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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-23

pleasure Of the committee was to recon-
mend Kavorably.
This vas the last Mr.. Ritter then
moved to take up the two that had been
laid over. This was don and they were
ordered favorably recommended.
This ended the business before the COM
mittee and they adjourned
Fire Committee.
Council committee on fire department
met in called session last night for the
purpose of considering bids for the
completion and equipment of the Fort
Henry hose house, in process of build
ing on McColloch street, above Four
tenth. In the absence of Mr.. Baird,
Mr.. Meyer was chosen chairman. The
following members were present:
Councilmen Fox, Bacnman, Beckett,
Fair and Marschner. Chief Cline and
City Engineer Cooke were also pres
ent.
Bids were opened first for putting in
a cement floor. The specifications call
ed for bids on a Cumberland floor and
a Portland floor. The Portland floor is
the best, and is guaranteed. Butts & Co.
and Hamilton Bros. were the only firms
who bid on both Cumberland and Port
land pavements.
The bids handed in were as follows:
7. W. 30
Hamilton Bros .Sll3 n $2l0
j. r. Butts & Co..........$157.S5 and $194- AZ
The committee decided that it would
be cheaper in the long run to put in a
Portland pavement. Butts bid Of
$194.42 was accepted.
There was only one bidder for the
work of plastering the walls and cell
ing of the stable room. He is w. A.
Stoetzer, who did the rest of the plas-
tering. His bids of SIG for the walls
and $22 for the ceiling were accepted.
There were two bids for the
equipment for the wagon. The Chi
cago Fire Extinguisher Manufacturing
Company's bid was s4S6.66. Charles
7. Holloway & Co. bid $3.50. Consid-
ering the fact that the former COM
pany supplied all the chemical appar-
atus now in use in the department, and
also that the apparatus was slightly
cheaper, it was decided to accept the
Chicago company's bid. 1t was also or
dered to allow the Chas. j. Elig Car
riage Company to start on the truck,
one exactly similar to that ordered for
the Wheeling Company, No. 3, in the
Eighth ward. The entire cost of the
chemical wagon complete will be $840.
Engineer Cooke submitted plans and
specifications for improvements to the
Vigilant company house, which were
accepted.
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OF eases. F. A. Korrell. president; !.
s. Mcclellan serrefarv


OF eases. F. A. Korrell. president; ].
5. Mcclellan. secretary.
The Republicans OF this city are nos
burning any red fire over the Phila-
delphia convention. as they find little
to be jubilant over on account OF,
Roosevelt being nominated, as the
majority in this city favored Dolliver.
OF Iowa But this dissatisfaction is
small. compared to the appointment OF
George B. Cox, of Cincinnati. as ma
tional committeeman. A staunch Re~
publican stated yesterday that Coz
would cost the party 10000 votes, and
If they get OF that easy they win be-
doing well. Belmont county Republl-
cans should not kick. as their own dele-
gate voted for Cox beicause Hanna
told him to.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-23

Observation-Disclosures 5 fee tand fall
ing. Weather cloudy: mercury ~.
The marks on the wharf at midnight
showed s it. 8 in. and falling.
The Virginia is to-morrow's c. & P.
line packet for Cincinnati. She leaves
the wharf at the foot of Twelfth street
at s a. m.
The old reliable Keystone State
leaves tomorrow morning at Z O'Clock
for Pittsburg and way points.
mt
The United States snagboat, E. A.
Woodruff arrived and departed from
above yesterday afternoon.
The wheeling" arrived here yester-
day morning az 7 o'clock in tow OF
the Townsend. She is lying at the
Belmont landing where she will take
on her machinery and shafts.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-23
OFF FOR PHILADELPHIA.
The knights of st. George Leave
sunday to Attend the National


