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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-23

Fishing for the Sccretaryship-TelIGr
and chairec. and Their Respective
ChRnrea,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-23
THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF STATE,

the negotiations which had been begun
with the Executive, and suggested that
Mr.. Boutwell, should undertake to open
negotiations. About that time, however,
it was suggested that certain Senators,
whose names the witness declined to give
the community, being warm personal
friends OF the Secretary, he would perhaps
be the best person forthat delicate mission.
Governor Boutwell, approvedit it, and shortly
afterwards
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A New York View.

The Tribune of February IL says the
validity of the Adrian water bonds will
probably be established only by the
courts. 1t quotes member of the
firm of Post, Martin & Co. as saying
"Mr. Easton sent an agent to Adrian
TO investigate the matter, who reported
that after full consultation with the
city authorities he was satisfied that
the bond was valid one. Upon these
representations we took one-half of the
amount and Mr.. Easton the other half
paying for them LOG. The bonds bear
6 per cent interest, and run, One-half
twenty years, and one-half thirty years
They were desirable investment in
my opinion and we competed with 9th.
er houses in bidding for the bonds. In
regard to the conduct of the Mayor OF
Adrian, believe that in any event he
has committed only a technical wrong
He could hardly have intended fraud
because when he left New York he
could have taken the whole amount
paid for the bonds if he had wished. II
had been paid into the Union Trusl
Company, and President King said to
day that he should have paid over every
dollar of it if he had been asked to dc
80. The Mayor had with him the au
thority of the city to receive the money
and the paper was signed by city Off
GERS and bore the official seal. If the
Mayor had intended to steal the money
he could not have had better oppor
tunity. believe the matter will bt
fully explained and the bonds proved
to be valid"
The Owosso times., 1882-02-24
Prosecuting the Jews.

A correspondent of the London
Times closes an account of the out
RACES on the Jews in Russia with this
paragraph:
"The outrages we have recounted
above, though. no doubt, the most im-
portant, are far from including all the
similar events that have occurred dur.
ing the past year. They have been Sc
lected from list of over 160 towns
and villages in which case of riot, ra-
pine, murder, and spoliation have been
known to occur during the last nine
months of 1881. Out of these, infor-
nation was collected from about As
towns and villages in southern Russia.
In these alone are reported % murders
of men, women and children, IL deaths
caused by violation, and no fewer than
225 cases of Outrages on Jewesses.
Such have been the horrors that
throughout the past year have assailed
the 100000 Israelites who inhabit
Russia. Nor is there any indication
that the atrocities will cease during the
present year, unless the Russian Gov
eminent will intervene i'm the sacred
cause Of civilization and humanity"
A pamphlet just issued says: Dur.
ing the last nine months the persecu.
tiOn of the Jews in Russia has extend
ed to sixty-seven towns and villages in
Southern Russia. 1t began at Eliza
bethgrad, where 500 houses and 10(
shops were destroyed, 800 Jewesses
violated, and one Jew killed. From
the south the movement spread Il
forty other towns and villages il
Western and Southwestern Russia, ant
finally to Poland. Altogether, 100, ,00(
Jews are said to have been brutally ex
PEELED from their homes. The none,
loss caused by their prosecutors stupid
ity is estimated at 100, ,000, 900 roubles
The Owosso times., 1882-02-24
A Boys Luck.

The Norristown Pa.) Herald in u re-
cent issue referred among others, to the
following cases of special interest.
They are their own commentary. Mr..
Samuel G. Nyce resides at 308 Marshall
street, and holds the responsible posi-
tion of journal clerk in the Pennsylva-
Liza Legislature, at Harrisburg. While
Mr.. Nyce and familywere in the country
recently, his boy, aged three years,
fell and broke his leg. He recovered
but a very troublesome stiffness set in,
and he could scarcely use the leg. The
injured limb was rubbed several times
with st. Jacobs Oil, and the stiffness
was so much reduced that the boy was
able to use his leg freely. DR.. Knipe
said it was the use of st. Jacobs Oil
that cured the stiffness. Mr.. Nyce him.
self used the Great German Remedy for
toothache with good effect, and also fer
sprain and pains of rheumatic nature
and always with good effect. Mrs. Nyce
also says she thinks the Oil is a splendid
thing, and she always keeps it on hand.
The Owosso times., 1882-02-24
BabylOnian Discoveries.

