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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-07
The Daily Chit-C Chat
By RUTH CAMERON

cause they are increasing in value With this sentiment the diamond
buyer who knows he is being unduly exravagant Jusuhes himself
But how many other things that are far better investments than diamonds
the same person would feel he could o AFFORD.
am thinking just low especially of tees.
How many young people who buy a houso would feel that they could
invest sy fifty dollars. in buying trees to put around IT.? And yet when
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-07
Art Department.

The art department Of the wo-
mans club will hold their last meet
ing OF the year on Saturday after
noon at } O'Clock in the board OF
trade rooms.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-07
81. Io,enn,s Aoadamx

The following are the invitations
that have been issued for the st.
Joseph's Academy commencement:
The faculty
Academic Seniors and commercial
class OF
st Jossph's Academy
request the honor Of your presence
at the
Graduation
On the morning or Monday June the
seventeenth. nineteen hundred and
twelve
at ten o'clock
So. Joseph's Cathedral
Wheeling. West irginia
Pupils Concert
Saint JOseph's Academy
at
Carroll auditorium
Whe-ling. West Nirginia
Monday evening. June tenth
nineteen und and twelve
at eight o'clock.
Reserved seats. 20 cents. To he had
a. House music store on and after
Thursday, June 9.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-07
Doctor cures his
baby's itching hui
NOR with ResinoI

Benton. Pa. May z ipI2-.At the
sge OF two weeks. our little daughter
began 70 develop the signs Of ec.ema on
face. hands and arms. Her trouble
grew Constantly worse. with much itch
ing. burning and pain. causing a great
loss OF sleep This continued about two
years. during which time we treated her
with all the remedies known TO the med
heal profession for this disease. but with
no success. as a last resort trying Res
inol Soap n Ointment. with Immediate
relief. and In a very short time resulting
In a permanent cure" (Signed) DR
q. G. HISS
psndrvsS . sight. itching vsy bed
Sterling Sta. y. Y. April 20. 1872
My scalp had dsndruf terribly. The
itching was very bad. and IL was a sight.
L couldn't comb IL out. I tried q sample
OF Resinol Soap and thought IL helped.
Then l got q large cake and a lar Of
Resinol Ointment. I used them for
about a month. then my scalp was free
from dandruf." (Signed) Mrs. How
ART l.. HENDRICKS.
Your drueTist .ens Ra~inoi Soap C1c.) and otus
ment Csor.). but for frce .~m-
pie write to Dept. N. Reslnoi -
Cher. Co. Baltimore. Nd ~
: : {: !:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-25
Captops Pied Piper Has Year Contract

THE proudest boast OF Prof. Louis
/ Hirsch, is that he is trough on
rats" Unofhcially. he is known az the
pied Piper Of Washington" ever
since he signed a contract with the
government to rid the capitol and 9TH
er federal buildings at Washington Of
rats. mice. reaches. and other vermir.
and to keep the buildings permanently
so rid.
Prof. Hirsch-his title is not merely
assumed for business glamor. for he is
a graduate of German university and
speaks several languages fluently and
to perfection-has a two years con-
tract with the government, az well as
a contract to supply his chemicals to
the various departments.
The professor has a simple method
Of his. own for getting rid Of rats. He
does not let them die in their holes or
In the building. He leads them cut.
like the Pied Piper Of Hamelin. and in
duces them to die outside their hiding
places. He first attracts the attention
Of the rats by giving them something
they like. AS soon as a few find the
choice food. they communicate the
fact to the whole rat colony.
Then he gives them some more, to
make sure they have all got a bite of
the appetizing dainty. The next step
is to feed them the accustomed bait
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-25

NJ EW YORK.-A new form Of torture
~ for policemen, more sinister thar
graft investigations, more painful than
winter wind whipping around fixed
post, and possessed Of possibilities al
deadly az the burglars bullet. was put
to the test on placid Washington
Heights the other night and described
In Harlem court the other morning
by a red faced young policeman.
Facing the observation-disclosures GeigeI
Of the West One Hundred and Fifty.
second street station-as he told Mag.
tstrate House about it, was a hand
some, dark haired woman. who fire.
Quenuy blushed and murmured I'm
possible! Oh, couldn't have done
that"
Yes, your honor, she kissed me-"
stammered Geiger. Right out in the
middle Of Amsterdam avenue at One
Hundred and Fortieth street she kiss.
ed me, and there's nothing In the
manual that says part Of policeman's
duty IL being kissed by strangers"
Couldn't you have escaped If you
didn't like it?'' asked the court.
Il was. on fixed post, your honor. -
groaned the youthful guardian of the
peace.
"Oh," said his honor, that's devo-
ton to duty"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-25
Must Kill Rats to Get Rid of PLAQUE Dancer

