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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-16
WHAT DO THE
SIGNS SAY
F. w. Banner Conpany's Store Looks
Like a Towering Bill
Board

Pedestrians on Market street in the
neigh borhood OF 1916 and I4ls had
their attention arrested by a faring
array Of signs that fairly covered the
entire front OF the store OF F. ".
Banner Co.
Great Buy-Out Sale"-this and
many other startling statements
caught the eye.
Pianos at 500
Players at $3.50
Pianos at II price
Players NJ Z price.
All sorts OF attractive statements
appeared at windows and on pennanta
flown 20 the breeze. Then one great
Sign reaching from side 20 eide told
the story:
The Davis. Burkh am 2 Tyler Co.
had bought out their next door neigh
Dor
Today ne sale Of me Banner stock
begins
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-16
STARTLING, MUSICAL
CIRCLES AG0G
Steln"ay Pianos and Pianola PLAYER
Pianos, fer the First Time, to Be
Bought at Cut Prices.

Al over the city folks wise In mu-
r.c'l matters are discussing the un-
BOARD OF thing OF Steinway pianos and
tn2la player pianos being sold for
'sss than manufacturers established
frice What can 90 mean Nothing
fE-,vf mat the ?. W Banner Co.
f7rr'er representatives of these in
So % nt1fs in this city. have been
e. cht cut by q rival house. and all
e re stock OF pianos and PLAYERS
tEsn ov"r are 10 be closed out az
Nhl+ hey VIII bring
% Sou want a high grade instru.
rrr .or tho price Of ordinary sort >
khsr tni is sale. which starts today. is
% golden opportunity.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-16
COME TO
THE SALE.
CARFARE REFUNDED TO ouror
TOWN BUYERS

IHr Davis Burfham o. Tile. co.
nrrnInra fhnv viii pay carfaro fo .I
rurrrH eorr up W. I'm miior 20 ont 1.
iNFn customer att have equal sn
farLfgs 10 home buyers A.s ff..
rIIl deliver 40 pianos aud piaysrs 4U.
alers free,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-20
The Stool of Repentance.

The players in this game being seat
ed around the room, stool is placed
in the center, which one Of the players
volunteers to occupy while certain
charges are made against him.
One person, acting as president, then
goes about the room inquiring of each
player what charges he or she has to
make against the culprit, who Is hum
bly, sitting on the stool of repentance
All the accusations are whispered into
the presidents ear, who will do we'll.
If the party Is large one. to be sup
piled with paper and pencil to write
down the complaints and the names OF
the accusers.
All having made their charges. the
president says: prisoner on the stool
of repentance. you are accused Of be-
ing too good natured, of smiling when
you should look stern. Can you tell
me the name of the person who makes
this serious charge against your
Should the prisoner guess rightly the
accuser must take his place on the
stool of repentance. 1t sometimes hap
pens that If the prisoner guesses right
ly on the first charge he may wish to
hear the rest But If they are read to
him he must guess each accuser's
name or pay a forfeit each time he
misses. II he cannot guess any one OF
the names of his accusers he must re-
main on the stool of repentance for a
second round Of accusations.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-20
The Drawer of Water.

Some years ago an ass was employed
in the Isle of Wight in drawing water
by large wheel from very deep we'll
When the keeper wanted water he
would say to the ass. Tom, l want
water; get into the wheel, my good
lad" which Thomas Immediately per-
formed with promptness that would
have done credit to a nobler animal.
and no doubt he knew the precise num-
Der Of times necessary for the wheel to
go around on its axis to complete his
labor. because every time he brought
the bucket to the surface of the well
he stopped cautiously and turned his
honest head to observe the moment
when his master laid hold Of the buck
ct to draw it toward him, because he
then had just one more turn to make
to bring the rope to the top. 1t was
pleasing to observe with what stendi.
ness and regularity the poor animal
performed his labor.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-20
FOR THE CHILDREN
Question Contest.

