The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-10
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wHEELING. ". va, OCTOBER 10, 1888
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ASH pass along the streets at night--par-
ticularly on Saturday nights-l notice
young men and young women, boys and
girls, strolling along apparently with no
special object in view beyond killing time
Young people who do this are very tortu-
nate If they escape all Of the countless pit
falls which beset their way. There Is
reason why they are walking the streets.
Home does not attract. This may be the
fault of the home-which is sometimes
merly house, the four wallsand ceiling Of
Dickens; none Of the gentle, tender Ia,
fluences which make good men and
women, which stimulate the young MIND
TO yirtuous thoughts and noble actions,
and in the aiterday, when the hair 10
gray and the form bent aud the totterlng
steDs draw near the narrow house, are as
the balm OF sweet memories. Or, it may
be that home does not attract because the
Young people refuse 10 be attracted BY 1t
a form OF voluntary vAgrancy which
foreshadows dark and unhappy future
Perhaps those OF US who make homes do
not always produce the best work. Per
haps we do not always employ the best
materials at hand or seek TO impress upon
this lob our best intelligence. There are
few Of us, | au sure, who do our whole
duty in this regard.
How delightful the atmosphere OF q
cultivated home! How sweet the social
intercourse How the Visiting friend is
made to feel at ease! Not long since
was one OF many guests in such home,
and-will it be believed-there was 3
charming evening without the aid Of
dancing or of cards. Understand that l
make no point OF objection against those
diversions, but there are persons VINO
seem helpless in the social circle without
them. Well, there was some amateur
mind.reading, apd with remarkable re-
suits. Half dozen in the company, men
and women, tried it with wonderful
success. The mind-reader, so'called
was bIind.folded, led into tho room
by a guide who knew what the
mind.reader was to do and made the
round with him or her. For example. q
lady was blind.folded. The guide Of the
same sex took her by the hand, placing
the other hand on the shoulder, SO lead
ing her in the room. Alter this the mind
reader is suppOsed to follow her own in
clination. In the first trial handker-
chief pinned on the under side Of table
cover was found and placed in the pocket
OF certain gentleman-precisely the
thing To be done. Then gentleman
took a cigar from a stand on table
and placed it in the mouth OF a lady
who had been selected by the company
to receive this polite attention. To make
the test still more severe it was decided
that a gentleman should kiss his own wife.
He came into the room, made at once for
his wife though he did not know Where
she sat and, after some hesitation, came
very near kissing his vile and then gave
It M in despair. He must have discovered
who the lady was and thought it improb-
able that he was anywhere near the right
track. These performances were very In
teresting and provoked a great dea! oil
merriment.
There has been good deal Of specula-
ton about lnind.reading, but the interest
ing fact in connection with the phenome-
non called by that name is that it is easily
produced. Try it, and see il you do not
lind il so. OF course the guide uncons-
cloudy makes the feat possible, hut even
then the thing is not entirely explained.
As for example, when the cigar was put
in the ladv's mouth? What not in her
lap or pocket? The right hand ia entir. ly
beyond control OF the guide, who walks
on the left eide and holds the mtnd-readers
left hand. But how would one set along
who has no mind2
A few days since was in Cincinnati on
n pleasure jaunt. While wandering
about seeing what could see, l noticed q
conspicuous sign at the door OF well
known and popular bar, advertising
drink for sale, that was decided novelty
in such place. 1t read, Coffee, 3 cents
a Cup" !, who never go into saloon
after coflee-stopped and entered the
place. inquired whether some boys had
not been playing joke GU the establish.
ment By hanging up the coffee sign. mo"
answered the mixologist, that's new
scheme and it's bound to win. You
see, great many people don't like
to drink beer in winter, its
too cold; and they don't like to drink
whisky because its too hot. Coffee is
very good compromise and We are selling
lots OF 1t. The idea is 10 give a cup OF
coffee and lunch for ten cent?. No bust
ness man can get satisfactory lunch at
any place but saloon for ten cents; but
a good many business men don't like to
drink intoxicating liquors in order TO get
their lunch, so we give them coffee In
stead. Already I've seen scores OF tenn.
peranco people comein here, whowouldnt
touch drop OF the real stuff for the world,
but they iorego their dislike to entering a
saloon because they cant resist tho tempta-
ton to get good lunch and cup oil coffee
for ten cents"
don't expect TO be investigated for
having this chat with q publican OF Pork.
opolis,
Has Anybody Told You
That Winter is coming gentle IsaacP
That forsooth, one should now reclaim
his overCoat?
That merchants should note the fact
that this Is tho most favorable time to
plant fall advertising?
That the window decorator may do bis
level best, the dodger may be thrust into
the hand OF every inhabitant, but it is the
standing display cad" in the columns OF