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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-11

War Is the father OF the artificial
lex. and II Is In no way surprising
that Europe is looking to the
United States to supply an increas-
ing demand for substitutes. almost
II not quite a. good a. the real
legs that are nov being sacrificed.
Earlier forms OF warfare. be-
tore gun-powder was invented.
were not especially hard on legs.
Although these useful members
we're sometimes lost and wooden
supports substituted as far back
as the Greeks and Romans. il was
not until the Napoleonic era that
the plain. substantial. and unmis-
taxable peg became an object OF
inventive thought and developed
into the modern device that lends
artistic yersimllitude TO a utili-
tartan purpose.
The Napoleonic wars doomed
the lex industry abroad. and the
Civil war later boosted il In this
country TO such effect that we are
now the leg makers par excel
renee. Our legs, 50 to speak. are
the best legs: and one effect OF
the war will be 20 set thousands
OF European citizens walking on
legs made in America" Although
vastly multiplied. this will be no
new condition. Many Europeans
already have American legs.
There is at least one American
leg. made IN Boston. shar-
Ing the duty OF locomotion
with a natural born Chinese leg
In China. unless the owner has
died and his Boston leg has been
buried with him for use in
Heaven.
II IL rather an Interesting sub
)ect. this innocent and useful de-
ception practiced by one knows
not how many persons he sees in
a days journey. n the ambition
or Napoleon created the need.
there was the inventive British
genius OF Mr.. Mann and Mr.. Pott
10 supply II. So bright with promise
was this new field of human en-
deavor that IL now includes up-
wards of three hundred patents
in the United States.
The credit OF making the first
successfully deceptive leg is var
iously cleaimed. Germany points
10 Herr Won Holtzbein. Of Berlin.
who lost a leg in the cavalry
charge against the French in 1906
and employed his enforced leisure
IN making himself another. Wor-
tzeburg claims a similar invention
a. about the same time. Holland
Is proud OF Verduyn as the first
man who made a practicable
wooden foot.
In England there appeared. so
close together as 10 puzzle his.
torians. the so-called Mann's leg
1t was made also for women
and the Anglesey leg. made by
Mr.. Pott for the Marquis of Ang.
lesey and named in his honor
In London Mr.. Cork was then
making the leg that has so OBJ
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-11
WEST VIRGINIA


~ J. r. MARSH
ti'II sou over frt fu tell all about our
stat. .r ono hundred and nfty worfse
uref airing "a book ON "Waanfnrtrr t-Ifv
and The Nnw south HuH tho rHlluu Ira
If fnH result. The sumrun bat boosting.
,s'lls ives used to ~ tho purpose of the
West Virginia is compressed wealth.
Its resources have lenrth. breadth
and thickness. lfs known resources
being FIVE thousand feet below me
surface end extend five thousand ieet
above sea level. with on unlimited
supply of fine mountain air added
above rs inventory Of stock on
hard and annual turnover" show such
items a. tho following.
Farms 600 900 acres Of piow lqnd
great quantities. OF the best blue Krass
pasture land many rich truck bottoms
near growing cities and farfamed
limestone and ebert" fruit land
annual output worth f75.OOO.uoO.
Coal-Oporations ln thlrty-hve coun.
Ties. 77ai.f05 acres unfeveloped. the
state ranking second annual output
81 coal and coke. Including Uncle
Sans FIRST choice "smokeIess coal.
SO 600 900 tons.
on and Gss-Found under ono third
~ tho area NJ che state. abundance Of
f1urrent Gas FOR factories annual
output Of Fas being 2t5 1000 900 feet
worth $50 600 600. and ~ OH being H.
i2'non barrels worth SO 9cS. 900. 10.
fai ffs92s. 900.
Lumber-virgin forests cover more
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-11
POST MoRTEM

