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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-10

: aylowa will prance at the Hippo.
drome. Chauncey olcott will work in
a Geo. NJ. Cohan comedy, and Mack.
Ign Arbuckle and Tom Ross will CO.
star in a Geo. V. Herbert piece.
George Nash has a play by Irwin
Cobb and Roi Cooper Mergue. Rob.
ert Edeson will be a movie hero In
"The SQUAD Farm by the Hattons.
William II. Crane will reappesr in
Father and the Boys" and David
Warfeld in "The Music Master"
Jas. T. Powers will come back in a
farce, Somebody's Luggage" Ray.
mond Hitchcock will be seen in an
English musical comedy, Betty" An.
ma Held will have a revue.
Other musical pieces will be: 1.-THE
Star. Gazer," by Franz Lehar; Her
Soldier Boy" by Victor Leon; "Rund
UNI die Liebe," by Oscar Straus;
THE Girl from Brazil" by Drummer
and Grunward; Lieut.. Gus" by Eys.
Ter. Eillner and Rodansky; Flora.
bella" by Cosmo Hamilton and Chas.
Cuvillier, and Little Miss Spring.
time" and 1.-THE Czardas Princess"
both by Emmerick Kalman, OF "Sari"
fame.
Also there will be an Irish opera
by ''ictor Herbert and Henry Bios.
som.
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THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
PoLLYsS SOLDIER.
BY ELLIS GRAHAM.
Copyright, 1916, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)

BY ELLIS GRAHAM.
Copyright, 1916, by the Mcclure
Newspaper ~Syndicate.)
THE little white nurse. weary but
wide-eyed. sat silently tanning
a wounded soldier.
He had been brought in during the
day with a shattered arm and a bull
let wound in the side. and now he
tossed feverish and delirious on his
mattress bed, M Of two dozen In the
ruins Of the old mission. The heat
was almost unbearable, not a breath
Of air stirring in that desert region.
The little nurse was thinking as she
famed, and this was what 1t was all
about:
1t was cherry time and a girl and
a man were out under the crimson
heart tree. There were a ladder and
a basket. too. and some buckets, but
the June afternoon passed so quickly
for these two that. strangely enough,
when the shadows were getting long
and 1t was time to go home the bas-
ket wasn't nearly half full and the
tree hung as heavy as ever with the
crimson fruit. But the girl had a
color in her cheeks almost as rich as
that OF the cherries the young man
had hung over each Of her ears, and
her lips, Juice satined, were too
tempting to resist.
II love you, Polly!" he declared,
impetously, selling her in his arms.
Tell me all over again"
Il love you, Will" she obeyed
happily, smuggling up close to his
breast.
And you'll never. never forget!
Promise!"
II promise!"
"And. no matter what anybody
ever says. you'll never so back on
me. Cross your heart, Polly!"
And Polly solemnly crossed her
heart.
Dear Grill" And he kissed her
again. We'll. it's getting late. and l
suppose we'll have to go. Goodness,
what will your mother say? We have
hardly any cherries. Let's hurry.
We can fill this thing IN fifteen min
utes."
And SO, working for dear life, they
had proudly taken their burden
home.
That evening at dinner Polly's
father said: at looks as thought we
are going to have war. The militia
has been ordered out"
TOO bad!" exclaimed her mother.
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/ was hoping things would b

