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GRANDMOTHER knew
There Was Nothing So Good for
Congestion and Colds
as Mustard

But the oid-fasl,ioncd mustard-plastcr
burned and blistcrcd while it acted. You
can now get the relief and help that
mustard plasters gave, without tho plas.
ter and without the blister.
Mustcrolc docs it. II is a clean,
white ointment, made with oil oil
mustard. 1t is scientifically prepared
so that it works wonders, and yet
does not blister the tendcrcst skin.
Just massage Musterole in with tho
finger tips gently. See how quickly
it brings relief-how speedily the
pain disappears.
Use Musterole for sore throat, bron-
chitis, tonsilitis, Group, stiff neck,
asthma, neuralgia, headache, conges.
ton, plcurisy. rheumatism, 1umbago,
pains and aches of back or Joints,
sprains, sore muscles, bruises, chill
blains, frosted feet, colds OF the ches It
Git often prevents pncunonia).
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:: CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE ::

"And that, Margie," said Paula, was
the thought that kept coming into my
mind whenever thought of leaving the
company. I knew nothing we'll and
had nothing to recommend me except
the little things that birth and breed
ing stand or.
81 would probably have been able.
as clerk in a store, to earn at most
So a week to begin. AS filing or Of
flee clerk might have earned $40 a
week, as artists model rs cents an
hour.
81 thought of trying to get place
as a resident governess or an old la
dy's companion but l did not know
Just how to go about it.
II told some of these things to Ruth
and she said I was oolish. but IL
must leave the stage why didn't l
try to get place as saleswoman in a
smart Fifth avenue shop?
"'You wear your clothes so well,
Paula
"'Yes,' interrupted eagerly. and
could design il anyone would let
me. can draw and color enough to
work out designs of clothes. Id love
to do that
Don't think, my dear. YOU could
step into the higher positions in any
other business than the stage think
TO reach the place of buyer or de,
signer in one of the smart New York
shops you have to rise by all the steps
from tho lowest work in the place,
Do you know how to sew. Paula?'
No, but l can tell others how 10
sew
"Well, my dear, 1 don't think l
would throw up as good position as
you have for any little personal rea.
son and attempt some untried thing
that does not promise half as we'll
But, Ruth, don't believe Earn.
est wants me here. think the time
Is coming shortly when I'll have to go.
Already he is finding fault with every.
thing he can. Last night | dropped
my handkerchief during his big speech
and when he came off the stage you
would have thought / had ruined his
scene on purpose.
He accused me of trying to take
the attention OF the audience away
from him in every way possible. Just
as II that tiny bit of white linen and
lace would be noticed falling to the
floor, and 1 didn't try to pick It up.
"F"Uuless you think little bit
about the play and the star, am afraid
shall have to tell the manager can
not play with you, Miss Newton" was
his last remark
1.-The cad, the ugly cad said Ruth
under her breath. Why don't YOU
look around and see II you can find a
place with another company. Paula?'
would II were in New York. but
ghat can you do in Philadelphia? Be.
ldas, if l get out Of this Job. Ruth,
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office the day aftetr Tads departure.
What are you looking so mopie
about" she greeted him, in spite OF
his cheerful smile.
"Mopie," mopie," wondered Bert.
"Oh, maybe it's cause Tad's gone.
though, as matter of fact, | wasn't
sorry to see her go-needs change.
guess"
ooh, has Tad gone to the shore?
Where you going to live?"
Martha. the cook, is staying" en-
planned Bert. 81 guess we can man.
age"
Goodness, can you afford that sort
of thing?" asked Ann. Cooks are al.
ways wasteful when you leave them to
their own devices"
oh, are they?" queried Bert, mildly
interested. We'll. we'll see.'
But what | came in for Is that:
want IL job--want to earn some money
all my own. Can't you squeeze me in
here somewhere? Ill do anything for
fifteen dollars week, and I'll bet in.
side of week could be worth three
times that amount to you right here
Bert smiled, but he was used to TAX.
ing his sister at her word.
How'd you know how to run a
brokers' Officer
I'D just apply little good house,
keeping. I'd keep my eyes open fol
one thing. was Just looking in the
waste baskets as was waiting in the
outer office TO see you. Why, there
was enough paper thrown away there
by carelessness to last stenographer
a week. It's just that men don't notice
! those things, suppose, And the way
the stenographers waste pencils!
was watching them sharpen some
They didn't look what they were doing,
and OF course they didn't care. But
paper is up and so are pencils, aud still
the waste goes OH. Do you know, Bert,
sometimes think II most women ran
their houses as eXtrayagantly as most
men run their businesses they'd land
their husbands in the poorhouse. It's
natural for women to watch those lit.
tie things. Why, do you suppose Tad
would let Martha waste as much in
vegetable peelings in a month as your
.stenographers waste In paper in n
day? Never! And Of course the stem.
Ographers don't care any more than
Martha cares. It isn't their paper and
D.. it isn't Martha's vegetables. So,
thought maybe you could give me Il
job here at most anything, and I'd keen
my housewifely eye on things and
make myself well worth my salary"
OF course, Bert, whose ambition to
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THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
Sister Ann Butts In
BY LOUISA LA RocouE.
Copyright, 1917, by the Mcclure
Nawannnar ct,r,dg,nto


eeTT was all because Bert asked me
how much a pound OF sirloin
steak costs" Tad confided to
Sister Ann. and said that didn't
know just how much n pound II was.
though did know that the steak we
had for dinner cost just one dollar and
three cents. He didn't in the least
mind our having expensive steak. In
fact, ] have II because he likes 1t. But
lie wanted me to know Just how much
pound 1t was. And then Ne asked me
how much lamb was, and said |
didn't know. though | know just how
much the joint we had on Sunday cost.
And then but here Tad's tears got
the better Of her and she leaned OIL
Sister AIMS broad young shoulders
and shook with sobs And then
and then he said that-hc said that II
most men ran their businesses as care.
lessly as women run their homes they
would all be ruined oh, how could
he, Ann? When | always keep such
strict account of just how much every
thing is. Just because didn't know
how much it was a pound he said that
and l'm-so-so dreadtully unhap
py and don't know what to do"
Ann had gone to her brothers little
bungalow after frantic appeal from
her stster.In.law, Tad. I'm in such
trouble,R she said, and know you can
help me out"
But don't like to butt in" protest
cd Ann, who, in spite of the fact that
she was four years younger than Tad,
was looked upon - perhaps because
she was tall and broad-shouldered and
level heGded-as the natural arbiter OF
all Tad's marital difficulties. II don't
like to butt in, and dear knows don't
know anything about managing hus.
bands" Ann had said over the phone,
but IL you want to cry on my manly
shoulder all right. I'll be over in a
jiffy." And Sister Ann was as good
as her word.
She took Tad to her heart and pa.
tiently let her weep out her little
storm OF tears and assured her that
she wasn't in the least vexed with her.
But what am going to do?" walled
Tad. Bert has been your brother
longer than he has been my husband.
You must know how to manage him.
Why, was so cut up about what be
said that just lost heart in the house
keeping and that made Bert cross and
he's SO stubborn that he went on
bringing up that theory of his about u
mans being ruined in business If he
managed things as badly as most wo.
men manage their housekeeping. /
do manage carefully, don't l? I can
always tell you just how much our
milk and meat bill is and 1 always
know just how many calories of ener.
gy we get for every dinner and-and
always have Martha sift the range
coal and always use up the sour milk
What shall do?'
Sister Ann paused for a moment.
Nerves" she said at length with
the decision of specialist arriving at
n difficult diagnosis. Both got nerves.
What you need is change. Get your
mother to ask you to visit her for
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FUNERAL oE AN INEANr.

Funeral services over the body of
Marion Thomas, the five weeks old
child of Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Wells.
whose death occurred on Sunday morn
ing at 9:45 o'clock at the home of its
parents on Buffalo avenue were held
this afternoon at 2:3O o'clock and
interment was made in the Jones
cemetery by Undertaken jenkins.
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while. chango would do you both

while. Change would do you both
good"
But suppose when come back Bert
is just as stubborn as ever Suppose
he still thinks that about the way wo.
men run their houses?"
Leave that to me-" easily promised
Ann. I'm not afraid of Berthe.
cause we aren't in love with each 9TH
err, / suppose. Tell him tonight you
are going, and If he says anything
more about housekeeping Just smile
and pretend to be preoccupied with
your going away plans. What he needs
is good overhauling in the part of
his brain where he keeps his opinions
about women and housekeeping. Leave
that to me. What you need is a
change. When 1t is time for you to
come back I'll wire you"
So Tad went away, and though the
summer heat was increasing and Sis.
ter Ann had planned to spend the sea.
son with her chum at the seashore, she
determined to pass the next few weeks
in the city.
She found her brother Bert at tho
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ence of white. oblong segments in the
bowels.

