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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-11-26
NICHOLAS MURRAY BUTLER.

hICHObAB MURRAY BUTLER
Columbia university in his annual re-
port. Ii Is more than a suggestion.
President Butler presents the physi.
cal examination as an obligation Ia
these words:
The university Is expanding each
year out Of its endowment income i'm
mense sums TO supplement the fees
paid for tuition, In order to provide
the best possible facilities for college
and university instruction.
"Tbe university owes Il TO the pub
lie and To itself to see to II that these
colossal expenditures are made only
upon and I'm the interest OF those who
are really ut physically. as well ms
mentally, 60 take advantage OF the op-
portunitles the university has 10 offer
and TO make appropriate return TO the
community In the form OF personal
and social service"
a certificate OF good health IS now
required IN Columbia college. but Pres
idcnt Butler favors a more rigid physi-
cal examination lie likens n 10 that
Insisted upon IN the case Of candidates
for admission 10 the military aud ma
val academies mnintaincd by the gov
eminent OF the United states "
AZ il we'll understood, n relatively
large proportion Of the applicants for
admission nj Annapolis and West
Point are refused as not physically ht
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-11-26

Individual yachts and launches al
most always carry individual names.
Oftentlmes the owner follows the
name Of some woman member OF the
family That practice is common /
saw one named Julia III. TO show that
at some time three Julias had figured
I'm the family history. Quite the oldest
name ] ever saw on o little launch OF
a family nature was EEEE. That puz-
zled me for a long time. asked no
questions. preferring 20 get a solu-
ton. Ore evening watched the
pretty boat with a party who we're
having a good time and the slgnin.
canoe OF the capital Els came TO my
mind. II meant Ease. "-Cincinnat
Commercial Tribune.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-11-26

There is more Catarrh in this section OF
the country than all other diseases put
together, and until the last few years was
supposed TO be incurable. For a great
many years doctors pronounced it local
disease and prescribed local remedies,
and by constantly falling 10 cure with
local treatment, pronounced il incurable.
Science has proven Catarrh TO be a con-
stitutional disease, and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. IIall's Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by Il. j. Cheney 4
Co, Toledo, Ohio, 10 the only Constitu-
tional cure on the market. II in taken
internally in doses from 10 drops 10 a
teaspoonful. IL acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case Il
ails 10 cure. Send for circulars and testi-
monials.
Address f j. CHENEY 4 Co. Toledo, O..
Sold by Druggists. Zoe.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-11-26
The oIa-Fashlone d Mothers

Thank God some of us have an old
fashioned mother. Not woman of the
period, painted and enameled, with all
her society manner and fine dresses,
white jeweled hands that never ielt the
clasp Of baby fingers, but dear, old
fashioned mother with sweet voice,
eyes into whose clear depth the love light
shone, and brown hair just threaded with
silver, lying smooth upon her faded
cheek. The hands, worn with toll, gently
guided our steps in childhood and smooth
ed our checks in sickness. ever reaching
out to us in yearning tenderness. Blessed
IL the memory OF an old-fashioned
mother. IL floats 10 us like the beautiful
perfume of some wood blossoms. The
music OF other voices may be lost, but
the enchanting memory of hers will echo
in our soul forever.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-11-26
State OF West Virginia Wants Belgian
REFUGEES

Wheeling, Nov. IT, a movement has
been launccd which has for its purpose.
bringing Belgian refugees TO West vi
ginia to farm the idle lands Of the stat
The state board of agriculture had madd
similar plans before the present European
war, an agent having been sent into
Belgium for the purpose of inducing tie
Belgians TO come 10 this state, but the
war opened while he was there. and he
fled to England. The plan isto lease idle
farms to the Belgians, and the State Of
West Virginia will be benefited through
the filling of its land by expert aericul-
turists. IL il hoped to induce several
thousand Belgians to settle in this state.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-11-26
Stanley HokA sundaysa a, the NJ.
& X. Junction

