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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-04
RIMEHaRT G TATUh,
City Bank Building. Room Q. Telephons2is
FOR SALE.

Two nicely located lots In Belyedere addition.
SIS each.
hoess fVs rooms. Eor street Centre Wheel
ing, u,SQ
House Tour rooms. Eighteenth street 81. 900
House three rooms, Twelfth street $50
House eight rooms. Sixteenth street. in good
condition. 1890
House four rooms aud stable. Twelfth street
sso0
House seven room, Jacob street Cent?.
Lots IN NeMeahen ssOO TO SSso on easy terms
Business property. best location. In Rtaa
vile. house eight ROOMS. storefosm and good
stable, on easy terms. GOOD reasons for seliinH
House with inll lot, Wood street near Forty
third street, tl20.
House rooms aud stable Iightssnth street
$3.50.
Fine suburban homss 2 miles east OF CITY a,
moderate price.
4 lots in Fian, white A Gallagher additioa
60Xlt0 feet, s-p0 each.
lots on CaldNtlls run, $40 each
kiHe farm, iis acres, on NatioaAl road, nine
mites east OF city, Gu easy teFms
House 10 rooms. Fifteenth street with modsts
Improvements
House rooms Twenty third street al. 400.
House rooms, North Market street OIL, SEQ
SIX lots in good locations In PARK View
Market street busin." property a, nod.r..
Lots At east end Twsnty-thlrd stree, on ..,y
ons-half 10, o. NecoIOeh stree, o.s =
'ose OF tso best Manufacturing sitssia tas
eity, f,sntiRg on two rAllroAaL
NV b0us, oFestqs, GOA NoFth wabash street
$50 sl 600, 81, S0o q 90 and ,a.5oo to loan on
city reai estate
NESBITT IL DEVINE,
APPS lty M.tsst SWEET
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-04
&. Crawford.
By Mrs. GAsKELL.

Crawford in its charming miniature paint
ing ana sketches OF character, recalls the best
Of Jane Austen's novels II Is a dslight,u pic
ture OF old world social life IN an English couu-
,ry village descriptive Of The feelings, habits
opinions character and social con ditIons OF the
little community. The stoFy 10 quiet earnest
ness and with fine literary apiitudes in the
writer IL is beautifully illustrated
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-04
THE WIND RISES,

and comes bending down the grain, and
sounding its psalm through the forest,
and l say, "Whither away, o wind! on
such swift wing?" and it answers, Il
am going TO cool the cheek OF that vio-
let" And then see pulleys at work
Ia the sky, and the clouds are drawing
water, and l say. "What are you doing
there, o cloudS?" They say, I'VE are
drawing water for the violet" And
then look down into the grass and l
say, "Can il be that God takes care or
a poor little thing like you?" And the
answer comes up, Eyes, yes; God
clothes the grass Of the field, and be
has never forgotten me, poor violet"
Oh, my friends! II the heavens bend
down to such insignificant ministry as
that, tell you God is willing TO bend
down TO your case, since he is just as
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-04
5. Paul AMI Yirg inia.

BY BERsAEDrS SE SAINT PIERRE
instory. by skIas.ic Frencn &c
Won - for itself IN q
60 ME who possess
me work az gel
sry prOpEists
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-04
6. The Coming Race. LORD LYrToy.


THE Coming Race, by Lcrd Lytton, ia q
clever and ingenious excursion into the real IN
OF science as the inventive man may find il in
the coming time IL presenis curious but
fascinating picture OF the human environment
a. We NAV see il realized in the next century
when human needs will be served by every re-
source OF electrical aud mechanical cOutriV.
.nce. when the coming race for instance
will be enabled 10 exchange domestic helps FOR
ingenious and mercury footed sutomstons. and
have 1t command every appliance adapted %
the marvelousIy changed social and Industrial
condition OF things
z. Dream Life. By TX. MARVEL
(Donald g. MltchelD.
There Is . profound mental study in this
worldwide American classic Il contains =
series OF very vivid and picturesque studies OF
Individual character and feeling Il has fas-
ciuEtinz power over the reader while its grace
mi dirttop charms the literary appreciation
and ais the mind with delightful. though some
times pathetic pictures
8. Frankenstein; or, The hoSe-
Prometheus. BY MIS- SHEJ
Like Mrs. Groves M
Mrs. Sheliey's "Erank
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08
FIRING THE ROYAL SiLUTE AT
WINDSOR.

