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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-29
PUzzL|NG
Attitude Of Austria Regarding Cruiser
kaissrin Elizabeth. In Chinese
Waters. ssbleet Of
Comment.

TOXIC, Aug 2s-The attitude OF
Austria during the conversations re-
gardins the Austrian cruiser Kaiserin
Elizabeth Is causing comment among
the diplomats. and Is said also 10 have
puzzled the Japanese foreign Office
considerably.
Il appears that a few days ago the
Austrian government ordered its am.
bassador In Toxic. Baron Muller De
S~zentgyorgy. to approach Baron Kato.
japanese minister OF foreign relations.
and request his consent that the Kai-
serin Elizabeth be allowed 10 proceed
10 Shanghai and there be interned.
Baron Kato agreed 20 this. and the
british ambassador, through Baron
hato. also signihed his willing ness
on the following day.
The Austrian ambassador later
visited Baron Kato and
that the Kaiserin Elizabeth had been
disarmed az Using Tau and that the
crew had proceeded % Tien Tsin. The
Following day Baron Muller De Scent
gyorgy demanded his passports. say
Ing that this did not mean war. but
a severance OF diplomatic relations.
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CARBAJAL
Ferner P-rsee-t % Hsxiee Me- al
PasoIressees Net En-
pialred

FL PASO. Texas Aug ss-Fr4n-
cisco Carhatal Who succeeded Gen
ERA Huerts a. provisional ~presiden;
q Mexico. arrived here to-day from
san Antonio. TerAs His presence
SAs q explained. n he remained
IN retirement IN q private residence.
Reports received here iron No
gales where a conference u IN PRO
grezs 20 settl. the Sonora state rsvo-
luton against the CarrarzA govern
ment were not encouraging
Constitutionaiist agents here mourn
I'd tue loss % $4,000 worth az amua-
alton which down on The steam
er Emily "a Wright IN the Gulf ~
Mexico The munitions we're being
cent 20 Mexico City BY way Of Tan
plco
Constitutionalist attorneys here 20
day issued a statement dealing With
1enerA villas recent stand AGAINST
a military man becoming provisional
President OF the republic. which evi-
IDENTIFY had been directed a. General
Carranza They quoted passages from
ne plan Of Guadelupe. under when
All constituronalist troops have oper
ated. showing that CsrranaEa was car
lying out the proEram % revolution
and which called for him 20 remain
chief executive until peace was re-
stored In the country and elections
could b held.
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'kA-FlREMAN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED
COMPLETELY In INCENDIARY FIRES

toward Ara. where the German
Ranking movement vas ktronxiy d.
s-loped The nxhunE In PasdeCaiais
department has been severe. but the
Sernan forces we're apparently a -
connoiterinE expedition and retired
after a clash a. ArrAa
An o1lcer Who returned here
wounded after participating IN the
nshtins around Chartered declares
that IN n three days nghtinF there
the Germans lost fully 5000 IN kIies
and wounded. He claims the German
artillery Sas n yell served. While
the firing q the French Was deadly
and accurate. A. many places. be
says. he piles OF dead we're 90 hiEh
that they had 20 Be moved 10 permit
the guns 90 retain the range.
Many Of the bridges crossing the
Meuss river are reported 20 have been
destroyed n a strong French force
armed with large quantities Of arriI-
lery f. e~ntrenehed between Verdun
and sedan
The German armies % the saar and
lower hoselle are reported 20 have
effected a junction. and 10 be moving
past Longvay. Vtllerupt J-oppecourt
Audun-le-ROman and Briery In the de-
partment of MoseIle and
Montuedy In the department OF the
Meuse.
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WINDSOR MADE
HEADQUARTERS
POPULAR HoSTELRY SELECTED
AS HOME OF MANY CON.
MENTIONS.
Delegates 70 Nurses Convention and
German Church Conference 70
Gather Here Next week.

