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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-12-12

Mrs. A. E. Muehe came from Kansas
City, Missouri, Monday afternoon, and
will spend several weeks with her
mother, Mrs. John Sullivan.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-12-12

Mrs. George S. Lister is spending
the winter months with her daughter,
Mrs. Florence Temper, and family, at
Dubuque.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-12-12

C.. A. Curtis of Masonville, has pur-
chased 100 acres of land in Nicarau-
ga, through Henry Goodhile, of Man
chester.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-12-12

Mrs. George w. Durham left this
afternoon for Davenport where she
will attend a meeting of the Grange
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-12-12

A large number of Hopkinton people
were in Manchester Tuesday, many OF
them being witness in the Beitz di-
vorce suit, which is being tried in the
district court this week.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-12-12

The Manchester Commercial club
will meet at the Globe hotel for sup
per, Monday evening, December II.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-12-12

Lieutenant Harry X. Davis. who has
been spending several weeks with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Davis,
left Tuesday afternoon for San Anton
10, Texas, where he will enter the
aviation branch of the army. Lieuten-
ant Davis has just completed his work
at Fortress Monroe, and will enter the
service as an electrician in the avia-
ton branch,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-12-12

Mrs. E. T. Afford and daughter,
Mary Eleanor, who spent several
DAYS with the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. H. Williston, returned to
their home at Waterloo last Satur-
day afternoon.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-12-12
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Of THE PAST WEEK
H. s. Stoddard of Hopkinton, was
business visitor in Manchester Tues
George I. JTousley has been con-
fined to his home on account Of sick
ness.

Frank Sheldon of Seneca, South Da-
kota, is visiting friends and relatives
in this vicinity this week.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-12-12

Jay w. Lewis, jeweler, advertises a
large line of choice articles suitable
for gifts for men and women. Our
readers should not overlook his an
on another page.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-12-12

]. E. Cooking has sold his residence
on North New street to John Halt
meyer of Coffins Grove township. Mr..
Haltmeyer has just sold his fine farm
in Coffins Grove township, and will re-
tire from farm work next spring and
move to this city.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-12-12

Jerry Raster of Doland, South Da-
kota, is spending few days among
his old time friends in Manchester
and other parts of the county. Mr..
Raster says that the farmers of that
section Of South Dakota had bumper
crops this year, and are marketing
large quantities of hogs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-12-12

Hubert Phenicie came home this
week for a short visit, before enter
ing the aviation corps. He recently
passed a successful examination, and
is now at home awaiting the call Of
the aviation branch of the service.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-12-12

Hutchinson & Atwater give an ar
ray Of suggestions for the Christmas
shoppers. From their list Of items
named the shopper can select some
thing for every member of the fam
ily.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-12-12

Never have we shown such wonderful col
lection of fine neckwear, rich coorings in exclu-
sive designs, all shapes and sizes. Many very
heavy silks----------s5c, soc Use, 400 to $500
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-03
AT DEATHS DOOR.

Charleston, W. Var had female
trouble severely for four years. I tried
several physicians who helped me
only for the time. Finally, a friend
recommended Doctor Pierce's Fayotite
Prescription. sent and got bottle
and 1t began to help me. / was so low
that the doctors had given me up. I
weighed 11o pounds and had wasted
away to skeleton. I used eight bot.
ties of sFavorite Prescription and it
brought me up out Of what expected
would be my death-bed and made me
new woman. gained in weight and
strength until I got up to 18o pounds.
This was some 10 years ago and I have
had no return of the trouble. I use
no medicine now and do q full days
work every day. I am grateful of this
timely help and recommend the inedi.
cine that saved my life.n-MRs. D. I.
MCCLURE, 118 Treeslow st. Charleston.
West Va.
The use Of DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription makes women happy BY
making them healthy. There are no
more. crying spells. cFavorite Pre-
scription" cures inflammation and
female weakness. It makes weak
women strong, sick women we'll.
Like an open book, our faces tell
the tale of health or disease. Hollow
cheeks and sunkeu eyes, 1istless steps
and 1anguorous looks tell Of wasting
facilitating disease some place In the
body. 1t may be one place or an.
other, the cause Is generally traceahle
to q common source.
Get the SUBSCRIPTIONS to-day-either'
In liquid or tablet form-if You want to
better your physical condition speedily.
Questions Of Sexa-Are fully and
properly answered In The People,s
Common Sense Medical Adviser. An
the knowledge a young woman, wife
or daughter should have, Is contained
IN this big Home Doctor Book contain.
ing 1908 pages with engravings and
color plates, and bound n cloth. BY
mail, prepaid-on receipt of 4 dimes
Address Cog Main St., Buffalo, Ny.
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3. CON EssIONs OF A WIFE 6:

told me before my mother, but think
you had better be doing something
where you can get out of doors every
day.
"'Of course was In despair and l
moped so about the house that my
mother consulted the priest and he sug-
gested that get a place in some home
where the wife helped, to do house
work.
"'There is no more healthy work in
the world than puttering around the
house." was the oracle assertion OF the
good Father, who really knew nothing
OF It.
"'But to my mother 1t seemed tho
very thing and she Immediately went
to woman she had worked for by the
day and asked her II she knew of such
a place.
1.-The woman said she would like to
have me come to her place. She had
never kept regular help, but she
thought some one who could relieve
her Of her daily tasks would be very
acceptable.
az want refined young woman that
will help me- she said.
"Tt was then arranged that / should
go as a helper" was not to be treat
ed as servant in any way. I was to
eat with the family and sit with the
family after my work was DONE
II know now 1t was all wrong. II
you are to serve you must dignity your
service. To be a good servant Is as
splendid as to be good mistress.
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istAll at once" went on Jim continu-
ing his story, "she began to cry. Not
spbbing or In any way making scene,
but softly as though the blessed tears
came as a relief to her broken spirit.
.she apologized to me for weeping.
hut told her to so the limit If 1t would
DO her any good.
1--we were in one Of these little stalls
which line these somewhat shady eat
iilk places, and SO were in way apart
nom the few other people who hap.
pefied to be in the restaurant ut that
hour. After while she began to talk
ana having no other engagement that
eyening let her tell her story.
sI expect I've got just what was
eoming to me- she said, and yet can
mot understand why should take ali
the punishment while the man and
yes, the other woman-the virtuous
wife-should be happy and honored
fmembers Of society.
s.If 1t had not been for you and your
Kindness tonight, I would have been
run in and would have beer spending
THE night listening to the yelling and
mpaning Of drunken men and women,
breathing the terrible stencil of un-
lWashed bodies clothed In urspeakably
dirty clothes. And tonight the man
land woman who brought me to this are
seated in q beautiful home surrounded
by lovely children and an odor of vir.
tue and sanctity. 1t isn't right" she
said suddenly. at isn't right"
oh, come Jim, she was stringing
5pu right" again interrupted Dick.
Listen and judge for yourself" an.
5wered Jim.
Ny family was poor, but respec-
kable-my brother was a mason and
got good money--my mother had been
B widow for years, but sne managed to
give us good grammar schooling. She
was very religious and made my broth.
81! and me go regularly to confession
10 the good priest who had known her
since she was a child. He had heard
-. first confession as well as mine
ny mother tailed of the time when
n I'd send my children to him to be
In. READY for their first communion.
very decent lad-a carpenter
WAS rather attentive to me, but felt
nnyself much above him. had a voice,
and against my mothers advice / was
Spending every cent had to have it
cultivated. worked IN the basement
ofa department store, and nights and
mornings practiced.
II worked so hard that / began to
have q hacking cough and the gooo
9ther told my mother that had bet.
Ter see doctor.
The doctor told me must give up
taking singing lessons for while and
i've ir home where would have plen.
81 Of fresh air and good food. II don't
want You % give up altogether he
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-03
STOMACH UPSET?
Get at the Real Cause-Take DR..
Edwards, Olive Tablets

