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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-17

It's too late to Shop early now.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-17

Maybe love went blind reading
love letters.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-15

The next letter that Nick read
was from Scramble Squirrel. Here's
what he raid:
Dear Mr.. sprinkle.Blow
please don't send any rain for
awhile. Samantha and | have used
up the store OF nuts and acorns
that we had put away in our tree.
pantry for the winter, and now We
are using the ones we stored ava,
under ground. AS It will likely be
some time before nuts ana acorns
are ripe again (for dear knows the
leaves on the trees where they
grow aren't even out yeti. Would
you mind keeping the weather
good and dry SO they wont spoil?
II they IRE kept in a dry place they
keep finely, but there's nothing
spoils 'em quicker than damp sos.
gy weather.
"Nother thing! We've Just come
home from scrub-Up Land where
NO got spring.cleaned, and we're
clean as new grass We don't like
mud and we get dreadfully mussed
digging in our ground.pantry after
a damp spell. SO IL you'll. Just
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They retraced their steps toward
the room they had Just left. It was
the room in which a staircase
mounted to the upper story. AS
they moved along the passage the
girls heard a step on the stairs
a perfectly distinct step. They sto
ped again, wondering what to do
next; for certainly they did not
want to meet the spook or whatever
it was.
There Is was agaln-the step and
It was repeated consistently. Some
body or something was descending
the stoirs.
The girls turned again and moved
swiftly In the other direction. But
they could not find a door. Evident.
ly the hall had only one means Of
egress.
They crouched close against the
wall, while their hearts beat loud
ly. Tap, tap, tap. The noise was
SEuWiuB ueHTer ,
Graces foot touched the board
that had fallen and It moved with a
scraping sound. The footsteps
ceased for a moment then they
were renewed.
Chills coursed up and down her
back and her teeth chartered. The
steps were on the floor now. Evi.
IDENTIFY the spook had descended the
stairs and was walking across the
floor. Yes, and horrors! 1t was
making for the hallway.
Grace was convinced now. Her
experience was having more weight
than all OF Ralph's arguments! Why
did she make fun Of him? He was
right in his ideas and she only
wished he was with her now.
TAP. tap, tap. The noise became
more distinct then right at the hall
door 1t ceased. Grace tried to max,
herself believe she had imagined
the sound but 1t was renewed while
her mind was following that trend.
Yes. there 1t was, right at the
doorway She looked with fascinat
ed eyes, and watched a tall shapt
appear in the passage She wantet
to scream but her tongue Glove Il
the roof OF her mouth. Beth wal
shaking violently. Then the spool
spoke in a hollow waverlng voice:
Who's theret Answer me, l 50!
who's there?"
The spook advanced along III,
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prices was $3.50 is proof enough of
the wonderful value they offer.
Wool and silk sport skirts is off.
Tailored suits ~ price.
Suits in stout sizes 1.2 price.
All wrappy coats IL price.
Fashioned silk p%etticoats $2.s5.
Silk hosiery, $1.OO.
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hall moving slowly and making
right for the girls. Finally Grace
mastered her vocal powers.
"It's-it's Just u.s." she said weak
ly.
The spook stopped and scraped
something against the wall. A pato
something against a wall. A match
its countenance. Ralph Porter stood
there looking very lifelike but pale.
"You startled me-" he said frank
ly. Il came down here to investi.
gate ind I heard you down here
and came down to fIndo ut what W 5
going on. l though you were a
spook and frankly. / was scared to
death. l guess I'm through with
this spook business. Let's go to
your house and talk about-about
the weather or something.
THAT suits me-" said Grace.
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did not-well, / would try not to
think Of that possibility.
do not like to remember that
night. DR.. Harris returned at about
s o'clock. From then on 1t seemed
more like some horrible delirium
than real life.
During most OF the night Or.
Harris was in Bobbis's room.
Sometimes both Dot and l were
there to help him; occasionally one
or the other would snatch a mo
ment's.respite.
Bobbie was gamely fighting fol
his life And ali through
those long hours / had the knowl.
edge that II I had not been careless
and negligent he would never havo
become Ill.
1t was as IL several months
passed that night. I had never real,
lied how much Bobbie meant to me
until i seemed that he might leave
US forever.
BY 4 O'Clock the worst was over
and DR.. Harris left the house. Be.
fore he went he told us that Bobbie
was almost out OF danger. That
was the message which we had
been waiting for.
When the door closed behind the
physician Dot fairly fell into my
arms. Big tears were rolling down
her cheeks: they represented not
sorrow but utter exhaustion.
Her will power more than any.
Ting else had kept her going, and
now there was no longer any need
for her to make such demands
upon It.
A great wave OF pity swept over
me. Perhaps from the worlds point
of view I had not sinned against
her, but in my heart I knew l had
done her a heavy wrong.
ITO Be Cortinued)
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Enterprise.)
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CONFESSIONS OF A HUSBAND
The Mans Side OF Married Life,

