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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-01-21
Floral Death Legends.

BY the Mexicans marigolds are known
as death flowers from an exceedingly
appropriate legend that they sprang up
on the ground stained by the life blood
of those who fell victims to the love of
gold and cruelty of the early Spanish
settlers. Among the Virginian tribes
too. red clover was supposed to have
sprung from and to be colored by the
blood of the red man slain In battle
with the white invaders. In n similar
manner the red poppies which followed
the blowing Of the field OF Waterloo
We're said to have sprung from the
blood of the killed and wounded in that
famous battle. According to tradition
the Danish invasion is the cause of the
daneweed, a coarse, asteraceous plant
common in England. as it sprang from
the blood of Danes slain in battle. and
If cut on a certain day in the year It
bleeds. The dwarf elder, for the same
reason. Is called danewort and dane
blood.-Suburban Life.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-01-21
Balkan Ballads.

In the Balkan countries the ballad
makers have certainly been at least as
Important as the makers Of laws. Ser
Was national ballads, commemorative
the glories of the Servian Emperor
Dushan, the fatal battle Of Kossovo
and the legendary exploits of the hero
Marko Kralyevich and his horse Sha.
rats. are of Homeric proportions and
sung to the accompaniment of guitar
with cords of horsehair tails. have
kept national feeling warm for cen
turtles. In recent years the Servial
government published popular edl
tion. In Macedonia Sir Charles Eliot
heard n schoolboy recite Bulgarian
poem which took an hour and quar-
ter, with simple but significant plot
The pasha of Sofia summons Bull
garian hero who is his friend and tells
him he has orders to execute him
The Bulgarian asks why. The pasta
says he does not know, but he must
do 1t, and he does.-London Chronicle.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-01-21
Long Distance Laundry.

Some Of the smart set Frenchmen Of
today send their linen to London to be
washed Their ancestors used to go
even further aiield In search Of good
laundry work. SO far back as the six
tenth century Frenchmen had their
washing done in Holland, where the
soft water of the bikes was supposed
to impart special gloss to linen. This
practice appears to have lasted until
the close of the eighteenth century, for
Sebastian MERCER. in his 'Tableau de
Paris" published shortly before the
French Revolution, protests against the
patronage by the rich Of the Dutch, to
the exclusion of native laundresses.
Still more remarkable is the fact men
toned in the Memories du Comte de
vaublanc," that wealthy merchants In
Bordeaux used to send their linen all
the way to San Domingo to be washed.
London Taller.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-01-21
Wh.n England Wa. Drunken.

In an article In the London Lancet on
DRUNKENNESS and the Physiological
Effect of Alcohol" DR.. Charles Mercer
draws this picture Of conditions In
England before 1t became "a sober ma
ton" I'm those days the doctor was
often half seas over when he attended
bis drunken patient; judge, counsel and
attorneys pursued their avocations in
court in prevailing atmosphere of hot
coppers. The prime minister went
drunk to the house of commons, where
he was attacked by the leader of the
opposition, also drunk, while order was
kept by speaker who was half seas
over There was no excise on spirits,
and the coarser kinds of distilled
liquors were ridiculously cheap AS
you passed along the by streets of Lon
don, and perhaps of other great cities,
you might read the legend hung out
over the drink cellars. Here you may
get drunk for II penny; dead drunk and
clean straw for tuppence.'
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-01-21
Yhe Run


A young contractor ~ n Missouri
town found himself after tue war In
dire financial straits. He owned few
pieces of property. all Of which were
m0rtgnged. the mortgage In each In
stance being held by IN old man who
lived with his one son. Brocky, In "A
tumbledown hut that could not be
rented to any one else. In the course
OF time the miser fOreclOsed. taking
over all the contractors property,
which was valued In excess OF the
amounts loaned The contractor began
to pay rent On the house In which he
lived. Three months after the fore
closure the miser lay dying. An urgent
message reached The contractor nai
he. surprising that the other knowing
his end 10 he near. wanted 10 make
what restitution he could for the good
of his soul, hurried down to the cabin
He found the old man in II rickety bed.
covered with tattered quilt and an
old oyercoat. The contractor bent his
ear hopefully to the others lips, The
miser drew long breath, clutched
the quilt In a skinny hand and whis-
pered:
PAY your next months rent to
Brocky."-Kansas City Star,
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-01-21
An Elusive Painting.

