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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-04-19
POPULAR SCIENCE.
Sun spots are comparatively

Sun spots are comparatively dark
patches upon the suns surface. 1t is
believed that the sun spots are cavities
in the surface rendered dark by some
cooling action.
Rain gushes in thunderstorms have
been variously explained, but Profess
sor Cleveland Able finds it an open
question whether these gushes bring
about the formation of lightning, OF
vice versa.
Every ton of Atlantic water. when
evaporated. yields eighty one pounds
of salt; ton of Pacific water seventy.
nine pounds; Arctic and Antarctic
watere yield eighty-fve pounds to the
ton and Dead Sea water 1877 pounds.
Photographs have recently been sue.
cessfully taken under water at a dis.
tance of ten or twelve feet The camera
was carried by diver, the light wal
supplied by an electric lamp carried
in the divers headpiece. The expert.
ments We're carried out in the bay of
Rio dc Janeiro, Brazil
4 German firm, it is reported, has
placed upon the market samples oil
pure ingotin, derived from coal tar,
which promises to supplant the vege.
table indigo, as other dyes have been
supplanted by the same source. Vege
table indigo is consumed to the extent
of $4,000, 900 chiefly derived from
India.
The number of asteroids discovered
up to the present date is 1913. A mum
Der of these small planets have not
been observed since their discovery
aud are practically lost. Consequently
1T is now n matter of doubt, until the
elements have been computed, whether
the supposed new planet is really new
or only an old one rediscovel ed.
A recent calculation shows that cleo.
trio heating for cars costs over five
times as much in fuel as heating by
stoves, an expenditure equivalent tG
six horse power being required to raise
the temperature of an ordinary car for
twentyfo people from degrees to
so degrees L. IT Is estimated that
double windows would reduce the fuel
expense one half.
What is believed to have been the
reptile house of the London Zoology
cal Garden died there last November.
after having lived more than twenty
years i'll captivity. 1t was python
from Malacca, and measured a triho
more than twenty feet i'll length. Its
principal food was ducks, and it was
fed, usually, once week, although
sometimes it refused food for a month.
From records of an immense mum.
Der of observations, DIR. Gerhardt
Schott draws the conclusions that tho
so-called Gulf Stream" does not exist
rs warm current east of forty degrees
W., and has no rapid movement east
of sixty degrees W.; that the Labrador
current does not anywhere touch the
seGboard of the United States. and has
nothing to do with the "cold wall. -
and that on the Great Banks there is
practically no current. The warm and
cold streams are irregular movements,
not liable to definite changes with sea
sons.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-04-19
GRANlSNIlAl-E W. ' NJ TUESDAY, APRIL 49, 1893. Who'll

til ough if he knew Dora he would not
be in the least surprised" Here Nell
lie laughed. "That is Ali Sins story.
aud it seems To me n reasonable one:
OF course, when he followed Dora she
thought he meant to kill her, but J
cannot understand what she wanted
on the roof at that hour. What was
it, Dora?"
Then L explained, telling her about
the pool of blood, which / was now
beginning to think existed only in my
imagination.
w oh, thatr' and an annoyed, per-
turbed expression crossed her face.
lyon recollect the quart bottle of red
ink fatherforought home the evening
before he went to the country, and
which Tom was to take down to the
Office? He forgot it every day. and
you, Dora, took it into our room tho
day You needed some; you carelessly
left it near the door, and when went
in to get the money for All Sin must
have knocked it over with my skirt. L
did not notice it Mt tho time, but
when i went into our room later on !
found the bottle lying on it's side, the
cork out and that great pool in the
hall. Oh, again directly addressing
the crowd, eff there Is anyone here
who can tell me how to get red ink
stains out of white marble / shall be
so grateful. My father will be crazy
if he comes back and finds the hall
| foor stained. "
A janitor of one of the large city
! 1I
held 4 consultation. When ] thought
they had talked long enough inter
rupted them to ask Nellie:
''How was it you did not hear me
when came upstairs?'
Il was in the front parlor, reading.
When All Sin left me did not hear Il
sound until Tom came home"
"Well, / guess everything is clear
now," remarked Tom. ''There is
nothing to be done but to thank these
gentlemen for their promptitude in
coming to Dora 8 assistance, and to
soothe the Chinaman's wounded feel
ings."
With that he slipped something
into All Sins hand which made the
Celestial smile. Then Nellie and J
handed in our little contributions, and
All Sin and my rescuers departed.
But unfortunately that was by no
means the endof it. | had to face The
ridicule of my friends and the curios-
ity of my neighbors, and to this day
whenever Tom desires to he especially
tormenting he makes polite inquiries
for my murderer New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
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washing pelicntc Goods.

