Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-07-18
wAYsIDE TOPICS.

It certainly remarkable the interest
some people take in base ball, and now 1t
has become almost part and parcel Of
their everyday life. Why when We have
games on the home grounds there are bust
ness men who look forward to the hour for
going TO the base ball rs regularly as they
do to making their deposits Of cash in the
banks. Some people see harm In base ball,
but lots of other people just rs good as
them. do not, and attend the games re-
gularly. I know a minister who goes
yery often, and az be likes the game, II Il
a great amusement IS well as recreation
for him and be enjoys it thoroughly. Or
course, if, like the mans wife person
cannot tell three base hit from the um-
pire, there isn't much interest in the game
for him. And this ignorance OF the game
ia what keeps many people away from the
ball grounds, for when one becomes ac-
uuainted with the game interest IN 1t MS
turally follows and he joins the army OF
enthusiasts.
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Time and again have our people-and to
the credit of the women I must say they
are mostly men-come to our hotels and
upon retiring have blown out the gas, with
the natural result. Only few days since
a man registered at one Of our leading
hotels, from New York, and when he was
awakened for the early train next morning
was found to be half dead. Fortunately,
however, he had thrown his window wide
open before retiring and what gas ne
couldn't get into his lungs escaped. Wnen
the clerk informed the man that the gas
was escaping and told him what uar-
row escape be hsd had, the man from
New York looked at his informant plying
ly, and remarked that it was all bosb,
| that he was certain he had blown the gas
ont before be went to bed. 1t has always
been a wonder to me bow men Can blow
the light out when it is turned on foil
head. Tkay must certainly turn 1t down
frst, like they would a lamp, and then
exert their lungs on the flame 1t is
always q noticeable fact, too, that when q
hotel clerk attempts TO tell man who
looks as if be might not know, about the
gas, the guest feels insulted and threatens
TO leave the house. However, many men
may blow out the gas from thoughtless-
ness, lust IS a well known gentleman, who
got excited over a game Of billiards the
other day made q desperate attempt to
light his cigar on an electric light, much
to the amusement OF the spectators.
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man who goes on. the National road
any summer evening-Sanday evening e.
pecially-is at once struck with the ap'
pearauce of some of the vehicles and their
occupants, and more particularly the
horses they drive. The young man who is
out to have time ia the most noticeable.
He generally is accompanied by friend
either male or female, and they are seated
in livery rig Stationed at the toll house
YOU see scores of these turnouts pass you
in q short time, and the horses are mostly
on = dead run, covered with Precipitation,
and half dead from exhaustion. There
should be a law enacted against this vile
abuse of horsshesh, and q man-the toll.
keeper or some one else-should be vested
with authority TO arrest on the spot any
party whom he considers has been abusing
. horse by oyerdriving, and the offender
should he compelled to pay good s,zsd
fine. This measure, imagine, would
soon effect reform in a matter that more
attention should be paid TO. Liverymen
could afford to take this thing in hand, a.
they generally feel its effects most severely