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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-15
Man and His Ways

One day well-known politician was
enjoying a chat with friend at no.
tel, when a strange young man came
up and said:
Can see you for a moment. Mr.
Dash?"
Certainly" said Mr.. Dash. rising.
The young man led him across the
room and seemed to have something
important to say to him Arrived in
a corner. the stranger whispered in
the politicians ear:
81 am of the staff OF an evening
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-15
Scotch Query.

bluff. consequential gentleman
from the south, with more beef on his
bones than brain in his head. riding
along the Hamilton road. near to
Blantyre, asked a herdboy on the
roadside, in a tone and manner evil
IDENTIFY meant to quiz, If he were half
way TO Hamilton" Man." replied the
boy. "I wad need to ken whar ye hae
come frae. afore | could answer your
question Exchange.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-15

doctor. The lady was on her bed mp
stairs, II we cared to see her. 1t took
four strong men to get the brothers
into the asylum carriage. She would
not herself stay in the house another
day, and was starting that very after
noon to rejoin her family at st. Ives.
We ascended the stairs and viewed
the body. Miss Brenda Tregennis
had been a very beautiful girl. though
now verging upon middle age. Her
dark. clear-cut face was handsome.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-15

this ill-omened house in which they
had met their strange fate.
1t was a large and bright dwelling,
rather villa than a cottage, with a
considerable garden which was al
ready, in that Cornish air, well filled
with spring flowers. Towards this
garden the window of the sitting-room
fronted, and from it, according to
Mortimer Tregennis, must have come
that thing of evil which had by sheer
horror in a single instant blasted
their minds. Holmes walked slowly
and thoughtfully among the flower
pots and along the path before we en-
tered the porch. So absorbed was he
stumbled over the watering-pot. upset
its contents, and deluged both our
feet and the garden path. Inside the
house We We're met by the elderly
Cornish housekeeper. Mrs. Porter,
who. with the aid Of a young girl,
looked after the wants of the family.
She readily answered all Holmes
questions. She had heard nothing in
the night. Her employers had all
been in excellent spirits lately, and
she had never known them more
cheerful and prosperous. She had
tainted with horror upon entering the
room in the morning and seeing that
dreadful company round the table.
She had. when she recovered, thrown
open the window to let the morning
whence she sent FARM lad for the
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-15
Room for One More.

A local preacher tells this one TO
the Cleveland Plain Dealer:
"I'd join the church If it wasn't so
full of hvpocrites."
Whenever this clergyman urges a
man to cast his lot on the side of the
right he gets that old stall. The 9TH
er day he thought of comeback.
Come into the fold!" he urged
I'D do 1t If there weren't so many
hypocrites," was the whine.
"Never mind" said the parson, slap
ping him on the shoulder. there is al
ways room for one more!"
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[eTlipela5l1los al e
(Conducted by the National Womani
Christian Temperance Union.)
INJURY BY LIQUOR TRAFFlL
Capital Invested In Making Intoxicanta
is at War With All Leaitl-
mate Industries.

If the wants and desires of civil.
lied people had their natural sway.
unchecked and free from the demoral-
izing and crippling effects of the
liquor traffic. every factory and mill
would be well employed, and all
produce would find a market accord
ing to its value. For the market is
not slack because of the lack of de-
sire, but for want of the very ma
terial, wealth and purchasing power
whlch drink consumes and wastes. If
the capital invested in the manufac-
ture OF intoxicating liquors were In
vested in any legitimate business of
manufacture. it would be increasing
the general wealth and cooperating
with other capital for the public
good
The liquor traffic is in direct antag-
onism with every enterprise of pro-
ductive industry. Every merchant
knows too well that in proportion as
a man spends his money for liquor he
is an Improbable customer to the
tailor, the shoemaker, the landlord and
the farmer. And precisely the opposite
is true of every legitimate business.
In proportion as man spends his
earnings In shoes, or clothing, or
books. so is he. as rule, a good and
profitable customer to the merchant
and the farmer. All capital, therefore,
employed in prosecuting and extend
Ing the traffic in liquor is capital at
war with the capital employed In man
ufacturing industries,
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C6e
ADVENTURE
or TIE
DEVILS FOOT
{Continued.)