M. de SarZec, the French Consul at
Bassorah, has been very successful in
his search for antiquities in the Meso-
potamia valley. The Gazette des Beaux
Arts gives some account of articles re-
Gently found. The antiquities, which
come from one magnificent palace, are
OF all kinds -sculptured slabs, bas-
reliefs, statues, fragments of terra cot
Ia, and numerous inscribed bricks,
Some of them with more than one hun.
dred lines of cuneiform writing. Many
OF these remains were buried beneath a
part OF MesopOtamia, close to the juno
tion of its two great rivers. deep down
in alluvial deposits, and their recovery
required much greater exertiOns than
that of relics in Assyria. Had this COL
lection. says knowledge, only contain
ed further additions to the fast growing
remains of BabylOnia and Assyria, it
would have been received with delight
by arch@ologists, but it fortunately
presents vestiges of another primitive
people of Chaldea, the riches and i'm
portance OF whom are probably at pres.
ent quite unappreciated. The inscrip-
tions are in, very archaic forms Of
cunelfOrm characters, and embOdy q
dialect quite distinct from the Semitic
Assyrian, but whether closely allied to,
or Identical with, the so-called Accadi-
an, can not be pronounced from the
fragments published.
Two statues of diorite are particular
ly noticeable. One is of a person seat
ed, the other an upright figure, both,
unfortunately, decapitated, a condition
which seems to be that of all the statues
exhumed. Each figure is clothed in q
long robe reaching to the ankles, but
the correct outline of the body is dis
tinctly visible below the folds of raj
ment, as in the best periods of sculp-
ture, and the delicate arrangement of
the dTapery is most pleasing. The feet,
which are quite naked, are carefully ex-
ecuted. The whole lower front of the
dress OF the seated statue is covered
with cuneiform writing of very old
type, apparently closely allied to the
extremely ancient texts, from which
the Rev. ". Houghton proves the hier-
oglyphic origin of the cuneiform char
acters. This seated figure appears to
be that of an architect, for on his lap is
a tablet inscribed with plan of
building, and some instrument connect
ed with architecture. The erect figure,
if anything more correctly carved, has
few lines of writing on the right
front Of the robe and the right arm.
The attitude of the arms is in both pre-
cisely similar, and so, probably, conven-
tiOnal, but well suited to the character
of repose given TO the statues, being
crossed before the body, the right hand
lower, and holding the left. The loss
of the heads of these figures is greatly
mitigated by the possession of an ex-
quisite head belonging to statue not
yet found. 1t bears an embroidered
head-dress similar in shape to the old
Cossack shake.
The Owosso times., 1882-02-24
THE FARM.

DEPTH TO PLANT SEED.-SOme year
ago we made u series of experiment
on wheat, corn, oats and beans, cOveret
at carefully measured and differen
depths. The soil was moist, 30 tina
the seed terminated freely when quit,
near the surface. At half an inch il
depth wheat came up in five days: Al
an inch deep in six days; two inches il
seven days; three inches in eight days
four inches in ten days; and at sia
inches deep in twelve days. Five
weeks afterwards the plants were most
vigorous from those planted half al
inch and an inch in depth, but scarcely
superior to those from depth of two
inches; the others decreased in vigor
with the greater depth. At six inches
| there were but few slender stalks. The
soil was strong, rich, well pulverized
loan.
SUNFLOwERs.--One of the best pro-
ducts in small way is the sunfower.
They occupy but little room, and are
to most persons ornamental. They
may be sOwn at any time after the 10th
of May. The mammoth Russian is the
largest and most productive variety A
single flower will produce large guam
tity of seed. Although it we'll Iepays
care it may be grown along fences,
where other plants are not easily culti-
waited. Leave one stalk on a hill. The
seeds are excellent for stock as we'll as
for poultry, the leaves may be fed green
to cattle, and the dry stalks will serve
to light the kitchen fire.
RADIsHEs. s.--Radishes must be grown
quickly or they will be tough, stringy,
and bitter If forced by daily sprink-
ling of liquid manure they will be very
brittle and tender.
IMPROVING A Poor FARM.-The
beginning of improving the land is in
draining it properly. Where farmer
is unable TO make covered drains, either
on account of its cost or for want Of
the required fall, he should have open
bitches in order TO get rid of all surface
water. The next point of Importance
is to have your plOwing well done and
the land brought to a fine tilth, keep
ing it perfectly clear of vegetable
growth except that which is sown or
planted, putting in no more crop than
you are able to cultivate well; get your
land in clover as soon as possible, and
when you have succeeded in this apply
from thirty to fifty bushels Of quick
lime to the acre. Should your land be
too poor to produce clover, try peas,
buckwheat or oats, which, as soon as in
blossom, should be plowed under for
the purpose of supplying the soii' with
vegetable matter. EndeavOr to con-
vert all coarse material, such as straw,
fodder, rough hay land anything else
that will absorb the liquids from the
stable), into manure, and apply directly
from the stable in order to make the
most oft. When once in grass keep
sod upon it as long as possible, and
pasture no more than is absolutely ne
cessary. Depend upon clover, plaster,
lime and stable manure for Increasing
the fertility of your soil, and if you are
unable to get a sufficient quantity OF
these, purchase the best commercial
fertilizer in the market.
The Owosso times., 1882-02-24
THE HOUSEHOLD.

