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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-29
LOGAN s RRYAN's
CLOSING STOCK LETTER

(By private wire 10 a.. T.. AIhSttH u 30
Ncw York. Nov. 2S.-The genera. list
luday acted In a manner exceedingly
gratifying To- the elemrn, hullishly IN
Ctluctl and 4 very steady tone was main
rdIrcu throughout TIN. session, partiNu-
LARRY strength VAS noted IN III" steel
II equipment group and the buying IN
his quarter Mass no doubt stimulated
largely 10y the improved "utl"uk III ths
rcal situation and IN" "Npe"tatlon that
~" carriers cannot long DELAY pltcins
Of substantial grades for equipment and
maintenance material.
The high grade rail issues we're again
Ia spirited demand and continued the
trend which MAS conspicuous IN the
closing days Of last week.
In other quarters or the list special
tics like F.ndiCott-JOhmsu and AmcrI-
rLu W"olrn were features on the UP
side OF prices.
Money continued IN rather liberal
supply and tins coupled with the aVldtty
iu which new hond offerings ar" being
absorbed are havin ~ v"rN beneficial
effect on sentiment III general.
W. Il" not think that the demand for
high grade investment Issues has Yet
shown signs OF having spent its force
and "" consequently look FOR = ""ntin-
ucd Improvement in stock marke; q!0-
tat!ous. as ID
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INCREASE IN
BANK DEBTS

N"jum" - business. rs measured NY
,ichts tu Individual accounts reported
H. tn" cdcra. Reserve hoard Tor banks
~ l5l important clearing h"us" 'rnt"rS
for the week. "udiuC November y. l"%l,
shows un Increase ~ STS1 ,uu0. Qua. or
about 10 per rcu'. compared with IL"
preceding weeks total anger figures
arc reported for n! thn loHGiug ~Ccnt"rs.
except Boston. IlnitimUrc, Now Orleans.
81. Louis aud kanS1S city. the !nCr"aS"
FOR New York city alone, where greater
activity ou the stock exchange was re
ported. constituting nearly 90 per cent
Of the tUIal increase for ia" weak. ThIs
Increase ~ DIV" largely IL the obs"rl-
Emc" OF November II a. q national holt
DAY. when banks all over the country
We're closed.
A. compared with the week ending
Eolrmber a. 1870. debts for the week
under review are smaller by SSl4,VOu,-
90. ur hl about q per cent. compared
with Il much larger lag nt about - pcr
,rnt shown Cor tn" TWO preceding
weeks. Smaller iiGurrs as compared
with last year are shown fer all tine
leading crnt"ys. except baltimore and
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-29
SUGAR.

New York, \uv @,.-Thc Iowa. market
for raw sugar was quiet and unchanged
at 3.S7is to an for rcutr,!uEaI. WIN
no sales reported.
The market for raw sugar futures was
easier under scattered liquidation and
selling by commission houses with Clog
inS prices . To T. points net lower. To-
ports that cuba had started Grlndln:
the new crop probably accounted for
some Of the selling IS II was Thought
IL might lead to increased selling from
tina, quarter. December closed at -:
March. 2.l9: May. 2@9. and July. 2.3S.
In refined thu demand 'ouiiunes Of q
moderate hand-tO-mOutE character. al
though deliveries on old orders ar" MOI"
lIheral. Prices were unchanged At ~
10 $50 for nnr graduated.
Refined futures were nominal and
without ira usIyrionS. closing unchanged
TO 70 points l"wcr. December. March
and MAY closed 80.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

New York. Nov. 2S.-Foreign exchange
Easy: Great Britain. demand. 1851 "a,
bios. 1884,: G0-day bills on banks
1854. Francs. demand. 6.s4N; cables
1854. italy. demand. 406l2: cables
4.O7. Belgium. demand, $685.. cables
6.6nx. Germany demand. .S6A "ableH
.3S&. Holland. demand. 35.4S. cables
$40. Norway demand. l4lS. Sweden
demand. 23.45. Denmark. demand. is AZ
Switzerland. demand. 1895. Spain. de,
mand, 1890. Greece. demand. 400. Ar
gentina. demand. 32.2S. Brazil. demand
1875. Montreal. S1A.
France. demand declined 20 $3.50
Cables 6.S8t.C: Belgium. demand S.53c
cables 653i2c: Holland, demand $3.50
cables S5.3Ac in the late dealings. hul
Greece demand advanced to 1850.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-29
STEUBENVILLE
Cutting SCrape Sends
Passcucci to Hospital

