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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-17

| courts and OF darning stockings and
cooking. The brave color came back
to her cheeks and she sat very erect.
She had chosen career and she was
going to make good.
The train stopped at her station
and she got off. Others got off other
cars and went UP the steps OF the sub
way exit to scatter at the top in diff.
ferent directions. A fine sleet had
started to fail and the wind which was
blowing a gale sent the fine, icy par.
ticles into her eyes. The turned up
fur collar, frightened her veil, and, bur.
rowing her face into her muff, started
up the street.
At the same time a man started az.
ter her. At first Janet paid little at
tention to him, but as she left the lights
behind and plunged ino the darkness
ahead she felt uneasy. She walked
faster but the man soon overlook her,
walking beside her and suiting his step
to hers. Janet kept straight ahead,
never SO much as glancing aside. But
she knew that he, too, had his head
down against the wind and the collar
of his great oyercoat was almost touch
Ing his hat.
III you're afraid l shall be glad to
take you home" he said finally, his
voice coming in fitful Jerks as the wind
caught It.
mo thank you! I'm not AFRAID
said Janet as firmly as she could with
her teeth chatering.
But I'm going to the ferry and I'll
Just walk with you. II you don't mind"
No answer, but he was not dis.
couraged. He kept right beside her.
Tim not accustomed to being out
go late!" She decided 1t was best 10
let him know that she was a proper
law-abiding person. 81 was with some
friends from the West and wouldn't
let them bring me home" She thought
he would go then, but he didn't. He
came even a little nearer and touch.
ed her arm to steady her against the
wind. She drew sharply away.
I'm from the West, too" he said.
"But it's big place."
Conversation was difficult, but Janet
became ashamed of herself. TITS dark
and he's going my way. Why should
MT he protect me IL he wants to? And
he's from the West!"
"This isn't very far west" she
amended. cts only in western Penn
sylvania!"
"why, that's where I'm FRONT"
as that SOL" Janet was interested.
What is the place"
mot far from Pittsburgh. A town
called Lockton."
why that-whom do you know in
Lockton?"
ooh. everybody. Do you know any
one there?"
Eyes"
DO you know the MoOres9" he ask.
ed eagerly. do you know Janet
Moore?"
Janet caught his sleeve and turned
him sharply. "Hart!" she cried.
Don't you know me?"
JANET"
And suddenly European court and
darning were forgotten. He hadn't
asked her II she knew Mary Porter.
He still loved her an dshe had no
will to resist.
"I'm going home, HartI" she said
in the shelter Of the entrance where
they could talk.
"Why, Janet?"
ooh, to marry you, guess. d mt
you want me?"
But the last words were lost in the
depths Of the big overcoat.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-17
CONDENSATION AWARDS.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. IL
Pension awards have been announced
by the workmen's compensation COM
missioner as follows: Mary e. Manly,
of Kenova, $40 a month; Ed Harris,
of Winding Gulch, S4.93 weekly for
SO weeks; James Hicks, of Braeholm,
$5.94 weekly for 80 weeks; ]. #.
Saunders, Of Boomer, 81 weekly for
156 weeks; Tony Stinellia, Of King
wood, IS weekly for 80 weeks; James
Hicks, of Amherstdale, 1884 weekly
for 80 weeks; Robert Jones, of Har-
vey, $7.46 weekly for 80 weeks; Eli
Williamson, of Stony Mountain, 81
weekly for 1O5 weeks.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-17
THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
The Man in. the Storm.
BY OLIVER GRAY
copyright, 1917, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicte)

