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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-04
THE EYES.

It has been demonstrated that there is
more eye and head aches from the defects
of refraction and the use Of glasses not
properly adjusted than from all other
causes. and that il is absolutely necessary
to have the eyes scientifically and sldllfuliy
examined and fitted with glasses TO secure
relief and prevent injury.
Those needing spectacles, or their eyes
tire or head aches when reading or sewing
can consult and have their eyes examined
for glasses without charge by Prof. Shelf,
the Scientific Optlcian, lilo Main street,
next door to Shook & Co.
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Rose Hams are acknowledged by
careful buyers and dealers. everywhere
to be superior TO all other brands.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-04

Rose Hams challenge comparison
and outstrip all competition.
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81 and SO twelfth STREE
CONTRACT AWARDED.

The Council Committee on Health
met last evening and opened the bids
for the grading and general renovati1g
Of the Sixteenth cemetery. The bids
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THERMOMETER RECORD.

Mr. c. Schnepf, the Opera House
druggist, made the following observa-
tions of the weather yesterday: a.
M, 76; a. M, SO; y M, 100: p. m,
9912: Z p. m, So. Weather, fair.
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SITTING AROUND
CAMPFIRES.
Reviewing the Stirring Scenes and
Experiences of Army Life.

Several Campfres were held, more or
less largely attended. Prominent speakers
fought over the old days with the boys in
blue
BY far the most enthusiastic Campfire
was at Music Hall Thursday night The
merry-making was started with the rendi-
ton of Marching Through Georgia" by
the band, which was duly cheered
Twelve boys marched out two by two
upon the stage, aud hating before the box
of the Commander-in-Chie gave a salute.
At that instant little Master John Tyler,
son OF the Mayor, and Master Keightley
Davall, the first clad in the blue garb OF a
soldier and the latter in gray, stepped to the
footiights with guns upon their shoulders
They met, threw away the guns, and shook
hands, typifying the fellowship of the North
and South. 1t was heartily eheered.
Col. J. l.. Chiffon, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Halls and Campfres, presented
Col. Thomas Fl. Sherley, President of the
Citizens Committee. Col Chiffon presented
Mayor Tyler as Chairman of the Campfire
Mayor Tyler in turn introduced Mr.. Henry
Watterson, who welcomed the visitors In
behalf OF the Citizens Committee. Col. K.
I. Jacob represented the Grand Army ranks
of Kentucky in speech of welcome.
Mayor Tyler joined in the speechmaking,
after calling Commander-in-Chief Lawler
upon the stage. Then he held up bronze
key, and after declaring it to be the key TO
the city and to the hearts of her citizens,
presented 1T to Gen. Lawler. The Com
mander-inC Chief responded Z" / accept this
evidences OF welcome in the same spirit
which actuated your eloquent citizen. Henry
Watterson. In the name Of 100000 men,
L accept this token from your hands-ths
key to the City Of Louisville-althOugh we
have already had several other keys given
us since We came here. When we leave we
shall feel that you have done all you prom
ised, and with loving hearts"
Mrs. Logan was introduced and received
an ovation. She said in part:
The mention of the city of Louisville
awakens memories that run far back into
the past. 1t was here in IS50'51, after his
return from Mexico at the close of the war
in 164S, that Gen. Logan came to pursue his
study of the law and receive his diploma as
q graduate of the law school He carried
with him evermore the most delightful re-
collections of the friends he made in those
happy days, and was never tired OF expatiat-
ing upon the hospitality OF the people and
the beauty and grace of the ladies of the city
Of his legal Alma Mats. Therefore when at
the close Of the rebellion ia 1866 he was or
dred here to disband that part of the Western
army under his command, he was delighted
over an opportunity to renew his acqusint-
ance with the friends of his early manhood"
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TEMPERATE COMRADES.

