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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07
Scum For ErrnkCnsf.

In London two months ago Henry
White, the swell Secretary of the Amer
lean Legation, invited friends to break
fast, and the first thing or the menu
WAS soup. He told them that the
Prince of Wales's set had recently
adopted the idea from Che French. and
that all London was rapidly taking up
the custom. Mr.. White sets the pace
for Americans over there, and whether
or not he entertains all of his country
men who are hocking to the Queens
jubilee, he can introduce enough of
them to this new fad to cause the
whole outfit to come back home SINGING
its praises.
1t is really one of the most sensible
gastronomic innovations one can
imagine. Soup, when properly made,
is both soothing and stimulating. The
overtaxed stomach of the average
American needs both to be soothed and
stimulated the first thing in the morn
ing. Therefore we look for the soup
idea to become Immediately popular
when it is brought over by our tour
lists. Doubtless they will invent n
name for it, as the fashionable folk of
this country are afraid to risk their
standing among the gourmets by eat
ne for breakfast dish with so plain
aud vulgar name as soup.-St. Louis
Star.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07
Hunting the PnI.r Hrnr

At seven we continued our journey
III calm, hazy weather We had barely
travelled two I ours before, On turning
a headland we suddenly espied the
Dear some eight hundred yards in front
Oh us. AT racing pace the dogs sped
away across the hard snow, but the
bear did not take long to consider his
position and then to deal with it. He
oeclded not to deal with the dilemma
ut all and simply bolted. But we
were down upon him, when Kolotepgva
quickly cut the single trace of the
eight dogs, the sledge stopped dead,
and tie liberated dogs flew with re-
doubled energy at the hairy giant,
VINO now turned to defend himself at
last. During the short space of time
occupied by us coming up with tho
combatants I had u good opportunity
If watching the splendid tactics of the
u"gS, AS soon us they came up with
the bear they spread out in a semi
circle right in front of their foe and
attacked him by making dashes at his
long thick coat with their sharp,
gllstenlng teeth, and they displayed
during these proceedings such a cute
ness and skill that it was evident they
quite understood that it was question
OF breakfast or no breakfast" for
them.
Whenever the bear angrily raised
one OF his huge paws to crush one of
ms tormentors, the latter slid away in
the most agile manner, while his com
panlons gave the wretched brute
enough to attend to i'll another direc-
tion. However, u few shots from our
soon ended the combut,
aud an hour later we had the large,
magnificent bcar-skin safely packed on
the sicdgc, together with good
quantity of meat, while the dogs were
treated to substantial meal, which
they indeed wa"ted badly, aud we
again continued our journey Fort
nightly Review.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07
knitted Hens.

Ii you wish to neatly finish the top
Of IL knitted stocking, the wrist of a
glove or mitten, the ankle of Il bootee
Or bed sock, or the neck of an infants
nndervest, try knitted hem; there is
nothing prettier. 1t can he varied in
width to suit any piece of work. Neck
hens are usually II quarter of an inch
IN width, gloves or mitten hens about
half IN inch, and stocking hens an
inch or more. To knit hem, cast Oh
The required number of stitches loose
Iy and evenly; knit, all III plain knit
ting, rs many rounds as required to
make II hem of the desired width; then
knit one round of little open holes as
follows: Narrow, thread over once.
repeat from star all round; knit as
many plain rounds after the row of
holes rs there were before; fold the
work mt the row of holes so rs to bring
the first round up-inside the needles
to the last round, then go on knit
ting, and when knitting each stitch
pick up with it one edge stitch and
knit both off together; pretty hem
edged 10y row of neat little points
will be the result.-New England
Homestead
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07

Being troubled i'll this way | tried the
ioliowlng y leather blind wide
enough to cover both eyes and long
enough to come down well over the
face was cut from an old boot leg.
The chicken thief was then caught.
and pulling the ears forward, the top
corners of the blind were fastened to
them by means of pinchers and rings,
such rs are put III the shouts of pigs
to prevent roofing. This blind will
not prevent the hog from seeing his
Legitimate food, but does prevent him
seeing chickens unless they are under
his very nose, and then, if he attempts
pursuit, the chances are that he brings
his nose in violent contact with the
fence or SOME other obstruction. A
few such lessons and he concludes that
he Is no longer partial to chicken. A
month of leather specs" cured our
most ravcnous thief, and by binding
only the ring leaders the whole herd
was soon rs docilc as well behaved
porkers should be.-New England
Homestead.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07
Trimming Roses.

