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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-09

stage artiiicc. but is native gilt and
privilege. He says:
An incident Of Il Christmas Day
that is most vivid in my memory oc-
Cured in san Francisco when | was
la boy. As |, always lived in Cali
tnrnia, ] did not know then the East
!ern Christmas Of snow and fantasy.
but | had new suit Of clothes. a
gorgeous handkerchief of multihues.
some new bouks and il jack knife, md
II was happy even without a sled md
isnow under ii.
In our nciGhborhuod there lived a
blind man, who. am ASHAMED to say.
the boys, myself included, occasion
ally 1Urmented. That afternoon, after
the boys had gone. | sat on the steps
OF our home, happy in The possession
Of my riches, and, im5und with the
spirit of the day. suddenly at the
corner | saw the blind man trying 10
cross the street Strangely | had no
desire 10 be 4 devil. and thought only
IOf helping him across he slippery
way. | ran 10 him and caught him
gently by the arm. when TO my sur.
prise he raised his walking stick and
struck me suundly across the back.
fled to my room and cried. not at the
pain of the blow. but at The thought
that ! had been such an utter coward.
That incident has remained vivid III
my memory ever since.
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SoUSA COMES MONDAY

There Will soon II" new as will as
older tunes "f stirring quality 10 whlstlr
and hum. for John Philip Sousa. "Th"
March King, and his wonderful band
that has cnuvrncd all thu civilized
world. is Ia CtIn" 10 Tho Court. Monday
night. March T..
With tho organ Zaii"n. complete in it.
Self with III" many noted $uluiSIS be-
longing Ia il. will be brought Il number
nf vucnliSlS nf his reputation chosen
from tn" east nf Charles Dilling hhmS
lmn"nS" New York lippodromn pro-
ducliun. Hip, Hip. lio"rnN." OF which
h" is still Il part. has prevented his
usual tours of America. ana his coming
Ia this city Is not likely IL be repeat ted
fer 4 long time.
No other handnlasrer has ever reached
The popularity given ~ SnuSa. partially
because of the charm OF his programs
that includ" both the presentation of.
possibly. a Wagu"riHn opera number and
tn" liEEt"Si and most joyous of rnEitrr
dancnS--and always som" Of the tNplcEl
SOuSa marches that have set The world
.to marking time. like the Washing ton
rnst." stars mud STRIPES Forever"
"Scmper Fid"lis'' and many others
Then too. SouSa has been far from idle
and thcr" are new numbers within the
last few months that have become fam
Gus 81 the Hippodromc and have lraprd
into wild" popularity. such AZ The BOY
Scouts of America" march; the View
York llippndromC March. jewellers nf
TN" Western World" and "raihfndcrs Of
l'aunuu" march
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Raw Linseed Oil. Ginger Ale
Narnsh Garnet Paper with Japan
Dryer FiIrl OF Beef with Brown Gravy
French Zinc in oil E. Mashed POTATOES
N"udl" Stick Glue. Asparagus lips
Dull I<utc ............... SdIau'
RMmirr RoliShinE Brick. .'.. CAKE
Paste White ......:.:... Acc cIFFl,.
.IohnStUn's Brown Shingle Stain Gottee
VOLTS Special .........'...:: t'EaI9
Wagrnman'$ Filters ...-....-. LlGAretteS
Charman's Prid" ............'.... ripe
The guests included:
Messrs. Il. +. Johnston. Cincinnati. o.;
s. (. WaGemann. Cincinnati o.. Ben T.
Fisher. Cincinnati, O.; W. IT, Chapmln'
president OF the Chapman company: }.
Frank Bycott. vice. president Chapman
COMPANY: {. j. Chapman. secretary
Chapman company: r. b. T. Rickerstaf'
treasurer and general manager chapman
COMPANY; William +. Weir. Louis Marks.
G. {, EGlwcll. Warwood; William J.. Tor
rev. Edward Pcddicord. Charles W. Sci
vey, Frank Powers. T.. y. Timlin. \. J..
R.ardsley, S. g. WaErman. Akron. o.: I.
II. Jones. Portsmouth. o.; Pa -Icr Bro
kaw, William West. SislcrSvillc; Harry
Wcdlcr, George j. BREEDING. James j.
Malonrv. George Fischer. William J..
lanes. Shadysidr o.. II. f. Lillcr. Chris
Sander. John W. Giffnn. II. Il. Tidrick.
Eavland, O.; :. j. Bcull, Warwood; G.. W..
Morgan. SistersviIlr; Charles Wells
Sha(lysidn. O.; :. u. Petit. Martins
Ferry. O.: r. f. showers. Elm Grove;
Edward K. Sylvis. W. l.. Van Horn, St
GiairSville o.: Howard Gardner, ST
ClairSvilc. o.; Louis Paul. Frank y. I'm
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DAVID WAKEFIELD AT
THE COURT TONIGHT

