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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-26
WHEN MOTOR STOPPED
OWNER COULD NOT MAKE OUT
WHAT CAUSED TROUBLE.
Possibly the Fact That His Friend
Had Forgotten 10 Perform a SIM
pie Operation Went Far to
Explain Matters.

The enthusiastic fisherman had
bought little motor boat and had
taken his best friend for a days fish.
Ing of Staten island. Fluke were run
ming and after several hours they had
mess OF fish and were ready for
home.
Now well crank up and see how
long II takes this little motor to kick
her way back to the club" said the
boats owner with n good deal OF
satisfaction in his tone. for he was
proud OF his little 20-footer.
With an air OF confidence the own
er primed that motor and threw over
the crank n few times. The motor
began 10 hum, and with his friend a,
the wheel they started toward home
The owner sat down close to the en-
CINE. his head bent over Il TO enjoy
the rhythm OF It's steady throb. He
was proud and happy.
moment later the engine slowed
down and then stopped with a violent
kickback. The man who owned the
boat jumped as though he had been
shot II was his first experience with
n crank case explosion.
Recovering himself he laughed. and
his confidence restored. turned to the
engine.
ITS the spark plug. joe" he an
nounced. 81 knew that oil got
wasn't any good. It's carbonized the
spark plug. I'll fix II in n minute"
The spark plug was quickly taken
out and washed Off with kerosene Tho
motorboat enthusiast had read his
book OF instructions faithfully.
When the spark plug had been
screwed in again and the wires con.
nected the owner cranked for several
minutes, but without even n cough
from the motor. A look OF worry set.
tied on his face and he cranked des.
perately.
Il know what the trouble u.s." he
announced after n while. TOO much
gasoline"
The carburetor was tinkered with
and another attempt made to start
the engine. No success.
II was wrong" said the boat owner
smiling. TITS not getting enough gaso.
line"
Again the carburetor was adjusted
and again the engine was cranked and
cranked. but still not a trace of re-
sponse from the little motor.
Desperate and mortified. the owner
beginning at the batteries, went over
every bit of the engine equipment
but could not find the cause OF the
trouble. Every few minutes he would
crank the engine violently. He would
have taken the motor apart, but lacked
the necessary tools.
All the time tho boat was drifting
toward SHndv Hook and the new own
err had not proyi'cl an anchor with
his equipment. so there was nothing
for II but to drift. Once they were
almost upset by the wash OF one OF
the big Sandy Hook boats.
Hey. Phil" called the boat own.
er's friend. just as the moon was peep.
Ing over the horizon. Hey, Phil,
look here. | forgot to turn on the
gasoline when you told me to. Does
that make any difference?" - New
York Sun.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-26

In the cities OF Europe that are
liable 10 be visited by Zeppelin air.
ships the watchers on the lookout for
raiding aircraft have suffered from
stiff necks, and also eye strain from
long continued gazing at the heavens
20 detect hostile aircraft. and 20 meet
this difficulty opticians have devised o
special form of sky periscope This
instrument IS constructed on tho same
general principles az those used By
submarines. and the type that has
been so widely adopted FOR use IN the
trenches on land The device Is q sim
pie arrangement OF mirrors that the
watcher can hold IN bis hand. AND
which enables him 90 scan the entire
vault OF the si,y while looking down
IN convenient and natural position
II has been found 50 convenient that q
much better and more constant look
out is maintained
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-26

amounted 60 over $500 But every.
things paid. and ] figure tbnt we've
made ST 200 clear"
Surely yNu have mnde mistake.
SAM" exclaimed Mrs. POWELL I'VE
hnyen'tmnIe that much"
well, you can figure ~ ont for your.
self. We've got 5000 or Il In cash IN
the bank. The other 5000 Is In stock
und feed ana supplies. or course am
counting In the prizes won. for they
are really part OF II. think we've
really got over 5000 worth OF stun
that we didn't have when We moved.
I just counted the most important
things-the chickens. the hogs. the COW.
the corn. the hay and tho potatoes
You sec. wo'vesgot over 400 bushels of
corn. and then tho Jersey and the
Plymouth Rocks and tho Berkshires
count up, for they are moro valuable
than common stock"
That's doing just nne." said his
mother. "T'm so glad we came back
here. We could just barely live In
town"
Yes. It's n tolerably good beginning.
mother. We can do much better
think I'll raise two bales OF cotton TO
the acre next year. 1t has been done.
and know l can do anything that
anybody else does"
Suddenly he jumped to his feet and
gave big whoop His mother. star
tied by the yell. came running to the
door.
Look! Lookr' shouted Sam as he
danced about Mrs. Powell did look.
and what she saw was big flakes OF
snow falling thick and fast
THE END.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-26
Decidedly DisInoenuoua.

