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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-14

than she otherwise would have done
about her life and ambitions in the city.
She did not comment on the picture,
except to say that she was glad the
readers liked 1t. Perhaps It flatters
me-" she wrote, "but It was painted
some years ago." AS matter of fact,
Mardy knew she looked younger than
the calm-eyed lady in the picture.
Within few days the editor wrote
again. He found an excuse in Mardy's
letter for reply, and be put an excuse
in hir fort her reply in turn. And so it
happened, as such things sometimes
do, that the correspondence ripened
into friendship anu became one Of the
most Worthwhile things in Mardy's
rather barren existence.
Then the editor man told Mardy that
he was going to New York on business
and would cali at her office" ano
from time to time on the day that the
editor was coming Mardv spent min
utes trying 10 remove the home touch
es from the little Workroom where she
ground out hGr copy. She really didn't
want the man whose friendship she
| had won through her letters to know
that those rooms were all that she,
know of home. The recipe lady, of
course, must have home and kitchen
or how would she klow SO much about
cooking?
Eut even when the editor knocked
the old brass knocker that Mardy mad
fas' ened to her studio door. Mardy
had not quite decided how she would
explain about the picture. She trusted
that she would not mind making the
explanation when she saw him. If the
attachment that he had told her In
her letters he felt for her depended on
the picture, rather than on her clever
letters, what was she to do? She
knew that she was prettie- than that
picture. but perhaps it was Just that
type II face that had attracted him.
But before the first tee minutes Of
! the call, during watch Ma dy felt that
she Sad been becoming reacquainttG
with her best friend-ful such the writ
er of the letters seemed to her-Mardy
forgot the picture. Then she caught
the Keen eyes of the man studying her
face. She knew 1t was time for an
explanation.
"You see, suppose, that that picture
is fake" she confessed. Il don't took
like it at all, do 1? l had my picture
taken especially for you" she said,
"but it didn't look the part" She
laughed nervously and waited for the
man to make the next remark.
mo" he said, you don't exactly look
like the staid young housewife of the
picture. You're not that type, exact
". But where did you get the picture
that you did send?"
81 had to get something" Mardy be-
gan her confession. $50 / asked the
photographer to get a picture that did
look the part. He had hundred or SO
pictures-some Of them Of professional
models and others pictures OF paint
ings they have photographed. He said
there was no copyright on the one l de-
cide,l to take, so l didn't hesitate"
mo, it wasn't copyrighted" said the
man. "You see painted that picture.
used to dabble in that sort OF thing,
YOU know. That was then to me pic
ture of the ideal 1 had never meta
housewifely sort of girl that thought
only Of her own home. She was still
nv ideal when you sent copy Of that
picture to go with the talks. Isuppose
the photographers got the photograph
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THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
The Recipe Lady's Face.
Copyright, 1917, by the Mcclure
Newspaper syndicate.)
BY JANE OSBORN,
MoNG other things Mardy Grl

a MoNG other things Mardy Gra.
~ ham wrote recipes
rs = She had begun with big ideas
about writing short stories for the pop.
ular magazines, play or SO and pos
Bibly best seller. But now, enscorced
In her very own little studio apartment
In a dtngy New York side street, she
considered herself quite fortunate
when she kept the pot boiling by writ
Ing anything at all.
After the rejection Of that first play
Of hers, the ambitious Mardy had tax.
On one reef after another in her sails.
Still she chose to sail her own little
craft in her own way and she had not
been completely discouraged. The first
thing she finally did sell was, in her
opinion, the most prosaic thing she
ever wrote-an interview with some
east side housewives on the subject Of
the high cost Of living Once she had
had an assignment to write some obitu-
aries Sometimes she wrote hints to
mothers and puzzles for children and
advice for the loyelorn, not at all the
sort Of thing that had figured in her
original dreams. But for some reason
Mardy, who had always scorned the
kitchen in her grandmothers home in
the South, where she had been brought
up, end who knew not skillet from a
bread pan except by name, proved to
have peculiar charms as writer on
culinary subjects. Her own cooking
experience consisted of the studio
meals she made for herself. Her stove
was chatting dish, and teakettle and
her larder was contained in pack
ing box fitted with shelves and paint.
ed and tucked miraculously out OF
sight behind a bookcase.
Perhaps because she had reminis'
cences Of corn bread and beaten bis
cults and chicken az her grandmother's
old Creole cook in tire South had made
them, she was able to write most con-
yincingly on the good things OF the
table, always, of course, getting the &C.
tual foundation for her recipes from
some old cookbooks or from some COOK
or housewife of her acquaintance.
Then an editor of paper out West
some where wrote in and asked her for
a picture. "You have made a big hit
with the housewives who read your
talks in our paper and we want to run
a cut of the recipe lady's' face along
with your daily talks. VIII you send
out a picture at once?"
In spite of the two years OF uphill
work Mardy had spent in the big city
she lad something of the old-time reti'
cence of well.bred women of her class
against permitting the publication OF
her photograph. She didn't quite like
the idea Of appearing morning after
morning in some western paper as the
originator Of countless ways Of max
ing cakes, mullins, stews and pud'
pings, the like of which she had not
even tasted for many moon. But
still" reflected Mardy, as she sat be-
fore her dask in the apartment, !
really am that recipe lady. have no
other personality. The girl that lives
here alone and dreams of writing plays
and Of having a home with an upstairs
and a downstairs and real kitchen
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lat the time my picture was hung. Some
of the papers wanted it. 1t took prize
or something at an exhibit, believe"
"And 1t is still your ideal?" asked
Mardy. I'm sorry that appropriated
it-very sorry"
mo, it isn't now" exclaimed the man
"for since 1 have known you in the let.
tiers and since have seen you here l
have found new ideal-a woman that
has as many ambitions and as many
disappointments as a man might-not
that complacent, Snug little housewife
though my ideal could do all that
sort of thing, too, if she had to. But
she has more spirit, Don't you under
stand? Dear little recipe lady, you
are my ideal, and l came on from the
West to find you. l know you so well
from those letters"
And the little recipe lady, because 1t
was so long since she had had some
one to trust, buried her little head in
the arms that were outstretched to her,
and whispered her answer to the ques-
ton that he asked her.
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and am now the mother Of . beautiful
healthy baby. ] am a graduate nurse
and will be glad to recommend lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable COMPOUND 70
other women. Mrs. r. w SLollz,
CO.'S So. Park Avenue, Chicago, ll
There are many women who suffer
as Mrs. Sloan did and who are being
benefited by this great medicine every
day, It has helped thousands d women
who have been troubled with displacs
ments, inflammation, liberation irreg
ularities, periodic pains, backaehe, that
bearing down feeling, indigestion, end
nervous prostration.
If you need special adyice wrlto
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. Conf
dential Lynn, Mass.
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and an extra short veil to cover the
face
To correspond with a lavish use OF
materials, a bridal bouquet of immense
size has been designed.
AS tribute to the land Of her hus'
bands allegiance, the bride will wear
g Russian headdress.
Other details Of this splendid we'd
ding dress are:
Bodice of fine net made with two
large tucks having square effect de-
ecllete finished with embroidered sal
in band.
SKIRT of cream white satin with net
tunic and finished with border Of en-
troidery. Motifs Of embroidery ex-
tending part way along tunic. Embroid
cry of white silk, silver thread AMI
cluster design of pearls.
Russian headdress heavily embroid-
eieG in pearls, rhinestones and crys'
tails.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-14
ODD. ISN'T 1T
Itching Torture Stops

1t is unnecessary for you to suffer
with eczema, blotches ringworn, rashes
and similar skin troubles. A little zemo,
obtained at any drug store for Csc, or
Sl.00 for extra large bottle, and promptly
applied will usually give instant relief
from itching torture. 1t cleatses and
soothes the skin and heals quickly and
effectively most skin diseases.
Zemo IS a wonderful, penetrating dis
appearing liquid and is soothing to the
most delicate skin. 1t is not greasy, is
easily applied and costs little. Get it
TODAY and save all further distress.
The E, ". Rose Co" Cleveland, o.
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cases, unless the trouble iS due TO soma
serious internal disorder.
You need never hesitate to use reEi-
mol. It is DOCTORS prescription that
has been used by other physicians for
twenty years in the treatment Of GkiD
affections. It contains absolutely moth"
ing that could iniure the tenderest
skin. Every druggist sells resinol ONT
ment and resinol soap. Resinol Soap
BOothes tender skins and helps to make
poor compilations clear, fresh and vel
7ety, because it contains this restnoJ
prescription.
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and during six
months Of this time
was under j. doc
tors care without
get ting any help
] decided 10 Try
Lydia p Pinkhamr
Vegetable Com.
pound and II made
me feel Ike u new
woman. ] an en-
drely relieved 81
the displacement
and nafihdie nfthn
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-14

