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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-06-02
Names LAM Grams.

Many years nCo, in fact, not long
after the close of the Revolution, many
OF the veterans who served. in that war
received land giants, in Northern
Mnine. Hundreds OF those who re-.
ccived such gifts did not realize what
would be tho future value OF the lands
In the distant timber regions, and the
deeds were laid away aud in some cases
forgotten. When lumber operators I'm
after years attempted to buy up tim
Der lands, tho labor Of securing titles
was nm almost endless task and in some
instances heirs were not found.
Therefore, occasionally, even to this
day, claimant pops up and demands
tracts here and there which others
have had in their possession for many
years. For instance, the site OF Nor
cross, Me, IL now in dispute, rs tho
timber tracts in these regions were
part OF Revolutionary grantg. But all
this Is only preliminary TO really re-
markablc coincidence that came about
In Aroostook County some years ago.
Mr.. James +. Rawson, of Bangor, wag
prospecting for timber lots and cane
upon one especially fine section. But
he learned at the land Office that it
would he impossible to secure good
title to the land MS the original grant
had been to Revolutionary soldier
whose heirs were not known. Had IT
not been for this reason the land would
have been sold long before, they told
him, as the timber had become very
valuable Mr.. Rowson's surprise
came when no learned tho name of tho
or gInal grantee. 1t was james Free.
laud, OF Massachusetts,, his own rand.
father, for whom he In | been named.
As ono of the heirs, it did not tako
Mr.. Rewson very long to get posses.
sion OF that section. Lewiston MEL
JpuruoI
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-06-02
WORDS OF WISDOM,

Sorrow is only ono of the lswor
rotes in the ora;orio of our blessed
ness.
Cleverness is sort OF genius for in
strumentali.-. IL is the brain OF tho
hand.
People seldom improve when they
have no model but themselves to copy
after.
dwarf sees further than tho giant
when he has tho giants shoulder TO
mount.
An old truth stated in new way
will hit and stick where it has often
missed
The ininrics we do and those we suf.
for are seldom weighed in tho snmo
balance.
No obligation to justice does force
man to he cruel, or to use the shnrpest
sentence.
II idleness does not produce vice or
malevolence, 1t commonly produces
melancholy.
An enterprise, when fairly once bo.
gun, should not be left till nil that
ought is won.
Nurture your mini with great
thoughts; 10 believe in the heroic
makes heroes.
When we stop looking toward tho
wrong place we will not find 1T 80
hard to stay IN tho right place.
You never know how dear thinga
nre, until 'you buy them, nor how
cheap they are until you sell them.
Poverty il no disgrace, but it is q
poor recommendation. A bnvk &C.
count Is usually taken as evidence OF
ability.
He that is ungrateful has, no guilt
but one; all other crimes may pass
Tor virtues In him. The South West
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-06-02
PITII AND POINT.

