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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-11-19
TRAINING GIRLS FOR FARM WORK

An educational experiment that has
been watched with more than usual In
terest, is the girls" school of agri-
culture, in Minnesota, and now that it
Is pronounced demonstrated success,
1t is to be hoped that other States will.
rs soon as practical, establish similar
schools. Cooking, canning, sewing,
dairying, fruit and flower culture,
household chemistry and entomology
are branches of education taught, and
there can be no doubt that scientific
knowledge of how to do these things
in the best way, will, by tightening
the burdens OF the farmers wife, do
much toward making that most natural
of all lives more attractive to farmer $
daughters. Wumaukind.
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HOSPITAL roE n1cYcLEns.

There is an emergency hospital in
San Francisco for the benefit of bicycle
riders who are reckless or merely I'M
fortunate and come to grief through
the thickness OF their steel horses. The
physician in charge is of scientific
turn OF mind and has collected nj sorts
OF interesting statistics, according to
the Argonnut.
Ninety per cent. OF the men who are
Injured succeed in saving their faces I;
almost without exception they bear
the marks OF their falls upon the palms
Of the hands, the knees aud the legs.
below tho knees.
Women, on the contrary, possess n
foudnoss for bruisiug their faces aud
prefer their noses as part to be
smashed. When they do bear marks
of mishap on their hands 10 is in,
varinbly on the backs Of their hands
rather than the Insideg.
This Is queer, rs woman naturally
would think OF her face. W. shows
that the man when falling iustinctivelv
throws out his hands to break the
force OF the blow and draws up the
legs under tho body so the brunt of
the blow comes on the knees. Wo-
men, on the contrary, make little or
no effort to snvo themselves.
In roller skating the facts are ex.
uct'y opposite. Women struggle when
they fall and men do not
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MONEY IN MUTTON.

The best time to buy sheep is in
late summer or fall. 1t will soon be
in order to couple sheep, aud as early
lambs add largely to the profit, the
management of sheep in the fall is as
important as during any other season
The ram should be pure bred and pro-
cured from a flock where the sheen
are thrifty. All ewes that are not ro.
bust, or which show the least evidence
of unsoundness, should he discarded
BY careful selection and bringing the
ewes into the winter in good condition
they will have no difficulty in with
standing the cold, and their lambs
will be strong and thrifty in the carly
portion of tue year. Dogs can be
kept from sheep by judicious use of
barbed wire, the lower strand being
on the ground, or buried two inches
beneath the surface, nud the next
strand four inches above the lower
one. Sheep do not often receive in
jury from barbed wire, the wool being
protection. If dogs can he kept
from sheep they can be raised with
but little labor, aud will partially sup
port themselves while plants are grow
ing, both weeds and grass being con
Sumed by them, and they will enrich
TIA soil with their Groupings, which
are evenly distributed aud trodden in.
When farmers recognize that wool
is not the only product of sheep they
will improve their nocks and make
larger profits While there are indi.
vidual sheep with good records as pro-
duccrs OF heavy iiccces, yet the aver
age clipping of wool is not over four
pounds per sheep due TO breeding
sheep that can thrive on scanty past.
nrcs md ignoring size. The present
locks can he almost entirely changed
IN two seasons, and Mt less expense
than any other class of stock. In
England the farmers have ceased TO at
tnch Importance to wool, breeding for
mutton and lamb, with wool ms n sec.
ondary product, and the long expert
cncc OF the English farmer should bo
guide to farmers in this country. In
England the farmer pays high rent
and uses roots rs special food for
sheep, tho object being to produce
mutton OF choice quality. In orr.
large markets choice mutton soils
readily, but IT must be admitted that
the largo number of inferior sheen
that reach the markets assist in keen.
ing down prices TO certain exteut.
yet those farmers who have sent good
ones TO market have not been disap
pointed in profits. Homo and Farm.
Nevada has an assessed valuation OF
600 DOL Ah1
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AMERICAN STREET RAILWAYS.
Immense Sums Invested I'm These
Means of Urban Transportation.