WASHINGTON, May 14.-The great
social event of the year here will be
the marriage of Miss Mona McAdoo,
daughter Of the secretary Of the treas
ury, to Ferdinand de Mohrenschildt,
member of the Russian embassy staff,
May Is.
This alliance of two allied democ'
racies follows a bethrothal made when
Russia was a despotism and the Unit
ed States a neutral.
Miss McAdoo's wedding gown will
determine the prevailing style of all
elegant June bridal attire.
Il is a marvel of simplicity.
It's most striking feature is court
train of cream white satin
which sweeps from the high collar
in immense fullness and to an extra
ordinary length.
Another absolutely new style note
is the double veil, consisting of the
usual enveloping bridal veil of tulle
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with a cook-that isn't the real me.
That girl doesn't amount to anything"
So Mardy went forth to the photogra'
piers one day and sat for her picture,
and with the usual misgtvings and
hopefulness she waited the finishing
of the proof.
The photographers clerk smiled
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-14
Nns BRAND W1lTLock

Mrs. Whitlock, wife Of the American
minister to Belgium, is one of the very
few women to actually be under Ger.
man fire In the trenches. With her
husband she visited trenches near
Ramscappel and Pervyse.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-14

ing skin,trouble, in
o warm bath with
resinol soap and a
simple application
Of resinol ointment.
The soothing, heal
ing resinol medica-
ton stops itching
at once, and soon
clears away all trace
Of eruption, even in
severe and stubborn
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-14
REPORT S. S. UNION.

All the, schools made gains but TWO.
Some of the schools made quite large
gains.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-14
What to Do for
Itching Skins

There is usually immediate relief for
skins itching, burning and disfgured by
eczema, ringworm, or similar torment
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in spite Of this It Is able e claim
almost $4,000 lives m tais counzy
each year.
1t has been said that FOR every death
from typhoid someone should be hang
ed for criminal carelessnes This
hardly seems too strong statement
when It is considered that the slmpi.
est sort OF precautions and sanitary
methods viii absolutely prevent the
disease.
HEALTH QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Mrs. R, E. w; "How can ! over
come the tendency to bowelgs a my
twenty.months.old babyG
A-child should not be encoursged to
walk early and In the condition you
mention should be discouraged % iai
as is possible.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-14
A GRADUATE
NURSE
She Recommend ydis
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
IIlllIlILIlIII1.

Chicago, Ill.-'T was IN poor heath
for two years, caused by a dispiaeemeit
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er. This color combination has been
so long popular with young and old
women that would seem impossible
fer the designers to make any new ar
rangements of it. But real novelty
has been produced in the "Bluebirl"
model pictured today. The brim is
Of old rose straw, the crown is Of
French blue grosgrain ribbon. The
edge Of the brim is overcast with long
stitches of the blue ribbon.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-02-02
The Thrice.a.Week Edition
of the NEW YORK WORLD
in 1917
Practically n Daily at the Price OF a
Weekly. No Other Newspaper in the
world gives so much al SO low n price ,
in 1917

The value and need of a
newspaper in the household
was never greater than at the
present time. The great war
i'll Europe is now halfway
into its third year, and, whe.
ther peace be at hand or yet
be fer off, it and the events to
follow are sure to be of alb
sorbing interest for many a
month to come.
These are world shaking
affairs, in which the United
States. willing or unwilling,
is compelled to take a part; !;
no intelligent person can ig.
more such issues.
THE TIIkICE-A. WEEK
WORLDS regular subscript-
ION price is only $l.OO per
year, and this pays for 156
papers. We offer this un.
equalled newspaper and the
Forest City Press together
for one year for 50 90.
The regularsubscript'n price
of the two papers is $3.50.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-02-02
YOUR LAST CHANCE

