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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-13

Dick has all his meals served in
the drawing room but l got out usual
ly to breakfast.
This morning l was much interest
ed in the little bride. She came in
after me and was seated at my Ia
BILE, When she gave her order the
waiter asked her If it would be for
two.
'Just one," she CURLY replied as
her shoulders squared and her lips
became thin red line. Then as the
waiter mover away she sighed and
her eyes filled with tears.
I thought back over my own we'd
ding trip aud l tell you, little book,
/ sympathized with her. A girl takes
her day dreams so seriously when she
Is a bride. Poor child. could see
she was all at sea. Her castles IL
Spain had tumbled about her Ieet and
she was not gazing at the ruins with
any kicd Of equantiInity. But Ike all
her stI she was not going to tell her
troubles TO the world-at Least not
yet, so she answered my good morn
ing greeting with a smile and asked
me, ABOUT Dick.
1T must be terrible to have a sick
husband" she remarked. "Mr. Agre
has q sick headache this morning and
IS as cross as q bear" Her face
sho 4ed struggle between anger and
hurt ubd / could see 1t was with an
effort sne managed to drink her cot.
Tee.
won't you come into the obser.
walton Gar little while?" asked.
Y After we went out on the back plat.
form, the little bride said nothing for
at least a half hour. We were going
across the great American desert.
To me, little book, there is nothing
more terribly beautiful in all the
United States than the great stretch
Of death over which the Santa Fe
trains rumble and whose mysterious
stillnes they Disturb daily,
Red and brown, pink and mauve,
yellow and blue, gray and tan-eveTy
color Is there but the cool green
which means vegetation and life, and
over all broods purple haze that
loses its red and grows q blue gray
e. 4 meets a blue sky guiltless OF
cloud as the parched ground below
Is guiltless Of grass. Not 9 bird call,
aot bees hum, not butterfy's wing
breaks the stiffness and beauty that
50 as awful as it is intereting,
1T seems to me to be wanting on its
,Sfched breast the rose garden and
te wistaria and the lily as want
my ideals OF Joy and pleasure and
love, and It is always saying, Il must
olothe myself in all these wonderful
eolorinsS that mean to me only ashes
v desire, just as you take reality and
b % make It something more than
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brother, and they ran together TO the
kitchen she reused her brother, and
they ran together to the door, but the
stranger, with his scarcely tasted meal
yet unpaid for, was nowhere in sight,
nor was Joe. But the quest Of the
watchers was brief for a new gust Of
rain drove them inside, and locking
the doOrs they extlnguished the lights
and retired.
Halt an hour later, just as the girl
had slipped off to sleep, loud rapping
at the front door beneath her room
summoned her, attired in simple
dressing gown, downstairs. At the
front door beefy policeman accoSted
her.
"Mlss Lucy" he said, shaking of
the rain, I'VE got young guy up at tn
lock up who says he owes yeh forty
cents. Here 1t is," and the officer
slipped some coins In her hands. Says
he was eatin' IN here while ago. Big,
handsome young Teller, brown hair, an
all dressed up. Know 'im?"
"Y-eS," she faltered. "But WHY'S
he-locked up?"
Fer tightin'," was the brief reply.
II caught EN- down tn street. He had
his coat around Joe'S mouth and was
beatin' tn life outa him-you know
Joe, tn one that runs taxi. He's at
tn hospIttle."
At the mention Of Joe, the color re-
coded from Lucy's face, leaving It
deathly pale.
did do you know what they we're
fighting about?" she inqstred nervous
:ly.
"Bout a woman, l guess" replied
the bluecoat. 1.-THE young I'M was
calm Joe a skunk fer mistreatin' a
fine little lady. Joe never answered.
Never had no front teeth left to an
swer with"
Lucy thought quickly.
"Mr. Giles" she asked hurrledly.
How much collateral do you want to
let that young man out tonight" Then
she checked a reply from the police
mans lips. mo, l mean it. He--he
came in here to kill time until his
train came Hell know he's too nice
to be locked up. How much? Can |
pledge the place? It's mine"
The officer again demurred, but fl.
nally melted before her winning eyes
and accompanied her to the station
house, where she pledged her lunch
room for Brent's appearance in the
morning. Rather than accept thanks,
however, and partially ashamed be-
cause she was the inoCent cause OF his
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-13

to try Lydia E. P!akhan's Vegetable
Compound as she had takenit with good
results. / did so, my weakness dis.
appeared, gained in strength, moved
into our new home, did ell kinds Of
garden work, shoVeled dirt, did build,
ing and cement work, and raised hun.
dreds Of chickens and ducks. can.
not say enough il praise Of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
If these facts are useful you may pub.
women. Mrs. M. o. JOHNSTON, Route
D, Box 100, Richmond, IAd
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that But don't thank me. couldn't
let the beast kiss you-and couldn't
let him ruin your place. 50 dragged
him out FIRST then beat him. Butt
can't blame him much for wanting to
kiss you. I'd Ike to make q life job
Of that myself. How about one nov
for collateral"
Well" she whispered, SQUIRE diff
ferent. wouldn't mind iiss--," but
he stiAed her silence with bis lips.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-13
THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
Kisses and Collateral.
BY ARCHIE CAMERON NEW
Copyright, 1917, by the Mcclure News

Copyright, 1917, by the Mcclure News.
y paper Syndicate.)
IN ALTER Brent checked his Satch'
" 81, gave another impatient
w glance at the dispatch board
and walked across the deserted sta
don to the newsstand.
"See that New York trains an hour
and . hall late again" he remarked
graphically to the droWSy proprietor,
who nodded Z sleepy assent. Give me
Q COPY Of the 'TGttler,' Is there any
eating place near here?"
"'Bout half . block dowo the street
answered the other briefly, handing
Brent the magazine, Aen settling back
into his chOif with q significant yawn
Brent looked at him hesitEtingy,
then walked out Of the room. Raising
his umbrella, for It was raining hard,
he LrudRed doRa tie quiet street, uu'
I'll he haltOd n front Of dimly'llt
lunch room. Ha paused moment ID
surprise. for very pretty and dainty
/ young girl was standing on tip toes
distinguishing the front light, but as
10 entered she left the light burning
and smICngy demanded his order
then disappeared In the direction OF
the kitchSn In the rear Brent settled
himg4lt In q chair and opened the mag
azine, and did not notice a young man
who appeared at the rear door scowI'
Cd at him and then withdrew again.
Huh" grunted the latter in q low
tone TO the young girl at the stove
Looks like he's settled down for q
stay, ! was goin' TO close down after
Joe came. WhGtd he order, sis7"
"I'm glad no came" answered tho
iii, dropping an egg into the steam
Ing pan and ignoring bic question,
"NoW I won't have TO wait on that
bum"
"Ah, see here" protested her broth
o. DOeviShIy. "Joe'B no bum. Beside!
look ct tn trade he brings IN. And
dGEu It, we need the money bad
q don't care Il he brought the whole
town In" snapped the girl Hes Q
beast, and you know 1t. Tries his best
% kiss me every time he comes In. II
you were any kind OF brother you'd
beat him. And he's always drunk. II
be comes in tonight you'll wait on
him"
A bang in the dining room outside
was heard and the young man turned
on his sister quickly.
"stop your hollerin," he ordered.
"That's Joe now"
AS Joe lurched into the lunchroom
and staggered past Brent's table the
latter disgustsdly shrank away from
him. Then the drunken Taxi Joe"
skunk into seat, and, graSping in his
hand salt cellar, he beat tattoo on
the table.
Soon the girl emerged from the kit
chen with Brents order, and as she
passed Joe she stepped out Of his way
az he made a grab for her arm. Brent
noticed her agitation as she set the
dishes down in front Of him and his
fists clenched under the table. In re-
Spouse to her polite and musical query
II he would have anything else, he abb
sently gave a negative nod and she
started back for the kitchen.
This time, as she passed the drunk's
table, she was not quick enough to
dodge his restraining hand, and he
pulled her over to him.
please joe" she pleaded, but her
whisper reached Brent's ears, and he
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-13
AN IMPORTANT LETTER
FROM A VIRGINIA WOMAN,

There Is nothing that will bring com.
font and renew hope to the invalid
so surely as good news. When the
vital forces are at a low ebb aud every.
thing seems useless, a ray Of joy and
issuance will stimulate tie weary
body to new effort and energy A let
ter from a loved one has turned the
tide in many a seige Of sickness.
Zeus. Madison Co., VAIN reply to
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-13
WHEELING MURDERER Ar.
RESTED.

WHEELING, W. Va, Aug. 13.-
Word was received here today by the
police that Mike skerich, wanted here
for the murder Of Anton TaFo, Greek,
kicked to death on the southside
April IA. 1917, has been arrested in
St. Louis, No. Prosecutor D, A. Nc
Kee is arranging for reQuISItIon pa
pen. The murder was one of the
most brutal in'criminal annals here
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from my age that
when going up
stairs | hGd to 60
very slowly with
my hands on the
steps, then 81: down
at The top to rest.
The doctor said hs
thought 1 should
have an operation,
HEd my Friends
thought would not
live to move into
our new house. Ny
IIau0hfaH 1skaS mo
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started involuntarily to his feet, then
waited, as she added: What do you
want tonight"
"a kiss-a sweet little kiss" came
the maudlin answer. "C'mon now. All
now, you don't want to scream! It'd
ruin your place, y know 1t. TIL least
little bit of noise an the cops'd pinch
~ in "a mint, Now, y gonna kiss me
or scream?" And he leered into her
face.
"Wait!" pleaded the girl, her face
ashywhite. I've got to get this gen
tleman something. When come back
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your letter will
say, I had been
failing in health
for two years -
most Of the time
was not able to
attend 10 my
household duties.
Weakness peculiar
to women was my
trouble and I was
getting very bad
but, thanks to DR..
Pierce's medicines,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-13
Clara. Kir1balI: Young
By lnAH M'aLoNE GIBSON.

INIUS6b bSAhhSS W HNH'SSs
BY InAH M'aLoNE GIBSON.
(West VIrslnIan'O Beauty Expert and
Author Of Confessions Of q WIfe,)
Nowhere does the lack Of habitual
care show 10 such . great extent as
In the hands said the man who sat
beside me at the movies.
On the screen We were viewing the
perfect beauty Of Clara Kimball
Young's hands. This young womans
hands are perefect both from an ar
tist1c and photographic standpoint
Her hand is long, her fingers taper.
Ing, and yet 80 nicely padded that
there are observable Impressions re-
sembling q soft shadow-or the ghost
Of a dimpls over the calculations Of
the fingers,
Her nails are always we'll kept and
show at their rosy base the white half
moon.
Many hand beauty mistakes are
made in washing tho hands too often,
using hard soap, cold water and made.
quate drying Once day your hands
should be washed with flesh brush,
plenty of pure CASTLE soap and hot wa,
ter, rinsed carefully and rubbed dry.
At this time manicure your nails,
If your hands crack or wrinkle easily,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-13
CLIMBED Stairs
ON HER HANDS
Too m to Walk Upright. Operation
Advised. Saved BY Lydia E.
Pinkhan's Vegetable Compound.

This woman now raises chickens and
does manual labor. Read her story:
Richmond, Ind. -"For two years I
was 80 sick and weak with troubles
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-13

I'll kiss you" And she darted away
to the kitchen, and once in safety,
shrank quivering into a rocker and
cried openly. Her brother, drowslly
dawdling on a nearby couch, began to
snore loudly.
Ten minutes rolled by before she
rose hastily from her chair and hur.
ried into the lunchroom At the door
she paused in astonishment, for both
the stranger and Joe we're gone. Re.
turning to the kitchen she reused her
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-13

give them a hot olive oil bath once a
week and sleep that night with gloves
on.
When your hands become soiled dur.
ing the day, wash them lightly and aft
erward rub them with plenty of cold
cream. The reason hands age before
the face is because all the natural oil
is washed out by frequent ablutions
and no other kind is supplied.
Don't let your hands get sunburned
If you can help it. The texture Of the
skin will never be as fine after severe
case of sunburn.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-13
Good Apple Butter From WindfaLIs

Wash your glass Jars; bbes rubbsu for quality
Or wash welglaSed stoDewsre Jars and covers.
Boil empty jars is minutes.
Measure the apples.
Wash and slice into small piec
Add gallons Of water for bushel of applsA
Boil until fruit is soft.
Rub through or Sieve
To the pulp each bue of apples add gallons OF concentrated
cider
Bring a boil.
pound Of sugar.
Coop until proper consistency.
Add spices, cinnamon and cloves to taste.
When thick desired at into hot Jars ana
seal Immediately 49,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-13
Beauty Lessons From Lite

UHkAFL DHf1U III UH A4FA4NUO
Take Lesson Kmba dah MeeIons e6'on
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-18
Bill Brown, Walter Headlee, Viii
liam j. Frisbie and Joe Hamil-
ton Confess to Having a Hand
in Staying a Greek.
WILL RETURN WITHOUT
ExTRADITIoN PAPERS
Give Details of How Crime Was
Committed; Slew Chauffeur,
Then Took His Auto and Con
tinued Trip to socorro, N. M
NJ Associated rre..