ASK what you like. Mr.. Holmes"
said be, eagerly. at is bad thing to
speak of. but will answer you the
truth"
Tell me about last night"
well, Mr.. Holmes, l supped there,
as the vicar has said, and my older
brother George proposed a game OF
whist afterwards. We sat down about
nine O'Clock. 1t was a quarter-past
ten when / moved to go. l left them
be-"
who let you out?"
MRS. Porter had gone to bed. SO l
let myself out. l shut the hall door
behind me. The window Of the room
in which they sat was closed. but the
blind was not drawn down. There
was no change in door or window this
morning, nor any reason to think that
any stranger had been to the house.
Yet there they sat, driven clean mad
with terror. and Brenda lying dead Of
fright, with her head hanging over the
arm of the chair. I'll never get the
sight OF that room out Of my mind so
long as l live"
THE facts. as you state them. are
certainly most remarkable" said
Holmes. 81 take 1t that you have no
theory yourself which can in any way
account for them?'
Its devilish, Mr.. Holmes; devil
ish!" cried Mortimer Tregennis. 1T
is not of this world. Something has
come into that room which has dashed
the light of reason from their minds.
4 What human contrivance could do
Y hat?"
Z Il fear" said Holmes, that II the
matter is beyond humanity 1t is GER
tainly beyond me. Yet we must ex-
haust all natural explanations before
We fall back upon such theory as
this. As to yourself, Mr. Tregennis.
take 1t you were divided in some way
from your family. since they lived to-
gether and you had rooms apart?"
THAT is so. Mr. Holmes, though
.he matter is past and done with. We
were a family of tin-miners at Red
ruth, but we sold out our venture to q
company. and so retired with enough
to keep us. I won't deny that there
was some feeling about the division of
the money and ii stood between US for
a time, but it was all forgiven and for
gotten. and We were the best of
friends together
Looking back at the evening which
you spent together. does anything
stand out in your memory as throw
ing any possible light upon the trag-
edy? Think carefully, Mr.. Tregennis.
for any clue which can help me-
There is nothing at all. sir
Your people were in their usual
spirits?''
Never better"
Were they nervous people? Did
they ever show any apprehension Of
coming danger?"
Nothing OF the kind
You have nothing to add. then.
which could assist me?"
Mortimer Tregennis considered
earnestly for a moment
There is one thing occurs to me-"
said he at last. +As we sat at the
table my back was to the window, and
my brother George. he being my part
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-15

paper. and | should like you to tell
me what you think OF the situation in
the east"
Mr.. Dash looked a little puzzled at
first, then he said: Q
. Follow me-"
Leading the way. he walked through
the reading-room. through a passage
into the dining-room. and drawing his
visitor into the corner behind the hat
rack. he whispered:
Il really don't know anything about
IT"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-15
An Underworld.

You say you saw New York's un-
derworld?" said the Mortified relative.
oh. yes" replied Mrs. McGudley.
And consider it very neat and in
teresting. | think every large city
ought to have subway system
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What Cheer2
WVdt CTlttTF
IT. what cheer in glass OF

what cheer what cheer in a glass OF
beerl
doubtful Jest and a covert sneer
A palsied tongue and a maudln tear,
An oath, n blow. and a dream OF hell.
A convict garb and prison cell
What cheer. what cheer in glass of
beer? Rose Trumbull.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-15
Some Heat REQUIRED.

Kitty-My brother Cornelius has
been calling on Miss Chilleigh for
over year.
Marie-7Is he going to marry her?
Kitty don't know. I'm afraid
she's rather too cold to make Corn
pOp.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-15
DENVER & MO GRASDE-NEsTr,ny
PACIFIC
''The Royal Gorge Feather River
Canon

"The RoynI Gorge-Fcather Rlver
Canon Route"
Taken together form the most beautI-
full line Of continuous travel Denver
Salt Lake. city, San Francisco.
The marvellous scenic attractions of
the Rockies. the Great Salt Beds OF
can be seen from the car windows
without extra expense for side trips
SUPERB DINING CAR SERVICE
For illustrated descriptive matter
write Frank A. WadIeigh. General
Passenger Agent. Denver & Rio Grande
Railroad. Denver. Colo.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-15

ner at cards, was facing it. | saw him
once look hard over my shoulder. SO
I turned round and looked also. The
blind was up and the window shut.
but could Just make out the bushes
On the lawn, and 1t seemed to me for
Il moment that ] saw something NOV
ing among them. | couldn't even say
II II were man or animal, but | Just
thought there was something there.
When | asked him what he was look.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-15
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.
President Designates November 2sth
and Tells of Prosperity
of Nation,


