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pers. There aren't many men usually
at the Ivy Lane, you know"
$50 you suppose that was it?' James
face cleared. a, little. II thought he
Just didn't want to lunch with me.
But maybe that is 1t. Oh, mother.
You're wonderful. Let's so right doS Ii
to 18th street"
Jane was bouyaut. Bob himself had
suggested that they meet him at the
table d'hote, she remembered. Yet for
little while she had almost felt jeai.
GUS of Bob jealous! OF Bobr The
idea was absurd And, anyway, wha.
was there to make Ecr Jealous because
Bob hadn't wanted to lunch with her:
a few minutes later Jane with
spirits restored TO thcir ususI vnc ,r,r.
pitch walked down the two or TO-
steps that led from tho sidewalk erel
20 the Italian table d'hoto where Boi,
lunched daily. Jane had been there
before. and as the savory odor Of the
stew on which the chef OF the li$te
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MEATLESs DAY NEED NOT BE EATLEss
If WE HAVE MEAT SUBSTITUTES

butter, IL OF. -four, yolk of 1 egg,
1-2 pint egg sauce.
Wash and pick spinach and cook
In water with the salt for 10 minutes.
Strain and rub the spinach through
seive. Put breadcrumbs, onion and
water from the spinach into sauce
pand and stir over fire until mixture
leaves sides of the pan. Remove the
onion. Melt butter, mix in flour and
add spinach and cook. until quite
thick. Then add yolk of the egg and
cook two minutes, adding bread
crumbs and more seasoning II desir.
ed. Turn on to plate In fiat cake and
let cool. When cold the cake may be
cut in portions the size of outlets,
dipped in egg and breadcrumbs, and
fried in deep fat. Serve with egg
sauce made by adding 2 hard boiled
eggs chopped to a half.p!nt OF white
sauce.
TOMATO CREAM TOAST
One and. one.ha!f cupfuls stewed
and strained tomatoes, 1-2 cupful
scalded cream, ii teaspoonful soda
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2 a., tablespoontsls butter s tablespoon:

8 tablespoonful butter, s tablespoon.
fuls -four. 10 teaspoonful salt, 6
slices Of toast, Melt butter n q
saucepan and add flour. mixed With
salt, stirring IN slowly the tomato to
which the soda has been added, and
lastly add the cream. Place toast on
plates and cover thickly with sauce.
CELERY souFFLE.
One small head Of celery, I tabs.
spoonful breadcrumbs, whites Of 9
eggs. 10 pint Of milk, ~ OUNCE bnt,
ter, salt and pepper. The Gallery
should be well washed and cut Il two
inch pieces. Place In cold water end
boil up as quickly as possible. pouring
of water as soon as 1t boils ana nd
ding milk and seasoning. The catery
and milk should be boiled for half
an hour, or until thoroughly tender.
and the milk then poured on Place
breadcrumbs In bowl and sAd three
tablespoonfuls OF milk In which eel
cry stewed. add the butter and cover
to keep warm. Rub cooked CELERY
through seive and add TO 10 soaked
crumbs. Beat egg whites atiR ana
add to celery and crumbs and bake
quickly In buttered baking dish. Serve
very hot.
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3: CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE 3:

Right there as the first mistake
made" continued the girl OF the
streets to Jim. I was servant and
] should have been proud to serve. l
should have said I will do thus and
$50 and when 1t is finished then my
time is my own. You do not want
b me around all the time and l will be
happier to be with my own friends" ~
The poor girl had learned some.
thing, JIM" ! said.
81 think you will agree that her ed.
ucation came high before finish" he
answered.
".well. I went to th9 place." con.
tinued the girl, where l found the
family to consist of husband and wife,
q small boy and half.grown girl.
The wife was one Of those suppressed
beings whose childhood had been one
long period Of repression. Both her
Z father and her mother had taken
what little youth and imagination she
Ind had out Of her long before she
married.
She probably never had had
much vision, but she held vigorously
to the path Of right doing-and right
doing was always as she saw a stu.
alton and how to act In regard to it.
u you deyiated In the slightest from
her ideas Of right and wrong you
were lost soul.
Just how the fun.loving, splendid
looking man who was her husband
came to marry her will never know.
She was tall and angular with a col.
orless blond complexion which was
forever more or less rough and pin.
pied. Her hair was a nondescription
tint She had very light eyebrows
Ind eyelashes which made her cold
grey eyes colder than they really
we're, ] suppose. Her mouth was thin
and shut with a snap which made one
feel small Just to look at her"
Say. ] can see that girl is going
% love her lady," interrupted Dick
with a grin.
4 II don't believe she noticed all this
ut frst," said Jim. THAT description
came to her while she was talking TO
me after the drama was over. Here
y the description Of the man as she
gave It: eA
He was tall and broad .shouldered
With wonderful brown eyes and brown
hair that was somewhat rebellious
He had great warm, useful hands. a
Inc sensitive mouth and lovely teeth.
This man loved the great out.of.doors.
HIS wife hated It. She never would
open window for fear of losing heat
she economised air as well as every
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BY eIppY BYE.

