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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-03-26
THE OLD VALENTINE.

a souvenir OF tho bygono years,
Breathing old odor1, faint as musk.
Which roses spill I'm dew and dusk;
It's blazonod pages dulled by tears,
Its faded Cupid dropping low
With broken wing and rusty bow;
A leaf OF life turned old and sere,
Yet still she holds it sweet and dear;
For love embalms each simple line
or that old, faded valentine.
She pores upon the cherished page
lily past her morning glow,
But fair rs in the long ago
To such as she what matters ago,
Whose love Is agelpss and whose truth
Makes In her soul eternal youth?
Still unforgotten kisses thrill
She cries Glow bright this world would b,
Could you. o Love, como back TO me,
AS once my own and only mine,
MY bonnie knight AMI vllcntincl
''The fault was mjne-oh, hapless fate! -
To learn our needs and blame too late,
When prayers aud tears cannot atone
For wrong and sorrow dealt our own
But 10 Il tread OF eager feet
Prcsages something strange and sweet
He comes, forgiven, TO forgive!
Sweetheart, to love--,hnt is TO live,
And love like ours can never die"
Nor need to voice her hearts reply
Moro eloquent tho dumb. dear sign
or that lonc-traasure valentine.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-03-26
PEACE AND WAR

Tho sleek sea, gorged and seated, basking
lies;
The cruel creature fawns and blinks and
purrs;
And almost we forget what fangs are hers.
And trust for once her emerald-Solden eyes
Though hnply on tho morrow she shall rise
And summon her Internal ministers,
And charge her everlasting barriers.
With wild white fingers snatching at tho
skies.
SO, betwixt Peace and War, mans lire is
cast,
Yet hath no dreamed OF perfect Peace at
last.
Shepherding all the nations ev'n rs sheep;
Tho inconstnnt, moody ocean shall as soon,
At the cold dictates OF the bloodless moon,
Swear an eternity OF halcyon sleep.
William Watson. in the Spectator.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-03-26
Fell First in the Revolution.

Hezekiah Butterworth, in "The
Patriotic Schoolmaster, says that the
first person to fall in the war of the
Revolution was not Crispus Attacks,
but n boy. If Attacks, who fell by an
accidental encounter, merits II monu-
ment as the first who fell for liberty,
so does this boy.
There were o few merchants in Bos-
ton who continued 20 sell taxed arti-
cles; they came to be despised and
hated. The boys, in their hasty pa
triotism, made on plncard n list of
the names of those who imported and
sold prescribed articles, and put in on
n pole that bore a wooden head and
hand. They set this image up before
an Importers door, with the wooden
hand pointing toward it, and this
made the importer angry, and he fred
u musket into the crowd of boys.
Christopher Gore, afterwards Gov
crnor of Massachusetts,, was slightly
wounded.
Little Christopher Snyder, boy
whose mother was widow, and who
had followed the spirit of the times
fell mortally wounded. They took mp
bis form and bore it away, and the
whole city wept. Never in America
WINS therea boy funeral like his. Thoy
mode him n patriot coffin and bore his
form TO tho Liberty Tree, which stood
near the present corner of Washing
tor and Essex streets. On the coffin
was this motto: Innocence itself is
nos safe. The boys Of nearly all the
schools, some 600 in number, gath
cred around tho body rs ON escort.
The bells tolIcd, business was closed,
and some 1900 people followed the
first mertyr to the grave.
As the procession marched, not only
the bells of Boston, but those of tho
ueighboring towns were heard tollinQ.
It was almost spring, and thor5 was
uollowness IN the air. That procession
as n prophecy of tho events TO como,
protest against the injustice of tho
-oyal power. The sons of liberty
l0uld remember little Snyder's
ave. - Detroit Free Press
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-03-26
Myslery OF Sol Germ.nal!ng.

