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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-09
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$50 that young man wants to marry
you?" said Mabel's father.
Yes" was the reply
do you know how much his salary
isl"
mo; but it's an awfully strange &C.
incidence"
What do you mean?'
Herbert asked NE the very same
question about you. Boston Traveller.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-09
SATISFACTORILY ENPL'>'-> '''

.eYou passed me ycst2fe-+
ward" he said, reproaeI'
Forgive me-" she nu' - .xn1ana-
and have you no |o-u
tioa?"
rv,o," she ans~Fed.
And they are mouth full of
~ borrowed Why ana tnu8''
guu.."-cleveland lain Dealer
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-09
FLAMES.

mabel, is it fact that you serve re
freshments to all the young men who
call on your
Eyes, papa
We'll, you must think ! have money
to burn, feeding flames that way.''-De-
troit Journal
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-09

Funeral Director TO genteman)-Are
You one OF the mourners?
Gentleman-Ycs he owed me 500.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-09
CAUSE OF DEATH UNKNowN.

ABE Yinkum Johnsing-Did yo' heah
ABOUT Gawge Wash'ton Jackson how he
done die aftah he eat two big possums,
an a whole peck O. sweet potatoes?
Henry Clay Jones-Nuh 1 didn't heah
shout dat. What was de mattah wild
him?-Town Topics.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-09

The newest furnishings for writing t.
The herald., 1898-01-09

capitalist and promoter of the increase
of population in the United States.
1T has been noticed that most of tbs
Syrians who arrive in this country have
about $40 in French gold apiece. 1t costs
about $50 for Syrian in his own coun-
country. He gets ticket which takes
him from Syria to Mareilles. There he
meets an agent who gives him the
money necessary to comply with the law
upon landing, and is put on board a
steamer coming to America, and there
the women often get an immigration
husband and the men an immigration
wife. They have been fully posted as
to the requirements of the law.
"One of the requirements is that they
should have friends here. A New York
Syrian, who has never seen or heard of
the Syrian whose friend he poses to be-
carries out his deceit with a success
consistent with Oriental capability. You
can confront the Oriental with no OBJ
lection that he will not overcome by the
instant invention of the most plausi-
BILE excuse. which he relates with mar
velous facility.
"A Syrian woman with a child is con-
sidered specially valuable as a peddler
in the streets of towns. The husband
who meets her is likely not to know how
old his wife is, when or where she was
born, or even her name. If all excuses
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Syrians in the country-to them every
whit as big a man as John D. Rookie
feller is to Standard Oil company en-
ploye. Moreover he is reputed to be a
millionaire.
His dealings are entirely with people
out of town. He ships orders to Syrian
stores and Syrian peddlers not only all
over the United States, but as far away
as Central America. His success has, of
course, resulted in imitators, but thus
far he is still their leader. For the
Syrians themselves he imports Turkish
tobacco, narghilehs CTurksh pipes), Ori-
entail sweets and such clothes and food
as are more suitable to their likings
than they could find in this country
y large share of the goods, which they
buy to SELL however are of a cheap
rider of American manufacture.
There are now five Syrian restaurants
in and around Washington street. where
YOU may get Syrian food and smoke a
hubble bubble. Ten years ago there
was none. Syrians who live in town and
Syrians who come from different parts
Of the United States to buy goods, and
immigrants who stop over on their way
west, can get a dinner in these restau-
rants, including a smoke afterward, for
a quarter. They rent lodgings in a near
by tenement
HOW THEY EVADE THE LAWS
mo doubt great numbers of Syrans
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CONGRESS TO TACKLE THE
IMMIGRATION PROBLEM
~f
frederick Palmer, Special Correspondent and Author
Writes of the Present Difficulties
FORECASTS RADICAL CHANGES
No One nore Anxious to Have These Enacted Than
the Better Class of Immigrants Ways
the Government Is Cheated

The capabilities of immigrants and
steamship companies in the way OF
evasion are the nightmare of the immi-
grafton authorities at the Barge office
who sometimes find themselves in a
thoroughly pessimistic mood. Rarely
does a day pass when some immigrant
or other does not succeed in entering
the United States by a compliance with
the forms of the law though the eX-
perienced inspectors at the island are
thoroughly convinced of the candidate S
undesirability. The inspectors are al
lowed no margin in administration. The
letters of the law are rigid, and they
must be applied as they are.
Commissioner Fitchie is authority for
the statement that the proportion of the
number of undesirable immigrants ad-
mitted since the establishment of the
educational test is larger than ever be-
fore-not because of the failure of the
educational test in any sense but be-
cause of the change in the general quail
ity of immigrants.
Against the great decrease in immigra-
ton is the great increase of old immi-
grants who are leaving the country.
Italians are returning home in great
numbers, some to spend the winter and
others to buy little wine shops or gar
den plots and live permanently in their
sunny homeland. Many of them came
here when the flood of Italian immigra-
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side hill which the ordinary American
farmer considers useless into a garden
plot. Even when he does return to his
native land with the money he has
earned, it cannot be said that he has
given no return for 1t in the Drawn he
has expended as producer"
A steamship with an immigrant list of
500 last week contained 290 Syrians
Fifteen years ago a Syrian even in New
York was a curiosity Today there are
25OOOO of them in America Their i'm
migration has increased with what is
called at the Barge office alarming
rapidity" during the last six months.
The Syrian is true child of the Orient
subject of the sultan, with the marvel
Gus gift of subject races for bargain
ing. The dislike of veracity. of which
he is accused, if true, is not surprising,
as it is characteristic of all the down
trodden Oriental races except the Turk,
who is too proud to lie.
LEARNS OUR ENGLISH QUICKLY
In the Orient it is generally supposed
that both the Armenian and the Greek
are superior to the Syrian as a trader
In America the contrary has been
proved. AS peddler here the Syrian is
outstripping all other classes of Orien-
tails, who turn to some form of trade
rather than to any form of production
In three weeks after he arrives in the
country he has pack on his back and
The herald., 1898-01-09

lie when he swears that a woman is his
wife, yet he has complied with the let
ter of the law and we have to let her
pass.
! I'VE have reason to believe that rep
resentatives of these Syrian merchants
are constantly at work in Syria getting
money on the installment plan from in
tending immigrants, and that all is
arranged month beforehand. The
more peddlers. of course. the merrier
for the merchants. OF late protests
have been coming from the south and
west saying that the country is over
run with these peddlers and describing
them as a nuisance"
The Syrian merchants strongly deny
the allegations of the immigration bu-
reau.
The Syrians are not producers, it is
true" said one of them. They are
traders, because they can find nothing
else to do. They have learned no trades
and naturally cannot do skilled labor.
Trade is the only avenue open to them.
They invariably become American citi-
zens. They do not return home, like the
Italian, after they have accumulated
little money, because they like America
and because life under the sultan of
Turkey is not alluring to them.
Their success as traders is unques-
toned. In q comparatively short time
a peddler is able to have his own little
store. They do send over money to
help their friends to come to America
that their friends may enjoy prosperity
also. But the merchants do not make
any, such arrangements as are alleged.
1t wouldn't pay. When they cease to
prosper in this country Syrian immi-
grafton will cease. One reason that
they get on is that they can live on such
small amount of money, and another
reason is their Willingness to endure
hardships and rebuffs. In this 1 think
they have no rival. Their constitutions
are wonderful"
FREDERICK PALMER.
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FREDERICK PALMER.
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tion was at its height, intending to re-
turn as soon as they had saved up the
thousand dollars which is a competency
for member of their class in Sicily and
the southern portions of the peninsula
STEAMERS CAN'T CARRY THEM
BACK
Some of the steamship companies in
Hoboken have been unable to carry the
number of passengers Offering them
selves, and Italians have been obliged
to wait for the sailing of another steam
er. Twenty years ago the percentage of
returning immigrants was so small as
to be scarcely noticeable. Then the
Scandinavian, the German the Briton
and the Irishman constituted the bulk
OF immigrants, and almost inVaria bly,
they came here to build homes. our
climate was much the same as that of
their native lands and it was easy for
them to make this country their own.
THE educational clause" says Com
missioner Fitchie, was aimed particu-
larly at the Italian. The percentage of
illiteracy in Italy, as we know, is very
large, but the Italian, | think, is emil
nently preferable to the subjects of the
sultan who are now streaming into the
Barge office. The Syrians, the Dalma-
tians and their kind can read and write
we'll enough for the purposes of the
law. They become peddlers. Through
out the south and west they are a pest.
Transplanted from an unlimited Orien-
tai monarchy, it is scarcely to be ex-
pected that they will understand Ameri-
can institutions. They do not till the
land and, indeed, they are not producers
in any respect.
"The Italian, on the contrary though
he is iliterate, is a hard worker. He is
maker CT vineyards. He will tW~ a
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| is travelling from village to village and
from farmhouse to Farmhouse, perhaps
in New England, perhaps in Texas, and
perhaps in Dakota. He picks up the
| language with all the facility that char
acterizes other subject races.
In ConStantinople an Armenian or a
Syrian who does not speak more than
two languages is as rare as Turk who
speaks more than one. 1t would amaze
Weli-to-do American school boys who
struggle in vain with French and Ger
man to find how quickly a Syrian will
| learn to say to a farmers wife, with
scarcely trace of accent: Kind lady.
| fine day. Look a t my beautiful goods"
In six months a Syrian will learn to
speak the language better than a Ger
man can in two years.
Few popular novels have had a larger
circulation than book instructing ped
dlers how to speak English, the author
of which is a local Syrian doctor With
this in his pocket the Syrian starts out
to conquer the world and succeeds. In
two OF three years he will have a little
store and will have brought over his
family from Syria.
THE SYRIAN PANTATA
How large an influenc one man, and
that man, to begin with, foreigner,
may have upon the future citizenship of
the United States is well illustrated by
the merchant who is responsible for the
| Syrian migration. Ten years ago he
was Keeping little shop in Egypt. He
came to America with a little capital.
bringing with him number of Syrians.
These he fitted out with packs. Others
followed on his invitation. His business
has gradually extended, until now he
occupies whole front ON Washington
street, and is the pantata Of all the
The herald., 1898-01-09

come over here Illegally" it was said at
the Barge office. I'VE have been col
lecting information on this point for
some time to send to Washington. We
are convinced that some of the Syrians
are sent for, and their passage money
paid by the merchants who employ
them. Like the Chinese here, the Sy-
rians have a sort of government of
their own. They segregate in colonies
in the larger towns throughout the
country. Each colony has a leader, or
padrone. He engages in somewhat
risky but profitable business. He is a
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fail, his last ruse is to "t'ro fit He is
likely to say that he is insane or that
he has been suddenly taken i'll or over
come with grief. But he never fails in
demonstrations of family love. He is
most passionate in his outward devotion
to his immigration wife.
SYRIAN MERCHANTS DENY THESE
STORIES
We are convinced that there are
Syrians in New York who have been
husbands for five or six women in their
time. Though we are convinced in our
own minds that man is swearing to a
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very nearly $50
sumption in
second stages
bacilli driven
tens, have
to perfect, ro-
Among this
one-half could
of the disease
tors, while 9TH
reason to be-
had contract
The English
Expert Spe-
the fullest in
to their meth
undertake to
ton in the
ond stages
pct SSlIranaa
The herald., 1898-01-09
The English and German Expert Specialists After Experimenting
for Number OF Years, Have Perfected Remedy
That Cures Consumption
Their Important Discovery Has Been Subjected Many Thorough and
Trying Tests and the Results Have Been Most
Gratifying
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE LUNGS


in the tissues of the consumption
The English
The cut given below shows it through
Consumption
number evidence
well established
the and
IN contact with
People constantly victim
either inherited contracted
become
from this ament Children mother
maturity and yielding
consumption until
English and
nave positive
been subjected to the
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or not.
a
to
to
sto and
genera lsorene ma
a
breath. Diarrhea nc fsua al exi
The herald., 1898-01-09

cases of con-
the first and
have had the
from their sys-
been restored
bust. health.
number about
trace the cause
to their ances-
ers had every
lieve that they
ed the ailment.
and German
clalists invite
vestigation in
DDS, and will
cure consump-
first and Sec
with the great
of success.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-17

beyond the limits OF tho state OF VIZ
ginia.
The bill provides the following:
l. f}e IL enacted by the General Assem-
bly, OF the state OF Virginia, That II snah
be unlawful for any railroad company
express company. transportation com
pany. common carrier or person 20 snip
transport or carry IN any manner the car
cass OF any deer. wild turkey pheasant
COR rufilled grouso). quail COR partuob'l
from any point within the limits OF tho
state of Virginia TO any point without
the limits of the state OF virginia ana u
shall b. unlawful To deliver for such snip
ment and transportation 10 any railroad
company. express company. trasportatloh
company. common carrier or person tho
carcass of any deer. wild turkey pheas-
ant Cor rudled grouse), guam cor par
ridge).
q n any person. corporation OF com
panv violate the preceding section sucn
person. CORPORATION or company snaH oe
de- ned guilty Of a msdemeanor' aho
upo1 conviction thereof. before any JUS
tice Of the county or corporation wherein
IS situated the point from which salo
shipment may haye been made. or wnere
such delivery for such or such oner 90
delivery for such shipment may De maze
shall he fined not less than ten dolaIs
nor more than fifty dollars for eacn or
fen,e. I'm each case one half OF the nn'
shall go 10 the informcr
This act shall Zoe in force from us
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-17
Y.oo.,, the bill with MIR. Fianagan's

accept the bill with Mr. fiahasah .
amendment. ,.~,.r
a., x-aozoll mo. 1910 amend the
~, .oi.t,on TO the powers of the dis
-. school boards of Rockingham.
~. same. no. 490)--To refund TO John
~. Burke certain taxes.
Nv Air. Fairfax, (No. 49l)-To authorize
,hc construction of telegraph lines WITHIN
,hc state Of Virginia and to provide ior
,ho condemnation of rights OF way there
for. 49, .-d
Nv Mr.. Maynard no. 1910 amenu
tho 4th subdivision OF section Sf oil the
Code. ,ho
nv same (No. i92)-To incorporate the
a5ortsmouth and smithheld Railroad
Company.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
10 amend and re-enact section l22O OF
Code In relation TO express companies.
no amend section 1851 Of the Code IN
relation to shooting along county ro'uS'
&c. -,
To authorize the Board OF Directors OIL
the penitontary 10 erect suitable oui'u-
ings. -,
10 incorporate the old Dominion Deyel-
opment Company. .,,,o.
To ren,re fire Insurance commands
doing business in this state 10 refund q
certain proportion OF the premiums pau
in certain cases. ..,.,
To provide for the payment OF certain
allowances OF courts.
10 amend section go OF Code IN reIer-
ence 10 property that may be distra'heu
Tor taxes.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-17

The Senate Committee on Pubic ln'u-
,,tions mad under consideration yester-
day tho watkins bin to protect
nunns al female boarding schools 10
80 decided 10 report substitute for Il.
This substitute simply amends the law
anti,orizing city councils 70 pass ordi-
names 10 punish persons VINO Ioiter about
,Nn.,te schools or otherwise annoy the
,',,n,,s the amendment gives town coen-
90 au,hority 20 pass similar ordinances.
Ine Committee on Counties, Cities and
Sns has reported adversely the OIL
10 create Tyler county.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-17

The Senate met without prayer
Among me bills reported from the
House Wa the one reducing the fees OF
iailers. IL was referred TO the Finance
Committee.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Turnonll
providing that the chair be vacated AT -."O
and resumed at 4 CLOCK ana at the
afternoon session only bills as TO which
there was no objection be considered was
adopted.
The Wharton bill 10 prevent comDina-
lions among fire insurance companies LOT
the purpose OF controlling rates. was
made the special and continuing order LOT
February I'd
The bills introduced were only three.
Two were offered by Mr.. ST. Clair. one OF
them no. 1901 Is designed to amend sec
ton . OF the charter OF Chntwood' anu
the other (No. 4S) amends section ~
OF the charter of the same town. Both
hills were placed on the calendar Inc
,hird bin (No. 4Sl) was offered by MT.
zane II authorizes the town OF 1873
stone Cap 10 exercise certain powers.
ADDRESSED BY Mr.. FLOOD.
Tho EMPLOYERS liability olil came up as
the special order at l2.50 and MI tloou
addressed the Senate for an hour. He
promised 70 take up much less uiue
man some of those VINO had preceoei
him. IL was MS purpose ~ PiN'N ~
ctslons that could not be disputed tnat
she position assumed by the other side
had nothing solid upon which 10 rest
M Flood denied that the doctrine Oh
fellow servants was judge made law
hut II had come down TO US from our En-
clish ancestors as a pant OF our gfcd'
cannon law system. lie said there was
no, as large number or people tha'
would be affected by this bill as had beer
claimed There we're only some 5VV pcopl'
employed In the operating departments OF
the railroads. lie denied mat this measure
would afford the protection 10 mem claim
ed. but even admitting tnat tn.s Ve true
n was the grOssest piece OF class leBlsia
lion 10 protect the 5000 and 10 wlthho"
the profection from the l26.OOO who ar
employed In other hazardous ana aaisei
org callings IN this State. lie ala no
see that the law proposed would pehei'
the railroad employees. Il would simpr
make the railroad companies the nsur
erx OF their lives. There were INSURANCE
companies that would carry policies o.
the lives OF these men al reasonable ra'e'
WOULD ENCOURAGE CARELESS
NESS.
Mr. Flood argued that the raiiroao EN-
nloyces were often careless now ana IN
Z der such a law as that prcposeo tns'
/ wouid become stlil moro careless ana tn
travelling public would suffer tnereoy
THE Legislature IN considering TINS ques
hon should b. careful 10 pass 70 ia'
ts.at was calculated " make .he IallIo-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-17
MUNYON'S

Cold Cure cures colds In the head. colns on 'n
lungs Old colds colds aud obst iate co.us, a,
all forms Of grip stops sneezirg, scnzt sss,hsr,a
the nose and eyes. prevents caiarIn. nipHTh nss
pneumonia and all throat and luns uoupi.s. 800
pleasant little pellets are absolutely nainsss s
saved thousands Of lives and prevented m. s,o,
ness. The Munyon Remedy Company %,'rpss.,s
IS cents vial II yon need medical sd,ca riIs
Prof Mnnyon 1906 Arch Street, PhliadeipDis' -
absolutely free.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-17

The House Committee on Courts Of Jus
tics met yesterday morning In room No.
.. on the upper floor Of the Capitol build
ing. and considered number OF bills.
10 was decided 10 report iavoraDly the
following bills:
Senate bin to- amend and re-enact sec
ton 1851 OF the Code IN relation 10 neu
facias on judgment for money what
writs may not issue and when Writs Or
distringas may issue
Senate bin Oh amend and re-onact Sec
ton la OF the Code so as TO allow tourih-
class p0stmasters TO act as notaries ana
as school trustees.
Senate bill Go amend ana re-enact sec
ton 80A of the Code I'm relation 90 the
terms of the corporation courts and at
what terms civil and criminal cases shall
be tried therein.
To provide that n the plaintiff In a
warrant upon a contract or such nature
that am action of assumpsit would Tie on
same shall have served with warrant
cong Of his account. verified by affidavit.
etc introduced by Mr.. Mann of Notto-
way.
To make Il mlsdemeanor for any
ncrson not having the right 20 90 So.
20 board a stationary or moving rAirotH
train; introduced by Mr.. Mann, Of Not'o-
way.
To prescribe and regulate the proceaule
bv which unpaid subscriptions 20 5oln.
stock companies may be recovered by saln
companies their creditors. receivers iiu'-
tees. assignces or any person. iniro4lcen
bv Mr.. Stubbs. OF Gloucester.
To amend and re-enact secton 40 OF
The Code in relation 70 unlawful detainei
apnroved March (. 1890, introduced by Mi D.
| c. Harding walker. 49, -,
To amend and re-enact section A'y' ot
the Code in relation 20 list 81 writings re-
| corded 10 be posted by clerk. go,
-, The committee then took up tle o"i
| Introduced by Mr.. Parker. Of southhamp
| 10 amend the Mason law 10 regard 20 ~,
! long and short haul clause 10 governing
/ the traffic Of freight on railroads.
| Mr. w. \. Glasgow. counsel Of the Nor-
| folk and Western railroad. appeared oe-
fors the committee and explained that he
would not be- able before next Monday 20
nresent 10 tine committee the necessary
| dofa After some little discussion IL was
! decided 10 make the bin % special order
| for next saturday evening the discus
! s,on 10 be continued 10 some future Gay
- all tho facts IN the matter cannot py
nat line be brought out.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-17

There will be a Joint conference OF the
Committees on Privileges ana Electlon'
of the Senate and House OF Delegates
ON rrldav night February 18th az
o'clock IN the senate Chamber for the
purpose OF considering recommendations
for electoral boards for the counties ana
cities. Where there are no contests
senator's and members Of the House can
hand their recommendations 20 either
OF the chairmen or clerks of either COM
mittea.
Captain r. r. Turner one OF the lafg-
est lumber dealers and manuiacturtt9
I'm Isle OF Wight county was among the
visitors I'm the House of Delegates yes
terdov During the late war Dee was
connected with Libby Prison.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-17

when the chair was resumed the con-
s,deration of the bills on the calendar
was taken up and bills were disposed or
10 which no objection was raised. Among
the House bills that came up with SEN
ate amendments was the anti-trading
STAMPS bill. The amendments agreed TO
nv the Senate were concurred In and
the bill will now be enrolled and sent TO
ths Governor.
When Senate hill l73 came up which
provides for amendments TO the charter
OF the city Of Richmond. II was agreed 20
strike out section 10 which refers TO tho
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-17

Mr. Robin Lucian Paley has Jus, CON-
nleted a iife-size portrait In oil OF Cover
nor Tyler. He Is now engaged upon
picture OF General Daoney III MaurS TOT
The Weetmoreland Club.