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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-21
WHY A CONFERENCE NOW?

The recommends Sons Of General
Funston for the withdrawal Of Ameri-
can troops in Mexico. may have pre-
maturely leaked out, but none the less
that appears to be the only sensible
thing TO do. villa a i've or dead, was
the first object OF that expedition, but
as the American ARMY. after having
flushed the bandit, was limited in
further operations by demands Of Car
rama and the agreement Of this gov
eminent, what in the name of reason
is the use of keeping our troops in un-
healthful inactivity any longer, mas
much as both Carranga and Wilson
have decided to leave the whole con-
troversy to commission settlement.
The administration affects 10 be EN-.
barrasscd by the publicity given Gen
eral FunStons recommendations, be-
cause II will hamper the work of the
commission. The admission, however,
thar our government was fully pre-
pared 10 arrange for the withdrawal
Of Pershings forces, suggests the COM
ment that if that had been decided on
the hone OF contention between the
Mexican de facto government and the
Washington authorities has been re-
moved. and therefore no real reason
remains for the mediation conference.
The insistence of the President on the
commission palaver looks like it. is a
scheme 70 make difficult very simple
matter. Or is it way found TO divert
attention from the miserable failure
of the Wilson Mexican policy until af-
ter election? Both Carranza and Viii
son are struggling TO remain in Of
flee, aud a joint interest suggests the
conference plan Of composing difficult
ties thar both are powerless to effect
without injuring the prospects OF one
or the other.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-21
DELAYED FILTRATION.

For many months feasible and Ell
fectiYe filtration system has been be-
fore council, which body is. supposed
to reflect the sentiment OF the people
for an adequate supply OF pure drink
ing water. The Inauguration, OF that
system has been frustrated on several
occasions by the, so far, unexplained
obstruction Of a few members in the
First branch. It has not been a ques-
ton as to whether the council shall
assume any responsibility for the we'll
system of filtration, but simply one
of submitting a bond issue for that
purpose to vote of the people. They
have denied this right to the voters
of Wheeling, which cannot be justified
I by any individual difference OF opinion
on the part OF any councilman as TO
his personal objection 10 the particu-
lar method Of securing uncontamlnat-
Sed water for the multitude. This Is
a phase of the situation that must be
held clear and distinct by the people,
whose vested rights in the matter have
been ignored.
There now comes another definite
suggestion. or rather the revival OF I
proposition that guarantees d pure
quality Of water TO Wheeling consum-
ers by the chlorinating process, ap-
nroyed and recommended by the State
Board Of Health as tested practical
relief from the danger to the health
OF the community which the raw river
water now menaces. 1t can be installed
for. the very modest sum OF $1,000.
This system is Of proved value through
its successful operation in other parts
OF the State. 1t gives the first consid-
Grafton in water supply, the entire
elimination Of disease germs. although
It does not clarity the water. That
can easily be supplemented at a very
small additional cost Now the ques-
+ ton arises will the city council ignore
this opportunity to protect the health
Sof the community, as they have the
well system of filtration? 1t is a
grave responsibility for any man or
set Of men to obtrude their opposition
to such health protective measures.
1t Is more. Delay in the matter is, as
Dr.. Jepson, the State Heclth Commits
siorer says, "a little short OF criminal
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-21


\. H. Sricklcy nj Holiday Cove.
Many Lodges Represented.
Beside he four Wheeling and the Sen
wood Is. OF L. lodges. the following lodg-
rs were represented At the services:
Panhandle Pride Of Chester. East Liver
pool Well:villc Caunonshurg. Hickory
lodge: St~nhruvill", Nos. ! aYd -.
Description OF Building
The Weirton high school building VIII
be the finest and most costly in Han
cock county and one Of the best in the
Ohio Valley. 1t will cost at completion
$50 900 and measures 'SnNl@0 feet. IT
Will he constructed of stone and brick
containing nine school roms. TWO base
mcnts. offices, two rest rooms and Il
large gymnasium. II will he two stor-
les an,f perfectly lighted in every de-
purtmcnt.
At the nrening nf school next MONTH
81 high school STUDENTS will enter and
$40 graded pupils. However. the build :.
irg will not hr ready for use until
about january L next at tn" earliest.
Ground was broken for the structure
June l. this year.
superintendent, 4 \. McEndrre of
W"iriCr Schn"iS. $ulI yesterday shat
thcrcIwil he fully $40 pupils Ia enter
school next September. an increase of
more than $50 since last year. Prof.
MrEndrce said that during the past
five years thcr" has h""n an increase
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-21

