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Even CROSS, SICK
CHILDREN love
syrup Of FIGS
IF FEvERlsH. BILIOUS; coNsTl.
PATEor GIVE FRUIT LAxA.
TIVE AT ONCE.

Don't scold your fretful, peeyish
child. See II tongue is coated this Is
a sure sign its little stomach, liver and
bowels are clogged with sour waste.
When lIstless, pale. feyerlsh. full OF
cold, breath bad, throat sore, doesn't
eat, sleep or act naturally. has stom.
achache, indigestion, diarrhoea, give
a teaspoonful OF California Syrup OF
Figs" and in few hours all the foul
waste, the sour bile and fermcnting
food passes out of the bowels and you
have a well and playful child again.
Children love this harmless fruit lax.
alive and mothers can rest easy ar.
ter giving 1t, because 1t snever falls to
make their little "insides" clean and
sweet.
Keep 1t handy, Mother! A little Civ.
en- today saves sick child tomorrow,
but get the genuine. Ask your drug.
sist for 50-cent bottle OF California
Syrup Of Figs" which has directions
for babies, children oflall ages and for
grown-ups plainly on the bottle. Re.
member there are counterfeits sold
here, so surely look and see that yours
is made by the California Fig Syrup
Company Hand back with contempt
any other fg syrup.
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YALE GOING DRY.

n 70 ORDERS were ever more timely, or more respon.
IN sive to prevailing public sentiment and parental
wishes than those issued by the faculty o. Yale
banishing liquor from all clubs, fraternity houses and
secret societies TO which the undergraduates belong
is explained that this action is taken because
law requires all clubs TO obtain special license to ente
them to sell liquor members Social drinking in some
colleges has existed long time and the state laws
against serving liquor to minors hardly applied for
while under ourlsystem OF education young men of u
and over in junior and senior classes yet the great
majority of the youth of colleges in the United States
are miners. So far as generally known these boys
could get their drinks easily could their older
low students If they belonged clubs fraternities
which drinking permitted.
The Yale faculty has set an example which may result
in similar orders going in institutions learning
states which have no law like the in Connecticut.
Any improvement in student habits that may result will
be appreciated by the public while parents can be de.
pended upon to prefer temperance colleges everything
else being even nearly equal.-Pittsburgh Gazette.
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WASHINGTON NEWS )
= GOSSIP y szzzzE. ss55z. saizz:

with a big profit. He did it in 1909,
they say.
Another statement made by friends
who unquestlonably know that they
arc talking about, being known 10 be
in the confidence OF the Grafton cap.
italist and politician, is that he has
no thought Of quitting politics. On
the contrary. he plans 10 be Just as
active in politics as ever and prob.
ably next year little more active
than ever. That depends on the sit.
uation as It offers itsel: then, they
say.
Thero wes a great iate,est IN this
city in the outcome OF tho court pro.
cecdinss at Grafton and when the
news came that Col. McGraw had
como through the ordeal uutsrnIshed
and unframed, there was gratiiica.
ton expressed very generally. And 1t
was Just as hearty and sincere from
political foes Of the doughty and like.
able Little Corporal" as 1t was from
those who belong to the party that
he belongs to.
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NORTHAMPTON NEWS.

