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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-21
NEWS BRIEFS

At n meeting a. the G. A. T..
Roecnb'rg iro-. bankruptcy case.
hold yesterday afternoon. tho claim
~ j. l. Fraukcil was reduced by Ref.
cree Henry \ Noltc vhNc the claim
~ Nathan kirgch was disallowod The
case WINS rather complicated and sew.
cral days were spent en- taking tcsti-
monv
Elaborate arrangements nre being
made Tor thc annual reunion Of the
IriStafc Veterans Association. which
is Oh he held IN Rock Springs Park
Thureday August 20. several noted
speakers viii deliver the addresses
A me- ting IN the Monshan bank
rupfcy case viii be held THIS morning
before Referee Henry 4. Noite.
Tho board % commissioners
spent yesterday going over tho eati.
mates ~ macadamlzing several roads
Too The country District and bids will
Do asked Tor DOING the work The
board discussed the audit NJ the shcr.
ihs hook yesterday bat made no cum.
meut
Tho main entrance ~ fho Ncfure
lobby VAS painted yesterday and all
fho hotel managers IN tho city ar.
making special preparations for fair
veck
iiroihor Ansclm tho nov director
of 'he Cathedral Uish school. arrived
in Tho civ leat evening with foo OF
b. a.'slsiants Several new teachers
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are included in the corps FOR tho COM
ms year and brother Anseim will
have charge 81 the High school
Miss Phoebe Hardslcy. general
secretary OF the y " G. &. will re-
turn home from a Two months vaca-
ton in Chautauqua y v. about the
last ~ September and ON her arrival
here che viii resume hex work and
make plans Tor the resumption Of the
various classes Miss Jennie johnson
and Miss Hrssio Parks will also -
turn from their vacations ln n short
time and take up their work. so tbat
all The different classes viii be- started
in "a few weeks
The Bows Urigade ~ tho North
street VI p church will give a street
social on Thur day August % The
mothers viii have charge of tho sale
~ cake. candy. sandwiches. coffee.
lemonade and fancy work and the
boys VII have fhc work ~ advertising
tho affair and selling tickets
Hamilton Wilson charged With
stealing funk 70 fhc value " So. was
held 10 The rrand fury bys Squire "a
q Hobbs Tho Junk Do supposed 90
have been stolen from tho now build.
INK being erected on The South side
By Bloch brothers
About ihitrv voters named hv tho
board 81 commissioncrs 20 net as reg
ietr1rs IN tho election next fall have
failed to qualify and ~ n result they
VIII lose The opportunity to earn few
dollars Tho matter Of appointing
more registrars has been referred
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WOMAN'S WORLD OF
WORK AND PLEASURE

once IN Nes York know how 10 per.
form their duties
TeNt women OF n. press have had
an association for the La, ,.ns,ee,
years. thu annual conv.ntion heing
held recently at Port Arthur Mrs. J
a Jackson ~ Austin was elected
president. She T. one Of the most
successful journalists Of Austin and
mas ass ociaed with her women Of dig
nifty and influence In the profession as
member OF the executive board.
Mrs. Julian Heath thinks that in.
stead Of one large market In the large
city there should be several in dlf.
ferent part OF the city. that would
give householders an opportunity TO
visit them when IL might be impos
siole TO 20 so far from the neighbor.
hood 10 the central market. She thinks
the habit OF long standing accounts az
the grocers and butchers has much To
do with the high cost of living RE.
alize that the care OF a home Is a
Profession she says
win the appointment OF Princess
August Wilhelm. the consort OF the
kaiser's fourth son. 90 the colonelcv
or the l4th regiment OF dragons. the
number OF women colonels in the Ger
man army has risen TO nineteen. The
German empress and the grand
duchess OF Mecklenburg.Schwe
each command n German regiment.
Inc kaisers four sisters are chiefs
or infantry regiments. his three
daushter-in-law each lead a dragon
regiment. while his only daughter
Princess Louise. is second in com
mhnd OF n regiment of hussars. The
queens OF England. Holland and Swed-
END the duchess OF Connaught al the
empress or Russia are among the for
eien women commanding" German
regiments.
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The s,lr.r ou.,,ion

