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LETTERS TO WIVES.

THROUGHOUT the land there are men wh0 are
writing letters 10 their wives in TIE country and
i You could look over their shoulders you would ind
he average letter starts something Ike this:
Darling: Home doesn't seem the same without
you Believe me- there nothing to tins bachelor lie;
The id place IS like tomb and I'm almost afraid
# Ii. sound Of my own footsteps But don't cut short
your vacation on my account" etc, etc
Tbs has become sort Of form letter and the hus-
sand who informs his wife that he is having fairly
careh.e life while she IN the country is so rare as
% Be noteworthy when found.
sub a frank husband was old Dr. Philip bod
aldge, an English clergyman Of the nineteenth century
who, when his wife was away from home. wrote her
. letter 50 candid that it has been handed down 10
oscity as classic.
"I.hope, my dear" wrote D.. Doddndsc, you
viii not be offended when tell you thar am very
:a;y and happy without you. My days begin, pass
md End IN pleasure and seem short because they arc
70 delightful. -,
"Ioften think Of you and pray for you and bless
God on your account; yet am not at all anxious tol
yOrr ,,tum, or, indeed. about anything else And the
reason, the great and sufficient reason Is that have
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-10
RUSSIAN TRADE.

HE State Department announces ithas authonzee
! resumption Of trade with Russia. But the de
parment announces that individual; do 50 on 'he,
Own risks" Furthermore. no recognition IS aeeordec:
the Soviet goyemmnt-no, even recognition as d
facto goyenneat-o that no legal OF other pro'ec'
ton can possibly b. given to American business msI
derous Of doing business N Russia. Furthermore
passports will not be issued to eommscal representa-
iyss or agents who may desire to go 10 Russia TO De
yeop trade; further, no commodity which could b,
any possibility be Gsroted to war use will be pemlttec
tobc exported.
The postofice will not accept any mail for Russia
twill be impossbl. 10 forward goods by parcel post
or even communicate with agents IN Russia. !,
Outside Of these restrictions and any others that tht
department can think Of when any merchant actually
gets to the point Of sending shipload of goods tc
Russia. Americans are quite free now to trade with
Russia.
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n more Of Ii. presence f dwih nehan lenenba
r,s 10 hay. enjoyed N any month Of ny Ie
Ii s notirecorded what Ms Doddndse wTcts y
reply. but, being woman. i can Be imagined that shs
would have Liked bbe missed just Little BIT
Did Tie excellent pieg Of her husband compensate
hafor his lack Of anxiety about her coming back, Tor,
as he Mote, Il am not at all anxious about your re-
i, Madam, VIVA, would your reply beif your husband
Mote you such lates2
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-10

George Gushing, managing director Of the Whole
sale Coal association, who has been saying that
there is no fuel shortage in this country, got out
into the open yesterday when he urged the with
drawal Of the Interstate Commerce commissions
order giving priority to coal intended for shipment
to industrial centers Of the east Mr.. Gushing OBJ,
jects to the order because it produces a 'panicky
coal buying movement" As matter Of fact it has
the opposite effect and the real objection on the
part Of Cushing and those he represents probably
is that II the roads stand up it will permit some
storage Of coal and thus reduce the chance Of the
wholesale coal dealers to wax fat this winter
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SATURDAY EVENING. JULY 10, 1920.
No.n rspad,, but IN strength 70 stie, thc blessing
ss.-Trowbldge
an IMPORTANT COAL CONFERENCE

