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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-17

Tho hope or Germany u not IN inc
chemical laboratories or III SuhmGilh'N
or rrrim"nls--thn only hop" thrT" II
for Germany ia .thnt power IN inc
world not ourselves. thai makes Tor
righteousness" md is III C"HS"l"SS
war against cruelty. lies and every form
Si
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-17

Steel producers arc now quoting prices
about five to ten pcrcent.ofI Of recent
established levels. 1t IS the first step
In the inevitable return TO lower cost
basis
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-17

An ordinary suit of clothes costs S'bu
in Austria, and shoes n" selling from
$50 10 800 4 pair. Can It hr that some
or these Wheeling merchants got their
curly training in Austria"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-17

Omsk. Mt banquet In honor or =
Georges Day. culogizing President We
sons ideals and policies. Amha*sac"l
RcEnnult, Of France. stated on that oc';:'
sion that France would continue 10 h'iI
the Russians overcome the BolShcriki.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-17

buy WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
Buy WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06

The first Quakcrs To land on Amrri.
can soil w"r" Mary Fisher aud Ann
Austin, wlo reached Boston In 1850
after long Voyng" from England by
wny of the West Indian island NJ Rur.
bndns. The two women caused grnt
CONSERVATION To the puiianS. un,l
George Bishop, In IN address to the
magistrates. snld:
"Two women arriving In your hnr.
hor so shock ye. Ia the everlasting
shame of you and ~ your established
order, ms II n formidable army had In.
vnd"d your horders."
The Quaker sect. or Society of
Friends. was founded by Fox IN 1913,
about eight years before the frs, mem.
bers reached America on July II. 1850.
Later George Fox visited America.
The pnrt played by William Penn nnd
other Qunkers In the early history Of
Pennsylvania md New Jersey IL fa.
milinr to all students Of history.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06
NapoIeon's Horses Trained,

Extraordinary were the precautions
taken that NAPOLEON should never up
penr NJ a disadvantage ON horseback.
The emperor was not a iirst.class
horseinan, and his horses were always
thoroughly broken In. Here IL a de.
scrlpiion Of the methods employed:
"fhcy were trained To remain per.
fccily steady under tortures Of every
description; To receive blows about the
head; drums were bent. pistols and
crackers fired In their ears, flags
waved before their eyes, clumsy pack.
ages. nnd sometimes even sheep and
pigs, were thrown between their legs.
"N0ne Of the animals were deemed
sufficiently trained till the emperor
could. without the least difficulty, pull
them up short at full gallop, which
was his fayOrite pace"
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06
MADE OCCASION FOR FESTIVAL
Travellers In Northern Russia FittinoIy
Celebrate the Crossing Of the
Arctic Circle.

On the trains running nor,hwnrd
across north Russia. the crossing of
Ill" arctic circle Is mnic the occasion
for y festival similar to TINT which
tourists used 10 enjoy on shipbonrd
when crossing the equator. The train
makes stop of several hours In the
midst of u snow.covcrrd wns,r un III,
shores ~ the White sea. The pass.n.
gers stretch their legs aud take u con
siiintl"nul out over the frozen surface.
of the White SEA. while n picnic dih.
ncr Is being prepared.
The cxnct spot where the railroad
crosses ihc circl" j. probably not de.
tcrmlnrd with scientific accuracy. hut
the men who built the railroad nppar.
emily agreed on IN approximate iocn.
iiUn, aud this is marked with u suit.
nl'lc Inscription. ~ this point nisu
the railroad builders have LEFT slight
gup, probably not more illnn n quarter
nf IN Inch. between the rails. 81 that.
~ passengers often notice. "wlicn the
trlliu pi~s,s over III" circle there IL a
distinct jolt und jar"
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06

