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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-14

Wednesday several large black bass all
Of good size. The largest one Of the
catch measured over Is inches and was
caught by Mr.. Jones. Quite few bass
have been taken from Buffalo Creek In
the past three weeks. the copperas
water from. the mines not having bad
effect on the fish.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-14
County Ford Headuuarters Mer.

Bridgeport will be the location Of the
Belmont county headquarters for the
distribution of Ford automobiles with
the taking over Of tho Hall electric ma
chine shop on West Main street by John
McGraw and sons Of Bellairc. The build
ing will be completely rcmodeled and
made into an up-to-date garage which
will handle all kinds Of automobile &C.
ceSSorieA-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-14
important Conference.

This evening city officials and men,
bers Of the city council will hold con-
ference in the council chamber with ].
T kcegan. superintendent Of the Bal
tirnore & Ohio railroad. The conference
las been called for the purpose Of dis
cussing a number Of improvements pro-
posed by the B. &; o. company in this
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-14
wrestling bouts at Yorkv,l1e,

Yorkvillc will he tho Sccnc Of n good
wrestling match tomorrow night when
Willard Taylor mud George PANEL meet
at Erunos hail. The bout will ne for
the best two out Of three falls. catch
;iS-catrh-Can. Taylor is an American
and ono of the best middleweiGhts in
Tho game. PANEL is Il West Virginia
Crock. Two preliminary bouts will he
hold
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-14
ueliaira nriafa

Ralph Nicholson entertained his Sun
day school class Of Trinity Episcopai
church last evening at his home on
North Noble street.
Walter Lewis Of Paden City Is spend
ing a few days In the city.
Mrs. w. l. McClain, Jr.. will enter
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-14
To mt. C1amanH

Mrs. Anna Mont gomery left this city
on Thursday for Mt. Clemens, where
she will undergo treatment for rheuma-
tism Mrs. Montgomery has been con-
fined to her homo on South Charles
street for several weeks suffering from
this ailmcnt.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-14
working Under New Scale.

Mill men of this city are now working
under the new scale of wages. which is
al increase Of l6 per- cent over tho old
scale. II was said by one mill cmrloyc
lat night that every roller in the Whit
;.kYr mill had averaged at least $50 DUR
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-14
CANT pieces Of silver-ware consisting c.
meat platter and vegetable dish :
Club Entertained

Miss Hannah Embleton very pleasant.
ly entertained the members Of the Idle
Hour Club Of Blaine to luncheon. Thurs.
day. after which the guests attended the
fair. The guests include Misses Lucy
Arrick. Clara Wilson. Grace Wilson,
Irene Norman. Leila Wilson and Nellie
Brown. x,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-14

.sssS

srrSi The deputy supervisors OF ELECTIONS
~.s-of Belmont county will meet Today and
a&.S'award the contract for printing the bal
es..lots for the November election. Owing
:sssto the absent voter" law the ballots
asssmust b printed 30 days earlier. SOL
6iers in camp Will vote under this law.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-14
Marriage Licenses Issued

Floyd L. Penroso age % Of Hcndrys-
burg and Margaret Lee Lester. age IS,
of Warnock.
Steve Simon. age II Of Crescent and
Helen Sibos. age 10. Of Maynard.
Charles Kral age % and Rose Hoffman
age 20, both Of Neffs.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-14
Raised Large Potato

Samuel Jacob Of this city has raised
one Of the largest potatoes seen In the
city this year. 1t Is Of the Early Rose
variety and weighs one pound and three
ounces,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-14

About thirty young men Of Rev. L. Il.
Lawthers Sabbath school class gave him
an old fashioned serenade at his home
on East Main street Thursday evening.
After the serenade the boys presented
Rev. LaWther and bride with two ole.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-14
ceSSoreA.

Young men wanted FOR various
positions In the IntelNgenoer office.
A mail CLERK under 1s Is wanted
1t once; apply TO Circulation Depart
ment. Telephone S22.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-14
70 Camp Next Thursday.

