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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-16

n manufacturing standpoint IS almost
!nconceivable. The astonishing thing
IS that shippers and manufacturers
have not before this realized the extent
AMI the value OF this great opportun-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-16
TAXING A CHANCE.

II wan, a pound Of butter"
"'Thn b"stH"
What Vas the last I had?'
The best
Give me n pound Of the other. -
T3rhuns. Christiana.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-16

work out under competent direction.
Other plans arc being rapidly perfected
which will put the organization on the
map.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-16

Tomorrow-"Wrhjn the Law" Don't
miss the strange cVurtshIp OF Boise
Wildly Boise.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-16

Tho only remnant OF old Gcrmanit
poetry is found in tho Arglo-SaXon
"Bocwulf"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-16

turned Ivy the state t. this county Tor
road improvements.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-05-22

OF the city employees are devotng the majority Of
their time trying to keep their bosses in office
so they may retain their soft" jobs
The foregoing promise sounds very fair But
VINO I'LL keep it and how will it be kept? And what
promises are being made subrosa? 1t has been
stated that of those who are on the petition for
the Non-Partsan Citizens ticket to be put upon the
official ballot has told Jay Lowe that he will be re-
tanned as chief of police while others have told boot
leppers and gamblers that there will be chief who
will let up in the active prosecution that Lowe in
a'gurated. Which promise will be kept? Whv
does not the Herald snecify who are open to its
charges. and who will be retained?
MANY local improvements are contemplated.
Recently the citizens of Nogales voted nearly
half million dollars for civic improvements. This
money should be cautiously spent and it will be
under the rule of the Non-Partisan Citizens tic
ket for the men who compose it are all we'll
versed in financial matters and are successful in
their various lines"
Does the record of the former administration
when the Roy & Ttcomb- First National Bank crowd
were 81 power give any guaranty that the pledge set
forth above will be carried out. What assurance
will taxpayers have that the money will be "cautious
ly' snent? For instance, take the units that were
installed in the municipal pumping plant at the river
during the administrator of Mayor Cagett Was
there any advertisement for bids and the contract
for installation let to the lowest bidder? No one can
recall anything Of the kind. A new de la Vergne
The daily morning oasis., 1920-05-22
EDITORIALS
a CONE MAN TOWN" NO LONGER

ware It not so ptiful it would be amusing how
the local organ of local special interests Wcn uoii
ated Nogales through twenty years repeats ana re-
;arates its mis- representations with regard to the
issues in the pending election, and tries to spring
issues that amount to nothing; and does 1t all IN Une
face of repeated and positive dsproofs presented III
the columns of this paper. recent edtorla IN tiia'
orosr fairly b,istles with such disproved mlstate-
ments Here is one Of them:
s0The election of the old regime, the Demo-
cratic party, would mean that Nogaies wouio re-
nain in the same old fractional and pOlltlcal fuC,
with hut little chance to get down to business
and ;mnrove This is stated for the reason
that during the past two years. undef Deiho-
cratic council, only one city Improvement mas
been made which was the halfway beautltlca-
ton of the cemetery"
The cold REGIME" of which the Herald pirates so
cbv is not the Democratic administration that was
elected two years ago. The "old rep1me" under
which Nagaes was run through period OF ABOUT
twenty wears was the Row e Ttcomb, First Natlonal
Bank crowd both Of which concerns had constant re-
presentation upon the Town Board, and generally
had a majority The Board which went out OF office
wears ago had two Officials who and are cor
nectcd with the First National Bank (Herold ana
richardson two who and are heavily interest
ed in Roy &, Titcomb mix and ClaeetD and fifth
ceuncIln n who had been long EMPLOYED by Roy s
Titcomb (FdwarisN ana is still affiliated with tEcf
One other Usu;nn, ng) was OF their crowd. Harfl-
son was the ONLY really INDEPENDENT councilman on
that board.
Theiway that "old regime kept its hold upon the
municipal government was very simple. They con-
trolled the Republican organization absolutely. When
they nominated Republican ticket they always in
Guided several Roy & Ttcomb-First National Renk
men,. Then they put up two or three good citizens
for slaughter to elect such members of their cotere
as they could get upon the Democratic ticket. With
both tickets half Roy & Titcomb, the entire vote of
the Roy & Thcomb-First National Bank crowd was
cast for split ticket, including the Roy & Ttcomb
First National Bank Republicans, and the same kind
of Democrats. That is how the board elected four
years ago had two Democrats of that stripe (Herod
and Mix and several Republicans of the same stripe
(Clagett Richardson, Edwards and Cumming)
The only way to break that "od regime" was to
shut it out from getting any of its crowd upon the
Democratic ticket and then electng that ticket That
the problem, and it solved successfully That
year the Democratic ticket had but one man that is
suspected of the Roy Titcomb faint (Mr. Bowman)
We will give Mr. Bowman the credit of denying that
he is affiliated with Roy & Titcomb in any way, or
under any obligation to them but in his case he suf
fers for being in bad company politically
Wei. the Democratic ticket was elected Only
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23
CAMERA DOING GOOD WORK
Its Uses in Industry Estimated to
Save the Country Millions of
Dollars Annually

