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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-28

~kersburs Sentinel aud q fen other in
dependent, or emlindependeut Demo
cratic n~eNspapers are strenuousIy
urging a Senatorial primary 10 deter
mine the Democratic choice for ths
United states Senatorship. The Mon
o Waterman proposes that a pri
mary shall be held after the election
and the Sentinel urges the same aug
ges,ion- These worthy journals are
wasting good paper and good ink
Their aims are good. but they entirely
reckon without the Democratic ma
chine. and especially without n c.
W. Watson. Mr.. Watson doex not in
tend 10 have a Democratic primary.
He does not intend 10 allow the Dem.
ocratic voters OF this State to express
themselves relative TO his candidacy
for the United States Senate.
Why?
Because he fears that in such a pri.
mary John T. MeGraw or John W
Davis or any one OF a half dozen
others who might be named would
defeat him. In the caucus the check
book and the fountain pen can get in
their work. but in the primary they
cannot be 40 effective. Therefore
there will be no primary.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-28
TWO WAYS oE DOING THINGS

Mcdowell County. West Virginia,
sets a good example to other coun.
ties in the matter OF road building.
Some years ago DR.. n. ID. Hatfield.
then a member OF the County Court.
-inaugurated a system OF road con.
struction by the convicts in the County
Jail. He purchased two portable iails.
and those jails. Inhabited by thirty or
mor convicts. guarded by three OF
four guards. have constructed In
some eight ear t~hirty-hve or forty
miles OF the finest macadamized road
10 be seen in West Virginia. The
work has been done under the direc.
ton Of an expert engineer Careful
records OF every expenditure are
kept. The County Clerk can tell
what any particular yard Of road con.
struction cost. and the records indi.
cate that the County Jail prisoners
OF Mcdowell County have been a
source Of profit 10 the county instead
OF expense. They have given the
county many miles Of good road.
which would have taken hundreds Of
thousands OF dollars OF the taxpayers
money TO construct.
How different from the situation in
Ohio County. where prisoners are
kept for months In jail without en-
ployment Of any Kind. and are a ron.
tinual u Of expense TO the county?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-28
Thursday, December IS, 1911.
SOME VIRGINIA DEBT INQUIRIES
A reader OF the IntelIigencer writes
from Buckhannon. w. Va, az follows

O.
from Buckhannon. w. Va. az follows:
rd,,. ~bqSkhannon. Dec. 2s. 1911.
have read your articles on the Viz
slnia oeot with a great degree OF inter
est. put there are n few points you have
not touched which appeal TO me. which
my investigating turn OF mind prompts
Who owns these bonds
Seconu-If west Virginia should pay
the part asHessed to her. what assurance
rest? 'u' pay the
Are any OF said bonds preferred bonds
" NOT, then how will ii be determined
enceP ''
The exact ownership OF the Wiz.
ginia debt certificates is very hard
TO determine at the present time.
The State Of West Virginia has made
efforts TO locate the ownership OF
these certificates. but without great
success. II is generally understood
that about &c. OO. 10000 OF the orig.
inal $4,000. 10000 issue are now held
by a number Of spectators in New
York City. who purchased them from
the original wners. The remaining
$4,000. 10000 is scattered, and prob.
ably many of the certificates have by
this time been lost. The s~upecuIators
who hold the bulk OF the issue are rep.
resented by a New York banking Arm.
which has conducted the negotiations
with the State OF Virginia, and is prac.
tically the complainant in the suit of
Virginia against the State OF West
Virginia.
AS to the second question. the pay.
ment or n-on-payment by West Vir.
ginia OF any part OF these debt certif.
Gates in no n benefits or in.
jures the State Of Virginia. In re.
adjusting her debt Virginia arbitrarily
assumed that the State of West Vir.
ginia should pay about SIS. o 900. 90
OF her total debt OF $40. 900. 900. 90.
She thereupon issued certificates 10
her creditors TO the amount OF SIS.
~OOO,OOO.OO. guaranteeing TO pay these
certificates in full or in part. with
whatever money she obtained from the
State OF West Virginia. There being
nothing better TO accept. her creditors
took these certificates as part paw.
ment of the Indebtedness OF the old
state. Therefore IL Virginia secures
a judgment from West Virginia and
collects any part Of the alleged deb
h will be compelled to turn same
over TO the holders Of the Virginia
debt certificates.
The Intelligence does NOT know
that any Of these certificates are pre
ferred. and on the contrary. 10 be.
neves that they are all on the same
footing and Of the same issue. Il
may be cen from the above that the
State OF Virginia is only a nominal
creditor OF the State Of West Virginia
that she has loaned her name and
standing in Court 10 a bunch OF New
York spectators who we're not even
her creditors. to men who
bought mp deprecated securities
knowing that their validity was con.
tested and who made the purchase
simply as q speculation. The hold.
ers OF these certificates are not recoe.
nizcd by the state Of West Virginia
and with them tho State Of West Vir.
ginla has nothing and can have moth.
Ing 10 do.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-28
The WOOL INDUSTRY THREAT.
ENED.

