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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-25
MONDAY, NOVEMBER rs. 1912.
AN IMPORTANT RECOMMEND.
ALTON.

The decision OF the board Of aroi'
tration, which has been considering
the demands OF The engineers of nifty
Two railroads east of Chicago ant
north of Norfolk and Cincinnati, an
nounced today, settles labor dispute
which, until it was agreed to submit
IL to arbitration. seriously threatened
the public The details of the aware
are given in our news columns. Al
though a general increase IN wages is
not granted. it provides for certain in
creased compensation and improved
and uniform rules OF service II is
partial victory for the engineers, the
board taking the stand that they are
entitled TO q fair wage and disregard
ing the claim of the railroads that
they were unable TO stand an increase
The relation OF wages of engineers to
those of other classes OF employees in
the train service was the guiding prin-
ciple. \ discussion of the facts in
this connection led the board to es-
tablish the principle of minimum
wage for the entire district which
would raise the wages for certain
classes of service on some roads and
rot effect roads paving an adequate
minimum Ii the railroads affected by
the decision cannot meet the increase
they can appeal to the interstate COM
merce commission for permission to
raise their freight rates.
An important recommendation of
the board. one in which the public is
most yitally concerned is that state
and federal wage commissions Tor
railroad labor be established The
board calls attention 10 the fact that
tho interests of the public would he
more seriously affected and involved
hy railroad strike than those of
either the railroads or their employees,
and that it is Imperative that some
other way be found TO settle differ
ences between railroads and their men
'uan by strike. II is pointed out that
the railroads are subject To- the inter
state commerce commission and var
1DuS state commissions but that The
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-25

Il ~ Y Oll His
friend's arm. Won ought not-goop
goowallop--to drink this way"
Tom looked at Digby in some appre
hension. He didn't mind what Digby
said. IL was that uncassifed sound
IN the midst of Digby's buttons that
alarmed him AMI made him feel that
IL he wasn't seeing things maybe he
was beginning TO hear things.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS not-goop. goo.
wallop-treating your family right
Tom continued Mr.. Bell. "Gurrrr!"
Tom threw of Mr. Bells hand and
moved away.
60 away from me, darn Won" said
the victim 10 Digby. You're haunt.
ed?'-Cincinnati Illness Star.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-25
CONGRESS AND BUSINESS.

\ week hence Congress will open
and we may then secure some indica.
ton u legislative tendencies the com.
in@ winter, comments Henry Clews.
~ coarse no important new legisla
ton IS anticipated until the next ad d..
ministration. \ good deal of prelim-
mary work on the tariff and banking
viii be done IN the committee rooms
this winter. which though not utiliz-
cd during the Taft administration will
De influential IN shaping tariff or
financial legislation during Mr.. vii.
sons regime, Mr.. Wilson has an
nounced his intention OF calling an ex
ira session for the purpose cf short
eninS the period of uncertainty. and
TIE work done this winter should me.
terially aid prompt action next spring.
Al the very earliest it would seem ag
II sin OF seven months must elapse be-
fore any new legislation REILLY goes
INTO elect During this period Il need
cause no surprise if business exhibits
more or less hesitancy for neither
merchants nor manufacturers can we'll
undertake important new operations
eHtencinS into the future while this
disturbing element of uncertainty re-
mains. consumption Of merchandise
Will Of course 20 on as usual: SO the
retail trades will be .ess likely TO feel
the effects Of hesitation tfar the
wholesale trades. Meanwhile both
merchants and manufacturers will
carry as small stocks as possible. and
business may therefore become OF a
Land to-mouth character: "a fact OF
course which will not increase indus.
trial activity. After this period of
hesitancy is over and if nothing UNI
ioreseen develops. it is reasonable to
anticipate renewed activity in all de-
partmcnts, since our markets will be
bare Of goods and high prices will
tempt rapid increase in production.
IL Is 90 he hoped that the tariff is
not tie only subject that will receive
serious attention this winter. The trust
question can well be deferred fS a Pc
rod IN order to see how far economic
forces viii correct the tendency to-
ward MONOPOLY: also TO obtain still
further evidence of the effects good
ana bad from enforcement of the
Sherman law, which eventually must
he amended There is no more inn
r"rtant business question toGay than
that of banking and currency reform.
., lie Money Trust investigation is a Ri
Giculous farce. ana the sooner that
particular committee drops its sensa-
tional methods and turns its attention
to intelligent revision az our banking
laws upon sound lines the better for all
concerned Our present currency sys-
tenn is a blot upon our national intel
.igence. for no civilized country i'm the
world works under such a poor and
obsolete banking system as the Unit
ed States. Al ,khie
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-25
TEMPTATION.

