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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21
/ GOOD ROADS NOTES. !
Broad Tires For Wagons.
HE use or the bicycle is ar
fording an illustration of the
OperatiOn ot the brOad-tIred

HE use or the Dlcycle Is az
fording an illustration of the
operation OF the broad-tired
vehicle in keeping roadways
In good condition. This illustration is
conspicuous after showers. when it
will be noted that the tires of the bicy
cles beat down and harden the bicycle
path much more rapidly that the mar
row-tirCd wagons restore the roadway
proper TO smooth condition. 1t is
true that the action of the pneumatic
tire is more beneficial 10 soft road
way than that OF the hard broad tire.
but it's tamping effect is an illustration
of what the wide tire does in compari-
SOP with the cutting effect of the CON
ventional narrow tire.
Were il possible to substitute broad
tires for the narrow tires now Sener-
ally used. the condition of the average
country road would be improved in Il
comparatively short time. Not only
that but the efficiency of the average
draucht horse would be materially
raised Instead of cutting into the
soft spots i'm a roadway. the wide tire
congresses tho soft earth and passes
over II. ltdN lut Ait SI'oi III Nli iii
proved condition for the passage of the
next wheel.
An exhaustive test of the broad and
narrow tire. made at the agricultural
experiment station OF the Missouri
State University, demonstrated that
on hard. smooth and nearly level mac
adam roadways the strain. required
TO haul Il given load was 35.1 per cent
less with the broad tire than with the
narrow tire. On gravel road with Il
hard surface, there was margin OF
1913 per cent in favor OF the broad
tire. On road composed OF Il large
quantity of sand mixed with gravel.
the margin was 40 per cent i'm favor
of the broad tire. Over q new. unused
dry gravel road the difference in favor
of the broad tire was 2G6 per cent.
The narrow tire required less strain
for haulage on = road where water
covered the surface aud loose sand
from one to two and one half inches
deep was found. But while the broad
tire required Il greater strain for haul
age. it did no injury To the road,
whereas the narrow tire cut through
the sou eiTth b"uealh Tue water anu
destroyed the sTfacing. The broad
tire was also at Il disadvantage on
roads where the hardpan was covered
with dust. as the narrow tire cut
through to the hardpan. while the wide
tire pinched and heapcd up the dust
and thus increased the strain of haul
age. The broad tire also required a
greater strain Oh some kinds Of mud
roads But as 4 whole the tests were
strongly favorable TO the use hroad
tires for the average roads.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21
The Live weight of Cattle.

have several methods of finding
the live weight of cattle. and find the
following the most correct Measure
the glrth around the breast. just be
hind the shoulder blade. and the length
Of the back from the tail TO the fore
part of the shoulder blade. Multiply
the girth by the length. and il the
girth is less than three feet. multiply
the product by eleven. and the result
will be the number of pounds. If be
tween three and five feet. multiply by
sixteen; If between five aud seven feet,
multiply 10y twenty-three; if between
seven and nine feet, multiply ny thirty
one: if between nine and eleven feet.
multiply by forty.-F. +. Frantz. in
National Stockman
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21
FASHIONS PARAsoLs.
Some of the Latest Fsncies In sea.c
Sun<hadeS.

Some of the Latest Fancies In seasonr
sunshades.
IL the woman who uses a parasol
would be particularly far in advance
OF her feminine rivals this summer
she will buy herself the very latest
creation in parasol ingenuity. the sun
shade with square edges. IL is not "A
thing of beauty. perhaps. but at least
II is strikingly odd and to be odd is
at least to be noticed. The square
parasol is covered with bandana
handkerchief in the gaudiest pattern
cbtainable and the effect is certainly
bizarre and unusual. The newest
handles for the seasons parasols are
club shaped. and some OF them are
adorned with punches of flowers and
fruit. Among the elaborate handles
wooden ones are seen mounted in gold
and silver and set with real or imita-
ton jewels. Ivory. coral. and lapls
lazuli are also cut IN into the parasol
handles. Parasols for morning SER
vice are always Of plain design ana
material. Silk is. or course the rule
For carriage use a white satin sun
shade is always a desirabl, requisition
and ii may be beautified by lace bat
terfiies and flowers appliqued upon tho
satin. One OF the fancy shades shows
parasol formed or stitched bands Of
white taffeta put together with strips
of insertion and emstitching.-Chica-
go Chronicle.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21
PoIn, I'm Growing K,d,.,,.s

