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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-11-07
Farm Notes in the Cotton Belt.

VIII our readers pardon us for again urg-
Ing the great Importance OF seeding down our
hare ieldsl If they have no faith i'll their
ability TO raise grass, or have no special use
for that crop, they can sowrye, and 1t is not
vet too late to do that. On average land and
for the purpose now in view, q half bushel OF
seed TO the acre will suffice, and the small
outlay will be returned manifold in the I'M
provcmert Of the land. With peas as q sum-
mer renovating crop, and rye as winter one,
we have the best Of facilities for bringing up
our worn and wasted sells.
Toward the last Of the month wheat SOW
ing viii be in order in the northern sections
of the cotton belt. 1t is well TO realize the
fact tnas cur climate is net tie best fer
wheat. and that It should not tEerefcsc DO
made a leading crop But while his Is true,
by iudicious selection of varieties, and OF
suitable soils. WITH proper nreUara'in" and
manuring, enough wheat for home supply
can be raised. First rs to varieties We
must discard the handsome but tender white
vheats, and take those of the Mediterranean
tvpc-red, bearded kinds, which seem at
home in warm climates. TIL good housewife
will have to yield little on the score OF white
four; it will be none the less nutritious or
palatablc. In the next place, the highest and
dryest knobs and knobs should he selected.
No matter if poor; make up for that 10y
manure. There is very little land rich enough
TO bring wheat without manure anyway. II
it has been sow in peas, so mach the better;
there is ne letter crop to Precede wheat tEan
peas. unless II be clover. Turn the pea rines
under 10; very deep and then harrow tie
land several times, Get the finest tith yCu
can If CottCr seed is TO be used. and there
is nothing better, they can lie spread on the
land before It is turred, but it will not do to
turn then under deeply. If commercial fer
t~ilizers CT cctt,u seed meal are used, they can
be narrowed Instead Of being p!owed in.
After the seed is spwn, roll tie land tbs viii
cause the seed to come up better and mere
uniformly. Wheat may be sew from the
Goth of October to the lst Of December, &c
ccrding TO latitude. The tendency Of late
wears las been to SOW too ate.-Sou:hern
CultivatOr.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-11-07

narson in charge, properly c~hargeable TO the
ianhs would amount to about $24, which
leaves a clear profit of 10 per cent. on the
money invested, which should be very salts
factory. But there was in this case a con-
sumption of hay and grain to the amount oil
s5a3. the ~phosphates, potash and nitrates re-
manning in the e~xcrements, ii properly saved
and returned without waste to the fields,
could not be supplied in any other form at a
cost of less than $3.50. according to the ex-
rariments of Professor Roberts, at Cornell,
the manure would be worth S3S6) If we add
this TO the S12O, cash profit received, we shall
have $3.50, of which, taking the cost of cure,
interest and outlay for applying the manure,
,ra should have left not less than $500, or
about 50 per cent, and everybody knows
that last wear was about the most untayor-
able for feeders ever known.
NJ. RichenbacS also says he put In Nov.
4 last 10 lambs, weighing Is pounds each,
at a cost of So 5 per 100 pounds, or s465.oS
FOR the lot. To these he has fed corn worth
So cents per bushel; oats at . cents per
bushel; oil meal at S27 per ton; bran at SO
per ton. and hay at 81 per ton. and he had
them to weigh 105 pounds each and was
offered 6 cents per pound. He asks II they
would have done better with roots and If he
could have made more money by shearng
them early.
He must have made a fine margin OF proht
at last winters prices Of grain, but we
cannot but think he would have done much
better by changing his grain ration some
what, by feeding roots daily and by shearing
the lambs late in December or early In
,January.-Rural New Yorker.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-11-07
A Comedians Joke on a Humorist.