Prepare about ten times as many
slips Of paper as there are guests and
write on each slip a question. with its
answer. . ..
These questions may be Of any kind
imaginable - literary, historical, geo.
graphical, local, with a mixture Of CO.
nundrums and nonsense. Each person
Is given eight Of these slips and copy
Of directions, as follows:
The prize will be awarded to the one
who obtains the most slips by observ
Ing these rules: Go to some person pres
ent and ask him one of your questions.
If he can answer the question he gets
the slip. If he cannot answer 1t you
keep the slip. but tell him the answer
If he wishes to know 1t.
Ask each person two questions. Aft
er you have asked the two questions
this person must, in turn, ask you two
Of his questions. so that you may have
chance to get some Of his slips. Do
not ask the same question again till
you have used all the rest that you
hold. Do not ask of the same person
again till you have asked every other
one present. If you should lose all
your slips you may obtain more from
the distributor.
If too much trouble to write set Of
rules for each guest two or three cop
les may be made and posted where
they may be readily consulted. The
game may be stopped at any time or
carried on Indefinitely.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-20

What is life without-The Independ-
ent3
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-20
An IntelIiuent Cat,

a lady had tame bird which she
was In the habit Of letting out of its
cage every day. One morning as II
was picking crumbs of bread Off the
carpet her cat, who always before
showed great kindness for the bird,
seized 1t on a sudden and jumped with
1t in her mouth upon table. The lady
was much alarmed for the fate of her
favorite. but on turning about instant.
ly dlscerned the cause. The door had
been left open and n strange cat had
just come into the room! After turn.
ing 1t out her own cat came down from
her place OF safety and dropped the
bird without having done It the small
est injury. . n. ....
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-20
Boards In Oldon Days.

Boards were regarded as a sacred
possession by ancient races The Jews
were proud Of their boards and wore
them through the days of their Egyp
tan bondage. although the Egyptians
shaved. The Greeks and Romans of
the ancient days mostly shaved, and
the term "barbarous" (beard wearing,
was applied for long period to people
who were considered out OF the pale OF
polite society. Boards have been taxed
occasionally, as In Russia by Peter the
Great and at an earlier date in Eng
land. s.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-20
whv B0 PoorY

Why should men toll ut trivial jobs
When they might get rich raising squabsf
Why clerk around for other men
When there's q fortune In the henri
Why be q prey to debt and caresf
ThorS's wealth untold In Belgian harea
Why let great riches pass you hyf
And echo only answers-whyf
Warrington Herald
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-20
Conundrums.

What is the difference between an
auction and seaSickness? One is the
sale Of effects. the other the effects of
a sail.
What is the difference between a
good soldier and a fashionable young
lady? One faces the powder and the
other powders the face.
Why are blacksmiths the most dis
contented Of mechanics? Because
they are always on the strike for
wages.
What part of speech are shopkeepers
most anxious to dispose Of? Articles.
Sassy.
Lady - Why. you naughty boy!
never heard such language since the
day / was born.
Small Boy-Yes, mum. s'pose dere
wuz a good deal OF cussin' de day VI
wuz born.-London Tit-Bits.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-20
DiNiaion.

Division. ....
The Joneses go in for lot of fuss
and feathers" ..... E'
Yea Jones gets the fuss and his
wife the feathers."-Town Topics
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-20
STRENUOUS LovEMAKINe.
Duke William Tanned Matilda, and She
Got Square on Brihtric.