Two things greatly astonished the
Louisviliians: One was that the Super
intendent of the City Water Works re-
ported that the consumption of water
during the National Encampment in
creased 100000 gallons a day.
The other was that everybody who
went into extra arrangements for selling
enormous quantities of beer and other
liquors lost money. The business of
the regular saloons was not perceptibly
increased by the presence Of 100000
strangers, and SO far as liquor-selling was
concerned the Encanpment was a fat
failure.
Eventually it may be understood that
the men who fought the battles of the
Union were not then, and are still less
now, whisky drinkers. There is a
great deal of talk about drinking in
the army, but the actual truth is that
there was far less whisky drunk by the
men Of the Union army than by any
soldiers who ever stood in battle.
Hundreds of thousands of them did
not touch drop from the time they
enlisted until they were discharged, and
hundreds of thousands of others only
drank rarely and very little.
To-day the mass of comrades are
distinguished for their temperance.
Outside of religious gathering there
cannot be found men who drink less
per capita than those who attend Ma
tional Encampments
A recognition of this fact will save
much money to gentlemen who are in
clined to invest money in extraordinary
preparations for liquor selling at future
National Encampments. The regular
saloons can take care of all the
business that comes without any
trouble, and have time to spare.
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Read Better than Pension" page 3.
A Yew Oak Planted.

principal feature of Encampment week
was the planting of a tree from the battlefield
OF Germantown, Pa, by Mrs. Emily Z.
WoOdley, Past President of the Army Nurses
She brought the young tree along with her
from Pennsylvania wrapped in an American
flag, and with it a can Of earth from Independ.
ence Square, Philadelphia where the Declare
ton OF Independence was signed The plant.
ing was in Eastern Park, at Shadyside. and
was attended by many prominent personages.
A feature of the ceremony was the meeting
OF Col John b. Castleman, who was an officer
in the Confederate army, and Col. Andrew
COwan, who served in the Union army They
approached the tree, and reaching above it
shook hands, and each declared that any feel
ing that might have existed between the
North and the South had been totally obIiter-
sted, and that it was formally declared that
the war is over. They were enthusiastically
cheered.
Mrs. WOodley prepared the following state
ment, and added a certificate from the gar
dener OF Independence Square, certifying that
the can of earth was taken from Independence
Square, Philadelphia
Mrs. Emily Z. Woodley, Past President
Of the Army Nurses, presents this tree TO COM
memorate the 29th National Encampmeut of
the GAR, and also in memery of Andrew
G.. Curtin, the War Governor of Pennsylvania,
who called into service the Philadelphia
Women's Nurse Corps, No. l, on May D, 1851,
and who served continuously until May,
1865, when they were honorably discharged,
the last survivor being Emily Z. Woodley,
who brings this tree from Revolutionary
suburb of Philadelphia, Germantown, Pa"
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SCENE OF BRILLIANCY,
Gathering at Phoenix Hall Attended b
5000 PeOple.

Gathering at Phoenix Hall Attended By
5000 People.
Phoenix Hall was never more gorgeous In
the glitter from thousands of lights, inter
mingled with lavish fest0oning of buutings
than when the grand Campfire was held
under the auspices of the General Halls and
Campfire Committee of the Encampment.
The auditorium was literally packed and
jammed, aggregating an audience of 5000
people.
Marmaiuke Bowden made the opening
address, which was in the form of graceful
welcome to the assembled multitude of vet
Grams.
Hon. Walter Evans then introduced Gen.
Simon Bolivar Buckner, who addressed the
people as comrades of the North and
South" His speech, while not extended,
dwelt feelingly upon the conversion of sec
tional sentiment into q strong devotion to a
common country.
Ex-Gov. Thayer, of Nebrasks, was intro
duced, and gave an eloquent, though brief
speech, with an admixture of wit which
was most pleasing.
GENERAL CAMPFIRE.
The general Campfire was not well at
tended, because of other attractions. Jack
Crawford, the Poet-Scout, recited his poem,
''Why / Wear the Badge" Others who
took part i'm the exercises were w. o. Pierce,
Mrs. G. III. Brown, X. l. Patterson, Mrs. G. NJ.
Mcdonald.
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LoU1svILLE's splendid success in en-
tertaining the National Encampment
has aroused her ambition. This is the
first time that any great National
gathering has occurred within her
walls, and she handled it SO we'll and
the results were generally SO satisfactory
that she thinks she would like to have
more of the same sort. Her eyes are
now cast upon the National Democratic
Convention, and she will make strong
fight for it. Our best wishes 90 with
her. She can have as strong a recon-
mendation as she wishes from her late
guests, and if she had thought to men,
ton it before we left the National En-
campment would have directed the
Commander-in-Chief Ito give her a
written certificate Of good character
and competency as a hostess, under the
broad seal of the Orderr
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GREAT GATHERING.
Jefersonville Contributes q Night of Merry
making.

