Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-03
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intellect Edison 10 washing ia aihusink
himself with his electric light problems.
Let him tackle the fiteen-bloek puzzle,
and accomplish something that win be
a lasting benefit to the human race.
The Sherman Club Of Cincinnati
sends US copy Of "The Public Services
OF John Sherman" by Ben Per'ey
Poore. 1t Is quite prettily gotten up,
but the plot Of the story is not satii,
GENTLY involved to be interesting Ben
Is Poore novelist.
Mn GRISSEL, United States consuiat
Bremen, 10 his dispatch to the Depart
ment Of State, dated January 80, 1850,
predicts large emigration from Ger
many TO the United States in 1880, ow-
ing partly to the contemplated increase
OF the Imperial sriny.
pALzKLL has a boom. The Springfield
Repubiiean-which is, however, mis-
taken in tho district-boosts II thus:
Private Dalsell again comes 10 the
front rs candidate for Congress in tho
old Bingham TO- district, which has
heavy Republican majority. Dalzell
has had considerable experience in the
public service in the Ohio Legislature
and elsew here, and his war record will
help him. II he should he the lucky
man this time, no will make things lve-
" in Congress without doubt"
Ir Vera Sassulitch, the noted female
agitator, has really been arrested in st.
Petersburg, as stated, it will probably
be found that she has voluntarily placed
herself in The hands OF the government
for political ends. She is a desperate
woman, apparently devoid OF fear, and
an absolute fanatic in the cause OF Mill
ism. Should the government decide to
grant her a public trial, it will simply
afford her an opportunity for making
sensational disclosures, Us in her former
trial; while, on the other hand, II 1t
hurries her oil to Siberia without hear
ing, it will intensity the resentment OF
tho discontinued classes. As Vera was
acquitted on her former trial for the at
tempted shooting Of Gen. Trepoii, the
government can adduce no reason for
Furnishing her except for entertaining
revolutionary sentiments.
CONSIDERED as q recreation, the puz.
zle is u delusive, exaspsrating. time
wasting fraud; aud viewed III. any other
light il has no excuse whatever for ex-
istence.- Hartford Courdn!.
Amour 1000 Little Gem puzzles have
been sold in this city We trust there
will be no perccptible falling of in the
numbers In church tomorrow, II there
is We can guess the reason why, Ne'''
port Nclrs.
WugS NJ. dc l.csscps stood on the
towers Of the East riycr bridge the
other day, lac turned his back on his
companions and appeared tn bo hgur
ing out some problem in engineering,
it was discovered that he was working
desperately at the game OF Fifteen
which he carried in his at.-Nsw York
Ere,ing Post.
Tux block puzzle turns black hair
gray, makes amiable men cross, and
sane men lunatics. II IL. however, the
bond OF sympathy that binds tho peo-
Pile Of this city close together, aud when
man is seen to stand upon the corner
of street and throw his hat in the air,
while he shouts for joy, every person
who passes that way joins in the wild
halo, for they know that he has got
| l3-li-l5l-- Boston GdsCite.
ONR Of the leading questions OF the
| day, rivaling for the time even the iu-
teresting possibilities Of the coming
| Presidential nominations aud quite
throwing into secondary importance the
various perplexing problems which are
vexing different portions ul the cOun-
try, is the proper solution OF tue new
famous game of fifteen Nothing
could be simpler than this game, unless
it bo those who seriously attempt to
work it out. Phiiadeiphid Press.
BosToN has great many sins tn an
swer for, like the rest Of us, but none
greater than the introduction OF the
block puzzle. The Gem puzzle II is
called ON Broadway; the Boss puzzle on
Third avenue, aud that puzzle on
| Wall street. New York was compare
lively happy and peaceful city before
| the introduction OF this puzzle. Now
happiness has fled aud discord reigns.
III course, you know tho puzzle to which
| refer. Ii is useless for You Ia deny it ,
| YOU have one in your pocket now, and
are only waiting for quiet moment 10
| take IL and move the perplexing blocks
around.-Ne0 York World.
Ir is rumored that the current fifteen
number puzzles were put upon the mar
ket IN the interest OF the gas company,
and that that corporation will give
many thousands OF them away as soon
as the mandatory eau supply them.
Ii is estimated that many gas bills have
| increased from ten to fifteen per cent
over their average since Thursday last
1t is thought that the railroads will
follow the lead OF the gas company, as
! in many instances passenger5 absorbed
| in the puzzles have been carried past
their destinations and been compelled
to pay return fare to got home GRcjn.
Haii Nms.
IL the author Of thegame of Fifteen"
be alive, he should be sought out by
that inuumerable multitude Of desper-
ate citizens who find themselves on the
verge Of insanity ~ the result OF efforts
to solve hls puzzle, subjected to the
most horrible torture, then drawn and
quartercd and his remains thrown TO
the wild beasts. Benciicent as his w
tentions may have been, he is in reality
the deepest, cunningest and most dan.
gerous enemy of mankind Simple as
his invention is, harmless Us 1t appears
in itself, it is diabolical in its results
Its baneiul influence is felt ia every
home. Husband, vile, children. ser.
wants, are infected with the insanity Il
causes, aud the very dogs and cats Of
the household have 6ercer glare in
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