The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-03-22
FROM BROOKE.
Our Wellsburg Friend-Washingto ton
City-Radicals IN General-Sheep
ausbandry, &c.

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City-Radicals IN General-Sheep
ausbandry. dc.
BETHANY, BROOKE COUNTY,
w. Va March Is, '76.
Editors OF the Register:
Our friend of the Ne.ss expostulates
with US for using the REGISTER as our
medium for bringing candidates into the
field. We feel the justice of his remarks,
but still think that Wheeling would be
the best place for US to hold our county
convention, as there are but few OF the
scheming polititions that could raise the
stamps to make such an extensive trip.
Friend Glass, rest easy, for when we
send you an article it will be short, and
will be accompanied by the requisite two.
three or five, as the case may be. We
mean, business, so look out for US.
Washington City is as foul and cor
rupt as Shelley's "Peter Bell the Third"
and his final abode where the good Peter
says "were politicians by the score"
Babcock, Belknap, Pierrepont, Grant
and the rest of his crew frequent the
same henroost. in our opinion. but then,
perhaps, we are wrong; we hope so at
least, for we glory in the downfall OF
none, not even our enemies; but when
he is down, we give him a friendly kick
to settle old scores.
Kind Radical friends, we feel over
Swallowed with grief at your bungling
attempts to rule nation Of Indians that
has ceased to exist for sixteen years. Did
you singc the hairs of your head? Some
of your body at Washington have burned
their hands. What rejoicing will there
be upon the 4th Of March next, when the
government shall be turned over to those
that will obliterate it's bad name. Kick
Grant out, and kick Thurman into the
White House, Is Jacks advice.
We felt highly complimented the
other evening when we were told that
we knew more about sheep husbandry
than we did about politics. We are glad
of that, as it Is not our intention to make
living upon the stump. Without sheep
we Of West Virginia would scarcely be
able to pay our taxes. With our farms
stocked with good sheep We can make
fortunes. There is a variety OF opinions
as regards which is the best sheep to keep.
Some favor the Saxony, others the Leices-
ter another faction the Cottswold, and
and others declare In favor ofthe South
down, and l have TO doubt but that
some award the medal to the Noun AIN
Rangers. We must differ with others
named, and lead the Spanish Merlno
into the front ranks, where the majority
of wool-growers claim they should stand.
There are countless reasons why they
are superior to all other breeds, but L
snail mention but few of them. In the
first place, they clip from five to ten
pounds of wool, and good ram will
clip from twenty to thirty-fve pounds,
and some have gone several pounds
higher. Others do not clip one-half as
much. We have known good rams OF
other breeds to not clip more than two or
three pounds ofwo9l. In the next place
they make good feeders. They are not
SO large as some others, but
seldom average less than 100, and often
lis pounds. Next they are easily cared
for not requiring to be housed, while
many other breeds will do no good if
they have to take the weather as 1t comes.
Il am not speaking of the Mountain
Rangers.J ave could continue for
much longer time to enumerate the good
qualities OF the Spanish merino, but do
not deem it necessary as what We have
said proves the point we were trying to
make.
We attended a sale on the 10th of the
late farm of William &. Ridgely. He
offered some blooded stock that COM
msnded pretty reasonable prices. "Black
Diamond" thorough. bred Spanish Mer-
mo for which we understood he payed
$500 sold for SAC. Mr.. James Smith
was the fortunate one.
We received severe stoning (hail
on our way home and my lip has been
very prominent ever since. You bet l
throwed gravel. Now Mr.. Editor please
don't tell Bessie about my lip, or she
will be frightened until she hears from
me again. JACK ROE.