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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-07-24
FOR SALE.

offer for sale from $1,000 to $1,000 worth OF
stock in a long established manufacturing insti-
tuition, which has been in successful operation
near this cily for many years, and pays easily Il
per cent. JAMES L. HAWLEY,
apo 1920 Main Street
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
Eight Rrick Houses, centrally located, with
from six 10 twelve roo Is ranging in price from
81 700 to Sc 500
-Four Brick Houses, one OF nine one OF five,
a d two Of four rooms on lot l00xlO0-s5. COO.
One seven and one five roomei brick on lot
66xl20-si 500.
one four roomed brick and three roomed frame,
lot 3Oxl00-sl, 200
Twostory Frame, seven rooms, corner lot 65xlOO
5000.
Sixteen lots upper end ofBenwood, 25x9i-sHO
each.
Several fine lots fronting on National Road,
near Wheeling Park
30 shares standard Insurance Co: IS shares
Etna Glass Co; . shares American Insurance
Co; 10 shares BenwOod Mil Co 5 shares War
wi k China Co; shares Belmont Mill Co.
Money to loan on Real Estate security.
GEO. j. MATHISON,
jy22c 1910 Chaplne street.
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Meut advertisements.

H1oR sALE-EAsT HALF OF LOT No Is
II Division a." Caldwell's addition, with
frame house, No! 2A Tweniy.ninth street. Ap-
ply to w. H. RINEHART, llGS Market st. jy2ia
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Civil Engineering. Classics. Business.
Rr hEv. F. ID HUNTINGTON, President
1T. Col. W. VERBECK, Superintendent
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TOR SALE.
A FIrst-CIass Bakery and Grocery Business,

on the main business street OF the city. Terms
easy. Ill health cause OF sale. Trade over sl5,-
900 per year Address l.. UDlCk,
ivlle6dra Charleston, W. Va.
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Respectfully submitted,
MRS. NJ. K. FUEKHAUsER,
for Virginia. J
MRS. JANE A. JOHNSON,
West Virginia. J
MRS. S. L JONES,
(Pennsylvsnia J
MRS J. W. CORY,
Maryland
Committee.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-18
SHERMAN ANECDOTES,
Two Good Yarns Spun by the Commander
of the Army of the Tennessee.


of the Army of the Tennessee.
There are few men living who pos
s&s General Sherman's faculty for
rarely repeating the same anecdOte. 1t
is not often that any man can be found,
after reaching the age of sixty, who
does not unconsciously tell the same
story two or three times if at all given
to reminiscence, but it is generally safe
to assume that the Commander of the
Army of the Tennessee tells something
new every time he opens his mouth.
While swapping stories with General
Lew Wallace and Senator Daniel the
other day he said: Down at Selma l
wanted to get a good personal inspec-
tion of the ground. and left my horse
with an orderly while 1 took a trip on
foot. The main body had advanced and
the skirmishers had gone to the rear.
l passed two fellows lying fiat on their
stomachs in the underbrush. They
were playing poker. l heard one OF
them say: 4 see your five hundred and
raise you a thousand This struck me
as an extraordinary stake for soldiers
who got SIC a month and my curiosity
was excited. l stepped up and saw
that each one of them had a haversack
packed with bank notes. As L got
closer, however, l found it was Confed-
crate money that they were playing
with. l suppose they had $50, 900 be-
tween them. Why, the ante in that
game was 500 and no limit"
General Wallace made a good sally at
Sherman's expense just after this rela-
ton. Sherman was telling about very
clever woman spy, who had passed
through the Confederate lines and had
travelled nearly 1, 900 miles to reach his
headquarters and report She was one
of the most extraordinary women l
ever saw" he said, land supplied me
with very valuable information. She
not only gave plans and drawings, but
she was able to tell of intended move
ments that ought not to have been
known to any person outside OF the
commander of the opposing forces and
his most trusted advisers L asked her
if she needed money, and she said that
to continue her work she must have
$500 in greenbacks and $1,000 in Con-
federate money. 1 got the $500, but I
was doubtful about getting such large
sum as $1,000 even in rebel scrip. l
called in General fitzpatrick and asked
him if he could get some contriband
money. How much do you need? he
asked. "A pretty good sum- / replied,
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FAILURES IN DAIRYING.
In Order to Avoid Them Raise Cows In
stead of Buying.