l. Carroll Beckwith, the artist, once
told a story about weird painting he
happened to run across in little art
shop in Paris. He looked ut it for some
time with interest, thinking it to be "A
design for Persian rug.
what nice hearth rug" he re-
marked approximately to the saleswo-
man.
NONSENSE replied she. That's not
a hearth rug. That's portraitv' And
she proceeded to point out hands and
features in what to Beckwith was sim
ply bewildering mass of paint.
do you really see all that?' asked
Beckwith with admiration.
"Oh, as to seeing it, answered the
saleswoman, you never can tell. Some
times we see it and sometimes we
don t. New York Post
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-01-21
navigation on IL. os.ss.

One Z. tie very crookedest streams
anywhere Is the Usage river In Mis-
souri,. In that region they tell Of ,
farmcr living on the banks of that riv
err who had Il small flatboat which one
day he loaded with produce and floate(
down to market. six miles away. Ii,
exchanged the produce for goods a
one Of the stores and loaded his good
In the tiatboat.
How are you going to get your stuff
home. Bill?" asked friend. Got i
steamboat to tow you back?"
II am going to noat back" was the
response.
How are you going to do that?
don't understand"
Il guess you don't know much about
this river 1t doubles on itself just be
low here and runs back to within less
than quarter of mile of my place
I've got a landing on both banks and d
team Of horses than can drag the boat
over from one landing to the other
Kansas City Journal.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-01-21
Bull CHASING In London.

From the time Of King John till 1899
Nov. l3 was known as bull running
day In Stamford. A seventeenth CEN
fury historian gives an interesting ac-
count of the observance.
THE butchers provide the bull and
place him overnight In stable belong
ing TO the alderman. The next morn
ing proclamation Is made by the bell
man that each one shut up his shop
door and gate and none under pain OF
Imprisonment do any violence to stran-
gers; none TO have any iron upon their
bull clubs or other slaves, which they
pursue the bull with. Which procla-
nation being made and the gates all
shut up. the bull Is turned out of the
alderman's house. and then hivie skivy,
tagrag, men, women and children Of all
sorts aud sizes with all the dogs In the
town running after him"
At the close of the chase the animal
was killed and its flesh sold at a nomi-
nal rate to the burghers. Spec
tator.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-01-21
a Spool Trick.

Run a pin its whole length through
the middle of card. Place the card
on the end of a spool in such way as
to allow the pin to hang down In the
hole in the spool. Hold the spool up
right and blow into the open end.
However hard you blow, you will not
be able to force the card away. If you
blow steadily you can even turn the
spool downward and the card will still
refuse to drop.
The card is held In place by suction.
The thin film Of air escaping with
much force in all directions between
the end Of the spool and the card pre-
sents a smooth surface to which the
card adheres as it would to glass, but
with greater force. for the film of air is
even smoother than glass. The pin
serves only to prevent the card from
working off at one side.-Youth's Com
panion.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-01-21
Queer Book Titles.

''These old books" SAID the anti
quarry as he pointed TO a dingy upper
shelf, ARE curious for their titles
Here is a volume of sermons print
ed in Salem in 1892 Sermons to
Asses is its scornful name.
Here is a book dated l743 that is
called Look to 1t or III Stab Ye.' 1t is
a treatise on polygamy.
This is pamphlet by a spinsteI
against the young men Of the seven.
teenth century. Its title is "A Dis
sertation on the Pertuess of our Youth
In General, Especially Such as Are
Trained Up at Tea Tables.
"A return blast to that dissertation Is
this other pamphlet of the same year
'Quippes For Upstart Newfangled Gen
tlewOmen; or, A Glass to View the
Pride of Vainglorious Woman
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-01-21

America has the honor of having
made the first cut nails, toward the
close of the eighteenth century. Before
that nails were made by hand, and
their manufacture was household in
dustry. Cut nails are made by machin
cry from plates rolled to the proper
width and thickness. They may be
made of steel or Of malleable iron
Wire nails, though originally a French
invention, were brought to perfection
in the United States.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-01-21
Wsy TO Apply For a Job.

