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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-11-26

along his body, and is covered with
beautiful yellow, Gigzag lines on both
sides.
AS rule poisonous and non-poison-
GUS snakes are eternal enemies. The
most deadly serpent we have in Amer
lea is the rattlesnake. The most harm
less OF ophidians are the bull, black
and king snakes, all of which will
tackle and kill rattlesnake without
the least hesitation. There is no more
deadly serpent In the world, Lot ex.
cepting the cobra of Asia, the hage of
Africa, or the fer de lance of Martin
ique, than the terrible bloated rattle
snsSe of the Staked Plains. On the
deserts of Arizona are to be found the
most venomous, the largest, most
active and most dangerous rattle
snakes in the world. Six feet is an
ordinary length of these reptiles. Re-
covery from their venom is exception
ally rare. In August they become
large, yellow, bloated things, and it is
at this time of the year that the
Apache Indians seek them out to OBJ
tain poison for their arrows. A deer's
liver, smoking hot, is torn out and
laid before the reptile. He is
punched and angered so that he strikes
it again and again, the morsel turning
blue black from the poison even be-
fore the snake has finished striking.
This is then placed high on pole to
decompose in the sun, after which it
is brought down and the arrows stuck
into it. they being afterward dried in
the sun to retain the poison. Chicago
Record
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The Oven Birds.

A new oven Is built every year, and
have more than once seen a second oven
built on the top of the first, when this
has been placed very advantageously,
rs on projection and against wall.
A very curious thing occurred at the
estancia house Of neighbor OF mine
in Buenos Ayres one spring. A pair
of oven birds built their oven on
beam-end projecting from the wall OF
rancho. One morning one OF the
birds was found caught in n steel trap,
placed the evening before for rate, and
both of its legs we're crushed above the
knee.
On being liberated it few up 10 and
entered the oven, where it bled TO
death, no doubt, for it did not come
out again. Its mate remained two
days, calling necessarily, but there
were no other birds OF its kind in the
place, and it eventually disappeared.
Three days later it returned with a
new mate, and Immediately the two
birds began carrying pellets of mud 20
the oven, with which they plastered
mp the entrance Afterward they built
second oven, using the sepulchre OF
the dead bird for the foundation, and
here they reared their young. My
neighbor, On old native, had watched
the birds from the time the first oven
was begun, feeling greatly interested
IN their diligont ways, and was moro
convinced than ever that the little
housebuildors are ''pious" birds. -
Good News.
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THE PINK WILD ROSE.

An old log house in the pasture,stands.
shattered, forsaken and brown,
Its windows gone. its broken door
Aud its doorstep tumbled down;
But spirit fingers near the spot
With a sweet. old-time repose,
For in tangled masses round about
Blossoms the pink wild rose.
gather bunch of the fragrant flowers.
And picture seems to rise,
l stand in the past a hundred years
And sue meath the sunset skies
The housewife stand by her spinning wheel
Toiling at twilights close;
An old brown jar ON the window sill
Is filled with the pink wild rose.
The husband sits on the doorstep there,
With the children playing near
And then time marches with silent tread
Till il passes year 10y year,
And the old loghouse deserted is,
4 prey to the rains and SHOWS,
While the only voice of the days gone by
Is the voice of the pink wild rose.
Weeks Magazine.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-11-26
Kite FLYING i'm China

Letters in the China papers refer to
the beginning of the kite season." A
correspondent at Cbinanfu writes: 81
have been more than usually interested
this season in noticing the various
shapes Of the kites flying in the air or
exposed for sale at the city gate. The
most artistic / have seen was in the
shape of brilliant red butterfly two
feet or more across the wings, which
was really beautiful as it gracefully
hoated high up in the air. Another
which struck me specially was in the
form of dragon fly, with long, spind-
ling body and broad spreading wings.
The serpentine kite seems TO bo one
of the higher artistic efforts. The
common herd consist of representa-
tions of human figures, shapes of flies,
beetles, cicadas, etc. The other day,
returning from the city, saw for the
first time n small kite made TO simu-
late a mud turtle Imagine such a
groveling creature soaring aioft rs a
light and airy thing "-London News.
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An Eccenlrlc Partisan.

