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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-21

ton; VIII R. Pitman, New York; Louis
Block. Denver.
\ large percentage of the visitors to
Louisville will visit the Mammoth Cave
and for the benefit Of inexperienced rid
ers the advice is freely given that they
had better make the trip by rail. Inc
Cave is 11+& miles from Louisville.
Sixty-tiye miles is over a good pike,
but the remainder is very poor. Inc
following carefully compiled route
shows what the riders can expect:
Louisville to Fern Greek, II miles
southeast; macadam road, good, hllIy'
one steep hill.
To HAYS Spring. 4 miles southeast;
macadam, fine, billy.
To Mount Washington, 6 miles, south
east; macadam; fine, rolling, one steep
hill
To High Grove, miles southeast;
macadam, fine, rolling.
To Cox's Creek. miles southeast;
macadam. fine. rolling, one steep hill.
To Bardstown, 6 miles south; macad-
am. fair level
To New Haven, II miles south; mac
adam. fair. rolling. two steep hills.
To Athertonville, 212 miles, south;
macadam. fine. rolling.
To Gibson, 612 miles south; macauan'
fair. billy. two steep hills.
To Buffalo, miles south, macauam'
fair. smooth.
To Magnolia, 515 miles south; rock
and sand, bad, hilly.
To Chalk Ridge, 21a miles south' rock
and sand. unreliable, h!lly.
To Pike View, 21a miles SOUTH unrld-
able. hilly.
To Linwood, S14 miles south; rock and
sand. unreliable, hilly.
To Rio. miles south; rock and sand'
bad, h;lly. -,
To Cranmer, 21a miles south; dirt
fair. rolling.
To Hardyville, 21a miles south; dirt
fair. rolling.
To Uno, 6 miles south, dirt, fair, roll
ing. -,
To Cave City, 6 miles south; dirt, fair,
To Highland Springs. 4 miles south;
dirt far. one great hill.
To Mammoth Cave, 6 miles south;
dirt. fair. rolling.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-21
THE AGE OLE FISH.

A scientific dsvotee of fish lore, who de-
voted a great deal Of time to the question
as TO the length of life Of fish, found that
the ordinary carp, If not interfered with,
would live 500 years In his writings on
the subject ne stated that there are now
living in the Royal Aquarium, in Russia,
several carp that are known to be COO years
old, and he has acertained in a number OF
cases that whales live to be over 200 years
Old. A gentleman in Baltimore has a gold
fish he has had for sixty-three years, ard
his father informed him that he had pur-
chased it forty years before he gave it Il
his son.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-21
SPURS TO FAMOUS DEEDS.
The Influence of Little Things on Grea
Inventions.

What we call the accidents of life are
often the turning points of human des-
tiny. Many Of the masterpieces of art
and literature owe their origin to ap-
Darentlv trifling incidents. Not 3. few
discoveries in science and material
progress have been made or suggested
by accident
No one can read of the struggles and
The triumphs of men of genius and the
various circumstances under which their
works have been produced without being
convinced of the influence of little
things.
The discovery of glass-making by see
ing the sand Uitrifed upon which a fire
had been kindled; the power Of steam,
intimated by the Oscillating lid of a tea
kettle: the utility of coal gas for light,
experimental upon with an ordinary
tobacco pipe Of white clay, and the mag
nifying property of the lens, stumbled
upon by an opticians apprentice while
holding spectacle glasses between his
thumb and his finger. are well-known
instances in proof Of this fact
Galvanism was discovered by accident.
lTOl. GdlNdOl, Oh DOiOSNd, III lldlS, gave
his name to the discovery. but his wife
is considered as actually entitled TO the
credit of IT, She was in feeble health
and a dish Of frogs was ordered for her.
As they lay upon the table skinned she
noticed that their limbs became strongly
cOnvUlsed when near an electrical con-
ductor. She called her husbands atten-
ton to the fact He Instituted a series
of experiments. and in 1889 the galvanic
battery was invented. Eleven years
later, with that discovery for his basis.
Prof. AlesSandro Volta. also an Italian.
announced his discovery of the "voltaic
pile" says the Philadelphia Times.
SOME PENDULUM SUGGESTIONS.
Calico was led to infer the isochron-
ism Of the vibrations Of the pendulum by
noticing the regular swinging Of lamp
in the Cathedral of Pisa. Though it was
fifty years before the philosopher aD-
piled his discovery to clock work he at
once perceived its importance. and
caused It TO be employed by physicians
IN counting the pulses of their patients.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-21

added interest to the book, and barbed
the moral with a keener and surer point.
There would probably have been no
Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress" in our
literature but for the fact that the au-
thor was imprisoned twelve years in
Bedford jail, and, to beguile his time,
gave us that greatest Of all allegories.
Samuel johnson wrote "Rasselas" when
in debt, so as to be able to defray the ex-
penses of his mothers funeral
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-21

