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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-02-03

they are offered. but good working per-
centage OF her emanations find a place
in print She is constantly on the lookout
for new fields to conquer with her valiant
pen. And so she tries the minor maya
zines, TO get mean average. and now
and then the higher class periodicals and
the literary minnows to test the extremes.
A friend posted her the other day on a
new scheme. Said this friend: why
don't you try Mr. Soandso? have been
told that he makes it his business to en-
courage the young writing idea" And
the woman who contributes said she
would try, First. she addressed letter
to Mr.. Soandso, asking for particulars,
and then she waited.
She did not have long 10 wait. A post
man early brought her neatly directed.
and even more neatly printed. circular.
which was entitled. "A Canoe for New
and Unrecognized Authors" 1t appeared
that Mr.. Soandso. out of the kindness OF
his heart, had determined to assist the
struggling by permitting their productions
to appear in his magazine-which. by the
way, had not yet taken printed and tangi-
Bile shape at the time OF the communica-
ton to the more or less literary miss.
nc SiANNRdE loWSQ over WITH the
milk of human kindness. which its author
was prepared 10 spin in the interest OF
the pen ambitious. Said he;
How often that polite phrase Declined
with thanks has served to discourage
an earnest, able and ambitious writer
will probably never be known. Poets
who might have sung their country's glo-
~. novelists who might nobly have de-
picted the secrets of the human heart
and publicists who might have aroused
the dormant powers of the people have
all been kept from the tangible fruits
which public recognition brings to the
genius, and even TO the writer OF only or
| binary ability. There is no more sensi-
| tive being than the untledged writer: and
| the cold-blooded businesslike character OF
the editor has nipped the ambition OF
many a promising literateur in the bud
| IF you can write a poem, an article
| or story, send it to us, and. on approval.
| and insertion. we will pay you literally
and deal with YOU just as II you were o
| well known author, run after and courted
by the editors of magazines OF world wide
! fame"
AS an afterthought the philanthropist
| casually mentions that fee of S. is nee
| essary to entitle the author to member
| ship in the select circle, and that the
manuscripts of writers, not on the roll.
| cannot be considered under any circum-
| stances"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-02-03
grown set and angry, softened at what

grown set and angry, softened at what
he saw.
How old are you?" he asked.
Seventeen" said the frightened sell
der.
why, you're nothing but a child"
cried Gen. Chaffee I'D like to get hold
of the fellow that enlisted you"
He stood thinking for moment while
the boy shifted a Spanish bullet sent
little squirt of dirt up from the in
trenchment not two feet from where he
stood.
Beg pardon, sir; they're getting your
range" said the other soldier. Hadn't
you better lie down. sir?'
The general paid no attention to the
warning, but shifted his hand from the
collar to the shoulder of his captive.
Now. see here" said he kindly. You
can't help being frightened. I suppose.
But there isn't nearly so much danger
as you think there is You just pick
up your gun and take your position and
fight and I'll stand by you till you get
used to it,
Shaking like a leaf the boy raised his
gun and fired a shot almost straight up
in the air
That's a little high said the instruc-
tor Try it lower and take a little more
time to aim. There's a Spaniard in that
green thicket straight in front of you,
think"
After three or four shots the young
soldier got his nerve, stopped trembling
and began to shoot with some accuracy
and judgment.
That's better" said Gen. Chaffee. as
he moved away. Stay there and do
your best"
Nine officers out of ten would have
sent the youngster to the rear in dis
grace and ruined his army career. Gen
Chaffee's method was the better in
every way. The boy fought like vet
eran through the afternoon and when he
came to withdraw he had to be dragged
away by his companions, though he had
been lighting for more than an hour
with bullet wound in his shoulder He
said that Gen. Chaffee had told him to
stay there and he was going to stay.
The wound was trifling one and before
the campaign was over the boy had the
reputation of being one of the best SOL
diers in his company. He is now cor
poral and is serving in the Philippines.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-02-03
GEN. CHAFFEE AND HIS MEN.

