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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-30

Miss Anna Heisiey. teacher In the
windsor school was p visitor near West
Liberty yesterday.
Wults bryaut Of Pittsburgh. Pa. was
"A WcllshurE busintas caller yesterday.
Roy Hall. who has been working in
Cincinnati. @. arrived home last even
ina 60 spvrd q few day with his parents
in this city.
Mrs. hHrI Wsyt was a F~ollanHbce
visitor ON Wednesday.
Prank West Harry Koran. Lawrence
kunNle and Lyle Mcrrymnn attended
the minstrel show at the Court last
evening
teotgc NJ. Barr " Cleveland. o.. was
day.
-. Neville. Rev a o. Livermore
and AIRS. G. 81. Deighton vert among
lhc WcllFburg visitors DO Wheeling on
Wednesday.
Edward Mckeivcy left this morning
for a business TRIP 20 Pittsburgh. IA.
~. y. Hayes Of Stcubenville. a.. was
n McllsburE bushes caller on Wednes-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel storch were buai-
ness callers In Wheeling on Thursday.
Glenn HoFer. OF FollauHbee. was q
business caller in WelisburE On We'd
nrednF IS euinH.
Az charles white and sister. Miss
fennig Taylor. are visiting at tho home
- relatives IN Columbus o.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-30
STEUBENYILLE

STEtHENNfLLE o. oct 1a-In
Thur sdaNs Enquirer poll COX iust gEf
20 Wills fk Co GARFIELD Wills lost ne
to IuN % to oar1eld Garfield Iust no
tn Wille and 90 tu COX Harding rtlu
leading Tim Hogan stronr
W edurHiHNH Enquirer fuIl shows Coz
loses flo fo Willis fs 90 Uarnrld Willis
loses 90 to Cox. % Co garueIH garnafd
loses - to willis f2 Co. Coz HARDING
sru leads HuFan
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-30

William g.. Lee and Rosa (. Lee. his
vie. % Brooke county. to william Col
yer. OF Charleston, parcels Of land in
Brooke county. consideration. $500.
dated September 5. 1914.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-30
Ont All Whit

u was reported this morning By resi-
dents near Eighth street that a sheen
~ a small box. stood out Ell night az
the corner OF Eighth and Yankee
streets. Those. n saw tho sheep yes
terday afternoon and this morning say
the box was 80 smell that it could not
Jay down but had e. stand In a cramped
position all the time ~ was In the box.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-30

Coun News
NrffNa iroNnn Na Chester W Crouch.
divorce erantNl and pialnun rivon
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-30

The county ticket will also come in
for its share Of interest and the cleo
lion ~ Bulgcr. for sheriff. over Dun
Tho Democratic candidate. BE-
by a large majority Both OF
The Lamar register., 1914-09-23
EosssenERRiGSeo.

