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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-24

object: but as time wore on, however,
more liberal notions crept in, until in
the end the athlete who achieved tho
greatest distance was decorated with
the laurel wreath.
The weight of the modern implement
is IL pounds. 1t is made of ligi4um
vitae, is perfect circle, and measures
eight inches in diameter 1t is snod
With iron and is convex in the centre
| have tried several different meth
DDS OF throwing the discus, and while
each had its good points of recon-
mendation, the one practice presently
IS the one | found the most effective.
and 1t is not given here merely as
style par excellence, but as a guide to
any aspiring novice at the game:
The thrower takes the disk in his left
hand and stands at the back line of the
square, with his right foot placed hori-
zontally with the line and his lift about
Nghteen inches forward, and toe point
ing to the front line of the square.
After limbering up the muscles OF his
right arm by stretching it to its fullest
extent, he lifts the disk over his head
and proceeds to get his grip on it. The
grip is an important part of the per-
formance and should be studied with
great care. The fingers should be kept
well apart, only the first joints coming
ON the edge of the disk and thumb
placed fiat sideways against the edge Of
the disk about two inches from the
edge
When the athlete finds he has COM
Portable hold, he takes quick step for
ward and brings his arm down partly
behind him, palm downward, holding
the disk. He then takes a little hop
and another step forward at the same
time. The right half of the body is
brought sharply to front and the arm
Is rigidly swung forward in unison
With the concentrated effort of the en-
tire muscular system, and the disk is
thrown away. "A vital part of the
game is not to wabble the disk in the
air, and this can be avoided by all
ways remembering to keep the palm
OF the hand downward. A smooth.
scaling motion given to the throw will
send the missile a great distance. and
this will only be mastered by contin-
ued practice.
The old style, from an artistic point
| OF view, was ahead of the modern
method, Tut artistic appearance in
throwing weights count but very little
II you cannot make the implement
travel
TAKEN as an exercise, discus throw
ing is bound to become very popular,
because it is fascinating, and, like
throwing the boomerang, leads to a
study of the elements.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-24
TRAINING FOR TEN CENTURIES
MISS MARGARET CAST WILL, cHaI-
LENGE ALL COMERS AT THE
PARIS EXPOSITION, AND TELLS
HOW SHE WILL TRAIN FOR
HER GREAT RIDE.

Miss Margaret Cast has become well
known through her bicycle ride with
Cyclist Brown, who recently completed
his 2,000-mile continuous ride WITH
startling results.
For the last $50 miles of his hard
journey she paced him at his request.
Now she proposes to ride 900 miles
herself; to break all records and then
TO Journey to the French capital for
fresh laurels
MISS Cast is twenty-five years old
slight in build and weighs scarcely 100
pounds. She lives in New York CITY.
Here are her plans and preparations
Tor her race against time, as given
exclusively to this newspaper.
nave made up my mind co ride ten
centuries In record time. / can do bet
ter than most men riders now. Mr..
brown says | can. OF course, | shall
have to wait for the full moon. In the
meantime | shall do nothing out of the
ordinary. My food will be Just the
same as always. The only difference
will be | shall drink Bass ale to
strengthen me.
My exercise must be kept up. work
in millinery store all day and am
continually on my feet.
At night, about o'clock, shall be-
gin and ride till 10. Two hours, or
about twenty miles. / shall do this
every night, rain or shine, to keep my
muscles in good order | ride a man s
wheel, geared from 81 to 81. | bend
forward but slightly in practice. At
ter | get home bath will be in order
and then bed. A cold bath is prefera-
bic.
About week before begin my great
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-24
The marks on the wharf at midnight
showed feet 10 inches and falling,

