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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-07-30
Horse-swappinr in ro,nossoo

travelling man thus describes a
"horse-swapping day" In Tennessee,
one OF the men was mounted on
rnwboned dapple gray. while the other
nag was of Il deep yellow. and looked
much like living, moving hatrack
One was leading a mule and the other
an old steed that looked like broken.
down car horse. Presently the man on
the yellow horse said TO the other.
WellF The answer was. 'WcHY Talk
You talk We'll. what'u you dor
Swap How'll you swapT Horse
and horse After dickcring for some
time trade was effected. and one of
them got dollar To boot We wander
ed about the place and covered about
an acre and half until we grew tired.
and then returned to the train ON
the way back we overheard two of the
strangers talking. one OF these said
he was three jackkuivcs and S325 IN
money ahead. We were told that these
swapping days are held once a month.
The men meet at this place and swap
anything from a jackknirc To a farm.
but trading I'm horses is the favorite
faoC-- WitLthC-.--N ..,v y ~ III .-..., a
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nunAnLn oRxA,lsxrA1 worE-

In choosing materials and design
for the ornunentlng OF bureau, dress
ing case and table, it is wise TO buy
only such rs will bear washing. Many
delicate fabrics look pretty when
fresh, but it Is hard to throw them
away when soilcl, if you have set
countless stitches in them. Leisure
spent on such fancy work seems
wasted in world where there ia so
much that is wonderful to see and
Ienrn. Fancy work-yes, even real
art work, except when it becomes
means OF breud-winning should be
kept in its rightful MINOR place. When
n fine piece of work is to be done.
choose lasting materials, worthy the
time spent over them For ineypen.
slve toilet articles there is NOTHING
neater than plain or dotted muslin,
edged with rullies of itself or gathered
lace. Coarser than this is plain scrim.
winch eau be easily hemstitched, or,
pulling out II few threads, have rows
OF tiny ribbons of n favorite color
drawn in, which makes q tasteful hor-
der. These ribbons can be easily re-
placed when fnded, or withdrawn
when the scIim itself needs laudcring.
Scrim shriuks quite seriously in wash.
Ing, SO be contented to have each arti.
Gle little too large mt first Denim, in
blue or brown, is worthy OF being or.
namented with bold designs in outline
md lace stitch, and when done in the
lustrou5 linen threads in white, is
handsome. Boiling cloth, with it's
firm texture, and pongee are other
fabrics on which silks aud lineus whose
colors are fast can be used, and vet
he lasting. Coarse lincn-butcher
linen it is often called lis sold by the
yard or in pieces already hemstitched
White or colored embroidery is al
ways pretty on this linen. Even
cheese or butter cloth will make
dainty toilet "fXinss, with gay bows
and hemstitching, but it is not worthy
more time-tnkng work than simple
brier or feather stitching. New York
Times.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-07-30
POTATOES.

Potatoes while being quite rank feed
crs, have II limited capacity for reach
ing out after plant food elements.
They do best in II cool, moist soil, but
do not stand "a wet soil n all well. If
they arc planted on piece OF land
with Il northern exposure they will do
better than on II similar piece with a
southern exposure.
The lind should bo deeply and thor
ouGhly Plowel and made fine rs deep
as plowed. This can he best accom-
plishcd 10y planting on heavy clover
tod or by p.owing more than once. ii
pays to pillow potato land in tho best
possible manner and put it in the best
possible shape before planting. The
tubcrs grow above the seed aud the
roots reach ont from below the
tubcrs. This shows that the soil
should be pulverized rs deeply rs pos
slblc, that the feeder roots may have
an opportunity to get Mt the proper
food in the soil. Course manure
plowed under is good fertilizer, and
one TO which potatoes respond very
quickly. Ii commercial fertilizers are
used, one rich in potash should be
chosen, us this crop requires more OF
TINT than almost any other that can
be grown. Atlanta Journal.
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ANALrAn1.1. I11Nr

