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FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Twenty hens will give as much year
ly profit as u COW.
Give the hen house good cleaning
up and withdrawing.
Fresh cut bones as poultry feed
are gaining friends every day.
Don't forget that "green food" you
mean to feed daily now that the
ground is frozen.
In order to have plenty of eggs
fresh blood should be introduced into
the hocks every year.
In breaking n high.strung colt, one
with nervous temperament, think
twice before you strike him with the
whip.
Crowd the fattening stock with all
they can be made 10 digest and don't
wait too long before disposing OF
them.
ShOrt-necked horses never look
well, and when added to this un becom-
ing feature IS II big coarse head they
have no attractions Mt all.
Regularity in feeding and exercis.
ing, together with good grooming and
proper shoeing, will prevent you pay
ing many II veterinary bill
1t is stated that horse can 1.-Two five
days on solid food without drinking.
seventeen days without eating or
drinking, or twenty days on water
alone.
If the hen house is so cold aq to
freeze water solid during the day,
give it twice n day and little warm
ut that not so hot as TO sclld tho
fowls in their eagcrness to get n
drink.
After the flowers perish, carry the
plants back, and keep them cool until
the weather in May and June allo VS.
you to keep them out OF doors. No
success can be obtained with them
without careful watering.
Have you banked up" tho hen
house yet? 1t is getting Into aud
fresh eggs are bringing good prices.
Hens don't lay eggs while they are
huddiod up in n cold, dreary hen
house trying to keep warm
The noble, intelligent horse will
not be lost sight OF IN the advance of
civilization Belief from the heavier
duties will leave pre- energy for the
driving, Of which Is. Try American citi
zen of means and leisure is fond
An eminent veterinary authority
says: Bran stands decide lily fore.
most rs the food most generally in
use for tho working horse. It ACES as
u laxative, IS frequently tempting TO
the appetite and easy OF digestion.
Floworing plants which may be in
troducsd from time TO time, but which
ctuuot be easily grown in tho house.
are chry5anthemums in the autumn
and early winter, followed by cyc,n-
men, Roman hyasiutu, plp5r-whito
n1rcissus, lily OF the valley aud canary
broom or cytisus.
Dutch bulbs, hyacinths, tulips mar
cissus and crocus can DO grown MT
homo without much trouble. The
stony is "a simple one, but too long TO
tell now. With the aid of n cool Gel
lar or a cold frame the windows filled
with tho foliage plants named above
may bo turned into a gay mass o.
bright bloom,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-02-26

other heavy matter, and then the
block should be put in the other end
and this should also be we'll nailed.
An old piece of stove-pipe, the larger
in diameter the better, hickory sap
ling, say eight feet long, rod or bolts
for the axle and couple of round
blocks of the same size as the pipe,
and an hours time will make as good
a band-roller as can be bought for 81
or So ut the hardware store. The
roller may be put in a framework made
of old boards, and an old lawn roller
handle used instead of sapling. 1t
is we'll to paint the stove-pipe to keep
it from rusting.
Such a roller is very useful when
putting in radishes, turnips of any
small or light seed. Figure A shows
how the handle is made with a sap
ling. Figure B shows handle made
of board with au old handle from IL
lawn mower OF something of the sort.
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Turkey DRESSING.

Take pieces of dry bread aud pour n
little boiling water over them, cover
closely and let stand until soft. Add
Jumps of butter, three finely mashed
potatoes, pepper, salt. sage and two
well beaten eggs. Another omits the
potatoes and egg, AMI claims that tho
boiling water will make the dressing
"soggy," and it is doubtless better
plan to moisten the dry bread with
milk or the liquid from the oysters
An onion, chopped fine, will improve
the flavor, unless one is opposed to il,
and other havors in the way OF herbs
may he added according to taste pep
per. salt and plenty of butter are nj
ways required. and quart of oysters
added will make delicious dressing.
st. Louis StarSayin3s
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r1Rsr-c1Ass GINGER COOKIES.

