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section of q thirty-seven-acre shed, as

section Of thirty-seven-acre shed, as
it is termed, built near Deland, Fla.
In constructing q shed rows Of pine
posts, each six inches square, are
erected from ten feet to fifteen feet
apart. These are connected by string
ers nailed to the tops Of the posts, and
are also supported by wooden braces
projecting diagonally. The framework
Is covered at he sides with pine boards,
the ends Of which overlap like the clap
boards Of q dwelling. The sides are
put together in sections, so that they
can be moved on rollers-forming huge
sliding doors. The roof is formed Of
thin boards a foot in width, fastened
into sockets in the stringers, like the
Stats of q window-shutter or blind.
Sections Of the Stats are connected with
wiring or small ropes, SO that by pull
ing the wire the row Of Stats can be
closed or opened at any angle desired.
The shed is about twenty feet in
height. AS a full-grown orange tree
seldom ranges over twelve feet in
Florida ample space is afforded for air
to circulate above the top branches.
All the sheds or houses are con-
structed Of pine, but, instead of the
slat roof. some have the top covered
with thin boards, sliding in grooves,
so that any portion Of the roof can be
removed in a few minutes if desired.
The sides of some Of the sheds are also
made upon the slat principle, so that
they may be opened or closed like the
roof Of the shed first described.
The tents are only made to protect
single trees. and an orchard thus COW
cred looks from O distance like mill
tary encampment. One form Of tent
is part wood and part cloth. Four
posts of pine are fastened 10 the
ground, upholdng a framework On
which boards are nailed. Below the
stationary framework is another witch
slides up and down the outside Of the
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and the growers were able to start
them again by cutting the trunk Of the
tree down to q few inches from the
ground. The destruction was terrible.
Entire groves, ranging from fifty to
100 acres in extent, were taken up by
the roots, burned and the ashes used
to fertilize slips from which new or
chards were to be raised.
Various plans have since been ar
ranged to protect the groves from cold
weather, and, as result, the visitor
to Florida in January can ride a hun
dred miles through orange groves
which are inclosed in vast, covered-in
houses, and single trees which are
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Of parafin or other solution to pro-
tect it from the action Of the weather.
When the tent is opened the cloth is
neatly tucked in place between the
framework at the top, resembling an
accordion when shut up. BY pulling
q small cord the movable framework is
released and drops to the ground,
completely covering the tree. At dis
lance Of 100 feet it looks like an ordin-
ary wooden shed. The round tent
commonly used is supported on a
framework like the ribs Of an umbrel-
la; but instead of the centre stick be-
ing straight it is composed Of two
pieces, and near the top Of the tree it.
self an arm projects inwardly at an
angle. The main stick is composed
Of q post about three inches square.
planted to q depth Of several feet in
the ground. The end Of the "tent" is
fastened to it by large tacks, and the
ribs which hold the cloth in place
when the tent Is spread are made Of
light wooden strips fastened to the
material in the same way, at intervals
Of from one foot to two feet, accord
ing to its size. Around the tree is
placed a hoop Of hardwood firmly
braced, which answers to the wires
extending from the centre stick Of the
umbrella" to its ribs. When II Is de-
sired to close the tent the cord fasten-
ing the cloth to the main post is uni
ted and merely drawn around the
hoop. 1t completely hides the tree
from view, and is kept from falling
open by tying the ends together as IN
an ordinary tent.
Most of the tent cloth is Of light
weight sheeting or thin cotton duck,
covered on the outside with some COM
,pound which will keep it from being
affected by mildew or from .rotting.
1t is sewed with heavy linen thread,
and fastened to the framework as Sc
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How Thsu Protect
tie Orange Groves
in Sunny Florida.
By d. Allen Wiley, of Baltimore.

