Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-12-04

County Commissioner McGregor. "That
was thirty years ago. She was re-
markedly handsome young woman at
that time. She must be just about ifty
now. She came to Parkersburg with
her fat from some point, I've forgot
ten just where, and married young
Blaekford, who at that time was one of
the bloods Of the town. his father being
leading business man"
"Tve got a good Joke on the re-
porters," said Sheriff SteenIod, yester-
day. Assessor Zane ran across
couple OF peddlers, out in the country,
who were doing bushels without
license, and took their packs from them
and shipped them In to 9e. The ped
oilers came into town ang told the po-
lice that man had robbed them, and
the thing got into the p5pers in that
shape. II was simply Mr.. Zane dis
charging his duty under the law"
Eyes, the nominations for City Ser
geant are virtually made" said Chief OF
Police McNichol. yesterday, as he tried
to get his attack Of ouinsy into an
easier position. "Smith Butler has
withdrawn in favor Of me, and John
Devins is of in favor Of Captain Ben
net"
'The season Is over for outside work"
said plumber, yesterday. 1--WE had
big rush up to the ffss Of the month,
putting In water and gas and sewer
connections, for people who pat 1t OIL
untiI the last moment, or who took a
sudden notion to do something, and
found they had to do it right away, but
now the Board Of Public WORKS taS
shut down on opening the streets, and
we will take it easy on inside work until
spring"
"We'Il get the cable over the bridge
in g few more days." said Manager
Wolf, of the Telephone Exchange, land
then we'll rest with the underground
wires until spring. We're putting
cable containing sfifty-two pairs OF
wires under the bridge sidewalk, and
have box laid down for another cable,
should an additional one ever become
necessary, so we won't have to tear up
the floor again. The cable will end on
the west side of South Front street,
where we will carry the wires to poles.
Bv next fall we will have all the wires
under ground on Market and Main
streets, between Tenth street and the
creek"
'Its funny .hinR that so few Of the
people who call at the City Hall can
read" said an official, yesterday.
''PeOple will come In and stand right
under big sign, telling them where
such and such an office is, and linger
around there until some one comes along
they can apply to for information. In
most cases if they would simply glance
around they would find out where the
Office they want is located, but some
how they don't do it. Women are the
worst in this respect, but some meu are
terrors. If keeps up, the police de-
partment will have to station man
in the Public Building to answer ques-
tions."
"It hasn't been such a dandy good
season for oysters and game, said a man
who deals in that sort of thing, yester-
day. THE weather's too warm. Put
the thermometer down to about twenty
and give us about six inches of snow,
and folks will order rabbits and birds and
oysters until you can't get chance to
rest, but with the ground dry and the
sun warm people seem inclined TO STICK
Tn ordinary sorts of food"
Whims and iads of people, enter into
all conditions of life, and Oftentimes
these strange freaks of fancy causesno
end of annoyance TO others, who are
made to suffer that OF perverSe caprice
may be gratied. There Is no account
ing for the strange vagaries which OBJ
tain control Of some minds. Nowhere
is this sort Of people more frequently
met than In the postotice, and
nowhere do they cause more
trouble. II people who mail
letters would be little more consider
ate, they might save Uncle Sans en-
ployes deal OF bother, and not little
profanity. Business houses, as rule,
do not depart from the established Gus
tom In directing their mail, and all
sensible people do likewise. But all
people are not sensible. The sentimen-
tai girl has q little love code,
and her best beau measures her
feelings toward him by the position and
location Of the stamp upon the billet
doux which he receives. Some go so
far as to seal the letter with the stamp.
The employees of the postofice may be
excused for using a little profanity
when exerting himself in his work In or
der to make a train he comes across one
of these nonsensical missives and has
10 iuggle IL about to find the stamp.
Every person knows, or should know,
that the proper place for the stamp is
on the upper right hand corner.
But 1t is not only in the matter OF
plseing the stamp that some people fol-
low their whims. The Department at
Washington contains many curious
specimens Of letter addressing. The
local authorities have frequently found
letters with the address In rhyme. 9th
ers have q running request to the post
master to deliver the letter TO certain
person 10 certain town, on certain
street. When these things are the result
they are excusable, but they
are oftener caused by persons wanting
10 appear what is commonly known as
sssmart." The proper way TO address a
letter is, however, not the custom. II
would be natural for the postoffice
officials to look first for the State, then
the city and the street, and the name
last. A letter should thus be ad-
dressed:
...............--.s.-. ...'''''''.''''.'.'
Wheeling, W. Va,
% jackson Street, !:
John Smith.