The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-24
KNooK.AnouT NOTES.

1O'uay LulS lCee EepuuAlC Will oDVus
divide honors between turkey and foot
ball. II 1 were a youngster and had
uncommon weight, strength and reck-
less daring l think I would prefer foot
ball to turkey. Ifyou are Of the win
ming team and come through unhurt,
you are a hero. Win or lose, if you
have to be carried off the field you are a
blessed martyr. In either ase you are
a man to be envied, for you are eX-
plotted in the newspapers and achieve
an early fame.
The pastor Of one OF the great New
York churches announces that he will
hold no Thanksgiving services this
year. His recent experience is discour-
aging. The lambs of his flock either
stay away to- get ready for the great
field of sport or leave Before tho service
is over in order to make sure OF getting
there in time. The 10000 persons who
were on Manhattan Field last Thanks
giving day to see the shock between
Yale and Princeton must have come
from somewhere, thongh they did not
all strike me as having come from the
churches. A gentleman who sat next
me came from the state OF Washington
and paid Sl0for his seat. Atthe end OF
the performance he remarked confden.
TALLY that he would not have missed it
for the cost OF q round trip from the
Pacific coast. Barring the ferocity OF
the onslaught, which the young fellows
don't seem to mind, it isthe very finest
exhibition OF athletic manhood we
get. This may be why it appeals so
strongly to the women, who go wild
over it and have been known to bet
gloves and bon-bons on the result. l
have q boy's letter in which he describes
the game-"It's a lot Of fellows falling
down on another fellow. Then a man
calls out something and another man
blows a whistle, and they do the same
thing over again. S~oiitstrikes the I'M
tutored mind. Strength md skill and
ceaseless action are what catch the
crowd. Therefore the crowd a enjoy
the game without understanding the
fine points.
Since the recent landslide the rage for
things foreign has been noticeable, and
it has shown itself in unexpected places.
American rats refuse to be caught in
American traps-which may be a rodent
protest against the Mckinley act. At
all events a colony Of Wheeling rats OF
very old family has shown q decided
p~reference for n clever lRbyrinthine
French continuance, something on tho
spider and tho fly order. 10 the rat
nature it seems to be a real luxury to be
entertained in tho grand salon OF one OF
these wire structures. Get one and you
get the rest Opinions ditfor as to
whether they get in through idle Curl
osity or arc moved by q higher Impulse
and present themselves as a rescue
party. A friend OF mine says Ec has as
sembled twenty-five rats at n time in
this captivating way. That is q good
many rats to be in II trap at one time,
yet my friend has the reputation OF ono
who would rather have nothing what
ever to do with the truth than to strain
it for . few rats moro or less.
n young Wau WElted W ule IHut III
consequence OF the turn of the political
tide he is certain t.. lose his place in the
public service; that he has a wife and
no savings, and wants to know what he
has to be thankful for. Well, ne should
be thankful for youth, health, intelli.
gence, an education that can be put to
better use than the holding OF a little
government place, the necessity for go
ing to work now to lay the foundation
for a career that may amount to some.
thing. Lastly-for this is the best OF
all-be thankful for n good wife, andlet
every day be q day OF thanksgiving.
All, my boy, hero you have something
to tic to. Soloman might we'll have
said, A good wife is rather to be chosen
than great riches. In her wifely good
ness you have q treasure above all price.
Ohio Republicans have something to
be thankful for, thin as the slice is.
Which reminds me that lmet at Re.
publican heSd6uarters in New York a
man fresh from the Buckeye btAte. He
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