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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-16
Realty Deeds Piled

,,,;., n,r,ram 10 Charles NcCon-
r:,urhv Land in Bclaire. Consioera-
ton $40. AVN, Mo-
Charlrs McConnauSh: and Anna W..
ror,.,rhr to Henry Nahn. Lana III
e.lI;,irr. Consideration STU.
T,eo 4, Elikan and Emma @. Ellhan "
Alan u Greene and Maggie "reehe'
Land in Pultney township. Cons'oe'"-
tioa $40. .o " Som
Jnnu g, Sonncticld and Anna NJ oon-
,.,icrd - T.. G. Boyd. Land III MAT '''''
t.crrv Consideration Sl.2""
VOL HINT and Ella 5. Hunt :" Jonn
rnlpf;ts and y: NJ. H"Sw'h. - -,
Warren township. t"nSlner''''o'.
. Stcnncn .Graham and kcna ''rie"L al
- watson y, Graham. Land IN MaS"
,,-,,n township. Consideration >s"u.
Iy,IIjan, Il, Nichols ct Tx t" orion
fr,.,s Land in Goshen township. Ion
sidoration s3n6.oi.
Nancy +. Graham {" William I.nudcn
and Nora t.. I.oudcn. l.ant III WASH
,uc.on township. Consideration ~.
Charles l.. KINNEY. aS administrator
~ ;i,,. estate TT Joseph t. kii<n"y. de-
,..a@.,!. L. Ens"lla Kinney. Land In
Washington township. CONSIDERATION
S""n.
Herbert Il. Ncfi - Edward ST. John
Land II! rul,u"y and I;lchland town
Sims. consideration 81.
Edward -. John AMI Louisa 81 J"h;
To William Ho..utu. Land III l'ui!nc!
township. Consideration 81.
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Call The lntelligencer
When You Receive
Telegram From France

Under the ruling Of the war
department, there will no longer
be issued from Was inoton lists
giving the addresses Of dead and
wounded amohg the boys in
Franc. The department will,
however, continue to telegraph
relatives Of the, fate Of tleir kin
dred.
When you receive such a mes
saqe from the war department,
please telephone the Wheeling
lntelIig,ncer, 1923, either phone.
fhis newspaper will undertake
to inform the community Of the
sad news.
If yea have photo Graph of
"your soldier" nd it in or we
will send for it, to be publish: ::
in tie InteIIigeneer. The picture
will be returned without blemish
or mutation.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-16
AMERICANS
HAVE STRONG
NERVES
Nervousness and Nerve
Troubles on the Decline

Nothing wrong but your nerves.
is a saying that is fast dying out IN
this country. While nerve trouble Is
no organic disease. one Of our leading
nerve SPECIALISTS remarked: n man
or woman might better break a leS
than have a shattered nervous ssS-
tenn"
Oyerwork and worry draines tne
nerve cells OF their reserve strength
and food. and then follows the sleep
less night. Indigestion, poor appetite
impure blood and Il general nervous
breakdown.
The thing 70 do in such cases no
longer troubles doctors and their pa
tients who know from their own eX,
perience the value Of PhoSphateu
Iron. They know that a few weeks
regular use Of this nerve food and red
blood builder will strengthen ana
brace I'D the whole nervous system
because Phosphated Iron gives the
tired, hungry. WORKOUT nerve celtS
phosphateS and iron. in form easily
and quickly absorbed: as one HAPPY
suser said: You can almost feel II
taking hold Of the nerves and olooc
after "a short time you teel like
new person. life seems Il pleasure anu
worth living once again.
!, In every section where Phcspha;eo
Iron has been used there has been
"a big decrease Of nrve trouolS ana
it will prove Il welcome relief to any
,suffere-. You can bank on It loE
sresultS-it'S pure.
To insure physicians and their pa
'tients getting the genuine Phosphaied
Iron we have put up in capsules only
do not take pills or tablets. lnslS'
ION capsules. c. H. Griest & Co.
wheeling, ". Va. and leading drug
Sgists everywhere.
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TRY THIS FOR
YOUR COLD
What You Need Is This Sensible and
Effective Remedy, Dr.. Bells
Pine-TarHoney, at once.

