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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-06

the imperial conference g $780,
100000. This sum represents
about one-etghth Of the canadian
national debt.
Norway, a neutral country 'suE-
fered the heaviest material losses
IN the world war. During the year
Of submarine warfare $50 Norwe-
gian ships a total Tonnage Of IL
$4,000 tons, were destroyed with
the lives OF 1882 Norwegian sail
ora.
Because Of slashed naval appro-'
priations at the Norfolk tva.)
navy yard, future construction
work on the battleship North Car
DINA has been indefinitely sus-
pneded The warship was nearly
50 per cent completed and 1900
men had been employed On her con
struction.
For firing on liteboats after tho
Canadian hospital ship Llandoyery
Castle had been Storpedoed In the
summer OF 1918 the two German
naval officers Lieutenant Dittmar.
and Lieutenant Bolt, charged with
murder In the first degree at a
trial in Leipzig wereEsentenced to
four years Imprisonment.
At the 5oth anniversary Of the
first graduation the Massachusetts,
Agricultural College dedicated a
memorial building to the 81 stu
dents who died in the world war.
The building is to be q center for
student activities. on the stone
front is chiseled I'VE will keep
faith with you who sleep"
The Rainbow division Veterans
association at the closing session
Of their annual convention held this
year In Cleveland, Ohio, passed a
resolution recommending early col
lection Of the accrued interest on
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-06

the allied war debt to the United
States, and the use Of the money
to pay the adjusted compensation
for ex-soldlers.
OF the recent shipment OF 2s5.
wives and children Of American sol.
diers, members OF the Army OF
oetuPa ton, On route to this coun-
tfX ne nationalities Of the women
include, Polish, italian, Russian.
and two Americans, the greater ma
1oritys being German. They range
from "a to AZ years In age.
While It Is understood that Gro
yer Cleveland Bergdoll the Phila-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-06
SMALL TO RETURN.

CHICAGO, Aug. governor
Small announced here today that
he would return to Springfield
Tuesday. Sheriff Mester of Sang
anon county holds warrants at
Springfield for the governors ar
rest on charges of embezzlement Of
state funds while he was state
treasurer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-06

deiphia drast eyader who eseaped
to Germany has taken out eitlssa.
ship papers in that country of
-fieiais Of the Canadian Department
of Justice have found a treRtyt
years standing between the poulniN
ion Of Canada and Germany va Ifk.
prevents the eStradltton Of d
uraliSed citizen OF either q ~
to the other for trial.
Since the beginning OF the world
war Il 80 estimated that $4,000, 600
Russias have persisted.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-06

philip the Hngiisn artist ana nh oa OF
General Pehng i is acclaimed the best portrait
family Of that city DeLaszo ing
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-05
HEINZ ETA

The scheduled game with the
Brook Rats. of New Brunswick Sun
day last was not played owing to
the ~non-arrival of the team from
the county seat. 1t was to have
been the closing game of the season
for the local team.
The tag day drive for funds,
held under the auspices of the Wo-
mans Auxiliary of the Richard d.
Burt Post. American Legion, netted
the society over $50 in cash, inclu-
sive of the profits of the cake sale
held at the Helmetta Club house.
Miss Bessie Bolin has left the Of
flee of the George w. Helme Com
pany for several months rest and
will undergo an operation shortly.
Her place has been taken by Ed
ward Stopinski of this place.
Mrs. Russell Soden who has been
under treatment in a New Bruns-
wick hospital was taken to the hos
pital yesterday and will submit to
an operation today for an internal
trouble.
The congregation of the Holy
Trinity Catholic church will hold
their annual dance IN the Club hall
emorrow night. Nelson's orchestra
will furnish the music for the dane
Ing.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-01
The Right Thing
at the Right Time
Ru MARY MARSHALL DIIEEEE
MARY MARSHALL DUFFEE

require any refreshments for the eve
ming call; but, especially If the young
man has expressed his intentions of
coming a certain night, or If there are
to be several callers, plan some light
refreshments. In some families It Is
customary to have some sort of light
refreshment toward the close of the
evening anyway, and then 1t is hos
pitable TO ask any callers who happen
to be present to partake.
Now, here is something that every
young man ought to bear In mind, and
that is that his leave-taking should be
brief. Having risen to depart, he
should show decision of character and
poise enough after bidding his hostess
and others who may be present good
night, to go away at once, but often
extremely young men, though they may
be willing enough to leave, seem to be
quite unable to do this. OF course this
dallying is often the fault of those on
whom they are calling, who open new
topics of conversation just as they are
departing, and make it difficult for
them to leave at once. This also shows
a certain lack of social poise.
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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-01
WHEN HE CALLS.

