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TO MEASURE The MOON.
Hs-s 10 Simple Method, and Il 10 Ae-
curats and Instructive

eurats and Instructive.
Any boy or girl can measure the
size Of the moon by carrying out a
simple experiment and using the
fact found in any geography book :
that the mean distance of the moon
from the earth is 23S,S40 miles.
We do not need to know great
deal nor to be very observant to
realize that the farther away any
object is from US the smaller it
seems. If we stand, say, 100 feet
from a wall, it appears to be GER
tain height, but if We 60 200 feet
away the apparent height dwindles
to half, and at 400 feet this is q
quarter, and so on. The apparent
size of an object therefore varies in
a regular proportion, according to
the distance, and it is this knowl-
edge, properly used, that enables US
to measure the size of the moon.
Let US cut out cardboard disk
the size of silver dollar and stick
this with a dab of gum or paste to
the window pane when the moon is
at the full. We then stand in such
a position that the disk is between
us and the moon, and we step back
until the little round card exactly
covers the outline of the moon, no
more and no less. Now measure the
distance from where we are standing
to the window, and it will be found
that this is 165 1-3 inches.
Our geography book tells us that
the moon is 23s,S40 miles from the
earth and at that distance it appears
exactly the same size as the disk at
165 1-3 inches from our eye. By re-
ducing the distance of the moon to
inches and dividing the result by
165 1-3 we find that the moon is 92,-
100000 times bigger than the disk.
To get the diameter of the moon
therefore We measure the diameter
of the disk and multiply that by 92,-
100000. The result is 2,1601a
miles, which is within mile of the
actual diameter of the moon, as
measured elaborately ely,
2,1591a miles.
Having found the diameter, we
can get the circumference by multi
plying the diameter by 3.1416. AS
the moon is an almost perfect
sphere, we get the area Of its sur
face by multiplying the circumfer-
ence by the diameter, and to get the
cubic contents We multiply the area
of the surface by one-third of the
radius-that is, a sixth of the diam
eter.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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the INDIANS VERDICT.
4 Was the Opinion Of q Man Whs
CoulS Keep His Mouth Shut.

q Was the Opinion Of . Man Whs
Could Keep His Mouth Shut.
A stold blank looking Indian sat
IN a federal court room to be ar
rsigned for bootlegging. His case
was called. The marshal told him
to stand up. He only stared, appar-
emily not comprehending. The mar
shal motioned him to rise. He stood.
"What is your name ?" the judge
asked.
No reply.
"Have you an attorney"
Only a helpless stare from the In
dian
"Can you understand English?"
Silence on the part of the pris-
oner.
Mr. Attorney, what is this man
charged with?" asked the judge.
. The district attorney stated the
case.
'1t seems to me-" said the judge,
~that this is a very trivial case. The
poor thing doesn't seem to under
stand word of English. He proba-
bly, has no understanding that he
has done wrong. Mr.. Attorney, just
enter nolle prosequi in this case"
The Indian was told that he could
20. He stood staring and motion
less. The marshal with gesture
ordered him to sit down. He obeyed
and stayed throughout the long aft
ernoon session of court. In one
case, the charge was similar to his
own. A noted local lawyer was de-
Tending. He entered plea of guilty
for his client and then made an i'm
pass;oned appeal for mercy. His
pathos would have moved a marble
statue. He represented long and
earnestly the wonderful virtues and
manifold kindnesses of his client.
When he sat down the judge said:
Give years in the penitentiary."
Court adjourned and as the crowd
passed out the Indian followed. He
walked down the steps behind the
lawyer for the man who had just
been sentenced. Suddenly he lean
ed over and whispered in the attor-
ney's ear:
"White man talk too darn much" "
Case and Comment.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-12-06
Home SIGHTS.

Home sights and sounds are best
Of all. The sublime beauty Of the
Yosemite touched me with wonder
and awe, but when I heard the rob
ms note it touched my heart. l
think I am something like turtle
in the way l like to poke about in
narrow fields, but why should |
rush hither and yon to see things
when l can see consultations from
my own doorstep?-John Bur
roughs in St. Nicholas.
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Caesars Appearances.

