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Lava My Dog, Love Me. Br LOUISE OLIVER. (Osnrtght, l?li. by th? McClure | Newapaper Syndicate ) LAURA awam about a bit la th? wafer of tha lakt. then climbed life bar eaaoa and pulled up Man a bit to her favorite haven. [< ? a little ana of water reaching wtnad a braaatwork of rocks, croaaed j ft flat, majr atrip of bwi. la the etaoe were a (tore of reintsreementa. carnal and mental? ftftady and a aoral? alio a towel to ify her hair. Laura had lovely hair. V wftleft *he waa justly proud. Than was only one thine lacking to Ofaplete bar absolute contentment? bar dof. Iha colored wrathfully when ftta thought of him. for she had Ten' sobsiinllal suspicions that only the lafea separated her from her pot. ftddealy there was a sneese almost > Alrsetly orer her head from the top of! 1Mb. Laura looked up quickly and 1 ftMli A man hi swimming clothes VM sdlUttt there quietly watching hor Tt'a juat aa well" said Laura tart^ "that nature takes a hand aometflMS to aaaounce new arrival*." TMM me. fair mermaid, hut you ftfO the aoweomer. I was here first" . There waa nothing to say to this, and she decided to leave without warier. when It recurred to her I that M she had be?n roiping to this j ISgllnlsr little cove nearly every day ttt three month* each summer for the I lest Ms years. It was not for her to let s stranger route her now. "Yen're a soldier, aren't you?" she MtL *1 h?T* the honor." I "Yon belong to the machine gun across the lake, don't you?'' Tester* then yon can tell me what ttMMO of my dog " &ggf? took a piece of chocolate and (has looked him steadily in the eye. g taytesslrely as a decidedly oblique eight feet would permit Authority Should nerer hats to look up More fir, whan Laura looked tin with her mm tilted hack, and the sunlight ilMu In little spurt* of risme on her hg*t sic looked more like a model of j feef* than anything else. Whatever it ] wae. the young msn quite refused to be terrified, although he almost forgot I to answer, but for a different reason "Tour dog! What kind of dog?" "A Cairn Not very big; whits with brows spots, short hair." "A Cairn,*' ha said thoughtfully. It would be pretty hard to toll. We hare dogs and dogs ind. ' tllAfi l/tnto vnn ess All rtmni havs i !?* ft" ert of Mecca? earn* to draw 'nt llk? a magn*' " T don't suppose there ara many 11)00 Lftddle," aba remarked 'Dad gar# him to ma for mv birthday, and 10 J- dad my choice of him or another row of pearla for my pearl collar, you 000 what 1'ra lost. Beside* he wa* a ftodld companion, such a good awlmmar. Will you look when you go baftk and see if there I* a dog of his description in camp." *1 certainly will. But how ran 1 let rou know If T And htm?'' 1 come here ovary day," *h? ana[ Warad. "If you could bring him h*re." ! "I might manage it." he said slowly, ftt wlftt if I miss you?" Laura was thoughtful, Ph# wa* hhOut to aay, "Then come to the houser ?foft*t pou!" But she derided it would bo difficult to entertain an unknown fdMltr should ha present himself ttM. Her mother would be aura to fua|^toe. That was one thing about ' mhhh, they all looked alike, but dear VMVt who they were! "Ok. I think we'll manage to meet ywm,* aha aatd. "I always come at this Has." *411 rtfht. Tomorrow then," he J said. "I must (o back now. GoodtH" and diving inty the deep water t# the ether tide of the .rock, be was "ft. next day as usual. Laura phd-. died late the cove. And there wae her ?tWer with a dog. "Ilarey! That's not mr dog." *h? , Srifd. "That looks more '.ike an ant ' tmr than a dog '' hardly thought It was." he an-! Wared, crestfallen. "But it was the I rntJf eae I could catch. Perhaps I V : haws hatter luck tomorrow.'' Aa atual, Laura had brought along Iwtaasatulnes and some rand v. she Vli<tn mm emu* nt IQC IWtPtt W1?H M WotofT. "I don't approve or candy 1 aiiitiyi. But the hoy* ineisr on, gig It to me from town. I've, > made th?m atop, hut I have in ' mlatton of about flftv pound* I Ur. 11 can get permission, I'm ' |H| ?V*r to your camp and dlstrib li the whole thing." "that "111 be splendid." h* cried Mth aathueUam. 'Not the randy so; Ml aa the Tiait. There* nothing' Shaft the bora up *o murh as a?a " { [* ? ? going to aay pretty girl. "A* j I nra loosing young woman.' fin"But I must go nrV Tou see. ml ancb tint to eall mr own fttty tad bring your dog tomorrq# I) Bat the next day It was the same MM- No Laddie! Instead a fox ter Kje*kh barked Incessantly. Fllat'a not ay dog. either." said tttifc "Of (Mm. he answers the Mhgripttaa , bat still a Cam's a Cars 1p aaght to know one when you sea r*"f aaat confess I don't." he answer kd. "b?t 111 try again If you'll let ne " f 'Th?a tka conversation turned to the ftrar sad bis prospects of going across. Rr six days the soldier came with ogs, a different one each day, and right one RJHNfr'-lftl* UUfi deipalringlr. Hkp Mpt fO en til lunntr bringing IK I think I'll go to camp tomor MttytHf. Dad got permiation from ft major and 111 go in mr car and ifMeaadr. I'?a aomo other thingi. lot. I hop* IH ao? you there " EKar Lnnra had dacidad bp thti time. IK# meek of thia poang man. that It ^Kj| fight It ear aba hoped (had Kb. Mm really htpad vary much ^Dgooe Mb, and (he had deterI^KU aak har father to apeak to I gt^' j . A ,/ Mi. .ill ^ : IftGEl FIGHTING DOUBLE CH YO a 4 *~r ^HP- ... +?*,* ix 5-B II ?I?1 ??? The Bath-Towel Exercise, Poeed by | Freneee Jordan. By FRANCES JORDAN. Selected In a Government Competition > America's Prettiest Girl, Artiple No. 4. T learned to use my bath-towel In ray exerrlsee from William Cromie's book. 'Keeping Physically Pit." Ai hath-towel 1s not only necessary, but j is a res] weapon for fighting woman's . natural enemv. a double chin. Here Is the wav to use it. Fold the towel until it is a band of about six inches wide Graap the ends firmly In both hands (see picture.) end place It around the back of the head. l?anlng Cralf. j Good as her word. Laura did go to romp next day with a cargo of randy and tobacco.' and wat immediately taken to headquarters. The orderly returned at onre saying the major would aee her. Laura entered diffidently, wondering what she should aay to the poten- fate In command. She had never' talked to ao high an officer before. But the man who rose from behind i the big dealt was her own eoldler cf j the beach; at the same time a Cairn that had been sleeping under the desk. ' sprang forward with a yelp of delight , "So you're Major Denning?'1 said) I^ura rather stiffly, "and you've got Laddie, after all" "Yes." he admitted, smiling quietly. "I've had him all along '* "I can understand your wanting to keep him, but I don't see the Idea of bringing a whole menagerie over to me day after day.'* "Suppose, my deer lady. I had taken Laddie over on ray first trip; I could i have Invented no excuse to see you eo j often. The past week has been t'topla ' to me." "Why couldn't you come to the | house to see me? You are father's [friend" "I didn't want you to discover my identity until you had learned to like rae for myself. 1 had honed you did. a little. But I'm afraid I've made a mistake. I should have returned your dog the day he swam over here, and that would have been the end of it all." I GET A GAR By errangemrnt with the Interne Virginian has secured a supply of 1 experts of that great corporation's < tell how to start a garden. how to eu! insect pests and how to meet every i ing the growing searon, and s.t the t duce. And throughout the ir.structie derstand by many illustrations and Invaluable aid to all gardeners. ev will he a verltabe life saver to the useful in connection with the garden West Virginian. Prepared and so! books would cost at least 50 cents 1 st the manufacturing co?t and whili Grow a Vegetable Garden movement person upon presentation of the atta GARDEN RO rpon prM?ctation at th? ptibii I? out Tlia Weit Viruinlan w BO-jk. (Nam;)... (Add ran) .... Out ot town mflera may aenira TbK t*N GOiHG To LEA\ ' orr werjB (m-th Soo,? MIH STRAPPED M HIJ OCCAUSM | GOT Mm A I V*-*! T m |?L IN tTR BATH TOWEL AIDS ?