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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-12

fLmor1 Institute.
On Monday. Tuesday and evenings %
VI same days was held what many he
elleNe the best farmers instituts thSt
was ever held here. and this spesks w.,
a. there have been 20 insti,,itss -. N s,l.
Mr. &. W. Montgomery OF Pauidins,
emmy SgIli,,y very inteliigenly discussed lie,
rphlo Experimental Farm" "Perma6snt
raHluIs and Farm Management Mr.
- u. Harsh. Of Minerva. who was mas
SGssed Cattle FOR Proflt o" car. Nos
fruit Home Making for IN. YoUps, /"
p,'t i,dt +. lios shall We Crow How 80
N,lila p Run Down Farm" In Home
Making FOR the Young Mr. Harsb ,,,,.,,
a most excellent talk in behalf OF the
HVT.r SJih1oi code stating that disyrrct
etI VISION u positive success. Mrs.
SHERMAN. or Wheeling. tnterspersed the
program Tuesday afternoon ana cvspinS,
YIN appropriate readings Of an clocH-
llohary nature. Rev Bloom, OF C'sdiz
tnr on profound and interesting lee
smithneld Briefs.
me l. ,. q. met last Friday even
Ing At the beautiful home or Mrs. Molly
LEWIS. IN interesting debate on .'Wo-
man Rights ensued Excellent re-
irgs hmsntS were we'll served
d., 'r"l ann VI. club met last Satur-
my from 70 m. A good time was
=, :, Comfy superintendent Everson and
ar kress. Of district No q were Nos-
pitahly entertained 20 o.rlort Jt,,,,r-
or ,MgnoaE evening at the home OF Nr
anu Mrs. buchanan
Grardmothcr Phipps. tho old.st ,.a,.
10 town. died this morning s
horn, 70 Nj. and Mrs buchanan n
Jr "i' n"chahan
Mrs. ". NJ. Catten r. convaIesc,,s
aiter n serious attack OF In Crime
superintendent David pndd VIC ,,H
Son visited friends and viewed the edu-
'"yional eNhihit last Tuesday
on, Don't FORGET The. Richmond home tai
ent play. The noble Outcast" 10 be
gwen % the town hall on soturds,
evening next '''s
The Cambridge Players" the Last
number Of our lecture course this y.e,r
.pptars next Wednesday evening IN she
town hall. The Teople are 10 well knov,,,
lu,- need only be seen and heard to he
iat'd Tickets on sale az Crisis
7 D.. m. 80 ~
Ir W ". Wood has been suffering OF
iate With neuralgia Of the eyes we
NJ .g may soon become better from
writing ' 'i'i'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-12

CHICAGO. Feb. 11.-Hogs-Receipts
~ 1000. strong Bulk. 1sbsdg 81. u,ss'
100 SO; mixed. S645M7s2ig: heavy
40 g $50. roughs, S6.25a64O; pigs
Cattle-Receipts. 5000: firm. Native
steers. f5.45n SOS western. S4SOlf 7.3O.
cows and heifers. S3.15G7.75. calves
sheep-Receipts. $4,000; weak. sheen.
ye.zS ZOO yearlings. S7.25m7.75;
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-12
Petroleum.

OIL CITY. Pa. Feb. 11.-Credit hal
ances $50. Runs. 135.gTb: aVerage.
gQt7o shipments. 59.O5S. average. SO. +,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-12

Germany ls credited with having
- fewer han 100000 motor vehicles
n military use
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-12

WHEELING. w. Va. Feb. II. 10.
Range OF active stocks on the New
York Stock Exchange. corrected daily by
a. ~. Mnaten q Co brokers
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-12
fRTETS
Take Hexest For Indigestion.
Most Druggists Sell Both.
Farmers Institute.

capable judgments anu
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-12
FINANCIAL.
Bank of Ohio Valley
WHEELING. ". VA
Resources Over One Million
Dollars.
PAYS 80 ON THE DEPcGrTA

field. died A. Rush Run on wednesday.
AGED % years
David Armstrong. retired farmer OF
Wells township. died here today aged
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-12

WHEELING, w. Va. Feb. II. 10.
The active Pittsburgh stocks corrected
daily By \. l.. Mast-n q Co. bankers
and brokers. National Exchange BANK
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-12
Pittsburgh Stocks

Total shares 352. 900 srares.
Bonds t2.O51,OOO.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-12
WHEELING TRACTION COMPANY
E1PzESs CAR SCHEDULE
Taxing EEsst June 81, 1909.

PANHANDLE LINE
WHEELING AND WELLSBURG
Daily Except Sunday.
Wheeling weIlsburg
Leave
12nd Street Leave
Wheeling wellsburR
1880 a m. $500 a m
$3.50 .. m 1850 noon
MOUNDsVILLE LINE
WHEELING AND MOUNDSVILE
Daily Except Sunday.
Leave
10th Street. Leave
Wheeling houndsviils
1000 a m 1 $40 n m
$3.50 y. m.
On lines having regular express SER
vice. shipments weighing in excess OF
nifty pounds or large bulk will not be
carried on passenger cars.
ALL LINES-Daily Except Sunday.
No shipments except emergency ship
ments OF medicines. will be carried on
passenger cars between 400 and e:iB
y. m
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-12

Stocks 4s32 shares.
New York Curb Market.
WHEELING. W. Va. FEB. IL. 'fE
Reported by A. T.. Mazten & Co. l., T..
brand. manager. members New York
Industriala. Etc. ma Az
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-12
HAY AND GRAIN
'75h~-lino Live Stocks.

Live stoof Commission Co.
WHEELING. W. Va. Feb. II. as.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-12

John Coleman Co, 3 Stores, Hoge-Davis
Co, and c. n. Griesl e. Co., Drug Stores.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-12

N Rumeiv corn
~ ftufwefv Com
Eefra W0eh Com
elnaa sheffield
Southern ~ eff~
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-10

describe door check trOwel sashcord "a baby cart,
chicken COOP an inner tube or auto horn, without
joking Only little of each monthly issue is even
nomnaly advertising stuff and that part is always
entertaining But about third of the way along, Mike
begins TO string out his line of talk and when the
Giet each month everything else IS laid aside
to read the real stuff straight from mans clean strong
heart. It's all Just plain homey, man-to-man talk Of
no greater significance than living and dying
The Gimlet, SC per copy, 25c year, modest as a
violet, and everastngly~ trying sell hardware and
hzings at good profit, is the only magazine know
Of, IN which paragraph lifted from Lowell, OF Emerson
or Carlyle Lincoln, Plato Marcus Aurelius or
Shakpere, the Bible to gain IN force by the
way It is presented, though edged right up against
Nor do the great Of earth to lose any dignity by
walking and talking with Nike Kinney, teamster who
seems to typify the true democracy that makes great
men great and who IS merely putting his original
way the thoughts that move the world in all ages
Mixes stuff IS real and hearty. 1t IS impossible
to Characterize it IN way to do It justice and extracts
are neither fairly representative satisfying Judg
mentS olner, and maybe lot OF folk viii get hold OF
copies Of the Gimlet at it. wonder what anybody
found interesting in it. and throw away. We wish
could reproduce the delightful and really wonderful
little pen sketches that embeish the stories-swift
sure, keen, reminding of Cruikshank or Thomas
Mast. We should like to introduce readers to Mike
all at and not piecemea and really 1t is unfair
to raise peoples expectations this way without being
sure Of the stunt going But The Herald enjoys
the Gimlet because it is hOmey, so everyday, so
artesS, close TO the soil genial genuine,
the virtues the faults and fOibles Of humanity
helpful keen in its analysis Of character ruth
less IN pointing out your shortcomings, yet so
kindly and tolerant, and so lOvable.
Get the March number. Send SC IN stamps to mike
Kinney, Teamster and Editor, The Gimlet care Shap
leigh Hardware Co., St. Louis No." enclose copy Of
this free advertisement, and Mike viii send you
The monthly issues run little unevenly, for even
genius sometimes mods, but March is a good sample
Ask for March, and get acquainted with Mike Kinney
He IS the only original magazine editor in the United
States today, and you'll like his work because though
he IS a philosopher Of a rare and precious type, he
doesn't pretend to be anything but common ornery
mule skinner
And at the risk of cutting Mixes sales and spelling
your enjoyment The Herald is going to give here just
a few little extracts to show the drift of Mixes re
marks things IN general and then insert Star lines
to show omissions and make the reader If there's
any Of that TO do remember the Sabbath day to keep
It holy and don't do anything you'll be sorry for
Tom Hood was dead right when he called the
slamming of a in passion "a wooden oath Pro-
family is inexeusable, especially wooden profanity
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-10
Urges Reading Bible to earn XWhatFai5b VIII Do;
Says 81 Pas9aDs VIII Then Develop Greater City