The camera saves American indus
try millions of dollars annually, says
the Nations Business. A wink OF IT'S
eye, taken in one millionth of Sec
ond by the light from single crack
of electricity, told engineers how to
Guild turbine wheels that would stand
terrific strain. A crack in labora-
tory workshop and some idle scrap
ing ON wall helped defend a valu-
able patent.
The ordinary photograph preserves
records, helps keep stock, is a bull
wark of investigation, aids materially
in cleaning up sales, figures in estab-
fishing patent rights, teaches lessons
in safety as they can be taught in no
other way, puts punch and pull in adj
vertising and helps make good citi-
zens out Of aliens in the schools of
plants which conduct AmeriCanization
classes for their workers.
These are few of the things the
camera is doing in industry.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23
MUST HAVE SURPRISED CAR
John Randolph Had His Own Ideas OF
What to Do When Presented at
Russian Court.

When John Randolph, erratic Amer
lean statesman from Virginia, was in
Russia he was about to be presented
RI the car. Someone undertook TO
teach him the presentation etiquette
Of the Russian court. AS minister he
was TO enter the room and bow; at
the center of the room he was to
nause and bow a second time, after
which the car would meet him and
engage him in conversation. But Ran
dolph was indignant at the thought
that anyone could presume to teach
him anything, and declared that ne
knew all about it without being
shown.
The day of presentation arrived and
Randolph entered the door of the au-
dience chamber and bowed very low
no advanced to the center of the room
and bowed again very deeply. Then
he approached nearer to the czar, took
off one gauntlet and threw it to the
right of the car, removed his other
oauntlet and cast it to the left of the
czar. Next he pitched off his hat in
front, threw off his mantle, untouched
his sword and discarded it upon the
floor and then fell upon his knees at
the feet Of the ear The coHrt was
speechless and the car astonished.
However. the car was equal 20 the
occasion, so he approached 'hfi pros
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WANTED TO EGO IT ALONE
Many Years Ago Missouri Declared
Her Ambition to Become an In
dependent Republic.

Missouri once had intention of set
all by herself The Session acts, state
Of Missouri, 1S3S-1S39 contain a me-
mortal to the congress of the United
States relative to the Santa Fe trade.
1t tells of an expedition of traders
to Santa Fe in 1912 from st. Louis,
though it is not specifically stated that
they went over the Santa Fe trail.
The early Session acts of the Mis-
souri, legislature, starting in 1924, con-
tain many interesting resolutions and
memorials to congress on all manner
of political and historical subjects.
incidentally the Missouri constitution
of 1920 starts with the preamble that
the citizens of the state agree to form
and establish a free and Independent
republic by the name of the state of
Missouri.
Missouri was one of the pivotal
states in the history Of this country,
It was made such in the ancient fight
in congress over the slavery question,
which took up the admission of free
and slave states and considered the
balance thereof in congress. Nilsson
ri was also pivotal state in yet an
other and larger sense-she was the
jumping-off place for that wild and
unknown country called the Wild West
the land west of the Missouri river.
She made the midway point between
- a. .oI-~ \
those of the great plains, occupying a
generation of history herself as a
frontier commonwealth.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23
Value of Snakes.

Most people have a decided shrink
ing from snakes, which is not to be
wondered at in tropical countries,
where their bite is venomous and often
fatal. But the grass snake ought not
to be COMPOUNDED with the rattlers,
cobras or pythons. 1t is as harmless
to humanity as frog and good deal
more useful No greater enemy to
bugs is in existence. And slugs are
among the most hurtful Of garden and
field pests. They keep down the num-
bers also of such other pests as mice,
shrews and other small rodents. But
as slug destroyers they deserve to be
cherished rather than massacred at
sight, which is their usual fate.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23
WANTED ONLY MINOR CHANGE
Youth Had No Desire to Interfere
With the Existing Chronological
System, Only

Ten p. m. There was lot to do
at the office, and, despite the lateness
Of the hour, the staff still at work.
The head of the firm looked sternly
at the young man over his gold-rimmed
glasses. Then:
$50 you've complaint to make,
have your he asked fiercely.
"Not exactly complaint, sir" said
the other, "but there's just one little
matter about which I should like to
speak to you.'
II gave you more money the other
day. growled the chief. whats it
you want this time? Shorter hours
eh?'
"Oh, mono sir! ! do not feel it in
cumbent on me, I assure you, in any
way to tamper with our present quite
excellent chronological system. For
my part, / am perfectly content that
the hours should retain their present
length. ALI wish is-er-fewer of
them as applied to my daily period of
work. Houston Post.
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life. The rest of my existence will be
the sacrifice"
"You are simple sort of a person
John"
81 presume so. have no reason to
think otherwise"
"Where did you get your ideas OF
women, John?"
II have no ideas of women. / am
not presumptuous or, in that fashion,
egotistic."
Eyes, you are" she said.
81 don't think you are right in say
ing that"
"You are presumptuous about me-"
II am not I" 1 exclaimed in hurt
pride.
"You are,- she said 'You presume
that I am not in love with you"
(THE END).
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CHAPTER XVIII.