II is of little use to try to grow rad
isbes and turnips for table use on old
ground that has been long i'm cuItiva-
ton. They are very apt TO he wOrmy,
and we have never found any treat
meDt that would prevent IL. Select a
piece Of land which is I'm grass and
has been so for several years. and no
matter IL the grass is nearly run out
Plow just before the time of sowing
the seed, and SOW about 400 pounds of
some good fertilizer on 1t broadcast
then harrow 1t i'm well and sow radish
or fiat turnips in drills about nine
inches to one foot apart, thinning to
proper distance ut first hoeing They
grow so quickly that if put in early in
the spring they can he out Of the way
In time TO follow with later crop
Rutabaga tu.nips for table use should
not l." sown until about the first of
July, as they arc better if grown very
quickly. They should hc I'm rows two
and One-holf to three feet apart. and
thinned 10 nine inches or n foot apart
in the row.-Boston Cultivator.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21

Sections Of .our cXpcnsively con
structcd county highways that have
been subject TO but three or four win
tiers wear arc now well advanced ou
tho way to disintcgration 10y the cut
ting Of coal wagons or other heavy vc.
hiclcs with narrow tires " those
loads were carried Oh board tires every
trip over tic roads when they were
softencd by moisture and frost would
have the compacting effect Of roller
Carried as they are ou narrow tires
their Effects more like thut of % plov
--Pittsburg Dispatch
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21

Among the twenty-five known great
'cean currents. or rivers OF the sea, II
lppears that the swiftest in its course
the branch of the great equatorial
urrent so we'll known as the Gulf
ttream, it's speed at various places
rarying from four and a half TO Ave
niles an hour. with its waters at
mean temperature Of 81 degrees Fair
After running 5000 miles towards the
forth, as far as 40 degrees north lati.
tude, 1t still preserves, even in winter
he heat of summer. The influence of
his vast body OF warm water upon the
eas and coasts it washes cannot he
'verestimated. 1t covers the ocean
With mantle of warmth and serveg
mitigate the rigors of our Euro.
sean winter. The existence Of this
wonderful stream was first discovered
1912 by Ponce de Leon, a Spaniard.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21

If you want TO begin pasturing early
in the spring and keep your clover
grazed down close. and do not give any
grain food. five OF six good sizei hogs
or twice as many shoats will do very
well on an acre. III you wait until the
clover begins to bloom. il will feed two
or three times rs many pigs. I think
that a good clover pasture is indispen-
sable in raising healthy swine. but I
always give some grain 10 my hogs all
the time they are in pasture. as the
clover will go twice as far. or twice as
many hogs can be kept per acre. The
hog In his normal condition is a grass
eating animal. and to keep him through
the summer season wholly upon the
more concentrated and heating foods
is as unnatural as t would be to keep
cows in the same manner. While upon
pasture. hogs will tramp down and
root UP more clover than they will eat.
and for this reason l would never be-
gin pasturing in the spring until the
clover has made good start. If YOU
want hogs TO do well on clover avoid
concentrated foods as much as posi-
ble before putting them in pasture. so
that their stomachs Will be distended
and they will have the capacity to eat
clover greedily and thrive upon it,"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21

The records show that sixty-eighi
FER cent OF all newspapers published in
he world are in the English language
Df the more than nifty thousand news
paDers published, the United Slater
md Canada Issue q 900; Great Brit
lin, 5000: Germany, 5000: France.
100: japan. 1000: Italy. 1900; Aus
ria-Hungary. 1900; Spain. 1000; Aus
ria, 800; Russia. 800; Greece. 600:
switzerland, $50; Holland, 800; Bel
rum. 900, and other countries about
1000.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21

There is large cat farm" in Lin
coin county. Oregon. and the residents
in the vicinity have obtained the con-
sent of the postoffice department TO
the christening of their postofice by
the name OF Angora. The first post
master Of Angora. singularly enough.
Is Thomas Tom.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21
ATLANTA. Ga. Oct. LIST. ,aa.