Practice in time becomes second nature.
Anon.
TN A MOTION picture recently pro-
i duced, the charming young actress
impersonating a New York society girl
receiving the call of one Of her men
friends takes the callers hat and coat
from him as he enters the hall. Now
as a matter of fact no girl who knew
social usage would do that. OF course.
If the man were aged or otherwise too
feeble to dispose Of them himself, she
would. Otherwise, If there is no serV-
ant at hand to take them from him, the
young woman would simply show him
where the hatrack was located. A
young man caller need not be asked
by his hostess to remove his coat. III
n maid comes to the door he should re-
move his coat in the hall after he has
taken off his hat and give them TO the
maid or hang them on the hatrack be-
fore going into the reception room or
drawing room. If the young woman
receives a caller in a sitting room
above stairs he should leave his outer
things in the downstairs hall before as
cending.
The American girl should always ex-
tend her hand to the young man caller
when he calls, if he has asked to see
her. II was an old-time courtesy al
ways to say pray be seated" or some
thing of that sort. and the young man
did not take a seat until he had been
so requested. Now, however, we do
not stand on such formality. The young
man takes a seat after his hostess has
been seated, but he avoids taking the
most comfortable chair in the room.
The question is often asked by young
women as TO whether young men
should be given refreshments when
they call. If they come in the after
noon about four or five it is customary
in large towns to serve tea, which the
hostess dispenses from tea table in
the drawing room or living room. OF
course. with the majority of young
men. an afternoon call Is an impossi-
bility and all their calling Is done I'm
the evening. Now hospitality does not
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-01
THE NEW DISEASE.

% EDDY FOX, as everyone knows. is
N very clever fellow. He gets his
living by his wits as well as his cour-
age.
One day while s&eddy was eating his
dinner out Of his bright tinplate he
happened to notice that as he moved
1t he made little flashes of bright light,
for the sun was shining right on 1t.
Reddy Fox always thinks great
deal, and while he was throwing the
light about the room he was thinking
how he could use IT to his advantage,
meaning how he could play some trick
on some one in a way that would get
him something.
II believe can do IT," he suddenly
exclaimed, jumping up in such hurry
that he upset his chair. Then he
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-01
SOPHIA.

sTHE wisest of feminine names is
i Sophy, or Sophia, as she should
be called properly. 1t is perhaps the
only name which is closely associated
with Divine attributes, since its origin
dates back to the dedication of that
most gorgeous of Christian temples by
which Justinian declared that he had
surpassed Solomon. 1t was called
st. Sophia (the holy wisdom Of God).
According to the preacher" In the
Book of Ecclesiasticus, Wisdom Is the
mother of fair Love, Hope and holy
Fear, and this idea Is said to have
suggested the allegory of the holy
woman with three daughters so called,
and in compliment to the newly built
church, the niece of Justinian's en-
press, afterward wife of his nephew
and successor, was called Sophia. The
name straightway became fashionable
among the daughters Of the nobility
of Greece and was carried, through
S,avonians, to Germany.
History records a Hungarian prin-
cess of that name in 919, and an
other, daughter of King Geysa, mar
ried Magnus of Saxony and spread the
use of the name throughout Saxony
Denmark is said to, have received it
through this latter princess and has
since made 1t almost a national name.
Its vogue with the royalty of Den
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-01
N652E v D 4 z

zig from his bedroom, and not wishing
10 get into any trouble, Mr.. Coon
climbed in the pantry window.
He was sitting on the sill listening,
when the moonlight streaming In
showed him two empty shelves
Mr. Coon stared, then he scratched
his head, and then he listened, and
then he looked at the tin plate.
BY that time he had come to the
conclusion that Reddy Fox had played
trick on him.
Whether Reddy Fox ever knew who
was to blame for his fright Mr.. Coon
never knew, but when one day Reddy
stopped to speak to Mr.. Coon and
found him eating his dinner from a
tin plate he did not let on he noticed
1t.
1t was long time after this that
Mr.. Coon discovered about the flashes,
Heswas eating his dinner, and having
made his tin plate very clean by eat
Ing all that was on 1t, he picked 1t up,
and the sun striking 1t made little
flashes round the room.
"0h," said Mr.. Coon, that was the
way he did 1t. Well, I don't see but
what got the best of it, for have
nice bright plate and he has nothing
to show for his trouble"
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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-01
whats in a Narne?"
Facts about your name its history meaning whence was
derived significance; your lucky day and lucky jewel
By MILDRED r1ARSEIALL
By MILDRED MARSHALL