III sr.y probable that the conference Of coal OpeF-
! aios which will be held IN Washington Monday
md tuesday Of next week at the call ofhe National
Coal association will B. the most important gathering
If coal men held since the memorable meeting at the
uaiioasl capital IN 1917. when Secretary Of the In
erof Lane told the coal industry what the government
expected Of it during the war,
TIE fuel situation in this country IS deplorable'
True il IS better than IS anywhere else in the world
but that IS not going to be much help at his time be-
cause Of Ii. unwillngncss of the American public to
hhink,sbout any problem in anything but local terms
N Intellectual vice which has been accumulated IN Its
M influence during lhepast year or morOy the acts-
lies q politicians. Practically all Of the coal troubles
sFe due 10 he inadequacy Of the transportation plant
IF he country but even hat not going 10 protect the
,oaI industry from being held responsible for the whole
:ataos Of fuel trouble; unless the operators at their
zathsrag N Washington next week show more willing
ness a they ever have shown before to act together
I'll. ,ime for united action. spirit Of moderation,
specially with regard TO profits and an enlightened
viewo The relation Of The coal industry the whole
industrial fabric Of the country has arrived. II 1t
;ann. BE produced, then before the endOf the present
calendar year something revolutionary in character is
zoms Be forced upon the business Of producing and
distributing coal. Every coal operator WHO possibly
IAN should go TO Washington next week and take part
a he conference that has been called.
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Kninhts Of pxthias OFFICERS.

Evergreen Lodge No. "A, X. o.
P, have elected the following OIL
GERS for the next term: c. e.
John E. Helm; v. C., Howard S
Smith; K. OF R. and s., Everal Nc
Intire; prelate, W. c. Mtnnear
M. F., E. L. Billingslea: M. E,
A. ]. Mcdaniel; NJ. ". W. r
Talkington; N. at A, Glenn Nc
Knight: /. G., F. N. Thompson;
O. G., F. NJ. Billingslea. They will
be installed on Thursday evening
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-10
The Biggest Sale
In Our Entire History

When we look back over the
few recent hours since the begin
ming of our yearly July Clearance
Sale it is difficult to pick out any
one most interesting fact. The big
thing about it all is that we. have
enjoyed two Of the greatest busl'
ness days since Courtneys' was
founded and today, at this moment
Of writing, we are actually 50 busy
tits almost impossible to write.
Sort Of a paradoxical condition
exists in our store right now-we
are up to our ears in work brought
on by an Unprecedented patronage
and yet we are obliged to dig in
even deeper, preparing for next
week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-10

EVENT. the government were to adopt the scheme
Of the miners TO have government owned expert
mental coal mines the facts in connection with the
coal business that puzzle the miners and the con
sumers would not be brought out for the reason
that these facts are connected with the distribution
and not with the production of coal. All over the
country the federal and state governments own
experimental farms and the production details are
there worked out 10 nicely, but even with these
facts in hand the experts are not able to tell why
the price Of food scars so high. 1t is in the zone
between the producer and the consumer that the
robbers hide and it is about time We stop trying to
foo! ourselves and 60 after them there.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-10

An English fnancier has estimated that the cost
Of the war one hundred billions OF dollars. No one
knows how much money that is, but If the peace
makers had been men with big enough brains and
souls to have secured the wping out Of militarisn
II would not take long to make up the capital lost
As 1t is If the Russians and the Near East are tc
enjoy political liberty and economic opportunite:
matters will soon adjust themselves as far as the
capital account concerned. but some of the oldel
countries are going to have a hard time Of 1t whel
these comparatively new ones wheel into line.
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Personals.

~ 8SNbeAbSt
/ Mrs. Arlie Barbe and Miss Ger
! trude Sny6e. were shopping IL
/ Fa!rmont Thursday.
Jas. B. Fowler, Of the Locus
Point farm, was q business calieI
in Warrington on Thursday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Arnett Vance were
! visiting friends In Hutchinson OF
/ Wednesday evening.
Misses Clarice and Mary 0akes
were visitors In Fairmont On
THURSDAY evening.
/ Miss Lenore Hale, Of Fairmont
who had been visiting friends here
for several days, returned 10 her
home on Thursday evening.
Mfs H. B. Corbln and two chill
drn left last Sunday morning fol
Manor, Pa. for a visit with he:
! sister. From there she will visit
her parents at Corsica, Pa.
Mesdames Isaac Mclntire and
/ Blake Mclntire we're shopping In
Fairmont on Friday.
! ]. D. Victor who underwent
serious surgical operation at Ma
son hospital at Clarksburg some
time ago, returned TO his home
here and is rapidly regaining his
health.
! Mrs. Luster Mortified, Of Fair
mont, was a visitor in Worthirs'
ton on Thursday.
Otis F. Martin, Of near Monon'
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woRTHINGToN
Marrisae Kslt secret.

On June 10, 1920, Glenn O.
Schultz Of ClarkSburg, and Georgia
Merle Mcdaniel Of .WorthingtoH,
quietly slipped away and were
married al Oakland, Nd, Rev. S.
E. Wicker, Of 81. Marks Lutheran
church, officiating. From Oakland
they visited Cumberland, Pitts
burgh and other points before re-
turning here. Miss Marie Nutter,
Of Fairnont, accompanied them OIL
the wedding trip. Mr.. Schultz IS
an employee OF the Monongahe!a
Valley Traction company al C!arks'
burg, and Mrs. Schultz is assistant
cashier Of the First National bank
Of Worthlngton.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-10

minute there is a sign Of Teu'
dupliclty?
That carnival might have hat
considerable edge 10 It II the guy:
who run It had known that the
stay was going to be so short.
New York man has sued thu
estate of the late John McGraV
for a cool million.
PITY John did not live to set
that-it would have made him fee
richer than he ever felt in his life
time.
Tom Richardson, Of Bellview
claims he is the victim Of a crue
practical joke.
Astonisher this morning sac
that he had locked up a brown COW
that was browsing on BelivieV
gardens.
Tom never saw a COW OF any
color and he Is afraid that somt
near sighted reporter m:stook ort
OF the Bellview brown fleas for {
COW.
He promises to put a set Of trot
ting harness on one Of these crit
tiers and show Its PAGES II the
Astonisher young man will droT
around.
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win install Officers.

District Deputy Grand Master "
p. Samples, Of Grafton, will pay
an official visit to Worthington
Lodge No. 179, ]. o. Q. +, on Tues
day evening, July 20, and will in
stan the officers for the ensuing
term. The officers elect are Noble
Grand, Artie T. Wood, Vice Grand,
P. N. Vernon.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-10
Bartlett Funeral
tobe Held Sunday

Funeral services over the body
OF N. B. Bartlett, a highly respect.
ed man Of this community whose
death took place on THURSDAY
right at his home on Field street,
viii take place Sunday afternoon
at two O'Clock from the First N.
.. church and on the three
o'clock car the body viii be taken
to Shinnston for burial and vii!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-10
RUFF STUFF

So, the carnivs, got the run.
We'll, the city league fans will
not shed any tears over that.
Poles are getting ready to
vacate their capita, the cable
grams say.
Guys who are fretting their good
nature away over the housing
situation are invited to give a
1ittie thought to that.
Over here We are at least free
from the occasional dispossess
ictice dropped from the airplane
q 9 military foe; .
Those new reyolts in Mexico arc
probably due to the fact that a lot
q generals" have got so used to
the care free LIE Of the army that
they cannot bear to go back to
work.
Maybe 1t would pay Mexico to
set aside q big hunk Of mountain
country somewhere and transport
III the reyolutionists there, to live
If the expense Of the government.
For excitement they could fight
each other.
The Tents signed the disarma-
neut terms but they feel that they
sHduId not be punished II they
shsild pay no attention to the
agreement.
Wonder how often their feelings
ne going to be hurt before they
EBt around to . realization thai
Foch IS eternaly alert Just across
the. Line ready 70 cut across the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-10
Rehekah Lodue lnstalIs.

Loyal Sisters Rebekah Lodge
No. iSS, installed the following Of
f;cers on THURSDAY evening: Noble
grand, Mrs. Ida Cunningham; vice
grand, Mrs. Eva Ireland; warden,
Mrs. Gusta Collins: conductor,
Mrs. Cinda Gillingham; R. S. to
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-10

N. c., Mrs. ocie Morgan; L: S. te
\. G., Miss Jeanette A. Sandy; Q.
G.. Mrs. Gertrude Bryan; !. G..
Nrs. Cladda King; R. S. to '.
G., Miss Lillian Murray; L. S. TO
V. G., Miss Vivian Murray; chap,
lain, Mrs. Puma Beeson.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-10
M0NONGAH

Black Diamond Lodge Officers.
Al the regular meeting Of Black
Diamond Lodge No. 72 Knights Of
Pythias the following officers were
elected for the coming year. We'd
resday night: ]. P. C. Ira Nichols:
70. Nonan ". Stout; v. C., Earn
est Fletcher; P. G, Chas. S. Wind
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-10
Joined the Marines.

