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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-21
CANADA's LITTLE BLUFF.
officials say an Army Of 10000 Can BE
Raised.

officials say an Army Of 10000 Can BE
Raised.
Ottawa. Ont. December 2O-Omcials
of the government claim In case Of
war between Great Britain and America
Canada could i'm twenty-four hours put
10000 fully equipped men in the field
and hold any force the United States
IS likely 90 bring against this country
i'm check for q couple of months at Least
The situation is generally viewed as
one of the greatest gravity, calling for
prompt preparations for defense. but
not for any alarm.
In the event Of h0s.ilities. General
Montgomery Moore. commander Of the
Imperial forces ut Halifax. would take
charge Of tte defense as the senior I'M
perial officer En- -le country.
The Journal saws; The Dominion gov
eminent should take time by the fore
lock and take an reasonable steps TO
insure our making as good a showing
rs we can if invasion comes. Imme-
diata application should be made to- the
home government for a commission Of
officers 10 cooperate with some of our
-wa in deciding upon a plan of ac-
ton"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-21

vile. He was procuring some vaccine
virus. with which to vaccinate his
grandchildren.
John Crafty, a student at Delaware
College, Ohio, IS at home for the holt
daysSeasCn.
T. A. Craig, of Pipe Creek, was N
Bellaire yesterday
The c. &. p. employees were all vac
c:reSed yesterday, by the company's
physician.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-21
WANTED KEROSENE.

4 Gang of Thieves Try to HauI Away Ten
Barrels OF OIL ut Ceredo.
Special to the Register.
Ceredo. w. Va, December 2O.-Early
this morning II. NJ. Piles, a prominent
merchant of this place. was awakened
Inv = rumbling noise about his prem
iscs. On investigation he found that
q gang of thieves were endeavoring 10
steal about ten barrels OF kerosene,
which he had left on the outside OF his
store. Several shots were fired, which
created quite a sensation. During the
excitement the thieves ESCAPED without
getting anything.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-21

furniture nowadays isn't what 1t used
to be. There's been a vast improve
ment in my time, and the change has
been as much for increased comfort as
for greater style in design and ele-
gance in upholstering. Recent changes
are manifest improvements, of which
fact we claim that our exhibit is the
demonstration. We carry a cOmpre-
hensive stock, including all lines and
invite attention to our prices. We have
no leader; every article we offer leads
in both quality and price. Everything
is marked to insure a ready sale.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-21

Huntington. w. Va, December 20
Conductor Ferril. who lives here, had
his left arm and leg cut of while
rouDling ears On the Chesapeake &
Ohio at Kenova tonight. His injuries
win probably prove fatal.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-21
Wv COBTOBATI0N cH4RrrprD

TT w IV-N IHAU EHF0
special 90 the Register.
a.I-es-on. W. Va. December 90
-' secretary OF Safe has issued a GER
le oil incorporation to The Valley
'0' water Company. OF Fairmonf
an authorized capital of 500 O00
ncorpor0t0rs are A. % F'rsri0o
?, '-. N.nney. d. d. Jacobs. Clarence
l'. W. U. Raverscraft. NJ. A. Jol-
~. ~ He.mick. j. Ia BrownfeId and
Watson. of Fairmont. and John S.
.. OIL Ial-ne.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-21
FELL ~ loo HER ARM.

o|EIIUI 20 w NJ EIalEI.
Point Pleasant w. Va. December 20.
Miss Ida Eads, aged eighteen years
accidentally fen to-day and broke her
left arm just above the wrist.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-21
SIZE Must REG.DE.
Why England Cannot Afford a War
With America.

Secretary Vignaud Points Out the
Cos Of Such a Conflict to Great
Britain-Her Colonial Empire in
Danger - Canada, Egypt, Siam
and India All at Stake.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-21
VIRGINIA military INSTITUTE !

AsE<AhNN Wv 80
57th Year. State Military, Scientific and Iechnicai
echool Thorough Courses in general and applied
Chemistry, and in Engineering. Degrees conierred
"a course: Grad: V. MI, and Bachelor SCIENCE
IN Post GRAD. courses, Master Science civil tngt9
Ger. An expenses, including clothing and inct
deutals provided at rate of $3.50 per month, as Al
Vverdge for the four years eIctustue ~ 0ny,t. 4
Gen. SCOTT SHIPP, superintendent !
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TO The CREDITORS OF THE ESTATE OF
HENRY C0NANT.

