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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-02-03
CHAPTER Iv.-Cortinued.

At the end of the tenor solo
Princess Oltary runs into the pavilion
and there changes her dress and ap
pears once more to dance before the
rajah and to prove herself the dancer
he has known and loved in cafe in
Paris. Lefty Lanes dress in his dance
was the classic ballet dancers, white
as the leaves of lily. She seemed to
swim and float; actually to be breathed
and exhaled from out her film gown:
and the only ray of color in her cos
tune was her own golden hair, sur
mounted by q small coral-colored cap,
embroidered In pearls. The actress
bowed to the right and left. ran to the
right, ran to left; glanced toward the
Duchess of Breakwater's box; ac-
knowledged the burst of applause; be-
gan to dance and finished her pas seul.
and with folded hands sang her song.
Her beautiful voice came out clear
as crystal water from a crystal rock,
and her words were Graded like
doves. like boats on the boundless
seas.
From Indias coral strand :"
But there was no hymn tune to this
song of Lefty Lanes in "Mandalay!"
To the boy in the box, however, the
words, the tune, the droning of the
flies on the window pane, the strong
odor of the hymn books and panama
fans, came back, and the clear sun
light of Montana seemed to steal into
the Gaiety as Lefty Lane sang.
The Duchess of Breakwater clapped
with frank enthusiasm, and said:
she is a perfect wonder. isn't she?
Oh. she is too bewitching."
And she turned for sympathy to her
friend, who stood behind her, his face
illumined He was amazed: his blue
eyes ablaze, his head bent forward,
he was staring, staring at the Gaiety
curtain. gone down on the first act.
He laughed softly, and the duchess
heard him say:
Good. Well, should say she
was! She's girl from our town."
When the duchess tried to share her
enthusiasm with Dan he had disap-
peared. He left the box and with no
difficulty made his way as far as the
nrst wing.
Can you get me an entrance?" he
asked a man he had met once at Os-
dene, and who was evidently an
habitue.
II dare say. Rippin' show. isn't IT."
Dan put his hands on ducal shoul-
ders and followed the nobleman
through the labyrinth of flies.
which OF 'em do you want to see,
old man."
DAN without replying, went forward
to q small cluster Of lights In one OF
the wings. He went forward intuitive-
ly, and his companion caught his arm:
"Oh, l say, for Gods sake. don't go on
like this!"
But without response Dan continued
his direction. A call page stood be-
fore the door, and Dan, on card over
the entrance read Miss Lane" The
smell of calcium and paint and per
,1me and the auxiliary hung heavy OF
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Rebukinq a Quack.

DR.. Simon G.. Ruthven, of Little
Rock was asked at a luncheon in New
York about a certain sensational med
ical discovery.
"tI all seems about as likely to me-"
said DIR. Ruthven. "as the case of the
Pennsylvania student.
"A Pennsylvania student, hurrying
out Powelton avenue, was stopped by
friend
whats your hurry?' the friend
asked. "A good case?'
GA good case? Rather,' said the
student. We've got in the ophthal
mological ward woman so crosseyed
that the tears run down her back
"'Dear mel said the other. You
can't do anything for her, can you?'
"Of course we can,' the student
answered. We are treating her for
bacteria"
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she -7iled on both the men with ex.
IRENE brilliance.
You bet your life." he responded
Il should think it was great"
Poniotowsky rose indolently. He
had not looked toward the new
conner. but had. on the other hand. fol-
lowed every detail OF Miss Lanes
dressing.
Better take your scarf. Lefty.
Hand 1t to Miss Lane" he directed
Higgins 1T is so damned drafty in
these beastly wings"
He drew his watch out, gathered up
his long coat. flung 1t over his arm
and picked up his opera hat which
lay folded on Lefty Lanes dressing
! table.
The call page for the third time
summoned Miss Lane. MISS
Lane" and she took the scarf Hig-
gins handed her and ran It through
her hands. still beaming on Dan.
Come In to see me at the Savoy on
any day. at two-thirty except on mat
inee days"
Put on your scarf" Poniotowsky.
taking it from her hands. laid 1t across
her white shoulders, and she passed
out between the two men, light as
bird. smiling, nodding. followed by tho
prince and the boy from Montana. The
crowds began to fill the lately empty
wings-dancers, chorus girls with
their rustling gowns. Lefty Lane said
to Dan:
Guess you'll like my SOLO in this
act all right-it's the best thing in
'Mandalay.' Now go along, and clap
me hard"
1t gave him a new pleasure, for she
had spoken to him In real American
fashion with the swift mimicry that
showed her talent. Dan went slowly
back to his party. AS he took his
seat by the duchess she said to him:
You went in to see Lefty Lane. Do
you know herr"
| Know herr" And as Dan answered.
the sound of his own voice was queer
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Still PerilouS.

