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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

tables to occupy the prominent places
in the good old-fashioned way" Or
namental spoons, for which there is no
use, ribbons and garze on a table are
in bad taste.
The after care of bread depends to
some extent upon whether a thick or
thin crust is desired; if the former re-
move the loaves from the pans and let
stand resting on their sides against a
board or folded cloth until cold; if a
thin crust is preferred take from the
pans, brush rapidly over with cold wa
ter and roll in two bread cloths. When
the bread is quite cold it can be put
away. using a bread box or stone jar as
may be preferred.
In boiling a fish, wrap in a clean
towel so the skin will not break. and
cover with boiling water. Add a half
tablespoonful of salt, two pinches black
pepper. one sliced onion. three table
spoonfuls of vinegar, a bay leaf. two
cloves and a boquet of herbs consist
ing of a bit of celery and two punches
of parsley root tied together. Cook
eight minutes and serve on a hot plat
ter garnished with slices of lemon, and
a few sprigs of parsley. Pass with 1t
a gravy boat of plain drawn butter
sauce or sauce piquante made by add
ing a tablespoonful each of vinegar
and lemon juice. two tablespoonful
each of chopped capers, pickles and
olives. half a teaspoonful of onion
juice. and a few grains Of cayenne to
a pint of the drawn butter.
An excellent cement for leather is
made by ~dissolving small bits of gutta
percha in clorofcrm. It should be OF
the consistency OF honey, and kept in
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

not ant to die out until late in the night,
the dish is left standing all night on
the range.
Rice, although deficient in fat and
better adapted to form a larger part
of a dietary in spring and summer is
still admissible during the cold season.
In the countries where this grain is
indigenous it is customary to cook rice
in a large quantity of rapidly-boiling,
sailed water. And thus it may be
properly cooked, stirring it occasionally
with a fork. When tender drain and
cover with a cloth to absorb the steam
and render the grains mealy. II prop
erly cooked and drained, the rice will
be cry and soft. The cooking requires
from twenty to forty minutes. according
to the age and variety of the rice.
In cooking rice will absorb from two
and one-half' to four times its bulk of
water-a little less of milk stock or
tomato-pulp.
The liquid drained from the rice
makes a good foundation for a soup.
Unless the liquid is to be used for some
purpose it is more economical to steam
the rice, or cook it In a double boiler.
Vinegar which has been favored with
tarragon or a few fresh tarragon
leaves finely minced) is a desirable ac-
QUESTION to a salad, and a Glove Of gar
lie cut in half, rubbed round the salad
bowl, gives a new and delicious flavor.
A center piece Of flowers OF fruit. or
the never popular "fernery," with bon
bons. cakes. sailed almonds and the
candies, are the only things admissible
upon the table at a formal dinner,
luncheon or supper. though It a home
table" many prefer the meats and yege-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07
A NEW TRANSLATOR
OF OMAR KHAYYAMl

to undertake that which had bafled the
ablest men.
More notable still is the skill with
which Miss Curtis performed the task.
A comparison of her work with that
of the other great translators show no
trace of imitation. nor even OF echoing.
Where the Persian figures of speech
must be translated into those OF tina
western races in order to be- compre-
hensible she has not employed one that
has been used by other writers, but in
every instance has taken one Of her
own or else coined one from the quar-
ries OF her own experiences or fancy.
Her treatment is virile rather than
feminine. She reproduces the massive
thought, the stalwart sentiments ana
the dauntless doubts of the Persian
singer as II she were o Whitman or a
Morris rather than a shrinking and
sensitive woman.
1t may be a mental organization OF a
masculine type or 1t may be that high
art which rises above all sex, but In
either case the impression upon the
readers mind is the same. 1t Is the
voice of a strong man heard full OF
force, music and defiance of fate. The
workmanship is admirable. In every
respect 1t is on a par with the sonnets,
idyls and lyrics which she has already
published. Each word seems to have
ben picked out for its place, and into
the quatrain OF the east have been
skillfully worked the ALTERATION, the
assonance, the line rhyme and half
rhyme of modern versifcation,
Here, II anywhere, Is the only place
where they may be a departure from
the original model; yet IL it be a de-
parture it has increased the music and
the charm of the composition The
work has been printed and bound In
beautiful style by the Brothers OF the
Book" that quaint organization OF low
ers of fine type and noble prayer. and
makes as delicious a morsel for the
bibliophile as any Caxton or Elzeyis.
Beyond the poet is the personality.
Miss Curtis Is a capital type of the New
England girl. Her father. the late DR..
Jonathan S. Curtis. of Hartford, was
a physician of high standing, and on
both sides OF her family are many en-
inent men. Her uncle is Attorney
General Griggs, of New Jersey. and
her first ancestor in New England vas
John Alder, of Plymouth.
She is of medium height and size.
shapely In contour, graceful In al
riage, fascinating in speech. She has a
well rounded nature and has been edu-
Gated with rare wisdom. She plays.
sings, sketches, paints and rides with
noted ability, and. without being a
bookworm, Is a woman OF rare culture
and acumen She has a striking face.
the eyes being brown, large and lus-
trous, and a hair a gold which In soma
lights fades into a Madonna brown.
No young woman OF the present gener-
alton has displayed greater promise or
surpassed her in achievements
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

