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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-15

Rice.-Carollna head GJsc; Carolina choice 90.
Carolina prime txc;T Louisiana prime 5a5ISc;

lArd.purc refined. In tiercc &c; ~ ID, tins
711e; Chicago lard. In Tin pals. lbs. Sc: tin
pals, lbs, ~; tin pals. 10 lbs, nc; tin
pals. 20 lbs. .1lc: tin pals, 20 lbs, 70.
,suoar,Cutloaf no; cubes f5kzc; fruit powdered
dard 10; standard confectionery A 10: Colum.
sia G1Sc; standard Windsor A exc; Rligewood
white A exc; white extra q Go; standard yel.
low &C.: New York 9 SIC: golden 6ILIc; ifuIt
sugar 5xc; New Orleans clarified. mono III mar.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-15

From New York, Philadelphia and R,,,tro,o
$50 and 1915 p m. and II :05 D, m, daily. '4D
cept Sunday. - sEs f7 - = -,
Grafton Accommodation, 12:45 p. M, daily. Il!
.aonndsyllle Accommodation, 900 d, m. ex.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-15

Cogee-Gtccn cofIte-Fancy Golden Rio 2o%c:
ianey; green 2lc; Peaberry PC; ,choce xrcc
l9Hc: roasting grades lSc: Java &c; roasted In
packages-Ohlo Valley Rio 2ic; Fan Handle 2c:
AfbueEle &Co.'s roasted 2ic. Bulk Roasted Pc
"a Goyernment Java roasted Doc; Peaberry 2Sc;
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-15

Grafton Accommodation, e:25 p. M, daily.
{ M0undsville Accommodation, I:VJ n. m ,iai,v
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-15

through tickets and baggage checked, TO al
points; f1r rates and other Information address
Al: handy A. @, r. A.. rartersSur,is. z L!
i--.... w. Y. OSBORN. s. T. A., PomeroY. Ohia. {.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-01-09
Tyrolean Farmers.

The struggle for mere existence with
these poor people (the L, lolese) is fear
full one. something that an American farm
err never even dreamed Of The summer
days are so few and so rainy that hay car
be made only by tying the grass around
poles to dry, free from the ground. and
they may often be seen moving in the
rain, hoping that the sun will come on,
long enough to partly dry out the grass
when cut.
The men, when moving, generally have
on white aprons, looking much like a lot
BARRIERS or walters pressed into the ser
vice, This is due, probably. to the fact
that the women do the most OF the now
Ing, and when man has to do ii he wants
to look as much like woman as possible,
SO as not to be recognized
Throughout the most OF Europe the pea
sants, or farmers, live in villages and &c
every morning and evening from two to
four miles to their land and back, ut q
great loss OF time aud thought.
Ii is rare thing to see separate houses
in the country. In Tyrol and Switzerland
the houses are ore scattered and one may
often see them perched so far up on tie
mountain side that it would seen impossi.
bile 10 oct To them and frequently ham.
let Of dozen or twenty houses will be
found lying mp almost III the clonds, near
ny at the timber line, in the most unexpec.
ted places.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-01-09
Tom atoes.

The Etpe;imen, Station Of Cornell Uni
sefsity maize experiments With tomatoes
aud lave reported tue suits 10 bnlle .
tn We give a briet summary OF coDcln
sions reacted: Frequent transplan,ing
aad good tillsge are requisite TO the best
r.sults. Plants started under glass ten
weeks before trans laniing gave iinit from
week 10 ten days earlier tban those
started two or three @erks later. They
were also more productive. Heavy ma
nuring gave toe best r.sDils. IL did Lot
pro luce vine at the expense Of fruit. Poor
soils tends to make the fruit more irfesu-
lar and angular Varieties run out 10
sbou, ten years. which appears 70 be- the
average limit of life The most desirable
qualities 10 the toms,o are regularity 10
shape, solidity. large sizs and productive
uess. 40 ideal scale OF points would be
about as follows: Yigor Of plant. 8; ear
illness. 10; eoIor Of fruit, 8; solidhy Of
frat, 20. shaps Of fruit. 90; sizs, i0i
favor ., cooking qualities. 5; productive.
res.. 20.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-01-09
Agriculture.
Rats. Year o~a csw.