In the whole United States army there
is no officer who possesses to a greater
degree the confidence and respect of the
men that have served under him than
Gen. Adna R. Chaffee. 1t is not alone his
GOODNESS, judgment and absolute fearless
ness in action that endear him to his men,
for these qualities are so nearly universal
among the officers of the American army
that they are taken for granted. but also
his constant thoughtfulness and care for
his men and his tact in handling them
After he returned from service in Cuba
the men of his division told of an incident
showing his spirit toward them and his
possession of that quality so rare among
soldiers who are themselves without
fear, sympathy with a victim of panic.
1t was at Ell Caney Several companies
were detailed to dig trenches and the
Spanish sharpshooters We're potting at
them from treetops and clumps of
bushes on the hillsides. Presently the
firing became so severe that the men
were ordered to drop their tools and re-
turn it. About this time Gen. Chaffee
came along on foot looking over the sit
uation. In the bottom of one of the
trenches he saw a soldier lying fiat on
his face, while the man next to him
kicked him in the intervals of firing AS
the general walked over he heard the
kicker address the PROSTATE soldier in a
savage whisper:
Get up. you BANKED fool, Here comes
old Chaffee. If he sees you you're done
for"
What's the matter with that mani"
asked nf no t. h.
wounded?"
NO, SIR" said the soldier. saluting
The PROSTATE man made no motion.
Sun, them" asked the general, for
there were many cases of collapse from
heat under the bitter glare of the Cuban
afternoons.
4 don't know, sir replied the soldier
in embarrassme
All this time the bullets were whistling
around and the soldier, who had risen
from his crouehing posture. was standing
at salute.
Don't stand there and expose yourself
my man said Gen. Chaffee kindly. all
though he himself had been standing in
full range all the time. Now he walked
over to the groveling soldier, took him by
the collar and hauled him to a sitting
posture.
What do you mean by lying there?'
he said sternly. Get up and fight with
your company
No. 1 can't" whined the fellow
Cant" said the general. well. you're
a fine soldier! What business have you
got here? What's the matter with YOU,
anyway"
I'm afraid; that's what's The -na+tar
with me" said the soldier doggedly try
ing to wrest his collar from the grasp Of
the other and trying in vain. for Gen
Chaffee has muscles of steel
Beg pardon, sir" said the mans neigh
Dor, saluting again. II think the kid 5
been sick. sir"
That's charitable thought" said the
general grimly.
He twisted his captive about to get a
good look at him, and his face, which had
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-02-03
GRAND PROMOTER.
Major CrOfoOt Organizes the Electric
Beehive Association.

Copyright, 1901, by c. b. Lews)
1t was the bill collector for a coal
dealer, and he had been instructed to
talk straight from the shoulder and to
take nothing but cash for an answer.
He was waiting at the head of the
stairs, and the major could not slip
past him.
Now. then" said the collector, as
they entered the office and he produced
a bill for a ton of coal delivered during
the winter of 1899. Il am here to have
this bill squared
My dear man. I hope I haven't kept
you waiting on this?" replied the ma
jor, with real anxiety in his tones.
Only year or So"
SIS it that long? Bless me. but why
didn't you send it in long ago."
1T has been sent in a:out fourteen
times"
Dear me, dear me, But must have
been out on these fourteen occasions:
| can't just now recall why 1 didn't
send the cash with the order, but
never let my bills run this way. Yes.
its over year. l want to thank you
for your confidence in my financial in
tegrity.''
'You needn't. because haven't any,
was the calm reply of the collector.
When a man shows his faith in
Major Crofoot he makes no mistake. IL
is bread cast upon the waters. as more
than one man has ascertained to his
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-02-03

