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Late Market Quotations

Chicago Estimates for Tomorrow.
FURNISHED by Long Commission Co..
4O3 Main. Telephone No. 350-35l.1
Hogs, $4,000; cattle, 500; sheep. 81
900; wheat. SO; corn, 15O; oats, l94.
Liverpool Close.
Wheat, corn, oats, withheld.
cIearanees.
Wheat and -four. 29S.0oo; corn,
43S, 900; oats, $4,000.
Northwest Wheat Receipts.
/ Minneapolis, 242 cars; Duluth, 8
cars; Winnipeg. 461 cars.
Chicago Cash Grain.
CHICAGO, March 6.-Wheat-No.
8 red. s1.SSs; No. 3 hard, $1.S2A
(western).
Corn-No. 2 yellow, S1.07A @1.09;
No. 8 yellow, sI.07@1.OsA; No. vel:
low, $1.06@1O7; No. 5 yellow, $1.04;
No. Q mixed, $1.0SA; No. 8 mixed,
$1O612@1.08; No. 4 mixed, $1.05k@
LOT.
oats-No. 8 white, 57A@5s1ac; No.
4 white, 56h@57c; standard. 5s@60c.
st. Louis Cash Grain.
Furnished by Long Commission Coz
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, March 16.-Wheat
No. 2, red, new, $1.94; No. red,
new. s1S4@1s7; No. 2 hard. old,
sI9O.
corn-No. 2, s1.0ss II; no. 5, sI.0s@
1.OS1s; No. 3 yellow. $1.08@1.0Sa;
No. 2 white. s1.09k; No. 8 white,
$1.0S.
o.. ~ =, co... No . etc. Nh
2 white. 62@63c; standard. CSC; No.
4 white, 6O5a@611sc.
Peoria Grain.
PEORIA, Ill.,. March 16.-Corn-
Market 1a@1c lower. No. 3 white,
No. yellow, No. 8 mixed, $1.07: No.
4 yellow. ,$1.o4A@1.o6; No. 4 mixed.
$1.O6
Oats-Market &c lower. No. 2
white, 5S1sc; No. 3 white. 57Ac; No.
white. 56A Oslo; standard. 57Ac.
Chicago Live stoek-close.
Furnished by Long Commission Col
CHICAGO. March 16.-Hog receipts
21,06O: market 10@15c up. Mixed
and butchers, s14.4o@15.Oo; good
heavy. s14.48@15.00; rough heavy,
S14.40@14.55; light. $1415@14.90.
Cattle receipts 1000; market
strong; top s12.60.
Sheep receipts 5000; market
strong. 10c up: top $12.50.. Lambs.
top SASS.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, March 16.--Hog receipts
10000; market slow, 5@1Oc higher.
Mixed and butchers, $14.35@1A95:
good heavy, $14.6O@14.90; rough
heavy. s1435@14.50; light, s1410@
1885: pigs. $1O.75@13.25. Estimated
receipts tomorrow. $4,000.
steady. Beeves, ss.oO@11.eo: cows
and heifers, S5.7O010s5; stockers
and feeders. $s.sO@s.75; Texans, 1926
@10.6O; caves. $9.750i3.75; west
ems, $S.65@1O.90.
Sheep receipts 5000; market
steady Native, s11.Oo@12.25; west
ern, $11.70@12.50; lambs. $12.35@
1850; westerns, $12.50@14s5.
st. Louis Live Stock.
EAST ST. LOUIS, March 16--Cat-
tie receipts loo; market steady.
Texas receipts 200; native beet
steers. $7.50@11.55; yearling steers
and heifers, $S.5O@11.50; cows, $3.50
$1,000; stockers and feedrs, $3.50
| $1,000; stockers and feeders. $3.50
steers, $5.5O@9.50; cows and heifers.
$42599 300.
Hog receipts 700: market steady.
Mixed and butchers, $3.50 915.00;
good to heavy, $14.s5@15.00; rough.
feet safety. contradicting early ru-
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To Cure a Cold in One Day
take LAXATIVE BROMO QUlNINE
Tablets. Druggists refund money IL
il fails to cure. z. w. GROVES sig
nature is on each box. 25c--Adv.
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$1S75@,14.1O;i Light. $1A4D@14,S5;
bulk, S14.55@14.95; pigs, $9O6V12.25.
Sheep receipts 1900; market
steady, strong. Ewes, $9.50@12.00;
yearlings. $12.25Q13.50:: lambs, $500
@14.9O.
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The kaiser's Spies.

. New York World: II II N
'sible for the kaiser to nooin.e n,
spies On foreign service and isn s;s !
in Germany, the man power -
pire would be largely increasu
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Washington Star: The senate which
used to be depended on TO settle prob
lens is becoming one.
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feet safety contradicting early ru-
mors that she had been detained py
the revolutionists.
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fowls, 1T1a.@231sc: ducks. 1S@2sc
Live poultry market firm. Gees.
16@17c; ducks, 22@23c; fowls. assI
245sc; turkeys, 20@25c; roostersI
1871 @17c; chickens, 17@2Oc.
Cheese market firm. State mill
common to special, 24s@27Ac1
skins common to specials, 14621c
Butter market firmer. Receipts
64S. Creamery extras, 42642XeJ
dairy t,.bs. 2e@4ec; imitation cream
cry flrsts. 31@32c. ---.
Egg market firm. Receipts 1872
Nearby white fancy, S3@35c; neabI
mixed fancy. 10000; fresh, 2sa
301sc
Horse and Mule Market.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 15.-Horsey
Inspections for war horses went
about in the usual manner, taking rid
ers at $500 and artilleries at sll5 ID
$170. but a slowness was noted in com
mercial classes, induced probably BY
uneasiness in regard to the outcome d
the railway strike situation. Buyers
in from eastern states who have been
doing good proportion Of the trad
ing. have been confranted with the I'M
certainty of their loads reaching des
tinations. for in the event that a STRIKE
should be called Saturday it would
hustle shipments now leaving for east
ern points to arrive. there in time.
Heavy draft, extra .$15012t1
Eastern chunks ............ 14061s
Southern horses, good ...... 90G1a
Southern horses, plain ...... Goa 4
Southern horses, common -. 4O@
Mules-While weaker feeling i
evident, prices are far from beinl
cheap as last weeks values were e.
pecially good and the week previoui
featured the best prices of the yeai
There is still some inquiry for cottn
mules, which are selling fair for thi
time of the year, but the most absors
ing demand is centered on big muls
up to 16-1 hands, mules for farm trad
1852 hands and over. and miners
14.2 and up. The inspection price ~
ed at 800. is being paid for mules
- - a 4 r. -
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st. Louis Hay.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. March l5.-Hay-,
Market steady and strong; receipts y Z
st. Louis, 2 cars: at East ST LOUIS !.
cars. Choice. timothy. $3.50; NO
timothy, S1T.50@1S.00. No. ? timotll
s15.0O@17.O0; No. 8 timothy sls9eg
1900.
Chicago Seed Market. !.
CHICAGO, March 15.-Rye-No.
nominal.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY.
Clover-$12.00@1S.00.
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Gar and czarina Safe.

LONDON, March 16.-The car Is
at Pslxfof and the empress is at the
imperial palace at Tsarke Selo, &C
cording TO the latest information re
cefved from Petrograd UP to. noon to
day.
The czarina was said to be In per
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A BASIS FOR REUNION.

THE Washington Post journal whose Democratic
proeliyltes are well known, reads the Republicans
IN Congress lesson in party solidarity; pointing out
that dssensions in Republican ranks largely growing out
OF conflicting personal ambitions have permitted nothing
but guerilla warfare against the Democrats for four years
and stancins the unbroken front which the Democrats
maintained throughout the long years of their minority.
We hope the lesson will be taken TO heart For the next
two years it the duty Of Republicans in Congress to pres
ent to the administration and to the majority that constit-
honal opposition which our political and parliamentary sys
TEN provides Such opposition be effective only through
complete party cohesion; for which there are many points
of cardinal Republican policy special opportunity for
this arises right now in connection with the pending corrupt
practices BILL
his measure, designed to secure elections free from the
talnt OF couptng money influence should be perfected
as to secure elections which shall be free and fair in every
respect Its Democratic trainers have confined themselves
to the motive of eliminating the expenditure of
money they have had eye single the party organic
atom they have lost sight of the individual eecor-whose
rights and privileges abridged in many states m such
wise that expenditure Of money can overcome the han
dcap.
In the South, all colored voters and many whites are
denied the right to vote, which is far greater outrage
upon the suffrage than the sporadic and generally neec
tive attempts to use money in the purchase of votes Here
is question which affects not only the vital interests of the
Republican party but which the perpetuy of our
free institutions. 1t is also question akin to the great
issue which gave the Republican party birth and it grows
of the great events which determined once for all the
structure of the Nation. 1t is also question which con-
tains the highest of social justice for which the
uneasy spirits who are agtatng for Republican oganiz-
alton along progressive lines claim to be contendng and
it question upon which both the Old Guard and the
most advanced minds should be able easily to cooperate
In this Congress and in the next this question affords
common meeing-grou for Republicans of all shades
of opinion. 1t offers of action which Republicans
everywhere will commend 1t takes Republicansm back
to first principles. properly dealt with means renewed
and continued Republican supremacy.
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morning. In the meantime, to safe.
guard Sher Gul, he told the subadar
to see that twenty stout men slept
around his bed.
The subadar made 1t fifty. but Ia
no avail. At one in the morning the
adjutant was called out quietly to see
the remains of Sher Gul. His mead
was lying on the edge of the bed, a
hatchet imbeded In the skull. He had
been killed win fifty men sleeping
around him. They had all slept IKE
the dead, and nobody had heard the
blow. There was no evidence against
Shere Khan whatever; public opinion
was on his\side.
"zam, Fan and zarn-land. wo-
men and gold-according to the Per-
sian proVerb, are at the bottom of an
outrage, and with nine Rhattaks o1It
ten 1t Is Fan.
The Khattak thinks no end Of his
personal appearance. He dresses IA
kill. and loves to go and parade in
the bazaar in his gala kit. He win
spend hours over his toilet, peering
at himself in the glass all the while
without trace OF self-cohsciousness.
though his neighbors may be almost
as interested IN the performance a.
he ts. Then, his hair neatly oiled
and train to the level Of the lobe or
his eur he win stride forth In his
nowery waitccat Of plum color OF ma
room HelHc&. Eith golden braid, gpot-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-16

The Khattaks are as RESPONSIVE to
the oboe as the Highlanders to the
bagpipe, but they are more demon
strattye. It is good thing to be
near when the Khattak Rifles leave
camp. At the first sound of the drum
and oboe they break into wild ire.
BILE shrek. failing of, perhaps, with
the balbala, the Pathan imitation OF
the gurgling Of the camel.
These tribesmen are easily excited
seldom dispirited, and If so, only for
a short time. Their eagerness is
sometimes q positive danger during
an attack. At Shetk Said Il was dif.
'ficult to hold the Khattak company
back while the regiment on their left
was coming up; they were all for 90
ing ahead and breaking the line; and
in the end Il was o premature sortie
Of the Khattaks that precipitated the
assault.
Old shere Khan. a typical Khattak.
the other day killed right inside the
regimental lines q rival for his wife.s
affections, and he could not have done
anything else. The mans offense
carried Its own sentence in ale minds
Of all decent thinking Khattaks. Be
fore the deed the subadarsmaior beg
ged the adjutant TO get the rival.
Sher Gul. well away before the night;
otherwise, he said. there would Be
trouble, hut the adjutant could not
look into the case until the next
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erats voted against suffrage and Republicans furnished Just
enough votes to put the measure across because they
thought it would embarass Governor Cox Democrat
who has done what few members Of either branch of the
legislature succeeded in doing That is chung tightly to
the top OF the fence throughout the whole argument
states last November eleven full equal suffrage states and
Illinois. where they have presidential suffrage but cannot
vote at the primary elections for delegates to the national
conventions. The influence they had upon the result Of
the presidential contest is still matter about which poll
ticians disagree There are. however many Republicans
who feel hostile to equal suffrage because they believe the
will have to be provided for in the plan, Of suffrage advo
Gates However. the logical answer to that objection is
that if the women of twelve states can and do swing pres
dental elections it is time for the remainder of the states to
throw their women into the balance.
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GET BUSY. MIR. FARMER.

roUNTY agricultural agents throughout the state are
NJ urging the farmers to plant more acres during the
season which is soon to open. Here is advice that
all can understand. No mossback welded to the ways
Of our dades turn up his it because is given
BY book farmer Tractor drawn gang pows high grade
commercial fertilizers and things like that would help. of
course, but those farmers who prefer to ill the soil in the
old fashioned way and the sweat Of their faces are at
liberty to do it and at present prices for all farm products
they are certain to find profitable.
Get out, MIR. Husbandman, just as soon as the frost
out of the ground and till every last rod of ground
on your place Plant wheat and the other staple crops
you lazy, but if you feel confident that you can keep
right at it throughout the season. plant beans acres Of
them. and potatoes, if your land will grow them, and corn
# the season is average you will make more money
on the investment of money and Drawn than you ever made
before No matter what happens you certain to real
ne good price for whatever the harvest yields.
f you believe In intelligent farming rather than in the
old haphazard methods that formerly were pursued in this
section make it point to drop around and have talk
with ecounty agent Marion county has particularly
good one in H. l. Smith, He has been here long enough
to know the soil thoroughly and part of his job is to find
out how best and certainly to make that soil gener
oisly reward the people who ill it. His office i. in the
court house and he will be glad see you But whether
talk to Mr. Smith or not remember that you cannot
make your taxes off of farm unless you cultivate
Il The extensively and inteigeny you cultivate it
the more money you will make.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-16
RUFF STUFF
BY RED.
BY RED.