mark Is unmistakable and it's use
spread through all classes.
England barely escaped having a
Queen Sophia and even though Sophia
Dorothea Of Yette never actually as
cended the throne of England. her
granddaughter gave 1t vogue In the
British isles In the reign of the House
of Hanover.
England claimed both Sophia and
Sophy. France makes her Sophie;
Italy Sofia, Germany Sophia and
Fieka, and Russia Sofia.
Sophia has an old talismanic stone
malachite. 1t protects its wearer from
danger, If 1t is engraved with an i'm.
age of the sun. 1t is particularly
potent for children ana is said to ward
off disease and promote peaceful slum-
Der If attached TO chiId's cradle.
Saturday is Sophia's lucky day and 8
her lucky number.
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washed his tin plate and, taking 1t
house. -E
Mr. Coon had pantry filed with
things that Reddy Fox liked, but Mr..
Coon had not invited him to dinner
once this long time, and now Reddy
intended to get what he wanted with
out being invited
Mr.. Coon was sitting on his steps
and Reddy had the tin plate under
his coat you don't look well, Mr..
Coon," he said. Are you sick?"
"Now that you mention it," said
Mr.. Coon, Il believe / do feel rather
poorly, and l don't think l ate as
much breakfast as usual"
That night, after Mr.. Coon had run
away for change of climate, he sud-
denly discovered, while rrnning, that
he was feeling very well and not at
all i'll. .r.. :..~
Il guess was not as sick as
thought, after ALL" he said. 81 believe
I will go back home, and IL have a
second spell of flashes / can go away
for good. for Reddy Fox said the third
attack was the danger point"
1t was moonlight when Mr.. Coon
came to the path that led to his house
in the woods, and as he came to the
brush where Reddy Fox had hidden
his bright tin plate Mr.. Coon saw
something glisten.
''That looks like Reddy Fox's plate, "
said Mr.. Coon. "Now I wonder how
1t happened to be here. Anyway, find
Ing is keeping in the woods. and
need a new plate"
When he reached his house he was
surprised to hear deep breathing COM
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-01
HOW DO YOU SAY 1T?
BY c. N. LURE
Common Errors in English and
How to Avoid Them
"HEALTHY" AND "HEALTHFuL."

"HEALTHY" AND "HEALTHFuL."
THERE is distinct difference In
l. the meaning of these two words,
and the distinction should be made by
all who desire to speak and write cor.
rectly. Healthy" means possessing or
enjoying health or its effects; as, "a
healthy person" or "a healthy condi,
ton" But "healthful" means promot-
ing health, or adding to 1t, or presery-
ing 1t. Thus, we say that a healthy
person Is the product of healthfuI sur
roundings. 'gThe finances of the coun-
try are In a healthy condition.
'Healthful living Is conducive to
length Of life"
A correspondent of a newspaper
wrote, "Are plants in sleeping room
healthy?" 1t was evident that she
meant, ''Does the presence of plants
in sleeping room affect the health
of the occupant of the roomT OF
course, a plant, In a sleeping room or
elsewhere. may or may not be healthy:
and its presence in room may or
may not be healthful for the human
occupant.
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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-01
Former Navigating Officer Of u S. Collier Who Went Over uor
Gourse Later Convinced She Broke in Two Under Strain If
Badly Slowed cargo-Passed Buoy He
Believed Hers

