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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-29
WHERE THE MAsONS CAME FROM

The Chicago Inter-Ocean tells this
story as coming from a little Illinois
girl who prepared it for commence
ment under directions to write an es-
say on the wise man:
King Solomon was a man who lived
ever so many years ago, and in the
country that he governed he was the
whole push. He was an awful wise
man, and one day two women came
to him each holding the leg of baby
and both claiming it. And King Solo
mon was feeling right well and he
said: Why couldn't the brat have
been twins and stopped all this both
er?' And he called for his sword and
was going to cut in two and give a
each a piece of it, when the one who
was the mother of the baby said: Stop,
Solomon, stay thy hand. Let the old
bag have it, If | can't have a whole
baby I don't want any Then Solo
mon told her to take the baby and go
home and wash its face, for he knew it
was hers. He told the other woman
to go and chase herself. King Solo
mon built King Solomon's temple and
was the father of all the masons. He
had 700 wives and 800 lady friends,
and that's why there are so many Ma
sons in the world. My papa says King
Solomon was a warm number, and
think he was hot stuff myself. That's
all l know about King Solomon"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-29
TEACHERS PENSIONS.

It has been q disappointment to
many Wheeling teachers, that the bill
providing for pensions, was not to be
brought before our present Legisla-
ture. The committee appointed at
the State Convention held here last
July, has considered the matter from
every point of view, and at last al
most unanimously decided that defeat
would attend bill introduced at pres
ent, not from the members of the
Legislature, for those who were inter-
viewed expressed themselves as fay-
orable to the plan, but defeat would
come from the teachers themselves.
1t must be remembered that while the
teachers who were present at the
State Convention in July were enthu-
siastic in their reception of the pen
sion scheme, that assembly represent
ed but very small proportion of the
five thousand teachers of West Vir-
ginia. The committee decided that
before any action be taken toward a
bill, every teacher had a right to full
ly understand the plan, and then de-
eide if she wished to join. There
seems but one way to accomplish this
and that is to have the subject
brought before every County Institute
held in the State during 1899. Cor
respondenee with the State Superin-
tendent found in him willing help
er toward any plan for the good of
the teachers. The columns of the
West Virginia Educational Journal
are open for contributions on the sub
ject, and a speaker for the topic
Pensions" will be provided at every
County Institute. More than that the
committee cannot ask at present.
Some means will be provided of al
lowing the teachers to give expression
to their opinion, and of having a free
discussion of the subject will be ar
ranged.
The greatest difficulty which the
committee finds at present, is the
lack of literature upon the subject.
The teachers are interested but they
want more details, to know what is
being done in other cities. and what
is expected of us. The village and
country teachers see the advisability
of the plan for city teachers, but not
for themselves.
We hope to make it plain at every
County Institute that West Virginia
proposes having a State fund which
Will lncluue every teacher VINO &C.
sires to join, that we hope by this
plan to make more permanent the po-
sitions held by the hard working,
poorly paid country teachers. as well
as to make secure the city teacher.
Though the committee may not be
making itself prominent, it is in earn
est and it will be from no lack of
work if they fail in their plans for the
campaign of 1899.
With the teachers of the State made
familiar with the plan. all interested
all working, our permanent fund can
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-29
THE RAILROAD WORLD.
The New Woman is Rapidly Coming
to the Front,
HAVING CHARGE OF EIGHTEEN
STATIONS ON THE B. & O..
ELECTRIC LIGHTS FOR THE
BENWOOD YARDS - A NEW
COAL MINE-INTEREST B.
& o. RUMORS-SHIPMEN OF
FINS-RAILROAD NOTES.