David Warlield. who comes "a the
Court theatre: Friday and Saturday,,
March and III. has Il saying in an
swer 10 all who ask aim the secret
of his arr and il is. IF YOU can do it.,
YOU can" There is more in that
statement than is AT first disc"rniblr.
For Warncld it might be switched
about little and pul in this way:
If YOU have the depths Of genuine
human feeling. Won can ACT Won Bar
wig. Mr.. Warficld will be seen here
in his experimenting comedy success,
The Music Master" now b"iSc re
criynd by David BrlaScO.
Warfirld himself tolls OF Il litll" in
Cident which indicates shat the wealth
uG human sentiment which he has now
a! his command is not the work Of
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tcon4tnued from Wednesday,

Then, Father has my t'od i"rS S',,,.,,
me- am n"t wlcNeG aSoN" woih",'
Nv misery with him has oSeh SnIi
Why should II b. Sr|at.sr' w M anno, viii
not grasp at happiness. c'"''0''
no;, 20 back {" h!'n
Rather is your God toTsak"". -, -,
turn. Throw your burden uf"'' ~
and the darkness shall b. Ii'':"' '-
my child ,,
NO; il is useless; have made my
bed and SO shau ! ~" ,. sh.,W Gar :,
Somehow. You do no; understand. f''
are not woman
My mother vas woman.
But
And christ was born - woman.
She did not answer. y silence zen,
Wharton pulled his mus'a'hs NH MI
tiently and kept an eye on ,tI Sar
t:rar. leaned her elbow on the table NJ
1900 Ill resolve The smile had
ALL away. Father Roubeau shifted MS
ground.
You have children
AZ one time I wiShed-ou' Ho"-'''
And I am thankful
And L mother:
Yes
she ;ovaS you" ,.,.
YES" Her replies we're whispers. =,
And 4 brother:-no nae'eF' "e -
man Eut 4 sister: ,
Har haad dropped Quarer!ng yes
Younger" Very much
Seven years. -, ,hou.
,bia natter About the,uc About you:
,nn,h.rH And your sister: she S'%!es
nn the threshold OF her woman uLe,
and This wildneSs Of yours may He'N
,rtIch to her Could you go oeloEe u''
ions unon her fresh young face. nolG ne.
hand in yours. or touch your o"'
Tt his words. her brain formed WV =.
,,,ay.s, TN she cried out. Don't. oon
and shr:,nk AVA as u" the "oit-u'sE
from the lash. , ,d ho-
But you must face all THIS; ana oe''
TER IL Is to do X now: o,
I'm his eyes, which she could not seq,
there was 4 great compassion. but ms
face. tense and :Qu!vertng. sho~eh 10
raIen,inp. She raised her head from me
-able forced back the tears. struggled
for control. w.t. I'll, -o,.or
4 shall go away. They viii n .Maii
ba TO them as dead. And-and l vii!
10 with Clyde-to- day:
II seemed final. Wharton steppe"
forward. but the priest waved him back
You have wished for children.
\ silent yes.
And prayed for them
Often" IL
And have you thought. Il you should
have childrenr'' Father Roub eau's eyes
rested FOR moment on the man By the
window.
4 quick light shot across he- face.
Then the fun import dawned upon her.
She raised her hand appealingty, but he
Can you picture an innocent babe
{, your arms \ boz The world is
not so hard on girl. Why. Your very
breast would turn I" gall And you
could he proud and happy OF your boy
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"'lf She have spoken a word. rcmcml

mo give You the word OF man VINO
strikes a true note
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INCREASE
IN PRICE Of PAINT
PRESIDENT OF CINCINNATI COM
PANY SAYS RISE WILL BE
PHENOMENAL.
r. 7. Johnston Delivers Address at Bar
quet Last Ni2ht--Master Painters
Were GueRtE

