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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-11-05
The Indian lrny.

The newspapers commented on the
S1,0OO.OOO wedding Of granddaughter
Of William ii. Vanderbilt recently held
I'm Connecticut as an example of costly
wedding ceremonies. In fact. IL was an
unusually costly affair for enlightened
America. But imagine, If you can, Il
contrast between that and a recent one
in India told of In n letter written to.
the Franklinville On. " Chronicle by
Mrs. Clara Swain, n cousin of William
Smith of that village. who is now resid-
ing in Rajputana, one Of the states In
northern India.
The bride was the 12-ycar-old daugh-
ter of the king or rather the governor
Of that state, the capital city being
Khetri Her bridal party consisted or
900 persons, 300 camels, 9 elephants.
800 horses and 30 pairs of bullocks nv
teams. The father of the bride invited
n few of his immediate friends, who.
came to the number OF 1907.
The groom was 10 years OF age. He
was accompanied to the ceremony by
party comprising 1,071 horses, 1891
camels, II elephants and IS teams or
bullocks, and friends innumerable.
All of these people and animals were
kept for more than n week at the eX-
pense OF the state.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
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ing fruit.

The Cornell station says that the in
sect can probably be kept in check by
Paris green, if used Mt the rate of one
pound to two hundred gallons of water.
The first application, which may be
effectively combined with the Bor-
deauX mixture for the apple-scab fun
gus, should be made as soon as the lit
tie cases arc seen on the opening buds.
second, and perhaps n third, appli-
cation may be necessary at intervals
of from four to seven days on bally
infested trees. These sprayings will
also check the bul-moth it has been
also found in Canada that kerosene
emulsion spray applied ut the same
time rs directed for Paris green is n
still more effective check upon the
cnse-bearer, and will probably be 50
on the budmoth. In pear orchards
this insect and the psylla can be
checked by n spray of the same emul-
sion when the leaves are opening. 1t
should be remembered that fruit tree
ought never to be sprayed when in
blossom, and that success in any case
will depend almost entirely upon the
thoroughness with which the work is
done.
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TRUNKS LIKE nnEssrRs-

A new trunk that is finding favor
with many women who dislike the lift
ing OF heavy trays or the turning of
tue contents of carefully packed
trunk topsy-turvy In order to reach
something placed in the middle or bot
tom OF 1T is constructed like dresser.
with the trays like so many drawers
that can be drawn out as easily as the
drawers of we'll made bun eau. 1t has
not the appearance of "A piece of bed.
room furniture, however, when closed.
rs the lid forms part of the side of the
trunk, locking near the bottom.
These trunks are very strong and
light, being clamped with iron and
made of cellulose fiber, with the wood
work three-ply veneer. The drawers
run on metal slides. st. Louis Star
Sayings.
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TENDER and do not begin again until
about !he middle of April. having
passed the winter attached to the
twigs of the tree. After feeding n
while they make u second and larger
case, shaped like diminutive cigar,
aud from which they Gun stretch forth
the forward part of tho body and,
eating circular hole large enough to
admit the body, commence to eat out
the substance of the leaves, leavin 4;
the lower and upper skins intact. 1t
sill retains It's cigar-shaped home and
retires into it when at rest or dis
turbed. In June they cease to feed,
fasten themselves to the leaf and in n
short time enter the chrysalis stage,
from which the moths issue.
These ciSarlike objects can be seen
moving over the leaf of plant, al .
though scarcely more than one-iifth
OF an inch in length, aud when dis
turbed the little creatures retreat into
them. The first Indication of the in
sects presence occurs on the swelling
buds of apple, pear or plum trees.
Two or three have often been seen on
IA single bud busily ut work eating
holes into them no larger than a pin.
The work on the expanded foliage is
seen in skeietonized dead areas, which
have near their centres clean Gu /
round hole through one skin, usually
on the under side OF the leaf. The
caterplllars also often attack the grow.
ing fruit.
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THE TIIIAIBLE.