The woman agent is not a new de-
parture in the express or railroad SER
vice. There are eighteen stations on
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad alone in
charge of women. While they have
proven efficient and faithful in their
duties as station agents, telegraph
operators, and clerks, no effort has
been made to introduce them in any
of the operating departments of the
railroad service.
There is one branch of the transpor-
tation service, however, in which there
has been of late a rather startling in
novation namely, on the street rail-
roads and trolley lines. A sort of cpl
demic seems to have broken out in the
employment of women as conductors
and moterers.
At Chillicothe, O., the experiment has
been running along successfully for
several months, and the superintend-
ent has written an optimistic letter to
the Electrical Engineer on the subject:
I'VE could not see why women would
not make as good conductors as men.
They are proving themselves in every
way competent and efficient. We are
very particular in selecting them, and
have no trouble in getting good appli-
cations, and a great many more than
we are able to employ. 1t gives us
very clean service, and we think that
this will be new field for the employ
ment of ladies'"
But, after all, these are not the pio-
neers in a new field. AS matter of
fact, we are away behind the rest Of
the world in the employment of women
in the railway service. England hires
a few, while in France women as rail-
readers are common. Before she can
get an appointment as ticket seller, the
French woman must pass an eXamina-
ton in reading, writing and spelling.
All the women in the service of the
French railroads are the widows or
daughters of employees. The hours of
labor are from nine in the morning
until five in the afternoon.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-29
CIRCUIT COURT.

Before Judge Hervey yesterday, in
the case of w. ]. Colts VS.. George
W. Eckhart, there was an order direct
ing issue
In the case of Milt. l.. Davis VS.. the
Elm Grove Coal Company. the motion
to quash the return was sustained.
In the case of Frances p. Hunger
man VS.. city, the motion for a new
trial was argued and submitted.
In the case of the Bank of Wheel
ing VS.. Sophia Howell and others, the
motion for a new trial was argued and
submitted.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-29
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
Mullen Division No. 2, Ladies' Auxiliary, A.
a.

Mullen Division No. 2, Ladies' Auxiliary, A.
o. Il.
Whereas, 1t has pleased Almighty
God to take from us our esteemed sis
ter, Mrs. Barbara Ankle, whose many
able qualities of mind and heart en-
deared her not only to her relatives and
friends, but to all who knew her in life.
Therefore be it
Resolved, That while we bow in hum
BILE submission to the will of Almighty
God, we, the members of Mullen Di-
vision No 2, Ladies Auxiliary, A. o.
H, recognize in her death the loss of a
true sister.
Resolved, That we extend to the be-
reaved family, who have been deprived
of kind and loving mother, our sin
cere sympathy in this the hour of their
great affection.
Resolved, That these resolutions be
spread on the record of our society and
a copy of the same be transmitted to
the family of the deceased, and pub
lished in the Church Calendar and
Sunday Register.
KATIE COUGHLAN,
MRS. NJ. ROSS,
ALICE CAREY,
ELLEN GILLIGAN,
JULIA GAUGHAN,
Committee.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-29

now $3.50. but under thetnew schedule
it will be $7.35.
Capt. X. D. Walker, the we'll known
B. & O. passenger conductor, who has
been at his home at Fairmont fol-
morrow. He has almost recovered
from his late illness.
Trainmaster E. A. Peck, OF the B.
o., was in the city yesterday.
Ingle Malone, road supervisor for the
B. & o., was here yesterday.
Milton B. Slower, a well known Bal
timore & Ohio passenger engineer, is
off duty having gone to the bedside
of his mother, who is very i'll at Al
toona, Pa
B. & o. train dispatcher NEWMAN, OF
Newark, O.. visited relatives in Graf
ton the past week.
E. 7. Horn, B. & o. general yard
master, has just completed getting
the Fairmont yards in shape for the
handling of so much freight business.
Eugene NOVEL; has been made yard
master there, and there are no more
blockades at that place.
The signal block of the B. & o. at
Roseby Rock is being repaired this
week, and as result hand signals are
given all trains by the telegraph opera
tors at that place.
B. & o. freight engine No. 1895 came
out of the Grafton shops yesterday,
where two weeks was spent in making
some needed repairs.
The semi-annual inspection OF
watches will be made with all the B.
E. n oypr1Ouoc hotuaar tho or and 15fh
of February.
A. P. Oxtoby, general agent for the
Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling road,
was an arrival in the city yesterday.
The B. & o. have decided not to hold
their Cincinnati train, No. los, at
Pittsburg hereafter on Saturday nights,
An order to this effect goes into effect
to-day.
The B. e o. turn-table at the Ben
wood Junction shops got out of gear
the past week, causing a great deal OF
inconvenience in turning the engines.
Several of the employees on the
Moundsville & Benwood electric line
have adopted a new uniform. 1t con-
sists of a blue coat and vest and cor
duroy pants. No two Of the crew have
the same color of pants, however, and
one can imagine the striking appear
ance the boys make.
The Panhandle company have
placed in service two new trains on
the Wheeling division which will be
much appreciated by the travelling pub
lie.
Miss Edna Walker, daughter of the
well known B. & o. passenger conduc-
for of Fairm0nt was an arrival in the
city yesterday.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-29

