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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-05-19
QUEER BIRD NESTS
strange Pnc.s someam selected B } ths
Builders.

Builders.
Pcf.rt. IHs
Birds have some quee- fncies 10 select
ing spots or building their nests. Some
time ego near Sesy,lle. y. j., noticed IL
a zsove of oaks that nearly every tree had
an old tin can nailed OPP in It, 1 touad
on examination that ih. cans we're all &C
cupied BY vrens aid blue bisds. Bu,
what attracted ms attention was an old
boot fastened IN one of the trees. As ]
approached l d blue bird dew out. and al
though 10 was twenty-five feet from the
ground, I climbed up and saw hye young
birds comfortably sitting in the nest.
] once found q yegtabie tOweT-nest,
bull, by pair OF robins They had built
ID nest 10 cedar tree, aud q had been
found unsuitable for some reasons that
they alone knew Immediately after
wards they built a second one on top of it,,
and som being unsatsded they built a
third one. Bat they were very hard to
please for s.iu another nest was con-
structed on TOP of the fourth before they
were content 90 begin housekeeping Not
long alter that four little heads were peep.
ing over the edge OF their lofty home
An old gentleman once told me that his
wife on a certain washday missed lace
cap that she nad hung ont on the line and
fastened with a clOthaspin. Several days
afterwards, when walking 10 lis garden, he
noticed something white duttering in the
branches Of a cherry tree and an examina-
zion showed that 3 pair Of robins had taken
the cap from the line and fastened il
among the tWigs and grsss of their nest.
The birds had undoubtedly pulled the cap
nom between the pTongs OF the clothes
pins, for they could no otherwise have OBJ
tanned IT, They were left in undisturbed
Dossessiou on their prize.
A pair of sparrows In Central Park, New
York, have regularly for several years
built their nest and reared their young
ones IN the right hand of Daniel Webster s
statue But a stranger place than that
has been used by pair in Charing Cross,
London, for SIX years past. These brave
ittle fellows have made their home right
In the mouth Of a hon-but the lion IS
made of stone.
In St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, several
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-05-19

Stanley Wood IN he Great Divide.
7.
The little maid
Was not afraid
To meet me in the wood,
She knew that she was pretty.
And knew that she was good
We talked OF love,
The trees above
Bent down as II TO hear;
Said l, my pretty maiden
VIII you marry me next year!
"No, no" said she,
1T cannot be.
And then she turned away from -s
II.
As through my heart
She sent this dart
said, do not be coy"
She felt a touch Of pity
I felt touch OF Joy.
"My love" said I,
Agentle sigh
Was all her answering,
Have pity, pretty maiden, ,.r
"Will you marry me next sprlhB.
mo, no, said she,
1T cannot be,
And then she turned away from 1a'
III.
In deep distress
And wretchedness
I pondered her reply,
She strOve 10 check her la1Sll9'
/ strove 10 check a sigh.
Once more / spoke,
The bending oak
Strove hard 10 hear me 'aI
Have pity, pretty maiden
"Will you marry me iO1a!
"0h, yes, said she,
THAT well may be, e-, me-
10 more she turned ana! H''4
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-05-19

with great satisfaction, and the waiter
GOES off again. Having gotten their change
thew talk five minutes more, trying ~
decide whether they shall gotO look al III, .ne
hat after all or go up to get"Amy" Ihey
finally decide upon the hat, and as they
nova towards the door the waiter picks up
the punched quarter they left for him ana
leans against the wall with sign OF re-
lief
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-05-19
wild with Grief.
Caca,o Herald.

biNNusv Al'utNs
did you attend Mr. Brown f1nefa.
yesterday, Mrs. Bruce?"
Eyes, and it was the sAddest one I ever
saw. Mrs Brown Was frantic She.
would have leaped into the-grave if they
hadn't caughther."
She'll be married inside Of six months
never knew it to fail with woman Ike
that
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-05-19
Forgetful.
Fliegsnde Blnftr

What has happened to your You look
so vexed."
Il should say so. This morning I was
Just going to be very sngry about some
thing when some one spoke to me, and l
have been trying the whole day to think
what was going to be angry about, and I
can't do it..
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-05-19
Enjoying Himself.
Hdrpsr's Bazaar.

harper Bazaar.
Young man looking over hotel registe'
i see that Joshua Crawfish of Crawfsh'
vile is stopping here. Where can | find
him. He's an uncle of mine.
Clerk think you'll find him in the
elevator. He's been riding up and down
all the forenoon.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-05-19
BROUGHT TO BOOK.

