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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-05-19
PRUNING ROSES.

In pruning strong roses the end to be
secuted is considerable number of me-
dunn sized, well ripcned shoots instead
of very few strong ones, as these
strong luxuriant shoots win produce
few flowers. In acc ordnance with the
above statement contributor to a for
eign journal says:
'eThe other day when looking over an
amateur rosarian's pets, plant of Jean
Rosewood and leaves. The seasons
growth was at their base thicker than
my thumb, and the general appearance
of these stems Immediately suggested
the reason why flowers had not been
produced. At the base Of the shoots the
buds had gradually become more prom
incnt, till at the ends they were as
prominent, as those on any other roses.
To obtain supply of blooms next
season the tips Of the shoots would
merely require cutting off but to make
a permanent Improvement at least one
shoot would need to be cut well in and
then, instead of allowing the young
shoots to grow as they pleased, their
points wonld require TO be pinched out
when the young growth had attained a
firm condition at least some inches
above its base.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-05-19
american Entomologist.
REMEDY FOR CABBAGE WORMS.

OF all the many remedies that have
been tried for the imported cabbage
worm since it first began to spread over
the country and to play havoc with our
cabbage fields, few, if any, have given
entire satisfaction. 1t is safe to say
that the most satisfactory remedy SO far
discovered is in the use of pyrethrum.
We were the first 10 apply this in 1879
but did not care to recommend it until
further experiments had been made.
These we have made the present year,
and caused to be made by number OF
other agents and correspondents. The
general experience is most favorable,
and we unhesitatingly recommend it
for all the different worms affecting the
the leaves of our cabbage plants.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-05-19
HEDGES.

When You are intending 10 set a
hedge, have your hedge row plowed
early in the season then before setting
your hedge, YOU should thoroughly
pulvcrize the row by narrowing and
take care to have the row little below
the general surface, and then set plants
one year old from four to six inch
cs apart. Tend your hedge well with
a cultivator, and hoe the first year.
Next spring before the hedge begins to
grow, you may scatter old straw or hay
on each side of the row sufficiently
thick to prevent all weeds and grasses
from growing. Trim it again from the
LIST TO the 10th of June, according to its
growth, this time you may cut it of six
or eight inches from the ground. Then
trim it again for the last time in that
year, from the first to the fifteenth Of
August. This time you may leave your
hedge from ten to II inches high. Fol-
low the same method the next year !;
each time you trim it leaving it from
four to six inches higher than before,
until it is as high as You want it. When
speak of trimming mean of cutting
the tops of lcvcl.-JOuyndl Of Agricul-
furo
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-05-19
DARLY MELONS.

Gardeners generally find it difficult
to get early melons as they would like
for the reason that they will not bear
transplanting. ] have tried it way
by which they can be started early, and
transplanted when wanted. Save all
the pastcboard collar boxes and fill
them with the best soil. Any kind OF
boxes will do they can be made OF
wood, with bottoms tackled ON. After
warming the soil, plant the seeds, about
five to the box. They can now be sunk
in the hot bed or if you do not have
one, they can be kept in the house by
the stove. When the young plants arc
large enough they can be transplautcd.
After making the ground mellow, mahc
hole tine sixe Of the box then slip out
the bottom, and the Garth, with
the plants will slip through without
being disturbed. This plant will do
for other plants besides melons,
as cucumbers, etc, the tender egg plant
and some varieties !; Of floweas. By
starting plants carly in this way, sever
al weeks can be gained.-Practical
Farmer
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-05-19
CARE CT YOUNG TURKEYS.