ground and picking up few scatter
ed tools. elm bed into the car, leaving
the scenery absolutely vacant except
for some bare rolling hills on his side
of the train and on the other some
equally bare fiatland.
Apparently finding the additional
weight of one bOny faced human being
too much for its feebleness. the train
presently heaved itself rid OF some
heavy machinery; then 1t pulled and
quivered relievedly away. though not
so rapidly but that Wallingford. gazing
idly out the window. had ample time
to read upon the largest machinery
crate. "Dougalbobber Brothers. Dou-
galville."
In the meantime Toad .Iessop was
acquiring Information as rapidly as the
bOny faced lineman could deliver II TO
him.
Say. what was you doin' up on that
pole!" demanded Toad. planting him
self firmly upon his knees just in front
OF the seat the pole climber had taken
The Iineman sorted out Toad's blue
eyes from amid his freckles and liked
them. 81 was up there Strengthening
q kink in the WIRE" he answered.
"why?" demanded Toad.
ut was gettin' the messages twisted"
How
well. you see the 'o's' and as and
'e's,' the 'w's' and ms and ms and
such letters rs that Slide right around
a kink. but the ks and 'q's' and VS.
and KS especially the capital KS
always stick"
This being II perfectly logical expla-
nation and one which anybody could
understand. Toad pursued that subject
no further.
whats all that machinery for they
put of back therc?" he next inquired.
That's calico mill" the man
promptly responded.
Toad fiatteued his face against the
glass in u vain attempt to look back
ward, then he hurried to the rear door.
A curve and hill hid the spot from
View. What kind of mill:" he ask
ed doubtful.y upon his return.
"A calico MILL" repeated the line
man. Didn't you notice the acres and
acres of calico grass around there?"
Toad. with another glance at the
rear .,or. shook his head sadly and
looked out the window in the hope
thai he might see stray sample OF
calico grass. He was still at that vain
and Improbable employment when
Wallingford walked past on his way to
the smoking compartment
Say. boss" he hailed Wallingford,
see ii g
I'm afraid not. Toad replied Wal
lingford. smiling. "why?"
There was so much of it back where
we stopped" explained Toad with q
troubled brow. "and didn't see it
They put of the machines for calico
mill there. you know"
WallingfOrd turned with a puzzled
expression to the bony faced passen
ger, who looked up at him and laughed
Hes such smart lOokin' kid
couldn't help tryin' to see how much
he'd stand for" the lineman pleasant
ly observed. and Toad wheeled instant
| " to bend upon him a clear and indig
/ nant glare.
| lore crushing machinery. isn't itT
guessed Walllagford
"Iron." replied the other with a nod
, surveying with interest and approva
the important looking big man. whose
round pink face spoke so plainly Of
cheerfulness and good living.
much Of n deposit:" inquired Wal
lingford. with the instant Interest OF Q
man commercially inclined.
'They say its a wonder. The Dou
The Lamar register., 1914-09-23

another, wrote check and arose.
There's your million and quarter.
Mr. Wallingford." he observed in so
quiet and even Il tone that there must
either be hatred. contempt. or, worse
than all, complete Indifference behind
1t. Deliver your stock to my office
before the banks close. and you will
find that check perfectly negotiable.
When you get your million and quar-
ter go out and buy cigarette with 1t
and smoke it up and be broke again
and start back working the county
fairs. | know you'll do it. Walling-
ford. for piker always finds his
level"
Somehow Falls emerged from Wall
ingford's office unanswered. The truth
seldom meets with an adequate reply
except in its own kind.
Well. Wallingford had the million
and quarter for which he had play
ed: enough to give Fannie back her
house upon the avenue: enough TO fur
nish himself with all the luxuries and
indulgences that he craved: enough to
give back to Violet Bonnie her $15.-
600. with 200 or 300 per cent interest
but still he was not quite satisfied
Why? Because OF one simple word
Falls had called him u piker and had
proved 1t.
The Lamar register., 1914-09-23

