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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-01
HOW they STAND
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results
Standing os Clubs,

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Cincinnati. :: s.. Louis =.
No other games SSch"'luird.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-01
Standing Of Clubs,
To-day's Games s.

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&. Louis ia Washington.
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-01
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-01
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
r,etrnif. -: New York. o.
Cl.veia!d -: Boston. >.
M other games scheduled.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-01

McQuilI;n. iiumrhrlHs. san
!..rri.. l<rrr and Murphy.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-01

New Of the Cincinnati Reds
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22
VERY WAR-U OIJD HAS A LINING OF LAUGHTER
By IRWIN EDMAN

the fact that the average New Yorker,
and the true-to-type Pennsylvania farm
er, didn't make dazzling specimens OF
military splendor. 1t made dozens OF
wood cuts with such imposing titles as
"The Heavy Dragon" with explanatory
verses pointing out that, as matter OF
fact, the Heavy Dragon was a raw
Pennsylvania countryman, who was find
ing it terrifcally hard to look terrific.
The humorists of the time probably
collapsed with merriment as they drew
pictures of the green artillerist who dis
played acute uncertainty as to which
end of gun was which. And paan
addressed to an awkward man of blood
and iron, "All Hail, Thou Most Terrific
Looking Fellow" was probably written
by chuckling rhymester who knew that
his readers knew better.
The serious business of enlistment.
too, had a twinkle in it's eye. With
whole villages bereft of men, and with
thousands upon thousands of families
broken up, the jokesmiths found solace
in the little ones who couldn't Cor else
they wouldn't have joked about it,
have gone. 1t was considered high sport
in those days to have baggy trousered
urchin, whose head barely topped the
bar, argue with the frowsy bartender.
The baggy trousered urchin, labelled a
'Zouave," would protest against the
frowsy barkeep, who was explaining
that he wasn't really Stacker, but that
the commercial interests of the country
demanded that he stay at home. From
the age yellowed evidence the writer
could unearth, there must have been
nearly million little boys conscripted
into service as cartoons. Or maybe it
was always the same little boy? He al
ways looked the same, except for minor
details, such as relative bagginess of
trousers, and towsledness Of hair. He
was either deciding whether to go into
the cavalry, or upsetting his stout father
by telling him that he had put his eleven
year old affairs in order, and was about
to depart for the front.
Nor was the real enlistment of
grown-ups considered too solemn to be
chucklingly immortalized. There is the
sentimental young man above, whose
poignant 20! List, Fair Maid is an
swered by the beloved with crisp. En-
list, Young Man, Enlist" There is the
contrary picture of the young lady who
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22

lager And the whole is joyously en-
titled, can Outrageous Draught." The
bounty of two hundred and fifty dollars
offered is translated as signal to Come
On In Out of the Draft" And, as III the
illustration above, one abundant and ver-
satile minded jokester gathered into one
picture all the things he could think of
that were Subject to draft"
Even the reverses of the Union armies
had their smiling and reverse side.
Yankee Notions" for example, has
bold frontispiece of a want advertise
ment. "Wanted-by u. S. Army-a
situation-near or in Richmond. Finder
please apply to General Mcclellan"
While in the same issue there is a jibe
at the professional baseball player who,
as in the above, tries to catch twelve
pound shot on the fly.
What bitterness there was in Civil
War humor had it's vitriolic vogue
mostly in the first year of the war.
Perhaps bitterness is too much of a
strain on the nervous system of
VIGOROUSLY good humored people; per-
haps no people can make habit of hate;
even the German dithyrambs of rancor
are less current now than they were in
the autumn of 1914. At any rate, it
was when there was still a flushed hope
of quick entry into Richmond that
Yankee Notions" was most heartless to
the Starving rebels" When the war
had settled down to long, dreary,
routine business, the satirists found
their humor in their own ranks. and in
their own weaknesses. The rebellion
was soon found too serious to be treated
as a Joke. The humor of Brother
Jonathan turns to puzzles, riddles and
puns on the words used in warfare. The
pictures begin to show how far the war
had become an unacceptable part of
peoples daily lives. The excited waiter
on being requested to supply menu,
answers with deferential haste that he
can serve Charleston on the half shell
and percussion caps with their jackets
on. "The two old bummers" who
peered blearily every week out of the
pages of Yankee Notions in the draft
period, dress up as two extraordinary
looking Quakers, and recline against
the bar, drinking deeply to celebrate
their escape from the draft.
"The contraband negro" was soon in
termed with great glee by the humorous
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22
Its Dark Days Not1eTth-
standing, the CiOil War
Vas No Exception to the
Rule, Not EOen During
the Terror of Draft Riots

