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Meade County news., 1915-02-11
INDIAN HAD SENSE OF HuMoR
At Least Enough to Get OFF Good Joke
on the cross-ExamlnIns
Lawyer.

From Fenimore Cooper and other
authorities we have gained the i'm
preston that the Indian is a stolid,
severe individual, with no sense of
the white mans humor, but one red
brother showed himself quite a CIV
1lized joker the other day in the Unit
ed States court at st. Paul He was
a witness in hotly contested case,
and lawyer was after him in the
most approved style to cast discredit
on his testimony. After apparently
frightening the Indian with the awful
consequences which would follow the
slightest deviation from the truth. the
lawyer solemnly said:
Now, sir, want you to tell me the
exact truth, without any shutting or
evasion. want you to look me
square in the eye and tell me how you
get your living?"
The Indian looked straight at the
lawyer and, with that grave air IA
miliar to all acquainted with the red
man, simply said: Eat"
The courtroom roared and the law.
yer let the witness go.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
JUST A BIT TOO STRENUOUS
owner OF Bungalow Not Altogether
Thankful for the Labor Of tho
Flremen.

In the lobby Of a Washington ho.
tel the other evening the conversation
turned to the enthusiasm of the vol.
unteer firemen. Congressman Ed
mund Platt Of New York, smilingly re-
called a story along that line.
A man named Smith, the congress
man said, had bungalow down along
the Jersey coast. Recently the bunga-
low was burned, and meeting an ac-
quaintance one afternoon Smith sad
ly cited the narrowing details.
What was the trouble?" finally in
terrupted the acquaintance. Haven't
you got fire department down that
way?"
"oh, yes" answered Smith with a
reflective sigh. "We have a fire de-
partment, all right"
Il see,' thoughtfully unused the ac-
quaintance. Got there too late to
put the fire out, suppose?"
"Oh, no." rejoined Smith. "They
put the fire out, but In doing 1t they
washed away the building lot."-Phila-
delphia Telegraph.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
Out Of the Frying Pan.

David Starr Jordan, a peace meet
Ing at the Hotel Astor In New York
said to reporter:
Half the world at war, and the
counsel we are getting is that we
must arm more heavily. That counsel
reminds me of the African kings.
IAN African king feasted white ex.
plorer royalty. Then, at the end of
the feast, 300 girls were led forward.
Choose from among these 3OO,'
said the king, a Wife
But the explorer blushed and STAN
mered:
"'Oh, but If took one, then the re-
299 would be Jealous.
THAT is easily remedied, the king
answered. Take ALL"
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
Ambition and Humility.

The highest ambition is the parent
OF the truest humility; 1t makes one
realize that our ultimate aim is SO
high that we need power far beyond
our own for the accomplishments of
SO transcedent a work; that If we
are truly to be co-workers with AL
mighty God himself in the working
out of the great scheme that rules the
universe, the task is far too great for
our unaided efforts, and we may con-
ndently rely upon power divine to
help us in all our needs.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
Kansas Bank in Difficulty.

Chautauqua, Kan, Feb. 6-Results
of an investigation made public today
disclosed that the Citizens State Bank
OF this place was closed January 27,
last, pending an investigation of its
affairs by the state banking commits.
sion. The bank is capitalized at &c.,
600 and its last statement showed de-
posits of about $4,000 and loans and
discounts aggregating about $4,000.
Frank E. Turner, 2S years old, cash
Ter, has been missing since January
20. M. A. Thompson, special deputy
bank examiner, who has been investi-
eating the institutions affairs, said
he could not promise a statement Of
the banks true condition until
March /.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
st. Genieve.

st. Genevieve, the patron saint Of
Paris, was consecrated at the age of
seven to the service of religion by st.
Germanus, bishop of Auxerre, who
CHANGED to pass through the village of
Nanterre, where she lived, about four
miles from Paris. She acquired a
great reputation for sancity. The
church of st. Genevieve, completed in
1854, was.named in her honor. Dur
ing the revolutionary period it was
withdrawn from the service of relig.
ion and called the Pantheon, but was
afterward restored in name and to
ecclesiastical uses.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
: CASCARETS" ACT
ONL|VER; BOWELS
No sick headache, biIiousness,
bad taste or constipation
by morning.
Get q 10-cent box.

