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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-17
Tho Mural Of mo...

" VuV000s
BY Neho's lonely mountain.
On this side Jordan's wave.
In q vale In the land OF Moab.
There lies q lonely grave:
And no man knows that sepuicher.
AND no maj saw 1t e'er.
FOR the angels OF God upturned the sod.
And laid the dead man there.
That was the grandest funeral
Ihat ever passed on earth;
But no man heard the trampling.
Or saw the train go forth
NoiseIessly as the daylight
Comes back when the night is done.
And the crimson streak on OCEANS cheek
Grows into the great sun.
Noiselessly as the springtime
tier crown of verdure weavcs,
Ana al the trees on all the hills
open their thousand leaves;
so. without the sound Of music.
OR voice of them that wept.
silently down from the mountains crown
Inc great procession swept.
Perchance the bald old eagle.
On gray Beth-Peor's height.
Out OF his lonely eyrie
Looked on the wondrons sight:
Perchance the lion stalking
Still shuns that hallowed spot:
For beasts and birds have seen and heard
That which man knoweth not.
But when the warrior dieth.
His comrades in the war.
With arms reversed and muffed drum
They show the banners taken.
They tell his battles won.
Ana after him lead his ma0terless Steed {.
While peals the minute gun.
Amid the noblest OF the land
We lay the sage to rest.
And give the bard an honored place,
With costly marble dressed.
In the great minister TRANSCRIPT.
Where lights like glories fall.
And the organ rings, and the sweet chof,
sings.
Along the emblazoned walls.
This was the truest warrior
That ever buckled sword:
This the most gifted poet
That ever breathed q word:
And never earth's philosopher
Traced with his golden pen.
On the deathless page. truths half 30 saga
AS he wrote down for men.
And had he not nigh honor
The hillside for a pail.
To lie in state while angels wait
With stars for tapers tan,
And the dark rock pines. like tossina
plumes.
Over his bier to wave.
And Gods own hand. In that lonely land,
To lay him In his grave?
A lonely grave in Moab's land!
o dark Reth-PeOr's hill!
Speak to these curious hearts Of ours.
And teach them to be still:
God hath his mysteries of grace,
Ways that we cannot tell;
He hides them deep, like the hidden sleep
OF him he loved 80 well.
Mrs. C.. F. alexander.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-17
New Stage In Inebriety.

Mr.. Borden has been telling an an
ecdote concerning two ''brither
Scots" who used to foregather in a
dry" district. each bringing with him
a portable spring of comfort in the
shape of a bottle of whisky.
One of them was asked one day by
a third party" whether the other,
Jock Anderson. did not get a little
drunk sometimes.
Drunk" was the reply. MAN. the
last time ! was wi him Jock was
that drunk I couldna see him."-Lon-
don Mail.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-17
Woman PoIice Officer.

Woman Police Officer.
Miss Mary Steele Harvey is the first
woman to be appointed a police officer
in Baltimore. The last legislature Gre
ated FIVE police matrons with full po-
lice powers. Miss Harvey is the first
Of the five to be appointed.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-17
Put II on Her.

Put Il on Her.
Gibbs-Oh. yes, James is an ass and
all that. but you'll never hear him
say q mean thing about his wife"
Dibbs-I don't know! He says she
made him what he is.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-17
Bunkoed.

Bunkoed.
Griggs-How about that piece Of
land you bought down on the cape?
Anything come up on it?
Briggs-Yes. the tides.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-17
pun.Exed Faith.

o welcome. pure-eyed faith. white-haAded
hope.
Thou lowering angel. grit with golden
wings,
And thou unblemished form Of chastity.
I see we visibly. and now believe
The He, the supreme good.
Would send q glistering guardian Il nesA
To keep my life and honor unas..issd.
-AGiltoa.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-17

Homeless persons In I0ndoa on one
night exceed 1900 in number..
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-17

Rural Fate.
sims eve made a big hit. He
Just ploughed his way along"
What q narrowing life!"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-17

Mixed Metaphors.
You didn't really show that you
were bored?"
No; l hope 1 am too we'll drilled"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-08-23
REGISTRATION IN
GOSSETT'S CHARGE.
Selection of Disinterested Parties in
fractional Troubles Meets With
Approval.
lake Charles American Press.

{Lake Charles American Press.
Clerk of Court Andrew S. Gosset
this morning took charge OF the regis
tration in the newly created parishes
OF Allen, Jeff Davis and Beauregard.
Lucius Moss was sent to Beauregard
to attend to the work there. ID. j..
Leveque to jeff Davis, and +. u.
LeBleu to Allen.
The registration in jeff Davis and
Allen parishes will close next Satur'
dav, August "a. Registration 10
Beauregard will not finally close until
September Is.
Registration in Beauregard parish
proper will be finished up September
1, but the books will be left open for
registration at DeRidder until the
other date mentioned.
The election will be held in Allen
and Jeff Davis September "a, and the
registration must close 80 days there.
before. Due to an oversight OF the
Beauregard police jury at its original
meeting, when it failed to fix date
for the election, another meeting was
necessary, and to allow time for pro-
per registration, the date for election
had to be pushed forward. The regis
tration then closes 80 days before the
election.
In order to complete the work Of
registration in JEFF Davis parish, it
will be necessary to double up on
some of the precincts. 1t was choice
between calling the police jury to-
gether to decide on another date for
the election, overlapping the 30-dav
limit, or making more than one pre-
cinct per day in few instances, so
the latter was chosen.
The registrars Of voters appointed
for the new parishes bv Governor
Hall nave already done much of this
work. The citizens of the new parishes
have expressed entire satisfaction of
Mr. Gossett in sending deputies from
Lake Charles who would be disinter-
ested in the factional differences that
might impel favors from deputy
selected from the parish in which he
would be employed.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-08-23
WELSH CIVIC LEAGUE
GOING AFTER The RATS.
League Clean Up Committee Has
Received Excellent Support, The
Town in Fine Condition.

"This is clean town" said a man
from neighboring city the other day.
This same map spoke very highly of
our hitching post system. Said it was
one of the first things he noticed on
entering the town. Then words of
commentator were spoken for the
Civic League.
We appreciate these remarks, but
wish to say that had it not been for
the progressive spirit of the people of
Welsh the Civic League could not
have succeeded as it has. In what ever
move we have made the majority of
the citizens of the town have stood by
US, as they are doing today in the
extra effort which we are making to
cleanse and beautify our little city.
Within the last two weeks the ''clean
up" committee has made a most
thorough canvass of the property
owners OF the town, speaking person
ally, or phoning to those in town, and
writing to those who reside elsewhere.
The response has been very encourag.
ing, There has been little or no
remonstrance to the requests made.
AS a result the grass is being cut on
the streets and vacant lots, while the
lawns around the homes are still main.
tanning their usual beautiful appear.
ance.
Another subject that is being dis.
cussed by the League is the rat
question. While we do not consider
that there is any immediate danger of
bubonic plaque, vet it is an under
stood~fact that the rodent, not ONLY is
a nuisance and pest, but that he
really is u germ carrier and an offepse
generally in a sanitary way.
1t Is practically of no use for
Single famil y to try to exterminate the
pests from place unless the whole
community Joins in an effort to mt
them out of existence. Lets think the
matter over and see what can he
done. What Is the use of harboring
the pests If 1t Is not necessary?
Press Committee.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-08-23
Constable Sale.
Third Ward CITY Court, Parish O,
Calcasieu. State of Louisiana,
City of Lake Charles,-p. n

CIV UI LAKE CnarIeS.-P. III,
Gooarean vs.. No. 1916
Andrew Louviere,
By virtue Of a writ of fri fciaa ;ssuad and
to me directed by the Honorable Court afo anu
said, | have seized and will offer for sals a.
pubic ih auction e the last and hiahsss bidder.
WV Wsa o sne beast Of in front Of
the town Of Welsh La, parish Of Cslcsseus On IN
Saturday. September 78, 1912,
s.a,s legal sale hours, the following de-
Lots and 8, Block 10 West d Wast sub IN
she tswn Of Welsh, La, together with ali inn
pr0vemens thereon, seized under said writ
TeSms~Oash ON day of sale. N WIN
DOLE BOURGEOIS.
Constable Second Ward, Welsh. La.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-08-23

Protect your wife and
children by having your
life insured. Wade E.
Plaucife, of the CaIcasieu
trust and Savings Bank
will write 1t right.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-10
STILL WAITING
Prisoner in P~enitentiary Sentenced
- to Death and Granted New Trial
Two Years Ago Still in
Death Cell.

John Mercer. a negro convict from
Mercer county. is confined in muir
derers' row" at the state penitentiary
at Moundsville. where he has been
for the past few years and living in
fear OF the gallows Tor the past four
years. Mercer was convicted OF muir.
der In the first degree in the criminal
court OF Mercer county on August >.
1905. n about eighteen months after
ms conviction Ae was sentenced TO
death. Tie was received AT the
M~oundsvillc -penitentiary on January
-. 1910. and tWO weeks prior to his
execution he was granted a respite
OF sixty days by Governor G~lasscock,
that his attorney. former Judge
Joseph VI. Sanders. might appeal his
case to M" United States supreme
court. Judge Sanders was successful
IN securing a writ OF error. which was
obtained on April 10. 1910. on tho
ground thar one OF the jury commits.
sioncrs who helped make mp the panel
which had tried Mercer was nor
sworn. and he has since been waiting
Tor the prosecution 10 make the next
move.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-10
FIRE DESTROYS BUSINESS
BLOCK AT MARTINS FERRY
WOODROW WILSON
A BUSY MAN

HAMILTON. Bermuda. Dec. T.
"lielng governor Of a state and pre-
pairing 10 be president OF a nation.
both at the same time. Is enough 10
keep any man busy" remarked pres
ident-elect Wilson today. when he an
nounced that h positively would
make no more speaking engagements
before March & Every mail has
brought him scores II Invitations. but
all have been declined.
The p~resident-elec. accepted invita-
tions long before he was elected and
these three hs will keep. He will
speak before the southern society 81
Sew York. December II. the day AT
ter his return from Bermuda: al the
jubilee celebration at his birthplace,
stanton. Va. on his birthday,
December -. and az the banuet % the
commercial club OF Chicago. January
II.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-10
CALIFORNIA CHILDREN ANXIOUS
TO SEE LIBERTY BELL.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec mayor
B-iankenhrrT. 81 This city. when Do
was presented with o. petition signed
BY more than 100000 children OF
California asking that Tho Liberty
BELL b. placed ON exhibition 90 san
Francisco during the Panama exposi.
tion today said that while hc was
personally boo favor Of fhc project. be-
had no power boo tho premises and
that me consent OF too rify c%ouusnls
murf La secured Tho Wayor alec
said that frr terms OF many council
mon will soon expire and that he be-.
UnteI mo request should bo lnid be.
fore rho councils fo hc elected urxf
year
Tho petition vas iaid before tho
MAYOR by Mr.. Tmmt Urauc. prosi.
dent ~ fhr Golden STATE parlor of
tho Daughter 0f tho Golden West
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-10
WILL NOT M
STANDARD OIL CASE

WASHINGTON. Dec. attorney
General Wickersham. 1t is understood
here tonight. will not order the d.
missal OF the indictments returned at
Dallas. Texas. last August against
John d.. Archbold. president of the
Standard oil company. and others Tor
the alleged violation OF the sherman
antitrust law. but will authorize fur.
ther grand jury inquiry in an effort
10 secure sufficient evidence TO sIs-
ain the indictments.
In the meantime II is not known
whether warrants for arrest under
these indictments will be served on
Mr.. Archbold, II. {. Foigcr. Jr.. and
W. c. Teagle. OF the STANDARD on.
The service of these warrants was
ordered held mp some time ~ by the
attorney general pending al invest.
cation OF the suniciency of the eyi.
dence.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-10
IN GOOD SHAPE
Financial Condition Of High School
Record Is Excellent. ana Pub
LEGATION Has Balance.