Even under the favorable condi-
TONS created by the Dingley Law and
by the Payne-Aldrlch Law. the sheen
Industry OF the United States has
hardly held its own. In 1900 there
were 6~l.725.O14 sheep in the United
States. In 1910 there were 57.2Is. 900
sheep. a falling on OF about "a per
cent. During the same time the BOD
ulation OF the United States increased
over 100000 or about Is per cent.
Under the Dingley Law and Payne.
Aldrich Law. American wool has en-
joyed a protective duty of about
eleven cents per pound. The actual
experience OF the sheep raising indus
try shows this duty is not too much.
What will be the result when this
duty is materially reduced. along the
lines of the bill introduced and passed
by the Democrats in the House Of
Representatives? n with a protective
duty OF eleven cents per pound the
industry has not prospered and grown.
how will it exist when that duty is
cut in two.
President Tafts wool tarin message
Is based on incontrovertible facts. II
shows hat on the higher grades OF
merino woods present duties cannot
be materially reduced with safety.
The Democratic tariff program con.
templates the serious reduction Of
these duties. Let the farmers Of Ohio
and West Virginia take notice. Their
principal industry is at stake. Reduc-
tion Of duties means lower prices for
their wool and practically the com
plete destruction OF the industry
which has been their mainstay.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-28
DGW00
Successful Christmas Enterts ument
IN Parish School Last Evening
Other Items Of Interest.

The Christmas entertainment which
vas given last evening by the pupils
OF the 81. MichRel's parish school il
the school hall on Edgington Lane
Lane was well attended aud proved q
success IA every detail The playlet.
santa Ciau,' Visit" was produced In
an able manner and Was well r..
ceived. The affair will be repeated
ON Friday evening. and. Judging. b.
The advance sale of tickets. IL viii b.
as largely attended as last yenm
The proceeds will be used Tor the
beneht OF the school
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-28
Meeting Tonight.

IN interesting meeting OF the Edg
wood camp. Modern WoOdmen Of
America. viii be held tonight in the
EdgwoOd town hall and all members
are urged TO attend. In addition 70
routine matters. officers viii be In
stalled for the ensuing year The
election vas held az ;he last regular
meeting.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-28
BUILD new ROAD
Trolley Link From WImams,oyy, O..
Friendly 20 Bs construetes
at once.

'f'f'.F FOB f.e lrfr.Hrr-.r-
FRIENDLY W Va Dcc. CO TIC
work is 10 be- started after the f-.t
NJ tho year surveying FOR n nov cleo.
'r'c road from fhis cify to William.
town The line viii DO constructed
% once and ample financial backing
-aid fo lave been secured The
road vN onner with tho Williams
town Marietta limo i0 p~ark.raburr
while a road .s ~ prserf in opera
Ton from Friendly to New Martins.
VILE Tho new road VIII follow along
tho hillside
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-28
Big TRACTS SOLD
Land Being Acquired for Proposed
Power Dam on Cheat River
Costs $4,000.

ar'rai I.spai % % rfe fri.uaer-s-
MORyANTOWN. vs. Va. Dec 20
Three tracts Of land have gust boon
purchased outright hy tho Mounta
PARK Land Co., fl be used In Tho
proposed power dam to be built on
heat river Negotiations arc nov
under Tor a part OF the Chess 90.
tate on tracts purchased arc ftt
acres from td White. 5000. oliver
lafes property. $4,000 and David
stafford property. g. 00r
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-28
GALA COUNTY TO VOTE
UNDER The ROSE LAW

special II-pator to pho rn..uiyer.e
GAILlPOLlS. O. Dec e.-The
county commissioners to-day set
Thursday. January Is. as the date for
the Rose local option election In Caria
county. Two thousand two hundred
y seventy eight signatures were on
The petition filed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-28

