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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-05

Teachers reporting sSSe or above
Halle Baird. Hannah Springer Mar
garet Failoure. Mollie Lewis Ethel Nc
Cuskey. Lillian Jacob. Maude Wharton.
Matilda Scharf. Alice Beymer, Ada
Caldwell Jean Armstrong. Frank
Rhoades. Mary Curren. Alpha Coberiy,
Ella Weeks and Logan Kittle.
Teachers reporting S5G or above.
Kigcr. Olive Hervey. Vida North. Ls-
ona Oldham. Beatrice Henderson. Bessie
Gay Dorsey. Emma Wilkinson. ChAs
NJ Smith, j. ". Farmer. Anna Smith.
W. Y. Gorby. W. A. McCallister, Law
renee Carroll. Mrs. Mckee. =. G. simms.
Ida Woodruff
Teachers reporting no Hardness:
Olive HerveH Margaret Falloure, p
Il. ManiOn. Ethel McCuskey, Arbie
Creighton. r.. NJ Smith. Mabel Moore.
Alpha Coberly. L Kittle Floyd Bake
and Ida Woodruff
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-05

reception was held last evening b.
he Ladies Aid Society 81 the Buckley
81 r church. ~ EfFwosd FOR tbsir a.
tor Rev q s. Snyder and family in the
church. An interesting program was
rendered The affair was brought 20 a
eun
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-05

At the regular monthly meeting OF the
Elm Grove council held last evening IN
the town hall only business matters OF a
general nature were considered.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-05

Lifcl hy her HUSBAND and a t.r-. f.-..fr,.
iNn'fAl Arrangements had moi H..
.lr lhri evening. buf infrrmrrf soil
i' made Doh MrMrChrn crnrferv.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-05
Presbyterian Church servios1.

Stone church. Elm Grow. l. Il. Lewe-
llyn, pastor Preaching services at II
a. m. and 5.30 p. m. subject OF morning
sermon, a Strange Choice Text Cor
l-21. Theme OF evening discourse What
Belongs TO God" Text Nal as sab
bath school at $3.50. Glasses for All
ages. Inspiring music at each service
| Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08

ST would like to know If this house
! is run on a system or is everything
supposed to take care of itself?"
| what do you mean 2" she asked.
81 mean that 1 have been looking
for shoestring for the last half hour.
and that nothing of the sort is to be
/ found"
mo, 1 don't believe there is one In
the house"
| 81 presume not. I presume the 200
| pairs 1 bought a month ago nave all
/ been chewed up by the cat or sold to
the rag man. If there's a worse run
/ house than ours in America I'd like
| to see it!''
why Mr.. Bowser, you only
brought home three shoestrings, and
you used two of them to tie up your
papers"
well, where is the other?"
ST can't tell. We may have lost it
in the fall housecleaning.'
Don't doubt it in the least. While
a shoestring is not as big as a piano
| or as valuable as a clock, the loss of
it shows a want of system, a reckless
! extravaganza truly discouraging. Have
you got a piece of clothesline in the
house?''
Il don't think So" she stam-
mered.
Probably gone to join the shoe
string. 1 must have something to tie
up my shoe with, however, and I will
use a piece of stovepipe WIRE"
AFTER BREAKFAST, Wnen ready TO go
out, he said:
Mrs. Bowser, 1 hope you will take
this lesson to heart. Carelessness i'll
a wife is very, very reprehensiblc
trait
You are just as careless as 1 am"
she protested.
mo ma'am. No ma'am. never
mislay anything, forget anything, or
lose anything. Very few husbands do.
L will go around the world with a pin
in my vest pocket and bring the same
one back with me. If you go out on
the street today you had better have a
policeman with you If not you'll lose
your purse or be robbed of your
cloak
When Mr.. Bowser came home to
, dinner he entered the house with
smile on his face and the doormat in
his hand and said:
Il found a boy walking off with this
mat. Has any one taken the range
out of the kitchen? It's a wonder to
me they haven't come in after the car
pets"
That's a mat the girl put out in the
barrel to be carted away" she ex-
planned.
"Oh, it is. More reckless extrava-
gance, 1 see- Mrs. Bowser. L want to
sit down with you some day and have
a long talk 1 think you mean well
but you are deficient in judgment, and
your knowledge of the world is very,
very limited"
do you know everything?" she sar-
castically queried.
Mrs. Bowser,'' he replied as he
folded his hands under his coattaiIs
and assumed his favorite attitude
there are probably one two things
don't know. I don't claim to know
it all. and don't say you know moth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08