Julius Caesar was a thin man, tall
and with a very wrinkled, seamy
eountenance. His forehead was
broad and full of wrinkles. His
eyes were not large, but described
as exceedingly bright and quick. His
nose was of more than usual size
and his chin full and prominent.
He walked with slight, scholarly
stoop in his shoulders. His ears
stood out well from his head, and
his hair was always cut close. Early
in life he became bald.
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Naming a Book.

1t is not generally known how
Kipling chose the title "The Light
That Failed" for the book that help
ed to make him famous. he had al
most decided to call the novel "The
Failure" although he was somewhat
dissatisfied with this rather prosaic
title. One evening as he was sitting
IN his study reading by lampight
the light went down suddenly, when
Kipling exclaimed:
"By Jove, I've got it! The Light
That Failedp"
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His Opportunity.

"Harry, I've been reading up on
parliamentary usage. I've got to
preside at meeting of our girls
club. But there's one thing I don't
quite understand--what is the pre-
vious question ?"
OTIS the question I've been try
ing to ask you for whole year, Ma
bel, but you never would listen to
me. You'll let me ask now, won't
you?"
T-I suppose SO, Harry, if-you
are sure it's parliamentary"
cago Tribune.
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A committee of Western sheep
growers has gone to New Orleans to
look into the possibility of moving
millions of sheep from the West to
the South. The homestead act is
crowding sheep out of the Western
States, and grazing lands must be
found for them elsewhere.
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Grammatical knowledge.

When General Leonard Wood was
q small boy he was called up in the
grammar class. The teacher said:
Leonard, give me a sentence,
and we'll see if we can change it to
the imperative mood"
"The horse draws the cart" said
Leonard.
Every good. Now, change the
sentence to an imperative"
"Get up" said young Wood
Christian Register.
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Tho White Headed Boy.

The phrase ''his mothers white
headed boy" is as old as the hills in
Ireland. 1t appears in many Of the
Irish fairy stories of the last CEN
tury. Irish mothers who knew
good fairies always kept the secret
for the "white headed boy" OF the
family. Gerald Griffin in one OF
his best short stories years ago used
the phrase as one he had borrowed
from an old Celtic book.
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War;.

Fell slaughter, one Of the most
authentic products of the pit you
would say. once give it customs, be-
comes war, with laws of war, and is
customary and moral enough, and
red individuals carry the tools Of it
girt round their launches, not with
ont an air of pride-which do thou
nowise hlame.-Carlvle.
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Joy.

10y is the handspring in the
whole round of everlasting nature
Joy moves the wheels of the great
timcpiece of the world; she it is that
loosens flowers from their buds,
suns from their frmaments, rolling
spheres in distant space seen not by
10 class Of the astronomer.-Schil-
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NUNS the Word.

Notwithstanding wrong with
the baby?
Mother-Yes, doctor. He got hold
of an old dictionary some way and
chewed up two pages out of it.
did you give him an emetcr
eyes, doctor, but I can't get a
word out of him."-Yonkers States
nan.
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Notice of Application
for Final Discharge.

Notice is hereby given that on the
29th day of December, 1917. will ap-
ply to P M Brockinton, Judge of Pro-
bate for Williamsburg county, for Let
ters Dismissory as General Guardian of
the person and estate of Katie Miliwee
Roper. S McB GRAHAM,
Il-22-5tp General Guardian,
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What is LAX-FOS
lAX.F0S IS AN IMPROVED cAScARA

lAX.F0S IS An IMPROVED CASCARA
A Digestive Liquid Laxative, Cathartic
and Liver Tonic. Contains Cascara Bark,
Blue Flag Root, Rhubarb Root, Black
Root, May Apple Root, Senna Leaves and
Pepsin. Combines strength with pala-
table aromatic taste. Does not nrIrcc. &C.
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Tax Notice,