enc. ana OF the LARGEST a well as the most exclusive
OF summer resort hotels a. Long Branch
Young Hunt studied Law al New Orleans and vas
aamIted 10 the bar lie was > man OF most IovahIe
cNsposnhoh lie was fond OF humor He and mis- p!av.
mate fildreth driited apart. not 10 meet again until m.
sunmer ~ 1871. when President Carried Vas brought
" h"ns brsnch IN the hope that the sea air would
~ : a tonic. restoring his strength so tina, he couId
the eject of The sssassin's bullet
During this period OF Garhelds battle Win 5..,h
! several times saw Judge Hunt. who was then Secra,srr
oi inc Navy in Gsrnelds cabinet. and MIR Hidretb in
close companionship. ! asked Mr.. Hudreth n a. 20
tell me something about his early associ,tto,s -
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-28
Enterta ned Club.

The members ana friends Of the ".
VI. \ VI. club we're delightfully."- enter
tanned By Miss Alma Sax A. her home
on the SatiOnal road. Fulton. Tuesday
evening. The evening was enjoyed
socially and al its conclusion refresh
ments Of a dainty nature were served
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-28
Socialist Meetino.

The Socialists Of EdgWood are ex
pecting a large audience a. their
mass meeting and ralley 10 be held
tomorrow evening iu the Gdgwood
town hall. The principal address 81
fhe evening will DO delivered by Wal
ter y. Hilton. of Wheeling
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-28
Pertinent
Comment


Maybe when Mr. Littleton had his
amicahle visit with the President -her
entered into an agreement eve 20
Pittsburgh each other again-lndiau.
apOIIs News
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-28

Tho world cousuNef 1000 0nn 001
gallons o. beer last year and. unlike
New Works water supply. rho con
slmers hold that not q gallon OF DO
vas wasted Nev Yor, Tribune
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-28
New News of Yesterday
The Brothers Who D~6ed a Whole CITY
10y e !. Gd~sroaJ

M hAAAM HENRY HUNTGSho q Minister 10 Russia IN ,bs ,s,;,t.
wv uahon OIL President Arthur. and Nho died at :, p1r~hrr~ .hU. l.,
once a a native Of Charleston. : & nor bs 80 ~
Hs. "a David Hhdrfh. whose father "a b hishIv 1900 nr,ra
!" WU ne Hloins MOTEL at Charleston Hunt fsthsr xbo - nhvsSsr
M hhore'hs tsihe removed from Charleston TO N~ O,h~s - -,
as err IN her teens senior Hldreth b.came ~. -on,ss,o- =, 49,.
mOt 10 eSkno~ Of New Orleans hotels There the ,or,s.r rs,ch'
te scenc OF hotel keeping which fitted him for h. rapaeeme,t
!" me rec famous Metropolitan Hotel o. NJ VOL - ~
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-28

There are sensible n b~usinesslike
ways OF doing things. and there are
foolish ways. We seem 10 cling 10
the foolish ways.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-28
causino Alarm.

some of the residents ~ Glenwod
Heights are becoming alarmed over a
cave 100 which occurred within the last
few days In an old coal mine Sew.
eral coal mines we're formerly oper.
1'ed ~ that location. but have been
Tor several years. Tho
mouths ~ several have become filed
With debris and ~ U.s. not known where
they ere. a f"W DAYS ago a portion
N % caved boz. causing n hole in the
ground several feet square and nearly
uiuc feet deep o. is about the size Of
90 LARGE room and Oh near two res.
deures. U Ie tho cause OF some ap.
prehension on the part OF other RESI-
dents On that addit lon.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-28

John Arhuckle says he ran make
mani men rich if he can end the right
men The undiscovered viii please
stand up Louisville Courier Journal.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-28

Whom you have = bilious attack
give tnamheriain Tablets r. trial
boy are excellent FOR salo b. al
dcalen
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-28

NAM % woman wif ha fauIfinE
social ambition Keeps her husband on
tle jump
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-28

NO DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY.
The Monroe Waterman. the Par.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-03-24
STRANGE WEDDING CEREMONY

