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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-10
OKLA. WOMAN SHOPPING
IN ST. LOUIS DISAPPEARS

ST. Louis, Sept. 10.-Search of
st. Louis hospitals was begun today
for Mrs. Roberta Martin, 80 years
old, wife of Edward S. Martin,
broker of Oklahoma City, who dis
appeared Saturday.
Mrs. Martin left her hotel Satur-
day morning to go shopping. Mr..
Martin thinks she may have gone
automobile riding and been injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-10
Too Cold for Ball Game.

Chicago, Sept. 10.-The Cubs-Reds
game scheduled for this afternoon
called off on account of the cold
weather, the games will be played to-
paorroW
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back with the answer. This answer
was from the fiction editor of the popu
lar periodical to which the doctor had
made his appeal, He signed himself
]. T. Barton.
IL am writing to you personally"
the letter ran. mot because 1 wish to
accept the manuscript you sent or any
other manuscripts like it. For do
not. I am writing to you because
always feel an interest in young men
who are struggling to make a success
You have not yet the right idea
about fiction writing Perhaps you
may never get 1t. But think you will
Somewhere Arnold Benntt SAYS that
writer is one who has seen and felt
the miraculous interestingness of life
Somehow feel that you are aware of
the interestingness of life. Your let
ter shows at least that you are full
of the interest of being a poor medical
student working his way. If ytou
are not interested in things human
you would not have chosen such a long
road to success. You would have gone
into some sort of business-you might
have sought an opening in a bank.
Because you didn't, l think you are
OF the type of which writer's are made.
MY advice to you is this: Find
the material and the inspiration for
your writing from the work you are
doing. Find it in the classroom, in
the clinic in the dinspensary, the hos.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-25
Miller's Antiseptic Oil Known as
Snake Oil
Accomplishing Most Wonderful
Results.

want to thank you for your wonder
full oil, states Mr.. ]. C. Gibson, of
Jonesboro. Ark. My little girl was very
low with diphtheria: l had given her
two doses of medicine which cost me
$50, with no results. bought a Csc
bottle of your oil and one application
relieved her. Now she is we'll. 1t is
the greatest remedy ever saw. Mr..
Gibson made this statement before
hundreds of people. Mrs. Florence
Meager, 234 Whitney street. Hartford.
Conn, writes: have used your Anti.
septic Oil for neuralgia with good eff.
fects, Only thing have ever tried
that stopped the pain Immediately.
Mrs, Williams, Gadsden, Ala, writes:
| have used your great pain Oil for
rheumatism. stiff joints. also for sore
throat, and l want to say that it is the
greatest remedy l ever tried. rec
omend it to all sufferers. Many cures
reported daily from thousands of crate.
full users of this wonderful oil. Every
bottle guaranteed. CSC to soc a bot.
tie, or money refunded. Mailed to any
address, prepaid, on receipt OF soc. At
Cranes drug store.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-25

to bend close to his mouth to hear.
His trembling hands came up to my
shoulders. Bend down, want to ask
you something. Then you can tell it
to Margie."
What is it, Dlck?"
DO you believe that Bible talk about
great lover"
What Bible tallk?"
why, that you must lay down your
life for another"
There 1t was, little book, another
question-this time put to me by my
delirious husband, and had to answer
is as l had the question put to me by
my lover, II do not know"
~ know" he said as alphabetically
as he could in his weak voice. You
see, Margie has all her life been taught
that Bible talk, but know and tell
you man can let another man die
through greater love. Don't you
think so?" he asked anxiously.
Again l had to answer, ~ don't
know"
Bring Margie here. want to tell
Ter and she will understand" he per
sisted.
Perhaps" said the nurse, you had
better tell him you are going to get
her. His fever has gone up a whole
degree"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-25
QUIET DELL.