II was hoping things would be
snoothed over"
But poor white Polly had dropped
her fork and the cheeks that had
matched the cherries had gone white
as the t%ablecloth. For Will was cap
tain In the local guard, and that
meant-oh, what?
Are you sure. daddy?"
Yes, Pauline. I'm sorry to say it's
true"
What's wrong, Pollyi" exclaimed
her mother.
Nothing" she answered with dry
lips. except that I was thinking that
some OF the boys we know will have
to 60"
~ suppose SO. VIII Fielding has
something to do with It., hasn't he?
Why, Polly" For the girl. unable
to endure 1t any longer. had rushed
from the table to her room. She
knew her parents were discussing her
behavior. and that her conduct had
been as good rs a confession, but
what OF II? She loved VIII Fielding,
and there wasn't any reason why they
shouldn't know.
But later her mother came to her
and kindly but firmly told her that
she was too young to fall In love. and
besides. that although personally she
liked VIII well enough, the family
was new and she couldn't consent to
a daughter Of hers marrying into a
family no one knew anything about.
II was Just as we'll that the young
man was going away.
And so things went on for three
days. Then something occurred,
something dreadful. Polly had never
learned the exact truth, for no one
would tell her. 1t was something
about the diamond ring her mother
lost.
She had dressed for a party and
gone to the kitchen before leaving to
tell Nora about dinner. Finding that
her rings interfered with her gloves,
she had drawn them off and laid
them on the table in the kitchen, In
tending to drop them into her bag.
But she was half way to the car be.
fore she remembered them and re-
turned. Norah. in the meantime. had
taken a basket and gone out for
cherries for pies. leaving the doors
open. That was all they would tell
her ,except.that when her mother re-
turned the two-carat diamond was
gone, and that night her parents
made her promise to see VIII
again. And, on the other hand, the
company marched away with never a
goodbye from Will. nor so much as
a salute from him as he had passed.
The sick man moaned and mutter.
ed something. The little nurse stoop.
ed to catch the words, but they were
ineoherent beyond understanding.
Gently she touched the s%corchine
forehead and drew her hand away
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Jane Cowl. for the first time in
years, will have a humorous role in
Betty Behave"
I'm Murdoch will star in please
Help Emily" the first play by II. NJ.
HARDWOOD, British army officer.
Elsie Janis and Hazel Dawn will
open the Century theater for the Dill.
bingham Ziegfeld outfit.
Grace George will stay in roper.
tory at the Playhouse. Mrs. Fiske
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EXPECT MANY VETERANS

CHARLESTON, W. Va. Aug. TO-
More than 1000 veterans of the Civil
war, members Of the society OF the
Blue and Gray. are expected to take
part in the 9th annual reunion OF
that organization. which will be held
in Ravenswood for three days be.
ginning September 2.
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will stage 1ben's Enemy of the
People," and Emma Dunn will act
Rachel Crothers' "old Lady No. 81"
Maude Adams will feature Barrie's
"a Kiss for Cinderella" Margaret An.
glin will have Somerse. Maugham's
Caroline" and Marie Dressler will
be n female athletic { amer in "SIeet
G%enevieve," by Jimmy Forbes.
Blanche Ring will star in William
Mack's Broadway and Buttermilk."
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in the 1912 platform. Seek to argue
with him that and he vii make a few
verbal swings for the Jaw"
Interest now centers In the nature
of the platform which will be adapted
at the Republican State convention to
be held in Huntington. That is will
be an answer to the curious Demo-
cratic production goes without the
saying. That 1t will be a complete
and n highly satisfactory REPUTATION
of and demurrer to the Johnson-Osen.
toni Watson Chiffon libel OF
the Republican party, leaders of that
party here are confident.
Chester D. Kraft, OF Parkersburg,
W. Va, has instituted suit 10 recover
$4,000 damages from the Washington
Railway & Electric Co. He Claims
to have sustained injuries on q street
car, and alleges c~arelessness on the
part OF employees of the company
which caused him to be the victim OF
an accident.
West Virginia the mountaineering
oil production OF the United States
in 1915 which amounted to 2S1.104, 1O4
barrels, valued at $179,642.S $50. &c.
cording to the Geological Survey bull
letin on the subject out today. More
crude oil e. marketed than in any
previous year In the history of the
industry, there being nearly a 6 per
cent increase over that credited to
1914.
West Virginia's showing for 1914
was that she produced 9,6S0,033 bar.
rels Of crude petroleum, valued at
S1S,4GS,5 $40 at the average price per
barrel Of 81 and .90S as against o.
sit,79S barrels in 1914 of the value
Of SHAFTS at the average price per
barrel Of 81 and .561.
She showed a loss 415,233 barrels
and $4,000 62. a decrease Of 4.30 per
cent in production and 21.66 per ccnt
in money value in 1876 compared with
1914.
The average price received at the
we'll for 1865 output was Ga cents.
The House OF Representatives pass.
ed a bill to appropriate $4,000 with
which to erect a monument in Wash
ington to John Ericsson, inventor OF
the monitor Mrs. Gilbert l.. Watson,
wife of a Parkersburg banker and oil
magnate iG a direct descendant Of the
inventor, and her brother Ericsson
Bushnell. a noted New York singer,
perpetuates the name.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1916-04-28
An Ordinance