Mr.. Sidney was buried by the pool
on bitter afternoon when the snow
creaked underfoot. and the sun, in a
cold blue sky to the southwest above
the hills across the river, could hard
ly be regarded as a warm and sustain
ing star.
The servants were pail bearers-sad
ones; and we had the chaplain from
the penitentiary to read the service
in the room Mr.. Sidney had used. The
dows, and the canaries sang. Algol
was afraid of strangers and hid him.
self. Otherwise it was Mr.. Sidney
room.
We carried the coffin the half-mile
in the bitter cold to the grave which
had been dug by the pool with mat
tocks through the frozen earth. Mrs.
Sidney took my arm, but walked the
distance bravely. Isobel went as II
she were clear-eyed Spartan girl ac-
cepting life without quaver or whim-
per, upon the terms offered. We left
the remains of our gracious gentleman
there.
So genial a man could not die. He
still pervaded the house. He had i'm
pregnated it, His death could not de-
stroy his influence. Even his room,
his death chamber, remained jovial
but Algol attached himself to Isobel
and could not be parted from her. He
went to her room that night.
Necessity and delicacy both sug-
gested that go away for while the
following morning. 1t was necessary
for me to establish myself In the city,
in material and physical facts of lodg-
ing, and so forth, and delicacy intimat-
ed that i was an alien in the house
hold upon strangely fictitious stand
ing.
/ went away in the early morning,
leaving word that would return in q
day. or two TO say goodbye. 7 came
back the evening of the second day.
by automobile from the city. l had
been impelled to go back and had so
far resisted the compulsion that had
missed train time. Then the impulse
reasserted itself so irresistibly that |
took an automobile for the 4O-mile
ride.
Jed met me at the door. His cor
diality was enforced. 1t was the din
ner hour. Jed suggested either some
biscuits and sherry in my room or an
omelet with mushrooms. Mrs. Sidney,
he said, had been Spartan, but was In
collapse. Miss Sidney was somewhere
about-he did not know where.
I did not want anything to eat and
went toward the library. Isobel was
sitting there by the fire.
1 had often seen her thus before. 1t
was one of the familiar pictures /
should remember. There were proba-
bly, a half dozen others-none better
than this.
She looked up as entered.
81 am glad you are back, John" she
said.
/ could think only of a common
place.
81 did not intend to disturb you,'
said. ssHow is your mother?"
utterly and happily stupefed, " said
Isobel. 'sHer pain waits for her."
"And yourself?"
81 can't find tragedy in it," she
said. 81 feel sense Of terrible but
inevitable loss. I had reconciled my
self to it. / can't be a sentimental reb-
81 against life. His life was happy to
the end. He would hate us if we
were morose. Please sit down, john y
I did, in a comfortable chair. We
looked at the fire.
"Pll be saying goodbye tomorrow
said.
"What are you going to do?"
"I have made some arrangements.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23
A MPinn In the Bed

Many words in everyday use have
quite another meaning in remote cor
ners Of the country. An auction Is a
dirty or untidy place; and some rus
tics, when unwell, tell you that they
feel "comical." A pig or piggy is a
hot-water bottle-hence the story of
the traveller who returned to civiliza-
ton with a tale that in Northulnber
land the people slept with pig in the
bed For warmth.-Lond0n Express.
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part Of the instinct which nourishes
and protects the infant.
II don't understand you at all,
john" she said. rs there any ques-
ton in your mind that we ought to
protect my fathers memory and my
mothers peace of mind? You admit
that even now this man Morgan can
wreck the things we hold dearest.
You admit that a small payment can
protect these things. You know that
the one thing of which we have more
than we need is money, and you adj
nit that we are not doing any person
any harm by using it to bride this
man Morgan"
OF course. ] had to give in.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23
Exact Copy of Wrapper.
First Oil Refinery.

