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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-16

and yet they are complete in thread,
head and slit The slit on the head is
two one-thousandths of an inch in length
1t takes 30S, 900 of these screws to weigh
a pound. A pound of them is worth
1900 state this so that those who
may wish to order few pounds OF these
screws for household purposes will know
what they are worth.
The hairspring is twenty-seven ten
thousandths inches thick, and the proc
ess of tempering these delicate little
things is only known by few very emf
nent people.
A ton of gold is worth $500, 1921.
A ton of steel made up into hairsprings
is worth s. ,567 900, so you see that a
man who will invent restorative that
will grow hairsprings-but let US pass on.
1t is estimated that a balance wheel
makes about 1856, $50. 900 revolutions per
year. but that Is neither here nor there.
The pivot on which the balance wheel
works is twice the size of a human hair
so am told. The bearings are deli
cate jewels, made of ruby or sapphire,
and are worth 81, 500 per pound.
Some time ago | went to a big mu
box establishment on Broadway, N
York, to get some music box oil, beca Sc
the Swiss gentleman who made my in
strument-the only one play-said that
1t should have. once year, drop OF
music box oil on each bearing.
The music box store on Broadway was
very sorry, but did not buy my music
box there bought it In Chicago-so it
would be eternally thrown into bank
ruptcy before II would sell me any music
box oil.
II is sad to be sat down on that way
by music box house 1t took me two
days TO get naughty again Then
friend said that all wanted was watch
oil 1t was the same thing. So went
30 big dealer where | had bought
watch once for my wife and got lit
tie phial of watch oil-no charge. But
say, fellow citizens. did you ever put
little watch oil on your handkerchief by
mistake and then go TO church and get
put out?
" avn SdA AAOiD AuE ID" Vi IAC
porpoise, IL is prepared by a special
process, and men who are deaf do the
work so that they cannot hear it think.
You do not need much of 1t. A quart
will lubricate S. 500. 600 journals. Think
of that, and then remember how much
fat it will take to lubricate the journals
of New York city alone next fall
But have drifted into statistics and
incidentally into politics
Some sad stories indeed might be told
of the ravages Of the grip In New York
If we could know them all and tell them
10 the world
One evening | had rooEs-it was
really room-one Of those portable
ROOMS which Is attached 10 suite and
used then as . cloakrooln. bat let sepa-
rately sometimes 10 Jayish travellers and
furnished with flexible trundls bed
but refer 20 it IS rooms because I 90
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-16

"WiIl you, as a friend, do me the
honor to look into my poor little time
piece and tell me what to do to it?''
He took up his little screwdriver as a
society lady picks up an oyster fork
when she has solitaire on her little
finger that she wants to exhibit to the
throng. then he adjusted the do-good to
/ his eye, which gave him a choked look
on one side, and said, as he filed his lap
full of cogwheels:
why, there's nothing the matter
with this watch When you want to
set it you just pull the stem out an
/ eighth of an inch and turn the hands,
that's all Twenty minutes to 10 now;
there you are Good watch; splendid
watch. No charge. Not At all: you're
quite welcome. Come again after your
season is over and buy out our diamond
counter"
Everybody who goes to Mr.. Tiffany
gets good treatment. He is above hop
ping on watch that he did not sell 1t
Is so with great men in every line.
Seth says-meaning Mr.. Thomas, of
should hold it in one hand and wind it
with the other, This will strike home
to thousands Of careless people who
have been for years holding the watch
in the teeth and winding it by means of
the toes
"lf the watch runs too fast, turn the
regulator toward 5, which means slow;
if too slow, turn toward F, which means
fast" 1t is better, however, If you do
not know how to read, to take it to the
matchmaker, who will move the regula-
tor at 81 per move.
Never drive fence posts or kin insects
with the watch. 1t Injuries it. Never
expose the works while In state of in
toxicatlon
Have regular time for winding the
watch and do not go over that time.
Do not wind the watch during the SER
mon at church if 1t be Waterbury
watch. for you might lose the nub of
the sermon.
Seth says you should have your watch
cleaned once year. am sorry if his
watches require cleaning once year.
1t is not d good plan. he says, to put
the watch under the pillow. Possibly
it should be put ont of the window on a
clothesline. "If worn in the vest, Seth
says, you can hang up the garment at
night" So also You can hang up the
watch too | have done that
Should your watch stop, do not shake
it violently or pry the wheels with a car
starter, but take it to matchmaker,
who will look into it and tell you to
leave it with him year or two.
The watch has in the past centuries
grown from the clepsydra, or water
clock, up to its present perfection. Look
at your watch and see what luxury
you have.
A good watch contains at least $50
pieces outside of the chain. Some of
the small screws look like steel filings,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-16
Els Opinion

"Have you an opinion or anything 10
suggest regarding nay three act play
inquired tn young dramatist
'Only this" answered the maEager
I'D advise Won to cut II down to one act
and then try to get It produced some
where else. '-Fliegende Batter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-16
A Leading Question.