There seems to be a poetic wave
sweeping across the literary ocean OF
the United States. Al least a score of
talented ~Tersifers have come into
prominence in the last five years. The
latest in the list, and one of the most
striking, is a Hartford girl, young.
pretty and accomplished-Miss Eliza
beth Alden Curtis. She came into
prominence two years ago, when about
Is years of age, by having a number of
excellent poems appear in various
magazines at about the same time.
Since then she has been a regular CON
tributor to the periodical press and has
displayed a talent in verse remarkable
for originality. variety and finish.
This work which would have been
enough alone to have given her dis
tinction in the world of letters, appears
to have been a mere relaxation. Her
real work was an undertaking worthy
of a mature scholar. This was a new
English version of the "Rubaiyat" by
Omar Khayyam.
The attention which this new trans
lation has awakened is ali the more
remarkable in view Of the fact that the
recent renaissance in Om.r Khayyam
literature has flooded the market with
new editions of the great Persian poet
and astronomer. The moderness of
the spirit OF Omar Khayyam, his de-
fant and half pessimistic view of the
world, his grave wit and bonhomie, his
good cheer and quiet humor-all have
united to make this troubadour of stole
pessimism appeal to a very wide circle
of nineteenth century readers. Such
readers find in his lines to-day an echo
of their own doubts and questionings,
for their old time singer seems to have
anticipated in his own early times the
spirit of the nineteenth century, just as
Shakespeare might be said to have done
in his play of Hamlet" In fact, the
philosophy OF the two works is not I'M
like. Yet the whimsical poet of Mis-
hapur loved to indulge in sophistries
and p~aradoxes and delighted in mysti-
flying and confusing his readers. He
also delighted in drawing upon his
careless head the we ready walls of
wrath of his Stuff opponents, and then
-.AL - I.1z- nz-l-.- - III
SO that is why moderns can scarcely
tell whether Omar was at heart a cynie
or an e~picurean. Nor can it be deter
mined whether or not the wine cup he
talks of stands as a symbol OF the d.
vine or merely as a tavern beaker.
What was the cypress slender minis
ter of wine?" Was it an earthly sylph
of some Nishapur inn, or did 1t stand
as the expression of some mystic SYM
Dol of the soul?
The immortal quatrains OF the tent
maker have accordingly afforded I'M
limited study to literary people since
Edward Fitzgerald put them into Eng
lish form. Mccarthy, Allen. lie Gal
lienne and a score OF lesser lights have
followed in Fftzgerald's footsteps and
have met with more or less success. 1t
was therefore wonderful for a mere girl
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07
Reef Couons.

Have Pm. rump steak cut thin, and
divide it in pieces about three inches
long, beat these with a blade of a knife,
and dredge with flour; put them In q
frying pan with one-quarter pound of
butter, and let them fry for about three
minutes. then lay them in a small
stewpan, and pour over them a pint of
gravy; add a piece of butter kneaded
roux, put in the seasoning and one
with a little flour or better still, some
shallot finely minced. one-haK picked
walnut, a teaspoonful Of capers; let the
whole simmer for ten minutes: rerve
in very hot entree dish.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

Roberts WI hid q worthy 81 essisf,
ant Is has Gen J6ubert IA Gen. Cronje
Gen. white II III Hi zixty-nfth year
having been born II 1855. He vent ii.
- service at the age 81 eighteen NEs5
be Joined the Twenty-seventh Rexi-
ment Of footmen. When he attained
the rank Of Colonel he was transferred
to the Ninety-second Regiment, and
was again transferred when promoted
to the lieutenant-colonelcy of the Cor
don Highlanders. Successfully he be-
came colonel and major-general, the
latter as recently as 1896.
General Lord Methuen enjoys the en-
viable distinction of being the youngest
lieutenant-general in the British Army.
He joined the Scots Guards in 1864,
and has held a long series Of regimen
tai and staff appointments. General
Methuen was in the Ashantee camp in
1873, and at Tel-el-Kebir in 1882 when
General Butler was making his won
derful march across Bayuda Desert
from Gubat during the Nile campaign.
He was in charge of the First Cape
Colony Mounted Rifles in 1884. and af-
ter that commanded the home district,
devoting himself to developing the eff
cheney of the volunteers OF the Metro
politan corps. Gen. Methuen has serv-
ed three years as an attache in Berlin
and enjoys a personal friendship with
the Kaiser William.
And thus we have an idea Of the
commanders of both sides who are do
ing active service in the Transvaal.
The fact that the Beers throughout
this campaign have been able to COM
pei the British to fight on ground of
their own choosing is part of the logic
of the situation. and does not neces-
sarily reflect on the capacity of the
British commanders, who, besides be-
ing-with one or two exceptions-in-
experienced in Boer methods Of war
fare, are fighting upon territory prac-
tically unknown to their forces.
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BOERS AND BRITISH
At TIE 'FRONT.'.
thing For Both sides in the
South African Crisis.

The entirely unexpected reverses-if
indeed they were not crushing defeats
-whica England's army has sustained
since the beginning of hostilities in
South Africa, afford an interesting bio
graphical study of the generals of both
sides who are at the head of the great
campaign.
Much blame for disasters which
have come to the British forces has
been laid at the feet of the generals in
command, and a few war experts have
gone so far as to say that the British
rank and file are physically united
for service in the Transvaal, but at
taches of the War Office dispute this,
adding with indignant emphasis that
the regiments selected have the highest
standard of physique and are long-ser-
weed and experienced men.
On the Boer side the choice of posi-
ton and the tactical disposition of
their forces show high ability in the
commanders. Their leaders, being I'M
hampered by pedantry and having a
perfect knowledgeof the country, have
modified the farmer" forces after
such methods that they are enabled to
follow the enemy's designs with al
most unerring instinct, to divine it's
intentions, and after selecting a point
OF resistance, concentrate with almost
Incredible dispatch a force equal or SUI
perior to that which is to make the at
tack upon them.
General Butler
General Sir Redvers Butler, who has
been at the head of the British troops
in the Transvaal, but who will be sue
ceeded by Lord Roberts, is one of the
most strategic fighters in the English
army, though not the most popular.
He is exceedingly stern and commands
his soldiers with the rigidity of a mar
tinet. He comes from an old Devon
shire stock, and from the age Of nine
teen, when he Joined the Sixteenth
Rifles, has been engaged in the SER
vice of his country.
Gen. Butler was born in 1929 ON De-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07
The Wife of General Butler.

The accompanying picture is from the
latest photograph of Lady Audrey Butler,
the talented and gracious wife Of the Eng
lish general who has been fighting the
Beers in South Africa. Lady Butler is no
longer a young woman, for she has a
daughter who has just made her debut in
to London social world. She has. never
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

theless. shown herself one of the most en-
ergetic of the many English nobiewomen
who have been interesting themselves in
alternating the sufferings of the English
sick and WOUNDED at the Cape. Owing to
the recent severity of the fighting. there
seems plenty OF opportunity ahead for all
such relief work.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07
A Compromise.

'Ts 1t Transval or T~ransvaal7"
Tim not sure, but l think it's South
Africa.-Philadelphda North American
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cent triumph at .Colenso making the
fourth. General Joubert has lived in
America, and fought here, having serv-
ed in the Confederate army during the
Civil War. Indeed, it Is a matter of
dispute about his having been born in
The United States, many claiming that
he first saw the light of day in Phila-
1elphia. But Gen. Joubert himself
says that he vas born in Cape Colony.
Contrary to his nickname, Gen. Jou-
bert is stout. He has a long grizzled
beard, a pair ct great black eyes under
cavernous brows, a sturdy frame and
an air of mildness wholly incompati-
BILE with his reputation for valor and
indomitableness. It takes a second
glance to see the resolution in those
mild eyes. From his French fore
fathers he inherited politeness.
He loves his home and his wife first
of all. Next he loves the Transvaal.
He has been there since he was five
years old. That was sixty-three years
ago His parents "trekked" away from
Cape Colony when he was a boy. &
1t was Joubert who made the cele-
brated remark that the English flag
was white. There was a great discus
sion n day on the market-place at
Pretoria. Some said it was red, others
blue and red, and a few swore it con-
tanned Vicaoria's picture in the corner.
'The rooinek's flag is all white!" an
nounced Dom Piet, placidly, and every
body laughed.
Don't I know" he added, mildly.
Il have seen it three times-once at
Majuba, once at Bronkerspruit, once at
Doorkoop. Each time it was hoisted
it was white"
He meant that the British had sur
rendered CT all these occasions.
he Is a thorough disciplinarian and a
clever tactician. 1t took only seven
teen kilograms from Gen. Joubert to
mobilize the Boer forces for the present
campaign.
About Cronje.
Gen. Cronje, who commands the
troops on the southwestern border. is,
next to Gen. Joubert, the best soldier
in South Africa, and very popular. His
career comprises a long list Of brilliant
and daring military deeds, but his
fame rests principally upon his mag
niicent maneuvering and cool-headed
commandery of the Boer forces which
defeated DR.. Jameson outside of Kru-
gersdorp.
In Gen. George Stewart White, Lord
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-07

/ quail on toast is fiat and stale.
duck begins to pail,
reams and ices fail to please
~ champagne no longer brings
k3<le fofthe eye.
I3alate yearns again
I6w pumpkin PIE.
eesNare stripped and gardens bare
@fii6u for the SHOWS,
ErS on the pantry shelves
rows on ows
house door is left a1ar,
Inv ~passers-by
with q spicy smell
pumpkin pie.
pmeward once a year.
khfs are sharp with frost,
COTS and old red barns
eaGows lost.
globes of shining geld
Z once more the sweets
tpnA Criterion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-27
Never Give. IynIt. Dead.

Lake Superior never gives up its dead.
Whoever encounters terrible DISASTER
happily infrequent in the tourist season
and goes down in the angry, beauti-
full blue waters. never comes up again.
From those earliest days when the dar-
ing voyagers In their trim birch bark
canoes skirted the picturesque shores
of this noble but relentless lake down to
this present moment, those who have
met their deaths in mid-Superior still
lie at the stone-payed bottom. 1t may
be that, so very cold is the y,Sser, some
of their bodies may have been pre-
served through the centuries. Some
times, not far from shore, the bodies Of
people who have been wrecked from
fishing smacks or from pleasure boats
overtaken by u cruel squall have been
recovered, but only after the most hero
Once on Il trip down the lakes met
clergyman, who as we passed point
of land some miles before entering the
narrowing of the lake ut the 500, point
ed out the place where the Inflated AL
gonna went down on the reef some years
ago. and as he looked. he said slowly:
Il was at the funeral of one man who
went down with her. and the only rea-
son his body is not at the bottom to-
day with the other thirty-eight that
We're lost is because it was caught in
the timbers of the vessel and could not
Minneapolis Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-27
when You Meet in Janan,

Nothing is more amusing than to
watch two acquaintance saluting in
the streets of japanese town. AS
they come in sight of each other they
slacken their pace, and approach with
downcast eyes and averted face, as If
neither was worthy of beholding the
other; then they bow low, so as to bring
the face on level with the knees, on
which the palms of the hands are
pressed.
\ succession of kissing sounds is next
made by drawing in the breath between
the closed teeth, interspersed with q
series Of complimentary phrases uttered
with great volubility in sort of under
toned falsetto, each trying to Guido his
friend In rapidity and extravaganza of
language, while the palms are diligently
rubbed.
AT last the climax is reached and each
endeavors to give the precedence to the
other. For some moments, perhaps
for "a full minute. the polite contest con-
Times; then the ceremony abruptly
ends, as il the difficulty We're capable
Of none but a brusque solution, and the
two pass on hurriedly, with look Of
extreme relief.-Brooklyn Citizen.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-27

