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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-05-12
On the Altar Of vanity.

a malicious maid who had 20 leave
TIE service Of Princess Frederick
Charles Of Prussia against her will has
Leen telling In the most plausible way
the means which her royal highness
ADOPTS % maintain q slim waist despite
her advancing years. According % this
authority the process is as follows:
When her royal highness has almost
finished her toilet the service of two
cturdy maids with remarkably long
hands arc requisitiOned. These ser.
vitors press the sides and front Of the
corset while the mistress Of the robes
pulls the laccs with all her might, and
ere not allowed torclaz their efforts IN
I'll the princess by a little gasp indicates
that the pressure has become almost
unbenrable.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-05-12
The nAor, VERSION.


fraditioo OF savngeS Ecspcctiat; the Great
DeiuEc.
According TO the tradition In the Npa-
i-tahu tribe OF Maoris, says Colonies
and India. men he'd become very nurncr-
Gus aud evil prevailed everywhere The
tribes qunrrclcd and wars were fire.
/ Tuont- Tho worship Of Tame was ne,y-
, icctcd and his doctrines were openly
denied. Mcn utterly refused to believe
the teachings of Parawhneoa- inca aud
Tupunuia-a-uta respecting the separa-
ton of Heaven and Garth by Tame, and
at length cursed those two dcvout men
when they continued their teaching.
Then these two teachers wcro very an
CRY and got their stone axes and cut
down totara and other trees. which they
dragged together TO the source of the
River Tohinga tbaptisin). They bound
the timber together with vines of the
piritn and ropes and made n very wide
raft. Then they made lamentations,
and built house on the raft, and put
much food into it-fern root, kumar
(swcct potato) and dogs. Next they re-
peated their nominations, and prayed
that rain might descend in such nbun-
dance rs would convince men of the
power of Tame, and prove the truth of
his existence. and the necessity OF the
ceremonies of worship for life and for
peace, and to avert evil and death.
Then these tcachcrs-with Tu-iRctc, n
female named Walpuna- Nan, and other
womcn-got ON the raft. Thu, who was
the priest on the raft, prayed that the
rain might descend in great torrents,
and when IL had so rained for four or
i've days and nights he repeated his In
carnations that 1t might cease, and IL
ceased. The raft was lifted by the wa
ters and floated down the River Tohin-
ga. All men and women and children
were drowned of those who denied the
truth OF the doctrines preached by
Tame. The legend then gives a detailed
account of the wandcrings Of the raft,
and tho doings and adventures of it's oc-
cupants. Once they saw goddcsses
wandering on the face of the ocean.
These came to make n commotion In
the sea, that the raft might be de-
stroyed and those on il might perish
The sea was boisterous, but TIE raft
and its occupants were not over
whelmed. When they had Goatcd about
for seven moons, Thu spoke to his COM
panions and said: 1--WE shall not die:
we shall land on the Garth" In the
eighth month the rolling motion Of the
raft had changed; 1t now pitched up and
down and rolled Thu then said that
the signs Of his staff indicated that the
sea was becoming less deep. and he de-
clared that that was the month In
which they would land on dry Garth
They did land ut Hawaili-the place
from which the Macris, according TO
their traditions. migrated to New Zea-
land.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-05-12

BLOOD oranges" have been investl-
gated Wy order Of the health officer Of
Washington. The story that they arc
liked" with a syringe and little ami
line dye has been going tho rounds Of
TIC newspapers. 10 was seen bv DR..
Townsend, and az the supply d blood
oranges" in tho Washington market
fceDed u BE- abundant he directed su
i1quiry with q view Of coudemuinc the
fruit II II had been tempered with. The
chemist - whom the matter was re-
fcrrcd says In his report: The oranges
orc naturally stained, no artificial color.
ing 81 any kidd having been used. The
mall spot ca the side g. fungus SPOT
ald MOI o puncturo. 70 f. impossible q.
fsain en- Orauge ~ Injecting eng artt
ioial staining 6uid into che fruit either
before or after pluol,inx from the tree. 81
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-05-12
Science in tho nencoop

The simien tongue is no longer the
only language Of dumb animals" which
is being studied by inquiring mankind.
NJ. Pevot du Haudray has gone n step
further than Prof. GARNER, and has car
ried science into tho hencoop. Ills
manner Of asccrtaining whether the
barndoor fowl cluclss I'm tongue under
derstood by all It's kind consists In plac-
ing n telephone first In one henhouse
where the family are at home. When
the long suffering receiver has been
caclslcd into for half an hour It is taken
away, and caused 10 repeat ell the gos-
sip In neighboring hencoop The re.
suits Of the experiments arc said 10 DC
marvellous, and the Academic DIES Sci
ences Is awaiting a lecture on the sub
Jet with the greatest interest
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-05-12

When travelling between Pittsburgh. Wheeling
"a Wan, "reapIown, or Fairrnont and Ciarksbnrg
mest9n, Buckhahhop, Parkersburr or Cbarjes
1oi. , me Msnongnh Route" offers the shortest
ma quickest line: Close connections rnsdc
AZ a. FEIIiplont Tor All points North and West and
NJ Clarksburg With & o. and w VA. n p n
-. LOT all points East, South and West As.
'' "''ush .lsNets via the "Monongab Route. :"
HUGH e. BoWLEs. Gen1 supt.,
MoNOKoAH w ".
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-30
AMONG THE POULTRY.

SELECT the best fowls before market
ing
DRY lime will help purify the quar-
ters
THE sooner the culls are marketed
the better.
GIVE young poultry all the range pos
sible when there is no wet.
BETTER results viii be secured if the
seed is scattered 50 they cannot eat too
fast.
TURPENTINE and sulphur in the feed
is good preventive for gapes in young
chickens.
A QUICK maturing fowl is very desir-
able for market as well as home use,
especially in the spring
CoLoR is not an essential with market
poultry except nit Injuries the looks
Of the dressed poultry. A yellow skin
helps the sale of dressed chickens.
Push the Matching now as much as
possible. This applies TO all kinds of
onltry kept on the farm unless it be
tsm chiclens.-St. Louis Republic.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-30

the Corbett-Jackson fight, and the re-
suit was draw, though l have since
become convinced that Corbett had his
man whipped. Fitzsimmons could not
refuse New York. for instance, as n
meeting place, in case n good monetary
offer should be made. To pick a win
ner of that fight would be guess work
for anybody now.
The fight between McAuliffe and NV
ers decides the lightweight champion
ship of America 1t viii probably be a
long fight. McAuliffe is much the bet
ter boxer. He is wonderfully clever
Myers is a man of phenomenal endur-
ance. He is always in good condition
always well and ready TO take off his
coat and fight any day. He never drinks
a drop and never smokes a cigar, and he
avoids ell excuses. Tie can stand it to
get down to the weight better than Nc
Auliffe can. McAulife is brilliant
fighter; Myers is never snowy He will
wait forever for a chance. The crowd
may howl at him, but they can't incite
him to lead if he doesn't think his
chances of winning will be bettered bv
it. McAuliffe, on the other hand, will
respond to the crowd sometimes, MAX
ing brilliant rallies As | have said,
Myers is not as clever as McAuliffe, and
he never could be, and if the present
champion is beaten it viii be by his OPP
ponent's superior endurance If Myers
loses it will probably be because Nc
Auliffe cuts the pace too fast for him
from the start which, if he enters the
4ng in good condition, he should be
capable Of doing.
The Dixon-Johnson fight is the only
one that brings into the ring a cham
oion of the world Dixon is really en-
titled 10 that honor He has defeated
The champions of Australia and Eng
land, and is now to defend his title from
another English champion who has
arisen. The three countries, America,
England and Australia, fairly constitute
the world of pugilism of to-day. Any
accredited representative of one of these
countries may present his claim for the
worlds championship and it must be
met Fred johnson, who is to be DiXon's
opponent from all that l can learn, has
the best title to the English feather
weight championship. He is about
twenty-five years old and began boxing
at the age of eighteen. He stands Ave
feet three and half inches and is
strongly built. He is said to have very
broad shoulders, and to be hard hitter
and gamey fighter. | never saw him,
but have examined his record, and |
cannot find in it a reason to believe
that he can win against Dixon. 1t
woul take an exceptional man. Dixon
is strictly first class; his record speaks
for itself, and it is too well known for
me to say anything about it here. be-
that he will win, barring accidents.
MICHAEL DONOVAN.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-30
SOMETHING NEW.

4 WILL has just been broken in the
supreme court of New Hampshire
which is an unprecedented event in the
history of the state.
SIGNAL OFFICER TOWNSEND, Of Cape
May, reports the discovery Of new
fish resembling the sea trout off the
coasts Of Virginia and North Carolina.
A NEW scheme in the development of
competition in the tree-selling business
is the agreement by which Tho nursery
man is to have the fruit of any two
years in payment for the trees.
c. NJ. SPENCER, of Windsor, Conn, the
inventor of the original screw machine
and the Spencer repeating shotgun, has
made device that turns out eight
screws minute, with slots and threads
cut an ready for packing One pecul-
iarity Of the machine is that it requires
little or no attention
4 FBENCIntAN has invented "a new
ribbon loom which works uutomatical-
lv and needs no surveillance, II Is
thread or warp breaks, the shuttle is
stopped instantly, and the attention Of
tine weaver who could Isl This system
attend to many looms, IS called to the
defect Manchester Mon
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-30
THE GRAND OLD MAN.

THE most popular Of all Mr. Clad.
stones publications was his pamphlet
ON THE Vatican DEGREES" II is said
To have gone through 10 editions
Mr.. GLADSTONE has been as prolific in
publications as he has been ineEhausti-
Bile in speeches. His writings dll tweu-
ty-two pages of the printed catalogue
al the British museum
AncapEAcoN FABEaB says There s
room only for two more Monuments ia
Westminster Abbey, and this place is
reserved for those to Gladstone and
Tennyson.
LoRD TENNYsoN's first book was pub
ished in 1890 Mr. Gladstone is proba-
bly, the next oldest British author, for
his pamphlet. which Macaulay dcmol-
ished, on THE State in Its Relations
with the Church" was published in
1888.
MR. GLADSTONE gives as the key to
all his political changes this fact: Il
was educated 10 regard liberty as an
evil; / have learned TO regard it as a
good This, he believes, will explain
his political evolution and make intel
ligible phases Of his public life which to
the casual observer Seem contradic-
4f,-vr
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-30
THOSE ENGLISH PEOPLE.

JAMES BERRY, who for the past eight
years has been Great Britain's public
hangman, has resigned this Office and
is about u start as lecturer.
ONE Of the most interesting survivals
Of the customs Of the middle ages was
the Office Of royal jester. which has just
become vacant by the death Of William
Wallet, the queens jester"
THE new earl Of Stamford, whose
predecessor in the earldom married
pretty South African negrcss, visited
the United States about three Years
ago. lie was known then as William
Grey lie / rorty-two years old.
ES6TLsr baronets are long lived Sir
James bacon is ninety-four, Re- Sir
John Warren Hayes IS ninety-two, and
at lilyc age Admiral Sir Lewis Tobias
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-30
TO LAUGH Ar.

AT SEA.-She-"And why is a ship
called 'she2'" He-"Aye, ma'aml Be
cause the rigging costs so much. -
judy
JoNEs-(very cross)-''Throw that
thing away, do" Brown very happy
Look herel l don't often give six
pence for cigar, but when | do"
Jones-"You get fourpence change"
LovER-''What has my little angel
been doing to-day?" His Little Angel
- have been learning TO cook"
Chat ought to fetch him, she said, as
she noted with pleasure his increasing
nervousness.
SMYTHE-''Whyd don't YOU buy a house
and quit moving?' Tomplxius (who has
political aspirations) - don't dare.
That would make me taxpayer, and
I'm afraid I'd be a mugwump next. -
n. Y. Herald
CLERK-"There are two kinds of cloth
to match the shade of this sample you
have sir; one is much more expensive
than the other Have you any idea
which your wife prefers2" Customer
"Oh, vest She wants the one that costs
the most. "-CloaS Review
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-30
BRooDEn, SHOWING HEATING APPARATUS

entering the lower side of the rectangu-
lar box is a tube which extending
downward covers the upper part of the
lamp. Below the boiler is a double
floor having a space of four inches be-
tween floors. In this space the chicks
are kept, and it is packed below and on
all sides but the front with sawdust.
The front is of glass and fresh air is
admitted by leaving this partly open.
A series OF steps leads down to the
ground as shown in the illustration.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-30

won't be denied by anybody. Jackson
has phenomenally long arms. but the
superior suppleness of Slavin makes up
for what would otherwise be an advan-
tage of reach.
Some men who saw the Slavin- Eilrain
fight formed a wrong opinion Of Slavin.
did at first. He seemed careless, and
it is natural to say that if he gave suck
opportunities to a quick, hard hitter
like Sullivan or Corbett he would be
likely to lose the fight. Really he had
speedily formed his opinion of Kilrain
and did not fear him. He was only
trying to draw Kilrain up to him and
was willing to accept any exchange.
Moreover, Slavin wasn't in condition.
He was sick and was a good deal below
his weight, He weighed about III, and
now he is about 1874. There is some
thing in the English climate that gives
a man weight, and this added muscular
tissue, with his better general condi-
ton, will make Slayin much more
formidable than when he defeated Kill
rain in Hoboken. l think it viii be
quick fight. Slavin has the right
idea in fighting with big gloves.
In that sort of a contest a man
must hit very hard. It's the jar
ring blow that counts. A man should
fight for vital points-for the jaw or the
nose. The old-time pugilist, fighting
with bare knuckles, made great point
of binding his opponents. He couldn't
afford TO cut loose for general results,
because his hands were not protected
and he feared to disable himself But
with gloves the man who strikes the
blow runs much less risk, and, on the
other hand, in giving an opening TO his
opponent, he need not fear a light jab.
The quick, hard hitter can afford to
force the fighting and accept exchanges.
He wants to be as close to his opponent
as he can be and have room to strike his
blow. Barring accidents, | feel sure
that Slavin will win. In that case,
there is no reason to believe that he will
put any obstacles in the way of fight
with the future American champion,
and that will decide the championship
of the world.
The Fitzsimmons-Hall fight does not
involve a championship, for if Fitz got
the worst of it he would still be cham
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-30