The following very pertinent commu-
nicatiOn is taken from the evening In
0ependent-Republican paper
A WARNING TO REPUBLICANS.
Editor News
Why do the ring leaders manifest
such unseemely haste in forcing an i'm
mediate caucus?
1t is for the purpose of railroading
the cut and dried nominations through
the caucus ere the sober minded and
intelligent members of the pG.ty and
Council have time to fly canvass the
situation. 1t is the purpose of the
caucus tonight to reinstate the chief
moguls of the ring. 1t is but another
act in the drama of Republican suicide
in this city.
Rather than make little personal
sacrifice the ring managers are bent
on dragging the Republican party to
utter humiliation. They desire that
them in fee simple-in perpetuity. If
the caucus cannot find worthy citizens
amid its forty thousand of population
who can discharge the functions of the
various offices decently and honestly.
then they should reinstate these chron-
ic hangers-on OF Office and at the same
time sign the death warrant of the
party here. 1t requires no prophet to
show that if this Course is persisted in
that it eventually will be the cause of
wiping the party-in a local sense
out of existence.
1t would be the part of wisdom if the
Independent element of Council should
demand that this caucus be postponed,
say at least a week, or else refuse to
be bound by it. The good of the city
and the future of the Republican party
demands it. Or does the party repre-
sent the interests of the people of the
city, or does it represent and cater to
the interests Of several small polfti-
clans onlvf CITIZEN.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-29

soon be started. and ~ - slime tf9
Legislature Of 1901 meets. the bill will
be an assured success. Teachers who
made inquiries during their summer
trips found enthusiastic members of
pension societies who worked willing
~ for the scheme in other States, and
who pronounce the plan an entirs
success after years of trial. The
teachers of West Virginia win not be
lacking in the same earnestness when
they once understand fully this plan
for their welfare. X.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-29
A NEW COAL MINE.

1t is reported that a new coal mine
will soon be located near the station
of the B. & o. at Benwood Junction.
The new mine is to be sunk by syn
dictate composed principally of men
from Fairmont. The Watson people
are in it, so the rumor says, and it is
said that the new mine will coal all
the B. & O. engines as we'll as the ones
on the Ohio River road. A arge tip
pie is to he erected so that the loco
motives can be supplied before and
after their trips. A party interested
in the matter informed the Register
man that five year contract had al
ready been made with the B. & o. to
supply them with coal, and that the
company had figured that they would
save $50 per day by reason of not stop
ping trains at Glendale. If this deal
goes through and the shaft is sunk, it
may be a serious blow to the Glendale
mines, which have supplied the COM
pany with coal for several years past.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-29
Wbeelins ReYister
HENRY JACOBS.

Monday Bargains Grander Than Ever.
Nothing But Bargains for Monday.
&c White Domet Elannels &c.
25c All Wool Flannels. best goods, 1Sc.
1Sc White fiannels 2 Lee.
&c Canton Flannel sc.
zoe Feather Ticking, best goods, 9 lac.
25c Ladies' Fleeced Underwear 10c,
$3.50 Ii inc Lace Curtains $1.5O.
q to 10c Fancy Scrims to &c.
25c Best Red Table Linens zoe.
zoe Floor Oil Cloth 15c.
soc Floor Oil Cloth 3-4, soc.
SC all Linen Toweling sc.
SC Best BIeached Muslin &c.
&c Best 40-inch Muslin 4c.
CARPETS. CARPETS. CARPETS.
Special prices on all kinds of Carpets, Oil
Cloth; Linoieum, Window Blinds and Rugs,
1t VIII pay all early buyers to get prices
All new spring patterns row on hand at
HENRY JACOBS.
1871 Main st.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-29
MONDAY.

One lot Window Shades worth I SC for &c,
Yard wide Unbleached Muslin worth SC.
for Be,
One lot Mems Socks worth sc, for lac.
One lot Pencil Tablets worth sc, for
&c.
Palm Soap worth SC, for 21-2c.
Lilly Bouquet Toilet Soap worth sc, for
I-2c.
Fine Toilet Soap worth &c, for lie.
Two cases SIlkaiine Drapery worth
I2I-2c, for &c. l.. :. GOOD & co.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-29
WILL USE ARC LIGHTS.

