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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23
"C~HANTECLER"
VIII BE Offering a. the Court Theater
on January sth. with maude
Adams as Star.

"Chantecler will appear here az
last ia the Court theater January Sth
and we will have the first opportuni.
- Of satisfying ourselves I'm regard
TO the much discussed drama one
point around which many ,onruel
have wagged is the fact that Maudo
Adams was cast for the title rolo
Yet the reason for 90 is obvious when
u Is realized that Miss Adams discov
cred The play FOR America.
70 was scarcely more than "a month
after the product on opened at the
Porte ST. Martin fheater In parie r,,t
'harles Frohmau sent the French
manuscript Of the piece 90 Mics
Adams. who was then playing what
Every Woman Know In Chirtvo
~ p n time the opinion boz this cnun
Try. the opinion which surrounded
Miss Adams. was that "Chanfeciar
vas only % literary someraaulf. q Fan.
tnsuc ldiusy ncracy ON The part o.
hostand in which he ~saforized mon
and women by thc ire OF animals in
n ~barnyard
But long before Miss ADAM laid
down hcr manuscript was Isr..
upon hrr that here vas a modern
masterpiece. a poetic drama. % work
Tor generations 20 rome and set "a
work that has appeared fo us today
'0 supply our especial need. the
strengfhenlng ~ our ideals
but 10 vas infinitely more than Tho
random tale which hold fast Mirr
AdamH attention 1r scene after
scene she a@ornized moments o. 700.
expected beauty
ls DO any wonder. then. that after
such % reading Miss Adams found
herself face fo f1cr not win on Oh.
p%ortunity fo shortly hrrFolf. huf with
ln Obligation fo undergo months Of
n~xhHuftIng labor to thc end az briug
INK a beautiful work of art into bclng
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23
DECORATING THE
CHRISTMAS TREE
IT'S QUITE AN ART WITHIN re
CENT YEARS.
AND WHEELING IS NOT ONE
WAIT BEHIND WITH AL
TIE LATEST IDEAS.

How bare and black n barren IL a
Christmas without the anticipation OF
cragirE the bouFhs Of cedar or pine or
htmiOck With al the rsspiendence Of
which our agin1tions ar capable.
The choosing % M tree itself 4. a
Joyous tssA. for we have grown TO
know 80 well the corner which ~ can
best AL and 40 u must pc OF tho
proper height. towering hi~h in its
nGriIg glory. and it, branches must
D. fun and thick. with no ugly dis
CrePanciss between. and II must have
- gnUetry and trace. 80 that It's raj
msRt OF bright eoiors will only add
10 lie natural beauty. All this We
have IN mind whcn We choose our
Christmas tree amid the roar % fos-
tive sounds ana the sweet fragrance
OF holiday greens. oh. the mystery and
surety OF uiment aHii; ;Ss ga
when 10 il dragged from It's hiding
place and stands erect proudly To- re
ceive the homage Of SITS and nnc
tappings.
To keep a tree fresh and green.
place in a jar - water. around which
can be arranged its firmer foundation.
The moisture viii keep tho tree beau
;i.ul for weeks and ~ will also keep
II from shedding its needles.
Perhaps YOU are tired OF ornamen-
tins your tree year after year with an
lnoisC riminate array OF Colors. II SO.
there are many novel ways Of secur-
iny startling eTects which would be
IA great surprise FOR both young and
old. can YOU picture anything love-
lier than a butterfly tree all grace
u lightness and beauty? The dark
green makes a splendid background
for these airy creaturcs-myriads OF
them-in all shapes and colors which
crowd the tree amid the Sparkling
liehts. These can be made by first
cutting a pattern Of a butterfly. from
" hich they can be fashioned Of diff
ferent colors and materials. Trans
Mcc>t paper. which shows different
hues when held up to the light. - a
helpful suggestion; colored causes
over which spangles OF silver dust
may be s%prinkled. tissue paper 81
gold and silver. odd scraps OF velvet
which may be turned into the larger
night months. indeed. any soft-toncd
fabric can add its bit Of color Ia the
brilliant pageant. But do not make
all OF the butterfys Of the same size
or pose them alike. Some msy be
In the act OF flight. others again just
a!ighting Invisible wire will be a
great help in getting good effects
Light packages. which may he hung
on the lower branches. may Doe tied
with ribbons in butterfly bows. or the
packages themselves may be- in tho
shape Of wings
\ SNOW Tree may be made q thing
Ok beauty. Here all coiors Is eliminated
except the green Of the tree Itself,
whose branches nre laden with tho
soft white OF fluffy cotton batting.
thrown IN lightly To- look like snow
dritts. Long strands ~ silver tInseI
are caught from branch T. branch
white andes cast their rays every
where. slender poinNd icicles made OF
glass glisten in the light and white
stars and balls. dipped In silver dust
make this tree a memorable sight
All packages attached 10 the branches
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23

