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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04
WINTER BUTTER MAKISG.

To make fine butter in winter taxes
the skill of many an old dairy man,
and not few give up the work in dis.
gust and confine their attention to
summer butter. But winter butter is
not so difficult of manufacture if n Int
tie Intelligence is displayed. Winter
butter does not differ from summer
hCtter very materially. The cream
does not change nor become obstinate
in its character. 1t is simply that the
right conditions for making butter are
easily supplied in summer and rather
difficult in winter.
What we 90 in summer is to have
fine milk and cream aud then make
the butter when the cream has only 4
slight acidity, and with n regular uni
form temperature in chulniug. Now
If these conditions nre supplied in
winter, good butter can be made lust
as easily and quickly. To begin With,
however the milk and cream are very
often inferior at this season because
OF poor feed. This must be changed
Immediately. Good winter dairying
requires just rs rich, succulent food
FOR the cows as in the summer, and If
these cannot be supplied, the cream
viii not be as rich.
But assuming that the dairy mar
does this carefully, and that he gives
good shelter and warm protection to
his COWS, with all the pure drinking
water Mt the right temperature that
they will drink, it will be only neces.
sory to supply the other conditions.
The milk is brought from the barn ia
the house and set right. Generally,
1t Is necessary to aerate the milk i'm.
mediately after milking, in order to
eXpel any disagreeable odor. This is
especially necessary with milk drawn
from COWS that have been fed on ensi.
laGe. To do this the milk must he
poured slowly from n height so that it
Will fall in spray. An ordinary tin
pail or pan, with fine holes punctured
through the bottom, and suspended Mt
n convenient height will answer the
purpose admirably. Let the milk fall
through this sieve slowly Immediately
after milking, and the pure air of win
ter VIII eypel al odors even better
than in summer. Sometimes several
aeratlons are necessary before all odors
are driven out. A little trouble in
this way will save good deal of wor-
ry later. Do not scald the milk by
putting it on the stove in hot pans, n
custom still in vogue in many places.
for it destroys the quality of tho
cream Ivy melting some of the fat
gIobuies.
The setting room should have tenn
peTNture OF sixty degrees to sixty.five
degrees. 1t should not be kept here
more than four days ut the utmost, no
matter how cold the weather Is.
Churning should be done two or three
times week. If the cream is ret
longer than this it gets bad olor
that ruins the butter. If the cream is
not ripe enough the temperature
around 1t can be regulated to hasten
the process. Keep the temperature
in churning regular, unl about the
same as IN summer Wash the granu-
lated butter with cold water as in
summer, and work, salt aud pack Just
the same.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04

November take them up and bury
them in trenches, the same as is done
with the heads for seed purposes;
piov out a double furrow six inches
deer. by running the pillow both ways.
In this the plants are set closely to-
gether, roots down, then q furrow is
turned over them from both sides,
covering the plants to the depth of a
foot, so that the frost is almost wholly
excluded. While n few degrees of
frost is not injurious. extreme freezing
would be, SO that the covering would
be sufficient to prevent it. At the
same time, the ground should not be
so warm as TO stimulate active growth,
which Is injurious. To prevent this
the trench should be ventilated by
putting small bundle of straw in tho
center of it before covering, so that
the warm moist air from below may
escape. In the trench the plants will
make slow growth the entire winter,
and when taken out in spring and
transferred TO the field will make n
rapid growth. perfecting their heads
IN two weeks less time than those from
hotbeds or cold fran IS. - New Eng
land Homestead.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
nEpnoon RUGS OF nun1Arz.

A pretty little amateur artist has
made for herself pair of charming
bedroom rugs. The material is bur
aps, lined with old carpet to give it
body. The design is taken from the
motif of the wall paper, and repre-
tents timothy grass. red top and clo-
Iers, painted in shades of olives, tans,
browns and old pink, the colors great
Y diluted, so as to give n printed
'ather than q painted effect. Golden
and brown butterflies are poised here
and there, and busy humble bee a.
most buzzes, heal down, in great
clover blossom.
The rugs are edged with a fax
fringe, in the shade of the burlap In
painting grasses and lelves a mistake
frequently made by amateurs is to
have them too much of color. Shade
effects should be introduced by hay.
ing those at the back in faint grays,
and in much lighter tones of all the
colors used. New York Herald.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04
Thc Enstrst Rnnt

