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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-24
ARREsTED FoR sTEALING.

VIM. Crow. a Beuaire man. was arrest
ed early yesterday morning by officer
Dudley for stealing a number Of umbrellas
and hats at Il dance at Mozart Hall. Grow
and two other Bellaire men by the name Of
Rouse came up the river i'm a skiff, pre-
sumably on stealing expedition. They
entered Mozart Hail. where a dance was
going on. and appropriated quite num-
Der Of umbrellas and several hats. officer
Dudley saw Crow taking a couple of UNI
brellas from the hall to a shop near by
where they intended TO leave them until
they could be taken away safely. Dud-
ley caught Crow after quite a chase and
brough. him before Squire Rogers. The
TWO umbrellas that Crow had belonged to
John Lubic and Walter Carpenter OF the
South Side. Two charges for stealing were
preferred against Crow and he was fined
$40 and costs in each case. In default of
payment of the fine he was sent to jail for
ten days The confederates Of Crow got
away in their skiff.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-24
PARkERsnuRG SHOOT.
The Programme for the Second Day Sue
cessfulIy Carried out.

Special to the Register.
Parkersburg, w. Va, February %
The annual tournament of the Noun
tain State Gun Club, which was held
here yesterday, was continued over to-
day, and the events to-day were the
best of the series The weather was
cool and the shooters entered into the
contest with a vim. Many more spec
tators witnessed the shooting to-day
than were present yesterday
New electric traps are used at the
shoot and everything relating to the
operation of the traps is hidden under
ground.
Ex-Policeman Patrick McNerney OPP
Grated the traps, Shirley S. Drake
scored and David Oliver was the ref
cree. Those participating in the shoot
pronounce the clubs grounds as per-
feet in every detail, and the visitors
and members are discussing the adyis-
ability of giving another shoot soon.
The first event was 10 singles en-
trance fee $1.OC: J. F. Mallory 10.
Event No. ,, single 10, entrance fee
81: Trimbull II. Event No. 3, single
Is, entrance fee 81: Gorham IA. Event
No. 4, single 10, entrance fee 81: Wad-
dell 10. Event No. ., single 10, en-
trance fee 81: Wright IA. Event No
6. single Is. entrance fee 81: Gorham
IS. Event No. Z, single u, entrance
fee 81: Norton "A. Event No. s, sin
gle 10. entrance fee 81: 5. r. Mallory
IA. Event No 9, single 10, entrance
fee 81: Waddell Is. Event No. 10,
single 10. entrance fee 81: Norton II.
The extra events were shot off as
follows: First event, % singles, en-
trance fee $1.50: J. F. Mallory %.
Second event, % singles, entrance fee
81. 80: Gorham - Event No. 8, single
Is, entrance fee 81 S. T. Mallory 10.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-24
HANDICAP BOWLING
At Fette's Monday Resulted in Victory
for the Aber NltS.
Brahler Did Excellent Work, and
Won the Prize for His Team-Base
Ball Notes.-The Latest News
from Carson City Concerning the
Big Bat.le-Other Sport Local
and Telegraphic.

The handicap bowling contest at Fette S
Harvest Home, on Washington Dirlh-
day. was a complete success from every
standpoint 1t brought out many lovers OF
this form of sport, and the contests were
interesting. Between seventy-five and one
hundred bowlers were present Mr.. Fette
hung up six sweaters as prize and
when they are presented to the repre-
sentatives of the winning team the name
"Aber Nit" will appear across the breast
The "Aber Nits" are tail enders in the
winter tournament. and Mr.. Brahlers
work is therefore all the more creditable.
The following table will show the players
the teams they represented, their strings
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-24
uHEr111G REGISTER WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY "a 1891

