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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-02-25
Chickens Tint snore.

you never heard a chicken snore Or
sneeze" asked the poultry raiser who
has a big farm of fancy chickens over
in Maryland wen. you ought to
learn something about chickens Just
go into a chicken house any night and
you Will hear chickens breathing heav-
lily in deep sleep In different parts
Of the house you will hear chickens
actually snoring. making noise loud
enough to locate the birds that are
guilty Of this reprehensible conduct.
Whether the nearby chickens object
to this barbarous habit L don't know,
but there is never so much noise in
a chicken house I'm the early part Of
the night IF there is q particularly
loud noise around the house q rooster
will wake up and give a warning to
the slumberiug fowls. but I'm few
minutes all of them will settle down
TO as sound q sleep as before. You
may take q sleeping chicken of tho
roost i'm the night and II you hold II
a few minutes the chances are that II
viii go soundly to sleep I'm your hands
Yes. chickens snecze whom they arc
taking q bad cold when 1 hear ono
suceze L always give it "a small piece
of camphor % drive out the cold and
the chicken Us soon wen Chickens
cough and have colds. catawh and
diphtheriu just like people, Washing
ton Star
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-02-25
StraIghten Your. Knees.

Il read much" says a middle-aged
woman, whose erect, graceful carriage
by the way, is noticeable, "of this. that
and the other thing that should be
done in order to stand properly and
improve the figure, but L never pay
any attention TO any of the sugges-
tons. 1 have never done but one
thing in this matter. and that is to fol-
low the advice given to me when 1
was girl of sixteen by my grand
mother. whose stately mien was the
admiration OF all her friends. and
which ] could not hope to better or
even achieve.
All that is needed" she used to tell
me, lin order to stand well is to keep
the legs straight Notice yourself n
half-dozen times during the day, and
You Will see how useful is this advice.
Constantly the knees are toomuch bent.
The figure says in consequence. and its
lines of elegance are lost. Sraighten
the knees every time you think of it.
and the rest of the figure falls natur-
ally in the proper position. Harper
Bazaar.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-02-25
APPLE PICKING TINE.


Long in apple-picl,in' time there is some
-, thin bout the weather
that u set your spirits dancin till they're
lighter than feather:
You can hear 1t IN the music o the neigh
- borin rooster call.
You can see it I'M the squirrel carryin' nuts
along the wall.
An the rustic.
An the hustle.
An the hurryin' in o. crops,
An the weedin'.
An the seedin'.
An the dryin o. the hops:
There's a busy feeln' in the air that sets
your soul airline
In the hearty, healthy workin' days O. ap-
ple-pickin' time.
When the crib is full o corn an the oat-
BIN runnin' over,
An the crickets finish chirpin' in the
straw stack an the clover,
Then the echo on the mountain sends
your voice a-calhn back,
An you hear the far-of rumblin' o. the
freight train on the track;
An the lowin'
In the mowin'
Where you turned the cows to browse,
An the hurry,
An the furry.
An the banIin' up the house;
An you'll laugh at wind an weather
when the SHOWS a driftin' in
Ii the mows are full o. fodder an there's
apples in the bin.
Every critter is a-stir with the news o
changin' weather
You can hear the wild goose honk as he
calls his flock together.
An the hounds are on the mountain an
the woodchuck's in his lair,
An the sqirrel fills his cellar in the hol-
low hemlock there;
An the singin',
An the ringing,
o. the axes on the hill:
Gettin' ready
WorlIin' steady
All the empty bins to fill:
An when youth has crept behind you an
your life is past it's prime
You will feel your boyhood comm back IN
apple-pickin' time.
Youths Companion.
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THE EloAT HoUR A pAY PLAN.
An Advocate OF the Reform Makes sugges-
tions to Housewives