For the last five years parts Of Gen.
tral and Southern Florida have been
visited by freezing weather for the
first time in the history Of that beauti-
full State. This section Of the United
States Is one of the centres for the pro-
duction of oranges and bananas, and
large quantities of vegetables are also
raised during the winter to be sold in
tie Northern cities. The first vista
tion Of frost found most Of the orange
growers altogether unprepared for 1t,
and the result was that in single
night plantations covering fully fifty
square miles were utterly and hope
lessly ruined. The action Of the frost
turned the leaves from green to black,
and the stems Of the oranges shriv-
elled so that the fruit fell to the ground
frozen and worthless. In some cases
where the earth deeply covered the
roots of the trees little life was left,
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/ The Independence
5 in Racing Trim.

The Independence, the Lawson boat
which is to try her metal against the
Constitution. has been put in racing
trim. A coat Of silver gray paint was
applied to the steel topsides and as
the color is a trife lighter than the
cement paint which was on before
she looks much neater. A stripe, he
ginning with a scroll at the bow and
ending in one at the stern, was put on
in gold leaf. On deck, the canvas COW
ering has been painted light green
shade, while the steel waterways
were given a coat Of yellow.
An important change will be the
shifting forward Of the steel mast. 1t
was found that it had little too much
rake aft and to remedy this the wedges
on the forward side of the mast will
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Steel rs. Iron Horseshoes.

Many blacksmiths are using steel
horseshoes instead Of those made Of
iron, owing to their longer life. 1t has
been noticed, however, that a steel
shoe becomes lot after brisk trot Of
a couple of miles. under conditions
where. an iron shoe would be unaf-
fected. This heat, besides showing
that the foot has been Jared, causes
the hoof itself to crack and dry up so
that after q few months shoeing with
steel the feet become bad. The expla-
nation Is that the iron being so much
softer, does no. slip like steel, and
hence there is not so much jarring.
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BUTTER CUTTING DEVICE.

and the other frame fitted on over the
four posts. This is forced downward
steadily until the wires have cut to
the bottom, and then raised again.
By turning the wooden block a quar-
ter way round, and repeating the cut
ting operation, the butter will be re-
duced to blocks of the desired shape.
1t is claimed that the wires can be ad-
justed so as to vary the weight from
half a pound to two pounds. A gauge
shows how to set them. The imper-
feet bricks may be packed iIp mold
furnished with the mach - which,
when full, is overturned 3 board
and two cuts are made with frame
to produce sixteen more bricks. How
far the well-known difference in the
density Of butter would offset the
weight Of the bricks is nice ques-
tion.-New York Tribune.
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plest flowers-violets, daisies or any OF
tbo wild blossoms.

plest fowers-violets, daisies OF any VI
the wild blossoms.
The fish globe, that may be pur-
chased in three different sizes, Is one
Of the prettiest Of flower holders. Ihls
is Of clear glass, with rim at the
top that is capable of carrying brass
chain if the bowl is to be hung up.
Brass and copper vessels that have
been kitchen property are other
UNIQUE holders for flowers. Green, it
must be remembered, is the safest
background for any kind of flower.
The hanging flower pots shown IN
the illustration are an attractive dec
grafton for a window draped in white
muslin. They may be adjusted to
any desired height by lengthening or
shortening the cord. Almost every
flower that can be found in the garden
or woods takes on a particular charm
when placed in these hanging pots.
They are as desirable for piazza furn-
ishings as for indoor use, and are i'm
ported only in small quantities from
Japan.-New York Tribune.
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Tennyson's Table Manners.

Once when Tennyson turned up In
Oxford during the long vacation the
Max Muellers asked him to dinner and
breakfast. The dinner did not 60 of
we'll because the fish sauce was not to
the poets liking, and the breakfast
next morning was a domestic catas.
trophe for the hostess, who saw him
whip off the cover of the hot dish only
to eXclaim, Mutton chops-the staple
dish Of every bad inn in England" 1t
was TO the Professor, too, that Tenny.
son declared that the only advantage
OF the Laureateshlp was that he gen.
orally received the liver-winG Of chick.
en,-LondOn Chronicle.
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BUTTER IN BRICKS.
Rapid Production Of Attractive Ono or
Two Pound Blocks.