I was. a little later than usua'
that evening. The hall was darp
and before | could reach the cleo
trio light l stumbled over some
thing, l bent down to feel 1t, II
was q metal cylinder.
was badly frightened. rush
ed to Dot.
whats that in the halls"
Don't be worried, dear. it,
WHAT For heavens sake"
"a tank Of oxygen. Dr.. Harris
thought It best to have 1t here"
as It as bad as that?" 1t was a
despairing wall which came from
me rather than a question. I knew
how serious things were when that
was brought into use.
"Dear, DR.. Harris said not tc
worry" But there were lines I'M
der Dots eyes and she belied hel
own words.
you're a good, brave wife" i
told her. kissed her, but It seem,
ed Uhat | mad no right 10, o / mac
brought so much sorrow on her
Bobbie would probably never have
fallen sick II | had not permitted
myself to become interested in an.
other woman.
Even when Bobbie was well again
1T that time was ever TO COME
would still have my confession ID
make to Dot. How would she take
It Would It end all the happiness
we had had together, Just as Bob,
bie's illness threatened to do SC
now?
I was reused from my thoughts
by Dots voice. "Dr. Harris is com
ing back to see Bobbie tonight" she
said.
Then l understood that tonight
was the crisis. 1t was tie great
barrier In Boobies path. II he
passed It successfully all would
probably be right in the end; il he
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kindly send dry weather, wen feel
greatly Obliged.
Yours in hopes,
SCRAMBLE S. SQUIRREL
land Hifel

Yours in hopes,
SCRAMBLE S. SQUIRREL
land Hifel
"P. s.: VIII you kindly also keep
Jack Frost away. HISS very useful
to US In the fall 70 crack open nut.
burrs and fetch down acorns and
SO forth. But Just now we've all
taken on our winter indies and
we'd be obliged for a warm spell.
Springs no time for Jack any way,
the way he freezes things m all.
S. S. S."
Land o. Ned" gloaned Sprinkle
Blow to Nancy and Nick. DO you
s'pose I've got to go TO the earth
again and call OF Jack Frost? Why
I've Just given him a job to stop
old Man Floods mischief"
They don't know what is good
for them, do they?" said Nick. "It
Jack Frost didn't chase old Man
Flood their ground.pantry would be
ruined"
ITO Be continued.)
Copyright, 1921, by Newspaper
Enterprise.l
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ECONOMY Tip

The flour and salt sacks make
good tea towels and dust cloths.
The printing can be removed By
soaking in kerosene over night.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-15

Do you like to get the dirt out o.,
the cracks and corners-use Blue
Devil.-Adv.
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Suits 60 at
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Each suit has an individuality all its
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Georgette Blouses Selling
Up to $1,000 at $500

A RARE selection Of richly made,
n good looking blouses at a price,
that is indeed rare for such high quail
ity merchandise.
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Organize, Wolfe and
Bingham Dresses
500

THEY are in dainty shades or less
L easily soiled dark ones relieved
by beautiful collars and made smart
with a sash now and again. Valuestoo
$12.50.
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White G%aberdine
Skirts Co at Sl.95

TA1know you will like these skirts
wv and at this price they are almost
irresistible. Regular $500 values.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-03-31
Texas Cutting Acreage.

