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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-27

81. ~. nm III nv garry weeks or resident arfeldS adnfufgfu uon
r AK - rom ron me White House TO the public. or from some n In clos
a ~ gu me resident and Mr. Blaine. The latter did not believe hat M
Se mo couu give information had knowingly OF purposely impaired II IN,
ne "a persuaded that some member OF the cabinet had nconscious leaked
""l or TWO, which justified al acute listener seeking new IN na
sunIng ina he had obtained the information he wanted
Early IN May, 1851. there vas IN important cahns uaa,,y III ca.
he r - -, .a utS' Mr lndom had worked ot a plan. as he thought
S means OF which IL could retire at his discretion a Issue Of ernm
oUGs bearing ave per cent interest in such manner ha the extsndad bonds
"Wu oy py three per cen II ws a matter In which almost all ,e
uHks n many OF he great hnanciers OF the United statesw eree greatly in
crested me protested against refundng this issue OF bonds NJ, three
ao ohe haf per cent, and had bee able 70 prevent legislation which would
Ia &C mphshe MS. II ws of vital importance that 10 the slightest
OF "htu secretary Wlndom proposed TO do should reach the public
ne cahuet rHy supported the Secretary d the Treasury in hs rap smd
ne nc as use asked 70 q ahead and make preparations for extending the five
per cent bonds upon a three per cent basis
After the session was ended and thu cabine, vas shcu, - So,.-. NJ
Blaine said: "' % uepart' MI
nave now Just m word Of caution to give. and tina, is that evsr
MEMBER oil te cabinet preserve absolute secrecy D this mater nor even
HOW' nave learned. Mr. Blaine continued. "a perfectly easv way Of
h~phe a secret When | have a matter in hand which I believe sbouId he
KEEP absolutely secret until the time comes to pei nv mouth sbont =
pear IN min this single formula" At this Mr. Blaine roe and looked from
ne 70 ahotaer OF his fellow cabinet members When he had ,e ewes Of
al {" t ~em Re held no te forehnger of his right hand and then continued:
90, - gon 'H a secret 10 one person in perfect confidence. that per
on Is hucated by my forehuser II he tells that secret in perfect conn!
Hehce o another that other n Is indicated by nv second finger" ~ sbo,
ne nWEer f'u would say hat means M more thn " Bt tue ngraI
one "hl size by she are really Tho arthmetcaI symbol fr eleven and
II IS W, lore 10 eleven that you are in danger Of telling N secret ~ con
81 u 70 even one Oh course,w with eleven persons It Is no secret AZ, All so
t ~ van especially to Impress upon my mind the necessity OF keeping
he matter absolutely secret l hold mp my forehnger and sv That Ia one
and then ! hold up my second finger. and say That ear clever "a
keep the matter TO myself" NN
tCopyrght 1911. by f J. Edwards All rights reserved,
City" '" VI ne Dro'ners VINO Dened a Whole
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-27
PARDONS FOR FOUR
President, Touched by Appeals, Es-
tends clemeney to Federal
Prisoners.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 26-President
Taft has dispensed Christmas cheer TO
four federal prisoners through com
mutation OF sentence. The pathetic
appeal Of a prisoners eighty old
mother for the son she had not seen
FOR twenty-five years. caused the presi-
dent 10 commute TO expire ~ once
the sentence OF William !. Key. who
pleaded guilty in 1906 al st. Joseph.
No. 10 counterteiung. Ills eight
year term would have expired April
u, ext.
The president also committed 10 ex-
pire AZ once the lie sentence OF Howell
Cobb. an Indian. who pleaded guilty
20 murder at Sapulpa. Indian Terri
tory. I'm 1895. and Chirles Hopkins. a
negro convicted Of murder ia IA. Dl5-
tr.ct OF Columbia in 1924
The sentence OF Fayette r. Arm
strong. convicted at Fort smith. Ark.
OF violating the retail liquor license
law. scheduled 10 expire May 20. was
shortened by a month and a hair.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-27
Condstion Of Woman Shot by Foreigner
X Change for the Worse.
SYSTEM is SHAT.
TERED.
Released From Hospital a Week 400.
but VIII Have to Return To-
Morrow.

Rosie Heinz. alias Rosie Brown the
woman shot by Nike Dulic. a foreign
miner. In Ella Miller's house Of call on
Twenty-third street on November y.
will probably die "a a result OF her
injuries.
The woman was confined In the CITY
hospital until about a week ago. when
81 was thought that she was well on
the road 20 recovery. and was dis
CHARGED. She returned 10 her former
abode in the Mildir resort. and since
that time the police have been az.
tempting 90 have Uulic a%rraigned for
e preliminary hearing. but the WON
ans condition has prevented this. She
10 b. q nervous wreck. the
leaders OF her throat t|witching con.
stantly. and Us unable 20 give any d.
rect evidence. Her condition assum.
81 n more serious aspect Yesterday.
aud she viii be returned 20 the hos.
pital today.
Physicians In attendance are puzzled
~ The case and regard 20 as serious
u may be possible that the woman will
die. and Duiic will face a more seri-
Gus charg. than the one he Is now
being held for
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-27
Dulic May Yet Face
A Charge of Murder
SLIGAR DIES
Young Man Who Was Accidentally
Shot sueumbs TO His Injuries.

This afternoon at 3 o'clock. AZ the
home OF his grandmother. Mrs. Mar.
ina Sligar. McCurdy's addition, Elm
Grove. viii be held the funeral ser.
vices over the remains Of John Siigar.
who was accidentally shot while az
MS home In Patterson Friday evening
Death. which was due 70 a wound In
TIT forehead inflicted by a % caIibre
pistol. occurred Tuesday morning Al
$40 o'clock az the North Wheeling
hospital. where he was taken soon az.
ter the accident.
fe was unconscious most Of the
time since The accident. and died
Without biting able TO tell in what man
. The shot was discharged IL Is
believed TO have been an a~cciucnt. al
though the affair was not witnessed
by any person. The bullet entered
me skull near the center OF the fore.
mead % divided. Oult a porflon Of
b. could be removed.
% deceased was 70 years 10 age
n was the son Of Mr. and Nirs. Isaac
Sligar. OF Patterson. In addition 10
MS parents. he IS survived by two
brothers. George and Frederick and
TWO sisters. Wilma and Sarah. The
FUNERAL services will be IN charge OF
Rev G. F. Bissell. pastor Of the Tria.
deiphia VI r church A. their con.
clusion the body will DO conveyed To-
the Stone church cemetery. where In.
terment VIII DO made
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-27

the business 81 prostitution and that
the city officials involved therein are
themselves only one grade above the
level OF panderers and kept men who
loiter about the homes OF the DENT
monde. II would seem that the
Charleston situation demands the ear.
nest attention OF the Kanawha grand
jury and the Kanawha County Courts.
There must be some shreds Of de
cency left in the Capital city.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-27
cHARLEsToN's DISGRACE

Some four years ago. when the Po-
lice Department Of tho city OF Wheel
ing attempted 10 establish a system
OF medical examinations Of the houses
OF prostitution. a grand jury promptly
investigated the procedure and under
pressure from that body and from an
outraged public sentiment. the allt-
ance between the police. the medical
fraternity and the inmates of the red
light district was promptly dropped
They do things differently IN Charles.
ton. There We find Mayor Holly openly
acknowledging that under his admins
tration and for an Indefinite time a
system 81 petty extortion has been
practiced upon the women OF the IN
derworld lie names the physicians
engaged In ~. asserts those PHYSICIANS
had the approval OF the Police Dopart
ment. and virtually admits mat, a
large amount o. money has been
raised and distributed through Ger
tain channels
n is hard 70 realize that such a
shameless ana degrading confession
could DO made hy a public Official hold.
Inc a position Of honor and influence in
q city 81 any size On the state OF West
Virginia. Mayor Hoily's statement
simply means that the city administra.
ton ~ Charleston has been in League
with vice. that Il has proatod ont OF
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-27

BY slow and gradual process the
deep bitches and yawnlng excavations
that have covered McColIoch stree,
are being filed. There is nothing rash
about the progress Of the work. T.
is going along on fixed and conserva.
tive lines. European critics who
speak OF the Americans as being a
people given up 20 hurry. hustle and
rush. would certainly be enlightened
u they could observe the d~isnihed
moderation and conservative speed
SO 10 speak. with which This important
thoroughfare Is being made ordinarily
passable.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-27
SKULL FRACTURED
Foreigner NJ By Train hi Beo~ooo
Yards Taken 20 the Glendale Hos.
pitsl In Serious Condition.

Last evening about nine ociock n
Young foreigner Was struck by % % &
% train Boo the Bpnwood yards and
was seriously injured thr name ~
fh" unfortunate man could NOT bc
learned. and b. is NOT know just r1N
fho accident occurred DC was placed
ou the train and rushed io fre Glen
dale hospital. where upon exam ra
fi1u if developed that 1n sustained
90 pIiFh' fracture OF fho SKULL OF ffe
h1f ~ ffn brain tfr was urrrn.
scioue Tor several hours. aud late Ias-
rlrhf Do w1a resting aa rlait aa
could le expected o. believed THAT
ln u.I recover
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-27

woRkmEN's COMPENSATION.

President Taft urges the attention
OF Congress 10 the matter OF work.
mems compensation. and without
much DOUBT the general sentiment OF
Congress will agree with him. The
present condition OF the employers
liability laws In the country at large
10 a clover field for the liability insur-
snce companies and for the lawyers.
New York statistics for three years.
for instance. showed that manufac-
turers paid them premiums for pro-
lection during three years amounting
70 s23.523.5s5. During the same pc
riod they paid TO employees as com
pensation for injuries only $685. 95.
That Is 10 say the insurance compa-
MES. their employees. and the law
yers. got nearly two-thirds OF the
money that the manufacturers were
forced TO give up. all OF which would
have gone 10 the injured men under
the laws existing in all progressive
European ststes.
A corporation lawyer told in 1909.
in an article in the American Maya.
zine. OF the way # worked in a typi-
cal case. A laborer working on a
hide stripping machine. as the result
OF care taken to prevent a hide from
doubling up and spelling. lost his arm.
through failure OF the machine TO
work properly. Feeling the hopeless
ness OF a lawsuit. he settled for "A fg-
ure. which. after paying doctors bills.
left him 1927 as the price OF his arm.
The other extreme appears in the
not infrequent cases where s. n day
laborers will get $4,000 to s15.0Oo
for similar injuries. Juries feel the
wrongs Of the present system 80
keenly that occasionally they will
soak the corporations on general prin-
ciples.
The present system tends to make
the employer careless about his ma.
chinery. and 1t diverts the compensa.
ton away from the purpose for which
1t is intended.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-27

The Parkersburg Dispatch.N ovs ia
authority Tor the statement that The
Hon. Wiley Beall. Of WeIsbure. will
make another tour OF the state in the
interest OF his gubernatoriaI boom
Just as soon as his New York tailor
sends him a new consignment OF
fancy vests New and strange cleo.
uoneering devices seem 70 be Tho rule
since the fountain pen and tho check
nnoh ach-evcd thoIr sIgnaI frlumrh
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-27
Uncle Walt
The Poet PHILOSOPHER

ms country holds the murder record. may hold 70 % The end Of
time nc nations history Is chcckercd with everything I'm dcad,
crime. Our murdcrcrs are an acquitted If thew
THE MURDER have money by the peck. and 10 a hcmren roo,,
N|O'ND is htied about some sayers sVanlkc neck uTon the
EaloVs where The savycrs have left a hole for him
70 drop, o. means be couldn't hire the lawyers who hest know how fo
stall and raVp a man may spend long years in prison for f,rgi,g
a i've dollar heck. 'hc loay higamst get hsn. the frcbug gets ~ IN
The neck The cops pursue The idle yagrant ana soak him oil, hi.
iunnyhone. and in The Iai}ard large and fragrant you sec The rr,ir
drunk breaking stone Bur be who shoots bis fellow creature and
sends him 20 The great beyond. becomes the dadys scare head feature
is honized while out on bond Hs trial r like an entertainment: be,
freed. when lawyers cease 20 rage. ne never knew vhat fear or strain
"'a"i ma JON ne cIe'a'es me stage WALT MASON.
coryuehL 1911 ~ Geo Msthsr Adams.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-27
ZOO WoRps FoR LAuoHIlM

Many n,co things are being said
these days about the Honorable
George 8 Laughiin. o. Wheeling. 20
candidate FOR tha Republican nom.na.
zion in This district for Concres
Her" is something nice about him.
taken from n Western newspaper.
From what information we can
CLEAN from oycr the district. We feel
assured that the candidacy ~ the
Hon. George a Laughliu Tor Con.
grcse la decidedly the most popular
" ary that has got been announced.
Ills experience in ncwFpacrr work
and study OF political conditions.
coupled with his intelligence and
high character. commend him fo favor
abb" consideration. ne should rom.
wHrd the support Of aIi classes ~ Re.
prhi..1us urd vr believe he aII DO
s0 .tIarkshurg Telegram
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-27
MANUAL TRAINING
Department Added to Loveland schooi
l~nsUsursted Yesterdsy-First N
Rural Schools Of County.

County superintendent OF Schools J
II. Lazear and Prof. JOhn Mifcuc.i.
principal 81 the Loveland pubic
school. yesterday purchased the equip
Wcnt for the manual training depart.
ment which has been inaururated in
tho Loveland school The department
v!l be located 10 the basement ~ 30
school building and lis cxpec'c- o. O..
ready for use whom the school re-0pnus
after the holidays The oquipmer-
consists Of the necessary tools aud sp-
planes and was purchased on the
recommendation Of Prof Carpenter.
~ the Wheeling high scnO0f
The department Is the nrst to b. :r.
stifuted in % public school ~ Ohio
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-27
ITALY's TROUBLES IN rRIPoLL.

ltaly's job In Tripoli grows daily
bigger and harder. After nearly three
months. the Italian lines are scarcely
advanced beyond the range OF the
Italian warships. The city OF Tripoli
has been taken. but no progress has
been made in the interior. The Turks
have been reinforced by many Arabs.
n even the Touaregs OF the Sahara
haNe rallied to the assistance of their
brethren OF the Moslem faith. Italy
may continue the war indefinitely and
eventually wear out the opposition
but she will not get TripoIi without
paying a high price.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-27
PRESIDENTIAL VETO
AWAITS SHERWOOD BILL
Believed That Ts1 VIII Oppose Add.
og S75.OoO.O00 % Expenses Of
Government.

WASHINGTON. Dec cs seDrotsr'
Of 'hr Interior Fisher informed ProsI
dent TAFT today that final adoption o.
The Sherwood dnliarA.d1y pension bill
20. If passed tre house would Increase
th" governments annual pension OK.
rcnd.fures M least $4,000. 600 Pom.
e. ION Commissioner davenport will
-rHI a detailed report t0 congress. Nr.
Trf bias RETAINED from stating def.
iuIfriv Chat Ir would veto tho sher.
wood hIIl If De- came fob hIm. buf close
friends he.IrF. fh1f fn would
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-27

re padlocked mis- lips. be said. so that he could not even
by lntinAtion or hint reveal his purposes respecting the
resumption OF specie payment. which was 20 be under
taken by him on January /. 1879
But IL was The opinion Of many % those ubo usra
associated closely with James G Blaine. especially when
he was Secretary Of State IA Garfeld's cabinet. and also
"hen ne was directing political campaigns in the State
oil Maine. that he was he most skiuful man OF his time
80 Tar as tactturnty Vas concerned. He vas able 10
conceal his thoughts or his knowledge not by silence.
but by sustained and highly interesting conversation
which turned he attention Of any one with whom he
was chatting away from a subject OF importance OF
Which Y was known Mr.. Blaine had knnwledSe
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-27
ARREST ALLEGED picKeocKer

TifENOtNT. IS va u.r
Harvey raI of Richmond 49,. r1s
arrested 90 clark hurc today AND
brought hero CHARGED with hr.nE Quo
~ me- three pickrockefa who operated
hera SATURDAY. They secured sever
al hundred dpIafa Uli was iIaur
hcd lJ Sos oral victims
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-27
MARYLAND MURDERER
IS PLACED IN JAIL

CAMBkIuGE. Nd. Dec. 2s-Iobp
N'I-on NJ Washington Creek f. In the
amhridg" jail. held for fhe murder %
Mrs Edward EIlic't. who died Iaef mid.
night from gunsho' wounds inflicted
bN nelson yesterday after De- had
chased DTS wife from home ana She
had sought refuge in thc Elliott home
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-27
New News of Yesterday
Blaine Formula for Keeping a secre,
81 e !. Edssrda)

CNGNEhhL GRANT a widely known as The Silent Man atho,yb ~,
vas IN Tact ~hen with a company o. friends M o. he 80, 100,
cnus " men John Sherman. when Secretary y m T-es.,-v 49,
ireHIent Hayes. as often spoken Of as the tac.turn She-na, s,ho,sb
w" Nhen a enh OF the Senate a thought sometime TO he si,os, -
fs IN te freedom With which he discussed public matters A. ss,scs.uy
questions pending before the Senate Nr sherman hoNever .,n,,sS %
me WY. after be became ecreAn OF the rreasnrr |. -
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-27

f.er tt- rfo da'e woman may bo
behind h,r ase.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1911-07-07
Iedles' Fine Oxfords At Tayior's'
For a GOOD s cent cigar try an En-
tenzs.

n El.Oars ~ Hamburg was amOl Z
,,nso ,.s,.ny Madison SATURDAY.
...,r..r.. AVA r,.y on Qualify
.,,,.r .r.. ror sur ADDRESS n. p
,,,y~..xr 90 o.iru,N.Ga,
Al, ,rd Mr.. ArtLpr Rpripsof Btsttl
nr. ,i..,inr relatives ar3 friends ne;r
Loo
/ Suf,h Mercantile CO.. ARE Offering
b,r,,r. il. Snmmar CIo,bipp.
$1,000,
- H. MO- 10" al" e'''' '''''0'
,aI saturday
,.,., 49,,
'"' ',"'e ''"'tE I'VE "''.' y, '''
ply U" - - C"i'o'' va "
~.
'.oa~' "
''''"en ~ ""u''"" oo"n'S' wa W.
e''ee'N o"'u' u"S'
IN TIA 'IE"N AND ''-9' VI Y''',''
SID PEAS ''h sN'f' 'i''NL BE ''' 80
Io"N'hNp 60 ~ iINAN 49,
ID. y. Lapier aud wv Dickinson Of
,o"n va" were "uio"S 'Dose ''''''"N
%" "0'e"I 'oa'uIoaS
60 to smith Mercantile Co, for tie
latest styles ard best values IN Clothing
"'''' O''''' > VI ''''''"N''
J. 5. Baker Sr, OF Macedonia. Joe
WlI'iams Of Lee aud H. l.. Horton Of
E,larille were ID town on business Sat
''~"''
HiNAN SHOES are tcalled for 10y
men VINO Juy the best" more frequent.
" than any other brand.
VIC. MCDANIEL a co.
Mrs. b. NJ. Roberts and son. Of Daw.
SOD, Ga are visiting the formers faith
FL and brother Messrs J i. and j. +
Joiner
I,..,, ,rc,,,.rn, ,ar,a sr,n,,, %
Queen Flint Glass Fruit Jars. the mic
est on the market Noseley's Drug
Store, G-9-9t.
NJ. !, r u,,a,o. u,o. ro,ua
.,tr ol.ra,,Ia. o,,,.,,. ~
visitors to Valdosta to day -Valdosta
Timee.
EOp S,Ir. r.o.,. .,
3,au,,. a., ,,.,.- - ~,
o,;,n,r,, $500 n. - ' ~
na,n 'f'' " coo.
NJ, N, p.. - -,...-,-..
,.,'aL. ~, ,,..r' ''' ~, ~r' '" n
fN.,', "a
1850 ~ W 'o"',
n ',aaI',
-
,n'saa,I ,a,aos 49, - .
~ ,-..;,. q IN r., .-,-.-,.
T. ,rcs.lsv eIe.o,
Mt ana hrs' A. f. Ffaleleh anu
their interesting family have returned
from pleasant stay OF some weeks at
Their country place some eight or ten
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1911-07-07
Smoke EHtenza Cigars,

For fresh meats Of al binds, phone
r. H. b. Bishop,
William White Of Pmetta w6s visiting
in Madison ionday.
PEACH SEED WANTED; 81 - per
bushel W, /. TOoke, 30 II
J, b. Thomse. an Old Madison citizen,
WAS in town from ia cksonville saturday,
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1911-07-07

Never can tell when you'll mas"
finger, or suffer cut, brulse, purn "
scald. Be prepared DR.. Thomas Ec'e'
tic Oil instantly relic 'es the pam
quickly cures the wound.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1911-07-07
Entenza Cigars are good }
Entenza, manufacturer,

Last Friday being regular pension
day, a number Of the old soldiers and
Others were in town.
For fresh meats Of al Blnde. phone
z. Il. B. Bishop.
ENTRA CLEAN AND BESr or QUALITY
SEED PEAS. FOR GALE. ADORE s. -, J..
TOWNSEND 90. pulTMAN. Ga.
CT Morrow, A, Nann and Tom Beggs
Jr. went on fox hunt early Thursday
morning returning With The fox about
nine o'clock.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1911-07-07

LID BEASTS
killed yearlYby
roach the vssl
,e germs Nv
,t,acks They |
wen food, Bu'
~la
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1911-07-07

Frettnl babies need the comforting
feet of McGee's Baby Elixir. 1t qu.
feverehnese, corrects sour stolns
cures colo, pains and checks diarrh,
1t is perfectly safe and wholes
remedy containing no opium,
pbine. or injurious drug Of any k
Price Doc and soc per bottle. Sold
all druggists.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-16

Mrs. Eva Hammond of Big Rapids
was guest of her sister, Mrs. Ella
Everhart, the first of the week Mrs.
Everhart accompanied her home.
Mrs. George Crawford entertained
the jolly Twelve and number Of their
friends ut her home last evening. Five
hundred was the order of the evening
and six tables were kept busy, Mrs.
A. b. Hull winning the first prize and
Mrs. McSwain the consolation. De-
lightful refreshments were served at the
close Of the function.
That wonderful Wild Howe salve has
been placed on sale at John Donovan's
store, for the convenience of those de-
string ii. 1t is "A wonderful salve and
has effected some great cures.
st. Mary's Guild will put on fine
home talent entertainment, "The Ionia
County Fair" at the Opera House,
February y and rs. 1t is one of the
finest comedies in the country and will
make you laugh for months. Watch
for posters.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-16
Public School Snap Shots

This is the week of examination in
the grades for the first months work
after the second semester.
1t is expected that the second story
OF the new school building will be COM
pleted this week and the scholars and
teachers are in high anticipation.
The grammar grades celebrated Val
entine day with the old fashioned GUS
tom Of sending Glove Messages
through the Valentine box.
Miss Welle 9th grade is reading 1.-THE
Last -of the Mohicansn to the pupils
OF her room to their delight.
The father of Miss OWE Sage died
this week and the high school scholars
sent flowers as a token of their sympa-
thy
The seniors are doing some very in
leresting work in the reading circle
course which consists of three books
Al present they are studying the
''Teachin5 of Citizenship
Some line compositions were written
by the seventh graders Tuesday OH the
ST. Valentine Customs.
Miss Helen Lapham presented the
pupils OF her room with a potted hya-
cinth, which is about to bloom and
they are enjoying this spring sugges-
ton.
The pupils of Miss Detwiers room
will have conundrum contest FRI
day afternoon.
A basket ball game will be played
Friday night by the girls team coach
ed by Misses Roman and Eaton.
Brinton +. Hall of the school board
favored some of the grades with high
class music with his phone records
from Caruso and others last week which
gave them a fine idea of Opera music.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-16

Cowpox is a contagious disease an,
its origin Is an uncertainty.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-16

The food for the pig should be az
lean as for any other farm animal