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osrmanx,s AInPost PIans.

Negotiations are being carried cn between German and foreign firms with the object of securing Germany's participation in an international air post service. Regular airmails De- tween Berlin and Copenhagen are ex- pected to begin shortly, and arrange ments are being made with the other Scandinavian countries. An important part of the service will bs the convsy- ance of "airgrams" to relieve the tels- graphic service. The shortage of gas oline in Germany at present is re- stricting the use of aircraft for mall purposes Scientific American.
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suFI WOOD MADE BEAUTIFUL
''0psr Application of EinIshinc Meth " Gives All the Effects of More
 Costly Material.

,,. ssautllul wood floors, approximat- tn effect and finish the oak and " ssOle floors found in the best type of ~ 4ss' can be developed, with the aid ts,,p, mopef finishing methods and ma e,nsas 's' Tn such woods as pine, fir, and Amas, says a bulletin of a large asa.n acan company. These so-caIled n0s. M woods are very durable and snin. ' hatursi beauty or xoos. u"ooo effects are secured on soft sts,s a' oy staining with an oil wood pIrm.'s .Onsistlng of a permanent color ststns III an oil vehicle. These sn N. are particularly adapted to use pl.,.s M sns soft woods. The effect is com. lae u s.e oy applying a thin coat of sheI- Drs0sa as ana finishing with two coats , of
 S.'so N. wax or floor vsrnish.
 aes,r.sn r. nrst step toward obtalplng in. snootS,a anlsa Is to sandpapsr the wood spul,.a The stain should then bs ae Ass. freely with a brush. and. st-
 a'lsxsd to stand for about
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Eve or ten minutes, buffed off with . cloth. When the stain has dried for 24 hours the shellac and wax or var nish may be applied as described.
 A deeper effect than that procured by the method outlined may be ob- tained by the use of . varnish stain over the oil wood stain. Both should. of course, correspond in color. Often 1t is difficult to determine upon tho best finish for floor in the absence of expert advice.
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coraI's Varying ceisrs.

Genuine coral may be red, pink, white, blue, yellow, green or black, the last being the rarest and most highly prized. The next valuable is the red coral, which is susceptible to . high polish and is most in use for jewelry, being the coral of commerce. Corals are roughly classed under two heads, the horny corais and the lime or stone corals- To the former belong the red and black forms and the white to the latter. Red coral Is chiefly found in the Mediterranean. The corals found on the Atlantic coast of Florida are the lime. or stone corals. which are the reef-building forms.
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AND THEY ALL STOOD PAT"
While Mr. James Cerhett, Whe ha6 Manipulated the Deck, sst Apart
 and Laughed.

In club much freqt~nted by men cf the theatrical business & poker game which began as mere ,pastinie grew, by degrees. to an undesirable intensiveness. The chaps who usua- ly ''sat in" were all friends and fellow laborers in none-loo-l lucrative occu- patton, They agreed among them selves that there must be no more raising of the limit and no more reck- less betting. The game must be one for amusement only. On the night when this agreement was solemnly concluded they sat down and sent for the cards Jim Corbett brought them "I'll just sit and look or for while. he said. May take hand little later.'
 One man took the cards out of the box and threw around for a deal. The dealer shuiIied them and passed them for the cut Then he dealt hand while the banker was giving each man his checks The first man after the deal bet the limit Every man of the StftH dIOuitu tHt idUit SaHuE toNt ''tIting' the pot for the limit.
 say" said Corbett, "I though you fellows were going to play light. That's a fine way to start 0ut.'
 This evoked not even response from the players. Each was sitting tight and c0vertly ewing his neighbors. The dealer asked the first man how many cards he wanted. He stood pat. Every player around the board looked startled. Then the next man stood pat And after him the next and finally all seven. It was at that mo mpnt that some one observed MT. Corbett apparently about to choke in his secluded corner. Corbett had combined 9 per cent of four separate decks, sO that the 52 cards he had handed the players were all spades. Each man bad pat flush when the netting began.-Cincinnat Tmes-Star-
 One thing about Wilson cabi net: it never becomes an antique.-- New York Globe.
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SWAT THE FEMALE MOSQUITO
ln the Case of Those Insects, kipIin0 Was Undoubtedly Right in His
 Assertion.

Contrary to popular belief, the mos |cuito lays only % or 100 eggs at a time; we naturally would suppose 1t laid about 100000. The lsrval stage lasts seven to fourteen days. If you have barrelful of mosquitoes under your caves trough have look at them. It Is easier to spot the malarial kind than others. The harmless wrigglers lang with their heads down. but the nalarlsi mosquito lies with its body parallel to the surface of the water. If . fullgrown mosquito bites you, look ~ lts back, preferably with a micro scope. If it has the figure of Tyre n It's back 1t is had medicine. If 1t ' all one color it won't hurt you.
 Uny the female mosquito will bite. according to writer in the Saturday IVenlns Post. The males die ia the lall the females hibernating and then n'ing one or two months. The male nses but few days. No doubt you be-
 aese that mosquitoes live on blsod sOne' though you may have wondered a0" they get along in the remote will ssrness where there seems to be no -u''uai lie, as, for instance. in the .uOarctlc and arctic country. The ]. au'n IS that the mosquito also lives on
 Ae juice of plants. They will bite al- - -vs' any sort of animal, will bite rep .'.s ana even caterpillsrs. Some mos Ssi.oes can bite through leather moe sas'a' Any of them can bite through human hide.
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Character of Futur. Naval Attack.

Rear Admiral w. Y. rullam summar- izes the method of naval attack cf the future as: Plunging irs from long range guns; attack by bombing from aircraft: attack by submarine mines; 1; attack by torpedoes fired either from submarines or destroyers or by torpedo planes. He believes that aircraft Will become increasingly . determining fac tor in ranging and he believes that sec power or fighting power will be largely dependent upon control of the air and that the fleet which secures this con troi must win, other things being ap- proxImately equal.--Scientific Ameri- can.
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If your appendix went on q strike the doctor called it inflarna- tion of the bowels and they buried you.
 If your lungs were weak they started to pick out location in a marble orchard for you.
 And if you were unfortunate enough to be host to a few billion typhoid germs they called the doe tor.
 But he wouldn't give you any water, and you were waited to the realm of bliss with your tongue hanging out.
 Women wore long skirts that dragged along the walks and col lected germs, and made the wearer resemble an upright piano.
 And if she wore shorter skirt, which came within a few inches of the ground and showed her an- kles, and hinted that she was equipped with legs like other hu- mans, she was drowned upon.
 If you crave amusement you got it at the Young Mems Wednes- day Night Club" when some old skInflInt would talk you 1zzy for two hours on "How to be a Sue cessful man."
 You got $1.1O day, and were expected to bring up a family of 10 children on it.
 Those were the good old days'' we hear so much about. You wouldn't think of having them back and you know it. It costs more to live now, but it is worth it.
 Do quit your grumbling. Bur dette Correspondent in the Dallas News.
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He Oct the Job.

The colonel of negro regiment in France charged the adJutant with sc Iecting 2 suitable soldier to serve as orderly at his billet. The adJutant combed the command for the proper man and finally found one who had been an elevator boy in hotsl-a smiling, gracious darksy, neat and re- spectfui
 When the man reported the colonel impressed upon him the necessity for tact.
 Do you know just what I mean by tact?" he asked.
 wYas, suh. Wen 1t comes to tac' Pss right on de spot. Why. cunnsi, jus las week I went into the bathhcuse near nah billet, an fouA' enc ef de madam selles there. jsst stepped back an says, Pardon, monsieur! Now ef dat warn't tao den don't know what is-" The Home Sector.
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THE GOOD OLD DAYS

Eggs are $ i dozen in Baudette. It was different in the old days, wasn't it?
 You could buy couple of lay ing hens for your dollar then.
 For $10 you could buy half COW and butcher would throw in his tools and his apron.
 Good old days!
 Yes-they were notl
 Those were the days when dol. lar was worth lot and man was worth very little.
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Woodrow is not himself--that's evident. In his letter to Senator Hitchcock he ended in sentence with a proposition and split an in York American.
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Coed Raaasn.

"You needn't be alarmed about wen en running for ofAcs. new 70 many ef them can vote"
 I'm not. They csuldn't do 1t in the present style of skirts"
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Former German Crown Princes book telling of his part in the war could not have taken long to write. Wall Street Journal.
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If Uncle Sam wants to get out of debt all he needs to do is to turn his shipyards into ouija-board fac- tories.-New York World.
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MILLER LUMBER COMPANY has full assortment of building nss- terials. etf
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When man uses up column of space in the newspaper to say that he is not candidate it's sign he is.-Nashville Southern Lumberman.
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One thing about a Wilson cabi net: it never becomes an antique.-- New York Globe.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-14
EVANGELIST TALKS
ON SUBJECT OF SIN

Mrs. LaMance spoke to the High
school girls yesterday morning about
problems familiar to young people and
struck a responsive chord In the hearts
OF the girls by saying that she had a
daughter Just 16 years Of age so could
understand many OF the things that
bothered them more or less. She en-.
deavored to inspire the girls to great.
or effort along Christian lines.
At the First M. e. church last night
Evangelist LaMance preached on
"Sin" and found a large congregation
ready TO hear about this popular fail
ing. Only through confessing. and
starting over can man get right with
God again. The preacher said ones
sins would find man out and he told
many stories to substantiate his re.
marks. The church held many high
school pupils and at the close Of the
service a short conservation service
was held when Is persons responded
to the invitation. Thursday night will
be Normal school night and on Srn.
day night the subject Of the sermon
will be "AmusemeLts."
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'N|Lk BEST FOOD
FOR TRECH|[DRIEN
And They Should be Taught
To Eat at Regular
Times.

The child Is the adult Of tomorrow.
The kind OF food a child eats today
determines to considerable extent
the fitness Of the future citizen. Good
food habits should start today. To-
morrow may be too late. Theirs re-
marks formed the gist of talk on
good food habits made yesterday At
ternoon, to $50 pupils of the public
schools at Pennington, by Miss eva
Blair Of the county agricultural SUI
perintendent's force.
Special emphasis was laid on the
subject Of regularity OF meal hours,
thu. tnadvisabliity OF eating between
time, why fruits, candy. cakes nuts
and cookies should not be eaten be-
tween meals the Importance Of drink
ing lots OF pure water, and many 9TH
er valuable rules OF diet.
Milk is the best and most import
ant food for growing children says
Miss Blair ana cites any number OF
statistics to prove the claim. Chill
dren over five years Of age should
have at least three cups day, and
more where possible. Tea and coffee
should not be given to growing chill
dren at oil.
The lecture was heard with the
cloessr altention by both the pupils
and teachers after which copy OF a
pamphlet issued by the Department OF
Interior entitled "Diet for the Child'
was given to each person present
The book is a fascinating little volume
OF sixteen pages, giving a lot of
wholesome information regarding the
proper food for children, how to plan
their meals, the values OF different
articles Of food, the preparation OF
school lunches and many other items
of interest.
The booklet is embellished with a
number of illustrations, that serve
to drive home the point Of the va
rious arguments, In a most entertain-
ing way, why one should fletcherizefor
instance, being shown by the picture
of brownie mounted on tortoise
and the hare .crouching at the side
waiting for the word ego"
Another picture showing manni.
kin wrestling into place. the last Of
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-14
Realty Deeds Are
{ Filed for Record

The following deeds were yesterday
filed with County Clerk A. G. Martin
for recording:
!. q. Lemley and wife to J. v. Lem.
ley a parcel OF land in the Lemley a1.
diton to the city Of Fairmont; con.
sideration, $1.o0.
Solomon H. Horner and wife to D.
w. Buoy, a pafcel OF land in the FAIR.
mont Development company's add.
ton to the city Of Fairmont; consid.
GRAFTON, S1,70o.
N. w. ogden, trustee to H. c. Fet.
ty,et al, parcel OF land on Walnut
avenue in the city Of Fairmont; con.
s:deration, $3.50.
Bert L. Talkington and wife to Price
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Greg: Pds: d. s. PAT. offs

answers 10 Lesterday's XVIII.
Hhee Indian name for the locality
now Occupied by the city OF Boston,
Mass was Shawmut: meaning spark.
ling fountains: e
William Blackstone, an English.
men OF means and education, was the
first Tier o. what is now Boston. He
lived alone on an 800 acre farm pur-
chased from the Indians, and because
OF his Isolation was called the "Her.
NIT Of Shawmut" by his Plymouth fell
low colonists.
The maryelneedle Is a recent in.
vention for hand.embroidering on any
Iebrtc, It Is about the size and form
OF fountain pen, and the pressure of
light lever guides the needle. rapidly
over the pattern. What was formerly
thewofk OF many days is accomplished
~ an hour or two with this little ma
chine. Y
4The motion picture industry is
cooperating with the United States
government in the nation wide cam,
paisn for Americanization. It affords
iflvainabie help through visualizing to
the mind of the foreign born, the
IDEALS and duties Of the true American
citizen.
The 18Th OF October. 1889. was
Chicory is the usual adulterant
Tor the cheaper grades Of coffee. It is
not only harmless but is preferred by
many to the full Coffee flavor.
France is the Worlds Sweet
neaft -.
S[Frederick Auguste Bartholdi was
4 French Alsatfan, born in April, 1884,
and famous for his patriotic sculp-
lures, Liberty Enlightening the
World in New York Harbor, is fami-
liar to and beloved by men OF all M.
tons The statue Of Lafayette in I'm
lon SQUARE, New York. City, and a
statue Of Washington and Lafayette in
Paris, are other monuments to Barth.
oldi's Inspiration and talent.
IA liability Is a Responsibility.
duty or an incurred obligation.
The shoeblack:plant is another
Fame for the Chinese rose, an East-In.
dian hibiscus tree which grows from
10 to As feet high. The juice OF the
flowers when bruised turns black or
deep-pufple and is used in Java for
blaeking shoes and in China, by the
Wcmetb for dyeing their hair.
New Questions.
What was the original name Of
the State OF Alabama?
What Is the State flower Of Ala.
swhat Is the difference between
psschiem and spirituality?
How many needles are made an.
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thee quarts Of mink has the Quotation
'by On Graham Lhsk. y "a
No family az i've should buy meat
until they have bought three quarts
of mfik. Another carries the adj
vice Cook your childs breakfast the
night before. In the morning, II only
needs to be heated" stfil another
shows an anaemic little chap with an
all-day-sucker sitting beside another
sturdy little fellow sitting Japanese
fashion apd taking an enormous bite
out OF q roast beef sandwich.
The last three pages ut the rooxiei
contain lot OF directions for pre-
pairing meals during the summer OF
winter seasons Cor children from sew
en- to twelve. . different menu for ev-
cry day IN the week.
Miss Blair anticipates q vast amount
OF COED resulting from the study and
proper use of the valuable informal
ton contained in the book which has
been prepared by the United States
government at great expense.
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mont office o. the sicao1rShe.a rail-
road indicates that the Pittsburrh 4
Lake Erie eysteth has heeii ut,nbIt II
opcFhte trains out OF Biovnsyiile i'a..
desptte the announcements thAt ~
vice had bean resumed. Z
The Pennsylvania trains seaehSi
Pttuburgh safely yesterday. The
4la, P. r. R. tain out Of Fairmoht ters
Pittsburgh win be run today. but M.
until 1880 o'clock the Iotai Office d III
not know whether passage would hs
guaranteed beyond Brownsville. all
though 1t thought that there was ~
probability OF selling tietetss clear;
through to Pittsburgh. PassenEctS.
Fhoweyer, were MAXIM: the trim To-
Pittsburgh at >theiN-o sn risk il Tss
said. = - \
With express eNbargoes ON tbs
United States mails have been con-
Herted into freight service. Yesterday
SIX typewriters came through by pSf<
Gel post as well nc many other Afs
tieles that usually come by frefrfs
or express. The mail is very heavy
these days. especially the parcel posi-
pouches. 2,
a. -. -. ouoPpAiu, SIAuu HI6ptueLlyI Oh
the Order OF Railway Conductors, Cs-t
dsr Rapids, Iowa. yesterday sent the
following message TO a conduet6r
named Smith at Toledo, o. which was
announced by 'FAirmont raifYoadefs
last evening: ~
"stike 10 illegal and Is agaiHsf thes
four Brotherhood orsan!ynt inns Cur
existence Is at stake Our members
fully justified In performing yard on
road service. Ftver Is wearing or
reason and common sense begin 70
pevail,"
signed-L. E. Sheppard, Gysnd
President Order Railway Conductors.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Conducto Smith adds the following
Interpretation: :.
Conductors ahould not be forhcds
to take strikers places. II any are
willing % perform this service no oh
jections from organizations ito their
taking their places
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j.E. STEVENS WINS
RAPID TRANSIT CHESS
Some Very Swift Playing
Characterized Exhibition
at, the Fairmont.

