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The Raymer enterprise., 1912-01-18

We don't believe much in hunting
for the mean man. We will find him
sooper than We want to, and ii we do
nnt find him at all, we will be better
of. The fact is, we are not all alike,
and the meanest fellow you know u.s.
ually has some pretty gocd streaks if
you look for them.
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tlateG-i ror wor! each Ia er-
len. 10 Insertion FOR less than l0s.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-01-18

We print letter heads and envelopes.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-01-18

sahsrr'puen $3.50 per year III oa,aare
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-20
SUGAR EATERS OF AMERICA.

The American people have the
sweet tooth" OF the world
The sugar consumption in the
United States in the year 1872 will
exceed 5000 100000 pounds. How
rapidly We have become sugar caters
may be shown from the fact that in
1900 We used only $500. 900 900
pounds In 1890. 100000. 600. and
in 1850. 1000. OO0.O 900. While our pop
uiation has been little more than
doubled. We have multiplied our
sugar consumption eight times. For
every man. woman and child in the
United States. nearly eighty pounds
OF sugar was consumed last year.
In otner words. the most OF US ate
the equivalent OF our rate in sugar
Frank Baum, in one OF his stories
for children. tells Of a visit 10 the
candy valley. or tine valley OF sweets.
whore everything Was made OF candy.
The grass which grew in the fields.
the fruit OF the trees. and the trees
themselves. and even the very bodies
of the inhabitants were candy bodies
The Inconvenience from such a sur
felt OF sweetness may very well he
imae.ncd. From the rate Of the prog
rcss in the sugar consumption in the
United States We may BE- approaching
the conditions Of the candy valley.
The enormously increased use OF food
of certain kind must eventually
have some influence upon the con
sumors VIII sugar make for brain
end Drawn. for mental and for phys
ical strength. as well as pork and
beans and corn ponc'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-20
Friday, December 20, 1912.
THE FIGHT OF THE SHERIFF
"BUND."

The sheriff "bund." so 10 speak.
has succeeded In enlisting I'm It's
ranks n large majority. ~ not all. OF
the sheriffs Of the state. The pur-
pose OF this organization is TO resist
reductions In the fees paid TO these
enormously overfed officials. Many
OF the sherins Of smaller counties.
who have been induced to Join this
organization. do so under misappre-
henslon. Probably n dozen to fifteen
OF the sherirs OF the State have TO
fear a fair county salary law. The
rest OF them will not suffer in any
way. I'm other words. the enormous
accumulated fees which are paid to
county sherifs in such counties as
Ohio. Kanawha. Wood. Harrison. Nc
Dowell. Cabell and Marion do not
apply to the sherins Of smaller and
less populous counties Ike Pendleton.
Grant. Hardy. Nicholas. Webster and
80 on. All OF the sheriffs are being
drawn into an organization 70 fight
the battle Of twelve or fifteen.
II the sheriffs Of twelve or fifteen
rich counties are put on a fair sala-
ry basis. the savings to the state. or
to the people OF the various counties,
would be from $4,000 10 COCOON
per year The rest OF the sheri-s
would be little affected. simply be-
cause the fees paid them now are
little. IL any. IN excess OF fair sala-
ries. The sheriff bund. however.
seeks TO conceal this fact. 10 seeks
to make the fight Of the twelve or
fifteen the fight OF all OF the hfty-
five sherifis II seeks 10 get behind
II all the moral support and all the
influence Of al county officials in
all the counties Of the State. Il is
lot entitled TO that. The fight OF
twelve or fifteen is purely a selfish
fight TO maintain enormous fees
which do not properly belong 10
them. fight 10 keep for themselves
many thousands Of dollars which
ought 10 BE- distributed among tho
whole people The shcrins and many
smaller officials Of the smaller cou1-
ties are being used az catspaws 70
help In selfish game. and the sher-
MS Of the smaller counties ought TO
Dc aware OF that fact
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-20
PRESIDENT TAFT AS A LAW
PROFESSOR.

