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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-10-22
Making High-CInss Da,rv Rntt.r.

BY using lime daily it IS not so diff
cult to keep down the bad odors in the
stable. We always try to milk as
near . o'clock each morning as posi-
bic, and at the same time in the even
ing. The milk is strained into n ten
gallon can. AS soon as milking is com
pleted the milk is run through q sepa-
ratOr and the cream placed in a three
gallon shotgun can. When the wealth
er is warm we set the cream in cold
water but during winter time we sim
ply set the cream OF each milking in n
separate can and put it in a cellar
where no vegetables of any kind are
kept day before churniug we mix
all the cream in one vat after it has
been warmed to seventy or seventy
five degrees by setting the cans i'm hot
water. For n starter we use skim
milk which has been kept I'm half-2al-
Ion fruit jars for twenty-four hours
These are put in warm place and are
kept tightly covered. Before putting
into the cream we skim one inch from
the top of these jars.
When the cream and the starter are
in the vat we put a cloth over it and
stir often until the cream begins to
thicken. Then it is wheeled into n
cool place, uncovered and left until
the next morning. 1t is then chulncd
If the room Is not cool enough the
cream is cooled by placing a large can
fun of cold water I'm the cream vat.
We churn at temperature of fifty.
two to fifty-eight degrees, using gas
oline engine to supply the power We
do not care how long &c takes. but the
time usually varies from forty min
utes TO one and half hours a sixty
gallon barrel churn is used. AS soon
as the cream begins to break we throw
IN one or two pals of cold water. This
] think, helps to separate the buttc~
more completely from the milk.
When the butter comes in crgrrl.s
about the size Of bird shot. the butter.
milk us drawn of and "a small b1ir
sieve used to catch the butter which
tries TO escape with if After DRAINING
for little while a few handouts of
salt are thrown iu for say fifty pounds
of butter and twenty-five to- forty roI.
Ions of cold well water. which is usu.
ally below fifty degrees. The churu
is turned quite rapidly for half min.
ute. when the water is drained OH
again as quickly as possible and two
ounces of salt added for every pound
of butter. The butter is rakcd to- one
side of the cium by means of n large
wooden fork. and the salt sprinklod
i'm during the operation. If everything
has been satisfactory the butter win
rake Ike a pile OF wheat Under those
conditions there ls no trouble to- apply
the salt evenly. After the salt has
been added the churu is closed and
given few turns and allowed to-
stand for twenty TO thirty minutes.
Ihen the churn SIS turned until the but.
ter comes together iu balls. Care Is
taken in removing thc brine which nc.
cumulotes during This process. So it
Will not drain away am the SALT Afto,
the butter is accumulated iu balls. The
faucet of the churn is opened and the
butter given q good pounding with "a
heavy packer. It is then packed into
tubs or Jars as circumstance raouiro
ID J. he Hoogh. in American Aeri.
culturist
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-10-22

The meridian of Greenwich. Eue.
land. is everywhere accepted as the
starting line from which to reckon
longitude and time an over Tire earth.
and an our maps and Astronomical
calculations are wadc accordingly.
Suggestions have been made from
time to time however that a bet
ter starting line might be found Some
or the italian scientists. for example.
have seriously objected to Greenwich.
ON account of the clouds ana bad
weather that frequently Interfere with
astronomical observations there. They
recommend that the civilized world
adopt Jerusalem as tho standard mori-
diau because tine skies are clearer
,hcre. and the possibility of making
Palestine territory would elm
mate political objections
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-10-22

