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World's cresset., 1914-06-25

Is murder sin? If so why
does the word say, No murderer
shall enter the kingdom Of hea.
ven, and in another place says,
All sins are forgiven only sin.
ming against the Holy GhostP
Mrs. Matte Bowers,
World's cresset., 1914-06-25
CLUB RATES.

Any one who will make US up
a club of five Subscribers, send
US two dollars and hold the fifty
cents for their labor. Or Club
ten or more at the same rate.
World's cresset., 1914-06-25
The Beast With Seven Heads And Ten Horns
Which John The Revelator Saw

Continued from last week.
World's cresset., 1914-06-25
QUESTION NO. rs.

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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-28

The smallpox patient Is always a
scurce cf possible contagion from the
nrst appearance OF the eruption "a
the completion OF desQuama ton. IL Is
doubtful whether he gives OF the
Infection before the appearance oi
papuies. but In one instance the dis-
ease was communicated by CRAFTS VI
skin taken from q person who de-
veloped the disease a few hours later.
The contagiou exists In the Gu.
tnneous LESSONS and doubtless I'm the
blood and secretions N Is given OF
IN the exhalations from the lungs
and skin. but Il f. nowhere more
virulent perhaps. than IN the crusts.
which are believed 20 be a frequent
source OF Infection"
The guests at the ball did not drop
dead at the dance. as In Poe'S
'Masque OF the Red Death" Greater
mental anguish was reserved for
them They waited for days In
terror 90 find out whether the terri
bic disease would attack them or not.
The average period of incubation.
from the time OF infection to the
outbreak OF the disease, Il twelve
days. 1t may be as short as seven
days or as long as fifteen: rarely
longer. when the disease is actually
inoculated into the blood AZ NAV de-
velop I'm as short a time as forty
eight hours. There Is. therefore. very
great uncertainty as to its appear
ance.
The first guest OF the ball to de-
velop the disease was John Wheeler.
He had done nothing more than
shake hands with Barrett and
breathe the same air with him. Thi,
was convincing proof how freely the
contagion had been scattered.
within ,no,ber d.x N,.rs.r., p,.s-
ton. ono OF the pret;,.st sir,s a, ~.
hall w,s .,rI.Lan -, g. -,
DANCED w,,r parra,, a.. nAu
A day later mother girl Incx
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-28

country I'm the story The Prince Of
che country. Pro~pero. was strong
and hearty and detei the plague.
He called me flower of his lords and
ladies TO visit him In a eraet cas-.
tehated palace. There. with ample
provisions. he shut himself and his
guests In with welded iron bars.
The Prince held = great masquci
Dali and revel. Pow describes the
establishment ~ the seven chambers
In which the revel was held and the
costumes NJ the masqueraders with
the most Ingenious word painting he
employs In any OF his writings.
To and fro In the seven chambers
there sfnlked multitude OF dreams.
They took their hues from the weird
ly-colored rooms and danced with ne
other dancers But among the
dreams there was one who was not
invited and who was not ut first per-
ceived.
The figure was tall and gaunt.
and shrouded from head TO foot in
the hnbiliments of the grave" says
the story. The mask which concealed
me visage was made so nearly to
resemble the countenance OF
CLOSEST
scrutiny must have had difficulty IN
detecting the cheat. And yet all this
might have been endured. n not ap-
proved. by the mad jewellers around.
But the hummer had gone SO far as
70 assume the type OF the Red Death.
His veSture was dabbled IN blood
anu MS broad brow. with all the fea-
lures Of the face. wns besprinkled
with the scarlet horror"
All shrank from the Intruder ex-
opt the bold Prince. who advanced 10
attack him:
He bore aloft drawn dagger.
and had approached, In rapid i'm
petuosity to within three or four
feet or the retreating figure. whom
the latter. having attained tho ex-
trenity OF the velvet apartment.
turned suddenly and confronted hIs
pursucr. There was n sharp cry
and the dagger dropped cleaning
upon the sable carpet. upon which
Instantly afterward. fell PROSTATE in
death the Prince Prospero. Then.
summoning the wild courage OF de
spair, throng Of the jewellers nj once
threw themselves into the black
apartment, and. Selling the hummer.
whose tall figure stood erect and mo
tlonless within the shadow Of the
ebony clock, gasped in unutterable
horror at finding the grave cerements
and corpselike mask which they
handled with so violent n rudeness
untennnted by any tangible form.
And now was Acknowledged the
presence OF the Red Death. He had
come Ike a thief in the night. And
one by one dropped the revelers In
the blood-bedewed halls Of their revel.
ana died each In the despairing
posture OF his fall. And the life of
the ebony clock went out with that
OF the last Of the gay. And the flames
OF the tripods expired And Dark
ness and the Red Death held ilItmft
able dominion over all"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-28
The
Fanous
Story of
the Pest
BY the
Master of
Horrors Is
/, Po~y 7 &c,