newspapers rejoiced at this new evil
dence of Won Hindenberg's power
Then when Russia'ss attention was
focused on the Baltic provinces and
preparationds were being hurriedly
made to check the invaders, Won Hin
denberg unmasked his real plan. A
large force moved into Gaiicia from
Silesia and advanced toward the Dor
alec river along a wide front The
Slavs were caught unprepared and the
Germans broke through the Donajec
line.
To the present the Germans have
pushed the Russians back about &c
miles along the southern front of the
Donajec. 1t is here that the fury of
the battle is concentrated because of
the danger to the Russian Carpathian
position If the Germans advance much
farther. The Germans announced
Jaslo and Zmitrod as their next OBJ
jectives. If these towns fall, the Ger
mans will have recovered 335 miles of
Galician territory and will be within
so miles of PrzemySl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08

ing whatever. The husband who does
not, however, know forty times as
much as his wife would be considered
stick of a man. Did you go out this
morning."
81 did,
''Was your bonnet taken off your
head
mo, sir
'Lucky-very lucky. You are to be
congratulated. / didn't
Mr. Bowser, where's your watch ?'
she interrupted.
my watch, Mrs Bowser-my watch
iS-great Scott!'
He dropped his hand to find the
chain, but it was not there. He felt
for the watch. but it was gone.
did you leave it at the jeweler's?''
mouth and stared at her.
Jewelers.? No. It's gone! I've
ed as he danced around.
1T can't be. Feel in your pockets. -
pockets! Pockets, Do you 'spose
I carry my watch in my coattail pock-
ct? 1 will tell you I've been robbed!'
well. don't take on SO. Your wal
let is safe, isn't it?''
"G-gone!' he gasped as he put his
hands up; watch and wallet both
gomez
"You must have been robbed in
some crowd" she suggested.
Robbed? Crowd? Robbed? OF
course I've been robbed" he shouted
as he pranced about "Get that in
fernal cat off the lounge and lemme
lay down, for I'm so weak / can't
stand up Where's that camphor?"
She ran for the bottle as he Topped
down, and for the next three minutes
he had his nose in the opening.
You ought to go to the police at
once she finally said
"G-gonei G+gone." he gasped
But how could you have been rob-
bedo"
IT dunno. Hold the bottle a little
higher.
You are SO careful. you know
You never mislay anything or for
get t.S snyything'"
"And never lose anything, and have
so much worldly wisdom!''
"Oh, my head"
81 cannot make it out, 1 am so
careless that 1 might lose a shoestring
in the hustle of housekeeping; but
Don't talk to me, over 5000
gone"
"A woman tried to steal my reticule
in Buffalo and 1 had her arrested but
1t seems that YOU
Gone! Gone!" he groaned.
Haven't you any idea of when it
was taken?" she asked.
mo"
well. I'm sorry, but this will be a
great lesson to. you. You will be
Mrs. Bowser!" he interrupted as he
suddenly sat up, II see through it all
now. It's as plain as daylight"
what do you mean? '
II thought it necessary this morn
ing to give you a little advice. 1 felt
it to be my duty as a husband. This
is your way of getting even.''
"Why, Mr.. Bowseri"
Don't why Mr.. Bowser mel It's as
plain as that chair over there"
"How could 1 rob you or tell any,
one else to-"
Never you mind! I see it all! It's
all right, Mrs. Bowser-all right. Just
let go of this camphor bottle and take
a seat in the other room. A husband
will bear a great deal from the woman
he loves, but when crowded too far he
turns at bay. / have turned. AS soon
as / feel a little better we will have
an understanding and you can prob
ably take the noon train for your
mothers in Buffalo. Robbed! Plumb
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08
3OWSER'S SHOESTRING
He Can't Find 1t, and There Is a
Row.

There are two standard complaints
that husband can urge against his
wife whenever he gets crouch on.
One is her extravaganza, and the
other is her way of running the
house.
Husbands the world over are more
eXtravagant than their wives, and as
for system in running the house, no
husband could do it a tenth as well.
Even an old bachelor living alone is a
dead failure as a housekeeper.
Sometimes Mr.. Bowser urges one
complaint, and sometimes the other
just as it happens. He can assume
dramatic poses in either of them.
He can also be the martyr while
Mrs. Bowser is the guilty party.
The other morning, when he was
ten minutes late at the breakfast table
he had that martyr look that Mrs.
Bowser had learned to connect with a
row, and she was keeping very quiet
when he began:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08

eredi But I see through it all, and I
know my duty!'
do you think you will expire be-
fore go upstairs and RETURN" asked
Mrs. Bowser.
When she returned she had the
watch in one hand and the wallet IN
the other, and as she held them out
she said:
Being afraid that would rob you
in the night, you hid them under the
bureau and forgot them this morning.
It's a wonder that you didn't miss
them-you never mislay nor forget,
but here they are"
"You-you-" stammered Mr..
Bowser as he dropped the camphor
bottle on the floor and sat up.
ooh, 1 haven't taken any of your
money or stolen any of the wheels of
the watch" 44
He didn't beg her pardon. He sim
ply grunted and passed down the hall
and out of doors. Just outside the
gate he met neighbor, who said:
Good evening, Mr.. Bowser. be-
1ieve 1 made a fool of myself few
minutes ago."
'.And I'm sure 1 did," was the
lugubrious reply.-(Copyright, 1915,
by the Mcclure Newspaper Syndi-
cate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08

The picture shows Sherman Elliott's
idea of how the state can best eradicate
the dandelions from the state capitol
grounds.
Capper the other day and while wait
Ing in the ante-roOm he discussed the
dandelion problem from his own ex-
perience. Elliott used to be a member
of the board of control and the de-
struction of the dandelions on the
grounds of the state charitable institu-
lions dates from the time when he
bought a bunch of sheep and had
them ranged on the lawns around the
various state hospitals.
"A sheep loves dandelions as sin
cerely as everybody else hates them"
said he when sheep and a dande-
lion lie down together the dandelion
never gets up again 1t is the only
known remedy for the evil and the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08
MILK IS BETTER
Steady Improvement in To-
peka's Local Supply.
Rivalry Among Dairymen to
Make Best Showing.

The report of the city milk inspec-
tor on samples of milk examined DUR
ing the month of April shows that the
rivalry among dairymen to make the
best showing continues to bring de-
sirable results. The Dornwood dairy
made the highest score, and the milk
was only a trifle less rich in butter
fat than that of the Charles Reynolds
dairy. which was the richest. In the
matter of freedom from bacteria, 1. A.
Lundy beat all others with a bac-
terial count of only 1000 to the cubic
centim eter. This is the lowest count
yet recorded by a Topeka dairy and
one which is rarely equalled. Several
other dairieS have remarkably low
counts and make better showing
than ever before.
Following are the dairy scores, fat
percentages and bacterial counts of all
diaries supplying milk to Topeka dur
tro rriI.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08

zone count above 100000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08
.SLAVS TRICKED
BY HINDENBERC
German Advance in Baltic
Provinces a Feint.
Move Made to Cover Up Stroke
in Galicia.
PARALLEL IN WARSAW DRIVE.
Genius of TeutOnic General
Again Is Shown.
Expert Points Out Inter-Rela-
tiOnship of War Moves.
PARALLEL IN WARSAW DRIVE.
CBy J. w. T. Mason.)


