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The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1918-10-18

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30 Nose Williams
1718 Cleveland Bostick*
7s6 Levy Heads
296S William Ascar Earwood
246S Paul Washington Sumner
1898 Thos. Pinkney Pitts
53i Floyd Benton
804 Moses Willis
1881 Eddie Jackson Sanders
68S Cicero Marion Dobbs
1856 Lawrence Franklin John
1888 Turner G Thompson
2285 James Frank Fields
2022 Guy Walton Hester
1922 Henry c. Shaw
339 John Moses Tennent
S53 Robt. Lee Hardy
1878 Robt. Virgil Hardy
5000 Glenn Theodore Perkerson
80 Cicero Thomas
2S2 Haywood Dudley Clark
759 Geo. Exile Daniel
2175 Marion Isaac Holcomb
1880 John Andrew Black
2087 Jasper Riley*
1547 Jesse Lee Spears
2286 Cliff Ray Dobbs
3013 Pearl Causey*
1888 George Johnson
696 Pearlie T. Cunningham
1928 Jas. Brown Wilson
1903 VIM. Edw. Smith
1880 Sam Houston*
2416 Arch Hubert McCleskey
1870 D. JAS. E. Crow
223 Eugene Mathes
1892 Michall Feckaury
2017 Jesse E. Compton
144 John Harvey Roberts,
1852 Paul Collett
1856 John Seth Smith
2304 Willard Miller
$50 10y Bucher Parks
277 Ishie Isaac Reed
1891 Jas. Arthur Colbert
1876 Jno. Henry Thomas Cox
1859 Guy Shipley Mcdaniel
(4C0)
APO Jas. L. Logan
TIA Tsiah McClarty*
1868 Pearl Vernon Gordon
.432 William WISE
2914 Clifton Brewer
1926 Jas. Emmett Marler
2870 John Goodan Psscor
2608 Benjamin Walter Ellison
2099 Wade Harper Wallace
CAT VIM. Norman Bishop
$3.50 Jno. Benson Carmichael
ITO VIM. Elton Dobbs
450 Joe Westbrooks
1902 Willie Fred Moss
,O04 Hugh Franklin Jackson
204 Edgar NJ Smith
1893 Willie Haden McCollum
-585 Geo. Edw. Kuykendall
1901 Thos. Nixon Ezzard
384 Raymond Eugene Denton
1915 Orion Brite Barrette
$3.50 Woodie Woods
,773 Fred Arthur Robinson
26A0 Columbus Greenwood Dempsy
1853 Jos. Samuel Dempsey
1858 Lonnie Lyman Pylant
ASS Leon S. Boss
1886 John McAfee*
8O1 Geo. Madison Brown
400 Jos. Antoine Miller, Jr.
799 Jno. Henry Brookshire
PAL Mccormick Davis Hodges
1924 VIM Howard Benson
900 Willie Harrison Nelson
.966 Green Lee Davis
500 Augustus R. Jablonski
Gas Homer Odell Butler
.799 Hollis Jewell Dunton
273 John Hight
$50 Isaac Peter
1865 Davis Golnn McLain
SIP VIM. Emmett Mcclure
,434 Edward Grant Mcconnell
1905 David Ephram Massey
1853 Alonzo Clifford Cooks
1850 Frank Ellison Jenkins
,779 Robert Daniel WooteR
1888 CiceroH. Dobbs
.a17 Jno. Newton Fortner
2433 Archie Worthey%
liza Andrew Dunwoody Hardy
.935 Jno. Materson Smith
}O31 Archie Brown
403 Ed Lees
234O Alonzo Bruce Cunningham
"a Nathan James Horn
.424 Jim Bryan
963 Gilbert Tenant Black
1853 Herschel Henry Brown
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1918-10-18


