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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-07

which the American cities cannot hold
candle 20 the cities here. Not a
piece Of wood ~ 20 be found any.
where here-even the fences are All
made Of stone
This afternoon We took a wagon
and drove nine miles down through
the country 10 sse the famous Forfb
bridge. II Is The oldest bridge in the
world, and IL used Tor steam cars
only
We 70 10 Entland on Thursday
moruing
We have not decided what Vs are
Foing 10 do to-nirht. We are On our
oWn resources from nov untu We gei
10 ENGLAND.
Reminded o. Home.
last night We went 20 q fine wand
eFiile entertainment first class one
too. There Ncre three balconies and
gahery. 80 you can imagine the
size OF The thenfrr. American bio
graphs shown looks-f aud reminded
us ~ home. What s-rmed 90 strange
io us D. The fact that men kepf fbeir
hats on and ~ the same tine srnosed
continually during the perforrla1ee
This seems the custom A. MAJ,
European theatres
Miss Hartman then closed her 10,
ter. telling her Family that hereafier
she as EoinE - divide ssndlug her
letters and cards. soue % Them 20
- mailed FROM Engiand and Others
from Paris
Every body. she concludes. in the
parry ia sell and getting along Enc
VII write When - reach England -
Likes London Setter
The Heport'a NEXT letter vas
mailed from Paris and vas from all
four % the tourists They say
We thought when Vs left Edin.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-07

Just as In the days OF Caesar. all
roads led to Rome. SO now. all roads
lead to the Intelligencer office. where
the ballots are cast to determine the
winners Of the attractive prizes. con-
sisting OF ten European trips.
At almost any hour of the. day.
and the contestants themselves.
may be seen i'm the office OF
the 1ntelligencer, or in the office
little paper counters" or turning in
the subscription payments which mean
80 much to the various aspirants.
In many instances the ballots are
cast or the subscription payments
made entirely without the knowledge
OF the contestant for whom the votes
are cast. In other instances the bal
lots are carried away and presented
TO the favorite contestant with the ex-
pressed hope that her campaign may
be crowned with success.
II is safe to say that before the end
OF the contest rolls round, there will
be few, II any people in the community
who have not voted for a favorite at
some time during the friendly strug-
gle. All will have exercised their
right 10 express their preferences as
10 what contestants the more than at
tractive prizes should go.
AS to the contestants themselves.
they are anything but idle. The ad.
vartage TO be gained by an early start
in fresh field has been quickly per-
ceived by the various contenders for
the awards and all are devoting them
selves with all their heart and
strength to the work OF securing the
winning vote.
Particularly are the contestants de-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-07
BY OLGA NETHERsoLE.

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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-07
OLGA NETHERS0LE SPEAKS IN WORDS OF PRAISE
OF DELIGHTFUL TRIP TO ROMANTIC OLD WORLD
W. "oo-o WYNN WI

Written from Cincinnati Ohio the celebrated
o Europe. = ~' -" '0NN'
The Detroit times., 1912-12-25
Tennis Players Need Unusual
Ct.ey0th ~, Their o,
Sfrength

The ordinary man, who has neither
played tennis nor given the subject
any consideration. does not have toe
slightest comprehension what extra
ordinary strength, endurance and
power are necessary for fast tennis.
Maurice Mclaughlin is amateur
champion because he won. more con.
tests than any one else, but he is not
the best tennis player by any means.
He has been played of his feet by az
least two other men OF superior skill,
but at the end or the matches his
strength and endurance told. and ne
won through the physical collapse OF
his opponents.
Doherty. probably the greatest all
around tennis player the game has
known, always claimed that the
game was all in the legs and ne
ran IL miles daily over country roads
at a clip that no prizehghter could
follow. TO keep in trim.
Larneds strength held the chan.
pionship for seven years. His father
died a year ago and left him a tor.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-25
PUTS REFEREE
BETWEEN LAW
AND THE CROWD
New York State Rule Governing
Infghting Supplies Some
Knotty Points
LIMIT IN USE OF HANDS
IN BREAKING IN DOUBT
Cotton Gauze Must Replace Tape
in Winding Hands of
Fighters