Man goes bic way. and cuts a mar.
row swath day after day We sec him
boz the broth BE cuts no ice. die.
plays no wondrous worth. gets mar
ried twice. 81 last falls on mo earth
And when he dies. 10 Mother Earfh
goes back. with streaming eyes we
drape Ourselves ln black We FIah.
Ing stand around HE sombrc pail
snd hire O band 10 play the march
hom Saul Hia kindred vail. "Au
pomp hos been denied but nov tho
tail must travel with tho hide Wen
DO things right. REGARDLESS OF OK.
Copyright 1915 b. O
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-11
LITTLE TALKS ON THRIFT
BY S. w. sTRAUS
P'SJfaSzf dzSrioaH So1no for Thin

supply of nuts. fruits and vegetables
with little meat TO vary the mo-
notony OF the vegetarian diet 10 be
ideal for strength and endurance.
A physician IN a Chicago santa
rum has beaten Miss Peck as a
conseryer OF health on a limited diet.
This busy doctor. with much hard
work to do, maintains perfect health
and strength on two quarts of milk
a day-costing sixteen cents Milk,
OF course, contains all the necessary
food properties.
But these. Of course, are extreme
examples. Most Of us would not be
willing 70 live according 10 the stand
ards described. but they serve az
least the purpose OF pointing out that
probably most Of US eat too much,
thus mourning unnecessary expense
and inilicting injury TO our health.
Another growing extravaganza
was noted by a member Of a Chicago
woman's club which is observing the
signs Of the times This woman
brought up the topic az a meeting OF
the club a short time AGO. She
spoke OF the one black silk dress our
grandmothers had IN the DAYS when
Thrift and economy were more eN-
.tensively practiced in this country;
.of how II was kept wear after year
and worn only for best" Then she
spoke OF her descendants. many OF
whom are distinctly less well of
whose wearing apparel is all OF silk.
At the conclusion Of this practical
talk many Of the members Of the
club decided not only 20 enlist in the
thrift army. but 20 enroll their chill
.dren as we'll For be IL remembered
that the hone Of thrifty nation %
come lies IN the children. Teach
them thrift above an 'hings else. As
] ohm Nanamakcr once said. "No
boy ever became great as man who
in his youth did not learn 90 save"
BE Thrifty IN your everyday habits
in little thngs-aud IL there are
children IN the home. above an things
else teach them thrift
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-11

secured the subject on It's material
side and sim leads many misin-
formed people 10 believe the story
OF the miscellaneous schooIboy
who stuck pins IN the uncon-
scious lex OF his teacher. IL Is
tine 70 explode this fallacy. Cork
mas never been successfully used
Tor legs. they have been made by
cork but not OF cork. Mr.. Cork.
moreover. was Of the old regime.
a peglegger and very likely a con
sentative artist who would hold
mat TO meke a wooden leg look
Ike real one f. false ART. Mr.
Potts Lex was cumbersome.
heafy affair OF wood. leather. and
metal as compared with the neat.
siN-pound Lex OF our own time.
ne made also a riding leg" with
which the delighted MARQUIS wag
able 20 maintain his fine reputa-
ton as a horseman.
mere We sem 10 be walking On
II was this Anglesey leE-and
hrm ground-thst was introduced
10 uniped public IN America BY
William Selpho. a former associ-
ATE OF the inventor. Boston. how
ever. can Justly claim the first
successful native effort to solve
this pedestrian problem with the
Kramer leg, followed by the Drake
leg. which also does honor TO the
New England metropolis. New
hampshire supplied the BLY, leg
ana astonished a waiting world
with an ankle that moved side
ways as well forward as hack.
ward. There was also a salem
leg and a Douglass leg. Nor.
although IL belongs to literature
and the peg kind. must one for
get the leg of Captain Ahab in
Herman Melville's "Moby Dick.
or the White Whale"
so powerfully did the whole
grim aspect Of Ahab affect me
that for the first few moments
] hardly noted that not a little of
this overbearing grimness was
owing to the barbaric white log
upon which he partly stood. II
had previously come to me that
this very leg had ut sea been
fashioned from the polished bone
OF the sperm whales law. Az
ne was dismasted off Japan said
the old Gay-Head Indian once
but. like his dismasted craft. he
shipped another mast without 90
Ing home for It,"
inventive genius has been able
70 do less well with arms. IL
mas had 10 content itself with a
hand that could hold a pen. knife
or fork-which is a good deal
after all-and forearm that
could be snapped into position 10
carry a coat There was once a
mamie. too. lived and Thought
IN New England-who sought to
duplicate the mechanism OF the
human arm with varied wires Rut
here nature defied art. The false
arm developed a kind OF wire
rheumatism that proved chronic
and incurable.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-11