As 4 cold is onl::- dangerous when
neglected. the prompt use Of Or. Bell
Pine-Tar-Honey will break it up and
prevent the weakening cough from be-
coming chronic.
This happy combination Of balsam
and healing agents soon 0vrrcomcs
the cold germs. loosnnS the phlegm.
relieves congestion and quickly &c
leves the cold.
Search as YOU will. yon will moi find
a better remedy than Or. H"lrs Flnc-
Tar-Honey Not only recent nr lin
gpying coughs. but grippe. bronchlus.
or asthma are helped toward speedy
recovery BY Its proper use.
Children take II "ithou, coaXlnr.
and wise mothers hav" l. handy for
dangerous Group.
Still sold at 35c by all druggists,
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ST. CLA|RSVILLE
Prnhate Court.

In 70 estate of James Eastman ue-
ceased. Account filed and notice OF
dcrr.d A.
In re will Of Roma A. Dawson os
ceased Will filed and notice oruereo
+: Z: Ward, administrator vs.. sam,
mel Mct'adden ct al. Petition 10 SCI,
real estate. AppraiScucnt cohuri'ieo
and nrivate sale ordered
In re- estate Of Edith +. Henri;
ce,scd W, V. Campbell APPOINTED az,
r,,iuistrator de bonis non. BoRd h'Eu
,nI npproved in sum Of sl.4oo' Win u
" Troll and EVERY South as sureIrs
IN r. estate OF Louisa l. NeESer' &c
ce,s,d Private sale of notes taken Aor
deferred payments on real estate 1'"-
tirmcd. r,,.is do
ceased Martha Josephine Davis "p,
nnirred cxrcutri1. with W. 4. hins anu
c,o,, wallace as Surctics.
In 70 guardianship "f George l.. oln-
c,v g., al. George W. Simc"N appoint
nd Guardian. Bond $500. with Nass'o
" Si,.cy Harry rinsrcy and Emma L.
C;osncy as Surcti"s. .--.. r.;,
In r. guardianship Of virginia thll-
,;,s and Roberta jean Phillips, minors.
NcNillen appointed EuiuoltiL
IND filed and approved in sum oil e.
ann with tho Aetna Casualty n 2u'ciy
,.a,,,ony Of Hartford AS surctlcs. :,
In r. estate of John MeistcF' ueSe'IseO'
',,.rount filed and notice ordered
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C, L. S. C.. Met.

on Thursday evening the Reading cir
Gle, about thirty in number. met at the
beautiful country home of MI and Mrs.
y. L. Rose and enjoyed feast. intel
I"rtual and physical. Tho following pro-
gram was rendered:
How We Propose 10 Finance the
WHr"-W. II. Chclf"y.
DiscuSSi"n--J. II. Lowry and d. i.
buchanan.
Ladies' Uuart"lIr-MrS. Lowry. Mrs.
Choffry. Misses DnodS and Cope.
business: meeting decided to have Inc
meeting for the remainder OF the year
an Thursday instead of Friday At e:5"'
llNlr.
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ALL EXTERNAL PAINS
SUCCUMB TO SL0AN'S
Il penetrates without rubbing, bring
ing prompt relief.