El Pasu Texas Dec. IS -Four
young men vino were arrested al
Yscta. ToNas SUNDAY b, Texas rang
cr-. will probably he taken back O.
Chcyenre. NNo. to anawer charges oi
murder in connection with the kilin,;
of Gust Kundaks "A Greek automobile
driver who WAS found dend ON the
road near Cheyenne ON the night oi
december g.
Cnun-y Attorney " ~ Fryer who
co-operatcd with Department. of jus
tee Agent q. r. jones announced to.
day the four men had offered to rc-
turn tu Wyoming without the formal
ity of eNtrlditiuu papers They snN'
,h, names of " j. tBiD Brown
Walter Headlcc. WWam J. Frishi,
and Joe Hamilton Hamilton In'
b llcadlee admitted bcina Go~crtcrs fro.
Fort y \ Russell
Tie county attorney also announced
that an ~ the men had made state
mcuts Io special Agent Jones ah'
himself admitting having had pt'
in the expedition which ended tn ga
Greeks death hut Fr.soie and hamu'
ton denied they had any direct pNr'
10 the shooting According 20 ihcn
stories thcy mot BOO Cheyenne ave
started for Denver and Pueblo 900 q
hired automobile with the Greek driN
ilg. when about ten miles out 4"
Cheyenne thc mcu got out ot tho au
Z towubi'o and when they started to 70
enter il the driver was shot twice %
tho head. his death being lu-'anitn'
Gus
rhe mou admitted having continue,
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-18
Now That the Armistice Has Be-
come Effective, Immediate Me-
gotiations Will be Started Look.
ing Toward Stopping War.
ALLIED EMBASSIES ARE
ASKED TO PARTICIPATE
Bolsheviki Government Says Il
Considers Question Of Recog-
milton Purely Formal and Cares
Little About What Is Done.


4
Germany and Austrin Hungary ap-
parently will lose 10 time In bringin-
about separate peace with the fsoi-
sheviki government In Russia, now
that the armistice between the coun-
tries has become effective. Dr. Won
kueh.mann. the German foreigr Soc
retary ansl Count Czernin. the Aus
trlan foreign minister Will arrive at
lfresi -l.itov~k today "a begin ncgo-
tiations looking toward peace.
\ seml-official stntemsa NJ ISSUED va
Vienna declares that the central pow
ers viii follow up the armistice "a
speedily a. possible" with peace par
leys. and 30 u added that BuIgaria and
/ Turkey also will join In the neEotia-
tions
According to petrograd adViecs.
Leon Trotxky. the Bolsheviki foreign
minister. has notified the allied em-
nassies that peace negotiations are tn
begin. and has asked them TO partic-
pate or state whether they wish peace.
| An informal conference o fthe aiiicd
! diplomatic h said To have reached no
definite decision on the subject. There
has been virtually no change In the
Internal situation In Rursia. The Bol-
| shcviki government IN a notice TO for
| eign embassies In petrograd. says 1t
considers the question of recognition
purely formal aud cares little about ".
The notice declares that The foreign
embassies must wise the passports Of
Bolsheviki couriers or similar court-
estes will be refused
Excepting the Italian northern fronr
near the Rreuta river. military oper-
aitons are al minimum. The hal.
ians, IN a desperate struggle have
been able to reiake an advantageous
position on Col. Caprile, white check
ing Austro-German attempts In tho
region OF san Marina. The activity of
the aerial and artillery arms on this
front continues to he intense
SNOW has fallen heavily on the Brit
ish front In France and only small isc-
lated raids have occupied the infantry.
The guuners on both sides are active.
Except Tor artillery work there has
been no activity ON the French front
from -. Quentin to Alsace. In upper
Aisace the French have repulsed =
German attack near Aspach lc Rac
ON the northern Italian front no
further important advances are being
reported 10y the Austro-Gerina COM
mand ana the Italians within th- last
day or two have been able 20 regain
some uf the ground previously lost
IN the Col Caprille region on the
mountain front 4 small gain FOR
the invaders H. claimed by Berlin to-
d,D IN the Monte Solarolo region.
where the taking of portions OF a
position h claimed.
The London war office reports In
activity ON the British section of tho
Franco rclgian line whore snow ms
fallen heavily There was some in
fnntr' fighting on the French trout
y in Upper Alsace yesterday which re-
n suited fuvorahN 90 the French aud
spirited artillery activity continued
last night On this part OF the front In
I ! the region of the Rhone- ithine canal
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-18
SENATE CONCURS IN
PRO AMENDMENT AS
PASSED BY HOUSE
Approves the Resolution as Passed
Yesterday AZ to 8'Without Roll
Call; Must be Ratified by States
Within Seven Years.