Recently we published in these
columns an offer of The Youths
Companion and McCall's Magazine
both for full year, for only 81. 10
including Mccall Dress Pattern.
The high cost of paper and ink
has obliged McCall's Magazine to
raise their subscription price Feb
ruary to 10 cents copy and Is
cents year-so that the offer at
the above price must be withdrawn.
Until March 81 our readers have
the privilege of ordering both
publications for a full year, in
Guiding the choice of any 15-cent
Mccall Dress Pattern, for only
S2.1O.
The amount of reading, infor-
nation and entertainment contain
ed in the tifty-twc issues of The
Youths Companion and the value
OF twelve -onthly fashion numbers
of McCall's at So 10 offer a real
bargain to every reader of this
paper.
This two-at-one. price offer in
cludes:
/. The Youths Companion-52
issues.
2. The Companion Home Calen-
dar for 1917.
). McCaIl's Magazine-12 fash
ion numbers.
4. One 15- cent McCall's Dress
Pattern-your choice from your
first copy of McCall's-if you send
two-cent stamp with your selec-
tion.
THE YouTH's COMPANION.
st. Pani St.. Boston, Mass.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-02-02
AGENCY RIFLES

supt Campbell returned from
his trip Monday evening
Mr.. Honberger returned to Get
tysbnrg last Saturday The rest
of the orchestra failed to come
over on account of; the blizzard
Charley Gabe preached the SER
mon at the services held in St.
Johns Episcopal church Sunday,
with John Good Star presiding at
the organ
Mr.. Sewell returned from Huron
Monday evening. The trains were
delayed by the late storms to such
an extent that he was four days in
getting here
Walter Thoms inade a trip to
Gettysburg last Saturday taking
over three fat hogs and returning
with q load Of coal and also went
again to George Comeau's Thurs
day for load of grain
The new addition to the Cow
ernment Office is nearing compile
ton and will be ready to
occupy within few days.
The two new rooms afforded will
be great convenience to the force
of clerks, being finished off in the
highest style of the carpenters art
A new feature was introduced at
assembly last Sunday evening, at
the boarding school. The young
er pupils took part by repeating
verses from memory. Other feat
ures were violin solo by the dis
|ciplinarian Mr.. Robertson and a
talk on the life Of St. Paul by Mr..
,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-02-02
81 go PER ANNuA
CONSTIPATION MAKES YOU Dull.

The draggy, listless, oppressed
feeling generally results from con-
stipation. The intes,ines are clog
ged and the blood becomes poison
ed. Relieve this condition at once
with DR.. Kings New Life Pills;
this gentle, non-griping laxative
is quickly effective. A dose at
bedtime will make you feel bright
er in the morning. Get a bottle
today at your druggist 25c.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-02-02
STIFF, SORE MUSCLES RELIEVED

Cramped muscles or soreness
following cold or case of grippe
are eased and relieved by an ap-
plication of Sloan's Lipiment.
Does not stain the skin or clog the
pores like mussv ointments or
plasters and penetrates quickly
without rubbing. Limber up your
muscles after exercise, drive out
the pains and aches of rheumatism
neuralgia, lumhago strains sprains
and bruiles with Sloan's Liniment.
Get bottle today. Atall druggists
25c.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-02-02
WORSE-AND
MORE OF IT /!
Forest City a Week Without any
Eastern Mai!
No Patents: Hence, Our "Quarter'
Sheet

oui Illudy it Il. W. SIaleU tIldL
train had got in from Red6eld.
but that no train from the east had
yet got into Redfield. Also that
Forest City would get mail on the
following day
This week hadn't more'n got
fairly started till another of
those blizzards came bounding
alongfrom the east, towit, ON Tues
day morning, lasting all day:
and it stuck close to
us without let-up till yesterday
(Thurs evening, when the sun
came out and it began to moderate.
The Gettysburg mail went over
Tuesday morning and did not re-
turn till Saturday afternoon, on
account of the impossible con-
dition of the roads.
Today (Friday) advices from
Gettysburg stated that tie North
Westerns snowplow had left Red
field and at noon had got as far
west as Burkmere, the third sta
tion east of Gettysburg, and that it
was not known when it would get
thru, tho it was expected that the
passenger would be able to follow
the next, day.
All this of course prevented us
from getting our patents, compel
ing us to ''do We next best ting"
Friday morning it was 43o be-
low at Cheyenne Agncy; 81 at Art.
Comeau's; 35 in Forest City, 81
at Will Ripley's and 50 in Gettys-
burg, tho the latter reading was
taken at about 8 o'clock.
A number of Forest City fam
are reported as being very nearly
out of fuel, as one result of the
three days blizzard.
Tom Caywood, Frank Smith
and Forest Gates had a hard
time of it Thursday afternoon
hauling hay to their horses on the
Doc. Bullard place, getting frost
bitten in the heels and toes, tho
not dangerously so. St. Jacobs is
bringing them thru all right
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-02-02

