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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-26
DRAWING GLASSES
OPEN AT LINSLY
PROF. 7YRNs WILL INSTRUCT
CADETS AND OTHER PUPILS
IN ART
10 We'll Fitted. Having Studied in
Paris-clssses viii open Soon
Many Will Enter.


Prof. A. C. Byrns. instructor IN
drawing az the Linsly Institute. will
open classes in drawing at the school
on February l. Mr.. Byrns Is we'll fit
ted for this position. having studied
art in Paris and other European cities.
The classes will be divided into three
divisions: one in Decoration. Draw
ing and Lettering" one in "Ol Paint
ing and the other in Drawing"
Work that is done by Prof Byrns
may be seen in the window of the Baer
Drug store at the corner Of Chapline
and Twelfth streets and in the House
and Hermann window at the corner
OF Fourteenth and Market streets. One
feature that was announced yesterday
by Prof. c. n. Patterson. head OF the
school. Is that classes will not alone
be open 10 pupils al Linsly. They
viii be open 10 the general public and
anyone wishing to take up drawing
viii ind an able instructor.
Mr.. Byrns has received orders for
portraits OF some Of the most promi-
nent people Of the city. These DOR
traits will be completed within the
@ few weeks.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-26

the affair. which will be OF an elab-
crate nature:
Mesdames:
{. }. Milton ID. Garth Hearne
y. = whitaker jesse Speidel
J. I. Mckinley Geo a. Laughlin
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-03-09

spprehensively. but what is Il you
wantr' es w. ~ "a,
Just this: there's a live goose in a
bag we've just thrown into that shed
yonder. We want II killed, dressed
and roasted. I'll bet you're just a
dandy cook and 1t will be nothing to
you. IL you want to throw in a loaf
of that luscious bread you're baking,
well go away with fondest memories
OF the handsomest gal we've seen in a
year"
Vera hesitated. Then she resolved.
The men looked peaceable. A little
added cookery would not be arduous.
But when Vera went out to the wood
shed. Ratchet in hand. she made sur
prising discovery. The bag held Homo
lulu, which the tramps evidently had
stolen from Jared Dunn.
Now Vera knew the fowl well from
having seen it. She liked Mr.. Dunn
less than the goose. for she felt that
Mr.. Dunn had been unjust to her
fiance. She turned Honolulu into a
coop and selected one of noeir own
geese. In three hours time the two
tramps gloatingly carried away fine
roasted fowl and loaf OF homemade
bread and the tension on Veras
nerves was relieved.
Vera knew how the old man would
miss his adopted pet. in fact within an
hour town constable came by in
search OF the missing fowl and de-
scribing Mr.. Dunn in a frantic state
of anxiety
I'll take Honolulu back to Mr.. Dunn
myself" announced Vera.
The old man stared hard at E-,r as
she appeared and emptied his feath-
cred favorite out of the bag.
You're the girl my nephew is going
to marry" observed the old man, curl
ously and intently studying Vera. II
owe you good deal for finding Homo
lulu. How was it?"
She told the story The grim face
of her auditor began to uncloud. He
led her on to talk OF his nephew, a
far-away expression came into his eye.
Did the purity. innocence and bright
truthfulness Of this charming soul
bring back a memory of his dead
sister, Harveys mother?
Just waiting to save enough to get
married on?" he spoke speculatingly,
half to himself "And you brought
back Honolulu-and you're a bright,
good lass. I'll see-Fn seel"
He did "see." Everything in the
sweet influence of this charming girl
penetrated the crust of his sordid
humor. AS he turned away it was to
hide a hungry longing for compan-
ionship.
Come and see me again, will your
he asked
Il will be glad to-" replied Vera In
her simple straightforward way. "You
are Harvey's uncle, and we both speak
of you so often"
Go away, child" he warned, In a
choking tone. I'm a selfish, hard
hearted old man and-thank you for
Honolulu, and I'll make that right
with you
He made it so right" that within
a week there was a reconciliation
with his nephew and new house GO
ing up for the engaged pair.
You brought 1t all about, you fam
Gus old bird!' exulted Jared to his ro-
covered fowl, but old Honolulu only
bobbed about. He could not consis-
tently 'honk' just then. There were
no stormy weather conditions hover
ing-only sunshinei"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-03-09
HIS SHARE OF THE HORSE
Interfering Individual Evidently Was
rlot as important as He Thought
He Was.