!.
sssTANET, dear, wont you please
come to the hotel with US and
Y u stay all night? We've stayed out
80 late az shows and things we can't
let you go SO far alone now
No, Salley, thanks Just the same.
III take the subway and be home in no
time. / live SO near to the car, you
Know
1T isn't near-its several bloeks
ana you shan't go alone. Henry will
certainly 60 with you"
Henry certainly will not. Yo1 two
are so tired doing New York now you
walk as II you were on pegs, and
Henry's eyes look like holes burned
10 paper for want of sleep. We girls
gel accustomed to going around alone,
and you needn't think I'm martyr.
NO, / can't so to the hotel, el.hor.
Y1u,n both sleep till 10 and I've get 10
be up and doing at 9. I've lesson Mt
and ] have oyei an hours practice
first
well little sister, all right" asqui
esced Sally. "You are too independent
for comfort, though, sometimes. This
musical career in the first place is
ALL
Janet laid her hand over her sisters
mouth. flush! Here we are at the
station. Now goodnight"
Her car was almost full Of people go.
ing home from theatre and supper. She
thought Of the one little all.nl5ht car
back home in her native town, max.
ing its lonely half!hour trips along
Main street, anu seldom taking on a
single passenger.
She had been just long enough in
the metropolis to get over the wonder
Of 1t, then over the disgust OF it-for
there is always reaction-and to take
the philosophical view that Is best.
he had seen all Of its wonders, few of
its horrors, great deal of Its merry
making and lot Of its extravaganza.
Her music and little else really inter.
ested her. She had her wagon hitched
TO the star Of musical career and she
was willing to work and sacrifice ev.
erything for its sake.
Hartley Howard had insisted that
] his love for her counted for more
than music, and 1t had been a long,
hard fight to convince herself that he
was wrong. She had asked her sister
about him that night so indifferently
that even Sally's sharp eyes were de-
ceived.
t'He's doing pretty well, Jenet," she
had answered. "They say he's going
with Mary Porter, but don't know
for sure. Maybe he is, thought met
him with her one evening at movie.
Think how funny 1t will be some day,
sister, when you're away up in grand
opera and Just home from the courts
of Europe to have Hartley present you
to Mary, fat and forty, and with a
family of six to cook and sew for!
You'll be languishing around in bead.
ed dresses and ropes of pearls big
enough to hang washing on, with two
men on the box of your limousine and
q maid to take care of your poodle"
She had meant it kindly, for she
thought Janet was looking a bit white
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-17
BIG MINERS, coNFERENcg

ST. CLAIRsvILLE, Ohio, Feb. II.
Eastern Ohio miners will hold their
annual convention in Wheeling, w,
Va, March 10. Fifteen thousand min.
ers will be represented. Herbert s.
Bigelow, who was chairman of the last
Ohio constitutional convention, will
attend to present plans for the old
age pensions being backed by the min.
ers. The miners will obtain sigma.
lures for referendum to add the plan
to the state constitution.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-17

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Mothers with
an eye for design will Immediately
appreciate the novel lines OF this
quaint little checker.board coat.
First, they will note the fit OF the
top and the extremely long shoulders,
then the way in which the plaits or
the skirt are interlaced by the broad
belt. The point, back and front Is
also unusual.
The materials used in this garment
are light weight cloth, and white pom
ge for collars, cuffs and belt,
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EAST SIDE
= NEWS =
Hope SEWING Circle

Miss Mary Barnes entertained the
Hope Sewing Circle last night at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Barnes
on Fourth street. This was the first
meeting of the circle in several weeks
and the evening was a most enjoyable
one. Refreshments were served by the
hostess, assisted by Mrs. Barnes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-17
PERSONALS

Miss Emma Johnson, of Columbia
street, Is able to be out after q few
days illness.
Mrs. D. P. Morris is quite i'll at her
home on Morgantown avenue.
Miss Katherine Smith remains very
i'll at her home on Columbia street.
Miss Emma Stealey, of Guffey
street, is sick.
Mrs. Margaret Morris<is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. David Carpenter, on
Burners Ridge.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-17
By slppY BYE

An artistic invitation to a washing.
toms birthday party is written on a
large sheet of deckle-edged paper,
which is folded! sealed. addressed
and stamped, and mailed without an
envelope.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-17

Dress the children in colonial cos.
tunes after they arrive at the party.
A cooked hat, belt and sword will
delight the small boys while fichus
and caps Of white crepe paper will
appeal to the little girls. Dress
ing up" will prove a diversion in that
first trying half hour which comes
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-17
In Moraantown

