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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-16
THE CAMPAIGN.

It's quiet It's mysteriously quiet.
There is scarcely a ripple on the surface
OF the great national political sea,
though there have been several under
current disturbances noticeable,
Ton WATSON has been waking the
echoes Of the Georgia jungles with his
csterwaul; Gen. WEAVER has had an
occasional brief but pointed joint de-
bate with an overdue egg; our own
CuAUNCEY DEPEw has lightened up the
gloom wherever there has been dinner
I'm sight; HENRY CABOT LODGE, Of
Boston, continues to be utter and
too-too; DAVID BENNETT HILL keeps
quiet and serene; Judge GRESHAM has
thrown down his Republican doll-rags
and won't play; WAYNE MCVEAGH has
heaved a rock into the HsrrisOnian
pool; Judge COOLEY has marched into
the Democratic camp in a solid column
OF BREWER; PECK, the man Of mysterious
figures, broods over his horoscope,
while others Of more or less prominence
smile and grin, and kick ana flop, while
T Mr.. CLEVELAND and Mr.. HARRISON
Y quietly stand aside as the great Ameri-
Tan political procession passes on.
81 There you have it all-up to date.
7 JUDGE TOURGsE MAS ANOTHER FIT.
= Judge ALBION w. ToURGEE has been,
in the past, successful in keeping alive
the animosities OF the war. His best
known literary efforts have been de-
voted to Safeguarding the people of
I The South. But as that SUBJECTS about
} hausted, and the Judges peculiar
character requires something Of prOmi-
= renee to autagonize, he has with ayidity
Stlslzed upon the present prominence Of
,e memory Of the discoverer OF
snmerica and pours forth his walls
SIh G4 utical wrath upon CHRISToPHER
,sy. US He made a public
Mrs. 4 Detroit the other day, which,
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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-16

SENATOR SHERMAN had a small audi
ence at the Columbian celebration In
New York, and the Philadelphia Record
declares that JOHN j. INGALLS, is the
only orator who can hold his own
against fireworks. What's the matter
with JOEY b. FORAKER in this con-
nection?
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-16

Y The Count de HoE. ARD5, b / .0E
!, Ddrou Free Pressthe k,(EG
y They were talking Of the;eod -
( animals. eosl, reef0 "a
sI'ye seen hog count "A year.
yl.sSo have T." she said, ~, =
lpunt two seats IN theI *
hem both himself.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-05
POPULAR SCIENCE.

THE best wines are found to be pro
duced from grapes grown upon volcanic
soils
By new system, compound sheets
of platinum and gold are used to make
crucibles for use in industrial chem
istry.
AN apparatus for purifying lubricat-
ing oils coming from machinery has
been patented in Norway whereby the
same oil can be used many times at a
trihing expense.
a GREAT improvement in machine
bearings is made from compressed wood
pulp combined with graphite. No lu-
brication is necessary, and the amount
of friction is greatly diminished.
EXPERIMENTS made with oil and var
ious other substances have shown that
oil alone gives the greatest heat. 1t has
been adopted for the boilers of the big
pumping engines at Brilliant, near Pitts
burgh.
THE remarkably beautiful green col
or of some preserved beans and other
vegetables is said to be obtained by
boiling the vegetables in copper ves-
sci while an electric current is passed
through It.
NEW electrical device on the nickel
in-the-slot order has been introduced in
the railway cars in England. By plac-
ing a penny in the receptacle the light
burns for fifteen minutes, and is then
extinguished automatically.
OWING to the lack Of penetrating pow
er possessed by the electric arc light
in thick weather, its use in lighthouses
is not recommended. Inventive talent
is now being brought to bear in Eng
land to ascertain better composition
of the carbons, with a view to supply
ing the required rays for penetrative
effect
HERETOFORE it has been impossible to
get lead to adhere to iron without the
aid of tin. This can now be done by
the following means: First pickle the
plates in bath to remove the scale, a
a weak electric current being sent
through the bath. Remove the plates
to a bath of lime water, and thence to
one of fresh water. From this place
them in bath consisting of a neutral
solution of zinc and stannic chlorides,
thence to drying chamber heated by
steam. When dry place them in bath
of molten lead 9slS per cent. pure.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-05
ASHES ON THE SLIDE.