The next time an attack OF Lum-
baSo, Scia,ica. Neuralgia, Muscle-sore-
ness. Joint-StiffnesS, or the thousand
and one external pains and bruises hu-
mainly is heir 10, assails you, try
Sloan's Linimcnt.
1t is the biggest selling linimept in
the world. a popularity due entirely to
its ability to bring prompt relief
Sloan's Liniment is clean, soothing.
effective. economical. Leaves no I'm,
tidincss. no skin-stain. Generous sized
bottles at all druggists.
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Former Governor William i. Class
cock accompanied by his we'll hno"n
and we'll liked. loyal and efllctent PR
yl.e secretary. Michael }. MetsunphS'
are here from their HON" IN -hors''~
town. looking after business 'nt'tsS
N,hou Wcst Virginia visitors TO ar
-;,.n nr. n r. Hollis. OF RowclesburE:
J., II Matthews. al Martinsburg; j. u
tctinlnv Of Wheeling. and John Jo-
Scnh Owens. of Wheeling.
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Re-. ". II. Lave At Sydney. o.. '"r
mcrIv pastor at tn" Presbyterian church
herr will deliver his Lettuce on TN"
lIenrt nf the Nation in tn" War. 1t
Will abound ln.pathrs and hum"r. inc
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MASONIC Lodge,

The Mas rnIc lodge met Saturday "NHh'
ir.- ir = special meeting with Il larg"
attendance. Three received the l.. y,
degree.
snc,>iul meeting Of the Smlthticld
N,.oni,. ch,rrrr will br held at tho Ma
sonic hall ON r'ri'!ay evening. May !.
.ri. t~adiz Chapi"r will bring their team
and confer tho work. Remember. THIS
je inSprcil"n night.
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lecture will he held in tho Presbyterian
church on Thursday FeninE. April IL.
The admission is - and ID cents. LOT
rhr bcnrnu Of the Christian EndeaTUr
society of The prrSbytc church.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-16

How many native sons OF West Nir-
sinia are lighting for Uncle sam: no"
,nany. both native and adopted. are
there in the various arms Of the fighting
scryicco The answers to these QueS-
lions can only BE- guessed at. There ar:
a few official figures at hand which may
serve TO help out the guessing 70:
instance the number of men ordered
from West Virginia to camp up 10
April 10 was 11.T56. white and colored.
The number OF enlistments for the navy
lin West Virginia between April 3. III
the date OF the declaration OF war oS
congress. and February IL. l'lS. Wa.
2.1I5. \ total in arm! ana navy "-
~73e14 But. as 4 matter Of fact. VIC
lnow that the total number is larger
Than that. probably by 1.n0h 70 2.pp9'
maybe more and maybe less. but likely
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-16

Don't worry. You'll never so broke
buying Liberty Bonds.
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versity at Athens, o.. was a pleasant
home visitor during Easter week raca'
ton.
The smithfeld township board Of cd
licalion met at the clerks office. Sa'-
urday. Much important business was
taken up. S. S. Vale was elected I"
succeed c. c. Elliott, resigned. We no"
have full board.
Mrs. Hattie Reinoehl and Mrs. Charlie:
GalbraIlh have returned from their win
ter spent in Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. D. l.. Buchanan an[
family and \. c. Dennis attended tho
nublic speaking and parade in Steubcu'
WILLIE Saturday.
Esther Wood. who was taken seriously
i'll is now Quarantined with scarl"'
fever.
Mrs. ]. D. Barrcklow is recuperatinf
after a serious attack Of pneumonia.
The Smithlicld village board meets
Monday evening. There will be twenty.
one graduates this year, II all are sue
ccssful in passing their examinations.
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For effective teamwork, subScrip
ton for Liberty Bonds must keep pace
with the CONSUMPTION of Liberty dc
Tenders. !
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West Virginia News
Washington Notes \; ,: ;:s s' ;;s;,: i

WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE post
office department has issued orders
closing the offices at Bender. Hr5LAt"n
county. and I'olinE. Webster county. and
Announces the issuance of commissions
as postnasterS to Willie /. 1'afnr"n, OF
Branchlaad: Charles +. Wolfe. Capttn't:
Samuel H Snuffcr. Crab Orchard: Mary
F. Sauyers. Crow: Luther !. White. Ill.
sood; John J. King. Jr.. l.an0' anu
Louis Nienann. Willis Branch
The house committee on pensions has
favoraoly reported a special Dill. inro-
duced by Congressman woodward. 20
give a pension OF $36 n month TO John'
son Hultrecd OF Fort Gay. and another
by Congressman woodward pr"Eidins
pension at the ratio OF $50 month tor
Paul Schools Of Point Pleasant Mr..
woodward has received notice OF the
granting of q pension TO Mrs. Cordoba
\. Jaco of Wood county. at the rate ot
SIS a month, starting from Decemoce.
1915. and accrued pension Cue her nus
band at the date Of his death.
A marriage license was issued here TO
James W. Woddell "A, Clarksburg. '"
Va, and Ga. II. Morgan. IS. ST Peters
burg, Fla. the Rev. II J. Goodwin Dc
ing named to perform the ceremony
also a license 10 Joseph Peter Splits.
c3 Richmond. ' IL. anu NIet uoc -
Myers, o3, OF Oak HILL ". Va. the Eer.
H T. Stevenson being named IN the
license as the officiating clergyman
Petitions 70 congress demanding the
repeal OF the Jones or zone mail law.
which is on the eve OF becoming effect
i've. are descending like an avalanche
upon members. The West virginia
members ar getting their share one
from the Woman's club at SeStersrlile
was filed in the house by Congressman
woodward.
Homer Hutchinson Of the state tax
commissioners staff at Charleston. mas
been q visitor. He came east accom-
panying a nephew to a hospital In Bal
timore-
Senator Sutherland has been notified
of the award Of a pension OF 70 q
month to MIS-. I.aEina Parsons. OF Ruck-
harmon: has taken up the pension mat
ters in which are interested G. b Miles
OF Iewisburg. Mrs. Virginia Perkins or
Sutton and Mrs. Amanda HineHan OF
Chester: has arranged for shipment OF
esh to c. NJ. Thorne at Weston with
which OF stock the West Fork: has filed
an application with the var r7Sk IN
sursace bureau for family allowance
for Mrs. Verna c. Straight OF HIVES
willie.
Among the West Tirginians here are
n C. kump, we'll known lawyer OF FL
kins: Judge ". l.. Raymond or sutton
and ". Tarlor George Of Philippi.
Miss Laura Eeale Of ParkersourS has
arrived in Washington to assume 1n'
duties Of a government POSITION
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Snnithfeld Briefs.
Thomas Wolfe, junior ut Ohio UNI
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Robert Earis Of Bridgeport Is IN inc
city on his way homo from an army
camp. He has been honoraoly DIS
CHARGED from the service,
The Colorado statesman., 1918-06-08

~ ROBABLY few Americans real
- ize that when their country's
| flag is referred to as "Old
= Glory" the adjective is not
merely an expression of reverence and
affection, but is historically justified.
/ Strange as it may seem, considering
| the comparative youth of the United
States as n nation, the flag of the
| United States is the oldest truly ma
/ tional ensign in existence.
While the name of the British
"Union Jack" dates from the union of
4 England and Scotland, in 170S, its de-
sign was changed In 1901, when the
legislative union of Ireland with Great
Britain was recorded, by adding the
red cross of st. Patrick to the earlier
combination of the crosses of st.
George and st. Andrew. The design of
| the American flag has never been Off
cially changed since its first adoption
on June IA, 1777.
The continental congress on that day
resolved that the national ensign
should be one of 13 stripes, red and
white alternately, with a "union" of
blue, in which should be displayed 13
! lutSt ItltIItu, VI COuIoC, "
the 13 colonies which had united in
declaring their independence of Brit
ish rule. No provision was then made
for the recognition of future states in
the flag. Probably they were not
thought of.
After the admission of Vermont and
Kentucky flags appeared with Is stars
and stripes. They do not seem to
have had any legislative sanction,
though they are said to have been
carried by some regiments In the War
of 1912. AS more states were admit
ted it was seen that it would not do
to keep on increasing the stripes, and
in 1918 congress made a definite rule,
fixing the stripes at 13, with star for
each state.
The French tricolor is a dozen years
younger than "Old Glory" What are
usually sold as the German, Russian,
Italian and Spanish flags are devices
! of the nineteenth century, created as
( mercantile" flags or in an effort to
find something that might be more
. popular" than the "royal standard"
and also less complicated and expen-
sive. In fact, outside of the United
States, France and Britain, the recog-
milton of flags of nationality as some
. thing distinct from attachment to a
"royal house" may be said to have been
thought of the last century.
! In this connection 1t may be noted
that the United States also has the
oldest national military school of con-
tinuous existence. The French mill
tary schools, the first that were ina
! tional" in any real sense, were sus-
pended at times during the great revo-
luton. But since its opening in 1902
1 West Point has seen no sun rise or
set without the customary morning and
! evening salute to "Old Glory"
The Colorado statesman., 1918-06-08