The great Importance OF the street
railway interests OF this country is
shown in striking manner by some OF
the statistics. While Incomplete, the
ugureS are believed to be accurate with
III per cent and are surprising In many
respects. New York has the greatest
amount OF track. 1.5S3 miles. or more
than In all New England. Pennsylva-
MA comes next, with 400 miles: then
ONO with LOTT miles. Massachusetts
with SG9 miles and Illinois with po1
niles. The order of States arranged
with regard to the number OF cars is:
New York, OILS; Illinois, 5.SI5; Penn.
SElNania, 4,021; Massachusetts. :. Sg6:
ana Ohio, S.254. But this order is en-
ureIy changed when the number or cara
per mile or track is taken into consider
atlon, Tor on this basis of ARRANGEMENT
the District of Columbia heads the list
WIN 0.4o, followed by Illinois with 6.12,
New York with 5.16, Missouri with 4.84
ana Massachusetts with 400. The great
est capitalization per mile OF track Is
fiji, 100. in New York. 1t Is SSl. 200 In
pennsylvania. S73 400 In Rhode Island
$4,000 in Illinois and SIS. 100 in Louis
II largest in New York. where il is SGD
'"u' ana other high figures are ST2. 400
III Rhode Island, SCI 800 In New Jersey.
s"o'Soo IN Illinois and Sol. 600 in both
Missouri and Maryland. The total cap.
ltai liabilities per mile of track are
N-o''lo in New York, Sl4O.SoO I'm
Rhode Island, 500. 100 In New Jersey
Sl-S,"oo in Illinois. SIG. 700 In Missouri
ana - l3,4Oo In Louisiana. The banner
states In the matter of capitalization
are Mississippi. Florida, South Dakota
ana New Hampshire, whose combined
capital stock and funded debt amount
TO less than $4,000 per mile OF track.
while enormously valuable metropoli-
tan properties in New York naturally
give that State its leading position
Street Railway Journal. 49,
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VALUE OF SHEEP IN GRAZING.

About the most profit secured from
sheep is by the service they perform
IN consuming plants that are of no
value. Some weeds are Injuries to
sheep, and are nipped off as soon as
they appear above ground. Many of
the poisonous weeds are harmless
when young, especially TO hogs and
sheep, and rs sheep crop off the grass
when 1T is very short they do not nj
low anything in the shape of green
food to he wasted.
Vermont is credited with the larr-
est wool clip, per sheep, east of the
Mississippi River, which is seven and
one half pounds, with other States
much lower. 1t is almost surprising
that farmers will depend upon wool
Tor profit in the face of such light
heeces when they can do much better
by aiming to produce mutton and
lamb as specialties, instead of wool.
The best mutton breeds are capable
OF yielding fleeces much above the
average. Massachusetts, Ploughman.
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observation, experience and practica,
tests, with the aid of Babcock milk
test, L am led to believe that fully
one-thlrd OF the cows in an average
community will moi pay for their care
and feed III an average year, and that
In this year of short crops, such rs is
generally throughout the State of
Ohio, 1T is quite probable that two
thirds of the cows now on the farms
OF the State will not pay their way.
1t Is important, therefore, that the
poor cows be culled out as soon a.
possible, and the easiest way this eau
be done is to put them to strict test.
lou might churn each cows milk sep
arately and thus find her value but
1t Is much easier to weigh the milk of
each COW, take samples of the same
and have 1t tested on a Babcock ma
chine. Where a number of COWS are
kept, 1T would pay the farmer to pur-
chase machine of his own, but where
he does not care to do this let him
take samples to some one who has a
machine and have their value ascer-
tanned
Unless COW tests four per cent. or
more she must give u very large ilow
OF milk, or she is unpr otitable ; yet
have not tested any herd excepting
my own which has not resulted in
hndlnS one or more below 3. =, and IN
several instances AS low as ..
Let MS get rid of the poor COWS be-
tore feeding them another winter on
high-priccd feed. Do not ask the
good cows to pay for their own feed.
the feed of the POOR ones, and then
put little profit IN your pockets be-
sides. Better to secure more profit
from fewer cows on less feed 10y send
ing the poor ones to the butchers
block. But remember one thing,
however, and that is, when you have
found out your poor COWS do not ut.
tempt to sell them to your neighbors
AS good butter cows. In buying
COW, test both the quantity and quail.
lty OF her milk before making the pur.
chase. Farm and Fireside.
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4 pRErrY nnnllAN crsro,l

