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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-13

PARIS. Nov. IA Vienna de-
spatch fo tho Daily Telegraph saws
that after a desp sperato battle the Mon
i"nogr.ns have been COMPELLED to
eN'cuate Alcssio and the port Of san
Giovanni OBJ Mcdua.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-03
WHEN MORRIS WAS BURIED.
Simple Village Funeral of the Great
Artist and Poet.

In his death William Morris. who
practirel the ideal industry mat Rus
KIN preached. was as simple and as
near common things and common peu-
pie as he mad always sought 10 he in
life. He was taken from London TO
the ancient village of echlade- so be-
gins the lovely description in the late
Henry Demarest Lloyd's "Mazzini and
Other Essays"-tO he buried near
Kelmscott Manor House. where his
own country home had been.
In accordance with his wishes. the
windows OF his town house were not
darkened. and no emblem of c0nyen-
tional mourning was shown. There
was no hearse TO receive his coffin aS
II was taken out OF the train which
bore il to i.echlade.
Only down the hill came a harvest
wagon. Round and through its yellow
framework We're twisted vines and
branches of willow. roofing it and
hanging down over the red wheels. A
bed OF moss fresh from the woods was
spread on the bottom. On this the
great artist was laid.
Wreaths OF flowers were hung round
the sides of the rack. Vine leaves were
twisted in the bride of the roam mare.
The carter took her by the head, and
the rest of the party walked behind to
the raveyard.
The church Is little stone building
of the twelfth century which Morris
had helped to preserve. IL happened
to be decorated as for festival. The
fruits of the year were spread round
There We're pumpkins and marrows
and great red and yellow apples on
the seats in the porch. and red au'
tumn leaves hung from the pillars.
The coffin was Of plain. unpublished
oak. The handles were of iron. fash
toned by the blacksmith. There was
no inscription but name and dates.
IL was simply n village funeral. just
as he wished II to be.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-03
NAG THAT FAILED
TO LAND The MONEY
Losing Rettsr'S Vivid Story Of
a Horse Race.

John Bright. the horse trainer. on the
lookout for fancy names, came across
the cast Of "Parsifa" with emotions
amounting to glee. From the Wag-
merriam stock he sorted out Kundry,
Klingsor and Gurnemanz
Klingsor was. like his namesake. the
magician, a creature Of obscurity who
away. The colt was bought for $425
and after winning five or six races was
held by Bright TO be worth $4,000. He
was offered $4,000 for him. Klingsor
became a sulker. and the eventual pur
chase price that marked his downfall
was 500
The Kundry of the opera was no.
body parlayed into a winning siren
Reincarnated as filly. she brought
500 and won $4,000 before joining the
forgotten majority.
The closest analogy existed in the
case of Gurnemanz. He was the knight
who opened the tiresome opera Of
"Parsifal" and did nothing but talk
throughout its weary lengths. or all
operate characters he was the CAB
best.
So with the horse. He never showed
because he always stopped on the back
stretch to talk with the horses that
were running eighth and ninth.
Bright fancied horse in race one
day and backed him literally. The
nag did not respond. After the race a
friend OF his hailed him with:
"What became of your horse?"
II don't know" said Bright. THE
last saw of him was at the five
eighths pole. where they were passing
him four abreast. Chicago Evening
Post
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-03
BOOSTING FOR HER
HOME TOWN, TULARE

Dear Mr.. Babbage: Enclose find one
dollar for the News one year.
You will receive in few days COPY
of the Daily Tulare Advance, holiday
edition. also the Daily Tulare Register
both free gratis. You will get the
Register three months. Now, don't
say you didn't get a Christmas present
When you get through reading them'
please pass them among your friends.
| am boosting for Tulare, "see!". !
think you will find both papers very
interesting, as they contain the true
facte of our little city and surrounding
COZ
Wis. G you a merry Christmas and
a happy New Year; sincerely,
Mrs j. G. Stiff.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-03
CHRISTMAS FETE
At FordsviIIe. Boys Social Club
Gives Elegant Reception To
The Young Girls. Festivities
Lasted Until The Wee Small
Hours

