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Elvy n. futile,
NOTICE-TIMBER CULTURE.

U. 8. Land Office, Wa-Keeney, Kansas, WOO
May 28, 1892. 1S'o'
Complaint having been entered at this Office by
William o. Hankins against Mrs. David Orchard
and Douglas Orchard only heirs and legal represent
atives of David Orchard deceased for failure to
comply with law to timber culture entry No.
44a3 dated November 10, 1858. upon the north half
of southwest quarter section g township IL south,
of range 3d. in Trego county, Kansas, with view to
the cancellation Of said entry; contestant alleging
that David Orchard, deceased. during his lifetime,
nor Mrs. David Orchard, his wife, Douglas
Orchard. his son, heirs and only heirs, and legal
representatives Of David Orchard, deceased, have
failed to replant to trees seeds cuttings any por
ton of said five acres during or since sth year Of
entry or caused same to be done, that there are
trees now growing on said land and has not cen
since prior to Sth year of entry the said parte
day of july 1892 at 10 O'Clock a. m to respond and
furnish testimony concerning said alleged failure.
HILL ?. WILSON, Receiver.
JOHN A. NELSON, Attorney. 81
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actual school inspection, * days.
A. Number of written reports Of such
visits made to the district board, 13.
III. Number of consultations with
district boards, TO-
1. At the time the district was visited,
5.
2. In my office, 5.
ILL., Number of days office has been
kept open at county seat, %.
Nv. Number of examinations of district
clerks records, one.
l. Number found kept as required by
law, one.
V. Number Of examinations of district
treasurers' records. one.
l. Number found kept as required by
law, One
vi. Number of teachers meetings at
tended, one, as follows:
l. Where held, Wa-Keeney.
=. Date Of each, April 80, 1892.
VIII. Is the Office supplied with suit
able record books, as required by the ex-
listing law? 1t is.
*. Number of certificates granted. 5.
I'd grade, 2; Sd grade, 3.
l hereby certify the above to be a
correct statement of the work of this
office in the matters herein reported, for
the quarter ending this day.
Dated at Wa-Keeney, this q day o!
June. 1892.
LIZZIE COOPER,
County Superintendent.
Trego County.
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ONE of the features of the state fair
to be held at Peoria September $3.50
will be special displays of farm, orchard
and garden products by counties in the
three great agricultural divisions of the
state. The plan is to select from these
displays such specimens as may be de-
Isirable to make up the best possible ex-
hibits from the state of Illinois IN both
at the Worlds Columbian exposition in
1898. This is the object of the exhibit
at Peoria, and every farmer will take a
Just pride in showing Illinois to be the
leading state of the union in the pro-
duction of these articles.
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AN examination of recent university
catalogues shows that practically every
civilized nation in the world is repre-
scented by students now in America. In
a single great institution, the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, there are students
from twenty-eight foreign countries.
The Massachusetts, institute of tech
nology alone shows students of eigh-
teen nationalities; seventeen are repre-
scented in the University of California,
fifteen in both Harvard and Yale, fours
teen at Cornell and Michigan, ten at
Princeton, nine at Lehigh and two each
in Brown and Wesleyan.
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THE gopher plague is reported as be-
coming serious in North Dakota
Hundreds of the little rodents are
making inroads in Barnes county
wheat fields, and if their career
is not checked they are likely to cause
serious damage to the growing crops.
The determination of gophers has been
generally neglected during the past few
years, and now q serious problem con-
fronts farmers-how to thoroughly rid
their fields of the pests winch cause so
much damage. The county furnishes
poison free of charge to all farmers
wishing it.
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Irwin i. Olmstead.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Land Office at wa-Kkeney, Kansas. No ze,7
June o, 1892. A' WA
Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his Intention to mako
final proof In support Of his claim. and that said
proof will be made before register and receiver Of
the o. s: Land Office at Wa-Kesney, Kansas, ON
July 70, 1882, viz:
George S. Lay man,
Homestead Application No. 1881 for the northwest
quarter section 10, township Is. south of range
"a. west 8 p. n. Kansas.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of ssid
land, viz: James NJ. Rinker, Lewis 3. Halsey,
Oscar Olson and Elihu D. Net, all of ws-Keeney,
Kansas.
LEE MONROE, Regster.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

o. 8. Land Once, ws-Keeney, Kan. u. ,.ss
June 8, 1897. w s""
Notice Il hereby given that Charles II. NeR has
filed notice Of intention to make hnal proof before
Register and Receiver Of the U. 8. Land Once at
18th day Of July, 1852, ON timber culture spplica-
ton No. $40
for the northeast quarter Of section No,
q, in township No. II south, range No
"a west, Of the 9Th p. m, Kansas.
