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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-05
Il WsSE-JErf. COLLEGE.
Some Events Promised for the Fufnr,
I -tt .l.- by The students, j. = -

0uhc hNtaiS HIoHf3scSi lOf Inc Fufuri
Itl by iheatuucEts. Il.I-'-'
The fraternities oiWnshingtcn and ] tFessor
College held Pan.Hsllenio Council in tn. G
a. Il. Hall on eaturaay evening, and Il sciaer
to Issue an annual" near Commencement
The annual" will contain about 1Co psrr,
and is expected 10 equal eny similar puhiies
ton OF other colleges. The following ara the
editors: a. ". kenuon and 4. Il, McFa,
land, OF the Delta Tau Debts; A. a. Adam,
and E. B. Mccormick, OF the Phi Gammn
Delta; Z. D. Irwin and D. B. Fitzgerald NJ
the Phi Delta Tnets; J. l.. Marquis aud A. n
Switzerland, Of the Phi Kappa Psi; W. =
Plumner and K J. Baker, Of the Phi Kann.
Sigma; J. NJ. CLARK. OF the Bsta Theta ri: +.
+. Meaus ind ]. NJ. Hill, OF the Alpha Tan
Omega. alef-'1 III? :
The annual CONTEST between the literary an.
cieties will take plsca March 20 - -.
The literary entertainment to be given nv
representatives from each society will be hela
In the Town Hall on the 90! ias., Tie mr. :.
ceeds Of the entertainment will be spplied
to the liquidation of the debt on tho colleps
monthly, the Jegersonian. -s5l mi 20
Arrangements are being mado by the SIN.
dents 10 hold n mock political coayention
sometime during next term. The convention
will be Republican, owing 10 the fac, that r
large ms1orlty 81 the Students arc Of that
political faith. There are, however, enough
Democrats, who, OF course, will bs In the
various delegations. 10 be a disturbing ole.
ment II they 80 choose. Hon. James a
Blaine, who graduated hero In the fortias, n
The fayorite, with no one as A good second'
and the Plnmsd Knight will undoubtedly b.
for the Presidency. This may be-
q small "bcom" 10 assist in bringing he re-.
tired statesman to the front sesin. 800
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CITY mATrERs.
Btiei Notes on Current Events OF Minor

5.-illf ~ al, Interest. 10y H.,
pg1LIp MyEns was sent to Jail a. a lunatic
by Squire Caldwell yesterday. 1sS Il
EtryKS nail machines for the Belmont mill
are being built by Sweeney & Sons.
TIE mud has taken the place OF the snow
In this streets, and Is much more objection.
able. ,
LETTER LIhr.-Henry Byers, NJ. 7. CAld-
Reitzsl, John Bauer. .@. 0ea
soMr dss,srd threw = large rock through. a
window In East Wheeling at Lou Deitr'ch,
who was sitting there reading. he has nc
idea who the aSaslant was. ... -.
BuRoLAns recently entered the residence Of
8. o. Taylor, E'q, on Fifteenth street, hut
were discovered before they succeeded IN be-
curing anything, mad fled fos satisfy.
ANEW accommodation Is TO bs put on tho
B 80. Ia abort time to run between
Moundsvillc, Benwood and Wheeling, making
Ing three or four raand trips per day.
seulRg ABxLE yesterday had before him an
ocioroon from Twelfth street, charged with
beating his white wife, and Ill default
Of ball cont him 10 Jail 10 await hearing &c.
day. e., all
A STRONG and pleasing specially company
opened weeks engagement ut Churle,
Shsy's Theatre last evening. II will NJ
doubt meet with good patronage through th'
week. E'' Irr N-sH Jf
OWING 10 the unsafe condition OF the cor
nice on the north side CT the court house, th'
eut..nce to the yard from that aide lisa seer
closed, AID the south gate Is used 10 20 Init
the lookup und police court + om.'
tx the Municipal Court yesterday, the o..
gunents were further heard In the case o
Alden & Bro. vs. Jos Speidel & Co., ID as
sumpsit, md the Gaze adj ournsd till Wednss
day at $50 A, M.,to which TINA the court slat
adjourned.
JIMMY HAERIo7r, a plain, common, every
day ..vay," arrested by officer Bird, ant
George Mcbride, arrested by Officer Nor. l.
for dtsordc.ly conduct, with On additioua
charge for using abusive language toward
tho otllcer, were the names on the s!a;e las
nigh: for this mornings session Of Police
Court. ..M uaa
SUNDAY night Edward Lauchlin, m E.s
Whesiipg character, Gccosted Rachael Jack
son, u colored damsel who wa passing alon;
rwenty-iirst street, and endeaYored to coal
her into an On alley. sherefusing, he kuock
cd her down. Edward was yesterday arrested
by Officer Ffeebols and will be before polic'
court this morning.
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The past two weeks seem to have been IN
der The shadow OF Lent, ard but for two o,
three minor events in socie,y, oue m;rb,
readily Dave imagined, had he not consulted
the almanac, tina. tho forty days fast WAS
even now on. Society HIS evidently bean
taking nap. but to-nIgh. 1t srouses itse!f
and after enjoying tho leap.year hop TO b.
given at the New Mcclure, will prepare tc
rest during the Lenten season that CONNER.
ces Tha'sasy. After Easter seurtI btiIiian,
little affairs may DO looked for. .s''''''
To.n!ghrs hop bids fair to be a very de.
lighttul event. There will be goodly mum.
Der there, plenty Ct spirited music and pre-,
y costumes. All elegant supper and ali those
little accessories that 30 so far toward makipe
such an affair ENJOYABLE,
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At Clerk Hooks otil:s yesterday Jackson
D. Porter was appointed administrator OF the
estate Of John Y. Porter. deceased, and gave
bond in the SUM OF 81, 900; Joseph H. Clam.
bers, surety.
Mira Bertha Hasr was appointed admins.
tratri1 OF the estate OF Benjamin Baer, de.
ceased, and gave bond in the sam OF 5000,
with Augustus Pollock Ms surety.
The last will and testament OF Aupust
Nolte, deceased, wss admitted to probate.
and ordered to bsrerorled. Frelericsa Nolle
was named as exscutiix.
One marriage iicepGa was issuel.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-05

]. B. Williams, an old shoemaker Of Minpo.
late OF steubenyille, committed suicide Sun.
day night by opening the main artery ia his
arm at the wrist and bleeding to death. The
act was probably caused by The disabled and
almost helpless condition Of the man. who
had his feet and limbs frozen during the
recent cold SPELL He was found in bis shon
yesterday morning stii and cold, and Wing
in pool OF blood. Willinma was the man
who was mentioned a few days ago as having
stolen $50 from his wife, ~ " - Q
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'H"y VUVl
lIt.- EEa-I
Live Stock,

, East LInEErY, Pa. February i.-Csttle ma,lo,
slow, but prices sc higher than last Mondssis
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Shortly before New Years. reduction OF
the wages OF the boys employed st Hobbs,
Brockunier & Co.'s Glass House, In south
Wheeling, was resolved upon by the firm,
the out ranging rom 10 to 20 cents on day's
wages. Yesterday when the boys wers to re-
turn to work. they declined 10 do so a. the
reduction, aud "utruok," Tho situation was
reported IN stotu quo last right, but It was
predicted by disiule,esied parties that the
boys would be ready TO return to work this
morning at the reduced wnges. Tho boys
factories hereabout, great deal Of trouble
lately. zi, ss. 2. ; =. H. Is.Flls :,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-05
Ticking the white Veil.

An interesting and solemn scene was wit.
messed at Mt. do .Chantal Saturday, when
five youpG ladies' Two Of them pupils OF the
Academy oil the Visitation at the Mount,
took tho white veil, and corsec:a.ed their
lives to their Mother Church and the cause
Of religion. BIT. Rev. Bishop Kahn admins
tered the sacred VOWS, made the preliminary
examination OF the candidates and delivered
the charge to the noYitiates. n 5 t} r.. (. ,ta5
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WASHINGTON, D. G., February b. 1880 A. NJ
FOR Tennessee ind the Ohio Valley, rsrll,
cloudy. weather, preceded by rain IN liz
Olio Valley, souttsriy to westerly winds
slight rise IN temperature, and falling ba
romeler IN tue eastern portions, followed BY
slightly cooler weather and riaipg ba,omete;
In tho western portions.
For the Lower Lake regions, ws,mer
cloudy weather aud rain. essierly to south
eriy winds, falling, followed in Inc western
portions by rising barometer. .
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-05
CHILDREN!


As l llayo abnut 800 Childrch's Suits
lett from my fail and winter stock. l will
cleso them ont nj astOnisllingly low
figures prinrto rerelying spring invoices.
almost I'LL of my common suits uare been
sold, hut have concluded to sell my fine
Cashmere Suits ut such cntic,ns figures
that, although you intended 10 buy only
u cheap suit, you will DO enabled 10 pur.
chase ilrstclnss one.
Reductions In Ghildren's Suits:
$500 to 800, $500 to 500,
6 o. 10 $50, 0.50 10 G.ssi,
100 10 I.5O, 1890 10 1857.
Reductions In CIlillreI's Pants:
$l.O0 to Csc, $l.5D 10 LES,
Les to 9Sc, 200 to 1865.
Above comprises MI wool CassImar es
and W0rsteGs.
DAVID ASH.
30 Twelfth Street. -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-05

Mr.. W. H. REDWOOD, veteran statesmen Of
Baltimore, Nd, says be ws7 cured OF violent
inilammatory rheumatism, by the use Of 81.
Jacobs Oil, the great pain.reiever, which he
used by consent OF his physician. !" His
daughter also was cured OF rheumatism Ii, the
back by three applications of the wonderful
cure, rs Ist' g IL ' e, 7.5,t,s m 577iTT.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-05

PARIS, February 1.-THE funeral OF Rou.
her will DO made the occasion Of q Napol.
con demonstration. The Government
talks Of placing neutrality-suspicious. under
seal. 1t is believed that important docu.
men's relative to The second empire arc
among his papers.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-05
DrY Gonla.

NEW foRk, February 4.-Thcto has been very
good demand for all classes Of cotton goods dress
iabrirs and sthSonnble spccihlties for womcn's
much better tone TO the mstktt being reflected,
And prices advanced as follows; Laconla wide
sheetiuHs and peppctill wide ,heetincs az percent
LanRuon 10" hleachca cotons 10 cents; Alcxan.
'tia 80 inch blcaehed shcctIpgs. Nc. Kentucky
leala aud cottouAdes aIo doing well. NJ
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kQueiAlur Nnw

The Patent Congress 4" Wauk!npbast'. shGe
Tor gentlemen. This Is an improved congress
gaiter made with The elastic in the BACK
instead Of. Il 9 side, which insures perfect
tit and lid comfort 10 the wearer. Gail and
BEE them before purchasing. L. Y. BLOND, 4
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prices; receipts 2,2s head: shipments 1877 head.
Hog market active: receipts q, 7s5 head; shipments
go head: PhllAdephasS 10 Gtag 70: Workers % l0a
than last weeks closing prices receipts $500 head;
CINCINNATI. O.. February 4-Llve hogs active
and arm: common and light IS coag 10: packing and
butchers 20 oOA6 s.; receipts $500 head; khipmenls
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-05
I,nportnnt Notice.

