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BURNERS RIDGE.

Bert Summers and son. Ellis. were
visiting Mrs. Frances SUMMERS New
Years day.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Finch and daugh.
ter, Miss Violet, were visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. A. l.. Musgrave Sunday
Miss Alta Travis is visiting her faith.
er, Mr. Liberty Travis at this writing.
Mrs. Francis Smyth. who has been
visiting, her children at Hammond. re
turned home Sunday.
Henry Rudy was calling ON Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Finch Sunday.
Visitors al Mr.. Andy Musgrave's
New Years night were Mr.. and Mrs.
Willie Robe and daughter. Lucille. Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Harr and daughter Sarah
and Miss Violet Finch.
Russell Finch lost valuable heifer
one day last week. Blackleg was the
cause.
Those calling Oh Mr.. and Mrs. Rus.
sell Finch last Tuesday night were Mr..
and Mrs. ]. S. Pride, Miss Bertha
Pride, Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson Pride.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Finch and Miss Vic.
let Finch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Harr were visiting
at Mr.. Willie Robes Sunday.
There was a party at r. L, Rogers
Saturday night,
Mrs. Francis Summers who has been
sick for the past month, is better now.
Miss Marie Finch was visiting Miss
Beulah Musgraye last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. T. Carpenter and
family were calling on MIR. and Mrs
j. c. Moran and family last week.
Mrs. j. b. Carpenter was visiting
her daughter, Miss Satterfeld, last
week.
Ruby and Walter carls from Blue
vile, were visiting at their cousins
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Neel, recently.
Mrs. Lonnie Vincent and three
children were visiting at j. B. Carpen
ter's from Saturday until Monday.
Mrs. j. B. Carpenter and Mrs. Vim
cent were calling on Mrs. Hank Sat
terrified Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Moran and chill
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hesitated only a moment, for really It
didn't much matter to her whether or
not she made a true character study.
The writing was legible, and, there
fore, she made the statement that the
writer had methodical, honest nature.
It was slightly awkward, and for that
reason she added that he lacked men.
tai experiences, that his greatest fault
lay in inaccuracy and INDIGESTION. There
were certain waverings in the line and
this, she said, indicated timidity. 81
believe that you are not married." she
added, with all the authority of Prof.
Simeon Silchester to back her. ~ be-
lieve that the reason why you are not
married is because you have never had
the deep, inner courage to look about
and find for yourself woman good
enough for you. You are cowardly,"
she went on, land what you ought to
do is to stand up for your own rights.
You are small In stature. this be-
cause the writing was minature-"but
that does not mean that you should
also be timid. Some of the brayest
men in history have been understood
You have great ideas If you would but
express them, and the power of max
ing your life far more important than
1t is" Jane dashed this off on her
typewriter, signed the letter with the
assumed signature OF Siemon Silches-
ter and laid 1t with the hundred others
that awaited the sealing and stamping
treatment Of the office boy.
Three weeks later the same boy en-.
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WOMEN VOLUNTEERS.

1n stress md trouble the women o
n nation are always TO be countef
upon. IN this country few Of on
women escape the weakening trouble
peculiar to their sex.
Middle aged women about to expert,
ence that dreaded change OF life, shoulf
profit by the experience Of thousards
of noble women who have gone through
the same period with little or no pain.
misery or discomfort.
DR.. Pierce's Favorfte Prescription III
and has been for nearly 80 years juai
the medicine. It is not a secret pre-
scription, for its ingredients are print
ed on the wrapper: it's a Temperance
medicine, a glyceric extract from roots
Not only does 1t build up the entirf
system and make 1t strong and yieor
GUS enough to Withstand the orEani,
disturbances. but 1t has a quiefing ef
feet upon the feminine organism.
Lynchburg, Var am glad L
speak Of DIR. Pierce's remedies in higl
terms. While have not had an.
occasion to use Favorite Prescription
myself, can tell of its benefit to M
sister. She used Il TO build tp ate
nervous breakdown. She was vel
satisfied and IL did ali she could ex
poet. have been well pleased my.
self with DIR. Pierce's Pellets. The1
are fine. am only too glad 4
recommend them. r--MRs. J.sC. FnANK
LIN, Cabell Street.
Hinton, w. Va.-T am glad to -
commend Dr.. Pierce,s Pleasant Peilets
For pills that cure indigestion, con
stipation and biliousness / have neyei
found anything better. cheerful,
recommend them."-MRs. ]. w. Moss
515 James Street.
Every woman should be careful tia.
the liver is active and the poIsons arr
not allowed to clog the system-get ris
Of these polsons by taking vegetables
laxative occasionally as DR.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets They do mo-
grine 81 system.
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THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
Simeon Silchester.
BY JANE OSBORN.
tCopyright, 1916, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)

