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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-30
SPRING RI
Trailing Arbutus and Field Daisies
Added 10 Our Bouquet.
What These "Stars CT Earth" Have to Say
About Various Matters of a
Social Nature.

Spring ethereal has come-or, at least, 1t
is coming-and with it comes the usual
lot of spring authors-not poets; EN-
blematic authors, ! should say. Here IS a
bunch OF dainty flowers: Rose Red,
Violet Blue, and Hollyhock Pink, and to
these you may add me, Trailing Arbutus.
Doubtless your many readers would like to
know the language of flowers. l have tender
IL and carefully taken down from q shelf In
nv library my dear little book entitled
"Schenck on Flowers" and as | carefully
iurn the leaves my eyes rest upon-Kose
Red. l find "her" a real and beautiful,
blushipg Rose, lovely to behold. Sheis fire.
~quently found among the bouquet OF oeauty
in the flower OF society. always did like
roses, even if they are not buds" AS for
Violets Blue, they are mostly found IN front
yards, hanging around the gates, and
they are especially particular about
their beds, aud can't sleep packed in
very thick. Sometimes they are privileged
TO hang about dear ladies necks. Violets
always come with spring, or at least they
are among the first spring flowers. AZ for
Violet Blue, she" | am told, is frequently
seen in company with Rose Red: and they
form a pretty combination. Now, my 6ou-
quet is, to use a slang phrase, getting into
good shape-but hold! l nearly forgot to
mention Hollyhock Pink. BE, it is said, Is
tall and stately" and yet bad weather or
bad - is not productive Of rapid growth:
But if kissed by "dew" he will
O revive. That flower is
the sunfower of all the Oscars, and
| have noticed him, side by side with Rose
RED and Violet Blue. 1t is whispered
softly that Hollyhock Pink and Rose Red
live in the same green house, but love not
one another. .,
Not long ago l was taking (b~otanically
speaking) a stroll through one OF the pref
uest green houses near this city, and Miss
Lily OF the Valley said, strange as it may
seem, my dearest Arbutus, don't you think
it singular that in arranging thu other
dowers our master can't place Rose Red
ard Hollyhock Pink side by side, but they
are bound to have some personal words
about so and sou
| hate personalities. You will not, |
hope, place me upon the vain list II speak
a word about myself and my W charms. l
am generally the very first flower so sweet
am not familiar with city life. live in
the wilds of the mountains-though not
where the wild thyme grows and hide my
head under the snow. | live there in the
company of grand old pines and l~aurels, and
am strange to society and its ways, except
when some maiden will come after me. |
am more sought after than any flower
at least that is what l hear.
[ know one thing in our praise, generally
speaking, and that is, when any wedding
swell wedding, / mean-or party occurs, we
are indispensable, myself included, even if
| am not a hot house plant.
/ am not very well known here in Wheel
ing, however, but would like to join Rose
Red, Violet Blue, Hollyhock, Pink, and
others who may appear on the fowery
scene. TRAILING ARBUTCS.
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SOME OF OUR FRIENDS.
The People We Claim and the tranger
Within Our Gates.

h People We Claim and the Strangers
Within Our Gates.
Chief OF Police Smith is expected back
today.
J. W. Brasher, Of Grafton, W. Va, is at
the Stamm.
C. L. Williams, Of Parkersburg, is at the
St. James.
f. P. Nuzum, Of We,lsburg, was at the
Mcclure yesterday.
Hon. o. Gus and wife, of GAINESVILLE, o.
we're in the city yesterday.
R. E. Krupper, of Darlington, Ohio, is
autographed at the Mcclure.
Mrs. Johnston, OF St. Mary's, W. Va,
was in the city this week.
VIM. Coats, OF Steubenville, Ohio, is auto
graphed at the st. James.
Will II. Wilson, of Washington, Pa, was
at the St. James, yesterday.
Messrs. George W. and F. NJ. Robinson,
of Stafford, Ohio, are at the Stamm.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. E. A~shbaugh, Of Colum.
bus, Ohio, are quartered at the Howell
house.
Miss Lou C%herington, Of Detroit, Mich, is
in the city visiting her brother, Capt. Cher
iugter, at the St. James.
Mrs. Halle Smith, Miss Johnnie Hoyt
aud Mrs. Parks, OF Ravenswood, W. Va,
are in the city, quartered at the St. James,
beng on their way home from Pittsburg.
Capt. n. NJ. Lowry, of Summers county,
one of the prominent characters of the
State, has removed to Texas. He was a
member OF the Legislature in 1872.
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croucaipg threateningly with garing eyes
in the stairway of the upper gallery.
"a general stampede for the lower floor
ensued in which ever the valient Rogers
wss conspicuous A council Of war was
held, and q plan fer the capture Of the
enemy suggested and carried into execution.
His cage was placed in the open doorway in
the gallery,and General Rogers gave Or
ders that the cat should be driven into it.
Armed with clubs, pistols and all the curl
osities from the property room arsenal, the
beseigers slowly and trembling mounted the
stairway loading to the gallery. 1t was Q
molly crowd, one that would have put even
Falstafs recruits to the blush, and General
Rogers remained at the foot of the stairs to
prevent the cat from escaping that way.
AT the last turn of the stairs the cat was
discovered, calmly cycling the advancing
legion of destroyers, and was evidently so
tremendously disgrsted at its pell NELL re.
treat down the stairs again, go Inundated
at the failure OF a score OF armed men to
capture one frightened specimen of noun
tain ~felinity, that he placed his stump OF a
tail betwee his legs,sadiy creDt up the stairs,
entered the cage, and - captured him
self"
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.h., b.. n.z,led nv mind several times,
when d;srussipg that enviable state WIN
-. a;rl lends Of course, and none OF tne@
could answer the inquiry. ana a'eer ~
thought on the subject have come Ill.
conclusion that marriage ID Oh al eAr
unions. almost the only one permitting oino
change save that of death. Ii Is enSas.
ment in which man exern ns
most awful and solemn power
the power aid responsibility OF ~aenegaung
the right to change the power OF parting
With his freedom and the power oil aoine
that which in this world can never De re-
yersed. And yet it is perhaps that reis'
tionsbip which is spoken of most friVolousiy,
and entered into most csrelessly ana most
w~on,only. Marriage is not merely a union
he,veen two creatures; the intention OF the
bond is to perfect the nature OF oo5n ~
supplementing their deficiencies with Tue
force of contract, giving to each sex !nose
exc~ellenciesin which it is naturally deneien',
10 one. strength OF character and hrmness
ot vill-to the other sympathy, meekness
and tenderness. And Just so solemn ana
inst so glorious as these ends are tor when
the upion was contemplated and INTENDED
inst 80 terrible are the consequences II 1t De
prevented or abused, for there is no earthly
relationship which has SO much power to
epnoble and to exalt. How do my ideas
correspond with yours?
~
Now. Mr.. Editor and dear boys, l would
like some of you to tell me why 1t is that
when a lady sends her photograph to a gen,
tleman friend at a, distance. he always, IN
acknowledging the receipt oft, tells he, ne
has kissed It a thousand times? wouldn't
DO that. Bah the idea of kissing a photo
graph. Why, I think a man who would do
that must certainly lack something in MS
composition. Is it because the kiss would
be stale we've be to wait until he saw that
lady? Oh, happy thought! Perhaps it it
because he is afraid if he did wait, that he
would have the kiss returned. This is the
reason l expect. for l have heard tell OF
bashtul men before, but never have had the
pleasure Of meeting any.
FIELD DAISY.
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assisted by Rev. R. R. Swoope, to aoout
twenty. 6yeyoung ladies. The ceremonies
were very impressive and pretty, and were
witnessed by q large congregation.
SosE unknown person broke in the door
Of the club house Of the "Mugwumps' IN
the Sixth ward and stole their stove, one
night last week. The boys would like veiy
much to find out who the guilty man is,
and have their suspicion, but say they viii
not prosecute them if the stove Is returned
Now doth the festive loose brick, when
inadvertently stepped upon, squirt a stream
of dirty water up the pants leg OF the man
who puts his foot upon II, or bring an
agonized expression to the face oil his falr
sister as she feels the muddy water hy up
and strike her pretty new silk stockings
Horrible! isn't it?
VERIFY, the Salvationist have a rough
road to travel. SATURDAY. night during the
services at their hall, the lady captain OF
the Army ordered out an inebriated indi-
yidual, when be became o~bstreperous and
struck her in the face. He skipped before
be could be arrested and has not since been
seen.
HENRY BIEBERsoN celebrated his thirty
second birthday on Friday night, by giving
an enjoyable little party to a number OF his
friends. A delightful time was experienced
by all present in dancing, singing, etc. he
freshments of all kinds were served at the
right time and the guests left early IN the
morning, wishing for the genial host many
happy returns Of the day.
Rose Reds easter thoughts" are so in
teresting that they are reproduced from the
Sunday REGISTER and placed on the third
page this morning to accommodate readers
who may not get Sundays edition in the
country. Holy week is pregnant with sug.,
g~estions and remembrances of the purer and
sweeter side of life, 80 that all the reference
to it by our sprightly correspondent will be
fully appreciated.
The popular "Olivettes" were handsome
" entertained by Miss Fanny NJ. Wells, at
her home on Sixteenth street, Thursday
evening last. Quite a number OF the club
we're present and passed the evening de
liphtfully dancing to Killmeyer's elegant
music. At the right time p~alatable refresh
ments were served the guests, which were
heartily and enjoyably discussed, after
which the pleasures OF the evening were
again resumed aud the fun was kept up
until a late hour, when all retired, happy in
the consciousness of having ENJOYED a de-
liehtful tin and assured that Miss Wells as
a hostess can not be excelled.
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REPAIRS

Contemplated by the Congregation to the
First Presbyterian Church Building.
Notwithstanding the extensive repairs
made to the exterior of the First Presby-
terrain Church building last summer, done
at a cost of 81, 500, the congregation have
under consideration the ~advisability OF
furtheg adding to the beauty, comfort and
convenience of their edi6ce by the expendl-
ture of about IS, 900 more during the COM
ing summer, the principal items being a new
heating apparatus, the trescoing and decor
alton ofthe interior, new carpets, upholster.
ing, plumbing, etc. There will be a congre-
g~stional meeting next Wednesday, at which
the matter will be considered. Should the
plans of the trustees be carried out, the
First Presbyterian Church will be one of
the handsomest in the city.
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o A LOCKOUT.

Some Cigar Factories Closed Temporarily
from a Lack of Material.
1t seems that our informant Of Saturday,
was somewhat in error in stating that from
one hundred and fifty to two hundred"
cigar makers had been locked out" Mr..
Fred Roller, Secretary ofthe Cigar Makers
Assembly, X. Of L., was seen by a REGISTER
reporter last evening, and when asked as to
the exact state Of affairs he said: There
are two serious errors in your report Of
Sunday morning. First, there are not over
hfty cigar makers unemployed in the city,
and secondly, there is nothing like a lock
cut in progress; two or three factories are
merely closed down temporarily. The
suspension Of work is not at all unusual, as
it occurs, for a longer or shorter period,
every year about this season. You see, the
old crop of tobacco is nov about all used up,
and the new crop is just coming in. Now,
manufacturers will not use new stuff,
and when they eonnot get sufficient old stock
10 keep their men busy they suspend opera
ZION temporarily until a fresh supply can be
had. There is not the slightest trouble
about wages, as some people have inferred,
and think everybody will be at work again
in a couple Of weeks"
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rue CITY IN BRIEF.
Mere Mention of Miscellaneous Matters Of
General Interest.

Mere Mention of Miscellaneous Matters Of
General Interest.
YESTERDAY was Palm Sunday.
Ny SWEETHEART at the Opera House
TO right.
THE temperature has been remarkably
even Tor the last two days
The ice in the creek broke up Saturday
night and run out without doing any dam
age.
WV. FRAZIER, q well known nail feeder.
died yesterday morning, at his home IN the
Sixth ward, of consumption.
ARE they doomed to this fate in Wheel
ing? The rink building in Parkersburg is
TO be used by the Salvation Army to hold
services in.
THE first race at the new Alhambra
Palace skating rink will be between Mr..
Fred. Shaffer, ofthe South Side, and Clarence
Dorsey, of the Fifth ward. Both are conf
dent of victory.
OFFICER STEVENS caught a large black
house running loose on the street, about II
o'clock. this morning, and placed him in q
livery stable. Thsowner car have the horse
BY calling upon the officer.
THIS floor of the Chspline street rink was
ground down again on Saturday night, and
The surfsce is now in elegant condition.
Kramer's band still holds forth, and the
music is very popular with the rink patrons.
MIAco's Humpty DumPty Company: will
commence q weeks engagement at the
Academy of Music tonight. This is
an excellent company and no one should
fail to see it, and enjoys good solid evening
of fun.
Mr.. CHRISTIAN SCHNEPF, the old reliable
druggist whose store at the Opera House
corner has for so long been a landmark,
contemplates removing this week to No.
l2lS Market street, the store1oon lately
occupied BY 7. b. Derry.
AT a meeting held By the teachers of the
Third Presbyterian Sunday school, yester-
day, the following officers were. elected:
Superintendent, James b. Mix; Secretary,
r. NJ. Gilleland; Treasurer, Wm. Stewart
Organist, Miss c. l.. Jones; Librarian, Otto
Jaeger.
SATURDAY night a man, who did not give
his hsme, applied to police headquarters
for assistance to take a girl from Aun
Wsoster's house. He stated that the girl
was his ward, but as he could state nothing
definitely no action was taken in regard to
the matter.
TIE rites Of confirmation were admins
terry at St, Mathews Episcopal church yes
terday morning BY Rev. Bishop Peterkin,
30 twelfth street.
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AN ANIMAL CAPTURES A THEATRE.

