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Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-30

Fruby admitted a small, elderly man with chin whiskers and a shiny suit case.
 Why. Uncle Hiram." exclaimed Fruby.
 T just thought I'd come to town man gayly, as he shook hands all around. It's been a long time since I've seen you and your follxs John. And is this Willie? How he's growni He makes me think of you when you were his age, John.
 .'Remeurber the winter I passed with your folks when you were a boy?" asked Uncle Hiram "Seems like I'll never forget that winter hear ing your father labor with you, you were so lazy! If he was my brother I must say he had the patience of a saint, for you were the limit, John! Your father would call you ten times in the morning and then start up- stairs on the double quick and pad de you good!
 the chickens and bring in the wood for the cook stove-those were your jobs-because you never got dressed in time to do 1t, and even then you were generally late to school! It took you hours to get home-and it was ready for meals because you were al- ways washing your face of something I can see your father now pounding the table with his fist and trying to force upon your attention the fact that you hadn't all the time in the world. You never would hurry. Hurry? You hadn't any more idea of what that word meant than a rabbit! I do be- lieve if the house had been burning down you
 Uncle Hiram" broke in B'ruby, feverishly, wouldn't you like to go up to your room? You must be tired after your trip. Let me take your grip"
 He hastily brushed past Willie, who stood snicxering by the door.-Chi- cago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-30
THE lncoNvENiEnT MEMORY.

"Wiltte!" called Fruby. It was the third time. "Yes-s-s-s pa" answered Willie, in a leisurely way. It also was for the third time.
 Fruby threw down his newspaper and transfixed his wife with furi- ous eye. T am tired of this!" he stormed. "Something has got to be done to cure Willie of dawdhngl The time he takes to do anything IS frightful. He went upstairs half an hour ago to wash his hands and brush his hair-and if he's been doing 1t all this while he must have rubbed his l hands to the bone and worn his hair
 down to the roots, Willie. you hurry up, now! Come downstairs instantly At once! I don't care if your hands are still wet-bring the towel along. Do you think your mother and have nothing to do but sit around and wait while you kill time? We've missed our train now as it is What on earth have you been doing"
 "Washin my hand" grow.ed Willie. An br1lshin' m hair. Can'tchu give a fellow time to do nothin'?"
 Fruby tried to look patient Its for your own good, my son." he be- gar. "fou'll find the older you be-
 come the more you have to hurry to get through life without being stepped on. l never saw a boy as slow as you arei
 Why, at your age" continued Fru- by. T was rushing around as fast as I do now-I got through with things when I started 'em, I tell you! Down to breakfast at [ o'clock, with my face and hands as clean as a whistlei
 My dad didn't have to yell himself
 hoarse calling me. Why, loved to get LTD early. I was anxious to get my little odd chores around the house and barn done so I'd have time to l study my lessons over again before went to school There was no diiiy- i dallying when was a boy!"
 .'Huh!" breathed his son, dubiously. And here" proceeded Fruby. stern i ly. T have to wear my temper to a l frazzle and waste my time keeping at you to make you hurry, You dawdle from the tima you wake in | the morning till I make you turn out your light and get into bed When l | was boy I used to get ready for bed | in five uiinutesi I can't imagine why it should take you three-quarters of an hour to climb out of a few gar- 1 ments and into your pajames! It is | just natural born shiftlessness. I'm ashamed that a son of mine should be so afflicted! You haven't any en- ergy, any annbitfoni When I was a
 boy I was bubbling over with energy. I was anxious to get ahead! I can remember lying awake wishing day ] light would come so could get upt | How many times was it had to call ] You this morning-six or eight? l tell you, there's got to be a reforma- 1 tion in this family or
 The doorbell rang just then and
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-30

