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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-10
breeding Pigeons.

Breeding and rearing pigeons are
not difficult, though many fail. It is
always the fault of the breeder, If
their is failure, for the conditions of
success are not many aud not COM
pick. In our Investigation of the
cause of failure in pigeon rearing,
want of cleanliness has been the basis
of the trouble inlthe vast majority of
cases. In one instance the breeder
declared that his pigeon loft was as
clean as regular cleaning could make
it, and he thought it was. Upon Wis
iting it, we found that he permitted
water to set in vessels in which the
pigeons could get their feet In this
way they tracked filth over the floor,
which, though comparatively clean,
was too dirty to insure perfect health
Some system of Watering must be
adopted, which; while giving the birds
free. access to the water-and they
drink very often-will prevent them
from getting their feet into it. I'm
less the loft il kept free from drop
pings the birds will sicken. We have
seen lofts that had mot been cleaned
for q year, aud the odor was sufficient
to faint the air even outside the house.
/ But outside the injury that is done by
the foalncss of the air, there is danger
of the filth getting on the feet and be (.
tween the toes causing cranks and
sores. Keep the floor cleanaand welt
sanded, and always be sure that water
IS not only plenty but fresh.
Nothing but pure, sweet food Shout
be given, aud never feed nl9p,>v IdL IT,,
kthe birds will eat ut once. 80 $50 80
remain, remove ts6e mo Se S.Jpp y,
-too 'qy sB ssatiffo bread that has been
a ,(.'ifed with fresh milk makes. an
excellent food, especially for those
breeds that have short or soft bills.
Wheat, rye, oats, barley, buckwhe eat
aud whole corn are suitable feed. but
the last should be fed sparingly, and
the small grained varieties should be
selected. Small white peas, turnip
seed and miIlet are also good feed for
pigeons. Keep finely broken oyster
shells, ifpossible, before them all the
time. They are particularly fond of
lettuce, aud it should be provided for
them whenever it is possible. Strew
sniphurin the nests occasionally, it
being useful il DISCRIMINATING verinin.
II the most are made of tobacco stems,
yermln will not trouble them. Rich
ara Preston, in The Bpitomist.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-10
Your Ncirhbor I'm. rhem.

Has what? Those beautiful Shakes
penre panels given away In Introducing
Red Gross" and "Hubinger's Best
laundry starch. J. c. IIubineer's latest
and greatest Inventions. All starch put
up under "Rod Cross or "wash Tub"
trade mark brands is genuine, and goods
of a manufacturer with twcnty-flvo years
experience.
These are his only brands; ho has no
interest Whatever in any other starch,
go be sure you set only the hest.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-10

months. The many labors are OF such
varied character that lie Is enabled
TO divide thom into oil the months e
the year. He can thus utilize all Of
his own time, and this is a great saw
ing in a long run. The. percentage OF
hired labor to altlabor Qua diversified
farm is very much less than the pro
portion of hired labor to alllabor on
farm that makes speciality OF certain
crops. This margin is frequently
where the profit comes in. 49,
The maa that raises one kind Of
crop can indeed have long rest
periods, but such rest periods are ex-
pensive. Some farmers say; they like
to raise all wheat. for it is crop OF
little labor requirements. The man
that raises wheat aud rests all the
time not required Tor the care of his
crop is ON a good way to lose bis
farEi. What Legitimate business is
there. in the so called commercial
world that could stand SO much idle.
ness?
The man that follows diversified
farming aud sticks to it reaps the re.
wards of his labors oftener than any
other farmer. He has part of his
farm devotedto each general branch
of farming, and SO is always getting
the best of some one market. He
does not try to chase the "booms"
around; he heads them or The farm
with many labors. is The abode OF
happiness aud contentment, for there
is little idleness to breed discomfort.
1t is the diversified farm that was the
foundation of American agriculture,
and is its hope for the future. Farm
Field and Fireside.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-10

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward 20,
any case OF Catarrh that.cannot be cured hJ
Halls Catarrh re-. -
4. y. CHENE. Co. Props. Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned, have known +. u. Che
reg for The last 10 years. and believe him per.
tectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able 70 carry out any obliga-
ton made by their arm.
Ohio.
WALDING. KINSAx & MARVIN. Wholesale
Druggists, Tole.lO, Ohio
Halls Catarrli Cure IS taken internally. act
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous su r,
faces OF the system. Price. 15c. per bottle
Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials f-ee :
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-10
Economlzing i'm thc Iyoon Ioi.

