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Zoology and Flags.

Zoology figures very largely on the
days OF different nations. On the
British royal standard is the lion. It
was Richard Occur de Lion, by the
way, who altered the device from
leopards to lions on the kings stand
ard. The eagle appears on the stand
ards OF both Russia and Germany
and both the lion and the eagle on that
Of Spain. Bulgaria has a lion, China
a dragon and Mexico a bird quarrelIng
with a snake. Taken together with
the animals that appear on nations
arms, the royal unicorn and Austria
Ian emu and kangaroo, a fairly COM
prehenslve collection could be made
from national emblems.
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sooks Of Reference.

Newspaper editors like to answer
questions addressed to them By their
readers-b they are not too hard
and they deem themselves as arolters
rather than as accessories to mis-
demeanor when they are appealed to
for Information ''to decide 4 bet" But
they wonder sometimes why certain
questions are put to them for arbItra-
ment when the answers are to be
found in one OF three very accessible
books-an almanac, a grammar and a
small dictionary.
These are books Of reference that
ought to Be in every home library.
however small. We guess that they
are. but that they are sometimes dusty
with misuse or out Of easy reach on a
top shelf. It Is wen to have an al
manac, dictionary or an atlas handy
when you are reading your newspaper.
By consulting them frequently the
reader win find his daily paper relates
his early historical studies to present
events and makes his touch with the
world closer and more significant. Get
the habit!-New York Mall.
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A snortinn Pnrnnn.

The inhibition of hunting rector
by his bishop reminds correspondent
that the Rev. Jack Russell, the ia.
nous west country sporting parson.
was once cited to appear before the
bishop Of Exeter to answer charges Of
neglectlne his spiritual and parochIal
duties, and he was also demonstrated
with for keeping and following pack
Of hounds. The charges were proved
unfounded, and Russell refused to
give up the sport, which he continued
to pursue almost to the day OF his
death in 1883, at the age Of eighty.
eight. Besides being IN Unsuitable
hunter, he was, rs his biographer
pithiIy remarks, "a staneh supporter
Of Devonshire wrestlers, an admirable
sparrer and an enthusiastic upholdel
Of the virtues of DevonshIre cider and
cream" And IN the pulpit he tried to
reform conduct rather than to ex.
pound doctrine and was a stern de.
nouneer Of bad language, strong
drink and ''the filthy habit Of smok.
ing. James Gazette.
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a Poor Defenne.

"speaking of a poor defense" said 4
lawyer. reminds me OF tho valet who
was accused Of drinking his masters
wine. To this valet the master said:
Look here, youl l believe that you
have been at this decanter Of claret
and then filed It up with water
"'oh, no, SIR said the valet in an
aggrieyed tone.
"'well, It tastes IKE IT, said tho
master, and he set down his glass with
a wry face.
"'oh, no, SIR said the valet excited.
y. In the first place, sir, I never
drink wine; in the second place, when
I do drink It never think of filing
the bottle up with water, and, in the
third place, when do put water in
always am very careful to add little
brandy so that the wine may not lose
its strength"
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eoinn Too "a

At a school exhibition a Juvenile
elocutionist got up to recite the first
piece Of his Life. BE was ambitious.
he wished to make a great success Of
his piece. and he had been told by
his teacher that the secret Of elocuton
was the gesture-for every phrase its
fitting gesture. The opening line Of
the boys selection was, "The comet
lifts Its tail of FIRE" The oyerzealous
boy, to ct its proper gesture to this
line, lifted up the tail Of bis coat and
held It out in horizontal position.
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O. fhe Sth daY Of MaY, Iqoa,

at 10 O'Clock. q. M. sell % public auction, 20
the highest bidder. ut the front door OF the
Court House or said Mason County, the fol-
lowing tract OF real estate. situate, lying And
OF Mason and District ofCoopef. which u
bounded and described a. follows, to-wit:
Beginning at small white oak, one OF the
original corners OF the 700 acre tract OF MI
chHel Richard and Jacob K. Gibbs, and also
corner TO Andrew Rlekard's trAct OF land
purchased from said u. Rlckard, and thence
with the original line s. Re w. i02 poles % .
lnaan hickory, 8. 71e W. ~ poles % poplar,
n. 10. W. l5S poles 70 an ash. y. So W. 10
poles TO stake and pile ofrock the same =
corner to Samuel Richard. thence n. ~ ".
l0l poles to stake and white oak on the old
Military line, and with said line 3. So
3. % poles To- double dogwoods, An
drew Rickaron corner; thence with his line
s. $50 3. rs poles 70 the Aforesaid white oak,
and to the pace OF beginning, containing
one hundred acres. more or less; bat the
nald sale OF the Aforesaid tr1ct Of land Is sub
lect 20 the dover interest OF Louisa Richard
In and 70 said tract OF land, which said dow
er interest was assigned and laid on to the
said Louisa Richard by the Commissioners
appointed IN the said cause, and which said
dover interest Is bounded and described as
follows:
beginning at poplar stump, poplar trt Q
called for In old deed, Same corner In out
line OF land OF Henry Rickard; thence with
his line told call n. 10 WI n. S1Sse W. 90 poles
and 10 links 70 o stone set In The ground on
:he northerly edge OF wash drain on hill
side. corner IN Henry Richards line; thence
n. Sll<<o E. 5s11S poles 70 u stone in creek bot
tom below barn and about two poles west
erly OF creek; thence up the creek 500 W.
72lz poles 70 leaning bush tree on the east
erly bank or c. eek, corner In line OF Henry
Richard; thence with his line s. TsJf' W.
told call s. To W. IS poles and Il 81 ks TO
TO the place OF beginning, containing thir-
teen acres and one hundred and thirty-hye
poles. The whole OF said tract OF land will
b1 sold, but Il IS 10 lie subject to the dover
interest OF the said Louisa RlckAId IN the
said land consisting Of th Irteen acres and
one hundred and thirty i've polos, which
the said Louisa Richard is 70 hold for and
during her life time.
TERMSS0F SALE:-CASE.
G. McAlILLIN, Special Commissioner.
Somerviile & Somerville, Soils.
hereby certify that the above named
Special Commissioner has Gf' en- bond With
good security before me IN the penalty OF
Eifieen Hundred Dollars, as required by tho
apr7-lw cHAs. BUXTON. Clerk.
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a Phonetic purchs.s.

The late Henry Miller, who was
guide, philosopher and friend to many
book lovers within thousand miles
Of New York. was a most successful
salesman. One day he called on Coils
P. Huntington and showed him rare
copy OF book.
There are two volumes Of this"
said Mr.. Miller. 1.-THE other volume
is in perfect order. as you see this
one is. You cannot possibly let them
escape you, for you know you have
nothing Ike this IN your library"
what is the price7e asked the rail-
road king.
Seven hundred dollars" said the
bookman.
Those are too valuable volumes for
my library" Nj. Huntington ex-
claimed.
Mr.. Miller went back to his place
and sent the books to Mr.. Hunting
toms house with a bill for 500. Next
day the railroad king sent for him.
why did you send me those booIsg"
be demanded sharply.
Because you bought them" was
the bookman's calm reply.
II certainly did not% cried the MIL
lionaIre.
%oh, yes. you did," answered Mr..
Miller. You'll remember perfectly
wen when ! tell you what you said.
You told me distinctly, Those are
two valuable volumes for my libra
Ey.""-HarpeFs Weekly.
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Rnther Amhiauour.

When Weber and Fields were play.
Ing together a couple Of husky west
ern visitors, seeing New York for tho
first time. dropped into the Weber
Geld Museum Of Drama to see thu
show.
(which is Weber and which i
FleIds7" asked one, who forgot what
a programme was for.
'Derned II I know" replied tho 9th
er. But whichever IS which, I'd ratE-
er be the other one."-Bohemian Mag
azine.
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GAMBLING SYSTEMS.
The Chances Arc Always var.Iy
Against tho Player.

Asainst>tho Player.
Just a word about systems OF GAM
bling followed by various PLAYERS.
Their name Is legion-some plausible,
some ridiculous. some based on elab-
crate calculations. some giving won
derful results on paper. and all failing
woefully at the tables.
'After fifteen years OF experience At
Monte Carlo" writes a newspaper cor
respondent. costing sum should DO
ashamed, to name. after a thorough In
yestigation OF more than 400 different
systems and progrcssions. after hay
ing employed n mathematician. eaa
say With certainty that It is ABSOLUTELY
impossible for any system to win ut
Monte Carlo. Sir Hiram Maxim Is
wrong when he says the chances are
ten to one against the player. I say
they are a hundred to one against the
player
This IS rather an overstatemeut, for
a few players do win. by luck, not by;
system. or by a system based on luck.
as when 4 man backs the number 6e
his hotel room or a woman backs her
age. Perhaps . or 3 per cent OF the
players win occasionally. and the rest
lose. not only because Of the banks
percentage and the restraining maxi
mum. but because this Is q struggle
between a man and a maehIne-a man
with nerves and emotions, machine
with no nerves and no emotions. Let
the system be ever SO perfect, the gam
bier With strength Of win to follow it
has not yet been born. II he had such
strength OF VIII he would not be
GambIer.-cleveland Moffett in Sue
cess Magazine.
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He Saved \ sbilIIne,

at a certain cloth factory N
Scotland it was the custom to fine
the work people for turning OUT
bad work. One day a workman
brought a piece Of cloth to be e1-
ahmed, and the manager found
two little holes about an inch
apart. he then showed these to
the man and demanded 2 shilinga
fine, a shilling for each hole.
ais it 9 shilling for each hole
asked the man.
'fYes," said the manager.
"And is it the same for eTegf
hole, big or ittle?
eyes, exactly the same" said tEs
manager.
@WeI, then, III save a shilling"
And putting his fingers IN the holea
he quickly made the two into one
London Answers.
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Two er.nt orntor..

As an orator Demosthenes was head
and shoulders above Cicero the Ro-
man. The great Athenian stands in
class all by himself, II We are to be-
lieve the consensus Of learned opinion
Cicero, It is said, prlded himself on his
faculty Of extemporizIng at need, but
probably trusted little to It on great
occasions, while with Demosthenes It
was the rule never to speak without
the most careful preparation. The
speeches Of both were spoken without
manuscript. They would never have
made the reputation they did II they
had been tied down to their notes
New York American.
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Having been appointed Administrator o, the
Estate OF Ambrose YeaCer. deceased. and quail
ned as such; IN order 70 settle the same, shall
on the 23rd day Of April, 1903, ut the late
residence Of said Ambrose Yeager, proceed to
sell ct public auction the personal property be
cattle. hay. corn, potatoes, farming implements,
household goods. ETC.
TERMS OF SALE-cash as to al sales less
than fifteen dollars and as to amounts IN excess
OF that sum upon credit OF six months from the
day OF sale. the purchaser executing bond with
good security for the amount bearing interest
from the day OF sale.
JOHN W. ENGLISH,
Administrator Of the Estate Of
April T-2w Ambrose YeaGer. deceased
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Th6 object OF the above entitled cause Is 70
enforce the payment OF 4 Judgment lien OBJ
tanned by the plaintiffs against the defend-
ants, W. L. Harris and g. q. GreSE. partners
doing business rs GreSS & Harris. and sub
Ject the real estate owned by said defend
ants, or either OF them, 70 the payment OF
said judgment. The defendant, Mason City
Coal Mining Co, corporation, pnrchased
the coal underlying the interests ~ VIM. L.
Harris In and 70 \ certain trhct OF land
which was owned Jolntlc by the heirs OF
VIM. Harris and A. Z. Knight which said
heirs are made party delendentB 70 thisHuIt,
the dover interest Of the widow OF VIM. L.
Harris, Mary A. Harris. never having had
her dover assigned and set apart In and 70
the lands Of which VIM Harris died seized
and possessed. And Il appearing by afiida-
VT died in the papers Of said cause that the
defendants Eva L. Probst, Charles o. Probst
and Wyatt W. Harris are non-resIdents OF
the StNte o. West Virginia, Il Is ordered that
they and each OF them do appear here within
one month after the FIRST publication OF this
order and do what Is necessary 70 protect
their Interests.
A Copy Teste:
CHAs. BUXTON. Clerk.
Somervllle & Somerville, Sols.
AOrfl law
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Ineensistent.

Brown-It's curious about peoples
beliefs. They WIN give entire ere.
dence to the most absurd things and
put no faith whatever In the most OBJ
yious truths. BIack=Yes, I've noticed
It There's Greene, now. he hasn't
the least confidence In hash, but hen
eat all the croquettes and minee pie
you can ret before hIm.-E1ehange.
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SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS SALE


TNDER and by virtue OF a decree Of the
~ Circuit Court OF the County Of Mason, and
State of West Virginia. made and entered
on the md day OF February, 1900, In suit
IN chanc ~ therein pending, In which
Louisa Richard, AdmlniStratrix Of the
estate Of John Richard, deceased. 10 plain
= q, and Henry Richard and others are de-
$ sndauts, the undersigned Special Commits
NfO00F Will
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Mie.ed &c Aees,,orion.

II hear you are receiving attentions
from an actor"
'Yes, and think he would propose
II I could rig up a spot light in the
parlor and sort Of arrange the; planolG
for little slow music."-Kansas CITY
Ionrnai
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SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS SALE

TNDER and by virtue OF n decree ofthe
~ Circuit Court OF the County CT Mason,
made and entered on the 18th day OF Febru-
airy. 1903, in certain suit In chancery therein
pending, In which James 9. Hawthorn and
others. are plaintiffs, and Nancy ]. Haw-
thorn, and others, are defendants, the un-
derslgned Special Commissioner will,
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O. the 8th daY Of Nav, 1aoo.

the highest bidder, at the front door OF me
Court House OF the said county OF Mason,
the following described tract OF land. situate
lying and being IN the State OF West Wiz.
Ginia, County or Mason and District OF Ham
nan, which is bounded and described as
follows:
side Of Ohio IS Mile Creek; thence s IS W %
poles 70 q stake; thence 8 IS W q poles TO
white oak stump; thence on down said creek.
s 65s " % polestO three walnuts mentioned
near mouth Of branch; thence n 6so W Is
polts 10 a stake; thence n 80 w poles 10 a
stake; thence crossing said creek n 10 z 6S
poles 70 stake at public road; thence 8 zoe
E. y poles with said road; thence s So ES
poles 10 public outlet 50 poles in all TO 4
stake; thence E poles TO a stake; thence n
IS Z 3 poles toa stake: thence s.. n E. lI9<
poles 10 stake; thence leaving said road
20 poles 70 the place OF beginning, estI-
mated 10 contain thirty-one and one-half
acres, more or less, less public outlet The
said sale ofthe Aforesaid tract OF land Is sub
ject 70 the dover interest OF Nancy Haw-
thorn In and TO said tract OF land, which
said dover interest so assigned and laid on
TO the said Nancy Hawthorn by the Com
miBslonerS appointed In the said cause and
which said dover interest so excepted from
the above described trnet OF land. which IS
70 be held by the said Nancy Hawthorn
for and curing her life. Is bounded and de-
scrtbed as follows:
Beginning at a large sycamore on south
side OF creek thence s Is W 20 poles; thence
w 70 poles crossing said creek TO 4
stake IN public outlet; thence with said OUT
let n 70 10 poles 10 a stake At public road
thence with Aaid public road E S poles TO a
stake; thence y IS w Is poles 10 stake;
thence M Z 1lsl TO a stake; thence leaving
said road E - poles 70 place OF beginning,
estimated 70 contain nine acres, more or
less.
. TERMS OF sALE-cash as 70 ene-,bird
OF the purchase money, and the residue pay
able in two equal annual instaIlments, The
purchaser giving his notes with good securs
ity and the legal title retained as fuItker
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Most dis6guring skin eruptiOns.
scrofula, pimples, rashes, etc. due
to impure blood. Burdock Blood
Bitters is q cleansing blood tonic.
Makes you olsar.eyed, clsar.brain.
ed, OIear.ukinned.
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Box Full Of Money.

Galveston, Tex, April "a
schooner bearing as cargo an iron.
bound box said to contain $500
in Peruvian silver, and Eve trunks
has been turned over to Collector
Lee, of this port, for safe keeping.
Their owner, E. o. Griffith, of
No, is in a Honduran jail. BE
sent a letter by the Captain of the
schooner, the Caroline Vought,
explaining that he and Miss Bean.
champ, formerly of Jacksonville,
who had been engaged in business
together at Belfati, Honduras,
were under charges of arson
arising from Ere in their store,
and fearing that their money
wonld be confsoated, they sent it
to the collector for ssfe-keeping
until they are released.
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GEO. G. SoMERvILLE,
Special Commissioner

I. Charles Buxton, Clerk OF the Circuit
Court OF Mason County, West Virginia,
hereby certify that the above named Special
Commissioner has given bond with good Ge-
curity before me In the penalty OF twelve
hundred dollars, as required by the DECREE OF
sale. CHAS. BUXTON. Cleri
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Stop earsohe in two minutes;
toothache or pain of burn or soaId
in FIVE minutes; hoarseness in one
hour; musclesOhe two hours sore
thrOatin twelve houTs-Dr. Thomas
Electric Oil, monarch over pain.
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Editorial Paragraphs.

-iSNsze.' 70 0Stt9'
Many 8 mans failure can be
traced TO his wite's desire for sue
cess.
Get your muck rake down.
The frost IS almost out of the
ground.
Every man who takes your
measure does not make you a
suit Of clothes.
An old maid never has to sit
up to let in q man who can't find
the keyhole.
Not every man can get to con.
gress by wearing a high hat and
a Prince Albert coat.
When I getrich enough I am
going to choke the alarm out of
every clock in my house.
Its better to be a man of one
idea than to be a man with a lot
of them that won't work.
I wonder sometimes if the
writers who tell us to be joyful,
ever practice what they preach?
Before I get to St. Peter l
would like to know what kind Of
janitor he has in the golden
house.
An old maid who keeps a par
rot that can swear, demands to
know why she should have a man
around.
There is always plenty OF
troubled to talk about, just as
there is enough joy if you care to
converse oftbat.
The fellow ofwbom everybody
speaks well never gets very farm
this world. It's the fighter who.
wins.
Better begin standing in with
the janitor. Maybe he viii let
you dig some fish worms in the
back lot.
Technically speaking, it would
not be half as much fun to be
rolling in wealth as rolling in a
clover bed.
1t always makes a man feel
ike yelling when he sees another
man smoking the band on his
cigar. Why2
One of the funniest things
about a girl is how sweet she.
can look in the evening and how
uncanny in the morning.
A man who can rock the era
die with one hand and button his
wife's waist with the other is a
great matrimonial success.
The stn4f in a mon g ol-o-.
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order Of Publieation.
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA:

COUNTY OF MASON, IS:
At rules held IN the Clerks once OF the
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The ApoIonN.

4 8e kissed her. and she raade him I'd !
But stratghtway called him back ; !;
( And said he might apologize, II
4, 70 be took another little smack &
Chicago New14
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E. z. Gross and A. C Richie,
partners doing business Us
81. Dennis Mills,
vG.
". G. Harris and y. a. Gress,
partners doing business rs
Gress q Harris, Mason ely
Coal Mining Co. Lille K.
Down, Fred s. Bown, Ida u.
Mullen, Earnest Mullen, Eva
Z. Probst, Charles o. Probst.
Erma z. Archer, Robert I
Archer, Ruby K. Kelley, 10
siah Kelley, Susan u. JUDI
son. Elorilla Harris, VIM.
Harris, Wyatt w Harris,
Thomas B. Harris, Warren
Harris. John Harris and
Mary A HnPriE
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CHAS. BUXTON. Clerk.
SomervIlle & Somerville, Sols.
April 7-4w
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It's better to be a man Of one
idea than to be a man with a lot
of them that won't work.
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Administrators Sale.

CHAs. BUXTON. CLERK.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-30
Westlake Public Market

Ftfsh ard Sixth Avs westlake and Pine.
Cooking Apples. Stall x-si per box ........ 8 90
Good Tomatoes Stall i2s per box ..............A5e
New Honey. comb. Stall iis ..................I5e