Washington.-Presid Taft has is
sued proclamation setting aside No
vember 2Sth as Thanksgiving Day.
The proclamation follows:
by the President of the United States.
a Proclamation.
A God-fearing nation like ours owes
II to its Unborn and sincere sense of
moral duty to testify Its devout graft
tude to the All Giver for the countless
benefits II has enjoyed. For many
years IL has been customary at tho
close of the year for the national exec
utive to urge upon his fellow-country-
men to offer praise and thanks TO God
for the manifold blessings vouchsafed
TO them in the past, and to unite In
earnest suppliance for their contiuu-
ance.
The year now drawing to a close has
been notably favorable to- our fortu-
nate land. AT peace within and with
out. free from the perturbations and
calamities that have afflicted other
peoples, rich In hnrvests so abundant
advantaged the whole world strong
heritage of self-government bequeathed
to us by the wisdom of our fathers. and
''rm In the resolve to transmit our
| we'd by good use. to our children and
| our children's children. for all time to
| come. the people of this country have
abounding cause for contented graft
tude.
wherefore, l. william Howard Taft.
President OF the United States OF
America, in pursuance OF long-estab
iished usage and in response to the
countrymen. wheresoever they ipay So
1ourn to join. on THURSDAY: the 2Sth
nay pf this month on NoyemseE in & ap
thanks to God for the good gifts that
have been our portion. and in humble
prayer that His great mercies toward
us may endure,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-15
Protect Children.

The prohibition of the liquor traffic
is pledged by the right of every child
to be sheltered from harm-Frances
z. Willard.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-15
HOWARD E. BURTON, ASSAyER & CHEMIST

Specimen pTIcess cold siiyer ta,, ,,
silver, I5c: gold. 50o: zinc or copper ii
Mailing envelopes and full price Ilsf aent on
application. Control and Umpire work So.
licited. Reference: Carbonate National Rank
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-15

Don't brag about yourself; jolly
others into doing it for you.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-25
Bridoeport Briefs.

Misses Edna Conway and Pearl Fen
ION will return TO New London. Ohio.
to-day after a weeks visit with the
formers mother on Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. +. Clark visited
relatives at st. Clairsville yesterday.
Mrs. Greed Malone is reported TO
be quite IN at her home in Kirkwood.
The Mems fraternity OF the West
Wheeling VI. f. church will hold a
meeting az the church tomorrow even.
ing. and an out-of-town speaker has
been secured for the occasion.
W. W. Cowen. candidate for the
nomination for prosecuting attorney
on the Republican ticket, was in town
yesterday on his way to the southern
part OF the county.
Frank Daugherty is visiting rela.
tives az Woodsfeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mathews and
son have returned from n short visit
with friends at Clarington.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the St
Paul's German Lutheran church held
a social last evening. which was well
attended.
Charles Albasin. OF the miners. has
returned from Columbus. where he at
tended the meeting OF the executive
board OF the state officials.
W. II. Evans has gone 20 Sistersville
20 set up a large monument.
John Riley. OF Mingo Junction, was
a business visitor yesterday.
The date for the play which Is "a
be given by the members OF the Local
company OF the Boys brigade viii
likely be set within the next day OF
two.
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Martins Ferry Briefs.


The Presbyterian Bible class will
put another strong base bal team I'm
the field this season.
An infant child OF colored parents.
which died al the hospital Tuesday.
was buried yesterday afternoon.
The N-High club will have an infor.
NAL opening Of their new quarters on
Friday evening.
Rev. J. 3. Hill has returned from
a Welt with his mother az Pittsburgh.
Rev. Mr. Nesbitt. OF the Presbyte
rlan church. moderated the call issued
by the congregation Of the Kirkwood
VI. r. church last evening.
The local teachers went 10 Wheel
Ing yesterday afternoon and evening
20 near addresses made by Prof. Bag
ley.
The High school base ball team 10
practicing hard for their game with
Bellaire on Friday afternoon.
The ladies OF the City Gospel Niis.
sion will hold q market on Walnut
street on Saturday afternoon.
A large crowd attended the preach.
Ing services az the First VI. r church
last evening. and tho pastor. Rev. Mr.
MOhn. delivered a fine sermon.
Tho Billy Sunday concerts had
charge Of the meeting a. the City Cos
pei Mission last evening. and tho
church was crowded.
Miss Belle Dew is reported quite 800
With on attack % grip 20 her home on
Pearl street.
The members Of the Baraca Bible
class % the First VI. r. church Sun.
day school viii have the candidates
FOR the base bail team out for practice
within the mex few days.
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Portsmouth. are guests OF Bellairt
friends

