Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-05-20

from which the moral sense shrink. !,
mingled pity and abhofrence. ~
samuel Smith, n. p. for this borou.t
say in the current number Of THE NJ,
tecnth Century:
I'VE have large facts in I.iyern,u,
given over to the reign Of squalor fhh Hi,
and rags. We have extens;sl
areas inhabited BY . dense noo.'
lation where scarcely one rpS ~,
dressed Or respectable hooking person j.
seen. The women are
Hnsby d thesP 1sstss,
the children covered with dirt and h.. J.,
clothed, the men usually driakino ~
the public hosse. In these dr-ary ~
Rions there ID nothing TO DELIGHT ,S-
eye or refine the taste. The ah;s'.
Hretchedness nat meets one On ~,
sides il so depressing that Anue v;ii
visit these siums except Oh erra,h ~
religion or philanthropy. We has.
here 900 courts, - they are called !,
habited, il h supposed, by l5s, 900 n.',
ole. The sanitary condition OF d..
confined and unhea3thy c,Ls.dc. s,,, =
very bad, and the death rate excessiv.
and the want Of appliances for iec.no..
so great, that il Is scarcely possibI.
conceive Of respectable family Iifs a" !"
isting among them"
Mr.. Smiths remedy fDr
This PiagaeSDst
Is in taking the offspring Of the decr,t
ed classes, and after . few month. =.
care and training, shipping them Tor NJ
ditiOnal and cheaper nurture 10 Ca
ada. Fifty dollars head, he says. viii
secure these unfortunate children A -.
spectable bringing up and Q fair star !,
the battle Of life. 1t Is doubtless FINN,
this class that the fallen women VIII
every afternoon and evening swarm the
streets and infest the entrances to the
railway stations, openly assaulting AN
male pedestrians, even in broad dsy.
light, are recruited. This tstuys
OF the social life of Lvern"ol
Is the one that fnst thn,s.
On the notice of the observing Amer,
can. He cannot kelp seeing il, and hi.
constant wonder is that, pending In.
slow process Of moral reformation, the
strong arm Of Bsitish law Is not used Ia
hold this evil in restraint. The law, of
this corporation, though so lose sppsr.
entity in this wsightier matter Are
stringent enough in some things.
Riding about in Omnibuses and train.
for day or 20 Que learns that the,s
vehicles are allowed to carry only ,
stipulated number Of passengers, and
an excess Of
Even o. Persos.
would lead to the iBiliction OF fine on
both the driver and conductor. Auo,h.
or rather amusing regulation in re-
gard to street cars Is that they must
travel at a stipulated rate, going Neither
slower nor faster then six miles All hour,
50 rs to reach given points on schedule
time. There Is also municipal Law
which prohibits these cars from stop.
ing To take or let of passengers, except.
ing at what are called Train stations"
located several squares apart. This i,
to save the horses from the strain Of
too frequently starting the conveyance:
and both these rules, l am told, arr rlg.
idly enforced, the penalty for iniractioa
of either being tine imposed on these
having the car in charge. To your cor.
n spondent, as he looked at this pictur.
and then at that presented in the long
line of public houses and swarms Of
fallen women that infrst the thorough.
fares, with almost no restraint upon
their powers for evil, II appeared ~
though the local law makers WEIR
straining ut gnat and swallowing q
camel, though there are hopeful ind.
cations, IL should lie added, that in r.
gard to these grave evils some reform
will shortly be effected not only ia
Liverpool, but throughout the whole
kingdom. HI