ditlon. Bad weather will. OF course,
mat the wool. filling It with dirt and
mud, and some sheep seem to inherit a
tendency to wallow in every mudhole.
In fact, it Is noticeable fact that the
common. poor-bred sheep get dirtier
than the fancy-bred animals. and their
wool always presents n dirtier appear.
ance. In the lOng-woolcd sheep the
tendency to get matted wool is very
pronounced. but this is due simply to
the fact that dirt and filth find better
Judgment in such masses of hair.
The sheep should so far as possible
be kept away from damp. marshy
ground, and they should be given
clean. dry gheds at night. or when
the weather is stormy. The sheds
should not be located i'm low, hollow
places, but, IL possible, on high emin.
ences. where water will not collect.
Careful attention should be given to
the nature OF the weeds and bushes in
the grazing field. BY filling their wool
with burrs and prlckers the animals
mat the fleece badly and prepare good
places for dirt and filth to lodge. II
the wool gets tied up with burrs in this
way something should be done to get
them out, even though each individual
animal must be caught and the wool
combed out more or less. The nourish-
ing quality Of the food also affects
the condition Of the wool. and it goes
without saying that this should be OF
'hS best. A little study OF the question
might enable one to improve the quail
ity Of the fleece, and in this way en-
nance the profits of the animals.-Wiu.
lam, Conway, in American Cultivator.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-10-22

Foundation whatever cause much Of
the coldness Of farm buildings. Cheap
nay and swamp grass abound in al
most all sections. If a large quantity
or this is cut and put about the build
Ing and held there in the manner
shown in the cut. the wind would
very effectually be kept out. Two
strips OF boards, with laths nailed to
them every fifteen inches. will keep
the hay very snug. When winter is
past the hay can be used for bedding
during the spring months. - Orange
Judd Farmer.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-10-22

Dirt disorder and general careless.
ness has always been associated with
tine public's idea of the appearance of
country newspaper Office This idea
has been foslored moro OF less by the
"ould-be humorous articles and pic
lures of newspaper offices and ucws-
paper editors which appear. and have
been appearing for years. FOO current
publications. 10 is abou. time t0 core
rect tlis impression 8s Go is mo- longer
true of the majority of newspaper
Offices a new era of order and care
inl, clean management has boon iuad-
eWated. 10 does NOT pay to bc a
sIoven and newspaper publishers Gavo
found it Out-Thc Journalist.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-10-22

The statue uuI plaques carved .p
stone and wood That are TO Boo soon
JIM tine GIzoh Museum. prove beyond
doubt says Sir Norman Lockycr.
that tbo priest mummiGcr- of Nom.
ph's COCO years ago thoroughly ud.
stood anatomy. Science. he Thinks
therefore is as old as art. and t.c
two have advanced hand n hand. AM
other noteworthy proof off tho an,
t'quity OF medical science H tha facs
that scores of hneIyduisHod surgical
Instruments have been cxcayatcd in
Italy which ore In almost every ID
tain of iorm precisely like h0st d.-
F'sed DIM modern Tunes and usoI b.
the most advanced surgeons eff today
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-10-22

From here we crossed the Ohio River
into Southern Illinois. and made a
final stand at Dillingham;. 1t was ex-
pected that the train would move
from here to Mattoon. but owing TO
n disastrous fire in that city. the en-
gagement was cancelled. and the
great tour of the good roads train
was closed.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-10-22
Reantr,s ADVANTAGE.

Il wouldn't be so concerned about
my looks. Ethelinda," said the home
ly husband, GROSSLY Beauty is only
skin deep"
Il know H. Melchior," snapped the
pretty wife, still inspecting the effect
Of her new hat in the mirror, "but
ugliness goes clear through.
cago Tribune.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-10-22

'Duhdud nae. wretcl"
Iua tense tones of the heroine font
od 2u, over the auditorium. and the
people in the boxes stopped right in
the middle Of their conversation.
It was. indeed. a crucial moment.
Tho villain g1zcd MT her with n cold.
cruel .neer ON his grease paint Then
he Kissed.
"I atm mo- surgeon
bJt nest performance the stage
manager made him cut that QUIT Sal
timore American
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-10-22
The Secret.

