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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14
Personala.

Mrs. Dorsey Pople, who has been
very III is improving. Her mother,
Mrs. Thornton Malone, Of Grafton,
was called here by her illness.
Mrs. Kfncaid returned TO her home
at Morgantown yesterday after q few
days visit with Misses Ethel and Re.
becca Summers.
Mrs. Henry Murphy, Of East Park
avenue, spent the past few days at
Brownsville.
Miss Emma Jacobs returned to hei
home at Grafton Tuesday after Q visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. William Kincaid, OF
Guffey street.
Mrs. Cora RACER is Ill at her home
on Diamond street,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14

young folks last evening In honor Of
her birthday anniversary. st. Pat.
ricks Day emblems were used IN the
decorations and q color scheme OF
green and white was carried out. Re.
freshmonts were served by the hostess.
assisted by her. sister, Miss Ethel nj.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14
First Known us. Of Glass.

At Pompeii we find the first example
Of the use of glass, the window at the
south end Of the trepidarium Of the
Forum baths being filed with a frame
of bronze and glass. It was not until
rhe FIRST and second centuries, how
ever, that the window came into COM
mon utility in all buildings.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14
Evening Chat

Ye ought to see yer self.
When ye ny mp in q rage,
Actin like a wild hyena,
Penned up in a cage,
Yer face all red and eyes
Popped out and collar
Nearly Dustin
And teeth all set
And nostrils spread
Gosh! but yer disgustin'.
THE DEACON.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14
WoRTHINGToN.


The evangelistic services at the
Methodist Protestant church conduct.
ed by Rev. c. C. Lawson which were
interrupted by the failure OF the gas
supply were seumed on Monday even,
ing of this week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14

The indications today are that there
will be another flood in the West Fork.
There is already good stage and the
heavy rains of today will likely put
the stream out OF its banks here.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14
Dollar Social.

y The ladies of the Central Christian
church will hold their annual dollar
lsocial Thursday evening at the church.
pregram has been prepared and q
neAghtful evening is anticipated.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14
PreparInu 10 sulId.

Robert L. Parrish is preparing to
build a residence on the lots recently
purchased In the Shaver addition to
the town of Worthington.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14
Entertained soeIe+v

q Mrs. Frank Amos, Of Guffey street.
syea hostess yesterday afternoon to
the Young Ladies' Missionary Society
% the Diamond Street NJ. e. church.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14

One of the most noticeable features
of the shops OF the city at the present
time is the display Of patriotic en-
blems OF all descriptions. American
flags, big and little, bunting in vari.
Gus designs, pins and bouttonnleres
OF ribbon and metal are found in prac-
tically all the retail stores of the city
in abundance and the calls for these
articles are large One department
store today reeeived consignment of
character dolls and these dolls were
dressed in materials representing the
American flag and even the hair rib
bons Of the dolls were Of red. white
and blue. Merchants say the demand
for flags, etc. is almost unprecedented
here. In the social affairs given here
the decorations are in most instances
the Old Glory colors and the songs such
as Star Spangled Banner" and Amer
lea" are being featured In entertain
ments and school affairs.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14
EAST SIDE
- NEWS -
Links Glass.

The Links class of the Diamond
street M; e. Sunday school enjoyed q
social meeting last night at the church,
The young ladies spent a most enjoy.
able evening and refreshments were
seryed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14
Measles In Town.

Two young children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Inman who lately located In Worth.
ington have developed cases Of mea.
sizes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14
M Of chIckennox

The children of Mr., and Mrs Harry
wearingen. of Morgantown avenue,
are Ill Of chickenpox.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14
MIssIonnrv socIetv.

The Missionary Society OF the Pala.
tine Baptist church will meet Thurs
day afternoon at the home q Mrs. J.
p. Summers on Diamond street.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14
VISITING Parents In Wood county.

CIOyd Mlhhear mas Deen Visiting his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. T. C. Minnear at
Waverly, Wood county, for several
days. Finley Cakes filled his place at
the power plant at Hutchinson while
he was absent.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14

Miss Eunice Minor. OF East Park
RFeuues entertained a large number Of
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14
Retg-ned from PittsburoE

y A. a. Ayers arrived home Sunday
eyaniBg from several weeks stay In
Pittsburgh.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14

Must Be Able to Overlook.
Two persons will not be friends
,ong IL they cannot forgive each other
little fallings.-La Bruyere.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14

Even civilians In France must guard
against surprise gas attacks from Gsz-
man aeroplanes. Here is shown a
wealthy Frenchman near :he frunt,
wearing helmet and gas mask while
Ghppping wood in his gartIea-
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-11-16
In Delhi, King meets Rewa
Gunga, Yasmini's man, who tells
him she has already gone north.
In Yasmini's house the captain
is given his first test Of charac.
ter.
(TO BE ~CONTINUED.J
SHOULD KEEP ON ACHIEVING
Good Work Demands Continuous I'm.
provement in Every Line Of
Human Activity.

