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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-08-11
now To GROW cuouMBERs.

Many successful gardeners claim
that cucumber seeds retain their
vitality for eight or nine years, but /
prefer to use seed not over three years
old, writes NJ. b. Keech. Experience
has taught me that it does not pay to
plant doubtful seeds of any kind. If
they fail to terminate, much valuable
time of the growing season is lost by
replantiDg, and if they do produce
plants they are often so spindling that
they are not worth cultiveting. / pre-
fer White Spine for both table use and
picking. The vines are vigorous and
produce abundantly. The cucumber
is OF good size, and the flesh tender
aud crisp. When young it is deep
green. and, being well formed, makes
nice pickles. When ripe il turns n
clear white, the flesh is solid and ten.
der, and makes excellent sweet pickles.
Six or seven hills will probably fur.
nish enough for n family of five or six
persons. As early in May ms The
ground becomes warm and drv. die
holes about ono foot deep and six feet
apart each way. Place n bucketful Of
' AH"hhlb III inc bottom and
lamp down firmly, then add five or six
inches Of mellow soil TO the tor. ON
which the seed arc planted npd
covered ! inches deep with we'll pul-
verized soil. II possible plant in
freshly prepared soil, pressing it firm
~ over the seed with the back Of tho
hoe. Place eight or nine seeds in n
nil, and when all danger from BUGS il
past, thin TO three plants. Make the
hills level with the surrounding sur.
lace Low hills stand the drouth bet.
ter than high ones. As soon ns the
plants nro out OF the ground they will
90 attacked by little stripped beetles.
Lose no time in DESTROYING them.
wood ashes, mir slnked lime and SCOT
are effective remedies. Personally I
prefer TO sprinkle white hcIleboro q,
mo plants IN the morning while the
lew is on. The spriukling should be
repeated after each hooing aud after
5yery rain. a convenient contrivapco
.or applying insect dcstroyers is made
rom large baking powder can. So.
ect one upon which the cover Gts
lightly Punch holes i'm the cover
Fith single nail. and you have nil
Inc apparatus needed for kill no vine
Insects. Give frequent but sbalJow
cultivation. Keep the ground mellow
'nd work the soil around each plant.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-08-11

on the bridge of the nose, a new mesh
of yelling has appeared. OF course it
is dotted yelling, and the dots are of
abnormal size and SO close together
that the oculists and opticians may
safely count upon n large accession of
income during the next year. The
mesh that shows between the dots is
very sheer, and il must be admitted
these wells are becoming, particularly
to middle-aged women, who, with the
immense wide-brim hat and one OF
these wells, look at least ten years
younger. There are some conserva-
tive women who find fault with these
wells, and complain that they give a
fast look that is not, accoi ding to re-
fined ideas, quite good form. Still,
the smart women in society have
adopted the fashion, and for the pres.
ent, Mt all events. we must wear them.
With bonuets and small hats moro
sheer, less heavily dotted veil is al
lowable, and there are even some clear
meshes without any dot whatever.
These latter ones, when becoming, are
far the best to wear, for they do not
inlure tho eyesight and are far less
expensive. Very few colored wells are
worn. When solid colors-that is, in
chiffon-are worn. there is n small dot
of the same color woven in the ma.
terial. Occasionally there are seen
wells. black with fancy dots, trimmed
around the edges with white Valen-
ciennes lace. This is becoming
fashion, but it is not considered 80
smart rs the all.black. Wells are worn
shorter than they were, only Just
reaching to the chin, AMI are tied up
on the hat, not at the back of the hair.
This is much moro becoming, as it
prevents the folds that are SO apt to
occur, and which are so unbecoming.
With the broad-trimmed hats it is
comparatively easy to arrange the
wells, but with n small hat or bonnet
1T Is always necessary to put in dou-
bic plat in front, little fulness, to
prevent too much strain across the
nose and eyelashes. The most beauti-
full woman in the world would look
like fright with her nose tied down
and her eyelashes sticking through the
meshes of her veil. says a writer in
Harper's Bazaar. Elderly women with
gray lair have adopted clever
scheme to keep their front locks in
order when they do not care to wear
veil which hurts the eyes. They tie
piece of soft gray, almost white, tulle
over the front hair and fasten it at the
back under their bonnet. The tullo
is so fine it scarcely shows at all. If
care is taken to fold up veil every
time it is worn it will last much
longer. 1t should be carefully pulled
out, then smoothed and folded away
In n sachet Just n faint trace of per-
fume is peculiarly dainty about veil,
and can be best secured by always
keeping it in the sachet whenever it is
not in use. Chicago Times-Herald.
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FEEDING or A GAVE