He names e Witnesses: Joseph J. zsman, 1fank
Stradai and Frank ". zeman, Of Hona. xanaa4
81 Ln Aoaaoas Hss1sge
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A petition was presented to the Board
asking that flag be purchased and be
placed on the court house. As there
seemed to be quite difference of opinion
in regard to the matter, petitions were
laid on the table. A petition was pre-
sented from citizens of Collyer township,
praying the layiDg-out and establishment
of road in that township. Beginning
at the northeast corner of section 81
township II, range "A, and running
thence due south on section lines to the
southeast corner of section z, township
IL, range "a, and there terminating.
Petition was favorably acted npon and
viewers appointed to view said proposed
road.
Bill of M. w. BEEN, for board, was re-
jected.
County warrants amounting to S2,297.26
which had been paid by the county
treasurer during the quarter we're by him
returned and cancelled by the board as
were also warrants amounting to &c.
which had become outlawed.
n. w. Shuler and E. II. Durham were
appointed associate examiners of county
treasurers' books and accounts for the
current quarter.
Board adjourned to meet July 6, 1892.
Attest.l
G. A. HoAR,
County Clerk.
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MISSOURI boasts Of man who carries
in his trousers pocket a buckeye
plucked from a tree thirteen years old
on Friday night when he saw the
moon over his right shoulder. In
another pocket he had a luck stone
taken from cross-eyed perch's head
while the tide was out, while about his
neck he wears the left hind foot of a
rabbit killed in a graveyard in the dark
of the moon.
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FOR PUBLICATION.

Land ONCE at wa-Keeney. Kansas, !
June 2, 1897. ~ 'oAA
Notice Is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his intention i0make final
proof in support of his claim and that said proof
will be made before the Register and Receiver OF
the q. S. Land Office at wa-Keeney, Kansas, ON
July 20. 1892, viz:
Daniel V. Plants.
Homestead Application, No. s1O7, for the south
west quarter of section u, township - south Of
range Is, west p. M.,Kansas.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upol and cultivation Of said
lau4 viz:
Patrick wynne, James Tague, and Lewis Jones.
OF Banner, Kansas, and Theodore Courtney, Of Wa
Keeney, Kansas,
81 LEE MoxRoK, Register.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Land Office at Wa-Keeney, Kansas, ~, ,.o,
May %, 1892. 'o 20" =
Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and that said proof
will be made before the Register and Receiver u. s.
Land Office at wa-Keeney, Kansas, on July %, 1882,
viz
Elvy N. Tuttle,
Homestead Application, No. 1885, for the northeast
quarter section IL, Townships south Is, west 9Th
p. NJ, Kansas.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of said
land viz:
Franklin A. Fink and jeremiah T. Mccartney, of
Banner, Kansas and Nels LuIld and Josiah g. Jones,
of Alanthus, Kansas.
52S LEE MONROE, Register.
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Mrs. l.. r. Patton, Rockford. Illinois,
writes: "From personal experience can
recommend Dewitt's Sarsaparilla, a cure
for impure blood and general debility.
For sale byJones G. Gibson. 13-3O-1yr.
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Report of county superintendent OF
public instruction as approved:
QUARTERLY REPORT OF COUNTY SUPER
NTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
Quarter begins March %, 1892. Ends
June %, 1892. Trego county, Kansas.
I. School Visitation:
1. District schools visited this quarter,
giving number of each district, 3, 5, 10,
II, Is. lS, 10, @, &c, q, %. %, 50, 50, Sc
and 80,
2. T3tal number OF visits, 16.
s. Average length of time spent in
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Report of Examiners of County Treas
urer's books and accounts for the quarter
was read and approved. Report is as
follows, viz:
WA-kEENEY, KAN, Jun. 80, 1892.
To the honorable board of county
commissioners of Trego county, Kansas:
We, the board of examiners, appointed
to examine the books of the County
Treasurer for the current quarter, report
that we find on hand aud in the two
banks of Wa-Keeney, twenty-six thous-
and four hundred and seventy-six and
1910 (S26, 476.15 which amount agrees
with the books as examined by US this
day.
]. M. WEIGH,
Probate Judge,
CaAs. W. SWEET,
Associate Examiner.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this July 3, 1892.
G. A. HoAR,
County Clerk.
