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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-10
ERRORS OF EUGENE SCRIBE AND
JULES JANIN.

Eugene Scribe once. i'm an address 10
the French Academy. remarked upon
the strange and regrettable cirCum-
stance that Moliere in all his works
made no mention of SO transcendant an
event as the Revocation Of the Edirt
Of Nantes. But Moliere died in 1863
ana the edict was revoked i'm lGN1.
Jules Janin. the eminent critic. set an
appalling standard by which TO reckon
the accuracy of his judgments whan he
made the Rhone pass through Mar
settles. fifty miles away: made smyrna
an island. made Hannibal overthrow
the Romans at Cannes instead Of
Canine. and denounced Louis NJ for
prosecuting Abelard. who died Just PSI
years before that formidable monarch
was born
II might he unreasonable 20 expect 10
find accuracy in best seller. Yet
We must wonder at the years Of pa
tient endeavor which were necessary
for the production of such felicities as
the placing Of katydids among apple
blossoms, making children gather
chestnuts in April and causing even ,he
faintcst whisper 10 sound like thunder
in the thin air OF an Alpine summit.
We remember reading description ~
that darkest Of all gloomy piles, The
New York Postoftice as all night long
a blazing mountain Of light from cellar
TO roof, and Of the city Hall as having
its south front made Of brownstone.
These seem mere trihes. yet Il is
from such that great errors have risen.
The hideous practice Of "suttee" in In
dia, which has sent thousands Of
women TO dreadful death. had its origin
in the misinterpretation Of word i'm
the Rig Neda. which babe a widow 10
go TO the ALTAR" and not to the funeral
pyre. Cinderella's slipper was not Of
glass-"verre' but Of ermine. "tair":
and the confusion OF the two word
gave 10 the world the now universal
error. So the representation Of Moses
as having horns on his brow. in which
error even Michael Angelo participate. !
IN his famous statue. arose from a
mistranslation OF a Hebrew word which
meant not horns but rays OF hight. the
passage merely stating that when he
descended from the mountain his face
shone
The prophets have. Of course. also
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-10

stigma for all time. though it does not
deserve il any more than Virginia.
Then there is the yarn about Thomas
Jeferson's Democratic simplicity i'm
riding on horseback all alone to the
Capitol to be installed as President,
tying the nag to a rail fence and
tramping through the mud to the door
of the Capitol There is not word
of truth in if. nor the slightest excuse
for its existence. Yet there il is in
history rs chiprer as a blueiay on the
top rail- Of the mythical fence. and like
~ to he believed by uncouuted genera
tions of the faithful.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-10
SaCrOSanCt StOrieS
That Melt Into
Mere Lies.

<I~ ONE American historical liars,
Quoth Professor Albert Bush
nell Hart the other evening
and then proceeded to eXcoriate the
Anauias Club. with special reference to
Tarson Wecms and his Washington
cherry tree story. That is no doubt,
an eXacerbated specimen Of the lie his
toric. Dr. Johnson said that who
drives fat oxen should himself he fat
wherefore me- who writes Of the beauty
of truth and of one who could not tell
lie should himself eschew prevarica
tion. we have no brief for Weems. but
rather enjoy seeing him lambasted as
he deserves. But why the some and
Why the American" iu the Harvard
professors topic
Invidious discrimination? or merely
prudent life saving
Probably the latter. for if all the his
toric lies Of the world were to be cor
rocted and an the liars put in the pill
Iory who would be sufficient for the
.obo
our American lies are doubtless nu-
mcrous and fragrant. The cherry tree
and hatchct story may be reckoned
primus inter pares. but there are lots
more that crowd it closely. There is the
Connecticut blue laws horror; ii, too,
Ike the other. was started by dominic.
II is sheer falsehood. vet it has prob
ably given INC land of steady habits a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-10

continue with Marco Polo. for despite
all the obiurgations and contumcly thai
critics have poured upon them they
seem to have been about as truthful
annalists as ever lived. Practically
every one of their statements which
once were pilloried as conspicuous lies
has been indicated 10y later research
and found exactly true.
There's Lucrezie. Borgia. however
Poor lady, how she has suffered. But
il isn't true She wasn't the monster
of iniquity that she has been portrayed
as being. She never murdered any one,
though goodness knows she had reason
enough for putting her Nillan1us
father and brother out Of the world
which they polluted. indeed. it would
have been a pious work if she had made
a pretty clean sweep of all her family.
Of which she was probably by far 'ne
most decent member.
Then there was the old Guard At
Waterloo TO the end of time. no
doubt, people will be quoting, The
guard dies but never surrenders. But
in fact nothing Of that sort was ever
said. What Cambronne did say must
be left unquoted as quito unfit for pub
location. Louis XIV did not say.
There shall be no more Pyrenees''
but the Spanish Ambassador said
Would that the Pyrenees no longer
existed" II was not 'Gambetta, but
Louis Blanc, who first said. Clerical
ism. that is the enemy"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-10
7S7ORY? WHY BARON MUNCHAUSEN MIGHT HAVE WRITTEN

