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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-20
~ Tried Both yays.

Some OF the inmates or "a Yorkshire
asylum were engaged i'm saving wood.
and an attendant thought that one old
fellow, who appeared TO be working
as hard as anybody. had not much to
show for his labor
Approaching him the attendant soon
discovered the cause of this The old
man had turned his saw upside down.
with the teeth In ;he air. and was
working away with the back OF the
tool
Here. 7 say. J." remarked tho
attendant what are you doing? Your
never cut the wood iu that fashion
Turn the saw over"
The old man paused and stared con.
temptuOusly at the attendant
Did ia liver try saw this woyY" hc
asked.
"Wcll, no." replied the attendant
"Of course / haven't"
"Thcn nod thy noise. mon." was the
instant rrjolnder 'Ivc tried both
ways ! hcy, ana imprcsIvcly- "us
Us q easiest London Spare No
mcnts
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-20
The Uader "a an indicates

The mammary gland is, in my es-
tmation, the most reliable indication
or n dairy cow. 1 think it may be
considered more important than all
Others combined in point of estimating
actual production.
We may, and frequently do. see
COWS with an ideal lead, neck. body.
etc. but If her udder is not we'll de-
veloped the cow is failure in direct
proportion as this important feature
rs lacking. But do we ever see poor
producers with well developed udders ?
1t seems to me perfectly natural that
as milk is secreted in the mammarv
gland the greater the development of
that organ the greater will be its pro
duct think that we, as bereders Of
dairy cattle, should pay more atten-
ton to the development OF udders in
our ideals of breeding. In order to
do that, however. it would be well TO
have some expression as to what Kind
or an udder is ideal In shape size and
composition.-Texas Stockman and
Farmer.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-20
ONE CURE FOR HIccoUcgs.
Neighbour Got Dying Man Real Excited,
Proving His Theory.


A Binghamton man began to hic-
| cough last Saturday. He hiccOughed
up all day and all night. and was hard
at IL Sunday morning. Every remedy
that his alarmed friends gave him
seemed TO accelerate the hicks Peo-
pic sent in from all over town recon-
men0ing sure cures And he steadily
grew worse.
Then wise ncighbor had q bright
hea. He thought it all out himself
He went over TO the hiccougher's
home, and was ushered into the room
whore the afflicted one was fast hic-
coughing his life away
"Hullo" said the neighbor. I'm n light
and cheerful tone; "hows the old soal;
this morning."
The sufferer rolled his eyes at the
neighbor in n painful surprise
Don't give me any of your croco-
ollie glances." snorted the friend. "If
you'd quit drinking when told YOU
to you wouldn't be in this shameful
condition.
"Wha- hic-did you-hic-call me?" he
suffered.
Called you n sponge. you lobster"
beloved the nelghbor. You're a pref
~ object lesson for your unfortunate
children, amt you, you gulplng old
hypocrite?"
Get out of -hlc-house." roared
the sick man.
go to blazes" yelled the neighbor.
I'm going to stay right here and see
the last of you. The people on the
street sent me over. Wait until the
old VOLTS gone they said. and then
wave flag out o. the window They
are going to have 4 jolifcation supper
and fireworks to-night-and don't YOU
dare to disappoint 'emr
This was too much for the hiccough.
or. He said several very bad words
as he made dash at the neighbor. and
they raced around the room half n
dozen times. the hiccougher getting
madden at every jump. and then the
neighbor darted through the door and
| escaped
The sick man flung n flower pot at
him as he raced down the yard. and
then lie suddenly realized that his hic-
coughs had gone.
For that was part of the neighbours
theory. you see. He believed that if
he could get the dying man real ex-
cited and angry the affection would
leave him. And he proved he was
right.-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-20
The value of a Bee Smoker.


The bee smoker is a great helD in
working among bees, and If every one
who keeps bees would provide them
selves with good smoker it would
possibly be the means of getting much
better returns from their bees. than
to try to get along without it. Small
beekeepers. such as farmers. do not
provide many necessities In the line of
the management OF their bees. and in
most cases they do not have a smoker
at all. No one needs a smoker so bad
as the farm beekeeper, for be does
not usually study the management Of
bees without positive protection. sum
as smoke will afford. The farmevb hoe
but few minutes to attend 4, bis
bees. and without smoke he /,sroII,,
makes failure in the short bit Of
time he has 20 5estGW upon Their.
Vulck work with bees demand
omOke. whereas with lots of time o,l
patience we can get along in many
cases without IT. but II does not my
10 thus spend the time necessary To Go
1t, and the smoker enables us to do
good. effective and quick work with
bees Everyone should provide them
selves with a good bee smoker who
Keeps but q colony OF bees. and In
every case enough extra may be made
From the bees u pay for ceveral
smokers Really. the smoker is the SO.
cret OF success in handling bees. ana
getting the best returns from ther,
No npiarist can be found. IL matter.
not whether he IS an expert i'm hand.
ling bees or not, but is supplied with
a bee smoker, and it is bis constant
companion when working with the
bees.
There IS no other method OF oppiy.
ing smoke to bees that win absolute
" control them. and St is mo- use Of
thinking that you can furnish % sub
Eututo that viii answer the uuruose
You may furnish smoke enough to-
quiet a colony of bees on the start
but about the time you have the hive
open ready 20 do some important
work. the bees come out at you by tho
dozcns. and your substitute smoker is
pot the thing to put uD a defence
sgainst such an attack. ana the bees
pave possession Of the entire situation
The bee smoker IS always CHARGED
and ready for such occasions. Farm.
FIELD and Fireside.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-20
How America Was PeopIed.

Among the theories TO account for
the peopling of this continent the one
most generally accepted is that man
came here across Boring Strait from
Asia. The principal argument against
this is the lack OF resemblance in cul-
ture and customs between the abor-
igines Of this country and the races
OF Asia. 1t is held by many writer's
that the difference is too great to war
rant us in believing them to have a
common origin.
In recent article on this subject q
writer claims that the difference may
be readily accounted for by the fact
that all the Asiatic arts and customs
would have been literary frozen out
OF migratory people in their getting
around Boring Strait AS they moved
northward they would, in the course
of generations, lose the characteristics
Of their life. one after another, especi-
ally agriculture and the having OF
domestic animals; and as they got
nearer the Polar Circle their whole
energies would necessarily be devoted
TO keeping warm and finding food.
According to this theory the people
that first crossed Bering Strait lost all
their culture before they got here; but
In moving southwark they developed
again into improved ways OF living.
All this, however, consumed genera
tiOns of time, and during that long in
terval all trace Of their original Ash
attic customs was obliterated and their
new customs were different-Phila.
delphia Record.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-20

The time. Mariner and frequency Of
/ the civilizations viii be modified by
the condition Of the soil. but should
be adapted TO best effect the foregoing
| objects. Generally it is best to begin
with the harrow before or soon aftet
the corn is NJ. and cross harrow in
four or five days The Importance OF
this early and thorough work with
the harrow canbot be overcstimated.
and ought not IN any case to be ne.
elected. This narrowing destroys the
first crop of weeds, which is ALWAYS
the most INJURIOUS to the CROWN,
corn. and pulvCrizes the surface soil.
forming the moisture below against
the time OF drouth most sure TO come.
Follow the harrow with the cultiva.
tor, using small Shovels and running
close and deep the first blowing. Gull
tivate every week. the civilizations
after the first being shallow and farth
or away from the corn. until the corn
Is too tall for the cultivator.
The impression is quite prevalent
that corn crop is well cultivated
when 1t is plowed or cultivated three
times. Three CIVILIZATIONS may be suf
ficient for the best results in some
instances, but Eve or six are some
times necessary. II Il farmer contem.
plates planting and cultivating forty
acres OF corn with one team, 1t is n
mistake. 1t would be better to plant
twenty or thirty acres and give It the
cultivation necessary to attain the
best results, ard use the remainder of
the forty for pasture or some other
crop.
The question OF deep or shallow cub
tivation has its advocates pro and con.
and will perhaps never be settled to
the satisfaction of all. but tie pro
ponderance OF opinion, based upon ex.
perience and backed by the principles
Of science. favors shallow cultivation
at least shallow enough to prevent tho
destruction Of the corn roots. which
form network few inches below
the surface surrounding the plant
Deep cultiyatinS tears out these feed
ing roots and limits the corn plans to
a very small area for food and rlois.
ture, which we seek to save and rem
der more available by cultivation.-A.
ID. McCallcn, in American A-;:cuItur.
list.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-20
balanced I,ntinn

A balanced ration" is the ration
that is best for the purpose. A cow
shat produces milk requires more pro-
teiu in its food than one that Is not n
producer steer that is being fat
ted for market should have more car
bonaceous material in it's food. There
Is no ration that will serve all pur-
poses. and as no two animals are ex-
actly alike no kind or ration can be
said to be balanced" to provide the
substance demanded by every animal
In herd. The farmer should en-
deavor to use n balanced ration as far
as 1t is possible TO do so, but he must
be close observer OF his live stock
and endeavor to know every animal
and its characteristics.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-20
Practicai Chemistry AZ = living.

Young mon about leaving college are
advised to study chemistry with a
view 10 becoming practical workers
i'm a field that Is broadening daily. not
mRny years ago it was hard for a
chemist TO make q decent support lie
was n theOrist toying with acids aud
alkalics. atoms and molecules. for the
fun Of the thing. Pope wrote OF him.
1.-THE starving chemist in his golden
views supremacy blest" Such n crea-
turc was William Henry Perkin. But
at the age OF eighteen, while "iuet
fooling around" ia bis laboratory
obtained results which led to the -
cOvery OF the first aniline. or coal ~
cOlor-the mauve. The world kr
the result He revolutlonized IA
OF dyeing and calico printing thu
out the universe. The indusfy
making colors out Of coal tar h
come very vast. while other ~ ~
ducts of the gas works, mum
hundreds, are all commercially Y
BILE Mr. Perkin admits Than
achievement was entirely faa
theoretical chemistry. rof
Tor the purpose or PRODUCING col
rial products bu, simply or Hs
Sake TIE is worth SlO.O0JolO -c.
NOfk Press
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-20

Twenty yegTs ass crOssec G. London
that 20O,0g. 10000 ON footed and the
Bridge ehicles With the o. fOWth OF
rest inon these number haQHe almost
pOpled. i'm spite Of the relie5I AFFORD
dc by the building OF thE Tower
trldgc. half a mile down stA ean. IT,
mas. therefore. become an urgt nt mat
ter TO increase the capacity OF the old-
or bridge. and &c has now been deef
ed to accomplish this by means Of
granite corbcls which VIII carry the
footways as projections over the water
ON oocb side Of the bridge. This viii
increase the width OF the structure
from afty three and half feet to six
tv.ave feet. The present solid paropet
viii be- removed. and an open balus-
trade VIII take its place. an alteration
which will compensate to some extent
Tor the extra weight Of the new cor
baia There are already two tube cleo
trle uwnys beneath tno Thames. and
hnd ls in process a construction;
but the relief to tramas3n tho bridges.
although 10 must Doe gFat is not per.
cepdblc- Chambers JDwual
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-20
Anchoring a water renc..

Where fence must be carried
across a stream or out into the edge
OF a river or pond, the plan shown in
the cross section given herewith VIII
be found useful. Two logs are placed
side by side. and cross pieces of tim.
oeS are spiked to them. To these cross
pieces fence posts are spiked. and
boards nailed to these. as suggested
The logs are kept in any position de-
sired by anchorlng them with wires
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-20

