Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-30

Only the hoi pollo use snuff here -
the hoi polloi lady, l mean. If you see
her coming down vista OF brilliant au-
tumn coloring, somber figure in the
gaudy perspective, you will notice that
she dexterousy jerks something out of
her mouth and cOnceals it in her apron,
trying as you pass to look ali wrapped
up in the contemplation of nature.
She has Just removed her snuff stick,
or, as may say, half in jest, the handle
Of the dipper is removed. Here one
finds among the peasantry children
hardly done with their milk teeth using
snuff in this way. So we have the Lit
tie Dipper and the Big Dpper.
The snuff stick or brush is left dan
CLING in the corner Of the mouth as lit
tie young children in the absence OF the
mother hold a corner Of cloth that has
been wrapped around a bit of sugar,
land the same with intent 10 deceive"
Arden is not large place, but it is a
good site for one. There are two gen
eral stores and a blacksmith shop.
Lately there IS q shooting scrape on
Saturdays.
Since have been digging my well ]
have put q good Geal Of money in circu-
lation. This has made flush times in
western North Carolina, and some law
lessness. Human life at one time was
so lightly valued while this stream of
gold was flowing in that l had to shut
down work on my we'll till times should
tighten up little.
Lately | have been putting in wind
mill at the estate. This, too, has let a
flood OF wealth into the channels of
trade. Eggs went up to SIS cents, and
good eggs were worth shilling.
had been reading about windmills
and determined to buy one. AT first l
thought would buy one Of those dear
old windmills of southampton and Eu-
rope which the artists rave about, bnt
this one will be dear enough by the
time l get through with it.
The mill arrived last April and was
put on the ground early in that month,
A plumber from Asheyille was employed
to put itup. Eight men were sent out
here by train to put the mill up. They
did not know how to put up windmill,
and so a preparatory school had to be
cpened here TO give instructions. l
paid the tuition. Special trains carried
nv plumbers TO and from Asheville. II
was pleasant sight TO see those plumb
ers on their way, with bright, expectant
faces toward the place where they were
learning how to plumb at my expense.
The scheme was spoken Of around
here as "Nye'S Fresh Air Fund" Every
little while could hear some one say,
"There goes the plumbers picnic.
I live fourteen miles from AsheVille,
and ran out of terrapin one day. This
raused much adverse comment among
the plumbers, aud before 1t could be
smothered by kind words some nightin-
Gales tongues, with au jus on them,
we're scorched little by our chef, and
7 could see that the plumbers in q well
bred way were irritated. This grew
Till the following week. when their dis
content became so great that they sud
denIy nut up the mill and went away.
7 aid not think at first that they would
ever go. But they did.
Possibly the windmill also may do so
soma day. thought that as soon as
the plumbers StOou OaCA AtOin ~ ouu
cave it air it might go, but it has not.
q well known physician aud scientist
here SAYS that SO much of the climate is
reSuired By the invalids who come here
mat there is not enough lift 10 run a
windmill.
lam arranging now, however, to club
:, win Mr.. Beale, 8 neigh6or or mine,
rho owns a bicycle with pneumatic
tires so that we can get our wind else
Were In large quantities for filling
ris rheumatic tires and running my
rindnill the year round.
The mill looks very picturesque when
IN motlpn, but i takes the time OF
ran ana team TO run II while they
A .,.,I a De doing something else
wind hills were 6rst used in the