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and throat. Probably the best to
use is one per cent solution OF
Incnthol in mineral oil or one
per cent Of peroxide Of hydrogen.
This should be sprayed into the
nose and throat two or three times
daily, or in the case Of small chill
dren. dropped into the nose with a
medicine dropper. or from small
spoon.
Particular care should be given
10 the general health! exposure TO
excessive heat avoided. the diet
carefully regulated. the body and
surroundings kept clean. Most i'm.
portant is the keeping OF, children
at home and not permitting them
to mingle in crowds or TO go where
many people arc gathered together.
The, prompt diagnosis of the d.
scasc Is absolutely essential. In
tho presence Of an epidemic every
acutcly Ill individual should be re-
garded rs a possible case OF polomy-
clitis. and so treated until the con-
trary he prTyGn J JTf s1Tr OF S disss
nosis. In suspicious cases exasni:
nation Of the blood and spinal fluid
will usually enable the physician 10
determine positively whether or not
the disease is present. Parents
should permit such examinations
whenever the ply slStdH IohStoSt
them advisable. They cause but Ut;
tie discomfort TO the patient and
are practically without danger.
The disease having been dag
nosed, the patient should be isolat-
ed with the member. OF the lam
lily who is to act as nurse. IN 4
suitable room. No one should De
allowed to come in contact with the
patient except the nurse and tho
doctor. This Isolation should be
continued for at least four weeks.
Those who have been In contact
with the patient before isolation
should not mingle with others for
at least two weeks n possible. ana
should use an antiseptic spray
natient. particularly those from the
, hose and throat, should be destroy
cd by Incarceration or otherwise dis
infected. Other measures OF disin.
faction commonly used IN cases OF
Infectious diseases should be en-.
pioyed as directed by the physician
in charge.
Moreover It is the duty Of the
musician to report promptly. all
cases to the proper health autnori-
ties.
It Is only by cordial cooperation.
between health officers, phystcians
and the public that the spread OF
this dread disease can be limited.
Respectfully submitted to the pup
W Ws PX IN HEALTH DEPART:
MENT AND OHIO COUNTY
BOARD OF HEALTH.
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, is hard pressed to pay The running
expenses of government with IN
! creased liabilities for the protection
! Of the rights and interests Of the peo-
! pie, this orgy OF extravaganza Is
| doubly inexcusable.
Some Of the demands are legitimate,
but the greater proportion are indie
feasible. Take the case OF the Ma
bama Representative, for instance,
who asks for the town OF Albertrille,
community of 1000 people. whose
postal receipts for last year amounted
TO barely more than $4,000. new
postoHice building costing $4,000.
The colleague OF this generous
statesman goes him several better
with a demand for 4 new postoffice
building for the cosmopolitan center
of Athens, Alabama, costing Sl5O,00G,
wherein there dwell as many as
100 souls; and for two others as we'll
TO cost 100000 apiece for the towns
of Sheffield and Tuscumbia, having
con- bined population Of 5000 a1d
doing together total postal business
Of less than $4,000 year. Some of
these super-eXtravagant demands have
been accompanied with the argument
that they are seeking to build to meet
the future needs of growing COM
munitles, but that logic is demolished
in three instances In the State vi
Wyoming, whose Representatives HAYS
demanded postoffice buildings at
cost Of $4,000 apiece for Green River.
with a population Of 1873 in 1910 as
against 1923 in 1890; for Newcastle,
whose population is now rated at 9T5
as against Ills in 1890; and for Sun.
dance, a metropolis which IN 1896
boosted a glorious aggregation Of SIS
happy humans, but reduced by the
Census OF 1910 to 2S1!
And there are many other schemes
just as reprehensible as the cnes
cited. OF course a great number @?
them will fail under, the present cir
cumstances, but that does not relieve
the Congressional pork packers of
the just odium that attaches to their
indifference to the character of tie
public trust that is reposed in them.
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COMMON SENSE PREVAILED

Some times the people become in
fatuated with the widest Of utopian
schemes connected with municipa!
ownership of public utilities. This
was the case al Los Angeles. where
telephone company, whose franchise
was about TO expire. offered TO sell TO
the city for $S.000,00O. \ bond
Issue for that amount was proposed,
and for time the people gave it an
almost fanatical support. no doubt
literally encouraged, if not largely
promoted by the selling company. 1t
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|NFANT|LE PARALYSIS
CONTINUED from PIrst Page.)

is transmitted from person to per
son, commonly from one sick with
the disease TO the healthy indlvldu-
al. However. another source OF IN
lection Is the carrier" The car
rier" is q person who having been
in contact with the sick, thought
unaffected himself. carries germs in
his nose and throat, or else the chr
ricr" Is person who has recovered
from the disease hut still has germs
in his nose and throat. Thus 1t is
easy to sec that q carrier gong
about freely among the healthy may
readily scatter the germs broad
cast.
Moreover, the so-callcd "abortivc
case" is often times an unrecoGnizcd
source Of infection. The "abortlye
case" Is q person who has had the
disease in such mild form As not
to be recognized and consequently
has not been isolated.
The symptoms OF infantilc para
disease begins with fever and vom;
itine.. or with fever. vomiting and
diarrhea. thus resembling an ordi.
nary attack of stomach trouble,
however. shortly the patient COM
plains Of pain when the bodT or
limbs arc touched or moved. With
in from two to four days after the
onset paralysis of the muscles ap-
pears.
The paralysis may be limited to a
few muscles or many may be ar
fcctcd. The legs. arms and trunk
muscles may be paralysed in va
rious combinations. Paralysis Is
limited to the legs In about one
half Of the cases. Not oil cases
show paralysis. and these cases be-
long TO the ahortive type mentioned
before. Probably twenty-five per
a,cnt Of more Of the cases are abor-
tive. Some patients have fever, vom-
iting. commissions and unconscious
ness at the onset.
The period Of incubation or the
time between exposure and onset OF
symptoms is from five to fourteen
days So that when two weeks have
passed after exposure and the d.
sense fails to develop, the pationt
may he regarded as out Of danger
from that particular exposure.
What Methods Should Be Used to
Protect tho Community and to
Prevent tho Spread OF the
Disease.
Since the germ probably enters
the body by way Of the nose ana
throat, and since the germ Is de-
stroyed by antiseptics. II Is g. wise
precaution for everyone to apply
mild antiseptic solution to the nose
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work on the Missouri river alter
the government had expended Slp,-
100000 or upward on that stream
and who recommend the abandon
ment OF the project. Colonel l)eak-
ynes report WAS overruIed BY zen.
Black but in oyrrrulins such report
General Black admitted. - nat
IN to this time experiences IN inc
United States on some Otner I'M
proved rivers, and particularly on!
the Mississippi. has not been Such
as TO encourage the expectation
that river traffic will develop
commensurate with The large cost
Of Improvement" and following
this statement. 1T will be dli1lCllIt
Indeed 10 lind economic JuStlhca-
ton of the cost OF the improve
mcnt Of the Missouri river from
past experience on other water,
WAYS having similar conditions.
Yet in the face of these state.
mems and admissions General
Black overruled the recommends
lions of Colonel Deakyne 10 aDan,
don the project. The prlnclral
reason for overruling il given by
General Black was that the project
would reclaim five hundred thou
sand acres of swamp land along
the Missouri. If Il proper and law.
full purpose of river Improvement
were the drainage Of swamp lands
small amount of money might
thus be well expended. but when
We know that congress can only
vote money for river improvement
on the grounds Of Improvement OF
navigation. then il is not only un-
wise but unlawful 10 use millions
of public money to increase the
value Of lands in private owner
shin. If this is the showing that
can be made only upon the hest
projects, the public can understand
iusi how bad the other smaller
projects are.
The. people Of this country are
anxious TO put an end 10 this sort
of legislation. Our millions have
been uselessly expended and in
the main VIC have nothing to show
for our expenditures. AS result
of this headless plan and the
abuses that follow in its train,
good harbor projects have been ne
elected or entirely overlooked or
abandoned. For if money is en-
pendrd on unworthy projects the
same amount must necessarily be
eliminated or curtailed from merl-
torious plans.
It is my belief that this will be
the last river and harbor improve,
ment bill OF this kind that VIII
ever be passed Members Of Con
eress will refuse to give their
votes or lend their assistance TO
any more waste of public moneys
in this fashion. Many of the mem
hers voting for this bill are not
nroud of their vote, and will in the
future refuse to vote for any ~such
bills. 49,,
The very best solution for The
present is that we should STOP
spending money until A commits
sion composed OF the greatest en-
gineers in the country shall have
figured out some comprehensive
scheme of improvement. After
such plan has been submitted
and adopted we can proceed as
fast as circumstances and our
finances will permit to the de-
vplopment of river improvements
as a whole and we can then see
10 il that for every dollar put into
the development Of this scheme
we should receive a dollars oene-
At,
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THE BABY.