ALBANIA, VA. OCt. lot, w.
Allow me to thank You for the good
-FOUR Tetterine has done me. Four
boxes cured me of case of letter,
after trying specialists and spending
several hundred dollars and getting no
benefit from them. Henry W. John
son, 2S1. Marietta street. so cents
box at druggists, or by mail from J.
v. Shuptrine. Savannah. Ga.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21

The viii of s. Robinson. q Boston
policeman. bcQueaths $4,000 Ia to
town Of Gilmanton y H.. the income
TO be expended exclusively TO build.
Ing ond maintaining good roads about
the place,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21
Medical Book Tree.

"Know Thyself." book for men only,
sent Free. postpaid. sealed, TO any male
reader mentioning this paper; &c. for post
walton, the Gold Medal Prize Treatise, the
best Med cal Book Of this or any nge, $40
pr. with en4ravings and prescriptions.
Only Zoe. paper covers. l. b-Hry Edition.
full gilt, $500. Address The Peatody Med
zeal Institute. No, Bulfnch ST, Bostop.
Mass. tho oldest and best In this country.
Write today for these books: keys to health.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21
AGRICULTURAL.
Neeeeeescseesesseses
Win, TO Make n study OF.

TO be successful the farmer should
heed the following requisites OF sue
cesses: Thorough cultivation. proper
rotation of crops. cleaR farming. good
drainage. knowledge of the injurious
and beneficial insects. their methods
of injury and attack. and the prompt
application of the proper remedy.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21

In making stands for hives we make
them six inches high and the length
and width of the hive. using common
seven-eighths inch lumber If the
ground in front of the hives is kept
free from weeds and tall grass the
style "a" will do. But if the bees can
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21

not be given much attention IT will be
better to make them after style CD.
The slanting projection will prevent
the hive entrance from becoming oh.
structed. and tho loaded bees that miss
the alighting board and drop in front
OF the hive can crawl mp TO the en-
trance
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21

Durham is winter resort and con
tains some of the finest residences in
the world They afford good ocean
view and are surrounded by tror'cal
trees. flowers and fruits.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21
Arc Vow Using Aliens Foot Ease /.

II is the only cure for swollen. Smarlinr.
Tired. Aching Hot. Sweating Feet. Corns
and Bunions. Ask for Aliens too.-Ease. a
powder to be shaken into the shoes. Cur
while YOU walk. At ali Druggists aud Shoe
stores. Csc Sample sent FREE. Address
Allen = Olmsted IeIioy, y. \.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21

W. w Stevens. ono Of the best aud
most practical farmers and feeders.
says. I'm Whlncry's Swine Advocate.
ut IS my practice 10 allow clover to
begin 10 head before turning hogs
upon H. and then / pasture b. just
enough to keep down the clover so
that II can DO turned under for wheat
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21
shndIng Frame For Gnrden plnnts.

Ii has always been source of CON
siderable trouble to protect newly
transplanted vegetables from blighting
effects of too much sun aud wind, es-
pecially in the South. where the sun
grows very hot about tranSplanting
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21

MIR. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
tCething, softens the gums, reducing nflsmmR'
Ucn. Rllays pain. curcs wind collie. &c. bOtti,.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21

Al the soap In Paraguay is made
from cocoa oil. Cows eat the pulp
from the nuts, leaving The hull cnclos
ing the kernel clean and smooth. 4
COW will clean forty or fifty nuts per
night
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21

Two hundred and fifty OF the Paris police
are mounted on bicycles. They carry a
saber on the handle In the daytime and q
revolver at night
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21

A peanut wagon in Chicago caught fire tho
other night and some excited man turned
in an alarm. six engine companies. two
truck companies md three marshals re-
sponded.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21
woriny Apples.