Duke William Tanned Matilda, and She
Got Square on 6rihtrie>
A modern lover who resorted to
brute force to win his lady would soon
find himself in the street, II not in the
posals have changed In thousand
years, and when William the Conqueror
set out to make Matilda, daughter of
the Count Of Flanders, the happiest
Of maidens he adopted measures that
were forcible, to say the least. The
New York Sun tells the story Of his
tempestuous wooing: 1E
The sutton Matilda had she did not
want, and the man she wished to WOO
her she could not get. The man she
did not want happened to be William,
duke Of Normandy, and he decided to
so to Bruges and conquer Matilda.
There were no national roads through
France in those days. and William
doubtless had a hard trip. Perhaps
Matilda noticed the mud on his clothes
when she came out Of church and
found him waiting for her.
At any rate, William descended from
his horse, and taking Matilda firmly
by the back of the neck, rolled her
over and over In the mire of Bruges.
planting we'll directed blows upon her
royal face and body with his other
hand. Life was elemental a thousand
years ago.
This strenuous lovemaking somehow
appealed to Matilda. Perhaps it was
what she would have liked to do to
Brihtric, the gentleman she could not
get. who was only the English am
bassador ut her fathers court and not
at all proper person. to be snubbing
| princess. So Matilda sent word to
her father. that, "sick in health and
dolorous in body" she had firmly re-
solved to marry no man but Duke
william.
Later, after William had conquered
England, he offered his queen the
! estates of any English nobleman she
might name. Matilda did not have to
think twice. She not only chose Brill
tries estates. but she put him in prison
| and kept him there all the rest of his
| life-an excellent argument for the
| wise custom of restricting woman's
| choice to one year in four.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-20
Not n Bit Sleaux.

Not Bit Sleaux.
A thin Bkirted girl in Bordeaux d..
Wouldn't wear petticoats-oh. dear. neauxI
Shed 60 out In the sun,
And shed say, This is fun,
But hope that my ankles don't sheaux."
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-20
A Technical Point.

Lawyer-Your honor, ask the dis.
mlssal of my client on the ground that
the warrant fails to state that he hit
Bill Jones with malicious intent.
Rural Judge-Thls court amt grad.
uate Of none OF your technical schools.
{ don't care what he hit him with. The
2'int Is, Did he hit him7 Perceed.--
Pathfinder.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-20
Humor Erom th. Iudo..

"A solicitors bill is like u builders"
said the magistrate mt woolwich police
court, when first you look at 1t you
think you have been robbed. but when
you 20 through II carefully you feel
sure you have."-London Mail.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-05-20
q. R.rnemb.r.d.

'were you in Venice while You were
abroadi"
Il forget Were we. husband?"
81 don't see how you can forget
Venice. That's where we got that good
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Courier-Journal.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-09-04
Fighting the DiSpenSary.

Featured by heated arguments
on both sides, the final session
of the Sumter county board of
canvassers of election resulted
in a declaration for the dis
pensary's re-establishment, the
vote as officially declared being
40 for and 466 against the dis
pensary. From the time the
session opened at IL o'clock un-
til it's adjournment at 4 the
court house was thronged with
spectators and supporters of
both sides. Numerous affidavits
were submitted on both sides,
charging illegality in voting at
various precincts, but at every
contested point the dispensary-
ties won out. The prohibitionists
have given notice of appeal, and
prominent men from the dry"
ranks say they will fight for the
election to the last ditch. This
decision makes Sumter the eighth
wet county of the II which
voted.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-09-04
Col. Banks to Make Change.

The announcement that Col.
William Banks will soon resign
the editor5hip of the Anderson
Daily Mail to become editor of
The Intelligencer, of the same
city, will be read with particular
interest by the people of Fort
Mill and the community. Colonel
Banks is a son of Prof. A. r.
Banks, of Columbia, and a
nephew of Mrs. Hattie Mack of
this city.
William Banks spent his boy
hood days in Fort Mill, his father
being principal of the old Fort
Mill academy, a school which in
Its day ranked among the lead
ing educational institutions in
TINS section OF the State. A
number of years ago, after com
pletlng his education, he moved
to Columbia and received his
newspaper training on The State,
hrst as news editor and later as
city editor of the paper. Some
thing over a year ago he ac-
cepted the position of editor of
the Daily Mail at Anderson, and
Under his management that
paper has prospered as few daily
papers do in towns the size of
Anderson. The Intelligencer,
over which Col. Banks is soon to
preside, is one of the oldest news
papers in the State and has a
wide circulation. 1t is pub
llshed semi-weekly and accord
ing to announcement will be
independent politically in the
future.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-09-04
BOARD FACES REMOVAL
IF CONVICTS ARE LEASED