Ella-"Bella told me that you told
her that secret 1 told you not to tell
her"
Stella-"She's n mean thing-I told
her not to tell you 1 told her"
Ella-"Well! 1 told her 1 wouldn't
tell you she told me-so don't tell her
l Brooklyn Life.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-10-22
Not Over-FIated.

i suppose" said the effusive lady
whs was visiting the Meektons. that
your wife is sure that she has the best
husband that ever lived?"
yes" answered Meekton, with
something like sigh; but at the
same time ! don't believe she thinks
that is saying much for me."-.Wash.
ington star
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-10-22
An Exchange of CompIiments.

Man on Bridge-"Time can't be very
valuable with you, my friend. I've
been watching you for two hours, and
you haven't had a bite"
Man on Bank-"My times with too
much, By gum. to waste two hours OF
it watchin' man fish that amt ketch-
IN nothin"-Chicago Times.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-10-22

Ono Point Ahead

Jones-"The big newspapers beat
the magazines"
Brown-"How's that?"
Jones-"Well. when you buy a big
newspaper you get lot of magazine
news; but when you buy 4 magazine
you don't get any newspaper news"
Chicago Record Herald.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-10-22
Not Rravn Ennnrh

a French scientist, who has been
studying the antiquity OF the human
race, declares that man is 23S,OOO
years Old remarked Cumso.
He would never dare say that of
women added Cawker.-Deroit Free
Press.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-10-22
No Cause For Comn1aint

Mr.. Ferguson-"Did you have a good
lime at Mrs. Highmore's tea, Laura o.
Mrs. Ferguson-"No; L was miser-
ably lonesome"
Mr.. Ferguson-"L onesomeT'
Mrs. Ferguson-"Yes; was the only
woman there who hadn't been having
trouble with her help. Trib-
une.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-10-22
The Secret of Lonrevitv,

Reporter-"To what do you attribute
your long lifeg"
Centenarian-"P Perseverance. just
perseverance kept on Twin in spite
Of everything. philadelphia Press
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-10-22

"My dear" said Mr. Hawkins TO his
betterhalf "do you know that you
have one of the best voices in the
VorldW
'IudecdW replied the delighted Mrs
H. with % flush of pride at the
compliment DO YOU really think so2r
81 certainly do,' continued the heart
less husband otherwise &c would
have been worn out long ago."-Tlt-
Bits.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-10-22

"Ihe payple OF lived wild before.n
said the new cook, "wor very plain,
ma'am"
We'll are we not plain here?" asked
the lady.
"Irotb, ye are so, ma'am, but in a
different way. The others wor plain ia
their way O. Twin, not i'm their looks.
Observation-Disclosures Press.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-10-22
Has His AnnrnvnI-

She-"Oh, Fred, you are so noble. so
generous so handsome. so chivalrous,
so much the superior Of every man 1
meet, 1 can't help loving you. Now,
what can you see in plain little me to
admire"
He-"Oh, 1 don't know. dear; but
you certainly have very good judg-
ment." Bits.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-10-22
Keeping ont the Coil

Hundreds Of farm buildings that con-
tain shivering and unthrlfty stock all
through the winter months could. at
almost no expense whatever, be made
very warm and comfortable. Open
foundations and absence Of any closed
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-10-22

us it true that Doddesly has good
taste in art?"
We'll, if you call choosing few
fruit pictures for his dining-room good
taste, he has it"-DetrOit Journal.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-10-22
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A Bad Break.

Philosopher in petticoats.
Her face no wrinkles carried:
No craven lines of discomfort
On her fair features tarried.
She bought some exposition plates.
And here my story ceases:
She broke one and her troubled face
Now carries all the pieces.
Chicago Record Herald.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-10-22

Gle seems rather proud Of his ,gnor-
lnce."
Yes; well. he's got a good big lot
Of it.'-Chicago Record-Herald.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-10-22
AGRICULTURAL.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Care OF wheels or VehicIes .

To preserve the wheels of vehicles,
and also to prevent shrinking OF any
OF the parts, put some boiling linseed
oil into n pan or other vessel and
raise the wheel so that the rim will
pass through the oil. Revolve the
wheel and let the felloes be well
soaked for about three minutes. and
the wheel will then be more durable.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-10-22
a Gate Thnt Cnnnot snr.

