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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-22

A. B. ABBITT. WHoLESALE.GRO-
Ger. tobacco, etc. Hay, grain and
feed.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-22

Ask your grocer for Van Camps Corn.
1Oc; Van Camps Peas. 15c. 10-17-tf.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-22

WANTED-THE TRADE TO SEE
our large assortment OF horse blank
cts, robes. etc. MILLER & GLEA-
SON, Twenty-eighth street. 1O-12-tf.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-09
Cages aDd Hutcbes --How to Make Tbe1

nail and glue little front piece Of hard wood
on to it, with a small, wirework handle IN
the centre, whereby to pull it out.
The. grooves in which this is to run should
now be made, top and bottom, the lower
one fastened to the crossboard (A), and the
upper to the back of the case at one end, and
TO- the front, when finished, at the other.
Now for the front. This is to be made
separately and then slipped in There is an.
other plan, but | think | give the better OF
the two. There is top bar and lower bar,
and two. strong cross-wires; but mark Tins,
all the way; there must be a space left for
your wire partition to slip out and in.
You have your wires all ready Measure
the length you want them and cut them all
Of size little longer than they are actually
required. They have to pass right through
the upper bar Zig. y, and be fastened into
the lower Zig. ~, and as the same space
namely, half an inch-must exist between
each wire, before you bore the holes for them,
you must carefully mark the places on both
bars, and this is done either with pair of
compasses, or, more surely and securely, with
the prongs of a two-tined fork.
While making or wiring the front, be sure
first that the top and bottom bars are exactly
the same length; then lay them fair and
square on your bench or table, and tack them
down with small nails SO shall you do your
work firmly and well. Bore the holes very
even which you have marked off; then put
each wire through separately, and snip off
with your pliers what is not wanted
The wires, by means of your hand-vicc,
should previously be made as straight as pos
sbe. When you have got all your upright
wires in put your cross-pieces These are
simply laid on over the others, and whipped in
position with long thread of very fine wire.
Now your front is all ready. OF course,
you have not forgotten the little, ring-hke
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-09

cage in front Just above the bottom drawer
Gig. l, AZ.
This should be from two to two and a
half inches wide. and an oblong space or
opening (B b is to be left at each end.
These are for the little seed-tins to fit in.
AS soon as you have made this piece of
wood (A,) and dressed it most neatly, you
may place it in position. This must be most
carefully done, leaving a full inch of space
beneath it for your bottom drawer or false
bottom. Nail it from the sides.
You can now proceed to make this false
bottom, taking great care that the front part,
which is OF hard wood Zig. 1, C) fits the space
you left for it exactly and without flaw.
The mechanism of this false bottom is so
simple that, instead of describing it or illus
trating it, / beg to refer you to your friend
Smiths cage. A glance will suffice. But re-
member not to spare the glue on that either.
A look at the complete cage Gig. ~ will
show you that there is a wire partition at d,
dividing the cage into two compartments, a
big and small. This partition, however, does
not go right to the bottom OF the cage, because
it is sliding one, and draws out.
1t runs at top and bottom in grooves, made
by three pieces of wood, one Of the pieces
Of the lower groove, being deeper than the
others, and quite filing UP, the vacancy be
tion, SO as to prevent a bird from creeping
through, beneath.
This wire partition, then, had better be
made next 1t is simply carefully.meas-
ured and carefully adjusted square frame,
neatly wired in the same way as the barred
front of the cage-is wired, OF which | shall
You make the little frame first; then you
bore YOUR holes. and wire it. and next Won
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-09

