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latter, is the remarkable Ring Nebula,
which in small telescope appears as a
dim, misty, oval patch of light of about
the size of the planet Jupiter. This is one
of the gaseous nebulas, of whose nature
and development we know very little.
They may be matter in very primitive
condition from which denser clouds, and
finally systems, may develop in the
course of ages, or they may, as some
think, be a disintergration product, form
ed possibly at the time of the tearing
apart or breaking up of a star. This ne
bula is the best example of it's type In the
heavens the Great Nebula of Andromeda,
at N, is the finest example of the second
large class of nebuas, which are of
whtish color and of spiral structure.
CIRCULATION OF SATURN
The beautiful phenomenon will occur on
the early morning of August rs, when the
CT resent, waning moon is but two days
from new. AS seen from Washington the
bright, advancing, east edge of the cres-
cent will begin to cover the disc of Sa-
turn at about a. m. eastern standard
timeD The planet will remain hidden for
! hour and minute after which 1t Will
begin to emerge from behind the dark.
west edge of the ball. At this time the
whole ball of the moon Will probably be
dmly visible to the naked eye, being
family illuminated by the light from the
nearly full earth.
The exact instants of the beginning and
ending of the occulation cannot be given
for all different observers because these
are much influenced by the observers po-
sition upon the earth. To be certain OF
witnessing the phenomenon the reader
should therefore go out and turn toward
the eastern heavens at shortly before 3
d. m. eastern standard time), noting tho
positions of the moon and Saturn with
reference to each other. BY considering
that our satellite moves eastward among
the stars an amount equal to its own
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Germany in War

Riley Scott in Leslies.
Life in les grands hotels is, 1 dare
say. practically the same in all the
countries at war. Germany is no ex-
ception, and one travelling in that coun-
try and stopping only at the best ho-
tells would gain very limited and err
roneous impression of life as it real
ly is among the Teutons 1t is true
that bread cards and two meatless days
each week, Tuesdays and Fridays, ap-
ply rigidly to hotel guests, and that
dancing is banned everywhere; but,
otherwise hotel life remains practical
ly unchanged. Moreover. the large hos
telries are quite crowded and a stran-
ger dropping in for afternoon tea
would scarcely notice anything out of
the usual, were it not for the numer-
GUS wounded officers and still more
numerous iron crosses In evidence ev-
erywhere.
For example. I found that butter.
lard and fats of all kinds are scarcely
to be had, at least as far as the COM
mon people are concerned Salads are
plentiful, but one must be contented
with vinegar dressing, as table oils
of all kinds are absolutely unobtain-
able. Eggs are plentiful and cost from
to cents apiece, but must be eaten
boiled or poached, as there are no fats
to fry or scramble them in. Cor the
benefit of young housewives, l will
here observe that I tried to scramble
eggs in dry skillet with Indifferent
success) AS remarked above, meats of
all kinds, including sausages, are al
most unobtainable, but occasionally one
can get the maximum allowance If one
is early enough. The prices. however
"a dollar a pound and more-render
that small allowance prohibitive for
the poor classes. 1t Is not exaggerar-
ing to say that over two-thirds Of the
butcher shops of Greater Berlin are
now closed on account of the lack OF
supplies.
1t is an undeniable fact that the
shortage of foodstuffs is beginning to
be felt and to be felt acutely. The Ger
mans themselves admit it. The govern
ment is making desperate efforts to
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ameliorate conditions and to conserY
the available supplies as long as po
sible. Cards have now been issued COZ
ering the consumption of many of IL
necessities of life and l was told TIL
others are Forthcoming. The people a.
assured through the press that the
is enough for all until the coming hal
vests and that there will be an album
ance afterward. That may be true
far as cereals, fruits and vegetable
are concerned, butsi can hardly app.
to meats, dairy products and varios
imported staples, However. we may
sure that highly organized and IA
seeing government will do all in il
power to solve the problem.
The ferns used by florists are gather
in great quantities during the season a.
kept in cold storage.
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Lydia E. Pinkham's
V egetable Com
pound for nerves
and for female trou-
bles and it straight
ened me out in good
shape. Iwork nearly
all the time, as We
live on a farm and I
have four girls. / do
all my sewing and
other W ork with
their he1p 40 IL
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AUGUST SHOOTING STARS