According 70 y report announced
yesterday by Charles Miukemiller.
business manager OF the Hirh School
Record. the financial affairs OF the
High school publication are in excel
lent condition. The total amount re.
ceivnd from all sources 90 date Is
Slsf =. Of which S43 g. came from
advertisements. $40 from coutrihu.
.ticns. fii310 from subscriptions. and
$40 from sales during October Fifty
dollars were paid out for printing the
October Issue. and the sum Of S1.59
was expended for postage. leaving a
balance or cash on hand or s122 IS.
Tho November and December Issue
Will be- combined this year. and will
appear IN about two weeks. 70 viii
be known a. the holiday number.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-10
HARRY BROWN IN
BAD ACCIDENT
his ccAi Boat Helpless Near BenAi-s
ana Her Signals OF Distress
Hroaght Assistance.

While ~urbouud with a biE TOW 90
emqfy barges for Pttt-burgn yesterday
14ort.rg fh- onto River tow boat Harry
ErUw l one 90 the largest nat ever
operated col 4ucal waters. met with AT
accident Nneu opposite Hogg- Island
a short distance above ksliatrc. and
Tor a time As Threatened with serious
damsgc n NOT With total ~atstrutttou
something went WruUg with the steer
iug apparatus and de- o. could not h.
GUIDED The boat amWvI lnfo the hat
az the head 81 the Island oausiug h-r
Wseel TO break into two pieces
Ia her disabled condition the boa;
drifted down stream a considerable Dis
tame. before the Frank Tyler aud tur
Charles LgoWu. attracted hN her u|I-tf-S-
signal could rush To- her assistance ~ue
War aLChored To- tle Eellaire side 600
thc river before any great damage had
been done. and yesterday Afternoon d
large force Of carpenters arrived from
pittsburgh e. repair the broken wheel
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-10
FINAL DETAILS
OF the Purchase OF Virginia Oil & GAG
Company Will Be Completed
To-day.

Final details OF the purchase of the
holdings Of the Virginia Oil q Gas
Company by the West Virginia Trac.
ton 4 Electric Company were com.
pleted yesterday in New York city.
and the latter company is now the
sole posscssOr and operator Of all
properties connected with the gas
company The holdings include about
thirty wells in the Maiorsville field
and a few in other places. gas mains
leading into this city and through the
suburbs, and valuable franchises.
The Virginia Oil q Gas Company
was formed almost entirely Of local
capitalists. The now company will
make a number OF improvements in
the ear future.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-10
WARNING
Issued BY Chief Of Police Hastings ana
License onieer ingram Regard
ing Slot Machines.

lefterdny 70 was Learned bv Chief W
lnll'" liietirEs and License OFFICER In-
sell penny slot machines to various
merchants about fhs city under tho
lir' tntt sF~grtthIuE bad been liked
'fhf chief luI license uniear Ia.ulf d,
Warning last eNu.uE that DO d. contrary
60 the Inv 20 operate tho machine. "a
w hcrlluE and the parry is m%isrrpres-
eutiHe tue matter.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-10
BOTH PAID
State Auditors File Report Of Mar
shall County Audit and Two
Sherifs Pay Amounts Due.

County Clerk J. T. Chase. OF Mar.
shall county. received a report of the
auditors who a few months ago audit.
ed the books OF ex-Sherin NJ. y. Dow
Ter and present Sherin J. r. Alley.
Following Is the summary OF It's find.
ings:
In the accounts OF VI A. bowler,
who vas sheriff during the period OF
1906 to 1909 show that Bowler owed
the state S1Oss6 due the county,
.S2.4i2.9l. DOwler had credits for the
net AMOUNT of Sl63.S3. This. deduct
ed from the amount due the county,
left n total OF S2.279.O5. This made a
total discrepancy OF $2.3SS.91.
Sheriff J. +. Alley. in administra-
tiOn from 1909 to 1913. was next on
the list. The findings showed that
during his administration up until
the 1912 scttlemet the net sum OF
Si,GSS.s3 was due Alley. siJg.97 was
due he state. s3.025 was due the
county. With the credits due The
county deducted from the amour
due the county the report showed
that s1.3s6.17 was the net sum due
the sherin deducted from the dis.
crepancy to both the state and county
was ~Sl,1S6.ii.
Two OF the credits found due the
sheriff were corrections Of commits
sion. showing that instead deducting
~ per cent. a. was legal, he deduct
ed but , per rent.
An explanatory note filed with the
report stated hat both Alley and
DOwler were notified Of the discrep
ancies before the report was filed and
that each had forwarded checks for
the amounts due the state in Charles.
ton on December &. and each paid the
amount due the county December 5
This adjusted all accounts.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-10
COMPLETE CHARTER
Commission Charter Committee viii
Tonight Probably Complete Draft
Of Proposed Charter.