$40 Robt. Emory Ray
e39 Major Barlow Rice*
249 Jno. Hershell Higgins
S51 Garfield Andrews
1877 Sam Barnes
o36 VIM. Oscar Bowden
716 Alex Hamilton Kent
524 Squire Alonzo Drewry*
761 Dudley MADDOX Sorrels
657 Jos. Warren May
568 Oscar Mcmillan Orr
l54 John Henry Fooster
534 Jas. Earl Haley*
l Thos. Oscar Sauls
473 Alex Murray Weems, Jr.
FAB Thad William Strickland
'26 VIM. Collins Landers
1873 Thos. Jefferson Lowe
682 Paul Cooper
1913 George Dewey Irvine
Ill Robert Russell
100 Montgomery Foster
% Ula Lee Manning
'49 Waits Avery Shelchel
I67 Advin Cleophus Allgood
205 Alfred NJ. Lutz
)2l Joe Carmen
lib Jas. Henry Hardy
BIS John Henry McNeely
'97 Ernest Newton Honeycutt
197 Robt. Morgan Byrd
'07 Elmer Billiard (Bullocks)?*
)63 John Harrison Wilson
1852 Cleveland S, Kirk
L82 VIM. Howell Irrelevant
L15 Mccolmn Sylvester
1876 Ira T. Wardlaw
1856 Joseph Bedford Chance
40 Winston 7. Boynton
81 Arthur Alexander Flayd
367 Chas. Walter Dupree
10 Ella Aldine Gray
1870 VIM. Albert Power
'43 Jacob T. Taylor
TT William Franklin Chance
80 Felix Lindsey Patterson
81 Walter Pinkney Addison
'26 Geo. D. Brown
81 Geo. Gustavus Black 9ell
'02 Walter Melvin Slocum*
'46 Jno. Herbert Howard
40 James Paul Smith
1877 Chester F. Hardage
AT Geo. Arthur Braselton
OF Walter Clement Brown
so Samuel Denton Wilkins
"a Oxford Benjamin*
"a Willie Hill
"a Albert Calvin Dawes
81 Jno. Jackson Wilmoth
04 Noble Holden
Oh William Howard Dunn
80 Charles Monroe Hill
35 John Marion Film
60 Charles Mariner Allgood
81 Jno. E. Cook
IS VIM. Written
81 Roy Jethroe Way
81 Newton Linton Brewer
81 Glenn Leard Rainey
SIS Jesse Simpler Bookhart
80 John Logan Hurst
83 Thos. Jefferson Jackson
II Fred Percy Herren
SO Horace VIM. Beshers, Jr.
81 Walter HUMPHREYS Nichols
So Robt. Lewis Andrews
so Vernon Clover
Al John Elias Johnson
04 Jno. Marshall Gregg
OF Leonard Rufus Evans
81 Doctor Bronson Jamerson
62 Alfred Hanon Goodson
08 William Sanders Brown
(30C)
80 Henry VIM. Jacobs
ga Walter Augustus Sans
O6 Emmett Paydon*
70 Lucius Cotton Jackson*
81 Henry Grady Hawkins
81 Coleman Edgar Martin
Sc Harrison Parks Lindley
43 Jas. Reynolds Newton
90 VIM. Paul Reaney
SIS Clarence Weyman Sorrels
IS Jno. Dyer Collins
76 Oscar Kelly Wallace
80 John Hampton Clay
So FELTON, Brown
29 Ed Cheek
IT Jas. Henry Still
81 Asa Marcus Hills
80 Judson A. Green
90 William Avery Lively
96 Henry Clay Eudgins, Jr.
AZ Tarold Thorn Cunningham
OF Jro Wesley Boiling
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Personals.

Arhc F. Sandy. Of Falrmont. was
visiting relatives here on Saturday
evening.
]. B. Harris who has resided here
for nearly a year left for Parsons.
Tucker county, on Saturday night
where he will entrain for Camp Lee.
He was registered I'm that county.
Harry Masters. OF Warrington, was
visiting relatives here on Sunday.
Among the large number from this
place going to Warrington on Sunday
we're Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. R. Atha, Mr..
and Mrs. Arie Barbe, A. J. Mcdaniel.
!. Mclntire. H. B. Corbin, c. c. Te-
trick. {. o. Messenger, Jas. B. Nc.
Daniel, Fred W. Taggart, L. Blake Nc.
lntire. A. D. Ireland. B. S. Davis, Mr..
and Mrs. s. ]. Sturm, Miss Jeanette
A. Sandy, Romie Reamer, Maxine and
Marcus Barbe and Walton Grim.
Elisha Brumage made q business
trip 10 Moundsville last week. He is
interested in the Purity Ice Cream and
Bottling Works OF that city.
Howard Koon. OF near Monongah,
was calling on friends here on Satur.
day evening.
Dave Thorn and Arlie Shaver made
a business trip to Greensburg, Pa,
last week.
Mrs. Clyde H. Hay ia visiting her
husband at Camp Lee. Va, at present.
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OUT THE
ILLS DATING BACK
TWENTY YEARS
Mrs. ]. B. WeIty, EIO-
quently Tells How Nerv.
Worth Does the Work.


