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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-03-28

an ornithologist. having inyestigat-
ed the question Of at what hour in
summer the commonest small birds
wake up and sing, states that the
grecniinch is the earliest riser as II
pipes as early as 1870 in the morn
lhS' the blackcaD beginning about
2:2O. 1t is nearly 4 o'clock. and the
sun as well above the horizon, before
the first real songs,er appears in the
person Of the blackbird. He is heard
haif an hour before the thrush. and
the chirp of the robin begins about the
same length Of time before that OF
the wren. Finally, the house sparrow
and the tomtit occupy the last place on
the list This investigation has ALTO
Sether ruined The lark's reputation
Tor early rising. That much-celebrat-
ed bird is quite a sluggard as it does
not Else until after the chaffinches. lin
nets and number of the heagerow
birds have been up and about.-Cln-
cinuati Enquirer.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-03-28

No better proof of the benefit
TO be derived from tho usc of
warm food for pigs can be put forward
than the appearance and touch Of the
animals themselves. The badly used
pig, as put it,. has % skin which lis
harsh TO tho touch and possesses %
somewhat forbidding aspect. The
wcII-treated animal, ON the other
hand has soft, well kept cont.
which tine eye loves to dwell upon
One denotes "slow door. the other
means early maturity" Another
trgng argument i'm favor of cooked
food for pigs is 90 bc found i'm the ap-
pcarouce of tho animals fed bv
sottagers and small holders. The
eoi.ager, 30 may bc, feeds one pig
every year The animal is hroughf
from its fellows ut weaving time. and
thenccforth condemned to solitary
confinement state OF affairs. " any
thing, opposed TO good progress. But
what is the result? The average cot.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-03-28
A Device For Starting Plants.

Nearly every one tries to start a
few plants early in the spring in the
house, and eXpon Is world of labor.
in the aggregate, carrying them from
window to stove shelf at night, to keep
them from chilling, and oftentimes
freezing.
The accompanying cut shows way
by which TO avoid all this trouble,
and, at the Same time, grow more and
better plants. Take box of any
size desired, about two feet in height,
and arrange it on a movable stand or
bench (a) so that it can be set before
the sunniest window on bright, clear
days. in one side of this box, at the
bottom, cut an opening OBJ through
which to insert the lamp, and provide
it with hinged door (c), for then the
lamp can be shut up and its heat util-
lied, by having n piece of sheet iron
(dl the size of the bottom surface of
the box stretched above the lamp, and
some distance above this iron rods for
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-03-28

tager's pig holds IFS own with its fell
lows, which may be kept upon the
farm, and is more likely than not to
beat them in the race for weight, not
withstanding the fact that its fare as a
rnle, is inferior, its quarters are In ore
cramped, and its bedding material is
more scanty than in the case of its
former companions
Some may say that its greater rate
of progress is the outcome of moro
care on the part of its owners, but is
not this an admission that the farmers
pigs are often neglected-an assertion
which L could not truthfully make
Is it not more likely that the cot
tager pig has its food always brought
to 1t III most appetizing form, the
meal being scalded, the potatoes
boiled and mashed, and the whole
throwing off an odor as acceptable to
the pig as the steaming dinner is to
plowman when he sits down after q
hard days work. in the open field?
Then, upon the farm pure and simple,
90 we not find the best results from
pig-feeding upon the dairy holding,
where the hot whey or skim milk is
mixed and fed with scalded meal? Is
not dairy-fed pork always held up as
far III advance of that made upon
holdings where corn and water form
the basis of the food supply, and
where everything is fed cold?--Trent
Valley, in London Farm and Home.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-03-28
Potash Salts on Manure Heap.

