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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-12

The Red Cross Sewing club which is
held regularly every Monday night. on !
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-12
PAIR OF EGGS COSTS
SOME MONEY AT PRESENT
Patient Public viii Have 10 eay
About IS Cents for Fres h ones
Next Week.

"Goln' un'" said Old Man Ii. {. Liv-
Ing. "Rght-o." replied The patient
public. Which j. correct 10 The let
fer also 10 tllr figure, il you HAY" been
keeping in touch with The local mar
krt.
rI;v Manager G. O. Magic. Incl
drntally stated Il; Il recent meeting
oc The council. upon his return from
Chiraco and other points in tn" west
,hn; consumers wcrn paying moi" Tor
rnndSiufrs in this community 'hHA any
plarc in the country. II" WAS nr"mnl'"
10 make This remark when Il resolution
was introduced in council! by certain
city employees. asking for increase m
salary. Mr.. Nagl" CAV" number OF
citations where he people were pay
in% more fer th" necessities ol iI''
rhan in many other. places
And ihr nrir" Of fnohStUCfs Is sill
soaring in This s"rtiun. \ f"" quota
lions will verify that assert ion. Fresh
rgc% arc retailing in the local mar
knI n 20 cents tho dozen: The
chances ar" that they will br selling
higher next week Produce dralrrs~-
nr better known AZ the mlddlrmen--
quoted select cG@S At IL tn rs cents
,as, Friday. Yesterday they were
quoted A. IS 10 IS GENTS: st"ra"" eggs
,a.;; week nj - and Is cents. y"sl"r-
.lav were II and - cents.
White not all commodities have
raised IN price from last week. 'hcr"
are many that have. and on" thing is
certain. no rnodstuff is quoted By the
produce men any cheaper. Why the
advance" THAT has been discussed
pro and con Principally con from
certain food supply sources.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-12
CHILDREN ARE
URGED To SAVE
BY MR.. NORMAN
STATE EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR
SEEKS THEIR AID IN WAR Saw
INGS STAMP CAMPAIGN
Bankers May Start Thousands on
Route to Thrift That Will Help
tho World

The hanks of West Virginia ar" TO
srnuding 10 tho call Of TN" g"N''nin"h'
. TO instruct the pcrpl" "f tn" uiH'FrnC
; communities "a save their h"''i'!
Through the buying Of War savings
stamps. and already In Rlucticld. itusi'-
! inEtuu and Charleston AL Of the BANK
/ ing institutions are giving every SUI
dent nf the public schools THRIFT say
| !ncs card with ono stamp "n H. II Is
/ understood that the Wheeling phhAH
have this proposition under consldcra-
ton and that they Will follow the lead
set by other cities of thts state.
krnuya. Ccrcdu. West M"rcland. Far-
krrshurg and t'airmnnt are also rnhSld-
nrinr the proposition. and they VIII no
doulI unite their efforts with the ON
crS.
MI Nor1nan's Address
Tho War Savings ranipnlEn' was "P"r-
cd in the schools Yesterday by All an
dress tn the teachers of I'll" CITY, pE
John j.. Norman. stat" :du'ati"n"l w
rector Of TN" campaign. Mt -N"r'''i''
can,, hero from I'u!rm"nt. where II" ~
Tended the formation of the Marion
county committee for tho sal" OF war
Savings stumps. together with Si"tn Dl-
rrcior Rnhrrt l.. Archer and Publicity
director WHAT Smith.
4 The city teachers. some or Inc coun-
! ~ teachers md teachers from the lhr-
orh;aI schools were in attendance III
! ;ha meeting to hear the plan as outlined
7 by Mr.. Norman.
! Tho Gospel Of Materials and Labor
WIS tho theme Of The address. ana NT.
! Norman brought out very Clearly 'hA'
. if tho war is tu hr WoN. 1t Is ncctSShE!
J for every Individual 10 buy as niue hS
/ possible and 10 us" all or That WHICH We
have.
/ "AInnny cannot win this war. nor can
/ mcn. nor credit 1t Will INK" "','''
! i,ls and Tabor. and we all control mes"
. 10 the extent that we sPch" H'""'!' "
! speaker said.
! Save and Lend the Slogan
; "Ir we will save our money ana lena
I !, f., the yu,rrumcnt w will M r"I'hS-
/ Iur untrrIulI and labor for the u.s. u!
, the government. aud AT tn" sam" t'"'e
-. saving American lives. ASIDE from
: this patriutir ,iu'v. ih"S" War SaNliiES
, s,,,nns offer III. best investment 'hhl
WAS ever offered I" nny p""p''' '"r
3 ,,,yrrururut ray.: 49, per cent INTEREST
which can b. redeemed h% giving th'
. uusl,ifir., len DAYS written notice. az.
in addition To receiving IN" PTIH'H''i
tho owner gets interest nj ia" rat" 81
.,Ir,u.r ,hr.... r,r .,.u;. II il h'tl'r Ia
allow them "a mature. wh''h occurs ~
J;,uu,rr ln.&. Il, whlrh i!mc the owner
! r"r,iIr~ $i.n" on IN" stamp !"' "''''
TIN, has ray"I $t.l"."
! .rLi. was the sum and suhs>an"" IT
Mr. Enrrnan's talk what WAS received
, with much enthusiasm.
Help School Children
Mr. %Urr.,an'% main work - l" Ect
the school children int" tn" hahlt III S"'
iur. The plan Tar this - i" nave i
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-12