The farmers are busy blowing and
planting potatoes.
Erie Curtis, of Weston, was visiting
his parents, Mr.. aid Mrs. Geo. Curtis,
the past few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Rudy were the
Sunday guests at George Lakes on
Gladly creek.
Andrew Henderson called on Clip
son Linn Saturday night.
George Curtis and John Henderson
were at Camp Cornwell Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hawkins were
visiting the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joshua Hawkins, near Burners
Ridge, Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Ellen Rudy and grandson, Her
bert Rudy, were calling on Mrs Mer-
rick Vincent, at Fairmont few days
last week.
Mrs. Frances Smith, of Triune, who
was the guest OF her daughter, Mrs.
Henry Rudy the past two weeks, re-
turned to her home Sunday.
Mrs Rem Rudy called on Miss Char
lotte Vincent on Grassy run Sunday
afternoon.
Leland Nixon, of near Boothsville,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-25
HINTS

Flat foot is probably the most com.
mon foot defect. 1t is caused by i'm.
proper shoes, rapid increase in weight,
prolonged illness, cnAnge in occupa.
ttons requiring long standing or acct.
dent resulting in the crushing OF come
part of the foot.
Usually the first symptom OF flat
foot is sense OF discomfort after long
standing or walking. This condition
is due to the giving away OF the mus.
cles and ligaments which support the
arch of the foot. The pain gradually
becomes more severe and continues for
a longer period OF time
Later the foot appears to be rolling
inward and characteristic gait devel.
opes, the foot being thrown outward
in walking. The arch appears to be
congester and the feet sweat a great
deal.
The pains in the feet are often taken
for rheumatism. Remedies which usu-
ally bring relief in rheumatic condi.
lions are of no avail.
Exercise helps strengthen the weak
ened muscles. Some simple forms
that are beneficial are as follows:
Walk with the front OF the foot
thrown out strongly.
Sit on the edge of chair, cross the
feet and then rest on the outer edge of
the feet, alternately partially rise and
sit.
Curl the toes over the round of a
chair and attempt to drag it after it
has been loaded with weights.
Rise on the toes certain number Of,
times every night and morning.
Battle the feet alternately in hot and
cold water to improve the circulation
and render tone TO the muscles.
In more severe cases it is necessary
first to relieve the acute pain and
aches by arch supports and the like.
These arch supports should be proper
ly fitted to the foot. In still more Sc.
we're cases the application of plaster
for time or an operation may be nee.
essary.
j. H. G.: How much sleep does a
normal twelye-months-old baby re-
quire?"
At least 10 hours, more If it wants
it.
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pttal. Seek the things that are real.
ly humorous, really pathetic. Every
time you smile or laugh sincerely put
the reason for it down in your note
/ book. Every time you feel your heart
cords melt remember it. and remem.
Der why. Try to catch these fleeing
human emotions as they pass and,
having caught them and made them
yours, work to express them in writ
ing for others. And In the mean
time. stop trying to make your stories
sound like well-known best sellers.
1t is the worst and the most frequent
mistake of young writer's.
III you follow this suggestion you
may write something we wish to buy.
Because you are working for your edu-
cation l shall give all your further
stories personal reading"
The doctor read this letter first
with a little resentment at the frank
criticism of what TO him seemed to
be a masterpiece. Then when he
read the letter again he realized the
business of 1t. 1t set him thinking,
and for a days rounds in his prac-
tice he followed the advice and kept
track of all appealing incidents.
One night a month later he shut
himself in his study and wrote wrote
till after his methodical bedtime, and
when dawn came it found him at his
desk going over for the second time
the manuscript which he had worked
on through the night The next night
he struggled through a revision ano
the next night he sent it to ]. T. Bar
ton. week later came the reply
and the manuscript was not with It.
Your story is bound to make a name
for you" said the editor. ~ do not
understand how it ever emanated from
the mind Of an immature mdergradu-
ate medical student" and again in the
same letter: 1T has that simplicity
and directness that surpasses in the
realm of real literature all the sumtle-
ties of mere cleverness. We are send.
ing you check for a thousand dol.
lars, our price for a story like this
Perhaps the keenness OF DR.. Brit.
on's joy would have been even more
intense than 1t was but for the fact
that this great incident in his life CO.
incided with another quite as import.
ant. He had for the first time in his
thirty-five years of life seen the wo.
man who. on the second meeting, he
wished to make his wife. She was
a slip of a young woman who came
to his office one day with sprained
wrist. I'm never i'll, so have no
doctor" she told him. LAS it was.
came to the first sign l saw. My
desktop fell on my wrist and didn't
know how much damage it had done
till | neared home"
DR.. Briton asked the interesting
patient to come the next day and al,
though there was nothing to do to
the wrist, he insisted on a daily call
for every day that week. He actual.
ly looked forward to the next days
call more than he did to the receipt
of the check for thousand dollars.
ut is very unprofessional," he told
her that day. Ito seek to know ones
patients socially. But the truth is l
do want to know you, Miss Barton.
For some reason feel that we are
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:: CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE 5:

