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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-02-25
Some Maine Horses.
From American Horse Breeder.

Trainer N. F. Dore, who has just re-
turned from prospecting tour among
the Pine Tree trotters, remarked to US
a few days since that many seem to
think that horses are lower than they
have been. If a man will 60 out and
try to buy good one from 1872 up
wards, weighing from 1925 to 100, we'll
made, upheaded, good style, sound, a
free driver, good gated and well broken,
he wi discover that such animals were
never farther apart or held at higher
figures than to-day. Small inferior an
imals with wonderful pedigrees, but
lacking ia most other qualities which
make an animal valuable, can be bought
cheap. The country is getting pretty
well filled up with that class. But what
are they good for? Nobody want s them
Breeders for the past few years have
paid too little attention to size, style and
other qualities. They are now beginning
to see that they have made great mis-
take. They have bred too much for ped.
igree to the neglect of merit. The horse
stock of Maine, however, is steadily i'm
proving. Farmers are raising a better
class of colts, and are taking better care
of them than ever before. Mr.. Dore
picked up few good ones, including a
very fast green PAGER by Lothian, jr.
q 30), that has shown quarters in 81
seconds. He has also nice family
mare that can show a 2.40 gait. Mr.
Dore has a full sister to Appleton Webb's
stallion Resolute @ 2615), which is a
very attractive animal. She is bay in
color, round barreled, of rangy confor
nation, elegant carriage and well gait
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-02-25

As the SUN is SUPERIOR to the STARS, so Is
DANA's SUPERIOR to ALL other SARsAPARILLAs.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-02-25
To Make Lean Pork.

1t is cheaper to produce meat that coz
tains a large proportion of lean with the
fat than TO fatteD the hog to such con-
dition as to fit it only for the prt duction
of lard, and it is a fact that by fe. ding
for lean meat greater weight of carcass
is secured and at no moie expense than in
producing an excess of fat, writes the
editor of Western Swine herd. This is
explained by reason of the fact that
when an animal is given food containing
the elements of growth of bone and
muscle as well as fat, the condition Of
the animal is sustained in manner TO
permit more perfect dige stion and assim-
ilation, and greater proportion for the
support of the system of the nutritious
elements that are required, and which
are more evenly Distributed through the
body ius cad of the semi-diseased condi
ton produced whs n corn is given as an
exclusive diet. Hence tie farmer who
diminishes the ration of maize, allowing
fbo xDs fu
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-02-25
Cows Less a Mystery.

The dairy cow is yearly growing to be
less mystery. At a farmers institute
in Geneseo. N. Y. !, John Gould is report
ed as saying substantially that there had
been great change in the stable life of
the dairy cow. To-day it begins with
the calf. Heretofore we have kept the
dairy COW as we did a steer. We sought
to make her hardy by exposure. To-day
hardness is not a factor. We now give
her care and protect her from the
elements to save food and increase her
yield of milk. With this new care we
find need of knowledge of foods, and
OF mother hood, necessary, and the most
successful of us obtain it. Back of good
feeding and care is something else
high breeding, making the best type of
the animal, to-day, an artificial one. OF
the fifteen millions of COWS in the United
States of America to-day, less than one
million can lay claim to being thorough
bred, so that we must improve and build
up our native breeds, and we should
breed for a purpose, first knowing what
that purpose is. When we have found
it out we must follow certain fixed
rules. Do not feed the calf sour milk
nor dry timothy hay, nor allow it to
stand out and fight flies, neither feed i,
too much fat forming foods. Give il
those foods that make bone, and the red
meat. Keep it growing and improving
Generally the same cost for food tC
make a pound of Scent beef will make q
pound Of % cent blu ter. Have al
heifers come in milk early and in lht
fall, anu handle them carefully anC
kindly; begin to develop the udder
while the heifer is yet calf; you viii
then have no trouble with them wher
they reach the stage of mothe hood
Give them a place in the stable and de
not change it; change causes loss.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-02-25
n lIlaqeer!;5s,Stoek
ROAD MAKING AND MAINTENANCE.
Avoid Flat, Poorly Drained Highways and
Steep Hills.
from New England Farmer.

