The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-10
WHISPERING GALLERY.

observe that Mr.. Labouchcre's Truth,
of London, Inns sbeent rasping in rhyme
Ross winans, one. ~ the famous Balti-
more faulty Of that name. Mr.. Winans
has deer preserve which stretches for
many miles across the North OF Scotland.
Truth denounccs him as "the man IRON
Yankeeland who Is the possessor OF dirty
gold and the oppressor Of the poo, croft
ers." 1t cannot be said OF Mr. Winans
that he is making the best use OF Gods
soil, but It may said that he, is by no
means an exception in the British isles.
Food may be high and the poor may
starye, but the wealthy Briton who. IS
fond OF field sports will have his shooting
and will withhold from cultivation as
many hundred or thousand acres us he de-
sires. r-F'a
Mr.. Winans has only fallen in with the
bad custom OF tho country. It's little
odd to hear gold in the hands Of an
American denounced rs dirty. Gold
tllched from the helpless natives Of India
and brought to-..Elgland 10 maintain
C0Suyl OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ,AAAS +S'G 800
under the ban. From the time oil Lord
Clinetill now It has been held rather a
feather in the cap OF an Englishman 10
maintain great state on booty wrung
from miserable people Perhaps w
oGensiyeness Of Minans wealth
lies in this, that it was got
in "vulgar trade" 10 military
process shedding upon It captivating
glamour. All tho world knows the story
OF the Winans fortune. Intelligent bust
ness methods had SO much TO do with II
that it is somewhat surprising. to see one
OF the beneticiaries setting himself up III
state in foreign land, aping foreign ways;
There are men whose weaknesses and
foIies do not develop until they have
grown RICH. .G a
This Winanseplsode abroad reminds me
OF another in Baltimore. Perhaps you
have seen the Winans mansion, occupying
block Of ground aud fenchd in with n
high brick wall. The high brick wall was
not always there, and thereby hangs
tale, Thomas Winans had bought in
Europe several pieces OF costly marble
statuary. From their scant attire think
it probable that they were made i'll Italy
anu intended for u climate OF perpetual
summer. Neighbors claimed that their
refined senaibilitics were shocked by nude
art, and there was great tO-do. My
recollection is that Mr.. Winans WIS pro-
Ceeded against for maintaining nul-
sance. II may be that the affair
did not 20 SO far rs formal
complaint TO the authorities. Ata!l events
Mr., Winans said that if bis statuary Of
Tended his neighbors he would pluck it
out. This he did by building the high,
unsightly wall which shut in the statuary
from his neighbours eyes and shut out his
neighbors from the beauties Of IN earthly
paradise. I have heard IL said in Batti-
nlure that even this did not satisfy tho
neighborhood, for it was further complain
cd by some OF the ladies living opposite
that looking out OF their third story win
dows with opera glasses they found the
shvering statuVy quite IS offensive as
before. II isQuecr that so practical man
MS Tom Winans did not think to ClOthe his
statues in dolmans and oVercOats.
Lahoucherc's row over the Winans
deer park in Scotlandibrings up another
thought. British subjects-mostly Eng,
lish and SCotch--have gathered in thou
sands upon thousands OF acres OF our
Western domain. Their cattle companies
have come over here with immense clpi- |
tai, and, by eVading the law and wronging
actual settlers, have earned vast profits.
With these foreign cattle companies the
object is profit, not pleasure, butthe profit |
made here is taken home to be spent as
the Queens fortunate, subjects please to
spend it. Money mado on tho Western |
plains OF America maintains shooting
parks in England, Ireland, Scotland and
Wales, This OF course, does not come
under the head of dirty gold" This
time itisthe other fellows that is gored.
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It is claimed THAT in New York State
u castor oil we'll has been discovered. This
may be something. 1t would be more to
find a we'll OF disguised castor oil, the dose
heing disguised so that the oil could not
be detected. Some time ago brandy
brook was discovered in Kentucky. Some
where else spring OF sweet cider was
said TO have made it's appearance. Gold
was found in Richie county in this State.
/ have been told that tliereCame time in
the history OF the Parkersbnrg mineral
wells when they were Ssalted." Chenl-
Gals were put in the water to give 1t taste
and medicinal effect and maintain its
reputation, Do you suppose that some
shrewd fellow has 'saltGd' the castor oil
wells OF New York?
New York City has roller Kinks "too
numerous to mention" The question Of
opening them on Sunday has been raised
and the District Attorney has hit it on the
head with the PCnal Code. Only one rink
man seems to have desired TO run his
place seven days and nights. Other pro-
prietors say that six days give them
enough. One made tho good point that
10 omen the Kinks on Sunday would lower
tho tone !, and ruin the whole
business, and he cited the ruin Of the Kinks
in England rs frighttul example. After
a good floor, good accommodations and
good order the chief requisite to the sue.
cess Of rink is that it shall be thing Of
high tone. It must be fashionable and
draw good class OF people. Roller skat.
ing is a pleasing and heaithfui sport, and
there Is no reason why.the rink shall not
be permanent. 1t is not likely that
Sunday opening will be proposed in
Wheeling.
Has Anybody, Told You-
That Wheeling is going it strong on
rinksP
That q graceful woman is never more
graceful than when she Is sweeping over
The hard, smooth floor in graceful curves?
That sometimes a fall goeth before grace,
but that doesn't county
That there is great deal Of natural gas
that Is not available for practical pur-
posesH ai H'
That it stalketh about at noon day and
the holders thereof are not aware Of 1t?
That n isn't ,,olitn or ALWAYS safo to tell