4 X Junction
Wallace Menea was here from
Grafton Sunday vkitins his mother
Home talent minstrel at the King
wood opera house Saturday night. No
vember 2Sth.
Mrs. Francis Heermans was here
from Morgantown a few days this
week the guest OF friends
Congressman VIM. c. Brown has re
turned to Washington after spending
few days at his home here.
Mrs. Chichester and children return
ed TO their home at Reedsville sun
day after spending n short time here
the guests OF friends
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. V. Gibson and son.
Milford, are in Fairmont today to
spend Thanksgiving with relatives and
witness the big football game.
For Sale-One Cinderella Duchess
Range. Good as new. only been used
short time. Will sell at bargain.
Apply To Mrs. Elizabeth jenkins.
Kingwood. w Va.
Or. c. l.. Goldsmith and Jack welch
OF Hazelton, were greeting their
friends in the city Monday evening.
Squire Whitehair. OF Portland dis
trict, Was in town the past week
Mrs. Henry Flythe left one day this
week for Reedsville. where she ex-
poets to make her future home She
will hold public sale of her personal
effects next Saturday afternoon. She
has erected n new residence near the
home of her brother. r. s Brown
Miss Ruth Brown departed this
week for Charleston. where she will
enter business college and make
her future home with her sister, Miss
Maude Brown. Miss Brown has many
friends here who regret TO see her
leave Kingwood. whore she has al
ways made her home.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-11-26
Broadway

Say some winter over Sunday, don't
YOU think?
Asa Shay made 4 trip TO Bruceton last
Sunday.
Frank Pell was at II. u. Listens last
Sunday,
j. w. Cottrell of Pittsburg, is in thi.
section.
John Higgins OF Herring lost a valua
bile horse in runaway and a wagon torn
up also.
:. B. Titchenel's house burned down
Monday morning between 500 ard 9:CC
O'Clock and practically all the contents
ms ~ quite serious loss TO hlm and his
son Dick. who lived with his father.
There will be box supper mt Long
Hollow schoolhouse Saturday evening
Proceeds for library for the school
Every body invited.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-11-26

The word Chautauqua has an inter.
esting history Long ago when tho an
cestors OF tho senacas came TO the
margin Of this beautiful lake, after a
successful hunt they camped upon its
borders for The night a sudden storm
arose. The waves became so high that
their camp was jcopardized. and IN
the confusion a little child was swept
away beyond their reach and lost IN
the lake. Thereafter the lake was
known as Chauddaukwa Ctho place
where the child was carried away.
now AngIiclzed into it's present form,
Chautauqua.-lola Register
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-11-26

Atchison. Han.-S. Blythe. u farm
er. living just across the river brought
10 this city 100 pound plmpkiu that
is now on exhibition ~ local bank
The pumpkin II ss large as n bushel
basket.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-11-26
Had Gone Too Far to Chanue

Had Gone Too Far to Change.
Little Helen and Jack had grown
UP together and when Jack finally
outgrew dresses and donned his first
trousers Helon insisted that she. too.
be allowed to have a pair. But jack
said: No. you don't. either, cause
you started out to be a girl and you've
9 to keep 1t up."-Chicago Tri-
b ne.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-11-26
EDUCATE ONLY THE
FIT, SAYS Or. BUTLER
President Of Columbia Urges
Physical Examination.

New fork.-If you would be uni.
versity student first prove that your
muscles are gooC your heart action
right and your lungs sound
This Is the new idea advanced 10y
President Nicholas Murray Butler OF
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-11-26

DR.. Fahrney's Teething Syrup con-
forms 20 the Pure Food and Drug Law
every bottle guaranteed. Sample free.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-11-26

Babies don't mind cold or take cold il
kept well with DR. Fahrnev's Teething
Syrup. Get il anywhere Sample free.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-11-26

a will has been found under eleven
Weaknesses OF wallpaper ~ workmen
engaged in stripping the walls OF
house adjoining the Royal Marine no
tel. Cowos, Isle OF Wight.
The Ordway new era., 1914-04-17
Sc0URGE IS STILL DEADLY
Claims Of "cure" for Consumption
Have Not Been Verified by seien.
tific Authorities.

