Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-01-03
NaaGERY DAw

write. rntertainingiy OF Fortune Lene
and street Railway vexanons
ing Girl Honored.
II, the RrsrsrER's review OF the sue
cessful business ventures In "ncenne
one branch OF trade was overiooseS'
that OF fortune telling. Perhaps VS.
not generally known that severs1 irauus
Iu the line Of ''soothssyers" are reap'ns
golden harvests In our midst. one:
more popular than the rest, Is busy All
dsv long and late at night. A string OF
carriages stands before the door await
ing people who, by going TO such
place, set bad example ana al Tue
same time pay their money TO help along
a swindle OF the worst form. anu
mark you, these people belong TO tue
"upper crust" | was amazed wnen
some names were given me OF ladies'
who frequent this place.
The sooner the fortune tellers bow
themselves out OF town the better. Inc
effect Of their presence on the commu-
nifty Is bad chow could IL be good?l.
and IL is TO be hoped their stay will not
be long.
The public will recall case In Pitts
burg OF young woman who visited
South Side fortune teller, near her we'd
ding day, and was told she would die
before her marriage; how this so preyed
pom her mind that In moment OF de-
spair she took her own life, leaving .
letter containing the above prophesy -
the cause. The Pittsburg officials made
faithful search for the fortune /.
teller" but her house was closed sad
she was gone, never TO return to<the
same locality.
Here Is work Of reform for our nes
Chief OF Police and one that should claim ,
his attention soon.
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The best local hit In the Opera FRI
day night was "Poor Jonathan's" de-
scription OF hts attempted suicide. lie
got up courage 10 lie on the street rail-
way track. there to await the swift ny
ing motor that was TO end his troubles.
His experience was like this. He
waited forty minutes and then got up
to be told on inquiry "the cars only run
once an hour" or course the audience
enjoyed the hit but really the street car
system has ceased TO DO q joke 10
those of US who depend on the cars and
get left. l would like 10 get at the root
OF the trouble. How is IL since the COM
ing OF the experts (?) from Atlantic
City the system is worse than before?
The up town people are by all odds the
nest prosecuted. II Is quite an
usual thing .when the car stops
at Tenth street going up, for the con.
ductor and operator TO get of and 60
away for pleasant social gossip. while
the patient passengers walt, ten, fifteen
or twenty minutes, according 10 the
interest Of tho social gossip" Then
the car starts away like the wind. IL
runs 10 make up lost time and as a con-
sequence jumps the track At the switch
below Eighth street This doesn't
seem TO cause much surprise Thu
men get of aud leisnrely use crow btf
To put IL on again, or falling In this the
male portion of the passengers afo
called on TO help, and D ally we ore
under way once more, but our patience
Is left behind, for is IL not enough 10
try the patience ORA Saintp Let us
have reform in everything aud soon In
this.
NneeilDK may JustIy ieoi pIouu VI
our own Mary Bankard. She has made
a name In the musical world. IL was =
deserved compliment that she was So
lected out Of all Pittsburg TO be the one
local singer at the coming Symphony
Orchestra concert TO DO given in Allie
gheny next week.
Walter Damroch as director; Ida
Kleive, soprano; w. j. LAWN, tenor.
and Homer Moore, basso, make COM
bnation with which any musician
would feel IL an honor to be associated.
On Wednesday evening The Legend OF
st. Cecilia, by Benedict, will be given
with the above-named singers In the
cast. The orchestra will give selections
from Weber, Haydn and List, forming
the second part OF the programme.
MARCERY DAw. I