A newly admitted member of big
cooperative society Boosting sixteen
thousand members met one of the so
ciety's vans laden with coal, with
the driver sitting on the shafts.
The new member, full OF the i'm.
portance of belonging to such a big
society. considered 1t has duty to re
monstrate with the driver on his want
of consideration toward his horse by
adding his own weight to the load I'm.
stead of walking. The Pathfinder
wound up by saying: I'm a sharehold
er In the society, and therefore part
owner of your horse and van"
Shareholder, are your" responded
the coaly, pulling a hair out of the
horses tail and handing it to the as.
tonished member. with the remark
Here's your share of the animal, mis-.
ter"
He then drove en-.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-03-09
LEIGH ONCE HIGHLY PRICED
In Days That Have Long Gone BY tho
Bloodsucker Was Considered
OF Value.

Our great-grandfathers regarded the
leech as a sort of first-aid outfit in
case of sickness. In the days when
blood-letting was a popular panacea
the physician would have worried less
over the loss of his pill box than over
the death OF this little worm. And
so long as blood-letting was popular
there was nothing to match the eff
cheney of the leech.
Nature fitted him for the task to
which the physician adapted him.
Long before he was used on humans
the leech was performing operations
OF his own on FISH. frogs and other
neighbors of his in the mud and slime
at the bottom of his marsh home.
His operating tools consist of a cup
like sucker at the end of his tail and
another at his mouth Also at his
mouth are three semicircular. sharp
toothed Jaws, which he works togeth-
er like a saw. With these he cuts his
way through the scales of fish and
reaches the blood.
Then the leech's wormlike body be-
gins to expand. He has II pairs OF
sacks in his stomach. and he must fill
all these before he is satisfied. He
drinks until he is from two TO three
times his natural size.
The leech is liveliest in day time.
and at night he curls up for a nap.
When winter comes he buries himself
in the mud and waits for warmer
weather
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-03-09

Aren't nerves the queer things
iIere is a physician who finds that
nervous prostration Is merely a mat.
ter Of station. Speaking on nerves in
general and the nerves OF a girl of so
ciety in particular. he says her nervous
prostration is caused by-what do
YOU think? Too much dancing? Wrong.
Too late hours? Wrong again No.
neither Of these. but simply too much
parental dictation and too much worry
over selecting a husband. On the
other hand there is the wife OF the la.
borer. Surrounding her while she is
doing the family wash is quite an ar.
ray OF her offspring Engaged in that
vocal exercise which is commonly sup.
posed 90 lead TO shattered nerves. Yet
II anyone were to ask her II she we're
on the verge of nervous prOstration
she undoubtedly would ask what that
meant New York Times.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-03-09
CANADA'S PLANS
FOR WAR REVENUE
So Wisely Distributed That Tax.
alton viii Affect Farmers to
a Degree Practically
Unnoticeable.

So many rumors have been circu.
lated regarding war taxation In
Canada that the statement made by
Sir Thomas White, Canadian Minister
OF Finance, of the Governments plans
for raising war revenue should be Civ
en- the widest circulation. Sir Thomas
made it clear that the revenue will be
raised by taxing the profits of incor
porated companies whenever those
profits exceed seven per cent. and the
profits of unincorporated firms or part.
nerships when the profits exceed ten
per cent. On all such excess profits
these companies or firms will have to
contribute one-quarter to the Govern
ment. Transportation companies,
banks, mining, milling, and other com
panies will be subject to this taxation.
but life insurance companies, and com
panies with less than fifty thousand
dollars capitalization, and companies
firms, or individuals engaged In agri
culture or stock raising, are exempt,
and pay no part of this taxation. The
only other additional taxation pro
posed is an increase of fifty cents a
barrel in the customs duty on apples,
and one-half cent gallon in customs
duty on certain kinds of oils.
1t will be noticed that this taxation
is being applied in such a way that 1t
does not affect farmers in the slight
est degree, except, perhaps, through a
small increase in cost of apples and
oil. The war revenue is to be paid out
OF the profits of the big firms and COM
panies with capital of over fifty thou
sand dollars, and even these are al.
lowed seven per cent in some cases,
and ten per cent in others, of clear
profits before they have to pay any
part of this taxation. II will be seen
that the whole policy is to place the
war expenditure taxation on those who
have been making big profits and are
able to pay it. and to encourage farm
ing and stockraising by exempting
farmers and stock-raisers from the tax
alton. This ought to set at rest every
rumor that the farmer or the farmers
land is being taxed to pay the cost OF
the observation-disclosures
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-03-09

