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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-19
WANTED Furnished Rooms,

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room, With modern onar1i0osa- Wouh dARo
house or apartment BxesooH sCdAaAGsd. A6drSas,
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-19
WANTED-FemAla

WAHTEo-Girl for general housswork. ia zans 4.
Island G-l9.k
WANTEp-Competent Eirl for general houSework In
family Of TWO. Must understand cooling. Afs.
Frank w Se.bitt l06 North Front g. G-lt.i
WANTEo-Two teachers for third and fourth nsds.
1t DillonVlle. Salary 5000 pr month A6drs1
c. A. Eberle. Dllonrale. Ohio. S.ll4.
W1HTED-Gif FOR office work. Ar1ly A. 1tAlbEt:,
24s6 Belmont st.. BelIaire. 9l-H. NStcaA AAoeAri
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WANTED-Younr Trl to Learn AAif drssEiss ttsAA
J. Front HOS Main st. EH;l,
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-08-11
The Eskimo Tells the World
Why lie Asks to be Left Alone

herder. the supporter of his family and future
leader Of his people.
1--WE Want No Praise"
1--WE of the Alaska service are helping to bear
the white mans burden; we do not claim to be
ministering to dying race; we want no praise a.
helpers of the weak or as ministers to the down
trodden who are dying in filth and degradation
We do not allow anyone to class US in these cate
gories That class of work Is entirely humani
tartan and is properly the duty Of the missionary
organizations But as representatives Of the gov
eminent we claim the right Of our service to exist
because we are developing the resources of north.
ern Alaska just as much as any man with pick
and pan. We are adding to the wealth Of the NO.
ton just as much and as surely as any prospectoI
or trailmaker. We are making a country produc-
tive just as much as any reclamation project that
was ever managed by the government"
The teachers and others who have established
The Eskimo have been formerly congratulated by
United States commissioner Of education for their
enterprise in inaugurating the magazine. Doctor
Claxton believes that it will be Of direct help IA
the service Of the bureau Of education in Alaska.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-08-11
HIuh Finance.

Here Is an incident that q man tells
as having occurred in Kansas town.
He was In a ticket Office and watched
the proceedings. A man came to the
window and asked for a ticket to KAN
sas City, inquiring the price.
1.-TWO twenty-five" said the agent.
The man dug into we'll worn pOck-!
etbook and flshed out bank note forJ
So. It was all the money he had.
"HOw soon does this train gO2" he.
inquired.
I'm Is minutes" replied the agent
The man hurried away. Soon he was!
back with three silver dollars, with
which he bought ticket.
"PardOn my curiosity" said the tick
ct seller, "but how did you get the
money? It isn't loan, for see you
have disposed Of the 81 bill"
"That's all right" said the man. mo,
I didn't borrow 1t. went to a pawn
shop and soaked the bill for $3.50;
Then as started back here I met an
old acquaintance to whom I sold the
pawn ticket for $3.50. then had 49,
and he had the pawn ticket for which
the 50 bill stands as security"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-08-11
Japan's ShipbuiIdino.

Nowhere, perhaps, is the effect Of
the war upon Japan more patent than
in her great naval yards at Yokosuka;
nowhere does the strength and magni-
tude Of her ambitions find more cogent
demonstration. The pOssessors of an
island empire, the statesmen Of Japan
have not been slow to recognize the
value of q strong navy and powerful
ana numerous mercantile marine. I'm
der a system of shipbuilding and ship
running bounties, her merchant ship
ping has made huge strides; and the
advocates Of state aid, in return under
certain circumstances for state con-
trol. may point confidently to the sue
ccssful transportation Of troops In
limo Of war in justification Of their
policy.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-08-11
Novel Recruiting Signs.

In q recruiting station in lower
Broadway in New York Is a device to
show passersby how they look In uni
form. It is figure in khaki, stuffed
with excelsior and set up to stand ut
"attention." Between the collar and
cap is placed an oval shaving mirror
the size and general shape Of your
face. BY peering into it you will see
yourself clad in good, honest khaki,
Except for a wholesome tan and
more determined expression, that Is
the way you would look in uniform.
On the figure is hung this placard:
"Our hats in the ring. Come In and
put one on" Another poster urges
the necessity Of enllsting. It reads:
"Come across, or Germany WILL" Still
another contains this blithe gall to
arms: "What Burns said in 1882 Is
good for 1917; Oh, why the deuce
should repine, and be an i'll forboder?
Am twenty-three and s feet Gil 60
and be q sodger."
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-08-11
avail Street" in the Films.

