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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-02
HOLY BIBLE
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Through one OF the largest publish
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paper.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-09-11
KEEP THE CH|LDREN'S
BOWELS CLEAN NOW
If Tongue Is Coated, Stomach Sour
Breath Feverish, Bowels CIogged
Give Syrup of Figs"

Children dearly love to take deli
cious Syrup of Figs" and nothing
else cleans and regulates their tender
little stomachs, liver and 80 feet of
bowels 50 promptly and thoroughly.
Children get bilious and constipated
just like groWn-ups. Then they get
sick, the tongue is coated, stomach
sour, breath bad; they don't eat or
rest well; they become feverish, cross,
irritable and don't want to play List
en- Mothers-for your child's sake
don't force the little one to swallow
nauseating castor Oil, violent calomel
or harsh irritants like Cathartic pills
te&sp0onful of Syrup Of Figs Will
have your child smiling and happy
again in just a few hours. Syrup of
Figs will gently clean, sweeten and
regulate the stomach, make the liver
active and move on and out of the
bowels all the constipated matter, the
sour bile, the foul, cloged-up waste
and poisons, without causing cramps
or gripping.
With Syrup of Figs you are not
drugging or injuring your children. Be
ing composed entirely Of luscious figs
SIENNA and aromatics it cannot be
harmful Full directions for children
Of all ages and for g rwnups plainly
printed on the package
Ask your druggist for the full name
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA
prepared by the California Fig Syrup
Co This is the delicious tasting, gen
uine old reliable Refuse anything
else offered.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-09-11
Becher's Trial May
Mol Commence Thursday
(By. United Press.)

New York, Sept 11.-Following a
hearing today before Justice Bishof
in the Supreme Court on the applica-
ton of John +. Mcintyre for an order
to show cause why a commission
should not be named to go to Hot
Springs to take testimony Of material
witnesses in the Becker case, it was
believed that the trial of Lieutenant
Becker for The murder of Gambler
kosenthal, which was set for tomor-
row, viii be postponed
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-09-11
Miss PdnkhurSt Safe
From British Officers
(By United Press.)

London, Sept 11-Miss Christob j
Pankhurst, for whom the police ha9e
been hunting on charge of comDli-
city in a conspiracy, is in Paris, it was
announced today Having been assur
ed that as political offender size
cannot be extradited, there is no
further reason for secrecy, the Wo-
mems Social and Political Union an
nouneed today From Paris Miss
Pankhurst will continue TO direct the
auffragette campaign
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-09-11
HALLUClNATED.

John Donahue, aged %, son of Mrs.
Mary Donahue, of Washington, armed
With club ran from house to house
near Hancock, crying mother" lie
had an hallucination that some one
was keeping his mother a prisoner.
He was arrested and taken to Ha-
gerStOWn.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-09-11
PAST AND COMING EVENTS.


Sept. II, 1912.
Mr.. Editor: Some two years ago
there was a fine prospect for the sue
cess of the people coming to rule in their
own right in political matters, but an
oligarchy was born in West Virginia,
o trio of distinguished Democrats in
the western part of the state and an
other trio in the eastern panhandle as
Stunning similar position, resulting in
HE unfortunate fact that West Viz
ginia has no assignment upon the Ad-
Visory board of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee Can it be that this
fact is the cause that the agricultural
interests of the state will be taxed to
pay for the maintenance of the mill
tary arm of the state to protect the
interests of the barons in the mining
of coal? In former years it was
thought sufficient to chastise the
black slave with the lash. This new
regime deems it NOR effective to use
powder and ball ON the white slave,
driven through the latest and most
improved army rifle What a traHesty
upon the rights of man. Is there no
relief from this monstrosity?
Written by one who loves justice.
9 1t.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-09-11

At the conferences OF the Board Of
Arbitration between the engineers
and the railroads in New York, the
chairman. Mr. Oscar Straus, in view
of the fact that he had recently been
nominated for the office of Governor
of the state of New York by one of
the political parties, rendered his res
ignation and requested that he be re-
lieved from further service upon the
board. The board clrerl5 consider,
ed the suggestion and unanimously
agreed that the nomination had no
bearing whatever upon his duties as o
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-09-11
DANGER IN DELAY.
Kidney Diseases Are Too Dangerous
For Martiasburg People to Neglect.