When Jim and BIZ and were boys, many
years ago,
How gayly did We use to hail the coming OF tho
snow
Our sleds fresh painted red and with their run
ners round and bright,
Seemed TO respond right briskly 10 our clamor
OF delight
As We dragged them up the slippery road that
climbed the rugged hill
Where perched the old frame meeting house, so
solemn-like and still
Ali coasting in those days-those good old days
was fun, indeedl
s;leds at that time, I'd have you know, were
paragons Of speed
And II the hill got bare In spots, as hills will do
why, then
We'd haul on ice and snow to patch those bald
spots up again;
But, OH with what sad certainty our spirits
would subside
When Deacon Frisbie sprinkled ashes where We
used TO slidel
The deacon he would roll his eyes and gnash
his toothldss gums
And clear his skinny throat and twirl his saint
ly, bony thumbs
And tell you: when wuz boy, they taught
me to eschew
The goddess, ribald vanities which modern youth
pursuei
The pathway that leads down TO he'll is slip
perry, straight and wide,
And Satan turks for prey where little boys are
wont 10 slidei"
Now. he who ever in his life has been little
boy
VIII not reprove me when he hears the Ian
guage / employ
To stigmatize as wickedness the deacon's Jealous
spite
In interfering with tho play wherein we found
delight
And so say, with confidence, not unalloyed of
pride:
"Gol durn the man who sprinkles ashes where
the youngsters slidei"
But Deacon Frisbie long ago went to his lasting
rest
His money well invested In farm mortgages out
west;
Bill, Jim and I, no longer boys, have learned
through years Of strife
That the troubles OF the little boy pursue the
man through life;
That here and there along the course wherein
we hoped to glide
Some envious hand has sprinkled ashes Just to
spoil our slidei
And that malicious, envious hand is not the dea-
cons now.
Grim, ruthless Fatei that evil sprite none other
Is than thoul
Riches and honors. peace and care come at thy
beck and go;
The soul, elate with Joy to-day, tomorrow
writhes in wool
And till q man has turned his face unto the wall
and died
He must expect to get his share of ashes on his
slidei
Eugene Field In Chicago News
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-05

''HE LEFT Me TO FIGHT THE DOG"
rectly the huge beast came at me
again, but there was the little dog
under his feet almost, and he left me
to fight the dog. This performance
went on at least dozen times, and
every time did the little dog interpose
to save my life. At last, when the
caribou had followed him to some
little distance, saw my opportunity.
and, slipping down from the tree,
seized my gun before he could turn
He came straight at me, more furious
than ever, and / fired. Boys, l don't
make practice of firing with my eyes
shut, like Mr. Wrinkle. but I came
mighty near doing it then. The fact
is, | was so nervous that it was almost
a mere chance shot, but it chanced to
go straight and true. The moose was
shot through the heart
Maybe you think didn't love that
dog after that! He had slipped away
from Felix, you see, and had run after
me: and if he had been three minutes
later I'd have been buried up in those
Maine woods | tried my best to buy
that little dog and meant to bring him
to Gonzales county and let him roll on
the Bermuda grass and play with the
children all day, as long as he lived,
but the mill men wouldn't sell him;
and SO / was forced to come away with
these horns as the only trophies. -
Austin (Tex.) Cor. St Louis Globe
Democrat
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-05