Paul MERCER, wealthy and eccen.
trio citizen of Paris, was found dead
in his house a few doys ago. For
seven years no human being except
himself had crossed the threshold Of
the building, which in all that time
had not been aired One room was
found filled with cast-oG clothing, as
the old man never called upon the
strong hands Of washerwoman, but
bought new garments as fast a. the
old ones became dirty. MERCER was
formerly a publisher. A number Of
chests were found in the house, con
tanning valuable antiquities. The man
was ffty-seven years old.
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ADVERTISING RArxs.

Advertisement. will Be inserted C enc dorls>
per square tor the frst inssrtion and afSy
eens for each subsequent insertion
cents line. and no notice Inserted or -
than one dollar.
Legal advertisements will b inserted a
the rates allowed By Law and will, In all eases
pc enased TO the attorney, and payment viii
% required upon delivery of certified cory.
ShAhon roR ANNoUNCEMRNrs.-Fc
ooIny ofhcers, IS; State and Congress, $40.
}, Terms for ctaniing advertisements made
kn1wn on application TO the publisher.
JOE fHNrIN9 executed with neatness and
unpssen. @1-Ordsrs By mail viii Teosivs
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w.

his Crump playing the part of brides
maid, he pronounced them man and
wife.
Then Gabrielle gave him a note for
her parents, and they parted. And
then Mr.. Spinner took Miss Crump's
hand.
Dare / hope?" he said.
And she answered: ooh, Mr..
Spinner, 1 hardly know. This is so
sudden-but-" And then don't
tell OF it-Mr. Spinner kissed her and
they went away together. New York
News
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POO Harlbouakes.

a catalogue of 24OO earthquakes
which have occurred from 500 b. G.
to 1887 A. ID. in $50 different localities
IS given in the memoirs of the Russian
Geographical Society. OF these, 10
took place in China, $40 in East
Siberia, 36 in West Siberia, 20 in Cen.
trail Asia, 800 in Caucasia, 121 in
Asia Minor and North Persia, and 1873
in European Russia. In Siberia and
Central Asia earthquakes are more
frequent in autumn and winter than
in spring and summer, while in China
and Caucasia the opposite is the case.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-11-26
Snider Sllk Sironrer Than Sinnl-

1t is not generally known that, size
for size, thread of spider silk is de-
cidcdly tougher than bar Of steel.
An ordinary thread will bear weight
of three grains. This is just about
fifty per cent. stronger than steel
thread Of the same thickness.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-11-26
A Bench in Central Park,

NJ ono of the
p | o n S an t e s [
benches in the
p a + k /; that s
about what L am,
and L take more
pride in it than
L should in be-
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-11-26

Mrs. Cleveland, of Dauville, Ill, is
III years old, and she has boy of
eighty living at Cleveland, Ohio.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-06-06
ABSOLUTELY PURE

the vote. At the April election the vote in
favor of the bonds was 1Go and against
121. Mondays farce showed a gain of
three votes for the bonds and "A falling off
in the opposition of 81, to say nothing of
the 63 women who were refused the
franchise at the April election and who
are almost unanimously opposed to
bonding. The total falling off in the vote
was 30.
The contention OF the school board is
that an election held on the date of divi-
sion is valid and shall look for n re-
vision of the laws to meet their views.
But there is one point they overlooked
in their eagerness to bond the district.
The law distinctly states that a school
district cannot bond for more than three
assessed valuation OF school district No. /
as it was constituted prior to Monday noon
last was S122, ,627, three per cent of which
is S2l ,67S.S1. Bonds are now outstand-
ing for S11 900 and the proposed issue is
S12. 900 more, total Of S23, 900 or
81, 1922 in excess of that allowed by law.
Many wondering how the board will
get around this fact but no doubt the
law will be revised to Accommodate them
as their schemes must not fail
II is said the whole matter will he taken
to the courts, hut this is doubtful. They
have not got an iota of a show and they
know it,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-06-06
Celebration on Rock Creek.

The residents of Rock creek are
making preparations to celebrate the
fourth of July in an appropriate
manner. Following is the program:
Address-Burton c. White.
Reading Declaration of Independ-
ance-Miss Shipman.
Entertainment-By Sunday school
scholars.
Free dinner to all lice cream free
for children). Ice cream, nuts, candy
and cigars will be sold on ground.
Proceeds will be devoted to purchas-
ing seats for school house.
Eighty Rod Road Race-Between
J. Leper's bay, Burt Coffman's sorrel,
in J. ID. Winters field.
Free for all dash-Distance to be
decided upon before the race. Boys
bring on your horses.
Reception Committee-Dr. Thomp-
son, Evan Jones, David Howes, ].
Leper.
Master of Ceremonies-J. L. Moores.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all to participate in the festivities.
Come and have a good time.
DAVID HowEs,
Secretary.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-06-06

service he was appointed colonel OF
the Fiftythird Indiana in 1861. Mr..
Gresham's regiment was ordered to
join General Grant at Fort Donald
son.
August IL, 1868, he was appointed
brigadier general and placed in COM
mand of the Natchez division. In
the following spring he was placed in
command of the division of the
Seventeenth crops of the Tennessee,
which took part in the campaign
against Atlanta. At Leggett's hill,
before Atlanta, he was struck by a
sharp-shooter's bullet just below the
knee. To the day of his death he
never recovered the full use of the
limb.
The war over, General Gresham,
returned to his profession in New
Albany, Ind. In 1868 he was nomi-
mated for Congress against M. C.
Kerr, but the district was Democratic
and he was d ,feated. When General
Grant became President, he appointed
Mr.. Gresham United State District
Judge for Indiana. When Postmaster
General Howe died in April 1888,
Mr.. Gresham was rendered the cabi-
net position and accepted. Near the
close of Arthur's term, on the death
of Secretary Folger. he was appointed
Saoratarx, af tho rTroosnrv O. nosit;ap
he held until October, 1884. Presi-
dent Arthur. who had taken him from
the bench, had the satisfaction of re-
storing him to the bench at the close
of his service, by appointing him to
succeed Judge Drummond.
In 1883 Judge Gresham was made
a prominent candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination for the Presidency
at the Chicago convention. His lib
eral views the tariff created against
him the antagonism of the extreme
protectionists. Judge Gresham openly
dissented from the Mckinley law, and
in 1892, after the nomination of Mr..
Cleveland, he renounced his allegiance
to the Republican party and advo-
Gated Mr.. Cleveland's election. After
Mr.. Cleveland was elected, in Febru-
airy, 1894, he summoned Judge Gresh-
am to Lake Wood, n. J., where, after
consultation, he rendered him the
position of premier.
CHICAGO. May 3O.-Without osten-
tation, as befitted his life among this
people, but with military and civic
aceompaniments which ran on even
| foot with his achievements as a
soldier, jurist and statesman, the
remains of Walter Q. Gresham, were
temporarily laid to rest in Oakwood
cemetery this afternoon.
The procession was headed by a
military escort of honor from Fort
Sheridan, and was witnessed by
thousands of people. The special
funeral train arrived at 2 o'clock and
the remains were taken direct to the
cemetery, where Rev. 8. J. Mcpherson
conducted the simple but impressive
services.
The presidential party at once re
turned to the special train, which
started at once for Washington.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-06-06