For Martiaaburg People to Neglect.
The great danger Of kidney trou-
Dles is that they so eften get firm
aold before the sufl rer recognizes
them. Health will be gradually UNI
,iermined. Raekache, headache, ner-
dousneSs, lameneSs, soreness, lum-
bago, urinary troubles, dropsy, gray
a and Bright's disease may follow
IS the kidneys get worse. Don't neg
rect your kidneys. Help the kidneys
with noan Kidney Pills, which are
20 strongly recommended right here
in NaIttnSburG.
Charles T. Miller, 325 East Burke
street, Martinsburg, w. Va, says:
Some years ago | met with an acct
dent which affected my kidneys as
very time | caught cold it settled in
my kidneys, causing sharp pains to
dart through my loins. STOPPING
made my back lame and | also suf-
fered from lumbago. | finally began
using Doan's Kidney Pills, procured
1T Shepherds Drug Store and my
trouble soon disappeared. | am glad
10 say that have had no return at
tack. | recommend Doan's Kidney
Pills"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-MiIburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
states.
Remember the name-Doan's- sand
take no other
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-09-11
AFTER "SUNNIE S."

Recently while away on his vaca-
ton, Mr.. c. X. Chambers,
of The Evening Journal Office, went
fishing for the first time in many
years. He, at any rate, caught the
fever and last afternoon inyeigled
Messrs. Peyton Engle and Elmer
Hopper into going ont to the quarry
hole and fish for "sunnies." They are
back at work and it is debatable if
they Got the fish.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-09-11
THE BRICK ARRIVE.

Hose Co. No. is again pleased
Three carloads of brick have arrived
for their new fire house on North
Queen street.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-09-11

member of the Board of Arbitration,
Whereupon Mr. Straus cheerfully ac-
eepled the judgment Of the other mem
bera and will continue to serve.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-09-11
q. & o. PAY DAY.

Today is the day on which the B.
& o. usually distribute checks to its
employees in this city.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-09-11

A friend that will save you three
fourths the work and all the drudgery of
washing is friend indeed.
Fels-Naptha is that friend
Bring it into your laundry and kit
chen, give it chance to do the work
you've been pounding out by main
strength, and Fels- Naptha will be your
close friend-not for a month or a year,
but for life.
Fels-Naptha saves you not only work
and time, both summer and winter, but
makes your clothes sWeeter and cleaner,
preserves them, makes them wear longer.
1t saves you the coal or gas necessary
to heat water and boil the clothes, as
Fels-Naptha does its cleansing in cool or
lukeWarm water.
All that's necessary on your part is to
follow the easy directions printed on the
red and green wrapper
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-09-11
Anty Drudge and the Younswifes.

Mr.. Young'cIe-"Does Skoodums want to dnk out of
Dada's coffee tup?'
Mrs. YounguHe-"Oh Lovey, he's spilled that coffee
on himself. That's the twenty-eighth little frock
he's just ruined. Those stains don't out"
Amty Drudge-"Oh, yes, they will, Mrs. Youngwife.
Just you Fes-Naptha in cool or lukeWarm
water, and you'll have trouble in keeping little
Napoleon's frocks clean and white"
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-09-11

The ham8 paper fhe Evening
Journal.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-09-11

PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
Personaly-Conductcd Excursions to
Niagara Falls
July 10, August I, IS, 20, Septem-
Der II, 26 October 10, 1912.
$1t.o5 ROUND-TR' FROM
MARTlNSsURG.
SPECIAL TRAIN of Pullman
Parlor Cars, Dining Car, and Day
Coaches, running via the
Picturesque Susquehanna Valley
Louie.
Tickets good going on Special
Train and connecting trains, and
good returning on regular trains
within FIFTEEN DAYS. Stop-off
within limit allowed at Buffalo
returning.
illustrated Book ct and full in
formation may be obtained from
Ticket Agents.
Tours to Thousand Islands, July
1S, August Is and 20; Maritime
Provinces, July "a; Montreal, July
81; Adirondacks July 81; Musko-
ka Lakes, August /; Quebec, Au-
gust Z; Yellowstone Park, August
10; Great Lakes, September u.
-o--sept II IS 25-Oct 2.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-09-11
Another Altman Killed
By Fall Of Machine
(5y United Press.)