There are too many funny men in
the Legislature.
Their jokes cost real money which
the taxpayers must dig up.
And lie worst joke of the session is
Ben Rosenbloom's resolution calling
for resubmission of the question Of
prohibition.
Wonder which side of the Medical
society row the Rockefeller Institute
expert will take:
Judging by the samples submitted
the poetry foundry at the high school
turns out bum jobs.
Therell be another change at the
Hipp next week.
Stick around long enough and they
will be trying to wish that managerial
job on you.
At the rate the break" affair is pro.
crossing there is chance we will re-
greet we did not make a bluff at patriot
Ism ana oner our valuable services 10
the government.
There's a pop in the High school
now.
What do the school authorities know
about that?
Nice tonic for conversation in
coed institution.
We hereby disown, disinherit, repu-
diate and consign to the nethermost
place that bunch Of bowlers which
calls itself the West Virginian.
They are so unlucky that they can't
win even when they have the highest
total.
We are not superstitious, but there
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THE SICK
DR.. FRANKLIN MILES, The Great
Specialist, VIII Send His Book and
$3.50 Worth of Neuropathle Treat
ment Free.

II you have any of the following all
ments, you should send postal card
for DR.. Miles Free Treatment: Weak
nerves, heart, stomach, bowels, blad.
der or kidneys; pain in the left side
or shoulder, short breath, palpitation,
irregular heart beats, swelling of the
ankles or dropsy; headache, dizziness,
dizziness or drowsiness; nervous dys-
peDsta, the blues, cold hands and feet.
backache or rheumatism. nervousness,
sleeplessness or trembling.
His Book contains many remarkable
reports of cures from nearly every
state In the q. s. after many local
physicians and specialists failed. It
also contains endorsements from Bish.
ops, Clergymen, Statesmen, Editors,
Business Men, Farmers, etc.
Send for Remarkable Cures In Your
State
His Improved Treatments for these
diseases are the result of thirty years
experience, and are thoroughly scten-
ttfic and remarkably successful, so
much SO that he does not hesitate to
offer Free Treatments to the sick that
they may test them at his expense.
Few physicians have such confidence
IN their remedies. s Z
|. Write at once. Describe your dis.
ease and you may have q $500 Free
Treatment, and new book on "Neuro.
,pathy' Treating through the Nerves,
Address DR., Franklin Miles, Dept n.
1124 70 11el Franklin ST. EllEhnrk Ind,
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PURE, RICR, RED BLOOD
Means Health and vltality-old HIck
ory Tonic 10 Fine Blood
Maker

A robust condition Of the system
largely depends on the quality and
power of the blood. BY eliminating
the poisons that have been circulating
through your veins and by increasing
the red corpuscles in the blood is the
way Old Hickory Tonic adds to your
health, strength and vitality. 1t makes
blood power because it contains the
kind Of iron that the human system
can most readily absorb.
Old Hickory Tonic is not a patent
medicine. It is made from the private
formula Of family of doctors, who
for over half century used It in their
own practice.
If you are run down, weak and sick.
ly, start taking Old Hickory Tonic
at once. 1t will give you strength and
vim In short time. It will improve
your appetite and tone the stomach
SO what you eat will be easily digest
ed.
Every first class drug store sells
Old Hickory Tonic. Guaranteed to
satisfy or your money refunded.
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WINFTELD.

