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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-12
To Entertain Society
Many Patients Now
at Cook Hospital

Mrs. NJ. II. Neal, OF Virginia avenue,
who is a surgical patient at Cook hos.
pital, is getting along nicely. Miss Hoi-
bert, OF Jane Lew. is a patient at the
hospital. Mrs. Helen Holbert who has
been patient for several days is I'M.
proving nicely. Mrs. A. B. McDonoid
continues in critical condition. Miss
Catherine Frost who had been patti.
ent at the hospital returned yester-
day to her home on Fourth street.
Miss Lily Reese the four.year.old
daughter Of r. E. REESE, OF kingmont,
is patient at the hospital.
Mrs. Mary Gibbs. of Jamison street.
is surgical patiet at the hospital.
Mrs. ]. G. Laham, who was surgi-
cal patient at the hospital. has return.
ed home. Mrs. G. W. Enoch has re-
turned to her home in Worthtngton
after having been patient at the hos.
pital. Mrs. Birdie Mitchell who was
a surgical patient has returned to her
home In Clarksburg. Murray Riffee
OF this city who was patient has
been dismissed.
The Maturity ward at the hospital
now has three new arrivals. A son
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Villa
at the hospital. They reside at An.
nabelle. A daughter was born there
recently to Mr.. and Mrs. Domonick
d'Andre Of this city and daughter
was born Wednesday to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Badar Of Barrackville.
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A GOOD FRIEND

A good friend stands by you when
in need. Fairmont people tell how
Doan's Kidney Pills have stood the
test. Mrs. Clellant endorsed Doan's
oven ten years ago and again confirms
the story. Could you ask for more
convincing testimony?
Mrs. Elva Clelland, 412 Merchant
ST., Fairmont, says: "Off and on for
two years, l suffered from sharp pains
across the small Of my back. II 7 walk.
ed or exerted myself, the pain was
worse. Colds settled in my kidneys.
l got a box Of Doan's Kidney Pills at
Cranes Drug Store and they removed
the backache and strengthened nv
kidneys"
Lasting Results.
OVER TEN YEARS LATER Mrs.
Clelland said: haven't had any sipn
Of kidney trouble since Doan's Kid.
ney Pills benefited me-"
Price soc at all dealers. Don't sim.
ply ask for a kidney remedy-eet
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Clelland has twice publicly rec.
commended. Foster.Milburn Co. Props.
Buffalo. N. Z,
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Grows Potatoes and
Tomatoes on One Plant
AGRICULTURAL SCIENTISTS DIS.
covERY MAY REVOLUTION.
lie VEGETABLE GROWING.

STATE COLLEGE. Pa, Oct. H.
Eleven fully matured tomatoes and
as many potatoes growing on one
plant in the gardens of the Pennsyl-
vania State College marks the advent
Of new freak plant In the vegetable
world. II further experimentation
proves its commercial value, 1t is ex-
pected to revolutionize vegetable
growing by combining economy Of
space in the garden with efficiency In
plant growth.
The experiment was carried out by
C. E. Myers, professor Of experiment.
tai vegetable growing. A potato was
planted and on the stalk there was
grated a young tomato shoot. The
union was protected with wax and
bound with raffia, as Is done In graft
ing fruit trees. A luxuriant vine re-
suited. On the vine were many toma-
to blossoms. These developed into to-
matoes. Underground potatoes thrived
rs II under stimulus Of their own
tops.
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PERSONALS