Jacksonville Contributes q Night of Merry
making.
In Warder Park, Jacksonville, 1000
Japanese lanterns shed their mellow light
over 10000 people and 10000 hands ap-
plauded the success of the grand Campfire.
Mayor Whitesides delivered the address
of welcome and introduced Gov. Matthews
Rev. 7. NJ. Halves, of Louisville, followed
with recitation of "Tbe Babies" by Mark
Twain. Edward Dangerfeld, member of
the Detroit Band, which furnished the
music for the occasion, played drum solo
in imitation of battle in progress. Mayor
Whitesides then presented Capt. John H.
feathers, of Louisville, who represented the
Confederates at the Campfire. He said. in
part: Kentucky was greatly diyided
State, as you know, during the war. In
many soldiers to the armies in the civil war
as any other State, North or South. With
the dawn of blessed peace our differences
are all forgotten, and hand in hand and
shoulder to shoulder every one Of us is now
doing all that is possible to make our coun-
try worthy Of the highest and best form of
Government ever known to man-the Amer
lean Union"
The philosophy of the results of the war
was dwelt upon in mastery manner by
the Hon. Frank Il. Posey, of Evansville
At 1925 o'clock Gen. Lew Wallace, the
distinguished Mexican soldier, veteran of
the civil war, and famous writer and speaker,
arrived. He INDUCED in a train of interest
ing "reminiscences, and was followed by q
number of other speakers. 1t was a late
hour when the Campfire was put out.
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Col. MARION IT, ANDERSON, Com
mander of the Department of the
Potomac, made an exceedingly strong
and effective argument in the Ma
tional Encampment for attaching a
penalty clause to Sec 1854, Revised
Statutes, prescribing preference for
veterans in Government service. He
was successful in getting the National
Encampment to make an utterance in
favor of this. The Department Of the
Potomac has suffered more severely than
any others-we areetempted to say all
the others-from the disregard of the
law-by officials having appointing and
employing power. A very large pro-
portion of its members are in Govern
ment service, and the Administration
made heavy inroads upon it in the
sweeping discharges of veterans to make
room for political placemen from all
over the country, but more particularly
from the South. If there is any place
in the country that the comrades need
the protection of the law to secure them
their places and means of livelihood it
is in the Capital of the Nation for
which they fought. Every Department
in the GAR has the same interest in
the matter as that of the Potomac, for
the comrades come hither from all the
other Departments, and very many of
them retain their membership in their
home Posts. Comrade Anderson made
q good and successful fight.
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Is oRAToRY natural gift in Kansas
Does felicity of speech come as
spontaneously as the sunHowers, and the
grasshoppers, and the cyclones2 Parti-
cularly, does the talent of tongues de-
scend upon every woman? AT least, no
daughter of those fertile, wind-swept
plains ever seems to lack genius tor
expressing the thoughts within her in
pure, yelling English, with picturesque
imagery and captivating rhetoric.
These remarks apply especially to the
brilliant little speech made by Mrs.
Margaret Il. Wickins, National Presi-
dent of the W.R.C, before the En-
campment ON Friday. No one was ex-
pecting anything so concise, so complete
ly fine, so charming in sentiment and
diction from the plain, matter-of-fact,
motherly woman who appeared before
them. The surprise was not the least of
the charm.
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AT NATIONAL PARK.