* The local draft board has received
sysvord from the draft headquarters at
- Columbus that the date for entraininS
.aethe second increment of the drafted
:ggarmy will be between September 10 and
1921. Belmont county's quota will be 355.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-14

ing tho day. while n roller declared that
the hatcher. the lowest paid man on
the crew. Is now making about $40 or
moro than the rollers made previous to
the present high scale Of wages.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-14

Young men wanted for various
positions In fhe Tntsll1Ssneer office.
4 mail clerk under IS II wanted
Telephone $40.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-14

Almost automatic in its operations ii
new cabinet for quickly dsvsloplng &,
ray photographs Tor 6Dnttata' s:s;! IS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-14
Good Catch

Marshall D. Green and J. ". Peck"
Jones both ardent sportsmen. secured
from tho waters Of Buffalo Creek on
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-02-22
Diaries For Farm Accounts.

A number of ways in which
farmers may use a diary in keep
ing accounts of their farm busi-
ness are suggested in a new
Farmers Bulletin, No. 1872, pre-
pared by the Office of Farm Man
agement United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. Many
successful farmers, it is said,
have found that a diary is suffic-
lent to enable them to keep track
of their affairs without compell-
ing them to, devote an undue
amount of time to elaborate ac-
counts. There are two classes
of records in which farmers are
particularly interested: (D Re-
ceipts and expenditures; and (2)
the records of work and produe-
tion, such as the dates of plant
ing and of harvesting crop yields
livestock feed, etc. In many
cases the diary has been found
to be the most convenient means
of keeping these records. The
new bulletin contains number
Of blank forms and other infor-
nation in regard 70 the use Of
the diary in this connection.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-02-22
Do Not Treat Your Wife
as if She We're a Doll.

There is one quality above all
Others that women love, and that
is earnestness.
Men have and idea that they
must always talk to a woman in
a light strain, treating their opin-
ions on most matters in toler-
ant, indulgent way and looking
amused when she ventures to
discuss any topics deeper than
babies, servants and dress.
If she puts forth a timid little
idea on politics, the war, or any
vital question of the day, they
look at one another in an amused
lordly, superior way, telling her
not to bother her head about the
things she does not understand,
and then with cumbrous condes-
cension, they bring the talk down
to her frivolous level.
How is she ever going to un-
derstand things if they wont take
the trouble to explain to her?
Her longing to be up" on
these matters does not mean that
she is trying to be strong minded
and losing womanly charm. 1t
simply means that she wants to
be able to listen intelligently
when she hears the topics of the
day discussed.
AS it is now, nine out of ten
when they express their opinions
and make some ridiculous mis-
take, the men laugh, and there
is an end to their knowledge in
that quarter.
Perhaps men think it cunning
and feminine that women should
be ignorant on these subjects but
women don't feel that way about
it themselves. There are lots of
ways of being feminine without
being ignorant.
Every girl should be educated
to understand the laws of her
country, the banking system and
the meaning of the political fac
tions.
AS long as men treat women
like dolls, women will continue
to make ludicrous mistakes.
The hard part of it is, that no
one is more impatient with a
wife who gets confused over her
check book than the husband who
before marriage, thought his
sweetheart so cunning because
she didn't know an invoice from
a certain check.
All the reading in the world
will not explain these matters to
q woman as clearly as one simple
intelligent explanation from some
man,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-02-22
Fifty Years Of Wheat Growing.