Miss Zone Cornell was among the
visitors to Fairmont yesterday after.
noon.
Mrs. J. Walter Barnes, daughter,
Irene and Miss Louise Fleming, Of
Fairmont, were calling in Monongah
yesterday.
Miss leila Lambiottee of Fairmont,
was visiting friends in town yester-
day.
Norman Myers was among the social
callers to Fairmont yesterday.
Miss Mamie Rinehart OF near
Boothsville. was shopper in town
yesterday morning
Mrs. c. Lambert, of Fairmont, was
a caller with friends here yesterday.
Miss Madge Grove has returned af.
ter a several days visit with friends
and relatives In Ohio
Miss 1sola Candy was a shopper in
Fairmont Wednesday
w. G. Satterfted has accepted a no.
sition with the Kisner Bros. at Ida
May.
Mrs. c. Salvati and Mrs. Tony Cir.
mo were among the local shoppers in
Fairmont yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. ]. Comuntizis were
calling in Monongah yesterday after.
noon.
A party composed Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Boyd Fleming, Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd
Graves. Mrs. Haggerty and son, Mr..
Meigs Haggerty, of Clarksburg, mo.
tored to this town yesterday evening.
Constables Satterfield and Corners
Of Fairmont. were among the callers
IN Monongah during the week.
Among the local Republicans who
went to Clarksburg yesterday to hear
Charles Z. Hughes were the Messrs,
Perry D. Burton, Jake Swager, Bert
Davis and George Fleming.
HAYWARD Curry, OF Eldora, was in
town during the week attending to
business.
Miss Vera Shaw has returned from
a short visit In Pennington.
Mrs. Jane Muncy and daughter. of
Clarksburg, were among the shoppers
from out Of town in Monongah yes.
terday.
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LEE-cARrER WEDDING

~ Clarence Lee and Hester Carter two
well known young colored people OF
the city, were united in marriage at
The home of Clarence Carter on Bar.
hes street, Rev. G. D. Mitchell Of the
Central Christian church officiating.
Clarence Lee is the leader Of the col.
7orede orchestra here and Is well
knorp young colored man. His bride
has esided here for several years
having come from Cumberland, Nd,
here.
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Another Charge

The finding OF several valuable ar.
ticles at the home OF Joseph Strick.
Ter Of Tucker station, has led local
authorities to charge Stricken with
robberies during he past month. Five
consecutive nights Monongah business
houses were ransacked, the local Of.
ficers being unable to make any ar.
rests. The Identification Of jewelry
and other articles taken in the local
robberies has affirmed the charge
against Strickler.
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MAKE BRIDE WEEP

FOLLANSBEE, ". Va. Oct. 12-
Following the marriage ceremony of
Clarence Francis and Miss Lucy Lam.
ming here. the Ku Klux Khan, so
strong. yanked the young groom from
the side of his bride and put him
through a gruelling experience. The
entire town turned out to participate
In the merriment, while the bride wept
at her home.
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PERSONALS.
moving

Mr.. and Mrs. Miller are moving
from Wiley street to Grafton.
Mrs. Hughes, of Norwood. was the
guest of Mrs. Cephas Hawkins, Of East
Ferry street, yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Amos spent
Wednesday in Clarksburg.
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Returned Home

Lee King, we'll known young man OF
this town who was recently sold to
the Pittsburgh baseball club. returned
home yesterday evening. During the
few weeks he was a member of tho
club he took part in thirteen games,
making a very favorable showing. He
will report to training camp and re-
sumo his work with the Pittsburgh
team on March /, 1917.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-12
MONONGAH
VISITING Friends

Mrs. John Williams, of Cleveland,
o.. formerly OF Monongah. arrived here
last evening to spend several days
with her mother. Mrs. John Mort. Of
Water street. Mrs. Williams. who was
before her marriage Miss Ruth Mort.
is well known here and has host of
local friends who were glad to vel.
come her return. Previous to her
marriage she was employed as steno-
grapher for Mayor T. G.. Price.
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and sub.topics will be discussed by
Mesdames F. P. Kelley, Carl Riggs,
and ]. G. Broomfeld.
Marriage Announced

AuV De VI oEOOuuC4us
Marriage Announced
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Mayhall,
Of Parkersburg, have announced the
arriage OF their daughter. Winifred
Lee Mayhall, to Harry Maxwell Lake
man, Of New York, which event was
solemnized in September 20, in New
York city, where the bride has resided
for several years. Mrs. Lakeman is
well known throughout the state more
especially through her efficiency as
a pianist her ability having been rec.
ognized in New York where she has
been engaged in that work. She is a
sister OF Mrs. Charles Brooks Smith OF
Ipswich, Mass, and Is connected with
the Associated Charities in New York.
Gave Reception
Rev. T. G. Meredith, OF the High
land Avenue M. E. church, was the
guest last night of $50 members Of
his congregation at a reception held
in the church. A program OF address
es and music was rendered and re.
freshments were served.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-12