One of the most serious objections to
raising turkeys for market is the great
loss occurring among them when very
young. Indeed this is the greatest diff
Guilty the farmer has to overcome in their
management, for once beyond the
downy period, and feathering well over,
the task becomes an easy one. No
mother is equal to the turkey hen in
caring for them, and il is no advantage
to place turkey eggs under a common
hen when it is desired to hatch them.
First of all the greatest care should be
exercised that no dampness should reach
them, as it is surely fatal. They should
be kept closely confined under Il coop
that is water-tight until the sun has
cvaporated all the moisture from the
grass, and at evening they should be put
up again before the sun goes down.
Next comes regularity in feeding. The
usual custom is to feed three times
day, and, while that will answer to
certain extent for young chickens. The
difference is in the line of feathcring.
Young turkeys feather very rapidly,
and during the process the system is
taxed to its utmost to supply the de-
mand occasioned by the rapid feather
ing, for that reason they should be fed
very often. An omission of feed for a
long time will occasion death, and the
food should vary, and not be Of any
one kind. Hard boiled eggs chopped
fine, mixed with onions tops and bulbs,
is excellent. Oatmeal, coarsely ground,
screenings of wheat and cracked corn
furnishes changeable diet, and if soft
food is given it should be made by boil
ing potatoes and thickening them with
fine bran. In giving soft food always
salt to taste, as turkeys need salt as well
rs animals, but avoid an excess.
AS soon as the dangerous period Of
has passed. they may be al
lowed to ramble at will. In tobacco
fields they perform all the work of
'worming it," picking off every green
worm that can be found in field of to-
bacco or tomatoes. They are great
s0rage-s, and grasshoppers and nearly |
all kinds of insects are cleared of farm |
where they have liberty to forage. One
yobbler is sufficient for dozen hens,
md they will protect their young vigor-
,usly if attacked. When about half
grown the young males engage in battle,
which docs not end until one of them
$ master, and often a whole flock may
De seen warning with each other. Tur-
Keys are very profitable, and, ON farms
hat have plenty Of range, will return
greater equivalent for the amount in
Iested in them than anything else. If
hey are Matched under common hen
hey will often go into the coop at night
md roost inside with other poultry, but
when Matched under turkey hen, they
invariably prefer to roost on the
of trees or some high location
they can be taught to come at the call
they are fed with regularity. Always
i've them feed when they come up at
light This teaches them to expect it
nd at certain period every evening
hey will come for their food aud then
o to roost. j.
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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-05-19
elves in chilly apartments.

An interesting note on the structure
of the maIlcable metals when viewed
under the microscope is published by
Mr.. j. Vincent Elsden. lie reduced the
samples so that they were examined by
Transmitted light. The metals fell into
two cIasses-one granular, Of which
tin might be regarded as the type, and
the other fibrous, like silver and gold.
The granular metals had but little &C.
hcsion, and they seemed to consist of
very small grains, each isolated from its
ncighbors. But the fibrOus metals look
like hair matted and intcrlaced. and be-
haved like plastic bodies.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-05-19
KANSAS FARMING.

MarysviIle Ne,cs: We are informed
that ID. 7. Clark, on Wednesday, sold
l,457 acres of land near town. belonging
10 Mr.. Frank Schmidt, TO Mr.. Schultz
of Illinois. The consideration was $l4,-
600 cash. That is what is beginning to
take place all over the county.
Ellis Headlight: The recent rains have
had most salutary effect upon the crop
prospects in Western Kansas. Vegeta-
ton is just simply booming, and it is a
most charming sight to sec the many
beautiful fields Of wheat in the county,
and promising rich return to the till
crs of the soil.
Thayer Headlight: As we rode 10 and
from Chanutc, We noticed the evidence
of industry on either side, as we passed
through the rich blooming country be-
tween. Farmers were ploughing and
planting and in some fields four or five
teams were going at once. From all in
dications "big plant will be made this
season, and if the chinch bugs will let
us alone, next fall will see Kansas taking
the lead as the first grain State In the
Union.
Neodcsha Press: J. Torpin, farmer
living near Ncodesha, claims that chinch
bugs can be prevented from passing into
the corn fields from the wheat fields af-
ter the wheat is harvested. He says:
"This can be done by breaking down
the first and second rows Of corn next
to the wheat field before the wheat is
cut. After breaking down the corn,
cover up the second row with old hay
or straw, making windrow across the
field. Leave the windrow remain for
three DAYS after the wheat is harvested.
Then gather up the first row Of corn
stalks, and lay the same on the hay or
straw. AS soon as this is done, the bugs
that arc collected on aud under the first
row Of corn will crawl under the hay
that is ON the second row. AS soon as
they do this, two pcrsons-one on each
side of the windrow-will set fire 10 the
hay"
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-05-19

The public will be startled almost out
of its senses ON learning that a man had
actually had been arrested for taking
an umbrella that did not belong to him.
Hitherto there has been sort Of tacit
understanding between the inhabitants
of ali civilized countries that umber-
elias were the propcrerty of whatever
persons happened to have them in hand.
-Ner FORK Herald.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-05-19

A writer in the Manufacturer and
Builder says that by coating over the
surface of glass mirrors with glycerine
their cloudipg by the accumulation OF
condensed water vapor will be prevent
ed fora considerable time. The attrac-
ton of the glyccrinc is so great for the
water as absorb the latter as fast as de-
posted. This hint may prove of great
use to dentists, who are frequently
troubled by the clouding Of mouth-mir-
rors, and il may also be of value TO
those who are compelled to shave them
selves in chilly apartments.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-05-19

A New Jersey preacher who was an
noycd by the ladies of his congregation
turning about in their seats, paused in
his discourse to ssy: 'Ladies if you
will give me your attention for a few
nome nts will keep lookout on the
door, and if anything worse tnan man
enters, l viii warn you in time for you
to make your escape"
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-05-19

The temperature of cream necessary
for q speedy conversion to butter is said
to be from IS to 81 degrees. The last
is thought to make the tpeediest con-
version the first to make the best but
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-05-19
dbt daabita Gagk.

