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Comes one of the big moments in the life of Henry De Spain and Nan Morgan. You will want to read about it in the next in- staIlment-oreat stuff!
(To BE coNrINUED.)
Peaceful Coincidence Best.

The accommodating of substantial fortune can make a prosperous man. but not necessarily a happy one; a peaceful conscience Is the true content, and wealth is but her golden ornament.
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Suffraue in Rhode Island.

Providence, R. I.-The act extending presidential suffrage to the women of Rhode Island passed the House in con- currence, 71 to 20. Governor Beeck- man will sign the act.
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pesecrates American Flaq.

Plainfield, N. J.-Joseph Braick. a Slav, was arrested and held without bail on a charge of having desecrated an American flag. He cut the flag to bits. it is charged. and then jumped on it.. s
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CHAPTER XIV.
A Venture In the Dark.

4 Venture In the Dark.
 ling his way hastily forward
 he could make haste; crawling | ops his hands and knees when $sopposing rock; fattening him.
 Se u leech against the face of
The Ozark spectator., 1917-05-02

Street traffic in San Francisco is regulated by electric semaphores.
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Day was breaking when the night
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"Sayw Up went the broken brim, and the whiskied face lighted with c
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That CIR SUPPLY SUIT.

- SHAT action before the Interstate Commerce comm-
sion in which four Utah Coal companies seek to re,
cover damages from railroads because the roads did
hot furnish all the cars the coal companies needed will be
watched with the keenest of interest all over the country
il the coal companies recover the relations of The rail-
roads to every important industry in the land Immediately
viii undergo sweeping changes and theories of railroad
finance which have held good from the beginning, in this
country at least will be swept aside. and brand new set
81 problems will be presented for the solution of operating
and financial officers Of every important railroad corpora
ion in the land
For some time there has been hewOrld-Owes-us-a-iv,
ng undeycunent in railroad circles Legal and financial
lghs in the transportation world have rather leaned to the
opinion that the roads ought to be better supported. and
until they there no call for ten 10 do anything
extreme in the way Of furnishing service Since the war
Boom lit The country and found Them unprepared to handle
lie tae that was offered they have been moving heaven
and sara to get away with the job, but that is another
tory It in no wise alters the colo fact That in railroad
philosophy is accepted trum that if the road ha:
reasonably plausible excuse that ends its responsibility for
oOr car supply no matter how much the shippers along
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RupcET CHANCES.

A T Charleston the budget amendment resolution was
n changed yesterday so as to place responsibility for
making up the statement which must be submitted
to the legislature at the beginning of each term upon the
Board Of Public Works This will be perfectly satisfae,
tory to the friends Of the budget system Of state finance and
it probably will quiet the fears Of some Of the states
men, in and out Of the legislature, who fear that there
political trick Of some kind concealed in the proposal
1t really does not matter whether the governor or the
board makes up the budget The essential thing to have
budget made by some responsible and thoroughly com
petent person or body In Maryland, where the budget
system is already in use. budget by the Board of Public
Works was thought Of but it ruled out by the COM
mission which worked out this revolutionary plan for con-
troll Of state finances at the head of which was Dr. Good
now the distinguished president Of Johns Hopkins unver-
sty on the ground that it weakness to divide respon-
sby in such matter even to the small extent that would
be involved in making the governor share it with his fellow
members on the board.
However, it was admitted at the time that did not
make very much difference and we have already said,
L serves to make the procuring Of this much needed re-
form any easier, why let it Board of Public
Works budget. Log rollers and revenue waster in the
FIRST session after goes into effect will find it just as hard
to get around in one form as in another.
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THE DEACON,S MUSE.