many Will write me when / can't
answer.
dead editor and friends. since writ.
ing you ' had lots OF trouble. Au-
5 18th a dear sister-in-law died
and left three little children. We
were all most broken hearted as We
all loved her dearly. But she WAS a
good Christian n ready and willing
TO go. Then on November 9Th my
dear old father died. ON, my dear
friends. can any OF you understand
now hard II was Tor me 10 let dear old
rather go? Oh. how | miss him We
were always so much 10 each other
Some time 1 will understand IL all and
! wouldn't call HIM back II | could. He
mad something Ike cancer Of he stom-
ach. doctors couldn't tell Just what
was the matter. He suffered some
Thing awful. but was SO patient and
WAS 20 ready and willlng 10 20.
talked about dying as IL he were going
10 visit some friends. and his LAST
words We're. i see the K!nx VINO
owns all the land.' lie died 30 easy
tina those who we're watching didn't
know ne had zone for a lew seconds.
My dear editor. you will never know
how much | n the other members
OF our family thank o for sending
me the Daily l~ntelligencer. You've
been sending it five years. Father en-.
Joyed II 30 much. lie thought there
was no other paper Ike The InteIl..
sencer. and he was a great reader
Kept posted on all things ard often he
could hardly wait for the mall to
come In To get the paper. DO you
wonder We VINO loved him 20 dearly
ind IL impossible TO express our real
appreciation? But God knows and He
VII! reward all your kindsess to a
'shut-in n her father. My mother
IL very poorly. She has been sick 10
years. and I've been 5ick 20 years. IN
lie siad OF any message at Xmas time,
In tact. at any time. for this is aud
VIII lie a sad and lonely Xmas and
winter for me. and while II Is lmpos-
slb!e ior me TO answer many / assure
all Will be welcome and God will re
ward you all. ]. enjoy historical post
cards go much and would be grateful
Tor any. Or a good book. And now. II
TIA not &c I've 70 write another Xmas
letter TO you all | want q meet our
dear editor and you who have done
20 much to br ghten my suffering.
shUt-in' life. in heaven. May God be
with each OF YOU and make you as
happy as you all have made me. To
you who helped buy my wheel chair.
God bless you wherever you are. il
did me more good this past summer
than ever before. ! hope 20 have all
you old friends with lots OF new ones
visit me through the mail 10 brighten
my Xmas. Merry Xmas TO all.
Sincerely and lovingly your shut.
IN friend.
MISS MYRTLE JACKSON.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23
ATHLETICS HAVE
QUEER NAMES
FIELDER YOST OF WEST Viz.
VIRGINIA AMONG THE LIST.
Many Of the surnames Lead one to
Believe That They are Nick
names Now.

There Is an old saying that "a di.
Vinity shapes our ends Fate. that
neurological maiden Of varying pop
ularity. takes us in tow from the day
or our birth and makes the life OF
each man just what II Will. Every
step n takes. every move one makes
is the working out Of the hand OF fate.
Fate takes us from the beginning
Each year Is the working out Of fate
And beyond that. fate even names us.
Here are three men. representing
three manly sports. in which IL seems
that fate took a prominent part in
their existence from the beginning Of
their time. Fate named" them as
no three men have been named before
and fate must have looked into the
future Of their case n little more deep
ly than the fair maiden looks into the
lives OF other men.
One q them was TO be a great pugi-
list That man had an appropriate
name. Another was 70 be n great
baseball player. That one had a base.
ball name. And the third was to be- a
great football teacher. he. too. had a
name. tie very mention OF which sug.
gests the open field necessary for a
football playground.
Names Are Suggestive.
Who could hear the name OF Fielder
once without thinking Of a baseball
fielder? Some fans are under the i'm.
press.cn the Fielder was a nick.
name given him through his ability.
But Jones was christened Fielder
That's not his baseball name. but the
real handle he would have carried
through life even ~ he never saw a
baseball game.
Who would hear the name OF Pat.
Ting Nelson without thinking Of a
fight Of some kind? Not necessarily a
prize fight. but a fight. That's Mel
son. He's battling ell the time Fate
nad no mistake IN naming this man
Battling.
And last OF all who could hear the
Michigan coach's fret name without
thinking ~ the gridiron game which
he has helped 20 make famous Field.
Ing II. Yost. Sounds Ike a baseball
name. too. doesn't q? Rut then me
two are always associated and when
the gods intercepted the christening
ceremonies and had Yost named
"Fiolding-they must have been look.
ing into the future Of the football
game.
, Certain lanes seem 70 have a mo
nopoly on n profession or honor
Lock AZ the monopoly that j J's'
have had on the prize fighters OF the
heavyweight world. James J. JeHrles
james J. Corbett and Jack johnson
. 2n H.. Il wM.nHAwI HaHH# $500
pion-you've got 10 got a man with a
somewhere in his name for that
D Even as far back as John /. sullivan
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23

