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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-21
To Prevent Flu and Colds
THESE RULES YOU SHOULD OBSERVE
% Sleep hours-Wit windows wide OPEN
90 Eat wisely-exercise regularly-don't worry.
CD Avoid crowds and persons having colds.

ebtween the shoulder blades, to
open the pores. Then vick's should
be rubbed in over the parts until
the Skin is red-spread on thickly.
and covered with two thicknesses
of hot flannel cloths. Leave the
clothing loose around the neck, so
the vapors released by the body
heat may be freely inhaled.
These vapors, inhaled with each
breath carry the medication di-
rectly to the lungs and air pas
sages. At the same time vick's is
absorbed thru and stimulates the
skin, thus aiding to relieve the con-
gestion within.
Use of External Treatments for
Colds Increasing.
Vick's YapoRub is the discovery
OF North Carolina druggist who
found How to combine in salye
form the standard tifasstested rem
edies, Camphor-Menthol-Euca-
lyptus-Thyme, etc. so that
when the salve is applied to the
body heat these ingredients are
liberated in the form of vapors.
Vick's is particularly recon-
mended for children's Group or
colds, since it is externally applied
and therefore can be used freely
and often without tho slightest
harmful effects.
The best evidence of the value
of Vick's is the steadily increasing
number of people who have been
converted to the use of this "out-
side" treatment.
Beginning with the customers of
a small retail drug store, the use
OF Vick's has grown year by year
state " state, until now more than
II million Jars are used annually,
And this in spite of the fact that
Vick's is a new form of treatment
to many folks in the North and
West. Vick's can be had at all
druggists in three sizes-30c, soc,
or s1.20.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-21
IN TIE
FRONT ROW
HEADLINERs TONIGHT
The Stage.

Hlppodrome ................c Cheer In
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-21
Flu this Year. is NIiIder.

III ILLS Lear. L. RhlIuST.
The rules given above, recon-
mended by the New York City
Board OF Health, are guides to
good health at all times. Partic-
ularly Should they be followed just
now, when influenza is again
abroad in the land. Authorities
agree, however, that the flu this
year is less severe than in the last
epidemic-the attacks are shorter
and the death rate lower. In fact,
many physicians insist that the
epidemics now being reported
from so many sections are not flu
at all, but simply the old-fashioned
grip.
Keep the Air Passages, Healthy.
While we know very little more
about the flu now than we did last
year-the germ itself has never
been positively dentified-still
most authorities agree that the flu
germs are breathed in. If the sys-
tenn is in good shape and the men,
brane or lining of the air passages
is in healthy ondition-thesc
germs are thrown OFF.
A good plan is to melt little
Vick's yapoRub in a spoon, night
and morning, and inhale the va
pors, also apply little up the nos
trils several times day, especially
jusN before being exposed to
crowds.
Treat All Colds Promptly.
Above all, keep free from colds,
as colds irritate the lining Of the
air passages and make them real
breeding grounds for germs,
Prompt use OF Vick's VapoRub
aids in preventing colds. For head
colds, sore throat or hoarseness,
rub Vick's/ well over the throat
and chest and cover with a warm
flannel cloth. For deep chest colds,
severe sore throat or bronchitis,
hot wet towels should first be ap-
piled to the throat, chest and back
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-21
POP.
The Potato.

IN its native country, on the noun.
tains Of Chile and Peru, writes Jean
Henri Fabre, in Field. Forest and
Farm, the potato in It's wild state is
poor diminutive tuber about as large
as q hazelnut. Man takes the worth
less wild stock into his garden, plants
II inrich soil, tends 1t, waters It; and
behold. from year to year the potato
thrlyes more and more, gaining In size
and in nutritive properties. and finally
becomes a farinaceous 'tuber as large
as your two fists
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-21
Crimson Shoals Again at Grand.