Flannels-Soak in cold borax water;
IL very soiled, make slight lather;
souse up and down and rinse well.
Must never be rubbed.
Red Table Damask-Never use hot
water; hang evenly; snap well; never
iron
Corsets-Remove steels in front and
sides; put corsets on board and scrub
with tepid lather of CASTLE soap
Rinse under faucet, pull until straight,
and dry in cool place, pulling when
partly dry.
Silk Stockings-Wash in lather of
CASTLE soap, rinse very thoroughly in
clear water, turn wrong side out.
wiring dry in a cloth; when nearly dry
stretch and rub IN hands to shape
them; do not iron.
Silk Underwear lather of
white soap; water hot, not scalding;
squeeze in hands, rinse through two
waters, shake, snap, and pull into
shape. Pull into shape when nearly
dry; do not iron.
Bluing-A good test for discovering
the presence of the dangerous prus.
sian blue is to dissolve little washing
soda i'll water, add bluing, and heat
over fire. Pour into glass; when
cold brown deposit of iron shows
presence of prussinn blue.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-04-19
Des.crts without Milk.

Dumplings kettle partly
full of boiling water, drop cup but
ter and dumplings from raised dough.
Serve with molasses sauce: One cup
molasses, cup vinegar, ! cup butter,
dust nutmeg.
Gingerbread Pudding cups Of
molasses, one cup sugar, cup lard or
butter, one cup boiling water, one
rounding teaspoon soda, salt, all kinds
spice, grated lemon peel. Steam three
hours. Sauce.
Raisin Pudding Rub J cup butter
into dough the size Of loaf. Knead
one pound raisins into the same and
place in buttered, close covered
pudding dish Steam two hours, or
set the dish in kettle hot water and
boil two hours.
Cottage Pudding One half cup but
ter, two cups sugar, three cups sifted
Hour, four eggs, ono cup cold water,
two heaping teaspoons baking powder,
or proportionate amount Of soda and
cream tartar; salt, spice, non-alcoholic
fiayoring powder Bake in moderate
oven.
Batter Pudding Gone quart -four,
three eggs, salt, two heaping spoons
baking powder, flour for stiff batter.
Raw cranbcrries dregged with flour,
arc great Improvement, but then two
cups sugar are added. Sauce, Of
necessity, is very sweet when cram
berries are used
Bread Pudding Dry in the oven
and roll scraps and crumbs Of bread.
Half fill n three-quart pudding dish
with crumbs; fiji with boiling water
to which has been added one cup
sugar, ono teaspoon all kinds spice.
salt. When cool, stir in four we'll
beaten eggs Set the dish, covered,
in another Of boiling water and bake
all day. The next forenoon add
raisins, if liked, and bit Of lemon
peel Eat with or without sugar
sauce
English Pudding Two cups sugar,
white brown, or maple, one cup mo-
lasscs, four eggs. one rounded tea
spoon soda, salt, one teaspoon every
kind of spice, cup butter Tor drip
pings, if liked), ] cup hot water, one
cup each dregged raisins and currants,
citron size Of an egg, sliced; -four for
stiff batter. Put shortening, melted,
in last, and turn in deep, covered but
tered pudding dish. Set in another
dish Of boiling water and bake four
hours All buildings are better served
with sauce.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-04-19
Custom ia Many Lands.

When a great man passes a Chinese
dismounts and Hindoo prostrates
himself in the presence Of his SUI
perior. A japanese removes his sau-
dals, crosses his hands and cries,
Spare mc' In Siam a man throws
himself ON the ground aud then waits
to see whether he is to be picked up
and welcomed or kicked out Of the
way. a South Sea Islander greets
friend by GingIng jar Of water over
his head. In Russia it is correct for
for gentleman TO press the forehead
Of ladies whom they know intimately
with their lips, and in Germany and
other continental nations kissing be-
tween men is bynO means uncommon.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-04-19
KIND THOUGHTS,

Let us cherish memory for pleasant things
And let all others go;
1t Is never by giving "tit for tat'
That we touch the heart OF foe:
1t Is not by dwelling on fancied wrongs
That we feel their sting grow less;
And malice, once entering the heart Is surc
To crush out all tenderness.
Forgive, forget, though the wrong be great
And your heart be stricken sore:
For thinking OF trouble makes IL worse,
And Its pain so much the more
DO kindly things to your neighbors, cen
Though they do not so to you;
Though they be wrong, unjust, unkind.
Keep your own heart ever true
The heart is garden, our thoughts tho
flowers
That spring into fruitful life:
Have care that In sowing there fall no seed
From the weed OF cruel strife.
OIL loving words are not hard to say
III the heart be loving too,
Aud the kinder the thoughts you give to
others
The kinder their thoughts of you.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-04-19
Carc of Hnrh,rnnl TInnrs.

An authority on the care of hard
wood floors says that water is the
worst possible thing to use upon them.
Any liquid spilled on n polished floor,
unless wiped up ut once, leaves dark,
ugly spot; and if there is scratch,
discolors ii permanently. Sweep daily,
and dust with piece of ingram car
pet, under the foot, or wrapped about
n broom.
If there are soiled spots, wipe up
with turpentine. Remember, how
ever, if the floor is waxed, this will
remove the wax, which must be APP
piled again, being careful not 10 ex-
tend to waxing beyond the original
spot. Melt little beeswax in cup
over the register, or iii n hot bath, on
the back of the range. Apply with a
soft cloth and rub hard. You cannot
put too much strength into waxing;
but if you are polishing furniture or
woodwork with pumice stone and
water, rub evenly with good many
strokes, but do not bear on with much
weight. Once week all floors should
be gone over with Il weighted brush.
These brushes are n great expense to
start with, but pay for themselves in
the end. They should always be
covered when put away, and kept on
the first floor
An admirable encaustic used by the
French for polishing floors, furniture
and marble is composed of one pound
of wax and one pint of turpentine.
Melt the wax in n water bath of
gentle heat. When quite soft, re.
move from the fire aud heat in the
turpentine.
If it is TO be used on furniture, one
gill of alcohol should also be well
stirred in, unless a soft finish 10 de
sired, when the alcohol may be
omitted, and a gill of paraflinc oil
added instead. w Washington Star.
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Certainly" replied tho Spanish

Certainly" replied tho Spanish
official.
But your men went flying in ter.
ror before the insurgents. They con-
Sidered themselves lucky to get back
at all. You don't call that u victory,
dc. you?"
Certainly. They got back, didai
they?"
Eyes"
We'll, J want you to understand
that we claim jurisdiction over this
island. We're mdsiug the rules, and
everytime any of us get back in safety
scores one victory. Washington
Star.
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10 l,spln.c Natnr,I skin.

We have recently read with consid-
cradle interest the reports of process
which has been patented by German
scientist, by which q tissue is made
that will take the place OF the natural
skin, and be absorbed as the injury
heals. He takes the muscular ror-
ton OF the intcsliucs of animals. and
removes the inner aud outer layers OF
membrane Tho middle portion is
then permitted TO remain for n suita-
bic time in q solution Of pcpsinc. when
the librcs are found to be semi i-
gcstcd The substance is then treat
ed with gallo acid and tannin. lis
stated that large surfaces from which
the skin has been removed by disease
or accident may be healed i'm q short
time by means of this tissue. 1t is
prepared and laid upon the raw sur
face, which has previously boon steri.
lied. aud is very lightly bandaqed
into it's place. The union of the It's
sue and the surface takes place in q
little while, and the tissue forms q
coating that answers the purpose %
the skin to degree better than any
known substance, and is likely, when
still further perfected, TO entirely re-
move the necessity for skin grating
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-04-19
The Savage IiacheIor.

did you know, said the Sweet
Young Thing, with just touch of vim
egar in her voice, chat statistics
show that more old bachelors than
married men go insaue?"
(Which goes to show" said tho
Savage Bachelor, countering PROMPT
ly, that insanity is something like
measles; those who have it at an early
age don't get it afterward. Indian
apolis Journal.
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WHOLE NO. 763.
OUR BUDGET OF HUMOR.
tAUCHTsR-PRovoKlNc STORIES FOR
LOVERS OF FUN

The Fashion Girls hat>~-ritic Hunters
Dccoratcd-A Diicmma-in ii,e Asylum
-MistakenToid Mcmories-wants -.
Needs-In the Nursery, Etc, Etc.
Just Tilt and tilt and the tip o. win,
HAIR ready To fly from tho edge OF the
thing.
with an oasis this side. a desert on that.
And such r. the style of the fashion girls
hat.
Or else it's n droor and n loop under there
Where one soft little feather curls close to-
her hair.
While the Others in envy climb over the
crown
In frantic attempts to get loose AMI jump
down.
Oh, the curl and tho twirl OF those feathcry
wlcsl
For they shake when shc frowns aud thcy
nod when she smiles
And they droop with her spirits till fallen
quite Hat.
That capricious, delicious, absurd fashion
hat.
-Philalclphia Press.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-04-19

Budding genius in Portland. Orc
gon, has devised u unitarian plan to
make the new aluminium musical in
strumcnts convertible into kitch-
on sils. BY making the keys and
strings detachable he proposes to uso
the mandolin for stewpan. the gui.
TAR for ham boiler or fish frier. and
TO cook Bapiacks ON the banjo. II will
readily be seen that n piccolo could
serve the uses Of poker without any
dctaching, and the conversion OF n
sSXaPhone into q soup ladlo would
have advantages too manifest for com
ment. New York Sun
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
Pressing Embroidery.

When piece of embroidery is
finished it should be placed, face
downward, upon piece OF fine lawn
placed on top of three or four thick
nesses of flannel. A dampened piece of
lawn should be placed above it, and a
hot iron should be deftly used until it
is quite dry. The steaming engen-
dered by this process makes the linen
smooth and the embroidery even and
shining.
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Directory of ucirnssrs

The latest thing out in Paris is an
Heiress Directory, published by u
journalist. It gives the ages and in
comes of manageable girls of all
classes, with such n description of
their appearance as would he likely to
interest men on the lookout for wives.
The prosaic manner of arranging mar
riages in France on strictly business
lines, very similar to that observed in
Genoa, is, no doubt, the cause Of this
innovation, rather startling one. it
must he admitted, aud thoroughly fin
de-siecle. In tho latter place mar
riage brokers are quite important per-
sonages. Their pocket books are filed
with the names of marriageable girls.
with notes on their figures, personal
attractions. fortunes, etc. These
brokers go about crncavoring to ar
range matches, and when they sue
coed they get n commission of two or
three per cent upon the portion. 49,
Philadelphia Telegraph.
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They Made Their own lee Bridge.

We often hear mention OF ice
bridges, but seldom Of one like that
which the Oxford County Advertiser
describes Two young men from
Bethel who were hauling birch, On
reaching Che Androscoggin found q
channel in lhc middle Of the river that
had NOT frozen over. Nothing dis
mayed. they went upstream, detached
big field of ice and let it float down.
TO fll Tire gap After one nights
settling into place this improyised
bridge was safe and the young men
went ahead with their business.
Lewiston Me Journal
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Wants vs.. Needs

Little Dot-"O, mamma, the organ
grinders monkey is at the window.
an he has a little round box in his
hand.
Mamma-"Well, my pet, what do
you think he wants?"
Little Dot latter glance at the
organ grinder)-"I degs he wants to
borrow some soap" - New York
Weekly.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-04-19

Those who have reveled in the fas-
o..."..~- ST ''The Hoosier Schoolmas-
ter" and the stories of the old log
school-houses of Indiana will read
with some regret the rep ..ich
Superintendent of Public instruction
Geeting has submitted to the Govern
or, and i'll which he says that there
are but eight old log school houses
left in all the State Indiana now
maintains 1906 public district, town
and city school buildings, and of that
number 10, 0t5 are modern structures,
showing the progress the State has
made in her school facilities within
the last few years. Indianians in the
prime of life can well remember when
they went across fields to the old log
district school building and sat two in
n seat-and many of them simply on
benches, resting their states and books
on their knees aud keeping them I'M
der the bench on the floor during
school hours. They can recall the
times when the rooms were heated by
the great wide fireplnces such as de-
scribed in 1.-The Hoosier Schoolmas-
ter" in the incident wherein the
scholars smoked out the pedagogue!
Though the facilities were very crude
and extremely limited, still from these
rough school buildings walked the
men and women who arc the back
bone of the State to-day, and who re-
greet to see the passing of the old log
affairs which wero surrounded with so
many memories to them and were the
scenes Of the old spelling bees, the
"debatin' societies" and 'literaries. +"
Louisville (Ky.) Courier-J journal.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-04-19

January 1913, saw the first requ-
lar mai from New York 10 Boston in.
auguratel The rider changed horses
first at Hartford and went over the
route once q month The mail was
collected In locked box in tho Office
Of tine Colonial Secretary. in New
York, aud the incoming mail was
spread on tho table of coffee house.
from which It was distributed after il
had lain auiiciont time 70 satisfy the
eyes OF tho curious. Nov York
Ucrald.
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ADVERTISING RArEo.

Advertisements viii b inserted q enc tsllsA
per square tor the Ant inssrtise I'D NJ
cents Tor each subsequent insertion.
Local, Business and Special motives -
cents . iias. and no notice inoertsa ~ ~
than one dollar.
Legal advertisements will b inssrts1 -
tbs rates allowed By Law and Will. In oil seseA
be cassed 70 the attorney, and payment WIN
be required spcn delivery Of cextihed copy.
CHArox YoA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
oosaty ehioeys, 90; Stats and Congress, $40.
Terms for cssn3inS advertisements made
koovn on application - the publisher.
Jos PISHrINa executed vi,h nsatness sA1
5.spsssh. GgOrdsrs By saaA sul receive
c-t>AS< attention
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"You and [ must be related" said
The baby's sweater TO the monkey
l-stick.
"How's that?" asked the monkey.
I'VE are both baby jumpers" said
The small sweater.
And the wax doll laughed until her
complexion rolled down her cheeks
Harpcr's Bazaar.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-04-19

Ruhmohr-"I have just met Bray;
he's dreadfully angry with you.
Okie-"What about?"
Ruhmohr-"H He says you called him
1 well-meaning idiot.
Okie-''There must be some mis-
AXE; / can't remember saying well
meaning '"-Truth.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-04-19

Stranger lin Brooklyn Where are
all those gentlemen goiug?"
Resident They are going TO bid
farewell to n popular missionary TO
China who has been very successful
IN teaching the hcathcn the gospel of
love and peace"
81 sec. And where il the gaug of
boys going?'
They are going 10 stone n Chinese
funeral. New Yorl, Weekly.
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Title Hunters.

so You are going away, Mrs.
Rushcr?"
Yes; we are going to move to Ken
ucky for few weeks until my hus-
band gets to he called colonel, aud
ihen we shall go to Washington to
live. Chicago Record.
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Old Memories

''Do You know" said the editor.
cooking up at last, chat this poem re-
minds me of man / once knew who
had cork leg which was two sizes too
small for him?"
"Indeedr the poet exclaimed.
"How is that?'
Its feet are not mates. Cleveland
Leader.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-04-19
A Dilemma,

Wallace" Great Scott I didn't
know it was so late. And it will take
ne an hour to walk home. Ny wife
will wonder what kept me-"
Margreaves-"Why don't you take
hack 20
Wallace-"Shed wonder worse than
ever then. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-04-19

KlondilIe Bride -"Aud do you still
think ] am worth my weight in gold,
ove?"
Klondiko Bridegroom - 'Worth
FOUR weight in gold, pct? Why.
blame my eyes, if | don't think you're
worth your weight in canned goods. E"
Puck.
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4 slIaht I.xarccrn,inn-

Every once in a while, said Mrs.
Corntossel, 81 see piece in the pa
per about somebody hayin money to-
burn
Yes, replied her husbaud; them 50
what purity nigh reconcilcs me to .uo
trouble o. chopin wood Goals been
gittin' dearer an dearer till 10 was
only u question of time till il was ics'
as cheap an more convenient 90 60
ahead an fire up with bank notes. 49,
Washington Star.