Fashions like corncakes mullins, waffles biscuits,
etc., are best served fresh and hot You for
fashion journal that moseyng along WITH styles
that have gone cold and stale. You want new fashions
while they are crisp And that exactly where the full
crown DESIGNER shines. 1t up new styles piping
hot and it shows you by word and illustration how YOU
can quickly surely and economically take advantage OF
them.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-12
FATHER AND SON WEEK
TO Be OBSERVED HERE
Dads" VIII Be Urged to Write to
Their Sons and Sons to Their
Fathers

How many fathers and sons IN
Wheeling are really close 70 each 9th
err When there Is close colnnan-
tonship between dad" and his boy,
Il is usually a closer bond than eX-
ists between even the mother and son.
N-hv7 Because the boy who is on the
verge OF manhood can bring his per
ple1tties there with the knowledge
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-12
Y. W. C. A. NOTES

The ves7cr. services which Will h"
hold rs usual on Sunday afternoon ut
4:S0 O'Clock uro TO no exceptionally IN
.nrestinE tomorrow. Miss Mnry l..
Scott, If Moindsvila. will fpnak and
Mrs. \ g. Sinks will 10 tho Solo1St.
The Religious Work committee VIII act
AZ hoStcSSrs.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-12

Miss Mary l.. Scott. Of Moundsv'll".
who is Ia hr III" speaker al ia" Sunday
evening Vcsp"r services Is WrI! En""i
to many Wheeling people. and II -
hoped that u large number "f girls Will
hear her.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-12

Miss Catherine Il Hull. who IS I"
speak at tho annual meeting of III" .
W. c. A. on Nnttny night. will Il" the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. t. l5"!laHiE
or Highland park while In the city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

.HE salon of Colonel Won Spendel,
4 ordinarily trim, tidy and immac-


ordinarily trim, tidy and immac-
ulate, had that day the appear
ance of a second hand bargain shop.
The tables and the mantelpiece were
covered with miscellaneous Objects
Crates were piled in the corners and the
colonels wife, assisted by her four
daughters, was emptying two large
boxes filled with household linen.
Herr Luder bows no less than three
times on the Threshold, as it BELTS a
simple tradesman to do when he enters
the abode of an exalted parsonage. At
ter that he stands at attention, most re-
spectfully, his heels touching each other.
Herr Luder," says the colonel, light
ing cigar, II asked you to come in or
der to give an opinion as an expert on
the things l have here. They tell me
that you are great connoisseur and an
honest dealer. You will give me the
benefit of your guidance"
Herr Luder bushed with iusti6able
pride, protested that he was but an
humble business man and that, in this
matter, as in all others, the colonel was
much better judge than himself.
The colonel answered that. without
doubt, he had a taste in beautiful
things, but that two opinions were
worth more than one. Then he ex-
planned, good-naturedly:
AT the beginning Of the war it was
easy to pick and choose. In the first
place we knew where the really valuable
things were to be found, and when bv
chance we didn't know the words or the
actions Of the proprietor gave us all
the information we needed.
"For instance, one time I was ouar-
tered in house of very modest appear
ance, and was about to leave it without
taking anything with me, when / no.
ticed the owner concealing little pict-
ure which had never before attracted
my attention. His action aroused NV
suspicious. Naturally l took the paint
ing. Well, it was Fragonard--noth-
ing less, Herr Luder."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