They amt much to a baby Till 1t gets to
know yer face.
An posters till you take it an lug 1t
round tn place;
An grapples al yer whiskcrs with
pudgy-wudgy hands.
An seq q lot o surgles its mother un-
dcrstands.
TIL time a sran'dad's giadncss. and tick
lcdness begins
Is when the little Teller looks up Mt him
and grins.
They amt much 10 a baby. hut in its
grin you know
You're seetnS lots o sunshine YOU lost
long. long ago:
1t makes you feel rclic inus-a baby ;
heart IS clean. e.;
An when It gives its favor its purpose
isn't mean
You think the Lords forgiven hull lot
o. yer sins
When that little Teller looks up al you
and grins. -
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but the great bulk Of the army was
Republican. These latter will vote IHr
Hughes. Those who were Democrats
will now vote for Wilson. This group
is so small in number that the an
nounced adherence Of any one OF them
becomes a matter Of moment TO the
Democratic managers. But the hum
dreds Of thousands OF those who acted
with the Republican party prior 10
1872 are quietly taking their places
again in the ranks win their old as.
sociates, and no special fuss is being
made about it, When the votes are
counted, it will be found that this IS
once more 2 country Of two major
political parties, and that the Repu5.
lican prrponderance OF more than a
million has again asserted itself in a
sweeping Republican victory.
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AN ORGY OF ExTRAVAGANCE

~ The porcine characteristics Of tie
sriyers and, and harbors bill dwindle
sinto fnsignifcance compared. with the
i amount of.-"pork" that Is represented
: In the public building bill. The In
i telligencer has before referred to this
and waste Of the public
s<money, but a recent revealment of
1.-THE extent OF the demands and their
ssridiculous proportion to the actual
! needs Is simply amazing. The state
ment made cites the fact that during
8 the present session Of. Congress seven
4 hundred public building bills were IT,
! troduced and referred to the commit
sstee; calling for an expenditure of $780,
& 100000. At time when the country
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During the history of the coun.
try about sS5O.000.0O0 have been
expended in river and harbor so.
called improvements, enough
money to have builr two Panama
Canals or to have built for US the
foremost navy in the world. Some
this money has been judiciouSly
expended in narbor improvements,
but q great amount has been spent
on creeks and rivers. extravaganza
~ and useleaslr. and has brought
little or no returns.
We are nov engaged In 4 pro.
granr OF preparedness involving
extraordinary expenditures. we
are increasing our army, our navy
and other arms of the service. We
are living in times of national
peril and by common consent We
should put ourselves, no matter
at what cost. in a position to sale,
guard and preserve our national
life and integrity. Unless We de-
sire TO bond ourselves we will be
hard put 10 raise the money neces-
sary by taxation. 1t is nothing
less than folly 10 vote great sums
for improvements not Immediately
useful. Even though some OF these
projects have merit, unless they
are vitality necessary al this time,
they should be deferred until such
tine as we can afford TO resume
them. In the meantime II Is mat
ter Of policy-of sound common
Sense-that we should marshal the
resources Of the nation In ONE
common patriotic purpose. that
Of putting ourselves in n position
where we can properly defend
ourselves.
For many years the usefulness
of members of Congress has been
measured by the amount OF apprn.
rriations they have brought into
their respective territories. Men
have gone before their Constitu-
ents and claimed reelection be-
cause Of the large appropriations
which they have succeeded in
bringing 70 their district or state
for river and creek improvements.
Consequently. il has come 10 be
considered a meritoriouS thing for
a member of Congress to secure
such appropriations. River and
harbor bills have been made up
aud appropriations divided around
in such q manner as 10 secure the
necessary votes 10 pass the bills.
In this way they have come into
disrepute If they have not. indeed.
become a matter Of national scan
dal.
On the Missouri river. for exam
pie. the saving 10 shippers on
freight rates. according to the re-
ports filed in the hearings on This
bill. amounted 10 about $4,000
year. The cost OF maintenance,
together with interest upon the in.
vestment upon completion would
amount to $l.100,0O0 per year. that
is to say. that it will cost us
$1,000 Il year 10 save the peo-
pie in freight rates S10.000 A year.
The friends of the bill claim. Of
course, that traffic will increase
after the completion Of the pro-
jectS but experience has shown
that upoa improved rivers like the
Ohio and Mississippi tonnage has
not increased but actually de-
creased. and that there is no rea-
son 10 believe or hope under pres
ent conditions, that even after
completion there will be much
more river traffic. This was the
conclusion reached by Colonel
Dcakyne. who had charge OF the
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WHY HENEY FELL FLAT.

There is morc than one explana-
ton of the failure of Francis j. Heney
to create any furore over his renuncl-
alton Of the Progressives and his
twelve hundred word telegram from
San Francisco announcing his inten'
ton Of supporting Wilson. Among TIE
revelations OF the Pacific coast r.
formers past one important one is IN
Who's Who In America where his
biography describes him as a "RUoSe-
Welt Democrat" So Mr.. Honey merely
drops back 10 the seclusion Of the
Democracy, from whence he sprung.
1t was somewhat significant, too, that
the news dispatches which carried tie
tidings Of Heney's flop" added that
he would probably be candidate Tor
United States Senator on the Demo-
cratic ticket. In fact, this is doubtless
the one best bet; for Heneys specially
is running for office in whatever parry
he happens 10 honor with his pres
ence at the moment. When offices are
being passed around, Neney is gener-
ally to be found on the front seat, and
il he does not secure one it is no be
cause he did not stand up and make
long reach for it. :
"Heney's conversion" however,
furnishes additional evidence that the
Bull Moose are returning to their old
time allegiances. There were some
Democrats in that band of earnest
political crusaders who selected
Armageddon as their foothold In 1912,
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L go my weary course alone. alb
J horred and summed where'er I'm
s known. No maidens smile when |
draw near. but from my path they
shrink with fear For ME there IS no
outstretched hand, no welcome smile
in all the land There is no lamp
sa1ight for me. no children climb upon
9ny knee. Alone. alone, all. all alone.
4 The gray world has g heart OF stone.
and pardon It will never give to its
Z pariahs, while they live. long to
Join the busy throng that moves in
Joyous haste along; long to take my
copyright. 1915. by q
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MOTHER GOES INSANE.

Special Dispatch TO the intell'Eoncer.
CI.ARKSEIrRCi. W. Va, July IL
Worry over the strange disappearance
nf panus, her 15.year.old son, a month
ago. caused Mrs. Theodore Yanlk Of
Union Heights 10 lose her mind today.
Police have instituted country-wide
search for the lad He was last seen
settin ghis pay at Il local glass lac
Tory where he was employed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-12

President Wilson in his Detroit speech
repeated his slandcrous accusations that
the American citizens in Mexico w@re
the Sinister influences" back of the in
PREVENTION propaganda. But who has
interviewed more than President Wilson
himself?
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UNCLE WALT: Ripping Rhymes.
FO R S A K E N

place again. and mingle with my
tellowmen. but If | make slight ad.
vance, 1 find the outcast has no
chance. and voices rise. with anger
fraught, Go. Ishmael. we. want you
not" Perhaps when l am gone to
rest. and grass Is green above by
my breast. some pilgrim. bending
DER my tomb, will say. We drove
him TO his doom. Though dark and
wicked his offense. his punishment
was too intense. We drove him from
his kind away, for eating onions every
day"
,orss Matthew Aoans,)
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President Wilson complains that the
trouble with some mrn IL hat they are
slow in their minds. Yc, such minds
are moro dependable than the variable
rcss of the Wilson kind.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-12

One case Of infantile paralysis no
more constitutes an epidemic than one
swallow makes a summer.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-12