and noisiert fellow At the ball. His
eyes burned with a brilliant light and
his cheeks were n bright red. The
fever was At It's height, but no one
suspected g.
He danced with every pretty girl
there. As he whirled his partner
around in the old-fashioned waltz or
the modern tango he pressed her 20
him with more than ordinary
warmth. Some Of the girls may
have noticed 81. but they did not
complain. lie was a popular fellow.
and perhaps they liked &c. He was
very Jolly and entertaining with
every girl. lie pressed hts face close
20 her and whispered amusing things
IN her ear.
Barrett was not content with be-
slowing his attentions on the girls.
lie slapped the men on the back AMI
put his arms around their waists. He
ticklcd some Of them on the back of
the neck. and he wrung their hands
TIL they WINGED.
The doors and windows Of the hall
were tightly closed on account Of the
cold. The air grew hot and heavy.
and every condition was favorable
20 the spread of the deadly Infection.
The germs OF small pox are exhaled
from the breath and skin OF infected
persons and float about I'm the sur
rounding air. The calm. cold vision
OF the scientist as he reads OF that
amazing ball will call 10 mind IN
atmosphere loaded with a myriad
disease germs 20 the square inch and
every human being present struggling
innocently to make the infection OF
his neighbor as thorough as possible
AS the clock struck midnight the
Wild merriment reached its height
At that moment IL Is said there was
an outburst OF kissing, and man after
man seized HIS partner and pressed
his lips full upon hers. And Andrew
Barrett was always the leader OF the
feverish fun.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-28
ParalIeLed in Real Lif

A TRAGIC occurrence IN an
~ American rural community
= y strangely recalls the fantas site
scenes OF The Masque OF the Red
Death that most terrible Of all OF
Edgar Allan Poe's tales OF terror.
40 the spectral intruder OF Poe's
sto-y mingled among the guests OF
the Prince. spreading among them
The dreadful piague. so Andrew
Bsrrett danced at a Maryland coun-
try ball and infected his companions
with fhe deadly germs OF smallpox.
Andrew Barrett lives at Phoenix.
q small town near Baltimore. His
younger brother. william. recently
came home with a slight indisposi-
ton. IL did not trouble him very
much. even when he developed small
eruptions on his skin. He thought
IL might be chicken-pox
Within n few days Andrew Barrett
developed the same type OF indisposi-
tion. He had a severe headache, ac-
companied by chills and fever. but
these symptoms did not trouble him
very much. lie Is robust. full
bloo,ied. cheerful fellow. and by an
effort OF his will he threw of the
symptoms OF disease.
Just when the illness attacked him
Andrew Barrett was invited 20 n
ball given by Emery Price, near the
village. IL was an AFFAIR 10 which
he was looking forward with great
pleasure. The prettiest girls and the
tolliest fellows In the nelghborhood
We're going to be there. Andrew
would not for a moment think OF let
ting his passing illness prevent him
from having the fun that this great
entertainment promised.
lt was n big. simple. but very
merry affair. All the girls and young
men from miles around came. The
hall was decorated with pumpkins.
squnshes and MI sorts Of country
produce that lasts through the Win.
ter. Andrew Barrett was the jolliest
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-28

with horror that the man who had
held them so closely in the dance.
. whose warm breath they had felt
upon their faces, had been a vehicle
Tor deadly germs. lie was scattering
the germs Of disease that when (:
does not mercifully Kill. leaves the
sufferer bereft OF all beauty. hideous
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-28
Ike Poes MasQue 9 sE3 RedDeath

And now was acknowledged the presence of the
Red Death. He had come like a thief in the night
And one by one dropped the jewellers in the bloodbe-
dewed halls Of their revel and died each in the des.
pairing posture Of his fall"
-'om nc hasq1e Of the Red DEATH BY Edgar lRcr Poe
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-28

10 look upon. often blind. and some
times disfigured beyond human sem
blance.
smallpox. unfortunately. may be
conveyed by a sufferer In the very
earliest stages OF the disease. That
standard medical work. "French's
Practice Of Medicine" tells US:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-28

