The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-31
HORSE NOTES.

II
Horses were not designed 70 be abused
and d man who persists IN abusing then
shonldnot be allowed to own OF contro
them.
Horses which are given continuous
work are lees liable to be injured thar
those which are only eluiIed 70 do 9
day's work occasionally:
Watch the feet Of Your young horset
while upon pasture. They are liable q
grow out long and break oil, probably In
jnring the feet permanently.
If3you think there isnothing in blood
and breeding in ahorse, 80 70 the fairs
this fall and see what kind OF horses
secure the awards. Blood will tell In the
show ring.
Proper fasteuings for horses are 9 neces-
sity,in every stable. Afarmer cannot az
ford to take chances losing 0 valuable
animal or two for the cost oil q few good
halters. X
To successfully handle horses requires
constant and untiring attention. What Is
taught them in a monthmay be more than
lost in q day by carelessly allowing them
10 do as they please.
While scars. sores, blemishes, etc., are
often. caused by accidents, their originmay
more frequently be traced TO carelessness
than to any other cause. The tnanwho
exercises proper care over his horses sell
dom experiences any annoyance In this
direction. 4.
The worst part Of the fy season, or
rather tha tina chen flies are more aware
on horses than any other is at hand.
From this until the cold weather drives
them away or kills them the flies are very
annoying, and the Il ans need the protec-
ton Of covers and nets now more than OF
any other time. "a
Donot make prisons Of your stables by
coping your horses up In them when
there Is no work on hand for them TO do.
Yonmay be obliged to keep them in the
stable, and in some respects II may be q
good idea, but when such is the case the
stables should be made comfortable.
Plenty Of light and airis necessary to com-
fort, and free as they both areit lisa shame
to deprive anything Of them. & 4
How Rat saved Hundreds Of Pounds.
lpotkdi Home.
The telegraph wires in London are not
all above ground, but many belong to the
system. The main wires
are laid through the big tunnels in which
are the gas and sewer pipes. The tunnels
are big enough for q man to walk through
easily. The; branch pipes, containing the
side wires running OF rom the main line
for several miles, are much smaller, Of
course, and the workmen must bevery
careful not to lose the connections be-
tween the larger and smaller wires.
Not long ago, however, some men who |
were repairing one Of those lateral wires
Jailed TO attach 1t to q leading line by |
which the wire could he drawn back 10 its
place. This blunder seemed 10 involve
great loss, for it looked as though the
whole side pipe would have to be dug up
10 replace the wire.
! In this dilemma q remarkab! step was |
AIKEN. "A rat was caught, and one end OF
i tine steel wire was tied around him. He
yes placed in the pipe but, alter run
ming a few yards, he stopped. "A ferret
vas nut after the rat. AS soon as the rat
heard tho ferret coming behind, the fine
wire began to play out. 1t was feared
hat the rat would show fight, but it did
not, and the complete circuit was made by
both rat and ferret.
Mhen,t the rat came out OF the other end
oithe pine he was caught, and, by means
ii the tfle wire, the telegraph wire was
drawn through, 80 the rat saved the tele.
graph company hundreds Of pounds.
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