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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-12-09

song. All the musicians. however. to
whom be applied, be says, insisted 'thai
the lines were not fitted for music.
Finally he got DominicK h May OF
Washington TO compose an air, which,
however, was not satisfactory, and DR..
English took the matter into bis own
hands and composed the music himself.
DR.. English's music IS never been
so popular as a version composed oy
young ac3or of the name OF Nelson r.
Kneass. which appeared in 1916.
Kneass was brother OF the United
States District Attorney at Phila-
delphia, but preferred the strolling
life Of a player TO steadier work. de
applied for q position 81 the Pittsourg
Theatre, then under the management
OF Charles Porter, who, after satisfy
ing himself that Kneass had well
trained tenor voice. told him that II be
would get up new song he would give
him q part in play then running at MS
theater.
1t happened that an Englishman OF
the name of Hunt, who had read ben
Bolt" in British paper and had been
so much impressed by the lines that ne
had committed them to memory, became
acquainted with Kneass and suggested
that he use "Ben Bolt for song.
Hunt wrote out three stanzas for
Kneass. who composed the music and
sang them with great success.
Kneass travelled from city to city
singing the song, which everywhere
took the public by storm. The words
and music were first published by
Peters of Cincinnati
DR.. English tells good story OF the
manner In which Peters caused the song
TO be altered.
The publisher objected to the lines:
"Don't you remember the school. Ben Bolt,
With the master 80 cruel and grim,
And the shaded nook In the running
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toast IN 4 dish Of plain hotlnllk. PIT 10
deep hot dish and pour the thickened
milk over IL.
II scraps Of bread are left. cut them
into inch squares, put them into an oven
and toast very brown, then put away
in a glass Jar. If In dry place the
cubes will keep an indefinite time.
They are delicious 10 thin soups, and
nothing nicer eau be found to serve
with q small roast than toasted cubes
softened with rich gravy. The crumbs
left from the cutting or the cubes
should be dried thoroughly, then put
on the bread board and rolled TO pow
der or pounded in pestil. Put the
crumbs In q jar TO use for Dreaded chops,
oysters, meat "stUfing," and any Of the
hundred little economies into which
bread enters quite as paiata6le as crack
er crumbs.
A delicious supper for little children
Is made of toast bread. Toast the
scraps very brown and pound into small
bits. A tablespoonful or two In glass
OF milk makes a light, nutritious lunch,
and it will keep for weeks. If the bot
tied crumbs happen to gather damp, pour
into q pan and set In hot oven for
moment or two.
II You get stired Of toast, steam the
dry bread. Put over the fire skillet
Of water, and when it comes to boil
set over it q tin steamer. Into this
steamer put slices Of bread, cold bak-
ing powder biscuits, or cold light dough
biscuits. Pile the steamer full, il you
like, and lay over the bread perfectly
clean cloth, then put on the lid and let
the thing steam for ten minutes. II the
bread is very dry it may take longer.
Steam bread should be served piece
at time. as it req uires to be eaten, for
it dries quickly, and is delicious NOR
sal when eaten piping hot.
There are are dozens OF other ways
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-12-09

nothing contributes cheer so much as
an open fire. Next 70 the sunlight 1t Is
the plessantest thing an invalid can
contemplate.
The windows should be so curtalned
that although the light should flood the
room it will not shine into the patients
eyes. A screen for protecting him from
the glare as we'll as from chance
draughts is one of the necessary furn-
ishings. A small table on which medi-
cine bottles, glasses, spoons aud the like
nav be placed neatly is another indis-
pensable part OF the furnishing. The
table should be kept out Of the patients
sight, for il does not inspire the most
cheerful recollectiOns.
A comfortable lounge with pillows
aud a coverlid should have It's place IN
the room. This will serve for the nurse
while the patient is still In bed,
and when be is enough Of a GONZALES
cent TO spend part Of the day up IL will
be useful for hlm also.
The wall paper should be Of q quiet
pattern and reStiul color. The sight
OF the same hideOus design day after
day is enough to drive q patient almost
insane, even without any OF the other
accessories Of illness. Shades that are
irving to the eyes Of tbs healthy are OF
course doubly so to the sick, and papers
Of any but the least trying colo rs should
be tabOoed.
Creaking rocking chairs - which
means all rocking chslrs-should be
kept out Of the room. So should per-
sous inclined to take doleful view OF
illness and others OF an eXcita0le dispO-
sltion. Visitors should be allowed only
with the doctors consent, and they
should De chosen with reference to their
repose Of manner. Flowers with strong
odors should also be kept out Of the
sick room.
The patients tray should be dainty
and tempting. His physician and not
be himself shOald be consulted in re-
gard 20 his meals. His eyes should not
be troubled and his appetite discour-
aged by the sight Of great deal OF
food. Very little, very daintily served,
will be likely 70 tempt him TO eat, where
more dishes and less delicacy would de-
stroy his desire for food.
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comFoEr TIE SICK.
Requirements Of Room set Aside For
Those Afflicted.

