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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-10
THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
A Girl of Today.
BY SUSAN e. cLAoETT

BY SUSAN e. cLAGETT
= Copyright. 1915. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate).
essIT is a sordid story. The girl is
the redeeming feature and how
she happens to be what she is,
70 beyond by understanding. She Is
the happiest creature I have ever
known and has a way with her that
wins everyone!"
THE mother!"
THE mother! She left Jack short.
~ after the child was born. Jack
had been slowly going to pieces even
during that first year. You remem.
Der he married her within a month
Of their Introduction; just a plain case
Of letting himself go from the moment
he met her. But for the matter OF
that we were all fascinated. Radcliffe
was the only Inc who had sense
enough not to SINCE his wings.
None Of US realized how seriously
Jack was taking 1t until his quarrel
with Rad. 1t seems Rad had heard
something and went to the trouble to
investigate the story. He never told
me but in the light OF subsequent
events | made Il pretty shrcwd guess.
jack, OF course. did not believe him
and their quarrel was bitter one.
Il saw her in Cairo one winter. She
was known there as Howlands wife
received several notes asking me to
call, but had too recently helped to
bury the boy, boy who had every
attribute that goes toward the making
OF man. except the nerve, tn ecour.
age to Withstand disgrace. For ten
years his life was sore trouble to
the few friends he chung to.
He was devoted to the child ana
we hoped through her he would &c.
complish his salvation. Perhaps he
would have won out. but his system
was too weakened for him to rally
from the attack of pneumonia. Rad
took the girl home with him and for.
mally adopted her, but what passed
for Quixotism eight years ago is now
giving rise to talk. Hc is still too
yiung man to have an 18-year-old
girl In his home with no other woman
than his housekeepcr as chaperon. At
least so says gossip. would like to
strangle the woman who started tho
ball rolling" Chandler took his pine
from his pocket and viciously packed
tobacco into the bowl. AS he did so
he caught sight of car moving slowly
down the avenue.
There they go now" he said.
The other man leaned forward in
time to catch glimpse OF a smiling.
npturned face.
why don't he marry herr" he ask.
ed. THAT would solve the difficulty"
He's 40. size g. May and Decem.
Der, don't you think?"
According to old.fashioned ideas,
yes; but the girl Of today is much
; older than the same girl OF thirty
years ago. She is more independent
more companionable; takes interest
a generally in things never mentioned
n the time of her grandmother. She
would be a fortunate girl II he mar.
ried her."
Il doubt II he would ask her." Chand.
Ter answered, as he moved away.
The car that had attracted the two
friends moved slowly until it reached
the open country. When it turned
Into the State road the girl gave a lit.
tie sigh Of delight as Whit of honey.
suckle reached her from the road side,
but the face Of the man was troubled
When he spoke there was a Earring
note in his voice she had never heard
before.
There was frown on her face as
she looked at him thoughtfully and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-10
AN UNUSUAL
COUGH REMEDY
NOT A DROP OF oPlATEs OR MAR
CoTIC DRUGS IN OLD BLACK
JOE COUGH SYRUP.

Most cough remedies contain opiates
in some form or another. They para.
lyze the nerves. They are danger
GUS.
Not so with Old Black Joe Cough
Syrup. 1t goes right down to the
irritated spot that is causing the cough
loosens the phlegm and soothes the
irritation. And not a drop OF opium,
chloroform or any kind Of narcotic
drug Is in it. You can give Old Black
Joe Cough Syrup to a child as we'll as
to an adult with perfect safety.
Every store sells Old Black Joe
Cough Syrup. A big bottle costs only
Is cents.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-10