Brilliant Array of Men In Blue and Gray
Talk Over Old Times.
A largely-attended Campfire was held al
National Park. Capt. John Fowler, Chair
man in charge, called the meeting to order,
and introduced Capt. John III. feathers, the
ex-Confederate, who acted as presiding Off
Ger of the evening
Col Andrew Cowan was the first speaker
of the evening. He made a short address
welcoming the Grand Army visitors to the
city.
The next speaker was Mr.. c. E. Allen, OF
Illinois, who in a 10-minute speech, echoed
the patriotic sentiments expressed by Col.
COwan.
Gen. James W. Burk, of Alabama made
short speech, his subject being the Fed
eral Soldier in the South"
The last number on the program was a
Jolly roundup" This was participated in
by Capt John III. feathers, the Rev. James
Prentiss Foster, OF Geneva, N. Y, and the
Rev. ID. r. Clarke, of Michigan all of whom
made short talks. w. III. Thomas, Gem
mander of Post Ice, Department of Missouri,
closed with a sony.
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IT was very difficult thing to do TO
follow the brilliant speech of Mr.. Wat
terson, but Past COMMUNICATIVE Chief
William Warner acquitted himself of
the exacting task in way that left the
comrades entirely satisfied. His speech
was bright and felicitous, while strongly
presenting the character and aims of the
Grand Army of the Republic. The
country has no stronger thinker and
speaker than William Warner, of Mis-
souri,.
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MIR. wArrERsoN.s SPEECH.
Mr.. Watterson made a great spec

Mr.. Watterson made great speech
1t was great in thought, great in its
elevation of sentiment and aspiration
and great in literary finish. 1t is well
worthy a place among the highest
oratorical efforts which have illumined
the history of our country.
As with all natural orators, Mr.
Watterson delights in dramatic effects
One of the most marked of these was
when he brought his audience, which
hads been shouting glad approval of his
utterances, directly in view of chasm
of irreconcilable differences. He said /:
When Hamilton and Madison agreed in
supporting Constitution wholly acceptable
to neither Of them, they compromised some
differences and they left some other differ
ences open to double constructions; and,
among these latter, was tho exact relation of
the States to the General Government. The
institution of African slavery, with its ire
constable conditions, got between the North
and the South and
Everybody suddenly stopped applaud
ing, and sat silent and attentive.
Whittier was he going? To justify
Secession, and apologize for rebellion
For an instant the feeling was tense
almost to painfulness. Then he turned
off abruptly with
But / am not here to recite the history of
the United States. You know what happened
as well as do, and we all know that there
does not remain shred of those old issues to
divide MS. There is not Southern man to-
day who would recall slavery if he could.
There is not Southern man to-day who
would lightly brook the effort of State to
withdraw from the Union. Slavery is gone.
Secession is dead. The Union, with its sys-
tenn of Statehood still intact, survives; and
with it power and glory among men passing
the dreams of the fathers of the Republic.
You and | may fold our arms and go to sleep,
leaving the younger men to hold and defend
property tenfold greater than that received
by u.s. its ownership unclouded, and its title
deeds recorded in heaven
and his relieved hearers laughed and
drowned the sound of his voice with
their acclamations.
His peroration was simply superb in
matter and manner, and the whole house
rose in long-sustained applause.
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Other ARaira