Ii the Stogies only could intern odd
Man Error" during the season they
might get somewhere.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-12

This United States inheritance tax will
muss up some Of Hetty Green's money.
anyhow.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-12

If the Artificial beauty" spots some
women affect were natural hlcmshcs,
what would they not give 10 have them
removed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-12

The war microhe seems TO he infest.
inC Peru and Venezuela. who are max
Ing faces at Colombia and Ecuador.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-12

Consulting q thermometer at midday
Is like heaping Goals OF fire on your
head.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-12

California is hoasting Of hog with
six legs. At that the Pacific coast freak
has nothing on It's two-legged proto-
types.
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OHIO NEWS NOTES

CONGRESSMAN w. c. Mooney. OF tho
Fifteenth district. has three vacancies
in the Naval Academy. at Annapolis, as
tho result Of graduation failures and tho
additional midshipman. allowed each dis
trict. In former appointments the con-
gresham was guided by an examination
for designation held by the L. S. civil
Service Commission, but he has named
the following TO take examinations lor
entrance July 9th: Principals Robert
Perinc Cunningham, Marietta; Llewellyrl
Johns, Cambridge; Earl Culbertson
Gregg. Zancsville; alternates. Roy
Schneider, Sardis, and Harold stone
Crooks, Marietta.
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We NEED THE MONEY
Should the President Veto the River and H
BY PAUL o. HUSTING.

United States Senator from Wisconsin.
Copyright 1916 by The National Editorial Association lnc
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Barefoot Sandals

There is nothing a child
will enjoy more during
the Summer season than
a pair Of our Barefoot
Sandals.
Cool and easy on the
foot; no lining to cause
wrinkles; all the pleas
ure of going barefoot
without the bruises and
cuts.
Provide t h G children
with Barefoot Sandals
and let them enjoy the
fullest measure Of Sum
mer comfort.
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Smallpox has broken out among the
Ohio troops camped at Columbus.

John c.. McCcrkle, wealthy stock
dealer, Of Warren. has been sued for
$50 400 for breach OF promise. by Miss
Ruth Kramer. who alleges McCorkle
promised to marry her but instead mar
ricd another.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-12

The road into MinGo will be paved 6y
,o.nIorrow and will be opened to traffic
.rhmrsddv, The contractors are finish
inr No their work which will require
nnly a few hours of tomorrow. Inc
rnad has been closed more than a year.
re- ro.d is one of the most expensive
evnr ITO be built in this county.-Steuben-
villa Hcra Id Star.
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"rhcy seemed ideally matched, 90
clarrd the Groom's mother IN speakihE
Of the wedding of MIR. Cupp and Miss
Saucer, who are now on their honey
moon. Donald Cupp. 81. and Miss Eva
saucer. II stcnographer. were, married
Saturday by Rev. j. NJ. Weinrich, al COL
unbus, lass the sugar and cream!
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John D. Rockefeller the worlds ricn-
est man, quietly celebrated his nir
birthday last Saturday by playing s9tl
w.jth his friends at his Cleveland estate.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-12

Doane Ortman, farmer, OF Hibcrnia,
hos filed a claim with the county com
mIssioners Of Franklin county. for Sto'
The value Of q mich COW which drank a
gallon Of paint, which was being useo
to raint county bridge. and dlcd.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-12

q. +. Packard. rs. OF Dayton. was
found dead in bed with a bullet IN MS
hcnd and Il revolver in his hand. He had
ended his life, fearing pnrcuplne quiz
WHEN a net animal had shot into HIS
body, was working its way to his heart
and would kill him.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-12

Governor Frank b. Willis has accepted
Enurb Who will accept his old position
&c I'icu,enant Colonel of the Fourth reg
In ,ment of infantry. Colonel Housh Is
assigned by Governor Willis as acting
adiutant general. pending orders 10
,,Eyn ~ the border.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-12

In II letter which he road to his CON
crcgatinn. Rcv s. r. Long. pastor OF INC
First Lutheran church. OF Mansfield. oe.
clined 10 accept L salary increase OF
SIS q year which had been rotcd MN
~. mo church. He has declined several
calls 10 larger cities whore the salary
would have reached nearly S3,nOQ' HIS
nresrnt salary is $1,000 a year.