Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-02-17

THE DEBUTANIE.
Pennsylvania avenue was then mud
wallow and the stump puller more pop
ular than the stump speaker. Mrs.
Adams could only get a cord and half
of wood, and the walls were still wet.
There were no bells in the house and no
mirrors. When Mr.. Adams wished to
police his face" as they say out west,
he had to go down stairs with tin pail
for hot water, strap his razor on trunk
strap and use the bottom OF a new Tin
milk pan for mirror
This was the day when the baby re-
public was just beginning to sit up and
take notice. Now the full grown insti-
tuition wears trousers and does not 90 to
bed till after 10 o'clock.
1t has attained It's majority and wears
yellow shoes.
By the way, | paused yesterday at
the corner OF Pennsylvania avenue and
Tenth street to get prosperous shine
on my common sense Jenness Miller
shoes. Just then bright young blade
came along, wearing a pair OF those
lemon colored shoes, and awaited his
turn to have them dealt with
The artist paused moment to look
at them and then remarked:
IL amt got any stuff Tor them yaller
shoes. You'll have to strike another
polish Tint somewhere else"
After the young man had gone sadly
away the artist breathed heavily on my
shoe, and il sounded like a sigh.
"Of course l lied then, be said, "but
1or al n nj aS 9 Y In A
none OF US. You see, you've got to
scrub 'em clean in the first place.
They're generally damp, so you have to
put dollars worth OF friction on 'em
to get em dry before you can polish
EN-, and the dope we put on is eXpen
siye. A good many of 'em are mighty
cheap. too, and the leather's all sort Of
spongy. | don't reckon they'll be- very
pOpDler in a year frow now.
"They say that last spring pair OF
'em got into the Senate, but they called
an extra session OF the Legislature 10
that mans State and elected another
man.
How do you think DAHL Webster
would have looked with feet like custard
pie?"
1t isa good thing for one to spend
winter 10 Washington, especially to
brighten up ones ideas Of life and dress,
| have had TO get all new clothes
throughout, find for my other clothes
made me conspicuous. had creases, OF
course, in my trousers, but they were
not in the right place.
SO ! had to discard my farm clothes
in order to avoid being taken for a
statesman Ny neighbors now would
hardly recognize me.
Much complaint is coming in this win
ter TO the State Department from our
ministers abroad, who say that they can.
not live on their salaries. This will rec
oncils a number of gentlemen who were
not successful In getting these appoint
ments.
The truth is that once In awhile one
of our ministers, like Whtelaw Reid,
for instance, Is wealthy man and de
termined 20 do honor TO his country by
giving dignity 10 his position regardless
OF expense. OF course this takes good
slice of his private fortune, and the
next appointee finds himself regarded
as an American millionaire, VINO expects
TO take the SHINE out OF the reigning
monarch. Bu: he can't always do 1t.
One of our wealthy New York news
paper owners u year ago reuted for the
sumner the country palace on the con-
tiuent recently occupied by the King Of
Bulgaria, # am not mistaken. lie or
dered $4,000 or s.. 600 worth OF i'm
provements, to the surprise OF Southern
Europe.
King of Bulgaria" they said, in Wild
astonishment.
That NAV be-, said the journalist,
whose income is over 5000. 900 per year,
"but 1t isn't good enough for me-
And now, when an American newspa-
per man goes there, the peassntry turn
ont for twenty five miles around 10 meet
him at the train and sell their farms 70
him.
Probably Washington illustrates bet
ter the mutablity OF all things human
than most any other city In the world.
That IN republic "there are oniv three
generations between shirt sleeves and
shirt sleeves is shown every day Wnere
the great national score for iayorite ana
dark horses is kept.
President Jackson aWoke ~ nHu IL AZ
self grand parent four times during
his term Of office These tour grandchll-
dren were born 10 the white House.
They were the children OF Mrs Donald
son the Presidents daughter, VINO died
in 1886. The President was godfather
to two of these children, Mr.. Van
Rurpn 70 one and General Polk TO the
youngest.
Lockwood in her very interesting COOK
an "Fistoric Homes in Washington. "
us now Mrs. Eliza Wilcox, clerk In
the treasury department, having been
widow for many years, dependent upon
bar own exertions for the support OF
herself and family. From her baby
head Jackson cut lock OF hair, which