Are you keeping your bowels, liver.
and stomach clean, pure and fresh
with Cascarets, or merely forcing a
passageway every few days with
Salts, Cathartic Pills, Castor Oil or
Purgative Waters?
Stop having bowel wash-day. Let
Cascarets thoroughly cleanse and reg
ulate the stomach, remove the sour
and fermenting food and foul gases,
take the excess bile from the liver
and carry out Of the system all the
constipated waste matter and poisons
In the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will make you
feel great by morning They work
while you sleep-never gripe, sicken
or cause any inconvenience, and cost
only 10 cents box from your store.
Millions Of men and women take a
Cascaret now and then and never
have Headache, Biliousness, Coated
Tongue, Indigestion, Sour Stomach or
Constipation. Adv.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
QUIT MEAT If KIDNEYS
BOTHER AND USE SALTS
Take Glass of Salts Before Break.
fast If Your Back Is Hurting or
Bladder Is Irritated.

II you must have your meat every
day, eat 1t, but flush your kidneys with
salts occasionally, says noted author
lty who tells us that meat forms uric
acid which almost paralyzes the kid.
neys In their efforts to expel it from
the blood. They become sluggish and
weaken, then you suffer with a dull
misery In the kidney region, sharp
pains in the back or sick headache,
dizziness, your stomach sours, tongue
is coated and when the weather is bad
you have rheumatic twinges. The
urine gets cloudy, full of sediment, the
channels often get sore and irritated,
oDl1g1ng you to seek relief two or
three times during the night.
To neGtralize these irritating acids.
to cleanse the kidneys and flush off
the bodys urinous waste get four
ounces Of Jad Salts from any phar.
macy here; take tablespoonful In a
glass of water before breakfast for a
few days and your kidneys will then
act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acids of grapes and lemon
luice, combined with lithia, and has
been used for generations to flush and
stimulate sluggish kidneys, also to
leutralize the acids in urine, so it no
onger irritates, thus ending bladder
weakness
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot in.
ure, and makes a delightful efferves-
ent lithia-water drink.-Adv.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
OUR NATIONAL DISEASE
Caused by Coffee.

Physicians know that drugs will moi
correct the evils caused by coffee and
that the only remedy is to stop drink.
ing it.
An Arkansas doctor says:
l was coffee drinker for MANY
years and often thought that I could
not do without it, but after years of
suffering with our national malady,
dyspepsia, l attributed 1t to the drink
ing of coffee, and after some thought,
determined to use Postum for nv
morning drink.
Il had the Postum made carefully
according to directions on the pkg. and
found it just suited my taste.
AT first used it only for breakfast,
but found myself getting SO much
better, that had it at all meals. and /
am pleased to say that have been re,
Heved Of indigestion. gained 10
pounds in A months and my general
health is greatly improved.
1 must tell you of young lady in
Illinois. She had been in i'll health for
many years, the vital forces low, with
but little pain. I wrote her of the good
that Postum did me and advised her to
try it.
AT the end of the year, she wrote
me that she had gained 40 pounds in
weight and felt like herself again"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read 'The Road to Well.
ville," in pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be we'll boiled
15c and 25c packages.
Instant Postum-is soluble powder.
A teaspoonful dissolves quickly in
cup of hot water and, with cream and
sugar, makes delicious beverage In.
stantly. SOc and SOC tins.
The cpst per cup Of both kinds is
about the same
There's Reason" for Postum.
-sold by GrocerA
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
WHY GRIP IS DANGEROUS.

1t requires a good tonic laxative to
keep the body Of the patient as strong
as possible to counteract the effect OF
the poisons created by the grip bacil-
lus. An expectorant tonic with some
laxative qualities Is the safest rem.
edy. Such Is Peruna.
Mrs. Gentry Gates, 8219 First Ave,
East Lake. Ala, writes: II had a
bad case Of grip. I tried Peruna and
1t cured me. can safely say 1t is q
fine medicine"
Mr.. George e. Law. l3h N. Frank.
lin St.. Brazil, Ind, writes. "I am
satisfied that Peruna is a wonderful
remedy for grip, and do most heart.
lily endorse and recommend It."
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
HAIR OR NO HAlR7
1t 10 Certainly Up to You and cutI.
cura. Trial Free.