The new Windsor hotel Is proving
most popular as the Headquarters for
various conventions and gatherings
being held In this city. The we'll
known hostelry has been made the o..
hclal headquarters for the annual con
Nenuon or the West Virginia Graduate
Nurses AssOcition. which will be held
In this city. beginning next Tuesday
and continuing all week. Nurses from
all the principal cities IN the State are
expected 10 be IN attendance.
The popular hotel has also been
selected a. headquarters for the
German Methodist Episcopal church
conference which begins "Wednesday
though sessions will be held in the
German " r. church on Chapllne
street The speakers and many dele
gates. however. will be entertained Al
the Windsor.
10 was announced yesterday tha,
Manager of Athletics Harry Stan.
bury. Of Wesleyan college. has a..
lected the Windsor a. headquarters
Tor the Wesleyan football squad when
the M"thodists meet the strorr
WashlnEton and Jefferson team on
the Island park IN the big Fame OF
the season here November IL
~ the present time. tho miners and
operators Of Eastern Ohio coal aafFr
have made This hotel their head.
quarferq and Joint sessions are heinz
held In its assembly room With,
the past few weeks several conva,-
tons have been entertained iu Tho
Windsor.
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CANAL TOLLS FAIL
TO PAY EXPENSES

WASHINGTON Aug 2s-As a Al.
rect result 20 war in France @rc-aIrfs
from The operation % the Panama
canal have failed fo Ray me
% The greet waterway Tolls du-lrr
the first week of traffic In tho anal
amounted 10 only about S15 001 mai
vas not enough to pas operating er
pHuses. much Jess meet Tho frferaet
payment on tho vast capital Invested
Prof. Emery Johnson rsfImafrf fraf
The receipts from tolls az fhc n os
the first two years world be- about
SIS 100000 or f15.0Oo.0 900.
Canal officials. however. are conf.
dent that there viii Do a bIF i-nc-r1se
in business AL soon as fFa trade routes
are r-cesfahlshed and interference
with commerce disappears through
some decisive victory .n fhe war Alec.
DO ls anticipated that a. Eraet feet of
vessels under American and other
neutral laEs viii soon BE- passing
throurh The waterway to handle the
vest coast trade % south America 60
That the balance viii soon be- on tho
rEht side 90 che canals ledrer
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GER MANS ATTACK
BELGIAN CONGO
Possession IN Center % Africa 10 BE.
si-aed ~ Troops % the
Kaiser.

PARIS. Aug 2s-A dispatch 10 the
havas agency from Lbreydlle. IN the
french Congo. says that the BelEian
Congo has been attacked BY German
troops
The Belgian administration. IN ac-
cord eith Great Britain. has teSsn de-
fsnsive measures and has Informed
the French government Of lts action.
The belEian Congo lie IN the cen
ter % Africa IL H. separated from
hamsrun. the German colony OF west
ern equatorial Africa. By the French
Congo.
The area % Belgian Congo II ssti-
mated az over 500 900 square miles
Il L. administered by a governor gen
eraL and the native population h given
az l3.0Oo.O 900. The entire European
population In 1912 numbered 5.ss4. OF
these 1907 were Belgians.
The colony Possesses a force OF ma
tive troops, amounting 20 1900 men.
h orncers. ls2. and the 2S3 non
commissioned Of1cers are Europeans.
Tor the most part BelEians. Among
The chief settlements are Panama.
bema and Leopoldvile
French Congo. or French Equa-
torial Africa. II west Of Belgian Con
Eo. II has an AREA % 5000 square
miles and a native population esti-
mated al 9.00O.0 600. The principal
cities are Llbreyille and Brazayille,
With a total French population OF
about 700. French Congo h admin
istered by a governor general. The
military force consists OF two regi-
ment- and two battallOns OF native
Infantry and n squadron OF irregu-
lar cavalry.
kamerun adjoins British Nigeria
on the northwest II has an area OF
$4,000 square mlles and a native
population OF $500 600. In 1913 there
were l.s7l white residents. OF whom
1888 were Germans. The protector
ate IA under az imperial g~overno
and the seat Of the government is at
Buia The military force IL given as
zoo Germans and 1880 native troops.
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KILLED
Announcement Made BY War oniee
OF French Which 10 Issuing
Casualty Lists.