only husband, said physician's
wife not long ago, "chanced TO see
one day, standing on shelf outside
our kitchen window, some moulds of
Jelly cooling for the night's dinner.
They were uncovered, as they were
ont OF reach of cats and in full view
of cooks watchful eye; but he cues
toned me about them, aud asked if il
was our usual custom to leave Jelly
thus unprotected 1 was obliged to
reply SO far rs knew, it was. Then,
he said, don't you know that when
we medical men want TO secure minute
organisms for investigation, we ex.
pose gelatin to the mir or in places
where we have confined malignant
germs? The gelutine speedily Mt.
tracts and holds them. I'm afraid
your favored Gelatine does the same.
Cool the Jelly if you must, but cover
1t with piece of close muslin. And
we have always done that since then.
1t Is to he feared that kitchen pro.
ccsses are sources of illness more often
than is imagined. In many CITY
houses the little kitchen annex where
stands the refrigerator, and where
various eatables are kept, is directly
against drain. Yet here stand daily
uncovered milk, butter, often Gus
tards and buildings, and various other
absorbents. The average cook is alb
solute!y ignorant OF snnitury cause
and effect, and the eternal vigilance
of tine house mother is the fnmily's
chief safeguard. Boston Journal o
Commerce.
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aroused to a moro vigorous and uni.
versal destruction of weeds. Any
species, according TO the bulletin, can
be subducd and controlled within the
limits OF an ordinary farm, ami unless.
the value OF the land is low from other.
causes, this work can be probably
undertaken.
Prevention OF seed production in
cases of ANNALS will gradually reduce
the quantity of weeds and prevent
further spreading. This is accom-
plished in cultivated fields by burning
over 90 destroy rs many as possible OF
the SEEDS on the surface, and succes-
siye blowing is required. Brokon
lands should not be permitted to re-
main idle, md moving or cutting off
the main stems OF weeds is deprecated
as multiplying the stalks; but cutting
the roots below the crowd usually kills
them. Destruction of terrenil seeds
is best procured by prevention of seed
production aud by killing the under
ground portion. New York Adyer-
tiser.
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lie Voc Eernine Biz nroner.

"How much you say de hno wuz.
bOss?" asked hard-faced negro who
had been convicted OF gambling. as he
peeped from behind the bars IN the
window Of the prisoners room in tho
city court.
"Fifty dollars and costs" / replied.
"IIOw much Is dem CostS?"
about twenty-five dollars
"Den dat nd be seyenty-G' dollars?"
Eyes"
can Of 1 doan pay hit, how long
gotter wukT'
"SiN months"
"Shew, white man. you knows I'm
gwine ter wuck It out" he cried, and,
turning toward his wife on the OUTSIDE,
he said: Honey, YOU go on home an
tell de chilluu I'll be dar I'm six munsc
time. You knows I'm gwinctcr wuck.
wen l kin make sevcnty-f' dollars an
my rashuns I'm six munse time; corsc |
is 60 long home, ole oman, an tell lc
chillun wat l dun tolc you bout. At
lODta Journal
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An Unfortunate Admission.

You began practice in Arkansas. did
you not, DoctorY
Yes" replied the physician. Il did.
i would have gotten along Ill right. If
It had not been for my diploma. 1t oc-
Cured to one of the natives To ask
what it was. My diploma. answer
ed, is from one of the best schools i'm
the country You don't mean to tell
me said the old man. that YOU hadtcr
20 to school To larn your trade, do We"
Certainly, said l. That is enough fer
the said tho old man; any Teller that
hain't got no more material sense that
he has to go to school to larn to be a
doctor, an him n grown man. amt no
man fer me- and he jammrd his hands
into his pockets ana walked out
rtayed six weeks more aud gave 1t M"
INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
A cHAr w1rH - -.

"Will housekeepers never under
stand, said druggist wLo had been
Weighing moth-balls, camphor gum,
and other SO .called enemies TO moths,
for month or more, that If cloth
ing is put away with the eggs OF tho
moths on it, moths will in all proba-
bility hatch and feast on their furs
and Auunels in spite of all their efforts
to the contrary" Clothing that
needs wind and sun should, in our
climate, he put on the line in March
and be beaten, brushed, and cleaused
in every part. 1t should be then laid
IN n trunk, or clean bureau drawers,
until ready to be sealed in paper, Ia.
belled, and put away for tho summer.
In the latter part OF April an tue
mouth of May it is dangerous to leave
anything wooden or fur on the line
even II few minutes after brushing, rs
that is the time that the moth-miller
takes to tho nice warmed garment,
crawls perhaps into some pocket, and
lays ITS eggs.-New York Post.
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put on in such n way that they
not only keep ;ho fence firmly
brnccd in nh upright position
even though the stakes be rotted
off MT the surface of the ground
but serve also the purpose of holding
each board in place, even though it be
not nailed. These strips are quickly
nai!ed into position, and will prove
very satisfactory; but where water is
inclined to stand along the limo of a
boundary, it is we'll to pillow deep
furrow alongside the fence, running
the furrow off ut frequent intervals TO
lower ground to secure drainage. 1t
is almost impossible to keep II fence
from rotting, or to keep it upright,
except by the use of some such device
US that shown in the cut, where water
stands in and upon the ground for
considerable portion of the year.
New York Tribune
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RECIPES.