Miss M. G. Tuttiett, who writes over the pen
name of Maxwell Gray is the well known author
of The Silence of Dean Maitland" and other favor
ite novels, Including "A Costly Freak" and "In the
Heart of Storm. She became famous with the
publication of her first book, "The Silence of Dean
Maitland" some eight or nine years ago. and has
maintained her reputation, while leading quiet
life devoted to literary pursuits and domestic inter-
eStS. 1t has been said that her novels are charac-
terized by much power and originality.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-21
MANY MONTHS THEN, A FEW DAYS
NOW

MANY MONTHS THEN, A FEW DAYS
NOW.
Some days ago, says a Washington cor
respondent. Senator Jones, of Nevada, was
entertaining a party of friends in the cloak
room with stories Of his early experience.
and to the surprise of every one asserted
that he had boarded a schooner at Cleve-
land O.. in 1S4S. and sailed in her through
the lakes. down the St. Lawrence, around
Cape Horn and into the bay of San Fran
cisco without going ashore. The voyage
lasted nine months, ard for more than
eight months he was out of sight of land.
Senator Jones was a boy Of Is at that time,
and says he enjoyed the trip, although per-
maps he would find It little tedious at
his present time of life.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-21

1.,rsar fifty and sixty thousand c!-
.-.s xr..ed to attend the national
Of the League OF American
~sn a, Louisville on Aug. 10 IA
making it the biggest taing OF
-- IN The history Of the orsaniza-
Of The bicycle. Last year at
, Park 10000 cyclists attended the
meet and 81, Denver in 1894
$4,000 devotees O., the wAesl.
wears Louisville has had its
rafoual ass mblages of all
the people Of tint city are not
....-.t with the difficulties Of
-- large masses or people.
.- Two moucas the local OH
.--ee Of the coming meet have
.-- -o meet the sudden de-
....... g--. beUaGe upon the ciy's
md row they have arrang-
... owners of $50 hO,e-s and
..-., 20 care for the tens Of
d viii pour in by rail
.oa, and a-wheeL
PEOPLE intend 10 as
by entertaining tlem
,.-.-... nav from that attempted
Heretofore the great
rvgel meets were the
-.--. cyclists. As a matter
-r Vra drsary affairs.
.. --4 r-s.~, end the spectators.
-. ..-.r-.r5I bicycle is no longer
r TO any cre and an endless
cf rus OF thousands O. cyclists
-. rrr~si.1v mon. ICcCuS. The 10
Committee has come TO this conclus-
-r wqv and instead of this kind
~ r.-lfa ..5re Nl he parade lin
XII uniformed clubs, no club With
-.,. In TEN uniformed members being
- CD e---r To create Sp.T1,
..rv among Che clubs prizes O.
.-- t.r-s win De given. The CSst
club VIII be REWARDED %, 50 VIII the
s-ruli club and the club with
-.--.,- repre- sentatlcn.
t..~ UNIQUE feature WI be q
u~rrs' Uag5aut. composed OF 40
.-sr-v fonts This will be con-
..t r.t... -5s ,IerFf G~qs rqraias al
,- ,...- r,.t 1o,- v-flI ~aDreSer.
IN '-...-7. t--'u .'t-.e VII '9t'' ~ ---
sa- particular ines. M in the history
o. r.e bike. a1d suitable prizes WI. Ia
-rs.tH.F
OF course ne prlA'ipaI event "lu oe 5
-''',' ~, - Tn,
~ -.
I-.e l.eg-am IS as ,o'oNs'
FIRST DAY.
One ufe-Amd,eur: novice.
Cr-few,h Of mile-Ama. eur State
Championship.
One mile. 215 class Professional
TWO miles. ha-dicap-Ama,eur.
One mile 0peo-Pr1tess,on3-.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-21
$4,000 H8EfLERS.
r~.srills Counts Upon Entertaining
That Many Cyclists