That's what thousands Of stomach
sufferers are doing now. Instead Of
taking tones, OF trying to patch up a
poor digestion. they are attacking the
zeal cause Of the ailment clogged liver
and disordered bowels.
! Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets arouse the
liver in q soothing, healing way. When
the liver and bowels are performing their
natural functions, away goes indigestion
and stomach troubles.
II you have bad taste In your
mouth, tongue coated, appetite poor,
lazy, don't-care feeling. no ambition or
energy, troubled with undigested foods,
you should take Olive Tablets, the sub.
b. Edwards Olive Tablets are a
purely vegetable compound mixed with
olive on. 7you will know them BY their
olive color. They do the work without
gripping, cramps Of pain.
Take one or two at bedtime for quick
relief. 90 you can eat what you like.
At 10c and Csc per box All druggists
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-03
BITS OF
STATE NEWS

Who is the tallest school boy in the
state? Lumberport made the boast
that it had the honor in Chester Har.
ward who Is six foot two and weighs
1856 pounds. Philippi has this record
beaten in Junior Primnl, who is six
foot two and quarter inches tall ami
weighs 100 pounds, being only four
teen years of age. The Philippi Re.
publican has taken 1t on itself to b!re
ribbon Junior until some West Viz.
ginia town can produce taller school
boy. Can it be done?
There is difficulty in getting rural
mail carriers in these times when jobs
are open for every fellow who ca,
make half hand and wages are more.
in many instances, than those paid By
Uncle Sam. The Weston postoffice
has had no carriers for certain routes
for some time and school children have
carried mail down into their neighbor.
hoods as best might be arranged Their.
are dozen other instances throughout
the state Of difficulties in getting rural
mail carriers.
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Is A PAGE FOR WOMEN AND THE HOME =
TIE DAILY
SHORT STORY
e It Hadn't Been for Cutey
az VINCENT 9. PERRY.

IL ~ WJNSENt VI FEnhVs
zcopyright 1917. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
N AIRY KNOWLES undid the par.
|Tl Gel with unwilling fingers The
handwritten address on the out.
eide had told him what It contained.
He had hoped Madeline would not take
their little quarrel so seriously. He
had meant to write her an apology:
inow It was too late. One by one he
ufted the carefully wrapped articles
from the parcel. He could tell with.
put removing the tissue paper wrap.
ping what each little parcel contain.
ed. The little square box he knew
hold the ring that had sealed their
betrothal-at least they thought II had
then. There was the little cameo
brooch he had given her the first
ghristmas when his salary had been
small; there was the necklace and the
nmethyst ring he had given her on
her birthday. The last little parcel he
E&eid to his ear. and the ticking sound
|aftisfied him that It was the engraved
wrist watch that had made her SO hap
kpy the Christmas before. They were
MI there-eyery present he had given
her. he thought. No. there was one
fhat wasn't there! But he couldn't
expect her to send Cutey back-Cutey
the Boston TERROR pup he had bought
her that summer. Cutey was regu-
|I1ar present. and besides she thought
1 too much OF the little fellow to part
with him.
But Harry didn't reckon with Mad
eIiue's pride. AS much as she loved
|lCutey, she couldn't keep him because
Harry had given him to her. It hurt
her more to part with tho little dog
Ethan any OF the other presents. And
after the expressman took him away
1.-THE flood OF tears that she had kept
Dback so long broke forth.
Harry gasped when he saw what the
|lexpressman had for him. It certain.
Hy must be all off with Madeline now
he thought. To think that she would
send Cutey back! There was nothing
10 do but accept him.
When Harry was transferred little
later to a bank in the West there was
5n1y one thing that troubled him
what would he do with Cutey? The
little dog had meant much to him in
Itnc lOhely utFH ttidJ IOiiONtu MS UTedh
Ing off with Madeline and he had he.
|coma quite attached to 1t The idea
of parting with It hurt There wouldn't
ibH any place to keen tho dog when
ne arrived in the West. aud the season
Tout there was Just at its worst. II he
fhad thought'of that he wouldn't have
been so hasty In applying for trans.
ter; but at that time he had only one
idea. and TINT was to get far enough
AWAY from Madeline to forget. At the
last moment he thought of sending
IsEutey to his sister in tho country. He
3l4ould be well taken care OF and safe
from harm there. he was sure.
The first letter Harry get from his
sister after his arrival in the west
startled him. Cutey had been stolen.
How 1t happened the sister wasn't
sure, but the villagers blamed 1t on
4 gypsy band that had been seen in
The neighborhood. He wired notices
to all the leading papers in the vicin-
lily OF the village in which his sister
Lived but without result. He wonder.
led II Madeline had stolen it. but dis
pell ed that thought from his mind.
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The last will and testament of tina
late David Hickman Lacy. prominen.
Sistersville citizen, was admitted to
probate in the office of the clerk CT
the county court last week. The es,
tate is estimated to be worth from eigi..
teen to twenty thousand dollars.
By the terms Of the will $500 each Is
left to Rev. Gill I. Wilson, former pas
tor of the Presbyterian church OF Sis.
tersville and Rev. W. T. Mckee, pastor
aud $1,000 directly to this church. Tue
residue of the estate is then to be
equally divided between the trustees
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ming. He said some people thought
cleanliness meant weekly washdaJ
others an annual bath at revival tine
the rest of the time they did as they
pleased. He said it was impossibls
to get cleaned up in one service either
Of the week or year-that 1t was tue
daily clean relationship that counted
and that inward purity would give an
outward beneficence.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-03
Mfd weather aid.tf satment

