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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-29
SRING LINES
I!R BRIDE PLAY
Based on Story Run
ring in West Virgin
ian Soon Here.

: sFiera IS q great deal OF speculation
iina.the, authorship Of .'The Con
fSsSlS,JIi 81 z War. Bride" which Is now
4ofri1E west Virginia as the play
deais BIth topics which VIII grow out
81 me war. The advertising material
doe not name the author, which Is 80
iiFfiIiIia1 procedure as to. cause COM
nile1f The show Is billed as "A Pa
frfoffc romance Of the girl who was
4 iisSrrfed by proxy and Is described
firtlfsf as "a thrilling story OF the
giFI ne left behind. George Gordon,
S9yance representative Of the attrac-
Hon stated TO the inquis1dve ones
hat the show was written by Lem
IS Parker and was produced by the
Animated Production Co, which IN
GUIDES George Cats, Ed W. Rowland.
George Peck and Ed Dubinsky. Frank
a Patton, advance representative OF
slT6S CantaIn and the Kids" is one
OF the Chicago theatrical colony ana
fnaasfnes that he can see q trace OF
: (srace T4ayWard's pen in the play.
Grace Hayward Is a we'll known actress
Who &. in private life the wife OF
Ge0fee4 Cats. Ed w. Rowland is OF
ne ffFn OF producers which had "a
DanGhtar of the Sun" IN Fairmont last
season. George Peck is manager OF
Tie theatre at Rackford, Ill, where
mere lisa cantonme1t. Ed Dubinsky
Formerly had q stock company in Kan
sThe Confession Of War Bride
deals with topics. which are likely TO
IS discussed great deal in the tu-
tire. The herald esks-'Who gives
ne soldiers the light hearted courage
With which they mock death IN the
tfenches2" The play has timely In
5 terest that makes 1t well worth while,
according to those who saw 1t at
ClaEksburg on Wednesday OF this
Reelk.s
The war bride is standing up for the
father of her child to his parents. who
are wealthy people Of northern city.
She VIII not consider anything but
courtesy She insists that the father
other child has stated that his father
Tas regular fellow" This creates
aSchasn between the father and moth-
er Of the soldier. There is a girl in
the house to whom the soldier had
been Formally engaged since child
hood She hears It all and insists
the soldier is like" other men.
The var bride objects.
re Is different" she declares
The girl who has been passed up
makes a signal to the war bride to
fslSe q position and observes:
eS ever there with his mother
The gfrl passed up Is mistress OF
sarcasm and observes at another
tine:1e
Ell sit; In a game with dead hand
IWant TO know It. !"
And at another place, which anttcf
pates the changes that will come tc
tbs country with readjustment. she
lyon can't run a broad guage train
on q marrow guage track"
Thesfejected girl speaks OF "coot1es'
and shocks the dignified society WON
an. which leads to the cutting Gibe:
AZ guess we can stand the thought
ottheIn Il our boys can do the scratch
A:iine which sounds like Grace Hay
:sESvery lab Of an American woman's
needle Is a stitch in the Stroud OF the
Fem Parker is a well known writer
Of plays Of this character and it may
Be pure Imagination on the part q
shoNInen to fancy that anyone else
has given the offering finishing
1ouc0eSs
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-29
More influenza.

There are still a few new cases OF
infiuenza developing here. Among the
latest are Mrs. Chas. T. Martin, ' 'r'
gfnfa and Lane Bryan. Mary cakes
and Fed Nutter and George Grim.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-29

.. e. Meredith. like Coagressmar
NeeIv- Is interested in that derange
ment of intellect which is called IN
sanity and In suggesting method o.
determining the soundness or unsouna
ness of mind suggested:
''Turn a fellow loose at Leo
oold's store and head him Tor the
Souts Side. II he takes tie foot
bridge he IS insane
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-29

At the Presbyterian Church next
Monday evening at Sis. Congressman
George R. Lunn- Theme. Democracy
on Trial Tickets for this number
and for the course at Martins Book
Store. l1-29-3t
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-29
Ten Thousands Have
Crowded Woolworth's

