Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-06
TIMELY TOPICS.


wild geese, which seriously draw upon
the farm crops to fill their own crops.
LEADvILLE has four churches and los
gambling houses. We do not know
what use the citizens have for so many
churches.
FoRYEY's Progress says Nothing so
quickly dries a woman's tears as kiss"
Forney must want to set all the girls in
the country TO crying.
Rev. Mr.. WIsEMAN, of New Lexing-
ton, Ohio, was not a wise man in his
amatOry affairs, at least not in one with
Miss Hense, hence Miss Hense has
s., 900 damages for breach OF promise,
and Wiseman is also a sad man.
New JERSEY, at present, contains a
population of little over 100000.
Fifty incorporated towns contain over
6OO,COO inhabitants. About one-third
OF the inhabitants of the State are col
lected within an area OF 20 miles.
THIs is the advice the Boston Post
gave on Monday: Democrats, ii any OF
you feel an impulse to vote for the "vid-
der" tomorrow that you cannot resist,
"pizen" yourselves, Democrats, "pizen"
yourselves; "you'll be glad on it arter-
wards" Viewed in the light OF subse-
quent events, the Post may be regarded
as prophet.
SAVAGE soldiery not infrequently
makes head against the best of civilized
soldiers. The Americans at the Little
Big Horn, the British at Isandula, and
the Russians at Geek tepe learned this
fact. The Russians defeat at the
hands of the Turkomans was crush
ing one. and suiliced to roll back the
invading expedition.
BOB INGERSoLL, in his usual emotion
al mood, has lately written to a friend:
go you have reached the edge OF the
autumn, where thoughts grow sad and
memories wither like the leaves. In a
little while, after a few brief days, We
will reach on LIES highway the inn
where all are welcome guests, and where
the only salutatiOn ever heard Is Good
night Bob sticks to his belief.
Az exchange says that VIM. Cole
grove has at last been asked to "step
down and OUT of the West Virginia
College at Remington. The school
under his tuition had entirely "played
out" The Board of Directors saw that
something must be done, and have APP
pointed Rev. David Pc Eell President,
who will secure teachers, and perhaps
be able to raise the school to its once
high standing.
GILBERT and Suliyan's English Pima
fore Company came near not embark
ing Tor this country last Saturday, as
intended. The steamer on which they
shipped was weighing anchor when
they reached the pier. The cause was
the arrest of the stage manager Tor debt
What an awful thing it would haye been
If the crew of the Pinaiore had never
got to come over at all! We shudder
when we think OF it.
We suppose the Philippi Piaidealer
is reliable journal. Its name would
indicate rs much. But it would better
be careful how it publishes such state
ments as the following: "Major Roger
raised Il stalk OF cabbage that had nine
solid heads on it. George NJ. Sturm
raised pumpkin that was ! feet in
circumference and weighed y pounds.
lie also raised a turnip that measured
22l inches in circumference and weighed
q pounds. Beat that" Beat that!
Eli Perkins couldn't beat it!
WE would like to give our poultry an
airing over New York tomorrow, but as
Kelly has sawed RObnsOn's boat, we
may have to keep the birds cOoped up
for another year Cicreiand Pidmdedier,
TUS,i0y.
Now that Mr.. Blaine and Mr.. Sherman
are released for Il season from campaign
service, they will be able to devote all
their time to the unseltsh labor of hunt
ing mp fat and permanent place for
Gen. Grant Washington Post.
TIE Springfield Republican says:
"Grant is not likely to be renOminated
in 1880" lie is little less likely than
he was before the death of Mr.. Chandler,
perhaps; but he still has his boat more
nearly in the stream OF Stalwart favor
than any other man that we can see,
and the Stalwarts are goingtO make the
nomination. Boston Post.