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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-31
Keeping Cabbage purinr ,yln,or.

1t is agreed by most poultrymen
that cabbage is one of the best green
foods for poultry during the winter,
but it is usually hard to keep heads in
good condition for more than few
weeks after winter sets in. Here is q
plan worth trying. II has been sue
cessfully used for several seasons in
sections where the winter is peculiar
ly trying owing TO lack of snow to
furnish partial protection. The cab
baSes are pulled up by the roots and
carted TO part OF the farm where the
ground is sloping. 1t so happens
where the plan was tried that the
ground was near cluster of trees,
but locality near by buildings would
give the same protection. A shallow
trench is dug, say two feet deep, and
filled foot deep with leaves. On
this bed OF leaves the cabbages are s Il
roots up, close together. Leaves are
then heaped over them in large guam
titles and held in place with brush.
The trenches are made in beds with
deep burrows between them to carry
of tho water, the furrow being made
with the slope of the land so that the
water will not run against the side Of
the beds. The cabboges will freeze,
but will keep in perfect condition and
may be easily taken out as wanted and
after being thawed out may be chopped
up for use on the table or for the
poultry. BY this plan green food
may be had until late in the spring. -
Atlanta Journal.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-31
How to Wash the Face.

With regard to the merits of hot or
cold water for the complexion, a skin
specialist, as reported in the House
hold, says that washing the face may
logically, for good results, follow in
the line adopted in the Russian and
Turkish bath.
In other words, that the way to wash
the face, so as to keep the skin soft
and yet fresh, is first to use hot water
with fine soap, and then cold water
immediately after, as q douche. The
water and soap cleanse the pores, as
the cold water can not remove the in
sensible accommodations of grease and
perspiration that catch and fix parti-
cles of dust aud convert them into
'blackheads," and hasten the scaling
of of dead scarf skin.
For all these causes the hot water is
to be applied literally with fine soap ;
the face sunk into the basin, and held
there. under water, as long as posi-
bic, until, in fact, it has had literally
bath and not a wash.
Then, while yet the skin is soft and
moist, splash cold water plentifully
over it from basin standing ready
hard by. This serves as an immediate
and bracing tonic, 'counteracting the
relaxing effect of the hot water upon
the epidermis with brisk swiftness.
The face should be afterward hard.
rubbed with fine towel until n
healthy glow is created.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-31
Covering Ensilage.

Professor Robertson in his annual
report says: In filling a silo particular
pains should be taken to spread the
onsiIago evenly over the surface; other.
wise the leaves and lighter parts ma,
lie In one place, and the stalks anc
ears In another. The ensiIage at the
sides and corners of the silo should be
trodden down as compactly as posi-.
BILE. Then Immediately after the silc
IS filed it should be covered with g
layer offour or six inches of cut straw.
and that by about eighteen inches OF
two feet of any kind of rough straw.
In the feeding out of the ensilage.
1t IS not good plan to expose n large
surface in the silo ut one time. Where
practicable, only as much of the sur.
lace OF the ensilage should be uncov.
cred as will cause q depth of about six
inches to be removed from it by feed.
ing every day. A half or one-quartel
OF the ensilage may be uncovered al
one time, and it may be cut down with
a hay knife, leaving n perpendicular
face, which will mold very slightly.
Where too large n surface of ensilaoe
is exposed to the air it becomes often.
sive to the smell and gives rise to the
growth of molds. These sometimes
concentrate the stable and spread the
belief that the feeding of ensilage i'm.
parts a flavor to the milk. Such flavor,
get into the milk through the ntmos.
phere, and not through the feeding o..
the COW.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-31
Watering Horses.