Blasting the rocks that were expos.
ed during the excavating. is the step
now being taken toward finishing the
new Normal school. The rocks are
being broken into small pieces and the
lawns graded preparatory to being
sodded and shrubbed next spring.
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On Vacation

DIR. ]. A. Riedy. well known local
physician. left during the week for
Philadelphia. Pa. where he will visit
his parents. After vacation lasting
about two weeks he will return to
Monongah to resume his duties. Dur
ing his absence DR.. Criss Of Fairmont,
is taking his place.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-12

New concrete sidewalk is TODAY be.
ing built in front of the new Bell Tele.
phone building. Work OF plastering
the interior is now we'll under way and
by the first Of December It is hoped
that the building will be ready for
occupancy.
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ID CAL SOCLAAl ITS
with Mrs. waddelI

The woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary society Of the First Pres.
tbyterian church will meet Friday. at.
1ternoon at the home Of Mrs. G. w.
Waddeli on Coleman avenue. The
hostesses will be Mrs. Waddell and
Mrs. Hugh Smith. The program Is as
follows: Devotional, Jochebed as
Gods Agent-Faith and Courage, Mrs.
Duncan Sinclair; business; present
day Mormonism, Mrs. H. s. Falconer;
vocal solo, Mrs. o. E. Mcmillan; Phil.
ippine Needs and How Being Met, Mrs.
Oliver Shurtleff: missionary benedic.
ton; social hour.
y.
To Entertain Society
(; The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society and the M. P. Teple will be
entertained on Friday afternoon at
the hoe Of Mrs. J. r. Neill on Chest.
nut street with Mrs. Neill, Mrs. r. A..
,Neill, Mrs. w. w. Conway and Mrs.
w. r. Cobun as hostesses. Mrs.
George Amos will lead the meeting.
The study hour is to be devoted to
chapter one OF the new text book.
Worlds Missions and Worlds Peace"
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= NEWS -
Reception.

reception.
The members Of the Diamond Street
NJ. E. church viii give a reception Fri
day evening at the church. The at
fair will be farewell to Rev. and
Mrs. J. B. Workman and welcome
to Rev. and Mrs. Reid. Rev. and Mrs.
Workman leave Saturday morning for
Buckhannon. Rev. and Mrs. Reid are
moving here today from Grafton.
Left Today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Powell and
Perry Cox Of Auburn, W. Va, who
have spent the past week with rela.
tives here and at Shutdown, left to.
day for their home.
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INDUSTRIAL,
FAIRMONT

The Fairmont Art Glass company
will begin operations Monday, start
ing their fires in the new plant that
has been built to replace the one de.
stroyed by fire last July. The new
plant, entirely fireproof. has two tanks
OF five pots each. giving it a capacity
Of ten shops. Several thousand pieces
Of glass can be turned out each day
from the new factory.
Brooks and Lake, wholesale candy
and tobacco jobbers, started another
salesman on the road this week and
are making preparations for charging
their warerooms on Jackson street.
A 20 per cent. increase over the ex-
traordinary good business of last year
is being looked for this holiday sea.
son. The territory of the Fairmont
company extends to Eastern and
Southern Pennsylvania. we'll toward
the southern part of the state and
east as far as Wheeling. Over s20,.
900 worth Of orders for holiday can.
dies are to be filled by the company
In the next two months.
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Handkerchief Shower.

Rev. and Mrs. ]. w. Workman were
given handkerchief shower last eve.
ming after prayer meeting. They re.
ceived a large number Of handker-
chiefs from their many friends.
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Entertained at Dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Garner, Of Yer.
mont avenue, entertained at twelve
O'Clock dinner yesterday for Evangel.
ist and Mrs. Howell.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-12

That fashions are Influenced by the
Russian ballet is shown in this charm.
ing dress of blue serge surplice over
an dnderdress OF gray chameuse. 1t
is embroidered in gray and gold braid
in Russian designs. The hat of fancy
design, trimmed with snappy tassle,
matches the dress.
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lnterestina MEETING.