Thc fastest war vessel afoat is own
ed by France. The sea going torpedo
boat, the Forban, recently tried. built
under n contract for speed of 30 to
80 knots, easily made 300 knots. or
81 land niles per hour, despite
heavy sea and high wind, which shows
her to he faster than any other ship in
the world. The Forban is IA feet long.
- feet 6 inches beam, and draws feet
of water. She has two screws, ana her
engines are capable of developing 300
horse power. She carries two 37-milli-
metre G.45 inches quick firing guns,
and two torpedo tubes above water.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04
Chinrsc InundrN Tickntn-

The Chin sc waShcrmen have q sys-
tom of ticketins n bundle OF soiled
clothes based on the many gods and
goddesses of the laundry. Though it is
complicated, the laundryman seldom
delivers a bundle of washed clothes to
the wrong person.
Furthermore, if the ticket is lost, the
chances are :hat YOU will not get your
linen, unless YOU are particular friend
OF the proprietor. Instances are on rec
ord whe;c an American has gone to
court to force the Chinese to Weld up
the washing. but the judge was not
convinced that the case of the white
man was good one.
The Chinese laundryman at the he.
ginning of each week makes out a
batch of checks, in duplicate. to he used
rs wash tickets. He selects the name of
some god or goddess. or of some oh.
Ject, as the sun, the moon. or the stars.
TO this name he prefxeS a number as
Moon, No. t." Moon, no. ." and so
on
In the space between the two legends
Tor the signs are repeated twice-he has
his own name, as, for instance, "Wah
Lee"
When customer takes bundle OF
washing to the laundry, the Chinese.
first tearing n ticket i'm two i'm n ragged
FASHION puts onehalf on the packet for
reference; the other half he gives as n
receipt to the person who hns brought
the package of laundry.
1t must he presented when the Iaun.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04
Caused by Vaccination.

Prom tae Journal, Detroit, Mica
Every one in the vicinity OF Medium ave-
nue and Champaign street. Detroit, knows
Mrs. Mcdonald, end many neighbor has
reason to feel grateful 10 her for the kind
and friendly interest she has manifested in
cases OF illness.
sAc Is kind-hcSrted friend, a natural
nurse, ana an Intelligent aud rennci lady.
To reporter she recently talked al somo
length about DR. williams Pink Pius. giving
some very interesting instances In her own
Immediate knowledge of marvellous cures.
and tho universal benefeence Of the remedv
to those who had used it.
Il have reason TO know" said Mrs. Nc
Donald, something OF the worth of this
medicine, for it has been demonstrated In
my own Immediate family NV daughter
htue is attending high school. and has
never been very strong since she began.
suppose she studies hard. and she has quite
distance to 60 every day. When the
smallpox broke out all of the school chill
drcn had TO be vaccin0tol. took her over
10 DR.. jameson and he vaccinatel her.
never saw such an arm In my life and the
doctor said he never did. She was broken
rs sick rs she could be. To add to IL all
neuralgia set in, and the poor child was in
misery. She is naturally Off nervous temper
nmcnt and she suffered most awfuly. Even
after she recovered the neuralgia did not
leave her. Stormy days or days that wero
damp or preceded n storm, sho could not go
out at all She was pale and thin. and had
no appetite.
Il have forgotten Just who told me about
the Pink Pile, but got some for her and
thtS cured her right up. She has nice
cotor In hor face, eats and sleeps well, goes
10 school every day, aud is well and strong
IN every particular. I have never heard OF
anything 10 build up the blood to compare
with Pink Pills. | shall ALWAYS keen them
IN tho house and recommend them to my
neighbour
DR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are considered an unfalling specific in such
diseases as Iocomotor ataNia, partial paraly-
his, 81 Nitus dance, sciatica. neuralgia
rheumatism, nervous headache the after Of
fcc;s of Ia grippe, palpitation OF the heart,
palc anu sallow compilations, that tired feel
ing resulting from nervous prostration: all
diseases resulting from vitiatcl humors I'm
the blood, such rs scrofula, chronic erysipc-
lis etc. Ihoy arc also n specific for
troubles peculiar to females, such rs sun.
prcssiOns, irregularities. and all forms OF
weakness. In men they effect n radical cure
in all cases arising from mental worry, over
work, or excuses OF whatever nature. Dr.
Williams Pink Pills are sold by all dealers
or will be sCnt post aid on receipt OF prico
600 cents box OF six boxes Tor S2.50-they
are never sold in bult or by The 10l) by adj
dressing DR.. Williams Medicine Co.,
Schenectady. n. Y.
II docsn' take much money to mako q
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04
1oADs A NUISANCE IN THE ArrARY.

