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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-03-31

Blaine Ball has moved into his new
residence and Curt Ramey has moved
into the house vacated by Ball which
house is on the Meredith Layne farm
(now) the property OF A. o. Carter and
George r. Vinson.
At this writing we are having lots
OF rain and Blaine creek is onNa ram
page. COUNTRY GREENHoRN.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-03-31

Tobe w. Pauley. one Of our pronni
nent Pike county young men. leaves
tonight with his family for chehnlis.
Wash, to make that their future home.
Mr. Pauley has spent several previous
years in that part Of the country and
1laIms II to be 9 very prosperous state
with an excellent future. Mrs. Floyd
Burris and family also accompany them
10 join Mr. Burris. who is now located
there. Williamson tW. yal News.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-03-31
eLENwoop.

March has come with its wind and
is drying up the mud.
f. J. Wright Of Tennessee was Wis
ting his father-in-law, w. NJ. Cook
sey Saturday night and Sunday whom
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-03-31

Read Tho ads. in the NEws-you
VII save money.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-03-31

batting III violation OF the law govern
ing the writing OF life Insurance.. The
case against Mr.. sabiston was dismiss
ed.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-03-31
REAL ESTATE
J. p. GARTIN, Louisa, Ky.
General Dealer.

buy and sell Real Estate OF all
kinds. Also. win handle property on
commission. II you want to buy or
sell town or country property. cali on
me
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-19
Try This to Danish
All Rheumatic Pains

People who have been tormented
for years-yes. even so crippled that
they were unable to help themselves
have been brought back to robust
health through the mighty power of
Rheuma.
Rheuma acts with speed: it brings
IN a rev days the relief you have pray.
cd FOR. 1t antagOnizes TIE pOisons
that cause agony and pain in the Joints
ana muscles and quickly the torturnig
soreness completely disappears.
1t is a harmless remedy, but sure
and certain, because it is one discoy.
cry that has forced rheumatism and
sciatica to yield and disappear.
Try 5O.cent bottle of llheuma. and
II you do not get the joyful relief you
expect your money will b" returned
Mountain City Drug Store ALWAYS
has supply OF Rhcuma and guaran.
tees 1t to you.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-19

: net woman who was as humanity real
IS you. Who was rs generous Il don't
mean generous in the way of giving
money. but in giving yoursclfj. (
have never knOwn You, dear, when Won
have seemed to consider what YOU
were going 10 get out of anything You
simply give, give Of yourself, your sym.
pathy, your talents. your enthusiasm
to everyone. seemingly perfectly Sc
rene in the knowledge that no matter
how much you give you will still have
! more to offer.
This Is the reason, baby child.
why have the courage to ask you to
give ME the blessing of your divine for.
siveness and not to despair when |
think Of how terribly | must have ap-
peared to you last night.
Dear heart, forgive me, not he.
cause | deserve 1t but because | love
you.
EARNEST"
when l went on the stage in my
part me whispered, Are you still angry
at me?'
Il was never angry at you an
swered under my breath, but 1t hurts
me, Earnest, to have you throw away
your splendid talents and yourself so
completely
81 never will again as long as you
stay with me- he answered, and i'm.
mediatey | saw that it was with him
as though we had never had a bit Of
trouble"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-19
LAUREL POINT.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Beall, Of u.
fington, have moved to the home OF
Mr.. Z. B. Powell to care for Mr.. and
Mrs. Powell. Mr.. Powell suffered a
stroke Of paralysis some months ago
and never fully recovered.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Loar enter.
tanned their friends at music party
on the evening of December -. Miss
Frances Williams, our school teacher.
is preparing the children for a Christ.
mas exercise in connection with a
Christmas tree for the children.
Ray Williams has an attack OF
measles.
Mrs. Virginia Henry continues in
poor health.
Rev. II. S. Chapman filed his ap.
pointment here Sunday morning. He
announced revival services to com.
mence on Monday evening, December
20.
Mrs. Margaret Moore, OF Fairmont,
spent week here the guest Of her
aunt. Mrs. S. ]. Stevens, and other
relatives.
Mr.. James Houston Is spending some
time with his sister, Mrs. Virginia
Henry.
The teachers pay institute was held
at the school house here thu Sth with
a few teachers present.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-19
THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
Brad Get Married.
BY JANE OSBORN
Copyright, 1916, by the Mcclure

