Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-07
QUEER ELECTION NAGERS.
Rash Premises on the Result Now
Being Fulfilled,
Men Whose Faces Will Not Be
Shaved for Four Years--The Usual
Number OF WheelbarrOW Rides.
Some Wagers Settled Last Even
ing-A Long, Tough Pull.

Some Wagers Settled Last Even
ing-A Long, Tough Pull.
The confidence which the,average man
has in the success of tha candidates Of
his party is remarkable. AS matter
of course, persons of a speculative turn
of mind wager money on the result, but
there is another class OF agreements
which is very much in evidence just
now There is a great deal Of the bant-
ering before election day, which reacts
with great force afterwards. The crop
of novel agreements appears to be I'M
usually large this year, probably because
The people have not the money to back
their opinions with hard cash.
A we'll known business man last night
confided 10 a friend the secret OF the
Jealous care with which he guards
luxurious crop of chin whiskers. When
he was a young man he entered into an
election agreement by the terms OF
which he was not TO shave his chin I'M
til there was a Wing President. This
was in the early fiftles. Soon after the
Wing party ceased 10 exist under that
name. but he has kept his word.
The tonsorial artist and his instru-
ment of trade have figured in many
agreements this year, and many hir-
suite appendages have fallen before the
razor Experience has taught one les
son in this connection, however, and
few persons are seen on the streets with
one-half of their moustaches missing.
A South Main street man, however, has
shaved a spot on the crown of his head,
the exact size Of a silver dollar. There
will be vacancy in a certain pew in a
certain church for some time, in all
probability.
A novel agreement which mas the
merit of being new, has been fulfilled in
a number of instances within the past
two or three days. Il consists in rolling
a peanut with a match or toOthpick.
Some time Thursday night, a lady,
whose name will not be revealed, rolled
a peanut across the Market street bridge
as a penalty for her confidence in Demo-
cratic success. and finished the task in
1ust twenty minutes. Another man has
agreed to roll peanut from Tenth 10
FOriy-eighih street. The time which
will be required will make 2 nice mathe-
tnalical prob m Another agreement
Of this kind was fulfilled on Market
street last night A well known Demo-
crat rolled a nut with match from
some point above Fourteenth street TO
Goetze's pharmacy, another man carry
ing a candle all ad Of him.
Las, night VIM Belleville carried Dan
M.cGlone on his shoulders through all
she rooms in the Bloch Bros. tobacco
works
Some time to-day a Democrat from
the Eighth ward, or Benwood. will m
dertake to drive dozen chickens from
Forty-eigb-h street to Fulton. If some
person will wayl9y mis- man about
Forty-.hird street and send him home
for repairs, he will do him q great SER
vice.
A McMechen man who IS employed in
BenwOod, has agreed to go TO work
dressed in Mother Hubbard and sun
bonne. every morning for week
Wheelbarrow agreements are the
mos; common. Aside from the glory
which attaches 10 victory there IS hardly
any choice between wheeling and being
wheeled The accidental (?) overurn-
ing Of barrows, and the careless (?) jolt
ing more than offset the physical dis
comfort Of pushing the vehicle.
The Oberle family. in he Eighth ward,
is divided politically. Discussions over
The dinner table as to The relative merits
Of the single gold standard and the IN
limited coinage of the white metal. re-
suited in ARRANGEMENTS for a wheelbar-
row rid. which was taken last night,
and created considerable amusement IN
that section of the city. In this in
stance the Republican brother, who rode
in the barrow. Is still wondering wheth-
er he made a mistake In the wager.
A bet between Willie Kroneweth and
Frank Kr0niaeger, of the North End,
was fulfilled last night by the latter
pulling Kronewsth in buggy over the
following route: From the National
road to Main street, up Main 10 ravine,
down Main to Eleventh, down Market
to TWEEN ty-second. 10 Chaplina. 10
Twenty-sivth, 10 Chapine to Twen-
tie,h. to Market, to Eighteenth, to
Chapline, to Seventeenth, to Jacob, TO
Wood. to Sixteenth to Jacob, to Four
tenth. to Eoff TO Twelfth. to Market,
to Seventh and tAen up the National
road.
II your neighbor acts like he has
"roons to let" during the next few days,
il must not be regarded es an evidence
Of insanity. Find out whether he has
not placed too much confidence in Dem
ocratic success before YOU advise the
anthnrNies Of his condition. "Things