"bncs teeth ur" III. IrpuHns' gold
ia. m",t valuable of coins In their
estimation" suys u writer In Wild"
World. "They purchase weapons. cnl.
tie, grain and the crude household
utensils with dogs teeth. Only III"
four canine teeth, however, are of any
value, all the others being worthless
ThcS. quaint coins are threaded On
flbr,s, and when n wealthy l'npunn
goes trading he brings with him
strings OF these teeth.
"Thc women greatly prize them and
make them into necklaces, their
wealth and standing In the community
being Indicated by the number ~ teeth
which compose these ornaments. The
wives and daughters Of the influential
chiefs wear rows upon rows OF them
around their necks on every festive
occasion. They polish them until they
shine like Ivory, and they certainly
make nm effective decoration on u CLOS.
sy black body, One ncciSlet shown 70
the writer was composed Of no fewer
than 40 teeth, which means that 81
dogs were sacrificed To obtain them"
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06
SUPREME IN INSECT mImIcRY
Really Wonderful Act Of Caterpillar
Shows Natures Protection
Thrown Around innoeents,

j witnessed quaint little scene
on n blnckthnrn bush In Epplng forest
n dny or two ngo. writes IL. r." In
Manchester tEng.) Guardian. II Is
well known that many species Of cat.
rrplllnrs 50 closely resemble the
brown. bnrkcd stems. while others. he.
ine green. fix themselves To- the new
green stems of the current years
growth.
Among tho hlnckihorn twIgs I oh.
served "nc young member ~ the dark.
or species sticking out. risld and mo.
tionlcss. 1t the orthodox angle of ~
degrees. from apparently n young
green shoot. On closer examination I
discovered that the young green shoot
was Itself n caterpillar sticking out at
an angle of ~ degrees.
Whit Ind happened WIS obvious.
TIL" disguise of the green caterpillar
was 50 perfect TINT even another cntcr.
plliar--ltsclf n muSior IN the art of
twls imitniInn-hnd rnlpnhly been
completely deceived and mistaken tho
green caterpillar for twlg. Surely
this Is II triumph or Insect nlmlcry.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06

In'ln""rliy mny fusciuHtc-hut II II
not lovnhl". Only honesty and direct.
ness "f dealing cnn win IustIng ~.
lnchncnt. Artificial folk nrn dcspcr.
ht"ly afraid of N. plcturcsqucly un.
conventional actions that they think
VIII make them ridiculous. They nrc
80 siln and stnrchrd In their uninnn.
n"rlin"ss that they nrc hopclrsSly un.
Interesting. S,icklers for etiquette
nnd for the observnnccs OF nii the mi.
nor cnnons Of good form. they find 80
many petty, silly rules to follow TINT
they have no time to give rein 10 large
aud generous impulses. a personality
TINT makes itstlf count nrdcntly and
'nstlngly In other lives and for the
worlds well being II too high for spite.
too noble for mean, small ways. too
genuine for intrigue and innuendo and
too faithful to sacrifice u friend.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06
SEA BUFFALO GOOD EATING"
Other Things Beside the Beessteak,
to Which the Nation 10 Attached,
May BE Made Of Use.

Slrloin of sea buffalo II much cs.
tecmcd In San Francisco md other
Pncific coast cities. where meat ~ this
highly valued animal Is coming 10 mar.
ket In such quantities ms to lower the
cost Of living by keeping down tho
price Of beef and mutton.
Sea cows and sen horses have long
been Familiarity known. but most folks
would confess themselves unncdunln,.
cd with the scn buffalo. if they snw
one. they would call II n whale: nnd
no wonder, for that II the sea huf.
fnlo's other name.
Some people might hc prcinilrci
agnlnst cn'ing whale meat. bu, sou
buffalo si"nk sounds good. II II pnrd
quite "lnnl. IN fact. Ia the best beef.
steak. nnd hardly Distinguished, from
the latter. In the mnrkci. sen hufrnlo
tend"rlnin thon.lcss "nl.t") costs only
10 cents "a pound; other cuts nrc
cheaper.
The gray whale tcommnn IN Pacific
wn'"rs) furnishes most ~ the mrut.
A G0.fo"t specimen will Yield NJ much
butchers material ns ~ hyHd df cut.lc.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06
PAST BAD LUCK HOW
In All Ages Friday Has Been consid.
cred . Period Of General
VI Omen.

