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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-20
HOUSE BURNS WHILE
GUESTS BREAKFAST

SOUTH NORWALK. Conn. June 10.
While wedding guests were making
merry today af tho summer residences
OF James 4. Farrell. president Of the
nIted states Steel corporation. al
Rock Ledge. Belle Isle. hre started in
the kitchen and destroyed the strtic.
furc. causing a loss estimated ar $3.50
600 Mr.. FarrclIs daughter. Miss Narv
h'T'-a. had been married earlier In
Ign. y y
The wedding breakfast was being
served To- sixty guests when the fro
wa- discovered Fircmpn worked Tor
Hfu on hour before the party was
aware of Tho danger When suols
hnaIIF poured into the dining hall. tho
guests and servants removed tho we'd
ding presents. valued ~ $4,000 ia
safety Only "a few paintings and
pieces NJ antique furniture were .aycd
Mr. and Mr. Murray later Icff an
their wedding trip
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-20
MT. PLEASANT

Mt PLEASANT. -. Juno 70 - Mrs
Carl walker received tho -ad news OF
tho death Df her SI-Itr-In-iaw Mrs
Robert Ft,k,ua. who died af hs- home
Tuesday iu Georgia. Tho remains ar
rived ir Martins Ferry FRIDAY and
we're removed Goo flr home ~ her
faflr--iu-Iuw. NJ samuel Uf,k.u4 OFT
scotch Ridge. Funeral services were
held SATURDAY. pr tho Scotch Ridge T-es
hrferisu church conducted bt tho paz.
,ur. I;'.. Gilmore. lrtsrm"u' 900 scotch
Eidg. cemtfrrv.
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SOME EXPORTS.

WASHINGTON. june 10 Exports
from tho United states to Europe for
the first twenty months Of the war
reached e total value OF Sg9So 600 uU0.
according 90 a tat~c completed TODAY by
the bureau 81 foreign and domestic
commerce. Imports during the same
period amounted Co $3.50. 600 600. Dur
ing ordinary times exports to Europe
cAceel N. Lmr-rt. nhnut two % ono.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-20
DAY IN CONGRESS
SENATE

SEEAIEs
Met ~ noon.
Adjourned a. 1906 p. m. 20 noon
Tuesday out % respect 20 the late
Senator BurieiGh Of Maine.
HOUSE
Passed hill increasing pcnsioua
Of civil war widows 60 $40 a month.
DEBATED sundry civil approprtn-
ton bill.
judiciary committee considered
Eu be committee report on imperlrh-
menf charges against District A.
toEney Marshall a. New Yorf
Adopted resolution Of respect 80
memory Of Senator BurieiEh. ard
speaker appointed funeral commit
see
Adjourned ~ ss25 p m. unal II
n. M Tueafav.
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Tho uarriprr OF Miss 'radve thefv.
daughter of Nr and Mrs William
th'mN. ~ SfsGhouyifI. and Mr. Arthur
hCtue. 81 This place. wac en'tvtufrsd
nf rho home of tho bride SATURDAY.
afternoon. juno 900 Tnstr many friends
wish Ih u much happiness
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-20
Install Now

During this warm weather
season is % very good time
.o no your home with
modern bath equipment
Let u7 supply you with
plans and ideas Come in.
1r phone
SCHOFTELD COWL co
la Tenth So Both Phone.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-03
WOMEN SUFFERERS
NEED SwAMP4OoT

Thousands upon Thousands of women
have kidney and bladder trouble and never
suspect it.
Women s complaints often prove to b.
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease
If the kidneys are not in a healthy con.
dition, they may cause the other organs
to become diseased.
You may suffer great deal with pain
in the back, headache, loss of ambition
nervousness and may be despondent and
irritable.
Don't delay starting treatment. Dr..
Miners Swamp-Root, a physicians pre-
scription. obtained at any drug store, re-
stores health to the kidneys and is Just
the remedy needed to overcome such con
ditions.
Get fifty cent or one dollar bottle i'm
mediately from any drug store.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for .
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-03
AUTHOR or The CITY THAT WAS, eTc.
ILLUSTRATED BY HdrryR. .GrisSin6e
rsERRillcQ