There Is nothing new about wormy
apples except the way TO avoid having
them. There are several species OF
grubs or worms which work in apples.
but the one which docs nearly all the
| damage is the core worm. The core
worm is the offspring of the Goblin
moth. and this Is the insect which a
man wants to fight in his apple trees.
The best general remedy for the core
worm or Goblin moth, according TO in
formation furnished by the Vermont
experiment station, * paris green.
Some apple growers use London pur-
pie, others use white arsenic, but they
amount TO the same thing. They all
poison the core worms. Other insect.
cides like hellebore kerosene CT SUI.
phur are not effective In this case.
In the hands Of the average man paris
green is tho best medicine for the cod
lin moth. The poison should be thor
oughly mixed with water at The rate
of quarter OF round 10 the barrel
that is. about on roun1 of paris green
to 100 to 200 gallons OF water. About
a pound of lime ought TO be added 10
each barrel of water. which will pre-
vent scalding of the foliage. 1t should
be applied with spray pump and fine
nozzle.
In case bordeaux mixture is used on
the tree tho paris green may be added
directly To that solution ut the rate al
ready recommended.
The first spraying for the Goblin
/ oh I, a ,n
blossoms fall, or within n week after
ward 1t is very important to do this
before the little apples begin TO hang
down their heads, as after that time
they do not catch and hold the poison.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalli-
Lle medicine for coughs and colds. N. W.
SAMUEL. Ocean Grove. y. j., Feb. L. 1900.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21

1t cost $500 900 per mile TO build the I'M
playground RAILWAYS Of london.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21

A Colonel in the British South African
army says that Adams Tutu Fruit was a
blessing TO his men while marching.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21

Y. \. Rood, Toledo. OHIO. says: Halls Ca
tarrh Cure cured my wife OF Catarrh fifteen
years ago aud she has had no retur az u Its
y sure cure Sold by Druggists. ljc.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21

The South African war is making the tin
plate workers Of Birmin CHAM, England un-
precpdeDtly busy.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21

Many delicious fruts are grown in Para
quay.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21

The ench government has liberated in
madagascar during the last four years abovs
1000, 600 slaves.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21

More deaths are due In England 90 alco-
holism than to dipbtheria or typhoid fever.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21

-Four or five ounces OF sugar is all that an
adult In good health should eatwith impun-
ity in the course OF day.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21

Among the clocks to be seen at the Paris
Exposition is one OF the year 1880. which be-
longed 10 Henry Ill.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21

Looking for More Trouble.
II Pugilist Corbett enters congress
ne will find some very clever competi.
Tors in the side-stepping business. -
Milwaukee Sentinel
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21

In the United States the annual cousump-
ton of borax is about II, 900 tons year.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21

FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness alter FIRST days use or Dr. kline's Great
NeryeRestorer Strial bottle and treatise free
DR. H. III. MILNE, Ltd, NSl Arch ST., rnila.. Pa.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21

Thirty minutes is all the time required to
dye with PUTNAM FADELEss DYES. Sold by
oil druggists,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21

There are 800 square miles Of coal
fields In Great Britain.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21

The Best Prescription for ChsUs
and Fever is bottle Of GROVES TASTELFss
CHILL Tonic. n IL Simply iron and qujuine In
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-21

Take LAXATIVE BIoMo QuISrNE TABLETS All
druggists refund the money n 80 fails TO cure.
l.. W. GROVES signature Is on each box. 2oc
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-01-12
TICKINGS OF THE TELEGRAPH
News of the Day as Told Over the
Slender Wires.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN NEWS
Some Interesting Figures Concerning the
spanish-American War are Hereun-
der submitted-A German Steamer
Founders at Sea-Crew Rescued.
spanish-American War Statistics.