a a nice, stable saw, one that will either
rip or cross-cut; so it must not have back
to it. Ii you GO in for fine and ornamental
work about your cage, it will be better to
have a lathe and a box of fret-work tools
~ A plane or two, one plain plane and one
plow. l do not advise jack. ! know, when
/ was boy, could not manage jack-plane
nearly SO well as the little, short one, with
which | used to make capital practice as soon
as the workmen went to dinner. (3) Some
chisels; say three. They are cheap, and use,
full in a thousand ways. Mind, always keep
them sharp, and do not use the mallet much
on the end of them. (4) A wooden malet
o., A hammer or, two, with claws at the
end. .(6) A spokeshaye. % Pliers and pin;
GERS for. ironwork. ,(S), A, borng-brace and
small hand-vise. N. B.-This last is most es-
sential for holding your wires, etc. Some
times this wise itself will want holding, to
enable you to work with both hands. Very
well; be handy; fasten it on to the end Of
your bench by means of the lug or screw ap-
paratus Q1l A two-foot rule Do not buy
cheap one. 1t goes all out of shape in no
time. Besides, if you have really service
able article, you can use it as a square. 12)
A hone or sharpening stone. (13) Etceteras,
in the shape of nails and screws of various
sizes q myself use nothing but the round
French nails; they do not split the wood
they go home kindly, and, with ordinary
care, they do not bend); jam-pot, to heat
your glue, some glue to heat, a carpenter s
pencil, sand.paper, and a small oil-hask
Other little things may suggest themselves
to you. can't think of anything else at
present. And L would not mind beginning
to make either an ordinary breeding cage or
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-09

They are made of leather, lined with
lamb-skin with wool on it, and ready for use,
so that the birds do not receive nor want any
building material. 1t cannot be pulled to
pieces. When once used it can be washed, and
be nice and clean for a second nesting, SO
that there is no fear OF insects troubling the
birds Feeding and cleaning, of cages takes
only a few minutes daily The eggs and the
young ones can be looked at at any time with
out frightening the birds; they get used to
their keeper and lose all fear Is it to be won
dered at, then, that the young also are strong,
bold-looking birds?
Referring to the German cage, l forgot to
mention that he cage is divided into two
compartments by wire partition. When the
old birds go to nest second time the young
ones are shut up into the smaller compart-
ments; the old ones will continue to feed
the mthrough the wire as long as it is neces-
sary.
Well now, if you have done all told you,
if you are the proud owner of good box
Of tools, and if you have managed to make
la breedlng-cage, you are capable of making
any other kind of cage or hutch either. |
dc. not refer to those dandy all-wire and
painted-tin businesses. You can try your
hand at these if you like, but as / do not
approve of them, on the principle that all
birds should have partially shut-in cage,
they dearly love a little privacy, / shall not
describe the process of manufacture. You
will, however, naturally wish your cages to
the ordinary mahogany varnish of the shops,
having first rubbed the woodwork very
smooth.
have spent so much time over directions
for cage-making that my space is small in
which to deal with hutches. do not regret
it, however, for the boy that can make a
cage can make a hutch. He has only to see
one and carefully examine it..
The same kind of hutch that is used for
rabbits does excellently we'll for guinea-pig
You can make very good hutch out of a
common shoe-box. If meant to stand under
cover in, say an clubhouse, you simply make
a doorway, and cover it with galvanized iron
network, and cover all the front, with the
exception of about a foot (this to be covered
with wood, with the same kind of network.
The bottom of the box should be covered
with zinc, for cleanliness sake. This is an
ordinary hutch. The breeding-hutch is diff
ferent, as there must be dark retiring room
for the mother and young. The floors Of
hutches ought to slant little forward and
they ought to be always well raised off the
ground.
Squirrels and rats cages are easily made.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-09

that hutter about OF creep into corner il
anybody comes near the cage.
How can this difference be accounted fori
On my many travels in the countries of
the Continent, l have watched how canaries
are bred there.
Almost every working-man breeds canaries
in his workshop. On one side of the room he
has his bench or workable, and around the
walls there are cages, divided by partitions
into smaller compartments Of about three feet
square. Each Of these compartments can again
be divided into two by movable partition,
which consists simply Of wooden frame
cover over with wire. In one compartment
the cock is put; in the other one OF more hens;
also, TIN with seed and another with, water.
friendly, the PARTITION is withdrawn, 50 that
both compartments become one. Then nest
or more, il there are several hens--is hung
up in position by hooks to the wire For
small birds. small ore: for longer birds,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-09

you can make ] doubt if you could do so,
but even allowing this were possible, you could
not point proudly to your bought cage and
say, 81 made that"
Now the first questions of practical mo-
ment / have to answer are these:
1. What tools are required in the manu-
facture of cages? And, 2, What materials?
Well, first and foremost, as to birdcage
and matchmaking, you must have bench
whereon to work. Any old table will do If
it be strong. enough. But one thing, 1t must
have, and that is a contrivance to hold the
wood on which you are working with the
plane or other instrument. This may either
be the wooden screw apparatus, or, what is
cheaper, the beneh-lug | shall not waste
space in describing either Mr.. What s-his-
name, the joiner, lives not very far from you,
does he not? Well, drop in and say Good
morning." III warrant he'll put you up to
rigging your bench.
The tools and things you really want, and
must have, to make anything like a job, are
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-09

