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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-06-04
FARM 40 GAnprN Norrs-

Anything green from cabbage to
apples Will be acceptable to the hens
just now.
Brown Leghorns seem to hold their
own against all corners, and ANYBODY
who has once kept the pure stock,
haukers after them forever after.
If you have no pigs slop should be
given TO COWS or horses. Either can
he taught to drink it if you will be pa.
tient But always keep some pigs.
This is busy month ON the farm.
Planting should begin in a small way.
However, It IS better TO wait until the
ground becomes warmer before Won
plant much se d.
1t IS waste OF time and money TO
undertake to grow profitable crops on
lands which have been Impoverished.
without putting into the ground some.
thing TO enrich It,
Fruit trees should not he allowed E,
remain i'm low places where water
stands, but the ground should be
drained SO as not 10 allow too mucJ
moisture in wet Seasons
The man who feeds green cut bone
pretty freely seldom has any sickness
among his fowls. II seems to contain
just the sort OF ingredients needed by
the average fowls in ali seasons.
If you want 90 do successful prun.
ing ln AN old orchard, saw little wav
into Che under side of 20 limb and thon
sow from tho top to meet it, Tn,
limb will fall 60 tle grouuI without
splitting.
Common scnse Us valuable ne we'll
ae an invaluable essential in tho poul.
try business. An awful sight Yf 70,
md lots OF hard work cm b. wasted
ln this line, unles, DO is libcrtlIv
rPrlnklcd with bsa.u5 and Judgment.
As rule, thcso farm gardens oro
sal plrOjics on whut good gardens
should ice. " the wife and mother
had entire charge of it,, With the neces.
sary material and labor to apply 60 it.
DO would be very diff Affair
she knows tbe value of n cool garden
thoroughly. Men arc apt h. underes.
Innate IT.
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the same parties this season, and
probably by several breeders through
out the State and the United States.
The setting of eggs sent by mail
transportation was very carefully
packed in light basket just as they
would have been to send by express,
properly labelled, postage prepaid
and clnssed with registered mail, il
remember right. However. upon
that point ] will not be positive. So
far as breakage of eggs was concerned,
the venture proved successful, but not
SO with the Matching of the eggs.
1t is not thought the plan will ever
be universally adopted for several
reasons. First. the present way of
rushing mail through, and the rough
handling of the same. will prove detri.
mental to the life germ of the eggs.
They get too thoroughly shaken up.
Then the postage costs rs much as
expressage, at least such was the case
In the instance cited. Another thing.
postage must be prepaid, and the
shippers of thoroughbreds can not
afford to pay postage on eggs to their
customers.
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RECIPES.

French Potatoes-Peel raw potatoes
and cut in sections like thin quarters
of an orange. Throw in very cold
water. Dry in towel and fry in
boiling lard until good color Drain
on brown paper, sprinkle with salt
and serve with bcefsteak.
Baptist Dip-Roll some light dough
very thin, cut with small biscuit
cutter or in squares with knife. Fry
in hot lard to light brown, remove
with wire spoon and place in
cOlander that no fat may remain OH
them. Prepare cream or milk gravy
rs for common toast and immersc the
cakes.
Baked Apple Pudding-Take about
six grated apples, half pound OF
sugar, n quarter of pound OF butter
rubbed TO cream, the rind of two
lemons and juice OF one stir this all
together then add two cups of cream
or milk and five eggs; line the dish
with puff paste, and bake one hour.
This may he made without crust
Entire Wheat Bread-Two coffee
cupfuls of entire wheat, one coffee cup
of white flour, one teacupful OF
molasses, two teaspoonfuls of baking
soda, one teaspooutul OF salt au sour
milk enough TO make batter n tribe
sitter than cup.cakc Bake IN
moderate oven one half TO three
quarters OF an hour. This makes two
medium-sized loaves.
Caramel Cake-One cup sugar, half
cup (smalD of butter beaten we'll to n
cream, two eggs beaten separately,
half cup milk, two cups flour, pinch
salt, two teaspoons baking powder.
Filling: Two cups light-brown sugar,
one tablespoon butter, one cup cream
or milk, one teaspoon vanilla. Mix
all together and boil slowly until quite
thick or candied. Spread when nearly
cold.
Potato SouGle-This recipe requires
two cups OF mashed potatoes, two
tablespoonfuls OF melted butter, six
tablespoonfuls Of cream, two eggs aud
pinch OF salt and pepper Beat tho
potatoes aud butter until smooth and
light; add the cream, yolks of eggs
and salt Beat the whites TO stlG
froth and stir them in Heap upon %
tin In rough, uneven mount an set
IN the oven until we'll Drowned. o.
bake In u dish that can be sent to tho
table. Two tablcspoonluls of grated
cheese added isa great Improvement.
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The Mere Money Getter.

