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POINTS ON POKER.
Ne was . Stranger snA They Took 3
ana His PILE In.

| us was . Stranger and They Took Hln
| nud His Pile In.
Sergeant" he began, as he entered
| police headquarters.a at ten o'clock the
other evening, do You understand the
game Of poker?"
ave heard OF II" replied the Of
Acer.
"Well, want some information.
! was coming in on the train to-day and
q man asked me if IA like to take q
hand at poker. 1t is spelled poker,
l believe"
-sYes; I believe they spell it that
way" -
II said I'd take hand. He dealt
me three. Jacks and in the draw
got two queens. What sort of hand
was thatS"
"They cali that full house.
"Well, l didn't know, but thought
it was good hand, and after the
draw said I'd bet dollar. The man
raised me. You call it raised, don't
you?'
"I've heard it called SO, 'Areplied the
sergeant
"Then 1 raised him.
"Yes.n
"Then he raised me-"
sYes."
"And is there such term rs bluff
In pokera' t.
II believe so.'' i.ssA)
swell, ! think he tried 10 bluff me,
but he couldn't do it. There was fifty
dollars on the table when he said he
--he--"
"He called.s IL
..Yes-he called. I'm sure that was
what he said. Anyhow, eboth show
ed our hands. He had only two pairs
I think you call them pairs, don't
your
''But you had full houss,' protest.
ed the sergeant.
"Yes, of course, and I beat him,
didn'J I?'' 4
"Certainly..
That's what thought, but he raked
in the pot. / think you call it pot,
don't your
s''Of course you do; but why did you
let him rake in the pot on two pairs,
when you had full house?'
Ibid that money belong to meP"
Certainly it did!'
''And he swiped me out Of it be-
lieve you call It swiped?"
"For sure. What did you do?"
"Oh! lost two hundred dollars more
and then quit playing. l don't think
l ought 10 play poker, do YOUR
E "You'd better go and sand-paper
your headr' growled the sergeant, as
he turned to his book
Yes, will!' cheerfully replied the
young man. II presume | can find
hardware store open at this hour.
will buy dimes worth. l will sand
paper my head. But just one word
more. One of my hands was what is
called q straight but he said a
crooked always beat a straight Can
you tell me if such -"
''But the sergeant rose up and point
ed tosthe door and the young man tip
toed out saying:
Yes, will sand-paper my head.
Ta-ta, officer-many thanks!"-Detroit
Free Press. -.
The Van Buren press., 1895-10-05

down to the pump or machinery be-
low. A belt and pulley will not work
on the end Of the axle Unless covered
from the weather. OF coirse this wind
mill cannot revolve to face the wind
from different quarters, but as the pre-
vailing winds blow from the north
west, it will fill the bill most Of the
time. especiall v in the northwest terri
tories and nor thwestern states where
the winds never grow tired of blowing
from the west and northwest. A rod
should project out about 20 inches in
the center of the fans and wires may be
stretched from point to point over the
end OF this rod to support the fans In a
heavy wind. the fans shown iii the
illustration are arranged to give in
creased power by adding extra pieces.
This windmill furnishes three horse
power and only costs a few dollars. A
large pulley behind the fans serves for
brake to act upon. A. Smyth, in
Farm and Home. &
The Van Buren press., 1895-10-05
How to Keep Cider sweet.

Tokeep cider sweet insert bent
tube air-tight into bung, with the
other end in pail Of water This will
allow the csrbonic acid gas evolved to
pass off without admitting any air into
the barrel. A handy way is to fill the
cask nearly full to the wooden faucet,
the barrel should be rolled SO the bung
is down. Get common rubber tube
and slip it over the end of the plug in
the faucet, with the other end in tic
pail. Then turn the plug SO the cider
can have communication with the pail
After the water ceases to bubble bot
tie or store way.-Farm and Home.
The Van Buren press., 1895-10-05
The Weak Point In Farming.

The life of farmer has often been
called a life of drudgery. There is no
occupation that has larger ratio OF
inspiriting labor to one whose tastes
are in harmony with rural life. The
weak point in American farming has
been the lack of appreciation of the
equipments necessary to a successful
career Too many men have been will
ing to be thieves Of the soils resources
that they might swell their bank ac-
counts. To the young man or woman
fairly well educated, there is no more
promising field of enterprise. = Col.
mans Rural World. e
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Pure water FOR the Farms.