-.
'ne9 "e me- -.
spu, , :, 20 ~ De pu.
" lne mines p" ..p,.m,S,
~ ~. INC Ms ,.,' 49,,
IN, - -
a,,"i 80 On. nmst,,,,, co. a,.otr,,
,,'.tt. n, ,o,,. $50.
.aIso =, vii, h.ve a ron, estate hoom
o,a s,x s,,onnsr aaraod WoI,,no,ord :.
and nossed an to tho smotar
Toad ro,,owod him ..S,v~ ohserved
Toad In n NAMED tone .tbot man hack
there" her.. he pulled dow, wo,linp.
ford,s car and whispered into IL "whv
he's n liar.
]. Rufus wallinpford. respectable
md prosperous real estate dealer, and
his messenger boy. valet, companion
and friend, Toad Jessop, finished their
business i'm the northwest in four DAYS.
On the return trim Wallingford had
mileage torn of as far as bleak barren
Dougalville only. He had expected to
stop between trains and survey the
lonesomeness as mere raw material,
but he found there a tiny telegraph
station and waiting room which had
been showed Off a freight car intact.
appareutly even to the operator. for
that fuuctIopary was inside: he found
roughly built frame shack labeled
"Kimbely mine-O6ice:" he found a
gang of railroad loborers putting down
| . half 0raded wabb,v snnr track and
nm the ravina into which a. was head.
cd be saw against q BACKGROUND Of
so,,oa ,,,.,n 81 s,,arn, q, human
60 sa,.,n, ,,an,,,or,, In rI.oa and
..o.,,a. 80, ,,,...-,.. ,,,,nras.,,r.
,.S,',. -. a..
''s ~ '"e so .,.. wv,
.on 'ne same uaiu ~ "asu W.
"u "ii'eu nc,
uro'e vi ca! ies'ooneu 'auo'ers' an.
as tnese. U! common 'lnpuIse' surseu
Immediately toward the ONCE wal
hhgioru watched the accommodation
creak upon its jolly way toward the
happy land OF taxis and bathtuDs ana
push buttons. For RELIEF from the In
tolerabie landscape. which would not
alter nor decay. but lay in its hat
sterility forever and ever, he watched
the sitting of the clay hung laborers,
| who were admitted into the office one
| at a time and came out again with
little slips of paper in their hands. to
| trudge up the ravine toward the KIM
| belly mine and more clay.
| When the last one had returned to
his native element Wallingford walk
ed slowly across TO the Office, but to
his surprise he found 1t locked. Hear
ing loud voices. however. he stopped
and listened in perplexity. Suddenly
The Lamar register., 1914-09-23
CHAPTER VI.
A Little Business Talk.

"OAD JESSOP. whose freckles
were 50 strong that they made
him look like man. had tried
all the seats on that side of the
car except the one occupied by }. Ru-
fus wallingford when the wheeling
and painting and rheumatic jointed old
accommodation train stopped with no
apparent provocation. and before
Toad's very eyes appeared lineman.
descending a telegraph pole with alter
nate stabs of his splendidly spiked
The Lamar register., 1914-09-23

Just then. rounding the rocky corner
of a red streaked hill. they came face
10 face with Frank DOugalbobber.
Wallingford would have known him
anywhere. With the exception Of the
hair. which in Franks case was the
color Of well bleached hay. the broth
ers were so alike-ears. eyes. noses
and mouths-as to be libelous carica-
lures of each other.
Alec found no difficulty in looking
into his brothers eyes with earnest
inquiry as he prOpOunded Walling.
ford's plan.
WELL don't know" said Frank
uneasily. shifting from one foot to the
other I'VE always like to get in on
all the profits Of everything we do"
I'll make you more profit than you
can obtain In any other way" asserted
waiIingford confidently. 'T'n have
good reporter for a press association
come up here the day my portable
houses are on the ground. He'll see
blank landscape with a few stakes
driven into its expressionless counte-
nance; he'll see an army of men Jug
Cling the complete walls, floors and
roofs Of houses; then he'll see a finish
ed little city all ready to cook ham
and eggs in 500 cheerful homes and
preparing to elect tomato haired
mayor"
Both brothers smiled thinly, and Alec
even almost bowed.
And where do We get In ON the real
estate endY" insinuated Frank.
Sell me the center twenty acres
over there. SOLID. at 500 an acre and
alternate acres surrounding that at
the same price," offered Wallingford
You can figure for yourselves the re-
suit of holding those alternate acres
until the city grows up around them"
Once more the Dougalbobber broth
ers then present gazed deeply and ear
nestly into each others eyes.
II guess well consult Ralph about
this" decided Alec. I'VE never do
anything very important without all of
us agreeing ON It."
you'll take chance on Ralph or
you won't have any proposition to Of
fer him." declared WaIlingford.
There's an express train thunders
through here in about thirty minutes
I'm going to board that train and slam
away from this morgue full Of dead
scenery before It gives me the wiliies-"
The brothers again smiled thinly.
III We don't stop to consult Ralph"
ventured Frank after a validating hes
itation. "we'll have to have a better
price for that land"
you'll ind me on the station plat
form waiting for that answer" assert
ed waliingford stifiy and left them
alone to think It over. He was disap-
pointed in not finding them more en-
| thusiasttc.
The Lamar register., 1914-09-23

