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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-27
FIVE FAMILIES HOMELESS
RESULT OF DRUNKEN BRAWI

II Is estimated that property amount
ing to $4,000 was destroyed IN the fir"
which completely wiped Out five homes
at Warrenton. seven miles north Of
Martins Ferry. early vest erday morning
It is said that the fire started when n
Ianp was upset in a drunken drtwl in
which several men were implicated. and
before many minutes the structure was
ablazc. The five homeless families are
Americans.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-27
AUTOMOBILE AFIRE

When hackfiring set fire to gasoline
in the carburctor Of nm aut"mohlle
Standing on Tenth street i'll front or
the Lukcns electrical shop. SONIC one
became excited and pulled the fire box
al Tnnih and Market streets. calling out
all Of the uptown fire houses y dash
of chemical from Tho Eleventh street
truck extineuishcd the blaze with little
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-27
POLICE PICK-UPS

Three m5u giving the names 81 Mat,in
Schank. Charles McWaleS AMI Eiou Alex
we're engaged in Il free all down IL
the Eighth ward Yesterday when Patrol
man Charles Schrad"r appeared upon ~"
scene The scranpsrs wouldn't heed tho
hig-hearte1 cop when he told h"m 10
cut out the row. SO he pinchcd the trio
ON disor,lerly conduct charges. John
Mccartney, by Officer Powell; John Doe.
by Patroiman Custnr. and William WaE-
rer. by PatrolInan Babh, are all charged
with being Intoxicated.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-27
FRANCHISE NOTICE

Souce is hereby gwen that under provisions Of a.
ordinance granted by The board CT Commissioner:
OF the County Of Ohio. TO the Wheeling Elm Grove
Railroad Company. which ordinance was passed De
cember g. 1897. and bn:anc effective the 3rc
day Of January 1895. the said Board OF Commission
ers OF tho County Of Ohio. will the 9th day OIL
July 1917 act upon an amendment said franchs se
requiring the West Virginia Traction Electric Com
pany change the location NJ Its tracks TO the mid
die Of the road from rurert the National Road
near Cecil Fiace to the Town NJ Elm Grove.
TIE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE C0US'
TY OF OHIO.
CHAs o. EpHLIS
President
H L. UNDERWOOD.
f.-a.So, Clerk.
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REDEMPTION OF BONDS
q, B.demptIon OF Bond, o, the loan Of 1885 Of the
City OF Wheeling.

Soico Is hereby given By the commissioners Of the
loan Of 1885, Of the city Of Wheeling. West Virginia.
that pursuant Tn tile requirements Of the ordinance Of
said city passed May l2. 1855, entitled An ordi-
nance 10 provide for the Issue and sale OF bonds OF
the city Of Wheeling u, he known as bonds OF the
loan Of 1882, and for the redemption and payment
thereof. and providing for payment into the Ciy
Treasury Of certain amounts from revenues OF tho
Ga, and Water Works." the following described bonds
issued under the said ordinance. we're determined oS
lot by said commissioners for redemption and pay
u.nt OIL the LIST day ~ july 4. D.. 1917. IN VIZ:
Bonds Of $500 on principal each numbered 81. 81. sl
and Bonds " 81 90 principal each. numbered IS
follows: I57. $50, 1855. 254 1885, 3o3. 1885, 26I. lta
Said bonds so determined will be redeemed and
pxId Al the Bank Of tho Ohio Valley In the CITY Of
Wheeling ". Va. and after the lst day OF July.
1917 and said bonds determined will ce"te 10 Dear
interest from the last named day and date
l. z. SANDS.
ALFRED CALDWELL
Il. W. PETERSON.
Commissioners OF the Loan OF 1883.
ie-l6-t-iy-l
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ALLEGED THIEF FREED.

Louis Falix arrested at Rcllalre upon
REQUEST of Motorcycle Officer Walter
WORKS. on a chlri5e Of stealing motor
cycle and sidecar from House Her
rams store. was released late yesterday.
The cycle and car was returned 10 the
storA hr- Officer Worls.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-27
WILL ASK FOR BIDS.