4 ALWAYS want to read a book
When | have work on hand.
A most slluring volume then
Is lying on the stand.
Ii have nothing on my mind
And work Is rather slack
The seifsame book a week can lie
Unopened on the rack.
How tempting when ! ought TO be
So busy making hay
IL any book that happens to
Be lying In my way!
want TO cast my pen aside
And take furtive look
For just about a half an hour
in that alluring book.
1t doesn't matter TO me what
The volume is about.
IL may be poetry or prose.
A treatise on the govt,
A little book on fancy work,
On how TO Til the land,
Just SO it serves TO turn me from
The work l have in hand.
But that is not the worst Of it
oh, no, that isn't ALL
For when temptation thus appears
The truth Is that fall.
Nor do / read for half an hour
And then the covers bang
I keep It up for half a day
And let the work 20 hansi
Baltimore city council has rejecte
to establish one or MOI
dance halls.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-25
saving Patent Leather.

Patent leather shoes and slippers
VIII last twice as long II you wipe
them on occasionally with a soft cloth
that has been wrung out of olive oil.
Keep the cloth in small tin box one
that has a cover. and the oil will last
n long time.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-25

|
TUBkEYS.
But the indians held fcasts during
| the harvest moon. when they saug
and danced ~ ihGuSfulucSs to tn"
great Manitou. long before white men
came here. And what about the feast
OF the iugathering which is in The end
| Of the year. when thou haSt gathered
| In thy lIbors cut Of The field which
God commanded Moses aud the chi'
dren of Isrea to keep: That, $50 far
as | know. is tue first record OF
Thanksgiving. --.er---
We'll, I'm 'spoiutedr' declared Nyr.
tie. Cant America have anything
'riGinal:"
"Amcricans. the pilgrims. cer'aiu'y
had an original amount of harvest
10 hold their first Thanksgiving over.
How much was il now. Doris
Twenty acres of corn aud six acres
Of barley aud peas" answered Doris
"IIo." scoffed BERTHE. For the whole
lot of them: We raised three times
Ms much as that this year, for our
Selves
Then we should be three times y,
thankful said mamma softly. Hui
of the brave hundred who had landed
from the Mayfower on plymouth
rock the year before this more than
half had died, no that all who were
left lived in seven houses"
Yes, and John Alden and the Puri.
tan maiden, Priscilla lived in some OF
those houses" added Doris
Certainly Probably the young and
strong John Alden was one ~ the
four men that Governor Bradford
sent fowing. that We might after
! more special manner rejoice together
The men hunted two days and brought
home loads of wild turkeys aud prob.
ably pigeons and partridges too thev
needed plenty. for chief MaSSaoit ana
ninety of his friendly Indians were IN
vited Ia the feast. Great fires wore
built under the trees ont of doors. h'.
sides those In the kitchens. And
suppose pretty Priscilla helped WIN
the three days of cooking aud serving
The Indians brought five deer to heip
the supplies, aud they had fish Snl
clans and oysters besides"
And wild grapes"
probably. And their letters say
they had found raspberrics and via
plums almost rs good rs dnmsops
Perhaps the thrifty housewives h'u
dried some FOR the Thanksgiving ppd
,diuss Very likely they had maPi'
sugar, since the Indians made it. Jhe'
might have had craubcrries abd pos
sibly wild honey"
"Ah yum II sounds rood Nor'
taffy. please. Dill they eat al inc
time. for three days.
Mercy. no. Bortier'. laughed DORIS
',rhey had races and played games
and had target shooting"
Tug % war, pyobaby, aud iumpiuI
and kicking. ike thrashers do, museo
Bette. wish had been there.
81 don't" declared Myrtle. we pa'V
heaps more 10 lie thankful for"
What them
"Taffy."
"And pretty dresses and school aho
books to read" added Doris.
And warm honses and glass WI
dows and railroads and steamD0a's
and electricity and automobiles ah'
telephones and magazines continues
mamma. Orange Judd Farmer.
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shell. His best con
vcrsation will he
interrupted by an
odd moolng sound
which comes from
( h q neighborhood
of his breakfast.
The other day Dig
10y discovered in
front of the Lambs
bar a friend who
has been drunk for
seven or e / g h {
years.
Tom" said Dig.
by, placing one
hand i'm re III on
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-25