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gaskins, OF De.
troit, Mich, formerly Of this city, are
in Morgantown called there by the ser.
ious illness Of Mrs. Gaskins' mother,
Mrs. Walters.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-17
HEALTH HINTS

stiff necks are not uncommon At
this season of the year. "
Most Of US have suffered from a stiff.
ness and pain Of this kind at some
TIME or other. Yet no one knows ex-
acty what It Is or what causes It..
Damp weather seems to bear some
relation to It. The pain usually leaves
In day or two, or in wtek at most.
Heat and massage relieve the pain.
Ironing the skin above the painful
muscles with very warm iron is a
useful domestic remedy. A niece OF
flannel should be placed between the
iron and the skin.
Lumbago is precisely the same dis.
ease but itfattacks the muscles low.
er down to be rheumatic in origin.
Others believe that It Is always due to
q blow or similar injury, although the
injury may be SO slight as to pass
unnoticed. Sometimes Iumbago "a be.
heved to be caused by the excessive
movement Of one Of the joints of the
spine.
Bursitis over the shoulder Joint is
the usual cause of stiff and painful
shoulder. Often the arm. can be rails.
~ euSNS Iho ASau OHly Win great
difficulty.
The bursa is little fabrication sac
near the projecting wing Of the should
er blade. 1t may be inflammed by ey.
en- slight blow and sometimes such
an inflammation causes the shoulder
muscles to waste away, and causes
troublesome disability within a very
short time.
Most cases get we'll without any
surgical assistance. Often it takes
weeks Of painful effort to win back
the use Of the shoulder muscles. Pa
tients should move their shoulder mus.
cles in a daily exercise in spite Of the
pain.
HEALTH QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Miss Alice C.-"What should amaze
mic people eat?"
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Remains Vary m

Mrs. James smallwood remains very
i'll at her home on East Ferry street.
Mrs. Smallwood has been confined to
her bed since early in December
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-17
Will Move

Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Ball and chill.
dren will move soon from Ferry street
to the Crowl property on Guffey
street, now occupied by Jesse Rex and
family.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-17
WANT BETTER RAIL SERVICE.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. W.
Citizens Of Princeton and vicinity as
well as many of those OF Charleston
have filed a petition with the Public
Service Commission asking for more
liberal passenger train service on the
Virginia Railroad between Princeton
and Deepwater.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-17

A George Washington Birthday cake
makes a choice table decoration at a
children's party. II should be orna.
mented with the initials &c. W." out
lined in candied cherries.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-17
D r | N X
H "A B 1T
RELIABLE HOME TREATMENT.

HEI'NSIS 7OME IhEAI MIMI.
The orrine treatment for breaIxine
up the Drink Habit can be used with
absolute confidence Il destroys al
desire for whiskeys beer or other al
coholic stimutants. Thousands have
successfully used It and have beer
restored to lives Of sobriety and use
fulness. II you fail TO get result.
from orrine after a trial, your money
will be refunded.
orrine is prepared in two forms
No, /, secret treatment; orrine NO.
voluntary treatment. Costs only 81
a box Ask for booklet.
W. r. Crane and Co., corner MAR
and Madison streets, Fairmont, w. Va
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-17
WiII vIaIt parnntn

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Lawson, of Clarks-
burg, will come down this evening to
visit the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. L. Garner, on Vermont ave-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-17
CHILD is BURGLAR.

CLARKSBuRG. w. va, Feb. IT,
The mystery of the burgiaries OF the
i've and ten cent stores, which have
been going on for several weeks. was
solved when Rosa Isenhart. pretty
9-year-old Italian girl, was caught
leaving a store by a rear window.
Upon being arrested she admitted
committing the other robberies.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-17
NEW HOTEL CORPORATION.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. / u.
Certificates OF incorporation have
been issued by the Secretary Of STATE
to the Willard Hotel company or
Grafton; authorized capital $4,000:
incorporators John T. McGraw. Al. s.
Warder. Jr., George A. Hechmen, \.
d. Kenny and ]. H. Kent. ali of Graf
ton.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-17

Salt.rsising bread is the proper ma
terial for making independence sand
witches.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-17

Make Ratchet cakes from any good
cookie dough; shape a Ratchet pattern
and cardboard to cut them by and
decorate them with candied cherries.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-17

Use tiny silk flags to decorate can
non balls Of ice cream.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-17

and peaked. but her words had brought
no answering smile.
at seems a good piece ahead" sigh.
ed Janet. I'm afraid the poodle isn't
born yet, and the men and the maid
are still in kindergarten"
She thought 1t all over now in the
car and she was very close to the
line which separates will from weak
ness. Was she getting homesick?
Then she thought of the European
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-17

Boxes of giace cherries make ac-
ceptable prizes for winners of games.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-17

HEALTH QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Miss Alice C.-"What should amaze
mic people eat?"
Milk, meat, spinach, especially, and
other good nutritious foods.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-17