Stanley Wood in The Great Divide.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-05-19

nests of wrens were found inside street
gss.lamps, where, during the night
bright light wss always burning, but tney
seemed in no wise disturbed by It.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-03-20

tive in eggs and they did not give the
same percentage of hatch, while the NOR
tality among the little ones was much
greater. do not like to condemn any
variety of birds on one trial, as one may
be unfortunate in selecting a strain, but
subsequent experience with these birds
fully confirms the above, and though they
are large and attractive bird, do not
consider them as hardy as either the Pekin,
Aylesbury or Cayuga.
crossed this bird with the Cayuga, the
results Of this cross being that it gave us
all the good qualities OF the Cayuga with
the largely increased size of the Rouen.
1t gave also a good table bird, the flesh
of which was far better favored
than that OF the puddle duck. The Ayles-
bury is a very pretty bird, and it's feath
ers are valuable, but it is almost impos-
sible to pick it clean,-a sufficient reason
for not having anything to do with this
breed for profit on a practical scale.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-03-20

for late ones 16 cents, the cost OF produc-
tion being the same for both.
The Pekin is the only bird that will
cover all of these points. 1t has two
slight defects-its extreme timidity and
it's heavy, coarse voice, which it does not
scruple to use when congregated in large
numbers. The former can be overcome
by careful handling. But to offset these
defects Pekins will not only produce the
first eggs of the season, but by far the
greatest number of any of the breeds.
They mature earlier, are more hardy and
domestic in theirhabits, never wandering
far and always returning to their coops
at night They are not mischievous and
require less water than eitherof the other
breeds.
My birds lIavefor generations been bred
in dry yards with simply water to drink
and all desire for it for another purpose
seems to have been bred out of them.
When allowed their freedom in thefall the
focks never visit the brook fifteen or
twenty rods distant and when driven
there occasionally for the purpose of puri-
flying their feathers, get out again just as
soon as possible. Indeed, after a water
bath their feathers cling to their bodies
and they present the same bedraggled ap-
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-03-20

pearance as wet hen. Another advan-
tage of the Pekin is it's pure white, elastic
feathers, which are largely mixed with
down. These feathers readily command
from 40 to so cents per pound or double
the price of colored feathers, and are no
mean source of income, especially when
the birds are grown in large numbers.
They are also comparatively free from
pin feathers-a most important point in
bird for market.
The Pekins, as their name indicates,
originated in China. They are a large,
beautiful bird of proud, erect carriage,
with pure white plumage outside. The in
side feathers are slightly cream colored.
The.neck is long and gracefully curved,
the head long and gracefully shaped with
q full bright eye. The legs and beak are
Of very dark orange and form & fine
contrast to the pure white feathers. The
minimum weight OF our birds when ma
tured is about fourteen pounds while the
very heaviest will tip the scale at twenty
pounds per pair. We found that the
Cayuga duck was a more precocious bird
than the Rouen and was better layer.
The eggs were more fertile. The birds
were also much harder and as a conse-
quence there was less mortality among
the young, but they were rather
small in size. dressing only seven TO nine
pounds per pair The Rouens We're neaa-
ly four pounds heavier, but had their dis
advantages. They were not SO produc-
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-03-20
The Verdict Unanimous.

w. D. Suit, Druggist, Bippus, Ind. testi-
lies: Il can recommend Electric Bitters as
the very best remedy. Every bottle sold has
six bottles, and was cured of Rheumatism of
10 years standing Abraham Hare, drug
gist, Bellville, Ohio, affirms: 1.-The best SELL
ing medicine | ever handled in my 20 years
experience. is E ectric Bitters." Thousands
Of others have added their testimony. so
that the verdict is una nimous that Electric
BitterS do cure all diseases of the Liver,
Kidneys or Blood. Only a half dollar a
bottle at W. A. Allen IG Co. : Drug Store. 2
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-03-20
The Pekin Duck.

