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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-08
THE AFRICAN DUTCH GIRL.

Cobus, the Hottentot, has brought
nm iron bucket from the wagon, and
at the margin of the we'll he fills it
with water for the meisje, who already
Inns soap, n towel and comb. TAX
ing off her sun bonnet, she washes her
face and hands; then, unfettering her
stout plat of fair brown hair, she
leans forward, and using the calm sur
lace OF the water as mirror, she
combs out the Somewhat tangled locks.
Again the brown hair is coiled in,o n
neat plat, drawn tightly from her
temples, aud her toilet is completed.
AS she ties OH her sun bonnet again
the Boer comes up, pats her broad
back and looks admiringly at the now
refreshed face.
Two hundred years of South Africa
have little altered the old Batav ian
type. The eyes are blue. but of small
brllliancy, the cheeks too broad and
flat for English taste, and the young
figure is already stilr, waistless and
heavy. Yet in this far-off back coun-
try women folk are scarce and in much
request, and already, Mt eighteen,
Anna StuurmHnn has found mate.
Next to her brothers wagon there
stands the wagon of her betrothed-
Cornells Hopper, who is just now
away in the grass plains n little to the
north, shooting springboks with the
younger Stuurmans.
This wagon is newly repaired, smart
and gaily painted, and is destined in
another month or two, after the Aocks
have been recruited in the Bushmnn-
land Trekyledt to become the home
OF the Boer maiden. The combined
families are to trek to Cnlvina village.
wherc the marriage will take place,
and thcnccforth Anna becomes mis-
treSs OF her own man ard wagon. -
BidckwOod's Magazine.
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heart of the stack and spoil it COM
pletcly. To avoid packing the edges
so much that they will not settle sut-
tciently the stacker should stand as
near the middle as possible. The most
careful attention must be paid to the
hay and grain in the outside courses
With sheaves of grain that side which
was toward the outside OF the shock
should be placed underneath on the
edge OF the stack, SO that the rain will
be she'd by the slant of the butt
Hay may he kept either in round
stacks or IN long ricks; the latter are
generally the easier cured and the
more convenient. The rick may be
built section at time, good
length for each section being about
the length of load OF hay. by this
method the bulk of the rick il not left
open to sudden rains, the short, untin-
lshed section being more quickly
rounded mp. Before joining on each
new section, part of the closed stack
top should be forked down the end
which was purposely left rough for
more easy extension, or, in good
weather, the upper part of the next to
the last section may be left untopped
until the last section is built up. Thus
the sections will be closely joined or
ieltcd together.
In threatening weather the middle
OF stack should always be kept very
full SO that it can be roughly topped
out mt moments warning of the
coming shower. The stacking may go
on again rs soon as the field hay is
dry enough TO keep, if the wet top of
the stack be tossed to the ground to
dry, or he carried to the ridge of
partially settled stack to shapen up
its crest The top of n haystack
should he tramped until it is thor
oughly packed md finished TO sharp
ridge or point with long, flexible
hay. The ridge may be weighted with
II heavy pole, but it is usually best to
employ light pole, and weight the
top OF the stack with Irvine hangers,
held down by stones or sticks. After
each autumn storm the stack should
he retopped and the side ralled down.
Hay thus treated will cure and keep as
well rs i'll the barn, and may be fed in
racks to stock, or hauled to tho
stables, cutting oil only short sec
ton Mt n time. 4 grain stack is best
topped with the cap-sheaves, laying
them aside from the last few loads. -
New York Independent.
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WlDlw, Alnrny1Sn.

An authority says willows should
wear crape-covcrcj dresses aud n
widows cap year aud day i'm the
English fashion. The MOURNING
period for widows lasts two years. and
ia half of the second year tho Henri
cttH cloth and ercnnlue gowns should
be- worn simply trimmed with Grape.
The first dross cannot bo nude too
severe in lyle, yet it follows the pres.
cnt fashions very nearly. Box plcnts
al Grape, wide double bo1-plcqt
down tho front md blck, arc su0i
cent trimming i'm tho second year. A
yoke Of Grape and u drapod or folded
collar and belt aro also excellent
trimmings For tall women deem
Told Of Grape around the foot of tho
SKIRT rs % border is becoming, as ID
shortens the apparent height Smaller
and shorter women have ~ marrow fold
OF Grape down each seam cf the vol.
luminous skirt, or else broad panel
OF Grape down each side breadth.
Three milliner's folds of Grape around
the foot of the skirt are also liked.
A feature of mourning dress worn
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-08
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