overbalanced him and sent him
sprawling on his hands into some
wet sticky substance.
Fearful careless housekeeping" be
said n he regained his feet. forces
me to extreme measure wiping hands
on shirt. No other place to wipe hands
Renewed necessity arises"-he stop
ped and repeated the phrase with tn
ordinate delight-"renewed necessity
for reaching own room" He caught
the knob as he fell. and the barrier
opened letting him tumble ON his own
motion to the floor. He kicked the
door shut az he lay PROSTATE. and
then managed to pull himself upright
and reach the electric-liSht button
for Mrs. Moore burned gas in the halls
for economy. but electric lights in the
rooms. The two tumbles had thrown
him into another state OF conscious
ness: his head began to clear and his
motions to steady. So he turned. his
predicament still in his mind, to the
wash-stand in the corner.
Above it hung a mirror. In passing.
Tommys gaze swept the glass. leaped
back. caught on what blanched his
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eighteen or thereabouts, was Chat.
terton. Emmett named the terms on
which his epitaph might be written
In the brave days when he was TWEEN.
ty-one."
Slamming the door on history and
sauntering out into the golden light Of
the living day. 1t is a pleasure to re.
fleet that at twenty-eight John D. Rock.
efeller was about n poor and honest a.
the rest Of US, and athwart the smoke
wreathed skyline of Pittsburgh no
prophet could discern the roof of 4
Carnegie library. But those are ness.
tive views. By way Of citing the posi.
tive, We observe that Tyrus Cobb had
put flashing spike on the home plate
of Immortality while still under tvsn.
ty-eight.
But Of arms and the men, and Let.
ters and pelf and politics, enough! Al
= matter of fact and justice be 1t do.
ciared that the name of women who
attain their greatest beauty without
ever admitting twenty-sight 10 lssioa
and will continue to bs.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-03
MANY ATTAIN LAURELs YOUNG
Lsns List Of Those Men Who Have
Achieved Fame Before the Age
Of Thirty.

In his dignified tribute to Perry, for
mer President Taft called attention to
the fact that he hero of Lake Erie
was only twenty-eight when he won
that glorious victory. An interesting
roll might be called Of the men who
achieved deathless fame while yet in
their twenties, says the st. Louis Re-
public, editorially. First of all, we sup
pose, would be Alexander. who had
vanquished the world, and for whom
Fate flashed the doleful sign nothing
doing" ere yet he was hardly thirty
Tho hang Of his toga was still a mat
ter of vast concern to the foppish
Caesar when he was pushing his tri-
remes across the channel to The chalk
cliffs of Brittany. At twenty-eight
the youth Of Napoleon was far BE-
hind and kings had learned to come
down and personally open the door
when he knocked. Burns was singing
his last songs at twsatI-eight and By
ron awoke to acclaim while stin
younger. The dsae bog in . sarrst
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Captain Hanska- As on previous oc-
easions, he gave her his card which
rad: "Ar. Lawrence Wade, Curfew
UAb." He had called before; whether
two or three times. Mrs. Moore's men,
ory would never serve to tell. But
she recognized him perfectly-she
would have known him anywhere. she
said.
Mrs. Moore carried the card to Cap
tain Hanska's room on the third floor.
What is IT." he growled. as she
Knocked
Mr.. Wade to see you," she replied.
She remembered afterward that he
paused for an instant before he an
swered; also she heard a rustling as
though some one were moving about.
I've gone to bed" he said after a
pause. Where is he? Down-stairs! 20
Yes, sir"
Then show him up" said the Cap.
tain. but say I've gone to bed"
Mrs. Moore turned back to summon
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-03
Retort Courteous,

He was an estimable young man,
whose life happily had not intimately
acquainted him with the etiquette OF
the barroom, but he had evidently
picked up some knowledge Of this
from hearsay and reading.
Here said his fellow worker, in
reaction against the toll of the holi-
day rush." lis to hell with Christ
mas."
The young man bowed gravely, and
clicked his glass. Perhaps the din
Of the place bit confused him.
Same to you," he said in a polite
voice.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-03