complete and sakfr(actory control Of dozen different crops on hls farm In single Beasonf or even in dve yeaFsI
 Yet little more than half of all the many as five years on thesr fArme. and more than . million haven't had ! sineae full yse<ss acquaintance with thenI =
 Thsrs's aoed deal too much of
 the s-want- h-in-a-ninutss' spirit among farmern. as well as ax1onr bankers and mAnufactuurB- Our national tendency is towards i'm patience and restiessFess. Too many rather than real farmers They ex- ptait their farms: take everything Tet-at- able on them and put nothing back; rob them, m other words, and
 then move on to ruin some other farm. As4
 They're forever skipping and hop ping about from one place to another. It's not remarkable that they oc- casfonaliy jump from the frying pan into the fire, It would be very re- marka.ble if they made farming pay, or got any satisfaction out of It.
 Most any farm is good farm, or has in it the maIdngs of a good farm, if only it Is rightly farmed. But to make any farm do it's utmost. one must learn 1t as he learns to read de must begin with it's A B Cs; wor kon into one-sy liable words; then into the primer and, after several years, up to the fifth reader and the newspaper If he later changes to another farm it's much as if he moved rom Amer ica to Germany. He's then got to learn a new language He knows how to read English, but that won't help him much with The BerlineI Tageblat. No matter how clever and quick he may be, he won't do as well for many years with the new speech as with the familiar old one
 A great many of us would be better off if we'd stop looking over the neigh bor' fences so much to envy them their good crops and spend more time getting acquainted with our own dirt THE TyARMER
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-30

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 The Paxton Toilet Co, Boston. Mass
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-30
Embarrassina.

Miss Blank was not young when she was married. wherefore the innocent question of little neighbor proved annoying Why. how nice of you to bring me flowers, Jimmie!" was the way the trouble started And such . surprise, too; I don't think ever had such nice surprise before in all my life" Not even when you got mar ried7" asked the wide-eyed child.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-30
Of or. Mind.

Foxy Unnls (after leaving tho ourio shop, showing his nephew the way tc buy curios)--There you are. you see When you are dealing with people like that just hargue the point bit, and dowK comes the price ten shill in's." Curio De. Ter (to his nephew)-
 There you arc. my boy. When you're dealing with a man Ike i'm. and you sec as 'ow 'ss going to hargus the point bit all you've got to do is to put the price up ten shiIlin's tc start wfth-"-6ketch.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-30
shr.~d EIepsment rro,s.

The newest elopsment trick wassrs- gently worked in Switzerland. where the parents of the couple went on c trip to the top of a mountain While they were there the couple got a bob sled. coasted down the mountatnAde and were away on an express before the parents could get down the noun, tain on the railway.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-30
Too Much for Htn.

A colored porter for local druggist was told to go to another pharmacy to set some cimcifdgo r1sismoses He stood, open-mouthed, and gazed at his boss" then asked: -Aint thar any other name for datf"
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-30
ExcuxahIc Delay.

Twenty-Five minutes after her df- vorce from one husband e wellsburg (W. va) woman was married to her second. The delay was caused by the need to have a marriage license prop erly filled out-Pittsburgh Gazette Times.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-30
Inc Isnesfr Mode.

chase postimpression creation)- Noth'n' doin'i Why. my maiden ant cud darn a better picture n that.-Punch.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-30
Lose Habit. of Industry

Women in France and other coun- tries of Europe are much more indus trtous than when they come to this country.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-19
AMERICAN BOY
Nine-Year-oId Lad Takes Charge Of a
Family and Brings II From
Hungary to London.

LONDON. Sept. 1S.-Theodore Ia
perzer. a nine-year-old boy of Phila-
delphia. arrived at the Offices of the
American relief committee in London
to-day in charge OF a Hungarian widow
and her six children. whom he had
brought all the way from Budapest.
From the Hungarian capital this boy
had acted as guide. interpreter and a
protector of the fatherless family.
Taperzer. who had been visiting rel
atives in Hungary, started to come
out alone. Al the railroad station in
Budapest he met a forlorn family.
whose father. now dead. had been a
naturalized American citizen. He took
the Hungarian mother and her chill
dren under his care and brought them
successfully to London. On his ar
rival here the boy drew a draft on his
father in Philadelphia. which was
promptly honored by the relief com
mittee. He then acted as interpreter
for the widow while she told her story
and secured aid from the committee.
after which he attended TO the secur-
ing Of steamship passage for his
charges
The chairman OF the relief commit
tee said to-day that no person applying
10 the committee for help has shown
more self-reliance and intelligence
than has this nine-year-old American
boy.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-19
OLD SOLDIERS
OF Marion County Hold ReUnlon-Wil
Consolidate With Other coun-
ties Next Year.

