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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23

mann. chairman Of the National Base
Ball Commission. said today that ma or
league owners Will not worry over the
formation IN Sew York last night Of an
outlaw base bal League. with plans 20
put teams IN cincinnati. New YORK.
Pittsburgh. brooklyn. Baltimore. Wash
ington. Reading and Richmond.
"All those leagues wind up az fhe
same place-nowhere." said SIR. Herr
mann.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23
HUNDRED MILLION
BABY HAS XMAS PARrY

wAsHINGTON. Dec. ee-vinsor
Walsh Mclean. the 500. 200. 900 baby.
grandson Of John Y. Mclean and the
late mining magnate. Thomas r. Walsh.
and sole heir 90 their combined fortunes.
tonight was host at his third a ristmas
celebration.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23

Th" funeral ~ Mrs Tff-aIet1 Klein.
20 r lied TUESDAY afternoon no lH
clock vas held yesterday afternoon DOB
fNc family resfierrr No Tf0f Wnofe
street Infrrmerf was made az grrrr-
u01f cemetery
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23

In Canonsburg visiting relatives.
James crow. OF West Liberty. Is
spending a few days as the guest OF To-
cal friends.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23

ArrnnRements are being made nv the
congregation ~ the -. Marv'a Cathofir
church Of Trisdelphin FOR the Fis Ing of
n prize euchre party On Craft's hall In
~Iriadelpnia on "Wednesday eveniuE. de-
cemher -. Prizes viii be- awarded. and
after several hours OF playing refresh
meuts viii be served by the following
committee Miss Mary hilbert. Mrs.
Miss Louise hilbert
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23

Most Girls dislike being kissed-by
The wroug fellow.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23

In Stone Church.
The preaching services in the Stone
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23
PROSECUTE cHURcHMAH
FOR Part IN CONSPIRACY

LISBON. Dec. 21-The government
has decided 70 prosecute Mgr Meneds
R~ilo. patriarch n Lisbon on n charge
~ conspirinR ain the republic.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-15
Shifting Responsibility

The men are dropping out Of church and
the women have been running It, Form
erly the men were pillars of the church.
IL is a loss OF society that the women have
assumed the responsibilities OF the men in
church as well as In the home. Now they
propose TO let the man slip the response
bility for elections off on the women. 1t is
a shame. Let the women stay at home and
get some good Christian principles instilled
in their boys and teach them how TO vote.
and there will be no cries about the ne
cesslty Of purifying the ballot"
This woman believes In families. families
Of more than man and wife
Another trouble with present society, "
she warmed up TO her subject, lis that wo-
men look upon marriage as merely a good
way TO extend their good time. When they
talk OF marriage they speak OF the fine
trips they will have whether they can at
ford an automobile and which box they
will take for the symphony concerts.
Every women ought 10 want 10 be q
mother She ought 10 have such love
for her husband that she will delight IN
making sacrifices to raise an heir for the
family several OF them In fact. II she
does this and does IL with attention 70
their moral welfare she viii have little
time or inclination to run around trYing
40 get a chance 10 vote
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-15
Nubs of knowledge

A process for extracting the ink from
old newspapers so that the paper may
be converted into pulp and used again has
been invented In Germany.
Washing a razor hone in hydrochloric
acid and then in water will remove steel
psticies which have filled It's pores and
lessened it's usefulness.
Londons new REINFORCED concrete post
office is said by experts to be able to
Withstand the ravages OF that city's atmos-
phere for 1000 years.
OF the total production OF lumber in the
United States last year soft woods con
tributed 76 per cent and hardwoods "A per
cent
lnclosing one asbestos box within an
other, with an air space between, a French
inventor has brought out fireproof jewel
case,
Instead by a pendulum, clock invented
by st. Louis man is operated by an cleo
trically driven lever suspended above IN,
works
Honduras is developing a valuable in
dustry from its hitherto despised guiana
palm trees, which yield a lumber that ia
lighter than cork.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-15
N1AGa.
MAMMALS Of ANGELICA