I've lost my umbrella" said tho
India rubb. r man "Wcll, don't scowl
at me, rctortcd tho swor,t s.ailower.
Turn your Cathode kodak on that
bnigy looking ostrich. - Chicago Rec.
orr
Washer That WIS rather scnsi.
bile o5saryat on of mine, don't YOU
think" Lpdy - "Why, certainly,
didn't Won notice tho look OF surprise
on my face DIS Neue Wiener Tag
blatt.
Nell-"Chollio told me last night
that he thought my face would stop
an angel in IL flight" Belle Don't
.vou think you'd better practice on
clock first, my dear % Philadelphia
Record.
Mrs. Duaaue- The women OF dif-
ierent cities have their own pnrticu-
lar fad" Mrs GaNwell-" What is
,he womcu's fad in Chicngo?' Mrs.
Onkane - "Husban Try. - Pittsburs
Chronicle
Hoax Timely went 10 Alaska
prospecting for gold, and found lead
instead" JOaX -"Ah in large guam
tities, | suppose, and valuable" Hoax
-"No; in small quantities and fatal. "
Philadelphia Record
She--"Ob, yes; know that you
think that woman is sIlly creature
whose mead may be turned by mere
fncry.' He-"It is sure TO be turned
If some other woman passes with the
mere iinery on. "-Indianapolis Jour
nal.
Miss Bellfeld-" How on earth dill
You come TO get engaged to Willie Van
Braam? Niles Point Breeze -"Wer,
Won sec, just at the time he proposed
didn't happen to be engaged TO any
one. - Pittsburgh Chronicle Tele-
gram.
Visitor (hear;ng the piano in tho
next ROOM rs that your daughter?
She appears TO be playing with only
one band" Gentlem IN of the House
Yes; her fellow is probably plny-
ing with the other - Boston Trnn.
script
Nothing will sooner make mans
Q! es shoot fire, his brain whirl and his
ncart flop up against his palate than
- lose his balance on his available leg
while irving TO stow the other away
IN bis GUal garme nturo.-B Boston
Transcript.
Mrs. Greene -"Of course you read
NIL your husbands stcries?" Mrs.
White (wife OF the famous author)-
ION, dear. mol they ara nothing TO
the stories be sometimes tells me after
re has been out Of an evening. "-Bos.
ton Transcript.
Little Mr. Justwed- "And, do you
know, my husband never thinks OF 30
much as going for a scuttle OF ccaI
without first kissing me" Old Mrs.
fornbeck -'In about two years, my
dear, you may consider yourself lucky
if he gets the coal.
Office Boy-"Tnere is man. out.
ride who wish IS to see you. Business
Man -"Didn'tI give orders that was
not to be disturbedF Office Boy
''Yc', cir; but this is n very mild-look.
jog 70 ~. I don't think he would ere.
ate disturbance. Truth.
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The Diminishing Allirat n.

The alligator IS being reduced in
size stea lily. Tourists used to hear
about alIigator' twcnty-ono feet in
length. a gentleman who is natur
alist, as well as "a sportsman, is proud
OF having killed gator measuring
thirteen feet nine inches, and he be.
Iieves n story about another nearly
fifteen feet long; but he does not ex.
pect that this generation will ever SEQ
an alligator over sixteen feet in
length. This retro.c7sio1 from tho
pictures ia the geography OF child.
hood ~ due to no fault OF the alli.
gator, but 10 the presence OF unim.
aginatlys Northerners The 'gators
are rs big as they ever were it is
only the stories that have grown
smaller
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-06-02

Marinettc, Wis, and Mcuominec,
Mich, are situated on opposite sides
OF the Menominee River. An old
wooden bridge, long since declared 70
be unsafe, connects, the two towne.
'Both towns hive long agreed that n
new bridge is bal ly needed, but neither
mas been able 10 agree to the plans for
q new bridge proposed by the other.
Last week Menominee solved the dif.
iiculty by permanently blockadIng the
street leading from the bridge The
residents OF the town were willing 20
Ne Inconvenience in good cause,
'nd the Marinette folk came over, and
plans for new bridge were promptly
tgrced on. New York Sun.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-06-02
4 Remarkable Cavern.

A remarkable cavern OF great extent
and with some curious characteristics
was discovered recently near Alle0tsh
Lake, Ne. Some hall dozen chamoars
Of great size have been explore and
there appear To- be many m1-p. The
alr IN the cavern IS quite warm. and
it is said that the compass ]. q idly
disturbed IN mtDy parts OF it New
York Sun
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-06-02

An electric lamp that crn he Carried
in the pocket has been produced in
Germany by Herr Bohwlnkel. It is
made either in cylindrical form or
like fiat flask, n small glow lamp IN
each case forming the upper portion
while the battery is the base 4 so.
Gale revolver battery" of three
p!at'num-zinc elements gives cur.
rent OF four or five amperes at six
volts The filament is ciused 90 glow
by tipping the lamp, and in a lamp OF
ten inches in-height by two inches in
diameter continues 90 give IA brigh
white light for an hour and II hall
with one filing patent battery
fluid IS used, OF which one quart is
sufficient to fill the lamp sixteen times
Trenton a.. j. American.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-06-02
a NEvEr-MIND FELLOW.

