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THE STORY OF FRANCE

over Alsace.Lorraine which is going on
even to this day. Germany was then
part of the holy Roman empire, under
Charles v. In Henry's reign began
the persecution Of Huguenots.
Internal strife for 80 years followed
Henry's death, with the Huguennots
fighting for religious liberty. This was
secured by the edict of Nantes in 1888,
In 1914 the popular states general
was dismissed not to be recalled until
1898, when the famous revolution be-
gan.
After 1924 the real ruler Of France
was Cardinal Richelieu, who relent,
lessly repressed the Huguenots, and
smothered Professionalism as a politt.
cal force in France. The edict OF
Nantes, however, guaranteed religious
freedom.
By the treaty of Westphalia, ending
the Thirty Years war in Germany, in
1913, France was assured possession
of Metz, Toul and Verdun and gained
the right to intervene in German az
fairs as guarantor Of peace,
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CHAPTER II.

For 100 years after 1888, France
waged far with England almost inces'
sanity. While England triumphed'
France fell into bankruptcy, taxation
was burdensome, the mobiles took ad'
vantage Of the peasants until, encour'
aged BY their heroine, Joan Of arc, the
people overcame England and recover
ed the provinces England had taken
Only Calais was left to England.
Beginning with Louis X1. Q46l-SS)'
absoiutism reigned even with the sup
port of the third estate, which CORE
sponded to the middle class OF today,
Louis XI was perhaps the meanest
ruler France had. Forced to concede
half.liberues to the nobility in 1465,
he revoked them three years later,
Louis XII, called father of the peo'
pie, made the general condition OF his
people easier, although he also
strengthened the royal power.
France, through Henry II (1547'5s)
annexed Toul, Metz and Verdun to
France and thus began the struggle
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New York

NEW YORK, July 10. = In the alb
sence Of countervainng factors Wall
street received with some misgiyings
yesterday the news Of the coming en-
barge BY the government over ex-
ports. A conflicting crop report and
peace rumors Of an unusual character
also imposed additional restraints.
Stock market dealings were nominal
81 an times, though showing moderate
activity in the heavier tone OF the
last hour. Occasional inquiry for rails
resulted from last weeks rate conces.
sions by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission.
Leading steel and iron shares and
those Of kindred equipment companies
were under constant pressure, the sell
ing evidently originating from specula.
tivesources.
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NoTlcEToL LIEN HOLDERS.

NOTICE TO LIEN HOLDERS.
To all persons holding liens by judg,
ment or otherwise on the real estate
or any part thereof Of Earl G. Amos;
In pursuance Of a decree of the Cir.
cult Court OF Marion county, West Wiz.
ginia, made In the cause therein pend.
ing to subject the real estate Of the
said Earl G. Amos to the satisfaction
Of the liens thereon, you are hereby
required to present all claims held by
you and each Of you against the said
Earl G. Amos, which are liens on his
real estate, or any part thereof, for
adjudication to me at my office in the
City Of Fairmont in said Marion coun.
ty on or before the 10th day Of August,
1917.
Given under my hand this 9Th day
Of July, 1917.
A. L. LEHMAN,
Commissioner in Chancery.
July 10, II, "a 81
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Pittsburgh

PfTTsBURGH, July 10. = Trading
vas broad on the Pittsburgh Stock Elk
change yesterday, with brewings again
sctiye. A feature Of the day was the
SIC 81 50, 900 Of Pittsburgh Coal deben-
ftire S. at s91s and the sale OF Pitts.
burgh Coal common at 55A, q gain OF
~ for the latter, which is the high
b Z point that stock ever touched Win
dow Glass was of fractionaly and
Crucible Steel common declined sharp.
~ 59 points. Mt. Shasta recovered
siightly and advanced cent, while
Pittsburgh Brewing was up 2 points.
Pitt6burgh Consolidated. on the sale
"a IL 800 shares, advanced 2 cents and
{, 800 PittsburghJe Jerome Copper shares
sold for an advance Of cent.
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SPECIAL NOTICES I
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

