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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-07
Chapter 81.

Chapter 81.
Now Margaret suddenly began 20 Zee
a great longing 70 know how joan
would take her revolt from her FORMER
life. Letters were frequent, but o; late
Margaret had imagined jeans more sur
face letters; that she was keeping bacR
anything vital that was happening 10
her.
II believe I shall let her know | am
in New York" she aid to herself over
and over as we'll as repeatedly the same
thing 10 Hannah and Mrs. Walters.
Mrs. Walters said:
You must use your W judgment .
should think you would feel absolutely
free TO do as you pleased regardless oil
Joan. have always felt mat YOU
should. I can't understand why her
attitude should make the slightest dr.
ference to YOU.
Hannah aid
"I expsct the poor child hasn't had
half enopgh eat since shes been IN ina
school. l wish you would have hcr come
here and let me cook for her n spell.
II believe I will. Hannah Margaret
answered, recalling how Joan had c!unE
70 her, had offered. almost begged to
he allowed TO stay at home and travel
as mother had wanted TO 10.
You look lovely" Forester said an
hour later when he called.
DO II" Margaret smiled serenely'
but the color rose in her cheeks. I'm
clad. Although l expect you think me
outrageous
Not a bit. Why should To-
"Oh, I am so different from what |
was at ~home-when you first met me,
So different han Mrs. Thompson. Mrs
Freeman and the rest OF the town folks
think me-
Craig reached over and ratted hc'
hand. And so Infinitely more attrac-
tive" he said. smiling at her. Then;
81 love YOU" he added simply.
DO you know that l am almost 81
wears DID, she asked severely. "and
have a grown daughter"
And do you know that ! am f1. Nnd
wish I. too. had 4 grown daughter? In
fact. am willing to father yours
II sometimes wish l were of the new
generation who take things so casual
ly." Margaret unused aloud. Her
thoughts were on what Forester had
sald: his II love you" had meant moth
ing 20 him. should mean nothing 10 her.
II was simply an expression OF admira-
ton. II Il had been anything more he
would have said something about mar
rage.
But why" 7 don't mind being of the
older generation. In fact. | enjoy II.
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The New Generation