Master painters Of Wheeling and
Virinitr w"r" guests a. banquet last
evening given at III" Hotel Windsor ny
ia" ". II. Chapman e Sons company of
This city. i'll collaboration with the i. +.
Johnston Faint company of Cincinnati.
II was most entirely Il grt-l"g"thrr
and good fellowship meeting. III which
business cares w"r- forgotten for a
whil. and th" "!">"r relationship OF
dealer and consumer established
L. t. Johnston, ~ Cincinnati. prcsi
dent at tn" L. f.. Johnston Paint COM
pHuy. was present. and also several
tr;tN"iiUE representatives Of the firm.
lie presided rs i"a%tmas'"r and followed
WIKI II talk an tn" merits and d"mcrlts
ct paint. tn" Increased cost al paint i'll
gradients and The high efficiency of The
Johnston products. which hold a we'll
established place In the trade. Wheel
Ing vas on" Of the first ;vWn$ l." said.
in which the sales were started. ana 10
regarded ;,S one ur tn" best consuming
districts: in Tie country. owing (" n"i-
imurrtni ion "t many pain, ingredients.
there will be Il phenomenal r!$" Within
the next few weeks, Sati Mr.. Johnston.
I.inS-rd oil will hy .IUlJ retail ~; $40
n gallon. while white loud and turpcntinc
will also leap Skyward.
There. WAS Il general discussion fol-
lowing MIR. .luhn&tOn's address. s. G.
Wagermnn. ii Akron. and Ben +.
Fisher. of Cincinnati. Ohio. also snokc.
mere WIS III ~ hi'il'f va w. hhii'
of paI ri"li&r!. T"nsis were drunk to the
flag and tn" nations anthems SUM-.
About the banquet room were drarinHS
of the national COlor$. and STANDARDS
along the tables bore tho .imerican IIag.
There were baskets of red flowers along
their length and novelty advertising
features al each plate. Red. white and
billie cans finished with tRssels were
worn, The m"nH folders were very
handsomely don. in brown and gold and
held n worry applicable assortment nt
food in ths following:
Turkey Red Roof Paint.
.................... cream OF l'illh''
k"rrn Brush Handles ......... Eao'*hes
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BLUE CHOSEN TO
Assist DEFENSE

CHARLESTON, ". Va. March s.
Fred o. Blue, wsio recently retired as
state tax comm, ssioner has been Sc
lected by Govefnor Cornwell to as
sist the states>'in making defense
against the Baldwin Steel company
of Charleston, a2d 100 other corpora
lions Of West Virginia, which are
seeking to havesdhe excise tax law OF
1t was becau1e of the former conf,
missioners cloIe acquaintance
the case that led the governor to So.
lect him in connection he explained
in making the appointment.e The cor
porations will ,.ittack the statute in
the circuit couS of Ohio county pro-
badly next mfhth.. About one-half
million dollars ANNUALLY. is involved.
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modest. The cabinet as 4 body placed
all responsibility on the council. some
times requesting that il was not TO
be told Of occurrences. IN the ground
that the fewer who knew of them the
better
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" Cream Of T"mut"
+. r.o, Tr,t,. EoIIs olives
knrrn Brush Handles. ........ .Eaot*hes
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times requesting that il was not 10
be told of occurrences. IN the ground
that the fewer who knew of them the
better.
Kitchener Dominant.
Earl kitchtner's dominating lnllu-
ence pervades the testimony. The
commission says he would moi impart
full information OF his plans. even 10
the war council. Mr.. Churchill dc
scribed him as "all powerful, lmper'
turbable and reserved
General Murray Testified that he
was never asked 10 express an or
inion on the military plan. The sit
ent. Mr., Churchill was not a profess.
sional man like Earl Kitchener and
he consulted Admirals Fisher and
Wilson. Admiral Fisher testified that
he was dead against The naval OPP
Grafton alone because he knew 1t
must be failure.
! Admrals Fisher ana Wilson sad
; they remained silent al the councils
when Dr.. Churchill expressed Nlews
with which they disagreed rs a form
| of loyalty TO their chief. Mr.. Church
! i'll testified that he thought Admiral
! Fisher was I'm full agreement VITA
him" Admiral Fisher. once. however.
Threatened 10 resign AT Il council but
Earl Kitchener persuaded him 10 re-
consider Admiral Fishers view ap-
parently was that he should defer %
II the civil head Of the admiralty or re-
sign. Mr.. AsQuith. commenting on
1.-THE difference between Mr.. Churchill
aud Admiral Fisher said that they
got on we'll together all the same.
Junior members OF the board of sea
lords were not consulted in admiralty
conferences Admiral Fisher though
their departmental duties all impor,
itant. but they protested 10 Mr. Balloui
while Mr. Balfour was al the Admiralty
: that the system Of supremacy Of the
first sea lord Tended against the I'M
perial national safety"
The report discussed The political
aspects Of the campaign. saying II
| also was designed to Influence Bu!,
garia and Italy. then nculrals, and r..
{ leve pressure ON Russia. General
Hamilton said Earl Kitchener thought
the operation would be successful IN
staving off Belgaria's entrance ln'o
the war, in occupying 100000 Turks
J for nine months and in heartening
/ pnScin
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son. Powhatsn Pslnt. O.; R. L. Hender-
son. Sistersville; Ssilliam c. Morrow. Ed
ward Plues. LeoIJ. Harding. william
Bierkortte, Willia{p Harlow. Frank Mar
pie. e. F. Beher, Il. Clairsville, o.; John
'rreiber, Charles q. seybold. Edgar W.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-04-20
DESTROYER REPORTS
SUBMARINE ATTACK
Hinted That Big Fish Was Mis-
taken For Torpedo.