Two and one-half cups of black mo-
lasses placed in pan on the stove TO
get hot. Add one tablespoonful gin
ger, one OF cloves, one of cinnamon,
one cup of lard and one spoonful of
salt. When just coming to boil re.
move from the stove; add one cup OF
water, or coffee, rs you wish, in which
has been dissolved two small teaspoon
fuls of soda; stir all together. then
add flour till you can stir no more in /;
place in molding board and roll out +;
you will be surprised to see how easily
they roll out, and what small amount
of flour it requires to finish them II
you wish to keep them after baking,
keep them under lock and key.
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and ought to be kept in warm, dry
room instead of a cellar. Keeping
section honey free from moth and ants
in Southern countries is sure enough
problem. But 1 have kept it nice
and good for years, by keeping IT in
tight cases on benches or tables, with
the legs in water to keep ants from
getting in it. Preserves can be kept
free from ants the same way. Just
place table in the centre of smulI
room, for instance, or any room, aud
keep the legs in pans of water. and a
little kerosene oil put into each pan
will make it all the better aud surer,
as ants can spell honey quickly, so we
cannot well be too careful.
Stone jars or crooks are splendid to
keep honey in for family use, but are
little hard to keep covered tightly;
but can place beeswaxed cloth
over the top, then the cover, and l.
does splendidly. L have kept green
fruit III jars for season by sealing
tight with beeswaxed cloths.
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Lot tho mother become sick and helpless,
md the house IL alt in disorder When
both father and mother are down you may
as we'll close the shutters. order Is brought
out OF chaos often very easily, and Mrs
John MInlin, OF South Butte, Mont, Feb. II.
1898, found mn casy way out Of her dini-
cuitics, MS she writes thus my hushan 8
and took very bad rheumatism from SO we're
co ds, and my arms were SO lame I could not
rni-c them 10 help myself I sent at Ones
for % bottle DIST. jacobs Oil. aud before the
bottle was bali empty I could 20 about my
work. My husband became 80 lame he
could not get out Of bed. Two md hnlf bot
ties completely cured him. / will alwaya
praise 81. Jacobs oil, and you may use this
us you seo nt." This Ia cluar case OF whnt
IS "cst NJ the right moment. and how every
household can DO nude happy whcrc pain
abouuds
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CHOCOLATE souFFLF.

People who are fond of chocolate
will find this delicious, delicate pad.
ding. Put half pint of milk in =
double boiler; beat one tablespoon.
full of butter to n cream and beat two
spoonfuls of flour into it, Pour the
hot milk on this, stirring all the time.
Return to the stove and cook six min.
utes. Put two ounces of shaved q.
grated chocolate, three tablespoonfnls
CT sugar and two of water in pau
over the fire aud sir until smooth.
Pour into the double boiler; add the
yolks cffour eggs well beaten. When
cool add the whites beaten t. stiff
froth; pour the pudding into a but
tered dish and bake in moler lte oven
twenty minutes. Serve hot with
cream sauce. Farm, Field and Fire.
side.
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STORING HONEY.

Mrs. Jennie Atchley. in American
lee journal, says the public. for so-ne
reason or other, especially the CON.
sHmers o. honey, have come TO believe
1T won't do to buy honey in largc
quantities, thinking it will sour and
spoil. But it is u mistaRe. for cool
rlpo honey kept in good vessel viii
Keep Tor a lifetime and be GOOD. If
Will no doubt solidify, but il can be
brought back to its liquid state bv
melting 1T IN boiling water. by pine
ing the vessel containing the honey in
another with the water. and Let il 70.
main until all is melted; and Tho
honey will be as clear and as GOOD ne
the day it was put mp.
would keep the the barrels in tho
cellar or some cool place, bat n warm
place will not hurt it, only the barrels
may shrink, and eventually loak II
kept where il is too warm. Bnt n
warm room will not affect tho honey
Now, tho foregoing directions arc
ior keeping honey for home use. ami
ior you to tell your customers how TO
Keep their honey when they buy a
barrel or kos from you alta time. Oi
course do not expect Won to Keen
your honey any longer than you Gun
md solo for IT, and sometime We may
nave our honey engaged before we ok
tract IT, You may say that people
ought to know how 10 keep honey.
but tell you th0public need school
ing, and they look 20 YOU to tell them
how, etc. Some bce-ktcpers fail 10
build mp honey (homg morket Just
by not schooling people about honey.
ADD being ready and Tree 20 advise.
Comb honey is somewhat more
troublesome to keep than extracted,
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HOMEMADE ROLLER.