Whom sou Hr" ail.srware scratched
ana furnished with black stains and
Froaks 900 The inferrflrrs - the orna-
mental pntfernF thar is dirt. left there
Oh. common. shnap rDsln SOAPS "a iq
better 'p use soap that ls anfleeptfv
a. ".I Hs "a .rforf cleansing agent
iaat Task soap" fhe hard. white
.nIrdry spap. will clean your silver
ware surely and quickly. DO will got
or fhe dir tho other soaps have. Iefi
Your grocer VIII sell you two cakes
f0r tsn cents. and lf ~ doesn't satisfy
YOU the makers Will give back tho dime
gures Dol equal f0 good Judgment II
sou happen 20 rrfnaa right
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OF Weston: Misses Gertrude and Flor
ence Gillespie. of Cameron Misses
Eleanor Alexander and EVELYN Booher.
OF Moundsville. and Miss Virginia
Tenser. OF ST. Louis.
Messrs. Edward Donaldson. William
kreiter and Lloyd {. Eneix. of Wheel
ing; Charles Voitle. Edward l.. DUNLAP
and Howard Voitle. Of MoundsvilIe:
Fillmore Compton, Of Parkersburg, and
clyde Bryson, of 81. Louis.
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Wedding Today

At the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
y. Mertz. at Rivcrview, this afternoon
VIII occur the wedding of their daugh-
ter. Miss Fern Wallace. 10 Mr.. Thomas
,. Jones. prominent young attorney
or Steubenville. The ceremony will
be performed az . O'Clock. Rev. Slim
pson. pastor OF the Steubenvllle Metho-
dist church. officiating. A number of
friends and relatives including many
out-of-town people will witness the
wedding. and i reception will be held
afterward
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HOUSEWIFE SUGGESTIONS

A enc grater - better than a knife
for removing the surface Of anything
tina, - buried
In wasting lac~s that have become
stained ~tth Precipitation irst wash
them with cold water and soap. and
after the stains are removed put
them into warm water
After washing busters. dip them in
kerosene and dry In the open air
This makes an excellent home made
"dustless" dustSr. Dry moss may be
similarly treated with good effect.
Pine pillows SHOULD be made Of
butchers linen. This Is 10 be pre-
ferred 70 the color linens for the oil
In the pine will strike through I'm
time AMI necessitate a thorough wash
ing.
To clean a vinegar cruet put
teaspoonful Of I've In Il and then fiji
II with water. Let this remain in
IL few days and then rinse the
cruet cut thoroughly, when IL will
he perfectly clean.
Mushrooms. or foods containing
mushrooms. must not be eaten after
having been allowed To get cold. as
properties and become poisonous
Either eat all that Is cooked or throw
away what IS left.
In order TO clean bronze the article
should be immersed I'm boiling water.
then rubbed with piece OF flannel
dipped I'm yellow soapsuds. and dried
with a soft cloth and channels leather.
Swiss gricdle cakes are really po-
tato croquettcs in all except form
Crate four or five large potatoes,
press part Of the water out of them
and mix with two beaten eggs and n
heaping tcaspoonful Of salt. Drop
by spoonful on "A hot. creased griddle.
To clean silver put n quantity OF
sour milk in a shallow pan and place
the articles In The milk. letting them
remain there till they become bright
Aiterward wash them In warm water
which ontains a few drops Of ammonia,
and your silver will be bright and
clean.
In ooking green corn. Il is said TO
be a great Improvement to cook il
with the husk. In doing this. pull
back the husk and remove the silk
ana incidentally cut on any portions
that have been eaten by worms. and
ais" discard the worms themS Ives
and wash the corn thoroughly in sas,.
ed water. Then pull the husk into
place again and tie the end. just be-
yond the car. and drop IL into boiling
water that contains a little sugar and
salt To tastc. Cook until tender
which will take lorger than the oil
way. II Is very different thing
from the corn cooked without the
husks.
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WIN Entertain For Visitor