An Advocate or the Reform Makes SugCcs-
tions To Housewives.
While the eight-hour plan for domes-
tic service has fallen far short of sue
cess in the quarters where its trial has
been given most publicity. its imprac-
ticability has not yet been so far
proved that advocates for the reform
have ceased TO recommend It, In the
first of a series of articles on the sub
ject, by Mrs. Ellen H. Richards, in the
American Kitchen Magazine, the au-
thor says that as soon as household
work becomes of the intermediate
grade between groveling labor and
creative work the eight-hour day in
service will come i'm. Then each work
er will know what he or she has to do.
and will go about 1t intelligently. and
come to 1t fresh every morning, be-
cause 1t has not lain like a nightmare
on the breast every night.
In comparison between the trades
and domestic work. Mrs. Richards ar
CUES that because the eight-hour trades
worker chooses his work, he has OPP
portunity to do it until he becomes pro-
ficient and from that fact comes the
pleasure of accomplishment, because
work well done is always n delight.
She says:
AS rule. the eight-hour wage earn
er, when he leaves his work at night.
knows what he is to take up i'm the
morning; there is no waste of time. no
leaking away of the mornings enthu-
siasm. In the house service at all
times is uncertain. dependent on the
weather, ON the last nights conditions.
on the whims of the employer. Hav.
ing said that the pantry was to be
cleaned. at the last moment the order
is changed. and something required
for which no materials are ready.
In the trades mornings work ends
with the stroke OF II an hour for
luncheon, rest, the newspaper Ohe
painters and carpenters who come to
my house are always interested in the
daily and weekly illustrated papers.
They sit on the floor and read while
they eat the home lunch-forty min.
utes day for self-improvementD On
the days when the second girl expects
to go out at = o'clock the mistress is
late from her shopping. or some one
comes in unexpectedly and extra prep
arations delay the luncheon. 1t is of
ten nearly o'clock when the maid is
really free, then it is too late to 20
where she had planned; If she feels
obliged to try it she is reprimanded
for being late back. The point to be
made is that she is only let out with
string which tlghtens about her neck
with the least spontaneous action"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-02-25

The oldest Of the King of England's
privileges is the right he has to the
head OF every whale caught on the
coasts of his kingdom. There are
many perquisites Of the Crown which
are not so rare as whales fin England
The King is entitled to every sturgeon
brought to land I'm the United King.
dom One of them. caught I'm the
Ihames' was ON the table at Queen
Nictoria's wedding banquet The King
should receive. too, every year. from
divers persons, tablecloth worth three
shilIings. two white doves. two white
hares. a catopult. q pound of cumiu
seed % horse and q halter. pair of
scarlet hose, q currycomb. % pair OF
tongs, a crOssbar. q coat of gray fur.
% nightcap. q falcon two knives.
lance worth eight shIuiugs. and
liver needle from bis tailor.
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P = % . { 5 ~

Chinchilla has been employed this
season as a trimming for white cloth
costumes.
Girdles and corselet belts of white
leather laid in folds are included I'm
the seasons novelties.
For dress garnitures squares of pas
sementerie are taking the place so loug
occupied by medallions
Fancy buttons are seen even ON the
new gloves. and an extreme but mod
ish button is of gun metal with rhine.
stone buckle.
Erminc sets for children are very
fashionable aud look particularly wei
with the black velvet coats. whi-h so
many little folks are wearing.
Toques formed of flowers or foliage
are very fashionable il Paris Also
veivet or pnnne toqucs embroidered
with flowers I'm natural size and shad-
ines
In tine jewelry line the most beaut
ful corsagc ornaments are in floral de.
sign An exquisite example is "a rose
spray, with leaves of diamonds set in
platinum and centres of pink coral
Buttons. fashioned from dlbert nuts
set i'm frame of gold and with gold
Shanks represent am extreme faary
for the adorumcut of smar. tailored
gowns. The idea is Partisan and the
entire NUT in ifs natural color. is used.
Realism has been carried to the limit
iu floral g1rnituro for millinery pur.
poses This season A wreath of mas.
nolia blossoms ion black and white.
with slightly dccoycd leaves. and
roses. accompanied by thc inevitable
thorn. are instances
a handsome belt That is COSTLY
enough to- Keep 81 entirely ont of reach
by tine bargain hunter IS made of black
s.lk elastic studded with small steel
beads and fastened with buckle
showing ou Iri1csc.ut background and
openworil design of finest steel beads.
The red shades for street and even
ing wear embrace scarlet cardinal
cI1rct cranberry curauf coral ccriso.
ruby garnet end 1amingo. Tn green
The fashionable tus include olive.
huntar myrtle. laurel chartreuso.
ichcn forest almond. Nuc and silver
green
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Simple Dresses

There is nothing very difficult in
the construction of any of this sea-
sons dresses. as they are plainly
made. and there is very little trim
ming to be seen upon any of them;
AL the newest wooden fabrics are
wider than usual. consequently they
can be cut to better advantage. and
he skirt of a dress can be made with
one or two seams, according to the
width Of the material Good quality
lace collars and soft silk fichus edged
and intersected with lace are more
popular than ever for decorating a
bodice or a blouse, and they enable
one to make variety of changes in
the appearance of the same costume.
For this reason plain fabrics and mot
tied mixtures are mostly preferred
for making up outdoor gowns.
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Rye I'm the Hog Lot.