Almost all stable manure is deficient
n potash. One Of the best ways TO
remedy this defect is to re- enforce the
manure while it is yet in the barnyard
by putting German potash salts on the
heaps. This serves a double purpose.
The salts will absorb ammonia which
makes a nitrate of potash or saltpetre.
5uperphosphate of lime may also be
applied with benefit. That is largely
composed Of sulphate of lime or
gypsum, and this has a strong affinity
for ammonia, which it converts into
sulphate of ammonia. If stable ma
nures were always thus enforced
with potash and phosphate their Of
ticiency would be more than doubled.
1t is really tho best way to use min
eral manures so that they will not re-
vert to insoluble forms.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-03-28
ONE GLASS OF WINE.
Many Think 1t Changed Course of Poll.
tics In This Country


1t Is said that single glass Of wine
probably wrecked the Democratic par
" in 1850. The story is worth tell
ing. says the Atlanta Constitution.
Alter the breaking up OF the national
Democratic convention at Charleston
me party in Georgia held a state con-
yehuon. Great excitement prevailed.
Inc leaders Of the party could not
agree. 1t was u critical period.
he majority report Endorsed the Sc
eeders or boilers at Charleston. while
the minority report opposed their &C
tlon The leading champion OF the
minority was Herschel V. Johnson and
his followers were confident that his
eloquence and logic would carry the
day.
1t Is quite likely that such would
have been the case hut for an unfor-
tunate mishap. Ex-Goy. johnson be
gan his speech before the noon ad-
Journment on the second day and con-
Guided after dinner.
Old men who remember that speech
say that It was a powerful argument
and the impression gained ground
that after the noon recess the speaker
would demolish his opponents with a
few sledge- hammer blows.
But the oyerconfdent friends of the
minority report were doomed to dis
appointment. Johnson felt the strain
or the morning session so much that
he was unable to eat anything, and he
TOOK glass of wine upon an empty
stomach to strengthen himself. This
WAS fatal mistake. That one glass OF
wine perhaps changed the destiny OF
the nationl
he great orator resumed his speech,
but the wine had nauseated him. he
was hazy verbose and unintelligible at
times. His style and argument lacked
Vigor, consistency and positiveness.
His friends looked at one another in
despair. The men on the other side
were exultant.
Then Howell Cobb and Henry r.
Jackson followed each other for the
majority report.
ne majority report was adopted. 1t
is unnecessary to follow the history of
the next few weeks The national De
mocracy was completely disrupted and
put two tickets in the field. Lincoln
was elected and the country was
plunged into a civil war. Had John
son succeeded In inducing the Georgia
convention to adopt his conservative
ideas, it is safe to say that other
southern states would have fallen into
line with our commonwealth and the
national Democratic party would have
remained united.
This is the story of what a little
glass Of wine did. It ruined a great
party, caused a disastrous war. and.
besides the loss OF life, cost the south
over $4,000, 100000. Perhaps this ia
rather speculative, but there are many
who believed 1t a generation ago.
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* AGRICULTURAL. X
Wood Ashes For Cows.

In the early settlement of the coun-
ry, when COWS had access to newly
cleared land with its burned and
iharred stumps, they used often to
90 to where stumps had been burned
md lick up the charcoal. Many
armers believe that COWS thus allowed
rec range were less liable to abortion
han those kept in close stables. The
sshes probably satisfied some want in
he animal economy. 1t may have
been the phosphate they contain
which is required by the bones of the
growing f9tus. If cows eat too much
he potash in the ashes corrects the
Icidity of their stomachs, which often
'esults where stock Is highly fed in
stables where it has little exercise.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-03-28
Chinese TeIcgraphy.

The Chinese, owing to the multiple
ity Of the characters in their written
language, have solved the problem OF
biography by using numbers for trans
mission over the wire instead Of char
acters. The numbers have to be re-
interpreted into characters when re-
ceiycd. To facilitate the operation.
types are used. On one end of each
type is a character; on tho other end
is n number BY reversing and im-
printing the types upon sheet ot pa
per the change is readily Effected with
q high degree of accuracy.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-03-28
Ms5Ieinai SOM.