Newspaper SyndlCateJ
Sc A Nd now. dear, that the way 20
~ success has opened up so bril-
liantly before you. my only
1ope Is that you will get married. The
'est of all Christmas presents that you
could make your old mother would be
that Of new daughter"
This came from Brad Days moth.
or in reply 10 his letter telling her
that he had been promoted to the posi-
ton OF general manager of the con.
Germ for which he worked with con.
sequent increase In salary of so per
cent. He read the letter penned in
the fine old.school handwriting Of
half century ago. as he ate his soft
boiled eggs and buitered toast In the
dining room OF the bachelor apart.
nents where he made his home. Then.
having re-read the letter, he regis.
tered very slight blush of mingled ir.
ritation and confusion.
AS a matter ~ iact. Brad had al.
ready been giving himself this same
sort of advice onl? he himself, know.
ing all own mental quirks ana temp.
Ornamental drawbacks, gave It with less
insisteucc. Brad. my boy" he had
told himself the day before. when he
had regarded the large balance on his
bank account, after his mothers wants
and his own had been attended to.
III you were any other sort of fellow
I'd tell you you ought to get married
You are tired to death of bachelor
life. You need pctting little. and
you're getting a trifc crusly. There
ought to be some nice girl somewhere
who would have you. But. of course.
I know" he went on to himself. ITS
The dreadful business OF having TO find
the girl. and. having found her, Of
having to ask her. Other fellows do ii,
but I'm blessed If ! ace how. Brad.
my boy, what world this would be
II the ladies did the proposing"
Yet Brad Daily was far from timid.
Stenographers, even the pcrtest of
them, rather Quailed before him. and
the girls Of the country club whom
he CHANGED to meet when he played
golf on Saturday afternoons somehow
dropped off from sheer timidity and
then reproved them selves for not hav-
ing drawn him out. lie was such
big, rough-eXternalcd, seIf.cOntained
sort OF fellow. And. of course. no one
sVer guessed that at heart he was one
Of the faint ones who never even
dreamed of winning the fair lady.
so while Brad was always glad to
do anything 10 please his old mother.
he would much have preferred It II
she had not made that particular sug-
gestion II stabbed at one of the weak
points Of his psychological armor. and
In that particular sore point beneath
he had already becn probing himself.
Once in his office that morning he
forgot the irritation and was deep in
The business of the day. Stenographers
came and went brcathlessly, silently.
Telephone operators did his bidding
like autOmatons. There was something
In Brad Days manner that compel!-
ed such service. The morning was a
busy one, for the president O. the COM
pany had just arrived from the West.
and there were many reports TO be
gone over. Then came the third prob
ing-the one that hurt more than eth
er OF the two before. the resident was
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-19
TOWNSVILLE.

Misses Villa and Ollie Brock. a.
t!ickersville. spent Saturday and sun
day with Miss Margaret Fisher.
O. II. Hayhurst will spend the holt.
days with friends in New York city. {
Owing TO an epidemic OF munps and
measles the Christmas night exercises
announced several days ago viii not
DO observed at the Union church.
Mrs. P. w. Low who has been visit.
ing relatives In Fairmont the past
week. returned home last Sunday.
James Fisher and Willie HawIey
were business callers in MorgantoWn
last Saturday night.
The many friends OF q. w. Robey!
VIII be glad 10 learn that he is iniproys
ing In health and will soon be able 10
be out again. rs
Owing to his advanced age and com!
plication Of diseases A. s. Wismsn "A
confined TO his bed with but little
hope OF his recovery.
p. l.. Trickett has moved from the
j. A. Hood property here to house
and lot on Birchfield run, recently Dur.
chased from his brother, Clyde Trick.
cit, who Is at present living OF, the
farm of the late Ulysses Ralphsnyder
formerly known as the James Wisu,ar,
property.
We recently learned that william,
nevault has purchased five acres Of
the Clyde Trickett farm and will erect
dwelling thereon In the near future.
Owing to the high prices Of coal
the country coal banks throughout thisi
section are being operated day and
night. The mine product being con.
veyed TO the local sidings Of M. ana RI
railroad and loaded for shipment.
Mrs. II. f. Markley. Of near this
place, will spend the holidays with hei
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lucian Fortney,
of Fairmont.
Mrs. Emily Markley, who has been
staying with her son, Warren A. Mark
ley, OF near Flickersville the past siirn,
mer and fall, is now at home for o few
days visit.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-19