For the last times today, the Grand
is Showing Crimson Shoals" the
same story that was shown there on
Thursday. The telling of the story
requires Ford to appear as Jack
Quinn, Thomas Fielding and Henry
Fielding, Sr. A band of coral pirates
have been running wild on a lonely
island known as Crimson Shoals"
the property of Fielding, Sr. His son
Thomas visits the island for the pur-
pose of retaining it for his father
Nand putting stop to the work Of the
pirates. Unknown to either father or
son, Jack Quinn, manager of the
Islands coral industry, is the child
whom Thomas Fielding has given up
for dead many years ago. The nat
nraI complications arising from such
4 situation furnish ample opportunity
forreal entertainment. The story is
lnterspersed with thrills, relieved by
astrong vein of comedy. In the roles
of Jack Quinn, Thomas Fielding and
Henry Fielding, Francis Ford is call
sduponto do the most strenuous and
remarkable work Of his long screen
career.
I POP.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-21

] shall have more to say on this
when get homo.
When You read this we viii be mi
India. or possibly on our way home
| have learned many things on this
Journey, and am more convinced than
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-21

ever that what the whole world needs
IS the Gospel Of the Son Of God. aud
how shall the world get Il. unless those
OF US who have il, share Il with chem.
Sincerely yours,
6. BRooMFIELD.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-21

TOR the last two days of the week
wills, the juggler. is the only
new attraction at the Hip, he
naslng missed train connections
Wnlch prevented his getting an even
start with the other numbers on the
OH: lie gave a classy exhibition last
nlght, his star trick being the balanc-
ing and paper trick. From a single
strlp OF creased paper he made some
tnlrty different articles at breakneck
speed all the time balancing a small
stand on his chin. All of his tricks
were good, and the act as a whole
made hit. Both the single Of George
barkham and the trio of the De Per-
ons repeated their former successes.
as did the clever little company of
Johnny Hoey and Jeanette ,Mozar.
j Ihey are showing for the-l last times
today and tonight. Next week the
hippodpome will hardly know itself.
frank Shear, better known as
sweetcut," works out his two weeks
notice tonight and sewers his connec-
tion with the theatre as property
man. While no man is ever SO good
mat his place cannot be filed. IL ia
certainly true that no prop man was
ever more steady on the job, or tried
harder to please than did old Sweet
cut, and as the oldtimers come back
to the house they will miss the oblig-
Ing old prop man. He is going to To-
4cate at townsville with billiard and
pool parlor and lunch counter, where
his friends predict abundant success,
Claude Davis, an old hand at the
stage game. will take his place. and
his experience. fits him well for the
Job. The other innovation to which
we refer is the opening of Tom Ca
sey's stock company In dramatic stock
which starts an indefinite engagement
On Monday matinee. A more popular
bilEcould not have been selected than
The Brat" which is the first offer
ing, running three days, to be follow
ed by within the Law" which will
hold forth the last three days of the
week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-21
Regular Movies Repeat.

Repetition is the order in all the
regular movie houses today. The
Nelson is using Robert Warwick's I'm
sMizzoura" again. with an AL. st. John
comedy, Speed" following. Three
numbers on the Dixie bill all repeat
today, The Birth of Soul" with
Harry Morey; Smashing Barriers"
the serial, and the Literary Digest
Topics of the Day." Madge Ken
nedyis still holding out at the Prin-
cess with the Pathe News trailing.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-09-17
Won His Aoners werthlly.

First Sergeant Dan Daily. undou0t-
eddy the best-known man in all the
services, with the exception Of Ser.
geant York of Argonne fame, has been
placed on the inactive list Of the Ma
rine corps reserve. DAILY won two
medals Of honor for valor in the Boxer
rebellion and in the capture u Fort
Riviere, in Haiti. and is said to be the
only man in all the services who holds
two medals OF honor. In the world
war his feats Of exceptional bravery
won for him the medaille militaire md
the croix de guerre from France and
the distinguished service cross from
General Pershing. His passing from
the active list to accept position
with a prominent banking house n
New York removes from the marines
their most picturesque OF the oao
school soldiers.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-09-17
DADDfyEvEN|kN
Rk3F!RY TALL
"a y hay G.h4
~ boa9 ak
oNE-HoRNgo RhlNocERos.