q 3 with considerable interest," indeed that we note in
hs program for the Old Folks Concert which is to be
given Monday evening for the benefit Of the Public
Service Health Nursing Service, an announcement that
ess is to be read an original poem by The Deacon Per.
haps we would indicate more clearly just how we feel
about it if we were to say. by our Deacon.
We have been told by gentlemen for whose opinions
about eay matters we have the profoundet respect that
he late John Milton of whom most people doubtless have
heard was great poet and have heard the literary I'M
ish displayed in the works of Percy Shelley, John Keats
and our own Edgar Allen Poe spoken Of most enthusiastic
ray but some how poetry that too literary pals upon u.s.
% orpsrsOna persa give US plain fellows like Gene Field
Jim Reilly, Will Carlton, Walt Mason-and The Dea'
con- They may not occupy inches in any hall Of fame
but they have secure places in the hearts of millions of
honest people who find life little bit pleasanter because
sfwhat they have written.
The West Virginan reels, therefore that not the least
ptits claims to the gratitude Of The people Of Famont and
Marion county that it has made possible for thousands
sc them to become acquainted with the always gentle
though often whimsical, muse of The, Deacon where but
few knew it before We are confident that no matter
how good the other members on the program for Mon
day night are The Deacons jingle will be by no means the
least interesting feature Of the entertainment.
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Chicago dispatches say that the rapid fall in the price
of wheat and other food stus has left lot of families
throughout the country with large supplies Of extremely
high priced food on their hands. Thus the consumer
gets whipsawed going and coming 1t is all very well to
preach that it is wrong to hoard food but any head OF
family with ordinary human instincts is going to do
exactly what these people did if he has the money The
only way to prevent food boarding and to protect
pie against such Improbable investments were made
by those people who stocked up skyrocketing mar
ket is to provide government control of the food supply
at times like the present
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ter able to do it than some cenSOrs.
All the boys who have Joined TIE
navy and the services say they like
1t.
Few know that schoOnmakOr Is
president Of the Monongahela, but
every other year."-Times.
In the, first place It depends on
what is known as a "few" and then
again its been printed so darned Of.
ten that these few must be blind, deaf
and living In Africa.
Where was Teddy when the trans
ports pulled out?
Water, Washington and Jackson
streets ought to be placed in charge
Of the soldiers.
Is your name on the idler's list7
With watermelon In town there's slim
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The line and dependent entirely upon lie road or an outlet
suffer
Lawyers vii argue that The railroads on pertscty
safe eromd IN this matter Well we shall see i i not
soyery many years since railroads were sure they had
perfect legal right to give cars 70 one mine and deny them
% another half mile away on the same spur track Some
roads did not take warning that this wrong even when
mes began to pile up at such an alarming rate that they
threatened to overtop every other operating item. There
wont be any repetition of this suleny defiant attitude if
hi, Utah action ends successfully for the complanants
Railroads will either find means to provide adequate car
service or they will go out Of business free agents.
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RUFF STUFF
BY RED

Hereafter young girls who have no
place to stay for the night will DO
pared for at the city building.
system-that.
The Times came out yesterday for
National prohibition. Something must
have gone wrong in the office.
Why in the dickens docs the camp
reporter on the Morning paper always
bpeak Of Sam Graham and Brownie
ne dog IN the same sentence?
The censorship being killed Wash.
lngton will let newspapers censor the
laws themselves because they are bet.
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10y coNuo1

en- and eight; February Il dozen and
one; March n dozen and four; April,
70 dozen and nine. Total 2S5 dozen
and Z. Total number Of eggs 3,472,
do not thing the chicken feed cost
me altogether over $25 to $2S, and l
generally kept up a pretty accurate
account of the costs. 1t is likely sew.
eral of your readers have better rec
ords than this, yet if every one has
done as we'll, there would be less
complaint of Chickens don't pay"
Yours truly, Will A. Anderson.
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chance of any negro idlers.