By Jane Phelps

Thtnk how we appreciate tho times we
are passing through low. al apprcc.a-
ton Impossible 10 those born Ia them.
They went 70 the theatre after dinner.
! Margaret told him she was intending
to let Joan know she was IN town.
ITS time" he said laconicaliy.
"Why?."
False prrtcnses. Then have seen
! enough Of you when with Joan TO know
YOU will never be really happy and At
ease until she knOws-and either APP
proves or disIprrOvcS what you have
done"
you've guessed II. | feel sure She
will d~!sapproye, and perhaps am anxious
to have It over"
Joan's last letter reposed IN her hand
bag. She drew II out and read
Snatches OF It to Forester:
4 wonder what you do with yourself
| Mumsle" Now ! am away You must
find time HANKS often. | guess l kept
you pretty busy when | was at homo
Martha Hardy is to make a spec u
in a big hail tomorrow night. Her sub
ject Is The Right OF the Working Man.
| shall go and hear her. althouh I think
II one really works they get all the':
rights-sooner or later. Martha and
have some pretty hot arguments. !
have been to luncheon with 4 new man
twice this week. Dean Tenant. lie IS
n queer chap but 50 interesting. !
wish he would wear better linen. Blu;
l notice that men with Ideas have little
time or thouEht-Gnd. perhaps. money
10 spend on non-csscntials. | am HOins
out with him tomorrow night. down to
the Purple Pup for dinner. l always
eat before l go to those places, 80
have only to listen to the conversation
1t IS always interesting
You see ! must let her know ! am
In New York" Margaret said as she pu;
the letter away.
Yes. imagine it would be best" the
! man replied.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Plans to Meet
Joan.
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II was Just before dawn. one morning
late in September. that the Rev. MT.
HalIctt WAS wakoned out of a sound
sleep by the impression that oTe one
was moving about IN his room. His hrst
thought was that his sons were up TO
some prank, and. rather sharply, he d.
rected them 10 go back TO bed.
Instantly the noise ceased. and In the
deep silence which ensued. the clergy
man realized that the !ntruders were not
members OF his own family. but burg
lars. attracted by the lure OF the heavy
plate and the other portions OF tho
church service which he kept always
within the house.
As noiqe,esEly as possible. Mr.. Haliett
slipped out Of bed and reached Tor the
revolver which reposed on the table near
him. As he did so. a hand flashed across
the square OF light that marked the
, location OF the window, and a blackjack
came down with terrific forco upon his
forearm. Gripping him for the moment.
Before he could gather himself FOR an
other attack. three forms detached
themselves from the surrounding dark
ness and bounced upon him Despite
the odds, tho clergyman fought back
until q flash of binding light leaped
from the revolver held by one or hls
assailants and Hallett went down, IA
! tally wounded by 4 bullet through his
lungs. .
AS he fell, however. his mind received
mn impression which was destined 10
send two Of the men 10 the gallows~
nm impression which was formed into
words 4 few minutes later when In his
dy.nE statement: to his vile. the clergy
man said:
Three men with green faces. They
did IL"
Inspector Kendall. one Of the best
known detectives connected with, Scot
land Yard. was At once detailed TO nan
die the case. which soon developed Into
one OF the most unusual in the annals
OF English crime.
That the murder md robbery had
been the work OF, professional criminals
was apparent from the thoroughncss
With which the trio had worked. In d
vacant space behind the Hallett home,
| INSPECTOR Kendall found evidence that
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A friend % mine. no | did not mean
that. an acquaintance Of mine. SAYS that
there = no Sura thing as the uAempIoY-
ment problem. How does she snow;
Hc"a"s" she has tri.l and tired 70 get
a maid and m get one tshe has I'VE
Ia .r !t.r is .ud JAYS something under
the current waE- which \ competent
maid can get in = family OF two: $" she
Is exceedingly "~partirular." = you use
her word-"cr0rky" Z you use the word
he- "V-matGs Apply to. her.
That Is one o. he bases Of her CON
,!ctlor. The other one ~ taat she has
. friend vino aAs a Friend who got an
unemployed mon 4 job and he dion
keep IL.
She knows Far Moro Than the Exports
ON these Two facts she bases her
ScOru Il all this tI!k about unem?t"y-
ment People don't want to work.
Taat's what's the matter win them
From the height Of this knowledge
she lUoks Sroratuliy down on al efforts
10 Great work tor men and 10 relieve
the suffering In the families % men who
are out OF work.
II this woman was an exceptional case
she would not be worth writing about
or thinking about Blu IS 'hec Don't
YOU know many Ike her. who because
they are morto,ly afraid that they might
sc G., 70 on FOR halp 90 about proclaim
Ing that there ISM any Unemployment
situation. nd giving as the basis OF
their .n~,HHr!on some sICh instances as
tho" have quoted above.
They Think Things In tho Top OF
Their Minds
suppose ines" people really tAink
what t1cv say. Tint "a they tl!nk !: IN
the iop Layer oc their minds. tn" part
o. orr minds n which we do "pr";""t;re
~;h:akinc" tIrntec:ive thinking Is :"
=. le,"! rr~,sa coined to describe ;he
sort O. thinking ,aat We 10 |" protest
ourselves from tacts and conclusions we
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-07

the three men had rested there for some
t!mr. evidently waiting for the hour
when the world is soundly asleep. After
taking the precaution to remove their
shoes, they had approached the house
from different directions. taking advan-
, iage OF all tho shadows and natural
places Of conCealmeRt. The heavy bars
which fastened the shutters hGd been
severed with an oiled saw, and H. II had
not been for n misstsp. which probably
awakened Mr.. Hallett, the robbery
would have been effected without de-
. lection. As It was. the men had es-
! capped with a considerable amount OF
loot. Interchangeable most valuable Of the
church vessels. which they had col
lected on their way upstairs before be-
, ing discovered.
But it was tho clergyman's dying
statement about the men with the
! green faces" that puzzled Kendall. After
all. it ought not 10 be n difficult mat
ter 10 round up professionals who had
been in the vicinity at the tt:me. But
why had they selected green as the
color with which TO conceal their feat
ures? Were they negroes who feared
detection. or were they white men who
had adopted that weird disguise In
order to throw an additional obstacle
in the path OF pursuit:
After conducting n thorough inVesti-
CATION In the neighborhood Of Frimlcy
and Fsrnborough. the two closest VII
! lagos, Kendall found that three rough
looking men had been seen hanging
around the public houses several times
during the week prior TO the robbery
, but that they had since disappeared.
Several persons were able to give fairly
accurate descriptions OF the trio, and
: from the fact that the footprints out
side the Hallett home indicaed that he
burglars were men OF less than the aver
age height-a point which Tailed with
the observations OF tho v!llagers-kcn-
dali felt certain that his warning sent
broadcast throughout the Kingdom
would result in n speedy roundup.
As the days passed. however. and no
word was received OF the apprehension
Of tho three burglars. the inspector felt
that they must be playing a waiting
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SIDE TALKS
bv Ruth Cameron
TIMES ARE BETTER-LET'S MAKE THEM
BETTER STILL