INDIAN CORN PUDDNG.-POur a
quart of boiling milk in half pint of
Indian meal, stirring it all the time.
To this add teaspoonful of salt. Beat
up three or four eggs, and when the
batter is nearly cold stir them into it.
Put the pudding into cloth or tin
mould and boil for two hours. Serve
with cream, butter, syrup, or any other
sauce you please. Maple syrup or
golden syrup is very nice.
ROAST BEEF A LA FRANOAIsE.-
Take rib of beef entirely bODed; sea-
son the inside and tie it up with some
slices of fat pork. To be sure that it
is Lroperly cooked, place raw potato,
peeled at each end;as soon as they yield
to the finger the beef is cooked a la
Franchise. If you wish it a pAnglaise,
thirty-five minutes will roast it suffi-
GENTLY. Reduce little broth without
salt and throw it over. Garnish with
water-cress.
CRANBERRY RELIsH.-Stew quart
of cranberries till soft. Put through a
sieve and add two-thirds as much white
sugar as there is of the sifted fruit.
Stir all together, and simmer half an
hour longer. Dish out into small sauce
dishes-a tablespoon in each-and set
away till cooled and jellied, and then
use as relish for breakfast or tea.
HYDRoPATHIo PUDDING.-This pud-
ding may be made of fruits of all kinds,
fresh or bottled. If fresh fruit is used
| it must be stewed with water and sugar
until it is about as much cooked as il
would be in a fruit pie. If bottled
fruit is used the syrup only should be
boiled with sugar and the fruit sim
mered in it for minute or two. Take
some stale bread, cut round piece, the
size of a half dollar, and lay it at the
bottom of basin and arrange round II
strips or fingers of bread about half an
inch wide. remembering to leave 8
space the width OF the finger betweer
the strips. When the fruit is ready
and while it is still hot, put it in, 80 az
not to ,iisplace the bread, and as
further means to this end put the heav
ier part of the fruit (tbe pulp and ski
and stones, il there are any at the bot
tom of the mould, and the juice last O
all. Cover the top entirely with stal,
bread cut into very small dice; lay
plate OH the pudding, put weight OF
the plate, preserving the juice that rise
above the plate, and set the pudding II
a cool place till wanted. If it is wei
pressed down it will turn out in shap
, and will be found an excellent pud
ding. This dish is served as a substi
, tute for fruit pies and tarts. In col
, weather it will turn out If it is mad
three OF four hours before it IL wanted
The Owosso times., 1882-02-24
No Apologies.

Apologies for poor dinners are gem
orally out Of place. But where a lady
has forgetful husband, who, without
warning, brings home a dozen guests
to sit down to plain family dinner
for three or four, it is not in human
nature to keep absolute silence. What
TO say and bow to say it, form the
problem. Mrs. Tucker, wife Of Judge
Tucker, of Williamsburg, solved this
problem years ago. She was the daugh-
ter or niece U am uncertain which, OF
sir Peyton Skipwith, and celebrated for
her beauty, wit, ease and grace Of man.
ner. Her temper and tact were put to
tue proof one court day, when the
Judge brought with him the accustom-
cd half-score or more OF lawyers, for
whom not the slightest preparation
had been made, the Judge having quite
forgotten TO remind his wife that 1t
was court day, and she herself strange
TO tell, having overlooked the fact.
The dinner was served with elegance,
and Mrs. 7. made herself very charm
ing Upon rising to leave the guests
to their wine, she said:
Gentlemen, you have dined to-day
with Judge Fucker; promise me that
YOU will all dine tomorrow with D1e.'
This was all her apology, wheIeupon
tue gentlemen swOre that such wife
WAS beyond price. The Judge then ex
planned the situation, and the next day
there was noble banquet.
Moral: Never worry "a guest will
apologies. Lippincots Magazine.
The Owosso times., 1882-02-24
Gloves, Old and New.