Rsquiromsnts Of a Room Set Aside For
Those Amictsd.
The best room 10 the house should
unouestionably be the sick room. That
does not mean the room with the most
aesthetic hangings or the most wonder
ful carved cabinets. II doesn't neeessa-
rllY mean the biggest room, though a
big room is certainly necessary for the
invalid. But IL means the room with
the most sunshine, the best ventilation
and the least noise.
A carpet has 90 place In sick room,
( A stained or painted floor is healthier
in all parts Of the house, but II is posi-
lively criminal 20 baVe the floor OF
room where an invalid lives covered
With dust collecting, microbe har0oring
CARPET. Small rugs, which can be taken
out each day and thoroughly shaken In
the open air, are the only proper COW
erinRs for a bedroom floor. The floor
itself should be wiped up each day with
damp cloth, dipped In water in which
some odorless disiniectant has been
poured.
A fireplace IL an excellent thing to
have in a sick room because Of it's use
in ventilation IS we'll as FOR its heating
properties. A cheerful apartment Is
almost as important as good nursing 10
restoring the patient 10 health, ana
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Economical and Practical ways in
which Crumbs aud scraps CaA BE


Economical and Practical ways in
which Crumbs aud scraps CRh BE
Used
A covered stone jar filed with bread
crumbs is indispensable 90 a well-sp-
pointed pantry. Many housekeepers
buy cracker-dust for cooking purposes,
but carefully dried bits Of bread, grated,
will be much daintier and more appe-
tizlng. There Is no necessity for ever
wasting q erumb Of bread, because It
never gets so dry as to be unpslatable
unless cSrelessly left to get musty.
When slices Of neatly cut bread are left
from a meal pile them up until you get
enough for q dish Of toast.
There are three. ways OF serving It.
IL she bread is QuitP fresh when toast
ca. it may be lightly Drowned and
served dry. II the oAead Is pretty hard
toast it brown. HaVA on the back Of
he stove q deep dish Fith two heaplng
fblespoonsful Of bJkter 70 . cup Of
boind water aud litt e sails. Dip the
toast quickly In and on Of thisssrvo 90
15t dish. For aROtlF sind Of dip
tcal boil q piul Of milk season e With
tablespoonful OF but san and 3
eer3little pepper, and ken slightly
Win dour, let ooi ur SRi 3 tRe
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that one has to look twice 20 be sure
that the thing shown is really q muif.
One is made ogermine and green velvet
The velvet is carefully wrapped about
the fur aud caught on top by green
satin bow. A large red rose is fastened
just below the bow.
Little slipper chairs are fascinating
seats designed especially for the owner
to sit in while dressing the feet. They
come in q variety OF quaint shapes,
with hard wood seats called ''coboier
seats" and backs curved to the lines OF
comfort. They are specially pretty In
white maple. birch Ia wood just now
fashionable for bedrooms); they are also
found in white and gold, mahoganys
and other woods in which bedroom suits
are made.
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then
There are only you and l.