The tax books will be open for collee-
ton of taxes for the year 1917 on the
18th day of October, prox. Tax levy
as follows:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-18
SAVE YOUR HAIR
And BEAUTIFY IT
With "DANDERINE''
SPEND rs CENTS! oANoRUFF DIS
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COMING OUT.
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Just one application doubles the
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ne did start to save him and then he
deliberately turned around and came
back" l had thought many things of
Dick but l had never thought him a
coward. Indeed, much as I hated him
at that moment, great as was the con.
tempt in my heart for him, as little as
l could understand his motives, could
not think that the man who was trying
so hard to bring back life to the man
he had let die was despicable coward.
And yet-there could be no explana.
ton. Since the world began the only
difference between man and brute was
that man came to his kind in time of
need and the brute let his kind die
alone.
Why then had Dick done this? BY
what twist of the brain could he ever
justify himself to himself, let alone to
me.
ut was too bad you did not see him,
sir" said one of the life-savers. you
might have held him above water until
we got there"
And we might have had two dead
men instead of one," said his compan.
ion. THE gentleman was all in when
he reached shore, as 1t was"
At this point Dick. without a word,
dropped forward on the body of Nal.
colin Stuart in dead faint. The sur.
geon had said, ut is no use boys, the
man is dead"
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:: CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE ::

Little book. sometimes you should
De glad you have no eyes. There are
some sights that wound the heart SO
deeply the scar never heals. One uf
these sights confronted me as pulled
myself together at the door of the life.
savers tent.
Everyone had been sent away ex.
cept the physician, the nurse and the
man who were working at the water.
soaked inanimate thing that had once
been Malcolm Stuart.
Dick stood at the foot helping the
nurses, but his face in its cold marble
wilderness told me nothing. "Dor't
you hurt him." was my first exclnma-
ton as l saw them try to make him
breathe by artificial means.
You had better not stay here" said
Dick in monotonous tone, bu; he did
not look up. neither did he stop for
enc instant his efforts in helping to
resuscitate Malcolm.
don't think ever realized Malcolm
Stuart was so handsome, littlo book,
until l saw him lying there so help
less. His beauty was terrible. His
staring brown eyes, from which that
wondrous smile had fled, the white
ness which made his tanned arms and
hands uncanny, seemed to protest
against death.
l thought of our dear companionship
: during the summer, OF his tender sym
pathy and understanding. He loved
me-" was my sobbng cry under my
breath. He loved NE and he is dead"
Then came the superstition that
makes one ask In times like this, Was
it because it was wrong to love me
that he has been punished? VIII my
punishment for loving him be thtt l
must go on living with Dick. dragging
this dead secret about with met"
looked up to find Dicks eyes upon
me and in them WAS such a strange
expression. It was as IL he we're mute
ly asking me not to judge until he
could explain.
=, / returned his glance coldly-whRt
was there to explain? The man to
whom was married had let the man
] loved die, had cowardly turned tail
and come back and left him out there
in his struggle.
Why had he done this? Certainly
not from any hint of jealousy. for as
far as Dick was concerned he was alb
solutely ignorant of anything except
the merest acquaintance between Nal.
colin Stuart and me.
BY a perverse fate they had never
met until that day. Dick knew moth.
ing about the letters that had passed
between Malcolm and me. Certainly
he would be the last one to believe his
wife had listened to words OF love that
very afternoon from the man whom be
had let die without making any effort
TO save.
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selves hopelessly, helplessly in love.
Neither seemed to care to whit what
the others thought about It; they es.
capped from the crowd whenever they
could, to sit in the corner and look
at each other and say meaningless
things. Both agreed that 1t was the
most wonderful house party that was
ever conceived.
There was one person, however, who
thought differently. That person was
Belle Bently, who, as the time for the
conclusion of the prom drew near, re.
solved to speak kindly but plainly to.
little Miss Browne. The opportunity
came on the night before the break.
ing up Of the house party. By some
within of fate the two girls had been
assigned to the same room for the
final evening. 1t was while they were
dressing for the farewell dance that
Miss Bentley delivered what she con.
sidered masterpiece of sarcastic clio.
quence.
Bob Prentiss and I are practically
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party ! have ever attended. :"