1t would be preferable to resort to the
more rapid means Of passive immuniz-
alton by the use Of anti.plague serum
either alone or In connection with in
oculation. Workers In plague labora-
tories and hospitals, rat catchers. fu-
migators. etc.. should be 1noculated At
least once every six months.
The use of ant.plague serum for
the immunization Of a whole commu.
nifty is altogether impracticable. be-
cause Of it's excessive cost, the limit
ed supply available. the short duration
Of the immunity conferred. and the ex-
cessive discomfort and actual danger
accompanying the repeated admins
tration of serum at such intervals ~
would be necessary to maintain i'm
munity.
The governments conclusions indi-
cate that II the country is to be kept
free from plague next summer, tho
work Of rat determination must be
carried on INCREASINGLY. regardless Of
the cold weather.
1noculation consists in injecting into
a person solution Of killed or attenu-
ated living plague bacilli. Passive i'm
munization consists in injecting into q
person solution of the blood of some
animal CASUALLY a horse) that has been
itself immunized against plague by
repeated injections. first Of dead and
then Of living plague bacilli.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-25
Angry Cook Creates Havoc With Soup Dishes

rH1CAGO.-Unfortunately for the
u customers and walters in B. Clay
tons restaurant, 446 North Clark
street, the cook was not feeling well
that night The cook was Miss Emma
Johnson and the night Monday.
Something, ~ yet unrevealed, but
limited at a. indigestion. had spoiled
Miss Johnson's temper in the after
noon, and by evening she was in such
a rage that the walters, accustomed
to take a customers order with that
superior air many walters have, were
subdued and almost subservient In
their attitude, even toward those who
ordered ham and"
Things went along smoothly for =
time, considering Miss Johnson's state
Of mind, because of tho conciliatory
attitude of the walters toward her, un-
til one disingenuously ventured to re-
turn to her steak which had been
criticised by diner as "overdone."
Almost simultaneously dishes began
to fly in the kitchen in such profusion
that some hurtled through the door
into the dining room. They were fol-
lowed by Miss Johnson. who, with an
armful and selecting customers and
walters Unfortunately as targets. let
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-25

w ASH1NGT0N.-Mrs., Julian James
" of Washington has recently DE-
posted in the United States National
Museum the collection Of Colonel
Theodorus Bailey Myers. a noted con-
'noisseur> of. New York, which has come
down through Inheritance and been
added to by his son. the late Lieuten-
ant Commander T. B. Myers-Mason Of
the United States navy.
The collection consists of more than
600 objects which the museum author
tiles have classified under the head
lngs Of ceramics. ethnology. archaeol-
ogy. technology and graphic arts.
This collection contains q splendid
series of oriental weapons. consisting
OF japanese armor. bows. spears. pis-
tolls and guns: Chinese swords and
spears of superb metal work; wonder
full ancient Hindu armor, inlaid with
gold and silver, and many implements
OF warfare. from elndia; Turkish, and
North African weapons and domestic
Implements. and many similar objects
from Korea and the East Indies. It 10
also rich in Japanese and Chinese fab
RIGS. embroidery and lacquers.
Especially attractive to those inter-
ested in the history Of the develop
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-25
Deacon Given Plenty of Time for Meditation

d BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-"Some folks
ID say that niger won't steal" are
among the lines Of a song that is very
popular with the street corner quar-
tets, and Of course is sung In an iron
ical vein. As matter of fact, how
ever, to the casual observer at the
daily sessions of the police court
there are few negroes who steal; that
10, according to their own testimony,
goods" they insist that they merely
borrowed the articles in question and
were just about to return them when
interfered with by the officer.
The other morning an undersized,
brown-skinned negro was arraigned
before the recorders court on a
charge Of petit larceny. He gave his
name as Charles Reader, and also in
formed John Douglas that he was a
member of the Baptist church and q
deacon at that. The specific charge
against the diminutive Ethiopian was
the theft of half q dozen watch fobs,
The store detective stated that he
observed the defendant lingering
around the counter whereon is dis.
played an assortment Of jewelry that
fairly dazzles the eye-that is when
the electric lights were all ablaze-
and that he further observed the ne.
gro shove a watch fob on the floor
and cover It with his foot. He watch.
ed the operation repeated until no
less than half dozen fobs. resplen-
dant with jewels that rivalled the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-25
Police Stop Shower Of Vegetables at a Feast

neighbors thought the Honey Boy
Evans troupe had forgotten to leave
town and were having another ball
game in the vicinity. They notified
the police.
Lieutenant Sterling sent the officers
there on the run. When they knock
ed at the door it was opened.
What's all the noise about?" asked
Oliver.
We am just celebratin, amt we.
folks" said Owens.
And we sure are some celebrants. !"
said one Of the women as she hurled
bottle at the officers. It whistled
By divers ear, and tomatoes, bricks
and dishes followed The door was
then banged shut and the two officers.
their appearance decidedly marred,
held a conference. Oliver wiped tho
remains Of tomato off his face while
Mangan nurses bump on his head.
They decided to break down the door
and rush the Inhabitants.
They did and after a free-for-all
fight the quartet was arrested. The
wagon was called and the celebrants
rolled away. They are charged with
assault and battery. As the Jefferies
girl is under age she will be turned
over to the Juvenile authorities.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-25
Must

THE government experts. after study
] ing 100000 serum NEGOTIATIONS
and 100000 plague deaths in India, an
nounce their conclusions as follows in
regard to combating that disease in
America:
The eradication of rats is tho all-im-
oortant thing.
incubation Of human beings con-
,ers a certain degree Of immunity
against plague for few months only
oy reducing the chance of contracting
he infection and still further reduc.
ing the chances Of deaths therefrom.
incubation is not eradication.
Situations demanding the inocula-
lion OF the people in mass may again
oe encountered in some countries. but
could hardly arise In American COM
nunities. Even in groups Of people
who have been intimately exposed. to
plague infection incubation is Of
doubtful applicability In such case
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-25
RAJ RAMA OF jHAlAWAR A REFoRMER

The Raj Rama OF Jha1awar, whose
portrait IL herewith presented. IL tho
representative Of q most tuustr1ous
branch of the Solar race, the ruler Of
an important state, and 4 reformer
who is endeavoring to introduce mod
ern conditions without giving UNI
bragg to the upholders Of past tradi-
lions, than which, as We know, there
is no more dimcult task. The his
torian of India shows how the Brit
ish conquered the peninsula from q
number Of races by converting the
enemies of one period into the allies
of the next; but it has never been
made sufficiently clear that there was
one race with which England never
warred, the Rajputs Of Rajasthan,
the Land of Princes" It was due
to the wisdom of an ancestor of the
Rata of Jhalawar, that the Rajputs
sought and obtained an alliance and
protection In the critical period Of
the eighteenth century, when the
Norathaa doomed for a moment likely
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-25

his
Grand Nicholas his provided
with vehicles shabby
llhtting
and ainment Of he natl
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colors of the rainbow, were on the
floor and covered by the ample feet
of the little deacon.
Are you guilty of attempting to
steal the articles referred to-" ask
ed the Judge.
"Ah doesn't deny dat ma fut war on
dat jewellry. but hit slipped often de
counter an ali Jest couldn't 'sist XIV
erin hit wild ma SHOE"
Did the other article slip of the
counter also?"
'Jedge, hit war cur'os how dem 3D.
ders got ter de flo dat must er bin
dar all ready, an jedge, while ali stood
dar somethin' came ter ma mind dat
ali had bettah put dem back on de
counter an jest as ali war pickin' dem
up ali war rested"
Deacon. it is evident that you are
given to meditation and for one Of
your peculiar talents your opportunity
for such should be increased. In or
der to give you plenty of time to re-
feet will assess you $25 and rs days
extra"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-25

CLEVELAND, O.-While Patrolmen
~ Mangan and Oliver went to 1920
Cation court the other day to investi-
gate riot call they were the target
for tomatoes, bricks, dishpans and old
shoes, thrown, police say, with sur
prisingly good aim by four colored
persons in the house. When the bonn
bardment ceased the officers placed
the quartet under arerst.
At the station they gave the names
Of Mary Redmond, fifty-three years
old; Bertha Owens, twenty-seven
years old; Mary Jefferies, fourteen
years old and Thomas Owens, thirty
nine years old. All gave their address
as 1920 Cation court.
The police say the four had a
chicken feast in the house. Dinner
started at IL o'clock. At 2 o'clock
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-25

with a bountiful supply Of effective
poison larded upon it. The effect OF
the poison is to make the rat 30 warm
inside that it rushes into the air and
scurries around for water. It scurries
until it drops dead.
The rat-kiler's advice to amateurs
at his art is: Never tackle q rat In
a closed room. Open door or a win
dow. The rat fears man more than It
:oes a cat. A rat will not bite except
In self-defense. Corner q rat, and II
there is a door or~a window 1t will
Jump for it: close an exits, and 1t will
Jump for you. but only a. last resort.
There is no bite worse than that Of q
rat. It carries infection Of tho dead
Hest kind. II you were in bed and a
rat should Jump on 1t, all that Is nee
essary for you to do 10 to raise your
hand. The rat will run away. and will
not return. But do not attempt to
strike it."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-25

President Fallieres is again being
subjected to criticism on the score Of
parsimony. When, few years ago,
the king and queen of Norway were
guests of the republic, an accident
happened at Versailles which might
easily have. had fatal consequences
for the queen and Nine. Fallieres. !
The postillion who was riding one
OF the horses drawing the state lam
dau, In which they sat. took too
sharp turn in crossing a bridge
spanning, the ornamental lake near
Trianon, and fell with his mount into
the water Happily the carriage re.
manned OH tho bank.
It was stated at the time that since
NJ. Fallieres' installation the Elysee
stable was farmed out, and that
horses and servants were supplied by
a contractor. Thus the accident was
explained on the ground Of the pos.
tillton's :1nexperience. M. .Fallieres
was then accused Of farming out his
stables in order to reduce the e.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-25
National Museum Is Given Very Rare Collection

ment Of ordnance 10 the extensive col
lection Of firearms, which contains
dueling pistols. sporting guns models
Of cannon and other examples Of obso-
lete weapons which Commander
Myers-Mason gathered during his LIE
time. -
In the collection are included many
fine specimens of blue and polychrome
Delft plates, a. we'll - extremely vslu-
able examples Of Spanish blue and
Hispano- Moresque copper-luster ware.
The rousseau Of an Equadorian In
dian bride II conspicuous among tho
chronological collections. It is made
up Of bracelets, necklaces. ,armlets and
Wristbands, decorated with a great "a
riety OF teeth, seeds: beetle wings and
other objects Of savage fashion.
Many Of the Korean objects were
presented to Commander Myers Mason
by q prince Of that country who vs.
tied America and was entertained BY
him.
Others pertaining to the domestic
life in China and Japan were 'obta'neo
during his residence in those coun-
tries. In the group of Japanese aru-
cles IL q unique set Of miniature
ceremonial furniture OF remarkaofe
perfection as regards finish and o.
tail. It IL said to have been made 1or
the child Of the mikado.
The art objects are on e1n1oauon
in the west hall Of the older mu-
scum building and form an important
beeinntne for the collection on orien-
tai art soon to be placed there:
The firearms are being placed on
exhibition In the same building.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-25

fly in every direction, and with vigor
Imagination cannot picture the ensu-
ing scene-overturned soup tureens,
diners covered with gravy, others max
ing for the door with spinach in their
hair, others strangling on hot coffee
suddenly swallowed as they received
an unexpected blow on the chin from
one of the pieces of Miss Johnson's ar.
tillery-but why prolong the agony?
That Miss Johnson was fined ten
dollars and costs by Municipal Judge
Maxwell because of her temper may
be some consolation to the walters.
but it is understood that customers
who since its display have invested
generously in digestion tablets con-
tinue unappeased. Miss johnson is
thirty-f1ve years old.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-25
One New York PoIicemans Devotion to Duty

