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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-22
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-22
WEI, III KNOWN WOMEN OF WEST
VIRGINIA LEND A HELPING HAND

Mrs. Russell Straight, of 1O45 Vir-
ginia Ave-, Fairmont, W. Va, says:
~ was cured of woman's weakness
by the use of DR.. Pierce's Favorlte
Prescription. For years ! suffered
from Inflammation and had Pains in
my side all the time, also bearing
down pains. l was so nervous and
weak that | could scarcely move.
i began taking the 'FaVorite Pre-
scrirtion' and was completely cured
Of my weakness and restored to good
health, and now whenever l need
tonic it is 'FaY0rite Prescription that
take, and l always recommend i"
Almost any druggist can supply you
with DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton in liquid or tablets. No alcohol,
narcotics or any harmful ingredient.
II not obtainable, send $1.00 to DR..
Pierce, Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N.
Y, and he will send large package Of
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Mrs. Ruby Resler, of $40 Oak St.,
Parkersburg, W. Va, says: Il think
Dr.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is
a most wonderful tonic for women.
| have for several years been taking
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me, and can safely say that / have
derived great benefit from its use.
take pleasure in recommending FAY
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great system purifier. They regulate
the stomach and liver and are very
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Pleasant Pellets are made up Of
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nearly fifty years ago by DR.. Pierce,
and can be had for a quarter from
almost any apothecary-simply ask
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-22

telling her of Steve and all that be
seemed to miss in life.
Charlie and / nave heen 50 interest
ed in the boy. All he needs is en-
couragement. Someone to believe in
him, don't you know"
mo, | don't" replied shella, fatty.
81 don't belive in propping and snoring
up genius. My mother used 10 say up
home to wait patiently after the eggs
were Matched instead Of trying to guess
what they were beforehand. II he's a
swan, SO much the better; but.ithe's a
turkey he belongs in the barnyaru. I
think New York Is deadly in its effect
on mere geniuses. | don't think he's
getting anywhere working that null
tigraph machine when he's dying to
write. If he'd go up home and put as
much energy into the place up there
he'd still be earning living and still
have time to work on something he
really wanted to-"
"Oh, but there's no atmosphere there
dearie, said Agatha,
ooh, Yes there is" laughed the girl.
"You just try to cross the Hogsback
at high tide and you'll get all the at
mosphere you want That's the sand
bar below the old Paxton farm. hope
he has the courage to follow those pota
toes"
They we're riding on Riverside bus
together just two weeks later. When
two are from the same town under
standing and intimacy ripen marvel
usly in a short time. 1t was won.
derful day.
isn't it rather late for your pota-
toes?" asked Sheila little teasingly.
They're in long ago. You know
why I've stayed On here. It's just on
account Of you-DeCause wanted to
do big things for you, 1t isn't an easy
thing to try to fill the measure a WON,
an like you demands Of man. You
know Shella-"
"oh, drop that, and call me Lyly as
you used to-" she laughed. "They all
do back home. How many acres are
there at your place.
"About ten. but they're all good
cleared land, you know"
She nodded.
a have thirty-five-that old hill farm
Of Uncle Abner's. He left, it to me
last year. Now listen, Steve, We've
known each other all our lives, in a
way, but really only in these last two
weeks. like New York, and I've sue
ceeded here, but after all it's the home
acres that pull you back where you be-
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long. You 80 home tomorrow. You
can take my land and DO what yoE
please with it I'll be up in harvest
lime, and il you've made good, I'll say
yes. Are you willing TO serve for Rach.
eli Just a summer span, inAtead Of
seven years"
A taxi passed them, it's top thrown
back. Agatha sat on the seat and waV'
ed her hand 70 them.
II wonder Il she guessed from my
face" said she!la. Il wanted to keep
II a secret until We were sure you had
made Food. / wonder what ! could tell
her we were talking about"
stevs'S hand closed over hers tight
~ with the other he pulled his hat
brim further down over his eyes and
smiled with the air of a conoueror at
the ripping Hudson river.
"Teil her just Eaters" be said.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-22
HEALTH HINTS