The unscienEi6o- handling of the
wood lot has been the fruitful cause
OF much OF our wood supply being cut
short. There seems to be a notion
abroad that the Ultimate deforestatlon
OF all our farms is II Certainty. AID.
more than that. necessary conse-
quence OF eating off tho wood for
use. Some Of the writer's on this sub
Ject express great concern for the flu
ture and talk about the "woodIess
era" that is imminent. There is,
however, one great factor that is fire.
quently forgotten or Intentionally ip-
nored, and that is that every year sees
billions Of cubic feet OF wood added
to orr forest growths, and under
proper system of handling this an
uual increase Of wood will supply all
the needs OF man, provided it is not
uselessly wasted.
The annual growth OF wood in the
United States more than equals tho
annual consumption for all the de-
mands of commerce, but the forest
fires are far more exhaustive than the
oxe OF the woodmaD. The above
poiuts the moral on the wood lot:
prevent fires and cut away systemati-
cally, and there will be no need of
buying other fuel than wood for gen.
erations, perhaps never.
Careful estimates show that most of
our forest trees attain their average
size in about City years, though Of
course there arc some soft wood trees
that reach maturity much sooner.
Inese areuOt, however, OF much value
Tor fuel, as they burn out too quickly
and make only weak embers. THO
hard woods like maple aud beech are
the standards in this matter. a wood
lot composed OF such trees must be
treatod ia such u way that the nature
trees will he the ones cut away, and
the immature left TO grow. It must
be remembered than when n tree mp
proache5 maturity its annual increase
IS very small. and there is therefore
no reason why it should bo left longer
when needed for fuel.
A young growing tree should never
be cut down IL u ia properly placed
for Development that is, not one of
great mass growing close together.
Young trees planted too closely tend
toprOdHcc branches and Limbs but
little trunks, and do not make wood
rapidly The uuderbrush must DO
kept cut away aud now trees not 81.
lowed 10 start where they will checl,
the growth OF the trees that arc iu.
tended for use. 1t should not 5c
forgotten that 100 cubic feet of wood
is more available IL ia ono tree than
1t ig in number of trees
In Michigan last year 4,759. 253
barrels of salt was manufactured. nm
Lnnr.nan- Of laL az 49, ana
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-10
FOR MlDDLE-AcEO "fH.
-s-zs.i4s-sTcn Helped Through
-. - 4 . e.. >, LII. LII. u -.


Two LetSe-sf~ Life" by Lydia e. Pink
>a'setabie Compound.
90 DE4G Mrs. PINKHANi When first
wrote to you was in very bad con
difion- ] was passing through the
change of life, and the doctors said !
mad bladder and liver trouble. Ihad
suffered for nine years. Doctors fafIel
20 DO me any good, Since have taken
Lydia Z. PinlSham's Vegetable Com
pound, my health has Improved very
much. ] will gladl Y recommend your
medicine to others and am sure that IL
VIII prove as great a blessing TO them
as 1T has 10 me. MIS-. Gro. Fl. JUNE.
HOl Dekalb Ave. Brooklrn. N Y
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-10

Cassidy--Did .ye@sedr O .the turrible
thing that 5@5pened teh the Aherns
IA Inv lsDfdlliganr-Hurted at the christ.
was it? Gassidy-Hurted? Shure
twas ruined entoirely. They called
The choild "Aloysius Patrick Ahern. -
Think av the initials av it.-PhIladel
phia Press.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-10
raluc of Pictures.

Pictures do moro toward furnishing
a house and determining the status OF
its inmates than anything else. If you
have 4 suspicion that you are not wise
in choosing and hanging pictures. gel
advice from someone whose taste need
not be questioned, says the Pittsbura
Dispatch Cheap pictures arc not nee,
ossarily poor, but a poor picture is
usually cheap. To DO able to discern
the difference is a quality with which
every one is not blessed. 4 good plan
is to purchase copies OF famous pic.
lures, etchings and enStaYings. These
are almost sure to he good. In FRAN
ing pictures remember that golc
frames arc for oil paintings and darN
pictures, white frames for water col.
ors. and black enamel or Flemish oak
and modern oak for etchiugs and
photographs.
Gho German accent with which Queen Vic
lortHt has always spoken English is said u
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-10
obstinate Eczema.