stepped through the door where
Dick lay on tee bed restles3ly moving
his head from sido to side en- the pill
low.
Tell Margie to come. | want Mar
gle. I've got to tell Margie," he NUT.
tered. There was silence for a mo-
ment or Two and then he began with
a long, deep sigh that seemed to me
to be charged with the awful ache of
breaking heart, I've got to tell Mar
gle. l want Margie"
bent over aim. Here am, Dick,
what do you want to tell me?"
>The restless moving of his head
ceased for a moment. There was just
q flicker of recognition and then his
eyes strnyed again.
please tell Margie to come. Tell
her after she has heard ne she need
never come again If she doesn't want
to-"
Dick, | am Margie. | am listening"
No, no, she won't understand. Wo-
men never understand anything but
to tell her. Go get her. I've got to
she doesn't understand"
LLSlGut blGh' 1 u MdIEl6. DOh
you see I'm here to let you tell me
anything you want to? / have always
understood you, Dick. Don't you know
that?'
Again there was flash of sanity In
the fever.bleered eyes. Dicks shaking
hand came forward just little and
then fell heavily on the coverlet.
II wish you would go away" he
said fretfully. Everybody bothers me
SO 1 can't sleep. can't even think.
Why don't you bring Margie?" There
was a moments silence and then he
opened his eyes wide with horror.
"She isn't dead, is she?" he demand
ed.
mo, Dick, Margie is not dead. She
is right here beside you"
"Am dead?" he asked suddenly.
mo. can't you see you are back in
your and Margie's room at Mrs. Sell.
win's?" His eyes roved around the
room and again he sighed restlessly.
81 can't Think can't think. Some
thing keeps humping against my
hend and says. Cad, coward, I hate
ycr.' Yes, that Is what she said.
Pieaee bring Margie. want to tell
her am not "a coward-why don't you
inow? Even Margie herself will tell
ycu started for him. Sure, did. I
waa. halt way out. That wasn't coward.
l., wus it,"
he passed and anxiously scanned my
face.
Greater love than this hath no
man, that he lay down his life for an.
other he quoted SO softly that ] had
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kindred spirits. feel as fl knew
you. And the funny thing is that YOUR
name Is familiar.
The girl colored a little. and so
is yours she said. ."only the Briton
know is student, a medical stu
dent"
And Barton know is an editor
"a middle'aged man, l imagine"
1t dawned on them simultaneously.
and Dr. Briton's confession came quick
~. Il wrote that first letter because
thought 1t would bring Just what it
did pity and help, and it was the
best help man ever received. But
can you heally be"
Yes, and l have a confession. l
knew when got that last story that
you were not student. The yarn
was too mature, but knew that it was
written by doctor. No one else
could have got the atmosphere that
you did. So searched the telephone
book for a doctor named S. T. Brit.
on. found You and trumpet up that
excuse about the strained wrist. And
you paid me back for my falsehood by
making me come every day for treat
ment" Miss Barton was laughing.
81 fooled myself into thinking it
needed treatment because wanted to
know you.
and haven't been at all sorry for
| wanted to know you. too am re-
ceiving congratulations on all sides
at our office for having got ahead of
the other magazine editors in discov.
eriug you. The story has made won.
derful hit, You will be famous when
it is published. Were you surprised
when you knew it would bring a thou
sand dollars?''
"Just little" he answered laugh.
ing. ~ appeased myself for that fib
by vowing TO put as much as receiv.
ed toward helping some student
through medical college. And now
have Just had to make out check
for cool thousand to have ready to
put with yours tomorrow to go to
helping poor medical students. That
was cool way to rob a man of slice
of his hoardings."
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nearly fifty years because It contain
no alcohol or any narcotic. II ID nut
up in liquid and tablets and is to be
found in any drug store. II not OBJ
talnaDle at your dealers, send $1.00
to DR.. Pierce, Invalids' Hotel. Buff
falo, N. Y, and he will mail large
package OF tablets, or send fifty cents
for smaller Size.
Mrs. A. r. Hicks, who resides a.
/ 1913 Virginia Ave-, HuntinRton. w.
Va, says: DIR. Pierce's Fayorite
Prescription was great help 10 me
during expectancy. My health seem.
ed to fall became all rundown.
weak. and nervous, could not eat M, nor
sleep and was nauseated all the time.
was in very bad condition and even
the doctor did not think would get
along all right, but began taking
'Favorite Prescription and It brought
me through in splendid health and
my baby was strong and healthy. /
do recommend Favorite Prescription
as being a splendid medicine"
Mrs. Mae Castle, who lives al 171n
4th Ave-, Huntington, W. Va, eays:
After my Oldest child came / was
left with weakness, never seemed 10
get,strong afterwards. This woman
ly Weakness caused me to become all
run Sdown, weak and nervous. j doc
tored and took different medicines.
but did not get any better. kept
this up for about ten years and was
getting very much discouraged when
learned of Dr. Pierce's FayoFits
Prescription, and this medicine along
with the Pleasant Pellets, sHealing
Suppositories' and Lotion Tablots'
completely cured me--built me 10 10
health and strength. Women who
are suffering with weakness Of any
sort will find relief in DR.. Piercs'n
Favorite Prescription"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-25
THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
DR.. Briton Gets Advice.
BY JANE OSBORNE
Copyright, 1917, by the Mcclure