Struhcuvillc. Soy. @S.--Iue lasS,u"ri
local Italian. - In 1.-The Ohio Valley hos
nital here suffering from a serious RaSh
in the face. extending from his f"r"-
head to the edge of his mouth. inflicted
last night. so tho polio" alleged, pS
Felix rallegor also an italian at tho
formers home. Cnllngor tied after the
cutting ana IS still atN large. He ~
sought on n charge, Of cutting with IN
tent to XIII. The men got into a fight
over n trivial matter. witnesses say.
River Rising Here
Tho Ohio river at this port was at n
stage of "5.G feet at 4 o'clock this after
noun and still rising at the rate OF two
tcnths Of u foot per hour. Information
received pt L. y. Government Dam No.
10 north Of the city was that 10 feet or
hrtter was expected there tonight and
this Will mean a stage ut tween ~
and 80 feet Mt Strubenville. This much
water will GAUGE no damngc or inc"n-
v"n!encc in this section. as n stage or
Is feet Is required I" stop railroads ana
inte""rre with industries.
To Elect Officers
Argounr Post No. 80, American Lee
g!on VIII hold an important meeting
Tuesday evening at which time new Of
nccrs will he elected for the ensuing
year. M effort has been mad" 10 nav"
Commander Robert MCGowan retain his
post for another year but he has cN-
pressed Il desire to retire. An enter
tainmcnt program viii follow the cleo
iiOp.
Death Roll
NirhUlaS nNdcr. well known glass
worker ami He long resident here. died
at his home here Today aged - Years.
IL. had ham IN in hpnlfh for wears,
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MARKET.

New Norl. NOV. ."S,'ali money
srcldv: high :. low ~; FILLING rate ;;
closing bid :. offered A. ~ last loar
- call l"a"S 'E"!nSi a""rV'arces ! =,
Time loans easy. to days. !: 90 du"S
!. six months. 4. Pr'n" mercantile
nnncr- 49,.
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PITTSBURGH LIVE STOCK

F!tlshurCh. Nov. ~2N-'attI" receipts
1900 steady. steers SIS :" S.. hcircrS
6.@5 70 s.. COWS s. TO So.
Hogs receipts 800 steady: heavies
ST.25 to 40: heavy workers. and light
workers. $50 70 SIS.
sheep and lambs. receipts soon:
higher: top sheep s. top lambs Sl9.I0.
calves, receipts 500: higher. top $12.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-29
DRY GOODS.

were dull TODAY. Ni,h J.. wrak"r trend
on some staple lines Yarns w"rn lower
IN the knitting divisions. Wool goods
were quiet. hurTaps dun and raw silk
SliChtlY HIGHER.
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WELLSBURG
Another slim.

COUNTY engineers aud their force NJ
uorkmru were called on Monday 10 70
move another slip which "a1n" down on
tho county road near til" Gii'hrist coal
niro shortly after o'clock Sunday
evening. and which blocked traffic until
removed lato Monday afternoon.
County Court Meets.
The regular weekly meeting Of tho
county court was held Saturday. with
rcut,re business matters being attended
ia. The court also received the appli
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-29
FIFTEEN

Hethany was n Pittsburgh, Pa. visitor
Monday.
Mrs. 4. r.. OXtoby. Sr. and Mrs. A.
=. OXtOby. Jr. were among the i1tts'
burgh Pa. shoppers Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. i. T.. Burke or Inlon-
town. Pa. are the guests or MT. and
Mrs. J. II Zilliken Of south Main street
Mrs. J. II. XilIiken and Mr.. and Mrs.
Burke were shopping in Wheeling Mon
day.
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N. Y. COTTON MARKET

wheeling. W. Va. Nov. 3. 81.
Furnished The InteIligencer by A. E
nss,en & Co. members New York Stock
Exchange. Second moor National Bank
Of W Va. Bldg.
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PITTSBURGH STOCKS

wheeling. w. Va, Nov. IS. 81.
Furnished nj l~nteIligencer by 4. e
slasten & Co. members New York StocS
exchange. Second tioor National Bank
Of ". Va. Bldg.
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N. Y. CURB MARKET

Wheeling. W. Va, Nov. ~. 2l'
Furnished Inc !~ntelllgencer by A, "a
Aasten 4 Co.. members New YORK Stocs
exchange. Second door NatlonaA oanA
Of " Va bldg,
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BOSTON COPPER STOCKS

