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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-01

Recently an orator quoted from
Commerce and Finance singular
tale. 1t seems that certain young
man. who came up to the city TO make
his fortune. became vain and selfish
through success. Having once been
kindly, affable, and q real Yellow.
prosperity went to his head like alb
sinthe, and apparently changed his very
nature. In business he became hard as
nails. cold as frosty morning. ana
built high barriers between himself and
his men. At home. L.. lame surly to
his wife, cross to u 'n,ldrcn, AFRO
CANT 10 the maids U':.i II was almost
impossible to keep rr.H help in his
house or his rar'"". Ills acQuaint-
ances used to rcmrrN. There goes one
good man totally rined by success.
One by one his iii ':Icnds died. Little
by little, he WIS GROUNDED only by ac-
quaintances. n"r TX these years. he
did not realize rrr' he was isolated. I'M
admired and un",. d. and that when he
disappeared in thu, black wave of death.
that O multitude Of his employees
would smile into one Mothers face and
shake hands impulsivcly. without open
Iy conEratulating one another that he
was dead. or even saying that IT was
good radiance TO bad rubbish"
Then came his transformations ON"
night. while preparing 10 retire. h"
stopped on a needle. that snapped IN
two. At first he thought II was m"r"
pin prick, and he slept almost as we'll
protection and enjoy is benefits II
is about time for the Inv department to
net instead of talk.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-01
How aBrokenNeedH Transformed Mans Character
BY NEWELL DWIGHT HILLS

as usual. In tn" morning. he found one
half of that needle. but 1t was the thick
half. Without saying anything 70 his
wife. he began to think of going to 4
surgeon but delayed this step. Little
! by little h" began to notice that there
was an occasional twinEc IN his leg. \
month passed by. on" day he was
, ovcrtakcn by something like sciaticii
in tho right leg. by this time. he did
not dare To 20 10 a surgeon lie now
knew TO certainty that the needle had
worked its way above his hip. When
the SCiatica had gone the pain in his
left side became rcCurrcnt. lie knew
that the needle was pointed straight to-
ward his heart. lie know that at the
previous rate Of travelling ii should
reach his heart within four weeks.
During tn" previous six months ne
had unConSriously through the prick OF
that needle and the motive of fear. been
, completely transformed in character.
Realizing that he had but 4 few months
TO live. he became the very soul OF
kindness II his children. II" trans
f"rrcd certain property 10 his older
rhIrdCn. and began Iu advis" with them
aS TO how they should invest tn" money
The arrogant master Of tn" house. be-
: Shu had been for years half frozen in
her own hnm" found him an ideal nus
: band. The employees in the store
wakrncd To discover that th"i" WAS Il
new man in tn" office. Then came n
rrl;ical hour. through sharp twingc in
his side. That night. u" showed his
wife his will and told her how br."f a
tim" he had yet 10 live. and h"Suught
her forgiveness. for his scliishncSs. but
nc added that after all il might he best
that he was about to die in view Of the
fact that h" had known NOR" real hap
pirrsI during the siX months sine" that
awful accident hal occurred. than in the
previous ten years. II was only then
that his wife. passed from the utter
most of fear and sorrow to tho utter
most Of happiness and laughter. She
reminded him that he had never re-
frrrrd 10 that incident Of the needle
again. but she fully recalled tho fact
that tn" next morning. she had found
the sharp half Of The needle and she
assured him that ovcrcating and lack Of
exercise had been responsible for tho
pain he had felt. When he still would
not believe. She arranged for an Nray
that made il scientifically certain that
thcr" WAS ~ nccdl" IN his body. Long
aftcrward. his close friends used to
speak 10 him rs tn" man who was trans
formed not through Il heavenly vision.
hut through a sharp needle. The fear
of tn" Lord" said the sage is the be-
ginning Of WISDOM and We all know
that the Lord" said the sage is the be-
ginning of wisdom" and We all know
that the low" of the Lord ~ the end of
nil controlled by law. some by intellect.
gomo by public opinion. some by that
stimulated the sense of fear. and by re-
current flashes Of pain, forced him 10 re-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-01
"OWN YOUR OWN HOME"
Four Things Which Must Be Done to Realize Greater
Sense of Citizenship.
BY LOUIS F. POST
Assistant Secretary of Labor
Assistant Secretary Of Labor.

