Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-30
TIMELY TOPICS.


Tue Boston Post knows uf one man
who thinks Roscoe COnkling the greatest
statesman in the world. That man is
Roscoe Conkling.
MADEMoIsELLE NEVADA is the name OF
All American Prima donna who is in
diligert training at Nice. Mademois-
sellcs New Mexico and Indian Territory
have not shown up as yet.
I.oNGFEILow' friends had better take
him oil the track" His latest poems
are not of nature to add to his fame.
A tirst-class magazine would not pub
lish the same verses ii sent to it as the
productions Of an unknown writer
Tue fuss the papers make about cleo
margarine seems ridiculous. 1t the
stud cannot be told from butter either
by appearance, or taste, or IN any other
way, y hat imposition can it tie to sell it
Tor butter? tits, to all intentS aud pur-
poses, butter. And ii it can bc distin-
suished there can he no imposition.
The New York san SAYS there is no
law against marrying your widow $ sis
ter, to which the World replies that
these marriages are called Mezentian mar
riagrs and seldom turn out well. An
other correspondent says it can't tie
done because man must die first be-
fore his wife can be widow. tie claims
the sugar.
THE Mobile Ala Register publishes
an interview with ). Ii, Sonar, col
ored man, returned from Illinois. He
gives serrowiul account OF his breth-
rem IN the West, and says their condi-
ton is worse than 1t ever was in slavery
times. tie intended to travel through
the State and warn his colored brethren.
tie says the South is the best place for
his people.
TnE Boston public schools have been
making experiments to determine
to what extent children are color blind,
The results are curious and interesting.
There were examined in all ii, 46g male
students, and OF this number Cos, or
4.2O2 per cent were color blind. The
female students examined were 1885,
OF whom only y, or too per
cent. were found 10 be affected.
Ii is remarkable that SO many boys
and so few girls are color blind, and the
facts present a hard nut for physiolo-
gists TO crack, il the doctrine OF the med
ical men and scientists that color-b lind
ness is hereditary and iucurable is 10 be
accepted. There are not few who con-
tend that the dlScernment Of the differ
encc between cOlOrs is attainable by
practice or training, and it might be well
Tor the Boston teachers 10 form class
Otthe six hundred color.blind boys IN
that city and test the matter.
IL Grant can be nominated and elect
ell. without having any patronage, how
much easier can he get fourth term
with iI2-Piasblsrgh Post
VIZ are reminded that the fishing
season is again approaching by the SIM
ple and unaffected announcement OF
Wee President Wheeler that he expects
to leave Washington shortly. not 10 re-
turn during the remainder OF the sea
son. OF course he will leave word about
where he may be hunted for il lie
should be nominated for anything al
Chicago.-Philddelphia Times.
Ar the latest symposium at Mr..
Joseph Cooks parlors, Judge ;. (.
Sewell, apropOs OF woman suffrage, the
question under discussion, remarked
that throughout history the governing
class had oppressed the class governed"
In this country the people are the gov
erning class and the class governed.
ErqO, they opPress themselves. What
are we going TO DO about it, Boston
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