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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-24
ABANDONED
Seven year-old Girl Dying, Deserted
by Mother, Who Took Money
for Operation.

Special Dispatch 90 the Intelligcncer
MORGANTOWN. W. Va. Feb. e.
Pretty little Concetta Pepetita. seven
years old il lying at the local hospital
IN & dying condition. and in addition to
this Is homeless. motherless and
f.iendless Local Italians raised a
purse to pay for an operation on the
little girl. but the mother took the
money and left for the old country.
She is suffering from three abcesses.
which are slowly drawing away her
life blood
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-24
TAFT FOR BIG NAVY
Declares He Will Sign Bill Providing
for Building Of Two New
Battleships.

WASHINGTON. Feb. e3-Pres'deu;
TAFT. speaking a. the peace meeting
~ the Navy League. here to-day. do
clafed the time had not yet come for
this country TO be economical a. the
expense OF an adequate naval esiab
lishncnt. expressed the hope that the
present congress would authorize the
construction OF two battleships and
said thar he gladly would sign "A bill
that carried such an authorization.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-24
TRUSTEES SALE.
bargains in Real Estate
Tnrae.I -
woodlaxn-Eeho Point-orerrnuiIl.

Modern ten room residence on Maple
avenue. WOODLAND. at alton Of CITY *
i.ltn Grove lHs. Corner lot 5cNl5O feet
vacant lot on National Road a. Ecno
Point. So feet front and eAteuIS bs,k 10
city \ Elm Grove lines.
TWO houses. lots 80 feet each at en-
trano. 20 GrrggSviItr
Lot No. 1872 IN Alexandcr's Addition
90 Gr'EEsNi4'..
Ir'E"iy formerly owned IS Geo W
fstf'c"ri ana must bee sDld - once. to
lose an estate. fau .- bought leap
WILLIAM l.. kAUi't'
d-lt-tu-s-ff Tr.stea.
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SEALED PROPOSALS.

chants and other Wholesals Dealers
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN. That
the State Board OF Control of the State
OF West Virginia Will receive bids daily
at It's office At Charleston, West Vir-
ginia. for furnishing supplies for the
several State institutions. the financial
management or which 10 wasted IN said
Board. Contracts Will be awarded to the
other things being equal. West Virginia
dealers will be given preference.
Lists of supplies needed will b fur
nished bidders on receipt OF requests
stating the line desired.
STATE BOARD OF CONTROL
us-s-tf Charleston. West Virginia
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FOR RENT

TOE Rent OnVrHI-niIS I1--1T,>-- 49,
=. "4llHIhS OF rooms and large. yard
-" - sixteenth street. poes.Ss!o
-na'Sl ist. H"Sse ~ Kirchuer Co, sec
- an u!oheh building. f-ls-tf
foh RENr-rhree niI-iy furnished
20 North Front street 7yaisst'
fCn .kSnT-t-rooin flat With bath
urst tISoT; also :, and Groom rIats
nlc.iy furnished. lifted up for Hxnt
=. 90 ousekeepins: reh; reasonable Apply
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-24

uiscohtent only very strong mind can barrcade
from that OF happiness under such conditions
group of girls. all Of moderate means. we're
speaking or their plans TO cross the water day.
and discussing the various lines by which they might
travel
One girl said I'm saving up in the hope I can
anord 10 go on the r line'-naming one of the
lines which is distinguished by the magnincence Of it's
appointments and the wealth OF its patrons.
.,, are you really! said one OF the other girls
DO you know have friends there and think could
get reduced rates but I'D rather go on the Lime"
naming line OF which the equipments are much sim
pier anu the patrons mostly middle class people
why. aren't you foolish" cried the other girl
Don't you know how beautiful the r. sbns are
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The Daily Chit-Chat
By RUTH CAMERON

the
- me . So has,
70
dod
well
who
md
TACT the first girl
will
dissatisfied what she - e-N'' - ~
mahora
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-24

lu why don't want to
should
an those spend
more money than
me dsaished with
neon,a a,o
helr one abroad boats
saished with clothes
II met lot of people" ~ D Vi o'AS thah should
4 a create ealof
they hav @ zen. when people live beyond
the
'isth OF mind their lives se h IN, anu
az the folks who extreme na,ns saira fashion
subject VIII
om should certainly 'e puhg
- '"' iiienos II value and
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-24
WANTED-Male Help.

