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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-29

Entered at the POstocs TaEEnort West Virginia as
second GLASS matter
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-09
SUGGESTION FOR GOOD ROAD
Easy Way to Put Roof on Dirt Road ls
to Keep 1t Dragged After Drain
ing and Dragging.

A correspondent Of an eastern agri-
cultural paper suggests that, inasmuch
as it Is water which makes bad roads,
the easy way to have good roads is to
put a roof over them. There is this
to be said for his suggestion, that if a
roof were put over our country roads,
it would not only keep water off of it,
but would give us a nice, shady drive
during the six months of the year when
we would appreciate it.. The trouble
is that the cost of putting up such a
roof as he has in mind, and maintain
ing 1t, would far exceed the cost Of
making a really first-class hard-sur-
faced road, which would need no roof.
The easy way to put a roof over the
dirt road is to keep it properly dragged
after it has been drained and graded,
says Wallace's Farmer. Water Is the
most accommodating thing in the
world. 1t will run off If you will give
it half a chance. D. Ward King, the
apostle of the split-log drag, put the
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-09
HOW R WAS CONVERTED
Conversion Began When He Realized
Value Of Good Roads In L~essening
Cost Of Transportation.

When the good roads campaign fol-
lowed close upon the wider use of au-
tomObiles many farmers gruInbled
about the prospect of high taxation,
which they ascribed to an endeavOr
to benefit city motor owners at the X
pense of the rural community.
When the farmer began to buy au-
tomobiles himself he experienced a
change of heart. His conversion real
ly began when he realized the value
of good roads in lessening the cost of
transportation to himself. Rural mail
delivery helped, the roads had to be
better so that the carrier could "get
through"
The farmer should be even more
fully reconciled to the good roads de-
velopment when he learns, as he may,
that a large percentage of the license
fees paid by both city and rural u
tOmObilists goes straight into the good
roads fund.
In the United States, 80 per cent
of the license money goes into the
building and maintenance of state and
country roads, and this sum defrays z
per cent of the total for road and
bridge building. Steps in this direc-
ton have already been taken by most
of the Canadian provinces, and good
roads expenditures are gradually on
the increase along with the increase
in the number of automobiles.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-09
WRITERS BEHIND THE TIMES
Taken No Cognizance Of Changes
Occurring in Dialects.

When Joseph Vance, Of whom De
Morgan wrote a book, was a boy in
London, the local dialect was like
this:
Hes a-gQin' for to fight Mr.. Gum
beyont the Pinnerforty works, and you
better look sharp if you want for to
see anythink."
Vance went away to South Amer
lea and returned after many years to
find the jargon altered to this pat
tern:
ut (the noise) vas a Idly with a
biby fighting another Idly and both
was took off to the Stytion."
All American dialects have changed
in so years as that of London did,
with the possible exception of the
tongue spoken in the southern Appa-
lachian country. Yet, to judge by
American comic papers and the gen.
tlemen of the stage, our dialects are
as immutable as the stars. They
change no more than the faces of
great cliffs.
Why would it not be a good idea
to appoint a committee to wait on
editors of humorous periodicals and
the writer's of plays and point out to
them politely that they speak the Ian
guage of people long in their graves
and superseded?-ToledO Blade.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-09
King Road Drag.

requisites of the good road into three
words: Hard, oval, smooth. That Is
all there is to a good road.
Our problem in the corn belt Is to
get that kind of a road without paying
more than it is worth to us. We a
not have a hard, oval and smooth dirt
road If we continue u stupid practice
of piling up in the middle a mass Of
unpacked fresh dirt and sod. Last
week we saw a very good road ruined
by filing the center with fresh sod
from the sides. That should be made
a criminal offense. The sod holds the
water just where we do not want it,
and just where it will do the most
damage. 1t should be thrown to one
side, and nothing but clear dirt put on
the road bed, and this should be packed
firmly as soon as put on. The more
grass roots and sod on the road, the
harder to make it a good road.
Gradually, hard-surfaced roads will
come in the neighbOrhOod of cities and
the larger towns Of the state; but dur
ing the lifetime of the present genera
ton at least, most Of our roads must
be made of dirt. If we a once really
grasp the principle of putting a roof on
the dirt road by the use of the drag
and drainage, we will have made a long
step forward. The next step will be to
oil the road, and thus make the roof
more nearly waterproof. Such a road
properly maintained is the best and
most comfortable road in the world;
for it is not only hard, oval and smooth
but elastic as well.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-09