don't want 10 face). They struggle so
hard to protect their time and their
sympathy and their pocketoooks h IA
lhcy really convince themselves. But
Town underneath they must know that
Closed factories. and unemployment hg-
urrS issued by city. state nationa!
labor bureaus vannot be brushed aside
BY reference TO th- difficulty % getting
4 ma.G or to some lndiNldu2l VINO ulu
not vat TO work.
Here IS what one big charitable or
gan.zation IN New York bravely says:
some OF the unemployed are un-
worthy. Let's admit Il. A study OF the
homeless men AZ the Municipal Lodging
House made ONE time ago revealed
that 90 per cent would not work: 20 per
cent could not work because or old age
or permanent disability: ten per cent
were temporarily disabled. but so per
cent were able bodied and were eager
(the word hardly expresses their des-
pcration) for n job"
Dare W. make the ten per cent an
excuse FOR our failure TO help the rest7
Can't You Start This In Your Com
mnnity7
This particular CHARITY is starting In
it's community a plan TO Give II an
a Days Work" by suggesting through
printed cards. and other methods Of
publicity, odd jobs which might be given
to the unemployed BY houSekeepers.
Office managers. storekeepers. landlords
and others.
I feel sure 1t would be glad To help
any organization which wants to start a
aimslar mavement. by outlining It's pub
Lefty.
And since any such movement means
4 start on the blessed circle that will
eventually bring prosperity and good
iimea TO US all. surely We ought all to
be glad to do what We can toward Il.
MISUNDERSTANDING Letters.
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rARMER GETS WILDCAT.

Davis. W. Va. Dec. 6.-Iieesc Male
who resides on the Bowman-Carwell
farm. displayed here tho hide OF II Wild
rat which measured 46 inches from tip
Of nose to tip OF tail. one Of the sheep
was found dead nj the farm and partly
devourcd. Male set two double-sprinS
"a, rot away. Thcu he procured 4 wolf
trap and placed IT near the sleeps car
c?es. The next morning the feline was
found securely fastened by one fore leg
I'm the trap. Male gets Il IS bounty by
displaying the hide 10 the proper OH
cor.
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flat Please doctor. I wish you would
publish a chat about high blood pres
sure.
Answer-several things migh< ac
count for your husbands disxy spellsL
and surely your poor man has reasons
enough. A thorough examination Of the
nose would disclose II there IL anything
wrong there; and any necessary cur
should be undertaken at once. I am
mailing you an article about blood pres
sure; YOU doctor should read this at
once and act accordingly. A very high
blood pressure must DO attended TO.
Civilization owes night-workors . great
debt OF gratitude. Suckers are almost
always sallow and below part u to
health. Possibly your man can get an
all day Job for a while, that would help
greatly. Coffee In excess will make any
one dizzy. though a wholesome drink
when taken in moderation. Read. my
article on verd1go.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-07
MAKE TARIFF
MORE FLEXIBLE
Senator Sruoct Introduces Amendment
In Line with Markings Recon-
mendaEons

Washington. Zee. 6,-The first move
20 carry into effect the recommenda-
tions OF ,hp President for greater fen
ibility In the proposed permanent tariff
law was made today By Senator Smoot,
Republican. Utah. h ~.ntr"duced
amendment To the bin under consider
alton by the Senate finance committee.
e~mbodying In detail the suggestions out
,.Iru by Mr.. Harding.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSwIES.
Dizzv Sp POLLS