ligencer ffiends. and ] feel this may
be my last Xmas letter. for since I
wrote o last I have been much
worse. ] get worse all the time NV
heart is very bad. / have four 10 seven
bad heart spells a day and in each
spell IL looks like ] must die. Then
one lung d. very bad Doctors say
they can't see how / live with such a
lung-say there Is gangreen in the
abscess on my lung. But God keeps
me here for something But oh. how
] do suffer. Ny lung pains me so
awiully I've had to give up most all
writing. In fact. ! shouldn't write any
and ] miss my mail so much. for not
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23

Unusual local interest is attached
10 the appearance OF Maude Adams
at the Court on January s in Chan
tecler." Miss Adams made her last
appearance here in her remarkable
production OF Peter Pan" BY the
way. an interesting fact in come
ton with this remarkable actress Is
hat as nearly as can be estimated.
Chantccler is the twenty-nlnth
stage character that Maude Adams
has successfully projected across the
footlights since her first leading part.
The estimate seems low for one who
has o n the gamut OF stage charac-
t~erization from Shakespeare TO Ros-
tand-especially for one who was a
star in the hearts OF a vast public
long before Charles Frohman first ad-
vertised her as such. But the fact Is
that Maude Adams. lavish though she
is in producing her plays-or per
haps because she Is so lavish-can
make one play serve over "A stretch
of country and period OF time that
any other living actress could only
v with a dozen.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23
~ hARcoURTS.

The holiday week In the local the
sters promises clever attractions. mu-
steal and dramatic being included in
the bookings. The Court for the nrst
three days OF the week will offer the
clever cartoon play. The Newly.
WEEDS while or Friday and Saturday
a new Harris show In to be the at.
traction. THE Scarecrow.' The Vir-
ginia will continue TO offer popular
photo plays. while next week the
Apollo is TO offer The Monte Carlo
Girls"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23

Wood. Elmer Grandin. Jenni Eustace
and Louise Wood.
The Ions standing truism that a 20
liceman's LOT is not a happy one has
been dramatized under the title Of
Ohcer 666." and Wallace Eddinger
and George Nash have been engaged
TOT the cast. Cohan & Harris will
produce the farce In Trenton on New
Years day. The author Is Augustln
McHngh.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23
The Holiday Season
In Local P~layhouses

perlments which furnish electric
thrills TO the audience. leading up 20
A climax that II remarkable. Electra
Is seated in an electric chair. strapped
and then sufficient current to kHi 20
men Is turned through her body. She
survives the ordeal n smlIinEly
bows To the audience as she steps
from The chair. II IL a marvellous per.
daily.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23

The GREYHOUND" by Paul Arm.
strong and william Miner. will be
produced In Chicago the middle OF
next month with n cast including
Henry kolker. Elita Proctor Otis.
Robert McWade. Jr.. Douglas J.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23

Mildred Holland has been engaged
10 appear In a moving picture adap.
tation OF her play. The Power Behind
the Throne" She may appear in
other productions OF the kind.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23

Lillian Graham. the American toe
dancer. has been engaged by Werba
a Luescher for one n their m
niles. Miss Graham has just returned
from Europe.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23

