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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-05
POSTER ASSOCIATION MEETS

FAIEMONT. ". Va. Dec. THE
annual executives session nf the Middle
-Atlanti" STATE: Foster Association was
held her. to-day ami matters -: interest
70 the organization w"r> discussed. Tho
next meeting IL the association will be
held in Washington. p. c.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-05
NEW INTERPRETATIONS

CHARLESTON. ". Va. Dec. !, .
Certificates of incorporation have
been issued by the Secretary OF State
70 the following new concerns which
will operate under the laws of West
Virginia:
Crockett Red Ash Coal Company. Of
Bluefield: chief works Tazcwcll com.
ty, Fa:authorizod capital $24 ono: in.
corporators ". {. Pollock. Minnie 4.
Pollock. Frank NJ Pollock and ". r..
Russell. of BlueIield; W. G. Colburn.
Of Fairmont.
The Miami Coal Company Of
Charleston: chief Works kunawwha
County: authorized capital $l0.nnn:
incorporators Fred II. bunker. of Gin.
cinnau: G.. n. Hancock. !. r. I.iehtner.
S. Smith and F.. r Dyer. AL Of Charles
Tho Beech Creek Coal Company nf
Clothier: chief works Logan ana
Boone countless authorized capital
S25 900; incorporates: \ Il Moni-
eomnry. IT., of Eln'hi"r: VIM i.
Clothier. G. F. Tyler. William Di&nan.
j.. and S. G. Dayton. al If rhilahcI-
nbia
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-05

PARIS. Dec. 4. 400 p. ma dos
patch 70 The Temps from Athens dated
Monday says:
The city has become calm hit arm
I'd bands of reservists ar" still moving
about tho streets. King constantine
and tho members of the royal family
are at the palace"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-05
THREE YOST CASES
FOR TRIAL TODAY
A. c. Ashcroft. Charged With Theft
OF Automobiles. Will Enter
Plea OF Guilty

Three Yost law indictments are
dnckeicd for trial in Criminal court
today. Clyde Rose and Edward Rcis.
winger. indicted jointly; Grin Carson
and John Ginea are the defendants.
A. e. Ashcroft, whose trial on
charges Of stealing three automobiles
was set for trial yesterday, will plead
guilty To the charges Wednesday. his
attorney. S. 4. G5oyce announced when
The case was called.
MAY MEAN NEW NAVY YARD.
WASHINGTON y. c.. Dec. H.
Should private builders fail to submit
acceptable bids for the four battle
cruisers for which proposals will be
opened December e. Secretary Daniels
proba bly, will ask Congress for an adj.
ditional appropriation 10 install anoth-
er capital shipbuiding slip At The New
York navy yard.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-05

LONDON. Dec. 4. STA y. m--All Tho
Tcutonic armies operating in Runania
have hecn Incorporated under tho COM
mand 0f Fold Marshal Won MaCkenSnn
according To dcSpHtchHs from Berlin l."
the Exchange Telegraph rnmpanv for
warded by the way Of Copenhagen 1t
is added that this was done Ia obtain
unity Of demand.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-05

CDPENHAGEN. Dec. 4. va Tendon
":25 p. m.--AccurdinE /" the Berlin cor
respondent nr tho National Tidrndr
German artillery which now is cmplaccd
only eleven miles from RurharrSt be-
gan yesterday IT, lombard the city
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-05

FARTS. Dec. 4. i y. MA; tho Gree *
church Yesterday tho minister. while
praying for tho King and Queen and
the royal family Of Greece. was inter
ruptnd by murmurs of protest from
members If tho congregation. Tho MUIR
murs were Quietcd ny influential mem
hcrs IF tho Greek colony.
After rho Service 7. d"puiltion dc
mand"d that tho minister hence forth
omit prayers for tho King. The min
lister promised ia refer tho matter to
the Greek legation. which. owns the
church.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-05

Lightning Is more frequent in Hi
nois and Florida than IL other states
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TEUTONIC ALLIES
CONTINUED from First Page.)