>. M > M P & > K , **- ' *4 i '.? ; .. y>v ? ? v the head hard against It. Holding the towel flrmly against the head, drop the head forward on the cheat. Pull the bead backward, resitting, against the pull of the hands on the towel. Now pull on the towel, restating with the nerk. until the head Is again brought forward olt /he chest. Chenge the towel bend to the forehead and repeat the exercises, reversing the pull on the towel. This develops the back of the neck. This exercise will relieve the tight feeling of overtired nerves about the head and face, as It stimulates the nerves, starts the circulation, and relaxes the muscles. over to dinner some night at Cairn Suddenly Laura came over and touched his arm. "No don't be sorry. So one rould possibly be cross at you after?after what you've said. And I'm glad I didn't know you were an officer?but Just you." He took her hand in both of his. "Laura,I've taken an awful fancy to Laddie; you ran't hare the heart to take him bark without me now. can you?" She sighed and looked away in mock resignation "It seems to be a case of 'Love my dog, love me,' doesn't it? I suppose I'll have to take you both" Then he gathered her up close in his arms and settled It all with a kiss. ? ' HOW TO CAN RASPBERRIES. National War Garden Commission Recipe Tested by Biddy Bye. Raspberries may be canned with or without currants. If currants are used, the proportion should be about * quarts of currants to 10 of raspberries. . Pick iver and wjsh by putting Into a colander and pouring cold water over the berries. Ta''k in:o hot sterilized Jars without blanching and fill up Jars with boiling sii'tp made of 1 cupful sugar dissolved In 3 cupfuls water. Adjust tops of Jara and partially tighten them, and stsriltze for 16 minutes. Re move Jars f^^ boilwater and se.-7 immediate.,', in-i verting in place tree from draughts to cooL \DEN BOOK I! itional Harvester company The TVest Dcoks on gardening prepared by *ho extension department These books tivate anil rare for It. how to kill the one of the difficulties that occur dur- >nd how to gather and store the pro- j ?r* nm madf* slmnlrs nnrl oa?v in nn. diagrams| These books will be an cn the most experienced. and they ' beginners. They will be especially ing articles printed each <jay jn xi10 d in the ordinary way these little Jut the West Virginian secured them 9 they last as a contribution to the 1 one copy will be given free to each ! irhed coupon properly filled out: OK COUPON ration office of 'his ronton pro potill give absolutely free one Garden thsnt by sending 2c for postage. i DOINCS OF !?CA*r?P 2 * IX CIEANBD J Me CAM VMfTt H MK j i 3P9IAKLE THE LAWN / 1 - v'-msis OMEN : X?C= 1 S3 Government Pay ^ For Stenographers WASHINGTON, D. C. June II.? The United State* Civil Service Com mmlon announces that through tome misunderstanding an Impression i seems to prevail that the government has raised the usual entrance salary (or stenographers and typists In the departments at Washington. D. C.. to : $1,400 a year. The Commission states i that there has been no change In Initial salaries for positions of this kind; 1 the ususl salaries at the beginning range from $1,00 to $1,300 a year, ap < polntments at $1,300 being in the minority. The War department makes all appointments to such positions at I not less than $1,100 a year, and agrees i to promote to $1,300 a year after three months' satisfactory service. Appointments at salaries higher than $1,300 i a year are rare, and the appointees i must possess exceptional qualifies- i tions. There Is still great need for stenog- i raphers and typists in the government i offices at Washington. Those who i have had considerable office