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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-11-17
PITH AND POINT.

A cyclone is like waiter-it carries
everything before it.
A man who is blunt in his ways may
be sharp in his speech.
\ heavy man may he very light, es-
pecially when he's down.
"rhese are trying times for me-"
was what the cook said as she stood
over the lard keg.
The woman question: Now isn't
this pretty time of night for you to
get home ?-Texas Sitter.
Mary-"Oh, just live in Reggy's
heart. Ahce-"How do Won like
living i'll Hat ?" y Washington Times.
Kitty Harry won't take no for AN
answer" Kate-"How do you know?'
kitty -"Becnuse l shan't give it to
him. Odds and Ends. 5,
She -"Everybody says you married
me only for my money" He-"But
] didn't dear. 1 know you look it,
dear, but L didn't. Indianapolis
Journal.
"Why, Mr.. Portly, You are all done
up. What's the matter?" Bicycle"
"But you don'tride q wheel" "No,
but the other fellow does. "-Fliegende
Blaetter.
Bubbles "My wife and met by
accident. Thrown together by chance,
rs it were" Wheelwoman eagerly
odd You break the bicycle?"-
Buffalo Times.
al knew n fellow who could tame n
tiger with glnnce OF his eye" "What
became OF him?' Hes dead. He
tried it on bicycle scorcher. y
Chicago Record.
Lucy-"Clar,.'s Honeymoon was
completely spoiled" Alice-"How?"
Lucy-"rhe papers containing the
account Of the welding did not rench
her. "-Brooklyn Lille.
'Ez long ez dey's got plenty err
campaign buttons" said Uncle Eben,
"some men doan' seem ter care whed-
der dey hab any s'penler buttons err
not. Washington Star
"Everything is ensy after You once
learn to ride n wheel" Eyes; you're
so badly smashed up in the effort that
you can stand anything then. Phil
adelphia North American.
Mr.. Sparks-"Sir, / love your
daughter so that cannot live without
her" Old Grufy-"Good Then 90
away somewhere and die. There's
another load Off my mind. "-Cleye-
land Leader.
Spirit lat Lily Dale seance)-"Don't
you know me? I'm the spirit of your
mother-in law" investigator You
can't fool me. Ny motber.in-law nj
ways brought her trunk with her,
Buffalo Times.
Hospital Physician with view 70
diagnosis) -"Whnt do you drink"
New Patient cheering mp Mt the pro-
posal) -"Oh, sir thank YOU. sir
whatever you-I leave thai TO you,
sir Tit Bits.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-11-17

leap TO one side while the monster
brushed by.
eve were surprised at the begin
ming of the fight to see the Indians
using their bows, allowing their rifles
10 remain Mt the saddle, but our sur
prise was still greater now, when the
mounted Sioux turned his horse about
and left the field. leaving his compan-
ion TO fight it out single handed.
The bull seemed 20 take new courage,
finding but one OF his assai,ants, aud
for n time fought desperately. OF
sudden he stopped, fncIDg the Indian.
With his front feet far apart lie APP
pearei TO rest, perhaps to collect his
fast failing strength. lie was an OH
iect now to excite ones pity, and, al.
though 1t may seem unchrlstian. | al
most wished lie could win, for in those
days there were nearly as many In
diahs as buhidoes and they were inf
nitely more dangerous.
'An arrow had destroyed one OF tho
bulls eyes, blood was rushing from
his mouth and nostrIls and trickliug
from score of wouu Is along his
spine. HIS life blood was ebbing
away, aud now, seeing his tormeutor
standing before him, nc made last
desperate effort to reach him. With
n mighty roar the bleeding brute
bounded forward, and it seemed TO us
that he had regaiued nil his LOST
strength, for he went with the speed
and force of an express train. Tho
daring Sioux drew another arrow and
let it drive into the buffalo, made
ieint OF lodging to the right, and
then, leaping far to the left, let fly
another arrow as the bafiel bull went
by.
The buffalo WAS by this time ac-
quainted with the SiouX's tricks, aud
the moment he passed the Indian,
whirled and came back ut his adver.
sary with renewed vigor. The Sioux,
surprised perhaps by the sudlenness
of the charge, leaned back, stumbled,
and nearly fell backward over the
body OF his dead horse. Before he
could regain his feet the animal was
upon him. 1t seemed that in another
moment the Indian would he tossel
high IN the air, but the new lease Oh
life the ball had was out, and IN tha;
moment in which we had looked to SEQ
him triumph, the great beast STUN
bled and fell in heap Mt the Sioux's
feet. "-Cy Warman, III New York Sun.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-11-17
Manufacturing Hairnins.

