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connecting with central America.
D Eas NSES.

The Ferris wheel at Chicago gives
two revolutions for four bits. This is
bringing the price Of revolution down
10 point where fhe Central American
repu olics will have TO hump themselves
or go out of the business.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-16
IL. Essays Of Ella.
By CHARLES LAMB.

These charming essays are inll OF gay hu
NOR. interspersed with many sly hits happy
puns and bright scintilations OF wit carefully
e Abofated a. they are they sre written wltr
the utmost ease and srace and CON posed In 9
spjrtt AZ once delicate and uuobtrusiVe seek
inc his material in the common paths o. lie
even the humbiest Lamb gives an importance
To everything and beds a grace over al
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-16
BY OWEN MEREDITH.
(Robert Lord LYttop. }
IS. Lucille.

"Lucile. by the second Lord Lytton, late
Goyerno--Gensral Of India and British Ambas-
ssdor at Paris 10 1oEsl 10 verse, VIA fnymed
counlrts caa. somewhat In tue mcnld u hrs
Browning's aurora Leigh" IL Is al enchAnt-
inc s,ory with a str ng adniTtgre % romantic
thought plas fertility CT inysnsioH and brilliant
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-16

harmless. It regulates and promotes an . Ine
bo t;,,, S,,~;cbos ira Hood, diSpsls aches
;-. h,.;,,e-s ,sfrs king sleep, and re-
storss health cnd vigor. For every /" female
COMMAND and 6isturbi nee, it IS the only
remedy 50 sure and unfsAing that II can %
uidranteed. -. -. ,,o,,r
If it doesn't benefit or Pc y0a n'-'e So11
Z onev hack.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-16

Via B. & o. Ry. Thursday, August II,
1898. Tickets good twelve (l2l days,
with stopover privilege at Washington.
d. c., returning. Trains leave Wheel
ing at sos q. N. and 500 p. N. Pull
man sleeper from Wheeling.
au6 l2t J. 7. LANE, Z P. A.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-16
Mr.. BIount ArrIve..

SAN Francisco, August 15.-Among
the passengers on the steamship Gaelic
which arrived this morning were James
H. BIount, American Minister to Ha'
wall aud Mr.. Yang, the new Chinese
Minister to the United States.
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BOOKS NOW READY
For DeIye by Mail

termed an idealized Robinson Crusoe, AM II
/ has all the fascination oil that renowned work.
I ltisa DO X that Is sure - 90 down the cen
turtles c. Arming a. well as edit inR geHerst ons
/ vet unboru paul and NIrginia" ny huds a
place among the bJokf Of the premium Libra
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-16
10. Moses from an Old Sanse.
BY NATHANIEL HAv

Another delightful companion for .de hours
Is this collection OF magazine papers, whlcI
Hawthorne ent tied Moses from an Old
Manse" Like all his WORKS, 1t 10 distlngu' bed
for its simplicity and truth. Its high literary
excellence commends Il anew 10 public favor.
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TIL. nnssn Coos YACHTING.

CowEs, August 15.-The Queen is en-
loving the best Of health. She took a
short cruise on the royal yacht to-day
and will return to Osborn house in time
for dinner.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-16
8. A BOOh Of Golden Deeds.
BY C. II. YoNeE.

This is Just the book to put into the hands OF
Youth circulating healthy morality and true
mani, and wouRniy sentiments. Few books
Are better formed than this 10 develop AID
mold the tastes 4 he rising generation and
encouIage OPTIMISTIC and patrlotlc ldeA1.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-16
?. A TlIIyIOsS NcanuaI.
J. NJ. BARRIE.

new work by J. u. Barrie, author Of that
Scottish classic The Little Mini ter" whish
has had phenomenal sale, may be expected o
wlet the literary sppetits VI every in.elIlgehI
reader OF arst class hctlou. In stories OF hum
bic scottish peasant life, Mr.. Barrie Is on his
own spe III go nd. de knows the cha'soter.
istics Of the scottish weaver and the peasant
Gas. as the saiio knows the sea.
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For Delivery by Mail at Our 0

one should read. Its author has great mag
NATIVE power and weird but original genius
There are passages IN "Frankenstgln thAs ap
pail the IN ind aud make the flesh creep. once
re ad, the BOOK can hardly ever be fJrgoLten.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-16
l.. Paul and Yirgiaia.
Bv BERgARDIN De SAINT PIERRE.