James A. Meredith OF Fairmont was
In town last Saturday on legal bust,
ness. Z
Mrs. George w. MILAN o; Carolina
was shopping in town last Saturday.
Joseph kann, ST., who has been a
resident of the South Side for sv,
eral years, removed to Haywood last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John C. Jacobs were
visiting their daughter, Mrs. Jos. Am
mons at Warrington last Sunday. =
Mrs. William E. Long, Of Hundred,
Wetzel County, is visiting friends here
this week. :.
William Reed. wife and two SONG,
and Walter Pierson OF Parsons, Tuck,
er County, were visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs ]. D. Victor on Saturday and
Sunday last.
There will be a socia sing at the
old Teverbaugh Church on Sunday,
November It'll, participated in by the
several choirs ID this section.
Q. K Jacobs made . business TIP
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(, WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. Is
John I. McGraw, capitalist and West
Virginia member OF the Democratic
National Committee, is going to clean
hp" his property holdings in that
:state.
X That Is the news brought to this
city By as close "a personal friend as
Col. MeGraw has.
The deal for the alcGraw properties
IN West Virginia is practically closed.
IL viii BIO In New York within the
,uext fow weeks! It Involves In the
ineishborhood Of sl,0oo.oo0, and out
'of the transaction with the eastern
Syndicate. which has, 1t Is stated, al.
READY advanced 5000. 900, Col. McGraw
viii Issue forth with something close
10 $l.os1,0o0 for his own.
<; The newly formed syndicate will
Fake over the McGraw mineral ard
Timber lands, the improvements on
them. tho McGraw railroad and va.
fious other holdings scattered about
In the state with the purpose TO start
development on anselaborate scale.
= Col. McGraw VIII, however, It Is said,
retain his Grafton properties, such
a. the street car line there and the
electric power plant as well as his
big hotel property ut iWebster Springs.
and few other odds and ends among
bis numerous assets.
< The deal would have been closed
some time ago. IL is declared, but for
he temporary trouble which beset
Col. McGraw By reason OF the bank
tailurc at Grafton! Now that he has
como out OF that with a clean record
given him by the court, there is moth
Ing In the way OF consrmmating the
big deal which has been pending for
! number OF months and which &C.
counted for lin spending much OF
his time in the past year in New
York. as well as his inslstcnce that
he charges made against him in con.
necucn With the Grafton bank failure,
be Investigated aud passed on BY the
court without having q single post.
ponemcrt.
When this deal goes through,
friends close 10 Col. MeGfaw say that
& will :rskH the second time he has
'cleansd Up on his property holdings
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frstus bseause instant success wasn't placed night
his lap.
he didn't know that when the one big chance came
he would be unprepared because he had heard op
porunitys persistent whisper Save yourtelt
money.
when he saw others rise in the ranks he only pointed
to them and said. See they're lucky
Young men do you agree with himg or5aresyou pre-
pared for the big opportunity? Have you saved your
health your character. your money, to be iready7
Your chance Is today.
The who lead the world in science. in business, In
production are the men who make each minute count
And, remember this. They did not reach their goal
because chance led them to 1T or because they
lucky They fought for Thought for 1t every the
way An'the greater their fight the greater their
victory.
Every tick of the clock is the clarion of opportunity
Don't wait until it's too late.
Take the mutlers of azness, indifference, discomfort
from your and open them wide to the message
Make this minute count
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THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER IS, 1915.
Ban. PASSENGER SERVICE.

TT HE long expected passenger service on the B. & N
IL now but matter of few days On Monday pas
senger service Pittsburg and other points will be
established on the new line Trains will then be avail
able out Of Fairmont for Pittsburgh the B. o, the
New York Central lines, aud the Pennsylvania system
The B. o. usual will bring passengers for Pitts.
burgh into the Water Street station In that city trains
the New York Central lines will leave passengers
of at the p g D. E. depot on the southside in the
Smoky" City, while trains Of the P. R. r. will drop
their human cargo at the big Pennsylvania depot on
Liberty Street.
With three roads in competition for the traffic between
here and Pittsburgh and points along the lines
of these roads. citizens OF Faon viii undoubtedly re-
ceise better railroad facilities all the way round
Competition Is the life of trade.
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to Wallace, Harrison County, on Tues,
day.
|. l. Weaver, a prominent business
man of shinnston, was calling on
friends here on Tuesday.
Clarence Curry of Monongah was a
business visitor here on Tuesday.
J. D. Victor is preparing to open
first class lunch room in the base.
ment OF the Macks Building on Main
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SNAKE Has TWO HEADS

CLARkSBURG, ". Va, Oct. ia
snake with two heads, one head re.
sembling that OF copperhead and
the other like the head Of milksnake.
was caught alive by Allie Floyd, son
of Harry Floyd OF Davison's Run, and
is being exhibited to hundreds. The
snake is Is inches land and is cross
between a milksnake and copper
head. Young Floyd found the freak
OH farm owned by Mrs. R. T. Lown.
des,
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fBY CONDO.

One Of the advances in the equip
ment Of our up.to.date battleships is
the introduction OF apparatus for dis.
tant mechanical control" OF search.
lights. In the old days the men who
handled the big refiectors were tar.
gets for an enemy's sharpshooters be-
cause OF their exposed positions. Now
wires connect the searchlighIs, poised
high UP on the nasts or towers, with
q simple mechanism in a sheltered
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DOMESTIC SCIENCE.