There is not in the world n more
ignOble character than the mere
oncy-getting American, inScnsiblc 10
every duty, regardless of every prin-
ciple bent only on amassing Il fortune.
and putting his fortune only to the
basest uSes-whether these uses be
to speculate in stocks and wreck rail-
roads himself. or To allow his son to
lead life of foolish and expensive
idlencss and gross debauchery, or to
purchase some scoundrel of high social
position, foreign or native for his
daughter. Such man is only the
more dangerous If he occasionally does
some deed like founding college or
endowing church. which makes
those good people who are also foolish
forget his real iniquity.
These men are equally careless OF
the workingmen. whom they Cypress.
and of the State, whose existence they
impcril. There are not very many
Of them. but there is very great num-
Der of men who approach more or
less closely TO the type. and just i'm so
far as they do so approach, they are
curse To the country. The man who
Is content To let politics go from bad
to worse. testing at the corruption OF
politicians. the man who is content TO
see the maladministration of Justice
without an immediate and reSolute
effort To reform it, is Sinking his duty.
and is preparing the way for infinite
woe in the future.
Hard, brutal Indifference To the right
AID an equally brutal shortsightedness
as 20 the inevitable results of corrup-
ton and injustice. are baleful beyond
measure; and yet they are Characteris-
tic of great many Americans who
consider themselves perfectly respect
able, ana who are considered thriving.
prosperous men by their easy going
fcllow-citizens. - Theodore Roosevelt,
In The Forum.
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CLIMBING NINEG

Climbing vines have many different
methods of attaching themselves to
their support. Some encircle a branch
OF the host Ivy twining their main
bodies around the support. A hop
vine is familiar illustration of this.
More delicate ones cannot twist
around their stakes, but have to have
string or some similar material to
cling to. The ordinary morning
glory is an illustration of this class
but there are some which simply
climb by twisting the leaf stalk around
the support. This is especially true
OF the different kinds Of clematises.
yet 1T is not unusual in some gardens
TO see stakes ms thick us walking canes
put Tor the clematIs to run up on :;
but, as 1T is unable TO do this, they
have to he tied to this pole by Irvine
winnie the leaves 30 on twistincs them
selves IN order to find something TO
cling to, and rs consequence the
vital powers of the plant are exhaust.
eel. In many cases the clematis. es-
pecialIy the variety known as Jack
manni, will die completely and sud
denly from the attack of minute
fungus; but 1t is more likely that this
occurs Oftener in cases rs described
Tor want of the proper means of sup
port. Thread or Irvine for the leaves
to twist around, or even n little brush
wood, such MS we would give to n crop
OF peas, is much more likely to pro.
duce healthy and vigorous clematises
than when they are deprived of all
means of using their leaf stalks as ten
drills. -Meehan's Monthly.
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AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
STORING BUTTER.

" butter is properly kept it will not
deteriorate in six months il it be per-
feet in quality when it is made.
Everything depends on these two con =
ditions, for if it is not good Mt the
first it will contain some elements of
decomposition, due to milk left in K,
or the oversourness of the cream, or
other faults that will tend to further
decomposition during the time it is
stored. But the manner of storage
too must be unobiectionable, that il,
the place should be clean, cool and
dark, and the packages must be air
tight and perfectly clean, too. Then
the slow internal change in the but
ter, due to the chemical alteration of
whatever unavoidable impurities still
exist in it, and the effect of these on
the butter fat, will go on so slowly as
not to injurlously affect the quality,
and it may be six months before there
will be any appreciable deterioration.
But as butter is perishable substance
1T is always best to dispose of it while
it is in good condition, and not to
keep it, even in cold storage, longer
than can be helped. AS rule, money
is lost by depreciation of quality when
butter is kept longer than few weeks.
New York Times.
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COOKING VEGETABLES.