Il am great beast" said the one
horned rhinoceros. "and l hope that
all know IT,"
IF you talk SO loud all will know
II" said the African two-horned rhi-
noceros. well. l have two horns and
you only have one. And I am from
Africa and you are from India. 1 am
q Miss Rhinoceros and you're a Mr..
Rhinoceros. My real name is Victoria.
A very beautiful name. l consider"
"0h. what do care about a namer'
said the one-horned rhinocerOs. "A
name means SO little"
But you wouldn't like to be called
Two-Horned Rhinoceros. would your
asked the African twohorned rhi-
noceros.
Good gracious. no." said the one
horned rhinoceros.
well. you aren't very polite" said
the African twohorned rhinoceros.
But no matter" she continued.
"fve caught you In the trap l laid
for you"
Trap, trap" said the one-horned
rhinoceros. what trap? Is there q
trap around me or will fall into one 4
Tell me what you have done?"
BE calm. be calm" said the two
horned rhinoceros. II have not set q
trap where your body will be caught
but ] set trap where you would say
one thing one moment and another the
next"
"Sounds rather queer" said the one
horned rhinoceros, who was greatly
relieved that the trap was merely thai
sort.
"What did you say or what did
say SO that you consider I'm in I
trapw
II said that had a very beauti
full name, and that Victoria was wha
was called, and you said 20,
didn't care for names, that they mean
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-09-17
WHALE BIT OFF TOO MUCH
Attempt 30 n1ans q Meal 81 paei1se
Cable prsvsd End - spee.
tive crsatnre.

The direct descendant Of the what's
that swallowed Jonah tapped his hugs
tail through the tranquil waters Of the
Pacific. on Mexico. He was hungry
hungry for q new sensation. All tho
thrills In that neck of the ocean were
on land. where the Mexicans were con-
quering Mexico. Idly be shot Q column
OF water through his nose into the air.
What with the submarines out Of the
sea. life had lost all sest for Q whale.
The submarine idea flashed through
his brain and tickled his anbergris.
What Q jolly lark. TO be sure! He
would dive below and scare the sau-
Ger and octopus into 6t. Down hs
went.
Now. the All-American Cable com-
pany. which took over the Mexican
Telegraph company. hos some valu-
able rubber-wound copper wires ~
Ing on the bottom Of the ocean on
Mexican headlands. They met the
gaze Of our hero.
He seized the long thing In his
mouth. II stuck. History has never
recorded any whale who ever attempt
ed TO eat Pacific cable and got away
with II. Our hero was no exception.
He struggled. and finally wound him
self up In several thousand dollars
worth Of interrupted messages. When
the cable repair ships hove to and
grappled for the cable to find out what
had interrupted communication be-
tween Vera Cruz and Valparaiso.
Chile. they dragged to the surface .
very dead whale. wound up In sew
eral hundred feet Of hopelessly COM
pllcated cable.
Chief Engineer James Mowat who
went ashore, and lives In New York.
says this Is the first whale he ever
heard of that tried to eat cable. And
other members Of the crew Of his ship
vouch for the story.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-09-17
LONG A BRITISH POSSESSION
Island Of Bermuda colonized Eight
Years Before the Mayflower.
Sailed From England.

The island Of Bermuda was discov-
cred in 1915 by a Spaniard, Juan Do
Nearly 100 years later an
English vessel with Virginia colonists
was shipwrecked on the island. which
had been known as the Isle of Devils
because Of the terrific storms ON its
coast, and. had been stunned. Ad-
miral Sir George Somers, leading the
virginians, died. His body was taken
back to England. where the coloDists
told the wonders of the island. The
Virginia company determined to colo
nize the islands, and had its charter
amended to include islands within $40
leagues of Virginia. As result. %
colonists were sent out in 1872, eight
years before the Mayhower sailed.
Later the virginians sold their rights
to a Bermuda company, which 30 sub
yerted the inhabitants that they formed
q parliament and fought fod their
rights. Three branches of govern
ment were devised. Regulations were
most severe. and penalties were OF the
most extreme nature.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-09-17
Artificial Wool Not Much Good.

