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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-18
BOSTON COPPER STOCKS

WHEELING. W. Va. Dec. II. II.
furnished The Intelliesnccr by A. +
haHtrn * Co. members New York StorN
Exchange. National Bank OF West VIZ
kInia building. Wheeling. W. Va. Louis
!. Brand. manager.
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STOCKS AND BONDS
LOCAL STOCKS

WHEELING. ". Va. Dec. j.. IL
r,t,y ..,.'s;H4, list q. The Wheeling SOCK IL
c,,.-c I.u!.'s,! fnr lnIeSrnre'.
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TOLEDO. Ohio. Dec. Nv heat. cash
M. !. rcd SEQ
t,lorersccd. prime cash new $685.: old
s16l0: December $685.: January S16.t2 {.
February $l6.42; March tlL.90.
.Ilsikr. prime cash 1880: December
sl4.5n: February Sl4.7O: March Sli,Sh.
Timothy. prin" cash old $50; new
:" ": December S27U: March $3.50.
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IlTTSEl i;Iill N"" -. cars

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steady; supply =; leads. lrTn" EI%.""
a :: 49,
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l'rin.. w,.ih"rS Sll,5hH l. -: Gun and
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Is - v'al 'alI"S $iImum Ii ~.
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Prime h.aNi"~. 'rr,iiun!s and hrav!
workers. $IT""1,i1 10: light ynrkrrs
Sl;77:,n, /, tie: pigs SlG5" Il ID a.;
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FINANCIAL COMMENT

Ey Private Wire 20 y. l.. MaStcn 4 %.
NEW YORK. Dec. lf.--pn the wh"i"
Ih,: course Of least resistance from u"W
On would sccn to hr on the long sidc.
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T1IIE NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
of MONTPELIER. VERMONT, through its Cen
eral Agent j. C. RARDIN, of Huntingdon West
Va desires to announce to the Pohcyhoders Of the
COMPANY and to the public that they have been able to
secure as their representative THE JOSEPH EN-
SIIElMER INSURANCE AGENCY, District Agents.
$50 and 52l Schmulbach Building, Wheeling. West Va.
MIR. CHARLES s. .SCHLESINGER as Manager
for the counties of Ohio Marshall, Brooke and Han
cock will handle the business of the NATIONAL LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY for these counties
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Total sales $4,000 shares.
I!nndS $4.396 .00h.
u)-ES- div. per cont AMI r'"r Int
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-24

One Of the idlosyncrasles of youth Is
all overappreciution of what Is pleasing
to the eye. A boy OF sixteen is more
absorbed in the cut of his clothes than
ever again In his life. The love of per-
sonnl adornment IL supposed to remain
with u woman so long as she lives
Once out of her teens she Is won rath-
or by devotion than good looks. But
u girl from fifteen To twenty Is as much
charmed by what IL usually denominat.
ed handsome In II boy as the boy Is by
respondent neckwear Neither the boy
nor the girl attaches much importance
To merit.
Tom Bergman, aged eighteen, the
son of well TO do widow. persuaded
HIS mother To permit him to give u
house party In her country home, which
she did not intend 10 occupy during the
summer. The bunch Tom trained with
was composed of boys and girls of ages
varying from fourteen to eighteen.
though none OF the girls was quite
seventeen. six boys aud six girls were
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-24
a Word fo the Visa.

There Is no more unwise procedure
tf you have not IA neutrality-suspicious.
figure Of average height than to select
a new hat while seated before q mir
ror. Most of the mirrors in millinery
salons are pIneed above tables. aud one
sits comfortably while the bcguiling
raleswomnn places confectlon and crea
tioD upon ones head. Nothing can do
more harm TO silhouette than tho
wrong sort Of hat, and 1t Is wise wo
man who tries ON hats before a full
length mirror She is not the woman
who walks abroad in too wide brim-
med hats that make her look dumpy
or tall crowned little turbans that make
her head absurdly out Of proportion
with the rest of her figure.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-24
COMPLETE REGIMENT
is READY FOR ACTION
Seeks Service AT The Side OF
Slav Amazons, If Re-
fused Here