Ore day last summer noticed n
large plump-looking toad sitting on
the lighting board in front of one of
my hives, writes L. Bailey. Watch
ing him few minutes, saw him take
IN bee, and within another minute
another one. TO investigate the mat
ter further, took Mr. Toad to the
woodpile and cut his head off and pro
ceeded to make an examination of his
stomach To my surprise ] found
that it contained torty.six bees.
which, to Judge from their appearance,
were all tnken in that Same morning.
have kept bees for the last thirty.
five years, but this is the first time |
have seen toads catch them. -Ameri-
can Agriculturist.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04
srmors MISTAKE IN rErrrNn.

Feeding too often is serious mis-
take. If the hens are in good condi.
ton for laying, they will thrive much
better If compelled to como of the
roost in the morning and scratch for
their breakfast than if they walk up
to feed trough and fill their crops.
The morning feed of grain and seeds
may be scattered in the litter after
they nre on the roost at night, so that
they can begin rs early in the morn.
ing as they desire. Before going to
roost at night they may be given all
they can eat. They will digest all
that the crop will hold before morn
ing. Trenton N. j. American.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04
AGRICULTURAL
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
THE WHEAT MIDGE.

his insect Injuries mostly the soft
chaffed wheats the bearded and the
red wheats are not so much damaged
by this small fly. Sleeping the seed
has no effect against the nudge. as it
attacks only the half-rlpened grain by
puncturing the chaff and depositing
its eggs in it. This fly is very small
orange-Yellow insect, that flies by
night, and may be seen by the light Of
lantern among the wheat after the
heads have set the grain. The only
safety against it is to grow only the
hard and bearded wheats. New York
Times.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04
Told I'm a Dream.

II Hugh Mcclure. of GoodIand. Kan.
hadn't dreamed dream the other
night he would have been much poorer
Than he Is today. His old uncle I'm
Washington, ID. c., died and left will
which bequeathed to Hugh an old VIC.
lin. The instrument was sent by ex.
press but Hugh. whose expectations
had been much greater, was mad and
wouldn't take the fiddle from the ex.
press office. Then came the dream. to
the effect that the fiddle was full ~
money. The instrument was carried
home. ard when 1t was opened II was
found to contain $500 and a deed TO
some very valuable land.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04

Although the cold frame for winter
ing cabbage md rauliHovcr plants is
stu "a use by mrDy farmers and Gar.
deners, 1T rs by 40 means the best and
most economical means for The .ur.
pose. Some varieties OF cabbaa.e
Early Summer particularly canuo,
be successfully winterel iu cold
frame. They will rarely make good
heads If the plants ere viuiored i'm n
cold frame, as they very commonly
run mp TO seed, having received q check
which is equivalent TO % soasou's
growth. The hothed started March
], IS found TO be the better place to
raise plants for an early crop. Bat
an improvement over this plan even.
and particularly for the Wakefield
variety, is TO raise the plants in the
open field, aud about the middle Of
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04

Fig Sauce Carefully look over. wash
and cut fine enough good figs to make
n cupful. Stew in pint of water, to
which has been added tablespoonful
Of sugar, until they are one homogen.
eous mass Put spoonful Of the hot
fig sauce on each individual dish of
rice.
Corn Gems-Beat together one and
One-haif cur fuls Of unskimmed milk
and the yolks OF two eggs; add two
cupfuls OF -four and one of granular
cornmeal. Beat the batter thorough
ly, stir in lightly tho whites of TIE
eggs beaten to stiff froth, turn into
heated irons and bake about twenty
minutes.
Potato Puf-.Mix q pint of mashed
potato with half cup Of cream and
the well-benten yolk OF an egg; salt
to taste and heat until smooth: lastly.
stir IN TIE white Of the egg beaten TO
s'i1 frotb. Pile mp in rocky form
ON bright tin dish and bake in a
quick oven unhl heated through and
lightly Drowned. Serve at once.
Oatmeal Bread Mix quart of well
cooked oatmeal mush with pint of
water, beating it perfectly smooth I;
add u cupLnl OF liquid yeast and -four
to make stiH batter. Cover and let
rise; when light, add sufficient flour
TO mold Kucld MS soft as possible
for twenty minutes shape into four
or more loaycs, and let IL rise again
and bake.
Snowflake Toast Heat 10 boiling
quart of milk; add salt thickeu with
% tablespoonful of flour rubbed smooth
10 little cold milk. Have ready the
whites of two eggs beaten TO n stir
froih, and when the sauce is wei
cooked turn it over the beaten eggs.
stirring we'll meanwhile, 30 that it vii
form q light, frotby mixture. Serve
MS dressing ON nicely moisteucd slices
OF toasi
Stuffed Potato Propars large.
smooth potatoes; bake until tender
and cut them in halves; scoop out tho
inside carefully so as not to break .he
ssinl mash smoothly, mix thoroughly
With one third freshly prepared cot
t1Ie cheese season with nice sweet
cream, pepper and salt. Fill the
shclls with this mixture, place cut side
uPpermost in q pudding diah and
brown in the oven.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04
ba'hnE Powder Company Wins ~, Case
im LniLcl SLnin. Cnmrt