Widespread interest having been
taken in new artificial wool. an ex-
haustive investigation into the prop
critics and merits of the fiber has been
made by Prof. Eber Midgley. head Of
the department Of textile industries Of
the Bradford Technical college. and
United States Consul A. s. Ingram Of
Bradford. summarizes his conclusions
about as follows:
Tha new fiber is unsuitable for use
In spinning yarn on the wOrsted prin-
ciple. 1t being lacking In uniformity Of
diameter, strength and elasticity.
When blended with pure wool the re-
suit Is an uneven yarn.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-09-17

all in the lurch any time he wants
to-"
When the critics proclaim Darde as
"a second Rodin" they have definite
thought in mind. Auguste Rodin
(1S4O1917) was what may be called
an impressionist in method and real
list in execution. His chief character
istic is his extraordinary power 'in the
synthesis Of psychic expression"
Translated into ordinary English and
illustrated by example, this means
something like the following: His
much-abused "Balsac" Is not so much
a statue of the man as an embodiment
Of the ''Comedie Humane; his
kiss" Is less the embrace Of a man
and woman than the psychology of
passion In the kiss. And, of course,
Rodin was sensation in the art
world. Nearly every one Of his many
works has been holly discussed with
extravagant praise ana downright
abuse-and is so discussed to this day.
SO, If Darde Is "a second Rodin," he
is sure of fame, and worldwide fame
at that.
A Born Sculptor.
This new celebrity who has won the
Prix National Of the Salon for 1920
with his "Faune," spent the leisure
hours Of his sheep herding in carving
models in wood with his pocket knife.
| Telling the story of his rise from OBJ
| ~ Nv, v,,hf nh {c k1,n ~
the day in French art circles, the Par
is correspondent Of the London Morn.
ing Post relates that an engraver who
lived in the same neighborhoOd al
young Darde happened to see a piece
of stone carved by him in such fash
ion as to stir his admiration and curl
osity. Gradually he won the shepherd
boys confidence and was allowed tt
see many specimens of carving which
had been done with tools reminiscent
CT the Stone Age The engraver sem
word about the brilliant boy to tht
Department of Fine Arts in Paris, ant
one of the inspectors, M. Almond Da
yot, was so impressed with reports o.
the young artist who had never ha(
lesson of any kind that he went t.
see him. In 1912 Darde became a pu
pill at the Ecole des Beaux Arts IL
Paris. and after visit to Italy he re
turned to the French capital, WHERE
he spent eight days in Robins studio
, and then went back into the Cevenne
to produce the Medusa head.
The fifty-eight members of tn
, Conseil, Superieur des Beaux Art,
who awarded Paul Darde the mos
coveted art prize of the year. are re
ported to have come to their decision
practically unanimously.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-09-17

don. Athena Unsupported OF the use
Of her temple for lovemaking and
changed the fair maids abundant locks
into writhing serpents. Thereupon she
became so fascinatingly lovely that no
man could keep his eyes off her and
SO terrible that all who gazed were
turned to stone. Perseus, acting on a
hint from Athena, killed Medusa by
the use of his shield as mirror and
cut of her head. Athena took the
head and put it in the center of her
shield. The sculptor took his inspira-
ton from passage in Dante. OF this
Medusa head the same critic says:
1T is the head of the woman whose
frigid insensible beauty tortures too
many hearts, and whose head. In hell,
Is toru from her body, lifted off the
ground and borne up by the serpents
that gnaw it. The subject is strange,
more than seductive, in truth; but the
composition here again Is astonishgly
perfect and free, and the expression is
compelling"
A writer in the Paris Gaulois. In
forms us that Dardes method of
sculpture is that of Praxiteles and of
Michelangelo, and explains that
HE disdains clay and carves his
thought directly in stone with ham,
mer and chisel that he uses with as
tonishing sureness. The equilibrium
of his figure, the variety Of planes and
bulk, and the analysis of movement
of the human form seem to him to be
mere child's play.
/ "a Second Rodin."
Marvellous as some legend Of 9
long-past day is the history Of this
young sculptor, who through sheer &c
MUS, without any knowledge of tn,
various schools, coteries, or studios
won the Prix national of the Sailor
with first effort, and, unexpected ant
unnoticed. leaps from obscurity int,
fame. Paul Darde is name that un
; til now has been quite unknown a
least to the general public. Only IL
the studios Of the great masters woul,
one be likely to hear him spoken OF
and then with just respect, for artist
are perhaps the only ones today VIII
are not jealous Of each others merit
and have souls lofty and indulgen
. enough to praise the beauty carved wit
J hammer and chisel by their comrade
and rivals. They will tell you tina
Darde is the young savage who wer
t through the Ecole DIES Beaux arts lik
Y a cannon ball, and who spent jus
t eight days in Robins studio and the
4 fed from it at top speed back to hi
$ native mountains. They will tell 70
e also that he is an extraordinary pc
n sonality of unrivaled talent who. the
: are willing to admit, can leave thel
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-09-17
Water in the Sky