When Eugene Field, the genial Chicago
humoriSt, made a tOu Of the east last spring,
the first city that he visited was Washington.
Stilson Hutchius and several prominent
residents of the capital had arranged to give
Nat Goodwin a banquet on the night Of the
day that Mr.. Field reached Washington.
The humOriSt is a very warm friend Of Mr..
Goodwin, as well as Mr., HutChins, so Of
course he was invited to be present at the
banquet as soon as his presence in the town
had become known, which was almost at the
last minute. Mr.. Field expressed much de-
light in accepting the invitation, and hurried
to his hotel with the intention Of donning his
dress suit. After unpackirg his trunk, be
discovered 70 his horror that his wife, in the
hurry Of packing, had neglected to put in the
coat belonging TO the suit. As it was nearly
time for the banquet, Mr.. Field was at q loss
to know what to DO. He certainly could nos
attend without a dress coat, so he hunted up
Mr.. Goodwin ard ronfdentiaily informed
him Of his dilemma.
That's nothing" said Mr.. Goodwin, "you
must borrow cne.r
The leader cf our orchestra has a dress
coat. ard he is n very c5liging fellow.
Besides, he is n great admirer O. your
poetry"
They had no difficulty in securing the coat.
The owner Of it was a fat man, and Mr..
Field is a slim man, but Goodwin had no diff
fcu}ty in making Field believe it a good fit
by gathering it in the back in the manner Of
a Baxter street merchant, Then Goodwin
ard Field proceeded to the banquet board,
where they proceeded to enjoy themselves
hugely. After the feast, Mr.. Field being
called upon, lie arose to deliver al original
poem Goodwin sat opposite to him, and as
seen as Fed started to spout he held up his
arms in the posture Of a v]io.inist, ard began
to WELD an imaginary tCw. This took away
Mr.. Fields inspiration. and brought his mind
vividly back 10 TIE owner Of the coat. The
result WAS great embarrassment, and Mr..
Fsl3 broke dcwr like q o.usbin2 schoCi girl
Fortunately fcr NJ Goodwin, be cas- no,
teeL in Chicago since this cccLrrepce.-NeH
YCrk S,ar
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-11-07
GIRLS CAPS.

The illustration shows two OF the styles
that are common. That on the left IS made
of cloth to match the cloak worn by the girl.
II is a graceful hood, trimmed at the top in
front with wooden pompons. Bows OF six or
ribbon will answer the purpose as well ms
hood is sometimes made OF plush or corded
silk. I tbs always p~rettier TO match in color
the cloak or dress.
Small girls wear the hair hanging loosely
Town the back this year. 1t is braided first,
then unbranded, so as to wave 1t lightly. Inc
Russian bang is popular. 1t trims the hair
to a peak in the middle Of the forehead and
high upon each side. Girls above 10 or IL,
and up to Il or IS, wear the hair in a single
braid down the back, or wound about the
head like q coronet. Sometimes the blaids
are folded in a coil at the nape Of the neck fer
large girls.
Fig. , on the right is called the Erminie
zap. 1t is of Jersey webbing, silk or wool,
trimmed with astrachan fur, and decorated
with an agraffe and tassels. These caps are
very neat and trim.
Another popular and graceful style Is the
broad, fat sailor cap, with simply a band
around the head. This shape is frequently
seen in bright red. Any color short Of lemon
CT brilliant, dazzling purple hue will be worn.
however. The shades are dark and rich.
There are also quaint, cunning hoods that
tie under the chin and make the little girls
lcok so pretty that one wonders the angels
do not fly away with them. There is nothing
the Creator ever made that is r~rettier than ?
little girl.
The caps and hoods are largely made Ct the
~rough.napped or boucle cloth, so fashionable
fer okildren's cloaks this winter.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-11-07
What Men Should Do at "a Dance

In the first place, a man is invited TO a ball
in order that be may dance, and not to serve
the purpose Of either n door post or a fire
screen. No man who has ever learned bow
to dance will ever regret it, both because it is
a most agreeable recreation in itself, and be
cause it makes him a moro useful member of
society. Few things impart so much polish
to a mans manners as tho art of dancing, and
it behooves him the more to become an expert
in it inaSmuch as it is one of the very few ex-
arcises in which the gentler sex can join.
From the beginning to the end of a dance a
man must never lose sight of the idea That he
is taking care of his partner. He must never
lance in such a fashion rs to make his partner
'ook ridiculous whirlinS her round the room
wildly, or making her in any way conspicu-
pus. He must not talk to other people who
are dancing in the same set, for his whole
attention must be concentrated on the lady
who has done him the honor TO dance with
him. On no account must he leave her side
until he has finally restored her to her
chaperon, and then he should never omit TO
bow. If he is dancing n square dance his
attention should never wander from his part
ner for a moment. He hould know the figures
so well himself as to he able to help her II she
forgets them; he must always put her exactly
in the right place when the exigencies or the
figure require that she should leave him, ana
be ready TO receive her when she returns. IL
Is the worst Of bad breeding for n maj to pay
SC much attention to his next-door nclghbor
H. the lancers as TO be too late to turn his
partner round when he returns to her.
Whether In q round or in a square dance his
object must be to see that his partner does
net get jostled ly other couples, lie should
learn to be n good s.eercr. Ter n man who
plurges wildly about in n ballroom Is q
nuisance tc liz partner, and tc every che else
as well
At the conclusion of thedsDce a mar Should
invite lis partner to take refreshments, and
hold Ter faa or gloves fer her while she does
so However charming lie Ray find lis pres
crt companion, lie should never fail to turn
up il time to claim the next lady be Is eIgaged
to IN fact If q man will try % forge: hin
SELF altogether. and concentrate his attention
CT bis partners, he will not make mistakes in
the etiquette Of the ballroom.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-11-07
Things TO DO and to Know,