Having lost three jobs for which he
had applied, after he seemed in fair
way to get any one of them, certain
young man has figured out where he
made his mistake
IL referred To wages and hours be-
fore the interview was three minutes
DID," he explained.
Ordinarily the business world recog-
nizes the right of the applicant To
know how much money he Is going to
make each week and how long each
day he will be expected to work and
how many days a week, This Is col
lective recognition.
The thorough business men will not
close IN interview until he has brought
up the subject Of pay and working
hours He wants IL understood. or
course. before he employs any one, but
when the applicant makes the first
mention of 1t bad impression is ere
atpd Chicago Tribune
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-01-21
Asphalt and an Accident.

Asphalt, with which so many roads
are paved was found by accident
Many years ago in Switzerland natural
rock asphalt was discovered, and for
more than century it was used for
the purpose of extracting the rich
stores of bitumen it contained. In
time it was noticed that pieces of rock
which fell from the wagons and were
crushed by the wheels formed mar
velously fine road surface when assist
ed by the heat of the sun. A proper
road of asphalt rock was then made,
following upon the discovery, and in
1854 an experimental roadway was
laid in Paris. From that time the use
of rock asphalt for the making or
roads and pavements has increased
and extended to many countries.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-01-21

81 am afraid my husband is leading
double life"
"Heavensl What has aroused your
suspicions|
HE sneaked so cents out of his pay
envelope last week and tried, when !
found it out, to make me think he had
done it by mistake. Chicago Record
Herald
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-01-21
A LONG Time Out Of Use.

"a man told me-" says cynic in the
American Magazine, that during the
San Francisco earthquake he and his
wife knelt down and began the Lords
Prayer, but forgot it in the middle. 1t
takes time to renew an old acquaint'
ance."
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-01-21
Willie Explains.

willie" said the teacher, SIS there
any difference between the words 'suf-
ficient' and 'enoughY"
"Yes, ma'am." replied Willie. "'Suf-
flcient' Is when mamma thinks I've eat
en- enough pie. and enough is when
think | have eaten sufficient. Chi
cago News.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-01-21
He Could Dodge.

There's nothing slow about Jones"
he said re1ectively.
The other laughed scornfully.
81 guess you never loaned him any
money" he said.
"Oh, yes, have" replied the first
speaker. That's what made me speak
that way. loaned him $40 six months
ago. and haven't been able to catch
him since"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-01-21
A Little Bit Late,

Bnggs-Everybody should lay up
something for rainy day. Griggs-
True. But too many wait until it be-
gins to sprinkle before starting to do
so.-Boston Transcript.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-01-21
Cruel.

Maud (before the laughing hyena's
cage)-How provoking. Here we've
been twenty minutes, and the byena
hasn't laughed once. Ella--Strange,
and he's been eying your new hat too
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-01-21
Her Opinion.

"Woman is considered the weaker
vessel" she remarked. land vet
"Well?" he queried as she hesitated.
"And yet" she continued, imam Is
oftener broke. "-London opinion.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-01-21

Groom docking over the presents,-
Did Mrs Grumpus give us anything
Rride-Oh. yesl She has given us just
six months to live together.-Chicago
News.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-01-21

The wise man should be prepared fol
everything that does not lie within his
rontrol.-Pythagoras.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-01-21

Arrogance dims the luster of the most
brilliant intellect and dulls the edge of
the sharpest wit.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-01-21
Gluck's Operas.

In opera writing Gluck established
the tradition of five acts to each work,
with ballets in the second and fourth
acts
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-01-21
Work

II you intend to go TO work. there Is
no place better than where you are. II
you do not intend to go TO work. you
caunot get along anywhere. Abraham
Lincoln.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-01-21
Kept on Not Looking,

Kept on Not Looking.
when she wasn't looking | kissed
her"
What DID she dor
Refused to look at me for the rest of
The evening. Wasp
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-02-27
"AsK YOUR NEIGHBOR"
Want To Unioniize
CONTINUED FROM 1sT PAGE.