kind ever saw in my life. For good
ness sake, Felixr exclaimed, is that
the best this country can do in the
way of a hunting dog?' oh, you don't
know it at allr retorted Felix, good
naturedly. 1T wouldn't take a moose
more than three minutes to tramp one
of your fine dogs into shoestrings.'
And then l said no more. especially as
the little dog took most insane fancy
for me and followed me around like
a shadow ] saw that his tastes were
good, though his pedigree might be a
little off.
I'VE drove easily through the open
woods, and finally struck camp at a
point about eight miles from the mill.
The men cut down poles and made a
kind of pen house, open on the south
side and rooted over with poles and
brush, taking as much pains as though
they had come to spend the winter, /
told them They built huge bonfire
opposite the open side of the hut, and
we spent the night very comfortably,
wrapped in our heavy blankets.
THE next morning we started on
our first hunt, separating into two
parties, the three mill men constitut-
ing one, while Felix, the manager and
/ composed the other. The little dog
went with me, of course, but even
with his assistance we found no moose
that morning. We saw the tracks of
some very large ones, however, and we
even came upon one of their yards
on the southern slope of hill, where
the snow was all trampled down and
where the twigs and barks of the trees
showed that they had recently been
browsing, but the yard was empty.
When we returned to camp, however,
we found the other party already
there, and the savory odors arising
from the fire told that they had not re-
turned empty handed. They had, in
truth, killed yearling calf and had
brought the choicest morsels of its
flesh to the camp.
THE next morning we started out
again, in the same order, and after we
had tramped an hour or two we reached
the deserted yard. 1t was evident that
several large moose had been there
since we left Felix and the manager
decided to lie in wait for little while,
on the chance of their return, while l
begged them to hold that miserable
little nuisance of dog and let me slip
off and hunt over the ridge and down
the valley for mile or SO. To tell the
truth | was devourol by frantic de-
sire to meet moose and kill him all
by myself, and didn't think anything
else could satisfy me. was awfully
conceitcd, but it didn't take long to
knock all that out of me.
81 had gone about half a mile,
should think, and was wandering along
trying to look everywhere ut once,
when all at once / came face to face
with the very thing was looking for,
and / was within fifteen feet of it be-
fore l saw it. The minute / saw it /
wished was somewhere else. hadn't
expected to see such an enormous
brute in the first place, and ! hadn't
expected it to be rs ugly as homemade
sin, either Boys, that animal was
eight feet high, and you can see for
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-05
HINTS TO HoRsEMEN.


Traits In Horssa
II is very desirable and important to
be able to catch a horse In the pasture
field, which can most always be done
when he is treated with uniform kind
ness 1t Is often necessary 70 get up =
horse quickly, and II he Is hard 70 catch
quite seriously to his masters interest.
! never GO into n field to catch q horse
without n nubbin of corn, hit of apple,
handful Of oats or something else he
likes, and, as consequence, never
have the slightest trouble In catching
him
In turning a horse out to pasture
never frighten him and make him run
away from you, by striking him with
the halter or bride and yelling at him.
This is a mean, heartless habit and is
apt to make horse hard to catch I
know farmer whose horses cannot be
they can be stabbed Is to get the dogs
after them and drive them inl should
tie dogs be away from home some day
Tor night when he wants to get up a
horse to go for doctor or to see n sick
neighbor, he would doubtless realize
what it is ''to-be in q pickle"
OF the many bod traits the horse may
possess. that of Being breachy may be
classed as one of the worst think
that the author of the expression: IAN
ounce of prevention Is worth q pound
Of cure" must have had some expert
ence with breachy horses; ut any rate,
the adage holds good in this connection.
Ordinarily it is no very difficult matter
to keep horses from becoming breachy,
when managed with discretion-discre-
tfon, AYE, there's the rub" for many
farmers possessbut very little Of this es-
sential characteristic They buy horse
or colt and take 1t home and turn It
right ont in q poorly fenced field, be-
fore it becomes accustomed to the
place, and being discontented and anx-
ious to get back to its old home, it
pushes down or jumps over the weak,
low fences and bounds away like . deer
in the direction Of its home. Then the
farmer goes after it again and brings
II back and turns 1t out in the same
field. after having slightly repaired the
fence. But it has now become breachY
and has but little respect for fences
It gets out again and again, and
sAanceforward goes whithersoever it
pleases. regardless OF fences and
yokes
Vben - buy horse and take him
hon1e don't turn him out for few days
unless you can provide him with very
well-fenced lot or field. And in wean-
ing q colt exercise some judgment
Don't take it away from its dam and
put it into q poorly fenced field twill
be sure to jumpif you do. Never force
nor even permit horse to jump back
ont of a field he has jumped into, but
open a gate or lay down q panel OF
fence for his egress.
Before turning a horse Tor any other
kind of stock into an unoccupied field,
go around the field and inspect the
fences. Horses often form the habit
Of pushing down the fences and jump
ing, in reaching over after grass and
weeds within their reach. II such
weeds and grass were cut with q
scythe, and the fence corners kept
clean. the temptation for them 30 get
into mischief would often be removed.
Exercise a little "horse-sense" In this
matter, and your horses will not be-
come breachy. Leslie, in Ohio
Farmer.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-05
THE MODEL SHEEP.
II Should Have . Long Body Set upoa
Short Legs.


