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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-06-14
A CYCLISTS REVENGE.
Baltimore Telegram.

Baltimore Telegram.
was intensely amused The other o.
while in a bicycle establishment al.
small boy who was selecting o. ae4
his wheel"
The clerk laid before his cusonT
varied assortment of bells Of oil. s,
and sizes.
1T doesn't make much ai'f.
about the SIZE" said the boy 1H. 3
me the one that makes Tho .o'.'
noise, for when ! ring IL, I d2 .''s
see people jump"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-06-14

First Oficial-"These rebels NH
afraid of Gen. Weyler. he'la. VT
cial-"Think so?" Firs. ON d.
yes. He's been waiting for
Havana several months anu
don't dare attack him. "-PulA.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-06-14

MI
the exercises. Prot. John A. Myers
gave charming reception &c his home.
complimentary 10 Governor VIM. A.
MacCorkie and Nr and Mrs VIII A..
Delap.a.ue, who were members Of his
party on Wednesday evening The an
nuGi c0mmeuCeueot ball took place.
and &c proved one OF the most successful
affairs of It's nature ever given at the
University. There we're about Two hun
drcd persons present. including q num-
Der of persons from Wheeling. The af-
fair opened with a brilliant reception.
the receiving committee being the pa
trOnesses. the wives Of members Of the
faculty. Bo.oscal Hal, made an adj
miraoie bail room. and the excellent
programme OF twenty numbers was dis
cussed In very pleasant manner. The
music was provided by Gueuther's Or
Cbestra of Pit,sburg. The decorations
were very tasteful. consisting Of flowers
and plants and The college colors. old
gold and blue Among the Wheeling
persons who were present were Misses
Martha or, Laura and Helen Caldwell.
Mabel Brown, Evelyn Pratt and Mrs.
Irwin.
The reception given by Or. Harriet
j. Jones TO the Yves, Virginia Medical
Association was very pretty social
event The hospital lost an traces of
sickness. the patients mingled with the
guests, and the visitors were profuse i'm
their CONGRATULATIONS on the home-like
appearance Of everything. The rooms
were beautifully decorated with ferns
and flowers. and dainty refreshments
were served.
The visitors came and went during
the hours OF The reception. but MANY
fingered in The Doctors COW parlors
enjoying q social hour and a rest after
tas meetings during the day.
Ralph Heaton very pleasantly enter
tanned a number Of his Young friends at
his home, on Walnut street. in Martins
Ferry. Wednesday evening. Ten
couples were present and spent the
evening at the various social amuse-
ments. At seasoaable hour an excel
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-06-14
PARLOR CARS ON B. & o. TRAINS
46 AND AZ

On and after Monday, June 18th, 1896
until further notice, Parlor Cars will be
run on B. G. o. trains 46 and AZ, be-
tween Wheeling and Cumberland, Nd
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-06-14

A quiet wedding will take place next
Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. John List,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-06-14

Mr.. John Seibert and Miss Katharine
Rapp. of the North End. were united in
marriage Monday at the German Luth-
eran church.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-06-14
PERSONALS.

The cost of clothing's growing les:
This fact none dare dispute;
For now a woman's cycling dress
Can be worn as a bathing suit.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-10
Singular Railroad Accident.

A Santa Fe train in Arizona was
stalled for five hours by an odd accident
a few days ago. The engine ran over a
COW, and the cows foot became firmly
wedged in the blow-off cock, used to
empty the boiler, with the result that all
the steam and water went out and the
engine was killed. A brakeman had to
walk five miles TO the nearest telegraph
station to telegraph for another engine.
1t was five hours before another engine
reached the stalled train, and the pas
sengers played games among the sand
hills and sage brush during the wait.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-10
SWEETS SIFTINGs.