experience are most desired. The Civil Service Commission urges qualified per- ] sons to offer their services to the government. Full information may be obtained from the representative of the ' Civil Service Commission at the postrff:rp in anv city. | x CONFESSION! i ? Today again Pat wanted me to 1st him publish whst I have written in your white pages, little book, and I actually grew cold as I thought of all ,ihe secrets and confessions 1 had given to you. So!tii?rme said to me the other day. "I wish some woman had the courage . o write for all the world of women j Just what all the world of women thinks hut does not dare to utter." ' I think perhaps I have done this, but T ant afraid that only you and I little book, will ever know It. The whole thing Is too near to me. Po el' ono soma /$<*?? whan T am ? set CI n Jill* l|U I " 11*11 | QUI ? CI * very old and All this pulsating life of mine seems hut a dream. which 1 dreamed so long ago that ! have a! BMt forgiven It, 1 can let you go out for strangers to talk about. But now It would break ray heart to be misunderstood, my poor little Inconsistencies made to look like real character blemishes. After Donna and the rest had gone | last night I opened Dick's manuscript and read it with a new understanding, for all the while was ringing in my ear [ his voice, the voice that I had heard I all that evening. "I come to the great tragedy of our wedded life with reluctance. Margie." wrote Dick, "because I must write things that, a man seldom tella. even when he stands on the very brink of eternity. But I myself, am somewhat in doubt of Just what it all means? why we poor mortal! are made in this Imperfect way and then tacitly supposed to lead perfect lives. "Do not misunderstand me?I am not asking for mercy on the grounds tliat I was not response,c That is a coward's pica, and yet I sometimes question Just whore human responsibility ends end fate takes up our | lives and 'plays ducks and drakes' .with them. "Once in my life. Margie. ! Just i drifted and once in my life 1 mad" a decision. Both times I made the great mistake and untold pain cniucl t not only for myself but for these 11 invoh i "I have told you that Eleanor Fair-1 low and 1 were childhood owcrrr.raviWa had hardly been separated a day except when I was at collef? and she Bumsiead'sWorm Syrup A eaf* ul ?ur? Semtdy far VTormt. Btced the test for 80 years. XT WEWrS FAILS. To ohildrtn It ts an angel of merey. ELBABAKT TO TAKE. VO 3ICOT3S. WO FET3IC WEEDED. One , kottie hes killed 130 worm. All drug., rtits and general etnrea or bo meil-aSe , bat. Eat. C. A. TOOBH?E8.3AD..niUa?Pa. , Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured 1 by local application*, aa tbty cannot reach the diseased portion of tna car. Thcra la enly one way to euro catarrhal deatneaa. and that la hy a conatltntlor.al remedy. Catarrhal Detfnea# I* canned by an In* Sained condition of the mucou* lining of the Eustscblaa Tub*, when IBM tub* Is Inflamed you have a rumbling sound or Imperfect hearlnjr. and warn It Is entirely clreed. Deafness Is tk* result. Unless lb* Inflammation caa b* reduced and this tub* restored to Its normal condition, bearing will b* destroyed forever. Many cases of deafness sr* caused by catarrh, which is an Inflamed condition of the muccus curface* Ball's Catarrh Medleln* sets thru the blood on the aaucous surfaces of tb* system. We will St** On* Hundred Dollars for say cas* of Catarrhal Peafnrea that cannot be cured by Hall s Catarrh Medietas. ClrSSlSIS tree. All Dmejtlete. ?tc. F. I CHEKEV A CO.. TolSdCk Cb - THE DUFFS-THERE'S A 1 HCLEN I ^Hj; wiu. &e PurriMfi gnffliHER hbao our W|TU? WM0OWlfelU? (jffc Me WOW TO DO milhnus im a w=w -r 7^'Mmorga \ - smi ? * " ' v1f 'my Ti II HEALTH HINTSj' I . ? * + ?t * . ? ^11 Dry catarrh t> a condition that often follow* chronic "cold" in the head. ! In this condition the llninf of the nore, including the blood