Grocers and other retailers OF but
ter buy a good deal of that commodi-
ty by the tub, and sell 1t in small
quantities. In order to save time
when several customers are watt
ing, it will be an advantage TO have
the stuff cut up in advance into one
or two pound bricks. Anticipating q
rush, many grocers put sugar and tea
up in ready.made parcels. But each
lot is carefully weighed out by itself.
An ingenious Western inventor has
thought of a way to cut tub Of but
ter up into blocks on the wholesale
plan.
For this work a machine is used, q
part of which Is shown In the draw
ing. The frame holding the cross
wires can be slipped up and down and
entirely removed from the uprights.
This Is done at the beginning OF the
operations. A tub Of butter is turned
out on the criss-cross wooden block
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carefully covered by tents. Not only
are they protected by cloth and wood,
but heat in various forms is also pro-
vided to keep the air warm enough, so
that the growing fruit. as we'll as the
smaller branches. will remain unin.
jured. The houses, or sheds, cover
from an acre to forty acres of ground.
The accompanying large picture is q
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Cutlery For Lunatics.

Cutlery for lunatics was recently
advertised for by the British Admir-
atty Office, and it brought to light
some unusual cutlery that while made
regularly in Sheffield for the past
twenty years or more is but little
known. The illustrations represent
two types of knives and one type Of :
fork. The knives have perfuctly dull,
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THE INDEP EVIDENCE.

pains being taken to keep It square
and even. Then on one Of the corner
posts is temporarily hinged three hor-
izontal wires tightly stretched one
above the other. By swinging this
frame sideways slowly and steadily
the wires will cut the mass Of butter
into four layers. The uppermost Is
very thin and doesn't count. The others
are of uniform thickness. The first
cut is now detached from the machine
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KNIVES AND FORKS FOR IuNAT1cs.

round blades, with O small cutting
area about an inch long, situated in
such a way that it cannot be used ex--'
cept for the purpose intended. The
fork terminates in a small round ball,
on which there are three prongs about
half an inch long. The idea in this
UNIQUE cutlery, of course. was to de-
wise knives and forks that could not
be used as instruments Of attack upon
attendants, nor for self-mutilation.
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SIX at n Birth

Six children, three boys and three
girls, were presented to her husband,
the Greek priest of Deligrad in Servia,
by Mime. Arangyel, according to the
Pesther Lloyd. Eighteen months ago
she bore him triplets.
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It is something new for prince to
come TO America because Of a mar
riage already contracted, but the
change is hardly for tie worse.
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Attractive Flower Pots.

Too often the beauty Of summer
blossoms is spoiled by awkwardly
shaped bowls or a harsh contrast of
colored ware. A mistake most often
seen is in choosing some elaborately
decorated vase for holding the SIM
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lamps are placed. A lamp containing
q pint of oil will burn eighteen hours
and furnish enough heat properly to
warm the air around a ten-foot orange
tree.-The World Wide Magazine.
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posts, which are placed outside the
tree to be protected. Between the
movable and the stationary frame
work are tackled strips of cloth, seWed
together and covered with q mixture
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In India a spoon is always used for
eating curry. a fashion only lately un-
derstood here.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-02-03
EVENTS N BONLERDOM.
SEVERAL HAPPENINGS OF INTER-
EST TO THE SMALL ARMY
OF DEVOTEES.
THE STANDING AND AVERAGES
OF Teams and Individuals in the
Different Tournaments-The Com
ing Contests With MassiIon
Schedule for Coming Week-AIIey
Notes About Individual Players.

