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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-01-27
How TO Utilize a Tough Reef Steak.

al had" said my neighbor, "some
tough beef-steak; it was useless to at
tempt to boil it; could not afford to
throw it away, so l cut in small pieces
and put it in small saucepan, with a
lump of butter, little butter, a little
water, and some pepper and salt. 1t
simmered gently for an hour; | then
took bowl of flour, some baking
powder and a little sweet milk, and
stirred up stiff batter; this l dropped
by spooniuIs on buttered tin, and
steamed for half an hour; when done l
dropped the dumping in the gravy
with the pieces of beefsteak, adding
water and butter enough just to cover
the dumplings, with baked potatoes, to-
mato sauce, baked squash; and with
bread and butter, fresh apple pie aud
cheese, we had frugal but 10y no means
untempting Monday dinner"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-01-27
Two Remarkable Jumps OF n Wolfe.

A wolf killed at Fryeburg few days
ago was caught in big trap and jump
I'd forty-four feet at two jumps with the
tray, chain and clog attached to his
hinu leg. The animal dragged the trap
more than q mile and was shot five
times before he was killed.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-01-27
Gr,pdstone Tor the Farm,

No farmer CAD do without grind
stone, and no methodIcal farmer ever
does without one, if he wishes to save
the price Of ole every year. And he
should have 4 good one, inaSmuch as
there il great difference in the quality
and price. There are those also so ar
rangeG that one person can do the
whO.e work of grinding almost any
tool or implement. But it should be
borne i'm mind that a grindstOne should
always be kept under shelter, and only
allow il to come in contact with water
when il is used. 1t is q machine that
Can supply labor in rainy days or in
wintry weather, when outdoor work is
out of the question, and at these times
everything that is 20 be used IN cutting
about g house or farm can be put III
good order ready for use at all times
There is such thing also as keeping
grudStOne in good order. THIS Is done
0y rasping off all spots on 1t that may
become hard, tllnty or uneven, and one
Of the preventives against its getting
out of order is to be careful to remove
the grease from all tools that are to be
snarpened upon it. Should there be
any inequality in the stone after being
long in service, it should be rasped
enough to bring it again into perfect
circle. When it is considered how
many things there are about premises
to be- ground and sharpened, and how
much, without possessing agrindstone
OF our own, we should have 10 depend
upon a neighbor for the Use of his, il
must strike every one how important 1t
is for ever farmer to own one, TO be
uS,a ut all times when there is occasion
f. ! l., nUti he will soon find how very
O II h cCa=iOu ar:scS.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-01-27

One teacup sugar, one teacupful dour,
half teacup Of cream, two eegs we.
beaten, one teaspoon Of baking powder
a little salt.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-01-27
WHEELIMQ SUNDAY Observation-Disclosures
CREAM SPONGE CAKE.

half pint brandy, one quart sweet milk
then beat the whites and str 81 LII To-
Rether,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-01-27

h'B.s Inc s.EintFs Shohlu anOH.
lac farmer like the business man
mist know what he is doing; he must
have some pretty decided ideas Of what
H. i atUut 10 accomplishing fair, he
must calculate before hand. He must
know the state of condition of his soil,
that of each field or lot, not only the top
but also the subSoil, aud If it needs ua-
der-drainiug, and what manure will De
needed il he expects to grow q crop of
grain. He must know the condition
that his soil should be plowed in, that it
be not ploTed too wet or too dry. tie
must know that some grain requires
earlier planting than Others. He must
know that seed planted the proper depth
will terminate quicker aud produce
stronger and healthier plants That will
give better results than if planted too
deep or too shallow. He must know
that it pays him to have machinery to
aid him as well as muscle. He must
keep posted with the markets, political
matters, public moneys, ETC., and the
interests of his State and county. He
must know the value of the different
kinds of manures, aud when and how
10 apply them to secure the best results,
He should understand the cultivation OF
fruits bo.h large and small. He should
know that his farming and his manner
of doing things will tell If he IS q good
farmer or not; all his surroundings pro-
claim the verdict, either for or against
him. His horses, cattle, wagons, harm
ness, plows, fields, fences-even his
wife and chiidren-bear silent but un-
nistakabe evidence OF his management.
Every paSSer by can read this evidence
pro or con; this fact alone ought to
stimulate every farmer TO Go his very
best Tor the sake of his character as
well as hts interest, and thus honor his
profession, for he may rest assured that
they will pass judgment according to
the evidence. He should know that an
animal well wintered is rs good as half
summered, or vice versa. If 1t is well
wintered IL don't take half the summer
to gain what it has lost. He must know
that it costs no more nor as much to
keep y good grade or q blooded animal
than It does scrubby one, and then
hey look so much better, and are some
thing the farmer takes pride in showing
to his neighbors, rs well as keeping
them well. Good stock, well cared for,
always bring good returns; more than
,hls, they speak we'll for their keeper
and show up the farm to good advan-
;sge. But lest / be tedious will close
for this time, by saying that the REGIS-
TER is y welcome visitor at our home,
sud IL read with interest by all WHO see
IL &C.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-01-27
M Z DlCAL.

