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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-30
READING THE HAND.
Most Murdsrsrs, Il Is Said. Show Their
Characters In Their palms.

Most Murdsrers, Il Is Said. Show Their
Characters In Their Palms.
A French savant contends that the
murderer has distinctive hand His
face may not be hideods, but the
hands are and are self condemnatory.
Evidence on the latter characteristic
is scanty and rests upon the inyesti.
cations or the French criminologists:
but, as 20 the former, II Is a fact that
some OF the most brutal murders on
record have been perpetrated by men
whose countenances habitually wore a
very mild expression.
Deeming was q pleasant man TO
speak TO until crossed. but some OF the
authorities who examined his hands
declare his broad thumb indicated the
born murderer.
The true ballheaded thumb gives to
the first phalange a round. Dubious APP
pearance. IL IL short, and the nail IL
so abbreviated as 10 suggest that II
has been gnawed IL IL embedded In
the flesh. which rises on either side
and beyond Il.
Dumollard. wholesale murderer.
had a hand remarkable for its thick
ness and length OF palm I'm proportion
TO the fingers. He had a significant
sign, common to most murderer
namely. almost entire absence OF lines
I'm the palm, save the three principal
ones-the lines OF life, head and heart.
These lines were very strongly defined.
The line OF the head-the center line
extending across the palm-was VIC
lently cut by the line OF life running
upward from the wrist. Chiromancy
interprets this TO fOretell violent
death. His fingers were knotty and
uneven at the nail phalanges. Ne
braska Legal News.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-30
DIVORCE IN EGYPT.
Ninety Out Of Every Hundred Mstlnaa
There End DisastrouslY.

Ninety Out Of Every Hundred Matlnea
There End Dissstrously.
There is one country In the world.
at least, where divorce Is more fire.
quent than I'm the United States. 10
Egypt 90 per cent OF marriages ent IN
divorce, says Elizabeth Cooper IN ler
book, The HARM and the Purdah b. {"
and 1t has been observed that two PEG
pie who live to old age together with.
out one OF them having been divorced
are rarely found
Divorce can be had for incompatA-
bility by mutual consent, Mrs. Cooper
says, without recourse 70 the courts.
but n the wife wishes 20 be free and
the husband VIII not permit Il the wo-
man may go before n Judge and state
her case. and n her charges are proved
she Will be granted her petition. often
woman Will return her dover or
agree 20 forfeit the part not yet paid,
and in many cases the wife makes a
money payment 90 the avaricious hus-
band IN return FOR her liberty.
Divorce IS easier for the Egyptian
husband than FOR the wife, according
70 Mrs. Cooper. and following a III.
vorce tho woman f. commanded to re-
main single three months. while the
phn may remarry Immediately.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-30
WEIGHT AND LONG LIFE.
Don't Got Too Heavy After You Pass
the Age Of Thirty.

the Age Of Thirty.
Recent Investigations show that the
longest life and best health are not to
be found among those or average build
at any particular age. On the contrary,
IL IL discovered that IN those at the
younger age who are slightly over
weight and at the older ages among
those who are distinctly under weight
the longest life and best health Will be
found.
Overweight above thirty odd years Is
a definite disadvantage to health. IL
means staleness, lack OF elasticity.
clogged up tissues and lack OF the
power OF adaptability to invading
germs
Men from twenty to twenty-four can
be accepted as healthy and for long
life fifty TO sixty pounds above normal.
Less excess weight is permissible be
tween twenty-five and fifty and In
creasihgly less as you go up. There
are one-third more deaths among men
between sixty-flve and eighty who are
nifty pounds to sixty pounds fatter
than they should be for a given height
At the ages OF thirty-four to forty.
dive from thirty-fve pounds to forty.
five pounds heavier weight than a man
should be doubles his risk OF death
For any one above thirty-Ave who Is
thirty pounds too obese life insurance
companies hereafter will consider poor
risks or raise their insurance rates.
London Ideas.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-30
PASSED HIM ALONG.
Sothern Thinks He Was tho Most DAN
died Baby In America.