81
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Steam navigation was once looked
upon with doubt. So was the power of
LII. Fenner's Cough Honey to relieve any
cough In one hour, until thousands of
trials demonstrated the fact. Equally
good for horses. Gives energy and
strength. Money refunded if satisfaction
not given money returned.-Sold by
Jones Il Gibson. 10 81 Tyr
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GLEN county, Ga, has a woman who
can lay claim to being the champion
still-tongued woman of America if re-
cent reports are to be credited She has
spoken to but three persons in the last
sixteen years, and has never seen train
of cars, although she lives within two
miles of railroad
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MNNEHAHA, the eighteen-year-old
daughter of Sitting Bull, viii be hon
ored with a ffe-size statue at the South
Dakota women's exhibit at the Column
bian exposition. The story goes that
she died of a broken heart, having loved
hopelessly an army lieutenant ct Fort
sally.
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Bright people are the quickest to rec
ognize good thing and buy it. We sell
lots of bright people the Little Early
Risers. Ii you are not bright these pills
will make you so. For sale by Jones Il
Gibson. 13 80 Tyr.
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Ii dull, spiritless and stupid; if your
blood is thick and sluggish; if your APP
petite is capricioIs and uncertain, you
need Sarsparilla. For best results take
DeWitt's. For sale by Jones & Gibson.
13-30-1yr.
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'tLate to bed and early to rise will
shorten the road to your home in the
Skies" But early to bed and "Little
Early Riser," the pill that makes life
hanger and better and wiser. For sale
by Jones & Gibson. 13-30-1yr.
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Is your hair falling out or turning gray?
Try Beggs' Hair Reviewer. 1t acts like
magic. Sold and warranted by Jones Il
| Gibson. 5-2l Tyr
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Notice.

NOTICE.
SALE OF SCHOOL LANDS.
Notice is hereby given, that will offer
for sale at my office in Wa-Keeney, Kan
sas, ON the % day Of July
1892, between the hours of 10 o'clock q.
m. and 3 o'clock p. M, the following de-
scribed school lands, situated in Trego
county, Kansas, to-wit:
APPRAISED
SEC. TWP. RANGE. VALUE.
Sc or sw or 36 IL "a SO 90
Sw or sw Or &c II "a 3 90
Given under my hand, this 18th day of
June, 1892.
w. G.. MARSHALL,
6 25s County Treasurer.
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WA-KEENEY, KANSAS, July 5, 1892.
Board OF commissioners Of TregO
| county, Kansas, met pursuant to adj
journment, all the members, Nef, Warne
and CIPHER being present.
Minutes OF the last regular and sub
sequent special meetings were read and
approved, as was also the county
treasurers report for the quarter. Re-
port is as follows:
COUNTY TREASURERS OFFICE,
TREGo COUNTY.
WA-KEENEY, KANSAS, June 80, 1892.
To The Hon. Board of County Com
missioners of Trego County, Kansas:
GENTLEMEN:
beg leave to submit the following re-
port for the quarter ending June 80, 1892:
RECEIPTS.
General revenue taxes, 1891, So 772 OF
Delinquent taxes, al 80
State permanent school fund,
interest, 3 sol OF
State permanent school fund,
principal. 313 "a
Ness County Treasurer &C
count, S. ID. No. 20, bond
fund, A sc
District Clerk, stenographer's
fees, IS5 so
County Clerk, sale of gas
County superintendent ac-
count, normal fund, u 90
First National Bank, interest
on deposits, 70 81
Trego County Bank, interest
on deposits, IS Sc
Cash on hand March 81, 1892, "a $40 10
Total, 81 593 80
DISBURSEMENTS.
School district treasurers, 2 179 81
Irego county interest on
bonds, 725 90
Trego county warrants paid, 297 26
School districts interest on
bonds, SIS 10
School district No. 1, redemp-
ton of bond No. L, 500 90
School district No. 10, re-
demption of bond No. l, 100 90
School district number IA, re-
demption of bond No. 1, 100 90
School district number Ii, re-
demption of bond No. 1, 100 90
School district number 10, re-
demptlon ut bond No. l, 100 90
School district number 80. re-
demption of bond No. 1, 100 90
School district number 81, re-
demption of bond No. l,
and 2, 200 90
School district number %, re-
demption of bond No. 1, 400 90
School district number 33, re-
demption of bond No. l, 100 90
Ogallah township treasurer, 20 90
County superintendent, or
ders on state school fund, 476 O5
c. j. Ferris, surveyors tax
fund, 50 90
Cash balance on land June
30, 1892, &c 476 Is
Total, "a SOB 90
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Board of commissioners met pursuant
to adjournment, all members present. A
tax of one mill was levied on all the tax
able property of Ogallah township, as per
request of township trustee, for township
purposes.
