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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31

the Association for thirty-two years.
But now, at eighty, the mantle has
grown too heavy for her shoulders and
she wishes to cast it upon more youth
full ones.
It was Miss Anthony's intention to
personally her coming retire
ment at the convention, and she had
prepared a speech setting forth the
reasons why she no longer felt equal
ito holding the Office. But in her own
words: Il had confided the secret of
my intention to so many friends that
1t leaked out and was no longer a Sc
cret. They all know now that l am to
retire, and speculation upon my success
sor is rife"
Mrs. Gait, the woman who will sue
coed, if some OF the Oldest of the suf-
fraglstS are to be believed. is quite
different in every way from Susan B.
Anthony. Yet it Is a difference caused
by evolution, not by a variance in ma
ture. If Mrs. Gait had been born eighty
years ago she might have been Miss
Anthony's replica. Being born forty
years later, che is a more modern wo-
a In speech she is strong and
cleaE; her lectures are logical and learn
ed. She has studied oratory, or you
would think she has if you hear one of
her speeches, and she has also studied
all modern law and literature pertain
ing to the cause of woman's rights as
seen and found and practiced in all ma
lions.
Yet Mrs. Gait is not aggressive. Liv-
pg happily with her husband-she has
\children-in a handsome home, she
$ house independently and happi-
d probably acts the part OF the
hostess better than many a
whose aims are ali domestic.
ely makes her husband hap
Mrs. Gait found herself
She obtained an intel
personally taught her
2. Mrs. Gait Is an
e1f, and in a few
Eedish girl 70 well
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
NEW STREET TOWN OF VEST
ING CLOTH.
A stylish Material Used For Skirts
That Are Made without PIaits
and Trimmed With Marrow
Braid.

A novel but very ornamental effect
is obtained this winter by the use Of
fancy vesting which is used for sepa-
rate skirts, and ven entire costumes.
1t is shown in gray, pastel green,
chestnut brown, purple and automo-
bile red with a silk dot or disc OF con-
trasting color.
Nesting comes as an acceptable nov
city in street fabrics, and with 1t comes
a new lining called merveline, which
is on the MORE order, though softer.
etai onrlduhs shrdlu cmfwyp vbgkqjm
4 Plain Skirt of Vesting Cloth.
Skirts that are made without plaits
retain a fashionable effect by their
braided trimmings. One developed in
vesting cloth of pastel green dotted
with red was trimmed with narrow
bands Of silk braid put on in points UT
the back.
The bodice of the costume was of the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31

One OF the most important weddings of the early new year is that If Miss
Cecilia sherman Miles, the daughter OF General Miles, to Captain Samuel Re
Der, which is 0 take place at Washington in January The recent announce
rent of this impending marriage has made a Stir not only in army circles
where Miss Miles has long been a leading figure, but also throughout the
United States, owing to the populartyof the ofanced couple Miss Miles has
beef such a general favorre IL social circles that her anne has frequently
been coupled with those of well known army officers who have paid her mark
ed attentions. and her marriage had been frequently prophesed by supposedly
knowing ones. Captain Reber, however, is the fortunate nan. He is several
years the senior OF his fancee, and her second cousin The two have known
each other from childhood, and the alliance il termed . out and out love
match
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31

Peel one pound Of tomatoes, cut them In
slices. and put them into a pio-dish,
%sprinkling between them some ine bread
crumbs, pepper, salt, and a very little
moist sugar. When the dish is fun, put 4
layer of the sliced tomatoes on the top
and a little bit of butter on each slice.
Scatter a few crumbs over. cover the Dish
with a tin plate. and bake for thirty min
utes- Remove the plate, brown the top.
and serve hot.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31

Butter six small cups of paper cases.
ankle a seasoning with a teaspoonful OF
hnely-chopped parsley, pepper or ayenne.
and salt. Sprinkle this into thu buttered
cups. Break an egg into each cup. grats
two ounces dry cheese and put equal
quantities on each egg. Cover this with
fine crumbs OF bread and add a bit OF
butter on the top of each cup. Bake IN q
moderate oven five minutes Serve hot.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
box plaits.

