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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-27

concerning this examination. includirG
sample questions and tcstS should Sc
cure q copy Of Announcement 2i95. Ar-
plication Form 1871. and Form c2H2.
These Will bc s"nt 10 any person on re-
quest.
All inquiries shnuld hr addressed to
tho Secretary Of tho Board OF Civil S"rr-
ice Examiners, Post office, WhrHlInE.r
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-27

various branches 81 tho Field Service,
both in the District OF Columbia and
elsewhere In the Fourth Civil Service
district.
Competitors will BE- examined IN tho
following first Grade subjects: spelling,
arithmetic pcrmanFhip. letter writing
and copying and correcting manuscript.
Persons desiring complrte information
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-27

UeCll Ill bou iiCoiSA
and had several at
tacks of nervous
prostration until it
seemed as if the
organs in my whole
body ere worn
out / was finally
persuaded to try
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound and it made
O we'll woman Of
me. l can now DO
all nv homework
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-27
NERVOUS =@1''a''':
PROSTRATION
May be Overcome by Lydia
Z. Pinkharn's Vegetable
Compound This
Letter Proves 1t.

West Philadelphia, Pa. -" During the
thirty years have been married, have
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-03
CHAPTER XIX.
In the Dead Of NIGHT.

While Kusiak slept that night the
wind shifted. It came roaring across
the range and drove before it great
scudding clouds heavily laden with
sleety snow. From dark till dawn the
roar of the wind filled the night. Be
fore morning heavy drifts had wiped
out the roads and sheeted the town in
virgin white unbroken by trails or fur
rows.
With the coming Of daylight the
tempest abated. Kusiak got into its
working clothes and dug itself out
from the heavy blanket Of white that
had tucked it in. BY noon the bust
ness of the town was under way again.
That which would have demoralized
the activities of Southern city made
little difference to these Arctic Circle
dwellers. Roads were cleared, paths
shoveled, stores opened. Children in
parkas and fur coats trooped to school
and studied through the short after
noon by the aid of electric light.
Dusk fell early and with it came a
scatter of more snow. Mrs. Selfridge
gave a dinner-dance at the club that
night and her guests came in furs
of great variety and much value. The
hostess outdid herself to make the af-
fair the most elaborate of the season.
Nobody in Kusiak of any social inn
portance was omitted from the list Of
invited except Gordon Elliot. Even
the grumpy old cashier of Macdonald's
hank--an old bachelor who lived BY
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-03
tie Puritan with no knowledge Of the

world.
In front of the Seattle & Kusiak EN-
porium the Scotsman stopped. A lit
tie man who had his back to him was
bargaining for a team of huskies. The
man turned, and Macdonald recognized
him.
''Hello, Gid. Aren't you off your
usual beata bit?' he asked.
The little miner looked him over i'm
pudently. "Well--welI! If it amt the
big mogul himself---and wantin' to
know If I've got permission to travel
off the reservation"
81 reckon you travel where you want
to, Gid--same as l do.'
"Maybeso. shouldnt wonder if
you'd find out quite soon enough what
I'm doing here. You never can TELL"
the old man retorted with manner
that concealed volumes.
Those who We're present remembered
the words and in the light Of what took
place later thought them significant.
anyhow, it is quite a social event
for Kusiak," Macdonald suggested
with a smile of irony.
Without more words Holt turned
back to his bargaining. The big Scots
man went on his way, remembered
that he wanted to see the cashier of
the bank which he controlled, and
promptly forgot that old Gid existed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-03

himself in rooms behind those IN wn1cn
the banking was done-was persuaded
to break his custom and appear in
rusty old dress suit of the vintage of
'95.
The grizzled cashier-his name was
Robert Milton-left the clubhouse
early for his rooms. 1t was showing,
but the wind had died down. Contrary
to his custom, he had taken two or
three glasses Of wine. His brain was
excited so that he knew he could not
sleep. He decided to read "DOn
Quixote" by the stove for an hour or
two.
Arrived at the bank, he let himself
into his rooms and locked the door. He
stopped to open the draft of the stove
when sound stopped him halfway.
The cashier stood rigid, still crouched,
waiting for a repetition Of the noise.
It came once more-the low, dull rasp-
ing Of file. $50
Shivers ran down the spine of MIL
ton and up the back Of his head to
the roots Of his hair. Somebody was
in the bank-at two o'clock in the
morning-with tools for burglary. He
was scholarly old fellow, brought up
in New England and cast out to the
uttermost frontier by the malign trag-
edy of poverty. Adventure offered no
appeal to him.
But though his knees trembled be-
meath him and the sickness Of fear
was gripping his heart, Robert Mil
ton had In him the dynamic spark that
makes man. He tiptoed to his desk
and with shaking fingers gripped the
revolver that lay in drawer.
The cashier braced himself for the
plunge, then slowly trod across the
room to the inner. locked door. The
palsied fingers of his left hand could
scarce turn the key.
It seemed to him that the night was
alive with the noise he made in turning
the lock and opening the door. The
hinges grated and the floor squeaked
beneath the fall Of his foot as he stood
at the threshold.
Two men were in front Of the wire
grating which protected the big safe
that filed the alcove to the right. One
held file and the other candle.
Their blank. masked faces were turned
frr1 m. rsON,r,TnI7rrnN
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-03
Valuable Brazilian Fish.

The pirarucu is the largest and one
of the most important, commercially,
fresh-water fishes of Brazil. When
full grown 1t measures six to eight
feet and weights from sixty to several
hundred pounds. The scales are
about three inches in circumference
and the head is long and narrow. The
pirarucu Is caught by means Of the
harpoon, and great skill is shown by
the fishermen, who are trained from
early boyhood. The flesh before salt
ing is very palatable. AS a sailed fish
1t is one Of the staple food products Of
the Amazon region.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-03

The old man concluded his purchase
ind drove up to the hotel behind one
Of the best dog teams in Alaska.
Gideon asked question Of the por-
ter.
Second floor. That's his room up
there" the man answered. pointing to
q window.
"Oh, you, MISUNDERSTANDING
nine," the little miner shouted up.
Elliott appeared at the window.
'Well, TIL be hanged! What are You
doing here, Old-TimerT
"Onct knew a man lived to be q
grandpa minding his own business"
grinned the little man. "Come down
and I'll tell you all about it, boy"
In half minute Gordon was beside
him. After the first greetings the
young man nodded toward the dog
team.
Elbow did you persuade Tim Ryan to
lend you his huskies?"
"Why don't you take paper and
keep up with the news, son? These
huskies don't belong to Tim"
Meaning that Mr.. Gideon Holt is
the owner?"
you've done guessed it." admitted
the miner complacently.
He had right to be proud Of the
team. It was famous one even In
the North. It had run second for two
years in the Alaska sweepstakes to
Macdonald's great Siberian wolf
hounds. The leader, Butch, was the
hero Of dozen races and q hundred
savage fights.
"What in Halifax do you want with
the team?" asked Elliot, surprised.
"The whole outfit must have cost q
small fortune"
"Some DUST" admitted Gideon proud
". He winked mysteriously at Cor
don. II got use for this team, Il
anyone was to ask you"
"Hayen't taken the government mail
contract, have your"
"Not so you could notice 1t. I'll tell
you what want with this team, as the
old sayin' is" Holt lowered his voice
and narrowed slyly his little beadlike
eyes. "rm going to put crimp in
Colby Macdonald. That's what aim.
to do with it."
"How?"
The miner beckoned Elliot closed
and whispered in his ear.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-03
4lOO Reward, 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
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been able to cure in all it's stages, and
that is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
Influenced by CONSTITUTE onal conditions
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and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous
Surfa ceS of the System thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the disease,
giving the patient strength by building
up the constitution and assisting ma
ture in doing it's work. The. proprie-
tors have so much faith in the curative
powers of Halls Catarrh Cure that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for list
OF testimonials.
Address: F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo.
Ohio. Sold by all Druggists, 7bc
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-03
Use It Il, your car
and Be convinced.
Standard Oil Company
Manchester f1"d'ono) Iowa
Robt. L. Moore, Agent
NOTICE.

To the Presidents of the Various
School Districts of Delaware
County, Iowa:
You are hereby notified that there
will be convention of school presi-
dents Of the various school districts
of Delaware county, State of Iowa,
held at the court house of said county
on the second day Of April, A. D.
1918, at II a. M, for the purpose of
electing county superintendent of
schools, as prescribed by Sec. 1912,
Code 1913.
MERTEN j. KLAUS,
County. Auditor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-03
Meaning of "Bosporus. "

The correct spelling of the strait
which connects the Black sea with the
Sea of Marmora and separates Europe
from Asia is Bosporus, not Bosphorus.
The word is pure Greek composed Of
two words Dos, COW, and porus, a
ford, corresponding to the English Ok
ford,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-03
That Ancient FEELING.

Blobbs-7"I feel like the Oldest man
in the worsi.'s Slobbs-"What are you
talking about? You are not day over
thirty" Blobbs-'Yes, but I'VE just
been listening to boy Of sixteen tell
about things he used to do when he
was a kid
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-03
A Plea.

"And why should give you kissi'
Scientists say a man needs sweets"
what of it?" I'm going without
sugar. Now's your time to encourage
patriotism, grille"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-03
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Or Blow : Shoe Horn

Mrs. Johnsing- Can't stay long.
Mrs. Snow; just come, to see eff yo'
wouldn't join de mission band" Mrs.
Snow-"Fo' de lan's sakes, honey,
doan come to me! can't even play a
mouf organ Christian Register.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-03
Work Most Important.

Nothing can bring you peace but
yourself and the triumph of principles.
Do your work and you shall re-en-
force yourself Mary e.. Haskell.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-03
Makes Many Matches.

A single manufacturer in London
makes nearly a thousand million boxes
of matches every year.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-03
LOOK TOR Love.

TO be able to see the lovable traits
in people is a wonderful help to hap
piness.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-03
THE
YUk 0 N
r RAIL
A Tale of the North
BY
William Macleod Raine

Copyright by William Macleod Raine)
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-03

o. K. READING. ARCHTTEOT.
Plans and Specifications on al kinds
n work. Office. sos East Union street.
Manchester, Iowa.
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THnoDORH SHELLY,

LICENSED UNDERTAKEN AND
smbalmer Telephone, office 4s4: res
'Aonoe So. Manchester. Iowa
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ARNOLD 4 ARNOLD.
ATTORNEYS AT Law. Office over
delaware County state Bank. Manchss-
:sr. Iowa.
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DORIAN BROS

pENTISTa once on Franklin street
Manchester; and Strawberry Point
Iowa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-03
BUSINESS DIRECTORY

.. 4. Carr. Hubert Cam.
CARR q CARR.
ATTORNEYS AT. Law. Special at
tsntisn given collections. Real estate
loans ana Insurance.. Office in Pest
office Building. Manchester. Iowa
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-03

THOS +. CARKEEK.
ARCHITECT AND BUILDER. Super.
,ntsndent. Southeast corner sth ana
Vain streets. Dubuque. lows.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-03
White Caz-Two Years-No Carbon.

VmIe NAI-lWO : -aNO NaSUOsss
have owned 80 81 p White Car for two years
and used only Polarine to lubrcate the motor. This
oil has given perfect satisfaction. have had vir-
tualy no carbon and the bearings in the engine are
in perfect conditional G., N OAK.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-03
10000 Miles Without Cleaning CyEnders
Buick.
The Best All-Year-Round OIL l. Polarine-
Locomobile

Have used Polarine in my Locomobile for past
year or two and have found it thoroughly satisfac-
tory. For a short time / used an oil much higher
in price than Poarpe but had to stop on account Of
carbon deposits. Polarine has proved the best all
year-round oil for my car.-F. R. A.. Iowa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-03
10000 Miles Five Years Good Shape
Polarme-Reo.

Have run my REQ Car 120.000 miles in five years
Have used only Polarine and car is in good repair
Took it apart last winter and found gears and en-
CINE in good shape-H. L. B., Mo.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-03
Three Years Never Any Trouble Stude.

Have used Polarine in my Studebaker for three
years Driven $4,000 miles-never had any trouble
with fabrication OF carbon.-D. 4, Ind.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-03
Perfect Lubeicasion- Winter and Summer
Kissel Kar.

Ny Kissel Touring Car has run continuousl
winter and summer, for two years, and must say tina
the fabrication given by Polarine has been perfec
at all timeA-L. +. w. s., III.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-02
ILL-FATED ARMENIANS

Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of Turkey
from 1876 to 1908, once said: "Th'
only way to get rid Of the Armenian
question is to get rid of the Armen
ians." He proceeded to do the latter
in way that made Nero and Diocle-
tian mere tyros in tyranny. Yet his
record has in the last three years
been utterly put in the shade by the
Young Turk party, which overthrow
Abdul, and promised in the usuaI
Oriental fashion to make the Ottoman
empire paragon among nations. But
leopards do not change their spots by
masquerading in sheepskins, if one
may vary the metaphor. The reform
party" of Young Turks, whose natural
lawless cruelty has been merely or,
ganized by German efficiency, has
murdered 100000 Armenians, Sy-
rians and Greeks in the three years OF
the great war-a record unparalleled
since there was an armenian qucS-
ton" which there has been ever since
1917, when the ancient kingdom OF
Armenia lost its independent position
among the nations of the earth.
In 1917 there was, roughly speaking
a nation Of 100000 Armenians, hap
py contented, peaceful and industrially
prosperous. In 1918 there are but I.
little over 100000 left, and they are
outcasts. despoilcd, destitute and des-
perate. In the intervening 600 years
the average annual massacre has
taken a toll of $4,000 or 1G0 for every
one of the 100000 days in the six
centuries. For the past three years
the population of a city Of the size
Of Buffalo has been decimated in an
effort to get rid of the Armenian
question:
The old and new regimes in Turkey
have attempted to realize the dream of
pan-Islamism, Mahometan empire
with but one creed and no difference
between one class of subjects and an
other. The Armenians stood in the
way of its realization. They were
Christian, and they were democratic
in political principles, two capital
crimes in the eyes of the pan-Islamic
dreamers. Therefore they were marked
for slaughter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-02
AMERICAN DEFENSE So
CIETY WARNING.

Every German or Austrian IN
the United States, unless known
by years of association to be alb
solutely loyal, should be treated
as a potential spy.
:, Be on the alert. Keep your
eyes and ears open. Take moth
ing for granted. Energy and
alertness may save the life OF
your son., your husband or your
brother.
The enemy is engaged in max
ing war in this country, in trans
hitting news to Berlin, and in
spreading peace propaganda, as
we'll as lies about the condition
and morale of American military
forces.
Whenever any suspicious act,
or disloyal word comes to your
notice, communicate at once with
the Vigilance Corps Of the Amer
lean Defense Society, with the
police department, the local Office
of the Department Of Justice, or
with the national headquarters Of
the American Defense Society, Al
East 23rd street, New York City.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-02
SOMBER MAY DAY.

Dispatches from Europe say yes
terday was somber May Day for the
German troops in Flanders. Gloom
hung heavily in the air. Death was
omnipresent. 1t whistled past and
overhead with the allied shells Of all
caliber counter battering Won Arnim's
front. It started at them from the
open graves they dug all day for their
fallen comrades.
So vast is the number of those killed
and wounded in Mondays vain on
slaughts that the salvage work was
still in full swing late yesterday, and
the German commander could give no
thought to new assaults until it was
done and until the more important
task, that of regrouping and replen-
ishing his mauled legions, was fui-
filed
The German imperial encourage has
become alarmed at The. kaisen's mental
condition. says a: dispatch from ;Berne
quoting .advices that had been received
there. The; newspaper 5Ep6eh stated
that the kaiser has become The victim,
Of haHueinatiors: His advisers are
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-02
GIVES PLEDGE OF SUPPORT.
King George Responds lid Needed in
McsoDotamia ard Palestine.