ITO CLEANSE THESKIN, Scalp and Blood
l. OF Itching, Scaly, Pimply, Copper Col
Ored, ScIufulous, Inherited, and Contagious
HumorR. Blood Poisons Ulcers, Assesses,
and Intantile Skin Tortures, the Cuticura
Remedies are infallible.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-01-27
STORIES OF REAL LIFE.
Choosing a Senator in Ken
tucty.
Qualifications Of a Kalamazoo Man for a
travelling Saissman-A Terrible
Gun Little Mary as a Wit
nsss-IY GOuld's
Clarity.

l., on Colrespo1i'I7e L'"''''He Co"T'fT'
Omaha daily bee., 1884-07-21

dull set of men, who, II they can enjoy
q good Joke, have not the ability to say q
good thing in any of their speeches. 1t
is often the case that the house will sud.
denly break out into a perfect flood of
laughter at some little sally which would
be unworthy of a school-boy in a country
debating society. There are also several
men in the house of representatives who
are capable of making bright, happy,
witty speeches, so sparkling, so deep and
80 filled with keen, dry humor that
such 4 man as Horr would never see the
point At all. Yet all the same, Horr now
has the belt for being the funny man of
congress. Take the case of our ''Sunset'
Cox, for instance. He and Horr once
crossed blades in n fierce encounter with
their tongues. Cox savagely attacked
the Saginaw l~umberman" one day, and
the latter, who had spent the night with
Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Artomus
Ward and other friends, replied to him.
CoI's speech was delivered on the spur
of the moment. The fun was genuine,
the diction elegant and the hnmor dry.
Yet whom Horr arose and in his high,
squeaky voice called Cox q lot of silly
names, and swore him In as the hero of
several stale jokes which had been goingthe
rounds of the almanacs and the illus.
trated papers for years, the house fairly
yelled with delight. The crown was
awardad to Horr, and the wreath was
placed on his big, fat head. Horr is a
good talker. He has a voice which will
reach the Furthermore corner of the
hall. His looks and manner are
entirely original, if his words are not.
But tho great thing which in debate al
ways turns the scale in favor ofthe Mich
igan humorist Is his pre-eminent ability
in tho direction of turning the laugh upon
his opponents. In doing this the logic
and sense of his argument are often lost,
but the laugh is 80 loud that this little
point escapes unnoticed.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-07-21
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.
WHY WoKINGMEN KICK.
The Experience of ono Givon as a
Sample.
To the Editor of The BEE.

To the Editor of The BEE.
In December last | was awarded the
contract for filling Eighth street, from
Third to Fifth avenue, at twenty. two
cents a cubic yard, a lower price than has
been generally given. The agreement
with the city was that | should receive
certificates of Assessment against the ad.
jacent property as soon as the work was
completed and accepted by the engineer.
l finished the work in April, and it was
duly accepted, but the city council re-
fuses to give me the certificates, giving
as a reason that l had received money
from the property owners interested. The
simple fact is that after l had made the
contract with the city l went to the
property owners and made arrangements
to sell MI certificates at q
small reduction for cash, as l needed the
money, but | cannot see how that cuts
any figure OF why l have not the right to
sell what belongs to me at my own price.
In order to do the work | had to give a
bond to the city, for the faithful per
Torrance of the contract, and had to
draw what money l had in the bank to
pay the men for doing tho work as they
wanted their pay, and | could not get
nv certificate of assessment from the
city. Getting discouraged at this pros
pect, | secured legal advice, and seeing
no other way out Of the difficulty than to
sue the city. My attorneys served no.
tice on the mayor, and l understand the
notice was pocketed by him, and not pre-.
scented in opel council. Since then l have
been informed by some OF the aldermen,
personally, that 1 was entitled to my
and ought to have them, and
that if / would meet with them next
Tuesday night / should get them, but |
have been promised so often that l have
lost faith. / understood that the council
has passed an ordinance requiring con-
tractors to take an oath that they have
not made any arrangement to sell their
certificates, and that if they do not take
this oath they cannot get their o%ertifi.
Gates. l have not seen this ordnance
published yet, and 1 hear that the
council is ashamed or afraid to publish
it, after passing it, knowing that they
have no right to dictate what a man
she'll do with these certificates
any more than they have the right to
say whether he shall sell city warrants
or not.
1t is this sort of treatment that makes
it difficult to get any one to work for the
city, and this is the sort of treatment
which ~workingmen are receiving under a
who at election time claims to be
o friend of labor.
Some property who have been
ordered to fill un in front of their prop
erty on Sixth street made q contract with
me for the filling. The work was order
by the city, and the engineer, who Is
paid o salary for such business, inspected
and measured the work, and pronounced
It all right, but he charged me So for
measuring the fill, and l have his receipt
Tor it. 7. A. DENTON.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-07-21
A Good Old Story,

Peoria Transcript.
The democratic ticket is like the
sign of an old tanner, who thought it
would be appropriate to hang q cows tai
in IN auger hole to designate the nature
of his business. One morning on open
ing up for business he noticed a stranger
on the opposite side of the street intent.
ly regarding it. At noon the stranger
was still there, and with his eyes intent
ly fixed on the sign, so he crossed the
street and accosted him:
What are you looking at, my friend2'
81 am watching that cows tail
swell, there is nothing strange about
a cows tail, is there"
"Well, no; but l am wondering how
the COW got through that auger hole, all
but the tail. and why abe stopped there2'
The people gazing at the Hendricks
tail, with nothing else in sight, will won
der how the Cleveland COW got through
the auger hole.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-07-21
CURE OF ASTHMA AND SPINAL
WEAKNESS.
230 WEST 22D STREET,

NEW YORK, May II, 1888.
Though it may be irregular for a ply
slcian to give a certificate in favor Of n
proprietary medicine, still in the cause of
humanity, | venture to say a word in
favor Of ALLCocKs' Porous PLAsTERs,
which | esteem tho most remarkable ex-
ternal remedy of this country.
| have known these Plasters to cure
Spinal Weakness where tho patient had
been confined for months to his bed. A
blacksmith of my acquaintance was SO.
yerely injured In the back by the kick of
a horse; four A|LLCoCK's Porous PLAsTER9
quickly relieved him of eXcruclating
agony and cured him In a week. Another
patient suffering with NEURALGIA of the
Heart, was completely cured in four
hours.
In Asthma, | know of a case whero
they were worn for three months and
fully restored the health. In another
case whore patient had Sporadic Cholera,
nothing relieved him until he put on
three ALLCoCK's Porous PLAsTERs; in
twelve hours all pains in the chest and
stomach disappeared. ! know that theae
Plssters, applied on the pit of tho stom-
ach, are u sovereign remedy for Dyspep-
STA and Constipation.
Finally, if persons once use ALLCocK S
PoRoUs PLAsTER's they will never uso
any other; they are 30 pleasant, quick
sss-,
II VAN NQRMAN M II
Omaha daily bee., 1884-07-21

Friday night was even more destructive
than the one of July 4. 1t began in
Marshall county near Green Mountain
and passed some four miles north of To
ledo, Beginning about two miles In
width it grew to four miles, carrying de-
struction to all kinds of crops in its path.
Corn is entirely ruined, being cut down
almost to the ground; small grain will
not be cut, while grass is not fit for hay.
The bark Of trees was actually beaten off.
Much wind accompanied the storm, and
many barns were blown down, houses
.unroofed, fences swept away, etc.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-07-21