"Of course not" ',fss'
What time did YOU say the clock
stopped:'
at D."
"1f you weren't up at 3" replied the
man with puzzled look, how in
thunder do YOU know when the clock
stopped?'
why, dear, il stayed stopped" was
the reply. The man did not say an
other word that morning
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-25
Diagnosis.

IL am afraid, as ! gaze upon your
unconscious friend. that his liz a case
Of atrophy."
III YOU knew him and his uncon.
scious fits. you'd say II was more ike
q case OF beer"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-25

III " Ii u = us UtF
husband was sit
ting down 10 the
breakfast table he
glanced at the din
ing room clock and
said. I'VE must Ice
later than usual
this morning"
Don't place too
m u G h confidence
in that clock. IL
stopped at > o'clock
this morning, and
| just set it going
by guess" replied
the good wife.
Were you up at
3 o'clock g asked
the husband.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-25
Reproaeh 10 Eamininifx

For every wing OF black and orange
on woman's hat an apple tree Is
stripped of leaves and young fruit, or
an elm is denuded OF it's graceful
Ioiage by the csnkerworm. Our
Dumb Animals.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-25

Rector Gilbert Shaw of Riverhesd
L. l., has resigned. alleging that he
cannot live on salary of $1,000 q
year.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-25

Evangelist Sundays collections Il
one week of revival In Mckeespor'
Pa, totaled S3,749.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-25
A Weak RejoInder.

Our landiady was guilty on q"
conscious bit OF humor Today
What was .it?'iy
"One of the boarders asked ior
punch, and she said she never set We,
strong drinks. but she would give w"
some coffee"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-25
Silenced Him.

A demnre little woman tells this sto.
ry on her husband to demonstrate the
inferiority OF the masculine mind. One
m, N =. m ; =, a. -. -.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-25
- The
Scrap Book

Thought He Had EN- New Way.
Digby Bell is dear old soul. He's
full or sunshine and good works and
form of morbid Indigestion. Every
now and then Digby echoes like sea
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-25

Baltimore city council has rejected
proposition to establish one or more
municipal dance halls.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-31

cooperation with the Protestant
churches in 81 Clairsville and yicin-
iiy The program is rich In ts
topics and In us speakers Among
those Uho have already accepted in
'Fiiarions 20 speak are. Rev Mat
thew Brown MuNutt. pastor o. the
famous country church near Plain
Geld. liL. Rev j. o. Ashnuhurst. Of
fcmberVila. Prof 4 70 Graham. OF
Ohio State University. Prof Geo
w Brown. the consolidated school
export ~ EDGAR County. Ul Prof
Slndlra. ~ fha ohio D.uar--. Of
Agriculture. Mr. D. Tabcr. Dis
fricf Grange lecturer. and Rev Geo
Washington Brown. of Zaucsvfla. d.
Tho sessions n'H begin af two
oTinrk on "wednesday. June f2fh
There aII bs r1 admission and Tho
public Is Invited fo take part fr OBJ.
dIsrlsaiora
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-31
WILL PROVE OF GREAT BENEFIT
TO BETHANY COLLEGE.
Students Have Full Charge Of Many Of
the Observation-Disclosures Of the
Finest Equipped IN Country.