The marks on the wharf at midnight
showed 4 feet 10 inches and falling,
The e. A. Woodruff tore an old
sunken sand barge out OF the docks
FRIDAY afternoon before going srrth.
The Virginia will leave at 8 d. m
for Cincinnati and way points.
The keystone State will pass up for
Pittsburg at a. m.
The Bostonas hull, converted into
first class wharfboat on the marine
ways at Madison, Ind, has been towed
to Veyay and is open TO trade.
Several towboats got into trouble al
the rocks below Middleport. Ohio. but
no serious damage resulted. The Pa
Gifts No, 2 struck the rocks and lost
tnree hours trying to save damaged
barge. The Charles Brown also struck
her tow OF coal at the same place, and
left one barge. which likely viii be
recovered.
All OF the towboa1s that left Pitts.
burg Monday for Cincinnati and Louis
vile will have reached their destlna.
ton tomorrow. and the work Of bring.
ing hundreds Of empties 10 PIttsbura
will lnen be commenced. Some OF the
boats which arrived at Cincinnati last
night have already started up the river
with empty tows. There are many
empties in the south, and the miners
will have plenty OF work for some tins
TO come in reloading them. There WI
have 20 beA rise. however. to .
the boats TO come through to -
n more water does not soon mafef5
ize the boats will not be able 90 col
further than this point II
comes within few days good IL
are assured throughout the Monon|
hela valley for several months. as
river miners viii be given plenty ~
work in filing the empty Barges andE
boats.
Capt Asa Booth and G. w. Mont
gomery will leave this morning on the
Virginia for Middleport where their
rapid transit packet Is in progress Of
construction.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-24

CINCINNATI, O.. June 23.-It has
just leaked out that somebody has
made a mistake on the new steamer
Indiana, which was launched last Sat
urday, built for the Cincinnati and
Memphis trade, and that the boat 10
two feet wider than the canal locks at
Louisville. This will make II neces-
sary 70 run the boat either above or
below the falls. Il seems that nobody
notices the width OF the boat until
within a few days ago.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-24
One Sided Game.

To the Editor of the Register.
CADlZ, o., June 29,-The most one
sided game of ball ever played in Ca
az was played here to-day between the
Franklin college team, of New Athens.
and the Cadiz club. The score stood 10
TO . In favor of the home team.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-24
Mnrk. rrona Ahore.

GREENSBORO River feet and fall
ing. Weather warm and threatening.
BROWNSVILLE-Rive feet inches
and falling
WARREN-River inches. Weather
clear and warm.
MORGANTOWN-Rive feet inches
and stationary. Weather clear and warm.
PITTSBU RG-River 81 feet and fall
ing. Weather clear and warm.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-24
TroabIe IN samar.

MANILA. June 23.-Reports ID
reached Manila OF trouble in the 81
Of Samar. whence reinforcement
battalion of the 2sth regiment
battery Of artillery were despatch
day.
The Y. s. cruiser New OrI
sailed from here and it is 81
IS on her way 20 China.
II Is reported that the
armored cruiser Brooklyn
70 China shortly.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-24

The members of the Dayton Bicycle
Club are showing great enthusiasm in
the work of preparation for it's big race
meet on July 4th and the event promises
to eclipse the big meets given by this
club in the past. Arrangements have
been completed for motor cycle exhibit
tons, which will draw big crowds and
the fast half-mile track inSureS some
fine performances.
Both amateur and professional riders
will find the prize list tempting one
the full value of the prizes probably ex-
ceeding any meet that will be held this
season. The cash prizes for the three
professional events aggregate the total
of $500, including one first prize of SIS
and two of $50 each, with seconds and
thirds in proportion. In the five anna
teur events the prizes are handsome and
full value, including bicycles, silver
ware, jewelry and other attractive and
desirable trophies. This assures a
large entry list with big crowd and
fast track the prospect for fine sport is
most promising The meet will be run
under the rules of the n. c. A. For
entry blanks, write the chairman of the
racing committee, Chas. L. Hall, II East
Second street, Dayton, o.
The races scheduled for Canal Dover
O., June Goth, have been postponed in
order that Canal Dover might get into
the interstate circuit now being form
ed by Owen Kemble. Entry blanks for
the circuit meet can. be secured by adj
dressing Bert While, secretary, Canal
Dover, o.
Five amateur events will be run at
Newburg, a suburb of Cleveland, on
July 4th. ]. E. Doyle, Jr., secretary,
26S Erie street, Cleveland, is forwarding
entry blanks
The Rough Rider Juniors will give
their first road race of the season on
Tuesday June Goth. The course will
be from Fifteenth and Jacob streets
over the National road to Altenheim
and return. Very handsome and cost
ly prizes have been hung up for the
event. Following are the prizes First,
bicycle lamp, donated by Jason C.
Stamp; second, gold shirt studs, donat-
ed by j. Lash; third. bicycle lamp.
donated by X. Hoge; fourth, straw hat,
donated by G. Beuter; fifth, cyclone
ter, donated by "A. d. Howe; sixth, u
dozen bottle ginger ale, donated by
Meyer & Radcliffe.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-24
To-Day. neats.

Pittsburg. Ben Hur. a. m.
GAINESVILLE. Lorena. 3 a. m.
Pittsburg, Kanawha, a. m.
Pittsburg, keystone State, 7 q. m.
Sistersville, Leroy, a. m.
Cincinnati, Virginia, a. m.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-24
RIVER NEWS.
Ye.terday,. Departures.

ItHtcFuhyH UtNWKtWFGNs
Charleston, Greenwood.
Parkersburg. Bedford.
Newport. Jewel.
Steubenville. T. NJ. Bayne
Darlington, Leroy.
Sistersville, Ruth.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-24
To-Nlorrow.. Pnclset..

Steubenviile, r. NJ Bayne, 2;30 p.
Darlington, Leroy, $3.50 .. m.
Sistersville, Ruth. $3.50 y. IN.
Parkersburg, Ben Hur. $3.50 p. m.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-24
THE WHEEL.
GOSSIP AND NEWS OF Interest," TO
LOCAL PATRONS OF THE
SPORT.
LOCAL RIDERS COMPLAIN

THAT They are Unfairly Prosecuted
by Police Authorities in the SMALL
er Towns in the Vicinity-Numer-
Gus Events Will be Conducted on
July Fourth-The Martins Ferry
Event Course Changed.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-24
Mark. From neIo,s.

PARKERSBURG-R River feet and sta
tionary. Weather fair; mercury 50.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-24

There will also be bike events on
July Fourth at both Sistersville and
New Martinsville, so that the local
talent will not want for opportunity.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-24

The weather permitting the Rough
Riders Cycling Club, will make the
gun to GAINESVILLE and return to-day.
lhe start will be made at Z o'clock a.
b.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-24

On July Fourth the K. of P, of Bel
mont county, Ohio, will conduct a cele-
bration at st. Clairsville. 1t is the in
tention to have bike races in connec-
tion, but the events have not as yet
been announced.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-24

The course for the Martins Ferry
road race, in connection with the vol
unteer firemens' carnival on July 9Th,
has been changed. The change was
necessitated owing to the condition of
the river road, on which it was at first
decided to have the race. The new
course will be over the Colerain pike
five miles to the old pump station and
return. The road is in excellent con-
dition, and there is only one bad grade
each way. No time prize has as yet
been hung out for the event, but it is
probable one will be Announced short
".
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-24

Louis Anliker. of Mansfield, Ohio.
Formerly one of the local cracks, will
spend the Fourth with the Salade
boys. He will probably ride in the
F1remens' road race in Martins Ferry,
on July 9Th.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-24

Local riders complain that they are
receiving unfair treatment at the
hands of the Benwood policf authori-
ties. They claim riders are arrested
for fast riding, when it is possible for
the officers to catch the rider on foot
OF course the limit of speed allowed Is
twelve miles an hour Everything con-
sidered a rider would have to pedal
rather fast to acquire that speed.
The mere fact that. the police can
catch the wheelmen while violating
the State law in the very act is almost
conclusive proof, so the riders claim,
that the riders are not exceeding the
speed limit prescribed by law. There
is always a tendency in small towns
by the police officers to arrest bicy-
clfsts on any pretext whatsoever, as
generally a wheelman has a little
money and the officer is sure of his
ices. This has been apparent, especial
ly in Martins Ferry and the smaller
towns on the Ohio side of the river
Above that place. The practice seems
% be growing, rather than diminishing,
% that numerous wheelmen are being
made to suffer merely to appease the
over zealousness of some rural district
police officer. The situation is much
10 be regretted.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-24

John Lawson, the Terrible Swede."
broke the American twenty-four hour
recoBd of 494 2-3 miles, covering 52S
miles 92S yards in the same period.
He was completely fresh when he fin
ished.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-24