Gloves were articles of Oriental dress
for according to Xenophon they were
worn by Cyrus the Persian; and Athen-
eus speaks of a. celebrated gourmand
who came to banquet with glOved
hands, that he might eat more rapidly
than his fellow-guests, who had to
wait till the viands were cool.
In ancient times a glove was en-
ployed as token or pledge of faith in
the making of contracts-a sort of sub.
stltute for the hand itself-being cast
down by one contracting party, to be
taken up, as sealing the agreement, by
| the other.
Before the union of England and
Scotland, the Borderers, having once
pledged their faith to an enemy, re-
garded its violation as grave crime;
and when such breach Of honor Oc-
CURED, the injured person rode through
the field ut the next Border meeting,
holding up glove on the point of his
spear-as the pledge of faith-and pro-
claimed the perfdy of him who had
broken it. To wipe out such stain,
the criminal was often slain by his
own clan.
Apropos of the glove employed as
the token of challenge TO fight, there
is story given in the life of the Rev,
Bernard Gilpin, a clergyman in the
diocese of Durham, who died 1888. 1t
appears that lie observed a glove hang
ing high up in his church; and, ascer-
tanning from the sexton that it was de-
signed as a challenge to anyone who
should dare to displace it, he desired
that official to do so. "Not /, sir;
dare do no such thing" said the brave
man. Thereupon the worthy parsor
called for long staff, and, taking il
down himself, put it in his pocket. His
sermon denounced the barbarous prac
tice, exemplified even in that sacred
place. "Behold, l have taken it dowr
myself" said he, and, producing it, ht
exhibited it to the whole congregation
as spectacle of horror.
Passing over all mention of the gloves
worn by knights with their mail ar
NOR, or having overlapping plates Of
steel, will name few of those o.
which some note has been made il
history.
!. A fur-lined glove, worn by Henry
VI, is still preserved in the old man
sion that gave him shelter after th'
disastrous battle of IIexham Q464)
The son-in-law of Tunstall, and "es
quire of his body" Sir Ralph Pudsey
kept him in concealment at B0ltOI
Hall, Yorkshire; and there, when h,
. left his faithful host, he also left
boot, spoon and glove. The latter i
of tanned leather, lined with hair,
| deer-skin, turned over at the wrist a
! deep cuff.
, The embroidered gloves of C9ur d
/ Lion lost him his liberty at one time
! and might have cost him his life. II
. was lying in concealment in an enemy
: country, and his page carried them yer
: indiscreetly in his pocket, though pei
haps for their better safety, when ser
3 by his royal master to obtain food |
!; the neighborhood Of Vienna. How
The Owosso times., 1882-02-24
The Frog and the Mouse.

"He who digs pit for his neighbor
sometimes falls into it himself"
A Mouse was one day sitting by a
brook, and said to herself: 81 wish
l could get over to the other side
A cunning old Frog passing that
way overheard her remark, and said
81 will carry you across with the
greatest pleasure
"Oh, you dear, kind Mr.. Frogp
answered the innocent Mouse, 81
should be so much obliged to you.
Then the Frog wound a stout
thread round his waist, and tied the
end of it to the Mouse's tail and
jumped into the water, Mrs. Mouse
in great fear and trepidation, mount
ed on his back. All went we'll till
they got to the middle of the stream
then the Frog all at once ducked bis
head into the water. and the Mouse
slipped off his back.
"Oh! Mr.. Frog" cried she, "dc
you wish to drown me? That would
be shabby trick.
"And serve you right, too, an
swered the wicked Frog, for being
such goose as to believe that
would carry you across the brook
People often make sweet promises
but they don't always mean to keeE
them Another time manage fol
yourself"
The unhappy little mouse, finding
it was of no use to say anything
held her peace, and resigned herself
to her fate. And the cruel Frog hat
all but dragged her under water
when Stork flying high in the ali
saw tho poor little thing struggling
in the stream. Down he pounced
caught her up in his beak, and car
ried her off to his nest, the Frof
hanging to her tail
"Heydey, Mr.. Frog" said th'
Stork, "what brings you herep'
'My great deceit" answered tn,
now trembling Frog. 81 tried t,
drown the Mouse, and now l an
brought to grief myself"
My fine fellow" said the Stork
with very stern voice, "I will serv
you out for your cunning and mis-
chievous trick. You shall die!" =
Then the Stork opened wide hi
beak and gobbled up the deoeitfu
Frog.
The Owosso times., 1882-02-24