The games between the Sunny Brook
and Big Show teams last Friday night
were the closing of the second series of
the Wheeling League schedule. AS
will be seen by the table published be-
low, every team has a clean record,
each having bowled Ifty-four games
without an error. The race certainly
is more interesting now than at any
time heretofore The Wheelings have
first yet, but the X. K. K. boys have
closed the gap some that separated the
two teams. The Osceolas are a good
third just now, having beaten the
Roungh Riders two games last week.
The lattey tied themselves with the All
Alikes, who took three from the Col
umibias. The Terminus boys by taking
three from the Ale Publishers have
crawled to within one game Of the All
Alikes, and enter the new race at the
same time. The Big Show team took
the starch out of Wasmuth's Sunny
Brooks, which ties the latter for last
with the Columbus, while the Big
Show fellows keep anchoring them
selves in seventh place.
The standing Of the teams in the new
race between the last five teams will
be published in these columns next
Sunday.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-02-03
CONCERNING INDIVIDUALS.

The MoykncntS of Citizens and tn.
ArFiyfl and Departure of strans-
Mrs. Todd, of the East End, is con-
hned to her home i'll.
Edward Teasdale is confined to his
home in the East End i'll.
Ed schnell, Of the East End, is
confined TO his home i'll.
Charles Armstrong, of the Island. is
recovering, after a brief illness.
Mr., Frank C. Caldwell left yesterday
over the 2. & 0. fer Columbus.
Mrs. Benjamin Green, of the North
End, is confined to her home i'll.
Mrs Mollie Slider, OF North Wheel
ing, is confined to her home i'll.
Ferdinand Wingerter is quite ill at
his home on North Main street.
Mrs Hannah Mcdonald. of the East
End, is confined to her home i'll.
Miss Laura Porter, of the Island is
the guest OF Mt. Pleasant friends.
A young daughter of Police Officer
Ernest, OF Bcnwood, is seriously i'll.
Louis Ciohan, CT the Island. has re-
covered from an attack of la grippe.
Miss Nora Howard, of Moundsvine.
IS the guest of relatives on the Island.
Albert Durand, of steffendin. NO.
is visiting friends and relatives in the
city.
Thomas Clohan, of the Island is
suffering from a severe attack of the
grip.
Mrs. James T. Gray. of the East
End, is recovering after severe i'll
ness.
e. e. Hodshon, the halter, has re-
turned from business trip in the
East.
Miss Katherine Hickman, of the ISL
and, is the guest of friends in Clar-
:ngton.
Miss May 0long, OF Sixteenth street,
has recovered from severe attack of
la grippe.
George A. Flaccus and wife leave
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-02-03
BRIDGEPORT.
Daily Events From the Town Across
the Way.

Daily Events From the Town Across
the Way
]. A. Barger is in Smithfield on bust
ness.
Mrs Charles Stitts, of Pike street, is
quite sick.
w. V. Campbell was at st. Clairsville
yesterday on business.
&C. w Appenzeler left on Friday for
New York on business.
A large number were out skating on
the ice on the back river yesterday.
The ice is very smooth.
City Click Rice, who has been sick, is
able to be back at his office.
W. H. Riley returned yesterday from
Pittsburg to spend Sunday with his
family.
Mr.. Brown, of the Henry Thayer
Company, of Boston, was in the city
yesterday.
William G. Smith has returned from
Tlppecanoe, where he bought a fine
team of horses. -sN
George Gordon. who has been suffer-
ing with carbuncle for some time, is
much improved.
For a fine set of single or double
harness, whip, robe blanket, bag, or
trunk, see c. E. Leach, the leading
dealer
1le operators and miners OF the Fifth
suJ-district will meet here on next
Thursday to hold q joint conference.
The meeting promises to be a most in
teresting one
The mines out the c., L. & W. were
idle yesterday on account Of it being
a holiday for the Hungarian and Slav-
ish people.
the revival services at the West End
NJ. E. Church are meeting with much
success, the church being corwded
every night. Rev. D. l.. Clark is as
slstlng Rev. Holtz, the pastor
The concert given by Meister's hand
at the Opera House was largely attend
ed and one of the best concerts ever
given here. The music rendered was
very fine and was much enjoyed by the
audience. One of the pleasing parts
was the readings by Miss Helen Dun
levy, elocutionist Miss Dunlevv is
fast gaining an enviable reputation
The singing of Mr.. J. I. Thomas, OF
New Castle, Pa. was most pleasing. as
also was that of Master Allen Goodwin
the boy tenor, and the beautiful rendi-
tons on the piano by Miss Gertrude
NoConnaughy captivated the audience.
The event was givenfor the benefit of
the X. of p. lodge, who MANAGED the
concert.
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Alley Notes.