The French call Friday "vendredi''
Venus day.
Scnndinnvinns regard Friday ns the
luckiest day Of the week.
Our ancestors believed that eggs
lnid on Friday would cure collie.
"Friday face" still fingers ns n term
OF rcpronch for n sour-visagcd person.
Friday Is the United States lucky
day. Columbus discovered land on
TINT day; the Pilgrims landed on n
Friday, and Washington wns born On
a Friday.
The "unlucklness" Of Friday owes
Its origin. of course. TO our Lord
Jesus Chrlst's death on Good Friday.
Friday marriages are "for losses"
and superstitlous couples who are get.
ting married avoid this dny.
shipping returns Of NIL countries
show n much lower sailing rate on
Friday than Qp nny other day Of the
week.
The Tnlmnd. the book containing
the civil laws OF the ancient Jews.
snys that Adam wns created on Fri.
day. slnncd on Friday. and was
thrust out Of Eden on a Friday.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06
China and the Bean.

The bean plays an important part In
Chinese domestic economy. and, ac.
cordlng 10 East and West News, one
Of the specially desired qualifications
OF the Chinese mntron. throughout tho
northern provinces, IL her ability to
concoct from bcans--grccn, black and
ycllow-,hose staple dishes that the
Chinese know us teu fcu and llnng
fen.
The bean seldom appears on the
Chinese table whole; II IL not consid-
cred ns III for food until II has been
reduced TO it's essences and put up In
the form of bean curd. or bean gelatin,
which are for sale In every roadside
foodshop Of northern China.
The art Of producing these nourish-
Ing foods. which are the meat Of the
poor, Is to the rural Chinese woman
what the making Of butter. cheese
nhd Jam Is TO the Occidental house,
wife. In the large cities bean ma
nipulntion Of that sort Is a crnft and
u commercial activity. Just as the maxi
Ing of jam and butter Is In the large
cities of the West; but II Gun hardly
be called IN Industry, since II Is still
quite without organization. The beans
mast be crushed, soaked, baked, boil
ed. strained, and so on, before the es-
sences appear.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06
Sound Carried Far.

A camp cook whose only means Of
calling the members ~ his pnity was
pounding on II pan with u knife handle
was unable to make them hear when
they were fishing or hunting nj any
considerable distance from the camp.
One of the party 10 whom he com.
plaincd thcrcupon mnde what he call.
I'd "klrpaio."
The "klcpulo" was merely piece Of
well'scnsoncd oak plank two inches
thick, six inches wide. and four feet
long. Through the center he bored a
hole. passed II rope through II and sus.
pended the plank from the branch Of u
tree. The cook "rnng" the instrument
by striking II with mallet, first On
one side and then On the other.
The man who made the "klcpnio"
had seen similar contrlvnnces In small
Bulgarian villages. whore they are
used instead Of church bells 10 call the
people TO worship. A test of the In
strumcnt used by the campers showed
That In ordinary weather conditions II
could be heard two miles.-aianchcs
ter Union.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06
lhraeounbs, Popular English Summer
Resort, Has Been We'll Known
Through Many Centuriee