There is change in the things I loved,
Ben Bolt;
They have changed from the old to the
new.
But feel in the depths of my spirit the
There never was a change in you.
Twelve months, twenty, have passed, Ben
Bolt.
Since first we were friends-yet hail
Thy presence q blessing, thy presence q
truth.
Ben Bolt, Of the salt sea gale.
Damn Ben Boltp l wish the darned
thing had never been wrItten!" was the
energetic reply OF its author, DR..
Thomas Dunn English, who represents
Newark n. j., district in Congress,
when asked for the history OF the IA
nous song since it was written, 81 years
ago, DR.. English isn't the pirate that
be says q generally published photo
graph makes him look, however, or thai
his words might indicate. When Wis
tied by a reporter he was engaged In
the work OF preparing his collection Of
rose bushes, in which he takes great
deal of interest, for the rigors OF
Jersey winter.
"Come into my library" he said. In
hospitable tone, land I'll tell you all
kno about the song. The prominent
mart that IL has In that novel
'Trilby, whice l hear Is q great success
in its way, has dragged the old song out
OF the obscurity into which u mao
fallen and given it's present boom.
.Ben Bolt" was written in ls43, said
it's venerable author, who, although
born 76 years ago. looks younger than
manva man of so. At that time n. 2.
willis. the poet, and George P. Morris
had revived the New York Mirror IN
der the title OF the New Mirror. Wills
was well acquainted with English, then
a vouuR author who had attained some
celebrity as a poet, and asked him 70
contribute TO the paper, suggesting
that he send in q sea song.
English wrote song which be was
dissatisfied with, and 10 its stead wrote
four and a half stanzas Of "Beu Bolt, ;"
10 which he added the first four lines
of the rejected sea song. This patch
work" as DR.. English termed IL in a
latter that accompanied 1t. was sent TO
Mr.. Willis. It's author wrote that II
Mr.. Willis didn't likU it he could burn
IL. and thought so little OF the effort
that be gave the song no title. and mere
" appended his initials. Willis was 80
we'll pleased with ben Bolt" that he
printed IL ia . prominent place In the
next issue OF his paper. which appeared
on September rs, 1843.
The English editors OF that day, as al
the present. kept their eyes open for
contributions appearing In American
publications that were worth stealing,
and promptly stole ben Bolt" The
song fairly took England hy storm,
and passed everywhere there as .
British production. There were paro-
dies and ..replles" to "Bsn Bolt" and
..Graver Ben Bolts" and all sorts OF
variations, to the number OF dozen or
lmore. DR.. EogIish made collection
of these, but LOST them more than 20
rs ago. 60 that 50 far ~ Il known
of them are 1t presentin existencs-
hs author, after heaflng Of tbe
ainE popularity Of BeD Bolt. ?
,fhf that It Honld 1ake 3 Bcoo
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-12-09

He had just put mandolin orchestra
into his lunchroom as an additional AZ
traction for patrons, and be was excited
about something.
Look herei" be cried. a. he rushed
up TO the leader, "dou't you know your
business a little bit?"
Whats the matter?" asked the
leader.
"Mstterl matterl' he exclaimed
Here you are playing SLOW waltz
during the rush hour and delaying
everything. Start qulckstsp or jig
or I'll throw you into shs alley. Chi
cnoo Evening Post
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Bow to stsriIizs Milk.

The Importance of steriliZing milk
and of having introduced at the same
time q practical apparatus TO obtain the
desired result, belongs TO Professor
Soxhlet, of Germany, who introduced
the apparatus which has been named
after him.
This apparatus consists OF 8 good
sized kettle with tight Fitting cover.
Into this kettle fits frame which holds
ten bottles The bottles are filed with
milk and closed with rubber shoppers,
which have q small bole running
through the centre, and are then placed
into the frame and kettle. The latter
il half filed with water, which is
brought TO a boiling point, and after
twenty minutes of boiling tight-htting
glass shoppers are inserted into the
holes in the rubber shoppers. and the
boiling is continued twenty minutes
longer. The kettle is now taken from
the FIRE, and the supply OF milk, needed
for the next twenty-for hours, Is ready
for use. The micro-organisms found In
milk. such as tObercle, cholera, typhus
and diphtheri1 bscilli, &c, are now GER
tsiuly killed, for even those endowed
with she most power Of resistance, the
tnoercIe bacilli, cannot survive q heat OF
176 degrees Fahrenheit The tactic acid
bacteria are killed as we'll, and the turn
ing Of the milk is therefore sarely pre-
wanted. especially since the rubber stop
pers. which must not be removed until
the milk 10 used, exclude 70 q certainty
: renewed infection OF the milk
The results attained 81 the use Of this
so-ealled s,erilized milk are very graft
Mine. Generally the tnfaais thrive adj
Alrablx. and seldom are they attacked
~ ~ dreaded Intestinal eAearrh.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-12-09

