davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-13

poet Taylor says of the old;time pan,
cake:
"shrove Tuesday. at whose en-
trance in the morning all the King
dom is quiet, but by that time the
clock strikes eleven, which tby the
help OF a knavish sexton) iisicommonly
before nine, there is a bell rnng scallea
the Pancake Bell. the sound whereof
makes thousands oflpeopleI distracted,
and forgottul either OF manners or
humanity. Then there Is q thing
called wheaton -four, which the cooks
do mongle with flour, eggs, spice. and
other tragical magical senchantments
and then put It by little and little into
a frying pan of boiling lsuet, where II
makes a confused dismal Missing,
until at last. by the skill OF the cook,
It Is transformed into the form OF Q
flipjack, called a pancake, which omi.
nous incarnation the ignorant people
do devour very greedily.nm
The poet evidently did not think
well Of pancakes, and most Of us pre-.
fer the judgment OF Shakespeare.
who made one Of his characters des-
cribe something as being a"ft as q pan
cake for shrove Tuesday,
The following recipe for Shrove
Tuesday pancakes is offered for the
benefit Of those not familiar with tho
connection OF these delicious morsels.
Mix three eggs with one cup Of
sifted flour, and add a saltspoonful Of
salt and a cup and a half of sweet
milk. Beat thoroughly. n the batter
is not Of the right consistency. add o
little cream to thin It. Fryltfies cakes
a delicate brown on both sides! Pile
four OF the cakes on top OF each other
and serve on a hot plate. Jelly or
Jam should be spread between each
cake. or maple syrup melted butter
and whipped. cream may be used, with
powdered sugar sprlnkled over the
top.
To those familiar with pancakes IL
is unnecessary to point out the abso.
lutte necessity that they be served
piping hot" "A cold pancake may
have Its merits, but very few people
are able to discover them. Maple
syrup with melted butter make the
best accompaniment for the cakes. III
the opinion Of most people, but some
prefer jelly, and others strained
honey.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-13
FRS THINGS.

.N..HE| #.#-a..
The Bank OF France, which Is play.
ing an important part in financing the
present war, was founded In its pres.
ent state by Napoleon lis years ago
today. Feb. 13. 1900. It was a Joint
stock company with a capital OF So
000, 900 francs, Napoleon heading the
subscription list. The capital has been
increased several times. The face
value Of the shares Is 1000 francs, but
they have been often quoted on the
Bourse at four or five times that
amount. The shareholders number
about $4,000, at least a third Of whom
are poor people holding only one share
each. The franchise OF the bank will
expire five years hence; but 1t will, Of
course, be renewed by the government.
The Bank Of France has nearly 200
branches and sub-offices all over the
republic, but nc colonial of foreign
branches. In spite of the fact that II
Is peculiarly a French Institution,
many Of the greatest OF international
transactions have been carried out
over its counters. The bank has the
sole right to issue bank notes, and
many other privileges granted by the
state. 1t has nearly 1000 employees,
all OF whom are French. The cover.
nor or head of the bank receives a
salary Of $4,000 a year. The Bank OF
France survived the Franco Prussian
war without experiencing difficulties,
and has existed through many changes
OF government, imperial, monarchical
and republican.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-13
Peoples Forum
THE TIMES ANDTHE PREACHERS

The most laughable thing the dis
cussion Of the new city charter has
developed. is that the Times claims 1t
is on the side of all the preachers in
town. and that those who favor a new
charter are opposed to all the preach
ers. When did the Times get on the
side Of the preachers? It is the first
time It was ever accused OF that any
way, and,i is interesting to note that
1t Is in this its own accuser. Surely
then. II the Times Is on the side OF
the preachers, there Is no moral cues.
tions involved. It has never peen
known to be on the side OF the preach.
ers of Fairmont In any matter where
morals we're involved. And since the
Times claims that 1t Is now, (for the
first time) in such good company,
will 1t please enlighten the public, as
to who all the preachers in town are.
who are so much opposed to a new
charter? Will it also tell who all the
preachers in town are who are SO
much In love with the present char.
ter and the vile and corrupt methods
by which 1t was forced upon the peo-
pie Of Fairmont? We would like to
look ut a list OF "ali the preachers"
in Fairmont who now endorse the
present charter and the corruption in
which and by which It was reported
adopted at the election held for that
purpose? CITIZEN.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-13
KneIt to tho Goddess.

