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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-20

rebellion against parents. disobedience
to the laws. To be more specific In
the evidence in order that we may
judge the young boy or girl, who may
have turned In the Absalou- direction.
Whenever a boy or a girl think they
have attained to an age where they Can
disregard the laws OF parents they
give evidence of turning. When they
speak of their father as the "old man"
and their mother as the "old woman, :
or speak of them being "out of date"
or .old fogies," they are going in the
Absalom direction. When he spends a
large portion of his time on the streets
trying fancy cigars or cigarettes; when
he is always on the watch to learn the
latest method of parting his hair, and
similar associations. Again, when the
boy thinks his parents hours are too
early and asks for night key so that
he may come In as he pleases. When
he studies the passersby not for the
purpose of ennobling his character, ..ut
the reverse. All these and many more
are evidences of turning from the
right. That of the young man.
The closing scenes of the life of the
fast young man are like those of the
past. In place of being followed to the
Kings resting place, with the atten-
dance of royalty and a great display,
weeping relatives and the sympathy Of
friends, he is buried in a pit in the
lonely woods and stones are piled upon
his grave. The beautiful curls, the
pride of his life, fastened in the
branches of the oak And that beauti-
full lady pierced with arrows and bur
led as we have said, without minister
to stand by the grave with sympathy
and say, Earth to earth. ashes 70
ashes, dust to dust" But as a beast of
the forest, he is thrown in a pit, so
this beautiful but fast young man was
covered with stones and in place of
mourning at his departure, the trum-
pet of joy was sounded that a de-
stroyer was gone. So to-day the fast
young man when he has turned aside
from the paths of right cannot be uni
versally mourned. But let it be re-
membered that Absalom, though a
wicked young man, was not without
friends to love him. His father loved
him, for all his disobedience and re-
bellion, as the mother is drawn closer
to her deformed or crippled child
When Absalom set out for battle MS
father charged the officers even at this
time that they ought to deal gently
with the young man. When he saw the
messenger coming with news from the
battlefield he asked Cushi if the young
man, Absalom, was safe;
And when he understood that he
had been slain the king was much
moved and went to his chamber near
the gate and wept, and as he went he
said: ''Oh, my son, Absalom my son,
my son, Absalom; would God 1 had
died for thee, O, Absalom, my son, my
SON."
There was nothing to take the place
of the vanished form of his son, not
withstanding his disobedience, his sac
religious life, and his wicked purpose.
He loved his son. And when his
friends tried to comfort him he cried
with loud voice: 20, my son, Absa-
lom! my son, my son, Absalom!
would God had died for thee; 0, Abb
SALON., my son., my son!'
At the morning service Miss Ada
Graham, of the Island, sang a selection
that was greatly appreciated by those
present.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-20
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE.
Held Yesterday Afternoon at Trades
Assembly Hall.

Harry A. Bryan, national organizer
of the Amalgamated Association of
Street Railway Employees of America,
met in conference yesterday afternoon
with the official board of the Ohio Val
ley Trades and Labor Assembly n ref
erence to Division No. 102, of the as
sociation. He is making an official in
vestigation of the condition of that
local.
He mas found the affairs of Division
No. 103, which is composed of the
Wheeling Railway employees, in a pros
porous and efficient condition. Mr..
Bryan had charge of the Cleveland
strike. which was settled in favor OF
the employees, and he has just returned
from st. Louis, Mo-, where he has
been in charge of strike among the
railway employees for three months.
He was relieved of these duties ow-
ing to i'll health, and is now on
tour of inspection of locals He gives
out the information that the strike in
st. Louis has thus far cost the COM
pany $30O00 600.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-20