trench bu; later were driven out \
British attempt against Ia SarS also
failed. Considerable artillery aciIv-
ny continues at various points along
tho French front, especially III The
SOmme region and on the Fcrdun sec
tor.
Artillery duels and small manouav.
res by patrol parties have featured the
fighting on the Austro-Italian front.
a Russian attack against the Ger
man lines near Lake Drisviaty, south
Of Dvinsk. failed with heavy casual
ties TO the Russians according 10 Ber-
lin.
The British cabinet is 10 be recon
stituted but the changes thai are 10
be- made will not bring about a policy
different from that which has been
pursued since the beginning OF The
war.
Unofficial advices from Athens says
that quiet prevails in the Greek capt
tai. The British war trade minister
has announced in the House Of Com
mons that the Entente Allies will i'm
mediately take steps to obtain a solll-
ton of the Greek difficulty. in which
he said King Constantine and his gov
eminent are deeply involved. Great
Britain has prohibited the sailing If
Greek steamers from British ports.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-13
LAUDS UNION LABEL.
Noted Divine Says 1t Represents All
That Is Noble In Labor.

lSoted DlVine Says IT Represents All
That Is Noble In Labor
BY far the strongest Endorsement of
the union label which we have seea
for many a day comes, strangely
enough, from the pulpit. 1t forms
part of a sermon delivered by the Rev.
Walter Yrooman, the great Baltimore
divine, in which the reverend gentle
man said:
What can be more sacred, more
holy or more deserving Of reverence
of men or al gels than the union label,
which signifies that human life has
been more highly valued in the pro
duction of the commodities than the
mere profits sought for 10y greed. The
label is an emblem of Justice. Of fra
ternity, Of humanity When YOU find
a label in garment or on a box of
cigars or a loaf Of bread you can be
sure that neither was made in a sweat
shop. that no childrcns fingers were
compelled to sew or sort tobacco In
the hours Of night intended for health
full childish sleep When YOU see this
label on anv commoditv Won can hpv
it with clear conscience. knowing
that in doing "a vou are NOT becoming
partner 10 any institution tbat da.
grades humanity for private nroft
You can sleep sound also and NOT ne
worried with thoughts If tvnbus farar
SMALLPOX and loprosy which are oftan
scattered broadcast from Chinese on
um Joints penitcptfarv corvirts. coils
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-13
RUSSIA'S GREAT RAILWAY.
Il Runs From Moscow to Vladivostok
a Distance of 5000 Miles.

1t was Alexander III. who first real
ized the possibility of making Il rail
way across the whole length Of the
Gar Nicholas H.. laid the first stone ut
Vladivostok This was done in order
to guard the newly acquired territories
OF the valleys of the Amur aud Cssuri
from the inroads of other nations the
railways would thus facilitate The
transport of troops If necessary 1t
covers a distance Of 5000 miles from
Moscow to Vhdiyostok The l,ussau
government voted t4oo0,OO0 for its
construction. and II was completed In
eleven years
1t takes three days to reach IIatoust
In the Ural mountains There is TO be
seen the famous stone Of parting"
Could 1t speak. what number of
heartrending tales it could tell When
criminals ana political prisoners were
sent to Siberia that great lone land"
Of the east, their friends usually bade
them goodby in the presence Of the
cold stone
From Ilatoust the main line proceeds
to Omsk, whence it reaches the shores
of Lake Baikal one of the largest
fresh water lakes IN the world some
times the Russians term 1t the holy
sea" because an island IN the lake
was believed to be the abode Of an
evil spirit, who continually had TO be
appeased with sacrifices. Seals and
bpautiful SboOoeS abound in tho foIy,a
Previous 10 1905 the whole train was
transferred by means Of Wouderfu
movable platform whore II rested on
rails, on t. the steamer au Lake Bal
kal This steamer was built al Now
castle and was fitted with powerfu
screws whi could be driven through
Ice four feet tAiek Now the railway
is continued foun The south of Lake
Baikal.- Pcarson's Weekly
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-13
ROMANCE AND THE SADDLE.
Chatter of Hoofs and Jingle Of Spurs
Fire the Imaaination