DON'T be ,mislcd into thinking that
your Catarrh.is gone. The first touch
OF winter weather will bring it back
But this Is IN Excellent time 70
germs 81 cataffh, and be forever YER
TIC Ct the troublesome sprays and
oouchss that can never cure You.
). ?. So the great blood purifier,
searches out the germs Of Catsrrh
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-03
Now h. Good Time
To Treat FOUR Catarrh

which iniest. your blood, and chases
them entirely out of your system. It
is by far the most satisfactory treat-
ment for the disease, because Il
reaches down to its very roots and
gets at the cause. Write to-day for
fnu information, and expert medical
advice regarding the treatment of
your own case. like advantage Of
this chance to-day. Address Swift
Specific Go, Dept. G Atlanta
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-03
Evening Chat

William Prickett, "the human baron-
eter." who has tipped his neighbors in
Bellview as to the weather for so mauy
years that they never got into the habit
Of depending upon the official weather
teller, Is past IS years Of age but de.
clares that he Is good for several years
service. He received wound in TIE
jaw in the Civil war which in conlec-
ton with his rheumatic pains enables
him to dope off the weather with GER
tainty that is astonishing. Mr.. Prick.
EFT is descendant Of the Pricketts Of
Indian times, who had Prickett's fort
just north of Fairmont, on Prickett's
creek and fought redskins side by side
with the Morgans; Charity Prickott
was the first white woman west of the
Alleghenies and the Daughters OF tue
American Revolution erected a monu.
ment to her on Willie Morgan's farm
at Morgan's Bend on the Monongaheia.
William Prickett was a farmer cary
in life and then turned to coal mining
being pit-boss in Fairment mines Of for
ty and fifty years ago. He helped sink
the shaft Of the West Fairmont mine.
Rheumatic ails developed in the bowels
of the earth in connection with hrs
bullet wound from the war make up a
combination which provides a differ.
ent pain for every variety OF weather
known to students Of atmospheric cen.
ditions.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-03

name OF Shepherdstown's principal
street be changed from German" to
one more suitable and satisfactory ard
popular than that which it now bears,
Mayor Waldeck has appointed a com,
mittee from the town council to inve3.
tigate the matter.
German street has been. known in
Shepherdstown for years. but the peo
pie Of the little Jefferson county town
are not now desirous OF having the
principal thoroughfare Of their town
named after our foe. The Shepherds
town Register says that Main" would
be good name for the street, but adds
that anything would be better thai
the name which 1t is now burdened.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-03

of the sistersville Presbyterian, Epis.
copal churches and used and invested
as the churches may see fit. The ex.
ecutors may sell at either public CT
private sale as they see fit. -
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PrIce.Musaraye.