and that is manifestation of ghostng to
which a lawsuit comparatively recently
drew attention. Quite a number of auto
biographies, it was then admitted-some of
them by the revolving daughters of royal
houses, and others by English aristocrats
of both sexes who had knocked about
had been put into a presentable literary
shape by literary lady of all-work. Whence
two questions inevitably presented them
selves to certain minds: Was the transac-
ton in itself a moral or an immoral one?
Was the ultimate revelation of the secret
of the actual authorship of the works per-
MISSILE or reprehensble?
"The two questions, however, cannot be
rudely separated Morality requires US all
to abstain from corrupt bargains, but it does
not require US to keep silence about them.
Confession, in such a case, may not only be
good for the soul, but may also be service
which our obligations TO the community
demand. At the same time the suggestion
that silence is imperative is suggestion
that one of the two parties to the bargain
has something to be ashamed Of Is that
really 80 or not? Is fraud really COM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
A Little Treatise on the Art Of

for him by Auguste Maquet and other COL
laborators, whose names did not appear on
the title pages.
"Still it could not be contended that
Dumas was exploiting Maquet's personality.
That fact was conclusively established when
Maquet published romances under his own
signature. 1t was as if dentists mechanic
had set up in business as a dental surgeon;
and Dumas's attitude toward his collabo-
rator when anything went wrong was
pretty much that which the dental surgeon
might be expected to adopt toward his me-
chanic when something went wrong with
denture. Convicted one day of some arach-
ronism or other inconsistency, he unblush-
ingy rejoiped: That is little Maquet's
fault. III punch his head for it next time
see him. Dumas, in short, in the lam
guage of the war industries, was diluting
labor for the purpose of increasing output.
The fraud, if any, was fraud upon the
public, and the public had its obvious rem
edy. The prosperity of the Maison Dumas
ct Gle, as Jacquot called it, depended upon
public support, and the public could with
draw its patronage whenever it was dis.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

What do you say to that, Herr Luz
der? Talking about an air of antiquity,
1t has an air of antiquity!"
Certainly" answered the dealer in
antiques, drawing nearer. "Certainly."
"The lady to whom it belonged broke
into tears when she saw me take it.
But, as I told you, that may not have
signified very much"
Evidently Herr Luder ventured, as
ne passed his big, sensitive fingers along
the sides of the vase.
What attracted my attention to it
was that had seen one in Berlin, some
time ago, which resembed it. And they
put very big price on it,
Herr Luder turned the vase over re-
turned it, put his eye to the orifice,
sounded the pottery with delicate taps.
wiped the dust from the end of his
moist fingers and murmured:
Evidently. Evidently"
Then he seemed to be lost in thought.
GLOW much is it worth?" asked the
colonel.
Herr Luder replaced the vase ON the
stand, rubbed his hands together and
replied, with a shadow of regret:
Nothing, Herr Colonel"
The lady of the house and her four
daughters raised their heads.
do you think SOP" the colonel artic-
ulated' in a tone of severity.
i am sure of it, although I admit that
even clever amateur might be de-
ceived. For myself, haven't a shadow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

inal authors of the autobiographies are
masters of photography and syntax or not
It's one desire is to hear the stories which
the revolving daughters of royal houses and
other highly placed personages are able to
tell and the revelations which they are able
to make; and it wants those stories put
before it in as readable shape as possible
If the writer's have never previously put pen
60 paper except for the purpose of answer
ing invitations deferring their settle
ments with their creditors, it may easily be
that the introduction of the ghost into the
business is the only means by which they
can satisfactorily tell the public the things
which the public wants to know
"1n that case, the ghost is merely an
interpreter. His Cor herr function, though
not exalted, is, at all events, not dishonor-
able. On the contrary. it is, in humble
way, quite useful, making an unmarketable
commodity marketable The case would be
different, of course, if the ghost imported
a decisive and interesting personality into
the transaction, and credited declassee
countess a man-about-town with such
memoirs Of genius as Rousseaus 'Confes-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
IF You Have Something to Say
1 But Don Know How to Saw 1t