J.R. Humphrey, of Chenille, O., hav-
Ing entered race and permitted some
one else to ride under his name, num-
Der and handicap, is hereby suspended
for thirty days from date.
Stewart, of Cleveland, having
entered novice race under an assumed
name, is hereby suspended for sixty
days.
Riders are notifed. under psnalty of
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-24

suspension, not to compete with the
above until the suspensions have ex-
pired.
By order of the District Board of Con-
troll.
GEO. G. GREENBURG,
Chairman N. c. A. Racing Board.
Chicago, June 16, 1900.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-24

A most peculiar coincidence is the
result in the K. of P, annual events
during the last two years. In 1899 the
FIRST four men home were Smith, of
Brilliant; Charley Salade, 'Ikey''
Pearlman and Ed Salade. Substitute
Dobson for the Messenger Boy Won
der" and you have the result of this
years event. Likely" has dropped from
wheel circles after riding in almost
every event on road and track last
year.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-24

Five amateur events will be run at
Newburg, a suburb of Cleveland, on
July 4th. ]. E. Doyle, Jr., secretary,
26S Erie street, Cleveland, is forwarding
entry blanks
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14

The principal export from Catania is
snow, in which 4 most lucrative trade is
carried on in Malta and parts of South.
ern Italy. 1t is collected during the
winter in hollows in the mountains and
covered with ashes to prevent its thaw-
ing. 1t is brought down in panniers on
mules to the coast at night. The rev.
enue derived from this source is i'm
mense and renders the prince OF Pater-
no one of the richest men in Sicily.
Snow is the universal luxury from the
highest TO the lowest rank and is sold
at the rate of four cents for 80 ounces;
the Poorest cobbler there would rather
deprive himself of his dinner than of
lis glass of aqua gelata." 1t is extern
sively used in hospitals and a scarcity
os it would be considered almost as
great a misfortune as a famine, and
would occasion popular tumult. To
guard against such accidents. the gov.
eminent at Naples has made the provid-
ing of it o monopoly, the contractors
being required to give security to the
amount of 10000 ducats. which sum is
forfeited if it can be proven that for
n hour the supply has not been equal
to the demand.-Detroit Free Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14
A FOR
StIrve and Yield a Fair Guam
THY of Rich Milk.

The usefulness of the goat in clear
ing foul lands and the profitableness
OF the animal for its hair. skin and
ever carcass, is becoming pretty well
understood. But the goat is valuable
as a dairy animal. If the cows, for
instance. are being used for supplying
4 city milk trade. the keeping of goats
for the home milk supply would be
an excellent policy. The goat will live
where Il cow would starve; and while
it. like every other domestic animal,
will do best On good pasture, it will
live and yield milk on astonishingly
little food. The animal and its milk
are almost entirely exempt from dis
ease: the milk is more nutritious than
that of the COW and agrees with stom-
achs that cows milk frequently Of
tends. The animal requires only the
cheapest kind of shelter; but it needs
shelter from the storms and in winter.
If by reason OF drought, soiling is nee
essary. leaves, vegetable refuse. peel
ings of the apple or potato. sweet ard
clean. will be all the feed that is need
ed. All goats, however, will not eat
the same food, and the feeder will have
TO study the appetites of the individ-
ual animal. Frequent feeding and a va
riety of food in winter will be found
beneficial. Roots. oil meal. oats. corr
(of the latter, in the whole state. the
goat is very fond) are proper feed, es-
pecially for the milking goat. Rock
salt is greatly relished. The flavor
of goats milk cannot be distinguished
from that of cows milk. if it is prop
srly cared fer. From three to four
pints a day is the average yield of a
good mixer. The milk is so rich and
of such n character that in making
it will take the place of eggs
Agricultural Epitomist.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14
The odor of the oncra.

The confirmed opera goer drew u long
breath. That would make me happy il
it blew over my grove" lie murmured
blissfully. The woman with him looked
at him d~oubtfully. What's blowing? 2"
she asked. unsympathetically. Its
the Perfume" he explained. Zone al
ways gets it when the curtain rises on
the second act. The house is full by
that time and the odors of the flowers
and perfumes have grown heavy. The
nir is close and oppressive during the
e%ntr'acte; but when the curtain goes
up the draught sweeps out and catches
that indescribable odor and whirls it
up here to the dress circle. It's not like
anything else. No theater has it. It's
the essence of opera flowers and laces
and jewels and beauty and music. I'd
recognize n Whit of it in Paradise. Just
ask any old chap who has been coming
here for years about it. He'll know
what l mean."-N. Y. Sun.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14
KILLING POTATOES
Declare 1t to Have Value Only
a q Tradition.

There ere those that advocate killing
up potatoes, and there are others that
oppose the practice. The latter peo-
pie are sometimes inclined to pose as
reformers and imagine they will have
accomplished much good if they can
only succeed in making level culture
of potatoes universal. We have heard
men declare that the killing of pota-
toes in this country is due to our habit
of following a custom long after the
circumstances hat gave it birth have
ceased to exist. They say that the
Irish hilled them up to keep them out
of the excessive wet. and that now no
excuse exists for the practice. But
those that are advocating change in
this matter should not be too sure of
their ground. There is much truth in
the argument they make, but it is not
all truth.
Whether level or hill culture is the
best depends on local conditions, and
general rules cannot be formulated.
More than that seasons differ in their
dryness and wetness, and the varia-
tons of rainfall make an immense diff
ference in the results. We know a
man that followed level culture of po-
tatoes successfully for a number Of
years and advocated it. But one year
the rains during the whole eason were
excessive, and the heavy ground in
which his crop was growing was con-
stantly soaked and sometimes water
"a standing on it. The neighboring
fields that had the rows elevated gave
fair results. but the level culture fields
were drowned out. Perhaps a well
drained field even in such a year would
have given good results; but it is a fact
that many fields which should be
drained are not. On low fields. with
heavy soils. level culture of potatoes is
often unsafe. The progressive farmer
will learn to adapt principles to his To-
cal conditions.-Farmers Review.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14
USES OF SKIM l L
Latest By-Product IL Claimed to BE
a Good Substitute for Rubbe
and CelIuIOid.

Henry Alvord, chief of the dairy d.
vision of the agricultural department,
in making up the divisions exhibit at
the Paris exposition has come across
a new by-product of the dairy indus-
try. 1t is well known, of course, that
in many lines of industry the by-prod-
ucts of an article form more extensive
industries than the original item fur
nishes.
Skim milk is the basis of this by
product, which is an addition to quite
q list of articles which skim milk al
ready fathers. For instance, they
make paint out of skim milk, a fine
quality of paint at that, with n good
luster and a polish. Then, too, they
make glue of skim milk. Tons Of
sizing for fine qualities of paper are
produced daily from skim milk.
Now comes an inventor with a plan
to make a substitute for hard rubber
and celluloid out of skim milk. The
patents have been allowed and the or
%ganization of the company is under
way. The inventor furnished Mr.. AL
word with a sample, which resembles
wood in texture. The new material
will be used for brush backs, combs.
electric light i~nsulators, and, in fact,
almost anything now constructed of
hard rubber or celluloid. The evolu-
ton of a pan ii skim milk on the kitch-
en- shelf into a golf ball is but a ques-
ton of time and a secret process. The
body Of the new material is the caseine
Of skim milk.
Il, The agricultural department is in.
terested because of the bearing of the
new business on the dairy industry.
Any plan for the disposition of the
surplus stock of skim milk in the dali
ries and on the farms is Welcomed
WASHINGTON Star.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14
Packing Butter for Market.

In packing butter for market the
farmer should use as much care as
the cre~ameryman. This is especially
the case when he makes sufficient but
ter to be packed in tubs or pals made
of wood. Putting butter direct into
wooden packages without any soaking
of the packages results often in the
deterioration of the butter before it
gets to market. The best creamery
men soak the tubs in brine and then
expose them to live steam. After tha
even the parchment paper that is put
around the butter in the tubs is soaked
in brine. These precautions have much
to do in bringing the butter onto the
market in a form and condition that
makes it bring as high a price as its
quality will pelmit.-Farmers Review.