To dispense with meat one day
each week is not the hardship we find
In sacrificing days wheat allowance,
for the last few years Of high meat
prices have taught most families to
cut their meat meals to the minimum.
The average family has long been
eating meat only once day and even
less frequently, so that one day Who'll
iy without meat is scarcely novelty.
There are more substitutes for meat
than for wheat, although, as the dear
old law Of supply and demand is still
In operation the price OF cheese, eggs,
fish, and milk which we were wont
to serve instead Of roast beef, are al.
so showing themselves apt pupils of
the aviation school.
In the three recipes here given veg.
etables and milk are the chief con-
-stituents and eggs are used sparingly.
SPINACH OUTLETS.
One pound spinach, 2 gills boiling
water, 1.2 teaspoonful salt, 4 ounces
breadcrumbs, IA OF. onions, IL OF.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-There is
something about this khaki colored
wool velour street suit, with its smart
little hat, its trim lines, and its many
buttons in soldierly rows which sug.
gests its wearer might be an appro.
pirate walking companion for a Sam.
my in his uniform.
The soft fur collar aud the deep
buttoned cuffs are the most feminine
point about this suit-which spells
business in every thread-until one
discovers its companion, the swagger
stick with a silver vanity case for a
top!
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NEW YORK, Dec. THE Special
charm OF this street frock Is its con.
tormity to the straight, slender lines
Of the season and its dependence up
on good cut and fine materials for its
effectiveness.
Navy blue satin is utilized for the
foundation which is little moro than
straight slip, and plaid silk In deGp
rich blues and greens with a touch
Of light yellow forms the surplice
which falls in straight pleats, front
and back, to within six inches of the
hem. A cash of the plain blue tied
at the back, is the only break in the
Downs severity.
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THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
Where Did You Lunch?
n ey ANNAREL WADE.


Copyright 1917. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate)
Sny HERE did you lunch?
w Hello. Bob"
bob, mother Just telehoned from
the country that she's coming to town
for the day. aud I'm going to meet her.
Can't you have lunch with u.s."
why, yes, guess 80. Where?
eat the Ivey Lane tearoom-yol
know, in 3sth street. We've bsea
there"
"oh, yes; one Of those frothy, whir.
Z ped.cream places-I know!"
well, it's all right, Bob-and moth
or loves their chicken pies"
I'm awfully sorry. Jane. but I've
thnnght Of something. I'm afraid l
can't make It. I've Just thought OF
soInething-an engagement. you know.
A business engagement, dear, that I
can't very well break"
'sWhy, Bob, how funny! First you
said yes and then you said no. Yea
have to have some lunch, don't you9"
eyes, but I'll Just run in my usual
place. It's right in this block, yoG
Z know"
"But, Bob, please, comet"
II tell you can't"
Il think you're perfectly horrid, to
spoil my day like that"
"oh, for goodness sake, don't begin
that. ] don't see what difference lunch
makes. II you're 80 crazy to have mo
1 lunch with you, why don't you CONT
down to my placer"
II wouldn't have lunch with you for
anything, Bob Lane. Crazy to lunch
with you! ] should say not! Not IN
that greasy little Italian table d'hote
place. anyway"
Now, Jane. don't go and get all "a
cited"
But Jane had snapped back the re.
ceiyer on the hook and she heard 20
more. With wrathful thoughts she
hurried into her coat and furs and left
the little apartment, where, as she
{ thought sadly, Bob and she had so
lately had a delightful breakfast. Sac
hurried downtown to meet her mother.
It was preoccupied Jane who
shopped that morning, and usually
Jane liked shopping. That was WIN
Mrs. Carter, her mother, had teie-
.phoned that she wanted to buy new
furnishings for the living room in her
country house and wanted Jane to
help in selecting them.
Whats the matter, Jane?" asked
Mrs. Carter, as they made their way
from one of the shops to the Ivy Lane
You haven't taken bit of interest
IN ANYTHING ue'ye dnnnn
'I'm just upset about Bob. He's
acting SO strange, mother. He wouli
not have lunch with US today"
maybe he had an engagement. Yon
know the Ivy Lane is mile or. 50
from his office"
.'But first he said he would and then
he said he wouldn't. and he never act.
ed that way before"
Probably the poor boy Is rushed to
death and Just can't take time. Do be
sensible, Jane"
i, But, mother" explained Jane, "te
called the Ivy Lane horrid. old,
frothy, frivolous place. or something
like that. think that was hateful"
Mrs. Carter laughed. Men never
like tea rooms she said. "Where
does he Usually sn?"
"Oh, to grubby little Italian table
adhote down in 18th street."
We'll. let's so down there and sur.
prise him. He probably Just couldnr
stand the thought of lunching in .
tea room. crowded with o lot of shop.
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HOME FOLKS SPEAK.