One of the interesting functions OF
the up-to.date betrothol is the shop.
ping expedition, whore the two moth.
ers and fathcr-in.law TO be-, with their
respective son and daughter, go out ON
an appointed morning aud bring home
q broom, carving knife and fork, %
salt cellar, Bible, brass door
knockcr, candle stick mud pair oil
bonOws. This is n revived of an old
German custom of presenting n young
pnir with what were considered tho
emblems Of those virtues that 90 to
make mp n perfect household. Tn,
shopping party is concluded by 9
luncheon TO the united families, an
nowadays, instead Of spreading fortl
the wedding gifts for inspection tn
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Advertising.

Advertising is not an outcome of mod
ern necessity. but is Very ancient prac
tice. The British Museum possesses a
collection OF old Greek advertisements
printed on leaden plates. The Egyp.
uans were great advertisers. papyrus
leaves over three thousand years old
have been found at Thebes describing
slaves and criminals who had run
away, and Offering reward for their
capture; and at Pompeii ancient adver-
uSements have been deciphered on the
walls.
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kEKOSENE FOR LICE

Here is the way our contributor II
u. Geer, uses kerosene 10 kill lice or
10 keep them from little chicks First.
before setting n hen, we Glenn out the
nest box and sprinkle the bottom and
sides OF 1t inside with kerosene oil
Then we put in fresh straw and the
eggs, and so set the hen. But we inf
40 kerosene on the straw .about the
eggs, and none on the hen.
When the chickens are first hotcbed
we take the coop and sprinkle it with
Kerosene just rs we did the nest box
Then We put some dry dust in the bot
tom OF it.. We take the hen aud rub
her shanks with q soft rag saturated
With the Kerosene oil. We also rub
her ienthers under tho neck hackle.
about the roots of the tail, and inst 4,
little bIt lIshtIyuuicruonth the wines
with the rag filed with the odor OF thc
OIL, but not heavily saturated or drip.
ping. We put no Kerosene and no
lard or oil OF any kind directly ON the
little chickens. I'm fact, wo have never
creased or oiled the heads of n dozen
young chickens in all the DAYS OF orr
life
The sprlnkline of the interior of
ihe coop with the kerosene once n
week thereafter will keep the brood
free of lice The Same precaution
will protect tho chickens after tbov
arc wcaued, so long Us they roost in
the coop
There Us no question about kerosene
being the best remedy for lice anil
mites, and IN all orr experience with
Of we have never lost my chickens
from the use Of it, when applied ms
above suggested. -Tcxas Farm and
Ranch.
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FIG. ,. CRATE WITH HANDLES.

doing away with the need of bins,
barrels, etc, through which air can.
not readily pass, and the essential re-
quirement of sweating is obtained.
The crates may lie piled one above an
other iii the cellar or storehouse aud
the fruit moved from one place to an
other with great ease. Make crates to
lit into the wagon box, and au aston
ishin8 quantity of stuff can he handled
ut load. But these rectangular
crates will not "nest" into each other
so we'll as when made in the shape
suggested in Fig. ]. which is decid-
ed advantage. These can be made
larger and with handles, or handles
put on the usual form Zig. y. for
quick carrying short distances. Han.
dies may be rugged with hooks so as
TO be instantly removable instead of
being attached TO the crate.
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BOOSTING SHED FOR TURKEYS.

The turkey usually seeks high
roostlng place as n matter of protec-
ton from enemies, but the jumping
from the tree limbs often cause lame
ness. They are also exposed in win
ter, which causes roup. A cheap shed,
open on one side, with high roost,
will protect them from winds, and at
the same time give them all the advan-
taees of beinL in the open air. Such
shed will cost but little, but care
must be taken that no holes or cracks
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STOMACH AND HEAD palms,
A REMEDY.
Women Are Subject {, Both. on Account
OF Tight Lscing.

OF Tight Lscing.
From ths Ecsainy Ne,cs. Ns'crr:. ". j.
One OF the happiest women In this city Is
Mrs. George G.. Rsiss, OF 20 Montgomery
Street.
NO one TO look at me- now, said Mt
Reiss TO a reporter. "would think for mo-
ment that was so I'll thst the do ,tors said
could not possibly be saved. About three
years ago I began to suffer from terrible
pains In my stomach and II was almost inn
possible for me 10 do any work Then had
severe headaches that almost distracted mo
and altogether was IN a very sad condition.
or course wanted TO be well again, and like
most people in such cases, | consulted a doc
tor, spent money for medicine and took IL
faithfully. To my infinite regret got no
better, and another doctor was called in.
More medicine was prescribed aud this
took, but II did no good. Those terrible
pains continued to make life miserable for
me. The doctors blaudly told mo that
could not be cured entirely. 10 at all. Pleas
ant news wasn't it, Well, | continued to
work about the house here and suffered un-
told agontes. did not give up hope but did
all could to relieve my misery. Nothing
gave me any relief, however and had be
gun 10 think that all hope must be aband-
oned. when. in reading the Eveni,.g Ne'rs,
saw DIR. Williams Pink Pills advertised.
The printed testimonial coming from n resi-
dent OF this city led me to believe that l. too.
might be benefited by these pills and not
without some misglvings / bought box of
them.
Almost As soon as / began to take them
felt relieved and the first marked indication
OF improvement was when that tired. weary.
don t-care feeling disappeared. This was In
hseIt something to be- grateful for but other
ana more pleasing results followed after I
had taken more of the pills. NY headaches
ceased entirely and the pain in my stomach
troubled me no more Now once In "a great
wh'le have an occasional ache or n pain,
ut know the cure. Out comes the Pink
Pills. and after taking one or two of them,
away the pain goes II all seems 40 good to
me That at times L can scarcely believe that
II can be- true and yet know that IL had
not used these Pink Pills | would still be-
suffering agony such rs few people do in this
world"
DIR. William, Pink Pills contain, in u con-
uensed form, All the elements necessary to
give new life and richness to the blood and
restore shattered nerves. They are an I'M
failing specific for such diseases as locomotor
ataNia, partial paralysis, st. vitus' dance
sciatca. neuralgia, rheumatism. nervous
headache, the after effect OF la grippe pal
pltation OF the heart. pale AMI sallow COM
pleNtons, all forms of weakness either I'm
male or female. Pink Pills are sold by all
dealers, or will hc sent rost paid ON receipt
ol price, $50 cents "A box, or six boxes for
S2.bO-they are never sold I'm bulk or by tho
100 10y addressing Dr. Williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady, n Y.
Conscience is half blind unless it
have an eye for others as we'll as for
self.
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A SUGGESTION ABOUT OATS.

If one-fourth of the oats grown in
the United States were moved just as
the grain is in full milk, aud before
the straw became vitreous, it would be
better for the farmer as well as the
cattle. Horses prefer it to any kind
OF hay or grain, and eat the whole
substance; but if we cut it after the
straw is ripe it is totally lost. Cows
led with one meal day of this fodder
thrive admirably. The farmer would
have n substitute in part for hay when
the crop is short. New York indie
pendent
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
Joke on Palmer.

Senator Palmer tells story about an
Illinois farmer who for several years
had been selling him wood for six dol
lars cord This year." says Senator
Palmer he came to me with a load.
and | told him that did not want II.
lie offered II at 50 cord / still re-
fused, and he wanted to know why I
would not take ii at So | told him
was using soft coal, for which I paid
one dollar and thirty-seven cents a ton.
Gosh! lie exclaimed, 4 heard you was
trying to demonetize silver. and now
you are trying TO defuclize wood"
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LITERARY LADIES IN SWEDEN.

In Sweden they encourage literary
ladies'. instead of making fun of them.
Fropen Selma Logerlaf, the Swedish
writer, has just received from the
King the sum of 600 crowns, and
from Prince Eugene 400 crowns, as u
royal acknowledgment of her excellent
work, and rs a means to enable her to
take vacation abroad. Sometimes it
pays to be IL subject in an eireto mon
archy.
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are IN the walls, as small currents of
ar are more injurious than exposures
outside. The walls may be lined with
tough paper of some kind, which NAV
be tackled on. BY this ARRANGEMENT
more turkeys can be raised, and they
VIII be less liable to disease. They
can he easily taught to go under the
shed by placing wire mesh along the
'front.' and combining them therein for
a few days The house should face
the south. Farm and Preside.
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AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
TO INCREASE REX BEaoy1As.