Apple Jelly for Cake -Grntc three
apples, the rind and juice of Que lemon
one cup OF sugar; boil three minutes
This is nice for any layer cake.
Layer Cuke-One cup of SUGAR and
two eggs beaten before ADDING suglr.
butter The size of an egg, two-thirds
cup OF sweet milk, one and two-thirJs
cups of flour, two tcuspoonfuls OF ball-
ing powder
Cold SIuw One cup vinegar, one
cgs, two tenspJ Jululsoi sugar nnl one
of suit and n little pepper. Let The
vinegar boil; heut tho other i'm .rsdi.
onts and add Let boil five minutes,
pour over the cabbage when cool.
lemon Pie. Very Nice One lemon.
ono coffee cup of sugar, yolks of two
eggs, two tnbcspoDnruls of -four. half
% tcurupfuI of milk Crate the rind
of tine lemon, squeeze out the iuicc
uud chop tine remainder fine: bent the
y0IS uuj sugar together and mix with
the other ingredients and bake i'm re-
mcdium.sIzc pic plate. Beat the
whites to stlf frOtu. add table.
spoonful of sugar, spread over tire ton
when done and brown slightly.
Mock Turtle Soup Boil together ~
calls liver nnd hc1rt ond % kuucklc of
veal for three or four hours, skimmiup
wolf, then -truuoI Chop the meat
fuc aui add To- ita chopped onion.
s'It pepper and ground cloves Go
taste, thickcuiug, ID necessary, with 90
lI,lIo Drowned flour, cooking again bon
tho liquor iloyo the yolks of four or
iyc hrrI-boilcd eggs cut mp for tlo
turecn, also slices OF lemon
Spaghetti Put tablespoonful of
hri audi butter Iuto porcelain eauce
pau When hos add ouo-quarter of "a
pound of spaghetti, broken i'm desired
lengths, hnlf nu onion, sliced. ono
lursc tomato, sliced pepper and salt
ami % dash of rel pepper Stirto pre-.
vent burning and allow To- brown
slightly Then add one large cup of
stock or hot water and boil until The
water has been absorbed, boing suro
chat the spaghetti is tender.
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PROTECTED SALT BOX.

salt where it will be accessible to
them at all times, and this is done in
no more satisfactory way than hv tho
use OF II covered salt box similar to
The one shown in the sketch by l.. D.
Shook. TIC box is fourteen inches
lou, nine inches wide, eight inches
high at the back and six inches IN
front. The box is firmly naileI TO
the fence board, or TO post or side
OF building, as most convenient.
The cover is hinged, and has bevel-
shaped plecc, @, nailed at tho top to
prevent splitting; also TO cause the
cover to fall back i'm position. The
front end of tho box, %, is cut away.
exposing the SALT and iu trying TO get
10 the cover is raised Cattle readily
learn TO raise the cover when they are
salt hungry. The stake placed under
the box in iro,. hol Us it firmly i'm DO
sition, aud the whole uptes % cheap
and convenient arrangement. as from
% weeks to several weeks supply OF
salt can be placed in the box at once.
american AgriculturisL
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vALuE OF SWAMP ,LrcK-

Swamp muck that is free from sand
is valued at from s TO So a ton when
dried, taking the value Of its constitu-
Cuts mt the same rate rs in artificial
1nauurcs or common yard manure. A
ton dried in the arr, 80 as to have not
more than third Of it's weight Of
water N 1t, has thirty-two pounds of
nitrogen, thirteen pounds of lime, six
pounds of potash, and three pounds of
phosphoric acid in il, these being
valued mt the figures given. To make
use or it, il should be dug IN the win
ter, when there is opportunity with
ont interfering with other work, aud
hcapcd on the bank Of the swamp to
dry, which 1T does quickly, SO that it
may be taken to the barn yard or ~
field and mixed with the manure, or
with air Stacked lime, by which it is
GecOmposed AMI nude fit for use in a
short time. In this why one load OF
1t Is equivalent in value to rs much
ordinary manure. The proportion OF
lime is as much rs may be mixed with
1t and give it II distinct Wilderness
when seen at distance; this will be
about two bushels to two horse load
Of it.-New York Times.
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USE OF THE ROCKET in WAR.
An Engine of Destruction Which In.
ventors Are Trying to Perfect.