Job never asked for new trial.
Every crab has his own side
walk.
The dancing master should be
quick at figures.
Fishing smacks are used in
angling for husband.
There is no limit to the age
when a man makes a fool Of him
self.
Some poems are bad enough to
justify the indictment Of the in
otter.
1t is shear nonsense to attempt
to cut the hair of a bald-headed
man.
There is one beauty about suicide
it usually strikes the right
party.
The man without enemies NAV
not be much Of man, but he has
a soft time of it.
An artists cherub is q good deal
like clearinghouse turkey-all
head and wings.
Some one wants to know what
is more disagreeable than "a
woman with a crying baby"
There isn't much difference in a
grasshopper and a grass widow,
after all. Either will jump at the
first c nance.
A man named Hammer keeps a
music store in New York. He
ought to nail every customer that
comes in.
A man breads parting with
something for nothing, and is
miserable when he is told that his
health is giving away.
II it should turn out that Adam
and Ewes marriage certificate
could not be found, what a hideous
fix we would all be in.
A Chinese doctor in San Fran
cisco is said to have very few
patients. 1t is suspected that the
Acknowledged fraud never gives any
medicine.
A proposed Ladies' Club came to
grief in San Antonio very sudden
ly. The original six charter mem
bers blackballed every applicant
as,fast as theylapplied.
An Iowa man, who had been
converted at revival meeting,
groaned so long and loud over his
sins that he was arrested and fined
ten dollars for disorderly conduct
Some poetical individual has
said that love is the revelation OF
God to the soul. II that is so,
some OF these Chicago people must
be doing a land-office business
with the Almighty.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-10

Sokes-Did you ever see Too Much
Johnson"
Jokes-Johhson was the name of tho
girl l married.-Town Topics.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-10
CapitaI In British Railway.
Answered.

The total capital invested in British
railways is about e1,0oO, 100000.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
CLASSIFYING HONEY.
Care should BE Taken to Keep Each Va
riety Separate

Care should Be Taken to Keep Each Ta-
riety Separate
Better results in every way can be Sc
cured if care is taken to keep each
variety of honey separate as it is made
through the season.
This is readily accomplished with ex-
tracted honey, and, to a certain extent,
with comb honey. Generally, the first
surplus honey obtained is from fruit
blossoms. While, usually, fruit bloom
does not afford much surplus, occa-
sionally it does, and sometimes quite
quantity is collected. After this it IS
often possible to secure considerable
surplus from the different briar bios
SONS, and this is nearly always OF
finer quality than apple and peach bios
SONS that follow. The next surplus OF
any quantity is white wood, or poplar
blossom. This, among beekeePers, is
considered the second best flow OBJ
tained through the season, and this,
although not so clear and beautiful, is
very popular in the market, being al
most as much in demand as clover
honey. White clover furnishes the
heaviest flow and is considered the
best honey that is collected. 1t is GER
tainly the finest looking Following
clover comes bass, or linn wood. GEN
orally the flow from bass wood is much
heavier and is only second to clover in
quality. Sumach, which follows, gives
beautiful goldeh-colored honey, but
tastes of the shrub it is gathered from.
One advantage with it is that it rarely
fails to give at least a fair crop.
Either when extracted or sold in the
comb care should be taken not to allow
it to remain in the hives for any con-
siderable time after it is sealed over,
as there is always the risk of its being
soiled, at least in color, if allowed to
remain in the hive. Like nearly all
other products, its appearance is always
an important factor in selling to the
best advantage. This is another good
reason for keeping each class separate.
st Louis Republic.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
OIL OF SASSAFRAS.
Said BE Sure Death to Lice Young
and Old Chickens.

Said to BE Sure Death to Lice on Young
and Old Chickens.
Yes, sir, oil of sassafras will kill lice
on old and young chickens, and if you
think it worth publishing 1 will give
your readers some more of my expert
ence with the oil, says correspondent
to the Poultry Keeper.
All who are raising chickens know
that the greatest trouble with young
chicks is the large gray head louse,
which kills more chicks than any dis
ease they are afflicted with.
1 cannot agree with some of your
readers who are advocating the use of
lard to kill lice on little chicks, as I
have killed about as many with the
lard as I have saved from lice. For lit
tie chicks the sassafras oil beats any
patent medicine yet invented. After
finding that the use of the oil N the
food will kill the pest on grown
chickens, I tried it on chicks. When
ever I set hen I give her every third
day ten drops of oil in little bran or
meal until she is through setting. AS
soon as the chicks are two days old, L
give the hens and the chicks fourth
of teaspoonful twice week. 1 have
at present CO chicks five weeks old, and
they are the finest looking lot L ever
had. I prefer sassafras oil over every
thing 1 have ever tried for lice for the
following reasons: First, it is no trou-
BILE at all to use it, as it is given in the
food; second, there is no danger of
killing any chicks with it; third, Their.
is no handling of the chicks. kerosene
emulsion is excellent. I tried it soon
as found it would kill lice, and it is
excellent to put in whitewash used for
the hen house.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
FARM AND GARDEN.
TAKE A VACATION.