CORTLAND Field Bishop was talking
in New York about the dangers Of
flying.
at is just as WE'LL he said, that fly
ing be prohibitively costly. In its
present state of development it is too
dangerous for us to wish it to be COM
mon.
81 met a financier the other day,
who said:
81 know a man who has invented
cheap biplane. The whole machine
motor and all-will cost $50. Think
Of it. Flying within the reach of ev-
erybody. A great business undertake
ing should come of this, eh?'
"'A great undertaking business
should certainly come of it, said l."
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Retort Political.

Jerome S. McWade, the millionaire
said at political banquet at Dulutn:
81 see by the papers that q woman
high in official life recently set down
her position as "a servants wite'-ex-
planning that her husband was serv-
ant of the people. Well, that reminds
me of stump speaker who shouted
from his stump:
1--WE politicians are the slaves OF
the public!'
"'No wonder, them growled a man
in the front row. that the whole world
is in favor of slavery's abolition
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to him, and his face flushed hotly.
Lord, yes. She used to be in the
drug store In Blairtown. Sold soda
water to me when we were both kids.
Whoever would have thought that she
had that In herr" He nodded toward
the stage, for Lefty Lane had come
on. She sang in our church, too, but
not for long"
Who was with her in her dressing
room?" the duchess asked. Blair
didn't answer. He was looking at
Lefty Lane. She had come to dance
for the rajah, and in her arms she
held four white doves; each dove had
coral thread around its throat. 1t
was a number that made her famous,
THE Dove Song" Set free, the birds
flew about her. circling her blond
head, surmounted by the small coral
colored cap. The doves settled on her
shoulders, pecked at her lips.
Was it Poniotowsky?" the duchess
repeated
And Dan told her a meaningless
lie. 81 didn't meet any one there"
And with satisfaction the duchess
said:
Then she has thrown him over, too.
He was the latest and the richest She
Is horribly extravagant. No man is
rich enough for her, they say. Poni-
otowsky isn't gold mine"
The doves had flown away to the
wings and been gathered up by the
Indian servants. The actress on the
stage began her Indian cradle song.
She came, distinctly turning toward
the box party. She had never sung
like this in London before. There was
a freshness In her voice, a quality in
her gesture. a pathos and a sweetness
that delighted her audience. They
fairly clamored for her. waved and
called and recalled. Dan stood mo-
tionless. his eyes fastened ON her. his
heart rocked By the song. He didn't
want anyone to speak to him. He
wished that none Of them would
breathe, and nearly ~ absorbed -
Wao he, No one did speak.
Go m 0oogZUgUNnA
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Work..

Richard Croker, at dinner in New
York. praised the young American mil
lionaire who works.
''It is better to work." he said.
than to spend ones days in idleness,
like young Lord Rocksavage, Lord
Portarlington and soforth.
But, when I say work, | mean work.
I know young millionaire who
claims to work, but the other morn
ing at about II a friend saw him run
down the steps OF his Fifth avenue
house and prepare to enter his wait
ing motor car.
What's your hurry?' asked the
friend
"'Oh,' the young man relied. as he
looked at his wrist watch, I've got to
get down to the office right away or
won't be there in time to go out to
lunch.'"
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door Of the dressing room Of the
actress. Miss Lanes dressing-rooms
were worth displaying to her intimate
friends. They were done with great
taste in coral tint. She might have
been said to be In a coral cave under
the sea, as far as young Blair was
concerned. As he came in he felt his
ears deaden. and the smoke of ciga-
rettes grew so thick that he looked
as through a veil. The dancer was
standing in the center of the room,
one hand on her hip. and in the other
hand a cigarette. Her short skirt
stood out around her like bell. and
over the bell fell a rain of pinkish
coral strands. She wore q thin slip.
from which her neck and arms came
shining out. and her woman knelt at
her feet strapping on a little coral
shoe
Blair shut the door behind him. and
began to realize how rude. how imper-
tinent his entrance would be consid-
cred. But he came boldly forward and
would have introduced himself as
Dan Blair from Blairtown," but Miss
Lane. who stood at the entrance
through the smoke. burst into laugh
SO bright, SO delightful. that he was
carried high up on the coral strands
to the very beach. She crossed her
white arms over her breast and leaned
forward as a saleswoman might lean
forward over a counter, and with her
beautifully trained voice, all sweetly
she asked him:
Hello, little boy. what will you
take?"
Blair giggled. quick to catch her
meaning, and answered: "Oh, choco-
late, l guess,'
And Lefty Lane laughed. put out
her white hand, the one without the
cigarette, and said: Haven't got
that brand on board-so sorry! VIII
cocktail do? All sorts in bottles.
Higgins fix Mr. Blair a Martini"
AS the dresser rose from her stoop-
ing position. the rest of Lefty Lanes
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G22R G'&8RRs -;
LITTLE SURPRISES.