In 'n'tcI states Court.
Tho decision OF Judge Shcwaltcr in a re
rent case that came up before him sustains
The claims Of tho Royal Company t. the cy
elusive use Of tho name "Rova' as a trade
mark for its baking powder. Tho special
Importance OF this decision consists in tho
protection which il assures To- tho mill
ionS OF consumers OF ROYAL Bak-
me Powder. Tho excellence Of this
article has caused it t. be highly
esteemed and largely usel almost the world
over. Its high standard OF quality having
been always maintained. consumers have
come TO rely implicitly upon the "RoyaI'
brand rs most wholesom" aud efficient
other manufacturers could sell under
inc name of we'll known reputable
brand incalculablc damage would be done TO
the public by the deception. Tho determine
ION OF tho Royal Baking Powder COMPANY
10 protect tho users 90 the Royal baking
powder against imitators by rigid vrosecri-
tion OF them make cu"h limitations OF its
brand extremely rurI.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04

Fine ice means very cold weather. then
comes a high old time in skating Kinks. and
skating ponds, on slides and rides. and we 90
home tired and overheated It's the samc
old story Of cooling on: OF with wro,s md
ON with all sorts OF aches aud mains rh,.,,-
matte, neuralgia, scIutic, lumbagic. includ-
ing ircst-bites, backache. even toothnrbe
lhey who dance must nay the piper. We
c S up Jack and are brought low by our own
ioiIy. What OF ii, the dance will 90 or. nII
the same. 1t is generally known ,bnt ~
Jacobs Oil will cure all such aches and pnins
separately or collectively, and the cry Is, ON
with the dance. 80
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04
TO CLEAN LACE.

The best way to do is to obtain
bottle or round stick or some other
round, smooth article, and around it
roll the lace dampening 1t slightly MS
You do SO. This will stretch it and
make it smooth. Leave it on the bot
tie, or whatever you may use, until it
Is quite dry, then take it off and lay
1t IN folds of five or six inches long.
The best plan is to tack the lace so as
be quite sure that the edges are even.
Fill basin with cold water end add a
little ammonia or borax. In this put
the lace and let 1T soak, squeezing it
gently every now and then until all
the dirt Is out. If the lace is very
much soilei it may be necessary to
change the water. When it seems
quite clean take it out of the water,
press it so as to get rid of some of the
water md put it t. dry in the sun.
Then lay il Hat on the palm of ono
hand and slap it hard with the other
several times. The stitches may then
be cut out and the lace refolded in dit
ferent creases and the slapping process
repeated. New York World.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04
To IIaricn WnN

To harden WAX for mechanical uses.
melt the wax and add TO it hot calcincd
plaster or any of the ochrcs, previously
heated The amount used depends upon
the quality Of the wax. The addition
of resin will increase the hardness.
This mixture can BE- cast, wrought with
n knife, chiscl or Il saw, or turned i'm n
lathe. In fact, IT can he used for n
variety of useful purposes.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04

oy local applications, as tkey cannot reach the
diseased portion of he ear. I there Is only ono
way 10 cure Deafness, and that il by con ,titu-
Iional remedies. Dcafnc 3 is caused by an in
Lrstachian Tube. When this tube gets in
named you have n rumbiing sound or impcr-
itct hearing, and when it ia entirely cl5.cI
Deafness is the result, and unless tho inflam.
nation can bo taken out and this tube re-
stored TO IFS normal condition. hcuriny will be
destroyer forever; ntnc cases out ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing but nm in
named condition of the mucous surfaces.
We Will give One Hundred ID pllars for my
rh.c oil - atncss Caused by catarrh) that can.
not he cure h. Halls Caturrh Cure. Send for
rculnrs, free. ava
,,-e- +. j. CHENEY Sc Co., Toledo, o
To- Sold by Druggists 7Gc.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04
INIPEoYING TIE nEcm.rn