ire ttEE ltt4a5 ina on
Romance likes to come ou horseback
The jlngling spurs ana bride irons
cham a happy paean in his ears, aul
from the saddle as FROM the throne
he looks out owe. the worladay world
Romance always las been liuked with
riding In the pIayroom, mouutcd on a
gallant rocking chair youth rides into
a land Of golden deeds later he swings
In long gallop~ ou the faithful hobby
horse into spicy ana fugitive adventure
To the page OH Il pranriug pul.rey ana
to the cayaryman in khaki the ldre of
romance Is the same The rhythm OF
galloping hoofs thuds always in the
Imagination, the ladys favor on the
lance and the qulveriug scarlet gGidon
futter alike "A mysterious and eternal
challenge TO the spirit of youth To
horse and away aud all the worlds
before one
Stevenson always wanted to write
story about n man galloping UP to an
Inn at night and the very suggestion
brings tiHgie to the Imagination.
BY ON Tie highway low ard loud.
by at the gallcp goes he
He heard him IN The sleepless mid
nights of his childhood ana, indeed,
the sound Of thuddms hoofs always
makes the heart beat faster The so
ciable gathering OF single footer on
asphalt, The cracking Of twlgs ana
leaves on the quiet autumn trails. the
mutfled rhythm of a canter on the turf.
its resonance on bridge all these
make music in the ears and bring the
very smell Of adventure To him who
rides there Is always something lost
behind the ranges" and his heart
yearns for it. Scribners Magazine.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-13
Two War sonos.

Carlyle said that Scots Wha Hae"
was the finest war song ever penned
by man. 1t was composed on horse
back While Robert Burns was crossing
wild moor In a thunderstorm But it
has never become a real war song like
the "MarseiIiaise, which has had pow
er to fire the French to n white heat
of patriotism for more than a century
and which still retains its hold upon
the nation. London Answers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-13
F0RGETFUL LESCHETIZKY.
The Great Pianist Was One of the Most
Absentminded of Men.

That famous pianist and still more
famous teacher of music. Theodore
Leschetizky, was one Of the most ub-
sentminded of men
One day, having experienced a slight
symptom he thought be would visit his
doctor and provide against a repeti
ton. The day was cloudy. and he
started forth umbrella IN hand Be
fore reaching the nearest avenue it be
gan to sprinkle, and he hailed a pass
Ing street car. Settled comfortably in
a corner, he sank into meditation and
was lost to material circumstances un-
I'll the conductor announced End Of
route. Passengers will please descend"
Obediently the musician descended.
He had passed the doctors house long
ago; besides, he had forgotten where
he was going. A friend who happened
to pass q few moments later. found
him standing on the curbstone-his
umbrella up, although IT was no longer
raining glowering lntently at the
brimming gutter as he tried to remem
Der his errand Explanations followed,
and the friend lauehinely advised him
to return home
also, you Will have my company all
the way" he added genlally. THAT is
to say, If you do not min stopping
moment At Dr. So-aud-sos, where I
have promised to call for a prescrlp
ton for my wife
Not at all; not at all" cried Les
chetizky, beaming. NY dear fellow,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-13
GROWING PLh us.
How They Ars Planted, Harvested ard
Prepared For Market

The culture of the peanut is not at
tended with much difficulty. Land
suited to the raising Of corn or melons
is generally selected and care is taken
that there is nothing in the soil that
would stain the shells. Planting be
gins when the danger from frost has
passed. The ground is ploWed five or
six inches deep and then narrowed
The nuts are taken from the pod with
out breaking their skins and are plant
ed two or three together in rows about
three feet apart and twenty inches
from hin to hill, being covered with
two inches of earth.
In October, when the nuts are ripe,
the farmer loosens the earth and pulls
up the vines to which the nuts adhere,
and turns them over to dry He per
forms this task only in pleasant wealth
er and when the ground is dry. When
the vines have lain in the sun for a
day, which is sufficient time for them
to dry, the grower stacks them around
stake about five feet high
The vines remain In sta from three
to five weeks, after which the nuts are
picked off placed in sacks and shipped
to market \ vine under Favorable con
ditlons often bears more than 100 nuts,
and the yield per acre exceeds forty
bushels
To polish the peanuts and to remove
the earth ana stems the nuts are scour-
ed in large metal cylinders, from which
they pass through blast fans, in which
a strong current Of air separates the
fully developed nuts having sound kpr-
nels from those impcrfeetly flied und
from empty pods Tie sound nuts fall
through the fan upon sorting tables
where those that are discoCred are
taken out and the bright ones are pass
ed on into sacks hat will each hold
about 100 pounds Of nuts Each sack
is marked with tho brand that lndi.
Gates the grade Of it's contents. Wash.
ngton Star.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-13
MAKING hominx a LOST Art.