Long-standing and deep-seated al
ments these, but let Mrs. Welty tell
how at the cost Of a dollar they dis
appeared. She wrote as follows to her
Martinsburg, W. Va, druggist:
E. c. Shepherd want to tell you
what NerV.Worth has done for me.
I have suffered with nervous head.
ache and Indigestion for twenty years
ard have tried all kinds OF medicine
but there has none done me as much
good as Wentworth has. ] have TAX
en- one bottle and / feel ONE HUN.
DRED PER CENT. BETTER. I can
highly recommend Wentworth and !
am satisfied Il will cure me.
MRS. ]. B. WELTY,
32S Spring st., Martinsburg. W. Va.
Your dollar back at Cranes drug
store. Fairmont, II Wentworth does
not benefit YOU. Neighborhood agen.
cies: Johnson's Pharmacy, ShinnS.
ton; HonaEeF Pharmacy. Monongah:
F. J. Yost, FairvieW: W. P. Moran,
FaFmington; H. ]. Mathews Z Co.,
Warrington.
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OIL AND Gas
Continued from page >

developing a show Of oil and a light
r3s pressure. In Warrington district,
Marion county, the South Oil com.
panys NO. 3 on the L. D. Betty farm is
o gasser in the Big InJun sand. On
Long Drain run, Church district, Wet
eel county, the Carnegie Natural Gas
ompanys second test on the Mary A.
Sole farm has been drilled through
he Gordon sand. 4 light gas pressure
was developed in that formation.
In Grant district, Richie county.
Darby q Darby have a five.barrel
pumpec in the salt sand at a test on
the y. W. Heaton farm. In the same
distritc the Southern Oil company's
second test on the J. p. Ryan farm is
holding up az Il barrels a day. The
Hope Natural Gas company has the
rig completed for a test on the L. A.
Evans farm. In Greenbrier district
Uoddridge county, the Eastern Petro-
leum company has a fair gasser at a
test on the John 4. Davis farm. The
same company has abandoned the rig
il had erected on the Levi Roberts
farm. The Carnegie Natural Gas com
pany is drilling in the sand at No. 6
on the Marshall Ash farm. The same
company is due to get the sand this
week at test on the J. c. Smith farm
in the Big Flint district the Carter Oil
company is fishing at test on the lie
nora Mckinney farm and it has one rig
completed for a test on the Ross and
David Doak farm The same company
has made a location for a test on the
Eobecoa Mckinney farm.
In Curtis and Spencer districts de-
volopment work is increasing. The
late competitions show a better aver.
age in size and inspire increased oper.
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atoms. one Of tie best q TIE Fishor
Oh company and Natural Cas- con-
pany Of West ViFginia'S No. on the
]. B. Whited farm. Il is stu holding
up al 20 barrels q day. The Ohio Fuel
OIL company's No. 3 on the /. c. Wines
farm is drilling in the top Of the sand
At Glen Farris on the Kanawha
river in Fayette county, Godfrey l.
Cabot has started 10 drill a wildcat on
the Sunday Creek Coal company's
property. In Cabin Greek district the
South Penn OIL company is fishing al
a test on the Coalburg Colhery com.
pany's tract. On Flat run. Manning.
ton district, Marion county, F. W. Bart
lett has rig material az a location for
a second test on the c. A. Thomas
farm. On Pyles Fork the Eastern Pc.
troleum company has made a loca-
tion on the 7. P. Freeland farm. Sny-
der & Pontz are starting another test
on the ]. Z. Price farm, located on
Pickenpough run. Grant district, Wet
eel county. On Salem Fork, Ten Mile
district, Harrison county. the Stock
ton oil company is starting a test on
the Belle F. Randolph farm. On
Thomas Fork, New Milton district.
Doddridge county, the Hope Natural
Gas company has made a location on
the James Maxwell farm On Horn
creek, Troy district. Gilmer county
the Philadelphia company is getting
tiubers 10 a location for a second test
on the Homer Mason farm The well
completed a short time ago on this
farm is producing 20 barrels a day
On Grave creek, Cameron district,
Marshall county, the Manufacturers
Light and Heat company has made
locations for tests on the George Todd
and Jacob Slonacre farms.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-27
The Pies Mother
Used To Make