hutch at this moment with the tools have
just named
But what LOTT you will say, and "What
a deal of money they will cost" Yes, but
make with those tools, quite Independent of
either cage or hutch.
Secondly, the materials. / answer in two
words, wood and wire. The wood may be
almost any sort, but it must be very well
seasoned, else, as soon as it gets wet, you
will find the bottom of your cage coming off,
or the back bulgng out and the whole CON
Germ gaping in the most unseemly way. The
parts to be polished and stained may be Of
hard wood.
two-roomed breeding-cage. 1t might have
been triae easier for you to have tried
your "'prentice ham" as Burns calls it, on
perhaps a show-eage. to begin with. but the
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-09

and a good deal of amusement can be got
out of these animals if they are well treated
and have. plenty Of room. Both rats and
squirrels like dark retiring or sleeping com
think the, ordinary wheel arrangement is
cruel. | do not like to see an animal that
contributes to our amusement Condemned to
penal servitude and the treadmi
arranged cages, but whenever You mala nm
your mind to keep any kind Of bird as Dp =
pet, go boldly to work and make cage for
1t, getting one as pattern for the purpose.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-09
A Handy Present

Omaha Father-Now, Bobby, l have little
home all ready, and am going back East after
your mother.
Bobby lately from the East)-Wen, III be
a good boy while you're gone"
You know, / told you if you were a real
good boy would bring you a present of your
own selecting. Now what do You want mann
ma and me to get for your"
Bring me big bOxfull of stones to throw
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-09

pets Of fur, would be folly.
But 1 can give my readers many hints that
will be of use to them on the subject in hand,
and may begin by telling them that it is not
half so difficult TO manufacture a good, roomy,
healthy, wholesome breeding cage as may at
first appear.
Nor need the cage you make be at all ugly
or clumsy; only take pains with it, and do
not be in hurry, and feel sure you will
succeed: Do not let any person dishearten
you by saying, "You can buy cheaper than
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-09
cOpyriFht by James EiversOn.

ANDIDLY, we must admit that for
to attempt in this article to FUR
nish a full and elaborate account
Of the way to make all the different
varieties of cages and hutches, IN
which To keen nets OF feather or
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-11-15
A DANGEROUS WEAPON.

Don't be elated II anybody tells you
you have quick wit and ready
tongue. Especially IL you are a woman.
This about one of the saddest com
binations a woman can be cursed with,
1t seems.
IL gets her into pecks of trouble.
The nice, amiable girl, who never
thinks keen. sarcastic thoughts about
people, or whose tongue is toe slow
to frame her thoughts instantly into
flashing words, Is favorite with
everybody Even If she isn't good
natured general she is, thought she
gets the credit for being So Because
she is never tempted TO electrify the
atmosphere with sarcastic sparks
about pople and things she Is univer-
sally supposed to be creature Of sun
shine and sweetness, full of kindness
and charity TO all.
Well, sometimes she is this paragon
and again, sometimes she Is just
sluggish!
Anyhow, II isn't fair TO label her
opposite, the sarcastic girl, as inevl-
tably inadvertently inclined She isn't
invariably.
Her affections are just as strong
and her human kindness as broad.
She wouldn't willingly hurt anybody
for the world. Yet an unkind nature
has given her the keen, quick thought
and the ready tongue--a combination
as sure to go off as powder and match
es.
And the worst OF 1t is that in the
explosion nobody gets so BADLY burn
ed as the keen-witted woman herself.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-11-15
OYSTER SHELLS AS MEDICINE

