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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-21
IIeredity.

To account for the transmissibility
Of ancestral types Darwin in his work
on "Pangenesis" promulgated theory
that each cell threw off what he desig
mated "gemmules," which formed the
nuclei Of another series of cells, whose
sole destiny in the economy Of nature
was the propagation of its species
These "gemmules" formed the bias
tema. in which was contained an ex-
ceedingly microscopcal impression OF
the animal which might ultimately be
called into being If this were the case
we should be able 10 submit the minia-
ture image to our Investigation by
means of the microscope. But strong
microscopes are wanted The red cor
puscles of human blood have to be
about one four-thousandth part Of an
inch The number of these red corpus.
clcs which would adhere TO the point
of needle would not be less than
100000. Theory teaches chat the final
division of matter is the storm and
the atom has been measured. IL is
calculated that in cube of water one
thirty thousondth part of am inch wide
there are 3OO0UOOJOOO atoms Lon.
don Science Gossip.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-21
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! FARM and GARDEN.
Results OF Cnreful seIection OF seed.

Results of Careful Selection of Seed
The Importance OF good seed cannot
be too strongly urged. \ grower of
wheat i'm several years experiments
found that It paid well 10 hand-pick
his seed wheat. The first wear he
planted seven and a half pounds of
hand-picked wheat on one acre in rows
eighteen inches apart. and at harvest
he threshed out siXty-seven bushels.
The next year the yield was seventy
two bushels, using little more seed.
On n trial row ne planted Seventy-siX
extra fine kernels of seed weighing
forty-tive grains), and the product was
ten and a quarter pounds, or at the
rate of 100 bushels of wheat per acre.
The experiments were made many
years ago by Professor Blount. of the
Colorado Experiment Station. the seed
being in rows eighteen inches apart.
and twelve inches apart i'm the rows. Il
wheel hoe being used for cultivatlng
between the rows In Belgium all
seeds are carefully hand-piclled and
the wheat crop cultivated. with the
result that from sixty TO seventy-fve
bushels of wheat per acre may be
found on nearly all farms.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-21
snperb French CnvnIrv-

The French cavalry is splendidly
horsed. The strong. sturdy chargers Of
the currassiers and dragons. with
long. wiry legs and frames, giving at
once endurance and speed. are ideal
animals for war. The highly bred
horses of the chasseurs a cheval and
hussars seem a trihe light, and it is
doubtful if they could resist the i'm
pact OF a charge OF heavier men,
mounted on heavier horses, like the
cOarser. but more bOny animals Of the
Russian or German hussars. Consid-
ering the short term of military SER
vice in France the cavalrymen ride
well, and on the whole are fairly good
horsemen. Nothing could be more pic
turesque than the final charge which
terminated the review. The four cav
airy divisions of 10000 sabres. all told.
having taken up their positions mt Il
mile distance from the tribunes. Cen
cral Brugere Generalissimo of the
French army personally assumed
command. The order was given by
point of the sabre. and the charge be-
gan. 1t was splendidly executed. The
IDS squadrOns, moving slowly at first.
Increased speed TO a swift hand gallon
until within sixty yards of the review
ing stand, when they suddenly drew
mp at % halt officers saluting with
their sabres. and standard bearers
lowering their colors i'm honor of the
Czar-New York Tribune.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-21
john, on the whale.

The whale Is an enormous creature
which inhabits large bodies of salt
water We should not speak OF the
whale as fish, for he is an animal,
only he can't crawl on land, having
nothing but a tail and some fins to
push himself along. Doubtless you
have all read about whalebone. In
comes from the whale in large quanti-
ties which it carries in it's mouth, as
you can see by looking at any suitable
picture of the whale. Whalebones are
useful TO put in sun bonnets, to keep
them from tapping about your face,
and many things besides. A whale
has other bones. which it uses in it's
skeleton. You can catch n whale by
getting into a small boat in the Arctic
regions, rowing close up TO the animal,
and hurting a harpoOn into 1t with all
your strength, after which you haul 1t
alongside the ship and cut out its blub-
Der. Whales blubber is made into
codliver oil and other things. but ii is
dangerous to hunt the whale, and
many persons have perished while in
the act. We should always live so as
to be ready for death. There was a
man once who captured a large whale
and put him on the cars and took him
all over the country. and you had to
pay twenty-five cents to see him.
When the weather got warm the peo-
pie did not care to see the whale, and
the man got kind of tired and quit.
The whale had previously died.
Whales have small ears. but their
hearing is exceedingly good Johnny
Chicago Tribune.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-21

The city of Artcua iu Italy GLAZING
the urdispufcd record of having me-
man among .ts iuhabiinnts who has
not either committed murder or tried
to- do So For two centuries tine Ital
ian authorities lave ignored its cN
istence and when amy criminal sue
cecds ion escaping TO- Aueno Dee is LETT
alone AS such wayfarers reach the
town they ere asked what crime they
have committed and should they moi
b. able TO give very clear proof that
they have really committed some of
Tense fin the eye of the law they are
refused admittancp. Some criminal
seeing the humorous side OF this. sur
roputlously posted tine following "It
is easier for "a camel to pass though
the eye of q needle than for an limo
cent man to- enter Artcn9
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-21

The chances for young men to en-.
gage i'm trade in Alaska are still
abundant The dairyman at Juneau
getting rich Tho gardener made
$1,000 this season from a little two.
acre patch of ground despite the fact
chat there are q great many ycgpOa.
ules that viii not thrive i'm this local
u.s. Tomatoes win mo-. mature. The
vines thrive we'll but viii not proc
ducc fruit Cubbagcs grow until they
become immense bob size. but the heads
VIII not get hard Potatoes grow out
of the ground and are not palHaut
Corn Squash beans and cueumnrs
viii NOS grow ou account of tbc eN.es.
sivc moisture and cool nights Nolriy
everything else iu Tine way of yrgeta-
blcs can Doe produced iu large guam
Cities Washington STAR
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-21

Recently. boz passing through posi-
bly the prettcst village .n the Cots.
wolds says q writer iu the London
Graphic saw am excellent idea thal
might with advantage bc introduced
iu London and elsewhere Within The
Smoker ON the front door which. u
This case was about on level with
tine face of thc visitor was placed "a
small convex mirror SupDosina the
visitor is paying call of either cor.
graduation or condolences how adyan.
aecous must DO bo to put Cine ughl
expression on hIs couutcumcc ethics
festive or dolcfu. before DE- Euoes
at the dCo-
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-21
Madnea.ear.. roI.onou. rree.

one of the most extraordinary trees
in the world is found in Madagascar
II is known as Che tangen tree. and
because Sc abounds iu poison the name
tanghinia vcncnfera has been given
to &c by botanIsts I'm the criminal
records of Madagascar it has played
a notable part until quite recently.
Whenever am accused person was
brought into court. fruit from the tree.
about thc size of ain apple. was handed
,O hlm by am attendant Thereupou
ihe Judge who was surrounded by
several witnesses. babe him eat the
fruit and assured him that iG it pro
duced uO GOD effects Doe would be
deemed innocent of thc charge which
had been made against him. ON the
other hand f the poison i'm the fruit
killed him. hc would be- considered
guilty Many unfortunate persons, IT,
lis said lost their lives in this way
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-21

what tie s.lo has done for the dairy
man the cgeeu-boue cutter is doing for
the pouluymau Each iu It's field has
solved the problem of supplying q food
that will bc eagerly rclished. and will
force production oft season when M.
ture is against us. and ut minimum
of cost.
The Important constituent of animal
food for poultry is protein which pro
duces Gcsh aud feathers and the albu.
l-en OF the egg When given free
range the fowls will supply themselves
with animal food 10y catching bugs
and worms when they are 0btoinablc.
The trouble s. nature does not always
supply this food in sufficient quant-
ties oven in summer and during the
winter months it is not 20 be had &C
AL Some seasons thero VIII be- plenty
of gussh0ppcrs and cickcts. and M.
ter shower the ground Will De GOV.
cred With angle worms. but during %
dry season worms arc scarce. and %
tho easshoppcrs fan to- appear. the
pouluymon must supply something TO
take their place. Nothing answers
this purpose as well as green bone.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-21

An article iu tnc Statistsche Woch.
onschrift upon tne comparative in-
crease of longevity 600 the various ua-
tious of Europe magiues that Sweden
viii before long become recognized
ais the hoa.tn.cst OF European louds.
Iu .hc carly pare OF the last century
600. sanitary reputation was bad buJ
between 1880 and 1910 its mortality
was reduced to 26S iu the 1000 EACH
successive decade ho- shown % rc-
m1rEaoic Improvement m tbc longcv-
i.y off its inhabitants I'M 1870 thc
doaths were 2O2 in the 1000. in 1000.
1863 With such favorable conditions
of health it ls mo- wonder chat the tour-
is. in Sweden should say that Doe met
au old SWtdo at eyci5 turn
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-21

calves or othcr young stock, or for a
place to store tools and farm machines
If desired. The shed ON the right Is
convenient TO both lines Of stalls. The
manure being hauled out TO the shed
each day. such an addition costs but
little. having a simple shed roof. and
furnishes added room that SIS often oX.
ceedingly valuable tine extra stalls
and the covered piece I'm which to-
store the manure american Aericul
4urist.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-21

once upon time there was q sturdy
oak that supported % firmly clinging
vine
"You are very beautiful" said the
oak to- the vine "and This clInging
business is extremely poetic and quite
touching. but Sc has IT'S drawbao
True. YOU Gre not very heavy. but "
hold me back by Keeping The sunIg
and air from my trunk. and you DO
sorb much of the richness of the soil
THAT s needed in my circulation IN
fact 90 costs me- considerable To- sup
port you even Dc you do contribute
adonmeut ana add o. little sentiments
to Che situation
Moral 3eauty poetry and seutimen.
may bc ,oe exactiug New York Herr
old
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-21

through the tack-shaped opening OF
the other, n reasonably firm union is
effected. The necessity of always
keeping the reins fastened together
cannot be too strongly emphasized.
If horse becomes frightened. and on,
rein is dropped, there is no possible
way Of recovering it. if it is not fast
ened to the other. Many a runaway
has resulted from failure to observe
this precautiOn.-Ora Judd Farmer.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-21

At first thought be seems strange tina,
SO many automobiles should be- i'm
ported 10y Americans from countries
that certainly know mo- more about the
building of machines than we do. and
whose inventors arc certainly mo- moro
ingenious than ours The mystery
disappears however when one re-
members that the automobile is pro.
duct of good roads or. at any rate.
that good roads are necessary for its
existence. just as obey were for fits
developments And American roads
we'll our standards are rising every
where. and even though they are stU
very low i'm most parts of the country.
we arc learning FAST
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-21

to give Increased room for the accom-
mediation of COW. OF other stalls. The
addition Is across one end of the barn.
each end projecting to form an open
manure shed The shed on the left
hand can be boarded In and used for
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-21

The accompanying illustrations show
how to join the ends of the driving
reins together when the buckle has
been lost. With pocket knife cut the
end of each rein, as shown at a, then
ny slipping the extreme end of each
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-21
Added Stable Room.

The Illustrations show the elevation
Of the ordinary farm barn, and also
the floor plan, as it appears when the
addition that Is shown has been built
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-21

a novel condition in railroad engi-
neering was presented recently by the
sinking of the roadbed on the Monon
Railway, in Lake County. Ill. About
500 feet of bed settled. and in little
over two months the depression had
reached an estimated depth of 100
feet For months the company has
been filling the hole. over 1900 car
loads of rubble and timber having
been dumped in it. The bottom seems
to have been reached. Exhaustion OF
natural gas is said to have caused the
phenomenon
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-21

When an Arabian horse finds itself
wounded and perceives that it will
not be able to bear it's rider much long
er. it quickly retires from the conflict.
carrying its master to a place of safe
~ while it has still sufficient strength.
But if the rider is wounded and falls
to the ground, the faithful animal re-
mains beside him. unmindful of dan
ger. neighing until assistance is
brought.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-21

Many watches beat five times each
-econd. 800 each minute, 1900 every
hour, $4,000 per day. a few turns of
the key once n day stores up power
in the spring which is thus divided
into nearly 100000 beats. Multiply the
daily beats by 365A. the number Of
days in a year. and we find that the
watch ticks 157. 7SS,OOO times while
the earth is making one journey round
the sun.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-21

The worlds yearly supply OF coal Is
worth siN times her gold.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-21
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I>W0TEb8D012I1g

y ST Louis man died of appendicitis.
and an autopsy showed chat all of his
organs which normally should have
been ON his right side We're on his left
side and vice versa. 1t was the unu-
sual location Of the appendix that mis-
led the physician aud made the case
fatal.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-21

Attached to the door at the parish
church of Scale. near Farnham. Eng
land, is the following notice; BE in
time. Come straight INTO church.
Kneel down. Do not look around
every time the door opens. Stand up
directly the hymns are given out. Do
not whisper to your neighbor. Keep
your thoughts fixed"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-01-21

In HarOldSwick, in the ShetandS. q
whalebone Viking drinking horn in
good condition was found recently in
a grave that contained human bones
together with those of horses az
dogs. The grave is probably that of
a sea king buried with his horse and
dog in the time of Harold Harfagr,
thousand years ago.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-02-28
KITCHEN HELPS.

II salt Ia thrown on stove when
ne contents OF pot or pan boil over.
{ will prevent an offensive odor
Before putting on milk 10 boil al
ways rinse out the saucepan with wa
ter. This will prevent the milk from
burning.
For greasy dishes u little soda in the
water is a great help. aud in washing
glass hit OF blue in the water adds
much TO Its brilIiancy.
Salt aud vinegar will I've found the
best for securing the copper preserv-
ing kettle. and lemon cut in halves
and dipped in salt will remove all
stains.
IL In covering Kitchen table with
oilcloth layer OF brown paper is put
on first. 1t will prevent the oilcloth
cracking and make 1t wear three times
as long.
Wooden bowls make the best reccp-
tacics for washing fine glassware
which requires careful handling. II
two bowls are employed. the results
are apt 10 he more satisfactory using
one for washing and the other for
rinsinG purposes.
After pcellng onions wash YOUR knife
and your hands in cold water. Hot
water sets the odor of the onion in
stead Of removing it. Then rub the
hands and knife with n piece Of celery
or cut lemon or even raw potato. to
remove the odor
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-02-28
RIhhon Econon,r.

Economical women have learned the
value of gasoline for cleaning ribbons.
while others use suds made OF soap
bark chips. They should be rubbed be-
tween the hands until thoroughly
clean. then examined and. II TOO badly
faded 10 use again. dyed some darker
shade with dye White ribbons will
take delicate shades of blue. pink and
lavender. Light colorcd ribbons are
pretty dyed cardinal red, hui II they
are too dark for that save them until
YOU have half pound Or more and
then color them black with dye for
silk No matter what color they are or
how spotted or strcaked. they will dye
a good black. Rinse thoroughly III
scvcra warm. soft waters until the
last rinsinG water is left clear: then
smooth the ribbon between the hands
and wind over wide piece of stiii
cardboard When all has been wound
around. place it between soft cloths
and put it under heavy pressure.
When taken out. 1t will be smooth AMI
look like new. Another way 10 man
age them is 10 hang them in the open
air. until about half dry; then cover
them with cheesccloth or some other
thin material and iron with moder-
ately hot iron.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-02-28
Ir..,n, wo,,.,

The poorest girls In the world. 1t is
believed, IRE those who are not taught
to work, and the sad part about 1t is
that there are thousands of them. Rich
parents have petted them, and they
have been taught to dcspise labor and
to depend upon Others for living and
are perfectly helpless. The most for
lorn women belong to this class. 1t is
the duty of parents to protect their
daughters from these deplorable con-
dltlons. They do great wrong to
them II they neglect it Every daugh-
ter should be taught to earn her own
living. The rich as well MS the poor re-
quire this training. The wheel Of for
tune rolls swiftly around. The rich
are likely to become poor and the poor
become rich. Skill added to labor Is no
Disadvantage to the rich and is indis-
pensable to the poor. Well to do par
ents must educate their daughters to
work. There ia no reform more i'm
peratiye than. this.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-02-28
No Vacant Lot For R-r.