The Baltimore and Ohio Company
has let the contract for the lighting of
the Benwood yards to the Benwood
electric light plant Arc lights are to
be used, and they will be suspended
about twice as high as the lights on
the principal streets. This will have
the effect of making the yards almost
as light as day, and is in keeping with
what has been done for all other i'm
portant terminals of the road. The
work is to be commenced just as soon
as the long poles arrive, and they are
looked for at almost any day now.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-29
MORE RUMORS.

The appearance of large number of
B. & 0. engineers in the city the past
week has caused a great deal of talk
among the people here as to what i'm
proyements the road intends making.
Several days was spent in surveying
all the territory near the creek, but
nothing could be learned as to what
the road proposed doing. 1t was re
ported that the company would cross
the creek above the stone bridge and
would build a depot where the Fisher
foundry building is, and that they
would connect with the Wheeling and
Lake Erie At any rate one of the
surveys made would lead one to be-
lieve that such a move was contem-
plated by the road. There is hardly
any doubt that the B. & 0. will do
something in this city before next
summer, as the company has already
announced that they will expend very
large amount of money in improving
this end of the line.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-29
COFFINS FOR MANILA.

The government is soon to lett con
tracts with the railroads to carry about
1000 collins to San Francisco for Ma
Mia, and haul back the remains of all
our soldiers who were killed or died
from disease in the Philippines. II
will take about solid train Of express
cars to bring back all the dead, and it
Will be the largest single shipment of
corpses ever made on railroads in the
history Of the world. The freight
agents of the different big railroads
will be hustling after the business from
now on until the contracts are let.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-29
SPARKS FROM THE RAILS.

NJ. G. Carroll, general passenger
agent for the Cleveland, Lorain &
Wheeling road, was in the city yes
terday.
]. 5. Smith, assistant trainmaster
for the Baltimore & Ohio company, was
here yesterday.
c. F. Thomas, of Newark, O., has
been selected as chief clerk 10 General
1ardmaster ". H. Jamison, at Ben
wood Junction.
E. P. Mobley, B. & o. engineer Of
maintenance Of way, with offices at
Grafton, was in the city yesterday.
Supt Hamilton, of the Chic River
road, was here on business yesterday.
Henry Helriggle, B. & o. engineer,
whose home is at Cameron. was in the
city yesterday accompanied by his
wife.
The Ohio River company have de-
cided to raise the rate t> Cincinnati
the hrst Of lie n0nsh. cha cayA IN
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-29
THE WHITE SWAN LAUNDRY.
A Tale of the Flood.

A Tale OF the FLOOD.
Long years ago, in days remote
Old Noah did build an ugly boat,
And then fell in a quandry,
For Shem and Ham and Japhet saw
No clothes come from their mother-in-law
To the Scroggins White Swan Laundry.
The tiger walked the Ark's gang plank.
The whale dropped in the great big tank,
And both fell in a quand ry.
The lions out of Asia roared,
While our West Virginia eagle scared
All for the White Swan Laundry.
The ringtail apes from Marathon
With parrots had a pile of fun,
And they fell in quandry;
While feeble fowls from far Para,
Came in a Pullman dining car,
To tell Noah of our laundry.
Twas long ago when this occurred;
The telling Of it's been deferred,
SO don't fall in a quand'ry,
And when you want your linen neat
Seek Ten-Eleven North Market street,
F. R Scrogginss White Swan Laundry.
Purity" Butter is clean, wholesome
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-29

A 4-ounee bottle of Compound Syrur
of White Pine for coughs and colds for
csc, at Geiger's Elite Pharmacy, 1904
Main street, opposite Steel bridge.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-29

Compound Syrup White Pine cures
cough in a few hours. A 4-ounce
bottle for 25c at Geiger's Elite Phar-
macy, 1904 Main street, opposite Steel
bridge.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-29

great reduction in Millinery still
continuing to make room for new
goods at NINE. SHIDELLS,
1130 Main street.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-29

The Purity" is the only high grade
Butter on the market. See that you
get it. Take no other.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-29

Purity" Butter is clean, wholesome
and delicious. 1t is now the most pop
ular on the market.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-29
A WARNING.

