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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-01

With an Austrian offensive In Italy
and Bulgarian offensive against the
Serbians In Greece coming simultan.
eously with the kaiser's declaration
that "our peace terms are the map"
you may be interested In Just what
the map shows.
1t shows the war is still being
fought on nine separate fronts.
This 10 the first map published in
America covering the world war into,
and this Is how the battle stands In
each theater Of operations:
ION the French front the Ger.
mans arc still trying to take Verdun
In battle that has now ragged for
more than 100 days.
g-0n the Russian front the Aus
TRANS and Germans are dug In" In
Poland and Courland, with the Rus.
slams holding a little strip Of Austria.
(9-on the Italian front the Aus.
TRANS have launched an unexpected
offensive In an attempt to overrun
Venetia and cut on Venice from the
rest OF Italy.
(4)-on the Balkan front Bulgar.
ians have invaded Greece, which har.
bors allied troops. and 100000 Ser.
bians have landed at Saloniki to give
them battle.
t5)-on the Caucasus front the
Russians have penetrated west Of Err
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-01
PHAROAH'S KUN.

Lutte Smith spent few DAYS OF las,
Cassville. =.
Mabel Keefover is spending the
weekend with relatives in Clarksburg
Elsie and Emma Rice attended the
circus at Fairmont and were also the
guest Of relatives Wednesday evening
and Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Nicely were In
Fairmont circus day and were visitors
at Marshall Hawkins.
Flossie Smith was a Fairmont sbon.
per Wednesday and attended the iii.
Gus.
Arthur Hoult was a Falrmont visl.
tor last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Rice and two
children visited relatives at Royal Nv.
er Sunday.
Lewis Valentine and wife, Of Bax.
ter, visited relatives here Saturday.
Mr.. and Ars. French williams spent
Saturday evening at Nelson Eddies.
Jane Toothman, of Watson, has bean
visiting relatives here.
,Asby Rice has been Ill with apendi.
There will be preaching at the
Methodist church Friday evening,
June 2. Rev. Jarvic will preach Ali
are cordially envited to attend.
Mrs. Elvira Musgrave, of Fairmont,
Is visiting Mrs. Minnie Musgrave Of
this place.
Rev. and Mrs. Jarvice, Of Rivesyille.
spent Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs. ..
L. Musgrave.
Howard, Satterfeld, Of Fairmont
was visiting his son, Lawrence, al
this place Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Rice and chill.
dren spent Sunday with relatives at
Mr.. md Mrs. 2. Nicely were visiting
relatives near Hsgans Sunday.
Miss, Flossie Smith spent Sunday
evening at home.
James Wilson. and Clarence. Smith
were business callers in Fairmont Sat.
urday. =
Miss Hazel Floyd spent Sunday AT.
ternoon with the Misses Elsie and
Emma Rice.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-01
MAKE OTHERS HAPPY; KEEP
YOUNG.

NoU want to be happy7 You want to keep younsf
/ OF course, you do. Try to make others happy.
Think less about yourself Think more OF how
you can brighten the lives Of others.
In your home circle remember anniversaries Keep
track Of the birthdays of father mother wife, children
brothers and sisters This doesn't mean spending mo.
ney necessarily. CHEEKY word Of greeting and remem.
brance-a letter II you are away. But foregoing some
Of your uxues and spending the money thus saved for
another will also do you good.
Do you observe your wedding anniversary II not, try
it 1t is worth WHILE couple that started life very
poor observed their wedding anniversaries by purchas.
Ing some needed thing for the home They planned ahead
for It After 80 years the best things in their home speak
to wife and husband daily Of their love and mutual help
fulness.
They think the plan has contributed much to their
happiness and success.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-01

open cars with packages always put
them where some one win fall over
them?
We do not need peace league" In
Fairmont. What we need is baseball
league.
Or prize fighting.
Ladies' ought to have to wear their
bathing suits on Main street before
they are allowed in the water.
The secret sign of the B. L. Union
Is now a sunburned straw hat and a
pair OF newly shined brogs.
Why is Il that the people enjoying
the smoking compartment always hayS
to listen to the gent from Podunk ten
why Soandso should be president?
"rhe Man from Home" acted IN,
Characteristic home style last night.
Awoman insane for thirty years had
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-01

erum and Trebizond and are threaten
ing tho famous Bagdad railway.
(6)-on the Tigris front the British.
REINFORCED by e small band of Rus
sian cavalry, are preparing second
attack or Bagdad, following the Turk
ish victory in the surrender Of Gen.
Townshend at Kut-el-Amara.
(D-on the Suez front the British
and Turks are marking time, the
Turks awaiting Developments in the
Bagdad region before starting the at
tack on Egypt. for which troops are
concentrated.
ts)-on the Libyan front the Brit
ish defenders of Egypt are engaged in
desultory fighting with the senussi
tribesmen OF the desert.
(9)-On the Yemen front a small
British force Is defending Alden from
the onsiaughts Of Mohammedan Arabs
commanded by Turkish officers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-01
RUFF STUFF
BY RED.
BY RED.

Our idea Of campaign coin is that
each one be good for so much II pre-.
scented at the right place.
Careless doctors will be 3afled."r
And be let out again on the plea that
they have heart disease?
Perhaps the Giants do not under.
stand art; they could not solve Dem.
aree.
Being tired OF her soft felt hat, she's
wearing Panama with cerise band.
Long may she ravei
Interesting reading Is the Carranza
note-that is, interesting for him.
Why do the fellows who get on the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-01
Counties Get Money
(HY coNDo.)

CHARLESTON, W. Va, June L.
Each of the IS counties in West vir-
ginia today received checks from the
Secretary of State for its share Of
the fees paid into that office by can
didates for office. The total amount
discussed was s1S,s2O.
Kanawha, the largest county, receiv-
ed little over $1,000 for its share.
Candidates for United States Senator
and for State officers paid into the
Secretary Of States office over SILL
900 Of the total amount received.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-01
A. 8. Elemina Glass ou,lnu.

we had iine time" was the way
many OF the members of the Junior
class OF the high school put II after
returning from the Fairmont country
club where they were the guest OF
their sponsor, A. B. Fleming, Jr., yes.
terday afternoon.
The class left Fairmont on the two
o'clock car and returned on the eight.
After social time in the afternoon
composed mostly Of games on the
lawn tho class was served dinner in
the dining room of the club house.
About sixty-flve Of the class were pres.
ent on the outing.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-01

or would accomplish, even IL they
could work up enthusiasm on the quilt
subject. Mrs. w. H. Dillon, a most
gracious and venerable matron Of Pc.
tersto~n. also has remarkable quilt.
1t contains almost 400 squares and re.
CURED over 5000 pieces in its con.
structioh.
"But few OF the makers OF uu,,ts
are up to the minute on the late
dances. but nearly all Of them used to
enjoy the minute"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-01

connection. says the Huntington Ad.
vertiser, 1t is recalled that Sergeant
Nixon, now at the Huntington recruit
ing station, assisted in inspecting VII.
son when he entered the army service
in 1907. Wilson's rise in the ranks
was rapid, He entered the service on
October 8, 1907, and was retained at
the Huntington recruiting station un-
til August Of 1908, when he was trans
ferred 10 the Thirteenth infantry as
a private, with station at Fort Leayen.
worth, Kansas. A few weeks later he
went 10 the Coast Artillery corps at
Fort McHenry. Maryland, at which
station he prepared himself for the
examination for a commission as Sec
ond lieutenant, which position he ac-
CURED in August 1903. The lieutenant
spent several years on duty at Manila,
P. J., and later at the Preside at San
Francisco. California. Recently VII.
son was elevated to First Lieutenant
in the Coast Artillery Corps, and is
now stationed at Fort Monroe, Va,
where hu is taking q special course at
the school for coast artillery officers,
upon completion OF which he expects
to be ordered to active duty on the
border.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-01
BITS OF
STATE NEWS

The prospect for a great wheat crop
IN this section. says the Shepherds.
town Register, was further advanced
by fine showers OF rain that fell all
Of Monday night The wheat is grow
ing iuxuriantly, and some fields seem
about ready to come into head. Grass
Is growing we'll, also. and there will
probably be an unusually large hay
crop. The corn Is not SO promising.
Some farmers have not yet entirely
finished planting. because Of frequent
rains that prevented early blowing.
There III complaint that the cut
worms are exceptionally busy on the
corn that has come up, and good dea,
Of replanting will be necessary. The
fruit prospects are still good, and the
danger from frost is now believed to
be over.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-01

Wonder what the society leaders among the federated
club women in the congregation thought when that New
York pastor told them the cubwoman has usurped the
place Of he "4oo Looks to though they had the
laugh on the pastor.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-01

It's who know the meaning Of and his useful ca
reer IN cvie following the Rebellion was characterized
by less ardent service o. his reunited country than had
been his ospousal and prosecution Of the activities Of the
ost cause May his seep be as tranquil a his HE vas
turbulent VIII be the wish Of Thousands who once derdcd
his name without measure.-Gazette Times
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-01

Texas mlitiamen faint when forced to face doctors
armed with hypodermc needles and undergo incubation
with typhus serum. Probably they'd got themselves all
Keyed up to face an injection of bullets by ricans and
reaction was too much
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-01

According to the Charleston Mall
rumor was circulating in the state
capital the other day to the effect that
the Western Maryland railroad is con.
sidering the purchase Of the Coal ana
Coke. The requirement Of the Coal &
Coke By the Western Maryland would
give the latter railroad q direct line
from Charleston to Baltimore and
would materially lessen the distance
from West Virginia cities to New
York, Philadelphia and other eastern
cities, simultaneously with the ri.
NOR Of the new deal. comes the report
that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Co. which was reported several weeks
ago 10 be negotiating for the purchase
Of the properties Of the Coal and Coke,
no longer is seeking the requirement
Of this railroad.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-01
THURSDAY EVENING. JUNE i. 1916.
AMERICA FIRST

Doc Howard of the United States department of agri
culture has discovered that bugs grasshoppers and
other insects are edible. That's nothing Doc. Many
hash foundry has been serving reaches with its
vegetables, for years.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-01

a fortune 10 grow from 100000 to
100000. Which shows that It pays to
be nuts.
Odds in Brooklyn 2 to 1. against
Roosevelt.
And probably in favor of the Super.
bas,
. In the. words of Justice Hughes,
Though they have given out the list
Of air raid casualties, the English have
refused so far to say that no English.
men have died at verdun.
This Is the day they give babies
away with q cup Of tea-baby files.
It's got SO bad in New York that they
are even trying e, get good old Liberty
lit up every night So
wsite says money was his down.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-01

Our idea of the meanest man is one who by terms O,
his will forbids his wife from marrying again on penalty
of losing her rights in his estate.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-01

News that Ford may sail June 15 on another peace
trip will be cheering to lot of candidates making itney
campaigns for the republican nomination.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-01
May Circulation

The circulation of The West Virginian
for the month of May, 1916, was as fol
lows:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-01

The Weston Free Press says: Lew.
Is county's school attendance Is. in
proportion to total enumeration, the
best OF any county in the state. That
has been its record as shown by the
figures for two years, and County Su.
pertntendent Smith thinks figures now
about Cue will show It to have made
even q better third year record than
that Of either OF the two record years.
Stxty-one percent Of the Lewis county
enumeration has been this country's
record, while the average for the en-.
tire state Is but 90 per cent"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-01

Entering the service OF the United
States army as a raw recruit in 1907,
having enlisted at the Huntington sta.
tion. Ralph w. Wilson, has risen in
the ranks and today is First Lieuten.
ant With eaptaincy In view. In this
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-01

The revenues OF the new Parkers.
burg.ohio bridge are exceeding expec.
tations. Commenting upon this the
Parkergburg Sentinel says: 1.-THE
opening Of the bridge occurred five
weeks ago last Saturday. and the re.
celpts have averaged $54 per day,
which, It Is stated, is considerably
above the, fixed charges and will allow
a healthy surplus for the sinking fund
at the end OF the year. 1t was stated
that the showing Is very satisfactory
one and that It is the belief there will
be decided increase In traffic as the
summer advances. especially when the
gardeners on the Ohio side begin
bringing their crops to market.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-01

This interesting little story was or.
iginally printed among the Curbstone
Tales in the Charleston Mail:
You hardly ever hear Of quilting
bees anymore. But maybe that is not
an evidence .of decadence; other di.
versions are equally as conducive to
conversation about persons. places
and things In the neighborhood. But
really. back in those old days when
quilting bees were held. the old folks
had q good time, and many are the
old quilts treasured highly now that
represent many weeks. some times
whole winters Of work on the part of
an old.fashioned mother or grand.
mother.
"Mrs. Nellie wykle. n delightful old
resident Of Sarton, has work Of art
In the shape Of a quilt that she made
herself It represents work that but
few women Of today could accomplish.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-01

fall. Here's where we stay on top 70,
some time.
It beats all creation, when TIE scarc.
ity In the labor market Ia taken into
consideration, the number OF fellovf
Tom Deyenyl can get TO help him boss
that building tok
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-01
THE WEST VIRGINIAN.

Carried nine hundred and seventy inches more adyer
Using in May this year than in May, 1915.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-10
Chance for Good Work.

Fathers and grancfathers may talk
longingly of "the good old days." but
what lad Of a generation ago was ever
given a transcontinental trip as a re-
ward for excellence in agriculture? Yet
more than 80 California boys are to
be so recompensed this autumn, and
though the main purpose of the trip Is
TO bring them into contact with almost
every prominent type of agriculture In
the United States, 1t viii naturally
bring them in touch with much else
worth seeing and knowing. For in
stance, while 10 Massachusetts,, the
boys are to visit, not only farms and
markets. but also universities and his
toric buildings. What state vii, first
arrange such trip for the girls who
excel in household economics?
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-10
Sharks Used as Food.

An unreasonable prejudice exists In
this country against the use OF shark
like fishes (sharks. dogfish, rays, etc.)
as food. A recent memoir by Lewis
Radcliffe, published by the United
States bureau OF fisheries, points out
the flesh of various small species Of
this class as palatable, when propejy
prepared, and that this fact Is better
appreciated abroad than In this coun-
try.
In England and Wales. In 1913. there
were landed G4,996 hundredweight OF
dogfish, valued at 100000. 1t appears,
however, that good deal Of shark
meat is eaten In the eastern United
States by people WHIP think they are
eating something else. For. example,
trap fishermen in the neighborhood OF
Woods Hole. Mass, remove the head,
fms and tail from all the larger spe-
cies of shark Except the sand shark
caught In their traps, after which
treatment the body looks not unlike
swordfish.
1t is then shipped TO Boston and
New York, where 1t is sold as deep
water swordfish. The fishermen re-
ceiye from three to eight cents q
pound for this class OF food.
Shark fms are a great dainty, not
only In Japan and China, but also In
the West Indies and Bermuda, where
they appear on the menus Of the best
hotels.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-10
TO END hay FEVER
EXPERTS RECOMMEND THE
ERADICATION OF WEEDS.
determination of Worthless Plants,
They Believe, Would Help Greatly
In the Effectual Stamping Out
of the Disease.

By "war on weeds" hay fever suf-
ferers may be relieved of an annual
orgy of sneezing, according to an ar
tlcle In the Medical Record by DIR.
w. Scheppegrell of New Orleans, La.
Doctor Scheppegrell was one of the
men who caused the enactment of a
city ordinance in New Orleans for the
control of weeds as the best means of
controlling hay fever and preventing
Its spread. In his article, "The Cause,
Treatment and Prevention of Hay Fee
YER" he says 1t Is simple disease,
swhose continued existence would be a
reflection on preventive medicine"
THE plants that are responsible for
hay fever are practically all common
weeds. such as the ragweed, the cookie
burr, the yellow dock and others" he
writes. ''They are wind polllnated.
without attractive color or fragrance.
very numerous and with abundant poll
ten. The lack of color or scent is duo
y the fact that these plants are wind
bolllnated. the qualities mentioned be-
ing intended to attract insects for fer
tilization.
THE most common weeds that cause
hay fever are the ragweeds, which are
the causes of most cases OF fall hay
fever. The marsh elder is also a cause
of fall hay fever and frequently pro-
longs the attack. The early cases are
due TO the yellow dock and the mid
summer cases to the careless weed.
cockleburr and other wind-polllnated
weeds. In early summer many cases
are due TO the various grasses
"The indirect reaction Of pollinosls
Is partly due 10 the effects OF the pri-
mary irritation and partly TO the alb
sorption of the protein OF the pollen
and the toxin formed by the proteo-
lytic action OF the cells.
1.-THE important factor In the treat
ment is the removal OF the exciting
cause. In many cases the poliinnting
weeds are In the neighborhood OF the
patients residence and the cutting OF
these will frequently give marked re-
lief. Ny first prescription to such pa
tents is. Have the weeds and grass
in your neighborhood cut and keep
away from other weeds
"a method which has given relief
In almost every case Is the removal OF
the patient during the hay fever pc
Rod from the infected locality. This
does not necessitate an expensive trip
TO the mountains or seaside. which fire.
quently fails TO give relief on account
of the presence of hay fever pollens In
the air at these places. A temporary
visit to a mere central part OF the city
Will be sufficient. provided the areas
with polllnating weeds or grasses are
at sufficient distance (one-half mile
or more).
"As hay fever has been shown 10 be
n distinctly preventable disease. IL Is
clearly our duty TO use every effort TO
eradicate the cause. Investigations
Indicate that the large majority Of the
plants whose pollen give rise 20 hay
fever are worthless weeds, which are
alike an expense TO the farmer and
q menace TO health"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-10
Thar LOWING Paths.

The navigation of the Tiber has been
one of the first considerations OF
Signor Bonoml, minister of public
works.. who has initiated project TO
re-establish the old towing paths. fol-
lowing upon the study of the question
made by commission nominated by
his predecessor In the ministry. Prior
to 1912 vessels were flowed UP the IT,
Der by men or oxen as far as Ponte
Felice about la kilometers from the
mouth of the river. then steam tugs
were used for the purpose. running
from the sea to Orte, but the towing
path was still maintained for the I'M
loading Of goods along the route as
well as for towing. With the develop
ment of railways, however, the river
transport fell into disuse. as both the
bed of the Tiber and the towing path
were no longer kept in proper condi-
ton, but now that works have been
executed to facilitate the navigation
of the Tiber from the sea to Rome and
from Rome to Orte, 1t has become a
matter of necessity to reopen the tow
ing paths.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-10
indiana Made Rich.

The Indian bureau at Washington
during the last three years, has collect
ed for and paid to American Indians,
who are it's wards, the tidy sum OF
S5,563. 600 In royalties on oil lands
which they own. II economic prosper
ity insured cultural perfection. the de-
scendants of the Five Tribes resident
In Oklahoma would not need to con-
tinue to be wards OF the government
But wealth may be acquired much
faster than capacity to use 1t Alright,
as Lowell intimated when he wrote OF
the 'piteous and irreparable poverty
Of the rich parvenu," and when he said,
"The gold Of gold Is noble USE"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-10
They MIsInfor the Measles.

In japan the nursery Is still protect
ed from the inroads of measles and
other infections by means of an In
seription over the nursery door saying
with exquisite urbanIty "thIs child Is
not at home" In the Welcome His
torical Medical museum. says the Lon.
don Lancet. most fascinating exhibit.
ton Is on view. illustrative OF Jap
anese charms. amulets. votlye offerings
and objects of medical interest" among
which these nursery notices occupy an
important place. Akin 10 these no
tices are the charms embodIed'ns toys
A yellow tiger with a wagglng head
is now said to be toy. but anciently
II was n form Of exorcism against palsy
and numbness Of the limbs.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-10
Always Good HUNDRED.

Gouverneur Morris was talking
about the late Richard Harding Davis.
'Davis was never nt loss for a
joke" said Mr.. Morris. Il dined with
him at Crossroads farm one evening.
the dinner being served by new and
very awkward waitress.
"The waitress. hnlf way through tho
dinner. slipped with tray. spilled .
bottle OF beer down Davis neck.
ale said TO her reproachfully. rs
he swabbed Up the beer with his nap
kin:
1T was ginger ale. not beer, asked
for Gretchen"