Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-26

poor have the advantage over the rich,
inasmuch, especially in the country, as
the poor man lays aside his collar en-
J!rely and joys in a bare, If a sweajy
neck / have the utmost contempt for
man VINO tucks a handkerchief in his
collar, III bib fashion. He has the air
of an overgrOWn boy. and gains no COM
fort whatever. Well. when we are civ
ilized We viii Try and
SUIT OUR CLOTHES TO OUR Gil
NATE.
and men will wear, during the daytime,
the sOfJest of shirts, with rather low
necks and turned down collars.
Miss Anne. finding that her sister is
deep in her book. has been telling me
about her flower garden. She is greatly
interested in it and rather excited over
il. For years she has had what she
calls q shakespeare border That is
10 say, she has gathered in it all the
shrubs. flowers and trees that are men
toned in the works Of Shakespeare.
Then she has another flower bed which
she calls the sentimental bed. In
this every flower has been planted by
some one of whom she is fond. Her in
diEnatiOn about her flower garden IS
Cue 10 the fact that somebody VINO wrote
for one OF the papers visited her pretty
home. heard her wonderful flower beds
described, and had the quotations be-
longing TO Shakespeare bed read 10 him.
and Jhen went away and gave the credit
of the wonderful flower garden TO some
titled woman in England, Miss Anne
is 0rthOrdox. She doesn't wish her
name to appear in the newspapers. She
thinks that q wOman's name should only
appear when she is born. whtn she
marries ana when she dies. and that
this is three times too often; but, still. if
any part Of the history of her lie must
come out, she thinks credit should be
given where credit is due Dear Miss
Anne is perfectly right, buJ she doesn't
know
TIE WAYS OF THE AVERAGE RE
PORTER.
Miss Betty listens to her sister. and
then tells me confidently that she has
never seen her so angry since she was
addressed by young minister as Miss
Auna. The idea of taking her besuti-
ful name and calling it Anna" How
ever. Miss Betty forgot this and dis
cOursed about her visit 10 the city. For
some unknown reason she elected 10 50
on the third Of July She thought that
In the large town, she would see The
proper respect shown 70 the day that
celebrates the bringing of independ-
ence into America. Instead. she simply
heard a lot of noise and was fright
fully warm. her pettjCca,s caught fire
and the Fourth OF July is now hOrri-
BILE memory 20 her. For my own part,
z thought with her thar the anuUA1lut-
burS- Of patriotism which displays i,self
in those a6ominable Chinese offerings
known as frecrackerS was fraud.
Agreeing with me. Miss Betty said:
"Why. the very word independence is
nonsense. Who is independent? Every
blessed mothers son or daughter Of us
IS dependent on somebody for love. con
Siera,i0n or duc3js-yery frequently
duca1s. Personally I regard
PATRIOTISM As The CHEAPEST OF
ALL VIRTUES.
and the one tina. is CT the least use.
II seems 10 spend itself largely In talk
ing ana frecTackers, and the so-called
patriot is usually The man wEO is a. The
aead OF some money-mai-iDg scheme
or is flliUS his pockets by being 4 poll
ticiar; lie is, consequently. patriotic and