The ordinary idea with regard
to the firing of the Royal salute
is that it is performed by means
of heavy gun or guns. That is
true in respect to naval and mill
tary stations, and some other
places where big guns abound;
but it is not correct as to Wind
sor.
1t might be supposed that at
Her Majesty's principal home,
which as one of our oldest castles
was in past times intimately as
ISOLATED with large weapons of
warfare, the salute would be fired
from at least great muzzle-
loader, If not one of the modern
breech leaders, with soldiers In
attendance. 1t might seem, too,
that here, above all, the ceremo-
nv would be accompanied by
some show Of dignity worthy of a
closely observed and much res
peeted function. But, alas. for
supposition and exalted associa-
tons of Royalty. this not the
case. Readers who have not
witnessed the performance may be
interested in brief description
of it, as carried out in Windsor
Park.
The principal occasions on
which the Royal salute of twenty
one guns is fired are on the an
niversary of Her Majesty's birth
day, accession, and coronation,
and of the birthdays Of the
Prince of Wales. the Empress
Frederick princess Royal of
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08

And what does this artificial
enthusiasm prove3 Simply that
all these patriotic , disinterest-
ed @ unselfish G. men who in
duced a disgraced American
Minister j. L. Stevens and an
irresponsible naval officer to put
them by display of force and by
the misuse of the United States
name into power only wanted to
get there, because they hated to
be "outs" and were longing to
be Ems. They in their ignor-
ance of diplomatic language and
usages believe or pretend to
believe that Minister Willis
credentials assure them of per-
manency as government and
assist them in deprivipg Ha
wall of right to self-govern-
ment History should have
taught them that the will of
people always ultimately carries
the day, aud SO made them
bottle up their enthusiasm for
some other occasion.
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08

much like job. We don't be-
lieye though that the Board of
Health has sufficient power to
make such an order unless a law to
that effect be passed. Nothing
was said about the object of this
remarkable step. but we suppose
that sanitary reasons will be
given as the cause for putting
number OF people living in the
suburbs to great inconvenience.
Fish is a wholesome food when
it is fresh. But we cannot see
why people cannot as we'll judge
of the good quality at their
kitchen-door as they can at the
market People of ordinary means
who keep no horses and ear
riages. finds it great convent
ence to occasionally haye fish
brought to their door and sold
as cheap as at the market. If
the absurd step is really taken,
it will mean that many house
holds will be deprived of
variety of food and forced to eat
nothing, but meat-of the
poor quality often sold in Homo
lulu or they will nave to live on
frozen fl sh which tn Q
Board of Health is kind enough to
offer as a substitute for fresh fish.
What guarantee has the Board
that the frozen fish imported
here is of sound and good quail
ties? We doubt very much that
any OF the fish brought down
here on ice in the steamers
is ever as fresh and whole
some as the fish caugh t
in the night and peddled around
early in the morning. The
whole business looks like a job
and very selfish" one at
that.
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

Tie comfort which the annexa-
tionists have derived from the
ordinary, every day diplomatic
language contained in Minister
Willis letters of credentials, and
in his speech Is a source OF some
merriment and some surprise.
We understood all along since
January the 18th. thet the object
of the revolution on that day,
was te get Hawaii joined as a
member of the United States.
We thought that Che reason for
the existence of the 2. G.. was to
gain the same object, and that
"closer union with the United
States WAS its mission here.
And we believed that the organ
ization of the annexation club,
the display of American
bunting in the streets. the
sending OF Commissioners, profes-
sors. ENJOYS and secretaries was
for the purpose of deeeiving the
people of the United States into
the belief that Hawaii and the
Hawaiian ration were ready and
willing to surrender their indie
pendence and be deprived of
self-government. And now after
all their schemes have been
frustrated and their hopes finally
stamped out aud Minister Willis
very presence here has put the
seal of the United States on their
defeat, these men, sing out
triumphantly, I've are saved"
and the Star goes into Mysteries
and fat type.
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08

Bat whatever the club should
claim in that regard It's 1.449
Americans cannot be voters,
Indications are that every tran
silent traveller. every tourist,
every sailor. or any other bird of
passage has been labeled Amer
leans. and registered and
represented to be residents
and voters of Hawaii.
The figures are fraudulent and
the method Is characteristic of
the annexation sehemers and
plotters who have attempted to
settle the destiny and policy of
Hawaii through the common
methods of ward politicians and
sand-lotters. That they have
utterly failed is as satisfactory as
it was inevitable.
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08

The Circuit Court is working
its weary way through the I'M
usually long calendar 1t is
worthy of notice and comment
that there are not less than 46
cases against people charged
either with selling liquor. gamb-
ling or offenses against the opium
law. There must certainly be
something radically wrong. Of
course we believe that every man
shonld have all possible facilities
to be tried by a jury. but it is
both waste of time and of money
to try before juries the petty
sale of bottle of swipes or the
possession of che fa tickets. Ii
the government had desired to
show itself an improvement on
former regimes it should have oc-
cupied its time by changing and
regulating all the license laws and
the illicit transactions now
hourishing all over the country
would soon be abated if not
stamped out. But the cant and
hypocrisy which are the leading
features of the Reform Party will
continue to prevent wise and
beneficial legislation at least as
long as matters of state and of
church are hopelessly tangled up
and mixed to gether.>
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08

only for day or few hours, the
Standard IS replaced by the
Union Jack.
Prior TO last winter no flag was
flown during the Queen 5 absence,
although the custom now adopted
was in vogue early in the cent
ury but through the exertions,
it is believed, of the Marquis of
Lorne. Governor and Constable
of the Castle. the custom has
now been revived, so that the
flagstaff Is never left bare during
the hours of daylight
Hosting the Union Jack there,
however, is not mere arbitrary
desire of the Queen, for every
fortress in the kingdom is en-
titled to fly the Jack, and
Windsor Castle ranks as Il fort
ress. The Standard is lowered
Immediately the Queen leaves
Windsor, and is run up on her
return directly she crosses the
Thames and comes within the
limits of the borough. Hitherto
the Royal flag was displayed only
for Her Majesty. but new depart
ure was made on November 9th last
when, by the Queens command,
the Standard was hoisted in
honour of the Prince of Wales
birthday.
The fair. weather flag is of inn
mense size, but the stormy weather
Standard is somewhat smaller and
of stouter material. The same
may be said OF the Jack" The
raising and lowering and changing
of these flags is in the charge Of the
Queens master gunner, and very
busy time be has Of it occasionally.
The flagstaff, by the way, is at
least Sit. thick at the base. tapering
away slightly to the apex, and it
is 170ft. high. rising from the
Round Tower. which itself attains
great altitude above the Home
Park. These Standards last about
FIVE years, and when discarded are
sent to the Tower of London, where
great care is taken of them.
Here, again, used-up servants are
provided with an idle and COM
Portable future of indefinite length.
TIT Bits.
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08

Classed as to nationality the
club claims according to its
statement to present the follow
ing: American 1,449; Hawaiian
1,671; Portuguese 1856; Ger
man 400; British 351; Norwegian
-; Unclassifed 247. As regis
tered voters tat the last general
election) we find the following:
American 637; Hawaiian 1854;
Portuguese 2,091: German 49,:
and so on. Now we would like
to know where the club has got
its members fromi The number
of foreign residents in Hawaii is
steadily decreasing and it would
therefore be interesting to know
how the club has succeeded in
seraping up 1449 American mem
bers when there only are 637 voters
of that nationality The total
amount of Americans according
to the last census was .92S. and
in that figure are included all
men. women and children. We
can hardly believe that tba club
would have the gail to claim that
every American is member of
it. and that both women and
children have been registered.
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08

That closer union with the Unit
ed States was not the true cause
for the revolution us has been
stated heretofore can be seen
from the happiness among the
annexstionists on the day that
they finally learned that the
United States will not annex us.
1t was government pap and
Doodle. they were after. and we
are sure they have made the most
of their brief opportunity.
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08

It is surprising why the organ
of the Annexation Club should
oppose the taking of g plebiscite
in Hawaii. Tie club we learn
claims that on its Register APP
pear the names of bona fde
members to the amount of $3.50
or about GO per cent. of the votes
cast at the last general election.
OF course when the club makes
such statement it is for the pur-
pose of impressing upon people
abroad, the alleged universal
popularity of annexation among
all the voters of the country. An
analysis of the figures of the club
compared with the registered
voters does not bear out the
statement made. but proves that
there is something rotten In the
figures somewhere or in the club.
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08

The resolution which was in,
troduced at a meeting of the
Board of Health for the purpose
of preventing sale of fish outside
the public market looks very
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08

and Princess Beatrice princess
Henry of Battenbergl The
salute also extends to tie eldest
son of the Heir-Apparent, and
was accordingly fired on June
3rd for the Duke of York.
Formerly the salute was made
also on April 18th and April 9TH
in honour of the late Princess
Alice Duchess of Hessel and the
Duke of Albany Prince Leo
pold). but it. of course. ceased
with their death. On the morn
ing of each OF, these annivers-
aries, an officer. called the
Queen 5 Bombardier, has convey
ed to the Park, not in Royal van,
but in a common or garden
wheelbarrow. twenty-one small
guns. which are somewhat pro-
fanely called pop guns.
Each of these formidable
weapons is about Ain. long and
weighs about Glib. Taken from
the barrow, they are placed in a
row In. the Long Walk, facing
the Queens entrance to the
Castle, and each having been
duly charged With blank charge.
the telt de joie takes place. The
Bombardier has long rod with
a slit at one end, into which he
inserts fuse, and then lighting
it with match discharges the
guns one by one, reftting the
wand each time with fresh fuse.
The performance occupies
about ten minutes. commencing
at half-past twelve, and is usually
witnessed by a small crowd,
largely composed of idle little
boys, who, at each discharge,
roll over in stimulation of having
been shot.
at the conclusion the officer
walks off, leaving his henchman
to collect and stow away the
miniature cannon for the next
celebration. Such is this i'm
portant ceremony at Windsor,
and although the guns are power
ful enough. and everyone re-
spects their significance, the
function lacks impressiveness
and dignity to degree almost of
incongruity.
The ''pop-guns' are of a spe-
cial make, and have to be renewed
every few years, but the old ones
are carefully preserved. There
is thus large collection of them.
and it is a very curious fact that
among them are some actually
200 and even 300 years old.
Such is the respect paid to some
old and WORKOUT servants of the
Crown. The duties of the Bonn
barber do not appear to be too
arduous (only that he is a bit of
a pluralist), and one wonders
what would happen if he should
on any of these anniversaries for
get the date. One can imagine
what would have been the result
Of such an oversight in the days
of Henry VIII ), but things have
since then.
Besides the anniversaries, there
are special occasions when the
guns are fired, the latest of these
being July 9th, when the salute
was made in honour of the mar
riage of the Duke of York and
Princess May.
The connection between the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-11
Wire Nails Com pared With Cut Nails.

"Withinafew years nails and spikes made
Of round wire have come into general use
and are preferred by many carpenters to
the old fashioned square cut nails, perhaps
On account of the greater ease in driving
them. Some interesting tests were recent
ly made at the WATERFOWL Mass arsenal
70 determine the holding strength of the
two varieties. The nails used were selected
from market stocks. those of the wire being
Of corresponding size with the cut nails
both in weight and length.
IN testing wire nail and n cut nail were
driven side by side the same distance into a
spruce plank, and the force required to pull
them ont accurately measured by the test
ing machine. The result showed the supe-
riority of the cut nails in every instance,
their holding power averaging about 20 per
cent more" says Popular Science News
But for light work where this is not OF
particular importance the wire nails still
possess some advantages"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-11
N 4 DUTCH VILLAGE.

History of . Curious CusAo0 N - ~
cient Land Al pfkea.
One night in October we were startled
bv he ringing Of the alarm bells We
expected TO find . FIRE, but the PEASANTS
as they trmbled out Of their door shout
ed. The cows. The cows~ which brings
rs hack TO curious bit of local history
and custom As is well known. the
zavser Zee is kept back from these
villages by a great dixie that connects
sand dune VITA sand dune. During the
low y.-ster Of summer the sea retlres Tor
! Ions, distance and the uncovered shore
becomes fine pasturage, giving the &arm-
ers a chance to convert their own meager
grass patches into hay for the winter.
Unfortunately this provision OF nature
cannot be enjoyed by all.
1t is bequest to these villages from q
countess who died in the year 1912; to
speak exactly, each descendant OF resi-
dent of the villages of Laren, Blaricum
and Huizen of that date has inherited
the right to pasture seven cows This
privilege cannot be brought or sold; it
can be acquired only from an ancestor
of the village Of that date. When the
spring comes. the cattle are driven to
the pastures, where they remain for the
summer. Their owners commonly live
miles away, and it necessitates two daily
milking trips. on which they jog over IN
a cart with the cans and pals at midday
and midnight.
The pastures are hundreds of acres in
extent, and for long tire it puzzled US
how an owner could find his cows on
dark night, but we discovered that they
have trained their animals to come to
certain place at the same hour each day
and night by always carrying to them
some dainty in the shape of salt and po-
tatoes. During the summer these pas
lures are used without danger, but in tho
autumn thesucce ssion of northerly gales.
in conjunction with high tide, will put
the land under many feet of water.
Sometimes the humiliation is so sudden
that the cattle are caught by the rising
waters and drowned. So at the begin
ming of September watchnen are al
ways stationed on the dixie to keep a
sharp lookout upon the sea. The church
towers of the villages are all in sight of
one another. and the Huizen tower is in
close communication with the dixie.
With rise of the sea the man on the
dixie hangs up q lantern; if the sea rises
more he hangs up two, which is dan
ger signal, but if it rises fast three.
which says. Great danger; come quick
ly." Similar lights are flashed from
tower to tower by watchers in the bel
fries, and at three lights the alarm bells
are runs.
This was the alarm we heard, and in
10 minutes the roads were thronged with
people on foot and on horseback. rushing
to the rescue Of the herds. This year
none were drowned, but it was perilous
work, and the peasants heaved long signs
of relief as they told us the details and
announced that the cows were safe in
the stables for the next six months.-H.
w. Ranger in Century.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-11

If you have IL silver dollar of 1886, 1888
or 1889, or one of the first nickel cents
coined in 1856. you will find upon it the
true portrait of an American eagle that
was for many years a familiar sight in
the streets of Philadelphia. Peter, one
Of the finest eagles ever captured alive.
was the pet Of the Philadelphia mint
and was generally known as the mint
bird" Not only did he have free access
to every part of the mint, going without
hlndrance into the treasure vaults, where
even the treasurer Of the United States
would not go alone. but he used his own
pleasure in going about the city. flying
over the houses, sometimes perching
upon lampposts in the streets. Every
body knew him and admired him, and
even the street boys treated him with re-
spect. The government provided hi
daily fare. and he was as much a part of
the mint establishment rs the superin-
tendent or the chief coiner.
He was so kindly treated that he had,
no fear OF anybody or anything. and IL
might be in the mint yet if he had no
sat down to rest upon one of the gr, Z;
lywheels The wheel started without
warning. and Peter was caught ia tx
machinery. One of his wings WAS bro
ken, and he died few days later. I'll
superintendent had his body beautiful.
mounted with the wings spread to taci
fullest extent, and to this day Porn
stands in % glass case in the mint'9 cai.-
met, where you may see him whencvc,-
you go there. An exact portrait of him
as he stands in the case was put u-,ol
the coins named.-Harper's Young Ieo-
Mo