ilfracombe is rapidly becoming popu.
lar as summer resort--or. MS the Eng.
lIsh call II. n watering place. II Is set
on n steel, hillside. surrounded by 'the
seven hills" on the beautiful Devon.
shire const. From the near town of
Hillsborough 1lfraconbe shows mnss
Of white cottages, clinging desperately
60 the hillside 90 keep from tumbling
into the Atlantic ocean.
Many people think that 1lfrncombc
II n modern town. In spite Of Its quaint.
ness. because II has such an up.to.dnte
air. hut 1lfrncombe is n skiilfully cam.
Ouflagcd antique. having been n hnrbor
Of some note way back In the twelfth
century. This attractive townict has
been inflicted with great variety Of
Jaw.brenking names during the cen.
turtles Of Its existence. It's names
range all the way from Aelfringcombe
and 1lfordscombe to Alfrcdscomhc.
and, at last, Tlfracombe. But the good
folk round about flfracomhc Just call
q 'Combc.
In 13i4 Ilfrncombc was one ~ the
~ English ports that sent representa-.
tlves TO the council ~ shipping. and In
1GI6 II was captured by Fairfax. They
sny there were some hot skirmlshes nt
That time In what is now known ns
"Bloody Meadow" Some cannon balis
Of that period found here corroborate
this tale.
In these olden dnys wrecks ncnr II.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06
VICTORY MATTER OF COURSE
American Advantage In eattie Obvious
to the Most Casual Observer
Of Events.

One Of the great assets on the side
~ the United States In nny wnr Il
the complete and unboundcd crnfi.
dcnce of all the people--soidicrs and
civillnns--thni we are going to win.
M ono for n moment hns any doubt
about that. Some of us feel thnt we
mny have 10 rny n heavy price. hut
most ~ III VIII feel also that II II
going to he worth NIL that II costs.
II II to be noted that this sense ~
confidence thnt hlis the hearts ~ the
people II not the overconfiiencc by
which great battles are sometimes
last. hut rather the consciousness ~
hcinr In the right and Of having the
mental aud physical force to uphold
TINT right for our avn snLes and for
the snke " the world. This calm
confidence is unquestionnbiy a great
American advantage.
The magnificent showing Mint has
been made and always will be made
by the American soldier boys thrills
the hearts of nlI loyal citizens. II Il
Inspiring rnd II warns the heart
but u wns not unexpected.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06
HOW SAILORS ARE TRAINED
Naval Academy At Annapolis Gives
Students Most Thorough prepar.
alton for Their Life Work.

During the civil war the Naval mead.
emy was moved TO Newport, On the
historic Constitution. while Its for
mer home at Annapolis was used as
base hospital by the nrmy. writes
Z. II. Foster In Scribner's. ON the
ncnd"my's return TO Annapolis. In
lS0'' Vice Admiral Porter. the super
inirndent. Instituted regular dances,
or HOPS ana. most Important Of all
his reforms, the honor system. by
whirh u nIidsllpinan's word was not to
lie auc"tioncd.
u" also encouraged athletics In
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06
DECLARE HcUsE Is HAUNTED
British lawmakers Positive They
Have Seen Apra-itions In Famous
Parliament Buildings.

Those who do bot believe In ghosts
Will he surprised g., learn that several
members ~ parliament have sworn to
the presence ~ nppmrilions In the
house Of commons.
a prime minister. Earl Grey. dc.
clnrcd ilint he saw n deaths head np.
pear tire" tunes in front of him while
delivering his great speech on tho In.
PRODUCTION of the reform bill and u.
Swift MncN"ll also sworc that he saw
I. J.. Otonnor sitting IN his usual
place IN III" house. while nt the time
tile gentleman WAS IN Ireland. Many
members. inn. Inv" seen the "Whltc
Lady" wnlkla; Ia the corridors Of the
house.
The "t"rrncc ghost" has often been
snld ,o appear. Another known ns III.
Zig Ben" ghost II stated to appear
when n member of III. royal family II
nl,nut 10 die. On December ~. 1861,
bccunhcr IL. 1873. aud january IL,
1>'e, u appeared us nm old man row
Ing u little below Westminster bridge
IN II rotten skin nnd du,hing Into the
terrace wall just as I,lg lien com.
m"nccd 10 pcnl midnight. On the fol.
lowing days, respectively, the prince
'onsnrt. the Princess Alice nnd the
duke of Clarence died. Guy Fawkcs
and Spencer rcrccyul ARE also snld 10
haunt the house In the form Of ghosts
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06
HOW THEY KEPT WOOD DRY
Personal olseomfort Wss Q Small
Matter to Camping Party, Under
the Circumstances.