Florence, S. c., March 26-Texas
Is cutting her acreage very material
~ according to private advices re-
ceiVed here. One of the most notable
or these, probably, is a letter from
Mr.. w. l.. Pendergraft, of Columbus,
Texas, editor of The Colorado Citi-
zen, to Mr.. Charles c. Graham, of
Dluon. The letter was brought to the
secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce by Mr.. Graham while he was in
the city today. 1t is as follows:
Dear Sir
II is the estimate of bankers and
farmers that cotton acreage in this
county will be reduced nearly so per
cent this year. The small farmer is
making very small reduction, but
the big land owner is reducing from
half to three fourths.
There is very little fertilizer used
IN this county. The county agent in
FORMS me that not more than half as
much will be used this year as was
used in 1920"
Much interest and inquiry has been
lcuhu III this section of the state re-
gardlTg the attitude and action of
IeNas, Oklahoma, and other of the
western cotton producing states. In
some instances, states the secretary
mere, tendency not to cut has been
fotlceu in some farmers VINO were
Cnoer the Impression that Texas is
not cutting and was expecting TO
make killing on the 1921 crop be-
cause OF the cutting in other states.
we see that cutting acreage very
severely is imperative this year. and
may be next year too" states the sec
retary. "As matter of good business
we must concede that point. But, for
the individual farmer, he must de-
termine his action by answering one
question TO himself Is cotton a good
investment and good business now ?
III 1t is, plant all he can If it is not,
la! Off of it as he would lay off of a
guided brick"
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-03-31
Oak Grove.

The second quarterly conference
for the Brownsville Circuit was held
at New Holly last Monday afternoon
Rev. d. III. Phillips OF Marion pre-
siding. DR.. w. G. Kirkland of Latta
made talk outlining the main fea-
lures of the christian educa-
ton movement now being wag-
ed by the Methodist church through
out its borders.
Miss Emily Penn of the Oak Grove
school spent the Easter in Columbia.
s. w. Epps of Latta visited the
Oak Grove school last week in the
interest of the different clubs he
has organized among the boys in this
school
Douglas Brigham of the Oak Grove
school has the distinction of winning
second prize in the state contest for
the best acre Of cotton last year. He
made a yield of $500 pounds of
Moore long staple. The second prize
is seventy five dollars in cash and
a trip to Charleston to the meeting
Of the club boys Of the state at an
early date, Manuel Wise q member of
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-03-31
My. and Mrs. Watson Return.

The following from the Index
Journal of Greenwood will be of in
terest to Dillon county folk:
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. l.. Watson will be interested TO
know that they have returned on
their first furlough after seven years
of splendid missionary work in Bra,
Iii. They, with their two little sons.
are spending some time with Mrs.
Watson's mother, Mrs. F.. H. Miller.
a. her home at Smithville and will
go later to Latta for visit to Mr..
Watson's people. Mrs. Watson who
was Miss Annie Miller before her
marriage, was daughter OF the late
Rev. B. F. Miller and is a neice of
Mr.. S. d. Miller of this city, where
she has been loved and admired from
her girlhood.
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NIinturn.

Misses Thelma Hedgepeth and Sa-
rah Watson of Rowland spent the
week end with Miss Lizzie Sinclair.
Quite a number of the young folk
enjoyed Christian Endeavor Social
at Mr.. M. F.. Edwards Friday even
ing. Numerous games were enjoyed
until late hour when Mrs. Edwards
assisted by Misses Mary and Julia
Edwards served delicious hot choco-
late, pound cake and bon-bons.
Mr.. A. c. Dibble of Orangeburg, S.
c., visited friends in Minturn this
week end.
Mr.. James McCormac attended the
Junlor-Senior reception at Flora Mac
Donald College Monday evening.
Miss Eloise Jackson is visiting
relatives in Greeleysville, S. C.
Mr.. James l.. Afford spent several
days last week with his brother who
IS attending p. C. of S. C.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-03-31
EN-ROYALTY SERVE AS COOKS.
remarkable Bread Line i'm Warsaw
Fed from Unusual Soup Kitchen.