young calf for the first month of
its life should have the new milk of
the COW or the skinned milk warmed
to eighty degrees. When it is month
old the quantity OF milk shonld be in -.
creased to ten or twelve quarts O. dav.
and as soon rs it will take n little fine
meal and some fine hay or grass, it
should get what it will eat. A spring
calf may be turned into n good grass
lot when it is II month old, and should
DO tethered, and get it's milk rs usual.
The milk may be continued for three
months, when small ration Of mixed
meal aud bran should be given, grad
ually increasing the allowance until,
Mt six months old. it gets pound n
day, with as good pasture as can be
provided. After that the meal NAV be
increased gradually uutilin the winter
the calf is stabbed with the cows, and
gets the same kind of feed in due pro-
portion to its age aud size. Very much
may be done in this way by good feed
ing to improve herd and double the
value of the young stock. A full
grown COW will consume fifteen pounds
OF good hay daily in the winter, with
five pounds of meal or bran and meal.
Thus 5000 pounds of hay will be re-
CURED to winter n COW as she should
be.-New York Times.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-08-11
EDIsoN's DEBT TO HIS WIFE.

Thomas A. Edison has been married
twice. To his two wives he owes con
siderable of his success rs the greatest
living inventor and the greatest inven-
tor that ever lived. They looked after
his health and physical welfare, en- .
abllng him to retain that vigor without
which he could not stand the strain of
day after day in his laboratory, with.
out wink of sleep.
Twenty-Five years ago Edison's
friends urged him to marry, hoping
that domestic, life would compel him
to eat at least one meal day and sleep
with some regard to regularity. Edi-
son said he had no time to court, but
If some decent girl wanted to marry
him he had no objections. One day,
while watching young woman who
was working one of his instruments
and to whom he never before had
spoken, be asked her, somewhat
nnxiously, if she would be his wife.
She said yes. and in three days they
were married, though he came near
forgetting the hour for the ceremony,
being busy on a complex machine.
Walter r. Philips has been quoted
as telling this story of Edison: One
night friend of the inventor found
him in his Newark laboratory, and
went in saying, "Aren't you going
home, Tom it's late"
How late?" said Edison, ynwninp.
about l O'clock" returned his
friend.
els that SOP exclaimed Edison.
BY George, ! must go home. 1 was
married this morning"
BY his first marriage Edison had
three children Thomas, William and
Marion. The last two were nicknamed
by their father. Dot and Dash, and
Dot has chung TO Marion even in her
days Of carly womanhood. She IS
we'll educated, and has spent come
time in Europe.
The second Mrs. Edison was Miss
Nina Miller, daughter Of Lewis Mil.
Ter, Of Akron, Ohio; Lewis Miller. DO
gides being tho founder and early
financial hacker of the Chaufnudun
Assembly, is a rich manufacturer aud
mn inventor OF some note. To his
daughter Edison was married In Feb.
ruory, 1886. They have had two chill.
dren, Madeline aud Charles. When
Edison spends whole days mt time in
his laboratory, Mrs Edison goes TO
him, sleeping on cot nenr his work
bench. Sho is good pianist and is
well read. She is young and fine look
ing, las dark eyes aud hair, and is Of
vivacious disposition. New York
Press.
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SUMMER PIONEERING BULBS.