By BERNAkDIN DE- cAIAI FIEltzk-.
This idyllic story. By classic French writer
OF the wholesome romantic schools an immor-
tai book ard has won place for itself In tie
homes OF almost every people who possess
literature snd eau apprsclate the work q grni-
IA IL may, with some Hseeary pr0priety, Be
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-16
RlNEHART TATUh,
City Bank Building. Room 8. Relationship
FOR SALE.

Two nicely located lots in Bslvedere addition,
So esoh.
hoas avs rooms, Eor street Centre wheel.
ing, 81 SO.
house .oar rooms, Eighteenth street q, 90
House three rooms, Twelfth street. $3.50
House eight rooms. Sixteenth street, in good
condition, t33lO
House four rooms aud stable. Twelfth stross
s7Ol
House seven Rooms, Jacob street. Contrs
Wheeling. 81 800.
Lots IN McMechen SaoO to ssSl on easy terms.
Business property, best location, IA .Egha.
vile, house eight rooms, storero.m and good
stable, on easy terms Good reasons for selhag.
House with full lot, Wood street near Forty
House rooms and stable, Eighteenth st,ss1
$50
Fine suburban homso miles east OF city a,
moderate price.
lots in 'Flsn. White L Gallagher addltlos,
5ONiC0 feet, $40 zach.
Slols on CAldwells run, t2i0 each
Fine farm, l+S acres, on National road, niue
mites east OF city, ON easy terms
House 10 rooms Fifteenth street, with modsra
Honse rooms. Sixteenth street, &C 600
House rooms, Twenty third street 81. 400
House rooms North Market street, e. so
SIX lots In good locations in Park View,
Market street bu,ine" property at nodsrats
Lots At east end Twenty.third street on easy
terms
"ope OF the best manufacturing sitssIs tas
city, frenting on two rAilroAas-
NV nDus, q 1. on.s, On sorth wabash street
$40 81. Coo, 81 500 e. coo and 1850 to loan on
city roai estate
NESBITT d DEVINE,
sps i3s Nsryet street
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4. The HOus Of the seven tables.
Nv NATHANIEL HAwTHTRNE,

This masterpiece Of Hswthorne's IS fuli OF
the imaginative charm OF romance. In feiicty
OF touch its author is IN fDproached BY any
w,iter since his own day. The WORK Is, per-
haus. the pures piece of poetic prose IN all tas
range OF merican literature.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-16
By Mrs. GAsKELL.
8 Crawford.

-, raaford in its charming miniatu;- paiat-
ing al ssetch OF c arEcter cal ne 81
OF Jane Aust-n's novels. Il is deig tful pic
ture Of old .orll social e IN n tngiish coun-
,rv VILLAGE. descriptive OF the feelings. Gaoits,
opin ems, character anu sJcis 90 dit.ons OF the
little community. The story IS quiet ca nest
ness and Will fn- literary aptltudes In the
writer. Ii is beautifully illustrated
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-16
s. The C0miRg kace. LORD LYTI(

THE Coming Rice By Lord Lytton, IS
clever and ingenious excursion Into The RESIN
or science as the Inventive man ma hud II IN
the coming time. Il presen curious out
fascinating picture OF the human environment,
q we NAV see IL realized in the ueXt century,
when human needs will be served by every re-
sour Of electrical and mechanical coutriV'
ance when the coming race, for instance-
will % enabled 70 exchange domestic helps Tor
INGENIOUS anu mercurv-footed agtonGt n, and
have at command every appliance adapted 10
the marvel iusiy changed social aud industrial
condition o. taIngs.
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2. Lays Of Ancient Rene.
By LORD MACAULAY
ReautIfullv Illustrated

Macaulay's Lays are instinct with the very
soul Of poetry. AND are full OF heroic action aud
energy Like SCOTS sdirlt-stirring ballads,
they have "A hne pictuts-que quality, WIN
graph. breadth, aud great feali,tic power OF
expression. The English, no less than the no
man laws have the breath OF the battlefield aud
the sounding notes OF the charge ~ battle.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-16
SPECIAL SALE OF RIAL ESTATE