LONDON. Aug. 20. Il 80 a. ma
dispatch from Paris 10 the Reuter-
Telegram company says the French
Office Is beginning 20 publish
lists OF casualties among the officers
engaged in the lighting. and that al
ready n general had been killed.
Among the deaths announced to
day was that Of Lieutenant Colonel
Patrick MacMahon. who fell hghting in
Alsace. lie came OF old Irish stock
and from the family as the late Mar
shall MacMaho-. ono president OF
France. He was a regular contributor
10 the Temps and an author OF military
Philippe Miliet. another writer
figured n the casualty list among
the wounded.
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ON HIGH SEA
Cconanusd Prom FIRST PAS..)

have slaekened their march"
That was an.
From England there came not
even a word Officially concerning
the fighting on land.
one Of the important an.
nouneemerts Of yesterday WA
made BY the Marquis Of crewe In
the house Of lords u was 20 the
effect that Great Britain would
draw upon the native forces In
British india 90 reinforce her
armies In Europe.
The German forts az Tsino Tau
treo upon two japanese cruisers
remembering on the fortress
One Of the cruisers - said
70 have been damaged.
louVain. a Belgian town Of so.
900 Inhabitants and with many
history buildings is reported 20
have been burned By the Germans
as an act In reprisai alleging Bel.
gain citizens fired on German sol.
diers.
The Belaians claim. however.
that the people % Louvain did rot
commit the hostile act CHARGED.
but that Il was the Germans them.
selves who fired on their country.
G
Threatened Seizure.
Because % the non-payment %
. war levy Of 100000 the
Germans. 70 ls said. threaten 20
seize the famous pictures and OBJ
leets % art in the museums o.
Brussels.
Advices from Chinese coastal
cities report the sinking Of the
German torpedo boat destroyer
so By the British torpedo boat
destroyer Wsliand end the seizure
~ the allies o. various German
merchantmen a. prizes.
German r~eservists are said % be
pouring into Tsina Tau from vsrI.
81 parts % China 90 aid In the
defense % the German station.
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FEARFUL
Ssents That Leo VI &c Naval Battle
causes canaca ~ ear Ssn1-
ne OFT Troop ShipG

OTTAWA. Ont. Aux zS-TAe
-ortie q German cruisers ana ae.-
uoyers which resulted Ia 4 naval Dat.
on ~hslesol4nd In TIE North sea
aroused n apprehension % Can
-alAh military authorities ~h0 are
Europe
We havs thought for some time
aid a member Of the sov.rpnen, %.
nishI that the success the German
cruisers on the Atlantic ana Pncinr
save had In cl1dEg capture would re.
suit In more OF thsm tryins 20 ala
out II Il evident that on both the
Atlantic and Pacific German cruisers
are haftng no difficulty ia coalinE Al
sea FOR otherwise they would lonE
since have had 10 seek refuge in a
neutral port and cismantle.
There r three German cruisers
In the Atlantic and two IN re Pacine
Ihey are not numerous enough 10 do
much damage. though they have stven
rlse 10 alarm which has demoraliEed
shipping and have sent up the price
OF marine insurance.
Constftute a Nenace.
II a squadron % German cruisers
and testroyers could break throusb
slip past the British feet and reach
the Atlantic they would constitute a
Q % commerce. which would
practically Tie everything up be
neNe that l. what the Germans were
trying 70 do when they were caught
and smashed on Helgoland today. I
nope that none OF them escaped"
The hrst Canadian force sails for
England tomorrow in the form OF a
regiment OF a thousand men. Between
10000 and $4,000 more will sail within
Two week The presence OF powerful
raiding German cruisers in the Allan
TIC. II Is held here. should make the
transportation % these troops a haH.
ardous undertaking The Canadian
army division will be conveyed BY
British cruisers and a torpedo boat
destroyer notilla.
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CAN DlDATES HERE
Congressional tupCtr m City Over
Night Enroute % Hancock
County Picnic.

