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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-05

"H 49, L" ~
10 90 the croufh iu Ma. Many -
th- farmers all now ~ some oi ire
western rra-~-- for feed tl- % Will
Dee som" wears before timothy AID
clover are s%uppiaut~G Tn. eroNlrE o.
these grasses tor TODD for ~'ok in
the county IA, been very large. the
crops being IN 'Nccss uf th@ lom.
consumption. and almost every year
much hay Is halcd M shipped out %:
tho county.
TIL price OF farm land has been
steadily Increasing. and ~hile the
coal underlying thousands o. acres
has been sold. tho surface sin hold,
up well. and there has been very
little reduction on accOun Of the Goa!
IN the western art OF The county.
whcr" the growing of small fruits ami
apples Is Increasing. the price of land
- steadily advancing. and on the
eastern ctge. where the land is avail.
able for gardening. It is advancing. in
price. Along heoling Creek. Ne.
MAINS Crock. saltwater and Captira.
and these streams many b~r.nr.es
'hc price OF land is still held hlrh.
and there is lit'lc Of il that -sn d,
bought. Ordinary farms bring So
per acre. and the bos' farm l.ud in
IA" county cannot be lCuchi 20. less
than $lnu pcr acre. Their. 4, very lii.
III" land under cultivation thar could
be purchased for s." pr acre in ,hn
poorest part o. the county. and H.
VIII be found away from the raj.
roads.
Daring the past ten wear. rarv f..
r''r" have retired and Sumc Of the
arms haV" been purchased u, VT
HHI1n tnrfhnrrr a.t n.y,f.s |
mers seeking good locations. and they
are all pleased with their Investment,
J. last census shoWed that Belmont
county was on" OF the few that
showed an increase in the rural sec
tious.
Villages and Towns.
While the 1910 census showed tho
population in some 90 the villages and
towns 10 be- decreased slightly. there
has not been any decrease in the val.
u"ii"n OF real estate. and the lack OF
growth IN population j. due solely 10
rae younger ,u.rttion leaving the
farm ANA country villages sor the CITY
% thing tha- has Kept mp the value
Of the ViiaL" property is the retired
farmer. who leaves his farm 10 chill. I
crrn on Tenant aud purchases q home
H. tA" village or town where he
Wishes tO "uG his days AID Vet be-
near the old farm.
10 'l" villas OF Flushing Vethcs-
la. belmont Pow haitian. N,Ts. Glen
cUt. Si.tiv-id,. and Barton have
shown - steady increase in rho value
90. real estate. Towns Like Morris. /
'''a. luion,uVu. Colcraiu. Center
't'" Thar ar" a"at from railroads. .
L#LsH Ia.N H||. o. sHHn
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-05
BELMONT COUNTY LAND VALUES

% 'a.s valuable TIMBER. which 70 his
n ri Rss they. .or counties, genera
'.r~ ru come
pr. cam ''r1tts Tho pioneer ru- fhe
s'u'~t'tuLr since al4 especially fu.
present iteration. .horlf have. SOM.
Thought 90 mo future The pioneer
D his cabin. hommed in on an SIDES
h# 'h' dense forests. thought o.: con.
-crNation Was not on forestry but vas
self preservation. bur In later Years
when the timber Mas removed rapid
is. u would seem tAat some thought
~ m" future would have entered the
minds Of our fathers. bat history does
not record same.
But today In Belmont county. and
In fact all over the state. as well as
in West Virginia. a younger state. and
one who should have Proffcd hy the
mistakes II experiences OF others.
there is little thought given 10 The
future in the way % forestry. but we
a ~ of conserving u coal. improy-
ing The river, stud Ing the soil
scientifically. ard many other npcdful
things thrt are all good. meaning
many blessings 20 no futUr. genera
tions. but Tor timber We have l;tle
u no regard.
In Belmont co-ptv E.-'"rn
OHIO are thousands OF acr.s a. land
not sui;abl" To De- tiled. and lies un-
used that could %. :ro".rc valuable
timber. iu-uriUE wealth.. comfort and
happiness 20 'h" f"tu-, r,n'~atiors
There are many h.,ls.aes raw mes
and stony Lrpu.'s. il li,t 10 almost
every fern can be- fcI-I Tracts IN
"sel r~oti"s hri.rs Co. rrh timber
tina forestry could With Uftl. expense
b" growing valuable timber. and AZ
the Same Time rGjil- val.c to the
property noe only fey the u-,~cni hvt
1lso for the future residents OF his
valley.
Farm Land.
Belmont county farms rank anon;
tie ir-r i'm tho STATE. principally hc-
c1u~" of the fertility. and srco-dlv.
hc"aUs" the farmers farm o1 scientific
Irirciii"-. and rho Two combined pro-
'gr' crops "cord 20 nome in tire
STATE" Corn. wh'.t Oats. hay and fo-
h4Ccn are tho Ir.uc'r D crops. white
along the river FRONT gardening i- Gag
rlci ou extensively. "rd 20 late years
tn.. farmer hay- been PAYING mU,h
attention fo small traits ana apples.
one product 81 'lr B,iwout rrUn'v
farms thai deserves special mention
ie wool. as tlr Woo. grown in fl"
county ranks first iu f'r lr.'.l
States and hr'.- tl" li-h.~' Iric"
o. any wool sruHu con- fh- American
3D. mont. Belmont county AND East.
,rr OHIO grow rl. 'a-. .-- ..l"'irt os
W''I grown 10 'lu srn'. .rr i.rs thee
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16
What Swatters Fsce7