The gladiolus has become one of tho
most popular of summer flowers. 1t
has many commendable qualities, and
requires but little of what may be
called skill IN its management. The
bulbs may be planted rs soon as the
frost leaves the ground in spring. and
If succession of flowers is desired
planting may be made weekly until the
middle or end of June. The bulbs for
late planting must be kept in very
cool cellar to prevent them from grow
ing prematurely. Like most other
bulbs, gladioluses thrive best in
sandy or at least light soil, and if
the finest flowers are to be obtained
the soil must be well enriched. In dry
seasons the blooms will be short lived,
but this can be materially counteracted
by mulshing around the stems. This
is preferable to watering, which some
times Injuries the bulbs. They ripen
seed very freely, but it is at the ex-
pense OF the young bulbs. and where
1T Is not proposed to save seed the flu
ture Towering bulbs will be greatly
helped in growing by removing tho
Hover stem as soon as the flowers fade.
Each bulb will form two bulbs for
future planting, and, in addition to
these, numerous small bulblets will DO
found clustering ut the base Of the
larger bulbs. These small bulbs will
vary in size from n marble to pea.
These should be carefully gathered
and sown in rows like peas, when they
will soon reach the size of Towering
bulbs. The bulbs should bo lifted in
the fall and, after being we'll dried in
tho sun, stored in u dry place, where
no frost can enter. In dry soils, even
IN the Middle States, they can be
planted deep enough to escape injury
from freezing, butsit is the safer plan
to lift the bulbs after the stems decay
and keep.them dry during the winter.
The tigrida, or tiger flower, is
Mexican bulb which produces tulip
shaped flowers of scarlet color,
spotted with yellow. The flowers arc
very beautiful, but of short duration,
lasting only one day, but it continues
towering for some time, several flow
ers being produced from the same
stock. The bulbs are small and an
pear almost worthless, but if they are
planted in deep, light, rich soil
they will flower satisfactorily. They
are very tender and will not stand any
frost, consequently they should be
lifted AMI kept in dry place, where
there is no frost. They should not be
planted until the ground becomes
warmed in spring, otherwise the bulbs
will be apt to decay. Silver
Knight
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Milk for chlldren's food should oil
ways be boiled.
Massage treatment with camphorated
oil will prove beneficial in cases of
swollen or stiff knee joints.
A mustard plaster, or fiannels wr,Ing
out In hot water, constitute the sim
plest yet best remedy for cramps i'm
the stomach.
When raw surface Is irritatcd by
perspiration, busting the part freely
with stcarate of zinc will oDviate the
discomfort
A popular family lniment recipe is
made by mixing two ounces of soft
soap, one ounce of gum camphor and
one pint of spirits Of turpentinc
Rhubarb and soda mixture, Il favorIto
country recipe, is made by mixing two
drains of the former and four of the
latter In four ounces of peppermint
water.
An excellent tooth powder NAV he
made by mixing nehalf ounce of pow
dered CASTLE soap, one ounce of pre-
clpitated chalk. one ounce of powdered
orris root and ten drops of wIntergrccn.
A very good cholera mixture IN the
following: Equal parts of laudanum.
tincture of rhubarb, spirits of cam
phor, essence of peppermint and tine
ture of CapsiCum. Dose for an adult
from fifteen to thirty drops every half
hour, as required
Those dreading hay fever the coming
summer. may prepare to meet and
probably vanquish that unpleasant en-.
envy by buying a nasal atomlzcr. and
getting ready mixture formed of ten
grains of menthol. ten grains of cucnl.
yptol and two ounces of benzoinol
The tincture of muriate of iron is n
very good remedy for crysipelas Tcu
drops should he taken In water. through
glass tube, every three hours through.
out the active stage Of the disease. DC.
casional doses of Rochelle salts Will re.
live any torpidity of the liver or stom-
I. Define may follow.
''' ann + apply iodine to the face for
D. Ml.cs or blotChes. For pimplcs or
e'eht klke. the following is safe rene.
j., Battle the face with hot water nj
bedtime, dry thoroughly. and apply n
lotion composed of two drains of lac
sulphur, one dram of spirit of camphor,
Onehalf ounce of glyCerine and four
ounces of rose water, and leave IL on
all night
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-08-11
SAILORS SUGGESTIONS.
They Have Lucky oud UnIucky ship-.
Days and Saints.

