The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-10
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
From Noaes Ats,.uger and Tines.


O. ~ am twenty-one years Of age, have
been working for corporate company
Ave years, and sometimes think l am
wasting my time, as there is nothing more
TO be looked forward TO than an officer,
which, at the most, Is only clerk. l
hold q position Of trust and receive o very
GOOD salary, but would willingly accept u
much smaller one in mercantile house
where could stand good chance Of ad'
yanccment. Can furnish the very best
reference and security If necessary. Please
give me your advice, and how best to
make the desired change"
A. How can VIC possibly advise you!
Pardon US If we preach for moment and
say that you ought TO be glad and CRATE
full your position Is as good as you do.
scribe Il TO be, when there arc hundreds
ofyounc men in this city ofgool abilities,
who hardly know where to lay their
heads. A reasonable degree OF discontent
may sometimes be commendable, when,
for instance, ones surroundings arc I'm.
worthy of him, and he has chance Of
bettering them without doing any harm
10 anv ono else. We can only tell you
what will subject us TO tho scandal OF be.
ing termed by you tircsOmc old proser,
nanely-do I'LL your duty In your present
position, and mike use Of such Legitimate
chances as the future holds out to you.
@. "a controversy has lately arisen in
regard to the proper manner Of speaking
Of sisters. Ny friend asserts that in days
gone by it was customary 10 say the
Miss Bulls the Miss Bakers, &c. Others
contend that the proper expression Is the
Misses Bull the Misses Baker, &c. The
matter has been considerably discussed,
and l have found great difference Of
opinion existing in regard to their correct
ness, viii you be kind Cnoug II to favor
us with your opinion on the subjcctT
A, In speaking OF two or more persons
of tho same name, II is both customary
and proper 10 say 'thC Misses Bull," "tlc
Misses Baker" unless VIC preccde the title
by numerical adjective, in which case it
Is correct 10 say "the two Miss Bulls" NC.
For instance: "thc Misses Taylor present
their compliments"-that is, "thc Misses
who arc named Taylor" &c. "Thc three
Miss Browns"-"AI in this case being
only an adjective
o. 1 have n capital of two hundred dol
lars, am Of steady habits, tolera6ly
healthy constitution, have good industrl;;
Gus wife, and family Of three boys and
three girls, Give mo your opinion from
this-Iust yes or no. Should l succeed US
a farmer?
A. We cannot answer either yes or no.
You seem to possess excellent means of
success. Still, persons with more money
have not won It, and persons With less
have.
0. "Plcasc answer who is the author Of
this line Consistency, thou art ajewelT"
A. Nobody discovcrable appears to be
the author oft. 1t belongs to that class OF
quotations whose origin Is so extremely
obscure that no. one can say with Ger
tainty where they originate.
@. "WllAt is the religion or bclicfof The
Greek Churchy
A, The Greek Church comprehGnds all
those Christians following the Greek or
Grpco. Slavonic' rite, who receive the
first seven General Councils, but reject the
authority of the Roman pontitI, and the
Inter councils of the Western Church.
On all the controversies regarding the
Trinity and Incarnation, tho Greeks are
agreed with the Western Catholics, with
tic sole exception Of the double procession
Of tho Holy Ghost, in which they are mt
issue, not only with Catholics, but with the
entire body Of Western Trinitarians.