A pamphlet has just issued by the
djutant-generals Office at Washington
which furnishes some interesting fig
ures considering our army during the
Spanish American war. The report in
substance is as follows:
The volunteer force consisted of TO-
OF officers and 213,2lS enlisted men,
total of 223, 235, who were engaged in
the war. The deaths numbered 14S of
ficers and 1886 men. During the war
II volunteer officers and four officers of
the regular army holding volunteer
commissions, were killed in action, three
died of wounds, 119 from disease and
eight from suicide. OF the enlisted men
100 were killed in action, 70 others dy-
ing from wounds received and 3,720
from disease There were, further,
159 deaths of enlisted men from various
causes, OF of whom died from accident,
81 were drowned, IL were suicides and
30 were victims of murder or homicide.
Desertions from the ranks numbered
1900. The total losses in the volun-
teer forces were LIS officers, including
eight dismissed besides designations
and discharges and 30, 5sS men, includ-
ing %, 1868 discharged for disability by
court-martial and by order. In the
list of officers killed in action, Kansas
and South Dakota led with three each;
Nebraska had two, while no other state
had more than one. OF enlisted men
killed in action or dying of wounds re-
ceived in action, Nebraska lost 30; Kan
sas, 30; South Dakota, "a; New York,
Is, while 26 of the states bad no losses
In the total number of enlisted men
who died from all causes, New York
leads with Az; Illinois, PSI; Massachu-
sets, PA; Pennsylvania, 239; Ohio, 225;
Michigan, POS; Nevada, /. The loss of
men from murder or homicide was:
Alabama. three; North Carolina, three;
Florida, Kentucky. New York and Nir-
gina two each. and one each from nine
other states. In deaths from disease
among enlisted men New York had
$50 out of about 1000 enlisted; Illinois
PA, out of IL. coo; Ohio 2l9, out of less
than IA 900; Pennsylvania PIG, out of
less than 1000, and Michigan 200, out
of less than 5000. New York is charged
with 5l4 desertions from the ranks;
Tennessee, 249; Utah, /.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-01-12
NEWS FOR MICH|GANDERS.
"A Whole Regiment of News Items
From Michigan Towns
CAPTURED FOR BRIEF READING.
The State Salt Inspectors Annual Report
Shows Manistee County Leads In tho
Production OF SaIt-Gen. white has
Gone TO Some Secluded Spot for Rest.
Manistee stin Leads in Salt Production.

Manistee Still Leads In Salt Production.
The Sd annual report of State Salt
inspector Jabez Il. Caswell, and the
3lst of the department, has just been
completed. 1t covers the year ending
November 80. The inspector gives
the usual date concerning different dis
tricts of the state The number of
firms engaged in manufacturing salt
during the year was 81; number of
blocks, CO; solar salt covers, 200 Salt
was inspected in the different districts
as follows: Manistee county, 2,205, 1872
barrels; Wayne, 672, s23; Mason, 500, 1928;
st. Clair, 1895 Saginaw, aga, 432;
Bay, 405, O79; Midland, 26,700; Iosco,
5,601; total, 4,732, 600. The increase
and decrease in inspection was: In
crease - Saginaw, 33S barrels; Bay,
2,s4S; Manistee, $50, 176; Mason, 2,2S5;
Wayne, l26, $50; total, 49,, 1927. Decrease
st. Clair, 163,61S Iosco, 52,757; Mid
land, 5000; total, 221 ,474. There was
manufactured during the year A, 759, 253
barrels of salt, and the number in the
bins Dec. 1, 1899, was I 1852, S37 There
were 560,753 more barrels of salt in
spected in 1899 than in 1898, and 5S7, 337
more barrels of salt manufactured.
The amount of salt inspected since the
inspection law went into effect is 3d.
1872, III barrels, and the total amount
manufactured is Sc, CTS, 30S barrels.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-01-12
so Frenchmen KILLED by Chinese.

News has reached Canton that bat
tie occurred between natives near
Wang Chaun and the French forces
stationed there 1t is said that the
Chinese routed the French and pur-
sued them for some distance. The
French loss was 30 killed The Chin
csc losses are not stated. The battle
occurred on Dec 10 and II. On hear
ing of the affair the viccroy dispatched
three gunboats with 1000 soldiers to
restore order The viceroy also wired
the tsung Ii yamen asking what steps
are to be taken, as he is quite unable
to carry out delimitation to the salts
faction of the French.