You are hereby notified that at the re-
ouest of Luke Conant, executor of Henry
Conant's estate, l have appointed
THURSDAY, JANUARY 18TH. 1856.
at a. m, and my office, No. 1I7 Chapline
street. wheeling, W. Va, as the time and
place for receiving PRO- VI debts or de-
mands against the say .ecedent or his es-
tote and AT which I and place you are
Given under NJ hand as Commissioner
of Accounts Of .e County Court of Ohio
county, W. Va, this 81 day OF December.
1'''' GEO. f. BOYD. Commissioner.
q w Ieflers. Atty for EXT. deioawv
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AR. BY NAIL POSTAGE PRE-
The herald., 1895-11-03

! book, o." said the sesdy man, softly.
1T little device of my own to insure
satisfaction with the decisions 0f tho
umpi e.'
Nervously the manager looked at his
visitor. but the man showed no evIdepce
the silence.
mo. am not crazy" said he. '.All
I ask ia q fair c1nsideratio of my man.
You have had troubles with your UNI irss
from time to time. l presumsT'
1T is no exaggeration to ssy that" re-
Piled the manager.
Crowds get excited occasion ailv?'
YES. l have seen that happen, too"
"Call the umpiTes names, perhaps2"
''Irs quite posi- ble."
MAY be even hurl missiles at hinf''
'Well, I've seen things thrown at an
umpire" admitted the base ball man.
Captains get mad and threaten 10
punch holes in hIm?"
"And he fines 'sm $500 each then
there's trouble all round" sighed the
other.
well, my plan will obviate all this"
declared the seedy man. "Once use the
American umpire protector and conviho-
er of kioksIs and you'll never have an,
other bit of trouble. Now. here's the
scheme. OF course, most of the trouhie
homes on close decisions on outs. Ny
umpire protector consists in a small cam.
ora WOTH uHuoE bHc WIN
the lens projecting. On a close decision
the umpire rushes forward toward tina
base, calls his decision, and at the criti-
cal moment pr esses the button. An in
Simultaneous picture is taken. The crowd
kicks, the players howl, the umpire sends
his picture by an assistant to a cenvsn-
lent dark room, and by quick process
it is developed in two minutes. The
players are still kicking when the picture
is brought our and shown. The plate
cannot lie. There is the picture Of the
player wildly sliding to a base. still a few
inches away, while the other player has
the call on him. Spectators can buy
copies OF the plates after the game at s
cents apiece, and thus preserve the star
features Of the game. II the picture fails
TO bear out the umpire's decision, the
decision must be reversed. It's the
greatest scheme ever designed. Now,
I'm pared to hire out next season to
umpire games by the Photographic pro-
cess at $500 per game, or at reduced rates
for contract for the season. What do yoa
"Young man. said the manager sad
ly, "you are too bright and beautiful fof
life in a sporting world. What you want
to do is to devote your energies TO con-
sideration of croqust."
And as the seedy man walked slowly
out the manager returned to his figures
and the attempt to convince himself
that even if his team did lose every
other game during the season 1t would
still end in front OF the tailenders.-N
York Sun,
The herald., 1895-11-03
A GOOD STORY OF ENGLISH LIFE

don" is the title of pretty love
story by the author of Pomona, F."
which CLOVIS with life from the first page
to the last. There are no startling adven-
lures, but there is interest in every line,
impaired by the sympathy excited in the
reader for Donald Grant-the Don of the
story and Sybil, and dear, gentle Miss
Whateley. How manly and natural a
being Don is, and how the little waif in
fuences his life from boyhood up, until
she refuses an earl to marry her under
keeper" is told in simple, straightfor-
ward terms that reach the heart. What
a charming character Lady Betty is too,
the vulgar Mr.. Harrington Jones, whose
seslfsh type ia often met with in every
day life. Mrs. Jones, of course, thong ut
Sybil was to marry LADY Betty's broth
er. the earl, and the scene Is we'll depict
ed where the gushing relative is ia
is "only an underkesper." There 10 pa
thos IN this story and good humor, and
much knowledge of human character. 1t
smscks of England and English ways,
but there are few Americans who would
not enjoy its fresh healthy chapters. No
Que can put the book down without o
sigh that 1t il ended
through Macmillan & Co.. book made
up of the lectures given IN the year 1893
at the Metropolitan museum OF New
York, under the title of Considsrationons
Painting.
Tho Current Literature Publishing com.
pany offers prize of $50 for the best
Christmas story OF not over 1000 words,
for the magazine calleu Short Stories.
Anthony Hopes new romance, Chron-
Icles of Count Antonio, is to be pub
lished INN ediately by D. Appleton & Co.
by s. w. Van Schaick. A Bid for For
tune is the title of an exciting novel by
Guy Boethby. which is to be published
by the same firm.
What s. ould be wholesome book for
modern man, Civilized" and Other wise,
is A Man and His Wonankind, by Nora
Vynne, that Henry Holt q Co. announce
for Immediate publication In their Buok-
ram series The slory bears on tn. prob
unselfishness fostering mans selfishness.
Lovers OF polite literature will find
something enjoyable in John Vance
Chenys forthcoming book called That
Dome in Air. 1t consists OF reviews of
the works of Emerson, Lowell, Whittier,
Longfellow. Bryant. Whitman, Blake,
Cowper and Wordsworth-all appreciativs
yet keenly uiscriminstive. The publish
ers are A. c. McClurg Il Co.
The books already put out by the Mer-
riam com pany in Merriam Violet series
are: A Man and His Model by Anthony
Hope; The Body -Snatcher, by Robert
Louis Stevenson; The Silence of the Ma
harajah,, by Marie Corelli Some Good
Intentions and Blunder, by John Oliver
Hobbies; After Tomorrow, by tie author
of The Green Carnation.
The herald., 1895-11-03