made some bad shots as was 10 Doe eN-
pected: though they are not SO much
worse than the aunaHsts Aristotle
said that slavery would he perpetual
since it could cease only when the
weaver's shuttle moved Of its own ac-
cord. But slavery is now abolished,
while the shuttle does practically
move of its own accord Napoleon
was cocksure that within fifty years
all Europe would De republican or
Cossack, but that was nearly twice
fifty years ago and Europe is still far
from either state. Metternich de-
scribed Italy as a geographical express
sion and declared that it could never
be anything else. Theirs said that
railroads could never be OF any use for
carrying freight Guizot declared that
there could be no morrow for uniyer-
sal suffrage. on the very eve Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-10
THE NEW CAMPBELL

ward the history Of the Canpae.Is Na'
the history Of Scotland
Nor were later generations unworin
Of the former. The eighth duke va
one of the greatest of his whole linz
scholar, philosopher scientist states
man. orator: above all, 90 us loyal an.
efficient friend Of Amercs In tn1s
dark days Of the Civil War whc
America most needed friends SO Nol
der that his son. then Marquis 4"
Lorne, was regarded with peculiar o..
tcrest when he became the husband &"
Queen Nictoria's daughter 'oncvrE
ing that marriage. It's c.rumsiln"'
and the incidents which led 20 &c. '~
umes have been written-ldrseIy t"a'
die. Whatever the circumstances y
was a marriage ~ congeniaI souls. y
German contingent az the British cou'
was of course shocked 90 the mes
lance of a royal princess with s1'
ject. : But the English. remembers
the weddings OF former soyerelgns VIZ
subjects. were well pleased, whie "
for the Scots-the Campbeils had Tn'''
than once intermarried with the r'''
line Of Scotland.
Handsome. accomplished and a"i"
tious, young Lorne was. however
measure overshadowed by the ~
Of his father and by the rank OF =
wife. He was the husband of Prns''
Louise But he. after aIL maS
place for himself In the world thio1'.
sheer force OF personally For ?"
years he was Governor General Of 20
ada, and the charm of the yiee-''-
court under his administration 4 -
gratefully remembered.
Some years ago he engaged II
other unusual enterprise which
nothing less than the recovery u t''
ure from the wreck Of one Of ihe :
Icons OF the Spanish lnyncib's y
mada.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-10
Continued from seventh page

sututed for the Johnstown flood spect-
acle. and tells the story Of Kansas
cyclone Besides the scenery it re-
auires nine real actors. and PreXy
Jurney declares it Will be tho sensa-
ton Of Luna. The Diving Girls are
no more. and in their stead viii he
shown an electrical representation o..
the sinking of the Titanic.
Also. says Mn. Jurney please en-
uhasize that the modern dances will
he permitted in the ballroom this year.
The moderner the better, says he. and
will you please mention, adds Mr.. Jur-
ney that we have put down nice new
floor and completely redecorated?
New thrills? Shake hands with the
Whirlwind and the Whip among other
things. Six separate and distinct
simultaneous motions are impaired TO
one by tho Whirlwind and survivors
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-10

never was any such tree. There was
an apple orchard an AppomattoX Court
House. and Lee and his staff were en-
camped in or near it when Colobel Bah
cock went To- escort the Confederate
commander TO his meeting place with
Grant i'm the Mclean farmhouse But
Lee and Grant never met nor stood
together under an apple tree. and no
tree i'm that orchard had the slightes.
relationship 10 the surrender. Also.
since some variants of the prevarica-
ton portray the tree as being a mass
OF snowy bloom as the two generals
stood beneath il. it may Ice remarked
that that was a backward spring in
Virginia and AT the time of the sur
render not a single blossom had YET
opened its METALS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-10
KIN MON. but its proud Teddy
T. the Queen is this day