You can get all the water, pure,
abundant and convenient, in some
way or you ought not to keep stock.
Think about it until you decide the
best plan for you, and then put il
through, and may you nave as good
success as we did know of farms
where cattle must drink. or go with
out, water so foul and filthy that it is
perfectly awful to even think about it.
And from these cows is made cheese
and butter or milk that human beings
eat. IN. +. Farmer.
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illustration gives a suggestion Of how
the work may we'll be done. In warm
climates earthenware gratings at
tached to vitrifled or glazed tile may
be used instead of iron netting. We
sometimes find it cheaper to tile
drain basin made wet by seepage
from an irrigating canal than to try
to prevent the seepage, Such spots Of
course need no irrigation and wher
SO drained are very productive.-H. II. s
Roberts, in American Agriculturist.
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CORN Husking bx hnnd.

Avery rapid husker employs the fol-
lowing method: 81 walk upto shock,
catch bundle, tip it over to left mot
lift it), husk it, throwing corn ahead,
bind and push the butts around toward
the front by the feet without lifting it
only in part. Without stepping out OF
tracks. tip over bundle No. 2, resting it
well .on bundle No. | and so on
throughoutthe field. BY allowing the
bundle topile up just right, but little
STOPPING on lifting is necessary"
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TILE DRAIN OUTLET.

Some Reasons Why 1t should BE Made Of
Stone Brick.
The outlet OF tile drain should not
be of tile. A more stable ending to
drain is needed to resist the action OF
frost, washing, etc. 1t is best to have
the outlet constructed Of stone or
brick, or both, and to have the open
ing covered with fine wire netting to
keep out small animals The stones
or brick should be laid in cement. The
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zlewsi :. = = - :. $50 =
l. In this experiment with two sets
of horses, one set fed grain ration
principally of corn and the other a
grain ration principally Of oats, the
horses sustained their weight the bet
ter on the corn ration.
2. The feeding was divided into five
periods. Part Of the time one horse
, was fed in each set and part of the
time two. In every period save one
the corn-fed set did the better.
Y 8. The feeding value Of the rations
seemed to vary directly as the guam
tity of digestible matter that each con-
tanned. ~ -sf ~ f<ttt
4. A nutritive ratio of to 60 did
better than one of to So.
s. To sum up the three experiments,
we find, First, that during the sum-
mer, corn and timothy were not SO
good rs oats, wheat and clover In MAIN
tanning the weight of horses; second,
that during the winter, corn and timo-
thy did as we'll as oats, clover and
timothy in maintaining the weight of
horses; third, that during the spring
and summer, corn, wheat or bran and
mixed hay produced more grain than
oats, wheat or bran and mixed hay.
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An Annoying Overnight.

Miss Summergirl (as they are leaving
the shore)-Oh, dear! / have forgot.
ten something.
Her Mother-What is it?
Miss ST. forgot to break my en-
yage,nept with Jack Dolleigh. Brook
| vn~ Life
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WHEAT IN ENGLAND.

How the Price of the Cereal Has Fallen
Within Century.
The Home, Field and Forum gives
the following table showing the prices
of wheat in England for one hundred
years.
The Van Buren press., 1895-10-05

The city prison at Malvern was
burned the other morning. The fire
was Of incendiary origin. Loss small;
no insurance.
The Van Buren press., 1895-10-05
A Chicago Medding.

Best Man Ito Chicago groom)-Is ev.
cry thing ready?
Groom-I think so.
.'Got the ring?"
"Yes." -
''All right. ! have the license and
the application for divorce. Let the
ceremony proceed. Texas Siftings.
The Van Buren press., 1895-10-05

OCCASIONALLY crop of grass may be
grown in the orchard il the land is
rich, but permanent grass sod is sure
to injure the trees sooner or later.
The Van Buren press., 1895-10-05
At a arccent meeting of tue peuiten-

tiary board it was decided to remove
Warden tioolson, who has charge of
Buck q Helms convict camp at Med
ford, Desha county. There are about
twenty-five convi cts at the camp.
The Van Buren press., 1895-10-05

The.governor has pardoned George
Wnshing gton, convicted in Little Rock
fer using a busive Language and fined
ave dcllsrs.4 -
The Van Buren press., 1895-10-05

Now is good time To build the poul
try house. The main thing is to have
1t roomy, dry, warm. convenient and
woll ventilg ted
The Van Buren press., 1895-10-05
EFGne san Mss 60 Spend money.