Tuesday night, Two Campfires were held /,
one at old Maennerchor Hall, and he other
ut Pearl and Market streets The latter
attracted the larger crowd. Music was fur
nshed by an Iowa band. Addresses were
made by Gov. Claude Matthews; ex-Gov.
Ibayer, OF Nebraska; Gen. Lew Wallace !;
Hons. Jesse Parnlinter, J. b. Cheadle, j. c.
Burrows, b. F. Williams, J. y. StOll, SEN
ator Boyd, and Chaplain-in-Chief T. H.
Hagerty. r. III. Hendershott. of Chicago,
gave an exhibition of tenor drumming.
The same speakers also attended the Camp
fir" held Mt old Maenuerchor Hall large
crowd heard the excellent program given at
both places.
The chief attraction at the Campfire at
Camp Caldwell, Wednesday night, was the
singing of Turk Moore and wife, the Ma
tional Campfire and Campaign Singers" of
Iowa. Comrade Moore is entirely blind,
having lost his eyesight at Lookout Mount
ain in 1868. Speeches were also made by
ComTade ID. O. Spencer, of Bloomington, Ind,
and Rev. Samuel Payne, of Lafayette. Ind,
both OF whom intimately knew Mr. Moore
when he lived in Indiana some years ago.
Mrs. Moore is the delegate from the Eighth
District OF Iowa to the WOman's Relief
Corps.
The concert Of the Grand Army of tho
Republic, given at Library Hall, under the
auspices Of Mrs. Emily Dawson, Chairman
of the Music Committee, was a pronounced
musical and artistic success The hall was
drsped In National colors, and hung with
large pictures Of Lincoln and other promi-
nent men. A large and fashionable audience,
representing the most cultured of the visit
ors and Louisville people, gathered early
and listened attentively to the excellent
rendering of the program.
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RAILROAD FARES.

The matter of railroad fares received
great deal of attention by the Ma
tionI Encampment, and the discussion
was long and earnest.
The COMMANDMENT Chief and Coun
Gil of Administration have always .had
it in their power TO change the place Of
meeting when the railroad fares, or any
other matters, were not arranged to their
satisfaction. But the exercise of thi;
power has always been delicate mat
ter, particularly after the citizens of any
place had gone to considerable expense
in preparing for the National Encamp-
ment. AS has been the case heretofore,
many of the railroads which were anx-
ious to secure the Encampments for
cities which would be of most benefit to
them made promises Of one-cent-a-mile
fare if the Encampment would go to
the city they favored But these prom
Uses only bound the roads making them,
and left the others free to charge what
they pleased, as they have done in the
past, This is uncomfortable. The Grand
Army brings much the largest crowds
of any organization in the United States,
and it is entitled, for that reason. to at
least as good rates as any other, which
it has rarely had on some roads.
Now it has been made mandatory
upon the Commander-in- Chief and Coun-
Gil of Administration to require filed with
them, not later than the 10Th of Deem
Der preceding any National Encamp-
ment, definite agreements from the prin-
cipal roads leading to the city where it
is held for rate not exceeding one cent
a mile going and coming. In default
of these it is the duty of the Commander
in-Chief and Council of Administration
to appoint some other place of meeting.
This will bring the matter squarely
down to business, and will, we think,
put things on satisfactory basis next
year. That is, all the roads leading to
st. Paul must execute agreements, not
later than Dec Is, to charge not more
than one cent mile, going and coming.
In default of this it will be the duty of
the Commander-in-Chief and Council
of Administration to change the place
of meeting to Buffalo or somewhere else,
where the roads will make the desired
rates
A similar resolution was adopted with
regard to hotel rates.
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LOUISVILLE We'd with Pittsburg in
the universally of her decorations, and
surpassed Pittsburg because the straight
ness of her streets permitted her decora-
tons to be seen in mass. Every build
ing, at least in the center of the city,
was profusely decorated, and the view
at the corners of the streets, where miles
of gay bunting could be seen at one
glance, made finer effect than in any
city at which we have been. At night
the endless red, white and blue electric
lights made an effect never equaled
anywhere.
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PERSONAL

Rev. Thomas H. Hagerty, ex-Chief Chaplain
of the GAR. filed the pulpit Of the principal
Methodist Church at Louisville last Sunday,
and preached an eloquent sermon from the text
Thou hast put gladness in my heart more
than in the time that their corn and their wins
increased"
Rev. DR.. James P. Foster, Chaplain of Swift
Post, New York and formerly the gallant Colo
mel of the 1.3th N. Y. filed the pulpit Of sc.
Andrews Episcopal Church, Louisville. last
Sunday, and preached from the text, He that
exalseth himself shall be abascd while he thas
humbleth himself shall be exalted"