Newspaper Syndictel
IN THE corner OF DR.. Briton's office
there was typewriter. And though
It was never used for any Of his of.
flee routine /: DID add to the general
business.like appearance OF his suite
Of offices. 1t was uncovered only
after office hours were over and when
there was reasonable chance that the
doctor would not be called out again
before bedtime summoned him to his
apartment three stories above his Of
flee.
For DR.. Briton, as much as he liked
his profession as a means of making
money, paying rent and offering a
means Of putting away an increasing
little fortunt, felt in his heart of hearts
that Providence had designed him for
the gentle art OF letters When this
bunch had first come to him he had
dreams of writing a play Letter
novel seemed TO be the pinnacle of
his ambition. Then he felt that in
the field OF short stories in the bet.
ter class of magazine he might tino
an outlet for his ambition. He be.
lieved Arnold Bennett who says that a
writer writes because he feels 1.-The
miraculous interestingness of the uni
verse" He felt that he, too, was
charmed with mere existence But it
was never his feeling for the. interest.
ingness of his work and life as a doc.
tor but an interest in the realms of
his imagination. Perhaps that is why
none OF the manuscripts that he had
laboriously composed and even more
laboriously typed out had been accept.
cd. He wouldn't have dreaemd of let.
ting typist read them. Hard enough
was 1t for him to think that strange
editor would have to glance at them.
AS mater of fact they never reach.
ed the hands Of an editor. The first
paragraph glanced over by the first
reader usually consigned them to the
hands Of the manuscript clerk to re.
turn.
DR.. Briton felt that II he could once
get to an editor who would make care.
full criticism of his stories he would
find enough couragement to do better
things. Perhaps the fact that he wrote
on doctors stationery kept his stor
les from receiving such consideration,
he consoled himself, and then follow.
ed the train of thoughts that finally
resulted in the action that did gain
an editors attention.
Some one had told him once that
an appealing letter sent with a manu-
script sometimes moved a gind.heart-
ed editor to look with favor on an
otherwise uninteresting manuscript.
If the story that was sent off the next
day was not one OF thrilling appeal
the same cannot be said of the letter
that went with 1t.
Il am a poor struggling medical
student" he wrote. land for that rea-
son am especially anxious to help
pay my expenses by writing. l realize
my limitations and have never writ.
ten for publication, but will be most
appreciative of any help or sugges.
tons you can give me-"
The doctor appeased his conscience
for this falsehood by promising that
whatever money he did receive as a
result of this letter he would double
from his own pocket and give to some
struggling medical student who might
need it.
The letter did bear fruit. although
the manuscript that went with it came
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-25
GRANDMOTHER's
DOUGHNUTS

The art of making good doughnuts is
in mixing dough which will fry with.
out absorbing the grease. This de-
ponds on the texture of the flour and
the degree of heat of the fat. and is
usually matter of experiment for the
cook. Beat egg, add / cupful of
sweet milk, and cupfuls of flour sift-
ed with / teaspoonful cream of tartar
and IL teaspoonful of baking soda.
Put ~ teaspoonful of ginger in the fat
in which the cakes are fried. Drain
on thick paper.
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MOTHERS, ATTENTION!
A Wonderful Prescription for You!