.'EncloEed please find 81 90 for two
more boxes of Tetterine. The box
you sent me has almost cured the most
obstinate case Of Eczema you ever.
saw. L am very grateful for such a
blessing as your Tetterine has been to
me. James L. Jones. Jellico, Tenn,
soc. box bymail, il your druggist don't
have II. by-J. 7. Shruptrine.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-10
Relief Came Promntlv

- DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-I had been
under treatment with the doctors for
tour years, and seemed to get no better.
thought 1 would try your medicine.
Ny trouble was change of life. and
must say that / never. had ANYTHING
help me SO much as Lydia +. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound. Relief
came almost immediately have
better health now than / ever had.
feel like new woman, perfectly
strong. 1 give Lydia T.. Pinkharn;s
Compound ail the credit. and would
not do without her medicine for INV
thing. have recommended it. fo
several of my friends. There is no
need of women suffering SO much for
Mrs. Piukham's remedies arc "a sure
cure. - MAHALA BrrtEu. fridge.
water, I'll.
Another Woman Helped
DEAF Mrs PtEKuAu:-I tool, lydia
p. PinKhams Vegetable Compound
during change Of life and derived preat
benefit from les use. MARY r. JAMES
i36 Coydon ST. Bradford Pa
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-10

Mrs. dc Fine-Here's my new bon.
net Isn't it daring? Only S2S! Mr..
de Fine-Great snakes! You said bon
nets could ne bought from So up. Mrs.
de Fine-Yes, dear. This is one of the
ups. New York Weekly.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-10
From mad 10 wor...

From the Chicago News: Weeks
Il understand your baby has been very
sick. Is the worst over?" Meeks--
I'm afraid not. His health is ali
right. but we haven't named him vet .
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-10

The Kaiser has again been commenting ON
the mustache. He says:''It is the privilege
OF man and his triy. IL is the emblem OF
the strength, the superiority of his SEX
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-10

Lord Methuen. the British Gcneral. has
the reputation OF being the finest pistol shot
in the English Army.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-10

Mrs. LASH. the former President of Rad
eliffc College, IS at work upon history OF
that institution. of which she was the head
from its beginning up to n very short time
ago
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-10

Each package nf IurSAM FaDEIEss DYE
eolors either SIX. Wool or Cotton perfectly
at one boiling. Sold by all druggists.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-10

senator Thomas y. Bard. of California,
has one OF the best collections OF modern
French art in America.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-10

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
ttcthing.softcns the gums reducfngi nfiamina.
Eon, allays pain. cures wind collie. &c 0ottls.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-10
Aspnragns Culture.

Asparagus is one of those garden
vegetables which are always of in
terest, both to the private grower and
the market gardener. A brief state
ment of-the principal points in its Gull
ture is appropriate at this season
when many are planning for new
paintings the coming spring.. Not
many years since The preparation of q
piece of ground for raising asparagus,
what with extra deep spading or
trenching and filing the ground with
q great amount of manure aud bones,
was considered formidable under
taking, and consequently bat small
beds of the plant were cultivated; and
the produce was considered as n
luxury rather than a staple culinary
vegetable. The more rational and
simple treatment that has since pre-
vailed has caused the cultivation OF
this healthful vegetable to be greatly
extended Notwithstanding, but few
private gardens of suburban residents,
and innumerably fewer OF farm OF
country jewellers, produce tho. crop,
and the large markets demand q
greater supply than they receive.
The different varieties in cultivation
under different names are all of the
same species, the difference in charac.
ter being the result OF peculiar soils
and culture, and breeding aud ,selec
ton. With good culture one may be
sure OF good results with any of them
-Vick's Magazine.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-10

The Best Prescription for ChiIs
md Fever IS q bottle OF CiRovE's TAsTELYss
luIiL IoSic. IL Is simply iroi, AID q1tuine IN
I taslelcss FORM No curc--no pay. PricessOy.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-10