'"How do You balance your mesnsg'
asked her visitor, OF the new bride.
Easily. What leave warm over
for Jack and what Jack leaves'l warm
over for myself" answered the bride.
with smile.
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PAROLE FOR LIFE MAN

CHARLESTON, W. Va Oct. 2s.-
The State Parole Board has acted
favorably on the application for parole
Of George Jarrett, serving life term
in the penitentisry for killing John
Drake in Kanawha County in 1911.
Jarrett will be released within two
months.
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aNoT oLJIITyn vseoIcT.

Not guilty" was the verdict return.
ed by the Jury last night which heard
the evidence against Bradford Shat.
fer, a farmer Of Warrington district,
tried for carrying a revolver in viola.
ton of the state law before Judge
George A. Vincent in Intermediate
Court.
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Dr. Cook says he couldn't reach the summit of Mount
Everett because the English authorities wouldn't him
If he'll iust wait little while perhaps the German au
thorities will.
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New Orleans grand jury has exoncrated Rev, Byron
Hereafter Mr. Hollys callers will knock before entering
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part of the deck or even below decks.
A simple twist OF the wrist enables
an operator to swing the searchlight
this way and that with an much &C.
curacy as though he were stationed
on the searchlight platform. And &C.
curacy is mighty important In search.
light operation, for much OF our naval
signaling is done by means OF a
searchilght's beam, which may be
used Just az might flag or torch.
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INTOLERABLE BLUFFERs..

IRON an unknown orphan to the most fathered ami
mothered child in history. fate promoted John Doe
No. 1o4," over night.
There between 200 and 300 parents anxious 10
prove their relationship to tile new little Finley j. shep.
hard who is some day likely inherit considerable
fraction of the Gould millions.
Think once and these claims seem like extraordinary
cupidity.
Think twice. and they appear to be plain common hui
man stupidity The shephards spent $4,000 preparing
beforehand for The individuals who would try ito put
something over" them
Human pretense is mostly stupidity Crime is that
Vice is that Disease is that Poverty social stupidity
2 War is national stupidity
The extreme or heroic varieties are uncommon and
to be endured but of average sanity find nothing
on earth disgusting snectaton pretense and bluff
like that OF the two or three hundred parents" OF lit
tie Finley ].
Chicago drys eulogizing Mayor Thompson as "the
man who put sun in Sunday Chicago saloonkeepers
however say they fail to make up with the mon on
Monday.
The of Bethlehem steel is shining brighty-but i,
must be Mars.
-o
The continued activity of submarines indicates there
is still lots of room at the bottom.
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street. Cigars, sigarettes and other
articles viii! be kept for sale.
Mrs. Arlie Barho and little daugh-
ter, Maxine. left on Wednesday for
visit to Mrs. Berbe's parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. N. V. MILAN near Manning
ton,
The leaseholds and other property
OF tho National Oil and Gas Com.
pany was sold at public auction here
last Saturday, Oscar Cochran wac the
purchaser. Tho price paid was sIl5.
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Tho subscribers to the big loan of the allies have is
sued statement the gis which seems to be that if
We are to continue to sell products to England and
France We mustSpay for them
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OUR STREET cAR MoNoi oo

OUR STREET CAR moNoLoo.
-Halloa, Pat! hear your dog Is
What did Il die OFF" go
y 1T died Of a Tuesday," 11aI-;;5
Was It a lap dog?" SIT
Yes, 1t would lap anything. so
y mean, how did 1t die?"
1T died on its back"
depth?"
overlook t." -
plant" sssS
"No complaint; everyone for miles
around appeared to be satisfied.
y wish to know how did 1t occur ..
The dog was no eur; he was
thoroughbred animal
Tell me what disease did the dog
He went to fight circular saw.
What was the result?''
The dog only lasted one round.r
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The star of Bethlehem steel is shining brighty--but Il
must be Mars.
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PORTO Rlco WANTS HOME RUE

PORTO RICO WANTS HOME RULE
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico. Oct. 2s.--
The unionist party, of which the lead
er is Luis Munoz Rivera, resident com.
missioner at Washington. has drafted
platform in which a declaration Is
made In favor OF Immediate home rule
asagainst being granted independence
from the United States.
Attend the special sale OF sewing
machines at ]. H. Snider's furniture
store, beginning Monday. Nov. /. Take
Locust avenue cars to Eighth street.
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The continued activity of submarines indicates Tiers
is still lots of room at the bottom,
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n RON an unknown orphan TO the most fathcred ami
mothered child in history, fate promoted John Doe
No. 1917 over night
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An Attention.. Kas.S 7syear-od woman is cutting her
third set OF teeth and her hair is turning from silver
brown. ifyout want to be born again. Kansas.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-12-03
ef''H3 BACK INTO TIE PAST.
Zone Men VIII Smile. and Somt
ers"n. But Their RecoIIections
Ar Much the Same,