Last nights exhibition of chess on
The Fairmont hotel balcony attracted
many onlookers and stimulated much
interest in the game. New faces ap.
peared as players and the club expects
new members through the tourney.
The four leading places with mum.
Der OF games won were:
!. Stevens, 6.
2. 'Rumpf, 4.
8. McClelland, 8.
a. Aumiller, 2.
Yoder.
All moves in these. games were
made in 20 seconds by the watch and
for rapid transit chess playing the
tournament was remarkable because
the games were so long; the average
round taking A minutes to play, thus
making the average number, of moves
per round so.
One game lasted 70 moves, one SO
and two As. For rapid playing these are
remarkable figures as the average
number Of moves for a game is nor
mally about 80.
Try holding your breath for 20 sec.
onds and see how long it seems, then
imagine 20 seconds to be about five
and you will get an idea how quickly
one must think to get his move made.
The club intends to have tourna.
ment Of special nature each week.
This coming Saturday night there will
be Simultaneous exhibition by Mr..
John A. Emory Of Pittsburgh; he will
play all corners. All chess enthusiasts
Of Fairmont arc cordially invited. This
event to be held in the east balcony Of
The Fairn;ont hotel.
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EvEHTs TONIGHT
.filol:. Riler .i6.I feet. r

EvEHTs TonIGHT.
9, 81 = HallFpalatine Lodge l.
stSipper Building Lady Links.
Willard Hall Woman's Benefit
isspciatiou Maceahees.
HlnpfHy Building Foresters.
Peiatine Baptist church Congrega-
i.opal meeting.
III G. A-Hi-Yi club banquet.
Grand Opera House--K. Of c. min
Motorman,s Face cut-Faflure Of the
brakes to hold caused city car yes
terdey to crash into freight car at
Eleventh and Fnirmont avenue. The
city car was following the freight car
and when the freizht stopped the city
car crasttd into II the brakes failing
to rcspend when appiiel. Both cars
wore badly damaged wfffo aiotorman
Wallace OF the city chr had his face
eul rather severely BIZ flying glass.
su6Ieai orefations-Thc following
patients at Cook hospital haro had
surgical operations during the. past
TWEEN y-fptf hours Mrs. "A Ice ], sum.
-ers. OF Watson Edeaf Snitl OF
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ThouahttuI Billy.

Billy came rushing home one day
from playmate's house and knew at
once from the expression on his face
that he had done something which he
should not have done. I asked what
was wrong, but he replied, Mother, I
don't want to tell you because it would
Just make you feel SO bad."-Chicaeo
Tribune.
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PLAY at communitv House.

A special program is being arranged
for the East Fairmont Bible class
Thursday evening. A tithing play en-
titled Thanksgiving Ann" is to be the
big surprise of the evening. It will
be given by four characters of un-
usual ability who have never before
appeared before the Bible Class. The
Rev. Mr.. Buckley of the Diamond
street M. e. church will give the ad-,
dress Of the evening. Other special
numbers will be given and aoodi
program is assured.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-14

Three Take Exams-Three men
tool. .as examination this morning at
tie lcsstoffice foythe position OF post
master at Fairview. There were: Fred
Z. WILSON, L. ]. Andrews and Law
renee r.. Toothman, all of Fairview.
Fon subjects were given: arithmetic
and accounts, penmanship, letter writ
ing and business training and expe-
rience. About four hours time was
used in filling out the papers. The
Office carries salary Of $500.
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THIS CITY STILL
tcontinuee from PAGE one,

berland. the probabilities are that
the dead loads will pile up here un-
Ill they clog the terminal and mine
sidings after which operations at the
mines will automatically cease. The
Baltimore q Ohio railroad was oper-
ating its train today without any In
terruption. Late this afternoon tick
cts were being sold ALI over, its sys-
tenn and trains we're running on GOOD
time. Some travellers say some trou-
BILE was experienced in Washington,
D. c.. but the local office haa not been
advised OF 1t.
Information received at the Fair
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-14

Fined Ten Dollars Carroll Clayton
was fined $40 last night at special
session OF police court for speeding
OF, pennsylvania avenue Sunday. Clay
ion denied the charge in spite Of the
fact that his Witnesses agreed he was
Going bey.nd the speed limit. Clay
ton hirscie testified he was going
pretty fast.
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! e m p e r tur e
tonight and Thurs
day. Frost tonight,
Local Readinso.
F. P. Hall, OBJ.
Temperature at
8 a. m. today, 35.
Yesterdays wealth.
err, partly cloudy;
temperature, maxi
mum 81: minimum
so; precipitation
seet rising
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Charter Flied "A certificate Of In
corporation was yesterday filed by
st7.isa. and Mcclure with County
f,l9sa 8. o. Martin for recording. The
en.l.any is formed for the purpose Of
t':-r,lf:g on a general engineering and
contracting business. with offices in
Falrnort. The capital stock is listed
at $4,000 of which $500 has been
paid In. The iucorporatoss are o. C..
Straight. Fred d. Mcclure, David Vic.
tor and E. Carl Frame, all Of Fairmont.