thlmble was originally thumb
bell, because it was worn on tbo
thumb, rs sailors still wear their Thin
b!es. 1t is n Dutch invention. and IN
1881, IN Amsterdam, the bicenteunial
OF the thimble was celebrated with n
great deal of formality. This very
valuable addition to my lady's work
basket was first made by II goldsmith
named Nicholas van Benschoten. the
ancestor of the American family of
Van Benschotens. And it may further
Interest Colonial Danes to know that
the first thimble ma lie was presented
IN 1851 to Anna van Wedv, the second
wilo Of kiliucn van Rensselaer,. the
purchaser of Reusselaerwyck, and the
first PtirooD. Madam van Rensselaer, 8
memory was duly honored in Holland
ON the OCCASION of the thimblo bicen-
teuniul.
In presenting his useful gift Van
Bcnschoten begged Madam van Rens-
sclaer $50 accept this new COVERING
Tor the protection of her diligent i'm
gers as token of his esteem"
1t was not until 1875, Just two hun
ircd years ago, that the thimble wns
introduced into England by n Hol-
lander named John Lofting. who
opened II thimble manufactory Mt Is.
llngton. -Harpcr's Buzur.
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They Favor Home Industries.

The women OF Tacoma, Wash. are
engaged in a very active crusade in IA
Sor of "home industries" They have
Formed a league whose members pledge
themselves To give preference to arti-
Giles manufactured in Tacoma or pro.
duced in the State. and To labor to
bring others To their principles.
The women are working in the mat
ter with an astonishing vigor, and have
succeeded in booming the local trade
to notable extent. One feature Of
the crusade is badge worn by mem
bers of the Home Industry League;
and another Is the printing of a list
of home manufactured articles, which
is supplied to every household in the
town
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WV nn.rrAnn rr.r

y comparatively new pest of fruit
trees is the insect called tho cigar-ctsc
bearer, which last ycur probably
ranked next to the bud-moth i'm New
York dcsiructiycness Owing To- IT..
small size and peculiar habits, the i'm.
sect iu any stage will borarely noticed
by fruit grower, and yet tho second
one OF the curious suits or cases which
the little caterpillar wears is con.
-picuous enough TO reveal it's presence
to tho casual observer. It appears n.
% moth from about the middle of june
until about the middle of July. and
lays ITS eggs ON tho leaves of fruit
trees. Aftcr q couple of weeks these
hatch 10 minute catcrpillars, which at
once cat through tho skin of the lenl
and mine in the tissue, leaving tiny
transparent line behind them. After
q couple Of weeks or moro they cul
small bits out OF the leaves and roll
them into minute tubes or cases within
which they pass tho winter. They
cease to feed about the middle of Sop.
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For CarcIc.. Travellers

Some men with valuable unused rail-
way tickets ON their hands sell them TO
scalpers, while others go to the rail-
way company that Issued them and OBJ
tain their value IN money. Most men.
however. do neither and accept the loss
when the ticket Is worth less than a
dollar. Indeed, many men do not real
lie, says the New York sun. that rail
way companies stand ready To redeem
Unused tickets even of small value. so
that the companies must be richer by
many thousands OF dollars per year by
reason of this neglect or ignorance.
Every railway ticket bears the name
OF the general passenger agent of the
road issuing the same. 1t is n simple
matter 10 inclOSe the ticket with n letter
directed to the general passenger agent
asking him 10 refund the money paid
ana explaining the reason why the tick
et is left unused In the hands of the
purchaser. 1t is courteous To inclose n
stamped envelope in which the money
may be returned.
When all these things have been done
the company usually acknowledges the
receipt of the ticket holders communi.
cation and promptly investigates the
matter The investigation consists in
the proper Identification of the ticket
and a little bookkeeping to set all right
In the account. Then the purchase
receives from the company II check for
the amount due, along with letter re-
guessing acknowledgment on the par,
of the recipient. That closes the trans
action, and there is no material loss Oh
either side
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TO PUT NEW LACE ON ON s,r,

To brighten up the silk waist which
was bought in the spring and is now,
perhaps, a trihe the worse for wear,
there Is nothing more dainty than the
plated pastron of nainsook or fine
muslin. Sets consisting of soft
turned-down collar, cuffs and plated
or irilled plastron are selling in the
shops. Take n glimpse of them, and
then make these airy nothings mt
home. If the silk waist is made with
n box plat down the front cover it
with plastron which fastens under
the collar ut the neck and under the
belt at the waist line. 1t is extremely
dainty and fresh looking if made of
sheer white lawn plated and edged at
each side with wee frill of fine white
French lace. When this is worn the
collar and cuffs must be made to
match. Over n dark blue silk waist n
plastron of grass linen is effective. 1t
may he edged with grass linen en-
broidery. For evening wear lace
plastron transforms IA silk waist which
has seen much service into "A thing of
beauty.
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EARLY ruowrNG FOR WINTER WHEAT.