II
Whatever may be written in favor of
preventing failure in dairying, the
greatest mistake made by dairymen is
that of buying their fresh cows instead
| of raising them on the farm. The dairy
man does not wait as patiently for the
calf to grow as he does for his crops to
mature, and when a choice COW be-
| comes dry she is sent to the shambles.
and new one, fresh, with a calf by
her side, is procured as a substitute
The yearly introduction of cows into
the herd from other localities has
brought disease also, although each
animal may have been apparently in
excellent health when purchased. It
is safe to assert that no dairyman has
ever been cursed with that scourge-
abortion-in his herd if he has not
bought cows from other points. Where
the cows have been raised on the farm
they have been bred from selected
stock, not only for yield of milk and
butter, but also for hardness and free
dom from disease, but when a COW is
brought from another point to be added
to the herd the only quality required
is that she is fresh, and Recently
calved. 1t is well known that the most
expert dairyman will fail in his judg-
ment of the milk and butter qualities
of COW until he has tested her at the
pail, and there is always more or less
risk OF procuring very undesirable
animal.
1t requires two or three years to pro-
cure a fresh COW by breeding for her
on the farm, which prompts the dairy
man to buy his cows, but that it is more
economical to raise them is easily de-
monstrated, provided the stock is grad
ed up to higher standard of excellence
by The use of thoroughbred males. The
greatest loss of time is during the
period of growth, but after the heifer
comes in she will, in a short time, not
only give a quantity of milk and butter
equal to the animal that preceded her,
but will reimburse the dairyman for
the time lost before she became re-
munerative. It is not so much a matter
of feeding, although feeding is impOr-
tant. as it is to secure the largest yield
possible. for in dairying an extra quart
per day may turn loss into a profit.
When the thrift of the flock is also
considered the home-bred COWS are
always in the majority.
As long as COWS are purchased in
stead of being bred no improvement Is
possible. 1t is a good average if every
COW in a herd will yield seven quarts !
of milk for every day in the year, and |
this average is greatly lessened where |
COWS are annually purchased to re-
place those that dry of. but the records
of some of the noted cows of the pure
breeds show that it is impossible to
obtain over forty quarts of milk per
day, while one COW is said to have !
produced nearly seven pounds of butter
per day for one week. These facts de- |
monstrate that if the dairyman will |
grade up his cows their yield OF milk |
may be greatly increased, and that |
many of the failures in dairying are
due TO the omission of the dairyman to
raise his own COWS, and to raise them
from his choicest animals.-Phlladet-
phia Record.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-18
PATRIOTIC SAVING.
Some Reasons Why Nothing should BE
Wasted on the Farm

A great deal of feed is wasted by
poor racks and managers that allow
half the fodder to fall underfOot; and
by not having racks to feed in; and by
careless handling Of the feed. saw a
boy carry hay to a cow; he scattered
| to sheep in box-racks should be pressed
down with the fork, and not thrown in
loose to be pulled out. Overlooking
wastes a great deal of hay, the animals
nozzle it over, breathe on it, and make
it unpalatable; it is often allowed to re-
main in the racks and managers to
crowd the new supply out. Leaving
wagons, sleighs and tools exposed to
weather has been much preached
against, but the folly continues. One
item of waste is in abandoning the old
wagon when a new one is purchased,
leaving it in the road or barnyard with
broken wheel or tongue, never to be
used again, when at the cost of dollar
it might be repaired for drawing stone,
manure and odd jobs on the farm, re-
lieying the new one from great deal
of dirt, exposure and decay, thus pro-
longing its life and freshness several
years. When cOmmOn-seuse gets con-
troll, manure will be made and kept
under cover, and dead cats, rats, fowls,
and even sheep, horses and cattle will
not be allowed to rot above the ground
to pollute the air and waste the best of
fertilizer.
[ have seen farmers go home with
empty lumber wagons from village or
city where there were piles of ashes,
cinders and plaster that they could
have for taking them away. In put
ting up additional sheds and barns |
drew the rich surface soil on to garden
or fields, instead of covering it Up; it
often happens that in making roads,
embankments. or in grading, that rich
soil, better than stable manure, is COW
cred and wasted, when it ought to be
removed and saved. 1t is a terrible
loss when rich bottOm-land, long in
grass, is plowed and the spring
freshets allowed to sweep over and
gully it, carrying off the best of the
soil. Mix the slops from the house
with muck and plaster, and put them
on the garden. If you have children,
don't decide not to keep cow-she
will pay her board if you board her
well. Hens are Omniverous; keep hens,
and they will save a great deal that
would otherwise go to waste. Feed
beet and turnip tops to cattle; put
weeds into the pig-pen; split cabbage
stalks and feed with leaves; give all
the surplus tomatoes, melons, etc, to
what likes them best. Choice bits of
timber, iron-bOlts, and miscellaneous
pieces should be kept for use. In short.
let nothing be wasted. Whoever saves
and consecrates the savings to useful
ends is pHblic benefactOr-a patriot
and philanthropist.-Hugh I. Brooks,
in n. Y. Tribune.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-18
BURIAL AT NIGHT.
An Incident of Soldier Life Away OCT on
The Plains.