Her love undiminished by the fact
that her betrothed Is now Iegless,
Anna Reilly, pretty brunette, wheel
ed Robert Meyers into the office of
Alderman McInerney, at Pittsburg, a
few days ago and blushingly whisper
ed: alderman, we want to get mar
ried."
Calling into his Office some work
men from the street, the alderman
went through the ceremony with the
clay workmen as witnesses
and attendants. Then the girl wheel
ed her husband back to their little
home.
Meyers was a railroad brakeman
and lost both legs in an accident last
February. He had known his wife for
two years, but they were not engaged
until after the accident.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-03-24

it; ninth, It furnishes a most excellent
hay and a most excellent food in large
quantities for man and beast.
The following is a summary of Far
mers' Bulletin No S26: In 1905. the
farm described in this bulletin pro
duced one-fourth bale of cotton and 10
bushels of corn to the acre. In 1906.
after crop of cowpeas, it produced
one-half bale of cotton and "a bushels
of corn to the acre: after cowpeas and
500 pounds of commercial fertilizer,
nearly three-fOuTths OF a bale Of cot
ton to the acre; and after Cowpeas
and clover continuously for two years,
one bale of cotton to the acre.
Cowpeas have been the most i'm
portant factor in building up the fer
tility OF the soil. The pea thrasher
made ii possible to utilize the cowpea
not only for feed and seed but also as
source Of considerable revenue.
Planting cowpeas in rows about two
feet apart saves seed and brings great
er returns in yields of seed and hay
The Mississippi station at Starkville
states that it has been its experience
that the increase in both seed and hay
obtained when the seed was drilled in
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-03-24
PREVENT WASHING OF LAND
Vegetable Matter Will Absorb
Much Water.
CBy C. II. ALFORDD


r. E. H, Sturgis, Miss, ASKS What
Is the best way to prevent hill land
from washing away?"
Of course, no human pr acaution can
wholly prevent the was ming Of Guilt
waited lands. However, you can easily
prevent excessive washing Soil thor
oughly pulverized and, full of vegetable
matter to a depth of, say ten inches
will readily absorb three inches of
rainfall, and soil in this condition
will suffer no surface washing from
ordinary rains. Any crop which re
quires clean cultivation, as for exam
pie cotton, is eXhausting to the land
for the main reason that constant ex-
pOsure of the surface of the soil to the
sun uses up the vegetable matter, re-
duces the water holding capacity of
the soil, and the soil particles are
more easily washed away Sow some
crop like peas, vetch, bur clover. rye,
wheat, or oats when you lay by the
cotton to bind the surface particles
and protect 1t from washing in the
fall and winter.
While you may gradually deepen
your soil, fill 1t full of humus, cover
it with vegetation as much of the year
as pOssible-still these methods may
not be sufficient at all times to enable
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-03-24
CLOCK WAS MADE IN 1890

An interesting specimen of a long
clock. made in 1890. is owned by a
gentleman at Lutterworth. 1t has an
oval face, a hand which points to the
days OF the week, completing the
round in seven days; one which shows
the true dead beat. and another which
points to the chimes and quarters.
On the upper part Of the clock is a
small orchestra. which includes
flute, a cello and two violins, and
boy and girl in addition to three sing
ers. The hours and the quarters are
struck and every three hours a tune
is played three times over either on
the bells alone. the lyricord or on
both together" while the three figures
beat time and the boy and girl dance
to the music.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-03-24

The incubator chicks are killed with
kindness by being overfed and kept
too warm.
Sow cabbages and caulif1ower seeds
for an early crop of these delicious
vegetables.
During the dormant season is the
time to prune your trees if you wish
to promote their growth.
Strawberries, tomatoes and cucum-
bers grown under glass will need to
be hand pollinated. to insure a good
set.
Make it a rule to count the biddies
every day. Some folks never do this.
They might be robbed and never
know ii.
There is a large difference between
the COW that loses $40 a year and the
one that clears $50 It's blood. breed
and care that make it.
Sow sweet peas for spring and early
summer flowers. They do best in a
night temperature of As to so degrees
and 90 degrees during the day.
Soak the soil in the pots of house
plants with mild solution of limewa-
ter at monthly intervals to prevent
worms from becoming troublesome,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-03-24
WHEN THE TWINS TRAVELLED

curious scene was Witnessed at
Kings Cross station, London, the other
Saturday on the arrival of the ex-
press from Edinburgh Two WON
en-, known as the sisters Rosa and
Josepha Black, who are III many re-
spects similar to the SianAese twins
being joined together from the waist
downward, stepped out on the plat
form. They alighted without diff
Guilty, and walked to the ba1rier. Here,
however, there was a difficulty. for
the twins presented only cne ticket
After a long conference between the
collector, a policeman, and the friends
of the joint couple. they were allowed
TO pass the barrier. 1t is to be sup
posed that the puzzle was too great
for ordinary people to solve.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-03-24
SEVENTEEN YEARS OVERDUE

