Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-07

a young man. but one who has evident
ly found history a favorite study. His
lecture yesterday morning was
scholarly effort, delivered in an easy
conversational manner interluded by
flashes OF wit. which kept all thought
of Freshness at bay. Mr.. johnson be-
gan by stating that few persons knew
that the University OF Virginia was
| founded by jefferson. and from this as
sertion until the close, the lecture was
a record of the events. life and career
OF the great man under discussion
Martin Luther. Washington. Nathan
Hale and John Pau Jones' as also many
other men of historical merit, were
paid tributes they merit. Going light
ly on down through the life of Jefer-
son. the speaker touched entertaining
| ly on the love affairs of Jefferson and
showed him to be as ardent a lover as
many a man of later days, His pri-
waite letters were sketched and found
to be impulsive original illusions char
acteristic of the writer. Mr.. Jones ex
pressed the opinion that upon the SEN
tence "All men are created equal.
rests the import of our nation and that
were IL taken away sharp blow
would be struck our individuality. as
fair dealing country This patriotic adj
dress was one to rouse public interest
in all matters of historical worth, and
to cause all who heard 1t to reverence
and love the memory of that noble man
I-Thos. jefferson.
| Having had food for thought and i'm
provement at the morning hour, the
afternoon and evening was given up to
"a lighter diet and music and song drills
and the vitagraph entertained the
crowds that came later in the day.
In the afternoon the Imperial Hand
Bell Ringers, whose music so pleased
the people on Saturday evening. made
their second appearance. The name
Hand Bell Ringers is something of a
misnomer for the gentlemen. who COM
pose this company proved themselves
to be men of many parts in the must
cal realm. Not only did they evoke
wonderous melody from the variety OF
bells. with which their big table was
filled. but they seemed to turn just as
readily To the stringed instruments,
with which they were supplied. Fol-
lowing their opening selection, Grown
of Liberty" so beautifully played ON
the bells, came musical melody of
zeither and harp solos, and selections
for mandolin. guitar and harp. One of
the unique numbers given by the gen.
tlemen was called, "A Trip Down the
Mississippi" This was clever imita-
ton of n steam boat pulling off from
shore. with band playing gay music
on Ii deck. The whistle of the boats,
and all the noises common to such
start were very accurately given and
called out round of applause from the
crowd left behind in the auditorium.
THE Bells of Baltimore" upon the bells
closed the performance and all voted
1t a most successful one.
During the afternoon Miss Bethel
gave an exhibition of Indian club
swinging. that certainly merited the at
tention 1t gained With Prof. Me-
Dowell at the piano supplying we'll
timed drill music, Miss Bethel gave a
graceful and difficult showing of this
gymnastic exercise; upon being hearth
ly encored Miss Bethel returned to tho
stage and recited Swing on The Old
Grape Vine"
Twas to last nights entertainment.
that everybody came however. Tho
children must see the pictures and how
could they go alone? The result was
|
happy laughing company of young and
old all intent upon seeing the Ameri-
can vitagraph. And IL was well worth
seeing. The pictures were well chosen
and wonderful" must be the word to
describe them, when we consider the
mechanism, which goes to make UP
this instrument which produces them.
Favorites with the onlookers were
views up the gorge railroad from Lewis
ton to Niagara Falls. AS the pictures
que scenery along this railroad slipped
by so smoothly everyone forgot his sur
roundings, and for the time being re-
veled in sights far away. Another
number, which took all bark to nursery
times was the Reproduction OF the ex-
perience of Cinderella and the glass
slipper. Six tableaus in all told the
tale of the maiden's transformation
into a belle of the ball and all we're
present at the loss and recovery OF the
glass slipper and the final marriage OF
Prince and the owner of this delicate
| foot gear.
A lecture by Rev. S. r. Henson, l.. l..
d.. on the origina. subject, Fools" is
one of the many features of interest for
to-day
"A small boy has wandered from
his father and is lost somewhere In
side the enclosure" was the announce
ment, which caused slight ripple OF
excitement at yesterday afternoons
concert. So we'll polished are the
grounds that the said small boy was
soon returned to the paternal care.
That many of the pearls OF this As
| sembly programme are falling among
| swine, was demonstrated yesterday,
when after very difficult and musical
selection perfectly played upon the
harp, a man in the auditorium very
audbly exclaimed. They can do bet
ter than that right here in town" All
people are not judges was the quick re-
| joinder.
At the opening of the afternoon lee
ture, Prof. Newton sang the pretty
solo, Happy Days" Prof Newton's
voice is a clear, perfect tenor and his
singing pleasure to all who are so for
tunate as to have an opportunity of
hearing it.
| Rev. Mr. Keller, of New Concord, ar
rived at the Park yesterday, for rest
from his pastoral duties.