Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-02-03
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
TnuRspAY, Jan. 10Th, 1916.
REPORIS

1s 'r'hr tHN 'NfNs'N 1850
Circuit Superior Courts OF Law and Chnnc,B
therein mentioned.
The same committee also, reported adverse
ly To ami changes in the present method OF
selecting High Shenns.
Also. a bll directing a survey for Turn.
pike road from a point on the Stanton aud
Clarksburg Road IN Gilmcr, 10 tim mouth OF
Mill Creek on the Ohio river in Jackson
county.
Reports of Committees having been gone
through with
The bill providing Tor taking the sense Of
the people upon the cell Of q Convention. be-
ing the ordcr at the day, came up as u matter
OF coursc.-Postponed.
The Report OF the Committee of Schools and
Colleges. declaring il inexpedient TO adopt the
District School System. then came up in or.
der, as the orler OF the day.
Mr.. Eagingtono iicIcdt the encouragement.
ment 80 tle above, The hrsi resolution con.
tanned in the report OF the Committee.
Res0toed, That IL b. eNpcdient to adopt
"some' system OF District Free Schools.
Upon this amendment. the ayes aud noes
were asked, and resulted, ayes 7l-noes 30.
30 the amendment was adopted.
The resolution "a amendcd, wac ssoa aloe,
teddy the House.
The following resolution, offered ny Mr..
Edgington, and accepted ms a substitute. by
ulVsc uiONtnt to V-cumutt anu fciCls was
! adopted by the Msases
Rcsolred. That the existing system for the
Educstion oi the Poor of the Commonwealth,
b. referred 10 The committee oil Schools and
Colleges, with directions 10 report 60 this
House such amendments "a in their opinion
are necessary TO b. made 10 that system, and
also that all ibe various plans for a District
School System now under consideration be re-
icrrcd To a select committee with directions
10 report such plan tor the purpose indicated.
as IN their opinion is best adapted TO the
wishes and wants or such counties of the Com
monwcalth . may elect to adopt il.
Res0lrod. That the Committee for the Mil
tia b. instructed TO enquire into The expe-
diency OF rcporinga bill 10 provide Tor arm
inga Volunteer Company in the county of
Tyler, attached TO l23d Regiment of Militia.
On motion of Mr.. Flowers.
lst. RcsoiUcd, That we, the representatives
Of the good people OF Virginia, have the most
mistaken confidence in the wisdom, virtue
aud intelligence OF our constituents.
Bad. Rcsoired, That we regard the change
of our fundamental law or constitution, as a
subject of the NOS, vital Importance.
3d. Resolued, That it is expcdient and
proper TO refer the " hole subject 10 the legally
qualified voters Of the State, at the next
Spring Election, 20 determine First-Wheih-
or .hey desire the call OF = Convention. Sc.
cund-lf so, whether that Convention shall
be organized upon The principle of population
and taxation combined, or whether such Con.
%ycntion Shall be Organized upon free whit;
population alouc. Laid on the table.
HOW To CATCH SHEEP-KlLLING
D06S.-Mr. James Young. Of Bsgdad. Ten
nessce, in a communication TO the Editors o
the Tennessee State AgricultuTslist. says:
Some years ago, ] leaned from your paper
how TO make a dog.p pen, To catch sheep killing
dogs which was 10 make IL with rails, simila
: 90 a partridge trap, drawing in every rount
= until II gets about six feet high, leaving a hol
at the top about two feet square. had occa
sion TO tTy that plan; some few dogs woul
: climb 80 the top aud go in. ! saved 8 leV
= dogs that way. But necessity j. said TO b
the mother of invention, and the dogs mad
such havoc amongtle sheep in my neighboT
. hood, That ] invented a tmP door, which i
|" really a nice aud complete way TO Coop them
saved out a door at the bottom about eIgh
! or ten inches squatc, (mOre would not hurt;
y ] then drove a stake down in The ground in
: side OF the pen on the opposite side from th
= door az thc uppeTend of the stake ! made
notch aud fixed triggers. like those Of a biz
4 trap. and tied a piece Of sheep meat 20 one Z
the Triggers, { whea the sheep is gone any oti
er meat will do,) | then got a small punched
about two feet long. sud tied a rope IN the ar
= pr end Of IL. ~suspsnding 10 Immediately owe
the door aud the other end Of The rope 70 th
top or middle Trigger, passing over the top q
ihe pen; when the dog get bold Of the mcsr
u pulls the tnEgcL aud down they come. Let
! ting tho puncbcOn door fall at The same in
: stant then hc D. fact. When a dog catches
" sheep smd leaves IL. be - sure Ia come bac
ihe next night, anlii YOU have d trsp arpun
I ihc sheep. you are sure TO have him, next MOI
nlng night soon, 30 and shoot him and drs
him OF. You may get one nearly every mos
: Mug unui you get all thc runabort on sheer
killing dogs. ! have tried Il and tried IL suc
ccs-iuly. snt so,oc az my neighbors have "a
: hen pattern hg my pcn, and have saved tl,ei
|" sheep
e Cg-TbeN O -. eli "a IT,