tGEL PAsO is not getting results
from the people here in it."
said Arthur Wilson. Of the Du-
pick Printing Press company. IF they
would only read the Bible and learn
what faith will do from the holy book
they would believe more in their own
town I started out 10 attend a chur n
service at the Methodist church on
Montana street I was told that il was
only a short distance out and started
1itne and found IL was almost two miles
TO the new church On the way I saw
rows and rows OF houses which would
be a credit to any city in the country.
This interested me, for although
have been coming here for many years.
did not realize what the growth Of
FL PasO had meant I walked back to
get a better view OF things and, in the
morning, I went back out that street
and mile and a half beyond I was
still on the paved street and could see
houses and new bungalows going up
as far as I could look This interested
me and / started to make a study OF
conditions here. 7 asked the driver OF
the car and he said he had been here
only three months asked another
man and he had been here but six
months, and third told me he had been
here less than a year. This started me
to thinking and I realized that there
was a development taking place here
that was not being talked about.
i made inquiries and found that
the population had doubled in four
years, that the building permits for the
past three months were the best in his
tory and the town is bigger than its
own people know. I also found a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-10

ATOT LONG AGO. a big national advertiser wrote
to The Herald a letter something ike this: This
house spends several hundred thousand dollars
year for advertising space It is trying find out what
people read addressing this particular letter to 5000
heads Of industries, and want you TO tel frankly
If you care to- what general periodicals you read
side Of daily newspapers and what more Of them
you regard as indispensable. In a word, which one
would you give up last, If you had it to dog"
Now in the ordinary course Of nature, fair share
Of everything that's published shoves sample under
the eye Of active newspaper in the of
year, and what he doesn't he is apt to hear about
and know little bit about in a general way. And It
would seem as If, out Of the Of periodical htera
ture flooding the country, 1t might be triae hard
choose the zone you would give up last If you had It
to do" But in this there wasn't minutes hesta
ton This is the letter sent IN reply:
"Of current periodicals " md none Indispensable
indeed. ne would be simpler much Pleasanter and
trs1sit # Touj sIsC co1es az s7ereS If oII
5anitor in keeping open little place for folks to
are valueles in comparison with the passing
pageant Of daily lie As source of Information OF
willing TO indicate to preference in the mean
ing you attach the one we should give up last if we
The most original. the most human, the most sin
S1Tsi7asf +le 49, I ti ms tsi me ~
published in the United states today is the GmIe
the house-orEan of Louis hardware house, which
costs the common subscriber exactly two bits for y
should give up last if we had it to do"
Now The Herald is going to give "Mike Kinney,
teamSter and editor" who runs the tiny Gimlet not
much bigger than stamp-book, the advertising benefit
Of opinion IN this column that could be bought
at any price. But don't count this something for
nothing" inasmuch Mike has contributed to
our JOY and peace Of mind than repay. Mike is
not Mike at all He is a member, an ex-membeT, of
the firm, man of considerable wealth who got tired
Of the nut and took to trpsng around the world and
10 pencng his impressions Of people and things And
after while he turned his wonderful talent to pro-
ducing hOuse-organ for the firm his ancestors founded
And the Gimlet IS reputed to have around 100000
monthly circulation, yet 1t has been admitted to
the usual periodical privilege Of cheap postage and
says its front door, "Tis Is real second class stuff
that pays first class poStsge-no pOstoffces entered
It IS old saying and true saying, that humor
cannot be explained. It would be a wooden-headed
proceeding to Try to point out in detail Just why and
wherein the Glet excels humorist and We are not
in the lumber business. But perhaps few quotations
VII make the point clearer, without spelling situation.
The humOT Of the Gimlet is Of rather elusive sort
that must be experienced and felt rather than analysed
and classified It Just radates humor all It can't
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-10

(BY =. D. s.

