Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-12-13
IovELY woMAN Al vOTER.


Gallant Boston allows the ladies to vote
in school elections. The ASSERTION has
bsea made, We believe that this vas done
because there are 70 msny more women
tbaa men In Boston that TO allow the
males alone, to run things Was contIary TO
msioTiiy rule.
So. on Tuesday 800 Boston ladies
voted for school committee, urdor the Aus
tralian ballot system.
Tbs charge has bsea made by certain
borrid men tina. the ladies would vote for
only the handsomts' uau, or men, on The
ticket r.eardlsss Of other qualifications.
We pass By this base Islander on the Sex TO
make the statement that The ladies voted
more intelhgeutly than the men at this
Boston election.
The fair citzsDsssss, we regret to saJ,
however. copied the methods Of the alleged
lords Of creation 10 far as to have work
era % or. u use the technical term. heel
ersnat the polls. But the Australian
ballo. system does not permit hcelers' to
"set in their work" a. under tie old sys-
tenn. which ia one score ia favor OF the new
stgls. The work Of the fair "heelers," in
stead Of taking in the distribution Of bal
lots and the ususl bulldCziDg pardon NJ,
ladies. the pbrsss is Unavoidable, was
restricted 30 simply inetIucti5g the voters
how touse the new system. So, when the
voting was not brick, the ir politicians bad
nothing 20 DO, AID occupied themselves
with needls-work, tie latest novel or q
volume Of BROWNING. For the benefit OF
the less fortunate but, doubtless, curious
ladies of West Virginia, we reproduce TIE
following account Of how Miss MINERVA
BRowrNosHlgLD. member of the cul-
tured society on the Back Bay, cast her
ballot:
rotsr,ng tbeuext wooden building Miss MIN.
errs Z. apnroached boy a pleasant fa'td youna,
middle. see.d or ola lady who volunteers go N1a
l.,rou her through Che mysterou7 piD't,' .'
vim Maintaining heart Mics Minerva soi}
tresIs within the rail. aud ls stopped ny tNr
taIlv clerk ffsne has been properly coaeht.l
she urouounCes her name, ara me tsily gers
shouts Do OUT aloud. 40 that every nol4 can NtA.
Minerva BroWningshie.d. rslccnce No -
commonwealth avenue. hluuln- Nl, N.s
down Che voting llst the gentle manly lall{ c.-lA
fluids the arstocratic name OF ,A' n.tN 10y
beauty and pleasantly bows lnc loul- itil
chen nass.s on to the ballot CLERK Wlo also
bows and hands her ballot with the alI ., q
cavalier Minerva now walks up % one 90. tnc
enur Nttlc Compartments. having a shell pm
o. aud with dainty little gold pcnelt Na. .., "a
cross against che names G. n-g llNof..c D-itei
dates TOT school Committee foldllg 'Nt 'tl Y.
neatly she passes along towards lne 10Y Wl.n
tae poHle Warden. aud NJ 81 Minert a CIV t9 MN
her name. Again Che name T. caileu GUY Aiuul
and aea 20 checked OF on lht Ns. a. t--
instant Mis- Min rvu Bow ulns.nltil vtpfN t.,
n. of pauer into the toh0sgau slide I'm lne lop OF
th,. box and Che ballot falls within. me MI
lel bows and smiles gaiant.y, rinst w tle
number of ihe yOts aud Miss Minerva slides ONT
side. hey face agiow with eXcitemeht ana ae,
mind made ir to the belief that its Iust one OF
the incest things iu Che world ,..
Her admirug sisters ou'sle consl"t"i e.
Minerva upon her Success and Tor once she
wishes she was man, Sd as io nave fp.e
Thers wasa Funny incident n Ward Eleven.
woman with a small. rountftced BABY ln n~r
-re e.ead FOR hsllot and then started 90 step up
fothe shelf tomark DO one OF Che election OFT, 'i
saw Che act. aud look oi iuI ulrg came of ri p
face NUIL infant FNI.MINNA IN NNN MNAa.a---
arms there would De Collation. OF Che law, Tor lt
says that mo- one shall he permitted i) see now O
voter marks his Tor herr bali Though tAe pm
FAINT was unconscious OF offending. TOE election
clerk was conscientious ard the woman had 20
relinluish possession OF the baby Temporarily.
Even iu letting her pass within the ram one
fransgrcssiOn had been committed ana auo. Atf
could not be allowed. The represr nlai-Ne OF tne
school Committee held the infant art the
mother cast hEI lot unseen.
1u Ward Is "a lady when asked ncr name ul
the tally CLERK, indignantly inquired whether
that official meant % SUIT her. I'm he st &c
nr.cfnct another woman created some excite
neut by persistiug in voting IN her own way iu
stead Of the way prescribed oy Law
Tu one precinct OF Ward p two women voted
for the hrs. time this morning one W as Gear
aud the other proceeded 90 instruct her Wnen
the Warden interiered. They leit theif nil-o.s
on the marking shelves, thinking that 70 Pc at
That was rc uiref, and had 90 be caleu oaeA 70
vote their ticket
During TIE election the Loyal Women Of
American Liberty met I'm taneul HAL 20 pray
Cor thc prosperity OF the Union ana tne success
Of their candida cs Tor place on Che scnoo. com
mitiee There was b tedious wait, the eau OF
which was Che fact that the superintendent or
che hall would moi allow the exercises % begin
until Che $40 which the city eXacts for the use %
The Cradle oi Liberty had been paid Finally
this was collected aud the prayer meeting be.
gan.