WAHr1D-Capable salesman TO cover
West Virginia with staple line. High
commissions. $4,000 monthly advance
and permanent position to right man.
Jess ii. smith Co. Detroit. Mich.
f-24-g
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121c-
LET TER LIST.

ofsi". oi ,-uers remaining IN the most.
Sa;sta az MheeliHs. oE.o county. ". Va
- tthrudry -. 1912 To nhta1-
sLy or the following the apnIira,,o Ian ,,,s,..
list ior ad'eitiseo letters. siving date Of
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-24
FARMS WITH FRUIT

2ii= Acres. most Of which Is limestone
SOL. only mile from car Line. Contains
two story frame dw -i'.ng with good stone
cellar $3.50 foot barn and other neces-
sary outhullcinSs -Four acres % bottom
land upon which garden truck is raised
Ten acres 81 different kinds OF fruit All
cleared AMI Well catered.
Farm. 'ae deed fox which calls tor
f"Ir acres, HGt actual measurement
proves there is about eight acres about
= miles from car line contains five
room Hlur". table chicken coop ana
Hl.ufy 81 fruit ~ different Aiuds. PLENTY
~ .g.rst timber Most 800 cleared All
veil viter"I. Price si-u.Ir. $500 100
down. Balance on TIME
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WANTED-FemaIe Help

- ~----~--~--~~-~-~S----~-~-
" - e ~ tfif4f. ttu floor Burner L~pt
none un4fr - ears need applB
" .st ~ stamping tn. fg.I
NAETED-SteunErsE must - able
f" iaae 90 faftol rag siy and frarsrr.u.
cor fef fl1 one - q. sNs~rfsurs Ir mann.
- Ing offi.e pIsfsrrst AEgiy Oh
firk "n.g h~tsfsnc~s r~ll.ret.
"A resllrg ar co
NAETED-Ar sar~rfsn-sf saaa Or 81
80 lone a. rsnf Asalg - l1tr -t
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For Sale-FarmS.
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wANTED-Gov-rnment "a

WANTED-Governme railway mail
clerk. bookkeeper examinations every
where soon. Get prepared by former
| nited states civil service examiner.
Write now for free booklet Patterson
civil Service School. Box 1916. Roches-
ter. y. Y. f-24-g
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WANTED-We want high priced sales
men to present our proposition TO bust
ness men only. You sell nothing. Carry
no samples. Special trimming unneces-
sary. Expenses advanced. J. Law & 60.
| 1s4 McIntire Bldg, Dayton, q. f-el-g
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WANTED

WAUTED-Men TO learn the barber
trade. Here In an Offer that includes
tools with tuition. A. method that saves
years OF apprenticeship. Positions wait
ing In city or country shops. Write
Moler Barber College. Cincinnati. o.
f-2s-l
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wANTED-Agents Just coming money
selling our new improved guaranteed
hosiery direct from mill at half-prices
Make $500 daily! Everybody buys.
over 1909 profits Outfit free Cred L
given. New Improved Knitting Mills.
Chicago. f-24-g
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-17
Mr.. Bryan's position.

First-Mr. Bryan does not advocate
the retirement of outstanding national
bank currency but he opposes any en-
lsrgement of the privileges now enjoy
ed by national banks and he believes
that such emergency currency as may
be necessary should be issued by the
government and not by the banks.
Second-The comforting upon ex-
presidents of the right to participate in
debate in the senate and house need
not be accompanied by compensation;
IN other words, the privilege may be
conferred as an honor rather than as an
office.
Third-The democrats in the senate
are right in insisting that important
appointments should be reserved for
the president-elect. This is especially
true when the appointees are to hold
office for life.
Fourth-The democrats at Washing
ton are justified in condemning the
partisanship which leads the president
to extend the civil service when that
extension had no higher purpose than
the retention of Republican appointees.
The Commoner.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-17