Erroneous tax amounting to 1928 was
ordered refunded to j. l.. Brown.
The matter of building a bridge across
Big Creek on the Wa-Keeney and Ness
City road came on for a hearing. The
county surveyor presented plans for
wood and iron bridges as per instructions
given at former meeting. AS per his
estimates a wooden bridge, complete,
such as would be required, would cost
about five hundred and fifty (S55O
dollars and an iron one about seven
hundred (S700O0) dollars, board ordered
an appropriation of $4,000 or so much
thereof as may be necessary to build
good and substantial iron bridge at the
point named, and ordered the county
surveyor to draw plans and specifications
and present to the Board on Saturday
July 10Th, at the court house for their
inspection.
Claims were allowed in sums and to
persons named as follows, viz:
S. 4. Cowick, salary, county
attorney, 100 90
Jacob Furbeck, care OF
panper, 80 w
Chas. H. Benson, township
trustee, 3 90
Lizzie Chopper, county sup
erintendent salary, 112 80
Mrs. 3. Mapes, care OF Mrs.
Tarpy, insane. 3 90
Mrs. G. G. Yetter, care of
Mrs. Tarpey, insane, 10
Chas. H. Benson, overseer
of poor, 6 90
Geo. W. Crane & Co., Tay,
lor's digest, 90
S. Dodsworth & Co., books
and stationery % %
Hall & O'Donald, books
and stationery, 20 90
w. G. Olson, account Mrs
Tarpey, insane, ~ 10
Otto Young, juror May
term, 60
]. NJ. Rhoades, juror May
term, 40
Henry Cutler, juror May
term, 6O
J. s. Sellers, juror May
term, 20
A. Spena. juror May term, ~
A. E. McCollum, juror May
term, w
E. A. Brant, juror May
term, 70
c. E. Ridgway, juror May
term, ~
VIM. Brabb. juror May
term, w
John Brown, juror, May
term, OOl
P. E. Hickey, juror May
term, 4O
L. S. Bran., juror May
term. 90
A. Kendall, juror May term, 2 O0i
S. B. Barnes, erroneous tax, IL 80
w. 81. Damn, erroneous tax, AZ AZ
j. NJ WEIGH, probate judge
insane case, w
Theo. Courtney, sheriff Mss.
Tarpey insane case, JOG II
Chas. FL. Benson, deputy
sheriff insane case, %
Mrs. B. Mapes, care insane
woman, 5O
James Lawson, oyerseer
poor, IA w
James Lawson, assessor, 1913 10
VIM. Hoobler, juror BEEN
case oO
G.. w. Sweet, examining
county treasurers. books, 90
j. NJ. WEIGH. probate Judge, u W
Cowick & WEIGH, printing
etc, 10 oU
G. W. Sweet, juror insane
case, ~
J. N. Kulp, juror insane ;.
case, %
A. c. Lord, juror insane ~
case, w
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NOTICE. FOR PUBLICATION,
Land Office at wa-Keeney. Kansas, l,-

Land Office at WaKeeney, Kansas, l,-oo
May 70. 1899. 900
Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim and that said proof
will be madebefore the register and receiver OF the
U. S. Land Office, at Wa-Keeney Kansas on July
16, 1889, viz:
Irwin L. Olmstead,
Homestead Application No. 1895, for the southwest
quarter section IA, township no. south, range %.
vest of the 9Th p, NJ,
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of said
land, viz: Alvin Law. Of Happy, Kansas, Aaron
Mort, of Hill City, Kansas, William H. Sommerville,
and Ozro w. Lahman, of Wa-Keeney Kansas.
o. LEE MONROE, Register.
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Given under my hand this 9th day Of July,