good shepherd Is careful to count
his flock every time he sees it.
In the frozen winters of the North
green hemlock boughs are n good YER
mifuge for sheep.
Sheep are the greatest weed de-
stroyers in the world. They are very
fond of n change of diet, and will
hunt out weeds for this purpose.
Remember that young lamb stewed
and green peas go we'll together; then
push the former along with grain
feed to be in readiness for the latter.
Grain fed to sucking lambs designed
for the butcher at an early day pays
Mt the rate of 81 n bushel for corn
anywhere in the Eastern and Middle
States.
Cross-breoding of cattle and sheep
is tolerable, and is largely practiced,
because, though the progeny may be
lacking III trueness to type and may
he very rough specimens, the meat
value is always u considerable asset.
\ mIslit in horse breeding is however,
an absolute loss.
Good clover hay contains moro
perfect food ration than anything
else grown. Less corn, less wheat,
less cotton and more clover is reform
many an American farmer may well
decide upon for the coming year TO
the decided advantage both Of his
stock anu his land.
There is always one excellent sub.
stitute for clover or timothy hay
when the crop is short, and that IL
millet. 1t is seldom that millet fails,
and it yields u large supply on rich
land Being n summer crop, it grows
rapidly and destroys weeds by crowd.
ing them and Keeping the land shaded.
The majority of farmers should de-
pend upon raising their own dairy
stocs. This should be done more
chcaply than COWS could be bought,
especially Mt the present time. And
the advantage IS that the hcifers can
be raised in proper manner and
adapted to the farm, which could not
come from frequent changes in own
ership.
1t is great gain that heifers are usu.
nlly rs good Mt two years old as they
formerly were at three. To reach this
they must he we'll cared for from tho
first; kept healthy and growing; fed
such things as will foster growth OF
bone and muscle, rather than fat, re.
membering that milk is the natural
food for the young calf. They should
be mixers at two.
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SOWING TURNIPS.

There are few crops grown that re-
quire as little work rs turnips and in
favorable season there are few crops
that yield ms well. While in what
may be termed fair season they re-
quire but comparatively short sea-
son for growth, yet taking one year
with another the better plan Is to SOW
reasonably early. From the middle
to the latter part of July is good
time to SOW, the exact time being
largely determined by the season and
the condition of the soil.
One item is essential and that is to
have the soil prepared i'll fine filth
IN order to first secure good germi-
nation of the seed and then good
start of The plants to grow.
The soil should be reasonably rich
new ground is best when it can be Sc
cured readily, but old ground can be
used II 1T has been MANFRED with rotted
manure thoroughly incorporated with
the soil. Too coarse fresh manure is
always Objectionable with this crop.
PlOw well and harrow until the soil
Is in n fine filth The seeds IRE so
small that to SOW on rough, cloldy or
illy-prepared land is to- lose n consid-
cradle portion of them. Generally
rather low moist ground will give bet
ter results in every way than high
drIer land.
At this time when it can be done,
it will be best to SOW just after rain
in order to secure n goo germination
of the seed. Use plenty of seed and
SOW ms evenly as possible. A very
good plan is to mix the seed with clean
wood ashes and then SOW, as 10y this
plan there is less danger Of getting
them too thick.
One of the best varieties is the old
standard purple top strap lenvcd. The
white egg, and also the yellow globe,
are good varieties. They make "a good
feed for sheep or cattle so That all
that cannot he marketed to good nd.
vantage can always he fed TO the stock
with benefit, and there is very little
danger of growing too many. -Farm,
Field and Firesidc.
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only by widows is the turned.over
collar and cuffs of white organdie or
other transparent white lawn, which
they wear on all occasions during their
use of Grape. These are about two
inches and half wide, with an inch
wide hem turned up on the outside.
The widows bonnet is merely a
foundation for holding the veil. 1t is
frame fitted to tho head quite
closely, and neatly covered with Grape.
The use of the white crimped puff
called the widows ruche is IA matter
of personal choice; it is adopted or
discarded by young or elderly women
alike. The veil of English Grape is
about three yards long, hanging be.
low the knees in front and perhaps IA
triiie shorter In the back. The hens
are third of a yard deep. 1t requires
skilful mIlliner to arrange it prop
erly on the small frame of the bonnet.
Tho strings are of black gros grain
ribbon. -Harpcr's Bazaar.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-08
Politics IN 0ERMANY.