The proposed charter Cor Wheeling
unde- the commission form OF govern.
ment will probably be completed hi,
evening al a meeting Of the commis-
sion Charter committee TO be held in
the Board Of trade rooms. The scs-
sion will begin promptly at 730
o'clock. as several matters are to be
decided and will likely bring forth
considerable discussion The salary OF
the commissioner is one of the points
TO be discussed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-10
River Briefs.

The Bertha PASSED down yesterday al
t%ernOon with a tow OF barge loaded
with coal.
The sam Brown passed up yesterday
With a tow ~ - empty coal harE.r
The Cincinnati packet Onto ~ now on
the docks at l'a~fkvr~buTg undergoing
repairs.
The NJ L. Way man PASSED up last
evening
The uVer registered l3N feet az IN.
MCAierheu dam at : o'clock Last even
.iug Toe crest of the rise reached here
yesterday morning. aud tho waters br-
gan rvtrdiHg slowly shortly before
noon.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-10
THREE-sToRY BUILDING OF LIE.
ROY SMITH Quilted.
Entsilina Loss OF Approximately
sis.ooo-Three FsriIies Rem
dered homeless.

Three families were rendered home
less. two Of them suffering the loss
OF all their household goods INC
clothing. and Leroy Smith. a promi-
nent young Martins Ferry business
man. suffered a loss OF approximate
y $4,000 last evening when IRE Of
unknown origin destroyed "a large
frame building In the business section
OF Martins Ferry. The families rem
dered homeless are David Johns. wife
and three children. George M!lhorn.
wife and two children. n Patrick
stanton n wife. who kept hive
boarders. The loss on the building.
valued at $4,000. Is complete. and the
stock OF h grocery store. oW BY
Leroy Smith. n valued at $4,000.
is covered by only $4,000 insurance.
The fire was discovered shortly be
fore 6 O'Clock. and a general alarm
brought all four companies to the
scene OF the blaze in a remarkably
short time. However. the fire had
gained such Roadway before being dis
covered by the young brother OF the
owner that II was not until The inside
OF the big frame building was Quilted
that the fire was gotten under con
troll after an hours heroic fighting by
the fremen.
Leroy Smith il the owner of the
property. a large twO-story frame To-
Gated on Burlington Road and Center
street. and the entire first floor was
occupied by the l.. II. Smith & Co.
grocery and general store. the largest
In the city. while the upper story was
occupied by three families. who were
CARED for last night by %neighbors.
MIR. Smith stated last evening that
the above figures would be his loss.
as near as he could judge. as the
stock was completely destroyed by
the fire n water. and the building.
while not burned to the ground. will
have TO be torn down. II could o
be stated whether Il will be rebuilt or
not.
Viii Reopen.
Characteristic Of the energy and
push which has made his store one
OF the O popular in the city. Mr..
Smith secured other quarters at once
In the Jump store DON on Fifth
street. between Clark aud Carlys,e
streets. and will conduct the business
"a usual, opening about noon to-day.
The fire r. the second one in the
past year winch ne mas suffered. nut
the first was easily eXtinguished. The
one last evening was caused by the
furnace. which became oveTheated IL
Is the largest fire. and. in fact. the
only disastrous one hat has visited
Martins Ferry during 1912. and con
sidering the start il had. the fremen
II the city are to be congratulated on
he fine manner in which IL was
hrpuphf under control and finally eN-
.inguished.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-10

PITTSHURGH. Pa. Dec. s-StaEss
reported tonight follow.
DAVIS ISLAND DAM-S4 feet. fall
clear.
sTEUHENVILLE-i26 feet falling
clear.
PARKERSBURG-I2t feet. falling
Clear.
clear.
WARREN-37 feet. falling cloudy.
OIL CITY feet. falling. clear.