New York.-The American Woman's
an American regiment of women and
plans to send it to the eastern front to
serve beside the Russian womcn's Le-
gion OF Death.
If the government is sending our
men to fight in France Wen go and
fight in Russia" valinntly declares
Colonel n. j. Boardman of the wo-
mans regiment.
ut would not surprise me If as time
goes on American women did the same
thing. American women are just as
capable and noble as those OF Russia.
And when the call comes, and would
not be surprised If 1t should, we, too.
will see women giving their blood on
the field Of battle"
'American women are as patriotic,
as brave and as physically fit for the
trenches as are the women of Russia"
General Ida Powell Priest, leader OF
the league, said. "lf the need arises
Our womnn's regiment Is ready to 60 to
the front and endure all the pelils of
the battlefield. My sister said to me
the other day, You won't go abroad.
will you. when havo nobody but your
! answered, L have offered my serv-
ices to my country. and II l am called
] shall go.'
"At least 1000 American women have
been given war training by our organ.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-24

were quite eXcusable in being up In
arms against both the girls and their
hero for spelling their fun.
They put their heads together TO con-
coct some scheme to show up the ador-
able Adonis and reinstate themselves
IN the good grAces of the girls. They
one and all agreed to act on the old
saying absence makes the heart grow
fonder," The result speaks for itself.
One morning when the girls came
down TO breakfast the butler an
nounced that some Of the boys had
gone fishing, some to baseball match.
The only boy left ut home was their
hero. They had him for breakfast.
they spent the morning with him, the
afternoon, and when dinner time came
he was still their only companion.
Long before the shadows of evening
came they found that Mr.. Archibald
was IL good deal like fish for breakfast,
fish for luncheon and fish for dinner.
At the usual hour for dancing the pho
nograph was set going, and since there
was only the herost to dance with aud
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-24

invited to the house party, and all nc
ccptcd at once, for none of them had
ever been SO honored before.
Mrs, Bergman had an intimate
friend, Il Mrs. Archibald. whose only
son, Reginald. was OF proper age to
be invited To the house party. Mrs.
Bergman. desiring TO show attention
10 her friend. made 1t condition of
giving up her country house to her son
aud her friends that Reginald Archi-
laid should receive an invitation to be
one of the party,
Tom consented and had been sum
ciently trained In social dealings to no.
tify the other boys that Reginald Archi-
bald. being Il stranger, should receive
especial attention from them. As to
the girls, Tom knew that II they did
not happen to fancy yo:ng Archibald
they would not be likely TO put them
selves out of the way TO do him honor.
When Reginald appeared ON the
scene he was found to be what girl
OF sixteen would call handsome. His
complexion was pink and white: He
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-24
FALL FR0CKS.
Points About tho New
Lines Of One Gown.

The new frocks are delightful. They
are more plcasing-just because they
are new-thnn last seasons frocks. and
they are attractive enough in them.
selves to merit the favor e. women who
are insistent about lines and chic, those
two mysterious qualities that are 30
much more important than mere mate
rial or color interest. -
The fall frocks approach the once IA
miliar princess lines very closely. In
fact, they are princess frocks minus
the sheath effect always associated
with princess ideals. All the new lines
are straight. and the silhouette most
desirable now suggests straightness
ana slenderness boyish, undevel.
oped figure rather than the much
curved feminine 6gure which was sup
posed to "set off, u princess model to
advantage. The modern frOck elim-
mates curves at bust and hip. and its
straight lines are interfered with very
little by the inevitable sash or girdle
which draws IN the soft material above
or below the natural waist line just
enough to relieve the silhouette Of any
suggestion of C3umsiness or angularity.
Sometimes the skirt Is attached to the
bodice two inches or so below the
waist line, and a narrow sash is drawn
around the untitled bodice at the waist,
never snugly, but just enough to show
that the figure is really trim and shape
ly and not "strnight up and down" A
frOck of this type is OF black satin
with n panel running from the neck
opening to the edge of the skirt. Tho
bodice. fastening at either side over
the panel with covered buttons. is at
tached without gathers to rather deep
yoke and falls in untitled lines to the
hip. Here the tunic Is shirred on, and
the tunic also buttons to the front pan
el, giving n long line from neck to
ankle. A narrow sash OF the material
passes around the waist, crosses at the
back and comes around to tie loosely
at the front over the panel This frock
has coat sleeves with turned back cuffs
of white wash satin and turnover
collar of the white satin finishing V
neck opening. At the edge Of the tunic
Is one OF the new, very deep hens,
turned up twelve inches on the outer
side and then stitched In rows and
rows with black silk
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-24
HOW TO GROW PLUMP.
Hygiene Tips For Her Who Fears
Scrawniness,