Tn watering, rs in feeding horses. n
man must study the individuality of
his animal. With few exceptions. in
my opinion, says a writer in Farming
q horse should have water in sufficient
quantities to satisfy his thirst when
ever no is thirsty.
theoretically speaking. horse
should first he given drink. then bav.
and lastly oats. The capacity of his
flomach is limited, and il fed oats
then hay, aud then watcred. some of
the oats may be forced out of the
stomach especially il he is heavy
FEEDER before they have been sugi-
cicntly acted upon by the digestive
juices, and consequently will pass of
in the faces only partially digestcd.
A horse should always be given n
drink before n meal. II requires n
little training to get him to drink be.
fore breakfast especially in cold
weather, but in such weather he is
not liable to drink much even after
his meals In all cases. except when
he has been n long time without
water and is very warm, Inc should he
allowed all he will drink before the
midday and evening meals, and also
a drink after he has finished his meal
Where it is at all possible he should
have water between his meals, es.
pecially in warm weather,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-31
Nentilating Poultry Houses.

Chicken "cranks" in great many
cases are generally very enthusiastic
over the matter of ventilating the
houses in which poultry are kept, and
many are the schemes rracticed in or
der to accomplish this end. yentila-
ton is an excellent thing, though be-
lieye that on the majority of farms,
and especially at this season of the
year, little more attention should be
paid in trying to determine how not
to ventilate. And this not only ap-
plies to the poultry house but also to
the barns. Give this matter your
time from now on till spring, for with
ont doubt there has been far more
birds killed by the REORGANIZATION
than by ventilation. During
the colder months it is almost impos.
slble to have a chicken house too
warm, and all the fresh air the birds
will need is more than likely to find
its way into the house in some shape
or manner.-Weekly Witness.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-31

The parsnip IS usually grown on
very rich ground, and when much
manure has been used it often has
rank taste when gathered early. 1t is
much better to let the parsnips stay
IN the ground until the soil around it
has frozen once or twice. 1t may be
gathered after the first thaw and
housed, when it will be found that
the rank flavor from the manure has
passed away, and the parsnip will be
tender and sweet. Some people leave
the parsnip in tae ground all winter.
Lit does not hurt it to freeze while in
ground, provided it is thawed in con-
tact with the soil. The greater dan
ger in leaving parsnips out all winter
IS that they will be forgotten in spring
until the warm weather has started
the shoots for seed bearing. Then
the parsnip becomes poisonous. But
If dug as soon in spring rs the ground
IS thawed, the parsnips will be better
than if dug in the fall and wintered
In cellar,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-31
A Use for LIquened Air.

1t Is reported that new use has
been found for liquefied air, the posi-
bilities OF which have been matters OF
discussion among scientific men for
some time. According to the Mining
Reporter discovery was made recent
~ by which It is now practical to use
liquefied air in underground work, such
as mining, driving tunnels and sinking
shafts. 1t is said that under proper
conditions the liberation OF air from
the liquid can be effective in generat-
Ing power with which to run drills I'M
der ground, pumps, hoists. etc. while
cool air can also be supplied In the
deepest mines. The liquid air can al
so be used in freezing soft ground.
making tunnel cutting less hazardous
and tedious. If there is any RELIABLE
ity In this reported discovery. and its
success can be practically demonstrate
ed 1t will make new departure in the
lines of work named. and once again
make the genius of science the soul OF
industrial progress.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-31
Using Old CarDets.

Old ingram and Brussels carpets
are now rewoven into durable rugs.
These rugs are pretty if harmonious
colors are used. The effect of n gen
eral hit-and-miss pattern is especially
good If the colors are we'll divided.
Formerly the carpets were cut in
strips for this purpose by the owner.
but now those who make these rugs
prefer to have the carpets sent as they
are. 1t is not necessary to clean
them, but the rug manufacturers
charge consiC cradle extra when thew
lind 1t necessary to clean the CARPET
ing before weaving it into rugs. 1t is
an economy, therefore, to send the
carpets clean. They are returned
considerably reduced in size, but in
the form of an attractive looking rug.
with a soft, thick, fluffy surface that
wears well. Allwool ingram carpets
make especially pretty rugs. This
work OF rejuvenating old carpets came,
ike many other good things, out of
the West, and at one time it was diff
cult to find any firm in New York
state which wove such rugs. To day
1t is easy to find such IN establish
ment in any of the larger cities of the
State. The work represents a genu-
inc economy, as the cost of making a
rug is not in excess of the value of
completed rug, as it often is when
rag carpet rugs are woven. 1t is
quite common thing for weavers to
charge more for making rag carpet
than new ingram carpet would cost
When the labor of cutting and sewing
is taken into account the rag CARPET
may be an expensive article. The
weaver cuts and weaves these Garnet
rugs we have described aud can make
them at a smaller price than the rag
carpet weaver charges for his closer.
slower work. 1t does not pay to re-
weave n carpet worn threadbare.
There is nothing left in q tapestry
Brussels worn to the hemp, and we
believe no rugweaver undertakes to
make over n tapestry carpet. It does
not pay to weave over faded cotton
and wool ingram, but pure wool in
grain makes very desirable rug
New York Tribune.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-31
Dromodarles That Smoke Cigars

