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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-12-18

An Original Sketch by E. B. Barten.
There has been many a memorable
Christmas in my life, scared and SCARF
ed as 1t is by Times rebuffs, but none
is so fixed in my mind as that of 1S-,
none that comes back to me with SO
stirring, SO boldly-outlined, so sweet
a memory.
Perhaps it is as we'll not to dilate on
my personality in that year, except to
say that was fresh from college, and
full Of the energy with which we all
begin the real battle of life. Perhaps
/ was handsome. l thought so, at
least, although I was not vain, and
am quite sure that one other certainly
agreed with me. was at-but l mus
stop descanting on myself, for | cut
but sorry figure in this tale.
Among my circle of acquaintance at
college was Eugene Kerr wealthy be-
yond the dreams Of avarice, keen-soul-
ed and bright-eyed, dark-featured and
handsome, taller than l by several in
open as his speaking sparkling eyes.
1t was to his home that had been in
vited to spend the holidays before en-
gaging in the business of which l was
destined to become the head in a few
years.
At the Kerr home, delightful coun-
try residence near New York, | was
but one of a gay young party, for the
Kerr family kept open house for
score of friends during the holidays.
AS usual at these gatherings, we
were thrown together continually, and
my whole soul had suddenly gone out
to the sister of my friend, Eugene. Her
head was covered with dark, shining,
chestnut hair, luxuriant hair, that
looked all the more luxuriant, per-
haps, by reason Of the careless way in
which it was wrapped about her head.
The great gray eyes were set deeply
under straight wide brow. A deli
cate nose that would turn up a little
when she lifted her head, and a splen-
didly-cut, lever, wide mouth, the lips
of which parted every now and then
with a sweet smile were there. This
was her face, and it was fair enough;
but it was her figure, her glorious,
graceful, full, yet supple figure that
struck me most
Nor was she averse to my attentions,
yet noticed from time to time cold
ness in the voice and face of Mrs.
Kerr, the mother of my young friends.
She was a stately matron, and in her
sweeping black velvet dress and soft
ly falling delicate white lace, which
nestled about her head and throat,
looked strikingly handsome.
Grace-that was the name of the
daughter-seemed at times to be under
the spell of the mothers eye. | no.
ticed that the conversation would lag
when the elder woman entered the
room, and that all the airy gayety AMI
sprigltliness of the daughter would dis
appear under the whitening glance of
the mother.
There was a secret, mystery which
/ had determined to fathom, and so l
proceeded about it in anything but 4
diplomatic manner, for l was young
and thoughts. My whole soul had
become wrapped up in Grace. She was
the ideal woman l had pictured in my |
dreams. and | had determined that she I,
must be mine at any cost.
l look back to those days with won
derment, more perhaps at my own te- !
merity under the circumstances, for l |
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-12-18
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POLITENESS IN THE HOME.

1t is significant to observe how some
men fail to know how to treat their
wives and sisters when they meet
them. 1t seems to them quite unnec-
essary to lift their hats or to give their
nearest and dearest the courtesy they
would freely render to any woman out
side of the domestic circle. This should
not be, and the sooner a revolution is
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-12-18

the inevitable"
1 presume I looked crestfallen after
this disclosure and for twenty-four
hours kept to my room, determined
to get over my chagrin and not to
spoil the Christmas party by any
hasty departure.
On the following day, the day before
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-12-18

poured out my soul
Truly, Gene, there can be nothing
against me. l have some wealth. eX-
cellent prospects, I am not a roue-'
Hush, my boy" cried Eugene. ct
isn't that. why my sister has been en-
gagged for year, and do you think
my mother would ever forgo a cor
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-12-18

Drive it away, old man, don't consort
with your cares during the holidays.
Never worry in December. January is
an awful good month for broken VOWS,
worriments and all that sort O. thing.
Gene, I'm going to blurt it out and
have it over with. I'm head over heels
in love with your sister,"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-12-18

side are etchings OF the 81 lkishima and
an ancient war junk respectively. Illus
trating the progress OF the japanese
navy.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-12-18
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THIS LAUNCHED A BATrLESIIrP.

The accompanying Illustration Is Of
the silver knife used by Nine. kato. wife
of the Japanese minister to England, In
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-12-18

cutting the rope
which freed the new
big Japanese battle-
ship 8 h Xxi shima
when that vessel left
the ways for her
maiden plunge into
the water at the
shipyards of the
Thames Ironworks
and S h | p building
company at Black
wall. England. q
short time ago. Tho
KNIT was afterward
presented to Mime.
Kato, 1t Is a beau-
tiful specimeu OF tho
; ilv e r smiths art.
The handle, delicate
~ chased In rIief
W [ n chrysanthe-
NUNS, Is encircled
by tho Japanese nag
delicately enamelled
in colors. On the OBJ
verse OF the blade
is the following In
scription: Present.
ed 10 Nine. Kato on
the occasion OF the
launch of the imper-
ial battlcship Shiki-
shima. LIST Nov. 1898,
by the directors of
the Thames Iron-
works and Ship
building company.
Blackwell, London, "
Thanked on either
- %, tt.4..G
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-11-11
oz6s}ER
Wy
MOVABLE SwILL BARREL.

the skim milk from the dairy-room
can be emptied in, and the barrel and
all wheeled away to the orchard or
from the kitchen door one of the great
est attractions mentionable for vari-
Gus insects, as wasps, flies and the like.
The same is also very serviceable at
other periods of the year for convey
ing Stops and milk, as well as the
wastes of the pantry and kitchen, from
the house to that place where the
swine are kept. This has been demon
strated by actual experience, we hav-
ing in mind one barrel alone that has
been in constant use for several years.
and still is not much the worse for
wear.
The illustration requires but little
explanation. As can be seen, all that
Is needed is an old heelbarrow wheel,
two sticks for handles, a fish barrel,
some wire nails of proper Ienths and
several wooden strips of differene size
for braces. The cost is therefore al
most nothing at all, but SO handy and
convenient is it that it aids much
toward making farm life a grace and
icy forever.
they are out to pasture, so that the
feeding of milk to them occurs in a
trough, this movable wheelharrow
barrel is just the thing for "wholesal-
ing" their rations to them. Try it and
see.-Frederick o. Sibley, in N. Y. Trib-
une.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-11-11

JACK AND THE. eEANsTALK.

Jack was an orphan. poor. but true:
A wondrous bean he found:
And ere he slept. for safety's sake,
He hid 1t in the ground
One morn he rose to see a viue
Above his hidden treasure,
That Ger q palace near him grew;
Whose height he could not measure
And soon a vision moved the boy
TO thrust his Ratchet strong
Within the vine, and upward rise
Singing this merry song:
III hitch my Ratchet and up I'll 60:
The higher / climb the more I'll know u
He mastered all one room could teach,
Then climbed a story higher;
FOR love and knowledge all his soul
Burned with a pure desire.
I'll hitch my Ratchet and up I'll go:
The higher I climb the more I'll know. p
And 80 he rose by sure degrees.
From alphabet to college: d.
For the vast palace he explored
The temple was Of knowledge.
Mary Whitney Morrison. in Youths
Companion.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-11-11
AMONG THE POULTRY.

Sunflower seed improves the gloss of
tho plumage.
Introduce new blood among the poul-
try once year.
Give lime for growth of bone and for
eggshell material.
Buckwheat, oatmeal and milk are
good for laying hens.
A little cayenne pepper in the food
often stimulates laying.
Good leghorn hens may be kept until
they are five years old.
The usual causes of roup are cold,
dampness and exposure.
A laying hen should have her food
and drink at regular intervals.
Do not winter late pullets that have
failed to make good growth.
If the hens show an inclination to
pull feathers, feed them salt pork.
In selecting fowls to winter, keep
one drake for every five ducks. tom
for every ten turkeys. one cock for
every dozen hens.
Keep the hens with reasonably
sharp appetite, and they will lay more
eggs which will hatch better and pro-
duce stronger chickens.-St. Louis BE.
public.
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MOVABLE SWILL BARREL.
1t Helps to Keep Everything About
the Farmhouse In q Clean and
Tidy Condition.