A Washington correspondent writes OF
congressman Horr of Michigan: Horn is n
man of a good, comfortable stock of
brains added to . great amount Of horse
sense. He Is an indefatigsble worker,
and az honest as the day is long. "Why
am ] a humoristl' he said to his visitor
last night; ''because | can't hely it. l
don't mean to be and don't want to be.
Everything ] say or do in the house now
is sot down 10 be an effort to say or dc
something funny. I tell you, young man,
don't ever let yourself get such a reputa.
ton if you can help it. If you do, you
will never rise above 1t. Take me
for example. This reputation which
l have made here in Washington
as a humorist is as undoserved es
it is unpleasant. 1t is a thing that grows
OF a man l have always enjoyed a joke
aud a story among my friends, but i WAS
never accused of being a funny man until
| made a speech in tho house here once,
That time 1t was perfectly unintentional,
and until the house broke out into q o a
| did not know | had said anything to
laugh at. Now l can't help it / get
up to make a good sober, common-senBe
speech. Some man asks me a question.
| geo a chance to turn the laugh on him,
and away it goes. All the time ! may
nave had a good, sensible answer in my
head to give hin, but the humorous side
of the case strikes mo first, and / can't
resist it,"
The house of Representatives, too, is
the easiest place in the world in which to
make a reputation for bumor. They
laugh at anything in congress. Taken
toge,hc~, tie men ave q rather heavy,
Omaha daily bee., 1884-07-21
RUMPUS AT BED OAK.
The Jail Torn Down and q Saloon
Keeper Released.

The report reached this city yesterday
that there had been q wild time at Red
Oak. 1t appears that o saloon keeper
named Newton, who was formerly with
Harry Hatch, of this city, had kept his
saloon closed, osteusibly at least, since
the new %prohibitory law went into effect.
Saturday last he won't fishing, and on
the excursion got drunk, and on return
ing opened tho saloon, as he said, to get
something inside, but as others claim,
to resume business. He was arrested
and taken to the jail, followed by a
crowd of his friends, who offered to put
up security for his appearance, and on
the refusal of the officials to release him,
an attack was made on the jail, and as
the report goes, the building was torn
down, and the man released.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-07-21

have been formed who do this carrying
for a comparative triie. Indeed, baggage
as baggage has come to be regarded as
mans most intimate companion when
journeying, and, In accord with the dig.
crate systems have been designed for its
accommodation and transportation, and it
travels as botits Its station.
Baggage officials report that the bust
ness 80 far this season has been light, in
comparison with last year. In tho ex.
~cursion season the dull days come first in
the week, ana Friday and Saturday rep.
resent the great rushes. The baggage.
carrying business becomes every succeed.
ing year more accurately an index oflocal
travel, because of the greatly increasing
amount of small luggage, and special
facilities are being adapted to this trade.
1.-THE boys sometimes getHsofr good
things on people that ask foolish ques-
lions. A co%untryman came up to one of
our conductors the other day, in Port
land and said: Does this train stop at
Bostonf IF it do not, he said, you'll
see one of the damndest smash ups you
ever see.' The countrymen looked
hAiuoi nIthbAtu bub BOl hbOhTus
"They often question me about like
this. what time does next train go to
Lynnf -Four o'clock We'll isn't
there one before that2 No, not before
the next one,' l say. l answered q lady
in that way only the other day. l guess
the absurdity of her last question struck
her when l did for she laughed, colored
up a little, and walked away"
And the absent. mtndedness of tho
peoplel \ man came in the other day
and asked what time the next train went
to Littleton. | told him he wanted to
go to the Lowell depot, and he went
away. He came back in about ten min
utas, looking kinder s~heepish, and said
by - wanted to go to Lynn; | just
came from Littletonl'
"Not long ago, q woman that | am ac-
quainted with came from the cars In the
morning, carrying a baby. Late in the
afternoon | saw her getting on her train
all alone, and ask her where her baby
was. There she said, 4 knew l had
forgotten something'-and she had just
time to get her baby from the waiting
room and catch the train"
A ticket.taker of another railroad has
noted some amusing incidents.
''There was q funny old lady here the
other day." he said. "She asked all
sorts of questions about the trains, tick
eta, etc., and wound up with, I'm from
Chester, Vt, You don't know what but
ter is worth now, do ye?'
'Another old lady came up to the
ticket window recently, and raped sew
eral times to attract my attention, evi.
IDENTIFY in great haste. She wanted a
ticket: and when l gave it to her told
her that there wal no hurry, as her train
would not start for halt an hour. No
NATTER she said, trains sometimes start
ahead of time and off she went, as if she
didn't have a moment to lose. Sometimes
ladies will come up to the window open
ing into the ladies room, and ask if they
must go outside to take the train. l tell
them that we do not generally bring the
trains inside, and same laugh and some
look %cross."
Omaha daily bee., 1884-07-21
IOWA ITEMS.