KIN MON. but its proud Teddy
II the queen is this day
SO. according TO tradition.
spoke canny Scots dame on that
March day in 1871 when the Princess
Louise became the bride of the Mar
quis of Lorne 1t Well illustrates the
regard. amounting almost 10 reverence.
which loyal Scots have for the greatest
Of all the Caledonian clans What is f.
to be merely the daughter Of the Brit
ish sovereign compared with the heir
of the Campbells2
II would be little. if any. eXaggera-
ton to say that the Campbels are the
greatest family in the United Kingdom.
John Douglas Sutherland Campbell,
the son-in-law of Queen Victoria. VINO
died the other day. was only the ninth
Duke Of Argyll. with title little more
than two centuries old. But as Baron
Campbell. Earl of Argyll Baron Of
Lorne and what not his dgnities far
antedated the Columbian discovery Of
America. II he was only ninth Duke
Of Argyll he was the twenty-ninth
Baron Of Loeb Awe. or Lochow He
was Marquis of Lorne and Of Kintyre,
Earl Of Campbell and Of CoWal. Wis
count Lochow and Glenisla. Baron or
Lord Of Null. Morvern. Inverary and
TRY. all i'm scotland. Also ne was
Baron Sundridge and Baron Hamilton
in England
And was not the first MacCullum
More one of the nominees for the crown
Of Scotland? He might have won that
crown had he not been slain AZ the
String Of Lorne by his neighbor. the
Lord Of Lorne, beginning feud which
was ended by the marriage If the first
Earl Of Argyll 10 the heiress of the
House Of Iprne. Another Colin Camp
bell was brother-in-law Of Robert Bruce
and was the latters right hand man a,
Bannockburn. From those times for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-10

since Bohemia has by no means al
ways been an inland country but once
had an extensive frontage upon the
sea. under the greatest of its sover-
eigns. Premysl Ottokar H. But what
shall we say Of Scott making the sun
set in the East; or of Dickens making
Captain Cutie, who had a hook in
place of one hand. put both hands 10
his mouth in making the view
halloo"?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-10
Here Is the VIII
withaL to Shatte
Illusions.

revolution which sent him into OK
and esta blished universal suffrage
the fundamental law of the land. Ar
Dionysius Lardner, one Of the create.
physicists of his age, mathematcaI
demonstrated that no steamship coui
carry enough coal 10 feed her engine
for "A voyage across the Atlantic.
An Of which gives point 10 the opir
ION of Josh Billings that % is bette
not to know so many things tan :
know so many things that are not 50
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-10

IS ON" 5a a% '.s'.o 9. %ss': s@:o
~ nell Hart the other evening,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-14

greatly interfered with this spring bv
prevailing high stages of the river. ac-
cording TO local engineers.
Joseph Fuerte. the Syrian immi.
grant who was admitted TO the United
states few weeks ago through the
efforts Of Congressman Howard 5uth-
erland and Charles Amien, local Syr-
ian. will reside in this city.
E. W. Blake OF Chicago was In
the city yesterday. enroute from that
city 10 Baltimore. lie is making the
trip in an automobile. and including
the trip home will have covered more
than 2.4OO miles in the machine.
City Engineer Charles -. Cooke
announced yesterday that there are at
present twelve out OF the 2g water
wells contracted for by the city drilled.
The work is progressing rapidly. and
the remainder OF the well will be com.
pleted by the first Of June. barring &C
Cident
The police department IL in
mourning. due To rats az the city build
inh cleaning out the canary birds in
the Office bargains in bird cages will
probably be announced In the next few
days.
The botany class 81 the local
hiEh school accompanied by the in
sufuctor. Niss Holiday. yesterday
took q Geld trip to Barton. q.
The alumni number Of the High
school Record will Boz out next week.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-14
SIMPLE HAIR STYLES
THIS YEAR

The English Bun" with its ac.
com panying dozen OF simple STYLES
which bark back 20 our own SUMMON
net days. is here. we trust. 10 gpend
a long time. Some say woman's
hair never looks so attractive as
when II Is dressed in the simples,
manner. providing II is one OF the
styles which suit the face Of tba
Wearer; However. the simple methods
leaNe less opportunity for artifce
ana make greater care necessary in
keeping the hair clean and ustfous
CGnthrox Is a shampoo which offers
a quick. easy and economical wav ia
cleanse the scalp. II will restore 10
the hair its soft fun. rich plozs and
natural color. You make IL by dis
SOWING teasDOOnful canthrox. which
every drug store carries in stock. IN
cup OF hot water. then pour slowly
on the head as YOU rub briskly. This
makes thick, soothing lather that al.
lays irritation. makes the head feel
Eood ana puts the scalp In healthy
condition. Which assures beaufifuI
heavy hair.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-14
SOCIETY


