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chance Of their proving useful, Ragnall, in
addition TO our own sporting arms, had
brought with him to Africa fifty Snider
rifles with an ample supply of ammunition,
the same that / had trouble In passing
through the customs at Durham, all of
which had arrived safely at the Town of
the Child.
Clearly our first duty was to make the
best possible use of this invaluable store.
To that end I asked Harut to select
seventy-hve of the boldest and most in
teligent young men among his people, and
to hand them over to mo and Hans for in
structon in musketry. We had only fifty
rifles but | drilled seventy-five men. or
fifty per cent more, that some might be
ready to replace any who fell
From dawn to dark each day Hans and
/ worked at trying to convert these Kendah
into sharpshooters. 1t was no easy task
with men, however willing. who till then
had never held gun, especially as | must
be very sparing of the ammunition neces-
sary to practice, of which Of course our
supply was limited. Still we taught them
how 70 take cover, how TO fire and to cease
from firing at the word Of command, also to
hold the rifles low and waste no shot. To
make marksmen Of them was more tnan
could hope to do under the circumstances
with the exception OF these men nearly
the entire male population was working
day end night to get in the harvest This
proved very difficult business both be-
cause some of the crops were scarcely fit
and because all the grain had to be carried
on camels to be stored in and at the back
of the second court OF tho temple. the only
place where it was likely to be safe. In
deed In the end a great deal was left un-
reaped. Then the herds of cattle and breed
ing camels which grazed on the further
side of the Holy Mount must be brought
into places Of safety, glens in the forest on
its slope, and forage stacked to feed them.
Also II was necessary to provide scouts to
keep watch along the banks OF the river.
Lastly, the fortifcatlons in the mountain
pass required unceasing labor and atten-
ton This was the task OF Ragnall, who
fortunately in his youth, before he sue
ceeded Unexpectedly to the title. was for
some years an offioer IN the Royal En-
-ginssrs and therefore thoroughly understood
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THE IVORY CHILD
BY II. RIDER HAGGARD

weapons, the position Of the white Keudah
was serious indeed. As | think have said,
IN al they did not number more than about
twO thousand men between the ages Of
twenty and twenty-five. or including lads
between fourteen and twenty and old men
stiIl ahlc-bOdcd, between ffty-hve and sew
cnty, say two thousand seven hundred Capa-
hle of some sort Of martial service. To these
might he added something under two thou
sand women, since among this dwinding
folk oddly enough, from causes that |
never ascertaincd. the males outnumbered
the females. which accounted for their mar
rage customs. that were. by comparison
with those of most African peoples monOga-
nous, At any rate only the rich among
them had more than one wife. while the
poor or otherwise ineligible often had none
at all. since intermarriaEc with other races
and above all with the Black Kendah
dwelling beyond the river was so strictly
taboo that 1t was punishable with death or
expulsion.
Against this little band the Black Kendah
could bring M twenty thousand men, be-
sides boys and aged persons who with their
women. would probably be left TO defend
their own country; that is. not less than
ten to one. Moreover, all Of these enemies
would be fighting with the courage of de-
spair since quite three-fourths of their
corps. with many Of their cattle and sheep.
had been destroyed by tho terrific hail-burst
that I have described. Therefore since no
other corn was available. in the surrounding
land, where they dwet alone cnCirCled by
deserts, either they must capture that of the
White Kendall or suffer terribly from
starvation until year later, when another
harvest ripened,
Now it will be remembered that on the
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JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Artists Masque viii Be Held Tonight Course of
Lectures Is Planned by Ladies of Charity
Various Matters Amuse Nancy Wvnne

=, from IN Concord Mass. whore che ha, 49,,
Danio, s,. auI $ school visiting her son. Master
Dahiel Wentz, Jr. ''' SUI" Muster
Mr.. and Mrs Too,,..,, ,.,,
hatherton, Washington lsno Gh"i,p p,eSs; vi
n au ar John l. Butler. OF Groc,sh,,rs,
sa,.a.'. ,neIr guest over the weel, end The en :
Sbaa.,'tt OF Mr.. Butler and Miss Marion
shoss ,p,ess was recently announced Miss
for I press and Mr.. Butler win leave today
eroi a.. 'oIk' where they will spend sew
ArtEs uaEs as the guests of Dr and Mrs
eighth street w i'' East lhlrty-
,ra Mrs, Henry Paul, who has been spend-
Str,tsnns 't.ne thls winter at the Bellevue
a.loru' ,.,,'u' mas left for Hot Springs. va.
"here she will remain several ,yoeigs ''''
Mr Paul will leave this weel, for Havana
'uoa' where he will remain for n fortnight
,,Nn ar ana Mrs Charles Heath Barnard Of
NJ. De Lahcey place, have their daughter.
60, .tW'h McCaucy as their guest for
"ome tlfne this winter. Lieutenant Nc.
Cauley. | $. n, is serving several montns
on sea duty
,,e Inc meeting of the Twcnt eth Century
ka vi Lansdowne tomorrow afternoon will
oe IN charge of the current events commit
zee, Mrs. William \. McEwon chairman.
WIN vi Mrs, Edward Mckinley speaker.
ne annual dinner to which an members
WIN their husbands are invited, will be
even Friday evening at $50 o'clock in
tne auditorium of the clubhouse Mrs.
Dnarles = Musser is chairman of the dinner
c1'nhutee and Mrs. Robert l.. Mclean
chairman OF the committee which will pro-
NIue the entertainment during the dinner
anu anu throughout the even ng, when dancing
VIII be on the program
me junior section of the club will give
a feorge Washington dance on the night of
the 22d at the clubhouse
About nifty members Of the Younger set
OF l'ansdowne will take part in a sketch.
Ihe Old Peabody Pew" by Kate Douglass
Virgins and popular songs illustrated by
llNing pictures to be given under the aus
pices of the Queen Esther Circle, at Ians-
oowne Methodist Episcopal Church, tomor-
row night, at o'clock The recently or
ganzed Lansdowne Orchestra, under the
leadership of Miss Florence Lowdcn. will
furnish the music
MISS Eleanor Cass, Mrs Harold Duffy
haviland and Mrs. William $. Baxter have
charge of the affair. Proceeds are to be
used for home missions
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Personals

Mrs. Howard Christman, of Wayne. will
shortly issue invitations for a tea in honor
Of Miss Evelyn Runk, of Haverford, whose
marriage to Mr. Henry Abbot will take
place In April.
Miss Christine Stockton, OF 1900 Pine
street, will leave for New York this week,
where she will be the guest Of friends.
Mrs. Houston Dunn, of 1925 Spruce
street, will be at home today No cards
have been issued.
Miss Mary Dixon Thayer. of Chestnut
Hill. rs spending several days as the guest
OF her cousin. Miss Dorothy Emlen New
bold. 2o4 South Nineteenth street.
Mrs. ]. Ernest Goodman. of the Rtten-
house, has decided not to take trip to
Jamaica at present.
At the dance which Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
r. Baker of 430 Phil-Ellena street, Ger
mantown, gave on Saturday night at the
casino. in honor of their daughter, Miss
Christine Franklin Baker. some Of the
quests were Miss Elizabeth Pearson, Miss
Annabelle Wood Miss Mary L. Whitney,
Miss Martyr George, Miss Bernice Nell
benny. Miss Nancy Linnard. Miss Judelle
Huston. Miss Sarahellen Richardson, Mr..
de Quartet Richardson, Mr. Robert Downs,
Mr.. James Downs. Mr.. John Reeves, Mr..
Francis Butler Reeves. Sd. Mr.. Gordon
strawbridge. Mr., Richard Fielding, Mr..
James Aull and Mr.. Albert whiting.
Mrs. Joshua Ash Pearson. OF West Price
street. Germantown win entertain few
friends at luncheon on Friday before the
Philadelphia Orchestra symphony concert
xGrs. Danisi vents. Of the orchld, wash
, hreon lopo, Chelfep H1llA hoe- fetupned
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Farmer Smiths
Column
BILLY BUMPUS'S THOUGHTS
BY Farmer Smith

Spat--
Spat---
Spat-
Splash
Billy Bumpus, the Goat. stood by the
window watching the rain drops glide down
the window pane. Every minute or 50, he
would laugh softly to himself
He thought Mrs. Bumpus did not see him,
hut she was watching him out Of the corner
of her eye. when her curiosity could not
stand It any longer, she said
what are you laughing at?"
Billy was so surprised that he turned
suddenly and said
II was laughing at my own thoughts
Then he became very sober and turned
once more to look out of the window.
Spat-
Spat--
Spst-
Splash
A tiny rain drop came down the window
name, Joined another drop and fell on the
ledge Billy smiled again,
what are you laughing at?" asked his
wife for the second time.
81 was lust thinking what a good dinner
would be waiting for me replied Billy,
stroking his (to him) beautifm whiskers
"Rut what has the rain to do with your
dinner?" asked Mrs. Bumpus, who was
always interested in Blly's appetite, which
she considered the biggest part of him.
I'm going to have brickbats for dinner"
and Billy turned and smiled at his wife.
"I haven't any brickbats for youy re-
nlied Mrs Bumpus wonderingly, looking In
the refrigerator thinking perhaps her hus-
hand had put some on ice while she wasn't
looking
II know you haven't" said Billy, but
there are lots and lots OF bricks down where
they are building the skating rink know,
for l bit a piece of one the other day and
n was very, very tough"
Mrs Bumpus took off her apron as she
renlied. 1T must be very tough, IL YOU
couldn't eat It, What has the rain got to
do with tough brickbatsH'
"Just listen to me. Suppose you reason
n out this way-bricks, rain. rain. bricks
see?"
"oh! I see. 1t is going to rain bricks
The bricks falling on the ground makes
them soft" said Mrs. Bumpus.
"No. my dear, you do not think clearly
The rain makes the bricks soft. / like the
,aste OF the brick, but II Is too much trouble
10 chew it, said It was tough"
.aThat's Just like you. You do not want
he a good idea for me not to want to take
the trouble to cook tin can soup for you oi
hoil shingle nails. Then l wouldn't have &c
work so hard" said Mrs. Bnmpus, turning
up her nose.
But my dear. you do that because you
love me- while eat bricks-"
Because you love your own stomach
interrupted Mrs. Bumpus.
Love rules the world" said Billy. kissing
.. his. vita He looked out Of the window
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KNOWING WHAT TO DO

Dearest Chldren-w What book was II that
told of n little boy who swallowed penny?
You remember his sister sent for the doctor,
who came. turned the little boy upside
down and shook him while the penny rolled
out Of his mouth.
was reminded Of it the other day when
my electric light would not work. I sent
for the electrician. and all he did was to
push in a dear little button and-presto,
I had my light. lie fixed it later 80 that
| could work II myself,
It is from these little things in life that
we learn the most, did not know how
to push that little button. and. besides. |
am bit cautious when II comes to expert
meuting with live electric wires.
In your lessons at school you sometimes
wonder how some children get along so
easily Perhaps It is because they know
what TO do
call John. or some other boy. HE Is
the fellow who knows how to DO it
When all went well with my electric
button, ! knew what to do but when there
was trouble, ! had to call some one who
knew what to do.
Years ago when | was \ hoy the cap
tain Of a vessel used TO let mo steer the
big monster when We were out Of sight
Of land. but when we were nearing port
I was relieved Of my pleasant duty. Think
Of steering hg boat by myself! But If
something happened | would not know
what to do.
We ride along IN a trolley car and all
is lovely until something happens Then
the motorman and conductor know what
to do-at least they should know
II seems to us that the conductor Of n
train has little TO do. OF that the captain
of an ocean liner has very little TO keep
him busy hut let there be trouble and
then they must know what to do That
is why this class of men get large salaries
simply for knowing what to do.
Try for one day to see how many things
NOU KNOW HOW TO DO which no one
else oau do 1t will help you in after life
| am sure.
Your loving editor.
FARMER SMITH
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again. The rain had stopped and the sun
had come out.
"If you love ME. bring home one OF those
soft bricks" said Mrs Bumpus, helping
Billy on with his coat
Billy Bumpus trotted of in the direction
OF the skating rink, little thinking how long
II would be before he ate any of the bricks.
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CHAPTER NNIII
Allan QuatermHin Misses

T HAD made my last round of the little
| corps that 1 facetitiously named THE
Sharpshooters" though to tell the truth
at shooting they were anything but sharp,
and seen that each man was in his place
behind wall with a reserve man at the
rear of every pair of them, waiting to take
his rifle if either of these should fall Also
/ made sure that all of them had twenty
rounds Of ammunition in their skin pouches
CONTINUED TOMORROW
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yETAINIIT Mat Tomor. 25c. b0c.
Thurs. a Sat Mats, 25c, Soc, T5c
Evenings, 25c. SOC, T5c, 400.
al l t T l. E WO M E N"
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Knickerbocker ;GTa %a1s Eus. MARKET TSd;T sTs sDs
stock 81 "45 Minutes From Broadway"
Next week-"wITHIN THE LAW"
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EXHIBITION OF OIL PAINTINGS AND
SKETCHES BY WOMEN. ARTISTS
ART CLUB 22o SOUTH BROAD STREET
Entrance on Chancelior)
10 TO 9 DAILY, TO 3 SUNDAY-FREE
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BIG GAIN OF time
HAD He TAKEN HIS
FRIENDS ADVICE
Chas. E. Krob's Wentworth
Experience Was an Effec-
tive Doubt Killer.