". Annual Meet - Many
- r--i,us Features Arranged for
esc6~ds May be Smashed on the
r.s- fountain Ferry Track.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-21
BOOTS AND SHOES.
OUR SOLE POINT

Is to keep fine shoes, and here we
score handsomely with a show of
footwear that strikes a climax in
leather. A shoe should please the
eye, delight the foot and represent
the latest style, and in summer be
cool and comfortable besides. Our
goods are all that and more. What
more? Durable and Cheap! A
good shoe is a practical economy.
Don't make walking costly and irk-
some by wearing poor shoes. Give
yourself as easy a footing as posi-
bic. Here's the point:
FOR 81 TO So.
|. V. BLOND,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-14

perintendent ignored the law and set up
personal political dictation.
AS the result of such policy the pa
trolman who has hackers who have a
pull with the Mayor and the police
authorities knows that he can ignore
rules and defy discipline with impunity.
If he gets very drunk or is of his beat
for hours he knows that the worst which
can come to him is to be called before
the board and censured, since his back
ers will hasten to his rescue. There are
many patrolmen who will faithfully per-
form their duty under any conditions,
but there are others who secured and
hold their places through political pulls
who are needless or defiant because they
feel that they will be sustained by
friends behind the throne.
That there is more or less demoraliza-
ton in the force there can be little doubt;
but it is within the power Of the authori-
ties to Danish it by strictly adhering to
the law, by dismissing those who break
police rules and ignoring the political
pull
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-14

The Sentinel was informed some two
weeks ago that one of the drawing teachers
was having pupils ten or twelve years cd
write compositions on "Saracenic Art and
Moorish Architecture" The Sentinel be-
lieves that the average citizen could strug-
gle through life without instruction on these
subjects. and that the multiplication table
and spelling book might profitably be sub
stituted for acknowledgements Sentinel.
The Sentinel was correctly informed. 1t
may not have been tod that in addition to
these essays enough extra work in drawing
was laid out for these pupils to have con-
sumed AL their time for two or three weeks
to the neglect of every other study. That
the time was not entirely given over to
drawing for that period was due TO the
protest OF the teachers who are not
special" but who are required to bring
their pupils up to their grades in other
studies. Extra drawing was done, however,
at much cost of time and energy on the
part of both pupils and teachers, as some
thing like a cord of papers in the base
ment of the library building will show.
This work is to be used in an exhibit to be
given when a drawing teachers association
meets here in May, and, If well done. as 1t
no doubt Is. will rebound to the credit OF
the special teachers. Meanwhile, proficiency
in drawing does not help the pupils in their
grade work. and the WORK arithmetic.
grammar. history, ETC., on which their
standing and promotion depend. was slight
ed to the exact extent of the extra time
given to Moorish architecture and Greek
vases. And business men continue to COM
plain that boys and girls out of the High
School cannot spell correctly nor compose
grammatical sentences
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-14


While travelling in the Southern countries
the Duchess of Marlborough verified her
charmingly original tastes. Besides the
usual collections of old rugs and draperies
and arms. she is bringing home with her
a real live menagerie-two ostriches. some
eagles and vultures. many snakes and an
ibis.
The star Of this menager1e is a garter
snake that was purchased by the Duchess
on the banks Of the Nile. As she was a
travelled woman she was not afraid Of the
snake, and it soon became tame enough
to crawl towards her. Then Ii was her
established favorite in the list Of pets.
A large assortment of large snakes has
been purchased by His Grace with the
evident intention to establish a. menagerie
at Blenheim similar TO the Newport one
Of 0. H.. p. Belmont and In this the Ouch
ess takes the greatest interest She Is abe
TO approach any Of the reptiles. and always
knows how to pet them without having
them turn upon her. Several times she
has touched snakes that the servant in
charge warned her were dangerous reptiles
But none harmed her. Among her friends
the Duchess has been called the titled
snake charmer." but the name annoys her
There Is gentle-eved Nubtan boy in his
native costume In this train OF curiosities.
and the Duchess explains that he Is her
sub-lieutenant. for she expects 10 devote q
goodly part OF her summer TO her new pets.
and she intends TO feed them al with her
own hands.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-14