A bali dozen good cows are worth .
doRsb poor ouc. II takes As mach food
and care 10 keep peer Gov a. Il does .
good oue, aud While the fermer barely ~.
turn. enough q, most to pay Der way
the latter returns comfortable profit 10
Der owner Thuse farmers ubo are look
ing around Tot really good co~s knos hos
diiionli 1t Is to bay one. wheo tonna, At a
price they eau saltd 10 pay, Vel they
frequently Keep looking aronnd" lot sey.
eral years, when they might. 10 tie same
time. have raised several choice cows
themselves Ct course il takes time 10
res, good sizsd herd Of profitable COWS,
bu, this expenditure OF time . only 10 lieu
u the money expenditure absolutely TO
purchase desirable animal As "a farmer
usually osn spare the lime better than he
can spare the cash, IL is easy 10 SEQ what is
The best course TO pursue There are but
lev farmers sho DO not now have At least
one, two. on three COWS isltly good, which
oan be used as start In Improvement
Do not use a scrub bull merely because
your u igLbor happens TO have him aud
charges nothing, bu, rather pay affair price
for good, pure.bred one Save all The
hiefer calves aud carefully raise them.
When they are about three years old, aud
less Than four years from the time the i'm
provement is started, yon will have foe
young COWS. Other calves will also be
coming on, from them as we'll as from the
original cows, and 10 five OF six years there
will be quite herd the common, unpro
titable cows having been worked of TO the
hatcher, Many a farmer wishes he had
CONNER need five or six years ago. He does
not thick that he will likely say the same
thing five or six years hence, yet
does not commence now. Good, pure bred
bulls have now become so well distrbut-
ed, that the use OF one can usually be SO
cured without much difficulty, while a
good bull calf can be bad from such stock.
G, igible to entry for comparatively low
price. Enough can 'as rule, be |
COUNTED on from neighboring farmers
herds to pay for his keep -Americm Az
:icHkwiS for january
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-01-09


NOR sALE.-I will sell my houee and lot Al
Manchester Centre. House ID nearly new
handsomely finished main part SO 20. ell 10 IL %
all two stories, IA rooms. good cellar, good els
tern and excellent water in abundance at all
times, and the promises occupy the pleasantesi
locality 10 the village. | also wish to sell two
good dwellings and out buildings with II acres
Of land in Bsrnumyile, at a bargain for the
purchaser. -
J. Il MoNAUGHTON.
Barnumville, May 22nd, 1859 23m
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-01-09

Again we call attention to the propriety
and economy OF batteening the stable and
closing all the cracks so as TO keep out the
frosty air and driving snow. II, after the
cracks are all well battened, the stable is
lined with building paper and scaled with
cheap lumber, 1t will add greatly to the
comfort Of the stock and bring its ample
reward in the saving OF food and the IN
creased and prolonged flow of milk or the
growth Of beef. II is of vastly more I'm .
portsnce to keep the stock warm and com
Portable IN the stable than to warm the
water for il to drink. An animal that is
chilled and sblvering will Of course be
still more so when exposed to the cold
wind aud imbibiug Ice water; bnt II its
body is warm, and at its normal tempera .
ture the animal will not mind cold
draught of water and few momente' ex-
posture. Besides. il it stands 10 cold sta.
bic the cons1m ptlon OF extra food to keep
ii warm must constantly go on as lohB az
the cold weather continues; while an in
vestment in cheap lumber. when once
made and the lumber properly applied as
lining to the stable, Is perpetual There
is no luther consumption Of lumber or adj
ditional expense about it. You haze warm
sable for years without futher cost But
without such use Of lumber. the expendi-
ture OF food for hfating purpose goes on
year after year, making yon pnrse leaDer
and keeping your SO h 10 state OF dis
comfort which Is unfayorabe 10 milk pro-
duction or the putting on Of flesh aye Of
even keeping on the flesh already sccum
ulated. There is q loss Of food and loss
OF product with NEST likely deterioration
In the condition Of the stock.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-09-18
Why the Trains Walt.

1t has probably puzzled many a trav-
eler, who fitting impatiently in train,
has waited for the draw of bridge to
close which had been opened to allow
some snail-like boat to creep up the
current why the rapidly moving train
was not given the precedence, as it
could swiftly hurry away. 1t is not due
to the excuse that the boat can not hold
itself against the stream, for it can and
does this frequently. 1t is simply the
application of the old common-law prin-
ciple of easement The boats had the
use of navigable streams long before
railroads were invented, and when the
latter bridged rivers they did SO subject
to the formers interest therein, and for
this reason railroad trains are to-day
obliged to stand back while the boa Is
push ahead. All modern conditions
would indicate that the locomotive
should have precedence of the steamer,
and the fact that it does not shows the
tenacious grip of custom--St- Paul Pho
neer Press
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-09-18
BRAIDING MACHINES.
Some of tho Marvellous Work Produced
by Them.