chance Of any negro idlers.
For the love of myke come to life
and get into the parade.
If your ashamed of displaying your
enthusiasm have yourself examined
for nerve troubles.
Teddy isn't ashamed to show his en-
thusIasm.
He can lick the Kaiser-using only
one hand as he would a postage stamp
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If President Wilson had indicated month ago thai
it was the intention to sent eguars to France and give
the volunteer system thorough test in the effort to
bring the guard establishments up to strength it
is possible that Congress would have disposed of the
Army bill weeks before 1t did
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County Court Home
From Washington

euanty officials Whs were before ttt
Court Of Claims III Washing tom y. oa
Id regard to the damages To the RtVesI
Vile reads caused By the Stacking d
the Muhongahela river, returned homo
early this morning, The case was pre-
sehted Ia very fatgibie manner e.
the decision, which. Ii not sxtecte
some time, Is expected 10 be favor
The county claims damages TO then
tent Of $4,000. County Commissioned
Lee swisher and Digk Milan, frosecutl
ing Attorney Waiter D, HRggsrty and
County Clerk A. d. Martin made The
trip and report q TerY enjoyable Tisit
to the capital
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Importance, the 1. G. 8. dedi-
Gates itself to the cause anew.
1t is ready and anxious 10 help
every man with courage to say,
II will" 1t is ready to help
YOU.
You can get I. c. s. training
in whatever line you choose.
You can get it at home, in spare
time. You can get 1t without
losing an hour from your present
occupation. And the time to get
it is NOW.
Take the step that thousands
have taken, the first step toward
a bigger future for yourself
the first step toward greater ser.
vice to your country.
These students and thousands
Of others like them are serv.
ing their country.
|. c. 8. student Dory T. Hay.
den has become chief craftsman
Of the Page Woven Wire Fence
Co., Monessen, Pa.
/. G. S. student c. c. Comp
ton has become one of the lead.
ing architects of Western Penn.
sylvania through the study Of
his course. His office is in
Donora, Pa.
l. c. s. student H. e. Clark
has become architect of the
Metz Lumber Co., Monessen, Pa.
l. G. S. student Warren
Rhoades has become chief cleo.
trician of the Belle Vernon, Pa,
plant Of the American Window
Glass Co.
l, c. s. student Chas. R. Drum
has become chief electrician Of
the Jones and Laughlin Co. five
mines in the Monongahela Val.
ley. He resides in California,
Pa.
1. C. s. student Reese Nicho.
las Of Allenport, Pa, has be-
come superintendent of the sew.
eral mines Of the Pittsburgh
Coal Co.
&c. s. student Ray M. Finley
has become detail craftsman Of
the American Steel Wire Co.
Donora, Pa.
I. c. S. student Patrick Fox Of
Fayette City, Pa, is a success
full mine foreman at the Arnold
Mines Of that place.
l, c. S. student Elmer Vic
tor has become a successful
craftsman with the Pittsburgh
Steel Co., Of Monessen, Pa.
I.C. S. student ]. P. Craig has
become chief electrician Of the
Monessen plant Of the American
Sheet and Tin Plate Co.
Mark and Mail this Coupon.
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The selection of General John j. Pershing to lead the
first American troops sent to France will meet with
popular approval Black Jack PershIng is perhaps not
as we'll known to the public as was the late General
Funston but the army knows him and has the utmost
confidence in him, and for the present that is enough
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IfIush that L 4 Almost IMPOSSIBLE u
think that Is Has been III bEticef 81
long o. tint lie started With the first
west 9irslAia volunteers fof the
Epnltish Aldafleatl val The secret
seems u b. that tie tblghel does hot
worry. one If Ills officers says he
does net need 10. Company &, the
company be organised ID his home
town, fArkgfShtifA % years Age, last