By Keate's order and brought to the
block as a vicarIous sacrihce-a second
Sir Mungo Malagrowther. Etonians who
wers logged by DR.. Keate narrated their
experiences on the f1oggng block with
pride which savored of the heroic. They
boosted of their masters prowess with
admiration and srose of the number of
boys Keate could hnish off in workman.
like style in twenty minutes. Rapid as
the performance was, there was as much
ceremony observed in the operation as
possible. The doctor was always most
courteous both before and after his exer-
else, III which he was assisted usually by
two collegians, VINO held their com panion
on the block.
At Winchester school in England the
rod had wooden handle about two and
a half feet long with four grooves at one
end, into which were inserted four apple
twiss; these brancned off from the han
die at first at SO great an angle that only
one could touch the skin satisfactorily.
This arrangement was soon altered BY
the masters, and one of the juniors who
was delegated to manufacture these
switches was forced to twist them so as
to form stick; an arrangement OF great
The herald., 1895-11-03

Spun in some mighty wizards brain,
The potent spell that gave thes birth
He questioned nature, not in vain.
And called thy being from the earth;
To share the task. he SUNNI oned fire;
Aeolus at his bidding came;
He fashioned by his vast desire
The mystic bond of steel and flame. y
The subtle genius OF the Greek,
That babe swift Hermes tread the air,
And Icarus, on pini0ns weak.
The vast ETHEREAL spaces dare,
And Phaeton forget his tears,
And speed the cloud borne chariot free
Prophetic looked adown the years.
And dreamt deed fulfilled in thee,
What if he wrought not what he sung?
The vision into being came;
And it were meet the Grecian tongue
Should lend the magic wheel name.
For sure the god-like force that woke
The pulsings of the Attic h ,art
Is present here in every spoke.
And latsnt dwells in every part.
The csliph's carpet. magic spun,
The lord of Bagdad bOre alon 9,
None other ever gazsd upon
Or mounted on that airy throne;
The modern necomrancer weaves
A myriad mystic steeds of steel.
Alike or king or Cum non cleaves
The gale upon the ready wheel.
Outdone, outdone . gsnii, ye
Wrought that orient fabric rare!
A nobler steed is waiting me,
And I am regent Of the air.
With regal foot l spurn the dust,
All baser barbs are left behind,
/ launch me like the lancs's thrust,
And speed tiium phsnt down the wind.
Robert Clarkson Tongue.
The herald., 1895-11-03

disadvantage to the floggee. All of these
English methods were we'll known in
American schools in the early part of
the century. Prior to 1880 the most COM
mon punishments in recent times were
rapping on the knuckles with ruler,
shaking or churning as ii was called, ear.
pulling and bum ping Of heads. Another
punishment much in vogue until late
years was forcing boy to lean over and
hold his head under q table. So severe
was this punishment that the artists
model tainted while the drawing was be
ing made.
Among the moral punishments which
are still practiced in public schools in
some parts Of the country are the FOOLS
cap; forcing the delinquent To stand on
table facing the pupils, whore, If the
school is mixed one, he frequently has
q companion of the opposite sex. The
shame the boy feels sJ being forced to
stand IN view OF all his comrades with
gill, and the en- barrsssment of the latter,
are reported as far more effective punish
ments than the use of the rod or ferule.-
New York Sun.
The herald., 1895-11-03