"1n actual practice, ghostng most fire.
quently occurs when man or woman,
provided with the material for book, seeks
the assistance of some one who knows how
to write but has nothing in particular to
say. Books of travel have sometimes been
produced by combined effort of this kind.
for the most intrepid explorers are not al
ways the readiest writer's; and one can cite
instances in which the reception has been
distinctly advantageous to the reader
1.-THE same remark applies, mutatis mu-
tandis, to biographies and "reminiscences.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

to the good taste and artistic judgment
of the master of the house. And at the
doorway he repeated to himself:
with all the beautiful things you
have in your house, Herr Colonel, you
cannot keep that; you simply cannot"
Out in the street, which already lay
in the shadow of twilight, he walked
away happy. He entered restaurant,
ordered chop and thick sausage and
then went home.
At the back of the shop Frau Luder
was seated. Her fat and solemn face
lighted UP when she saw her worthy
spouse close the door, pull down the
heavy shutters and put his hat on the
counter with a gesture of satisfaction.
Here Herr Luder was master. Be-
tween his cashiers desk and his windows
he was as arrogant as baron. He said
in low voice:
Are we alone? Has the clerk gone?
Are the children upstairs?"
She answered.:
I'VE are all alone"
Then the grave face of the merchant
expanded in a smile. He passed his
hand over his head, and, seating him
self, said:
Tomorrow, right after breakfast,
you will go to Zahler, the secondhand
man. In a lot Of antiquities you will
find big vase of the Italian
Renaissance. Bargain for it as a mat
ter of form. But pay any price that is
necessary. 1t is a prize piece-a pure
marvel, which / wouldn't let slip out of
my hands for anything. In 1913 I sold
one of the same sort, but less beautiful.
for 5000 marks
"Ach!" exclaimed Frau Luder, "and
how did you discover it?"
But Herr Luder, who didn't like to
talk about his business, answered:
"Only do what l tell you
Meanwhile, putting the vase in with
lot of old trash, Herr Baron Colonel
Won Spendel consoled himself for his
disappointment by rejecting that his
sompatriots were decidedly the first mer
chants in the world.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
a Dwarf Wear
~ a Giants Robep

But does that sort Of thing ever really
happen elsewhere than in the pages Of a
novel? II the giants robe ever. in practice
transferred, al ready made garment to
the dwarfs shoulders? Let those who know
oil instances produce them, always remem-
bering that the leading case Of Bacon and
Shakespeare, even II it could be proved.
would belong to different category Even
the case Of the elder Dumas, glazing as It
was, In hardly case in point. 1t was
proved in court Of law beyond the shadow
OF doubt that 1t would have been materj.
ally Impossible for him even to have copied
the books Of his most prolific period in the
time in which he claimed to have composed
and written them; and 1t is now notorious
that much Of the actual writing was done
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
<<TN ORDINARY times" said an
80 old hack, cts safe to assume
IL that 80 per cent Of the books

80 old hack, cts safe to K, assume
Il that 80 per cent Of the books
published are really the work
of the men whose names are signed to
them. Ghosts and pirates account for
the remaining one-tenth."
But these are extraordinary times,
and the tremendous output Of books by
people who have had neither the oppor-
tunity nor the leisure for literary train
ing defes all calculation. Concerning
the matter of GHOSTS" comes enlighten-
ment from "The Author" official organ
of the Incorporated Society Of Authors,
Composers and Playwrights, published
in London:
"Some fifteen years ago The Author pub
lished the alleged confessions of literary
ghost who claimed to be able to do much
better for himself by writing books which
appeared under the signature of celebrity
than by publishing work of equal merit
under his own modest name. The article
was apparently conceived in a spirit of play
fulness, but the joke was not labelled jocu-
lar and there were those who failed to see
1t. In particular, the late Mr.. Hume Nisbet
failed to see it. He was a Scotsman, and
no surgeon seems to have been in attend
ance at the time. The joke which he had
failed to see reused him to FRENZY of
indignation. He began by writing angry
letters, and proceeded to write an angry
pamphlet, In which he confused the Society
or Authors with the Authors Club, COM
planned that no one had seemed particularly
glad to see him at either institution. and
denounced everything and everybody con-
nected with both of them. 1t is an old story
and has ceased to matter. The pamphlet is
out of print, and is probably rare, though
certainly not in active demand. But the
question Of ghosting remains, and is likely
to be always with us, so that it would be
useful if one could discover the ethical
principles underlying it.
mo single and simple principle will serve,
for the problem itself is not simple one.
There are degrees, as the Rouen judge
pointed out when Dumas fills informed the
tribunal that he should describe himself as
a dramatic author if he were not speaking
in the birthplace Of the illustrous Cor
nellie; and one ghost differs from another
ghost in glory or ignominy as the case may
be. Obviously it is g shameful thing that
one man should buy another mans person.
atty and acquire not only wealth, but also
fame, by exploiting it, and that is the Of
fence which the people who denounco
ghosting generally have in their minds
They picture pennyson hiring a humble
scribe to write an In Memoriam,' or a.
Dickens buying the manuscripts of a sport
ing reporter and giving them to the world
az his own 'Pickwck PAPERS,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