Dresden, Sept 11.-Lieutenant Sci
bert, an aerial scout in the German
war game near here, was fatally in
jnred today when his aeroplane fell
to the ground from great distance.
Mr.. Roy Harrison, who has been i'll
at the City Hospital with typhoid few
Ct, is very much better.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-09-11

oldeaeels for sale-6 cents 70 50
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-10
Raleigh Benton.

Raleigh Benton passed from this
earth Wednesday morning, Sept. 49,,
1912, after but a brief illness result
ant from infantile paralysis. He
was IL years, months and 20 days
old.
Raleigh, the only child of Garrett
and Della Benton, was born April
20, 1899 at Decatur City, Iowa, now
their present home.
Being the only child the parents
fairly idolized him and in him cen
tered their very life.
To him the shadow of death had
not the least terror as it stole upon
him like thief in the night, and in
the twinkling of an eye he was
snatched from this earth to that
beautiful Isle of Somewhere from
whose bourne no traveller returns.
He leaves to mourn his early
death a loving father and a devoted
mother and an aged grandmother
and host of relatives and friends.
Words of sympathy fail in this
hour Of sorrow of their peaceful pur-
pose.
It rests not within the tongues of
men to reconcile the bereaved par
ents to their great loss.
But 1t is we'll for them to bear in
mind that death has Its compensa-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-10

The postoffice department is ar
ranging for engraving and manu-
featuring series of twelve stamps,
unique in size and novel design, for
exclusive use in the parcels post
The law recently enacted by con-
gress provides that the ordinary
postage stamp shall not be used in
the parcel service. The new stamps
will be distinctive in color and will
be larger than the ordinary stamps
design. The new issue will be in de-
signs of three SERIES. The first will
illustrate modern methods of trans
porting mail, one stamp showing a
mail car on a railway train; another
an ocean mailship; a third an auto
mobile now used in the mail service,
and fourth the dispatch of mail by
aeroplane. The second series will
show at work four classes of postal
employees postoffice clerks, railway
mail clerks, 'city letter carriers and
rural delivery carriers. The third
series will represent four industrial
scenes, showing the products that
probably will be transported extern
sively by parcels post. The stamps
will be ready for distribution De-
cember LIST, so that the $4,000 post
offices may be supplied before the
law becomes effective January LIST.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-10
Jack Oak No. 1.

The contest at the Valley school
was we'll attended Friday evening
and all were we'll pleased when the
judges awarded first place to Arthur
Young who very pleasingly recited,
"Pillar Fight" Second to Lena
Bruner, who, with college Oil
Cans held the audience spellbound.
And the third to Hazel Roberts, who
very nicely recited the popular selec-
ton of Jacob Lathrop's Cow" All
the contestants did exceedingly we'll
and some had never appeared before
an audience before. Arthur Young
will represent Burrell township at
the County Contest next Friday in
Leon.
Ralph Tenney has gone to Bea-
ginseng garden.
Messrs. Bruner' and Stout are
threshing this week.
Misses Crawford, Housh and Ben
nett were the judges at the Burrell
township contest Friday evening.
Ray Ravens is doing some car
penter work for Art Scott on his
farm west of Decatur.
Miss Pearl Epperly is assisting
Mrs. viii Stout in her household
duties.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Millsap visited
Fred Millsap and family Sunday.
Fred and Frank Young called at
Chas. Tenney's Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Dan Myers and family visited
at Will Burners Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-10
Selling Coal.

The proposition to compel all in
corporated towns to maintain city
scales over which all coal and other
fuel sold must pass, is meeting with
great favor in the country press.
1t is not in cities alone that short
weights are common. In fact, judg-
ing from the comments on the sale
of fuel in Iowa, there seems to be a
we'll grounded suspicion that the
buyer in country town is very IL
able to get the worst of it.
The sale of fuel in county seat
town amounts to many thousands of
dollars. There is absolutely no
check on the coal seller One has
to depend on the Dealers word.
Anyhow, city weighing of :. coal
would not hurt an honest dealer. ne
would welcome it. 1t would relieve
from all suspicion of dishonesty
And no one cares whether the dis
honest coal seller likes it or not
Winterset News.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-10
Sand Creek No. 2.