nail e ana sE sa big Win 5ssn o8g 6a B adad ne ma
Good evening SIR said. as polite as knew
HoS' ~ i5o me nd miles av-ayl
said Good evening SIR not quite 50 polite mebbe.
but good ana loud and 90 you nov mat GA SSou UNI
never noticed me no moren II was a rabbit W hy'
if he'd spit on me he couldn't have made me I4a11s5-
I walked right up in front Of him and said
topped scolEdreL you, NY 1a o S - ~ ,esbs
Tanne-sl Do you hear me- You ms'able. spindle
Wei you'd oughta seen himi
eHe thrOwed his knife and cucumber down, Jumped
jerl5ed of his coat and yelled You TAX IKE q
SO.' said 7 won't , night you you're too toe. OLD
,i-+ ss o15 "a fCokt and voure the very man Pm
looking fob. sahi shed 20 linen. say; and with
4 throwed his arm up and he hooked me snort
That settled it, smashed him the jaw
knocked him clean on his pins but he scrambled
running out OF the store and made for me backed
enough scrap, but the old man waved en- On
him. and he made another Iunge at ne
landed another swift one on his jaw and down he
but even this wasn't enough for the old rooster
and up he Jumped an come right back with a lead
quick for him side-stePped, and his fist whizzed
past my head gave nm a GleGA Oeli lns gar la'
This time he got up. slow ike brushed some Of
all say 20 name isF he asked
" Joe Grangerr says l.
"'Weu. joe says he you're gentleman. sahl
first that's to these parts in pow ful long
time sahi Put 'er thar!
Joe says he 7 treated you all like dawgi an
apologize, sahl I'm mighty glad 70 meet sahH
- .Heah, your he yelled TO one OF the clerks, have
a niggah put Alistah JOe's team We all is goin'
ovah to the house. logged II he didn't take ny
in his and walk TO his home as II I vas
the presidin elder
"Sever in my life have I spent a more delightful
evening" The old was well read and we talked
politics history, religion and everything but business
and by bedtime my head in a Whirl. right
Next morning walked down TO the store to-
gether and when got there he turned TO ne with
curious look his face Joe. says he what Is
it you all have TO SELF
card.
aswen. Joe says he, lets see 70 samples;
reckon mebbe might need some
Il opened trunks and We went TO work
He went stuE from A to lizard slowly and
carefully, and when We got through had his order
for $1,000 worth OF Eoodsi
"He wouldn't let ne leave until the next day
when I wanted pay for my recommendations he
bristled up and said Joe. don't you dare to oer
for that You are guest I want you 70
again in the fall. stay long you can; you'll
be mighty welcome Good bye sahH'
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-10
a stsa Pesnfisd Hero. Tbirty=I bird
Degree 81 Fame Some Men Get For Making Good

4 STATUE is a petrifed hero 1t
n is a sort Of SD degree Of fame
which some men receive by
making permanently good.
When a man dies and the nation dis
covers after ten years that it is still
remembering him il usually celebrates
the fact by erecting his statue There
by millions of citizens may look upon
him in after years and the young man
may be encouraged 10 strive by the
knowledge that If he becomes great
enough some imported sculptor VIII
carve him barefOOted, in a Roman toga
and put him up in a windy square
which isn't steam heated in winter.
Some statues are erected by a CRATE
ful nation Others are built by states,
cities. universities and churches Wash
ington undoubtedly leads the statue
league in this country and If We are
thing in the way Of clothes but dress
suit This explains to some extent why
statues are never erected 10 a man un-
til he has been dead some time II a
living hero were to be COMMUNICATED
in stone and were to see himself as he
appeared when a second class sculptor
with a strong pull had got through
with him he would seize a hammer
and make a few permanent alterations
Many statues are very beautiful and
idealize the original to such an extent
that death has apparently improved his
looks 800 percent On the other hand
there are sCulptOrs who cannot carve a
great man in stone without making a
pie-eyed brOntOsauruS out Of him We
should classify our sculptors carefully
and use them as a system Of rewards
and punishments- Great men should
be preserved in marble by dorado Taft
and Gutson Borglum while villains
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-10

healthy condition and not a boom be-
cause the people OF the town are talk
ing and pushing lands and the country
surrounding the city rather than the
city itself. That is the only way a city
can be really built and not doomed.
man here who is an active agent for
progress He is a power because he has
the faith that moves mountains He
is Adjt. Thomas A. Pitt, OF the Saliva
ton army. The people here do not ap-
preciate what that man and his wife
are doing right here in your own town.
I was down there the other night and
I saw three soldiers stand up. admit
they had been doing wrong like the
men that they were and declare thai
they were going to live better lives.
That IS town building because il is
building character and that IS what
counts FL Paso cannot do enough for
Adjt Pitt and his corps for they are
doing great work for the city"
Because the Young Women's Christ
ian association IS standing for the best
for the young women Of the city, we
general sentiment OF the business men
OF the city is strongly in favor OF the
association work said Miss Gail Lane
In the budget fund campaign recently
conducted by the workers Of the asso-
citation the workers found almost every
and in favor Of the work for the young
women"
we want volunteers who are well
informed about gardening to help di-
rect the public childrun's garden work. %
said r J. Tighe The school authorf-
ties, with the cooperation Of the land
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-10

