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Methodist. Minister Rec.
Ommend Chamber lain's
Cough Remedy.

Rev James A. Iewis, Milaca MIMI.
writes: "Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
has been needed ard welcome guest in
our home for number Of wears high
ly recommend it 10 my fellows as hniny
medicine worthy Of trial in cases ~ rods,
coughs and cronn." ti,ve Ghamherain'@
Cough Remedy a trial and W. are cor f.
dent you will find j. very effpctual aud
continue to use it as occasion requires for
years to come, as msny others have DONE
For sale by
(Adv Grant GaAhsm
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COUNTY DIRECTORY
CIRCUIT COURT

CIRCUIT COURT
Warren B. Kittle, Judge.
A. G.. jenkins, Prosecuting Attor-
nsy.
Chas. w. Brandon, Clerk.
Regular terms Of circuit court
lst Tuesday in January, Id Tass-
day in April, and 4th Tuesday in
September.
COUNTY COURT
E. A. Waugh, President,
q. P. Bennett and P. A. Switzer-
s. F. Hoffman, Clerk.
Regular terms Of county court,
I'd Monday in January, LIST Mon
day in April, I'd Monday in june
and LIST Monday in October.
Arthur f. Bennett, Sheriff.
G. j. Stalnaker, Deputy Sheriff
Coney E. Corder, assessor.
Ellsworth Wilson, County Engi-
meer and County Surveyor. M
C. O. Marsh, Supt. Free Schools.
Court House at Philippi, w. Va.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY

Baptist Church Preaching 1st
and 3rd Sabbath of each month,
morning at IL o'clock and eve
ming at 80. Rev. S. D. Griffin,
pastor. Sunday School each
Sabbath morning at 9:45, J. M.
Terrell, Supt. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening Of each week.
M. q. Church Preaching each
Sabbath morning at 10 As and
evening at 7 80, Rev. 2. O. Phil
lips, pastor. Sunday School each
Sabbath morning at $50, S. i.
Keller, Supt. Epworth League
each Sabbath evening, 80, j L.
Earnest, Pres. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening Of each week.
M. e. Church, South Preach
ing I'd and 4th Sabbath Of each
month in the morning at IL
clock, Rev. L. 8. Anvil, pastor.
Sunday School each Sabbath
morning at 9:45, w. B. Baker,
Supt. Epworth League each
Sabbath evening at $50, G. NJ
Right, Jr., president. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening III
each wsek.
Presbyterian Church Preach
ing LIST, I'd and Sd Sabbath morn
ing at IL o'clock and evening at 5
clock, Rev. D. II. McKensie,
pastor. Sabbath School each
Sabbath morning at 9:45, j. F
Tibbets, Supt. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening of each week
Protestant Episcopal Church
Preaching service in Presbyterian
church 4th Sunday morning of
each month at II o'clock, The
Rev. S. S. Powell, Rector.
United Brethren Church
Preaching each Sabbath morning
at 10 AS and evening at 7 80, Rev.
Oliver j. Stoneking, pastor. Sun
day School each Sabbath morning
at 8 80, NJ. D. Gamer, Supt. X
P. G. U. meeting each Sabbath
evening at $50. Prayer meeting
Thursday evening of each week.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-02-19
N0TES0F
eASClENCESa
SAND
INVENT ION

Camels are the only quadrupeds that
cannot swim
The United States has become the
Z heaviest buyer of South African dia-
monds.
For stripping peanuts from vines a
simple machine has been invented by
Georgia man.
Tumblers made of ice, with paper
holders, for use with cold drinks, are
a German novelty.
A novel lamp shade is mounted on
frame like an umbrella, so It can
be closed to save room.
A magazine to carry an extra load
of tobacco is attached to the stem of
a recently patented pipe.
Hairpins, the points of which lock
SO they will not slip out, have been
patented in Great Britain.
Venice is equipping it's fire depart
ment with steam engines carried on
petroleum-propelled motor boats.
Aluminium ware can be polished
with mixture Of borax, ammonia
and water, applied with a soft cloth.
Simple apparatus for disinfecting
by steam that Frenchman has in
vented boils the water with an alcohol
lamp.
An acetylene fashlight has been In
vented for railroad crossing gates
which is ignited by pilot light as
gate is lowered
A harness has been patented by a
Missouri woman for chickens to hold
their wings down and prevent them
from flying away.
An astronomical clock in Germany
lis so perfectly constructed that it's
errors amount to only one second fn
more than eighteen years
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-02-19
How Is Your Boiler?

1t has been stated that mans stomach
is bis boiler; his body ia his engine and
his mouth the fire dnx Is your boiler
(stomach) in good working order or is Il
go weak that it will not stand full load
and not able to supply the needed energy
to your engine (bodyl2 II you have
any trouble with YOUR stomach Cham.
berIarr's Tablets will do Won good They
strengthen and invigorate the stomach
and enable it to do it's work naturally
Many very remarkable cures OF stomach
trouble haze been eff .csei by them
For sale by
tAdv') Grant tiraham
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the stretching of the elastic and that
points to the various figures. One set
Of numbers denotes lung capacity. As
the wearer of the apparatus inhales,
his or her chest expends. stretches the
elastic and moves the needle. AS the
person exhales, the elastic contracts
and the needle automatically returns
to zero. AS the physical expansion OF
the chest is good indication of the
capacity of the lungs. this device is q
great help to physicians.
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The Best Cough Medicine.

81 have used Chamberlain Cough
Remedy ever since have been keeping
house." says L G. Hames, OF Marbury,
Ala. Il consider it one OF the best rem
edies ever used. My children have all
taken it and it works like charm. For
colds and whooping cough tits excellent
For sale by
(Adv.) Grant Graham.
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To Commentaries Ben Nevis.

Ben Nevis. Scotland's highest noun.
tain, may be commercialized to meet
the demands Of tourists. A project is
under way looking to the erection Of
a hotel on the peak, to occupy the site
Of the former meteorological observa-
tory. The plans embrace railway
nearly five miles long. In an ordinary
season it is estimated that fully 49,.
600 people climb Ben Nevis.
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Let Us Smile.
"The thing that goes the farthest

ssThe thing that goes the fartheat
Toward making life worth while,
That costs the least and does the most,
Is just pleasant sun g:
The smile that bubbles from heart
That loves its fellow men
Will drive away the cloud Of gloom
And coax the sun again;
It's full of worth and goodness. too
With manly kindness bleat-
It's worth million dollars
And it doesn't cost cent. Selected
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CITY DIRECTORY

u. T.. Bennett, Mayor.
w. W. Thomas, Recorder.
Floyd Ware, J. E. Keyser, A. G.
Bolton, J. A. Viquesney, How
ard Price, Harry Hankey, M.
R. Keyser and Floyd Teter,
Couneilmen.
Geo. w. Price, Chief of Police.
Regular council meeting 1st
and Sd Thursday evenings Of
each month.
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What She Did.

Mrs. Exe-"While was going down.
town on the car this morning, the con-
ductor came along and looked at me
as if had not paid my fare Mr.
Exe--"Well, what did you do?" Mrs.
Exe-"I looked at him as If + had
Boston Transcript.
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TELLS CAPACITY OF LUNGS
Apparatus Designed by California Man
Indicate Expansion Of Chest az
), the Wearer Breathes.

An apparatus for determining per
sons lung capacity has been designed
by a man in California; state where
lung conditions are an important top
ic. An elastic band that fits around
the chest and passes under the arm
pits Is strapped on the person to be
tested In the center of this band is
a drum with figures on its face and a
spring dial finger that is operated by
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a dozen titlls that when you awake
you're goiDG q rested, refreshed and
ready for ali e. duties of the day---no
backache, no sttieness, no pain, good APP
petite, clear head, full of energy. vim and
strength.
viii you test a medicine that has ac-S
complshed all this for other kidney suf-
ferers, some of whom had given up all
hope of ever getting better? VIII you
test wonderful ROOT JUICE for just ten
days on positive guarantee? viii you
lay aside all the uncertain things. all the
things THAT have failed to help. you, all
the things you've been wasting your
money on, your pills and your plastersl
and try ROOT JUICE without risking
penny
You never saw. anything worls like
ROOT JUICE in all your life. You've
grand surprise in store for you and a
and happiness into your life than you've
experienced in MANY Il day Try ROOT
JUICE this time and know what real re-
lief is. Don't get side tracked on some
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about something just as good. Nothing
made Is just rs good and you'll say so
yourself when you've made the test.
All good druggists sell ROOT JUICE
1T one dollar per large bottle and they
guarantee 1t absolutely It has got to
benefit and satisfy you or back goes
your money. instantly the moment you
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That's how good ROOT JUICE is. That's
the 81 ,gegt possible proof OF its
MOTE Get Il now and stop expert
meatiHE.
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What She Spends.

Some women, says fashion expert,
spend $4,000 year for dress. about
100 others, $4,000 each; 10000 others,
$4,000; suffragists, $500 down; church
workers, $500; social workers, $500;
stenographers, s275; shop girls, $3.50;
and factory girls, 5000, or 1884 a week.
Newspaper mems wives and fashion
experts are in the $4,000 list, Of
course.
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To Clean an oil Painting.

Spongs the painting carefully with
pure soap and lukewarm water,
squeezing the sponge fairly drybefore
using. Dry thoroughly with a soft
cloth. Dip bit Of chamois leather
in sweet oil and rub over the painting.
rubbing again with clean chamois, or
q bit OF fine flannel.
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Her Thought.

ID you know that woman is ca
pable OF torturing a man with her
cruelty and mockery without the
faintest twinge of conscience, because
she'll think every time she looks at
him: I'm tormenting him to death
now, but I'll make Up for it with my
love later The Idiot, by Fyodor
Dcstoevsky. Translated by Constance
Garrett. Heinemann.
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Kidney Trouble?
Oh,YES;I Forgot.
You'll Soon Forget Yours, After
Trying Wonderful ROOT
JUICE. Guaranteed.

How would you like to forg / your kid.
ney trouble, your backache and those
knife-like pains? Glory Can you inn
agine what relief it would be to know
that you had at last cast Off that burden
and could enjoy life again? Think OF
going to bed at night feeling that you
are going to sleep soundly, naturally and
peacefully till morning that you're not go-
ing to feel the necessity of getting up half
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N NOTICE:

To the land owners Of Barbour
County:
You are hereby kindly asked to
remove your fencing off of the
right of way of the County Roads
as it is-impossible to build roads
without room, as the law requires
me to remove all obstruction out
of the County Roads.
ELLSWORTH WILSON,
County Road Engineer.
Adv. At.
FOR SALE. My farm Of Is
acres, located in Barker District.
Barbour county, w. Va, about.
four miles from Belington
Will sell reasonable.
MARTHA J. BROWN.
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Don't You Believe 1t.

Some say that chronic constipation
cannot be cured. Don't you believe IL.
Chamberlain's Tablets have cured Others
why not you? Give them trial. They
ct only qilrtar. For sale by
adv Grant 6raham.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1914.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Our rates for announcements
are as follows, and must be paid
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An astronomical clock in Germany
is so perfectly constructed that its
errors amount to only one second in
more than eighteen years.
Evening star., 1914-04-19
ALL AUTOMOBILES SOLD.
Local Agency Of Buick Motor Com.
pany Makes "Clean Sweep

Cleanup week was appropriately
celebrated last week by the Buick Motor
Company, making a clean sweep" of
all of its 1914 models, which have been
on display during the past season. 1t is
the first of the local concerns to set the
record of having disposed of every ma
chine allotted to this territory.
As an evidence of the clean sweep"
four new hrooms. tied with large blue
silk ribbons. are displayed in each of the
spacious windows facing Connecticut ave
nue.. Beneath the brooms are cards an
nonncins the fact and expressing regret
that no more cars will be available this
season. until the arrival of the 1915
models. which are expected in about two
months. The work of the sales staff of
the company was gratifying to Manager
Robert II. Martin. who is now preparing
to give the boys a well earned vacation
Evening star., 1914-04-19
NEW MOTOR BUS LINE.
One Established in Maryland Made
Possible by Good Roads.

The past week witnessed the opening
or motor bus line through lower
Maryland. traversing a section of the
state which has recently come into
popularity by reason Of the construc-
tion OF new macadamized roads within
the past year or two. The contract
for operating the line has been award
ed to the Semmes motor line and will
operate between this city and Brandy
wine, Md.
The route will be through Silver Hill
Reds Corners, Surrattsville and T. b.
to Brandywine. The route is through a
historic section of the state and sur
rounded on all sides by rich farm lands.
Three large buses have been installed
and the latter part of this week two
thirty passenger vehicles will be added
to the equipment, which will operate
between La Plata, Md, and the Ma
tional Capital
Evening star., 1914-04-19

of the states an accumulation of road
laws running back over 100 years ex-
lists. thus creating almost hopeless con-
fusion. Certain basic features of good
administration will he urged by the joint
committees such as tiR payment of road
taxes in cash. the elimination of mui-
titude of unnecessary road officials now
characteristic of maay of the statesi the
requirement of skilled supervision in the
actual construction and maintenance OF
roads by providing qualification tests; the
constant employment of highway en-
gneers or superintendent; the adop-
ton of the appointive rather than the
elective method for such officials. the
substitution of continuous maintenance
for the present intermittent method; the
proper utilization of convict labor where
climatic and other conditions warrant
its use on the public roads for the pre-
paration of road materials, the general
adoption of the principle of state aid and
supervision; the proper safeguarding and
accounting of road funds.
Wherever practicable, uniformity
Evening star., 1914-04-19

dex chart for these various laws is now
being prepared and as soon as it is COM
pleted the committees will determine upon
the lines along which revision will be
sought. The governors of the various
states will then be asked to recommend
to the legislators as they meet the ap-
pointment of special committees to confer
with the committees of the American
Highway Association and the American
Bar Association, with a view to adequate
revision of existing road laws.
The committee of the American High
way Association was appointed at the
American Road Congress. held at Detroit
in 1915. and is composed of P. T. Col
grove, president Michigan State Good
Roads Association. chairman. \. B.
Fletcher state highway engineer of Cali
fornia A y. johnson. state highway en-
gineer of Illinois: j. f. Pennybacker
former secretary American Highway As
soeiation and now chief of the division of
road economics OF the United States office
Evening star., 1914-04-19

among the road laws Of the various
states will be urged by the committees,
as it is realized that the traffic is now
controlled by economic conditions rather
than by state lines, and should not he
hampered by conflicting laws of the
various communities.
1t is expected that a most interesting
report will be made by the joint commit
tees at the fourth American Road Con-
gress. which will he held at Atlanta, Ga,
November 9l4. 1914. The American Bar
Association will participate in the con
gress and will devote its energies to the
subject of legislation. The annual road
congress is engaging more and more the
actual PARTICIPATION of great organiZa-
tions whose work bears in some essen
tial respects upon the road movement.
At this years congress the National
Civil Service Reform League will have
charge of a specie session devoted to
Evening star., 1914-04-19
Takes on New Car.

The Selby Company closed contract
last week to handle the Little Princess
motor The new line is a small car.
attractive In design. resembling the
French type car The company will
handle this in addition to the Paige line.
The demonstrator is expected within a
few days
Evening star., 1914-04-19
To Revise State Laws.

The first step in the revision OF the
state road laws will he 10 recommend
that all obsolete. useless or unnecessary
road laws be repealed. The next step
will he to simplify and arrange in logical
order the existing necessary road laws
The committee has found that in some
Evening star., 1914-04-19

Of public roads. and Frederick l. Wad-
hams of Albany. y. Y. Mr.. Wadhams is
also chairman of the special committee
appointed by the American Bar .tssocia
ton to cooperate with the american
Highway Association. These two com
committee on uniform legislation of the
Bar Association. of which Mr.. Charles
Thaddeus Terry of New York is chair
Evening star., 1914-04-19
AuT0MOBIL6
T%IENoAR T;NN0'z

April la-c9-Coupe dc Tourisme.
1,Ooo-mile cyciecar and light car
endurance test around France.
April 22-Track meet, Bakersfield,
Cal.
May 24-e5-Targa Fiorio races.
May 3o-Indianapolis 5OO-mile race.
May %0-New York track meet.
May :n-Track meet, Providence.
Juno 1-Florio cup race. Island OF
Sicily.
June 6-7-Track meet, st. Louis. Mo.
June 9-11-Isle Of Man road races,
Great Britain.
juno 17-1s-Hill climb. Uniontown.
Pa.
June 30-Track meet, Sioux City. Ia.
July 3-4-Road races. Tacoma,
Wash.
July 4-French grand prlx. Lyon.
July At h G e-huRdred- -and-f1fty-
mile race, Sioux City. Iowa,
July 4-Track meet. Providence.
RI
July 17-1s-speedway races. Seat
tie, Wash
July -c6-Belgian grand prix
July es~Le Man. cyclecar grand
FIlA race.
July and August-French army
truck subsidiary trials.
August 2-9-Six day cyclecar reiia-
bility in French Alps.
August 9S-29-Road races. Elgfn,
III.
September 5Track meet. Milwau-
kee Wis.
September 6-7-Italian grand prix.
September TRACK meet, Provl-
dence. r. I.
September BROAD race, Corona
Beach. Cal.
September 9-Italian grand prix.
September 9-Speedway races, Po-
mona. Cal.
September 26-October 6-Berlin
October erosene motor tests.
Paris.
Decentralization hill climb. Paris
October 2-3-Track meet, Oklahoma
City. Okla.
October 2-a-Track meet, Trenton.
n. j.
October 4-1O-Beriin show.
October 1626IParis show.
November 6-Olympia show.
November S-lt = Track meet,
Shreveport. La.
November-El Paso-Phoenix road
race.
Evening star., 1914-04-19

ican six" is already seen in the latest
designs of the manufacturers poth IN
Great Britain and on the continent None
of the new European "sfxfs. ho"ese,'
is able to compete on price OASIS Will
American importations.
* \
Joins Miller Bros Staff.
O. w Stratton. for a number OF years
past a real estate salesman. has joined
the sale staff OF the Miller Brothers au.
tomohile and supply house and viii sell
Ford cars.
Purchases Stearns-Knight.
r. f. Saul placed an order few days
ago with the local representative of the
Stearns- Knight car, for a seven-passen-
Evening star., 1914-04-19
Letter From Zanzibar.

The firm of Emerson & 0rme Yesterday
received letter from u resident of Zan-
Zibar. British South Africa, requesting
copy of their largest Detroit
electric catalogue. The letter was dated
March Is, and proved quite surprise
to the local distributors for the Detroit
electric to receive such a long-distance
message. The catalogue was sent off i'm
mediately.
Evening star., 1914-04-19
A. c. Westfall Here.

A. c. Westfall, traffic manager of the
Cadillac Motor Car Company. after spend
ing a few days in Washington as the
guest of the Cook & Stoddard COMPANY.
left Friday afternoon for Detroit.
Evening star., 1914-04-19
Hudson Purchasers.

Among those who purchased 1914 Hud-
son $40 touring cars during the past
week were Frederic ]. Haskin and II. w.
Peck.
Evening star., 1914-04-19
BY HOWARD S. FISK.

r :: i e: 6 c: :: =: :: :: :: 6: G.: :: 6: !:
result of the movement which
has been inausurated ny the American
Highway Association in conjunction with
the American Ear Association. The com
IHittces appointed by the two associations
have had prepared through the co-orera-
ton of the United states office of public
roads complete literal compilation of
the road laws of all the states. as well
as the laws relating to indebtedness. the
use of convict labor aud various other
subjects which have a bearing upon the
mana cement Of the public roads. An in-
Evening star., 1914-04-19

ger touring car. fully equipped. The car
is to be of the four-cylinder type, f,n-
ished in Brewster green. and equipped
with electric self-starter and electric
lights.
Evening star., 1914-04-19

efficiency in American automobile fac
tories At the Studebaker plants are a
considerable number of machines which
have scored long records of 100 per cent
perfect efficiency for every working day
OF nine hours each the year round.
Evening star., 1914-04-19

the merit system in road administration
thus following closely the lines Of legis-
latve reform already inausurated.
six" Wave in Europe.
Though European skies have. in for
mer seasons. been chiefly large. costly
creations. the influence of the light Amer
Evening star., 1914-04-19
National Economy Test.

May the national fucl-economy test
OF the Franklin Automobile Company
VIII be held at various points through
out the country. Every Franklin dealer
VIII on that date attempt to set a new
lons-dlstancc record on a gallon Of gas
oiine. Each machine will carry two OBJ
servers, one of whom will be a news
paper man, and one driver. David S
Hendr1ck. local distributor. is making ar
rangcments here for the run
Evening star., 1914-04-19
Efficient Machinery.

Great strides have been made during
the past year or two in machine tool
Evening star., 1914-04-19
Enters Touring Field.

me Saxon. the newest of small, low
eflceo cars has entered the local touring
heio' g. de Forest Larner, who was
a'''oas the first to place an order for a
saxon with the Zell Motor Car Com
pany. received his car last week, and
rrioay made trip to Baltimore to
give h's new machine good road test
accompanied by friend, Mr. Larncr
MADE the trip In excellent time. despite
the neWness of the car. without any in
convenience of any nature. lie was most
enthusiastic in the manner in which the
machine took the hills. The car is four
cylinder. water-colled and rated at tif-
teen horsepower, and of the tWo-pas-
senger type.
Evening star., 1914-04-19
Chandler Notes.

The Chandler Motor Car Company has
received official records of the animal
mio- winter Swedish reliability trial from
the Royal Swedish Automobile Club. under
Shose auspices the tour was held. The
Ihanoler lightweight six was the only
sifiele entry of the American cars to
.oinpiete the tour. Glass one for the
iarser cars had f1fty-eght starters. and
=. ms number only sixteen finished, the
: naholer being among this number.
hFe-passenger Chandler six tour
1le car. fully equipped, was delivered last
week week TO G. NJ. Ernmcrich The car is
nmshed In royal blue with black hood