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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-29

Her Revised Grammar.-Teacher
was endeavoring to make clear to the
youngsters the grammatical lenses.
I" MY father had money she pointed
out, 'is the past tense. Now, Grace,
what tense would you be employing If
you should say. My father has mon
ey'?" 81
THAT would be pretense," said
Grace, very soberly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-29
Something ssved.-Mary,s mistres.

Something Saved.-Mary's mistress.
awaiting tea, heard loud crash in the
next room. The lady shivc-ed and
rang the bell to call Mary in
What was lthat?" she asked. go.
II tripped on the rug and the tea
things fell. ma'am." ...
did you manage to save anything?
Yes, ma'am. l kept hold on the
tray all right" s.... .... '-.-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-29

None Too Hot.-During an art exhi-
bition one Of the artists was receiving
the benefit of a friends criticism.
''This canvas" said the friend, indi-
eating a violent bit of impressionalism.
do you not think, after all, the at
mosphere Is too warm?"
NO" said the artist, mot for pot
boiler"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-29

A Bit Skeptical.-Country Doctor
(after using stethescope on patienD:
'Well, I've located the seat of your
trouble, William" '.sr .
old Bill Jones (heretofore healthy,
boy and mani: II hope so, Doc, but to
tell the truth I amt got no faith in
divinin' rods, be they fashioned or
new tangled"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-29

Can Do As He Pleases-"But, ma,
Uncle John eats with his knife"
Hush, dear. Uncle John is rich
enough to eat with a fire shovel if he
prefers to."-Denver Republican.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-29

Not Noiseless.-Alleyton: AN did
Dooley's big wife make much noise
when she knocked him out?.' .....r
O'Toole: Noise? Sure, an 1 cud
hearsa pin drop. s... e.. I'..
.-AHeyton: "a pin?" ..-..-
.OsToole: "Yes, a rollin' PIN
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-29

Its Progress.-"And your stock is
utterly worthless? Why, l thought the
enterprise was going concern?"
1T was-they were running it into
the ground when I got in. ,....,,,
- .TiN5I'va i i.'s - e,'- y,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-29

asa' How liberal we are with the mil
lion dollars we wish we had; how
tightly we clutch the ten dollars We
have!
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-29

Supsrerosation.-"You can nearly
always tell a married man.
aBut you can very seldom tell him
anything he hasn't already been told
by his wife, ' ~
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-29

S1 It isn't the perfect that Is beauti-
full, but the promise of the perfect; the
rosebud is more beautiful than the
full blown rose.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-29

89'I want it said of me by those who
know me best, that | always plucked
n thistle and planted a flower when L
thought a flower would grow.-Lincoln.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-29
Friday, September 20, 1922.

this. the biggest piece of work Of the
kind in the state.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-07
HIS
STOMACH QUICKLY
Has No More Gas, sIoatlnu, or
Helehina.

He sleeps like a top at night
since he took Nerv:Worth and he
hardly knew what a good nights
sleep vas like before that. The
very first bottle gave him wonder.
fulSrelief from indigestion and he
got good sleep every night for the
first time In months. That is the
story told our representative by
Mr.. Clarence Lyndon, OF Elyria, o.,
and he added that Nerv.Worth did
this after many doctors aud other.
remedies had failed to give him
any relief at all and that he now
felt like a real man again. The
NervWorth company wants every
sufferer who reads this paper TO
give this great remedy a trial.
Nearly every drug store has it fol
sale at a dollar a bottle and all are
authorized to give the money back
IL the first bottle falls to show re-
suits that are encouraging. It Is
always to be found in Cranes Drug
Coz Fortney Drug Co.'s two stores
II this city and we trust every suf.,
ferer from stomach or bowel tror.
BILE will get a bottle at once and.
500 Just what It will do for them.
NJ aids digestion, sweetens the
stomach dispels acids and poison.
Gus gas regulates the bowels.
stimulates the liver and Kidneys.
gently and tones up the system 10
9 remarkably degree. 1t is pleas.
mt 70 take and perfectly safe for
delicate women and growing
children
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-07