President Taft has solved the ques.
ton OF the work for ex.Pres.d.uts
70 FAR as DO Is concerned. I'm a d.gni
led and entirely worthy manner. Hi,
acceptance Of the Kent law professor
ship at Yale College at once provides
Tor him a worthy and honorable place
IN which %" will sil Do ab'e 90 OK
crcisc The great influence OF his po.
siiion and experience FOR The l.r.rt
OF tho American people. Tho r-oeae.
-orship VIII impose upon him ar-a,.
fb." duties which le vII unidentified
ly discha-lr vi.H ability. but uil
give him % freedom OF action cha.
VIII permit pub. aprolr4rr.. AL
dresees ana literary work ia tsta-.
mining Co., accept ttis horor,tf. and
ciguIhed position. oven af q modest
salary instead OF entering trt, H.
general practice or hv. President
taft has again shown h.g rams-t
ab." good taste ard discretion tr
rFpresidert of fE. United states boz
The general practice of r.t would rr
douhf'diy command f.. ,ro-ro-.. FL,
greater than fUa modest r1.....r
which PRECEDENT Tar ap.pat rst
as D." Rru point. u.t. ar attorney sr
pearing before c.Ir's which tr t4.
himself LARGELY created would rr
NufhffIHa r.t........
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-20
WILSON'S FIGHT IN NEW
IERCEN

Presidentelect Wilson let's # be
distinctly understood that he does
not intend 10 discontinue his fight
against the grafters OF New Jersey.
Not the least OF Mr.. Wilson's ser
vices 10 the American people has
been the vigorous opposition he has
made to the corrupt influences domi-
mating the Democratic party in the
State OF New Jersey. II took man
Of courage and conviction 20 array
himself against the Smith Democratic
machine and to crush Il. Wilson.
like another Democratic President.
has won popularity by the enemies
he has made. In the State Of New
Jersey he has been vigorously and
constantly against the corrupt and
cOrrupting influences that have for
many years controlled that State. In
a wider field Of action IL is probable
that Mr.. Wilson will follow the same
course. Whether or not he will be
as successful as he has been in New
Jersey remains 20 he seen.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-20

by leEions. and point out the fact
that his total vote was i32.s79. To
the extent. therefore. Of fcf votes.
or about three-hfths OF one per cent.
the advantage seems to lay with Mr.
Sutherland True. Mr.. sutherland
was candidate for ConEressman-at-
large. while Mr.. Reed was a candi-
date on the regular state ticket: but
nevertheless. on the test OF brain.
beauty and popularity. the advantage
seems to be with the Randolph coun-
~ statesman. or one thing lot all
the rest Of the State take notice Let
the candidates who hail from the
smoky valleys Of Mcdowell and Min
co. and the ambitions Statesmen from
the placid waters Of the Kanawha.
observe that the Tygarts Valley
claims both Mr. Reed and Mr.. Suther-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-20

and the profound respect Of the large
majority Of the American people No
man has been more misunders,ooc /;
no man has been more malicious
and unius;ly ssssiled. no man has
suffered more bitterly from the be-
trayal OF friends and from the sell
hshness OF those whom he trusted
but through Il all be has maintained
his serenity. his self-control. and the
dignity Of his place. Already the
change I'm sentiment IN regard to WI
liam n. Taft begins 20 be noticeable.
and as the years pass by and the
full value OF his services 20 the Amer.
lean people is realized. he will grow
IN their estimation. while his detract.
ors and assailants diminish accord.
ingly.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-20
STONES IN WHARF
MENACE TO BOATS
RIVERMEN MAKING COMPLAINTS
ABOUT CONDITION OF THE
LOCAL WHARF.
Large Stones Allowed 10 Remain on
River Bank Make Landing DAN
Serous-News Of the River.

Claiming that the stones which are
allowed To remain on the river bank
90 fAls city are menace To naylga-
ZION. rivcrmcu are making many com
plants about the condition az the TO-
cal wharf Since tho river has
dropped 20 the present low stage.
large bouldcr- may Doe seen protrudiug
rom 90. .anA. and small piles OF
stones which have been washed down
;lrr allowed 90 remain on the wharf.
Ite r.v"rmeu assert that these
make landing 20 the local wharf. e-ro-
'.alIy while tho river is low. extreme
iy difficult. and there Is considerable
danger o. damaging bol's \ hole
would undoubtedly bo slowed in the
hull az boat should d strike one OF
fhr rocks
% s. the city's place io keep the
Fltr. iu -ooi condition and boat owu
"rs say ftaf now would Dee an oppor.
uu- time f1 make improvements. as
boz river Isl lower than DC has been for
several months. or is likely to De- for
months Co come.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-20
THE LEADING CANDIDATE.

Who is the hanG-omest. the most
winning. and the most popular man
in West Virginia. Does the honor
belong 10 the Hon. Stuart r. Reed.
she tall and outrageous sycamore Of
Barbour and Harrison. or 20 the Hon.
Howard sutherland. the noble and
shapely hickory from Randolph
: frw days ago The Iutelligenccr
published tho statement that Mr.
Reed received 1888 votes tn inc
memorable nt,'c conflict OF Noyem
Dor 9Th. and therefore lied all the
rest" This seems 90 ho true only
a- 90 thc Republican state ticket
Sow come the friends and admirers
of SIR. sutherland. Who arc counted
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-20

in
10
y should "a !
by
looked Miss ger girl
at the
Miss iner
church choir
her that she could do something OF
Fortunately of
ooking
i'm
TO her cheeks as this possible
Miss
with The Kings chapel choir director It did
uuan
dness and certain charm OF manner
he
Therefore whe It learned
sbed by these church people sufficient her
Il heard her successfully opera
Italy Italy little to
her but told she had
honorby
no he
Copyright 1912 by = J Edwards.
Edwards
Amerca fe to a
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-20

land for its own. and the two leaders
who stand unrivaled as the particular
pride OF the electorate OF West Viz
einia hail from that mountain sec
ton. whose particular specially Is L.
grow brave men and beautiful NO
mon.
la so far as The InteiliEcncer is
concerned. i' has attempted 10 do jus.
tico To tho merits of both Mr. Reed
and Mr.. Sutherland. but 10 confesses
this is stupcndous task. and. there
fore. leaves the subject with the
statement Of facts above
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-20
River Briefs

r.-. tlr l.u~.ii cleared fho local
fh1r. yesterday afternoon for PITTS
lurrI with one OFF the largest carroos
nI fU. season Tho bu'k of tho cargo
rH- made rp Of several hundred crates
Hf turkeys ar1 other ioutrs FOR tho
Christmas trade.
The heavy rains Of Tho past fcw
lays over tfe water. beds have result
"a iu rIsr. which comes a. q wei
como relief to the low water sifua.
.ou
Ni.l The river ri.i INK last evening
t efrea ~ o. foot inches was reci-.
tered lf tho local wharf
with onlr ono departure. this will
Boz 900 unusually quiet day at the local
ahirf
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-20

singer.
Ny professional engagements had brought me IN
touch with several o; the prominent musical life
at Boston, and among them Italian who
customed 10 10 Springfield three times a week
~ order TO give singing Lessons
When he learned that l 90 ~ in Springfield a
day or two and that he would also De-
he asked me 10 come 10 his music and hear
Springfield girl, Elise Heuser. lie told
girl had beautiful voice. and that u sh" made
profession she had before
Il did hear Miss Heusier sing She was should say
gIr. OF years og axe Sne had
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-20

For yuur Christmas present nothing
bette than one Of Bonita Arr 60 IS
hue Imported Coin Cold Rand Dinner
Sets can 90 National Phone.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-20

Pork T'uderIo'n. Spare Ribs Little
Farm ~ag7aE's az Bcutor Bros.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-20
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
The Romantic Career Of an American Sonrhird-
CBy z. j. Edwsrds.)

H S ih ate Thomas hs the DISTINGUISHED American seupor
~ 90 d he American girl who married Ferdinand ;,uar
louga and who Regent
MS son PEDRO v grandfather OF
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-09-06
EiNa Dollar Cinars.

Who smokes the most expensive CT.
gars? One would say offhand In re-
ply to such a question American mil
lionaires. According to the Munich
News, this Is incorrect. The best CT
gars are smoked in Heidelberg. A
Havana manufacturer says that the
fabrication Of five dollar cigars is only
sufficient to meet the demands of the
famous German university town. The
manufacturer has explained that these
cigars are not Of the ordinary size.
They are just half meter in length.
The students meet for a smoker. and
the cigar is placed in a nargile, and
the tube Ia passed from hand to hand,
or, rather, from mouth to mouth. The
Munich News concludes that people
who give themselves up to the luxury
of a five dollar cigar are on the down
ward grade.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-09-06
Not Pure Partisan.