Ground oyster Shells" said the
physician, as he squeezed a lemon
over his Blue Points, were used as a
medicine by the mediaval doctors-a
medicine for ricketts, and scrofula."
How absurd"
Absurd? Not at an Oyster
shells contain lime, nitrogen. iron.
sulphur magnesia, bromide, phos-
phoric acid and iodine. Those are
all excellent tonics.
you know how hens eat ground
oyster shells and thus produce eggs
with good, thick, strong shells.
Well, as the ground oyster powder
acts on eggshells, so have no doubt,
II acted in the middle age ON the
bending crumbliEg bones Of the
rickety putting strength and frmness
into them.
Ground oyster shells. I am con
WINGED, would be good things for frall
children Today. They would strength
en- the frame, increase the appetite.
and have splendid effect ON the
teeth"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-11-15
SEASON FOR sAuERkRAuT

baltimore Sun-These keen. brisk.
invigoratlng mornings recall the fact
that the sauerkraut season will soon
De upon u.s. Throughout the summer
that most nourlshing and refreshing
dainty is in retreat, but with the first
frost 1t resumes its proud place upon
the tempting banquet boards of the
great plain people. Sauerkraut is
aiimeht Tor heroes. In the hot
months, when we are lazy and bill
Gus and languid, we do not need IL,
but at the brink of winter, when cold
blasts from the northward make our
cheeks red and our pulses quick, we
feel Fascinating yearning for II
creep over us. In brief, sauerkrau.
Is delicacy that goes with mighty
effort and high resolves.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-11-15

A bulletin has been issued by the
census bureau in Washington. show
ing the condition of manufacturers in
Wisconsin for 1905, with comparativs
tables running back to 1900. There is
decrease shown in the number OF
children under 16 years of age who
are employed. During the five years
under consideration wages have ia.
creased All per cent, and the amount
of capital invested 443 per cent.
The lumber industry heads the list
In the number of wage earners. The
census of 1905 showed a total of 1929
l57 feet of sawed lumber valued az
$2S.O0S,5lS as against 3,326.677 feet
valued at $4O,5Ss. 257 reported in 1900.
The number of wage earmers. wages
and capital also show decrease.
The decrease cannot, however, be re-
garded as a fair representation of the
actual decrease in the value of the
products because at the census of
1905 change in the method of secur.
ing reports resulted in the elimination
of certain Implications that occurred
at the census of 1900.
Wisconsin held first place in the
lumber industry in the country in 1900.
but has since been displaced by Wash.
ington.
The cheese, butter and condensed
milk industry rose from fourth rank
among the selected industries in 1900
to second rank in 1905. In the value
OF the output for the combined indus
tries Wisconsin ranked second only
to New York at the census of 1900 and
tlM of 1905. In 1905 Wisconsin
ranked first in the value of butter
manufactured, second in cheese and
fifth in condensed milk. The quantity
OF butter increased 412 per cent and
the value 54.6 per cent. Cheese In
creased in quantity 40.7 per cent and
in value AL per cent.
During the five years covered in the
report, the manufacture of foundry
and machine shop products took third
place IN importance, there being fifty
eight establishments added to the list.
while the capital invested increased
114.1 per cent the number of wage
earners "a per cent and the value of
the output 34.4 per cent.
While there was falling off OF
eight in the number of breweries dur
ing the five years the capital invested
increased SIS, OBJ. 104 or 511 per
cent and the industry rose from sixth
to fourth place in Importance.
While the majority of industries
show an increase there are several
that show a decrease. Among these
are several that show decrease.
Among these are the manufacture Of
bicycles, distilled liquors, steam 1T
tings and heating apparatus.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-11-15

the twins that Mark Twain used to
tell about that looked so much alike
that they could not tell themselves
apart. When We were little mother
used to distinguish US by tying pink
ribbon on Sister Gertrude and blue
ribbon around my wrist. One day she
forgot when she was bathing us and
took on both ribbons at the same
Tune, and mixed us up SO badly that
even she herself couldn't tell us apart
she puzzled over it for long time.
ana hnally shut her eyes and grabbed
up the first one she touched and tiea
one pink ribbon on. So, you see,
really do not know whether | am Ag-
mes or Gertrude"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-11-15
CHAPTER vi.