Wilton Lacksye may have a stock
company TO try out new plays from
time - time in New York. lie will
begin with The Stranger"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23

should be wrapped IN soft white pa
per n all ornaments should pertain
to the symboiism % Minter
Tires % gold and white. or white
and silver. have ai-o been found beau
tiful aud not difncuit - arrange. as
all the ornaments and gifts are Kept
strictly TO the color scheme.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23
SENDS GREETINGS
Miss Myrtle Jackson Writes Interest.
ing Letter 10 intelligence
friends

Hall. Barbour County. r. ?. Box 2s.
West Va, Dec. 2l. 1911.
To the Editor OF the InteIIrencer.
My Dear Editor: Here | am again
with a Xmas letter 10. my lear Intel.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23

John z. Henshaw and Grace Aver,
arc 20 appear IN a pIayiat written d,
Mr.. Henshaw. called Strangers in a
Strange Flat"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23

NArks-PV tho way. old man. Nov
about that cure Tor partial baicness you
tried Iqd "a work@
|, Nou bet I'm entirely bald
nov boston Transcript.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23
The he~iy~ecr' Are 20 Be Attrsc
ton First Hsif OF the Week
at the Court.
Al FIELDS COMING
ON NEW YEARS DAY
naude Adams 10 Court Attraction
Early In January In "chsn-
tecier" Production.
TODAY's BILLS.

Cour-"The Goose Cl-i.-
ApoIIo-"The Gay Morning
Giories."
vir1inia-photo Plays
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23

OTIS Skinner will open in "Kismet.'
In washington. on the goth. The pro
ductiQn Is a very elaborate one.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23

The New Years attraction at the
Court will be the annual engagement
OF the Al Fields mlnstrels. An un.
usually elaborate Offering is the
promise for this year.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23

Madam. cen ] sell you a vacuum
cleaner
No. cir. We haven't got any varuums
.n THIS house that need ~lcaniur CHI
cago Tribune
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23
Gossip OF the STAGE.

Clara Morik has recovered from
her recent severe illness and has re-
sumed her literary work.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23

Chesterfield explained where he got
his manners.
Patterned myself on the janitor the
week before Christmas.' be sald-New
York sun.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23

10 is a biz feature show which Ia be-
ing presented this week af the Apollo
theater The burlet'a % fHe Cav
Morning GlOrics i- flI1 ~ Fun and
tuneful melodies. the ono pro. enfrd
by clever comedians. tho other hy
capable Holo.sfs and a hIg beauty
chorus Ethclyn Grayce and Edna
Hough. who bead fhe feminine crn
tingcnt are beautiful women and their
work 81 very entertaining Tho cos
tuning and STAGING is very elaborate
The added feature ls "a genuine senaa
ton ~ is the dancing act OF Electra.
The electrical queen This speciality
consists OF a series % surprising Ok
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23

|
THE Newlyweds and Their Baby"
As a theatrical attraction The New.
lyVeds and Their Baby that comes
10 the Court thcatcr Dec Is. 20. "a.
with daily matinee starting Christmas
afternoon. meets requirements In
every particular. Indeed. ~ Is doubt
ful whether George McManus himself
could have improved upon the face.
figure and form " Olga Won Hatfield.
who plays the part 81 Mrs Newly
wed.
But the baby. he. Of course. is the
center Of attraction through the .
tire performance. Earl Knapp. e.
though he a. 20 years ~ age. makes
an acceptable. prezontabie and Iowa.
bic baby. even 60 spite Of the fact
ahat he must bear with all the haudi.
caps o. facial expression. s'archy
clothes and inability 90 Say moro than
ia. da.' that McManus gave him 10
start with. Mr. Knapp's part is a
most difficult one and little k~npuIodra
Of his histrOnic ability IL gained until
he appcars az Major Knott Much
Then be shows that Notwithstanding
HE diminufive size BE- is % mighty
clever actor. The cOurso Of fla pIay
calls Tor him 20 change from Major fo
baby % from baby 20 Major innum.
erabic times and he Is always equal
90 the occasion
The company numbers COZ pcople.
thciz of course being tho baby Tho
choru IL attractive and know how 90
sinR. "a number ~ clever vOcalists and
splendid stage settings are among Tho
features that 81 20 make The Nou
iyUcds q show ~ more than ordinary
entertaining powers
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23

Attractionsin the local theaters
the week just closing were h mt
ton pictures-"Dante's Inferno" at
the Cour for four days. and followed
by n clever production OF the popular
novel. THE Goose Girl" with a clever
cast. At the Apollo the Offering for
the week with The GayMorning Clio
ries." one OF the best wheel shows on
the road. The Virginia offered o.
unusually clever lot of motion pic
lures.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-23