From two acre hog lot sown to rye
last fall and pastured through the win
ter and early spring. threshed forty
SIN bushels of rye. TO get full yield
from n rye pasture it should not be
grazed on very long in the spring or
when 1t Is ready to shoot upward. A
gram crop that can be pastured six
months in the year and almost a full
crop OF grain harvested therefrom "to
boot is certainly valuable one for
the stock and grain farmer to take
hold of. While the price of rye is not
generally as great as wheat, the yield
Is greater. and will probably balance
evenly with wheat through a series
of years.. L. Haynes, in Swine
Journal.
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Big Army of women rpvsrs


Women as professional buyers are
becoming so numerous that before long
merchants say they expect to see WON
en- control this particular field. There
are few occupations more exacting or
more responsible, and yet there have
not been many failures At first WON
on buyers represented only such trades
as millinery. dress goods ana other
lines that appertaincd strictly to- their
own sex. To-day they are acting aus
buyers for makers of piano actions.
agricultural Implements diving dress
es, chemical apparatus and dyes. They
are also representing brewors-there is
q female hop buyer. and SHE is said TO
be a good one-colormcu. brushmakcrs
manufacturing tailors. button manu-
facturers. automobiles. clooks. dresses
mackintoshes. shirt waist makers
manufacturers of infants clothing.
sweetheart makers. manufacturers of
cords. friuges tasscls gImps. cOrscts.
gloves, furs, glass Jewels beads. WIGS.
hair goods. saddlery. hats surgical in-
sIrumcnts and several hundred other
things which. III detailed. would make
this column look like au extract from %
trade directory
These women may make very few
mistakes. Let some rival house secure
better supply Of free-selliug. FASH
iouoblo commodity than the firm She
represents let DC happen that the rival
has bought i'm such n way chat ~ can
undcrsell her firm and there will bc
another buyer in her place next sea.
SON Brooklyn Eagle.
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The Valno of Cold storace.

1t is essential for every fruit grower
to have some means of cold storage at
hand, for 1t is only by such methods
that he can hope to reach the highest
prices. Moreover, If fruit is properly
stored in cool place the loss from
shrinkage and rOtting will be com
paratively small. The saving in apples
is so great in fact that a cold storage
house will sometimes pay for its con
struction inside of n year or two.
But this is not all. During the sum
mer, perishable fruits can be kept in
The cool dry rooms until ready for
marketing, and more than half that
would otherwise decay would be saved.
Then, as fall approaches. winter grapes
and pears can be accommodated i'm IT,.
and the grapes can be preserved until
long after midwinter. when higher
prices will be realized for them than
during the height of the season.
TO build n cold storage house is not
very expensive. and after the first
outlay OF money. there should be no
need of any further cost The side
of hill should be the site selected. If
possible, a sort Of basement being built
FOR the fruit. The way is to dig out
the centre Of the hill until the bottom
Of the basement is on a level with the
surrounding ground. The walls of the
basement should be Of brick or stone.
ana be very thinck I'm order to resist
the effect of changing temperature
outside The foundation should be
run up to the top OF the hill. a slant.
inE roof then being constructed so
.at all the water can bee drained or.
roof should be made OF thick
tds in the form of shingles: this
insure an the rain running down
% off the structure without leaking
trough. over This a thickness of tar
paper should be nailed and ON top of
ibis anoth,r roof of boards The whole
,Gcu will resist the outside air enec-
,ualIy. and as "a result an even temper.
allure can bee maintained i'm the base.
mant the year round
1t is advisable to- line the whole
inside of the building with tar paper.
end then build around with matched
lumber ON one side place q large door
and window. and of course q venulatot
must run through the middle of the
roof The window and DOR. as well
ass the venulating shaft. should be so
constructed that every pcticlc of air
can Doe shut off If necessary. AS the
heated air WI ascend to the vcntlafor
the window can be- opened to- admit
fresh air when needed For water that
settles around the fruit house and
ais to disappear Immediately after
20 rain there should bc drains dug $50
Chat the water can run on Thus con
ructed the value of tine fruit house
becomes apparent in very short umo
u. O. So n Agricultural Ep'tomist
From romsk to lrkutsk ON tine sibe
r.1n Railway. q distance of 932 miles
there is only one town deserving tho
uamc Nrasuo.arsk.wi,a "a population
of 2S.00O
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A Woman Bird nnntnr-