France is engaged in developing her
oil industry, which has long been neg
lected 1t is said that the very first
efforts to refine petroleum were made
at PecheIbronn. These commenced
four centuries ago. To great extent
they were failures, but it is positively
stated that for $50 years refinery
has been in operation st that place.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23
The Mysteryof HartleyEHou
By CLIFFORD S. RAYMOND
illustrated BY cpRhb csH

I'll build up a small practice. / may
go to small town. | think tha'
would suit me. / haven't the tempera'
ment for a city. 1t is chill"
"You have really set yourself Dack
by coming here" she suggested.
POSSIBLY" I admitted, "in purely
material ways; but have lived the
wonder time of my life here. The sac
rifice was cheap"
But it was q sacrificeT"
"ln strictly pragmatic fashion
yes"
"You think Of 1t as a sacrifice?"
II do not. j think of it as my real
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23
How's This?

HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will
do what we claim for it--cure Catarrh or
Deafness caused by Catarrh. We do not
claim to cure any other disease.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Is a
LIQUID. taken internally, and acts through
the blood upon the mucous surfaces OF
the system, thus reducing the inflamma-
ton and restoring normal conditions.
All Druggists. Circulars free.
f. ]. Cheney e. Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23
Freshen a Heavy Skin

With the antiseptic, fascinating Cuti-
cura Talcum Powder, an exquisitely
scented convenient, economical face,
skin, baby and busting powder and
perfume Renders other perfumes SUI
perfiuous. One of the Cuticura Toilet
Trio (Soap, Ointment, Talcum). ADV.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23
What the Doctor Did.

Browns little one was ailing and
on his way to work he sent up the
doctor. When he got home in the eve
ming he asked her what the doctor had
said
+ Nothing, papa"
"Then what did he do, dear?"
"Oh, he just telephoned me all over, -
was the childs reply.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23
Look Up and Lift Up.

II is said that an old mountaineei
always directed the stranger by an
swering to anything, always take
the upper turn in the road" So, heav-
enly voices invite us to look up and
ltft up. always take the upper turn
n the road."-E. w. Caswell.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23
Answer to Prayer.

1t is of faith that God always an
swers right prayers, and in a way and
in a degree beyond our most enthusiasts
tic expectations but he does not yet
LET us see how. We must take 1T on
faith. We are quite sure, that, in the
long run, we shall not be disappointed.
-Eaher.
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dom? Either because he saw ghost
or he does not want his freedom. You
ran have it either way you want. You
are going to force him out of the only
place he has to live. and you are go
Ing TO give him the tragedy of know
FMS that his life was wrecked"
"He is a rich man." said. Half
The old Dobson estate IS his. All OF |.
4 his. His brother was legally and is
now actually dead"
..You are worse man than l was,
taid jed II never interfered with Mr..
s dney's scheme of punishment. You
are trying TO. His scheme was just"
sNhars the use of this debatef"
exclaimed. you are morally incapa-
bl. # right doing
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23

trate Randolph, required him to rise
and engaged him in conversation. But
the reception did not meet Randolph's
expectations, and within a month he
left Russia in considerable of a huff
at what he deemed mistreatment at
the hands of the car.
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score one for the Professor.

0NOtC CtiC TIL tttV ftNfS~o~hs
A well-known professor has the rep
utatioG of indulging in rather sharp
repartee in his classroom. One of his
pupils, star at football but not at
rhetoric, had spent most of the hour
in looking at his watch, yawning and
signing. At the close of the lecture
the professor spoke:
'Mr. Smith, why have you looked at
your watch every few minutes during
the last hourw
Smith got out that he had kept
looking at his watch to assure him
self that it was still running.
Il suppose" retorted the professor.
''that you have been signing every few
minutes to assure yourself that you
are still breathing"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23
Effect of Pride.

Pride thrust ACKNOWLEDGMENT out OF
mems society, Saul out of his king
dom. Adam out of paradise, Haman
ont OF court, and Lucifer out OF
heuven.--T. Adam.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23
Zero in Fascination.

Personally we don't know any kind
of merchandise that looks less fasci-
mating than q hair switch in show
Win1Ow.-Dallas News.
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reckoning. They
are sinners who
confess it and
sinners who re-
fuse to confess it;
sinners saved by
the grace of God,
and sinners who
either admit no
need of saving, or
else, feeling the
need, are busy
saving themselves.
Slug VI a r | y
enough we have
these two types
delineated with a
few deft and tell
ing strokes in the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23

No one is ever so friendless that he
cannot find some one TO jolly him
slong. --Eamilton Herald.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23

If one finds he has no influence one
can become satirieal. That's some
vengeance.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23

Let the children learn in their own
way so long as they are not in danger
of breaking leg.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23

Bonds of friendship are very often
spun of fiimsy thread.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23

What's i'm mans head does him a
world of good if be puts it into his go
ahead.
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TEXT.-By faith Abel offered a more
excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which
he obtained witness that he was right
eous, God testifying of his gifts: and by
1t he being dead yet speaketh.- Heb. 11:4
There are but two types of people
in the world according to the Bible