an da s6a4s tenant out s 5aT rent his ' d 52qaS
chicken coop. why. Uncle Nose" said he. whats
the matter-where are your chickens. Dawg gone
done gone home! shuah is a unlucky Niggah-
WHATS the matter with your garden Mrs. CaseyE,
asked Father Malone Aw, VI riyirlnce; lts aNIul-
begins wigglin at i'm an Pat. he dhrOps is spade an,
winder on the handle Of it, bad luck to 'im!"
The woman set tn drivers seat Of disabled sl
a Bngo horn See to myself. That must be a 5 o.
she. tired like. my husband is fixing it." Excuse
them? so6 sez She. that's SO Won't hear all the
with new respect for tn Bngo Why don't you get
for your wife?
was chatting with an ex-hardware man. He
must be well along in the forties- had known him
as good dresser; now he was seedy
nat 5a are you qoi i0 n Sow sf the hardware
business but none of them has banned out very en-
"so?" said I; and why did you quit hardware
had a good territory out west liked the work al
right but there We're many spurs, they took the
heart out OF me and so 1 resigned"
Yes, that's what used to call them. got as high
80 40 letters week from the heads OF different
to do another; one asked me to push this another
to push that, and so on down the line 49, -.
was mighty seldom any one ever wrote me any com
rush and why , why why until finally Lost my
mistake Of my life
beiDei me 10 make a better saIaTv tbs1 ever did
before will again"
why don't you 60 back and strike the old house
and they know it and 1 know it; it's user'
i 20 be my BOssi'
This isn't original I didn't think II out
It's sentiment deep craven in the heart and mind
Of every young worth the powder blow him up.
No,-verv few Of them viii ever be their own
bOsses,-very few
Why2 Because they aren't their bosses
How can they be while they are in the employ
OF some else2'
That's the very time when a man should be his
boss in the largest sense Of the term.
If you a clerk a bOokkeeper or the driver
OF another mans team you selling your services
yourself. your employer ct the market price
He knows whether you your own boss not;
he tell whether you manage your time. regulate
your conduct and control yourself or II you merely
drift
II you your own boss, YOU realize that by self
mastery you are each day making your services more
Intelligent productive and hence valuable
II you your own boss you much less
cerned about what your employer pays you than
about what you give him
II you are really your own master. you have hard
master; who accepts for failure
who demands Of you constant growth in knowledge;
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-10
IA Years Ago Today
From The Herald of this date 1901.

FL Paso is wild with oil excitement
Since the announcement in The Herald
yesterday that oil had been discovered
near Deming. dozens Of parties have
left here for the fields. Thomas
O'Keeffe. who discovered and located
the first claim, has organized COM
pany with a capital stock OF 100000,
with general offices in this city Land
all around Deming has been taken up
and there is lively buying and selling
OF claims. With those expecting TO 20
out today and tomorrow there viii be
fully 100 FL Pasoans at the oil fields BY
the end Of the week
T. E. Hunt left this morning on a
business trip TO Tucson
Rev. W. o. Millican has returned
TO the city from a trip east
E. c. Houghton, Of the san Pedro
mines, is in the city on business
Joseph Jones is about again, after
having been i'll for about a month
Miss Josie Mari VIII entertain the J.
o. T. 2. next Saturday afternoon
Miss Vivian Drummer entertained the
S. A. c. club last Saturday afternoon
Exconsul BufOrd Of JuareZ, has re-
turned TO the city from a trip east
F Wilson, who has been i'll at Ms
home for some days, lis about again
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-10
CENTRAL PARK MAY LOSE
ITS FAMOUS FLOCK OF SHEEP

New York. April I0-Central parks
famous nock Of sheep is 10 be removed
with the passing OF the old arsenal
building. II present tentative plans are
adhered to. and other old landmarks
are likely TO follow under the new or
der OF things
The sheep have been maintained In
the park for many years and have been
a source OF pleasure 70 those visitors
who like a bit OF pastoral scenery in
the midst Of crowded city. Tas sheep
are 20 be ousted 90 make room for
horses u Is proposed 10 send the sheep
Of axis. deer and a herd OF buffaloes
were maintained several years ago. The
deer We're eventually turned over to
the Bronx zoo and the buffaloes were
transferred 70 other points. as they in
terIered with the golf players in Van
Cortland park
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-10

should be informed that unless they
reform they viii be perpeuated in
marble by members Of the Cubist So
ciety-
Washington, D. c., has more statues
than all other American cities. Some
are inspiring and others, unfortunately.
are fire proof Every American city
should honor its great sons in stone
and every man should so live that
when he has passed away and there is
no danger that he Will step on his
fame and tear a hole out OF il a rate
ful city viii appropriate real money to
set him on a pedestal where he viii
arouse the curiosity OF the tourist 200
years hence.