Wall street Is the most popular in
strument we have for running heroes
quickly or elevating them to sudden
wealth.
In many films the "street" Is intro
duced in some way or another either
to increase the fortunes Of the lucky
hero or to encompass the ruin Of the
village bank cashier. The habitue OF
the street Is always represented as
wearing a luxurious fur-lined coat and
silk hat. For some fancied insult or
family quarrel, one broker will deter
mine on the ruin Of another. Brokers
are always deadly enemies Of each
other in the picture, and when engaged
in running" some enemy are always
shown in their shirt sleeves with q
half dozen telephones at hand; men
are running in and out Of the office
with handfuls of stock certificates en-
bellished with large seals; and, last,
but not least, the ticker inexOrably
grinds out yards and yards Of ruin
Wall Street Journal.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-08-11
"REMINISCENCES OF POE.

The painter, William Sartain, contributed soms
recollection Of Edgar Allan Poe to the Art World /
Ills biographer, Griswold has slandered him
as Incorporate. My father said this was not
true, and he was most temperate in drinking. II
is q considerable confirmation Of this that Poe
was q model Of punctuaty in his reviewing and
other work for the magazines during all the en-,
suing Is years Of his life, which comprises his
literary career. In 1887 he moved to New York
and after year to Philadelphia, where he wrote
some of his finest stories. For much Of his lit.
erary career he was half starving. His labor
over his writings is shown, no doubt with some
exaggeratlon however in his article The Philoso-
ply Of Composition written shortly after the
publication Of The Raven In this essay he
enumerates some Of his articles Of faith, such as
Beauty Is the legitimate province Of the poem !;
1t Is pure and intense elevation Of the soul, not
Of the intellect nor the heart.
'But except for these intermittent indulgences
his addiction to stimulants must have been gross.
ly exaggerated by his biographer Griswold, whom
my father has said he had personally seen on
quite bad terms with Poe My fathers acQuaint.
ance with him was the more close in the latter
years Of his life and, as his statements were most
positive. these derogatory stories must be taken
with grain Of salt The account have given
Of Poe's death after having been robbed Of his
moreover, based on my fathers contemporary In
formation-that cannot accept the story Of his
having been lured into the hands Of an election
eering gang and drugged, so as to be utilized for
deposting ballots IN numerous polling places"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-08-11
Joys OF HONEYMOON DAYS
A. q Couple Grows Old, the Memory
Helps . Brighten the Journey
the Rest Of the Way.

Honeymoons have been the fashion
so long their origin seems enshrouded
in the mists Of antiquity.
Just who ever started the first hon
eymoon is not known, but it's incep1
ton was without doubt a happy one. "
June being the accepted month for
weddings, naturally it is the time when
most honeymoons are taken.
It is the grand climax of the we'd
dings. The bride has been looking for
ward to it for months, maybe fol
years.
After the ceremony (under which
the poor little bride has almost broki
en- down through the nervous strain
and the bridegroom has felt about aS
lively and important as the only male
in the audience of national suffra-
gette meeting); after the congratula-
tory expressions from friends and relI
atives; after the wedding supper; af1
ter the rice and old shoes have been
thrown-comes the wedding trip.
On the train comes the pretense Of
fOOling conductor, passengers and pOr-
ter; that they are really not newly
married couple must be assumed.
That stunt has been pulled by every
body who ever got married and yet no.
body ever got away with it.
Anybody can spot bride and BRIDE
groom anywhere and any time.
They show it as plainly as If they
wore a tag upon which in large letters
was printed the words. eve Are New
ly Married-Have q Heart"
Honeymoons are the happiest times
of the married state. Can't you look
back across the years and see yourself
when you had the heavy role In that
little drama Of your life? Can't you
see again the sweet little star who
played opposite you, so timidly, so
trustingly, as she kept one eye on her
suitcase and the other on your pockets
book?
All, Time, you are heartless old
thief. You steal away our years Of
dew-kissed happiness; you rub out the
rose bloom Of youth and you rub in the
wrinkles, but you can't reach the hui
man heart, you old crook-thank God
you can't touch that, or you would age
that too.
The heart may remain young for
ever, for we are only as old as we feel.
All you can do Is whiten the hair and
rumple the skin, bend the back aud
make slow the step, but when couple
love each other, their hearts often turn
back to the honeymoon days and it
helps brighten the journey the rest Of
the way.
Here's to the honeymoon-may It
never wane.-FlOrlda Times-UniOns
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-08-11

land which can be handled conveniently during
the summer months has been placed under cult
walton In Iowa and the surrounding states. The
labor shortage is so serious that thousands Of
farmers have been greatly handicapped in putting
out increased acreage because of the fear that
they would be unable to harvest the crops unaid-
ed. It is estimated that the middle West will re-
quire an army of 100000 farm laborers this sum-
mer If the food crop is to be saved In its en-
tirety Farm laborers can command almost any
price for their services but despite alluring Of
fers they are hard to get. Canada is paying as
high as SIS month for laborers, and IN some
cases is promising them free homesteads In the
Northern states farm hands can command wages
ranging from $45 to $50 month and board A
few years ago the farm hand who could get $25
or $50 for his services was considered a genius.
The patriotic service the farmers are doing
this year and which they will be called upon to
do next year on much larger scale will add
millions, If not billions, Of dollars to the wealth
Of the country. Mobilization Of the farm re-
sources has been one Of the most stupendous I'M
dertakings ever attempted by the government;
but It has succeeded admirably well for 1917.
despite the late start. By 1918 every available
resource Of the middle West will be thrown into
the production Of vastly increased yields Of all
farm crops.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-08-11

paign to enlist the support Of all farmers in the
work Of growing greatly increased crops. Keep
every acre working this summer" is a campaign
slogan which is heard in all Of the great farming
states. The result will be that in the fall the
farmers will harvest peanut, bean, buckwheat,
potato and other "catch crops" a departure in
the history Of agriculture According to present
Indications the potato crop will be nearly 2OO,-
100000 bushels larger than ever before, while
prodigious Quantities of peanuts and beans will
be available for food products in the fall and
during 1913.
The mobilization Of the farms for war service
has been conducted along many lines of service.
Close coordination between all branches Of the
Industry has given tremendous impetus to the
campaign to increase the nations food supply
Travellers who pass through the middle West
this year will see scenes along railroad property
comparable to those in Europe, where the farm
ers have been cultivating such idle ground for
years. In some states notably Iowa and Kansas,
well-defned steps have been taken to encourage
the planting of certain useful crops along the
roadsides. Iowa has more than 100000 acres Of
unused land along its public highways which
could be drafted for this purpose, while Kansas
has more than 10000 acres, according to a recent
survey.
It is safe to- say that virtually every acre Of
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-08-11
Why Our Eyes Sparkle.

If you should watch very closely the
eyes Of a merry person when you see
them sparkle, you would probably no.
tice that the eyelids move up and
down more often under such eondi-
tons than ordinarily and If you know
what moving the eyelids up and down
in front of the pupil Of the eye does
you will have your answer, says the
Book Of Wonders.
Every time the eyelid comes down
it releases little tear, which spreads
over the eyeball and washes 1t clean
and bright. 1t does this every time
the eyelid comes down. Now, there Is
something about being merry which
has the effect of making the eyelids
dance up and down, and thus every
time the lid comes down the ball OF
the eye is washed clean and bright
and gives it the appearance Of spark
ling, as we say.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-08-11
To Be Kent Mum.

"That was homely woman I "a
you with last night"
Don't tell my wife,"
"She didn't know about 1t, ehf"
"Oh, yes; she was the woman"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-08-11
MISUNDERSTANDING.