The knights of St. George Leave
Convention.
The Knights of st. George of this
city will leave on a special train to-
morrow over the Panhandle for Phila-
delphia, where they go to attend the
annual national convention of that or
ganization. There will be about forty
Knights from this city, besides delega-
tons from Bellaire, Benwood and other
points. The special will make the run
through to Philadelphia without a
change, arriving there at 6:25 D. m.
Sunday evening. Besides the delega-
lions from this section a large number
of Knights from Pittsburg will board
lie special at that city. The Wheeling
Knights have entered the prize drill.
which will take place next Tuesday.
The drill squad, consisting of twenty
one knights, will be under the com
mand of Lieut.. A. G. Hadlich. The
delegates to the convention from this
city are hon. T. S. Riley, DR.. C. A.
Wingerter, John ]. Coniff and George J.
Mathison. The convention will last
four days, commencing the 18th, dur
ing which time an extensive pro-
gramme will be rendered. Prepara-
tions on an extensive scale have been
made by the knights Of this city for
the trip. The Knights composing the
drill squad are exceedingly we'll drilled
and are expected to make a good show
ing for the honors. The commandery
of Knights leaving here will be under
the command of George j. Mathison.
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Marks From Above.

PITTSBURG-River 4 feet and falling.
Cloudy and warm.
BROWNSVILLE-River 5 feet s inches
inc stationary.
STEUBENVILLE-River S feet 4 inches
and falling. Clear and warm.
GREENSBORO-Riyer s feet and fall
ing. Fair and warm.
WARREN-River s inches. Fair and
warm.
OIL CITY-River I inches and station
airy. Cloudy and warm.
EuueNr NH NH NH NH NH minimum
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-23

Charleston. Greenwood, $50 a. m.
Parkersburg, Bedford, 10:30 a. m.
Newport, Jewel, IL a. m.
Steubenville, t. NJ. Bayne, 2:30 D. m.
Darlington, Leroy, 3:30'p. N.
Sistersville, Ruth, $50 d. N.
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To-Morrou,x Packets.

Pittsburg, Ben, Hur. l a. m.
GAINESVILLE, Lorena, 8 a. m.
Pittsburg, Kanawha, 5 a. m.
P~ittsburg. keystone State, Z a. m.
Sistersville. Leroy. Z a. m.
Cincinnati, Virginia, 5 a. m.
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RIVER NEWS.


Yesterdays Departures.
Parkersburg. Ben Hur.
Pittsburg. Virginia.
Steubenville, 7. NJ. Bayne.
Clarington, Leroy.
Sistersville, Ruth.
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Shield of Honor Picnic to-day at
ing.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-23
IN SOCIETY.

Mrs. Emma Boyd gave a most novel
and entertaining Japanese party yes@
terday afternoon at her nome on Thirs
teenth street, in honor OF her visitor.
Mrs. Ross, of Omaha. Neb. Progressive
euchre served for the chief social di-
version Of the afternoons entertain~
ment. Dainty and inviting refresh~l
ments were dispensed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-23

Miss Lillian Marstella pleasantly ems
tertained a number OF her friends at
her home on South Chapline street last
evening. Refreshments We're served.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-23

GREAT CLEARANCE SALE
OF Mems Fine AII-WOoI Suits, that
sold Mt $40 and ~ Your choice,
while they last $500.
u. GUTMAN & CO..
Twelfth and Main Streets.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-23

Shield of Honor Picnic to-day mt
Wheeling Park, afternoon and even
ing.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-23

foa can start . bank With
the money y0u save at our $500 Suit
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-23

You can start a bank account with
the money you save Mt our $500 Suit
Sale.
NJ. GUTMAy & CO.,
Twelfth and Main Streets.
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auiIling, of Mree-quarter-inch Liberty
satin Ribbon In the same shade of
green Ribbon two inches wide is
use for the semi-girdle, which is
sew ed on the underarm seam at the
waist line, and stylishly bowed in cell
tre front. The upper part of the
front and back lining is faced to
square y9kegdepth. The full fronts
are gathered Ind applied over the lin
ing to the edge OF the yoke, and the
back Is arranged in a stylish double
box pleat,S which is attached to the
lower edge of back yoke and falls i'll
graceful folds to the lower edge. The
collar which curves high in the back
closes in centre front, and the closing
may be made visibly or with buttons
and buttonholcs, as preferred. The
two-piecc sleeves are correct in shape.
and the pretty pointed cpaulettes that
are Sewed Oh over the shoulders. at
the yoke outline. stand out stylish!y
over the tops. The wrists are SIM
ply trimmed on the edge with a band
OF quilted ribbon. - wrapper Ill lhiS
style can be appropriately made in
lawn. prrcalr or :cingham. with allover
embroidery insertion and cdging for
trimming. Made in foula-d OF China
silk. a combination of contrasting color
or fine tuckng. with trimming of lace,
will be attractive. Cashmere of light
weight wool goods will trim daintily
with ribhcn or irregular Insertion.
TO make this wrapper in the medium
size will require six and one-half yards
of cashmere or other material forty
four inches wide, ten and one-halt
wards thirty-1wo inches widcor twelve
yards twenty-five inches wide. 70
trim as represented, scvcn-cighths
yards each oil satin and allover lace,
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A Novel Temperance Society.