A female house fly which has hiber-
mated in a dwelling house, or else
where, writes Prof. F L. Wash burn
in the Popular Science Monthly, may
produce in the spring. at the lowest
estimate. 1o0 eggs. Assuming that
one-half Of these hatch as females.
and allowing that the breeding goes
on without check for four months. we
have as the descendants OF q single
hiberncting individual 214557. .22o,-
600. .goa. .00o 600 flies. Now, a house fy
measures exactly one-fourth of an
inch in length; the distance around
the earth at the equator is said to be
1850 miles II would take. therefore.
2,sSS,3l2.030 flies placed end TO end to
go around the world once Using this
number as a demon inatoT. ana the
number OF flies produced in four
months from one mother as a numer-
ator. We find she viii give rise in the
course Of a summer. to enough flies to
e1cirele the globe at the equator
5000 times. and have plenty of
progeny 10 spare.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16
LAST MINSTREL OF IRELAND
Thomas Smith. Aged Wandering
Singer and Story Teller, Died Re-
Gently in County Meath.

An aged wandering singer. rhymst er
and story teller. who was said to be a
descendant of one famed in the days
Of minstrelsy, died recently In the hos
pital in County Meath, Ireland He
was the last OF the old school of So
called poets who lived by story tell
Ing and verse making at farm house
fresides His name was Thomas Smith.
and according TO report one Of his
ancestors wore cap and bells and
served as jester to prince. In
his 6oyhood Smith wore a faded doub-
let Of alternating stripes of yellow
and blue which had been handed down
to him as a relic OF his great grand
daddy's fame as a countryside fun
maker
His stories for the most part had to
10 with the fairies, and always pre-
sented the good fairy in the part OF
Strengthened tangles and easing the
path of happy marriage His visits
throughout the country were made
with scheduled regularity. and an
evening with the poet was the occa-
sion for a gathering OF young folks
Like most poets, he was not thrifty.
and died poor.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16
Awsd abyssinian Delegates.

An amusing mistake was made BY
two Abyssinian delegates OF the En-
neror MeueIk to France. Awei bv
the spieuIor of his gold lace Uniform
and the sole.nnity OF his imposing
manner, they mIstook the usher at
the door of the foreign minister's Of.
flee for VI. dc Selves himself. AS they
were brought into the ante room the
usher was standing with his hand on
the door handle ready to announce
them. But at the sight OF MS silver
chain, his medals, his sword, his gold
topped cane and his three-co-rered
hat the Abyssinians could not be ex-
pecte3 TO know they were in the pres
e1ce Of mere servant So bowjng
low repeatedly. they approached him
slowly aad with great respect until
they were in reach of his coartails.
which, one>on either side, they seized
2 their hands and kissed. The usher
did not know what TO 90, but the ap-
Dearance of the minister relieved the
situation.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16
Gloves and kinqs.