The Farmer Needs q Rest Much as the
City Husine Man.
This may not strike some of our read
ers as a subject with which the practi-
cal farmer has anything to do, but we
assure such that the most practical, sue
cessful farmer is the one who takes an
occasional day off-even prolongs the
day to week or ten days sometimes.
Too many farmers seem to think that
the thing to do is to dig with main brute
force from early morning till late at
night with no let up for 312 days year,
and chasing round all day Sunday be-
sides. Such men have a faint idea of
the good things they miss in life. The
farmers life at best has days of hard
toll that are sometimes long, but to
make every day a long, hard one is not
doing ones best.
Plan to have as few days from sun to
sun possible and break the monotony
of constant work by an occasional out
ing. One does not have to go to the
seashore or to a mountain retreat to
have an outing; does not necessarily
have to take train or wheel. A good
time of rest may be obtained by the
change to be had in trip by wagon
over the country from the home farm as
q center.
Writing in the New York Tribune of
such trip, Webb Donnell expresses our
idea when he says: "Take a wagon and
the farm team, put in supply OF eat
ables for both man and beast, make
provision for camping out at night, and
make a trip through the country as far
as your time and inclination lead.
! Think of the jolly dinners cooked by
the roadside and the pleasure of a search
each night for place to camp! Then,
too, one would have a continual interest
in the sight of farm after farm, with it's
stock and its methods of work. Some of
these farms you may have heard of be-
cause of some peculiar excellence, and
you will want to visit them as you go
along.
''Such a drive can be made the means
of great pleasure and much practical
good, and when the horses turn in at the
old place again I'm quite sure they will
bring home load of people greatly
benefited by the experience. When you
get home from this or some other out
ing begin to plan straightway for the
outing next year. You can't think what
pleasure the anticipation and planning
will give every member of the family.
1t will tighten the whole years labor.
We take things too seriously; we don't
relax enough. Suppose bit of such
recreation does cost something? What
are we in this world for? I greatly
question the idea that it is to make
mere working machines of ourselves.
Besides, one can work so much better
after rest of this sort that he will soon
more than make up the cost"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
THE FARMING WORLD
FARM WATER WORKS.

Good Thing Where Rainfall Is Limited
and Irregular.
A supply of water is prime necessi-
ty, and the matter of raising and dis
tributing it artificially is of first i'm
portance, especially where rainfall is
limited and irregular. I began early
this spring to supply my garden, lawn,
ETC., with water artificially. A reser-
voir 60 by 60 feet was constructed by
eXcavating to a depth of three feet and
making a bank of the earth with that
taken from the inside. This hoios suf-
ficient water to supply 2A acres, and
cost me SASS. Water in abundance is
found in the valley of the Arkansas, at
a depth of about six feet. A 1o-inch
iron casing galvanized, and punctured
SO as to admit water, was sunk IN the
grave to depth of Is feet. In this
pump was placed with 5-inch cylinder.
the stock projecting about six feet
above the surface of the ground. Over
this was placed a 1O-foot windmill
mounted on a 40-foot tower. Since
it's erection there has always been suf-
ficient wind to keep it running rapidly,
and the pond can be filled at the rate
of 1000 gallons per hour. In order to
secure pressure for distributing water
about the house and barn, watering
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
YVES TPHALIAN HAMS.
Famous the World Over as the Finest of
Pork Products.