In Germany teachers are very poorly
paid At teachers festival somebody
proposed tie toas:, Long live our school
teachers
Nv nat onT asked cadaverous look
ing specimen, rising IN bis seat Lon
don Tis-BIts-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-16
With sagle

We pay the printer to give
you good advice about health
and to lead you to careful
living.
Our reason is that SCOTS
Emulsion of cod-liver oil is
so often a part of careful
living.
If you would go to your
doctor whenever you need
his advice, we might save our
money. He knows what you
need.
Let us send you a book on
CAREFUL LIVING; free.
Sco7T Bows,E. Chemists. rss South 9Th Avenue.
New York.
Your druggist keeps SCOTS Emulsion OF eed-liver
eil-all druggists everywhere do. 81.
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Did Some Good.

Ginsling-It's all nonsense to say that
New Years resolutions do no good
swore off myself last New Years
LOunger-You did. Ell?
Ginsling-Yes. sir. and stuck to it
full week~-sGved twenty dollars.-Sew
York Weekly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-16
nari,rht aheaa.

Binso-Wasnt ne servant girl IN
usually pleasant this morning.
Mrs Blngo-Yes Her beau called
Iast night.
Bingo-See II yoa caD's ges him %
conae hare and hve.-Lle
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-16

Jones-You didn't get out to the meet
ing last night?
Brown No Circumstances over
which mad 10 control prevented ne
Jonss-Thst So What were they;
Brown--I WINS. -pesroi. Free PresA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-16
" Looking Into It."


Bienkins-Isn't Bjones very liberal
man?
Bjohnson-Yes; ! don't know how
many times have heard him give him
self away.-Somervill Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-16
That was His Lay.

Can you beat carpetf' said the ladS
o. the house to the tramp who asked fol
something 10 eat.
Don't know. num-" he replied frankly;
81 never tried. But guess mebbe can,
fer I've beat most everything else in this
town. "-DeEroit Free Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-16

A corn supper may be Of corned meats.
corn bread, brown bread, cakes N ada with
cOrnstarch and flour together, corDstArch
buildings. corn balls and doubtless sagea-
iOls women will think al many mora
NJ York INnrfnl
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-16
Tho Rivals.

Swipesy from de "SiNt'l-Fm a-goin to
put on dis young lsdv's Skates-see'
Rocksy from de ''Ater)-No yer amt
neider; I'm a-goin to
Bella from de ort'l-Gentlemen gem
tlemeB, for heavens sske let there be no
bioodShed 80 so
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-16
Accounted For.

