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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25
:: CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE =:

book, to hear Dick-the Dick had al
ways seen so irresponsible, so unthink'
ing-discoursing most that crooked
little smil. of his, You are astounded,
dear heart. to look intelligently on the
psychology of love and marriage. For
he said, with hear your husband say
things that show that once in while
he has a sane thought instead of an
impulse. Aren't you? Well, dear,
am afraid it is sign that am grow
ing old. Youth, masculine youth, is a
synonym for impulse"
He stopped minute and sighed as
though he was even now bidding good
bye to the impulse of youth with re.
greet, and l fastened to reassure him
by quoting that old saw, "the devil was
ILL.," and so forth.
He did not take it as a joke, how
ever, but said quite seriously, I'm
afraid I'll never be a saint, Margie,
sick or we'll, but am going to bring
back your faith in me again, dear"
remember, little book, Of allowing
the fire to go out under the kettle and
then when my mothers friends came
for cup Of tea, asked my mother in
a loud whisper. Mamma, will water
boil twice7"
l wonder, little book, If love will boil
twice.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25
A perfect DAY
FOLLOWS A
Perfect NIGH

Everyone Knows That Unless you an
A Good Nights Rest Il 10 imposi.
BILE to Put Across c Good Days {,
Flowers Finds karNak a Valuah.
Help In Getting the Much NSedsd
Rest.
Read his very convincing tatemenl
Had tried numerous remedies in aa
effort to find relief but was uhbrecest
full until tried Kar.N6E HAD SUI
fered from stomach trouble and md
gestion for about 4 years ana could
hardly eat anything without suffering
great distress. Could get very litlls
rest at nights.
Have taken two bottles Of Kff. X
and have been entirely relieved AIy
stomach trouble and indigestion hay'
been entirely relieved. Am able 10
get good nights rest and get Up feel
ing fine. Can cheetfully Recommend
Kar.Nak.
SAMUEL 3. FLOWERS
Faifmoht, ~ W
Kar.Nak is a modern tonic tor on
and young.
ARE YOU nervous weak, poor appe
tite, poor circulation, bad liver, ihl
in your back?
If you have any OF these symptomS
take Kar.Nak and note the elegant
results that you will obtain. Kat,eSas
is good for children as well as old
folks.
Kar.Nak is sold on a positive guar
antee to produce good results o. your
dollar will be handed back Take o
bottle home today, and run no risk Il
It fails to relieve your case, return u
and get your money. No matter what
you have tried before, try Kaf.Nak To-
day. Get It at Mountain City DRUG
Co., opposite Court House, Of the Hal
Drug Co., Merchant street Adyt
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25
FIRST RALF OF WEEK.
TO CONTINUE WARM
Lower Temperatures are
Promised for the Last
Half.

WASHINGTON, June 25. - The
weather forecast for the week begin.
ming June "a is as follows:
Middle Atlantic States = Warm
weather first half and lower tempera'
ture second half of week; occasional
local showers and thunder storms prob
able during the week.
South Atlantic and East Gulf States
Warm weather, with occasional local
thunder showers, probable during the
coming week.
Ohio Valley and Tennessee = Occa
sional local showers and thunder
storms probable during the coming
week. First half of week will be
warm; the latter half cooler,
Region of Great Lakes-Unsettled
weather, with frequent showers, prob
able during the coming week. Temper
allure will average low for the season.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25
HEALTH HINTS