"Whew!" whistled the tradesman,
with glance of admiration.
"Afterward most of the owners be-
came very wary and crafty. Stop be-
fore an object of value one of them may
have and he feigns Indifference. Pre-
tend that you are going to carry away
a piece of trash, not worth fifty pfen-
nigs, and he breaks into lamentations.
War is a great teacher-in every way.
"But let us drop these "reminiscences.
Well go back to them later-this even
ing, after dinner. To return to the
point of the matter-events made my
last selections little hasty and con-
fused. AS you can see, there are all
sorts Of things-some good, some bad,
some Indifferent. The Frenchman has
such passion for what is old that he
often prefers to things which are new
and in fine condition antiques that are
worm-eaten and are often even fraudu-
lent.
I'm spite Of that, have from time to
time, with little luck and something of
a nose for things of value, discovered
beautiful pieces here and there. Not
that attach a great value to old
things. But there are people who arc
interested in them and II want your
Judgment on one of those trifles. NAL
VIVA, show me, please, the big vase
which you uncrated this morning"
The coloncl's wife brought the vase,
placed it OH q stand and returned to her
tasks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
T ike Woman Who Wants to
- Guard Secret of Her Beauty

"On the face Of it, Of course, this fraud
is apt to be involved. Some one who can
not write dramatically, or cannot pin two
sentences together and make them look as
if they belonged to each other, may be pos
ing before the world as a person we'll versed
in these elementary accomplishments. He
may wish to guard the secret of his incom-
petence, as women, too dependent upon the
beauty doctor, desire to guard the secrets
of the makeup.
but there are two things to be said
about that secret. In the first place, it is
a secret to which they have no good title,
either legal or moral; and in the second
place, 1t is, from the point of view of the
public, secret of Importance whatso-
ever The public does not read autobi-
ographies of the kind under discussion for
the sake of the grammar or the style, and
it does not care twopence whether the NOM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

of doubt, for I recognize in it a piece
of our own manufacture | can 20 fur
Their and say that it came from my own
house."
els it possible?" exclaimed the officer.
Certainly" answered the antiquary,
with bland smile.
Then, in tone half humble and half
exultant, he explained:
Before the war / had an antiquity
shop in Paris-a big house, situated in
one of the best quarters Of the city
where we sold off, among the genuine
antiques, some samples of German fabri-
cation. You understand, would not
have sold this to German. Put to
Frenchman! To an Englishman! To
an Americana"
The colonel felt a little pioued. not
at this stratagem, but at his own dis
comfture.
"Then, as a matter of fact it has no
value?"
"Alas! None at all, Herr Baron
sighed the antiquary.
Then I'll sell it with a lot of other
things of no consequence" the colonel
decided, rising from his chair. "Zahler.
the secondhand man, ought to have quite
wagon load tomorrow"
That's the easiest way" said the
honest tradesman.
Making his obeisances all around, as
was proper, he withdrew. Passing down
the hallway he stopped to look at piece
OF furniture, a bronze. vase, testifyinr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

ellis historical pictures possess less
strength. This observer of the spectacles
of daily life could find little inspiration in
the deeds of ancient monarchs and warri-
ors He was at his best when he painted
scenes from the life that he saw around
him. And the best of these is a collection
called "The Caprices," which presents life
in Madrid during the first half of the nine
teenth century"
The etchings reproduced on this page
are all by this Spanish artist, and were
selected by ella Espera" because they
seemed best to represent the versatile
genius of Leonardo Alenza.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Leonardo AlenZa Comes
Into His Own

years before his death he was made honor
airy fellow of the Academy of San Fer
nando. Neither of these honors, however.
nor his reputation prevented him from be-
ing buried by public charity
"The period Of Alenza's aesthetic forma-
ton goes back to the time when he con-
Quoted the struggle against the pseudo
classicists, on one hand, and the romanti
cists on the other.
"The works of Alenza are very numerous
and of many types. His favorite fields are
portraits, historical pictures and popular
scenes and types-the latter being of un-
usual interest.