Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-23
TIMELY TOPICS.

GRASS is growing in the iorSaken bus
mess streets Of Memphis.
THE New York socialists have nomi-
mated one Caleb Pink for Governor, and
he accepts. He probably is not the
"Pink of perfection"
PRACTICAL cookery is one OF the
branches of education taught in the
Demin Female College, at Oshawa, Can
ada; but the girls have struck against
washing dishes, claiming that they are
already proficient enough in that re-
spect.
STATISTICS show that the inhabitants
of New Jersey who are in the State
prison have better health and longer life
than those who are out OF prison.
Whether this is due to the strong con-
stitutions OF the convlcts, or to their
forced observance of the laws of health
is not shown by the figures. But, from
either standpoint, the facts are signif-
cant.
THE New York Herald is doing good
service by sending special correspon-
dents into all the counties OF the State
to investigate and write up the condi-
ton of paupers and insane persons con-
fined in almshouses. Some terrible
things have been unearthed, and the
work is already having quite general
effect in improving the condition OF the
infrmaries.
IT is said that the difficulty as to the
future disposal of Cetywayo, now in Gus
tody with four of his wives, in Cape
Castle, a stronghold which is a prison in
all but the name, is to be solved by
sending him to end his days in st.
Helena, where Napoleon fretted his life
away. Ii this be done, it will furnish a
significant commentary on the contrast
between the England of 1915 and the
England OF 1879.
Ir is said that the Gar of Russia, hav-
ing failed to raise all the money that he
needs in European markets, is about to
send his agents here to endeavOr to
place loan. The Gar has an idea that
there is great sympathy for his brutal
and autocratic Government in this
country. lie will discover his mistake
when he asks us TO take his bonds at a
rate but little higher than our own Gov
eminent is paying.
TIE statement that a miners house
on Mt. Lincoln, Col, l4,l57 feet above
the sea level, is the highest habtatiOn
in the world, calls out DIR. +. l.. Bissel,
of New Haven, who, speaking from per-
sonai knowledge, says that a town called
Gallera on the very summit OF the Andes,
founded by the engineering corps OF
the OrOya railroad, under Martin Van
Brocklin, now superintendent of the
Metropolitan elevated railway in New
York, is l4,645 feet above the level OF
the sea, and 600 feet above the level of
perpetual snow.
AT the Postoffice Department it is
stated that much Misrepresentation ex-
lists as to the real intention of the re-
cent order regarding letters addressed to
points not postotfices. 1t is stated that
the order is only intended to Obyiate
the necessity of forcing employees in the
mail service to guess where letter Of
doubtful address should be sent. In all
such cases rs where letter is addressed
simply "New York" or philadelphia, !"
there will be no hesitation in forward
ing it. So, too, where drop letters are
mailed with the word "city" written on
them instead of the name of the post
office.
LORD CHELMSFORD lately adverted to
party feeling and political bias warping