l have had cheap and convenient
hand roller in use for some time, says
writer in American Gardening. 1t
is made OF IA piece of stove pipe, say
three feet long and from five to eight
inches in diameter. Circular pieces
of wood, the heavier the better, are
fitted in both ends, aud the pipe is
filled with sand or old pieces of lead
and dirt and rammei down to keep it
solid The handle is heavy oak or
hickory sappling, split up far enoug
to make the bow rs shown in the cue
An axle may be made OF an iron rod
running through the blocks in the
ends of the pipe, and completely
through tho cylinder, or they may be
screw bolts running into tho blocks.
The block should be put in one end of
the pipe and securely nailed; then tho
pipe should be filled with sand, or
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-02-26

Not only is the old-faShioncd shoe
maker disappearing from New York.
but even the retail shocdealer is being
squeezed out Instead one finds The
wholesale shoe manufacturer vendin,
at various shops his own product. The
result Is cheaper shoes To the consumer.
and probably nowhere on earth does
one get better wearing or better looking
shoes for the money than the ready
made shoes of this town.-Ncw York
Sun.
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weather becomes damp. A plan is
shown in tho illustration by which
the tools mTy be kept each in a safe
place, and yet conveniently ut hand
the moment one is wanted. Nnils.and
Sorrows should be kept in boxes with
apartments for the various sizes. and
these boxes may also find place in
the closet at the head of tho bench,
or, If desired, drawer Tor nails.
screws, etc, may be made below the
bench.
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IN recent article ON Coffee and Cocoa the
eminent German Chemist, Profc s0r Stutzcs.
speaking Of the Dutch process OF prepar,u.
Cocoa hy the addition ~ potash, and OF The
process common I'm Germany in which ammo.
mia is added. says: - Doe only result of thee,
processes 81 tO mako the liquid appear turhil
10 tho eve Of the consumer. without cfTectiu.
% real solution Of the Cocoa substance. This
artificial manipulation for the purpose Of SD.
called sOiubihty b., therefore, more or less iu-
spircd hy deception. and Away takes place 10
the cost NJ purity, pleasant taste. useful action
and aromatic flavor. The treatment of Cocoon
by such chemical means g. entirely objection.
able . Cocoa treated with potash Or
ammonia would be entirely unstable hut for
by winch poor substitute for the aroma
driven out into the air Is offered 90 tho CON
sumer." The delicious Breakfast Cocoa made.
by Walter Baker q Co, OF Dorchester. Mass.
Is absolutely pure and soluble. No chem Gals,
or dyes, OF artificial havOrs are used in b..
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GA THING OF BEAUTY
Mammoth Edition OF Hoods Calendar
1898.

'A""hosh f.liiiOn OF hODdS SulcuInr for
1898.
Every one who gets IIool's Calendar Tor
1895 secures ~ thing OF beauty" The cnl-
cndnr Is formed in the Shape of a heart and
- ornamcntcd with two beautiful child
faces which have always boen charming
features of Hools Calendars. On tho right
Is representation OF ''Wntcr" the sweet
ilitle nae" with light brown eyes pecping ont
from dainty cap, whilo tho snow flakes nrJ
falling all about. Tho fRco on the left Is a
picture OF Summer" and is lighted with
blue eyes and tho head covered with a hat
decorated with bright flowers. The shades
nre perfectly blended and tho whole picture
Is surrounded 10y Il tasty border Tho de-
sign was made by Miss Mamie Humphrey.
one oil the most gifted and cOle'ratod water
color artists in the country. The crlcndar
gives the usual information concerning tho
lunar changes, ana upon the back is printed
table OF astronomical events especially cal
culated for c. /. Hood Il Co
Inc calendar Is issued to lvert iso tho
preparations of tho firm, ana is regarded ma
most difficult TO manufacture, its novel
shape being such rs no other concern bos
ever undertaken to produce in large duan-
lilies. During the Ave months when the cal
enhurs were being made there were ACTUALLY
employed every day in this part of tho wori,
siN printing presses, one bronZing machine
'our cyc-letting machines. seven wire stitch
CTS, elght large paper cutters and 162 mr.
sons. The edition for 1895 WIS 10 500 OOl
or about 2.5OO.OOO moro than last y,,ar n
the calendars weto laii down in n single
line, they would reach almost 1000 miles.
hnd II the different pieces In tho calendar
pads We're laid in this way thcy would extend
almost 5000 miles, or from New York 10
Liverpool
Those VINO are unable to obtain Uool's
SarSlpHrllla CHlrn inrS ut the drug stores
should send six cents IN stamps tor on. or
10 cents Tor two to c. |. Hoo Il Co.. Lowell,
Mass. '
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Deafness. Cannot he Curod