All vegetables should be put in boil
ing water when set on the stove to
cook. Peas, asparagus, potatoes and
all deicately favored vegetables
should be only covered with water,
but those with strong flavor, like
carrots, turnips, cabbage, onions and
dandelions should be cooked in gen
erous quantity of boiling water. All
green vegetables should be cooked
with the cover partially off the stew
pan. 1t gives them better color and
"A more delicious flavor. The average
housekeeper is careless as to the time
of cooking vegetables, yet vegeta-
BILE is is AS much iniurel by too much
or too little cooking rs is loaf OF
bread or cake. New York World.
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Feminine Ingeuuities.

Of the multifariOus uses OF the hair
pin, some at least, are well known.
They are suggested by n French tray
eler's description OF Il pin which the
Indian women OF Peru wear as n fas-
tening for their shawls. Its head is in
tho shape OF spoon. In fact, It Is a
spoon and Il shawl pin In one.
1t is odd, the Frenchman says. TO see
n woman pull out the pin, letting her
shawl drop from her bare shoulders.
and proceed to use 1t for eating her
soup or porridge. After the repast
she passes the bowl Of the spoon care
fully between her lips two or three
times, gathers up her shawl, and
fastens II in place.
The same women use their slippers
instead of pocket-bOoks- point in
which they may be said to have the
advantage Of their North American
sisters, who, having no pockets, or
none within comfortable reach. are
compelled to carry their purses In
their hands.
The money OF Lima consists Of bank
notes, which 60 very we'll into the
bottom of slipper. As to the effect
upon the bills, perhaps the least said
the better There is an old saying that
money always smells sweet
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A WAR ECHO,
EVERY HONORABLE VErERlS DE.
SERVES \ PENSION.
And the Lone Limb H. not the ONLY Kcl-
son for Government Reward
Either.
(From Journal, Le,ois'on. Me.)

(From Journal, Lo'ciston, Me)
Samuel II. Jordan has iust given the Jour
nal an account OF his life, which in view Of
his extremely hard lot for tina past few years
will be read with interest.
IL an ~ years old an have aIwav5 UveI
in New Portland I enlisted in the army i'm
1867 as n private in Company A, 2sth Nc
Volunteers. My army experience injured nv
health to some extent, although l worked nj
blacksmithing some part OF the time. when
suddenly, several years ago, I was prostrated
with what able physicians pronounced I.o-
comotor Atavia. At first 1 could get around
somewhat yet the disease progressed quite
rapidly until had hardly any feeling in nv
legs and feet they felt like sticks Of wood
and grew 80 much woTse that l could not
move Tor three years without help, IA my
neiShbors and friends could testify. | en-
ployed several physicians in my vicinity, and
elsewhere, and they all told mo that medi-
cines would not help me, that thcy could do
nothing TO effect cure AMI that in time
should become entirely helpless. became
discouraged. was a great care to nv wifo
and friends. Shortly after met an old army
comradc, Mr.. All. Parlin. a resident of Mad
ison, Maine. and he incidentally mentioned
how he had tried Dr. Williams Pink Pills for
severe case Of rheumatism and spinal aud
malarial trouble, that he had suffered with
consequent OF his army life. and been greatly
benefited by their use. BY his earnest rec
concentration was induced to try the pills
Alter taking them for time began to feel
prichly sensations in my legs and RETURN OF
strength so could move them n little After
lew weeks | began to feel n marked i'm
provement in my condition. I soon was en-
aOled to walk around little with the hello
OF crutches. After taking for some time [
can now walk without crut"nes. my general
health is much improved and ! have re-
gained my old-time vigor / can walk
ABOUT a1d enjoy life once more. for whi.h
ieel ve-y thankful, and this happy result is
due TO the use Of DR.. williams Pink Pills"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are not patent medicine in the sens,, that
name implies. They We're first COMPOUNDED
as a prescription and used rs such in general
practice by an eminent physician. So great
was their efficacy that il was deemed wise t1
place them within the reach Of all. They
are now manufactured by the DR.. williams
Medicine Company. Schenectady. n Y. and
are sold in boxes (never in loose form bv the
dozen or hundred, and the public are ca1-
toned against numerous limitations sold i'm
his shape) at 80 cents n box, or six boxes for
$3.50, and may be had Of all druggists or di-
rect by mail from DR.. Williams Medicine
Company.
Your days arc numbered ,ay4 The blot
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EVOLUTION EVEN HERE.
The Dogs Bark Has Become More T.
pressive as His Culture Advanced