NEW YORK, Dec. o5.-Promoters
Of boxing and fight fans generally
were discussing the new rules formu-
lated by the state boxing commits
sion today, and trying to solve sew
eral knotty points. The first sub
iect 10 debate is the rule governing
inflghting.
Provision is made FOR clean
break. but the language OF the rule
does not make II clear as 10 the ex-
tent to which fighters may use their
hands while breaking from clinch.
III is pointed out that referees, IN
trying TO interpret the rule. may in
eur the displeasure OF crowds.
A feature OF the new rules Is the
provision for cotton gauze as
bandages for the hands. instead OF
the heavy tape formerly in use. This.
liz is said, will not pack tightly and
make IL possible for lighters 70 In
fiict severe damage on the faces OF
their opponents Altogether, the
commissions seems TO have aimed at
reforms TO minimize the brutality
of the sport, and at the same time 10
Increase the possibility for scientific
boxing.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-25
HOWARD WANTS TO
Be BOWLING HEAD
Judge" Announces Candidacy
for Reelection to An
other Term

Judge Howard, president of the
American Bowling congress. has an
nounced his intention OF running a
second time for the Office when the
delegates and officials OF the associa.
ton meet Feb "a, in Toledo, at the
twenty-second annual meeting OF the
A B. c. Howard was elected to lead
the organization in March Of this
year, when the twenty-frst meeting
was held in connection with the
twelfth annual tourns ment at the In
teFHatienal a#PhitheataF, Union
stock yards. at Chicago
Howard held OF 10 announce his
1913 candidacy 10 give other bowlers
a chance at the Office. but the officials
friends persuaded him Saturday TO
say he would lead the association next
year II delegates of the national
leagues see At 10 re-elect him.
Under Towards administration OF
the ONCE OF president the A. B. C..
has had one OF the most successful
seasons in It's history, and his
friends, both in Chicago and other
cities. think there will be no ques-
ton OF his reelection.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-25

POSTOFFICE HANDLES
MASS OF MAIL Rapid Y

The mail handled In the Detroit post
office during the holiday season has
broken all the records OF the office for
volume, but IL has been handled more
eNpeditiously than ever before. and
there is very little mail that arrived in
time for delivery for Christmas that
has not ben delivered
The outgoing mall is being put
through as fast as 1t f. received the
office being entirely caught up The
only congestion is in mail for city de-
livery, chiefly post cards, which have
come In faster than they could be
handled. There are over a million of
these TO be sorted, and 10 is stated that
they are harder to handle than parcels
Parcels have been given the right-of-
way for the present. being deemed more
important than the post cards
The extra force at work to handle
the Christmas mall includes 300 men
About 80 OF them are Kept busy deliv =
ering registered parcels The regis
tered mau received Tuesday night was
-hEaElEstftf-tiTs -t4f FsyE1--sr-ttTe= De
troit office
The receipts from stamp sales have
averaged more than $4,000 per day
during the rusf- and IL Is believed
that the totals Tuesday VIII establish
record for the office
There Is still a large quantity OF mall
on the way, but with the local office so
nearly caught up IL will be handled
quickly
The Detroit times., 1912-12-25

tune. He let up on training, saw a
bit of the world, and was promptly
displaced by the powerful McIougE-
lin. The latter has muscles over the
hips such as Myers, the famous run.
ner. exhibited. They look like huge
trunk straps.
He purposely forces the play into
fast and driving shape, because he
knows that after half hour he viii
be fresh. while his opponent will be
all in His devotion 70 training is
absolute, and Tor six years he has
never let down. There are no winters
In California 10 interfere with his
year-round exercising and practice.
Against some OF the shrewd, strategic,
resourceful and inventive generals"
of the game Mclaughlin goes down,
but only for eight or 10 games.
Then HIS powerful ply sique aud
doughty courage begins 70 tell No
man ever saw him finish with even
a trace OF weariness He endures and
he fights II his skill increases and
his strength holds he will be a world 3
champion.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-25