Charles Price and Miss Goldie e.
Musgrave we're married on Thanksg;v.
ing day by Rev. ]. B. Yoak, Of the NJ.
e. church, South.
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Madeline wouldn't stoop to e thing
like that.
The West didn't prove such balm
to the wound as Harry had hoped.
and finally he decided to go home
again. AS the train upon which he
was returning to the East neared the
station he knew so well he found
himself wondering if he would meet
Madeline and how she would receive
him. Maybe she would listen to an
apology now. He could give her back
all her presents Just as she had sent
them back to him-all except Cutey.
That settled 1t, she wouldn't be able
to forgive him. knowing that Cutey
was lost. He buried his head in his
hands and would have passed the sta
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-03
Pistol Invented In Italy.

FIBIuI IHVehleu III ttdIys
Pistols were invented at Pistoja,
Italy, and were first used by English
caynlrrmen in 1914.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-03

NEW YoRK-Tle sharp and effec.
tive contrasts Of back and white cos.
tune designs have always been pop
ular with women and seldom is the
effectiveness better exemplified than in
the costume pictured here. This is a
trotteur costume Of white corduroy,
black velvet and bl,ck astrachan, with
a satin cone hat IN black to match.
The Jacket of tbs suit is notably
short and the small inner vest of vel.
vet is sunningly embroidered in white
silk and white betds. The coat is
bordered with a band of astrachan.
which also forms aideep band at the
hem of the white corduroy skirt and
the mulf and the gitdle of the astra-
chan confines tho white crepe blouse.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-03

In response to a suggestion that the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-03

After saying that the United States
had the only form Of government, Hon
William Jennings Bryan said that the
government was what the people made
It," Sometimes the people make mis-.
takes" Bryan said in witty reference
which could be interpreted as meaning,
perhaps. his efforts before the Amer,
can people as presidential aspirant
were not appreciated. Continuing he
said, "The government is what the peo.
pie make it." If the Democrats are II,
! can prove It by the Republicans. II
the Republicans are in it needs no
proof"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-03

PIE ludkS u. IL tuS DeuUCTdtS are III
can prove It by the Republicans. II
the Republicans are in 1t needs no
proof"
Well armed with facts Rev. John S.
Robinson at Grace Lutheran church
yesterday morning was looking for e
so-called Fairmont scientific man, who
tries to measure the Bible with spirit.
1evel. He had invited, him TO church,
but he failed to appear. Archaeologtsts
have recently dug up in the ruins of
| Egypt tablets, which are interpreted
to tel: the story Of Joseph and the saw.
en- years spent in that country, said
Rev. Robinson. It is no longer called
| 4 myth.
Nehemiah was classed as the eff.
cheney expert OF his day by local pas
tor yesterday in discussing the inter-
national lesson on Nehemiah RebuiIds
| the Walls Of Jerucalem." So that is
the old boy that invented red tape"
from whose meshes everybody is try
ing to escape from in these days when
signing up the blanks with 1901 cues.
lions upon them.
Turkeys that we're dressed in Fair.
mont last Thursday were chiefly &c.
cured from The Glades of Preston AMI
Moncngalia counties. Most of the tur.
keys served were killed the day before
Thanksgiving day and very little cold
storage turkey was dished up. Prices
generally were thirty.five cents for live
weight and forty cents a pound for
dressed turkey.
Rev. G. D. Mitchell, OF the Central
Christian church. preached good ser
mon Sunday morning. He said that no
matter how much faith or knowledge
we had, If we had no love in our make.
up, 1t would mean nothing-that love
was the greatest Of all attributes. He
gave as definition Of real religion
the helping of others and the keeping
ourselves clean but he also said he had
really never found definition OF life.
God or religion that was quite satisfy.
ing. He felt that IL people lived as uu.
der the judgment Of God instead Of un
der peoples judgment much more
could be accomplished. He said that
large share Of the judgment Of the
world upon the people Of the world was
absolutely inexcusable. He said grea.
men succeeded because they did not
stop to think every moment what PEG.
pie would say or how they were being
reflected in peoples eyes.
Going back to clean religion. Dr..
Mitchell said clean motives. clean
thinking and clean living was neces.
sary with no self glory or self plan.