If you would grow plump eat lots Of
eggs, drink milk aud put butter on
everything that you can. Don't be
afraid Of II little meat now and then.
Eat cereals with cream and food made
with milk, eggs and butter. Go to bed
early and get full eight or nine hours
sleep every night. and, above all, don't
worry.
To fatten the face whenever the OPP
portunIty offers try blowing out the
checks ns you sometimes see little chill
dren do, holding them in this position
for the space Of II minute or so. DO
this night and morning and several
times during the day.
TO make the cheeks plump the fol-
lowing Is another good way: Rub a
good skin food I'm with the following
movement: TO treat the right cheek
place the thumb Of the left hand Just
beyond the corner Of the mouth of the
left cheek ns brace. Make rotary
upward and outward. be-
ginning at the corner of the mouth and
making three diyerging lines of manip-
ulntion over the cheek. Then with tile
right hand treat the left check. In
three months your face will show de-
cided Improvement. In y
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-24
Sterilizina Foods.

Az general rule cooking helps 10
Bterilize food and keep 1t In an edible
condition for longer period of time
than II 1t were In raw state. An ex.
,eeption to the rule is found In the case
VT some eggs which We're sent to sol
Aiers by their families. The prudent
housewife who boiled the eggs before
sending them learned with dlsmay that
they had arrived unfit to eat, while
those who had run the risk of sending
than raw, In their natural state, were
asrared that they We're still ft to eat
tft1r several weeks.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-24
THEIR HERO BY Richard Markley

youngster with the pink and white
complexion the other boys would
doubtless have discovered 1t. They
were not envious OF him, but his re-
ceiving all the attention to the entire
exclusion OF all the rest of them was
certainly calculated to mar the pleasure
of the party. No one of them could
make an engagement with any girl un-
I'll she had learned whether Reginald
Archibald would honor her with like
invitation. IL a boy We're chatting with
girl she was forever casting glances
at the AdOnis. evidently more interest
ed In getting him away from the girl he
was with than In her companion.
The longer this concentrated atten-
tion OF the girls upon him lasted the
more Mr.. Archibald seemed to consider
It matter of course. Instead OF point
ing out to the girls the want of wisdom
In their course he rather encouraged
them in following 1t. Instead OF en-
deavoring to be one OF the party OF
boys he held aloof from them, seeming
to consider the society Of girls prefer
able, On the whole. the young fellows
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-24
A KINDERGARTEN
LAW IN ALL The
STATES, IS PLAN
Early Education OF Children
Considered A Big
Factor
ONE WOMAN PROVES
A REAL LOBBYIST
Five Divisions OF Union AL
ready Have; Passed A,
ga LEGISLATION ~ f'"t

During the past few years mothers
md clubwomen all over the country
have been growing more and more
alive to the need of more kindergnrtens,
and this year they have been success
full in five states in getting better kin
dergarten laws nassed. ..
The women Of Maine, Texas and
Washington have the greatest cause
for rejoicing, because their new lawa
authorize school boards to open kinder.
gartens when parents petition for them.
BY having the matter regulated by law
mothers and fathers in these threa
states will now have some guarantees
Of success when they ask to have a kin
lergarten started in the public school
in their neighbOrhood.
Miss Nellie Brown Of the Federation
of WOmen's Clubs was largely RESPONSE
BILE for the success of the Legislative
campaign in Maine. but it is safe to
say she could have done nothing with
out the support which she received
from the clubwomen and kindergart-
ners Of Bangor and from the kinder
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-24

was rather tall for his age and dell
cately formed He possessed well
turned neck and throat and wore
byronic collar not at all In fashion
which showed the features to ndVan'
tage. He ut once gave the impression
that he honored the company In ap-
pearing among them and that he eX-
pected To be treated with especial con-
siderutlon.
Az has been remarked, young ladies'
of sixteen are like the fish that go for
the glittering spoon that whirls In the
sunshine at the end Of line. Regi-
maids pink aud white complexion, his
soft brown eyes, his artistically tum'
bied hair and. above all. that throat
rising above the broad, rolling collar,
captivated every girl In the party
Moreover his admirers were too young
to have received proper training IN
restraining themselves In such matters
and Mrh Archibald at once became their
hero.
Even had the girls refrained from
showing their admiration for the
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-24