An Engine of Destruction Which In.
Ventors Are Trying to Perfect.
The world was recently startled by
the announcement that n Frenchman
named Turpln had invented an engine
OF war so terrible that the nation pos
sesSing II would have the power OF an
Initiating its opponents-so dread n
machine that its very might would
probably put an end 10 war altogether
The records OF the French Patent OF.
flee reveal the fact that this engine OF
destruction, which should act as a sort
OF cast-iron Jupiter Tonans, is n rocket
Inventors In all ages have been struck
with the great advantages OF the rock
ct as missile over the ordinary can
non with its projectile. First. the rock
Ct carries its propelling power with It,
while the projectile receives only a big
push, as it We're. ut the beginning. The
cannon ball must move more and more
slowly as II goes; the rocket may 40
faster and faster. The cannon ball i'm
plies an enormously heavy and awk-
ward piece of artillery; for setting Off
the rocket nothing is needed but q
light portable frame or carriage
The first military rockets that made
much stir were those Of Congrevc.
which did good work in the lombard
ment Of Copenhagen and also I'm the
Crimca.
But they did not always 20 straight
The inventors then tried 20 make
rocket which. like the brccch-loading
rifle. should cause it's projcctile to ro-
tate swiftly. To do this pnd still keep
the rocket i'm straight and even line
is difficult problem.
To this end. instead of providing Il
rificd cannon tube, Turpin gives his
rocket a preliminary spin by the aid of
electric motors. He can thus evidently
get up an enormously high speed, but
1t is unfortunately accompanied by
trembling movement, which has dis
turbinS action on the accuracy of fire.
So the military rocket is still :hort OF
perfection rs I'm engine of war, but
Turpin's rocket has come nearer TO It
than amy of its predecessors.
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FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Don't let the weeds get the best OF
you.
Plant trees and shrubs and thus add
beauty to your home.
Never allow stems, leaves, dirt or
imperfect berries in the box.
Cover the little chickens up at night
if the weather Is threatening.
Get your spraying apparatus into
order now, rs you will soon ncedit
The outlook at present is very en-.
couragng for the tillers of the soil.
Picking, packing and marketing are
important factors in selling berries.
II YOU have IL cow or heifer that has
any bad tricks, keep her away from
the rest Of the cattle.
If you have two-wheel carrinco.
mako sure that everything is all right
before you start on journey.
Many horse that has gone lame
mysteriously might he cured by hay.
ing his shoe taken off and reset.
No food will make hens lay like a
liberal supply of wheat in some shape,
and n regular ration Of green cut bone.
If the fowls have n free run, give
them "a light feed of grain in the morn.
ing and they will find the extras dur.
ing the day.
For family use. leave fruit on the
vines until fully ripe, and pick fresh
for the table. For market pick every
day before too ripe
Remember that milk in any form is
good for laying hens. 1t contains all
he elements Of egg food, in almost
the proper proportions.
a quarter acre, rich and well cult.
vlted, should yield from twenty to
forty bushels of berries. A bountiful
supply for most families, and nice
surplus to sell.
In planting corn for cnsilago, plant
thicker than for grain. IT i'm hills.
thirty by forty-four inches is about
right; If in drills, stalk to every six
TO ten inches i'm each row
A substantial win lbrakc is spIen.
did thing for q lruit plantation. and
adds much to the beauty and home
likeness of the place Evergreons of
the various sorts uro the best trees for
this purpose.
If the fowls nro confined do not fail
60 give % supply of grass or other
green stuff They will appreciate if
fresh every morning If you have
never tried it you viii be surprised mt
the amount fifty hens will put away iu
day
DO beautiful flowers and luscious
fruits import health aud happiness 10
the home? Then let us sec TO it that
there may be nu abundant euppIv
Nature is willing In her great produc.
tons I'm horticultural treasures Are
you willing TO make use of this gon.
crosty2
When the breeding season is over.
unless you meat To- use tho same mrles
next yonr, YOU may ns vol dispose off
tuom at once a3 Co keep thont nt ~,
expense. lf you wish 90 use uext eca.
5u, they viii Doe as well OH aud tboir
mates better oG it you separate Emo
mules, especially tho roo5tors, from
the lcmnlcs
Fresh air is noe1oi, not only for
comfort, but also for health. Soc THAT
tho fowl houses AKA not foul houses
We know of nothing that sweeteps
poultry quarters better than n good
coating of dry, fresh earth ON the floor
every time the house is cleaned. which
should be- ut least once O week in tbis
und O. weather
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THE GUNMAKBR OF ILTON.
JEFFERSON NJ. CLOUGH REFUSES a
TEMPTING OFFER FRON THE
CHINESE GOVERNMENT.
His Health was too Poor TO Permit Alton
lion to Business. 4 Great sufferer
Tor Many Years But Has Sow
Recovered.

