The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-26

poses. Tho location 10 q good ono for /
"homo OF rcst', for the roustabout elo
ment that lingors by tho walors odgt
liko 80 many wharf rate, waiting, like
mo nninrtnnaIus who iraquontol thl
pools Of SLOAN. Tor tho "troubling Of
tho waters" On tho deserted levo,
they moot aud minrlo with tho surplu,
mon who hhyo bcOa laid Oh from The
trains--tho nien who have killed thoi
occupation and been killed. In turn by
tho depression OF the time, aud Tho
severity OF tho winter. Together thoy
seek shelter and warmth and food In III,
Old warehouses;. and together they find
u nt number nlno aud nt tho Bethel
AS 900 thuse two classes OF mon stand
Ing In tho cold shadow OF tho oyerllcaG
tracks that connect with tho groat Eait
bridge across the river, and notice theil
wissiul tacoa turned up In Idle watch o.
Tho rnnbling trains TINT come and go
wondcr 70 myself whether LacledG
anu hia companions. who moorci thoir
pirogueS ut this very spot ono hundred
aud thirty.tiyc years pgo, hal the
slightest idea that there would come d
tilno so soon whom right hcre popula
ton would "preIs upon tho means o.
Subsistence, rs II Ia doing to-day.
THIS stately Eada bridge aud tho otho,
bridge Just above, and tho iorry boat
jnst below. romind mo not a liillO Of tic
sccno at tho Wheeling wharf In these
days OF bridge aud nnti.bridgo uninos.
ity. You SEQ how complete Is tho
parallel In tho fact OF two bridges aud q
ferry boat here Just Us you have II there,
aud This same parallel Ia all the moro
complete BY reason OF the lac. that there
Is a Wheeling islander in thu case hero
Just 40 there are many Wheeling island.
ers In the case with you. There Is, in
other words, Wheeling lady hero who
10 large owner Ia this ST. Louis forty
line that competes with Two bridges.
Her husband was president OF tho line
in his day and left his holdings in It to
Ills widow and children. | refer TO Mrs.
Elanore Berger Club who has an OF.
tractivo homo In st. Louis at $40 Lucas
avenue. who. by tho way, 10 likewise
ono OF the owpets Of the st. Louis Re.
public, the oldos. paper In st. Louis
aud tho leading Democratic paper Of
the traul-aIIssisslppl region. My old
friend and partner, alr. John F. McDer-
mot, used to 10 all omployo on this
paper, and many interslting reminis.
cences ho has told. me OF Mexican war
days whom the news OF Scott and Tay.
lors battles at Palo Alto, Monterey.
Buena Vista. and other PLACES. would
often come up the river by boat after
they had closed the forms and gone
home. whereupon they would all be
summoned out Of bed to set "the latest
news from the seat OF war"
HOW 1T BEGAN.
But coming back once more and, poal.
lively for the last time, las Patti says in
her farewell appearances) to Number 0,
North Levee, l will again remark that
It Is IN ancient warehouse temporarily
in possession OF kind OF Salvation
Army people; ihat is, people who like
the much despised army. are doing
work that others would not so much MS
touch with tho tips ot.thsir fingers. and
yet n most important work II ever
christianity Is going TO conquest the
lower millions and achieve its real and
Original, purpoae. lhi, schome grew
ont OF the fact that there are 40 many
people who since the panic OF '93 have
had such specious excuse TO accost
every body for "a nickel TO buy a loaf
Of bread" Very many kind people
systematically put nickels In their
pockets every day to answer this de-
maud, no. because they really believed
that even one.halt OF the nickelI thus
given away went for bread. but because
they were willing that one.half OF them
should 20 to the saloons il so be tho
other half, or anything like that number,
might 90 for bread. Finally the scheme
o! making these nickela count for more
in tho way OF actual relief was hit upon,
and this Home OF Rest on the leyeo was
part OF 0 new plan. Tickets were dis.
trlbuted in little packages to all re-
sponsible people who applied for them,
or who would even receive them; not to
be paid for in advance, but to be paid
for every week or two, when redeemed
at the homo on the levse. The idea was
to provide place. where man could
get lodging and breakfas. for n
nickel. and by substituting ticket for
4 nickel the end waS mado sure OF that
the money OF charity would not 90 Tor
drink. Tho ticket is good only when
endorsed by the givcr Of II, and good
only ut the home for 4 nights lodging
and a breakfast, and therefore ia OF no
uso to the pretender who Is. as they say.
"bilking the town Tor beer" Tho con.
sequence has been tina: many bogus
beSgars are thereby-smoked out, and a
good deal OF imposition aud annoyance
has been broken up.
Tho front portion OF the lower floor oil
number nine Ia used u, a breakias, room
and as an assembly room for religious
services in the evening. The rear end
ia the kitchen. Tho two upper tloors
are devoted to sleeping accommodations
and bathing and wash room facilities.
Tho cots are rs close n, possible to-
sether and each man has q ticket for n
particular cot. There is n mattress, a
pillow and quilt covering. Tho large
halls are well warmed but, being sim
ply n warehouse. arc. OF course, In.
differently lighted. Still, they are well
ventilated, and was surprised that the
recent presence OF several hundred
Shoppers should have left so little scent
behind. Aa matter OF fact tho beds
ara all disiniected and the floors scrub
bod every day. No lodgcr Is allowed In
the building from hall-past S in the
morning until in the afternoon. No
man ia admitted who i,under tho intlu
ence OF drink. and no man 10 allowed to
atay who uses prolans or vulCu!
language. They arc all supposed to
hunt for work during the day and
hence. n, | said. ara turned gu. ut half.
pas. eight. They got breakfast n. six,
which consists Of tin Of coilco and Il
sul'icioncy OF good bread. Nothing else