diseased portion of hc ear. There is only one
way to cure Deafness, aud that IS by constitu-
tionHl remedies. Drafnc g Is caused 10y an in
famed condition OF the mucous lining OF the
.uetaChian Tube When this tube gets in
lRHlcd YOU have IA rumbling sound or impcr-
oct hearing. and when IL is entirely closed
Deafness is { he result, and unless the inham-
nation can bs taken out and this tube re-
itored u its normal condition, hearing will Ice
destroyed forever; ninc cases out ten are
caused 10y catarrh, which Is nothing but an in
ilamrd condition of the mucous surfaces.
We wilt give One Hundred Dollars for any
,aSc of ID afncs4 Caused by catnrrh) that can
not bc cure b. Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
f. j. CHENEY 81 Co., Toledo. 0
ga Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Every day is little lifn and our whole life
is but day rep nted
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DR.. PIERCES
Golden Medical
DISCOVERY
Cures MncV-eighf per cent of an
cases Of Consumption, In an its
Earlier Stages.

Although by many believed 10 he incura-
bic, there Is the evidence of hundreds of
liVing witnesses 10 the fact that in all its
earlier stages, consumption is durable
dlStlSe. Not every case. but u IaJPc bcy-
ffHf"gc NJ cases, and we believe, /ffIIp QS
PER gem. arc cured by Dr. Pierce's Golden
medical Discovery, even after the disease
has progressed 50 far as to induce rcpeated
blccdings from the lungs. severe lingering
cough Will copious eNpcCtoiation (includ
ing tubcfCular NATTER, great loss of flesh
ana extreme ciHaCiation and weakness
DO you doubt that hundreds of such cases
reported To us as cured by Golden Med
iCal discovery ~ were genuine cases Of that
dread and fatal disease? You need not take
ON word for IT. They have in nearly every
instance, been so pronounced by the best
ana most experienced home physicians.
who have no interest whatever in mis-
representing them. and vino were often
strongly prcjudiccd and advised against
a trial of Golden Medical Discovery"
but who have been forced TO confess that
It surpasscs in curative power over this
fatal malady all other medicines with
winch they arc acquainted Nasty cod
liver oil and its filthy cmulsious" and
mixtures had been tried in nearly all these.
cases and had either utterly failed 10 beuc-
mt or had only seemed to benefit a little for
short time Extract Of malt whiskey
ana various preparations Of tie liypophos.
phltes had also been faithfully tried in vain
lEc photographs OF large number of
those cured OF consumption bronchitis
lingering coughs asthma chronic nasal
catatih and kindred maldics. have been
skilIiullv reproduced in book Of 100
pages which Will be mailed TO YOU on re-
ceipt Of address and six cents in stamps
Address for Book, Worlds Di~pensary
Medical Association Buffalo n. "
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WORKBENCH AND TOOL CLOSET.

Tho ordinary workbench is too
often litter of tools, shavings, bits
of wood, nails, screws and other
articles, affording no little incon-
venience whenever it is desired to use
the bench, says the American Agri-
culturist. Tools are thus frequently
lost, and many of them made dull by
contact with each other, and with
nails and other hard substances. There
Is frequent rusting also when the
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
BRoIIFD TOMATOES.

Cut the slices lengthwise and rather
thick. Lay them on gridiron over
rather slow fire. Spread some melted
butter over the slices with brush.
AS soon as the under side is broiled
turn each slice over and spread with
butter. When done, dish, salt and
serve hot. A little butter may DO
added when dished, according to taste.
Boston Cultivator.
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cAuF's HEAD DRESSED AS rrnnAp1y.