The Plains
The scene was in d beautiful valley
situated in the western part OF the In
| dian Territory. A thousand men were
marching along at route-step through
groves of chaparral, followed by one OF
Uncle Sans wagon-trains. Our car
bines hung heavily from the gun-slings
on our shoulders, for the day was warm
and spring-like. Many of the boys
were struggling along on either flank OF
the moving column. or were hanging
on to the rear end of some OF the wag-
Ons their guns lying in the feed-boxes
attached to each wagon. Some were
reclining on the ground beneath
friendly trees. trying TO obtain few
moments rest, while some of the more
lively ones were a short distance away
shooting at the little prairie-dogs. The
mountains, rough and gigantic in their
proportions, with well-wooded sides,
lowered far above US on either hand,
while a sparkling little stream dashed
along its winding way through the
valley,
While thus marching along. and
about to encamp for the night, a stray
shot from the gun of one of the prairie
dog hunters accidentally struck our
chief 5ugler in the head, and he was al
most instantly killed. The dead bugler
was placed in an ambulance and
carried short distance, where
the command encamped for the
night The soldier who fired the fatal
shot was arrested, but as it was only
an accident, was soon set at liberty,
after receiving a ascorching lecture from
the Colonel. The bugler was laid out
at headquarters, where all of the COM
rades who wished passed by in silence.
taking q farewell look. Out at the
base of one OF the giant cliffs. in little
glen, a party of comrades dug a grave
by the light of torches In the dis
tance the wolves and coyotes were
making night dismal with their inces-
SAINT howlings, while the weary senti-
nels as they tramped their lonely beats
were calling out the hour Of the night
with "alrs we'll"
Soon the burial party arrived, when
the body of the bugler was placed in
two hardtack boxes fastened together
and lowered into its last resting-place,
short ceremony was said, and the
grave filed up. A salute was fired,
and a fire was made over the spot to
obliterate all traces from the Indians
and prying wolves. and with weary
and saddened hearts we returned to
camp and turned in for the night
w. r. Smith, Co. F, 10Th Kan. Cav,
Coyville, Kan. in National Tribune.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-18
FARM AND FIRESIOE.

The boy should be taught TO cars
for and keep in perfect order each
machine which he may have occasion
to use.
One teaspoOnful of ammonia to
teacup of water, applied with a rag
will clean silver or gold jewelry per-
fectly.
Make a note Of what you sell,
when, how much and the price. II
may be to your interest some time &c
know about these things.
"A new method of dehorning is to
make strong caustic application tc
the embryo horn. 1t gives little pain
and is as effectual as the saw.
Buffalo or carpet bugs may be ex-
terminated by means of a mixture OF
equal parts of camphor. saltpeter and
borax finely powdered. Before tack
ing down carpets spread a generous
supply OF the powder along the edges
of the floor.
When turkeys can have the range
Of the farm. they can procure for them
selves a sufficient variety of food. In
the summer time they grow faster, and
are much more healthy, when COM
PEELED to depend upon insects, their
natural food, for their principal sub
sistence. Give them something to eat
when they come home at night. This
tames them.
Strawberry Custard: Scald nearly
quart of milk in farina kettle. In
the remainder of the milk, dissolve two
tablespoons of corn starch and stir
into the hot milk. When the milk
thickens add carefully three beaten
eggs and half cup of sugar. Stir until
thick and, when cool, flavor with va
nilla and add strawberries.
"A wire basket to drain dishes in is
a great convenience. A substitute may
be made, by punching holes in the bot
tom of an old dish-pan and setting it
on two sticks in one end of the sink
Pour hot water over the dishes in this
pan; after they have drained 8 few
minutes, the pan may be carried to the
pautry, and the dishes will need put
little wiping before putting away.
Probably meal will finish up a steer
better than ear corn, but for the bulk
of the feeding there are no trials to
which we can point that show in favor
of meal over whole corn. A step still
further in the right direction is to feed
unhusked corn, fodder and all, to the
cattle. Such innovations may appall
many farmers, but what we are drift
ing toward is not more complicated
methods of feeding, but big crops 70
feed, better stock to feed it to, and sim
pie rational methods of getting feed to
the animals.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-18
RANDOM SHOTS.

