The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-18

heasks. And this reminds us that We met
Mr.. julius LeAoyne, OF Washington
county, a day or two ago, who has gone
extensively into raising and teSding cattle
for the English market he says that we
are approaching the status OF English high
priced lands, in this part OF the United
States, and must so farm as to protect our
selves against the cheaper lands OF
the West. The Englishare obliged to rush
their immature beef (two-year.old cattle
into market, and they are losing ground as
compared with our three-year.old cattle
that have been fattened on the blue grass
OF this region.
Brooke county adheres to sheep. And
US evidence that she is not likely to change
very soon. we note the fact that several Oi
her leading growers have recently been to
Vermont and added to their straight At
woods vet other Atwoods OF the Strait
est sect'-Atwoods that are finer, grcaSier
and woOlier than all OF the original Hum
phrey impOrtatiOns put together,
We witnessed dress parade OF some Of
these new purchases out ut Col. Bealls-
fellows that are even now covered with two
inches oiiheavy, close fine wool-lookingas
II they could literally lard the lean earth"
without drawingupOn Shakespeare's imagi-
nation in the slightest. Ii the bees OF liibla
persisted in their own sweetness, it is easy
to see how these sheep might smother in
theirown wool,
The science OF sheep breeding seems to be
tosee how heavily the animal can be weight
cd down with coils andrOlls OF extra heavy
fine wool. Barely enough face has been
left for the necessities OF eating, breathing
and seeing. All else is dense wool, 1t
seems as IL the ultimate OF breeding heavy
clips had been reached, unless
the economies OF naturGare to be IOrestallcd
altogether.
At Colonel Bealps We met our old friend
j. G. Palmer, Esq, known to the rampag-
eous Democracy who nominated Col. Ben.
the last time for his emphatic language OF
dissent. lie didn't content himself with
PunCh's mild-mannGred rGmonstrnce to
those about to marry-viz-"D DON'T "-but
rising with the boisterous tide OF the Occa-
sion, he shouted in the ears OF the set-up
delegates, with all the vehcmence OF his
stalwart stature, "Men and brethren, you
can either hear and heed me, or you can
go to the devil, and don't care which"
" u u HluttCT VI ItCOIu lllNt tIlc l'tlllu-
cracy did not heed the warning Of Palmer
on the occasion referred to, but proceeded
TO rush violently down steep place into
the sCa, and came within one hundred and
eleven votes of being drowned in the can
yass. He thinks that they will be en-
quilted beneath wave OF ut least
800 majority il they dare to do it again.
lie is prepared to address them to this cI-
feet, in IN amended and still more EN-
phatic edition Of his former speech in the
next convention.
Speaking OF Democrats, we made call
on that ancient representative Of Brooke
county Democracy, Hon. Lewis Apologize,
OH our way home by the Washington pike.
lie has been an invalid these several years
past. He is Il man whom all his ac-
quantanCes remember kindly for his many
excellent traits, and many otthem will be
glad to know that, although not his former
self, he is still able to 90 over his farm, and
give personal attention to his affairs,