Of their chairs In the bleak asylum
parlor, where three holly wreaths In
the curtainless windows proclaimed
that it was Christmas. Both were
dressed in the institutional blue and
white check, and there was red
shiningness about their faces which
told of the recent and vigorous .ap
plication Of soap and water. Lily was
cream and roses with appealing long.
dashed eyes that would have secured
her home many times over IL she
had been willing to 90 alone. No
one wants to adopt boy. Even the
blonde ones were unclaimed, 80 what
chances had Thomas, brown as to
hair and eyes and skin. although any.
thing but somber in effect? The over.
worked Matron had reluctantly given
up the idea Of placing the two chill
dren together. A desirable home had
been found for the girl with two prim
maiden ladies' and little brother had
to remain behind. So the tiny folks
were to spend their last Christmas
together with Lily's new guardians.
Sister viii come every Saturday
to see Brother" said the little girl,
who accepted the coming separation
with a child's strange fatality. al
though her heart was aching.
"Yes." assented Brother noncom.
mittally. He was less concerned with
future happiness than with the pleas.
ing prospect Of . day In new surround.
ings.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-17
"wilson Is To Be President. I"

Under the headline More Shivers"
the New York World prints the follow
ing editorial:
Governor Wilson has said the fate
full words himself. He is going to con-
suit William j. Bryan as to his ap.
pointments and policies, 1t is fear
some prospect. and we already hear in
anticipation the shrieks of heroes and
patriots certain to protest.
"Mr. Bryan is only democrat who,
in spite of his well-known failings. has
three times polled more than $780,
900 votes as a candidate for the pres
idency. He is only a democrat who,
regardless of his notorious faults was
able in the Baltimore convention last
summer to defeat clever scheme as
ever was devised to put the democrat
ic party once more on the familiar road
to defeat. Undoubtedly he is dan
gerous man from the Ryan Belmont
Murphy Standpoint, but we regard
Woodrow Wilson SO highly that we are
willing to trust him for season even
in such suspicious company,
ut is true that the president-elect
might have placed himself in touch
with the best minds in the democratic
party. He might have made date
with Ryan himself, or Belmont or MUIR
ply or Taggart or Roger Sullivan or
Jim Smith. He might easily have
saved himself all this obloquy, but he
is headstrong and perverse, and that is
why he is to be president.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-17

IA an its glory Derpre ne went mack.
The early winter twilight began to
shadow the room rs she rang Tor tea.
Then thoughtfully she hung Toms
coat by the IRE to warm in prepara-
ton for his cold ride.
The tea-wagon appeared. In honor
Of the day 1t bore the Martha Wash.
ington set Of colonial tradition, Z
cherished heirloom whose egg.shell
fragility had been guarded from de-
struction through i've careful gen.
erations. Besides the usual tea serv.
ice, there was . pitcher Of milk and
thin slices Of bread. spread with rasp.
berry jam, and . plate heaped with
bananas.
It was wheeled into place before
Miss Matte, whose transparent hands
had barely tilted the teapot, when with
a whoop of Joy the riotous Thomas
made descent. Needless of his sis
ter's warning cfy and poor Miss Mat
ties Mortified gasp. he grasped the
handle Of this novel push.cart. shout
ing:
bananas! Bananas!"
The peculiar fatality which pursues
small boys in . drawing-room swoop
ed down upon him. There was crash
and Q tinkle Of silver as the wheels
met the edge Of heavy rug. and
Tom. the devastator. sat amid the
ruins.
"Oh, Miss-P riscilla. Miss.
neutrality-suspicious.! I didn't
mean to break It; don't send Lily
back to the 'slum cause Use bad, and
be my Muvvers. too" he concluded
breathlessly.
II was Miss Pris who picked him
out Of the debris, and as his short
arms met around her neck and his
tear.streaked face went down on her
shoulder, she looked across at Miss
Matte and a. one who has at length
arrived at happy decision. she an.
nounced:
you take the girl-the boy 10
mine."
(Cepyright, III b. Western Nswspapsr
Union)
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-17
The Democratic Press and the
Party.