noisy YOUNG fools What fhe
Skies from the table. sAh,
Papa otwayl Three cheers fol-
Para Otwaystn very discreet Wits.
spers Messman, one OF those yers
stim Whistles for Captain otWay.
otway laughed pleasantly.
No. chuck II, I'm not drinking,
Hood, 1 want you; and you, Car.
michael, and you Bullen." He
saw Sabre and came to him.
"Hulio, Sabre. You've heard now.
! We've managed to keep It pretty
close, but it's all over the place
now. Yes, We entrain at day.
break"
Sabre felt frlghtfully affected.
He could hardly speak.
The blessed gift in the war was
to be without imagination. The
supreme trial, whether in endur.
ance on the part OF those who
stayed at home, or In courage on
the part OF those who took the
field, was upon those whose men
tally invested every sight and
every happening with the poig.
nancy OF attributes not present,
but imagined. For Sabre the wal
definitely began with that visit to
the Mess on the eve OF the Pinks'
departure. The high excitement
OF the young men, their eager
planning moved Sabre, yisioning
what might await II. all, in depths
profound and painful In their In.
tensity. His mind would not
abandon them, He sat up that
night after Mabel had gone to her
room. How on earth could he 70
Ito bed, be hoggishly sleeping,
while those chaps were marching
out?
He could not. At two in the
morning he went quietly from the
house and got out his bicycle and
rode down into Tldborough.
He was Just in time. The news
had been we'll kept, or in those
early days had not the meaning II
came to have. Nevertheless a few
people stood about the High
Street In the thin light OF the
young morning, and when, almost
Immediately, the battalion came
swinging out Of the Market Place,
many appeared Ranking it, mostly
women.
Here they comet"
Frightful words! Sabre caught
them from a young woman spoken
TO a very old woman whose arm
she held a few PAGES from where
he stood. Frightful words! He
caught his breath, and, more
dreadfully upon his emotions, as
the head Of the column came into
sight, the band, taking them to
Ythe station, burst into the Ptnksr
familiar quick.step.
The Camp Town races are five
miles long,
Doo-dai Doo.da!
The Camp Town races are 1--WE
miles long,
Doo-da! Doo.da! Day!
Gwtne to run all night. Gwine
TO run all day.
I bet my money on the bob-tail
nag,
Somebody bet on the bay!
He never in his life had exper.
fenced anything so utterly fright
full or imagined that anything
could be so utterly frtghtful. His
throat felt bursting. His eyes
were filled. They were swinging
past him, file by file, Doo-da!
Doo.da! Day! He scarcely could
see them. They were marching
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-07

u ease their rides siiine. Thes
seemd 70 be appalling laden with
stupendous packssand muititudin=
Gus equipment. tin mug and
God knows what else besides
swung and ratified about their
thighs. The women with them
were running 10 keep mp, and
dragging children, and stretching
hands into the ranks, and crying
ali crying.
.Doo-da! Doo.da!
The Camp Town races are Eve
miles long,
Doo-da! Doo.da! Day!
He thought, Damn that infer
nal music" He wiped his eyes.
This was impossible to bear......
Doo-dai Doo-dai A most fright
full thing happened. A boy broke
ont OF the ranks and came running
all rafting Gand jIngling with
swinging accoutrements, to the old
woman beside Sabre, put his arms
around her and cried in a most
Ifrtghttul voice, Mother! Motherl"
And a sergeant, also rafting and
clanking, dashed up and bawled
with astounding ferocity, Get
back into the bloodyranks!" And
the boy ran on, rafting. And the
old woman collapsed promo upon
the pavement. And the sergeant,
as though his amazing ferocity
had been the buttress Of some
other emotions, bent over the old
woman and patted her, rafting,
and said, That's all right, Moth
er. That's all right. I'll look
after him. I'll. bring him back.
That's all right, Mother" And ran
on, tingling. Doo-da! Doo-da!
Day!
The column passed and was
gone. He could do nothing now.
Four o'clock in the morning. But
he must do something now. He
followed to the station. The men
were entralning. Presently his
opportunity came In a sight OF
Colonel Rattray, who commanded
the depot and was not going stand
ing for a minute alone. Sabre
said, feeling extraordinarily en-
barrassed, II say, Colonel, l want
to get into this"
Continued In Our Next Issue)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-07
DANISH
WenldelIs Pills, Ambition
Brand, For Run-D Down
Tired Out People