but there is liable to be some hitch IN re-
gard to weight, as Flaherty fought at 10
pounds. while Hawkins cannot fight at
less than 100 pounds.
Fitzsimmons prides himself on his clti-
zenship, even though it was but recently
obtained through the application for the
necessary papers. He SCOTS at Coroe'' >
appeals for sympathy to the American
public because of his nativity, ana de-
clares that the Californian has now no
more right to say that he is to defend the
American flag in the ring than himself
Il am an American citizen" said Fttz-
simmons Yesterday. Il furthermore am
the American champion and the champion
pugilist of the world. I'll confess that
Corbett held the championship after he
defeated poor John L. Sullivan, but then
YOU must remember that in order TO avoid
a meeting with me he surrendered the title
and rendered it to Peter Maher, who was
then matched to fight me.
''Corbett hoped that Maher would best
me. so he could turn around and say that
I had succumbed to a second rater and
would have to get a reputation before
could get a battle with the alleged cham
pion. But you will also remember that 1
whipped Maher practically with one
punch.
THAT transferred the title of champion
of the world to me, didn't it? Where does
Mr.. Corbett come in for his claims for the
championship? He signs all his show bills
James J. Corbett, champion of the world
while in reality l am the only simon pure
champion.
But do not care TO dispute this matter
with him at the present time. He can
claim to be the President of the United
States if he wants TO, but there will be a
different story to tell on the evening Of
the 18th of March. / will be square with
him then for all of the indignites he has
attempted to heap upon me-"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-24
A Prominent German Citizen Passed Away
suddenly.

suddenly.
Conrad Bachman died abous $50 o'clock
Yesterday afternoon at his residence, No.
22Ol Chapline street. He had been confined
TO his room for four or five months, suffer
ing from complication of diseases. Al
though the physicians entertained no hope
for his ultimate recovery, his death was
unexpected and came as a shock to his
many friends
Mr. Bachmann was one Of the best
known German citizens Of the South Side.
He was born in Germany, and came TO
Wheeling in 1856. He has been in the re-
tail grocery business on the South Side for
more than forty years, and has won the
esteem of those with whom he was thrown
in contact, by the upriEhtness of his bust
ness methods. and his integrity of char
acter. He was a brother of Peter Bach
mann. OF a family of eleven children,
ten survive him. Mr.. Bachmann was a
member of the German Pioneers, which
organization has lost number of its
prominent members by death during the
pest few months.
Arrangements for the funeral have not
yet been completed. but it will take place
on Thursday or Friday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-24
BOWLING CONTEST.

An interesting bowling contest took
place last night, between teams captained
respectively by Sloan and Watson, and re-
sulting in a victory for the former by the
following scores: Sloan 125. Pieper 10,
Harris ia Blind co. Count los, Blind 126,
total 600; Watson ia, Hannah io9. Long
1O1. Whitehead I22. Knows, %, Wagner 90,
total Go
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-24
cpnPrING NOTES

The Register is indebted to Frank s.
Colburn. the Yankee Tourist" for copy
of a song composed by him It is tune
ful production and will prove popular.
4 letter for Thomas Kane the ball play
er. has been in the Register Office for some
time.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-24
STAG PARTY.

Many invitations have been received in
the city for a stag party to be given
Thursday evening by Mr.. ]. T. Hodgens.
at his home in Portland Station, o. The
affair will be given for elderly gentlemen.
and a number of the guests viii be from
this city. That they will be Hospitality en-
tertained GOES without saying.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-24
DrNLAP HAT OPENING

will open on Thursday, February
%. a full line of Dunlap's latest spring
blocks of Silk. Derby and Soft Hats, as
we'll as all other leading styles for
spring and summer wear Call and see
the only and correct shapes.
c. s. NOBLE,
Successor to Noble Bros, No. A
Twelfth street, Wheeling, w. Va.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-24
RASF PAIL,

If all report be true Fort Wayne Is
to be a farm again this season. 1t is
suggested that the Indianapolis Colts
will wear Fort Wayne" uniforms. Il
this be true, it is not likely that the
Indiana town will have a team of pen
nant winners. Players who are moi
good enough for regular positions or
the Indianapolis team, are not toe
strong for the Interstate, as it will be
constituted this season.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-24
MbeeIin9 Re9ister
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

DIR. &. 4. Aschman. practice limited to
Eye, Ear. Nose and Throat. has removed
his office TO the Exchange Bank Building,
Room =. Entrance on Twelfth street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-24
LOW RATES TO WASHINGTON FOR
THE INAUGURATION.