In order for the farmer and his fami-
~ to remain healthy and contented,
it is imperative that every thing about
the farmhouse be kept clean and tidy.
Indeed, the least items tending to SLOW
enliness should never be tolerated any
longer than is absolutely necessary,
for such are highly susceptible to aug
mentation, in which case they are very
liable to breed disease and ruin. This
applies especially to the swill barrel,
of which stationary one, in back
yard or front, is about the biggest and
in summer the most dangerous (pes-
titerously speaking) nuisance to be
met with anywhere on the farm.
Hence it is that we advocate the use
of a movable swill barrel, as shown
herewith in the cut; for then, when the
warm days of summer have arrived,
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-11-11
Climate of the philippipe..

The first serious obstacle that will be
encountered is that presented by the
climate. The islands lie wholly within
the tropics, and extend on the south to
within Az degrees of the equator. The
heat is trying at the best. Personally
l have found the burning sun of the dry
season less hard to bear than the
''muggy" weather, when bright sun
shine alternates with heavy showers.
Or the rain falls day after day withou
interruption. One often reads of &c
.lightful days and cool nights in the fall
and winter months. After spending BY
years in almost constant travel through
the archipelago. and visiting every one
IF the larger islands except Leyte. can
say that have never seen a day when
q man could endure hard physical la Dor
without suffering from the heat. 1
have experienced the hot season, the
dry season. the wet season. but never
get have been so fortunate as to strike
the cool season.-Prof. Dean G. Web
ster. in Century. :.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-11-11
FOR COOKING FEED.
Description of a Kettle Which Has
Proved Perfect Success and Is.
Not Patented.

I have a kettle set in a sheet iron
jacket which is very handy for cook
ing feed for the hens. 1t was set in the
basement part of our two-story hen
house, on the ground, as it has no
CRATES or bottom. The steam would
fill the room and wet the walls wiring
ing wet" I disliked to put it some
where else, as 1 do not like to carry
stuff, and must save all the steps can.
After some study tried cover rugged
as shown in the cut. A tin cover was
made to fit the top and a two-inch pipe
attached to it and the, stovepipe. A
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-11-11

my friends, you are both right, but
as it is not fair that the poor shoe
maker should lose the price of his
shoes, will pay for them. Neither
is it. right that the reputation of a
musician should suffer, so invite you
to sing your song at court this even
ing, and promise you that everyone
will be there to hear how beautiful
it is"
The judgment of the king pleased
both of the men. and all the courtiers
declared that their king was as wise
as Solomon. and that his judgment was
just as remarkable.-Contes ct Leg.
endes.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-11-11
TRAITS OF SHEEP.
just ~ 1t Did Before 1t Be-
came D0mesticated.

When sheep are driven through a
narrow gate-say, for reckoning pur-
poses@a very common performance is
for one sheep to give a leap as if over
an obstacle or across ditch. If one
gives leap all the others to the rear
of it on reaching the same spot follow
it's example. Wild sheep always ap-
point sentinels and leaders and adopt
their ways of progression in the most
implicit manner. The origin of the
jumping habit of a flock when one
gives the example is very ingeniously
explained in DR. Louis Robinson's
work, entitled wild Traits in Tame
Animals" when sheep in a wild
state" he remarks, dash off together
among broken ground or on crowding
along some perilous ledge on the
mountain side-their usual ha bitat-it
would be quite useless for those in the
middle of the band to endeavor to see
obstacles at their feet. Hence each
keeps an eye on the leader, or those i'm
mediately in front initiate his move
ments. If the leader thinks a three
foot jump is necessary to clear some
dangerous spot every sheep in the pro-
cession will take three-foot jump; if
he jumps higher they will jump higher,
and so on. They carry out this inn
-itated action with a most extraordi-
nary precision, even when it has to be
transmitted through a long chain of
different individuals" The sheep in
dustry seems to be the safest invest
ment for the farmer. When other
crops fail the flock can always be de-
pended upon. The wool crop is always
sure, and when sold he has a small
bank account and the flock left. What
is better than sheep?-Western Plow,
man.
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CROPS AS MANURE.
This System OF FertilixinE Does Not
Bring In Quick Returns, But 1t
a. IL Profitable.

Such crops as -turnips, rye, buck
wheat and crimson clover assist in re-
ducing the plant food in, the soil and
making it possible for crops the sue
ceeding year to utilize the plant food
piowed under in the manure crop. All
soils contain unavailable matter that
the farmer needs. There are crops that
do not have the power to- break down
the chemical compounds existing in the
soils, but there are other crops which
have a partially for some substances
which are beyond the ability of plants
of a different kind. One crop may
be preparatory for another, hence
the blowing under of a crop is not a
loss, but a gain. In England the tur-
nips are regarded as renovator of the
soil, and the seed is broadcasted over
the surface, sheep being allowed &C.
cess to the turnips after they have ma
tured. The turnips can feed on al
most anything in the soil, and when
eaten by sheep the gain of mutton and
manure gives the farmer a profit, but
the English farmer attaches as much
value to the increased fertility of his
soil as he does to the product which
he markets therefrom. 1t may be
urged, as some have done, that green
crops can add no mineral matter to the
soil other than it takes therefrom,
which is true; bnt such crops render
the mineral matter available for the
Gext season.-Farmers' Journal.
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WAYS OYSTERS HAVE.
Which Should lnterest Our
Boys and Girls.


shut Mr.. Oyster, who. returned the
other day. can give points to the man
who eats him. When once a social or
domestic secret is his it's his forever.
1t never goes any further. SO far as he
is concerned. The proverbial wild
horses could not drag it from him.
But great as is the oysters wisd ON
in this respect, in other ways his in
tellect is decidedly inferior to that of
his consumer. For instance, he hasn't
learned the art of making up" in or
der to conceal his age. Anyone who
wishes to do SO can find out how old an
oyster is. You don't have to 60 to the
trouble of looking at his teeth to find
out, either. The lines in the groove
of the hinge OF the shell tell the whole
story, and very accurately, too. These
lines are a true index to the number
of layers composing the shell, being,
in fact, nothing else than their at
tenuated tails, and as the number of
layers all depends upon the age of the
oyster the problem becomes as SIM
pie as the familiar IF K equals a and
equals b. then x must be equal to
b" proposition. One of these layers
grows each year, and no matter how
hard the oyster may try to keep it
from showing it is bound to overlap its
predecessor and leave a ridge which
is just as disturbing to Mr.. or Mrs.
Oyster as an annual wrinkle would be
to the human race. Up to the time
OF an oysters maturity these layers
are arranged with regularity. but aft
er that they are fairly piled over each
other just as If the little animals
birthdays had crowded upon. each
other so rapidly that he didn't have
time to spread out one new plate be.
fore another was right at his heels.
An oyster comes of age when he
is four years old. Coming of age in
the oyster kingdom means that he is
old enough to vote, take care of q
family and-go to market. Going tc
market is a disastrous undertaking
and is generally the last of him, for q
four-year-old oyster is particularly
palatable. and people do not hesitate
to pay pretty liberal price for pint
or quart of him. By this it must
not be supposed that after an oyster has
passed the four-layer period and has
five, six or even ten wrinkles on his
she'll that he is back number and fit
for nothing but to keep on acumulat.
ing wrinkles until he dies from old age.
Indeed, there are records of oysters
being eaten just after celebrating
their thirtieth birthday. and in most
cases they formed quite a delicious
meal This iS an upuSnoI ora for c,
oyster to attain. because few of them
are given an opportunity to live so
long. If left to enjoy life in his own
way. it is quite probable that the
oyster would become an octogenarian
or even centenarian.-Chicago Rec
ord.
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done you any harm; why have you
ruined me?"
The cavalier replied. TRANQUILITY:
my friend, you are angry with me {;
you say have done you a great deal
of harm. Come with me to the king;
he is just. You will make your COM
plant, and will explain my conduct.
The king will judge which of us is in
the right" d.
The shoemaker consented. and they
both went before the king. The shoe
maker spoke first, and said:
"Sire. this gentleman stopped before
my shop this morning and, without
saying word cut my shoes in pieces.
He had no reason for so doing, as 1
have never done him any HARM.
The king said: "My poor man, you
are right; this man is yeryscruel. Sir,
why were you SO unkind to this poor
man? Defend yourself
Sire" responded the man, will you
permit me to ask the shoemaker a few
questions?'
The king signified his assent. and the
cavalier said:
shoemaker, what were you doing
when stopped at your door?"
II was making a pair of shoes for
a neighbour"
What else were you doing?"
~ was singing. 1t is my habit when
! work. The birds sing. do not sing
as well as the birds, but I sing well
enough to amuse myself, and that is
sufficient"
That is not sufficient for me- What
song were you singing?"
II was singing The Silence in the
Forest
VERY we'll; it was who composed
the words and the music of that bal.
lad. stopped because you were sing
ing my song SO loud that everyone in
the street could hear you. But when
/ heard how bad you sang it became
angry. You did not sing one Eote cor
rectly. You have completely spoiled
my song. If you had sung it inside
our house 1 would not have said
word, but you sang it in the street
and in singing it SO incorrectly you
have lessened my fame. Now, as you
have marred my music. thought
had the right to cut up your shoes.
for that song was my work just AZ well
as the shoes were yours"
On hearing these words the king
began to laugh with all his heart. and
said:
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-11-11
KETTLE FOR COOKING FEED.

piece was made to slip over the rest
SO the cover can be taken off easily.
Even when the coveris not down square
no steam comes out into the room. 1t
is perfect success and not patented.
The capacity of the kettle is increased
nearly bushel, as the potatoes will
cook in the steam at the top sooner
than in the boiling water below.-C. E.
Chapman, in Rural New Yorker.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-11-11
CAVALIER AND COBBLER.
The Trouble Between Them Was Set
tied by a King Who Was as
Wise az Solomon.

A shoemaker who lived at Perpig-
han was sitting at his door one day.
While he worked he sang a ballad very
much in vogue at that time. A gentle
man on horseback passing by stopped
to listen to the song. He remained
there until the shoemaker had fin
ished; then he descended from his
horse, approached the man, and, TAX
ing pair Of scissors, he cut into pieces
several pairs of new shoes, then, with
out saying a word, he remounted and
continued his way.
The shoemaker, at first stupefed,
soon started after the horseman, cry
ing:
you wretch! Why have you been
SO cruel? I am poor: I have never
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.PUSSY,S INGENUITY.
How She Obtained MIX from q jug
Which Had a Very Narrow
Opening at the Top.

This depicts very artful cat obtain
ing milk from jug. the top of which
was. much too narrow to admit the ami
mails head. Cats are not commonly
credited with much intelligence. but
this picture shows pussy withdrawing
her paw after having dipped it into
the milk. It is obvious that the pho
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-11-11

Irrigation of the soil before planting
IS very important and profitable, and
.ery simple. To have this it is only
necessary to pillow the land into ridges
by throwing the burrows toward each
other and run the water between the
ridges. After the water has had suffi-
cient time to drain off properly the
land is to be plowed, narrowed and
planted. This enables the crop to get
a good start, and it will stand well.
There is no better rrigation.-Dakota
Field and Farm.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-11-11

Common sand is poor substitute foi
gravel. 1t is neither coarse enough nor
sharp enough to answer the purpose.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-11-11

'Pa, what's pacemaker?"
well, Mrs. Flaxton, next door;
every time she gets new frock your
mother has to have a better one
Chicago Daily Record.
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tographer in this case must have exer-
cised very great care and stealth, other
wise pussy could not possibly fail to
have been disturbed in her nefarious
treat.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-10-26
A WOUNDED HERO.

Soon afterward he began the study
and then the practice of veterinary
surgery. Seeking wider field than
the Ohio village afforded, be went to
Chicago where he now has a wide
practice, is member of Hatch Post.
G.. A. R. and lives at 1885 Ashland
Ave.
Several years ago DR.. Cla1k's old
wounds began to trouble him. He
grew weak and emaciatcd, and his
friends despaired of his life. He
finally recovered sufficiently to be
out but was a mere shadow, weigh
ing only 80 pounds. The best medi-
cal attendance failed to restore his
lost strength and vigor.
"a friend gave me a box of DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, y
said DR.. Clark, land they helped me
so much that I bought half dozen
boxes and took them. I soon re-
gained my strength, now weigh 100
pounds and, except for injuries that
can never be remedied, am as well s
ever.
II consider DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People the best REM
edy to build up run down system,
and heartily recommend them to
everyone in need of such aid"