Mrs p. j. H.: MY fve-year,old son
is troubled at times with earache
What remedy would you advise?"
Application of a hot salt bag to the
ear is better than the common practice
Of dropping medicine into it, There
is probably some other trouble back
of the earache and you should go after
that.
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HINTS

Deaths from inhaling gasoline en-.
CINE exhaust fumes have become com
mon with the large increase IN the
number of automobiles.
Carbon monoxide is present in en-
CINE gas. 1t is odorless, colorless and
tastelesS and may kill without warn.
ing. Often the inhalation of small
amount OF this substance undermines
the health.
The victim becomes pale and loses
weight. He suffers from headaches,
has pain in the stomach, palpitatIon
Of the heart and becomes cross and ir.
ritable. Other times he has dizzi.
ness, or throbbing in the temples,
loses his appetite and gets "stiff"
neck or becomes weak in the knees"
Anyone of these things may he an in.
dication that poisonous air is being
brcathed in the garage. although the
victim may be at loss to account for
his physical condition.
It is easy to eliminate all danger
from poisonous fumes. Doors and
windows in the garage should be open.
ed before the automobile engine is
started. or the exhaust gases should
be discharged directly to the outside.
Do not run u motor in a close garage.
Do not attempt to put on or take off
chains, to fill grease cups or tinker
with lamps while the motor is running.
The poisonous part of the gas can.
not be smelled. so you may he over.
come without warning. II you no.
tice dizziness, weakness or palpita.
tion while working in a garage you
have been poisoned by the gas fumes.
Get into tho fresh air at once.
The inhalation OF gasoline fumes
has also been known to cause faint
ing, but as yet medical men do not
know much about the chronic symp.
toms that may result from inhaling
small quantity at Il time. The hest
informed physicians are of the opin.
ion that there are chronic poisonings
from gasoline fumes, but we do not
know much about them yet.
HEALTH QUESTIONS ANSWERED
w. r.: 81 think | have tapeworm
How can tell?"
O,a ,;,,n ,,,i,i..i. LII la...-. =,
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Should Have KNOWN That.

Excited Old Lady (who has watched
the Office boy throw cigarette butt
mo the waste basEe0-"oht. See
that paper burn" Fresh once Boy
(caimly}-"Yes, didn't you know. that
paper would burn?"-Siren.
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What To DO When
BABY Has The Group
Pennsylvania Mother Advises Ust
of External" Treatment
-vapoRub.

What to do when baby has the Group
is a serious matter in every home. In
the South the universal treatment is
a good rub over the throat and chest
with Vick's VapoRub Salve. The body
warmth releases the ingredients in the
form Of vapors that, inhaled with each
breath, quickly relieve the breathing
In addition, Vicks is absorbed through
and stimulates the skin, relaxing the
nervous tension and taking away the
tightness and soreness.
Last winter Mrs. W. NJ, Rosen
berger, 1913 W. Broad St., Souderton
Pa, tried Vick's VapoRub for the first
time, and writes
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-12
FOR HEADACHE TAKE
~CELERY.NIST"

Thousands of people take celery
Mist to relieve headache and neural
gia. Contains no opiates or narcotic
drugs. Pleasant to take. Ask for the
sc package at any good store In city
or country
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LENTEN MENUS FOR ONE DAY
By BIDDY BYE,

BREAKFAST - Sliced bananas
and cream; whole wheat gems;
coffee.
LUNCHEoN-Celery baked with
cheese: toast; tea.
DINNER-Tomato soup: Goldfish
curried with rice; brown Betty
pudding; coffee.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-12

You may show your patriotism, nov,
even at night.
Fashion artists have designed pa.
jamas with red, white and blue ribbons
as trimming in appropriate military
style.
The white satin boulder cap also has
red and blue ribbons wired to keep
them outstanding.
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nsoro sY. nLoLn>