The olcomargarine law goes into effect
Nov. !.
English sparrows kill birds smaller and
weaker than themselves.
Railroad companies are, as a rule, response,
bic for injury to stock along their tracks,
when these are not fenced in.
Mrs. Rachael Francis, who died lately in
Atlanta, Ca, left about $4,000, the most of
which she made out Of her dairy and truck
farm. She was Il fine business woman.
Try packing n few punches of grapes il
bran or SawduSt. If sound and packed care,
fully, each bunch separate, they will keep till
midwinter or later, if the children don't find
them.
1t is said that if the silk Keeling machinery
now being tried at Washington works sue.
ceSSfully it will put $4,000, COO year more
into the pockets Of farmers. The United
States commissioner OF agriculture will buy
cocoons from those who wish to sell them.
Small fruit culture will always be most sue.
ceSSful on the intensive plan. Plant only q
small area at a time, and give that the best
culture possible. Better raise 800 bushels on
one acre than that amount on five or six
The South.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-11-07
Winter Calves.

We like this advice: Il would not like to
raise calves in winter without Oil cake meal.
| always allow a calf to have It's mothers
milk until TIE milk is fit to use" There GER
tainly is nothing better for right young
calves than the first milk of the dam after
calving. Unless u calf is extra stupid and
stubborn it can just as easily be taught to
drink ut the end Of four or five days by q
little starving, which quickens its wits Won
derfully. The oil cake meal is also q very
good thing in cold weather; not too much Of
it; start with a tablespoonful in a half-gall1n
of milk, and increase the amount with the
amount Of milk as the calf grows older. Be
sure and feed the milk and oil cake warmed
up TO blood heat, and then there will be little
danger of the calf getting the scOurs, If she
does then put lime water in the milk. Be
sure and take this dangerous disease i'll hand
in time if you want to save the calf. With
good, clean care the calves are easier to raise
in winter than in summer, when the flies are
50 annoying.-American Dairyman.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-11-07
fkSHlONlETS.

New polonaises are very long and an -.
looped.
Turbans Of all kinds arc restonJ ,,,..
ionable favor.
All shades of brown from Suede to seal, 8.
fashionable.
Heliotrope and Suede is r much almi,,
color combination.
More and more masculine grows III. inv
ing toilet for outdoors.
Nantes arc very short in thu h,,l !,
have long tab-hke fronts.
Three rows OF broad stitchin. m, 81, -.
back and four large buttons fa>,,n Tho ~.
Of tho newest gloves.
Novelties in drrss TRIMMINGS r,y.is, .,
soutache embroidery hands ami m,,;s
sometimes made more decorative with A.,
cut jet.
The manner in which the vclyr, or plDA
covering the crowns Of turhanS AMI haDr,
is made to rise in conical loc,c mas, !,
front is O novel feature in fall millinery
Tinsel-shot Madras lanr curtains an prx,,
novelties in window drapcricS
Diagonal drapinG across the funt o, ID.
bodice is seen on new Paris drr>S>
All sorts Of novel bows an, u4,L Ia f,r
the high bonnet trimmings " th> ~iasrn
Links Of gold and platinum a',rma,e /,
many fashionable chains, ami the, ,uo
metals are otherwise uSsl together
Condor yellow, mcrmaid's PINK. anl XIV
cine or liquoricc purple, ara The llrra ao,.
colors on the palette Of faShipn.
Jet sts consisting Of cpau'r',y, mi. co.
lars and pendant pla>tronS f., O.. .iS4v
are among the high novelties lu tag ln,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-11-07