Figures giving the yield and
value of the wheat crop of the
United States for so years have
been published as Bulletin No.
514 by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. This bulle-
tin covers all the years from 1866
to 1915. 1t shows that despite
the present high prices we have
not yet reached the level of those
in the years Immediately follow
ing the Civil War. During the
10 year period from 1866 to 1875
the average price of wheat in
this country was 1856 cents Tin
gold. For the 1O-year period
from 1906 to 1915 the average
price was only S6.S cents. The
year 1886 in which the Depart
ment of Agriculture began its se-
ries of continuous reports of the
important crops, marked, howev-
er, the high level of wheat. From
that time, in a number of marked
fluctuations the price dropped
until, in the 10-year period from
1886 to 1895 it was down to 68.3
cents. The lowest point ever
reached was in 1894, when the
average price was 49.1 cents.
On the other hand the average
yield per acre has been steadily
increasing. In 1896 it was 80
bushels and 16,9 in 1915, an in
crease of z bushels an acre. This
increase has, of course been
marked by declines in bad years,
but the averages for the five TO-
years periods from 1866 to 1915
show a steady increase, from
11.9 bushels average in the de-
cade 1S66.1S75 to 15.1 bushels in
the decade 1906-1915.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-02-22
MeIIOtt...DeShOng.

Charlie W. Mellott, one of Lick
ing Creek townships successful
teachers and Miss Olive Deshong
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Deshong of Pleasant Ridge, were
quietly married in Cumberland,
Nd, Saturday, February II, 1917
They returned home and on Sum-
day noon a sumptuous wedding
dinner was served at the home
of the bride. The happy young
couple have already gone to house
keeping on the groom's farm in
Licking Creek township. They
are worthy young people and
they start out in their married
life with the best wishes of many
friends.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-02-22
DO NOT MISS IT.
Good Clean Fun. II Not Satisfied Bring
Back the Bottle and Get Your
Money.

This is an unusually strong
play and you can't possibly af-
ford to miss it. Ifyou do, believe
me, you'll be sorry.
Everybody enjoys the celebrat-
ed New England type of charac-
ter. This is your chance to see
it at home.
CAST OF CHARACTERS.
Farmer Winthrop-A rugged d
New Hampshire farmer
George Comerer.
Edward VanDusen-A polished
villain, secretly married to
Mabel-Orle Mock.
Oliver Stanhope-A young black
smith in love with Mabel
Walter Ried Sloan.
Zeb Watkins-A country boy
up to snuff and not a bit
green-Wilson Mace.
Micky Muffins-A travelling tin
ker-Lynn Patterson.
M oses Gazinski-A Hebrew
glazier-L. w, Seylar.
Rawlings-An accompIice of
VanDusen-Ross Hamil.
Mabel Winthrop-F ar m e RS
daughter-Joan Morton.
Tilly- Her maiden aunt Emily
Greathead.
Mrs. Winthrop-The farmers
wife-Mrs. B. F. Henry.
Muffins-A young lady with a
mind of her own and not afraid
to speak it Mildred Mock.
Tickets are on sale at Trout's
Drug Store. Reserved seats 35
cents, general admission, 25 cents.
Doors open z o'clock. Curtain
7.3O
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-02-22
Hints For Good Hatches.

Poor matches can not always
be charged to the hen or the in
cubator. Of great Importance in
securing good hatch is the care
of the eggs before they are plac-
ed in the incubator.
While it is not known definite
ly at what a temperature eggs
chill, it is safe to keep them in a
temperature of 55 degrees to 65
degrees F. eggs start to incubate
at 6S degrees to 70 degrees F.,
and develop slowly, but they will
not hatch successfully at that
temperature. Many eggs are
chilled through not being gath
cred often enough.
Incubator eggs can be kept in
a simple tray by laying them on
their sides. 1t is a good practice
to turn them daily to prevent the
yolk from adhering to the upper
part of the shell. Washing the
Matching eggs removes the bloom
and permits of too rapid evapo-
ration.
10 prevent diseases which
might be caused from unsanitary
eggs, the Pennsylvania State Col
lege school of agriculture and ex-
pertinent station recommends dip
ping them in a disinfectant like
alcohol or a two or three percent
stock dip solution. In any case
the eggs should not be rubbed.
1t is impossible to tell whether
an egg is fertile or infertile ex-
cept by incubation. A common
superstition advocated by some
poultrymen is that long eggs pro-
duce cockerels and short eggs
pullets. 1t is impossible, howev-
er, to fortell sex by the shape of
an egg.
1t is best to wait four to seven
days after mating for Matching
eggs. From one mating fertility
will last two or three weeks.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-02-22
Peter Former in Cuba.

Peter Former, son of Mrs. Lu-
Gina Former, East Lincoln Way,
is a marine on the U. S. Battle
ship Vermont. In a letter to his
mother a few days ago. he sent
two large photographs of
his Company. and one of the en-
tire crew-the latter showing the
boys taking a Swedish drill.
When Peter wrote the Vermont
was lying on the Guacanayabo
Bay. Cuba. He says there are
fifteen battleships, forty torpedo
boats. and three mine layers in
tho feet to which he belongs,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-02-22
John Fields HOase Robbed.

When Mrs. John Fields return
ed to her home in Oklahoma
City a few evenings ago, a man
ran from the back door. Investi-
cation showed that the house had
been robbed, but she could not tell
the value of the missing articles,
although she knew some jewelry
had been taken. The thief had
broken the back window and
thereby gained an entrance. A
day or two later a diamond brooch
was recovered by the police. 1t
was found in the hands of a man
who had purchased it from the
thief, and promptly returned to
Mrs. Fields.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-02-22
Citizens viii Decide Light Plant.

AS told in last weeks issue the
Town Council was considering
the matter of an electric light
plant to be owned and operated
by the Borough. In this weeks
issue will be found a notice of a
special election to determine as
to whether the voters will ap-
prove of a loan to pay for same.
Some months ago a franchise
was given to Howard Weld for a
period of nine months. Mr..
Weld interested the Western Uti-
lities Company of Milwaukee,
Wis. A representative spent
some time going over the ground
and consulting with our people.
The result was that so many peo-
pie signifed their willingness to
install lights that the Company
soon interested parties to finance
the same. The Borough had a.
greed to pay the Company $3.50.
90 annually for lighting the town
which in addition to the local
rents would make a good invest
ment.
At the request of many citizens
who figure that if it is a good in
vestment for outside capital, it
would be good for the town, the
town council proposed to the Com
pany that if they would wait for
ty days they would proceed to
hold an election and settle the
matter by the voters. This was
agreed to and the election will
follow. The Borough at present
is only in debt $145O.50 and we
have a borrowing capacity of 7
per cent of the assessed valua-
tion, the amount of increase to
make the limit of z per cent. will
be $12, 372.9S. 1t is not intended
that the plant installed will cost
over $11.0OO.00.
1t has been figured that with
the amount we are now paying
for the old lighting system and
the revenue from th ose
who have already signifed their
intention of taking lights, that
the earnings will pay the inter-
est on the bond sand the manage
ment Of the plant and a nice bal
ance. 1T is not intended to
increase the taxation.
Many of our citizens have al
ways advocated that the borough
should own the Water plant. We
heartily agree with them but the
time to get these utilities is when
they are first installed.
The News has always advocat-
ed public improvement and we
are heartily in favor of the action
of the Council and hope every
progressive citizen will approve
the same at the polls. thus giving
the town a much needed improve
ment. We are authorized to an
nounce that it is the desire of the
Town Council to have every citi.
zen call upon the Town Clerk and
examine the franchise. the pro-
posed plan, and the contract, &c.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-02-22
Shiyes...DesIloug,

