Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-16
TALK ABOUT TOWN.
SCRAPS OF CURRENT CONVERSATION ABOUT
VARIOUS MATTERS.
The FlOtsam and Jstsam Of the Day, Indicating
the Drift Of Daily Discussion in
Certain Lines.

"No, politics has not interfered much
with business up to this time" said an
Eastern commercial traveller, at the
Mcclure, last evening. 81 have gone
through several Presidential campaigns
in my peculiar aud fairly remunera-
tive way, and 1 do not recall a GAM
paign year in which there was less
political discussion among business men
than this. 1t has been very quiet all
over my territory, which extends over
several States, but there are signs that
the people are Weakening up little, and
l look for decided outcropping OF
things political during the remaining
time before the election"
A well-kAown local gentleman, who
is quite good talker, and whose bril-
liancy disappears when he puts himself
on paper, owing TO his uncertainty
about spelling of words Of more than
one syllable, thinks he has hit upon a
device for relieving the embarrassment
of ali who are as sensitive regarding his
failure as he is. Here is the scheme In
| his own Words
"Tallyrand says that speech is the
art of concealing thought. BY the
same token writing should be the art OF
concealing bad spelling. What we bad
spoilers need is a system OF penmanshlp
upon a basis of radical reform. Let
teachers be sent out who will teach us
to write a pleasing hand, but in which
poor spelling cannot be detected. L
have no time to work out system, but
it ought to be easy and very profitable.
| For instance, why not have So and u
written alike in words in which they
occur together, with the dot midway
over them? Big money is waiting for
som sbody who will work out the COM
plete scheme"
{ Said business man, yesterday: "Per-
sons who are disposed TO purchase
American flags TO. political or Column
bus day purposes should not fail to
count the stars. Enterprlsing statesmen
are working off thousands OF old flags
which went out of date when the six
new States were admitted in 1889 and
1890. know Of So flag, purchased
here a.few days ago, which had but IS
stars In the field. That flag was not
full value for the money, and ought to
have went for at least half-price."
ST was in Chicago last week" said
J. w. Brown, travelling salesman out
of that city, stopping at the Behler.
"While waiting at the Polk-street sta
ton for train out I witnessed the
arrival of a train which dumped upon
the platform about two hundred Ital-
ians and Sicialians, with their bags Of
stale bread and dirty clothes. 1t was
one of the most repulSive looking crowds
ever saw. 1t was gang Of railroad
! laborers en- route to some southwestern
point, in charge of a driver who han
dleded them as if they were so many
cattle. Every one of them looked chol-
era-infected, and as l watched them
bundled out Of the station and started
down the street, 1 was of the opinion
that when America begins to restrict
Immigration it should begin on this
class first. The Chinese are highly
respectable compared with them"
A great many amusing incidents &C.
Cured in the process of changing Irish,
Germans and citizens of other nationali-
ties into full fledged American citizens.
Just at this time both of the great polit-
ical parties are e1erting their best
efforts to naturalize foreigners who
will lvote the proper way.
The other day, when the Judge had
asked German the usual questions and
had given him his papers, he asked this
final question;
'Now John, il a war should break
out between Germany and the United
States, what would you do?"
Judge he replied, "Id fight like
h, for der Democratic pardy."
Another candidate was asked by the
Judge whether he favored Republican
form OF government. Ia telling promi-
pent Democrat about the matter short
time afterwards, he said: 81 didn't
like to tell der Judge l was de odder
way on dat"
'Ifs astonishing the number of young
men who are drifting into Wheeling from
the surrounding country" said pro-
fessional gentleman yesterday. II sup
pose have had hundred applications
for recommendations, the past year,
from young men who are not satisfied
to stay ON the farm, where they were
born, and who come town to work at
anything they can get work at. 1t puts
farm work at premium, and tends to
hurt labor and all callings in the cities.
1t is one of the bad features of Ameri-
can life"
Circuit Court.