n INCOLN, the man of sorrows, was
not the only one in a nation Of
sorrows to keep the fresh reviv-
ing light of laughter in his heart. The
files of the periodicals current in the
stressful days between Fort Sumter and
Appomattox are jovial testimony to the
equilibrium of good nature which not
even the dark discouragements of 1862
and 1868 could upset.
From the very beginning, even in the
earnestness and sober determination of
tn first volunteer armies, the rawness
and ineptness of the rookie were genially
Knocked in paragraph and cartoon.
Yankee Notions" rollicking and un-
fattering record of the weaknesses of
the time, is especially fippant to Ameri-
can history in the making. The pictures
printed on this page are but random
examples Of what Yankee Notions"
used to contrive for the cheering of its
burdened New York readers.
On the whole, considering the bitter
ness that leaps up in some of the desper-
ate days Of war, the humorists of the
time were amazingly good natured and
generous. They couldn't help OCCASION
ally drawing bitterly grotesque things
about the enemy, in which gaunt figures
of starvation made their conspicuous
debuts. The unblunted sword of satire
showed itself mercilessly in the. corpu-
lent figures Of contractors who, although
unduly fattened by the artist, were I'M
duly fattening themselves on the profits
of war supplies. Outside Of purely po-
litical cartoons, however, Civil War time
humor had nearly always the gentle
malice of the faun."
II played lightly at the beginning with
Che novel and ludicrous unfamiliarities
81 warfare. 1t used up a great deal of
very durable white paper TO emphasize
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22

for wartime purposes revamped the
marriage ceremony; a promise not to
enlist or go off to the wars was one car
toon young lady's idea of an addition to
the trite and tried formula, Glove, honor
and obey"
There is one comprehensive prophetic
cartoon movie of man going to enlist,
most of which is produced herewith,
with some of its ancient details evident
ly still fresh and timely. There were
then, much more than now, domestic
tests about the Home Guard, the father,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22
Illustrations from YANKEE NOTIONS"

(the same oppressed young father still
playing in the two-a-day,) quoting a
noisy, darkness defying baby.
The Civil War Humorists couldn't re-
Train from mixing their favorite alco-
holic jokes with the technique of war
fare, and the spirits of peace with the
spirit of war. Even during the perilous
times of the draft riots in New York, the
irrepressible saw too good pun to
miss. SO the significance of the con-
scription becomes grinningly symbolized
by tub of man drinking barrel of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22
The Green Artillerist.

Seeking Of course, "the bubble reputation
At the lannon's mouth,
To fght the righteous battles Of the nation
You 90 South.
Nov, prithee. don't mistake your pieces muzzle
ksdly, for its breech,
If the two ends should ever prove puzzle,
al which is which,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22
Vieuvmg the Specimens
Here Printed, One Will
Decide. That War-Hamm
in 1911 Is Much the
Same as 1t Was in 1858

