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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-03-04
Special Commissioners Sale Of YaIu.
able Farm Lands


p. J. Jeffers et al vs.. Emma Metheny's
deyisees Ct al.-In Chancery.
Pursuant ~ a decree OF the Circuit
Court Of Preston county, West Viz
GINA. entered on the 18th day OF De
cemDer, 1914, in the above styled
chancery cause, the undersigned spec
lal commissioner will, on Monday, the
10Th day Of March, 1915, at 80 D. m,
OK that day, at the front door OF the
court house Of said Preston county.
offer for sale % tho highest bidder,
the following described real estate,
situate near the village Of GAINESVILLE,
Portland district, said county.
tract NO. l.-Known as the Chas.
,. JeHers Home Farm" containing
100 acres, more or less, being the
same that was conveyed 20 said Chas
,. Jehers by William NJ Jeners By
deed Of record in deed book No. o.,
page ol1, Of the records OF said coun-
" This tract Of land Is practically
an cleared and improved with build
lnBS, FENCES, etc, has been well cul-
tyated, and is a valuable farm.
Tract NO. Being al the right.
title and interest Of the said Chas. r.
Jeners ia and 20 the tract Of land
known as the lotto Heirs Tract" con-
tanning lO6# acres, more or less, and
being the same that was conveyed 10
the said Chas. +. letters By said heirs
BY deeds Of record in the Office OF the
clerk Of the County Court OF said
county.
All Of said real estate being the
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-03-04

Eragrances DIMINISHED by Sunlight.
Flowers are more fragrant when the
sun Is not shining ON them. according
10 a French scientist, because the oils
mat produce the perfume are forced
out by the water pressure In the plant
cells and this is diminished by sun
light.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-03-04

lie only Is advancing IN life whose
heart is getting softer. whose blood
warmer, whose brain quicker. and
whose spirit Is entering into living
places. And the men who have this
life in them are the true lords and
kings OF the earth-they and they
oniyy--JOhn Ruskin.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-03-04

promptly with the
w o mans private
correspondence de-
partment Of the Ly-
dia E.Pinkham Med
icine Co., Lynn,
Mass. Your letter
will be opened, read
and answered by a
woman and held In
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-03-04
Explained.

Explained.
don't understand this picture, Mr..
Dauber." said Mr.. Hibrow. There Is
nothing to 1t but a man wearing n
oiue suit and cap. and you have
named the picture 'Friendless.' Who
Is THIS man. and why is the picture
named 'Friendlessr"
fhat," replied the artist, represents
an umpire after the home team has
lost a close game"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-03-04
Bits Of Bypldy
By Luke McLuke
Oepyrishs. 1915. the Cinsinnaea
Enquirer


\ Sad Taoi.
An Englishman who was In gaoa
Emitted n very loud waoL
I'm locked up" said he.
Where they never servo tea.
And don't know where can raise ba<,s -
Ouchl
How did Jones come 60 lose his
money! asked the old fogy.
1T was spirited away" replied the
crouch.
What do you meani" asked the old
fogy.
He spent 1t on BOOZE" replied the
crouch.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-03-04
Namea In Mama
Here's Another vsr...

The firm Of Katz &c Bonecutter is I'm
business In Liverpool, England.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-03-04
Thinna "a

Things to Worry About.
A RUSSIAN soldier gets 1888 per
year
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-03-04
Same to You'll

A happy new year to all the human
Iamiiy and other inferior animals
Blue River Gazette.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-03-04
Our Daily Sneni.I

nc Is safer to have the world laughing
with you than laughing at you.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-03-04
Daily Health Hin,

Never step on banana peel when
you are carrying a bottle Of nitro
glycerin.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-03-04

The Argus is in demand because It
deserves to be.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-03-04
FREE ADVICE
TO SICK WOMEN
Thousands Have eenHelped
By Common Sense
Suggestions.