watching the marvel Of that magic
city sprouting its domes and spirss
against the sky. Blackie Daw. with .
cynical smile beneath his inky mus
tache. sat across the table from Ralph
Dougalbobber In a New York hotel
bar.
But you won't even investigate
these remarkable mining stocks," Mr..
Daugalbobber was expostulating.
Quite SO. my son." returned Blackis,
grinning. Il used to sell them"
Mr.. Dougalbobber spread bis knees
very handily around two legs Of the
table and arched his feet together,
while he scratched one broad, red, out
standing ear in perplexity: then he ran
his fingers through his muddy brown
hair.
But you won't even look at this
marvellous assay" he again expostu-
lated.
"Quite so. my son." returned Blackie,
grinning. Il used to buy them"
You can get In now at 49," offered
Dougalbobber. enticingly. Last week
1t was 49,"
"Quite so, my son." returned Blackie,
grinning. II used to tilt them too"
At about the Identical moment In
which Blackie lighted a triumphant
cigarette. after offering one to the con-
fused and awkward Mr.. Dougalbobber.
his friend Wallingford was still await
ing his answer. but when No. 8 ac-
tually slowed down, red haired Alec
came running from the Office, the COW
er of which he had gained by making
a detour of the hill. and painted up to
Wallingford with:
YES"
''Thanks." returned Wallingford, and
then. as If In afterthought. II think
I'll give a share of your stock with
every house"
"we'll make it to you at As" offered
Alec promptly.
The operating company asked
Wallingford
Alec's ears almost perked forward.
"How did you know there were two
cOmpanies?" he demanded In a panic.
Saw the state records of incorpOra-
tion." explained Wallingford, and then
In a much smoother tone: You see,
these few shares are to give the
townspeople greater interest in the
mine, and for that purpose they should
be in the operating company. Do you
object to parting with some OF themT
Alec considered the matter doubtful
ly. The train Numbered down to the
platform and stopped to mere crawl.
No" he said hesitatingly, and then
again. with sudden decision: mol
Continued on Page u
The Lamar register., 1914-09-23
GEQASE RlNQkWHESzzR

1T seems that you have me-" he
pleasantly admitted. How much do
you want for your 100000 worth Of
stockT'
"A million and quarter" snarled
Wallingford. leaning forward and look
Ing closely into the eyes Of the only
man he had ever held as an enemy.
Falls produced a check book from his
pocket. produced fountain pen from
The Lamar register., 1914-09-23
CHAPTER VII.
Among the oouealbebbsrs.

A T the same moment In which
~ Wallingford strobe down the
n ravine. with Toad Jess0p
painting at his heels and still
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-04-10
where ARE THE LITTLE
GIRLS OF YESTERYEAR?
Extinct In Big Cities, but They Are
Still to Be Found Elsewhere.

Where are the little girls of yester.
year? Where are the little girls who
sewed doll rags" who hung on the
front gate. who romped and climbed
fences with their brothers? Gone, all
gone, answers the Columbus tO.) Dis.
patch-that is, in the large cities, where
houses have crowded out the fields and
where busy days have swallowed the
hours of leisure
1t was most interesting for one of
the elders the other day to visit in a
little town near Columbus and there
to find the same little girl that used to
play forty years. ago in Columbus
There was the visiting Of several small
maidens with tags of pieces" and
with china and wax children" to be
clothed
THE thp"ing it'll comm" lisped one,
land Hether hain't got anything to
wear, and I'm jutht worried to death
Tor fear | won't get her thingth done
in time for Eathter."
Just the same with my Marian
quoth another. 81 feel terrible about
the Paris styles They don't suit Mar
ian at all, and
my Bertha Is really very sensible"
said the third. 81 told her this morn
ing that l could not possibly Afford
Dear me. dear me! The old days
over again. when we used to foregath
er In the dining room after the table
was cleared. and In front of the coal
fire in the crate and after mothers nd,
monition, "Now, children. don't poke
the fire or you'll get burned" we
sewed and sewed and sewed for the
family of dolls.
Where Is the little girl of yester-
year?
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-04-10
Y0SHIHITO'S CORONATION.
Ceremony to BE the "Grandest In His
tory Of Japan"