Displays of spring dress goods in
the shops are enriched by many beau
tiful and novel cotton fabrics that are
revelation in the art of weaving cot
ton. They include canvas cloths and
basket weaves that promise something
of a revolution in apparel for warm
weather. There are the smart avn
ing stripes in white with all colors
and white with black, in which color
ings and the arrangement of stripes
are both new. They are to be used
for separate skirts to be worn with
coats of plain color. Basket weaves
are most attractive in black and white,
but are shown in many designs adapt
ed to skirts and suits. Cottons, in
fact, are usurping the place of wool
ems and silks by the force of the
beauty and practicability of the new
weaves.
Some OF the familiar cotton mate
rails, like cretonne. in light weights are
woven with reference to their use in
dresses and suits. In suits, plain,
coarse linens or cottons are used with
them, made into coats finished with
collars, cuffs. belts, pockets and other
details of finishing, made of cretonne
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-03-09

wraps for spring are merely capes, in
one shape or another, Joined to collar
cites made of the same material.
Besides these frivolous and dressy
little wraps there are innumerable
cape collars of organdie or other sheer
stuffs for indoor wear. Two of them
are shown here. One is a dainty and
demure looking furbelow with plain
band about the neck and hemstitched
edge. 1t fastens at one side with a
row OF small crocheted buttons and
is ornamented by an insertion OF mar
row val lace very neatly set in about
two inches from the edge.
At the left of the picture the cape of
organdie joins high turnover collar
by means of a row of hemstitching.
This collar is plated across the back
and has rather deep points at the front
where it opens in a v at the throat.
Val lace, having a square mesh, is set
to, the edges with scant fullness, and
two rows of hemstitching are placed
above it in the organdie. This collar
fastens at the front with single small
pearl button.
Taffeta silk, net, and crochet buttons
are depended upon for the frilly capes
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-03-09
ROAD
BUILDING
USE OF CONNECTS ON ROADS
Passed Through Period Of Hysterical
Wrangle Into One of Actually Sue
cessful Accomplishment.

The use Of convicts on the public
roads has passed through the period OF
historical wrangle into a period OF
, actually successful accomplishment
and almost universal acceptation,
stated e. Stage Within, whose new
course in practical penal problems at
Columbia university was recently an
nounced.
Doctor Within holds that the under
lying motive in convict road building
must be to secure the great efficiency
for the state out of its possessions.
But the convicts and the roads are
property OF the state. and the work
ing OF convicts upon the roads should
eliminate many elements of waste in
the administration of road and prison
departments.
THE efficiency of the convict on the
road gang" he continued, differs
greatly in different gangs There is
no doubt in my mind that the apph-
cation OF the efficiency records in use
at the present time in the Wisconsin
road camps for free labor will tend
even more perceptibly to raise the eff
ficiency OF convict labor.
Incentive must be created before
good work can be produced. Coop
any of us up in a stuffy, unsanitary
Jail for several months, arraign us for
trial amid the excitement of what we
misname as justice, and then take a
few months of breaking our spirit in
prison surroundings and there is little
likelihood that the thing we call ginger
will be very apparent. There is def
mite need of building up If the convict
is to return to society and make good.
THE great need" Doctor Within
concluded, lis for the foreman of a
convict road gang to throw his shout
der to the task and inspire his gang
with the desire to be like him. The
problem lies in securing such men as
foreman OF the road gangs
The graduate department Of high
way engineering at Columbia univer-
sity has been in close touch with the
national committee on prisons and
prison labor, which is located on the
campus, for number of years. This
work has been carried on under the
joint direction of the department and
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-03-09
OIL PRESERVES COUNTY ROAD
Surface Rendered Impervious TO Wa
ter and Crown Is Almost Like
Asphait-No Signs Of Wear.