Fordsville, Dec. 49, (Special)-The
Boys Social Club of Fordsville enter
tanned the c. L. c. girls and their
visiting friends at the Smith house on
Christmas night. Never before has
there been so grand display of such
magnificent splendor given by the
young men, as was spread before the
eyes Of the guests. Mrs. Marguerite
Smith showed great dexterity in pre-
pairing her dining room in such elegant
style. The doors Of the hotel were
thrown open to receive many of the
fathers and mothers, and the older
people who wished to see the decorated
rooms. Festivities began at o'clock
and lasted till the smallest hour of the
night.
The participants of the pleasures are
the following: Misses Ismay Mason,
Mary Smith, Siegel Ford, Cathleen
Young, G. adys Hines, Ireen Smith, Agnes
Lynn, Louise Lewis, Martha X. Flem-
lister, Mary Quisenberry, Ruth Lloyd,
Era Gaines. Nellie Bell, Jessie Mccain,
Catherine Thompson, Emma johnson.
Prof. w. G.. Shultz, A b. Messrs.
Leonard Smith, Raymond Lynn, Dennis
Walker, Edwin Orr, w. M. Smith, Dock
]. Miller, Everette Truman, J. X,
Cooper, II. J. Cooper, w. A. Haynes,
Roy Litsey, J. ID. Falls.
Misses Nellie Bell and Jessie Nc
Cannand, and Mr.. w. A. Haynes were
the guests from Whitesville, Ky, who.
by their appearance, show that Whites
vile is a cultured little city.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-03

it. Then I'd show them through the
house. and their enthusiasm would
drop TO below zero. couldn't figure
il out for long time. At last ! pen
ned one old chap
Isn't the farm all right?' asked
him
"He allowed that the farm was ex.
cellent.
Isn't the house all rightT
THE house. he thought. was a right
peart sort of house.
Then what's the matter?
The old chap warmed up said Mr.
Stockbrdge. II handed him lipful
of hard cider and Connecticut filler.
and we sat down and talked 1t over.
Its them dun eXtravagant idees
of your'n. said he. that scares II Teller
Off That barn is ine--latest improved
stanchions and automatic feeders and
unloading devices and all them things.
And the kitchen is good-no dun fool
ishneSs there But when Il Teller gets
up in the attic and you show him your
bathtub- well. when he looks up he's
bound to see right through the win
dow that the creek amt more'n half
n mile away. Cincinnati Times-Star.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-03
FORGED SIGNATURES.
Little Things That Expose the Fraud
to Handwriting Experts.

Little Things That Expose the Fraud
to Handwriting Experts.
Forgery has great attraction to Il
certain element OF the criminal world
Some are so skillful in this line OF
work as to get past the most eagle
eyed bank teller. but always when the
microscope is brought into play it is
possible to detect the fraud. or. II not
the microscope, then more modern
testing appliances are used.
Here is II secret divulged by man
who has made study of handwriting:
No person ever yet wrote his name
twice alike. In some small or big de
tail one signature always differs from
another Therefore when the same
mans name appears twice alike ms II
does in the course at business events
when the fOrger gets after II little
easy coin-there must be II matter oi
tracing. Ii stands to reason that the
exact fac smile OF the one has been
gained by the overlay or tracing proc.
eSS
When a man undertakes to write
another mans name in the free hand
style of Jim the penman there is III
ways noticeable to the practiced eye
cranping movement or radical de
parture from the WAY in which the
name should up written such II SmH
thing aS the particular position of the
dot above the 81" for instance. VIII
reveal forgery or the crossing of the
IT. or the shading OF up or down
strokes y man viii! overlook the fact
that the name ne is writing when
written by its owner always leaves
the straight line mt Il certain letter
and returns on another certain letter
Some business men place after Their
signatures on checks Il period. some II
comma. some Il rough star. others IL
short or II long dash. making the gem
ineness of the signature depend more
upon this slight characteristic than tn"
name itself New York Tribune.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-03
Bio Sum For Crossties

The steam and electric railroads of
Canada spent $3,535,2SS last year on
crOSstiaS.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-03

