Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-06-04

sbowed an easy familiarity X he Ian.
eusge on the part Of this 4 lied Young
lady.
The orchestra filed the I'M trnissiop bere
occurring with music, and sfksh they had
finished the selection the Advancement Of
the theme
"PAYoENEslB
Brough. Miss Maggie A. Evans, of Ben.
wood, to the front ofthe stage. Miss Evans,
as her title foreshsdowed( vent back to the
very beginning Of all thiEes and spoke Of
the cause which bad EradualIy broughs
about the beautiful and wonderful results
we see on all sides. Granted that the re-
suit was intelligent, she held It to be self
evident that that result was doc 70 an intel
fgent cause, and from that arS I'd that man
was created in the image of his creator, and
that that creator was the God of the Chris
tan. Miss Evans spoke clearly and dis
tincily, but her voice was so low as to be in
audible at a short distance from the stage
"THE LESSONS OF THE DIAMOND"
wss the subject chosen by Miss Nellie Tho
burn Warren of this city. She spoke of the
chief constituent of the diamond-earbon--
described the properties OF the gem, and
said it was wonderful that Nature, out OF
such commonplace material, could form
such beautiful object as the colorless and
brilliant stone 80 eagerly sought for aud 80
highly priced the world over. She named
the largest and most celebrated diamond in
history, from the 0rlof of Russia to the
Koh.i-noor of Great Britain, sketching
briefly the history and value of each, and
drawing parallel between these marvellous
gems and the human soul, declared that the
latter was q gem above all price. She
sketehed the various lessons to be drawn
from q contemplation of this gem and q
knowledge of its properties, and applied
them to humanity at large skillfully and
thoughttully, retiring at the close OF her pa
per with q round of hearty applause. Miss
Warren received several baskets of flowers
and more than dozen choice boquets, be-
side number of elegant books.
Another intermission for music came
here, and then
THE UNKNOWN QUANTITY"
received attention at the hands of Miss Cora
Parkinson, of Moundsville. The wander
ings of man, in all ages and in all countries
in search of knowledge, was the theme upon
which this excellent paper was based
Land, ocean, air, and even the depths of the
starry armament have in turn been the
fields of mans Unsuitable thirst for unknown
truths, and the result has been the bringing
to light OF vast volume of hitherto unsus-
pected and undreamed Of facts, with the
consequent widening of human thought
and action. She alluded to the unknown
quantity which confronted the lover who
had propounded the question which was to
decide his future for happiness or misery,
the unknown quantity which confronted the
young lady on q shopping tour, and the uu.
known quantity which lay Just beyond the
doorway of the hall in which she spoke, for
her and her schoolmstes, now upon the
threshold of life, and closed with word Of
caution TO her companions, saying to them
hat life was but what one chose to make it
and that happiness or its reverse awaited
them, as they might elect. Miss Parkinson's
floral trophies were numerous and beauti
iul.
The orchestra was again called into requi
sitiop, and then Miss Nina Blundon, Of
Charleston, looked at her audience over 5
paper entitled
"sPECTACLEs."
"Why are they worm" said she, and a
once answered her question by saying: "TC
see better, of course" She described the
various sorts of these aids to vision, and rsu
through their different properties. Some
she said, wore glasses which highly magni
fed all which came before them, and as
result everything appeared on an enlarged
scale, and their wearer was apt to have al
exaggerated idea of the world. Others
again, wore colored glasses, and as result
he owner of them always attributes to
JhiDgs a color other than that they really pos
sessed, or viewed the world imperfectlg BY
reason of smoked or dusty lenses 0thers
bad a prediction for farsighted glasses
and lived fifty years in the future, while
others again were near, sighted and their
owners were constantly falling over the
most prominent objects in their paths
Lastly she turned her attention to that style
Of eyeglass which diminished the object in
he field of vision, and ended by calling the
attention of her auditors to the Importance
Of wearing the right kind OF spectacles.
"oUR OWN AFFAIRS"
vas the theme chosen by Miss Imogene
Sroble, of this city. This address was q
gem, and was delivered In a tone and with q
manner eminently in keeping with it. She
alluded humorously to the prominence IL
which the members Of the class held their
own affairs touched inteligently upon the
Importance of our county to the State, say,
ing it was pretty good sized rivet in the
handle Of the pan, alluded to the late efor
at reform" by Mayor Grub, the welI.re
membered exodus Of the boys about grand
jury time, spoke eloquently Of the grea
sigh of relief which went up when the last
Legislature finally concluded to adjourned
reclied the anomalous act of Democrat,
President in appointing pronounced H.
publican to office, and called attention t.
he remarkable spectacle of Republican
editor urging the appointment of Demo
Graf 10 one Of the chief offices falling to this
State, closing by snxiously enquiriug
What is to happen nextT Miss Strobe
was several times interrupted by rounds O.
applause, and when she had concluded tn,
sudience responded to her gracefully pu
and most effective query with laundering
outbuIst of appreciation and apprecia
ion. Many beautiful flowers we're shower
ed upon her BY admiring friends.
More music followed, and then came
THE yALEDICroRy
By Miss Josephine Peterman, of this CITY.
Beginning by paying her rasno.'
vast audience ""'
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