[Extracts from the book of James E. Rankin,
South Easton, Mass
This breed is my favorite. have ex-
perimented carefully during the last TWEEN
ty-years.with allthe large breeds, crossing
them in every conceivable way to obtain
the best results, and am perfectly satisfied
with the Pekins. have got through ex
perimenting, and as grow nearly 10000
ducklings yearly, can hardly afford to
guess at it, as one cent per bird makes IL
difference of over $50 in our receipts and
one cent per pound a difference Of over
$500. SO | can only afford to use the
bird that will grow the greatest number
of pounds of flesh in the shortest space OF
time. Nor is this all it must be the bird
that will give the first eggs of the season,
as this will enable you to get your young
birds on the market when they will com
mand the highest price, and there is more
clear profit from one early bird than
three later ones. This will be the more
readily understood when it is known that
the maximum price for early birds is 45
cents per pound in Boston and the price
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-03-20

"The Compound Oxygen Treatment, Drs. Star
kew & Palen, No 1929 Arch ST, Philadelphia, have
been using for the last seventeen years. is scien-
Nitrogen nlagnetized, and the compound is so
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Drs Starkey & Palen have the liberty to refer to
the following named wellknOwn persons w-io
have'tred their treatment:
HON. VIM. D. KELLEY Member of Congress, Phila.
REV. VICTOR l.. CONRAD, Ed. Lutheran Observer,
Philadelphia.
REV. CHAs. w. CUSHING, d. D., Rochester, N. Y.
HON WIN. Penn NIXON, Ed. Inter Ocean, Chicago.
w. H. WoRTHINGTON, Editor New South, BirminG-
ham, Ala.
JUDGE H 2. VROoMAN, QuenemO. Kan.
Mrs. MARY A LIvERMoRE, MelrOse, Mass.
JUDGE r. S. WORRIES, New York City.
Mr.. E. G. KNIGHT, Philadelphia.
Mr.. FRANK SIDDALL, Merchant, Philadelphia.
Hon. w. w SCHUYLER, Easton, Pa.
EDWARD l.. WILSON, S33 Broadway, n Y, Editor
: Philadelphia Photo.
FIDELIA M. LYON, Waimea, Hawaii, Sandwich Is
ALEXANDER RITCHIE, Inverness, Scotland.
MRS. MANUEL ORTEGA, Fresnilo Zacatecas, Mex
MRS. EMMA COOPER, Utilla, Spanish FL onduras, CA
j. CoBBs, Ex-Vice Consul, Casablanca, Morocco
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England
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And thousands of others in all parts of the U. S.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-03-20
EDITED BY f. W. AMsDEN,
Ducks in Florida.
FLORIDA.

1t is generally thought necessary to
provide water in abundance to be success
full i'll duck raising. Some varieties re-
quire more than others; but the Pekin,
which is the most profitable in all other
respects, requires no more than other
fowls-that is, a plenty to drink is all
that is necessary.
Ducks are large eaters of coarse food,
and require more animal food than hens,
but they make good useof what they eat,
both as ducklingsfor market and ducks as
egg producers. Every duck in our flock
laid each an egg for every day but five in
February, and on those days there was
only one missing We will keep an ac-
curate account Of how many eggs we get
from each and report. One lady reports
525 eggs from three ducks in eight
months, or 175 each.
Duck eggs are as salable as hen eggs;
not SO much for table use as for the baker.
They are stronger in flavor, but usually
so much larger that they command a
higher price. Mr. Rankin is the largest
duck raiser in this country, if not in the
world. His output is 10000 annually;
they are generally sold at from eight to
ten weeks old and weigh from eight to
twelve pounds. The price averages from
18to 40cents per pound and average cost
5A cents. Now, these figures show large
profits, and they are the truth twice told,
but don't all rush into the raising OF
ducks, for, as David Copperfeld says,
there must be a suitability of mind and
purpose before you can succeed.
We have the advantage in Florida in
duck raising, as well as in other branches
of the poultry business, over our friends
in the land of ice and snow. Here ducks
lay in October if Matched in January or
February, which is sixty days earlier than
in the North. We can commence Matching
inNovember and get ducklings on themar-
ket in time to offer them to our first ar
rival OF tourists.
There is great deal more that might
be said about duck raising in Florida, but
if you are interested in the subject by all
means send so cents to Jas. Rankin,
South Easton, Mass, and get his new
book, "Natural and Artificial Duck Cult
ure" 1t is the only work published on
this important industry.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-03-20