British soldiers are the healthiest
men now in the field. The death rate
from sickness alone is but three per
thousand as compared with. five per
thousand among males of military age
in England and Wales in time Of peace.
Here is how the medical officers
keep the army in health: ALI soldiers
inoculated against typhoid fever and
paratyphoid fever.
Garbage and excreta which might
contain dangerous disease germs burn
ed or buried.
Fly breeding places wiped out.
Drinking water filtered or disinfect'
ed with chlorine.
Field laboratories established to In
vestigate epidemics and for research
and scientific diagnostic work.
All cases Of infectious disease re-
moved rapidly from the army.
Food carefully inspected and the USE
of raw milk or vegetables barred.
Army baths established and clean
rud"-aIn+hi-- md sooks issnad NJ
4~~.---.
Sick paraues neiu, MINOR disorders
treated by medical officers and rest
stations and convalescent homes es,
tablished for tired or mildly shocked
soldiers.
Plenty Of good food, warm clothing
and exercise with concerts, games and
The like Tor relaxation and amusement
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"Dick 1 think you should have a
change OF scene"
Dick looked at me in CONSERVATION.
81 don't want to go away from you,
Margie," he said quickly.
81 did not say you had to, Foolish
boy"
DO you mean we are going away
together, you and II"
"If you want to, Dick"
"That will be heaven" YVES his fer.
vent exclamation.
looked surprised, know, for Dick
was not wont to make such loverlike
speeches even when he was my sweet
heart before we were married.
"Margie, is 1t possible that you still
think l don't love you?" he asked sud-
denly. MY dear, there never was a
time when did not love you from the
moment when / first caught sight of
your dear red head as opened that
school room door. Margie, can't you
understand that love, no more than
religion, changes ones character or
personality or temperament in mo.
ment?
Temperament, my dear, is usually
the personal equation through which
character changes under experiences,
and character is always changing. 1t
ls no more stationary than any other
mortal thing.
Character is the mortal material
of ones being. 1t wears thin in places
and sometimes we embroider flower
over the worn spot to make ourselves
think we did it, not to hide defect
but only 10 further beautify the fabric
"Margie, my character has many
worn spots and have not always TAX
en- the trouble to even reinforce them,
simply because have been Of that
selfishly egotistical sex to which the
moment il the paramount issue.
Lying teTe, Margio. after that great
experience, the kind OF an experience
that no one could live through and be
the same, see life, love and even you,
sweetheart, very differently. took
you for granted, Margie, married you
and then stopped entirely consider.
ing you as an individual, as person.
Atty.
ii think that is what most men do,
Margie. We follow out to the bitter
end the calls and desires Of nature
which are always purely physical and
then we forget there are really any
soul attributes to be considered In the
woman WHO bears our name7."
1T is our traditions, Margle, that
arc dying hard. Men can be a law
unto themselves and the woman says,
Love, honor and obey"
i must have looked surprised ''t'la
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pU.LuIuLyu, tuGTc 10 =. IONelJ DIe 49, =
for little city children up on the hill"
well, there are more children in
town, aren't there?"
But that isn't it, dear. You don't
understand. 1t would take hundreds
of dollars and many people to do the
work. There would be washing and
ironing and cooking and dish washing
and bed making. 1t wouldn't be all
play. And the lake is full OF malaria
and they'd all be sick and maybe some
Of them would die. Then what?"
Get some more" saii Margaret
lot TO be discouraged.
mo, dear, it isn't possible. You'll
have to get over this notion just as you
got over wanting to be an aviator and
4 missionary and all the other things
You'll find your calling some day, I'm
sure, and in the meantime just try to
De contented with Uncle Ben and me
and be your own little sweet self"
Margaret still thinking sympatheti'
:ally of Maggie, crossed the smooth
moonlt lawns. I'm just as sure as
can be-" she declared, that by finding
my calling some day, Aunt Emma
means that I'll get married. And ]lat
is the one thing on earth won't do
[ consider it weak.minded, this marry
Ing business. when there are so many
real things to do in the world"
The soft grass and shrubs concealed
her approach, and, as she went lightly
up the side steps of the porch, she
heard voices around front. Evidently
no one knew she had come, for the
talking went on. 1t was old Mr.. Diron
Prothero. Margaret considered mo
menL. He was a 'long-winded old
stick-in.the-mud," to quote Margaret
herself, and she knew he would stay
till IL o'clock. She looked at her wrist
watch. II was 9:45 now. She tiptoed
to the dining room door, opened the
screen and went in. Even this hot
place is better than sitting out there
and being told that / ought to get mar
ried and that some day he's going to
find me q nice husband. I'll just have
a saucer of strawberries and cream
and then so to bed"
She went back to the icebox, got the
berries aud switched of the light. Their
she stepped out into the inviting cool
ness of the garden.
"Hello!' said masculine voice
from the swing.
Hello answered Margaret sur
prised. Il thought Katrina had gone
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25

general weakness that was so hard I'd
bear. l am able to do my work during
such times and am recommending Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to
my friends who suffer as / did."-Miss
META TIEDEMANtN, 1922 Jefferson Ave-,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
To know whether Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
will help you, just try 1t. For
advice write to Lydia e. Pinkham
Medicine Co. (confidential) Lynn,
Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman,
and held in strict confidence,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25
c. PAuLlNE kANM bias

c. Pauline Kann, the two.year.old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Kann, of Monongah, died on Satur.
day at the home of her parents from
stomach trouble. Funeral services were
held from the residence this morning
and interment was made in the En-.
terprise cemetery by Undertaken Gun.
ningham.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25