Heres the rope OF pearls you lost.
ma'am; no. don't want any reward"
You didn't need to send for me. Mrs.
civilians, The haby's broken out
with the heat; that's all"
Dr. Fourthly, the church board has
decided to raise your salary $500 and
give you a three months vacation
next summer"
Il see your seat is directly behind
. pillar. madam: III change with you.
I've seen this play several times be-
fore"
Throggins. old chap. you want that
ONCE. and don't. I'm going to with
draw my name"
Il notice you've advertised for a
cook. mum: s'pose you try me for
week without any pay"
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Bird Protectors.

The hotel proprietor was greatly ex.
cited, Here! Here!" he called to
his prize chef What in the world Is
this ?"
That's the bird nest SOUP proud
iy replied the chef. "and it's one Of
the rarest delicacies to be obtained
anywhere"
Possibly" snapped the hotel man,
but you must remember that this
banquet is for members of the Audo-
bon society"
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FAvORITE FICTION.

"Mr. Ickstein, a Friend of Mine
Wants to Know How Much He Can
Get on This Watch"
I'VE, the Representatives Of the
Party. In Convention Assembled"
I'm Telling You This. johnson. for
Your Own Good"
I'VE have no Seats Left, Sir. For
ward Of the Fifteenth Row"
Glad to Accommodate You. Old
Chap: How Much Do You Want?"
Il Picked This Turkey Out for You
Myself. Mr.. Spingold."
"Auntie. We Want You to Make
Us Good Long Visit This time"
Full Jeweled."
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(Copynsht. 1910, by The Boebs- Merrill Coz
SYNOPSIS.

Dan Blair. the 22-year-old son OF the
fifty million-dolar copper king of Blair
town. Mont. Is guest at the English
home of Lady Galorev. Dams father had
been courteous to Lord Galorey during
his visit to the United States and the
courtesy Is being returned to the
young man. The youth has ideal girl
in his mind. He meets Lily, Duchess of
Breakwater. a beautiful widow, who is
attracted by his immense fortune and
takes liking to her. When Dan was a
BOY, a girl sang a solo at d church, and
he had never forgotten her. The Ca
ioreys. Lily and Dan attend a London
theater where one Lefty Lane is the star.
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Not Fooled In the Least.

my husband always asks me for
advice before he takes an important
step"
"It must be nice to know that he
places so much reliance upon your
judgment"
"Oh, he doesn't place any reliance on
my judgment. He merely wants to
have me to blame 1t on II things hap
pen to go wrong"
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Tho Scapeooat.

"You say the boys maternal grand
father was highwayman?
Yes"
And his paternal grandfather was
charged with arson?'
YES"
"And his aunt is shoplifter. and
his uncle a counterfeiter?"
Yes"
Then to what do you.ascribe his
waywardness?"
why, to moving pictures. of
course"
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An Order.

Young Lady Art Student (entering
ten cent store) DO you keep cam
els hair brushes?
Salesman (aside)-Ikie. bring up
dose lion brushes dat we ordered for
de circus people (To LADY, And. mad
am. would you like a tooth brush?
Art Student (reluctantly) - What
for?
For de camel!"-Life.
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When tho Lights Are Out.

"Do you ever talk back to your
wife?"
don't dare not to-"
Indeed"
otherwise she might think I'd
gone asleep.
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Very Probable.
No doubt the good
Lord hates q gutter;
And also the
Promiscuous splitter.
No Place for II In tho Theater.

my son has written a play that has
nothing to do with the matrimonial
triangle, and which does not attempt
to solve any sociological problem"
What does he intend to do with
ft?"
Il don't know yet but I've advised
him to try to get some Sunday school
to give 1t during the Christmas sea-
son."
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GETTING a Lift"

Patience see the girls now op-
crate the elevators in Milwaukee. be-
ing duly licensed to do the work by
the city inspector.
Patrice-As the English suffragette
would say. TITS time the girls got q
lift"
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Where Was Georoe.