Noah Green and wife visited Sun
day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Smith.
Solomon Smith called on his sis
ter, Mrs. Belle Sellers Sunday.
Those who visited at the home of
John Sellers were Elm er Akers, wife
and children and Mrs. Mary Akers
and Austin Sellers.
F. w. Sellers was hauling wood to
the Hill school house which will
come in real handy as we'll as COM
Portable these cool days.
Frank Sellers called on Roy Suth-
erlin Sunday evening.
Frank Riddle and Charley Riley
were the guests of F. w. Sellers Sun
day.
Nelson Smith and Will Correll
were over Sunday visitors at the J..
Correll home.
Phillip Smith called on his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith,
Sunday.
John Sellers made flying trip to
Lamont Saturday on business.
John Wion was a Decatur caller
Saturday.
Charley Green called on John
Sellers Monday on business.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-10
SCHOOL NOTES.
Elsie Mitchell ra,.o.,
Maurice Grogan r''i'ors'
Meanwhile the cats set up squall,
And safe upon the garden wall
All night went cat-a-walling.

Ida and Willie Hazlet began
school Monday morning, Ida starting
in the 9Th grade and Willie in the
10th grade.
Hugh Walton returned to school
Monday after an absence of several
weeks.
Well, we'll, look at the tardies in
the High Room. One tardy is equal
to one absence and tardies or alb
sences will cause you to take all the
semester examinations. Gf you do
not have an awfully good excuse. }
Some of the senior girls enjoyed
a ride upon load of bailed hay
, from the extreme north part of
town to the school house Monday
evening.
Coy Hogan, of the 9th grade, quit
school last week, going to Saline,
Mo-, where his father needed him to
help with the fall work.
Last Friday the seniors held a
class meeting, trying to decide upon
some class pin, but not finding one
that the whole class liked they post
poned the meeting until later date.
Seniors held a class meeting Mon
day evening trying to decide upon
entertaining the Juniors and H. S.
teachers this Wednesday evening,
upon some hill where it will not be
cold, and if cool will have a big bon
fire to give light and heat, but on &C
count of the rain it was postponed.
All pupils not having their lessons
are to stay in after school, study and
recite, the lesson they failed to re-
cite on. So beware and have your
lessons.
The 9th and 18th grades were
called to the assembly room Friday
afternoon to see about the coming
lecture course. Miss Himena Hoff-
man explained all about the course,
there being five numbers. The first
number by the great American In
dian Orchestra will be given on Mon
day night Oct. 21, 1912.
A part of the school board was
looking at the conditions of the old
school building and watching the
new one grow, last Wednesday
Harry Brook is absent from school
on account of sickness.
Nellie Quick has entered Miss
Decks room.
South School are enjoying their
basket ball very much.
Mrs. Cline visited Miss CraWford's
room one day last week.
Miss Himena Hoffman visited the
LIST grade Friday.
Miss Coral Matsler visited over
18th grade English and 18th grade
grammar Tuesday morning.
Beulah Clampitt of the 5th grade
left school, going to Kansas, where
her grandmother is very sick.
Monday and Wednesday are pen
manship days, Tuesday and Friday
are for music and Thursday is for
chapel.
On account of the rainy wealth
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-10

tions and when their burden of
grief is Gained as a troubled sea
o'erspread with oil, when the sudden
anguish and the convulsive agony
over the remains of all they most
loved is softened by the hand OF
time, may they in unison say, Gods
will be DONE"
Owing to the nature of the disease
no funeral sermon was held, so he
was tenderly laid to rest Wednesday
evening just as the sun was sinking
IN the western horizon on a beauti-
full autumn day to await the resur-
rection day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-10
A. j. Allen.