We offer for sale the following de,lrabls
property ~ "hard times" prices:
no. 81 SIXTEENTH STREET.
With lot 3oxlg1 feet. on which As q two storx
brl dwelling house OF rooms and bath
room.
NO. I05 SOUTH PENN STREET,
With lot 60XleS feet on which Is 4 two.
story frame dwelling house OF eroons, bath
room; ". c and hot tnd cold water
NO. II THIRTEENTH }rREET.
With loi 6SIS2 feet o. which Is two-story
brick dwelling house fof rooms. bath room
and W. c. Good yA1E TO property.
No. 23i9 CHAPLiNE STREET.
WIth lot 35KleO feet on which Is q twosto-y
brick dwelling houst OF } rooms. Stable GA
rear OF lot.
A hne lot In woodsdRie at q bargain.
Fine building lots on the National Road
RlNEHART & TATum,
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Z. Dream Life. By TX. MARVEL
donald G.. Mitcheii).

There is q profound mental study IN this
worldwide American classic Il contains =
series o. very vivid aud picturesque studies OF
isdiv dual charGcie ~ and f.edng- IL has ias-
cinStiuE power over the rrader while IT'S grace
mi dist Oh charms the literary prsci ton
ana ans The mind with delightful. though some
times pathetic, pictures
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-16
l. The Reveries OF Bachelor or, A
Book Of the Heart.

By TX. MARVEL Donald e. MitchelD.
This American classic has enjoyed world
wide circulation at Us price OF Sl.20. II Is now
offered for the first time at nominal cost TO
our subscribers
How agreeable is NJ. Marvel in this gem OF
book from his pen. how quaint now humor'
Gus, philosophical pathetic And charming.
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!. Praakenste;n; or. The Modern
Pxamethepe By Mrs. SHELLEY

Like Mrs. Grove might side OF Mature"
Mrs. zheiey's "FFAnxensteinr Is = book every
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-23
LONDON'S NEW BRIDGE.
The Big Spnn in Moved by Hydraulic
Pressure When Needed.
From the New York Evening POST.

The Big Span in Moved by Hydraulic
Pressure When Needed.
From the New York Evening Post.
The great new bridge across the Thames.
opposite the Tower Of London,is now nearly
finished. 1t has been built upon the Bascule
principle. in three spans with two great
masonry piers rising from the bed Of the
river. At this point the Thames il $40 feet
broad and the depth of the water in mid
channel varies, according to the tides. from
thirty feet to thirty-five feet six inches At
a distance Of 2I0 feet from either bank these
great piers-204 feet in length and 100 feet
broad-are built. rising from foundations
q feet below the river bed. excavated in
caissons through the London clay. They
cost. including staging. f110,122.
The masonry is of finely jointed Cornish
granite. lined internally with brickwork.
works the heavily weighted balance Of the
lower roadway leaf. each of these two leaves
weighing little short of 1000 TONS When the
two leaves. each 100 feet long, are closed the
lower roadway of the bridge Is practicable
for all kinds OF traffic. pedestrian and
wheeled but the space Of thirty feet only
between roadway and high water is insult
cient to allow of masted vessels passing. 1t
Is to allow tall ships to pass that the draw
bridge principle comes into play. The
powerful hydraulic machinery placed at the
Surrey side of the bridge is capable Of rails
ing the 1900 tons Of iron and steel compos-
Ing this movable roadway in two minutes
and 1t is confidently declared that the open.
Ing OF the roadway the passage OF a ship
and the closing again will take only five
minutes. Wheeled traffic win be DELAYED for
that space Of time. while the foot passengers
will ascend by staircases elevators, which
Will carry thirty persons at time to two
parallel bridges that cross the center span
at a height Of 135 feet above high water
mark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-23
THE ANTS WE'RE TOO BIG.
Even Piiny Could Draw the Long Bow
In Ananias.