"Dic Frauenbewegung" is rapidly
gaining ground in Germany. The
haus-frau is laying aside her knitting
needles and taking up her pen to write
her name upon the petitions which
are rolling in upon the Reichstug ask
ing that women be allowed to form
themselves into political bodies. They
are now permitted to make speeches,
and, 1T is said, TINT in addition to the
industrial class which has long desired
suffrage, women of n higher rank and
station are giving the movement much
encouragement.
Women in Germany seem to have
done less talking than their American
sisters, but they have not been nap
ping, for they evidently have out
stripped the women of other lands in
throwing off the burdens of homework
10y patronizing the public washhouses
and kitchens. They seem to do this,
too, without getting little Johann's
knickerbockers on die kleine Marie or
putting their thumbs over the plums
IN their nelghher's pie, ms might be
expected of an 'emancipirte frau.
Baroness Won Gibycki is one of the
most prominent women sulfrngists of
Germany. She is journalist and is
Joint editor with Frau Cnuer of II wo-
mans paper devoted to suffrage. Ac-
cording to writer in the Queen, she
is tall, fair and stately, possesses great
literary ability and originality of
thought. She is as good, MS wise and
rs modest as she is attractive. New
York Press.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-08
ROT IN TOMATOES.

The rot of tomatoes is due to fun
gas which grows in the whole plant
and natures in the fruit. 1t is rein
ted to the potato rot, and is to he
treated III the same way, by the Bor-
deaux mixture. The disease appears
first rs IA small spot o.: the blossom
end of the fruit, then spreads rapidly
all through 1t. 1t is prevented or ar
rested ms soon as it appears by spray
ing the liquid, made ms follows, on TO
the plants, leaves, and young fruit :
Dissolve four pounds of sulphate of
copper (bluestone) in five gallons of
water, and six pounds of lime i'm four
gallons OF water. Mix the two liquids
ana stir them well, then strain and
add forty gallons of water. A less
quantity may he made by proportion
ntely less material. This preparation
is used for preventing all kinds of
rusts and rots on all sorts of plants, ms
the black rot of the vine, the rust of
Strawberries, raspberries, ana black
berries, the potato rot, and the scab
rot OF apples. New York Times.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-08
PROVED A BOOMERANG JOKE
How Professor BIackie Once Fooled
with an English Reporter

Many good stories are being told
about the late Prof. Blackic. aud some
others will doubtless see the light. An
amusing episode occurred at the ban
quet which followed the laying OF the
foundation stone OF the Wallace monu-
ment on the Abbey Craig, near Stirling.
frof. Blackle was one OF the principal
speakers, and prepared set Grafton.
which was put in type from his manu-
script at the Scotsman office before
hand.
At that time there was more mystery
about these things than there Is nova
days. and II was not until RlackIe he
gan Ia speak that the late Thomas Paul.
chief reporter of the Scotsman. Inform
ell his colleagues ON the other papcrs
that he had proofs In his pocket with
which. 10y Prof. Blackic'S instructions.
lac would supply them. The grateful re-
porters ceased from their lahorS. but
were amazed To find Mr. Paul himself
taking hastily To his notebook aud
putting down every word as he slgnalcd
10 them that there was something
wrong.
ne Sc'Ttl WAS soon out Tor Irot.
Blackie made no secret of IT. He was
delivering an entirely different speech
from that which lie had written racy.
witty and entertaining. flashing with
jeuN d'esprit and glowing with patriotic
ardor-but having no more relation To
the speech supplied To the Scotsman
than the character of Queen Dido To the
causes of the potato famine I'm Ireland.
The professor pulled himself up from
time To time. saying. but this Is not the
speech meant To give. That does not
matter. You Will see my real speech
In the Scotsman tomorrow. ! gave II
TO the editor" This Joke. which re
CURED nj frequent intervals, until
BlaCkic at last sat down rs well pleas
ed with himself as his audience were
delighted with him. gave satisfaction
at the time all round.
Next morning II is possible Prof
Blackie laughed the wrong way. for Mr.
Paul reported the speech delivered. and
all its numerous Interruptions, with
Photographic accuracy. and 1t was
printed In parallel columns with the
more elaborate written essay. which
was by comparison Stir and dull.
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Rain is the arch enemy Of stacks of
hay or grain, and the chief min of q
skiliiul stack builder is TO secure au
outer coating which will carry of
moisture even when the stack has set
tied. TO keep the shed wntcr from
rotting the bottom OF tho stack n
foundation may be made of rails or
poles, laid side by side aud supported
upon larger cross timbcrs. Start the
base narrow about eight feet wide
for hay and ten feet wide for grain
making the sides spread about two.
thirds ms much as is finally desired, so
that they will have the proper bulge
after settling and slipping outward.
Much skill is required SO TO shape the
bulge that the stack will be Mt the
same time waterproof and symmetri.
cal.
The centre of the stack holds the
most weight and will settle most. 80 il
should be kept we'll trampcd for hay
and full and high for grain. II this
most essential feature otn good stack
is not present, the settling of the mass
Will leave the stems on the edges slop.
ing inward and not outward, as they
ought TO slant Thus the rain would
follow the inward slope to the very
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-08
BURMESE GIRLS.