in Brads office deep in business dis,
cussiOn, when he suddenly looked up
at the burly young man beside him.
You know, DAILY" he said, you
don't deserve the good thing that has
come to you. II weren't sure that it
was the only wise thing to - from the
business point OF view I'm blessed il
Id let YOU have the job Old man,
you don't deserve a salary of 1900
a year. What can bachelor do with
so much? You ought to get married.
It's the only life and ! don't see why
you don't see 1t that way. You don't
look like man-about-So town. unable to
stick to one fireside. and don't want
to think it of YOU"
Somehow Brad managed to turn the
conversation back to business and the
president knew as little as he had
known before why this apparently nor.
NAL male did not begin to think Of
oeSt-building as other mon did Bua
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-19
s.: CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE ::

"Margie." said Paula "I wonder if
you have gotten over that old conyen-
tional habit of dividing people into
two classes, the good and the badq I
have. have never seen n nerson a.
good that | did NOT find some had in
him and no one so bad thar / did NOT
discover a good trait or two,
I'm the after wears many Of my
friends tried to make me- think Earn.
est Lawton was all bad and at one
time thought he was all good Now
know he was ONLY inst like the rest
Of us, part good and part had.
"The greatest rauIt of Eornos.
ton was he was utterly selfish Tor.
sequently he was never IN taste the
highest happiness himself. Nor he able
to make anyone else perfectly happy.
1--WE was jealous the night | went
to supper with Jeir-iealous and lone.
ly. He did not know what to do with
himself as he had almost become dc.
pendent upon me for his own aCier.the.
theatre relaxation and heing unccno.
Portable, his want of me became ar
obsession. He though he must lind
me at any cost. He never for one min.
ute considered me in any wav ercent
as in regarding himsoIf Ana tbs
more he drank the more obstinoto he
became in hls decentralization tn find mo
and make ME as unrnmfortahla az
had uuwittingly made him
1.-THE next day. hownvar wbor ha
awoke with a splitting headacha ne
had remorse with a canitai y LIZ ,rac
Dot quite sure what he had said ~
Zone, but from past exnerienceS ba
knew ne had probably done thr wrong
thing and. like all cows rds bis f LIS
idea was to make up with me- at anv
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-19

them" - Mrs. JOHNSON ANDERSON,
School ST., Cla:Esburg, W. Va.
Health always brings wealth OF
beauty. A healthy state of the sys.
lem comes viii! Doctor pic.ce's Fay
! orite Prescription. It's :1c,':cine
prepared for wor1au's a;imeuI: it
cure3 those dc;a1Gemcuts and weak.
ncss"s irhic', make wc;uan's life
r;icrsa5:e.
j: IS prcparec! from raturc's roots
arr hcrc3 AND does nc: contain I
psitlcie OF alcohol or ANY narcotic.
lua not a secret prescription for It's
ingredient? ere printed on the wrapper.
Womeo are earnestly advised to
take it for irregular O.: painful periods,
backachc, headache, displacement, ca
tarrllal condition, hot flashes. sallcw
complexion and nervousness.
If you are 4 sufferer, If your daugh.
ter, mother, sister Feed help. get DR..
picrcc'a Favorite P:cscripLIa N
liquid or .A5let form from any medicine
dealer to-day.
Write DR.. Pierce's Iavalids' Ho.e.,
Buffalo, N. Y, Tor fire.. book on won-
ans diseases.
The sluggish liver eau be cured by
the use Of DR.. Pisrce's Pleasant Pellets.
Biliou.ness, coated tongue. bad breath,
a:e al! cleared up and burislied by the
Use Of these tiny sugar coated geanules
purely vegetable ard harmless. They
Go not cause q habit
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-19
BETTY BYE SUGGESTS
TURkEYLESS DINNER
BY sIoDY BYE.