These shooting stars. known also as
Perseids. are most numerous for a few
nights before and after the 10th of the
present month. They will be seen to dart
outward in all directions from the
Radiant at r, figure l, and move slowly
over the sky. sometimes leaving a short
trail behind them. BY steadily watching
this region of the heavens the observer
will probably see a shooting star at an
average intervals of some three or four
minutes. A careful record of the paths
of these apparent objects among the
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stars, the time being also noted, consti-
tutes a kind of observing of real value,
and one especially suitable for the anna
teur astronomer.
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This Actually DevitaIizes
Coarse Hairy GrowttE

Stubborn growths of coarse hair whisR
have been caused by the unwise use
pastes, rub-on preparations and worthle y
limitations of De Miracle, which nero.
remove hair from the surface Of the ski
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can only be devil
talized With De Mir
acle. the original
liquid hair remover,
because 1t attacks
hair under the skin
as we'll d. on the
skin. Well groomed
women always uSe
Dc Miracle for re-
moving hair from
limbs and under tho
arms. De Miracle
never disappoints.
Buy 1t by name and
you will get the
only depilatory that
has a binding guar
antee in each pack
age which entities
you to your money
800 and $500 bot
or direct. postpaid
De Miracle Cherni
Park Ava and 129t
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WOMAN HAD
NERVOUS TROUBLE
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta.
bic Compound Helped Her.

West Dandy, N. Y.-"I have had
nervous trouble all my life until / took
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THE PLANETS IN AUGUST

of the planets
THE PLANETS IN AUGUST
Mercury is in the evening sky, but is
invisible throughout the month since it
does not come to it's greatest eastern
elongation before September 9.
Venus is very conspicuous in the east
for few hours before dawn. In the
course of the month it moves eastward
across the constellation Gemni; during
this time it will be seen in the telescope
to be rapidly losing it's crescent shape
though it will not become exactly half
full until September 12
Mars will be seen low in the southwest
for few hours after sunset During
August it will move eastward through
Virgo, passing two degrees north of the
bright star Spica on August 49, At this
time the two objects will form an inter-
esting stellar figure in the southwestern
heavens, for the reddish color of Mars
Will contrast strongly with the blue color
Of the star
Jupiter rises almost due east at about
IL p. m. on August 1, and at about D. M
on August 81. 1t is in excellent position
for observation during the early morning
hours.
Saturn is. moving slowly eastward in
Gemini. and is hence also conspicuous in
the morning sky. 1t will be passed by
Venus on September s.
Uranus is in opposition with the sun on
August 10. The observer may find this
faint world at this time as follows: Let
him point his telescope on the star at X,
figure l. bringing this object carefully to
the middle of the field, Being careful not
to disturb the telescope, let him then wait
minutes and seconds, and then ele-
vate the telescope in declination exactly
one degree, or an amount equal to twice
the apparent diameter of the moon
Uranus will then be found in the center
of the field 1t will appear as greenish
star of exactly the sixth magnitude, but
by this dull luster may be readily dis
tnguished from a true star, especially if
the seeing on this particular night is rea-
SOnab bly, good.
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III. .BROWME9RE5
The popular manager of the Jefferson theatre

Altogether, an occultation of Saturn is
of more interest than that of any other
of the planets
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-30
Le. BON TolI

says
1t II ssthe bes
m . t h o d in tn
" o rid to-day.
Genuine maEa
shines Of the high
est character en-
dOrse /, only ID
Miracle. Bewai
OF no-caueA en-
dOrseuents oil
bogus magazine
which are used 4
exploit the sal
of questionabl
4 epilatories.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-02-10
The Bat and the Bulbs.

According to the French naturalist
De Parville, a gardener planted one
afternoon $50 tulip bulbs on a terrace,
and next morning he noticed that the
ground had been disturbed and that
the bulbs had all been taken away.
He was confident hat rats had done
the work, and, taking n spade, he be.
gan to dig I'm the hope OF discovering
their nest. Soon he unearthed a large
female rat. which he killed. and after
digging a few more minutes he dis
covered an underground chamber lined
with hay and leaves and connected by
a corridor with two holes, which were
evidently used as ~stOrehouses, for in
them he found the $50 tulip bulbs.
This was remarkable, but more re-
markable was the fact that they were
neatly arranged I'm two rows and that
not n Of them had been gnawed or
otherwise injured.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-02-10
Children CRY
FOR FLETcHER'S
a 8 7 RIA

Best leaves no for improve
ment That 3 tho point We are try
ing 70 attain.
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MURDER WILL OUT.
The Best Laid Schemes o. Mice an,
Men Gang Aft AgIey."