authorities. Nor was this prisoner Of
war-humor allowed to bask lazily in the
sun. His ignorance, his intimate per-
sonal references to the Lord, even his
.aziness, are exploited whole-hearedy
in the interests of Northern cheerful
ness. His grinning blackness is con-
scripted into rebuilding the fortification
of Union sanity. He appears on fronts
pieces with the army chaplain, ana
manages to shock that earnest divine
with the abysmal depths of his ignor'
ance. He prefers papers Of tobacco 70
papers of divine instruction, and ne y
always Dressing Old Abe" or the
Secretary of War, or some lesser otflclsl
.luminary in his Northern heaven.
1t is hard to draw any great psycn0.
logical truth from it, but the fun Seemep
to be most fair and furious when thlns'
were going worst for the Union. IL MAJ
put another illustrative feather 10
the hat of those who seriously
speak of the necessity of consei'-
ing humor while the war lasts ~
those who speak of it as a necessS''
safety valve and an escape. Az lsas'
Brother Jonathan, one of the weeNi
puzzle mongers and epigrammatls's :.
the time, thought that way. At the WI.
end of 1862, when national affairs "e''
at their darkest stage, he issued vsi'
dictory and national suggestion. "na'
was needed, Brother Jonathan expiaii''D'
was a National Bureau of Jokes, whe.'
the laugh business could be moDili1e' :
the best interests of the nation. Us
Brother Jonathan put it more speeD.
cally, aNational Bureau of Funny 'ose.
Brother Jonathan limited modestiy US
it was his epigrams, as mucn as ''
thing, that saved the spirit ana cou'''
of the nation in times of trial =,
Those registering Civil War JONI. !,
helped to cheer and restore the SOU, :.
Il people drenched in sorrow. our In !,
may even help us more. For, WIZ, w
unduly patting our age on tne 80
Yankee notions have improved 0
they appeared in-"Yankee No''0'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22
A Heavy Dragon.

Nen don't ride my friend to the red scene Of slaughter
Just Is If they were taking old DO6bin to water;
Your seat in the saddle is loose and ungainy,
urn your knees in and don't to your stups trust mainly
Like an oxgoad don't carry that good piece Of steel SIR
Nor back into the next horses chest when you wheel Sri
know from the country you're fresh, but with training
There will soon be no trace Of the rustic remaining;
IL youY besrts in the cause all the rest will come easy,
Asd observe don't write to perplex or to tease u"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-07-06

State OF Michigan. the Probate Court for the
County OF GenesCe.
At - session of sid court held at the Probate
Office in the City % Flint in said county, ON th9
l2th day Of June A. u. 1917
Present, Hon. John C. Graves Judge of Probate
In the matter of the eftate of j. August Swartz
deceased.
Merton w Fairbank administrator having filed
in 81 ~ court his petition praying for license to
sell the interest If said estate in certain real es-
tate ther in desert ed
II rs ordered. Itat the 10th day of july A. ID.
1917, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, at said pro-
bate office be ana rs hereby appointed for hear
ing said petition and that all persons interested in
said estate appear before said court at said time
and place, to show cause why license TO sell he
interest Of said estate in said real estate should
not be granted.
It's further ordered, that public notice there
of be given by publication OF copy of this order,
/ Tor three successive weeks previous to said day
| Of hearing. in Tho Clio Mes cnger "a newspaper
| printed and circulated in said county
| A true copy. John c. Graves.
! Fred A. Wertman. Judge of Probate
Register of Probate. "A
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-07-06
L O CAL


George Bowden and family are NOV
ing to Flint.
Mrs. Henry Rollins Of Flint visited
Mrs. George Seib Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Taylor are spend
ing their vacation at Long Lake.
MI Morris voted to bond FOR a water
stem last Saturday, by a majority of
two.
Mrs. ALBERT Chase spent Monday with
her sister, Mrs. Ella Hadsall in Birch
Run.
! Pansy Chase is spending the week
with her cousin, Bernice Cook, in Birch
Run.
MIR. and Mrs. j. A. Peek went to
Detroit Monday, to visit their sons for
lew days.
George Palmer and family spent Sun
day with w. r. Hopkins and family at
tae latter's cottage OF Bronson Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fisher, of Clar
ence, N. Y, were in attendance at the
funeral of the formers uncle, George
P. Seib
Mrs. Bird Arnold visited her brother
and family ut Junietta, Saturday, and
was accompanied home by her mother,
Mrs. Phoebe Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Fisher Mrs Els.
Their Seib of Flint and Mrs. G. w. job
son called on friends in Thetford and
Geneseeville Tuesday.
Mrs. Harry Hudson, Of Shepard, who
has been visiting her mother, Mrs. W..
H. Sargent, left Saturday to visit Mrs.
S. h. O'Brien at Fenton.
State Fair premium books may be
had at this Office free of charge. The
fair is going to be better this year than
ever before, so the officials claim.
C. H. ID. Barker is operating the fin
est popcorn and peanut machine ever
seen in these parts. 1t produces the
finest kind of product and is a beauty.
Mrs. Eugene Miller and daughters
Sp6HL puHudN VIII tlle lOTIIlGT UOIIeT,
, Mrs. VIM. Hiscock, in Montrose, the
: occasion being the S3rd birthday of the
latter.
John Green ard wife entertained
their three sons and wives and theil
grandchildren, Sunday, at a family re-
union. Seventeen were present and al
enjoyed such dinner as Mrs. Green i.
famous for making besides having :
splendid visit.
Mrs. c. H. Reed and Me Too are
under obligation to Mrs. Barber of Eas
Vienna Street for superb boquet o
roses, grown in the latter's rose gar
dem There are seven varieties in tn,
boquet and they are all simply beauti
full.
Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson ant
title daughter, Berenice, went t.
Highland last week where they anC
Mrs Ira Reed and son, Herman
Joined in making Mrs. Anderson!
birthday a happy event. The party
took a delightful auto ride Of 2$
miles through that beautiful sector
passing through the district devastat
ed by the cyclone few weeks ago
Miss Berenice remained for a week
visit and with her friends visited
Belle Isle for day.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-07-06