20 nrevent injury to them, / beat the earth as
clean as / could from the roots. Then after
all defective stems had been plucked Oh, the
plants were placed upright in bottomless
hoxes told bee hives as compactly aspoSsloie.
Next. about two-thirds of the foliage was cut
of. through fear that the celery was so very
densely packed that it would suffocate ana
rot Then, having inserted the nozzle OF a
tin funnel here and there through the tops OF
the remaining foliage, sifted quicksand, such
as used for making mortar, was poured INTO
the funnel til all the interstices between the
stems were filed up to the foliage. The boxes
we're on the earth floor Of dimly lighted
anil cool cellar, where q little frost
sometimes entered. Earth was banked
ND around the boxes three or four
inches; a pailful or two of water were poured
ON IN the sand in the boxes, and the operation
was repeated every ten or fifteen days. 1t
was three months before the plants blanched
and were in nice condition. The hearts were
solid by March u, when they were sold. At
the time of digging, the small plants were
"heeled in" III a dark room or some cellar
against sloping earth. First, a tier Of plants
was laid as closely as possible; then a layer OF
mellow earth Gloping for a second tier OF
plants, and 50 on, earth and plants alternately.
We used these in the family till May. Some
of them were wet once Of twice with water,
and these commenced rotting first. The beat
ing of the earth off the roots allows the pack
ING of three or four times as many in the
same space as with the earth left on, and the
second experiment proves that a lighted cell
lar is not necessary. If the plants could be
kept cold nearly down to the freezing point
We probably could have celery till June or
,July
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-11-07
skirts and Draperies.

Everything in the shape Of iounces is left
off wool dresses, even the foot plating being
dispensed with, and in its place is n straight
cloth band notched or pinked on tho lower
edge. The effort Is TO make the dress as light
rs possible, and for this reason there are no
layers of fabrics covering each other, such MS
an entire mderskirt Of cloth or Of plush when
only n small part Of the lower skirt is seen
only the visible parts are covered, and this Is
no longer considered shamming, as tho foun-
datien skirt is now, for economical reasons,
made Of n good strong Observation-Disclosures OF
silk or Of ~alpaca-that will support the
wcightier fabric Of the dress. The tendency
with Paris costumers is TO use soft twilled
wools for winter dresses, such rs India
camels hair, or vigogne, or English serge, In
preference 10 the more heavy habit cloths,
though for very dressy ~toilettes these "Ama-
zones" rs tho French call faced cloths, are
still employed.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-11-07

the plucky little petticoated Anarchist from
picking up Orange and carrying il on into
some awful region peopled only BY Anarch-
kts and reformers.
Then Mrs Parsons mounted q bench IN a
corner Of the hail, and as she stood there,
with burning eyes and blazing cheeks, the
most fear laden OF her auditors admitted that
she was handsome. A dozen or more men
were so overcome with respect for her cour-
ace that they ~invohuntarily took of their
hats and stood near her. Some OF the ex-
treInely respectable and noticeably prominent
citizens present stood afar off, and couldn't
possibly be suspected of having the faintest
degree Of sympathy with tho fiery little
speaker. The owner Of the hall moved about
uneasily, telling his side Of the story TO any
one complaiSant enough to listen, while the
city marshal also explained his attitude:
Meantime Mrs. Parsons spoke to the end OF
her bent, and at last ven away with victory
perched particularly high upon her banner.
Mrs Parsons will remain here q week or SO
longer. and has promised TO lecture a number
OF times. She has engagements to speak In
BROOKLYN, Newark, Jersey City, New Haven,
Bridgeport, Boston, Pittsburg and Cleveland.
In a letter to her husband recently she
| smoke Of the social fabric of the metropolis as
one which filed her with disgust, and that
the degradation Of the laboring poor filled
her heart with pity. HOMER Q. WrxoN.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-11-07
For November.

Every furrow turned in autumn on suit
able land is valuable time saved when il is
worth 50 much. Some soils will pask under
the influence of rains and frosts: light soils
will sometimes wash, but loamy, marty, level
ground may well he plowed. Ridge blowing
OF clayoy In. d. turning two burrows to-
gcthcr, exposes the clodS to the UmcliOr0tiES
influence Of the frost, dries the ground in the
spring, 50 that Il fortnight is often saved in
getting in oats, barley, potatoes or flax.
Noung trees iii windy places may have a
mound q! earth drawn up to their trunks to
stiifen them, or they may he stakcd. A
mound OF earth a foot high Will keep away
mice. Trap or shoot rabbits; they are fat
and good at this season.
Make cider in cool weather. Ewes bred
this month have lambs in April. Cover
strawberry beds with straw or cornStalEs.
Plants taken up from the hedS and borders,
as well as those that have been out inpOtS all
summer, when taken indoors should not I've at
once exposed to fire heat. Keep them in a
cool room for Z while, opening the windows
every mild day.-Amcricau AgriculturiSt.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-11-07
Crop Report.

The October report of the United States
department of agriculture is at hand The
condition of the corn crop has improved
since the last report, owing to warm weather
in September. The whole crop, however,
will be 500, 200, 600 bushels less than that of
last year, it is estimated. In the states be-
yond the Mississippi the returns will be
lowest.
In wheat there will be an increase of 1OO,-
100000 bushels over last year. The average
production is l2H bushels 20 the acre. New
York yields Il bushels to the acre, the high
est average of any state; next comes Michi-
gan, 1913. The lowest production per acre
comes from the states of the northwest which
are supposed to be in the diStinctively wheat
growing section. This ought to encourage
the small farmers in the older states.
The crops of oats, rye, barley and tobacco
are good.
Potatoes are rotting furiously, and more
insect pests than usual have invaded them
this season. This is probably because the
birds nave mostly been killed off to adorn Ia
dies hats.
The cotton crop will be considerably larger
than last year.
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4 Model Farmer.

4 thousand acres of arabic land in one
body makes q pretty large farm in n New
England state. but that is the size of the farm
owned and managed by Mr.. L. Is. Harris, OF
Caledonia county, Vt. He has put in as high
aS sixty tons of hay in a single day. He
begins, in that northern section, the middle
Of June, and has the first crop all III before
the LIST of July. The second crop is also cut
when very young and tender. He buys little
or no grain for his stock, but raises oats,
wheat and corn TO feed at home. He can
grow oats for twenty cents per bushel, and
thinks highly of wheat rs a feeding grain for
cattle. Iurnips are also largely raised, ard
after filling all available cellar room large
quantities are stored in pits in the field.
He has 100 breeding COWS, HerefordS,
DevonS and Polled Angus, and will begin u
herd of Shorthorns next year. His cattle on
the state fair grounds at Burlington were
valued at 100000 for the herd, qt ite n risk fer
one man 10 take in carrying 10 sud from n
showing at a fair. His sales are all in the
state Of Oregon. We asked hin why he did
not remove his large cattle raiSiEg business to
the west, where Others claim to be doing so
we'll at the business His answer was, and
" pNAA N+NNAAo@N eGsNNA A1A AANAo, Nh4oAN II
he were proposing to do as large a business as
the western ranchmen are doing he would
choose Vermont lands TO do it m. Our best
limestone lands are equal TO the best in Ken
tucGy, while our climate favorS, or rather i'll
SurcS, better constitutions
He says one of his neighbors contends that
as many head Of cattle should be wintered by
every cattle feeder as his farm produces of
half tons Of hay. Straw, turnips and grain
should be the chief forage, while the half ton
OF hay should work in as a condiment or rel
ish. New England farmers, and American
farmers generally, have much yet to learn re-
garding the possible uses and value Of straw
for feeding beef producing cattle. Mr.. Har-
riS Is very systematic in all his farming bust
ness, keeping as accurate a set Of farm &c
counts as if he were running a bank. His IN
imals are fed and all the work about the
stables is done with the precision of clock
work. He loves farming, believes in it Us q
business, and his boys are growing up with
similar ideas and feeings-New England
Rarmar
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-11-07
BASEMENT PLAN.

A, root cellar: b, cattle stalls: c, manure pass
age; d. feed passages; L, box stalls; F, pig pens.
The root cellar, a large room "a by 10 feet,
and filed through the hatch, will hold from
5000 TO $500 bushels of roots. The NOW
next to the horse stable, and the loft above
the same the ceiling of which is of matched
boards, contain the hay; the NOW i'll the
west. and loft over threshing floor and sheep
shed, contain unthreShed grain. Spouts arc
on each side of the roof, and all rain water Is
conducted to tanks or %puncheons, giving a
sufficient supply for use in cooking and mix
Ing feed.
Mr.. Brown lays much stress on his root
cellar. This is the English of it," Roots
for carrots, turnips etc, arc not so lmpor-
tant for stock in America as i'll Great Britain,
where corn will not grow.
Here corn, which is easily raised, largely
takes the place of the roots, which can only
be produced by n painful, backbreakiEg pro
cess. Roots must be raised, to give variety
to the food of our domestic animals, but that
i enough. Corn fed alone is constituting,
but still it may always be the main standby.