Some of tho Marvellous Work Produced
by Them.
1t is very curious to an outsider to
watch the operations of a braiding ma
chine. In one factory there are some
ten different kinds of machines kept in
operation The most curious of all is a
machine whose special domain is the
so-called applique" work. 1t per-
forms three tasks at one and the same
time. When properly adjusted tiny
knife cuts out, according to the pretty
design intended, the figures from the
upper LAYER of cloth, while simultane-
ously the machine sews these figures on
70 the layer of cloth underneath-th
upper layer being generally of medium
thickness, while the lower one is cloth
of the thickest, warmest and most ex-
pensive kind, such as is suitable for a
lady'S cloak.
The effect thus obtained-artistic ara
besques, beautifully curving lines, form
ing an intricate yet pleasing pattern,
lying on the cloth underneath, is very
pretty indeed. Generally two cloths of
shades differing so much as to form a
fine contrast are chosen. The delicate
mechanism of this machine is especial
ly noticeable in the cutting out of the
upper layer of cloth. For while the whole
process of cutting it and sewing it on
tight at the same time is done so quick
ly under the hands of skillful operator
that yard of this applique" work is
made within five minutes, the knife
must be so nicely adjusted that it will
cut exactly through the thickness of
the upper cloth and not the hundredth
part of an inch deeper. Another ma
chine, which is likewise the product of
a very ingenious brain, is the so-called
''three-spooP' machine. Two threads of
worsted and one thread of silk cording are
manipulated by this machine in such a
manner as to lay down the worsted on
the cloth and to spin the silk right over
and all around it The effect thus pro-
duced is that of very thick silk braid,
the whole being more durable than silk
throughout, yet much less expensive.
The beading machine, by means of
which those most elegant ornaments on
woman's dress, those glistening ara
besques of beading, are put on, is an
other triumph of mechanical genius.
The same may be said of the feather
edge machine, which does the so-called
sunbeam" and rainbow work, en-
bordering the shades, which are gradu-
ally toned down; or the cornelly ma
chine, which does the cording, and still
more so of the soutache machine, which
does the simplest and yet one of the
most effective styles of embroidery
Ladies' Wear Review.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-09-18

''None of your close-handed sharps.
that" reflected Mr.. Greene as the train
bore him to Victoria. perhaps I'd bet
ter not say any thing to old Neither
thong, or he will be getting the poor
beggar round to baccarat before l have
the diamonds / wonder If he does
play baccarat?"
Three or four evenings ago Mr.. Keane
found a note at his club, and strolled
round to Halfmoon street He was
shown into a set of chambers furnished
in excellent taste; his new friend rising
to welcome him from deep armchair,
in which he appeared to have been sip
ping coffee and smoking over a volume
of Browning's poetry; it was hand
somely-bound book with coat-of-arms
outside. ''One of my old school prizes"
said Mr.. Giedstane; do you read
pOetry?"
at school?" he asked.
Harrow" said the other, with rev.
erent glance at the coat-of-arms.
There were q good many books in the
room, but books were not in Mr.. Keano's
line. He tried to lead up conversation
to the diamonds, and at last came straight
to the point.
"You keep man to his bargain, said
Mr.. Gledstane; "here they arc"
Charlie Keane had seen tho compan-
ion necklace in Onyx & Shines window,
and the stones which glittered on the
table before him looked oven larger.
I've brought the money" he said,
drawing a bundle of notes from his
pocket Mr.. Gledstane lay back in his
chair and laughed. II must have you
as partner" he said, Il really mustl
Punctuality is the soul of business; but
ready money is the body of it, and you
keep body and soul together with ven
geance."
Mr.. Keane had slight misgiving lest
he should have offended the cheerY dia-
mond merchant by his haste; so he
asked him to dinner - an invitation
which was readily accepted.
81 see you know Lady bennington,
he said, as he took his leave, looking
at IA photograph which hung on the
wall.
"She is a connection of mine" said
the other, following the direction of his
eyes.
"Confound you, Greenyp' said Dick
Netherthong, when be got back to the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-09-18
EVERY DAY.

o thousand thenkless tasks Of every day
Which are renewed with every rising sunl
0 many burdens carried on our way
Until life's weary pilgrimage Is donel
But now and then cheerful, kindly tone
Gives Us new strength to plod HES narrow
path,
And tired hearts and minds are by It shown
Whist pleasantness meath common cares II
hath.
II seems as II we waste our present strength
In tirescme walk through commonplace
routine;
II but our steps were placed In one great length
What far-on countries would our eyes have
seenl
But we'd have found that there as well as here
Man walks through trifling round Of little
things,
And 81 ambitious whisper charm his ear
Its imports lost IN tasks that duty brings
The glory Of the martyrs holy crown
Sheds no reflection on the toiler's brow,
Nor hero's dearbought name or sweet rcnoWn
Lend Iuster 70 the conquered cares OF now.
For patience, then, to meet the coming foe,
The tiny, vexing cares and frets We pray
So strong and humble-hearted we may go
To battle with the foes Of every dayi
Eva Best, IN Detroit Free Press
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-09-18
THE ENGLISH PIT-MEN.
Work That Makes Young Men Old Before
Their Time.

Work That Makes Young Men Old Before
Their Time.
At two o'clock the men of the after
noon shift call for their lamps, six hun
dred of which, lighted, locked, and
numbered. stand ready round the lamp
house walls. AS they troop up to the
window, shouting their numbers, some
idea may be formed of the main ele-
ment in the community. The first
thing which strikes stranger is that
colliers have no youth. There are
young boys with round, merry faces,
but there are no youths. They seem
to become men suddenly, with deep
lines about the brow and mouth which
suggest the idea of nervous overstrain-
Their voices, too, are harsh and irrita-
BILE. No doubt the strained
look may be due in part to
the long hours of work in
dim, imperfect light; but the same
appearance may be noted on the faces
of most of the workmen in northern in
dustrial communities where payment is
by piece work, and not by weekly
wage. If the collier loses his youth, he
is not compensated by length of years.
Very few old men are to be seen among
them. They break up when still APP
parently vigorous Perhaps this is fort
innate among a class which does not
save, and gives the weekly contribu-
tions which might provide an annuity
in the old age to swell the union funds.
But though voice and features show that
his work is telling upon him, the collier
is far from admitting this to himself.
Except in strike times, when it is nee
essary to appeal to public sympathy,
he wants no commiseration for his lot.
For the agricultural laborers round him
he has a boundless contempt. As
member of an organized body, he has
a good many pleasures to which
they are strangers. Work over, after
an excellent meal, he strolls to his
club, there to play bagatelle or bill
! iards, bet on horse races, or hear the
news. On Sunday he can go to the hand
some church built by the colliery
owner, or, if he prefers it, spend an
agreeable morning in dog racing or rab-
bit coursing. These last are very popu-
lar amusements, as they afford plenty
of scope for betting and gambling, the
curse of the North Country industrial
villages. Moreover, there is a good
cricket ground, which is much patron
lied on Sunday evenings Occasionally
a huge excursion is organized to some
distant watering place, where the men
and their wives sit on the parade or en-
JOY the novel pleasure of sail But
mental improvement is difficult in
community where all the members ar
of one class. Spectator.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-09-18

sit is a goodish business, though; the
retailers make big profits. You look at
a necklace with five pendants in Onyx
& Shines window now; it's marked
three thousand guineas. 1 bought it for
fourteen hundred pounds in the winter
and sold 1t TO them last week for two
thousand"
"Phewr' said Mr.. Greenwich Keane,
you don't say SOL"
my dear sir, If you will look in on
Sunday 1 will show you the facsimile
of it"
what price would it be-, Mr.. Keane
was very fond of his wife, besides being
a cool-headed young man with an eye
to business.
His business eye being upon the man
he was talking to, he noticed slight
change of expression and a downward
look in his eyes, as il he did not alto
gether relish being taken so quickly at
his word The polite smile, however,
returned as Mr.. Gledstane answered.:
"You do business promptly-iust the
thing for our trade. l did not mean tal
part with those stones so soon. as thev
are going up; but sixteen hundred
pounds will give me interest on what 1
spent, and you will get them under
their fair cost price. But don't be in
too much of a hurry; come and see
them and bring your wife, Your card7
Thank you: / will IN day."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-09-18