Now for the finish.
The new race begins tomorrow.
Met Wursht and potato salad again.
The Wheelings got an awful beat
ing.
The weather was somewhat against
us.
The Low Dutchmen downed Hen
ning's Singers.
The Big Show throwed it into the
High Livers.
All Alike meeting this afternoon at
two o'clock.
Steve and Brown were there last
Monday.
A couple of Monday nights bowlers
were all in
now does this sound? "a summer
league at Fette's.'
Dick, Emblem, Edwards and Bick-
meyer totaled 2,259 pins.
,ud Sadler had to watch proceed
ings from the bench.
Four Low Dutchmen went 500 and
better last week.
Rudy Brandt has some great ideas
in that knobb of his.
Gust Notcman had katzenjammer
last Tuesday night.
Don't forget that its Massillon VS..
Wheeling next Saturday.
Frohmes dad is on the police force.
Inc Rough Riders are safe now.
Hennng attended a banquet last
Tuesday but he had seven men out.
Bill DetWiler didn't do so good at
bowling. but he makes a fine manager.
Capt. Mitchell got the glad hand last
week He is entirely recovered.
That Low Dutch Mick has a swelled
head since his SIS last Tuesday.
Jess Shafer talked out in meetin' at
Council. ehafer will be heard from.
The Rough Riders certainly can sing
"Sal Skinner" and Il need the money"
That Low Dutch bowler that sports
the convict sweater looks well.
Colmar. of the Robbers, doesn't
look any the worse for his late defeat.
RUDE Habig to Kenny: You look
like four cents on a string to me, Ken
NY"
Fans in the alleys next summer will
make pleasant bowling.
The All Alikcs will spend their prize
money at Big Show camp.
Gander Springer was the underdog
in the bunch last week.
Many thanKs to the sunny Brooks
and Big Show boys for that favor.
Dad STEMS newcomer, Woods, looks
like a good one
Capt. Wasmuth denies that any
member on his team wants on the
force.
Crimson with the beautiful red
block cover made an even 400.
Druschel had bargained for Miller's
suit, but CHIEF Ritz is SO forgetful.
Sycamore Grove has been leased by
the High Livers for the summer.
Quicker, alias Bill Nye. is looking
for joo lie is an ex-policeman.
Since Laughlin didn't limit eating
in his bill. the High Livers are salts
fed.
As Balzer has taken the place of his
sick brewer he couldn't bowl.
Capt Nolte and his papa are the
steadiest men on the All Alike team.
A. Kahn had charge of the Ale Pun
ishers and did excellent.
Billy Arndt certainly sports a bigger
hat now than heretofore.
The Terminus boys punished their
bottle OF DOugherty last THURSDAY.
Rags. OF the Big Show team. was
lost last week, but found later on.
Pap Nolte will take your cash at the
Foot of the incline again soon.
Fanny Beckett did very well. Yet
he don't bowl very often.
Low Dutch Carson is training for the
coming summer league.
Hans Delbrugge again captained the
team last week He does we'll
Pee Wee Hall courts the cook in the
afternoon these days % save Daddy's
gas bill.
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Pleas Court yesterday, will be heard
Tuesday.
The American Tin Plate Company
will soon erect a new Office building
at their Laughlin plant Their pres
ent office having proved to small for
their present large business.
Mr.. A. Thurman selby entertained
the Owl Club at the home OF his par
ents on North Fifth street. The affair
was a farewell party, as Mr.. Selby
will soon wed an Island young lady.
IT is expected that Contractor Day
will place large force of men at work
on the excavating work for the new
sheet mill for the Laughlin nail COM
pany. Work would have been COM
menced last week had the weather
been favorable. While Mr.. Day Is
sick the work win be in charge OF Bert
Pickett