died Baby In America.
1 have been pursed on more knees
than any other baby In America. While
the men and women of my father gem
Grafton were yet alive l would con-
stantly meet elderly people, male and
female, who would exclaim. why,
nursed you on my knee when you were
a baby" Old Couldock, Mrs. Walcot,
Joe Jefferson, Stoddard, William War
rem, Mrs. Vincent could name a
thousand In public and private life
whose knees had accommodated me.
From knee to knee / would seem to
have hoped as birds from bough to
bough. l must have reposed upon as
many bosoms as did Queen Elizabeth
on four post beds. Whether l was
nursed thus because was either beau
tir1l or good or because the last good
Samaritan desired TO hand me on rap
Idly TO the next, history saith not.
Perchance my mother, ia her busy life
at that time. had constantly to say
TO the bystanders, "Here-hold the
baby! while she ran TO take up her
cue at rehearsal. The infant would
have to be controlled by an alien hand,
while ride a cockhorse" and "Pat-a-
cake, bakers man." may have been
sung In my ear by many an unwilling
nurse.-From "My Remembrance" by
Edward II. Sothern, in Scribner's Mag
azine
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-30

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound would cure it. IL helped both
the Change Of Life and the tumor and
when got home did not need 0,e doctor.
/ took the Pinkham remedies until the
tumor was gone, the doctor said, and l
have not felt it since. tell every one
how / was cured. If this letter will
help others you are welcome TO use it. I"
Mrs. Z. II. BEAN, 525 Joseph Avenue,
Nashville, Tenn.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound, pure remedy containing the
extractive properties of good old fash
toned roots and herbs, meets the needs
woman's system at this critical period
Of her life. Try il.
If there is any symptom i'm your
case which puzzles you, write to
the Lydia E. Pinhham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-30
Tho Medieval kitohen-

1t was the middle ages before the
kitchen had be, raised % the dignity
OF an established apartment Strange
doings went on I'm those medieval
kitchens. Butchers slaughtered ami
mails there. which were skinned and
dressed as well as cooked I'm the kitch-
en-. The family blacksmith kept his
fire there and repaired the plows and
wheels of the estate. Coal began to be
used as kitchen fuel I'm 1915, though
not generally for 200 years after. The
oven did not come into use until the
year 400, and then 1t was the old
fashioned brick oven, which persisted
for hundreds OF years. The stove when
invented took the place OF the separate
oven and the fireplace, with its hang
ing pots
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-30
A Lonn Lost Cousin

An old Chinese scholar came for
treatment to n hospital that was under
the charge of a certain DR.. Woods.
The doctor asked the new patient his
honorable name. The old gentleman
replied that his unworthy name was
Ling and added that he desired to
know the doctors exalted name. With
smile, the doctor said that his mean
name was Ling (Which is Chinese for
Woods).
why" exclaimed the Chinaman
with fervOr The same name! Now |
recall that In the Han dynasty B. c..
2OO) there was n big famine. and n part
OF our elan left China and were said
to have crossed over the great eastern
sea. They were never heard Of again.
but now see they reached America"
And greatly to the good Doctors
amusement, he was greeted as one Of
the family and cordially welcomed into
the clan OF Ling.-Youth's Companion.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-30
The Miserable Moor..

The lives lived by the MOOrs are
without perhaps any exception the
most precarious and miserable that
can be imagined The poor man n
thrown into prison for sums he never
possessed and can never pay, the rich
to be squeezed OF all he possesses.
while those only can hope to escape
who are members OF families sufi-
ciently powerful to arouse the fears OF
the local governor should he attempt
eItortiOn and not sufficiently powerful
to stir up the avarice OF the sultan.
Even the governors OF the provinces
suffer themselves as they make others
suffer, for just as they squeeze the
agriculturist and the peasant 80 are
they in turn squeezed by the sultan
and his viziers, and should they fail
by constant presents TO maintain a
good opinion at the court they can ex-
pect only Imprisonment and often
death.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-30
THE PILOT SNAKE.
He 10 Bold Burglar, end Birds Are
HE Chief Victims.