Thursday, February Is, 1917,
Mr.. Dayton Shives, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Shives, and Miss
Olive Deshong daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Deshong-all of
Licking Creek township, were
united in marriage by the ofici-
ating minister Rev. E. ]. Croft.
They are excellent young people
and will be at home to their
many friends at the home of the
groom's parents.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-02-22

one daughter Cora, wife of Mr..
John Bricker.
MELLoTT.
Gretchen Geraldine, aged about
five months, daughter of Levi
and Jessie Mellott, died at their
home near Sipes Mill, on Monday
February 10, 1917 after a short
illness of pneumonia. The fu-
neral services conducted by Rev.
E. ]. Croft. took place on Tues
day and interment was made in
the Sideling Hill Baptist ceme-
terry.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-02-22
NUMBER %
WATER.
Little Talks on Health and Hygiene by
Samuel G. Dixon, NJ. D., Ii. D.,
Commissioner Of Health.

waterloo Heaven first born
ever in all ages a sacred emblem.
from that remote period when
the earth was without form and
void and darkness was upon the
face of the deep and the Spirit of
God moved upon the face of the
waters Alas! in these latter
days more abused than is any
other element. :"
From the settlement of Ameri-
ca by the Spanish, the babbling
brooks, up to, and including, the
broad water highways of Nations,
have been used for the disposal
of sewage and this without re-
straint, until a few years ago
when the work began under the
law of 1905 to change this con-
dition which has resulted in re-
ducing typhoid fever "a per cent.
as well as lessening the suffering
and sorrow of thousands of hui
man beings.
The time consumed in cleans
ing the streams is not for the
want of sufficient legislation; that
is ample. The progress has been
impeded by the fact that homes
and industries have grown since
our first civilization very much
as Topsy did, without any thought
of the tomorrow. Having this
enormity of insanitary conditions
to meet, with so many lives de-
pending upon the products of the
offending producers, much fnanc-
ing and time must be used, to
eliminate the death dealing con-
dition.
The sewage from Individual
sources has largely been removed
from our streams and our indus
tries have removed their wastes
gradually and continually. This
however, has been a work that
of necessity moves slowly, for
upon the great industrial plants
our people depend for some of
the necessities of living and hum
dreds of thousands of our people
make their bread and butter for
their families by working in the
great manufacturing plants of
the Commonwealth. 1t would
not have done to arbitrarily
order all these industrial wastes
out as we had a high appreciation
of the distress to our people by
the closing down of our factories
and therefore waited in many
ways for Mother Invention to
discover ways and means of dis
posing of industrial wastes with
out interfering with the great
hubs of industries.
Our people during the last de-
cade have been educated to an
understanding that pure water is
as essential for good health as
proper food. This however, was
recognized in the time of Nero;
that great and arbitrary Emper-
or was fined for polluting the
Nile.
AS the best results in civiliza-
tion are obtained by cooperation
and not by the harsh enforcement
of police laws, the appeal is made
by the Department of Health to
every citizen of Pennsylvania to
guard from pollution the waters
that we must use for domestic
purposes. To restore our streams
to their virgin conditions will of
course be somewhat expensive,
yet money cannot be better spent,
as the health of both man and
beast depends upon improving
our domestic water supplies-in
fact it is great factor in increas-
ing the power of our Nation, be-
cause this depends upon the
health Of our people. EI
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-02-22

vERTsE THE FACT THAT YOU GO TO CHURCH. 1T PAYS you
SPIRITUALLY 1T PAYS YOU MATERIALLY. THE CHURCH EN-.
vRoNMENT HELPS THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT THE
CHURCH TEACHING HELPS EVERY MAN TO THINK CLEARLY
AND TO THINK CORRECTLY. THE CHURCH COMMANDMENTS
ARE ONLY THE COMMANDMENTS OF HEALTH AND MIND
Statistics show that communities with the greater number of
churches prosperous. The people, WHOLE HAPPY
AND CONTENT If you have neglected going church. don't
God.
God fogvng He is patient But his patience may be
hausted if continually ignores him. You IGNORE AND
OFFEND GOD when you stay away from church. You like
your children GO TO CHURCH and Sunday school, The chill
dren will be D0UBLY IMPRESSED with the Importance of
tending church if they the father in church
GO TO CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY
GO TO CHURCH EVERY SUNDAY.