Wheeling. w. Va. Nov. IS. '2l.
FURNISHED The Intelhgencer' by A. h
Masten & Co. members. New York StoSB
Exchange. Second door National Bank
Of w Va. BldE.
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STANDARD OIL.
SUBSIDIARY STOCKS

wheeling. W. Va. Nov. IS. Il
Furnished Ins lntelIIKcncer by a. d.
Austen 4 Co. members New YORK StoCs
EIchnnGe. Second tioJr National BanA
VI ". Va. Bldg.
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prTRnT,EuM.

on C;tv. IA. o %. -'rod.i Ia .tm,"s
81 runs i-i.I61: alcra&" 5O.i&l, ship
mcnts 9S,"l6; average 4S,iSg.
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N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE

wheeling. W. Va. Nov. %. 81.
Furnished Tho intelligence by A. =
AAston & Co, members New York Stocb
ExchanSa Second door National Bank
~ w. Va. Bldg.
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CITIES SERVICE SALES

wheeling. w. Va, Nov. 2S. Fl.
Reported by II. l.. DoIerty & Co; New
York' through Claude Meeker. Board
~ Trade building. Wheeling.
Sale stocks Hign Low Close Ask
800 Common -. 209lsT2 o3 2M 2l3
8Sl Preferred -. 90 80 ON 69's
3lT5 BankerR -. 23& 22S IS E"t2
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pep ! High. IsoH. Cioaa
BONDS.

New York. Nov. 2S.-Lioertv bonds
closed: ais. 1906: frst IS. $500: sec
ord -. aS.eS: FIRST AS. 900; second
as. 96.14: third ass. 1874; fourth
as. 96.4e: Victory as, 99.9S. Victory
4%s. 1855.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-29
RAnaht Euchre

Thcmcmbers of the Attn and 9th Ward
Hose Compapy Of This city will give n
benefit rurhre on Thursday. December
Sth at the hose house in Rrnwo"d. 4
prize will he awarded tn the lady or
gentlemen making the highest score OF
ihc evening and q second prize for the
one making second highest score. Tick
cts arc on sale and the public IS cordial
L. hn,.iinA IN nffNnh
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LOCAL STOCKS

Wheeling. w. Va. Nov, 20. -.
Daily quotation list WneclilG stock
,G%rhauEe. Compiled for Tho lntelll-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-29
Dangerous Rock

A large rock Weighing several tons
and lying in q prccar!ous position Is
causing much alarm among the travel
ing public along center Marshall street.
Due to the recent Gains this rock might
a, any time become loose and IA" into
the street below and as II Is directly
above the car track on what Is known
- Kentucky Heights. officials Of the
street Car company have cause for some
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-29

Total sales Ss2.so0 shares.
tD-Ex-d!v. $500.
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PROVISION MARKET

Wheeling. W. Va. Nov. IS. al.
(RY BEC1ER BROTHh RS.)
FRESH MEATS.
BEET.
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Leggionnairss to Meet

Thr A. y. Mountain post Of the Amer
lean Legion held 4 meeting last evening
Mt their hall IN the pOstofN'e building
at McMechen for the purpose OF nom
inatiu gof officers for the election on
December 9TH. Several nominations have
already been made and others are eN-
pcctcd. Other routine business Will! lie
nm Tor discussion at this meeting.
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rHina In Name Only

officer LanderS, brought two drnnNs
INTO police headquarters Yesterday auG
found that H. had iuadc an unusual cap
,ure IN tha, they both 50 10y the name
Of John Doe. The twins were let on
ON bail 10 appear this evening before
Mayor Clark Sprouts for hearing.
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7. was announced. yesterday ny 'he
manager Of Tho B"arcat eleven or this
city that his team will claim the ll@ III.
championship Of tn" valley III As FAR as
they havS more right /" this champion
shin than any other team their size.
They issue n challenge To any team
their weight "a q post season gam" IN
order 10 prove tina they are u~ndsSput"d
champions. The BearCats have a spl"n-
d!d record so far this season having
won games. tied " and lostS but one.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-29
Steel and Plate Idle

With the tube works operating only
ahou; So per cent and the steel an6
plate works idle. about 500 men in Zen
wood and vicinity are out Of work this
week. The plate and steel pee
working in full for III" naSt Few weeks
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ENWOO
Progressive Euchro