dighiand soliiers, so famous in Scot
ish chiyalry, are among the most
priced Of Her S;ajesty's army. Their
uniforms arc quaint and striking. Tue
knees and a considerable portion of the
legs are entirely bare, and they seem
quite comfortable even when other
men are shivering in pantaloons and
overcoats, They say that when they
are of on furloughs and for decency's
sake wear pants, they find them very
disagreeable and cumbersome. A regi-
ment of these Highlanders now occu-
pies Belfast and is frequently seen on
the streets. 1 was told that when it was
first stationed there the Irish boys and
gils made fun Of the Scotch laddies
with bare legs and kits, but when the
riots broke out they found that the
Highlanders were warriors true and
knew how to dispearse a mob.-Cor.
Pittsburg Press.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-09-18
MEDIOCRITY IN PARIS.
1t Has Less Chance There Than Any
where Else in the World.

1t Has Less Chance There Than Any
where Else in the World.
Paris is the chief receptacle of the
yeriest scum of the whole earth. All
the Williams who can no longer remain
in their own countries, for they would
have to pay the penalty of their mis-
deeds, come here destitute and desper-
ate, ready for any uproar, hoping for
some profit by fishing in troubled wa
tiers. With these, less dangerous at the
outset, but finally corrupted to any de-
gree, are the disconnected provincials;
men who through the want of brains
or want of energy or want OF steadlness,
have failed in all they have undertaken;
who consider themselves prosecuted
geniuses only to be appreciated in Par
is, where they come with large stock
of delusions. Any real and striking
talent will make its way in Paris, but
mediocrity has less chance here than
elsewhere. The standard is high, those
who rise above it are quickly noticed
and pushed on; those who remain below
(of course the vast majority can not
even get an opportunity of showing
what they might do-they are swal-
lowed up in the vortex of the struggle
for life.
Consciousness OF mcd.ocrity is rare
virtue; people always -'..agine that they
excel in all that they undertake, and
ascribe their defeat to any cause but the
real one; the moro so as they have prob
ably possessed some superiority over
their local surroundings. Hence bitter
ness, fury against all who have sue
ceeded and who enjoy the fruits of their
efforts. Then, the example, still nero
perniciously exciting, of the dishonest
prosperity attained by so many, the
luxury of swindlers, great gains by bad
means. The last restraints OF homo
principles-early education, perhaps tho
religious teaching of childhoOd-are
broken through one By one, and We find
men, not bad men originally. but now
frenzied with the desire of holding a
prominent position and enjoying the
good things of this world. These are
the men who become the gilded Gem
erals of tue Commune, wearing smart
uniforms and imagining themselves
heroes; who eat, drink and are merry;
living in palaces anu dreaming they are
Princes, till when suddenly awakened
to the stern reality, they turn into wild
beasts, with the one surviving instinct
of general destruction, that others may
not have what they have not--Murray's
Magazine.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-09-18
SOCIETY CALENDAR
GRAND ARMY OF THE PUBLIC.

GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.
Abilene Post No. SHEETS at the court
aouse the second and fourth Monday even
.ngS OF each month. All comrades are in
ytted to meet with US. /. s. Hallam, P. o.;
w. 5. Anderson, Adjutant. je26-ly
Woman's Relief Corps, .6S-Meetsalteruate
Tuesday afternoons ats O'Clock in the city hall.
Mrs. c. c. Shaler, president; Mrs. Alice Seeds,
secretary.
KNIGHTS OF PYTEIhs
Damon Lodge No. 6-Mcets every ,ednes-
day evening. corner second and broadway
Visiting brothers cordially invited NJ II
Malott, :. c.; 4. &. Cooper, X. OF r. s. s.
A.O.U.w.
Abilene Lodge, No. 93-Meets every lSurs-
day evening in Odd Fellows hall W. j. Win
held, NJ. w; Richard Waring, recorder.
1. o. o. +.
Western Home Lodge, 1. o. o. f., No. Co.
Meets every Tuesday evening in Odd Fellows
hall. Officers: Noble Grand, ID. III. MetZger
Secretary, j. T. Hornaday. Visiting brethren
cordially welcome.
MASONIC.
Abilene Commandery No. Is, K. meets in
Masonic hall on the first and third Thursdays OF
each month. W. b. Giles, E. c. John N. GleisS-
ner, Recorder. rs
Cyrus Chapter, No. Is, r. A. M.-Meets in Ma
sonic hall on the second ard fourth Fridays OF
zach month. I, S. Hallam, II. P. J. l. Worley
Secretary.