and chest and It has helped him
wonderfully. 1 think Il. Is the best
thing Of its kind have ever used
and always want some in the
house"
In addition to Group and colds
vick's will be found useful in 4 hun
dred ways in the home as 4 Ealye-
for burns, bruises, feelings, etc. sThres
sizes. Csc, SOC or S1.0O.
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VICTORY CERTAIN BUT It WILL NOT.
Be soon, IS THE EXPERT OPINION.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. April 81
I-.shile definite ascendency over the
German war machine has been estab-
llshed by the allied forces in France,
both in personnel and equipment, and
eventual victory is in sight. many
months Of bitter fighting are still
ahead.
This is the view Of military experts
attached to Frances war commission
as gathered by officers of the Ameri-
can general staff to-day during infor-
NAL conversations at tic War Depart
menl. The French officers discussed
The situation most frankly. Much Of
what was said was strictly confidential
and information as 10 the immediate
military situation OF the utmost i'm
portance was freely given under that
seal.
Statements Of the Frenchmen fully
confirmed conclusions reached by the
general staff after its long study Of
losses in armies actually engaged in
Europe, in an effort to learn the pro-
vision they must make for maintaining
the fighting strength Of An army at the
front. The terrible toll in dead,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-28
HALLANAN
Commissioner Of Prohibition
Issues Quart a Month
Instructions.

CHARLESTON. ". Va, April -
Those who seek &c break The prohibit
1ion statutes Of West Virginia after
the quart Il month new prohibitory
law becomes effective on May will
use automobiles and freight trains for
the importation of inlnXiranls rather
than passenger trains is The belief or
Tax and Prohibition Commissioner
Walter Fallanan.
The prohibition commissioner today
mailed To all shcrilfS. prosecuting at
lorncyS. justices nf the peace, mayors
and police chiefs OF the state u letter
embracing the principal charges made
in the 1rohihitory statutes and asking
for hearty cooperation Of these Off
rials in the full and vigorous enforce
m&nt Of The law.
The letter mailed 10 the officers by
Commissioner liallanan emphasizes
the material changes made in the old
laws, referring 10 The provisions MAX
inG il unlawful for any person TO carry
into the state in his personal baggage
or otherwise more than one quart dur
ing 30 CunSccutiv" days: providing for
the seizure of automobiles wagons,
boats nr other COnveyanCcS used for
transporting liquor contrary 10 law
and giving the owner of real estate
authority TO cancel Il lease on prop
crty where in;uXicantS are sold.
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SUSPECT
UNDER ARREST;
k|NDELBERGER'S
QUEST At END

BccauSc he abused two National
Guardsmcn who refused to permit him
10 cross the Wabash bridge from Wheel
ing Junction To St"uhcnvill". o.. Harry
kccfer may have TO come back TO West
Virginia 10 fac" two charges of arson.
Kecfer. who gave his place of residence
as Wiertou. is in the county Jail at
StcubcnNilc hy order of federal authori-
ties. and Deputy Fire Marshal NJ. e..
kindrlhcrgcr OF West Virginia. Is work =
ing tu secure his rXtrndition to this
state 10 fGcr churg"S of arson In brooke
county.
He is suspected Of completely in start
ing two rcE"nt fires at Wheeling juno
tinn. One was the contagration which
destroyed 4 big uroccupied frame house
at Wheeling Junction about five weeks
ago: The other q hlaZe which consumed
n smaller unoccupied house at the same
place two weeks or more ago:
Deputy Fire Marshall NJ. t. kindcl-
berger has been investigating hoth fires
and has visited k"efcr in the Jail at
Steubenvillc. Yesterday Mr.. KindelberE-
or wired Chief Fire Marshal Horan at
Charleston oc the arrest Of kccfer. and
that the prisoner will be surrendered 10
him.
Several days ago kccfcr attempted 10
cross the Wabash bridge from Wheeling
Junction and was turned back by SOL
dierS. He went tn the station. agent
there and cursed and abu srd tho guards.
Tho soldiers were Informed and they AR
rested Keefer. taking him 10 q guard
tent IN the Ohio side. krrfcr was later
taken before III" Stcuhrnvillc mayor.
United States Deputy Marshal Simon f..
LOTUS conferred with tn" mayor and
at the close u! tho conferences krcfcr
was removed TO the county Jail. On
Thursday evening Deputy Fire Marshal
kindclhcrErr called Ia Sec him and the
advice nf Fir" Marshal Hnran of the
arrest nf tic suspect followed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-28
FAILED TO FIX THE
RESPONSIBILITY