90 o,sr Inn nupils each succeeding year,
nnd ,b.t All Inc rooms of the severe
I Ina inss an in he district are literally
crowded, AS an illustrate ion. ,s Sale
he, last year there were u teachers
in eight rooms Of one building ana ~
~, ~ a. amn,h.r 'rLr nrw high school huiia-
,nn re, into il the better for all con-
Ccrncd.'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-21
For Summer COMPLAINTS.

Il cannot speak too highly of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy for it has been used by my
self and husband for the past fifteen
years and has never failed to give
prompt relief" writes Mrs. Carrie
Turner. ZanesviIee, Ohio. Obtainable
everywhere
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-21
THE PRESIDENTS DICTUM.

EssS The contentious between the rail
road employees and the heads OF tae
corporate transportation systems of the
country are involved in, such a com
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-21

The Feasible Follics' column Of a
Sunday paper reads like it had been
written under the depression OF u
Bridgeport hang over"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-21

Tie letter pf pr. Jerson to Mayor
Kirk on the chlorinating system OF puri-
tying water should be read into tho
minutes OF the city council.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-21

Just as We suspected. Tho Hon.
Champ Clark in his Maine speech says
Mr.. Hughes charges against the admin
lStration are NOT tr!;c
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-21

"Blamaless beer has been 7ut on
draught in London. "Innocuous whisky
will be next. We opine.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-21

sFfihg morning IN 1910. and the panor;
aEaa OF river. hill and forest entranced
them. They decided. to settle and thus
history records Ebenezer Zane Gs the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-21

to spill salt, to break mirror. to. XIII
cat or walk under a ladder.
Ancestors Wore Devout.
"Ebenezer Zane. together with MIS-
brothers. Jonathan and Sllas, stood at
the mouth OF Wheeling creek one tine
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-21
CORNERSTONE Of THE \NE|RT0N
$4,000 HIGH SCHOOL IS LAID
MANY Lodges Represented.

Holiday Cove schools sang "America
H"n"diclton was pronounced by the Kew
\. i. SrlcklCN nj Holiday Cove.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-21

''Wn are snNrrStIluus IhUdE. 7. tt
rains on Monday. 1t Will rain four days
thar week. 4 visitor must 20 out the
same door entered. or IT Is bad luck.
II Won forget something on leaving
home and 20 hack after 1t. you must SIT
down awhile before you start out again.
n some one gives you seed or cutting.
do not thank them or It will not grow. 1t
is unlucky for thirteen TO dine together
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-21
Mr. Montgomery Speaks

The laying OF the corner stone OF thts
beautiful high school is in keeping with
the big things accomplished IN me f1 ,hs
! 'iT'i.'S wonder city Of the Upper Pan
IIandle. FOR It's growth is marvellous
and in keeping with the, developmcnt
along the river line north anH sou i,,:
soon there will be one continuing I''s
from here to Wheeling.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-12-06
Where the Ark Rested.

We struggled painfully through the
mud and ut sunrise on the fourth day
came in sight of Mount Ararat from
the hilltop above Erivan. A more i'm.
posing sight l never saw than this
huge snow clad hump, with its attend
ant peaked gendarme at its side.
Though the ranges on each side of it
are 5000 feet high, it seems to rise
alone from the plain and looms SO large
as to absolutely annihilate the great
level plain, thirty miles across, which
separates you from it. Heavy snow
storms had ranged over it for weeks,
and the snow was lying to within G,O00
feet of sea level. The summit is rep
resented in the latest surveys to be
nearly 10000 feet above the sea, SO
there We're 1900 feet of snow lying on
ii, and the shining mass seemed to rise
and soar into the blue sky from be-
meath our very feet.-Professor Cony-
beare in New Armenia.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-12-06
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
They Are Not Compelled to Vote For
Their Party Candidate.