"You don't bring me as much candy
as you used to before we were mnr-
ried, pouted MIRA harley. -
"No; Ihave to buy Your beefsteak
now 'treplied her y ebaud Puck Ml
The Van Buren press., 1895-10-05
RATIoNs FOR HORSES.

Relative value of Corn and Oats Estab-
# Hshed by Experiments.
The Utah experiment station has
issued Bulletin No. SO on the Relative
Value OF Corn and Oats for Horses. y
The experiment is summed up as fol-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-04
SEWING uAcHINg cOMplNE,
All Agencies IN Each city To he Merged
Iuto Ono Central Agency.

All Agencies In Each City 10 he Merged
Into Ono Central Agency.
CLEVELAND. o., Dec. s.--The newly
Incorporated American Machine Com
pany, which was organized by Cleve-
land men recently, is planned to con-
troll the gales of the entire sewing ma
chine product OF the United States. The
details OF the plans have just been
made public by President Frank Mack,
of the company.
"Thc plans aud details Of the new
company, which have been partially
presented to the public" said MIR.
Frank Mack, the president OF the new
Is Incorporated organization, are tho
results OF over five years OF close study
on my part OF the sewing machine In
dustry In all It's branches II has been
entered upon for the sole purpose OF
permitting the manufacturer to get his
wares before the public at price that
the dealer and purchaser can afford to
pay, and yet leave n reasonable profit
to all parties interested.
"The object OF the organization Is to
combine all agencies into one central
agency In each city and town, TO dis
pose OF all the different makes OF Sewing
machines manufactured in the United
States. There is no consolidation OF
capital whatever. There II, perhaps,
consolidation OF interests and agencies
through the medium OF independent or
ganlzatIon, which stands for the good
OF the public as much as for the manu-
fncturor.
"The plan is merely to extend this
system 10 every state and territory In
the country. Separate organizations
will be Incorporated in eRch state and
territory"
The American Machine Company was
Incorporated at Columbus November 20
with n capital stock Of SiOobO0. Its
officers are: Frank Mack president:
W. r. Kuder, Vice president: John a.
senton, secretary and treasurer, and 4,
]. Michael, Theodore Bucher, NJ. j.
Williams and w. T. Burnhnm, direct
OrR
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-04
FIRE AT INDIANApoIIs.

Eight Big Buslnris Houses BuTncd-FlTe-
mm Carried Down by Falling Walls.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec, IA
IRE In the heart Of the Wholesale dis
trlct to-day destroyed property valued
nt half million dollars, The north
east quarter OF the block bounded by
Meridian, Maryland, Georgia and Illl-
noIs streets, was completely laid In
ruins. seven or eight great business
establishments were burned out. The
fire began In the wholesale grocery store
OF SchnuIl & Company, Nos, s. to 6S
South Meridian street. At $3.50 o'clock
the third floor OF the building fell IN
and the heavy stock that was piled on
It was carried to the first floor. The
flames at once broke out, and from the
beginning the fire spread In all dircc-
tIOns. Before the department arrived
the entire block was doomed. There
was an insufficient supply OF water and
the weather was bitter cold. a second
and third alarm was turned In and In
twenty minutes after the floor fell all
theayallnble men and apparatus in the
department were engaged In lighting
the tire.
Ine ten SltGuUlh OF WultT NIlNN WElt
turned on the burning building from
front and rear did not secm To have any
effect on the fire, which passed TO the
building adjoining on the south, occu-
pied by Fairbanks. Morse g Company.
the dealers In scales. Before nine
O'Clock this building was on frr and II
was certain that the fire would 80 20
the alley on the south, II spread with
such rupidlty In that direction that the
occupants OF the buildings did not have
an opportunity TO remove any OF their
goods. not even their books and papers.
The following firms were burned out:
Schnell & Co., wholesale grocery; Ward
Bros, druggists; Fairbanks & Morse,
scales; Eckhouse Bros, LIQUORS; Wood
ford & Pohlman. liquors; Indiana Cof-
fee Co.. Hlldebrnnd Hardware Com
pany.
The buildings were all brick and three
and four stories in height, A number
OF accidents occurred. Several ilremen
were carried down by falling walls. one
and probably two It In believed who
have been taken to the hospital viii die.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-04