A lady in business in Lorient,
France. received a letter the other
day, which was sent to her from Con
carneau, postponing an engagement.
The receiver of the letter could make
nothing OF it. Then she locked at the
date both on the letter and the en-
velope. She found 1t was September
Z, 1893. On the back of the envelope
was an official note in red ink to the
effect that it had been found in ma
king some repairs at the post Office at
Concarneau, last November For sew
enteen years the letter had lain in
the post Office and after it was found
it had taken nearly three months to
reach it's destination.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-03-24
<bGe1lerul 81
FGT'T1lN()tGS

Every brood SOW should rear 70
pigs d year.
The easiest money On the farm is
made from hogs.
1t costs no more to rear a well-bred
animal than scrub.
Tree planting will improve the farm
or the roadway wonderfully.
= More money is made from hogs
than any other domestic animal
All old raspberry end blackberry
canes should be cut out and burned
Gooseberry and currant stalks over
three years old should be pruned out
No farmer can hope to attain sue
cess by rearing scrub plants and ami
mails.
On the average farm the poultry
yard is superintended by the house
wife.
Keep turning fermenting manure
heaps so prevent the material from
burning
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-03-24
DIAGNOSED CASE IN DREAM

A romance that dips into the realm
of mysticism lies behind the marriage
OF Miss Elsie Turner to Dr. Lawrence
F. Keith at Boston.
Miss Turner was stricken i'll with
mysterious ailment. Specialists treat
ed her With no favorable results. She
was finally taken TO the home of Doc
tor Keith. He was batfled till one day
Miss Turner calmly told him what the
trouble was and prescribed the treat
ment.
why, where in the world did you
learn that" Doctor Keith asked in
amazement
Doctor told me In a dream" The
young woman named an old friend of
the family long since dead. Doctor
Keith followed out the dream dag
nosts She is now we'll.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-03-24
A FOOD STORY
Makes a Woman Of 70 "One in 10000"

The widow of one Of Ohio's most
distinguished newspaper editors and
a famous leader in politics in his day.
says she is 70 years old and n "strOn-
ger woman than you will find in ten
thousand" and she credits her fine
physical condition to the use Of Grape
Nuts:
MANY years ago l had a terrible
fall which permanently injured my
stomach. For years 1 lived on a
preparation Of corn starch and milk,
but it grew SO repugnant to me that
had to give it up. Then 1 tried, one
after another, a dozen different kinds
Of cereals, but the process of diges-
ton gave me great pain.
ut was not until I began to use
Grape-Nuts food three years ago that
found relief. 1t has proved. with the
dear Lords blessing, a great boon to
me. 1t brought me health and vigor
such as I never expected to again en-
Joy, and in gratitude l never fail to
sound its praises" Name given by
Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a Reason"
Look for 1t in the little book. "The
Road to Wellville," to be found in pkgs.
Ever read the above IetterF A new
are genuine, true, and full OF human
interest.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-03-24
WOMAN'S QUEER MASQUERADE

The story Of woman's strange life
comes from Chelsea, Eng, where an
inmate Of the workhouse has confess
ed to having lived fifty years as a
man without being discovered. She
is now seventy-f1ve years old, and
tells of this with a lively exultation
in the adventure She assumed the
guise of a man because she thought
that with it she could earn her living
more easily. She was married at the
age OF sixteen, after being well edu
Gated, and Immediately left her hus.
band, dislikng his treatment of her.
She worked as a painter and decora-
tor.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-03-24
PATRIARCHAL PEAFOWL

The Oldest peafowl in the world is
believed to be that owned by Thomas
Lambert, a farmer of Sulphur Well.
Metcalf county. The bird apparently
is Just as active as ever. He
has roasted in trees 10 years. In
1910 Horatio Thompson came to Ken
lucky from Virginia, bringing with him
this peafowl. This bird was then be-
tween 10 and Is years old. When Mr.
Thompson died this gay knight OF
fowldOm passed 10 Thomas Lambert
For 10 years the peafowl roasted On
the same limb OF a large oak tree
until the tree was cut down. This
bird is known all over southern Ken
lucky and Peafowl school in Metcalfe
county. was named In his honor