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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-07
THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
Rebellion.
BY SUSAN E. cLAeETT
Copyright 1917. by the Mcclure

6y SUSAN Z. CIAGETT
copyright 1917. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
fgX/ you rail against convention"
the man at the wheel said,
but you have not told me
what you would offer in its place.
There is no need for you to go into
the byways and hedges in search of
the creature man. | can name four
who would deem It a privilege to
spend the rest OF their lives in your
company and know that you have
sent them to the corners of the earth.
Ralston is in Japan. Howard and Law.
renee are driving ambulances in
France, Chapman is with Pershing in
Mexico. Why did you do it,"
Sophia 1sham looked at her COM
panton with somber eyes. She could
not smile, although the note of amuse.
ment in his voice would have been
contagious If his subject of their talk
had been vital one to her.
If tell you that not one of them
has asked me to marry him. would
you believe me?"
Certainly mott" His reply was en-
phatic.
SO ! supposed Neither will YOU
believe mo when ! tell you that have
never been asked in marriage. humil-
lating as is the admission. But it is
true, nevertheless. Men find in me
a pleasant cssapanion, a good com.
rade. / am their confidant, but our
friendship has never crossed the div.
idtng line between pleasant friend.
uness and the deeper feeling. That
cannot arouse admiration, love has
cut deep. Yet have more friends
among men than among women" she
ended thoughtfully.
IF what you tell me is true" he re-
turned slowly, embarrassed by this un-
expected glimpse into her life. 81
can only surmise that in some way
you prevented them from saying what
they wished to say to you. Women
do such things, and, from their view
point, suppose such an attitude is
kind. From the man's-well, I be.
iieve he would rather take his medi.
cine than live with the thought that
ne might have won out II he had been
more persistent"
Would you say such a one was
weak 10 ne swayed from his intent
ion by laugh. a word?"
Weak? No. But woman's care
less laugh, when man is in deadly
earnest, shows an Indifference to his
pain that a man whose deepest feeling
have been aroused must feel" He
looked at her curiously. ~ cannot
credit you with such laugh. l have
known yea too long. You are not
cruek"
I have had no opportunity" she
replied somewhat bitterly. mo op-
portunity to laugh, to say either yes
or no. That fact is burned into my
consciousness and resent the attit-
ude of the world toward the woman
who could strive for her happiness by
seeking it for herself. 1t is man.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-07
By LOUISE STANLEY, PHI. o.
tPrOf. of Home Economies, Universit,

" 800 - @@S4AS A@SSASA4tSnt university
Of Missouri)
ninth lesson in the West Virgin.
ian's college course in home econom-
ics.)
We know that foods spoil for two
reasons!
The most important reason is that
there are present all about US tiny
plants too small for us to see, which
we call micro-organisms. These micro.
organisms like the same food we like
meat, bread, vegetables.
Most of our plants can manufac.
ture from the air and water and soil
the food which they need. These
plants, heterogeneous, which are so
small and so numerous, cannot do
this. They prefer to live on our food.
and in the process of helping them.
selves, they in most cases render the
food unfit for our use.
In order to keep our food sweet and
clean, then, we must kill any OF these
plants that may have got into 1t before
It comes TO US; and we must prevent
any others from getting in; or else
We must keep 1t under such conditions
that any which may be present can.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-07

table Compound had helped her, 50 /
began taking it. The result is ] am
now in good health and never lose . dny
from my work, and you may publish
my letter to show other girls the
good Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound will do. - Miss MARIE
ScHMELTz, 81 Gardner St., Troy Hill,
N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa.
This good old root and herb remedy
has proved unequalled for periodical
suffering Of young women it contains
what is needed to restore healthful con
ditions.
Write the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co. (confdentiaD, Lynn, Mass, for free
advice if you need It.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-07

give this preparation a test. Mrs. Kan
needy writes
"I have used your trial Jar OF yickt
VapoRub and now would not be with
out 1t in the house. I found II cured
my little girl OF spell OF bronchitis
over night without the aid OF internal
medicine. l nave used II myself fol
pleurisy, and in a few minutes thf
pain was gone" Three sizes, 25c, Soc
or $100.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-07