Tene thousand people visited the
Wooworth Five and Ten cent store
on Main street during the past two
days said ]. NJ olney, the local
manager. today. 1t is the firms
drst anniversary sale in Fairmont
and specials were offered in soaps.
groceries, towels, agate ware and
other staples at reasonable prices.
Business crowds have been larger
than ever and the ebargaIns have
been a great drawing card for Fair
mont shoppers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-29
CBY coNoo)

and Mrs. Ely Sturm on last Saturday
and left an eleven-poUnd boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Hamilton
moved in the house recently vacated
by Mrs. Allie Mcconnell.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-29

A travelling man who won't perm1l
his name to be used. was speaking Of
1T is a pretty little place but
an awful spot TO spend Sunday
No papers come there and no one
fS on the street excepting on their
way to and from church.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04
Donkey Was Found of Music.

The effect of music on a donkey was described at length in an issue of the Mercure de France for the year 1169. Apparently this young donkey always showed the greatest interest in the concerts which were held regularly in the drawing-room of French chateau. As soon as the music began, the donkey approached the window and showed quite plainly whether the pieces given were to his taste or not.
 He was found of simple music and showed impatience at elaborate eff fleets. What he particularly enjoyed was to hear the mistress of the house sing. She had particularly fine voice, and he seemed to listen to every note with delight One day. when duet was being sung, his feelings completely overpoWercd him and he rushed into the drawiug-room and marked his ap- prceiation of the two singers by bray ing loudly.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04
CHAPTER XVII.

 ~T7HE picture was q trifie startling.
 On the floor lay the reporter, \ his face twisted up into an az
 onized expression, while Too ties stood over him, feebiy licking his face. her little red tongue hardly able to wag.
 'Oh." Lucille screamed jumping up and down in her excitement Ines killing Tootlest'
 I'm afraid I laughed. Anyway, she east look of reproach at me and made a dive for the tired little pup. TootleS went through the door and dashed barking. up the beach. Lucille followed after.
 They were too fast for me. The last I saw of them was tiny bobbing
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04
Air Castles.

We are all keen about our air cas- ties, despite the fact that so many be come the mere bubbles of our eXis- tence. We build and hope and pray for success, and often as we are about to realize our ambition, the whole fab ric tottcrs and falls to the ground. But we do not despair. Work with q goal in sight. Work with all of your mind and all of your other faculties toward a definite mark and you are so engulf ed in the aspirations of your life that doubt and Encouragement and envy and malice and unbelief become mere incidentals. Washington Herald.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04

Lucille and Vida rejoined us pres ently.
 Il have some breakfast for you," announced
 "soup" Bopp uttered the word sar- castically.
 "Oh, Tootles." murmured Lucille.
 Il forgot" said. ''Tooues Is found. l found Tootles last night"
 Where is my little sweetheart now?"
 'In the summer house." replied. "Oh, my "ootles girl" she exclaimed, "locked up in that cold barn of place all night!'
 II was there,' I reminded her. "I stood 1t all right"
 Lucille started out as fast as she could for the summer house.
 Wait minute" l protested, wish ing to explain about the reporter.
 Wait" she flashed at me, when Tootles wants me? Neverr'
 Lucille broke into a run when she saw that l was following her and reached the door of the sumner house first. When I arrived heard a scream.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04
}0lD[[lB[Y
WATCH FOR LICE AND MITES
Have Marked Effect on Number of Eggs Produced.
Prepared by the United States Depart
 ment of Agriculture)

Prepared by the United States Depart
 ment of Agriculture.)
 Poultry raisers should be on the lookout for lice and mites, for they get buster than ever with the coming of warm weather. Unless they are controlled at this season they will have marked effect on the number of eggs produced by laying hens, and the number of chicks raised. Poul- try houses should be thoroughly clean ed, whitewashed, or sprayed with kero- sene or kerosene emulsion Ut this sea son. The hens should also be provided with good dust box, and insect pow der should be dusted among their feathers.
 Mites usually stay in the cracks of the henhouses and under the roosts in the daytime, where they lay their eggs. At night when the fowls go to rOost the mites come out of their hiding places, attach themselves to the fowls, and feed by sucking blood from the birds To get rid of them the houses should be cleaned and sprayed thor oughly, including the nests, the drop ping boards, anti roosts. The poultry house that is kept clean and has plen- ty of sunlight and ventilation is usual ly free from mites. Immediately after cleaning the house should be white washed or sprayed. An effective white wash is made by slaking one-half peck of lime in 20 gallons of water. Add one pound of salt, previously dis. solved, and two quarts of crude car bolic acid. or one gallon of stock dip, and apply the mixture with spray pump or brush. Kerosene, crude oil, or some good preservative manufac- tured from coal tar. sprayed about the interior of the house, especially in the cracks and creviceS, is an effective means of killing mites. If kerosene Is used it is necessary to continue to spray every 10 days or two weeks
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04
VALUE OF BACKYARD FLOCK
Average Size Should Be at Least Ten Hens to Produce 100 Dozen
 Eggs a Year.