Work on the round barn which is
being erected b. the Hon f. W Ogle-
bay for Bethany college on the col
lege farm at'Bethany. is apply near
ing completion and is expected to be
completed within week or two. The
structure Is the second of the kind
to be erected in West Virginia. being
the first N this vicinity. and Is con
sidercd one Of the finest in the United
States. when completed il will be a
most valuable asset to the college and
will add much 20 the thorough equip
ment OF the agricultural department
OF tho institution.
10 is among the largest barns in
this couutry. be NJ Sc feet I'm diameter
and 80 feet high With a capacity Of
over 200 tons. circular s.lo stands
ir-'hc center Of IT, and IL 90 feet high
with a diameter of "a feet.
Cattle Stable.
The ground floor is fttc. up as
a stable Tor cattle. n IS nine feet
high and the walls. which form The
foundation for the rest OF the build
inc. are % concrete and plaster. re-.
enforced by steel supports. On tho
interior most the walls Is feed way
nine feet in diameter Then IL built
in the fern o. circle q row Of 80
stalls. after which wide drive
way ard then e row OF go box stalls.
while the silo Is in tho center. The
floor Is Of concrete. and as there Is
no wood on the interior ~ the stable
30 s easily kept clean aad Is abso.
lutcly sanitary.
The grain bins. hay. straw and fod
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and viii also be equipped with fire.
proof bleaehers. The building will
have an auditorium with seating ca
paeity for 400 persons. The fan sys-
TEN OF heating and ventilation will be
used while all OF the fixtures will be
modern lntercommunicating tele-
phones will be installed in the differ
ent rooms and the building will be
equipped with a vacuum cleaner.
The building will be three stories
In heighth and OF REINFORCED concrete
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-31

Of cattle. a number of fine Ayrshires.
Jerseys and Hoisteins may also be
found The farm Is kept in order by
the students taking the college course
In agriculture.
Agricultural Course.
The agricultural course consists Of
four years work. including thor
ough study OF botany. science. Eng.
fish. history and short business
course. The domestic science depart
menf is q feature.
Prof Iiill. who has charge OF the
farm, is the director of the agricui-
tural department OF Bethany College.
and is also professor % the aEricu'-
.ural department Of Tic University 81
Chicago.
One OF The greatest friends o. the
college farm Dol the Hon D.. W. OrIe-
bay. who takes "a great interest in the
work 40 The place. and visits f a.
every opportunity The success OF
The farm o. due 'arrciy to Mr. Ogle-
hay generosity. a. he has prcsonted
'nc colicr" with most of fhc land. and
BEL also building the ncw barn
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-31
INSPECTS PRISON
Janca 8. Lssin tisrs "wednesday o.
Rtauiar Trio % Varioua
STATE frrfIfufI-rr

The honorable james 4 LakIn. %
Pc sfa.e noarf rf CorfrrL vas 10
NhreluE WrfrrafaF morninr teav-
rg ahuuf boon frr Wourfarnia.
Hprr he spent ffr remainder of fha
tag makire the regular Inspection %
fhn state prison Ie sac TIE rueaf
ar d.urrr ~ Warden a. r. uruon
Mr takn lru ira evening far
FaIrmcrt shere he uIu remain aev.
oral DAYS before returning 20
Charleston
SPEAKING % the aFaira af The
prison. 81 veil 81 81 al other state
lnsfiiutona Mr tatin states INST
on are in splendid shape. especially
ne prrfrnfIarf where confItiona
are exceptionally good
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-31
The NEW PUBLIC SCHOOL
BUILDING AT BELLAIRE

The accompanying cut represents
the new First Ward public school
building al Bellaire. as IL will ap-
pear when completed. Work on the
foundation has been started and the
building will be completed as soon as
possible.
Costing when completed $4,000. the
structure will be one OF the finest
and most modern school buildings in
Ohio. II VIII contain Il class rooms.
each equipped with AZ individual seats.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-31
Knights Of Pythias Funeral Notice