a In Ananias.
From the Chicago Times.
Pliny, that rare old gossiper tells among
mis- other extraordinary stories, that of the
Bactrian method OF obtaining gold. The
sandy deserts Of Bactria in the days of that
historian were, so the old man says literally
swarming with ants slightly bigger than
foxes" These gigantic representatives OF
the genus homenoptera burrowed deeply into
the sandy wastes. their tunnels and CALLER
les often being hundreds of feet in extent
The earth removed from these burrows was
always carried outside and thrown I'D in
hills remember Pliny says this) "of a big
ness exceeding that of palace" This de-
bris-sand, earth, &c.-was soon found to
be wonderfully rich In small nuggets of
gold.
The danger from the ants was greater.
however, than that from the Indians in the
early days OF gold digging in the western
United States, and many stories are told of
men who were literally devoured in a few
moments by the fierce owners OF some dis
turbed burrow. Some observing old hunter
at last discovered that the giant ants slept
during the hottest hours Of the day. After
that the seekers after the yellow metal
only made their incursions at the proper
time, and even then they only stayed long
the golden sand, which they took home to
sift at leisure. With all this precaution the
ants often swiftly pursued the fieetest
horses. and 1t was only by using various
stratagems that the invaders managed to
escape alive"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-23
Rearing of Japanese Children.


Custom and national sentiment would
seem to have made the lives of children in
Japan delightfully."- attractive for them.
Japan has even been described as the para
disc of childhood. One Of the most curious
points in this connection is that the children
are always sucked by their mothers; artif-
ciai lactation is altogether unknown. The
children are sucked until their sixth year,
and in language unmistakable may be heard
asking for the lactatious fountain. Thus,
as no cows milk is required, the cow is only
used as a pack animal in the cities. In
view of the almost universal use of cows
milk in other countries, its exclusion from
the diet Of the Japanese raises the interest
ing subject of inquiry to whether or not
the race benefits by this custom, and Dr.
A 8. Ashmead Of New York discusses the
question in the current number of The Self
kwai Medical Journal. In the first place 1t
Is assumed that indirectly the absence CT
cows milk is most beneficial In conse-
quence of no other nourishment being avail
able, the japanese mother is compelled to
suckle her offspring. in doing which she
feels the compulsion of looking after her
own health and diet. Japanese mothers
chiefly live on rice, fish, shells, seaweed
and other products Of the sea-" while wine
and beer are rigidly excluded. The reward
Of all this meritorious care of moth ar hood
and childhood is the absolute freedom OF
the children from ricketts,. Again. the author
holds that the transmission Of tuberculosis
Is avoided by the exclusion of cows milk
from the infants dietry. Japan is by no
means exempt from tuberculosis, but the
disease mainly prevails among the upper
classes, in whom the systematic custom OBJ
tains Of close intermarriage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-23

A Hundred Dollars a Day Being
Taken Out of n River in Idaho.

Taken Out of n River in Idaho.
From the Helena Independent.
Extrayagant stories are told about the
wealth of gold sprinkled throughout the
Snake River country in Idaho. AS a gen.
eral thing the gold Is very fine, the parti.
cles being Of so light weight as to be elu-
sive. Save when worked on a large scale
1t Is difficult to make good wages in re-
covering the gold. Numerous bars along
the river would prove profitable could water
be commanded for sluicing or hydraulicing.
An adequate supply is hard to obtain, on
account Of the slight and gradual fall Of the
stream and the level character Of the out
lying lands. To overcome this lack Of wa
ter, as we'll as to insure sufficient dumping
ground, a big floating gold-saving dredge
has been constructed. and is now at work
on the Idaho bai.k Of the Snake river, about
ten miles above Payette. 1t Is a stern
wheel fatboat, propelled by steam. Sub
stantially constructed, sixty-five feet long
and twenty-five feet wide, 1t Is equipped
with a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES marine en-
CINE and boiler and adapted in every way
for navigating ldaho's great waterway.
With slight alteration it could be trans.
formed into steam dredge and used to
scoop up sand and gravel from the bottom
Of the stream. That has never been at
tempted. As in the past, operations are
now confined to working bars out Of the
The method pursued is to anchor along
side one Of these gravel deposits and by
the use of scrapers bring the material to
be handled within the reach of the gold
washing machinery with which the craft
Is rugged. The gravel Is scooped up by
buckets attached to an endless chain.
There are forty-eight of these receptacles
on belt sixty feet in length, and each has
capacity of about twenty pounds of dirt,
which Is delivered into q hopper. This Is
also an agitator. and the process employed
may be described as a steam rocker, with
the exception that 1t has an end motion
instead Of one sidewise. The gold Is caught
on copper plates with quicksilver. The
tailings are carried Off in sluice boxes by a
force Of stream Of water o. $50 mineral
inches. supplied by a China pump, run by
the engine which drives all the other ma
chinery. The gravel is worked so thor
oughly that no gold escapes In the tailings
that are dumped into the river. An aver
age Of 100 tons of gravel are daily handled,
and for this work three men are employed
An engineer, one to work the scraper and
another one who shovels the dirt into q
pile SO that the buckets can scoop up q
full load. The bar now being worked COW
ers an area of ten to fifteen acres. The
gold Is on top or close to the surface and
will not pay to handle to a greater depth
than one foot to eighteen inches. This
shows a value of III to 3 cents a pan.
cleanup Is made every night and the av-
erage of the runs for the first three days
was very satisfactory to Thornton WILL
Jams. the owner Of the craft. He says he
expects to take out upward Of 500 a day
as long az he works
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-23

