davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-12-02
FIRES SEEN.
stranRe Phenoacna THAT Have Been
discovered Near santa Bar
bare, Cal.

Atthe mouth Of Arroyo Burro creek
which emptiss into the oceaH through
the rocky ellis of Santa lnez noun
tsips. dye miles west ri Santa Par
bara. CAL. it has recently heen tisoaY-
sred tHat some Internal fire IS working
I'm the Hills, Sometimes il almost dies
away, and one can ca-y sae tte fea.
deBed and blaekened tstrres where "
I'm changed thp character 81 the
rocRs. At other times great masses Of
rook along the Gilt are hot as a hery
fmpace and flame and smoke issue
from them.
They are at sufficient distance from
ire Town to make 1t little wonder shat
% singular a phenomenon has not
been more generally observed. Only
al low tide can Tie projecting eliffs ~
halo n dozen points le passed, anf
those Who make THE fria are for th'
most part CIV horsebae. riders WIZ
would not be likely TO observe discol
ored rocks ana gaseous carnations.
The oldest natige Inhabitants oitei
tell OF volcanic eruptions in the day
Of their forefathers, bit little atten
tion has been paid to them until Is
Gently, when the smoking moun1 q
overlooking the ocean attracted q
attention 81 q number Of scientist.
who SLY the claims of the mountai
IA lo co1etdprad volcanic are at leas
worthy of consideration,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-12-02
'Orda wiIh Coafidana
80 D%isap90IaI

except in doing more than we
promise. Wesell every article
worn BIZ NOR, women alu
children. from shoes 70 NAYS
every article used IN the
household from kitchen 70
purlor IL is well to remem
Ter that
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-12-02
AS8a0a5a
PEOPLE


ie q
atdsrI
On ec1re
roa VII,
ont ths knowl
81 gc o. Us VIC
,1
ltias beeo'no
ao & siaCn 10
Sass cry
Body la
eatarrh thatlnauy
easy going people
payshehtattention
to it, Iet no class
Of disease is sodihi-
y cult to Shake Off
Mnl
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-29
Tho Future of the Horse Indus,rv

Many horse breeders are led to be-
ileNe that present low prices will con
tinue almost indefinitely, writes O. J.
VINE, of Ohio. To imagine that horse
raising will never prove remuneratiye
or that horses will never again bring
good prices, is in my opinion a great
mistake. The farmer must have his
horses. The mature horse on the
farm to-day need have little fear of his
being displaced by machinery. No
motor of any kind will give the same
satisfaction under all circumstances
that a good team will, at an equal cost.
Steam has been tried as amotive power
IN plowlng on large scale. but il has
never come into general use Electri-
city cannot be used on the farm until
perfect storage battery is invented
electricity will DO very well for pro
pclllnS s rect cars on their smooth.
soma tracks, where each successive trim
rs made over exactly the same route
On the farm II would b. quite differ
cnt. The bicycle has undoubtedly
taken the place OF many horses, but
not to the eytcnt generally supposed.
Because horses are cheap now. is no
reason why they should remain SO.
Any other branch Of the live stock
market Auctuo!c5 with the supply and
demand. Because the horse market
has been away down for several veara.
U.s. one Of the best Of reasons for pre-
dicliug an upward turn before long.
and horses will thon be as high MS they
are low now. Horses will become
scarce rs well rs other stock. They
are certainly scarce in our sectionnow.
Very few strictly good marketable
horses can he found. Farmers anti
breeding years ago. ft did not INV
horses could b. bought for less money
than 81 cpst TO rails them. The sun.
ply has been cut off nj both ends
Ibore are several classes of horses
t1at arc bringing good prices now. and
viii go continue IN spite Of steam. cleo
tiicltv or bicycles TIE extra heavy
draft horse and the fancy coach or
driving horse viii continue ~ be- i'm
demand for tine next century Mt least
THO supply Of horsas that will mature
and Joe marketable iu 1900 is worry
small Indeed The farmer who owns
% good brood marc or two cnn very
prohinbly turn his attention 10 raising
good horses In order 10 raise good
oues, ha must breed finely built
sound mate 10 ol equally we'll built
cad sound sire constitutional and
tiruciura defects arc largely heredi
tary, and should be carefully avoided.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-29