II you feel tired out, out Of sorts,
Respondent. mentally or physically
depressed, get a so cent box Of
Wendell's Pills Ambition Brand at
H. & H. Drug Co. today and take
the first big step toward feeling
better right away.
II you work too hard, smoke too
much, or are nervous, Wendell's
Pills, Ambition Brand, will make
you feel better in three days or
money back from H. & H. Drug Co.
on the first box purchased.
AS a treatment for affections OF
the nervous system, constipation,
loss Of appetite, sleeplessness or
Nervous Indigestion, get a box Of
Wendell's Pills, Ambition Brand, to.
day on the money back plan.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-07
BEGINlHERE TODAY.

IN the summer OF 1914,
MARK SABRE finds that he Is
estfanged from human SYM
patty and understanding with
the sole exception Of
LADY MONA TYBAR, an old
sweetheart, now unhappily MAI
rted. Sabre's prosaic and snob-
bish wife,
MABEL, fails to understand her
husbands poetic and whimsical
temperament. In business he Is
undermined by Jealous asso-
cfates In the firm OF Fortune,
East and Sabre and a promised
partnership Is diverted from
himtto
rWyNING. At this point, Nona's
life with Tybar Is intolerable
and she asks Sabre to take her
away. War Is declared and
Sabre rushes to inform his wife
GO ON WITH THE STORY
She echoed the word. "war?"
Yes, declared war"
Hewas breathless, painting. She
said, Good gracious! Whatever
VIII happen? Have you brought
an evening paper? Do you know
the papers didn't come this morn
ing till
Hetcould not hear her out. mo,
i didn't wait. I simply rushed
away He was close to her. He
took her hands. II say, Mabel,
it's war" His emotions were
tumultous and extraordinary. He
wanted to draw her to him and
Kiss her. They had not kissed for
longer than he could have remem-
gbered; but now he held her hands
hard and desired to kiss her. 81
say, it's war;"
She gave her sudden burst OF
laughter. you are excited. I've
never seen you SO excited. Your
collars undone."
He dropped her hands. He said
rather stupidity, well, it's war,
you know and stood there.
She turned to her dressing
table. well; l do wish you'd
stayed for a paper"
II
Lying awake, he thought OF
Mona. He had not written the
letter to her. The appointed day
was past and he had not written.
He would have said, during that
%unutterable darkness, in which he
had awaited It, that not the turn
ing Of the world upside down
would have prevented him writ
ing; but the world had turned up
side down. It was not a board
pixies men had swung around in
that appalling moment when he
had watched them appear on the
balrony.s 1t was the accustomed
and imponderable world, awfully
Unbalanced. Mona would under
stand. Mona always understood
everything. He wondered how
she had maintained this terrific
day. He was assured that he
knew. She would have felt just
asthe would have felt. He thought
with q most passionate longing for
ina ne Woulu nave given
sRnything TO have been able to
turn 70 her when ne had exclaim-
ed, my God, war;" and to have
caught her hands and looked into
her beautiful face. Tomorrow he
would send,tne letter. tomorrow?
why, yes, today, ike all todays
ln.tne removed and PLACID light OF
all$ tomorroW's, would be shown
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-07

urged. We've got a hell of a
jamborino on. AT least we shall
have tonight. We're just working
up for 1t. l can't tell you why.
You can guess"
Sabre felt a sudden catch at his
emotions. rs the regiment go
ing?"
They were at the door Of the
ante-room. Cottar swung it open.
The room was full of men and
tobacco smoke and noise. A very
tall youth, one Skies, was stand
ing on the table, a glass In his
hand. "Hullo, Sabre! Messman
one OF those very stiff whistles
for Mr.. Sabre-go on Sabre, you
must. Because" He had not
Cottar's reticence. He burst into
song, waving his sIass-"Because
I'VE shan't be here in the
morning"
otway came in. shut up, you
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-07
and again and again.
CHATTER "
A6MAUTcAlNSoi

again and again and again
CHAPTER "
The enormous and imponder-
able world awfuliy unbalanced.
Upside down. extraordinarily
unreal. Furiously real.
Life, which had been attnfng OF
events in which there was no time
only events.
Things began. one day very
shortly after the declaration OF
war when, passing the barracks on
his way home, Sabre was accosted
and taken into the Mess by Cottar,
a subaltern OF the Pinks.
You must come along in and
have a cup Of tca," young Cottar
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-19
.EIDG|
Union LOYALTY
Four Large Locals Pass Re
solutions Blaming Coal
Operators