the men champion Of America The
Slavin-J ackson fight will leave the win
ner champion of England and Aus
tralia.
The Slavin-Jackson fight is close at
aand and is exciting deep interest.
think Slavin win win. My reasons are
these: At close range Slavin is the bet
ter man and the harder hitter. At long
range jackson is the cleverer man, but
still not 50 hard a hitter In seeing
jackson box it seems to me that he is
a little the slower. Slayin's muscles
are more supple and elastic. It makes
him a better in-fghter. Jackson will
probably fight by preference at long
range and somewhat on the defensive.
But if two men are equally matched in
weight there is no such thing as one
holding the other off throughout a con-
test II two men are standing up and
willing to fight, the man who leads IS at
a disadvantage, but if one Is retreating
the other can jump in and force an ex-
chan~e Of blows Slavin IS a man who
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-30

tube, having lis outer end bent
downward. In order that any variation
of temperature which may change the
direction of the air currents in the ma
chine may not chill the eggs, the foul
air pipes are covered with board, that
the cool air may be evenly spread over
the bottom of drawer. The sa a be-
meath the drawer is moistened, to fur
nish what moisture the eggs need
When getting the incubator ready for
Matching heat quantity of water to
boiling, pour it into the boiler, close mp
the machine, and let it cool down to los
degrees. Then | set my lamp in place,
light il. and put in the eggs, which, be-
ing cold, still farther reduce the tenn
pcrature. l then watch the machine
until 1t is once adjusted, after which it
retains the same temperature, scarcely
changing at all. The body Of water be-
ing large, once hot it takes the lamp a
long time to raise the temperature too
high. THE trouble with most incu-
bators is that they viii get too hot if
not closely watched.) If visited morn
ing, noon and night it need not vary
two degrees. | have tried six or seven
different patent incuhators" and this
is preferable to any of them. II all
the work of making is hired done it
need not cost over SIS for a l50-egg size.
My breeders are made on the same
general plan for heating, except that
instead of a coil of pipes, a rectangular
box occupies the center of the boiler,
and from this pipes having downward
turned ends extend horizontally.
Through the bottom Of the boiler and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-30

Il WAS hit on the head and knocked
senseless with brick bat when | was a
boy" said Mr.. Dullpate. Dear me,
replied Miss Brasher, land is it abso-
lutely incurable2''-N. y. Herald
INtrERrINENCE deserves rebuhe, and
one man got it handsomely Revamp-
ing an old saying, he remarked that if
he were so unluclSy as to have a stupid
son he should certainly make him a par
son. A clergyman who heard him re-
piled; you think differently from your
father then"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-30

center Of the boiler IS reached. Then
it turns up and comes out at the top,
tie latter part Of il being reduced 70 IA
inches diameter, This forms a chimney
Or hot air passage through the boiler by
which the water is heated The whole
machine is securely packed with saw
assst about the sides, top, ends, etc, 50
that very little heat escapes by radia-
ton. The eggs are placed in drawer
Immediately beneath the boiler. This
drawer ha- wire screen bottom. Be
meath the egg drawer is q thick layer Of
clean sand and extending up through
the sand to the drawer are two ~ inch
pipes by which any foul air passes
down. Entering the egg drawer near
its top is 151-inch fresh air
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-30
FOR POULTRY RAISERS.
Incubators and Brooders Which Can he
Made at Home.

Made at Home.
w. d. Stambaugh writes to the Or
ange Judd Farmer: have been using
patent incubator, and it has given fair
satisfaction, but does not hold enough
eggs. After some consultation, and af-
ter seeing a homemade incubator de-
termined TO make one after my own
design have tried it for two matches
alongside Of the patent ono, and find it
the simplest, most easily operated ma
chine ever saw, and it has Matched G5
to s. per cent. of fertile eggs. II holds
$50 eggs. | did my own wood work.
The tinman's work cost me S4.15, A
common low lamp with No burner is
used 70 keep up heat The material
used was goods boxes, costing me one
dollar A good tested thermometer is
needed The best way to test is to
place a common thermometer under
setting hen and mark ON the glass with
"A file, and afterward with lead pencil,
the point TO which the mercury rises.
This point indicatesth1 proper heat. In
a room having a reasonably even tenn
perature. the heat vii not vary over
two degrees in ten hours The boiler is
made Of galvanized iron and Is ~ inches
square and 9 inches deep 4 faucet for
drawing off the water when necessary
placed near the bottom and quarter
il. h hole in the top through which
the tank is filled is covered by a
cap Before the top is placed on the
boiler, a coil of 3-inch galvanized iron
pipe, entering at one side 2 inches from
the bottom, is soldered securely 70 the
boiler and extends around until the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-30


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