mix
ture. Mrs. Royal Waldron, Jr.. IL
sitting next TO Polly Casey's daugh-
ter.in-law," she added with an awed
look
That's Lucy Hastings's work.
Lucy's nothing II not democratic"
chuckled Mrs Waring. as she whip
ped of her kimono. she said she
would bring some friends. but
didn't suppose she meant half the
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g: v ;s::;.t st IS. . sss.
~ 1ast week. and 80
eeersD ondinS week = year
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1n1h0e OH Co. . new $50:
~ been orsaa''sd
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z IA Yisld CO. reports dry.
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49, !: !: = .sss,, !s = :, e;
r01s 81 the week. have fall
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-09
PERSONALS

Miss Luetta NJ. Merrifeld, of Man.
nington. has been visiting her par.
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Merrifield,
for few days. Miss Nan Barnhart,
OF Warrington, is also visiting Mrs.
Merrifeld.
Mrs. F. X. Holt and two sons have
returned from visit with relatives in
West Alexandria.
Miss Hazel Mckinney has gone to
Redwood where she will teach in the
public schools this winter.
Carl Martin returned last evening
from Wheeling, where he had attend.
ed tho Fair.
Charles Allison, Jr., OF Chester, W.
Va, who Is page in the lower house
Of congress In Washington, D. c., Is
In the city the guest Of his aunt, Mrs.
N. R. c. Morrow.
Fred satterfield and family have
moved to Wheeling.
DR.. o. I. Woodley, former president
Of the Fairmont Normal school, who
now holds like position in Marshall
college at Huntington, was O visitor in
this city yesterday.
Miss Mary Catherine Marian, who
has been spending the summer with
Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Hahn, has returned
to her home in East Liverpool, Ohio.
H. W. Stoneking, chief engineer of
the water works, Is spending his vaca.
ton with his parents at Kidwell, w.
Va.
Miss Margery Travis, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Herman Stone.
king, will soon return to her home at
Houston, Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Leitenberger. of
CASTOR avenue, have as their guests
Mrs. Catherine Wagner. OF Johnstown,
Pa, mother Of Mrs. Leitenberger, Mr..
Charles c. Wagner and wife, also of
Johnstown, Pa, and Prof. T. L. Wag.
ner, Of New Holland, Ohio.
Grove Cunningham, Of Wheeling, is
in the city the guest Of his mother.
Mrs. Sarah Cunningham, and his sis.
ter. Mrs. ]. II. Rownd, at Summerfield
Bungalow.
Miss Ida B. Stone returned this
morning from visit of six weeks
with her sisters, Mrs. T. NJ. Gathright
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-09
Evening Chat

Many men In Fairmont fondly, imas.
tfned that hats grew on trees or In
some mysterious manner were manu-.
factured and they have gone about
their business, occasionally purchas.
IN. q new hat without bothertng their
heads about how It was made or what
composed Of or why, until yesterday
almost instructive ana Interesting dis.
play was placed in. one of'the windows
sof Hart1eys store.
a This display Is demonstration Of
the processes involved In the manufac.
ture Of q felt hat such as is common.
~ worn by those who exercise the
franchise IN this state. It shows the
raw material which Is the fur from
various small animals such as rab-
bits belgian hares, cats, dogs, otter,
sbeaver;and squirrels. This fur is mix
ed and rolled into sheets which are
sshrunk by steam over steel molds until
they are in the shape of large cone.
This cone Is further nodded and shrunk
by pressure and steam until It Is the
shape and size Of the hat desired. This
raw hat Is then trimmed and polish.
ed with heated irons and the binding
and bands sewed in position, then be-
ing ready for the market.
Beaver and otter fur Is used to make
the better class OF hats which are the
most expensive. The majority of the
sone, two and three dollar hats which
are worn m this country are made
from the fur OF rabbits and hares.
Most Of this fur is produced in Eus,pe
where the raising Of these animals has
become a large industry. Tho numer-
Gus hat factories in the United States
and the demand for the fur here has
now stimulated home production Of a
considerable quantity Of the fur now
used.
Another display. in the window of
the Mountain City Drug company's
store on Main street, has caused much
comment about town and contains in
addition to the usual arrany of grape
JUICE bottles, cucumber weighing
three pounds. This gigantic cucum-
Der was grown by 8. C. Morris. It Is
of the large yellow variety and is the
largest cucumber that has been found
In the county to date.
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Many Attended ..
Chalfant Funeral