A strong and significant warn.
ing to'the penitentiary board not
to make any contract leasing the
convicts now employed in the
hosiery mill to any party or
corporation agreeing to establish
a leather or woodworking plant
within the penitentiary walls
was given to the members of the
board of directors of the State
penitentiary Saturday in a let.
ter from Governor Blease. He
told them he would not stand
for the convicts to be leased to
anybody for any kind of work.
and emphasized the strength of
his opposition by referring them
to that provision of the State
constitution giving the governor
the right to remove the board of
directors and superintendent of
the penitentiary from office until
the next session of the general as
sembly. A word to the wise"
the governor says, should be
sufficient"
The penitentiary board de.
clded the other day to call for
bids for leasing the convicts at
their next meeting on September
10. The hosiery mill contract
expires November l, and some
disposition must be made of the
2OO-odd convicts now employed
therein.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-09-04
RAPS COTTON EXCHANGES
ON FLOOR OF SENATE

Senator Clarke addressed the
United States senate Monday
on his amendment to impose a
tax on trading in cotton where
no actual delivery was intended.
Senator Clarke declared that the
New York Cotton Exchange
and it's parasite" the New
Orleans Cotton Exchange, were
no more than gambling institu-
tlons and those who speculated
in cotton upon their floors were
engaged in wholly selfish and
illegal business.
New York, he said, was the
chief offender and the New
Orleans Exchange was only a
minor affair" The New York
Exchange he argued, controlled
the price of cotton for the whole
world.
Il think the New York Ex-
chang - said the Senator, is
wholly bad and has no right to
exist. 1t is a gambling institu-
tlon and is so regarded by every
body who goes there to trade" "
Senator Clarke declared that
gambling in agricultural products
had been condemned by the
platform adopted at the Balti-
more Democratic Convention
and that the Democratic party
IN Congress must take steps in
conformity with that declaration
of principle. He said the actual
deliveries of cotton on the New
York Cotton Exchange were only
one-half of one per cent of the
sales.
Senator Smith of South Caro-
lima answering Senator Clarke,
declared that under the amend
ment proposed, the cotton pro-
ducer would indirectly pay the
tax. He argued in support of
ms own bill making it mandatory
Tor every contract for cotton to
specify the grade to be delivered.
He asserted that under present
contracts, with 27 different
grades of cotton, the purchaser
never knew what sort he would
get when delivery is made. If
the contract provided for de-
livery OF a specified grade, no
man would dare go short on the
cotton exchange, the Senator
said.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-09-04
BLEASE RECOGNIZES SULzER
AS new YORK'S GOVERNOR

Governor Cole L. Blease has
written to William Sulzer. of
New York, that South Carolina
recognizes him as the governor
OF that State. Governor Blease
expressed sympathy for him and
told him to 'let the politicians
and ringsters howl and squirm
and convince the people that YOU
are right" He continued. Trust
In God and the white people and
you will always be a winner"
Governor Blease says that he
Is convinced that Acting Govern
or Glynn is just trying to obtain
a little notoriety out of the mis-
fortune of another, which kind
of conduct no honest man ever
sympathizes with"
The letter was in reply to one
which Governor Sulzer wrote to
Governor Blease outlining his side
OF the impeachment case and
said that Boss Murphy, of Tam
many Hall, had decided to ruin
him when he couldn't make him
his rubber stamp.
The New York executive is
confident, his letter says, of ul-
innate acquittal and that his pol-
icies will prevail.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-09-04
Fort Mill School Opens.

The Fort Mill graded and high
school opened Monday morning
with Prof. j. 2. Coates in charge
and all of his assistant teachers
IN their places. The number of
scholars present at the opening
exceeded that of any previous
term, and the number has been
augmented each morning since.
SO large has the attendance be-
come that the trustees have
found 1t necessary to employ
another teacher and Mrs. J. N.
Atwater, OF this city. has been
chosen to fill the place.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-09-04
Officer Wilson Improving.

The Charlotte afternoon papers
of Tuesday stated that Police
Officer l.. l.. Wilson. of that
city, who was dangerously
wounded by the negro, Joe
McNeely, is improving RAPIDLY
and was able to sit on the We
randa of the Presbyterian hos
pltal for while Tuesday. His
condition is very encouraging in
every respect and he is expected
TO be able to leave the hospital
in a short time.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-09-04
First Suit Against L. & C.