There are a great many Americans
whom the war caught In Europe that
are OF the same frame Of mind as the
old lady who returned or the same
ship with Gen. ]. Warren Weifer, Of
Ohio" said a former Representative
Ralph Cole, OF Findlay. o. Gen
Refer went to Europe last summer
as a delegate to the peace conference.
1t will be recalled that Representa-
tive Bartholdt and some others who
were bound on a similar Journey were
sent back and landed in Nova Scotia
or whereabouts.
Gen. Keifer stayed In Europe until
the latter part of August. He came
back on a ship that was loaded with
anxious Americans, overloaded, in
fact. Among the passengers was an
old lady who had spent much OF her
life In Europe. According to the gen.
eral, never was a person so glad to
reach the shores of her native land.
When she caught sight OF the statue
of Liberty, in NewlYork hafbor, she
fell on her knees and wept, and de-
clared in the hearing of all:
81 want to say now, oh, goddess,
that never expected to see your face
again. Washington Post.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-13
wilson POLICY IS
SCORED BY GR|GGS
Former Attorney General
Says President Causes
Hard Times.

NEW YORK. Feb. ID John w.
Grlggs, Encouragement during the
Mckinley administration, speaking at
the dining Of the Silk Association Of
America at the Hotel fillmore decried
the national administrations hostility
toward business. He spoke ~satrically
of the new tariff, the income tax. the
high cost Of living investigation and
the present shipping bill controversy.
Business Is going to become pros
porous in time" he said. "But 1t will
not be until the power and influence
Of those who are hostile to business
shalt have been destroyed. II today
1t would be announced that hence.
forth the course Of congress and the
government would be for the promo
tion Of the industrial prosperity of
America the psychology would all be
the other way. ] will go further: II
1t were to be announced that instead
OF a special session of congress the
fifth day Of March there were to be
a special election on that day. bust.
ness would Immediately improve"
This remark was greeted with pro-
longed cheering and waving Of small
American flags by the 900 diners, and
it was fully three minutes before the
speaker resumed.
Recently the President said that
for twenty years back business had
been wandering in a maze Of interro.
CATION points," continued Mr.. Griggs.
cit does not go back quito that far,
When the government found that
business languished they set out to
find the cause. Some said 1t was the
tariff and others said It was the tariff
and high cost Of living. They did
not pay much attention to the cost OF
high living.
There are a good many rumors
about the income tax. The payment
OF the tax is not Objectionable? It
Is the fearful ingenuity with which
the government has contrived to
make everybody tell what It Is no
business OF the government to know.
When the tariff was about to be
framed they did not want to hear
facts from those who knew. They
had theories on the question. They
denounced business men that asked
to be heard. Il always thought price
was regulated by supply and demand.
When the cotton crop could not be
marketed and the price was at Z
cents a young some very active parts
of the government got busy to see II
they could not pass a law to raise
the price of cotton. When wheat rose
to $1.45 a bushei in Chicago the ad-
ministration notified the district at.
torney in Chicago to see II he could
find out who the rascals were that
were raising the price OF wheat.
Then I observed something hu.
morous in the history oil, the shipping
bill. The government was not to 70
into the business for more than two
years. and that Is the way II was
urged in the senate until seven gen.
tlemen there broke out Of the corral
and established q newer freedom"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-13
WHO'S WHO IN THE WAR.

Miss Maxine Elliot, the famous
American actress who is now in charge
of the distribution Of food supplies in
Belgium. is a native of 'R%ockland, Me.
Miss Elliott was forty.two last week,
as she was born on February s, 1879.
Her father, Capt. Thomas Dermot,
who died In Oakland, Cal. last month,
was the commander Of a large sailing
ship, and, with her mother, Maxine,
frequently accompanied the captain
on his voyages. Her sister, Gertrude,
of stage fame. Is now Lady Forbes.
Robertson, wife of the celebrated En-.
glish actor. Miss Elliot, with the off.
cial recognition OF the Belgian COVER
ment and the American relief commits.
sion has been distributing food In an
area In Belgium where the opposing
fronts face each other, and where no
relief organizations had operated until
the actress went to the succor Of the
starving population in that little cor.
ner OF Flanders where the Belgian
flag was still flying that she financed
la relief expedition at her own cost.
Since then, however, she has found her
own resources insufficient, and has ap.
pealed to her sisters in America for
aid. Miss Elliott has long had a town
house in London, and naturally sym.
pathizes with the cause OF the Allies.
Her experiences In Belgium have been
such that she has gained frst-hand
knowledge Of the horrors OF war.
The comment on the conflict which
most impressed her, she recently said,
was that of Bishop Gaylor. who, upon
being asked which side would win the
war, replied, Who won the San Fran.
cisco earthquake" Miss Elliott's
first husband was George A. McDer-
mott, a New York lawyer. In 1896
she divorced him and became Mrs.
Nat. G. Goodwin, but her matrimonial
experience with marrying Nat was
equally unfortunate and ended In the
divorce courts.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-13
LITTLE boobies PA
by Wllliam q. Kirk.