New York, May 6.-The German
the Galician offensive against the Rus
sian Donajec front, although separat-
ed by more than 400 miles, are now
beginning to show an INTERPRETATION
ship. 1t is becoming apparent that
planned to engage the attention of the
Russian general staff while the real
German attempt was launched at the
other end of the battle front.
This is the second time since the
war began that Won Hindenberg has
succeeded in fooling his opponent by
elaborate feinting. The other instance
occurred after the German retreat from
Warsaw. The Warsaw army hurried
ly fell back to the German frontier
and at the same time German troops
were concentrated further south as If
intended to move toward the Vistula
from new direction.
Slavs Misjudge Moves.
The Slavs believed the southern
movement was the real offensive. In
stead, when the retreating Warsaw
troops got to German territory, they
were heavily reinforced and driven
forward over the same ground that
had lately marked their retirement
They reached LODI before the Rus
slams could concentrate a sufficiently
large force to stem the advance, and
even went few miles further, though
not as far as Warsaw.
The present feint has been devel-
oped under different conditions, be-
cause both belligerents along the east
ern front have been quiescent for some
time. When the idea occurred to Won
Hindenberg of driving the Russians
out of western Galicia he had to de-
ceive the Slavs concerning the move
ment of new concentration of troops.
The Russians would not be long in dis
covering that Won Hindenberg was
red1stributing his forces because of
Withdrawals from Northern Poland. 1t
was necessary, therefore, to provide
the Slav general staff with a reason
for the new concentration.
So. apparently, the Baltic raid was
arranged.
highly mobile German force
moved to the northward from East
Prussia and fooled the Russians all
the more completely because of the
rap1dity and secrecy with which the
Baltic blow was struck.
Unmasks Real Plan.
Announcement of the northern of
fensive was made in Berlin and the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08

only one that never fails. I have fig
ured it out that Kansas could feed
nineteen million four hundred and
forty-five lambs every spring on dan
delions for three years. By that time
there would be no more dandelions
and of course we would have to sell
the sheep.
IF Tom Botkin is as anxious to dis
tinguish his career as secretary of
state as he claims to be recommend
that he buy flock of sheep, a collie
dog and a shepherds costume and
move his office out under the big cot
tonwood south of the east wing and
let the sheep make him immortal by
killing the dandelions that have defied
Republicans and Democrats alike
these many years. It's his one best
chance. 1t can be done and if Botkin
doesn't do it because he is afraid of
chiggers he should be ousted in favor
of Progressive
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08

1t hardly sounds reasonable to say
that one paint will go farther-cover
more surface than another. But try
Devoe Lead-and- Zinc. Guaranteed
more square feet to the gallon. C. M.
Hill & Son-Ady
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-08

The war has developed a new use
for the X-ray-that of xamining car
goes of ships bound FOR the war zone
for contraband.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-04-03

Reading of the Bible and recitation
of the Lords Prayer at the opening OF
the public schools in Caddo parish are
prohibited by a decision Of the Su.
preme Court of Louisiana.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-04-03
MAY SUE For LIBEL.

1t is stated that Bishop Fallon is in
stituting action for libel against num-
Der of Canadian newspapers for the
publication of story telegraphed from
Montreal in reference to the decision
reached at Rome in regard to the par
ish of Notre Dame du Lac, Walker
Vile, Ont. The story made certain
references of a defamatory character,
it is alleged. His lordship was said
to have been made liable for payment
of certain sum, which is quite con.
trary to the facts. .
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-04-03
RELIGIOUS REVIVAL,

In his Lenten pastoral, Cardinal
Logue of Ireland says Frances COM
pulsory military service for priests
and seminarists has resulted, unex-
pected by an atheistic government, in
reviving religious feeling in France
and cementing in closer bonds than
ever the priesthood and the people Of
that country. And the devotion and
spirit of martyrdom displayed by the
gentle sisters as angels of mercy on
the battlefield, have opened the heart
and arms Of France once more to
Mother Church.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-04-03
EXPRES|DENT TAFT SPEAKS OF VISIT 70 LEO XIII
Former President Relates Experience With Frar Land
Leo One of Greatest Figures Cen
turyProtest Made Against Visit That TEMPORAL
Power of Pope Was Recognized -Bishod O'Corman
Translated Address