No other single influence contributed
more to the upbuilding of the Republi-
can party than the Republican press.
There are several Republican to ev-
erv one Democratic paper published in
Iowa. This circumstance explains in
part why for sixty years Iowa sent
Republicans to the electoral college.
Of the twenty nine daily newspapers
published in Sioux City, Des Moines,
Davenport, Waterloo, Burlington, Mar
shalltown, Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs
Creston and Dubuque only eight are
Democratic partisan newspapers. They
are the Waterloo Times-Trlbune, Dav-
export Democrat, Burlington Gazette,
Creston American. Muscatine News
Tribune, Fl. Madison Democrat and
the two editions of this newspaper.
Sioux City, Council Bluffs, Marshall.
town, Cedar Rapids, Ottumwa and Des-
Moines arc without Democratic dailies.
Democrats solicitious for the upbuild-
ing of their party and appreciating the
service of democratic newspapers, can
contribute nothing of greater value to
the party than some service to demo-
cratic newspapers, daily or weekly. If
they should individually take it upon
themselves first to do all in their power
to extend the influence of their local
democratic paper and next seek to get
dailies into the homes of
their neighbors, no matter what their
political beliefs. they would make pos
sible the publication OF better demo-
cratic newspaper and campaign the
year round for the party.
This is matter to which attention
is given at the wrong time.
It is seldom the work done in election
that decides the results of
elections but the work done from one
election day to the next. The work is
done by the Democratic newspapers.
Seeking now to build the Democratic
party, let the effort be to build up
newspapers by adding to
the number of their readers. Let in
lividual Democrats on their own mo-
lion get subscriptions for their favor.
tie Democratic newspaper and send
these in. Doing this they will be build
ing for the future. Telegraph Herald.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-17

A carriage drawn BY . fat slug Of
q horse drew up TO the curbing, two
ladies' got out and cautiously ascend.
ed the slippery steps.
Observation-Disclosures and Miss.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." announced
Thomas. who had his own way Of
characterizing people. :,
Tommy! Tommy! Don't call them
that" walled Lily; SAY Miss Pris
ella and Miss Matte or maybe they
won't want mo"
At this awful thought even Thomas
was abashed. 20 II was the shy little
Lily alone who slipped from her chair
and offered her hand to the two ladies
as they entered the room followed BY
the Matron. Miss Priscilla shook
hands in . matter Of fact way, but
Miss Matte bent to kiss the children
as she helped them on with their
wraps and gathered up the meageR
parcel that contained Lily's personal
belongings.
"Shall We % now. sister?" she
ventured. The dominant chord Of her
existence had always tinkled . soft
accompaniment to the leitmotif Of the
decisive. Miss Pris.
eyes," assenteA the latter positive
~, "and We win return the boy pre-.
cisely 1t five." she added to the Ma,
tron. who had been lowering over Lily
With good-byes and admonitions.
Che coachmaa carried both children
down the icy steps and they bore
themselves with becoming modesty, 10
IL accustomed to such care, while the
orphans in tho front ward watched
enviously, and one Of them opened the
window wide enough to call down:
Jaw, Tommy's coming back any.
how" 90 salve to their sighted con.
dition.
When the big house was reached
there was delightful holiday smell
In the air Of evergreens. oranges and
freshly burning driftwood. Lily was
taken upstairs 70 come down later.
her blonde beauty radiant In the white
lawn and blue ribbons In which Miss
Matte had dressed her. With .
child's adaptability she seemed to 1T
in perfectly with her surroundings in
contrast to Thomas In his coarse
blue gingham and heavy shoes. She
would bring the spirit % youth to Q
house. long accustomed to the deco
rous ways Of sober middle age. A
black and white japanese spaniel.
with q nose 20 short that he seemed
always on the point Of . sneeze.
jumped up beside her and laid HE
head affectionately on her arm.
What . picture" sighed Miss Mat
tie.
Don't spoil the child" rejoined her
sister, with . glance At small Thomas.
who seemed rather out Of 1t. "Come.
it's time for the tree"
A white-capped maid showed aside
the portieres and revealed tree, gilt
tering with tinsel and heaped around
with various ribbon-tied packages.
There was satisfying smallness, .
coy portion for two" feeling about
this fat little tree, in contrast to the
usual spindly. sparsely trimmed ever.
green at the Asylum. which was 80
large that 1t never seemed to belong
to anyone but the Board Of Directors.
After . moment Of rapturous d.
lence Lily Rugged . real dolly, and
Thomas fell upon . toy horse. Be.
ing Of m investigating turn Of mind.
1t was soon minus saddle and bride
and the tail was about to follow when
Miss Pris created = diversion by light.
ing the tree 60 that he might see II
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-17
Breathe Through the Nose.

Breathing through the nose 10 i'm.
portant, not only for the purpose OF
filtering the air by removing dust and
germs, but in cold weather for the pur-
pose of moistening and warming the
air before it enters the deeper air pas
sages. The total surface Of the nasal
cavity has been estimated to be on an
average Of about Is square inches. The
mouth surface has an area Of less than
IL square inches. or only tbout two
thirds that Of the nose. 1t has been
noted that runners who breathe
through the nose have much greater
endurance than those who breathe
through the mouth.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-17
BY MEAD PUBLISHING co
Official Paper Of City ana County
The Passing OF The Republican
Party.

There are men living who helped to
create the Republican party who are az
in earnest in bringing about it's de.
struction as they were its creation.
This is a strange condition and invites
an inspection of the purposes which
brought the party into existence and
what it has stood for since and whether
or not it can out live the sins for which
it is assailed from both within and
without it's own membership. 1t ap.
pears today to be huge quivering
bulk and in the rage and pain of dis.
solution the best defence that its tit
ular head could make was to cry that
he had been hit below the belt. 1t
was apparent before election and made
certain eince that by far the greater
number of the younger men in it's
ranks would not stand for the offences
which were required of them within
the party. Their self respect asserted
itself and the ones who could hit the
line hard. who could provide for their
own needs without dishonest practices
could not be held within it's ranks. and
with the coming of the primary the
vicious, while retaining consent of the
party lost control of the better element.
Born for lofty purpose it became a
monster whose oppression was always
of the weak and the poor.
The strong could buy immunity. Laws
were passed to help big business and to
give special privileges to those who
contributed to it's maintenance and
friendly courts were interpreting the
acts Of friendly legislatures to relieve
big business of its rightful obligations,
and in the large industries those who
we're disabled in producing dividends
for others to enjoy were thrown back
upon the public for support. The.
criminals from every class were shown
that they could get immunity within
but not without the party, so another
element was thus added to it's voting
strength and it is consistent and fitting
that we find Utah voting with it to the
last, for with some one to execute
the enlightened public opinion its poly
gamy must 60. If an honest man got
place it used his reputation to lure
others to the iniquitous practices for
which it stood and in the end if it could
not debauch or corrupt so that its un.
holy practices might continue it would
destroy, and therefore those who had
the purpose and the ability to play the
game fair and die not want to be COM
PEELED to stoop to dishonest practices
found themselves at a disadvantage
and its old traditions of sentiment were
not strong enough to hold them no
more than it could hold those. who help
ed to create the party from sentiment
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-17
nsssss4a 19as&s; s<a ae&
CHRISTMAS FOR Two
BY AGNES HOWARD BUTLER.

M A L L Thomas
Moore was born an
orphan. So far as
he was concerned,
his brief history be-
gan and ended at tho
,Children's home. His
big sister Lily, who
was six and there,
fore should have
known better, told
vague tales of a real
Mother and a little
house in the coun.
try where they had
cocoa every day for
breakfast. This last
condemned the whole
story. At the Asy.
lum one had cocoa
only on Sunday, and
this festive event
redeemed q day 9th.
erwise devoted to
religious exercises.
ZEN sat on the edge
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-17
Why Do They Smile?

Answering The Commoner's question,
"Why do men and women smile when
they read of the American Tobacco
company's dissolution" Mr.. Frank
Carroll, of Creighton, Neb., writes:
"For tine same reason that causes the
millions of Bryan's admirers to smile
when they hear the bull moosers try
ing. in their arguments, to fit the man
tie of sincerity on the shoulders of
their chief.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-17
For Sale

lis Duroc Jersey spring pigs, March
and April farrow. These pigs were
sired by two heavy boned boars that
we bought at the state Fair. We fur
nish pedigrees with every pig sold.
Phone Protivin line.
Mrs. Joseph Bouska & Son,
Rt. g. Calmar. Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-17
Almost, but No. Quite.

NIU0JS1 bUt NUt 0UtSos
"Scribbler's last book comes very
aear to being Q rafting good novel,"
What are its good qualities?"
1T has happy title, an elegant
cover design and some beautiful illus.
srations by an artist Of note"
''How about the reading matterf''
"Pluperfect rot"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-17

The most elegant and best selected
line of dainty China, Cut Glass and
Rock Crystal. Exquisite line of Ster-
ling deposit on crystal will be found at
W. O. Swenson's, The Jeweler. Special
prices during the next 80 days. Can
save YOU money.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-17
Tho F,n,sher.

The Finisher.
Counsel Ito witness) 10 your
husband?
Witness-He's a f1nisher.
Counsel-What does he finish?
Witness-Well. he's just finishing
his time in Pentonville prison.-Lon.
don Answers.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-17

and found that it was not living true
to its traditions.