The following very pertinent commu-
nication is taken from the evening In
ependent-Republican paper
WARNING To REPIrRTJCANS
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-12
Palm GlRDfE'S PASSING.
WILL on WILL xOT SEATTLE Sur
PORT 4 FREE Music HALL.
Vaudeville Men Say Sack an Inssf-
fsstsa cannst Flourish Wfthcst
Middle Class. which Seattle
Has Set-Nanaxer Core Dtssents.

The closing OF Cars's Palm Garden On
account Of lack of patronage = generally
locked upon ~ another proof OF the state
ners. often made that the music haa Is
an institution tina. canros flourish IN Sc
sttIe. although Manager John Cori hAns-
self enteraafns contrary opinion
The Palm Garden Gil Cherry street. near
Second avenue was the only full aetfgef
music hall n THE city. and was ran On 3
plan thoroughly metropolitan Admission
was free, and 4 ladies orchestra ara
.auds vile speciality artists entertained
the patrons Of the place from O'Clock
until rnsdnEEs7, every night in the week
A bar was connected with the place, and
motley dressed colored walters moved
about among the potted palms that gave
the resort its narns. serving drinks 20
patrons az regular saloon prfces But n
spite Of the attractions Offered the Pain
Garden Was rarely embarrassed b. ex-
cesSive patronage
Manager John Cort. who has made 3as,
lost several fortunes in vaudeville, and
who owned the Old Standard theaEer on
Washington street during the boom days.
when 4 was q vexitaDle gold mine. says
that hts failure 10 make money with the
Palm Garden IS due 10 the fact that the
people who patrorsze such afnusements
have not got the COIN or II they have.
will nes spend it, He viii endeavcr, he
says. when business picks up 10 make
the Palm Garden pay, but just at present
ne thinks such a thing an irnposei6iltty.
Other caterers 10 the public taste IN
the matter Of amusements say, however,
that the idea OF making the Palm Garden
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-12

profitable with free admission and scent
beer is an iridesceat dream. Seattle. they
say. has not that great middle class which
patroaizes such places They paint out
the fact that Manager coft never spared
expense Ia securing attractions. but never
theless Was unsuccessful in drawing
crowds. They instance Cad Wilson. who
Haunted her abbreviated skirts at the
Palm Garden before she went to the klon-
dixie, and GussIe La More, the uuondam
sweetheart of Swift Water Bill Gates the
Dawson plunger. who exhibited ner perex-
ide blonde tresses and lisped her most
daring songs for the ediiication OF Man
ager Cort's patrons. all without attract
ing more than limited audiences.
Manager Cort was cheerful al he sat In
his dingy little private office back OF the
bar in the Palm Garden yesterday. Work
men were busy packing away the flrni-
ture and fittings of the place preparatory
10 season 81 i2leness. and the atmos-
phere seemed damp and gloomy. But
Manager cort'S ruddy face wore the same
smile with which he has for the past ten
years greeted all sorts OF tickle fortune
In Seattle ard elsewhere.
Seattle Is too grercurial In It's tenpera-
msent. said he yesterday. 'You can
never tell how Il is going 10 be tomorrow
cal market goes up and down like the
stock market, and ne seem To be now In
period Gf depression. This place was
opened up on June s. 1895 and since that
tine has had varying fortunes. Some
times tile business was ak good as IL used
10 lie AT the old Standard and sometimes
We ran far behind fer weeks at a stretch.
1t seems 10 me that people We depend
on for trade In this business haven't got
the coin. We have as nice a place here
as there is in the United States. Every
chair in the house is upholstered with
velvet ana we served the best of East
"rn beer. Anyone was az liberty to come
down here and spend the whole evening
just for the price of one scent beer But
unless people spend more don't make
. anything ana night after night I have
noticed people who used - he gilt-edged
coming IN here and spending only
~ or ~ cents, II takes great many s.
cent beers 10 pay the expenses Of place
like this.
''But ! haven't lost all my faith in Sc
attic" concluded Mr.. Cort land the place
is only temporarily closed II business
improves / viii open Up again.
III the Palm Garden had been on the
level" said we'll known variety theater