The Croatian Society held a special
meeting at Lubic's Hall in North Ben
wood yesterday afternoon and arranged
for the national convention of the or
ganization TO be held during the COM
ing week in Mozart Park. 1t is ex-
pected that two hundred delegates will
be present, representing over one hun
dred and forty societies in various parts
of the country. The visitors will be
entertained next Sunday, the opening
day the meeting, and the rest OF the
week will be devoted to business ses-
sions.
John Lubic, president of the supreme
lodge of the order, stated yesterday
that considerable amount of import
ant business would require the atten-
ton of the delegates and that politics
would one of the principal questions
under discussion. He also said that
1t is the intention to formulate plans
for the campaign and that in all prob
ability the delegates would be in
structed TO use their influence among
the members of their respective lodges
and their friends in support of some
political party. probably the Demo-
cratic party. Mr.. Lubic further re-
marked that in view of the fact that
the members Of these societies, num-
bering nearly one hundred and fifty,
control very large vote, such plans
will be of the greatest Importance to
the delegates.
When the delegates arrive over the
B. & o. in the morning they will be met
by the Croatin and Slavish lodges Oh
this city and neighboring towns, ac-
companied by two bands. The visiting
and resident societies will then form
in line, march up Main street to
Twelfth, east to Market, south to
Twentieth street, east to Chapline,
south to Thirty-third, east to Jacob and
then south to Mozart Park, where the
festivities of the day will begin. The
address of welcome will be made by
Mayor A. T. Sweeney. who will be fol-
lowed by other speakers. Business
sessions will be held each morning and
afternoon during the week at Mozart
Park hall and the meeting will be
brought to a close with banquet and
hop.
The first Croatian society was or
gained in Benwood about eight years
ago, the members being natives of
Croatin, province Of tro-Hungary.
Other societies were organized in diff
ferent parts of the country and the
National Croatin Society or supreme
lodge was organized about year later.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-20
ON His Way Home.

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-On board
the French liner La Lorraine from
Havre was Mr.. H. Oki, chief engineer
Of construction OF the Japanese navy.
He has been in France overseeing the
building Of the Japanese cruiser Azu-
ma, at st. Nazaire. He is on his way
TO Japan.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-20

STEUBENVILLE-Ri foot inches
and falling. Clear. warm.
GREENSBORO-River Z feet 5 inches
and falling Warm, threatening.
OIL CITY-Riyer 2 inches and falling.
Clear, warm
WARREN-River at low water mark
Clear, warm.
BROWNsVILLE-Riv feet / inch
and stationary.
PITTsBURG River ? feet and rising
Clear and warm.
MORGANTOWN-Ri feet and fall
ing Cloudy and warm.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-20
A Sad Death.

Special 10 .he Register.
HARRISBURG, w. Va, Aug. D.
This community was made sad this
afternoon by the death of Mrs. Julia
Davis. the wife Of Hon. John w. Davis.
They had been married little moro
than year. She leaves surviving her
husband anda little girl. Just a month
old
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-20
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TO CLEANSE IhE SYSTEM

Effectually yet gently, when costive or
bilious, to permanently overcome ha-
bitual constipation, TO awaken the kid
neys and liver to a healthy activity,
without irritating or weakening them,
to dispel headaches. colds, or fCvers,
use Syrup of Figs, made by the Cali
fOrnla Fig Syrup Co
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-20
SERIOUS FIGHT
At Maynard station on the C. L. & w.
Yesterday.

Yesterday.
There was trouble at the Maynard
mines yesterday. and several fights oc-
Cured, which resulted in many sore
heads. One is probably fatal. An I'M
known man beat an old man by the
name of Robert Morey with club IN
til he was insensible. and late last ev-
ening little hope for his recovery was
entertained by his friends.
The man who beat him skipped out
and had not been found last evening.
1t is said the entire fight was started
over the ownership of quantity of
beer
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-20
LOCAL RIVER NEWS.

Todays boat leaves Matamoras, Tele-
phone, II a. m.
Tomorrows boat leaves New Port,
.uicket, II d. m.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-20

The marks on the wharf at mid
night showed 10 inches and stationary
There were no boats out yesterday
The Telephone came up Saturday
night from Matamoras. She leaves to-
day for that port at II a. m.
The pontoon bridge on the back
river rests on dry ground, two-thirds
the distance across.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-20
Pima Rarnninn.

We have three slightly used Upright
Pianos, which we offer this week a.
bargain prices. ~
r. w. BANNER CO.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-20

PARKERSBURG- river feet
inches and stationary. Heavy rain and
hail Mercury s. Up: Cricket Bartlett
Down: Duffy Little kanawha falling
Locals on time.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-20
N SUPPORT Of DEMOCRACY
CREATION CONVENTION IN THIS
CITY NEXT WEEK,
MAY BE so INSTRUCTED.