State Senator George r White. OF
Weston. Republican candidate for
Congress from the First district. ano
Harvey ". Harmer. OF Clarksburg.
Progressive candidate for the came
office, arrived in the city yesterday
and remained over night. while en-
route 70 Hancock county. where they
will attend to-day's picnic at Rock
Springs park.
Governor n. D. Hatfield Secretary
OF State Stuart p. Reed and other
state officials have promised 70 at
tend the affair n possible Several
local politicians will be present. In.
GLIDING candidates from the three
leading parffea.
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FORTIFY
CAPTURED CAPITAL

BRUSSELS via Antwerp. Aug 2s-
The Germans have mounted q large
tNmher OF RAPID IRE guns along the
northern entrance 10 the city iu anti
clpation OF 2 possible Belgian raid
from the direction Of Antwerp. In ad-
ditlon dozens Of automobile trucks.
Win automatic runs mounted thereon.
patrol the roads and the suburbs Of
the CITY. The city b. calm and there
have been no outbreaks.
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FRENCH SAY
toonunusa From Ftr.t 80

ton now fronts the famous nan
% rreves through which the c.y.
mar army is MOVING.
There Z s no attempt 20 minimize
the danger that the lines NAV no,
hold. ard the frank adnls.lo,
that the British espedItionarv
forces now have been united ana
placed where they must beat bseL
tire hood-tde % the invasion or
Be overwhelmed proves tina, ~.
French general star believes ~.
GERMANS are stalking everything
on ore Mass assault the preiimI.
naries % which already are start.
ed
Meanwhile every urecautIon Is
being taken. Should the q
Ire % defense be broken by Ire
Germans there viii Be = fairly
clear road In front % them 20
Paris
May Reach Paris
" the Germans reach Paris.
which 10 admittedly possible. IN.
asmuch 80 TREY are Numerically
superior 10 the allied forces. they
Will N0d 70 the hardest Kind %
nut % crack The var minister
Insisted today that his
plans are for emergency purposss
Only ard he PROCESSES % believe
the present German attack viii
Dc beaten back Within the rrst
fe~ days with losses that viii %.
feetiveiy check any furthsr Imme.
dIat- offensive
The Authorities continue 2,
Withhold dsHrts word % tb- 90.
auaIItes They Insist that thr--
Germans have been killed % ey-
rrenrn~an But every field hes.
pitai already damned Win
wounded ard Only a feu doctors
are left I0 Paris t-s others nav
ne beer rushed % the eo1cs-trs.
to0 camps where the field hospt
ale are located
in order that the wounded sAsu
rot tel anything that misht sis
TIE Germans In their operations
representatives o. the revysos.
pe-s are 'orbiddsn 70 visit ths
CAMPS
Re Enforcement se7t on.
i' is admitted af the VA orf-s -.
. q ben necessary 20 rrah rrs-~.
I1iorcemerts to hold ere line e-s.
through the department % the Nor
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FOURTH OF JULY AccioeNrs.