Hot shampoos with Cuticura Soap,
followed by light dressings of Cuti-
cura Ointment rubbed into the scalp
skin tend to clear the scalp of dan
druff, soothe itching and irritation and
promote healthy hair-growing condi.
tions. Nothing better, cleaner, purer.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept KY,
Boston. Sold verywhere.-Adv.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
Airships to Drive OFF zeppeIlns

New York, Feb. Give Zeppelin de-
stroyers-airships constructed along
new lines-are now under construction
near London for protection against
threatened airraids along the British
coast, according to Thomas Ruther-
ford MacMechen, president of the
Aeronautical Society of America, who
arrived here last night from. Liver.
pool. Mr.. MacMechen said the de
stroyers would be faster than Zeppe-
Inns, smaller, easier to navigate, and
would fire aerial torpedoes.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
Home Medicine Cheat

Keep your medicines in one place
out of reach Of children. Be sure to
have Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh on
hand for emergency use. 1t should
take the fire out of burns, heal cuts,
remove soreness and be worth many
times over its cost. ADV.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
His Mistake

John" she said to her husband,
VINO was grumbling over his breakfast,
your love has grown cold"
NO, 1t hasn't" he snapped; "but my
breakfast has"
That's just it! II your love hadn't
grown cold you wouldn't have noticed
that your breakfast had" STRAY Sto
ries.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
Just Punishment.

Mrs. Hemmendhaw - This paper
says woman burglar was identified
by two missing teeth.
Mr.. Hemmendhaw-Serves her right
Tor not keeping her mouth shut.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
Putting It Up to Ma.

"Pop!"
Yes, my SON"
What is this war about over in
Europe?"
Don't know, my boy, but you might
ask your mother. She knows Il lot
about fighting
Meade County news., 1915-02-11

Labor is necessary to excellence.
This is an eternal truth, although
vanity cannot be taught to believe or
Incidence to heed it.-John Randolph.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11

To work on, serve on, love on, un-
noticed and unpraised, is perhaps the
fnest heroism earth can show.-G. II.
Morrison.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
information From Headquarters.

Information From Headquarters.
"Jfnx has written finer plays than
Shakespeare ever did"
"You surprise me? Where were
they produced?"
They never were. But he told me
about them, and he ought to know"
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
Importan, TO Mnthera
WjIIlno 10 ObIioe

II Just dropped in to see if you could
let me have five"
Make it minutes, and they are
yours"
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
Sick %z,1p1,
Mndc %M
Reliable evidence Is abundant that women
are constantly being restored to health bv
lydia e. Pinkhan1,s g VeoetahIc con,no.S
are constantly being restored to health hv
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound

The many testimonial letters nat we are continually NH
shlng in the newspapers of them-are all genu
me- true and unsolicited expressions of heartfelt gratitude
tor the freedom from suffering that has come to these
women solely through the Of Lydia E. PlnkIlam's
Vegetable Compound.
Money could not buy nor any kind of influence obtain
such recommendations you may depend upon Il that anv
testimonial we publish honest and true- you have any
doubtof this write to the women whose true names and
addresses are always given, and learn for yourself
Meade County news., 1915-02-11

Beautiful, clear white clothes delights
the laundress who uses Red Cross Ball
Blue. All grocers. ADV.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11

Narrow minds think nothing right
that is above their own capacity
Rochefoucauld.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11

An insult is only mud thrown AZ
you, and like mud is best brushed or
when given time to dry.-Ivan Panin.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11

A man never wants thing after he
gets it half as bad as he thought he
did while chasing 1t.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11

Nothing equals Deans Mentholated Cough
Drops for Bronchial weakness, sore chests,
and throat troubles-5c at all Druggists.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11

What q lovely collection Of pessi-
mists we would be If we could see our
selves as others see usl
Meade County news., 1915-02-11

We are making today the memory
of tomorrow. r, Miller.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11

Deep cuts should be healed by Han.
ford's Balsam. Adv.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11

For thrush, cleanse and dry the foot
and make thorough applications of
Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh. Adv.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11

obstinate sores should be cured by
Hanfords Balsam. Adv
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
Read this one from MES. Waters

GMDE MI sick for years with nervous SPELLS and
d & battery but nothing did to go
became almost skeleton Finally nv doctor went away for bia
3eatn and my husband heard of Lydia Pnkhams Vegetable
@ an IKE new woman and am at weight recommend
WATERS 63O Mechanic Street. Camden N i - -
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
From Hanover. Penn

HANOVER, PA"I very weak woman and suffered f,
pearg down pains and bacache had been married. over fonr
Seo SToTsd ana an ha eacasa a children Lydia 5 Pnha Vegetable
taking few bottles pains disappeared and we now have one f
Ine nnest boy babies you sawMrs A. RIoKRopE Ed
No. 8, Hanover, Pa. ' 1~H'D1
Now answer this question if you can. Why should
woman continue to suffer without first giving lydia f
Pinkhams Vegetable Compound trial You know that
1t has saved many otherswhy should it fail in your casel
- For 30 years Lydia L. Plnlham's Vegetable nS@NN
compound has been the yfOr fe- SE E9
male Ills. No sick with ailments W/ &NMNM
does Justice to herself If try this IA W E8
NOUS medicine made from Va 9 VN IT
mas restored Omany suffering to health. ~ II
Ep Write to LYDIA MEDICINECO f\ NJ 4, H
49, (CONFIDENTIAL) LYNN, MASS, advice. NN &SSSR I'M
Your letter Will r[KIM
by woman and held in strict confidence. MASS0
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-01
NECK FIxINGS