ANTIQUE Firoplacos that OHored More OPP
portunity for Decorative ART
Tbe fashion Of colonial mantels does
not wane, indeed, il seems TO grow upon
those who are looking for fireplace sur
roundings that will be q JOY forever.
These mantels are made In oak for
libraries aDd halls, but most frequently
In white enamel for drawing rooms ana
bed-rooms. often the wall of such
rooms is wainscoted as high as the shelf
x aha maptel In a wood 20 match the
mautel.
2 In an attractiV9 room OF tnls KIM
the wall above fhe wainscotlng was
nanered with roses and buds. The tile
facing and hearth were Of soft cid rose,
and ina deeorationkof the white mantel
dslIcate traceriss of gilt. The band
iueloslng the IRE place was narrow
gilt beading. The qver-mantel was only
a shelf, above whi7n was hung = large
oval mirror 10 a Flarentine frame. The
Ere screen was AIS Of gold, pink and
white, and the andi ions and other parts
~ he FIRE set In eklt The fireplace,
Win It's accessories is an example Of
the way in which every detail OF
room is carefully thought out By those
mo can afford to a ave their dwellings
consistent and artist bic IN their Iurnlsh-
ings. If a room is 20 representa- GER
tain period, the .rchitect OF owner
often has the andiq Ons, mantel ano al
a. atments made After certain designs
Ia are not to be duplicated.
Glazed tiles OF kll sizes and shapes
are used for the fireplace Iaeln8s' aug
sometimes for the nreoack, lnstsao OF
metal. Often brio OF yeiio" or terra
cSt,o is lirad for q he entire front of the
freplaces Ia hallsA and nossrie~ I'D
such cases the Wooden snet OF over
r,,..,ls n ,ba only kwood used. This Is
eli yely supper ed ~ brackets OF
l wrought iron. Or mehts o. .foaset
49,, srs also LAID q AOn the BRICK 'front.'
handsome pair ldirons tof sosn
riaee Are Two IONS otanufdng
Nght 10 ~ pes tae
baud thai the 80
Is made no tiles
/ FOR the fronts
4 ior veG places
a or'ljap h1g l
% ook antique
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brass, or colored q dark copper TO match
cherry and mahogany wood. The dec
oratlons are Of fishes, flames, flowers,
bees and bugs, or professions OF clas-
steal looking figures. OCCASIONALLY the
crest. the motto and the monogram are
made a part Of the decoration, the same
symbols also appearing 10 the emoroid-
cries designed for certain rooms, where
they are wrought on pillows, table Gov
ers aud curtains.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-12-09

san Frcnctsc0 1r9oHatR.
The King OF the Belgians went Gus
for . walk the other day, and entered
farm house to ask for glass OF MIX.
When be had made remark 10 Eng-
Iish 20 his compsnion he heard the
hostess say to her husband In Flemish;
II wonder what that long Dosed Eng
lishman will give Us for the DiIE?'
Whereupon the King took out 4 i've
franc piece and gave 10 20 the woman,
saying in Flemish: ALLOW me 70 offer
you the portrait Of the long nosed Eng
liShman."
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in which stale bread may be used, and
IL is simply criminal TO throw into the
slop bucket single piece OF clean bread.
That is the wilful waste that makes
wOfu want.
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NEW DESIGNS IN coasAC
brook.
-,a U.ot ,he children went to swimlr