| -
F THE question were asked, What
is the greatest sentence in our ma
| tional existence? the reply would
n likely be the one taken from the
Declaration of independence: 'We
hold these truths self-evident, that all
men are created equal" That was the
essence of an ideal or principle, but
| to give that statement living truth
the following words stand out as the
power of the nation:
Saturday, June IA, 1777. Page 243.
Records of the day:
"Resolved-That the Flag of the
united states be 13 stripes alternate
red and white, that the Union be 13
stars white in blue field represent
ing a new constellation"
Famous Committee In Charge.
The committee having the flag prob
lem in charge consisted of George
Washington, Robert Morris and George
Ross.
1t is evident that the resolution, as
originally penned by Charles Thorn
son, secretary of the continental con-
gress, was not adopted, but that cor
rections were made. I have been un-
able to decipher just what the original
reading matter was. Curiously, Sec
retary Thomson did not cross a single
one of the IT ats" which occur in the
sentence. The as" are all dotted,
and a single comma Is the extent Of
the punctuation of this great word
picture-our flag. Strangely enough,
he did not have the modern idea well
in hand when he wrote the words
United States, without capitalizing the
name, while Flag and Union are made
important items in the line.
The old German long IS" is in evil
dence, and the numerals 13 arefgures
and not spelled out. Thus brief and
| without comment is the history we
have of the edict which gave US "Old
Glory"
Honor for Fort Stanwix.
The first flag constructed as a mill
tary emblem, and carrying these heral-
die ideals, appears to have been con-
structed in a rather unique manner.
The first flag which was patterned
after the resolution was adopted, and
which saw actual fighting, must be
cTeulIeC u OlduNlA VI 4Nt" L VI n.
News of those days Travelled slowly,
and while the resolution was adopted
by the continental congress on June
IA, 1777, the improvised flag was not
made until the latter part of July, and
on the second day of August, 1777, it
fioated over the fort (Stanwix, later
Fort Schuyier). Amid loudest cheers
and military salutes it was emblaz-
oned in the sky to remain the emblem
of justice and liberty.
But you ask: "what was there
unique about its construction" Well,
when the news came that the eontinen-
tai congress had finally decided upon
a banner the fort was without proper
flag, and it was too late to depend
upon congress to get one fashioned.
Problem for the Garrison
Immediately the ingenuity of the
colonial or continental garrison ar
ranged to improvise standard as de-
creed by congress. Henry B. Dawson
of New York has left a description
which had fallen into his hands In
The Colorado statesman., 1918-06-08