was forced to seize upon the Senator from
Tennessee at moment when he was the
correspondents purposes. On being asked
what the situation developed at a certain
conference was the Senator in his most
impressive manner and his voice at high
pitch replied: II can't say anything about
It. My experience with newspaper men has
convinced me that 1t is not safe to talk
with them" The reporter excused himself In
the most courtly manner he could assume
and said: Il regret Senator, not having
met you sooner. Then I might have had
an opportunity to convince you that your
eral. but I will not attempt to shake a con-
viction so firmly fixed"
well. WELL" replied the Senator. turning
about quickly, 1.-THE situation is Just this, %
and he proceeded without further hesitation
to give all the Information sought.
Will Not Be Quoted.
One Of the best Informed men In the House
on all current affairs is Culberson Of Texas
He is relied on with implicit confidence by
all who can secure his advice or gain from
him Information. yet 1t is very rare for him
to consent to an interview in which he is
to be quoted. He talks freely with those
who know him, and possessing a fund OF
Information concerning everything that Is
going on. he gives freely that which there
is no improperly in his disclosing. but is
never willing to receive the credit Of quota
Reed Is one of the most scary men Of an
interview in Congress, II you exclude those
who merely make an affectation Of reserve
Many bright things are published and cred.
tied to Reed, but these are things which
come second or third hand and get into
print without his intending 1t. If one-hali
the things he says In conversation were
published, his reputation for wit and SHARP
retort would be immensely greater. great al
1t now Is.
Three of n Kind.
The three men in the Senate who are mos
alive to all current affairs, quick to perceive
and ready to comprehend every political
move. are Faulkner, Aldrich and Dubois
They are perfectly free from the affectatior
Of exclusiveness and reserve and have 9
similar way Of talking in a nervous, ener
getic manner about those things which II
is proper for them to discuss. They are al
free as sun light with information in which
they alone are concerned or about which
there is no obligation Of secrecy, but the
newspaper man who knows them would Al
soon think Of trying to probe through Z
flint rock with wheat straw as to draw GU
of them that which there would be any i'm
propriety in their revealing.
Morgan Is a man with whom brief in
tervtew or an interview on a triding sub
ject is seldom had, but there is none better
than he from whom to get an exhaustive
and thorough discussion of an important
question. This same Is true of John Sher
man, who Is one Of the most amiable mer
in the Senate, and most accommodating t
interview on a matter worthy Of his atten
ton and on which he Ia prepared to speak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-23
Too willinx.
From the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Dear me- he whispered. do you think
II 1 married you your father would forgive
us?'
"Fm sure he would, DEAR" she asserted,
softly.
And would he give US a house OF our
own?"
II know he would, dearest"
And would he give us enough to live
beautifully on?"
I'm sure of 1t, Harry"
"And would he take me into the firm"
Certainly he would"
"And let me run the business to suit my
self?"
"Of course he would, darling"
She snugged to his bosom, but he put her
aside coldly.
Il can never marry you," he said, hoarse-
ly. Your father Is too willing to get you
off his hands"