The White Sox and the Yankees
are going TO train about a. lar from
each other as they can get. TIE
Yankees will actually go out of the
United States and prepare for the
seasons work In the national game
under the British flag.
Comiskey's White Sox 60 TO the
Pacific coast, the land OF flowers.
Cinnamon and winter baseball. The
Yankees 20 TO the island OF Bermuda
the land OF flowers, sandy beaches
and vacation headquarters for presl'
dents-elect
The Yanks secured Bermuda Just
IN time. for Manager jennings ~ the
Tigers was thinking fayorably OF that
place when he became disgusted
with Monroe, and had the Yanks not
secured an option on the place hTsI
and the Tigers not found Gulfport o
Mace OF so much promise. the Tigers
might have been planning on the
island OF onions rather than ire
Yankees.
One OF the advantages Of Bermuda
that appeal 70 Jennings was the vast
beaches there. He had II explained
70 him that although It might rain
every day for a while In Bermuda the
beach would always be ready for base
hall practice 10 minutes after every
rain. inasmuch as the water sinks
through the sand so quickly. leaving
= smooth. packed surface for the dja-
,nonI
The Detroit times., 1912-12-25
KNOCKOUT BROWN AND
CALDWELL MEET TO-DAY

NEW YORK Dec. 25.--No boxing
bouts were scheduled In Manhattan
today, and New Workers who wanted
to enjoy the sport were forced 10
journey. across the river 10 the Brook
lynn clubs
The best card seems 10 be the mill
between Knockout Brown and Young
Caldwell. a Jersey city lightweight,
who will get together at the Irving
Athletic ciuu, this afternoon. Willie
Fitzgerald faces Joe White. OF New
York. at the Brooklyn Beach Ath-
letics club. The other bouts are Joe
Egan, OF Boston. and Bob Masses, at
the greensboro Athletic cluo, aho
frankie Dieneyer. and Paddy Collins
viii hold forth at the Gowanus club.
Two Texas men have patented a set
OF vest buttons containing electlcr
lights. fed by battery carried in a
pocket
The Detroit times., 1912-12-25
d. A. c. GETS new
site FOR CLUBHOUSE
Organization Committee Buys
Equity in Property in Down
Town District

The organization committee Of the
Detroit Athletic club closed deal,
Tuesday, for the purchase of the
Wolverine Automobile clubs equity
i'm the land. $50 feet by 100 feet,
northeast corner of Madison-ave. and
John R.-st., paying &c, 100 for the
part ownership. To acquire com
plete control of the property the
committee will save 10 make addi-
tional payments up TO $1l1,000. II
Is not settled, however. that this
site shall be the location OF the pro-
posed new building of the d. A. c.,
some members of the organization
committee being OF the opinion that
a larger space is needed for the club
house. Other sites will be inspected
before a final decision is made.
The organization committee is
composed OF the following: Hugh
Chalmers. chairman Henry B. Joy,
Emery w Clark X. d. Chaplin, &.
IN. Pope, Judge George p. Codd, Nor
val A. Hawkins, Robert b. Tanna-
hill, William r. Orr, and John KEEL
sey.
Those who subscribed towards the
proposed new Wolverine Automobile
club are TO get their subscriptions
back, plus six per cent interest, from
the payment made by the d. A. c.
organization committee for the VOL
verine's equity in the property.
Secretary of State Martindale has
Informed the organization committee
that he will grant a charter TO the
proposed new Detroit Athletic club
as soon as the old board OF directors
gives consent TO relinquish the
name. To dissolve the old ID. A. G.,
cn,1rf nrocedurp witt be neecssafy-
The Detroit times., 1912-12-25
KILBANE and WHITE
MAY MEET AGAIN
Chicago Lightweight Gave John
ny an Argument
Year Ago