70 Inez M. Amos, plaintiff, and Earl G.
Amos, Fairmont Building and Loan
Association, q corporation, Charles
E. Lively, Trustee, Peoples National
Bank of Fairmont, a corporation,
Fairmont Trust Company, a corpora
ton, First National Bank Of Worth
ington, a corporation, Webb Amos,
George E. Amos, Luther B. Amos,
Clifford c. Meredith, Thomas S.
Marley, Jacobs Hutchinson Hard
ware Company, a corporation, ]. l..
Hall Hardware Company, a corpora
ton, Fairmont Mining Machinery
Company, corporation, Amanda
Musgrave, Zebelon E. Musgrave, The
Kelly Jones Company, Standard
Manufacturing Company, a corpora
ton, Fairmont Wall Plaster Com.
pany, corporation, Troop Manufac'
turing Company, a corporation, Trim
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every barrel which was hauled to the
river, where it was emptied into tanks
Of hemlock, three or four feet deep
which were fastened together in fleets
and floated to Pittsburgh, the same as
log RATS.
$50 when the pipe line built by
Brother Dave got into action all that
army of teamsters was thrown out OF
a fat job. They Immediately got up
a strike and were determined to de-
stroy the, pipe line, This line was
laid In an open ditch in many places,
The teamsters set the line on fire in
number Of places, threatening the
whole field. An appeal was made to
the governor, who FASTENED a regi.
ment of militia to the scene. They
ended the strike and the pipe line was
operated successfully without further
trouble.
"Pithole became city Of $4,000 in
a very sort time, and subsidized as
quickly. The oil, when 1t arrived in
Pittsburgh, was put into barrels with
buckets and tunnels and was then
hauled up the bank and emptied into
tanks where It was sold to the refin'
ers or to others. Dave Kirk leased
q part Of the Judge McCandless or
chard. built tanks for storage, put a
pump and pipes to work, charged for
unloading and for storage and also a
commission for handling the oil. FL
nalIv ha atarted thh MoTalront refif1.
cry, later selling out and invested in
West Virginia in the vicinity Of Sis.
tersville, later in the Devil Hole in
Richie county. He originated the
Pure OIL company, which is now ship.
ping oil from Burton, this state, to
Philadelphia by pipe line. David died
some years ago . millionaire"
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MooNsHINE PLANT RAIpEp.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, July TO-
State Prohibition Commissioner Wal
ter Hallanan has received q report
from Deputy Katzem, who is in Nc
Dowell county, to the effect that a
large moonshine still in the mountain
fastness above North Fork, had been
raided, the still seized, along with 200
gallons of corn mash, from which the
liquor is distilled. Callie O'Dell went
to the scene day later, unaware that
the officers had preceded him, and was
captured. Katzem also seized a keg Of
whiskey at East Vivian. O'Dell was
held for the grand jury.
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Oil and Gas.

