Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-04

farms and rich vineyards, and far away
ven see the ocean. You know the mighty
hippodrome looks like Pigs in Clover
Think Of getting up over show ], eOO feet
and thus saving your admission fee. Al
ready the tower is one big autograph
album. If you want chance to write
your name on the tower you will have to
he here inside Of two weeks. There Will
be no room left after that unless you tele-
graph. Such great names as those OF
Peleg Hitchcock, of Lower Sanousky, ana
Lulu Merkins, of Dead HOree, are
here; also Miss Vivian Bull, Of Shake
Rag, III.
Christine Nilsson, the sweet singer, now
the Countess Merands, lives at our house.
She has lust purchased small home on
the Champs Elysess for 400 600 francs, or
saw SsO. 600. She is naughty and weighs
sbout two hundred and forty pounds, IN
the LANGUAGE Of an eminent Journalist, she
ia q good woman weighing 240 podnds.
hear her MARBLE once in a while as wake
in the morning. but do not have to pay
- per orchestra chair. She sisgs quite
we'll With proper cultivation her voice
has a future for IL, I think. By the way,
there ia another Christine Nilsson who
sings like q lark and Is pretty besides. She
ia from America and is now in Europe to
improve her voice. She is very liable 10
be extensively heard from. She came
across on the same steamer that partially
occupied, and on which did some literary
work in tie way Of contributions to the
Atlantic as DR.. Holmes has 60 delicately
put it.
One reason I did not speak Of the United
States exhibit before was that did not lind
il till tO-dsy. 1 happened to see 1t today
because 10 was a very clear day and l had
a powerful glass with me. The truth Is
sometimes dissgreeable, but what l like
about il is that when mashed to esrth 1t
will iuvariable rear up again upon its hind
feet and assert itself The United States
are poorly, cheaply, mesnly and meagrely
represented, with few exceptions. will
refer to the exceptions IN another letter.
We know how to treat the foreigner
when he comes to America bat we do not,
this trip at least, impress him when We 90
upon his shore with our exhibits and our
goods. Africa is here with her wonderful
exhibit of diamonds and diamond cut
tirq Lots Of the countries to which we
are sending missionaries, bring the delicate
flush of shame to the cheek Of the Ameri-
can. with their wonderful fabrics and
their diversified industries. know where
the blame lies, but I will not say at this
time. because I have already criticised
Congress till my head aches. The jim
Grow economy and jerk-Water enterprise
of this great body are only equalled by
those of the French Legislature. All
countries suffer from this calamity and
there is no use to wall. Every wall thus
thrown away would help to cool our con-
somme and thus prolong our lives.
DR.. LOring, the Portuguese Minister,
and family have Just gone to Lisbon.
They won many friends both en- route and
in Paris
There are a great many people IN Paris,
and The number is constantly increasing,
az one cannot help noticing, for whether
you 90 TO the Exposition, or the theatre,
or the hipp0drome or riding on the Champs
Eiysees, or in the Bots, or boating on the
seine. OF even to the Morgue, you
see the strsrgest congregation Of
natives of all chmes sprinkled through the
French crowds, both provincial and me-
tropclitan It is the greatest show on
earth. and best of all, the study Of human
I ity of every kind and color and race and
shape. is the most interesting-tOr every
Z body seems TO be here with his wife, posi-
bly,, or with that appearance, at least, try
ing to see how much he can see for the
money. BILL NYE.