Gloves have always been connected
with royalty. When the tomb of
King John was opened a century ago
1t was discovered that his hands were
gloved. In France the gloves worn
by the king at the coronation were
eonsecrated by the officiating bishop.
and at the recent English coronation
a glove was thrown down as a cbN-
lenge to any one to dispute the roysI
title
When George IL was crowned an
unknown Jacohite came forward ard
lifted the gioTe on behalf OF the alb
sent Stuart. and at the coronation Of
Edward VII the duke of Norfolk hand
ed to his majesty pair embroidered
with the ducal arms because a manor
connected with the dukes inheritanco
is held by the service of preseotins
the monarch with right hand glove
on the day OF the coronation.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16
LESSON FROM THE FLOWERS
Little Girl Learns That She Will Not
Be Loser by Her Gem
erosity.

The little girls pansy bed was not
thriving. Also the rose geranium
push was thin and scraegly you
need to pick your pansy blossoms and
zeranium leaves more freely" ex-
planned the visitor. For instance.
suppose you give. me bunch OF
zach" A look of dismay appeared on
the small face. "Oh. but l have so
few" Exactly. II you viii try my
rule you viii have more. You cave
TOO carefully. Cut loose and give
more freely. There's a great big les
son in IT. The flowers will teach you
now. Try 1t just once II my words
fail I'll not ask you again" Reluct-
antly the little maid complied, but
With a flushed and deeply dissatisfied
>ountenance as the visitor reworse-
lessly pushed the situation tc is liz i.
and refused to be satisfied s.aaa 3
pansy yet adorned the bed or a frag-
rant leaf of any appreciable size re-
NAMED on the bush.
A week later the visitor vas greet
ed by smiling little face and smil-
ing pansy bed, royal in purple and
gold. while the geranium bush sfurd-
ly held aloft thick yerdure of odor-
ous leaves Are you satisfied, little
girl?" oh. yes, I'm giving to every
body now and have plenty"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16
THOUGHT He WAS A HOBO
sartender's Suggestion to Rough Look
ing. but Wealthy, Patron, Was
Meant to Be Kindly.

Tetlow is a man of substance and Of
some standing He even lays claim to
some literary ability. but he has care
less habits II his wife didn't watch
him closely he would wear the same
suit OF clothes from one years end to
the other He never thinks of getting
Fhaved until some one asks him II
he is trying to raise beard. Natu-
rally he Is apt TO be misjudged by
those who have nothing but his ap-
pearance TO go upon.
Drinking whisky Is one OF his fads
He takes a drink when he likes II.
and that is rather frequently. and he
gets II wherever he happens to be
The other day he was in front OF one
OF the new pala.ial hotels and thought
he would see what sort OF refreshneut I
was served there He asked for hts
favorite brand and the bartender set
the bottle before him Now Tetlow
is not a heavy d-inker. although a
frequent ore, so he poured out yer.
moderate amount
The bartender looked his III fitting
and well worn clothes over ard then
glanneed at the shallow drink he had
measured out
See here, old man. said the bar.
tender. that's going TO SET YOU back
20 cents. You might as well get your
moneys worth"
Tetlow slammed down ten dollar
bill got his change and walked out.
leaving the drink untasted on the bar
I thought he was a hobo" explain.
ed the bartender to his friends
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16

IT is rumored that Hon. VIII
liam y. Vale OF Arvaia will be a
andidate for the ju lgeship OF this
Judicial district. He resides in
Jefferson county and i mem Der
OF The large legal firm of Vale,
McCallister * Vale, couusellors
at law with offices il the Equita-
bic building, Denver He haslong
been a resident of this district, is
an able lawyer and would un-
doubtedly make an upright. able
and couscient tious Judge There
will will be no scarcity of tim Der
for this position as the cam paigu
draws near.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16
Names for Coed Fr;dsy.n

Perhaps no Christian festival has So
many names as Coed Friday. Our
Anglo-Saxon and Danish forefathers
called it Long Friday" in allusion
to the length OF the days services and
fasting; in france it is Holy Friday"
in Germany either -'Stiller Freitag"
Quiet Friday or "Charfreitag,- in al
lusion perhaps TO the exhibition of the
crucifx for alteration after being
yelled all through Lent In the Greek
church it has been known at various
times as THE Pascha OF the Cross,
The Preparation, The Redemption
and The Day CT the Cross" and to
these names the Latins have added
The Day Of the Lords Passion. y The
Sixth Holy Day OF the Pascha," and
many others. Good Fri1ay" seems
% be peculiar TO the English Ian
guage.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16
Mechanical Education for Girls.