A presidential elector Is an independ-
ent agent. AS matter Of practice he
votes for the candidate chosen at the
convention of his party, but he can le-
gally break the instruction, just as a
delegate to that convention could have
done.
There have been a number of in
stances in our history where this has
been done.
Hence II presidential candidate
were to die the day before the election
all the states would on the following
day vote for their two sets of preslden-
tial electors in the routine way.
These presidential electors who are
chosen I'm November are obliged to
meet In the various states on the sec
ond Monday in January following.
That is the day the president of the
United States is actually chosen.
That these electors were intended to
be free agents and to act as they deem.
ed best Is plainly inferred by the
twelfth amendment to the constitution
of the United States. 1t says:
"They shall make distinct lists of all
persons voted for as president and of
all persons voted for as vice president"
When that amendment was adopted
after the jefferson Burr battle of 1901
there had ncverjeen any political con-
ventions and the presidential electors
of the various states were expected to
form rs many conventions and there
to choose a president.
In practice the presidential electors
act merely as automatons. They per
nit the national conventions to do their
thinking.
If one of the candidates selected by
the national conventions were to die
just prior to election day the national
committee of that party would some
time after the election and prior to the
second Monday in January designate a
candidate.
That recommendation would carry
all the weight of national convention.
But i'm neither case is the recommended.
ton binding.
Since national conventions were first
held in Andrew Jackson S time 10 pres.
idential candidate has died before the
election.
When Van Buren, was elected presi-
dent no one was elected vice president.
The United States senate then exer-
cised its prerogative and elected X. NJ.
Johnson vice president.
A presidential electOr in New Eng
land state refused to follow his party
and vote for James Monroe lust so he
could not be unanimously elected. as
was George Washington"
Eleven states did not vote at all for
president in 1864. In 1868 three states
that had tried to secede could not vote.
In 1880 one of California's presiden-
tial electors who had been chosen by
the Democrats refused to vote for Han
cock. That state therefore gave Gar
field one e'ector and Hancock five
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-12-06
Rats of London.

London is said to be the greatest rat
center in the world. and it has been es-
timated that the rat population of the
metropolis is equal to its human popu-
lation and that about 10000 Is spent
annually in reducing their numbers.
The London sewers swarm with ro-
dents, and so do the railway stations.
Tunnels especially are the abode of ar
mics, and railway men often fear to
traverse these dark holes after night
fall because Of them.-London opinion.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-12-06
A SURPRISED HUSBAND.
Romance of Lady March and the Sec.
ond Duke of Richmond.


One of the mercenary marriages
once common in England which turn
cd out happily was that of the second
Duke of Richmond. lie was married
to Lady Sarah CadOgan as part OF an
agreement that her fathers gambling
as he then was) being eighteen and
the bride only thirteen.
Immediately after the wedding Lord
Marchs tutor took him off to the con.
tinent for the grand tour, and Lady
Sarah went back to her nursery. This
is the sequel as told by Lady Russell
in The Rose Goddess"
"Three years elapsed. Lord March
returned from his travels, but, hav.
ing such an embarrassing recollection
her and went the first evening Of his
return to London to the opera. There
he noticed that all eyes and lOrgnettes
were directed to one box, where. sur
rounded by several persons. sat most
beautiful young creature.
Turning to man beside him, he
asked who she was. You must be n
stranger in London was the answer,
not to know the reigning toast of the
town, the beautiful Lady March,
Lord March lost no time in going
to the box and introducing himself to
his bride, with whom he ever after
lived SO affectionately that their devo
ton to one another became pro-
verbal"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-12-06
Dana's Ten Books.

Charles "A. Dana once made a list
OF ten indispensable books" They
are the Bible. Shakespeare, the Dec
laration Of Independence, the Con-
stitution of the United States, Ban
crOft's History Of the United States"
Irving's Life Of Washington" Frank
Inns Autobiography" Channing's "Es-
say on Napoleon BOnaparte," Gibbons
Decline and Fall Of the Roman f l.
pire" and Tarbell's Early Life f
Lincoln"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-12-06
BLACK M0lES.
They Are Always Danger Signs Calling
For the Suroeon.