CLEVELAND Ohio, Dec. 20
Johnny Kilbane. featherweight
champion. may meet Charley White,
Chicago lightweight, in Milwaukee,
about the middle of January. White
gave Kilbane a great fight a year
ago. just before KiIbane went 10 the
coast, and became feather cham
pion. Nate Lewis, Whites manager.
proposed the bout at Milwaukee. and
Kilbane and Manager Jimmy Dunn
regarded Il favorably. Boxing is not
allowed in Cleveland. but Milwaukee
recently lifted the lid
The Detroit times., 1912-12-25
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INJURIES FORCED SLUGGLNG
Stencil TO QUIT BASEBALL
Remember Jake Stencil >

Remember Jake Stencil
Stencil. the Pittsburgh Baltimore
slugger OF the '9Os. who was an earl
Ter edition OF the world-famous Hans
Wagner
An injury. seemingly slight. cut OF
Jake Stencil In mis- prime and cost
baseball one Of the greatest natural
hitters that ever swung an ash stitch.
Stencil is a citizen OF Cincinnati
now.
Stencil was a terrific hitter. Hc
batted right handed He stood at the
plate like Wagner, and, like the Fly
ing Dutchman. started IL with every
ounce OF his weight any every particle
OF strength In his stocky frame.
Stencil for the five years proceed
ing his retirement was a bad dream
to pitchers Beginning in 1898 and
continuing through 1897, be hit re
spectively 400, 352, 1884, 500 and 36l.
And he performed in this fashion
against such pitchers as Young. Cur
py, Clarkson. Gastright, Nichols, Wey-
hing, Russie and Mullane, TO say
nothing OF others OF fame less last
ing
The injury which took this star
from the game was a wrench from
which he nevere recovered.
Stencil is a native of Cincinnati
He was born there June "a. 1867, and
played amateur baseball we'll enough
In 1886 10 attract attention. The next
year Wheeling. ". Va, gave him his
first professional job and he played
with the team until 1889, when he
went 10 Columbus The next year
he was In Chicago.
Chicago sent Stencil TO Portland,
but IN 1891 Pittsburgh bought his ano
that summer he became the most
dreaded OF hitters.
Disregarding the protests OF thous-
ands OF fans. Pittsburgh traded the
great center fielder TO Baltimore ia
1897 and he helped the Orioles chase
Boston 10 tight finish and his bat
played a leading part In the Temple
cup series when Baltimore beat Dos
ton four TO one.
Stencil took Walter Brodie's place
in the famous outheld. OF which Keel
or and Kelley were the other pair.
Stencil was injured in 1898 ard
Ned Hsnlon permitted him 10 20 %
st. Louis. where everything possible
was done To save him. without avail.
So one of the CREATES batters base
bail has ever known had TO step down
and out in 1899, white still wonder
ful player.
When Stencil played ball good
The Detroit times., 1912-12-25
LID CLAMPED ON AND
NO FIGHTING IN GARY

CHICAGO. Dec 25.-The proposed
prize fight revival at Gary. Ind, has
died a-bornin' The lid has been
snapped on the Calumet Athletic
club. and its weekly fight program.
Sheriff Henry Whitaker OF Lake
county, Indiana, spiked II.
Whitaker says the four bout pro-
gram arranged for new years day
will have TO be called of. or be will
swear in force OF deputies 70 raid
the club There will be no boxing
in his administration. he says
kentucky and Pennsylvania produce
nearly all the camel coal mined in tine
United states
The Detroit times., 1912-12-25
DODE PASKERT, PHILLY
OUTFIELDER, HAS TYPHOID

CLEVELAND. Ohio, Dec. 25.-
Dode Paskert, star outfielder OF the
Philadelphia Nationals. is said to-
day to be seriously i'll, OF typhoid
fever, at his home here. He was
stricken last Friday, when. on duty
las house detective in a Cleveland de-
partment store. and his physician
said today he may be laid up for sew
eral weeks. Paskert is product
of local amateur baseball clubs.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-25
MURPHY MAY TRADE
SHECkARD FOR PITCHER