In spite of the statements of a num-
ber of individuals who have recently
claimed that they have found cure"
for consumption, the National Assocl.
alton for the Study and Prevention Of
tuberculosis, the highest authority on
this disease in America, declares that
there is no information at hand to JUS
tify the belief that any specific cure
for tuberculosis has been discovered
which deserves the confidence OF the
medical profession and the people.
Backing up these statements, the
United States pubic health service
declares that outside OF the three es-
sentials in the treatment of consump-
ton, namely, rest. fresh air. and good
food. There Is no drug known, how
everrare or expensive 1t may be. that
has any curative action in this disease,
and all remedies advertised as such
are to be avoided. Patent cough med
icines are harmful; redium. X-rays or
electricity in any Of its form have no
special value in tuberculosis OF the
lungs. No serum has yet been found
that will cure 1t, and there is no plas-
ter or poultices which has any effect
on the disease itself.
The Ordway new era., 1914-04-17

MY guess was right: Barton, in
disobedIence of orders. had made. her
go into the cage, and he had taken
advantage of my absence to break our
iron-clad rule which forbids a trainer
to drink. saw the whole situation as
soon as entered the building, and
would have given the whole show to
have the little woman safely on the
right side of the bars. The animals
in the dens were raising worse row
than they did tonight, and the lions
in Leotta's group had forgotten their
fear of the trainer in their greater
fear of the approaching storm. They
were ugly, and Barton, who was more
than half-seas over. stood at the bars
shouting abuse at his wife and the
lions and jeering at her evident terror.
saw that the other trainers and keep
ers appreciated the danger. for they
were gathered around, holding iron
bars, Roman candles and pistols; but
they had sense enough to know that
any interference which would draw
his attention from the cage would pre-
cipitate the trouble, and none of them
could make Leotta appreciate the dam
ger of her position. / went up to him
quietly and told him that thought
he had better call the rehearsal on for
the night, intending to square accounts
with him as soon as Leotta was safely
out of the cage; but the drink was in
his brain and he turned on me and
cursed me. Leotta gave scream of
terror as the brute turned his back on
the cage and, as II by preconcerted
plan, every one of the six great beasts
jumped for her.
Barton knew that the game was up,
and in his drunken rage he attacked
me and 1t kept my hands full to man.
age him; but the others rushed for the
cage. and while Bonavita and Steven
son beat OF the lions with the help
Of the keepers on the outside who
were firing pistols and Roman candles
and using fire-extinguishers through
the bars. Bobby Mack picked up Leot-
ia and carried her outside. OF course,
that ended Leotta's career in the show
business and finished Barton's employ
ment with me. The poor little things !
The Ordway new era., 1914-04-17
Side Show Sidelights
Diverting Chronicles of Circus Life
By FRANCIS METCALFE
Diverting Chronicles of Circus Life
tcopyrisht ~ v. G. Chapman,

of dancers for one OF the big exhibi-
tions, and he met her and married her
when they were performing in the
same thenter. OF course. l had abso-
lutely no use for an Egyptian dancer
riage an excuse to get rid Of Barton;
but he begged me to keep him on the
plea that he was teaching her to do
his act with the lions. She was SO
beautiful that realized that she would
be a great drawing card if she devel-
oped into good trainer SO | consent
ed and signed q contract with him
for another year. regretted 1t when
I saw the first rehearsal. for 1t was
painfully evident that she went into
the cage only because she was more
afraid of her husband than she was of
the lions. and didn't blame her; for
while might interfere to prevent i'll
treatment OF the lions, which were
my property. had no authority to
protect her from his cruelty. They
did most of the rehearsing ut night,
and l trusted to the fear which Bar
ton had instillea In the lions to keep
them from attacking her, for he al
ways stood at the bars and they
would cover down at the sound of his
voice.
'In spite Of all my precautions, l
was always uneasy when she was In
the cage. and when had to be away
from the show she was constantly In
my mind. / had to go to the wharf
one afternoon to superintend the un-
loading of a new lot of animals which
had been sent from our English quar-
ters. and owing to delays at the GUS
tom house 1t was late at night before
I could start back for the show. Per-
haps 1 had absorbed some of the
weather wisdom of the animals from
long association with them, but, at
any rate, was uneasy at the delays
and as l whizzed along in the trolley
l congratulated myself on my foresight
in having warned Barton, as the thun-
der heads were gathering and I knew
the animals would have the jumps and
be unsafe to work with. But my heart
sank as I drew near the building and
saw that it was brilliantly lighted up.
for that could only mean one thing at
that time OF night-Leotta must be re-
hearsing.
The Ordway new era., 1914-04-17