her b~usinesslike way. "If you insist
on being an idiot and adopting the Ro-
senfeld family" she said, wait until
September. The season for boarders
doesn't begin until fall"
SO X. waited for 1.-THE season." and
ate his heart out for Sidney in the in
terval.
Johnny Rosenfeld still lay in his
ward, inert from the waist down. X.
was his most frequent visitor. AS a
matter of fact, he was watching the
boy closely, at Max Wilson's request.
Tell me when I'm to do it," said Will
son, land when the time comes, for
Gods sake, stand by me. Come to the
operation. He's got SO much confidence
that I'll help him that l don't dare to
fail"
Luckily for Sidney, her three months
service in the operating room kept her
and Carlotta apart. For Carlotta was
now not merely jealous. She found
herself neglected, ignored. 1t ate her
like a fever.
But she did not yet suspect an en-
| gagement. 1t had been her theory that
Wilson would not marry easily-that,
in Il sense, he would have to be CO.
creed into marriage. She thought mere
ly that Sidney was playing a game like
her own, with different weapons. So
she planned her battle, ignorant that
| she had lost already.
h., ,,n,JnI ,,-,r e;,,p1o ,,n,,rb
new inferno had come into the house,
and was going through the process of
learning that from Il senior at the medi-
cal school to a half-baked junior in
terne is a long step back. He had to
endure the gOOd-humOred contempt of
the older men, the ~patronizlng instruc-
tons of nurses as to rules.
C~arlotta alone treated him with def
erence. His uneasy rounds in Carlotta's
precinct took on the state and form of
staff visitations. She flattered, cajoled,
looked up to him.
After u time it dawned on Wilson
that this junior cub was getting more
attention than himself; that, wherever
he happened to be, somewhere in the
ofiing would be Carlotta and the Lamb,
the latter cycling her with worship. Her
indifference had only piqued him. The
enthroning of a successor CALLED him.
Between them, the Lamb suffered
mightily-was subject to frequent
''bawling out" as he termed it, in the
operating room as he assisted the an
esthetist. He took his troubles to Car
lotta, who soOthed him i'm the corridor
in plain sight of her quarry, of course
by putting a sympathetic hand on
his sleeve.
Then, one day, Wilson was goaded
to speech.
"For the love of heaven, Carlotta,"
he said i~mpatiently, stop making love
to that wretched boy. He wriggles like
a worm if you look at him."
81 like him. He is thoroughly genu-
inc. / respect him, and he respects
me-"
Its rather a silly game, you know.
Do you think l don't understands"
perhaps you do. II don't really
care a lot about him, Max. But I've
been downhearted. He cheers me up"
Her attraction for him was almost
gone-not quite. He felt rather sorry
for her.
I'm sorry. Then you are not angry
with met"
"Angry? No" She lifted her eyes
to his, and for once she was not acting.
Il knew it would end, of course. 1
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-09
(TO BE
RELIEVES PAIN OF ANGINA
Mechanical Exercise, Such as "Streteh-
Ing" Said to Be Valuable in the
Treatment of Disease.

The terrible pain of angina pectoris
can be relieved by simple mechanical
exercises, without medicine, accord
ing to DR.. Samuel Constable of Lon
don. The New York Medical Journal
describes how he applied his method
to a suffering fellow practitioner:
"At once he got his friend to grasp
the top bar of the bed with both hands,
letting most of his weight fall on the
now strongly stretched arms for about
40 seconds. After a short rest he re-
peated the process some five oil six
times. Result: Immediate cessation
of all pain in arms and some relief of
the chest.
doctor Constable now got him or
the floor t. grasp the bar at the end
back. bending forward at an angle of
about 60 degrees, the chest thrown for
ward and the head back, thus sub
iecting the muscles of the affected
area to strong tension. This he repeat
ed some half dozen times, each lasting
about 40 or 80 seconds. Result: I'm
mediate cessation of all pains In the
chest, the sense of construction com
pletely vanishing"
This was repeated about every two
hours for several weeks and ION no
OCCASION" says Doctor Constable, did
the stretching fail to give immediate
relief"
The New York Medical Journal sug-
gests that dietetic and hay fever
estimates try these or similar stretch
ing exercises for relief from their par
oxysms.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-09

sat looking ahead, his face set. When,
after n moment, he spoke, it was to
forestall her, after all.
81 think know what it is, Sidney"
you expected it, didn't you?"
Tits not an entire surprise"
aren't you going to wish me hap
piness?'
IF my wishing could bring anything
good to you, you would have every
thing in the world"
His voice was not entirely steady,
but his eyes smiled into hers.
Am I-are we going to lose you
soont'
81 shall finish my training. made
that II condition"
Then, in II burst of confidence:
81 know so little, X, and he knows
50 much | am going to read and
study, 50 that he can talk to me about
his work. That's what marriage ought
to be, a sort of partnership. Don't you
think so?"
X. nodded. His mind refused to go
forward to the unthinkable future. In
stead, he was looking back-back to
those days when he had hoped some
time to have II wife to talk to about
his work, that beloved work that was
no longer his. And he had lost her
absolutely, lost her without a struggle
to keep her. His only struggle had
been with himself, to remember that he
had nothing to offer but failure.
Sidney's eyes were on the tall house
across. 1t was Doctor Eds evening
office hour, and through the open win
dow she could see Il line of people
waiting their turn. They sat immobile,
inert, doggedly patient, until the open
ing of the back office door promoted
them all one chair toward the consult
ing room.
Il shall be just across the Street"
She said at last. Nearer than l am
ut the hospital"
You will be much farther away.
You will be married"
"But we will still be friends, K"
Her voice was anxious, Il little puz-
Zled. She was often puzzled with him.
"Of course"
But, after another silence, he as
founded her. She had fallen into the
way of thinking of him as always be-
longing to the house, even, in a sense,
belonging to her. And now
"Shall you mind very much if l tell
YOU that l AIN thinking of going away?'
AZ. !"
"MIy dear child, you do not need a
roomer here any more. | have always
received infinitely more than l have
paid for, even in the small services |
have been able to render. Your Aunt
Harriet is prosperous. You are away,
and some day you are going to be Il
ried. Don't you see-I am not needed?'
THAT does not mean you are not
wanted"
II shall not go far. I'll always be
neal enough, SO that l can see your
he changed this hastily-"so that we
AN still meet and talk things over.
Old friends ought to be like that, not
too near, but to be turned on when
needed, like a tap"
"Where will you goT"
"Thc RoSenfelds are rather in straits.
l thought Of helping them to get a
small house somewhere and Of taking
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-09
CHAPTER Xxx.

The announcement of Sidney's en-
gagement was not to be made for n
year. Wilson, chatting under the delay,
was obliged to admit to himself that
it was best. He was genuinely in love,
ever unselfishly-as far as he could
be unseltish. The secret was to be
carefully kept also for Sidney's sake.
The hospital did not approve of en-
gagements between nurses and the
staff. 1t was d~isorganizing, bad for
discipline.
Sidney was very happy all that sum
mer. She glowed with pride when her
lover put through n difficult piece of
work flushed and p%alpitated when she
heard his praises sung; grew to know,
by n sort of intuition, when he was in
the house. She wore his ring on Il
fine chain around her neck, and grew
prettier every day.
X. had postponed his leaving until
fall. Sidney had been insistent, and
Harriet had topped the argument in
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-09

en- just then. A riot of rebellion surged
up in him, that he must let this best
thing In his life go out Of 1t. To go
empty Of heart through the rest of his
days, while his very arms ached to hold
her! And she was S o near-just above,
with her hand on his shoulder, her
wistful face so close that, without o
ing, he could have brushed her hair.
You have not wished me happiness,
*. DO you remember, when | was 60
ing to the hospital and you gave me the
little watch-do you remember what
you said?"
"Yes'-huskily.
"VVill you say 1t again?"
but that was goodbye"
Isn't this, in Il way? You are 60
ing to leave us, and Say it, H."
"Good-by, dear, und-God bless you"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-09
Slept Twenty-seven Months.