south severe methods Of com polling obi .
dlence still are used, and it is tl.e cor r
trolling powers of these schools tina. til J
commissioner of education desires t,
reach by the set of dra wings.
The records show that children havs
been mach more tractable since the sub
stitution of moral for corporal punish.
ments. The old adage "Spare the rod
and spoil the child" seems no longer to
be the established principle of school gov
eminent among progressive teachers. In
the adjustment of the use of the rod and
ferule in the schools of Chicago many If
the country teachers who had arrived
there but short time before were en-
barrassed at being deprived of the instru.
mems OF discipline upon which so much
dependence had been placed. 1t was long
time before they learned to govern their
classes by peaceable means.
Almost all the punish m ents in vogue
prior to 1850 in the public schools of the
country have been illustrated in this set
of drawings. Some OF the modes of pun
ishment are peculiar to certain sections.
punishment which was reported from
Connecticut, and is said to have been
The herald., 1895-11-03
Bank Note Poison ng

A bank cashier of Vienna recently died
from the effects OF touching his lips with
his fingers whei counting money. At an
examination of the vaults it fell to his
lot to count large numb Of small bills
and although repeatedly warned, he con-
tinued Mechanically TO touch his lips
when his fingers became dry. That even
ing he felt a smarting pain in bis lip,
had set in the naxt day. He then con-
suited surgeon, who insisted upon an
i'm NJ edIata operation on the tumSr, that
had in tho M meantime assumed alarm ing
proportions. But 10 spite Of the opera.
tion the patient died three days AFTER Of
blood poisoning.
The herald., 1895-11-03

out Keate OF Eton, whose dominion
lasted from 1909 TO 1884, seems to have
established a record for all tins. An
old book in the possession of the bureau
Of education describes the old fellow in
very entertaining way. On one occasion
when a confirmation service was to be
held in the school. each master was re-
ques ,ed to make out and send in list of
the candidates in his form. One OF them
wrote down the names on the first
peice of paper which came to hand, and
whioh happened unluckily to ne one of
the slips, of well-kpown style and shape,
used as forging bills. and sent up regu-
larry with the names of delinquents for
execution. The list was put INTO Keate's
hands without explanation. lie seEt for
the boys in the regular course. and. in
spite Of all protestations on their part,
pointed to the masters signature in the
The herald., 1895-11-03
Bogus 0ladstOnes

A London newspaper warns Americans
against purchasing postcards bearing Mr..
Gladstone's alleged signature. "A iAy
days ago an American purchased one for
10 shiIlings. He triun phanny showed
Arkansas, also a collector Of EBelasA
curiosisties, and was surprised to find
that ne also possessed . Gladstone ycst-
GARD. for which 10 shillings was he
price,
The herald., 1895-11-03

The following letter was attached to
bale OF cotton, and it explains itself:
So Station, Dec. 20, 49,. Dear sir:
The day I received this cotton from the
G. ana L. road. my wife had twins, and
in the exsightm snt and clustering around
this bale got in another lot Of cotton
marked A. 8. H. R.. and that same night
my watchmsn's wife had twins, and the
The herald., 1895-11-03

next morning my billing clerks wife
had one only, and all our m other-in-ls VS.
was among US, and when we got ne
working with the children | could rot
find this bale of cotton to save my life
do hope We may not have anoti er
storm OF children any more during the
cotton season. Please tell Mr. - not
to be too hard on us; boath of my chill
dren was girls and | am afraid l am 60
Ing to have a hard time supporting
The herald., 1895-11-03

the country. s.rong public opinion was
created in 1880 against the methods then
prevailing in the public schools OF the
entire country, and 1t led to thesabelition
OF corporal punishnsnt in many states.
In various country schools in New Eng.
land and IN crest part of the west and
The herald., 1895-11-03

them. Tell him to take the bale of cot.
ton; the price will go up in few days
and he will make money of it,. but if he
don't want his wife to have twins get
rid of the bale as soon as possible, but
don't send it back this way any m ore.
Yours, ETC., - - ester Her.
aid.
The herald., 1895-11-03
OLD SCHOOL
PUNISHMENTS
A Moral SuaSiOn Exhibit
for the Atlanta
Exhibition
REMINDERS OF OUR BOYHOOD
Drawings Made for the Bureau of
Education Intended TO Help In
the Crusade Against Cor
p0ral Punishment

