Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-11-18

and count the cost, and you will be con
WINGED tbsf you can do as well at home q
aoywte;e else, besides saving the time sn'
expense. By doirg this you are helping +
build up the trade Of your " city
thing that no right. minded dtizsn vii
ever foIget.
1t is said that a Guernsey county teacher
hiss introduced q modified form of capital
puuishment into his school, and In sup
port of this it ia averrsd that he recently
hanged oue of his pupils by the neck for
turning around in his SCAT and whispering
to the by behind him. But he let him
down with no serious dsmage done.
Erastus Wilson, Quiet Observations
man en- the Pittsburg Dispatch. who was
blrn in this county, has stsrted q literary
paper in Pittsburg cal'ei the Lotus.
! Lsyi Csssell has opened a new grocery
store at Burr's Mills.
Mrs LIMA Dawson, who has been i'll for
several weeks, is 81 )wly improving.
Apple picking is over and now the farm
ers are husking corn.
A teachers exchspgabas zen organized
at the GAINESVILLE school. Toe obj act Of
the exchange is mutual improvement. All
educational works will by this means be
generally distributed.
The school library was open yesterday
afternoon. All the COED books were room
taken. The library is well patIonized
since the Board pat in a let Of new books
some months since. Books can only be
bad tw ca a month.
A mu.ical Entertainment WIS given by
the second NJ. T church in City Hall last
night.
Some of the ladies who bet on the ele.-
ton have failed to psy the wagers they
lost.
II would be a good thing for Bsilaire if
the country Tolds leading 10 the city were
in a psssable condition.
The Banquet Cub has recrkan'zd FIR
the Sc s>n. The boys gave a private hop
Friday evening.
A nice, large covered platform has been
erected along the eas. side of the new G. &
P. depot.
By the changes proposed by the R. 0.
near the Lantsrn Globe Works ;ba. factory
will have to charge the suspended road
which leads from the main works to the
stC ( shed.
The pulpit Of the Episcopal church will
be filed by appoiutnen ts during the alb
ser CO of Rev. W. S. Campbell.
A well kroTn insurance agent and a
Fourth wari lGdy will be mar led s1on-so
says Madam RuIor.
The fJIl1wipg young gelt'entn of this
county we've examined for the West Point
C4d4t,h;p last week: NJ. Z. Morris, Ken
pon; Howard Lynn. Morristown; John B.
Conard, GAINESVILLE; VIM F.. Ererls,
Bridgeport; p. L. Ring, Martins Ferry;
Morgan Minauyer, Bellsire; r s Taylor,
Morristown; A A. CE1drea. Pitcher.
Gaorgs Trissler and wife, Of GAINESVILLE,
are in the city visiting friends, Mr.. T.
will Lave in a few days for the northern
part Of the stats where he has secured a
good position in a gas workp.
Tue family of W. K Nsylor has moved
to Sharon, Pa,
Several Of our people attended the
funersl Of Charles Hall at Woodsftld.
TIE fouIiog mills a'e Iurnirg in full.
and have a big demand for. their product.
T. st e. works continues to turn cut Q
big lot If b l'tts and slabs The nail fac
tory presents 4 pIciute OF oe'o'a'lOn, atd
our rerp!e are wondering how long it will
stay closed.
The following arc tfe arithmetic q1es'
tons which were given to he graduating
class of tbs city at teach .rs' examination
a, st. Clajrsville:
l. How DO yam teach Plumbers? To
what extent DO you require your pupils to
commit rul.s?
, How many yards Of CARPET II yards
wide will be required to cover a room {
ms long aGd ) ms w.ds?
, l bought 30 yards of cloth at TO- ;, G
and 5 off for S32. 80. WHAT was the list
price p T yard?
4 How would you develop a rule for
| indiag the volume Of n sphere?
3. The annual %interesi Of 81 300 for :
years is SGi4 -; what ia the rate?
6 | wish 20 obtain $500 a. the bank to-
day for 8 months; rate 6 pr can't. Write
the note.
:. Divide Oh BY %; multiply FIVE
thousands by seven hu. dredths; OF !
of AZ is what par cent. Of Of 1900?
5pcr cent. for dnSlccr: 10 per cent. for
farm IN last.