and are being supported by all the
papers in Wheeling and Martins
Ferry except the Majority. w. L
Bradshaw is the attorney capa0ly rep
resenting the strikers.
To Help Clerks.
The Arbitration Committee was
placed at the disposal of the Retail
Clerks, and the appeal of that organi-
cation for an international organizer
was endorsed the secretary Of the
Assembly being instructed to write
to the International headquarters of
the Clerks, urging that an organizer
be sent here.
Globe Tickets Unfair.
The Printer delegates reported the
Globe Ticket Company unfair and an
effort will be made to have the local
theatres discontinue their use.
The Saturday Evening Post was re-
ported as still unfair.
Continued on Water Commission
Delegates E. J. Weekley and C. J.
Ryan were continued as Assembly
representatives on the Joint Water
Commission.
The Piqua Stove Works.
. Delegate Ninness reported that he
and Delegate Ward had visited the
stove works at Piqua at the request
of a local concern to investigate the
conditions at the Favorite Stove
works, and found union molders enr-
ployed but the stove mounters had
been on long strike. He stated that
thte Stove Mounters we're wrong, N
his opinion, and asked the Assembly
to dtclare the Favorite Stove fair.
This was amended to have the secre-
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-02-27
Faith In
United Doctors
Grateful Patient of Non-SurgicaI Spe-
ciaIists Tells Sick His
Experience.
HAD COMPLICATED AILMENTS.
| Have Such Great Faith in United
Doctors, Says MANI Want
All Sick to Consult Them"

When sick person has been ailing
for years and finally says he has
found some one WHO has given him
definite relief after all others have
failed, it is time for all sick people
to take heed of this persons expert
ence. One ailing person will rarely
tell another ailing person that he can
get relief from his condition unless it
is SO, for no man would voluntarily
mislead friend. and this he is doing
if the statement is made for publica-
ton and some sick friend reads of
the case and acts accordingly. In the
statement made by Mr. Richard Lie,
of 1861 Edwards avenue, Springfield,
Ohio, on February 18th, is food TO
thought for all sufferers who have fail
ed to get relief with the old methods
of treatment. Mr. Lies statement
is in part as follows and refers to
the United Doctors, who have their
famous Wheeling medical institute on
the second floor of the McLain build
ing at AZ Twelfth street, near Market
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-02-27

street: "About three years ago
commenced having a severe case OF
stomach trouble and much pain, &C.
companied by shoruness of breath
palpitation of the heart and pains in
my left side and shoulder. 81 went to
physician after physician, who pro-
nounced my case Stomach trouble,
and though l treated. constantly
gradually got worse instead of better
In the last year l have often had tc
lay off a week or ten days at time
serious that l finally concluded tc
consult the United Doctors, and this
i did only one month ago.
81 now feel like new man, for all
my symptoms, including palpitation
of heart, shortness of breath and my
pains are all gone have gained in
weight and feel fine. I will treat
awhile longer to insure my complete
health, however.
II would advise others ailing from
any troubles to consult the United
Doctors, as / have great faith in them
and know them from my case to be
capable and feel l cannot praise them
too much. was helpless from the
start"
The United Doctors treat among
other diseases and ailments, chronic
diseases of the, nerves, blood, liver,
kidneys bladder, skin, spine. brain,
including rheumatism, paralysis, cpl
lepsy, loss of nerve force, goitre, gal.
stones, asthma, dropsys catarrh deaf
ness neuralgia, constipation, dyspep-
STA, rupture, eczema and diseases of
women and diseases of men.-Adver-
tisement.
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The Commission Charter
CoNrINUED FROM End PAGE.

1helt, Some changes in the govern
ing powers made were to eliminate
the right to license the Wheeling Turf
EXC hange, compelling the deposit OF
city funds with the bank offering the
highest interest, the right to contract
for free toll on the Island bridges,
to condemn ground inside or outside
the city for parks or Fairgrounds, to
sell electic light or natural gas, to
regulate the loan shark evil, reduc-
ton in franchise grants from SO to 80
years and some other progressive
features.
1t is up to you, Mr.. Citizen, to
study this question for yourself, and
to decide whether Wheeling shall
stand pat or join the procession. We
urge you to vote for the charter, sat
isfied it will work well in Wheeling
or elsewhere.
Respectfully,
COMMISSION CHARTER COMMIT
BOARD OF TRADE-A. T. Hupp, s.
M. Rice, C. B. Taylor, Geo. Hook,
C. A. Wingerter. M. D.
OHIO VALLEY TRADES & LABOR
ASSEMBLY Leo. j. LaFlam, H.
b. Vessel a.: ". Fisher, H. P.
Corcoran, S =. R. Lenkard, Charles
d. Ryan.
MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT LEA
GUE-J.- B. Brennan, Geo. W.
Lutz, J. R. Naylor, A. w. PAUL,
G. R. Hubbard, J. w. Ewing.
BUSINESS MEMS. ASSOCIATION
George w. Greig, C.. H. Watkins,
wv. A. Milligan, H. w. Schrebe,
Herman Bentz, Seaton Alexander,
w. B. Elliott.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-02-27