Warsaw. March 27 - Forming ev-
cry day in front of the Orthodox
church on Podwal street, in this city,
Is the most remarkable bread line in
the world, and the persons in tn. line
are led from soup kitchen ope. ated
by perhaps the most unusual pc SON
mel in the world
Both bread line and personnel are
drawn from 1000 Russian refugees
ol the upper classes, including uobles,
diplomats, high officials of the for
her Russian Court generals, land
owners ana professors.
speaking of this pathtic bre; a line.
Ludmlia Lubinoff. head of Il Rus
sian relief work in Poland, saws: "AIl
OF these refugees belong to the in
'clllGentsla, Or mt .iectual class,
winch was such for E. under the old
regime in Russia. + OCCASIONAL men
constitute large 7 crcentage of the
refugees. and they stand in long
queue IN the yard at noon reg rdless
OF the weather. awaiting Their turn
for their meal at the public l-itchen.
''They not only take their dinners
"a; the public kitchen. but many of
lhem find occupation there People
no Il few years ago were vely rich
and powerful i'm Russian court cir
ci"S ar" today serving i'm the dining
room and kitchen as cooks and dish
washers and walters
The kitchen and dining room are
under tn" direction of members o. the
refugee colony, assisted by the Amer
lean Red Cross Tha manager Of the
publlc kitche Is Il former colonel of
the russian Imperial Guard The
manager of the branch kitchen is Os-
lrrw, once celebrated professor; tho
controller is count. former master
o. ceremony of the Imperial Court
As assistants he has a former cabinet
minister and a former governor
Among the Mattresses, two bear
the title of Princess, one of Countess
one is the wife of an admiral, another
the wife OF general. Coffee is poured
" the wife of a famous general, as
sNted by a baroness and by the sis
ter of a former governor general.
Meal tickets are handed out by a
general, the woodshed is in charge OF
a former judge of the supreme court
the errand boy was once the lord
mayor of a south Russian city; the
pantry manager is a famous archi-
tect. Two army officers, one lawyer
and one professor comprise the fuel
brigade which cuts the wood for the
kitchen"
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Fork.

Miss Colleen Bethea is spending
some time in Greensboro, n. Z. with
her sister, Mrs. c. E. Rogers.
Mrs. E. G.. Rogers of Marion is
spending few days here with rela-
tives.
Misses Willie and Sadie Moore,
students of Coker College are spend
ing Easter holidays at home.
Mrs. Mary Rogers and Miss nellie
Edwards spent last week with Mrs.
Eli Jones at Nichols.
Carroll Braswell and Burt Roberts
of Wofford College Fitting School
are home Tor the Easter holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs s. ]. Bethea are spend
ing a few days at Spartanburg with
relatives.
DR.. and Mrs. T. w. Carmichael and
little daughter, Of Rowland, n. c.,
were in town Sunday.
Miss Annie Dameron and Mr.. Ed
ward Lane of Lynchburg, Va, are
visiting Miss Margaret Dameron.
Miss Eta Sue Sellers held her
monthly Home Demonstration at the
school building last Tuesday after
noon. A very instructive thrift prog
ram was carried out. Mrs. Ruby Fort
Carmichael was elected delegate to
the federation which is to be in Dill
Ion.
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Sellers.

The many friends of MISS Ruth
Sellers will be sorry to learn that she
had to leave Columbia College and
go to the city hospital for few days
treatment. She is much improved but
it is not deemed best for her to re-
turn to college this spring.
Mr.. Felix Smith is taking a bust
ness course at Charlotte, N. G.
Misses Elizabeth, Ruth and Celeste
Sellers came in Thursday night from
Columbia College for the Easter hol-
idays.
The Methodist church was decorat-
ed on Easter with violets, roses and
Easter lilies. Rev. p. X. Crosby
preached an able sermon.
Miss Nell Sellers spent the Easter
holidays with her uncle. Mr.. #. J..
Watson, superintendent of the st.
Matthews Graded School.
Miss Josie Harper of Toddsvllle
spent Easter with her aunt, Mrs. G..
G. Haselden.
Mr.. Allen Harmon of Florence,
Mr.. Paul Oliver of Marietta and Mr.
Harry Sellers of Latta were in Sellers
Sunday.
spent last week with her son Mr.. d.
p. Spell here.
There will be a contest at the school
house Friday night, at which rep
resentatives will be selected for Field
Day at Marion.
The Ladies' Cooperating Club will
meet Friday. April 1st with Mrs. w.
d. Sellers.
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julius .5avid Smith.