not thrive and bring about their de.
structive work.
The second reason for the spelling
OF foods is not so easy to explain. We
know there is a great difference in the
ripening Of all fruits and vegetables.
For example, an apple, peach, and
ounce all ripen differently.
The material In the fruit or yege-
table which causes the ripening so
characteristic Of the different kinds is
called by the scientist an engine.
These engines aided by the heat OF
The sun bring about certain typical
changes in the fruit or vegetable
which we call ripening. It is well
known that II these changes continue
too long the fruit deteriorates in quail.
( ity and finally becomes unfit for use.
We also know that such changes con.
tinue after the fruit has been gathered.
We know the flavor of stale vege.
by these engines. Fresh corn on
standing becomes less sweet The del.
icate flavors Of fruits such as straw.
berries are destroyed by allowing them
TO stand after they have been gath.
cred.
In order TO set TO work on the prob.
lem OF food preservation we must first
know something about the two causes
of decay. the micro-organisms and the
engines, the conditions under which
they live, how they may be destroyed
or their action stopped.
(Another lesson in why Foods
spoil'' in the West virginian tomor-
row.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-07
FOR NEURALGIA TAKE
''CELERY-MIST''

You'll be surprised how quickly
"Celery-Mist" relieves neuralgia and
headache. Contains no opiates or mar.
cotic drugs. Pleasant to take. Only
&C a package at any city or country
store.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-07
PERSONALS

Miss Eva Phillips is Ill of grip at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hoult on Diamond street.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Sum.
merville, Of State street, remains
alarmingly Ill Of pneumonia.
Charles Paterson is Ill at his home
on Merchant street.
Miss Fife Steele is recovering from
two weeks illness.
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EAST SIDE
= NEWS =
oraanized CLUB

A number OF ladies were entertained
recently by Mrs. Enos Parks at her
home near Morgantown avenue and a
sewing club was organized. The name
for the club has not been decided. Mrs.
Charles Pitman will be the hostesss
Thursday, February Is.
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Resianed

Jesse Rex, who has for several years
been manager of the Hall drug store on
Merchant street, has resigned to &C.
cept a position as manager of the
South Side pharmacy. His resignation
will take effect Merch l.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-07
YOUNG
ORPHAN Girl
How She Was Cured. Had
Headaches, Dizzy Spells,
Awful Pains, Could
Not Work.
a Pstt SseaS ag seventeen 9s ssPh 81 &:

70 support my1ell,
but l would have
such sick spells
every month that ]
would have TO stay
at hon. fromwork,
and ] could not r.
ford TO do It Ialso
had headaches, dir
" spells and . pain
in my side. Ny sis
ter told me how
much Lydia z.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-07
Returned Home

Mrs. Cora L. Morrow, of State street,
who was called to Boothsville Satur'
day by the death of Miss Margaret
Craig, returned home today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-07

The young fellow in the picture
wears dark blue tussore coat with
collars and cuffs of heavy white lin.
en-. His straw is the newest in baby
boys spring headgear.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-07
Returned From Hosnital

Mrs. Charles Davis, of East Ferry
street, who has been a patient at Cook
hospital, was removed to her home
Sunday,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-07
COLLEGE PROFESSOR TELLS IN HOME
ECONOMICS COURSE, WHY FOOD SPOIIS

(women who read the first lessons
in the West Yirginian's college
Course in Home Economies" have al.
ready learned how micro-organisms
help them to bake, as in yeast, and
how they flavor food, as in cheese and
vinegar. Today's lesson tells about
the evil work they often dol
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-07
Very IN.

The many friends of Mrs. James
Smallwood, Of East Ferry street, will
regret to learn that she is again very
Ill at her home. Mrs. Smallwood was
recovering from a several weeks Ill.
ness and is again nl-fned to her bed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-07

Went to Moraantown
Miss Dana Jacobs went to Morgan.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-07

NEW YORK, Feb. Wars effect
on neutral fashions has seldom been
more pronounced than in this splen
did coat.dress. Note the remarkable
collar and belt arrangement which
make this very simple design look like
the most extreme of the season.
Observe also that the hat has Meth.
er brim nor trim. 1t is shining black
straw, and depends entirely on its line
for beauty and style. Its severity is
modified by scrolled veil of color
matching the dress.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-07
HER BRONCHITIS
is RELIEVED in
A SINGLE NIGHT
Altoona Mother Tells of Her Ex-
perience With Vick's
VapoRub.