The Young Mems club ot -. Johns
Catholic church Will hold d progressive
euchre this evening in st. Johns hail
AT s o'CioCk. This IS the opening night
OF the season and thcy expect a large
Attendance. There will I've ttrst and SEQ
ond r!ac awarded IL The lady and gentle
man making the highest score "f the
evening. Tickets are on sale today.
Kerry Club
The Kerry Clul, held Il meeting at
their c,uUrooms sunday uiChI and spent
the evening discussing matters Of i'm
urIvrmeut that have arisen since the
last meeting. Arrangements for S-N-
rraI social functions To j." held IN the
near future were made. They Will prob
ably hold Il big dance ON christmas
eve with Bill Shinn's S!ncopatorS or
harrisburg furnishing the music. the
members have finished the decorating
at the clubrooms proper and started In
on the dance hall and ante rooms;
When the ~remodclin% Is don" they VIII
have ono uf the best dane" halls IN the
,tiN
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-08-06
SOMETHING TO
THINK ABOUT
BY r. A. WALKER

and petted him had been sent to the
hospital. The animal would not take
food from a stranger.
So fidelity and gratitude are not con-
fined to the lords Of creation.
But there is no reason to believe
that the beasts of the jungle that
have their hunting laws, or the ants
that lay up their store for winter. or
the bees that know practical geome-
try, or the eagle that mourns his dead
wife forever, or the hen that protects
her chickens, or the bear that Is fear
less Of rifles, or the raccoOn that Is
faithful to his master, ever asked any
questions about the why and where
fore of things.
On the other hand, from the dawn
Of history, we find man worrying over
the riddle of the universe. This too
in spite of the fact that, even in the
beginning Of things he felt that he
would never be able to solve it.
So he invented language to convey
his questions to his neighbors and
alphabets to write them down for his
children. He invented mathematics in
order to compute the motions Of the
stars.
BY all his questioning he has sue
ceeded in pushing back the curtain
that hangs around his universe. Yet
he knows perfectly well that in spite
Of all that his Newtons, Darwins, Elm
stems and Curies may do, what Her
bert Spencer called "the unknowable"
will always elude him.
But as long as he follows the CLEAN
he will be man, as God made him.
(Copyright.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-08-06
LYRICsOFLIFE
By DOUGLAS MAlLocH |
GEE AND HAW.

\ FELLAH had a pair Of mules
"A That knew no laws and knew no
rules
But geed for haw and hawed for gee
And went contrary gener'ly.
The darnedest mules you ever see.
If both had geed when it was haw.
While that amt just exactly law,
1t would of worked out purity good,
If once the thing was understood
And they done what you thought they
would.
But not these two. If old July,
When you yelled "gee," to gee would
try,
Old January, 'tother one,
Observin' what July had done.
Would start to hawin' on the run.
So gee and haw and haw and gee,
But never simultaneously,
They went through life, and kcKeo
more dirt
And done less work and done more
hurt
Than two hyenies, I assert.
And I've seen folks just like them
mules,
Who wed, but never read the rules,
Who didn't know you had to wear
The marriage collar fair and square
And pull together everywhere.
One can't have haw and one have gee:
To gee or haw you must agree
And then go forward, gee or haW,
Accordingly, without no jaw
And that's good sense, and that's good
(CopyrighD.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-08-06
FEW EYES REALLY NORMAL
Just as One ls Right or Left-Handed,
So It Is With the Organs
Of Vision.

Very few people realize that they
are as much right-eyed or left-eyed
as they are right or left-handed.
Sit down in chair and fix your at
tention on some subject on the other
side Of the room. Quickly hold your
finger up right in front Of the object,
and instantly shut your eyes. Then
without moving your head or your
finger, open your eyes one at time.
If. when you open your right eye. you
And your finger directly in front of
the object, you are right-eyed. In
that case you will find your finger
very much to the right Of the object
when you open your left eye.
II you are right-handed you will
most probably find that you are right
eyed.
This is due to the fact that of the
two halves Of your brain one is slight
ly more developed than the other. And
the organs and limbs on that side Of
your body which is controlled by the
more developed half are able to carry
out your wishes more easily and
quickly than those Of the other side.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-08-06
!: THE GIRL ON THE JOB
How % Succeed How to Get
Ahead-How to Make Good
!: By JESSIE ROBERTS +:
AN AVERAGE JOB.