CHICAGO Aug 2s-F0rfy people
were killed end 1896 injured By Or.
plosives On fourth of July celebrations
this year according fo statistics gath.
hy the Journal o. The American
ediraNl AsFoc.auon and published 20
day The record for 1914 be- OF 90 GOOD
as that % 1912 when 81 were killed
and 1881 ir frrad.
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GER MAN VESSELS
tcontinu.a rrom rir,t Fax,.l


died and sunk while many others
we're abdiy damaged.
One cruiser. battle Scared, and
on IRE. drifted away In the mis-,
and was lost sight Of.
The British cruiser squadron.
according to the seml-onieiaI re-
port OF the battle. although at
tackled by submarine boats and
menaeed by floating mines and
the guns from the German war.
ships suffered no serious losses.
Two Vessels Damaged.
The cruiser Amethyn I'd the
torpedo boat destroyer ,ertes
both we're damaged. but a., the
ships In the British feet were
anoat at the end Of the noaoe
ment The British loss Of life
was rot great
IN the battle cruiser squadron
were the flagship Lion, the New
zealand, the Queen Mary and the
Princess Royal. commanded nv
Rear Admiral Beatty, while Rear
Admiral Moore. Rear Admiral
Christian. Commodore Goodnouoh
and Commodore TynNrltt had
charge % other eontlnoents.
a wireless despatch received
tonight from n Of the cruiser,
sad she was making for port with
the men wounded In the engaae
ment.
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PRELIMINARY CONFERENCES.

NOGALES. ArE. Aug Zs-Ger.
eral villa crossed the Mexican lire
today and vas received by Governor
Naytorena % sonora preliminary 20
The conference % The -confendinr
villa and Carrarza factions General
ohreEon. -representlnE Carranza. re-
NAMED temporarily on the American
side
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The smile that's worn by neighbor
HreFE nfats al the smiles ln town. and
turn him down. He surely hns a win
ming way that no ore can resist. n
% BE- works me. day by day. and always
viii. visit
An. 90 my sorrov he comes 20 borrow
~ Clotnesllue oud n rug.
Ny rengreen sweater. my Gun ana
\ fbpoie and a Jug
ITO tells me- chat The country needs II,
C1lco mon ~ brain Q am a rose among
ihe weeds. a man Hupremely sane. Tie
Z -,end above ihs r1eh siEanue
luck n ] would take a hand
Then % ny horror no tries % borror
Ny motorcycle 70 heir ne Michael
The milk COW and the pts.
pc save the speech 7 made last min,
left Hryan a. fhe poet a. orator 7 an
aI rIEht ne riWe pride and boast Re
your hurninE worda vii live
g-ere could give ths people such a
~ Then by rorrv He tries % bo-rv
pair ~ fountain pens.
Ih uor.r ~ Lyttnn q rat and kitten.
A rooster ard three hens
Hs -ayr Dot 0 would ri.. 70 fam. ~
route 10 choose. for To excel af
gem. trat human beings nee 4
esn il Rome IA MAKE ,ss sssfs
enlist 10 beat men an
afs a Can ard laugh re wr,rf,s 10
while Gregg fa talking
a-s ss, be- 2 yi .sgt
rr through Y know ffa -rrr1as f.r
a1i ears know pie TAX d f1nt and
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ny loves not IKE the red red rose
Tier nose toward heavn doth moun:
piEeon-toed and cr1seevcd. too
But oh. her bank account.
Prom Judge
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The mainE and the vessel OF the
Coeln class were protected eruI..
ers 4O2 feet long, and d~ispiaelna
ESQ tons. They had a speed OF
slightly over IS knots an hour.
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Far rIir IRE rfrrfn
irl.ra taking frnf lob
swing ur aIrrfr bliss
samson taking fhaf a-1rsa
Ponce fe Leon TRYING r. go f.f-r
~ KIDD fVlrF interstate
zen. Revere rrf hlrIrr = taxi
'ra efnrfIah ref~r Frr- srfr- r.-
Oirii-T q MrCs~~rr. on Tudra
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ArfIrn haf rr-rrrrF Trr-r w.
De orvmrIan ramrr ID
lone VIII Do take vru p, 80
Pc rrkrf
surrrf ~ ~
r.unfcr mufterrH Arar. srsr
neur Wien ERE ras rrfv 40
twist p her hair judo
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The WHEELING INTElLIGENCER
BUSINESS
CLASSIFIED ALPHABETICALLY
HOT WATER r