, Whether the great national turkey
aattle at Thanksgiving was a victory
for housewives cannot be proved until
the Christmas prices are in. There.
fore some housewives are planning
Christmas dinners minus the noble nil
, grim bird, Just on principle
a delicious dinner can be arranged
with individual mock" turkeys TO.
each guest.
MOCK TURTLE RECIPE
To make the individual turkeys pro.
vide one medium sized pork tender.
ioin foT each guest. Have the butcher
split 1t half through lengthwise, and
tatten It. Make a good bread crumb
dressing seasoned with sage and
moistened with milk and egg. Spread
each tenderloin with the stuffing and
roll 1t UP beginning with the tail.
Tie firmly with clean white Irvine,
or fasten securely with wooden tooth.
picks. Melt two tablesaoonculs of
butter in an iron pan and brown the
birds" on all sides. then roast with a
very little water in the pan for about
hour. Remove the string or tooth.
picks. and garnish the birds with n
bit OF parseley at the breast and slices
or lemon for wings. fastened on with
toothpicks. Make a gravy and servo
In separate bowl. Arrange the birds
in row on a large platter and gar.
nish with fancy pickles, or nodded
cranberry Jelly.
The goose, not the turkey. is the
Christmas bird in Europe II goose is
not liked. a boiled fowl garnfshed
with sausage cakes may be substituted
In the following menu.
Individual Turkey Menu.
Sailed Nuts Olives
Individual Mock Turkeys
Dreamed Celery
Cranberry Jelly
Sweet Potatoes Glace
Endive and Grapefruit Salad
French Dressing Cheese Sticks
Plum Pudding
Roast Goose Menu.
Olives Celery
Peanut-Tomato Bisuue
Roast Goose
Dressing Baked in Separate PAM
Mashed Potatoes Baked Onions
Curaant Jelly
Hominy Croquettes
Pear Salad
Chocolate Pudding
Custard Sauce
Crystallized Ginger
Coffee
Roast Goose Recipe.
a roast goose is best II cooked with.
out stuffing. A potato or a crumb
dressing Is liable to absorb too much
fat, but sauerkraut or hominy may be
used baked in the goose. Most cooks
prefer to cook the dressing in n scra.
rate pan. Oysters or apples may he
mixed with It. Roast a large bird %
minutes to the pound II unstufrcd
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-19

This Young person knows furs will
add nothing to her pertness so sho
bedecks herself with gay plaid scarf
and wears a cap and gloves that are
plaided. too. The angora set cap,
gloves and scarf, is exceedingly popu.
lar with young girls. The bigger the
plaids and the broader the stripes the
better the girls like them.
One end Of the scarf slips through
a slit and both ends are tucked under
the coat belt. The bag was made to
hold skates, but It's purple silk top and
plaid lower story" are so pretty it will
serve we'll for a Christmas shopping
bag.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-19

down charmingly when combined with
seal and black velvet. The belt, puck
cred into cartridge pleats, introduces
the velvet. The tiny ball muff and
the cuffs and collar are SEAL
The curious little turban of black
velvet may seem odd, because It is so
new. You'll see many of these high
hats before the New Year comes. The
tiny ruffle is silvered black lace.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-19

Brad was secretly annoyed and felt
that in free country other folk ought
not to interfere in his private affairs.
But the day was one of many annoy.
ances. He claimed an excuse not TO
lunch with the president and went
alone to his club. where he purposeIy
Joined the most confirmed bachelor
Of his acquaintance man whose
wandering habits would usually have
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-19
BY BETTY BROW N.

II there is a smarter coat in shor
window or in designers studio Betty
Brown has not discovered 1t.
What like about this model is the
graceful sweep OF line from shoulder
to coat hem. The effect is dashing and
youthful. 1t is made OF velour. The
color is sulphury yellow which tones
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-19

Picrce's remedies
and used them
when living in
Ridgway, W. Va,
where we kept a
store. ] was in a
delicate way and
'Favorite Pre-
scription' with
Golden Medical
Discovery made
ne comfortable
AID built nc up.
| was greatly
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-19
Usual Distribution.

The average mans crouch Is that
while wealth is concentrated among
the few. unpaid bill are distributed
among the many.-LouiSville Courier
Journal.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-19

Serve with some acid Jelly. as chr.
rent or barberry. or with stuffed nan.
pers or picked walnuts. Hominy ~.
quotes make a good side dish.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-19

some one to wear the coat and that
he had found his mothers Christmas
present.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-19
The Change.