Every person should remember that
It is essential to health to ventilate a
bedroom properly-but many people
do not do this even in the summer
time.
In fact keeping cool during the day.
time depends upon keeping the bed
room we'll aired and cool at night.
Impurities Of the body are thrown
off when people sleep exactly as much
as when they are walking, Yet scores
Of men and women forget apparently
that there is any need Of an exit for
the impure breath or that it is quite
as essential to have a source Of fresh
air as in theewaking hours. Many
people have a superstitious aversion
to night air when as matter OF fact
there is no other to breath after sun
down except night air.
On retiring the bedroom windows
should be raised, from the bottom and
lowered from the top, If there are
two windows raise one from the bot,
tom and lower the other from the
top. The one raised should be toward
the side from which the wind is blow.
ing. The lowered one should be on
the other side.
II the room has a window or win
ows on one side only, 1t is often nee
essary to open the transom on the
other side of the room or perhaps
leave the door open a few inches to
create a current Of air.
Aside from care exercised in ventt'
lating the provision should be made
for gaining a supply Of fresh air dur
ing the day. There are many beau
tiful breathing spots in every city,
Make use Of them. Take your share
Of the free, fresh air
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-22
1: CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE. .;

went out OF his love for Eleanor, re
did not have to share it with all the ma
teriaI and sordid things Of everyday
life that a man has to share with his
love when he marries. She probably
never found fault with him because
he stayed out with the boys and drank
more than was good for him.
That is the sole nerve narrowing
prerogative Of a wife.
And now she has become a golden
memory-but what is the use? | told
myself l would start afresh on this
trip and begin life with Dick all over
agaiL.
At first | thought it would be the
same but know that will never be,
have lost the old capacity for joy. How.
ever, am beginning to see, II Dick
keeps his present disposition, after he
is thoroughly we'll l shall probably
reach certain content which perhaps
is the ultimate to bedesired,
Is it better to know, little book, there
is nothing nor no one in this world
worth a tear? Would l be content to
again have the old pain and the old
unrest for the sake of the old moments
Of ecstasy?
| don't know. l only know l am in.
capable Of great pain or great pleas
ure. l seem to be just living from day
to day quietly waiting for something,
know not what, which will meet me
some day just around the corner.
Just now, little book, am almost
ready to say, please, fate, let me
walk straight for l am afraid, oh SO
afraid, Of what is just around the cor.
nern
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Blck is better but, oh, so weak, little
book. We had letter from Jim Eddie
today saying the business was boom
ing.
Don't come back until you are thor
oughly well, old man." writes Jim to
Dick. Everything is perfectly all right
and your affairs were never in better
shape. | would call Margie rich wo-
man today and you need have no fear
SaS her welfare under any circum'
'SS9g." =.
sroaned. You see, Margie,"
aid, II was an egotistical ass in
hiking the book concern would go to
pieces II were to go out OF it, Mar.
gle, see more and more perhaps you
would be better off without me and 1t
Is not for mortals to usurp the judg'
ment Of God. have been thinking
lately since Dr.. Virot spoke about the
good Malcolm Stuart did with his mon
ey perhaps it would have been better
for everybody If it had been Malcolm
Stuart's life instead of mine,
"But Margie, you realize, don't you,
Il that we're true 1t was a mistake in
judgment, not lack of courage on my
part. It is easy to die, Margie-only
3 moment Of agony and the new adven.
ltITe will have been begun. The hard
thing Is to live. Live after you 6istrust
I your own judgment, after you almost
distrust your own motives"
1 ! ar
Malcolm Stuart dead is not better to
society than he was living. Suppose
what you thought Of him were true, sup.
pose the new boat-the Salvia-had
been built for a very different purpose
than that to which it has been put.
Suppose 1t was intended as the luxuri.
GUS home OF another woman. Another
Of that long line Of women that have
Logged or been loved by Malcolm Stu.
IAen what?"
o5k In his earnestness raised him.
from bed and fell back with a sigh
j weakness. AS soon as he could catch
bis breath he said, III l thought that,
Margte, would be perfectly ct rest
3Yer my part in the incident"
Little book, for one brief moment l
was almost tempted to tell him. And
then It came to me il l assured him
and set his mind at rest on that point,
might raise other doubts and fears
hat would make him more miserable.
II had never known about Dick and
Eleanor Fairlow would not feel as l
70 today,
! think every woman can forgive the
udden impulses and indiscretlons OF
man because II she be honest with
srseh she knows human creatures
ca Or women-sopetimes do things
lich, 4 they had stopped q moment
think they never would have done.
never know, little book, when
Sitting alone beside Dick in the
ht ana see be is not thinking of
whsther hisS thoughts have not
lie back to love and Eleanor Falrlow.
VOW iaa pttle book, the thrill never
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-22
THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
a SON OF THE SOIL