Miss Ruth Davcuey is spending a
few days in this city as The house
guest OF Miss Martha Irwin, at her
home on Chaplinc street Many SOC
ial affairs OF delightful nature are
being arranged in honor OF the visitor.
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IN honor ~ Miss Eleanor Armstrong,
~ Cleveland. Mis-. Holen firovn Cal
thor entertained with n porch party
Tuesday afternoon at The homo OF Ni-p
Elmvra Brown. The hours from . 60
% were Pleasantly spent iu various
amuscmcnts. after which we'll az.
pointed luncheon wa served. Tho
guests were. Misses Eleanor Arm
Mary Wilson. Margaret ogden. Ucl
troug. ~ Cleveland. MARGARET irwin
on Tallman. Blanche Storcr. Louise
Wood. Minnie Milton. Catherine Hon
man. Nelson Whitaker. Helen Gather.
Mcs-rs Notcrt White. George WI
son. robert Reed Robert Rovud. Dan
HoWud Train Young. sam norton.
Kenneth Watcrhousc. Charles Nil
ton. Robt Waterhouso. andrew SIC.
Lire
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loan money. contract reservoirs and
wharses. promotion ~ migration.
etc. Authorized capital. 500. 900. IN
'1rpDratora a.. g. F1nchcr. -. +.
'assilnd. Russell Ramsey. George w
'oyntnn. nfd r. -. Craig. all Of
Houston. Toms.
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There silence what a
different he husband
werem
Tho 20 Il
question Of
liberty
thinking But is different know will
8
isn
wish with OH
that that brides revelation
yourself
We did all loveuaknR before married"
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From all indications. the lawn fete
will be given tomorrow evening at the
Aquatic Club in connection with the
regular band concert. will he the most
delightful OF the season. The refresh
ments will be in charge OF the ladies'
OF ST. Luke's church.
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Hiiles McCartnev


wedding Of unusual Interest was
solemnizCd a. - Cla!rsvillc yesterday
when Miss GeJrg.aun1 Hilles became
the bride OF Mr Harry ROLAND No
CARNEY. The ceremony was pcrfor.
med ~ ! o'clock ~ the home OF tho
brides brother. Robert Ilillcs. Rev.
Ilrich. OF Barncsvillc. officiating Onfv
the members Of the immediate fami,.
ics Witnessed tho ceremony.
Both young people are members of
prominent families in HarncsviIle.
Miss Hiilcs b. q cousin Of Dewey HliI.
'es. President Taffs campaign mana.
ger while the groom ls we'll known
mail clcrk TIL" Dung couple left Yes
to-day afternoon for 20 honeymoon trip
which viii De- spent Boo cleveland.
Hunalo. Detroit and other lake points.
They will reside in GAINESVILLE.
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he be afterwards" But never such a change
my life He hardly keep his hands of of Barbara
even in public, and time he looks
IL ne kissing her and you ought to go out OF
the room That after they've been married years."
And Barbara's just bad too" put In the wifes
most Intimate friend. you know before she was
married she the strictest thing wouldn't even
let John kiss her until they actually engaged with
a ring. though they had understanding long before
that And now she's just afectionate he is.
Isn't il queer"
In the of girls young married
wOmau-a bride OF six months The intimate friend
turned 20 her Well. Jane. what do you say?" she
asked lightly. rs IL that way in your family too?"
L.. 800. L. ..I-l.L. L. -
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Assembly Club Dance

Another dancing party will be given
tomorrow evening by the Assembly
Club OF St Clairsville. in the Court
House Hall. The Imperial orchestra
OF Rarnesville. will furnish music and
an interesting program will be render
ed
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Tho Press tent at tho Woundsvlie
Camp rrounds was tho scene OF a
delightful social AFFAIR in che nature
Of marahmall0w tnnaf Monday eve
Ming Those present were Nisrcs
Elizabeth Kssley. Elizabeth S~hcII
haeo Sell Potts. fsucrefa Travis. and
Miss AhorDrumhic. OF Wheeling.
Mis-ss Maudo and Marianne Barnes.
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CONCERNING womrn.