year won the medal for drill and has
always bean conspicuous Tor is dis
piay Of training. Fef q while Colonel
Morrison mas captain Of Company G
Of Thurmen6. He ms made q major
n 1897 and % August II, 1900, he
RRS made oeien0L
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But there are millions upon
millions Of others among US
eager but too young, stout-heart-
ed but Just too old, unable for
one or many reason to take our
places in the field or on the
seas. What can WE do?
Our President has answered:
eve must supply abundant food.
We must supply ships by the
hundreds. We must have abun-
dant materials out Of our fields
and our mines and our factories.
Warfare has been revolution
ized. Today It demands not on.
ly fighting men, but back of
them supporting armies Of tech
nically trained workers in shops
and factories, mines, mills, lab
oratories, offices and on farms
and railroads supplying the sin.
ews of war.
"our country needs ten mil
lion to twenty million skilled
workers at home" says the I'm.
tied States Commissioner Fred
erick G. Howe. to make effective
any army it puts into the field"
What can do?"
Fight II you may, in the fore.
most ranks Of our khaki.clad
hosts. But II that privilege be
denied you, you can still serve
Just as effectively, Just as pa
triotically, Just as honorably, in
that great army Of skilled work
ers behind the fighting lines,
without which the front ranks
would be helpless.
But this duty you owe to your
self and to your country-to pre-
pare yourself to serve in that
army where you can serve with
greatest usefulness. Our coun-
try is calling for the cooperation
of Industrial establishments of
every kind. Employers in turn
are combing their ranks for men
who know, men who can take
charge of important work. And
this means that all over Ameri.
"a men who have trained them
selves with the help of the In
ternational Correspondence
Schools are stepping into posi-
tions that bring honor to them.
selves and a real opportunity
to serve their country,
"What can l do?"
The answer is plain. GET
READY. Equip yourself to
serve where you can serve most
efficiently. Your country is call
ing right now for craftsmen, me-
canics, electricians, engineers,
bridge builders, automobile ex'
perts, skilled workers in dozens
Of lines Of activity. There will
be nee Of clerks, book
keepers, stenographers, &C.
countants and advertising men.
There is and there will be, both
ahoat and ashore, in the field
and at home, a place of honor
for every man who can do some
one thing and do 1t well.
For twenty-five years the In
teFnationai Correspondence
Schools have been training men
for effective work In commerce
and industry. They have equip.
ped thousands upon thousands
to serve their country nobly IN
Its hour Of need. More than
one hundred thousand men are
preparing through the ]. O. 8.
right now for careers Of greater
usefulness.
Today, with The training Of
men z service Of vast national
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Giving testimony before the House Agricultural COM
mittee which is conducting hearings the food con-
troll bills George w. Anderson, United States attorney
at Boston, said: "There will be phenomena in Amer
lea inconsistent with law and order unless something
is DONE" Which we take it is Bostonese for "ThereH
be a h Of riot If Congress does not stir its
stumps."
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In providing for two parades, a Gag raising and an
grafton the Memorial day committee has done Its part
1t is now up to the people and the Weather Man to
make this years observance of the day here the most
notable in the history of the city.
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Why Seven 10 Thought Lucky
Seven Is generally regarded as a
lucky number because It Is sacred to
Apollo. The story goes that ut the
birth Of this great deity seven sacred
swans circled about his godhead.
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Eate Of EnrIY PoInonerp.