fccprieht, 1917, BY the Mcclure
NewspSper syndieste,)
- AXToN had made himSeh peELlS
nIsriy obnoxious that evening
30. EVEN Agatha had found him .
"a usually his little tmpromto
1ePaons amused her. She leaned
sSek now "a tho winged arcnaif ana
cioSed her eyes to shut out his eager
youns face. Surely enerey was one Q!
ne most firing thingg IN me Worla
Just when they had all wanteo 70 To-
~ and listen to Ovens oeautltui
music he had insisted on talking OF
Siib.soils and fertilizers.
The government Is Just beginning
10 rsalize that It's wealth lies IN It's
Goii99 proclaimed Paxton. i've got a
iittie Old ten.acre lot up in Rhode Is
land that haven't even looked at IN
years. Now I'm shipping up some SEED
potatoes, and I'll probably follow them
IA another week."
Just at this point the slender girl
"a the odd dress leaned forward from
hen. chair. 49,. ~.
y, She asked with sudden in.
fesa Just as II Agatha's beautitul
studio and its occupants had sudden
J IA slipped from her range OF vision
ieaying only Steve Paxton.
Don't notice her, Steve" interrupts
sea Charlie.
Charlie was Agatha's husband, used
Hrfncipallv as a background for her
artistry. "She Is not interested IN
the culture Of the soil. She is proba'
bly, only studlng the marvellous dis
play Of expression on your mo3ne
countenance This artlesstlooking
child Is one of our best-knoWn illustra'
aBut 1 am in earnest this time,
Charlie" the girl insisted, land ! think
that Mr.. Paxton is too. Besides, he
hasn't good face at all for Sketchlng'
His brow is too expansive l think
he's too much in earnest"
eTis rare trait nowadays my
child" responded Charlie. Steve Is a
good boy. He was in Rhode Island
and much Of its soil adheres to him
I still, theoretically.
@What part of Rhode Island" askeN
the girl, insistently.
Paxton was trying to remember
where he had seen her before-not in
that llzard.colored dress with a futile
scarf and sequinned belt, but some
where in the OPEN
"Four miles from Neponsit and then
you take the boat over to Farwell
island, There used to be little school
there
Il know it." sighed the girl, laugh
ing, too. New York is the funniest
little provincial place l ever lived in
You're always running into people
you've known somewhere else. Do you
remember me?" ~
Il do" answered Steve promptly. !
met YOU on the northwest corner OF
the rainbow back in the golden age.
"You did not" she retorted. Here
in New York ! sign my stun Sheiia
Gardy but I'm Lidy Peck"
"My dear" called Charlie, "forbeaH
You're doing this Of your own free
will"
foh I don't care" shetla answered.
ats the truth. Do you remember MI
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-22

now Steve?" Steve promptly got GAVIN
from his pearch on the window seat
and eliminated the rest Of the party
from his consciousness They TAXED
Of home until Agatha laughingly said
she had not dreamt that little "Rody"
could possibly have produced two such
geniuses.
what are you doing here?" asked
Shelia eagerly.
Steve looked thoughtful and Agatha
rumpled up his hair with a maternal
touch.
HE has not found his meter as yet
He graciously consents to give few
hours each day in working for the
press"
"writing?" asked shelIa.
mo, multigraphing," responded Steve
gloomily. In a little dinky printing
house over here on University place.
1t pays my room rent, and I've saved
enough for those seed potatoes. I've
been trying to get up courage for
weeks to go back up there and live on
the old farm. Maybe I'd really find
time to write, If l did"
The next day Agatha had a long
talk with the girl they called Sheila,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-22
Instant Baked Apples. Can Them NoU