The use OF soaps containing a disin-
fectant OF some kind has become so
general, says the Medical Press. that
observations on the practical value OF
such combinations cannot fail to be OF
interest. DR.. Reithoffer has recently
published the results OF some expert
ments carried out by him with various
kinds OF soap. having for object to de-
termine their value as microbicides.
He used the ordinary notified soap.
white almond soap perfumed with no
trobenzine. and hard potash soap. He
found that these soaps were very in
imical 10 the cholera mivrobe, al per
ent solution killing them in a short
space Of time. while a per cent solu-
ton OF the potash soap killed them in
FIVE minutes. We are. therefore, at
liberty 10 infer that, as in washing the
hands the strength of the soap solution
Is never less than 8, and may go as
high as 40, per cent this method OF
disinfecting the hands, as well as the
clothes, etc, is fully trustworthy. Most
stronger solutions are required. how
ever, to destroy the bacili OF typhoid.
the oOli-bacillus. etc. not less than 10
per cent being sufficient. None of the
soaps experimental with appear to
have any effect on pyogsnic microbe.
The practical result OF these investiga-
tons is that IL is always preferable
TO use soap and water first OF all. rims
ing the hands in the disintectart solu-
ton afterward. This IS an important
point, which merits to be generally
made known.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-03-28
The Digestlon of Young Antnnls.

Everybody knows that animals make
their most rapid growth while young.
most of those which reach their growth
in two or three years making more
growth, and we may add at less cost
the first year than they ever can again.
This is We think mainly because di-
gestiOn the first year is better than il
ever is likely to be thereafter. Much
Of this good digestion Of young ami
mails il, we think, caused by the labor
they have to perform to slowly get
heir food during the first few weeks
by drawing milk from the teat. 1t
cannot be made to come rapidly. and
the operation of sucking the teat starts
the salivary glands in the mouth to
working, so that by the time the milk
does come it is well mixed with saliva,
and is of course, easily digested. This
Is one reason why the butchers al
ways prefer n calf that has sucked its
dam rather than one that looks equally
well that has been fed by hand. But
1t Injuries the milkgiving capacity of
OF the COW to let her calf sucklc, and
will soon dry her off if long continued.
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To name all the important honey
bearing plants would be impossible
here, but the plants that furnish the
bulk OF the honey crop of this country
are not numerous, and are generally
well known. Perhaps the leader in
both quantity and quality in the com
mon white clover This usually comes
into bloom nbO-t the first of June.
and lasts until perhaps the middle Of
July. Six weeks Of white clover honey
flow is considered a good honey har.
vest of this plant, and apiarists are
very well satisfied if they get fom
weeks of a continuous flow of nectar
from it, White clover honey is of the
best quality, and commands the high
est market price.
Second in Importance is perhaps the
American lindeni or Eastwood, as it is
frequently called This is not as gen.
eral as clover, but it is foundin local..
ties pretty generally distributed over
tue country. TIE blossoms of the
basswood open about the first of July,
and continue two or three weeks, dur
ing which time it furnishes n very
heavy flow OF honey, and also of first
class quality, and to white clover is q
close competitor III price.
There is perhaps no honey plant
that has made a record equal to alfalfa
clover since its Introduction into this
country n few years ago. Its cultiva-
ton Is yet confined to the Western
States principally, and in every locality
that it has been tested in this line il
has been an immense yielder of first
class quality of honey that has com
mauded the highest market price.
This plant will stand more drouth and
nj the same time furnish honey, than
any other plant of prominence. As it
Will produce three heavy crops of hay
in almost any kind of a season, it also
furnishes good flow of nectar at each
time of blooming. In localities where
1T is largely grown, there will be found
| n constant bloom, and also n constant
honey dow. ] Owe kept bees beside
! it and Witnessed n constant flow of
honey for three months. This plant
Is coming into favor rapidly every
where as a profitable stock food, and
it is but question of time until it
will become the leader in the produc
ton of honey in this country. Bee
keepers everywhere should take an
active hand in introducing it into
their locality. "A. II. Duff, in Farm,
Field aud Fireside.
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ATolIIaPd.