An interesting meeting Of the Homo
Missionary Society OF the Diamond
Street NJ. E. church was held yester.
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. E.
NJ. Cox on Merchant street.
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Ladies Aid Lunch,

Ladies' Aid Lunch.
The Ladies Aid Society OF the First
NJ. P. church will serve lunch in the
dining room Of the church to the vo.
tiers on election day.
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Cretonnes Special
at 22c a yard

For this week we will offer about
sixty pieces Of cretonnes. many are
reproductions Of high.grade foreign
designs. Very special at &c a yard.
Third Floor.
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The Roycrofters have taught the beauty Of
simple window treatments, the replacing Of
voluminous draperies with dainty lace
We want you to see the Quaker Craft Lace
and Lace Curtains we are showing. They are
made of fine yet durable yarns and their de-
signs will please the most fastidious house.
keepers. And yet the cost is moderate
Quaker Craft Lace Curtains Of beautiful Nottingham Fe
and Cable aces, are $1.O0 to $500 a pair.
Quaker Craft pretties new
designs at 25c, 35c 5Oc. to $1.25 q yard.
Our Lace Curtain Stock very large Just win
here the most beautiful creations
Prices in general anywhere between SOC $25 pair
Third Floor.
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WQIe 70 Ff0Or7c
1T DUI21EEO