Andrew Barrett went home. The
next day he was too sick to leave his
bed. A doctor was called in and pro-
nounced him Enthusiastically suffering
with smallpox.
The news spread over the sur
rounding country, causing panic and
torturing anxiety. The girls realized
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-28
It's the Latest Fad Paris Where "Put Shoes and Stockings Has
Cut Simply to "Pu on Your Shoes"

subornly 20 the present The highest 81 French stiI
tremendously with the bands and toe straps Of the
On the uniest foot IL wealth OF space for extr
cous metals. gems. miniatures. engraved jewels
And above the ankle Is ample place for greater dec
sre a. yet bells their toes but OF rings for 9
digit there are legion.
No LONGER y there any shock Of surprise when W
the hostess trips to greet the guest with every
openly its welcome u Is certain that on the stree
come in again. And perhaps not For the stockh
usual. Justify themselves not only the highest aes
but upon grounds OF hygiene and morality also
jambe naturel they say looks no more n,
m hesh-tinte1 hose. Nor does Il impress lie essen
80 Eueh UPON The observer as II does IN highly
bellished net work covering. Simplicity. they
say IL a. the base OF all right morals And
what 20 simple bare leg.
The blue stockings. 70 paradox whore
no stockings exist cay that ~ ls much more
healthful No matter how hlmy the silk. each
strand Is stu grsat enough to accommodate
me streets. The skin has a natural resistant
power AGAINST germs. Hut this power IL
neAAeneu 0 INC q1ahulea which swarm
upon the snken strand sEd boieaEuer the un.
Fortunate pore upon which they are concen.
ratsd Without stockings there &C. no oppors
UNITY Tor this microbc masFinr md the nat
ural resistant force Of the skin has fun plav
Besides. It r. easier and less expensive 20
clean the skin than n Is 10 clean stockings
While most % the pretty actresses are 2
tambettes-au-naturel the fashion a. bv no 2
means confined 10 them. A smart salon that
a ae, Ie'eal a dozen or more Of the clan ~
amour me uptothe minute Parisiennes OF de-
gree and pedigree - rare indeed
Ihls fafhion VIII produce an Improvement IN r.
ano r'mte' women 20 take care % them OF cours
n you show your toes 20 everybody vou mus, bs,
nicc ones. not horrid. twisted and deformed thinr
iEvioenuy there are some people who cannot ado
public Disorder
win a perfect foot and ankle shod IN a handsou
god sandal, the modern woman. the fashion exper
say viii look Ike ancient Greek goddess
Delicate slippers IN gold. silver bronze or o,b,
uhs tuied 70 the morning gown or tea gown al
worn with me bare feet "
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-09-15
PLENTY STORAGE
FOR COTTON CROP,
Fayetteville Has Warehouses
for twenty-five Thousand
Bales
(sprciL TO 1ne News ana Observer

Fayetteville. Sept. 5.-The problem
of providing adequate storage facilities
for holding this years crop OF cotton
is not worrying the cotton men .
Fayetteville and the country it serve.
There are already in the city Urll.
cotton warehouses Offering a capacst..
of approximately $4,000 bales. The.
warehouses were built accordine fm
specifications laid down by insurane,
companies and generally commara
low insurance rates. The large hrseE
warehouse of Hart and Howell. which
has q capacity of 5000 bales.
"s~prinklered" throughout and ha,
been pronounced by insEance inspee-
tors the second best constructed cot
ton warehouse in the South L s..
given q rate of thirty-five cents.
Then there are here warehouse.
owned by the Farmers and Merchants,
Warehouse Company (Which was rep.
resente at the cotton conference -
Raleigh by Mayor James d. McNeuD.
". 4. Vanstory, John r. Tolar. nj
G.. W. kistler. In addition 10 this,
storage capacity. practically ali tn.
cotton mills in and around t'ayettt-
vile have large warehouses which
might be used in the event that tho
regular storage warehouses recc.e,
more cotton than they can ha die
which is not likely to happen.
Bolton for Register.
Complete returns firm the Irl-
mary held Thursday TO nominate. f.
Democratic candidate for Register -
| deeds indicate that Roswell Eolt9I
was nominated over Fulton il. HI.
holder of the Office, by majority of 10
votes.
The Democratic primary held .tu-
gust % failed to nominate a candidate
for register of deeds from four can
didateS and a second primary was or
dered between Hall and Bolton. tho
two high men.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-09-15
HIGHER PRICE OF DRUGS
BEGINNING TO BE FELT
some Stocks Likely to Be Exhausted
Soon if European War Continues.

Washington Star.
Steady advance in the prices of
drugs and chemicals imported from
Germany, it is stated, is being felt by
hospital authorities and others who
have to use them.
1T is true" said DR.. Harry Lewis,
superintendent of Emergency Hos
pital, that prices nave advanced. but
| products it is up to the physicians to
stop using them.
Take, for instance, the question of
prescribing aspirin. 1t is ) st as easy
for a physician to prescribe acct o
s~alicylic acid, q home product. The
acid is the same thing as aspirin, is
prepared in this ountr and, in my
opinion, is just as good, f not better,
than the imported product.
1T is up to physicians TO be more
careful in writing prosecutions" he
concluded.
Or. Lewis stated that there are only
about a dozen preparations imported
from Germany that annot be pro-
duced in this country. Ee says that
there probably is plenty of stock in
the warehouses in Germany, and re
thinks it will be but a short time be-
fore the war will be~over and the
trade between the countries revived.
While in Memphis, Tenn, a few
days ago., stated DR.. Lewis, he was told
that a druggist there had increased
the price Of aspirin 100 per cert. 1t
was stated at Emergency Hospital
that that the price Of
Of potash had increased from 20 II IS
cents a pound; oxalic acid. from 10
to 80 cents a pound; h~yposulphMe of
soda from 8 to Is cents a pound, and
aspirin tablets, from $3.50 to $3.50 a
thousand.
A local wholesale druggist told a
Star reporter that the price of many
OF the chemicals that are received
from Germany has increased. In
case Of a number Of them, he stated
the advance has not been so great,
while with other products it has been
rather large.
Should the war continue much
longer, he said, the supply of a feu
of the chemicals will lecone ex-
hausted. He referred to the adyalc
in the price Of castor oil, an article
that is much needed.
THAT increase" he stated. s'ha>
l been Only a fraction Of a cent a pound
5 and there has been no notice ar
, anticipated shortage received here"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-09-15

yphoid serum have been prepareu,
The Institute Pasteur a been piaceu
under military control and IS pTepaI-
ing ~vaccines night and day Tor the
Ministry Of War
"A police order has proved eHtc-
tive in calling attention t9. the neeu
for boiling milk during the PERIOD OF
great heat. to prevent the develop
mant of gastro-enteritis. As 10 the
drinking water the supply appears
amply sufficient: precautions nave
been taken TO guard the sources n
secure them against being poisoned
by German spies. the extraordinary
instances of barbaric ingenuity that
are discovered daily amon them lead
TO the thought that this fear, which
at any other time would have been
considered romancing, Is not lncom-
patible with what is known OF thelr
desire to infict injury.
1T is impossible at this 70
make any observation on cases OF IN
terest from the point Of view of mill
tary surgery, as the Government al
lows publication of no news except
tha furnished by itself. and exercises
a rigorous censorship over n papers.
\ Modern Jeanne dare.
Among the letters which have
been received by the Voluntary Social
Service Bureau for men is n from
a girl, reading: Il am Is years OF
age, and [ an strong. | am quite
willing 70 cut my hair off and go as a
soldier to fight against the Germans
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-09-15
DAVENPORT COLLEGE EGJNS
Enrolment at Opening Largest in
Twenty-Five Years,

Lenoir. Sept. 12.-Davenport Col
lege opened Wednesday morning with
a large attendance. There were about
LIS boarding students present besides
the day pupils. During the past sum-
mer much work has been done at
this institution for the comfort of the
student body and those who reside in
the building.
The completion of Cornelius Han
which was made possibly by a gift
or $4,000. from Mr.. Joseph 3. Cor
nelius, of M~ecklenburg county. is an
admirable addition to this institu-
ton. In this new building is every
modern convenience, and one of tho
best in the entire South.
n enrolment Of boarding SIN
dents this ear is the largest in the
past twenty-five years or more
davenport has made an enyiable re-
putation as a music school and dnr-
ing the past summer Is new pianos
have been bought and placed in the
building to accommodate the music
department. The faculty this wear Is
about the same as last and for several
years past. Prospects are bright this
year for the best school the college
has ever had.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-09-15
SECRETARY LAUDS YOUTH
MFR. Daniels Says Safety of Nation
Depends Oh Young Men.

Plattsburg. N. Y. Sept. 12.-De-
claring h a in time of war a nation
depends largely upon its young men.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels, speak-
ing here Friday at the Centennial cele-
bratiOn of the victory of Commodore
Thomas Marlborough, of Lake
C~hamplain. lauded the young naval
officer who was 81 at the time of the
time Of the battle.
by his foresight. his preparation
and his tenacity." the Secretary SAID,
"he fought one of the worlds decisive
battles. repealed the invasion OF his
CountsS by an overwhelming force
ended a serious war and saved To-
his country a great part Of the spleh~
did territory in the Northeast.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-09-15
WAR TAX IN BRIEF
Beer an Bachelors Hardest Hi ~
Proposed Increases.

New York Herald.
Beer additional tax Of SO cents per
barrel.
Whisky, additional tax Of 4 cents
per gallon. rectihed.
Wine. 20 cents per gallon.
GaSolene. 2 cents per gallon.
Stamp tax on all checks and tele-
grams.
Lowering limit OF income tax from
$4,000 TO $4,000 for single men, 50
900 TO $4,000 for married men ana
increase a basic rate Of / per cent
ION n and q half per cent
Proposals to tax railroad tickets
freight in transit, baseball and thca-
ter tickets temporarily discarded.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-09-15
sen ATORS BUY A BALI.
Cotton Club Organized at National
CanitaI.

Washington, Sept. 5.-Southern
Senator'S organized today a branch ~
the Buy a bale Of cotton club
which originated in cities throughout
the South. aCh member pledEjnc
himself to purchase at least one bale
of cotton to store away until mex
year. Senator Sheppard of Texas ~
president Of the Senators club.
AT a conference today Senators ana
Representatives of cotton roWju
States endorsed the proposal In cot
ton States that Legislatures prohibit
by law the planting by any farmer
next year Of more than half tbs
years cotton acreage.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-09-15

AuStrianS Have Thousands Employed
On Capitals Defense.

Geneva. via Paris, Gable to NeH YORK
Herald.
A party Of Swiss who have returned
here from Vienna bring confirmatio!
or previous reports that thousands =
iaDOrers are AT work III defeiSFs
around the Austrian %capital.
They declare furthermore that me
yards OF the Russian arIv
already are at the umnlit OF tho
passes through the Carpathian Noun
talns and that the iustrians are re-
firing.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-09-15
French Occupy scissors.
tSy the Associated Press

London, Sept. 15.-4:0s A ma
dispatch to the Reuter- Telegram
Company from Paris says the French
occupied Scissors, department 81
Asne. at : O'Clock Saturday even
ing.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-11-03

last Wednesday which forced us from
the home. 1t was through the kindness
of Mr. F.. A. Radeke'S family we were
taken under shelter, till enough of our
scattered things could be placed in the
cottage where we now reside. We
have much to be thankful for yet. It
could have been so much worse. tho
we feel il is bad enough as it is and
are trusting and praying that our little
one will be spared to us.
| From the very first notice given to
me that we had case Of scarlet fever
in our home, we have considered our.
selves quarantined and began at once
to notify our neighborS OF the Condi
ton that prevailed. My two little boys
were kept out of school the next day
by my own action, and until the fire
occurred, don't think they had even
been out of the back yard, and yet no
notice of quarantine had been served
on me. had forethought enough to
know that It was to the interest of the
general public health to keep my
children in and willingly. yea. gladly
did so. The letter written from the
chairman of the City Board of Health
was altogether unnecessary in my
case and useless, for | was doing the
very thing therein requested. 1t
stated that quite a deal of complaint
"had been made" Naturally / would
think it was against me and my family.
If so it was all uncalled for and it is un.
pleasant for such to be made. One of
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-11-03

judge whether it is early, medium or
late maturing. If an effort is made to
choose ears that are growing on stalks
Of a uniform grade of ripeness the
chances are greatly improved for more
pniform ripening of the corn in next
years crop.
1t is best to choose ears at medium
height from the ground. The lowest
ears are likely TO be the earliest matur.
ing and the tallest ears the latest. II
Is best to keep away from either ex-
IRENE, If the lowest ears are selected
TO increase earliness one Is likely to
encourage so low growth OF ears az
TO Inconvenience harvesting by maehiA-
cry Again the stalks that grow the
lowest ears are generally rather short
and contain less fodder.
Deep kernels should be selected, ana
the tip of the ear should be well filed.
The length Of the ear will vary With
different kinds of corn
The writer always prefers to have
the kernels as uniform in size % pcs.
sible. Then after the seed corn IL
sheiled and run through the grader to
remove the tip and butt kernels he is
assured Of even dropping with the
planter.
After the seed corn is selected from
the stalk do not allow it to remain in
sacks long to become damaged from
lack Of air, but remove it at once to the
drying racks.