Thsy Do say that one Of the things
fellow remembers is the first time
10 ever went counting a girl And il
Is o2e Of the last things he wants tc
fersst. even II she turned him down
AtAT N.
II - not the trial now that it was
back IN the good old days. IN thc
esuAtry districts folks lived in houses
q eAs or tive rooms. or three at most
10 that when fellow went sparkine
10 Aa4 - face the whole family. and
yey Eay depend vpsn i. that the
vas!s family faced him. Sometimes
tssy sitat try to make life pleasan,
Ger Bin This was specially true OF
the girls younger brothers and sis
tiers.
Do yen remember how big your feet
felt, and the trouble you had to find
places for your hands, and how diff.
fcnlt II was to keep up a converse
fnn? Put if you had grit enough you
would stay or die right there.
But you never forgot it, and you
never will. Nor will you ever quite
'o-g"t the effort necessary to get your
courage Up to the point OF asking her
= YOU a!Eht cell on her, Ror how glad.
sotas you were II SIZE said you might.
Tor scw ReaR you felt II she refused
7orr request Al q frost this beat the
iass AFFAIR Of 50.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-12-03
In the District Court of the
United Statos

In the District Court of the
United States
For the Western District of Lou.
isirna, Monroe. Division
In the matter of J. J. Stallings
Bankrupt. No. 1859 in Bank
ruptcy.
To creditors Of allowed named
bankrupt of Grayson, La:
Notice is hereby given that on
the 18th day of August A. D..
1915, the said J. J. Stallings was
duly adjudicated bankrupt; and
that the first meeting of his cred
ltors will be held at the Office Of
the Referee in the city Of Mon.
roe, La, on the 18th day Of
September, 1915, at 10 O'Clock
in the forenoon, at which time
the said creditors may attend,
prove their claims, appoint a
trustee, examine the bankrupt,
and transact such other busj-
ness as may properly come be-
fore said meeting.
Monroe, La, Aug, 20, 1915.
r. H. Oliver, Jr.
Referee in Bankruptcy.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-12-03
BOOKKEEPING ON THE FARM.
Important Point That Seems to Con.
corn AaricuIturists Altogether
Too Little.

1t may be necessary to give up al
cherished hopes for our life work as
planned and partly entered upon, and
eetake ourselves TO farming 10 ge'
the outdoor life and activity which is
demanded il We expect to remain in
gosd health. We are like boys at
school now, and must enteayOr to
learn how to do everything required
in the best possible way. If future
conditions demand less detail in any
OF eur methods We shall cast out what
IL useless; on the other hand, greater
elaboration and omre care may be
found requisite to attain the ends
desired in satisfactory way.
We are determined to learn all We
can by experience Of Our own and
from the experience OF others For.
whatever We do In the years to come
in the line Of outdoor work, be it
truck gardening, light farming. raising
poultry, or breeding live stock, it is
our Intention tc be thoroughly bust
ness like sna aggressive To the extent
that changed conditions OF health de.
Nsnd. Whatever We 90 shall be well
dsze and according to approved
there is no better
guide to profitable activity for the az.
Eressive. ambitious business man than
AZ s~cisnt nrthoS OF accounting, as
ss=lyA ~ circumstances permit.
GSay farmers no." struggling to pay
tbs interest or their heavily mort
Eased properties might be happy and
prosperous and owe no man if they
could ~ brought to the point of will.
!Rsasss 70 learn the Significance of |
III terms "dsbit" and credit" and Of !
ssuss1s themselves up and applying |
the knowledge to the business in |
hand.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-12-03
Special Notice .

10 all members of Chester
field Lodge No. 172 Knight of
Pytheas: You are requested to
attend the next regular meeting
Monday night, December 6 1915,
at I O'Clock p. m. The question
OF consolidating with Fraternity
Lodge No. 1872, located at Clarks,
La, will be takenup, considered
and completed.
Fraternity Lodge No. 1852 take
notice ct this meeting and furn-
lsh representatives,.
II. H. Kogillio, C. C.
K. N 7. Lovett, K. of R. IS.
Shave. Fred D. Meredith. l0c.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-12-03
One Comfort.