never allowed him to call on me. lie
asked me the other night IL I wouldn't
let him, but told him that I had made
up my mind to give up certain things
liked during Lent, and the most important
OF these was not to allow any handsome
young men to come to see me. He sent
me the loveliest orchids the next day.
But, to go back to Johnnie. he certainly
has been sweet. 1 decided TO have him
ask me to marry him on Monday, be-
cause my blue chiffon was finished that
day, and it's so sort OF suitable for that
kind OF thing. 1t was all nearly spoiled,
though, because he came around on Sun
day, and / inadvertently kept on my black
and gold. That is really the kind OF gown
to wear for a rather subtle or difficult
affair.
AS long as l was going to accept Johnnie
the following day, l thought 1t best to alb
solutely dispose of Tom Meekman on sun
day He had been hanging around and
annoying me quite a good deal. So l put
on the black and gold, with the slippers
to match (to make sure, and by O'Clock
The came a quarter of had finished him
off nicely. I finally got him off the
premises by half-past, though II took
pretty clever management / thought I'd
have to send for a taxi for a while, but 1t
wasn't necessary. There is a hotel quite
near our house. and he didn't have far to
go TO get strengthened up little. 1 be-
lieve those hotel people ought to give me
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-15
Burning Out the Plague

top Of all are thrown the frozen. uncof-
fined bodies, Then the torch is applied
10 the logs and the OIL flame does the est
The coolies who drive the dead wagons
and handle the bodies are all fatalists.
They so about their tasks mounting a
cultural sing song Gu two occasions
coolie teamsters have been stricken on
their way to the fire hill They fell
back IN their cars among the dead and
the horses jogged on under loose fsins.
Everywhere in the cities physicians ana
nurses, policemen. station guards and 9TH
ers iny public service have adopted the
hoods white. shost-like robes ana gauEs
masks for nose and mouth. They look
not unlike foot ball players. Others have
adopted a combination Of rubber clothing
with hooda over the entire head. and tied
about the neck. Through these hoods
oniy the eyes are seen. ThUs Cla6. they
look Like divers.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-15

Writing Of the plague situation in China
in the New York World, William Heems-
berger, a Hollander who spent fifteen
years in the country, says the Chinese
government has sent out a call for doc
tors, nurses and hospital attendants, and
announces that all foreign physicians com
ing 10 the country's aid will be insured In
the sum OF 5000
In every city an official Is in charge Of
the work OF burning the dead but though
the funeral pyres are kept aIgbt dag and
night, the dead are accommodating. The
method OF cremation Is not unlike that
which obtains in India where the scourge
Is a nationwide pail over that unhappy
country. Collins are set up on end In a
semicircle and tipped toward the center
the way new cut grain Is stacked in the
harvest fields. Around the base OF the
e0ffina Ql saturated logs are piled. On
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-15

Dr. Henry King Carroll. the religious
stHtistieians figures that the total Increase
Tor all religious bodies in this country dur
Ing 1919 was 300 ministers. 2,4Si churches
and 62S,s55 communicates: the totals are not
go large as 1900 The grand totals are no.
i5J ministers. 2lS1E churches and S5,SS2'77
communicates. on the basis Of 100000
population the number OF communicates Is
equivalent to 3s5 out OF every 1000 OF popu-
lation. including infants and young children.
The great body OF communicates is Chris
tlan and, as DR. Carroll says, 'all except
an insignificant percentage Is what may
DE called orthodox Christian. and the vast
NDdy of orthodox Christian are Of what is
called tine evangelical type"
During 1910 the largest gains were re-
ported by the Catholics, with the Metho-
dist bodies standing second; the Disciples
Of Christ third. and the Baptists fourth
DenominationRi gains show: Roman Cath
Ole. ITO. 100: Disciples OF Christ, $3.50; regu-
lar Baptists Csouth). 49.74s; African Metho-
dist Episcopal partly due to readjustment),
H64; Cumberland Presbyterian largely
due to readJustmenp 10000; Lutheran
synodical- confer snce, 1875; regular Bap-
lists (colored) S4.5se; Methodist Episcopal
(sOuth), 5000; Greek orthodox. 5000; Metho-
dist Episcopal. 5000; Lutheran general
synod, n 1855; Northern Presbyterian, 1885;
and Protestant Episcopal, 1851. II should
be born in mind that the census Of 1890
furnished the first complete basis for com
parsons and estimates of growth The
net gains during the first decade. ending
in 1900 showed 32.l65 ministers, &,5il
churches and 6,I5.4e7 communicates, while
in the second decade. ending in 1910, the
net gains were 26,952 ministers 1885
churches and LSiSs52 commandments; an
annual average gain OF 26a5 ministers, 2.7SS
churches and 7S4S97 commandments It will
thus be seen, while the absolute gain an
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-15
"De Tough Mug"