txation since II started, and we now
can mobilize w0man's regiment num-
bering between 1900 and 1900. At tho
beginning or hostiities we put our
services at tho disposal OF the govern
ipAeit. Our leagne has twelve branches
(, ,niliy ofganikch aud headquarters In Blk
stnfast New York, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania. Ohio. Wisconsin and Califor.
.nia.
And as 10 the amount OF military
training the women OF the regiment re,
cciye they have the Infantry nnd
scayalry drill In uniform under officers
iof the United States army. ana they
hive gun practice" General Priest OK.
planned You should see the rifle
scores made by some OF our girls. We
have nor yet given them bayonet drill.
but that will come II necessary.
= THE discipline OF our organization IL
strictly military. and members are sub.
ject TO court martial for infractiOns OF
Our rules or for any act committed IN
uniform that merits comment or nd
verse criticism"
We nv +" 'iA' bA'.t hNltliNuh ltBi'
ment." Colonel Boardman emphasized
when asked about the membership OF
her force. mo woman IL allowed TO
join unless she Is an American citizen
or can show her first papers She must
take the oath OF allegiance TO the Unit.
ed Stntes and sign allegiance to the
American Womans League For Self
Defense.
Every girl in the regiment receives
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-24
Fashions e. NeUs Of Interest to Uomen

result was that wbrn ii cnine time to
think Of Introducing bill the state SUI
perntendent OF education framed IL
and college presidents and professors
were glad to speak In its behalf
This wealth Of public support not
only made 1t easy to put the Dill
through, but is now helping the Texan
workers In their efforts to put the law
into effect.
Mrs. George w. Steere OF Fort
Worth, Tex. was at the forefront or
the work in her state to obtain good
kindergarten law. and the governors
signature To the hill was hardly dry
before she was launched on cam
paign reaching from El Paso to Cal
weston to interest parents in petitioning
for classes.
Some of the arguments she used sue
cessfully with legislators were:
The early years are the most i'm
pressionabie and in wise educational
system these years should not be left
unprovided for.
Little children are given good start
not only Ill Scnool. out Ill lie, tuIouSh
the excellent training which the KIN
dergarten gives.
The majority of parents who want
kindergarten training for their chill
dren cannot afford TO pay tuition at pri-
vate ikindergartens.
The Kindergarten is democratic in
that 1t brings educational advantages
to oil children before any must leave
school to so to work
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-24
To Freshen Gloves.

Very few women seem to know that
the rair spots so ruinous to white kid
gloves can readily be removed ut home.
Even some professional cleaners do
not remove them. Take off the glove,
hold the rain spot tightly over the tip
of the finger nail and then move your
finger nail carefully across 1t under
heath. You will see each rain blcmlsh
thus treated disappear ns IL by magic.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-24
Vegetable Colorina.

A very dainty green color for candies
or icing is quickly obtained from let
tuce leaves. Simply macerate the leaves
between saucer and spoon and add the
Juice to the cooking sugar until dark
enough. This has the advantage over
spinach rs n coloring agent of being
Obtainable at all seasons and is not so
expensive as the liquid vegetable color
When Time Hung Heavy.
Today, when there is such premium
on time, one finds it hard to realize
the condition portrayed by William
Wistar Comfort in the Bookman:
In its day and for two or three cen
turies later The Romance of the Rose
Tas the most popular work composed
IN medieval Europe. 1t consists of
about $4,000 eight-syllable verses in the
old French original. That forms a
very considerable poem. y poem in
two volumes would be sufficient in our
day to rebuff most readers. But think
Of copying out in longhand such
poem!
Thine was something to be killed by
cur ancestors, and hands were found
TO copy this endless poem almost 300
times. That is to say, we have near
ly 200 French manuscripts OF the
Roman dc la Rose and that does not
account for all those that must have
been lost in the course of GOO years.
However. the figures give us some idea
of what medieval literary popularity
was"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-24