"How marriage changes a man. Be.
fore we were married Henry's displays
Of affection were positively oyerdoneS
"And nowr "Now they are very rares
Boston Evening Transcript.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-19

Dame Fashion has given Miss Win.
ter Girl mittens! Struggled her hands
right into soft, warm mittens Of elder.
down. There is a scrat to match, also
hat. Little girls wear these "sets"
Of eiderdown to school, bigger girls
wear hem to the skating rink.
The sets" come In orange, blue
Celtic green and many other gay
tints.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-19
HEALTH AND BEAUTY.

clarksburg, W. va.-"I heard of DR..
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-09
CREWE

lSpecial to Tho Times. Djsoo,c,,
w H. ~. July S--Misses Rccdo
mes', Aice Burion. Cora Bergman and
ialiihoch arc attending the sum
mer school At charlottesville
MT. and Mrs. Howard Cool, ana w..
Lola Cameron, of petersburr oro ~" w.. ~
Ting Mrs. Lola Cook.
: mrs w 7. Wilson and li,,lc so,
ChariSs arc visiting Mrs Blake phin,,s
Of Greensboro, ". G.
Mrs. W. {. Davis ana son-in-,av
a. c. Portor. and family. OF Charlotte
N. c.. left one Thursday for an ex.
tended motor trip through yi,,,nt,
and North Carolina.
MISSES katherine and Nozzle Prov,
arc visiting their aunt, Mrs. Georrs
Rust. OF Richmond
Mrs. T. <. Woodson and ch,,6ro,
have returned. after an extended y,sit
TO Mrs, Woodsou's parents. Rev ana
Mrs. Robert Winfrcy, OF Midlothian
Mrs. Wmfrey ACCOMPANIED her daurh.
ter home. "
Mrs. Horace Anderson is .1pec,ca
home ;his week. after an eI,.,,doa
visit 10 her father. William rice. OF
ErookneaI -
sidncy Robertson, OF Utah. Is ,s,o
on visit 10 his mother, Mrs " 4
Robertson.
DR.. John Williams, Of Farmvine ba,
neen recent visitor IN the home OF
Z. T.. Morton
Miss Judson Robertson. Of Farm
y,nle,. has been recent CUES, Of AIrs
w. j. Cox.
Mrs Younger, Of Lynchburg. Is tn.
guest OF Miss Abeliue Bevlle
Foster Hawkins, or Norfolk. iatclv
visited his parents. Mr and Ms " "
Hawkins.
Miss chioris Wilson Lett las, week
for Charlottesville.
Miss Bertha Tucker. OF RardweIi 10
bard.
Mrs. w i.cgrande recently returned
from visit 10 Tarnplln.
Miss Gertrude Johnson OF Roanoke.
Is the guest OF her aunt Miss Halle
Long.
Mrs. u. :. Chapman is visiting friends
at Smithfcid.
Misc Kate Armcs has returned from
o Visit 10 her sister, Mrs. Myers Of
Richmond.
Miss Nellie DAVIS hs. returned 10
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-09
Six Weeks AGO
We Ordered
SKIRTS

IRON three of the best
grade makers, as is our
custom. same to be de-
livered in ten days.
OWING TO TIE STRIKE
deliveries could not be
made, and the Skirts
reached us this week. For
three reasons we kept "a
part Of them:
First. The manufacturers
made price concessions.
Second. We picked the cream
Of these big orders and
SHIPPED THE OTHERS
BACK.
Third. We had not been able
to get equally good styles
elsewhere.
In explanation of the third
reason, we direct attention
to the fact that only the
highest-grade garmc t
manufacturers were af-
fected by the strike at any
stage.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-09

my with the presentation OF "The
Nikad0. nuder the direction OF George
V. {. Lord. Of Boston.
DR.. Harry Carter. of Enporia. and
MISS Mabel Holland. OF Baltimore, were
married on June Is. DR.. and Mrs. car
ter VIII arrive here next week. and
Will be at home to their friends Mt tho
Episcopal rcctory.
Miss Frances Lipscomb, who has becn
VISITING her sister. Mrs. Mrs. w. d.
Dew. returned to Richmond THURSDAY
before going to Columbia UniyersItv
Tor the remainder OF the summer
Mrs. Walter Turnbull. OF Lawrence.
vile, is the guest this week OF her
sister. Mrs. Il, Il. GOODWIN.
Miss Kate Forbes, Of Petersburg. ia
visiting Mrs. Marvin Slate.
Miss Sara Osburm, OF South Inn, is
inc guest of her sister. Mrs. NJ IT.
Trcdway.
Miss Virginia Bishop, OF weldon. is
the guest OF Mrs. y. NJ Potter thi.
week.
MISS Clarice Guthrie. OF Charlotte
courthouse, who has been visiting rcla-
yves mere, has returned home
MIS-. -. NJ. Tredway has returned