july the new constitution of the
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
went into effect
THERE are 325. 230 soldiers graves
in the 85 National cemeteries and 49,
S33 are marked unknown"
Ex-Governor ODEN BOWIE, of Mary
land, has been granted a pension Of IS
a month He is veteran of the Mexi-
can war. He was in the great fight at
Monterey September q. 1916.
AREUNION of the Twenty-frst and
Thirty-second Wisconsin Regiments Of
Volunteers was held at Appleton, Wis,
recently. The next reunion is to be
held at Neenah and Menasha- The Of
ficers Of the Twenty-frst Regiment for
the ensuing year are as follows: Presi-
dent, c. B. Clark. NeeDah; vice-presi-
dents, Charles Ripley and George Il
Hatch. Omro; secretary, ]. II. Wood
worth. Waupaca, treasurer, DR.. Man
chester, Waupaca
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-18
A Curiass of Human Skin.

An officer of the marine infantry,
who commanded the penitentiary of
st. Mary la COmte, in New French
Guiana, lately died of diseases con-
tracted at that insalubrious station.
The inventory of the objects he left be-
hind him comprised a very curious
cuirass. with straps and other accessO-
ries. On examination it proved to be
of human skin. A convict had died
whose breast was covered with ex-
tremely beautiful tattoOing. The com
mandant of the station knew this, and
had the man fayed before he was buried.
For moment it was thought that this
human relic would have been put up
for auction with the officers other
effects, but fortunately, it occurred to
somebody that it was rather too dis
gusting. 1t was known that the
officer had worn the cuirass several
times when fencing with his comrades
Notes and Queries.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-18
A Heroine of the Civil War:

An incident of the war was recently
related at Richmond by Captain Henry
Hudnall, Chairman of the Republican
City Committee, as follows: The bat
tie at Big Bethel Church. the first great
struggle of the late war, was fought
the 10th Of June. 1861. The Confed-
crate forces. commanded by General
Magruder, were encamped down in
Tidewater, Va We had been expect
ing the Federal forces to attack US for
several days, but up to the night of the
9th they had shown no sign of advanc-
ing. About two o'clock the morning
of the 10th our sentinels were aston
ished to see beautiful young woman
gallOp into camp on the bare back of an
old farm mule. She had Travelled four
miles through fields and woods that
dark night, had passed several Federal
scouts, and our forces were aroused
with the cry: The Federals are ad-
vancing" The excitement was great.
Our troops had not more than time to
form lines when the great struggle be-
gan. The Federals were driven back,
and it was due to the heroism and
bravery of the fair young Miss Maggie
Mitchell that the Confederates gained
the first battle of the war. Atlanta
Constitution.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-18

other, his arms encircled slender waist,
his kisses fell upon a cheek as soft and
fair as Helen's of Troy, while he muir
mured
Lille, Lille, my darling, have you done
this for metz
Closer he pressed her to his breast. His
lips met hers again and again in rapturous
KISSES OF love. Such heroic conduct he had
read OF IN fiction, but it never occurred to
him that it would become a literal truth.
She hurTledly explained that herself and
brother learning from Dick Sneed, who
mad Just escaped from Fort Donelson, that
Captain Mason was prisoner of the guer-
rnlas, the three had determined to rescue
him at all hazard
Remember, Luke, that you shall always
have my prayers. l must go now," she said
in conclusion.
The parting was an affectionate one. The
lover would have kept her at his side if he
could have done so, but she assured him
tpat she had friends and relatives able to
care Tor her, and that her father, living sick
not 1ar away, demanded her personal atten-
tlon- Inc parting farewell was spoken and
she was gone
Slowly and sadly the Young Captain rode
70 the Union camp. His own regiment was
IN the advance, and they hailed hlm as one
returned from the dead. They remained
mere out short time and went to Nash
VllIe,where Luke was commissioned Colonel
FROM here they were few weeks later
ordered to PIttsburg Landing, which place
lney reached among the very first troops.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-18
THE LADY OF LYONS.
To Deceive BOstile Critics the Play wa
First Produced ANONYMOUSLY.