State of Michigan. The Probate Court for the
County of Genesee.
At a session of said Court, held at the Probate
Office in the City of Flint in said County. on the
2sth day of June A. ID. 1917.
Present: Hon. John c. Graves. Judge of Pro-
bate.
In the Matter of the Estate of Calvin Munaell
deceased.
James j. Jones having fled in said court his pc
tition praying for license to sell the interest of
said estate in certain real therein described
1t is Ordered, That the Goth day of July A. ID.
1917. at ten clock in the forenoon, at said pro-
bate office. be AMI sihersby appointed for hearing
said petition. and that all persons interested in
srid estate appeafbefore said court, at said time
and place. to show cause why license to sell the
interest OF said estate in said real estate should
not be granted
1t is Further Ordered. That public notice there
of be given by publication of "A copy of this order
for three successive weeks previous to said day of
hearing in The Clio Messenger. "a newspaper
printed and circulated in said county,
A True Copy John c. Graves
Fred "A, Wertman Judge of Probate
Register of Probate 25
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-07-06
Error in Milk Price

In last weeks Messenger the price
of milk for July was given as Sl.75.
This was an error on the part of the
printer as the quotation should have
been 81 90.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-07-06

WANTED-SO berry pickers Collins
Bros. If
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-07-06

For Sale Seven pigs, four weeks old
Alva Fuller, west of Clio. y
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-07-06

George Bowden and family are NOV
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-28

g.ng my footsteps all way-by heavens
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-28
Some NeUs for MOlly

StTT SEEMS so different in the papers
said poor Mr. Pollock weakly. what
q terrible thing! In this house, YOU say,
sanderson? Surely you must be mistaken. -
I'm afraid not" replied Charles quietly.
He had kept his eyes fixed on Mr.. Polocks 3
telltale face ever since that gentleman had
entered the room.
"Of course. it's either Fritz or fraulein.
said Mr.. Pollock
ITS neither, I'm afraid. Frauleins posi-
tion of course. is too obvious for her to in
dulge in such a thing even if she wanted to.
As for Fritz. have all his movements ac-
counted for, and have searched his room
besides, his Dutch papers are perfectly in
order"
Mr. Pollock began to count off the re-
manning guests on his short, podgy fingers.
well, then, there's only my daughter :
that is out of the question. Of course. Miss
Myrtle"-and an involuntary smile of con-
tempt broke from hin--"why. the mere idea
is absurd Then there's Brent: he is too
much of a fool. and Mrs. Lee-and myself"
Here he came to an abrupt pause and
slowly his face became suffused with an
even stronger roslness than usual. Good
heavensr' he went on, You don't mean
to say you have got the impertinence to
suggest that I--if you brought me in hei e
to insult me--that accounts for why that
little foreign devil of a Fritz has been dog
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-28