Protraeted meeting is now going on
ct sheron, conducted by Rev. Nc
Donald.
Mrs. Russell HAIR has been i'll fol-
the past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. /. Hawkins were At
Mrs. George Huzum's Sunday evening
last.
Mrs. Ray Hall, Of Fairmont, was at
T. R. Halls Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Leafy McHenry is now staying
at Enos Halls.
Mrs. Laura Ross has been suffering
with very sore hand caused by a
felon on her finger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ola Moore were visit.
ing Mrs. Mary Nuzum Sunday last.
Mrs. Playford Grub is visiting Mrs.
Sebina Morgan few days this week.
Miss Actie Nuzum is spending few
days with her sister, Mrs. Hazel Moore,
Of Norwood few days this week.
Miss Eliza Baker is staying at Mr..
Clyde Hawkins now.
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WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN OHIO.

NloS legislature has passed the bill granting pres
DENTAL suffrage to the women of that state, but un-
like the case of Illinois. in which this limited form
Of suffrage was granted by the legislature several years
ago. that does not settle the matter In recent years Ohio
has been INDUCING itself other progressive legislation and
possible for those opposed to votes for women to make
The act run the gauntlet of referendum 1t is said at
Columbus It is foregone conclusion that will be done.
What a beautiful shindy that will bring about Aside
from the differences Of opinion which exist upon the ques-
bon OF equal suffrage there mixed partisan mo-
ses which threaten to complicate the contest out of all
finding out what is going happen until it is all over For
instance in the Senate which branch of the legislature
acted last upon the enabling BILL majority of the Demo
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-16
MINISTER'S LIEE.

FoLLANsBEE, W. Va, Feb. 49,
Letters threatening the life of the Rev.
Arthur G. Palmer Free Methodist min.
lister here. because of his pulpit at.
tacks on CANDLES and bootleggers, have
been turned over to the town authori.
ties, who are making an effort to ap.
prehend the writer's. The preacher was
recently fired upon from ambush, a
bullet lodging in his Bible. Since that
time he has received numerous com.
munications; threatening to get him
sure" unless he desists in his efforts
to clean up the town.
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The charter case has been appealed to the United
States Supreme court. If you have strong nair of
binoculars be able see the finish of this nice
little piece of litigation, if you are not too old and
enjoy good health you may be around when the final
result is announced. Eventually however the charter
will be sustained and the present city commissioners
will be called upon to account for the difference be-
tween the salaries paid and the amounts named in
the new charter. And that foots up to neat sum-
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lBY coNpo,l

less white baggy trousers, a flower
behind his ear "a red handkerchief
in his pocket, cane in his hand, and
for headgear u high Kohat lungiplack
with yellow and crimson ends, and a
kula covered with gold.
Every Khattak is bit of blood.
In his country a SNOWY exterior be-
tokens the gallant in both senses OF
the word. a woman of parts will
not look at man unless he has serv-
ed in the army or is at least some
thing Of bucaneer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-16
.KHATTAKS DAND|ES
Of INDIAN ARMIES
They Are Like the Irish,
Only a Bit More
So.

british HEADQUARTERS in Ne.
pupotamia, Jan. 31.-(British eye
lgitnessl Correspondence Of The AS
ISOLATED Press) - The Khattaks are
the handles of the Indian army. They
are like the Celts of the British army,
rschess, enerous, irnproyident, mer-
curiai, altogether a friendly and re-
sDousiye sort Of people, but with the
queer kink that one finds In all Pa
thanss that primitive sensitive point
Of honor or shame which puzzles the
psychologist.
The Khattaks kept their spirits up
~ through the hot weather. They
afe too lively sometimes. As soon as
tho drum and oboe sound they start
cetcallinE ana make their work ~.
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operator. summonea . Proh..

CHARLESTON, Feb. 1s.-Menbers
OF coal operators associations Of
Southern West Virginia have beon sum
moned to appear in New York before
special committee from the Depart
ment of Justice, which is inyes,igat-
ing the reason for the present hisA
cost OF coal. The investigation Is be-
ing made with the assistance 81 the
United States district attorneys AN
effort Is being made to arrive at thts
cost OF producing both antharcite aud
bituminous coal, the prices received
by the producers and those charged
to consumers,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-16

Yesterday another red letter day for the dry
movement. In the National Senate the amendment to
the postal appropriation bill prohibiting the sending of
liquor advertisements through the mails was passed
and in the House the national prohibition amendment
resolution favoraby reported from committee Al
Alberta, Canada, Dominion wide prohibition campaign
was launched with every prospect of going through
quickly to last at least until the end of the war.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-16

Berlin dispatches say the Yarrowdale prisoners have
been released. After this is all the only thing the
German dplomatists will have to boast of is that they
tested American patience to the limit on every possible
occasion. That record however, not going to inspire
much exaltation of spirit in succeeding generations