clarksburg, ". va.-vI found the use
Of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery and Favorite Prescription to.
gether were excellent medicines to
cleanse and purify the system. I took
them because they were recommended
in the store in townsville, W. Va. I
found them all right-very good medi-
cines. I cheerfuily recommend them,
and would not hesitate to use them
again" - Mrs. I. GoLpsM1TH, III
School St., Clarksburc, West Va.
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RUFF STUFF
81 RED.

EJohn Doe was arrested yesterday and
SO was Auto License 341.
And both Of them got by with this
ancient gag.
they go about enforcing the laws at
the city hall as II they were ashamed
Of their Jobs.
Instead of concealing the identity of
duck mean enough to run with an
open cutout they ought to try to put
him in Dillory'
This John Doe business never was
on the level, and it is a wonder the
public stands for 1t.
see they have put out a pair Of old
spittoons in front of the court house
So the loafers will not have to spit
on the sidewalk.
That's progress for you,
But ii they ever hear about it in Char
lesion some one probably will be ask
I'd 10 explain why they did not begin
% be sanitary at the other end,
81 abolishing the tobacco chewins
silently Of law ior mat ness GAYS.
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was gong % hex Up low about he whole coal busi-
ness and that there might be eveniualiee approaching
ecse % cabinet c1s as our form 81 government per-
mis- Of
Late yesterday afternoon be was explaining again % the
same reporters that there was mot The slightest difference
Of opinion between HIM and Secretary Lane over the coal
situation. and that his statements Of Saturday and his near
statements Of Sunday were designed merely to prevent what
appeared to be very likely popular miscOncepdon OF the
whole situation"
Poor Baker Ambition has HIM giipped and he does
not sze up intellectually or in any other way Il would
be impossible to imagine condition more fansht with
torment He exploded on Saturday thinking he could
make political capital for himself Of the coal situation
And then he heard from headquarters andon Monday he
crawled. This exhibition Of crawshng is particularly I'M
fortunate in cabinet officer whose immediate predecessor
resigned when be found that he out of accord with hi.
colleague Doubtless this same alternative was offered
to Baker, but he simply could not let go.
1t IS impossible to avoid feeling pity for Baker But
how about American The country must keep on watching
this light weight rattle around In job that right now ought
be filed by 6t class man. That ought to have some
bearing.
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labor LEADER is
ARRESTED ASIDLER
New Work Law is Invoked
in Braxton Industrial
sCtruggIe.

SUTTON, ". Va, July S.-Ths first
arrest under the TagrAncy law In
Braxton county occurred yesterday.
.. .. Coulter, q miner employed by
the West virginia Coal and Coke COM
pany at its Bower mine, was appre-
hendsd on q charge Of violating that
law.
Coulter Is Q lesder among the
miners at that point and for the last
month Is said to have been endeavor-
ing TO organize the miners working
With him and induce them to join the
United Nine Workers organization.
BY reason Of this alleged activity, he
and several others whom he had In
duced to join, were discharged June
10. Since then they have been work
ing gardens and are said to have kept
up their effort to unionize the local
miners.
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TEXT BOOK BOARD IS
ASKED TO RECONFENE
Board of Public Works
Thinks Recent Charges
Should be Reconsidered