Hamilton Fish. Jr., who worked to
defeat the new canneries bill, said 10
an Albany reporter:
They wanted us to let women and
children work more than twelve hours
day. They said this would be for the
public good--it would save a lot OF
fruit and vegetables from rotting. But
such plea is dislngenuous.
Such a plea reminds me OF the can.
ner's little son, who entered the vii
lage tailor shop and said:
Mr. Snip. will you please let father
have some patterns Of good. strong
cloth"
Why, certainly. my boy said Mr..
Snip, with beaming smile. What
does father want them for-suit, trous.
ers, overcoat. or 4.
~ think said the boy he wants
EN- TO nail NJ big poa vines
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-26
An Old College for Girls.

One of the Oldest schools for girls
on the American continent is the Col
egio de la PEI in Mexico City. This
was founded by wealthy Spaniards in
1882 for the benefit of the children of
the poorer classes. The building was
designed after the royal palace in
Madrid and covers nearly five acres of
ground. The original name was the
Colegio de San Ignacio. About eight
hundred girls are usually in the col
iege under a staff of 40 teachers.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-26

That excellent combination OF SIENNA
leaves and figs which grandma used 10
prepare is eth Just az good az any all
around liver regulator and laxative We
know for habitIal use. ~ anyone must
uso laxative h7bitually Some peo.
DIE Say 80 is hard % mix. But think
how good II is and how cheap, 4
nve-cent package OF SIENNA leaves. q
ten-cent box Of figs, chop fine and mix
thoroughly on q plate with spatula or
knife blade; preserve 80 fruit far
and dole 30 out whenever anyone go
The family needs ia little lump. sort
~ "chaw" u isn't bad % take. Best
time Sc in the early part of the day,
for SIENNA ordinarily acts IN five OF SIX
hours.-WHliam Brady, w. D., IN the
tnteekh news. $500
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-26
D. A. Erwin
LICENSED AUCTIONEER
TUNNELTON, W. "A
Prices Reasonable.
M. & X. Railroad

Leave Morgantown-s6:5 0a. m. l2.I5
p. M, and 1890 p. M
Leave Kingwood-sS rs a. M 2:I2 u.
M. and ;4:57 p. m.
Arrive M. & X. Juncton-sQ:Ol n.
1856 p. m, and 1894 M
Leave NJ. g. X. Junction2sq a5m m
4:20 p. M, and 5000 u IN
Leave Kingwood-&lU:U7 ~ M iu
p m, and t6:4l p. IN.
Arrive Internationally "a a a.. q ~
p. m, and .S:0S p m.
"Daily except SUNDAY.
saturdays only.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-26
Finest Dates Grow Their,

Beyond the land OF the Berbers.
In the far south of Morocco, lies the
great oasis Of Tablet, famous for its
vast groves of date.palms. Here. for
hundreds Of square miles, the land
is covered with a thick growth of the
tail' straight stems of the palm, and
the product of these close growing
trees Is enormous in quantity. They
produce the finest dates in the world.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-26
Unbusinesslike Transaction.

probably the smallest money order
ever sent from Eatonton, Ga, was
sent recently. A man walked into tho
post office, asking for a money order
for three cents, which he owed to his
society. and he said he would have
to send a money order, as 1t didn't
take stamps. The money order cost
him three cents, and it took a two
cent stamp to send the order.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-26
The Boy Who Dreams.