Attorney and "labor leaders" from
putting the Adamson eight-hour bill
into effect was filed in the Federal
District Court Of Kansas City, Kan
sas, late today in the name Of the At
Gibson. Topeka & Santa Fe railway.
The bill devotes considerable space
to explaining why the company con.
siders the law unavoidable. 1t con.
cludes with a statement that the rail.
road Is willing to guarantee employees
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-10

she spoke quickly, interrupting him.
you have heard 1t, the talk, I
mean? Why do you mind? don't"
you are too young to understand
all that 1t means, Mary. hoped the
gossip would miss you"
There Is always some good friend
to tell you unpleasant things. At first
was in a flne temper, but after con.
sidering It seriously came to the con.
clusion 1t was not worth second
thought"
There you make grave mistake.
I have been wondering what 1t Is best
to do. You might 80 to Europe with
Mrs. Merrick. If to Canada for the
summer. BY the winter some plan
can be evolved for your comfort and
leasure or-you might marry"
How silly you are, Mr.. Rad. Just
! disabuse your mind OF that thought.
will go neither place without you. As
for the other plan. 1t sounds alluring
Whom am to lead like lamb to the
altar"
do you need to ask? I received a
manly letter from Wycoff this morn
ing. He is very much in earnest. Last
week, Harding and Addison called
upon me, both upon the same Grand
What did you say to them?" she
asked curiously.
Referred them to you. Haven't you
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-10

Chicago. is pronounced by dozen
doctors as a 100 per cent perfect ba.
by.
Howardine is 100 per cent perfect
according to her mother, Mrs. c. H
Shell. because:
She is kept in the open air as much
as possible.
Drinks about half gallon OF milk
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-10
MONONGAH
Laying Corner stone.

The Grand Lodge Of West Virginia
Masons are here this afternoon laying
the corner stone for the new public
school building. The ceremony began
at $3.50 this afternoon. The members
Of the Fairmont lodge leaving on the
three O'Clock car. A large number OF
Monongah people including all the
school children attended the cere'
mony.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-10
Personals.

Mrs. ". H. Snyder, of Fairmont, was
a caller in Monongah yesterday.
Austin Stealey, of Fairmont, was
calling on friends here yesterday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-10

Did you know that-even IL the tur.
tic Is slow guy he gets there in time
for the soup?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-10
Completing Reservoir,

John NJ. Kisner, contractor, of Fair.
mont, was in Monongah yesterday aft.
ernoon looking after the construction
of the new reservoir on Shaver hill.
The framework Of the. reservoir has
been completed and concrete work Is
now being done. Many workmen are
employed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-10

Eats cereals and cooked fruits and
little meat. cut real fine.
Sleeps In cot in a we'll ventilated
room, wears blanket pajamas and is
never 'smothered" with covers.
The 100 per cent baby weighs 80
pounds, measures "a inches, has waist
measurement OF 10 3-4 inches and
chest measurement OF 10 10 inches.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-16