1892. W. G. MARSHALL, County Treasurer.
7-164t
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bond fund, rs 70
School district number 10,
general fund, 113 36
School district number 10,
bond fund, 81 81
School district number 20,
general fund, 10
School district number 20,
bond fund, S5 %
School district number q,
general fund, 43 81
School district number %,
general fund, ~ 81
School district number %,
general fund, Al II
School district number q;
bond fund, 1875 ~
School district number "a,
general fund, 81 "a
School district number 70,
general fund, "a IA
School district number &c,
general fund, ~ "
School district number 81,
general fund, - 70
School district number %;
general fund, ~ %
School district number %,
bond fund, w w
general fund, 20 OIL
School district number %,
bond fund, IL %
School district number 30,
general fund, Iva 4o
School district number ~,
bond fund, oo %
School district number 81,
general fund, os IT
School district number 81,
1nd fund, " 10
School district number 80,
general fund, lo2 %
School district number ~,
bond fund, % 20
School district number 80,
general fund, 40 Loo 70
School district number 80,
bond fund, ~ 81
School district number "a,
general fund, 10 on
School district number 80,
general fund, ~
bond fund, % At
School district number 36,
general fund, 81 ~
School district number so,
bond fund, 20 l4
School district number 81,
general fund, . 90
School district number 81,
general fund, ol Do
School district number 81,
bond fund, ~ 81
School district number ~,
general fund, 52 III
School district number 80,
bond fund, IS
School district number 40,
general fund, OF w
School district number 4O,
bond fund, oo 81
School district number Al,
general fund, 2O4 %
School district number Al,
bond fund, 10 ~
School district number AZ,
general fund, 70 30
School district number AZ,
bond fund. % ~
Ogallah township, general
fund, los ~
Glencoe township general
fund, ~ w
Riverside township general
fund. oo
Wilcox township general
fund, 6O ~
Wa-Keeney township
general fund, 4'o %
Collyer township general
fund, 81 IL
Franklin township general
fund, u II
City of Wa-Keeney general
fund, 10Y ~
State of Kansas general
fund, 3Ol AZ
Trego county general fund, 10 100 81
Trego county bond fund, 4o2 w
Trego county normal fund, 36 69
TreSo comfy school fund, "a co
State annual school fund, IL
State permanent school in
terest fund, 800 81
State permanent school
principal fund, o4l ~
Total ledger credits, 26 476 Is
Given under my hand this 4th day of
July, 1892,
w. G. MARSHALL,
County Treasurer.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this July 9Th, 1892.
G. A. HoAR,
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Commissioners Proceedings.

WA-KEENEY, KANSAS, July 1892.
Board OF Commissioners of rrego cOun.
ty, Kansas, met to-day in regular session
and Immediately adjourned (this being a
legal holiday to meet July 9th, 1892.
Attest:
G. A. HoAR,
County Clerk.
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Notice.
SALE OF SCHOOL LAND.

Notice is hereby given that will offer at public
sale, at my office in Wa Keeney, Kansas, the 9Th
day of August 1882, between the hours of 10 O'Clock
A NJ. and 3 O'Clock p. NJ. the following described
school lands situated In Trego county, Kansas,
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Pierce Metz. witness Beem
case, W
Joseph weekley. witness
BEEN case, 6U
VIM. Hoobler witness BEEN
case, 3 ~
F. d. wonner, witness
BEEN case, II w
J. NJ. WEIGH, witness BEEN
case, %
C. j. Ferris, county survey
or, salary, 81 90
w. b. CIPHER, commission
er, salary, II W
Lawrence Warne, commits
sioper, salary, "a W
c. H. Neff, commissioner,
salary, 30 W
Board adjourned sene die.
Attest.
G. A. HoAR,
County Clerk,
| 81
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-10-04
Barrel Making.

Few people, says Chambers Jour
nal, though all are familiar with the
barrel, have probably been at pains
TO consider the skill and ingenuity
which have succeeded in bringing to
perfection an invention as scientific as
beneficial all the world over; and
probably fewer still are conversant
with the brain power..and time which
have been expended in attempts to
produce machinery for manufacture
ing them. Barrels were i'll use as far
back as the time Of Pliny, who says
they were invented in the Alpine
valleys. A cask is double coniod-
that is, it has its greatest diameter on
its bulge and crosswisc to form part
of the circumference of the cask
while the edges must receive the en-
act beyel to fit those on either side
their entire length. Then the slaves
have to be ''chimed" or 5evoled at the
ends. and furnished with a "croze" or
groove into which 10 fit the head and
hopping completes the manufacture OF
the cask. A new Invention, by a Mr..
Oncken, is in full operation at Mcr-
KEN, in Germany, for turning out
casks from one piece of wood. III
the process the stem OF a tree is cut
into lengths corresponding to the size
of the cask. These lengths are then
boiled for two or three hours in a
closed vessel, while currant OF
electricity is passed through the
water. The wood is thereby sOitem"d
so that it can be cut, i'll Il machine
rotating the log in the same manner
as the ordinary lathe, into sheet Of
any desired thickness. The sheets
are then passed through growing
machine and grooved. Another ma
chine seizes the sheet between two
arms, and by means Of knives cuts a
series of mortices or slots around the
sides. SO as to give them, when made
up, the desired conical shape. Event
lually the sheet reaches the cooper,
who rolls into cylindrical form, driv-
es on the hoops, and makes BARR
nf IL