"When Hermann, the famous. magician
first walked out upon the American stage,
took off his silk hat, said presto and pro-
duced a live rabbit therefrom, his audience
was simply amazed They could hardly be-
lieve their own eyes. They soon found, how
ever, that it was the same kind OF rapplt
that their own little boy had in the back
yard and that natures course had not peen
interfered with When he picked dollars,
quarters dimes and nickels from the ar,
some thought he sure was in league with
the devil but once more his audience found
that things were not always as they seem
This story was told at a conference be-
tween a prominent manufacturer and ms
employes, who were seeking an increase In
wages to help them meet their ever 1ncreaS-
ing cost of living. The men used 1t to IL
lustrate to the boss the point that although
they had been given ten per cent increase
in wages during 1917, that the buying power
of their wage had decreased twenty-five per
cent, and that during 1918, they would real
ly be working on a basis OF a flfteen per
cent reduction.
Investigation proved that the men were
correct in their deduction. They had re-
ceived a wage increase, but their living ex-
nenses had Increased on account of extra
ordinary war conditions, until what seemed
to some an increase, had really become re-
duction, because the buying power OF their
nickels had become about three and one-haf
cents.
Thinking people are commencing to fmd
out that the vanishing buying power OF
nickel is not magical mystery, but an act
ual condition that must be met on falr
basis by the manufacturer and consumer and
the employer and the employe, If we are 60
ing to have healthy industrial condition IN
America.
The 1918 nickel with buffalo on it looks
lust as good as the 1912 nickel with "V"
on il. It takes twenty of them to make
dollar, but 10 and behold its buying power
TODAY is only three and one-half cents, COM
pared to the same kind of nickel in 1919.
The nickel today does not go as far, or
buy as much. Five of them heretofore
would buy two collars. Then three of them
bought one collar Today it takes four
nickels to buy collar. One nickel passed
for piece of pie one year ago. Now 1t
takes two The baker was glad to take one
nickel for loaf of bread Now he insists
on two And so it goes. The five-cent cigar
has gone to six or seven cents. The ten
cent cigar to two for quarter. The popu-
lar nickel show has gone to ten and flfteen
cents, plus war tax.
Every place you turn to ga nick has been
put in the nickel" until on all sides it has
become in fact, nickel with an average pur-
chasing power of only three and one-haf
cents.
The laborer has been compelled to ask
more for his hire. Price of raw materials
have increased. The price of freight has
increased from twenty-five per cent up
wards. The increased cost to the manufac
turer has compelled him to increase the fin
ished products, all along the line, from twen-
ty-five to four hundred per cent.
All industries and public utilities that are
operating at fixed rate are being COM
PEELED by force of circumstances to ask for
The Colorado statesman., 1918-06-08

The Denver Tramway has gone far it go
without getting relief in form. Now they must
either increase revenue decrease service. Which
it shall be depends upon the answer of the Public
Utilities Commission. There simply isn't any other
way out careful investigation of all conditions
entering into the request is being made by the Pub
lie Utilities Commission and upon their decision de-
pends the future of Denver's street railway lines.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-06-08
First Union FIau.

The first union flag was unfurled on
the 1st of January, 177e, over the
camp at Cambridge. 1t had 13 stripes
of white and red and retained the Eng
1ish cross in one corner.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-06-08
Made From English Bunting.

The original flag was made in Phila-
delphia from bunting imported from
England in 1776 just before the
Declaration of Independence was pro-
mulgated.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-06-08

The Union Jack of the United States
or Tbs American Jack" is the upper in
side corner of the American fiag-the
white five-pointed stars, each denoting
state on a blue field 1t Is distinctly a
naval flag, and is without the fly or
that part of the American flag composed
of the alternate stripes of red and white
Our Union Jack Is flown at the PROV or
svery United States warship, while the
.nsign or "stars and Stripes" Is flown at
the stern 81 each vessel
The Colorado statesman., 1918-06-08
''Old Glory"
the Oldest
of Ensigns

ROBABLY few Americans real
ize that when their country's
flag is referred to as "Old
Glory" the adjective is not
The Colorado statesman., 1918-06-08
First Fight
Under Stars
and Stripes
BY BERNARD J. cIGRAND.

Authority on American Heraldry)
r F THE question were asked, What
is the greatest sentence in our ma
tional existence? the reply would