Every mother owes It to her family
to investigate the Southern remedy
vick's VapoRub Salve. In the South
1t is universally used in place Of In
furious internal medicines for treating
all forms of cold troubles-from head
or chest colds, down to sore throat,
bronchitis or incipient pneumonia. In
addition, 1t has a hundred uses in
the home as a soothing, cooling salve.
Usually Group u relieved in fifteen
minutes and most colds over night.
Last tJanuary Mrs. A. S. Kennedy,
SOC End Street, Altoona, Pa, was asked
liz. hn, dr.,r.ni.t NNnlsh Rrnthnrn 70
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-07

town this afternoon to visit her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-07

Texas girl grew $500 pounds .,
maize on one acre. breaking worlds
record and netting S122,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-07

HEALTH QUESTIONS ANSWERED
T. T.: How long does typhoid vac.
cination immunity iast?''
Not over two years. Perhsps not
so long.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-07

NEW YORK. Feb. Little Boy
Blues new spring coat is ready for
him. In the studio of Mile. Josephine
Stickney where so many juvenile fash
ions originate you'll see little coats
cut very much like daddy's Balmaca-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-07

the boil should be opened. one boil
may start a whole crop OF Others over
a long period OF time.
Hence boil must be prevented from
injecting the adjoining skin. The most
scrupulous cleanliness Is necessary 10
prevent this. Each boil should he kept
covered so that the discharge cannot
get on the clothing or ON the nearby
skin. Clothing which has become In.
fected should be thoroughly boiled.
a vaccine made from the germs in
the boil is also useful in treating cases
that are unusually slow in healing
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-07

(Another lesson in why Foods
Spoil' in the West virginian tomor.
row.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23
TALK OF THE TOWN

Big dance in Rowland hall Friday
evening, CAROLS orchestra.--adv
Don't forget the Burns concert at the
Presbyterian church Jan. % at s o'clock.
admission, Zoe.
w. II. Fletcher OF Brant Alta, Can,
arrived in the city last evening fron
Montreal, p. O., and will remain in Barre
for few days.
A second sewing meeting of the hos
pital aid will be held at the hospital
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. A
large attendance is looked for. Come
prepared to sew.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. T. Cutler of Jefferson
street left last evening for Boston, where
they are to visit friends and relatives
during the remainder of the week. To-
night, Mr.. Cutler will attend the ban
quet given to the agents of New England
by the Smith-form- truck Co., Mr. Cut
Ter having taken the agency of this
truck very recently.
Mrs. n. j. Roberts and Mrs. d. C. Jar
Wis entertained yesterday at the home of
Mrs. Roberts the members of the Barre
Ladies Tourist club. The afternoon was
spent in social way, 500 being the
game which they participated in, and
afterwards buffet lunch was served by
Mrs. Roberts and Mrs. Jarvis.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23
TWO GO TO PRISON.
One for Assault and the Other for Fur.
nishing Liquor.

Brattleboro, Jan. 23.--Demonstrations
of the correct old fashioned or Indian
method of scalping man, following
numerous potations from a bottle con-
tanning alcohol, landed Albert Morning.
ton and Peter Jeffrey, both of Poult-
ney. in Jail. The men were sentenced
yesterday by Judge +. L. Barber of the
municipal court TO serve not less than
/ four months nor more than six months
| in the house of correction at Rutland.
| Norrington will go up on a charge of
assault and Jeffrey for furnishing liquor
contrary to the law.
From stories told by the men, both of
whom pleaded guilty, Jeffrey visited
Greenfield, Mass, and returned with four
quarts of assorted liquors, two quarts be-
ing his property and two that of a
friend He took some Of his own liquor
and visited Norrington at the latter's
shanty.
According to Norrington's story Jeffrey
picked up knife, following long dis
cussion of the wild and woody west and
Indian fighting in general, and tried to
illustrate how the Indians scalped their
victims. Norrington, not being satisfied
with the demonstration, tried his hand at
it and apparently with better success
and Jeffrey exhibited to the court long
wound on the neck.
In pleading guilty to the charge OF
furnishing Jeffrey startled the court by
announcing that while he had done it
and been arrested for it he had done
nothing more than two-thirds of the pop.
ulation does every week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23