Meeting VIII Open Sunday at Mozart
Park-Arrangement Made Yester-
day Afternoon at BenwOod, Where
the FIRST Society Was Organized
About Two Hundred Delegates
VIII Attend-RaRade and Banquet
VIII BE Features of the Occasion.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-20

We have three slightly used Upright
Pianos, which we offer this week al
bargain prices.
b. w. BAuMER CO.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-20

for RENT cAADs. BIark House Leases
and Blank Deeds and Deeds Of Trust fnR
sale At REGISTER COUNTING RQoN.
fz25 Market street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-20
GOING ABRoADs

Tickets Cooks Tours.
J. G. ToMLINSON, Agent.
Penna. Station, Eleventh street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-20

Entries for the 100 yard foot race
for the A. o. III. picnic next Thurs
day. will be taken at House & Her
MAINS.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-12-21
inst a Little Nervous.

A New York woman, little accus-
toned to travelling and nervous rather
than otherwise, found herself on the
Empire State express the other morn
ing, bound for Buffalo. The train had
hardly passed Tarrytown when the
old lady asked the brakeman if there
was any fear of an accident.
eyes, ma'am," he replied. Plenty
of fear, but no danger"
"Why?" asked the anxious woman.
Because every wheel has brake"
was the reply.
"But, SIR" she returned fearfully.
suppose something should get wrong
with the brake?'
'sWell, then the engine could be re-
versed. OF a pressure could be put on
strong enough to keep the cars from
slipping"
"But, brakeman" she replied, with
deep anxiety. suppose even that
should give way, what would become
of us all then?"
"Well," replied the brakeman slow
", as if Weighing a momentous ques-
ton with all the care it deserved, that,
ma'am, would depend on the kind Of
life you'd been leading. "-Leslie's
Weekly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-12-21
Orange Culture and Trade.

1t is estimated that there are in Italy
100000 orange trees which yield; on
an average. 1.600.O00.00O oranges per
year. or 300 oranges per tree. In the
province of Sevilla, in Spain. where
the largest quantities of oranges are
grown in Europe, the average annual
yield of tree is 600 fruits. The ISL
and of st. Michel. in the Azores. pro.
duces on an area of 265 acres, 35O.O0O.-
900 oranges, which are almost entirely
shipped to England. In 1899 the total
exports from Spain exceeded 1.0OO.-
100000. Greece exported in 1899 some
$4,000. 900 oranges. Great Britain con-
sumes annually oranges to the value
Of about $S.e0O.000
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-12-21
Things to Forget.

Forgetting has it's pleasures, because
it permits the closing of the minds
eyes to harsh experiences and depres-
sing incidents II women are most
affected with them they are most dis
astrous to men. They come at differ
ent times and in different ways to
every one. They are the lowlands of
life, full of miasma, through which
all travellers must pass; some oftener
than others The blues feed upon the
blues. Miasma breeds miasma. The
way to get rid of the dumps
is when one is in the low
est spirits to call up before the men
tai vision memories of the brightest
hour. On the contrary, defeat is en-
phasized and despair made perennial
by the remembrance of other defeats
and past despairing moments.
1t is not crime to fail, but it is a
crime against ones better nature to
brood upon failures. The fellow who
forgets failures may succeed. He GER
tainly will not If he goes into every
new battle cowed and covering at the
recollection of past defeats. Dwellers
in swamp grow to have the lifeless
look of the lowlands. Remembrance
of the blues makes one blue. No man
is ever born a pessimist. He becomes
one by forgetting the wrong things
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-12-21
The Abuses OF Advertising.