The Baltimore & Ohio railroad will
sell round-trip tickets to Washington.
d. c., from all stations on its lines
east of the Ohio river, for all trains
March /, ,. 8, and all trains on the
morning of the 4th that reach Wash
ington not later than noon, at rate of
two cents per mile in each direction,
valid for return journey until March
Sth inclusive.
The rate from stations in the vicinity
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-24
LOW RATES TO CHARLESTON FOR
THE INAUGURATION.

The Ohio River railroad will sell ex-
cursion tickets 20 Charleston on March
I'd and Sd at one fare for the round trip.
Return limit March 9th, 1897
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-24

am ocas IS inch wide English Cambrcs and Per-
SUI .I g in wonderful variety Of styles, at H 1@2C
81 Remnants of Y ID IS Organdes JacOnet
cn0bams carried last to be sold at 60 yard.
eS Ss app Stripes and other wash fabrics in endless variety
Ne" - case 36-nch wide Fine Cambria value OC at Sc.
isces Satin Stripe Lawns 20 and 25C quality at lOC yard
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-24

The contest was followed by banquet
and the Aber Nits celebrated their vic
tory in fitting style.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-24

The contests in the South Side tourla-
ment last night proved very interesting
The Auroras did excellent work, and
should have taken three games from the
Nail Pouch team The SCORES follow.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-24

Fort Wayne's success during the ear
" part of last season was not due en-
tirely to the good playing of the Cleve-
land National league colts. They were
good players, but there were other
teams equally as strong. and the Tole-
dos at the close of the season would
have won a majority Of games from
the Farmers. Fort Wayne's success
was largely due to good management.
George Tebeau was a splendid field
captain. and had his men under per-
feet control They played with a clock
work system that gave them the vic
tory in a score of cI0se contests which
might have been Won by opposing
clubs. The Importance of good field
captain cannot be overestimated.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-24
imes. The scores.
THE BIG FIGHT.

Totals o. .. ..........933 SS6 S3S 265t
Umpire. Nordeman; scorers, Springer
and Strobel
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-24

Totals E. o. ..........Si0 g59 500 Zb49
Mann.
The Ceramics did all their bowling in the
first game, and although their aggregate
string exceeded the Randy Boos by over
100 they lost two games. The scores:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-24
FOR RENT
CONRAD BACHMAN DEAD.

The Hall corner Main and Fourteent
streets AUGUSTUS POLLACk.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-24
SG9pSuCkGrO.

For Shirts and Dresses. nothing
better than Bates" Seersuckers;
fast in color and the greatest variety
of STYLES. We have a full case of
factory ends. from 4 to u yards, in
stripes and plaids, at
&c A YARD.
You usually pay ten cents for these.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-24
E. STIFEL & co.
America
Europe

Side by side in our Dress Goods department and
the only alteration to arbuate is which has the
finest representation. Tothis committee we appoint
every lady in and within radius Of fifty miles
Of Wheeling, and we do invite critical investiga-
ton, for we've the greatest Dress Goods store in
this community and we want you to enjoy its
benefits
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-24

It is the opinion Of well-informed
base ball men that Manager Herring
ton would consult his own interests by
signing pitcher Campbell sfor next
years team. if he has not already done
so. Campbell is a young man, Of tenn
perate habits, and besides being a
good ball player. is very ambitious.
He did good work last season. and
might reasonably be expected to i'm
nrove i'm his work this summer.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-24
Leather
Belts.

The same great demand that there
was last year; only YOU get a better
belt for less money. Stock now con-
tairs dozens of different styles in
Seal and Grain Leather. with har-
uess-backed fastcuings, from
Die UP.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-24

1t is reported that Big Bill John
son has signed a Wheeling contract.
This is hardly true. Wheeling fans
had too much Johnson" last summer.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-24

Youngstown papers say that city will
have the finest park in the Interstate
circuit. Youngstown is a good base
ball city. and it appears that the man
agement appreciates the patronage of
the fans"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-24
500 " ard.

or 5Oo pieces new Spring Sungs at 80 49, IS, o. 81 25
~ - "a 80 Der ward We would take pleasure showing you this
rosf assortment whether you wish &c buy now or later
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-24
9..l STTaEN-S gaze.
-zzzxa@E2 49, &OOdS.

Silks at A8 and 500 yard.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-09
FARMING IN RUSSIA.

Judge Ives, of Minnesota, in writing
of Russian methods Of agriculture,
says:
81 visited a farm where the Muzhik
were preparing the ground for another
years crop. The first process was
blowing, under great d ia Julties. The
motive power was a lean, half starved
horse, whose daily stint was not to ok
coed a quarter Of an acre, harnessed to
the pillow by. shafts. The plow was a
bull tongue with a sharp coulter be
fore it; the furrow cut-not turned
less than elk inches wide, and of the
same depth. Following the pillow was
q boy with a long handle mallet, whose
duty was to reduce all the clods and
hard portions to as fine a condition as
possible. Following the boy and mai
let was another boy driving another
half starved horse with a wooden tooth
harrow at his heels and still another
lean horse, boy and harrow, the latter
having very small steal teeth thickly
set and from six to eight inches long
below the wood. 1 watched these har.
rows for two hours; there were manv
such in sight, and no plot of ground
was left until the soil was as fine and
mellow as q Yankees onion bed.
"This method, lsborious and awk.
ward as it is possible to conceive, is
common over nearly every wheat re-
gion Of Europe, probably on account
Of the small holdings of the peasantry
and the extreme low wage OF farm
laborers. In another field I saw the
Muzhik preparing his field with 6
spade; not a spade like ours, but an
instrument with q long, narrow blade
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-09
IN MANURE.

QUESTION Please give me in pounds
the amount OF nitrogen. potash and
phosphoric acid in ton of chicken ma
nure, and also a ton of stable manure.
20. the above question, the Georgia
Agricultural Department replies as
follows: In a ton of chicken ma
nure there are 81 pounds of nitro
gen, Al pounds of potash, and 48 60
pounds of phosphoric acid "A ton o.
well rotted stable manure contains IL
pounds of nitrogen, 10 pounds of pot
ash, and 6 pounds phosphoric acid.
Thus you see that the chicken manure
contains six times as much nitrogen,
Iour times as much potash, and eight
times as much phosphoric acid as does
well rotted horse manure. Chicken
manure being 80 valuable, more care
should be taken to save it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-09

Consul johnson, of Annoy, China
saws In his rnnort.

Consul Johnson, OF Annoy, China,
says In his report:
I wish to call especial attention to
an article o imported from the
United States to O limited extent and
from Korea-ginseng. It is q native
of Colorado, Utah, as well as other
mountainous districts of America, IN
Guiding also West Virginia, Ohio, Mln-
nesota. and North Carolina, ais OF
Korea and northern Asia. / do not
when I state that it Is pos
eible to market annually in China $2O,-
600, 600 worth of these roots. They are
now being cultivated in the United
States to a limited extent, and prices
obtained by the grower are entirely
out of proportion to those realized by
the thrifty exporter It sells in Annoy
nc a price from $25 to $35 (Mexican)
per pound. It costs ir America from
% to s. in gold or 81 &c IS in Mexican
currency. Yet at these figures Annoy
handled, during 1896, 1O9. 1913 haikwan
taels' (or S99 SIT "a in United States
goId) worth of these roots from Amer
lea alone. From Korea the value Of
"a. s67 haikW .taels, or $44, 222 80
Omitted States gold). was imported.
The Korean article is much higher
priced and more skilltully cured, al
though not otherwise superior In quail
ity TO the American product. It was
formerly bought from the Americans
by Chinese dealers at a few cents per
pound, and is still regarded as a profit.
able crop. The discovery that the
Chinese were making fortunes from
these purchases caused an advance in
the price; but the real facts and posi-
bilities in this line seem never to have
dawned upon the struggling farmers
in the mountainous districts Of the
United States which are so we'll adapted
to the growth of the plant. / have
searched in vain for a report upon the
subject which afforded any idea of the
field open here for American enter
prise. It seems to me that if our peo-
pie realized that at least s. gold could
be fairly demanded by the grower for
every pound of we'll cured roots, and
that market would be practically un-
limited, a new mine of wealth, afford
ing employment for a large population,
would be opened.
The ginseng, a plant of the genus
ArGliG, somewhat resembles the horse
radish root. 1t grows wild in the
mountains. The species a quinque
fOlium is the article of export. lE is
used as an invigorating tea by ell the
wealthy Chinese and as a medicine by
the native physicians. It enters largely
into the list of presents sent by the
wealthy to friends and the articles ex-
changed between high Officials.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-09
is the only remedy.

49, OOO. 900 acres of land now occur led
by other kinds Of stock and crops. This
would probably decrease the acreage
Of some kinds of farm crops that are
now laboring under very low prices.
The wool market would not be over
supplied if we were confined to our own
market, except in certain grades Of
wool. It is believed that we would be
much better eff with that number of
sheep than with the number we now
have. These items are taken from the
census and are merely thrown in that
the reader may do a little calculating.
Wisconsin Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-09
LIVE STOCK.
STEER FEEDING EXPERIMENTS

correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
In bulletin 81 che Kansas station pub
fishes an account of its sixth years
work 10 steer feeding. The object of
this experiment was to test the relative
feeding values Of corn, red Kafir corn
and white Kaf1r corn. All were ground
on a farm mill, but for some reason
the meal from corn was considerably
finer than that from Katie corn.
Fifteen 8 year old steers raised in the
neighborhood were chosen, as nearly
uniform in size and thrift as could be
had. There we're grade Heretords and
the others grade shorthorns and all
were dehorned. They were pastured on
the farm till used to each other and to
the premises and were then all fed
alike till their individuality had been
studied, and then they were divided
into three lots of five series in each
lot, as nearly ven in weight, thrift
and appetite, as they could be made by
careful selection.
The feeding test began on November
3rd, and continued till April 27-175
days. At the beginding of the test, on
November 3rd, lot 1 averaged 1895
pounds each, lot 2 1925 pounds each
and lot 8 1921 pounds each.
Lot 1 received 16 pounds cornmeal
per head each day, in two feeds; lot 2
Is pounds each of red Kafir cornmeal,
and lot 8 16 pounds each of white
Katie cornmeal, and each lot received
100 pounds Kafir corn fodder every
day. Occasionally the quantity Of
meal was increased a pound or two
per day all around, but in every case
it was found necessary to go back to
Is pounds to avoid waste or throwing
the steers eff their feed.
The fodder was grown on the station
farm, was we'll cured, bright green and
fragrant, and was eaten with relish.
or the 100 pounds. fed each lot daily
from one fifth to one third was left,
mostly the butts of the stalks, and all
this waste was gathered up and weighed
and credited each day to the proper
lots.
The following table shows the results
of this test in a form easy of comSfe,
hension:
I0k~rTOf Tot
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-09

and straight handle. He dug the soil
TO a depth of twenty inches or more,
and the boy with the mallet followed,
reducing the coarse clods ready for the
harrow. Hope u country viii never
be reduced to 8 condition ~necessitating
such methods; yet I believe we can
learn much of the economics of agri-
culture from q careful observation Of
the methods of these children of ma
ture."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-09
SHEEP AND WOOL,

It has been frequently stated that
mutton is the prime object in breeding
sheep and that the breed which will
produce the best mutton or the great
est amount of it in a required time on
a given amount OF food, of a kind com
monty grown by the farmer, is the
profitable sheep. While this is true, it
does not mean that the wool from their
backs is to be thrown away, by any
means. We have in AmeGca only "a,
600. 900 head of sheep Of all kinds, and
there r many kinds and grades in
cluded in this number. There are good
shearers and there are poor ones; there
are sheep that would not make the best
mutton, there are others which would
make mutton ft for a kings table, or
anyone's table, for that matter. To
supply enough wool for the wants of
the people in this country would re
quire 100, 600 600 head of good sheep
the clips Of which would average with
those we now have. Hence, it will be
seen that we need Sc. GOO, 900, or nearly
three times as many as we now have.
to supply this country with it's wants
in wool. The average number of sheep
kept on one acre is probably not far
from four and one half head. On this
tesis the sc. 600, 600 head would require
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-09

ted by the steers was all used by the
hogs, and those following the steers fed
on K4fir corn made larger gains then
the others, because they had more p",
digested meal in the droppings The
reason the steers digested less of the
Kaf1r cornmeal than Of common corn
meal is. doubtless, that it was noe
ground 80 fine.
The hogs were sold for So 20 per 100
pounds, and adding the profit on eR Is
lot of steers to the profit of the hog
following them, we get the following
results: