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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-12-11
THE BEAD MILLIONAIRE.
The widow nd Sons watch Over the Re-
mains Funeral Preparations.

The Widow and Sons watch Over the Re.
mains Funeral Preparations.
NEW YoRH December 10 The under
taksr was early ct Mr. Yanderbilt's house
this morning to see that everything was in
order. he had bean to New Dorp, Staten
Island, and made preparations for the final
interment. The coffin will not be ready
before this evening. Two Of the sons of
the dead man, William and George, sat up
all night as watchers, and Mrs. Vanderbilt
passed hours beside the dead body OF her
husband.
With the morning came many messages
of coincidence and cards of friends, but
everything was without undue hustle or
confusion. On the street the carriages
and carts rattled By, the drivers oblivions
ofthe grief ofthe stricken family within,
but on the sidewalks the msjority of the
promensders sither stopped and pared at
the orswn curtains or walked slowly once
or twice past the house.
d, The fanefA arrangements ~ia not be
changed. Privsee services will be held at
the house, sd fterrsrds the funeral will
take place from St. BsrtholomeS Church.
No autopsy will be made as the coroner is
perfectly satisfied that death was caused
by cerebral apoplexy.
THE CERTIFICATE OF DEATH.
The certificate officially recording the
death Of Wm. q. Vanderbilt was filed 10
The bureau Of vital statistics TO dGy. 1t
sets forth that William Henry Vanderbilt,
64 years and Z months old, had died at
No. $40 Fifth avenue at 2:4O p. m. De-
cember s, from syncope from cerebral ap'
oplexy, and was to be buried to-morro" In
the Moravisn cemetery, The tunera!
services will be as simple as possible,
merely the ritual of the Episcopal charch
without any sermon. Only actual relatives
will be admitted to the church, The re.
mains will be taken by coach and boat to
New Drop, Long Island, and deposited in
a vault, pending the completion OF the
family mausoleum. Detectives will be on
duty at the church to watch any suspicious
characters. Two members OF the detec'
tive force have been on guard in the
neighborhood of the mansion and it is
said guard will be placed over the vault.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-12-11
SOLEMN REQUIEM MASS
Celebrated At the Capital'r the Rep0ss
OF Altonso's Soul.

Celebrated At the Capital for the RepOse
OF AlfOnso's Soul.
WASHINGTON, December l0.-A solemn
reouiem mass for the rspose Of the soul OF
the late Kiog Alfonso Of Spain, was eei5'
brated at ST. Matthews Catholic Church,
in this city, at IL o'clock this morning
six hundred invitations. heavily oordered
with black, were issued 10 the President
and Cabinet, the Diplomatic Corps and
others.
The auditorium OF the church vas draped
in moarning. 10 front Of the altar rail-
stood rhe cs,stslGue, on which was state
c,sket of black, ornsmeated with silver;
Tbs base of the oatsislque was draped
with Spanish flags surrounded oy the
Soapish national coat OF arms. The altar
Was dressed in black, the pillars OF the
tabernacle being entwined with black
buuting. No flowers were on the sltar
and q simple floral wreath rested on tne
Al nrecissly 4 clock President C!eve-
land And Secretaries Bsyard and Endico;t
entered the church aud were assigned.
seats in the front pew on tho right SIDE OF
Tbe centre aisle. The Spanish leganon
occupied seats on the opposite s'ae
of tbe aisle. Senior Vstelero, as
listed BY naval attaches and the
Yioomts De Ncgneras the Portegues MN
,ster the Dean OF diplomatic corps re-
ceived foreign ministers st the head OF tne
csntre aisle. They were then given seats
by attaches OF the Spanish Legation
Mo acted ss ushers. They wore Grape on
their LEFT arms. All the forsigo
LEGATION, were represented: English
IEsncb, Portugese, and Russian Minis
trrs and citacbes had seats very
near the Spanish LegEtion. There was
scsresIy a seat left vscsnt either in tie 81
drsrium or the galleries. Mozsrts re
oIiem msss was sung by the church guar,
tette assisted by choir OF 80 voices 6 sno
vitS orchestra acconpsnineuts. Rev
DR. Chapel, pastor Of ST. Matthews Tss
the eelebrsnt of the mssa and Iumoe
of priests occupied seats within the ssnctu
arv. At the conclusion of the MACS seno
. Vs,elero escorted the President 10 the door
Then came the secretaries and the enur'
Sinlomatic corps. AL remsined stsndi ne
S.tbs Erasldent psassd down the aisle
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-12-11
aUAPTY.DUMPIY.

We are pleased to announce the appear
snce of this celebrated organisation at the
Opera House this evening. Probably no
entertainment ever presented to the
public has gained so complete
hold upon its affections as ever
green "Humpty-Dumpty.' For nearly ten
years it has, on and of, held the boards,
never failing to draw immense houses and
delight the rising as well as the risen gen.
GRAFTON. The reason Of this is it's worder
tul mutabiIity. No matter how often it
may be presented it is always susceptible
Of changes in its transformations
and it's tricks; and so, TO see the "Humpty'
Dumpty" OF the present is to witness a
complete Transformation from that Of for
mer years. Among the many managers,
no one has 80 legitimate claim to its pos
session as Mr.. Tony Denier, who, with his
usual integrity in business matters, hRi
never broken faith with the public.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-12-11
....h.r Rnta l,,sr IperEurated.

Sr. Lorrs, Mo, DssslReF Io-lt 8 Y
discovered yesterday that the sesipers nsse ~
we're selling thro=s5 passenger tickets 10 10
Ynk Tor $l6, or 81 70 , than the rSls
: gyoed upon not long sgo by the geneIs.
nsssenyer szepts. The general heket
pfscss Then reduced thei- rates to the same
80 80 and it is generally thought here to,
sss hat tLis viii furnish starting point
S1r a rate var which vii not be eonhasS ase
Isl ~, Louis, for the present rate q SlS
iii - force Chicago down 10 $l4 or less ana
Espsas % CITY to point 81 belO" its pres,
a., M ra,s No one prstsnds to predict when
- wbsrs the end will be, but sll agree tne,
- sv.D : iower rate than Sl6 will preSali
until 3 new ssrssGspt can be made
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-07-04

sition, and all the rest Of it. But Lor'
bless you, sir, We knows 'em. | just
turned her over to one of our ladies,
and she found the lace wrapped round
her body, just the same as a couple we
nabbed here a fortnight ago.
"'And the LADY, found strength
at last to stammer.
ooh, she's safe enough in the jail
by this time, reckon. The Magistrate
is sitting now, and my men Just took
her right over, and no doubt she will
have been committed at once. "
The rest of Robinson's story was a
little unintelligible, but l gathered
from it that it took him weeks hard
work and all the influence he could
command in London to rescue Mrs.
Robinson from the consequences of her
folly and his stupid practical joke.
And l could easily understand, after
hearing the tale, my friends anxiety to
have as little to do with Customs Off
Gals as might be; and still better could
| appreciate Mr.. Robinson's ominous
silence whenever the subject was men
toned, while the way in which she
would purse up her lips on such occa-
sions made me think that if she had
had enough of smuggling her husband
had probably come to the same conclu-
sion in respect to practical jokes. And
l thought, too, that on the whole
would rather be week in jail myself
than be the means, however innocent,
of causing Mrs. Robinson to undergo
the experience; at least if had to live
with her for any length of time after
wards.
And yet, when got home and told
my wife the story her sympathies were
all with the lady, and she would not
admit the justice Of my SERVED hel
right"
And now she is looking over my
shoulder and insists upon my express
ing my opinion that she would MOI
have behaved like that, anyhow. AnC
/ do not really believe she would.
Adding, however, like true woman
"But l think he was brute, all thu
| same. IN Y. Graphic.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-07-04
THAT "PINAFoRE."

Under the apple-tree she sat.
MY little love- in her PREDETERMINED hat
And her blue-ehecked pinafore.
Inc robin above her swelled his throat,
But the maiden's song Hivaled his sweetest
note,
Though he warbled it DER and DER.
Oh, shining and red were the skins that fell
From the sweet ripe apples she pared so well!
You may help" she said, IF you will"
Then took the bowl on my own strong knee,
And whispered: Sweet as.the apples may DO,
know who is sweeter still"
The brm of her hat fell lower down,
And hid from my gaze her eyes so brown,
As she steadily worked away.
But slyly whispered; would IL might be
That we might be like the apples you see,
And paired by the paTsOn some dayP
Up went the pinafore over her face,
Till | Of her bushes could see no trace.
Then-what do you think did2
To hide the sorrow and shame felt,
I'm deep contrition beside her knelt,
And my face in that pinafore hid.
I've often wondered whether twas wrong,
But while the robin was singing his song
Up in that apple-tree,
] gave sweet Katie a kiss or two;
And Katie, OF cOurse-what else could sh'
do?-
Gave both of them back to me-
And the pnafore-bless the thing, say,
For the friendly shelter it gave that day.
Kept our sweet secret well,
And hid from the sun and the robins view
Sweet Katie bushes, and helped me, too,
-Hdrper'S Weekly.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-07-04
BROKEN GLASS.
Used in Chicago by Builders to Keep Out
the Rats.

tne hatS.
The following advertisement appeared
in Yesterdays Tribune:
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS AND BUILD.
~ ers-I will furnish broken glass at $500
per ton in any quantities needed. This glass
is suitable for putting around the heavy part
of walls of the foundations of buildings.
There is a parable in the Bible of a
builder who built house upon sand
and who is supposed to be the patron
saint of modern tenement-house con-
tractors-and there is a record of
New York builder who put up ten-story
bandbox structures of veneered paste
board, or some similar material, but so
far as is known there is no precedent
for the use of "broken glass for build
ing purposes, whether for the walls Of
the foundations or otherwise. There
fore q guardian of the public veal, in
the guise of a Tribune reporter, was
detailed to investigate this matter. He
sought out the man who had the glass
to sell and submitted him to stern
examination.
what do builders want with broken
glass, anyway" asked the reporter,
! 1ourishing the advertisement in the
advertse r's face.
ITO keep rats out, y replied the man,
not bit frightened, Sou see" he
continued, 1--WE do very large bottling
trade, and accumulate about two hun
dred tons of broken glass every year.
Builders of private residences and
small structures are beginning to use
broken glass around the foundations
and under the floors of buildings; it
doesn't cost much, and it is the only
sure preventive of a house being pes
tered with rats. They mix the glass
up with Che mortar and plaster it in
the walls, and place it in the layers
under the floors, and in every other
place where rats would be likely to
make Judgment. twill probably come
into general use by and by; only a few
builders use it at present, so far as
know. We have about one hundred
and fifty tons of broken glass in the
wards at present. Hitherto we have
sold it to the glass-bottle works al
Streater and Ottawa they pay us eight
dollars a ton and melt it over. If We
can sell it in Chicago at the same
price we shall have to peddle it il
small quantities, but we shall save
freight charges, and the trouble o.
sorting for glass and loading it on the
cars. Our average daily bottling O
beer. ale, porter, aerated waters, etc.
is about one thousand five hundred
dozen, and there are probably thirt,
to fifty dozen bottles broken every day
which is but small percentage afte
all. That's how we come to have 81
much broken glass"
The explanation was quite salts
factory. ANY suspicious affecting tn
integrity of Chicago contractors whicl
may have been raised by the above ad
vertisement may now be freely dis
| missed. Il Chicago Tribune.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-07-04

The day IS not distant when it will
everywhere be considered a duty to
plant a tree for every one that is felled.
If civilization can not show its superb
ority over savagery in ways like these
it will have much to answer for
Chicago Herald,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-07-04

"A telegraph operator who copies
directly from the sounder upon type
writer is reported from Nashville,
Tenn, the first and only operator in
the world who has succeeded in doing
this. One night he received and copied
fifteen thousand words of press mat
ter, delivering it to the news editor Of
the paper in handsome typewriter
copy.-C Chicago Times.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-10-07
FULL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
FIRST ANNUAL CONVENTION
OF THE
WOmaa'S Christian Temper
anCe Union,
For Che Third Congressional DIS
trict OF West Virginia,
CHARLESTON, W. VA, Oct. q 2.

the era D1SCrlCI nee IN tno halaW-
ha Presbyterian Church, Charles
ton, w. Va, Oct. LIST, 1885.
After devotional exercises, con-
Quoted by Mrs. l. HI. Johnson, State
President, the Convention was
formally opened by electing Mrs. G.
B. Buell., of New York, National
Corresponding Secretary, for the
President, and Miss E. A. Fowler,
of Wheeling, Secretary.
Committees on Credentials, FL
nance. Resolutions, Plan of Work,
etc., were then appointed.
Next in order was the Address of
Welcome, by Mrs, J, M. Staun-
ton, of Charleston, which was full
of kindly welcome.
It was happily responded to by
Mrs. J. w. Carter of Parkersburg,
whose address, in her absence,
was read by her brother, Rev. T. c.
Johnson, of Charleston.
DUTIES OF OFFICERS BY
MRS. BUELL., OF NEW YORK.
Mrs. G. B. Buell. led the discus
sion on Duties of Officers" She
mentioned as the first duty of an
officer, the cultivation of the voice,
and urged as a means of taking
away some Of the fear one naturally
has of the sound Of her voice, that
we always vote aloud, even in our
small meetings, rather than by
raising our hands. To'have dis
tinet voice was not necessarily to
have loud voice.
In speaking of the duties of the
President of Unien, Mrs. Buell.
said her least duty wes presiding at
a meeting.
She should have supervision of
the work throughout her locality
and should study aoeE the needs of
the Union.
She should also have some
knowledge of the laws Of the town
or city in which she lives.
The President should also be
thoroughly permeated with the
laws Of the community, so that from
her fund of knowledge she can give
to her helpers all the information
they will need. She shoald also be
furnished with a copy Of the liquor
laws Of the State, if any such there
be.
She ought to have some plan of
work for her Union, and TO bring
to every meeting something that
would be of interest to the workers.
Definite plans are necessary for
this.
In this work the President
should have the assistanceGf the
Vice President and other officers of
her Union, so that all the burden
will not be upon her. She said the
Corresponding Secretary is really
the right arm of yonr organizations.
The Vice President ought to bear
the same relation to the Union.
While the Corresponding Secre-
tary does not write all the letters,
she is the medium of communities
ton with the people and must
stand shoulder to shoulder with the
President.
The duty of the Recording Score.
tary is to keep correct record OF
all meetings and sign all orders for
money--her name and that of the
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-10-07
other mothers of families.
A MODEL UNION.

MOuel union, conducted Dy MRS.
Buell.. She first explained the
idea of model Union, being a
practical illustration Of the manner
Of conducting a w. c. T. U. meet
ing
She dwelt on the necessity of be-
ginning all meetings with devo-
tional exercises, as our need of
keeping close to Christ is imperd-
tire, illustrating the fact by ref
erence to Peters denial Of Christ,
as the result of his not being close
to the Master.
After the "Model Union the
DISCUSSION ON PRESS WORK
was taken up. In the absence of
Mrs. J. o. Thompson, of Keyser,
State Superintendent of Press
Work, the Secretary read an able
paper on the subject, prepared by
Mrs. Thompson.
Mrs johnson then, by using the
black board, gave us practical.
lesson on the manner of preparing.
articles for the Press, and urged on
us the appreciation of the work of
the editors, and referred to the
royal way in which the editors of
this State had always responded to
any appeals made by her.
A motion to take a recess till 2,
P. M, prevailed and after singing,
the Benediction was pronounced by
Rev. T. G. Johnson.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
Devotional exercises, led by Miss
Lucy Shaw. of Parkeraburg, after
which the first business taken up
was q
DISCUSSION ON PARLoR MEETINGS.
Mrs. Buell. dwelt on the import
ance of Parlor Meetings as a means
of reaching large class of people
whom we want and never get to
attend Temperance meeting.
After securing suitable house,
we can in large towns or cities rent
or borrow chairs from the under.
takers or furniture stores. Have
the invitations you send out got
ten up on dainty paper and let
them be as nice as possible.
Then have papers prepared on
Heredity and Hygiene, as so many
persons are ignorant on these
points.
NORMAL CLASS IN SUNDAY SCHOOL
WORK.
A normal class in Sunday School
work was conducted by Miss En-
ma A. Fowler, of Wheeling, fol-
lowed by a model "Band of Hope"
during which last, Miss Fowler
gave the children a practical illus
tration of the effects of alcohol ON
the brain, by showing before their
wondering eyes how quickly it
cooked the white of an egg.
The Committee on Resolutions
reported Though it's Chairman,
Rev. T. G. Johnson. The Report
was accepted.
Mrs. Buell. then conducted dis
cussion on Scientific Temperance
Work.
The Report of the Com mittee on
Plan of Work was then read and
adopted.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Then followed the election of Of
ficers for the Third District, with
the following result:
President-Mrs. w. L. Moore, of
Charleston.
Secretary-Miss Jane M. Hoge,
of Charleston.
Treasurer-Mrs. J. NJ. Staunton,
of Charleston.
Mrs. Staunton then presented
Resolution of Thanks to Mrs. Buell.
and Miss Fowler for their services
at the Convention.
The Resolution was adopted by :
a rising vote and ordered to be ad-
ded to the Report of Committee OLA.
Resolutions.
PARTING WORDS.
Mrs. Buell. gave a short Talk on
Parliamentary Usage, after which
she spoke words of farewell and en-
D.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-10-07


itations, &c, by the children.
Never have the children sign a
Temperance Pledge till they have
been thoroughly taught what it
means.
QUESTION BOX AGAIN.
The morning session closed with
Question Box, full of interesting
questions, which were answered so
as to give many items to the
workers.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON - TEMPER
ANCE LITERATURE DISCUSSED.
Devotional exercises were led by
Mrs. w. L. Moore, of Charleston,
after which Miss Lucy Shaw, of
Parkersburg, read paper on Tenn
perance Literature and conducted
normal class on that subject.
In answering some of the ques-
tions, Mrs. Buell. gave the Conven-
ton many valuable suggestions
on this branch of the work.
In speaking of the best litera-
ture for distribution, she placed
that on scientific temperance at
the head of the list and referred to
the great harm done through igno-
rance on this subject. Few people
realize the great amount of harm
done by even lsttle alcohol in
food or medicine. Many physi-
clans really know less on this sub
ject than some of the children in
our Bands of Hope, simply because
they have not had what Miss Will
lard calls the "arrest of thought"
on this subject.
She also spoke in strong terms
Of the necessity of getting into our
families the Temperance papers,
both State and National. In tracts
we get view of but one phase of a
question, but the papers give arti-
cles on all the many sides OF this
vast Temperance question. She
made this important suggestion on
the subject, viz: that each Union
make out list of names of per-
sons living in their locality, whom
they would like to have interested
in our work; secure the funds to
subscribe for the papers for these
people. Send a kind note if you
think it wise, asking the person
to give the papers careful read
ing.
In referring to the subject of
distributing Temperance litera
ture, Mrs. Buell. urged that we be
as wise as possible and always
study the needs of the community
and thus avoid making the blum
der of giving to Prohibitionist a
tract on license, or any like errors.
The matter of taking our own
State paper was dwelt on at some
length and the ladies informed
how much help it would be to
them as we'll as they to it.
DISCUSSION ON PRISON WORK.
.Iext followed discussion on
Prison Work, led by Miss A. e.
List, of Wheeling. In Miss Lists
absence, the papers prepared by
her were read to the Convention,
and the ladies urged to look after
this part of the work and heed the
suggestions made by its Superin-
tendent.
While on this question, Mrs.
Buell. urged the ladies to look af-
ter the little children to be found
in so many almshouses; to see that
they were put into "Children's
Homes" as it was useless to expect
them to grow into pure and noble
characters in such an impure at
mosphere as is found in most poor
houses.
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK.
Next in order was Sunday
School normal class, conducted by
Miss E. A. Fowler, of Wheeling,
followed by questions and sugges-
tions by mem bers of the Conven-
ton.
ADDRESS BY REV. T. C. JOHNSON.
The afternoon session closed
with an address by Rev. T. G.
johnson, of Charleston, which was
full of hearty encouragement for
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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-10-07

the children will then go away
wanting to come again. In addi-
ton to the "Chalk Talk" you can
have songs, DUETS, quartettes, rec
itations, &C., by the children.
Never have the children sign
Temperance Pledge till they have
been thoroughly taught what it
means.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-31
BOILING WATER.
A Process Which Should He More General


A Process Which Should he More Generally
Appreciated.
wish to call the attention of your
readers to the beneficial effect of boil
ing, in increasing the portability of wa.
ter, fact which does not appear to be
generally appreciated or understood.
Had this practice prevailed on the first
outbreak of the typhoid disease at Ply
mouth, Pa, it is very probable that the
number of cases of illness and of deaths
might have been very greatly dimin-
ished. In cholera seasons this treat
ment is especially important, as water
is largely the medium of introduction
of the injurious influences into the sys-
tenn. During the Centennial Exhibition
l was stationed in West Philadelphia,
near the Centennial buildings, for six
months, and although cases of diarrhea
were prevalent all around me, the use
of boiled water appeared to be an ahso-
lutte preventive. We had several cases of
illness of this class before we began to
use this very simple precaution, but
none afterward. The fishy taste of the
Potomac water at the present time, due
to the solution in it of deeOmpOsed veg
citation, or of fresh-water sponges, can
also be in great measure removed by
the same process. Ihave usually enough
water boiled in the morning to last
through the day. This is placed in a
large water-cooleT, without ice, and
drawn from when required to fill ice
pitchers. etc. The water should boil
actively for half an hour. in order % kill
the germs OF disease. Of course this il
only effective in case of organic impuri.
ties, as mineral poisons would not be
destroyed thereby.-PrW Baird. IN
Waskingtoa &a5.