party ] have ever attended"
Little Miss Brownies eyes opened
wide. Perhaps, after all. he had not
been playing with her. Perhaps Miss
Bentley, had been wrong. The young.
est member Of the Midtown faculty
suddenly decided to give the visitor
another chance.
The lecture finished, Mr.. Robert
Prentiss prepared to take his depar.
ture. But in some miraculous manner,
just as he-had reached the front steps
Of the school, he came face to face
with the girl he had been dreaming
Of for two years.
Miss Browne" he gasped. Where
did you come FROM"
Little Miss Brownies eyes dropped
demurely.
~ am a teacher here" she said. Sud.
denly she raised her eyes. Are you
married TO Belle Bentley" she ask.
ed irrelevantly.
The mans eyes opened in surprise.
"Of course not" he answered.
Little Miss Browne held out her
hand.
well. goodbye she said slowly. 81
must go now"
Bob Prentiss seized the outstretch.
ed hand and held it grimly.
For two years." he announced sob.
erly, 1--WE been hunting for you. And
now that I've found you I'm not going
to let you go again"
Little Miss Browne inclined her
hand ever SO slightly.
Perhaps" she suggested happily,
you had better come along with me
and talk 1t over. Two Of the school.
girls are watching u.s."
Smiling into each others eyes they
made their way slowly down the shad.
ed street of Midtown.
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LAUREL POINT.

Mr.. and Mrs. Waters and two little
boys were guests Of W. A. Fisher and
wife last Sunday.
Rev. P. W. Metheny. of Enterprise,
filled the appointment at the NJ. e.
church here Sunday. Rev. Metheny
and Rev. Chapman exchanged pulpits
for the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Camp and three
little boys of Harmony Grove, were
visiting Mrs. Camps mother, Mrs. An
ME Furman the 18th.
Carl Hess. John Tough, W. A. Loar
and John Jamison have all purchased
new automobiles.
Ray Stevens, of Fairmont, was here
to visit his mother short time ago.
Glenn Henry made one of his fire.
quent visits to Wyatt Easter day.
Mrs. Nancy Barb spent few days
with her son, Victor, at Morgantown
last week.
Misses Gail and Grace Brand who
are attending school at Morgantown,
were at their home here Saturday and
Sunday.
The third quarterly meeting for Ar
nettsville charge will be held in Laurel
Point church May and G. Rev. o. D.
King. of Williamstown, will conduct
the services.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Jamison and
children, of Morgantown, spent Sun
day with Mrs. Jamison's mother, Mrs.
S. j. Stevens.
Mrs. Rosena Arnettt and Mrs. Ella
Scott were visitors at the home Of Geo
w. Snider Thursday of last week.
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and can recommend 1t to those Wio
suffer with womanly trouble"
Mrs. j. D. Summers. Ill Diamond
street, this city, says: I'VE have used
DR.. Pierce's medicines in our familI
and they always gave perfect satisfao
ton. have taken the 'Favorite Pre-.
scription' as a woman's tonic When
was weak, nervous and all run-dowa
IN health and found it very beneficial
so much so that can recommend It q
others who are ailing. / also had ca.
tarrh quite badly and was permanent.
ly relieved by usiag DR.. Sage's Catarrb
Remedy. l can also recommend tiff
medicine"
One nice thing about DR.. Pierce's Fa,
vorite Prescription 1t contains no Al.
cohol or narcotic nor any harmful
ingredient. Put up in liquid and tab.
lets and sold by druggists. II not oh.
tainable, send S1.00 to DR.. Pierce, In.
Valids' Hotel, Buffalo, N Y, and he
will mail large package of tablets.
Mrs. A. A. Atha, 200 Grafton street,
this city, says: DIR. Pierce's Favotito
Prescription helped me when / most
needed help and l am glad to recon.
mend 1t. When | was going through
middle age became all rundown,
weak and nervous, could not sleep, had
severe pains in my back and hips sd
could hardly walk. l took SIX bot.
ties of the 'Favorite Prescription and
it brought me through this critical
period in good, strong, healthy cor.
dition. Women who are going through
this critical time should not suffer, bve
take 'Fayorite Prescription"
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engaged" she informed the other girl
in the course of her remarks, land he
is only playing with you for this one
dance. You're something new, and
you amuse him"
Little Miss Browne hadn't said much
except to assure her wrathful compan.
ion that she had no intention of being
plaything for any one. And when
Bob had come gayly forward a short
time later to claim the first dance
Miss Browne had told him firmly
but with the hint of tears in her eyes,
that she did not want him to dance
with her ever again.
And he, puzzled and slightly resent.
tul had demanded to know the reason
for the sudden change In her attitude
toward him. But the girl had only
mentioned something about being a
plaything, and had advised him rather
bitterly that 1t might be a good thing
If he paid more attention to the girl
he had brought to the dance.
The next morning little Miss Browne
left for home, land the three letters
which Bob had sent her during the two
days following her departure had been
returned unopened.
That was two years before the dig.
nified principal of the Midtown High
school had made the announcement
that the assistant to the president of
Belmont college would speak upon
college Days" Little Miss Browne
wondered rather absently II the as.
hoard of Bob Prentiss. She had read
In a newspaper that, upon his gradua.
ton, Bob had been appointed an in.
structor in the English department Of
the college.
On Friday morning she went to
school half determined to ask the
speaker If Bob had accepted the ap-
pointment-and il he had married
Belle Bentley. But when Friday af.
ternoon came around and the pupils
filed into the school auditorium, little
Miss Browne received the surprise OF
her life. For there. sitting beside the
dignified principal, was no other per-
son than Bob Prentiss himself.
After he had been introduced he
spoke easily, fluently, telling the in
terested boys and girls Of the various
phases of college life. Pictue after
picture flashed upon the screen, and
the watching teacher, recognizing the
various college scenes, thrilled
strangely. But suddenly she sat up
rigidly in her chair. The speaker was
telling about the college dances and
had thrown upon the screen a pic.
ture Of that memorable house party
two years before.
That is typical college house par.
ty," he was saying, at is a picture of
the guests at my own fraternity two
ears ago-the most wonderful house
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HOW TO REGAIN STRENGTH