For ages tho English and French
controlled the manufacture OF hair
pins, and il is only within the last
twenty years that the goods have been
produced iu other countries to any ek-
tent. Tho machinery used is Of a del
icate aud intricate character, M the
prices at which the pins IRE sold ne
cc.sitnte Che cheapest aud most rapid
process, which can only be secured By
automatic machines, sGys Parsons
Weekly
The wire is made expressly for the
purpose and put mp in large coils,
which aro placed i'm q clamp, and SO
carried TO the machine while being
straightened. This machine cuts,
bends, anil, by q deiiclto instantan-
cons process, sharpens the points.
Eunning ut full speed it will turn out
100 hairyins every minute. To econ.
omize, il is necessary TO keep tho en-
gincs going day and night
The difficult part OF the work is in
the cuameiug, which is done By dip.
ping the pins in preparation and
baking in an oven. It is here that the
most constant and careful attention is
required, as the pins must be abso
lutely smooth nnl the enamel have
perfect polish. The slightest parti-
Giles OF dust cause imporfections and
r0ugbness.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-11-17

Why is it that man does not weigh
pound more after eating n pound OF
food than he did before? 4 little re-
hcction will readily explain this APP
parent mystery. During the process
of mastication, deglutation, etc, Ger.
tam muscles are brought into active
play. Now, 1t is we'll cstablisheI
fact IN physiology that the exercise Of
any mu Gle or set of muscles necessi-
tates temporary waste OF tissue, Gu1
that certain amount of carbon is
eliminated and passed of in the course
OF meal. This loss, however, is tri-
fling rs compared wit that Of respira-
tion and Precipitation, both OF which
functions are increased during the
operation OF making meal.
The length OF time one may take to
consume a pound OF food makes but
little difference in tho losses II it be-
eaten very lcisurely there is but aligh5
increase of respiration or Precipitation.
Whereas, II it be hurried through both
are abnormally accelerated Hence by
the time the meal is finished the con.
sumer has lost apprecinuly in both
moisture and cqrb0n'o acid
The above explains, in rough but
clear manner, why it is that man may
eat pound Of food ard yet not weigh
but from one-third 10 nve.eiQhths o..
pound more than he dill before the
meal.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-11-17

I c country. never known tibet
might have clean towels, an pie. an
picters on the wall till she came"
He glanced through the open door.
"She" stood at the table mixing tho
bread. He watched her deity NOV.
ing hands and comely face. 70 him
she was this most beautiful, the most
sacred thing in the world. Awkward
and uneducated she might have seemed
to some, but in his eyes she was wo.
manhood apotheosized. glorifed.
'She shsn't do that sort of thing
Long" said he. cit amt but two
weeks till the day-you know, Bur
dock, when the circuit rider breaches
Mt Sadlers-thet Is, if her pap's able 10
be about then, an the carpenters
come from Cordwood in two weeks
more, an we'll have n new house. With
room for all of us, an fer flowers iu
the window, an bird cage. She's
going to have it just like those folks
had where she worked up IN Mime.
soty, an then it's her turn to have
hired girls, if L have to ship 'em ont
from back East. An TO think, Bur.
dock. if they hadn't come on the day
you struck you'd never let EN- como
on the place. You've been second
with me now, for some time, but FL
never forget what owe you, Bur
dock, all the same"
The girls step sounded behind
them and she stood at Tobe's side. In
an instant he was on his feet aud
brought her chair. lie did not offer
to touch her, but his every attitude
bespoke his rude alteration. He rea.
lied her position in his house, painful
one, even for that primitive neighbor-
hood. There was to be nothing be.
tween them that all the country might
not hear.
az was just tellin' Burdocl, honey"
said lobe, fondly, chow glad l was
tibet You came on the day he struck,
fer tibet was the first time he ever let
strangers come on the place when i
was gone. But L always will believe
that he knew the mint he saw you
tibet you would be deliveranco an
heavens blessing to both of us.
And Burdock, seated in front of tho
girl, gazing at her admiringly, solemn.
ly pro(fered his paw, in ratification of
Tobe's statement. -Atlanta Constitu.
ton
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-11-17
CURIOUS FACTS.