The county commissioners on Satur-
day will take final action on plans loF
converting The Schmulbach manson on
the new COUNT farm into nm ininatc
building. preparatory IN asking pas ior
thc work. rhc contract is to be let July
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Older Of Notice IhereOn.

Northern Disr!ct "f,W"st Virginia IS:
On tins 18Th day II June. A D.. 1917. on reading
The foregoing petition. II is
Ordered ly tho court that hearing h" had upon
the ssnr The I"h day If July. 4. ~. lHl1. before
said I,-lr ut Wheeling. in said district AT ten O'Clock
in tho forenoon: and Tim, notice ihrTr"! hc published
In tho Wheeling lnrcleencrr, newspaper printed In
said District aud that all known creditors and others
persons In interest may appear at the said time and
place AID show cause. II any they hive. Why the
PRAYER " the said petition should not hn granted.
And II is further ordered b. tb" I'our that the
clerk shall end by mail IN all known creditors cnni"s
II said petition aud rhi, order addressed them at
heir places nf residence d stated.
Witness thu Honorable hlstnp e. Dayton. Judge Ut
the said trurr. and III" seal thereof. at Wheeling. In
said district. an III" 18Th day - Juno. \. H.. I9l'.
Attest: a 7. JARRETT. Clerk
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BANKRUPTCY NOTICE


United States n America. Err.hen District Of West
Virginia. Sc:
In the United States District Count In and for said
District.
In the matter u Charles I"h". bankrupt No IN
In EanEru;try Petition for Discharge.
To the Hnnnrah HE Aston &. DAYTON. Judge NJ the
nistric, tnlrt Of the United States for the Sorn
ern District VI West Virginia
charles N'F". az raden tHty. In the County of Wet
ycI and Stale nT West Virginia in said District. re-
srrtfully represents tina, thr %rd dsr rf January
1916 he was duly adtuIT"fl bankrupt under the acts
Of congress relating 10 bankruptcy: that hr has duly
surrendered all hi. property and rights If property
and has fIlly complied with all The requirements nf
said acts and Of orders Of the court touching his bank
ruptrr.
Wherefore. ely rravs that h" may be de'rccd ny the
tnur, ~ have full discharge frnn all debts rr"Tahe
AGAINST his estate under s4id bankrupt acts. except
such dchrs MS rvrcWrd nv Law from such discharge
Ducd tins 18th day II June. 4. y. l2l7.
CHARLES NUilO.
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NOTICE.
OF tho Drawing tnr Redemption Of the Main Stree
Bridge Bonds, OF the City OF Wheeling.


Brdee Bonds, OF the City OF Wheeling.
Notice is hereby Hiven by the commissioners NJ the
Main Street Bridge Bonds first scricsl that pursuant
10 the requirements Of the ordinance ~ said city
u,.scd tho llth day Of March. 1890. entitled. An
Ordinance to provide for the Issue and sale OF BONDS
NJ the city nf Wheeling 10 be known as the Main
Street Bridge Bonds first senes> and for the redeInp.
lion and payment thereof the following described
Bonds issued under said Ordinance. were duly deter
,,,red hv IL, hy said commissioners for redemption
and payment on the first day Of July. 1871 to-Tlt
BOND Of $500 90 principal numbered 1884,
Tond If 81. Don. 90 principal numbered 2o2
Said bonds ~ determined will be redeemed Ad
r,id at the Hank Of the Ohio Valley. In the city Of
wheeling West Virginia. and after the siio
frs, dav NJ July 1917. and said bonds so determined
viii cease bear interest from the last mentioned
dag and dstc.
r. w PETERSON.
J. A. MILLER
l.. F. SANDS
cor,,i,son.,. Of the Main Street Bridge Loan first
..nesl ie-ls-t.jy-l
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-27

LoEfFLER-On Tuesday. June IS. 1911. II $50
n.c,,..k a, NJ. In the Ohio Valley General hospital.
ELIZA tnec CrumbackerI. wife Of Louis Loeffles.
III the isnd year VI her ase.
runcra! from the residence cf Ars L. FtIouf. at
Echo Point Friday. June -. at o'clock Ffiensd
OF the family invited to attend lnterment In Peuin-
sulI cemetery.
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Charter No. 5I64. Reserve District No. T.
REPORT or THE CONDITION OF THE
National Exchange Bank of Whee ling

At Wlr"m: the state II West Virginia. at the
civse Of business on Jun" n 1915.
RESUr RCES
Loans and discounts. ...... S@i7r.j2; -
Customers liability account
Of acccpanccs OF this bank
purchased or discounted
by it NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 20. cnn oo-s2y2o ,o7 =;
nvcr,!raft- unsecured ................. ssh. 81
Customers Inability under lrtt"rS ~
credits actually used aud t"r which
THIS bank has irT been reimbursed. Ill s.
U. S. BondS lothrr than
Liberty Bonds Of 1916:
L. s. hunCs Deposited 10
circulation trlr
value ................:.S 500. 00rnn
l. s. EHrT'Is AMI certificates
q! Indebtedness pledged
secure |. S. deposits
tpar value, .............. .5.oon6n
I. = bonds and rrrrIfI-
1t indebtedness own
ed srd unp!etlect ...... cNJ.N00 m
TGal l.. :. hnRdS r"Iher
than ILlrriy Bonds and
certificates Of Indebtedness SeS non. no
Payment on account sub.
srriptlnn Tor Lih.1y loan
Hcnds .................. 1854 10
Bond,. securities. etc.:
Bonds other than L. $
bonds r!c'!srA IN s"'urr
[. :. d"!nSitS ..'.....$ lhc. NM M
1rnhs t-h"T than L. :.
i.nds pledged to s"rut"
postal savings deposits. is.snn m
Bonds and securities pledged
collateral for State. or
other deposits .......... 1888 Is
Securities other than L. s.
hands mo, Including St'NhSl
owned Uarlcdgcl ....,.. Sji. 22c.i2
Total bonds securities rtc. 81 nSn.9al u
Stocks either than Federal Reserve
Rank SrTk ............... l's.J'N DO
Stock uI Federal RcScr" Bank $50 ,Fr
cent 81 subscription. Observation-Disclosures. -. Orp on
va!u" II banking house .............. lagoon IN
Furniture and failures ............... .EhNpho
Real estate owned "iLc: Than banking
house ...........-..... ............ l.-iA-
Net amount iu" from az
proved rcs.nr agents in
Now York. Chicago. and 81.
Louis ........,....,.,..S $3.50 4"
Nrt amount due from ~"
proved AGENTS IN
oihrr IrSrrye ritt.S...... hil.lIlf5-S b-".n'".IN
Nsi Ar"um, dur from banks AMI bankers $50. los 81
Exchanges f.: clearing hc,lsr.......... :S.I0l.?9
outside 'rhcrks and "thrc
cash items ........-.-...S lV.lSI IN
Frl"'i"na currency. rlus"lS
AMI cents .........,.... l.Sr"i.Nl-- -n."ih4'
Note, # ether Rational rInk>......... l"j. l5n M
Iau.ul rr,"-c vanl; and n"t amount
riu" fr"u Federal R"S"T" !ilnk....... 49, .2"l %
Redemption fund wmh 1 :. Treasurer
and due firm I. S. T,sasusr...... 26.ono 90
Top! s6.als.sa4 -
LIABILITIES
Capital st"ch PAID IN ......,.....,....S 900 400 M
SurnlIs fund [.................... 100 mo no
IndithFd r!Dfii ........-S ll"fNi"h
Less current expenses. in''J
cs'. and taxes rai..... A6.;?i "i-$ 7S."Hh 20
iHrru!atns unicS nItSi anliuE ......... 4o4%pn M
Ne; amount Gu" 10 harLs AMI bankers l.heh.GI I -
Demand deposits subject TO Reserve:
Individual deposits subject IN check. 2.Ai. IS ~
rr,i firllGS Of drIsIsIt due IN less Than
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-27
June 29th

Tho following Live stock: 81 Head OF
Desirable Cattle Il Jersey. Mich Cows,
registered and high gradei Jersey
Refers, bred; IL Heifer Calves; Bull
Calf, eligible to register.
Four Head Young Mules, consisting Of
Span of MULES, 8 years old, broken )
Brown Mule, four years old, broken;
Mule, two years old.
Shetland Ponies, several good drivers
and one and two year old Colts, WORK
Horse, 4 Brood Sows, bred, and Young
Pigs. Ahh1NpA L. .hoFE'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-27
REDEMPTION OF BONDS.
Of tho Redemption OF SorIcI E. Amounting to
36.OoooO OF the RefundIng Loan Of 1902
OF tho City OF Wheeling.

Notice Is hereby given ny the Commissioners Of
the RriundInS Loan " 1907. that on Juno Is 1917
pursuant % the requirements " the ordinance q said
city passed January :. l9O2-Amsnded March q
1902. and again amended June is. lan2. entitled
An ordinance 10 provide for the issue and sale OF
bonds ~ the city Of Wheeling tp DO known as the
Rcfundine Bonds Of 1902. and for the redemption
and payment thereof"
That the following described bonds numbered from
l53 10 lsS Inclusive and marked Series +" and to
The amount OF S6noo 90 said binds will be redeemed
and raid al the Rank 81 the Ohio Valley In the City
Of Wheeling. West yireinls. and after July !.
1911. and said binds will cease to bear interest on
the last named day and date.
n. { LIST. JR
JAMES r. MAXWELL
J. A. MILLER.
Commissioners Of R.fundins Loan Of 1907.
je.lS-t-jJ-l
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uuRRIN-On Sunday. June ~. 1917. Il 6:l3 o'clock
.. H. In tho Ohio Valley General hospital. MIS-
INSA tnee Hcehle) MuRRlN. wife Of Jesss B.
Surrn, i'll the 63rd year Of her sse.
trsral er,ces frum the residence Of her daughter.
Mrs. Joseph ssuraEot. {? Thirteenth street. We'd
rnsd.y 1fanoon $50 Friends q the family are
rr,rcctfully invited 10 attend. lntetnlent private
Greenwood cemetery.
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FREE LUNCH AT NOON

Also al the same time and pluce there
will he offered IS Head of Cattle. con-
sistinr Of Is Mich Cows. all close
sprinCers. and 10 extra good Jersey
Hcifers. Col. Fred Andrews. Auctioneer.
WRIGHT & TIMMOES:
iun25-i
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State Of West Virginia county NJ Ohio. S.:
l. &. w. lelfers Cashier Of the above named bank
do sncnnv swear that the above statement Is tr1ic IA
tho hes, Of my knowledge and belief
&. ". LETTERS. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before IN" This 9Th daT 81
June 1911 FRANK fARIS NNIary Public.
Nv commission rArIr"s peccmbs! TO- l"l9,
Correct Attest.
IdHN l.. plrKEY.
~ BROWN.
H. r. NANtE.
~ l.. STONE
pite>u-s.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-27
HURT IN MINE
Clint Stnms In Bellnire Hospital With
Ser1ous 1ntuHes-Bt6 Rock Poll.

Clint Smnls. 80. was seriously In
aire last evening when he was caught
under big fall Of rock Hls left leg
WAS broken and hls right hand and
shoulder end body were painfully hurt.
He may be Internally injured also. Or.
J. A. Clark is the attending physician.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-27
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
ARTERIAL EMBALMERS
DIED

siIIop Tuesday. June IS 1915. II GAS o'clock p.
M IN tho North Wheeling hospital. KATHERINE
MARY (MaserI. wife Of L. H. Rsu
Funeral notice hereafter.
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uAR1lH-On Monday; June 25 1911. II l2:l5 O'Clock
4. NJ. MIR. JOSEPH MARTIN, In ths 18th JeA
Of his age.
Funeral service from bis residence $50 LaBelie Are.
"Wednesday. June eth. Friends II the family are
r.,pec,tulIy tnrtcd 10 attend lntcEment It Mount
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-27

wApDEtL-ou Monday. Juno :Sth. 1911. At ~
Uc!,cA a nj, DAVID 4. wADDELL. IN hii 9th
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rr,sr,I ,ertc.. at his late re.idencs 10: Twenty
nr,t street, Warwood. oil Wednesday Afternoon Al
n:ao o'clock Friends respectfully invited 70 At
,,d ,ptermeut 1t Short Greek cemetery.
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Commissioner. Of the Main Street Bridge Loan 0irs'
..1esl. ie-ls-t.jy-l
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27
HOW -
To Care For Your Auto In
Cold Weather

-&HE nrst tinge Of frost In the air
means that the motcrist has
something additional o look
out for In the care Of bis chr.
He stands chances Of having Ills wa
ter circulation system give.trOubie un
less he pays 1t proper attention. Cars
that are not Kept In warm places over.
night will not sturt readily. and often
times the battery win get pretty wei:
run ont before the self starter per. orrns
the function for which It Is built. II
tho garage b not heated about the best
thing when coming In at night IN to
put q heavy blanket or other covering
over the radiator or the entire bonnet
and not to remove It In the morning
before the motor Is running.
Standing out Of doors In the cold
weather will turn motor refractory.
unless there is an anti-freeze mixture
In the water system. 1t Is most essen
tial that motorists make use Of some
formula, to be procured from an expert,
In order to insure against freezing. Fur
thermore. the radiator front should be
partly covered in order first to prevent
cold air being drawn In through the
radiator and also to insure that the
water as 1t comes down through the
radiator tut,es Is not allowed to cool
too much for efficient running.
Calcium chloride and other soluble
salts, which have always figured In
the antifreeze solutions suggested BY
motor authorities, are not recommend.
ed because Of harmful effects on met
ais. 1t ID possible. too. to use too much
giycerin, for this has bad effect on
rubber hose connections.
Another matter Of winter care Of
cars Is to see to 1t that the battery elec-
trolyte is kept up to the proper gravity.
At beween 1.28 and 1.3O 1t Is hardly
likely to freeze. As the gravity drops
the chances Of freezing increase, and .
discharged battery will freeze at about
zero. Where the weather il extremely
cold 1t u advisable anyway to wrap
the battery with cloth.
The bad effects produced on motors
by cold weather are added to by low
test gasoline, which increases dincult
starting. missing fire, inefficient run
ming for some time after the engine II
started and fouling of spark plugs
sometimes gasoline gets mixed with
the oil In the base on account OF con.
densation in the cylinders. Extra care
should be taken to see that the oil base
Is frequently drained and refilled with
fresh oil. In very cold weather this
should be done at least every thousand
miles. The grade Of oil to use In cold
weather l. . medium heavy grade or
often q comparatively light oil.
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27
Marriage asa.Job

heard = girl In an elevator the oth-
ef day discussing with = sympathixing
friend her differences with . door
walker.
.Aw," she said, II don't have to
take any more sass ofrn that gink.
I'm soin' to quit here anyhow. I'm
goin' to bs married. No more work
and no more bossing for me-"
Any girl Of her mental caliher who
enters the married state h walking
right into the hardest job she can ever
bold down in her life and totally un-
equipped for her position. Inside of
year. II she u ~ poor wife as she
has been a shopgirl, there will be an
other man hanging around the corner
saloon trying to forget In 4 glass of
cheap beer the confusion and the bad
food In the dat at home. When she
sieefuily announced that she was 20
ing to stop work the thought Of the
meals. the cleaning and the laundry
had evidently not occurred to her.
And the noorwalker doesn't live who
can hand out orders like 4 husband.
You have to take them from 4 hus-
band. too, for you cannot quit your
job Of matrimony ~ easily a. you can
In . shop.-Elixabeth Sears In Har-
pers Magazine.
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27

most Of the vegetables that we consume
At home, and as she had taken course
Of lectures on farming at Columbia uni
yersity she was Enthusiastically full Of
the subject at the time. Therefore 1t
happened that when my neighbor. an
nounced that be was farmer It was
the best kind of opening for the con-
versational powers Of the Only Muse,
and she made the most Of 1t. She talk
ed Of apples, corn, cows and bees. She
dilated eloquently upon the value OF
persistent cultivation" and as l sat
listening admiringly to her evidently
masterful handling Of her subject !
suddenly became conscious Of the old
mans eye twinkling across the table at
me, and then. as the Only Muse paused
to catch her breath. be leaned forward
and. with seemingly innocent curiosity.
asked:
(which one OF ye does the iecturin'T'
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27
DRESSING A WOUND.
Use ssap In IN Emergency, and Il VIII
Prevent Infection.