"What did the kaiser mean by his promise to
his brotherin-law when he knew he couldnY
keep itf'
HE wrote and sent him letter, didn't he3"
YES"
nst."
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-08-11
CO/SY E4I2ZyNyJZH/
Farmers Of our cast
central section MT only
are g1vtng their sons
tut are raising bumper
crops TO Aelb zvtn the
ear lgulNSf AN10C1UCY

VENTS Of a revolutionary charac-
ter have taken place on the middle
Western farms since Americas en-
try into the war. When President
Wilson issued his call to the
American farmer to do his duty
in war times by feeding the world,
or that portion Of it engaged in
the war for democracy, he
launched the biggest drive for IN
creased food production in the
history Of the world. In fact. no
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
LYRIC

Cheating Cheaters," which comes to the Lyric next week. is best described as "satiric farce comedyH-if you can figure out what that means. Whatever its technical classification, it's e type of play new to Bridgeport, and if you can sit through a perform ance of 1t without audible and visible expression of joy. the theatre is no place for you to seek enjoyment.
 E It seems a shame to let anyone in on the secrets fof the fun in Cheat ing the Cheaters." but they will soon be town talk. and. anyway, we won't tell you all of them The situation in fact lies as follows: Five diamond thieves of the highest order in crook dom have succeeded in stealing the Livingston gems, worth $20o, o,0o0. and
 are planning raid on the $500, 900 collection of the Palmer family, who reside in suburb of New York city. George Brocton and Man Carey, lead- CTS of the band. are sent abroad to
 meet the Palmers on shipboard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
PO!ILIlI'S

Tom Browns Highlanders went over khe top last night at Polis where they pfered a fe&ular barage fire of in sirumenfAl hits on all kinds of wind 1nstrunents- Several girls. snappy d4ncers and musicians. also added to the general entartainment- There g7as new and unique finish to the perfurmance when review of the Ailies' national anthem was playea
 Norma TAInadge in .-The Secret of tho Storm Country" six magnificent xscia of nountry life in which the love l& wife fof her husband Is opposed e mothar~lcYe predomfnat6s, scored an imn1ense succe4s with all photo 11nY luEsra
 Frank Dobson. eminent comedian and nonologist. came on to the stage with a rush He gave Whirfwind com 4lY thruuehput with many new { HIps. hr0ught q charming woman on ] flae o1es to enhance the performance !. nd wont of the stage after annonnc- ! IF the big Red Cross benefit per i <Exnanre to be held on Sunday after EeuI Brady in his songs, acrobatic | Hsncing and head balancing kept the ] r,ad1anpe in suzpense at his daring a.ed drought forth more applause. The three Willie Brothers, most 16xfrg and even deaxh-defying actors fha3 have appeared in a fortnight i pr0dnced a sensation second to none f1Ils year when they went through a 1onf1ne of ladder and poie ballancing, {, The feats are among the highest and most artistic ever produced at Poh's-
 rho Eenwick Girls, two charming woca7ista, pleased with a repertoire oi haFmondcs. including entirely new numbers. never before heard in Brideeport-
 The fighting French armies, Amer tcen troops in training and other American news events are shown in Polls special animated news release
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD OF THEATRES AND AMUSEMENT

v the quays of Rome, the Famous Church of San Marco has been repro 'ouced at Fort Lee with startling fi- oelity. In several scenes the star is seen entering or leaving the doors of this picturesque old house of worshipy and the pepulous netghborhood, with 'churchgoers. .beggar hordes, and so on, required the use of large numbers of extra people. Not satisfied with us- ing the ordinary types employed in
 mob scenes, made up for the occa- |sion, Director Chautard sent out a call for real Italians.
 The studio lot has been crowded ever since with picturesque figures, some in the very garb they wore, as immigrants from the sunny lands of their own country. There Is much voluble and expressive discourse in the Latin tongue which, of course, Mime. Cavalieri understands perfectly but which might as we'll be Greek So far as some of the actors in the pic- ture are concerned. It is absolutely certain, however, that when 'sThe Eternal Temptress' is seen upon the screen of the Empire Theatre today and tomorrow it will mirror faithfully the picturesque Old World cities with their densely crowded streets. Emile Chautard is persistent seek Ter for Atmosphere" in pictures, be- cause he realizes that a large part o1 the charm and the convincing quality of a photoplay depends upon this elu. sive quality.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
EMPIRE