! Three Indianapolis disciples Of Sir I.
Walton suIlird forth. n few days ago.
on four days fishing trip. They were
enthusiastic und determined to get as
rnse To nature ns possible. and had
planned to sleep on the bare ground
without any tent or other unnecessary
protection over their heads. The first
night they were late In retiring. nnd
had not much more than stretched out
on their grassy beds when fierce rain.
storm came up. They hastily arose and
did not need tO stop e. dress. ms they
were already dressed. There were no
signs Of habitation near. and the few
trees In the vicinity were a mockery
ns to shelter. The rain came down In
torrents. mixed with just enough wind
Z" make II Interesting. one of the first
Thoughts that filtered through their
tired and weary brains was that they
would need dry wood IN the morning
with which 10 build n flre. Necessity
has long been known as the mother OF
Invention. md this, coupled with the
experience Of one of the party in set.
ting hens. gave them a bright idea.
Under directions of the leader each
man gathered a bundle Of wood nnd
sat on IL TO keep II dry. And thus they
sat. The first storm had barely sub.
sided when there was another harrngr
attack. and the second state " that III.
lie crowd was worse than the first. hut
they continued TO sit and keep the
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06
ROAD MUCH LIKE c0RKScREW
Railway In India Makes Complete
Double Loop on its Way to the
Top Of Mountain.

One ~ the most interesting railroad
lines. the construction ~ which meant
the solution Of difficult engineering
problems. is the narrow.gnugc railway
which winds It's way M the steep
slopes NJ the pnri.rllng range of the
lllmn'nyns to bnrJcc'ing.
Dnrjrcllnc II n noted health resort
~ tile British rulers of India nni the
summer seat of the BENGAL govcrn-
mcnt. II Is S.iC0 feet above sea level.
lis delightful 'limaic aud the nngul0-
cent scenery surrounding II. Including
n pnfornma of the highest peaks of
the I!lmuinyns. make II one of the
most desirable places In India during
the hot season. one Of the remark.
able features of the mountain railway
Is the Chlmbnitl loop. probably tho
only example Of It's kind In the world.
The tracks, rising ut u steep grade,
make u complete double loop 10 reach
the station on the mountain top.-iop-
ular Science Monthly.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06
its Establishment Can be Clearly
Traced to an Ancient Religious
Custom.

The country fair owes its origin 10
nm ancient religious custom. In early
days, when EnglIspen observed saints
days. n crowd Of worshipcrs and pill
grims would assemble within the pre-
cincts Of the church or abbey during
the festival of n popular snlni. To
supply the wants Of the tlrong. tents
were pitched. and stalls for provisions
set m in the churchyard. Pcddlcrs
and traders found many customers
among the worshipers. and IN course
~ time these pious assemblies became
mnris Of trade, and were known rs
"fairs."
Many odd customs associated with
fairs Illustrate the social life Of other
days. The opening of fairs In many
towns was announced by hoistlng n
large glove Ia n conspicuous place. Tn
the event ~ n law forbIddlng the hold.
Ing ~ n fnir without royal permission.
the king would send his glove 20 the
town ne n token Of his consent.
In Liverpool. n hand wns exhibited
In front ~ the town hall ten days be-
fore and after cnch fair dny. 90 signify
that no person coming to or going
from the fair might be- arrested for
debt within the towns precincts.
AZ Pnlgn'on fair, Exeter. nn I'm.
mense plum pudding was drawn
through the town by four yoke Of oxen
md nfterword distributed for the
crowd. Its ingredients were. 400
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06
Only Barred From One Office.

As fur MS legal rights and privileges
or holding office are concerned. n M.
tive-born citizen Of the United Stntes
has only one advantage over n natural.
tied citizen OF foreign birth. By u pro.
vision In the Constitution Of the Unit.
ed States n nnturalized person Of for.
elgn birth Is ineligible to the office of
president. A person OF foreign birth
can he governor Of a state, n represen.
tn'lvc or senator In congress. n cnbi.
net officer, a general In the army. an
admiral In he navy, or hold amy state
or national Office except thnt Of prcsi.
dent.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06
What Every Poet Knows.