Minnie Palmer's Wildcat Takes Forcible
Possession of the Pittsburg Opera House.
During her recent tour in Colorado, Our
Minnie took a fancy to a large wildcat ex
posed for sale by his sturdy csptor, and pur-
chased it. A comfortable cage was pro
vided for the new pet, and it travelled with
the company for the remainder of the tour.
In Chicago it attracted such wide attention
that to escape the crowd it was sent to
board at q n~eighboring museum. A Chi
csgo newspaper man saw an opportunity
for q sensational article, and published in
the Herald a glowing account of the escape
of Minnie Palmers wildcs.," and it was
with no little difficulty that the alarm
thereby created was averted. Last
week, however, the cat really did es.
cape, and the story is thus graphically told
by one Of Miss Palmer's managers:
On Saturday morning, a messenger,
breathleSs with haste, and trembling with
excitement, rushed mp to johnny Rogers
room at the Monongshels House, and i'm
parted to him the astounding intelligence
that the wild cat had escaped from his cage
and was hidden somewhere in the Opera
AANuec. " AOSl ~ umc III cpSlTl1 10
the theatre, and there a every indication
of a strike having occurred there. Stage
hands, carpenters, gas men, cleaners, and
other employees were gathered in the LOBBY.
pale and excited. Manager Ellsler tried
unsuecessfully to quiet them, but in re-
Spouse to their entreaties that the
theatre should be cleared OF
its unwelcome tenant declared that he
had lost no wildcats, and owned no theatre.
The cat had taken forcible possession, aud
il they waited for them to drive it out, they
must have more patience than ne gave any
Of them credit for.
at required the genius Of a Rogers to
grapple With so serious q dilemma, aud in
medistely upon his appearance three rous
ing cheers were given tor their presumed
dehverer. Where was the cat? No one
knew, and volunteers we're called for to
climb the numerous stsirways and discover
where the enemy had entrenChed himself
The searching party cameupoa him sud
denly, after q search Of half an hour,
t6rmatiou Salts. DAVID ASH, no.
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Advice to Mothers.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, for chill
dren teethiDg, is the prescription Of one OF
the best female nurses and physicians in the
United States, and has been used for forty
years with never failing success by mil
lions Of mothers for their children. Dur
ing the process of teething its value is in
c~aleulahle. 1t relieves the child from pain,
cures dysentery and diarhpa, gripping in
the bowels, and wind colo. By giving
health to the child it rests the mother.
Price CSC . bottle.
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Mince Pie.

Somebody in writing of this pie has called
it the devils compound" The effects of
long indulgence in it are such as sometimes
warrant this title. The too hearty consumer
of mince pie and similar Injuries is sure,
sooner or later, to be afflicted with dyspep-
sia. But dyspepsia will yield to Browns
Iron BitterS, the great iron tonic. Mr.. and
Mrs. Paddock OF East Delavan, Wis, both
testify that this medicine cured them, not
only Of dyspepsia, but also of kidney dis
ease,
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STATE NEWS.
4 BAsr F~ABaIcArroS.