The houses for tho laying pens cost
about 81 per hen.
A building 1913 feet long and 10 feet
wide is cut into eight rooms 10 by Is
feet and q storeroom for feed 8 by 10
feet. One Of the runs on this side
extends beyond the end Of the build
ing. This arrangement was made
necessary by the nature Of the space
available. In each of the eight COM
partments with runs attached 80
hens are kept. The floor spa ,e in
the building 10 3 square feet for each
hen and in the runs 1876 square feet.
Some good poultrymen give each hen
only 4 square feet within doors, go
the allowance in this respect is liberal.
Even with 1873 square feet of outdoor
space for each hen not much of a
growth of green stuff cal be main
tanned in the runs. the a being in
tended more for exercise han for pas
ture.
In the end Of tie building the feed
room Is located.
Dirt floors are used in the compart-
ments or pens. The self-feeders and
the drinking pans are placed in APP
propriate openings in the partitions
between two pens. The doors are 4
feet wide and 6 feet high and swing
both ways. The upper half of each
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and storing the water must DO pro-
vided.
There are three general systems OF
storage and distribution which may be
readily applied to farm condit IS:
the gravity, pneumatic. and auto
pneumatic systems.
In the gravity system water 10
forced into the elevated tank placed
higher than the highest discharge
cock. A storage tank may be placed
in the attic, on the roof, or on a tower
outside. The agricultural experiment
station at Ames, Iowa, has designed q
silo with a storage ank placed on top.
Since there Is considerable FRACTIONAL
resistance to the flow Of water through
the distribution pipes, the tank should
be placed at least ten feet higher than
the highest discharge cock to insure
a flow Under pressure.
Water weighs 62.6 pounds per
cubic foot or about 8.4 pounds per
gallon. SO that in placing a tank In
the attic or on the root the supports
should be made sufficiently strong to
uphold this weight.
Either wooden or galvanized metal
tanks may be used. Wooden tanks
may be obtained Of Almost any size,
either circular or rectangular in
shape. They are generally built of
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The perches and nest boxes are
supported entirely by suspension from
the rafters. The supporting frame
does not touch the walls at any point.
The hens enter the nests from the
rear, where the nest boxes are boarded
up only half way. The board on
which the boxes rest extends 8 inches
beyond the boxes at the rear to form
a platform on which the hens alight
when they fly up to the nests. The
bottom of the nest boxes is 2 feet from
the ground.
These houses are not arti1cially
heated at any season of the year. On
the coolest nights during the winter
the openings Cdoors, windows, and
passageway for hens) are all closed,
the ventilation being entirely through
the muslin doors and the muslin
covered v%entilator. In cold weather
the fowls must not be exposed to
drafts. ..tE@. g.,
Vermin (mites) are the bane of i'm
properly managed houses. They con
ceal themselves on the undersurface
of the perch, in the rne of nest
boxes, under the dropping board, and
in crevices wherever convenient to tie
roosting places Of the fowls. In these
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-16

Farm water supplies may be divided
into three classes. which in the order
of their liability to pollution are sur
face supplies, shallow underground
supplies, and deep underground sup
plies. The surface supplies are OBJ
tanned from streams, ponds. reservoirs
and cisterns; both shallow and deep
underground supplies are obtained
from dug. bored, driven. or drilled
wells, and from springs.
Surface-water supplies should not
be used for household purposes or for
washing milk cans. They should lot
even be used for laundry purposes
unless no other supply Is available.
Rain water from the roof is often
polluted by dust, leaves, and the drop
pings from birds. Any person who
drinks water from surface supplies
endangers his health If such supplies
are not adequately protected and then
purified.
Where underground waters are hard
to obtain, cisterns may be used where
the store of ain waite and surface
supplies will be filtered and partially
purified.
The cistern should be Of water
IlSuL COIlSll uClAOA, ~ PACNSAS S""So
and to prevent pollution from the
neighboring soil. It should have an
overflow drain and a tight cover.
There should also be suitable pro-
vision for straining or fltering the
water previous to It's entrance to the
cistern. )
Unpolluted springs are, as a rule,
good sources Of water supply, since
the water usually m from great
depths within the rock or is filtered
through many layers Of sand and
gravel. However, springs are subject
to pollution from the same sources az
wells, and should be closely watched
in this respect. Farm spring supplies
are often polluted by the drainage
from buildings and stock pens. Spring
water supplies from limestone are also
subject to pollution from distant gar
bage and sewage dumped in sink
holes. nj same precautions should
be taken for safeguarding spring sup
plies as in the case Of wells. and In
addition the spring should always be
fenced to keep out stock.
After a pure water supply has been
made. available for the farm home
the quantity of water needed must
be considered. "A suitable pumping
equipment must be chosen, and then
a satisfactory means for distributing
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places of concealment the vermin de-
post their eggs. Once every year
every possible hiding place for vermin
Is painted with a coal-tar preparation.
This is applied full strength with q
brush. The whole inside of the nest
boxes Is thus painted. This treatment
keeps the vermin in subsection.
The dirt floors of the pens are
usually covered several inches deep
with straw. which is changed about
every ten days. In summe the floors
are swept clean about once a month;
in winter, less often-usually twice
during the season.
The interior Of these houses IL
whitewashed once a year, a pint Of
disinfectant being added to each
bucket of whitewash. This aids in
keeping down vermin. The fact that
the perches and nest boxes are swung
from the rafters and nowhere touch
the walls prevents mites from hiding
crevices in ,.le walls.
The owner estimates that with
houses constructed as these are one
man could take are of 1900 to 1000
hens. -
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-16