wash your jars ruObsrs for quality
set empty Jars pan and let
Select bound apples Of medium size
Remove and
into boiling water.
Plunge instant into cold water.
Pack apples hot quart Jars
FIJI Jars with hot syrup
rubberS quickly In hot soda bath Il teaspoon
Quart WateF).
Put rubbers and tops Of Jars in position
Tighten tops, not Gir.tight
Place jars on false bottom boiler within inches OF
tons Of Jars with Jars
Put boil for IL minutes counting
water begins to boil.
Jars.
Make tops alright
to discover
found rubbe and boil again for five
Wrap jars.
Store in COOL dry place.
To Make Syrup:
u ofBugaT
gallon OF water
Boil until is dissolved
Strain impurities.
Keep syrup hot
DON'T MISS ANY STEP.
Cut this out NOW and save it Watch for tomorrows directions
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-22

troubled with cramps and feel like q
different woman. cannot praise
lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Cons
pound too highly and / am recommend:
tngit to my friends who suffer as | did."
Mrs. GEORGE R. NAYLoR, Box ~
Young women who are troubled with
painful or irregular periods, backache,
headache, dragging-down sensations,
fainting spells or indigestion should
take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Thousands have been re-
stored to health by this root and herb
Write for free and helpful advice 70
lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (con'
fidentiaD, Lynn, Mass. Only women
7pen and read such letters.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-22
Paper Prints Poem
By Local Writer
The following poem by Mrs. Samuel
T,eeper, of this city, was printed on
the editorial page Of the Pittsburgh
Gazette-Times last Sunday;
THE LAuRELs IL

THE LAURELs. 1s
Brave in his suit Of khaki'brown
,Jimmy's the idol Of the town.
It's Good work, Jimmy, we're proud OF
you'll"
And smiles from eyes OF brown and
blue,
And Jimmy is cheered to the echo
when
The train pulls out with the fighting
This is right and it should be SO
For Jimmy is brave and loyal we
But, please remember, and save one
cheer,
For John who stays and labors here.
Out in the dance of shimmerins heat
John tolls in the field of prosaic wheat.
Not for him do the colors fly,
Nobody cheers when he passes by
Sobarly clad in oyeralls,
Leading the work-horses from the
stalls.
But the wide fields waiting his steady
hand,
Are the hope Of food for a hard'pressed
land.
So, please, remember he does hit bit,
Tho he yearnS for France, and the
thick OF It,
Think you not as he p!ods along,
That the cannon has for him no song.
The jingle of harness, and swingle.tree
Are shout with the charge on the
enemy!
His yielding acres, broad and wide,
May win the fight, may turn the tide,
For fighting men to win, must eat.
So here's to John who raises wheat!
Not for him are the battle scars
And cleaning medals of victory's wars.
Not for him will the crowd 80 mad
When the end brings back the soldier
lad.
But please remember he did his bit
Tho he longed to be in the thick of it
And save one rousing hearty cheer
For John who toiled and sweated here.
JEANETTE ARNETT LEEPER.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-22

For over forty years, an herbal
tonic for women has been sold by all
dealers in medicine throughout this
country, known as DR.. Pierce's Fav-
orite Prescription. Through its use
thousands of women all over this
land have been relieved Of many dis
cases of a womanly nature and many
of them wish to extend the good news
10 others.
Mrs. NJ. ]. Reed, who resides at
LII O'Cello St. Clarksburg, W. Va,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-22

says. "Dr. Plerce's- Favorlte Pre-
scription Was of great help to me dur
ing middle life. At this time 1 be-
came all rundown, weak and ner-
vous. suffered with hot flashes and
dizzy spells. At last / began With the
'FaYorite Prescription and 1t brought
me through this critical period in
splendid health. have always felt
very grateful to Dr.. Pierce for what
his 'Favorite Prescription did for me
and am glad to recommend II"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-22
THOSE AWFUL
CRAMPS
Suggestions that may save
Much Suffering
MarysvilIe, Pa.-"For twelve year
/ suffered with terrible cramps. ! +

would have TO stay
in bed several days
every month. !
tried all kinds Of
remedies aud was
treated by doctors,
butmy trouble con"
tinued until one day
| read about Lydia
E, Pinkham' s Vege:
table Compound and
what it had done for
others. / tried It
and now | am never
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-22
Did You Know
Dorothy Phillips
Could Sing?.