1t has been long mystery why
seeds vary in their time OF germinat-
ing. Though sown at one time, al
from the same package, all ct m equal
depth beneath the surface aud in.
deed with every condition exactly thu
same-many days. and in some cases
weeks, will elaPse between theappear-
ance of some plants and others. In
deed, in the case of some trees one
half the seeds may perhaps grow in
the spring of one year, while tho
other half viii lie over in the ground
till the following spring before grow
ing. Some explanation of this has re-
Gently been made by the Agricultural
Science. The more near maturity q
seed may be before it is gathered or
falls from the parent, the longer tim0
1T requires for terminating. A Ger
man experimenter, NJ Hotter, used
for the purpose barley taken just be-
fore fully maturcd, and barley taken
from the same after storing. The
earlier matured -1ed sprouted in three
days, while it took ten days for fully
ripe seed, and thirty days for plants
to appear from seed that had matured
by storage. 1t is thought that more
sugar is formed during maturity, aud
it is TO this and not mere questions of
heat or moisture that the facts are to
be referred. New York Independent.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-03-26
DomostlcalIon OF tho CameI.

The camel must have been early do.
mesticated IN the East, but the better
development of an animal useful TO US
depends on tho higher culture of the
man. There may be individual cam
els in the East Of marked excellence,
but they are rare Pretty generally
travellers declare that the Eastern
camel is q hayward, unsocial, and
troublesome brute a great many
camels have been carried TO Australia
during the last twenty-five years and
have been diligently cared for. Ths
process Of selection has been used ia
breeding, in training, and now there
promise 60 be tens Of thousands Of
camels in Australia, larger in frame,
sounder in wind and limb, aud pos.
sessed of greater weight-cnrrying ca
pacity" than the original Indian AMI
mails. Their power 10 resist thirst is
shown 10y there having been forced
marches in Australia where tho camols
were without drop Of water for from
iweniy-one TO twenty three days. -
New York Times.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-03-26
Forgot How to Walk on AIl Foar,.

Speaking OF the force Of habit"
said S. 3. Dayter, ut tho Grand, ere
minds me OF pet dog belonging to a
cousin Of mine. They had taught the
animal to walk on hind feet and hold
up his front legs, like arms. There
were number OF children in the fam.
lily, and they kept tine dog performing
this trick until he began to do it Of
his own accord. 1t was not long be.
fore ne went everywhere on his two
feet, the others becoming practically
useless to him, and for the last three
years / have never seen him stand
upon all fours except for very fow
minutes Mt q time. lie could walk as
rapidly as he could when four feet
were used, and as he goes up the street
every one stops TO look at him. -
Cincinnati Enquirer
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-03-26
why are you waiting here?" said

