Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-08-11
CRAZY ON HATS
Is the Condition of the Politicians
of BeiIaire.
The Register Man Takes the contagion
and 0rates--The Boat Race--Great
Canard--News in General.

"a hats the dome the steeple-top Of thought
The attic room; the cock loft OF the bead;
The hive where fancy's heet-winged honey bees are
which else beyond the memory's reach had fed.
Hats The town is full of them. They
are Oh everybodys head-especially those
who have any political predilections-tall,
white, campaign hats; plugs if you please.
No matter, they are chic. Suddenly, and
without note of warning half the town
appeared on the streets Saturday evening
under the weight of an immense dome; and
these steeple-tops Of thought have a political
influence that is bound to be felt in the
bending campaign. These attic rooms
have fascination THAI is simply irresistible,
so much so that young man will rush
lrantically into a store-no matter what
kind, they all keep campaign goods-and
without audible Specification of his desire,
the shopkeeper knows it's a hive for his
farcy's feet-winged honey he wants, secures
The one thing necessary to display his
patriotism in the cause of American labor,
and Joins the vast procession. They are
not confined TO any party, but are worn BY
sll without regard to sect color, nationality
or previous condition Of servitude. Their
name is legion. As the sand on the sea
shore or as water in the boundless ocean.
so even unto us are the innumerable cock
lofts that have taken habitation inside our
gates. What insuperable bounds the IA
naticism NAV vet attain, where the process
sion will halt in its mad caree, or what po-
itical revolution may arise in consequence,
We leave to fancy's feet-winged honey bees
of more fertile Imagination and diversity
of intellect. They may have come upon US
in grand entree, cloud.burst fashion, hitting
the public full and at once with their nu-
merical strength, or, perhaps this is but an
atom in their world Of immensity-the IRE
pressible plug combating reason in these
degenerate days. The Heil-Felsing boat
race is commanding more attention as the
time draws near, and the Butcher Boy has
many friends here, many of whom think,
however, the race will be more warmly con
tested than any which he has yet Three
large train loads of people from this city at
tended the Bethel Campmeeting on the B.,
Il. 4 C. road, yesterday. There is a move
ment on foot to start Sunday morning pa.
per here. AS yet the matter has not taken
definite shape. The steamer Princess
did land Office business yesterday.
Twas pitiful, twas wondrous pitiful, that
story Of the Tribune's protege, that some
Democrat was trying to blow his house up
because he had forsaken the Democratic
ranks. Nothing quite so sad has occurred
since our townsman, Patrick Joyce, crossed
the deep blue sea to annihilate England
with gil Of American whisky. Five un-
70. .ul.urcs are considering the way Of the
rlIsgiessot in the city bastile. Johnny
'ow, city editor of the Independent, who
as been on the sick list the past week, is
onvalesCeLt a large crowd of people
we're II attendance at the camp meeting on
indian Run yesterday. The proposed joint
political discussion by Rev. Hunt, Of st.
Clairsvile, and Col johnson, of this city,
both colored gentlemen of an influential
order, is assuming shape, and the time will
be arranged at an early day. Doc. Nichols,
of the Intelligencer, with his brother JOEL
of the st. Clairsville Gazette, were
visiting relatives in Bellaire yesterday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Archer, of the Second Ward,
is home from a weeks visit with friends
near. New Martinsville, W. Va. Wallace
Miller, window glass worker, is home
again after spending bis vacation with
friends on Fish Creek, W. Va. John W.
Carson, of Youngstown, popularity known as
Kit" is the guest of Bellaire friends who
are glad to see him after an absence of sew
eral years C. l.. Poorman and |. H. Gas
ton, of this city, attended the Republican
meeting at Bridgeport, Saturday night,
where they both made short addresses on
the issues of the campaign. Will Oliver
returned from Toronto Saturday evening,
where he spent several days pleasantly with
friends. Frank Naylor went to Quaker
CRY, Saturday. to spend Sunday with his
family.