A peculiar society, having as its object
The suppression OF the liquor traffic, has
been organized in Great Bend. The or
yanization is composed Of the society young
women of the town and IS called the D. D.
VI. B. Club. The initials stand for Don't
Drink, Ny Boy" The girls stand on guard
all day long, each day at time, taking
aote OF those who patronize the saloons
A complete record is kept of those with
whom they are personally acquainted, but
:he club is especially directed toward sup
pressing the evil among the young men of
;he town. Meetings are held once a week
20 exchange information which they have
secured.
On first offence-that is, the first dis
covered offence-a card is sent to the
5oung man informing him that he has
been seen entering certain saloon at a
certain hour on a certain day, and if the
offence is repeated he can consider him
self ostracized by the good society of Great
Bend. The club members are. pledged
never to tell an outsider the name OF the
offender, but if the offence is repeated
they make his name public in a little
pamphlet called the Monthly Bar Record.
Great Bend (kan.) Correspondence Kan
Tirpac
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Made q New World to Exist.

Pray that some portion of Wesley's
spirit may descend on us. Think Of his
purity, his diSintGrestcdneSs, his love of
the poor. his Willingness to take up the
cross and, follow Christ. Consider what
great thing this is-that man Should
devote all his powers to the good Of his
fellow-men; that his thoughts should be
wholly turned. not on himself. but on
God. Try and imagine seriously the ef-
feet Of his lifelong labors on this c0un-
try. OH the British Colonies, on the United
States. He MAY be truly said to have
changed the face of the religious world.
The English High Churchman may
sometimes regret that the Wesleyan has
got the start of him in Wales, or Corn
wall. or i'll the towns Of Yorkshire and
Lancashire, and will be inclined to hope
that all may come right i'll the end, as
they say. But We may be allowed to re-
gard the lahors Of Wesley in a very diff
fercnt spirit; for we know that every
year, for many generations, thousands
and tens Of thousands have gone to their
rest all over the world, men and women,
young and old. blessing God that they
were brought to the knowledge of him
and Of his truth through the teaching Of
John Wesley. There is probably no con-
siderable town, wherever the English
language is spoken, in which one OF his
chapcls has not been erected And he
who went on his ill-starred expedition to
Georgia, and returned again with scant
success, was in one respect like Column
bus: he did not know that he had called
into existence new wOrld.-ProfeSSor
BENJAMIN JOwett, Nj. A.
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The Heart and the Brain,

Heart is word of which the Bible is
full. Brain, believe, is not mentioned
in Scripture. Heart, in the sense in
which it is currently understood, sug-
geSts the warm centre of human life or
any other life. When we say of man
that he has a good deal of heart" we
mean that he is ''Summery." When you
come near him it is like getting round to
the south side Of house in midwinter
and letting the sunshine feel Of you, and
watching the snow slide off the twigs
and the tear-drops swell on the points Of
pendant icicles. Brain counts for good
deal more today than heart does. 1t will
win more applause and earn larger
salary. Thought is driven with a curb
bit lest it quicken into pace and widen
out into swing that transcends the die
tates of good form. EXubel auce is in
bad Odor Appeals to the heart are not
thought to be quite in good taste. The
current demand is for ideas--nOt taste.
/ asked member of my church the
other day whether he thought Of GER
tain friend of his who attends. certain
church and is exceptionally brainy was
really entering into sympathy with reli-
gious things. "Oh, no" he said, he likes
to hear preaching because he mas an act
i've mind, and the way that things are
snrend out in front of him." In the old
days Of the church sermon used to
convert 3tUU men; now that temperature
is down. it takes 1000 SERMONS to convert
one man.-Rcv. DR.. parkhurst, ID. D.,
New York
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A Tendency Toward Sobriety.

