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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-01

temberg, Baden, Darmstadt and Mas
| sau were confronted and defeated In
detail By the Prussian army OF the
| Mein. The army Of SaxonY, 10000
strong, succeeded in joining the Aus
trians in Bohemia under Marshal Bene-
dek. but a defensive and offensive al
lance between Prussia and Italy, Sc
| cretly ratified a short time before, forced
Austria to send three-fourths OF her
forces to Venetia, and Benedek, with
only seven army corps, not counting
the Saxous, was compelled to face three
Prussian armies-the so-called army OF
Bohemia consisting OF 100000 men IN
der Prince Frederick Charles;i the army
Of Silesia, comprising liz, 600 men IN
der Crown Prince Frederick and the
army OF the Elbe, composed of 10000
men commanded by Gen. o Bittenfeld.
Within ten days all was over. The
battle Of Sadowa had been fought and
won. The genius and policy OF Bis
marck, seconded by the mastery STRAIT
egy of Van Moltke, had triumphed, and
Austria lay PROSTATE and helpless at the
feet Of Prussia.
Most wisely did Bismarck garner the
fruits of Sadowa. Only four short years
elapsed before Prussia was forced 10
cross swords with France, but In that
brief space of time the North German
Confederation was inseparably welded
to Prussia, and the good will and
support Of the South German States
gained. Moreover, not only was the
neutrality OF Russia, in case OF war
between Prussia and France, assured
by treaty, but Gortchakof was also In
duced to promise to impose a similar al
tituds on Austria, while q secret bargain
had been struck with Italy, OF which
Rome was to be the price. When Napo-
leon Ill, seeking by 8 policy OF aggran-
dizement to restore the prestige which
Prussian victories had impaired, on July
Is, 1870, drew the sword against Prus-
STA, he found the latter fully prepared
for the combat. The Prussian arms
were everywhere victorious. Sedan
Metz. and the capture Of Paris followed
each other in quick succession, and
Bismarck's daring and far-seeing plans
received the final seal OF success In the
coronation Of a German Emperor at
Versailles. As after Sadowa, so after
Paris, Bismarck gathered and preserved
what the German arms had won. That
the newly created German empire
might have time to solidify conditions
were imposed upon France, which 1t
was intended should tax her energies
10 the fullest for years to come, and
while at the time the terms proposed
by Prussia upon her fallen enemy, SEEM
ed heartless and severe the years have
confirmed the wisdom Of their formu-
lator, and prospects Of the undoing by
| France OF the work begun at Yer
sailles and finished at Frankfort yearly
become more remote.
The time has not yet come to fairly
and finally estimate Bismerck's man
! agement of the domestic and foreign
| relations OF the German empire from
1871 till 1890. The only test OF its value
is the test OF endurance, but all know
that while he remained In power his
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-01
90 EARLY - on BIsMAEoK.