never mind the weather. iti,'s -pringii,ac
many a tree
IL shaSin' down is blossoms in n shower
over M.
An know the sir.e air goin' whcr, tho
honey ucklcs grow
An / snc tn rivers nowin', m Im cad rm
fur from snow.
I n"vnr mind the weather, IL It's summer
well, seem
20 pu'l mys'li together an est dream, al
dream an' dream
FcTther roses EEL nroun mo in n perfect foam
q Sea.
An tho good Lord runs tho wco'h-r, an it.
Nll alike 90 me-
never mind thu weather, il rs wintcr--
well. 500,
4 dozen happy faces roun' the nresldo for
me.
IN know tho kettles stcOmin an know
the ilresiIc's bright.
An see kind eyes a-beamin'. an I'm all AZ
home nj nighu
# L. giantou
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-06-02

Every particle Of the gu is weighed
tue allowance being made of twenty
five pounds of gum for every 400. 900
stamps. Tho cumming machines are
marvels of ingenuity. From "A foun.
tam, which receives gum after it has
been tested and weighed, brown
stream OF gum flows evenly into n rect
angular reservoir, which rests against
iast'rcvolving roller accurately made
OF ground glass the slightly rough
surface of this roller takes up the gum
and applies it to the backs OF the
stamp sheets rs they pass under it on
an endless carriage provided with
grlppers and fingers that operate in
the most lifo-like way Then the
sheet OF stamps passes into the incu.
Oator-like chest, which is kept full of
hot, dry air. When it energies IL is
dumped on the tables OF other girl
operatives at the other end, after u
Journey of fifty feet in temperature
oil l32 degrees. 1t is now quite dry
and ready TO be smoothel of it's slight
orlnkles and packed for delivery TO the
periorators. The latter separate by
machinery each original sheet into
Tour such sheets as are delivered to
the postollices, cutting Mt the same
Tune tho perforations which enable
the indivi iual stamps to he easily sep.
hrated. Finally hydraulic presses re.
move the burning left by the perfornt
Ing machine.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-06-02

Persons who we're abroad Mt an carly
hour yesterday morning witnessed q
beautiful lunar phenomenon. The
moon herself was the center of brill.
liant white cross, while on either side,
mt distance Of about sixteen de.
grers, were what might not inaceu.
rateIy be called great prismalic par.
unions, or moon dog- Beyond tho
radius Of these and nt the opposite
points of The lunar cross there were
rninbow-colorel cresceuts with their
convex sides toward the moon. while
ali about the sky was "hazed" with
cver.shiftlng swarms of ice particles
shimmering iu the moon rays. At.
lontn Constitution.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-06-02
Ia.e.L RemeIr ior Rnrns.

tor a bp-u there is nothing better,
says writer in Current Literature.
than tle oid tim application Of pure
iH. Tan BOAR. It is we'll worth while
or every nousekeeper to buy some
pounds o' pure leaf lard render it
with the utmost care, aul putt, while
piping hot, into pots or bottles that
may be herm tIcalIy sealed. A cupful
o. lar', mixed with four 10 form n
SOFT pas O.. may be applied to n burn
without loss 90 time. The experiences
oiyc1rs 1as demonstrated that IL tbis
apraest ora is followed up there will
oe neither scar nor irritation follow
ing the healing Of the iDiured part,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-06-02
4 SIRE. Ennnrl Mlld Wan.