by are you waiting here?" said
size
For the sleigh to take me to Bark
enbury," composedly answered the
young man. Justice Weller sits there
at 10 o'clock. From Barkenbury I
suppose they'll take me to the jail. y
"What for?" cried Ursula
Nothing !" Orrin Parker responded.
Ursula stamped her little, snowy
foot upon the floor the white fakes
flew hither and yon.
''it shall not bel" she cried out.
"Aunt Jacintha, Uncle Ezra, don't
You know that Orrin never would do
such a thing as that?''
As she stamped, the thick. wadded
circular cloak that she had worn
slipped from her shoulders and fell to
the floor, revealing her rich, quaint
dress.
"Hul-lol" said Uncle Ezra. "There
It is nowl"
shes a-wearin' it herself,
squeaked Aunt Jacintha.
Orrin Parker made step forward
and then stood still, the color coming
and going in his face.
"Wall," said Jethro Hardy, chats
the key to the riddle'
care you all crazy?" cried Ursula,
turning from one to the other.
"The coupon bonds was in the I'M
der pocket of your uncle's palm-leaf
dressing gownd," said Aunt Jacintha.
"Aud when the dressing gownd YVES
gone"
Ursula's foce ornvv radiant
''I took it - she cried. 81 haste
1T up to wear for n gown to the Japan
csc party. But l never knew there
was any under pocket. Oh and I've
been dancing all the evening with a
iive-thousunddollar bond in my peck
ct But where is ?"
''No one nd be likely to find it"
said Uncle Ezra, slow smile break
ing over his rugged features, "unless
they knowed jest where to lay hands
on it. Come here, Ursuly-it's just
under them ribbon fummeries close to
the hem o your frock."
ooh, Uncle Ezra" sobbed the girl,
81 oughtn't to have taken the dress
ing-gown without your leavel"
mo more you oughtn't," slowly
observed the old man. "But it don't
matter now, and it makes n pretty
frocll for you. 1 guess you can keep
it now, and I'll find another bank for
these sheets o. paper" chuckling over
his rescued treasures. GAS for YOU,
Orrin Parker, | humbly ask your par
don. I've been wrong, and 1 amt
ashamed to own it. Will you forgive
man who has made an old fool of
hisself?"
Orrin Parker stood silent in the
middle of the room. Ursula softly
put her hand into his; she raised her
entreating eyes 10 his face.
''You will forgive him, Orrin-for
my sake?"
The frozen coldress melted from
his features.
"For your sake, Ursula" said he,
in low, fervent voice, "what would
not do? You believed in me-you
were loyal to me :"
81 guess, Jethro Hardy" said Uncle
Ezra, "you amt wanted here no more.
You can 80 back to Barkenbury
ag'in!"
Jethro Hardy obeyed, still consol-
Ing himself with the tobacco
Uncle Ezra went to bed, bugging
the recovered bonds close to his
breast.
Aunt Jacinthn only stayed to rake
down the fire, and it was while the
tongs and shovel were making II bed
lam-like clattcr, that Orrin whispered
to Ursula:
Dear, do you know what day it is
Will you be my Valentino for the rest
of the year? 1 would not have had
courage to ask it, if"
And Ursula answered, with her
sweet lips raised ready to meet his
kiss:
"Yes.and alwaysl"
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Legal advertisements will be inserted ~
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be required upon delivery of certified copy.
CHAReKs FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHY
county officers, IS; State and Congress, $40.
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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-03-26
Easy Prophesy.

A young man in Clyde, named John
+. Jones, answered the advertisement
Of New York firm, who said that
they would send the name of any
mans future wife on receipt of ten
cents. The voitu man received this
suswer 10y mali "Nrs. John Il.
Jones, "-Ner ~ol0 World
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-03-26

l. was II breezy Feb
ruary morning. Al
the south end of
the barn the snow
was beginning to
melt; under the
caves the pigeons
cooed, with n soft,
droninS sound, like
the hum of bees
heard through the
big end of an ear
trumpet; and Ur-
sula Bennett ha Il
found some tiDy
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-03-26

Texas wheat averaged IA bushels
to the acre in 1894 Oats thirteen
bushels.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-03-26
ST. VALENTINES EVE.
DY HELEN FORREST GRAVES.

L was n breezy Feb.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-05

reported that, while the water va not
n tsat fRe e ahf w Taem CONSTANTLY INST increasing;
.sProprietyn. stated that the Aqu.educt
c Canal the price TiIeu'n named Being $4,000, 900,
and was at that time engaged IN col
ability Of the proiect. Which Information,
he had no doubt, they would lay peIore
me aE peop son IN o aye eb eim Newspapers took up
the question of river pollution and be-
gan an investigation., which resulted IN
ing how the water was denied n de-
nouncing the water supply as one 81 the
ing the. opinions Of experts, who de-
clared that the water contained matter
p p the 70 face ane f that. ai though all ali the
foregoing was undeniably true, there had
been no PRACTICAL effort on the part of
the sewage Of Passafc, and Paerson as
if its use was one of the inevitable con-
ditjons OF daily existence" says one
so THE FIGHT WENT. ON.
And SO the fight was waged on both
sides until tho counsel for the canal com
pany admitted that the company must re-
son or corporation has the right to divert
rlment of his, ~neighbor further along the
stream. So the canal project practically
which was freely admitted and comment,
the present, until it bids fair to realize
the predictions of the letter writers OF a
full source Of zynotie Diseases"
The rights Of control of the Society of
to the East Jersey Water Company in
return for stock in thai concern and the
latter corporation was thus enabled tu
1t was under the terms of the aforesaid
universal law that the manufacturing
companies along the line of the Pequan-
mock River began suit in Chancery
against the East Jersey company recently
and, recovered damages, on the ground
that the diversion of the large quantities
of water to the use of his city had
worked to their detriment in that it had
their factories were worked.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-05

4 -
rainfall, run-off. water evaporated by
plants, water absorbed by the earth, the
only object of which to outsiders was TO
drag out the hearing as far as possible.
Mr.. Stevens read paragraph after para.
graph of the report, and very often at
the close of the reading said. "Oh, no;
strike that out" and both the steanss,
time was wasted.
Judge Stevens then tried a new tactic;
he would read portions of a paragraph
out of the State report and frame fra oh a cues
saying that unless he read the context
it was unfair and improper. The nam
idea was to draw out the hearing and to
entrap Mr.. Vermeule into making con
hicting statements with those made IN
his report.
The hearing dragged YEARLY. along until
a quarter after seven O'clock; when
Judge Stevens refused to complete his
examination. Mr.. Edwards again pro-
tested against the delay. He there and
then served a notice upon the proseeu-
tors counsel that he would apply to the
Court tomorrow to fix a day
for the disposition of the case.
The proceedings then terminated.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-05
AN OFFENDED OSTRICH
An Kitten Mistook His
Iens for SapIinos and Climbed Up.

The ostrich at the geological gardens
stood in the long yard adjoining its cage
in the deer house yesterday. 1t gazed con-
templative1y through the bars Of the
fence at the world beyond, and shivered
every once in a while as the cool breezes
difference in climates, and wondering
whether if it buried one of its eggs as
it used to do In the long grass during
such weather the cool wave would hatch
it out an ice cream churn.
While it was revolving the question: in
its mind a playful kitten came along
the fence into the yard 1t was q pretty
k~itten-pure white. except for a few
blotches that looked as if some body had
thrown an ink bottle, at it, after care.
fully removing the cork. The kittene went
running along the yard until 1t came to
the ostrich. Thinking its long, thin legs
w vs. ge y y9 rum ana aaap auiegisly 'e eli,m pbIaafu ap t thesn'
and was soon on top or the ostrich's
back.
around the yard as, though the plague
were after it. Round and round it went,
Until INT ,st red IN nth the k fac It ne same m 70 3 SUI f.
had taken a firm hold of the ostrich and
did moi propose to be shaken.
II stood the earthquake this morning."
this"
Finding that the strange beast refused
to be thus summarily disposed of, the
ostrich became less scared and more
angry. 1t curled it's neck and twisted it's
head SO as to get a fair look at the kit
ten. The kitten never WINGED. 1t began
to think it had barked up the wrong tree,
but it was determined to see the matter
out. The ostrich aimed a blow at the
undesirable rider with it's beak, but it
lodged. 1t tried it again, but the result
was the anne. Again and again the
agile head and long neck rained sledge-
hammer blows at the tricky little kit
ten. 1t escaped them all, though some
were too near for comfort.
Finally the kitten got scared. 1t ran
ont on tho netriohtc nnnI tn pat nI1f of
the way. Then it smiled. The ostrich
couldn't hit it there. Its smile didn't
last long, however. With q sudden move
ward, encircled the kitten about the
waist, and squeezed it until it was dead.
Then it unwound itself and placidly
looked at the dead animal. After a mo-
ment or two of contemplation, it picked up
its victim and flung it as far as it could.
Then 1t calmly resumed the meditations
that had been SO ruthlessly Interrupted.
-Philadelphia Press.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-05
LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD

r.eave Pennsylvania rs. II. Depot.
80 Al. daily, except sunday, for MAUCH
cEiINS and intermedia stations.
go a. nj. daily for ROCHES-
rEP FLA ALI SUS-
pENSION BRIDGE and the WeSt and prin-
Ia local points; dining car to Suspension
Sr,dee. Pullman vsstibule sleeper to Chi
cage = A. NJ. daily ueaves 1919 A. NJ. Sum
sar, for CHUNK and intermediate
noipts; connecting for Reading and Harris
D9 I.ggi P. M. daily, except Sunday. for ELMIRA
-. III, intermediate stations; connections for
DoSTTSvTLLE and Chair car 10
VIE sP p. H.. Sundays only. for WILKES
RsRRE. L. s. B. JUNCTION. and all IN
tefmsss 3. M, daily, except Sunday. for L. s,
NcTIO and the principal intermediate
s}atjons. Pullman buffet parlor car to Wilkes
sarre connections for Pottsville.
OI.rs p M. daily. except Sunday, for BOUND
pROOK and intermediate stations.
5:S2 P. M. daily for EASTON and inter.
m s.Is 2. NJ. daily for BUFF 40, NIAGARA
FILLS and all points west pullman sleeping
vesfihuled train, New York | Chicago. sleeper
~ Eufalo and Toronto; connections for Read.
ing and and Harrisburg.
F42 P. NJ. daily, except Sunday. for EAS.
TON and intermediate stations.
ROCHESTER,, BUFFALO. NIAGARA FALLS.
cNSca9o and Buffalo: chair car to WilkesoarraI
ricketts, and Pullman accommodations nc
Pennsylvania R. R. Depot.
The New York Transfer Co. Will call for
and check Baggage from hotel or residences
through to destination.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-05
LONDoN's CITY N


Are MGmal8eUs
London's Parliament sits in Spring Gar
dens rather than in the House OF COM
mons. Within a few PAGES OF the Hnest
square in Europe there are held the dellp-
e~rations of the London County Councli.
The Parliamentary machinery is lar loo
cumbrous to concern itself Win lhe
thousands of matters Wh1cn aIecl tue
life, health and happiness OF Lonoons
multitudes,a and so the policy OF deVolutioI
has placed these affairs in the hanos u
lis gentlemen, who form the BODY calieo
the London County Council. Inc CouH-
Gil, which was elected after a not contest
last March, is equally divided lnto %
Moderates and SO Progresslves. ms
ever balance of power has had the eilect
of restraining the taste for experiments
The Council is divided into various COM
mittees, and conscientious service on TWO
or three of these bodies takes at least
three days a week.
Never till now has there peen SO mucn
gratuitous sacrifice of time, energy anu
money on the part of Londons Farlia-
ment. Its members, with few exceptlohs'
catch the infection of that enthusiast
for humanity which leads one TO make
himself acquainted with every inmate OIL
ar asylum, another to explore the aralh-
age system, and a third to care for the
Wants of raining ships. The real work
of the London County Council is done IN
committees, although the meetings Oh the
whole body are also very important.
The personnel of the Council IS excel
lentIy diversified. Peers and commohers'
CITY men and labor leaders work 10
gether for the civil veal. OF Sir Artnur
Arnold. the chairman, it may certainly
he said that he has fulfilled all the antlcl-
nations of the sixty-six members VINO
voted for his election on March u. he
has adhered to his promise of restrlctlng
his u~tterances to those occasions When ne
speaks on behalf of the whole Councli.
His thorough acquaintance with the pro
ced1re of the House of COMMONS mas
stood him in good stead in presiding over
an assembly whose rules are IN many
Ways a notable improvement on those
which govern the debates at st. stephens;
One Of the impressions left on une mlnd
of any visitor to the meetings OF the Lon
don common Council is that of the Bust
ness-Iike brevity which is the note OF
most of the speeches. The vice-chalrmans
Mr. I. Williams Benn, is a man OF
Immense energy and enthusiasm; MT;
Renn has among other gifts. great skill
in sketching, and his humorous set OF de-
SIGNS for windows created much amuse-
mani to members of the Council. lie was
artist of the medal which the Counell
q wards for bravery among fremen. MI.
Pam is one of the happiest PLATFORM
sneakers in London, and can ADDRESS
children probably better than any one IN
the Council.-London Illustrated News.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-05

RAILROAD.
The Standard Railway of America
In Effect October Is. 1895.