In every household the daughter
has her appointed work. In all but
the richer merchants houses the
daughters duty is to bring the water
from the we'll evening and morning.
1t IL the gossiping place of the village,
this we'll. and as the sun sets there
come running down all the girls of the
village. AS they fill their Jars they
lean over the curb and talk, and it Is
here that are told the latest news, the
latest Irritation, the latest marriage,
the little scandal of the place Very
few men come. Water carving is
not their duty, and there is proper
time and place for Irritation. SO the
girls have the we'll almost TO them
selves.
Almost every girl will weave. In
every house there will be loom,
where the girls weave their dresses
and those of their parent. And very
many girls will have stalls in the ba-
Ear, but of this | will speak later.
Other duties are the husking of the
rice and the making of cheroots. OF
course, in the rich err households there
will be servants to do nil this; but
even in them the daughter will fire.
quently weave, either for herself or
Tor her parents. Almost every girl
will do something, if it be only to
pass the time. -Blackwood' Magazine.
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Highest of all in Lcavenng Powcr-Lacs U. Report
R>!a!1!l! B BsklRs
ABSOLUTELY pUEE
IInd the Evidence.

Fannie Herring the once popular
emotional actress. is now ending her
career In Bowcry dime museum. To
day one Of those old men who wear
little bunch of whiskcrs on their chin,
md are ever on the lookout for some
thing connected with boyhood days on
the old farm. heard that Fannie was
still back of the footlights. He invest
ed n dime for old acquaintance sake.
and, although he had not seen the ac-
trcss since 1917. when she toured the
Maine circuit. hc recognized her. Then
he struck up conversation with one of
the attaches of the house and pulled
from the folds of greasy old pocket
book n photograph Of Fannie, on the
back of which were written the youth
destroying words Born June II. 1922"
When The actresses Of the present gen
GRAFTON pass around their pictures no
such nonsense accompanies them
Pittsburg Dispatch.
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NOTHING ELSE FOR BREAKFAST.
Assertion that General a. ]. Smith
Cooked Snakes Down in Arizona