Portsmouth. are guests OF Bellaire
friends.
Miss Margaret Brady. OF the Allan
tic Tea Store. successfully underwent
a serious operation at the North
Wheeling hospital Tuesday.
Hon. NJ. y. Duval, OF Steubenville.
candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for Congress, was a visitor here
yesterday.
II is expected that all the coal mines
the end OF the week.
G. II. Dankwerth. Sr. has returned
from Clariugton, where he attended
the funeral of a relative.
Mrs. William +. Love. OF Guernsey
street, is i'll at her home.
Mrs. VIM. r. Price. OF Guernsey
street. who has been M OF bronchitis.
is improving.
Mrs. T. J. Riley. of St. Paul. Mimi.
has returned home after a few weeks
visit with her mother, Mrs. Sophia
Bippus.
Athletes OF the High school are
practicing for the various sports In
Of the Ohio Valley Athletic Associa-
Albls NUI'H viii bt utAu the AdllIl
part Of May.
Miss Martha Smith, OF Shadyside,
has gone to Baltimore, Md. to at.
tend the biennial meeting OF the WO.
mans Foreign Missionary Society.
Miss Hazel Workman. who has
been III with tonsilitis. is able TO be
out again.
DR.. F. T. Knight, OF Quaker City. is
n guest % relatives In the city and al
~Shadyside.
Miss Alta Jones. OF Noble street. Is
improving. after a few weeks illness
Oscar Lewis has resigned as door
keeper at the Olympic Theater and
accepted a position IN the L. 5. Laun
dry.
Local school teachers went tC
Wheeling last night and heard the
lecture given by Dr. W. &. Bageley
OF the University OF Illinois.
Fred Andrews. OF Cambridge. Is
guest OF friends here.
Glass No. 10 OF the First Reformed
Sunday school has organized a base
ball team. George Westlake r. man
aRer Of the team.
The Willing Workers Of the Shady
side Presbyterian church will hold 9
-. business meeting this evening.
James S~traughn, Of Guemse!
street. u a visitor at Stewardship,
this week.
q Foundations have been completed
for two new residences 20 be erected
by Charles Gre,la. corner OF noble
& and ~Forty-sixth streets.
a large crowd Of local admireri
will go 10 Wheeling on Saturday eve
ming 10 her Hon. Champ Clark
Speaker o. the National House o.
Repre- ontativps. deliver an address n
tho Billy Sunday Tabernacle.
John w. Cassclls. OF Barnesville
Democratic candidate FOR the nomina
ton for county treasurer. was n Wis
itor IN Bei'sirs yesterday.
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STATEMENTS
Relative to Controversy Between
Chief Hastings and John Wallace
Denied.

In the Intelligencer OF Tuesday
morning appeared an account Of 4
controversy said to have taken place
a. a meeting OF the board Of control
between Secretary John Wallace, OF
the Municipal league. and Chief OF
Police Howard Hastings. with refer
ence to some charges that certain
fines had been improperly RENTED.
Mr.. Wallace appeared before the
board and asked permission TO ex.
anime the books OF the police depart.
ment. and they were Immediately
produced and the various entries ex-
planned by Chief Hastings. When the
matter OF the remission OF certain
fines came up Is when the controversy
Is said TO have taken place, and Chiei
Hastings threw defiance in the teeth
OF Mr.. Wallace. In which he threat
ened to give the whole story OF the
raid in question to the papers. follow
ing this up with some very caustic
remarks.
Tuesday evening Mr.. Wallace called
this office on the phone and stated
that some OF the members OF the
league took exceptions to the state
ments made in the story. but that he
himself saw nothing wrong in II ex-
Yep the quoted statements credited
70 Mr.. Hastings. which he said were
not made. and requested that this be
made public. lie said the story vas
correct IN so far as 81 related 10 his
asking for permission to see the books
and their being produced. but that the
reported conversation between himself
and tho ThFaF w.wu vwsw-ra
A statement 10 this effect was made
in the Intelligencer yesterday morn.
ing. but In spite OF this the following
statement was received at the office
last evening:
To the Editor OF the I~ntelllgencer.
Sir-lu justice 10 the Municipal
league. and in order that the public
may not have a wrong impression as
20 what occurred az the meeting be
fore the board OF control on April p
we wish 20 say that the excerpt Of q
conversation between chief Hastings
and Mr. Wallace contained In the Is
sue OF the Wheeling I~nteIliRencer oil
April g Is not true. and no such con
| ~vertation or statement therein con
tanned was made b. Chief Hasting,
OF Mr. Wallace.
HOWARD n. HASTINGS.
JOHN WALLACE.
Wheeling. April %.
The INTEL gencer does not carr q
enter into any controversy over th'
matter. but only desires % state tina
the Information vas secured from
what was considered reliable author
fly. being furnished BY a prominen
. rwfr.or rhn araa arwuuanF 20 nuwl
been present when the c%ontrovers!
took place
OF course the exact language o
Chief Hastings might not have beef
gwen. n only being from memory o
the Official in question.
That there vas a controversy o
some kind there can be no question
and the audit % the books will b
made and there will be some startlinI
developments az a result.
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SPRING TONICS