Prepared by the United States Depart
 meut Of Agfi1HltuFe3
 Here are some safe figures about what can be expected of q backyard flock. Each hen in her bullet year should produce ten dozen eggs. The average size of the backyard flock should be at least ten hens. Thus each flock would produce In year 100 dozen of eggs which, at the conserya- tive value Of 25 cents dozen, would be worth S25. But the 100 dozen Is more important than the $25.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04
Busting Louse-lnfested Fowl.

throughout the warm weather. The effect of crude oil or wood preserva- tive Is much more lasting.
 nasmuch as lice spend greater part of their time on the fowls, the most effective treatment is that which is applied directly to the birds. The cleanliness of the house however. is of equal importance if the lice are to be gotten rid of entirely. The two most practical methods of fighting lice are duSting or using paste or an oint- mept. Provide q good dust box con tainih~ Il mixture of road dust or wood ashes and allow the hens to dust them selves Dusting the hens by hand is effective and is especially recommend ed for setting hens and fowls that are very much infested with lice. A good homemade dust or louse powder is made by mixing together one and one half pints of gasoline and one pint of crude carbolic acid with four quarts of plaster of Paris. Allow if to dry. crush to powder, and work it we'll into the feathers by hand.
 One of the most effective ointments used to destroy lice is mixture of equal parts of blue ointment with vase line or lard. Mix these ingredients thoroughly and apply small portion (about the size of n pea) to the top of the head, under the wings. and around the vent
 Note-Blue ointment should not be used on hatching hens and small chicks.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04

sDcck-that was Tootles-and a larger graceful figure with hair blowing free and kimono flying back. which was Lucille.
 What's all the excitement?" the re- porter demanded. Who's the pippin?" We had n fire" I returned wearily. "Mr. Greens house burned down"
 Everybody asleep, suppose" The reporter sBetched in the story from i'm agination. You, the faithful watch man. see the flames. dash into the burn ing building and rescue the owners beautiful daughter It's peach of a story. It's too bad you can't marry her" he added. eyeing me ruefully. You've got wife and seven kids, I suppose"
 Il have not" I retorted.
 "Then you can marry her"
 "Thanks."
 "I mean you're not so terribly old and you might look all right tf you washed your face and had some decent clothes"
 For the first time I realized that l must be pretty sad looking object. My clothes were wet, worn. singed and thoroughly mussed from having been slept in and rained on.
 looked at him sharply. What size collar do you wear?'
 "Fourteen and half." he replied glibly.
 granted. "Tn have look, any way"
 rolled him over and removed the collar and necktie as carefully as pos sible It was fifteen and half.
 Because you lied shall confiscate the necktie also"
 "No," he shouted interpreting my glance, you couldn't wear another thing of mine."
 I'm afraid we coincide only in the neck" I sighed respectfully.
 Look here." he began belligerently, don't you think this farce has gone far enough? I demand to be released. If you let me go now I'll promise not to have you put in jail. and if you'll get me q picture of Miss Green III give you $5."
 "No," l decided absently.
 What will you do with meY
 "I don't know. It has oeen puzzling me. You know more about crime than 1 do. What do you suggest? l meas ured the height of his collar with my eye. "1 can't say that l care much for your selection of collar style"
 If you aren't going to let me go" continued the young man, whose mind seemed to dwell constantly on him. self, when is breakfastf"
 "There, you have ruined an other wise perfect day. No one knows when, where or what breakfast is."
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04

Use Hens for Breeders Don't breed from bullets at all if you can use hens instead.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-07-04
Old.Eashloned Idea.