Dick was very clean little boy
Aad dirt dtssustsd him. One day he
or! poor little starved kitten
2rc&ehias In ditch at the roadside
s1d IA brought the wet, muddy little
naif hoUs with him.
He took it to the hydrant and care
s!!ly rinsed OK all the mud, but the
shock was too great for the sick kitty
and the breath Of life departed.
DIX brought her to his mother, who
exclaimed at the sight of the wet
droo2ipg kitten, Why, Dick, what
have you dons?"
She was al roud and washed her."
Dick replied "Oh. Dick" his mother
zaid, sorrowfully, I'm afraid she's
dead" Dick looked shocked AND
grieYsd for moment, then his face
lighted up with glsam of comfort
- ks exclaimed:
Well, she died clean, anyway
The DsliHsAtor.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-12-03
Heights to 20 Attained.

A srochsty old farmer of Massachu
sstts had trouble with his neighbor
and a. 4 result sought his counsel
eX-CsR4sssman Samuel L. Powers,
says HppiRcotts.
II want ysow ter write him a letter
a. tell hin this here foolishness hez
got Ter stop" he declared firmly 81
knew what I want ter say, but | amt
got the lsrnia' ter put 1t just right"
What Do yea want to say?' Mr.
Powers asked.
"Wa-alI, begin by tellfn' him tibet
he's tho durndest, lyin'est, thievin'est,
low. downess skunk on airth-and then
vSrk I'D"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-12-03
Public Notice
State Of Louisiana, IS Thirtieth
District Court, Parish of Cald

State Of Louisiana, IS Thirtietk
District Court, Parish of Cald
we'll.
To M. L. Mecom, Clerk Thirt-
ieth District Court, and Ex-Offi-
clio Jury Commissioner in and
for the Parish Of Caldwell, State
of Louisiana: You viii convene
the Jury Commission in and for
the Parish Of Caldwell, State Of
Louisiana, at such time as you
may fix, and in the manner pro-
vided by law, select q Grand Ju-
fry composed acknowledgements
having the qualifications of
Grand Jurors; said Grand Jurors
so selected to be summoned for
service at a regular term of the
Thirtieth District Court in and
for said Parish and State, be-
ginning on the Fourth Monday
and 9th day of December, 1915.
You will spread this order up-
on the Minutes of the Court, and
give public notice of same.
Done and signed, this Nov. |
22nd, 1915.
Geo, Wear. Judge.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-12-03
The Printers Children.

fAs sass of the musical man who
named his fsur daughters after the
sixht notes Of the tonic sofia scale f.
matched :, that Of the provincial
printsv wao named his children from
Ne typs tents he used-Ruby, Pearl,
DtaasnA The 1rst two are no un.
common names fer girls, only Ruby
kappaasl to bs a boy. He followed In
Afs fathers footsteps and afterward
became q printers manager In Lon.
don.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-12-03
Lost Strayed or Stolen.

From the McCrummus Place three
miles west Of Clarks, La. Description:
One red cow about 2 years old, with
bell on, mark unknown. One three
year old red heifer. one IL year old
stear, both marked upper figure 7 and
under bit in left ear, and crop in right.
ANY body seeing or hearing of abovs
cattle please notify me at Columbia La
RID. No. l. Box 81, and if recovered
will be rewarded.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-12-03
Notice of Tre.pass

All persons are hereby warn.
ed not to trespass upon the fol-
lowing described property: NV
Id NE Ia W IL of SW IA Of
NE IA Sec. 1872 Is N. R. 8 Z.
Fred Meredith.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-12-03
Notice

-, Notice is hereby given that
the next examination for teach
ers Will be held in the town of
Columbia. Nov. %, 80 and Dec.
ISL Tor white teachers; Dec. 2, 8
and a 4 for coIored teachers, 1915
-,tne same to commence at 9 o.
clock each day.
lhls 18th day Of Nov. 1915.
J. C. Hines, Supt.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-12-03
What's the Use?

Cleveland Leader-Bjones--I belong
TO the Don't Worry club
Psmi.h-Do YOU live up tc its plin.
ciplese
Btonsa-I try to. Gee. It keeps me
awake nights trying to remember ali
The rules.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-12-03
'DL FOR YOUR WIFE

.. .. 90. Es.ye Farmer has the strong
..ae,tral hous hold department
ny a-..-u.tu,al paper in the South. Its
~ .. .....e MAXI q aa..!aI appeal to
. w.. readers and help them as it