The members Of Wheeiinr
Lodge. No. IA. are requested 10
meet az the Castle Hall. 40. t4ts
Market Street, on Friday. Nav u.
az one o'clock p. m. for the ru-.
pose Of attending the funeral of
our late brother. Otto Walden
Members Of other lodges arc in
yitcd 20 be present.
". ~ HORNISH.
X. OF T. & s.
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According to the plans, the halls and
stairways are well arranged and the
building also contains a library, prin-
cipals Office. toilet rooms, cloak
rooms and departments for manual
training and domestic science.
A special feature OF the edifice will
be the gymnasium which will have
separate lockers. dressing rooms and
shower baths for the boys and girls
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-31
.OGLEBAY BARN is NOW
NEARING COMPLETION

der mows. the Judging room and sew
eral rooms for the storage OF nipple
ments are on the second floor. which
contains over 5000 square ieet of floor
space. On this floor is also a suite
OF we'll furnished rooms for the young
men who care FOR the cattle.
An economical feature OF the round
barn is that there is 80 per cent less
timber used n its construction than
Ia the old fashioned square barns.
There are no supports or braces on
the interior whatever. the principles
OF the barrelshaped sides and arched
roof making interior timbers unnec-
essary and FOR the same reason the
building is stronger than the other
kind.
Located on Campbell Farm.
In the construction Of the barn spe-
ciai attention has been paid TO the
lighting Of the stables One-half of
the wall space is occupied by win
dows and a system OF electric lights
has also been Installed 4 complete
water system has been installed. with
water in each stall and also on the out.
side
The Building was designed and
erected under the direction o. Prof.
William Hill. who Is IN charge Of the
agricultural department q the college.
10 Is located on the farm that is known
as the old Campbell homestead. being
the home Cf Alexander Campbell. the
founder Of The college.
At present the college farm consists
[ Of 500 acres OF the most fertile and
best lying land In the vicinity OF Beth
any. Tho Old Campbell homestead
Compr Sos 300 acres. while 500 acres
+ are contained On what IS known as
. the Joint Breeze farm, which adjOins
. 30.
The crop.
Seventy acres have been sown In
/ oats and the anne number have been
/ planted in corn. The crops are all IN
+ excellent condition. especially the
fields ~ rye Tho garden truck q
thriving ard with favorable weather.
the harvest should be The best n
years
a nursery .r also being cultivated
on fra farm and during the past few
months several hundred fruit trees
have been planted.
The college BE- making r. speciality Of
Oh sims thor1uei bred stock. principal
. lv Tcrcfarou torfcs and GUERNSEY cat.
'lo Oan of tho horses owned 40 the
. farm a.E awarded Grst premium af
' fha Ohio state fair last season While
. tle Guornso. ia tho principal breed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-31

NJ Rose FREEMAN. rUrrrf Va
srrr fnrf have Ionr usr1 FnIrra Ron.
rfirf ord sent fr cav raaf cord
fHr frrr gro urIfea .rafer E.f
reT I'Hf cured m1 husband of "a lonr
sianainr sfrcf trouble. after he h1f
faken other medicines without relief
We uouId rrf hr without Foiev a
GO 'r medicines in our house for uanr
times fheir cost For sale b. John
Coleman 60.
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construction. The exterior will be OF
brick stone and ornamental terra
Gotta and the entire structure will be
absolutely fireproof
The plans and specifications were
prepared by Architect Charles w
Ba;es. of this city. and the contract
for the erection OF the building has
been awarded TO Contractor Charles
ID. Keyser. OF Bellaire.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-31
COAL CONFERENCE
Scale Cormittre's irabHity 90 Agree
VIII be Among Important
MATTERS Coming W

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tas'err OHIO miners and operators
vnl convene th.r afternoon at the
Mcilre h1fri numbrr of mat
frrf &C Importance Gro to b. dIa
roHrd o. hmorE fhnar ~ Greatest
importance aW Do fro receiving %
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Direct from regular stock Mostly Lingervoe Bate
and
would have them All Sizes These Shwas crisp
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C. HESS d SONS

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