My husband gets dizzy spells. some
times not for months. then several In
one week. One doctor says he has r.
growth in his nose; another. that he has
high blood pressure. and so on. Ny hus-
band has the habit OF drinking black
coffee without sugar. Az 10 his bust
ness he fires furnaces all the yeaI
round: one week he works nights. the
next week during the day. The week
that he Is at home in the day he sleeps
very little. You know how It Is In a
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$3.50. Labor savers and convenience
are always interesting to the ever busy
h~ousekeepe-. IN this style a very prac-
teal easy 20 empty" and easy TO
make" bag tog so!led linen IS shown.
Also ! necessary holder for clothes pins,
which may be worn as an apron.
The laundry bag IA be or crash,
drill, ~cretounr. ChintZ. or calico. The
apron Of the same" materials or OF
g!nGham. ticking. sInitas or rubberized
cloth. /, will require /. yard OF So
inch material for the apron. and one
yard for the laundry bag. The pattern
Is cut In one size on,y-Medium.
\ patter1 OF this illustration mailed
10 any address on receipt Of l2c in sill
ser or stamps.
Write name and address plainly. Send
l. cents 10 Intelligencer office Wheel.
tnR. ". Va.
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they have secured a ~reasonahIe lEH
partner. 2. II nay be yours; but qult'
Il few people IN New England find the
climate AS a whole salubrious. Anyway
It doesn't prevent their living there. 3
Never in the world: take before break
fast and give yourself a good rub with
a crash towel efterward. 4. Seriously
yes and ! hin what you very much
need. Your observation Is marked: We
read IN h!story's pages that Napoleon
could do on four hours. But eight Is
nuCh safer.
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All inquiries addressed to Dr.. Huber
in caro- Of the Health Talks" depart
ment will be answered In these col
umns in their turn. This requires con-
siderable time. however. owing to the
great number received. SO II q personal
or quicker reply IL desired, . stamped
and ~self-addressed envelope must be en-
closed with tho q~uestion.-ThS Edkor.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-07
orx1cELS

Pittsburgh. Dec. 6-A1l ofncsrS of
the National Reform Association we're
reelected at today's session of the an
nual convention here. Thomas d Ed
gar was reelected president A COM.
mittee was appointed TO draw up eeso-
lutions praying FOR the success OF the
arms conference
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-07
BRAIN TESTS
By SAM LLOYD

\ CIIARADE
Nc frs; l.. T2rt ~ the da'.
NJ last a conductor OF light.
My Whole 20 take -asur % time.
Is useful by day and Sy night.
Answer 20 Y~oStsrdAy'B Puzzle
The accompanying diagram shows
the ~hye-pojnted star was con-
sealed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-07

More thar five per cent CT convicts
are wOmen
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-07
HEALTH Talks
By John B. Huber AM,MD
LIKE NAPOLEON
B. Huber A:M,M:D

If vou need medicine consult a skilled
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-04-21
How Romans Built Ro,ds.

Two thousand years ago the Ro-
mans built roads. some of which are
still In active service. These roads
have lasted through the centuries Sim
ply because of their massive construc-
tion. The Romans built four success
i've courses or layers on an earth sub
grade. carefully prepared and drained.
First came the statumen or founda-
ton. then the rodius, next the nucleus
and finally the pavimentum or wear
ing surface. The statumen and pavi-
mentum consisted Of large fiat stones.
while the two intervening courses
were built Of smaller stones laid In
lime mortar. To carry the chariot
and packhorse traffic Of Roman times,
these roads we're seemingly ridiculous
~ heavy, yet the wisdom Of the build
ers was amply demonstrated by the
800 years during which the Roman
road system formed the backbone Of
the transportation system of the an
cient empire.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-04-21
CHEWING GUM so YEARS OLD
John Adams, Photographer Of Staten
Island In 1870 Discovered the Pos
slbilities Of Chicle.