The old superstition as to luck and
unlucky days has largely passed away.
Foreign mails start and arrive on Fri
day without any regard for the beliefs
which were accepted ut one time be-
yond argument by most sailors. Some
thought otherwise. as will appear later.
Generally speaking, all saints days and
church holidays were regarded as un-
lucky and certain days In each month
was regarded distrustfully. In an old
almanac OF 1915 we find that July 10.
20. "a. and 81 were noted as mo good
anchorage" Sunday was always look
ed upon rs lucky. presumably In reli
ance on the maxim, THE better the day
the better the deed" and the fact OF
our Lords resurrection having taken
place on that day.
Monday had no particular reputation
for good or evil; Tuesday was the same.
except among Spaniards, who said.
Don't marry or go To sea or leave your
wife" on that day. Wednesday was the
day OF Odln, the Morse god, and lucky:
Thursday was named after Thor. the
Morse god OF war. and was suspicious.
Friday was the day dedicated to Freyn.
Morse goddess OF love. and having ref
crenCc to women was not liked on this
ground. The true reason for avoiding
Friday was, OF course. the fact of the
crucihxion having taken place on that
day, and sentiments of special venera-
tion for the day converted into feel.
Ing OF fear for the results which would
follow Its violation. The Spaniards. on
the other hand. had considerable
veneratlon for Friday. and believed
that some occult influence enabled Co
lumbus TO successfully clear ont OF port
and discover new land on that day.
Saturday was gene ally considered aus
pIcious.
The origin of the phrase. n capful OF
wind" can bc traced to a Morse king.
Eric vi. who died in go A. II. lie
was credited with the useful power Of
directing the wind to blow him where
turning his cap to that point of the
compass. His powers We're much APP
prcciatcd and trusted. ana resulted in
his being known as windy cap" There
is no evidence as to whether he could
regulate the force OF the wind ms we'll
as the direction; presumably he could,
or his faithful believers would not have
another common expression and indi-
Gates something like n gale. This has
been traced down To the classical
legend of Eolus and his captive winds
confined in bags.
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FASHION NOTES.

Turquoises are most fashionable.
Garden hats of tulle are wonderfully
picturesque.
Swamp green alligator skin is the
newest thing in leather goods
Pearl, yellow and pink tan shades
are the correct colors in gloves.
Some midsummer organizes have
floral figures as large rs ones hand
Fishnet draperies are being extern
sively employed in scashore dwellings.
The Henry ". capes are revival
of those which were worn by mobiles at
that particular period.
Tulle and chiffon, with satin edge,
are sold by the hundred yards for neck
ruches and frilling on capes, parasols
and gowns.
Vandyke collars and ecru and white
batiste, trimmed with lace and inser-
ton, are made to wear over thin sum-
mer gowns.
Bishop sleeves are quite the fad in
cotton bodices. Another dimity has
the bodice finely plated in the back,
while In front, over the side plaits, is
broad double box plat, on which is
sewed cafe-au-lait Valenciennes lace,
narrow in with, put on very full,
giving wavy, pretty effect.
For useful morning wear dimities in
every shade and pattern are most in
use. One in green effects is made, as
to bodice, with deep collar of coarse
net and lace edging of the same. The
sleeves and skirt are unlined The
sleeves, gigot in cut, have two rows of
the net insertion at the wrists.
Gorgeous buttons and fancy braids
carry out the scheme of decoration
still further. One of the novelties in
the latter variety is black and gold
princess braid mixed with platinum
and gold tinsel, and still more novel
is q net gallon with leaves of stamped
leather bordered with colored beads.
The return Of the balnyeuse and tho
rumor that the skirts of street dresses
arc TO be shortened are slight but sure
indications that the fullness is to
diminish. Rucbes of silk appear in
side many OF the handsome street
dresses, and evening gowns have ruffios
Of laces and chiffon to keep the SHIRT
out at the bottom.
A stylish cape is made of broadoloth
and velvet Two deep rufle5 arc
Auted and sewed to a yoke that OK.
tends we'll out over the points Of the
shoulders The wide collar is of vel
vet, and is also Auted over tho shout
ders and across tho back The fronts
are cut in long, scalloped tabs, and OK
tend below the waist line, the cape
ending in shield-shape points on which
are large, handsome buttons.
A black and white dimity has tho
usual plain full skirt, slightly varied
by two rows of heavy white insertion
let in either side Of the front breadth,
and five tiny hounces edged about
with swiss embroidery. The bodice is
short and full. Either side of tho
front is q full, straight piece OF white
muslin, the embroidery inserted in
two rows and edRing it. The sleeves
arc full, pulled TO the elbow, plain,
tightly fitted below with rows of in.
sertion oyerlaid lengthWise.
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IMPROVED STONE BOAT.

cept with strong team. The stout
drag is sometimes needed where heavy
stones are to be moved, but for NOV.
ing farming tools, grain and other
seed, ETC., in and out of the field. n
light structure is needed. The sketch
herewith shows drag made of inch
hardwood boards, sawed SO as to give
sharp upward incline to the forward
end, this platform being surmounted
by fiat rails of inch aud u half stuff. A
single horse can walk off with such n
drag, and that. too, with considerable
OF burden upon it. which can be
placed upon the drug more convenient.
ly than upon even a low hung wagon.
American Agriculturist.
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A CONVENIENT HOG TROUGH.

One of the most unpleasant features
of hog raising is the unpleasant opera
ton of giving these animals their food.
They are in the trough, on top of it,
and always under the food when it is
turned in to them-that is when the
ordinary trough and spout are used.
The illustration, however, shows IN
arrangement whereby the feeder can
place the food in the trough unmolest-
ed by his plgship, and place the
trough before him in an orderly and
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-08-11
Her Check.

Husband-Did YOU get that ten-doI-
lar check your uncle sent you cashcd
YETI
Wife-No; haven't been out
Husband-Well, am sending IN or
q to cigar dealer for two boxes Of
80 cigars. don't want to send money
in an envelope. You take this $40 and
give me your check
Wife-Certainly
Husband "a day later)-More money,
Why. my dear, what did you do with
the so your uncle sent You?
Wife lin hum You took IL for
cigars.-New York Weekly.
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FEW pLooMERs roR SUMMER.

The bicycling season has cleared up
one doubtful point about bloomers
pretty thoroughly. That is, they will
not be worn. OF course there will be
exceptions to this rule, but 1T is quite
certain that the tendency to skirts
made short aud convenient for wheel.
ing, and away from bifurcated outer
garments, which was manifest before
the end of the season last year, will
so on this spring. Before the fair de-
voices of the bicycle put away their
wheels last fall it was evident that
boomers were practically rejected,
and now it is still more patent that
the weight OF comeliness in the bal
ance on tho side of the skirt has been
enough to settle everything. Now
York Advertiser.
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A Mania for Snuf Bo,cs

Edward Wortlcy Montague. the
eccentric son of Lady Mary, is said to
have possessed more snuff boxes than
would suffice Chinese with hundred
noses-a collection which. perhaps, waa
never equnlcd, unless by that OF King
George w, who was not less cx4rava-
giant and recherche in snuff and SNUFF;
boxes than in other things.
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MrcHIGAy's WOMAN PROFESSOR.

DIR. Eliza NJ. Mosher, Of Brooklyn,
who will enter upon her duties as Pro-
lessor of Hygiene in the University of
Michigan in tho ausumn, has had a
thorough medical training in this
country and Europe, and for some
years has had successful practice in
Brooklyn. She is the first woman pro-
lessor to be called to the University of
Michigan.
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ENGLISH CHILDREN AND THEIR NURSES.
An American woman in her travels
abroad last season spent fortnight at
n hotel in Brussels, where the rooms
open upon gallery surrounding the
inner court of the building. There
were number of English families
boarding there at tho same time, and
their children played constantly on
this gallery. Our countrywoman
noticed several things about their
playing which seemed to her dis
tinctivo. One was the way in which
the nurses or governesses took part in
their romps, entering spiritedly into
every game, managing and directing
just enough to keep things going
pleasantly, while still heartily partici-
pating. An American caretaker of
children thinks she has done her whole
duty il she seats herself on park
bench by the side of another caretaker
and gossips continuously, while their
little charges pick up such amusement
as they may. A second characteristic
of the English children's play was its
tempered hilarity. They laughed mer-
rily and called, but they did not scream
and well-did not, in fact, once raise
their voices to the screeching point,
end though they ran occasionally back
and forth in front of her windows,
there was never a glance in nor noisy
halt before them. Children in hotels,
as a rule" says this woman, "have
been my dread and dislike, but these
children, who carried their breeding
into their play, never annoyed me at
all, and showed me once more that it
IS not the thing which is done, but the
way it is done, that produces the
effect. Utica IN. W Herald.
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becoming manner. Tho trough is
made like n draw, and pulls ont to be
filled. 1t can then be pushed in under
the end guides shown in the cross.
section), with none of the unpleasant
features mentioned. These end guides
hold the trough in place, as does also
the stout button on the outside of the
front of the pen. New York Tribune.
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a mole's eyes are believed to give i;io
animal nothing more than an impress
sion of light. which Is probably pain.
full, o.. at least annoying, the sensation
prompting the creature Mt once to bur
row into the earth and escape the an
nOynnce.