The curious case of a singer, thirty.
one years old, who has been in a state
of lethargy for % months. has been
described to the Medical and Surgical
society of Bordeaux, France, by Pro-
fessor Berger.
The patient was among the troops
modified for the battle of the Marine.
He disappeared, but was found shortly
afterward in Brittany, since which
time he has been sleeping, eyelids
closed, respiration regular. but pulse
rapid. He is sensitive to excitement,
and it is possible to administer liquid
food.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-09

have lost "a lover. expected that.
But | wanted to keep a friend"
1t was the right note. Why, after all.
should he not be her friend? He had
treated her cruelty, ~hideously. If she
still desired his friendship, there was
no disloyalty to Sidney in giving it. And
Carlotta Il very careful. Not once
again did she allow him to see what lay
in her eyes. She told him Of her wOr-
ries.
The Lamb was lowering near, hot
eyes on them both. 1t was nc place to
talk.
Sidney would be at a lecture that
night. The evening doomed temptingly
free.
Suppose you meet me at the old cor
ner," he said carelessly, eyes on the
Lamb, who was forgetting that he was
only a junior inferno and was glazing
ferociously. "We'll run out into the
country and talk things over"
She demurred, with her heart beating
triumphantly.
whats the use of going back to
that? It's over, isn't it,"
Her objection made him determined.
When at last she had yielded, and he
made his way down to the smoking
ROOM, it was with the feeling that he
had won Il victory.
X. had been uneasy all that day his
ledgers irritated him. He had been
sleeping badly since Sidney's announce
ment of her engagement. AT five O'CLOCK,
when he left the Office, he found Joe
Drummond waiting outside on the
pavement.
Mother said you'd been up to see
me Il couple of times. thought ia
come around"
X. looked at his watch.
"Nhat do you say to Il walk"
Not out in the country. I'm not as
muscular as you are. I'll go about town
for a half-hOur or So"
Thus forestalled, X. found his sub
ject hard to lead up to. But here again
Joe met him more than halfway.
Well, go on" he said, when they
found themselves in the park 81 guess
know what you are going to say"
I'm not going to preach, if you're
expecting that. Ordinarily, if a man
insists on making a fool of himself, l
let him alone"
"Nhy make an exception of meT
zone reason Is that | happen to like
YOU. The other reason is that, whether
YOU admit it or not, you are actlng
like Il young idiot, and are putting the
responsibility ON the shoulders OF
someone else"
"She is responsible, isn't she?'
mot in the least. How old are you,
Joe?"
"Twenty-three, almost"
EXACTLY. You are a man, and you
are acting like a bad boy. It's a dis
appointment to me. It's more than
that to Sidney"
"Much she cares! She's going to
marry Wilson, isn't she?'
"There is no announcement of any
engagement"
"She is, and you know it. Well,
she'll be happy-not! If I'd go to her
tonight and tell her what l know,
she'd never see him again"
The idea, thus born in his over
wrought brain, obsessed him. lie
turned to it again and again. lie
Moyne was uneasy. He was not r
tain that the boys statement had any
basis in fact. His single determine
ton was to save Sidney from any
pain.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-09

Plum pudding in a bladder contain
er is a great delicacy In southeastern
Europe.
French aviation experts have per-
fected a ten-cylinder motor that pro-
duces 100 horse power.
Resembling a pair of ice tongs is a
new detachable handle for lifting
baskets of fruit or vegetables that lack
handles.
Agriculturists have succeeded In
raising a brown cotton in Egypt that
is stronger than any heretofore pro
duced there.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-09

a room with them. It's largely a mat
ter of furniture. If they could furnish
it even plainly, it could be done. L
haven't saved anything"
"Do you ever think of yourself?'
she cried. "Have you always gone
through life helping people, X? Save
anythingl 1 should think not! You
spend it all on Others" She bent over
and put her hand on his shoulder. ut
will not be home without you, K"
To save him, he could not have spok-
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-09
MUCH IN LITTLE

According to %Josephus the walnut
tree was formerly common in Pales-
tine and grew luxuriantly around the
sea of Tiberius.
The output of manganese ore in this
country in 1915 amounted to 27,OOO
tons. which was three times the pro-
duction in 1915.
Vibration is almost entirely elm
mated from a new reciprocating pump
In which cams are used instead OF
cranks to drive the pistons-
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-09
Remove Old Stumps.