The Dogs Bark Has Become More Ex.
pressive as His Culture Advanced.
The most curious limitations which
we find in dogs is as to the measure OF
expression to which they have NJ.
tanned. Among the savage forefathers
of the modern dog the characteristics
OF all their utterances was, TO n great
extent involuntary, and once begun
the outcry was continued In n me
chanical manner.
The effect OF advancing culture on
the dog, however. has been gradually
to decrease this ancient indifferent,
nted mode of expression by bowling
and yelping, and 10 replace it by the
much more speech-like bark. says n
writer In Scribner's Magazine. There
Is some doubt whether dogs possessed
by savages have the power of uttering
the sharp. specialized note which is SO
characteristic of the civilized form of
their species.
1t is clear. however, that If they have
the power OF thus expressing them.
selves they use 1t but rarely. on the
other hand, our high-bred dogs have TO
great extent lost the power to express
themselves in the ancient way. Many
of our breeds appear to have become
incapable of ululatinG. There is no
doubt but the change in the mode of ex-
preston greatly increases the capacity
of our dogs To set forth their states OF
mind.
If we catch n high-bred dog-one with
wide range of sensibilities which we
may may find in breeds which have
long been closely associated with man
We may readily note five or six va
rieties Of sound in the bark, each Of
which is clearly related to n certain
state OF mind. That of welcome, of
fear, Of rage. of doubt, and of pure fun
are almost always perfectly distinct to
the educated ear. and this, although
the observer may not be acquainted
with the creature. IL he knows him
well he may he able to distinguish vari-
Gus other Internationally which ex
press Impotence. and even an element
of sorrow. This last note vergcs to-
ward n howl.
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.AYf.ISe.6ST IT,
rARAsIrE NUMEROUS N HOGS

matter, which with n high power
proves to be embyros, the worm-like
body being only sac.
These sacs are sometimes very mum
crous in the muscle, while each snc
contains many hundreds OF the en-
hyros; taken together the number ex
Istin8 in some hogs must be counted
by the million.
This parasite, which is considered
to he harmless, is chilled by the United
States Department of Agricultnre
"Iarcosperidium." and by the Ger.
mans 'Psorospermieu, and it is re.
markable, considering their great
number in fool product, that little
appears to be known of their life his
tory.
! have made Preparations of the sac
Tor microscopicaI examination, and ex-
PEELED the cmbryos from the sac.
which proves 20 he the shape OF hall
moons. Scientific American
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ZOOS FOR uArcn1vn.

How TO pack them for shipping in n
manner that insures their safe trons-
portatiOn, and how to make the pack
nge ms light as possible that cxpress
rates may be likewise, are topics of
present discussion and interest 10 an.
snys Nellie Hawks in Practical
Farmer.
With the coming of cnch shipping
season new methods are proposed aud
the old ones talked over. Aeitisa
something that new beginners scol, all
possible Information relating thereto
the intent OF this article ia tn mako
known some of the methods of pack
ing employed by those grown old in
the poultry business also ono or two
Of the newer methods and to rive my
own way, which hns proven very satis.
factory ell around, ever since ndoptoJ
Experience Inns TAUGHT me MANY nm
expensive poultry lesson; but fhcv
wcrc thoroughly learned, md wlil
perhaps stand me BOO stead ina most
profitable way
Ino basket method of packing aud
express method oI truusuort,i r1Y ID.
She plan most universally cprl,yo.i ..
lu' experiments urc occasionally trloI.
Express rlcs Dra generally OUT oi nIl
reason, uuI shippers coz hoth cty. and
fowls h"yc grown Justly Indignant al
the cXlr1vtsHnt prices chnrtsI. and
arc constantly seeking some pnu
whereby this wrong may be righicd
some THAT
Inst season setting OF eggs was
shipped from Nebraska to New g.rsev
by mail, 10y way OF experiment. IL
did not provo perfect success bnt
the expert lent will be repeated by
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SAVING BITS OF soAr.