The other day a famous author was
telling me how he felt when his first
story was accepted. He said that with
in a few minutes the thought flashed
across his mind that he could not stop
but must go on. One good story
must be followed by another and an
other and another-else his reputation
would die and he would be Inundated.
He said that the feeling was not ex-
actly comfortable-that the prospect
was in a way terrible. being success
full" he said, 'is not easy. The sue
cessful man advertises to the world
that he can do certain things we'll
and he must go on making good or
back off the map. It's a great sensa-
ton, a great eXperience-wOrth almost
anything-but it isn't a snap"
1t is the same way in business, says
a writer in the American Magazine.
The salesman who sets a high mark
has to go right out and beat that
mark or suffer by comparison with his
own record. He can't sit down in a
rocking chair and devote the rest of
his life to receiving congratulations.
Have you ever sat in a restaurant
and compared your job with that of a
waiter? Try it some time. No matter
what your work is I am sure you will
see the point if you watch the waiter
and think how exactly his job typities
yours. Take. for example. my job
that of an editor. An editors job is
exactly like that of a waiter. He has
to go and get something good and bring
It in. And after he has brought it in
he has to go right out and get some
thing more and bring that in. The
minute he sits down or stops to talk
unnecessarily with the guests. he
leases to give as good service as be-
fore. Then the guests who praised
him a moment ago begin to growl.
And so, almost Immediately, he has
turned from a good servant into a
poor one.
This fits any line of human activity.
A continuous performance is what Is
wanted. Nothing else counts.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-11-16
"OrdprS" said King

''''
"Is that your answer" asked the
major. Baked ambition is an ugly
horse to ride. He had tried for q
command but had been shelved.
Il have sufficient authority" said
King. unrufiled. He spoke as if he were
thinking of something entirely differ.
ent. His eyes were as II they saw the
major from a very long way off and
rather approved of him on the whole.
"Show me your authority, please"
King dived into an inner pocket and
produced a card that had about ten
words written on its face, above a
generals signature. Hyde read it and
passed 1t back.
$50 you're one of those, are you"
he said In a tone of voice that would
start a fight in some parts of the world
and in some services. But King nodded
c%heerfully, and that annoyed the major
more than ever; he snorted, closed his
mouth with a snap and turned to re-
arrange the sheet and pillow on his
berth.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-11-16
IceIanders as Emigrants.

1t is claimed for the Icelandic set.
tiers that they have played no small
part in the progress and prosperity of
the province of Manitoba, Canada, and
it is asserted that the story of the for
eign population of Winnipeg must nee
essarily begin with the Icelander. He
has set the pace for all the incoming
races. He is the illustration par excel
lence of how a people of ambition and
industry can master difficulties, tri-
umph over prejudice, and attain their
desired place in the commercial, the
life of a hustling and growing city in
a strange land. Outside the city it is
not unusual to find 1celanders with
farms of 1000 acres.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-11-16
Still Owns Violet Shop.

In the French chamber of deputies
the lawyers and doctors are most nu-
nervous; but one deputy is a veteri-
nary, another is a news agent. another
Is a miner, another a comedian, an
other a tinsmith, another makes wood
en- shoes, another is a ~cOnfectioner.
Others are professors, and one. who
represents Upper GarOnne, is a dealer
in violets. Time was-and it is a long
time ~ago-when he sold those sweet
and modest flowers over the counter in
person. Now, with a mOdesty equal
to that of the violet, he has withdrawn
himself from so public a position. But
he still owns a shop alongside the Ho-
tel de la Poste in Toulouse, a shop
where viOlets, and only v~iolets, are
sold.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-11-16

Slan," said the general. ITO my knOwl-
edge she speaks Russian like q native,
and about twenty other tongues as
well, including English. She was the
girl widow of a rascally hill rajah.
I've heard she loved her rajah. And
I've heard she didn't! There's another
story that she poisoned him. l know
she got away with his money-and
that's proof enough of brains! Some
say she's Il she-devil. l think that's
an exaggeratiOn, but bear in mind
she's dangerous !"
King grinned. A mar who trusts
Eastern women ver readily does no
rise far in the secret service.
IF you've got lot enough to keep
on her soft side and use her-not let
her use you-yOu can keep the Hills
quiet and the Khyber safe! If you
can contrive that-now-in this pinch
there's no limit for you! Com
mander in chief shall be your job be-
fore you're sixty"
King pocketed the photograph and
papers. I'm well enough content,
sir, as things are" he said quietly.
The general paced once across the
o and once back again. with hands
behind him. Then he stopped in front
of King.
mo man in India has a sitter task
than you have now! A jihad launched
from the Hills would mean anarchy
in the plains. That would entail send
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-11-16