When any plant in the flower garden
begins to produce seeds freely it
usually inclines to stop towering.
Plants such rs roses, which we desire
to have flower rs long as possible,
should therefore not be permitted to
fruit. All faded roses should he at
once cut away. Even those which are
known IA everbloomers are benefited
by this practice. Indeed, the reason
that these roses have this heightened
period of towering is that they show
natural indisposition to make growth.
Roses flower only at the end of IL
young branch; when the faded flowers
are cut away the buds i'll the leaf axis
push into growth, and it is from this
second starting of young branches
that the flowers come. -Mehau's
Monthly.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07
An Unexpected Verdict.

very famous lawyer explained his
almost uniform success by saying that
he never flew over the heads of the
Jury, which meant that he never in
dulged in language beyond their COM
prehension. Ayoung lawyer who had
not learned this rule, not long ago,
paid dearly for his ignorance.
You see gentlemen" said the
counsel for the defendant, compls-
cently-it was a compensation case
Il have got the plaintiff into very
nice dilemma. If he went there, see
ing that the place was dangerous,
there was contributory negligence,
and, as his honor will tell you, he
can't recover. If he did not see il
was dangerous, neither could my client
have seen it, and there was no negli-
gence on his part. In either case, /
am entitled to your verdict"
The jury retired.
'Well, gentlemen" said the fore
man, 81 think We must give him fifteen
hundred dollars"
All agreed except stout, rudy
gentleman in the corner, who cried
hoarsely:
Give him another five hundred.
gentlemen, for getting into the
dilemma.
Verdict accordingly.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07
Bicycle Prices Fall.

After several years of exorbitantIv
large profits the manufacturers OF
bicycles have been compelled to very
largely reduce their prices. The pub-
lie actually refused to longer pay S1Oo
for machine which can be built TO,
one-quarter that amount.
A few makers saw this some time
ago and put on the market cheaper
machines at very greatly reduced
prices which so cut into the business
of the higher priced manufacturers
that In pure self-dcfense they were
compelled to bid goodbye to their old
high prices.
why should not the same thing oc-
cur with typo-writing machines? They
no doubt cost considerably less TO pro
dnce than bicycles, and yet some of
them are selling at the ridiculously
hugh price of 500. 1t is fair to infer
that machine which sells mt $50 costs
close to Sl5 to manufacture.
If few large department stores in
New York, Boston, Philadelphia. Chi
cago, etc, would arrange for large
quantities to he manufactured for them
by some one outside of Trust the
prices would come down to reasonable
figures as have those of bicycles.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07
Spontaneous Combustion of Hay.

Whether or not hay ignites spon-
taneously has never been determined
Usually the fire has originated where
considerable quantities Of clover hav
have been stored. In nearly every
case the stacks or buildings were en-
tircly consumed, so it was impossible
to determine the origin Of the fire. At
the Pennsylvania experiment station
barns in 1895 fire was seen drou-
ping from the ceiling of the COW stable.
Investigation proved that the fire
was confined TO u NOW OF hay 1929
and about 3fect high The drafts were
stopped and the top of the NOW kept GOV
cred with wet blankets. OPENINGS were
made in the sides Of the burn and nil
the hay, about 30 tons, was pitched
ont While removing this the entire
centre OF the NOW was smoldcriug and
ready to burst into flames whom OK.
posed to the air Fortunately a Inv
drant was near at hand and the ton
was kept constantly saturated and the
barn thus saved All the centr, nf
tlo NOW was thoroughly packed. hot
and smoking. The HIGH tcmpcrntu,o
Of the hay made it decidedly uncom
Portable for those WHO were removing
the smoldcriug fodder.
The holes burned through ihe m,v
Hoor were over near the middle of the
stable and not near tho walls. II il
evident that the fire could NOT ha,.
been either accidental or inccudiorv
The hay was second growth clover nm
timothy, mostly clover. and when bor-
vested was thought to be- i'm unusually
Tine condition. The fact that if va
very compact gave color 10 tho theory
.h't the combustion was spont,ncops
Examinations of the hay. after bcip,
thrown ont OF the barn. showed tl,ot
% large proportion of it was $50 tbor.
oughly charred that il would crunbl,
when handled Some Of il had p,t
'ecn subjected to So great heat ami
was only brown in color, but was wholly
unit for stock
For several days previous to the fire
~ peculiar odor had been notice
abopi the barn, and examination
seemed to Indicate that the rowen wa,
.nsn.Ing, bat there was( no indication
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07
why 1t is IIIIInstead DIV

