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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-09-28
URiES IN FRANCE.
They Enjoy Great Latitude and Are
Not Tangled In Red Tape.

If the position of jurors is unen-
viable nowadays it must have been
almost uncomfortable in England CEN
turies ago. If they could not agree
they were REINFORCED by the ad-
6tion of other jurors, and if the
newcomers did agree on a verdict
the first twelve jurors were i'm
mediately arrested and imprisoned
and their lands and chattels forfeit
ed to the king. At later period
the wives and children of such jury
men were ordered out of their
homes, their houses torn down,
their trees rooted up and their
meadows plowed.
When a French jury is selected
two substitutes are also chosen, who
attend all sessions of the court, oc-
cupying seats with the audience
and listening to all the testimony.
If any of the jurors falls i'll one or
the other of these men is called
upon to take his place. A hung
jury is impossible in a trial in
France, for unanimity of opinion is
not required. The verdict is deter
mined by a majority vote, and only
one ballot is ever necessary. A tie
means acquittal.
At the close of each days session
the French juror is permitted to 60
to his home and about his custom
ary pursuits. He has taken no oath
of secrecy, given no pledge to alb
stain from a discussion of the case
or the reading of newspaper COM
ments. At night he relates to his
family the incidents of the day, re-
ceives their opinions and reads the
impressions of the reporters who
are covering the trial.
A juror serving in case of great
Importance frequently finds that
two daily newspapers for which he
has never subscribed are being de-
lvered at his home. One strongly
favors the prosecution; the other
champions the cause of the defense.
The enterprising lawyers are care
full to see that no favorable COM
ment escapes his notice.-New Y ork
Sun.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-09-28
Clay's Famous Maxim.

Henry Clay, though he favored a
high tariff in 1888, introduced q bill
reducing the then existing duties.
Its object was to pacify the agricul-
tural states which had objected We
hemently. In South Carolina the
opposition had taken a very serious
form. His friends told Clay that
his chances for the presidency would
be injured, when his reply was the
famous sentence, '1'd rather be
right than president of the United
States"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-09-28
Church of st. Sophia.

Mohammedans reverence Con-
stantinople next to Mecca, and St.
Sophia, or the "Church of the Di,
vine WISDOM" holds first rank in
the affections of the faithful.
Commenced in the year 532 A. D.
on the site of several successive
Chris tan churches of the same
name, no fewer than 10000 work
men are said to have been employ
ed upon it's construction, under the
direction of 100 master builders.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-09-28
Tolerance.

Tolerance is calm, generous re-
spect for the opinions Of others,
even the opinions of ones enemies.
Tolerance is silent justice blended
with sympathy. Tolerance always
implies wisdom and kindness. 1t
seeks to convert others from error
by gently raising them to higher
ideals, by honestly leading them to
broader lines of thinking and by pa
tiently helping them to help them
selves. Tolerance does not use the
battering ram of argument or the
club of sarcasm or the deadly rapier
Of ridicule.
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Eyes With Double Pupils.

Cicero says that "the glance OF
all women with the double pupil in
the eye is noxious, blighting and
withering." Cadmus tells US that
such persons would not drown. Still
others say that if they did drown
the body would never sink, neither
would it decay. They could cure
the disease of the chest-consump-
tion-by rubbing their perspiration
on the affected parts of the indi-
vidual, and in case the double pupils
were red instead of black they could
cure the lepers and the blind. So
thought the ancients.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-09-28
Sahara's Gases.

Some of the oases of the Sahara
are quite large, one of them being
120 miles long and ffty-eight miles
wide. The springs are Of various
kinds-hot, cold, mineral or CASE
Gus. The Kargha oasis dwellers
raise grain, onions and dates, but
live on the least possible amount OF
food, work and reasoning power.
Marshes abound and fever prevails.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-09-28
Shell Shock,

The nervous shock from explod-
ing shells from big guns is SO great
that it oftentimes brings horses up
in their tracks, apparently incapa-
bic of moving. Horses occasionally
fall down and give every appear
anee of having been shot, though
actually unhurt. Dogs suddenly
and unaccountably 60 lame, though
untouched.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-09-28
He Remembered.

Harold" said his mother, "you
forgot to wipe your shoes when you
came in"
'No, I didn't, mother" protested
Harold. "Honest and truly /
didn't"
"Then how do you account for all
this mud on my best rug?"
'Why-er-I guess that's where
I wiped them" st. Louis Post
Dispatch.
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Lax.Fos, Al MID, Effective Laxative 6 Liver Tonic
Does Not Crime nor Disturb the Stomach.

