The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-06-16

quality OF sugar is placed 10 caul-
dun with sufficient water to dissolve 1t,
and boiled hard for about half an hour.
This is then tried by dropping some OF
the syrup into water, and if it becomes
hard is pronounced done. 1t is then
poured upon q marble slab around
which is frame an inch in thickness
to prevent the sugsr from running Oft.
When the syrup becomes sufficiently
coolito be handled the thin sheet which
has been spread over the slab and 10
perfectly transparent, is made into q
compact form like a huge lump
of taffy, and thrown upon an
other marble slab, where it is
kusaded like dough, gradually becon-
ing lightened in color. A small piece
ia the q taken out and to this, which is
inteaded TO color thirty pounds, about
tablespoonful of cochineral, prepared
in manner 10 kill its poisonous prop
critics, is added, which makes it
beautiful crimson color. The larger
portion is now picked up by the man
working it who throws it upon a large
hook fastened in one side OF the hall,
and he stretches it out or "pulls" it un'
til is perfectly white. He then places
it on a table and makes it into cylin.
drical form, about q yard in length and
two feet in thickness. The part which
has been colored is then divided and
made into stripe, which are placed st
regular distances apart lengthwlse,
around the mass OF white candy. This
is then placed on table in front OF
a small furnace and rolled by q man
with gloves on until much longer. he
then with q def motion rolls 1t and
pulls it out with other hand like rope.
When about four yards long he cuts
this rope of, and then another, and so
on. A bow then twists the ropes and rolls
them until they are OF q uniform
thickness When the candy has all
been arranged on a table in this man
ner, it is cut the length required and
packed in jars or boxes for sale We
saw nothing about the process that was
not clean, and do not see why this can.
DIV should lot be as healthiul IS sugar.
AZ Reymaun's beer wagon was going
down Third street this morning, a
spring broke and the wagon upset. 1t
was empty at the time and no damage
was done.
JOHN STEIN was arrested on Sunday
for drunkenness and fiued $40 and costs.
TIE first concert by Professor Web
er's class will be given at the Union
school house Tuesday evening. Adj
mission fity cents. The programme 10
said to be good, and an unusual treat 10
expected.
PETER SCHRAMM, who lives a short
distance north OF town, on what ls
known as the old DR.. Todd place, and
who, with his vile, was thrown from
their wagon one day last week, is re-
ported as better though still unable to
help himself.
As Cooks stone wagon was going
down Central avenue thIs morning the
horses became frightened aud ran a
short distance. They were stopped be-
fore long, but not before Mr.. Cook was
thrown cut and slightly injured.
We wonder what will be done next.
We saw some Jars OF beautiful clean
honey which Mr.. Sbupis had received
this morning, and on making inquiry
col corning il, found that it was furnish
ed by Mr.. S. B. Hogue, who lives be-
tween Belmont and Loydsville. Mr..
Hogue has invented some method by
which he extracts the honey from the
comb without disturbing the comb, and
the bees fill it again aud again. He
then packs it in jars made expressly for
this purpose, at the Belmont Glass
Works in thia city, corks tightly, plac.
ing tin foil over the cork, when it is
ready Tor the market.
As we at one time gave the ferryboat
Here AM" rather q severe notice,
we wish to say that when we spoke OF
the boat we did not wish 10 include the
owner, We have had occasion TO cross
the river often, and have uniformly
found Kim courteous and sccommo-
dating. We onlv hope he may do well
and wish he was master OF u better
boat
DoN'T forget the temperance meeting
at the Methodist Church, at half past
seven Tuesday evening.
LOUIE LOCKWOOD.