To be remunerative, agriculture needs
Q hence and skin, as well rs labor. 1t
needs reading and thinking minds, as
well as working hands.
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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-05-19
A. SMITH.
Contractor. Carpenter and Joiner.

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sh<s<t notice. stairs. STAIR eatlir9s. sash.
pecrs. Biinds. Door aud wisaou Frames and
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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-05-19
HOME GROWN TREES.
WICHITA
MOUND NURSERY

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S,eisifa. Kansas.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-05-19

Correspondents = Jesup, Patton & Co., 80
Williams street. New York; Fifth National
Bank, Chicago; Merchants National Bank,
Kansas City.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-24

The following paragraph from the New
York Bulletin of Saturday reads as II II
might have moral to the end Of it for the
benefit Of the city Of Wheeling;
"The Philadelphia municipal govern.
ment during the past year has been man
aged ON the "pay as yOu.go" principle,
and, recording TO the report Of Comptroller
Patterson, Just published, with the best
results. The total revenue from all SOU Cea
was 81 1876 3O7; total expenditures. Sl4 i.
OlO, 40; leaving surplus Of S484 S27,
which, added to cash on hand ut
the beginning Of the year, Sl,650,.
455, and tho amount Of tho sink.
Ing fund on January !, 1881, $66l AL,
leaves general cash balance at The begin
ming OF the current ysar Of $2S05 755,
against which there are outstanding war
rants, etc, amounting to $l,7O4 S97, leave
ing cash surplus balance oil 81 100 927.
The current year promises even better,
inasmuCh as the tax p'yeTs appear to be
making commendable exerti0ns to so i'm.
prove the personnel Of their municipal
administration to have no man In Office
who Is not known to be In favor OF econ
omy and reform"
This way OF managing the finances Of
city 10 decidedly preferable to negotiating
q loan every few years with which to pay
off deficits.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-24

The Railroad Hills bel"Fe Congress-
There are two bills before the II use Of
Rspresentativcs-that reported by the
Committe on Commerce and that pro-
posed as substitute by Mr.. Reagan. The
former is understood to have been drawn
oy Mr, Charles Francis Adams, Jr., and is
presumed to employ the provisions TO
which the railroad interest generally is
willing To submit. 1t provides for q
Board Of National Railroad Commission.
ers, to have general supervision over
Interstate lines, but with little power be-
yond that OF watching and reporting
They are TO see that the United STATES
laws affecting railroads are enforced,
but the value OF that junction obviously
depends on what the laws are, The
bill iorbids discrimination in general
terms, but would allow Of pooling arrange
ments, rebates, drawbacks, and other de-
vices by which discrimination Is wrought
indirectly. The Reagan bill 10 much more
stringent, prohibiting all discrimination
in rates and charges between individuals,
oil allowances OF rebates and drawbacks,
all pooling arrangements To prevent COM
petition and discrimination between places
to the extent OF charging more per car.
load for shorter than for longer dis.
lance. 1t does not assume to fix or to
limit charges, but requires all railroads
coming within its provisions to keep their
schedules Of rates posted, which cannot
be changed within five days notice,
and to adhere strictly to the rates
so pnblished. These are the msin
features OF the bill, apart from
very rigid provisions in regard to penalties
for violation. II provides for no commits
sion to look after its enforcement, defect
which could be remedied 10 a separate
measure. 1t Is almost certainty that
legislation will largely fail OF It's purpose
unless there Is some one agency employed
to secure its prompt and constant exeCu-
ton, and held responsible for the perior.
nance OF that duty. 1t Is serious ques-
ton, too, whether It will not be necessary
to give that agenCy the power OF special
tribune for the settlement OF disputes and
difficulties, as Is done In England. The
Reagan bill by itself does not meet all the
requirements OF the case, but 1t may well
be made the basis OF a consideration OF the
subject In its various bearings, which
should not ba longer postponed.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-24