The man Of prosait mind thinks that
composition Is matter Of SO arrang-
Ing words that they shall convey a
meaning that Is the sum OF their sep
arate meanings. But the poet knows
better. lie knows that 1t Is a matter
OF so ordering them that they shall
suggest verbally incxpresslble mean
ings between the lines; that they shall,
quite literally. set spirits TO dancing
from sentence to sentence. flashes Of
intellectual electricity to lcaping from
page to page, faces TO pceping forth at
the reader from behind the letters like
children from behind trce-trunks.-
Harold Goddard. In Atlantic.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06
History oS n Star.

The history of star begins with
dust and ends with dust. 1t tnkes Its
form out Of chnotic nebulac. passes
through n period OF life. grows cool.
then dark and dead, and ultimately
dnshes into another dark cloud of
star dust, and " thus turned buck Into
ncbuln.
We on earth live our lives In such a
short moment that evolution among
the stars IL not at once apparent. II
would require great many centuries
to actually see II blue sun become
white, then yellow, then finally red.
While II II not possible to watch any
one star living Its life, yet by noting
the characteristics of u great many,
n complete and logical chain Of evi.
dcncc may he found. which Includes
representative stars Of every type In
the sky.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06
Taklnu Notea

When you take notes let them be
brief, sharp, In open order, so II glance
will give you n bird's.eye view OF
your whole scheme. For instance I:
"John j. Jones-ex-mayor--.3s auto
matic-9 u. m.-3458 Wabash-ill.
health - 12- born Springfield, o.
Cornell-Country Club. Golf Club
$iOO'O0O-wife, Maria; children. Mary.
John, WIllInm-Sunday 2 Trlnlty--Mt.
Evergreen" Make your copy fast, de-
void Of deadwood like "that" and
"whlch." Pick your own shorthand.
For instance, "Nw TIN all cd me en-
aid prty," or 'sldr. btlln, dvsn, emfig
trnsprt, Ksr. btleshlp, arpln."--A. 8.
Paine In Pep (Cleveland).
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06
RECORD AGES FOR HORSES
Many Have Lived Far Beyond What
10 Generally Considered Their
Allotted Span.

Ruben, a farmer Of a small town In
New Hampshire, tells Of new Kind
OF conservation. In his neighbOrhOOd
TIRE four horses In active service.
though all over twenty years Of age.
He has one himself "hard upon" twen.
ty.fWir years. A farmer near by has
another which is close to thirty. Two
others In the vicinity are around the
quartcr.ccntury mark. As he says, 1t
is only In n rural community. where
they cherish the horse almost like a
member of the family. where one could
expect 10 find such record. Even
there this demonstration Of longevity
II striking.
Nevertheless. the oldest horse Tint
Ice of the New York city surface
railway system. This horse was. NJ
the time when the Nomad was nc
atininted with him. actually forty.twO
years old. and he lived two years
longer. lie had been street.cnr
horse on New York pavements. and
then wns used ns q "hlll horse" or
extra puller. On slopes, and then. when
he became about thirty years old. was
retired On a pension. spending most of
his time In dIgnlficd ease In a box
stall; and he lived on IN this way. mp
parcntly without n pain or an nche.
until he was fort:.four. All this can
be proved md authenticated from the
documents.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06
Society Of the Cincinnati.

The historic Society of the Cincin-
natl, oldest Of the American patriotic
organizations, was founded by officers
OF the Continental forces ana OF the
French nrmy and fleet which aided
US In gaining our independence at the
close OF the Revolutionary war, l35
years aga Washington was Its first
president general. Hamilton the sec
ond, md on Its original rolls appear
the names OF many others who gained
fame for their services In the cause
Of liberty. Its membership, composed
If the eldest male descendants of these
officers, now numbers nbout 1000.