them shipping upward of 10, 900 duck
lInSs by midsummer, and some Of them
producing more than 10000 in the
season. The prices realized for the
earliest duckllngs marketed might
seem almost fabulous, but that thew
are well earned is evident to any one
who will visit these farms and see the
work and the great care, as well as OK
pense, which these earliest Matched
ducklings require. Still the raisers of
early ducklings claim That they find
the growing of young ducks more pro-
htable than young chickens.
Ten to twelve thousand ducklings
are often yarded on five acres of
ground; however, the most successful
farm we know OF has an abundance of
acreage on which to grow roots and
green food for the stock, this being q
very important factor for their success
f1l production. An ample supply of
green food for the old breeding stock
seems necessary to keep them in good
condition for early laying. Last sea-
son the market opened in spring with
fOrty-five cents per pound for duck
lings. This season it was lower, only
thirty seven, but prices have lsept up
longer than they did last year, so the
season may perhaps prove quite as
profitable on the whole product of the
year. The cost of rearing young ducks
IA put at five cents per pound by these
large growers and tho ducks are mar
ketel at about nine to eleven weeks.
when they weigh about five pounds.
The average price of the whole sea
sons product is put ut about twenty
cents per pound in the market. The
Pekin ducks in England have been
classcd after the Aylosburya aud
Rouens, but in America they have
proven by far the most profitable of
all whom reared on large scale, arti
iiciallv, for the markor American
Agriculturist.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-29
BONES OF GIANT INDIANS.
Prehistoric Men Seven Feet Toll Who
Once Lived in What Is Maryland.

Prehistoric Men Seven Feet Toll Who
Once Lived in What Is Maryland.
There has been received at the Mary
land Academy OF Sciences the skele-
ton OF an Indian seven feet tall. II was
discovered near Antietam ten days ago.
There are now skeletons of three pow
erful Indians at the academy. who at
one time In their wildness roamed over
the State OF Maryland armed with such
instruments as nature gave them. or
their limited skill taught them to make.
Two OF these skeletons belonged to in
diyiduals evidently OF gigantic size.
The vertebrae and bones OF the legs are
nearly rs thick as those OF a horse and
the length OF the long bones exception
al. The skulls are of fine proportions.
ample. and with walls OF moderate
thickness, but OF great strength, and
stiffened behind by powerful occipi-
tai ridge. The curves of the forehead
are moderate and not retreating, sug
costing intelligence, and connected
with jaws of moderate development
The locality from which these skele-
tons came Is in Frederick County. near
Antietam Creek. 1t was formerly sup
posed 10 have been the battle-ground OF
two tribes of Indians, the Catawbas
and the Delawares. Tradition has
handed down the statement that be
tween the years 1870 and 1876 the Ca
tawbas overlook n band of Delawares
at the mouth of the Antietam. and in
the battle that ensued the Delawares
were completely annihilated So the
tradition goes, but according to Dr.
Philip r. Uhler, president of the Mary
land Academy of Sciences and provost
OF the Peabody Institute, n careful ex-
animation OF this locality has failed to
establish evidences Of a battle at that
point. although numerous spear and
arrow heads have been taken from the
soil there
1t Is of great interest however, to no
tice that the locality was. at an earlier
date-before the coming OF the white
man-occupied as a village site by In
dams of great stature, some of them six
and half to seven feet i'm height. The
bones of these were buried like those
of prehistoric tribes in other parts of
the State. The manner of burial was
like this: The flesh was cleaned from
the bones. some OF which were then
charred. The small bones of the face
and neck We're packed with clay. In
the grave was also placed pottery. a
tomahawk and the other weapons be
longing 10 the Indians. No stone mark.
ed the grave, and no beads or wampum
We're buried with the skeleton. But
over all the earth was heaped up into
small oblong mound. along which
other similar mounds extended for
many feet. The overflow of neigh
boring river nj this point had almost
destroyed the burial area. so that only
three of these small elevations were
recognizable nj the time of excavation.
Baltimore American.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-29
Tho Turkish LADY.

We can hardly realize, writes a cor
respondent from Constantinople, the
sull monotony of Turkish lady's life.
every woman, rich or poor, with the
east regard to her character must be
IN her house by SHUTDOWN.
Only think of the long. dull winter
afternoons and evenings when no
friend can come near them, as all their
.emale friends must be In their own
houses, and male friends they cannot
have. Even the men OF their own fam
" associate but little with them.
On the Bosphorus their caiques are n
great resource to the Turkish ladies'
,ut In Pera those of the upper classes
AN only 20 out, in closed carriages. TO
he Sweet Waters, occasionally accom-.
panied by their husbands on horse
back.
But they may speak to no one while
irving; their own husbands and sons
.annot even bow to them as they pass.
md no one would venture to saw n
word to his own wife or mother when
he carriage pulls up-the police would
at once interfere. The highest mark of
respect Is to turn your back to a lady.
md this is obligatory when any mem
Der of the Imperial harem passes.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-29

CONTEST FOR vEROrS HAT.
Clever Proceeding to Secure Possession
of Valued Souvenir.


The other day the Marquis III Rudini.
arriving in Genoa from Monza. where
he had been 10 confer with the king he
fore the latter went to Germany. de-
seconded from the train, having twenty
minutes 10 wait. He was met by the
city authorities and the station master.
with whom he spoke pleasantly, when
all OF sudden from an incoming train
fiuSeppi Verdi stepped down. The
station master seeing him, asked per-
mission to retire OF Rudini. who, hav-
ing given 1t, looked i'm the direction in
which he was going and himself rec
ogniZed the great musician. Calling
the station master back, he asked him
10 present him TO Verdi, which he con-
scented willingly to do While asking
permission to make the Introduction
he was followed by the premier, who.
bareheaded. hat in hand, advanced
with the greatest Difference. The Mar
quis Di Rudini expressed his pleasure
Mt meeting the purest and most vivid
glory of living Italians.
Never, as to-day" he added, "have
| felt so happy in representing all
Italy. | congratulate you on your fine
health, and wish you innumera BILE
long years of life
The maestro is ms straight and sturdy
ms an oak, and his strength Is remark
able for one of his years This grace
full Incident was followed shortly after
by lauShable little scene, which re-
minds one of the two guests at dinner,
one of whom saw his companion put
ting silver spoon in his pocket, which
ne decided to gain possession of him
self. lie began to boast of his clever
ness at sleight of hand, and, in being
invited TO exhibit his skill, rose. took n
spoon, put 1t in his pocket, and, with a
flourish, said:
Please examine the pocket of the
gentleman opposite"
After taking leave of the premier.
Verdi went to the station buffet. where.
on returning to the train, he forgot his
hat. lady and n gentleman who had
been watching the maestro all the time.
jumped for the hat, but unfortunately
arrived at the same moment. each seiz-
ing the brim, whereupon ensued n
struggle of see-saw, the lady emerging
triumphant. exclaiming: "Ah. now l
have got, and now intend to keep it,"
Al this moment gentleman who had
assisted ut the conflict. with apparent
growing stupefaction, stepped forward,
saying; But this is my hat" a loud
laugh rang out from those present. in
which the recent combatants could not
help Joining. But | leave their rage
and chagrin to be imagined when, a
few moments later. they discovered the
trap into which they had fallen. 1t
was the hat of the great composer
/ 80 Mall Gazette.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-29
Tho Grassy Enrni

Not grass in the corn, or grass in
the garden, but meadow grass. wood
land gras3-grass everywhere that
grass will grow and not interfere with
the crops. Every farm should have
1t, for every farmer needs it.
Natures own covering for the earth.
the verdant grass, is the greatest labor
saver on the farm. 1t is the farmers
best friend. Grass, herbs, roots
those things that flourish with the
least cultiyation-should be put
wherever the cultivator is not needed.
Every farm animal, including the
poultry, eats grass. 1t is n crop that
can he utilized without harvesting,
and it can be maintained for years
without reseeding, by the application
of top dressing of some good fertil.
izer in the weak spots. Some sections
of the pasture will not need 1t.
One of the greatest stock farms in
Tennessee is carried on, year after
year, with scarcely the turning of 4
fnrrow. There are pastures for the
cattle and pastures for the horses,
and care is taken to maintain them.
The value of grass run for fowls is
not fully understood by many keepers
of poultry In proportion to her size
the hen eats more grass than the COW,
rs fully one third of her food may con
sist of grass and tender sprouts. And
a hen neve. looks better, nor laws
more, than when she has access to a
nice grassy run.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-29

In some sections, where the country
is thickly settled and fenced up, with
nothing but the lanes and the roadside
for the COWS to browse over when
turned out, a good, well fertilized
home meadow, even though small,
wonld be of great value. Better have
grass in the fence corners and along
the streams, and on thrown-out
patches of land than noxious weeds.
that by their seeds, which the winds
scatter over the fields, cause the
farmer additional work and worry.
1t pays to get grass seed mixtures.
such as all seedsmen pat up, and seed
tue odd corners, and so crowd ont the
weeds with something that will add to
the value and the looks of the farm.
Agriculturist.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-29

To clean black and burnt spiders or
kettles, boil in them little salt an l
vinegar, then scour vigorously with an
iron dishcloth. Copper aud brass
may he frightened by vigorous rub
bing with slice of lemon dipped in
salt. Frozen vegetables are less i'm
paired if placed at once in n cold salt
water bath and left in a warm place TO
thaw. Ii a teaspoonful of salt is added
to quart of milk it will keep sweet
and pure n much longer time. If tho
cook Mt any time gets dish too sweet
to suit the taste pinch of salt is a
corrective, and vice versa,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-29
Hard Plant to XII.

There is plant in Jamaica called the
life plant, because it Is almost lmpos:
bic TO kill 1t. When leaf is cut off
and hung up by string 1t sends out
white, threadlilie roots gathers mois-
ture from the air, and begins to grow
new leaves. Even when pressed and
packed away by botanist IL has been
known TO outgrow the leaves OF tho
book In which 1t was placed. The only
way to kill 1t is 10y the heat OF hot
iron or OF boiling water.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-29

Horseralish Sauce-Mix we'll to.
gether two tablespoonfuls of fresh.
grated horseradish, three tablespoon.
fuls of mayonuaisc dressing and the
juice of an orange.
Peas i'll Turnip Cups-Peel ten me.
dunn sized turnips; cut slice from
the bottom, that they may stand up.
right, and boil in sailed water until
tender With spoon scrapc out the
inside, leaving n quarterback wall OF
turnip, and filed with creamed peas,
using canned instead of fresh peas.
and adding teaspoonful of powdered
mint.
Jungent Jelly-Place one pint of
currant jelly, either black or red, in n
double boiler aud set where it will
slowly melt. AS it is melting stir in
two tablespoonfuls of dry English
mustard. As soon as the Jelly and
mustard are perfectly blended into n
paste, pour it into dainty little indi-
vidual molds, to be turned out when
perfectly nodded. Best prepared the
day before.
Duck-Liver Balls-Chop fine and
rub through n strainer the livers of
the ducks to lie served for dinner. Add
two beaten eggs, one-half teaspoon
OF salt, few grains of paprilla and
two teaspoonfuls of fine chopped par
sley. Add soft bread crumbs sufiicieny
to bind the mixture, that it may be
formed into tiny balls; drop into hot
water or stock and cook five minutes.
Serve with clear soup.
Onion Souflie-Two cups of white
sauce, one cup of rolled cracker
crumbs soaked in n cup and half of
milk, two cups of chopped, cold,
cooked onions and the beaten yolks OF
five eggs; mix all well together, sea
son with Tablespoonful of salt and
quarter teaspoonful of white pepper:
lastly fold in very lightly the five
egg whites beaten to q stiff froth.
Turn into n buttered pudding dish
and bake one hour.
French Marmalade-Thi recipc is
very good for seasons when fruit il
scarce. Peel six large cooking apples
andput them over slow fire, together
with half-pound of sugar and wine
gDasstul of orange juice. When well
stewed add two aud u half pounds Of
seeded raisius and Just water enough
10 prevent their burning. Cook
slowly until the fruits appear well dis.
solved, then beat through a strainer
aud next through q sieve. Mold if
desired or put away in small fruit Jars
and serve cut in thin slices with
cream.
Ncssslrode Padding Pres through
n coIauder n pint Of blanchcd aud
boiled chcstnuts Pound n pint of
blanchel sweet almonds. Cut half
pound of canded fruit into small
pieces Boil pint of water with
pound OF sugar for fifteen minutes.
then Id the beaten yolks Of six eggs
to the boiling strip and stir over the
fire until thick, then take off and beat
with % spoon until cold. Add the
fruit and nuts. tablespoonful Of va
uilIa and q pint Of cream. Mix well
put i'm freezer and freeze. When
hard stand away four or five hours be
fore serving
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-29

1t knocks out all calculations of attend
ing to business in the right way for II day
when we wake up in the morning sore and
stiff. The disappointment lies in going to
bed all right and waking up all wrong.
There is short and sure way out of it. Go
TO bed after a good rub with st. Jacobs OIL
and you wake mp all right; soreness and
stiffness all gone. SO sure Is this that men
much exposed in changeful weather keep a
bottle of it on the mantel for use at night
to make sure of going to work In good fix.
know of no manner OF speaking so often
sive as that Of giving praise and closing it
with an eXception-Steele
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-29
Cooking Mcnts.

A ham weighing ten pounds re-
quires to boil three hours and n
quarter. A small chicken should boil
twenty minutes; large fowl forty We
minutes to one hour; n neck of NUT
ton demands one hour and n half. and
picked tongue two anl half to
three hours.
The loss in weight occasioncd by
the action of boiling varies with diff
ferent meats. Pork, hams, beef and
mutton experience about twelve per
cent. of loss, while poultry diminishe.
about fourteen aud three-fourths per
cent. \ turkey loses sixteen per cent.
upon its original weight.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-29

III sheets and tablecloths are so fold.
ed that the sewage edges will pass
through the wriuger first, they will he
less likely to curl and will he smoother.
Never hang articles sinSly ON windy
day; ii doubled or quadrupled even,
they will dry, and frayed and other.
wise dilapidated corners will be less
frequent. Use small whisk broom
to dampen clothes preparatory to
ironing. Fold napkins and hand
kerchiefs once, place one uPon another
and roll. To prevent the fringe OF
towels from breaking and wearing off,
snap the towels when the fringe is
damp.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-29
He Grows Tea.

j. NJ. Hodnet, progressive farmer
living near Lilac on the dividing line
between Milan aud Williamson Coun-
ties, Texas, says that the Chinese tea
plant grows luxuriantly on his farm,
even in the fence corners, and requires
NJ cultivation, save being kept free
from weeds. The plants come up vol
UNFAIRLY eve~y year, spread rapidly
aud by the uninitiated would often be
mistaken for noxious weeds. As an
experiment Mr.. Hodnet imported tho
seed several years ec2 from Oriental
China through our Ambassador. He
now gathers the leaves, dries and
uses them in making most pllatable
ten, almost ii not quite equal to tn Q
imported product. New York Times.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-29
A Be.ut,rui olrl.. Aa,,e,lon.
ron. TIE Republican. Versailles. Ind

From, TIE Republican,. Versailles. Ind
The fuckers of Versailles, Ind, like all
fond parents. are completely wrapped up
In their children. Their daughter Lucy, in
particular. has given them much concern.
She Is fifteen, and from a strong, healthy
girl, three years ago, had become weak and
kept falling of in flesh, until she became a
mere skeleton. She seemed 10 have no life
Mt all. Her blood became impure and finally
she became the victim of nervous prostra-
tion. Doctors did not help her. Most OF
the time she was confined TO bed was very
nervous and irritable. and seemed on the
verge of 81. Vitus dance.
lone morning." said Mrs. Tucker. 'the
doctor ted ustc- give kerDr Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People. which he brought with
him. He said he was treating n similar case
with these pills and they were curing the
patient. We began giving the pills and the
next day could see change for the better.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-29
Barefoot Horses Don't Pay.

When the winter hauling and other
team work is mostly confined TO the
farm, it is best to let the horses go
barefoot all winter, but it does not pay
to use a barefoot horse much on rough
roads. When the hoofs are worn aud
broken short, it is a very difficult mat
ter to properly drive shoe, and when
roads are icy-why, many n horse has
suffered $50 sprain for lack of fifty
cents worth of shoeing. Tho Epito-
mist.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-29

Agriculturist suggestion that seems to
me worthy of more than passing no.
tce. Saw section from a round log,
and smooth it. Then drive two round
bits of iron rod into the centre of each
end, and use this roller in place of the
wheel In the wheelbarrow. The special
value of this arrangement is that the
whole framework is already in readi-
ness for the roller and the barrow can
be weighted just as much as may be
desirable for any special purpose
Farm News.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-29
Many Languages in America.

There are, according to an eminent
archaeologist, no less than from 12O to
40 absolutely distinct languages i'm
North and South America As the
growth of language Is very slow he
thinks the fact of the existence of so
great variety Of speech on the west
ern continent proves that the native
red men have inhabited 1t for many
thousands of years.