4 sdre-enoigh wild man was seen in
the Qu'llsyute Mountains, near Cape
F.atterr, WASH. a few day. ago, and
was closely an carefully scrutinizeS,
ny Lawrence ". Doyle, a member OF
the Montana Legislature, who is will.
lng 30 furnish afiidavits With his story.
! g saws he was travelling through an
uneGp.ored timber belt when man
OF un1surly lurgo size and splendid
physique, ha'less and with n heavy
beard und shos6 O long hair, his arms
md legs bare and his body partially
clothed in s.tius, stepped ont before
aim. Mr.. Doyle was startled, aad be-
lore he could say or do anything tho
Wild man, after looking at him closely,
wnlkel quietly away. Mr.. Doyle
watched The man with his feld,glasses
until he was ont OF sight, and is sure
Of the reality ofshis experience and OF
The Wild map. Settlers in that region
have for q 'oug time past claimed To-
have eau ght glimpses Of a strange man
ore.seI in SIS n, and general hunt
has been planned for the purpose Of
capturing him. New York Sun.
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The serum treatment Of snake bites
has been undergoing tests in India
aud Australia, to which countries Dir
Cnlmcttc, OF the Pastcur Institute os
lille, has sent large supplies OF serum
furnished by Immunized horses
rabbit inoculatel with 10000 of its
weight OF this serum resists dose q.
cobra venom in three or four hours.
In lniiathc serum has proven effective
against the virus o. reptiles OF several
species, IN illustration OF its Value
being Afforded by the cases os n man
and woman bitten by two spcci-
mems OF Naja tripudious-the former
being inocu ated with serum nm hour
Hftcrward and completely recovering
by the next day, wmlc the latter was
not treated and died in two hours. In
hot climates the power OF the serum
seem TO be reduced about four. ffths
IN three months. I'm the serum treat.
mcnt oil pulmonary consumption, err
couraging results are reported from
Italy, where DR. Mnragiiano has beer
developing extensive laboratories TO-
preparing the protective serum TO,
this disease AMI experimenting with
1T upon rabbits and other animals.
Some o. the serum has been tried bv
Professor Dc Ronzi, OF the University
OF Naples, in twenty two cases OF we'll
marked tuberculosis, with improve
mcnt IN every case, and in some the
complete arrest OF the disease. Early
particulars concerning an anti cholcrt
serum arc promise by DR.. Beriug.-
Trenton (N..J.) American.
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01ANI oNllLt, w. VA TUESDAY, JUNE 2
''I don't quite understand yen" she

al don't quite understand ycu," she
said, with dignity.
81 refer you for an explanation OF
my words TO the conversation Won
held with Miss Dane about the first
day OF the term"
She looked puzzled
81 did not have any," she replied.
about flirting" 1 suggested tn
prompt her memory. "You were In
win me away from Sue Liscomb, J
think"
She leaned her head on her hand {
moment; then she lifted it and broke
into merry laugh
And YOU overheard u, and have
you been laboring under that impress
sion all these months? Oh, how could
you?"
And Gs though some sudden recol
lection well nigh maddened her, sho
hid her face in her hands and broke
into tears.
What is it?' 1 inquired, softenins
in au instant.
We were not talking OF you at all,
SIR" and the tears flowed afresh.
mot talking Of me 1t was all my
own insulerablo conceit, then. What
an"
Idiot 1 said aloud, AMI ".non.
key, under my breath.
She drew up her heal a moment
later and would have left me, but
bu.-
Pshaw The scene won't bear re
henrsing' Charlotte is my wife now.
New York News.
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Railroad EmulalcI Washington.