Ihere is an interesting story back
OF The hour of four us represented on
'ho face of clocks. Perhaps you have
hoticed many time that instead O.,
It's being ~, US would be most M
'ural' 1t is usually-at least in all
cases of old clocks and watches-IIII
The reason for it is said to be that
away back IN the time of Charles v.
OF France, who reigned in the latter
half OF the fourteenth century. when
the first clock was made, its maker.
henry Wick, was commanded 70 bring
1t before the king. He did SO, and the
King was very well pleased with it,
watching the works with much inter
est. But he said, finally. you have
got the figures on the dial wrong,
Il think not, your Majesty" replied
the olockmakcr.
Yes that four should be four ones"
Surely not, your Majesty" urged
the man, again.
Yes, it should be four ones, in
SISTED the king.
You are wrong" once more said
Vlck' which made the king very an
cry.
~ am never wrong" he cried.
Take 1T away and correct the mis-
take. The poor clockmaker could
only obey, and the blunder of the
King has come all the way down to us,
Tor all clocks have been so marked
ever since.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07

The proper care of irons is not so
well understood rs it should be.
Dempness and dust should be espe-
,ially guarded against, and, in fact,
the whole ironing outfit should be
Kept in a special closet, and the irons
covered when not in use. Rubbing
with lard and beeswax will only part
" restore rusted irons. At long in
tervals thorough washing with warm
water, and careful drying afterwards
will greatly improve irons. Never
heat them on the same stove where
cooking is going on, especially frying,
rs they will not only become spotted
with grease, but will communicate the
Odor to the clothes.
Always keep plenty of holders
IN hand which may be made quite
bright and ornamental if one chooses
to put few extra stitches on them. -
Housewife.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07
Maintaining the Dairy.

\ writer i'll the Dakota Farmer gives
this advice:
/. Select the best cows in your herd,
or that You can buy, to keep, and dis
pose of the others.
,. The best COW for the dairy is the
one that produces the greatest amount
OF butter fat i'll II year for food con
sumcD when being rightly fed.
3. To renew or increase your herd
raise the hcifer calves from your best
cows.
!. Test your cows by weighing the
milk of each COW for year and test
ing it occasionally with the Babcocll
milk tester, and know how much but
ter fat each one does produce.
8. Use the best dairy-bred sire YOU
can get; one, if possible, that has n
line of ancestors that have been first
class dairy animals.
6. Keep record of the time when
the COWS We're bred aud have no guess
work about the time of calving.
Z. 1t is neither profitable nor neces-
sary for q COW to go dry more than
four to six weeks.
g. The udder should receive prompt
attention. AK-obstacle may removed
from the teat the first hour that might
battle science later.
.. After separating the calf from it's
mother, feed the natural milk as soon
as drawn for week or ten days.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07
Some Queer Fuels.

Some of the materials used for fuel
Ill various parts of the world seem ex.
traordiuary. In certain shoe making
towns i'll Massachusetts,, such as Lynn,
there are some very poor people who
burn nothing cl5e but leather chips
from one end Of the winter to the
-otacr. They get them from the fac
tories Ly the whcelbarrow load.
Such chips, of course, shoulder
with great deal of smolic. They
form incaudescont masses which have
to be broken up from time to time
with the poker.
In Egypt ii is said that mummies,
CHIEFLY those OF cats, ibiscs and other
animals held sacred by the ancient in
habitants have been employed for run
ming trains between Cairo and Alex
andria.
Dried fishes, particularly the sal
mon, have been, and perhaps are to
this day, employed to some extent Ms
fuel by the Indians in parts of British
Columbia. They contain enough oil
and muscular fibre to burn well.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07
Poultry Notes,

Liens that do not have water regular
ly will suffer and not produce well.
III hen nets you dollar year.
that is enough to expect as u steady
thing.
1t is. Il mistake to suppose the incu-
bator Is an automatic machine that will
run itself.
1t is not best to have too many nests.
A dozen hens can get along well with
four or five.
When you do not want them to
breed do not let the hens and roosters
run together
The laying of unusually large eggs
Is proof that the hens are in an over
fat condition.
Feed the cockerels for flesh, bone
and muscle. Feed the pullets for your
next winters layers.
The nest egg, if not china, should
be marked so that it will not get into
lot sent to market.
The Plymouth Rock attains maturity
earlier than the Wyandotte, but the
latter Is more persistent layer.
1t must be poor soil indeed in
which the scratching biddies will not
find some reward for their labor.
Those who think thirteen an un-
lucky number can get the hens to
spread over fifteen eggs for a sitting.
Ii the hens are slow to weau the
chicks take them away, as they crowd
IL
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07
Automobiles No Longer Novelty.

The interest that Now York display
ed Ill the first horseless carriage seer
here was speedily satisfied, and the
appearance Of such vehicle now at
tracts no more attention than bicy
Gle girl in boomers. Several of thes,
horseless carriages roll up and dowr
the boulevard every dy, and over Tia,
asphalt payment their progress i.
swift and noiscless. The people who
ride IN them, however, do not seem tc
have become accustomed 10 them
They invariably look conscious.
aud their expression suggests that o.
he staid father Of n family who fudt
himself unwilliugly on morry-go
round.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07
The Joke Turned.

Here, Bub, said the Factions
cashier to the new Office boy, handing
him coin, run out now aud get this
changed il hurry"
AS the lad started down stairs, three
mt Jump, the cashier winked at the
lady bookkceper and remarked: "He
thinks that's iiye-dollar gold piece,
but it's only new cent Just from the
mint. Woll see how long it takes him
to end it out"
In inst twenty minutes the boy re-
turned
81 had to go down to IL money
changers, and -"
"All right. Come, hand over the
penny"
The penny" inquired the boy.
Yes. yes; the ceut-the new cent [
handed you, of course; hasn't half an
hour been long enough to find it out?
a nice bright boy you are!'
"Was that cent you gave mo,
boss?"
"To be sure; it wss one of the new
ones just out. Come, hand it over.
81 owe you just a cent, then, do II"
and the Office boy whistled softly.
One of the new kind just from the
mint. Well, here you are; but say, if
you've got any more of them Pom
pellan coins just let me trade 'em, will
you?"
"My pocket piece!" exclaimed the
clerk, and fishing down into his pocket
he brought up the offending penny e.
Here youl Come back"
But the boy had disappeared down
the street.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07

Green Corn Soup-Use fresh or
clnnad corn, or dried corn boiled ten
der; boil the corn in milk and water.
and j.ot before it is tender enough to
serve, stir in paste of butter and
flour rubbed smoothly together, n
h gaping teaspoonful of each t. a quart
of soup; II cupful OF corn should be al
lowed to each quart.
Steamed Asparagus - Wash and
scrape the stems slightly. Throw into
cold water Tie in punches Of equal
5izc, cutting the ends even. Place in
Il steamer over sailed boiling water. 1t
will probably take two hours to steam.
When tender lift carefully, cut off the
cords, arrange in n rather deep dish
with the points meeting in the centre.
Pour over it melted butter and /. dash
Of pepper and salt
Cucumber Salal-Pare aud slice the
cucumbers into bowl of ice or ver,.
cold water, aud let them stand half e..
hour. Drain them, sprinkle lightly
vita salt, cayenne pepper aud gill o.
Yl'Ft" Some persons are in tho
ha'it of siiciug cucumbers into snlted
water, with the idea shat they are more
wholesome. but this H. 70 great mistake.
ns ID willis them aud renders them
tough aud iuiigestiblc.
Summer Pudding Soak u tcacup Of
bread crumbs in quart of new milk
Tor twenty minutes Beat the yolks OK
four eggs with cup Of sugar. and sti!
iu Cine milk: flavor with lemon extract.
Pour ilto q pudding pan, aud bake ih
% moderate oven half au hour. Whip
Ihc whites of Che eggs until lrothy.
lh'rkcu with powdered SUGAR. aud beat
still Put on u layer Of the mariuguc.
sci i'm the oven one minute. Set away
To- cool over night, and serve for dinner
with cold cream sauce.
Green Pea Soup Boil pint Of
thcllcd peas aud their pods i'm three
pints Of water iuto which is put a
6nucitlc of nice. sweet ham. When
.he liquor is reduced one half. drain
81 oil into another saucepan. to which
remove the ham alsp. Take all pods
from the peas, moshlug the lqttar to 70
mash. Add tO them one Tablespoon.
Gal OF butter, ouc.f1Wih tablespoonful
oi black pepper, hllfpint vt milk: add
to the liquor, LET IL boil up twice then
pour i'm tureen, over 8ippots Of toast.
Crcrmcl Onions Put dozen
onions i'm q pan of cool water, aud take
of their skins Put them i'm sauce
pan oil boiling water with a teaspoons
ful Of salt, and boil thcm until tender.
In th2 meantime melt in small
saucepan q tablespoonful Of butter,
aid a tablespoonful of flour, and when
" froths stir in half pint of milk,
stirring until it boils; now drain the
onions, pour this nuce over Thorn
and act them where they will only sim
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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07
Grabs FOrc;cIl Earthquakes.

For some time previous to the day
upon which the great CHILEAN earth
quake occurred, great swnrms of crabs
OF an unknown variety were seen in
the Boy Of Payta. They all appeared
To be greatly excited, and were liter
ally climbing over each o her in their
Efforts to escape the intending calam
ity. How they know that the tnrth-
quake was collecting it's strength to
dc5olato the coast is more than man
ean snY.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07
writing on Glass.

The easiest way Go write or paint ON
glass. says the Philadelphia Record is
to take 20 solution of fish glue and dis.
tribute 1t with soft brush over fine
surface of the glass. OF course Tho
solution must be carefully filtered. and
whom it applied TO thcglass pane the
glass must be held over stove or lamu
in slanting direction to allow the sur
plus solution TO How on aud to drv
thoroughly without strealing. When
the pane has been prepared IN this wov
ut is ready to write or paint upon.
Even writing Of microscopic minute
ness can be applied to the prepared
glass surface without the danger Of the
INK running. On this surface water
coiors, India ink and any kind Of pio.
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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07
Russian I;obbcrs.

Brigandage in the Caucasus is ram
pant, although tie car has issued
stripgent orders for its suppression.
Not long-ago band of robbers made
an attack ON licorice factory near
- cum, shot the Waterman, tied the
PROPRIETOR and his clerks to their
chairs and then looted the Office.
Meanwhile detachment kept up a
fusilade on the factory, firing ut every
exposed head until the robbery was
complete. Then the band rode off in
high glee, singing songs and evidently
very proud of the exploit.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07
In Small Compass.

a ruby weighing as much as five
carats Is worth ten to twelve times as
much as diamond of the same weight,
even though the latter might be of the
"Grst water" The ruby, therefore,
insttud of the diamond, is the material
which embodies the highest money
value IN the smallest compass.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07

Many horses, especially flied grain,
cat 1T much too fast to get the most
good from it. A good way to compel
slow eating is to mix with the grain u
few clean pebbles, that will oblige the
horse to gather his food slowly. A
still better way is to grind the grain
and mix the meal with three times its
bulk of cut hay, or twice its bulk of
straw.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07

in size and as round and true as posi-
bic, are fastened inside framework
by round spikes driven through the
sidepieces into the logs so that the lat
ter can turn freely. Where the large.
corefully-made land roller is not at
hand, this quickly-made substitute
will serve very good purpose. 1t
can be weighted if necessary. -Ameri-
can Agriculturlst.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
> Delicious riavoring.

A little lemon peel makes deli
:ious fiavoring for many things, such
As buildings, fruit sauces, croquettes.
md meat pies, and is one of the things
t Is best to have at hand. When
using the juice only of lemons save
he peel by riusing it in clear water
md letting it dry; then grating it, and
putting it in a glass jar with close
;over. Treated thus it is always ready.
Boston Budget.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07
killing Squash Insects.

Dissolve one-fourth pound of salt
peter in water. Make small ditch
about the hills of cucumbers, squashes
or pumpkins while the vines are small
and pour in this solution of saltpeter.
1t will keep off striped squash bugs
and kill the squash or fatiron bug
which eats the vines.