Science tells us that water in the
atmosphere keeps us warm. II the
air were entirely dry the temperature
would be so degrees lower than II il.
We should have hard work to keep
from freezing. Without moisture In
the air, there would be no rain. Of
course. The earth would quickly be-
come desert: so that, lacking food,
we would soon starve to death any
way. One thing that rain does for
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-09-17

venues, is of gigantic frame, wears a
heavy, long beard and does the pre-
liminary work on his statues with a
tool resembling q pick ak. But at
least he was shepherd boy In his
younger days.
Anyway, in the great exhibit of
sculpture this year in the Paris Salon
among the classic groups. the nudes
and the Futurist freaks. are two
things so different that they draw at
tention from everything else. One is
huge faun carved in stone. The
other is q head of Medusa In marble.
On the opening day there was veri-
table Juror over them. And there was
a rush for catalogues to learn the art
list. "Who is Paul Darde?' asked ev-
eryone. Nobody had even heard of
him. Nevertheless. here were two
pieces Of work undeniably great-so
great that even the art critics Of the
Paris press were ut first at loss for
adequate comment. But they soon
found voice. The critic Of L'Illustra-
ton says of the huge faun, twice the
size Of man:
The Faun.
| ut Is carved out of fine rock, of a
tint SO warm that it seems animated
by the hot blood Of primitive beings
scarce liberated from matter" He
goes on to say that the artist is a
deep student Of nature and has soaked
himself in the works Of Lamarck. In.
spired by that great naturalist, che
has set himself to create a rational
possible, viable faun, with narrow
supple back, the spine Of quadruped
that leaps when 1t would run on this
traditional goats feet and on the enor
nous hands fitted to the long ape-like
arms. And this back, these knott,
arms, these hands furrOwed by ten
dons and veins, are amazing bits. Tht
expression Of the face framed in It!
/ long pointed ears, like those of wild
cat or panther or those of the jackal
headed Anubis, Is a marvel of irony
of naive and rather bestial joy, Of as
constituent before nature, half per
ceived, before life OWNED, confused.
understood. The hair, crinkly an,
wavy, recalls the curly heads o
boards Of certain saints on the portal
Of our cathedrals. The whole is ex
traordinarily pleasing and powerful.
il very beautiful and very great sculr
ture, soltd as Michelangelo exactet
solid enough to roll down a mounta
without breaking"
Eternal Pain" as the Medusa hea
Is officially titled, Is entirely differen
, In style and execution. "Faune" ma
have been done with a pick AK bu
, "L'Eternalle Doulour" must have bee
5 finished with a feather, so perfect
r It's smallest detail. Medusa. it will b
. remember. was the beautiful Made
OF ancient Greece beloved Of Pose
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storing up the SHOWS and ice and rain
till midsummer. when the resultant wa
ter punges down Just in time to irri-
gate the crops Of the hot desert val
Ieys below. Again, these self-same
cliffs and lodges are full Of precious
metals, which the keen eye Of the pros
pector learns to discern. Also. the
mountain torrents furnish abundant
water power. Then there are trees Of
commercial size on these mountain
sides furnishing mine props and tim
Der and lumber. firewood and fence
posts for the farmer.