spsecial Dispatch 90 tho Inteiiigencer
FAIRMONT. W Va. Sept iS-The
Marion County Ex-Union Association
held its fourteenth annual reunion al
Warrington. openine to-day.
The sessions will come 70 a close
tomorrow 4 125 veterans OF the
Civil war were present At the bust
ness session this afternoon ~ was de.
cided TO consolidate next year with
the associations Of Harrison. Taylor
and MononEalia counties and hold the
four-county reunion a. MorEantown
Officers elected were a. follows.
Colonel-Charles p. Watts.
Lieutenant colonel-T. y. Swisher
Maior-M y. Orr.
Adiutant-E a. BillinEsley.
Quartermastcr- Eber Morgan.
chief marshal-J. y. Jamison.
Tomorrow the biz county parade
will take place and the closing work
Of the reunion will occur.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-19

exceptionally interesting 10 local
Pythians. as Hon. John p. Arbenz. Of
this city viii be installed a. grand
chancellor Of West Virginia II Il also
OF interest because Past Grand Chan
cellor James ~. Beans. OF this city.
VINO attended the meeting OF the SUI
preme lodge In Winnipeg. Canada. this
summer. viii make his report.
Grand Chancellor Samuel Nuzum, OF
Fairmont. will complete his term.
which was for thirteen months instead
Of year. due 70 the postponement OF
the meeting from last month. due 10
the holding Of the Clarksburg fair On
the dates originally set for the grand
lodge meeting.
The contest for the Office Of grand
Keeper Of records and seal Of the
grand lodge promises 10 be Interest
Ing. although u r. conceded that the
present incumbent. Hon. Samuel r.
Montgomery. Of Kingwood. VIII be- re-
elected. u IL understood that his op-
poennt win BE- from the southern part
OF the state. Mr. Montgomery has
done much toward boosting pythlan.
Ism In this state since his election To
the onice, and his work a. greatly ap-
preciated by the rank and nle
Many 20 Attend.
Doubtless large number Of past
chancellors Of the lodges OF Fair.
mont. ClarksburE and towns in that
vicinity will take advantage Of .he
grand lodge meeting to attend and
receive the grand lodge decree.
on Friday evening a ceremonial ses-
sion viii be held by Tau temple. Ora
matte order Knights Of Khorassan
tDokies). A big time is anticipated
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-19

evening. Prosecuting Attornev Al
uleman said: Il am much sI,rpr4so,,
az the verdict. and am at n Iess 80
account Tor II. The evidence ne
SSIVSncIusiVe with practically no denial
me possession OF the liquor found
t VI me premises by the deputy sher-
JUS OF This county, armed wien a
search and seizure warrant Wa pot
orphaned. The finding IL such liouor
uhuer the law constitutes a prina fa.
era case, which becomes conclusive
ana binding where there is no eTpla-
nation BY the defendant concerninp
the use9of said liquor. >
That matter was clearly present.
81 70 the Jury. The court instructed
ne jury setting forth the above pfop
osluons OF the law. but notwithstand-
ing tho instructions OF the CONT fbo
verdict was not guilty. As 10 the
sale, Two witnesses testified as 10
having purchased liquor on one dav
ana their testimony was not in any
way contradicted by the defendant
The sheriff and his deputies are 10
Dc commended for the able manner
In which they are discharging Their
duties. They are fearless. and err =
cient and they should be- supported
y every citizen Of this county VINO
desires 70 see the law enforced. F"
Prosecuting Attorney AddIeman
men was asked. How do You account
lor inc action of thi7 particular Jury
81 Ruilt7"
The Lord only knows." he anewor.
"a. would not undertake to fath.
Even though the case was decided
AGAINST the state. % ig Understood
that u viii not stop there. The Fod-
erai government has taken the mat
ter up and o. already catherine data
20 bring 70 before the next Federal
fiand jury. The names Of an tho
witnesses In the case were taken bv
the assistant district attorney TO be
used BY him In hia invesfirafions
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-19
RArE DECISION TO-DAY

WASHINGTON. Sept 1s.-Members
OF the interstate commerce commits.
sion today continued consideration OF
the eastern railroads petition for the
re-opening Of the advance rate cases.
with the expectation OF announcing
their decision tomorrow az noon. The
extent Of opposition by shippers
against the rc-oponing Of the case
was not made known tonight.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-19
". G.. 7. U. PROTEST
AGAINST VERDICT
URGE MINISTER'S TO PRESENT
MATTER TO coNcREcA-
TONS SUNDAY.
County Convention HeId>in This City
Yesterday and Old offieers
Are Reelected.

The Women's Christian Temperance
Union OF Ohio county yesterday made
a strenuous protest against the YER
diets OF jurors in the two cases lust
tried in Criminal Court under the
fost law. Special reference was made
to the verdict in the case against John
koous. who was charged with the ille-
gar sale OF liquors. the jury finding
nm not guilty In the face OF what Is
REGARDED as unusually strong evidence.
The protest will be carried to the
CONGREGATIONS OF the various local
churches. resolution having been
adopted requesting the ministers to
present the matter In their churches
Sunday morning. The resolution calls
upon all church members TO attend
Criminal Court Monday morning, when
Mike Agnic will go on trial for selling
liquors.
Text Of Protest.
The following is the resolution
adopted:
The Women's Christian Tenn
perance Unions OF Wheeling stren-
uously protest against the verdict
oy the jurors In the two cases Just
tried under the Yost law, and
earnestly request you to present
this matter to your congregation
on Sunday. September 20, and
urge all members of your church
TO attend the session OF Criminal
Court Monday. September 81,
when the Mike Agnic case will be
tried"
Copies OF the above will be sent IN
every minister in the county.
Convention Held.
The above action was taken at the
annual county convention of woman's
Christian Temperance Unions. held
Yesterday afternoon and last night, in
the Thomson NJ. E. church. The old
officers were reelected for the ensu-
ing year, as follows: Mrs. II. p. Loem.
president; Mrs. r. ]. Baggs. secretary.
and Mrs. Julia Rine, treasurer.
During the afternoon. Miss Flor.
ence Hoge. president OF the Equal
Suffrage League or Wheeling. ad.
dressed the convention on "Woman's
Suffrage" DIR. Emma Wells read an
interesting paper on Temperance
From a Medical Standpoint" An ex.
cellent reading was given by little
Miss Marsella Seifert.
Delegates were appointed to the
annual state convention. which will
be held In Buckhannon, beginning
Tuesday. September %. The delegates
from the Island chapter are: Mrs.
+. Z. Brininstool. Mrs. J. b. Thomas,
Miss Laura Wright and Mrs. II. p.
Loe.
At last nights session. Attorney
Charles Earhart. in charge OF the
local branch of the Anti-Saloon
League. delivered an address. dealing
with the enforcement OF the prohibi-
ton laws.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-19
Saturday Ribbon Sale

THESE special prices are for
one day only and involve
Ribbons taken from regular
stock for Saturdays selling:
Pretty MORE Ribbon with
wide satin stripe in the newest
shades
SOC Ribbons, 5-inch, at 3Se
CSC Ribbon, 6-inch, at 4-4e
Powered Ribbon with satin
stripes, 5 inches wide, soc kind
at 2Sc a yard.
so styles OF Fancy Ribbons,
25c qualities at 17c a yard.
Pretty new Ruffling in net
and shadow laces at 25c and
49c yard.
Another shipment OF those
new Roll Collars and Vestees
for Saturday, also the new high
rolling Queen Elizabeth Collars
at 2Sc to $2.4S each.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-19

and a number OF the timld ones will
be initiated This session win foiIou
street parade. A number OF the
members Of Dahna temple. OF this
city. VIII attend the meeting.
In addition to the DELEGATES ana
Grand lodge officers who will attend
the grand lodge meeting from this
city and vicinity there will BE- a mum
Der Of local members. The following
are the official representatives:
Baltimore Ledge No. 9.
representatives go Karl Haberheld
and Robert Houston.
Black Prince Lodge No. 10.
Representatives-Jacob J. Reineke
and Charles Wagner.
Mystic Lodge No. "a,
Elm Grove. W. Va.
Representatives-L d. Slmms ano
J. o. Butler.
Grand Vice Chancellor John p. Ar.
benz.
Supreme Lodge Representative Jas.
IT, Beans.
Ohio Valley Lodge No. 81.
representative Frank y. Lisby
and w H. McCuua.
Chairman Grand Lodge Trustees
George Y. Butts
Chairman Grand Lodge Committee
on Distribution Edward Salade.
Wheeling Lodge No. IA
representatives.. n. Spareo and
Charles Dietrich.
Member Pythian Home Board
Frank 8. Cox.
MeMeohen Lodge No ia
Representative. r. Sivert and
p. u Goodwin
Grand Trustee John Robey.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-19
WATER RATES
Council Committee Nects and Con-
slders Several Changes 20 be Pre-.
scented 20 Council

In further effort 10 rorato the
water rents % the city. the council
committee on light and water. held n
meeting last night in the Auditors OF.
hce Several changes were taken
under consideration and will be- final.
~ passed on by tho committee a. Ha
meeting next Monday nirht. in on a.
fort 10 rot conclusive report ready
for councils action al its recessed gos.
sion Tuesday night
The committee voted 20 assess tho
water rates on the basis Of one and
onefourth Dor cent rental value Of ths
rooms. this being similar 10 the fos-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-19
JOHN KOBUS Is FOUND
NOT GUILTY BY JURY
SAID WITNESS
FOR KOBUS, LIED
A. W. MASSEY or CLEVELAND
mH skiE5S DA4MAeiNe STATE
Acted AZ interpreter az The Trial OF
alleged Yost Law Violator-
Witnesses 90 Statements.

The latest action was sprung IN
the speakeasy case Of John Kobus
yesterday evening. when Il was
learned. upon GOOD authority. that
a the next session % the grand
Jury the witnesses on the defend.
ant side, will be brought % for
perjury. a statement. which ema-
nsted from Mr.. a. W. Massey. o.
Cleveland, o., who acted az the
second interpreter In the case, IL
SAID 20 have been az follows. "AU
~ the defendants witnesses IN
TIE case sWore falsely In the tea
timonyt and after the trial admit
ted u One 81 them said that when
tneY said they had not seen any
money change hands. between Ko.
bus and the Gruskey boys, that he
lied Mr.. Massey was not com
uunicated with for verincatlon o.
the statement az he had left the
city for the time but the above
statement was made before reiia-
Die Witnesses
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-19

IN 90 bear out The prediction MADE
after the hoFt law was passed that
verdict u guilty would bo hard 10
secure DOB ibis county Dnicore VIM,
nave taken an oath 20 uphold the
laws OF the county and city were
heard 90 eNclaim after the trial thar
They hoped they would acqult AN 81
Them. The names Of these pore0ns
are withheld for he time being
Prosecuting Attorney Addlennan
and bic Assistants were rotlccnf over
The jury verdict md the situation an
general. and expressed fhemroIvea AZ
being ln the heht Tor a finish and
would work harder than ever Tor "a
Just verdict Monday morning the
case of Mike Annic viii go on trial
On the crimJEzl court for q like Of
tense and The question now Dr.. What
VIII the jury do2"
Prosecutor Talks
In speaking o. The case yesterday
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-19
Dependable Hose
for Women

THE best makes of Hosiery
= for women and children in
the correct weights for Fall
wear:
Gordon Fine Black Silk-Lisle
Stockings with wide lavender
top at soc a pair.
Women's Revella Stockings in
black and white silk-lisle thread.
double sole, high spliced heel
and toe, 35c a pair or three
pairs for $1.OO.
Children's No-Mend Ribbed
Stockings, fast black, linen heels
and toes, made for hard wear,
25c pair.
Boys and Girls No-Mo-Hole
Stockings, the best wearing
Hose for the money, 12Hc a
pair.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-19

mer rating system. only higher. Two
ideas had prevailed formerly TO con-
stitute the change. the rental value
and the number of rooms The new
rates proposed last night was 81 for
each two rooms and 80 cents for each
additional room. This was defeated.
A charge of 81 for each power
washer uesed by the private family
was cut out II was the sense OF the
committee 10 lessen the expense OF
the private consumer and the private
family as much as possible. The
question Of hydrants. garden hose. ice
cream stations. manufactures. etc.
were talked Of but nothing definite
was done In regards TO these several
items
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-19
STATE CAN APPEAL
Under Yost Law Jury VerdIets Can
Be Set Aside BY Appeal to the
Higher Courts.

Under the Yost prohibition law that
Is now in effect, the state can take
an appeal from the jury verdict TO
higher court This part OF the law
is questioned by the leading attor-
neys OF the city as TO whether II
would be constitutional. While there
have as yet been no appeals taken in
the local cases, yet II would not be
surprising TO see appeals taken in
cases pending II the juries continue
TO bring in verdicts against the ruling
OF the court.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-19
LEAVE
FOR CONVENTION
ANNUAL MEETING or GRAND
LODGE or WEST VIRGINIA TO
&c HELD NEXT WEEK.
Meeting VIII open Wednesday Morn
ing IN cisrksbura-Many Local
Members 20 co.

Arrangements have been completed
by local knights Of Pytthias 20 attend
the annual meeting Of the West Nir
ginia Grand lodge % be held In Clarks-
burg beginning Wednesday morninr.
The grand lodge sessions will continue
three days. closing Friday afternoon.
This session % the grand lodge ~