With the appointment of a corona.
ton commission plans are well under
way for the "grandest ceremony In the
history Of Japan" when the Emperor
Yoshihito will be crowned ruler of the
japanese empire. The date has been
tentatively fixed for the early part of
November. The festivities, which will
be under the general supervision OF
Prince Fushimi. as chief Of the coro-
nation committee, will continue over
several days. including the daishosal.
or feast. after the coronation rites
have been observed.
The scene Of the ceremonies will be
In the sacred ancestral halls Of the
Shishenden. located in the compound
Of the former imperial palace Of Kio-
to, the ancient capital Of the empire
Coincident with the coronation q naval
review will be held either in Asaka
bay. off Kobe, or in Tokyo bay, near
Yokohama. The city of Kioto will
also open an Industrial exhibition, to
continue for month.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-04-10

A nearsighted Rantoul Qll.) minis
ter married two sisters to the wrong
men at double ceremony. He
squared matters by performing the
marriages over again. this time with
out mistake.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-04-10

Because she says her husband spends
Saturdays. Sundays and holidays play
ing golf, falls asleep over his newspa
per after meals and treats her as a
child Mrs. Bertha Wootan began ac-
ton for separation in Brooklyn
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-04-10
NO MORE BABIES BY MAIL.
Pos.office Department. Places Ban or
Freak Use OF the Parcel Post.

Pos.office Department. Places Ban or
Freak Use OF tn. Parcel Post.
The postotiice department Mt Wash
ington has barred babies from the par
eel post The queen bee Is the only
living creature that will he handled by
the parcel post.
G. W. Merrill. postmaster at STRAIT
ford. Okla. wrote Postmaster General
Burleson the following:
-. u. Denton of this place asks II
he can have II child two and one-haf
years old sent by parcel post from
Twin Falls. Ida. 10 this place. Find
ing nothing i'm the parcel post regula-
tons covering such case, am refer
ring him to the department"
1t was this letter that resulted In the
official edict.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-04-10

Acting as her own lawyer I'm the
British court of appeal recently, a wo-
man talked nine hours and then said
she was keeping back lot because
she was sorry for the judges.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-04-10

A New York supreme court justice
has ordered Bernard II. Sheinert. sew
teen years old. to pay alimony.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-04-10
News Films of the
Passing Show

"A NUN has no right to swear at his
wire, though she swears first" ruled
Recorder Carroll ut Paterson, N. j.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-04-10

News Item.-The authorities at
Rome refused permission to the
Giants and White Sox to play a
) game of baseball until 1t was shown
that there was nothing brutal about
the camel
=, Excerpts from the travelling
correspondents account Of any
) game between the world touring
ball players as given by the New
York World:
Now. then, murder It. Larry"
) Soak it on the nose!'
Larry went out on a foul strike
Indian Thorpe scalped the first
one up.
Wingo knocked Wiltse out Of the
BOX.
Thorpe stole the third sack.
Donlin landed on the pitcher with
all his might.
The Indian was nailed at the
plate.
Wingo lied at second.
Donlin was killed trying to steal
second.
Egan died on a long one to CEN
ter.
iieaihe put VIC puictus oh weaver
with three strikes.
Evans put the game on ice in the
5 eighth.
} Hearne retired under a heavy bonn
bardment an the ninth.
Ii was time TO call The coroner.
Klein beat II for the clubhouse
) amid cries OF Crook "Robberr"
, Thief
, KILL THE UMPIREr"
s>...<s.sA..,.s<>c.d <sss a.<s...a.ss,.ssss.,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-02-08
Free Flower seed
Hastings Catalogue
Tells You About &c