MS Oniof Victims.
Maybe you've been I'm the woods
some day and heard q squawking and
huttering In a tree over your head.
You look ana see pair OF frightened
birds darling this way and that about
their nest on a limb. You look closer.
and you see a long, black snake creep
Ing along the limb 10 the nest. In a
minute he viii have devoured the
young birds or eggs I'm the nest and
then stretch out on the limb for his
afternoon nap. The name OF this rob
Der Is the pilot snake.
He's one OF the boldest burglars
among our snakes, and birds are his
principal victims. He can climb trees,
Chamber over bushes and rnce over the
ground with equal speed. He grows
TO be from four to six feet long. and
In the woods he looks terrible. but he
isn't.
He's entirely nonvenomous, and he
doesn't charm" birds. as many people
believe. II may be that n bird will
become so frightened at seeing one OF
these reptiles attacking her nest that
she will become virtually helpless. But
as for charm. that's all a myth. The
pilot snake doesn't need to charm his
prey. He's too good climber.
Often the pilot snake IL mistaken for
the blacksnake. The latter has a
white throat and is blush rather than
black. The young pilot snake has
white spots. In addition to birds and
eggs. IL eats insects and even small
animals. II will climb n tree and
crawl into a squirrels nest TO devour
the young squirrels.-Our Dumb Ami
mails
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-30
How W. Got Our Canned Fish.

ff0U W. W. OdT SaVnc0
The fishing parties usually stay out
from ten days TO three weeks. They
carry ice with them, and the moment
the fish are taken from the hooks they
are cleaned and put in the ice and
kept there until they reach the cold
storage plant. They are washed as
soon as they are landed and shipped
I'm cold storage cars direct to the mar
kets, or they may be kept for some
time before shipping.
The next step is TO dip each fish four
or five times I'm fresh water until II
becomes entirely incased I'm thin
sheet OF clear ice. IL can then be held
In cold storage at n temperature OF
degrees below freezing until It is need
ed for export. The fish get fresh
coating OF ice before they are shipped.
They are then wrapped separately I'm
vegetable parchment paper and are
packed In paper lined boxes OF 375
pounds capacity and sent eastward in
the cold storage trains.-Christian Her.
aid
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-30
A CITY of Cnrnaaa-

The city OF Kun. I'm Persia, has long
had a reputation as a city OF corpses
There are said to be more illustrious
dead buried in Kun than I'm any other
Persian city except Meshad One OF
the few women hOnored in the country
OF the shah has a magnificent shrine
erected here-Fatlma, sister OF Imam
RIA. Eleven hundred years ago she
was laid to rest I'm Kun, and every
body who is anybody I'm Persia stin de
sires sepulture beside her. - London
Chronicle.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-30
Artt6ojatc Cote,

a young Japanese in Hyogo is TO
ported TO have invented artificial COT.
rec almost equal in every respect 70
natural Brazilian coffee As the re-
suit Of chemical analysis by experts
u Is said that the goods now manH
featured by the young inventor are
more wholesome than the natural
bean. while retaining all it's flavor and
quality.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-30
MANAGING q Child.

often a child in the home is re-
garded as rebelliOus." says a writer In
the Woman's Home Companion. when
It Is merely trying TO adjust its reason
to the demands made by the parent. II
argues, objects, Hnds fault and is difi.
cult to manage, and parents do not un
derstand that the difficulty lies I'm the
fact that the child has an unusually
well developed reasoning faculty and
probably vigorous body as well. Such
n child needs training. not punishment
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-30

A very curious method OF courtipg
IL adopted BY the Zaparos, a tribe Of
Bouth America. The love stricken
young man goes out hunting and on
bis return throws bis game NJ the feet
OF the woman on whom be has set bis
affections. II she takes up the game.
lights the FIRE and commences % cook.
no knows his suit IS accepted n not
be knows be S. rejected.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-30

iiiOh 90 Aah W hb u
child's head. The
doctor said il was
three years coming
and gave me medi-
cine for il until I
was called aw ay
from the city for
8 o m e time. Of
course / could not
go to him then. so
my sister-in-law told
mo that sha thorOhf
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-30

NJ Jaggs never opened his mouth
while his wife was entertaining her
guests the other night"
on yes, he did-severai umesr
What ala he sayY'
Nothing. re yawned." Baltimore
American.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-30
NJ. & K. RAILROAD.
Effective Sunday, November 2S, 1915.