The landlord of the best hotel In the
small western town was solicitous
about the impression that his accom-
modations had made upon the distin-
gulshed visitor.
81 think we set a good table," he
confided to the departing guest. "You
fasteners are awful finicky about
your meals, and for a long time we
had difficulty In getting cook who
could do anything more than slam
ham and eggs and fried potatoes to-
gether. We have one of the best
cooks In the country now-yes, sir. a
regular Partisan chef He worked in
a lot of the best restaurants in Paree-
told me so himself"
do you know this chefY inquired
the visitor
Certainly
"Have you any influence with himT'
Naturally"
ado you talk to him oftenT
"Of course"
'"Then tell him for me that he cooks
with a Canadian accent" - Chicago
Post
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-09-06
Food Tasters at Feasts,

The sixteenth century feast was q
round Of precautions. The table laid,
the panther at once tasted the bread
and salt as preliminary "feeler."
Then my lord washed in water tested
for poison and dried with q towel al.
ready kissed as like precaution, this
the while each dish of the first course,
then on the dresser, was being tasted
by the stewards and cooks under the
direction of the sewer. The dishes
then came to the high table, and las
saye" was taken by the carver and the
sewer himself Nothing was left to
chance. Pieces were Clipped from
each loaf, and corners from all meats.
Pies were broken open and "cornets"
or bread dipped into several places and
swallowed by the tastTs. Granted the
well being Of these tasters, the feast
could then proceed. --Tondon Chronicle.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-09-06
The Two Coats W.r. There.

Sometimes the more you get a negro
cornered the less cornered you have
him. This fact, long known to many,
was discovered the other day by a
leather man in the swamp"
This man suddenly awoke to the fact
that certain back walls were dingy
with dirt and decided they'd look much
better If whitewashed.
So he summoned his old negro tscto.
tum and told him oa$et busy Witt his
whitewash brush. giving special direc.
lions to put two coats on.
When the job apparently had been
finished the leather merchant inspect.
ed 1t and found the whitewash suspi.
ciously thin looking.
Summoning Sambo, he said as stern
ly as he could, You didn't 60 over
those walls twice as told you to-"
mo, sir" was the quick reply. 81
amt gone over twice, but I done put
two coats in de pail, sir-two coats In
de pail."-New York Mail.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-09-06
She Was SO Sure.

A woman who may be called Mrs.
Smith placed her umbrella against the
counter at which she was making some
purchases in department store the
other day and when she finished pick
ed 1t up and started away. At least
that was the way it ran through her
mind.
pardon me-" said a strange woman,
''but you have my umbrella"
"Oh, no." said Mrs. Smith; that is
my umbrella"
Pardon me again." insIsted the
strange woman, "but 1t is mine"
II guess l know my umbrella" said
Mrs Smith, beginning to show Hght.
'1f you have lost your umbrella am
sorry, but can't give you mine"
did you carry two umbrellas when
you left homer asked the stranger.
Then Mrs. Smith discovered that abe
had an umbrella In each hand, and She
surrendered. Cleveland Press.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-09-06
He Guessed Riaht.

This story was told at a prominent
club the other day by a man who had
met Lord Decies in one of his visits to
London. Although Lord Decies is an
experienced and Travelled man OF the
world, he does not believe in throwing
away money In those extravagant tips
that characterize Americans and that
are very often mistaken generosity.
The Englishman also is quite able to
take his own part II his reasonable tips
are taken unreasonably, as was evil
denced one day when he had taken a
cab to the club.
When he alighted and paid the driver
cabby seemed to think his tip was too
small
"Wot's this ere for, my lord2" said
the cabby, regarding with some con-
tempt the coin he held in HIS hand.
Drink, should be inclined to think,
Judging by your nose," was the polite
and effective reply Of Lord Decies as
he vanished into the club.-New York
Herald.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-09-06
Thu Mauio 0Iaaaaa.