The teaohors of Plymouth county will
meet at Lo Mars, August Is.
The races at Des Moines resulted in a
loss of 81, 200 to the managers.
The Cedar Rapids postofiice paid out
$500, 000 on postotice orders last year.
Burlington saloon keepers dispense
pop, lemonade and ''other drinks for a
license of $40 a year.
mot for years." Gays the Creston
Gazette, 'hss there been such q prospect
for big crops as CAN be shown in Union
county"
Abraham Mayer, one of the Oldest
citizens of Davenport, stricken with
apoplexy on the "a, inst died on the 18th,
aged 81 years.
Tho United States grand jury at Keo-
kuk, just ad journed, examined sixty wit.
pesnss, found forty indictments and ig-
nored three bills.
Burglars cracked a safe in the store of
Barquist & Moore, Des Moines, Tues
day, and were rewarded with $50 i'll
cash and $500 in notes.
sThe cornerstone for a new Evangelical
Lutheran church was laid in Muscatine
last Saturday. The house will be built
of brick and cost from $4,000 to
$4,000.
There are about fifty diaries and three
cheese factories In Linn county. Last
year these manufactured respectively
1878, 900 pounds of butter and 400, 200
pounds of cheese. This amount will be
increased about 10 per cent. this year.
The Iowa Pharmaceutical association
| has levied an assessment OF 81 Oh each
| of its members, tor the purpose OF trying
a test case In the courts of tho pharmacy
law, relative to the sale of intoxicating
liquors, taking out permits, etc.
William McGowen, of Dyersyille, acct
dentally shot and killed himself Sunday.
dc was assisting in the pursuit Of a thief,
and while getting into a wagon hit the
hammer of his revolver on the wheel,
discharglng the weapon, the bullet enter
jng his mouth and passing out through
the top of his head.
G. d. MerrimSn, described as a crank
# Cedar Rapids, tried to suicide at Clear
Lake Of the l4th by lying crosswise in
N front of a railroad train. He was re-
moved with great difficulty, n man
struggling for fifteen minutes 10 pull him
rom tho rails TO which he chung, and q
abroad velocipede rider came along
md aided, when he was securely bound
0 a wagon and taken 10 town.
The terrible storm of hail and rain
Sh'ch Svopt through Tama county last
Omaha daily bee., 1884-07-21
Hcanh lis Wealth.

It is worth more than riches, for with
out it riches cannot be enjoyed. How
many people are without health who
might regain it by using Kidney-Wort
1t acts upon the Liver, Bowels and Kid
neya, cleansing and stimulating them to
healthy action. 1t cures all disorders of
these important organs, puritles the blood
and promotes the genera! health. Sold
by all druggists. See Gdvt.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-07-21
HAMBURG-AMERIJAN
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DIRECT LIN FOR ENGLAND, FRANCE AMI

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The stesmahips Of this woll-Brown line arc built OF
iron, In water tight compartments, aud are furnish
ed vita every rsIulste to mako the passage both
safe and agreeable. They carry the United States
aud European mails, aud leave New lOrka Thurd'
DAYS and saturdays FOR Plymouth LOSpON) Cher
bourg, (PARlS) aud HAMBuMG.
RRtos: First Cabin, sh6, $50 aud SIS. kteorEge, s2O
liCnry Pundt, Mark Hanson, + Il. Moores, NJ, loft,
Rgpntsin Omaha, GroHowieg Z SChoentgen, AGENTS in
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Omaha daily bee., 1884-07-21
Filley's Penniless Widow.

NEW YoRK, July 19.-Surrogate Rallins has
decided the will of late James Filley, giving
his second wife $500, 900, void, owing Co de-
ception, undue inilence and hat she had an.
other husband,