The growth of sobriety among the work
ing classes is one of the most promising
features of the social conditions of to-day,
and it has been enforced by the immense
development in the responsibilities of daily
life. Never were intoxicating liquors and
oaralyzing drugs more in reach of the peo-
Die, but their excessive use is confined to
verv few. The man who is known to be
addicted to them soon falls into disrepute in
and being unable to secure employment in
any important capacity he must in short
time degenerate into the class Of incorrigi-
bles and cease to have any recognition
among decent people.
There can be no doubt that the use of
powerful and dangerous, physical forces in
the ordinary operations of life will con-
stantly increase. and the need of sober,
reliable and competent men be ONE so ur-
gent that no man of irregular or intemper-
ate habits will be able to secure employ
ment of any sort in the years to come, and
the time will not be distant, either.-New
Orleans Picayune.
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Who 10 Responsible?

a Rochester correspondent sends us the
1olloWlng sad story, the narrowing details
OF which the papers of that city recently
printed
In Rochester coal driver, earning 81 so
a day, whose family consisted of his wife
and three children, two girls, aged ten
and three, and baby boy of twelve
months. Through the winter scarcely
dollar of this mans earnings went to pro.
vide for the necessities Of his family
IA spite of the toll of the wife there has
been neither fuel for the fire nor food for
the table, day after day. Meager crusts
Ct bread broken into three fragments have
made the suppers for the little ones, while
the wife went fasting, because his earnings
have. gone to swell the profits of the sa-
loonkeeper.
On Tuesday morning, April 8, with
neither coal nor bread in the house, the
poor woman, worse than widow, because
her husband was not dead, listened to the
cries of her children for food, and sent the
little ten-year-old girl to the grocer to buy
a loaf of bread on credit. The credit was
refused; she owed a bill of sl.S9 there.
"No more bread without cash." said the
grocer. Driven by the cries Of her little
ones the woman herself went to the gro.
Gerry, and although the grocer would sell
her nothing on credit he gave her out of
pity n loaf of black bread. With that
alone for food. in the chilled, cheerless
rooms of their tumbledown home the chill
dren and their mother lived until noon.
Driven to desperation, the sorrowing
woman. on the frayed tablecloth. where
lay the last morsel of the black bread,
penned this note to her husband II had
no mopey and could buy no bread, and I
had nothing left to do but to take my
children and go where the hunger could
not pain u.s., I was refused credit and
could no long ger stand the terrible poverty
that have endured for years. was weak
and it was all too much for me. hope I
will be forgiven for my act, but if my
heart could be seen the act would not be
called crime. l am sorry, but cannot
prevent it now. 1t is too late"
Then taking her little ones , the back
room of their miserable home she lifted
The cover from the cistern, threw them in
and plunged in herself-and they found
Them there, all dead.
STILL who cares? The saloon must thrive.
National Advocate.
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The Crusade In Brief.

The Sons OF Temperance, an English
society, has an adult membership OF 42775,
q gain on the year of 1909
In 1895 the city of New York drank
more than 5,000000 barrels of Intoxicating
stuff, and paid Sl40,0O0,OO0 for the privi-
. lege.
During the last twenty years the deaths
from alcoholism in Great Britain have in
creased 50 per cent. among men and l45
per cent. among women.
William Amend, the champion beer
drinker of New York" died recently in
Bellevue Hospital of the worst case of
cirrhoss OF the liver ever seen there.
Ii you want to boom your city or town
Danish the saloon.
Intemperancc is bred in the club, in the
home and in the social circle as well as in
the barroom.
The Red House. "a public house without
beer" the first experiment of the kind in
England, conducted by religious organlza-
tion was dedicated recently at Stepney.
Every one who buys an intoxicant, or Of
fers an intoxicant to another. does his or
her part toward maintaining the drink GUS
toms which underlie the waste and the
woe and wretchedness of intemperance.
In London. England. at Coroners "a
quests during 1886 there were ZIG deaths
which the iuries laid at the door OF drink,
although. if possible. they invariably bring
in verdict showing some other cause OF
death.
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Fits Like q Glove.