EAST BOUND TRAINS.
Leave Morgantown 1850 a. N,
l2:45 and $3.50 d. m.
Leave KingwoSd 1918 a. m, 2:13
and '4:57 p. m.
Arrive NJ. & X. Junction. 1901 a.
M. 1855 and 1914 d. IN.
Leave NJ. & X. Junction, 1920 a.
m, APO and 5000 p. m.
Leave Kingwood Hoop a. M, 500
and "6:42 p. IN.
Arrive Morgantown t11:25 a. m.
6:25 and 'S:O7 D. m.
fDaily except Sunday.
Saturday only.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-30
Part.

Miss Pottie - Auntie, make Johnny
quit saying mean things to me- Aunt
Lottie-Mercy. childl You're both of
you bad children. What's he been
saying now2 Miss Tottle-He says
I've a worse temper'n you have.-Ex
change
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-30

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
81 learn that there is AZ least one dreaded
disease that science has been able % cure
20 all its stages. and that BE- Catarrh.
HALLS Caiarrh Cure Be- che only positive
cure now knOgn % the medical fraternity
Catarrh being q oousl tutiopgl disease
requires q constitutional treatment Halle
Catarrh Cure is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF The system thereby destroying
the foundation Of the disease, and giving
the patient strength By building 40 the
constitution and assisting nature in doing
lis work. The prOpriotors have 40 much
faith 20 ite curative powers that they offer
Dne Hundred Dollars for any case that Il
fails % cure. Send for list Of testimonials
Address. =. j. CHENEY &Co.. Toledo. %.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Halle Family Piilgfor constipation
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-30

San Frapclsco'g hrst regular overland
mail communication with the east was
established by pony express in 1860.
the charge for postage being s. for
half an ounce.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-30
Reverna Ennllah-

Il suppose" said the inquisitive Wis
itor' you don't greatly mind when you
are punished"
You got Il wrong" replied young
Thomas. I'm greatly punished when
don't mind. Richmond Times-DIs-
patch
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-30

- gCJ.
Long 'e'~rf I'm g., 'saT 70
return 10 MS " g n sht ,aa.a &c.
knowledge that ne vas boss e is
pretty hard to change 1atura a.tsf
by an Acknowledged D the opyo
site Minneapolis Journal
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-30
HE Wal as..nn-

You sentimental boy. why do you
have my picture in your watch caseY'
Because I thought you might learn
70 love me In tim" Penn State Frofb
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-30

De Hitt-And is old Misery so Very
close In his dealings7
De Witt-Close? Why. he wanted
to pay less for desk calendar for the
month OF February because II did not
contain as many days as the other
months
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-30

In some parts Of Siberia milk Ia
sold frozen around piece or wood.
which serves as handle 20 carry o..
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-30
HOW MRS. BEAN
met THE CRISIS
Carried Safely Through Change
of Life by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Nashville, Tenn.-''When was going
through the Change of Life had tu-
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-30
TIE THRICE.A-WEEK EDITION
OF THE NEW YORK WORLD

'ractically "A Daily mt the Price of
WeekIy--NO Other Newspaper In the
World Gives so Much at So Low a
Price
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-30

Optimistic Thought
The last TO fight the Href
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-30

All roads-ospecially GOOD ones
lead 70 the man who ADVERTISED
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-30
J. T. DALEY

ROBERT L. BROWN, Jr.
ATTORNEY-AT-LA
KINGwooD. w. VA.
Office in Bank OF Kingwood building.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-30
S. r. GUSEMAN

