Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-02

most delightful summer day trips is ride
from Bridgeport to Cleveland over the
Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling railroad.
This road runs through the finest,
as it is the most beautiful, section of the
State Of Ohio. The country is fertile and
all along the route are seen immense fields
of growing corn, the dark green blades rust
ling to the touch of the summer breezes, and
waving fields of ripening wheat ghstening
ike seas of gold in the bright sunlight
Fat cattle are roaming over green matted
hills, and lazy sheep lie under the shade,
lCoking the picture of contentment. 1t Is
an Arcadian scene you behold as you sweep
out through the spreading valleys and
among the sun kissed hills of old Bel
mont, and then down into Harrison where
you wind along the tortuous courses of the
Saltwater, q lazy stream, suggesting BY its
indolent flow that it prefers to dwell among
the beauties Of its own jungles than to rush
on to less attractive spots. Passing through
the broad expanse ofthe Tuscarawas valley,
about Eoon-day,a restful picture Of rural de-
light pleases the eye. Laughing harvesters
sit under the trees enjoying their midday
lunch, Champion reapers stand idle in the
fields, cartridges sit on the fences whistling
to their little brown wives, to the south rise the
blue outlines of Belmont hills, while north
ward toward the lakes hangs the hazY mist
which marks the limit of vision; altogether
with is varying tints oflight and shadow, its
unriralled landscapes and sweet, restful
condition presenting a picture that passes
my poor art, so | set it down in book.
THE FOREST CITY.
Everybody should visit Cleveland once
in lifetime. No pen could give the
charming effect of Euclid and Prospect
streets in bright summer weather, so |
shall not attempt it. In its beauty there is
a suggestion of something magical about
Cleveland. 1t looks like city Of palaces
set down in some grand old forest. There
is peculiar intermingling ofart and nature
that fascinates. Still, the criticism on
Euclid avenue Of little tenyear-oLd girl
strikes me. 1T looks lonesome" she says;
and so it does. The houses stand so far
back from the street with such large parks
surrounding each oue, that they look SOL
tary in their elegance. There is an air Of
unsoeiabiity about it that is distastefIl-a
suggestion of cold, secluded ariStocracy.
There are houses fneNenough to be palaces
for Hngs-yet they have the appearance Of
being little empires hedged in by Chinese
walls and at war with all the neighboriug
kingdoms. And that is why, perhaps,
occurred the idea of loneliness to the child ;
mind. On Prospect street, while there is
much of the same display of elegant taste
as on Euclid, there is something more
neighbOrly in the closer communication be-
tween homes, and not so mnch of desire
to shrink from the touch of the common
herd for the houses come down to within
reasonable and convenient distance from
he street.
Where in the world did all these people
get their wealth FROM | am tempted to
ask as | am driven along for miles past
elegant homesteads, each one itself for
tune to the owner. am told that some
OF them grew into wealth. They are the
descendants of people who owned the lands
and as the city grew and spread, acres got
to be worth thousands, and as the people
were steady, conservative and economic,
they made judicious use of good luck. But
there are others, and many of them, who
have accumulated wealth from speculation.
Oil, iron and railroads have been the
profitable sources of Cleveland wealth.
DO these people ever 90 in debt as they
do at other places, and have their fine homes
sold from them, | again inquired. And |
am told that they do. Here is house that
was built six or seven years ago ut an act
some but not pretentious looking and !
wonder how it could have cost so much
money. am shown inside by the hoSpita.
bic proprietor, and find the interior archi.
lecture unique and singularly beautiful. 1t
is like q picture of some old maSter-re.
uuires to be studied and as each part passes
in examination some new beauty uufOlds-
Ieriect harmOny-and not a comfort or
convenience, all wrought in most artistic
elegance, but has been worked out by the
designers. And then the wonder is tina,
the house had not cost more. The house
Iaces on a street where ground sells for 800
per front foot, and there is perhaps one
hundred foot front Yet the former owner
and builder had become embarrassed in
business, and in order to evadc creditors and
have something TO salt away, sold the prop
crty for perhaps half its actual value, peck
cts the cash, and goes elsewhere TO grow up
with the country Such is the history Of
more than one.
SOCIAL SENSATION.
Cleveland has its sensations like other
places. 1t has not been very long since
prominent millionaire Suicided, preferring
to 90 10 a country where extradition laws
couldn't reach him rather than take chances
in Canada or Europe. If Eno's experience
had occurred sooner many hari-kariouS
bank presidents might have been alive to-
day. But more startling sensation has
Just occurred. A male milliner has been
arrested for emhezzlemert You know
there are three sexes, the male, the female,
and the male milliner This is the first re
corded case of defalcation among the
third sex And Cleveland society is all
torn up over it. The male milliner is an in
dispenSable adjunct Questionable society.
And this male miliiner in particular was au-
thority on Euclid and Prospect. He was
such dainty darling Of milliner. Scien-
ti6c investigation points very strongly to
the descent of the modern dude from the
male milliner The dude is supposed to
be a cross between that sex and some other
that science has not vet figured out.
At all events this embezzling milliner
who, BY the way, was in the employ of (. NJ
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