Take LAXATIVE BKoNo QCIStNE TABLETs All
druggists refund the IN ney 30 4; fails TO cure.
T.. w GROVES signature. i on each box. &c.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-10
Another Woman Helped
NWO hundred bushels
| Of Potatoes remove

eighty ponnds Of actual Pot
ash from thc soil Ono thou
sand pounds Of a fertilizer con
tanning 80 actual ~ Potash
will supply just the amount
needed If thcre is a de
hciency Of Potash there viii be
d faIIing-offin tho crop.
We have some valuable
books telling about compost
zion, use and value Of fertilizers
for various crops. They are
sent free.
GEKihE KALI WORKS.
II |1.ttH So. Sew s..1
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-10

Henry Watterson says he began his career
us n newspaper publisher after tho war on
$50 obtained by pawning his watch.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-10

=, We think Piso's euro for Consumption Ia
ARD, Springfield, Ilis.. Oct. 1. 1891
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Writ Food for Chirl,.


Soon the downy little chicks will
begin to break the shells, and it is
well 80 know the best and at the sam .
time the cheapest, first food for them
Don't presume that the chicks are
starving when first they see the light
Of day Onthe contrary, they do not
need food for at least thirty-six
hours
Nature has provided for them in
Ibis respect, and it is better TO let
Them remain under the heas ilst ,ss
Matched for fully Que night anda6en
alter which they may, witicoop. By
De removed to a wpN6olishly set tho
Ill means deotd, bare ground. If
1oop tlnhiUst be placed out doors. let
/ shhtVe good solid bottom, on which
IS spread an inch or twosof soft straw
~ ehaH. Chickens, after the first ten
lays, will withstand considerable
gold, but during their carher life
Inc greatest care in this regard must
% given.
When thirty-sIx hours old, rolled
BATS or pin-head oats, slightly moist
sned with sweet milk, should be given.
aud from the very first do not fail to
furnish fine grit. When first Matched
the chicks have no way of masticating
their food, hence the necessity of
providing it. Equal parts of corn
meal and shorts, moistened with sweet
milk, and baked hard in the oven.
may be given after the first few DAYS.
then gradually teach them to eat
variety of foods, just as given to the
older fowl. Home and Farm.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-10
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
/ FARM and GARDEN.
DO Not i.Iow Teasing .


= We once had under our charge
Jersey heifer that had been spoiled
by the teasing of boys who had found
pleasure in tickling her flank With a
switch to see>her kick. one may
Judge whatsa nuisance she was when
she must be MIXED, says writer in
Farm, Field and Fireside. Though
of good blood, any Que who took her
asa gift aud kept her year would
have got the worst Of the bargain.
We have seen rams and hesfers
tina. had been leased by boys, aud
learned to bunt, so that 1t was not
safe for any one who was not we'll pre-
pared to, dodge and fight to go into
the pasture where they were. 1t may
seem funny to see the little ones kick
and stamp and try to use their heads
as if their horns had grown, but few
years later there is no fun in it for
those who have to care for them.
Never tease any animal in. this way,
and do not allow others. to do SO.
Treat them kindly, but keep them al
ways under good subsection. and they
viii not easily forget to be obedient
and pleasant tempered.
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a Dairy Cows Important Point.

