The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-24

ORDER. ~
I like the order which preyails here.
Every man knows his place and keeps u,
not Us matter Of necessity, but because
he regards this as proper. ! love tue LlD-
erty and equality OF America even more
Than I ala before this visit 10 Europe.
But liberty and equality with US are too
often practically employed as afording
license for rudeness and disorder. We
could learn much from tho Europeans in
this matter. ,..s .asEi lla 5i'H
THE SABBATH. ~ rs &.
But il 1 have seen much 10 approve, ]
have also seen much to disapprove.
There Is no Sabbath In Europe, They
have Sundays day employed by some
Just as all others Of the week, by others
as time Of recreation, and by a minori-
ty as partly q season for worship and as
partly sort Of holiday. The quiet Of
The American Sabbath is unknown. There
| Is nothing even like that Of England.
And the more. have Reen OF the conti-
mental method Of keeping the day, the
less / approve OF II rs compared with our
custom. Apart from all considerations
Of the divine law, every American will
bless himself and his people by uphold
| ing the sacred day, as Il has been handed
down by our forefathers. w. .''c
DRINKING CUSTOMS. .
The use Of liquors as a beverage is al:
most universal here. There is less oil
whisky, brandy and the like drunk than
in the United States. Beer and wine are
by far more common. I often have OBJ
served when seated at the dinner table OF
hotel, that not one person besides my.
self. or some other American who may
be present and adheres to his cold water
principles, is without his or her bottle Of
wine. Americans are subject Of Won.
der because they do not use theee liquors.
Europeans do not comprehend teetotal.
ism and sometimes are uncharitable
enough to attribute our favor to order
wine TO meanness. And as a result OF this
many an American over here makes ship
wreck Of the temperance principles
which he may have protested and pract'
ed at home. II compelled to choose be.
tween the fiery liquors Of the United
States, and the milder drinks OF Europe,
would without hesitation give the prefer.
ence to the latter, Better by far to use wine
and beer, than whisky and brandy. But
better still Is IL to leave both alone. The
European beverages do not madden and
kill, as do ours. But they leave their
mark. Most Of the faces that you see
bear the impress Of the beer mug and the
wine cup. And many man and woman
looks ike cask almost as much as like
human being. These beverages arr
not healthy. The evidence is in the very
appearance Of those who drink them
And they are not necessity. Wei
would it be II in Europe and Americs
teetotalism universally prevailed. But
when we remember how entirely differ
/, emit are the principles and practices Q,
this side OF the ocean from those which
arc common with US, we should hay'
great patience and charity in dealing
with the foreigners who come TO oul
shores, when endeavoring to bring them
over to our ways in this matter. 7 q
: THEATRE.
The theatre is another thing abou
: which Europeans differ widely from
US both in theory and practice
1t is frequented by all classes. The ide'
that there is the slightest improperly ir
attending il is not for moment enter
tained Whether the plays and the sur
roundings are OF higher order than will
/ us, as a rule, l do not know. Doubles
:. in many cases they are quite low enough
IS HOME LIFE. ,...
o 1t would not be safe for a casual tray
D. eler to speak very confidently in regar'
3 to such matter, but Imay express
Q very decided belief that in what may b
IS called true home life, European coun
/ tries are much behind Great Britai
lind the United States. II is a sig
l nificant fact that in most Of The lau
Q guages OF the Continent, as for example
r the French, there Is no one word BY
J which the idea Of home can be expressed
3 A phrase has to be employed for the pur
3. pose. And / fear that multitudcs Of
:. families here have never tasted its high
, est forms Of happiness, as enjoyed will
Q us. In the rural regions there is oftei
It about Lighthouses a look which betrays tn
2 absence OF the culture and rednemen
b which frequently dwell in the houses o
3 the humblest classes with us. ! see her
>. no rural cottages like those which aboun
}, in all our Northern States. In the cite
d the custom Is for the middle classes I
Q. dwell in "aatS." Instead Of renting q sop
. arate house, one floor Of large buildinI
II with its suite OF rooms Is taken. The er
% trance is by door and hall, which ar
:, common to all The occupants. Each fat
u has its own bell at the common dool
9 Under such circumstances. there can b
8 no real privacy. A home, in the sense o
! the English word, is impossible. Al
!; that exists is dwelling place. And a
q a consequence the beer garden Is the y
cality where the inmates are apt TO s
for pleasure. know Of only one wors
a system than that Of the Continental flats.
. Il Is the American boarding house, wher
j families, in order to save expense AM
Q the annoyances Of housekeeping, take u
Q their abode at the necessary sacrifice Q
4 many Of the ties which should binC
] households together, and at the peril o
1 many others which are essential to keel
t them from virtual dissolution. In say
y ing this mean no reflection on, those VIII,
keep the boarding house, They are FIRE
quently as estimable people as We possess
But l wish to condemn the practice Q
, those who, to save themselves a It'll
money or trouble, fall in with the system
: and SO rob themselves Of home. Liy'
: in smaller house, il necessary, and in
! less snowy manner, but dwell as God in
: tended, each family by ITSELF
! WAR.
I Europe is cursed with the constant
J. danger Of war. The effect Of this is L
;. necessitate vast military expenditures
The nations are burdened with the taxa
ton which is required to meet these out
lays. Business Is everywhere depressed
!, soldiers are to DO seen at every turn o.
the streets. In fact Europe to-day is Q
j great military camp. The end Of this II
: all probability must be near. The ma
!, tons cannot heal the constant strain
which is thus put upon them. The state
: Of the Continent is like so much finder
to which il is only necessary to touch the
fame at one point, and II will, soon be
!, all onfire. Where the conaagration will
end, or how, no man pretends TO ioresee