Say, onct / wuz in Washin'ton
To see dat flossy gent
De high mOgul, de heavy gun,
DE guy what's president.
He pipes me mug, he sees me strengt,
He trembles in his shoes,
An den he says To me, at lengt
Say, hers me chob fer youse"
"Fergit it," / filings out-dst way.
"G'wan, sell yer papers, ye jay.
I'm de goods, yer chob is too easy, bo sayl
J. cud handle yer graft like a dream;
It's as easy as peaches an cream;
But why should / change to a graft dat Il
strange Wen In one own line I'm su-
preme?
lives Were blokes is boin so tough
Dey's nuttin dey can loin,
An say ] tells youse II is rough,
De wicked trail dey boin'
But wen dey stacks up wit mesself
Dey're angel boys fer sure,
puts de bunch back on de shelf
guess I'm pretty poor!
A awful tough mug, dAts wot
OATS de general rep I've got.
Say, look al dat arm, Pm de kiddo data
warm. I'm more dan just waTn-lm
hot!
I'm de wonder uV-cheese t. de cop!
Say, cul, I'm too busy to stop
I'd trim him up prime II 4 only had time,
but 1 gottO git back TO de shop.
-Berton Braley In New York Times.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-15
Slow Progress in Religion

ministers was considerably less In the sec
ond decade than in the first, with an
obviously reduced percentage. the absolute
increase of communicates over the previous
decade was large, reaching nearly 100000
and there was also a somewhat higher fig
ure for churches.
The Lutherans, as a denomination rank
third among the Protestants in the United
States, having secured an advance of
$4,000 communicates. The Swedish
Evangelical bodies, the outcome of the
Waldenstromian movement IN Sweden.
might properly be counted as Lutheran, ac-
cording to DR.. Carroll, and IL they are
added the total Lutheran strength In the
United states is 2SOi.4s6 Lutherans have
become the leading Protestant body in
Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota
and Wisconsin, and rank second in Iowa,
Michigan. Nebraska and Pennsylvania. II
is a polyglot church, using in this country
the English. German, Norwegian, Swedish,
Danish. 1celandic Finnish Esthonian, Hun
garian, Lettish, Slovakian. Polish Werd-
ish, Bohemian and Lapp languages. DR..
Carroll acknowledges the assistance OF DR.
John n. Lenker, the eminent Lutheran
statistician, who states that in the world
the Lutheran communion has Is I02 pas
tors, 6Oss5 churches and 100000 baptized
members,
The clerk of the First church, Christian
Scientist, Boston. reports that during the
last three years there has been an incr aase
of s72 readers and 436 churches. The num-
Der of members lie not stated, but In .e0l
the total was S5Oo6. However, the gain in
readers and branch churches during the
last three years has been large. and the
natural inference is that there has been
considerable gain in membership. No rea-
son IL assigned why the membership fig
ures are eld.-Indianspolis News.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-15
BY WALTER A. sINCL

1T blushlng is an art my bushes are
artless." asserted Dotue.
."Art?" ! queried, In surprise 'or, may
hap, art-estp'
you read that a Boston clergyman says
the modern girl has lost the art Of blush
ing. didn't youg she continued
y never miss them" 1 replied. Il mean
those articles Of news"
IL admit don't follow the art'-she
began.
"Art for hearts sake" suggested,
cutely.
Art for cheeks sake, / would say" she
retorted.
why do think YOU have never acquired
the art7'' finally asked
Because I don't know how TO paint
she ululated.
Of have frequently thought as much from
'zefi6 results" I admitted, meaningly.
Il ignore the insinuation,' she flared,
that I have streaky technique"
Il thought we were talking about your
complexion replied. But let It GO
Indeed. will not. It took plenty of
fresh air and expense to acquire this com
piexion." she cried angrily.
1T is a rather long walk to the nearest
drug store, isn'tFn9' 1 agreed.
Y have a right 70 be proud OF my rosy
color she declared.
Very cheeky" l murmured.
II don't see why this minister wants to
make girls blush" she pouted.
Il didn't notice he did" I reioined. He
Just said they rnisiaid the art Of blushing
He ought 20 know that modern girl
would use up too much time at II II she
had to blush on every occasion she ought
to-"
.'we DONE need to do it now; we sublet
the Job. she remarked.
"How's that?' / Intercepted.
''rhe men are always blushing for us
now" she snapped.
Maybe the minister saw pair-or a set
of harem" =" began.
Stop" she commanded.
'Onsa wax dummy, in a window" l
elucidated ~ saw an awful crowd Of men
in 'front.' Of store where they were on
exhibit today
What do you think Of them7' she in
quired.
Some Of the strongest, toughest men ]
ever met In front Of a window" I an
ewered. ~ couldn't force my way to the
.jsront'
~ didn't mean the men, she exclaimed
impatientlys ~, .e
wen, the dummies nowadays are GER
tainly different than the vacant faced
pumpkin heads on wire frames they had
when was lad" confessed.
81 believe that when YOU saw a sheath
skirt on one, when that was the style, you
referred to It as a. dummy directory. So
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-15