II tho actual cost OF Obtaining United
States Senatorship was known 10 every
body, would.be aspiFants could better
determine beforehand whether II would
be worth while for them to undertake the
race or not. Give us II bill Of expense,
please. We want In publieh II for general
information. Grafton Sentinel.
There are various ways Of usng money
in politics, some.being more reprehenoible
than others. In the election Of United
States Senators it is getting to be a practice
to "set up" the Legislature in advance, by
securing the nomination Of candidates
favorable to some particular aspirant.
This requires money from tho start, and
tho man who has the most money, other
things being equal, Is most likely to sue
coed In getting candidates favorable to his
election nominated Money used in this
way does not necessarily involve Corrup-
ton but II Is apt to degenerate into some.
thing Of the kind. 1t il pretty costly
method where tho competition Is sharp
between two determined aspirants Of
means in the dominant party, and IL
almost excludes a poor man from the list
oiaspirants, 1t is not at all improbable
that the United States Senate in the next
few years will DO composed mainly Of mon
Of wealth, owing their elections 10 their
wealth,
The same thingi5 getting 10 be true Of
tho lower house Of Congress. 1t costs
money in many Of the Congressional dis.
tricts Of the co untry, where q nomination
is equivalent to an election, 10 secure the
nomination. Take large territorial dis.
tic! like this one for instance, and CalCu.
late the expense Of setting up county con.
ventiobs and the expenses Of the delegates
chosen thereby to y convention. Compute
the cost Of primaries such az were held In
this city last summer. Compute the cost
Of the canvass afterwards, and tell us how
much Is the expense from fret 10 last In
this district. II is certainly no small slim,
Money Is q principal factor 10 securing
memberships in either house Of Congress
these days, just no 1t is III Engla nd in Sc.
Cutinga seat Ia the House Of Com mons.
No nay is attached to an election In Eng.
land the theory bsing that the body
should be made up OF men Of weallh-the
gentry a. far as possible. In this county
the pay OF Senator or Congressman Is
getting to be very subordinate considers.
tion, he wants the position ior the honor
Of II, OF for what he can make out Of It.
The remedy for this state Of things Is not
very obvious, Money is 80 nll.poweriul
that IL Ia prone to bear down any oppoSi.
tion. We are not speaking Of the corrupt
uso Of money, but Of the free Use Of II in
procuring nomlnatlonsand conducting the
expenses Of canvass, In Pennsylvania
the other day, one member elect Of the
T,esislaLure said that he could not take the
oath because he had used money within
the meaning Of the Law, and consequently
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-24

tStGubOnVille Head.
The present Jefferson National Bank, oil
this city, has record for long tenure Of
office, which we think will compare favor.
ably with any institution In the country,
The bank has been doing business for
sixly,slx years, and in that time has had
but six presidents aud four cashiers. 1t
was organized as the Farmers and Me.
ChauiCs' Bank in ls48, and was inCorpnr.
ated in 1917. The charter expired In 1913,
and the business was closed up, and in
1916 It began business as q branch of the
State hank Of OHIO, This charter expired
In 1865, aud the bank was organized as the
Jefferson National Bank, its present cor
porate name. The Presidents In their or.
der Of office are as follows: John @.
Wright, Gen. John Patterson, Nathaniel
D Ike, John Andrews, VIM, KlgOre and
James Gallagher. The Cashiers, Thomas
Scott, David Moody, VIM. Spencer and
Charles Gallagher.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-24

was not sworn in. The Legislature was 90
astonished that it could do no more
business that day and Immediately adj
iourned, It was only sstonished, how
ever, at the confession and not at the use
Of the money, for 1t is quite probable that
the offending member differed only from
several Of his fellows in having more
tender conscience, The incident serves
to show the cost Of setting up Lsgisla'
ture, and the consequent cost, in many in
stances, oil an election to the United States
Senate at the hands Of Legislature thus
sat M,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-24

jim. CANDIES will be elected U. S. Sena'
tor tomorrow, each house voting sepa'
rately. Had no nomination been made in
caucus it is probable that we should have
had several votes in joint assembly, US in
1877.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-24

Hon, +. W. Moons bse.intrOduced bill
iuto the Ohio Legislature, tho object Of
which is to givsthe unfinished railroad up
the Ohio river from Marietta to BelIAire
to some company who will finish 1t. Also
to give the abandoned B, 4 0. Ry. in
Washington and Athens counties to any
company who, will run trains upon it.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-24

A WASHINGTON dispatch to the Cincin'
natl Enquirer says that Mr., Hereford re-
turned to Washington disappointed and
sore. Wo hardly know why the Senator
should feel thus, except on the general
proposition that "iew do and none re-.
sign" He has certainly been lucky in
politics. Hoattributes hls doleatto money.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-24

PhIlliPpl Republllau.
The number of sheep in West Virginia
Is reported at 463 $40, an increase OF about
10000, compared with the previous year.
OF this number Barbour county has 7,0C8.
an increase OF 440 These 463 $40 sheep
represent money value Of over one mil.
lion dollars, to cay nothing OF the benefit
land derives from their presence. Is not
this industry worth proteCtion2