Superintendent Colbert is reported to
have expressed avery earnest desire
that ''the police be taken out Of politics.
If reported correctly. the political pull
on the police has made the good mans
life a burden to him. This is sad. Still,
it is not unkind. even now that Mr.. Col
bert is disheartened to remind him that
he was the original offender. When he
went into office he demanded that large
number of patrolmen who had good
records should be removed without hear
ing and their places be niied with men
the most of whom had been discharged
from the force for inefficiency and VIOLA
ton CT police rules The removals were
made because the men were objection
able to those who desired to violate the
laws, and who are now violating them.
The men who were called back to the
force were. in many cases. those whom
lawbreakers desired and who were
known to be their friends. At that time
the police authorities were warned that
by restoring men to the force who had
been dismissed for inefflciency and un-
faithfulness they were putting a
premium on INSTRUMENTATION and making
rigid discipline impossible. The superin-
tendent now admits that the seed which
he and the Board of Public Safety sowed
at that time has borne fruit.
If the law should be faithfully OBJ
served there could be no politics in the
police further than the division of the
force between the two leading parties
The law provides for a rigid examination
as to qualifications. moral. mental and
physical. II those examinations should
be made as required by law and the APP
pointments made from those who passed
the best examinations and could furnish
evidence of good character there could b.
no politics in the force, provided every
appointee was made to believe that moth.
ing but a good record could make him
secure in his position. But when the po-
| lice board permitted the superintendent,
to call back to the force. in violation OF
the charter men who had been dismissed
| for notorious unfitness they advertised
the fact that the political pull" and not
the law. would control appointments and
| prevent dismissals for inefficiency ant
violation Of rules: the board and the gu
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-14

guard against the encroachment of any
sectarian influence upon the school and
the public Institution. 1t stands. also. for
the largest liberty of conscience. AS a
representative Republican and an as
pirant for the highest honor which his
party can bestow, Governor Mckinley
has been true to its principles in refus-
ing to give any secret organization
special pledges. The threats or the as
saults Of the leaders of any such organi-
cation can do him or his party no harm.
In Massachusetts the same organization
made war upon the late Governor Green
halge, and the result was that he ran
ahead of his ticket
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-14

Washington Post
Representative Mercer. of Nebraska, met
Col John A. CockeriH during his trip
through Japan about year ago. Cockerill
was then acting as war correspondent for
the New York Herald. Representatives of
all nations gathered at Yokohama, many of
them tourists and fothers on business. 1t
was at this time THAT Cockerfl ran across
a cockney Briton, who5'was boasting about
the great prowess Of his country and max
ing rather sighting illusions to the United
States. His remarks aroused CockerilPs war
spirit, and he told the Eng.ishman that
inasmuch as the United States had twice
whipped England it could probably do so
again.
"Oh-ah-my dean sah!" said the doughty
Briton, you all mistaken, surely. If 1 re-
membah the history of my country we
took yah Capitol and burned it. don't you
known JrE
YES" said Cockeriil. "you did take the
Capitol. And If / remember the history Of
my country you also took Bunker Hill.
But you didn't take 1t very far. You let
go of both of them like a red-hot brick,
and at last accounts they were still in our
possession. But let me tell you what We'll
do next time we have a war with you.
Well go over there. tow your snug little
island across the Atlantic, and haul Ii up
the bay TO New York for a wharf"
The Englishman did not continue the ar
gument-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-14
RECALLS THE FATE OF GORDON.
Zebehr Pasha Was the One Man to
Run Over the soudan.