NeWppdpert SynulcaLe.J
ZANE jerks received and answered
many hundred letters week. They
u came from all sections of the coun.
try from school girls, old soldiers,
young married women, western min.
ers and other kinds OF folk. But they
were all addressed, not to Miss Jane
Ienke, but to Prof. Simeon Silchester.
handwriting expert OF the Hearth
Companion" Jane jerks was the
youngest member Of the editorial staff
Of that widely read periodical. AS
part Of her duties she had to write the
monthly article on what Your Hand
writing Shows" Meantime she had to
answer letters from West, East, North
and South from Subscribers to the
magazine whose egotism had been
aroused sufficiently to submit a speci.
men OF their own handwriting in order
that Prof. Simeon Sllchester, world.
known expert on the science of hand
writing might forward them "a COM
plete analysis of their character az in.
Dictated by the sample submitted"
jane jerks didn't really know very
much about handwriting, but she knew
as much as any other member of the
stan on the Hearth Companion" and
as she had originated the identity of
Prof. Silchester, she felt a certain
amount of satisfaction in her many let
ters-letters that indicated that her
monthly articles had a pull" with a
certain class of the magazine subscrib.
rrs.
Jane was pretty, though perhaps II
didn't often occur 10 the folk at the
Hearth Companion" office to notice
that fact. Had there been more Of out.
doors In her life, more air In her lungs
and more blood In her veins, she would
have been very pretty. Sometimes she
dreamed Of the day when she might
save enough TO leave the city and 60
OF somewhere In the wilds and get "a
ranch or something and run It" True,
she didn't know anything about ranch.
es, but, reasoned she, she hadn't known
anything about handwriting and yet
she had made success of it-at least
. success enough TO satisfy her own
limited ambitions.
And so the letters came pouring in,
Rnd Jane answered them all. When a
smooth, even, vertical handwriting ar.
rived she told the sender that he or she
Woo gS0A6 Wv POSS1SSSh hllhIu ulu4-
self the making of great and brilliant
future. When letter penned in the
faltering writing of age came she wrote
o letter of encouragement, mentioned a
{ life well spent, with wide though un-
realized influence. Scented letters
with the uniformed writing of woman
Of little intellectual development called
forth from her letter of reproof for
TOO great frivolity, too little independ.
ence, too great love Of self and pleas.
nre. And so they went. Really, she
grew to believe that she had some way
Of telling through the letters she re.
ceiyed the characters of the senders.
Once letter came from a CORE
spondent who signed his name Mon.
stona,R and the writing rather puzzled
Jane jerks. as she sat at her desk in
her dingy little office in the Hearth
Companion headquarters. But she
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!: CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE ::