lOnly performed 10 Change the bcc r
Ing of apple. plCm and various other
trees and plants. 1t may BE- used on
very snail branches or stocks. but ia
pest aLapted to large branches. The
TOOLS used on larGcr-sized stocks urc n
sharp knife for cutting the scions. 4
sharp saw for cutting eff the branche1
or stems, and n graftlng-chisel fer
splitting the stocks and fer holding
the cleft open while the scion5 arc b.
ing inserted. On small stocks q sharp
knife alone IS needed.
The work is done as follows: The
place selected for the insertion of the
scions should be where the grain is
straight The stock is then cut square
of am is split through its centre to \
sutnclent depth to allow the cclon 10
be put u place. The cleft should be
held open by the wedee-shaped part
of the chisel "a large nail will answer
+ the purpose in a small way) until the
scions are Inserted when the wedge is
withdrawn, allowing the stock to
spring back and hold the scions in
place. If the stock does not spring
BACK into place it should be drawn
ught against the scions by a piece Of
string. The number Of scions put into
eac1 stock will depend upon its size.
out generally not more than two are
inserted and on small stocks only one.
IL IS absolutely necessary for success
that the inner barks Of beth scion a6d
500 conc together, as showH- ia Fig.
- 1Ihea inserted the scions should ap-
pear rs shown in Fig . Tho seions
should be wedge shaped for about ono
aEd one-half inches where they 60 into
tle cert IN the stock. They should also
&c Wedge-0haDed crossways. as shown.
IN Big. j. so as TO bind the inner bnr,1
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-20

lf the preparation of the seed bed.
thc selection OF seed and tho planting
bavc been well done. the cultivation
OF thc corn crop win be- easy and will
accomplish its best results Tho Guilt
vator should have iu mind at leas, f9ur
objects viz tIo conservation OF mois
augc the destruction of weeds thc
fccNpg of 0ha corn plant and the AGRA
zion pf tne corn roots
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-20
y AGRICULTURAL. r.
aaalala.a.aaAAaNaAeeAa
Tho Pea Crop.

Plant peas about an inch deep. and
make the ground fine. Use plenty of
seed, as the plants may be thicl,ly
grown In the rows on good soil. Keep
the grass down, working the surface
sou only lightly. AS soon as the vines
nave ceased bearing pull them up and
plant cabbage. beans or any summer
crop on the plot.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-20
Tho Art OF Grnrsinr-

The terms used in grating arc s,.~u.
which is the part inserted. :ld stoc,.
which is the tree grated Upon. Cleft
grating is probably moro generally
used than any ether kind. 1t is con-
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-20

Americans have never been slow
about doing things. but we may be
said to be slow about doing some
things well. 1t was not. for example.
until the bicycle came into vogue that
people thought very seriously about
good roads, and even yet IN many
parts or the country. especially through
the middle West and the South the
buggy and carriage ere alike stored
away for three or four months out Of
the year. the roads being I'm no cOndi.
ton for any such vehicles And even
when the bicycle became 50 popular,
bicycle riding was confined very large,
~ TO the streets and boulevards. the
most embarrassing Of all the ways for
bicycles During the past FIVE years
more attention has been given TO good
roads. and now that the automobile
as well as The bicycle IS hero to stay
there will probably be greater devel.
Opment in the so-called country
roads" during the next few years
than has ever been known in this
country before.
Golf too. IS doing rs part in brins
ing the people into the open air and
iu touch with country life. IL IS dlm.
cult to understand how we have gone
along for 50 many years with only
one here and there approaching the
beauties SIN nature that lle almost az
our very door With the roads along
The Hudson as well kept as the roads
along the Rhine the Hudson wiz prob.
ably De On" more popular OF the two
famous scenic r0adWays
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-20

An American physician Announces
Chat hc has discovered tho secret of
attaining extreme OLD age il is more
iF fo preserve an absolute con .Icu.
t9usEeW through lie.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-20

a curious war relic has been placed
in the museum of the Royal United
Service Institution in London. This
is one of the Queens chocolate boxes
which. usurpinS the function OF the
traditional Bible, stopped Il bullet
bound for a soldiers heart.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-20

attached to boxes of stones sunk to
the bottom Of the stream. Such ~
fence cannot be upset-Ncw York
Tribune.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-20
CURIOUS FACTS.