The outsrowth of q suggestion made
BY Professor Harris. commissioner of ed
ucation. is a set of about forty large BLACK
and white watsr-color drawings by Felix
L. Mahony. an artist of this city, illus
trsting modes of corporal punishment
used in the past century in the schools
of America, In England and in several
other countries. These drawings have
just been sent to Atlanta to be placed
with the exhibit of the bureau of educa-
ton. The drawings we're made from
data procured from various sources. from
the records of schools in England and
Scotland, from reports from foreign coun-
tries and from the personal experience
of various persons who received their first
education in the ordinary schools of this
country. The general object of the ex-
hibit Is to show the cruslties which have
been resortsd to in the past and to aid
yhe cause OF moral suasion, which has
been advocated by all com mssioners of
education during the last few admins
tYations. As result of series OF PAM
phlets written upon the subject by peo-
pie of the bureau OF education and by
well-known professors in various parts of
The herald., 1895-11-03
ETN[EE!!E[hN3k-
Punishment by Kneeling

very severe. was seating the oulprit on
the end of an upright log Of wood. This
log by reason of its small uiame ter form.
ed most uncomfortable seat, and
although not particularly annoying for
the first few minutes, at the end Of b aif
an hour or more became nothing less
than torture. The same may be said of
kneeling on Beans, which was reported by
the present chisf clerk OF the bureau as
a school punishment in Georgia when he
was small boy. Holding a stick over
the head with both ha ads was in vogue
everywhere. While not 80 severe as the
two preneding punishments, 1t was not
the pleasantsst posture in the world, and
gave the boy very bad cramp in his
shoulders. A most fatiguing perform
ance was holding book out at arms
length. This was nothing less than cruel,
but whenever the boys arm dropped from
its horizontal position he received the
gentle reminder OF switch across the
legs which made him mise his hand.
The weight OF the hand aud arm itself is
enough to bring the arm down to the
side in very few minutes; but with
book boys have often succunbed to the
fatigue. An Indian teacher reported to
the bureau punish ment in uss in the
Indian schools which consisted in maxi
ing the bow stand on one foot in the
waste basket until he toppled over.
The modes Of punishment of posteriorl
are nnrnberless, and the most finishes
masters in this slvle Of corporal punish
ment were tsund among tho English
The herald., 1895-11-03

fatal bill and logged them all then and
there. Another day a culprit who was due
for punishment could nowhere be found.
The doctor was kept waiting on the scene
Of action for some time in a state of con-
sid era BILE desperation. In an evil moment
for himself . nam esaKe of the dsfaulter
passed the door. Hs vas seized at once
The herald., 1895-11-03
THE BEST OF ALL
IN ALL THINGS AT ALL TIMES


or lh mmngpd or ttt ap The Mkw three
Nm kan hay fits Mtemuts
The herald., 1895-11-03

Increase in Payments to Pol
icy Holders in 10 Years, 1854
Equitable ............$12, 278, 800
Mutual Observation-Disclosures. 7,166,195
New York. s,93O,04s
Northwestern. 665,193
Mutual Benefit. ............ 2,6l9,123
Connecticut Mutual. ....... 6s7,5O6
Etna.. 1,142, 9o9
Penn Mutual. .............. 2,O6s,3 1853
Prov. Life and Trust. 1,726,51s
New England mutual. ..... 625, O42
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-01-08
Effective Work Of ARTILLERY at
Different Points.
The Rebels Driven Bick Everywhere
soc Stats Prisoners

Following the report OF yester-
day regarding operations in Palolo
Valley record is to be made OF
Government successes. T. b. Muir
rays specials we're reinforced with a
company o, regulars under Capt
Ziegler, having a field piece with
which W shell the rebels, who were
sheltered behind a stone wall A
few shots were effective in scattering
fragments of stone among the rebel
riflemen, and they displayed white
flag. As the soldiers advanced, how
ever, the natives fred upon them,
violating their own flag of truce.
Sam Nowlein and his two aids de-
serted their command, and the ma
tives surrendered. There were
twenty. nine OF them, who were
brought into town about dark.
Shortly sfterward another lot OF
prisoners, consisting of six natives
and a Greek, arrived. They said
there were over 300 natives in arms
under Wilcox and Nowlein.
Kimo, a rebel prisoner, stated last
night that during yesterdays skirm.
ish eight or ten natives were wound
ed. s. Nowlein and Carl Widemann
were near the men who were captured
at 5 o'clock in the evening, but they
slipped out and went into the PalolC
Valley. There were more guns than
men. The only fault was that many
of the men did not know how tC
handle the guns. The arms and
ammunition were plentiful. There
were several white men in the crowd
but Kimo refused to give any names
stating that he didn't know who
they were. There are several boat
boys among the insurgents. They
had gone out in boats and were
forced to go with the rebels. The
men who were captured are thos,
who did not understand the hand
ling of guns.
At l0:l5 o'clock last night tn,
rebels opened brisk fire from Dia
mond Head on Capt. Coyne's camp
A shell from the field piece and ;
rifle volley silenced the rebels for ;
while, but there was firing going OF
pretty much all night