The FIRST 6eldglass brought to thl
New Hebrides sorely puzzled the sim
pie minded natives, who, Of course
thought them the product Of wizardry.
In "Islands Of Enchantment" Florence
Coombs tells how one Of the mission
clergy was walking along the shore,
when native at his side pointed out
a tiny figure In the distance.
'There goes one Of my enemies" said
he.
The white man, drawing out his field
glasses and adjusting the focus, hand
ed them to his companion, who, gazing
through them In excited amazement,
beheld his foe apparently close at
hand. Dropping the glasses, he seized
bis arrows and looked again. The enc
my was as far away as at first. Once
more he snatched the magic glasses,
once more exchanged them for his ar
rows and once more was baffled. To
lose such an opportunity was hard In
deed. bright thought suddenly oc-
CURED to him
"You hold the glasses to my eyes,"
said he to the missionary, "and I can
shoot him."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-09-06
A Gar. ell. Eontalns.


la Eontaina used to danounce thl
stage aside as utterly inartistic and
tnadmissible. In Jean de Ia Tou'
taine" Frank Hamel tells of an out
burst before Moliere, Racine and
Boileau.
Nothing" said La Fontaine, '1s
more contrary to good sense. What
The pit is supposed to understand that
which an actor is not expected to hear,
although he is close behind the one
who is speaking2 Absurdr'
AS he grew very warm while thus
expressing his feelings. and as II was
impossible to make him hear a word
Boileau tried to arrest his attention by
repeating over and over again in loud
tones, ia Fontaine must be a pretty
rascal, great rogue" But La Fon-
tame took no notice of all this abuse.
At last they all burst out Laughing,
and this interrupted his train of
thought
what are you laughing atT he said
Boileau replied gravely: FANCY
was abusing you at the top Of my voice
and you never heard me, although
am near enough to touch you, and
you are astonished that an actor does
not hear an aside that another actor
utters on the boards"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-09-06
Bell Ringing 10 an Art,

BELL ringing is a science" said a
master of the art. ut is called CAM
panology, and there are abstense and
technical terms in 1t, like Kent treble
bob 'stedman cinques,' double court
bob lodges 'noils' and 'stingoes.'
Each Of these terms defines a certain
phase or kind of bell ringing. In Eng
land there is a society, the Central
Council Of Bell Ringers, that every
campanologist desires ardently to be-
long to. Maybe you think bell ringing
Is simple? Do you know what peal
tsf A peal in ringers parlance is q
series Of 5000 changes rung upon q
chime, no change occurring more than
pnce."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-09-06
EaailN AnnannAd-

ut seems to me-" he complained,
shat you think entirely too much of
your clothes"
"0h, no, l don't, dearP she hastily
replied. II don't really think anything
of them. Can't you get some extra
work to do or manage in some way to
increase your income 80 that can
have something new2"-Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-09-06

The petroleum industry, which has
made such great advances during the
last fifty years, deals with product
which has been known in other lands
from earliest days. In China 1t was
used long before history was first writ
ten. The famous petroleum springs
near Baku, on the western shore of the
Caspian sea. have been known from
the earliest times. Antiquarians say
that Pliny and Herodotus each knew
or had henrd Of petroleum.-New York
Sun.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-09-06

Bilkins WIS sneaking into the house
in his stocking feet at 2 o'clock n. m
The stairs creaked as he assembled to
his room.
as that you. William" Mrs. Bilkins
called.
mo, dear" Bilkins replied, ITS the
stairs."-Seattle Times.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-09-06
oh, SplashI

MY sister writes from abroad that
her husband fell four stories out OF
hotel window"
Mercy You take 1t very calmly"
"oh, he wasn't hurti You see, II was
in Venice. and he could swim."-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-09-06

Don't you want to leave any foot
prints in the sands Of timer"
81 don't know" replied Senator sor-
ghum. There's so much sleuthing go
ing on that man gets shy Of thumb
print. a footprint and even Of leave to
print. Washington Star.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-09-06

PA. how can you tell whether a
man is in society or not2"
"The man who is not In society. my
son. is trying TO get known, and the
man who is In Ia trying not to. Satire
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-09-06

THE doctor Is such polite man. He
always sees his patients out right to
the door" Yes; he once had n mag
nificent fur coat stolenr'-Lonilon Opin.
ion
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-09-06

The noontido sun is dark and music
discord when the heart is low.-Young.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-09-06

Agnes--And did he say looked intel.
lectualP Gladys-oh, no, indeed
assure you he said nothing disparag.
ing.-Life.