Phillipsburc, n. j., lays Claim to
the most valuable cherry tree in the
world. The tree was cut down by
parties other than the owner, and it,
worth was said to be $500 in the courts
at Philadelphia this week
Several years ago, vines the Lchigh
md Hudson Railroad was built
through that section, A. y. Cooke, OF
Philadelphia, then resident OF that
place, sold the company portion of
large tract of land, just outside OF
town, for = yarl One OF the con.
dltions Of the SAFE was that the com.
pauy, after grading the laud, was TO
level OIL Mr.. Cookies adjoining prop.
erty and leave it in goo condition.
Some time after the road was in
operation Mr.. Cooke brought suit.
claiming the company had violated
this part OF tho agreement. He said
the land belonging TO him had been
left in wretched shqpn. He sued for
$1,000 damages, OF which $500 was for
cherry tree the company's men had
chopped down. The papers in the suit
wero served on Vice President Harris
OF the railroad company, "a resident OF
Phi!adelphin, which was the reason tho
case was tried in the Quaker City.
Otherwise it would have been tried in
the Warren County Court az Belvidere.
The suit, after many postponemcnts,
came mp this week
a number OF PhilliDsburg people
were fubpmnaed az witnesses They
we're summoned chiefly 60 testifyas to
the value Of real estate thereaboutg.
The case lasted three days, and the
jury wrest'cd with the problem half
night, coming in with a verdict Of slQ1
for Mr.. Cooke New York Press.
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A Marvellous Memory

The marvellous memory, or rather
power OF absorption, as it might be
called, Of Sir Edwin Arnold, has excit
ed frequent comment Major j. T..
Pond related a new instance of it in n
story which. he told ut the Walt Whit
man Fellowship dinner in this CITY n
Few days ngO. Speaking Of VISIT
which me made with Sir Edwin Arnold
to Wat Whitman shortly before Whit.
nhn death, Major Pond snid: "Wo
had n very pleasant chat. md as wa
rose 20 go Walt Whitman presented TO
SIR Edwin and 60 me % volume OF his
Lcoyss OF Grass, TINT had lust been
ropublishcl. ] opened the volume.
which Won know is OF ycraI hundred
pages and began reading aloud ran.
dom line. Sir Edwin stopped me.
Let mo go on from there, mid bc
and he took mp the lus and without n
break recitct the whole poem. 'Try
mo anywhere, said Sir Edwin. 7 did
so, and not cncc, no matter how ob.
ssurc tho poem, did he fail TO give
every line Of it correctly. / wonder.
ingly following him with tho book be.
fore mo. 'lhatis tho way know vonr
poems, said Sir Edwin Go WALT Whit.
mau when he had fuisued the teyt. 49,
New York Tribune.
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There is town on the Uprer Snake
River in Idaho called New Sweden.
Hans Hanson is Mayor OF the town.
Peter Peterson Is clerk, and me Com.
mon Council is composed OF Peter
hansen, Hans Petersen, Peter Hans
Peterscn,.t Hans Peter Hansen, and
Peter Bansen Hans Peter.eu. No
relationship exists among these mnn.
This story is vouohed for by the Cald.
we'll lldahol Tribune.
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o. -'e.---sTE\ for them ''I ho t%'
~ @:.sST',r) With this, my
friend turned to
leave me.
wait moment, Mr.. JclIrics,
said; chow can | keep -"
"CleHr Of them ?" he added. "Draw
your own differences. Handsome
young men, with light purses, must
make light hearts When you catch
: a glimpse of your pupils you will I'M
dcrstnnd me. I haven't been teach.
or here for five wears for nothing"
'Thnnk you !"
With tits gave my friend my han1,
and we parted. An hour later | was
seated ut my desk in the school room
looking about me with no small de-
gree OF interest for the two pupils of
whom my friend had spoken aud won
dering IN tho meantime if his kindly,
well-meant caution would not bring
me Mt once face to face with the VERY
danger which no had wished mo to
avoid
Smiling Mt my own conceit, and
failing to find, in tho three score faces
before me, one thn5 was particularly
stamped with pride, or one That was
marked with mischief, | turned to my
books.
Something Xix, quick whisper
broke through the stiffness OF the
room rs ] did so. / glanced up.
Every counteuauce bore uumistakajlo
signs OF occurrences. turned
second time TO my books, and this
tlmo big apple started from one OF
tine back seats and came rolling down
the aisle. picked up tho apple, laid
1T on the desk, and glanced in the di-
rec'ion from whence it had come.
Goodness what pair of blue eycq
were raised TO mine! Eyes, snucy,
daring and almost wicked. This was
Lizzie Dane, | was quite sure
"a good beginning" thought.
Just then The school room door was
dnrkcncd, and, looking up, ] saw
Charlotte Arden. My friends caution
was well. How like beautiful pic
ture she was, her fine head covered
with pretty 6rajds, perfectly poised
her figure straight, round md per
'ect, brought out by the strong, clear
light. She stood, rs il hcsitlriny
whether or not it was best for her to
enter the room.
Lizzie Dane telcgraphel to her with
her sparkling eyes to enter sup.
pressed the smile that was rising to
my lips, AMI turned to Miss Arden,
saying;
q" Have you selected scat?"
NO, SIR" she answered, without
moving.
You may do SO now, ! said.
She glanced up and down tho long
rows OF seats several times, aud then
turned 20 q side desk but short dis.
lance from my table
This one" she said, raising her
eyes for q single moment to my face
] bowed, IN approval Of her choice.
though 1T did not please me. did not
care TO have her 20 near.
At the quarter hour intermission
Miss Arden and Miss Dano passed The
time in pacing, arm i'm arm, back and
ior,h ON the blank space OF floor be.
Lorc my desk. I could have wighcI,
onl did wish, that they had chosen
any other promenade, but not know.
ing how 30 Eelp myself, unless ] sent
them out Of doors 90 play, like two
children 300 pIHnfOres, 7 prpten Hol to
bp engaged DO setting my books anal
papers 90 rIghts
Children In pinn'Orssl smiled
rrimiy TO myoIf as tho aulaciou4
thought entered my hnl1. Children
tI"y both were. sad % mysclL
and as for piullDr 81. said, nIm
sure they'd be vastly more appropriate
md becoming ban That LITTLE uuEaI
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Rcd Rabbits In Genr, ln.