itics should guard by legislation against
such conditions.
Finally. homes should be exempted
from taxation t. the fullest possible
limit. Til" man who builds home
should not hr fined annually for having
dunC 50. And 1t isn't necessary. Every
new home built means greater base
for taxation in IN" higher values OF the
neigh borhoud. pittShUrEh has set 4 good
example hy Il systematic increase OF
buildinE-lut valuation for taxes and
corresponding decrease uu Improvement.
This shifts III" burden Of taX"s from
homes IL the buildng-l"t values which
home building Increases.
Realizing the vital relationship be-
tween home owning on the ono hand and
social ard governmental stability on tn"
other the United States Department OF
Labor has been and is encouraging the
own Your own Home" movement. More
than 100 cities are either engaged in or
organizing local own Your own Home
campaigns Indiana is about to launch
4 Statewide own Your Home First
campaign To continue over three years.
or course. one of the first objections
to building now. ever on the part Of per.
sons who ar" impatient to own their
own homes. Is the present cost Of con-
StruCtion. In an effort to obtain an
authoritative forecast on building Condi-
tions the Department OF Labor has had
= corps OF experts studying market and
labor conditions, finance. real estate and
rrntals. They have been at the job
since January. Among the conclusions
TO which they have been forced 10y the
evidence are these: We shall not expert
cnCe a return To prC-war prices: building
material prices excluding stccD have
not advanced in the same proportion as
| the prices Of other commodities: wages
! for labor in the buIlduE trades have ad-
! VICCrd less than in other Industries and
, have not kept pace with the cost Of liv-
: ing. building. therefore, both as Ia ma
! tNrial and labor costs. is not expensive
: when compared with prevailing prices in
! other fields.
! To fail. year after year and genera
: ton after generation, in widening III,
! Cjrcl" OF opportunity! for home-nwning
means national disaster. We have only
, Ia turn 70 history /" discover the ruin
! Gus consequences OF yHCh do-nothinG
! policy. Ireland. Russia. and. closer Il
/ lis. Mexico, offer grim evidence Of the
! inevitable when Tn" land opportunities
! and the homecoming aspirations al the
masses Of the peopl" ar" pcrsistcntly
! ignored.
Copyright. ol9D
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-01
GERMANY IN RUSSIA

The curious activity OF German arm
les in parts OF Courland and Letvia re-
mains entirely unexplained so far as
official statements are concerned. and
apparently does not command the at
tention OF the Allied council at Paris
Associated Press dispatches state that
there are $4,000 German troops at Cour-
land and their number is increasing
daily. Contingents Of Russo-German
troops-and in this case. Russo" prac-
tically means German. because the
Russian contingents are recruited from
the territory Of the Baltic barons. Ger
man by descent, but Formerly subjects
Of Russia-are operating against the
Let's and preparing for an attack on
Riga
The extreme western provinces Of
Russia north Of Poland are largely Ger
manic In race and tradition. The leu
tonic knights conquered these prov
inccs in the Middle Ages. established
themselves, built up great baronial
estates. and finally became component
parts Of the Russian Empire. but they
remained German in spirit and char
acter. These arc the forces that are
now operating with distinctly German
army. apparently for the purpose Of
building up German provinces in west
err Russia. Germany will find rich
field for exploitation in Russian terri
tory. and the activities OF the Germans
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-01
Our Daily Story
ONSLAUGHT FELLOWSHIP.