- - ANaTLaAa
ne following ~ the program 20 b.
rendered az Mt D. Chanfal Thur.
Gay Afternoon u this week
concerto In = minor. Rerd Ries
LarEhetto.
Allegro
Helen Slemaker.
1hromatic Fantasie J. - Bach
Mary black
haiiace - folonaise. Nle1xtemps
Helen Sleruaker
"a Nocturne- op -. No. Chopin
90 hecannalssane q Nalse. Ale
nAnde from Carnival. op. = Schu.
mann
Mary Black.
"a iseEende, Wieuiawrkf
ID ku1awiak. Misuiawskf
Helen Slemaker
La Campanslla. Llstx
Mary Black
Danse Tzigane. Nzchez
Helen Siemaker
Polonaise. Mcdowell
Mary Black
Concert Arabesque Blue Danube
Waltz. Strauss Schulz-Evier
Mary Black
Sonata In for violin and piano
Grieg
Allegro con brio.
AllegrettO quasi andantino.
Allegro motto vivaCe.
Helen Slemaker and Mary Black.
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Lure. has as her guest Mrs. Clifford
Stokes. of Baltimore. Md.
MertZ Franzheim will spend the
summer at the Country Club
Mrs. Charles Franzheim and daueh
ter. Miss Kathryn. will be in Atlantic
City all summer.
Earl Bremen. OF Pittsburgh is the
guest OF his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Bremen.
Miss Maud Leonard. OF Arlington. n.
J.. is the guest Of Mrs. Samuel Patter.
son. Of Woodsdale.
Dave kraus has gone to Pittsburgh
10 visit his brother Ben. and will then
20 TO New York TO look after summer
stock for hi store on Market street
Mr. and Mrs William Buckhart. OF
Marietta. o., are guests Of friends In
the city
Mrs. 4. J NOome Is seriously ill al
the North Wheeling hospital
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-14


when you come back you'u find them ptl
TALKING over the last fashions or the new
dances or what 'so-snd-so said to me
Ihcy don't realize that they should IeaN .
thc discussion Of then buds and IN cir
dudes To those hours when they aren't
supposed TO be earning a salary. It's
the same way IN the shops. 60 TO "a
counter where there - a man and you'll
he attended 10 At ono That's what no..
there for. and 81 doesT't enter his head
20 shtrk his job because the floorwalker
isn't In sight. But the Etrisg They'll
All BE- punched up gassing together AMI
Mhen they do consent to notice YOU thev
make you feel like "A dog for daring u
interrupt their little social gathering
There - enough truth in these re-
Elections to give them a sting
Possibly men aren't so different But
her sense Of responsibility. II YOU are
working you should put that work dr.-t
IN the days business. You don't need L.,
peg along without ever liftinr Your hos I
from your job. But neither ougth Won To-
act Ike lot OF school children when
the teacher n out Of the room the in
slant you ere lett alone. ~ YOU want
10 tell Mey ell about last nights party
wait until the hour 90 lunch.
when you take p salary take u hon
"stly. Don't scamp your work for vour
own sake. PLAY fair Don't H.. a sbfrtg-,
because YOU see others Sinking After
all, sense Of RESPONSE bility toward YOU
work means also townrd yourself Won
owe yourself the feeling Of honor ana
satisfaction 20 be got from work well
zone, not because some ones eve is on
you. but because YOU prefer To fulniI
honestly the task you have assumed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-14
AT THE VICTORIA

Joe NJ Enroe's Associate PLAYERS pre-.
~cuted "lSnmael ~ the Victoria the.
htre last night FOR the last time TO 4
splendid audience. and mis- afternoon
they viii give their FIRST comedy. When
Hearts Are Young. This play will con.
unue the remainder OF the week and
theatre patrons may feel perfectly sRfs
In going To see a. for the company
has something particularly good There
D. action In the comedy form the word
go and the fun H. CONTIGUOUS
Last night In addition the regular
performance Of "Ishniaef- q number OF
local amateurs performed to the great
delight or the audience some OF IN.
work was exceptionally clever and 4,
was the opinion Of many that several
undiscovered stars may have been iu
the list. Friday night will be 'Th.
Country Store" after the old stvle OF
amusement and ~ promises some real
fun.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-14