Madame's chin disappeared several
weeks ago in the folds of the chin
chin collar and now her ears go 'fol-
lowing after" for the newest neck fix
ings perk right up around the ears.
The fullest of the new rufus that
everybody seems to be wearing these
days is built of triple rows of accor-
dian pleated blue tuIle flaring up in
funnel shape from a wide band of
mink or other dark, rich fur:
The Tommy Atkins belt has been
borrowed to adorn the threats of
maids who like military modes. The
inch-wide straps of suede or silk are
bound in silk and finished with a sill
yer buckle; they hold in place the
high 1aring lingerie or linen collar
that so worries us when it refuses to
stand up.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-01

at last! He ran, he Ieaped, he drank I
in the sweet, fresh air with the glad
laugh of boy. He appeared at the
Dortle home that evening, after such
a renovation that he~felt like new
being.
And there was Cherry, ill with
grieving, and the old man actually
cried over him! Warm hearts, true
hearts precious!
Where had he been? Lamely he
spoke of an involuntary detention.
Business" had to be attended to. He
never told of his real awakening and
renovation.
And after he had kissed Cherry
good night, Bruce Martin stole across
the front garden, uprooted the weep
ing tree and flung it INTO the first
ditch he came to.
''Pl bring the biggest, finest rose
bush can find to take its place." he
declared. "I'm sure. of them. No
more grewsome weepers in my life
roses, all smiles, all sunshine, all
sweetnessw
Copyright by W. G. Chapman.)
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-01

Miss Grace Valentine viii soon be
seen as the star in THE New Adam
and Eve" a sensational photo drama.
1t was Miss Valentine who created
the lead in Help Wanted - Brother
Masons" and See My Layer" In
the picture above she is in a. pose in
which She will be seen in the new
film production
Do not cook oysters too long, as
that process hardens them. Il
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-01
CUPID'S MARK

Surely it's funny thing when Gu
pid hits his mark he generally Mrs.
IT.-Ladies' Home Journal
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-25
BOYS BRIGADE
HOLDS MEETING
MANY YOUNG SOLDIERS" OF
WHEELING DISTRICT TO AT
TEND ENcAMPMENT.
Final Arrangements to be Made at
Session Thursday for Trip TO
Pittsburgh.

4 meeting lasting nearly three
hours was held last night in the boys
department OF the Thomson Methodist
Episcopal church. Island. by the
Wheeling division OF the United Boys
Brigade of America. when preliminary
plans were made 10 have large dele
cation Of young soldiers" attend the
national encampment OF the organiza-
tion In Pittsburgh. October 1. = and 8.
The meeting vas one OF the largest
m years held by the brigade and tue
greater part OF the officers were pres
ent. The general welfare OF the or
ganization was discussd and plans tor
the winter taken up. Il was shown
that the brigade Is In splendid condi-
ton and that the boys have recently
shown unusual enthusiasm In the
work. The matter OF the brigade's
publishing a monthly magazine was
discussed but no definite action taken
II was agreed that a number OF Off
GERS Of the Wheeling district will az
tend the encampment I'm the Smoky
city, with their wives and friends.
Those who stated that they would At
tend are: General H. r. Caidabaurn
Major n. ~. Bodley. Major W. NJ
Westwood. Lieut. Durward Brown.
Lieut.. ". p Keefer and Lieut. Raipn
Evans ~ Bridgeport. The party Will
leave Friday morning. following the
meeting Thursday night when an the
boys who wish 10 go viii have regis.
Tered. The meeting last night wac
presided over BY General Csldabaugh.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-25
MINSTREL SHOW
WILL BE GIVEN
sV YOUNG MEMS HEBREW CLUB
IN ELks AUDITORIUM ABOUT
NOVEMBER IS.
We'll Attended Meeting Of orasniza.
ton Held last Night Following
Temple Services.