vessels nerves and even the bone itself under-, goes a process of shrinking and wast-1 lng away. A disagreeable odor Is Imparted to the breath from the decaying scab-, like crusts which cling to the dry mumoua membrane, but of tbla symptom the patient himself la unaware, having, ioat the sent* of smell. In thia form of disease the throat I often presents a dry and dark-red glazed appearance. The treatmont of chronic naaal catarrh la moat satisfactory when In addition to the local treatment measures are instituted to improve the general, health, for many of these eases occur amcnc young persons who are poor'.v nourished and possess but little resist-; ance to dlseaae. All abnormal or diseased conditions In the upper air passage* require treatment at the handa of a oompetent physician. * ' * Always remember that repeated colds even In summer result in Impaired and lessened efficiency, If not In actual disease. G. B. asks: "What Is the harm of bathing just after ea'ingf" It halts digestion and exposes one ; to the danger of cramps. 3 OF A WIFE w 1 was away at boarding school, from the time we were six years old. "Had I neverwmet you. Margie. I should hare married Eleanor Fairlow and probsblv gone through life never knowing Just what love could mean? the thrill of Its power, Its strength and its glory. "I know many men go through life without ever realinzlng the dream and I expect some of them never even have the drpam. dear. "Love. I have come to know, Margie. is the soul of desire and until I knew you dear heart. I never real iz??fi inat sucn an earthly passion as surged through me could contain a I sacramental fire that a vestal must | t?nd if my faith in womanhood was' kept alive.'' Oh Dick. Dick. why did you not say this, why did you not write this to me in the first years of our marriage? Deer. It is the very poetry of loye that my heart?every woman's heart; ?longs for in her lover. Instead, you locked it ail In your heart and presented me the conventional man's somewhat seeming contentious assumption thst the Idealization of love was purely a feminine prerogative. That is my qaarrel with fito. dear ?our souls and bodies never seem corelated. One is always trylr.g to fly upward and the other is chained ' to earth with leaden feet. Sometimes 1 almost think that there should be two kinds of human beings, one kind that is all soul and one that is all body. ??? I. WADE COFFMAN VERY ILL. CLAKKSBURU, June 18.?1. Wade C'offman, clerk of the Circuit Court, is in a critical condition In a hospital of uremic poisoning, with which he was suddenly seized a day or two ago. It is feared that he canrot recover. Mr. Coffman is a widely known and popular official and is prominent in the Masonic order. He was formerly editor and owner of the Salem Herald. No Advance In Price M?THERS ! ? ivsvp me tunny ire* g* from cold* by using W?ft XWWtWltW 25e, 50c, 11.00. ^ """ For Itching Torture i>- ?J) There is one remedy that seldom fails to stop Itching torture end relieve skin irritation and that makes the skia soft, clear and healthy. Any drujgist can'supply " you with xemo, which generally overcomes all skin diseases. Acne, eczema, Itch, pimples, rashes, blackheads, in most cases give way to semo. Frequently, minor blemishes disappear overnight Itching usually stops instantly. Zemo is a safe. antiseptic liquid, clean, easy 10 use ar.a dependable. It costs only 35c, an extra large bottle, $1.00. It will not stain, is not greasy or sticky and is positively sale for tender, sensitive skins. /"** , ^- - H* * W. Ro?Co.. CtorsUnd. O 1 BREAK IN THE LINE, TO ?9P^BpbtLoin LooK wit/ 5H r > "M II ' - II ,'SEat S Gage i Servio Continue to arrive reguls wjrth one's time to see tt You know Gage sends only one milliner in each c these hats surpass in style larity. ? . i' ^^jbieneai T TOsJl 1 W J MAO At WKifc'K -0 : Tb? Cf-rman board (or clothinr supplies has received numerouj complalnti regarding the holding rf fashion displays. The Association of Tex tile Retailer* announ cs that it r insiders such demonstrations as u"terly undesirable, in view of the necessity of "stretching" all woven fabric* GOOD REPORTS PLEASES FAIRMONT There has never been anything with the Ql'ICK result# of puro Eavopiik ! eye wash. One man's eye* were so badly strained he could not rend without pain. TWO applications of Lavoptik relieved him. A lady had tried three different glass?