1t would be we'll for every Sunday
school superintendent, teacher, and
scholar to study this report carefully.
Every school but one lost on this
quarter compared to the same quarter
one year ago. Now what is the mat
ter? 1t is not any one school or church,
but it is all of them.
Our schools have never had the
school spirit since they were closed in
the fall and winter for a period Of time
on account of poliomyelitis.
This disease can paralyze other
things besides human bodies.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25
CHARLES HUNTERS FUNERAL

Funeral services over the body Of
Charles Hunter who was killed on
Friday in an automobile accident at
Warrington, were held yesterday aft.
ernoon. Services were conducted from
his late residence and interment was
made by the Elks lodge OF which the
deceased was a member. The ser.
vices were largely attended.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25

-- ..---. netting.
To wheel baby out Of doors without
a netting over his cab is to court dis
ease.
Always tie the top of the carriage
so it will keep the sun out of the child's
eyes. Then throw the netting over
the top and tie it tightly about the
body of the carriage.
Mothers who have time for the nice
details of baby care cut circles the
full width of the mosquito netting
and bind the edge with ribbon through
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25

very weak and mis-.
cradle. l remem-
bered how my moth
er had found relief
from pain by using
Lydia E. Pinkham s
Vegetable Com
pound and l decided
to try 1t, and thanks
to the Compound it
helped me Just as it
did my mother, and
| am free from pain,
hackache and that
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25

screened it is good plan to cover
ooooo.~--.~-o~~~-~~~~~~~~~
out. Excuse mel" And she prepared
to depart.
Don't go!" said the voice. 81 don't
know who Katrina is, but she's not
here. There is just me-only IL
mean to say. only am present"
"You sound like Hamlet" said Mar
garet.
verbally alone and so am l. Won't
you stay a minute?"
"Who are you? I have habit OF
being particular about my friends.
Were vow about to break in? Perhaps
YOU have the flat silver about you
81 was never known to be guilty of
having two quarters to Jingle togeth-
"I don't mean that, but anyway new
er mind. If sit down will you tell me
about YOURSELF"
81 don't believe can talk much, my
mouths watering so at the smell OF
those strawberries.
Just wait minute and I'll get you
some"
She was back in an instant, this
time leaving on the kitchen light. She
wanted to see what her vis-a-vis looked
like. The evening was turning out
beautifully. How shocked Aunt Emma
would be!
She was agreeably surprised to find
as he sprang forward to hold the door
that he was tall, slender, young and
nicely and quietly dressed, and his face
satisfied her completely. Whatever he
was doing there she could take her
time to find out.
She settled herself in the swing and
he sat down beside her.
"Well?" she asked. Am I to have
the story?"
"There's nothing to it-except that
I'm misunderstood.
How Interestingly" exclaimed Mar.
garet, biting berry. $50 am l."
you don't say So! It's awful, isn't
it?"
ayes, it is, for girl. should think
man always has his hat, though. II
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25
THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
Strawberries and a Man,
BY LOUISE OLIVER.
Copyright, 1917, by the Mcclure

NeWSpapbT OJHuEOoV0V
F, 1ARGARET left the girls at the
MI corner and cut across lots to her
LNl uw house. 1t was lovely, soil
Aue.ag night with moon, ana the per-
hume OF :, million blossoms.
Her thoughts were busy. She was
thinking OF the film she had Just seen
at the moving picture theatre, Of poor
rebellious little Maggie Tulliver. How
like Maggie she was herself, sac
thought, Impulslve, loving, misunder-
stood, and always in trouble through
no fault of her own.
Just now she wanted to do some
thing that seemed to find nothing put
ridicule tIom the people at home she
wanted to have a fresh'air camp LOT
'1ren down on the lake where they
L u nssssN
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25
BOTH Mother
and DAUGHTER
Relieved From Pain and
Suffering by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Brooklyn, N.Y.-"For three or four
years l suffered a great deal of pain
periodically, soIwould have to lie down.
Ny back would ache and would feel
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25

which they run an elasuc U-...-
Others buy enough silk covered gar
ter elastic to fit around the carriage
body and fasten the ends with snap
pers beneath huge ribbon bow. This
is quickly adjusted to hold the netting
in place.
Coarse curtain netting makes a mic,
err cab cover than mosquito netting
and it also washes more satisfactor.
lily.
Never under any circumstances let
the netting touch the baby's face,
and I'd write. and we'd have a perpet-
ual picnic"
IAN right said Margaret, happily.
I'll just do it. 1t never occurred to me
before that marriage might mean that
at last should be understood"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-25