To prohibit and prevent dogs from rum
ming at large In the corporate limits
of the City of Tupelo, and to provide
what shall be done with dogs so found
running at large in said City.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City of ,Tu-
pelo. Mississippi, that from and after
this date it shall be the duty of each
owner or keeper of any and all dogs of
any kind, confined or tied so as to pre-
vent same from running at large in the
corporate limits af said city; and that
it shall be the duty of the Marshal or
any Policeman of said city to kill any
dog found running at large within the
corporate limits of said city, and any
private citizen shall likewise be per-
mitted to kill any dog running at large
in said city.
That for reasons which are satisfac-
tory to the Mayor and Board of Alder
men, the above ordinance shall take
effect and go in force from and after
this the date of its passage.
The above ordinonce was reduced to
writing prior to being voted on and was
read over and considered by sections,
and the vote thereon was taken by a
yea and nay vote at regular public
meeting of the Mayor and Board OF
Aldermen of the City of Tupelo, held
at the Mayors Office on Tuesday. April
4th, 1916, each Alderman present voting
yea thereon, all Aldermen of the City
being present except E. R. Wilson and
S. P. Clayton.
D. w. ROBINS, Mayor.
C. E. GooDLETT, Clerk.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1916-04-28
FAMILY AVOIDS
SERIOUS SICKNESS
By Being Constantly Supplied With
Thedford's Black Draught.

McDuff, Va.-'I suffered for several
years." says Mrs. J. B. Whitaker, oil
this place, with sick headache, and
stomach trouble.
Ten years ago friend told me to try
Thed!ord's Black-Draught, which did,
hnd found il 10 be the best family medi-
ii : for young and old.
keep -Draught on hand all the
ti.,c now, and when my children feel a
iii bad, they ask me for dose, and it
d. S them more good than any medicine
Il ever tried.
'e never have long spell of sick.
nj in our family, since we commenced
VI e Black Draught."
sledford's Black Draught is purely
" ,table, and has been found to regu-
Ia;r weak stomachs, aid digestion, re-
liz vc indigestion, collie, wind, nausea,
headache, sick stomach, and similar
symptoms.
1t has been in constant use for more
Than 10 years, and has benefited more
than million people.
Your druggist sells and recommends
Black Draught. Price only 25c. Get a
nackage to-day. N.ciza
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1916-04-28
Notice to Automobile Owners

This is my second notice to you in
regard to privilege license. The law Of
Mississippi Tin L. 1914, Oh. 12O) re-
uuires every owner of an automobile to
pay SO cents per horse power privilege:
/ have given you due notice of this and
there is still quite number of cars in
Lee county not paid on. The raw also
requires every car to haye number on
it and this number cannot be trans
ferred to another car and unless you
come in and pay this privilege license
by the first day of May | will be forced
to collect same according to law and
the taxes will be doubled. / do not
want to have to take these steps to
collect same, therefore lam giving you
this notice so that you may know what
the law requires of me.
April 18th, 1916.
q O. T. Trap, Sheriff.
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Brewer

Mrs. Charley Watts is improv-
ing after a very severe spell of
illness.
Miss Laura Kennedy was a
visitor to Tupelo last week.
Omar Sanderson and Clarence
Johnson were in Tupelo Friday.
Misses Ivey Schumpert, Vera
Flack, and Maude Gray were in
Tupelo Friday.
The little boys and girls Of our
community enjoyed an Easter
egg hunt at Mrs. Will Dyes Sat.
urday afternoon.
Mrs. Edd Watts gave a party
Saturday night and everyone was
delightfully."- entertained by the
hostess, Miss Beryl Watts.
Gilbert Robertson was in Shan
non Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. S. H. Flack went to Tu-
pelo Friday.
S. B. Carson was in Verona or
business Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Morgan is visiting hel
daughter. Mrs. S. A. Flack, this
week.
Rev. j. R. Russell preached
here Sunday and Sunday night.
Mrs. E. E. West has been very
Ill for some time.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1916-04-28
Notice of Election

To the qualified voters of the City of
Tupelo, Mississippi:
Notice is hereby given that an cleo
ton will be held in the City of Tupelo,
on the 9th day of May, 1916, for the
purpose of submitting to the qualified
electors of said city, for their decision
and vote thereon, whether the City of
Tupelo shall be authorized to purchase
the property of the Young Mems
Christian Association in said city at the
junction of Main and Green streets, at
the sum of Eighteen Thousand Dollars
($18, 900 00), or such less price as same
can be bought for.
And also whether the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of said city shall be
authorized and allowed to issue bonds
of said city. for the purchase
price thereof as provided by Chapter
SO of the Code of 1906 and the Acts of
the Legislature of the State of Missis-
sippi amendatory thereof.
Said election being ordered and held
unto the authority of the provisions of
Senate Bill No. 371 of the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, passed at
its 1916 session.
Said election will be held at the
Mayors Office in said city, and the polls
will be opened for the reception of
votes thereon from 9 a. m to 6 p. m.
on said date
All qualified electors of said city are
authorized to and eligible to vote in
said election.
The undersigned qualified electors OF
said city have been appointed as man.
ayers to hold said election and to give
this notice.
| This the 7th day of April, 1916.
j. Y CUMMINGS,
w. X. WILSON.
GEO. SPENCER,
A Managera.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
State of Mississippi, County of Lee.
This day personally appeared before
me, the undersigned authority. B A.
Rogers, R. w. Reed, j. M. Thomas,
A. A. McLeran and Q. Robins. in
corporators of the corporation known
rs the Tupelo Creamery Co., who ac-
knowledged that they signed and exc
cuted the above and foregoing articles
of incorporation as their act and deed
on this the 5th day of April, 1916.
V. S. WHITESIDES,
SGT Notary Public.
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Constitution for Girls anC
W0men's Clubs
ARTICLE |. NAME

l AANAAS - ANhNhI
Sec. /. The name of this club
| shall be Canning" or Poultry
or Home Demonstration Club. y
ARTICLE II. PURPOSES
The purposes of this club are:
LIST To make living in the
home cheaper and better.
End. To assist the girls and
women to make money without
leaving home.
3rd. To promote social activi-
ties in the community.
4th. To educate head, hand
and heart, and preserve health.
9Th. The purpose is NOT to
set a few girls and women up in
the canning industry, but to
reach a GREAT NUMBER of girls
and women in their homes.
ARTICLE III. MEMBERS
Sec. l. Any girl from ten to
eighteen years of age, inclusive,
who will make an agreement to
study the instructions carefully
and carry them out and make the
required reports and who will
send her name. age and address
to the county agent for enroll
ment may become a member.
Any woman who will enroll with
the county agent and agree to
carry out the general policies of
the plan may become a member
of the Home Demonstration Club.
ARTICLE ". OFFICERS
Sec. 1. The votes for all Of
fcers shall be by ballot.
Sec. 2. The officers shall be as
follows: President, Vice Presi-
dent and Secretary.
Sec. 8. Committees shall be
appointed by the President as
follows: Program Committee,
Marketing Committee, etc.
Sec. 4 The officers, with the
county agents. shall compose the
executive committee.
ARTICLE V. MEETINGS
Sec. l. This club shall hold
meetings monthly or oftener, at
such places as the Executive
Committee shall designate.
ARTICLE vi. REPORTS
Sec. l. This club and its men,
bers shall keep memorandum
books and make such reports as
the county and state agents may
require.
County Agent Home Economics.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1916-04-28
COUNTY NEWS
Continued from Page Two)
Egeville

G. w. Long, of Tupelo, was in
our community on business last
Friday.
w. A. Boggan, the cattle tick
inspector, was here Tuesday.
j. T. Morgan and wife and
Miss Myrtle Mcdonald motored
to Saltillo Wednesday.
Joe Carnathan's family attend
ed the Met hodist quarterly con-
ference at Oak Hill Friday and
Saturday.
A large crowd attended singing
here Sunday. We had two fine
mixed quartettes. The church
was decorated with May apple
blossoms and wild flowers.
Prof. Albert Mcdonald, of Eel
lowshlp, attended the singing
here Sunday.
Percy Carnathan and family,
of Ratliff, visited in our commu-
nifty Sunday.
Our Sunday school is progress
ing nicely, Sc answering to roll
call last Sunday.
Ely Bynum and daughter, of
Fellowship, attended the singing
here Sunday.
]. R. Phillips is smiling oyer
tie recent arrival of a fine mule
colt.
D. H. Brooks is suffering from
an attack of appendicitis. He
will go to Memphis for an opera.
ton soon.
Inc little 1OlkS enjoyed an
Easter egg hunt at the school
house Sunday. The grown-ups
enjoyed it as we'll. About nine
dozen eggs were hidden.
j. T. Smith went to Mooreville
Monday on business.
Lee Lamb visited his mother,
near Amity, Sunday.
At the home of Mr.. j. P.
Young. Sunday morning, at
$50 o'clock Miss Minnie Wealth
ers was joined in marriage to
Mr.. Lebern Mcdonald, the cere-
mony being said by Mr.. Young
in the presence of a few relatives
and friends. The bride is from
one of Lee county's best famil-
les and an accomplished young
lady, while the groom is a pros
porous young farmer. Congrat-
ulations and best wishes are ex-
tended the happy couple.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1916-04-28
Notice to Payers of Privilege
Taxes

Notice is hereby given that all parties.
who procured privilege tax license in
May, 1915, will be required to purchase
new license for year 1916, during the
month OF May, 1916, or be subjected to
the penalty imposed by the law for
failure so to do. Please do not wait
until the last days of May to pay this.
for your mail might get lost and have
to pay damages.
April IL. 1916. O.. T. Trap,
Sheriff and Tax Collector. Lee County.
Mississippi. a
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1916-04-28
The Charter Of Incorporation Of
Peoples Compress and Storage
Company

First: The corporate title of SAID
property IS Peoples Compress ano
Storage Company.
Second: The names of the incorpo-
rators are: w. R. Humphrey. post.
office, Greenwood, Mississippi; K. l..
TAYLOR, postoffice, Memphis, Tennessee;
]. M. Thomas, postoffice, Tupelo'
Mississippi.
Third: The domicile is at Tupe!o,
Lee County, Mississippi.
Fourth: Amount OF capital stocK'
$50, 600
Fifth: The par value of shares is
$100 90 per share.
Sixth: The period of existence (not
to exceed so years. is SO years. ;.
Seventh: The purpose for which II
is created is to operate plant for the
purpose of COMPRISING and storing
CO tton. and in this connection it has
the power to own or lease, maintain
and operate such real estate, buildings
and machinery as may be necessary,
and to effect insurance and assume
liability for loss or damage by fire, as
may be necessary for the proper pro-
lection of all property Entrusted to its
care and management.
Eighth: The rights and powers that
NAV be exercised by this corporation
are those conferred by the provisions
of Chapter "a, Mississippi Code 1906.
w. r. Humphrey,
r. l.. Taylor,
j. M. Thomas,
Incorporators.
State Of Mississippi,
County of LeFlore.
This day personally appeared before
me, the undersigned authority, w. K.
Humphrey, one of the incorporators of
the corporation known as the Peoples
Compress and Storage Company, who
acknowledged that he signed and exc
cuted the above and foregoing articles
of incorporation as his act and deed,
on this the 5th day of April, 1916.
P. w. Parsons. Notary Public.
State of Tennessee,
County of Shelby.
This day personally appeared before
me, the undersigned authority. R. L..
Taylor, one of the incorporators of the
corporation known as the Peoples Com
press and Storage Company, who ac-
knowledged that he signed and executed
the above and foregoing articles of in
corporation as his act and deed, on this
the 9th day of April, 1916
B. M. Shepard, Notary Public.
My commission expires April 18th, 1919.
State of Mississippi, County of Lee.
This day personally appeared before
me. the undersigned authority, J M.
Thomas, one of the incorporators of
the corporation known as the Peoples
Compress and Storage Company, who
acknowledged that he signed and exc
cuted the above and foregoing articles
of Incorporation as his act and deed, on
this the 7th day of April, 1916.
V. j. Whitesides,
AT Notary Public.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1916-04-28
NONRESIDENT Notice

State of Mississippi. No. 1898.
To Mrs. Sallie Bailey, Haslet, Texas,
Defendant.
You are commanded to appear before
the Chancery Court of the County of
Lee, at Rules, in said State. on the
End Monday of July. A. D., 1916. to
defend the suit in said Court Of G.. A.
Baker, ct al. wherein you are q de
PENDANT.
This 18th day Of April. A. D., 1916
5-3t JOHN M. Witt, Clerk.
Mitchell & Clayton, Solicitors for
Compt.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1916-04-28
The Charter of Incorporation of
STAR GROCERY COMPANY

/. The corporate title of said COM
pany is Star Grocery Company.
2. The names of the incorporators
are:
w. d. Armstrong, Tupelo, Miss.
R. w. Reed, Tupelo, Miss.
w. H. Marshall, Tupelo, Miss.
8. The domicile is at Tupelo, Lee
County. Miss.
4. Amount of capital stock SO, 600 90
all of which is paid.
S. The par value of sharesis $500 90
each.
6. The period of existence mot to
exceed fifty years. is fifty years.
7. The purpose for which it is created:
To carry on a General Mercantile Bust
ness.
g. The rights and powers that may be
exercised by this corporation are those
conferred by the provisions of Chapter
"a, Mississippi Code, 1906, and amend
ments which are now in effect or which
may hereafter be enacted.
w. d. ARMSTRONG,
r. w. REED,
w. H. MARSHALL,
Incorporators.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
oIdIe VI MISSISSIPPI, Oouil'y VI hcc'
This day personally appeared before
me the undersigned authority w. D.
Armstrong, R. w. Reed and w. H,
Marshall, incorporators of the corpora
ton known as the Star Grocery Com
pany, who acknowledge that they sign
ed and executed the above and forego-
ing articles of incorporation as their
act and deed on this the 4th day of
April, 1916.
V. S. WHITESIDES,
Notary Public of Lee County, Missis-
sippi. 3-4t
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1916-04-28
Cures Old Sores, Other Remedies Won't Cure.

The worst cases, no matter of how long standing,
are cured by the wonderful. old reliable DR..
Porter's Antiseptic Healing OIL 1t relieves
Pain and Heals at the same time. 2Sc. SOC. $l.0o
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1916-04-28
Piles Cured in 6 to IA DAYS

Your druggist will refund money If PAzO
OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching.
Blind, Bleeding Protruding Piles in 6to days.
The first application gives Ease and Rest. SOC.