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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-12

:; THE THEATRES !
How to Live

4 great statesman once said: "Exctte-
mrnt and wonder Is what l want: adj
venture. romance and risk. l want to
play tho game of tho rrd-bloodcd Eel.
low who loves the lure IF the desert
and the mud-soakrd trenches or
France"
Excitement Is tn" life and desire OF
most OF the human family--and In know
now to live is great sport. 7" live
and DO happy one must learn the shme
Of excitement. In the. coming engage
mcnt at the Court Thursday, matinee
end night. November "A. of the remark
lblc dramatic production OF the Brute
VI Berlin moments Of excitement and
scenes Of wonder grip YOU from cur
tain 10 curtain. AZ The story untolds,
YOU gasp with wonder at the hcastly
cruclt!es INDUCED In by this most VIC
Nous monarch. You arc brought TO
Years by scenes OF pathos and pity. and
element at the thrilling climax OF dare
YOUR blood tinglcS and hoiiS with cX-
devil explois: your muscles iEht"n;
,'our breath shnrtrns your brain reels,
und in the md YOU say "Dainn the
EaIS"r and hurrah FOR. the Nanks"'
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WORLD NAR Is " En- BUT THE
is. WAR CHEST DRIVE IS ON

that Is being raised all over the country
VIII be the only source OF revenue to
take care OF our boys for many months
to conl": boys who have gono through
hell for you. They must be brought
back homo safely What are you going
/" do about it" This is how you can
help by pledging yourself to contribute
every month for u months ono DAYS
pay TO the Ohio County War Chest.
Your dollars will also aid the many
charitable and philanthropic institutions
in this community in the merge drive.
TIL" drive on. A solicitor will call
Upon you this weok. Greet him OF her
with q smile and do your bit This will
very likely be the last war contribution
The war for democracy has been won
and now Is the time for you to dcnlon-
stratc your appreciation for tho boys
who have made It SO. Mighty little is
asked OF you-a few dollars each month
Are you for the boys. Answer with
Your subscription.
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ENIIsTS IN MARINES.

Hiram Arthur Howard. of Elm Grove.
left yesterday. afternOon for Pittsburgh.
where he will enlist In the L. S. Ma
riues
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Now's TRE TINE TO EELS TRG H,@n
LYONS OF BOYS WHO MUST
REMAIN OVERSEAS.
Big Ohio County Campaign IS ALSO ~
Aid Many Local worthy
T,ctttut;6cS

Institutions.
Tba war is over. and ii" OHIO County
War Chest dr!v" IS on.
R.cause hoSt.!i;;"S have ended uoeS
not mean that III" work 81 the h'"S.s
,a-orsd r-r,. agencies; 0v-" there arc 10
cease their work a;!d 80 iA" 'n'''''t'> W
American soldier boys remain over there
without the aid "t \ protecting manu- anu
10 provide comfort" Cor them.
Herss ? dispatch from washington.
rece;yed in Wheeling last "renlngtouCn-
ING unnu tho situation: Signing OF the
armistice with Germany. which oE!hsN
the world war & an cad. docs not ni.'t'
that the great American army machine
will CEASE To opcr1t" 1T once. t>he'l""
must play an i'm pnrtant part IN dlsaF'n,
ing and guarding I'll" enemy ana unt'
this work is complat"d moving OF troops
10 France will b. continued lrool'S
which have soon tho longest service III
france probably Will return ho:ns soon
10 10 replaced hy my men now m tasS
country who will perform guard nu'F
overseas.
millions to Stay over There"
That means tlier" Will be millions or
Americans overseas for many months:
perhaps Tor years. and they must pc
looked after. Who IS I" do this? Inc
war agencies that the War Ghost IS 70
support. Every dollar you give will go
directly to these agencies that ar" 20
look after the boys' souls and his bodily
comfort Tho agencies include the 7.
VI. {. \. Y ". G. \. Knights OF Column
bus ard thc Jewish Welfare Board.
which will bring them health. emuse-
ment. spiritual aid and all those other
blessings o. home. which no nations
government supplies its soldiers
Also to Help Local Institutions.
The War hest funds OF $4,000. con
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.Ihe / aylor Ahorofare

I'd for the coming season by his man
oyer. Oscar l.. Hodge. with company
tor which Il claim Is made that' none
more prrtentious has ever been Sottcr
together. II is promised that in addi-
ton To some of the old favorites Of pre-
vious years, many. new faces Till be III
evidence and that there Will not he
heard in tho entire performance an Old
Joke or an old song. and that the equip
mcnt as to scenery and costumes Is
wholly now.
The entire, company participates III
he daily street parade. Musical u.
rector Frank Fuhrer has surrounded
hlmsclf with a band Of more than .u*ual
recognition. MI the members OF winch
IRE soloists. and tho daily concerts nr"
looked forward to BY every lover o.
music. Seats on sale Wednesday.
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Soldier Factory at Camp Lee

Casualty lists appearing IN tho pa
pers OF late include many men from
tho Eightieth Division. which Is COM
noscd Of West Virginia. Virginia and n
few Pennsylvania boys. They were N
the grcnt ArEonne forest pattie ana
did wonderful work. You will So.
treat MAN. Of the hoys who did nc
f,shtinE in III. big scven-rccl produC-
lion OF The Soldier Factory Mt CAMP
Lee" which will be shown at tho Court
saturday, November Is, afternoon and
evening. There are $4,000 men IN tn"
picture including infantrym"n. caval-
rvu.n. engineers ambulance corps.
str.trhrr bearers. etc. 1t shows thu
huys in mimic trench warfare and il
lust as thrilling and exciting ns though
YOU were watching them in Il real bat
tie. The picture will he shown twice
each afternoon and twice each night.
pIry N,,ar3 SAVING STAMPs.-
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MORE DONATIONS FOR
SOLDIERS CHRISTMAS

Pa Wheeling. through tho 'THseit:is
chapter Of the American Red Cross. is
going to do his hit IN helping to send
the boys over thero Christmas gifts
Moro donations were received ynEtrr-
day ut the headquarters. Huh building.
The Red Cross officials have 4 quota Of
2 thousand cartons To he filled and sent
10 the American soldier boys In France
Tor thc1 Christmas gifts. The parcels
Nre to be sent to boys having no par
ents or relatives and who would hav" a
giftless Xmas OF il were 1t not fn- the
kind-hearted Americans mt homo.
Following arc tho contributions re-
cetved yesterday by tho local Rcd Cross:
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Draft Boards Are Not
Notified of Cancellation

Up until 4 late hour yesterday after
noon neither the city or county draft
board had received any orders counter
handing the entraInment OF the ffty-sIx
which were to leave this city for Camp
Meade. Md. Friday. Nov. Is.
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Neil O'Brien Here Friday

The Neil O'Bricn Minstrcls will bo
,hc attraction at the Court Friday. No
vemhcr Is, matinee and night. MT.
o'Bricn himself. recognized as Il great
black face comedian, has been surround
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-12
ROBERT ROWND GOES

Robert Rownd. OF Pleasant Valley
left last evening over the Pennsylvania
for Camp Fremont. California, to enter
the officers training school.
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Compliment TO Conscience.

Here. comes that MISS GahhlnS. !
think III have Morn say I'm out.
'Wnnr the %.tll. small voice r''i':"h'n
yon"' it,,
'Yrs. hut. I'd rather listen 20 the
sill. sn,aI! voice than to hers. -B"S-
ton Transcript.
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eight per cent. per annum, payable
semi-annually at the same place, on
the surrender Of the coupons attached
to the bonds, the said bonds to be
secured by and subject to the pro-
visions Of mortgage to be exc
cuted by the said Abbeyille Ice,
Laundry and Fuel Company, to be
dated January 1st, 1919, conveying
and assigning to trustee, to be
named, all of the property of the
said corporation of every nature and
kind, including its real estate and
machinery.
The stockholders Of the said, COR
poration are notified to be present
at the said meeting in person or by
proxy to vote on the said resolution,
By order Of the Board Of sDrec-
tors: * 5ES
William P. Greene, President,
F. e. Harrison, Secretary.
12-s-5t. Tues. u
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

A meeting of the Stockholders of
the Abbeville Ice, Laundry and Fuel
Company is called to meet in the Of
fee of William P. Greene, at Abbe-
vile, South Carolina, on January
3rd, 1919, at $50 o'clock P. M. to
consider a resolution, authorizing the
proper. officers of the said corpora
tion, to execute and issue one hun
dred fifteen (115) Coupon Bonds Of
the said corporation, Of the par. va.
lue Of One Hundred Dollars ,($10O.-
00) each, making in the aggregate
Eleven Thousand Five Hundred Dol
lars ($11,5Oo.oO), which bonds are
to be dated January list, 1919,- pay
able in lawful gold coin Of the Unit
ed States Of America at the Farmers
Bank of Abbeville, South Carolina,
on January 1st, 1926, which bonds
are to bear interest at the. rate of
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rived in front Of the house. "Now
then, snuggle under those robes and
let US see If I have forgotten how to
drive. Thirty miles-do you think
you can stand it?"
"Oh, JohnW she almost gasped
"That would be our home town. You
don't mean"
That I am going to take you to
yonr foiks2 Yes, dear, and stay there
with you over the holidays. I say"
bracing and thrilling as they started
down clear smooth road full speed,
"this is like the old times, when I used
to steal a kiss from you, and I'll
take one now;"
She was crying for Joy. Her trem.
bling hend stole to his arm and lightly
rested there. Her heart was singing
amid a aewly awakened happiness.
~The river, hill and old bridge I"
shouted John an hour later, alive with
enthusiasm. 'Bonfire on the skating
patch ahd-whoa! Nellie, this is my
Christmas present to you"
he had hailed In front Of the old
Willis homestead, pretentious in its
mansiop1ike beauty. "I've decided to
give up the crowded city. Well, what
is itY
She could Dot tell him at that sd
preme moment
The merry sleigh bells rang out
gay song Of renewed youth and con-
tent1nent in q dash for Nellie's old
home. She ran up the steps to greet
loving outstretched arms and fond
cries Of heartsome welcome.
"Home at last!" cried John Willis,
bursting into the brightly decorated
parlor radiant with evergreen and
holly. Whyl you look like; a girl
again, Nellie! Merry Christmas" And
he kissed her under the mistletoe.
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He turned to confront a sweet, patient
faced woman, whose eyes were fixed
upon the tattoo chronicle as though
fascinated.
ut is true?" she whispered, and
tottered, and he caught her in his
arms, and the Joy of his own soul
seemed impaired to that Of the lost
one found-his wifeI
"At last!" his tones vibrated. "You
believe? You forgive? Our little ones"
"Safe in the care of kind friends. !
have toiled for them so gladly, think
ing you dead. My husband, you. have
redeemed all those bitter, cruel years. !"
Arnold Drew, returning, stood spell.
bound viewing the reunited twain
and cemprehending.
"You will send for your little ones,"
he said, "and tomorrow will be for all
Of Us re brightest, happiest Christ
mas day that loving hearts can make,
itw j
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picture. It only ripped one end loose"
There was crash outside, then a
cheer. The great Christmas tree had
come down. The throng had seized 1t
and were bearing it away, singing,
"Peace on earth, good will to men,"
Jasper ran to the door, and Edna with
him. -2
Men," he shouted, a-thrill with joy,
waving his golden treasure, 'rrim that
tree fore and aft with the brightest
prettiest ornaments money can buy
and send the bill to mep and then, as
be led his sweetheart down the hall
back to the parlor, he whispered:
ga ChristmaS kiss for the .wanderar
returned r. ana Edna pressed har
1weet lips to his own.
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I'm my wardrobe; am sure, have a
very notable Kriss Kringle disguise"
= :. Thus it was that Robert Merrill, e1-
circus clown and famous Humpty
Dumpty, set juvenile Belleyille wild
with delight that memorable Christ
mas eve. .. I.s...
j "You have wen all hearts," enthused
Mr.. Arnold, Drew to the great star Of
the occasion. "You have gloriously
saved the day. OF course you viii be
my guest" ~. ...<... ~
Robert Merrill hesitated. Then he
glanced at four little happy-faced chill
dren in the Drew automobile "Per-
haps I can make. up q Christmas spe-
cial for those cherubs," he said.
For two hours at the Drew home
Robert Merrill fascinated the little
ones. He exercised the best that was
in him Of grimaee aud contortion to
set them wild with delight. They were
singing carol at the piano when Mr..
Drew beckoned, led him into small
room and proceeded to closet.
1--WE have a jewel Of q governess for
the children and this is her sewing
ROOM" he said, going to a cabinet.
@This may be acceptable after your
arduous exercise" and he set decan-
ter and q glass on the table.
He was almost startled at the sud-
den change that came over his guest.
Robert Merrill's features grew stern.
= II want to show you something" hs
said, and barred one arm. Across its
surface was revealed a date. "Ten
years back-you note it? The circus
tattoo man did that. It commemorate
ed the day when realized that my
reckless way had brought me to pow
erty, had cost me loving wife and
two little cherubs. Ten years twenty
"a lifetime, still will I seek them the
world over to atone for my cruel neg
1ectr
"You brave, true mani" cried Ar
mold Drew shamedly, and swept the
table clear and went back to the room
where the children were, leaving his
guest to recover his composure.
"Show mer'
Robert Merrill started with a thrill.
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out q cake of maple sugar, bit of q
fragment and smacked his lips.
"Genuine stuff, eh?" he laughed
jovially. ....,
You're alucky lad, Ted" spoke MI
Willis, his voice a trifle husky. Then
he went into his private Office and for
ten minutes sat idly In his swivel chair,
q dreamy, far away expression upon
his face.
II can: taste that maple sugar YETI
he sighed finally. Let me see, it's
two years since I've visited the old
home town. I'm ashamed Of 1t, for
we've run down to Nellie's folks only
twice since we were married. Maybe
she's longing for sight Of the coun-
try, too. Hello" !" z
He had picked up his mail and be-
gan to rifle the slitted envelopes. The
first lines ofsthe letter he opened read:
my dear daughter Nellie: We are
so hopeful that you may give US a
Christmas visit this year, and y6u
and Mr.. Willis would be so welcome !"
"Why, this won't dol" calculated
John Willis, replacing the letter that
had been Gcarelessly opened by the Of.
fee mail clerk. 'Dear old people-and
Neiliel" s.
His heart suddenly smote him. Mel.
lie never murmured at the e4actions
of business. Faithfully she accom-,
panied fim to social functions, and all
the time a conception of their hollow
.superfcianty had ended in a dream Of
the dear old life, where true hearts
and quiet, humble pleasures seemed to
beckon longingly. - X
t'Tm going to take q run down to
the country to look after my old
home," John Willis told Nellie that
evening. ''The tenant has left and ]
want to see what can be done with It."
He returned two days later. "Saw
your folks, DEAR" he said, and Nellie's
famished soul greeted the tender word
like a cooling draught to thirsting
spirit. "Look here, Tuesday is Christ
mas eve. Those snowclad hills at
home have made me hungry for a
sleigh ride. Be ready to take regu.
lar old-fashioned frolic." And there
awoke In Nellie the most extravagant
soul Of hope. ....,.,.
Bundle up good" directed her hus.
band the next evening, as double
team attached to a roomy cutter ar
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! Christmas eve" he murmured, and q
smile, peaceful, reverential, all good
will and gentleness, told that his soul
was drinking in the sweet music Of the
distant bells, their notes mellow and
soft as silver beads dropped within a
crystal dish. .
"Fire! fireI" someone yelled. '1t's
the schoolhouse. No, it's Benton's
store."' The man watched the firetruck
pass but did not, join the rushing
throngs. He. entered the hotel, sank
into an armchair and sat immersed In
meditation. He was not aroused until
an hour had passed by. Two men took
the chairs just beyond him. #
"That settles Santa ClausI" spoke
one Of them. .> -..
.. "Much of blazer .....'-- ID"
Enough to burn to ashes the Santa
outfit the store had ordered from the
city, -, - - i.:..
I'VE must rig. up a homemade
Kriss Kringle, then. There's no time
to lose, either. Those little ones will
be on hand at the hall in two hours."'
y The sad face Of their listening neigh
Dor Lit up with responsive sentiment.
Excuse me, gentlemen" he spoke,
''but do I understand that you are look
ing for Santa Clausp y. -
'That's It," nodded the man nearest
to him.
I'D like the job. I'd enjoy the, jol-
nty: I am the Humpty Dumpty Of
stranded company, homeward bound.
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staff" The nurse read an order trans.
ferring her to another ward, substi-
tute: Miss Ada Wilbert. She stared
in amazement.
"You know who I ann" spoke the
intruder.
"Why, yes. II cannot understand" !"
GAS to my being here? 1t has been
the one impulse Of my life, ever since
the military authorities passed the re-
striction that no wife could accompany