Dromedaries are said to be partic-
ularly fond of tobacco smoke, and can
be made to do almost anything while
under its influence Travellers, it is as
serted, rely more on tobacco smoke
for their control over these huge
beasts than anything else. When
travelling on long Journeys, the drome-
daries are in many cases required to
travel night and day without rest, and
they are kept up to their task by smok-
ing cigars. The driver carries trian-
gular piece Of wood, which Ia pierced
at one point like a cigar holder This
is insertea'' IN the mouth of the animal
tt4enaigar being lit and pressed into
the hole. The dromedary closes its
eyes and puffs away through it's nos
trils until the cigar is burned away.
The indulgence appears TO refresh it,
and the keeper has no difficulty in per-
suading the animal to plod onward
without any further rest.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-31
Uses Of the Soil.

In the first place it is an immense
workshop in which chemical and bio.
logical changes are constantly eoine
on. The minute soil PARTICLES or rock
fragments are continually being dis.
solved and made ready for hungry
plant roots. The soil is the home OF
a vast army of living creatures. We
never see them. They are too small.
They are the lowest form Of life-sim.
pie, one.celled plants, in the shape OF
spheres or oyals, or short rods. How
small are these creatures of the earth {
In transverse diameter one twenty-five
thousandth Of an inch is common
measurement Increase the hight OF
the ordinary man one thousand times
and his head would be over n mile
above the earth, yet one OF these little
creatures under the same maqnifca.
ton would have plenty Of room to
dance up and down i'm the film of water
between two plates Of glass pressed
firmly together. From 100 to $50 OF
them placed side by side would make
the thickness Of an ordinary sheet OF
paper These little fellows are con.
tiuually at work causing decay of
vegetable matter in the soil, and thus
making plant food They arc among
the farmers best friends. Second.
the soil is a great storehouse OF water.
If we always had plenty OF moisture i'm
orr soils we would have good crops.
The soil acts rs a large sponge TO alb
sorb water and hold it for tho use Of
crops. Third, the soil is n home for
plants. 1t affords q place in which
they may live and row.-American
Agriculturist.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-31
THE SALVATION ARMY.
There Is No Discussion OF Matters AZ
fectlne It's welf.rc

iecting Its welfare.
The world. as was to be expected.
has given the salvation army a very
mixed reception. says the Contempt
rary Review 1t has been satirized.
ostracized, eulogized. High and low.
learned and unlearned. have opposed
or defended It. Huxley girded at its
corybantic" religion. and charged full
tilt against its social wing; Bradlaugh
waxed wroth over it's drums and
tramplings;" while. on the other hand.
jowett OF Oxford praised IL in his own
ludicious way, and Farrar is still the
eloquent champion OF much OF its
work. Skeletons" have carlcatured
and prosecuted 1t. the church of Eng
land has initiated It and royalty
blessed 1t. And yet. though all
tongues was concerning this new, ro-
oustious thing under the sun, really
discriminating views OF the salvation
army are by no means plentiful. With
some truth 1t may be said that our
enemies batter us and our friends fat
Ter us. And the salvationists. looking
through the glasses of our foes, hon
estly fail to see what they appear to
see' and are sometimes almost as much
oewildered over the highly colored
spectacles OF our friends. We have
scarcely learned to use our own eyes.
TO examine and judge for ourselves,
and have very little idea OF the true
propositions, the strength and weak
ness. the possibilities and dangers of
the salvation army. What may be
called public opinion" has no exist
ence among u.s. There is no open
discussion OF matters affecting the
welfare of the organization. such as
we hnd in other religious bodies. We
have. indeed. what are called Officers
councils" and soldiers councils" but
the title Is a misnomer. What is
meant is Officers and soldiers coun-
seled. The salvation army, like
every other institution, is imperfect.
but, under the domination of the mil
ltary ideas and in the name of loyal
W We appear to have all agreed to
Keep silence concerning the disquiet-
ing symptoms and weak places exist
Ing in 1t. This is unfortunate and
may in itself constitute one of our
gravest rerils. And. really, there IS
no occasion for it. Bad men and bad
institutions rightly fear examination.
nut the salvation army Is sound
enough and strong enough to profit
by an honest exchange OF opinion
among its members in their councils
and publications.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-31
Hoods Pills cure all Liver Ills. p cents.
Tho Riot OF the Elements on Fair Islands