Oweosboro visiting and returned home
Friday.
Frank Sanders was in Cannelton Sat-
urday
Mrs. Grace England returned TO
Evansville Thursday after spending the
holidays with relatives.
Forest Polk returned TO Lafayette to
school after spending the holidays with
relatives here.
Miss Ethel Ali entertained with an
informal dance at her beautiful home
Friday evening. Refreshments of
apples and candies we're served and
every one departed at IL O'Clock hav-
ing spent very enjoyable evening.
Mrs. Hugh Gardner, of Lewisport,
was here last week visiting relatives.
Miss Naomi Simons and Ruperta
Tinsley and Messrs. Maurice Hyde and
Chas. Gardner returned to cannelton
TO school Monday.
Owen Winchell returned TO Evans
vile to school Monday.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-03
Beau Brummel's Impudence

Beau Brummel's favOrite dish was
roasted capon stuffed with truilirs
When he was living almost on the
bounty of Mr.. Marshall he attended Il
dinner party at that gentleman's
house. taking with him. according to
his most impertinent custom. one of
his favOrite dogs. The Beau was help
ed to II wing of roast capon; but.
choosing to fancy that the wing was
tough. he delicately seized the end of
it with napkin covered finger and
thumb and passed it under the table
to his dog with the remark, Here.
About, try if you can get your teeth
through this. for III be - ii l cam.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-03
new TALES
THAT ARE TOLD
Author Stockbridqe's Farm.

Frank Parker Stockbridge. the maya
zine writer bought himself farm not
long ago. Somewhat later. after hav-
ing made various improvements. he
decided to sell It. II began to think
I'd have no difficulty in disposing VI
It," said he. Farmers would come I'm.
all over smiles and excelsior. and be-
gin to talk farm values to me. Then
I'd take 'em over the place. and the
farther they went the better they liked
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-03
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TOBINSPORT

Mrs. Joe Pauline returned home Fri
day a nd was accompanies by his sister,
Beatrice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Sanders. of Tell
City, visited his parents here last week.
Miss Sadie Hall, of Deer Greek. was
the guest of Mrs. Alex Anderson last
week.
Capt. WV. Weatherholt and grand
SON, Homer, were here last week from
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-03
Coquein Made the Audience Wait.

The architect Binet was II friend of
the elder Coquelin. He delighted TO
speak of II performance or "Cyrano
de Bergerac" in which he went to
praise the genial actor in his dressing
room between acts.
IL admire you above all" lie said
to the actor. lin the cOupletS of the
Cadets of Gascony
At that moment word came To Coque-
lin that the curtain was rising for the
next act
"Wait. wait" exclaimed Couuelin.
Leave me here alone with Binpt"
MY friend" he said to the architect.
lit is with pleasure that | am now
going to reDeat the passage which mas
pleased you. For me your apprOba-
ton is worth more than the plaudits
of the whole house"
And while the audience waited he
gave anew for Binet alone the Cadets
of Gascony."- de Paris.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-03

Constipation is the cause of many
ailments and disorders that make life
miserable. Take Chamberlain Stom-
ach and Liver Tablets, keep your bow
els regular and you will avoid these
diseases. For sale by all dealers.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-03
somstimes Counted Out.

A Cincinnati man who visited New
York not long ago was presented to
big Tim" Sullivan OF Tammany
fame. II happened that in the course
Of the conversation that ensued be-
tween the westerner and Big Tim the
former quoted the old saying. Truth
crushed TO earth will rise again.
Big Tim smiled In superior way.
Il suppose that's right. my friend" he
said. hut sometimes not before the
referee has counted n."-Lippincott's
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-03
Econonizing.

my dear. We simply have got to
economic
"AIer.v sakes. Haven't been econ
omizing' instead ~ letting Willie
have money tpr Hr faF" I'm sending
him IN the uiiomor''" Ia his dancing
class thi"n.o T." 'iri Herald.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-03

Do you know that fully nine out of
every ten cases of rheumatism are SIM
ply rheumatism of the muscles, due to
cold or damp, or chronic rheumatism,
and require no internal treatment
whatever Apply Chamberlain's Lini-
ment freely and see how quickly it
gives relief. Sold by all dealers,
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-03
His Planets.

A young gentleman was passing an
examination In physics. He was ask
ed. what planets Were known 10 the
anclentsT'
"Well. SIR" he responded. there
We're Venus and Jupiter and"-after a
pause II think the earth. but ! am
not quite certain. - London Tit Bits.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-03
REED AND CARLISLE.
A Verbal Duel In the House Between
the Parliamentary Masters.