her husband abroad. My marriage
went for naught. I had it annulled. I
am no longer wife. I am only a low
ing, loyal girl, whose place is beside
the man for whom she would give her
life"
Ada swept aside the enveloping
cloak, to reveal Red Cross costume.
"You noble creaturew quavered the
nurse. "Come."
And after a while, when the shock
and surprise Of her presence had been
subdued, Ada retold her story to Dex-
ter Marsh.
Outside his comrades were singing
Christmas carols, but within his happy
soul the very harps Of heaven seemed
to echo, with an angel Of love and
mercy at his sidei
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him Of veal and woe. -. .
'sThe most resigned, heroic patient
we ever had,"' spoke the Red Cross
nurse to the surgeon. sWhen he. woke
up after the anesthetic and missed his
arm, he said quietly: They didn't get
both, did they?r, I've, one still left for
the service Of my country"
* tYes;'" nodded the surgeon, "the man
is made of hero stuff all through. he
rooted eighteen Of the foe out Of a
trench and marched them Into camp
all alone, that shattered arm hanging
useless at his side.'
Sergeant Dexter Marsh has some
thing on his mind" said the nurse. He
keeps his eyes fixed with faraway
look, as if some haunting sorrow made
him forget everything else"
'Tell him the general is coming to
see him." advised. the surgeon.
But the patient simply smiled his
thanks when the nurse impaired the
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welcome home and girls on college va
cation banded gay .repartee.. All was
mirth and happiness except with one.
Shrinking back into dark corner
Of the car was, a bronzed young man.
The face under the drooping SOM
brero bore wistful, anxious express
sion. He went out to the platform tas
the train showed up, leaped to the
ground, skirted the main street,
evaded brilliantly lighted church
where some Christmas eve festiyity
was in progress and. reached q house
set in the center Of large lot. He
gained the shadow of q great ever
green tree. .......
The forlorn 1uRker ventured a few
yards, gaining a view, Of an ell where
adm light showe& He uttered a COM
.forting sigh and something about "the
folks probably being at the church"
adding: "I can watch and wait. I
wonder If the old hideout In the tree is
stiil thereT He reached fer q braneh,
lifted himself aloft, scrambled up the
trunk and came to where few boards
formed platform. BE had placed it
there when a boy. It trembled from
age as he crept upon it. 49,.
~Three years." he whispered, dream
ny. Christmas eve, home and
wfat?n S&f ~,
He had left this selfsame spot aerun-
away, he had returned likeyseme fear
flied fugitive. How wildly be recalled
his last day at homel He and others
had been playing ball next to the home
of wealthy Judge EARL. A cheer had
greeted his strike which sent the
sphere whirling.S It handed against 8.
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blouse the patient wore.
'tGet well, my boy" spoke the gen.
eral "We1l see that you help win the
war behind the lines as a directing
force, jnst.as you have with, that mad,
reckless dash that has Invalided you"
At noon, when the nurse came again
to the cot. her patient was gazing at
the holly and evergreen trimmings and
seemed pleased at some flowers
brought by q comrade who sat beside
him.
'The whole company wanted to
Gomez explained the latter. "but I told
them that:wouldn't do.s = /.
The nurse accompanied him to the
anteroom. @Do you know Lieutenant
Marsh very wellY"' she inquired point
edly; andias he nodded, ''then can you
tell me what is so constantly on his
mind~ y c.
"It's Ada Wilbert."
'Who Is she?% -
"She was his: wife. Back home he
married her on an impulse. he had
half an hour to catch a train. She had
insisted that she would become war
nurse and follow him abroad. They
were married by clergyman, near the
depot. Marsh had just time to snatch
q kiss and catch the train. he has
never heard from her since, but q
month ago a relative wrote him that
Ada had managed to have the mar
rage annulled. She had disewned
him, and 1t broke his heart" "
"Poor soul" murmured the nurse
sympathetically. - - 49,
Marsh closed his eyes as dusk came
on. The bands outside were playing
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press. Amid his chuckling and gloat-
ing smiles there came check.
'eWhat you got there, TedT sounded
a sudden voice, and Ted turned. to be
confronted by his 'boss." -.
"If you please, SIR. he stammered'
'it's my regular Christmas box from
the folks home on the farm" +
aLet's. see what. you've got Ted"
suggested John Willis, and he fished