pense. now this poor wight has no
and Iour1eyed hence Wen 20 fn
debo. to give this ORGY class. hire
siordH n ict their harness dcrkrd
With brass. the smo0fhest hearue 90
haul tho honored gent. n boosting
verse upon HE monument" The
dead man sleeps. as kindly Nature
wills The widow woous. and slaves
Co pay the bills She bends her shane
DER tubs 0f ateaminr clothes. 20 nav
Tor Grape and sable furhelowa she's
ir swamp of trouble. deep and vide
20 pay for pomp and fuss and fool
i-h pride WALT MASON.
orrs Matthew Adamag
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-11
COMRADES.

Little comrade.whcn you smile
All my troubles you beEuile.
After all the days vocation
Evening brings fun comrerr,tign.
Little comrade. when you smile.
Little pal. there's none so true
none 30 loyal quite az you.
When tho way i4 dark and drss-,
with your optimism CHEEKY.
Little pal there's none so true.
Little boy. when day H. done
can count the battle won
II You sally forth 90 meet mo
And with fond r1ree-ee greet mo
Little boy. when day Is done.
Little comrade. when SOU smile
Lif" is really worth the while.
Nil my doubts and fears yau Danish
Az my worries uu.csir vanish.
Little comrude. when vou smile
q. a. Damon boo thc Detroit Time,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-11

The Courier-JournaI ls n Democrat.
To ia Jeffcreoniau Democrat % is
Democrat. dyed-in-the-wool uuterrifIod
and undcfiled.' ovci3ims Henry Waiter
sons paper after few moments OF in
Prospective reflection. That accounts for
It's shyness of the New Freedom and It's
anti Bryan tantruma.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-11

The nomination o. sx-CrrEresemar
stanley for governor hy the Kentucky
Democrats indicates that tHe party Is
committed fo the county rrIf fr.s1 OPP
t.on system and against Statewide pro-.
hibfion. but that docs NOT mean that tho
Democratic ticket will prevail az che
election
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-11

The real orurIat Is nov Inducing .n
pleasant anticipation Of Christmas.
while the ree-imi.t ia worrying over the
probable prohih.Hve price OF the Thanks
swing turkera
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-11

n Mexico Is In need Of a strong dicta-
tor. one who IL in practice. there is Cen
eral Goethals. who will be at liberty ar
ter November T.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-11

T he high
cost OF hv-
ing that we
hear so much
about can be
cut down re
markedly by
anyone who
wishes TO do
it. Every
stle Of
thrift can use
his own way
OF cutting his
living eN-
pcnscs, but
THnmHs n mraaE
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-11

They have new game at Atlantic
city called chasing the hat" hut u l.
not half as interesting as that old but
ever new diversion. chasing the dol
lar"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-11

NOW look al that National I.e,Ry.
race IL is almost anybodys rag with
luck breaking eyen.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-11

WIS hnr ltr fre uaF. What A. sou
'N.rA ~ o.. Mexican imNruFfI.-
VIZ LlInrrnr rH frI frr truth I
hstL"--Jud ge.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-11

IL IS said Of summer schools that
some are not.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-11

II II must he Intervention in Mexico
let as Thoroughly intervene.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-11

really the silence or the Secretary OF
statements Is becoming omnibus.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-11

lous.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-11

she will need 'em after the Kaiser gets
through with the Car.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-11
Wednesday. August IL. 1915.

Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations
may she always be in the right; but country right or
wrong STEPHEN DECATUR
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-11

Italy su lend fraa,, $4,000 uoors.
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Pretty near the las, call for vacations
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-11
WELL FURNISH LEGS, TO BOOT
any Europeans Have American Legs and the Warriors VIII
Wear More of Them.
BY RALPH BERGENCREN
and Autho of Inc

Critic and Author Of In Case of Need
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-10-29
Politicians and Newspapers.