A conspicuous example of the desc
Grafton of natural beauty and gran
deur has been the placarding of the
historic Palisades of the Hudson, near
New York, with advertisements of
real estate, merchandise, and medi-
cines, says the Chenango IN. " Her
aid. Happily public sentiment has
been aroused against the particular
offence, and it has in the main been
discontinued. This is but one of the
thousands of grand passages of seem
cry that have been despoiled by the
signwriter's inartistic and vulgar
brush which ought to be stopped.
Where there exists law, State or NUM-
cipal, it should be evoked speedily and
effectively to put an end to this spe-
cies of vandalism. In the absence of
legal remedy it should be combated
with an aroused and enlightened pub
lie sentiment. The owner of property,
whether in city or country, who allows
it to be made the medium of this par
ticular variety of public offence ought
to be made to feel the effect of public
disapproval
The spirit which prompts publicity
in the matter of business is, of course,
to be commended. but better results
can be obtained through advertise
ments placed in the columns of estab-
lished newspapers and other legitimate
publications than in the resort to that
form of scenic dissertation which is Of
fensive to public taste and against
which the public is making a vigorous
protest.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-12-21
TAE COURT o. NEW lpgAs.
Scheme by Which a Great Corporation
Finds Out Its Men of Brains.

- : - 1900
Scheme by which Great Corporation
Finds Out Its Men of Brains.
John D. Rockefeller is said to have
originated plan by means of which
the Standard Oil Company has discov
cred some of its brightest and best
men. A person familiar with the de.
tails of it describes it thus:
1.-THE Standard Oil management
looks upon its enormous force of men
as practically Invisible into two
classes; first. the ordinary, every day
clerk, who is a good, faithful clerk,
very much like the thousands of clerks
in the employ of other corporations, a
steady going trustworthy fellow, who
is all right in his place, but will never
be anything more important or any
thing original. The other class is made
up of the bright fellows, those who are
inquisitive, confident of their ability
to do harder and better things or the
same things better the fellows with
ideas in their heads that they are
bound to try on somebody. These men
the Standard Oil management is con-
stantly watching for. Let us say that
one of them has an idea. He presents
it to his chief. That chief or head of
the department is glad to listen to the
young man with the idea and hear all
about the scheme. If he likes it he
goes to the one next higher in au-
thority, and so the proposition comes
before the right committee of the com.
pany.
"'What will it cost to try this one?'
they ask
"'Well, $500O.' if that is the sum, or
$4,000 if that happens to be the
sum-
"The committee then decides wheth.
er the new plan shall be tried or not,
whether it is likely to be an improve
ment in the methods of accounting or
shipping, or specializing, or perfecting
the work, or whether it is a really new
scientific idea; and tell you there are
hundreds cropping up in this same
Standard Oil management. The ques-
ton for the committee is, in short,
WHctAcI ILLS new lued VIII ueIp Tile
Standard Oil Company. to make some
more money somehow, or to save some
which, of course, amounts to the same
thing
.'Let us say that it has decided to try
the experiment. If it works, and it is
put to the test under the management
Of the young man himself, the future
Of that man is secure. If he has an
idea and he succeeds with it, he keeps
right on climbing. If the idea proves
to be bad one, or to have been badly
carried out, though well enough con.
ceived, the young man steps back into
the ranks of the thousands of clerks.
and his superior officers, especially the
committee before which his other idea
has gone. haven't quite SO much time
as before to listen to him" New York
Sun.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-12-21
Must Put the Blame ON Somebody,

The young man had returned from
his wedding trip, and was again at his
desk in the Office.
1t was the day after his return that
the junior partner called him to his
desk and said:
Nov that you're married, Mr.. Quilts,
| trust you will be considerate in your
treatment of me-"
II don't quite understand you, sir!'
exclaimed the young man, in surprise.
"Oh, it's little early, I know" ad-
mitted the Junior partner, "but there's
nothing like taking time by the fore
lock. suppose you haven't been out
late at night YETI"
Certainly not, sir.''
"And it's none of my business if you
have. But when you do stay out some
night, be considerate Remember that
l have reputation for fairness and
humane treatment of everybody in this
office that would like to retain. Don't
tell your wife that you're sorry you're
late, but that that slave-driver at the
office piled work upon you to such an
extent that you had to work right into
the night; don't tell her that the tyrant
you work under gave you one-and-six-
pence for dinner, and told you that
you would have to post all the books
in the Office before leaving for the
night. Just invent some other excuse.
you know
The young man thought the matter
over for a minute or two, and then
asked, anxiously:
well, if should be late, what shall
1 say?"
"Oh, put is on the senior partner, as
I do. He can stand it."-Tit-Bits.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-12-21
In a Hurry For American Shoes,