In every household there are small
pieces of soap, remains of cakes used
for various purposes. These accumu-
late, and it Is sometimes not easy to
know what to do with them. One
woman has solved to problem by drop
ping them III hot water until they are
soft, then firmly pressing them to
larger cake until they adhere aud be-
come to all intents AMI purposes in
corporated with the larger mass. This
Is economy that is worth while.
Another way is to have pot i'll
which is dissolved some washing soda,
q cupful to half "a gallon OF water.
Into this all the small pieces of soap
are thrown, where they dissolve by an
occasional stirring.
This compound is invaluable for
scrubbing shelves. kitchen tables or
floors, any WOODWORK where there is
no paint. 1t must not be used on
painted doors and windows, as it is
fatal to the finish and soon wears it
off.
Small pieces of soap are, rs n rule,
wasted. OF course, it seems little
thing at the time, but during the year
the aggregate is considerable. A lit
tie shaving of toilet soap is one of tho
meanest thing to handle when one is
in IA hurry. A good use for these is to
put them into common fruit jar with
a tight cover. Fill the jar half full of
of water and add couple of tea
spoonfuls of ammonia and II heaping
teaspoonful of powdered borax The
4 Al
monia and borax, makes a most per-
feet shampoo for the heads of children
when they become SO dirty by out-of-
door romping or any dusty occupa-
ton. 1t IS also excellent to pour into
the bath or to dip the cloth in to scrub
little grimy hands and arms.
1t is waste of time to try to handle
small pieces of soap when they may
be put to such excellent use ms those
just noted. New York Ledger.
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Gentle Annie.

Gentle Annie was the girl who went forth
when the spring-time came TO gather wild
howers, daisies along the hillsidcs, and for
got her rubbcrs. She came back with wet
feet, followed 10y the worst case Of neuralgia
sho ever had. Fortunately she was told and
had long known that for any kind OF ncu-
laiSic affection St. Jacobs oil il the most re-
markabe remedy ever used. All the wear
round any one subject TO such attncls should
not fail to have it in the house. For all
aches and pains which at all times beset us
there is nothing to equal it. Nerve pains cs-
peGially are brought on by sudden changes
OF temperature, but the great remedy. ap-
piled promptly, will surely euro.
man doesn't lcok as Iic.ty at piano ms
4 girl; but IA n rulc. he sounds prcttier.
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A PARASITE VERY NUMEROUS N noes

During the four yenrs in which l
mad charge of the inspection of hogs
Tor the United States Government NV
attention was drawn to parasite
which was so numerous that it was
found almost daily during the search
Tor Trichina spirais under the micro.
score, writes Professor John Michels.
This parasite, shown in the cut
which accompanies this article, has
the appearance of an elongated worm
with blunt point at each end. 1t
assumes many forms, sometimes being
narrower and longer than shown in
the drawing, and sometimes broader
and shorter and even almost ronnd.
The interior is composed of granular
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sAN1rARY CARPET CLEANING.

Some women who are economical OF
strength only tako up their carpets
once year to shake them, because
there is no dirt in them" A great
fa!lacy. A thick carpet catches and
holds vast amount of dust, which will
rise in cloud when you sweep and
then settle back on the carpet again,
where 1T lies cutting out your pretty
carpet throughout the whole year
For sanitary reasons carpets should
be taken up at least twice year, and
for economical reasons, as often as
possible. The fine particles of dust
and sand cut and rot carpet very
rapidly. Washington Star.
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Cannot Comp &c with Africa.

J. Ross writes in the Engineering
and Mining Journal that since the dia-
mond discoveries in South Africa the
Brazilian diamond-mining industry has
fallen so low that the annual output is
now not over $4,000. when thirty
years ago 1t was upwards OF $2,500,0O0.
Brazilian diamonds are so much small.
Ter than the African that IT does not
pay to mine them against African com
petition.
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With local applications, ma they cannot reach
the scat ~ the disc use. Catarrh a. blood or
constitutional disease, and in order to cure
" you must tatc internal remedies Halls
Catarrh ture Is taken Internally, and acts di-
rcCtly on the blood and mucous surface. HALLS
Catarrh Cure is not qunck medicine. 10 was
prescribed by ono of Tn" best physicians in this
country for years. and is n regular prescription.
IL Is compose Of the best tones known. com
bined with the best blood purifiers, acting di-
rcctly on the mucous eurfnc"s. Tho perfect
combination ~ tho two ingredients a. what
prod uces such wonderful results in curing ca
tarrh. Send for testimonials free.
r. J. CHENEY g. Co, Props, Toledo, o.
Bold by druggists, price 75C