uss esap In IN Emergency, and Il WW
Prevent Infection.
The danger Of infections, even from
slight abrasions Of the skin. - ap-
preciated 70 thoroughly today that NO
Intelligent person will willingly neglect
Ylight cuts or bruises where It u pos
sihls to give such injuries nrst AID
treatment with some kind Of dressing.
Frequently. however. there are nooe
Of the usual remedies at hand. but
cake Of soap u almost always avail
able. and this substance makes an ex-
cellent dressins. ~ European army
surgeons testify.
The favorits substance Of the sur
geons for cleansing wounds before ths
days Of antiseptic dressings was . 20
luton of CASTLE soap. The usual msth-
cd Of dressing . wound at that tims
was to wash It thoroughly with the
soapsuds, allow the surface to dry and
then apply lints and bandases. The
soapsuds removed the germs from tho
wound, but a. the bandages and dress
lnss were not sterilixed these dressings
frequently contained bacteria wh)cn -
fected the wound. II thessufye0n had
gone one step further with his CASTLE
soap dressing and dipped his lints into
tn, soapsuds before applying them or
rubbed the moistened soap into the
lint his treatment would have been
much more effective.
Every one should bear In mind, there
fore, that any kind Of soap makes =
good emergency dressing and should
be used as q covering for freshly In
jured surfaces II nothing better b
available. A strip torn from 4 hand
kerchief, with the moistened soap rub
bed into the meshes and bound over
the wound. will prevent infection froa
outside sources. And II the wound has
been thoroughly cleansed with soap
suds It Ii probable that NO other dress
ing will be reQuired.-LOs Angeles
Times.
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27
Modern instanes.

Modern Instance.
Simple Simon met \ Pieman
Going to tho fair.
Daid gimpls Simon to the Pieman:
LET me taste your ware"
oAid the Pieman to Simple Simon
"9how me FIRST your penny"
said Simple Simon to the Pleman:
.Oh. II they're penny pies feel quite
sure they must contain deleterfous
matter. because It would be manifest
~ Improbable to make pie ut that
price Of wholesome materials. and be
sides, II you sell 80 low you must be \
low order Of person with correspond
ingly low ssociates-various sorts Of
exceedingly unpronounceable germs.
perhapsIand your pies are probably
Just ~ germ laden as you are, and I'm
not 20 simple as all that. %
] guess won't have any
New York Times
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27
The Lev, rhas Counts.

Whatever differences Of opinion there
may be about the practical value Of the
teachings Of tho great Russian. Leo
Tolst0y. no one can question the noble
common sense Of these words, which
II. Roman ROLAND heard him say and
has recorded In his life Of Tolstoy:
"The greatest modern sin ID the alb
stract love Of humanity. impersonal
love for those who are-somewhere ont
Of sight.
ITO love those We do not know.
those whom We shall never meet, b 20
easy thing. There is no need to sac
rifce anything. and at the same time
we are 70 pleased with ourselves. The
conscience L. fooled.
.'No. We must love our neighbour
those We live with and who are In our
way and embarrass usL"
The Meeker herald., 1917-10-27
Thsrs 10 Ne Answer.

sssWVS - w RVSvVVs
Billy was about to be married. and
his friends-married friends-were CIV
ing him good advice. the burden Of
which was Forget it.
But Billy was not to be dissuaded.
''Oh. ] don't know" be replied. MAR
Rage II all right II you take 1t in the
right way. Now. all this talk about
matrimonial Quarrels. arguments. and
20 on. b all nonsense. Surely you can
accept one another's point Of view.
And. anyway. there's always an an
swer to every argument"
''Oh, is tbereT growled G'e old mar
riel man. II tell you. my 10Y. there's
one argument In married life that
you'1l never be able to answer"
Really! And what's thatT
why. when your wife says. II the
Browns can afford It We can! You try
to oDd an answer to that!