boro and Woodstock fairs. In ten min
utes in either case over the phone they
could have secured list of the present
officials. At the expense of few weeks
of time and a few hundred dollars III
telephone tolls they could have gathered
accurate information from all the Other
few hundred, more or less, similarly in
attentive organizations in the 24G town
and cities of Vermont, and the directory
would have been absolutely complete ana
reliable-and the publishers would have
had the satisfaction of that. and also
probably a substantial financial loss or
the enterprise. 1t could have been done
and that it ought not to have been done
the Rutland News does not presume to
say. The Times wouldn't have done ii,
nor would any other sane business con.
Germ in Vermont have done it.
According to Walton's Register, the
only Vermont state directory, there is in
1917 no fair association at Brattleboro OF
at Woodstock. And, apparently, there
doesn't deserve to be on the showing
made. But the wager of the biggest
raised doughnut in Rutland against the
latest type louise in the Barre Times
room that both associations
win come to life another year, and the
years following, is hereby registered. 1t
is representation, not costing sou, that
they ought to have for their own good
Rutland News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23
CURRENT COMMENT
An Insurance Commissioner.

/ The bill introduced by Mr.. Rowland oil
! Barre, creating the office of insurance
commissioner. is one of the important
measures of the session. Ii is true il will
create another office but it is an office
that seems to be needed. For years the
state treasurer and secretary of state
have performed the duties of insurance
commissioner. While they have done
their work to the best of their ability it
has long been felt that someone better
informed on insurance matters should be
employed fdr this work. To give the in
surance companies more expert service
and the public better protection is one
of the purposes of the bill.
The creation of the office of fire mar
shall is one OF the best features of the
bin. An unknown amount of money is
paid each year for buildings burned TO
get the insurance op them. The insur-
ance companies have paid this money
snd charged their patrons enough higher
insurance rates to compensate them.
They pay many claims they are satisfied
are fraudulent because they feel an in
surance company cannot get justice at
the hands of the common jury. For this
reason they pay the bill rather than TO
60 to the expense of trying TO detect the
crime and be obliged to pay the loss in
the end.
If the state had an official whose duty
ii is TO investigate the cause of fires be-
fore any insurance is paid and prevent
the payment of insurance TO persons who
have burned their own buildings il would
save the insurance companies immense
sums each year. Then should follow
marked reduction in insurance rates on
the people who are honest with the in
surance companies. All holders Of in
suranee policies are paying for this dis
honesty under the present system. II
state official could protect them from
this excessive cost Il would prove good
business for all of them.-St. Johnsbury
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23

as everyone knows, the two fair associa
| tions are very much alive and will object
strenuously to being buried in that con
dition.
THAT reminds us of supposed history
of Barre, published many years ago
which did not contain the name of Ger.
! tain concern, one of the leading business
/ factors OF the city, just because the con-
Germ would not come across The same
! reason probably did not actuate the pub.
+ fishers of the Vermont directory in leav-
| ing out the names of the two Vermont
fair associations; but it seems that the
publishers of the directory might have
! found out the facts with little exertion
and small expense. Barre Times.
OF course the contemporary wouldn't
intimate. or if it did, nobody who knows
would take the slightest stock in it, that
the editors Of Walton's Register govern
the contents of that more-than-century
old annual compendium by the miserable
measure of Come across"
1t should be emphasized again that in
gathering the statistics for q publication
OF this character infinite time and labor
are required. In the case of the two fair
associations. their officers, presumably
the secretaries, were inexcusably negli-
gent of their correspondence, it would
seem. Four count 'eml separate and
distinct notices at intervals were sent to
them, courteously requesting report and
representation in the state directory that
doesn't cost anything except minute of
time and two.cent samp. All the re-
quests were ignored. Then a still fur
Their notice, the fifth, was sent, that, not
having had a report, the editors would
proceed on the assumption that the or
ganization was defunct and would be
omitted. That's ample for any organiza-
tion or society that's got spark of life
in it. it would appear.
This is no brief for the publishers of
Walton's Register. The comment, indeed,
is made without consultation with them.
But, presumably, this routine, costing in
the aggregate a considerable amount of
money and much clerical labor, was fol-
lowed in hundreds of cases.
The publishers or editors of the direc
tory could have learned surely, of the
continued existence of both the Brattle
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23
TALK OF THE TOWN