In the palm of the hand there are
$500 pores to the square inch. II
those pores We're united end to end
they would measure nearly five miles.
The first paper money used in the
United States was issued by Pennsyl-
vania in 1923. In the early part Of
that year $4,000 was issued on the
credit of the colony, and a few month";
later $4,000 more followed.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-20

The largest building ever erected
was the temporary structure known
as TIE manufactures and Liberal Arts
Building at the Columbian Exposition
at Chicago. 1899. 1t was 1877 feet
wide, 1857 feet long. BOB feet high.
covered thirty and half acres and
had forty-four acres OF door space, In
Guiding galleries.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-20

Hjm8n hoir wigs albums. chrou g.
end photographs are some of thc ar.
le.a which He United statf imports
extensively ficm Germany.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-20

To kill cat by shooting, aim. either
% directly between and above the
eyes; or. ~ behind the ear, the gun
pointing forward. The latter shot, If
aimed at such an angle as to enter the
base of the spinal cord, should pro-
duce instant death. Use a good pis-
tol; never n shotgun, as the latter
both destroys the skin dc 1t be valua-
ble) and causes q lingering, painful
death.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-20

The first locomotive In America was
brought from England in 1929. and
was run on wooden rails. but It was
not a success. and was housed in a
shanty to rust and go to ruin. This
was brought over for coal mine. IN
1880 there were forty miles Of railroad
built in the United States In 1910
there was, all tod. about 300 miles;
today the mileage. aside from side
tracks reaches $4,000 miles. and the
cost OF these roads and the equipment
Is more than SiO.OOO.OOO. 900.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-20

A child's savings bank has been CuS
out Of the ruins of Ostla, the seaport
Of ancient Rome. The bank was an
earthen pot containing 40 silver
coins issued by Roman emperors be-
tween the years 200 and 10 h. c. The
little savings bank was almost per-
feet when It was uncovered 1t is
three inches long and two and a half
inches wide, with n slit ia the top
through which the money was dropped.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-08-20

IN the south.
= EMINENT among the cIu.
- zens of several of the South
ern and Middle Western
Stutpc noFoH,.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-07-18
cashton-Grand Rapids.

The game of base ball Sunday
between CashtOn and Grand Rapids
at the Fair grounds attracted an
unusually large crowd. The day was
very warm but clear as a bell with a
Slight breeze stirring, SO OnlOOkerS
with umbrellas were quite comfortable
despite the heat. 1t was expected
that CaShton would win the game, and
a few of the most Sanguine sports fixed
the margin in favor of CaShtOn at a
score OF two to one. The favOriteS
did not do quite that we'll but the
margin was big enough to suit most
anybody except those who had bet on
a score of two to one. For a time it
looked like cnch for Grand Rapids,
who up to the fourth inning had the
game at 8 to 0. Then our boys fell
down and kept on tumbling until the
close of the game when the score stood
13 to in favor of CaShtOn.
The trouble with the Grind Rapids
team is that it plays rags dly, while
their opponents who individually are
not so much superior, as team play
good ball all the time and seemed
never to loss their heads. They are
well organized and we'll drilled and
have finc battery. 1t is not surpriS-
ing that they won but that they won
by so small a margin over our picked
up combination. The game paid
expenses, which were in the neighbor-
hood of S10O and there was between S.
and S6 which was turned over to the
band for excellent music furnished.
What Joe Corriveau manages in the
way Of sport always goes through
successfully.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-07-18
STRUCK FOR HIGHER WAGES.
Grand Rapids Waterworks Gang Joins Army of
Strikers.

Wednesday morning Contractor
Pope faced a crisis on the waterworks
job. Twenty shoyelers went on a
strike for higher wages. Contractor
Pope called the bluff and went to
paying the gang off when a part of
them went back to work. They were
receiving s1.5O a day and they struck
for S1.75. We asked Mr.. Pope about
the strike and he said, There was no
strike. Six of the force | had en-
ployed, after working couple Of days
quit. work. 1t was probably the
longest time they had ever worked at
one job and they couldn't stand so
much prosperity, so We paid them off
and let them 60" The boys say that
S1.75 per day is the ruling price now.
and as they can get that figure else
where they will not work on the
streets for less money. The matter is
no serious affair, but it is an indication
of what a cosmopolitan city this is
becoming t0 have full-ielged strike
on her hands.