The student who traces the history
of Republicanism through the ages will
not fail to note the reactionary ten
dency at the close of the nineteenth
century. He will look in vain for a
sign that the old love of independence
which was so conspicuous as the CEN
fury was coming in was still burning.
He will turn to the living and prosper
GUS republics to gather from the official
records some evidence that Republican,
ism was the common cause of all lib
erty lovers. He will find no such evil
dence. He will read upon the records
of the old and proud monarchies proof
that in the courts of Europe the de-
struction of young republics caused I'M
bounded delight. The black page will
not be Illuminated by any record that
in any republic anywhere there was
any protest against the assassination
of Republtcanism.
But the cause of human liberty is
not lost because of few reverses. Ma
lions come and go, but the principles
of equality and justice remain I'M
changed. That which was right in
1IIG has not become wrong in 1900.
The inallenable rights of man are not
modified by the color of his skin or OBJ
liberated because he happens to live
In distant continent or on an isolated
island. The making and unmaking of
nations is but an incident in the on
ward march of ciyilization.-Sioux
Falls Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-27

and Ireland, and has filed every posi-
ton with conscientious ability. He left
the LIBERAL party with Joseph Chamber
lain in opposition to home rule, but al
ways remained on cordial terms with
Mr. Gladstone. He was then the Mar
quis of Harrington, not becoming Duke
of Devonshire until the death of his
father in 1891.
The Duke is now 81. Plainness Is the
keynote of his life. Personally he is
not attractive. His face is heavy, his
frame lacks grace, and he has no taste
for dress. In the House of Lords he sits
with his hat tilted over his eyebrows.
His body is buried in a long, dark-col-
ored coat with deep pockets. His hair
and beard have grown entirely gray.
He always speaks from notes and
makes no attempt at oratory, but de-
ponds upon the common sense and can
dor of his expressions.
In 1892 the Duke married woman
who was already n duchess-the widow
of the Duke of Manchester. The bride
and her husband had been firm friends
for over thirty years, and 1t was even
said that they had been engaged before
the marriage to Manchester, but this
has been denied with positiveness. Her
first union had been most romantic.
The Duke of Manchester, travelling in
France, saw her In an opera box in
Nice, fell in love with her ON the spot,
was intrOiuced and MT once began n
successful courtship. She was then
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-27

When cut feed with corn and oats is
fed to working horses it often happens
that the proportion of corn in the meal
is too large, causing the horse TO get
Off his feed. and possibly giving him
collie from inability to digest it. If the
corn meal produces no other bad effects,
1t is apt to make the horse take on fat
rather than build up the muscles, as 1t
needs to do for hard work. Some
wheat bran with a little wheat mid
dlings put in will remedy this. The
wheat middlingS will counterfeit the
tendency of the bran to produce scours
and both are the natural compliments
of corn meal, which is mainly carbon
aceeus. and is, therefore, fattening,
rather than strength giving. The horses
especially like this mixture when cut
feed has been moistened with hot
watA', thus partly soaking the ration
before it is fed to them This hot water
on bran creates an aroma, of which.
mixed with cut hay, horses are exceed
ingly fond. and the whole ration being
cooked is more easily digested.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-27

1t is reported that the Hawaiian
planters class themselves with the Re-
publican party of the United States in
politics. OF course, that's where they
belong. The Hawaiian planters have
been accustomed on their plantations
to the form of slavery known as CON
tract labor, whereby the worker is
bound to servitude for Il certain num-
Der of years, and finds himself, MS u
rule, compelled by circumstances to
renew his contract when his term ex-
ipires. This means degraded form of
labor, irrespective. of race or color, to
which the Democratic party is utterly
opposed. but which is right in line with
Republican policy, and the plans of
trust and monopolies. fostered and pro-
tected by the Republican party.
The degradation of American labor is
as much n principle of Republicanism
as protection for the American monop-
olist. Nothing would suit the Repub-
lican party better than to have the
white workingman reduced to condi-
ton of servitude similar to that of the
yellow workingman in Hawaii, and the
planters in our Pacific possessions nat
urally link themselves with the political
organization which favors the system
they would like to maintain.