tary write to the headquarters of
the Stove Mounters and get their
side of the affair. It is another case
Of craft unionists fighting each other.
Credentials Received. l
A. F. G. w. No. 9-M. J. Biz, j. ].
Minkemeyer, J. Schertzinger, S..
Young. S. D. Cross, T. Defibaugh.
Machinists No. S1S-Ed O,Hara
Garfield No. IF. w. Sonderman, J.
Maher, J. Frohme, J. Ts Heeker.
Pressmen No. 169-Asa Hubbard, L.
Sipple.
Crescent No. 81. o'Toole.
Stage Employees No. 64-C. Carver.
Molders No. 364-Al Dinwiddie, R.
Jones. Vim. Rowley.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-02-27

Leather Workers No. So. Carr,
Chas. Habig, w. e. Gill, Ed. stahl.
Butchers No. I'll. Roeder, H. Seig.
Cigar Makers No. 479-Louis Beck
er.
Str et Car Men No. low. c..
Ferguson, J. T. Moore, T. Sharp.
Engineers No. 1911. T. Carney.
Potters No l46-Fred Gollner.
Bartenders No. 292-Wm. Faulck.
Belmont bly-George Barrett.
Printers No 80. D. Doyle, Ed. G.
Bauman.
Mo Indsville embly-Geo. Taylor
Percy Downs. 81
Plasterers No. 39-John Hoffman.
Beer Drivers No. 42-Jos. Manley,
A. Peckstein, Ed Plankey, c. Hail.
/ Potters No. 28-Geo. Horton.
Carpenters No. &C. E. Baker, M
G. Taylor, P. H. Gear,
Expenditures.
]. w. Ewing, (Assembly share) $19.73
State Federation tax ....... 1000
Finance Committee .......... 400
A. Fisher, (Charleston) ..... 11O.70
L. J LaFlam (Charleston) -. 1920
Register advertising ........ $50
Total N Observation-Disclosures 293.7O
Receipts.
Butchers No.H7 S.84
Cigar Makers ...-............. S.O8
Total ..... ............. .$1192
Financial Report,
The finance committee made the fol
lowing report:
Credit Debit
Bal. Sept 80 IS 1899
Receipts Oct :. 210.81 Oct. 1920
Receipts Nov. 44.86 Nov. 57.15
Receipts Dec.4 1874 Dec. $3.50
Total 80. .$34SsO Total. $227.65
Balance Dec. 81 $121.25
Trustees.
Received for quarter 1857. 90
Expended for quarter ........ 225. So
Balance Observation-Disclosures 26.44
Majority Stock ...-......s $500
Majority note ........!.. $4,000
Cash certificates ......... 627.72
Cash Balance ............. 121.35
1OLal ............. .....$ 81 ,576.O7
| Additional Assets.
Pollack bequest fund ....... 50, 000. 90
Interest available ........... 1928
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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-02-27

When your patroLlze an advertiser
do you ever mention that you say the
ad in the Majoritvy
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-02-27
Adams
Credit Talks

Adams Credit !"> What com.
fort these words express, what
convenience! Not the credit
that takes advantage of misfor-
tune that boosts prices at every
turn, but the right kindsof credit
for people who need it and people
who could ,ay cash but prefer
time payments. Our prices are
the same as the usual low cash
prices, not one penny higher, yet
we sell on liberal credit. Buying
for 81 stores gives Us low cost,
permits US selling at low prices.
Adams clothing for the entire
family is as high in quality as
our credit system. Dependable,
wearable garments. every piece
OF latest style and pattern. Ex-
anime our superb showing, in
,yestigate our credit system.
You'll find them o. K. just what
you want.
Store Open saturday tIII . p. M.
C. +. ADAMS Co,
tt4o . tt42 MAIN sT. Upstairs
The Credit Store That saves You
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-02-27
Boys Waists and Shirts

Boys Blouse Waists and Shirts of
Chambrays, Denims, Percales, etc
Light blue, fancy light stripes and
pure white. Why pay SOC? 90
Ages 5 to Is years .......... Z0C
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-02-27

French. Folds - English Knit =
Pure Silk = All styles New pat
terms - soc and 25c 10
values ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. JC