Legislators of Alabama have been
stepping on the toes of the news
papers of that state, and now the
newspaper publishers are making a
mighty howl for protection of their
business against the marauders. This
is the first time the newspaper pub
Usher of Alabama has felt the devas-
tating hand of business legislation, and
it has been found to hurt. The Ala
bama newspaper publisher, like those
of many other states, has been going
along in the more or less even tenor
of his way, getting out the paper,
hustling around for money to pay for
white paper and being generally a
ohnny-on-the-spot in boosting his
home town and plugging for progress
and patriotism, and he hasn't thought
much of that anyhow. When a pro
fessional politician gets into the legis-
lAture and proceeds without rhyme or
reason, simply because he has the
power to pass legislation affecting
business of the men who sent him
there, it is high time for the publish
ers to howl-and the longer and the
louder they howl the better it will be-.
1t is the concensus of opinion that
business legislation should cease for
the present and give business a
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-10-29
OCTOBER IS HEALTHIEST
MONTH IN THE YEAR
When People go in Doors Winter
Sickness Rate Climbs.

October is the healthiest month of
the year. November is its close Sec
ond. In December the sickness rate
rapidly begins to climb. October has
the lowest sickness rate of all months
in the year, especially from baby
diseases. 1t is the month people en-
The summer heat has passed, and
closed, ill ventilated houses have not
yet been entered. People live more
in the open air; they walk, play ten
mis-, foot ball and other out door
games. They keep up their summer
habits of bathing and living in the
open.
In November colds and infectious
diseases are more prevalent. People
now live more inside and the windows
have not been kept as wide open, es-
pecialIy at night. All the summer
sleeping porches have been abandon
ed and winter has been accepted in
full form. The consequence is there
are more colds and spread of con-
tagious diseases.
In December the pneumonia rate
begins to climb reaching its max
imum in February and March. Other
hot house diseases flourish according
ly,. at this season of the year. In the
same proportion as people closely
house during the winter, in the same
proportion does the pneumonia rate
rise, and not until people begin to
unhouse in the spring does the pneu-
monia rate fall The same is true of
other impure air diseases. 1t seems
that little wisdom exercised at this
point would be both practical and
sensible. Live outdoors as much as
possible all winter long. Get the habit
now. Have abundant fresh air where
you work and where you sleep. Keep
up a strong resistance to colds by a
daily morning bath though it be only
a sponge bath, and cultivate right
living habits.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-10-29
KEEPING YOUNG
Old Age is Not Fixed by Any Num-
Der of Years.

There is no scientific evidence to
show that late youth and middle age
are the periods of commencing de-
old because he is injured; because his
body cells are poisoned and not be-
cause he has lived just so many years.
There is no relentless law determin-
ing when a man shall grow old. Thu
tradition three score years and ten"
are conditioned mainly on the man
ner of living and not by any natural
law. But man has it in his power
to modify these conditions either for
better or worse.
Probably greater luxury of living
which is not balanced by proper ply
steal exercises is primary condition
to be reckoned with But temper
ance all along the line-in eating,
drinking, working, playing and even
in resting has been suggested as a
wiser principle to hold to. This avoids
the possibility of rusting out on the
one hand or of wearing out on the
other.
Yet there is another way and a
more worthy reason for retaining
youth and deferring old age-culti-
vate health for the love and pleasure
of it. The monthly letter of the
Life Extension Institute says of this
suggestion: 1T is not fear of illness
of of death that we should encourage,
but love of health, a sense of re-
sponsibility for the care of our bodies,
a desire for bodily endurance and eff
ficiency and full achievement. If the
mind is fixed on these ideals and the
already known means of approaching
them are utilized, heart disease. kid
ney trouble, and the needless miseries
that embitter the lives of so many
may be left to take care OF them
selves. 1t is not so much necessary to
fight disease as to cultivate health
for the happiness, contentment and
moral gain that it brings"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-10-29
GOODING BOYS TRIED
ON DELINQUENCY CHARGE