Saw. I'm so tough dat wen l strolls
Iione de streets NV town,
De coppers dey all hunts DER holes
An piIlls de covers down;
An wen | goes to sit a drink
ne barkeep' willis an shakes,
An 1 don't have TO flash no chink
Fer all de booze 1 takes.
awful tough mug-dat's mel
1 don't take no funny stuff-see!
I m a terror. all right, I'm regular fright,
I'm de boy wild de dukes, hully chez!
Dere's huttin' on cart my size
It's me that's putin youse wise,
I'm de candy, de stuff, I'm de genyuine
tough I'm old Jesse James in dis
guise,
Last night I walks FIT avenoo,
Me dicer on me ear,
An all de milhonaires toins- blue
Wit envy an wit fear
Dey gets out OF DER automobiles
An shakin' in DER knees,
Dey asks me hows de way / feels
An will l join EN-, please.
&C want! wuz me comeback Ike dat;
C wan, youse,' / answers EN-, flat
go back to yer seats, sure / owns al dc
streets don't stand on de corner an
blatt.
&c want says 1, git IN yer traps.
Dyer tink / wud ride Wit youse vans
Nouse kin ride until ten, youse Is safe
until den, an afterwards-maybe per
haps?'
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-15

refuse to ask any leading questions
now" she informed.
Not at all. Merely noticed that, as the
scuIptors have been forced to put clothes
on works OF art. the clothers are putting
works Of art in clothes, to return the
compliment" 7 expounded.
IF wax figures are art-and they arc
always blushlng- excuse me" she enunci-
ated "TH have TO take a look around
at the spring suits 10 while away the
Lenten season"
why don't you get some particular
clothes for Lent?' I questioned.
81 do wear fast colors," she declared.
Fur coats and straw hats are all the
style now" 7 observed. IT think I'll stroll
out dolled up like that and see il 1 can
get away with It like the girls can. 1t
always makes me smile to see that COM
bination."
'Tve heard your opinions on that" she
interrupted. "And yet men don't think It
odd when they wear negligee shirts with
stiff, starched, double collars choking their
necks. Yes, and I've seen men bundled
up in fur overcoats and wearing low cut
shoes to display their loud hosiery"
III Ia supposed you were such an OBJ
serving young person I'd never have started
this discussion" admitted Anything
else7'
Judging from the advertisements see
in the magazines began.
stop, woman! Even II the postmaster
general could not save you 1 will not
listen" I disclaimed. art or not, you
ought ~ blush"
Il don't think they're such great art"
she giggled.
But she did blush.
Copyright. 1911, by the n. Y. Herald Coz
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-15

when the annual report of the Minnesota
state Labor bureau showed that women
broken into All but half dozen of the
more than GO occupations into which in
dustry is divided, the ST. Paul Pioneer
Press secured some views on the sub
JeoS. One woman, white haired with
the cares OF many children and full Of
good works for the community. said;
AN this talk about taxation without
representation is very nice. IL Il a
good theory. Women own land, why
should not they vote2 Sure. let them
have fhe ballot. But how does II work
out IN practice? Just look al the change
there has been In America life in our gen.
Grafton.
IN my fathers time he was the boss
% The house. When there was any disci-
pHning 10 do. the woodshed was the ju-
Nenile court and the probation system be-
gan with the smooth side OF single.
But preefy soon father became too busy 20
bother with the discipline OF the children
IL Was 'rurRed over TO mother. She handled
the back OF the hair brush 10 advantage,
But then came womens clubs ana mother
attended them and learned about Brown
ing and Shakespeare. Where are the chill
dteng Perhaps they show up az meal time
Perhaps they have taken the car to their
aunts-
Their parents may so TO the theater
and the next morning never ask their
i5-year-old son, or perhaps younger. where
.le was the night before. There is no time
Tor that confidence between mother and
son which vas the basis OF much OF the
ught apbringing Of the children twenty
years ago.
IA "a she same ~sy In church work
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-15

evening, however. He seemed to like the
blue gown even more than the black and
gold. Johnnie's so smart looking himself
and the back OF his head is so attractive.
l believe 1 could be happy in a garnet
with him. In fact, I think II would be
charming to try the experiment We could
get one that overlooked the park and have
caves built in TO make IL thoroughly real
istic. l would get up quite early in the
morning and prepare his breakfast. I'd
let the cook (we'd have a very good cook
fix the eggs and coffee, but I'd put them
on the table before him. And I'd never
tell him about the broken refrigerator, or
leaks, or bills.
Agnes Is going to marry Archie. and
we're going TO toss up to see who'll have
the first wedding. She told me he hadn
proposed yet, but, OF course, that doesn't
interfere with our plans
Copyright, 1871 by the n. Y. Hearld Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-15