The only flavor In the Seal ekin Cigar Is
that given by 0 secret combination of tho
!; finest pure Havana TobHccos properly u.
handled. No drugs. Firo."'sss dealers han.
die them. ~ NJ. REILLY, AGENT ~
----- ~. -.a Wheeling, W. Va.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-05

FRESH AKHIyALS Of Black Satin
Puff, 1.-THE lat.st.n Fresh AMI lovely
designs In Fancy Neckwear. Full Dress
shirts anu ifailer Jackets ut the Star.
49, ID. GUNDLING a. CO.,
3U Twelfth Street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-05

The following shows the range OF The ,her
mometer. ss observed at Schnept'sdrug store
Opera House corner, yesterday:
l&J lstI
TAN. l2A.ar s.7p.A.l Az. T. u, 8P,A,7r.y
Il 50 3s GO Il IS IS 4
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Cotton,

NEW YORK, February i.-Cottou dnll futures
barely steady. Fcbtusry loose; March 10 79c April
!ooic; May II Csc; June ll.2ic Jnly li.3c: August
u 4o; September ll.o7c October lL.lCc, November
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-05

JTOR RENT-A / ROOMED HOUSE
good order. and in = diSinbu ueighborhood In
aC!re at i5T Fourtet nth street is9i
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WANTED-TO RENT a SMALL
W. house or suite Of rooms fitted for house.
keeping, by couple with one SNAIL child. Ad.
dress, +, JntelDgcucer Office iatI
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:" ANTED. AN EXPERIENCED
w Drug Clerk. Address, with references and
full statement, care lntellgencer Office, BROMIDE.
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IS order u no Executive Committee O., IL.
POR kE9T,

yiTOR PENTHOUSE ON SOUTH
A. lo:s Street. Apply 10 <. Z. ZANE, 95 Sou,h
Penn AtrGut. I-HgI =. :. '.-l-1-7 .l- IaSl
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fTOR RENT-TllE FOUR STORY
8 Noun,e Iron Frcnl bidding now occupied br
Jcs. ,Spe!del & Co, Wholesale droccIs. Jos
spaIbEL 4 CO., "A Z Aaiu sueet, ID
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NLM GROVE & STATE LINE Raj.
IL ROAD COMPANY.
Notice IL hereby given that At tho annual meet.
lng Of the stockholders OF tho Elm ,iroye d Sii.
Line Railroad Company TO he held nj the ot,iceS
VIM. 7. Hnbbald, at No. liza Market street, III IN
CITY Q! hec Ing. In tho State Of CT VIpinIs %
be submitted lor The COZ soli1A!!on ofsaid com sJ
ard lis ctpitnl stock Slth The Wheeling & Hant
burg hallway COlDpaur. 50
By order VI tho Executive Committee Of h,
soard OF niT[ttots.
r i. J. GRoTEvEHr, gecretary
OF tho Kim Grove ADD State Limo Railroad CoMpspy
lalO l''l-. ...s' ~ .~1l1-
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W1ANTED-WE WANT MEN AND
w Women eycrywhuc, To sell our diamonds
No previous experience Necessary. Forrsriiculart
Cincinnati. - So = - iii '
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GaeARpcakGe: Otto iiaiEorthWcsfrrn r0Is
do lgt prcterrad,,. GG do rIriorrSi I'D
do Cd pte!errcd,., IGGlNew YORK CentC;si;' i;b|
O., G., q. & l...... e. lOhio CcntrSl'' 81
T RslSes q H. d.... 2i} Ohio & Mississippi. 2e
Ei!e..,..., .....;".. 1881 do preferred. 81
no pfeielEcd...." y Pacific MNll.... ...... Aux
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do prclerrei....,.. rs il. Il. a s. E'','' SiI
kRilSla i TeS4S..... 2I1 do preia,rtd' ai{
Lake Eiis & WEI. Isl Ilt. paiiI ' ai7t
Lake Shore. 1921 do nraierfcri NJ
oHlsTllla d NaSA". 40 TexRy lAcihc..,,....., 2yjI
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TIrUsv1LLg. Pa. February 4.-Ooeued a, 4, os,l
highest 81 o. Y; lowest 81 0Sx; closed al II n, Shjs
mcns III, $50 btrrels; Oh ,lteis 3S33 ba,tc ' Mn
Calmont No. Is flowing at the rate Of COZ barrels
day.. Porter No. Il rcported doing 70 b,rrrix nn,
hour. Both wells arc In Mckinney d!s!,ict. ~ ="
OIL CITY, Pa, February i-Petroleum o,oroa :,
81 tSA: highest 81 OK lowest ST CSE: rIotod n y
o.. Bale, .s6i COZ birrcls cearances ssintda.
barrels; runs &C 0S6 barrels shIp,ncntS ,na
ISL barrels; charters 1853 barrels, "a, 'V'
Ptr1snuEsH, Pa, February 1.-THE a,to-r,on
session vas raiher dull ana heavy: opened Al n ~
declined TO u tsHS and closed at 10,
bALri ora. February 3-pstrolenm t,,, AZ,
nominal; feaaed 81 63}lst 0s55ss. e"'' ' aaa
-, MY ioRS, February ! Petroleum arn: United
Live Stock. IN,
CHICAGO, February S.-Thc DroreJ,, Jop,,o, "a.
menS D eoo bead; market very itrong ard lGsihr
hiShes; rough packing s. 9oa6 ST.; packing anS
shipping 20 4oa6 IS; light IS Gag S5 tIins ~ ~
y; Cattle-Receiph $500 head: sl,jpnen,si ~
mead; market steady: exports 80 l0a7 o. unon ~
ehdice shipping IS 1886 10; common to medir, ~
- 2Sao w. shecp-Receip:s 4,lQO hcad:s shInnan,s
ltN head; market unchanged; inferior 10 AZ, ~ "a
a. W per cwt.; medium TO GOOD 81 Gas SO: rhoice
70 extra - 23t5 75. The Journals Llyorpooi cshIo
f:potts cattle &c lower than last week: bct mscinv
Hcdfc'sedi best sheep l7c. SO ~ - 'N>"s
East LInEErY, Pa, February I.-Cat,,e ,.,.o,
SLOW, ons prices sc higher than last Mondsxis
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GENERAL NOTICES,

nIssOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP
The Grm OF soNSEroRN BROTHERS 1. Nh
day dissolved by mutual c"usent, l.. sonuebo,s M
tl.!ug, Thebusluets will be continued by anu III.
der the Hrn name aud style OF
"a HENRY s0NNEDORN.
Meas Fine Furnishings and Imported Goyc,r.
ielh ''s'
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EOH RENr--A TWO STORY BRICK
- D*ei!irg No. p Thirteenth ttfeet, coutsis.
Ing II olnS: hot aud told water aud gas, ku0ujre
OF A. Liulo, CO. ner Noh and Fiiteet.t kts Hi
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,o CIllscIsSArl, February 4-cotIon quiet; mlddlips
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CINCINNATI. O., February 4.-Plour In fair do
mand: family 81 toAi IS: fancy IS G045io. When,
steady aud htm: No.2 rcd 81 Gal o. Corn demand
iair Gnd market FIRM 40. linked 50Hc. Oats in
Barley dull; No. . foil 6tc. PotF, mos heid a.
ST. Lard strong and higher; prime steam gor,
Eulk meats strong and higher: shoulders "a.
short tib ?c. Bacon quiet and held higher thouiG.
ers SIC; short NIB SIC; srorl Gear l0hc, hisIv
bteadyat 81 II. Bu;ier heavy; extra northwes.e,!,
creamery Csc: choice iaIrv 1hr se'eIh
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TOLEDO, February 9.-Wheat dull hui finn. NJ :,
white 81 c6;No 9ScNo.2 rcd cash 0esasl OH Fch.
rusty csc bid: March 81 cox; April 81 az: Mny
81 ot;June 81 e5sf bid. Corn dull; high mixed Sc:
No. cash aud February $50; March 5iXc: Anil
ru'rys5c: May S,54e bid; No. 2 white sSc slnver
seed quiet and steady; prime cash and Fehrna,v.
IS So March S Q5; No. ISllN - -l'Ae o1uA!!
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-15
Sunday COnundrums.