At an operation performed less than
three months before his death DIR.
John b. Murphy called the attention
Of his students to a black mole on the
patients face with this remark:
"a black mole Is always a sinister
lesion and one that is to be regarded
with distrust, so that the first thing
want to do Is to remove 1t. A black
mole must be handled with wholesome
respect, for one dares not traumatiZe
1t with impunity, either by accident or
design. | therefore shall go wide of 1t
into healthy tissue when removing It,"
In the latest issue of the "Clinics of
John Il. Murphy" DR.. Broders and
MacCarty are quoted as saying that
black moles certainly predispose to a
form of skin cancer called "melano-
epithelioma" and as insisting that all
pigmented areas of skin, such as warts
and moles, should be removed when
these are in locations which are or
have been subjected to injury.
The danger lies In what Is known by
physicians as "metastasis," which is
the shifting or transference of dis
eased condition from one organ to an
other. A moe Is a diseased condition
of the skin in one spot and generally
confined to that spot. but when an in
jury takes place nearby it often hap
pens that malignant cells migrate from
the deeper parts of the mole and take
up their position in the wound, where
they grow and spread ana produce a
form of cancer. A magnifed section
Of a mole shows that the augmented
cells extend sometimes quite deep into
the tissues below the skin. The migra-
ton of cells seems to take place by
way of the lymphatics.
All cancer specialists agree that a
mole or wart developing late in lie is
to be regarded with SO much suspicion
that the only safety lies in having it
cut out
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-12-06
MAKES RAPID HEAOWAY
Add This Fact To Your Store OF
knowledge.

Kidney disease often advances so
rapidly fhat many a person is firmly
in its bsp before aware of its prog
ress. Prompt attention should be
given the slightest symptom of kid
ney disorder. II there is a dull pain
in the back. headaches, dizzy spells
or axtTed, worn-out feeling. or If
the Kidney secretions are offensive,
irregular and attended with pain,
procure good kidney remedy at
once.
Thousands recommend Doan's Kid
ney Pills. Read the statement be-
low.
Mrs. A. p. Hester, sos Hathaway
street, Greensboro, KY, says: For
five years, had kidney disease in
its worst form. I suffered from
rheumatic twinges and was laid up
for weeks at time. My limbs We're
badly swollen and I had pain in my
left side. The kidney secretions
were unnatural and | couldn't get
my proper rest. My body bloated
and my case was a puzzle to doctors.
Doan's Kidney Pills cured me and
now I feel like a different woman"
Price soc, at all Dealers Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mrs. Hester had. Foster-Mil-
burn Co.. Props. Buffalo. N. Y.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-12-06
CUNNING OF A FOX.
Il Finally Fooled q Hunter and Saved
His Own Red Skin,


One dark, foggy morning in autumn,
writes Youths Companion CORE
spondent, was hunting in one of our
western states. l saw large red
fox come down a low hill He did not
see me, and when he was about fifty
feet away | fired. To my disgust |
apparently missed him, and immedi-
ately let 90 the other barrel. Down
he went, and after q few wild Kicks
and struggled lay very still. was
about to reload when I noticed that
one of the cartridges was very light.
Instantly remembered. had loaded
five blue shells with a new brand OF
powder, but having no more shot
had put them aside. In some way
they had been mixed in with the 9th.
ers. To my surprise both the empty
shells that drew from the gun were
also blue.
| looked at the shells and then at
the fox. and my amn2gmcHt grow.
Gould see why my first SHIT had ms
ed, but not why the second had proved
tDt'llNC. " W - l''s'HNiN' liidl b's -
cartridges contained only powder.
went ovcr ~ The f0X and turned him
over with the end of i'in gun. lie
seemed as Imp as a rag. What nerve
he must have t. lie there s. quietly
while rolled him about. 1t seemed
impossible that lie could lie pretend
ing.
| took circuit to the left and lii
behind a stump. where | could watch
him. Five minutes ! waited, but there
was no sign OF life: thea five mere
minutes. aud | decided that Ep AS
really dead. But as | was rising to
my feet noticed that his head was
slowly moving. turning in the dircc-
ton that | had taken. The next min.
ute the clever animal was on his feet.
lie saw ne rs | raised my gun ard
sprang behind a log. From the log he
reached the shelter of some rocks. aud
saw him no more, which in truth
pleased me more than 1t disappointed
me.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-12-06

judge on cruelty to animals charge.
Deed, All wasn't abusin' dat mule,
jcdge," the old man demurred.
Did you not strike it repeatedly
with a club?"
"Yessah."
"And do you not know that you can
accomplish more with animals by
speaking to them?"
"Iassah; but dis critter am diffnt
lie am SO def he cant heah me when
All speaks to him in de usual way, 50
All has to communicate wild him In de
sign language. "-Brooklyn Citizen.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-12-06
Abb and Lullaby,