She-Papa's crystal wedding is tomor-
row night. He has been married fifteen
years.
BE Slightly embarrassed)-Ah. yes
II should think so.
Shells second wife, you know
Harper Eazar.
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riding along Black Heath, when he met
Dick Turpin.
"Do you know, Dick" said Jonathan,
"this silver question is interesting me-.
l believe in free silver, do"
$50 do l." replied Dick; I'm house
breaker too"
HIS BELIEF MATERIALIZED.
Omar IbTaham had been thinking
heavily. Plucking up courage he ap-
preached his master, Mohammed.
Right eye of the setting sun, Allah
be with you" said he to the prophet
81 beg an increase of salary of ten dinars
and FIVE dirhems."
Thou believest in the adsge, Time is
money! asked Mohammed.
Verify" answered Omar.
Then thou mayst work two hours
longer each day."
TIE MISTAKEN SCRIBE.
A poor scribe entered the house of
Marco Polo, for whom he was to do
some writing. Entering the room Of the
great traveller, he was surprised to see
the walls almost covered with peculiar
weapons and like articles. One thing
especially attracted bis attention. 1t
was cord upon which hung numerous
animals teeth.
"That's very odd necklace" he re-
marked to Marco Polo.
That's not necklace; that's petit
coat" returned the traveller.
THE DESIGN WAS ALL THERE.
Benvenuto Cellini had just finished
beautiful hanap, when Lucretia Borgia
entered his studio. This gentle lady ad-
mired the work IN silver, but failed to
grasp the meaning Of the design.
'"The design appears to me to illus
trate some Biblical episode" said she.
at does, returned Cellini; Daniel in
the lions den is the subject"
''Ah! but see only the lions"
Undoubtedly; however, you note a
slight distention Of the lions bodies?"
Eyes"
"Well, that's Daniel"
WANTED TO KNOW THE TIME.
A young Greek who had appointed to
meet his sweetheart at a certain hour
being distant from the public clepsydra.
and in the neighborhood of the house of
Scion, thought he might get out of his
difficulty by consulting tn wise man
So gaining admittance n, he said:
''0h, Scion, the all -.g thee to
tell me what time it is"
Scion, rising FROM his seat and going
70 the window, looked out into space.
Eyes, yes" said the wise man, with
deep burrows on his brow, at is day
time" and he resumed his studies.
ADVANCE IN TRANSFORMATION.
Hipprocrates was lecturing to his
pupils on the advance of science. Said
he: ''In this century in which we live
900 years before Christ, remarkable
progress has been made in transmuta-
ton. Archimedes has succeeded in
turning several baser metals into the
more precious metals"
That's nothing" exclaimed Alexan-
der, young pupil who was considered
by his mates what the Americans call
fresh, u saw today Margites turn
bottle of glue into a paste pot. Jewel.
ers' Circular.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-16

When she was g Child. she cried for Castoria-
When she became Miss she chung to CastoriA.
when she had Children. she gave them Castorsa.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-16
SCALE BOOKS!
THREE FORMS
STANDARD,
HOWE AND
FAIRBANKS!
when orderssg state WHAT form In
UanfpH-
Some Absurd Salaries.

Just prior to the last illness of the Duke
of Clarence, which resulted in his death,
Henry Labouchere, commenting III his
paper. London Truth, on the approaching
nuptials of the heir pre>umptiye, took oc-
casion to call attention 10 the cost of Eng
lish royalty. and the figures he gives,
which must be considered accurate, foot
up the enormous total of 100000 year
The most absurd salary paid, perhaps, is
that of SIS, so per year to the individual
known as the master Of the buckhoundS
Scarcely less ridiculous however. is the
SOS 500 year each TO the lord chamberlain
and the lord steward. The Prince Of
Wales has for himself $5O0,0eoa year, be
sides liberal allowance for bus wife and
children
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cHEsTNuTs FROM HISTORY.
KINDRED SPIRITS.

Jonathan Wild, in deep thought, wac
riding along Black Heath. when ne met
Dick Turpin.
"Do you know, Dick" said Jonathan,
"this silver question is interesting me.
/ believe in free silver, / do"
$50 do l." replied Dick; I'm house
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-16

II is said that Swiss savant has made
discovery by which he reduces milk TO
dry powder in such manner that ny the
addition OF water it at once assumes ali its
natural properties.
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DIRECTIONS

y p Flss4. fsssa a. So f.-.sr
y h f~E-1 ezass kszzsRrfs $500. -
g 80 49,. sesa- q Il sssFssz. ! &
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NYE On WATCHES.
HIS BRAND NEW MEMORIAL TIME
PIECE BOUGHT BY HIMSELF.

Not Every Sian Has the Nerve to Get
His Watch Repaired, but William
Tried Et-A Pathetic Moral with a
Tail to u.
copyright, 1872, by Edgar W. Nye.l
THoMAsToN, Conn, February. This is
where the Seth Thomas clocks are made.
It's csty of 1000 people, most of whom
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-01-15
POULTRY PIC KINGS.

IN nearly all cases a combination of
early chickens for market with eggs
in season will pay better than either
one alone.
COAL ashes are good to scatter under
the roosts. The objection to wood ash
es is that they are too caustic often in
juring the feet.
WHILE ducks will usually begin TO
Law early in the season. it is not best to
have them hatch until spring. They
do not thrive in cold, damp weather
UNLESS they are provided with quar-.
tiers something better than the aver
age, it is a positive cruelty to pick
either ducks or geese during the win
ter
On the farm, under the average con-
ditions. it does not cost any more to
raise a pound of turkey than it does to
raise a pound OF pork, and the turkey
brings the best price.
IT costs no more to lseepsn incu bator
run to its full capacity than when only
one-half or quarters full In
Matching for profit every item of ex.
pense must be considered Test the
eggs by the seventh day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-01-15
Warming Water for Cows.