Are not the products Of superstition.
Like most old customs. there is sound
scientific reason underneath.
That tired feeling is simply pois.
oninE Of the brain and nerves by tox.
FMS carried 10 them IN the blood.
Spring o. natures time for renewing
e~verything-lt o. time 20 purify and
renew your blood
Got your blood riRht-ihat DO aII the
tonic you need There is iust one
blood preparation Thar will give you
this triple guarantee. Guaranteed
10 benefit or money refunded. Guar.
anteed 10 contain no alcohol. Guar
antccd under the pure food law 80
dangerous drugs OF any sort The
name is MILAN Buy six bottles for
a. oo-your money back " not bonc-
hted Ash your druggist
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-25
HELD FOR COURT
Were the Twelve Defendants - Close
Of Preliminary Hearing Of
Miners Cases.

The preliminary hearing % the
twelve MoundEylle miners. charged
with melting riot. came 20 o. close
yesterday morning. Justice w NJ.
Riggs holding each 81 the defendants
90 the next grand jury under $500
bond
Edward Snyder was the only wit
ness put on the stand by the defense
yesterday morning. and nc told prnc-
ticnlly The same story o. ala the
others At % 90 arguments began.
Attorney Brown Tor the miners
stated that BE- would fnkc the matter
~ frliuE fh- other four who we're
later caught during the proceedings
~ The hearing. under consideration.
During The progress o. the trial sheriff
Allrr received q tip that ANDY Watkins.
member ~ the National Board % the
O. nited Mine Workers WIS in the audi
encc and he secured n COPY ~ the in
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-25

The crown % lapweld furnace %.
! fell In on Tuesday morning and win
be OF for the next few days UNDER
going repairs.
Nix EOstlitch was ~ MoundsvWe.
yesterday morning. acting as intaR~
prefer In the miners trial there.
Charles HaRcr. Of Cincinnati. o.. -
visiting friends and relatives in thls
cify Tor n few DAYS
George BafEtow. Of Baltimore. Nd
vas In the city. yesterda. ~trnnsacting
business.
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LIGHT VOTE
In Spite % Interest Taken In prssi.
dental PrimsrY+,f28 the
Total.

Tn spite ~ the intense Interest man
Tested IN The TAFT Roosevelt primary
throughout the country the one sfrik-
ms feature wa the unusually small
vote cast. Tho entire vote fn the
county was ffzs which ~ very Ueht
r~'nsidrring the size - the normal
vote
Therc we're no new developments IN
ne situation yesterday and there wW
20 none until The committee meets 20
canvoss The returns. today. ON the
fare ~ tho r~furna Roosevelt carried
Washington district hv four votes ana
tHis result muy he changed hv the
canvass AMI ~ not there may be a
contest
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MARTINS FERRY
Board o. Education VIII Take Up
Case ~ Boys Of Junior Class
This Evening.

A. the regular meeting Of the board
of education. which will b. held this
evening. the case ~ the haz'ng Of
Theodore ROthermund. a mowhcr ~
the senior class ~ tho hiEh schools.
by the boys of the Junior class will be
taken up The solution Of nitrate %
silver used in painting the victim r
face is supposed to have been about
tive per cent. and therefore no die.
hguromeut viii likely remain after
effects ~ tho chemical have worn OF
The father 0f young Rotbermund says
that the caFe will be- pushed against
tho offenders.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-25
John Harvey.

John Harvey. for many years jani.
tor OF the city building. died wednes.
day morning az his home on Gravel
Hill after an Illness OF several months
aged 81 years. lie was born near
Petersburg. Va. but had been a resi-
dent OF Bellaire Tor 40 years. lie is
survived By his widow and one daugh.
ter. Mrs. Robert Moore. OF this city.
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Out Of Court.

The damage suit OF Mrs. Florence
Giffen and Miss Beatrice Cook against
the Natural Gas company, has been
settled out OF court according to in
formation received yesterday. The
suit was 70 have been brought up at
ST. Clairsville tomorrow and Mrs.
Giffen sued for $4,000 and Miss Cook
for $1,000 for injuries received in an
explosion OF gas.