CoNsTANTINoPLE, via Sofia, Bull
garla, Dec, Sit Is reported here this
afternoon that after tho meeting Of tho
ambassadors Sir Philip Currle, the
British ambassador, notified the Turk
ish government that II the Armans ask
cd for were not granted, by Saturday
next, n British gunboat would bo sent
through the straits OF the Dardanelles
without the gultRn's permission TO act
Us an extra guurdShip in the BosphO-
rus, for the protection OF the British
embassy. Efforts 90 obtain contirma-
tion or denial OF the report have proved
futile.
The almost complete absence Of news
from the provinces renders II difficult
10 form an estimate OF the situation, as
to the condition Of Aslatic Turkey; the
extent to which reform Is being pushed
and the degree TO which riotlng has
been suppressed, are the points which
Influence the situation and serye MS Il
guide TO the possible action OF the pow
OrR Of course all excuse for interven-
ton would be done away with, to all
intcnts and purposes, II, rs the almost
complete silence would indicate, order
has been practically restored and there
have been no further serious outbreaks.
but In diplomatic circles here nobody
seriously believes this TO be the case.
II is almost certain that ut this June
ture not one OF the powers is desirous
OF being compelled to seriously inter
veue' In the affairs OF the Turkish cm-
pIre Russia could hardly do no other
wise than by land, and winter is APP
preaching rapidly, which would mean
the most difficulty In removing troops.
and Great Britain is hardly prepared
to act alone, unless under extreme prov
Ocatlon. Such provocatlon, 1t is be-
licved. the sultan will take care not to
offer II he can help 1t.
The work OF strengthening the fortl-
flcatlons OF the Dnrdanellcs continues
night and day. The soldiers are busIly
Mt work throwing up fresh defenses
and the most busy scenes are Witness
cd from the entrance OF the Dardn-
nelles to the other side Of GallipOli, In
addition the Bosphorus entrance Of tho
sea OF Mat1norn Is being placed in con-
dition for defense. Many torpcdOes
have been sunk in both passages and
the work Is being pushed with aston
iehinU yisOF
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-04
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS.

Margaret Mather Pabst is very III In
q Chicago hospital,
Rich gold discoveries urc reported
from Idaho Springs nnd Central CIty'
Col,
Very cold weather Is reported from
tho western states. In Iowa a heavy
snow storm prevails.
The revenues and expenditures OF
Germany balance at l.25o.22l.gSS marks
agninst 1 i,gJo, 25O.iil marks last year.
Two persons were frozen to death Mt
ST. Louis Monday night, during the
providence OF an unexpected cold wave.
garlnrn Aub. who had Lawyer Lam
norman, Of New York, convicted Of as
fnult, was yCBtcrduy indicted for per-
Jury.
actor Joseph Emmett has brought
divorce suit against his wife (Emlly
LyitoD at Denver. Edmund Hayes IN
the correspondent
Tho motion for new trial Of the
Dnrrnnt cGfe win be passed upon Fri
day. II lg cpnHdcrcd almOrt certain
that II now trial vii bc refused.
II ls charged In CHICAGO That three
qartora OF Il million dollars, have been
stolen from the city Democratic CAM
pnlrn fund In tho last three years,
II has been discovered that $4,000 OF
M town bonds Of Gallntln, ~ y, were
atolon lRrt Muy BY brrlnrs. Thcy have
turhcd up In II bnnlt for payment.
Th, four boys who nrc charged with
yrceklug tho Now York Central train
nenf' Albany. were nrulEncd In court
yogtcrday and held Tor the grand jury,
n IN announced tlini II biz ndynnt'
wlll bc made IN the price of wire nullu
,a A result uf n secret conference NJ
wlfr nall men now buInG held IN Clcye'
land.
Secretary ll1l,c Smith n1drcs1od tho
ricorrln Legislature last nlEht on lnr
financial problem Among plh'r lnlnEn
ho ndyorntrd tie rorcnl of the ten per
cent iHr on state bnnl,e
Congronsmnn johnson, of California,
introduced n blll IN Tie houno ycHlcr.
ily 10 mnlc II unlawful hftur NuRuHl
/, 1890, for any foreign born lnboror Ia
enter the United Htntoh
The rrply NJ the ilHtlsh PREMIER lord
gnliUmiy tD Secretary Olnry on lho
yuuoguUlnn question w on route from
t,undun rs mnl md should br received
m Warrington IA. lny.
Al MnttnWn rnhcll comfy w va
,tntrra butcher was Killed hy u hntchcl
In the hands NJ Horny Ir"Wllnu, iot
mixing dlHrcApoctful rcmntka nboul
the lnttorB sister. Frcolhhd 10 uhuor
nrfOnL
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-04
GERMAN REICHsTAG.
The Opening so.slon-Tho Speech From
tho Government.

The Opening sesslon-Tho Speech From
the Government.
BERLIN, Dec. 2-The Reichstag was
opened Mt noon to-day. The speech
from the throne was read by Prince
Hohenlohc. the chancellor. After refer
ring to the anniversaries OF the glorious
victories OF 1901 and urging the
relchstng. in conjunction with the fed
cral government. to continue to build
UP the united empire. the foundations
OF which were laid twenty-five years
ago, the speech says:
f'The friendly relations Of the empire
with all foreign powers continue un'
changed. In conjunction with Russia
ana France. Germany has cndcnvorcd
to prevent further complications which
were threatened by the war between
the two great eHst Asintlc empires. our
endcavOrs have been attended with
success. thanks TO the judlclous modcr-
alton displayed by the Japanese gov
crnment, and will contribute TO preser-
wing and cnlarElng the field Of peaceful
labor for Qermany's Industry and
trade.
"Thc deplornble events IN the Turkish
empire and the situation created there
by have our serious attention. Faith
full to It's alliances and to the tried prin-
ClplCR Of German policy, the empire is
over ready to Cooperate with the pow
ers when called upon by their interests
tn work for tho furthcrancc Of the cause
Of peace. The unnnlmIty OF the dccls-
ION Of Gll the powers TO respect existing
trpntics md support the government OF
his majesty, the sultan, IN the catab-
lIfhmcnt Of th6 ordered state OF things
Justfcs the hope that they Will not bo
wanting In Eucccfs,"
After inviting the cooperation OF tho
rcichstaR IN passing the proposed civil
code and n series OF bills intended to
promote tho welfare Of the industrial
C!agFora, Including the establishment ot
artisan chambers, the rpccch nllGdcg TO
thr proposed hourgc law. intended TO rc-
move no FAR na possible the influence OF
dealing on the hourgc IN affecting the
prlccH of commodities. the dangers OF
which have boon frequently felt to tho
deirlment OF the nUtion'G well being,
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WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec. s,-The
PepublleaRs OF the senate do not ap-
rroye the Presidents message, so far
as 4 concerns flnances, 1t matters not
whether they be silver men or not
tbey all have something to say against
Il Many senator's expressed the opin'
ian that the message was dIsappoInt-
Ipr because 1t did not provide meth
cd for raising revenue,
All OF the Republicans who are known
as sound money men were especially
disappointed on account OF this feature
of he message. The silver men were,
of course. very emphatic In their dis
approval OF the Presidents Views on
silver For the most part, however, tho
Republlcans spoke In terms Of approval
cf the position OF the President regard
lnr foreign affairs, but more espe-
cIally as to what no said about Vene-
Iuela. The silver Democrats had very
little te say regarding the message, and
IL was for the most part a dlsappolnt-
ment 10 them. There was u general
impression in the senate that the prop
ositlon OF the President TO retire the
greenbacks would not be successful.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-04
JOHN s, BARNS DEAD.
One or West VlrgIniA's Oldest Citizens
and Ono ofthc Fathers OF the State,

bAu VI heAN NlERNHlAh bNN'At NNA~NN-
and Ono Of the Fathers OF the State,
Special Dispatch to tho Inteillgencer.
FAlRMoNT, w. Va, Dec, S.-Hon.
John s, Barns, in his elghtleth year,
died yesterday In Huntington, at the
residence OF his son-in-lnw, Major H. A.
Bennett, and his remains were brought
here to-day The funeral Will occur
tomorrow afternoon. from the Metho-
dist Protestant church, OF which he was
one OF the oldest members, under the
charge Of Marion lodge j, O. o, Fp OF
which he was one OF the charter mem-
berg,
John Scott Barns was one OF the
members OF the convention that reor-
ganIzed the state government OF Nir-
glnia In 1861. lie was born near Fair-
mont. In 1916 His early life was spent
in grist mill and country store, with
very little opportunity 10 attend the
village school, and his principal occu-
patton In subsequent life has been the
manufacture OF wooden goods and the
milling Of flour. Integrity and COM
mon sense won the hearts OF his neigh
bors and voters through Marion county,
who sent him to Richmond to represent
them in the legislature, IN which he
served from 1858 to 1886. inclusive. He
sided with thowest ina desirefor nsepa-
rate statehood and against secession,
and was Il member OF the Wheeling
convention. lie afterwards served two
terms In the West Virginia legislature,
1863 and 1866, as Republican.