>s for weak, inflamed eyes. ONE Earoptik wash surprised her. We gunrentee a small bottle to benefit EVERY CASE weak, strained or inflamed eyes. Martin's drug store. , BRIDGEPORT LAI HYPO-COD FC Was Crippled So Bad She Could Mot Walk Witheut'Support. - < SAYS IT S FINE TONIC. I "I was suffering so bad with rheumatism and depleted strength, energy and appetite, that I could no longer; walk without support, but now I have! been so wonderfully helped by Hypo-' Cod I w ant to praise It in hopes others' may take the advice and teat it too, ! remarked Mrs. Alice Ferguson, Stop: 12. Bridgeport. Ohio. "I was hardly eating at all; my ap-l petite had become so poor and besides I my stomach didn't take very kindly' to food and consequently my strength! had about reached the vanishing point.' I guess my condition worried my son.! for on the plea that he needed a good | tonic he brought home a bottle of this' remarkable medicine and Induced tne| to start taking it and I am glad for he! tella me It has atiengthened him very much and it has helped me so mucbj M?BY ALLMAN t gg^j bai'k' \ i al dra Tmm CP " 1 I r^ j d | ^ 11 /"* Jl A iipj- 1 | Weekly I |] Hats '] irly and it is certainly U ], lent. ' * ? these exclusive models (o ity, and they see to it that H , lest they lose their popu1 I A + K 4 1 beet proof of their djaira- I i is in the fact that usually ats are sold te very day rrive?often we have refor duplicates but .ve nev- I lish them, for part of our I srvice to you is Exclusive- | J|l LIVES 200 YEARS! I for more than 200 yean, Haarlem Oil. the famoue national remedy el Holland, haa heen recognised aa en infallible relief from all forma of kid* 3 ney and bladder disorders. Ita very age Is proof that ft must hara unusual merit. ir you are trouaiea wtui paina or aches In the back, feel ttrod la the morning, headache, Indigestion, In omnia, painful or too frequent pa> sage of urine, irritation or stone in tho bladder, you will almost certainly And quick reiief In COM) MEDAL Hoarlem Oil Copsulcs. This Is tho good old remedy that has stood the toet for hundreds of years, prepared la tho 1 proper quantity and convenient form to t?ke u Is Imported direct from Holland laboratories, and yon can got it at any drug store. Tour money promptly refunded If It does not i? lieve you. Rut be sure to get tho gen* nine GOLD MEDAL brand, lo bono. * three sizes. _____________ )Y PRAISES IR RHEUMATISM I gladly endoree It. I can got about the house and do the housework. oat to much heartier end feel so much stronger and better In every way I .? Know nypn-i oa is gooa ionic, conun- 1 ued Mr*. Ferguson who joint tht hundred* of other* in the Ohio city Jut across from Wheeling where Hypo Cod is such a favorite. Hypo-Cod is not a mysterious remedy. its elements are recognised toy the protection and even the layman an splendid for such troubles as blood* stomach and lac of strength. Freeh extractives from Cod Livers, with the had ta-te and smell removed. Qoodl old malt, iron, wild cherry bark, wtno and other as well known medicinal die* trents make It a really powerfal medicine aud yet even the amallaet end frailest child likes It and waxea til and strong. In Fairmont Hypo-Cod Is aold by Fairmont Pharmacy, Crane's dreg store. Martin's drug store. H-H Drag ( nmninv Mountain C\Tv Dnil CaI ftatf !&9 Hall iDrufCo. *91- j^jj WFTHrBfffl38HBEfl ' MEV2R MIMO^NOM-I r Dot*'. JU5T LIAMK ft ME AlOMCf J sjnnQr^Qw .? ? ^ - i**^jji /^^>| <gijj .?