The great factor that retards recov.
cry after sickness is that weakened
devitalized condition, and it will inter.
est our readers to know that our local
druggists have a reliable, non.secret
strength creator called Vinol, which
contains iron and manganese pepto.
mates for the blood, beef and cod liver
peptones and glycerophosphates, all
combined in a delicious native wine,
For weak, rundown conditions and to
regain strength after sickness, there
is nothing better. Cranes drug store.
Fairmont; Prescription Pharmacy,
Warrington.
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Newest Ways of
Serving Dandelions /!
BY LUCILLE BREWER AND HELEN
CANON.
New York State College Of AsrIcuI-

CRNON,
New York State College Of AarIcuI.
ture, Cornell University
WILTED DANDELIoNS - Prepare
tender leaves and stems of the dan.
delion, and arrange them on a plate
Add very thin slices of onion. Cut
slices of bacon in small pieces and
broil them until they are crisp. Add
boiled salad dressing to the bacon, ana
when the mixture is hot and smooth,
pour it over the dandelions and onion.
Serve the dish Immediately.
DANDELION SOUP - One cupful
dandelion pulp, tablespoonful butter,
tablespoonful flour, cupful milk,
salt and pepper, and the yolk of hards
boiled egg. Make white sauce of the
milk, flour and butter, and add to it
the dandelion pulp. Just before serv-
ing the soup add the yolk of egg which
has been pressed through sieve.
DANDEL1ON AND HORSERADISH
GREENS-Cook one part of young,
tender horseradish leaves with three
parts of dandelion leaves until they
are tender. Drain off the water. Cut
the leaves and season them with salt,
pepper and butter. Serve them with
a border of stuffed baked potato.
DANDELION WITH RICE-Season
one pint of boiled rice with salt, but
ter and paprika. Add one well-beaten
egg, and fill small buttered molds with
the mixture. Set the molds in a pan
of hot water, cover them with oiled