Prof. Harry Thurston Peck is foe
to the hide-bound and pendantic gram
marian-the type that declares TO
morrow is Monday" is wrong, the right
version being Tomorrow will be Mon
day
Prof. Peck rebuked the hide bound
gram,narian at a studio tea in New
York with a story.
"A woman he said, had a rather
Gissipated husband and one evening
she said to a friend:
=" 4 wish l knew where George was!'
THE friend. professors wife.
said primly:
:" I presume. dear, you mean you
wish you knew where he is?'
No. l don't said, the lady.
know where he is. He is upstairs in
bed with blodshot eyes and terrific
headache. | want to know where he
wasi'"
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Cumulative Proof.

81 fear that | have not gathered
suficient evedince to convince the
court OF my clients insanity.
Perhaps the court will regard his
employment Of you as evidence.
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a Cold Proposjtlon.

Il understand young Tilburton pro
posed to that naughty Miss Tookins in
the most ardent terms"
What was the result?"
About the same result, i'm
agine, that person would get by
dropping a lighted match on an Ice
berg"
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a Valuable Haul.

you say your jewels were stolen
while the family was at dinner?''
NO, no. This is an important rob-
berry, officer. Our dinner was stolen
while we were putting on our jewels
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Sunday school Teacher-Now. chill
dren. you must love and obey your
parents Just think how you'd feel
II you had no father.
Willie (who was licked that morn
ing)-Td feel a dern sight better than
| feel now.
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Parsdoxlcal.

This sleeping out of doors for In
valids is no longer an experiment"
yet is is still a tentative RENE
dy."
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corroboratlon,

Life in the tropical countries seems
tn he a rather sleepy affair"
"Yes, you often read In those sec
lions of how the earth yawns.
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Slmnle Remedy.

~ cannot think OF any way to set.
tie this deadlock.
why not try key to the situa-
tion?"
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Worth Trying.

Don't you get tired Of twisting and
turning and revamping the old anec-
dotes?"
Il do, indeed" admitted the humor-
list Sometimes | think 1t would be
less trouble to think up some new
anecdotes"
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Much Easier,

my wife decided to do some pre-
serving today and | left her perform
ing the feat Of daring swimmer.
What might that be-"
"Stemming the currant."
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Tho Dead Past.

How is 1t never hear you speak OF
your old college days!'
We'll, the college I went to didn't
have a very good football team"
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Natural Prophecy,

What is the best way to make I
play a bowling success?"
II suppose. to try 1t on the dog"
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OF So Helpful.

Now, '1f at first you don't succeed
Before again you try.
Your friends appear from far and near
And grin and tell you why.
Catholic Standard and Times.
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Prudent Man.

You say he has money to burn"
breads SO much as fire."
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Poor Fellow.

He goes into a restaurant
With corrugated brow;
And though he doesn't like to bant.
He's on a diet now.
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NEW THROUGH SLEEPING CAR
SERVICE

by way of
THE DENVER & RIO GRANDE
RAILROAD
"The Scenic Line Of the World"
Effective January 2Sth, 1912 The
Denver & Rio Grande will resume
through sleeping car service via the
BurlingtO Route and Rock Isla nd Lines
Through Pullman and Tourist Sleep
ing cars are now operated between
Chicago. Omaha. Kansas CITY St
Louis, San Francisco and Los Angeles
via Rio Grande and following connec-
tions:
Wcatern Connections
Western Pacific Railway
San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt
Lake Railroad
Southern Pacific.
Eastern Connections
Missouri Pacific Railway
Rock Island Lines.
Burlington Route.
For reservations and full particulars
inquire of RIO GRANDE AGENT, or
Frank A. WadIeiEb, General Passenger
Agent. Denver. Colorado.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-02-03

Joseph-1'm going to speak to your
father this week.
Jessie-Before you do 1t won't you
have your accident policy made In my
favor?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-06
Personals and Briefs.