Nine. Ala Nazimova.s recent ap-
pearance here In The Other Mary"
created a less favorable impression
than did the work OF tho famous &C
tress In the lbsen class OF dramas.
II was hen expected h would early
abandon her play. a fact that later
occurred. and in her new Offering Of
the English success. The Marion
cites" is again said TO have found a
c%ongeniai vehicle. Her recent New
York appearance in the production
fell on n date exactly seven years
subsequent 10 the day Charles Froh-
man first brought this actress 10
America as n OF The small group of
Russian players whom ne found. in
the o~bscurity Of London. Between
then and now Nine. Nazimoya has
made herself as familiar with Eng
lish ms any native. she has appeared
under various homogeneous. always
with success. OF all living actresses
Nine. Nazimova enjoys the distinc
tic Of having acted more dramas and
comedies OF the new school Of play
writing than n 81 her cOntempora-
.ries. And yet this expert In all de
partments 81 dramatic efficiency is
not yet 80 years 81 age.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-23
MYSTERY IN SUICIDE
OF WILLIAM FOX

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
IURAY. VA. June 23.--Late de-
tails Of the tragic death of William Fox.
in this county yesterday, when he was
reported to have shot and killed him.
self. indicate state OF affairs badly
mixed and hard to solve by those on
the outside, at first. The dead man is
said to have returned from the field
where he had been blowing corn all the
ntornine. That he unhitched the team.
went to the house and ate a hearty din
ner and that the suicide mania took
possession of him while he was pre-
pairing to return to the field When
he rushed into the house and sent a
ball through the heart If this theory
Is correct, the dead man placed the
revolver on the bureau before falling
dead Persons passing the Fox home
a short time before the shooting al
lege that they heard considerable dis
turbance on the inside What caused
this no one so far has been able to
ascertain. Fox was of an economical
tur nand at one time was reported
wealthy though IL said to have lost
considerable money In recent years on
account of his loyalty to friends.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-23
FOREIGN ARMY IS
ON AMERICAN SOIL
Mexican Federal Troops Take
Train at 81 Paso for
the West
GO TO CLEAN UP
SOUTHERN CAL FORNhA
Permission Given by Admin
istrauon to Pass Through
u. S.-Fear Trans May
be Dynamlted

IL rAsO. TEN. June 23.--For the
first sime since It's tail, Juarez is
sNarmlug with Mexican federal sol
tiers to-day.
Three troop trains. carrying 1900
soldiers arrived last night, and to-
day they are being transferred to
trains which will bear them over
American territory to Lower Cali
fornia. Plans may be changed, as
Briga der General Gorlio Escaduaro,
commanding. has the option OF enter
ing Mexico through some point other
than San Diego Cal. II he wishes,
Col. Steever, commanding the United
States troops here. will send a small
detachment With each Of the four
trains that will convey the Mexican
soldiers through the United States.
There is some fear that an attempt
will he made Ia dynamite the trains
or United States territory.
AT the eleventh hour Francisco Ma
dero has ordered General Ntlljoen to
mobilize hts insurgents and assist the
federsls In clearing up the Lower
California situation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-23
GUNST ASSUMES
ROLE Of SPHyNX
DECLINES TO TALK
REGARDING FATE OF BIG BOND
ISSUE.

do anything but don't quote me-"
said Alderman Marx Gunst Friday,
when asked what would be the fate
of the big bond issue when It comes
for the consideration OF the aldermen
Friday night in special session.
Mr.. Gunst was reminded that he had
proved a good forecaster few days
ago in predicting the action OF the al
dermen relative 10 the matter.
Il can't help that" he put In. IT
had rather not talk until after the
meeting this time"
Mr.. Gunst die venture to state. how
ever. that the aldermen might have
trouble In getting quorum Friday
night on account Of the hot weather.
When the aldermen met last Tuesday
night. they laid the $2.40o,e00 bond is
sue on the table for three nights. in
accordance with the ruling OF the chair
Of this sum, sl000.o00 was tackled on
recently as a rider for general street
improvements, despite the protest of
The EHance committee.
Mr.. Gunst is the patron OF the
amended ordinance and while not talk
ing for publication rs understood to
be confident of finally getting the ST.
100000 through with the rest OF the
proposed issue.