A League for Training Army Cooks
has been established in New York,
with plans to teach soldiers free how
to cook. Miss E. Hanko, a league men,
Der, is here shown giving soldier
a lesson in cooking.
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n. Bot lot a single az IO4e4

m not Let single fly T0Hcn 49,.
Nv the best resolve any
lake.
80 carry some forms of infantile
diarrhoea. Whether they carry the
germs of infantile paralysis has not
been determined.
Flies menace Baby Bye most when
he is asleep. Even If a house is well
screened it is a good plan to cover
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-09-06
With the CITY Council

AT Tuesday nights meeting the
following business was transacted:
Matter OF granting patrolmen an
increase e Of $40. per month or a sal
ary OF $40. per month. Deferred.
Ordered sanitary closets and a
general cleanup in Moontown. San
tlago and the Baptist bottom most.
iy among the colored people.
lhe advisabiiity of taking over
the water and sewer line in Roland
Park: postponed.
L. 3, Williams asked that sewer
line be extended so he could connect
as ne lived on the water shed. De-
ferred. -.
ANT t1er pump has been ordered
Tor the pumping station to improve
the service.
Council granted use of EastWash.
lngton street, from the laundry to
Hamilton street corner for dancing
purposes during kirmess week. The
street will be swept clean each ev-
eni1e and roped off.
Calvin Hughes and Henry Roach
were exempted from poll tax on ac-
count of intirmities.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-09-06
Plans Formulated for the
Rio KirmeSS Week Here.
Pleasure, Profit, Patriotism, September

The following are the various com
mittees for Kirmess week here Sept.
26 %, which is destined to be one
of the most interesting events ever
pulled off here: ..
The general committee ia charge of
tho affair is composed of Gilbert w
CIork chairman; Mrs H A White, secre-
tarv. F w Freeze, treasurer; Miss Clara
I Cox, Mrs Julius G Smith, Mrs w G
Shipman. S G Clark, G c. johnson and
I P Rawlcy.
The other committees named for the
various duties necesSaryto make the gala
week success, are as follows
finance and soliciting-E w Freeze,
chairman; r B Terry, E Marsh, Belvin
Harmon. Mrs G NJ HauSer, Mrs J H Pet
~ Mrs S l. Davis, Mrs Geo T Wood and
Miss Isla Marshall
Fntertainment-C G johnson, ch'mn;
O E Wilson, w H Plummer. r H Sc
chrest, Mrs w G Shipman, Mrs w G
Iones, Mrs A E Taplin, Mrs w H Pick
ard.
cboirman: the other members of the
committee to be chosen by the chair
Booths-Mrs Julius c Smith. chairman;
Mrs / L Brockway, Mrs A ] Owen, Mrs
1R Reitzel, Mrs H w Mccain, Mrs H B
Hiatt. Mrs " Wilson, Mrs P w Eshel-
man and Mrs Bert Kirkman.
Parades-H A, Mills, general ch mn in
CHARGE all four days. Patriotic day, Wed
neSdav, %. T ] Gold, chm'n: A B Hor-
nev 4 T Wishart, r A Wheeler, Frank
Ochurn; Farmers day, Thursday, w T
Parker, ch'mn; w l. Stamey, G G Rob
hins Iohn D Blair. I'd Clodfelter; Edu-
cllional d :, , Fridty,'W Nj Mar, ch mn;
"a Smith, l. L Farlow, E J COltrane,
Miss Emma Blair, Mrs G A Barbee; Ev-
ervbody's day, Saturday, ] Farriss, chm;
O + MendenhaIl, G NJ HauSer, 0 E Will
son, w VI Tucker.
Prizes-Clarence a Smith, ch'mn; E,
H c Fields, Mrs J Elwood Cox, Mrs ID
Steele, Miss Eva Blair.
Advertising Stephen G Clark, ch mn;
3oseph 2 Rawley, en- Grown, L G Pc
tie and w l. Stamey.
Dccoraling-E n Allen, ch mn; Elmer
Shields, Harry n Smith, Ernest Welch,
w NJ Thacker, Mrs ThOS ] Gold, Mrs J
7 Farriss. Mrs w II Plummer and Miss
Nenetia Smith.
Kirmess week is something in
which every true citizen OF High
Point must feel an interest because
it will advertise our city and make
the bond of unity stronger batween
rtlEe.. and town Interests. kirtnGSS
week means PLEASURE, PROFIT
and PArRIOTiSM-a week of pleas
ure full of clean sports-a week of
special attractions and value-giving
by the merchants.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-09-06
DYING FOR ONES COUNTRY
Necessary i'm Defense of Our
Country."-Story.