We're superior because your childish
appetite was healthy and vigorous
Too many people have lost their zest
for good things TO eat largely because
modern methods Of living tend 10
create stomach and liver disorders.
Thousands Of people are not sick-but
they don't feel well-something is lack.
ing; they don't enjoy their food: they
tire easily and work becomes drudg.
cry; that indolent and don't care feel.
ing Is most often caused by a sluggish
liver. A number Of good remedies are
on the market, but a new preparation
called jays Pepsotone is prepared to
meet just this condition. A few doses
Is all that Is usually needed to put you
back TO your old self again. The for
mula Is right on the bottle-it con-
tains no harmful or habit.forming
drugs and Is a combination Of vege-
table extracts with pepsin 50 blended
and compounded as TO produce bene.
fetal results rapidly A pleasant. Ger.
tain and safe remedy and one that
can be administered TO children It Is
for sale at all good druggists or sent
on receipt Of price, sec and 800. by
the Pepsotone Company, Huntington,
". Va.
Take bottle 20 your druggist and get
your money back II not benefited.
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ed by Abe Friedman as a driver. went
20 Mouongah and secured a supply OF
the beverage known as pick handle
and became intoxicated He was us.
ing some vile language in the pres.
ence OF the ladies and no officer being
in sight one OF the citizens OF the town
very properly swatted him. When he
came 10 himself he did some very fine
spnntilg and no one present was
swift enough TO catch him We under.
stand I warrant will be issued and he
will be arrested later on.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-27

The smallest white dog I know IS
the proud mother Of three white pup.
pies. took one Of them out OF her
big box house this morning and car
ried it across tho basement room 10
a distant corner Then | sat down
and waited, mischievously. Peggy" I
said, haven't you lost one Of your
children" Peggy looked about. stood
up and seemed TO count. We'll. /
said. DO you want that child over
there in the Cold?" Peggy got out OF
her box and went over 10 the tiny
puppy, sprawled out on the floor cry
ing squeakinglv. She licked IL and
rolled it over but went back 10 her
other two. We'll / said. Il never in
the world would leave Il there-some.
one might take it away where you
cogld never find IT," Peggy looked
worried and got out again and came
over She tried 10 get hold Of the lit.
tie one through the body and put her
teeth down very gently but could not
quite make It owing to a small mouth
herself and a rather fat puppy body.
She then tried pulling her child by
the leg and got her a short distance
nearer the box. She stopped and
looked up at me and said plainly
you haven't anything else TO do
why cant you carry it back But
would not. She went back TO her box
but did not stay long That pulain-
tive whine bothered her Back she
went and this time got tail in her
mouth about the size Of a toothppick
and after dragging her child to the
box in This manner, she slung it over
aud in and sighed-satisfied. SO was
l.
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Worthington
Red Cross Benefit q Success.

The Red Cross box supper for the
benefit Of the local Red Cross aux
Hilary held on Saturday evening, was
very successful financially, the re-
ceipts being slightly over 500. Not.
withstanding the threatening weather
a large crowd was present and partici-
pated in the sports. About everything
used was donated and there will be
but little expense so the receipts are
practically a clear gain.
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one feels full Of yigOr. 81. ,.at
How can we QcqulEe good red
blood? It Is easily answered. For
many years Dr.. Pierce and bis stan
Of phyEielanslat the Surgical InStls
tute, IN Buffalo, N. Y, Experimental
with mon and other TONES, and finally
found q soluble iron which, when
combined with native herbal e..
tracts, made q wonderful blood and
nerve tonic; This heynamed 9 Irons
tic" Il can now DO had at most
drug stores, and come "a 6O-cent
walls. ~ You feel worn out before
the day iEhalf OVer,,R your, blood d
poor, if your are pale, o. pimples Or
boils appear on the face or neck, 20
to the nearest drug store and get
" Lrontic " tablets, Take them reg.
ularly for thirty days, and you viii
notice the wonderful energiZing ef-
feet. Youwill feel full Of vim, Vig0r
and vitality, instead Of dull, tired
and weak. II you wish 10 make q
test aend 10 cents 70 DE-. Pierce's In
valids' Hotel and Surgical Institute,
Buffalo, N. Y, and obtain q trial
package. Do It noRi -----
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-27

