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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-01-22
DICKERING UN THE FAIR.
CopgTe ssmen Discuss the Relative Merits
cfLoca,ion.


WASHINGTON, d G January 2l.-The
Worlds Fair Committee held its first
meeting this moIning in the room of the
House Committee on Territories, all Of the
memDsIs being present except Meesrs.
Hatch and Bslden. Mr.. Springer called
up his resolution providing that the House
shall proceed next Thursdsy 10 select the
site for the fair by ballot, ard it was dis
cussed for an hour.
Mr.. Springer urged the importance of
speedy action on the proposition. He held
that by its action on the Cannon resolu-
tiou, last week, the House had virtually
decided that the matter must be settled as
early ss possible, and that the committee
was practically under instructions end
was as much bound by them as if they
HAD BEEN FORMULATED.
BE argued that The House could not move
10 TIE matter until il had been first set
tied where the fair was 10 be held.
Mf. Hit alec declared in favor Of the
immediate selection Of cite by the House,
ap6 pointed out how delay jeopaTdized the
cha css of the fair. He snid that the Com.
mitiee on Foreign Affairs had been work.
iug for some time On the fair bills, and had
practically completed the preliminary ar
raugements. All of the results of their
WORK could be made use OF by this com.
mit!ee, but the site ehould be first sgreed
upon.
Mr.. Flower thought that the date fixed
for ballo,ing on the Springer resolution
(Tblrsday nsx') was little too soon. He
suggested that resolution be reported
PROVIDING FOB DEBATE
in the House next Mcnday-one hour and
half to be allowed for the presentation Of
the claims of each city, to be followed by
bslloling on Tuesday.
Mr.. Bslden at this point expressed q
doubt as to whether any fair co1ld be held
in 1892 II should be settled first that tbs
government will only aid the fair before
an attempt was made to selec! the site.
This brought the Washington men to the
fore with strong objection. They con-
tended that to adopt Me-. Belden's course
would result in combining all Of the other
contendipg cities against Washington
which must rely upon government fnan-
cial aid. Mr.. Beldsn's idea was that an
historical celebration could he held in 1892
to he followed year later by the WOrld's
Fair.
Tue Chairman 8 attention was here called
tD the language Of the resolution under
width the committee was appointed, which
spsaks Of Worlds Fair in 1892. and the
point was made that the committee had no
alternative aud could deal with no proposi-
tion that did not concern a fair y be held
that yesr.
Mr.. Frank, Of Misso1ri, fersd q TesO-
ntiOn that the Springer rtsO niion pre-
viding for ballo,iog By tie House next
THURSDAY he offered 10 q sub committee
Of three, with instructions to report at the
next committee meeting. Su0s, quently
the
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was one Of the first drivers of trotters, and
the son took to the business naturally, be-
ing 80 precocious In this respect that at Z
years of age he vas matched by his father
to drive a trotter In q race, and that the
old gentleman's confidence in the boy was
not misplaced is shown by the fact that
young Budd won the race, being such q
mite ut the time that an arrangement had
to be fixed to the footboard of the skeleton
wagon in which he rode so that his feet
would not be left dangling in the air.
Before he was Of age Hiram Woodruff,
the crack driver Of those days, selected
Doble as his successor in the management
Of Dexter, and it was Doble who drove the
brown gelding in 1867 at Buffalo when he
went a mile in 2:17A, smashed all the rec
ords and was sold to Robert Bonner for
$4,000. Then came Goldsmith Maid. a
mare that, when Doble took her in hand,
could not trot in $50. She gradually i'm
proved, reduced the trotting record to 2:14,
and was by odds the greatest campaigner
of her day. Doble has always been at the
top, and when Ex-Governor Stanford, of
California, wanted a man to assume the
management of his great breeding farm
Doble was solicited to take the place. He
declined, and then he wa asked to name q
man. He suggested Charles Marvin. and
now Marvin is known as the most success
full man in the world with young trotters.
he having, with trotters bred on the Stan
ford farm, made the best trotting records
at /, 2, 8 and 4 years of age.
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take a herd of sheep or cattle out to the
pasture, guard it all day, and bring it
home safe at nightfall. Mr.. Crozier
tells us that one of his old collies was
accustomed, week after week, every
evening, to go to the sheep pasture, half
q mile away, and bring the flock home
at s o'clock, varying from this
time fifteen minutes. The same dog
kept a W and her lamb apart in a five
acre lot from morning till night. with
out injury to either.
The collie's tail droops in all cases be-
low the line of his back and is long and
bushy. There are two breeds, the rough
haired and smooth haired. The rough
haired collie is sometimes fox colored.
All of the collies have the extra claw on
the hind leg. The rough haired is the
family especially favored by cattle breed
ers. This is the kind shown in our illus
tration. An unframed collie pup can be
bought for about $40, but the full grown,
trained dogs are worth from $50 to 800.
These dogs are fond of children and Of
cattle. In driving a herd of cows they
do not attack them bodily, but merely
nip their heels, and jump away before
they are kicked. In taking care Of sheep
or cattle one trained collie is worth half
a dozen ordinary boys, and does not be-
gin to cost 80 much to keep as one boy.
The female collies are invaluable on ac-
count of their fidelity and sagacity.
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carelessness Criticised.

He came out of the house, boarded the
car and looked about with the good hui
mored air of a man who has just finished
a satisfactory breakfast. His eyes rested
on the feet of q nan opposite, and he con-
tinued to look at them with q half amused
expression as he chewed his toothpick.
Finally the other passenger left the car,
and he of the toothpick turned to his
neighbor:
"Did you notice the great blotch of dried
mud on that gentleman's shoe?" he asked.
''It's funny" he continued, chow a we'll
dressed man will be so careless sometimes.
Had a fresh shine, walked out Of the
house, didn't look to see where he was go
ing, and stepped right square into q mud
puddle the first thing. dunno, I think
that kind of gives a man away, don't
youi"
EXCUSE me-" said the other, 'but you've
got something on the under side of your
coat sleeve. I don't know what it is"
The toothpick chewer raised his arm to
get a view of the spot indicated, then care
fully wiped off the sleeve with his hand
kerchief, re%marking as he did so, cts
stewed Goldfish and cream, that's what It
is."-Detroit Free Press.
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LIVE STOCK INTERESTS.
THE FARMERS AND sTocKMAN'a
FAITHFUL FRIEND.

A Dog That IL Not . Mean, Trsacherous,
Sheep Killing Cur-sagacity and II
deity Of the Scotch Collie OF shepherd
Doe-His Points.
A good dog, not a mean, treacherous,
sheep killing cur, but an intelligent,
spirited animal, at once kind and watch
full, is very useful to the farmer. "Get
the best" which is the Scotch collie OF
shepherd dog. A good specimen Ia
shown in the illustration.
This animal has almost human intelh-
gence. The genuine collie is very broad
between the eyes, and black, black and
white, or black, white and tan. There
is always a foxy look to the sharp muz-
zle. He is rather a short, "chuffy" dog,
not quite two feet high, strongly built
for his size, and a good runner. These
animals in Scotland and in the western
region of our own country have been 80
perfectly trained that one Of them win
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Nebraska prohibitionists nominated q
state ticket headed by DIR. B. l.. Pain OF
Lincoln for governor.
Three Little Words.

4uEoO AASSA0 VAN
With the three little words, why"
show" "what," it is quite possible for
some blockhead to puzzle a philosopher.
"Why does the magnetic needle point al
ways to the northp" "How was the uni
verse made'" "what is light" Here are
three questions that any fool may ask, yet
that all tho wisdom in the world cannot
answer. There are hundreds Of other
queries as simple and as likely to suggest
themselves to the inquisitive to which SCH
ence can make no satisfactory reply. On
the other hand, positive philosophy. bis
tory, the mechanic arts and other practical
branches of human knowledge Afford con-
elusive responses to q vast number OF I'M
portant "whys'' and "hows" and 'whats."
All that it is necessary for man to know
he can learn from these sources, and educa-
ton in its best sense consists in the broad
cast diffusion of the information they
afford, in it's simplest, clearest form.
Europeans say that we are an over curious
people-that we examine and -cross-examine
strangers about matters with which we
have no concern. That's a mistake. Every
thing in the way of information that any
human being is willing to impart concerns
us. We want to know. If those we ques-
ton do not choose to answer, OF cannot
answer, our "whys" and elbows" and
1'whats, I" they can say so. We shall not be
offended by the rebuff; but ask, we will
New York Ledger.
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p. ). DONOVAN.

The Clover Outfelder and slugger Of the
Brooklyn National League Team.
p. j. Donovan is the centre fielder of the
Brooklyn club Of the National league.
He was born March 10, 1866, at Lawrence.
Mass, where he learned to play ball. His
professional career commenced in 1885,
when he played in the outfeld for the pro-
fessional club that represented Lawrence
in the New England league. He con-
tinued with the Lawrence team in 1887 I'M
til it d%isbanded, and finished the season
with the Salem club, also of the same asso-
citation. Donovan had an excellent bat
ting record in his first two seasons accord
ing to The Clipper, ranking twelfth in the
official averages Of the New England league
in 1886 and eleventh in 1887.
In 1888 and 1889 Donovan played center
field for the London (Ont.) club, and great
ly distinguished himself by his hard hit
ting and fine fielding, leading the Interna-
tional association in the former season.
He made five successive safe hits in q
championship contest in 1889. At the COM
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A wittv Cabman.

Among the cabmen at the city hall plaza
is one who has a reputation for wit among
his fellow cabbies. His name, I think, Il
Cornell. He had as a-customer the other
night a certain literary gentleman who u
distinguished by the elegance of his raj
ment as well as the costliness Of the UNI
brellas he carries. OF this literary swell
n Of his intimates says che spends three.
fourths Of his time in selecting clothes
and the other fourth in buying umbrellas. "
One wet night he sported q particularly
loud umbrella, and probably fearing that
the heavy shower might injure it he hired
a cab to take him home. Arriving there
the cabman demanded 81 from him.
"What do you mean by overcharging
me-" said the literary swell as he hoisted
the umbrella. "Do you know who I ami"
II don't care If you were the umbrella,
I'll have my fare,'' said the coachman, and
he got it.-Brooklyn Eagle.
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Stage Statistics.

A. p. Dunlop in Stage News says that
last year no less than $50 theatrical COM
panies went on the road from New York,
and that probably 400 more started from
Chicago and st. Louis. He estimates the
number of people who earn their bread in
America by theatrical performances at
$1,000, and says that there are 1000 thea
tres and halls in the United States where
dramatic performances of n kind or an
other are given. The total receipts for a
forty-two weeks' theatrical season in the
United States amounts to over thirty mill
ions of dollars.
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CONDITION OF cnops
A Resume by the Farmers review OF
the Western States.

A Resume by the Farmers Review of
the Western States.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2.-The Farmers Re-
view in this weeks issue will say:
Abundant rains which have recently fall
en- almost generally throughout the west
have had a good effect upon all late
planted corn. Pastures, too, have ma
terially revived and now give promise of
a fair amount of feed for fall use. In
Illinois the rains came too late to help
early corn, and only that growing on
bottoms or very late planted has been
benefited. Fruit prospects are very bad
indeed with the exception of grapes,
which promise an unusually good yield.
In Wisconsin there has been an abund-
ance of rain, but frost is feared, as in
many parts of the state the weather has
been much too cool for this time of year.
Apples are a poor crop, grapes good;
pastures are in a very fair condition.
Indiana has suffered from drouth, but
rains have recently improved the pas
lures; also potatoes in some places.
Fruit is almost a total failure. Fruit in
Michigan, while not good, is much bet.
ter than in Indiana. In Ohio fall pillow.
ing is now being accomplished as fast as
possible. Pastures are again quite
green. Fruit is less than half a crop.
Missouri makes a good report on fruit
compared with the other states already
named. Apples are a half crop, berries
have Yielded we'll, and grapes about
average. In Iowa chinch bugs have
done much damage in some counties
throughout the state. Apples are very
scarce, and grapes are only fair. In
Minnesota frost has done some damage
to corn and potatoes in Polk. Hennepin
and Stevens counties, and fruit pros
poets are very poor. Nebraska made a
very bad report owing to drouth. Thresh-
ing returns from our correspondents
summarized, make a yield of spring
wheat in seventeen Minnesota counties
- bushels to the acre; in Iowa liz
bushels per acre in thirty-two counties,
and in Nebraska 1917 bushels per acre
in 16 counties. From the reports of
correspondents in different states the
following summary as to the condi-
ton of corn and potatoes as compared
with the average, has been compiled:
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mencement of the present season Donovan
was under engagement with the Boston
club Of the National league, with which
he remained until a few weeks ago, when
the Brooklyn club secured his services to
fill the position of center field, vacated by
the unfortunate breakdown of Corkhill.
He has proved IL valuable acquisition to
the Brooklyn team, being an excellent out
fielder, a clever base n and a hard
hitting left handed batsman. He also
ranks high as a coacher.
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Pineapple Fabric.

Still another textile material bids fair to
rival jute. This time 1t 10 the pineapple
fiber, and a MI. r. Blechynden, Of CAL
.cutta, Is attempting to awaken interest to
the great economic value Of this product.
The pineapple has long been cultivated for
Its fiber in India, while It IL manufactured
into q cloth in the Philippines and woven
into linen in China. But more recent in
v~estigations show that when subjected TO
the process Of bleaching the fiber becomes
plant enough to be spun like fax and BY
the same machinery. The fiber can be sub.
divided into threads Of such delicacy a to
b barely %perceptible and yet sufficiently
strong for any purpose.-New York Tale
gram. b
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selling Just the Same.

ST.. Paul, Sept. Fargo special TO
The Pioneer Press: Injunctions have
hsen served upon nearly all original
package houses in this city 70 = Q p,os sns
sale Of liquors. Only = mas clo NEea
doors and in that case the lnJunctl9n was
also served upon the owner OF tne Dul IL.
ing to prohibit him from a11owlng Inc
structure to be thus used. me otnel sa-
looms are said to be selling Just the same
% before.
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Vermont Elections.

V0rHIUhU 1I1cCG1Ohbs
WHITE River JUNCTION, VT, Sept. 2.
state to-day voted for state Off
GERS, two representatives to congress
and a full list Of state sem
ators and representatives. Twenty
cities and towns, including Burlington,
gave Page (rep.) for governor 3,571;
Brigham (dem.) 2,O41; Allen (pro.) lib.
In 1883 these town gave Dillingham; (rep.)
$3.50; Shurtleff -(dem.) 2,469; others 116.
Returns thus far received indicate not
only that the republican vote is very
LIGHT. but that the ticket has been cut.
The decrease in the democratic vote is not
nearly as large correspondingly this year
as that of the republicans. The prohi-
bition vote remains about the same.
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The Cattle Market.

The Cincinnati Price Current has in
terviewed commission merchants in the
leading markets Of the west as to their
opinion concerning the early future OF
the cattle trade. Fifteen firms reply,
their Judgment amounting toabout this:
They expect the seasons run Of cattle to
be fully as heavy as q year ago, and
probably q little heavier. They find de-
sirable cattle relatively q little scarce.
Firm prices and possible Improvement
are among the things looked tor. The
average tone Of expression is cheerful,
with . tendency to confidence.
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been driving trot-
ters ever since he
was a boy, and his
name has been as
ISOLATED with tho
m O fam o us
horses on the
America turf.
He is q medium
sized man. His
father, now q hale
old man, who cele-
brated his sew
y-ffth birth
day not long ago
in Philadelnhia.
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THE DEADLY U
Lightning Finds Five Victims, Three of
Whom Are Dead.

Whom Are Dead.
ST. PAUL, Sept. 1.-Doland, s. d.,
special to Pioneer Press: Yesterday at
s o'clock at the Riggs farm, sixteen miles
south of Doland, while on a straw stack
at a threshing machine, Peter Peterson
was instantly killed by lightning from an
almost clear sky. The stack was about
fifteen feet high. As the bolt struck the
stack a flame assembled six feet and left a
hole from top to bottom of the stack.
Peterson was found dead on the stack
with his clothing all torn off. The dead
ly fluid apparently struck the top and
back of his head tearing off the hair and
skin. From the head it raj down the
body, tore off the skin and left the body
bleeding all over with several holes torn
in the flesh. His clothing was ripped off
and lay by his side burning. Stranger
yet the straw stack did not burn.
ABERDEEN, Sept. 3.-Near. Ludden,
north of this city, Henry Maschein, a
farmer, was instantly killed by lightning
while working in his barn, which was
burned to the ground.
HENRY, s. d., Sept. 3-John Currle. a
farmer living twelve miles north of here,
was killed by lightning yesterday.
EAsroN, Mimi, Sept. 3.-This section
was visited by a light rain yesterday, &C
companied by heavy and severe light
ming. Several head of stock we're killed
and some damage done. Two men,
named N. Herring and Morris James,
were struck and both are insensible.
There is slight hope of James recovery.
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With the average, has been compiled:

Compared with our last summary of
the crop condition the foregoing per-
centages show that in illinois corn has
declined l per cent, Indiana 4, Mime
sofa IL, and Nebraska IL. Other states
show an improved condition, az follows:
Wisconsin 5 per cent, Ohio 5, Missouri
ID, Iowa 1, Kansas 8, and Michigan z.
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The Raum Investigation.

WASHINGTON, Sept; 1.-The Raum in
vestigation committee to-day discussed
for two hours the propositions that the
investigation be begun and that the COM
missioner be instructed to furnish q list
of all his appointments and the state.
ment to show whether Washington pen
sion attorneys had received the prefer
ence over others, or over claimants with
out attorneys. No conclusion was
reached and the committee adjourned
till tomorrow.
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Catcher Bligh.

Ed Bligh is the young catcher who was
recently given his release by Columbus to
play in Louisville. He was released by
Columbus because they had too many good
backstops. Won der Abe wanted to sign
him, but he preferred Louisville. Cincin.
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rhe Rieht Breed Of Horses.

The Right Breed OF HOrSess
James Turner writes in The Rural
New Yorker:
"My own experience has been that
each one of the improved breeds OF
horses is best in certain places. You
will find that the breeders Of each dis
hnct class are liable to claim for them
that they and they alone are the best
horses for the farmers and stock growers
to breed. This claim, however, is too
broad and entirely untenable. In the
right place the Clydesdale is best; in
another the Percheron, and in another
special class Of work the American trot-
ting horse, and so on down through the
list of the various improved breeds.
81 would advises breeder, if he desires
to produce roadsters, to cross on the COM
mon mares in his district a standard
bred trotting horse, as I believe for this
purpose no animal will take the place
and have the endurance and staying
qualities of the standard bred trotter.
II the object of breeding is to bring up a
class Of horses for general purposes on
the farm l would advise crossing on the
common mares Of the country q pure
bred Clydesdale stallion. This cross
should produce an all work horse. weigh
ing about 1,4OO to 1,450 pounds at ma
turity, having a good, broad, fiat leg,
good feet, kind disposition, an animal
well adapted to blowing, drawing loads
to town, or trotting back home with the
empty wagon.
"My impressions are that to breed a
registered Percheron stallion on the
common mares of the country would
produce a grade better adapted for farm
work than for heavy draft work on the
pavements in q city. Crossing any of
the improved draft breeds, namely
Cydesdales, English Shire, Suffolk
Punch, Belgian or Percheron stations,
on the common mares Of the country
will produce an improved class Of horses
for heavy team work. Being myself a
breeder Of Clydesdales I should natural
~ be inclined to prefer Clydes for such
crossing, but at the same time l will be
fair enough to admit that In certain
places and for certain purposes some OF
the others enumerated will give good
satisfaction.
IF horses are wanted for carriage or
roadster work my experience leads me
to believe that there is nothing produced
ON earth equal, in the many qualifications
required, to the American trotting horse.
II properly broken he is always cheerful,
fearless andpossesses the necessary quail
ties for the work he may be called upon
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Gasoline Accident.

ST. PAUL, Sept. IA terrible accident
caused by the explosion of a gasoline
stove at No. 1928 Harrison avenue this
morning may cause the disfiguring of
several members Of the fire department
and to'one it may prove fatal. The un:
fortunate ones are Henry Cook, second
assistant chief; John Conroy, captain OF
No. 8; Ed. T.. Hynes, Lieutenant. OF No:
81 and William Macarthur, truckman OF
No. /. Hynes is stated to be in a most
-precarious condition, he being burnt
around the upper part Of the body and
head. The force Of the explosion was
indeed terrific. The roof was blown
several feet skyward and the sides OF the
house were parted.