hsHcrttou that General a. j. Smith
Cooked Snakes Down In Arizona.
a Srizzled old veteran, who has been
nanifcsty improving his mind. remark
ed yesterday: IL know who was telling
you that Georgia soldier story you
printed while ago. II must have been
General A. j. Smith, or somebody lie
told it to. l spotted it 10y the rattle
snake mention. Now, the story Of Gen
eral Smith and the rattlcsnallcs has
never been told. 1t wasn't until long
after the Mexican war that lie found
out how good snake meat was To eat
| and ut first he was just as prejudiccd
| against ii as you'd lie If you were Of
Tered one for the first time. 1t was like
this. / was along, and | know: They
had lot of trouble about that strip
OF land that We finally bought from
Mexico after the Guadaloupc treaty,
and y. j. SMITH think he was Il lieu
tenant thcn-waS sent down by the gov
eminent To see about it. He had Il par
~ OF about twenty-five dough boys, and
they was out of meat, and out of pretty
near everything else. 1t was i'm tho
bad lands of Arizona, and me and
couple Of other men was prospecting
through the country, eating what We
could catch, watching that the ApaChcs
didn't catch us, and laying up Of no
treasure save what we were storing in
heaven. we had caught about five
DIG ratueShakcS- the way YOU have 10
eaten raliesnahe Is to pin his head
GOWN win II iorkcd stick ana then
s'ahd on MN so he can't bite himself
WINE you KIN MN. We had the snakes
all Skull ana cooking over the fire with
couple OF tWIgS bent To carry the
| gravy dpWh INTO the skillet, ana stone
u Pohe baking the other side, when up
COMICS General smith. We had spot,
''u MN long ways of, but seeing he
was evident white man, we just put
announcer snake ON. ana added some
more corn meal ana said nothing.
smith ne lopcd up and says, Good
"ou, men, I'VE been smelling this sup
per Tor three miles; whatever have you
sot!
Phly just some snakes
smith was young officer just from
the r"int then, and he thought we were
long block hodios cr,iina 81 ,ha ra ,
" "',''9 '"''IHS III TIC H'dI
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basin, which is somewhat irregular,
calyx closed, some russell patches in
basin. In color when ripe it is yell
lowish green, pale copperIsh blush
on sunny side and fainter splashings
Of the same color, and sparsely marked
over the surfoce with minute dots.
Stem half inch, sometimes little
more in length, in basin Of average
size, rather deep and little irregular.
Sweet, good for family or market,
season January to March. The trees
are sNid to be excellent bearers.
American Agriculturist.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-08
TIE PLACKET. HOLE.

The placket-hole is feature in femi-
nine attire that is deserving of disci-
pline. You rarely ever see one that is
quite correct, and when you do you
wonder how it happened. There is
the belt, the skirt waistband and the
skirt band and placket-hole all fight
ing with each other to see which can
disrupt the union, if any union there
be. Fashion allows silver safety
pin, designed after modest and un-
suggestive pattern, and rs an cxpe-
diency this Is allowable to try to eff
feet reconciliation between these
contending forces in attire, but even
that sometimes fails. New York
World.
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NO ONE TO TELL THE TALE.
Origin of the Greatest known Ex'
pIosfou of lsunpoudcr

ploston of Gunpowdcr.
The greatest explosion OF gunpowder
the world has ever known took place
at the Du Points works on the 9TH OF
October, 1890. With their usual eau
tious policy the Du Points have never
stated just how great quantity of
powder exploded at this time, but 1t
Is certain that three magazines and
three mills In the upper yard were
blown up, one after another. and safe
estimate will put the quantity OF pew
der exploded at $50 tons. In this explo-
sion thirteen men and one woman were
Instantly killed. while twenty-five men
and nine women were injured, some
fatally
The explosion occurred little after
3 o'clock In the afternoon. 1t began in
the magazine for hexagonal powder.
the Kind used in large guns, and the
most dangerous being made not in
grains, but In reddish, six sided cakes
about an inch and Il half in diameter,
and an inch thick with hole running
through the center. These cakes look
like nothing SO much as the nuts on
wagon wheel. At the time OF the cX-
piosion cakes of powder were being
packed into large wooden boxes, lined
with tin, each box being about three
feet square. The tin Innings projected
above the tops of the boxes about two
Inches, and, when Il box was packed.
were folded down over tin cover fitted
closely upon the cakes of powder. IL
was the duty of one of the workmcn.
William Green, To solder these tin edges
down upon the tin cover, Il hot iron be
ing used for this purpose.
On the day I'm question what he fear
ed came to pass. A fellow workman.
William McGarvcy, was bringing him
the hot Irons from II charcoal bruzicr
about twenty-five yards distant. Green
stood Just ut the door of the open mag
nzinc, and all around him were uncov-
cred boxes filed with the hcXngonal
powder ready To he sealed and slowed
away There were also dozens OF boxes
that had been sealed. lust what hap
pened will never he known, for neither
Green nor McGarvcy were left to tell
the story, but the probability is one
OF the soldering irons was Il little too
hot and by touching particle of dirt
on the tin cover produced the deadly
spark.-McClurc's Magazine.