The cut shows a plan of construction
for gate that avoids tho great incon.
venience of sagging. The framework
about the gate holds the posts rigidly
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-10-22
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II ARTIN DODGE. Dir, ctor
II of Public Road Inquiries
y Office, writes rs follows in
g Municipal Journal and En-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-30

silk floss Next comes a raglan of In
dian pOngee stitched and trimmed with
bands of Bulgarian embroidery. Last Is
shown a grass linen garment trimmed
with stitched bands of white pique.
Grass linen, pongee and black silk coats
are not made very elaborate, being in
tended for rough or general wear. Black
silk usually is finished with bands of
stitched taffeta. Ali are made raglan,
semi-ftting or loose all around. Pongee
three-quarter length coats are piped with
plaid silk and look very stunning. The
flowing bell sleeve is a favorite in these
garments.
The evening wraps are very handsome
Delicate colored brocaded silks with We
netian lace collars are seen, and three
quarter coats for evening wear have We
netian lace boleros and flowing lace
sleeves. Pale yellow and corn color are
favorite shades for these coats. The
neck generally is finished with a wired
lace collar with ruffles of chiffon inside.
Sometimes a boa of feathers or chiffon
gives neck finish.
Some of the capes are marvels of beau
ty, the light colors being especially hand
some when made up with chiffon ruffies
and applications of chiffon flowers or
lace. Handsome black lace capes are
lined with black liberty satin and trim
med with billowy chiffon ruffies. Black
lace over white silk or satin is fine COM
bination for capes and long empire coats.
Old-time lama lace sacques are coming
out again. They are lined with white
black or colored silk and are finished
around the edge with chiffon frills Sew
eral years ago they were worn without
lining of any kind, but the frills and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-30
The Plum Curculio,

In an old book we read some years
ago a report from some one who tried
the experiment of taking a rough board
some six or eight feet long and coating
it with coal tar, then mailing it to a
pole that would raise the board well up
among the branches of the plum tree.
The OdOr of the coal tar was so often
sive to the curculio that he had as
many plums as the tree ought to stand
up under, although they had not pro-
duced a crop before for some years,
and he had threatened to cut them
down. The boards should be put up
when the trees are in full bloom. He
was led to try it by the fact that an
other had obtained a crop from a tree
near which he put up a building and
covered the roof with coal tar. If so
simple a remedy will drive away those
troublesome insects it should be known
generally, as it is but little trouble or
expense. thOCgh to be entirely etfectual
we think the tar should be renewed as
often as every two or three weeks, as
the curculio is about nearly from the
time the fruit sets until it ripens. The
poles or boards may be tied up to pre-
vent blowing Observation-Disclosures
Ploughman.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-30
InfnrtiIitx of Errs.

There has been much complaint the
last season among poultrymen of the
small portion of chicks Matched from
each setting of eggs, whether placed in
the incubator or with the old hen. Nat
urally there are various reasons given
for this loss, but mainly under the gen
eral heading CT infertility of the eggs.
Every one WHO has handled poultry
knows there are various causes for in
fertility. There may be weakness in
the structure OF the hen or of the cock
Also the feed has n great deal TO do
with the fertility of the egg. A hen
that Is overfed or kept very fat is not
as likely to lay fertile eggs as one that
lis thinner. The food given to the laying
hen has also something to do with the
infertility of eggs. for hens kept largely
on diet of corn will produce eggs that
are much more likely to be inferrile
than those from hens fed on Il variety
OF foods. Meat foods and green foods
are absolutely essential for laying
fowls, if we would have from them
eggs strong in fertility. The head Of
the flock should also receive careful
attention. as he must be we'll fed and
not permitted to run with too many
hens.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-30
The SwiII RarreI