Magistrate-YOu are accused Of at
tempting to rob pedestrian at 2
O'Clock this morning What have you
to say in your own behalf? Prisoner
Il am not guilty, your worship.
can prove lullaby. Magistrate-YOu
mean an alibi Prisoner-Well. call 1t
what you like, but my wife will swear
that was walking the floor with the
baby ut the hour mentioned in the
charge. pittsburgh Telegraph.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-12-06
Ono View of Mountain Climbers,

Mountain climbing. now a popular
part of an outing at home and abroad,
was regarded in far different light in
its earlier days. "Murray's Guide to
Switzerland" published in 1888, in the
section devoted to Mont Blanc, soberly
relates that lit is a somewhat remark
able fact that large proportion of
those who have made this ascent have
been Of unsound mind This quota
ton will console many timid souls.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-12-06
HUNGER MOVES THE WORLD.
The Empty Stomach Is at the Bottom
of All PROGRESS,

An inventor of an important mecha-
nism was asked one day how he hap
pened to think Of the thing. He said
he was hungry.
The author OF one Of the most charm
ing novels ever written was asked how
he happened to write it. He said he
was hungry.
A man was toiling in the field, gath
ering the sheaves into little heaps, pre-
pairing them for the thrasher. He was
asked why he worked in the >broiling
sun. He said he was hungry
None Of the men was literally hun
CRY at the time. All of them had been
fed properly for the time being. None
Of them would have persisted had he
not performed the task he worked at
perhaps. But all Of them gave correct
answers Hunger moves the world.
While many of the worlds greatest
inventions were not perfected with
view to getting something to eat, while
many of the most notable writings of
the world have been by men who We're
not thinking of food nor of the lack of
it, the fact remains that the bread
question is at the bottom of all prog
ress. 1t cannot be ignored at any time.
Our ancestors came to this country to
make their homes because they were
hungry. They chopped down the for
ests and cultivated the land and built
their factories to obtain bread. They
believed they could secure more bread
or secure it easier on this side of the
ocean than upon the side where they
were born. They fought the RevOlu-
tiOnary war because they were hungry
or felt that they would become hungry
If compelled to live subservient to an
old world ruler Patriotism itself is
based upon bread--and the desire to en-
Joy food in comfort and free from the
disturbance of tyrants.--Columbus Dis
patch
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-12-06

For Sale-Scholarship in the Ow-
ensboro Business and Industrial Col
lege. Good for $50 in any depart
ment. viii sell at reduction
Write or call on the Hartford Her
aid, II
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-12-06
Fairly Won.

"Mr. Wombat seems very sure of
his wife's love"
HE has every right to. Theirs was
a highbrow courtship, and he won out
In competitive contest comprising
seven exhaustive papers" - Kansas
City Journal
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-12-06
Hard to Please.

"People are hard to please with the
cookery in boarding house."
II presume So"
'"They kick at the old dishes. and II
the cook does get up new combina-
ton they're suspicious.
Courier-J Journal
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-12-06
Brine.

Brine boils at 225 degrees f.. and at
this degree fine salt is formed At 1853
degrees +. common salt results and
fishery, or large grained, at 10 degrees
+. The salt crystallizes on the surface
Of the brine In the pans, floats little
and then sinks to the bottom. leaving
II free from fresh crystals.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-12-06
Coon Meat.

Coon meat looks and tastes some
thing like guinea fowl being dark and
tough unless fixed up right. A coon is
more dainty and precise than a pos
tunI about what 1t eats. A possum,
like hog, will eat anything. any sort
Of carcass
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-12-06
a Good Excuse.

well. what made you late tonight?"
demanded his life partner. glancing at
the clock
"Er-er-why, took SlOakhurst home
from the club. and his wife made me
take him back again." replied he Of the
Ingenious mind.-st. Louis Post Dis
patch.