Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-11-24

where the steam fishing vessels unload
their catches convinced me Of the mag
nitude of the business. For two hun
dred and fifty yards the space was COW
cred with rows of cod, turbot, brill,
laddock, place, sole and other fish,
each vessels catch separate and apart
and so we'll arranged that the prospect
i've purchaser could tell at q glance the
size and dlaf5ty of the article. The
several catches are sold by auction,
and a great number Of fish merchants
are always on hand. The average
daily arrivals range from two hundred
to three hundred and fifty tons, exclu-
sive of the herring catch, which is
something immense, but have not the
figures. The steam trawlers, or liners,
are out from three to five days accord
ing to the weather and luck. Old Abb
erdeen is very old, indeed it is said to
possess the most ancient records Of
Scotland It is a seat of ancient learn
ing and has many fine schools and two
we'll equipped colleges.
Among the finest buildings in the
course of erection in that city is one Of
GRANITE FOR THE SALVATION
ARMY,
of which a very active and prosperous
corps, as this practical tribute dis
closes, is stationed there, and from ap-
pearances there is a most excellent
field for work, not only among the "Ab-
erdonians," but in all the other large
Scottish cities. This calls to ny atten-
ton an official tabulated statement of
the drink bill' Of the United King
dom for 1894 The total, in round num-
bers, was six hundred and ninety-four
million dollars OF this vast aggre-
gate the EngliShmen consumed on an
average nineteen dollars per head, the
Scotchman fifteen and the Irishman
ten dollars and fifty cents per head. 1t
was a surprise to learn that the canny
q use the word In it's true sense) and
thrifty Scotch imbibes more drink
than their Irish kinsmen.
From Aberdeen 1t is a five hours rail-
way ride TO Inverness, an active little
city called the capital Of the North, and
a most pleasant and instructive ride it
was.
1t would be strange in jowneying
through PeTthshire, Forfarshire, Aber-
denshire and other shires on the east
ern boundaries Of Scotland between the
Firth OF Forth and Moray Firth, if one
did not observe with what care the
land was
CULTIVATED AND HOW GENER-
GUS
the crops appeared TO be. l believe 1t
IS called Jhe garden CT Scotland and IL
we'll deserves the name. Mostly, The
land lies well and looks rich. Probably
the secret OF the excellent cultivation
lies in the thrift and steady industry
of the people. While bowling along
one also notices the difference in the
size OF the farms as compared with Ire
land. In the latter IL is patches, not
farms, that many of the people live
upon In Scotland the size of the farm
IS like unto that in the States; It runs
up into the hundreds OF acres. SO That
II there IS any money in the cultivation
OF the land at all the tilier has the bene-
fit of IL, whereas in Ireland the small
farmer often does not have enough soil
TO feed a COW or horse, Let alone ekinS
out a living for himself and numerous
family, for the people are exceedingly
prolific. In trying TO account Tor this
difference in the size OF farms | made
bold to ask fellow traveller why it
was that the land was maintained
through so many generations in such
large tracts? He accounted for 1t much
in this wise: The father does not di-
vide mis- land among mis- children. He
strives 10 bequeath IL TO the son, who IS
best adapted TO taking care Of ii and
who prefers the pursuit Of the husband
man above other methods Of making q
livelihood. Usually it is the eldest son,
but If he is wanting, then another. He
tries 10 provide for his other children as
best becomes them, and they are rarely
laggards in seconding the parental eff
forts. The army and navy and the
civil service offer attractive positions,
likewise the professions, and frequently
the energetic and ambitious young Scot
is not content with the marrow confines
of his own country, so is off for other
lands where a good market is found in
exchange for his excellent education,
steady habits and vigorous mind. This
seemed a fairly good explanation, for
almost wherever one travels he finds
Scotsmen filing important and lucra-
tive positions.
Inverness was a sort of a relay place
for me over Sunday. Once there the
visitor must stay nolens volens until
Monday morning l appreciated tho
rest and quiet. About the only thing
which disturbed the stiffness is the
beautiful and rapid river Ness, reputed
20 be a great salmon stream and never
known 10 freeze over. My enforced
forty-eight hours sojourn in the town
happened to be the Saturday night and
Sunday after the first race
BETWEEN THE VALKYRIE AND
DEFENDER
I naturally felt desire 10 learn the re-
suit. Another American In the hotel
scraped an acquaintance in short order
and preached the subject Of a search for
news. About IL p. m. the smart miss