He kissed her boldly on Market
street, opposite the Phelan building.
Sir" she shrieksd, you are an
utter stranger to me. What means this
familiarity"
Miss" he replied, bowling low.
though we never met before. you
must excuse me. bet my friend that
l would kiss the prettiest girl saw on
the block"
A soft, forgiving smilo replaced her
wrathful glance.
You are forgiven this time" she
said, sweetly, but please don't let It
occur again."-san Francisco News
Letter.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-03-28

The white powdery coating seen on
some fruits and the leaves OF MANY
plants IS known to botanists as bloom.
1t is OF waXy nature. and. according
to experiments recently made at Ober-
lin College, its chief purpose Is to
prevent water from passing too read
lily out OF The leaves. When the bloom
was removed the Transportation OF
water was greatly increased the loss
In some cases being in a given time
two ard half times as much as be-
fore the removal.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-03-28
How to Handle Manure.

Comparatively few farmers are sit
uated rs we would wish to be in
every respect. If we were, the sub
lect of this article would be of little
value, for if all had n shelter handy
under which the manure could be
thrown, it would be out of the wav
and where the fertilizing elements
could be preserved until the time
camo when 1t could be drawn ont on
the fields and spread at once.
Many who have n shelter for manure
do not appear to understand how to
handle it. They throw it ont of the
stable into a high heap, which in a
few days begins to heat and steam up.
thereby losing the most valuable part,
the nitrogen. and when ready TO draw
out to the field tho middle of the pile
IS q burned mass worth comparatively
nothing. If manure is to be thrown
out under q shed the pile should be
kept broad aud fat, and if there are
animals to trample on it go much the
better for the manure, as it is still less
liable TO heat.
But VIC can handle manure with
very little loss Of value by drawing it
direct from the stable, load MT n
time, as fast as made, and spreading
1t at once where wanted. This time
OF year 1t is usually put ON sod ground
intended for corn next season.
All mouures which have been al.
lowed to accumulate shouldb be got ont
on the land rs soon as possible. That
which has lain around through the
summer can usually be made fine
enough to spread thinIy ON the young
clover as q top dressing. Charles W.
Allen, i'm Country Gentleman.
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ductiveness Of fowls. An excellent
box for supplying these is shown in this
cut. 1t Is self-delivering, but the
grating or wire netting over the front
keep the fowls from throwing the ma
terial out with their bills, and thus
wasting it. Kept before them in this
way the hens need neye~ be out of the
necessary articles.
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= - -

The gum trees Of Australia are the
tallest trees in the world. They aver
age 300 feet in height.
One of the largest forests in the
world stands on ice. 1t is situated be-
tween Ural and the Okhotsk sea. 4
we'll was recently dug in that region
and at a depth Of $50 feet the GROUND
was still frozen.
A German authority on forestry an.
nounces the discovery in India Of .
tree having leaves so highly electrical
that whoever touches one of them rc-
ceives a severe electrical shock. Even
upon the magnetic needle this tree
which has been given the name NJ
philOtcca electrical. has a strong ipau.
ence, causing magnetic variations at
a distance of seventy feet. The cleo.
trical strength of the tree varies ac,
cording to the time Of the day. be.
Ing most powerful at noon.
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4, ware OF oIntments for Catafrh That
Contain Mercury,

mercury Will surely destroy the sense Of
smell a nd ompletelyderange thswhole system
when entering IL through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians,a as the
dana 20 they will do is ten fold TO the good you
can posi- bl ) derive from them. Hairs Catarrh
Cure manufac ture1 by f. J. Cheney & Co,
Toledo, o., contains no mercury, and is taken
internally. acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
Hail. Catarrh Cure be sure TO get the genuine.
j il taken internally, and - made in Toledo,
Ohio. by r. j. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
~ sold 10y Druggists price, &c. per bottle.
Halls Family pills are the BEST.
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Saves Time mud Money.