In a great state in the far west, one
of the most successful poultry farmers
is a woman She began with common
hens Of no particular breed, but 1t
soon found that well-bred fowls
a better than scrubs. So the breed
ing Of pure-bred fowls was begun and
Is still practiced on this farr.
There are q great many lessons we
could learn from this Oregon poultry
raiser. but only M will be mentioned
in this article and that Is the poultry
buildings. The houses described are
for laying hens only. The breeding
pens are similarly constructed, but
are not SO large, since fewer hens are
kept together.
While the poultry house. on this
farm r not expensive, they are
eminently practical and have been d.
signed with a view to convenience In
management, comfort and cleanliness
Of the fowls, and protection against
enemies of all kinds. There are no
losses from weasels or other small
animals, for these pests of the poultry
man are completely fenced out of tie
laying, breeding and brooder houses
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-16

as = second crop, to follow beets, early
peas, and other large vegetables. In
form 1t is 4 hardy, nat-leaved. Dubious
perennial. Tho blanchsd stems and
bulb are used in cookery for seasoning
in the same ann al the onion.
The leek has not. in tho past. been
much cultivated in this country except
near large cities and whore thsrs IL .
considerable foreign population. but
Of late years its value 10 becoming
more generally appreciated and now
most gardens contain, 1t least, q few
plants. H. .y
The seed should be sown in . seed,
bed in late April or early May and
the seedlings transplanted to the gar
den in June or July, when they
should be : or 8 inches tall. At this
time the tops should be cut back half
and the plants rot deep twelve to If
teen inches apart and six to nine in.
ches asunder. Tho reason for setting
the plants 50 deep IL that the neck and
lower part of the leaves are to be used
in a blanched condition. The soil may
be drawn toward tho plants In culti-
waiting to further the ~blanchinS. Ons
ounce Of seed II used to hundred
feet Of drill. l., L. t-ss>. EG&t7
Being very hardy, the plants may
be dug in late fall. and stored in the
same manner ~ celery. In trenches
or in Z cool DOT cellar.
AS tho mild flavor and sxoel1e1t
seasoning qualities OF this vegetable
are beginning to be moro oenssAlty
known, the demand 10 ~increasing aA1
1t may now be found on all the yNna,
table stands Of cities.
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CHECK THE 8

Valuable work in the control Of
orchard insect pests may be ac-
complished during the winter and
carly spring. Certain destructive in
scots are held In check only by spray
ing during the dormant period OF
trees when stronger washes may be
used than when the trees are in foil
age. Many insects of tho orchard
spend the winter on tho trees in the
egg, larval, OF pupal stage, and their
destruction In the course of pruning
or other orchard work 10 practicable
and 10 Of much importance in keeping
them reduced.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-16
LIVE sTOCK Il

The farmer who feeds as much live
stock as possible may figure that he is
receiving q double remuneration from
his crops: First, from the marketing
Of feels through live stock; and, Sec
ond, from the fertilizing substances
which are left in the n Prac-
tically all Of the nitrogen, phosphorus,
and potash which is in the feeds is
recovered in the manure from live
stock. All landowners, farmers, and
tillers of the soil should always be
keenly conscious of this fact, and
ploy methods of management accord
ingly.
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KOHL-RABI.