The Epworth league sleighride has
been postponed from Wednesday to Fri
day evening at $50.
Warren Kerrigan in "a Son of the I'm
mortal" Bluebrd feature, at the BIZ
jou Thursday
Martin Ulrich and Joseph p. Collins of
Woodsville, n. H., returned to their
homes this morning after brief busi-
ness visit in Barre and Graniteville.
Mrs j. L. H. Carr of Liberty street is
taking few days vacation from her
duties at the Barre Savings Bank &
Trust Co. and left this noon for Worces-
ter, Mass, where she will remain for a
few days.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23
MIDDLESEX

Waldo Miles went Monday to Massa.
chusetts, where he has employment.
Mrs. Maggie Farr and Wells Palmer
of Waitsfeld were visitors at B. l.
Palmer's one day last week
Mrs. Gilbert Miles is quite i'll with
pneumonia. A trained nurse from Wat
erbury is caring for her
Mrs. Don Sawyer is on the sick list.
Mrs. +. 0'Connell, who has been visit
ing in this vicinity for some few weeks
past, returned Saturday evening to her
home in Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Daniels were
weekend visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. c. c.
Kellogg in Winooski.
Frank Jackson of Underhill was a
guest of his sister, Mrs. Ii. b. Nichols,
Monday.
Aliddlesex prize speaking will be held
at Holden hall Thursday evening Feb.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23
Large Raised Doughnut Bet Against
Fat Type Louise.

aIn announcing the death of the Val
ley Fair association at Brsttleboro and
of the Woodstock fair just because the
names Of those associations did not sp-
pear in the current issue Of a state direc-
tory, the Rutland News has started
something, We opine, if nothing more
than the question OF the reliability Of the
Information IA Lac book in question. Tor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23
Compulsory Thrift.

is the aim of life insurance. That means
compulsory saving and the result is pro-
lection for the family. 6sth year. Ma
tional Life Ins. Co., of Vt. MUTUALLY
S. S. Ballard, general agent, Rialto build
ing, Montpelier, Vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23
Notice

A regular business meeting Of the Cen.
win be held in carpenters hall, Nichols
block, on Friday evening at 1880 prompt.
Per order Angus Mcdonald, sec.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23
W4SHINGTON
Mr.. and Mrs. George f. Huntington Have
5oth Anniversary.

About 100 friends of Mr.. and Mrs,
George L. Huntington gathered at the
hall Saturday in honor of the 50th ami
versary of their marriage, which occurred
in Barre Jan. 81, 1867. The affair was
under the management OF committee
from the grange, Odd Fellows and Re-
bekahs, both being members of the
grange and Rebekah lodge and Mr.. Hunt
ington valued member of the Odd Fell
lows. Their gift to the couple was a
leather upholstered oak frame chair.
Rev. Mr.. Weller made fitting presenta-
ton speech, which was responded to by
Mr.. Huntington. Card playing and dane
ing were then in order and refreshments
were served, consisting of doughnuts,
cake and coffee. At the midnight hour
all parted, hoping to meet Mr.. and Mrs.
Huntington on their diamond anniver-
sary 25 years hence.
o. S. Cheney is improving SO that he is
dressed and about the house.
Mrs. f. F. Bohonon, who has been i'll,
is reported as better.
c. w. Huntington has been having a
serious trouble with his throat and car
buncles on his neck.
Lucy, the little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs c. II. Johannson, who is i'll with
scarlet fever, is now doing nicely.
Lester d. Tillotson has entered the
hospital at Burlington for treatment. He
was accompanied by his daughter, Allie.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23

81. Special eonvOcation of Granite
Sehapter, No. 26, r. A. NJ, Mason
80 ie hall Tuesday, Jan. %, at 7 p.
n III m. Work. Mark degree. Per or
~ der +. II. p.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-23

TUESDAY, JANUARY %, 1917.
The Weather

Probably fair tonight and Wednes-
day; rising temperature; moderate vari-
able winds, becoming south.