In medieval times In Europe poison.
ers, when detected, were usually
broken alive upon the wheel, after
having first been given a taste Of the
rack while in prison awaiting execu'
ton, az sort Of gentle reminder
Of what they had presently Eot to 60
through.
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the ''bons dryS law In this state has
caused "A epidemic Of Q new disease,
obstruction Of the oesophagus." Ao'
cording 70 0 dispatch from Wheeling
Prosecuting Attorney D. A. McBee has
been requested TO Issue permit q
permit the bringing Of beer into this
state 10 treat the disease. He receiN
Cd q letter from 0 prominent physician
as follows:
"This IL to certify that the bearer
is suffering from obstruction Of the 90
sophagus, and that he requires the
assistance Of some liquid to assist !
washing food into the stomach, and
that the only fluid with which he
finds this can be done successfully is
beer"
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Anyhow Woodrow has kind word for Teddy.

Tuesday, June s. will be day packed with fate for
America 1t will be turning point in the lives of hun
dreds of thousands of young who might otherwise
have lead humdrum exstences, and it will let loose in
this country forces that are as yet undreamed Of
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The plans for Coal run bridge will have to be changed
again. In the matter of these bridge plans the Board
of Affairs reminds US of Congress and the Army BILL
And that is the hardest thing we say about any pub
lie body.
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Col. Charles E. MorrHNln, command
ing officer of the Second regiment,
became slightly reminiscent yesterday
says the Charleston Leader 1t was
Just 25 years since he became cap
tain. The colonel discovered this
while signing commission. AS he
noticed the date, May Ia, on the head
of it, May IA, 1892, flashed into his
mind, and it occurred 10 him that 1t
was on just such another day as yes
terday, only 25 years ago, that he or.
ganized Company E, Of Parkersburg,
and was made its captain. Colonel
Morrison's hair Is grey, not white. In
his uniform he appears so trim and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-19

Do not forget the Patriotic Rally at the Grand to-
morrow afternoon. Go even if you have heard Dr.
Broomeld since he returned from Washington because
many other things Of the utmost interest to Fairmont
people may occur
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Judge Ben S. Honecker this morn
ing threw bomb into the camp Of the
regular offenders in police court when
he announced that his policy in the
future would be to have such persons
unemployed and unavailable for any
work the governor might have in the
war crisis says the Wheeling Tele'
graph. The announcement was made
during the trial OF Jerome Allen, who
was on trial on a drunk charge. Allen
admitted himself he had been up so
often he had lost count and had not
held regular job for two years. The
Judge imposed sentence of ten dol
lars and costs or twenty days on the
hill and announced to Allen that he
intended to see that he was listed as
an unemployed and his name for
warded at once to Charleston.
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"What Can / Do"
BY G. LYNN SUMNER.

War is upon The call duty has sounded And with that
call ringing every redbooded true American asking
himself what can serve? Where do fit n?
For those military and physically fit the ships and the
camps waiting them Fight in the foremost ranks This
is the patriots honest privilege
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BITS OF
STATE NEWS

A newspaper and a national bank
are anon the projected enterprises
for the hustling town Of Mt. Hope, &C.
cordlng to The Fayete Times. The
bank has the backing of the Deegans
business interests and ]. Alfred Tay-
lor, well known Fayetteville newspa-
per man is to be- at the head Of the
journalistic venture. The paper will be
known as the Mt. Hope Leader and
will be Democratic organ with the
financial support of group of strong
and ambitious members Of that party.
The first issue of the Leader will be
about the first Of June, publication
being delayed on account of the legts-
lative session requiring the attend
ance Of the editor for few weeks.
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Recent advances Of the Italians
across the Isonzo river, north Of Cor.
izia, show they are renewing their
drive toward Trieste, the principal sea-
port Of Austria.H ungary. Map shows
the battle line on the Italian front,
with arrow pointing to Gorilla, where
fighting is conferred.
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Troubled
It's easier to be philosophical 0houi
other peoples troubles than 1t d q
be quiet about Gdr own
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EDWARD WILFlNG.
Wants Everyone to
KnowWhat Kar-Nak
Did For Him

II had suffered from stomach trOb
BILE and nervousness for 20 years, could
not find anything that would CIV
me any relief until l tried Kar.Nak
Have taken two bottles and feel better
than ! have ever felt In my life. NY
stomach trouble has been relieved and
my nervousness has left me. My baby
az years old has taken Kar.Nak with
fine results. It's mother died when she
was only days old aud has been II
delicate health since, Kar.Nak hal
improved her wonderfully. Also wish
to say that l have gained In weight
Cannot say too much in praise Of Kar
EDWARD w1LFoNa,"
Kingmont, W. Va
Kar.Nak is sold on positive guar
antee to produce good results or your
dollar will be handed back. Take 9
bottle home today, and run no risk; y
1t fails to relieve your case, return Il
and get your money. No matter what
you have tried before, try Kar.Nak to
day. Get 1t at the Mountain City Drug
Co., opposite Court House, or the Hall
Drug Co. Merchant street. On sale
in Warrington by Prescription Phar
macy.-Advt.
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SHORT AND sNAPPY.

The 10 per cent tax on theatre tickets will not faze
anybody who has met Observation-Disclosures Even
ing Genius.