~ was positively decided a. a meet
inc Of the members Of the YOUNG
Meme Hebrew Association. held Iarf
night in their headquarters lu the PEG.
pies bank building. that they will eivo
o. minstrel show about the middle OF
November in the Elks' auditorium
The entertainment will be- held for the
benefit OF tho club Plans for the win.
Or work and social functions were
also discussed and preliminary plans
perfected
Another meeting to take up the
show proposition will be- held next
week when an plans will Boz made 90
hold rchoraals eco the date and A.
range the program The meeting vas
largely attended no followed the rpc.
cIal young mems fau festival services
at tho Eon Street Temple. earlier in
Do evening
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-25
MOOSE LODGE TO
HAVE NEW HOME
MEMBERS VOTE UNANIMOUSLY
IN FAVOR OF PROPOSITION.
Matter Of Selecting Site Placed IN
Hands Of Building Committee, at
Last Nights Meeting.

That the Moose Lodge. No. 81. is TO
have a permanent home was the de
cision reached at the regular meeting
last night. held in the club rooms. In
Egeter building A vote was taken
and Il was unanimously in favor oil
purchasing a site with a building or
without. The matter now stands with
the building committee who will Sc
lect the site and report at the next
meeting which will be held on Fri
day evening. October s.
For sometime the plan Of building
a home for the Iodge has been the
topic Of discussion by the members
and 1t was not until recently tnat
anything definite was done toward the
project. only when the building com
mittee composed OF Geo. Kress, John
McAdams. Dr. j. W. Myers. Edward
Loos. II. j. Drummond. n. n. Palmer.
Thomas George. II. C. holland. c. "
Selvey. Thomas Dolan and Frank
Matthews was appointed to look for
site. or sites there are many but the
one that will be the most adequate
for their use will be one that will BE-
hard to find
The sites that have been looked
over BY the committee are all in tie
heart Of the city. Whether or not
they will rebuild or remodel build
ing can not be determined until To-
site that viii be selected BY the mem
bers can BE- investigated.
After the business session Of the
meeting last night the members re-
tired 20 the social room where q
lunch was served BY Caterer Nolte
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-25
auto CLUB
Organized at Fairmont, According to
Message Received by A. n. Hob
litzeii. Last Night

Secretary A. II. Hoblitzem. of the
West Virginia and Ohio Valley Auto
associations. received a message late
last night to the effect that nearly
100 automobile owners of the Fairmont
district held meeting in the Marion
county court house last night and
perfected an organization. to be known
as the Automobile club OF Fairmon.
IL will be recalled that about two
weeks ago Elmer Hough. of Wells
burg, president of the West Virginia
State Automobile association. c. 4.
Robinson. president of the Ohio Var
ley Auto club and Mr.. Hobltzell toured
TO Fairmont and addressed the ma
chine owners and assisted in prelm-
mary plans for the organization OF
the association
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-25
INVOLUNTARY
BANKRUPTCY
PETITION FILED BY MINERS
AGAINST CLIFTON COAL
CO. YESTERDAY.
Employees Claim That More Than
$1,000 ls Due Them For Sew
eral Weeks Wages.

Late last evening an involuntary
petition In bankruptcy was filed in
Federal court By several score of
miners against the Clifton Coal com
pany on Cross Greek. W. Va. near
steubenville. O.. setting forth that the
company owes them $1,000 IN wages.
The petition was filed by Erskine.
Palmer and Curl. attorneys Of steu.
benville and Wheeling. representing
the miners
II Is unonicially reported that the
company has missed two pay days.
and few days ago the miners refused
TO return TO work until the matter was
adjusted. followed by the attorneys
moving 70 throw the company into
bankruptcy
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-25
ALLEGED CHECK
ARTIST Is HELD
POLICE ARREST OSCAR sIsKE.
SAID TO BE OF CLEVELAND.
Authorities Claim He Tried 10 Pass
Bad Checks on Local Business
Men-lnvestigation Is on.

In the arrest of Oscar Siske on a
charge OF trying to pass a bad check,
the police are OF the opin-
ion that they have landed a real
artist in the doctoring OF checks.
Siske had tried TO pass a sight draft
on local firm IN the afternoon. nut
failed. Later he went further down
IN the city. and tried TO pay by check
Tor shirt in mems furnishing
store. The proprietor got suspicious.
after he left. and notified the police.
Detectives Frazier and CIeary we're
detailed 10 arrest the man and in a
little while he was resting in the lock
up. The second man he is alleged to
have tried TO bunco. came to the cfty
building. and in the presence OF a
and Walter Woris,
sergeant. Identified him as the man
who tried 10 pass the bad check. Siske
viii b. held until an Investigation into
bis past e. made
According 20 Chief Leyland. the
man has been working this way from
Cleveland