Onslaught Fellowship banged MIS- hH'
down. on the table. !,
where arc sc drifting to-" he de-
handed hoarS"ly Of Pcaspod CnncDraht.
who had just dropped in. IhatS VIVA
want To- know. where arc We drifting
Ia" rhi,; country is going to the dogs
and the pigs, and it's hiGh time IN"
decent pcoplr that arr left did some
thing about II.
Il for one. CanrbraLc. don't propose
to SIT idle and let this great land 4" 10
wrack and ruin in the hands Of lot OF
vilc plundrrcrs. robbers self seekers,
highway robbers and poltr"onS! Marx
my words. Cancbrcak. if something isn
done. and quickly, utter chaos Will over
WhClnl uS. J.,
! Are We going to sit with folded hands
ask YOU. until the flood of lawlcssncSS;
famln" and despair orcrwhelmS US anu
carries us under" Action. Canchrake,
action, that's what's needed. l for one
intend to assert myself and help rescue
Our inStitut ions from III" miro INTO
which thy are already being dragged:
FELLOWSHIP. I'm glad I" hear you, voice
those sentiments. approved tahcoTahc;
"BrcauSr III" fact is. IN" very reason l
came to see Won was to ask you to vote
for Finhcdd Timber. who STANDS LOT
reform"
Onslaught PIllowslip's fac" underwent
a curious change.
BY love-" Ne mu,t"red. Il forgot to
register"
praSp"d tanchrnk" left. but not before
~ had left FELLOWSHIP prone on the floor
with all the dining room furniture piIeu
ON top Of him.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Twomblcy" the
story Of n red -blood"d mans man told IN
yirilc fashion by the same author. IL
will get you.
Projected by George Matthew Adams.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-01
Tobacco Habit
Dangerous

saws Doctor Conner. formerly Of Johns
Hopkins hospital. Thousands of men
suffering from fatal diseases would b"
in perfect health today were II not for
the deadly drug Nicotine. Stop the
habit now before it's too lat'. It's 1
SIMPLE process to rid yourself Of the
tobacco habit in any form. Just ~ /"
any up-to-date dru; store and E"t some
Nicotol tablets; tax" thcH rs directed
and 10: the pcrniciuuS habit quickly Van
ish,S. Druggists refund thu money II
they fail. Be sure L. read lnrE" and
interesting announcement 10y Doctor
Common soon TO appear IN thiS paper. II
tells OF the danger Of nICutin" poisoning
and how 20 avoid II. In til" meantime
try Nicotol tablets: you will be sur
nriscd at the result.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-01
FoR HIGHER RATES.

CHARLESTON. w. Va. Oct. al
Hearing WAS held by the public service
commission yesterday IN the appliratinn
OF the Pure Oil Pipe Line Company 10
Increase its rates from 30 to 80 cents Tor
transporting oil per barrel This com
Irany operates in Peasants county.
There were no prutostants and the erl-
denCn was taken anu TN case was sub
mlttd To the commission.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-01
RATE INCREASE AsuD.

CHARLESTON. w. Va. Oct. 31.-Ap
plication was received to-day by thu
public service commission from the
South Morgantown Traction Company
applying to increase rates and hearing
was set for November IL. The company
wants a rate OF eight cents. with four
teen tickets for $1.00 for adults, enA SIX
teen tickets for 800 for school ehifursn
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-01
Transfer Of Ksai Estate.

Citizens Peoples Trust company to R r
Kitchin. lots 4S and ~. Beech Glen ad
diti"n No. l. Triadelphia district.
Frank Orr and wife, Ncttie R., ant
James b. Cox, Margaret c. Richardson
George y. Richardson and Mary Orr t.
Robert Orr. tract Of land in Ohio county
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-01
PETITION FOR WRIT

Petition was filed in the office or Cir
cult Clerk Kingdom for a writ OF haoeas
corpus To gain possession Of Allie hay
Birch. now in the custody Of her mother.
the wife OF petitioner, OF Elm Grove.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-01
COUNTY COURT
Licensed to We'd.

Carlton B. Slower. 80. Of Emlcnton
Ia. and Rose Scholinger. 81. Wheeling
Criah y. Tenant, 20. and Eva Tooth
man. 70. Fairview, ~. Va.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-01

today show that they have their eyes
upon these opportunities, both CONNER
cial and military.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-01

A vote for the street improvement
bond issue is vote for a cleaner, .
better and handsomer city.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-01
RIPPING RHYMES
BY WALT MASON.
THE CHEERFUL GROCER.

Grncrr johnson is 4 peach. ana ne
should y" hired 10 l"ach OPP ~
his kind: he's man or hop'i"t
mind In tho thr"nGinS marts W
trade. optimism seems decay ~.
ucarl :, every merchant prince seems
ro think that lifr'S Il ounce, ana n"
lrlls me tales Of tears. and ui doI'
r,l doubts and fears. Every DAY l
hear =, spiel from the dealers as inc!
deal hear a narrative OF woe. ana oil
commerce lying low, lying prolltl'sS
and dead. and Of friEhtful times
ahead. Every Cay | hear such DUNK
when | 20 To spend PUNK IN inc
thrrrCing martS Of trade. where inc
hams and Spuds are weighed. But
in Johnson'S moral shop l nave
heard no dolcful yawp. Johnson
skipS around his store. leaving
smoke along III" floor. and he muir
murs cheerful tunes rs he wclshs
his homeless pruncS. Tired OF near
,nr people beef. it's to me Il great
relief t. encounter. then and now.
ono who has unfurro% wed brow ana
who churtlrs as h" soils hard boiled
eggs and oyster shells. For 100
many people whin" in TINS niue
grad Of mine putting up doleiul
whcrzc. when they should he on
their knees, thanking Providence all
day for the good that comes their
way.
Copyright NY George Matthew Adams
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-01

Iceland has only one policeman. and
his beat is in the capital. Reykiavik-s Tho
residents are so orderly that he has little
to do.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-01

alizc that soon or late. nc would nave "
give an account Of himself unto u"o'
list Century rrrss l? CopI'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-01

A six months old baby walruS WI
dfty pounds Of Goldfish . dA%
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-17
MAYOR MARRIES ON BET.
Schelswig Mayor Finds Bride and is
Married at Street Carnival.

Denison, lathe mayor of
Schelswig, Iowa, was married in a
great public wedding during the
street carnival which took place at
that town this week. This thriving
burg is on the Northwestern between
Boyer and Missouri Valley. In a jok-
ing way, Mayor A. E. Schultz was bet
$500 that he could not be married
at the carnival. He is a man of great
activity and resources, so became
busy. Miss Alice Miner, Of Omaha,
had been at Schleswig last winter as
a nurse in home where she met the
mayor. He must have felt she would
be willing, for he stated the case at
hand to her, and she consented to
the wedding ceremony in public. All
the ceremony which the town offered
was used. The wedding took place
on high platform in the presence
of vast crowd. The bride is 26 and
her husband is ten years her senior.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-17
TILTED ON WEDDING DAY.
Ida Grove Girl is Inundated bg
Mason City Man

Ida Grove, Ia.-Romance received
hard blow here and one of the
prominent young women of the town
was left with badly lacerated feel
ings when a love affair, begun at
the State University of Iowa, had an
unexpected announcement.
Miss Freda ]. Beaver, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Will A. Beaver was to
have been married to Hugh Val Harm
of Mason City. Invitations had been
issued, numerous prenuptial held,
and arrangements were complete for
the ceremony and the wedding break
fast at the Hotel Baxter.
The groom was to arrive on an
early train and Miss Beaver was
there to meet him. The train came,
but no bridegroom, and thinking that
he might have missed the train, tne
bride-to-be waited for the next train
from Mason City. When he failed to
appear on this one as we'll, she called
up his Office, but was told that he was
very busy and asked to call later.
When she called the second time
Harm refused to talk.
So far, the bride, her parents anu
the guests who had been invited to
the wedding are able to provide no
explanation for the action of the ex,
pected bridegroom.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-17
Child Swallows Safety Pin.

Tuesday evening little Beverly,
the three-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Rohrssen, swallowed
a safety pin which she had taken from
the table and for a time it was fear
ed that there might be bad results
but fortunately it was found, on
taking an X-ray picture, that the pin
was closed and had lodged just above
the opening of the stomach.
Not until the child began to choke
did it's mother realize that anything
was the matter and the little child
made her understand that she had
swallowed the pin. Mrs. Rohrssen
Immediately took her to the jung
blut hospital where the object was
discovered as given above. Fad the
pin been open serious results might
have followed by the sharp point per-
forating the wall of the stomach or
bowels. While Beverly was out play
ing as usual Wednesday morning
with no symptoms of trouble yet she
will be watched closely for any bad
effects that may result.-Tripol'
Leader.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-17
Couldn't Buy, So He Stole.