about 10 per cent. of ground beefscrap
thrown in. Atnoon givea small amount
OF dry food composed of equal quantities
OF cracked corn, oats and wheat. When
the birds commence laying gradually in
crease the quantity Of meal and animal
food, proportionally decreasing the
amount of bran.o
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-03-20
The Mode of Feeding Ducks.

This differs with the season of the year.
During the autumn and early winter
months, feed ducks twice each day with
equal quantities OF corn meal, wheat bran
and boiled turnips and potatoes, with
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-03-20

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abandoned to die by other physicians. Will be
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the brochure!
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The Florida agriculturist., 1889-03-20

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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-10-10

THE Catholic Citizen commends to the
editor of The Pilot letter written by the
Sisters OF st. Francis of Silver Lake Con-
vent on the parochial school question.
The Pilot has nothing but words of praise
for the communication and earnest CON-
mendation OF the schools described by
the Sisters. There is no quarrel on the
part of any one with schools which teach
English, even though German should be
mandatory instead of optional. Ana
there is no occasion for such schools an
tagonizing any law which requires Eng
lish to be taught as they have antlclpat-
ed the provisions of any such law. The
schools which do not teach English have
reason to oppose the mandate OF the
state that English be taught.
The girl who had reached the age of 10
without having any knowledge of Eng
lish, was pupil of the Lutheran paroeh-
ial school of Reedsville. When this girls
case was cited as an instance of the in
struction given, it was not known to the
editor that there was more than one
parochial school in that village.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-10-10

THERE is no person with whom a con-
troversy is less desirable than with a
clergyman. He invariably demands that
all the amenities be observed by his op-
ponent while he be permitted to violate
all the ordinary rules of courtesy. His
sacred calling too often is made to in
clude the prerogative of being ungentle-
manly without mourning the punish
ment which might make him more observ-
ant of propriety in his dealings with men
who ask to be judged by their acts not
for immunity because of their calling
The clergymen who have taken part in the
discussion of the school question might
learn lesson of moderation, temperance
in language and candor which
they preach with such JUNCTION and
practice with such infrmity, from the
secular press which have taken part in
the controversy. To be treated with for
bearance under circumstances fully justl-
flying acting on the defensive with often
spark of manhood to reclprocate In manly
fashion. Not so with the clergymen who
are party to this controversy. They
construe federation as license to abuse
and indulge in a species of invective
which has point only because it is coarse,
offensive and decidedly Uulgar.
The nationality of the editor of The
Pilot in no way concerns Rev. Mr.. Pieper,
and let the Irish be what they may, it
would be difficult to find one so unmind-
full of ordinary civility as to mention any
mans nationality as repruach. If the
defenders of parochial schools can rise to
no higher plane of argument than slurs
upon the nationality of the opposing dis
putant, they should seek an arena in
which epithets pass for current coin and
courtesy is not observed. Nor is The
Pilot alone the victim of clerical insolence
grown bold by years of indulgence and
domination. There is not
paper In the state which has dared to
speak in favor of English which has not
been lectured as If 1t were an underling
and treated with an assumption of author
ity. laughable had it not been pitlable for
its want of discretion and discernment.
The press can be good-naturedly indulg-
emit to these exhibitions of intolerance
but there are limits to Its endurance,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-10-10

