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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-06-30
END OF THE
Ohio Press Publishing Company
Sells Its Machinery.

Special to the Register.
STEUBENvILLE. Ohio, June o.
The Ohio Press Publishing Company,
which put in a s25, 600 plant two months
ago and conducted four daily and four
weekly papers along metropolitan lines,
suspended tonight, after selling the
machinery, which will be shipped else
where. The paper was started In p
sition to the regular Republican organ.
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OBSERVATORY OPENED.

HORTA. Azore Islands, June 2s.-
King Charles OF Portugal and the mem
bers of the Portugal cabinet. opened
here to-day the meteorological observa-
tory in connection with the weather bu-
reau at Washington
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NO EARLY REDUCTION.

WASHINGTON. June 2s.-The war
Department will not reduce the fofee In
Cuba in the near future The present
force Of 5000 Is In Cuba on the Q
mendation OF Governor General Wood.
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W CHILDREN DEAD

Given Them in the street.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 29.-Mich-
ael Budz. aged 4 years, and his brother.
Tony, aged 2 years. died to-day as a re-
suit OF drinking poisoned lemonade.
just before he died the elder boy said
that while playing on the street some
one had given them lemonade that
made them very sick. The coroner is
INVESTIGATING.
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COMING TO
- N"mner OF the Chinese Royal
raniiy to Return From Europe
by Way of This C~ountry

WASHINGTON, June ga dispatch
from Mr.. Rockhill at Pekin saws Prince
Chuan, brother of the emperor, sails for
Germany July 20. He will return nv
way OF America in October. The mission
Is probably to apologize for the murder
OF the German minister. 1t is very un-
usual for a member of the imperial fam
liy to leave China. His coming to Amer
lea is a particular mark of distinction
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Beautiful Tata T1orSana.

The fata morgana is a singular aerial
phenomenon akin to the mirage. 1t is
seen in many parts of the world, but
most frequently and in greatest per-
lection at the Strait Of Messina, be-
tween Sicily and Italy. So many con-
ditions must coincide. however, that
even there it is of comparatively rare
occurrence. To allow Of its produc-
ton the sun must be at an angle Of
45 degrees with the water, both sky
and sea must be calm, and the tidal
current sufficiently strong to cause the
water In the center to rise higher than
on the edges of the strait. When these
conditions are fully met the observer
on the heights Of Calabria, looking
toward Messina, will behold a series Of
rapidly changing pictures, sometimes
Of the most exquisite beauty. Castles,
colonnades, SUGGESTIONS of beautiful
arches, palaces, cities, with houses and
streets and church domes, mountains,
forests, grottoes, will appear and van
ish, to be succeeded perhaps by fleets
of ships, sometimes placidly sailing
over the deep, sometimes inverted,
while a halo like a rainbow surrounds
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The Bloody Nda

The "Maha" Is one OF the most GU
rous and regrettabie features Of mod
ern Sicilian life. and Is a source Of
constant anxiety to the Italian row
eminent, and OF absorbing interest to
all foreigners visiting the island.
Much has already been written on the
subject, and many more or less fam
tastio theories ~ to It's causes and
character have been put forward. But
a great deal Of light has been shed on
this social phenomenon By a recently
published book called La Maha Q 1
Mahosi" (Palmero), by Signor A. Cut
rera. The author has for many years
been chief Of police at Palmero, and
has consequently had ~unrivaled op-
portunities Of studying the inner work
ings Of the organization. The origin
of the Mafa Is by no means ancient
II dates back no further than the be-
ginning Of the nineteenth century. The
causes to which It Is due are probably
the centuries Of disagreement to
which Sicily has been subjected, and,
above all. TO the Infamous police sys-
TENS Of the Bourbons. The slcilian
has acquired in consequence an Unborn
hatred Of all government, and he re-
CARDS any interference Of the authorl-
ties In his private affairs with jeal-
ousy and distrust. His character is
the exaggeration of individuality. ALI
private differences should be settled
privately, either in fair fight or by
murder; no man is in his eyes so vile
as he who calls in the help Of the au-
thorities for any purpose whatsoever.
He is no man of honor" but a
"cascittuni" tspy). The highest Vir-
tue in Sicily is "onesta," which is
possessed by those who never in any
way help the authorities by giving in
formation about crimes Of which they
know something, even IL they them
selves are the victims. This feeling
is so strong that a man who has been
badly wounded in fair fight or by
treachery, II questioned by the police
as to who committed the deed will de-
ny all knowledge Of It. II he should
recover he will revenge himself, but he
will never turn informer. "If I live
l shall kill you, If I die l forgive o
runs a Sicilian proverb. For "onesta"
a man must 30 to prison, he must suf-
fer every hardship rather than
peach" This feeling is the burden
of many a sicilian popular song and
legend. The Malta is unlike n other
known Institution. It is not a secret
society, political or otherwise; It has
no fixed rules or statutes; its objects
are not necessarily criminal. II is a
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~
Record Of Trescb
cry MUrSer and
Abduction,

sort Of a vast mutual help association,
to which an indefinite number Of ST.
cilians belong. Its aim is to gain in
nuenco by every a so as to pro-
mote the interests of its members. Il
assumes many different forms, and has
no generally recognized leaders. It
often has recoursed to bloodshed and
violence for purpose Of terrorizing, Of
getting money, or Of revenge. It's eff
feet Is to produce an appalling state
Of moral anarchy and lawlessness. It
Is distributed ~unequally over the is
land, and, az Signor Cutrera shows BY
a map, does not by any means flourish
least in the richest parts Of the coun-
try. There are three main divisions
Of the Malta; the Malta of Palmero,
the Malta OF the district round Paler-
mo, and the Maha Of the provinces.
Palermo, and the chief center Of the
institution and the residences Of most
OF the "pezzi grossi," or leaders. The
youth who aspires to Malta honors be-
gins as q "ricottaro," which means a
man who lives on the Illicit earnings
OF unfortunate women. Among the
"ricOttari" are men Of the upper
bourgeoise-idle students and smart
men about town"-as we'll as mem
bers Of the lower orders. They are ar
rogant, insolent, and ready with the
knife and the revolver. They act as
the official claque in the theaters, and
are commonly used as electioneering
agents. The higher members Of the
Malta are often men Of civic and
political importance. Their houses are
like government offices. They are con-
stantly busy with secretaries, agents,
etc. Their halls are filled with all
manner Of people waiting for an au-
dience to ask some favor-letters Of
recommendation, legal advice, the re-
moval Of some obnoxious official, pres
sure on the judges in a lawsuit, and
so on. The "~capi-mafa" are not paid
for their services, but by this means
they acquire influence and power
among all classes. At election time
their services are invaluable, and the
candidate who has the Malta on his
side is almost sure to be returned,
whatever his political views are. The
Maha in the "Conca d'Oro" is respon-
sible for more deeds Of violence than
the other sections. This proves that
the institution is neither attributable
to poverty nor to the "latifondi"
large landed properties, as this region
is the richest in Sicily and that in
which property is most sub-divided
into small holdings.-Montreal Her
aid and Star.
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rRAlNINo L. oHILpRnN.
ForoinE the Ohnd Toe Young Dsorisd
By Dootsra and ~soisntists.

Forcing the Chnd Zoe Young Dooriod
By Doctor and Scientists.
Children Of this generation, says an
educational observer Of things, are
educated in a manner as different from
that pursued by the previous genera
ton as a -hippopotamus differs from a
flea. With our fathers tho earlier a
child was taught his OF her letters the
better 1t was considered to be for his
or her mind. Children were taught to,
read as young as possible and pushed
in their studies as rapidly as might
be thereafter. Lately, however, the
medical fraternity and scientists have
advanced the theory that this system
wa bad In the end for the develop
ment Of the mind and (within certain
limits) and the later a child was taught
its letters and to read and write the
better, There would seem to be come
thing in the theory, when you take
into consideration that of all the ami
NAL kingdom man is the slowest Of de-
velopment and requires longest the
fostering care Of it's parents. A child
Of 5 cast out upon the world to fend
for itself would most probably fare but
Ill. And, from immature years, but lit
tie muscular exercise should be re-
quired, else stunted growth inevitably
results. If too early work stunts the
growth Of an infants body, by analogy
1t seems not improbable that a like
effect may follow a too early working
Of the infants mind. Certainly his
tory shows that some Of our brainiest.
men have developed late in childhood,
and I have in mind a certain statesman
Of worldwide reputation, who, up to
the age of 9, was looked on by his fam
lily as a hopeless dullard and an i'm
possibility mentally. On the other
hand, the kindergarten and primary
school had one great recommendation
that this generation Of mammas were
loath to give up, and that was that for
a certain number of hours a day it re-
heVed them from the care Of their
young. q blessing not likely 20 DO
thrown aside. Besides, It was felt
that while too much education for the
infant was bad, none at all was bad
also Under the conditions a COM
promise system has grown up. Chill
dren receive what might be termed an
objective education. They are taught
what things are by handling and OBJ
serving the thing. They are taught car
pentry and manual arts and similar
things, but Of books nothing, ave
what their elders may tell them. AS
far as it has gone, the system seems
to have worked famously.-Utica
Globe.
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A report reaches St. Paul, Mimi,
that a tribe Of wild men" has been
discovered in the northern part Of FIRE.
mont county, Wyoming. 1t is said
that two families there married and
intermarried until they evolved such
characteristics as to make them really
a tribe. There are about 200 of them.
They live among the mountain fast
nesses and resent all intrusion with
great fury. The law can give victims
Of their assaults little satisfaction. He
who goes among them goes at his
peril. 1t is further alleged that sew
eral Of the men committed such dep
relations on the ranches in the north
ern part Of the state that stockmen
organized to defend themselves, and in
the pursuit Of one Of the marauders the
stronghold Of the cretins was discov-
cred. One Of the stock thieves was a
man Of 40 years Of age or more. He
wore no clothes except Of the most rud-
imentary nature. His body was COW
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GArden Of 3
* PaCific 8

Especial letter.
Wherever may have been the origin
al garden Of Eden, and the subject still
Is and ever will be in dispute, there
can be little doubt that the worlds
most complete and perfect paradise to-
Gay lies upon the sun-kissed bosom OF
the SoS.h Pacific. The world is fam
iliar with the songs each people sing OF
their native land, OF its beauty, its
glory, its natural attractions and pres
ent and traditional splendors, but all
these fade into nothingness before the
exquisite and fascinating characters
tics Of the Society group Of Islands in
the south Pacific. Benehcent nature
was lavish here. and she still guards
the objects Of her original generosity
with material soiicitude.
The islands form two groups, one OF
which lies 20 miles northwest Of the
other. The more n%ortherly group is
known by the general name OF Society
Islands, while the other group Is called
the Tahiti, or Franchise Republique
Islands. The one is Independent, the
other belongs to france and both
groups are Of volcanic origin.
Tahiti, the principal island Of the
latter group, was discovered by a
spaniard in 1906. Several other chance
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.SAYNGS and DONGS
Pefffe and Preffv Bsns.


one Of the popular young women In
the administration set is Miss Edith
Root, the only daughter Of the secre-
tary Of war and Mrs Elihu Root Miss
Edith Is a fine horsewoman, as she
should be, considering that she is the
presiding angel OF all the brave sons
Of Mars stationed at the capital It
was Of her that General Miles said last
winter that usually It required an on
clal command to make the officers call
az the home Of the secretary Of war,
but now. as the present secretary had
a charming daughter. he presumed he
would have to issue stern orders to
keep them away from the s%ecretary's
home at times when they should be on
duty.
Miss Root is rather petite. but grace
full and we'll formed. She has glorious
dark eyes and hair that the Seven
sisters" could envy. According to her
own story Miss Edith is still heart
whole and fancy free, but there are ru-
mors and they concern a gallant sol
der lad who goes more frequently to
the Root mansion than official obliga-
ton requires. This young girl is full
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SAYS THE BoERs WILL WIN.
OPlRion of Capt. Turner Recently Ar
rived from south Africa.

OPiRion OF Capt. Turner Recently Ar
rived from South Africa.
Capt. Francis John Turner, recently
arrived in this country from South
Africa, talks interestingly Of condi-
tons there. There is no peace in sight,
he says. The Boer cause never looked
30 bright as at the present time, and
although the burghers are sickening OF
the bloodshed that is darkening the
soil of the two little republics, they are
determined never to sign a peace I'M
less absolute independence for their
countries is granted. On that one On
dition. and that alone, will the Beers
lay down their arms, and the treaty Of
peace must be signed by two world
powers as sponsor for its observance
by England. The reports Of De Vets
Insanity are absolutely baseless. In
stead Of being either physically,
mentally sick ne is as strong and Wig
orous as he ever has been, so much
so, in fact, that the general is avoiding
the British traps and continues to har-
rass their generals by his rapid move
ments. Capt. Turner bears the marks
Of the bloody conflict raging in South
Africa; a little finger he left at the
battle OF Abraham'a Kreel and a burst
Ing shell crippled him temporarily,
while a bursting charge Of lyddite tore
a jagged hole In his left cheek. He
took part in the battles at Ladysmith,
Helpmakar, Poplar Grove, Bloemfon-
tein water works, Vet river, Kip river
and San river, and with Gen De Wet
he swept through the Free State, tax
ing part in a number Of that generals
successful raids. Utica Globe.
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A new hrearm is being introduced
into the German army. It Is Of rather
a complicated design, but 1t Is claimed
to be a perfect weapon regarding its
firing capabilities. The barrel has been
made nor substantial than that OF the
Mauser, while the soldiers magazine is
protected from the heat Of rapid FIR
ing. The magazine is loaded from a
charger, instead of the clip, the ad-
vantage Of which innovation is that Il
can be loaded with great rapidity eth
er from the right or left.
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Favored Islands
Of Sun-lissod
Archipelago.

ing the warm season-nothing TO COM
pare with heat OF the dog days IN many
American cities. The minimum tenn
perature at any period Of the yea Is
IS degrees. The interior Of the island
is mountainous, diversified with beau
tiful valleys, numerous waterfalls and
a multitude OF brooks, ever singing
their song to the sea and appearing and
disappearing amid the rich tropical
foliage. Besides the vegetable life Pc
ouliar to the tropics. the islands have
plenty exclusive to themselves, while
many exOtics have been introduced and
flourish. Small lakes and lagoons are
found on many OF the islands, and on
the banks Of these the natives dream
their lives away in happy incidence
and peace. The islands are surround.
ed by belts Of coral, some Of these
belts lying OF shore at a distance Of
several miles, Here in the calm wa.
ters the natives sport in their tree-hol.
lowed canoes, or at times make jour.
neys TO n%eighboring islands. where the
same peace and beauty prevail. Long
rows Of bamboo cottages, with roof
made Of leaves, dot the banks OF the
shore or line the borders OF internal
waterways, while over them bread.
fruit trees, palms and other tropical
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arboreal growths lift their towering
heads and spread their outrageous
branches.
Dead to the Great World.
In this delightful paradise CONNER.
cialism has little place. The din Of the
great world, with it's merciless strug.
gle for supremacy, with its man-madt
laws for man-made crimes, and with
it's CHASTITY record of human misery, ex,
tending from the cradle to the grave
never reaches it, or only in faint echo
reaches the principal town of the grouI
-Papeete. Money is no object to thu
interior Tahitians. Nature suppliei
wants. They find food, clothing
warmth at every season of the year
without a struggle and without an ef.
fort, and to the stranger who visit
them their hospitality is unbounded
They seek no recompense except thu
assurance that the guest is satisfied.
The chief town of Tahiti, indeed the
administrative center for all tn,
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Heretofore a rule has existed at
Yale whereby athletes were received
at the training tables at the prices
they had been paying previously at
their boarding places. Certain thrifty
fellows, It appears, took advantage OF
this rule by engaging board at cheap
places for a week or two prior TO go
ing into training, and then participated
in the So or $40 a week fare at the
training table by paying only 81 or
So. The rules Just issued kill this snap
by providing that the price TO be paid
shall equal the average price the stu
dent has paid for the previous terms,
no rate less than "a to be considered
except by a special vote Of the com
mittee.-ChicagO Journal.
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FIns Enbrolasry Maeh 80.

Experts in fine embroidery have
their hands full Just at present. Hand
embroidery figures conspicuously on
the new gowns, and the dressmakers
are striving vainly to hnd workers
who al do the artistic tasks required.
Fine lingerie, too. calls for an infinite
amount Of dainty hand embroidery;
and even when the trimming is in lace
and insertion there Is at least an
deliberately embroidered monogram on
the under garment. In Paris the
monogram is not the last note Of fash
ion in lingerie making. The French
woman now prefers to use a symbol In
place Of her monogram, and racks hor
brain for an effective device that will
In some way suggest her personality.-
New York Sun.
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. Farmers Of Wabash county. Indiana
are building good roads by co-opera-
tion and at much reduced cost. They
have an agreement amQng themselves
ON foad-buhding, eEVW-EieH OF land
abutting on a highway to be improved
pledging In work or cash $3.50 per acre
within half a mile Of the road. Pay
ment may be made within three years
and the burden thus distributed is
hardly felt. The work is done in dull
seasons, and gravel roads have re-
placed the old mud highways over
many miles Of turnpike. On the ON
pletion Of a road the task of main
taing it is assumed by the county au.
thOrities.
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French provinces in the south seas, IL
Papeete, with a population Of 1000
Here are all the foreign c~onsulates and
here is the meeting place of the two
civilizations. The harbor is a magni.
fcent one and owing to this Papeets
is the commercial mart for the prod.
ucts Of the various islands.
The natives, who are a fine race, this
men being perfect specimens of man
hood and the women handsome, are
very religious. Christianity was intro
duced in Tahiti early in the last en-.
fury, the pioneer evangelizing body be-
ing the London Missionary Society.
The exclusion Of Catholic missionaries
by this body led to the Intervention Of
France. and the ultimate result was
the loss by England OF the beautiful
paradise Of the Pacific.
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Ex-Empress Eugene has given tc
the municipality Of Paris the cradle Of
Prince Louis Napoleon, the only son OF
Napoleon III. and the Empress. Prince
Louis was killed in the Zulu war in
South Africa in 1879. The body Of the
cradle is made of rosewood and is dec.
GRATED with enamels in antique silver
and chiseled bronze. The frames are
Of silver. A statue holds the imperia'
crown, in gilt and bronze, over the
pillow, which is of white satin en-
broidered in gold with the letter IN
The cradle was originally a gift from
the municipality Of Paris to Empress
Eugene.
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The French military authorities
after protracted experiments, are sait
to be so far satisfied with the value
OF the motor car in war time. tina
they are making arrangement
10 acquire. II necessary, the whole o.
the ~autO-ears for military service II
the event Of the army entering the
field. Notices are said to have beer
sent to owners OF auto-cars, askinI
them II they are disposed to sell theil
vehicles to the government wheneve
the country should find itself threat
ened with war. and also requiring
them to fix prices OF the cars. The &C
tual purchasing price will be decided
upon by the military authorities wheI
the vehicles are handed over afte,
taking into account the depreciation
they may have undergone in the mean
time.
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WyOming's BarbarOus Men.

cred with black hair that afforded pro-
lection from the weather. He had no
language except unintelligible sounds.
His strength was herculean. Upon be-
ing closely pursued by one Of the
stockmen the cretin turned upon the
pursuer, and, catching man and horse
into his arms, hurled them wei a 40
foot butte.
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every image. It is supposed that the
images are due to the irregular re-
fractive powers Of the different layers
Of air above the sea. which magnify,
repeat and distort the objects on the
Sicilian shore beyond, but to the Ital-
ians these singular appearances are the
castles of the Princess Morgana, and
the view of them is supposed to bring
good fortune to the beholder.
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The general design for the naHll
arch, which is to be erected at the
Battery. New York, has been approved
by the trustees OF the Naval Arch AS
ISOLATION and the organization Of the
finance committee for the collection o.
the funds. with which to construct II
will be effected at once. The design
was prepared by Ernest Flagg. 1t is
estimated that the arch, including the
statuary, will cost $3.50, 900, while the
sea-wall, beacons and monuments will.
cost $500, 900 more. In organizing the
committee for the collection OF the
fund, every care is to be taken &c
make II as representative as possible
in order to give perfect confidence IL
the project.