Mrs. Laura G, Neimer. of 722 Mar
ket St. Wheeling, w. Va, says: "All
through my married life DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription has been a
great help to me-has saved me
many doctor bills and lots of suffer-
ing. l have taken it during expectan-
cy and found it wonderful help in
keeping me we'll and strong, and my
children are all healthy. l also took
it when was suffering from a ner-
vous breakdown and 1t restored me
to health. 1 really do not see how l
could have gotten along without
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-25

Here is the woman cabinet of the
United States, wives OF the men In
charge of our war: Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson; Mrs. William McAdoo. wife
Of the secretary OF the treasury and
formerly Miss Ele19or Wilson, the
presidents daughter; -3-Mrs. Newton
D. Baker, wife of the secretary of
war; AIRS. Albert S. Burleson. wife
OF the postmaster general; 5-Mrs.
Robert Lansing, wife of the secretary
of state; 6-Mrs. Franklin X. Lane,
wife of the secretary of the interior;
Mrs. D. F. Houston, wife of the
secretary of agriculture; S-Mrs.
Thomas W. Gregory. wife of the at
torney general; 9-Mrs. Josephus Dan.
iels, wife Of the secretary of the navy;
10-Mrs. William B. Wilson, wife OF
the secretary of labor; 11-Mrs. vii.
liam c. Redfield, wife of the secretary
of commerce.
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DEBATING ARMY BILL,

WASHINGTON, D. G., April "a
The passage of the administration
army bill my the end of the week was
forecasted today upon the assembling
of Congress. General debate on the
measure continued in both houses. A
vote may be reached in the House on
Thursday and in the Senate by Satur-
day at latest.
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'Favorite Prescription 1t certainly
has been great help to me and will
also help other. women who are all
ing If they wifi give it fair trial.
No matter how much 1 would say in
praise Of this medicine could not do
justice to it. 1 am always advising
my friends to take it."
DR.. Pierce's favorite Prescription
has been favorite with women for
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-25
The still. Small voIc..

The most potent and benefcent
forces are stillest. The strength of q
sentence is not in its adjectives, but
in its verbs and nouns. and the
strength of men and nations is in thei1
calm, sane, meditative moments. In a
time Of noise and hurry and material
ism like ours, the gospel of the stin
and small voice is always seasonable
John Burroughs, in the Atlantic.
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GIRLS euARn oRosslhlns.

WHEELING, w. Va, April 2b.--The
Baltimore and Ohio railroad has IN.
stalled girls as guards at the railroad
crossings in THIS city because Of the
scarcity of men. The girls are trained
in the operation of the gates and using
of signal flags and are stepping, well
trained. into the positions formerly
filled by men.
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was calling at S. N. Inns Thursday

night.
Miss Lulu Williams called on her
aunt, Mrs. Kate Nuzum, Sunday
Jesse Satterfeld and Clint Williams
are working at Fairmont at this writ
ing.
Avis Henderson was calling on his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Hender-
soon at Spring Dale, Sunday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Basil Rudy spent Sun
day at ]. w. Fast's on Wtckwire.
Albert Neel and family we're call
ing at George Neel's near Burners
Ridge, Sunday last.
Bernard Satterfleld called at Rem
Rudy's Thursday.
John Rudy spent Sunday with his
daughter, Mrs. S N. Linn.
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MEANT CHILD DIES

An infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Barber died this morning at the
home of it's parents at $40 Columbia.
street and was inferred this afternoon
III Holy Cross cemetery by Undertaken
Fred jenkins.
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Gore shoulders, lame back.
y stiff neck. all pains and aches
yield to Sloan's Liniment.
Do NOT rub tt. Simply apply to
the sore spot, it quickly penetrates
and relieves. Cleaner than mussy
plasters or ointments, it does not
stain the skin.
Keep a bottle handy for rheumatism.
sprains, bruises, toothache, neuralgia, gout,
lumbago and sore stiff muscles.
AT all drneeists, 25c. Soc. and St00.