EARLY Flowing FOR WINTER WHEAT.
Most winter wheat now is sown after
some spring grain, rs the price oil
wheat has for years been too low to
warrant keeping the land in use two
years for one crop. But the earlier
the land car be plowed after the
spring grain is oil the better will he
its condition for fall seeding. The
barley crop ripcns in July, and some
times so early that it can be got of
aud the ground plowed before the
month closes. That leaves six TO seven
weeks for surface cultivation and com
pacting the seed bed be ore wheat
sowing time. After the blowing every
light shower sinks into tie mellow
soil and is retained by it. 50 long Ms
the land is unplowcd the rains do lit
tie good, rs the water remains near
the surface AID is soon evaporated.
The longer after harvest the plowiny
is delayed the harder Will the plowing
be. The weeds which always spring
up among grain suck the moisture
from the soil after harvest, and max e
it very hard to pillow. Boston Guilt
vator.
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Foreign Residents of New York

The following incident of New York
life shows how badly our population is
mixed: IAN Italian sent an American
lad to Chinaman for his laundry. The
American gave the Chinaman 5O-cent
piece. John bit on it and said: 'Coun-
terfeit; you gettce in trouble; me kcepc.
and put 1t in his pocket. The Italian
then called and started to give the Chin
aman beating. Greek left his oys-
Ger stand to act as pcaccmaker. The
Italian drew razor and the Greek
Ghied n bottle Of cayenne pepper at
fim, which struck Hebrew. A negro
who was passing shouted and an Irish
man in the uniform of n policeman ar
rested the fighting congress of nations.
which was presided over by Dutch
police justice"
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SECRETS OF TIE VEIL.

The strongest defense n woman has,
be she distinctly pretty or fascinat.
ingly plain. is her veil. Ever since
the world began she has been wearing
some sort of tissue face covering, thick
or thin, large or small in this day
and generation refined down to II
mere gauze face mask, yet likely to re.
matt the dearest and most important
possession in her wardrobe till the
millennium arrives, SO says writer
In the Boston Globe.
1t Is n barrier between herself and
prylng eyes, through which very little
can be read by the uninitiated gaze !;
pnt nothing can escape her keen
glance.
OF course, wells are not hygienic
any woman will admit that but they
are necessary, and if You want to
know how youthful wom.,l believes
she looks, notice what sort of "A net
she uses.
In the language of wells, only fresh
faced girls can afford to wear the
plain, tilmy, undotted tullo that for
comfort is the one to be preferred
yet, on any but tender, penchv
young face, it seems to curiously fetch
shadows that look terribly like
wrinkles; consequently, when wo-
man sees IN her handglnss that her
ephemeral girlishness of complexion
Is slipping from her she begins to buy
dotted nets.
At first the tulle is very fine and the
dots far apart. That's the sort of n
veil woman affects on the days whcu
she looks her best, discreetly resort
ing to very closely speckled affair on
other days, when her checks lacks their
accustomed color; or there are PLAIN
tive blue shadows under her eyes.
10 and from the dentist she is like
ly to adopt veil with deep lace ell ge
that hides the poor, suffering mouth,
and makes the eyes all the brighter,
for the lower face is thrown in soft
eclipse.
Besides these is the sunburn and
ireckle veil of silk tissue, white and
brown or dark blue, literally peppered
with wee dots, behind which the most
doubtfully pretty face takes on n sort
of mysterious charm.
But outside this given list there arc
wells that particularly become certain
faces. as the milliners have discovered.
who drop II blue, check woven gauzc
over the fnce of blue-eyed, retrousse-
nosel little person, who is trembling
on the verge OF indulgence in her third
or fourth spring hat.
That veil clinches the bargain, and n
sallow, brown-eyed girl buys Il wide,
black straw because the artful sales
woman flung over the front IL breadth
OF the new, very smart, gray tuxedo
net, bearing ut short intervals biz erav
velvet spots.
The ere ed of the milliner runs TINT
almost more on the veil than on the
hat depends the becominguess of ones
headgenr.
1t Is n little New York maker of ir
resistible bonnets that has taught
Fifth avenue women the true co1ue-
tries of the veil. That the charm of it
lies IN its exceeding freshness no veil
should be worn more than six or al yht
times; that it should be adjusted with
most exquisite neatncss and care.
tucked III bit of knot Just under
the bonnets back, without any pin.
ming, aud drawn smooth and close
over the features, and when not in use
rolled and pinned in IL satin envelopo
case, perfumed ever so family with
Orrls. She has not failed in findiny
apt pupils.
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Go, the Mother out of the wav.