That the making of hominy is lost
art Is the conclusion come to by the
editor Of the Guide to Nature and
quoted by the Literary Digest He
has spent several years and many post
age stamps In vain effort to discover
somewhere in the United States a mill
that can grind corn into the hominy
that was known by our grandparents.
Some think they have 1t, but it always
turns out TO be nothing but huIIed corn
or the SO called hominy grlts neither
Of which would have made the classic
bowl Of samp and milk" sung by
Whittier
u q q q % o q y q q q q q - :,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-13

LABOR BRIEFS.


United Textile Workers of Paterson.
n. J., have been granted a new price
list.
Two million children between the
ages of ten and fifteen are employed
for wages il the United States.
Raincoat workers in New York city
and vicinity recently secured an ad-
vance in wages and better working
conditions.
Between 100000 and 100000 wage
eaners of the 3oO00,000 engaged in
gainful occupations in the United
States work eight hours a day
After ten months siege the strik-
ing street car men on the lines of the
Wilkesbarre Railway company have
refused to call off the strike until all
the strikers have been reinstated.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-13
More Soap and Less Water.

Because they use too much water
and too little soap women do not get
the same dazzling Uhiteness In their
washed clothes as DO The United States
marines, a sergeant Of the marine
corps told a party Of society women
visiting a battlesbip
THE eye paining brlIliancy of our
white clothes IS due to the fact that
we wash with our heads as well as our
hands, and we let soap do it's proper
share Of the work
Just enough water to thoroughly
vet the wash is sufficient. the sergeant
continued. 'and Tie less water and
more soap one uses the whiter the
washing Will turn out
The visitors seemed greatly Impress.
ed with the lesson given thea in an
art that IS dear to every womans
Observation-Disclosures Record.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-13
Claim Word Broken.

Alleging discrimination against for
mer strikers, employees of the Stetson
Hat company, Philadelphia, charge vi
olation of the agreement which adjust
ed the recent strike Secretary of La
Dor Wilson has been notified of the
company's alleged disregard of prom
ise said TO have been made TO repre-
sentatives Of the federal government
that it would not discriminate against
strikers
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-13

Are you going to Mrs. Tyresum-
Clymer's dinner?
NO | have subsequent engage
ment"
a subsequent engagements"
Yes. One that | made as soon as !
neard chat Mrs. Tyresum-Clymer was
going to give a dinner. Puck.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-13
TORE UP THE CONTRACT.
And It Called For a Salary of Million
Dollars a Year.

Only one man ia fla world ever fore
up n 81 o000oo a year salary contract
When The Steel CORPORATION took over
Che CARNEGIE cenuany # acauired as
one of IT'S liabilities If roa5v vos IN
asset-a eoptIac 10 nav Charles NJ
Schval, that nphcar3 If sum annually
J. lror.ap. di5u.t know what 10 do
about Il me biebr.t ~aIa2 ~ record
was elaoa1a IIa was s. auar,larv
Finauy be Summoned ( Ivab show
ed hi0 tio rantr9, ANA bo~lf3f.nalv
asked what canm ba dome abouf II
"Fhas." said Srhvab
He fore II M
Tint contract had nnttod sehwah
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-13
Feminine Percentiona.

"What shall do at the meeting
when | want to make a speech and
some others try to head me OFF,"
why get The chairman TO recog-
nize you"
"Oh, that is easy enough. was In
troduced to her last week at Mrs
Pinkie's Baltimore American.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-13
she w as Krqnt.

How effuslyely sweet hat Mrs.
Blondey is 10 you. Jonesey" said With
erell What's up? Any tender little
romance thereT
"No, indeed Why, that woman hates
me-" said Jonesey.
"She doesn't show 1t, said Wetherel
mo but she knows that know how
old she is. We were both born on the
same day" said Jonesey, and sne's
afraid IN tell somebody"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-13

The notes OF Chinese music read, like
the written characters from right to
left, and the intervals Of the scale are
different from those Of the scale adopt
ed by the nations Of the west The
music is not very harmonious and
sounds meaningless and jangling to
western ears, but it has a pretty musi
cal cadence that makes it attractive
and interesting In spite Of its frequent
dfscOrdS
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-13
S1.0O PER YEAR

"Leschetizky." inquired Ills friend.
"are YOU quite slre you did not leave
yourself behind 10 the car ana that
am not walking With your twinf"-
Youths Companion.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-13
Chemical Misnomers.