z Wife, sed Pa 70 Ma wen he cain
Hhoam last mite, here is a card fer you
that ! cant maik out. Who Is the
Shakespeer sisters, sed Pa. Doant
You belong to enutf Of them fool Sc
sieties all ready?
] wish you wud pick yure llangwidge
To- littel moar carefully sed Ma, the
Shakespeer sisters is ennything but
a fool sesiety. They are a lot OF
crate and nobel women witch is doing
thare. best to show that the wonderful
bard OF Avon belongs in a class all OF
htsself. All ask you TO do. sed Ma,
is to stay hoam until s o'clock this
evening and then you will see the kind
Of minds with which l cum In daily
contact.
Now. sed Pa, to tell you the truth,
II was going to be in a PERMANENT at
the billyard parlors to mite but lest to
show you that am gain l will hang
around here insted. Even little Bob.
Bile will show you that he Is a chip
Of the oald block, you will stick too
woant you Bobbie, sed Pa.
l was thinking ! wud rather go skat.
Ing I told Pa but II want me TO stay
at hoam my plaice is at yure side.
Thare You go, sed Ma, Jest like yure
father. He wants to play billyards
and you want to go skating. Neither
Of you wants to stay and see these
butiful and Termed wimmin wen thay
cum heer to talk about Mr.. ~Shakspeer
and all the wunderful things which he
rote. Thay was going to talk about
othello, sed Ma, Othello was the Moor.
You mean the fellow that choked his
wife with a pilloy said Pa.
Yes, sed Ma, the Bard.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-13
THE sELLIeERENrs

From b eepublished versions of our
governments notes to Great Britain
and Germany it is plainly evident that
there has beenia wholesome asser.
tion OF the rights and dignity of the
United States. The warning to the
British Is that the American flag must
not be employed as a ruse with i'm
punity, while to Berlin goes word that
American vessels are entitled, to free
md unobstructed passage through the
high seas and sunblocked waters. In
substance these are the protests
against the disposition OF the two pow.
ers to disregard the rights of the
United States In their prosecution of
q war 10 which this country is not a
party.
Use OF the American flag by Great
Britain toSdeceive the German navy,
* continued, would render every
American ship suspect in European
waters. On the other hand. II our
neutral ships may not venture into
waters In the neighborhood Of France
England and Ireland without risk of
attack by German ships the danger
to our cargoesl and to our citizens who
90 abroad Is extreme and It follows
that export business will be hampered
seriously. Here Il Is proper and time.
" that the government should state
the American position. moi! truculently,
nor inangoffenslye manner. but in such
fashion as will impress these two ma
tons, both Of which desire our friend
ship, that the way; to preserve 1t Is
TO deserve II. They have been quick,
since the war began, to make repre-.
sentattons ahd lodge complaints re-
garding various incidents entering into
neutrality or its violation, until at
times Il seemed almost as II they, be.
tween them. were determining or at.
tempting to direct Americas foreign
policy; and the administration has
been patient. In the matters to which
the State Departments notes now TO.
fer they probably realize as fully as
does our government that they have
~oyerreached themselves and have in.
ytted Eprecisely3th sort of protest that
has been made. IT is for them to de.
eide therefore, whether or not they
wish to aggrayate their existing diff
culties by persisting in practices
which are not acceptable to the United
Statess--Gazette Times.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-13
CURIOUS FACTS.