Ed. Co.'s friends are urging him for
secretary of state. Another section OF
his friends want him to go to congress.
The Pilot yields to none in admiration
of Ed Coe and believes no stronger noml-
nation on the state ticket could be made.
But the other side is going to win next
year and they want no such man as Ed.
Coe among the dead or wounded, nor do
they want the vigor of their blows reduc-
ed by the consciousness that they were
to fall on so excellant man. Nominate
Coe for congress in the First district
where his election viii be certain and lei
the poor timber be offered for sacrifice
on the state ticket.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-10-10

For some years it has been quite ap-
parent that splendid field was open to
some bright, active member OF the legls-
lature to make reputation by revealing
the loss of the state school fund. Sug-
pestions were offered in abundance and
opportunity presented itself without the
seeking. Nothing was done in this line
Of investigation and the frequent charges
of misrepresentation where wholly ignored
by the administrative officers. Now The
Milwaukee Journal has furnished basis
for future inquiry and has provided an
issue for the next campaign. 1t pub
fishes a resume of the laws whereby the
trust funds were borrowed by the state
and on which the state is now paying in
terest. These funds are represented by
certificates of indebtedness and the inter-
est paid on them is denominated school
fund income" The school fund has
come from various sources mainly from
lands granted the state by the United
States for educational purposes. To this
source other important additions have
been made. So that now, had the lands
been sold at full value and the proceeds
invested with judgment, the income
would be sufficient to maintain all the
schools in the state without taxing the
people one cent. Now it appears the
state has absorbed this fund and the
school fund income is derived from tax
levied upon the people, instead OF being
the income of the national grant.
The amount due each fund by the state
as shown by The Journal is as follows:
School Fund 81, 563, 700; Normal School
Fund, S515,700; University Fund, SILL
900; Agricultural College Fund, $4,000;
Total, S2,251 900. On this indebtedness
the people are annually paying interest
to the amount of S157,57O. So that as
a matter of fact the university normal
schools and common schools are wholly
supported by direct taxation notwith-
standing the grants made by the national
government, if properly managed, would
be sufficient to meet all expenses.
But this is not all. 1t is said by those
who have means of knowing that the ma
tional government has restored to the
states the loans which they made for war
purposes. Can the Journal ascertain
this fact and thus conclusively establish
the enormous population of past state adj
ministrations?. Partisan bias may depre-
cate its efforts to reveal the theft but it
should not be deferred by this
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-10-10

THE Catholic Citizen has never played
the demagogue and its position on the
parochial school question must be attrl-
buted to conviction. But it does those
who ask state supervision OF parochial
schools an injustice when it attributes to
Thorn the Interior purpose of prohibiting
parochial schools by law. The state Is
interested in having its citizens receive
certain amount of education and 1t cares
not what the source. VIII The Citizen
deny its right to ascertain whether the
instruction demanded is given when
other schools than those furnished by
the state are utilized by parents? 1nthe
abstract one might say parental sollcl-
tude would be a sufficient guaranty that
terests might dictate. An acceptance OF
this argument would make the accept
lance of its corollary, that the church is
superhuous, imperative. There are self
ish interests demanding the suppression
of English. Is the state to remain in
active while the interests Of children are
being sacrificed?
Indeed our legislature is SO filed with
aspiring politicians anxious to win the
favor of any class that it is only by the
utmost e1ertion any law, no matter how
benefcent its general purport, can be
secured if antagonized by church, society,
or dominant nationality. If parochial
schools generally are doing what they
should do, they need have no fear OF state
supervision. If any are not doing their
duty they should not be sustained IN
their dereliction by those which may
safely challenge inspection. Is not The
Citizen standing in the way of an investi-
CATION which it must admit Is needed!
The investigation cannot reflect upon
the schools which it commends. The re-
fusal to permit inspection makes all OBJ,
jecting sharers in the defects which are
probably limited to few.