gng my footsteps all way--by heavens
| I'LL"
Dear Mr. pollocK," interrupted Mrs
Sandereon. "do pray keep calm; it isn't YOU
| we suspect at all How could we: In
| fact, 1t is In your official capacity as
justice of the peace that we have called
! you in"
| Mr.. Pollock very slowly subsidized again
The Sandersons waited until calm was
restored. Then Charles spoke.
I'VE suspect Mr. Brent" he said, "and
very likely, Mrs. Lee
Brent Pooh; uonsense-too much Of
a fool"
we have grave doubts" replied Charles,
| not without u certain dry humor "as to his
lack Of intelligence"
"And Mrs Lee you say?' went on Mr.
! Pollock "Nlrg. Lee and Brent? by Jove
! that explains n lot--why Brent wouldn't
! enlist and why he and Mrs. Lee have been
! sitting In each others pockets. My girls
| had lucky escape and so I shall tell
| her"
THAT was another reason" replied Mrs.
| SandcrsDn, why l thought you ought to
| he told"
Very right. Mrs Sanderson: very right
| Indeed; but even in my private capacity,
| still less in my judicial one / never jump
to conclusions. Have you any proof against
| Brent? DO you know that he has got the
! papers,"
mo; the case rests on suspicion only AT
present" answered Charles. THAT is where
we thought you or your daughter could help
us. You will not forget. Mr. Pollock that 1t
is your bounden duty as an Engshman to
use every means in your power to discover
these papers. which ore of vital Importance
to the Admiralty"
Certainly; oh, certainly but don't see
what my daughter can DO"
II gather from what my mother has told
me that Miss po lock has more influence
with Brent than any one else has. and from
what | have observed myself | should say
that whatever dupliclty he may indulge in
elsewhere, he is very genuinely devoted to
her"
Il thought so until today myself" adj
mtted Mr. Pollock But | don't believe
Molly would consent to try to get anything
out of Brent When ! tried to throw sus-
picion on him today about not enlisting and
about Mrs. Lee she only said that she
trusted him absolute y and all that sort of
stuff You know what woman are
But don't forget" put in Mrs. Sanderson.
that Mrs. Lee is involved in this suspicion
too, when you arouse Miss Molly to take
steps"
"Ah, If we could prove that then Molly
would be cured of this undesirable attach
ment Upon my word, ] almost wish we
could"
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"lf / may speak for my SEX went on
Mrs Sanderson, u should say that even
hint that Mrs Lee and Mr. Brent were
working together would he sufficient TO
make your daughter determined to try ana
find out the truth
slow smile spread over Mr.. Pollock 9
face "Set woman to catch a woman. en-
he asked wisely Especially when there
is a man in the case" And he gave the
satisfied chuckle Of man who understands
all about women.
Mrs Sanderson shook her finger at nm.
you know too much Mr.. Pollock she
said archly You make none of us feel
safe"
observation. my dear lady: merely OBJ
servation. In my position as a justice OF
the peace = have had very queer aspects of
human nature brought under my not &c. and
one thing | have discovercd-that all women
are alike all of them
"You will understand, Mr.. Pollock, why
my mother and ! called you in to help us.
We feel that you, with your wide expert
encc, are the man to handle the situation
authoritativeiy and delcately."
MY dear sir, just leave II TO me: leave
it entirely to me. If l can prove even
anything mysterious against Brent he shall
be laid by the heels tonight"
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sweetness to do them credit Also hers was
the gift possessed by SO many people VINO
never felt intensely, the gift of attracting
affection.
She had loved Brent quite naturally, and
as easily as she loved a summers day. or
Il dance. or a box of chocolates. There mad
never been anything about her love to make
her afraid either of herself or of him--and
perfect love makes fear. Fear of the fates,
lest the whole universe from lightning TO
a taXicdb should be bent on the destruction
of the loved one. Fear of ones self that
such known emotions should be stronger
than a lfetmes training Fear of the other
lost he should wake up one morning and
find himself no longer in love. The last of
these fears had hold of Molly now and was
teaching her all the others. From merely
loving she had fallen in love Even Mr.,
Pollock saw something unusual and dis
concerting about her tonight as she came
into the room and stood in front of him.
What's the matter, father?' she asked
and if such thing had been possible when
she was speaking to him, Mr.. Pollock would
have thought her voice sounded bored
Mrs SanderSon told me you wanted to
speak to me about something important
$50 ! do. SO / do. Sit down, my child
You don't look quite yourself and I'm no,
surprised. I'm sure 1t has been a mos,
disturbing day in many ways