CHESTER, Pa, April 27.-An open;
verdict failing TO fix the responsibility,
for the explosion at the Eddysto1et
Ammunition corporations plant at,
Eddystone. Pa, near here, on April TO-.
was returned by the cornorer's jury;
today after deliberating nearly three,
hours. The jury found that no .eyt-
dence had been submitted at the in.;
quest which would decide definitely
the cause of the disaster. Included
in the verdict was the finding thats
the 129 victims came to their death;
from burns or exhaustion due to the;
explosion.
THE evidence shows that all pre-;
cautions were taken by the corpora,
tion to guard against accidents Of any,
character" the verdict read, land that
while upon at least two occasions
steel taps were found in loaded shells
prior to the insertion of the pellet.
pencils yet there is no evidence before
the jury 10 lead to the conclusion that
this caused the explosion nor does
any Of the evidence submitted point
definitely to any other cause" 4
The jury decided that the explosion.
occurred in the vibrating room In,
what was known as the "Old e.
Building" :. - z:
After the verdict was announceA, !,
Albert B. Granger. one Of the jurors
explained that while several, turots
were inclined to believe that plot
was the cause Of the explosion there
was no direct testimony to support It:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-28
PL()7TERS
Placed on Trial for Attempt
to Disrupt Munitlon
Trade.

NEW YORK. April 27.-Abilhy TO
81, in the jury box and "looh an alien
icnemv in The face while the strains OF
bands playing the star Spangled Ban,
ner' came through tn" window. and
Iyct give him Il fair trial., was prime
qualification required by counsel FOR
tho defense in choosing jurors for the
trial here today Of Captain Franz
IRintelcn of the German navy. He Is
charged with seven other with con,
spring TO disrupt the entente allies
Imunirion trade in this country BY
fomcnting strikes.
In summing up this qualification.
counsel referred to lhc playing OF
patriotic airs BY bands AT recruiting
jtents in City Hall square. outside the
court. Before tho work Of getting he
Jury began, counsel objected TO the
trial going on at this time on the
ground that the spirit Of the times
would make an impartial trial impoS'
ISible.
Al The rloSn of The court day, how
over, twelve mcn had been found who
Isworr they could bc fair under all
these cnndi,iunS. hw' they will hr sub,
ipcttd 10 further questioning Monday.
i The government is said 10 regard III"
case a& the climax OF lis numerous
prosecutions OF German plots in tbs
country. Tho defendants named with
RIntelen include former Representa-
l1ives H.. Robcr, Fowler and Frank
buchanan, David Lamar aud Frank s.
Monnctt. II is charged that through
Labor's national "caCe council. al
legged to have been mainly financed by
Rinielcn. they brought about labor
Troubles in mnnitinn plants and
among pier workers handling ship
/ tmCntS.
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100000 TEUT0N
LIVES ARE LAID
DOWN IN EFFORT
AGAINST ALLIES
OF BOTH
ARMIES NOW RESTS
But the Terrific Anglo-French
Artillery Activity
Continues.

The cannon are booming from
Lens to Auberiye, in France,
while the infantry Of both oppon-
ents apparently rests after the
the great battles Of the past three
weeks along this great line.
The British artillery, which, in
the scond week of the battle OF
Arras, used up more shells than
ever had been used in one action
in the history Of modern warfare,
continues its deadly and destruc-
tive work. The French guns are
also active, while the German ar
tillerv answers at various points.
Apparently this is the lull before
the next great clash in northern
France.
While The Germans have check
ed for the moment the latest et'
fort of Field Marshal Haig''s sol
dierS 10 capture the strongly en-
trenched positions commanded by
Crown Prince Rupprecht, their et-
forts to recapturc positions taken
from them by rhe British and
French have met with sanguinary
failure. South and northwest of
st, Quentin, that strong and i'm
portant link. in the German defen-
sive system, British and French
troops have hurled back the Ger
man counter-attacks- with heavy
losses. Efforts of the Grman
Crown Prince TO break the French
grip northeast Of SCISSORS have
failed.
Recent German efforts to check
the French here, report from
Paris says, have resulted IN the
loss OF 100000 men killed. wound
ed and captured.
In local operations along the
Cambria road. and north,
ward, the British have gained
some ground and the Frnch have
advanced near Hurtebise on the
Vauclerc plateau, as well as at one
point in the fight-scarrcd region OF
Moronvilliers.
over the battle line and behind
the German positions the wasp
like airplaues have been busy aid
ing the artillery in finding its tar
gets. Both French and British
birdmen have battled DESPERATELY
with German airplanes TO obtain
information which only they can
get, In numerous fights over, be-
hind and in front Of the entrench-
ments Anglo-French aviators have
brought down ten German alrnen
and sent down twelve others dam
aged or out of control. Berlin
claims the destruction OF eleven
allied machines.
General Maude in his progress
(continued on Page Twelve.)