If you have stumps in your fields
that you have been blowing around
for years, determine to get them out
of the way this winter. They make it
harder for man and animal working In
the field, and take up valuable room.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-09

Events Of the most amazing
and momentous character are
recounted in the next Install
ment. Things happen which
change the whole cours of life
for LeMoyne, Doctor Max, Sid.
ney, Joe Drummond and some
others. 1t is the climax of the
story.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-09
Clean Up Raspberry Patch.

The raspberry patch should be
cleaned up. Old canes should be
pruned out and burned. Perhaps they
contain insects or disease. Fire will
help to cure these troubles.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-09
Four Cardinal Words.

When buying a new machine keep
in mind these four words-simplicity,
reliability, durability and accessibility.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-09
One.Ouarter for Labor.

One-Quarter for Labor.
In 1904, out Of the total road and
bridge expenditure, $2O,OOO,OOO of the
SSO,00O,O0O was paid in labor-that is,
worked out on the roads.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-09
Expensive Treatment.

Rough treatment is expensive, for
it reduces the milk flow as well al
making a vicious COW.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-09
Many Canaries Imported.

Permits for the importation of 127.-
706 canaries were issued by the bio
logical survey during the past yeas
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-09

Sidney Page is n hospital Nurse loved by Dr. Max Wilson, n bril-
liant young surgeon; by X. lcMoyne. n roonrr att the Page home; ana
by Joe Irummond, an old school mate. Wilson is tickle, and while
he makes honest love to Sidney, he carries on IL sneaking affair with
Carlotta Harrison. another nurse who is jealous and dangerous. I-
Moync, who is IL famous surgeon disguised, keeps his love secret to
himself. Joe has been rejected, and is acting strangely. Nobody
knows anything about IcAoynp, except Doctor Wilson. When this in
stnlment opens, Wilson is proposing marriage to Sidney
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-08
NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS
OF SUMTE FOR 1917

The books were opened first day OF
February for the purpose of receiving
tax returns, and will remain open un-
til May list, according to law. Please
return your taxes early, as l have pos
tive instructions from the comptroller
general to close my books on May 1st
This gives you three months without
any cost to you to return your taxes.
will be in the office Friday and Sat-
urday of each week, until make my
rounds, and then l will be there each
day until books close. Hoping this
will meet the approval of all, remain
Your respectfully
GEO. D. JONES,
Tax Receiver, Sumter County.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-08
RELLNT fREEZE COST
ATLANTA PEOPLE $4,000

ATLANTA, Ca, Feb. S.-Fifty
thousand dollars in plumbing bills
alone is an estimate of the cost Allan
ia will pay for the recent blizzard,
which struck the city second in the
same place when it was just stagger-
ing to it's feet from the effects of the
first cold wave.
Atlanta houses, like all others in
the south, are not built for zero
weather, and when the mercury drops
to such a temperature the water pipes
freeze by wholesale Not in fifteen
years have so many dwelling houses
and other buildings been flooded by
bursted pipes.
Hundreds of people are "toting'
water from the hydrants of neighbors,
bathing in lavatories and suffering
ali kinds of inconvenience while wait
ing for the plumbers to mend their
pipe.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-08
TAKES FORTY MILLION POUNDS
OF PORK FOR GEORGIA DOGS

ATLANTA, Ca, Feb. 8.-That 1t
costs forty million pounds of pork to
feed the dogs of Georgia every year.
or more than enough to supply ample
food to all the orphans homes and
charitable institution Of the state, Is
asserted by a Camilla, Ga, statisti-
clan who has made study Of the
subject
He does not mean that the half
million odd dogs in Georgia actually
eat forty million pounds of pork a
year, but he claims that they eat
enough to raise four hundred thous-
and head of hogs, and that these
would supply the missing forty mil
lion pounds of pork.
He recognizes, of course, that bird
dogs and hounds and watch dogs
serve good and useful purpose, but
nc makes the assertion that there are
fifty worthless ours for every dog that
earns its keep.