The Best Laid Schemes o. Mice and
Men Gang Aft Agley."
Once upon a time there was a lady
who wished TO have her real age kept
a secret. In order TO get away with
1t she instructed her son. I'm case any
one asked how old he was, to knock
OFF about so per cent.
She told people the boy was large
for his age and explained the grun
tones OF his voice by saying that his
tonsils needed attention.
One day the rector OF the church
called, and while waiting I'm the draw
ing room for the lady to put the fin
ishing touches to her makeup he talk
ed with the boy, who was pretending
to read Little Lord Fauntleroy" for
the seventeenth time. The boy volun-
teered the information that the next
day would be his birthday.
"Ah," said the rector, land how old
will you be them"
Ten years DID," replied the boy, as
per Instructions.
"Indeedl' said the rector. 1T dare
say o haven't any idea what your
mother Is going TO give you for n
birthday Gift"
"Oh, yes, / have" was the unexpect-
ed answer. "She promised to give me
n safety razor"
When the rector rushed into the hall
to see what had caused the loud crash
he had heard he found the boys moth
er lying on the floor I'm a dead faint.
Moral.-Old Father Time calls all
bluffs.-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-02-10

AT Sydney. Australia, any telephone
subscriber can obtain correct standard
time by calling up the Sydney observa-
tory, says tie Scientific American. If
he wishes merely to check his watch
or clock he asks for Time" and is
connected with an operator who reads
or the correct time TO the nearest half
minute from a clock controlled by the
standard clock Of the observatory. If
more accurate information be required
he $ for Exact time" and Is con.
nected with a high frequency buzzer
which transmits the acrual beats OF
the observatory clock.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-02-10
HEARING AND SEEING.
Tbs Ear and the Eye and tho Power Q
the Brain TO Memorixo.

Ths Ear and the Eye and tho Power 81
the Brain TO Memorize.
Is the ear more retendye than the
eyel Are we more impressed with
what We hear than with what we see?
There Is a familiar legend OF Macau-
lay reeitiDg a good part OF Paradise
Lost during a voyage TO India and OF
the historians ability 10 rise from a
book and repeat word for word what
he had read There are also records OF
John Stuart Mills ability TO remem-
Der the printed word
But the balance OF evidence seems
in favor OF the power to memorize that
which passes through the ear into the
brain. Memory" Woodfall, who lived
I'm the latter part OF the eighteenth
century, could attend a debate and re-
port IL exactly without notes. a pure
feat or aural memory. Toscaninl can
conduct a number Of difficult operas
without the score before him Thomas
Beecham. the London orchestra leader,
conducted from memory Strauss
"Rosenkavalier" upon twenty-four
hours notice. Won Buelow is said 10
have memorized IA Stanford symphony
on the train between Hamburg and
Berlin and to have conducted IL with
out the score In the latter city. DIR.
Kunwald can conduct from memory a
large number of orchestral works, with
all their nuances OF Interpretation.
1t is a question for the psychologist.
The popular verdict probably would be
i'm favor Of the prowess OF the ear
rather than OF the eye. There are a
large number OF people who can re-
member an air exactly. but to whom
the printed word is an evaporated
thing as o as it passes from their
eyes.-Cincinnati Times-Star.
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than / ever was and recommend your
remedies 20 all myfriends. Mrs LENA
WYNN, 2812 +. o Street, Richmond, Va.
While Change of Life is a most crit
ical period Of a woman's existence, the
annoying symptoms which accompany
it may be controlled, and normal health
restored by the timely use of Lydia E
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Such warning symptoms are a sense
of s~uffocation, hot flashes, headaches,
backaches, dread of impending evil,
timidity, sounds in the ears, palpitation
of the heart, sparks before the eyes,
Irregularities, constipation, variable APP
petite, weakness and inquietude, and
dizziness.
For these abnormal conditions do not
fail TO take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-02-10

There is more Catarrh ia this section
Of the country than ell other diseases put
together, and until the last few years was
supposed IN be- incurable. For r great
many years doctors pronounced II a local
disease and prescribed local remedies,
and by constantly falling ~ cure with
local treatment, pronounced II incurable
Science has proven Catarrh to be- = CON
stit1tional disease. and therefore requires
constitutional treatment Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by r. i. Cheney e.
Co, Toledo, Obio. is the only con-titn-
tiOnal cure on the market 10 is taken
internally 10 acts directly or tie blood
and mucous surfaces Of tbe system They
offer n hundred dollars Tor sny case &c
falls ~ Cure. Send for circulars and testi
mOuials.
Address p. J. CnguEyA Co.. Toledo, o
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Take HalPs Family Pills for constipation
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Vegetable Com
pound I feel like q
new woman. / al
ways had a headache
during the Change
Of Life and was also
troubled with other
bad feelings COM
mon at that time -
dizzy spells, nervous
feelings and heat
flashes. Now l am
- kANt@. Lo.l2k
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-02-10
Forewarnsd.