| brook, -
Where the children went to swim"
on the ground that as the song was In
tended for popular distribution refined
women would be shocked at the In
decency OF the idea OF children going
in swimming. He lnsisted that they be
changed, and these lines OF his owe
com position were substituted:
.With the master so kind and so true,
And the little nook by the clear-running
Where we gathered the flowers as they
crew.
Itis the latter and generally accepted
version that appears in "Triloy,"
/ DIR. English naturally complained. OF
OF the alteration ia his song and took
Peters to task In the paper which he
edited at that time In Philadelphia.
Peters wrote q reply. printed in a rival
pauer. in which be said he thought the
J alteration was an Improvement on the
original.
This stirred up DR.. English's Irish
blood. He responded that doubtless
the claim was just. "But." he asked.
"what right had Peters to make the
change? II any man stole my coat, cut
off the tails and made 1t into service
able Jacket, the claim of improvement
thereby would not be counted q good
defense in law"
Peters brought suit for libel. claim
ing damages TO the extent OF several
thousand dollars. The case attracted a
great deal OF attention. Benjamin
Brewster ond other prominent lawyers
OF Philadelphia volunteered TO act as
counsel for the defense. DR.. English
brushed them aside and announced
that, being himself member OF the
Philadelphia bar, be would defend the
suit himself.
"Whereupcn. says the Doctor, "the
counsel for Peters evidently thought
better Of 1t, as the suit was never
pressed. OF course, Peters claim was
ridiculous"
More than 10000 copies OF the words
and music were sold oy Peters. The
music composed OF DIR. English for the
song was brought out by PhIladelphis
publisher 10 ls4s. There were six other
versions, but none achieved the poDu-
larity OF the music arranged by Kneass,
which be had taken from German
melody. The original German music,
win the words Of "Ben Bolt" were
afterwards published. but without az
fectIng the popularity Of the Kneass
version.
There have been many claimants for
the song, but all we're proved false
sooner or later. ADD nov there Is no one
10 dispute the genulneness OF DR.. Fog
Ilsh's authorship.
when l was elected 70 Congress, "
said DR.. English yesterday. three years
ago. the newspapers made general men
ton OF the fact that was the author OF
Ben Bolt and their comments led TO .
revival OF she song for = time. It had
fallen back into 0bscurlty when 'Trilby'
came out and dragged IL into light
Mr.. Dn Msurier's illusions 20 the song
suggest bis Ignorance 70 is origin, or,
al least. be appears 70 be satisfied that
its author was an EnglishmaD-
ssHe shares this error with the ma
jorifr Of Eneiishmeu. and, am sorry
80 say. ;ssms Americans - we'll This,
I suppose, Is because Of she great Dopa-
- the song II Erglesd 1pd TIE
colonies lad " "a &srr'ek
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A colored woman. Mary Fsiring. Of
Alabama. urgently requested 70 be sent
10 the Dark Continent, saying that u
had always been her ambition 70 go and
teach the bible 70 her people. When
informed By the Presbyterian Board
that ft lacked the required money 70
pay her passage (s400). she sold bsT
small home In Tsliadega and went as
her own cost
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costume right covert cloth for 10Y Of ten That a next
Hanneet with dark blue cloth REFER The little one wears t OF
and eheO jacket The
ehevot heavily braid The left figure shows BABY b1
The beside has CLOAK Oh ~
with
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II you need good medicine 70 purify
your blood. give nerve strength AID
build up POUR entire system, take
Hoods SarrapsriIla Il prevents sick
ness By mskieg pure blood.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-12-09

se sufhor, after heaking Of the
sinR popularity Of Bsn Bolt.
,khl thas II venld Pks > gooe
The morning call., 1894-10-30

in "de push" broke slate, cracked boz
tie and filled their conscience full of holes
at the recent Repu blican convention, and
his Honor Jim Campbell is anxiously wait
ing to have greatness thrust upon him a
second time. What has been Oregon's loss
has bobbed up as CalifOrnia's gain; but
the Golden State has gained so many
celebrities of late that genial jim fears he
will be obliged to form the nucleus of an
other museum, aud return to his northern
home.
He is full-feiged nominee for the pc
sition Of Police Judge, and as such is In
active training for the big event, under
Australian rules. which is 10 take place
early in November. His Honor Jim Camp
bell enjoys the friendship of every tout,
alI-round sport aud gin-fzz manipulation
whose name has appeared in the role OF
defendant on the docket of Police Court l
for year past. and as trainers and han
dlers they simply refuse to be ontclassed
He is in good hands and no mistake. His
"pouularity" is unquestioned, and the
latest crop of hand-organs may be ex-
pected 10 grind out that beautiful product
of the present campaign, "How Jim Camp
bell broke the slate"
The training routine of a candidate for
Police Judge who is in ''de push all right.