train. He made q sign that brought
the man to him on the run.
did you see that runaway" he
asked.
"Ha, sahib. l saw one running. Shall
| fOllOw?"
"NO. This piece of his shirt will
identify him. Take it. Hide it! When
a man with u torn shirt, into which
that piece fits, makes for the telegraph
office after this train has gone on, see
that he is allowed to send any tele-
grams he wants to! Only, have copies
Of every n Of them wired to Captain
King, care of the statiOnmaster, Delhi.
Have you understood"
"Ha, sahib."
"Grab him. and lock him up tight
afterward-but not until he has sent
his kilograms!
"Atcha, sahib."
make yourself scarce, them"
Major Hyde was dressed. having per-
formed that military evolution in ONE
thing less than record time.
"WhO was that you were talking
to" he demanded. But King did not
seem to understand until the native
sergeant had quite vanished into the
shadows.
The engine shrieked Of death and
torment the heat relaxed as the en-
CINE moved-loosened-let go-lifted
at last, and a ~trainload of hot passen-
gers sighed thanks.
"What are you looking at?' Hyde
demanded at last, sitting on Kings
berth.
"Only n knife" said King. He was
standing under the dim gas lamp that
helped make the darkness more I'M
bearable. He slowed the knife away
in his bosom, and the major crossed to
his W side.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-11-16

a Roman, and others liken him to a
%gargoyle, all of them choosing to ig-
more the smile that a transform his
whole face instantly.
Were denuding India of troops
not keeping back more than a mere
handful to hold the tribes in check"
King nodded. There has never been
peace along the northwest border. 1t
did not need vision to foresee trouble
from that quarter. In fact it must
have been partly on the strength of
some of Kings reports that the gen.
eral was planning now
swell the tribes'l know presently
how many men we're sending oversee.
There've been rumOrs about Khinjan
by the hundred lately. They're cook
ing something. Can you imagine 'em
keeping quiet now?"
THAT depends, sir. Yes, I a
imagine It,"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-11-16

ing back from France an army tina,
can't be spared. There must be nj
jihad, King! There must-not-be-
one! Keep that in your head"
"What arrangements have been
made with her, sir?"
"Practically none! She's watching
the spies in Delhi, but they're likely
TO break for the Hills any minute
Then they'll be arrested. When that
happens the fate of India may be in
your hands and hers! Get out of my
way now, until tiflin-time! !"
In n way that some men never learn,
King proceeded to efface himself en-.
tirely among the crowd in the hall,
contriving to say nothing of any ac-
count to anybody until the great gong
doomed and the general led them all
in to his long dining table. Yet he
did not look furtive or secretive. No
body noticed him. and he noticed ev-
erybody. There is nothing whatever
secrctive about that.
The fare was plain, and the meal a
p%erfunctory affair. The general and
his guests were there for no other
reason than to eat food, and only the
man who happened to seat himself
next to King-a major by the name
Of I~Iyde-spoke to him at all.
"Why aren't you with your regi-
ment?" he asked.
Because the general asked me to
lunch, sir"
81 suppose you've been Fostering
him for an appointment
King, with his mouth full of curry.
did not answer, but his eyes smiled.
After lunch he was closeted with
the general again for twenty minutes.
Then n of the generals carriages
took him to the station and it did not
appear to trouble him at all that the
other occupant of the carriage was the
self-same Major Hyde who had sat
next him ut lunch. In fact, he smiled
so pleasantly that Hyde grew exas.
perated. Neither Of them spoke. At
the station Hyde lost his enper open-
ly, and King left him abusing an un-
happy native servant.
The station was crammed to suffo-
cation by a crowd that roared and
writhed and sinelt to high heaven. But
the general himself had telephoned for
Kings reservation, so he took his time.
There were din and stink and dust be-
meath a savage sun, shaken into re-
verberations by the scream of an en-
gine's safety valve. 1t was India in es-
sence and awake India arising out
of lethargy India as she is more
often nowadays-and it made King,
for the time being of the Khyber rifles.
happier than some other men can be in
bathrooms.
Any one who watched him-and
there was at least one man who did
must have noticed his strange abil-
ity. almost like that of water, to reach
the point he aimed for, through. and
not around, the crowd.
He neither showed nor argued. Or
ders and blows would have been email
ly useless, for had 1t tried the crowd
could not have obeyed, and it was in
mind to try. Without the least an
parent effort he a~rrived-and there is
no other word that quite describes it
he arrived. He climbed into his car
and leaned from the window.
"Why are you here?' asked an acid
behind him; and without troub-
ling to turn his head, he knew that
Major Hyde was to be his carriage
again.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-11-16
p Err |.