She tried it and was al
most frightened at her
own voice. I'm the Front
Row" tonight tells you
all about how it happened
There is a positive benefit
to be derived from reading
this column daily. 1t gives
you unbiased forehand
knowledge of what is
headlined at all the local
theatres.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-22
BEAUTY Lessons From Lite
TO HAVE BEAUTIFUL ARMS
Taks Lesson from Lima oyaIIs says MoeI0ne Gibson

This Is the ninth Of . series Of Or.
HclOS 0nalySing the famous American
beauties, written
BY IpAH MsoLoNE GIBSON
Beauty Expert Of the West VlrsInlan
and Author Of confessions Of
q WIFE"
zone might almost find the lost
arms Of Venus on Cavalier" said the
man who was walking through the
metropolitan museum with me.
He was wrong, for Cavalieri'S arms
are too slender for the wonderful
statue. Ideals Of beauty change and
today the modern beauty must first
have slenderness.
CAVALIERS arms conform perfectly
to modern ideas Of feminine beauty.
They taper from shoulder towrist;
thew are round, with no ugly enlarge
ments at the elbows, which are softly
dimpled.
Much Of the beauty Of a womsp's
arms depends on the color end tex
ture of the skin. "A beautiful arm
should invite touch by its delicate
transparent whiteness and appear
ance OF sottness.
If you have hair on your arms 1t
can be disSipated by using paste
made of barium sulphide, so grains,
and powdered chalk, 400 grains. Mix
we'll together then wet into a smooth
paste. Cover the arms with paste
let it remain for about five minutes,
then scrape of with an ivory paper
knife. Rub on cold cream after wash
ing.
heavy use peroxide Of hydrogen to
bleach 1t so that it will not be notice
able.
For skin Of coarse texture on the
upper arm, wash every night with
lather made Of pure CASTLE soap and
very hot water, using a stiff flesh
brush. Then use cold cream over up
per arms and elbows to keep them
from growing old looking.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-23
A Beautiful Complexion
For Only rs Gents

Keep on using expensive creams
and washes and ointments IL you want
to-" says Peterson. IT'S mono OF INV
business how you squander your money.
but II o really want to get rid OF
pimples,. facial blemishes of any kline
or any skin disease. my honest advice is
to get a twenty-five cent box Of Peter
sons Ointment to-day"
Men and women, If o want a COM
plexion clean and clear, soft and vel
vety; one that will compel the admira-
ton OF all the people you meet. start
to use Peterson's Ointment Tonight
use it freely. rubbing we'll into the
skin. Continue for q week or until
every. pimple. b~lackhead. eruption or
rash Is zone.
Don't fail to try 1t and you can take
my word for 1t you'll be proud of your
lovely skin and your friends will envy
your bewitching complexion. Any fair
minded druggist will back up what
Peterson says. because he Is authorized
to return your money without question
II P~eterson's Ointment doesn't make
good.-Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-23
WAvERLY

tspecial to Tho Times-Dispatch.l
WANERLY. VA. September 22-Jes-
ter Gray. Of Frederick, Del, visited
friends and relatives In town during
tho week.
Miss Gayle Hartz left Wednesday for
Randolph-Macon Woman's College. I'm
~LynchburE.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Daniel have re-.
turned to Waverly after a short stay
In Norfolk.
Mrs. Horace A.. Gray has returned
home after being in Richmond ton
days.
Mrs. j. F.. West and Mrs. Oscar q
West left Saturday for Washington
where they will spend some time. TO
be with Oscar II. West. who is at Fort
Myer with the second officers train
Ing m
Mr.. and Mrs. Rosser B. West, OF New
port News, are visiting relatives In
his place.
Mrs. c. E. Smith and Mrs. p 70
Chappell will leave next week for
Admission. Ala. to be with captoin
Smith and Sergeant Chappell. who are
at Camp Mcclellan. 80
The Sussex County Chapter OF thu
American Red Cross Is and
doing advanced work, with Waverjv
as headquarters.
Mrs. /. Shapiro and SON are VISITING
in Baltimore.