Cows don't like to drink very cold
wateg if the water is drawn from a
we'll it should not be pumped until the
cows are turned out to drink unless the
temperature of the air is higher than
that of the water. Whether it will pay
TO warm the water depends a great
deal upon the number of cows and the
GOODNESS of the water. They will drink
more warm than cold water, and if
milk is sold the increased quantity of
milk they will give from drinking
warm water must - eaken into the
calculations When considering the adj
visibility of warming the water. 1t is
doubtful whether there be any rich
ness added to the milk from the in
creased quantity caused by the cows
drinking more warm water than they
would have of cold; therefore, butter
makers would have less inducement to
warm the water than those who sell
milk.-National Stockman.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-01-15
MONEY IN PORK.
The Outlook for Hogs Brighter Than II
Has Been for Years.

The Outlook for Hogs Brighter Than II
Has Been for Years.
Those farmers who read the papers
and try to keep up with the times,
know that corn and clover make good
growth for pigs and good pork. II
skinned milk can be added, SO much
the better; less corn and clover will be
required. 1t is pretty well settled, by
those who have tried it, that hog
weighing from rs to 100 pounds In
May will double its weight by fall
with no other food than the clover
pasture. An acre of clover will pas
ture eight to ten hogs, an equivalent
OF 1000 pounds of pork or equal to $50
bushels of corn. But we would not
confinc hogs to either corn or clover;
If they can have only one, by all
means give them the clover. 1t is bet
ter to com bine the two and then oc-
casionally throw in little something
else to make a variety. The clover is
best relished when young and tender.
Hence it is better to keep enough hogs
to the acre to keep the clover we'll fed
down.
The destruction of hogs last year be-
cause of the short corn crop, the open
ing of fc eign markets to our pork
products and the short hog crop this
year, az led to the naturally increasing
demara because of increase of popula-
ton, ali point to higher prices for some
time to come. Our big corn and grain
crops this year will help out wonder.
fully in supplying the demands Of the
market as swine breed rapidly under
favorable conditions and modern meth
DDS of breeding and rearing produce
marketable pork ia a remarkably short
period With plenty of feed and good
demand, no one need hesitate about the
profitable production of pork until flu
ture signs some way off, shall point to
the prospects of glutted market Un-
til then pork must be a paying product,
and still more so because of the higher
price of beef of the best quality. Sure
ly, the avenues of prosperity appear to
be opening freely to our farmers, who
have been resting so long under a cloud,
The farmer who has faith in the hog
may reasonably hope to now enjoy the
reward OF well doing Rural
World
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-01-15

seems to suit it better than the arti,
fetal protection of man, as it has be.
come partially naturalized in some OF
the eastern states and herein Iowa, =
frequently grows year after year from
self sown seed among the bushes and
grass in the vicinity of gardens from
whence the wind has originally waited
its plumed seeds The roots of the
large varieties often grow to an inch
and half in diameter and foot OF
more in length, and should have few
side roots. The leaves are long and
grass-like, and the flowers which ap-
pear the second year from the seed are
large, handsome and of peculiar soft
purple color, opening early in the
morning and closing before noon. pol
winter use the roots should be packed
in sand or earth and placed in the Gel
lar In this way they do not become
dry and shriveled. Prairie Farmer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-01-15
STOCK THAT PAYS.
4 Perfect Finish Depends Altogether on q
Wise Start.