The swill barrel, into which was
turned all the skimmilk. buttermilk and
the water used in washing utensils, the
dishwater and the waste from the fam
lily table, both raw and cooked, and in
which these were allowed to stand and
terment, though probably originally
established from motives of economy,
that all these waste materials might
be utilized in pork production, has been
much more n source of loss than of
saving to the farmers. Cases of what
were called hog cholera often resulted
where these were kept, if the milk
which went into them was not in much
larger proportion than all else. The
fermented food was not wholesome.
There was often too much salt went
into the barrels when salt meats were
cooked, causing e@iarrhe3. and of late
years the soap powders used in the
dishwashing has been found to be a
frequent cause of disease when used in
such quantities as it was at summer
hotels and boarding houses. But the
loss from sick or dead hogs is not the
whole. Many a hog has been killed
whose flesh was no more fit for eating
than it would have been if it had died
of the disease which filled its entire
SyStem.-AmeriCan CultiyatOr.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-30

showing to be permitted to die away two
months hence. So some of the more
promising features are pictured or de-
scribed herein. One feature of striking
beauty is the organdy dress that is ap-
pliqued with ecru or ivory white lace,
narrow gathered ribbon of delicate color
outlining the pattern of the lace. Some
times the ruffle or Spanish founce is Of
the lace, and when outlined with the
ribbon looks very handsome. White
with pink ribbon is pretty combination.
Crepe de chine dresses of all the delicate
colors have handsome founces of ap-
pIique chiffon flowers edged at the foot
with tiny ruffies of pleated chiffon. The
applique flowers look as though they
would fall apart if roughly handled, ana,
of course, the gowns are very Pc-!stca Die.
They are used for evening Wear mostly.
Three handsome dresses whose beau
ties may be carried over appear In the
last of these pictures. The first model
was white dotted swiss. The underskirt
was finished with three narrow rutles
edged with black chiffon quilting and
rich application of Cluny lace flowers APP
peared on the overskirt. Yoke, sleeves
and collar were shocked black chiffon,
the sleeves taking the off-shoulder effect,
whose revival is rumored. The second
gown of these three combined gray nuns
yelling and white null, heavy ecru lace
giving the bolero. The third dress was
composed of alternate bands of tucked
white lawn and black mechlin insertion.
Heavy ivory lace threaded with gold I'm
ished the bodice All-white lawn gowns
are many, and the same is true of mus
lin. The newest idea for the latter is
combination of white dotted muslin with
plain muslin, the plain goods being used
for numerous tiny rufles on skirt and
bodice. Embroidered white muslin trim
med with real lace and narrow green or
crimson velvet ribbon is another new
combination. These usually are worn
with large black Neapolitan straw hats
trimmed with q bunch or one single
plume. Dotted linen colored null and
plain linen null are seen combined very
often. They usually are trimmed with
narrow bands of bright green ribbon, the
girdle belt being of the velvet.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-30

last year, and the dented crowns are
considerably lower.
Flemish laces applied on delicate net
grounds are much used to decorate India
mulls, ecru lawns, grenadines and other
transparent fabric.
The waist that closes at the back is a
marked feature of the season and is par
ticularly effective when made of fine ma
terial stitched in tucks.
Lace medallions are becoming extreme
ly popular. Medallions of black lace,
over amber velvet. have a handsome eff
feet on a white satin gown
Very fashionable are the blouses of thin
white material worn over colored slips
to serve as a shirt waist for either u
dressy white skirt or a plain foulard
Handsome linen gowns of white are
made with a cut-work design all over,
sometimes in flowers or a conventional
lied flower, the cutting embroidered in
white and the gown worn over a slip of
some delicate color.
An excellent way to bring skirts up to
date is to founce them with shaped
tiounces up to the knee. Cloth may be
tlounced with glace silk or vice versa.
For evening wear black pin-spot net,
chiffon or net may be used.
Apple-green glace silk tucked all over
and worn with a deep sailor collar of
white hand-embrOidered null is about
the prettiest thing a pale blonde could
wear. A deep girdle of pink satin liberty
should accompany this waist
Bertha collars of embroidered batiste
appear on very many of the new gowns.