miles to arrive at the old house at dark.
and he would have provisions at hand
and fix up the best lodgings he could. I
was especially warned not to betray my
destination to any one happened to meet
en- route, and l was to bring no baggage.
All these things seemed all right to me
at the time. / reached the station by
the train named, but found the distance
to the house to be five miles inteads OF
three. This brought about my arrival
quite spell after dark. and Bennett was
waiting for me a quarter of a mile up
the road The first question he asked was
If any one had spoken to me, and when
I assured him that even the people at the
station did not know where l was bound
for he was somewhat elated I found he
had provisions for a cold lunch, but
nothing very appetizing. while we must
sleep on the bare boards of the family
sitting room. 1t was while eating sup
per that 1 noticed a wild, strange look
in the mans face and began to doubt
him. He was restless and distract and
watched me in furtive way, and it
wasn't long before l felt that he had
some sinister designs In Turing me 10 the
lonely old house. I put a bold face on
the matter and demanded an explanation.
and a. that he attacked me and threw me
to the floor. From his savage manner
/ believed ne was going to murder me
outright, but after growing in his throa |
like wolf he lifted ne up and showed
me into closet and bolted the outside
door on me. OF course. l protested. argued
and struggled but without avail. ! heard
him laughing to himself after he had
locked me in, but l did not hear him
leave the house. Fifty times during the
night | kicked on the door and called
out. but l got no answer. Mex; morning
still falling to arouse him, began to cut
at the door with my pocket knife 1t was
of oak and my task was a hard one
1t was almost night when l reached up
and sid back the bolt and as soon as
out l found the house deserted and lost
no time in getting away myself.
l went straight to the police with my
story, and who do you think the man
proved to be? No more or less than a
lunatic who had escaped from an asylum
three months before. He was under an
other name. lived far from the address
he had given me, and his mania was the
fear of starvation Before going to the
asylum he had locked up two different
people in tenantless houses to see how
long they could live without food or
drink, and my capture was a third ex-
pertinent in that line. I bore him no i'll
Will, of course, but insisted that he be
returned to the asylum, and I believe he
is living to-day. In that old house, far
from help and place never visited, he
would have, wrought my death by inches
but for my pocketknife, and months or
years might have passed before my
corpse was ever found
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-02-03

School. Mix two heaping tablespoon
fuls of ground rice to a paste with
little cold milk, and stir into one pint
OF scalded milk that is heated in
double boiler; when thick and smooth,
cover and cook for twenty minutes
Add a heaping teaspoOnful of butter,
three tablespoonfuls of sugar one
square of chocolate, grated and melted,
pinch of salt, teaspoonful of van
lila, and the stiff1y whipped whites of
two eggs. Take from the fire and add
half cupful of thick whipped cream
before turning into buttered baking
dlsh. Let it stand for half an hour,
make meringue of the whites of three
eggs and three ta5laspoonfuls of DOW
dered sugar, with three tablespoonful
OF grated chocolate sifted in. Spread
this over the pudding, sprinkle the top
with powdered sugar and a few maca-
room crumbs and brown in a moderate
oven. 1t is to be eaten cold, with or
without cream.
If there are any foul odors or
miasma within or around the house.
particularly in humid weather, burn
the fragrant aromatic juniper berries
upon the top of the stove. If repulsed
by the odors of cabbage or onion, or
by the accident Of milk boiled over or
any other disagreeable odor, just try
disinfecting the air with the sweet
spicy juniper-slowly burning it. 1t
will permeate every nook and corner
and will delightfully."- purify the atmo-
sphere of every sleeping room in your
house. The berries grow upon a low
shrub upon hillsides and lodges and
can be bought dried in any drug store.
MARTHA.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-02-03

some simple airs In q sweet, unafIecte
voice, playing the accompaniment on the
instrument. When she had finished, her
cousin rushed up to her, saying delight
edly. "You dear. why didn't you tell me
YOU could sing and play in so charming
a manner, and with a mandolin, too?' The
other children surrounded her. praising
and congratulating her, until the little
country girl found herself quite the cen
ter Of attraction. Here was girl who
could assist in preparing the delicious re-
past the children had enjoyed and after
ward entertain them in the drawing room
with music and songs-a girl who lived
away off among the Vermont hills, almost
out of civilization, it seemed to these lit
tie folks 1t gave them something to
think about, and perhaps it might be an
incentive for them to strive to accom-
plish something also, with their greater
advantages both of education and sur
roundings.
Mrs. Clayton, who had entered during
the singing, having wisely left the chill
dren most of the time to themselves,
drew the little maiden to her side and
kissed the rosy cheek, smoothing the
pretty brown curls as she spoke to her
words of praise
But now it was 10 o'clock and the guests
prepared to leave.
They all with one accord declared that
a candy frolic was no end of fun, and
with laughter and happy talk the merry
children took their departure.
When the last guest had gone Jessica
danced up to her cousin. and, Selling her
around the waist, whirled her about the
room, saying: You dear thing, it was
the loveliest party, and you did it all.
Beulah laughed as she answered: Il am
glad that you liked it so well, Jessica. I
am sure that 1 enjoyed it ever so much
myself. Next summer, when you come to
see me, / will show you another kind of
party, which l think you will like even
better than this"
So perhaps some day l shall again tell
you of an old fashioned party.
ANNIE B. FOX.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-02-03
THE SERVANT GIRL.