Washington. Dec. rs Tho cunsti-
tutionll amendment Tor national pro-
hihitinu wns today finnlly submitted
hy congress to the states for ratif-
cation cr rejection within seven years
The senate completed congressional
action by accepting the resolution ds
passed yesterday hy the house ~ to
N without q roll call.
Senator Burah objected to accept
Ing tho house amendments, cuutcnding
that congress has nu authority to
specify the time in which the amend
mcnt Is to bee ratified. and that the
constitution gives mo- authority tof
providing thut prohibition shall be-
come effective within one year after
being accepted by the states.
We nave no such power as to say
the amendment shall Doe ratified with
100 seven years after being submitted
tp the states by consrcss, said he
II is either To be submitted go the
states or not to Dee submitted. u 4
ever gues To- the state. they can ratify
. it whenever they desire
Immediately after the senate con
b ycned senator sheppard of reNas
called up the national prohlhitlor
amendment and moved that the sen.
/ ate concur in the house amendments
] Vice President Ma .hN ruled that
g two-thirds vote would he required
fur concurrence
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-18
j. s. MAY CONSTRUCT
. RAIL WAY EQUIPMENT
AND LEASE TO ROADS
Corporation May be Formed for
This Purpose, With Capital of
SlOO,00O,000, Government to be
the Sole Stakeholder,


Washington. Dec. tN invr5tirt
uau D., the sruutr interstate com
u,t,r cumm.ttp, ct the utor-tl'.
,ommcrs, commission r"Coum"ud.
uuu- ror solving the railroad trans.
uurtttluu difr,ulfic- vus ordered H
the s"uat, ou motion oi senator
'ummius OF Iowa
The committee viii meet during
th, recess ut congress amt i~ instruct
,d a., report r,ri~LtuN" recommends
uuus
bII tn relieve th, shortage of
railroad equipment %, formation "t a
hur, corporation BOO which the United
State will u, iHs -ulv -tn,khold"f
with am initial clpitaj uf Slu".uuN..
uuu that mnN hr increased tn faU".
1000 uuu tu immediately construct ln.
romouNc- tnd ,tr- aud IrI-c th"In
iu th, railroads at REASONABLE, rates
Wrs introduced hE EDpr,-.utaiNr
Lcurout ul Wisconsin.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-18
GAVE HIM ABSENT AND
PRESENT TREATMENT,
BUT HE WILL NOT PAY

By Associated Press
NyW Nurk l,rc IN.- Miss Grace
Truuklt. who described herself as q
"audcut of Christian Scieucc.
brought suit iu supreme court here to-
tlN against Clarence g burger a.
banker aud promoter of this CITY for
Sl-.1-u alleged to hr duj her Tor
service. and instruction between
Apru and October. this year
ln hrr complaint Mise TrlublJ al-
legged that hurrcr sought hrr a>siH-
tame, and instruction u IhrstiHn
Science "to lead him to "a deeper uu-
dyrstiudiuE of it- principles So that
hc might Eot uuiN hc healed but ben
order that his greater business sue
rc-- n ufc might hc promoted hv
lk, application
uurEe. when engaged m large
mining dral the complaint SAYS aud
promised Miss TriuNn f "she doc
vote, ,Ntra time and attention To-
him cN-rtur BOO hi- behalf the power
ui christian Sciouye' be- would pay
her 100000 extra
Miss TpnNb uyrr sine complied
with N. part of tho agreement
'ci,ur nm both absent and present
T treatment" Nlndugh She believes
the mining de1l was success. the
p'uinuu save tiie defendant failed a.
mluI bs agreement
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-18
EFFORTS TO EVADE THE
WAR FOOD EMBARGO ARE
DISCOVERED AT Ell PAso

El posu. Texas. Dec is Efforts Goo
,yudc the war food cmNargu W the
shipment of hard and surar tu Junroh
hidden under uuu-cuntruhnud Hru'W-
vcr, discovered Dog the customs lu-
sp,crors ~ the International bridge 1t
noon today Two MCNioun~ wcr"
placed under arrest Wholc-a'' -mug-
rIiur Of sugar flour uud lard have
been reported tu the customs uilI'iHH H
40 diffrrcnt tmcS since the rmh1rs"
became effective.