and outsiders desirous to rule or
ruin. The battle was almost won
when he concluded. Judge DuBose
here interrupted proceedings for a
few moments to arraign prisoner.
but fifteen minutes later Mr.. Black
ford replied to Mr.. Won Tobel quot
ing law considerable and placing a
rather ludicrous construction on
several passages. His argument was
good save for the lack of foundation.
Mr.. Cort, a member OF the school
board, followed and lost his temper
completely. He waxed wroth and
worked himself into a terrible furry,
casting personal slurs upon all
opposed to his view and by his ex
hibition of bad temper accomplishing
the complete triumph OF the petit
tioners. His misstatements, made in
a fit of passion, should not be criti-
sized and we refrain from citing even
one OF his glaring Inconsistencies or
displays of ignorance in the matter
he was attempting to argue.
The reply of Mr.. Won Tobel made
victory doubly sure and his opening
sentence is worthy of quotations:
"The gentleman who preceded me
has correctly pictured to you in his
actions and words the disturbing
element in our present district. Dur
ing his short stay in our midst he has
gathered unto his little self all the
animosities of our people and Haunted
them before you. When such men
are elected to care for our schools is
it not time something were done?"
Both Mr.. Cort and Mr.. Blackford
had evidently lost all self control and
interrupted Mr.. Won Tobel so fire.
quently that the commissioners were
compelled to speak to them several
times and request they desist from
interrupting and finally the audience
joined in calling them down. When
Mr.. Won Tobel finished the commits
sioners, county attorney and Supt.
Moulton retired to consult. Mr..
Moulton had approved the petitions
Saturday but at the request OF thecom-
missioners his note of approval was
not presented until they had heard the
arguments. By a unanimous vote
his action was approved and the dis
trict divided as prayed for, the de-
cision being announced at 1:5O p. m.
A FARCE ELECTION.
| Notwithstanding the action Of the COM
missioners in dividing the district the
school board opened the polls at at 2 p.
m. for voting on the proposition Of
issuing bonds for the erection of a 81 900
school house in Lewistown, 81 900 honse
in the Castle Butte district and a 1000
house in the Breed district. The election
was sort of a go-as-you-please affair
residents Of three or four districts voting.
| So far as we know the franchise was not
even limited to citizens OF Fergus county.
| The real estate boomers turned out well
while but a small proportion of the
opposition to bonding climbed the hill to
take part in such by-play, as is shown by
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-06-06
PREMIER GRESHAM DEAD
The Secretary Peacefully Departs
This Life at Washington City.
End of a Remarkable Career Pursued in
the Military Field, on the Bench
and in Politics.

WASHINGTON, May 2S.-Secretary
Gresham died at lis O'Clock this
morning at the Arlington hotel.
Although his recovery was practically
abandoned when his sinking spell
occurred shortly before six O'Clock
last evening, the most powerful heart
stimalents known to medical science
were injected periodically, and an in
fusion OF normal saline solution was
made through an open vein in the
arm. He recovered slightly, but
owing to severe rigors shortly before
IL O'Clock, he began to fail rapidly,
and his vitality began to ebb. The
three physicians saw that the end
was near, and at II O'Clock withdrew
to the ante-room. leaving i'll the sick
room only members OF his family and
the nurses. Up to that time he had
keen conscious and talked at inter
walls. His words were full of bravery.
He fully appreciated his condition
and spoke words of hope and cheer
to his stricken wife and daughter.
Sometime his mind wandered slightly
and went back to the days OF long
ago, recalling incidents of life and
happiness in the springtime OF his
life. He spoke, too, OF his absent
son, who was speeding to his bsdside,
all too late.
Walter Quintin Gresham was a
soldier, a Judge and statesman,
prominent and distinguished in three
great fields OF human endeavor. He
rose to the rank OF major general OF
the volunteers during the rebellion.
He was for fourteen years United
States Circuit Judge for Illinois, and
held three Cabinet portfolios-Post-
master General and Secretary OF the
Treasury under Arthur and Secretary
of state under Cleveland.
Mr.. Gresham came OF English stock.
His ancestors moved to Virginia ard
later to Harrison county, Indiana,
where he was born on st. Patrick s
day, 1882. In 1888 Mr.. Gresham s
father was elected sheriff and the
next year was murdered by a noted
desperate whom he had gone to
arrest. His mother was left widow
with five small children. Walter @
was then but two years of age. He
grew up with but two or three winters
of schooling, until he was 16 years oi
age. By dint OF hard work and the
assistance of his brother, he sue
ceeded in entering the seminary al
Corydon. Two years there, and one
at Bloomington University com
pleted his education SO far as school
ing was concerned. He took up the
law practice in 1855.
The Republican party was formed
and with it the first shrek of war was
sounded. Gov. Morton appointed
him lieutenant of the Thirty-eight
Indiana, but before he saw active
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-06-06

DIvIsIONIsTs SUCCESSFUL.
School District No l Divided in Three Parts
by the Commissioners-A Farce
Election.