The only road I'm Berks county,
Maryland, which is strictly county
road" is the stretch OF five miles be-
tween Douglasville and Yellow House.
By this is meant that Il is neither
state nor township road, but is entire.
ly under the Jurisdiction of the county
authorities.
Recently the road was treated with
a coating OF crude oil, and no one
doubts the wisdom Of this action. The
road Is now not only dust-proof. but
the surface has been rendered impervi
Gus TO water. The crown is almost
like asphalt, and there are no signs Of
wear or tear.
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It cost France S6i2, 100000 to build
tho best system of roads in the world
For many years Il has reapcd untold
wealth, enjoyment and benefit from
them, and now those same roads have
become the greatest single factor in
saving the republic from destruction
by invading enemies Certainly IL any
sane man doubts the profit or advisa.
bility OF the best rosds and the most
OF them France affords an object les.
son that none can fail TO compre
bend
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Solo for lac bedroom sIlnners.

Use old felt hats for crocheted slip.
per soles. Cut two or three pieces the
size of the slipper; quilt these to-
gether by machine, stitch a shoe lace
around the edge and sew your upper to
this lace; this will outwear any other
sole and costs nothing but few min
utes' work. l always use them on my
ehiidren's morning slippers and they
are still better if a piece of kid from
an old shoe is put on the outside of the
felt and stitched with the rest.-Cieve
land Plain Dealer.
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cAPE-coLLARs AND cAPEs.

like that In the skirt. Or this is re-
versed and the plain skirt is worn with
cretonne coat. Beach suits i'm which
hats and bags and pillows are made of
these fabrics could hardly be more
pleasing than they are.
All OF this promises a summer OF
colorful clothes. These cotton mate.
rails are moderate in price and there
are no others smarter in design. Best
of all. they are washable.
One of the new canvas cloths is
shown in an afternoon gown. pictured
above. IL is a one-piece model with
full plain skirt and surplice waist.
The edges OF the bodice and bottom of
the skirt are finished with cord coy
cred with the canvas The sleeves
are OF cream-colored net fiouncing. and
the embroidered edge forms the deep
cuff that extends over the hand. A
rosette. which fastens the surplice. is
made of the canvas also.
This gown could hardly be simpler.
The hulliness which is appropriate to
sheer fabrics is out of place i'm these
heavier weaves. and I'm large patterns
OF gay flowers tho simpler the design,
the better
Capes have become fad and appear
everywhere in smart spring styles. In
tailored gowns. in suits and coats. and
in dresses OF all kinds. all sorts of
variations OF the original shoulder
cape betray It's influence on the mode.
IL bids fair 20 Gust the nigh collar
from frocks. only 20 capture them for
its own. For many engaging little
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-03-09
THE FIRST TASTE
Learned to Drink Coffee When . Boy.