Harry Jackson. OF Racine. Wis. is
9pending few days with relatives at
Mr. and Mrs NJ T. sample and fam
ny. or West Alexander. have returned
Mrs. Harry T Moor. at Wasni1efnn pa ia
The Misses Adessa ami AIIsne Goff-
ana or kich!and Centre. US VII re-
turn 20 their home to-day astsr spcird-
ing the past month with relatives In Elm
Grove ''
Jack Arthur. Of Wheeling. was hus,.
, 49, ,niler 3" Tie out tne pike district
John llama. a well known employe Of
we CITY and Elm Grove. j. confined 20
ms home at West Alexander. on the SICK
LINN King has returned 10 his home
", y, ~ hhee',nE. after spending few days
- p Sutherland and wife. OF West
aleNander. Pa. have returned 70 their
ZONE after spcnding a Few DAYS with
IT,chcs IN Washington. "a
haIIy thdmhers, OF Roaey's Point has
returned to bis home. after spending a
rev days with relatives in tI.veinnd -
Mi. AMI Nrs BaviI Main. Of t'leIeiand
-. are sIendinE few days The guests
~ Mr. ana Mrs. James J. Miller. at
WoOlsdale.
ilarrl MeGiumphy. at pudiey'S Thar
racy. ~ Elm Grosr j. srsudirs a fcw
'"Fks w ,,,1 n 4. parents at Viola.
~ Woodsiale
IN, Mss Margaret cook. o. coiumbiana.
Grove '''' 81 4--''
btil Fauc was played last evening
on tHe Elm Grove di1 r1nu1 between tho
0'."nd ire~hytcriau church OF Wreriine
"ii th~ stone church team of Film Grove,
James hyne. - Ilffshureh. Is visiting
Jaws ''' ~"
Tie Enterprise Company. % Wheeling
nave ne contract for painting the Frrese
taraRe 40 wood avn
liaIry B"rd, q Fuiten. loft Yesterday
i"r PITTSBURGH. "a. 60 sIcud s.verai
days with relatives
\ large sign was placed in from. 90
its place - business hv tho AIf,ri'cf-1
taraFe. OF Woods-aie
JAMES Robinson. 81 Ecro Point hat
accepted q position with M. A1fc-hsf,,
Garage. at Woodsdale
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new RAILROAD

WV MAHTrNsvITIE. W. Va
July The true object - he
harrisburg Northern railroad rer,e
to hFht his morning when q leaked
.nt mat th"ir surveyors were quict-
~ and had been for the last tUo
weeks. working IN Upshur county I'M
The Vicinity - Huckhnunon Tbs
ccrrespoudcnt maintained when the
road was started that this city would
rot De the terminus - tho road and
whsn sumo ~ tho engineers stated
this morning that they would not ar
hrm Or deny that the road would
gross The ohio river ~ or near this
city and thence through ohio 70 "a
lake port When asked n the road
Nas going 20 connect with the coke
fnd coal railroad ~ Wuckhanrou. and
~ Hon Henry % Davis vas NOT one
r The hackers ~ tho road. they stated
that they hnf nothing 9 say. hut tho
weather was very hot this morning.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-06
LOCAL PEOPLE
VIII Attend Meeting Of West Virginia
Underwriters Association al
Detroit In AUGUST

The West virginia Fire Insurance
Underwriters viii hold their semi
annual meeting az Hotel Poncher rain.
Detroit. on August 18th and 18th. The
meetings have heretofore boon held In
'his cry. and this Is tho frs. time
That n has ever been held in Detroit.
The fan meeting has always been hold
ln the south while the other moe ing
which f. held durfng June or Univ.
has previously been held IN the north
Following are tho members Of tho
association from This city. and ID Is
Hheiy that all will ATTEND.
a s. Whitley Is secretary and
singleton PAUL vlco president OF tbs
slate association. Among the other
members are George Mathison. Fideiis
Riesier. Alfred PAUL. n. a. Cooper. p
" Shlrcr and 90 10 expected fb,t IA
~ these viii attend the com NJ eos
sion.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-06
INTER MENT HERE
Remains % Little Heroine Who saved
Brother Buried a. Peninsula
cemetefy.

on Friday morning ne remains %
Anna Sralick. tho little girl whose
body VAS found In tho river a. Twen-
tyfourh street. we're buried IN tho
Peninsula cemetery The father 10
seph Sralick. arrived in the city from
he home IN Connorsville. O. and
Identified tho liftle Eirl a. his dsugh
tor. Little Anna very reroicaily
saved her brother 'ast sunday from
drowning and lost her own life m
the attempt
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-06
DENTAL CLUB
To Hold Annual Meeting a. Webster
Springs NEXT Month-Arranalna
for National Meeting.

Webster Springs viii be the chosen
spot for the holding % tho annual
meeting Of the Wheeling Dental club
and the West Virginia Dental Asso-
ciaiion on August ~. rs and IS.
The national convention IL 20 b
held IN Washington. n. C.. some time
In September. and Dr ]. " McClurs.
~ this city. 10 attending 70 tho na-
uonal anairp. While NJ A p Hennen.
also % this city. 10 arranging tor the
STATE convention