Boston, April 1S.-The war was
brought to the shores of this country
when the United States destroyer
Smith reported by radio that an en-
emy submarine had tried unsuccess-
fully to torpedo her 100 miles south OF
New York
Additional reports were received
from the destroyer and were forward
ed to Washington. Nothing of an Oil
cial nature regarding the additional
reports was made pubic here. A sug-
| gestion In shipping circles that the
| lookout on TIE Smith mad perhaps
mistaken large FISH for torpedo In
The uncertain light OF the early morn.
ing met with the reply that the
Smiths officers stood by their orig
inal statement"
The navy departments version OF
| the original statement was: Re
ported from Fire Island lightship 20
the naval stations at Boston and New
York at $3.50 a. m, on the 18th, an
enemy submarine was sighted by the
u. S. S. Smith, running apparently
! submerged. Submarine fred tor.
pedo at the U, S. s. Smith, which
missed her by thirty yards. The wake
OF the torpedo was plainly seen cross
ing the bow. Submarine disap
peared."
Whether the swift destroyer dash
ed for the spot where the U-boat was
thought to be lurking was not made
known by officers who had seen the
Smiths report OF the incident. Mel
ther could 1t be learned here whethe,
there was chance for the Smiths
quick.firers TO come into action. Il
was learned however, that another
destroyer passed near the position
mentioned in the Smiths report with
ont sighting anything unusual.
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Tanned Skin.

In the majority of cases tanned skin
is an Indication of health. 1t is con-
ditiOn resulting from the action of
chemical rays or of the ultra violet
rays of the sun on the pigment of the
skin. Tan may be produced also by
exposure to the rays of mercury
lamp or 1t may be caused electrically.
But in these cases it is no indication
of the state of health. 1t does not
mean that there has been a multiple
cation of red corpuscles in the blood,
such as follows healthful exercise In
the open air. The tan acquired by the
skin at sea or ashore as result Of life
and exercise In the open air is always
a sign of health, for the reason that 1t
is accompanied by general conditions
that do not obtain I'm the case Of elec-
tric tan.-New York Times.
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Around the House

Handkerchiefs should be ironed when
very damp and dried under the iron.
This will give little stiffness, and
they will keep clean considerably
longer
Plaster OF paris ornaments should be
cleaned by covering them with thick
layer of starch, letting 1t dry thorough
ly and then brushing with stir brush.
Ink stains on brown leather can be
removed by a weak solution Of oxalic
acid. Apply with a small paint brush,
but only allow few minutes to elapse
before wiping the solution away. Two
or three applications may be necessary
to remove an old deep seated stain.
A good way to remove iron mold is
to sprinkle the stain with lemon Juice
and then expose 1t to the sun and air.
This process may need to be repeated
several times, but 1t will eventually
bring the iron mold out.
Either orange or lemon extract can
be made by pairing the rinds of as thin
as paper and putting them in bottle
of grain alcohol.
To tell II pineapple is ripe pull the
leaves from it, and If they do not pluck
readily the pineapple is not ready 20 be
used.
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Neglect of the Teeth May
Lead to Germ Diseases