1t is a good thing for the farmer boy
to have an imagination. says the Prai-
rie Farmer. 1t is a good thing for
him to dream dreams and see vi
sions." 1t takes a dreamer to see the
transformation that intelligent effort
Will bring to pass on the old place.
1t takes a dreamer to see how much
more desirable that place will be In
ten years than q job in dry goods
store.-Emporia Gazette.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-26
oepylsh. 1915 by Ar,,rIoan Pros. A..ooI.,lsu.
PATRICK

slave you ever Travelled anyr"
mo. sir. not much"
Sam told the truth. He had never
been fifty miles from home, and after
tho banker had asked him some more
questions he decided that the boy need
cd the trip more than he did n horse.
mo. can't let you use the money
to buy n horse" he told Sam. but III
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-26

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
Tor any case Of Catarrh that cannot bf
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
+. !. CngvgY e Co, Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned have known r. !.
Cheney for the last ID years. and believe
him perfectly honorable Bro an busiens.
transactions and financially able 10 carry
out any obligations made by bis firm
NATOyAI BANK or C0wwFprg
Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken Internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mu.
cOus surfaces Of the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold
BY all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-26
Modern lmnrovementn-

They certainly are improving on
tho old style Of sending things. They
can even telegraph photographs now"
Yes, and notice that presents Of
hoWers can be wired"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-26
The Limit

THAT fellow Smith is certainly hard
TO please" remarked Jones.
SHOULD say he was" agreed Brown
"Why, he acts like n college graduate
who Is looking for his first Job"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-26
Epitaphs.

Found In n cemetery In Girard. Pal
In Memory OF
Ellen Shannon
Aged twenty-siX years.
Who Was Fatally Burned
March 81. 1870
BY the Explosion OF Lamp Filled
With X. Il. Danforth's
Non Explosive Burning Fluid.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-26
Advice.

My son. DO not stay up 20 gaze
Upon the gay white lights.
For you will shorten all your days
BY lengthening your nighta
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-26
All He Deslren

When seasick no man cares for gold.
He doesn't long for wealth. I'm told.
But. tossing I'm a steamer berth.
Ho often cries. II want tho earthY'
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-26

When you buy a newspaper you
have right to demand the news
That's what you pay for The Argus
delivers
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-26
Dams.

The dentist we would like 20 slam.
AS ut our nerves he hews;
That's why no takes n rubber dam
And dams the ones we use
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-26

A government survey resulted In
ranking the Yukon river in nth place
among the great streams OF North
America.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-26
A uaeIeaa Daolalon

Il see here that the supreme court
has decided that pedestrians have the
same right ut street crossings as auto
mobiles" remarked the old fogy.
what good will that do?" demanded
the crouch. "Who wants to stand on n
crossing and argue with n six-cylinder
car that IL travelling fifty miles an
hourT
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-26
Tho Early Bird

Miss Caroline Sparrow has gone 10
Wormleyburg 10 spend some time with
her standardization an Exchange.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-26
The Wise Fool.

"All's well that ends we'll" quoted
the sage.
"Yes," commented the fool But
you'll save n lot OF trouble 10y begin
ming right"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-26

Things TO Worry About.
One grain OF indigo will color ton
OF water.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-26

Dear Luke-Do you know that DR.
Publ is n dentist In Pittsburgh. Pa. .
w. b. r.. Sharon. Pa.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-26

u Will be worth money 10 you to
take time right now TO read Tho Boy
Farmer.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-26

Wonder " This Will Peove Tyrus7
Dear Luke:
Welcome. Luke. back on the Job.
You entertain us more than Cobb,
Because for Ty a dollar wo pay
And for Luke n jitney the newsboys say
-Parkersburg. w. Va.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-26
Bits Of Byplay
BY Luke McLuxe
Copyright. 1ero. tho Cincinnati
Enquirer
Tho Secret.

