Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-07
MATTERS BRIEFLY TOLD.

The famous chestnut tree on Mt. Etna
measures 2lO feet at its base. Its age is at
least 0Oyears.
A recent whirlwind caused waterspout
fifteen feet high on the PiscatSqus river,
rear the Portsmouth bridge, New Hamp-
shire.
Glass images Of Hiudoo deities are man
rtactured in birmingham and shipped to
India for worship by the deyout idolaters
@. that country.
An English correspondent at Gibraltar
relegraphs that slaves are sold publicly in
the streets, few yards from the English
Legation at Tangier, for from $50 to $40.
The Prince of Manaco, thanks to the rapid
increase in his share Of the receipts from
the gaming tables at Monte Carlo, has just
been able TO increase his standing army
from twenty-five to eighty men.
Ut the candidates for admission to the
Calcutta University only l.45S out Of 5000
we're successful, 1900 passing the examina-
ton Of First Arts" 50 out of l2O taking
the degree of Bachelor Of Laws, and 10 out
/ Of 80 that Of Bsc helor Of Medicine.
Very Jew Of the Irish. Slycerine conspira-
tors have the nerve of the Nihilist who,
while the Moscow mine was making, supped
behind a keg of nitro-Slycerine which
Sophie Peroffsky was ready to explode the
moment the police entered the house.
The cherry tree felled at Easton by Mr..
4 |C.adstone, in q snow storm, under the eye
. c. detective, has been sent as present
\ 10 the Burslem Liberals, 10 be converted
4into souvenirs, 10 be sold for the benefit oI
/ The club. The tree is twenty three feel
lon-.
It is 4 c1Stom in the Prussian royal iami-
b. that every prince shall be apprenticed
4 b. a trade, in order that, in case OF revo
he may be able to earn his living
D. pursuance of this rule the present Crown
sl'.iuCc was taught Matchmaking, and i:
y aid to be fair workman.
The editor of a papc- in New York Statt
advises Young men to Keep out OF office
And disagreeable riv a. recalls the fact
alat he has been super, sor, school com
missioner, weighmaster, member OF As
kembly. assistant assessor of internal reye
nue, postmaster and canal auditor.
There are 1000 miles Of underground
hires in the towns Of Great Britain an
Ireland, and there is a constant outcry 70
them in the country in England, owing .,
the dcs tructiOn to open lines by gales an,
snowstorms but the cost Of the under
ground wires confines their use to largt
tOwSs
The little bed room where Shakespear
was born, in the house at tSratfori. on-Ayou
IS Just such an uninterresting room as
New England farmer generally reserves q
De top OF his house to preserve his seet
Corn. The walls are closely written wit
Dc lead pencil autographs Of thousands o
people, Sir Walter Scott's among the rest
mi the window panes are scratched to tina
Segrce with names as to De almost worth
1kSs.
At the fancy ball recently given by tht
Grand Duke Vladimir a. st. Petersburg
ore Of the guests was a certain princess
vary beautiful and very fast. Her costum
was that Of Russslka, or water nymph,
very tight.fttinG pink stOckinet, fe7
wards Of azure cauze, some water lilies, an
q fan. When the fair lady approached I
Do homage to the Empress, Her Imperia
Highness cast look OF disgust on tn
hanti'y clad naiad, then, turning her bac
o. her. whispered a few werds to tn
Emperur. who was also visibly shocked.
few minutes later the Grand Duke wake
Dr. to the Princess and, giving her his arm
eCrdgCted her to her carriage.