If you wish TO raise 4 number of
new plants of Rex, or other large
leaied Begonias, take sharp knife
and make q cut at the intersection Of
the veins. Then lay the lea', veined
side down, on n saucer of wet sand,
place III sunny window and keep
damp. Tiny plants will form at the
cuts; when an inch high they may be
hfted into thumb POTS. This is a very
Fascinating way to grow Begonias.-
Womankind
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There never was period in fashions
history when lace was so generally
and SO profusely used for trimming
The varieties of lace are many, some
created" to meet the present de-
mand, and given al kinds of fancIful
names, some quite ridiculous For
instance, there is ''sunshale" lace,
which to put upon AZ, other article
would be heresy i'll fashion and style.
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rapid work where delicate touch is
required, while crates present a more
shallow depth and larger open surface
As they can be piled on each other,
quantities of crates occupy no more
space than barrels and frequently not
rs much. A crate is easily handled
by two persons, and allows air to cir
culate freely between its contents
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An Upright Man.

There IS certainly some slight Z, cling or
humiliation in being bent down and Obliged
to creep along for fear OF a snap In the
spinal column. IL is such "A plain show of
discrepitude that we feel embarrassed. II
Is seen every day when lumbago takes a
good hold on stitch In the back. There is
very little sympathy for one I'm such a
plight, for IL is SO well known that IT
JACOBS on will cure II promptly ana that
Neglect Is the cause OF so much disability
why not keep the remedy always on hand
ana prevent such discomfort.
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When Nuture

Needs assistance it may De best TO render II
promptly, but one should remember to use
oven the most perfect remedies only when
needed. The best and most simple and gentle
remedy is the Syrup of Figs manufactured by
the California Fig Syrup Co.
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WOMAN'S WORLD.
PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR
FEMININE READERS.
A vELvErY FACE.

Always soften water before using.
a little borax, bit as big rs "A pea,
Will give your face bath velvety
feeling, very agreeable. Philadelphia
Inquirer.
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CRATES FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Crates that are indispensable are
each year coming more aud more in
demand, for either handling, STORING
or shipping. Barrels cause harsh
treatment and are not convenient for
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NERVE RtsTOVgR No fits after first daN's rss
sMaEvelouS cure. Treatise and 500 trial bot
tie irec' Dr. Kline. ffl Arch ST.. Phila. Pa.
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DO your COWS PAY THEIR noAnD2

With the price OF feed NJ npures
seldom reached, Il is Sitting that the
farmer should inquire Of ,imeelf #
his COWS are paying for their board.
writes John $, Shaver. Through
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A New Nfetaphor

The world Is great baseball game"
says the Manayunk Philosopher. "Ev.
cry man gets one chance at the bat and
only a few make hit" -Philadelphia
Record.
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VNANTED Men, Women. ro,, ana Girls. to tat c
w D three months cpur. o. NJ Pfn fical WDOT
khhflN1 You can learn DO during your apnrc hour.
az your own home and can earn from tn ~ dollar.
p week after you have completed The three months
courfe viii seek employment Tor YOU For fuII
particulars write % CHARLES MERIT W1rNr
UuON, Huntingdon Co., Pa
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! have found Piso's Cure for Consumption
an unfailin@ medicine.-F X. LORI. 1906
scott ST, CONington, KY. oct. l. 1924.
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300 Kcwnrl. 300.

Omaha, Neb is taking about laying n
pipe line 10 the oil fields Of Myomlng
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The readers of this paper will he pleased 10
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able 10 cure in all its
stages, and that Is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure IL the only positive cure known to tho
medical fraternity. CHtrrh being n coustitu-
ttonn disease, requires n cunStitu tionRl treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure * taken internally,
acting directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the dsea.e, and giving the pa
tent strength by building NJ the constitution
AMI assisting nature in dong its work. Tho
proprietors have 50 much faith in its curative
powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that IL fails to cure. Send for list
OF testimonials. Address
F. J. CHENEY x Co., Toledo o.
Sold hy DruppstS
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Spanish provcrb says: sly knavery IS
too hard for honest wisdom"
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1t cost 500, 900 a year to keep w tho Bots
de Bou;cnsc.