Paul Nelson, Gettysburg, S. d.
dry cleaning, pressing aud mend
ing. Suits made to order. Give
me a trial.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-02-02
ABBREVIATED

Bring your horses to Forest
City when you haye any to sell
Miss Gladys Antrim and sister
Ruth were over from the Agency
Monday
Bob Craven raffled off a gun a
few days ago which was won by
John Cooper
Frank Reisen has been the guest
OF Chas. Swift the past few weeks
of severe weather
Gettysburg was without trains
from Tuesday to Friday inclusive,
or till Friday evening
Messrs. II. E. and Roy Gates
and Will Merrill are making pre-
parations to fill their ice houses
Ed. Eliason was down to see
about getting supply Of ice cut
to take out to his suburban resi-
deuce
Ambrose Dunn went down to
his fathers the first OF the week
and was there during the last
blizzard
Budgc Rome visited friends
near Gettysburg last Saturday and
Sunday returning-not yet return
ed as we 90 to press
A number of people hereahouts
are laying plans to go West
and take GAO acre homesteads as
soon as spring comes
Claude Joscelyn and family,
we'll known as former residents of
this place, are reported as having
moved back to Washingtol state
again
Chas. Swift spent the past few
days in Gettysburg and was caught
there when the blizzard came UP
leaving the ranch in charge of
Arby and John Cooper
Several parties owning stock are
known to have let their animals go
without water for the two days that
the ''bliz" ragged, making them get
what water they could out of snow
from force of circumstances
John Voorhcs made trip to
LaPlant Sunday to take the re-
mains of the late Mrs. Weasel
there for burial and returned with
some government freight. He
has also Just been awarded a con-
tract to haul 10 ton of coal from
Gettysburg to the Agency
Mr.. Hallam was over from the
Agency and purchased three head
of horses from Frank Smith, two
of them being a work team. Mr..
H. is making preparations to en-
bark in the stockraising business
the coming summer on a claim a
short distance below Ft. Bennett
Forest Gates was reported as
having reached his majority on
Tuesday and his brotherinlaw
Frank Smith had his anniversary
on the day following. On account
of the blizzard on the two said days
the boys escaped the chastisment
they might otherwise have fell
heir to
The Pierre Capital Journal re-
marks that it has always maintain
ed the law makers should reform
the constitution. If the people
will not have constitutional con
vention, submit new constitution
by amendment. The Court. the
Executive, and part of the legis.
lature seems to haye agreed on a
plan to do things this way, and
now we look for a few motions,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-02-02
Powder and Bali.

The amount of powder required
propel cannon projectiles is about hal
the weight Of the projectile.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-02-02

The Press is in receipt of the
January number of the Sisseton
Indian Farmer, published by Supt.
E. D. Mossman, formerly princi-
pal of the school of Cheyenne Ag-
ency. We are unable to judge
from this issue whether it is print
ed by the school force, or by others.
1t is adorned with fine cut of the
Pension Building at Washington,
D. c.. in which the Indian office
is located. The new paper is of
the same size page as 'Anpao Kin"
with eight instead of four pages,
and seems to be well supported by
several good advertisements
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-02-02

An exchange says that methods
of planting corn by which one or
two rows of an early maturing
variety alternate with one or two
rows of a latar-maturing variety
have given higher yields than
either variety planted alone, ac-
cording to the annual report Of
the Bureau of Plant Industry.
Where there islikely to be short
age of moisture during certain
periods of the growing season, de-
pendence should not he placed in a
single variety; under such condi-
tions two or three varieties which
differ considerably in length of
growing season should be grown.