The word over here Just now e a.
near perfect o. Il could we'll be-baF.
ring human .gTiefs. With q continual
chorus Of bird Song-all tones and
notes imaginable. expressing every
known moOd-With . million green
leaves dancing IN the sunlight. pro.
teetihg thousands Of tiny wide open
bird mouths from strong light and.
edtR; With color and soft winds and,
q d fragrance eveFyWhere-how. can,
O6e GFigVO continually! There
RtuNt Raa on the shoulders Of
n, 6ut grief and worry killb
q q GEslly as the guns Of the Kai.
- hjoilUF 70 b ct our best, strong.
iGllIk OtGnt and an helpful ally,
we've Cot 70 stop now and cradle our
M d ne hum pt the bee, the aut,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-27
WorthIneton Deserted on Sunday.

The town was about deserted on
Sunday as a large number of people
went to Warrington to see the soldier
boys off for Camp Lee. There we're
five that had been registered at this
precinct They we're Lawrence Glenn
Sandy. Carl Clarence Ashcraft, Elmer
Nilsson. Edward Davis, Roy Cole and
Tony Alloy. Those from this immedi-
ate section were furnished with COM
fort kits by the Local auxiliary.
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An Intsrsstlna Lecture.

Or. A. c. Blake, OF Morgantown; de-
livered his famous letcure entitled,
Our Boys in France and The White
Cross in Odd Fellows hall on Fri.
day evening Although the audience
was rather small the lecture was en-.
tertaiuing.
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Moved to Worthineton.

W. B. Huffman, the local B. & o.
agent. has at last secured a house and
removed his family from Fairmont
here last week. He will occupy one OF
S. ]. Sturm's houses in Main street.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-27

FOR hin
we'll, what ! would
call him could not
be put down in print.
We call torpedoes
whales or tin
fish" One afternoon,
soon after the Amer
lean destroyer flo
tina arrived in the
war zone. after help
ing 70 convoy the
first American troop
transports across, ]
was standing on the
10 castle about !
O'Clock.
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down and pray towards the sun.
don't know what il was all about.

Tomorrow Sailor Burke Will tell you
all about throwing over the Junk be.
fore going into action against the T.
boats.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-27

a. 10 GOuSuAAlG4 III
ordinary "tenpenay"
nail. By reason Of
lack Of iron IN tai
blood many porsonl
are anqinic pale,thin,
e maciattd, heij
blood OoTpuscleg are
uneven, instead Of
being round and full
Of good red blood and
the nerves ere lack.
ing IN Stfelgth. Feed
the nerveSgOA good,
rich. red blood. and
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ter Of the butterfly and the rapturous
song OF the birds Graded in the arm
OF the Almighty. we might very cas-
lily rest luIled and content to the dr0w
sy hum OF the wheels Of the world
so far away, if we would. It cannot
be impossible il we try.
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Entertained.

The members Of the Aurora club
entertained at their club room on Fri.
DAY evening Lawrence G. Sandy was
the honor guest. He is a member OF
the club and the second one to be
called TO army service. Among those
present we're Mr., and Mrs. Isaac Nc
Intire, Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Mcdaniel,
Mr.. ard Mrs. A. D. Ireland, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. w. Geddes. Miss George Nc.
Daniel. Chas. R. Atha, Chas. 7. Mar.
tin. Bradley Berdine. Homer B. Cor
bin, ]. D. Victor. c. o. Messenger. 7,
E. Meeks. Everett J. MILAN, Jas. B.
Mcdaniel, Claude c. Tetrick. ]. E. Ha.
ger. OF Fairmont; L. B. McIntire, Fred
W. Taggart, B. S. Davis, Ira R. Sturm
and L. G. Sandy.
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Drive a Nail Hers..NOw1

In every healthy body there arr
fifty grains Of iron, about as much
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-27
limits That he Was Scar
Cd Stiff By the Exper-
fence.
u SAW 4 TANKER SILK
each Bulkhead Had an Ex-
plosion Of It's
Own.
~ SEAMAN r. W. BURKE, OF THE
u,AS, -"

NCopFiEht 1918, by the Newspaper
Enterprise Association
Il anybody ever tells you be was not
Ooar,d when he saw a torpedo making
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-27
Evening Chat

Sunday was an exceptionally hot
day for the beginning OF summer and
felt more because we have not been
accustomed to such weather. After
few sweltering days, we won't mind
II in the least. hut will grow healthy
like young onions because Of It And
speaking Of young onions, nearly all
Of Fairmont has I'm. even saw some
planted in the 'front.' ya!d Us the
irony OF life that when we think We
are going to get left on one thing, we
90 in for that thing so strong that we
have coolies OF it-so much, VIC hurt
ourselves trying to get rid Of it On
Madison street-in the front Yard of
a residence, there Is a quantity Of
nice, wavy like lettuce-planttd on
tho front yard space, dirc.,ly on the
street. In the vicinity OF Tenth street
| discovered tomato plants last week
in the front yard. Near Loop Park
an entire front yard is planted in veg.
etables with a dozen pansy plants in
the center. No doubt the far seeing
resident-knowing that pansy blooms
would he gone before the vegetables
would be ready for the table. felt Jus.
tilted in war times in mixing flowers
and onion tops.
However, a number have remarked,
when the question Of blowing up the
fine front lawn Of considerable size
came up. Il think that is foolish when
lot can be rented for a few dollars
for garden. a fine lawn is the pro.
duct of much labor and expense and
it hardly pays TO plow it up to save
few dollars rent. We want people
to use common sense in this war and
not do something impulsively, for
which they will be sorry afterward."
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The Methodist Protestant church
was fairly we'll filled yesterday morn.
ing in spite Of The warm weather. Miss
Ethel Toothman sang with great
feeling end expression and her hear.
ers were delighted with that part OF
the program. W. D. Reed, a retired
minister, preached a most strenuous
sermon starting out with much EN-.
phasis in the following manner: 'Ill
give you a treat his morning in the
promise l give. that l will not preach
till twelve o'clock. / know you want
to see the soldiers OFF, which is right
Go and send them OF cheerfully, for
twenty-five per cent of them will new.
er come back" Mr. Reed meant well
but when a lot OF mothers aud sis
tiers got down to the train, II went
rather intellectually with them TO re.
member this thought.
Rev. Reed preached on a number OF
subjects. He said we each and all
had red letter day in our lives with
a decisive moment, when no one in
the world could decide for US what
we should do. He said friends might
help but that was as far as It could
go. He said in the Bible no one climb.
ed to heights without great faith and
that no one pines over the grave.
though nearly every one admits that
there is something comforting beyond
description which lifts us out Of de.
Spair and starts US on the way again
Because no one can say, II saw into
Heaven and 1t & q wonderful place.
I am glad my boy Is there" many
are inclined TO feel hopelessly miser.
able over the human parting in life.
And yet what is more common? Are
We never TO become reconciled to
death? yes, but you haven't a boy
said one. %True, but though I have
no slightest doubt but that l win
GffieVe inst like the rest Of you when
death comes my way, ! cannot but feel
that could we reach the place where
It were but q short journey away and
full OF wonders, much like the vaca.
ton 10 which We send q child, sitting
alone At the close Of a perfect day.
ana smiling in the twilight. because
We know what q dne time the boy Is.
hayine; how tranquil q matter life
would become.
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But Little Disorder.

But Little Disorder.
There was but very little disorder
in town on Saturday evening, A for.
cigner said to be an Austrian, employ.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-27

Today the soldier stalks behind barrage,
His dumb his dress Grabbed CamouaG
the plumes and their sky,
But still the Red Cross flag and signals L.
Amid the arid waste OF war, il blossoms like flower,
Nor droops its color. hides its head hour
every camp. every field. this bud birth
symbol love and mercy vanished
It finds task too to do huge heed
baby a war-wrecked hut. nation need.
spans the serve. leaps oceans foam
To brIa q hint O. heaven and tender o hc-~
Copyright 1915, y. E A.