First Produced Anonymously.
am not old enough to remember
the publication OF the early novels
of Edward Lytton Bulwer, and
consequently am unable to speak OF
their reception by the public press:
but when that gifted gentleman took to
writing for the stage 1 perfectly recol-
lect the savage attacks that were made
upon his dramatic attempts.
There is no doubt that Bulwer had,
in some way or other, made himself
personally offensive to the critics; but,
whether or no, he became fully per-
suaded that no play written by him,
however good II might be, would be
allowed to succeed upon the stage.
Acting upon this conviction he. in
counsel with Macready, who always
played the hero in his pieces, deter
mined to produce his next dramatic at
tempt anonymously. Happy thought,
The subject fixed upon was The Lady
Of Lyons, " and when the play was pro-
duced-about the year 1912, l think
sons only-Macready and BuIwer.
Dickens was the intimate friend of
both actor and writer and on invitation
OF Macready he took his place among
the audience on the first night, in total
ignorance OF any thing and every thing
connected with the play. The curtain
fell to 4 storm of applause. Dickens
went delightedly behind the scenes to
congratulate the great actor on a we'll
deserved success.
In Macready's dressing-room Dickens
found Bulwer. looking, as he thought,
a little disturbed.
"A capital play! good idea-well and
dramatically worked out. The author.
a young fellow, I suppose, has been
looking a little at our friend here" in
dicating Bulwer. IF this is his first
work l predict fine future for him; as
for you, my dear Macreadv, you are in
for long run, depend upon it." Then,
turning to Bulwer. Dickens said: Did
you see the play from the front? did
not notice you among the audience"
No" said Bulwer, Il saw quite
enough of it from the wings"
Well" exclaimed Dickens, '.you
are not satisfied with it?''
Not bit of it," said Bulwer. ut
was capitally acted, fortunately for the
author. Without our friend here it
might have been hideous failure"
My dear Bulwer. if did not believe
you to be free from the slightest tinge
OF jealousy of other writer's, what you
have just said would make me uneasy.
The fellow has written bright, capital
play, and you should be the first to
acknowledge SUCH"
Not if l don't think so, suppose" ="
said Bulwer with a smile
In telling this anecdOte, as we'll as l
can remember, have used Dickens
expressions as l heard them from his
own lips.
The morning following the produc-
ton Of The Lady of Lyons" was a
triumph for Bulwer, who was re-
quested by the papers to take a lesson
from his rival. who had shown by his
admirable play that he had dramatic
powers which were conspicuous by
their absence in such works as had
hitherto proceeded from the pen of
Mr.. Bulwer. Firth "reminiscences.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-18
An interesting War Relic.

At the battle of Fort Donelson Col
onel John Shaw, then a private, while
marching in the assault was knocked
senseless by a bursting shell and left
for dead. After a time he recovered
consciousness. but believing that he
was mortally wounded and that death
was imminent, ne crawled to a tree
near by, and that his body might be
identified. carved these words on the
trunk: John Shaw. 46th Illinois In
fantry. Feb Is, 1862" After lying on
the field for hours he revived sufficient
ly TO reach his regiment, and subse-
qIently participated in many battles
and worthily earning his promotion.
Recently Major John Bauer. Of Cincin-
natl, while getting out slaves on the
battlefield, where ne has a force of
men at work, secured many relics and
among others the record above referred
to. Colonel John Shaw is at the pres
ent time the proprietor of the Fitch
House, Lawrenceburg, Ind, is prom
inent in his community and active in
any interest which is of benefit to the
old soldiers. American Tribune
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-18

$1,000 Oh said Kilpatrick, that is
small matter. 1 always carry that
sum in my Clothes and he pulled
S.. 600 out OF his pocket and counted it
out Strange to say" continued Gen.
eral Sherman, musingly. Il have never
Well" said Wallace with twinkle
in his eye, then she must surely be
dead. No living woman would ever let
you go that easily. N. Y. Cor. Gin
cinnati ENQUIRER.