Among the thousands of occupa-
tions open to women. New York
woman has found one in which she
is entirely alone. She is a bird dec
tor. Besides travelling all over the
Eastern States to visit thousands Of
little patients, sEe keeps a hospital and
clearinghouse for The feathered
tribe
How did 1 start, and how succeed?"
she said, in answer to a question.
We'll my work grew out Of my reali-
cation of how much a bird doctor is
needed. Before / started, there were
no specialists in bird ailments. There
is very little literature on the subject.
Courses in ORTHODOXY may be taken.
OF course. at our colleges, but these
treat mostly of the lives and habits
of wild birds. There is no place
where one may learn the care and
treatment Of Gagged birds, and those in
aviar-es.
Then, too. a knowledge OF medi-
cine is necessary. / have taken
courses in both homeopathy and allo-
pathy. The simpler surgical opera
tons came to me naturally. As q
child I doctored my pets and set
their broken limbs.
However, as there is no course Of
study especially for the treatment OF
birds. most OF ones knowledge on this
subject must come from years of ex-
perience. Birds have as many all
ments as human beings I have sat
mp until late at night with a single
little patient, watching every phase
of its disease. Each variety requires
treatment peculiar to itself. so ones
study Is never ended. Success.
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Fur EactG.

Double breasted effects are general.
Though many of the freak-shaped
coat-sllirts have made their appear
ance. it is safe to predict etons. blouses
and the dainty jacket with the dip
back and front will be most worn.
Ultra fur garments are combined
with embroidered materials in the
shape of girdles and collars.
For dress and carriage wear fur
coat sleeves are flowing. but for the
street they are gathered into some sort
of cuff bishop fashion.
Plain round muffs are the sanest in
vestment
Mink and sable tails are the best
hat decoration in the shape of fur.
If more fur be liked let it be Of the
finest, real chinchilla or real baby
lamb (broadtaiD
Sable or mink tail bindings are still
used to cleverly outline lace collars
and the like.
Frogs as fastening give quite the
Russian look.-Philadelphia Record.
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FSAS14E
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Herr Svenson (after a tumultuous
domestic scene)-"If you are my better
half what an Internal monster / must
ber'-Sondags Nisse.
Sometimes the lover thinks that he
Holds to his lady's heart the key,
And finds, when he is forced to knock,
Some other swain has picked the lock.
Philadelphia Record.
Wife-"When we go anywhere now
we have to walk. Before marriage
you always called a carriage" Hus-
band-"That's why we have to walk
now"
"He likes excitement" said the
young man. $50 1 supposed" replied
the dear girl. "Why?" "Well, his
choice for a wife made that the natur-
al inference. Chicago Post.
It's the church bell in the steeple
That to worship calls the people;
It's the church belle in the choir
Calls the young men to admire.
Harlem Life.
Specialist Qrritably)-"But, madam.
you must chew your food. What were
your teeth given you for?" Female pa
tient (calmly)-"They weren't given to
mel bought em"-Tit- Bits.
If women ever get to vote,
You can depend upon it,
Their party emblem, without doubt,
VIII be a fancy bonnet
-Yonkers Statesman.
"The worst feature of this subma-
rine navy business" said the chronic
director. sis that it will be sure to
lead to a revival of the tank drama
after our next war."-Baltimore Amer
lean.
Mamma why. Susie, you've Of
fered your butterscotch to everybody
but your little brother. Why didn't
you hand it to him?" Susie with In
nocent candor)-"Because mamma, lit
tie brother always takes it,"
Reporter-"HOw did your club ban
quet go Off" Smithson-"Not so well
as it might have done, you know The
chairman called upon me (whO have
lost an eye and Leg to answer to the
toast, Our absent members Tit
Bits
Mr.. Goodman-"Your little playmate
seems sad" Willie Eyes, sir. He
had ter stay home from school yis-
tidy" The ideal And he's sad
on that account?" mo. sir; it's be-
cause he had ter come back ter school
tO-day."-Philadelphia Record.
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a letter lus. received from an officer
i'm South Africa says thot subaltern
drew c3ricaiuro of Lord Kitchener
0s RIP Van Wrinkle leading conicua.
rian soldier up q kopie s stan om
cor bowed &c. to- Kitchener ana tho
chief gave one of his grim smiles and
saId
ll is au ugly prophecy bu. if nee.
essary we VIII hang ou horo until wa
are tnat age Our duty t0 win and
we will"
Ihe suholtcrn was uauiyleI with
terror until assured at Kr-..nar
had not asked for the artists name.
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Dimensions-Twenty eight feet long
by twenty-eight feet wide Height,
twelve feet to plate line. Driveway,
nine feet wide. The building Is de-
signed to have stone foundation, and
the exterior is covered with seven
eighth inch siding. A neat, but plain
cornice. Shingled roof. Rolling doors.
This viii make a useful building and
just what is wanted on a we'll arranged
farm.-C. II. HickoX, in Ohio Farmer
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Useful Combination.

The accompanying illustrations con-
vey an idea of an improved corn house
and granary. The corn crib and grain
bins may be made self-discharglng.
without opening any part of the upper
portion or without the use of ladder
or steps, by placing floor ioIsts AT an
angle. as shown by the dotted lines,
Fig. L
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MASKS as Decorations.

Oriental masks or busts used as dec
grafton in some favorite den or quaint
corner of the home were never more
popular than now. Great varieties OF
these wall heads, with rich Oriental
finish and selling at comparatively
low price, are to be seen in the shops
The busts are more elaborate, but
some OF them, notably those of Re-
bekah and Agar, are remarkably at
tractive.
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Detecting San Jose Scale on Fruit.

When only a few insects are pres
ent on n tree the San Jose scale Is not
easily detected. If there is fruit on the
tree, particularly apple and pear. the
pest may be often seen long distances
On some varieties, especially light col
Ored fruits, the characteristic purplish
rings with the scales i'm the centre arc
very conspicuous. The marking varies
somewhat but it is not liable to bee
overlooked. On pear and apple It is
very pronounced and fruit on badly
infested trees is often notified. The
scale attaches itself to any part Of the
fruit; but It is more abundant on the
calyX end. At times there is a de
preston where the scale IS attached.
making the fruit very Irregular if
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AGRICULTURAL.
Neseeeeeeeeeeseeseeeese9
Provide Green Food For tho IIens.

Those who keep hens must not FOR
get to provide something in the way
OF green food that may be used by
them when the weather gets real cold
and the ground frozen hard for under
such circumstances it is impossible
for them to get any grass or something
that will take its place. 1t is a good
plan to stow away some cabbages or
rutabaga turnips. to be used only for
the chickens. for both of them are
comparatively cheap, and they will
surely be the means of greatly increas-
ing the egg supply when fed durinc
cold weather.
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badly infested The accom- nylng
outline shows the scclc markings ON
Oh apple recently received
it is q peculiar fact that the scale
seeks the fruit where there are only %
few insects ou "a tree When picking
fruit. trees fcom which suspicious
specimens arc taken hould Doe marked
They can be sprayed l9tcrand watched
J have known many cases whore enc
scale has bccu drst detected k an
acteristic purple spot Is seen upon the
bark of many young trees and upon
the newer growth of older trees Some
,pples and pears arc orton attacked by
q funeous disease producing cir
culor reddish or purple marking SINH
l2s to the scale spot Care should Doe
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taken not to mistake this for scale
The presence of the scale in the centre
of the circle cen be easily detected
with Il small pocket lens. 1t Is safe
to be alert and on guard all the time
American Agriculturist.
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Paper For IiIadv,s noudo,r

The latest scheme for covering the
walls of milady's boudoir or sleeping
apartment has the lower portion up to
the canopy covered in an old rose
more paper, and above this n canopy
of cream color. A dainty draped gar
land of roses covers the intersection
of the two papers, they both being
curved to conform to the shape of the
garland.