Albert Jesse Allen, born March
4th, 1S45. in Memphis, Mo-, depart
ed this life September goth, 1912,
in Leon, Iowa, aged 67 years, 6
months and 26 days.
He came to Decatur county in
1855, where he resided until he en-
listed in Company B Iowa Infantry
Volunteers, September End, 1862,
serving until the close of the war
and was discharged July 10th, 1865.
During his service he was taken
prisoner and confined in the rebel
prison at Tyler, Texas, for about 10
months After the close of the war
he located in Abba, Iowa, and con-
Quoted a wagon shop. He married
Miss Anna Edwards, July Bird, 1863,
Rev. j. NJ. Bachelor, of the Presby-
terian church, officiating. In 1870
he moved to Garden Grove where he
resided until he was elected sheriff
of Decatur county. He then moved
to Leon, and filled the sheriff's of
flee most acceptably for two terms.
Since that time he has been engaged
in mercantile, Insurance, real
estate, loan business and pension at
torney, until the pale Messenger"
called him away. Four children
have preceded him to the Great Be-
yond."
He leaves a devoted wife and five
children, Mrs Grace Ray of Maquo-
keta, Iowa; George J. and Frank p,
of Leon; Mrs. Stella Dudley of Mt.
Ayr; and Mrs. Blanche Morris of
Walla Walla, WASH, to mourn his
departure. One brother, Oliver
Perry, is living in Colorado.
Mr.. Allen united with the Presby-
terian church at Garden Grove,
Iowa, during the winter of 1872 and
with the Presbyterian church OF
Leon by certificate, Jan. 4th, 1880,
and was ordained as a ruling elder
heb. 4th, 1894, which Office he filled
with Conscientious fidelity till the
close of life.
In Mr.. Aliens departure, the fam
lily have lost devoted husband and
father, the church a faithful and ex-
emplary member, and the COM
munity a noble and enterprising
citizen; man of high ideals, it was
his constant desire to make others
better and happier from having
come in contact with his life. While
in person he has been taken from us,
he will live in memory as a man
worthy of esteem and emulation.
Funeral services were conducted
Thursday at 2 p. M, at the Presby-
terrain church, Rev. E. N. Bradshaw
officiating and at the cemetery by
the Masonic orders of Leon and Gar
den Grove.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-10
Klaus Henry often.

Klaus Henry Often was born April
3Oth, 1851 in Taken Amt Rotten
berg, Province Hanover, Germany;
and died at his home in Leon Sept.
3Oth, 1912, being 81 years and 5
months of age. Mr.. Often came to
America in his 14th year and lived
in New York City, with the excep-
ton of two years spent in Boston,
until the year 1884 when he came
west, settling in Leon where he has
resided since that time. He was
married October 21st, 1880 to Miss
Ernestine Reuter-, in New York City.
TO this union was born one child,
Mamie, now Mrs. William Pleuss.
Deceased was a member OF the
Lutheran church and was an honor
able and good man and citizen; a
devoted and loving husband and
father. He was also a member OF
the X. of P. lodge, the orders OF
Yeomen and the Knights of Honor.
No more familiar figure was seen on
our streets than that of this genial
pleasant business man. Although
for some years his health has been
failing, his smiling face and cordial
greetings gave no evidence of the
fact to his customers and many
friends. But it remained for his last
weeks of severe illness and confine-
ment at home to really reveal the
strength and sweetness of this rare
character. Never word OF i'm
patience or complaint did he utter,
and every little attention and kind
ness shown him was met with such
expressions of loving appreciation as
endeared him to all who were
brought in contact with him. Many
who had known him but slightly
learned during his illness to love
him and learn some valuable life
lessons from him. Especially were
his last hours on earth, during
which consciousness did not forsake
him, very precious to those who
loved him, because of his great peace
and happiness. No passing from the
scenes of earth was ever more
beautiful and full of loving trust in
God than that of this good man.
This memory is his most precious
legacy to family and friends, and
soothes and softens their deep sor-
row now that he has passed from
their sight.
Funeral services were held at the
home on Wednesday afternoon, con-
Quoted by Rev. Guy J. Fansher, pas
tor of the M. E. church, the burial
services being in charge of the K. OF
p. lodge. AS a tribute of respect
every business house in Leon was
closed during the funeral. Inter-
ment was in the Leon cemetery.