i, expert management into one that ID
inexpert."
1T is not likely" Mr.. Taft conclud.
ed, that any American official, ON be.
half Of his government, will ever be
called upon again to hold such a con.
ference with the head of the Roman
Catholic church. To me it was full Of
interest, and it is a pleasant reminis.
cence that that exceptional function
and duty were nine"
Speaking of the church of today in
connection with political questions Mr..
Taft said:
"The churches today are not wasting
their efforts in discussion of differ.
ence in creed, but they are standing
shoulder to shoulder in a struggle to
help society and its members to better
lives.
From time to time a revival of re-.
ligious prejudice occurs and an effort
is made to inject into political contro-
versies this odium theologicum. I
greatly deprecate the organizations of
parties on religious lines, because I
think it bodies no good for the repub.
lie. No church is so strong that it's
intervention in politics will not ulti.
mately defeat its purpose therein, and
no reason for voting against a man ia
so narrow and unrepublican as that he
differs from the voter in religious be-
lief. The formation of societies or
parties to give effect to movement
In favor of the members of any church
or against them because they belong to
the church should be frowned on by
every friend of democracy and every
friend of religious liberty. Such move.
ments usually are conducted under the
cloak of secrecy and are almost always
by reason of this perverted into an in
strument for somebody's ambition or
to achieve some political revenge"
In closing Mr.. Taft compared Pope
Leo XIII with Gladstone, saying: "He
was one vi the great figures in the lat.
ter part of the nineteenth and the be.
ginning Of the twentieth centuries.
Like Gladstone, much of the most i'm
portant work Of his life was done after
he had reached the age of the psalm.
list, and by his achievements he
earned place among the great Popes.
With the foresight of statesman he
enabled US to settle substantially all
the questions pending between the
church and the Philippine govern
ment."
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-04-03

want of imagination the Englishman
sees Ireland today as a species of
sturdy beggar"-half mendicant, half
pickpocket-making off with the pro-
ceeds of his hard days work. The
past slips from him as dream. Has
he not for years now, well, for thirty
years certainly, generation, a life
time, done all in his power to meet
the demands of this incessant country
that more in sorrow than in anger he
will grant you was misgoverned in the
past. That was it's misfortune, never
his fault. This is steadily recurring
phase of the fixed hallucination in his
blood. ireland never Is, but always has
been cursed by English rule. He, him
self, the Engiishman Of the day, 10
always simple, bluff, good-hearted
fellow. His father, If you like, his
grandfather very probably, missovern-
ed ireland, but never he himself. Why,
just look at him now, his hand never
out of his pocket relieving the shrill
cries of Irish distress. There she
stands, poverty stricken virago at
his door, shaking her bony fist at him,
Celtic porter in her eye, the most fear
full apparition in history, his char
woman, shaming him before the neigh
bors and demanding payment for long
past spring cleanings that he, good
soul, has forgotten all about or is quite
certain were settled at the time. Yes,
there she stands, the Irish charwoman,
the old broom on her hand and prepar-
ing for one last clean sweep that shall
make the house sweet and fit for her
own children. And John Bull, honest,
sturdy John Bull, believing the
house to be his, thinks that the only
thing between him and the woman is
a matter of wages; that all she wants
is an extra shilling ireland wants but
one thing in the world. She wants
her house to herself and the stranger
out Of the house.
And 50 I bring, with a message Of
hope, these scattered thoughts upon
the British Empire and it's approach.
ing dissolution to lay before the youth,
Of ireland. say approaching dissoIu.
ton advisedIy, for the signs are there
to be read. Home Rule" will not save
it. The attempt now being made to
bribe Ireland, and the Greater Ireland
beyond the seas, to the side of the
Elsewhere Empire by what has been
aptly termed a ticket-of-leave bill will
not suffice.
The true alliance to aim at for all
who love peace is the friendly Union
Of Germany, America and ireland
These are the true United States ot
the world.
ireland, the link between Europe
and America, must be freed by both: