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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-08
Just Before a Sea Fight.

The japanese formed into two
squadrons: The Flying Squadron, con-
sisting of the Yoshino flag, Takacho,
Naniwa and Akitsushimn, led, fol.
lowed by the Principal Squadron,
composed of the MntSu shima dag OF
Admiral Ito, Commander. in Chief.
ltsukushima, Hnsidate, Chiyodn, Fuse
and Hiyei. On the unengageI side
were the Akngi and Saikio.
These twelve japanese ships, form
ing apparently a single line and pre-
serving station and speed throughout
most beautifully, could not but excite
feeling OF admiration. Our fleet
must also have presented nm imposing
appearance to the enemy. Since a.
IN. our ensigns had been flying from
their accustomed halyards, but now
there streamed from the Ting Yuen
main-truck an immense yellow new
National ensign, n similar one sue.
ceeding the smaller weather-worn en-
sign previously hoistcd, the Admirars
flag at the fore.truck being also re-
placed by larger one. A similar
change was made on every other ship
almost at once, and the japanese
promptly followed our example.
These twenty-five ships, trim and
fresh looking in their paint and their
bright now bunting, and gay with hut.
tering signal flags, presented such a
holiday aspect that one found diff
Guilty in realizing that they wero not
there simply for friendly meeting.
But, looking closer on tho Chen Yuen.
one could see beneath this gnyety
much that was sinister. Dark. skinne |
men, with queues tightly coied around
their heads and with arms bare to tho
elbows, clustered along the decks in
groups Mt the guns, waiting impatient.
ly to kill and be killed Sand was
sprinkled on the decks, md more was
kept handy against the time when
they might become slippery.
In the superstructures and down out
of sight in tho bowels of the shin were
men mt the shell-whips aud ammuui.
ton hoists, i'm torpedo-rooms. etc.
Horo and There man lay fiat ON deck,
with charge OF pOwdCr-fifty pounds
or more-in his arms, waiting to
spring mp and pass IT on when it
should bo wanted. These men were
stationed Mt intervals to servo tho
guns quickly; for charges must not
DO massed along tho dock, lost "A she'll
drop in and mako trouble. The
nerves of the men below deck we're i'm
extreme tension. On deck one could
sec the approaching enemy, but below
nothing was known, save that any mo.
mcnt might begin tho action, and
bring shell in through tho side.
Once tho battle had begun, thoy wore
all right, but at first the strain was in.
tense. Century.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-08
Some PecuIiar.ties OF Icebergs.

Derelicts and icehcrgs are among
the dangers to which vessels are con-
stantlY expose !, the latter being, per
haps, the more formidable of the two,
because there are more of them at
certain seasons, and there is no telling
when one of these monsters may heave
in sight. An ordinary iceberg sho ~
one-ninth of its bulk above water.
During the present season number
OF these masses of ice, Mt least hun.
dred feet high, have been encountered
by steamships. 1t is scarcely possible
to imagine an iceberg with nine hun.
dred feet Of its bulk below water. One
captain reports having seen an enor-
nous field of ice at least three hun.
bred feet high AMI two thousand feet
long. 1t hal evidently but Just turned
over, as the upper portion was full Of
sharp angles AMI points, aul the
water was trickliny DOM its side.
One Of the greatest dangers from ice.
bergs is being in their vicinity when
they turn over. The sea currents
wash and melt them into all sort, Of
fantastic figures anI points. They
melt below so much more rapidly than
above that the center Of gravity be.
comes disturbed, AMI they turn with
tremendous force. Sometimes the
disturbance is almost equal to n tidal
wave, aud is sufficient to upset any
small craft that may be in its way
New York Ledger
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-08
A Brave Veteran.

wcll-llnown inmate of tho Hotel
des lnvalides in Paris has Just passed
away. The name OF the old peusioner
was Joseph Schmidt, aud he was
eighty-two years of age. Accordin :
to all accounts he greatly distin-
guished himself in the Crimeau cam
paIgn. At Bhlnklava he was corporal
trumpter In the Fitty-tourth Line
Regiment Being stationed in the a |.
vanced posts, he hal strict orders not
to sounl his buSle, but seeing the
Russians silently approaching the
French ranks, h. dISobeyei his IN
stluctious and gave warming of tho
approach OF the enemy. After the
engagement, his commaniln officer
threatened to have him shot for dis
obedience, but the culprit gloriiie in
the offence. ".Shoot me if you like"
he said, "but | am sure of having
done my duty" AT the taking of the
MalaNon he was wounded in the face
by piece of shell, in the arm by II
bayonet and in the leg by bullet. A
few years ago he received the unusual
distinction, for poor retired sol licr,
of the Cross OF the Legion of Honor.
The distinction was received without
any mock modesty. az have earned
it, said Schmidt literally, 81 have
not stolen it''. The funeral of tho
veteran was made the occasion of M
impressive military ceremonial. Lon
don Daily News
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"h1AN'NFll1Lf" w. VA tuesday, OCTOBER

now, after this scandalous affair, GOO ].
ness only knows"
"Ah. my dear! Girls are queer
creatures"
There were few hours of mixed
feelings for Mr.. Greig of the Eastern
Bank. 1t was terrible to feel this
suspicion hanging over him; to watch
tue looks cast at him by the passen.
gers, to observe Mr.. Van Straaten's
almost comic appearance of injury :;
on the other hand, it was delightful to
feel that close to him in this time of
stress, rs he sat on deck or strolled up
and down, was cheerful young per.
son In her very best spirits
81 am asdonished my tear" said
Mr.. Van Staten severely, "that Won
should be freintly with Mr.. Greis af.
ter what has habbened nlretty. I
strongly advise you to gif him up You
dold me you had decided"
I've changed my mind" she said
definitely. women folk are not
good Mt lot of things, but we do
know how to change our minds"
Mr.. Van Staten lifted his hat and
turned away. The oil gentleman
when he was few PAGES oil seemed
agitated-so much SO that he had To
pat his eyes gently with his scarle.
handkerchief. He called to one of the
sailors:
DELL my man Hans to come up in
stantly."
Much commotion soon after the APP
pearance Of the stolid faced Haas. A
rush toward that part of the ship by
all the passengers on deck Swift
talking in German. Considerable tenn
per on the part of Mr.. Van Staten :;
penitcnt words from Hans.
"Mr. Greig," cried the old German,
"come here directly. AMI Miss Nor
man. Listen to this horrecble man OF
mine. | hav lost also my hatbox;
ask HIM where it is, and he replies
that he think he place it 10y mistake in
Mr. Greig's Cabin. Is it not so, Haus?"
Sorrowful acknowledgements from
the profusely pcnitent Hans. Mr.. Van
Staten raised his voice
"Then | say to him, rs it possible
that you careless shcoundrel YOU
placed also by mistake the diamond
box in Mr.. Greig's cabinY And he
say, Yes.
Quite noisy cheering from the rs.
scmbled passengers. A pressing for
ward to congratulate Grcig. He, de-
lighted beyond expression, turned to
Este Norman.
You don't repent being counsel for
my defence, young Portia?"
lyon are lust the client | like"
"And respecting this morning." said
Greig.
SRI do not respect this morn
Ing. : Let's walk forward"
They walked forward.
'Dot was n good drick of mine, :"
said Mr.. Van Staten rs he watched
them. He wiped his glasses carefully.
81 knew it would answer / was once,
long time ago, in love mineself. -
st. James's Budget.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-08
The AIT DOci pr.

Mrs. a. T. g. Maskell, who prob
ably knows more about tue habits OF
ants thun any other living person, un-
less it should he Sir John Lubbock,
relates the folio wing curio Is story OF
how she observed number OF sick
ants visiting their "loctor:"
"They wer0 each accom- panied by
several attendants, and / knew that
they were sick by their EN- tciatel APP
pearance indeed, we first imagined
that the ant hospital had turnsl out
for an airing, but they appeare to
have another object in view. A grave,
strong looking ant was sitting on a
brick wall, about n foot above the
ground, and imagine our surprise
when au invalid crept slowly no the
wall to the scat of tho physician
Immediately the doctor began TO
make passes over the afflicted ones
head, rs though ne were trying to Of
feet cure by the electrical qualities
or some other properties in his anten
nae or ieclers. Daring all this time
the sick ant remained perfectly mo.
tionless, with bowed head, while go
iug through the operation.
''And SO one after another came IN
for treatment the stream of invalids
continuing from sunrise TO sunset,
when J ceased TO make observations"
st Louis Republic.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-08
The Us1y DuckIin.

Patrolman Bart Welsh, Of the Nan.
yunk District, is tho owner OF a
strange freak Of nature in the shape
OF a white duckling, with tho iest OF u
chicken. The duckling is one OF ~
brood of twelve, aud is thu only ono
of the BROOD that * All to5e i'm this
way. The unfortunate bril- meets
with many mi5haps AMI circulation
through his efforts to enjoy himself
after the manner Of his little sisters
and brothers. He takes TO the water
naturally, but his feet not being built
for that purpose, he has nlrrowly es.
capped drowning on several ocsisions.
On the other hand, his misfortune
ceases Co be misfortune when feel.
ing time comes, for his chicken feet
arc admirably adapted to the work o.
scratching for worms aul tho like. -
Philadelphia Record.
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As an incentive TO inyentiys genius,
john Scott, IA philanthropic Scotch.
man, who apparently hal no other in
terest in Philadelphia that that
aroused by prorounl admiration OF
the character OF Benjamin Franklin,
create fun !, many years ago, the
income OF which was "to be laid ont
IN premiums to be distributed amonZ
ingenious men and women who mako
useful inventions, and along with
which shall be given n copper medal"
Scott provided that this fun shout |
be intrusted 60 the Mana gers Of tho
franklin Fuu1. Out Of the iuvoste
capital Of Tho trust which now
amounts to SJ3,2O0, there were dis
trlbutod last year S}3D in premiums,
aud nineteen me lals were awarded.
Scott also emulatoj Franklin in Great.
ing !uud to be applied 10 the snms
purposes rs The legacy OF DR.. Frank
hn-loans TO young married artifcors.
The invested capital Of this latter
fund now aggregates S}l.23J. -Phila.
delphin Press.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-08
The Glnseng Crop.

Chicago Wholesale druggists are re-.
ceiving their annual consignments of
ginseng root from Michigan. Most
of the root Is gathered by Indians in
the vicinity of Pokagoh and shipped
to Niles, where it sells for something
like 81 per pound. In Chicago it
brings from 50 to IS per pound, and
IN China, to which n good deal OF it is
exported and where its virtues are
held in the highest estimation. il sells
for about sl5 pen pound. Chicago
Times Herald.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-08
PITlI AND POINT.

Tx spurts II red iircmcu.
A sailors hornpipo is not fit to
smoke.
Tho perfume othrr v.oi,'B
never shalt forget
For the II pris Is hin tlat cluN with thcn
J. lowering 'roun me ";
OF course the farmer will have n
large crop OF oats, with nothing to
feed them to but bicycles. -Omlha
Bee.
Tn" tools OF war hryc rc1 'hr Tho stage
Whore actual night wit st,,,
AMI hlppll"ss victory viii -
70 those who get the drop
lrlianHrs a. Journa.
Teacher" Can yol swim, boy?'
Boy-"Yer, sir. Teacher" where
did you lcaru?' Hoc -'In the water,
ir"-Tid- Bits.
81 see the people have unenrtho
another anarchist" $50? How dill
they do it?" "iavo him bath. -
Cincinnati Tribune.
Young Man Gin periodical store)-
81 want Preside CompanioL."
Indy Clerk (lrchly) -"How would 1
doY'-Texas Siftings.
~ haven't the face To wear thcm.
QuOth the girl ON blODm"r+ b.ut.
They looked AT her aud they silently thought
1t was ilgJre ga" reIlly meant
Detroit Tribune.
Binks-"Do yoI ever engage in
domestic broila with yolr wife,"
Winks -"No. We keep It girl to do
the cooking. Town Topics.
Grew - hot an .,ittin' hD;tu
Meath thf ba>tu' san
That the shinin SKY jes nc,tnl
An b'san u run.
Washington Star.
No, Maude dear, we really do not
know who should hold the stakes
when girl makes bet OF II dozen
kisses with her best man. --Phila-
delphia Record.
The time is coming-ln spool the day
When mastcrfuI wife viii be brought &c
taw
Aud humblcd, to hear her hubby say,
I'm going TO invite your father in-iaw!'
Chicago Record.
"That woman dispenses n great deal
Of social lemonade" "Whpt do you
menn?" Simply that che - always
saying sour things in a sweet way
indianapolis Journal.
Tho "Dicycle face' is all riga.
If further comment j. pernissibltS
It, rudy and bcnlthy an ! bcighi.
An It's sometimes pretty AMI kIssiblr.
Kansas CITY Journnl.
''But how do You stand on tho
financial problem ?" asko / her plternal
relative. "Ob, the mouey of the
fathers is good enough for mel !"
answered the prospective son-in.law.
without her leave h. stole Il kiss,
He did. on. bis-!
A -hurb command wa I,rpruutl " his.
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he makes the candle power the moro
marked are the increases in growth.
After learning of these wonderful
results from experiments as yet in
embryo, it would seem that we NAV
yet see the day when there will be
many harvestings on farm each
summer. The modern farmer will
erect lines of high poles throughout
his fields, supporting not only mechan-
isms for gathering the atmospheric
electricity, but also immense electric
lights for supplying sunshine by
night. Who can say but that forests
will some day be made to grow up
from seeds in but few months. or
that the builders of new houses may
not grow shade trees about their
homes in that time?-New York
Herald
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-08
A Striking Tnndrm Pair.

There is n striking tandem pair
seen in this region oc,ayonally. In
this case the tandem is blessing. for
the chances are that neither would b5
able to ride bicycle, at least il would
be impossible for one AMI extremely
dangerous for the other The young
man IS handsome IN form and features,
but he is blind, while the young wo.
man, really pretty maid, is deaf IA
dumb. They make good Gme upon a
tandem, she riding in fropt and guild.
ing the wheel, while his keen ear do
tects the rumble OF wagon or othef
conveyance. Their happy faces show
what blessing and comfort cycling
~ to them. New York Tribune.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-08
A Uninua Concert

Every midsummer day u unique con
cert is given in Copennlgen, such as
the whole world cannot show tho like
of. There are kept in the Copenhagen
Museum II number Of ancient Scludi.
navian horns, more than 5000 years
old, called "LIren." OF this c1llec.
ton, fourteen are in good condition.
They have an elegant shIpe, AMI TIA ;
flat metal plates at the mouthpiecs
show good technical perfection an i
developed taste for art. They are in
different pieces, ftte together. They
were found buried in moorlan !, an |
their good preservation is believed t.
be due to the turf water. They are OF
very thin metal, anil generally seven
feet long. They were always found in
pairs, the one in tune with the other.
A few years ago it was found out by
DR.. Hammerich that they could still
be blown or played upon. Their tones
resemble those of the tenor horn, an |
they have n soft but powerful sound.
Some are tuuel in g AMI T. sharp.
others in ID, Il or G., an1 thes1 tunes
form an accord, but no "scala." The
midsummer concert is held as follows
On balcony in the court of tina
princely palace in which is kept tn
Northern Museum two members Of the
royal "capella" blow tunes on two Of
these primeval horns. An cnormou.
crowd fills the court, tho streets, the
marble bridge anil the neighborina
square, rs far ~ it is possible to hel,
the sounds. LONDON News.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-08
DOWN THE STREAM.

Love 1t began with glance,
Grew with the growing OF flowers,
Smiled In drclmful trance.
Reckod not tho passage Of hours
Our passions fooI rose ever,
Flowing for her and me.
Till the brook became river.
And tho river became sea.
Grief, 1t began with n word.
Grew with the winds that raved,
prayer for pardon unheard,
Pardon IN turn uncravcd;
The bridg" 80 easy to sever,
The stream 50 swift to be frcci
Till the brook became "a river,
And the river became sea.
Life! 1t began with sigh.
Grew with the lcavcs that arc dead;
Its pleasure with wings to fly,
Its sorrows with limbs Of lead;
And rest remainrth never
For tho wearicr years to bc,
Till the brook shall become "A river
And the river become a sea.
Lord Houghton
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ADVERTISING RATS.

Advertisements will be inserted Ct one dcllsa
per square tor the hrst insertioa and arr
cents for each subsequent insertion
cents . line. and no notice inserted Cor isS
than one dollar.
Legal advertisements will be inserted a
the rstes allowed by law and will. In all Gases
De chAgcd 70 the attorney, and payment will
Do required upon delivery of certified cory.
CHAhon FOR ANNoUNCKMKNTs.-Fo
ooanty oficers, IS; State and Congress, $40.
Terms for can ling advertise ments made
Known on application to the publisher.
JOE PRFrIN9 executed with ncatuess and
dispstch. E4-Orders By mail viii receive
promps attention.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-08
UNS ATiSFtED.

Ny roses in the sunshin, clcan-
Yellow and rod an punk and whi,,
Their day pass in the golden drran
OF warm an passionate delight;
But, ah-ny lilies long in vain
To feel the kisses OF the rain.
30 can your smile. my love. my bride.
In rosc-so't dreams my senses steeo;
Yet is my soul unsatisHed-
For have never srrn You weep.
Nor claspcl YOU in II twilight graz
q. tcars my lips might Kiss awly.
Lie is no masluc ~ frolic m'rlh
Ever tn" smile for'hpjcs thu trrS
Can all tn WOES or All tho Garth
Knock at your hcart. and YOU uot hreri
Weep; ,milrs hut keep our souls apart
And Kill tho lily in my hear
-BoNon Gazette.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-08
Tic nomclr Girl,s Chnrm

An Atchison young man says he had
heard all his life that pretty girls
were not rs agreeable ~ homelior
ones, and believed the remark was duo
to onyy. However, since 10 ma,
formed the acquaintance of lot OF
pretty girls he Is convinced it is true.
Tho homoly girl is moro reliable
friend and jollier companion. AT.
Gibson (Kau.) Globe.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-08

Ten years ago there were only sil
bicycle manufacturers in the Unite
States, aud in 1885 tho number u
wheels turned ont was 1000. Now
thO:o are twenty-six maEulaciolies
and is is estimated that 500, 900
whSalJ will be made this year.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-08
A SERIOUS AFFAIR.

L is always an in
scrutable mystery
to everybody why
other people quar-
rel. For our own
little arguments
there is always, of
C o ur sc, & o d,
sound and suni-
Client reason; for
tho disputes of
other folk the cx-
cuSe npnpnrs nvnr
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absurdly inadequate. Why, for in
stance, young Greig and Miss Elsie
Norman, both returning from India
on the Bengal, should break of with
amazing suddenness their engagement
just ms the Bengal was nearing the Bay
of Biscay it was not easy to see.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-16
WOMEN DRUMMERS.
A Comparatively New Field, but the
Sex is Winning Success.

Sex is Winning Success.
From the New York Sunday Advertiser.
Women drummers are becoming more
plentiful every day, and they are success
full, too. One has but to go to the firms
employing these ladies of tho grip" to
learn that their sales are equally as large
as, II not larger than, those of the sterner
sex. This field for women Is comparatively
new, but already SO many bright and clever
young women have entered into 1t who
have met with phenomenal success 1t will
hot be long until they will stand equal
chances with the knights who have for
so long monopolized this particularly well
paying business. And we have not far to
go in looking for a reason for all this. In
the first place, q woman Is bound TO gam
recognition, simply because she Is a wo-
man, for 1t is the hardest thing In the
world for man to refuse request made
by a woman, especially If the woman be
young and pretty. And before he knows
it, he is placing an orderl
In many branches, such as In selling
corsets, waists. perfumery. millinery toilet
articles etc, q woman is In her element,
and it is second nature for her to dilate
and expand on the salient features of such
a rule, these ladies are quick at repartee,
brimming over with original good humor
and have a knowledge Of mems weakness
es.
ooh, yes; they have come to stay, -, sald
a drummer the other day, "and II Will not
be long before the many men holding these
lucrative positions will be forced to look
for other employment. Well not be in
it in a short time. Why. I know person
ally twenty women who are making more
sales and getting better salaries than L
am. and 1 have been in the business fit.
teen wears, and am travelling for one of
the largest silk houses In the country.
read human nature, and every one Of them
is a perfect lady. And. by Jove! some OF
them are actually pretty, too"