Perfect Finish Depends Altogether on
Wise Start.
As a rule the model man is the de-
scendant of superior parents, grand
parents and line of ancestors noted
for greatness. Blood always teaches
the observer that like produces like"
But man, physically, is but an animal,
and the farm creatures may be con-
sidered in similar light. Their origin
is important Their merit for sustaining
themselves in health, and maintaining
account The fnish-the meeting of
the reasonable expectation of the
breeder, feeder and user or consumer
is dependent upon their breeding. The
horse must have limbs. hoofs, etc,
natural and cultivated action, and
weight sufficient for his work, or he is
valueless. So, too, is the bovine
animal lacking whose flesh and milk
as food is produced at a loss to the
farmer 1t is also unsatisfactory to
the consumer though bought at a
moderate price. The same holds true
of the pork, mutton, wool and egg pro-
ducers as on their breeding, care and
management hinges much of the in
come of the farm. To start right in
breeding is as necessary as in building
a dwelling. The rock of intelligence
and skill is not to be compared with
the sands of chance; and a policy that
does not take cognizance of the whole
life history of animals will result in
loss.
The keystone of the arch of success
full breeding and management, is fer
tile, active brain-one not stultified by
an over-exhausted body. An over
worked farmer, who had not learned
to think, found himself poorer, year
after year, though he had wide acres
and large herds. By accident he lost
his right arm and was thus compelled
to cease the slavish use of his muscles
By active use of his brain he kept his
farming and stock-growingi in progress,
and success began with the loss of this
member. Others may take from this
true incident the hint to exercise faith
in their brains Systematic manage
ment, rather than only their own mus
NiSS, WIN VIII ouSCCoS. VI eiAO
worth of good sires! If one or two
farmers have eight or ten cows, a pure
bred bull is worth to them treble the
value by weight of frst-class beef e
cents pound at home); but the year
ling at 1000 or 1900 pounds can often
be bought for 10 cents per pound. With
care the offspring will make good l, 200
pounds baby beef at 20 months of age.
worth now 6 cents, or S72. The com
mon steer, same age, with same care,
brings but half this amount, counting
the weight at 900 pounds and price 4
cents, which are high estimates. Five
filters of pigs by pure, selected boar
25 of them at months of age will yield
1000 more pork than the best (?l COM
mon'sort at cents; only this is nearly
double the average cost of the pure
bred boar which is capable of string
several times as many pigs. The same
rule holds good in the breeding of
horses, sheep and poultry. With the
new year every farmer should start
Alright. Only superior sires should
ever be used.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-01-15
A SOUTHERN SYMPATHIZER.

How Lincoln Made 1t Pleasant for the
Marquis Of Harrington.
have heard story about President
ton, says an officer at Fort Sheridan,
which is apropos. The marquis will
soon succeed to the title of the Duke of
Devonshire. Those who know anything
about the family know that it is one Of
the oldest and richest in the peerage.
1t was during the war that the young
man came over here and cut great So
York. He was rendered swell and Sc
lect reception. which concluded with
brilliant ball The marquis wore in the
lapel of his coat the confederate colors.
He was outspoken in his sympathies
for the confederate cause. A few days
later he was in Washington. The Brit
ish minister, of course, presented him
to President Lincoln. Several promi-
nent persons were present Some FROM
abroad and some from our own coun-
try. The call was quite an event Mr..
Lincoln had been told in advance of the
tonfoolery of the young marquis in
New York. During the visit Mr.. Lin
coin had occasion to speak to the young
man frequently, more so than he would
have done under ordinary circum-
stances In so doing the president
called his visitor Mr.. Darlington" sew
eral times. He went out of his way to
call him that He called him Mr.. Part
ington when it would have been more
convenient for him not to mention any
name at all | think he asked him If all
his folks were well, and in Withdrawing
the president said to him: Mr.. Part
ington, remember me to your father,
Mr.. Darlington, sr." 1t was Lincoln's
way of rebuking the young man for
making such an ass of himself in New
York.-Chicago Tribune.
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hogs to be butchered at one time. b B
are the side rails running from one
pair of posts to the top. Scantlings 2
by inches are good for these. C is a
windlass to raise the hog after it is
scraped from the platform ID to the side
rails b Il, letting the ends of the gam
brel rest on the side rails. Then the
hog can be slid back to make room
for another. Nail a piece of plank to
the outside of each of the front posts
and let them extend about foot above
the post for the windlass to work in.
Let the rope pass up on the back side
of this windlass, and as you raise the
hog it lands it further back on the rail.
"A w. Lucas, in Farm and Home.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-01-15
HANDY HOG LITTER.

A Convenient Device for Use at Hog-Kiil-
ing Time.
] have so often had to strain myself
in the past to lift heavy animals that /
set to work to contrive something to
make butchering easier, and here is the
result: A A A A represent four posts o
feet high, set in pairs about 2 feet 3
inches apart, the distance the other
way to depend upon the number 81