Considering all its qualities, it
seems strange that kohl-rab1 Is so
little known. 1t has been likened to
a sort of turnip-rooted cabbage. which
forms q large ball on the surface Of
the ground. But to be exact, tho ball
is not a root, but an enlargement of
the stem; 1t IL; the part that is used
for food. Kohl-rabi Is much used in
Europe and its merits are slowly be-
coming recognized here. Although
quite different in flavor, it may be used
in place Of the turnip, and, in sections
where the turnip does not succeed, 1t
will usually be found that the kohl
rabbi grows on in spite of heat. .
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Docking the Lambs
BY H. Hackedorn, Missouri College of
Agriculture,

! The lamps that have not already
been locked should be attended to at
once. If docking is delayed much
longer, flies will give trouble by laying
eggs close to the wounds. The mag
Gots that hatch from these eggs feed
In or neal the wound and prevent it
from healing.
Is docking necessary? Not abso-
lutely, III 1t is advisable because (1)
locked lambs present a more attrac-
tive appearance than those with long
tails, (2) they bring from Is to SO
cents more per 100 pounds when mar
keted, and go In case of scours when
the flock is turned on grass filth will
often collect on the tails of the lambs,
presenting an ideal place for maggots
to live.
In this practice at the Missouri Agri-
cultural Experiment Station no bad
results from docking have eve been
noticed ana in no case do the records
show any loss in weight due to dock
Ing. Strong, healthy lambs can be
locked most easily when from W to
three weeks old by cutting the tails off
about an inch from the body with a
good sharp knife. Older lambs will
lAC4uS1iSay OACSu UdOly IL oOShoO "Ak1
a knife or Ratchet. Hot irons are
used in order to prevent the loss of
blood. which Is some cases will be so
great as to weaken the lambs and out
down their gain for a week or more.
The regular docking iron which can be
purchased from any sheep supply
house at $1.25 to $3.50 Ia used for
docking the lambs. A hot chisel, no
doubt. would be just as successful.
The purpose of the use Of the hot
iron is to prevent bleeding by thor
oughly soaring the end Of the blood
vessels. The irons should be heated
until they are cherry red. If they are
too cold, the blood vessels will not be
scared thoroughly, o. if they are too
hot, the tails will be taken of too
quickly and some bleeding will fire.
Quently occur. An ordinary tinsmith's
blow torch is one of the most con-
venient means Of heating the irons,
but a portable forge may be used.
Ram lambs that are not to be kept
for breeding purposes should always
be castrated at docking time. This Is
not necessary In case Of lambs that are
to be sold for mutton at the age of
three or four months. However, spring
lambs that are not marketed until fall
are always castrated because they are
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bottom and not on that part Of the
stave which projects below.
The capacities of circular tanks
may be found by the following: Ca
pacity in gallons equals diameter in
feet, squared, multiplied by 0.7S54.
multiplied by the depth In feet, null
tiplied by 7.48. One cubic foot equals
7.8 gallons. When located In build
ings wooden tanks are commonly
made rectangular. They may be lined
with timed copper. but never with
lead. To obviate the use Of heavy
planking, rod are used to rigidly
tie together the end and side braces.
The pneumatic tank system consists
Of a force pump. An air-ttght steel
tank. necessary pipe, valves, fittings.
ETC., and power for operating the
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pump. The system may be a small
n operated by hand, windmill, or
small engine, or it may consist Of .
large pump operated by = powerful
engine with two or more tanks Of
large capacity.
The tank may be placed In the base
ment or underground. thus keeping
the water cool and preventing fresxing.
In the operation Of the pneumatic
system water Is forced into the air
tight tank, thus COMPRISING the air
into q smaller space and creating an
air pressure which. forces the water
to the discharge cocks.
In determining the capacity OF the
tank, 1t is necessary that about ono
third of the computed storage capacity
be added to provide space for the COM
pressed air.
In the auto-pneumatic system tho
water Is delivered fresh from the well
to the faucets. This system consists
essentially Of an air compressor driven
by a small gas engine or electric
motor, an air-tight steel air-pressure
tank, and or more auto-pneumatic
pumps. No water tank is required,
since nothing Is stored, but compressed
air. The pump consists Of two small
metallic chambers submerged in the
water, and when q faucet Is opened
they automatically fill and discharge,
owing to the air pressure from the
storage tank, thus giving q continuous
flow Of fresh water. i
The auto-pneumatic pump can be
used In wells, springs. or lakes where
the water 10 free from sand and mud
and does Tot have to be lifted more
than one hundred feet or where the
working pressure does not exceed IS
pounds.