Pledging its undivided supportsto
the international officers of the
United Mine! Workers of America,
locals No. 404S Carolina. No. 1913.
Monongah, and No 4071, Broomfield
have passed a series of resolutions
in which they claim that they will
stand together until a contract In
the Central Competitive Field has
been signed
The resolutions are as follows:
Whereas, we the members of
the above mentioned local un-
ions of the United Mine Workers
of America continue our suspen-
sion of work, as we have been do
ing from the date of April 1,
1922, and keep up the morals as
at the present time, regardless OF
sacrifice, and be it
Resolved, that we take no
heed Of the coal operators invita-
tho to negotiate a separate agree
ment, and turn a deaf ear to the
propaganda circulated by the coal
operators, or the moneyed and
bankers interests, as they may
have tendency TO destroy the
morale of our organization and
the public sympathy, and be it
ID
RESOLVED, that we pledge our
full support in the continuation of
this great struggle until a final
and legal agreement is reached by,
and between our national scale
committee and between central
competitive coal operators. and by
approval of the rank and file by
referendum vote, and be it
Resolved, that we the mem
bers of the United, Mine Workers
advise the public who reads the
operators newspaper and maya
zine that the $4,000 miners, mem
bers of the u NJ w. of A., of Dis
trict No. 23, Kentucky, have not
accepted a reduction in wages, or
signed district. agreement, but
the officials of the mine workers
have put the mines in operation
on account of the fact that. their
contract does not expire until
1929; therefore they are simply
showing their loyalty bya.l living
up, to the agreement. which they
signed, and
:5F...Whereas, the coal operators
of the central competitive field
who have violated the joint agree
ment signed by them and the
United Mine Workers. and the
United States Coal Commission
on goth day of April. 1920, which
was part in that contract that the
operators and miners shall meet
at some future date before the ex-
piration of the agreement March
81, 1922, for the purpos of
negotiating a. new wage agree
ment, and those same operators
have refused ito meetasthe United
Mine Workers, therefore, be it n
n esolved, that we, the miners,
do lot consider that we are re-
isponsible for the coal crisis and
for what the people suffer during
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-19
BIGA1'TRACTIONS
F|Q|R'.N'|O|OS,EPI PICNIC On,
'rograrls Will include Hundred u
Different Events---AlI
to Be Free.

BENNINGTON, June 1s.-Plane
& Are specifically complete for Tn
5biggest fraternal picnic and 7t1eio
day8neet ever held in Mannlngton
Il und ct tn eEauspices Of the:Ioyal Or
II dersof Moose.
The commit in charge OF the
asprogfam is working tWenty-fouI
j hour shifts on the program OF
}Ssports, and a complete program
4 & tH,i1I Hb e # announced soon,i 1t has
Abeen# stated.
ss:5egsss.A brief outline already submit
J includes races for the babies,
sSesSys and girls, men, women, W beth.
FER tall short, fat or lean; bal
aSthrowingSco contest for the boys. girls
4 and women; beauty contests for
boy and girl babies between the
3$agessof sone and five years. needle
7ssthreading contest; potato race:
4 sack race; baseball; tug-'o-war;;
pfe-eating contest; besides seventy
3fiResSmore events not completely
arranged.
Prizes worth while will be given
out sby5amerchants in Warrington
and aSprogram will be- printed Civ
ing al compile listyo contests and
prizes.
Several special features are to
|beSgiYen, including dancing floor
sixty by eighty feet and a com
ASpiete rch estra.s Swimming will be
in the creek at Salt Lick
kbridge, and guards will be provid-
I'D for the safety of women and
sschIdren. Twelve men have been
selected to act as a safety commit
feesand special policemen. working
5ssund ergthe5 direction of CHER OF Pc
Ice M asters.s Drunkenness or in
stoxtcating liquors will not be al
d@uponf the grounds.
Mem ers Of the Moose lodge will
give a parade through the down
town streets in the morning. The
band will lead this n parade, and
draw the crowd to assemble on
#sEM arket and Main streets where d
affect Of trucks and automobiles will
.3tfs9Feady& to, transport the people to
JtheS park. There will be no charge
this service.
There viii be plenty of shade for
ythe8 basket dinner. and all sorts Of
will be for sale on
the grounds. The public is cordial
invited to attend and help the
IN Dose make this aErealiy big day.
large delegation from the Cam
rsrpn M Dose Lodge will be present,
lksand Fair1nont and Wheeling will
falso#be represented. The commit
in charge of the program is
eomposed of w. G. Root, chairman,
seHNde# Hibbs, It ed &Jones and ]. e.
Masters.
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0ILSS'IRlEI=V1THEI
ION NAREK TODAY
Atlas Powder Stands Out
Among SpeciaIties With
81 Gain of j "a Points