ArShis wee6 st0 HArnss sr-~~S
tracttcal fiumcer Gas and stean 80
car rake yOu confor,asls Both rhe,..
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PAWN BROKERS

F.yn hrohsrEsandy's Loan 90, second
floor McLain BLDG. Money I0aned On
haI property az lowest rate sue
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PLATING
PLUMBING

ohas Dsvinnsy, ao2o Main street.
llvmhing Gas. steam ana Hot Wafsr
nshu9s Jeehlns Pr9mpuy Attended
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soath sids Uphoistsrsr. z344 Chaplf,.
Line IprnlsferirE General Rsr1frIrr
eht lllstlnE we PACK o. carte goods
Tor shipment Both rhonsa
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PIANOS

f.sns = rnsdsi Co. 2z3l Btarhst stree,
flanos Guaranteed min ara -
telrlng out Of the high rent dietriot
We save you the differenes.
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The man charged with tho crime
has always enjoyed "a GOOD reputation
" a. said and vas never before '-
trouble His arrest created consider
able surprise amonE those who knew
him as a former member 90 The Ore 10.
rartmeut He has a wife and family
dependent upon his support
Although b. wrs Elvsn severe
eullinE az police headquarters Last
night. % f. thought nat he ala not
confeEa
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PAINTING-WALL PAPER

D. Q Kurner, 1918 MArkst st-E.a.
mates and ideas furnished. Decora-
nt churches and residences a speciality.
S'N ana satisfactory work guaranteed
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is admitted af me war orfre t.s.
-i hss ben necessary fo rush French
endorsements 90 hold ere line e-sf
through the department % ne Norf
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J. Z. MOSS IRON WORKS

sTRUcT. srEel-oRsANgsrAI
iRoN-FiREpRooFiNo PRooUcTs
2sth n chsp. sta Seth pno,s. a,
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-08-14
Much Too Generous.

Speaking of generosity at banquet
the other evening, Senator Lawrence
Y. Sherman of Illinois told how GER
tain party named Pat exceeded the
speed limit along that line.
Some time ago Pat decided to make
his will. and to that end he called on
a lawyer friend with list Of his rela.
tives and a summary of the wealth
he had to bequeath. The will was
soon made and Pat departed happily
conscious of a duty we'll done.
Almost before daylight the next
morning the lawyers doorbell violent.
ly rang. and looking out Of the win
dow the legal one saw Pat palpitating
on the doorstep.
"Shure, yez honor" excitedly cried
the man below, "Oi come to see yez
about thot will. OF got to thinkin' 1t
over an couldn't Shape q wink all
noight."
"You couldn't, chi" returned the
lawyer, little testify. whats the
matter with the Wilt"
Matter enough, yez honor" soul
fully answered Pat. "Shure, an OF
haven't left mesilf three-legged stool
to sit upon. "-Philadelphia Telegraph
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-08-14
Sam Jones and His Hog.

Several years ago Sam Jones
was lecturing in town in Iowa.
He was roasting the men that
signed saloon petitions. The fol-
lowing is an extract from his
lecture:
This nice little town, with a
farming region, it makes one of
the garden spots of the world;
but with all your blessings you
can't get along without three sa-
looms to debauch your village and
ruin your boys, because you need
the money. Here Mr.. Jones in
quired of the surprised audience,
How much is the license here?
Some one answered, 5000 each
to the town. 5000 altogether, re-
sumed Mr.. Jones, What is your
population?' Answer, Two
thousand
THE speaker did a little light
ming calculating, and resumed.
The liquor dealer walked up to
you and said, IF you will let us
dam this town we will give you
forty cents apiece" Say,
what will a 2OO-pound hog
bring?' Answer, "$12." 49,"
resumed Jones, "hogs SIP apiece
and folks 40 cents a head. Say,
brother, don't you wish you
were a hog? You and
your family wouldn't bring
enough in this town, to buy a
sucking pig. "-Ex.