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THE GREAT ROUND WORLD AND WHAT IS GOING ON IN IT
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. MAY 20, 1897 Vol. 1. NO. 28 .50 PER YEAR
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
WILLIAM BEVERLEY HARISON. PUBLISHER NO. 3 AND 5 WEST 18TH ST. NEW YORK CITY
for our subscribers to interest others in "The Great Round World," we will give to each subscriber who sends us .50 to pay for a year's subscription to a new name, a copy of
Those not subscribers should secure the subscription of a friend and remit to cover it and their own. A copy of the atlas will be sent to either address.
READERS Appleton's Primer 5 " First 10 " Second 10 " Third 10 " Fourth 15 " Fifth 25 Baldwin's Classics 10 Barnes' First 10 " Second 10 " Third 15 " Fourth 20 " Fifth 25 Butler's First 5 " Second 10 " Third 15 Cyr's Primer 10 " First 10 " Second 10 " Third 15 Davis' First 5 " Second 10 " Third 15 Eggleston's Great Americans 15 Eng. Classics 10 Gilmour's Revised First 5 " " Second 10 " " Third 10 " " Fourth 20 Harper's New First 10 " " Second 10 " " Third 15 " " Fourth 20 " " Fifth 30 Hazen's First 10 " Second 10 " Third 15 " Fourth 20 " Fifth 25 " Child's First Book 10 Holmes' New First 5 " " Second 10 " " Third 15 " " Fourth 20 " " Fifth 20 Interstate First 10 " Second 10 " Third 15 King's First Book 20 " Second " 20 " Third " 20 " Fourth " 20 Lippincott's First 5 " Second 10 McGuffey's Revised Primer 5 " " First 5 " " Second 10 " " Third 15 " " Fourth 15 Monroe's New Primer 5 " " First 10 " " Second 10 " " Third 15 New Franklin Primer 5 " " First 10 " " Second 10 " " Third 15 " " Fourth 20 " " Fifth 25 New Graded First 5 " " Second 10 " " Third 15 Pollard's Revised Primer 5 " " First 8 " " Second 10 " " Third 15 Sheldon & Co.'s First 5 " Second 10 " Third 15 " Fourth 15 Stickney's New First 5 " " Second 10 " " Third 10 " " Fourth 15 " " Fifth 20 Swinton's Primer 10 " First 10 " Second 15 " Third 20 " Fourth 20 " Fifth 25 Thompson's 10 Union First 5 " Second 5 Watson's First 5 " Second 10 Werner's Primer 10
SPELLERS Babcock's 5 Bailey's Scholar's Compan. 10 Farrell's Grammar School 10 Gilbert's School Studies 5 Graves' 10 Harrington's Complete 5 McGuffey's Revised 5 Monroe's 5 Morse's 10 New American Primary 5 " " Pronouncing 5 Patterson's Com. School 5 Reed's Word Lessons 10 Swinton's Word Primer 5 " " Book 5 Town's Word Analysis 10 Watson's Complete 5
HISTORIES Allen's Rome 35 Anderson's New General 45 " " Gram. Sch. 25 " Eng. 35 Barnes' Primary U.S. 15 " Brief 35 " General 60 Eggleston's First Book 20 " Large U.S. 35 Fiske's 35 Gardiner's England 35 Greene's Short Hist. of Eng. 40 Hansell's History 20 Hendrick's Empire State 15 Higginson's 30 " England 30 Johnston's Shorter U.S. 20 " Larger " 35 Montgomery's Begins. U.S. 20 " Large " 35 " France 35 " England 35 Mowry's U.S. 30 Myer's Greece 35 " Rome 35 Myer's Medieval 50 " General 50 " Ancient 50 Parley's Universal 25 Ploetz' Epitome 40 Pratt's History Stories 10 Sheldon's Amer. History 30 " General " 40 Swinton's Outlines " 40 " N. School " 30 Thomas' United States 30
ARITHMETICS Atwood's, Part 1 10 " " 2 15 Bailey's Mental 10 Barnes' National 20 Bradbury's Practical 20 Brooks' New Series 15 Butler's, Part 1 5 " New Practical 20 Davies' Written 10 " New Practical 20 " University 25 Fish's, Part 1 10 " " 2 " " 20 Franklin, Part 1 15 " " 2 25 Greenleaf's Common School 15 " Complete 20 Milnes' Elementary 15 " Standard 25 Prince's, Parts, each 10 " Practical 25 Ray's New Primary 5 " " Elementary 10 " " Practical 20 " " Higher 25 Robinson's Rudiments 15 " Practical 20 " Higher 25 Sanford's Primary 10 " Common School 20 " Higher 25 Sheldon's Elementary 10
VOL. 1 MAY 20, 1897. NO. 28
On Saturday, May 1st, the Tennessee Centennial Exposition was formally opened.
The object of this Exposition is to celebrate the anniversary of the admission of the State of Tennessee into the Union, one hundred years ago.
Tennessee is the first State thus to celebrate its centennial.
The ceremonies at the opening of the Exposition were very simple; they had, however, one interesting feature.
After the Governor of the State and other important persons had spoken, Mr. Thomas, the President of the Exposition company, came forward and dictated the following telegram:
"To the President of the United States of America, Washington, D.C.
"The people of the State of Tennessee send greetings, and request that you now put in motion the machinery of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition."
There was a pause after the message was flashed over the wire. The people waited breathlessly, and then, amidst tremendous applause, the machinery began to move. President McKinley had received the message and answered it.
To make this great feat possible, wires had been laid, connecting the Exposition with Washington; and they had been so arranged that the pressure of the President's finger on an electric button would start the current and put the machinery in motion.
Like the World's Fair, the Tennessee Exposition was not quite completed when opened; but it appears to be a great success from an artistic standpoint.
The various buildings are modelled after the most celebrated specimens of Greek and Roman architecture. The grounds are beautifully laid out, and the spot selected for the Fair abounds in natural beauties which the gardeners have used to the very best advantage.
One of the wonders of the Fair is the great see-saw.
This is described as being an iron tower seventy-five feet high, across which a great beam of iron is balanced. To each end of this a large car is attached; and the beam see-saws, lifting the cars up and down. When one car is on the ground, the other is lifted ever so high up in the air.
Each car is made to hold fifty people.
The see-saw is not allowed to move quickly, for fear of frightening people, but is arranged so that it lifts the cars very slowly into the air, gives the passengers a good opportunity to look at the magnificent view of the surrounding country, and then carries them gently down to the ground again, with a motion so slight that it can hardly be felt.
The Leeward Isles have just been visited by a series of earthquakes, which have been felt throughout the entire chain of islands.
The Leeward Islands are a part of the group of islands which form the West Indies. They are in the Caribbean Sea, and lie to the southeast of Cuba.
The first shocks were felt on April 22d, and continued throughout the entire week. The most severe quakings were felt three days later, when great damage was done.
The people of Antigua were so badly frightened that all business was brought to a standstill. Special services were held in the churches; and when the shocks had passed over, a thanksgiving was offered to the Almighty.
So great was the terror throughout the islands that the people deserted the land, and went to sea in small boats. But even the sea was unfriendly to them, for the earthquake was accompanied by a tidal wave, which wrecked many of the small craft. The seas rose to a great height, and swept over the land, doing much damage.
Hundreds of people are supposed to have been killed during this catastrophe, but the full extent of the damage is not yet known.
Hawaiian affairs are occupying a good deal of attention at this time.
In No. 26 of THE GREAT ROUND WORLD, we spoke of the invasion by Japanese immigrants, and how the government of the Sandwich Islands sent the last few shiploads back to their own country.
The Japanese are extremely indignant at this action on the part of Hawaii.
The newspapers in Japan are calling upon the government to send war-ships to teach the Hawaiians that Japan insists upon fair treatment for her citizens.
In Japan, there is some talk of sending the emigrants back to Hawaii, with a demand that they be permitted to land. It is suggested that the Japanese Minister in Honolulu shall demand money damages from the Hawaiian government if these emigrants are refused the right of entry.
The Japanese think that the action of the Hawaiian government was suggested by the United States, and that it is only the first step to the annexation of these islands by us.
Japan declares herself opposed to such a union, and will do her best to prevent it.
The Japanese in the islands have become very bold and defiant.
They have been holding mass-meetings, and denouncing the action of the government in very strong terms.
It would seem that the Hawaiian government had acted none too soon in the Japanese immigration question, for, were the Japanese stronger in numbers, the indications are that they would try and take possession of the Sandwich Islands for themselves.
The people of Hawaii, as we have already told you, are most anxious to be annexed to the United States; and it appears as if President McKinley were willing to consider the proposal, though he has said nothing publicly to that effect.
It is, however, fully understood that he will take no steps whatever until after the Tariff Bill has been disposed of.
In Hawaii, they seem to be expecting that each incoming steamer will bring a Minister from the United States, who will be authorized to conclude the annexation treaty.
A story is told that an officer of the Hawaiian National Guard wished to resign his commission. The President of the Hawaiian Islands, Mr. Dole, hearing of it, urged him to remain.
The officer said he had seen enough service, and would prefer to retire and make way for a younger man.
The President is said to have answered him:
"I shall consider it a personal favor if you will remain until after the annexation."
"How long will that be?" asked the officer.
"It is very close at hand," was the President's reply.
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