4 RE you going to be content with an
"A average job. which can be filed by
any girl, or do you want q career7 Il
the latter, you must recognize the Inn
portance Of sound training.
Take two girls. Both determine that
stenography IL the opening they win
seek. One takes the usual course and
enters an ONCE at the ordinary salary.
She can do the average thing. and that
II ell.
The other girl isn't satisfied with
such q future. She takes Spanish and
French, and studies English. both COM
nercial and cultivated. She studies
the requirements Of . big position,
and works for It. She puts In an extra
wear Of work before accepting POSI-
don and once at work she continues
her studies-
She viii be one Of the few thorough
u equipped women for the position
she has In mind. She win get that po-
sitiou In time. And she win be max
Ing two or three times what her friend
Il at the end Of ten years, and have,
moreover, the assurance Of q perma-
nent position and real recognition. Be
cause the thoroughly trained person
10 rare, and the firm who secures her
won't let her 60 II It can help Itself.
A girl can specialize In bank work.
n technical work. secretarial work OK
for hlg businesR And this y only In
the one line Of stenography. There
are hundreds q other hnes. and In
earh the tralned and ambitious worker
win b at premium. Don't b con-
INT With 'the average Job.
pspyy1gAt.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-08-06
HAD SOMETHING IN COMMON
Lawyers Sharp Questioning Finally
Drew Material Answer From Old
Lady on Witness Stand.

Philander C. Knox used to tell the
story Of Pennsylvania lawyer, known
throughout the state for his sharp
ness, who once met his match in very
unexpected quarter.
An old woman was being cross-ex-
amined by him as to how the testator
had looked when he made remark
to her about some relative.
81 don't remember. He's been dead
three years." she answered, testify.
do you mean to tell me that your
memory is so bad that you cannot 60
back three years" demanded the
attorney.
The witness was silent.
did he look anything like me?" the
lawyer finally ventured.
Seems to me he did have the same
sort of vacant look" responded the
old lady.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-08-06

So many cases Of Rheumatism
come from tiny disease germ that
infests the blood, that physicians
are beginning to realize that this
source Of the disease is becoming
quite prevalent. Of course a dis
ease that has its source in the
blood cannot be reached by local
remedies applied to the surface.
One remedy that has given splen-
did results in the treatment Of
Rheumatism is S.S.S., the fine old
blood remedy that has been sold by
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His Advice.

A young woman was on motoring
trip, when the smell of smoke became
perceptible. The man at the road
side garage told them it was hot
box. It'll take me about 20 minutes
to fix It," he said.
The owner stood watching him a
minute as he got to work; then she
said: "By the way, while you're about
it, wish you'd grind the valves. take
up a foot brake and fill all the grease
cups. You'll have to work lively. I'll
give you just half an hour
The man crawled from under the
car and stood up. "As long as you're
in such a hurry, MISS" he said grimly,
II reckon you'd better git your horn
lacked up and run a new car under
it."-Ladies' Home Journal.
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FARM Frs
ARE WORKING HARDER

And using their feet more than ever before.
For all these workers the frequent use of
Aliens Foot=Ease, the antiseptic, healing
powder to be shaken into the shoes and
sprinkled in the foot-bath, increases their
efficiency and insures needed physical com
fort. Aliens Foot=Ease takes the Friction
from the Shoe, keeps the shoe from rub
bing and the stockings from wearing, fresh
ems the feet, and prevents tired, aching
and blistered feet. Women everywhere are
constant users of Aliens Foot=Ease. Don't
get foot sore, get Aliens Foot=Eaee.
More than One Million five hundred
thousand pounds of Powder for the Feet
were used by our Army and Navy during
the war, Sold everywhere.
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notferyG6eRBoe

The wisest pilgrim ID the one who goes
Along the highway. hour BY hour con-
tent
To take the rain or shine the skies have
sent;
Who counts his riches In each budded
rose:
Each song the thrush through vernal
branches throws:
Each marvel Of the sunrise: each dusk
blent
OF mystery and fragrant sacrament;
Each star that IN the heaven burns and
CLOVIS.
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THE ROMANCE OF WORDS
"6LIoHTY."

THE number Of slang words
i and phrases which have
slipped into the language by rea-
son Of the Babel which resulted
when men Of many nations gath
cred in the great melting pot Of
the allied army is a long one.
but one Of the most typical Is
"blighty"-the English COLO
quail equivalent for "home."
Prior to the commencement
Of the recent great World war
the majority Of the British army
was stationed In India and
much Of their slang consisted
Of words and phrases adapted
from the language Of the ma
tives. "Belait" is common In
dian name for England, and, as
II to add another parent to the
ancestral tree Of "blighty," the
inhabitants of Hindustan speak
Of "home" as ''bhilati." The
similarity Of the two express
sions naturally impressed the
British soldier, and 1t was not
long before he corrupted them
into "blighty"-using it as a
noun when he referred to his
native soil and as an adjective
when he wanted to express
something connected with his
return. A ''blighty wound"
therefore, meant an injury &C.
rious enough to necessitate be-
ing sent back home to England.
While the word failed to gain
great popularity among the
American soldiers, 1t appeared
with considerable frequency in
stories and reports from the
front and will doubtless be used
far more widely than before.
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