A EASE F~AbkiCAfiOs
The editor of the st. Mary's Observer u
.aer the author Of the article, copied from
,hs pi,,sbureh Times into the REGIsrEa,
sbont = week sgo, in which the metropolis
~ Pleasants county was written up .
manner the reverse of complimentary. De
says: .hon, .ucb /.
mess of lies, either, and we advlse the wen
Known writer to stear clear of this tow n
conntv hereafter. y No game OF
Kind was ever played in the ~postothce
here. no minister was indicted; no editor
ever lost II cents, as he had meme to lose;
none of our girls ever waived at train men
Nsoma strange ones did; and our jail o
conrt house is q neat brick structure, u
ss nice as the majority OF such bniidings.
Take il all in all, the letter throughout Is
about the biggest pack OF hes made pu'hc
in this century.
ECoSoNIzrSG.
The following incident tells no uncertain
tale of the hard times in the back coanues
Circuit Court was in session IN Eizsoetn
Lost Monday, and many citizens were IN At
tendance. The entire lack of ready money
prevented them from obtaining lodgings
and the sheriff threw the court house open,
and maay slept there on the floor. 1t was
noticed that many persons brought lunches
from home, and q strict economy marked
everything.
YOUTH WHO o EFT.
Fife Morgan, a pretty brunette Of Nut
buro, near the White Sulphur Springs, mys-
teriously disappeared a week ago. Her
nsrents were distracted, and syoung man to
whom she was affanced greatly distressed
by her unexplained absence. On FRIDAY
she returned home as suddenly as she had
left accompanied BY the son of q neighbor,
who was supposed to be at college. As the
couple have marriage certificate, her par
ents welcomed her ~joyfully, and the only
unhappy person is the youth that got lett'
FREE FROM CRIME.
Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Mcdowell,
Tucker, Tyler and Wyoming are the only
counties in the State free from representa-
ton in the penitentiary.
A BIG TREE.
Mr.. Fred Miller hauled q log to Fleming
4 Taylor's steam saw mill that made 800
feet O: inch plank, and the top made three
cords of wood. Mr.. Miller has quite a mum
Der of such trees.
DROWNED.
A little son OF Irving Anderson, who re
sides on the Bryan farm, near Worthinston,
Marion county, was sccidently drowned
Sunday evening, while skating on the river
near the residence of Mr.. Robert r. Ander
son, the child's grandfather. The child was
but six years of age. He and a sister
Younger than himself, were amusing them
selves on the ice, when the ice broke and LEI
him into deep water, and before help could
reach him, in response to the screams Of the
title girl, he was draw under the ice and
was drowned. The event is one of peculiar
tadness.
A SENATOR ROBBED.
State Senator J. S. Melvin, according 10
the Shepherdstown Register, had his
pocket picked of his pocketbook containing
$26, his railroad ticket and some papers,
while coming home from Wheeling.
MORNING Glory Baking Powder, always
pure and reliable. Ask your grocer for it.
e. 6 Feeny, proprietor, l4l0 Main street.
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10000 Rolfa More.

Wall Papers and Borders to match Of the
choicest new styles fresh from the best
manufacturers, sold wholesale and retail at
manufacturers prices. Brown back at Z
cents and white back at 10 cents a bolt, also
Ceiling Decorations, Carpets, Oil Cloths,
Window Shades. Rugs, &c. &c, cheap for
cash. Call soon If you wish to ave money
at Nos. 20l9 and 202l Main street.
JOIN RoENER, Agent
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AuEpd 70 Rome scr,,,nS.

Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg,
says: Having received so much benefit
from Electric Bitters, I feel il my duty TO
let suffering humanity know it. Have had
a running sore on my leg for eight years;
my doctors told me / would have TO have
the bone scraped er leg amputated. I used,
instead, three bottles Of Electric Bitters and
seven boxes Bucklen's Arnica Salye, and
my leg is now sound and we'll"
Electric Bitters are sold at fHy cents Q
bottle, and Bucklen's Arnica Salve at Csc
per box, BY Logan 4 Co.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
MY SWEETHEART.

This evening Miss Minnie Palmer will
open her engagement at the Opera House,
and will play to q full house, almost every
seat down stairs having been sold. The
play-My Sweetheart-has been revised and
greatly improved since las given here, the
last act being entirely different, but the
same general idea remains, as a matter of
course.
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IN GENERAL.
All Mistake.
Saturday nel

Some unknown person az Benwood sent
The REGISTER on Thursday last an item Of
news purporting to be a report of q citizens
meeting in which Frank McJilton, James
Barrett and Vim. Healy's names appeared
as having, among others, been nominated
for certain city offices. The item turns
out to have been a base fabrication, intend
ed alike to slur good citizens and impose on
the u~nsuspecting newspaper man. The
gentlemen referred to, state under Date OF
the 9th, they do not want :Gae nominations
referred to, nor would they accept them if
rendered. The REGISTER regrets exceed.
ingly that it should have been a party, al.
though innocently, to placing them in a
false position.