Amiens, France has 10000 inhabL
tants.
London consumes s7.s5o.ooo worth
Of wine yearly.
The paving Of streets with wooden
blocks originated in Russia.
Potatoes In 1918 yielded 3,739,34s
tons in Ireland on 6s2,sos acres OF
land.
More rain falls at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon than at any other time OF
the day.
Pennsylvania will plant more than
$500. 600 Seeding trees on Its 1000, 900
acres OF forest reserves this year.
French military authorities have
opened the first section, 1s6 miles
long, OF a railroad In Algeria which
eventually will cross the Sahara des.
The French ministry OF marine Is
planning to recover about 1000 brass
cannon that we're Glostin o naval battle
In the English channel 222 years ago.
Under the new regulations every,
soldier and officer In France receives
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-13

q special annual bonus Of 200 francs
for every child under i6 years OF age.
The area OF Ireland was returned
In the census Of 1911 as 2o,37i.ie5
acres. This includes l2o,S2s acres
under water. but excludes 4s1,2s3 un.
der rivers, hikes and tideways.
The chief of the Paris police has,
opened school for policemen. In.
which all new recruits will be com
PEELED to study fol, three months. The.
DRY will be learned In the school and
practical experience will be given on
the streets In the afternoon: It Is
hoped to increase the efficiency OF
the staff and to do away with the
frequent complaint that promotions
are made through .fayoritism.
Germany has 262.469 acres. In vine.
yards.
A good camel will travel 100 miles
a day for 10 days.
Electric railways in the /. United
States own 4o,47o miles Of track.
Between 1907 and 1919 horned cattle
in Germany decreased by 100000
head.
Both salt and fresh water fish are
caught in Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela.
About one.third OF the textile goods
made In France is the product Of fe-
male labor.
California is advertising its canning
industry in moving picture theatres
all over the world.
The average length of life, 1t is stat.
ed, rose from 81 IA years in the six
teenth century to 40 IL years in the
nineteenth century.
Evelyn Rich, born in Boston the 9th.
er day Is already a great aunt, her
father having two great.grandchildren.
He is "A years old.
Rabbits which had been inoculated
with the virus Of rabies, tuberculosis,
typhoid and other pleasant diseases
were stolen from the laboratory Of
a Marseilles bacteriologist one night
recently. A desperate effort was made
to recover the animals before they
were sold.
The United States instead Of being
the fourth largest consumer Of Bra.
lillian cacao. became in 1911 second
after Germany. and the proportional
increase in the exports to the United
States vas even greater than to Ger.
many. OF the principal countries,
France was the only one that purchas.
ed less cacao during 1911 than in 1910.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-13

entine honors n Brooklyn. and now
that the German competition Is no
longer 10 be met, the Brooklyn factor.
les have enjoyed a great hoom. or
course. there are dozens OF concerns
In many citiesof;the United States and
Canada that manufacture valentines,
but with most Of these the trade is
but q sidaline. The Brooklyn work.
shops make valentines the year round,
and more than a thousand people are
employed in the industry. Perhaps
two.thirds Of these workers are Ewom-
en- and girls. The experts who do the
hand work on the more elaborate val
entines receive large salaries. Brook
lyn has one factory which alone turns
out millions Of valentines annually, the
product retailing at from five cents
each to as many dollars.
The valentine industry has under.
gone many changes In recent years.
The old:time valentine with little Gu.
pids and bleeding hearts and verses
so silly as to sicken any but an i'm
FASHIONED lover who probably thought
the language used was too cold and re-
served, have all hut had their day. The
1915 valentines are more artistic and
more dignified and also more expen.
stye, as a rule. The atrocious com
les which once enjoyed so wide a vogue
are now seldom to be seen, although
they are still on the market. The
coarse and often obscene vulgarity Of
the verses on these caricatures has
been toned down.
There has been a tendency OF late
years to substitute for valentines
dainty gift books. boxes of CONNECTIONS
and flowers and Jewels when such are
appropriate. This Ia not an innoya.
ton but a return, to the st. Valentine
observance of an earlier day. The COS.
sip Pepys wrote In 1868: This even.
Ing my wife did with great pleasure
shew me her stock OF Jewels, increas.
ed by the ring she hath had lately,
my valentines gift this year, a Turkey.
stone set with diamonds OF an.
other lady he wrote: 1.-THE Duke of
York, being once her valentine, did
give her a jewel of about 500 pounds;
and my Lord Vaudeville, her yalen.
tine this year, a ring Of about 300
pounds" 1t is understood Of course,
that this refers to the value, not the
weight, of the Jewels.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-13
TODAY WE CELEBRATE.
War lnterferes With the Business Of
the Good Saint Valentine,