CHARLESTON, July 8. - Another
chapter was added to the action OF
the Text Book Commission which re-
Gently ordered change Of practically
all the school books Of the state, when
the Board of Public Works today en-
tered the following order:
Ordered, that the further con-
sideration OF this board as 10 the
approval or disapproval Of the
school text book. bonds is post
poned for the time being and the
Governor is directed to request the
State Text Book Commission to
reconvene in the city Of Charles
ton at the earliest practicable date
for the purpose of reconsidering its
action as TO the adoption OF the
school text books referred to, said
commission to be requested to
meet not later than July 16.
Considerable opposition has arisen
to the action of the commission in
changing the books. Gov. Cornwell
recently asked the attorney general
for an opinion as to the legality Of the
commission, and It was held that the
commission was legally appointed by
Gov. Hatfield. The Board of Public
Works is required to approve the
bonds Of the successful concerns. This
the board has not done up the pres
ent time and will not, according to to-
days action, until after the text book
commission again assemblies, as re-
quested by the body that must ap-
prove the bonds of the book com
panies.
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W. MuMcIPAL HoUSEKEEPER.

TT MESS we are much mistaken Faimont is the first
u West Virginia city to have municipal hOusskespsF
The step was taken here upon the insstence Of the
members Of the Womans club who have some decidedly
definite ideas about the need Of such addition to the
municipal staff and Likewise about what they hope to ae
with capable woman they selected.
Whether Miss Rock is going to be wonderful help or
whole lot of trouble to them going to depend largely
upon the attitude the local merchants who deal in food
and who will come under her immediate jurisdiction as
sumo toward her. When the preliminary inspection which
ed up to the appointment of Miss Rock was made The i'm;
preston was that while there was much that cned aloud
we're due largely to the fact that the merchants had
given thought to such matters, but now that their stts-
ton had been called to them they were eager to be SHOWN
what they could do to make their places clean and whole
If that really is the attitude that they intend to assume
much good will result and they will not be put to any great
amount of trouble But they elect be hostile or show
an inclination not to keep faith there may be rOuOle-t0r
them.
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than 275O,0OO freight cars in the
country, and that at no time has
the shortage exceeded $4,000 cars
"a very small percentage" he
said. He insisted that the human
instinct for gain was again the con-
trolling elemnt in the advance in
coal prices.
The Federal trade commissioner
says that there are plenty of coal cars
and that the shortage of cars at the
mines is caused by the railroads fail
ing to deliver them according to Gus
tom, but instead filling them half full
of Stag 10 level up the bottom and
then using them to ship other arti-
cles. The above article says that the
loss is 10, but that should be 500,
as a car would have to be filed half
full to leyl up the bottom and the
Stag would have to be hauled with
the cars to destination.
To refuse to deliver coal empties to
a coal operator and divert them to
other uses in this manner is certainly
a breach of duty on the part of the
railroad and should make them liable
to the operator in damages. At least
that is what the ordinary jury would
say.
But it seems to escape the govern
ment mind that an operator only
shipping half of his capacity cannot
make close price on his coal. If his
capacity is ten cars day and he can
only load five he must make as much
profit from the five as he could from
the ten. His running and overhead
expense Is the same in either case.
The operators should refuse to cut
their price under the circumstances,
but should say to the government,
you give me the empties to my ca
pacity and l will make reduction so
that my daily profits will be no more
than they are now, but If l don't get
the cars can't make a reasonable
price on COAL"
The government should leave the
coal operators alone and go after the
railroads.
C. H. DUNCAN.
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First estimates have it that $50 negroes were killed
last night in race riots at East St. Louis If these fig
ures are correct or anywhere correct this affair
will figure as one of the worst incidents in the history Of
the country The whole State of Illinois must share the
responsibility and the disgrace, but the primary cause
for IT was incapable local government ANY community
which has weak government dominated by low poiti-
clans who pander to the passions of the worst element
is always at the mercy of the mob when outbreaks
occur Such outbreaks not always due to race ami
mostly. number of years ago trifing street car
strike brought one on in Eastern Pennsylvania city
where the negro population is negligible but the weak
local government crumpled up and that city Will 1ee
the baneful effects of it for years. The community 'a
toerates that kind of government is running the sr'
est kind Of a risk.
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MINING TOWN BURNS.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, July 3D.
Practically the entire business dis
trict Of the mining town Of Eskdale,
on Cabin creek, near here, was de-
stroyed by fire yesterday afternoon
and over 100 people are homeless, &C.
cording to reports reaching here this
afternoon. National Guardsmen are
on the scene, on instructions from
Gov. Cornwell to do guard duty, and
tents are being sent to house the pop
ulation.
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125.2os TOTAL REGISTRATION.