If you are engaged in farming, or
II you plant only vegetables or flow
ers, you cannot afford to be without
the big catalogue published fresh and
new every year by the great South
ern seed house, H. G. Hastings & COM
pany of Atlanta, Ga, and sent aoso-
lutely free, postage paid, to all who
write for it, mentioning the name of
this newspaper.
In this catalogue we tell you Of a
splendid offer of free flower seed to
all our customers, five magnificent
varieties that mean beauty about your
home and a pleasure to wives and
daughters that nothing else can give.
This catalogue tells you, too, about
our big cash prize offer to the Corn
Club boys of your state 1t tells all
about our fine yielding varieties of
corn and cotton-the kind we grow
on our own 5000 acre farm 1t tells
about the best seeds of ali kinds for
planting in the South. 1t should be
in every Southern home. Write to-
day and let US send it to you
n. G. HASTINGS G. CO.,
Atlanta, Ga.-AdVt.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-02-08
CONVICT BOSS HURT
IN DYNAMITE EXPLOSION
LIFE TERN NEGRO ALSO HURT
WHEN DYNAMITE CHARGE En-.
FLOODED PREMATURELY AZ
CAMP NO. ,.
CAMP NO. 2.

j. W. Lassiter, convict guard, and
Charlie Baldwin, a negro serving a
life sentence in the Sumter Changing.
were both painfully hurt late yester-
day afternoon when a stick of dyna-
mite exploded Unexpectedly as they
stood within few feet of it. Mr.. Las
sitter had his nose broken by the ex-
Iplosion and was painfully bruised. The
negro was badly bruised, although no
bones were broken.
The accident happened on the Seals
Mill road about 5 miles from Amerl-
Gus. The gang was working the road
when some rock was found. 1t was
decided to blow up the rock. The dy-
Mantle was placed, but failed to ex-
plode. Four more sticks were added
to the charge and when they ex-
ploded they original two still refused
to explode. AS all the rock was not
yet out of the way, Mr.. Lassiter and
the negro decided to plant two more
sticks. While placing these two sticks
the original two Unexpectedly ex-
ploded. The injured negro was
standing directly over the charge of
dynamite and Mr. Lassiter was within
two feet of him.
While the wounds of each are pain
full, neither was seriously injured. Mr..
Lassiter was carried to his home, and
the negro was assigned a cot in the
county stockade hospital
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-02-08
NOTICE.

We, the undersigned, have consoli-
dated our dental businesses, with Of
fees located over Hooks Pharmacy,
Have improved and re-arranged the
Offices, and installed the very best den
tai equipment money can buy, We are
thoroughly prepared to serve the pub
lie promptly and efficiently.
DRS. HAIR & EVANS, Dentists.
advt
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-02-08
ParsOn COttOnt0p Says:

1t am all right TO poets to talk
abou hitchin' yo' wagon to a star, but
eff er po' man will hitch bis plow to q
mule an make a crop std O. dreamiI
all de time he'll have mo bread al
meat on de table,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-02-08

If you try to drown your troubles in
drink, don't th;lk that anybody is go
ing to throw you life preserver-the
nearest you will come to that is for
the bartender to throw you pretzel.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-02-08
TORTURFS Of RHEUMATISM

You who have suffered may have
lost faith in rheumatism remedies.
Unless we could give you some as
surance of relief we would not say a
word.
But the fact is that we have just
received
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-02-08

If you fail to attend our sensational
sale, we both lose; bargains on every
side. Nathan CLAM, 119 Forsyth ST
advt
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-02-08

Mrs Eustace A. Speer, after an eX-
tended visit here to Mrs. Laura A.
Speer, and Mrs. Charles L, Ansley, re-
turned yesterday to her home in Allan
ia, accompanied by her cousin, Miss
Mary Cranberry, as her guest for sey-
eral weeks.