Following Is an interesting story OF
an encounter between Reed and Car
Isle as Senator la Toilette reports 1t
In his autobiography In the American
Magazine;
Reed was one OF the ablest men In
either house of congress Some of his
passages with Carlisle when Carlisle
was speaker were among the best ex-
amples of close forensic reasoning
have ever heard. Both were as fine
parliamentary athletes as were ever
to be found. | remember wildly a
characteristic passage between them.
II was near the end of the session and
3 O'clock In the morning. An appropri-
alton bill was pending. Some one Of
fered an amendment. II II passed
some advantage would accrue to the
Democrats: II II failed. some advan-
tage to the Republicans. A point of
order was raised against II. and Car
Isle overruled the point. Reed was on
his feet Reed. 800 pounds. six feet
tall. He was the leader on the Re
publican side. remember he had
Just two gestures. one an impressive
downward movement with his extend
ed index finger. and in the other dur
ing his higher flights he held one
great clinched fist high above his head.
like some colossus. He was a striking
figure.
81 contend he said on the occasion
to which ! refer, that the speaker is
wrong
Carlisle. standing there in the
speakers place, answered. 4 shall be
glad to hear the gentleman from
Maine
Reed retorted. The speaker is wrong
for this reason'-and put il In nut
shell.
"'Ah. but the gentleman from Maine
is in error because and Carlisle stated
his contention without superfuous
word.
Yes answered Reed. but Mr..
Speaker. and for ten or fifteen min
utes it was parry and thrust, thrust
and parry, Reed pressing Carlisle from
position to position until finally the
speaker said:
1.-The gentleman from Maine is
clearly right. The speaker is wrong
and reverses his ruling. "
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-01

and sanitarium in connection with Min
eral Wells Park and In bringing addi-
tional industries TO the city. We
find that n majority OF the women OF
a city have plenty OF time TO take part
In civic affairs and that all they need
Is an invitation TO participate. We
started the organization with about 80
women a week ago. and now we have
a membership of 400, and 1t Is still
growing.
Nor is the membership confined to
the society set and members OF the
clubs. II takes in the women who are
the most prominent In church work II
includes the girls in the stores ana
offices. the telephone girls. numerous
stenographers. newspaper women,
women physicians. and will eventually
include through auxiliaries the wives
~ the farmers throughout the county.
In fact. the farmers wives are already
organizing district auxiIiaries to the
County Farmers Institute. and the
women's Chamber OF Commerce Will
work in connection with these through
n system OF committees.
There are to be many committees
for in this manner the work is TO be
divided. Mrs. Finch, the president, ID
now working on her list OF standing
committees and expects to ANNOUNCE
them in the near future. Prominent
among them will be three consulting
oommittees-on each for the Guthrie
chamber OF Commerce (the mems or
ganization), the women's federation OF
clubs. and the auxiliaries 20 the Ccun-
Nv Farmers Institute. Practically all
the work looking toward the city beau
t,ful is TO be done through the sepa-
rate women's club organizations. OF
which there are ten in Guthrie.
The first undertaking to raise FUNDS
FOR the state campaign will be chick
q, dinner. This does not mean a hot
meal served at noon in stuny store
bouse somewhere about town, with the
women tired out and weary from COOK
ing and serving. but instead cold am
nor served under the biggest cotton
wood tree In the state, In Mineral
Wills mark with the entire city and
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-01
HANDS ITCHED AND BURNED

Abbotsford. Wis.-"My son had &C.
zema on his hands for about one year.
The eczema started with a rash. His
hands were sore so he could not close
them. and when he wet his hands they
hurt him so he could hardly wash. His
hands itched and burned Just terrible
and II he would scratch them, they
would break out into sores. He could
not get any rest or sleep, and his
hands looked quite bad.
I'VE had medicine and salve and 1t
kept getting worse all the time. got
some Cuticura Soap and Ointment,
and after washing his hands with the
Cuticura Soap and putting some OF the
Cuticura Ointment on two times day
and tying cloths on them for about six
months they got we'll and have not
broken out since. Cuticura Soap and
Ointment cured him entirely" (Sign.
ed Mrs. Lawrence Kiehl. Feb. 13,
1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
rec, with 32.p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston"
Adv.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-01