CHICAGO. Dec. Is Jimmie
Sheckard, Cub outfielder for the last
six years, may have played his last
game in Cub uniform. IL is said
that Charles w. Murphy. owner OF
the club, is contemplating a deal
whereby Sheckard will be traded for
a good pitcher. Murphy says he will
have strong enough outfield with
out Sheckard. while his team will
have no chance without one more
star SALESMAN.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-25
WHITE HOPE WILLARD
GOES TO MEET KEARNS

CHICAGO. Dec. 26.-Jess willard.
white hope from out Of the west is
On his way TO New York. to meet
Soldier" Kearns there, Friday
night. He left here last night. The
tight may prove fitting test for his
championship aspirations.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-25

ones were plentiful. and he believes
that ". A. Langc, Chicago outtielder
and now in The real estate business
in San Francisco, was the greatest
OF them all.
Amos Rusle is Stencils choice a.
the greatest Of pitchers.
With the exception of the adoption
OF the foul strike rule, Stencil can see
go difference between the game as
The Detroit times., 1912-12-25

To enable person TO clean his
shoes before entering a house. a Ken.
tuckian has Invented a scraper above
which are mounted two brushes. back-
ed with springs strong enough TO make
them effective.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-25

Gessler TO Come Back.
The Baltimore orioles have decided 70
train at Fayetteville, y. 6. Manager
Dunn personally inspected several
prospective training camps before he
made the selection.
Okolona messenger., 1912-08-08
RUSSIA HOLDS FIRST PLACE
That Country Is Now the Greatest
Wheat Producer Win United
States Second.

In the last twenty-five years great
changes have taken place in the
worlds production Of wheat. In Eu-
rope the land devoted to it has in
creased over one-fourth; in the rest
of the world it has doubled.
In 1870 France was at the head of
the wheat producers, followed by the
United States, India, Russia, Ger
many, etc.
Today Russia holds the first place;
the United States is still second,
while France is third. Fourth place
is held by the Argentine Republic,
which has increased its production
ten times; Canada and Italy follow.
In amount produced per acre the
smaller countries have their turn.
Holland headed the list in 1879, fol-
lowed by Denmark, England, Nor
way, Belgium, Sweden, France, To-
day the order is Denmark, Holland,
Belgium, England, Germany, Swo-
den, Norway, Canada, France, Ja-
pan.
One encouraging feature Of these
statistics is that the maximum nr0,
Okolona messenger., 1912-08-08
QUICK RET0RT CAUSES WOE
And Now Ke0tus ~ Husband Is Busy
Explaining The joke to
His Wife.

In louisville a young,lusband II
doing everything in his power to
make His young wife understand that
a remark he made the other evening
was a joke. But wifev is still pout-
ing and hubby has taken solemn
rcsol~a never to speak before he
thinks.
A number Of friends were calling
on the newly married pair when the
young wife in question in the course
of conversation remarked:
"Flat life is new to me, and I'm
Just sick for some flowers"
"Sweetheart, [ know way you
can get whole lot Of them," flashed
back the husband,
"IIow?" asked the wife with inter
est.
"Die."
And since then the husband ha
been bringing home great lunches O.
flowers and innmeraDIe boxes Q
candy-I.ouisyiIle Times,
Okolona messenger., 1912-08-08
DID HE GET AN ANSWER?


A writer in the Electrical Re-
view thinks that electrical companies
should attach to business letters
"sticker" defining electrical terms,
such as watt, ampere, volt, kilowatt
load, factor, etc. This brings to
mind a paragraph in another journal
about a telephone subscriber who
called up Conformation" to ask how
many inches there are in meter.
To information's inquiry, Haven't
you got a dictionary that you could
consult?" came the answer, eyes
but it's less trouble to ask you"
Okolona messenger., 1912-08-08
PLUMLEY'S BIG FISH STORY
Vermont Congressman Tells How He
Recovered His Cos Watch
and Double Eagle.