each other, and he said he didn't think
he'd ever love any woman. He's evidently
crazy about me, and think we are going
to be very happy together. 1 certainly
never could have married Philip. He's
the kind OF man that would always be
polite to you and say how green the grass
looks and how blue the sky is, and MY
dear. do not excite YOURSELF"
I've had quite a lot OF proposals, and
am supposed to have turned down Batty
Morris Every debutante with any pre-
tence Of being attractive is thought to have
done that. Even that little Daisy May
nard, with whom he danced once at the
ThOmpsOns. All her relations said he had
proposed, but that Daisy wouldn't look
az him. Agnes said It was true, as far
as that went. but he had only proposed
that they should go and have an ice to-
gether
Batty likes me quite a lot. although I
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-15

some sort of commission. Johnnie came
in unexpectedly right after he left, and
i didn't have time to change my dress and
slippers, and my ideas for Monday were
nearly ruined in consequence. said I
had a headache and was very firm with
him, and he finally left. going in the direc-
ton of the hotel
Everything went off beautiful next
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-15

We-Agnes and 1, OF couTse-were dis
cussing our weddings the other day, and
! have decided to be married in June. 1
shall only be engaged three months, and
/ had him propose on Monday. l decided
on Johnnie. He's such an angel, really.
The last fight we 1 almost thought he was
going to wipe up the floor with me-
We said the most insulting things TO
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-15
This is the
DayWe
Celebrate

Names nd SCHOOL, Wear.
Charles Walnut nm 1900
Lester 4nd s 1905 South houn
Elmer Bauman, 8SO Hamilton St Walnut Hin. lso2
Thieth Webster 1905
252S Davenport Central 19o2
Harry BSieman 2Sd Parker So
Central 1904
Windsor 1904
1903
william H. Cary 1886 Grand Ave Monmouth Park 1905
1vey Chapman s4go indiana Ave . -. 1eom 1908
Pauline Columbian 19OO
Coby Kennedy,
howard D9Lam't sS 1884, Spencer g High 1892
Thythrd
Clifton Hill 1900
1920 South Thirteenth St Lincoln 1900
Garnnke, North Sixteenth St oass ...lSoO
Goldberg 4ls South Tenth St. oass 1901
Eighteenth St Phomena 1903
Burdete Lake 1902
1i2 Foyfourth Saunders 1903
Bessie Jackson $50 South Twentyrs Ave Mason '''lSS7
Sixteenth Cass ..19o4
Waldo M 1867 Cass Saunders 1895
George LANCER 1929 south T%enyhrSt St 1aste 1901
Thirth
Thirteenth
Harold Mun 1918 North Twenty-xth Long
Lucille Mendel 44OS North Twenyeighth St Saratoga
Murphy,
Fifteenth
Carl Phelps Forest 1900
1918 North Forteth St Saunders 1892
All Ohio Clifton Hill. ..'-lSse
21Os South Ninth s High ..'.''.'lS94
Vernon Peabody 1927 Miami
Harry South Tenth st~.. Cass 1902
Harry Peterson High 1894
Carl 1918 North Thiryarh Franklin 1895
Rannie Thrty-nnth Central 1897
Ruth Sunderland 1903
Schneider 5000 South Eighteenth st st Joseph 1903
South Twenty-ourth Mason 1901
selcow, Fanam 1903
Central 1906
Smith, High 1893
116 South Thirteh st 4Hgh 1893
Long 1900
Wilson 2715 Blonde Long 1901
Anna Wagner TIT
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-15

But why do her folks object to
hsr marrying a landscape gar
eener9 You know the first man
that ever lived was a gardener"
Yea but he didn't hold his Job
ELEl"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-15
Daily Health Hint

MIX is not only drink. but food. IL
should be taken slowly. and is % nourish-
Ing that only strong stomach can assimi-
late milk and meat together.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-15

Why do the magazines make
such . fuss over the increased
postal rates on their advertising
matteT7'
No doubt because they realize
mat Ito not % heavy a. theb
sealing matte.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-06
Rainey Still After Roosevelt.

Washington.-Th African hunting
trip, as organized and carried out by
the Smithsonian institution via
Roosevelt is the subject of the latest
proposed congressional investigation.
The suggestion was received here
Friday by Representative Rainey of
Illinois from citizen of a Georgia
town. who referred to such an in
quiry as a public service" and to the
Smithsonian institution as a trash
heap institution"