You can obtain DIR. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin at any drug store for fifty cents
or one dollar, the latter size being
bought by heads of families already
familiar with its merits. Results are
always guaranteed or money will be
refunded.
When you use Syrup Pepsin you Will
see the fallacy OF chewing mints and
tablets or of taking cathartics. salts.
pills and similar drastic medicines. I'm
like these. Syrup Pepsin does not lose
Its good effect. and by automatically
training the stomach and bowel mus
cles to do their work, soon restores
these organs to normal.
Families wishing to try-a free sam
pie bottle can obtain 1t postpaid by ad-
dressing DR.. w. B. Caldwell, 203 WASH
ington St. Monticello. Ill. A postal
card with your name and address on 1t
will do,
The Ordway new era., 1914-04-17

which may influence the attendance,
but the behavior of my animals is a
better barometer for local conditions
than any aneroid which the weather
bureau owns. In spite of the clear
sky and the official predictions. I
would wager that we shall have a bad
storm within the next "a hours, for
those lions have the inherited knowl-
edge Of hundreds of generations of jun
gle-bred ancestors whose food supply
depended largely upon the weather
conditions"
do the other animals possess the
same barometric accomplishments?
asked the stranger skeptically. and the
proprietor laughed as he invited him
to come inside and Judge for himself.
The arena was always an uncanny
place at night, for in the dim light
only the glowing eyes of the animals
could be distinguished in the cages,
and the snarls and growls which came
from behind the gratings conjured up
visions of what might happen If one
Of the animals were loose and crouch
ing on the seats of the auditorium or
in the galleries. waiting for meal of
human flesh; but tonight 1t was worse
than usual, for the unwonted restless
ness of the animals was apparent even
to the unframed senses of the stranger.
There was a trainer named Barton
in my employ who did pretty fair act
with group Of six lions, but he was a
brutal sort of chap and punished his
animals SO severely that they went
through their performance on the jump
SO as to get out of the exhibition
cage, where blows were more plentiful
than kind words. His act was win
ner, all right, for he was absolutely
fearless and the animals put up bluff
Of snarling and swapping which made
It exciting. but disliked the man SO
much that was glad to farm him out
for a ten weeks engagement on the
vaudeville circuit.
He wasn't bad looking chap and
when he came back from his tour he
brought with him .one OF the most
beautiful women I have ever seen
She was an Egyptian who, had been
brought to this country with a troupe
The Ordway new era., 1914-04-17
Painting Rock. with Mu.h.

In the geological gardens in London
they have Just finished building a
series of concrete hills and terraces
upon which wild animals will roam at
large under conditions as nearly natu-
raj as possible. These hills and ter
races have been painted with mix
ture of oatmeal mush and bonemeal.
the object being to add phosphate to
the lime of the concrete. phosphates
being essential to the growth of moss
and lichens. 1t Is believed that this
coating will capture the spores of
MOSES and lichens and enable them
to grow. thus making the surface of
the rocks green and more natural in
appearance than the bare concrete.
The Ordway new era., 1914-04-17

The 14-inch guns, built and building
for Panama are OF q superior type.
These weapons weigh 37,300 pounds
each. or trihe over 61 tons-less than
half that of the giant 16-inch gun. New
ertheless these newer weapons huri
their 1900 pound projectiles with suf-
ficient velocity to penetrate at 5000
yards a matter Of 1871 inch Of Krupp
armor. This means that at that range
the shot is travelling with velocity
Of 1850 feet second.
The pent up energy in the shell at
the instant it leaves the rife amounts
to- the equivalent Of a colliding force
OF 58.528 foot tons. and the disappear
ing carriages which bear these weap-
ons must work smoothly and with
out injury when absorbing the recoil
involved. We stand alone practically
in the possession of this sort of car
riage for big guns. While some of
Of the proving grounds none Of them
has been subjected at target practise
to the tax of their service charges.
and 1t is this latter which will rep
resent what may be expected In time
of actual battle.
Only an AeropIane Can See Them.
Because Of their particular manner
of action the mortar does not now
need a disappearing carriage. Groups
of four of these weapons are placed
In sunken batteries technically termed
mortar pits and the enemy never has
a chance to see them at all. At
Panama the sea approaches to the
canal will be theoretically divided into
a series of small squares, each of
which will have its counterpart upon
a plotting board
The range finders will locate the po-
sition of the advancing ships and at
the right instant four Of these great
mortars will roar from their pits as
they hurl as many shells skyward.
seemingly, anywhere but at the foe.
But II the men responsible for spot
ting the target have done their work
well, the projectiles, after describing
the path upward, will start earthward
directly at their objective. II they
hit destruction will follow. for each
Of the missiles will carry heavy
charge of high explosive.
Perhaps you think this roundabout
way Of reaching the target is not
promising one, but, according to the
official report Of the war department.
remarkably accurate practise has been
obtained by expert gunners Of the
coast artillery. They are trained to
fire at moving targets and, despite the
difficulties Of aiming from a hole in
the ground at an objective which the
gunners themselves do not see. NOR
tar crews have been able to make
the astonishing score of seven hits in
eight shots at long range of nearly
six miles. or distance OF about 1O.-
900 yards.
No dreadnaught today would care to
invite mortar attack, because none
of them is proof against this sort
Of assault, and that means that they
must try to damage the Panama de-
fenses when lying farther seaward.
The Ordway new era., 1914-04-17
THE ANIMAL BAROMETER AND
THE ETERNAL FEMININE.

o
Uncle Sam spends large amount
Of money to forecast the weather from
"a hours to q week In advance, and
the farmers and seafaring folk watch
the bulletins no more eagerly than do
the owners OF the many shows whose
harvest time Is the brief summer sea-
son at Coney Island. Bad weather.
especially IL it comes on the first or
last day of the week or a legal holiday.
means loss OF hundreds of dollars to
them, for II the skies are threatening,
the holiday makers seek their pleas
ures nearer home and there are fewer
people to give up their dimes and quar-
ters under the seductive wheedling Of
the "barkers." Most of. the show peo-
pie look anxiously at the sky before
retiring for the night, but there is one
of them who finds an absolutely relia-
BILE forecast within the walls of his
own building. Perhaps the signs and
portents could not be translated by the
weather clerk, but the proprietor OF
the trained animal exhibition at Dream
land has been all of his life the COM
panion of his charges. and has learn
ed to recognize the meaning of unusu-
al behavior or the shade of change
in their voices which indicates an ap-
preaching storm.
There was not cloud to be seen,
and every star In the heavens was
trying to rival the brilliant electric
lights on the great tower as he sat
at the cafe table in front Of the arena
with the stranger and the press agent
after the nights performance was
over but he gave an exclamation OF
disappointment as q halfsmothered
roar came from the throat of one Of
the lions in the building.
"Rain tomorrow" he said as the
grumbling roar spread from cage to
cage about the great semicircle. His
companions smiled incredulously as
they looked at the cloudless sky, but
he repeated his prediction when the
stranger read Fair and warmer to-
morrow" from the government bulle-
tin. II know all about the high and
low pressure areas" he said, as he
glanced at the chart. "A man in the
show business has to study everything
The Ordway new era., 1914-04-17
Good Cheer Aids
Digestion of Food
Dyspepffcs Can Make the Resi- O
the Family Happy by Using
LQx0tiye- Tonic.

The temper of the family and the
good cheer around the table depend SO
much on the good digestion of each
individual present that the experiences
Of some former dyspeptics who over
came their trouble should be Of inter-
est to those now suffering in this
way.
The best advice one can give-but 1t
is advice that is seldom heeded-is to
eat slowly and masticate each mouth
full carefully. However, II slow eating
and careful mastication fail the next
aid Is one close to nature, DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin. This remedy Is
an excellent digestant. and In addition
to helping in the digestion of the food,
acts gently on the liver and bowels.
Kidding them of the accumulation of
waste that should long ago have been
passed off. 1t is safe, reliable, pleas
ant-tasting, and results are guaran-
teed.
Mai s. Martin. of Joplin, Mo-, now
II, thinks DR.. Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin
has helped him to a longer and hap
pier life. He has not felt SO good in
years as he has since taking this ex-
cellent medicine. and in spite of his
n years he says he feels like boy.
1t 10 the ideal remedy for indiges-
tion, no matter how severe; constipa-
tion, no matter how chronic. bilious.
ness. headaches. gas on the stomach.
drowsiness after eating and similar
annoyances
The Ordway new era., 1914-04-17
Reformer Rebuffed.

The nervous lady was calling on the
calm and collected mother of six.
DO look at the baby!" shrieked
the caller.
Whats the matter with the baby?"
smiled the mother.
Hes playing with big carving
knife!"
Il see he Is. But don't you worry.
It's an old carving knife. and even If
he did dull 1t little, we have lovely
machine in the kitchen that will
sharpen 1t again a jiffy. You were
Haying?"