The news which comes from Kissin-
gen indicates that death has % last laid
its heavy hand upon Prince Bismarck,
and that, though there may be a EN-
porary rally from his present attack,
she end Of the greatest Of modern Ter
mans Is near at hand. Ii is not yet
time 20 write the final estimate or Bis
marck and bis work. That will De done
10 another century and by a man OF an
other generation. But already be De-
longs 70 history, according TO whose
verdict he stands forth the greatest ng-
ure seen apon the earth since the death
Of Napoleon Bonaparte. Many genera
lions contributed 70 the making or thls
German Titan, for though his tatner
was an obscure Prussian squire, MS
family for centuries had numbered
among its members diplomats and sol
disrs Of note. The fourth OF family
OF six children, he IS ho., a. ochOh-
HAuson On 80. 1, 1915, but thons OF
6is bar, est were spent on in, in
ms A4susI' 9s'ates near Stetten ha
ON six 20 seysnte
P,s.o-cS q Berlin. slty
Commenced his unlver AZ
carer AZ nAnovsr and finished it DIV
oor'in' re Vas b e a robust and har
1P9Slmouo1 young manhood. He was a
,wIslStHf aud great jumper; he had
IeSEueu ~ swim, 10 fence, to ROW, to
rue @Iu 20 shoot. With his rife he
eOuIu ~U90apitate a duck at a hundred
PAGES, and In revolver practice also his
aim was deadly. Ride he could like 3
centaur, or the most reckless hunter in
the English shirss, and his father, who
had been q rittmeister under the Duke
Of Brunswick 10 his early days, declared
that his son had a seat like Hilma Cura,
who had been riding master TO Freder-
lex the Great. Smoking, drinking and
fighting were then as now the ~favoritO
pastimes OF the German university
student and at all these sports
Bismarck soon proved his ability
20 hold his own with the best
OF them. When he left Coffin
gen he had a list Of twenty-eight duelS,
10 ell Of which be had come of victor.
However, be found time for much book
study and when be left the Berlin uni
Versity, easily passed the state examin-
alton Ia law, and was made auscultator
or official reporter Of one Of the Berlin
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surprise TO those acquainted with his
real condition. Should he from
It, It is sure TO be followed by others.
The days OF the man Of blood and iron
are numbered. But he a face
tude for he has long been
a firm believer in Christianity, IF l
was not Christian" he wrote In the
midst OF the Franco-German war. 81
would not continue TO serve the king
another hour. Why should l inces-
sanity worry myself and labor In this
world, exposing myself to embsrrAss-
ments, and evil treatment,
IL l did not feel bound TO do my duty on
behalf OF God? Did / not believe 10 g
divine ordinance which has destined
this German nation 70 become good and
great, / had never taken 10 the dlplo-
matte trade, or, having done so, /
would long since have given II up.
| know not where l derive my sen be
of dutv If not from God.
Orders and titles have 10 charm
for me; l firmly believe In q life after
death. Deprive me OF this faith aud
YOU rob me Of my fatherland. Were l
not a staunch Christian, did l not stand
upon the miraculous bases Of religion,
YOU would never have possessed q fed
sral chancellor in my person"
Sustained by 3 faith so simple yet so
all sufficient Bismarck now faces
death as calmly and bravely Is he has
faced every other great crisis Of bis
life. The coming Of tho Grin Messeng-
err will not find him ur Fepared.
r WILSON.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-01

lately reorEanized by King William,
should remain ucimpaired. For four
wears, a desperate conflict ragged
between the Crown, represented by its
new minister and the Prnssian
parliament. On the q hand, the
Prussian Chamber OF Deputies would on
no condition grant supplies for the re-
organized army. On the other SIDE the
king and the upper house rejected any
figures which did not include all the
military estimates. As a result the
Government, acting on the assumption
that in this case right was on the side
OF might, ruled without a budget.
During all these years Bismarck bore
in silence an ever-increasing volume OF
hatred and SANDER, and faced the I'm
minent risk Of impeachment and execu-
ton. Hs held on when an assassin
fred at him, and babe the crowd,
who would have lynched the rutian:
.sDon's hurt him. he can be OF more
uss TO US alive" At last all was
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and offerings, and which y sure to
gain interest and value as the years go
by. Bismarck. thanks in great measure
to the prudence and shrewdnesS OF MS
wife. who for nearly half a century mas
been his financial manager, Is a very
rich man and several times q million
aire. His income from his landed
estates alone exceeds 500, 600 a year.
Oh, happy is that man and blest
Who sits in his own home at rest,
Who snugly sits at his freside
In TRANQUIL peace whate'er betide.
Tins Bismarck himself nee wrote in
the album of q friend, and the lines
haupily epitomize the life which in re-
cent wears ne has led st Friedrichs-
rube. The habits Of his old age are
simple and regular. He rises late. AT
ten be sits down to breakfast; he usu-
ally takes o glass Of milk, one or two
cups of coffee, toast and two soft boiled
eggs. During breakfast all official let
tiers and kilograms are read and dis
posed Of. Then he transacts business
with farmers, bailiffs and woodmen.
Between one and two he drives or
rides over his estate, TO look at q new
farm building, a young plantation or
the progress of field work; to look at
the fishing In one OF the ponds or to
visit his saw-mill. The dinner hour is
h~slf-past five, when the Prince always
feeds his two dogs with his own hands.
After dinner a cup Of coffee is taken in
the billiard room, where the Prince
usually sits smoking a pipe in front OF
the fire. Tea is served in the Princess
boudoir, and at half-past eleven the
family retire to bed. All the food on
the Princes table is furnished from his
own property.
"A man for men to fear, for women
to love. for beside that primevai Titanic
force there dweils another a In him
in strong contrast with Briareus OF the
Tribune gentle, genial, human-heart-
ed man; witty, winning, loving the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-01
Ill.
A GLANCE AT BISMARCK IN PRIVATE
LIFE.