The most disastrous hurricane ever
known in that region has swept over
the Windward group of the Lesser An
titles islands, killing more than 500
persons, rendering $4,000 others home
less, and inficting a damage to prop
erty which Is, at present writing, be-
yond estimate. Kingston, the beauti-
full capital city of the island of St. Vim
cent, was almost wholly destroyed:
the island of st. Lucia. the largest and
most picturesque in the group, in adj
dition to the wind, tidal wave and
tremendous rains. was injured by nu-
merous landslides; and the island OF
Barbados, the most windward of the
group, and the headquarters OF the
British government In the West Indies,
was ravaged for ten hours. and the
area of cultivation was completely OBJ
liberated. The destruction was tho
greatest on Barbados and ST. Vincent
The disaster caused an amount of dis
tress unparalleled in the history OF the
West Indies, and aid was at once in
yoked
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-31
SoUAW MEN MUST MOVE.
Dawes Commission Mt Ardmore Decides
to Eject Them,

D""cs commission nj Ardmore Decides
to Eject Them.
The squaw men must go. This pain
full conclusion has finally been reached
by the Dawes commission at Ardmore.
l. T. Indian Agent Wisdom has been
ordered to eject them. From the point
OF view OF the squaw men this edict is
harsh. A squaw man, be il understood
is white man who marries an Indian
maiden and settles upon her property.
Twenty thousand of them have done
just this thing and have raised so 900
children, half Indian and half squaw
men, to rise up and call them blessed.
The civilized tribes of Indian territory
are, according to their wealth per can
ita, among the richest people in the
world. Before the war they owned ne
gro slaves, and, although the war freed
them 1t was not until recently that
they could be coerced by Washington
into giving them the right to vote. But
the squaw men could vote. The souaw
man is Wise in his generation. He
married the Indian girl, got admitted
to the tribe as an Indian and acquired
citizenship. with all its privileges. and
so has become formidable element
in the voting population of the Indian
tribes. Being squaw man has now
become a regular profession or indus
try in the western states, with n kind
of trades-union or squaw-man associa-
ton to protect their rights. Their
walking delegates, however, were
caught mapping this time, and a mans
enemies are they of his own household
For it is the Dawes commission and not
the Indians themselves who will drive
them out of this good land. whittier
they have gone to possess it, and which
they trusted that every place wherein
the soles of their feet should tread
should be theirs. The property of tbe
squaws is in land and funds held bv the
United States government, and IL the
squaw men are to be driven out thew
will be at a distinct disadvantage as
compared with the squaw men who
come over from Europe and marry
wives in New York and then 20 back
home with wives, property and ALL
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-31
Eradicating tho wild Carrot.