LOuuOu SATURDAY htsleW
So Zebehr Pasha has turned up again at
our budding legislators who are laying
down the law about the Soudan have for
fwe:ve years ago almost to a day his name
was in all mems mouths
Gordon had been sent to Khartoum and
Downing Street had entered on the amaz-
ing course OF vacfliation and Incompetence
hat led inevitably 10 his death and the
ruin OF the Soudan- Zebehr and Gordon
belion in the soudan in the old days when
Gordon was Governor. and Gordon had
smitten him hip and thigh. and had hanged
f MS SON su nhIn But Gordon knew
could not rule Zebehr. so Zebehr should
rule the Soudan when the Egyptian garri-
the very day he reached Khartoum Gordon
wired calling FOR "fhe man above all others,
Zebehr He alone has the ability TO rue
the Soudan. He should be made X. c. NJ.
Colonel Stewart added his prayers 10 Cor
don's; Sir Evelyn Barring backed them both
ns sad tO % Han AS old
slave trader! ex-rebel, man with many
wives, the idea was shocking; and so Earl
Granville wired back that public opinion in
this country would not tolerate the appoints
ment."
The rest of the story Is an epitome of the
gued, even condescended to wheedle the men
who were playing with his Life: but vas OF
10 avail All through March; 1854. he and
Stewart and Barring kept up their entreaties.
but the Nonconformist conscience had its
back against the wall. and would not bulge
At last, in despair. Gordon wired diiect TO
Zebehr, appointing him Deputy Governor.
and asking him 10 come at once, On this
Cairo teiegraphed TO Downing street: lie
will be watched and his departure viii -
prevented"
was not content. Lebenr's property being oil
In the Soudan, he was arrested for ,sebt He
was then accused OF corresponding with the
Mahdi. and was whipped on 10 Gibraltar, as
a prisoner. for couple Of years. Perhaps he
did turn traitor: he had gone through enor gh
TO make him one: but Engllshmen IN Cairo
should not forget when The broken. white
bearded figure Is pointed out that ne Is the
man who could have saved Gordon ana soved
the Soudan. IL only Mr.. Gladstone ana Exeter
Hall had allowed him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-14

1t is a matter Of small conseqr ence
what Holmes 'confesses" at this stage
of proceedings. He is known to have
murdered number of persons and to be
an unconscionable rascal in a variety OF
minor ways. That he is liar is a mat
ter of course. and equally OF course he is
not likely to say anything worthy of
credence. In concocting his tale he has
evidently proceeded on the theory that
inasmuch as he can be hanged but once
ne might as well tell big story while
he is about It,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-14

Now that several soussd-money Demo-
Gratis. including ex-Secretary Whitney
and ex-Representative Bynum, have
been holding conference in Washing
ton something may be done. Judging,
however. from interviews with Demo-
Gratis in Washington. one OF the most
serious obstacles TO organization is the
fact that Mr.. Cleveland is In the combi-
nation. His unpopularity is so positive
that he appears to be hindrance rather
than help TO any Democratic move
ment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-14

Beginning Of n Noted Correspondents
Journalistic Career.

From Sketch In New York Herald.
After the war young Cockerill tried his
perance, in Dayton. In speaking few years
ago Of this. his first newspaper work. ne
said:
remember well the drowsy summer afternoon
when / strolled into the office of the Scion
and asked the editor to teach me how to set
type. He stood me on a candle box in front
of a case. placed lot of wooden letters In
the boxes and showed me how TO set the
had mastered the boxes-knew them all That
From setting type / advanced to roller
boy. The paper was issued on Thursday.
The press used in that office was an ancient
contrivance of the Ramage pattern. 1t ma 4
immense wooden uprights, a very clumsy
one sheet on one side-that is 10 say, the
platen was only half the size of the bed The
press that Ben Franklin danced around in
The ink was applied with short, hard roller.
Each page had to be linked in turn. the dis
sTbation being performed aanss on piece Of mar ar
an edition of about four hundred on this
ramshackle press. my friend, the editor.
working the machine and briar-root pipe
.'The paper or would help to distribute
it through the village. That was real de-
light in those quiet prosy afternoons. With
der listlessly and barefooted through the SIDE
streets and alleys. where cows ruminated
ana nOkS oOZcu, SloppiuS itcIc " hiiiS a
paper over fence. thrust II under A door
or climb upon a roof perchance. The route
was not a heavy one. but it never took less
than three or four hours to go over IL. did
a good deal of this sort of work for very
light compensation-a promised interest In a
carriers address.
zone day. just as the Scion was about TO go
to press. a rural gentleman came into the
Office with an advertisement OF a farm for
sale. Ny editorial preceptor rushed 10 the
case to put the notice in type. Then came
my great opportunity. In that Office 1t was
the rule to give each new advertisement a
brief local mention-a sort Of editorial In
dorsement. asked the privilege OF prepar-
ing one in this instance, and II was granted.
/ sat down and wrote my first essay for
print. II was as follows:
(" The attention of our readers Is called to
the advertisement OF Farm for Sale In an
other column
This was the formula in the Office OF the
Scion. was tempted to add word or two
about the excellence Of this particular farm
and the desirability Of the location. but We
were pressed for dnne- carried my article