A red rabbit was caught near East.
InaD, Ga, a few days ago. r. is alive
md on exhibition in that place, md
the farmers living thereabouts say it
y the first Of the kinl they ever saw.
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"AEswer?'
Miss Arden spoke inquiringly IN n
puzzled voice:
"You speak rs if you thought IN.
tended 10 propose to HIM.
'And SO, dare say, You will, it
being leap year, and you so smitten. ."
I'm that case | think he would an
swer in the Affirmative"
"Oh YOU conccitcl crcaiureW
"lush What il Mr.. Eldridgc
should overhcnr us?'
As if hadn't.
who cares If lie docs? It's moth.
ing to him."
Nothing 20 me to sit there md
hear myself discussed in that wnv
But, seriously, what do Won mean p
why, havo You forgotten that
prophcsied Irritation? mean how
do You think he would do for that"
"Oh, passably, if he understands
his place nud stays in il.
Men! Boysp
"Wcll, boys, then. Men in assur.
ancc, boys in Intelligence, are what we
haYo nowadays"
She spoke as if she had lived in tho
age of her grandmother. clenchcI
my hands.
"Do YOU think you'll bring him
around?"
am sure [ have no such design on
his pencc"
en- aching to know what Won in.
tend to do. Shall you nirt with him"
ooh, no matter.
"You'rc too bad. | got YOU apart
from the other girls on purpose to
have II confidential chat, and here the
time IS almost mp, and you haven't
told mo thing
"Woll, | VII now-two things.
Your hair is twisted and your collar is
shockinGly tumbled."
Bother my collar Shall YOU nirt
with him? wouldn't mind, only
that hateful Sue LjscJmb VOWS she'll
get ahead of you. Now. do tell me T.
thrust my head NJ aud looked at
them. They were not minding me in
tho least.
! loil my han upon thc bell and
gave 1T II violent ring The two girls
started like culprits What they saw
in my face ] cant say, but thev both
colored. Then they separated for
their scnts, but notunti heard Lizzie
whisper desperately, "Shnil you?"
81 shlll, noatc back in reply, low
and firm.
Should she?
That afternoon while ] was engaged
with the French class, was startled
10y little scream, and Lizzie Dane