The men who govern Indin-mOre
power to them and her i few
Those who stand in their way and pre-
tend to help them with II Hood oi
words are Il host. The charge has
seen the light in print that lndia-well'
spring of plague and sudden death
and money lenderS-has sold her soul
to twenty succeeding conquerors In
turn.
SO when the world war broke the
world was destined to be surprised on
Indla's account. The Red sea. full OF
racing transports crowded with dark
skinned gentlemen, whose one prayer
was that the war might not be over
before they should have struck Il blow
for Britain, was the Indian arlmy's an
swer to the press.
More than one nation was deeply
shocked by India's answer to 'prac-
tees" that had extended over years.
But there were men in India who
learned to love India long ago with
that love that casts out fear. who knew
exactly what was going to happen and
could therefore afford to wait for or
derS instead of running round in rings.
Athplstan King. for instance, moth
Ing yet but Il captain unattached. sat
In meagerly furnished quarters with
his heels on n table. He is not a
doctor, yet he read II book on sur
gerry and when he went over to the
.Iuh a., ,,,,.t,J tJ,, I,,I+ npI,r kic
arm and continued to read it there.
In the other room where the telegraph
blanks were Uttered in confusion all
about the floor, the other officers sent
kilograms and forgot King, who sat
and smoked and read about surgery !;
and before he had nearly finished one
box of chcroots n general ut Pcshawur
wiped "A bald red skull and sent him
an urgent telegram.
"Comc ut once!" it said simply.
King was at Lahore, but miles don't
matter when the dogs of val are
loOsed. The right man goes to the
right place mt the exact right time
then, and the fool goes to the wall. In
that II respect war is better than
some kinds of peace.
In the train on the way to PeShawur
he was not troubled by forced con
versation. Consequently he reached
Peshawur comfortable, in spite of the
heat. And his genial manner Of salut-
Ing the ~full-general who met him with
a dOgcart at Pcshawur station was
something Span1nlouS. Full-ppnprnlS
particularly in the early days of war.
do not drive to the station to meet
captains very often; yet King climbed
into the dOgcurt unpXcitedly, after
keeping the general waiting while he
checked a trunk.
The general cracked his whip with
out any other comment than a smile.
A blood mare tore sparks out of the
macadam, and n dusty military road
began to ribbon out between the
wheels. Sentries in unexpected places
announced themselves with Il ring of
shaken steelS as their rifles came TO
the present" which courtesicS the
general noticed with Il raised whip.
On the dogcart'S high front seat, star
ing straight ahead of him between
the horses ears, King listened. The
general did nearly all the talking.
1.-The North's the danger"
King gruntcd with the lids hnlf-low-
cred over full. dark eyes. He did not
look especially handsome in that at
tituGc. Some men swear he looks like
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-11-16

dered, as he bolted into the blacker
shadows of the station building, why
such an iron-fingered, wide-awake
sahib should have made such a truly
feeble showing at the end.
Hang it!-couldn't you hold him ?
Were you afraid of him, or what?" de-
manded Hyde, beginning to dress him.
self. Instead of answering, King leaned
out into the lamp-lit gloom, and in a
minute he caught sight of a sergeant
Of native infantry passing down the
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-11-16
ADVENTURE AND ROMANCE EXTRAORDINARY

In this remarkable tale Mr.. Mundy introduces us to the mysteries
and charm of India. and t" II II interesting people of the Orient about
whom tn" western world knows little 81 nothing. In the company of
CAPTAIN Atlrlstan King. his hero. Sc 90 81 IL wonderful Journey in
marvellous fnscunation. II gives us great pleasure to publish king of
the Khybor Rifles" because " q believe u readers will enjoy the
serial more than any We have printed in n long time.
TIE EDITOR.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1917-01-27
WITH THE SCHOOL
At WAVELAND TOWN
Waveland, Miss, Jan. 26.


The recent visit of Miss Victoria Hill,
county home demonstration agent to
the Waveland School, has aroused con-
siderable interest in the tomato and
poultry clubs which she came to or
ganize. Principal Magnitzky, with the
help OF his assistants, hopes to enroll a
number of pupils to organize full
club at this place.
When.their daily portions of lessons
are accounted for, the prize squad are
busy with preparations for the field day
events to occur at Bay ST. Louis on
Saturday, February 10th Waveland
school showed the way in 'sboys decla-
mationo and in the spelling contest"
last year and proposes to make stren-
uous effort to better that record this
year.
The School Improvement Club ef-
feeted a reorganization at a meeting
held in the high school building on
Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. A. H. Victor
was chosen president and Mrs. August
Ruhr secretary treasurer. One OF the
principal tasks which confronts them is
to complete payment for the piano re-
Gently purchased for the school.