This rule success and great wealth brings.
You'll nnd that IL IL true:
You must so after all the things
That will not come TO you.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-26

The reason we get new subscribers
Is because we publish the live news OF
the county while It is news.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-26

The Argus leads-and glad TO see
the others followi
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-26

The Argus is IN demand becaese Il
deserves 20 be.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-08-26
Names lie Names
Ouchl

Anna May Fite lives at Cleveland. o
The Washington herald., 1915-02-17
REVOLVERS IN DEMAND
after MANY RObBERIES
Total Value of Plumber Taken So Far
This Week. $4!000-Additions
to Sum Yesterday.

In anticipation of further activities of
the criminals>who for several DAYS have
kept the police busy. business men and
clerks in Offices in isolated sections of
the District started stocking up with
revolvers yesterday. according to a re-
port.
So far this week. robbers have looted
offices and homes of goods and money
valued at nearly a.GN. Yesterdays big
eest crime was robbery in which an
Italian lost 1856.
Another theft of yesterday, in which
stolen property was valued at several
hundreds of dollars. was that in which
Miss II. J. Macarthur. Of the Atlantic
Apartments, figured as the victim. She
was robbed of several pieces Of diamond
jewelry mounted in platinum
The manager of large department
store reported that goods valued at $40
had been taken from his establishment
Petty larcenies of the day run into the
hundreds of dollars. Whether all the
crimes are being committed by tran
silent crooks is not known. 1t was
learned yesterday that Leo Newman.
charged with shooting Police Scrgt.
Lehman Sunday morning. came here
from New York. The police could not
learn how long he had been here.
The four men held in connection with
the robbery of two clerks at the Wash
ington Railway and Electric car barn
Monday morning are said to live in
shington. Police of the Ninth pre-
cinct are searching for two women.
said to have intimate knowledge of the
holdup through friendship with two
of the suspected men.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-17
ENGRAvERs HOLD BANQUET.
Map Makers Of Geological Survey
Dine at RRuscher's.

That the art of engraving for the
printer is older than the printing indus
try itself was tine declaration made by
l.. p Daniel at the twenty-tifth ami
versary banquet of the engraving division
of the Geological Survey at Rauscher' s
Monday night.
The remarkable rapidity with which the
division has grown in so short a period
to lead the world in map-making was
praised by the speakers. S. ]. Kubel,
who has been head of the division since
its inauguration in 1872 in his speech
gave to the employees full credit for any
advances the division has made. 1t was
pointed out that now 5000 maps are
turned out every two days. while in 1890
1t required a year to do this amount of
work.
An example of the high grade of work
produced by the division was presented
at the banquet in the souvenir programs.
which contained humorous sketches of
various officials of the division. DR..
George Otis Smith. director of the Geo
logical Survey, praised the work of Chief
Engraver Kubel as highly as the chief
engraver had praised the men under him.
He declared that the strides in map
making made by the division during its
short existence Were due to the skill and
efforts of the divisions head.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-17
THRONGS VISIT FOOD
SHOW AT BIG MARKET
Second Day of Exposition Draws
Many Spectators and
Purchasers.

Music by the United States Marine
Band. unique decorations and attractive
display of foodstuffs drew thousands
10 Center Market yesterday. when the
doors opened for the second day of
Washington's first exposition of foods
by public dealers.
The aisles and corridors of the huge
structure were packed with both mar
keters and siGhtseers when the famous
band started playing at II o'clock. and
for the rest of the day people arrived in
an cver-increasinS number.
The merchants of the market worked
desperately the entire day in their effort
TO please the thousand of visitors Buy
ing was heavy and persons who had
never shopped before in a public market
kept employees busy in their search for
information.
Great piles of butter cases of cheese
the booths of dairy and poultry dealers.
Butchers clcverly displayed hundreds of
pounds of meat, neatly trimmed and slic-
ed or hanging In pOnderous masses from
heavy cables. Vegetables were arranged
in a hundred original designs and man.
ners. Fruits in pyramidal blocks. highly
polished. tempted the spectators, while
the stolIs of the florists were gorgeous
with masses OF flowers. Bunting and
flags are used in the decoration Of the
walls and ceilings.
The market closed at the usual hour
yesterday evening. but tonight the doors
will be open until 20 O'Clock. Concerts
will be given from 80 to 5 o'clock and
: until O'Clock.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-17
MARITIME IN CHAIR;
WELL, IT HAPPENED
New Jersey Ears Big Enough for
Root Speech and Something
Besides.

