The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-10-24

than the few Chimneys Of Wheeling.
More attention ia paid to the Consump-
tlOn Of smoke, and various methods have
been devised TO accomplish the desired
object. None, however, have yet proven
very successful, and more Ia now accom-.
plished by skilllul and careful firing than
by amy other method. They put coal on
the fires frequently and In small quanti-,
ties, and thus the fires are kept az n red
heat, The cotton trade Ia now dat, and
no money Is made by manufacturers.
Many articles OF American make are sold
on this side. Everywhere ] go free trade
Is preached in my ears, and its blessings
10 America pictured in such brilliant
cOlors, that you need not be sur.
priced 10 hear OF me eCturing against
the tariff on my return. Would Il be
perfectly safe TO do 20 in Wheeling? It
Is astonishing to find how deep an inter.
eat our English friends have in our fu.
turc progress After all, Ia II perfectly
certain that we are right and they wrong
on this issue? The question would not
be answered in the affirmative, ] think
by every citizen Of Wheeling even.
My opportunities forseeing something
Of English life and homes have been
good, since found relatives and friends
on this side the water and have not been
living in hO,cIs, Since leaving home
have been in the homes and sat at the
tables Of the minister, physician, manu-.
facturer and working man.
One very noticeable thing il the plain.
ness OF diet As compared with that Of our
own country. II | were TO venture on
an average bill OF fare, ii would be about
this: Breakfast lat s or s! J, bacon (In..
Cious), eggs, white and brown bread end
coffee; Dinner, roast beef, potatoes, pre-.
server, bread and water; Tea, bread, but.
ter, tea and cheese; Supper, no uniiormi.
ty, generally only n sort Of lunch after .
o'clock. Frequently, in the homes OF
those who are in good circumstances, the
dinner ia more elaborate and nearly nI.
ways served in courses, n practice that
might with advantage he adopted by
Americans, as thus "boIting" ones food
il rendered impossible. Frequently, also
a lunch il eaten about midday, and the
dinner served towards evening. But
four meals, or eatings at least, are very
commonly indnlged in; and at my present
boarding house we have come days had
five, viz: breakfast, lunch, dinner, tea
and supper. This il practice that
Americans had better not adopt,
English homes are. scrupulOusly heat
and clean. For the pa five years, YOU
know, have been in almost constant
search ordirt, and generally did not have
to search long. llete everything and
everybody looks clean. Even the houses
Of the humblesl classes, which pcepcd
into as | passed along the streets, pre-
sented uniformly eileen and tidy appear.
anCc, and very generally two or ihfre
pots OF flowers vet in the front window.
From my limited observation, feel in
clined 10 say that many Of the better class
Of working people are more intelligent
than their fellows on the western aide ui
the ocean. This may be due to the iaci
that this country il not cursed with the
importation Of the worst clements Of other
lands, as America is. have not sepn a
single foreigner Rince setting foot on Eng.
lish soil, until n North Carolina plysicif,l
greeted me IN the wards of the Royal Ia
Urinary (hospitaD. .here Oday. The lower
order OF operatives in the cotton mills
are, however, ignorant and debasrh.
Their great curse is drunkness. -
Ispent an hour in Bolton, city Ofl20..
600 people, and there strike was in pro.
grcss, ahd the streets were filled at mid.
day with groups Oidrlnkcn men. H,ir,
rs everywhere, workingmcn seem To en-
tirely lose sight OF the fact, that the urlr
and sure way to elevate themselves and
families 10 make their influence felt IN
the community, and TO Themselves become
Capitalistd instead Of lAbOrcrs is to let
whisky strictly alone, to give their atttn--
tion to business, and 10 improve leisnrc
hours by storing the mind with nscfuI
information. Many, very many Of the
mill owners OF England Of to-day wcrr
themselves once operatives, and others
are paving the way Tor the same rud.
Unfortunately these are the small minor
ity.
l Icannot close this desultory communi-
cation without referring to the warm
hearted, cordial greeting extended to me
as an American by Englishmen where
ever go. This was TO be expected among
friends, but it has been the same stree
leaving my friends. Gentlemen on the
railroad cars eagerly converse about our
land, and always have a kindly word for
her and hearty hand.shakc at parting
with one OF her humblecitizens. But they
never fail to get in word on the blessings
Of free trade. l have left England with
better opinion OF her even than that
with which came TO her. have enjoy.
ed the beautiful broad valleys and rolling
hills and green fields Of Lancashire, the
lovely lakes and rugged mountains and
most charming scenery OF the "Lake Dis.
trict," but most Of all her bright homes
and friendly intercourse with her warm
hearted people.
Al another time you may hear some
thing about the English lakes.
S. l.. JErsON.