Why is it that good church people
find it SO easy to give from three to
four hours to an entertainment or So
cial gathering for their personal
qualification, and are in such hurry
when asked to meet the vestry or
committees, occasionally, to transact
important work for the Lord?
Why does $40 seem so large when
asked for church purposes and so
small when it is to be expended on
personal indulgence?
Why is time SO scarce when church
bells call to worship, but so plenty
when the world calls to pleasure?
Why are Sundays and other church
days colder, and hotter, and wetter
than any other days?
Why do people who seldom OF
never respond to special calls for
money fnd most fault because the
calls are made?
Why IS Sunday sickness the sickest
sickness.
Why are excuses that will keen
people from church not thought suf
ficient for "regrets" when social re.
QUESTIONS are made?
Why is not the salvation of the
soul made the first consideration al
all times?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-15
Padded Women.

a writer in the California News
Letter says: remarked as | sat at
the window that, after all San Fran
cisco women are the most stylish
dressers anywhere to be seen-their
figures so slim, and yet so round and
perfectly in proportion, set off the
exquisite toilets admirably.
Every woman seems to have a
pretty shape, " remarked nnOcently,
''therefgre there is little credit to you
for the perfect fits you make"
Madame looked at me with sur
prise. Don't you know that we have
more bother over these same figures
than making a dozen dresses?" she
went on. "a woman comes here as
flat as pancake-no bust, no hips,
no anything. Here is velvet and
brocade, says my customer. "Make
nae an elegant fitting dress, and of
course you will have to make my
figure first "
Then [ build up the figure; several
sheets of wadding are pinned over the
hips, and it taken quite a time to
make the proper shape. Then the
bosom of the corset being perfectly
empty is neatly packed with more
wadding. Wadding is also laid in
the hollow of the chest, where you
may often bury an egg; and, having
stuffed my block, [ go to work to fit
The wadding placed on the figure
goes into the dress, and yards of stiff
crinoline are packed into the drapery
at the back"
so, then, madame, most of your
fine figures are thin"
Skin and bones you mean; and
don't I turn them out well?" said the
exultant dressmaker.
''Well, you certainly do; but what
disappointment they must be to
their husbands when they marry" I
say, retlectively.
well I should rather think so; the
men marry plump young cartridges,
and find them in the end simply bags
of bones"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-15
One Kind Of Homo influence.

1t is a part of every woman's duty
to dress neatly and becominglv at
home.
Whatever outside duties woman
may be called upon to perform, she
is the centre Of the home circle. On
her depends largely the attractiveness
of the home, and no woman has
right to dim its brightness or lesson
her power by being careless concern
ing her personal appearance.
1t may seem like a bold assertion,
but it is none the less true that a
woman who is always neatly dressed
is able to exercise a greater influence
for good than one who is the reverse.
The we'll dressed woman is more at
tractive to the eye, and the eve is
one of the main avenues to the heart
Other things being equal her in
fuence is more potent than her
neighbors, whose reputation of dress
ing lust as at happens at home in
some definable way casts shade over
whatever virtue she may possess. A
woman neatly dressed is ready for
emergencies. The chance caller and
the unexpected guest finds her ready
to receive them. But perhaps the
greatest necessity for looking well at
home exists IN the home itself. To
the members of our own family circle
we owe our first duty. A tidy we'll
arranged home is very inviting to
tired man and the charm is heightened
if she who presides over the home is
neat and tide also.
The habit of dressing neatly at
home like all other habits, is strength
ened by practice, and if girl is early
taught that neatness IN dress is one of
the cardinal virtues, she will practice
it almost unconsciously.
It should be part of a girls home
training only the duty but the
method. Let the child understand
that it is to please others rather than
to win admiration for herself and it
will but help to make her thoughtful
This is a subject which concerns us
all, and if we give the matter the
thought which it deserves we shall see
It's Importance more clearly.
If we hold up the mirror of theory
in which to view our practice no
doubt many of us will find imperfec-
tions which need only to be seen to be
remedied. So we shall be helped
thereby, our homes mode brighter,
and Que families happier.