Identifying the flags of all the ma
tons is prize stunt for patriotic
party.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-17
HELPS FOR HOUSEWIVES GIVING
WASHINGTON PARTIES

near to spolIing most iuyenila paroles
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-17

NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-For women
of conservative tastes. today's fash.
ion art has decided appeal. The
hair-line striped silk is much less
striking than the ordinary stripes
Of solid color.
The skirt is a splendid example of
good designing, being merely a cord.
ed flounce applied to hip yoke, with
the extra fullness at the top looped
into artistic side pockets.
The artistic little shirred cape and
the matching hat complete a summer
street costume of unusual refinement
and elegance.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-17

To trim a flag cake, use red and
white frostering for the stripes and
candied yiolets for the stars.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-01-11
ECONOMIC PASTURE ON FARM
Practical Data Should Be Secured as
to Number Of Acres Needed to
Support One Head.

In many cases land Is given over
to use as pasture which will not sup
po1t sufficient stock To make any rca-
sonable return on the investment.
Such land property belongs In the cat
egory OF no~nproductiye land. in that IL
make no return commensurate with
the interest or the money invested.
II should be horne In mind that the
quality of the paSturagc in relation to
the land value is an important con
SideratiOn in choosing "A farm. For
instance, what is economic pasture on
land that is worth SO per acre might,
on land valued at 500 an acre. he de-
cidedly uneconomic. This relation
should be carefully studied in buying
n farm with much pasture land. To
determine whether pasture land is eco
monte or not, practical data should
he secured as to the number of acres
necessary to support one head Of stock
and the interest IN the value of the
land in question compared with the
current charge per head of the same
kind of stock for II seasons pasturagc.
Or the estimated value of the return in
increased value of the stock or It's
products may he used for comparison.
by this means the relative economy of
pastures may he determined.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-01-11
TREATING COLT FOR VERMIN
Most Of Lice Powders Will Prove Eff
cient II Used Frequently-coal-
Tar Dip is Good.

Care must be taken that the colt
does not become lousy, for no colt will
thrive and make good growth while
troubled with lice. II the owner of a
good colt which Is not thriving as well
as his feed and management warrant
will make n close examination he win
discover that the young animal Is be-
ing eaten up by lice.
Most of the lice powders OF the mar
ket will prove very efficient II used
frequently. or n of the coal-tar dip
preparations may be applied as n spray
with n hand sprayer. As long rs the
lice persist this treatment should be
administered once n week. Spray well
under the name. under the jaws, along
the backbone, back Of the forelegs
and around the TANKS. A thorough
treatment may be given in a few min.
utes with "A good sprayer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-01-11
WORD THAT IS OVERWORKED
Weakened Almost to Disability, and
Prayed at the Edges, Is That Too.
Much-Used VERY"

There is Il word that once possessed
a vigor and a power that is altogether
lost: "Verily, verily"-'in truth, in
truth" Now it is every" and though
Il still means 'in truth" it has become
SO weakened by usage that il conveys
no force whatever. You meet me or
the street and say, ut is a very fine
day" What do you mean? Probably
you mean, "How do you do?" What
you have said is simply IL %salutation.
But II you should say to me, 1T is n
fine day." you probably mean it is n
fine day. That little word "very" has
oee so weakened, so frayed at the
edges that 1t harms rather than helps
Its companions. So, gentle leader, /
would say to you, If l had arbitrary
power over your speech, This week l
till allow you only two 'veries; :" and
though for II time such restraint may
make you Self-consciOus, yet II will
force you to grOpe about for musty
%trea1ures in the stOrehouse Of your
memory. and Turkish up old adjectives
and adverbs, even drive you now and
again to IA careful appraisal of your
best slang, and when this temporary
self-consciOusness shall pass, not only
yOur vigor of speech, but your exacti-
tude and clarity of thought will be the
better for 1t. That is a gain that will
be worth all the sacrifice.-Burges
Johnson, in Century.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-01-11
10 CENT "CASCARETS"
FOR LIVER AND BOWELS
Cure Sick Headache, Constipation
e~iliousness, Sour Stomach, Bad
Breath-Candy C%athartie.

No odds how bad your liver, stom'
ach or bowels; how much your head
aches, how miserable you are from
constipation, indigestion, biliousness
and sluggish bowels-you always get
relief with Cascarets. They imme,
diately cleanse and regulate the stom'
ach, remove the sour, fermenting food
and foul gases; take the excess bile
from the liver and carry off the con
stipated waste matter and poison
from the ~intestines and bowels. A
10-cent box from your druggist will
keep your liver and bowels clean
stomach sweet and head clear for
months. They work while you sleep
Adv.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-01-11

face should he covered with this lini-
ment and then with a layer of borated
gauze or absorbent cotton. to protect
Ii from the air. The application
should be frequently renewed. Carbo-
lated vaselinc may be used in place of
the above. In case the burn Is more
extensive. the following solution may
be used piCric acid = parts. alcohol
40 parts, water 900 parts. The L..
sion should he thoroughly cIcunscd
with this solution used ON absorbent
cotton. The vcsiClcs. IL any appear,
should be- opened with II clean needle.
allowing the skin to remain. Strips
oi GauIc or absorbent cotton saturated
with ne solution should now he ap.
piled and renewed only occasionally.
In burns W the second and third de.
grceS more satisfactory results may hc
obtained with nunuOiSonouS, dry dress.
ing powder such AZ Is used in ordinary
open wounds. rs fannie acid : parts
ana iodOform | part. or II salvc
made OF this powder and Il sufficient
quantity nf vaSclinc. When slough.
INK =" lWt llSSltN INktS Ihiitt tue
wounds should he clcanScd with n
warm Z per cen solution of cnrbolic
acid, all ,posc fragments of tissue re-.
moved, and either u dry, an%tiscptic
dressing powder or cnrbolated vaselinc
ointment applied to exclude the air.
Proud flesh should he controlled by the
application of silver nitratc in the
form Of II cauStic pencil.
Burns due Ia mineral acids may be
treated by flushing the parts with n
coptous quantity of cold water or by
the application of whiting ar chalk.
Either use II large quantity of water NJ
the start or use the chalk first. then
wash with water. II the irritant has
been II cauStic alknli, such MS potash.
lyc, ammonia or soda. then vinegar
should b" The first application. Car.
ron oil is II good general application
for all burns for the first week then
this should be followed by the ordinary
antiScptic wound dressings.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-01-11
BEES ARE GREAT TRAVELLERS
To Collect a Pound OF Glover Honey
insects Must Get Material From
$4,000 Blossoms.

The bee is famed for industry, but
to show how much work the bee really
does a naturalist says that 10 collect
a pound of clover honey the bees must
deprive $4,000 clover blossoms.
The flowers must be visited by 1850.
600 bees, or. In other words, 10 collect
his pound OF honey one bee must make
3,750,O0O trips to and from the hive.
AS bees are known TO fly for miles
In their quest of suitable fields OF op-
Grafton, II is clear that a single ounce
OF honey represents millions OF miles
OF travel.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-01-11
A Great Discovery

Swollen hands, ankles, feet are due to
q dropsical condition, often caused by
disordered kidneys. Naturally when the
kidneys are deranged the blood is filed
with poisonous waste matter, which set
ties In the feet, ankles and wrists or
under the eyes In bag-like formations.
AS a remedy for those easily recog-
nized symptoms OF Inflammation caused
by uric acid - as scalding urine, back
h and frequent urination, as well as
sediment In the urine, or II uric acid in
the blood has caused rheumatism, lum-
bago, sciatica, govt, II is simply wonder
full how quickly Anuric acts the pains
and stiffness rapidly disappear.
Tako a glass OF hot water before meals
and Anuric to flush the kidneys.
Step into any drug store and ask for
Anuric, many times more potent than
lithia and eliminates uric acid as hot
water melts sugar.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-01-11
Fraternity Adopts Orphan.

Clarence Eckhcrg, five years old, was
mn orphan, but he is an orphan no
longer. lie has been adopted 10y the
Sigma Nh fraternity of the University
ur Washington, and the - young men
who belong t. that fraternity have
pledged themselves to give him n
proper cduCation.- Duluth Ilcrnld.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-01-11
COMPOSTED MANURE IS GOOD
Better Than Well.Rotted Article and
Very Much C~heaper-is Well.
Balanced Plant Food.

Composted manure Is as good or
better than the ordinary welI-rotted
article and very much cheaper because
more can be saved and much less is
wasted by being washed away or leach.
ing into the soil while rotting. II is
a better balanced plant food and does
not produce so much leaf and vine
instead OF the fruit or roots for which
most garden crops are grown.