The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-07-24
GENERAL NOTES

lymount; the Irish beat the English and
Scotch at Wimbledon, Ergo-the Amer
leans are the champions of the world.
"A MOBILE man has trained an alliga-
tor for Watchdog Some may be m
clned to deny this allegation, but few
will defy the alligator.-Ec.
THREE children, who were Frustrated
by stroke of lightning in Georgia that
had first struck a tree, all had perfect
photographs of the tree imprinted on
their persons.
THE Portland Me- Arg'ts makes the
number of United States officeholders
$4,000, and thinks it must cost something
to keep so many. SO it may cost the
people; but what of that. II pays the
friends of the administration, you know.
No less than twenty-nine trade marks
have already been secured in the Paten.
Office for the word Centennial rs ap-
piled to various articles of manufacture,
such as perfumes, almanacs, cigars, black
ing, bitters, shirts, watches, and even
lager beer.
A WRITER in "Blackwoods Magazine
fifty years ago, said that "a man would
do when sober that which he does when
drunk If he dared" The assumed truth
of this proposition is what makes drunk
enness no excuse for crime in the eyes of
the law.
IT is proposed to introduce swimming
in the public schools. One curious indi-
vidual wants to know what will be re-
auired of teachers who are being exam
ined for positions as instructors, and how
long lady applicant would be required
to remain under water to be declared
competent.
IT Is gravely announced that the
farce of "Box and Cox" is to be produced
in London soon, with the following great
cast: "Box''-Salvini, "Cox' -Rossi.
Mrs. Bouncer-Mme Ristor. Soon
after that performance, We may expect
to have Edwin Booth essaying roles on
Li4t utSlp IllLSI4NI stag.
JUDGE NYE, of Alameda county Cali.
fornia, has decided that in future he will
not naturalize any person who has not
read or heard read the Constitution Re
swear, to support. Now that's rank
treason. Why the Government has
naturalzcd, at one blow, several millions
OF people who have never read in their
whole lives, one word of tho ConStitu-
tion-or anything else.
GENERAL SPINNER's father was a Ger
man priest, his mother German nun;
but somehow love slipped into the clois-
ter and abbey and triumphed over mon
astic vows. Although the civil laws of
their native country sanctioned their
marriage, their church forbade it SO they
cmigratcd to America, settling in Her
kimer county, New York, where the
General was born.
SOME of the indicted liquor dealers are
getting badly frightened, and are exert
ing whatever influence they can COM
mand TO bring about a compromise with
the Government. They have been in
formed, however that TO such PROPOSE
tion will be accepted under any circum-
Stances but, to the contrary, every assis-
tance in the prosecution will be given
the courts.
THE marital problem Is assuming pro-
portions. In Chicago alone it is asserted
that 2l,0O0 young men are saying to
themselves: Too many or not too many;
that's the question. Whether It's nobler
in the mind TO suffer the slings and ar
rows of unwilling singleness or to take
up arms against millinery bills, shoes,
stockings meat and bread, &c, and by
opposing 90 it blind, and either conquer
or perish IN the attempt.
The proposed introduction of burial
cases made of wicker work for the pur-
pose of .accelersting decomposition, has
created excitement among the English
undertakcrs. They have had meeting
in which they Indignantly denounce the
rs threatening ''to iniurc the
craft and degrade the remains of our COM
mon humanity" There is nothing new
under the sun" and this action but veri-
ties what Pope wrote many years ago:
"OdiouS! in baskets! 'twould Il saint pro-
Were the last words the conin-maker
spoke.
THE New York Wo,td has uuearthcd
II text book in regular use at the L. 5.
Military Academy at West Point in
1925. 1t WAS written by an honored
Philadelphia lawyer; William Rawle
and Is entitled a View of the ConStitu-
ton The World makes the following
extracts, and says they make it shudder
to read them: "At page 297 Mr.. Rawle
teaches: 1t is not To be understood that |
the interposition Of the Federal govern
ment would be justitiable ii the people of |
n State should determine to retire
from the Union, whether they |
adopted another or retain the /,
same form of government At page !
29S: The States may wholly with /
draw from the Union, but while they /
continue in it they must retain the char
acter of representative republics And |
at page 800: To withdraw from the
L niUn is n solemn and serious act, and |
whenever it may appear expedient to the
people of State to 90 so it must be |
manifested in direct and unmistaksble |
manner, This book was used rs text |
book of constitutional law at the lnstitu. !
ton Tor many years. l. it strange that .
treason promulga ated under the auspi-
,es of the very Government itself should /
have brought forth legitimate fruit.
Prospects OF Spring and Winter
Wheat.