"Copperas" is conspicuous example
Of chemical misnomers, being sulphate
of iron, not copper. Another is 'salt
of lemon" which has nothing what
ever to do with the fruit of the lemon
tree, but is potassium binoxalate or
potash treated with oxalic acid.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-13
1 anne Ducks.

What is a lame duck anyhow?"
asked the man from back home
"A lame duck responded Congress
man Hammfatt, is a statesman who
has been urged by his constituents to
take his feet out Of the trough -
Richmand Times Dispatch
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-13
Much Better Scheme

Darling, | love YOU SO much would
gladly die for you
That's very nice Of you. George but
1t wouldn't do me any good ia SO
much rather you'd make a good living
for me than glad dying. baltimore
American.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-13

= When a body of workingmen, i
X by self denial and a series of :.
!. costly struggles. has brought up i
X the standard of working condi :.
4 tions TO a point where they have :.
e. something near just relation to i
4 decent living the stamp that :.
< marks their product not only sug :.
=. gests the history of these efforts. !
4 but Identifies the article as one 4
4 produced in sanitary surround =
< ings, as opposed TO sweatshop !
4! and disease infected tenement :.
4 methods. This is especially val !
Il liable where food clothing and i
Il other articles of personal use are :,
X involved Who viii say. then, j
4 that the union label does not rep !.
4 resent real, tangible value, !.
\ aside from the consideration of !
= living wages and general eco i
Il nomic manhood? :
= :.
- \. >. :. = >. >. - - - >. >. >. =. -, = =. =
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-13
Silent BARRIERS.

BARRIERS In the early days of the
Christian era were not permitted to
talk while shaving a patron. Indeed.
silence was so much appreciated by
persons while under the barbers hands
that mutes were preferred for this
service.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-13
SEAL OF OUR union
Uncle Sans Mark When He
Stamps Official Documents.
HISTORY OF ITS ADOPTION.

Franklin, Adams and jefferson Were
the Men Appointed by John Hancock
to Prepare the Device For the Great
Seal of the United States.
The founders of our government did
nothing without careful deliberation,
and we are told that the adoption Of
seal for the United States was as care
fully considered as the framing of the
Declaration of Independence 1t was
adopted during the period Of the Con
federacy, several years before the adop-
tion Of the constitution, but not till
after several years dciberatlon.
On the 4th Of July. 177G, after the
Declaration Of Independence had been
finally acted upon. John Hancock, pres
tdent Of the congress, appointed Benja
min Franklin John ADAMS and Thorn
as jefferson Il committee TO prepare a
device for the great seal of the United
States of America 4 seal was not
needed for ornament Or show, but to
certify the official commissions soon to
be issued by the United States The
committee took up the matter at once.
Each Of tile members of the commit
tee had some IDEAS of his own, ana
they called in an artist ST PHILADELPHIA
TO help them formulate > design This
artist was Pierre Sinlitierri. q patriotic
Swiss who was doing some excellent
portrait painting I'M the tilcn capital
city of the country.
The Swiss drew design. which was
discussed by the committee after
which each member >4gepstod addi-
tons or changes. which we're incorpo.
rated bv jefferson iii d report made 70
congress. or. Aug. 10. 1776 This report
was in heralaic language describing
the Shield crest. dexter. legend etc.
The following II aIt extract of tltis ro
"The great seal Should 0n one side
have the arms of the United States of
America which arms should he As rol-
lows. The shield has Six quarters the
first an epampled rose for England.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-13
Not a Soft Answer.

She during the spat)-You should
have married some stupid, credulous
girl. He-Well, my dear, did the best
I could.--Boston Transcript.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-13
Troublous.

Billy-In days Of old the gallant used
to kiss his lady's hand Milly-What
bother to have to take off ones glove!
Philadelphia Record
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-13

Fear is conquered not by fleeing but
by boldly facing every danger and
fighting.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-13
Mean catl

"Algernon called on me yesterday
afternoon"
Eyes; he told me he had some time
to kill."-Kansas CITY Journal.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-10-13

Like quilts upon the fretful porcu-
pine does not always apply. Cuba
has q quill-less porcupine.
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A TANGIBLE VALUE.

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