Larnle 0akea, Who recently join
! ed the marines, len on Thursda!
evening on the 7::24 car for Far
mont at which place be boardet
train n for Baltimore and Wash
ington. From Washington he VI!
go TO Paris Island where be W.T.
he located for some time.
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Everything on Sale

So many, many fine bargains
are available it is impossible to men
ton them in one breath. But the
sum and substance Of the matteris
that everything in our store is in
cludedn the general wave Of price
reductions. We haven't held out q
single solitary article Of seasona-
bic style or usefulness.
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moNNoNeAH M. E. CHURCH
SOUTH.
Glenn w. Stewart, Pastor

Glenn W. Stewart, Pastor.
Sunday school 10000 a. M; J. ]
Leeper, supt. Preaching ll:oO a
In. Epworth League 7:45 p. m
Rev. r. ]. Yoak will deliver an ad-
dress on the subject: Christian
Education" Wednesday evening Z
3 O'Clock.
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Notes and Personals,

Notes aho PerSohaIS.
John Martin Is quite Ill at his
home here in Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. D. Southern Of
near Shinnston were calling on
friends here yesterday.
The stork visited the home Of
DR.. W. o. Kooa on July 5th bring
ing them a new baby daughter.
Mrs. Ben Swanson Is i'll at her
home in Brookdale.
Mrs. Myra Martin served refresh
nents to her Sunday school class
Ut her home Thursday evening.
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CALLING in Town.

Calling N Town.
Mrs. A. ]. Mcdaniel and dangh'
ter, Mrs. Glen Shuttle who wa
Miss George Mcdaniel before he
marriage, and Mrs. Arlie Barbe ant
Miss Louise Snder Of Worthing
ton we're here calling on Mrs. L
M Kuhn last evening.
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Relieved Of burden and Of stress,
delighted, well, ! must confess
Il other men there be, they're few,
who take defeat like McAtoo.
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Raincoats in Demand

Notvery strange either that we
should have sold 50 many raincoats
because there surely has been plen-
ty Of need for them this season.
Possibly you need one, too. Better
come and see these good ones on
sale at such a low price.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-10
TAKlNGIEIE TICS"
OUT OF POLITICS

With one party alleged to be
singing a Hymn Of Hate and the
other party singing Psalm Of De-
fiance in the present campaign,
the general public should be pretty
well fed up on implacablc soloists
by next November.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-10

Mrs. Fred Graves who commit
led suicide at the home OF her SIS
Ter in Fairmont yesterday was q
former resident Of this town. she
had many friends here who deeply
regret 10 hear Of her sad ending.
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sor; NJ. Of Works, Ira Nichols
! MIST. A. Sherman Myers; l, G. Ian,
mis- Lesson; 0. G., Clyde Leonard
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Ii the prohibition bunch will put
a plank in their platform when
they convene in Nebraska to pro.
hibit auto trucks running around
with cut-outs open. I'll forgive them
Tor every thing else they have pro-
hiDited.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-10

I, Tha Oldest bank notes IN the,s
world wcrs issued 70 Snina s'Sss
yeas before the Christian era
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-10

A Baltimore minister says that
all profiteers will go straight 10
hell. II they do. 1t will be the first
straight thing they have done.
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In Ealnnont

In FaImont.
Leo and Raymond Salvatti, Har'
~ Watkins, Miss Katie Price
James Price, Miss Pearl Boydoah'
were in Fairmont last night at the
home Of Eugene Orr to meet with
the Acme society.
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H. c. L. seems to be an out and
out independent.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-10

Norway. though dry.- permits
the sale Of light beer and very
light wines.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-10

Palmer, Wood. McAdOO and 9th.
e.s we're no. struck by Presidential
lightning a. the conventions, but
they suffered a slocH nererlhe-
less
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-10

The eighth wonder Of the world
il how Bryan obtains bis powerful
kick.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-10