II is delightful weather to breathe fresh
lnvigorating air, but take care OF lumbago
or else St. Jacobs oil must take care Of +.
and cure 1t promptly. 1t saves time an
money,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-03-28

why aint pap like Billy stubbs'
father" What do you mean, Rob-
ert?' Why. Billy amt a-goin' to
hang up his stock!n' this Christmas.
lie says faint big enough. He's 70
ing to sneak one OF his papa's new
union suits end tic up tn legs
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-03-28
riect1ic Motor Mnrnna

The Automobile Club and soIlo cleo
trio associations in France are occu-
pied in endeavorIng to establish cleo
trio charging stations for electric We
hicles. The idea is to arrange with
electric light and power stations 10
do the work, so as 10 make the use O,
electrically propelled carriages posi-
bic all over France
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-03-28
Too YonEue.

The doctor said: Show me your
tongue"
But the bright little miss was high
strongue.
MY tongue isn't sick"
She answered him quick;
The troubles way down in my
Tongue"
Chicago Tribune.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-03-28
DONE robncco spIt nna smpLe Yopr LIre Away.

To Quit tobacco easily and forever be mag
netic. full OF life, nerve and yiGor, take No-To-
Bac, the wonder worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, zoe or 81. Cure guaran.
tecd. Booklet and sample free Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
Dr. James II. NORMAN, of"Outinr." whose
name President Mckinley sent to tho Senate
~ Consul 20 Munich, has been ideut fed
prominently with the magazine and publish
ing u-ia,s5 IN NV YORK for a number Of
years.
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beauty IL Blood Deep.

Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty without It. CascSrets, Candy Cathar.
tic clean your blood aud keep 1t clean. by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving ali i'm.
purities from the body. Begin to-day to
Danish pimples boils, blotches, blackheads
and that gickly bilious complexion By ticking
Cascaret7,- beauty for ten cents. All drug.
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, lOc, 25c, 5Oc.
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More for Her Money.

Il hear that your daughter has
broken of her engagement with the
count. Is it true?" Yes; she ran
across a chance to get a duke at the
same figure"
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Having no jail at Jerome, A. T., the
police handcuG tho arms Of the prison
ers around telegraph-poles The law
breakers can stand, sit or lie down,
but cannot escape hugging tho pole.
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Avoid thc Nirh, Air.

Avoid the night air when damp and cold
md you will otter avoid having neuralgia
olt 81. Jacobs Oil will cure st no matter
what Is the cause and no matter how long
Il has continued.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-03-28

Fits permanently CURED. 10 NE or nervous
ness after n rst days use ~ Or. Klino'a Great
Nerve Restorsr Sc trial bottle and trca tiso FREQ
On. r. II. KLINE, Ltd, 9Ji Arch st., phila., Pa.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-03-28

Governor Wolcou, Of Mas-schuse;ts. IL n
GOOD skater, end the other day was among
those on the fee on Boston Common.
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing s yrup for cbi1drep
toethiux 4Ofteue the gums ,reducir xinnamuta-
zion, gllay pain, cures wind collie aJc "a bottle
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cannot speak too highly Of Piso's Cure for
Consumption. Mrs. FRANK MODES, 2lj ". I'D
ST, New York, Oct. -, 1885,.
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Senator y. Il. scott. OF West Virginia
worked at the trade of glass maker for /.
years.
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Long Jones is credited With having had
a great deal 20 do with elecii'g Mr.. Quarles
Senator in tho State Of Wisconsin.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-03-28

Biron Gu zJu IL the eleventh Viceroy OF
India since IT was hRLded over to tho home
Government IA 1853
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Governor Roosevelt spends daily elk hours
and 40 minutes az the Now York Capitol.
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Ednoate Yonr Horeis HyIln .,naonret,.

Mrs Mckinley i7 said to receive about two
hundred letters a day.
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Both Prcsiden; and MIS- Mckinley ore exc
tremely fond OF young people.
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G-nerGi Palmer, formerly Gold Democrat
candidate fJr Pr s.dcn', is pref airing a series
u nr.Icles remini. cont Of lincoln.
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Rosa Bonheur. tho painter. so well known
as lover OF animals. now and again holds
receptions" OF tho pots Of her friends
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Easy Work.

Too much exercise leaves ono q prey 10
soreness and stiffness but it is easy work
Tor st. Jacobs Oil to get the muscles back
INTO proper shape ami cure the distress.