Up with the birds az the break Of day,
busting the big hall clock.
Never seems Idle. but working away.
Not even time 70 talk
Always neat, with little white cap
Percbed on her dainty head.
Lucky, indeed be the fortunate chap
Whoever this girl will wed.
With the best Of food and the best Of care
In 1lle mansion of a King.
XouU find the servant girl right there,
answering fhe door bells ring
Writing her iaGdies II ever a chance
shows itself IN hight.
Fixing herself for a weekly dance
Every Thursday night.
Pretty and Jolly deyoted and true,
Dressed n the latest style.
Ever obsi@Bng and thankful 10 you.
With a cheerful winning smile.
Cleaning the household that's shabby and
loose,
Driving the dust IN a whirI:
This is the iassie / now Introduce,
The charming servant girl
Loudly. indeed will / sing her praise.
In the form Of a humble song:
And / trust In time that her pay VIII
raise,
And her hours not be so long
May her mistress ever bear in mind,
Sheis.a girl with a human heart
And a word 10 her when spoken kind
VIII help herinh er part.
--tse0rge Mckenzie
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-02-03
A GREAT ORANGE CROP.
California i'm the Lead mt Last, and
Arizona "A Factor.


Arizona IA Factor.
California supplies most OF our
oranges at last, as she said she would
when she began to grow them. The
present crop is estimated TO be the big
gest on record, outranling the famous
Florida crop the year before the great
frost. California is sending third
more oranges than last year into New
York. Sixty-seven car loads have been
unpacked during the past week aud
ninety-nine during Christmas week.
or twice as many as last year at the
same time.
Arizona, which appeared last year
for the first time as a producer on a
large scale, has sent thirteen car loads
of very nice sweet fruit into c.
York already this season. Her irrigaTs
ed lands produce oranges as good as
the best California navels, and larger.
too Florida has sent more oranges
north this year than any year since the
big freeze; already 100000 boxes are
here. This city used TO get half
million boxes a year from the Mediter-
ranean. but a comparatively few
thousand are all that are now con-
sumed. Jamaica oranges are sweet
and plentiful.-Mail and Express.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-02-03
GINGERBREAD.

One cup of molasses, dark and thick,
One-half cup melted butter;
Just pour together, stir up quick.
With many clack and many click,
And many a snap and Sputter.
One-half a cup of milk. If tbs
Quite sour, so much the better.
Stir soda in, and hear it WhiZz,
And watch it fly and foam and fizz,
And bubble UP and spatter.
Whip two eggs stiff. with merry din,
Take down the little tin jar,
And while the dough is still quite thin,
Before the sifted flour goes in,
Put in a pinch of ginger.
But though you mix it well and mind
Just how the oven bakes il,
The very best you'll never find
The very crspest, crustiest kind
Unless-my mother makes it!
Suppose two people with not very
large appetites buy a chicken, four or
five pounds. Now it may be roasted,
after it is stuffed, in the oven and the
first dinner gotten from it. Perhaps
only the breast and a wing were eat
en- with the filling and the rest of the
dinner. The next day for dinner the
chicken could be cut up and stewed
in hot water for a fricassee. The
next day a few of the best and most
meaty pieces could be taken and COW
cred with the friCassee sauce as they
are (Which gets jelly-like and forms a
coating over the meat when it is cOld)
and dipped into d we'll beaten egg,
carefully covering every part. Then
they could be rolled in cracker crumbs
till we'll covered with these and fried
in deep boiling fat. This is delicious.
Now the fourth day all the bones, fri
cassee sauce and even any filing left,
if you like the taste, and any OF this
fried chicken if any was left, may be
boiled up together. an onion and any
seasoning you like put in, and after it
is all thoroughly boiled thicken with
q little -four What is left of the fri
cassee sauce may thicken it enough,
as this doesn't want to be very thick.
Now turn all into a baking dish, put
good spoon of butter on top to make
richness and cover with a good rich
pie crust rolled out rather thick.
Bake all in the oven and this will
probably finish up your chicken. You
will md that you will not tire of it if
you use it up this way.
Chicken Pie-Cut up into parts a
tender chicken, stew gently and then
removing the meat, place it in a bak-
ing dish so as to form mound toward
the center. Now prepare the liquor il
boiled in as for a fricassee, but not
too thick. season we'll and pour over
meat. Now roll out your crust, made
Just as you prefer, either as biscuit or
puff paste dough. .nen cut this roll
ed-out crust into round shapes with a
biscuit cutter. 1t should be rolled
thick. Lay these rounds of biscuit on
the surface and bake the pie You
may crowd them close together if you
like. but the steam escapes better ii
made this way, and the pie is i'm
proved.
The accomplished professor Of chem,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-02-03
THE HOUSEHOLD.

POSE OF LEFTOVER CHICKEN.
THE INJURIOUS EFFECTS OF
ALUM AND OTHER BAKING
POWDERS UPON THE d.
GESTION-OTHER HINTS
AND RECIPES.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-02-03
AIDING AN AsPIRAET.

She occasionally writes pieces for the
paper" Not all Of these pieces are ac-
cepted BY the papers to whose editors
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-12
Academy-"An African King,

In his latest melodrama Charles E.
Blaney easily eclipses his earlier efforts.
such as Across the Pacific" "A Female
Drummer" and similar plays AN Afri-
can King is full of thrilling interest
from the rise of the curtain to its fall in
the last act and greatly pleased the large
audience present at the Academy last
night
The locale of the play is South Africa,
and deals with incidents in the English
Boer war. While it is not distinctly a
war play, there is enough excitement to
make one think of the foundation of the
plot. The scenic portion is ably handled
and the specialtles introduced are of the
highest order. The fourth act reveals
the Kimberley diamond mines and their
blowing up with dynamite Is about the
limit of stage realism.
The story of the play centres around an
English girl. Kate Livingston, the niece
and ward of the Boer soldier General
Marque. She is in love with Colonel Win
ston of the English forces and Queens
Cavalry. but Is prosecuted by the love
of Colonel Marque son of the Boer gen
eral Love wins after a series of thrill
ing episodes, during which the villain
blows up the Kimberley mines. Like all
lovers in the plays of today, Miss Living
ston and her military lover come out I'M
scratched. much to the satisfaction OF
the audience. Matinee Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-12
The CoIumbia-stuart Robson,

The jaded theatregoers of Washington
twelve months ago found in new comedy
by Augustus Thomas welcome and refresh
ing alteration and novelty. A score of
American cities have since added their
verdict to that of the Capital. and last
evening an intellectual and capacity test
ing audience came to a similar conclusion
after a critical and careful reheariug of
the play. "Oliver Goldsmith" is an epoch
making bit of dramatic literature: its
presentation is as even and eOmmendable
as an unexrelled company can make it and
the atmosphere is so excelently made and
retained that the student of literature can
almost realize himself transposed to the
locale of Black Heath, Covent Square and
Drury Lane in the days of Garrick. OF
Johnson of Burke, and dear, quaint Molly
Goldsmith himself.
There are many things TO commend in
Mr.. Robson's production OF the Thomas
play and little to criticise. The effort to
retain the atmosphere-so requisite to Il
perfect presentation and understanding
must be task of difficulty. for the author
has clothed several of his characters in
quite modern garb OF yerbiage, yet the
passing hearer welcomes the bits of humor
AMI satire as he does the costumes of the
piece. with pleasure and appreciation Of
their merits, fOrgetful OF the fact that it
is too distinctly twentieth century, even
though likened after that of 800 years ago
But these little errors of Mr.. Thomas are
so tri1ing in comparison to the brilliancy
of his dialogue, the pungency Of his cpl
grams and the life-liSeness of his char
acterizations. that it is captious to dwell
to any length upon them. In creating
oliver Goldsmith" the author has done
more for literature and for the drama
than he could have done by dozen Ala
bamas.'' "Hoosier Doctors" "Arizonas,
and "Meddlers.''
One is naturally inclined to first con-
slider the star of an organization and finds
much Of interest in the Characterization
of Mr.. Robson. There has been much
thought expended upon this portrait. 80
true to what we have been taught to he
lieve of the author of The Traveller"
THE Deserted Village" and she Stoops
TO Conquer" The quaint humor OF the
lrishman, the pathetic shadow OF his sor-
rows, and the volatile nature OF his spirit
are all remarkably reflected in the face,
form and reading OF Mr.. Robson. In no
recent play has the star been so generally