face to = sickly whits. what stesdied
his unsteady figure until It stood
straight and stiff. what cleared his
head 30 violently that he could think
with all the swiftness Of terror.
On his dress shirt-front was the i'm.
print Of huge red hand,
"Whose!" Tommy asked himself
one instant. The next. his case
bounded from the mirror to his ewn
hands.
Blood mired his fingers. On his coat
was blood. on his sleeve was blood.
on his knees was blood. on his very
shoes. He looked at tho mirror again.
Across his chin ziEzagged a dark red
line-blood also.
His first Sane thought was that he
had cut himself, and was bleeding to
death. He looked again at his hands,
but saw no wound. Then, drunken
memories lingering q little in his So
ber mind. he remembered the fall and
the process of wiping his hands He
ran back to the hallway, turned up
the pin-point of light on the gas.jet.
There 1t was, thin stream Of blood,
spotted little where he had fallen
in it. And 1t was widest where 1t
began its now-at the threshold of
Captain Hanska's door. In q weak
access OF real terror. he fell to pound.
ing on the wall and shouting:
Murder! Murder!"
Suddenly mastering himself, he
seized the knob Of Captain Hanska's 8
door. The latch gave way-it was not
locked. But it opened no more than
a foot or two-scarcely enough to give
a man passage-when something
blocked 1t from behind In the tempo
rary weakness of his will, Tommy
North shrank back from entering
such place of veritable horror. He
siiouted again; and now Professor
Noll, looking In his bathrobe like a
| strange priest of a strange Eastern
rite. rushed from his room gasping:
What's the matter?"
The blood, the pale, gibbering, dab
. bled young man, were explanation
enough. He himself opened the door
as far as 1t could 60, and edged into
Tue TOOm
Matches, quick!" he called from
within. Tommy North found bic
match-case; and the mastery Of an
| other mind. with the example of better
courage. drew him after Professor
Noll. He lighted a match. held it up.
| 1t nared and blazed Until 1t burned
his fingers. In that hickering transi-
tory light they saw all that it was
necessary to see.
Captain Hanska's body blocked the
door. He lay dressed in his pajamas,
the shrunken relic of what had been a
portly man-lay on his back with his
hands lifted over his head as though
he were clutchinE at the air. From
his breast stuck the haft of a great
knife; and from the wound the pool
Of blood flowed to the threshold. The
match went out: and with a common
Impulse Tommy North and Professor
Noil struggled to sss who would be
the flrst to get back through that door.
There followed alarms, screams. the
running of women. Mysteries on the
part Of Mrs. Moore. who had started
from bed at T>mmy's nrst CRY. Tom
ny North. albsR ordinarily = brave
and resoassseal yesnx maA snough.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-03
TIE BDl.OAlG
Of 4 COUNTRY
The Natural Pride OF Those Who
Take Part IN Il.

To those who have built railroads
through and across the prsiries Of
Western Canada, connecting that great
empire Of grain and cattle. horse and
sheep with the worlds markets In the
east, must be awarded the privilege
OF looking upon their work, and its
results with pardonable pride. II they
reminiscence. and tell OF the hardships
and the privations. Why shouldn't
they! The broad prairies ON Which
the buffalo roamed and fed. are now
alive with cities. towns and villages.
Farms-large and small-on which
machinery has chased the bugabOo Of
laborious work on the farm, and max
ing farm life one of the most pleasant
and prosperous of occupations-sre
being cultivated by men OF the highest
stamp of manhood. Many of these
have inherited from their forebears
the physical strength and the high
type Of manliness that was theirs in
the days when they hewed their homes
them what may be seen today. beau
tiful farms in the east. On the whole
the western prairies breed high type
of manhood. wrest from him faults
and diseases which would be his were
1t not for the upbuilding influence and
character of prairie life.
When the builder of the western Ca
madam prairie looks upon the result Of
his work, why shouldn't his chest ex-
pand? 1t was probably some Of this
feeling Of pride that took possession
of Sir Donald Mann, vice president of
the Canadian Northern Railway the,
other day in Winnipeg, when he ssid:
Il am not in the habit of giving ad-
vice, but l have no hesitation of advis-
ing the young men of Canada, every
young man. to get out and get piece
of western Canada's land that now
can be had for the asking and be their
own masters"
1T was 36 years ago when I first
came to Winnipeg" he said. AT that
time there were less than 100000
people west of Lake Huron in Canada,
and the only bit of railway in opera
tion was between st. Boniface and EN-
erson-about sixty miles. Today there
are nearly 10000 miles Of railway in
actual operation and the populationis
over two and a quarter million. q won
derful achievement in such q short Pc
riod you will agree. when you have
contemplated 1t a moment"
"At that time all the -four, meat and
many other supplies for our contracts
were brought from the States. Now
consider what the west is doing to-
day. You have a grain production ex.
ceeding billion bushels and yet only
a comparatively small area of the till.
able land of the country 10 occupied
Five years hence you will be more
than doubling at."-Advertisement
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her fashionable cIothss-or was it her
compelling hook Of stopped
him.
Listen" she said. there's only .
second. Never mind Who Am. Look
at this" She produced the old and
worn piece Of paper which she had
drawn from her bag . minute before.
ITO the police" 1t read. ANY mat.
ter that concerns the bearer. Mrs.
Rosalie lie Grange. Is to be referred
to me. | request you to give her the
greatest discretion.
INSPECTOR MARTIN MGEE."
Not 4 word" pursued Roaalie L.
Grange. Now mind didn't see this
thing. an don't know as much about
1t a. you. But it's your Job to tip
me of to the reserves as soon as they
come-make them understand that
they amt to stop me whatever do.
And remember"-now the woman
smiled In . meaning way-"you got
here just as quick as you could-not
q second later-Ill stick to that. Now
get inside" She waited . moment.
before she followed him.
At that moment, Senior Estrilla
came down the stairs from hts sisters
room. He had opened his raincoat.
but 1t was still wet. He had turned
up his hat brim. but an occasional
drop fell.
my seester is better" he said. "Oh.
can assist" And while he helped
the men to cover the body, he listened
to scattered explanations from the
women.
Now the reserves had come; and
after them. the Coroner and the de-
tectives. They cleared out the house.
holding only those who seemed to
them pertinent witnesses. At a signal
from Rosalie LIE Grange they detained
her for time, on the ground that she
had arrived suspiciously early. The
nrst unorganized search for tho Grim.
inal simmered down to Tommy
North. although even Mrs. Moore ad.
mitted that he had entered only q
minute before the body was discov.
cred. In the midst of the investiga.
ton. 4 new quandary presented itself.
The house was to be sealed while the
police Investigated. The innocent
would have to fnd some other dwell
ing-place. That suited her, Miss Hard
ing remarked; she wouldn't sleep
there again; whereupon Mrs. Moore.
declaring she was ruined. fell again
to weeping. And suddenly she who
called herself Madame LIE Grange
stepped forward into the huddled dis
tressed group.
Il haven't introduced myself" she
said, with easy masterful calm, but
I've just opened the house at 442 ~
. boarding house. You amt going to
hold me. Of course"-this to tho 20
lice-"and. anyhow, you know where
to md mo in case you want me.
There's room tonight in my house for
you all" She turned, with her eter-
nal air Of mistress In any situation, to
Miss Harding. Come. dress and pack
up your night things, my dear. We
can move your trunks tomorrow"
Mechanically. Miss Harding obeyed.
and then Miss Jones. Suddenly Mr..
Estriiia, who had been ministering to
Mrs. Moore by the door. spoke up and
asked:
MY seester, too?"
Shes sick, amt she!" inquired Mrs.
Ls Grange, ~ II for an instant that
gave her pause. Then the poor thing
needs 1t worst Of ALI" she answered
her own argument. Come on!" She
dashed away. lightly in spite Of her
balk, Estrilla following.
CrO BE CONTINUED.)
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-03
CHAPTER !.
The ooaeben.


Regarding the events OF that rainy
autumn evening At Mrs. Moore's
ooerding-house in the far West Twen-
tiss Of New York. accounts differ
observation-disclosures not enough. after
oil. but what we may piece together 4
connected story. Until the great event.
they were trivial. 1t was the reflected
light Of the tragedy which gave them
their importance.
Most Of the boarders remained In
doors. since 1t was too wet In the
early evening for faring out-of-doors
with comfort After dinner. Miss
Harding and Miss Jones. stenogra-
phers. who shared . room-and-alcove
on the second floor, entertained com.
pany" in the parlor on the ground
Aoor-two young ofiicemates who hE.
ure but dimly In this tale. These call
srs came at eight O'Clock. A few min
utes later Professor Noll Joined them.
Professor Noll was . diet delusionist.
the assistant editor of q health-food
magazine. He lived on the third floor.
across the hall from Captain Hanska.
Miss Harding and Miss Jones had
not arrived at that point with their
young men where they wanted to visit
alone. When Professor Noll entered
and suggested music. they welcomed
him. He sat down to the piano. there
fore. and they all sang the foolish
ephemeral songs of the picture-shows.
Mrs. Moore stood in the hall for .
time. listening. Once or twice she left
momentarily to look after towels. fur.
nace-heat and other housewifely cares.
Ono of these tours took her to the top
Of the house, where Miss Estrilla, the
lady sick with weak eyes. lived in a
half-darkened room. She was a new
conner. this Miss Estrilla. and not yet
we'll enough to take her meals in the
dining-room. Miss Estrillas brother,
. slim. mercurial little Latin with an
entertaining trick OF the tongue, was
reading to her by q shaded lamp. as
he often did Of evenings. When Mrs.
Moore rejoined the others. they were
singing full-voice.
On the stairs Mrs. Moore met Cap
tain Hanska passing up from his late
and solitary dinner He was little
irregular about meals; and this eve
ming he had come in. demanding din
nsr, after everything was cleared
away. Half the boarding-house liked
Captain Hanska. and half disliked
hin. Rather land more accurately
all half-liked and half-hated him.
Before he started up the stairs he
paused an instant at the parlor door
and looked upon the singers.
Come on in-the waters fne!"
called Miss Harding jocularly.
Captain Hanska returned no answer.
Apparently one Of his sardonic gibes
was on his lips, but he let 1t die there.
And he turned away.
He can certainly be y crouch when
he wants to-" said Miss Harding, as
though apologizing to the young men
"Fieres!" exclaimed Miss Jones.
And they resumed their singing. Al
Captain Hanska passed Mrs. Moore
on the lower flight of stairs, his head
was bent and he gave no sign of rec
ognition
Mrs. Moore did not leave the par
lor. she testified afterward, until Mr..
lawrence Wade called, asking for
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-03