Have the head split open and
thoroughly cleaned. Put into stew
pan with just water enough to cover
1t, and six or eight SIN I'll onions. Let
1T cook until quite tender. Take up
the head and cut it into pieces as you
would terrapin. Put one-fourth OF
n pound of butter in frying pan and
stir into it one teaspoonful of flour,
stir until it browns, then add three
onions chopped fine, cayenne and
black pepper, salt, little sweet mar
joram and little of the water in
which the head WAS boiled. Iato this
gravy put the pieces OF meat. Boil
SIX or eight eggs hrrI, chop them fine
and mix all through the gravy. Gar
nish with forcemeat balls, made of
veal or cold turkey, and little OF the
brains mixed. Season rs usual Roll
into balls, fryin boiling fat and dram.
Make the rest OF the brains into brain
cakes, seasoning with salt and pep.
per.-Boston Cultivator.
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y "scismonctograph' record at the
College of Rome shows that the undu-
lations from the great japanese earth
quakcs were continued distance of
about 5000 miles.
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Splendid business opportunities are offered
men and women of the highest and best char
actcr To represent Is. +. johnson Il Co. OF
Richmond, Va. No capital needed. Even
spare time may bc used TO good advantage. IN
will be worth your while to write To them
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or preventing the grippe, colds, headaches,
and fevers is TO Use the liquid laxative rem
edy, syrup OF Figs, whenever the system
needs gentle, yet effective cleansing TO
be benefited one must get the true remedy
manufactured by the California Fig syrup
20. only. For sale by al dru gis ; in JOt.
and II bottles
Have nothing to 10 withthc hing that bad
nrn are in favor o..
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The temperature Of the earth advances
ono degree for every fifty one feet Of
descent.
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have found Piao'- euro for CONSUMPTION
an unialimg medicine r r.. LORI. 1905
Scott ST., Covington. Ky, oct. /. 1894
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Nobo iy will use other peoples experience,
nor has any OF his own TIL it IS too late to
use it,
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Of prevention j. worth a pound OF cure" RI
pans IabulcS do not weigh an ounce but they
coaintn many pounds OF good. one t1bul.
gives relief Try for Yourself the next time
you have headache or bilious attack.
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Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
tccthinR, softcns the gums, reduces inhammR-
ton. allays pain. cures wind collie. Sc. bottle
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cUANIrrF or MANURE THAT MAY BE USED.
The quantity of manure used on
the land is regulated generally by the
supply OF it. The quantity that may
be usefully applied has never yet been
discovered, for market gardeners who
have made use of ms much rs 100 tons
TO tho acre have thought that they
might proftGbly have used still more,
md some have even used ton of
fertilizer on an acre in addition to
the manure. A great deal depends on
the method OF cultivation, for it is
this that enables plants to make use
of more food. 1t lisa common thing
for persons who try to grow prize
vegetables TO plant the seeds in actual
beds of manure, and the mammoth
FQurshes and cabbagcs shown are
grown in this way, and by the. help
of liquid manure as well. Thus it
cannot he said that the ultimate
quantity of manure that may be
profitNbly applied has ever been
settled by experience. New York
Times.
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karls Glover Root. the great blood purifier,
gives freshness and clearness to the complex
ion and cures constipation. 70 cts, 10 cts. 81
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Difficulties strengthen the mind, "a labor
does the body.
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Heart disease that is, tho fatal
variety-is most common in England.
aud is almost unknown in Mexico,
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AGRICULTURAL
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
no FARM AND GARDEN.
DOCKING POS TAILS.

Tho pigs tail is too small to be
Of much service to it in keeping of
flies. Nor is the tail good for any
thing 20 whoever cuts it of. Most
old farmers, however, dock their pigs
when they are eight to ten weeks old,
thinking that the animal thrives
better for it. The story is that one
old farmer remarked that it cost an
extra bushel of corn to maintain the
growth of the pigs tail, and at last
1t wasn't worth anything for any pur-
pose. Boston Cultivator.
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But yet is as n inilcr, TO bring forth some
monstrous malcfactor
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Looking for trouble is ono way to make it
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The Mn-I Pleasant NXnv

No man ia good who behaves himself sim.
ply because he has to.
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II. hilmer's SWAMI Roor cures
al Kidney and Bladder troubles
Pamphlet and Consultation frce
Laboratory BinGhamton, NY
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Fear is moro painful 10 cowardice than
death TO true courage.
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lfaillictcd with sore eyes use DIR. Isaac Thomp-
sons e. e-water. Druggists soil at s5c per bottle
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Reason is the life Of law.