In Frankfort-on-thcM a young
woman OF Is fell In love with one of her
neighbors, but the mother of the young
man offered stout resistance TO their
union. Then the young lady denounced
her intended mothcrin-law for speak.
sg disrespectfully of Emperor William.
Treading on imperial toes is dangerous
I'm Germany, SO the old lady was arrest
ed, and pending her trial the young man
and the Young woman got married.
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DvspepsIa. Insomnia.

From tie Herald, Baltimore, M
Mr. Isaac Hamburger IS well-known
cigar manufacturer aud ,bacco dealer AZ
1425 T.. Baltimore street, Is iltimore, NJ. Ho
is a hale. robust man now, but "a few mouths
ago he thought he was about to become
living skeleton IL not a dead man. He now
weighs about 200 pounds and steps about his
factory rs actively as do his ''s,ripper' boys.
Hts present condition Is due TO the use OF
DIR. Williams Pink Pills. which he considens
the best medicine in the world for dyspep-
STA, loss of appetite, indigestion aud inson-
mia. When Herald reporter recently called
on Mr.. Hamburger he came jauntily in the
store from his factory and in speaking OF
the pills, said; Eyes. l have used DIR. WILL
Jams Pink Pills and can chechgilly recon-
mend them. Some months since. he con-
tinued, lowing TO confinement 10 business.
had an attack OF dyspepsia accompanied by
terrible and almost inccssant heart burn and
torpid liver. / tried doctors and many reNl-
edies that friends advised me to take. but
found no relief until Iheari of and used DIR.
Williams Pink Pills. L secured five boxes
and began to improve perccptibly after TAX
ing few doses, and when the Ave boxes
were gone was completely cured. III you
had seen me when was sick and compared
my condition then with what II IL now you
would Join me in a song of praise of the mar
velous merits OF Pink PILE. l am living
monument TO their efficacy in curing tho
inaadies from which suffered. weigh now
nearly 200 pounds. sleep WELL eat heartily
and digest my food without any inconveni-
cnce and sleep rs well as / did when u boy
after II romp before bed time. 1 unhesitat-
ingly and with confidence in their curative
and invigoratinS qualities recommend the
Pink Pills TO all sufferers and should BE- so
unfortunate as to he sick again L shall get
another supply" a
DR. Williams Pink Pills contain In a con-
densed form, all the elements necessary to
give new life and richness To the blood and
restore shattered nerves. They are also "A
| specific for troubles peculiar to females.
such As suppressons, Irregularities and all
| forms Of weakness. They build up the blood
and rcst ore the glow of health To- pale aud
/ sallow cheeks. In men they effect radical
! cure In all cases arising from mental worry,
/ overwork or CNcesscs OF whatever nature
! Pink Pills are sold i'm boxes (never in loose
bulk AT 30 cents a box or six boxes for 81 So
I and may Ice had of all druggists, or direct by
mail from DIR. Williams Medicine Company
/ Schenectady, n. Y.
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INGENUITY OF wn,1rr