Clare Reffner, aged 10, was yeter-
day sentenced by Judge Brandt to the
state reform school until he becomes
of age. Edward Bryan, aged IL, was
placed on probation. These lads
were taken before the court on charg-
es of juvenile delinquency and it was
shown that they were addicted to
cigarette smoking, had been found
intoxicated, frequented the pool hall,
loitered about the streets at night and
we're generally incorrigible. 1t was
Reffner's second offense and he was
sent to the state reformatory, to re-
main until he is Fl, while Brayn was
allowed to go on probation, as it was
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-10-29

many people of the state that the
use of antitoxin in diphtheria often
has depressing effect on the heart
and is consequently dangerous to the
patient. This erroneous opinion is
often fostered by some members of
the medical profession, especially
when they have neglected or failed to
use antitoxin until the disease is far
advanced.
In some few cases the physicians
have stated that the death was due
to heart failure as result of admins
tering antioxin. This is not true in
any case. Either the physician was
not called early enough so that the
antitoxin could be administered in
the early stages of the disease, or
through carelessness or neglect the
physician in attendance did not use
antitoxin as promptly as he should.
In every case of diphtheria antitox-
in should be used during the first
day, if possible If this is done com
plete recovery can be assured in prac-
tically every case. The longer the
treatment is postponed, the less value
it has and the larger the dosage re-
CURED.
All children exposed to diphtheria
should be given an minimizing dose
Of 1000 units; for curative treatment
in light cases not involving the larynx,
if the treatment is given the first day
Of the disease 5000 units will be
sufficient. If for any reason the
treatment is not given until the sec
ond or third day of the disease an
initial dose of 5000 units should be
given. If favorable results are not
shown within eight hours, the initial
dose should be repeated 1t is not
uncommon to administer from 10000
to $4,000 units of antitoxin in a severe
case of diphtheria.
There is no evidence for the state
ment that the antitoxin depresses the
heart or is dangerous in any state of
diphtheria, and any medical man who
does not use antitoxin as soon as the
nature of the disease is determined
and in all suspicious cases, is not
giving his patient proper attention.
The public should know that antitoxin
is perfectly harmless, and that the
free use of this remedy in the early
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-10-29
DOING THEIR DUTY.
Scores of Caldwell Readers are Learn
ing the Duty of the Kidneys.

Scores of Caldwell Readers are Learn
ing the Duty of the Kidneys.
To hitter the blood is the kidney S
duty;
When they fail to do this the kid
neys are weak.
Backache and other kidney ills may
follow
Help the kidneys to do their work
Use Doan's Kidney Pills-the test
ed kidney remedy.
Proof of their worth in the follow
ing:
John w. Blacker, Roswell, Idaho
says: When | exerted myself, my
back felt weak My kidneys were toe
frequent in action and gave me great
annoyance. A friend who had used
Doan's Kidney Pills with fine results
advised me to try them. Two boxe:
made a permanent cure"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Dom
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Do&n's Kidney Pills-the same thai
Mr.. Blacker had. Foster Milburn Co
Props, Buffalo, N. Y. 1925
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-10-29
BOISE VALLEY PIONEER
PASSES AWAY AT PARMA
R. H. Stockton Died Tuesday, Otober
10, After Long Illness.

R. H. Stockton, an Idaho pioneer,
one of the first settlers in the Boise
valley, died at his home at Parma,
Tuesday, October 1o. Death was due
to cancer from which he had suffered
for years. -,
The following account of the life
OF Mr.. Stockton is taken from the last
issue of the Parma Herald:
Mr.. Stockton was born June 8,
1912, in eastern Tennessee. In 1851
he moved to Missouri, where he was
a resident until he removed to the
west. When the Civil War broke out
he Joined the Union army and served
during the entire war. He was mar
ried on March Is, 1866, to Martha
ann Mansell, and to this union eight
children were born, four of whom are
living.
"ln 1875 Mr.. Stockton crossed
the plains, and couple of years later
established his residence on a ranch
near the present town of Parma. The
house in which he passed his last days
was erected in 1888. Mr.. Stockton
was 70 years, 4 months and II days OF
age at the time of his death. Had he
lived until next March he and Mrs
Stockton would have celebrated their
golden wedding.
Funeral services were held at the
home this afternoon at 230 o'clock
with Rev. Bruce ]. Giffen in charge;
c. E. Mitchell, ]. G. Watkins, Car
Peterson, S. G. Mitchell were pail
bearers, and intcrment took place in
Fraternity cemetery
"Mr. Stockton is survided by his
wife, four children, Mrs. Belle Fouch
Of Boise, Mrs. F. E. Starcher of Una
tilla, Oregon; Mrs. w. E. Waldrop
and R. L. Stockton Of Parma, a
brother, H. S. Stockton Of this city
and sister living in the east"