It was Nathan Hale who said, "I
regret that have but one life to lose
for my country" And it is Horace
that makes one of his heroes say: ut
is sweet and glorious to die for ones
country" There have been many and
striking illustrations of this in our
country's history. It is said that the
untimely fate of Col. Owen Roberts,
who fell at Stono, was cause Of uni
versa1 regret. He was an infexible
patriot, an excellent disciplinarian,
and enthusiast in pursuit of military
fame. His son, who was in the ac~
ton, hearing of his misfortune,
fastened to him. The expiring vet
eran perceiving in his countenance the
liveliest sorrow, addressed him with
great composure: 81 rejoice, my bOys
once again to see and to embrace you.
Receive this sword, which has never
been tarnished by dishonor, and let it
not be inactive while the liberty OF
our country is endangered. Take my
last adieu, accept my blessings, and re"
turn to your duty"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-09-06
ANOTHER BAD AUTO ACCIDENT.

Mrs. Joseph Lee, wife of the gen
ial manager of the Arctic Ice and
Coal Co. here, was painfully injured
last Sunday morning When an auto
mobile driven by Malley Gray struck
her. Mrs. Lee was standing off the
macadam part of the road near her
home in jamestown when the fen
der of the car struck her, knocking
her some distance. She was bruised
on the left side, jaw cut and several
teeth broken. Mr.. Gray claims he
was forced to leave the macadam
road to avoid striking car driven
by Heenan Hughes of Graham, who
was rounding the curve, coming
from Greensboro, at the bad turn at
jamestown. Mrs. Lee was brought
to the local hospital and given at
tention and is resting very well.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-09-06
DO1NGS OF DISTRICT BOARD.

Two men who filed appeals to the
District Board at Statesville from
the decision of the local board, Mil
ford L. Cox and Eugene W. Rule,
were denied exemption and lis
charged by the district board, while
Robert William Bracket was grant
ed exemption until November 1. E.
A. Hatcher, Jr., who filed no claim
with the local board, was exempted
on industrial grounds, the plea be-
Ing beyond the jurisdiction of the To-
Cal ebody. Willie Ray Jester was
also exempted, he having been GER
titled by the local board owing to
his failure to file claim iR-the pre-
Scribed time. Jester has a wife and
children. j. A. L. Shepherd was ex-
empted to Dec. 1, 1917. Fred E. Nc
Swain and Robert S. Russell were
also exempted. Arthur BogGs' ex-
emptiOn was revoked after examl"
nation.
Lacy Green, John 0. Morgan, Rush
hall and Francis D. Richardson have
been granted exemption by the Dis
trlct Board.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-09-06
Pleasant Trip to Western
North Carolina.

The editor and family returned
! Monday evening from a delightful
stay of several days among relatives
in western North Carolina. The trip
was made by automobile and ten
counties were traversed. Leaving
High Point Friday morning, Aug.
24th, the first stop was made at
Newton, where the night was spent
with the family of Will A. Stamey.
Most of the day Saturday we were
at the famous Ball Creek camp meet
iOg, some ten miles from Newton.
Saturday afternoon the. trip was
made from Newton to Henry, stop
ping that night and next day with
the family of Nash M. Wyont, Mon
day with Thos. A. Wyont, Tuesday
at S. L. Lefe1 er S. that night at Pink
Eney Wyont's, Wednesday at the
homes of John Leonard and son
Lawrence. Several side trips were
also made to see families of cousins.
Wednesday afternoon we Struck out
for Lawndale to visit the family of
John G Stamey Friday was spent
at Faliston at the home of Thos. A.
Stamey. Saturday back to Lincoln
ton where we learned that the Ca.
taWha river could not be crossed on
account of high water, the only
bridge in that section being swept
away and the ferries put out of COM
mission. Sunday return trip was
made to Henry and Monday morn
ing we left for home after spending
a part of three days with the family
of D. C. and Orlando Leonard at Lin
colnton. Some bad roads were en-
countered after the heavy rains, but
we made the entire trip with but
one puncture, the dislocation of the
dust pan to our car and a broken
bolt. or two but we were lucky at
that considering the holes one had
to 60 through at several places.
The return trip was made by Iron
Station, Mt Holly (where we cross
ed the ferry) Charlotte and Sails
bury This sums up partly our re-
cent trip which will be of interest
to several of our subscribers famfl.
lar with the country and to those
visited.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-09-06
POPULAR PLACE WITH THE LA
DIES.

Miss Venetia Smith, the popular
South Main street milIiner, is show
ing the fall styles in millinery. There
are many shapes and styles at all
prices 1t will pay you to call at
this store and let the ladies in wait
ing show you. Two expert trim
mers from the north, with assls-
tants. Long experience enables this
progressive millinery shop to give
entire satisfaction to the purchaser.