n pamphlet recently published bv
the United States Patent Office otves n
list OF patents issued to women bv the
Government. The pamphlet is SIM
Elementary to those heretofore pub.
llshcd and brings the list of sue h issues
up to March l last
The Office was established in 1870
and the first patent issued to n woman
was IN 1909 TO Mary Kies for n method
OF weaving straw with silk or thread
DIX years later one was issued to NTorv
brush FOR corset. It was not until
1870 that more than ono patent per
year was issued to women. I'm 1860
only fourteen patents were issued to
women, that being the largest in apv
year up TO that time. The war. how.
ever developed the inventive genius
OF women aud the annual number of
patents issued TO them increased ran.
IDLY. Many OF thcm were for invcn-
tions for either fighting or NURSING
devices. Tho annual Issue increased
steadily year by year. In 1870 It was
sixty, in 1850 over nincty-two. i'm 1890
over 200 and in 1898 over 300.
From 1909 to 1883 women's jnvep-
tons averaged thirty year; from
1858 to 1892, $50 year, and since
lSy2, ESQ year. The pamphlet gives
n classification of womcn's inventions
This shows that wearing apparel lends
tho list with 100 different patents in
thirty months. Then come COOKING
utensils with 100 inventions, furniture
with hfty-fve, heating and washing
or cleaning apparatus with forty odd
each, sewing and spinning devices
and building apparatus with about
thirty each, educational medical ap
pagstus toyg and trunks about twenty
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each. Other lines in which women
have tried their inventive faculties
are baby carriages. barrel and bicycle
attachments, printing aud bottling
apparatus, boxes and baskets, clocks.
flowers, horseshoes, motors, musical
instruments, plumbing and preserving
devices, screens, stationery. theG'.Ioai
apparatus, toilet articles and type
writer attachments.
Very few of the patents issued to
women were for entirely new crea.
tions. Excluding those especially
concerning women's work, nearly all
the other patents were for attach
ments to some previously existing de-
vice.
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Recent complaints from abroad of
the shipping of sheep Affected with
scab :ervc to emphasize the necessity
for dipping sheep. The Australian
sulphur and lime dip is made as fol-
lows; Take of flowers of sulphur 100
pounds, quicklime $50 pounds, water
100 gallons. Nix and stir, while boil.
ing, for ten minutes, until the mix
ture assumes bright red color, then
add three gallons OF water Hold the
sheep in the mixture until the scabs
are thoroughly soaked. Immerse the
head Mt least once. Use the dip Mt 100
to ITO degrees. This is probably the
cheapest dip, but the lime is apt TO
lnjure the staple.
Another good dip for sheep may be
made by stepping four pounds OF TO-
bacco stems in twenty gallons of water,
at boiling heat; to this add, by stir
ring, one pound of flour sulphur. Dip
with the liquid at about 12O degrees.
meanwhile stirring the mixture. Care
must be taken to keep the liquid out
OF the eyes, nose and mouth of the
sheep, as 1T is apt to make them sick
Tor short time, but without anv
permanent bad effects. Old sheen
should be dipped just after shearing.
and ms the ticks will be apt to find
their way to the unshorn lambs, they.
too, should be subjected to an INNER
sion. The old ones should be dipped
again III the fall.-New York World.
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Effect OF Heat on the Eyes.

The fact appears that there is n very
marked difference in the way tcmpera-
ture is borne by the eyes when 1t is
below 1000 degrees Fahrenheit and
when above that heat. Up TO such n
degree man can look at the metal in
furnace with comparative ease, but
before it reaches 1900 degrees he is
compelled to wear colored glasses.
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AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
CRIMSON CLOVER.

Sow crimson clover, ten pounds oi
seed per acre, ut the last cultivating
OF corn, tobacco and other hoed crops.
1t will make n fine catch, and can he
cut carly next summer or plowed un-
der us green crop. Crimson clover
is great gatherer Of nitrogen from
the air, and therefore great aid to
cheap manure. 1t won't cost much to
give this plant n trial.-Amerlcan
Agriculturiht.
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\ Pencil Sharpener.

A bright boy in the wholesale dry
goods district of New York hasa long
list of customers whose pencils he keep,
sharpencd and who also patronize him
for new pencils. He huS patent sharp
encr and goes from store To store and
office To office, and he makes between
81 and 81 week, working four or five
hours a t1V
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be traced by the lines in the woman's face.
Dull eyes, the sallow or wrinklcd face and
those ~ feelings of weakness" have their
rise i'll the arrangements and irrcgularitics
peculiar to women. The functional dc
rangcments painful disorders, and chronic
weaknesses of women, can be cured with
Dr. PictCe,s Favorite Prescription For the
young girl just entering w0inanlood for
the mother and those about TO become
mothers and later i'll the change # life 3"
the - Prescription " is just what they need
II aids nature in preparing tn system for
these events It's medicine prescribed
for thirty years, by Dr. X " Pierce. chief
consulting physician TO the Invalids' Hotel
and Surgical Institute, at Buffalo. n. Y