Men pnssionately desire to live after
death. but they often pass away with
out noticing the fnct that the memory
Of Il really good person always lives.
1t is impressed upon the next genera
tiOn and Is transmitted again to the
children. Is not that an Immortality
worth striving for?-7KrOpotkin.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-24

the girls soon tired of dancing with one
smother they sat around and moped.
The boys came in ut 10 o'clock to
find all the girls retired to their rooms,
aud Mr. Archibald had taken the 0:15
train for home. In the morning the
girls pouted, while the boys talked of
the enjoyable day they Ind spent as
stays.
For few hours the moping of the
girls continued; then. when the boys
went out to the tennis courts together,
they We're followed by repentnnt
flock of misses who had concluded that
hve ordinary boys were preferable to
one Adonis-
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-24
BUNGALOW ON WHEELS.
Couple Travels on an Auto on Their
Way East.

Marysville. Ore. - Travelling in n
"home on wheels" Mr.. and Mrs. J. II.
Basel Of Milton Junction. Wis, arrived
here recently on their way home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Basel are comfortably
quartered in neat little house built on
a motorcar chassis. The house is by
@ by 13 feet, contains cooking galley
lavatory, table. chairs and bed. There
are three windows on each side Of the
house and one in the rear. The house
is built of Eastwood and covered with
canvas. The floor Is covered with rugs
and the windows curtained. They have
Travelled 4,750 miles in their nomadic
home.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-24

garten children themselves. A number
of these tiny tots drew, colored and cut
American flags for the 1S2 senators
and representatives of the state. Ten
of the children were present at the
hearing ON the bill before the educa-
tion committee and sang "America"
and saluted the flag. AS they turned
to march out there was volume OF
applause. and when the room was
again quiet the chairman of the COM
mittee said. his face wreathed In smiles,
Miss Brown, l guess you've won your
hearing"
In Texas both the Congress of Moth
ers and the women's clubs were infiu-
entail In getting their law passed. I'm
der the leadership of Mrs. Griffith OF
the federation and Mrs. Steere of the
congress u sentiment for kindergartens
was aroused all over the state. The
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-24
j. i. i. i. j. i. i. j. !. j. i. i. :. 4 1. i. i.
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
St. Vitus' Dance.

i. Choiea, or st. Vitus' dance, is
!. a nervous disease characterized
X by irregular and perfectly invol-
+ untury muscular contractions.
I. The disease occurs most com
+ monty In childhood and Is prob
Il ably caused IN most cases by
/. the action OF some bacterial poi
+ son on the nervous system. 1t
i. often follows one OF the infec-
!. tiOus diseases OF childhood and
/. Is especially frequent after ut
i. tacks of acute rheumatism.
I. The treatment OF chOrea calls
i. for as much quiet aud seclusiOn
I. as possible, for an ample diet
i. with plenty of fat and for tonics.
!. The patient must avoid mnscu-
i. lar exercise and nervous excite
1. ment. He will get much benefit
II from rest In bed for several
/. hours each day, @, ,<. .t
+ In very severe cases death may
1. occur from exhaustion. but as a
\ rule recovery takes place In from
i. six weeks to six months. Since
4. the movements cannot be con-
1. trolled by the will. admonltions
!. to stop them nre cruel and tend
I. only to increase the trouble.
1. The medical treatment must. OF
/. course. be prescribed by a ply
I. slcian.
=.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-24

military training and military disci.
pline. In addition, she may take
course in wireless telegraphy, first aid.
motor driving, motorcycling, signaling,
swimming or jiujitsu. A number of
members of our regiment already have
been detached on special duty in France
with the Red Cross and the United
States military forces"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-24
To Remove Chewing Gum.

Should you happen to sit down ON n
piece Of chewing gum do not try to
scrnpe II OH ana risk spelling your
nkirt. Simply take piece az Zee and
hold II tightly over the gum for few
minutes. This hardens the gum and
causes 1t to crumble. 1t may then bc
brushed or with no injury to the cloth.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-24
Poiaon Ivy.

Just az soon ns you are aware that
you have been exposed 10 poison Ivy
or begin TO feel that itching and no
tice red spcts rub the part with fresh
ly gathered catnip leaves, Cntnip ~
the enemy of poison ivy.