COUNTY SURVEYOR
REEDSvILLE, w. VA.
Calls answered to all parts of the
county.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-08


briefly of their faVorte
in
with these schools will recognize the marks
the fact that the prospective pupil is of
which
This
pupil would
ever
the of
indicated
all
adv he of their character
the
which
performers needed by the Universal Com
individual informed them that had
recruit
those wished take a
themselves through
schoo
Needless nothing of the affair." and
Los Angeles it. He held his pupils long
when the bluff began to break
school
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-08
DON'T NEGLECT THE CHILDRENS TEETH

pose, and there is no difficulty in do
ing so. Where, however, the duty Is
being taught to poor children or
mothers, plain precipitated chalk is A
good thing to recommend.
A Thorough Cleaning -.
1t is important above all things to
insist upon the teeth being cleaned
before going to bed. During the long
hours of the night any food lodged
between the teeth will ferment, and
this means the creation Of acid which
will eat away the enamel, leaving the
organic dentine below exposed; a
slightly deeper penetration and the
PUPPY inside of the tooth is reached,
with it's mass of blood vessels and
nerves, and then toothache will en-
sue, or that septic condition which is
not only the death sentence on the
tooth, but a constant menace to the
general health from the swallowing o.
poisonous matter.
Incidentally, the habit of ending a
meal with slice of apple, pear Or
piece of celery is admirable, for both
remove the remnants of soft food
from the teeth and clear away the
secretions which most meals leave in
the cracks of the teeth. In theory
we should say that teeth should be
cleaned after each meal, but this is
counsel of perfection, whereas the
slice of apple habit is practical and
simple. ....
Apart from cleanliness there are GER
tain practises which are inherently
bad for the teeth and If persisted in
will form a distinct menace to their
future health, even if they do not go
further and SOW the immediate seeds
of decay. Prominent among them is
the type of diet, both in kind and
time, allowed. Nothing Is worse, for
instance, than the habit, only too
common among the children Of the
poor, of eating crackers and sweets
at all times. Any such eating be-
tween meals should be absolutely for
hidden, for it is extremely bad alike
for digestion and teeth. Sweets
should be given at the end of a meal
before that cleaning apple), or be-
fore bedtime, with it's tooth cleaning
as part of the routine. Highly sea-
soned foods, and especially vinegar,
are also very bad.
One last point, and an important
cne This is the necessity Of giving
children hard substances to chew as
soon as they have teeth fit for the
purpose This teaches them how to
chew, and unless this is learned there
can be no proper development of the
jaw, the flow of blood to the teeth
languishes for lack of occasional
; stimulus and flabby, anaemic condi-
ticn takes the place of healthy vital
ity Moreover, the very act of chew
| ing is directly beneficial to the teeth,
| and vast amount of early decay Gas
of feeble digestive systems) is caused
by the persistence in soft foods after
Nature has provided teeth which can
| cope with hard ones. The value of
rusks good rusks, of course) for quite
small children in this connection can
not be overestimated
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-08
ESTATE OF MARIE SCHUBERT.
. ~ DECEASED
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The undersigned, having been duly
appointed Administrator of the Estate
of Marie Schubert, Deceased, hereby
gives notice to all creditors of said
deceased to present their claims, duly
authenticated and with proper vouch-
ers, If any exist, even if the claim is
secured by mortgage upon real estate,
to the undersigned, H. A. Schroeder,
at his office, H. Hackfeld & Co., Ltd,
corner Queen and Fort streets, Homo
lulu, Territory of Hawaii, within six
months from date of the first publica-
ton of this notice. or within six months
from the day they fall due or the same
will be forever barred, and all per.
son indebted to the said estate are
hereby notified to make immediate
payment to the undersigned as such
Administrator.
Dated, Honolulu, July "a. 1916.
H. A. SCHROEDER,
Administrator of the Estate of Marie
Schubert, Deceased
6536-July 25. August l, s. Is, %