Women suffering from any form of
female ills are invited to communicate
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-03-04

That Helps Some.
BE like the rooster. son. beg"
Said wise old Mr.. Loost.
ana IL you cannot lay an egg
You can stand round and boost"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-03-04

am longing for the country. far from
gilded. mirrored bars
"here you don't zee thin legged chickens
hopping on the trolley cars;
"here girls don't dress zen deshabille,
and you get boozeiess eats
ana where man says. ''Howdy, friend. :"
to every one he meets.
Ezra Prin
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-03-04
More Appronr;sAa

Some day I'll get a harp" said Dtx
And join the heavenly choir"
But when he died and crossed IN, stvr
They handed him a Tyre.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-03-04
Oh. IoYI

oh, JOY!
hoy Clinkingbeard OF Ashland and
MISS Gussie Clatterbuck Of New
nioomheld were married Sunday at
the nome Of the brides grandparents.
Fulton (Mo) Sun.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-03-04

How IL Happened
Hoisted fiagon. :,
Awful jag on.
Sees n dragon.
Water wagon.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20
Not Concerned With
Conventional Morality
BY John ]. Enneking. Boston. Mass.

which depends upon the people, not upon the church the state
It the summing of the individual opinions of all the people
which will or lower their standards question The individual
should have great freedom what he thinks and feels but the
people should exercise their right assent dissent from what the
individual creates and expresses.
Good and bad only relatively Morality and immortality
dependent each other the light and shade Light cannot
exist without the dark contrast The positive cannot work
without the negative Good cannot be gagged without the bad Coarse
and refinement brutality and spirituality all nedependent
These propositions based science and educated
this generation refuse to accept them People readily accept theories
but when it to applying them and giving practical illustrations of
how they work they often shocked the result 1t though
the people want to be fooled they do not want the truth
Years the purple by the cd mpressionsts Mane
Monet Pissaro Sey and Others threw the art world into fever
heat because those painters practically illustrated the truth of the prism
theory great help to serious Students but only and condmna
ton the result of their endeavors long
The individual must free to act possible from impulse
that only will he learn know himself but also his fellow
the people who must make Standards rules and regulations by which
the creations of individuals Judged but these standards will change
from day to day the intelligence Of the people increases dmnhs
Some artists paint pobors bad and immoral pictures The people
must compel such artists bring their work the existing standards
But artist whose aim lofty who strives to realize his highest
cepon Of the beautiful consider the
immoral for his activities far higher plane where there is
neither science intellectual speculation anaaton but only
sentiment.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20
As SEEING the Invisible.

No great purpose has ever been
achieved by any individual until his
spirit has first gone out. into some
wilderness solitude and there discov-
cred it's native strength, it's absolute
invincibility when it relies upon no
help but that of God. This is the
experience of all the greatest among
men. They go apart from their fell
lows for awhile, like Moses, into the
land of indian, or like our Lord him.
self into the wilderness, or like st.
Paul into the Arabian desert, and
there, in solitary communion with
God, from that highest of all compan-
ionships, they drink in strength to
fit them for the work of our lives.
Alone with God, they see visions
which fill their souls, visions which
never fade afterward even in the
light of common day, but which serve
as beacon lights to guide them,
through storm and darkness, till the
purpose of their lives is fulfilled
Edwin H. Eland.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20
Many Difficulties Of
City Living
BY H. A. JEFFREY. Milwaukee. Wis.

the farm not think ordinarily young girl can live Sc week
the Rents high and food too great not speak
the of clothing it has been shown that ndvd
uals live $S04 which is little than $3.50 week.
The figures the department show that in Wisconsin the individual
spends $50 food $3 for fuel $31 for rent and 4 for house
labor, with additional item of $65 for light OIL
In other said the cost of actual living less than in Wis
Wisconsin ordinarily support AZ sc which
makes necessary for each farm of that size yield of $76o
a part of this is for labor which is supplied by
members of the family
Speaker Clark recently called attention speech of former Secre-
ay Agriculture James Wilson, who said that each of ground
the Mississippi valley could support for and the
speaker that that section of
try could take 25OOOOO people And nation
of perhaps 100000.
all show that the beng of the American people is
extravaganza continually remarked by
foreigners.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20
Few Real Physical
towards in World
By ]. w. SCOTT. Dubuque. Iowa