One Of the most pathetic things
we can imagine would be TO have
a snake bite some one at a prohi-
bition convention.
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A Washington news dispatch 10
this newspaper yesterday stated
that possibly Glen Shaver would
be a candidate to succeed himself
as state chairman for the Demo,
Gratis. Il would hardly seem Ike
a campaign year without the vel,
erarl Silent Foot" al the helm for
the Democrats.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-10

Igah vas tansacting business aese
loa Friday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-10

Mr.. Debs will confine himself to
a very limited area in the present
campaign.
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II the state committee can get
Shaver and Watson in line and APP
point an official prognosticator
VINO will at least keep within the
census figures, the Democrats will
be ready TO touch off their fire
works the next day after the meet,
inC.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-10
New Blouses Coming

Our bookkeeper has an invoice
for several dozen more blouses
shipped this week, which should
arrive not later than Monday We
plan to put them into the sale IN
SANITY; they ought to go like not
cakes Just as other Blouses did yes
terday and Thursday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-10

Colonel Watson, TOO, may be
forced into the political bull ring
on account OF the fact that "our
Young candidate for governor, Ar
thur 3. Koontz, Of Charleston. Is
the husband Of Colonel Watson,S
tayorite niece" L is with JOY We
note that "favorite SONS" must
yield once in awhile in politics.
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Dresses Seemingly
Have Been Most Popular

If any one group Of sale offer
ings could be given the palm TOR
popularity we should bandit to the
wonderful showing Of late spring
dresses reduced one third IN price,
These are exceptionally fine
garments; made in styles that the
women like because they are not
common and yet made for service.
ability. These same dresses would
be quite as useful this coming Fals
as at any other time because they
are practically the same as the
newer Fall styles and the materials
being satin, taffeta and serge, are
exactly what one will need later.
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William Randolph Hearst, who
seems disguised. with both Repub:,
licans and Democrats, might avail!
himself Of an exceptional oppor'
tunity TO find his true batting aver
age in the league Of public opinion
BY heading that third party he
seems so desirous OF getting in III.
field. With W. R, H. at the head
Of a third party, the new team
Shculd win the cellar championship
without q struggle.
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Il Jsly Is, by A ]. Mcdaniel install
q Ing ottlcer. !. b
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Watch Our Ads
Next Week

Beginning Monday, as we have
already said, this big sale viii take
onanew lease Of life; newbargains
will be brought out and there VIII
be new reasons for shoppers to Vis-
it us. Keep your eyes on the daily
newspapers and you Will see that
what we say is so. 81
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Many Bought Silk Hose

We've sold hundreds Of pairs Of
good silk hose during this sale at
about one-third less than their real
worth. One reason for it was that
Courtneys stockings always have
stood the test Of service and our
regular lines could always be de-
pended upon. These sale offerings
are right out Of our regular stock.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-19

Edward Peterson was business
visitor in Woodsville Monday.
Mrs. Warren Gaskell went to
White River Junction Monday for the
day.
Mr. Bernstein of New Haven, Ct,
was week end visitor here.
Mrs. Ellen Adams of Nashua is
here visiting Mrs. Charles Mosher a
few days.
Mrs. Oscar Cummings left Monday
for Groton where she will be until
Thursday.
M. N. Ruggles left Monday for
Pittsford, where he will enter the
sanitorium.
Station Agent O. II. Henderson,
was busy Monday morning selling rs
tickets for the mail tram south.
Miss Violet Guthrie of McIndoes
Falls spent the week end with hel
aunt, Mrs. James McGill.
Mrs. Eugene Dudley of Lowell,
Mass, is spending a few days with
Mrs. ID. w. Fales.
Mrs. Richards and Mrs. Balm Of
Concord spent Saturday in town
among friends.
On account of the severe storm
Sunday the drifts delayed the stu
dents that have to drive in 50 that
they were late Monday.
Miss Margaret Delaney and Miss
Florence Sharman of Littleton visit
cd Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Guimont
Sunday, returning home Monday.
MI. and Mrs. John NJ. O'Connor
went to Hanover Monday after a
visit here with MI. and Mrs. John
Flynn.
DR.. and Mrs. w. P. Fitch went to
Boston Sunday and will take a three
weeks vacation journeying south
ward and will visit Miami, Fla, be-
s2ro returning.