The old-fashloned idea that round eggs would hatch bullets, and long or pointed eggs cockerels, is entirely without foundation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-01
ADJUSTMENTS.
Offerings at the Picture Houses To.
day And in the Future.

RICHMOND,-"The Safety Cur
tain," which will be shown at the
Richmond Theatre tonight with
Norma TaImadge in a favorite emo
tional role, tells the story of Puck.
Norma Talmadge, dancer in {
cheap London hall, who is sud-
denly transplanted into army life al
Post in India.
SURPRISE,-Tn "Stella Maris," the
Aircraft picture at the Surprise the.
atre, tonight, Mary Pickfori plays .
part wonderfully adapted to her. Ir
fact, the illustrations in the novel By
VIM. J. Locke, show Stella Maris as
a replica of Little Mary, golden curls
and all.
The work. of Mary Pickford as
Stella Maris is overshadowed by that
of the character of Unity Blake, q
homely girl, uncouth and misshapen
who creates big moments in. the
photoplay, and whose emotional work
is a revelation. The superior work
of Unity Blake is apparent in scenes
where Unity and Stella Maris appca,
together on the screen
Miss Pickford plays thu role Of
Stella Maris and of Unity Blake, two
entirely different parts, each carry
ing . powerful appeal.
A Judge Brown story will also be
shawn. -;
J wonderful story is told in a Won
derful manner in The Cowardlv
Way" the coming release or the
Equitable program at the Grand
Theatre. to he shown tomorrow
Florence Raei. the star. and Mare
Etmord Jones. the author have com
h;..1 their remarkable talents in a
n1aaclon which is without an equal
r. 2 screen drama, ard, added tc
eris, the EqQitab,a'a studio has re-
vea'e5 new developments Of the pho
ra-raDhic art which will be delightful
as we'll as q thrilling surprise. a
new light is thrown on Hamlet's ia,
nogs so!i!oquy by the development Of
of the play, which touches now psy'
Geological point. aside from hs dra
matte and artistic appeal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-01
NO CESSATION OF WAR
Preparation Urged by American De-
fense Society. Show Immediate Ne
cessity for Providing Additional
War Legislation.

The immediate necessity for pro-
viding legislation for the enrolling
and training without cessation OF al
ditional men to be sent TO France
after the graft becomes exhausted,
and for seeing that there IS no break
in continuing our war preparation
was pointed out in letter written by
the American Defense Society to
Senator James NJ. Wadsworth, Jr., re-
ferring to his recent request IN the
Senate that Congress provide immed-
lately for the further drafting of
men to enlarge our present army
after September 18th, IN accordance
with the Presidents address in which
he advocated not even ceasins at five
million men. TIE letter which is
signed by Mr.. Charles Stewart Dari-
son. Chairman of the Society's Board
cf Trustees, reads:
"On behalf of the American De-
fense Society will you present in the
Senate its respectful request that
legislation be Immediately passed
providing for the enrolment AMI
training without cessation of addi-
tional men until the number in the
armies of the United States equals
total of five millions.
"In this connection we respectfully
call to the attention of the Senate OF
the United States that the President
mas publicly advocaed not even ceas-
ing at that figure, but that even that
figure cannot be attained in time to
be of effective use unless the prelimi-
nary steps inherent to preparedness be
taken steadily and persistently.
"The Presidents address if not sup
plemented by congressional action
will become empty words and the
responsibility will rest upon Congress
alone"
According to Mr.. Dawson the ces-
sation of the training and enrolling of
men to be sent to France would be a
serious error, as every day or weeks
delay means that same amount Of de-
lay in placing the mer now in training
On the firing line nine months from
now, as according to military figures
it takes about that amount Of time
to summon man 20 camp, train him,
send him to France and get him ir
shape to go 20 the front line trenches.
The providing Of no men TO be drawn
after September 18th means time lost
at the front. ut is the earnest hope
Of the American Defense Society" said
Mr.. Dawson "that the army without
limit will not be fixed definitely and
finally at three million four hundred
and fifty thousand men as it will be
when class one becomes exhausted on
September, and if there is no provis-
ion made for the immediate calling
of additional men,"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-01
DRIED SOUP MIXTURES.