it fits like glove, the pretty half
sleeve of Shirred mOuSSrline Of cream,
or white sheer material. This half
sleeve is shirrrd closely. but is of a
material so soft and fine that it does
not increase the size Of the arm per-
ceptibly. This has not any straps or
bands to vary it's length, except the
cuff band underneath. This is q pretty
Sncath-likc arrangement. The shlrring
prevents the Eousselne from looking
skimpy. although it is close fitting.
The shirred half-sleeve has another
point in its favor. 1t is detachable.
and if tired of wearing it the lady can
don the bodice and wear 1t with the ell
bow sleev, and then she can replace
her shirred half sleeve Of mousscline
below whenever she so desires.
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THE GREAT DESTROYER.
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF INTEMPEaANcE.

Ihe Drunkard's Child, by Charles W
Harris-A Narrowing story-Desperat
Deed Of a sot's Wife-Pitiful Note Oh
Wrote Before Suicide.
You ask me why so oft, father,
Ihe tears roll down my cheek,
And think it strange that should own
, A grief l dare not speak;
But . my soul is very sad,
My brain is almost wild;
1t breaks my heart, to think that ?
Am called drunkard's child.
My playmates shun me now, father,
Or pass me by with scorn,
because my dress is ragged, and
My shoes are old and torn:
And If | heed them not, there goes
The drunkard's girl" they cry,
Oh then, how much l wish that God
Would only let me die.
You used to love me once, father. K
And we had bread to eat;
Mamma and l were warmly clad,
And life seemed very sweet; =
fou never spoke unkindly then,
Or dealt the angry blow;
Oh, father, dear, 'tis sad to think =
The rum has changed you so. .,-,
DO not be angry now, father, ~
Because tel you this, - -,
but let me feel upon my brow,
Once more thy loving kiss, Si=;.t
AND promise me those Inns no more,
With drink shall be defiled, Z.
That, from life of want and woe,
Ihou't save thy weeping child,
s Lutheran Observer.
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little frocs. The full body is arranged
over fitted Innings, which close III
centre back. the upper portions OF
which are covered with the embrold
ery to round yoke depth. The pretty
bertha of unique shaping is made OF
the white lawn. to match the sleeves.
and its edges are handsomely trimmed
with insertion and edginS. This In
ing may be omitted, and the waist
finished with the bertha in gulmpe
style. The lining may be used with
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GODS MESSAGE TO MAN.
PREGNANT THOUGHTS FROM THE
WORLDS GREATEST PROPHETS.

The Joy OF Living-Made a New World
to Exist-The Heart and the Brain
The Grammar Of Christianity - Inn
mite Love Makes No Mistake.
0 give me the joy Of living,
And some glorious work to do;
a spirit of thanksgiving, ;.
With loyal heart and true: y,
Some pathway to make brighter, \
Where tired feet now stray;
Some burden to make lighter
While tits day.
o give me the joy of living,
In the world where God lives too;
And the blessed power Of giving,
Where men have so much to do:
Let me strive where mon are striving,
And help them ur the steep:-
May the trees | plant he thriving
While / sleep.
On the fields of the Master cleaning,
May my heart and hands be strong;
Let me know life'S deepest meaning,
Let mo sing life's sweetest song
With some faithful hearts to love me
Let me nc5ly do my best;
And, at last. with heaven above me,
Let me rest.
The Rev. Julian S. Cutler in Uni.
versalist Leader.
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The Grammar of Christianity.

1t is perfectly possible to maintain the
sweetness and the strength of the Chris
tian life here among our fellows. This
is the evident lesson from the life of
Jesus. We often miss it. But see Him
always in closest touch with life, see
Him there doing the will Of God. see
Him saving His soul in service and in
spiration given to others. So much has
been said about the other-worldliness of
the disciples of Jesus. The Christian
life is the life of the present tense and
the Indicative mood AMI the active voice.
Its grammar muSt emphasize the pro-
gresSive present We are not shut up by
ourselves, we are not surrounded by
those who think alike, and bilden here
to live for our Lord. We are sent out
where we may meet the most men in the
most varied ways: we are sent out where
we may be questioned and tested: here
in the crowd we are told to do ana be
what Jesus of Nazareth was. This Is
the ncgIertrd note i'll the present conceD-
ton of the Christian life.