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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-05-27
Judicial Sale of Valuable Timber Land

Russell l.. Morris, assignee, VS. Robert
a. Mcdonald ct als.-In Chancery.
BY virtue OF authority vested in me,
the undersigned special commissioner,
by decree of the Circuit Court of
Preston county, West Virginia, entered
in the above styled cause on March
18th, 1915, 1 will on the
14TH DAY OF JUNE, 1915,
at the front door of the court house
in Kingwood, Preston county, West
Virginia, sell at public auction to the
highest bidder therefor, the timber
only on a certain tract or parcel of
land situate in Portland district, Pres
ton county, West Virginia, the said tim
Der being conveyed by Elias w. Whet-
sell to II. M. DeBerry by deed dated
April 5, 1913, and recorded in deed
book No. 1876, page 1877, OF the land
records of said Preston county, said
tract of land adjoining lands of A. ID.
Bowman, Whetsell heirs, j. +. Stoer
and others, and containing three hun
dred and ninety-seven (397) acres,
more or less. With said timber rights
| will be sold to enter upon said land,
cut and remove the timber upon said
land, together with all necessary and
| convenient rights of way for roads for
the right to remove over and across
said lands the timber from neighbor-
ing lands, including the timber from
lands of j. f. Stoer, A. ID. Bowman and
others except timber from Michael
! Whetsell's heirs land.
The purchaser to have five years
from the date of April 5, 1913, in which
to remove all of said timber off of sale
/ no r,ftr
by the owner of said land If the sam,
is needed to remove all OF said timber
The purchaser is also to have fire,
of additional charge land upon which
to erect mills to manufacture timber
into lumber for this and neighborinl
lands, also lands for piling lumber fol
drying, and for erecting all necessary
buildings for the manufacture of sale
lumber. also land for sidings for load
ing lumber and timbers on the NJ. & X
X. r. and these said rights for lands
for mills, lumber yards, houses ant
rights Of way for bringing timberi
from neighbOring lands TO said mil
sites, and loading sidings shall be gooC
for period OF ten years from Apri
9Th. 1913.
Purchaser shall have the right &
remove all mills, buildings, lumber
and timbers from of of said land with
90 the ieriod Of ten years from Apri
9Th. 1G.3.
TERMS OF SALE One-third o
purchase price to be paid cash I'm hant
on date of sale, one-third OF purchas
. price in six months from date OF sale
the remaining one-third OF purchas
price TO be paid in twelve months from
date Of sale. purchaser TO give interes
bearing notes with approved securit.
for deferred payments Purchaser vii
have the opportunity Of paying all casl
at his election
J. v GIBSON.
Special Commissioner.
May 18th, 1915. Bond has been file,
boo my Office as required by law by tn,
above styled special commissioner.
3O-3t j. w. WATSON, Clerk
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-05-27
REMARKABLE
CASE Of Mrs. HAM
Declares Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Saved Her Life
and Sanity.

Shamrock, Mo-" Il feel it my duty
TO tell the public the condition Of my
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-05-27
Judicial Sale OF Valuable Timber

A. ID. Bowman VS.. Robert A. Melon
aid ct als.-In Chancery.
BY virtue of authority vested In me,
the undersigned special commissioner,
by a decree of the Circuit Court of
Preston county, West Virginia, enter
ed in the above styled chancery cause
on March 18th, 1915, will on the
18TH DAY OF JUNE, 1915,
at the front door of the court house
in Kingwood, Preston county, West
Virginia. sell at public auction to the
highest bidder therefor, all of the tim
Der only on a certain tract of land sit
uate in Portland district, Preston
county, West Virginia, and described
in the bill and proceedings heretofore
had in this cause, and decreed to be
sold in this cause, said timber tract
adjoining lands of Russell l.. Morris. j.
f. Stoer and others and containing
forty-nine acres, more or less.
Purchaser to have right to remove
said timber and to erect mills and
buildings on said land. with the right
to remove all buildings and structures
within a period of ten years from April
3rd. 1913. The purchaser to have ten
years from April 3rd, 1913, to remove
all timber.
TERMS OF SALE-One-thir OF
purchase price cash in hand on day
of sale. one-third in six months, and
the balance in twelve months of date
OF sale purchaser to give interest
bearing notes with approved security
for deferred purchase money.
j. V. GIBSON,
Special Commissioner
May 18th, 1915. Bond has been filed
in my Office as required by law, by the
above styled special commissioner.
30-4t ]. w. WATSON, Clerk
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-05-27