omcers stopped the games and lis
tened while the captain told me the
Cyclops had been lost with all hands.
We had orders from the bureau of
navigation to keep a sharp lookout
LOT any sign of the Cyclops on our
journey south to Bahia, on our way
10 Rio Janeiro, Montevideo and Bue-
nos Ayres.
On the morning of April Z 1 was
on watch on the bridge, and the look
out reported floating object 500
yards OFF the port bow. Impulsively
gave orders to the helmsman to
change the course so l could get a
closer look at the object. | soon saw
1t was. Franklin buoy or circular
lie preserver, made of copper and
alrtlght. Swinging from it was a
small rod, to which had been attached
the carbide light designed to ignite
when the buoy struck the water. All
large navy ships carried these Frank
llh Duoys-one on each quarter deck.
In case of man overheard the buoys
were dropped over the side to locate
the spot as well as for something for
the man to swim to.
Thinking there might be some mes
sage scratched on the copper, or that
we might be able to identify the buoy
through its register number, l made
three circles around it, in the mean
time having a dozen sailors stationed
along tho roll from In, fn oF+
all equipped with graphing hooks on
the ends of lines, and tried to pick the
object up without stopping. After
the third circle Captain Boesch, who
had been awakened in his sea cabin
in the lower bridge by the noise of the
gears and steering wheel, came up on
the bridge in his pajamas. 1t was
$3.50 a. m. He saw the ship was off
her course and ordered me back on
my course. l made an observation
and entered it with the incident in
the ships log. The rest of that watch
was uneventful.
Next Life Raft.
"That evening, shortly after 1 came
on duty for the mid-watch, 1 was
| standing in the chains, the wooden
grating projecting from the sides of
the bridge where the leadsman stands
to take soundings. For a moment 1
watched the cutwater Of the Orion,
and suddenly q life raft bumped I'M
| der the flare of the bow and passed
| directly along under the bilge of the
ship. whirling around as it did so.
| The raft was oval shaped. 9 feet
long and 5 feet wide, with netting
inside to stand in or grip. On each
| Of these RATS is a bronze plate with a
register number by which they are
! identified.
This time 1 Immediately sent my
messenger to call the captain to the
bridge. The captain came up three
steps at time and looked at the raft
through the glasses. 1t was then
astern,. but plainly visible, as it is
light down there as late as 8 80 in
the evening. The captain shook his
head and said: Better keep on your
course After a glance at the eve
ming sky he went below. Again 1
made an entry in the log, this time
figuring out the RATS position by
dead reckoning, as 1t was toe. late for
a sun sight and too early for one by
| the stars.
"For nine days we kept on south
with the ship running dark on ac-
count of the possibility of lurking
enemy submarine seeing us. About
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-01
A LINE O. CHEER
BY John kendrick Bangs.
LINCOLN.

IN SPITE of all his load of
care,
Wars worry and demurrage.
He never yielded to despair,
Nor weakened in his courage.
He faced the deadliest of fact,
AS well as widest rumor,
With patience and SURPRISING
tact, ......
And never-failing humor.
American both tried and true,
The stormy blast defying,
His fame viii live the ages
through
An influence undying.
(Copyright.l
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-01

Great to Be Alive, He Says, Then Dies>
Dies Moines. Ia.-"It's great to be
alive remarked Victor Diemer,
thirty years ole, to a fellow worker,
Within five minutes dirt embank'
ment at his back rolled down on him
He was dead when the others were
able to dig hirs out.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-01

4 new and unpublished Photograph
- Iillian Moller Gilbreth, called the
new "woman who lives in shoe'
and on whom the cares of rearing
family of ten children rest lightly:
Che Is graduate of the University
% california and also has a IN. u.
u ,aorea which she received at Brown.
Ne Ne cilbreth is not half as proud OF
her college degrees and OF being tne
author Of some authoritative books .s on
psychology of management l and l fatigue of
study, as she is of being the mother Siisr.t 2,
ssI of Montclair, N. J., are happy
sm ,.nonents OF the Industrial etAciencs
advocates by their parents
Washington telegraph., 1921-05-27
PEPPER PLANTS NEED
EXTRA CARE TO GROW
Few Plants Required by the Az
erage Family.
Prepare Seed Bed by Forking or
Spading to Depth Of 8 or 9 Inches,
Working in Well.Rottsd Ma
nure and Fertilizer.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
Sweet peppers, sometimes called
Chinese peppers and Mammoth pep
perS, are becoming more and more pop
ular as crop for planting in the home
garden. Only a few plants are neces-
Sary TO supply the family Of average
size with all the peppers they will
want, but it takes good land and eXtrD
care TO produce peppers Of high quail
.lty, say garden specialists Of the Uni
PEI States Department Of Agriculture.
Aepper plants are easily injured by
Id and the plants should be started
the house, in hotbed, or in a
reenhouse. Perhaps the best way Is
b purchase a dozen or so good plants
om some scotsman or plant grower.
In preparing the soil for peppers.
rst spade or fork the land over to
epth Of eight or nine inches. At the
PAINE time work in some well-rotted ma
Phure and a large handful Of CONNER
'cial fertilizer to each square yard Of
space. This should be done at least
week before the pepper plants are set
out Then loosen the surface thor
oughly at the time the plants are set.
Frequent cultivation is necessary, and
an occasional application Of weak Ii
quid manure to the soil around the
plants will keep them growing vigor-
ouSly Large, tender peppers can only
be produced on thrifty plants, and in
order to keep the plants producing all
the peppers should be kept picked Off
and none allowed to ripen.
Ruby King, Chinese. Giant, and
Large Bell or Bull Nose are among the
leading varieties of the large sweet
peppers. Pimento peppers are mild in
flavor and are largely grown in the
Southern states for making the pimen-
to picked peppers. The pimento pep
pers can be used in the same way as
The regular sweet peppers, or they may
be left on the plants until red ripe
then used for canning.
Washington telegraph., 1921-05-27
GAINED AND LOST FORTUNES
English Dsndies Played for Hiah
Stakes in the Latter Part Of
Eighteenth Century.