Never oauese q lar,
what kind Of monsy win nsvsP
cause family QuarrSkf
Harmony.
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0pinetsss,

Yes" said Mrs. Twickembury, you
seldom see Mr.. Twickembury without
q cigar In his mouth. He's a most in.
vertebrate smoker. Christian
Register.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-03
Her Mistake,

The man marry must have COM
mon sense she said blushingly.
He WON'T replied he bitterly.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-03

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
Original a., little liver pills put up 20 years
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-03

And when ~ mans down he thinks
1t is all up With him,
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-03

It's one of fates DEGREES that lovers
lall IN love before they can fall out.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-03
Correct Answer.

Why isn't nautical mile the same .
as an ordinary mile?"
Because it is knot"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-02-03
Not Gray H.,r, but r,r.a No.,

Not Gray Hairs but Tired Eyse
make as look older than We are. Keeu,
your Eyes young and you will look young,
After the Movies Murine Your Eyes DON'T
tell your age; Murine Eye Remedy CO.,
Chicago. Sends Eye Book on request,
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-11

$11OO in collections pending, making
a total realized from inspections of
$25,514.83.
"The total administrative expense
of all kinds, including salaries, print
ing, supplies, and all other expenses
attending the organization of the
board and the administration of the
law, since the approval of the act on
March 8, 1915, is $16,520.07, which,
if you have time to compare with the
administrative expense attending the
organization and administration of
the compensation act in any one of
the 81 states now operating under a
compensation law, you will find that
in no instance does similar period
covering similar work, amount to less
than double the amount we have ex-
pended and in some instances, where
the population compares to ours, the
expenditures have exceeded 10 times
that amount, for the same period and
the same work.
"Thc members of the board have, at
all times, been governed by your strict
admonition and positive instructions
to practice economy in connection
with efficiency, in every detail of the
administrative operation and the
board feels safe in assuring you that
instead of asking for a deficiency ap-
preparation, as has been prophesied
with which to complete the two-yeal
period ending March, 1917, that they
will be in position to turn back at
least a fifth of the $4,000 appropria.
tion that was made by the last legis.
lature to cover the administrative ex-
pense of the act. This will certainly
be the result if the board can con.
tinue to enjoy the splendid support
they have received from practically
all the employers and employees of the
state, which, coupled with the mag
nificent cooperation and patient as
sistance of yourself, will make sue
cess certain.
"If, in connection with your worl
Of checking up this department, ther,
is anything further that we can sup
| ply you, in the line of data or infor
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-11
Soaring the Scarer.


The near-sighted professor was
walking along lonely road at twi-
light, when out of the hedge jumped
a menacing figure, with sturdy
stick.
"Now then!" commenced the foot
pad, "fork out yer dough-"
81 beg your pardon" replied the
professor, "but-er-what-"
"Stow that! Where's yer sparkler
and yer ticker?"
"I'm really very sorry," replied the
man of wisdom, "but l don't quite
follow you."
"Once more, will yer cough up the
dough and cut out that cackle, OF
III" And the footpad finished his
remark with suggestive swing of
his stick.
"My friend, pray listen," said the
professor, in calm desperation. 81
must confess my total inability tc
gather any coherent idea from the
fragmentary remarks you have i'm
parted. There is something radically
irreconcilable in the vocabularies with
which we are endeavoring to make ou1
ideas ineligible one to the other
You will pardon me if l suggest that
experimentation of purpose is equally
indispensable with"
But the footpad had vanished into
the gathering gloom.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-11

The deep snow and terrible cold
must have killed hundreds of the
prairie chickens and quail unless they
had shelter in an old barn or straw
stack. A great many more of the
birds lose their lives in this manner
than by the hunters in the fall.