seeing the at first hand Irwin Cobb reported to have said that he
did believe put
final acid test, and he probably approximately right.
What value en cred badge of courage everyone entitled
it? What there to boast of in animal when greater
degree everyone has it? Many nothing and yet poets have
auded it and history bows in abasement before it,
with the world and that the why
persists We have set ourselves false standard and resultant
masm, all false gods upreared by gn
destruction.
white badge courage badge denotng
the the ordinary temptations the Of
physical cowdce superior merely besa
courage beasts mainly
bestial
Short need moral courage for while there few real physical
towards in world, full Of moral towards
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20
Notable Tree.

Recruits are now drilling upon what
is declared to be the finest expanse
of grass in the heart of London-that
in the gardens of Gray's Inn. In these
gardens stands remarkable tree. a
cataipa, which was brought from the
United States by Sir Walter Raleigh
in 1898, and was planted at Gray's Inn
by Lord Francis Bacon, then a resi-
dent there.
A shoot was later taken from the
parent tree, this shoot producing an
even finer tree than the Raleigh speci
men, From this second tree a shoot
was also taken, this shoot being
shipped to the United States and
planted in Philadelphia, where it is
now fiourishing tree. The grandson
of the Raleigh tree has thus come
back to the home of it's fathers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20
ALWAYS In the MAKING.

In one of George Macdonalds books
occurs this fragment of conversation:
'T wonder why God made me-" said
Mrs. Faber, bitterly. I'm sure don't
know what was the use of making
me-"
Perhaps not much yet" replied
Dorothy; but then he hasn't done
with you yet He is making you now,
and you don't like it."
It would give us more patience with
ourselves if we always remembered
this. We would not get SO discour-
aged with our infirmities, imperfec-
tions and failures if we always kept
in mind the fact that we are not yet
made, that we are only in process of
being made, that God is not yet
through making us. Rev. ]. T..
Miller, D. D.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20
IN A SHADOW
Tea Drinker Feared Paralysis.

Steady use of either tea or coffee
often produces alarming symptoms,
as the poison (caffeine) contained in
these beverages acts with more po-
tency in some persons than in others.
81 was never a coffee drinker, "
writes an Ill. woman, "but a tea drink
er. I was very nervous, had frequent
spells Of sick headache and heart
trouble, and was subject at times to
severe attacks Of bilious collie.
"No end of sleepless nights-would
have spells at night when my right
side would get numb and Jingle like a
thousand needles were pricking my
flesh. At times 1 could hardly put my
tongue out Of my mouth and my right
eye and ear were affected. S
"The doctors told me to quit using
tea, but thought could not live with
out it-that it was my only stay. 1
had been a tea drinker for twenty-five
years; was under the doctors care for
fifteen.
About six months ago, finally quit
tea and commenced to drink Postum
II have never had one spell of sick
headaches since and only one light
attack of bilious collie. Have quit hav-
ing those numb spells at night, sleep
well and my heart is getting stronger
all the time"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum Cereal-the original form
must be we'll boiled. 15c and Csc pack
ages.
Instant Postum-a soluble powder
liissolves quickly in cup of hot wa
.er, and, with cream and sugar, makes
a delicious beverage instantly, soc and
SOC tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
There's a Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20
OLDEST PIECE OF WRITING
Sumerian Tablet In University Of
Pennsylvania Records Deeds of
Babylonians.

A number of ancient Sumerian tab
let's. recording the deeds of the Baby
lonians thousands of years ago, have
been decipered by George A. Barton
at the University of Pennsylvania mu-
scum. One of these tablets, which
tells how a farmer rid his field of To-
Gusts and caterpillars, is dated 1000
B. G. and is the oldest piece of writ
ing extant, according to an announce
ment made by officials of the museum.
The farmer, Doctor Barton's transla-
ton says, called in a necromancer,
who broke a jar, cut open sacrifice,
a word of cursing he repeated, and the
locusts and caterpillars fed For this
service he received tall palm tree.
That a canal was constructed in
Babylonia nearly 5000 years ago is
shown by another tablet dated "The
year the Divine Naram-Sin opened the
mouth of the canal Erin at Nippur"
Naram-Sin was a king in Babylonia
and Is supposed to have financed the
construction of the waterway which
gave Nippur transportation facilities
with the rest of the world. A third
tablet. dated 5000 B. g., records the
transfer of land and a quantity of
grain for bronze money. Gold and sill
yer were known at that time, but were
not used as currency.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20

]. Mcdaniel. Rheumatic pains. suf-
fered ten months. l was treated by a
physician, but found no relief until l
started to use Dodd's Kidney Pills,
now feel that am permanently cured
by the use of Dodd's Kidney Pills"
Dodd's Kidney Pills, SOC. per box at
your dealer or Dodd's Medicine Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y. Write for Household
Hints, also music of National Anthem
English and German words) and re-
cipes for dainty dishes. All sent
free.-Adv
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20
Children of
Babylon
IS g5 s. S. 81 IS gR S. " 81 IS


Copyright, 1915, by w. G. Chapman.)
The boy, once back in his hall bed
room, threw himself down on the mar
row bed and remained there motion
less, his eyes closed. Sometimes, when
he came home from the warehouse he
was physically inert like this. He was
only twenty-one, and the contrast be-
tween the hopes with which he had
gone to the great city and actuality
was harder than the physical fatigue.
He worked at eight dollars week,
packing books for Vincent & Co., pub
fishers. With a high school education
and literary aspirations, he ought to
be able to do something better than
that
We'll give you a chance in the
basement" Vincent had told him. IF
you make good there an opportunity
may arise upstairs"
"Ill take it, the boy had answered.
At half-past seven the following
morning the boy went to work. he
had worked there for four months.
He did not know that Vincent was
trying him out, that there really would
be a chance for him, first at clerical
work and then if he proved eff
cient in minor role among the
literary staff of the publishing COM
pany Vincent had had his eye on him
all the while, as was his way. He
1f l,o ~
ment two or three times if the boy
was still there. Next month, perhaps,
he would give himself the sincere
pleasure of inviting the boy to accept
fifteen dollars and assist Mr.. Jones,
the advertising manager, in clerical
capacity.
OF all that the boy knew nothing
He only saw himself hammering nails
into packing cases, among crowd OF
ignorant, and not too high-minded as
sociates.
And often he had thought of giving
up and going back to the farm, to face
the sneers of the neighbors, the silent
reproaches of his father, and, worst of
all, his mothers pity.
Then temptation had come to him
There was a man named Dutton among
the employees. Dutton had shown
him friendliness, had won his conf
dence.
You're a fool, boy, to look forward
to a life of this sort of work." he said
There's easy money to be picked up
in this city. Now listen to me"
In the lunch hour he had outlined
a plan by which money was to be
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20

picked up" as he phrased it. 1t in
volved plain robbery. But, though the
boy shrank away, Mortified at the sug-
gestion, the plausibility of the man
worked on his mind and the temptation
proved a real one in spite of his
scruples.
Dutton had learned secret about
the safe. Every house has it's Sc
crets, it's weak points in it's defensive
system. On Saturday nights there
was often sum of two or three thou
sand dollars in the safe. The night
Waterman was an old man. The safe
was not new one. The boys part
would be simply to engage the old fell
low in conversation until the confed-
crates got their opportunity to hit
him on the head and take the keys.
For that five hundred dollars was to
be his.
And, SO strangely is the human
mind fashioned, that the boy had felt
that, to tell Vincent, would be be-
trayaI of confidence. The atmosphere
of the packing room was not good
one. The boy had gone home and
flung himself down On his bed, and
his mind was in a turmoil
In the next room the girl had come
home and flung herself into the an
cient armchair with which the land
lady had supplied her when it became
too shabby for use in the parlor.t She
felt utterly unwrought after her day at
the department store.
She had worked there at six dollars
a week for nearly half year. When
she left the little country town,
equipped with a good education, she
had confidently expected to take the
city by storm. In fact, she was an
artist of rare ability.
But what is the use of ability unless
someone has brains to recognize it?
So day by day she had besieged the
Offices with her drawings. Once she
had sold one, and she had lived on
that lingering hope until the remain
der of her money was gone. Then, at
her wits end, she had accepted the
position which the lan1lady ted her
could be obtained at Darrow's.
She had lost all faith in herself.
She had worked like an automaton
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20
His Question.