Famous the World Over as the Finest of
Pork Products.
The hams are first vigorously rubbed
with saltpeter and then with salt. In
order to prevent the spelling of the
hams as many cuts can be prudently
made are made near the bone and
strewn with saltpeter and salt, says the
New England Farmer. The hams thus
cured are pressed in pickletun and
entirely covered with cold salt lye. Ac-
cording to their size hams should re-
main in salt from three to five weeks.
After this the hams are taken out of the
pickle and hung up in a shady but dry
and airy place in order to become "air
dry
Before the picked hams can be put
in smoke it is absolutely necessary that
they first be exposed for several weeks
to the drying in the open air in the way
just mentioned. AS long as the outside
of the ham is not absolutely dry, as
long as it appears moist or sticky, it
must be kept away from smoke. Only
entirely air-dry pieces must be sub
jected to this way of conservation.
Smoking is done in special large cham
bers, the hams being hung up on the
ceiling. On the floor of the smoking
room a suitable quantity of sawdust,
wood shavings and. if possible, an adj
dition of juniper punches is slowly
charred. Besides juniper. beech and
alder woods are used. Oak and resinous
woods are to be positively avoided
The smoking should go on very slow
ly. It is recommended to smoke for
Il few days cautiously-that is to have
the smoke not too strong, then to ex-
pose the hams for a few days to the
fresh air. repeating this way until the
hams have become sufficiently brown.
Hams should be actually in smoke two
or three weeks,and thus the whole proc
ess of smoking will take about six
weeks.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
SIMPLE LEVEL.

given point. The water in the bottles
gives a level as a starting point. A
slight elevation of either end shows
Immediately, as with an expensive in
strument. A pole containing paper,
rag or other discernible object is set
up and a sight is taken. The actual
fall can be discovered by calculating
the difference between the height of the
level and the object sighted. The dis
lance between the points of observation
is measured either by chain or rope, or
by the number of steps. The fall per
rod can be easily figured out when the
distance from point to point is ascer-
tanned. Several grades have been esti-
mated by this means, and canals of wa
ter carried round the slopes of noun
tains with exactness.-Joel Shoemaker,
in Orange Judd Farmer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
WHITE WONDER FOWLS.

are moderately feathered. One who
saw the white wonder for the first
time would be likely to call it very
large, feather-shanked white Wyan-
dotte. Bred as it is believed to have
been, it is not surprising that it should
be an excellent layer and a very good
table fowl, and that it should be hardy,
also. All these qualities it unquestion-
ably possesses, and these qualities have
served to give it some popularity in
spite of its appearance-thato of dis
qualified white Wyandotte. Birds of
this breed have been sold, not only in
this country, but also in foreign lands,
A few years ago a white wonder
and the club has apparently been well
managed, for it has kept the breed be-
fore the public and has aided in increas-
ing its popularity. To sum up the
whole matter, the white wonder Is
an excellent practical fowl, but its close
resemblance to the white Wyandotte
has prevented it from becoming very
popular among fanciers. They, as a
class, prefer the white Wyandotte for
show purposes.
1t is interesting, however, to study
ing or in making new breeds It is
a pleasure that is within easy reach of
every poultry keeper. But to originate
a new breed that will hold it's charac-
teristics and not throw back (atav-
isnl) to its ancestors, is quite diffc cult
Orange Judd Farmer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
KILLING HORN FLIES.
Instructions Furnished by the Director OF
the Indiana Station.

the Indiana Station
The following bulletin on this sub
ject is issued by the Purdue university
agricultural experiment station:
At this season of the year cattle are
suffering from the persistent biting of
the horn fly. This fly, which is smaller
than the house fly, congregates in col
onies about the base of the horns, along
up the back and sides, at tender points
about the TANKS and udder, and on the
belly. l-
This fly sucks blood from cattle, and
so irritates them as no doubt to retard
the laying on of flesh with beef cattle,
and the production of milk by mich
cows.
Many substances have been recon-
mended to keep away the flies. The
Mississippi Experiment station recon-
mends two parts cottonseed oil or fish
oil and one part pine tar. This station
applied this mixture to $50 head, at a
total cost for material of 1920.
Kerosene emulsion has also been used,
spraying it over the cattle with a KNAPP
sack sprayer. The flies are killed by the
emulsion if it touches them. The
emulsion may be made by mixing at the
rate of one pint of soft-soap Cor one
fourth pound of hard-soap dissolved in
boiling water) and one pint of kerosene
in IS pints of water, thoroughly whipped
and churned together.
AT the Indiana experiment station,
we have tried different substances to
keep away the flies. None of these were
effective over two or three days. We
have tested a preparation called ''Shoo
Fly" which answered very well for two
days. The main objection to this is its
cost, so cents quart, or $1.5O per gall
Ion in three, five and ten gallon cans.
One quart will do for one application
on about so animals. We have, how
ever, secured fully as satisfactory re-
suits by using quart of fish oil in which
was mixed about two tablespoonfuls of
crude carbolic acid. Fish oil is 60 cents
per gallon in Lafayette. These liquids
are applied on the body with a flat paint
brush about four inches wide. Fish
oil is especially disagreeable to flies, and
is probably largely used in the special
preparations sold at high prices. There
is one objection to using any form of
tar, in that it makes the hair sticky,
which accumulates dirt, and so gives it
a bad appearance.
Stockmen would do well to break up
the manure in the pasture whenever
possible, as the flies deposit their eggs
in it, from which the young are devel-
oped. If the manure is gathered up or
broken to pieces within day or so, and
if remedies to keep off the flies are ap-
piled to the cattle, the insects will dis
appear only in the season.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05