Fish stories are rife in May, ana
under the seductive influence of
balmy spring new versions come to
ig' Of the same old stories we
have heard since boyhood days. Con-
gresham Plumley Of Vermont, of
portentously serious mien, asserted
to a smiling group Of colleagues that
a couple of seasons ago he lost his
watch and a $50 gold piece over
board while waiting by placid pool
for a bite. The next year, he de-
clared under oath, he caught a fish
in that self-same pool-a gold
fish," of course-and he found with
in the fnny armor Of that Vermont
bass his watch, the $40 gold piece
and so cents accrued interest.
Fish Commissioner Bowers in
sists that this is another result Of
his labors to propagate thrifty hab-
its among cold fish. He says that
the monetary question has been so
much discussed in Washington
that it las affected the spawn sent
out through tla country, and il
thosa fs1 stories continue he will moi
Okolona messenger., 1912-08-08
Erenuent EaiIlnn.

Some men talk so loud they attract
attention and call it personal mag
netism.-Atchison Globe.
Okolona messenger., 1912-08-08

In a recent case in which the ques-
tion of affection was an important Is
sue. the Judge spoke wisely as a phil
osopher. 1t was bit Of gold In the
dross Of the court life Of a great wick
ed city. "A mans affection for a wom-
an" said the modern Solomon, fs
shown by his willingness to take trou-
BILE in her behalf, to do little services
for her, to do with a willing hand that
which a man not in love would deem
tiresome, troublesome and disquiet-
Ing"
Okolona messenger., 1912-08-08
MATTER OVER MIND.

Little Florence had a very bad
tootbaohe and was crying softly tc
herself. Her aunt, who was a BE-
lever in Christian Science, went
over to the little girl and said:
'Gf you have any faith, dear, you
would have no toothache.''
Florence continued to sob, but be.
tween sobs she replied;
"Well, Aunt Grace, if you had m,
toothache, you wouldn't have an.
faith" Judge.
Okolona messenger., 1912-08-08
PRUDENCE.

"Have you ever written your me
moirs?" asked the enterprising pub
Usher. 'No," replied Senator Sor,
ghum, "And Pm not going to write
them. When man interviews him,
self there is no chance for him tc
cover a mistake by saying he wal
misquoted."
Okolona messenger., 1912-08-08
WHY NOT MAKE $1,000 A MONTH That's
S5O.Oo a Week, almost $lO.oO DaY

Won were plotting them through factory Men appointe
receive advice and instructions for selling safes q
conyncnp talking points which possible for prospec
don't YOU Se the first apply from your vicinity before SO
We can favor only one salesman out OF each locality
Okolona messenger., 1912-08-08
BELelANs FLOCK TO THE CITIES.

The population of Belgium in
creased 10.9 per cent. in the ten
years, 19o0-191O, and showed the
same drift from country to city OBJ
servable in other nations. More
than one-ffth of the population is
now concentrated in the four towns
of Brussels, Antwerp, Client and
Liege. ..,-...> y
Okolona messenger., 1912-08-08
WHAT SHE WANTED.

Lady in Shoe Store-These shoel
pinch terribly. Haven't you any
thing larger?
Salesman-You asked for number
twos, madam. I can give you num-
Der threes or number fours, or
Lady-The ideal / want some
thing large in number twos.
Okolona messenger., 1912-08-08
Educational Pastlme.

Professor George Herbert Palmer
suggests that ANYONE who wants to
see himself grow" try plan of add
ing two new words each week to his
vocabulary, ''It will not be long, says
Professor Palmer, before the endless
and enchanting variety of the world
will begin to reflect itself in his
speech, and in his mind as we'll"
Okolona messenger., 1912-08-08

The 2bth anniversary Of our
company was celebrated by
erecting the most modern safe
factory in the world. Wlde-
awake men who received our
special selling inducement,
rendered Unnecessary to double
our output. We are spending
many thousands Of dollars en-
larging our sales organization,
but to learn all particulars, "
will cost you only the price Of
n, nnstal cerd