julius David Smith died at his
home near Gaddy's Mill March Is,
1921, at the age of SO years, six
months and seven days. The cause of
his death was pneumonia He was
sick only few days. He was LAID TO
rest in the family burying ground
near his home. The funeral services
were conducted by Rev. S. E. Ledbet-
ter of the Methodist church of Lake
View charge.
Mr.. Smith is survived by his aged
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
ID. Smith, his wife, five small children
and the following brothers and sis
ters: Mrs. H. Bullock, Fairmont, N.
c.; Mrs. j. B. Miller, Lake View, :.
G.; Mrs. Ellen Miller, Lake View. S.
c.; Mrs. E. P. Miller, Dillon, s. c.:
Andrew Smith, Fairmont, N. c.; Rev
w. B. Smith, Nashville, Ga; ]. G.
Smith, Lake View, s. c.; r. c. Smith,
Axson, Ga; and II. Jake Smith, Ham
er, S. G..
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-03-31
Twentieth Century Mothers Club.

Mrs o. NJ. Page and Mrs w. A.
BiiZz rd entertained the Mothers
Club at the home of Mrs. Blizzard on
March 25th.
There was a larg attendance and
we were pleased TO have a number of
visitors present at this meeeing. AT
ter brief business session the club
II njoyed an interesting program deal
ing with The value of the story in
training the child Owing to the alb
sence of the regular chairman, the
clubs president, Mrs. Joe Lane. acted
in this capacity.
The following papers and selec-
tions We're read:
The value of an acquaintance with
good literature to parents in choos-
iEG and in telling stories 10 children,
and in training them in right con-
dGct, Mrs. j. VI. Sprunt.
Story Telling, Mrs Bruce Har-
grove
An extract from Sec l Of Drap-
crs' Self Culture read by Mrs j. b.
G Gibson.
Reading, Mrs. O. NJ Page.
Several Nnsical selections were
rendered by Mrs. Jack Watson.
~ the close OF The meeting the
Losiesses served delicious refresh
ments.
The next meeting Of he cl- b Will be
held a: the home of Mrs. Fitzhugh
Bethea on April 25th.
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Carolina.

Miss Winnie Walters spent the
week end at her home in Florence.
Misses Pearle McLaurin and Maud
McInnis of Flora Macdonald Col
lege spent few days at home last
week.
The little folks of the community
enjoyed an Easter egg hunt Saturday
afternoon on the church grounds.
Miss Matte Easterling of Tatum
spent Sunday with her neice, Mrs.
Laurin McInnis.
Mr.. d. B. McInnis carried his lit
tie daughter, Leara, to Fayetteville
on last Thursday for a tonsil opera
tion which we are glad to report was
successful.
On last Tuesday the sad news was
received here of the death of Miss
Emily Afford, who has been in a
Sanitorium at Black Mountain, N. c..
for more than n year. Her body was
brought home and laid to rest in
Carolina cemetery on Thursday af-
ternoon where a large number of
friends and relatives paid their last
tribute Of love and respect to her
memory. She became a member of
Carolina church at an early age and
was devoted and loyal child of God
during her entire life. Hers was a.
christian life of gentleness and sweet
ness and always had good word and
kind thought for everyone.
Her life, her faith and works
Were full of praise to God:
She loved and served with all her
And bora ~ h,raars -.n
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-03-31
Coffee Bean" Agents Appear i'm
South Carolina.

Columbia, March 25-The coffee
beam agent has been at work in sew
clal parts of South Carolina, accord
ing to j. Rhett Clark, farm demon
stration agent for Richland county,
and in many sections farmers have
oeen 'stung," contracts having been
signed In many cases.
The coffee bean" agent is one who
offers the farmers a bean, called the
coffee bean, which he always says
VIII net them big profits. He offers
10 sell the beans at $25 a bushel and
to buy back what are produced at $65
per bushel. Mr.. Clark says the bean
ha no economic value and persons
signing such contracts are the losers.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-03-31

the seventh grade won prize in the
calf club. These things are beneficial
to our boys and girls and will mean
better farming in years to come and
create among the boys of tomorrow
desire to do things on a larger
scale.
A few farmers of this section are
using small amount of fertilizer
under the cotton and some are not
using any at all
1t looks as if there will be a con-
siderable reduction in acreage around
fere and that there will be an unus-
ually large corn crop planted.