Recovered
(frcm he Springfield, Mass, Uiioa)
There isn't gun manufacturer i'm tho
United States who does not know jefferson
NJ. Clough, and why? Because he has been
intimately associated all his life with the de-
velormcnt oil the two best American rifles.
The bennington and Winchester. For YEAR
lee was superintendent Of the l.. Remington
& Sons great factory at lion. n. y. After
lcnying there be refused tempting offer of
tho Chinese Government 90 go to- China ID,
superutcnd their government faotorie.
and accepted instead The -urcriuteni. nry o-
The Nuchcstcr-Ams co.. nj Sow Haven a.
salary of II, 900 "a year.
1T was after this long term of active labor
as business man that he found himself ir-
'oIaaiotcd for further service 10y tho cm-
largo which rheumatism had laid uIou him
and resigned his position moe than two
years ago. and returned 90 BrIch,rtovu
Mass, whore ho now lives and own. tba
Phelps fum. % retired suot whero he has g..
tuugrcd acres OF land
Being man OF means rc did not lt1rc fI,a
cost and was treated bv lrr.iug rby.ioia,..
and ly baths 600 celebrated springs without
receiving any benefit worth notice Uurfr.
iho summer oi 1883 and tho winter OF 1904
Dir. tlough was confined Go his Gola. ir
bclcheriown icing unable to rise from biz
led without assistance. and SUFFERING, .1f-
uhuaiy with acute pains uud with boo taste
or desire Tor food. nor waa ho able o. obtain
sufficient slocT.
Early in tEc year 1855 1Ir CIourh hr,rd OF
llr Williams Pink Pills for pnln pcople
u" cyan taking these pills about the first off
March, 1895. and continued o. do ... rtrfif
,.' Ni-i l"tl ai September following The
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sALr COX ron rrE OPEN FIELD.

Live stock should either have n
quantity of salt mingled in their food,
or it should be fed to them direct. If
you trust to feeding them salt mt
stated intervals the chances arc they
will often be neglected for some period
beyond the stated time consequently,
when it is fed them, they Will indulge
too freely and the well-known loosen
ing elect of the salt is observed. The
better way is 10 place IL quantity of
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In many pastures there are places
where, on account of wet soil, the
fence stakes rot off quickly, and with
the constant "heaviug" of the ground
the boards do not remain long upon
the stakes. The illustration shows
how such spots in n fence can be sub
stantiolly repaired. The crossplece
aud the braces are narrow boards,
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The Office of Speaker Of the British
House of Commons is one Of high hon
or and is very lucrative. While he
holds the office he is the first common.
Ter I'm England. His salary Is So. 900 a
year, and the government provld -
IN handsome mansion for him within
the palace of Westminster. whore he
resides. When Inc rctircs from service
he Is lInightcd, and receives pension
of $4,000 for the remainder of his life.
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aoyEuvfrvr prnEcroys ron wrrpryo

"OFEENMENr DIRECTIONS ron WEDDING.
The direct loss i'm crops, the damage
TO machinery aud stock and the dc.
crease BOO tho value oi uud due to-
weeds boo this country, amount to tens
of millions of dollars 90 velr. accord
ing to the estimate OF B0teuiet T.. v
CoyiIIo of tba Agricultural Dgunrt-
mcut The tItsmeut les make ia
bulletin of Che departments, which snys
the loss is sustained almost wholly 6y
the farmers Ihe bulletin cmboiios %
number of important directions for
weed erudicHi ion, HII urges tuut those
methods %. Incorporated iu our eve
TENS Ct practical farming. Duruy
last year the ordinary farm crops were
checked i'm their growth bv the OK
treme drouth and with tine uuusulI
amount off woods tho official invcsi
cations were enlarged None of tho
Ur1cr--. hy which secj production
may Doe Dr. vented or root stocks kiIIr. D
are regarded as ImprHatIallIe. but u
many cI.'a Wnoj .cruiutiou is im.
po 1.c and their %. ucnou tom state
OF mUurliya llrm'c.sucss aIl tina.
cam Joe looked lur
Iae report urges a.l land owners Co.
be ON the watch for new plants nr Z
learn their character, 10 possible. DE
fore they become established and a..
sort themselves ns aggressive wecIsou
farms. IlIF 10 practically tho only
possible method D., complete EXTERN
aatlo5 public gerfim-lt is