When Senator MartiSe. of New Jer-
sey. occupies the Vice Presidents
chair in the Senate. something usual
ly happens. A few verbal exchanges
between Senator Root. of New York.
who was making one of his customary
scholarly speeches. and Senator Mar
tine. presiding yesterday, proved no
exception to the rule.
Senator Reed. of Missouri. walked
up to the chair during Roots speech
and whispered something in Marines
ear. Senator, Root paused in his
speech. After a minute punctuated
with scattered filters over the cham
Der. the following colloquoy:
The presiding officer: The Senator
from New York may proceed.
Mr.. Root: / am under obligations
to the chair for this kindly though
somewhat belated recognition.
The presiding officer: The chair
will say for the chair that the adj
monition on the part of the Senator
from New York was not necessary.
The chair felt that his ears were
quite copious enough to take in the
remarks of the Senator from New
York while little side remark WAS
going on.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-17
UNITED STATES TO BEND
TO MEXICO'S FIRST CHIEF
Carranza Refuses to Permit Diplo-
matte Representations with Sub
ordinate Commanders.

Not in the least put out by the re-
fusaI of Carranza to permit his subor-
dinate military commanders in Mexico
tc receive representations from foreign
ministers or agents. Secretary Bryan an
nounced yesterday afternoon that the
American representatives would be di-
rected to comply. 1t was because Of
this. orders of CarranZa- and the condi-
ton of chaos in the Mexican capitals.
that the European diplomatic representa-
tives have threatened to leave Mexico.
The Spanish Ambassador called again
yesterday on Secretary Bryan in the
hope of having some action taken for the
better protection of Spanish subjects in
Mexico. He declined to say whether he
had proposed any joint action by the
powers. The Spanish minister to Mex
leo. whom Carranza ordered to leave the
country. sailed yesterday from Vera Cruz
for Havana
According to advices received by the
State Department yesterday from Guada-
laJara, that city was evacuated yester-
day by the Carranza forces. Villa is
pursuing them toward the coast.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-17
'TIMID YOUNG MAN
ROBS BODY GUARD
Because He Trusted Handsome
Stranger. Laborer Loses
Savings of Years.

Because of his confidence in a fellow
laborer. lost $3.50. the savings of many
years. Scattaglia. about thirty-five years
old. lives at 81 I street northwest. He
has worked in Washington as concrete
laborer for several years. saving his
money. that he might some day start in
a business for himself.
Nicola was at the corner of Four-and-
a-half street and Maryland avenue north
west. about 4 o'clock Monday afternoon.
when he was addressed by an apologize
and handsome young Sicilian.
Il have just inherited $500 from the
estate OF a. relative in this city, said the
stranger. but am afraid ] will be robbed
before I reach Italy. | intend to start
on the trip tomorrow. Will YOU come to
a hotel with me tonight and act as my
body-guard?" Nicola decided to help the
young fellow in his predicament.
They started to walk around toward
Pennsylvania avenue when a third man
accosted thin. He also was an Italian
and upon showing interest in the young
mans apparent agitation was told the
same story. Stranger No. then advised
the handsome young man to keep his
money in his pockets and his story in
to act as an assistant body-guard.
The three secured rooms in Pennsyl-
vania avenue between Sixth and Seventh
streets northwest. where they stayed for
the night. When they left their break
fast table the three were good friends.
and the worried young man asked Scat
taglia to accompany him to Italy, offer
ing to pay him 500.
Scatta slia accepted. but declared he
would not take advantage OF the good
nature of his host. so he went to his
bank and drew out his money. $50. At
sight of Scattaglia's money the sal
young man became even sadder.
But I'm afraid you will change your
mind when we get to Italy. and will not
come to my home" he suggested.
At that ScattaglIa, to show his good
faith. surrendered his $3.50 and silver
watch into the young mans custody and
they started for Union Station. There he
lost sight of the strangers. He asked
the police of the Sixth precinct to help
him. Scattaglia never thought to ask the
names of his friends