There arc four uomen'e clubs in
Nlaska represented in The biennial
Conference a. San Francisco. Ofhcr
clubs from faw away wero tho shanr
hai club ~ china and Tho school and
OrphanFc club ~ CoyiDn.
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Class Enfertalned

At his home in Elm Grove. Mr. Da-
via Honey entertained tho members
OF the Mems Bible class Of tho First
christian church Tuesday evening.
foIio" ing short business session.
m" evening was spent socially. and
refreshments were served.
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Tho Misses Helen Doror and Mary
Cook will entertain q party of fricnt.,
Ihuraday evening with % dancing
party az the Now Eiks auditorium. in
bollnlrc. \ large number ~ invita-.
lions hav" been issued and tho affair
VII bc attended by many. icutnold's
orchestra will furnish an interesting
program % music Tor the evening
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MiFe amelia HlnFharn. tho actress.
saws Chat Now York is fho most moral
''7n Loo fhe world She is pro iderf
"' fhr Irofrr 'Dn1i Women's club a.
ih-t cIfE md saws bat The fnsn in
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THE DAILY CHIT-CHAT
BY Ruth Cameron

TWO
during the six months Of their
been
their ASH
group OF the Wfes feminine friends
Why when they
saw!
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back 20 tho committees by the board
and they will be named in a few days.
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Tho Eas meter has more feet than
any other animate object
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We place New Motors On I'd tubs.
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Model Ladies'
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40 r. rr.u =
38 Twelfth St.

Builders OF Ladies' Tatlored Oar
nents Every garment built to your
Individual measure at reasonable prices
We invite your inspection
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nne grater - better than a knife
Tor removing the surface Of anything
that ~ Burned
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To clean silver put n quantity OF
sour milk in "a shallow pan and place
the articles In the milk. letting them
Remain there till they become bright
Aiterward wash them In warm water
which ontains a few drops OF ammonia,
and Your silver will be bright and
clean
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After washing busters. dip them in
keros"ne and dry In the open air.
THIS makes an excellent home made
'dustless" dustSr. Dry moss may be
similarly treated with good effect.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-21

Pine pillows SHOULD be made Of
butchers linen. This Is 10 be pre-
ferred 10 the color linens for the oil
In the pine will strike through in
time AMI neccssitate a thorough wash
ing.
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To clean a vinegar cruet put q
teaspoonful Of I've in 81 and then fill
II with water. Let this Remain in
IL few days and then rinse the
cruet cut thoroughly. when It will
he perfectly clean.
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Mushrooms. or foods containing
mushrooms. must not be eaten after
having been allowed To get cold as
they are apt to develop Injurious
properties and become poisonous
Either eat all that Is cooked or throw
away what IS left
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Swiss griGdle cakes are really po-
tato croquettcs In all except form
crate -FOUR or five large potatoes
press part Of the water out of them
and mix with two beaten eggs and Z
heaping teaspOonful Of salt. Drop
by spoonful or a hot. creased griddlc
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In wasting iaces that have become
stained ~itn Precipitation arst wash
them with cold water and soap. and
after the stains are removed nut
them into warm water.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-11-15