There are many old orchards that
fail to produce enough to pay cost of
harvesting their fruit. This is not rs
Ii should be. If the trees are still
vigorous their lack of irnitrulness is
most likely due TO di,proportion of
heterogeneous to mineral fertilizer in
the soil. If the tree shows signs of
failing, both kinds of fertilizer should
be given them. There are many soils
that have been exclusively MANFRED
with stable manure that lack potash
and phosphate. Manure from the
barnyard will make vigorous growth
OF wood and leaf, but it will not pro-
mote fruitlulness. A dressing of 600
pounds OF mixture of potash and
phosphate, in the proportions of two
Of the potash to one of phosphate, will
pay on almost any old orchard. But
before manuring hes lily the kinds
that are least productive and falable
should lie grated over. 1t does not
pay to cultivate ard manure poor
kinds of iruit when the change TO good
kinds is so easily made by grafting. -
Boston Cultiya!or.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04

Prevents Fluids from Boiling over.
4 German has invented device TO
prevent any luid from boiling over,
even on an open fire. 1t has specially
constructed perforated rim through
which the overflow returns to the pot.
one of the benefits of this system il
that milk can he kept boiling for n long
time, ana thereby storilized milk form
ing nutritious and healthy food for
babies. can be obtained.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04
CAsToR BEANs.

The success which many people
have IN growing the castor beam in
private gardens naturally leads them
to think there may be n large profit
III 1T when grown extensively for seed
and oil. The plant requires n long
season aud very rich soil. 1t is n
difficult crop to harvest, requiring
peculiar machinery to get the beans
out Of their rodo. farmers on rich
land In Missouri and Kansas grow con.
siderable quantities of castor beans
They find n market in st. Louis.
where the oil is pressed out This
requires expensive machinery, and IN.
less market can be assured for your
castor beans it will prove losing
business to grow them. We have
known people to use the castor bean
as lurgGtive. 1t is much more
pleas ant to take than castor oil. and is
equally effective, as it contains a large
proport. on of oil. But this use would
not make market for more than are
grown on pants kept for show in the
garden. 1t IS very snowy plant when
1T has soil rich enough 10 grow to
large size. Boston Cultiyator.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04
CATTLE DIPPrYG VAT.

A Dallas (Texas) man has inventel
cattle dipping vat 80 The idea is to
zip cattle as n prevention of the
Texas fever. One Of these watts is in
use on the King cattle ranch, the lqrp.
est cattle ranch in Texas. The die.
ging vat is six feet deep and contains
a carclully prepared chemical fluid.
Inc sides OF the vat extend four feet
above high water mark e. prevent
waste by splashing The bottom OF the
vat Is three feet wide, the sides tqper.
ing outward, making it seven wide nt
the top Large Stats are nailed IN the
incline at the end OF the vat and ON
inc platform to proven. slipping. The
fioor Of the vat is covered with shc.t
IRON, and q square pen surrounds j..
The cattle TO be Gucked nre driven
into the pen, and as they step over Che
centre of gravity they ore immersed
in the fluid, alter which they Chamber
out OF the vat on the incline. The
idea is TO kill the disease carrvipg
parasites, such as lice, ticks. Ctc.
thus reducing the liability OF carrvipg
fpIcnic fever. The idea seems To be n
good one, and the general utility OF
the cattle dipping vat should be thor
CughIy tested, New York World.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04

Mrs. Figg Dear me! You never come
into the house without making an at.
tack ON that dish Of doughnuts. Tom.
my-Ies. NAV; a home run doesn't
count unless a fcller hits the plate.
You know. indianapolis Journal.
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A Child Enjoy.

The pleasant favor, gentle action and sooth-
ing effect of Syrup of Figs, when in need Of .
laxative an If the father or mother be cos
tive or bilious, tho most gratifying results fol.
10" Its use; so that it is the best family rem
ody known and every family should have a
bottle.
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Der fncsH Cnnnnt BIO Cnrcd

lis pItiml to court smile when YOU
should win u soul