AsUt FOR tcT.
He-DarlinG. | love yor. VIII you
not make me happy BY sharing my
humble lot with me:
Shells there nice little house on
the lot. Henry ?-Boston Herald.
CurIons Young Tree.
The curious sight may be seen in
Dover, England, of Young tree grow.
Ing out OF n high mill chimney in a
public thoroushfare. Notwithstanding
its extraordinary position the tree has
grown two or three feet high. 1t is be-
uevcl to have its root In an old Re1t.
1t was in n western hotel. A bellboy
was sent 10 Colonel William Greene
Sterett's room to ascertain what urgent
need had impelled that gentleman TO
push the button. He entered and found
the colonel deeply immersed in Il
friendly game with some chosen spir-
its.
Ibid you ring. sah:" he deferenlially
Incurred.
"Ncs." said Colonel Stcrett. dcftly
hurting two urpromisIng pasteboards
into The discard. We want you to
bring us some whisky, My friends here
will take Scotch, aud mine is rye"
YES. sah," said the boy. turning to
so.
And after you have brought us the
whisky" continued Coco.l Stcrert. ar
resting his flight. Turn in fire alarm.
Some one in the next room has set tue
place atirc."- New York Times.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-02-28

stayed an the guests In order TO help
Mrs Carter. had returned home to i'm
patient Rhody Ann, who sat In the
Kitchen waiting for her.
Well" she exclaimed, "Philury.
where did they tower to or amt they
towcredY'
They lowered" said Phllury, then
added: "Ye see, 1t was this way: Long
bout half past 5. after Phlle had been
most half hour with her a.coaxin'. the
parson went up an prayed with her.
an Phile's ma went up an exhorted
her. an quoted from the Bible to her.
an at last she said she'd 80, as obeyln'
seemed to be the heftiest part o. the
marryin'. Then we all went down to
let her put on her new brown alpacky.
WAL, In about ten minutes she came
down. with the saltcellar In her hand.
leanin' on Phile's arm. asmlin' like a
basket o. chips. an he was a-grinnin'
too. Jest as she passed out, very ma
testic like. her purple feather a.stream-
I'm out behind her, she paused an said.
ITS Kings Holler.'
"An' it was too" added Philury.
well. guess Glory Ann will set on
them gilt hairpIns II she aln't so ever
lastin' fiery that they'll melt" muir
INJURED Rhody Ann.
well. she be kairful," said Philury.
"She be-" echoed Rhody Ann.-New
York Evening Journal.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-02-28
Tn. ch,Idren.. Hour.

Our quiet hours with orr children
should first OF all be cheerful hours.
Sydney Smith has said; III you make
children happy now. you make them
happy twenty years hence by the mem
Org ~ IT," 1 believe this TO be quito
true. We should make the hours with
our children full OF JOY, then twenty
years from now we, TOO. can recall how
happy they were, how we heard their
merry voices and watched them play.
and we can look with pride OIL our chill
dren. whom we loved and who Went TO
Grownup Land. Then, too the quiet
hours with our children should be low
Ing hours. How much the small touch
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-02-28
q BarneG Saucepan.

When food burns down in sauce
pan, the damage TO the pan may be
remedied by boiling soda water in it.
Use teaspoonful of soda to the aver
age burn. with winter enough to keep
from boiling dry. and after ten or If
teen minutes boiling the burned sub
stance will; be so, sofhned that it can
be easily scrapcd of. &c the burn is a
very bad one. 1t may be necessary to
repeat the process. but it is effective.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-02-28
VIZ. IT cook,nx nodent..

The negro slaves OF Jamaica used to
regard rats as dainty. their masters
not providing them with any other
meat. Their method Of cooking the
toothsomc rodents was to impale each
one on a long wooden skewer after
cleaning the animal and cutting on the
tail, turning ii briskly around over n
fire until the hair was all burned of.
Then 1t was scraped until free from
fur. and finally the end of the skewer
was stuck into the ground. inclined to-
ward the fire, until 1t was toasted dry
and crisp. thus being made ready for
the neal.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-02-28
Ne,r u.e. From Nerafe..

Have any OF the readers tried max
ing soldiers out OF needles and sealing
wax TO use instcadi Of pins when cut
ting out garments?. They go in so much
easier and do not mike such large
holes Use broken needles, II not too
short, and those little bent. IL you do
not care to buy them for the purpose.
though it pays If yun Keep track of
them and put them in cushion Of
their OWN.