II parents realized the fact that cot
fec contains a -caffeine-which
Is especially harmful to children, they
would doubtless hesitate before giving
them coffee to drink.
When ! was a child In my mothers
arms and first began 70 nibble things
at the table. mother used to give me
sips OF coffee. And so / contracted
the coffee habit early.
Il continued to use coffee until was
~, and when / got into Office work /
begun to have nervous spells. Espe.
tally after breakfast ! was so nerv.
Gus I could scarcely attend to my cor.
respondence.
at night, after having had coffee
for supper. I could hardly sleep. and
on rising in the morning would feel
weak and nervous.
"A friend persuaded me 70 try Pos
tum.
II can now get good sleep. am free
from nervousness and headaches. I
recommend Postum TO all coffee drink.
ere"
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Creek, Mich.
Postum comes IN two forms:
Postum cereai--the original form
must be wen boiled, 15c and Csc pack
ages
Instant Postum soluble powder
dissolves quickly IN o cup OF hot wa
ter and. with cream and sugar, makes
a delicious beverage Instantly. zoe and
soc tins
Both forms are equally delicious and
cost about The same per cup.
There's q REASON" for Postum.
sold by 0rocoga
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goose. 1t was pacing about in con-
sequential way, as though aware of the
extreme appreciation of it's owner. 1t
was still honking, but low and Groom
ing, as though talking to itself.
Daily report. all the same, old
Honolulu" approved Jared. II
wouldn't care to part with you"
Honolulu was bird of passage,
strongly domiciled in an alien land.
A wild goose of superior endurance
and flying power, 1t had landed down
In the poultry yard among other more
civilized fellows about year previ-
Gus. There was jagged wound in it's
neck and as Jared came to examine
this, he found Embedded within IL the
broken off stone head of an arrow.
1t was by pure accident that this
arrow had played an important part
in the fortunes OF Jared. He CHANGED
to relate the incident to a college pro-
lessor, whose fad was archaeology and
kindred sciences. The professor took
an interest in the circumstance. The
arrow head was one identified as used
by an obscure tribe in the Sandwich
Islands. 1t was apparent, therefore,
that Honolulu had winged memoir
able flight over land and sea thou
sands of miles, to domesticate itself
in an humble poultry yard In a strange
land. The incident of the long flight
OF the fowl was published in several
scientific Journals. the name of Jared
was duly used. and he was pulled up
greatly when made a member OF the
National Ornithological society.
That was not all. AS he became
familiar with Honolulu and got to
studying the fowl he discovered that
the intelligent bird was a natural
weather glass. That "Honk! Honki"
clarion note was diverse, but depend
able. In time Jared could translate
the circumscribed goose dialect to a
point where the changes i'm the baro-
meter we're vocally announced and
rain, wind or murkiness predicted two
days in advance with unerring accur-
acy. and Jared Dunn took due credit
20 himself for his invincible weather
prognostications. never mentioning
Honolulu as the source OF his erudite
thAIltAAtts
Jared Dunn had a nephew. his only
living relative, estranged for some
time. He was Harvey Bross and was
now working hard and for small pay
In the village. Harvey was i'm love
with Vera Morton. They we're too
poor TO marry as yet but courtship
had been a delight and they were loyal
and hopeful
The Morton family lived quite a
distance from the town. One morning
early Vera's father and mother drove
away on days visit to some friends.
Two frowsy tramps lurking behind a
laafy screen Witnessed the departure
and heard Vera speak Of busy bak.
ing day, oil alone In the house. One
Of the tramps carried q bag. When
father and mother were we'll out OF
sight, the intruders threw the bag into
a woodahed and advanced to the open
kitchen door
my pretty ONE one OF them called
IN, don't get frightened We're com.
mon folk Of tho road and grub Is our
rnly demand. You do as we ask and
you wont get scared or hurt"
you frighten mol7 breatbod Vera,
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Looking Ahead.

To repair the wastage Of war a
proposal has been made by q well.
known German physician that the inn.
pcriai government should organize an
Official matrimonial agency after the
war He declares that the surviving
young men will have to work very
bard and viii have little time to at
fond those soriety functions at which
eligible brides are usually met. Tie
tbeieicre suggests that The state
should perform the duties of matri.
ionim broker not only introducing
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the prison committee. Doctor Blan-
chard, professor of highway engineer
ing, sees the great opportunity for the
highway road work, and, as he stated
in recent article in the Columbia
Spectator: The humane element must
be a factor in the education of the
highway engineer of the future This
will be supplied through the co-opera-
ton of the national committee on
prisons and prison labor and the work
under Doctor Within at Columbia uni
versity.
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Connected with the coke industry
was the completion, during the last
summer. OF a number Of large pianfs
for tho recovery OF benzoi from nv.
product cokeovon gas. This gives
the United States SIS FIRST output OF
this material so important as raw
material % the manufacture of high
explosives and chemical dyes
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-03-09
By GERTRUDE MARY SHERIDAN

Copyright. 1916. by w. G. Chapman.)
"Honk-honki"
Grabbed, miserly old Jared Dunn,
seated on the porch of his low one
story house. bent his ear and listened
intently
''Ho-o-onk,"
His thin sour lips formed an express
sion of comprehension and satisfac-
ton. He smiled in an eerie way.
You beat 'ein all. old birdl" he
chuckled, "and l get the credit for 1t.
Mornin' neighbour" he bobbed to q
passing acquaintance-"mowing?"
Meadow strip hay, yes"
Get it in afore Wednesday, then"
advised Jared, with wise look at the
sky.
Wet spell?"
Sure thing. within twenty-four
hours"
The sky was clear and spotless, but
Rufus Dawes quickened his step. II
there was one weather-versed man in
Bridgcton. it was Jared. He never
prophesied wrong. The almanac might
err, the signal service bubble, but
Jared never made mistake. Hence.
his neighbor hobbled off at an accel-
Grated pace to save his menaced hay
crop.
Then Jared Dunn, double-faced old
skeesicks that he was! ambled enjoy
ably around to his extensive poultry
yard. 1t was with eyes of pride and
exultation that he viewed one particu-
lar fowl among the numerous. This
was gloriously streaked and crested