Optimistic Though
Resolutions taken without t...
bring disasters without remedy.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-05-27
Judicial Sale Of Valuable Real Estate

JUDICIAL sale ~ valuable Real Estate.
Argett Graham's Admir-. vs.. Argett era
hams Heirs.-In Chancery.
BY virtue OF authority vested in me.
the undersigned special commissioner,
by "A decree OF the Circuit Court Of
Preston county, West Virginia, enter
ed in the above styled cause on the
18th day Of March. 1915, / Will on the
18TH DAY or JUNE. 1915,
at the front door Of the court house in
KingwOOd Preston county, West Vir-
GINA. sell at public auction 20 the
highest bidder therefor. all Of the lot
and The house thereon. situate Boo the
Town Of KingwOOd Preston county,
West virginia. ON MOrgantOwn street,
and described in the bill and proceed
inRs heretofore had iu said cause, and
decreed ~ be sold iu said cause, this
being the same property bequcated 20
the said Argett Graham deceased. By
the last will and testament " her hus-
band Lee Graham, and bounded and
described az follows Said lot fronts
about ninety feet on MorgantOwn
street and extends back from said
/ MorRantOwn street about 10 feet.
TERMS or SALE:-One-thir OF
purchase price, cash in hand on day
of sale. one-third OF same in one year
from date, and the balance in two
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-05-27
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that
il by constitutional remedies. Deafness
is caused by an inhamed condition OF the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube Is inhamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing,
and when it is entirely closed, deafness il
the result, and unless the inflammation
can be taken out and this tube restored "a
its normal condition, hearing will be de-
stroyed forever: nine Cases out OF ten are
caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but
an inhamed condition Of the mucOu.
surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars fOI
any case Of deafness (caused bY catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
+. j. CHENEY q Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take HallsEamily Pills for constipation.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-05-27
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
OF MEST YIRGINIA:

STATE OF WEST YIRGINIA:
At rules held in the clerks Office Of
the Circuit Court for the County Of
Preston. on the first Monday of May,
1915.
julius X. Monroe
vs.. 0n Chancery)
Sarah J Humbert ct al.
The object of this suit is to subject
to the payment OF the plaintiffs claim
I'm the bill mentioned amounting to
three hundred and forty-eight dollars
and forty-eight cents. together with in
terest thereon, the undivided interest
Of the defendant Sarah J Humbert in
certain real estate in the bill mention
ed and described, situate I'm Lyon dis
trlct, Preston county, West Virginia.
on the waters Of Raccoon and Three
Forks creeks
And 10 appearing from an affidavit
filed en- said cause that the defendants
Sarah J Humbert. Mary Frances Han
kins and n. ". Hankins are not resi-
dents Of this state, on motion OF the
plaintiff II is ordered that the said de-
defendants be required to appear with
in one month after the date OF the first
p1bli"a,ion OF this order End do what
Is necessary 90 protect their interests
u is further ordered that this order
be published and posted as required by
law
a copy Tcste:
!. w. WATSON. Clerk
Published first time May 9Th, 1915
Attest.
J. W. WATSON, Clerk.
. =. J. CROGAN, Esquire.
. 28-4t Counsel for Plaintiff.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-05-27

Curious But True.
Love is a game in which we win
when holding the smallest hands.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-05-27

This the
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-05-27

health before using
your medicine. / had
falling, inhamma-
ton and congestion,
fem q e weakness,
pains in both sides,
backaches and bear
ing down pains, was
short of memory,
nervous, impatient,
passed sic pl e s 8
n i g h is, and h ad
neither strength nor
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-05-27

years from date of sale, purchaser to
give interest bearing notes for defer
red payments, with security to be ap-
proved by said special commissioner,
and vendors lien to be retained to Sc
cure deferred payments in deed for
property.
j. V. GIBSON,
Special Commissioner.
May 18th, 1915. Bond has been filed
in my office as required by law by the
above styled special commissioner
304t j. w. WATSON, Clerk.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-05-27

Dogs Have Feet shod.
The dogs OF Labrador are shod with
sealskin shoes. which protect their
feet from the sharp ice and enable
them 20 draw much heavier loads.
Williams news., 1915-07-15
FOx-HUNTERS IN THE WAR
Thousands of Men Who Enjoyed That Sport in Britain Are Now at
 the Front.

Waterloo, according to the duke of Wellington, was won on the playing fields of Eton. Should Britain emerge triumphant from the present conflict we may find someone rising to claim that the campaign in Flanders was won in the English shires. The shires are the headquarters of fox-hunting, which most humanitarians denounce. George Bernard Shaw, for example, has no words strong enough to con- demn it with. MT Jorrocks, the hero of a sporting novel, describing fox hunting as "war without it's guilt and only 25 per cent of it's danger" It has to be admitted, however, that they who follow the hounds have answered magnificently to their country's call.
 There are, it proves, 150 masters of hounds with the British colors, 5000 members of hunts and 1,5O0 hunt serv- ants. To them must be added the of sfcers of the regular army who are ac- customed to ride to hounds, likewise numbering some thousands. The total Hs an impressive one. It suggests that the real attraction of this sport may be that it is, as Jorrocks said, "a sort of war"
Williams news., 1915-07-15
BULL PEN IS AMUSING GAME
1t Is Pastime Father and grandfather Indulged in When They Were
 Boys-How 1t Is Played.

How many of you boys know how to play bull pen? It is a game father and grandfather used to play when they were boys and just because it is so old, it's probably new. You marb out a big square on the playground and have one boy stand at every COT ner.
 If there are many players and the square is large, you may put player on the middle of every side also. As many players stand in the center ol the square as are on the corners and sides. The boys on the corners throw the ball around the square once, then whoever has the ball throws it towards the center of the square.
 If he hits anyone, that player is out and whoever gets the ball must throw it at someone in the square and try to put him out. When all but two ot the players on either side are caught these two go and hide for moment
 When they come back they have their hands behind them so the other players cannot see who has the ball When a player gets close to the boy with the ball the boy hits him with the ball and he is caught. When all but one on a side is caught, that side is beaten.
Williams news., 1915-07-15
HAD HIS MOTHER PUZZLED
stand Son, Therefore She Dubbed Him "Grasshopper"

Polly, the washerwoman, was deep in a discussion of her family's short comings.
 "Mah fambly suttinly do hab some shawtcomin's," she declared Fur in- stance: Nah son Jawge es jes' lak a grasshoppah."
 My goodness!" gasped the mis- tress. "How, Polly?"
 ''Well, buhcawse only two things in de whole worr worries him: He wor- ries dat he has to wake up to eat, an den he worries dat he hab to stop eatin' to go to sleep. An suttinly doan undahstan' dat boy"
 But how do you conclude that he is like a grasshopper?" queried the perpleXed mistress.
 "Jes' buhcawse he CT de most mis- understandable creature dat An kin think of, dat's why" she answered. Louisville Times.
Williams news., 1915-07-15

The squirrel was delighted to be mistaken for an animal so large, and he told her he was.
 Where is your trunk?" she asked
 This is my trunk" said the squir rel, waving his long bushy tail.
 Gray Hen stared with wide-opened eyes. Well, I am glad to know you are no larger" she said. 'I thought you would be as large as a horse, any. how"
 A dog ran through the bushes and the squirrel scampered away. A. man followed, and seeing the hen, he toward the boat
 Here is luck" he said, seeing the boat. Jump in, Rover; we will TOW across.''
 When they reached the barnyard he threw the Hen out of the boat and away she ran to the Pig pen.
 Madam Pig" she called, q want to tell you I have seen a great deal since I last saw you. I have sailed around the world and seen many queer things.''
 You don't say so," said Madam Pig. what did you see?"
 "Oh, I saw trees with big berries growing on them, which I ate, and a great ocean, and I saw an elephant. Why, the elephant is not as large as you are, only he has a much larger trunk, as he calls it, but I thought it was his tail.'
 ''Well, we'll" said the Pig. Madam Duck does not know as much as you do. She never could tell what he looked like. You certainly are a very wise hen"
 So the Gray Hen was satisfied. The Pig thought her wiser than the Duck, and she ran away to tell the others what she had seen.
Williams news., 1915-07-15

ham Remedies Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. I am now well and strong and can do all my own work. I owe it all to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound and want other suffer- ing women to know about it. "-Mrs H. E. MABEN, 211 S. Spring St., Mur- freesboro, Tenn.
 This famous remedy, the medicinal ingredients of which are derived from native roots and herbs, has for nearly forty years proved to be most valua- ble tonic and invigorator of the female organism. Women everywhere bear willing testimony to the wonderful vir- tue of Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
 Why Lose Hope.
 No woman suffering from any form of female troubles should lose hope un- til she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound fair trial.
 If you want special advice write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOnfi- dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be opened, read and answered by a woman and held in strict confidence.
Williams news., 1915-07-15
WHAT THE OLD GRAY HEN SAW.
coP>RfOHr SIr1sCuoe rsWoRAPtN SysolcArENI

"No," said the Old Gray Hen, q do not think the Duck knows a bit more about the world than I do, just because she swims. If it wasn't for our Rooster, she wouldn't know wheth- CT it was sunset or sunrise"
 But she has travelled farther than you have" said the Pig, raising her head from the muddy bed. q saw her swim across to the other side of the pond the other day"
 "What if she did? I have walked away through the woods to the other side"
 She never could do that" said the Rooster, who happened along just then. Her feet are too large"
 And she never leaves the ground" /" said the Gray Hen. "She cannot fly to the fence around your pen, Madam Pig. Whatever made you think the White Duck so wise about this world?"
 Well" said the Pig, "she told me that one day while she was sailing along on the pond she saw a turtle on the bank, and that it had a shell which it carried on it's back all the th1iO, anu IhoI WhOu duyOuS WOuI ACdl it or it was afraid, it drew in it's head and legs, and nothing could hurt it. Just think of seeing anything so won derful," said the Pig.
 "Oh, that's nothing," said the Gray Hen. T saw one myself, and I saw the dog bark at it, and the turtle snapped and caught him by the nose."
 You didn't tell mel" said the Pig. Did the dog shake it off"
 Mot until the master pulled the turtle by the tail,'' said the Hen.
 We'll" said the Pig, "the Duck told me she saw an elephant one day on the other side of the pond.'
 "Oh, oh,'' laughed the Hen, "that Duck is a quack."
 'Well, I don't know" said the Pig, 'but she seemed to know great deal about the world"
 ''The White Duck is an awful bragr' said the Gray Hen as she walked
Williams news., 1915-07-15
"She Has Travelled Farther Than
 You."

us
 away, and she walked to the pond and looked across.
 T really would like to see the coun- try over there," she said, but I never can swim that is certain" Just then she saw boat and she hopped on to the side. Then she saw worm in the bottom of the boat and she hoped down to eat it, and the dog who had come along just at that moment stopped to get drink and pushed the boat, and off it drifted into the mid dle of the pond.
 What in the world has happened?" said the Hen. looking up from the worm; why I am in the middle of the pond. What will I ever do? cannot fly out of the boat, for I can not swim, and how will I ever get to the shore?"
 The boat drifted around with the Gray Hen perched on the seat.
 We'll" she said, T can see the oth- CT side of the pond and if there are any elephants I hope shall see one. <"
 Just then the boat bumped into a rock on the opposite side of the pond and the Gray Hen hopped out.
 This is just like trip across the world," she said, stretching her neck and looking around. She walked into the woods and picked the berries she could reach and was quite delighted with herself as a traveller, when all at once she saw an animal sitting on a rock. It held something in it's paws which it would bite and then turn it's head quickly from side to side, and over it's back was bushy tail. Mercy me-" said Gray Hen, what Is that? I wonder if that can be an elephant"
 Where did you come from?" asked the squirrel.
 q sailed across from the other side,' D Gray Hen answered.
 T did not know that hens could swim," said the squirrel.
 T did not swim,'' said Gray Hen; q sailed across in boat ''Who is with you?" asked the squir- rel, starting to run. 'No one," answered Gray Hen; "I came alone.
 The squirrel ran back to the rock. "Alone?'' he said. Gan you sail a boat?" You see I am here," said Gray Hen, and no one came with me. Who are you?" she asked suddenly. Are you an elephant?'
Williams news., 1915-07-15
Question of Supplies.

Daisy" remarked her Sunday school teacher, don't love your cat too much. What would you do if it died-you wouldn't see it again?'
 "Oh, yes, teacher; I should see it In heaven"
 "No, dear, you're mistaken; animals cannot go to heaven like people,
 Daisy's eyes filled with tears, but suddenly she exclaimed triumphantly, Animals do go to heaven, for the bi- ble says the promised land is flowing with milk and honey, and, if there are no animals, where do they get the milk"
Williams news., 1915-07-15
Reminded Him,

MT. Highbrow, who posed as an arbi- ter of taste, looked round the tiers of boxes at the opera house the other evening and said:
 'I suppose, if a woman's shoulders are very beautiful, she has a right, a moral right, to wear a very decollete gown. At the same time"
 MT. Highbrow chuckled and shook his head.
 "At the same time,'' he resumed, "the fashionable woman of today re- minds me of the prophet"
 "How so?" said his interlocutor. How so?"
 "She hasn't much on 'er in her own country" was the smiling reply.
Williams news., 1915-07-15
The Fire Eiend-

Mayor Thompson of Chicago, who is advising stricter measures to pre- vent insurance frauds, said:.
 There are, you know, great many business men who in their ideas about insurance are like Exc.
 I'm afraid, father said Exe's son, this property isn't worth repairing any more'
 Very we'll son. said Exc. Send, then, for Smith of the Marine and Fire company at once. Let us always bear in mind the old proverb: What can't be cured must be insured."
Williams news., 1915-07-15

cob, has a stylus needle attached to one end. This tapers into thin blade which has a rounded head at the lower end. The hunter takes piece of slate or some similar substance and holds it in the hollow of his hand and against his thigh He then draws the round head of the blade across it and the vibrations thus caused issue from the sound tube. With his thumb over the open enc of the tube he regulates the sound
Williams news., 1915-07-15
ARTIFICIAL CALL FOR BIRDS
Sound Comes From Tube, Consisting of Followed Piece of Corncob-
 Handy for Hunters.

What boy has not annoyed his schoolteacher and the girls in the room by the shivery sound made by scratching slate pencil over slate A Virginia man has taken this simple principle as the basis of an artificial bird call that he has invented, and which sounds, it is claimed, like the cry of wild turkey. A sound tube, consisting of hollowed piece of corn
Williams news., 1915-07-15

Two Strings to Little Lester's Bow.
 Little Lester Livermore- will you give me a nickel if I am a good boy?"
 Mamma-No; I haven't nickel to spare now.
 Little Lester Livermore-All right, then! Skinny Smart will give me a dime if I can swear worse than he can.-Kansas City Star.
Williams news., 1915-07-15
Summer Plans,

You are going away for the sum mer2"
 Of course,' replied MT. Bliggins; "that is to say, my family will go away. I'll stay here"
 But the climate won't be comfort able"
 T don't care anything about the clt mate. All want is rest and quiet."
Williams news., 1915-07-15
Grim Humor.

There goes Scribbles, the newspa- per humorist."
 "A merry quipster, eh?"
 He's quipster, but seldom merry. The only time I ever saw him smile was when there happened to be a shortage of reporters on the local staff and he was asked to write the obitu- ary of man he didn't like"
Williams news., 1915-07-15
Unknown lanouaoe.

Gan your baby brother talk yet?" asked visitor of four-year-old Mabel. "Yes'm; he can say some words real plain" replied the little miss.
 "Indeed!" exclaimed the astonished visitor. "Apd what are they?"
 q don't know,' answered Mabel They are words I never heard be. fore"
Williams news., 1915-07-15

Co tell you what your wonderful remedies have done for me. I was a sufferer from f e m ale weakness a n d displacement and I would have such tired, worn out feelings, sick head aches and dizzy spells. Doctors did me no good so I tried the Lydia E. Pink
Williams news., 1915-07-15
The NoiseIess Age.

Diggs- you like to join our society for the suppression of useless noise?
 Biggs-Don't know. When are you going to start?
 Diggs-With the next political cam paign. We are going to have the num- Der of cheers reduced from three to one.
Williams news., 1915-07-15

Worse Things to Talk About. Human pride takes curious forms" For instance?"
 T know a man who never tires of bragging about his patent garbage can, for which he paid $650."
Williams news., 1915-07-15
Fine Chance for an orator

Fine Chance for an orator.
 "Who is the principal speaker, now being introduced?"
 T don't know. I heard the master of ceremonies mention his name when he began a few introductory remarks. but that was so long ago I have for gotten what it was.'
Williams news., 1915-07-15

If a man disputes claim made by a preacher the members of the preach CTS church consider him an infidel.
Williams news., 1915-07-15
Sympathetic.

Meker-Poor mani
 Blocker whom do you refer? Meeker-To the chap who is going to marry my former wife.
 Bleeker-But thought he was rich. Meeker-So he is-poor man!
Williams news., 1915-07-15
The Real ThinQ.

Little Lemuel-Say, paw, what is gratitude?
 Paw-Gratitude, son, is the thing that shows up when rich old bach elor dies and leaves all his money to the woman who once rejected him.
Williams news., 1915-07-15

Some men are such clever liars tha they can even explain to the satisfac tion of their wives where they have been.