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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-28

Dan Maurer Back - Dan Maurer,
commercial engineer for the Monon.
gahela Valley Traction company, ar
rived at his desk this morning after
having been East on business for a
few days.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-28

Will Move Here - B. w. Mcclure,
who has been engaged to superintend
the operations of the Abrams Creek
Coal company, the Monongalia Coal
company, and the Usage Coal company
has arrived in Fairmont and will re-
move here permanently with his fam
lily as soon as he can find suitable
location.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-28

Syrian Relief - A financial state
ment issued by the American commit
tee for Armenian and Syrian relief
shows that from October l, 1915, to
March /, 1917, Fairmont contributed
s174.43. 1t is estimated that in order
to meet the minimum requirements of
this work Fairmont's proportionate
share would be $500 every month.
The Washington times., 1917-11-01
A SERIAL OF LOVE,
ROMANCE AND MYSTERY

It's quite as wonderful as I antici-
pated. I'm not surprised at the
number OF lives that have been lost
over itV
Pearl took It from her. hastily.
It's only a bauble, after all. my
dear" she said sensIbly. "A bit of
mineral-of no use whatever or
earth. All 1t can do is glitter"
She tucked It carelessly into the
bosom OF her gown.
You and l have more interesting
things TO talk about than violet
diamonds" she added sweetly. Tell
me about yourself. It's years since
I've seen you. What have you been
doingA Growing up for one thing.
] see-and growing prettier. too"
I've been wasting most OF my
time getting educated sighed Bes-
sic. But I'm almost through now.
And-when ! Am-Just watch me,
pleasei I'll show you how to enjoy
life!"
Tom laughed.
I'll wager you will" she said.
During the next half hour, Bessie
chatt1d about her life at school. her
friends, her fathers last Illness
trying hard not to let Pearl see how
very weary she was. after her long
trip-but Pearl presently suspected
and insisted that her guest retire.
Wen have a nice time together
tomorrow" she said. Run on up,
now and restT'
They kissed affectionately and
PEARLS maid conducted Bessie to the
rooms she was to occupy on the
same moor with Pearls apartment.
As Bessie vanished, Pearl turned to
Tom
The Washington times., 1917-11-01
By Garrett P. SerViSs.

"wO French scientists. Messrs.
Galaine and Houloert. have
- discovered that flies can be
routed with colored lights II a
room Is filled with blue light flies
will escape from it II they can, and.
II not able to escape. will settle
down and keep quiet. II . window
is left open they will hurry out into
the daylight
II blue and green window panes
are interspersed with a number of
red and yellow ones the effect upon
the flies Is nearly the same as when
blue light alone Il used.
A shaft OF white light passing
through the room becomes a trap
for them, and they will follow it
out of doors
The explanation, according to the
French Investigators, Is that the eye
Of the fly Is virtually blind to the
blue and green rays of the spec
trum, partially so to the red and
less to the yellow rays. Only the
full combination OF rays. giving
white light. forms a satisfactory
illumination for the fly. The blue
pnd blue-green not only fail to give
light to the insect, but they even
appear to have a repellant effect
upon It.
The Washington times., 1917-11-01
Origin of Calico.

The word calico" has a strange
origin. Many centuries ago a mon-
arch Of the province OF Malabar. In
HlndustAn, gave to one OF his chiefs
as a reward for distinguished SER
vices his sword and all the lana
within the limit Of which a cock
Growing at a certain temple could be
heard. From this circumstance the
little towa which grew up in the
centre OF this territory was called
Calicoda. or "the cock growing %
Afterward It was called Calieut, ana
from this place the nrst cotton
goods were imported into England
bearing the word "eaiieo-"
The Washington times., 1917-11-01
Bessie in the Net.

Tom and Pearl exchanged glances.
Sometimes" smiled Pearl.
The maid came to take Bessie's
hat and coat
You see," Pearl went on slowly,
you hnd what you're looking for
In New York. II you want excite
ment and danger you usually find
it"
"I Sec" said Bessie, dsiiRhtedly.
Then 1 shall be sure to look for II,
because / want II dreadfully. You
do, too, don't you?-Fve been read
ing about your adventures with the
notorious Violet Diamonds that
II on the table. there?"
She moved nearer. staring with
frank fascination at the stone
which still lay where Tom had
tossed it.
"Ys-es," admitted Pearl reluc-
family. She had not expected that
Bessie would know about II, and
she was Just a little disturbed at
the possibility OF drawing the girl
into a network of intrigue and dan
ger that surrounded her.
Bessie picked Il up. almost reyer-
entity. and turned It slowly between
her fingers.
"why-i:S wonderful. isn't IT..
The Washington times., 1917-11-01

him and never suspected how far
from pleasant her drea1s were TO
be!
Pearl made herself ready for bed,
for she had sent her maid to look
after Bessie's comfort. She slipped
on her clothes. brushed out her long
wavy hair until IL glistened. donned
her nlmy nightrobe. and-when she
was all ready to step into bed
picked up the atomizer from her
dressing table and sprayed her face
and neck generously.
This atomizer wa always kept
filled with her favorite perfume, but
tonight when she squeezed the
rubber bulb an odor quite strange
to her and distinctly unpleasant
greeted her nostrils.
She tried again. TO make quite
sure that she was not mistaken,
and this time became aware of a
queer. choking sensation. The blood
seemed to drum in her ears. Her
eyellds began to droop. She could
hardly stagger across to her bed
before she fell. overcome by a sud-
den and profound sleep.
To Be Continued Tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1917-11-01
Chasing Flies lUith Blue Light

may be protected from flies by IL
Eliminating it solely with blue light
1t is. II appears. not merely the
sense of gloom that drives out the
fies when q way of escape Is placed
before them, but the repellant effect
OF the shorter and quicker waves
OF light. 1t is not the color as such
that has this. effect, but It Is the
increased frequency with which the
shorter waves strike the eyes Of the
ny.
1t Is probable that the ny. ~ II
perceivoE any colors at all and II II
could describe those colors. would
be found not to have the same
chromatic scale OF ours. Red. yell
low, green, blue, etc, are simply
human visual sensations which may
not be shared by any animal other
than man.
II We could see the red nay-that
excites such ungovernable fury in
\ bull through the bulls eyes we
might get either no color impress
sion at all or, else scme indescriba-
BILE one. not included in our spectral
range and never imagined by US as
possible.
The Washington times., 1917-11-01
The Manicure Lady

concerns, and It made me kind of
wish / had stuck to my resolution
TO go into the movies. l believe I'll
DO II yet, George. / long for the
day when my life won't be ran by
an alarm clock. Regular hours
may be all right for some folks.
but as for me, / wasn't born to
catch trains"
Il guess all OF US was born to
catch trains or do anything else to
get the keep-alive." said the gloomy
Head Barber. II used to have them
fancy notions when was a kid.
thinking that / wasn't born to do
this or that. but long years in the
league has took all that out OF my
bean. and now / just plug along
faithful. kid, the way you should
ought to do. We got q song up
home that the Missus plays on the
phonograph. and part OF It says:
But you must have faith and you
must have hope.
And must love and be loved. and so,
II you work. IL you wait you Will
and the place
Where the four leaved clovers
grow"
Gee. amt that grand" said the
Manicure Lady. How swell II
must be to write them songs in
stead OF fixing nails for folks! But
that takes genius, George. and
brother wilfred Is the only genius
IN our hock-and he Amt cleaning
up none too fast"
Il won't say nothing more about
your being late said the Head
Barber. but / hope you will try to
be on hand after this. kid. so we
won't overlook no bets. Every Gus
toner we miss now is like missing
three in times Of peace. remember
that"
I'll remember. George" promised
the Manicure Lady. You are right
In these here times everybody ought
TO put their shoulder to the wheel.
dreamed last night that the war
was over and | was engaged, but
them dreams is phOney propositions
any way l can figure them out, so I
suppose ] gotta keep on playing my
part as Nellie. the Beautifuls Nail
Filler"
That's what we all gotta do.
play our parts" said the Head Bar
ber. Seven regular shows and two
matinees a week. and only enc pay
day. Such is lifs.- -
The Washington times., 1917-11-01
By William F. Kirk.

!kf-YNTER Is winging along.
NV George" said the Mani
w cure Lady, as she drifted
I into the busy shop at 10 o'clock
A n
winter IS winging more than
you" said the Head Barter. You
; Just gotta get around here earlier.
kid Three gents with vacant
starea was In here this morning
6oilertng TO have their nails whit
tied. We gotta run this establish
msnt kind Of military and on the
minute these days. don't want
70 call you down or nothing.
but
you Just know you don't want
,.o call me DOWN." declared the
Manicure Lady. I'VE may be at
war abroad, George. but this shop
Amt big enough for you and me IL
"a war starts here. Take that for
one of them Gospel truths, George,
ana 20 easy with the time-clock
natter where this little child Is con-
cerned. I've got six Jobs waiting
for me any time you feel restless
about making a change in the man
ieure department"
-That's the trouble with you
Eirls," said the Head Barber.
iswhen a fellow is your best friend
and asks you nice to make a bluff
at regular hours you ny up like a
yonng Zeppelin and talk about
other Jobs Can't you be here on
timer
you know very well, George"
the Manicure Lady. "tTat I
Atty steady around here. 1t
opened this morning that
lara Often. OF Milwaukee.
,adn't saw each other for
knows how long. She
me all about some let
. from moving picture
The Washington times., 1917-11-01
The Fatal Ring
from the photo-pIay.
The Fatal Ring"
By Fred jackson.
Episode IL.
Copyright, 1917. By Fred jackson. All riEhts
reserved

Copyright, 1917, By Fred Jackson. All right
reserved.
~ EssIE, meanwhile was advanc-
inE-a twinkle in her brown
eyes.
Am I interrupting7" she asked
Gmusedly, as she and Pearl hugged.
Indeed not. I was expecting you
Let me present my nance, Thomas
Carleton. We call him Tom, for
short, because hate the name of
Thomas. 1t reminds me of CATS
How do you do. Mr.. Tom Carle-
ton," said Bessie. as Tom advanced
with a smile TO shake hands
Delighted" said Tom.
Pearl rang for her maid. and said
TO Tory quietly:
Have Miss Blake's things taken
up to her room.
YES. Miss" responded Tory. with
drawing.
Miss Blake gazed about her ex-
cItedIy, theE turned to Pearl MUIR
muring:
You can't imagine how wonder
full Il seems-actually to be in New
York. I've dreamed about coming
for years. Is II really as dreadful
and exciting and dangerous here as
they sayT'
The Washington times., 1917-11-01
Irritates Nerves.

The example OF the ny. however
suggests that the infuriating effect
of red upon the bull Is due to some
nervous Irritation. not OF the nature
Of color sensation. but more re-
sembling the effects OF discordant
sounds upon the ear, and arising
from the peculiar frequency and
force OF the impacts OF the red
waves,
Undoubtedly II would have been
pcssIble for our nervous machinery
to be so arranged that we should
have haard with our eyes instead OF
with our ears. and by means OF the
waves OF the ether instead OF those
IN the atmosphere. Tie functions
OF sight and hearing might con-
ceivably have been combined In the
same sense organ. and who can say
but that this may really be the case
with flies and other animals which
possess no ears.
II the effect of blue light on the
ny IS equivalent to that of a menac-
ing sound on our ears, II Is no
wonder that he fees from Il II he
can and lies very low and still II
he can't get away.
The Washington times., 1917-11-01
Tom Takes the Diamond.

You go, too, now" she said.
"And-taks this with you" She
drew out the violet diamond and
gave It into his keeping. Some
how" she added gravely, I don't
like to think OF its being here
under the same roof-with that lit
tie childT
Tom laughed.
"Child7' he repeated. She's not
much younger than you"
But she seems younger" an
swered Pearl.
That's true" he admitted. You're
such a self-reliant little creature
Well good night. Pleasant
dreams,"
He kissed her then and went on
cheSrfully, taking the diamond with
The Washington times., 1917-11-01
Rebellion
By Jane Mclean.

I'm tired of little homely things
The way my pet canary sings,
- My pen that sticks. the endless dust
upon the chairs, the things must
And must not do, the woefuf crack
In my old looking glass, the lack
OF everything want. / hate
This quiet life ordained by Fate
l want the wild lift Of the sea,
The open spaces calling me,
The lure Of romance and the thrill
or rainrdops on a windy hill.
The unknown paths that lie apart,
A solace for my rowing heart,
A short adyenturing-an then.
The little homely things again.
The Washington times., 1917-11-01
Senses of Animals.

II Is true that ears, as We know
them In the animal kingdom. are
only made to respond to the rela-
lively heavy blows OF the atmos-
pherIc waves. but, nevertheless, the
inner auditory mechanism is so deli
cate as to defy all attempts to make
a Anal analysis of 1t. and there are
many creatures which possess
senses, unbOstowsd upon u2 that
The Washington times., 1917-11-01
Like Red to a Bull.

This suggests an easy method Of
keeping nieS from such places as
hospitals and all rooms whore a
whito light is not imperatively
needed by the human occupants.
Food In restaurants and storerooms
The Washington times., 1917-11-01

enable them to obtain Impressions
from their surroundings which
surpass our understanding.
The wonderful similarity Of the
gamut OF sound with that Of light
has often been pointed out. Sound
and light are like two nddles played
in different keys. one Of them near
ly nfty octaves above the other.
The practical limits Of musical
sounds lie. according to Tyndau.
between 20 and 1000 vibrations per
second. If we take 100 for the
fundamental tone of the lowest
octave. the nth octave above win
have 3,20o vibrations.
The limits of vision lie between
about 40 million-miIlion and 7le
mIilion-million vibrations per sec
ond. f-
In the first case the vibrstions
are produced In the air. and. in the
second they are supposed to be
produced IN what We call the ether,
but in each case IL IL \ peculiar
nervous apparatus terminating In
the brain which enables US to re-
ceive an effect from the vibrations.
and In each the quality OF that
effect varies with the frequency OF
the vibrations. while IN both the
variation OF effect Is similar In its
character.
The Washington times., 1917-11-01

NHE other In the dark seaue with the white
badng and collar newyhining black shoes the wind
- whipping his wideanked trousers his little crisp the
Of his inch of hair showing undeand the
a feminine
girl 49, ID -
sailor0oy
blue gir very
The Washington times., 1917-11-01
BuriaIs on Hilltops.

DUTLUtS or HuCCOpS.
BUFFALO BILL is not the only celebrity to be buried
hilltop. Cecil Rhodes and Robert Louis Stevenson
are both buried high points The Empire Builder lies
kopje in Rhodesa, and the novelist the highest
part of his beloved Samoa Lord Dacre is supposed to
have been buried on horseback in Saxon churchyard
The Washington times., 1917-11-01
A Neu Place to Sprinkle Salt.

A NeD PLuce 20 OpTUthLe DULL.
CCATTFR q little salt from the salt-shaker along the
whole length of the windowsiS right under the sash
when cold weather fine, coating of salt at
this line will prevent moisture getting between the
bottom of the sash and the sill and freezing thus making
impossible to open the window-From Good Housekeeping
The Washington times., 1917-11-01
Flies Like Yellow.


All the rays that appear TO be
repelIant to the ny are contained IN
the full sunlight in which It de-
lights to sport. but It would seem
that they are diluted, or rendered
innoxious. by the mixture 80 that
like a diluted poison. they cease to
be inimical, or offensive. TO the
hy's senses
The blue waves. which strike At
the rate OF about s34 million-million
impacts per second. have the
strongese-adverse effect; the green.
whose frequency Is about $40 mil
lIon-milIion, are nearly as bad for
the hy: but the yellow, which
strike about $40 million-million per
second. are rather agreeaols -
him. Interesting insect!
The Washington times., 1917-11-01

To Be Continued Tomorrow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-21
Advice About Manuscript
To the Editor Of Woman's Page.

Dear Madam-As am about 10 submit n
enough TO answer these few questions: Must
put the number of words contained in the story
length OF short stories submitted to magazines?
Is 1t necessary to have illustrations accompany
the storyi Do furnish them and how? Is il
all right to cut out small illustrations from the
advertisements Of newspapers on pictures from
magazines which would exactly Illustrate the
story? (Miss) l.. NJ
If the story Is typewriter you need not
put the number of words on your manu-
script because 1t is possible to judge by
looking at typewriter page the length Of
the matter 1t contains. II 1t is written
longhand, however. 1t might be we'll to put
down the number. although this Is not re-
quired The length of a short story sub
mitted depends on the character of maga-
zine you are sending 1t to. 1t is well be-
fore sending story to any certain maga-
zine to study the sort of fiction 1t Is print
ing. 1t Is lot safe for beginners to write
long stories. Two Thousand words Is an
average length, but even this is subject to
the demands of different publications II
your story Is pure fiction and is accepted,
the magazine furnishes the illustrations.
II, however, II Is what they call a feature
story--for instance. a description of the
artists colony In certain city you are
familiar wlth-the magasine would be glad
to have pictures with the article. The plan
you suggest Of cutting out adysrtissn6snta,
etc. Xer8 ret ~ practtcaA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-21

TO-DAY when Rowdy and I ramoleo we
L went TO see Jim and Maggie. I said TO
Jim, "Is there any of my $50 leftF "
said. "All of your money Is left ha'e
had It changed into one-dollar bills io'
YOU"
SO when he finished milking the COW we
went into the house Maggie had her han
in curl papers and her feet in slippers anu
she did not look like very much 10 me-
I said, "Tor cats sake is this the way you
go around the house?" She said, why yes
There Is no one TO see me but jim" SAID
81 thought you told me you loved Jim better
than any one else in the world" she saiu
80 | do" I said. "ls that the reason you
look sloppy for him and dress up when you
are going to meet people you DO NOT care
for?"
She looked at me minute. then sne
kissed me and went into another room. u
bet that when she came out again she was
dressed up but l did not wait TO see LOT az
soon as Jim gave me the twenty new oo,'ar
bills | pinned them in my dress and tneh
Rowdy and | rambled. We kept on golns
until we came to where the auto had turneu
over with Rowdy and me and the tnree
men and the stolen turkey. Whle l was
standing there a man came by in "A wagon
lie stopped his horses and looked at Rowdy
ana me as II ne InoueHl llt Hnu N'N' w.
before | said to him, 81 was on my way
TO see you" He said. why" ! said Be
cause ! was with the gang that stole your
turkey" lie said 81 knew that as soon as
] saw you. What were you coming TO see
me for?'
I unpinned the money in my dress and
handed it to him. He said. Get in" So
Rowdy and got into the wagon and the
, man handed me the lines. IT is fun to drive
lie counted the money and then handed y
back to me and took the lines in one hand
| and put his other arm around me ard said
You are an honest little girl" SO that
made me happy though | knew | was hcnes'
before he told me-
We went on until we came TO his house
| and then we drove into his yard. A beau
| tful lady came out on the porch and ht
| told me to go in and | did. | told the lady
| all about my father and my mother IL
| heaven. because she was that kind of lady
| SO ! stayed for dinner and the lady called
| her husband Barney and he called he
| Mary. They told me they had little gir
| about as old as | am. but that she is il
| heaven, After dinner the lady took me ou
| on the sunny side of the house and showed
| me little place with a green fence arounc
| il and said, Here IS where our little cir
| Mabel is buried"
said: "If Mabel Is very beautiful SUP
| pose God wanted her" She said: "Mabe
| was very beautiful. I think God takes tn
| most beautiful ones" I said: "Not always
| lie has not taken me-" She looked al m
| as if she thought I was making "A Joke. bu
| ] wasn't ! said: Don't YOU think | an
beautiful?' She said yes. and very sur
prising also" said: "If Mabel had live
would you let her play with me?" She said
surely would" / said: "That is Just m
doggone luck The children are all dea
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-21
PATSY KILDARE, OUTLAW
Rorueu and Mary
Rv JUDD MORTIMER LEVI

whose mothers would have let ,,.
with me-" ~ enem play
Then Mary took me into tho b,
put some milk into a big crocS ouse and
cover on IL with hole throupb ~ put
ana STICK through the hole ana ,sn, e cover
stick up and down a long time sh sooed the
do 1t Tor a while and then she ,.,' let me
cover on ana ] don't think anvboa,, The
ever guess what she got out II ny would
TER a whoie lot of butter. I don't sn, out'
self Ga" II my.
Barney told me that he liked n ,.,-
but that he had a notion n soi, 70 iarm,
go TO California and raise or. OUT and
said there was lots of money IN Ts,,, hs
oranges. ] never ate a Callforr,a "lorhia
for ] never found one with mona,, 'anse
anyway, ! was glad to hear wbers III n
comes from, for / had often wonaa,." ".'"ey
am learning something every dav n,
is what makes living so interesting N""'
This evening after ] got home So,
Dear mother which art in heaven I .s,u,
| you and God fixed It up to have NJ u'nk I
, Barney and Mary and make frierd. se' @
| them. You two are always doIns mn r,.n
| things like that for me. I knou nce
| | am going to do tomorrow am ..,et hdt
| to get lot of money and then NV ts,u,s
Will not have to work nights any ror. .".'sr .N :
maybe people will let their Children n,n. S.a
with me. Ask God to bless Barney 10y 10y
Mary and you and my father and ! ,,ae %au
| you would kind of look out for Ms.s,
for she would have been a friend OF rn,o.
IL she had lived. Amen '''''
| "Noney In Oranges the next Patsy Ku,...
adventure, appears In tomorrows Evsrfiss::
| Ledger. 'Asl