Ink NHt SkEFt.
A skirt of Havana brown Scottish goods
was crossed with four hairlines of wal
nut green in a large plaid. Running
through the squares was an irregular
silk cord of purple-white goods. The
skirt was made upon a sheath lining of
Havana brown taffeta.
The method of plating employed was
the three plat arrangement, which is
both popular and pretty. The plaits
were developed in plain Havana brown
satin faced cloth and f1d the appear
ance of a trained sash.
HELEN GREY-PAGE.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31

same material and over it was worn a
tight fitting jacket of lustrous brown
sealskin. The tendency to drift to-
ward the one-color costume is very
marked and is borrowed from French
women, who consider it the acme OF
good taste in dress.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31

berirg that, as poor Ophelia says, 1--WE
know what we are, but we know not what
we may be-"
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-30
THE BROOD FRAME.
One That tnn Re Butt by u Novice
with Ordinary Tools,

Having been working the past win.
ter to design hive that would come
within the scope of those persons pos
sessed of ordinary skill and tools, a
writer in The Country Gentleman gives
description Of that part which will
cause a novice most trouble---v viz. the
brood frame:
Take Il board Of suitable size and nail
on some clenis, as indicated in Fig. /,
Make Il luiter box the width of the
frame, say, saven eighths or one inch.
Nail piec, in the bottom Of one end
for stop. From this stop measure eff
the length Of the top rail- and saw down
at right angles For the bottom rail you
can set in loose piece about an inch
thick, which will avoid two saw gashes
coming too close together.
For the end posts make another cash
at the right distance from the stop.
For the brace pieces you will need
another box about an inch and quar-.
Ter. Nail in bottom Of this stop sawed
at an angle of As degrees, and from a
corner Of this saw a cash Of 45 degrees
Now, IL you take piece an inch and Il
quarter wide and three.eighths of an
inch thick, saw 1t off at an angle Of 40
degrees, shove 1t into the box to the
stop. and saw it off then turn 1t over,
saw again. and SO on, you will get the
corner pieces.
AS to construction, you lay the top
piece in its place on the board, and the
side pieces in their places and nail on
the corner pieces; then nail the top to
ends and turn over and nail on bottom,
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-30


ed the young caterpillars yield speedi-
ly to arsenicals and the white cocoons
plainly show themselves for destruc-
tion. The caterpillars in nest OF or
binary size will consume $500 apple
leaves in a week. and, as they feed for
five or six weeks, those from two or
three nests may almost completely strip
tree Of its foliage and greatly lower
its vitality. They seem to prefer the
taste of wild cherry, and this tree was
probably their original food plant. All
such trees should be carefully watched
as they are liable to be starting points
for the invasion Of nearby orchards
Next to the wild cherry the caterpillars
seek the apple, but they also do con.
siderable damage upon cherry. plum
and peach.
From late July until the following
spring the insects will be found in the
egg These eggs are laid in peculiar
rings or bands-"thimbles or "cater.
pillar belts, some call them-about the
smaller twigs. They are covered with
thick layer Of glue. which makes a
glistening protection from the weather.
These bands are large enough to be
plainly seen and can be easily removed
and burned when pruning the trees.
The little caterpillars form in the eggs
in the summer. but do not hatch until
the middle or last Of the following
April. They soon begin the construction
of the we'll known nests. These are
usually placed in some crotch of twigs
near the abandoned egg band and are
formed by the threads of silk which the
caterpillars spin. AS the larvp grow
and the nest becomes too small another
sheet of threads is spun. SO that the
tent Is really a succession Of nests. one
outside the other. These white or vel.
lowish masses Of silk are easily destroy.
ed by burning on the tree or by cutting
off the twig and crushing the nest.
This should be done in the evening or
just before storm. when the caterpil.
lars have sought shelter.
The caterpillars feed until late in
May. Their body color is black. but
prominent white stripe extends the full
length Of the back.
There are also numerous shorter ir.
ECkuldT Wultc Aucb anu IOW VI ONdl
pale blue spots upon each side. while
the entire body is thinly covered with
long yellowish hairs. The caterpillars,
especially when young, can easily be
killed by two or three sprayings with
some arsenical poison. Birds feeding
upon these caterpillars are yellow billed
and black billed cuckoos, the black cap
ped chickadee, Baltimore oriole, red
eyed and warbling vireos, wren, chip.
ping sparrow, yellow warbler and crow.
The larve crawl down the trunks Of
the trees in late May, when they are
mature, and are nearly two inches long.
They spin their cocoons on the trunks
Of trees. where they are protected
by the rough bark; in the grass under
the trees. about fences, caves, window
castings and the sides Of outbuildings.
| When in such masses as shown in the
figure, there is no excuse for not dis.
covering and destroying the cocoons.
From these cocoons the reddish brown
moths emerge in late June and early
July and soon lay the eggs which COM
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-30
One Thing and Another.

Ohe AhA1hS unu Ahos"SAs
The Nebraska state board Of agricul-
ture estimates that the original winter
wheat area was 1000, 600, or 200, 900
acres over last year. OF this less than
80, 900 acres remain, and possibly 49,
900 acres will produce fair crop. The
spring wheat area, $500, 900 acres, is
800, 900 acres over last years There
will be 5000, 900 acres of corn put in.
or 1, 900, 900 over last year.
Irrigation water does the most good
when placed close to the stem of the
plant or trunk of the tree and allowed
to soak downward. according to Cali.
fornia station tests.
Seedsmen offer soy bean seeds at $2. 80
to IS per bushel. This makes the cost
far too great to justify growing soy
beans AZ general crop, according to
w. G. Latta Of Purdue university. who
advises farmers to try soy beans In a
small way a. special crop and then
grow their own seed II the crop gives
promise Of being valuable.
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-30
EIG. 4
<IG. q
PLANS FOR BROOD FRANZ Il.

PLANS FOR BROOD FRAME.
and you have a strong frame, as indi.
Gated in Fig. 2, that will space itself
in the hive and stay there. One frame
will need braces on both sides to keep
1t the proper distance from the side Of
the hive.
As regards size authorities differ. !
made mine 18 inches long because that
was the length of four honey boxes, and
0 inches deep, because that was the
depth Of the hive.
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-30
The Potato Stalk, Beetle.

The potato stalk beetle. according to
the observations OF Professors Faville
and Parrot Of the Kansas station, is
small insect with snout, which In late
May or early June deposits an egg in
slit made in the stem Of the host plant.
The larvae hatched from this egg tun.
nels the stalk Of the plant and where
the latter IL infested with number Of
grubs it is likely 10 wilt and die. Tie
grubs spin cocoons and beetles are de.
veloped during the summer, but these
remain in the stalk till early the next
spring. They can therefore be destroyed
by pulling up, drying and burning the
potato plants.
But the stalk beetles like the ground
cherry even better than the potato, and
they also find congenial quarters In
horse and bull nettles, jimson weed and
cookie bur. 1t Is necessary, then, to cut
these weeds down in their early stages,
when they will dry up, thus causing
the beetles to perish, or to pull them up
and burn them in the late summer.
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-30
A MOVABLE PIGPEN.

they want to put out to grass will find
very useful, says Farm and Fireside
writer. The illustration will show how
it is made. A pair of old wheels Of any
kind will answer. One corner is rooted
over and f1oored for sleeping pen or
shelter during storm. A trough is also
permanently attached to the opposite
corner.
The pen can he readily shifted from
place to place each day, thus giving the
pigs a fresh place and new grass con.
tinuallY.
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-30


boards DID in the center of the rack.
These boards should be 2 by 8 and c1t
right length to reach, as shown in il
lustration. Where the wing benches
&C intersect these boards they should
be beveled, as shown at E, making a
stronger and better fit. The side boards
or wings are the same length as the
sills and should be by 5, and are
nailed and bolted to benches &C.
The end rollers, GO, are made Of 8
by a stuff and fitted into 2 inch holes
in the ends of the sills. The rollers
should be mortised to receive the end
gate or ladder standing, as shown in
the cut, and mortised loose enough so
the end gates can be removed at will
and higher standards erected for hay
ing purposes. The illustration shows
end gates for hog rack, and the dotted
lines continued out show ladder ar
rangements for hayrack, which are
made separate and changed at will to
convert it into hog rack or hayrack.
AS hog rack, box to haul stove
wood, draintile, pumpkins. ETC.. tn"
wings are erected into the clips shown
on side of sills, the bottom foored over,
end gates erected into mortises in roll
ers and hooked to staples in the side
boards or ''ings. This makes nice
large box ard convenient hog rack.
In fall and winter detach the wings
of this rack and, placing it on the low
down wagon, it makes an excellent feed
rack
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-30
s6&l lSls
EARN~cARDEN
NT -
A COMBINATION RACK.

A Hayrnck Convertible Into a Hog.
Wood or Feed Rack.
The combined hay and hog rack pre-
sented in the cut is the arrangement Of
an Ohio Farmer correspondent, who
says:
The sills, AA, Of this rack are by 8
and 6 feet in length. The cross benches,
BIB, are by and Of a length to suit
the width of the wagon. These are
bolted to the sills with half inch bolts
10 inches long. These bolts are found
to be somewhat short, but should be
countersunk from the underside of the
sill and a small nail driven in crosswise
through the sill to prevent the bolt from
being lost should a nut happen to work
looee and drop off. The nuts are on the
top side where they can easily be seen.
The corresponding cross benches, &C,
on the wings are feet 8 inches in
length and made of 2 by stuff These
are cut, as shown in the engraving, to
slide on over the sills and fit under the
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-30
Important Exports.

Some of the most important gains
made in our exports for the fiscal year
Of 1898 occurred among the meat prod
ucts. Shipments Of bacon increased
from 500, 800, 44s pounds, valued at
$84, 1s7,147, in 1897 to $50, 10s, 033
pounds, valued at $48, $50, 0ls, in 1903.
The export price Of bacon averaged ~
cents for 1898 as against 6.s cents for
the year preceding.
In the expectation Of lard 1903 wit
messed an increase nearly as marked as
in that Of bacon. The amount Of Amer.
lean lard sent abroad was larger by
141 .02s, 405 pounds than in 1897, and
its total value $40, 5s4, 1877 greater. In
the average yearly export price per
pound there was an advance from 81
to 8. 9 cents.
Another meat product that exhibited
considerable increase for 1893 was
pickled pork.
American hams were also marketed
abroad in greatly increased quantities.
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-30
ON RIDGES MANFRED IN THE ROW.

ON RIDGES MANFRED IN THE ROW.
the middle Of June until through the
first week or thereabouts of July. First,
furrows are run across the field at five
feet apart. md manure is scattered
along the burrows Ia in the fgure); !;
then two more furrows are plowed
around the first, forming the ridge over
the manure, After leveling down the
top the hills are made four feet apart,
Gays correspondent Of Vick's Monthly
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-30
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THE TENT CAT ERPlllAR.

Easily Destroyed In 1tS Several
Stages of Existence.
The orchardst who suffers severely
from the apple tree tent caterpillar
must be condemned as careless. The
caterpilIars may be quite rcadily located
and destroyed while in the eggs the
tents are conspicuous and quickly barn
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-30
Manure on Sugar Beet Land.

We have been taught that farm ma
nures should not be applied to land in
the spring prior to growing crop Of
sugar beets, and that the use of large
quantities of nitrogenous fertilizers is
antagonistic to high quality. Expert
ments on the station farm at Geneva,
New York. 20 not support these conclu-
sions. On the station farm, beets grown
on land which was applied in the
spring te, cords per acre Of barn ma
nure were as a whole richer than those
with or without commercial fertilizers,
were healthier and il. appearance were
q more satisfactory crop. Large addi-
tions of nitrogen, as nitrate Of soda and
dried blood, did not appear to dep1ess
the proportion of sugar.
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-30

plete the life cycle. These moths are
quite large and are easily distinguish
able from all but few closely related
species by the two oblique. nearly par.
allel, bands Of white crossing the wings
The foregoing points are reproduced
from an outline, with Illustrations, Of
the life story Of the tent caterpillar
given by the Geneva IN. Y. station in
bulletin 1852, which concludes with
these recommendations Protect and
encourage birds, destroy egg bands and
cocoons and reward children for collect.
ing them. burn ont or crush the nests
while the caterpillars are in them. spray
the trees with paris green. london pur-
pie, green arsenite or arsenite Of lime
and last. but not least, see that wild
cherry trees. crab apple trees and neg.
lected apple trees along roadsides are
kept free from the pests or cut down.
It appears from the experience Of one
New Jersey tomato grower, reported by
Director Voorhees,. that from every dol.
lars worth Of nitrate Of soda applied to
the land there was return OF eo3, 90,
from sulphate Of ammonia a return OF
$44. 80 for every dollar expended and
from dried blood a return Of e22. 66 for
every dollar expended. Similar results
we've obtained In the case Of muskmel'
ons. bees. forage crops and potatoes.
showing the superiority Of nitrate Of
soda.
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-30
Planting Cucumber., Melons, Etc.

OuCuHUcEb1 Me1OHS' 1"ses
For number Of years my practice
has been to plant cucumbers melons
and similar plants on ridges manured
in the row. The results are better than
with fat culture or manuring in the
hill. We plant cucumbers from about
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-30

One Way to Put Pigs Out to Grass.
While among the farmers in Wiscon-
sin we ran across novel device-a
movable pigpen, which many of our
readers who keep in pen pigs which
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-30
News and Notes.

News and Notes.
It IL said that the United States will
have 10000 square feet Of floor space
for its agricultural exhibit at the Paris
exposition. properly grouped under four
general divisions, animal products,
vegetable food products, vegetable prod
ucts not foods, illustrations Of the SCI
snce and practice Of agriculture.
Glover, oats and barley have been
successfully grown In the Klondike.
Under favorable conditions two or
three cuttings may be made In a single
season from field Of rape grown AZ a
primary crop.
A German agricultural journal states
that a plantation Of "Aat peas affords
excellent "standing mast" for pigs. and
Its flowers are much frequented by bees,
tho honey from this source being sxcep'
tionally fine.
Some experiments Of the New Hamp'
shire station indicate that formalins
treatment Of seed potatoes ID an effect
I've remedy for scab, Formaline pos
sssses tho advantage over corrosive sub
Innate Of being less poisonous and more
easily applied,
Evening star., 1899-02-10
OUR GREATEST CUSTOMER
Sales to the United Kingdom in 1898 Owe,
$5OO,O0O,0OO.
Exports Increased $56,OOO,OOO Over
Those Of the Previous Year.
Drop in Imports.

Great Britain continues to be the greatest
customer of the United States. despite the
fact that our purchases from her continue
much below those of former years. The
figures of the treasury bureau of statistics
covering the calendar year exports and i'm
ports show that our sales to the united
kingdom in the year 1898 were $685., ,661 ,7S7, ,
against $4S2 ,695 ,024 in 1897, while our i'm
ports from Great Britain in 1898 were but
Sill, ,3a1.617. against $159,0O2.2S6 in 1897
Thus our sales to the united kingdom are
nearly five times as much as our purchases
from her. The exports to the united king
dom increased $56.0O0, 900 over those Of 1897
while at the same time the imports from
that country into the United States were
decreasing $4S ,OO0, 600
The following table shows the value of
leading les exported to the united
kingdom from the United States in the cal
eEdar year 1898, compared with 1897, as
shown by the Account Of Trade of the
United Kingdom for the month Of Decem-
Der and the calendar year, just received by
the treasury bureau of statistics:
Evening star., 1899-02-10
NEEDS OF THE NAVY.
Secretary Long and Others Before the
House Committee.

Secretary Long. Commodore Endicott Of
the naval bureau of yards and docks and
Mr.. Dashiel. dock expert, were before
the House naval committee yesterday in
reference to new docks for the navy. A di-
vision Of opinion has occurred between the
advocate of stone and OF wood docks. Sec
retary Long Is understood to favor stone
docks But under plans heretofore made.
the new docks. and those to be reconstruct
ed. will be built of wood. as the committee
does not seem disposed to favor stone.
The committee argued at some length a
proposition to give the Secretary of the
Navy discretionary power to build the dry
docks authorized by the last appropriation
bill at Algiers. La; Mare Island; Ports
mouth. N. H.. and League Island. either of
wood or stone or concrete. as he saw fit
II he decided upon stone or concrete. the
appropriation wes to be increased 25 per
cent. Mr.. Hawley finally moved that the
discretion be limited to the League Island
and Portsmouth docks. and this motion
was laid on the table by a majority of one
The question of arInor for the battle
ships end cruisers is practically settled
The appropriation bill viii cali for the best
armor made. without naming 1t. at a limit
OF s545 ton The expectation is that the