No girl can consider herself eda
Gated today If she cannot drive ns4I
or put a hinge on a door" Miss Mary
Snow. superintendent OF hoaseholc
arts for the public schools of Chicago
.o~fe this assertion in q tails or
Els Tor Girls" Il consider this
Z as1.tal knowledge a necessity
said Miss Snow. Many women whsr
confronted with the stupendous prob
lem of coaxing a nail into board
would rather telephone the chief OF
police or the board of education foi
help. Generally they enlist the jani
tor or the hired man. 1t is a de
rciency in their education
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16

The election in Maine that
has Just been held has been
watched with great interest
through out the leng h and breadth
OF the country. For the past
fifty years the Pine Tree state has
had prohibtory law on its statute
DO k. Il was first placed there as
legislative enactmen int 1887 and
remained such until 1851 when
constitutional prol,ibitory amend
meat was passed ny a majority
of nearly $4,000 votes. In the
last election looking to the repeal
OF the Constit'onal Prohibition
Amendment there were I2o, 900
votes cast and out OF this vote the
Amendment only prevailed BY a
small majority OF votes.
There has been decided change
of sentiment during these years
either because a large proportion
of the voters want a license ,y>-
ten as the better Of the two or he
cause of the failure to properly en-
force the prohibitory law and thus
permit of boot-legging speak cas-
les or other form OF peddling
liquors. 1t IS evident that the
law has been unsatisfactory either
in itself or in Its emf Cement
or the change o. opinion as reg
istered by by the vote of Tues
day would not havebeeu so large
and significant.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16
WHY THE VALlSE WAS HEAVY
Irs. RilIjnosly Was Taking Her New
fiatirons to the Country Sum-
mer Resort.

The Billingslys were starting for a
summer outing in the country. expect.
ing to be away from home a week or
two. The trunk had been sent TO the
railway station. few blocks distant
and nothing remained but to close the
house and walk thither Mr.. Billings
iy. the last one to leave the front door.
picked up the hand baggage and fol
lowed the rest OF the family down the
steps. One Of the two valis-s he was
carrying seemed tremendously heavy.
and before he had walked block he
stopped. set it down on the Sidewalk
and turned to his wife For the
lands sake. Fidelio." he said. mop
ping the perspiraiion from his brow
what have you got In this gripsack ?
The family silver" Nothing Of the
sort. Hiram" she answered That's
hidden where nobody can find it,"
Then what makes this thing SO
heavy II weighs a tom" I'm tax
ing along that new set of patent fiat
irons bought last week serenely re
sronded Mrs BiIlingsly. -Therell he
some washing TO do, and l expect to
do my Own ironing, I've seen the
KIND OF irons they have az summer re
sorts, and they don't suit me at all -
Youths Companion.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16
IT looks as If the last Genera

IT looks as II the last General
Assem- bly, was characterized more
for its foolish blunders. glaring
Inconsistent rcies and pronounced
incompetency than for any good
that it aimed to accomplish 1t
looks now as if the appropriation
for internal improvements is go
ing to be put through tortuous
litigation that viii result in annov.
ing and disappointing DELAYS to
say the least. The state auditor
has refused 10 issue warrants for
the several counties and il wfl he
necessary to go into court to de
termine where we are at. Ii
was thought the appropriations
would be available the first of this
month sosthat the work of grading
Floyd Hill could be started. The
delay is annoying to our people as
they want to get at work on the
road.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16
Advertised Letter Lrs,,

Idaho Springs. Colo. Sept.-sth, Ial i.
The following letters remain uncall.
for at the Idaho Springs Post Office for
the week ending Sep. 9 1911:
Hutton. H. NJ.
koler. E. A.
komor. Miss X. o.
Palmer, Mrs Eva c.
Smith, G. NJ.
Wagner. Miss Josephine
JOHN TRATHEN, PssTAAsrER.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16

If President Taft does not
have the dav OF his public life IN
Denver it will not be on account
OF lack of the arrangements that
are being made 10 entertain him
to the highest degree. The capi-
tai city will leave nothing undone
to make his visit the acme OF
pleasure.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-10
THIRD WARD GUARDS PLAN
NORTH BEACH EXCURSION.

A date for an excursion to North
Beach was set at the meeting OF the
Original Third Ward Guards, in Lutz's
Hall, Halsey street, last night. Sunday,
July 30, was decided on. 1t was also
arranged that a baseball game be held
between the guards and the Leni Lee
nape Club. June 10. The committees
named for the outing are as follows:
Arrangements Committee-Walter J..
Goger, chairman: Alderman Elmer A.
Day, G.. w. Courier, J. H. Sullivan,
Christian Volz, William Degnan, Pat
rick Cunning, George Sheppard, James
p. Hall, Charles Wirth, John Bauer;
Alderman Louis Pfeifer, H.. C. Built
want, John Bladder, Patrick White, Will
liam ]. Schmauder, George e. Downs,
Joseph Fletcher, w. A. Potts, Felix
Lauer, James r. Nugent and Charles
Eberhard.
Ticket Comnittee-Aldernan L. Pfei-
fer, George Sheppard, Joseph Fletcher,
William j. Schmauder, George w.
Courier, Louis Schultz, De Witt Col
yer, Carl Schroeder, Charles Hellmund,
Oscar Wurzback, Alderman Elmer A.
Day, Harry Brown, Patrick White.
Albert Mertz, Charles Zimmerman,
James P. Hall, w. j. Goger, Fred Roe
yer, Ed Schmerber, jr., Christian Lutz,
Thomas Cosgrove and Michael Multi
gan.
Place Committee-Alderman Pfeifer,
Alderman Day, Charles Helismund, w.
J.. Goger, George sheppard, James p.
Hall, Thomas Lewis, William Cody,
William A.. Potts. Thomas Naylor,
| Christian Lutz, Christian Nolz, Thomas
Wilson, Charles Keepers and Car
Schroeder.
Boat Committee-Charles H. He'll
mund, Christian Volz. George Sheppard
Harry Brown and Frank Layton.
Music Committee = Harry Brown
George Sheppard. John Sehlipf, Thomas
Wilson. Oscar Wurzback, Edward
Schneider, jr.. William Peterson ant
G. E. Downs.
Advertising and Printing COMMITTEES
Charles Hellmund, Walter ]. Gogei
and George Sheppard.
Dock Committee-Alderman Elmer A
Day and Alderman Louis Pfeifer.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-10
INSTALL FORTY OFFICERS.
AT SPANISH VETS MEET,

Captain c. Albert Gasser, State de-
partment commander of the United
Spanish Veterans. was the chief officer
at the installation services of the For
eign Service Camp No. 20, held in the
headquarters, Eisele building. last
night. More than forty men were in
stalled. Captain Gasser was assisted
by William c. Klein, Henry Ruck
Harmon S. Stratton, Patrick Crane
John j. Knell and Louis Invernezzi.
This camp is composed of mem
bers who saw foreign service dur
ing the Spanish-American War
The officers OF the camp are
Otto Witick, commander; Thomas Hol-
land, vice-commander; William II.
Campbell, adjutant; Henry Schaub,
quartermaster; p. G. Span, officer of
the day; Thomas Foley. officer OF the
guard; :. j. Mcclure. historian; Ber-
thold Kenipf. chaplain; trustees, Henry
Rosenbeck, Peter Herman and Joseph
Carroll.
George M. Andrus and w. F. Camp
bell are the delegates to the State en-
campment to be held at Asbury Park
on June II. At the close of the install
lation a supper was served,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-10
HIGH MASS OF REQUIEM
FOR WILLIAM IL. AGNEW,
OctOgenarian's Death Third in
Family in Thirteen Months.

A high mass of requiem will be cell
ebrated in st. Michael's Roman Cath
ole Church tomorrow morning for
William II. Agnew, of 25 Rowland
street, whose death on Monday was
the third bereavement in his family in
thirteen months. Interment will be
made in the Cemetery of the Holy
Sepulchre. Mr.. Agnew, who was SO
years old, began to fail in health rap
idly after the death of his wife in De-
cember, his son having died the pre-
ceding April. Friends of the aged man
attribute his death to a broken heart.
Born at Belfast, Ireland. Mr.. Agnew
came to America with his parents
when an infant. For a number of
years he a engaged in the grocery
business in New York, where the fam
lily settled. When 26 years old he
married Miss Mary Ann King, of New
York city, and a year later moved to
Newark. He established a business
here in Centre Market. Mr.. Agnew
was a former member of the Board of
Education, having represented the old
Eighth ward for three terms of two
years each. Two daughters. Mrs. John
b. Sullivan and Miss Clara Agnew, sur
ViVe.