A Chester dispatch says that
CASTOR and Hamilton, lawyers,
representing the Rev. j. G.
Green, a negro preacher, Friday
served papers which lead to the
initial suit for damages against
the Lancaster and Chester rail-
way, for injuries received in the
wreck on that road at the
Hooper's Creek trestle on July
30, last. The amount cited is
$40, 600. 1t is said that separate
similar suits will be entered for
the wife and four children of the
preacher, who, with him, were
injured
Attorneys S. E. McFadden and
Glenn will act for the defendant
company.
1t is said that quite a number
of similar suits will be begun by
other persons who were injured
in the wreck.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-09-04
Mr.. L. Cul. Robinson Dead.

Mr.. Zeb V. Robinson. of this
city, Saturday afternoon re-
celved a telegram announcing
the death in Charlotte Of his
brother, Mr.. l.. Cul. Robinson.
who had been ill for several
nonths Of pellagra. The funeral
services were conducted from
the home on Louise avenue Sun
day afternoon, Mr.. Robinson. of
this city, attending.
Mr.. Cul. Robinson was well
known in Fort Mill. His parents
resided in this city for a number
OF years when he was a bow.
and he, himself, was a resident
OF the town for several months
about a year ago, when he was
forced To abandon his work by
the disease which caused his
death. He was a son of the
late Joseph Robinson and Mrs.
Lessie Robinson, and resided at
the home OF the latter in Char
iotte for some time preceding
his death. Mr.. Robinson is sur.
vlved by his wife and two chill
dren, his mother, one brother.
Mr.. u. V. Robinson, of Fort
Mill, and several sisters. He
was young man of exceptional
qualities and his many friends
will regret to hear of his death.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-09-04
PENALTY ON COTTON BALES
OF IRREGULAR SIZE

Beginning with last Monday
the penalty of 81 bale each on
cotton bales which do not con-
form to the standard 27x54-inch
size. Will be assested by the rail-
roads and steamship companies.
says a Washington dispatch.
Notice of this penalty was
given six months ago, and the
hearings have since been held bv
the House Committee on Inter
state and Foreign Commerce.
of which Representative Adam
son OF Georgia is chairman. with
the view to securing an agree
ment among all parties as to the
size and density of cotton bales
Despite all this ADVERTISING
some persons only awoke Monday
to the fact that the penalty would
be eXacted. Congressman from
the cotton-growing States were
urged by telegraph to take the
matter up with the Secretary of
Agriculture and the Interstate
Commerce commission, to see if
something could not be done to
avert this penalty.
After looking into the matter
further, several senators who
originally agreed to join the del
egatlon changed their minds
They believe the uniform bale is
a good thing. They say it is a
comparatively simple matter for
glnners to change their gin boxes
to conform to the new repula-
tons; that the ginners had ample
notice and could have easily met
the requirements of the transpor-
tatlon companies. A great MANY
gins did so, but those which did
not Will cause loss to the farm
ers on the bales ginned and baled
in the old way of 81 bale.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-09-04
Good Rains Help Crops.

This section was visited Friday
evening and night by a very
helpful rain. The crops in this
vicinity had been suffering for
water, the corn ''burning'' and
the cotton shedding squares and
half-grown bolls, but it was
thought the crops had not
reached that state where rain
would not help it and the show
ers of Friday evening and night
doubtless were of great value.
The crop as whole in this
section is not, however, near SO
promising as it was several
weeks ago.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-09-04
Sell Pre- cancelled Stamps.

Postmaster General Burieson
signed an order Thursday which
provides that pre-cancelled post
age stamps may be sold to the
public on and after September
16. Pre-cancelled stamps have
printed upon them the name of
the post office before they are
sold. Such stamps will be valid
for postage on second, third and
fourth class mail. newspapers
and magazines mailed by the
public, books and other printed
matter, and merchandise or par
Gel post matter.