In addition to other properties, Lax-Fos
contains Cascara in acceptable form,
stimulating Laxative and Tonic. Lax-Fos
acts effectively and does not gripe nor
disturb stomach. At the same time, it aids
digestion, arouses the liver and secretions
and restores the healthy functions. SOC.
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S1OO Reward, S100

The readers of this paper Will be
pleased to learn that there Is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure in all its stages, and that Is
Catarrh. Halls CatarTh Cure is the only
positive cure row known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional
disease, requires a constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system. there
by destroying the foundation OF the dis
ease. and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assisting
nature In doing its work. The proprletors
have 90 much faith in It's curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that it fails to cure. Send
fCr list OF testimonial2.
Address: F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by all DrrggistH 75c.
Tllo H&.rg Family PMS for constipation.
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Arrival of Passenger Trains nj
KinaStree.

The Atlantic Coast Line railroad
has promulgated the following sched-
ule, which became effective Monday,
May 20, 1915:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-13

1rst nine months Of 1918, under the
Republican tartn law. John Chtnaman
also increased his favorable trade bal
ance from $23,000.0e0 to $41.000,0 900.
No wonder Chinese laundrymen want
the present tariff law to continue.
They plan to go home and make some
real money out Of US. China Is buy
ing most Of her cotton goods from
Japan. while she increases her hold
on the American market.
During the first nine months OF
1916 Japan raked down SlSl.000.00O
OF good American money in her sale
OF goods to us. compared with $4,000
900 for the same period the year be.
fore. or an increase Of Il per cent.
Her favorable balance OF trade III.
creased from s44.000.000 to S60.000..
900. In addition TO that Japan brought
her goods here in her own ships. and
took back everything we had to sell
10 her in those same ships. while Tn.
Gle Sam pulled the scamen's law out
Of his inside pocket and read again
the reason why American ships are
no longer on the Pacific ocean. The
seamen's law and The Underwood law
have proved to be a pretty pair OF
brooms to sweep American commerce
from the Pacific ocean. And the harm
they have done will not be compensat.
ed for in % years of sane government.
The Underwood law came at time
when the United States Wis enjoying
clean prosperity. and that prosperity
was taken away. The seamen's law
was enacted at time when this coun.
try had an opportunity TO cinch 4 large
share OF the control Of Pacific trade
routes, and the law busted American
scamanship over the head with q mar
lin.spike.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-13
HOME MARKET IS
BEING GRABBED
Existing Tariff Makes it
Easy for Foreigners
to do This.
Especial Dispatch TO West vlrsinian,

Especial Dispatch 20 West Nlrsirian)
WASHINGTON, Nov. l3.-Officiai
figures show that while American pro.
ducers are enjoying a trade with Eu.
rope which they cannot hope to hold
after the war is over. South Ameri.
can and Asiatic countries are getting
n stronger hold on our markets and
will be able to hold much of II unless
we enact an adequate protective tar.
In law.
Chile increased her hold on -
American market ITO per cent during
the first nine months OF the current
year, compared with a similar period
OF 1915. or from 100000, 900 to 500.
100000. Her favorable balance. of
trade against US grew from $4,000. 900
for the 1915 period to $4,000. 900 for
the 1916 period. That is going some.
During the first nine months of 1913,
under the Republican ariff law. the
balance of trade against us in our
trade with Chile was $4,000. 900. We
buy all our nitrate from Chile.
II is a favorite diversion OF DR.. +.
Ewing Pratt, Of the Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce. to brac
"pN"h wi iihNiNoSVu WITH
tain South American countries and to
attribute it 10 the Department of Com.
merce. lie tells the public. for in.
stance. that our trade with Chile dur.
ing the first nine months of 1916
amounted to sS6.00O0O0. while it was
only S3G.000,000 in 1918. Consequent.
ly the department is TO he compliment.
ed. and Republican policies are all
humbug.
But Doctor Pratt is another Demo.
crat who hides the shells. A farmer
going to town with load of farm pro
ducts worth 800. selling them. and
returning home with $50 worth of store
goods. doesn't give much considera.
tion to the fact that he did $3.50 worth
OF business during the day. He fig
ures that he receivedsSl00 for the pro.
ducts Of his toll. bought $50 worth of
the products of other mems toll. and
sailed $50 In the bank. or stuck il un.
der the mattress. That Is what we
should all figure on in our trade with
foreign nations. The records show
that our business with South Ameri.
ca has developed rapidly. but the Latin
Republics are getting bigger and big.
ger trade balances against us. and will
continue to do so until We return 10
the policy Of protection.
China chalkcd UP a record nine
months in her sales TO us from .Janu.
airy TO Septembe. & this year. aggre
eating S63,O00.000. or $4,000. 900 great.
er than for the same period in 1915,
and S33.O00,O00 greater than for the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-13