Skepticism regarding Nerv.Wortt
power to overcome ills of a nervous
origin has cost many sufferer many
Il month of discomfort and loss OF
working power. Chas: z. Krob. the
engraving and designing expert OF
Columbus, formerly of GAINESVILLE,
gives striking example of this in his
endorsement Of the tonic, which fol.
lows. Mr.. Krob's ill.health began
three years ago. When advised by
friends to try Nerv.Worth he was
skeptical. To show that his doubts
we're unfounded he says:
Three years ago | had a nervous
breakdown, and had six different doc,
tors. in the two years. My weight
went from $50 down to 100 pounds,
Some of the doctors gave me no hope.
They doped me with strong narcotics
which left me a more nervous state
after the drugs had lost their effects.
Nine months ago | tried my
first bottle of Wentworth. Since then
l have taken three bottles and am on
my fourth. | must say | sleep we'll,
eat anything crave. and my weight
has gone up to 16S pounds. heartily
recommend Wentworth to anynoe sui.
fering with nervous indigestion and all
nervous troubles.
CHARLES E. KRoB."
$40 Hartman Blk.
Columbus, Ohio.
At Fairmont the w. R. Crane Drug
Co. sells Wentworth and hands your
dollar back If this superlatiye family
tonic does not benefit YOU.
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PLAYGROUND WORK IMPORTANT.

WYE see great deal in The newspapers these days
w about prO6ng by the mistakes and experiences of
England. 1t is good advice, and in the main will
be followed. Not however, until have made few
mistakes of sufficient magnitude of our own to make US
reasonably humble and teachable
, Pu , because COnsiess u OF men who are wiling to
experience of fifty millions of people is no reason why
we should all prove blind and obstinate Individually we
should do the best during this crisis in the affairs
of the American nation and should be guided as much
possible by the experience of the English since the great
war began.
One of the things the English have learned is that they
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Editorial Comment
on Current Subjects
TWO YOUNG MEN
From Buckhannon Delta

a ASnl
Cecil Loudin, son OF DO" Loudin,
formerly Of Buckhannon and Pecks
Run. came in to spend Easter with his
sister, Mrs. Lee White, and returned
TO his home at Alliance, Ohio, Monday.
Cecil left here some years ago and
became a street car conductor, was
in wreck, lost his arm and was 9TH
erwise injured. Did he give up? Not
at all; he Immediately started to
school, took business course, secur.
cd place in the office OF the Penn.
slyvania railroad at Alliance, and has
received n promotion once a year ey-
or since. and few weeks ago was pro-
NOTED to the position of chief clerk,
where we predict he will make good,
Cecil is not as stout looking as a
young man who sat on the sidewalk
Saturday begging. This young man
had lost foot by blood-poisoning; he
said his home was in Ronceyerte. w,
Va. Think of the difference in these
young men. about the same age. One
lost an arm, but said II WILL" and is
now chief clerk in large town for
the greatest railroad company In this
country The other lost foot and
said 81 can't" and is seen sitting on
the cold sidewalk, bareheaded, holding
out his hand to receive aims.
One said II can and WILL" and made
it go;
The other said 81 can't. won't" and
that makes the difference, you
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RUFF STUFF
nv DEn
BY RED

Captain Thralls and Lieutenant Lin.
ger claim they never ate such % cent
meals as they get at Grafton and they
hope to stay.
In time of war Uncle Sam ought to
take the "buck the line artists" and
the end run men.
Jess Willard offered his services to
Uncle Sam and when they were accept
ed dropped out of sight.
All the yellow ducks who married
since April 2 to avoid army service
wiz be subject to call the same as sin.
gle men.
Ard they should be put in the front
rank but
What can be done WITH women who
would marry such iaundice?
Most Of the officers in the First
take this business seriously and don't
get swelled heads over their authori-
How much land are you going to
plant?
you can play that phonognph all
you want to, but don't play Home
Sweet Home" anymore"
Heard at the camp Y. NJ. c. A.
We often wonder why the B. & o.
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MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 16, 1917.
HEALTH REPORTS.