Dairy Cows Important Points.
The first consideration is that the
dairy COW is machine for the convee1,.
sion OF food into milk. In this re-
spect she is the exact opposite of the
beef breed and sho'ad show angular
lty, giving evidence that tho food
which one converts into flesh. the
other sends into the udder.
She should be large barreled, with
q great stomach capacity, in order
that she may have room in her diges
tive organs to work up heavy feed. as
with the true type the heavier the
reed the larger the result at the milk
pail. The next point is the shape and
inc general character Of the udder. 1t
should be deep aud broad without
hanging especially low, aud the four
teats should be we'll placed, Of good
SIZE aud pointing directly down. The
next point is in the milk veins aud
milk wells. The milk veins may be
other one or more i'm number hut
they should be largo, prominent and
the more they arc crooked the better
Necessarily the thighs are impor.
tont as thor conformation determines
the capacity for carrying the uddcr
Ihey should be thin rs far away from
tue beef type as possible, and they
should be especially light on the in-
side or twist. This conformation gives
abundant room for nd Ter deveIop-
ment. The escutcheon test is moi
necessarily q true indication, but 10 is
desirable aud should be noted Tire
Length of the tail cuts mo- important
figure, and tho man buying n dairy
COW by such test would meet with
NO success. Among tue minor testg.
@ rich, yellow skin with a thin hide Is
usually au indication of o. GOOD aual.
ity OF milk but this is not an ihfaIH.
bile sign. 10 should be noted. how.
ever aud the best way to make this
tost is Co examine the inside of the car
and also the color of Che skin ON the
uddcr w r. Kennedy. in American
Agricultudst
The Fafin Win Many raBors.
Tho farm that is safest as n support
ls tho farm with many labors The
farm where ono kind OF produce is
raised Is indeed farm easy to man.
age. but 1t IS lottery, aud there arc
few farmers with % big enough bank
account 60 permit them 10 take part
in such lottery The farmer that
grows many crops does not have Co
comUress all his labor into n few short
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In Michigan last year 4,759,253
barrels of salt was manufacturcd. nm
increase of jS1.337 over sos
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Che German accent with which Queen Vic
lort;t has always spoken English is said IL
have gro Tlr much moro marked with age
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Hoods Saa5abmM
IEIazz:!z;.s;ll'E z,Ja1n9
dos ns a Mnn Catrler.

Hoods Pills lIycr Ills; the non-irritsting ana
only catharte 70 take with Hoods SaTsapariia.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-28
When to Stop Advertising.

When the population ceases to null
tiply aud the generations that follow
after and never heard of you, stop CON-
ing on.
When you have convinced everybody
whose life will touch yours that you
have betterlgoods and lower prices than
they can get elsewhere.
When you perceive 1t to be the rule
that men that never advertise are out
stripping their neighbors who are In
the same line of business.
When men stop making fortunes
right in your sight solely through the
direct use Of this mighty agent.
When you forget the words of the
shrewdest and most successful of men
concerning the cause If their success.
When younger and fresher houses In
your line cease starting up and using
the newspapers in telling the people
how much better they can do for them
than you can.
When you would rather have your
own way and fail, than take advice
and win, and when men and women
cease to read newspapers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-28
Fee Complexion Beautifier.

We want every lady reader, of the
PUBLIC OPINION to try Dwight's Com.
plexion Beautifier. the most elegant
preparation for the toilet table. 1t il
pure and harmless, aud once used you
will always want it. Price SOC. To
induce trial of it we will for a short
time only send FREE full size, Fifty
Cent box of it to every lady who will
send US her postoffice address and 10c
to pay for packing and postage. Only
one free box to each address. Cut out
this notice and send 1t with your order
at once to d. w. CUSTER & Co., Hunt
ington, w. Va. 49tf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-02-28
The Leuton Season.

Lenton this year begins today, Feb
rlary 28lh. In consequence Easter will
fall on April Is, being much later than
for number If years. The instructions
have teen sent to the clergy, and were
read to the congregations last Sunday.
The regulations laid down by the
archbishop do not vary greatly from
The archi-episcopal letter of last year.
The faithful are exhorted, however,
that when the dispensations are taken
advantage of they should do penance
IN other ways and give aims for the
grace of the dispensation. The regula-
tions and rules are IA follows: i19
All the da. 8 of Lent, Sunday ex
cepted, are fast days Of obligation on
which but one full meal IL allowed.
2 The use ot flesh meat is allowed
bv apostolic d,spensation, at the prin-
cipal meal only, on all days except
Wednesdays and Fridays of the second
or ember week and of holy week.
(Those, who are exempt from fasting
may more than once partake of hefh
meat ondays not enjoining abstinence.
80 The use IF eggs, butter, milk and
cheese is bv custom allowed through
Lent, and also the use of lard Instead
of butter for cooking.
4 Fish and firsh meat are not per-
mitted at the same meal
S A collation. or repast.may be taken
in the evening, but it ought not to ex-
coed The fourth part of an ordinary
meal, aud cup Of coffee or tea with a
little milk and small slice of bread
may I've taken in the morning by those
who need 1t.