Trains leave Jersey City as follows:-
o THE WEST.
9.44 A.. NJ. Fast Line, with Nestibule Parlor
Car, daily for Pittsburg.
tied, the pioneer of this class of the service,
composed exclusively OF Pullman Vestipuls
Compartment. Sleeping, Dining, Observation.
movable electric lights, daily for Pittsburg.
Chicago Cleveland, indianapolis. Louisville.
2B P. NJ, Chicago and St. Louis Express,
with Pullman Vestibule Sleeping and Dining
Cars. daily to St. Louis. Louisville and Chi
cage:
81 T; N; Western Express. with Pullman
Chicago and Cleveland. Dining Car to Pima.
delphia. and Pittsburg to Chicago.
Sleeping and Dining Cars to oAe cineiinn sntif aSd
St. Louis. Arrives Cincinnati 500 P. H., In
dianapolis 1915 P. NJ. St. Louis 100 A. Nj.
SIS P. M, Pacific Express, Pullman Sleep.
ing Car to Pittsburg. Connects for Chicago
BALTIMoRE. WASHINGTON Nj THE
ct Fs s'ls. s.. IS. % y. i. 1fis a. a4 u the s'ss z4 2s.as
CONGRESSIONAL Limited, Parlor Cars and Penn;
9.1s, 11.13 A. NJ. (s.32 Congressional Limited
Carr 443 5.1s and 9.If,. NJ, and I2.s night
Express for Philadelphia, 6.s8, ~, s.1s. SO,
s1sI II s4s ao Il P1ssp n e ) % LiP ii i. & &
6.13, ga, S.O2, SIS, 9i5 p. NJ and 1880 night.
Sunday. s.34, S.43. 9.13, 9.A t10.14 Pennsylvania
Limited, 10.16, lib A. NJ, 2.13. Alb. .43, 5.13.
GA, 500. SIS, 9.15 P. M. and Il. 80 night. Ac4
commodation. Ills A. NJ, 444 and z.15 p. NJ.
week days. Sundays, 5.15 and 715 P. M.
For Atlantic City, 1.13 A. NJ, LA P. NJ.
Pullman Buffet Parlor Car and 223 p. NJ.
week days, 6.34 A. NJ. Sundays.
For Cape Nav, LA P. NJ. week days.
For Long Brancf, Asbury Park, Ocear
Grove. Point Pleasant and intermediate sta
lions. via Railway. 9.23 A. NJ. Il. %.
$50. 5.22 P. NJ, and 1901 night. On Sunday.
1000 A. NJ. 5.22 P. NJ. tStop at Interiaken for
Asbury Park or Ocean Grove on Sundoy.l
The New York Transfer Company will call
for and check baggage from and to hotels and
residences.
S. N. PROVOST. J. r. WOOD,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-05
PREPARING FOR THE NEW FERRY.

Workmen are busily engaged today at the
old Adams Express Dock tearing away the
woodwork for the new Jersey slip for boats
to Twenty-third street, New York. An old
house at the end of the pier used as a wait
ing room for Immigrants was quickly de-
molished this morning, and before the after
noon a large part of the pier was torn out.
In a day or two dredgers and pile drivers
will begin, and before the month is wi the
company hope to have the slip ready. The
entrance to the new ferry will be through
the main ferry building, and there will be
large signs placed at the north end of the
Desbrosses street slips with the legend,
'Twenty-third Street Ferry"