London, May 2.-The following off.
cial statement was issued last night:
"At the Delhi Gndia) conference Of
Indian ruling princes and representa-
tives of all classes a resolution was
adopted fully justifying the confidence
of the king-Emperoc that in this
hour of crisis the man power and re-
sources Of the country will be utilized
to the greatest possible extent in tie
cause tog which the empire is fight
ing"
Washington. Nay king George
sent telegram to the Delhi confer
ence carly this week expressing his
confidence in the loyal support OF
India and stating that the British ex-
petitions in Palestine and Mesopcta-
mia must be increasingly sustained
by the resources from india.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-02
ssoT' . n y . = ~ 2 { :. = :
WARNING TO DELINQUENTs

q Z. y .
There sMas but; one case upon the
docket. ofssthe Police Court this morn75
ing, that of sleek. well-dressed me-
gro named Willie Clark, who had been
arrested at the instance of George
Rector, colored, charged with de-
frauding him of board bill. Rector
stated that the defendant owed him
SIG, which he was to settle last Sat-
urday night at which time he had been
paid off. Clark left Rector's house
and took I'D his abode in the "Peters-
burg" district, where ne was found
Yesterday by Officer Reed.
Upon being arraigned before the
court this morning the accused acted
in a surly manner. He acknowledged
he owed the board bill, and when
asked why he failed to settle it, he
replied in an unconcerned manner that
he used the money for other purposes.
It has been the custom of the Police
Court to give such delinquents time to
settle charges against them before
pronouncing judgment, and Clark was
told that he would be given until L
o'clock to make satisfactory arrange
ments with Rector for settling the bill.
The prisoner made no answer, and
while being replaced in a cell re-
marked to the officer having him in
charge that the court might as well
impose a sentence, as he had no idea
Of paying Rector. The prisoner was
Immediately sentenced to serve ninety
days in jail.
But three or four cases against
parties charged with defraudlne
boarding houses have been brought
before the Police Court during the
present year. These were generally
of white people, and upon being given
their choice to pay the bills or be fined
$50 or serve three months in Jail, they
have chosen the former course.
Considering the large addition to
our population during the past few
months, it is but reasonable to sup
pose that some who patronize board,
ing houses are not quick to pay their
daily expenses. But the unusually
small number of such delinquents
shows that our new citizens, in the
main, are of honest instincts. The
above, however, is published for ths
information of any one who may at
tempt to defraud their landlords OF
boarding house mistresses in future.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-02
EARN EXPRESS LINES.
Three Automobile Delivery Routes &c
Work Both Ways.

Commencing Saturday three rural
motor express lines will operate daily
between Washington and nearby coun-
ties of Virginia, for the purpose of
furnishing the farmers of the regions
with a means of transporting their
EARN and garden produce to Washing
ton and by the return load Of the
same trip receive needed articles from
the city.
The new motor truck service is fos
tered by the Highways Transport
Committee of the Council of National
Defense, with which the plan of these
and similar lines throughout the coun-
try originated.
The lines, which viii commence op-
Grating Saturday are as follows:
The Leesburg Rural Motor Express,
operated by Mr.. \. 0. Eimondson,
I.eesbufg, Va, will leave Leesburg,
Loundoiln County, at a. H., travelling
over the Leesburg Pike to Tyson's
Corners, then via Chain Bridge to
Washington the same day over the
same route.
The Middleburg Rural Express, op-
Grated by Gartrcll Bros, Mid2ieburg,
Va, will leave the same hour and
same day from Middlcburg, travelling
by Aldie,, Chantilly, Fairfax and Ty-
sons Corners to Washington, return
ing on the same day and over the
same route.
The BristCw-M Manassas Rural Elk
press, operated By Mr.. W. Z. Mccoy,
Manassas. Va, will travel by Center
Vile and Fairfax on the same day and
return over the same route.