Little Harold was spending a few
days at his aunt's house. Just before
they sat down to the dinner table he
took his aunt aside and whispered:
My mamm don't allow me TO ask for
a second helping OF dessert ! thought
I'D let you know, so you wouldn't
think ] didn't like the kind OF pie and
things you make."-St. Louis Post-Dis
patch.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-02-10
Uncle Eben.

Most sport said Uncle Chen. ",,on-
sists in doin' hard work witout gittin'
paid fur it,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-02-10

To Make corks ACID Prott
Corks can be made acid proof
against the action Of very powerful
acids bv soaking them in hot para.nn.
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HEAT FLASHES,
DIZZY, NERVOUS
Mrs. Wynn Tells How Lydia
E Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Helped Her
During Change of L

Richmond. Va AFTER taking
seven bottles Of Lydia E. Pinkham's
The bee., 1916-03-31

Get your tickets Monday for the
battle Cry Of Peace" at Idle Hour
Theatre.
Mrs. Leslie Boyd and little daugh-
ter Meta Delora and Miss Ida Mar
tin, leave Saturday afternoon for
Adams, Tenn, where they will
spend several weeks visiting friends
Mrs. sid Vaughan and daughter
little Mary will leave Monday tor
Louisville where she will be gone
several. days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Less Whitfield, Of
near Dawson, were in town this
morning.
Jas. Malouey was IN Madisonvillo
this morning.
J.,H. Fish and Ernest Newton
spent Friday in Msdisonv'lle ON
business.
J. +. DeVylder is having az addl-
tion built to his residence near the
school building.
Little Miss Tresa Brien, Of Evans
Vile, is visiting her grandfather NJ.
Hauna.Sr.
Battle Cry of Peace" Idle Hour
Theatre, April 4th. -Four shows.
80 400 6:45 and 800. Get your
ticket early Monday at Nixon's.
Miss. Eunice Draper is spending
several,weeks with her sister Mrs.
Roy Forester of Louisville.
Mrs. Earl Stone visited frieLd
here Saturday.
Mrs. F. d. Rash has returned from
Louisville.
Miss Frances McElfatrich is visit
ing friends in Hopkinsvllle.
Miss Dorothy Bramwell spent the
weekend with Miss Eliza Robinson.
Mr.. AMI Mrs. Dan KeelY of Madit-
sonville were at the Barnes Opening.
Mrs. Keely is Mr.. E. P. Barnes
sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Kington, Of
Mortons, has been in Louisville a
few days.
The bee., 1916-03-31
Let Alex Bailey, Madisonville. Ky
do youriprinting. Tel. 244.. tf

Let Alex Bailey, Madisonville, Ky
do youriprinting. Tel. 244.. If
MlssiMsrgaret Atkinson and Mrs.
N. G. Afford have returned from
Louisville.
Mrs. Bernard Roberts, Of Provi-
dence, visited her sister Mrs. Rich
ard Meacham last week.
Mrs. w. X. Nisbet has been visit.
ing her sister Mrs. Dawes, in Evans
Vile.
Battle Cry of Peace" Idle Hour
Theatre, April 4th. Four shows.
1870 400 6:45 and 5000 Get your
ticket early Monday at Nixon's.
Mrs. John Rule was called to Lou
isvIlle to the bedside of her daugh-
ter Mrs. e. G. Brandon who was In
q hospital there. Friends of Mrs.
Brandon will be glad to know that
she is able TO return to her home in
NolIn where Mrs. Rule will remain
with her for several days.
The bee., 1916-03-31

Or. Watts has rented the Whz9
Robinson house on Sebree Ave. ana
moved his family to that place.
Baker Fugate who has been vtsfa-
ing his mother in this city t0E 4gF-
eral days has returned home.
Mrs. Ed Majors and son returRsM
to their home in Birmingham l1ss
Friday. la}J2'+ +i.
The bee., 1916-03-31

Mrs. E. E. Waller was called to
Hopkinsville by the illness of rela-
tives Monday.
The streets of Darlington would be
much improved If the paper outside
of peoples yards was burned each
day.
Mike Hanna Jr., left today for Up
land, KY, on business.
The bee., 1916-03-31