Seven men out of every ten are
COMPOUNDED bores!" emphatically de-
clared Alexander Akinside, the dys-
peptic dissertationist.
why except the other three?"
snarled J. Fuller Gloom, the widely
known and cordially detested nissan
thropist.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20
CUTICURA COMPILATIONS
Are Usually Fresh and Clear, Soft and
Velvety. Try One.

The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. Thus
these supercreamy emollients promote
and maintain the natural purity and
beauty of the skin, scalp, hair and
hands under conditions which if neg.
lected might disfigure them.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. ky
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20
Aruument AGAINST Rurninn.

Church, see bonds worth $1,000
were recovered from garbage can at
the rear of lodging house in Chicago
by detectives. They had been thrown
away by mistake.
Gotham-You see there are argu-
ments why garbage should not be
burned, after all.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20
Novelty,

Were you in the Easter parade?"
mo-" replied Mr.. Meekton. II stood
off and looked on. / kind of enjoyed
seeing Henrietta engaged in a hike
that didn't look like some kind of a
political procession"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20
Good Homestead
Land Still Open
BY w. Matteson, Benkelman. Neb.

hope Of getting ahead If these people would take good
homestead they away ahead Of the game
very few years.
The first item of saving the country has the city
rent In the city quarters at least $40 month
Then his milk butter eggs considerable by the end of the
month The country produces all this practically without cost
have lived out here for wenyx years. and when tell you there
still desirable homeads be had what talking
the poorest make living his family if he
enough capital buy few mich little and few chickens
Of has roll his sleeves and work. but his
efforts will be rewarded and beats listening the tune of factory
whistle.
gte movement She trump much better advantage
When married goes forth look after her rights her hus
band usually stays at home and his wrongs
Some hypocie try cloak of their religion when there
isn't enough of it to max bathing
Some wives like watches have pretty faces delicate hands and
good to look upon-but difficult to regulate
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20

Backache and burning
in the stem of the Blad-
der, which was sore
and had a constant
hurting all the time
broken sleep, tired feel
ing, nervousness, puff
ed and swollen eyes,
shortness of breath and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20
Satan and the ceruIean Deep.

Satan and the CeruTean Deep.
I'm in quandary.''
What about?"
II have two invitations to dinner,
and / can't decide"
Which one to accept?"
mo, which one to refuse. One 10
to home where young lady has just
come home from a piano conserva-
tory, and the other is where five
year-old boy knows a lot Of recita-
tions. Farm Life.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20
Rotation.

Are you going to have a garden
this year,"
NO" replied Mr.. Growcher. ut
isn't my turn to make a garden. I'm
going to keep chickens this year and
let my neighbor make the garden"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20
Unreasonable.

Your board bill is two months in
arrears, Mr.. ballroom. Can you give
me something on account"
Good heavens, woman! Do you
suppose I'd stay here if had money
enough to pay for my board?"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20
His Opposite.

"They say people of opposite char
acteristics make the happiest mar
riages."
Eyes; that's why I'm looking for a
girl with money"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20

The great war has dem,
onstrated,. if nothing else,
that animal courage, the
lack of the fear of death OF
injury under certain cir
cumstances, is the common
heritage of men. After
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20

Tt has always been a mys-
terry to me why SO many
people who really ought to
be in the country will go to
a city to live, where the best
they can do is to exc out an
existence. with no possible
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20
Dramatic Criticism.

'How is that new play of Scrib-
blers?"
Dead slow. I took my old maid
aunt to see it, and it didn't even get
a blush out of her."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-20

It's woman's imagination that keeps
her young-if she imagines people
can't see through a coat of paint.