Brushing the teeth two or three times
a day Is as important as washing the
face and hands, in the opinion of DR..
@. NJ. Siever, student physician In Kan
sas Agricultural college.
The teeth should be brushed at least
once day, but 1t is much better to
give them thorough cleaning after
each meal They should be brushed
not merely crossways, but up and
down. Food particles allowed to re-
main in the teeth near the gums, at
which point the enamel is thinnest,
will cause decay and fermentation.
The acid formed will soon cause cavi-
ties In the teeth \ tooth will not ache
unless 1t contains hole which allows
air to get to the nerve.
People should be careful in the care
of their teeth and have competent
dentist examine them at least twice a
year. Decayed teeth not only ache, but
are gathering places for disease germs.
Often germ diseases enter the body
through decayed teeth. Tartar, sub
stance caused by decayed food mate
rial. collects near the edge of the gums
and eats away the enamel.
Deformed teeth or teeth out of line
can he Strengthened easily by compe'
tent dentist. No child with crooked
teeth should be allowed to grow ny
without having them Strengthened
The old idea that candy and sweets
cause the teeth of children to decay has
| been exploded.
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BOILED THEM TO DEATH.
How Prisoners Were Punished In the
Good Old Days.


Our forefathers deemed hanging too
good for people who went about delib-
erately poisoning other people. They
substituted for that punishment boil
ing to death, the first to suffer this
penalty being Richard Rosse, cook to
the bishop of Rochester In the reign Of
Henry VIII.
In medieval times In Europe poison
ers when detected were usually broken
alive upon the wheel after having first
been given a taste of the rack while In
prison awaiting execution as sort Of
gentle reminder of what they had pres
emily got to go through.
For wholesale poisOners, however,
even this dreadful death was not
deemed sufficiently painful, and new
and special modes Of punishment were
invented. Thus Louise Mabre, Pari-
sian baby farmer, who in 1853 was
proved to have done to death no fewer
than sixty-two infants by administer
ing to them carefully graduated doses
of white arsenic mingled with pow
dered glass, was sentenced to be shut
up in an iron cage with sixteen wild
cats and suspended over slow fire.
This was done, with the result that
when the cats became infuriated with
heat and pain they turned their rage
upon her and after thirty-five min.
utes of the most horrible sufferings put
an end to her existence. the whole of
the cats dying ut the same time or
| within few minutes after."-London
Mail
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EARLY American rhsatrieaI..

The earliest attempt to introduce
theatrical performances in this coun-
try was made about 1856 in New Eng
land, but Increase Mather wrote and
spoke so forcibly In opposition to the
project that it was speedily abandoned.
The first theatrical performance In
New York city of which there is any
clear record was given March 5, 1850
The theater was on Nassau street, be-
tween John street and Maiden lane.
and the play was Richard Ill" Thorn
as kean, the junior manager Of the
company, enacting the part Of Richard.
New York World.
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JUMPING BEANS.
Secret of This Curious Product Of the
veuetabIe World


Vegetable World.
The Jumping beam" which is al
ways sure to excite. the wonder of
those who have not before seen this
specimen of the vegetable kingdom, is
the product of a small bush which
grows in the northern part of Mexico.
Within each blossom are two fer
tile seeds and third. which Is the
home Of small, exceedingly active
worm, whose performances are re-
sponslble for the queer conduct of the
bean. When this worm emerges from
its prison 1t becomes beautifully
colored moth. The seeds Of the jump
ing bean blossom in the month of
May. Then the female moth deposits
one egg on the pollen of the flower.
AS the flower develops 1t forms a
triangular shaped shell on two sides,
with convex shape on the other.
Within this the chrysalis develops
into a grayish brown worm about one
tenth of an inch in diameter and about
one-half an inch in length.
This worm lives inside its cell for q
period of six months, or until the mid
die of November. Then. climatic con-
ditions being favorable. 1t bores a
hole through the end of its shell and
flies away as moth. - New York
World.
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MANNING A CANOE.
The Bow PaddIer Should Be Both Cool
Headed and SkiIiful.

The Bow PaddIer Should Be Both Cool
Headed and Skilifui.
Contrary to the general notion about
the relative Importance of those in ca
noes manning, the bow paddler stands
first. Among Indian voyagers he is the
captain of the crew. His win is law.
Not arbitrarily Is a captains power
vested in the bow paddler. It is the
outcome Of experience. and the basis of
II is skill. The advantage Of canoe
is this, that. being lighter in draft
than any other known craft, 1t can be
taken into very shallow water.
And just here, accompanying this
advantage, lies danger which the
bow man must be able by his skill to
meet. 1t is his business to watch for
and avoid obstacles-snags. dead
heads" slightly submerged tree trunks
and shoals--and the last two are some
times very difficult to see before one is
almost upon them. But bow man
must he able to see them. Much is at
stake, life itself even.
Especially in certain kinds of rapid
running 1t is his trained eye for navi-
gable water and his skilled hand quick
to guide the boat into it on which the
safety of the crew depends