young man who had purchased the rug
might be mildly peccable had not yet
occurred to her.
why not, Fortune?" Ryanne was
very earnest, and there was pinch at
his heart.
Because :"
Don't You like me just little?"
Why, do like you. Horace. But
do not like any man well enough to
accept expensive gifts from him.
do not wish to hurt you, but It is i'm
possible. The only concession I'll
make is to borrow the money"
We'll. then. let it go at that" He
was too wise to press her
And can you afford to throw away
ten pounds?" with assumed lightness.
My one permanent impression of you
is the young man who was always
forced to borrow car-fare whenever he
returned from Monte Carlo"
"A fool and his money. But I'm
rich man now" he volunteered. And
briefly he sketched the exploit Of the
Yhiordes rug.
1T was very brave of you. But has
1t ever occurred to you that it wasn't
honest?"
"Honest?" frankly astonished that
she should question the ethics. "Oh, l
say, Fortune; you don't call 1t dishon-
est to get the best of a pagan! Aren't
they always getting the best of us?"
IF you had bargained with him and
beaten him down. it would have been
different. But. Horace, you stole it;
you admit that you did,
Il took my life in my hands. I
think that evened up things"
mo. And you sold 1t to Mr., Jones?"
Yes, and Mr.. Jones was only too
glad to buy 1t. told him the facts.
He wasn't particularly eager to bring
up the ethics of the case Why. child,
what the deuce is a Turk? | shouldn't
cry out If some one stole my Bible"
Good gracious! do you carry one?"
We'll. there's always one On the
room-stand in the hotels / patronize -
Il suppose IL all depends upon how
we look at things"
That's It. A different pair of spec
tacles for every pair of eyes"
If only he weren't in love with her!
thought the girl He woul1s then be
an amusing comrade. But whenever
he met her he quietly pressed his suit
He had never spoken openly of love,
for which she was grateful, but his at
tentions. his little kindnesses, his un-
obtrusive protection when those other
men were at the villa, made the read
ing between the lines no difficult mat
ter.
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necessary facts. the eventual dangers.
He accepted them all with the Yhior-
des. l see nothing unfair in the deal.
since l risked my life in the first
place"
And why must you do these des-
perate things?"
"Oh. love excitement My one idea
In life is to avoid the humdrum"
is 1t necessary to risk your life for
these excitements? Is your life moth
ing more to you than something to ex-
pertinent with?'
Truth. sometimes don't know,
Fortune Sometimes 1 don't care.
When one has gambled for big stakes.
it is hard to play for penny points"
"A strong. healthy man like you
ought not to court death"
Il do not seek 1t. My only tempta-
ton is to see how near I can get to
the Man in the Shroud, as some poet
calls it, without being touched. I'll
make you my confessor. You see. 1t
is like this. A.number of wearied men
recently formed a company whereby
monotony became an obsolete word
in our vocabulary. You must not think
I'm jesting; I'm serious enough. This
company ferrets out adventures and
romances and sells them to men Of
spirit. l became a member, and the
trip to Bagdad is the result One new
er has to share with the company. The
rewards are all yours. All one has to
do is to pay lump sum down for the
| adventure furnished You work out
the end yourself unhindered and un-
assisted.
Are you really serious?"
Never more so. Now, Percival Al
gernon has always been wanting an
adventure. but the practical side Of
him has made him hold aloof l told
him about this concern, and he refuses
to believe in 1t. So am going to un-
dertake to prove 1t to him. This is
confidential You viii say nothing.
know"
He will come to no harm physical
ly?"
Lord. no! 1t will be mild and in
nocuous. OF course. IL any one told
him that an adventure was toward
for his especial benefit. 1t would spoil
ak can rely upon your silence?"
She was silent. He witnessed her
indecision with distrust. Perhaps he
had said too much.
Wont you promise? Haven't al
ways been kind to you. Fortune, times
when you most needed kindness?"
81 promise to say nothing. But II
any harm comes to that young man,
either in Jest or in earnest, will
never speak to you again.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-11-15
SYNOPSIS.

George Percival Aigernon Jones. vice
president of the Metropolitan Oriental
Rug company of New York. thirsfing for
Horace Ryanne arrives at the hotel In
Cairo with carefully guarded bundle
Ryanrc sells Jones the famous holy Yhi-
ordes rug which he admits having stolen
from a pasha ut Bngdad. Jones meets
Major Callahan and later is introduced to
Fortune Chedsoyc by a woman TO whom
he mad loaned $50 pounds at Monte Carlo
pome months previously. and who turns
out TO be Fortunes mother. Jones takes
Mrs Cbedsoye and Fortune to polo
game. Fortune returns to Jones the
money borrowed by her mother. Mrs
Chedsoye appears TO be engaged In some
mysterious enterprise unknown to the
daughter Ryanne interests Jones In the
United Romance and Adventure COM
pany. concern which for a price will
arrange any kind of an adventure to or
der. Mrs. Chcdsoye. her brother.- Major
Callahan, Wallace and Ryanne, as the
United Romance and Adventure company.
plan a risky enterprise involving Jones.
Ryanne makes known to Mrs Chedsoye
his intention to marry Fortune. Mrs.
Chedsoye declares she will not permit It..
Plans are laid to prevent Jones sailing
for home. Ryanne steals Jones letters
and cable dispatches. He wires agent In
New York. In Jones name. that he Is
renting house in New York to some
friends Mahomed. keeper OF the holy
carpet. is on Ryanne's trail.