Steep Hills.
From New England Farmer.l
The ssachusetts horticultural
society's hallwas well filed by an at
tentive audience Saturday morning when
Henry Irwin, B. A G. E., engineer of
the Canadian Pacific railway, lectured
on ''Road making and maintenance"
under the joint auspices of the Massachu-
sets horticultural and Bay State agricul-
tural societies.
The speaker said that while railway
facilities in this country can not he sur
passed, the public roads, as rule, are
much inferior to those of the older east.
ern countries. Bad roads entail cOnsid-
cradle loss, while the advantages to be
derived from first making them properly
and afterwards keeping them in good
order are obvious. The speaker gave many
interesting details and figures tending to
show the saving in money and time from
having good roads. One instance he
gave was that of a town into which H.
600 wagon loads of grain were brought.
Had the roads been good this grain could
have been taken in with only 10000
loads. SIN building roads," continued
the speaker, 'the first point to be con-
sidered is the location. Hills should be
avoided by going round rather lhan
crossing them. For in no case should a
sleeper grade than one in twelve be
allowed. 1t is not well to have a read
perfectly fiat, since the small drains at
the edge of the roadway would then sink
too much below the general surface of
the road. Water would then also be in
the ruts. Drainage is an important item
for if the drainage is poor the roadway
soon begins TO sink and the mud to work
upward. Except in towns, roads should
have an open ditch three to four feet
deep on each side.''
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-27
Monuments TO the Living.

Visitors TO Woodlawn cemetery are
struck by the fact that scores Of living peo-
pie have caused to be erected in that great
city Of the dead monuments to themselves
which viii probably outlast the builders
hundreds Of years. Family monuments have
Of course been common for years, and these
also abound in beautiful WoodlaSn, but
the stones erected 20 the memory Of people
now in the flesh IS a fashion which prevails
largely in this cemetery. In beautiful
Linden plot a granite shaft besrs the name.
Pauline Hall" Thus the former Casino
favorite prepares for posssrity, when she
shall have joined the silent majority Aus
tn Corbin. the railroad ulagnste, Is s;ill
very robust, but he h.s also erected a solid
monument 20 himself Others who have
taken Time by the forslock are William {.
Whitney and joseph H. Choats. Ia al
nearly thirty monuments are waiting TO
mark the last resting place q men and
women who still enjyy lie in this busting
yorld-kew York Advertiser.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-27
Mast on Grant.

NEW YORK, April 14.-Mr. Mast, the
caricaturist, was always an ardent ad
mirer of General Grant. The great
warrior was warm personal friend Of
the artist. 1t was at Mr. Nast's house,
in fact, that the general was first enter
tanned as private citizen after leaving
the White House at the close of his sec
ond term.
Knowing him as l did" said Mr..
Mast, describing one of the unpleasant
features of his profession, Il never took
any stock in C5eSarism. ! never be-
lieved. with Mr.. Sumner and many
others. that he had any desire TO over
turn the republic. Consequently did
not Join in their assault on him. On the
contrary, | attacked them, and among
his opponents that caricatured was
Mr.. Sumner, who appeared to feel it
keenly. You arc wrong, Mr.. Mast he
said to me the last time | saw him.
You are young man now, but You will
see your mistake. II you are going to
take Grants side, You must so your way
and mine That was the end OF our
friendship. but l never had occasion to
regret my faith in General Grants 10y
slty TO the republic" 7. +.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-27
An Elephants roothache.

The elephant in the Geological gardens
in Paris must be a very reasonable crea-
ture. He suffers from toothache, and if
in proportion 10 his size, he must suffer
a good deal; yet, whileit is being stopped
and filed, we are told. he is exceedingly
patient, only gently moving his trunk
when the operation Is particularly pain
ful. A word of praise is also surely due
TO the dentist. 4 man might have
earned the Victoria Cross and Yet have
some misgivings when that trunk began
10 wave. In the case in question il was
only employed "to caress the operator"
by way OF Zee. when the proceedings
were concluded; but II might have been
put to different use.
The report does not inform Us whether
the elephant is placed in chair with
his head we'll back. q position with
which most of Us are only too well &C
quainted. There is 2 little difficulty. il
seems, in inducing him to take laughing
gas. which he may think beneath MS
digI.ity.-James Payn IN Illustrated
London News.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-27
The aaaiehita ailp Eagle ridau orniuo gau ~ 1892

lead them. Subscriptions to the differ
ent events will come almost without an
effort, and each successive event will be
easier to manage than the one that has
gone before.
NsAfter the first affair has come off 1t
may be desirable to weed out the list of
eligibles, and this should be done relent-
lessly, though the i'll feeling on the part
OF those set aside may be greater and
harder to bear than if they had been left
ont in the first place. But that must
not deter the man who has set the task
of creating a Four Hundred before his
eyes, and if he is only steadfast and de-
termined and polite, he viii soon feel
that the wrath of the sighted will glide
over him as easily as other petty trou-
bles Of life. Additions to the ranks may
be made from time to time as circum-
stances may dictate, but they should
only be made with the greatest circum-
spection-with more circumspection in
fact than the formation of the original
list, for it will be found much more diff
ficult to weed ont newcomers than it
was to weed out the old.
''This point reached, the man who has
been the active spirit in organizing these
subscription affairs can rest assured that
the battle is won, and unless he spoils it
all by some imprudence or by letting go
his hold his position as the recognized
society leader of the place is assured.
But eternal vigilance is the price of sue
cess in the social world as well as else
where, and if he wants to retain his
leadership he must make up his
mind to sacrifice great deal of time
and to submit to a great many annoy
ances at the hands of the jealous and
disappointed. He must adapt himself
to changes that are constantly occur
ring, and be wideawake generally
And with that the great McAllister ex-
cused himself to give audience to num-
Der of New York society reporters who
were waiting in the drawing room out
side, thereby furnishing another good
point for would be creators of "select
circles" namely, cultivate the society
reporter. PAUL LATzKE.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-27
leaving his club glowing with greenisb
kl-,o INA Linz In era ,raInd rznl

leaving his club glowing with a greenisb
blue flame lying on the graveled walk.
But to his surprise the bony skeleton fol-
lowed close on his right side and seemed TO
indulge in low chuekle Going around
TO the front OF the house a new trouble
arose The skeleton stopped, and pointing
one long bony finger to one Of the upper
windows again uttered that low chuckle
as of fiendish delight. Looking up at the
window the officer saw the room was lit up
by brilliant light, and the cries Of baby
being strangled could distinctly be heard
The bareheaded sub made another at
tempt to enter the house, and was closely
followed by the helmeted skeleton At the
foot of the stairs the skeleton offered the
sub his helmet but on attempting TO re-
place it on his head he found it mad grown
too small. and mis- short hair stood ont 50
it would not stay on. Throwing the hat
aside he was astonished 10 lind It commenc-
ing TO ascend the stairs step at time
and turning completely over al every other
step.
Officer Hamael and the skeleton followed
the hat. and when they had reached the
first landing the hat began to descend g
step 1T time in a manner the reverse Of
that in which it had gone up. Determined
TO regain his helmet he started down after
it, but could not quite touch 1t. Up and
down stairs the hat. skeleton and officer
went many times until great beads Of cold
perspiration stood out. lot alone on his fore
head. but all over him. Again the screams
o. 4 woman in distress reached the officers
ears. and he determined TO go back 70 tie
station house at Belgrade and Clearfsic
streets to summon assistance lie pro
ceeded on run while the skeleton kept
close by his side.
st last the marble steps at the entrance
To the station were reached Politely hand
ing the now thoroughly asto8Ished and
frightened sub his helmet the skeleton DIS
appeared IN the dense fog. On entering the
hearing room Of the station the sub was
most universally CURED by his brother off
Gers until the battered and damaged he'll
met was offered in proof u the truth II his
strange story. After the fox cleared uP
the next day the locust club was found
lying on the graveied path leading around
the old mansion To the kitchen but NJ
marks On i were left N show where II had
struck the rafting boaes OF the skeleton
--pniladeiphla Times
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-27
An,ioui,x of . slang E.pr..sion.

II the book Of JOB appears the sentences.
II srn escaped with the skin Of my teeth, +"
which is MODERATED by the skin - ny
teeth F" and gives The hea q a narrow 60
CAPE. one 20 closse as 70 be just b. TIE 1hick-
ness q the skin On the teetE. which h %
THU that 90 microscopes. has yst been able
20 find IL. TO cast IA the teeth" means
70 tArDw defiant rsproaaches or insults
sp.fefa.ly. a. che would cas-, = stone AZ the
expos@d teeth q sfsaylipg dog. '-Toosk
and nail'' denotes the ulADBer o. al acsl0a
fail Of frenziei fury. typlfed by biting and
s-ratchinz. - when awo bsiisger~ut cass
make the FIR ey.--Kzrsza City Star
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-27
CHASED BY A BONY GHOST.
Weird and Blood Curdling Adventure of
a Policeman with a Phantom.

During heavy fog one night Lieutenant
Clase, of the Twenty fourth district, found
himself short of fourteen patrolmen, who
were laid up with the grip. In response
to his call at headquarters a number Of
subs from the down town districts were
sent to fill up the gap, and among them
was Subof1icer Hamael, from the Second
district Hamael was put on Officer Moore
beat, which covers that lonely and par
italy deserted district known as Snyders-
Vile.
On Richmond street above Victoria, on
the northern outskirts of Snydersville,
stands an old, dilapidated farm mansion,
which for many years remained tenantless.
An air of mystery surrounds the place, and
strange stories are told of still stranger
sights and sounds that have been frequent
" seen and heard about the old building.
which is fast lapsing into q mass of ruins.
Officer Hamael, who has the reputation
of being a very brave man. knew nothing
of the stories attaching to the old mansion.
SO when he was passing the place while
patrolling his beat, and bad his attention
drawn toward it by screams issuing from
the kitchen, he started without hesitation
to investigate their origin Cropping his
way iuEOOEH Jnc lux LIS hNiAllTN was " IL
knocked off his head by unkempt grape
vines trailing in the path. The screams
grew louder and came apparently from a
woman who was no doubt being murdered
The house and grounds were enveloPed IN
total darkness. Trying the door, he found
IL unfastened and walked in the now ap-
parently deserted kitchen Only a low
moaning could now be heard. and before
proceeding further Subofiicer Hamael to0S
out his matches to make a light. The
first one sputtered and went out. The sec
ond one did likewise. The third cracked a
little, but stu bbornly refused 70 light. All
was now quiet. the heavy fog made breath
ing difficult and Hamael sought the outer
air.
A strange cracking sound suddenly per
ysded the air and some unseen person lifted
his helmet from his head Looking around
a strange spectacle met his gaze An un-
clothed skeleton stood by his side and on
its brainleSs skull rested his helmet Being
a brave man the officer tried 70 think q
what he had last eaten 70 produce such a
startling optical delusion, and finding him
self sober he attempted 20 take the hat
from the skeleton, but every time his hand
came close 10 the grinning, open Jaws his
right arm was seized with sensation as II
he had received an electric shock Draw
ing his locust club he struck the apparition
a vicious blow. bat the club passed harm
lessly through the phantom, while green
ISL blue fame rolled from the end q III
club and lie found himself unable 20 longer
hold Il in his hand
strange feeling Of dread as II some i-n-
pending danger was about 20 materiAlizs
caused him TO shrink away from the place,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-27
CHIEF OF THE VANDERBlLTS.
He Is a Gentleman of Ability, Good In
tentions and Great Wealth.

he Is n 1ehIISNndn OF ADllIly, oOOu III
tentions and Great Wealth.
Especial Correspondence
NEW YORK, April 14.-Cornelius Van
derbilt, who was named after his grand
father, the old commodore, has nothing
in common with him but financial abil-
ity (the cOmmodore's whole life was con-
secrated to the accumulation of money!,
being a well rounded, large minded,
highly estimable character. He is at
forty-five the head and controlling spirit
of the present generation Of Vanderbilts,
his brothers, William K. and Frederick
H, following usually in his lead; while
the youngest brother, George, is not in
business at all, combining himself entirely
to study.
Imagine what a recreant scion of
monetary stock the original Cornelius
would consider George, and how he
would proclaim, as he did every man
not a money maker, blank sucker.
The commodore very early recognized
Cornelius rare financial ability, and ad-
mired him accordingly, showing the
highest appreciation of which he was
capable by leaving his grandson by will
100000 as a special gift. He made
him, soon after attaining his majority,
treasurer of the Hudson River railroad,
and trusted implicitly whatever official
statements he made, saying, in his pc
culiar English, THAT ere boy, Cornell,
is allus right, sure as shootin."
No millionaire in New York (our mil
lionaires are as rule notorious niggards
so far as public benefactions go) is so
inclined to be generous in every way,
though he does not parade his giving, as
some others do. While very orthodox
in creed, he commands the respect of
the most heterodox and nationalist, for
they believe him sincere and cOnScien-
tious in his professions. A man of his
immense future feels obliged, for social
considerations, to give elaborate and ex-
pensive entertainments, nOtwithstand-
ing which he is simple and unpretending
in ordinary life.
He is accessible in his Office and at
home to everybody, save eccentrics,
bores and impertinent interviewers, and
is free from the assumption and formal
ism that mark some of his kinsmen. No
man is more industrious, even laborious,
as he must be having charge of so many
millions, of interests so vast and far
ramifving. He works on an average
ten hours day; is punctual in all his
engagements, and considerable of every
body worthy of consideration. He takes
pains not to overwork, which is not diff
cult for a man of so great executive
power. J. Z. J.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-27

The chewing gum trade may - aft
70 be holding ia own said tie young
man with light clothes and al iron Jaw.
Il have factory 10 Salem, D.. end en-.
ploy more people than ever before ~
pay q cent . box a. girls for wrapping
They make from two 90 ihree dollars q
week ~ IL. The output q Clisago d
about 81 so day for every week dan
Of the year. That - nearly bali MIL
hon dollars year expended - thai cry
alone for gurn. MOT q this goes WIS.,
There arg a nuIaher II u44uafzetzsr,Es
in the eas; slso. pTsSaIno aoout a.
10000 a year. a. least. Is peat n cssyy-
ing gum. COUNTING only rnA1szsscssrer~
p-5css As ws ssh 70 It's Iobt<rs n
tairty-fTe cents opI ard he ressiL-e
gs:s ooc dollar u Dox. TDu can irurs no
Tia difference and 40 Jest atnur whzs
the prblic invests Il caeEIrg guna n
must D. so,se;hi-ss Bsar g. 90. go
year ~ the lowest estimate. Divide uts
into fve cen; AID che cent STICKS Aad -
are obliged 70 ooucia1s tnst = god
many Jaws are GU The faoTs n<-11sa
oCsz- '-Ss~ York Herald
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-27
Wesley's First Charge.

It is pleasant TO turn back the leaves
of history for two centuries or more and
read that several preachers who tried
their prentice hand in America after
ward became famous in England, and it
should not be forgotten that John Wes-
ley held his first independent charge al
in 1876. and admitted that be
did not com prehend the work of grace
in regeneration until the Morsvians Of
the New World explained it to him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-27

Tie nlewing Of the cat il always the
same. but what a number Of mental ooEas.i-
tons il expresse., had = kitten who's
garnbols and lIvelsness entertained me
greatly. understood well, when Is casnt
up 70 ne naegvinS. what tie sound meant.
Sometime TIE kitten wanted % CRIME ~
aad sleep ID .ny lap. 81 cher tarucs il was
az. ~ ne 70 play wilA H. WAen- - rny
meas. i j-.u1gezi u ray knees. tlrIe4
rouad. looked II me aad spoke IL a coax
lng <sy. il VS. asking for sou4stalns %
ea.g When IS raust.sr eanue 10 w4th
mouse 81 her j4sss. ber uuf!ei snsl low
to-ei new nforEnad tlae att.s oEs from
distance and caBsss4 Z - sFsrlae and r1u
Up 10 tie game shzs was 6rv1gat 70 u.
-ks cxT = alwaEs the sane but varied II
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-27
Politics and Ballet Dancers.

BOSTON, April 14.-Maurice Low, the
Boston correspondent. told how he had
interviewed Attorney General Garland
on the election of Sadi-Carnot to the
presidency of the French republic
Good morning, Mr.. Garland" said
Low; .'what do you think of Sadi-Car-
not:' u haven't seen her for several
years." replied the attorney general,
'sbut the last time saw her, out in st.
Louis, l thought her the finest dancer
that ever balanced herself on one toe"
E. 7. c.