1t was an awkward moment. Norah
had desceded upon them like an ap-
partition and there was no time to con-
ceal the fury on the face of the one
man, or the anger and indignation on
that of the other.
What Norah did was to look from
one to the other, and then. as the
blood slowly returned to her beautiful
face, to murmur:
For shame!"
Cyril Burne's face crimsoned, and,
being the manlier Of the two men. ne
hung his head for a moment as he
stood Without his hat, which he had
just presence of mind to remove 1T
her appearance; but Guilford Berton's
face seemed to grow paler and sallower.
and his nostrils contracted as he
breathed hard and ersckly, and tried
to quiet the dog, which still continued
to threaten him.
Norah stopped down and caught Cas-
per by the collar, and her movement
broke the spell which seemed to have
fallen upon Cyril and Berton.
lin afraid my horse startled
YOU, Lady Norah,' the latter said with
out raising his eyes to her face after
the first glance. "But--but this
dog" he paused, slightly before the
word, and it was evident that he only
just succeeded in smothering cursed"
always frightened me. 1t is saw
age, ill-tempered brute that ought 10
have been shot long ago. and-and 7
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-11-15
Changes in British Views.

Too many influences spoil the
British" might be adopted as pro
verb. Within the last quarter of a
century the American woman has con
siderably altered the character of her
British sister; the American business
man has greatly changed that OF his
equivalent In England; the French
accustomed US to an attitude OF mind
which would nave horrined our par.
ents and the Germans have intro
duced their military spirit into
country which has always been oppos
ed to large standing army--London
Graphic.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-11-15
DISGUISE FOR THE TWINS.

Omaha has pretty twins who are a
great puzzle to all wnom they come in
contact In connection with the bust
ness Of the Western Union Telegraph
company, by which both are employed.
Miss Gertrude Lynch has for some
time been in charge Of the Western
Union office in the Bee building.
Miss Agnes Lynch is often sent up to
relieve her sister. When Gertrude
goes and Agnes comes no one can tell
the difference. Agnes @miles when
they address her as Gertrude. I'VE are
so used to being taken for each other
that do not mind IT any more" she
said. I'm fact. we are something like
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-11-15

The proposition of the Americas
members of the international water
ways commission and of the engineer
>oiflcer appointed to investigate the
Niagara conditions is that I60 600
horse power be admitted from Canada
Tor transmission on the Atlantic side,
This is equivalent to diversion OF
about 1880 cubic feet of water per
second at Niagara speed When Il is
realized that the great Susuuehanna
river, which is a mile wide at places
carries at low water but 1857 cubie
feet per second, the vast volume
OF water which II is thus suggested
may be safely attracted from Niagra
TALES can be realized. The fact il
the entire raination of the falls is an
ultimate certainty unless prevention
Is erected by popular demand which
cannot be denied. 1t is the duty Of
every congressman to feel sympa-
thetic personal interest in the gener.
al movement to save Niagara.
- oluitI rs LHt UfSJ color
ed man to be elected to any political
once In Wisconsin and will have the
distinction of representing in the as
seGnbly the richest district In the
state including the two main mas.
senger stations of Milwaukee all the
largest banks, and the big hotels
ana theaters and Office buildings. and
the great retail and wholesale stores
me district comprises the third
fourth and seventh wards of Milwau-
@ee ana has been recently represent.
ca by Thomas Ramsey, democrat.
His predecessor was Francis h. Keen
republran, who was gifted scholar
and poet, and now consul at FLORENCE
italy. Mr.. Palmer is caterer. His
election has been the talk OF the
town II was due TO the desire of the
democrats in the third and fourth
wards to help the republican nomi-
nee for district attorney and voting
the straight republican ticket in order
to do so. fearing to split their vote.
Joseph Crowley of the first and ejgn.
teenth wards was defeated in The
same way by Herman Hebron.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-11-15
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE

Frank Writz. 81, the first white SET
TIER or Appleton, and the father of the
nrst white child born at Appleton. is
dead at that place. He came down the
state on foot from old Fort Howard
on Green bay and crossed the Fux
river to Appleton on boom stick. He
had lived in Appleton since 1916.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-11-15

John. what is marine glass?"
bottle, think. Houston Post.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-11-15
BADGER STATES
RIGHT POSITION
AT THE FRONT IN MANY IMPORT
ANT INDUSTRIES.
WHAT BULLETIN SHOWS

Stands Second in Dairying, Third in
Misunderstanding Falling Off is
in lumbsaing and Brewing-chiId
Labor on the Decrease-A Splen-
did Showing.