H. d. Cowand's store presents a
very attractive appearance since be
has moved his ready-to-wear de-
partment to the first floor. Other
changes will make of this store one
of the most np-to. date Speciality
stores in this section.
Mrs. Finley visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Cox this week.
The bee., 1916-03-31
JACKSON, MISS, MAN
Tells How To Cure Chronic Cough

jackson, Miss.-"I am a carpenter,
and the grippe left me with chronic
cough, rundown, worn out and weak.
/ took all kinds of cough syrups without
help. / read about Vinol and decided to
try it. Before l had taken a bottle l
felt better, and after taking two bottles
my cough is entirely cured, and have
gained new vim and energy."-JoM l..
DENNIS.
Vinol is delicious cod liver and iron
tonic, guaranteed for coughs, colds and
bronchitis and for all weak, rundown
conditions.
st. Bernard Mining Co., Incorpo-
rated, Drug Department, Earling-
ton, Ky.
The bee., 1916-03-31
News of the 7Own
"Good morningl Have
Yeu seen The Courier?
RVansviI1e's best paper"

Miss Nell Robinson, OF St. Charles
was in town Thursday shopping.
Edgar Arnold who is a student at
Transylvania College is preaching
now AND then at nearby churches.
Last Sunday week he preached at
Orangeburge.
Get your ticket Monday for the
"Battle Cry Of Peace" at Idle Hour
Theatre.
Miss Minerva Davis and Miss Lai-
foon, OF MadisonYille, we're here
Monday.
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five MEMBERS were present. other

five MEMBERS were present. Other
officers elected were: B. r. Grin
stead, president; J. L. Lockheart, vice
president, and J. C. Gristy, treasurer.
DR.. and Mrs. L. c. Pitkin entertain
ed number of young people last
Wednesday hight in honor of their
niece, Miss Imogene Gristy. who is
the guest of relatives here.
Hubert and Cleo Long of Wi1math-
vile passed through Memphis last
Monday morning enroute to Burling-
ton, Iowa, near which place they have
employment on farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Donahue and
family departed last Friday morning
for Kalispell, Montana, where they
will make their future home The
best wishes of host of friends &C
company them to their new home.
Miss Bessie Patterson left last Sat
urday morning for Cleveland, Ohio,
to accept a position as member Of
the faculty in the Metropolitan Bust
friends wish her q pleasant years
work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex B. Taylor and
daughter Miss Louise, of near Paris,
Mo-, passed through Memphis last
Friday in a touring car enroute to
Fairfield, Iowa, for visit with rela-
tives. They encountered some muddy
roads enroute here.
DR.. Geo. S. Warren and family Of
Kingston, New York, came last week
for visit with the formers parents
Mr.. and Mrs E. w. Warren in this
city, and his bl others Will and Frank
Warren near Memphis.
The junior class was delightfully."-
entertained at the country home of
z. L. Mcknight, west Of Memphis,
last Friday night-his daughter Miss
Helen, member Of the class, being
their hostess.
Presiding Elder r. L. Reed con-
Quoted quarterly meeting at the A NJ.
E. church in this city last Sunday.
Dr. Beal left on Monday for Macon to
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EVEN CROSS, SICK
CHILDREN LOVE
SYRUP OF FIGS
IF FEvERlsH, BILIOUS, coNsTI-
PATEO, GIVE FRUIT LAX
ATIVE AT ONCE,

Don't scold your fretful, peevish
child. See if tongue is coated; this
is a sure sign its little stomach, liver
and bowels are clogged with sour
waste.
When nstless, pale, feverish, full
Of cold, breath bad, throat sore,
doesn't eat, sleep or act naturally,
has stomachache, Indigestion, dia-
rrhoea, give teaspoonful Of Cali
fornia Syrup of Figs" and in few
hours all the foul waste, the sour
bile and fermenting food passes out
Of the bowels and you have a well
and playful child again. Children
love this harmless fruit laxative y
and mothers can rest easy after Civ
ing it, because it never fails to make
their little "insides" clean and sweet.
. Keep it handy, Mother! A little
given today saves a sick child tomor-
row, but get the genuine. Ask your
druggist for a 50-cent bottle OF Cali
fornia Syrup Of Figs which has di-
rections for babies, children Of all
ages and for grown-ups plainly on the
bottle Remember there are counter
feits sold here, so surely look and
see that yours is made by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Company" Hand
back with contempt any other fig
syrup.