Rrnheum theafcr this afternoon 90 play
tho last nine performance OF the sea-
son will D. headed b. the great Caesar
iiNoA, the world greatest change art
Isl lie viii oTcr Ms latest comedy
playlct entitled Pun In a Restaurant"
PORTRAY iug all the characters himself.
tie changes his clothes quicker than any
woman can change her mind. RiVou IS
without doubt the greatest artist IN
his line OF work in the world
For an added attraction on this hiil
That starts to-day Manager Jimmie Lee
has secured vaudeyille's latest novelty.
lhe skating Bear Gromley and Car
isrtls aCrobattc comedians OF the high
class order will be another good act.
followed bN Kennedy and kreausr IN
comedy Offering entitled In BLACK
and Tan" Allen and Dalton. two crack
er JACK musical comedians. will play ON
many Instrumental Instruments that
WIN b. most delightful Offering Tor
the Following farewell three days OF the
- azou.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-14
NEWS BRIEFS

Local representative Of the State
Anti-Saloon league predict that Bel
mont county will vote dry in the
coming election this fall. a strong
nEht will be- made To- Keep sal00ns
out Of the over.the river county.
Work OF constructing the various
dams along the Ohio river has been
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-14
AT NICOLL'S---ANTIQUE FURNITURE
And REPRODUCTTONS---JUST RECEIVED
Most Interesting Display of Antiques Brought to Wheeling and
Being Shown the Gift shop"

The Nicoli Art Store has just 20.
ccivcd consignment Of fine thInes In
Antique furniture
N comes from tho BIggs AntiuIo
Company Of Richmond
Two rooms are crowded. and The
display is an unusually fine one
There are many interesting pieces
IN the lot
~ would take too much room 10
mention every one. but here are Just
p few suggestions.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-14
Equal SUFFRAGE me.,iro

This evening. at the Arbenz Con.
serVatory of Music on Fifteenth
street. the Equal Suffrage League will
meet; Rev. Howard Pease will talk
on The feminist Movement. The
musical program will include Mrs. Flo.
"a Williams. Mrs. +. =. Romine. Mrs.
Henry Russell. Jr.. Judge Alan Robin.
son. All are invited.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-14
Entertained Lady EIks.

Miss Loretta Heiner. Of North Main
street. entertained the members OF the
Lady Elks. Wednesday afternoon. In
cluded in the list of guests were:
Misses Pauline Beuter. Kate Wiede-
busch: Mesdames Sam Windsor. J. H.
Van Kirk, Otto Schenk. Harry Hub
bard, Peter Haberstick. Dave Mckee.
John Marschner. william Schenk. G.
H. Kimberly. jr;, Joseph Beuter:
Leonard. Henry Etz. Chester Whitman
T. Il. Plant. Edward Horstman. Harry
Ruble. George Duval. Jesse Brennan.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-14
W0MAN'S CLUBS
NV Garden Doctor


garden may do much Tor many pco-
PIE. In the words Of Keats a. H. "a thina,
OF beauty and "A JOY forever.
n helpful little booi comes from Dau-
bleday. Page Co. MY Garden Doctor. %
by Frances Duncan. II tells the Story
OF "A discouraged and sick woman who
had the good luck To turn her attention
10 nature.
Her efforts TO regain her health arc
successful and In this pleasant account
Of happiness attained there surely ought
10 De help FOR scores OF women similarl j
situated.
The author says about May:
when IL comes May l. 1 Just have Ia
go To the woods; the trees are callfnz-
I cant help ID any more man 49,.
the piper.
Soon as the naples are out they fairly
hollcr 10 me- just Ike To take weos
or 50 and say nothing TO anybody
nave 10 go Just like the bees go to that
oid orchard way up the hills: when ~ 3
IN blossom. IL calls them and they come
Iheres no one In Endsrby Hollow
Knows what the May woods are like but
mo! All the mcn-foll,s are blowing and
planting; all the womcn-f folks are house
cleaning. It's only the children that'd
answer They hear the woods calIiu. :,
pain enough. but them. they keep shut
up In school 'ccpt Saturday. and then
they get chores enough to keen them
busy-so they don't gct too close to tbo
Lords miracle"
Which gives an idea 81 the lofty Yer
simple appeal Of the took.
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sheraton chest NJ drawcrs. Brcv.
.ier arm chair Andovcr chair. SIera.
OF. lnlaid work table. and small ~
long claw library table
" Interested in antique furniture.
you viii appreciate This opportunity
10 make n few choice selections from
the Nicoll display
Stop In and ask the NicoI sales.
people TO show you these goods.