The various evaporated vegetables
may be used separately in cookery in
most of the ways in which fresh mate
rials are employed. They find their
widest usefulness. however, in soup
n ixtures or in combinations designed
for use in the paration of the popu-
lar vegetable boiled dinner, since they
permit the serving of any favorite
vegetable combination at all seasons
of the year. The various vegetables,
after drying, may be mixed in definite
proportions prior TO storage, or they
may be stored separately and mixed
a little at time as need for use.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-01
BELGIUM HAS NO COAL.
Faces Third Winter Without the
Means to Keep Warm And Con
tinue Schools in Session.

Faces Third Winter Without the
Means to Keep Warm And Con
tinue Schools in Session.
Havre, France, Aug. Goal.
which before the. war was the, basis OF
Belgium's prosperity, is now the
scarcest article in Belgium--for the
Belgians. The years production Of
coal was 23,000,000 tons, and 10000
men were employed in the mines, be-
fore the German invasion. Now Ger
many is taking all the coal, and the
Belgian Government is wondering
how the civilian population will keep
warm next winter.
In the last two winters the Ger
mans have shipped So per cent of the
coal taken from Belgian mines to
Germany for use in the munitions fac
tories. The resultant shortage
caused great hardship to the Bel
gian pe1ple, especially in the cities.
The deportations Of Belgian men
and boys shich are still going on will
still further decrease the number of
men availa ole for gathering coal for
the population next winter. So the
people are LOOKING forward with dread
to another winter under German oc-
cupation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-01
LYCEUM LADIES GIVE DANCE
AT ENLISTED. MEMS CLUE.

A dance was held last night in the
Enlisted Mems Club, by the ladies OF
the yceum for the soldiers. The. af-
fair had been planned to include
straw ride to the X. of c. Country
Club, where the dance was to have
been heli. At the last moment, how
ever, it was impossible to secure the
trucks, and the War Camp Community
Service Immediately offered the use
Of their nall for the evening. the cooi
weather made dancing most enjoy
able. Refreshments were served.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-01
ARE PRETTY SMALL. BUT
DON'T LET'S TAKE CHANCES

Kansas City, Mo-. Aug. 1.-Serg-
cant VIM. H. Smith, of the local U. ).
Marine recruiting station was exam
ining Jesse Somerville, a husky Kan
sas farmer, for enlistment in the
Marines.
Somerville. it was found. had bad
eyesight and could not read letters an
inch high at twenty feet. He could not
understand why this should keep him
out of the service.
you've got to have good eyeslght
to pick off those Huns" he was told
"You don't mean 70 tell me- he
said earnestly, "that those Huns are
that small?"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-01
CONTEST N FIRST DISTRICT.
Four Candidates for Seat Of the Late
REPRESENTATIVE Jones.

REPRESENTATIVE Jones.
The Democratic Congressional pri-
mary in the First District will be
hell next Tuesday. The candidates
are State Senator c. O'Conor Cool
rick. Of fredericksburg; G Walter
Napp. Accomac; S. Otis Bland, New
port News. and Z. Madison Hall, ks-
sex.
Senator Goolrick returned home
Monday from weeks tour of Is
sex. Middlesex and the Northern
Neck counties. He reported the po-
litical situation in that territory as
very favorable to him. He thinks the
fight is between himself AMI Senator
Mapp. Senator Goolrick said that
the result of the primary depended
largely on the vote in Spotsyivanla
Fredericksburg and Caroline and II
Accomac and Northampton. He De-
lieves that he will win if his home
territory turns out a full vote.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-08-01
GAMBLERS ARRAZGNED
Police Make a Descent Upon Place
Operated by Frank (ilias ''Nooks")
Payne.

e ,,-.r o.e;o.-
'ese""' "AN'nso" anu .eo
KaWiett ana Sneillngs iast hgh'
raided place in the northeastern
section of the cirv oporated hv i negro
nonod Fowl po,.,o Tbav a,.rested
''> : - '''''' ''''
Gtocs who were IN the place at t"f
hllle. Inc accused were brought II
70 the Poilce Court TO-DAY, WAch
Payne who was represented DE koo-
hsoh -doncufe, naa me case CON
1.Adeo until tomorrow. faEAe
caa."'cS a place "neFe sot'
laJEc conaac:S place "heEe scr
di.aES arc dispensed. II was SHOVE