N the Bulletin of the West Virginia State Department
Of Health for April it noted that during 1916 Mar
ion county one of five in the state that submitted
twelve reports and that the city of Famont among the
cities that making weekly report regularly.
However, we fail to find Marion county mentioned in
The list of counties that submitting weekly reports,
as the law requires, it mentioned among those
ties which in the interest of better health conditions through
out the state have complied with the request of the assist
ant state commissioner of health who asked the county
health officers throughout the forward to the office
of the Health Commission at the end Of each week all
original postal card reports submitted to them.
But seventeen of the fy-Gve counties are making week
ly reports This is decidedly low percentage and it in
dictates that the Importance of keeping mobdy statistics
not understood as thoroughly it should be.
ginia.
County medical societies if they are wise will see to it
that the county and city health authorities obey the laws
regarding reports spirit well as in letter. Some states
require physicians to make reports promptly both to the
local and the state authorities in order that there be no
danger that required information is withheld from the stale
and impose heavy fines upon individual physicians who
become remiss.
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|CASCARETS" SET
YOUR LIVER AND
BOWELS RIGHT
THEY'RE FINE! DON'T REMAIN
BILIOUS. SICK, HEADAcHY
AND CoNSTIPATED
BEST FOR COLDS, BAD BREATH,
SOUR SToMAcH-cHILDREN
LOVE THEM
Get a 1O-cent box now.

WtI 4 IU'UtnL NON NOW.
BE cheerful! Clean UP inside to
night and feel fine. Take Cascarets to
liyen your liver and clean the bowels
and stop headaches. bad cold, bill
iousness, offensive breath, coated ton
que, saIlowness, sour stomach and
gases. Tonight take Cascarets and
enjoy the incest, gentlest liver and
bowel cleansing you ever experienced.
Wake up feeling grand-Everybody's
doing it. Cascaret best laxative for
children also.
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Warrington NEWS
Ready.

The Elks: Charity circus is ready
for the opening performance Monday
evening at 7;3O. The big show will be
one of the most stupendous aggrega
tons of talent. trained animals, wire
walkers, acrobats. etc, this city has
ever been privileged to witness. At
every performance the great world al
lists appear in the arena while In the
opening spectacle hundreds of people,
horses, elephants, lions, tigers and
leopards are seen. The price to the
big show will be ten cents.
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wheeng's Commercial Association has called off a
city cleanup campaign because of the duties incumbent
upon the body in local preparedness for war;" Wheeling
has lot to learn about the proper way to prepare for
war. If every community to take this method
it would not be long before disease would be killing
people in the United States than bullets are in
Europe In these days the way make to tight
all along the line and of the most important
things is proper sanitation.
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According to correspondence from Switzerland to the
Railway Age Gazette German railways have been de-
morazed for some time and one of the main causes
of the trouble is scarcity OF fuel Now that the Ger
armies have been driven out of the French mining
region this condition probably will become worse
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cts some train auditors live.

lets some train auditors live.
Once again the Valley Gem was
packed with excursionists.
And thousands were at camp.
While others stayed at home and
read the Sunday papers in which there
is always some news-but it's gener.
ally Saturdays.
Harry Owen is going to get pinched
soon as a German spy. He carries
mysterious packages into camp every
day.
If it's begun to itch its time to
take EN- off and put lighter ones on.
We understand that by the first
June the backbone of winter will be
broken.
AS the Kaiser is to Germany SO
also is Tom Deveny to Mayor Bowen
THAT may be the law, but don't
think it ought to be enforced."-
Mayor.
Every lady loves uniformed sol.
der.
United States is at war with Ger
many.
You could never tell it by the
amount of damage being done by the
U.boats.
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All the news associations carry dispatches to the
effect that when the Germans evacuated Lens they
seized three months food supplies to that city for
the people of the district b the Relief Com
mission. Again military necessity, we presume
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PENNSYLVANIA has thrown million acres of forest
reserve open for cultivation Some of it doubtless is
rather unpromising in appearance an agricultural
standpoint, but practically all of it probably would grow
potatoes The thing may be said of the West vir
ginia hillsides.
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Personals.

J. B. Cannon has returned from a
visit to Wheeling.
County superintendent of Schools
Homer Toothman. of Fairmont, was
calling on friends here Sunday.
Born, Thursday to Mr.. and Mrs,
Souther, Of the Burt Hill. son.
L. Snyder has returned from bust.
ness visit to Akron, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loring Tonkin has re.
turned to Clarksburg after a visit with
relatives here.
j. w. Huey has returned from bust.
ness visit to Wheeling,