CHARLESTON, W. Va, July g.
The State Bureau of Military Census
and Enrolment has announced the
total registration Of the state as 1876,
203, though still subject to slight
changes. The total expense of the
registration is S26,195.37, Of which
amount $16,52s.S5 was donated by the
volunteer registrars and board mem.
bers, leaving the total cost to the gov
eminent S9,66622. There were 2,42S
volunteer registrars out of total of
$3.50 used. Only 10 counties return.
ed any expenses for boards, that
amounting to $S22,5O.
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DRAFT RULES ARE FAlR.

4 8EAFAf= NNaA9AaNF GNllAA r. 49,
Ernm the Ptttshurhg Cart Iimea
Tvo pruz1Eona Of tla aprsrlnii
tatr drat regulations Suit annnuneed
BY the President are tiplred ~ 4
sense Of fitness. They az tho require
msuts that two physielha shan pass
upon physical tmpairmsli and that e
burden Of proof shall rst upon ths
person applying for oxenptiOn on ON
er grounds.
Upon discovering q dsIoet meaning
disability to serve as lscldior, The
local exemption board phyheian must
call in another doctor, ut CONNECTED
with the exemption beads, % MAKE
an examination without tnowiedga d
what the first examiner has diaeos
cred. The agreement Of no two exam
nations means the candidates dis
charge as unfit, their dlsagreement
means the case goes 10 the higher
board. This method hlures every
man a fair chance Of getting into the
Army; no one risks being rejected
through a single physicians opinion
Of his condition. II also works the
other way, assuring thoie physically
defective and desiring tobe excused
absolutely fair treatment
AS for excusing draftsdmen on 9th
er, grounds, such as haying depend
ents, the only just way Is that laio
down in the rules which places the
responsibility Of furnishing proof d
claims on the applicant. This section
will cause more than one young mar
ried man to lie awake thinking, fol
the simple reason manyWho are en-
titled to release and are needed al
homo will not be able 10 overcone
their pride and ask to be excused
Thousands will be in thispredicament
and thousands will go ralher than 60
through the formalities necessary to-
obtain a discharge. These are the
young men who would welcome exem.
ption for valid reasons but think Il
unmanly to apply.
In the larger view, tbs provision
is not defect of the regulations;
rather 1t gives them strength. It Is
aimed at the men who are determined
to evade service by hook r crook; the
men who framed the regulations did
not have in mind the young men who
are ready to fulfill their every obilga
tion, but those others whowould stnop
to subterfuge to escape ssrvice. lkeAt
ing them in this light, Everyone VIII
see the rules are fair. Men with de-
pendent families must moi consider II
hard that their claims must be- pre-
scented and proved; they must permit
the government to judge whether 4
wants them or not. II yery many men
with dependents go into the Army
without making proper pioyision for
their families based on The contingent
cy of death, the burden on the public
would soon be serious and that Is the
very thing the government wishes to-
AVOID.
1t is proper exemptions OF men -
occupations indispensable TO the con,
duct of the war should lie made hs
the higher boards of I'VE, one or more
Of which will sit in each federal Dis
trict. This occupational exemption IS
SO important officers Of companies ana
individual and Arm employers cannot
give the matter too much study. They
will be permitted to present claims for
their workers. In distrla like Pitts.
burgh, this matter Of induItrial exem'
ption is of supreme Importance.
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WEST VIRGINIA PATENTS.

AS reported by H. E. Dunlap, patent
lawyer, of Wheeling, W. Va, the Pat.
ent Office records show tho recent Isl
sue of the following patents to West
Virginia inventors: Peat NJ Bib
and T. Ludat, Minden. puHp-strainers
George Inghram, FairyieV,S- seIf-sup
porting garment.
Mr.. Dunlap also reports the issue
of the following trade-mark registras
ton: Fuel City Mfg. Co, Clarskburg
turpentine cups and aprons