can Do useful. The idea is spreading
over the state and in other portions of
.ne southwest, and tho result Is Ger.
.ain 10 be that the Guthrie organiza.
''on' formed during the last week,
VIII become the nucleus Of a chain of
such women's business organizations.
You would indeed be surprised"
saiu woman, returning home from
the weekly session OF a bridge club
II you could have heard us discuss.
ing the needs OF the city. suggestions
TOT the betterment and advancement
OF Guthrie and arrangements for the
raising OF funds to assist in the cam
paign Guthrie is making to win back
the location of the state calital. Why.
| don't hear word OF gossip the en-
TIRE afternoon, for all the ladies were
30 interested In the Chamber OF Com.
MERGE"
We formed the Chamber of Com.
MERGE" said Mrs. Rebecca l.. Finch.
the president. after much discussion
among ourselves as to the best meth.
Cd OF helping in the campaign for the
capital. in establishing the bath houses
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-01
POLLY VICTIM OF DECEPTION
Bird Realized Period Between Its Tenn.
porary obIivions Had Been Ma.
terially Cut Short.

Tho Goodleys have a sailor son, who
or one occasion brought home parrot
for the amusement and enlightenment
Of the family. They kept it for the
sake OF the donor-on no other &C.
count would II have been given house
room. OF course. 1t was a perfectly
respectable bird-occasionally; but on
Sunday evenings, when young Mr..
SANITY paid his regular visit. it was
deemed advisable to cover Polly with
q cloth.
Recently, however. Mr.. S. took ad
vantage of half.holiday accruing TO
him, and made an extra call on the
Wednesday. AS he was ushcred in
Miss Mary Cooley dextrously threw
the cloth over Polly's cage Greet.
ings over, there cnsued the usual awk.
ward pause, which was broken by a
squswk from the covered cage.
Wei, I'll be cvcrlastinEly blessed"
said Polly. This has been u thunder
ms short week."
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-01

pains at monthly periods, bilious spells,
and was getting worse all the time. I
would hardly get over one spell when ]
would be sick again. No tongue can tell
what ! suffered from cramps, ard at
times I could hardly walk. The doctors
said might die at one Of those times,
but took Lydia E. Pinkhsm's Vegeta-
be Compound and got better right away.
Your valuable medicine is worth more
than mountains of gold TO suffering wo.
men. Mrs. BERTHA MUFF, SOB n. 4th
Street, Louisiana, Mo.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from nativeroots and herbs,
contains no narcotic or harmful drugs,
and to-day holds the record of being the
most successful remedy for female illswe
know of, and thousands of voluntary
testimonials on file in the Pinkham
laboratory ct Lynn, Mass, seem to prove
this fact.
III you want special advice write 10
Lydis Z. PinLham Medicine Co. (cOnfi.
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by q
woman and held in strict confidence.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-01
HIS MIND UP IN THE CLOUDS
Professor Imagined Appeal Was From
FIdo. and the Situation Became
Embarrassing.

A great lover CT animals, Professor
Dryasdust was much given to having
his pet dog sitting beside him at meal
times eating tidbits from his own lit
the plate.
The other evening he was at dinner
party, and his partner was very
great lady. who was proud OF her
title.
But the professor paid absolutely no
attention to her. His mind mad
switched off on to some abstruse point
and he was lost TO the world over the
problem.
The duchess did not approve OF this,
and presently. to attract his attention,
she pulled him gently by the sleeve.
Then the professor woke up. irab'
bling a half-picked chicken bone from
his plate, he thrust 1t under her
startled nose.
Don't bother Just now, Fido!" he
said CURLY. Here. take this and 60
and eat 1t on tho mat. like good dog
g!e!"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-01
tuberculosis Day October q.

Cordial approval and endorsement;
OF tuberculosis day which will be OBJ
served b. the churches of the country
OIL October eth, is expressed by Presi.
dent Taft in letter to Homer Folks
OF New York. president of the National
Association for the Study and Proven
ton OF tuberculosis. From present
Indications, tuberculosis day will be
observed by almost every religious
denomination in the United States and
not less than $4,000 sermons on tuber.
culosis will be preached on October
27th, or in the weeks preceding or fol.
lowing that date.