this little nation may be and under
whose protection and into whose lap
she may ultimately fall.
Albania is one of the few places in
Europe where the traveller still feels
like an exile. Railways, steamships
and telegraph lines have brought the
most part Of Europe within easy reach
of the tourist, but Albania sis n thing
apart from such comforts, and added
to this. the bandits and warning tribes
OF the country are always making
trouble for the foreigner, consequent
ly, many parts of that wild land Is q
sealed book to the globe trotter.
Early History.
In ancient times Albania was called
Illyria. and in the second century d. c
it was Roman province. When the
Roman Empire was divided in 395 A
d. the Shkypetars Gas the Albanian!
were called) were allotted to the East
ern Empire and for time they en-
joyed semi-independence. In the fifti
century the rebel Goths under Atari,
swept south, but they found nlyria 81
poor that they did not modest the PEG
pie. However, at the end of the sixth
century the Slav tribes who ha'
crossed the Danube In scattered bod
les came into Albania where the
committed brutalities on the natives
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and Alec were considering that ques-
ton with an earnestness that might
have done credit to Hamlet.
Marguerite, seeing the unexpected re-
suit of her own temerity, was for the
moment nonplused
And Philip-why Philip didn't even
try to understand what It was al,
about, but started right in with beau
uful and simple faith to color up and
shift his weight from foot to foot;
had he not been quite so grown-up
he undoubtedly would have put his
finger in his mouth.
Art was the only one Of them to
retain his self-possesslon. And he
seemed to be enjoying the scene i'm
mensely, Out the villain always
does, you know, so why blame him?)
Alice looked at Alec and then
slowly, painfully, unwillngly glanced
away.
Alice! Alice." Alec swallowed his
Adams apple and blurted It out right
ike that! He didn't seem to care
who heard him! And he reached out
his hand to her.
Just then the villain grinned. right
out loud, too. Oh, yes, you can grin
out loud--try 1t and see, And that
was where he made his fatal mistake.
Alice wheeled around and gave him
one look. one fierce, piercing look;
then she sobbod out "Alcc!" reached
forth and took his hand and passed
with him into the conservatory. But
not before Alec had flung back over
his shoulder at the amazed Arthur.
Il guess that settles you. You're the
biggest April Fool in the world"
SO, you see, the villain got his. tus,
when he thought things were begin.
ming to come his way. SO score that
as No. l April Fooled: and watch with
what mathematical precision the 9TH
ers got theirs.
In dim recess of the conserva-
tory-where the big plants offered
friendly shelter and where we will
not lntrude-Alice confessed that she
was really deceived by his Indifference
and cruel. cruel GOODNESS toward her
all evening.
And Alec, between times, managed
to state, on the instalment plan. as II
were, that he had really been fooled
into thinking Marguerite told the truth
when she assured him Alice would
not be present.
~ SCoit up -NultlDtTS = ana
And Philip and Margarite? WHY.
rs you can plainly see, Marguerite had
, already been fooled quite enough tc
be set down as Number 4. And Philip
, fooled her again and himself, too
when without knowing how In the
world he did 1t he suddenly found
, himself hurting for Il what he thought
, he would never, mover have the cour.
age to tell her. This makes No. 5.
But there are still two others You
perhaps, If you thought this was going
to be regular love story and worth
reading.
What's that? Oh, well, go ahead
and say it-no doubt we are; good.
J ness knows we've been told so OTTER
, enough, and by people who like us
Alright, then, set us down as No. T.
: But you will have to admit. Just tn,
same, that IT was a case of An All
g Round April Fool won't you?
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The Shkypetars were finally driven to
the mountains and the Slavs occupied
what is now Servia, Montenegro. Bos-
MIA and Herzegovina. There they lived
and preserved freedom for many
years. Even after they were subdued
by the Turks in 147S they had a prac-
teal independence although some of
their towns were governed in name by
Turkish pashas. Then came All
Pasha who united the north and south,
and until his death the country pros
pered After this Constantinople took
a hand in the government. but the
men of the mountains were not con-
quered nor were they molested In
their homes in the hills. An Albanian
League was founded in 1878, and IN
1880 the lines of the land were fixed
for new map.
Imported King.
But the Cock pit Of Europe" was
not to remain quiet very long. and
when the Balkan wars came on AL
bania was mixed in with the other Bal
kan States and out of the crucible
came Albania as an autonomous State
with all the blessings of parliamen
tary government, with It's own Prince
and system of elections all complete
The Powers agreed TO have the Prince
advised and supported by an Interna
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Sailed In next the villain, with hand
outstretched in pleasant greeting to
everyone. Quickly his eye singled out
Alice, and quickly he attached himself
to her side and scrubbed his name six
times on her dance-card while she
looked on and smiled sweetly, Sc
renely happy in the knowledge that,
from his place against the wall Alec
had witnessed the whole proceeding.
And Philip came, too. bringing his
bashfulness with him; and he fumbled
over the hand of his hostess and col
ored to the roots OF his blond hair
when she informed him that she had
reserved the first and last dance for
him-and perhaps he might find one
or two in between.
The orchestra struck up and-the
dance was on!
Why attempt to portray all tina.
happened? Suffice 1t to say that
Alice's nose developed an amazing up
ward tilt whenever she came in the
vicinity of the scowling Alec, his lips
tightly compressed and his eyes striv-
Ing heroically to look everywhere but
at the one who deliberately let him
see a side OF her character he had
never even dreamed she possessed.
To Arthur Graves, however, she wa.
all that poor Alec. remembered hei
once having been to him. Gay o.
voice and smile and eye and merry
with laughter, she noated in the vii
lain's arms with an abandon and grace
that seemed to say: Just look at me-
now, you smart Alec. and see wha
you lost-that was once yours!"
Whereupon. with every glance on
of the tail of his eye, the smart Alec
now very droopy, detected one
would groan.
And so it went on, through the even
ing. until the precise moment that Des
tiny-or maybe it was Dan Cupid. o.
perhaps a guiding spirit from som,
April Fool party Of the long ago
had chosen for the untanglng Of tn
knotted cords of romance and tn,
tangling OF them again, more to tn,
hearts desire.
At all events presently the FIVE act
tors in this sad chronicle met-fac
TO face, between the double door tina
led into the conservatory. Arthur an,
Alice had been dancing together and
at the formers suggestion, had stop
pea " SIl out llc remainder OIL IN
dance among the ported plants.
And Philip, in the seventh heaven o
delight and fear, had finally manage,
to convey the intelligence to Margaret
that he was exceedingly interested /,
maiden-hair fern and wished to Sc
what progress they had made since hi
last visit.
Alec? Why, Alec just happened t
be draped against one of the doubl
doors watching the dancers with un
seeing eye and bordering upon tn
awful Jolt that had been handed hir
by q maid so fair and gracious tha'
it seemed, she scarce could hurt fly
, The five of them stopped shor
They always do, you know; in dra
mates there must come the pause, tn
moment Of intense silence when tn
| actors stare at each other with a far
| away look that sends thrills down tn
| spines Of the audience.
| To speak. or not to speak? Alic