A man carrying a dress suit case
plastered all over with foreign labels,
and wearing suit of tweed that fitted
him like gunny sack, rushed into
shoe store near Broad street station
and called for pair of American
shoes. ''I've been abroad for two
years." he remarked. as he kicked off
pair of thick-soled. shapeless-lookine
shoes about three sizes too large for
his feet, land I've landed-just got
into New York this morning. and hur.
ried right over on the first train. I
want a pair of shoes that fit me COM
fortably. and yet look like something
He got them and went out vastly
pleased. That's nothing unusual, ;,
remarked the proprietor, after he had
gone. "They don't know how to make
shoes on the other Observation-Disclosures
Record.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-12-21
travel Of pouerruL VALUE.
Save For Studying Languages a Trip "a
Europe is Not Advisable For Children.

Save For Studying Languages a Trip "a
Europe is Not Advisable For Children.
In the last of a series of papers
on the education of children Florence
Hall Winterburn writes as follows In
the Woman's Home Companion upon
the benefits of travel:
1T is quite doubtful whether chill
dren get much permanent benefit from
trips to Europe. For the purpose OF
learning modern languages residence
abroad for few years between this
ages of eight and twelve is of great
advantage. But otherwise these tours
are rather detrimental than useful. TIC
see many things which we cannot I'm
derstand, and have no present desire
to understand, brings about a habit OF
Indifference to what is strange. The
youthful tourist often shows this in
his face. He is blase with wonders
He has begun at the wrong end, and
it is doubtful If he can ever get back
the freshness, the enthusiastic curiosi
ty which has been quenched.
''All this is natural The young are
eager explorers when they are journey
ing toward what has interest for them
But their sympathies are more with
the present, with the nearby. For this
reason we should be ruled by the
axiom of our greatest modern phil
osopher, and proceed from the known
to the unknown Familiarize a child
early with his surroundings, and Sc
prepare him gradually for exterded
journeyings. = Show him all the inter
esting features of his native place, tho
haunts which strangers come TO see
and which possibly you have never
taken the trouble to visit How often
have heard elderly men and women
say that they always meant to go TO
see such place, within easy access of
their homes, but haven't got there yet.
II do not say that one should see the
whole of his own country before going
abroad; but he should see it's charac
teristic features. Our land is the land
of the living. Offering immense con
trasts, presenting in little all the races
and something of their life, it yet deals
with what touches ourselves at every
point 1t IS most interesting to youth.
While Europe, full of the dead, min
gled at every turn with suggestions
that appeal to mature, cultured
mind. may well be reserved Us the cap.
sheaf of complete education.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-12-21
Best De baters in Congress.

'aThe best debaters in the Senate arc
Chandler, of New Hampshire, and
Spooner, of Wisconsin. Chandler is the
keener and more caustic Of the two,
Spooner has the advantage in the spec
tacular surprises of running debate.
Chandler is more feared as an oppo-
nent than any other man. He has
genius for discovering the vulnerable
point in the enemy's armor, and he is
merciless in sending This weapons
home. Both he and Spooner are in
variably good-natured. Neither OF
them was ever known to lose his tenn
per in debate. The best debaters In
the House are Cannon. of Illinois, ana
Moody, of Massachusetts," -Ainslee's
Magazine. 4.se 81
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-12-21
WORDS OF WISDOM.
Worry wears.

Worry wears.
Haste makes waste.
Wishing is OF willing.
Patriotism is based on principles.
1t is best to kill serpents in the egg.
No furnace can ever burn out the
gold.
That only is done which the heart
does.
Courtesy is never costly. yet never
cheap.
To be content with less is to have
less discomfort.
1t needs no courage to choose evil in
the face of good.
Fidelity to old truths demands hos
pitality to new ones.
When you open your heart to lust.
love will leave your life.
A mans wealth may be measured by
his capacities, not by his coin.
The modesty of true worth is only
equalled by the worth of true modesty.
There is only one single step from
the level rock over the precipice of
ruin.
Good things are always beautiful,
but beautiful things are not always
good.
If men put more sense into their
sacred service the world would put
more faith in their sanctity.-Ram's
Horn.