AS nearly all the edible meat in .
sheep is found N the quarters and but
little found elsewhere, we should aim
to breed them with as large quarters
as possible. This can only be accom-
plished by breeding from sires with
great width OF thighs and prominent.
broad chests, having also long sloping
shoulders and hip bones extending
well forward; animals of this form
will always have edible meat nearly
down to the knees and gambrils This
Is what pleases the eye Of the butcher,
for the reason that no customer will
ever ask him to cut of q pound Of
bone every time sale Is make Give
US, then, sheep with long body. set
upon short legs, whose principal
weight lies in his quarters and not in
his belly. His forward end must be
large in order to give him heart and
lung capacity. without which he Is no
sheep His hind end must be large
and loin strong, in order to furnish
high priced meats, and render Rm
prepotent Give me sheep with two
good ends, says DR.. C d Smead
Now we have got the form. see that
IL is well and evenly covered with Q
fleece wool that Is even N quality,
medium in texture, free from hairs and
black wool and having density in q
large degree II 1t can be made to
grow well down upon the face. or down
the leg even to the toes. there Is no
objection But never spoil hind
quarter in striving to get an extra tuft
of wool upon the face or nose. Keep
the mutton form perfect; then get all
the wool you can
The next plank In our platform is
size. This is question Of vital inn
portance. II we get too small an ant.
NAL we will run the risk Of losing
some Of the popularity that we have
already gained. Again. II we strive to
produce too large an animal we run the
risk of producing one that is too coarse
in its makeup to please the eye Of the
dealer, as well as to produce an animal
that will lack constitutional vigor and
mutton quality. Western Rural
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-05
Tho Ant .s a surgical Instrument.

The tenacious hold which ants of all
nations maintain whenever they have
seized anything with their jaws or
'.nippers" is matter of familiar know
ledge Otherwise, that would be an
exceedingly indigestible statement
which is made, but for which we do not
stand responsible, regarding the Brazil
ian Indians, and the manner in which
they utilize the ants of that country.
Surgeons in Brazil are presumably few
and far between. Accordingly, when
an Indian accidentally cuts himself, he
does not go several hundred miles to
obtain professional treatment, but cap
lures q number OF ants-Brazilian ants
are very large and powerful-and ap-
plies them to the cash. They bite at 1t
ferociously, drawing the skin OF the
two sides together. The Indian pinches
off their bodies, leaving their heads
which still hold their grip on the wound,
effectually sewing 1t up-and goes ON
his way rejoicing.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-05
REGARDING BOOSTS.

Their Proper Arrangement Matter Of
Some Importance.
The highest roost Is invariably the
one q chicken or turkey will select
Haven't you ever noticed this? II not,
you never paid much attention to the
matter of roosts Not important
enough? Excuse me, sir. 1t 10 impor-
tant Some use tier of steps or roost
poles, one above the other, but prefer
. roosting place with a foot-path or
board leading up to the roosts, and all
to be on a level and far enough apart
to avoid quarreling and soiling one
another's plumage. ! shall try to
sketch my idea. The roosts are made
of four-inch stats, not round poles.
This gives the bird q chance to roost
and support her weight, while round
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-05
A Soaked Wood Pavement.

A new system Of wood paving that Is
now being tried In Paris makes use OF
pieces of oak about four inches long,
split up similarly to ordinary kindling
wood These sticks are laid loosely on
end in fine sand on bed Of gravel from
four to four and a half inches thick. A
layer of fine sand is spread over them,
and they are alternately watered and
beaten several times. In about forty
eight hours the water has completely
penetrated the wood. causing 1t to swell
into a compact mass, which is capable
of supporting the heaviest traffic, ac-
cording to reports.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-05
FIG. L

low drivers seat not much higher than
the sideboards. and would be OF no use
when the bed was filed win here
describe the seat which has the advan-
tages of being held more firmly in po-
sition than the ordinary spriug-seat
and costing little or nothing, and when
thrown back Is as little In the way as
any other kinds
For the footboard, take an Sinch
board of tough white oak or red elm.
saw it inches wider than the wagon
bed-a S-inch projection on each side
The arms arc 1<xs inches, with the
end gate rod passing through the wild
est side at A Gig. 81, so that the arms
are held fat against the sideboard.
Fasten the footboard NJ Gig. ~ on the
other end of arms with three strong
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-05
A westcru Erotl.t in New York.

Chicago Man-Tbe girls In this town
seem 70 be short-sighted.
New YorlSer-What makes you think
SO?
Because they don't turn around and
look ut me when ] walk down the
street."
"Humphi That shows there is moth
ing the matter with their eyesight"-
Texas Siftin0a
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-05
In Training.

~ believe that boy is training him.
self to be policeman" said the wom-
an who keeps the apple stand.
What makes you think SOP" asked
her friend.
because he hooks an apple every
time he passes. IN. Y. Press.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-05

under side they are simply yellowish
white. According to measurements
made by the prince Of Wied, the whole
length of this pleasant little creature
does not exceed two centimeters. The
leafsticker is common In Guayana and
Brazil, where It seeks its abode in the
crowns of large trees. OF its habits
little is known, but, no doubt, they are
similar to our tree-frogs. The little an.
imal is especially remarkable on ao-
count OF its beautiful coloring and the
smallness of the body.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-05

Young Husbapd-Why, my dear; this
pudding is burnt black. How did that
happen?
Young Wife-I'm sure don't know.
I looked at 1t just before you came
home and it was all right.
"But I've been home two hours"
"Dear me! thought it was only q
few minutes. Puck.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-05
ADJUSTABLE WAGON SEAT.

IL Costs But Little and II y Source Of
ConsIderable Comfort
There are great many farmers who
still stick to the old-fashioned wagon
bed with detachable sideboards, which
has many advantages over the other
kind on the farm This necessitates
working the rubber with lever, which
is ready for use at all times. with bed
OF or on. II was this idea which
brought to my mind the adjustable
wagon-seat, which almost any farmer
can readily make. have often thought,
when riding over rough roads. Of the
moving machine seat which Is in use
only about two weeks in the year.
My first idea was to remove the bolt
which fastens it to the machine and
bolt it to bottom board of the wagon
bed, but I knew It would make q very
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-05
How Stories Grow.

Mrs. Bryde-I can't see what makes
every body think that my husband is SO
dissipated. Why, John comes home
every night and goes to bed with the
chickens.
exit Mrs. Gossip, to report to the
world that Mr.. Bryde is locked out
every night, and has to sleep in the hen
house. Life.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-05

Mr.. Wayback-The next time go to
one Of Brother Stumpland's house
warnings, he'll know it. What dye
think the mean cuss did?
Mrs. Wayback-I'm sure don't know.
Mr.. Wayback-Well, he waited till
all the guests had assembled. an then
he led the way to the back yard and set
us to chopin wood.-N. Y. Weekly.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-05
THE lEAFSTICkER.
Ono of the Quaintest Representatives o
the Frog Family.

One OF the Uuafntest Representatives of
the Frog Family.
One of the most beautiful of all the
tree-frogs is the leafsticl1er of South
America, little animal of hardly the
size of our common green tree-frog.
with slender body and abruptly short
ened head. The color of the upper part
Of the body is a handsome reddish
brown, bordered at each side with a
yellowish white band, sometimes Of a
silvery luster. Beginning at the eye, it
extends along the sides and ends in a
sharp angle near the hind legs, where,
as well as at the eyes, the stripes unite
into triangular spot. The legs are
striped on the outer side for their whole
length in a similar manner; at the
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-05
FIG. Q.

bolts OBJ, the iron strap d Gig. ~
having been placed on both ends OF
bolts Now you are ready for the ma
chine seat Fasten II on to the foot
board with one bolt having q very
large washer. or square iron strap. on
the underside Of board Fig shows
the seat in position. D is wagon brake.
Z is the chain attached to seat for con-
venience. F, dotted line, showing cir
Gle the seat makes in reversing. g.
seat inverted.
1t may be attached to front end OF
bed for front lever, II desired, by re-
versing the machine seat and fastening
on the other end of footboard, and
passing rod through front frame Of
bed. Thomas g. Starbuck. In Ohio
Farmer
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-02-05
In Aoo0.

"That ruined city they have just dis
covered turns out TO be the tabled town
of New York." said Prot. Bones, OF
Melbourne.
"Was 1t destroyed by volcanic ac-
tion?"
"No. It was buried In mud and
garbage by titanic inactiqn. Life.