Funeral services over the body of
Mrs. Fanny Maxwell Chalfant was
held in the Baptist church yesterday
afternoon. Rev. Lowler of Shinnston
assisted by. Rev. Ramsbottom of the
Baptist church and Rev. Hall Of the
M. E. church conducted the services
In the presence Of a large concourse
Of relatives and friends. Appropriate
music was furnished by the choir.
Following the services interment
was made in the Fairview cemetery
by Undertaken R. c. Jones.
Among the relatives who were here
for the funeral was her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. &. Maxson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Dent, Mr.. James E. Dent, Mr..
Dave Ray and Mrs. Pr, sley Ray, of
Morgantown, Mr.. and Mrs. Goff Max.
son Baltimore, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Maxson, Berlin. Mr.. and Mrs. Clar.
ence Maxson, Mrs. Ray McDermott,
of Clarksburg, Mrs. Fred Crocker,
Warrington. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Dent
and Mrs. Karl Yost, Fairmont, Mrs.
Jarvis Collins. Falrmont. Mrs. Jones,
Mrs. Merrifield and Mrs. Grey, of Fair.
mont.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-09

CHICAGO, Sept. 9.-Dress.makers
and designers from all parts of the
country and few from Paris and Lon.
don will meet here September 1919 to
decide what women shall wear.
The assemblage is known as the con-
vention Of the Fashion Art League OF
America-and from this league come
the styles in hats, frocks, lingeries dis.
eliminating American women wear.
Lady Duff Gordon, of London and
New York will exhibit Fashions for
the Stage" with stage beauties as fash.
ion mannikins.
Nine. Belle Armstrong Whitney Of
Paris will have an exhibit of gowns.
hats. blouses and important adjuncts
she brought from Paris.
The Mrs. Vernon Castle gown has
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cIarksburg Society.

Complimentary to some OF the com.
ing autumn brides, Miss Agnes Hood,
and Miss Genevieve Harrison, whose
engagements have been announced
and whose marriages will be solem.
nized in October and November, a
beautifully appointed 1 o'clock lunch
con was given Friday at the country
club by Mrs. Frank G. Brand and Mrs.
John Hawker Newton.
Another honor guest was also in.
cluded, by the formal announcement
OF the engagement Of Miss Grace
Flowers, to Harold Needham, of Chi
cago. whose marriage will be solem.
nized on Thanksgiving day in the home
Of the brides parents, DR.. and Mrs.
Arthur o. Flowers, on Mulberry street.
It will be quiet home wedding
and only the immediate families Of
the bride and bridegroom and a few
Of their intimate friends will be pres.
ent. The luncheon was served in the
large living room at small tables.
having as their center pieces shep.
herdess baskets filled with pink roses.
Covers were laid for twenty.four
guests and corsage bouquets of La
France roses were used as fayors,-
Telegram,
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been loaned to the convention by Mrs.
Castle. This gown, a dancing frock
In green and gold was designed for
Mrs. Castle by Miss Elizabeth Coyne,
a Chicago stenographer. in a nation.
wide newspaper contest.
The gowns exhibited will represent
the best dressmaking art in America.
Reservations In exposition hall have
been made by designers in California,
Minnesota, Oklahoma, New York, Mon
tana and other states.
The famous Gossard trophy, the
highest prize that may be conferred
upon an American designer, will be
awarded the exhibitor of the best
group of three gowns-evening, after.
noon and street frocks. Nine. Mar.
guerite Of Chicago, is the holder of the
trophy.