Accomplished at last. After years
of endeavor and brilliant fight at the
finish school district No. l was on
Monday last divided by the
commissioners and Is now three
separate districts, Lewistown, Castle
Butte and Breed district. Unfortu-
nately considerable i'll feeling was
manifested and "brotherly love" was
at a great discount.
Petitions and remonstrances had
been circulated for weeks. The petit
tions for division bore the names of
enlightened and enterprising taxpayers
and heads of families while the more
lengthy remonstrance was especially
notable for its number of names OF
half breeds scrawled in uniform
hand. Pursuant to notice of the
county superintendent Attorney
Blackford, counsel for the remonstra-
tors, and several of the east side real
estate boomers appeared before Supt.
Moulton Saturday afternoon and
presented their remonstrances and
objections to the approval of the
petitions for division.
Monday morning Attorney Black
ford and a number of his clients and
many of the petitioners were early at
the court house ready for the fray.
The commissioners first called the
school board in consultation and
suggested that they withdraw the
bond proposition providing the petit
tions for division were withdrawn.
Mr.. Culver promptly stated his un-
willingness to take any such action
but Mr.. Cort was evidently opposed
to allowing anyone except the COM
missioners to, know his position and
requested that the room be cleared.
His request was granted and after
the door was safely barred and the
key hole stuffed the objections oi
Messrs. Cort and Sherwood to any
compromise were poured into the
ears of the commissioners and Supt.
Moulton. Mr.. Sherwood even went
so far as to attempt to dispense with
Mr.. Moulton's presence but was un.
successful. No compromise was
effected and at 1O:45 the commits
sioners adjourned to the court room
Attorney Blackford made a motion
for dismissal on the grounds that due
notice had not been given by Supt
Moulton and that the reasons assigned
for division were frivolous. 1t may
| well be stated here that Mr.. Black
ford was a hired attorney, spoke as
he was engaged to and, it is rumored
demanded his fee in advance. Mr.
Won Tobel spoke AS an interested
party, not as an attorney. Mr.
Blackford's argument in behalf OF hi
motion was weak in facts and
promptly overruled by the board
after hearing Mr.. Won Tobel's convinc
ing reply. A notice which had &C
complished its end is considered by
law due notice and so Mr.. Blackfort
acknowledged.
Mr.. Won Tohel spoke forcibly bu
quietly for the petitioners, present
ing their excellent reasons and citin
to the board the long continued strue
gle between residents of LEWISTON,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-06-06

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward
for any case of Catarrh that connot he
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY d CO.. Toledo, q.
We, the undersigned, have known +. j.
Cheney for the last II years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to
carry out any obligations made by their
firm.
WEST & TRuAx, Wholesale Druggists
Toledo, o., WALDiNG, KINNAN & MARVIN
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system. Testi-
monials sent free. Price as. per hottie.
Sold by all Druggists.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-06-06

Through Channel Prices the Tide of Popular
Favor Steadily Flows Toward Us.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-06-06
A Needed Lesson.

The English newspapers say Great
Britain has taught the United States
a lesson. Well, it has, and it is
never to elect a President who hasn't
vertebrae of American make
Philadelphia Press.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-12-14

1896, at the front door OF the Court
house OF said county, at the town of
Elko, therein, sell each and every par
Gel OF said described property for the
total amount Of the original tax pen
atty and costs set opposite to each
parcel thereof respectively, to the per-
son or persons who will paw the
amount Of the original tax, penalties
and costs for the smallest parcel of
the property described opposite there
to respectively, in each case Of delin-
quency, and that all property sold at
such sale and each parcel thereof, is
subject to redemption within six
months after the date of sale by a
ment Of all Of said sums against the
same, or each parcel thereof respec-
lively, with 3 per cent per month
thereon, from the date of said sale
until paid.
JOHN HENDERSON,
County Treasurer and ex-Oficio Tax
Receiver.
Elko, New, Dec. 10, 1895.
The herald., 1895-04-07
SANTA MONICA

SANTA MONICA, CAL, April 6.--The
Santa Monica Water company keeps on
improving the grounds at the springs.
The latest improvements are the planting
of over six hundred fruit trees, the dig
ging of well HOO feet deep as a reserve
for its system and its extension to the
South Side.
DR.. Stevenson. pasSor of the M. E.
church, will deliver sermon, the sub,
ject being, Are Liquor Saloons Essential
to the Prosperity of City, or the We'll
fare of Its Inhabitants? Sunday evening.
Mrs. Chaplin of Honolulu was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Gray the past
week.
Santa Monica furnished its quota of the
carload of Gala lilies sent east.
Director Stillman, f. s. Doty, secretary
of the Pacific improvement company,
manager of the Southern Pacific, spent
the day here.