The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-08
WARS OF TIiE wEER.
Timely Topics aud Uneonsfders.
TPiEles TerseIy Touched mn.

Timely Topics aaa UneonsIdersd
Trines TerssIy Touehed up.
City Collector fancy, in response to an in.
quiry Of an ISTEtLiOEseER rambler, the other
day, said that payments were not being made
as promptly as he would like 10 see them.
AFTER you get thecream Of the collcctiOnsln,D
said the collector, "tbs skim milk Is rather
hard to PAN" The 1STELLtoEScER phIloso.
pher was somewhat stumped at hearing this,
and reasoned thusly with himself: The
times are good, the winter has been easy,
work plenty, and prosperity has blessed
most every enterprise then why is money
almost as scarce as Ia panlcty times. The
oracle appealed to answered that we were
having what might be called good times.
hard times" 1t was true that business was
booming right along and that work WIS
plenty and wages good, but us an offset living
was higher, and that the advance In Commo.
dities kept the working man In about the
same state as II wages were lower and living
cheaper,
Only that and nothing more.
Several young men OF this city and neigh.
borhOod leave this week to sec for themselves
the beauties and attractions OF the far West,
and ascertain II the climate and soil will BIZ
adapted TO their peculiar style OF beauty, en-.
Orgy and grit. II may DO that they will be
disappointed when they see the naked
ground, stripped Of the YerbiHge Of eloquent
description and liHttering eulogy. Mud Is
mud, In this country, but from the accounts
we read In western hAnd.books one would
suppose that gold could be silted out Of II,
or potato carelessly thrown down would
produce crop. The young gentlemen who
NO on prospecting tour are intelligent and
experienced, and will not grasp at anything
aHleSs there Is something tangible ab0u.
II. All that Is claimed for the Coun.
try may be true, but 1t certainly has
It's drawbacks. Just now In Dakota
the cold weather is freezing water in
teakettles on red hot stoves, and congeallng
the blood In theveins OF cattle exposed to the
blasts. This isn't perhaps US big lie Us some
thai have been told about that country, but
it Is quite as artistic dHd consistent. But
ono thing Is certain, the price Of, living Il
higher; board at hotels being $50 per month
auu nssIueS Wv INu.Nty 80 L'lsu "Nu speSH
lai9rs anu ptospectors, VINO arc matching
their WIS against tue eupidlty OF the resi-
dents IaGlns one Consideration with al.
reveal any enjoyable features. This Is good
enough county for ait ordinary purposes, and
no young man should pull up stakes I.ere for
dream OF possession and property in the
West
-.
An Ohio granger told the neurological
editor Of the iNTELLldHScER oil the death oil
the father OF John Patterson, who keeps the
stone tavern hVe miles OUT Tue ONO pike, nj
tic advanced ase o. one hundred and four
years. Inc esunlaOIe oIu gentleman was GER
fanny worthy OF the tltIe OF the 'SiGthuselatl
o. the ONO Nal!ey. feace 10 his ashes,
said that gentleman ny che name OF snt'
ton, living near y: SIairsyille, recently cele'
brated the sl&ty-lith anniversary OF his we'd
dihs' SUTTON IS youth OF nihcly'llye sum
mers.
HIS Eloquency n. u. Cracralt gets big
boom from the Writ county papers which s.
into rhaPsodies over his phitipptcs against
the lied Men, VINO were on trial there re,
Gently The palm has always been awarded
Bridge Tor his ABILITY TO start the tearby his
Pathos or rouse enthusiasm by bis eloquent
periods, but no one has yet defined what
class OF orators he belonged to until tie Writ
Mentor discovered he was q "diamond.thrOat.
Cd orator. WeconteSS to feeling OF relief
We never knew what a diamond'throated
orator was, but Il Bridge is one We are very
well satisfied, and shall notpursue inYestiga'
ton further. The paper referring to MIR.
Ctacraft's efforts, says: vi we we're a
criminal, we would rather confess and trust
to the leniency Of the Judge, than stand our
chance with Cracratt laundering such ter.
rlble, eloquent arguments against us, His
speech Will long be remembered, and when
our midst, he can secure an appreciative
audience"
tent Is on Its last legs, and to-day the sea
Soh OF selI.sacrltice and denial comes TO Il
close. Easter, ike Christmas and Fourth Of
July: comes but once year and its adveni
Will be hailed with equal delight. So far Us
the religious reporter has been able to aScer'
tain, the season oil Lent has been gener-
ally observed by dGvout Catholics and Episco
clear consciences they, emerge from retire
ment and resume the pleasures and liberties
a young S society man lent Is . good ins'itu
tloh; Inc saye'les sII whlrl OF social lte
ftaGn VI! Ine HoI' auu taS peshnns OIL LEM
mus tne sOS.eIy nun Win ah elppty purse
NOW, you see t ~ CotleS kihuiy 70 me res
CuS' ""1 Eve "sS PoSHetSOk ti'HT 70 tecup,
et 11 r heL4t .I Eoou trlns' tomorrow
oelhE FASTER 9 tLs outt tS OF fashion WIZ
emerge IfOul luHlF TellTeUNnE IN Inc nFtRnI