At the beginning Of the week de-
yelopment work in the Eastern fields
furnishes a good many competitions,
but all are lacking in interest
Neither the size or location Of any is
such as to attract attention. In the
number Of wells completed West Vir-
ginia leads all other sections, Six
miles west of Pine Grove, Green dis
trict, WetEel county, w. F. Burgess
has drilled his second test on the A
N. Argensinger farm through the Big
Injun sand. 1t is showing for 15-
barrel pumper.
On Huey run, Warrington district,
Marion county, the South Penn Oil
company drilled second test on the
s. j. Gump farm through the Big
Injun sand. At a depth Of 2,272 feet
q very strong gas pressure was en-
countered. On Arnolds creek, Cen
trail district, Doddridge county, the
McIntire Oil company completed
test on the Roy SKIM farm. 1t is a
buster in the Big Injun sand.
On Rock Fork Of Green creek,
Harper district, Roane county, the
Sidney OIL and Gas company drilled
q test on the Mary A. Harper farm
into the Cow run sand. A fair show
Ing Of oil was developed and they are
giving it a test before drilling deeper.
On Gabe creek, Walton district the
United Fuel Gas company has gasser
IN the Big Injun sand at test on the
Josephine 3. Young farm.
on a ranch Of Sycamore creek,
Union di, :, Clay county, the Daven-
port Oil c. ny has moved the rig at
It's test on the Elk River Coal com.
pany's property and started new hole.
on Fishing creek, Green district, Wet
eel county, after making a test at its
venture on the Adelaide Argenslnger
farm the company failed to get pro-
ducer and have shut down. 1t will like
~ be abandoned, The same company's
test on the Asberry Sturm farm, locst-
ed on Bingamon creek, Eagle district,
Harrison county, is a gasser in the Cor
don and fifth sands.
Casters figure prominently in the
list OF late competitions. On the north
fork Of Hughes river, Union district,
Richie county, the Imperial OIL and
Gas Products company drilled No. S
~ the g, N. Dornell farm through the
Big Iniun sand and got light gasser.
On Heeson run, Clay district, the Car
negie Natural Gas company's test on
the ]. G. Hoge farm is a gasser in the
same formation.
on Straight fork, Burning Springs
distnct, Writ county, G. l.. Cabot
drilled his test on the H, X. Davis
farm through the Big Injun sand.
Nothing was found In that or any Of
the upper sands, On Branch Rock
rum lafayette. district, Pleasants
county the Omaha Oh eompany's test
on the p. H. Howard farm is a light
pumper ~ the Big Injun sand. On
Mekim creek the same company has
Q light show Of oil In the Maxon sand
at It's test on the David Wagner farm,
On Rock creek, Harper district,
Reane county, the Carter Oil com.
pany has the rig completed for attest
on the ]. N. Moore farm. on Little
Sandy creek, Walton district, the
Empire Petroleum company is drill.
ing q test on the 3. A. Thompson
farm. on LETT fork Of Leatherwood
creek, Henry district, Clay county, the
Eltiand on and Gas company is due in
tue sand at . test on the ElliottD ayen.
port tract
eyleF county has some experiment.
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corporation Tobias Hester Com
pany, 1 corporation, lawson Manns
facfuFing Company, 3 corporation,
Century Stove and Manufacturing
Company; corporation; also Fair
mont Mining Machinery Company, q
corporation plaintif, against Earl
G. Amos, defendant; and all known
and unknown creditors Of Earl 9.
Amos. In the Circuit Court Of Ma
rion county, West Virgtnia-n
Chancery:
You and each Of you viii take notice
that In pursuance Of a decree OF the
Circuit Court Of Marion county, West
Virginia, entered on the 18th day Of
MAY, 1917, In the chAncery cause there
in pending Of Inez II. Amos vs.. Earl G.
Amos and others, and Falrmont Mining
Machinery Company VS.. Earl G. Amos,
consolidated and pursuant TO decree
entered in said consolidated causes on
the 29th day Of June, 1917, have fixed
upon Friday the 10th day Of August,
1917, at my law Office In the city Of
Fairmont, Marion county. West Viz
GINA, as the time and place for be-
ginning the discharge Of my duties un-
der said decree, an abstract Of which Is
as follows: ut is accordingly I'D.
Judged, ordered and decreed that this
consolidated cause be, and the same
is, hereby referred to A. L. Lehman,
one Of the commissioners in chancery
Of this court, who is hereby directed 10
take and state an account and SO re-
port to his court, showing the follow
ing matters and things:
IL. All the property, both real and
personal, owned by the defendant, Earl
G. Amos, where situate, its location,
quantity and value.
20. ALI the liens existing thereon,
by whom held, their respective
amounts and priorities.
"S. What disposition has been made
OF the personal estate of the said Earl
G. Amos by the Special Receiver here
in.
~. A complete settlement of the &C.
counts Of Webb Amos, Special Receiv-
er, herein including therein his re.
ceipts an disbursements as respecting
both the real and personal property Of
the defendant, Earl G. Amos, includ-
ing therein what moneys the said Spe-
cial Receiver now has in his hands,
IS. Said Commissioner shall also
ascertain and report all the debts ow-
ing by the said Earl G. Amos, the
amounts thereof, and to whom owing.
&c. Said Commissioner in Chancery
shall also specifically ascertain and re.
port all specific parcels of real estate
Owned by defendant, Earl G. Amos,
where situate, the quantity, quality and
value thereof, including the rental
value thereof, and whether the same
will in five years, rent for sufficient
to pay off and discharge the liens ex.
listing thereon, including the costs Of
this suit.
~. Said Commissioner shall also
report to this court any and all other
matters deemed pertinent by him
which any party in interest may re.
quest, and likewise any and all mat
tiers deemed pertinent by said Commits
sioner whether so required by any par.
ty In interest or not"
At which time and place you are re.
quired to be present.
Given under my hand this 9Th day
of July, 1917.
A. L. LEHMAN,
Commissioner in Chancery.
CURT E. AMOS and
JAMES A. MEREDITH,
Counsel for Inez M. Amos,
and
GEORGE M. ALEXANDER and
TUSCA MORRIS,
Counsel for Fairmont Mining Ma
chinery Co.
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SPECIAL NorIcEs.
no WHOM n M CONCERN:

no WHOM IT MAY CONCEkN:
The undersigned, Floyd stalnaker,
who resides at Annabelle, in Marion
County, West Virginia, and who is EN-;
ployed as Waterman and payroll
guard for the Four States Coal Com
pany, at its mines, will apply to the
circuit court OF Marion county, West
virginia, at the court house OF said
county, on Monday, July 16, A. D., 1917,
for license to carry revolver during
the ensuing year. -,
Given under my hand this 5th day
of July; A. D., 1917.
7-6-1Ot FLOYD sTALNAkER'
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ICE OIL AND Gas

al work under way and starting. On
Buck run, Flemington district, the
Hope Natural Gas company is down
2,480 feet at a test on the N. 7. Bailey
farm. In Booths creek district the
same company has drilled its test on
the ]. W. Tucker farm to depth Of
$3.50 feet, and shut down. Nothing
was found. This we'll has now been
drilled to a greater depth than any
other previously drilled in Taylor eoun.
ty.
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BITS OF
STATE NEWS

According to the Kanawha News the
big carbon black factory at Creston,
Writ county, is being dismantled pre-
paratory to moving it to a location in
Louisiana. 1t is estimated that it will
take one hundred railway cars to trans
port it.
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.INDIGESTIBLE
VEGETABLES AND
PASTRY eaten
By This EndOrser When
Nerv-Worth Made Over
Her Stomach.

on1v those persons who have gone
through the happy experience record
ed in the following signed statement
can fully realize the deep pleasures OF
the table. One must have suffered Sc
verelv from Indigestion and then
found a way to eat without distress II
he wants to know what the enjoyment
of his meals really means. Mrs. Par
thena Keener, Of Montana, this county.
found such enjoyment by the use OF
Nerv.Worth, as the following letter,
which she wrote some time ago to
Cranes drug store, fully proves:
az have taken three bottles OF Nerv'
Worth and 1t has helped me wonder
fully,
II was so nervous that could not
stand the noise of children playing.
81 now can eat onions, cabbage cake
and pie. -..-.,,
az NOW CAN SLEEP NINE HOURS.
(Mrs.) "PARTHENA KEENER,
Montana Mines, W. Va"
Your dollar back at the W. R. Crane
& Co.'s drug store, Fairmont, If Nerv-
Worth does not benefit YOU. Ask at
Cranes for the new Nerv-Worth Laxa-
tive tablets, Is cents box. Wonder
fully good for liver and bowels, espe-
cially in connection with Nerv'Worth
the tonic.-AdV.
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In the pronunciation key straight lines over INC elIes
and denote the long sound, in hate" and dude"
curved lines over these letters indicate the short sound
as in "cA" and "bu two dots the indicate sound
somewhat similar to the German ue," which Americans
may approach by trying to long and long at
the same time.
W The third lesson will deal with requests for postage
stamps, change" ct C"
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Grain and Produce

CHICAGO, July 1O.-Bearish antic-
pations of the government crop report
pulled down values in the corn mar
ket yesterday, and so, too, did official
announcement of an embargo on indlS'
crtminate exports. The market closed
nervous, / to INC net lower, at $1.54$
@1.54B September and $1.16B9
1.171s December. Wheat lost 34s to
41hc, finishing unsettled, with July
S2.C21k and September $1.9O12. Oats
showed setback Of S915 to NC. The
outcome in provisions ranged from
12hc decline to rise Of 15c.
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Last weeks issue of the Spencer
Times-Record contained the following:
"Col. C. c. Droddy, Of Walton, believes
in giving in his property for assess
ment at something near its worth, else
there is some mistake about the COW
which he has listed on Assessor Rays
books at $500. When Times-Record
representative ran into this item In
quiry ELECTED the information that the
animal in question is a registered Her
ford and worth at least as much as the
assessed valuation. 1t is customary
to assess registered COWS at 500 each,
but Col. Droddy insisted he would not
sign his assessment blank with that
COW listed for any such misleading
sum as $780,"
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They have ron awey.
Thy h". played The DAvsht.r Of the Air.
lis ont e,oos la file de l'air.
Eel zoraS zhoeay Ia feeye doh lair.
He should worry,
He does nothing to himself:
II ne sen fait pas.
Eel nos 5sAw'7s. Fey 9Ah.
We had t1oea5 to eat.
We had monkey in the menu.
Nous avions dv Sinse az n7eny:
Moo z aveeoros d. sanSzh o.nuhn0:
We captured some r7ochine goaS.
We captured some sewing machines.
Nous lcv1 avons Prs des machines eovdre.
Moo lib rsvons Pree day nossheen a coodr'
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In in the first line the french
equivalent line pronunciation the third line
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Bumstead's WormSyrup

A safe and sure Remedy for WormS'
Stood the test for so years. 1T aBvhh
PALS. To children Il - an angel q
mercy. PLEASANT TO TAKE. no
SICKNE6s. NO PRYSIc NEEDED. One
bottle has killed 132 worms. All drug
gtsts and dealers, or BY ma1-2Se DOT
Est. D, A. VOORHEES,, n. D., Phila-, Pa,
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ROOMS TO RENE

NelNNIN-e-r-NsNsNs
FOR RENT - Light Houseke keeping
rooms. Apply Ii Rbea Terrace,
7.7.st.ebbs
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FARMS FOR SALE
FOR SAFE.

FOR sALE-Good Ohio farms, H.H.
Weber, Atwater, Ohio. s.25.2st.25os
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The following from the Parkersourg
Sentinel is self explanatory:
On Monday the Sentinel published
an item about the visit here Of Joseph
Waller who constructed a pipe line
for the transportation Of oil from the
Volcano oil field to the refinery at
Parkersburg, and mentioned the fact
that this pipe line, which, had been
operated for number Of years by
the West Virginia Transportation
company, was recognized by oil men
throughout the country as the first
line for the transportation Of oil from
the field to the refinery. This line,
as stated, was operated by the West
Virginia Transportation company, Of
which the late M. C. G. Church was the
head and the company maintained Of
fees in this city for anumber Of years
and all the older residents are perfect
ly familiar with this fact.
Capt. VIM. Kirk takes issue with the
Sentinel, and in q communication says:
at seems strange that the pipe line,
made Of wood, from Volcano to Park
ersburg, has never been heard Of pntil
now" Nevertheless the line did exist
and was operated for 3 number Of
years,
However. the communication OF
Capt. Kirk is rather interesting, and
among other things, he says:
81 take the liberty to say that the
first pipe line for the transportation
of oil was put in opentlon from Pit
hole to the Allegheny river, by David
Kirk, a brother of mine, Of Pittsburgh,
Pa, when the greatest oil guSher Of
those days was struck on January 4,
1866, flowing $50 barrels a day, com
ing in without tankage or transporta.
tion except by way Of the Allegheny
river, and by barrels IN Wagons.
Brother Dave, as usually called, was
one Of the first oil men Of those days,
When he arrived he saw 1,Ao0 team,
sters strung out and sliding around in
the mud, getting fabulous prices Tor
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c. H. Holden, president of the Ran.
wood Lumber company of Pickens,
passed through town Saturday to his
home in Parkersburg said the Buck
harmon Delta in its last issue. He says
his company shipped about so carloads
of lumber last month, that they are
working about 14O men, and that their
pay roll is about $4,000 a month, and
it will take about four years to cut the
timber now on hand. Quite business,
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Says the Lincoln Republican, print
ed at Hamlin, Lincoln county: quite
a surprise was sprung on the people Of
Hamlin, except those who were identi'
fled with the movement, on last Sat
urday morning when they awoke to
find that new Democratic paper had
been installed in the Sweetland build
ing on the corner OF Main and Lynn
streets, during the night, and the new
editor was folding and handing out The
Lincoln Democrat Mr.. NJ. B. Leete,
of Coudersport, Pa, Is editor Of the
new publication and last weeks issue
was creditable number. We welcome
the new venture to our midst"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-03-01
MR.. BROWN COMES
TO THE FRONT.
Tells His Friends and Neighbcrs
off His Experience

Every Hickman resident should
read what Mr.. Brown says, and
follow his example. He has used
Doan S Kidney Pills and speaks
from experience. Is there any
need to experiment with imita-
tons or untried kidney medi-
cimesi
j. r. Brown, Lumber mer-
chant, Main ST., Hickman, says ::
A number of years ago, i
strained my back and at differ
ent times since my back has
troubled me with sharp pains a
cross my kidneys. AS l have
known of Doan's Kidney Pills
for years, l have always used
them when my back has bother
ed me and i sure can say a good
word for this medicine"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don I
simply ask for . kidney remedy
get Doans Kidney Pills the
same that Mr.. Brown uses.
Foster-Milburn Co., Prop, Buffa-
10, N. Y. Advt.