the Gooo saint Valentine,
While st. Valentine has not been
put out Of business, and the gilded, be.
laced and be-ruffled paper and cellu.
loid CONNECTIONS which bear his name
are to be found in abundance at the
shops, the observant purchaser will
note that the up-to.date valentine of
the 1915 vintage is much different from
those Of previous years. The explana.
ton OF this change Is that the heather
Mars has seriously interfered with the
German shops devoted to the service
OF the patron saint OF lovers. made
In Germany" Is b trade slogan which
appears on but few OF the tender mis-.
sives on sale this year, whereas in the
past a large proportion OF valentines"
sold on this side OF the Atlantic were
Of Teuton origin.
The 1915 valentine is Made in
America" product, and while prices
may range q little higher than for the
German article, good judges of valen.
tines declare that the domestic arti.
Gle Is superior to the imported.
For many years Germany IN gener.
81, and Bavaria In particular, has been
the headquarters Of st. Valentine.
While there are numerous workshops
devoted to the valentine industry-if
one may use SO utilitarian a word as
industry" in connection with so TO-
mantle q trafic-the principal facto-
ries were In Nuremberg, Bavaria,
That city was the real center OF the
trade until the war put an end to 81,
Most Of the workers employed were
girls. but, with the falling on Of the
export trade, IL ID unlikely that many
Ct them have had employment for
the last few months.
Nuremberg principal rival for val.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-13
State Editors.
wi

The %postoffice department branch
OF the Wilson administration paid a
beautiful tribute to the civil service
principle, when. on Monday, five hun
dred West Yirglnian Democrats were
nshered into misunderstanding former
" held by Republicans. 1t is under
stood that every one of these ap.
pointees was subjected to the most
Rigid tests, and that in their advance
unent 70 the %goyernemnt pay roll only
their superior merits were considered.
This changelof faces at p~ostoffice win.
aows Is Characteristic OF tho Organic
sheoryo Of the civil service, which is to
reward as many deserving Democrats
rs possible.
And inSmadng these blades Of glass
grow. two dozen or more in every
county in the state. Senator Chiffon
mas AIDED TO hissreputation as a scien.
INC political gardener.-Herald Dis.
1ayCQ. LIa3A|eAaH H-fr lid.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-13
The Frenohs postof6os,

The French postal system was inau
surated In the reign Of Louis XII, bul
the first director general was appointed
by Louis XIV. He farmed the office
paying q million francs a year for til
privilege. This method continued until
the revolution, when the farmer wa,
abolished, and the control was given
70 ten managers elected by universal
suffrage. That plan did not work yery
satisfactorily, and the ONCE Of director
general was revived under the consu!
late. The ONCE OF nndersecretafy fol
posts and telegraphs, held by II. Sim.
yan, was first created in 1917, abolished
In 1873 and revived asnin ten yeart
later.-Westminster Gazette.
-a ST TkTlAH Ttfaf
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-13
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

can not be said Of Governor Hat.
ield that he has any sympathy with
hose who seek to have West vir.
sinia paySa part of the old Virginia
iebt, The earnestness he employs In
.rying to show the sact that West
Virginia owes none Of the debt could
lot be more sincere as shown not
,nly by word but also by deed. The
governor Is alert to the situation
ind there will be no mistakes on the
,art OF this state in further conduct
4 the matter, IL he can help 1t. In
Iced. those who seek to saddle a big
,art of the debt on West Virginia
tnows him to be a fighting foe. It is
ortlnate the state has a chief ex-
icutiSe 30 courageous at this critical
ime.-Clarksburg Telegram.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-13
BestStories
Settled out Of Court.

Well" said the lawyer, having
listened cas~sullyIto his clients state
ment, you've got about the best case
! ever heard. My dear sir. you can't
help winning 1t, whatever court you
take 1t to. l shall be only too glad to
assist you in the matter"
Thanks" said the prospective
client. Thanks very muchi" Then,
grabbing his hat. he made a speedy
exit from the office.
What. exclaimed the astonished
lawyer. Are you going?"
yes" replied the other, I'm Just
going to try to settle this case out OF
court"
but, my dear sir, why waste
money? As I've already told you.
that's one Of the best cases I've ever
heard"
Maybe It is" said the tickle client,
as he hastened down the stairs. but
not for me. l told you the other fell
lows story."-Philadelphia Record.