are supposed to have been taken from
the books OF the elevators and Touring
mills. Returns have been received
from 102 Of the l21 elevators and mills
in cities. and from Isl township CORE
spondents leaving 19 elevators and mills
IN cities, and 1913 townships not heard
from. As corresponG ents aIc usually
quite prompt in making their reports,
the failure OF so large number TO re
port the quantity of wheat marketed
may perhaps be taken as evidence that
no great amount was marketed in their
townships. The returns were received
between January Is and February 8.
The whole number Of bushels of
wheat Of the crop of 1881. marketed
during the five months, Auqust-Dec-
ember. 1881, was 5,291 ,0O7; of the crop
OF 1880, 2,112,675; unknown in what
year produced, 1887, ,074 bushels. If
no more than one-half of this last quar-.
tity was raised in 1881, the total amount
marketed of the crop of 1881 was 6,184,-
544 bushels, or more than One-third of
the total crop az estimated from the
returns OF crop correspondents in Sep
CtuUer.
The total quantity marketed in the
tirst or southern tier of counties was
l,292,OlO bushels; in the second tier l.
947 ,O23 bushels; in the third tier, 1885,
393 bushels; in the fourth tiet $685.
347 bushels, and i'm the counties north
OF the southern four tiers, 1.326,983
bushels. The total quantity marketed
in the state was 9,190,756 bushels, OF
which 3,425,O14 bushels is reported
from cities, an 5,765, 742 bushels from
townships.
Probably SINE portion of the wheat
marketed in the southern tier of coun-
lies came from Indiana and Ohio, but
i Is fair to presume that an equal guam
'ity grown in Michigan was marketed
n those states.
The Owosso times., 1882-02-24
ADVICE TO BOYS.

Whatever you are, be brave, boys!
The liars a coward and slave, boys;
Though clever at ruses,
And sharp at excuses,
He's sneaking and pitirul knave, boys.
Whatever you are, be frank, boysl
IT'S better than money and rank, boys;
Still cleave to the right,
Be lovers OF light,
Be pen, ahoveboard, and frank, boys.
Whatever you are, be kind, boys!
Be gentle in manners and mind, boys;
The man gentle In miep,
Words and temper, l ween,
Is the gentleman truly refined, boys.
But, whatever you are, be true, boys!
Be visible through and through, boys;
Leave to others the shamming.
The "greeuing" and "cramming."
In fun and in cal uest, be true, boys!
Henry Doaontou, IN Leisure Hour.
The Owosso times., 1882-02-24
but in warm weather it will need to be
made over night.

but in warm weather it will need to b
made over night.
PEACHES IN JELLY.-Take one Cal
of good peaches and cook them owe
with a cup of sugar. Separate tn,
peaches and syrup. Soak the peache,
in little brandy, if you wish. Put 1
package of Cox's gelatine in cup oi
cold water and let it stand one hour
then add one lemon, juice and peel, d
cup of boiling water, two tablespoon
fuls of brandy, cup of sugar, and the
syrup from the peaches. Stir the whole
over a hot fire a moment till the gela.
tine is thoroughly melted. Strain twice
through flannel bag, put the peaches
in a mould, pour the jelly over them
and set in a cold place-On the ice in
summer-when it will be firm in All
hour and ready for the table. Serve in
an ornamental glass dish and garnish
with peach leaves.
BOLOGNA SAUsAGEs.-Take equal
portions of fresh pork, lean beef, salt
pork or ham; some would add an equal
portion of veal. Chop or grind the
meat together and to every nine pounds
of meat add ten teaspoonfuls of pow
dered sage, two teaspOonfuls of cay
enne, two of black pepper, one minced
onion, one teaspoonful of cloves, one
grated nutmeg and salt to the taste.
Stuff into beef intestines which may be
obtained of a butcher already prepared.
Tie up each sausage at both ends and
prick in several places. Put into hot,
not boiling, water and boil an hour.
Take them out, lay them to dry in the
sun on straw or hay. Rub the outside
of the skins with melted butter.
Soup MAIGRE.-This is simply "a
vegetable soup. Melt six ounces OF
butter in saucepan and stew six Oh
ions in the butter for three or four
minutes; then add four heads of Gel
cry, two handfuls of spinach, two heads
Of lettuce and small bunch of parsley
minced fine. Stir the Ingredients well
for ten minutes; now put in two quarts
Of boiling water, three pieces Of bread
crusts, two blades of mace, salt and
pepper to the taste. Boil gently one
and half hours. At the moment of
serving add the yolk of two eggs and
three teaspoonfuls of vinegar.
These two recipes for sausage and
soup are given in response to requests.
COMET CAKE.-Beat the yOlks of
twelve eggs with one pound Of sugar.
Take One-half pound mats (any kind
that you prefer) pounded fine. and
beaten into five whole eggs. Add this
to the yolks and sugar with one-half
pound of best flour, one-half a gill Of
old rum; mix thoroughly. Then add
one-half pound of melted butter, and
the whites of twelve eggs. To snc-
ceed, the whites should only be lightly
beaten with the rest. Put carefully in
a star-shaped mould and bake. When
done, ice, and decorate with fruits.