nail rough boards, shown in the cross
=secvtion in Fig. 1. This will hold the
Fleaped-up earth in place till the sod is
applied, and thereafter will give great
1iIInness to the terrace until nature so
compacts all the materials as to make
slipping impossible, as shown in Fig. 2.
There is shown in this cross-section
an excellent point in applying turf to
terraces. The end of the roll is begun on
Che level top of the terrace, and is carried
out over the edge and down the slope,
thus giving no open crack at the upper
edge, where an opening is specially
detrimental to the weil-being of a ter
race. As sharp and distinct an edge can
be made in this way as where the open
.sng comes at the edge, while the results
of the former practice are far superior.
Gentleman.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05


shown at Fig. 1; a a are hardwood
boards eight inches wide. The last
one is eight feet long, with the other
two to correspond. These are nailed
stakes are placed to prevent fodder or
brush slipping off. The upper ends of
the poles are placed on the bolster of
the wagon; the lower drag OH the
ground. A coupling pole runs from the
axle to the crosspiece, C. This attaches
the fodder drag securely to the wagon
and permits of turning, etc. The fig
ure shows the drag in position as seen
from above. AS no iron work is neces-
sary, any farmer can easily construct
one himself. The illustration renders
it's building perfectly easy. The drag
is not only useful in hauling fodder,
but comes handy in disposing of brush
or any bulky material which is difficult
to load upon wagons. A variation of
this device, made especially for load
ing corn fodder. is shown in Fig. 2. Cut
a 16-foot Pinch board IL inches wide
into two equal lengths. Place these
side by side Hatwise, a a, and secure
firmly by means of 2 by Pinch cleats, b.
Bore an augur hole near the upper end
of each board, and with stay chains
fasten this ladder to back end of the
rack. Take up an armful of fodder,
walk up the ladder and deposit it on
the front of the rack. Continue piling
as high as desired until the load is COM
plete.-Farm and Home
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05
AMONG THE POULTRY.

A fresh egg has lime-like surface to
it's shell.
1t is not essential to keep growing
chickens fat.
Clean the nests regularly to keep
them free of vermin-
If the hens lay soft-shelled eggs give
them plenty of gravel
To make most profitable fowls, they
should be fattened rapidly.
The food must always be varied
enough to keep the chickens with a
good appetite
Too much soft or cooked food is not
good for fowls. They need some en-
ployment for the gizzard-
Sore heads on chicks may be cured by
an ointment made of lard and vaseline,
with enough sulphur added to make a
paste. Apply to the affected parts
from one to three times, say two days
apart. It will work a cure.-Farmer's
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-09-05

Faces. They are an abomination in the
sight of good landscape gardening; and
as for three terraces, one above an
<other-well, words fail me fifty to
characterize such atrocious mutilation
of the ''old sod.''
In making Il single terrace, it is
somewhat difficult matter to make
Moose bank of earth remain in place
until the sod is applied, and even after
the sod is in place any pressure on the
top of the terrace is likely to cause the
whole upper edge to slip off. To pre-
vent this trouble, drive two or three
rows of stakes along the extent of the
proposed terrace, and to the upper part