NEW YORK. June 19.-The fur
Their remarkable advance OF Next
can Petroleum was the. dominant
development OF today's dull stock
market. Other oils and some OF
the industrials and specialties also
strengthened, but rails reelected
latest labor conditions. Sales APP
proxicated 750, 900 shares.
Trading settled down to normal.
during the morning but during the
drive on shorts, Mexican Petro-
leum became more effective. That
stock, loaning at premium. ex-
tended its early gain to IL
points. Pan-American A and B.
shares rose 2 to 2 ga points and
general Asphalt. Standard Oil e6
California and Pacific Oil were
strong. Gulf States Steel made a.
gain of "a points but others of.
that group We're heavy with rails.
Atlas Powder stood out among
specia1ties with rise Of 3-4
points. Call money opened at 8
per cent.
Mexican Petroleum overshadow-
ed all other features in the final
hour. making an extreme rise of
|171a points before realizing sales
set N. The close was firm.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-19
MRS. MARE BURIED,

WARRINGTON. June l9.-Sa1nt
Patrick's Catholic Church was
completely filed with friends ana
relatives of Mrs. Katherine Pad
den Mari, whose funeral was held
at $3.50 o'clock yesterday after
noon. A brief but impressive SER
vice was presided over by the Rev.
Father c. y. Kluser. the pastor:
who touched upon the virtues OF
the deceased woman, and ad-
monished his hearers to pray ear
nest1y for%not only for the soul OF
the departed one but also for the
living. "A mixed choir sang beau
tifuIly. Lead Kindly Light and
Nearer My God Thee, and
there was profusion of floral trl-
butes. Following the service IN
terment was made in the Man
nington cemetery.
Mrs. Mari was the widow OF
the late Fred P. Mari, who preced-
ed her some ten years ago: They
were at one time residents OF
Mannington, but for some years
had lived in the west, and ~ rs.
Mari was spending a few months
with her sister here when she be-
came suddenly i'll, passing away
but two days later
MIS-. Mari was $aSSlStaHb pin
cipal Of the Warrington high
school during the first three years
of it's inception. She is survived
by three sisters, Miss Mary Pad
den of Wheeling, Miss Margaret
Padden of this city, and Mrs.
John T. Crotty of Housan, Texas.
and by two brothers: John r. OF
Flora. III, and Edward F. OF
Wheeling. Many relatives and
friends from distance; attended
the funeral.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-19
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, June 19.-Generai
selling induced by cooler weather
in the domestic crops belt did a
good deal to carry wheat prices
downward today during the early
dealings. Expected liberal ar
rivals of new wheat this week at
primary centers tended further to
.depress values. Besides a fall in
sterling exchange was also given
attention as bearish factor.
Opening quotations which varied
from 3-S to / 1-Sc lower, July
S1.1O S-4 to Sill and September
S1.24 Ia to SLIP 1-2 were fol-
lowed by a material further set
back all around.
Corn and oats descended with
wheat After opening unchanged
to 1-2 5-Sc off with July 81 3-S
to 61 IL the corn market con-
tinued to fall
Oats started is to IA 3-Sc
lower, July s.3S 7-SSto "a and
later underwent an additional
sag. -
Lower quotations on hogs weak
ened provisions.