Almack's was one of the famous old
gambling clubs of London. 1t was at
its height in the latter part of the
Eighteenth century, and the play there
was enormous. II was not uncommon
for the losses In a single night to
amount to upwards of 100000.
The young men, dandles all, who In
tended to play set about the matter
with a great deal of ceremony. They
wore straw hats with wide brms,
flower and ribbon trimmed; the brims
intended TO keep the light from their
eyes, and that the spectators might
not see their emotions they often wore
masks. They also often took Off their
rufiles and silk or satin coats and wore
in their place a rough great-coat or
else wound leather banGs about their
arms to protect the delicate lace and
hues OF their coats from the soil of the
table.
At each players side IVES a small
table that held their tea, wine cakes
and rolls of rouleaus or chips. Most
Of the players wore long curls, eye
glasses mounted on long sticks, were
perfumed, powdered and painted like
court ladies, and some of them even
affected a mincing ladyllke walk. But
those who made the error of thinking
them ladylike in their fighting ability
made mistake that often cost a life,
for the gay young sparks would draw
swords at the drop of hat and meet
death with a laugh.
Washington telegraph., 1921-05-27
AS Funny as Ever.

He had one of those long mus
taches-One of the kind that, If you
had been buying him a birthday pres
ent few years ago, you would have
thought of a mustache cup the first
thing.
Everybody had been making fun Of
1t, so one Sunday morning he shaved
it off. The first person to get look
at his upper lip in 20 years was
neighbOr girl about the age of four.
As she came into the house she said:
"Oh! Mr.. Bowin, you look just as
funny as ever"
Washington telegraph., 1921-05-27
Doubtful Compliment.

Speeding the parting guests" might
be described as one. Of the negative
virtues of hospitality. A woman
rather overdid the part recently.
She was saying good-by to some Wis
itors who had long outstayed their well
come.
at was so sweet of you to let us
stay so long," said they with effUsion.
"Oh, Pm so glad you have been" she
replied with obvious relief.
Washington telegraph., 1921-05-27
PLACE FOR PUBLIC MARKETS
Many Municipal Enterprises Have
Failed Because of Poor Selee-
ton Of Site IT. City.

Many public municipal markets have
failed through being improperly stu
ated, it has been found by the bureau
Of markets of the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture. A retail mar
ket should be centrally located In or
as near as possible to tht main shop
ping section, where street car facilities
are good specialists say. On such a
site the public market would be avail
able to the greatest possible number
of peopla
Washington telegraph., 1921-05-27
Confusing Incident.

"How was your after-dlnner speech
received, dear7'
mot so well. While | was talking
one of the guests actually snored."
"You should not have stopped for a
little thing like that"
81 had to stop. The other guests
woke him up and wanted to know
where he got it."-Birmlngham Age
Herald.
Washington telegraph., 1921-05-27
Rack for Hauling Hogs.

is laid level on top of the holsters.
The rack is just big crate built on
level floor. There are two partitions
with hinged gates, which make 1t pos
sible to haul hogs of different sizes
and save loss from ''piling up" on the
way to market.
Washington telegraph., 1921-05-27
Preserving Mine TImbers.

A coating of magnesia cement on
the timbers of mines is stated to be
an economical and efficient assurance
against fire, especially in the arid re-
gions where the timber becomes high
ly inflammable and is difficult to re-
place.