YES. sir; 1t was like this. vas
standing there all alone about 1880.
wondering where all the people wore.
Suddenly some one grabs me from be-
hind and two strong arms are wrapped
around my neck. The 6rst thing
thought, Of course; was .gangsters! 1t
1t seemed whoever 1t was was trying
to garrote: me and started to night
for my life,
But I couldn't shake OF those pow.
erful arms The best could do was
to sQuirm around 50 that l faced the
the @e-the :assailant. And, your
honor, it was this lady. ..:~
"'Oh, honey, dear!" she says.
"'What do you mean by using such
language to me?' asked her.
"'Oh, you sweetheart she goes on,
paying no attention to my protests.
oh, you big bear with the brass but
|tcns!'
Then she kissed me, and that's not
the worst Of It; for by this time a big
crowd had collected and women were
yelling and men shouting You brute,
release that woman l pleaded with
her to go home, but she wouldn't do
anything but stay right there and kiss
me. Then the man on the beat came
around and rescued me. So arrested
her for-well. l couldn't think Of any
thing to call it but extreme disorderly
conduct"
Mrs. Margaret Hoeflatt, who said
she was 80 and lived at 1911 Freeman
street, the Bronx, smiled sweetly but
incredulously as she paid a ten dol
lar fine. She said Geiger looked like
a truthful young officer. and she
wouldn't dispute his word. though she
didn't remember thing about it.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-25
WINS NOMINATION AFTER SIX DEFEATS

William Sulzer. representative in
congress from New York city, was
nominated for governor of New York
state the other day by the Demo
cratic state convention. It was the
seventh time he had been a candidate
for this nomination.
Mr.. Sulzer was born in Elizabeth.
N. J., March IS, 1863. His father,
Thomas Sulzer, was a German patriot
Of the school Of Sigel and Schurz,
and after the revolution Of 1848 was
imprisoned. Escaping, he went to
Switzerland, and came to America In
1851, settling in New Jersey. When
William was baby his parents
moved to New York city, and his
residence has never been changed
since.
William Sulzer was graduated
from Columbia college, where he
studied law. He acquired a reputa-
ton as a speaker and debater in the
Cooper Union Debating society. Aft
~ rr,.o A,,o h <~>l- ,,~ ~~ao
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-25
BEARS MExlcANS' PLEA TO PRESIDENT
nor Zeferino Dominguez,

sepor Zeferino Dominguez. Z
wealthy Mexican planter. a. repro.
sentative Of land owners. agriculture
lists and other citizens Of the twenty
seven states Of Mexico, recently sub
mitted to President Taft plan
which. he hopes. will bring peace.
and insure, permanent freedom from
unrest In his country.
Regarding his plans. Senior Dom
inguez said:
"The plan l have In view 10 that
the land owners Of Mexico join with
the government In giving the poor
people access to the land. At pres
ent 1000 families own all the land
in Mexico There are 100000 per-
sons who own nothing and have no
interest whatever in the land.
THE way to pacify the poor peo'
pie IL to give them an interest In
something. As the situation stands,
they can, earn more in two hours
looting than in one years work.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-25

Following in the footsteps of Luther
Burbank a Denver horticulturist has
produced a rasp-strawberry Now If
somebody would produce plum-peach,
and combine some Of the other fruits
1t might be possible to get ahead Of
the pests which ravage the orchards,
by battling them for fe wseasons at
least
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-25

In very many cases apples are
brought to market loosely packed and
In wagons without springs, almost
invariably with barrels on end, and
this short journey is many times
harder on the fruit than the long car
transportation to the distant market.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-25

A youth attending the Michigan
State Agricultural college stocked a
pond with frogs and is more than pay
Ing his way by supplying frogs legs
to the Chicago market. It is said he
has shipped as many as 5000 In a
single day, and that they netted him
$500 last year. Time was when boys
were glad to catch frogs and sell their
legs for ten cents a dozen. whereas
the price now is half dollar and up
ward,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-10-25

and defense the
OF We suggest that the militia and
soldiers not engaged military
aside
SERVICE each soldier would
situation which confrons
which
the
would be disastrous all United might
60OoO0
the principal but will not hold
mountains