The Frank A Keeney Pictures Cor poration, organized and backed finan- cially by Frank A. Keeney, proprietor of the Empire theatre in this city. is building a $1OO,0Oo theatre in King ston, N Y., as the initial unit in a string of new theatres to exploit the products of the corporation. Mir. Keeney will begin about February list to prpduee moving pictures on large ncale, with Catherine Calvert, known as .gThe Girl with the Wonderful Eyes, as his first star. The first Cal vert picture, as well as those succeed ing. Wfll be shown in the Empire.
 Ia spite of the fact that art of makeup will deceive even the search ing lens of the motion picture camera. Director Emile Chautard is determin- ed that local color in-the first Para mount picture with Lima Cavalieri as the star shall be absolutely perfect, and for that reason has engaged a large number of Italian people to irl- terpret the extra roles.
 The scenes of The Eternal Temp trths which win bring Mime. Cava- Iprt to the screen. and which was written expressly for the beautiful 6psfatfc favorite by Mime. Fred de cresac, and adapted by Eve Unsell, are laid in Italy.
 Besides the familiar Grand Canal of Venice, the Bridge of Signs and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
ETIQUETTE

"A
 When lifting cup or glass or other wise using the hands, do not stick out the little finger. Keep it curved in line with the other fingers.
 Miss Brown-You may use your Christian name with your surname on your visiting cards if you prefer to do so, in spite of the fact that you are an only daughter. It would be better to do so, in fact, if there are other families of the same name living in your city who have daughters. Your cards should be about two by three inches in size; and either block script or old English lettering may be used. Your address may be placed in the lower, right-hand corner of the card, although one sometimes sees 1t placed under the name.
 Miss x-You need not send pres ent to the young man who sends you Q box of candy or a bunch of flowers now and then, especially since you are not the only girl to whom he pays such attentions. Presents of flowers Ea and candy are not supposed to be re- turned. Then, too, girl should offer gifts only to the man she is engaged to- or whose exclusive attentions she has been accepting for some time, and from whom she has received presents other than flowers and candy. A girl has very little responsibility in the matter of gifts. If the gentleman gave you present this year and you should continue to go within i'm throughout the year you may return his present next year at Christmas time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
IDEAS FOR HER WHOSE JOY
 IS HOME

If you have ever had one chair too few in your living room, you will know how badily I wanted another chair, since I needed one in mine. And if you have ever tried to buy a living room
 chair for $6, you will know that my choice, to put it mildly, would be ex- tremely limited.
 It is discouraging to inch your way hopelessiy through a forest of chairs all of whose price tags are way above your means, and among the even moderately expensive ones $6 chairs are apt to look sadly deficient. With Esinking heart examined several chair Icollections, but among them all saw not one which cared to consider for lone moment; they were all quite too puny and insignificant Upholstered chairs cost $25 and more; wicker chairs were thought cheap at SIS. The clerk must have finally considered me an unpromising customer for all at
 once he quietly disappeared.
 Daunted, but not defeated. I ab- sent-mindedly continued my quest
 and then suddenly the inevitable hap pened, for had known all along that should in the end find a chair; and
 I had just found 1t, that's all.
 ] I probably would not have noticed lit in the beginning. because it was
 unpainted, but by this time I had
 seen so many chairs didn't like. that | I was prepared for anything; and l
 admired it's rather widely spreading
 back, composed of two slats, and its
 rush seat of generous proportion. Tn fact, I liked it so we'll that I found ] was positively afraid to look at the price tag. My courage was rewarded 1 in a moment, for the chair was, after
 all, only $6. Appended to the tag, al i most as an aft fterthought, was a writ ,ten sentence: twill be enameled any l color desired" In fact, this chair
 seemed such glorious opportunity that the need of a clerk was impera- tive. When got him, however, he
 brought the sad news that "enameling
 any color'' cost an additional $2.50!
 Dashed again. but undaunted. the brilliant and economical idea occurred l to me that perhaps I could do that
 enameiing myself. thereby saving a
 third on the price of the chair!
 And I must tell you frankly that I
 never enjoyed anything so much as I did the doing up of that chair.