Moving the wild carrot before it
natures seeds is much better than to
let it alone. But it may not be EN-
tirely effectual A second crop of
Towering stems will soon follow the
moving, and, if the weed is cut again,
third. Each successive crop OF
Towering stems will be shorter and
more feeble than the preceding one,
yet some short stems will Mt last he
found bearing clusters of flowers and
seeds. The sure way to eradicate
wild carrot is to pull it up by the
roots, and this can be easily done just
after rain, when the ground is soft.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-31

for using tarred roofing paper, which
Is nailed to light frames with heavier
stake at either end long enough that
they may be driven into the ground
from six to eight inches. The cui
shows plainly how to construct such Q
frame with the strips at the top tc
hold it in position. If the paper used
is thin or lightweight an extra coat OF
tar may be given each season before
use. Make the sections of convent.
ent size TO handle easily and that they
may be stored when not in use at the
expense of the smallest floor space.
These frames have been tried by ex.
perienced celery growers and pro.
nounced not only cheaper than boards,
but more easily handled and quite a.
Observation-Disclosures Journal.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-31

Marrow Toast-Procure two mar
row-bones and tie piece of cloth over
the top, which must be protected by
cap of dough, to be removed when
the bones are cooked. Boil briskly
for three-quarters of an hour; then
SCOOP out the marrow, mix it with n
little butter, and spread thickly upon
portions of buttered toast. Sprinkle
with a dust Of cayenne pepper and
salt and serve hot.
Dewey Pudding-Beat the yolks of
fonr eggs well, add one pint Of milk.
then one and n half cups of flour
which has been sifted twice, with n
teaspoonful Of baking powder and a
quarter teaspoonful of salt; add the
stiily beaten whites Of the eggs and
bake in an earlhen pudding dish half
nm hour In rather hotoven. Will be
very light and quite like n soufle If
sl,illfully managed.
Omelet With Peas-Beat four eggs
very slightly, allow n tablespoon Of
milk TO each egg. Use n smooth
saucepan and cook the omelet in hot
butter that has not been allowed TO
brown. As soon rs the omeIet sets.
pour over 10 canned peas that have
been cooked almost dry, then fold
over, and serve Immediately. Cold
meats could be warmed aud substi.
tuted for the peas.
Baked Calls Head-CIean thorough.
ly and cut in two. This divides the
chop from the skull. Take out the
tOuguo on1 hyoire Nil III 49,
skimnIing well. LIFT out the best
half before too we'll done. Spread
butter over, dredge on -four and dust
n little pepper; sot on trivet in baking
pan, add little OF the liquor from
the kettle, and haste as any meat.
Serve with gravy Boil the tongue In
sailed water with bit Of pepper. u
may be served as beeis tongue. The
brains can be put on ice for a separ.
ate dish,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-31
Producing Good Granes.

A French agricultural journal gives
the method by which vine grower of
Touraine is said to produce magnifi-
cent grapes. He dissolves two kilo-
grams of sulphate of iron in 100 liters
of water and sprinkles it on the leaves
and punches of the vines. The first
application is made when the grapes
are about one-third their full size, the
second about n month later and the
third about twenty days before they
are cut. 1t is asserted that CORE
spending results are obtained with
pears, apples and cherries. The
method is inexpensive and the journal
quoted recommends trial, though it
does not guarantee the success of the
treatment in all cases.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-31
* AGRICULTURAL. *
Stone Banking For nnrn.

In banking up against the walls of
basement barns, and especially in
building up n passage way TO the en-
trance, there is always strong tempta-
ton to use stones piled in loosely as o
basis, where stones are over plentiful
on the form. Yet this ususally proves
mistake. Rats will invariably effect
a Judgement among such stones, and
they will in time work through into
the barn basement. Besides, rain
will wash dirt among the stones, and
it will require constant attention every
year to keep passage way so that
loaded wagons can be driven over it.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-31

Il don't know whether you we're I'm
the army or not said the street-car
conductor who had been instructed not
to collect fares from soldiers. you
haven't your uniform" That's a
fact. But taste this" ITS quinine. "
Yes. Watch me swallow IT, There. "
he proceeded. as he smacked his lips:
that ought to be proof enough. When
a man can eat handful OF quinine
without making a face the chances are
about hundred to one that he has
been in one Of Uncle Sans camps for
4 while. Washington Star.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-31
BlanchinC Celery.

The old plan of blanching or bleach.
ing celery with earth is Objectionable
from the fact that wherever the soil
comes in contact with the celery stalks
it invariably causes rust. The use OF
boards is all right, but when n con.
siderable quantity of celery is grown
1t is quite an effort to handle these
boards, to say nothing of the expense.
The accompanying cut shows plan