Marion county. French q Aiien are
Starting q second test on the Anna y.
Kendall farm. The same parties are
getting in rig material for q test OF,
the j. r. Baker farm. On Dents run
the Clayton OIL company is due to get
the sand this week at its test on
the Sarah Hays farm. In the same
district the same company has started
to drill a second test on the w. 2.
Hays farm. On Bartholomew run.
Ashcraft & Co. are rigging up at a test
On the James Batson farm. On Middle
run. Sardis district. the Middle run
OIL company is building a rig on the
Harriet Talkington farm.
On Steer creek, Sherman district,
Calhoun county. the Hope Natural Gas
company has the rig completed on the
l.. w. Robinson farm. On Frozen
Camp run. Curtis district. Roane
county. the United Fuel Gas company
Is drilling on the c. II. Parrish farm.
On Elk Fork the same company has a
rig up on the David Ice farm. On
Boggs' Fork. Spencer district, Roane
county, the United Fuel Gas company
is due in the sand at test on the
J. u. Casio farm.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-13
SEVERE PUNISHMENT
OF Mrs. Chappel, Of Five Years
Standing. Relieved by Cardui.

MI. Airy, N. C.-Mrs. Sarah M. Chap
pell OF this town, says: 81 suffered for
tive years with womanly troubles, also
stomach troubles, and my punishment
was more than any one could fell.
tried most every kind of medicine,
but none did me any good.
! read one day about casdui, the wo-
mans tonic, and | decided to try Il. |
mad not taken but about six bottles until
was almost cured. II did me more
good than all the other medicines I had
tried, put together.
My friends began asking me why |
looked SO well, and told them about
Cardui. Several are now taking IT,"
Do you, lady reader, suffer from any
OF the ailments due to womanly trouble.
such as headache. backache, sideache'
sleeplessness, and that everlastingly tired
feeling2
If SO, let us urge you 10 give cardui a
trial. We feel confident il will help Won.
Just as It has million other women in
the past half century.
Begin taking Cardai TO-DAY. You
won't regret It. All druggists.
,iy,ifs t.: Chattanooga Medicine Co.. ,.a,.<
advisory Deet. Chattanooga. Team, Tor S,,.,.:
:..s..eIi.sI ye.r case and s+.rsTs book, sGcms
tns1nsn for Womsn." In plain wuppsr. no IL
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-13
FINANCE, OIL AND GAS

we'll produced 400 barrels the first "a
hours and declined rapidly. In supply.
ing good producers the Southeastern
Ohio deep sand fields went ahead OF
West Virginia.
One and one-half miles east Of the
Dents run pool the Hope Natural Gas
company completed test on the Ella
Kinsey farm and got a 15.barrel
pumper in the 30.foot sand. Had the
well come in duster 1t would have
been no great surprise. since 1t Is
located between two dry holes. The
Delmar Oil company shot its Nos. "a
and 25 on the John L. Hays farm and
increased the production OF No. "a TO
$50 barrels and No. 25 TO 800 barrels.
The last "a hours gauge OF the No.
3 on the Z. E. Batson farm was 995
barrels.
On Indian creek. Elk district. Kama
wha county, the South Penn Oil com.
pany shot No. on the X. J. Morris
farm and 1t shows for light pumper.
In the same district the Ohio Fuel Oil
company drilled its No. on the John
G. Shirley farm from the Squaw TO
the Weir sand and gave II a shot and
1t is light pumper in the lower
formation.
Gas wells are the result OF late
competitions in Wetzel county. On
Sugar creek, Clay district, the Car
negie Natural Gas company's test on
the S. A. Henderson farm Is light
gasseI in the fourth sand. On Fishing
creek, Grant district, the Hope Nat
ural Gas company got one Of the same
kind in the Maxon sand at second
test on the Mrs. r. NJ. Wiley farm. On
Long Drain run. Church district, the
Manufacturers Light and Heat CON-
pany has light gasser in the Big
Injun sand at its second test on the
N. A. Teagarden farm.
On Big Elk creek, Sardis district,
Harrison county, J. W. Agnew & Co.
have now drilled No. A OIL the a. A
Bennett farm through all sands and
found nothing. On the Little Kanawha
river, Center district, Calhoun county,
G. l.. Cabots test on the ]. NJ. Belts
farm is a six.barrel pumper in the
salt sand. On Bull river, Sherman dis
trict. G. L. Cabot shot his test on the
Louisa and Okey Ball farm and 1t is
q fair gasser in the Big lnjun sand.
On Elk Fork, Washington. district
Jackson county, the United Fuel Gas
company drilled a wildcat on the
Warren Miller farm through the Berea
grit and found that and all upper
formations barren. On the Little
kanawha river. Sherman district, Cal
houn county, the Hope Natural Gas
company drilled test on the Gran.
vile Rice farm to depth Of $3.50 feet
and found NO sand formation below the
Big Injun. 1t has been abandoned.
Many test wells are drilling and
starting in various districts. On Duck
run. Washington district, Lincoln
county. located four and one.half
miles southeast OF the production on
the Standard Fuel company's farm,
Jerome Pickins is drilling a test on his
own farm. In the old districts in Lin
coin county there is still lot of work
under way.
On States Fork. Warrington district.
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BAD COLD? TAKE
"CASCARETS" FOR
BOWELS TONIGHT
THEY'RE FINE! LIVEN YOUR LIv.
Err AND BOWELS AND CLEAR
YOUR HEAD.
NO HEADACHE. SOUR STOMACH
BAD COLD OR CONSTIPATION
BY MORNING.

Get lucent box.
Colds-whether in the head or any
part of the body-are quickly overcome
by urging the liver 10 action and keep.
ing the bowels free of poison. Take
Cascarets tonight and you will wake
up with clear head and your cold
will be gone. Cascarets work while
you sleep; they cleanse and regulate
the stomach. remove the sour. undI.
gested food and foul gases; take the
excess bile from the liver and carry
of the constipated waste matter and
poison from the bowels.
Remember the quickest way to get
rid of colds is one or two Cascarets at
night to cleanse the system. Get 10.
cent box al any drug store. Don't for,
get the children. They relish this
Candy Cathartic and 1t is often all
that is NEEDED to drive cold from their
little systems.
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New York

NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-Sclling on a
heavy scale was the feature Of the New
York stock market at the brief ses.
sion on Saturday. The weakest stocks
were the motors and oils, which de.
clined 2 TO points. Steel common
on sale Of $4,000 shares declined from
124 to 1875. and other steel stocks
were on to points. The strongest
stock was Utah Copper. which ad.
vanced from 1854 to 119%, the high.
est price ever quoted. Changes in the
railroad list were unimportant and
dealings continued light.
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SPECIAL NOTICES
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE OF
SALE


! Pursuant TO a decree of the INFERNO.
diate Court OF Marion county. West
F; Virginia, made and entered on the 2ct!;
day of October. 1916, in the chanccry
cause therein pending wherein Jasper
Ammons Is plaintin and Margaret
AmuOns ami others arc defendants,
the undersigned special commissioner
appointed by said decree will offer
for sale ut public auction at the front
door of the court house OF Marion Coun
t.. West Virginia Oh SAl,....--.
THE I'd DAY OR DECEMBER. 1916.
at two O'Clock p. NJ. OF that day, to
the highest and best bidder, the fol-
lowing described real estate, that is
TO say:
All that certain tract or parcel OF
land, situate on Little Paw Paw creek
In Paw Paw district, Marion county.
! West Virginia, and being Lot No. in
the partition Of the John II. Ammons'
land, containing SIS acres; being the
same premises dccreed to Margaret
Ammons by a decree OF the Circuit
Court Of Marion coun,. =: .-- Irginia,
| entered on the 2Gth day Of March,
1913. in ,nancery Order 49, 80. -,
1T page i0S. i'll the Cnancery Cause OF
jasper AmmOns, complainant, against
Margaret Ammnns and others. defend.
ants, which said tract or parcel Of
land is more particularly boun.... and
| described In the above mentioned de.
cree entered on the 26th day Of Octo.
her. 1916. to which said decree refer.
cnCc is hereby made.
| ALSO all That cri .".n tract or parcel
Of native coal, together with the min.
ing rights and privileges thereunto be-.
long. within and underlying a portion
only OI the abOVL ---~...~u Iract of
land Of 5i.J ..>---. "--.ch said Tract Or
parcel OF coal cumr.."s In the aggre.
gate between ....ecn and twenty
acres.
Said sale shall be made subject to
the oil and gas and oil and gas rights,
within and underlying the said tract
OF 80 acres, and also subject to prior
sales Of other veins OF coal underlying
said tract, which have heretofore
been made.
Terms of Sale. .
| One-third OF the purchase price land
as much more as the purchaser may
elect to pay) cash In hand on the day
of sale, and the residue on a credit OF
! one and two years In equal install.
ments. with interest on each of saiu
installments from the day Of sale;
tho undersigned special commissions:
taking from the purchaser or ......,.
ers their obligations for said uererred
! installments, With good pc. svuaI SO.
curity to be approved by said sper.ai
commissioner. payable with interest,
as aforesaid, and as further security
said commissioner Will retain a ven.
doris lien upon the property sold to Sc.
cure the payment OF the deferred in.
stallmcnts of purchase money, II any
| there be.
ERNEST R. BELL.
Special Commissioner.
! STATE OF WEeI ...GINlA,
County Of Marion, To-wit:
( |, W. S. Black. Clerk OF the Interme.
! diate Court of Marion county, West vir.
sinia. do certify mat bond with secur.
ity approved by me as sufficient. and
i'll the penalty provided in said decree
Of sale. has been given by said Special
Commissioner.
W. S. BLACK. Clerk.
1O.31.Noy. 7-14.21
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BITS OF
STATE NEWS

The Moundsville Echo prints tho
following story of an unusual accident:
"a valuable horse belonging to T. G.
Hawkins of Roberts Ridge was instant
ly killed this morning, when a large
tree fell, striking the animal. The 9th
er horse hitched to the wagon escap
ed and the wagon was slightly dam
aged. Mr.. Hawkins had his team
standing near Dietz store, while he was
having some cider made, when the
roots Of the old tree gave way. The
tree was an old land mark"
According TO the Martinsburg Jour
nal Mrs. D. J. Curry, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. W. o. Bowen. West King
street, Martinsburg, has left for Nor
gantown. where her husband is a phar
maceutical student at the university
When Mr.. Curry graduates they will
locate in Grafton. Mrs. Curry Is Il
bride Of few months, having cloped
with her husband from Martinsburg
about three weeks after the family re
moved to Martinsburg from Grafton
She is a charming young matron. Hcr
father. for some time general foreman
at Cumbo. resigned and the family will
leave next week for Grafton. where
he will so into business.
Fred p. Shafer, drainage engineer
from Washington. d. c., and County
Agent Buchanan are now surveying
farms throughout Wood county fol-
drainage systems. The farm of Cor
don Enochs at Greencastle was sur
veyed on Wednesday and today the
farms belonging to p. II. Bibbee anG
r. ]. Rhinehart. at Lcachtown, were
gone over. The other farms in the
county that the work will probably
be done on are those belonging tC
Amos Tobey. near Dubeck; A. R. Prov
ence, at Mineral Wells; A. r. Cor
bett and Sons. at Waverly, and ]. F.
Wigall at Vaudeville.
A strange freak of nature appears IL
an oddly twisted walking stick carried
by James w. Carmichael. of Commerce
street. Wcllsburg. presented by his
son, George Carmichael, of Ashtabula
: Ohio, cut from a maple tree upon his
own farm. 1t would appear that while
quite small a vine entwined about the
young tree or branch ard being strong
er than the maple cut deep into the
wood in a spiral. At some points the
growth Of wood covered UP the vine
leaving raised place. while at other
points the stem Of the vine stands oul
clear and distinct. This peculiar look
ing growth makes a unique walking
stick which is highly priced by MI
Carmichael.
West Virginia's oldest and youngcs,
legislators have been reelected. The
Oldest Is the veteran Septimus Hall
OF New Martinsville. and the younges,
is j. Ness Porter, of New Cumberland
Mr.. Porter is brick manufacturer
who had his first legislative expert
ence last session. while Mr.. Hall has
served numerous terms in the house
and one term in the senate. He Is
sixty.nine years OF age and has been
a lifelong Democrat. To Mr.. Hall
will again fall. as last year. the honor
Of calling the house OF delegates TO-
IEether next January. M-. Hall, It Is
declared. has served more tsrms In
IA aegtslatnre snan eng other citizen.
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Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH. Nov. 13.-The Pitts.
burgh stock market closed dull and re.
actionary Saturday. Aside from the
low.priced mining shares. which were
firmer, the only active issue was In.
dependent Brewing common, which
rallied to 6h, but closed unchanged at
81. Pittsburgh Brewing common sold
at SIS. American Window Glass Ma.
chine common and preferred closed
u lower. and Electric declined u to
So. Air Brake was unchanged at 1853.