A GLANCE AT BISMARCK IN PRIVATE
LIFE.
Though Bismarck has aged rapidly In
the last few years, the grandeur and
r~usgedness Of his face and figure still
remain with him. Above six feet in
height and broad in proportion, he is,
or was until very recently, as straight
and sturdy as one OF the oaks on bis
own Pomeranian forest lands. His
huge frame is mounted by a massive
head which looks as though IL might
have been hewed out OF a rock OF gran
tie, unusually broad above the ears, the
chin firm and clean cut, the eyes, win
dowed by bushy eyebrows, piercing
and commanding. 1t is his Herculean
frame and iron constitution that have
enabled Bismarck 10 reach a ripe old
age, for he has been one OF the hardest
livers and workers OF his time, laboring
at all hours, eating heavily, drinking
deeply and smoking constantly.
Always strongly omestic In his
tastes. and so fond OF his own hearth
stone that he never leaves IL for the
hospitality OF others, Bismarck In his
later wears has been a man OF many
homes. A portion of the ancestral es-
tate Of Sc~honhausen fell to him On his
fathers death, and the remainder,
which his brother had permitted to
pass into other hands, was purchased
aud presented to him By his admirers
on his SEVENTEEN birthday. At the
close Of the war with Austria he was
voted a grant Of $500, 900, with which
he purchased the fine estate Of Varzin,
also in Pomeranis, which ne has since
greatly improved. The estate OF Fried
r~ichsruhe, comprising 2o,oO0 acres OF
farm and forest land less than a dozen
miles from the fine old city of Hamburg,
with a million thalers in cash, was pre-
sented to him by Emperor William at
the conclusion Of the Franeo-German
war. He also owns . big house on
Wilhelm strasse in Berlin, but since his
retirement from Office has spent the
greater part of his time as F'riedrichs-
ruhe, of which, among all his homes, he
seems most fond. Schonhausen Is now
the home of Count Herbert Bismarck,
his eldest son. "A boasts among
other things 9 Ritmarck museum.
fllsS. -wilh-hg of memsntos
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chief aim was to win Germans Of all
classes and creeds to the new order, TO
gain the federal government independ-
ence from local legislatures and TO
make the stability OF the empire COM
mensurate with its newly created power
and ~splendor. In what Measure he has
succeeded or failed time alone a tell.
He himself long since consigned his
work to its ~arbitrament, and upon those
who come after him will its verdict In
chief measure depend.
The incidents connected with Bis
marck's retirement from Office are too
recent to demand recital here, but pos
terity will not forgive the present en-
peror Of Germany, for heaping disgrace
upon the man who had been his family's
greatest beneiactor and driving into re-
tirement the statesman whose most fit
ting monument in years to come will be
the mighty empire which be designed
and builded with blood and iron.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-01

the point OF the bullet, bus
coming out at the shoulder, or
rather Just above the shoulder,
and these passages are always filled
with lubricant. When the discharge
takes place, the gas OF the exploded
powder drives the lead plug up the
core, thus driving the lubricant Out
the tiny passageways, evenly distrib-
uting 1t along the barrel, at the same
time and by the samo action that
the bullet is forced out OF the muzIie
This, II is claimed, has the effect OF
keeping the inner surface OF the barrel
moist, and so in a condition that the next
discharge shall carry away any deposit,
instead OF adding to that which Is al
ready there ADD thus producing foullng
or clogging and inferior shooting.
When the ordinary cartridge Is fired,
IL has a residuum which cools rapidly,
adherlng to the barrel with such peril
nacltv that even q steel brush often
fails TO satisfactorily dislodge u, o
the official test OF the new cartridgel 10
claimed to be more than satisfactory In
every respect. W
An innovation whic sns
expert only Is q rifle NJ
bore Instead OF q round on,
nary. In this rifle the barrel 10
appearances a round one, but a
inspection develops the fact tina
chamber Is a round one, but tha,
chamber grades gradually TO an v
in which the rife 10 oval and which
gives A slightly oval form 10 the bullet
AZ IL leaves the barrel. This. II Is claimed.
gives q diatter trajectory Tor line OK
flght) to the bullet, and this naturally
improves the shooting at game. III .
slight error is made m esymatlon
OF a distance the trajectory beihb cR
iatter type, the bullet is more likely
hit the mark, as anyone who under
stands the FIRST letter Of the alphabet OK
rife shooting will perceive AZ a glance.
There Is also a four. barreled pistol
which Is claimed 10 supersede the moe
ern revolver, i%nasmucb as Il can be hred
more rapidly, loaded quicker, the empty
shells being thrown out and q new one
put ln by a totally new plan, while the
four separate barrels with one centrl-
fugal aim are claimed TO give better
and moro regular shooting ia hurried
or even INEXPERIENCED hands.
The one great trouble with nearly
every gun exhibit at the fair IL that the
articles are simply shown In handsome
glass cases and cannot be handled or
inspected. and this is q very great mis-
take. II they were deemed worthy OF
exhibiting at ali II should surely have
been worth while TO have some one
around 10 explain and show the novel;
ties on view. a L. VANCE
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SHOOTING NOVELTIES.
EXHIBITS IN CHICAGO OF INTEREST TO Tue
SPORTSMAN.
To Wake q "Choks" Bore Scatter at Wil-Nssdlss
to Assis! 4 Poor Sh~ot-Sonsthing New in
RsVOlVss-fhs Lubricaing Cartridge
Tcopyright, 1saa1

With the turning Of the leaf and the
shortening Of the days, the man or
youth who is fond OF shooting begins to
take down his gun carefully, very care
fully, clean and overhaul il, look into
any cartridge stock he may have on
hand from last year, and having men
tally mapped out his first excursion be
begins to feel more settled, unless he
has any novelties In view, which he in
tends TO try. and is on the anxious seat
as TO how they will turn out.
In the shooting exhibits at the
Worlds Fair there were several inter-
esting and very useful looking novel;
ties, which will in all probability be
placed within the reach Of the hunter
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az wonder where grandpa gets ell bis
money from2" sold Tommy.
IL think be gets IL from the Sunday
schools" replied BobbIe. 1--WE a X up
collections for the orphans every month";
and ~grandpa's one"
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BISNARCE4 DAYS.
TIMELY GOSSIP CONCERNING KISSINGENS
FAMOUS INVALID.

The End Of the Ean Of Blood an3 Iron Near at
Hand-Ths Lasting Work Of the Greatest Of
Modern Germans - His Wife, Bis Children
and His Homs Life - How Ha has Passed
His Tine Silcs His Retirement
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-01

THE NEEDLE DEVICE TO ASSIST A Poo
SHOT.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-07-20
TITLES IN CHINA.
There Are Marked Distinctions Which Are
 RiGidly Observed.

There Are Marked Distinctions Which Are
 RiGidly Observed.
 Each of the nine degrees of nobility, the first five of which are subdivided into three classes, are hereditary, the first from the first to the twenty-sixth generation, the last being only con- fined to one, says the St. Louis Post Dispatch. The honorable titles given to the state officers are also divided into nine classes. with a subdivision of each of these. These titles are entered in all the family records, death mo- tices, ancestral trees and tombstones. Tn many instances they are inscribed on wooden tablets which are suspend ed over the entrance of the house. The patents of nobility are written on long silver rolls with five different colors, with a detailed record of the bestowal of the honor in the Mandschu or Chi nese tongue.
 The Chinese kingdom has also quite a number of decorations for it's favorite sons. The highest honor for military services is the yellow riding coat, which can only be worn in the pres ence of the emperor. It bestows upon its lucky possessor the privilege of riding within the imperial precincts. Gen. Gordon, who suppressed the Taiping insurrection, was permitted to wear the yellow coat The feather is the usual form of distinction given to meritorlous government officers. Only noblemen of the highest rank and great generals are accorded the three eyed peacock feather. The double eyed feather is reserved for second-rate officers, while the one-eyed plume is given for any kind of public service. The blue crows feather is worn by every member of the imperial guard.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-07-20
SOME ANIMALS PLAY TRICKS.
A Sense of the Ridiculous Manifested by
 Birds and Beasts.

A Sense of the Ridiculous Manifested by
 Birds and Beasts.
 Among the incidents of jokes played by animals upon one another cited by aswriter on the animal sense of humor, in the London Spectator, is that of a iackdaw, which, whenever it found it's setter-dog companions asleep, would steal to them and pull at the fluffy tas- sells of hair between their toes-where the animal was more sensitive than in other hairy parts of it's body-unpleas- antly waking them up. At certain house tame magpie was kept in the Istableyard with two kestrels. The kestrels were in the habit of sitting on the sides of the water pails that stood outside of the stable doors. At one time the magpie approached a kestrel from behind, seized it's long tail in it's beak, jerked it violently and pushed it over into the pail; but the kestrel aft erward caught the magpie and pun ished it we'll A cat expressed it's dis like of peacock by jumping through it's spread-out tail when the bird was displaying it's beauty and exhibiting its own vanity, to the great discom- fiture of the fowl. The writer's dog, which was accustomed to hunt ing rabbits, showed it's displeas- ure when its master shot a bull finch by going into the hedge, find ing rabbit and bringing it to him. Another dog, which knew tame ducks and that they were not hunted, but had no acquaintance with the wild ones, was much disgusted when it's master shot teal, believing he had made a mistake, and would have noth- ing to do with the game. He be- haved in exactly the same way when we shot black rabbit; nothing would persuade him that it was not cat, and he would do no serious work for the rest of the day" The writer tells also of dogs that thought it be- heath their dignity to chase rats, eX- cept when their masters were engaged in the sport, and he speaks of the ob- vious dislike of dogs to be laughed at.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-07-20
AN INTELLIGENT BEETLE.
Would Come at the Sound of Its Captor's
 Voice and Caress Her.

Would Come at the Sound of Its Captor's
 Voice and Caress Her. Something over year since a young lady Of my acquaintance, says writer ! in Science, had an experience with a beetle which I think showed a very marked degree of intelligence in the insect, and as such instances are some what rare I venture to send you an ac- count of it.
 This beetle was a specimen of Pelid- nota punctata Linn, which was given to her in September. At first she kept it in Q small box, feeding it with grass, leaves and small pieces of fruits, such as peaches, pears, etc. Occasionally she would give it a drop of water to sip. It would sometimes bite little out of Q leaf, would eat the fruits and would take water eagerly.
 From the first she would take the in- sect in her fingers several times a day and stroke or caress it, also putting it to her lips and talking to it all the while she handled it. When she put it on her lips it would brush it's antenn@ over them with Q gentle, caressing mo- tion.
 When she left her room she would shut the ''buggie' up in it's box. One day about two weeks after she re- ceived it she was called out suddenly and neglected this precaution. She was absent considerable length of time, and when she returned the in- sect was not in it's box or anywhere to be seen. Fearing that she might in- jure it she stood still and called: ''Buggie! buggie!" when it came crawl ing from it's retreat toward her.
 After this she would frequently leave it free in the room when she went out, and when she returned, if the insect was not in sight, she would call it and it would crawl or fly to her. As this was continued it would more and more frequently fly to her instead of crawl ing, until at last it flew nearly every time it was called. When it came in this way she would put it to her lips or to her nose, and the insect would appear to be pleased, moving it's antenn@ gently over her lips or taking the end of her nose between them and touching it with a batting motion.
 She kept it in her room in this way, at the hotel where she was spending the summer, until about the 1st of No venber. She then returned to her home, some three hundred miles fur ther south, taking the insect with her. Here she at first kept it in her cham Der, but the nights being sometimes very cool it would become torpid, and not get lively again until afternoon. Thinking it too cool for "buggie'' there she removed it to the kitchen. As it still appeared more or less dormant she put it on cloth above the hot water boiler. Here it revived some what, but was not very lively, nor did it eat very much.
 About the middle of December it fell to the floor accidentally, by which fall it was evidently injured, as after that time it would eat nothing, and no longer recognized the young lady. AbO1t a week later if died