Chewing gum began Its history In
1870. Up to this time the chicle or
gap from the chiclezapote tree of Mex
leo was known only to the Indians. A
photographer on Staten Island secured
a lump of II and sought TO turn II to
some account. For two years he at
tempted to make II substitute for
gutta percha or soft rubber. This
having failed. he was about to throw
IL away when he happened to break
OF bit and chewed 1t, according to
the Detroit News.
Ia his photograph gallery back room
the photographer. John Adams by
name. continued to experiment with 1t.
and In time evolved something re-
seInbling the gum OF today. He began
to peddle 1t about In small lots TO near
by candy and drug stores, and by
1890 he was employing $50 hands In n
six-story building. He died. leaving a
fortune to his four sons Of many mil
hons. The "wlite gum" or chewing
WAX as II WIS known, was almost
driven from the market by the new
offering, and today Is seldom seen.
1t is made from the gum of the New
England spruce and from a parafiin
that Is the residue Of crude petroleum
In process Of refining.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-04-21
PAPER FROM VENEER WASTE
How Much Material That Has Hereto.
fore Been Thrown Away 10
Now Utilized.

= In the wood waste from veneer fac.
tories the United States forest prod
ucts laboratory sees considerable raw
material suitable for the manufacture
Of high grades Of paper. The cores
of many kinds of veneer logs. now
used In large part for fuel, make ex-
cellent pulpwood. In addition. large
part Of the clippings could be turned
into pulp stock with profit.
Among the veneer woods whose
waste has paper-making possibilities
comments the Scientific American, are
red gum. yellow poplar, cottonwoo6.
birch, tupelo. Eastwood and beech.
Many veneer factories cutting these
species are already within shipping
distance Of pulp mills. In certain 9TH
er cases veneer factories are so
grouped that they might furnish pulp
wood enough to warrant the erection
Of centrally located mill. Other eco
nomic factors being favorable, such u
mill could probably operate on q
daily supply of veneer waste equIva-
lent to 30 cords Of ordinary pulpwood.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-04-21
CENTENARY OF THE AMaERE
Effect Of Wire Carrying Current on
Magnet Was Discovered
100 Years Ago.

From the observance of this year.
the centenary of the discovery and is-
suance OF the fundamental electromag-
netic laws, the derivation Of the often
heard volt and ampere wherever peo-
pie speak In terms of electricity. are
brought to mind.
To Ampere, after whom we have
named a unit of measurement Of eiec-
trical energy. the ampere." is
credited the announcement on Sept Is.
1920. Of the laws governing the effect
Of wire carrying a current upon a
magnet, and also on Sept. 25 OF the
same year, the force action Of one
wire carrying a current upon another
was announced. The paper by Am
pere was frankly based upon the ear
Her work of Oersted. who discovered
the effect of an electric current upon
a compass needle and who explained
the concentric nature of the magnetic
field set up about conductor carrying
an electric current. but Ampere, never
theless, is credited with the discovery.
Volta. in Italy. had already produced
the yoltaic pile. made Of layers Of
copper and zinc separated by wet
cloth. In 1893. To him Is also credited
valuable research In electrical science.
and from his name the unit volt" Is
derived.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-04-21
How Miners Are Protected.

The United States bureau of mines
operates ten mine-rescue railroad cars
which travel from mine to mine In the
different mining districts Of the coun-
try. giving training In first aid and
mine rescue work and assisting In
times of mine disasters and fires. In
addition the bureau maintains eight
fixed mine rescue stations, seven Of
which are equipped with auto rescue
trucks. available In the same manner
rs the rescue cars.
"'rhis service to the mines and
miners has been a real and paying
one accounted only IN the number of
lives and in the value Of property
saved" said Director r. g. Cottrell.
in a statement issued recently. "Its
by-products have been an awakened
sense Of responsibility Of miners and
operators alike. resulting In . decided
decrease Of fatal and nonfhfal 60,
lsnts 20 TIE ntnanA"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-04-21
Mental Culture.

Mayor Lunn of Schenectady
pointed to two-page advertisement
extolling the marvellous efficiency Of a
mental gymnastics correspondence
school.
did you ever try a correspondence
course in mental gymnasticsT he
asked the reporter.
mo; don't take much stock In such
things" the reporter answered.
well, know a man." answered
Mayor Lunn. "who took & three
months mental gymnastics CORE.
spondence course, and he's a million
aire today"
Impressive pause.
ITO be sure" Mr.. Lunn added.
"the man was a millionaire be-
fore taking the course. but the ex-
traordinary fact I want to bring out
Is that since taking 1t he hasn't lost
his money"