Waterloo, Ia Evon Demiress q
laborer, thought he could not afford
to buy ice to preserve milk which he
said was needed for a sick child. So
he accepted an alternative and stole
the ice.
The attempt to reduce the cost of
living by theft and at the same time
save the life of the child, cost Evon
S11.50, after he had paid fine and
costs assessed against him in NUM-
cipal court.
Demiross was arrested Tuesday
evening in the Illinois Central, yards
for the larceny of chunk of COM
modify which has become $50 scarce
in Waterloo as to be restricted to
hospitals, cases of sickness and pre-
serving of foods in stores and diaries.
He paid the fine, and costs rather
than serve three days in Jail.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-17

Try our Want Column.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-17
Black Hand at Rudd.

Monday morning the following
words appeared written on the side
walk in front of the Hansen Hard
ware: ''E. A. Hansen and J.E. Rus
sell better pack your grips and get
in hustle for the guys around this
city of He'll may egg you to fare
WELL" 1t is unnecessary to comment
at lenght on this kind of dirty work
Let it suffice that no one but a sneak
ing coward would make such a
threat, but let it be also remembered
that threat of this nature is
punishable by penitentary sentence.
Furthermore it is complete evidence
that there is a band here who are
determined to live and be classed
as lawbreakers.-Rudd Review.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-17
BY HOLDING SEVERAL JOBS HE
BEATS III. G. l..
Menlo, Ia, Man Has No Fear of
High Prices Now; Example of
Thrift

Menlo, Ia.-Here is an example Of
thrift which makes the high cost of
living. look pale.
Ed Smith, whose home is in Men
10, is a section hand in the employ
of the Rock Island railroad. AS such
Ire draws wages to the amount of
$40 each month.
Not satisfied with earning so small
an amount he took the contract to
carry the mail each morning from
the station to the post office. This
pays him SO a month.
Still not satisfied Smith added an
other job to his string. He took the
contract to walk the track each sun
day between MenlQ and Casey. This
added 500 more to his monthly wage
and made his income an even 500
a month.
One would think Smith had taken
on enough by this time, but not so.
He put in his spare time morning
and evening taking care OF big gar
den. From this he secured vegetables
enough for his family, wife and
three children, and sold off $3.50
worth of produce.
Il reckon as how / can beat old
high cost of living If keep my
health," observed Mr.. Smith.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-17

One oftheSe oils has the correct lubri-
eating body foryour particular trac or.
The nearest Standard Oil representa-
tive has chart, prepared by or ~.
cheering Staff, indicating viii b #
these oils will enable your tractor 20
give the best results, and he will be
glad to show it to you.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-17
NATURE TELLS YOU.
As Many a DEBORAH Reader Knows
Too Well.
When the kidneys are weak,

When the kidneys are weak,
Nature tells you about it.
The urine is natures index.
Infrequent or too frequent passage,
Other disorders suggest kidney Ills.
Doans Kidney Pills are for dis
ordered kidneys.
DEBORAH people testify to their
worth.
T. J. Hagen, farmer. Route No. 4
says: II worked pretty hard on the
farm and l think it brought on kid
ney trouble. My kidneys were weak
and acted irregularly and many times
when | stopped over to pick up a1y-
thing a sharp pain caught me in the
small of my back and could hardy
move. One box of Doan's Kidney
Pills procured from EngOertsol
Pharmacy, cured me of the attack"
Price 60c at nll dealers. Don
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Hagen had. Foster-Milburp Co..
Mfgrs.. Buffalo. N. Y
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-17
Grandmothers INDICATED.

Our grandmothers used TO hang a
red flannel petticoat over the window
of a smallpox patients room, assert
ing that it fastened the cure, and also
prevented "pitting." Scientists have
now discovered that the red rays do
actually exert Il bad effect on the bac-
terra of the disease, and correspond
ingly good effect on the patient.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-17
How Character Is Revealed.

The little things that we do without
thinking are the things that tell what
we really are. We may desire to pos
seSs a character that we have not yet
attained, or we may pose for the kind
of person we are not, but our unguard-
ed movements betray us. What we are
speaks more loudly than. what we
say.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-17
The Violin Bow.

The shape of the pres 1t bow dates
from the end of the eighteenth century
when F. TOurte changed it from the
bow shape as its name indicates. 1t
should be from q to 80 inches long
and contain from $50 to 80 hairs
which are drawn tight by the nut. The
stick is generally of snakewood, or
Lakewood.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-17

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