II wonder IL l have mentioned to
you, Margie," said Paula, that among
my greatest comforts at this time were
the letters received from my dearest
and best friend Emma. She wrote
with great regularity. She had mar.
ried her restaurant keeper and they
were both very happy.
The morning after got the note
from Charlie Montgomery 1 opened
. letter from Emma which said:
] am still keeping my weather
eye on the finances these days. Paula,
because now I've got look in myself,
and you remember | told you once
was going to make some Of those Chi.
cago danes sit up and take notice
before cashed in.
1t may be silly ambition, kid.
do, but ever since started in at the
restaurant as hat girl and saw those
tussy, fat would-be Lady Clara We're
de Vere's coming in with their silly
little smiles and their silly little
speeches, made up my mind that
some day I'd be the woman who look.
ed supersilious in her gorgeous even
ing coat instead Of the one who stood
by with a humble smile in neat black
uniform and white cap.
/ am going to be Mrs. Julius Sew
erin Of Lake Shore drive before get
through with this old world. Don't
laugh. Paula, can do it. Why not?
Mrs. Potter Palmer, was 1.-THE wife of
the inn.keeper," according to the
Princess Eulalta of Spain, and be.
tween you and me Mrs. Palmer al.
ways looked more like my idea OF a
story:book princess Hian did the Span.
lsh woman of royal blood.
It's O game, Paula, this life Of
. ours, and we can almost make of it
what we want If we only have the
stamina to keep on trying. l recog.
nized this quality in you, my dear
and that was what made me give you
my mitt in welcome to our joyous help
yourself and every body will help you
clsn.
I am mighty glad you are get
ting on so well, Paula, but somehow
don't care much for that actor
friend OF yours, Not that 1t makes
any difference whether like him or
not, hut 1t seems j just got to registsr
= little protest when man seems
70 think he is Just little god on
wheels Sometimes, my dear, it is a
good thing to take the wheels out from
under him and let him skid.
BY the way, did you know your
precious Aunt Rachel and her sweet
daughters are In New York for the
winter? ! expect they live gone
there to keep their eyes and hands
on that English lord they are trying
TO hook for Gertrude How wish
you would meet them and lead them a
merry dance by showing them what
you could do with proud scion Of
Sasglish blue blood
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tered the door OF her office precipitate.
ly one day. II said you weren't Prof.
Simeon Silchester," he insisted with
startled backward glances, "but he
says he's got to see you. He's as tall
as old Abe Lincoln and l think he's
mad. What'll say?"
Before Jane jerks had time TO say
that the only thing to be said was that
Prof. Simeon Silchester never came to
the office the tall, irate person had en-
tered her office.
Il want to see Prof. Simeon Stitches.
ter" he said deliberately. The boy
withdrew, the tall one closed the door
and looked adamantine as he STOOD
towering down at the girl at the desk.
There were letters addressed to the
professor on her desk, and one, signed
by his name, lay open, the ink of the
signature still moist and damp. II see
you are his secretary" the man con.
tinued, "and I've no doubt you expect
him in soon. I'll wait"
Perhaps could take the message"
said Jane feebly.
mo woman could take the message
just as want to give it, and few men
could. What want to ask the profess
son is how in-I'll add the embellish.
ments when see him personally-how
he dared to call me coward? wrote
to him and this is the answer he sent
me-" The man from Montana threw
the opened letter on the desk and Jane
jerks recognized 1t as the one she had
recently sent.
I'm very sorry" Jane pleaded, feel.
ing just little amused in spite of her
first terror. He was obviously not
from the city, but there was nothing
awkward about the man in spite of his
6 feet 2 inches in height. He was
young, but with the youth that showed
achievement and mental concentra.
tion. He did not smile even when Jane
smiled alphabetically up to him.
ITO be sure Prof. Silchester some
times makes Mistakes" she began.
81 am very sorry" Then for some rea-
son, probably because of the steadfast
and searching gaze Of the gray eyes of
the man, she forgot her role. You
see | am really Prof, Simeon Silches-
ter try TO make the right guesses.
How could | tell that you were a big
man, and how did know that you
were a perfect bear of courage? You
might have been coward?"
And you wrote that about my not
having had the nerve to get married? 2"
asked the big man, and then he laughed
for the first time. well you're a funny
kind of girl. So you think you are
Simeon Silchester? Well, that's very
funny. I've come all the way from
my place in Montana, just to have a
fight with you. Nothing ever made me
SO mad in my life as that letter-but
won't fight lady even when she dc.
serves it."
So relieved was Jane at the way the
angry one recovered from the first in
tensity of his anger that she made him
tarry on that first call, pledged him
never to tell another soul that there
was no real Simeon Silchester and new.
er to let any of the office staff at the
magazine know that she had admitted
herself to be that parsonage. i.
They spoke of Montana and ranches
and the girls face lighted I'm with ex.
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pectation and interest. She told the
stranger OF her ambition and he was
as interested as she. In short, he won
james confidence so that when he sug.
gested that she take luncheon with him
she did not think to hesitate. though
she had made II rule Of business ney.
er to lunch with the men she knew,
much less with the men she didn't
know.
SO the acquaintance progressed with.
in the ten days that the Montanan had
allowed himself to remain in the big
city and never again did he speak OF
the letter but always of the ranch and
the girls ambitions to lead country,
outdoor life. The proposal occurred in
the girls office. the Afternoon before he
was planning to return. The girl really
knew II was coming She would have
been disappointed II 1t had not come,
and yet II seemed, when It did come.
one OF the most trying things that had
ever happened.
How can l. accept?" she said. 81
don't even know your name. I'm dread
fully frightened just to think of the
way we have grown so we'll acquainted
in such short time"
True" he said. I'm bit brighten.
ed myself. But the letter you wrote
TO me said that was my besetting sin.
( II told me, too, that If ever wanted
/ to win the girl wanted for wife I'd
have TO have courage" Here his ex-
preston changed quickly. How'd you
hit on that name OF yours-Simeon
Silchester? It's a good name, and II
doesn't sound faxed"
{ II think It is good" said the girl. glad
( for the moment for the change to an
I objective subject OF conversation, and
she explained. II wanted TO get name
that sounded like what think hand.
writing expert would be-a thin old
crank with white beard and a long
nose. / got out the Who's Who and
looked through till found name that
sounded Just like that When l write
short stories l always do that. Some
times l take one mans first name and
another mans last name. This time
! found the name already made. Don't
you think 1t was a good selection?"
Capital thin old crank with a
long nose. Do you happen to know the
originate"
Jane reached for the who's Who
on the top Of her desk and found the
place. He seems to be an inventor
and ranch owner, in Montana. Why,
that's where you come from"
Somewhere near" said the man.
an fact I'm the white-bearded long.
nosed crank. Now you know who /
really am. Will you take me?"
And the girl, weary of impersonating
the handwriting expert and already in
heart surrendered to the man who
stood before her, had no will to say,
mo"
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BIG BRIDGE RUN.

Mrs. Newton Metz was shopins in
Fairmont Friday.
Glenn Merriheld, OF Dakota. wa,
visiting his parents. Mr.. aud Mrs
Charles Merritield, OF this place, Sun
day.
Neason HawEinberry was at Fair
mont Friday
Clifford Merritield was calling ON Mi,
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Merit
field, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Fetty aud daurb
ter. Miss Grace, were calling on the
formers parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie
Fetty. Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Dock Province and little datrii.
ter. Rella. OF New England, were yisit.
ing Mrs. Elijah Satterfeld OF this place
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. Charles Fetty. of Paw Paw. aud
Miss Mary Ice. OF Warrington, werr
united in marriage Friday, Decembei
80.
Abe sattcrneld, Charles Marineld
and Guy Fetty were at win Fetty
Sunday.
Miss Mallissa Hawkinberry and Mis-
Amy Fetty were at Fairmont one da,
last week.
Mrs. VIII Fetty and daughter. Mis-
Grace, were shopping at Fairmont Fri
day.
Charles Merriheld and daughter, Mel
lie. were at GAINESVILLE Friday.
Jessie Fetty was at Dakota Satur
day.
Charles Merrifeld. Miss Gail, Caths
lene Satterfield and Guy Fetty wer,
calling on VIII Fetty.
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ECONOMY IN COOKING
ev BlppY ava

BY practicing economy every day a
housewife may be able to keep her
food bills down to last years level,
but in SO doing. she will have to teach
her family to like different class of
foods.
These may be as nutritious as the
former diet but not always as palata.
BILE
The mock chile con carne made with
beans Is an excellent substitute for
meat dish, but one would pretend
that It Is as acceptable as porterhouse.
However. with the present scale OF
steak prices, 1t is often foolish to
spend fathers hard earned money for
choice cuts of beef.
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Remarkable Record for
A Kidney Medicine

At least fifteen years ago we began
to sell DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root and
during our entire experience in hand.
ling it we cannot recall single dis
satisfied customer; all of our patrons
speak in favorable tones regarding
Swamp-Root. We know of several diff.
ferent ailments of the kidneys, liver
and bladder that have been satisfac.
torily restored through the use of
Swamp-Root. We have used 1t our.
selves and obtained the usual bene.
fetal results. Our experience has
taught us to place DR.. Kilmers Swamp.
Root among the best remedies on the
market today for the diseases for
which it is recommended.
Very truly yours,
WIN. H. LLOYD & CO.,
June Is, 1916. Pine Apple, Ala.
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dren were visiting the formers par
ents here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Rogers spent
Sunday with the formers father near
here.
Bruce Satterfeld was < business
caller Monday on this Ridge.
Atha Carpenter is on the sick lisl
al this writing
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-04
Mock Chile Con Came

Wash one pint OF kidney beans and
soak them over night. Next morning
cover them with fresh water, bring
to boil. drain. throw away the wa
tor. cover again with fresh boiling
water and cook until the beans are
tender. Half an hour before the beans
are done put & tablespocnruls OF olive
or peanut oil in n saucepan. add 4
sweet peppers, small red pepper. /
onion, finely chopped. and pint Of
thick strained tomato. Cook 30 min
utes; then stir in the beans With /
teaspoonful OF salt and simmer gent
~ 10 minutes longer Serve with thin
crisp bacon arranged over the top.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-04
Valuable Chickens

Frank Google has the prize pen OF
young hens on the East side. The pen
consists OF thirty.fiye hens of the
White orphington variety from which
he realizes from fifteen to nineteen
eggs daily. Considering the high
price of eggs they are a prcfitHhle
bunch of fowls.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-04

Won't be any changes in the foot.
ball rules next year. But we notice
Harvard, Yale and Princeton have
changed their schedules so there
won't be much chance of them losing
games.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-04
Mas. Jones lmnroYina

Mrs. Jones, Of Pennington, who re.
Gently passed through a very severe
operation at Fairmont hospital No. 8,
is showing marked improvement and
her friends hope now for speedy re.
covery.
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EAST SIDE
= NEWS =
caIled rn ElorIda

Mrs. NJ. d. Snider. of Merchant
street, has gone to Stewart. Florida.
having received message that her
daughter Mrs. YoungbloOd, is very
i'll.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-04

There's one thing about a wrestler
They never die Of conclssion u ihs
brcin.
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You.
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer G. Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample size
bottle. It will convince anyone. You
will also receive a booklet OF valuable
information, telling about the kidneys
and bladder. When writing, be sure
and mention the West Virginian. Reg.
ular f1fty-cent bottle and one-dollar
size bottles for sale at all drug stores.
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A throne for The new ruler of hearts,
If 1t is downy, soft, delicate and dain.
tily stitched, it isn't important wheth.
er the throne" is of chiffon, silk OF
silkoline or sheer, soft lawn.
A basket OF flower.like delicacy is
the bassinet pictured here and design
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ed by Gabruder Masse of New York. 1t
is pink and white. The circular flouncc
and the draped flounces at the head Of
the basket are pink chiffon ruffled with
val lace. 1t is lined with padded white
silk.
Two clusters of pale ping rosebuds
and streamers Of pink ribbon are at
the head and foot of baby's bed.
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Letter to
Or. kilmer & Co.
Blnshamton, N. Y.

Prove What Swamp Root WIN Do For
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-12

the two-npplican ts receiving the high
est grades In the animation tn re-
ceiyc the nominations for the academy
The examinations will be conducted
under the direction Of the universitr
authorities, who win grade the papers.
and will be strictly upon the merits
OF the applicants.
But putting the appointment %
cadets 10 the naval academy on a.
basis OF merit II ~ the idea OF senator
Jones ana CONGRESSMAN Walton not
only To remove this important position
from any suspicion uf politics but al
30 Co bring out the very best aud
brightest young men I'm Ncw Mexico
to compete for the honor Of ENROLLING,
w. the school which II to turn out he
future naval officNcrs for Uncle sam.
IN other words. Il IL their desire That
New Mexico shall send only her best
young men to the naval academy.
Full information regarding the cN-
animation can be obtained from m"
University Of New Mexico or ffom
senator Jones or Congressman Walton
After the appointments are made n
viii be necessary for the successful
applican ts TO stand another cNamtna-
ton. held under government super
vision. In Albuquerque ON June a. IT
they pass this examination the viii hc
eligible FOR entrance To- the academy
subject only To the physical cNnmln'-
ton.
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Merit Is to Govern
Appointment Of n. M.
Boys to Annapolis

Special Correspondence to Tho Herald.
Washington, II. G., May i2-SeHator
a A. Jones me Congressman W H..
Walton have arranged for an eXaminh-
tion 20 be held at the university -
New Mexico ON MAY 20. for appoint
ments Of midshipmen On the United
States Naval Academy at Annapolis.