The Bank OF England contains ingot,
CT silver which have lain in its vaults
for 200 years.
In every school in Paris there is q
restaurant where free meals are served
to the children who are too poor to
pay for them.
\ well seasoned old colored woman
is Mary Marks, ,ho resides in Bren.
ham, Texas. She was born in the
West Indies IN 177G, and is therefore
10 years of age.
Paper collins are the latest novelty
In mortuary furniture They are
pressed into shape from n mass OF
PULP, and, when stained and varnish he'd.
look just like wood.
In Deerield Township, Kansas, n
swarm of bees settled on the neck of
horse belonging to d. L. Palmer.
Afterward Mr.. Palmer picked 800 or
400 stings from the animal.
y willow tree in front of Mr.. Bar
ker's house IN East Sullivan, n. H.,
spreads ninety feet and is sixty-fve
feet high, and it's circumference one
foot above the ground Is sixteen feet.
The sense OF smell Is keen with cats,
even when they are asleep. \ piece
OF meat placed before the nose of a
sleeping cat causes the nostrils to
dilate, and in few moments the ami
nal awakes.
The largest bell in France has been
hung in the belfry OF the Church OF
the Sacred Heart, in Paris. 1t weighs
twenty.elGht tons, can he heard dis
tance OF twenty-five miles and its
vibrations last six minutes.
\ useful charity called the London
Spectacle Mission provides spectacles
for poor needlewomen aud other de-
serving persons dependent on their
eyesight for n living. Last year 726
applicants were provided with spec
tacles.
4 two-year- child of the Rev.
Arch Lucas, who breaches in the Ken.
lucky mountains, near Luca,ville, has
never used Its fingers, but do rs every.
thing with its toes. The toes are rs
flexible rs TIE fiugers of the ordinary
child. and about rs useful.
Orvingsvillc, Ky, feels itself emit
tied to claim. the weather record for the
year, inasmuch as lemon in drug
store sprouted under the heat, shoots
sprlnglnS from eight OF the seeds.
One OF the sprouts protruded through
the skin and led to the discovery.
That a candle made from human fat
bestows invislbility upon the one who
carries the light is Russian supersti-
ton of which two thieves took advan.
tage recently. They killed a hand
some boy of eighteen, whose body,
with the fatty layers surrounding tue
kidneys extracted, was discovered.
A Portland Oregon man has been
exhibiting some rabbits of n peculiar
breed. Their ears are described as
more than Il foot long and covered
with unusually long hair. He got
them TO turn loose for breeding in the
thick Nehalen. forests and thinks there
Is 10 danger OF their becoming pests,
as English rabbits sometimes do.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-11-17
4 Jnlrn of Eranl nnsrn-

1t is customary at the opera house
in Mexico for % Judge of the perform.
auco to be appointed, Whose duty j. D.
TO see that other artists nr. not sub
stitutel for those advertised; that tho
waits between the acts oro not too
long and that things generally ar
managed 60 the satisfaction OF tho nul.
lie. It is said that on ono occasion.
when Patti was singing IN company
managed by Mr.. Gran, strict order.
had been given that no ono was TO be
admitted behind the scenes. IL hap
pened that the souiu Jaw OF President
Diaz had been appointed Judge and h.
was refused aduittaucc. On leGviu.
be gave orders TO arrest the man win
had opposed his entrance. o. Not find.
ing him the soldiers arrested unothei
man, who, not being able O. speaB
Spanish, was matched of TO prison, ano
it was several hours before The Meter
was explained.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-11-17
HE wHtSTLED.

When craps wuE burnt to flinders
An not rain in sight,
He opened all tho winders
An whistled in tho light.
Jest whistled,
An wh'stled,
Like that 'ud make things bright
When mortgages wuz CROWN
Like weeds by day and night,
He KEEP RICH; on a-hoein'
An whis,led in the light.
Jest whistled,
An whistlcd,
Like that 'ud make things bright
In sowin' time or reapin'-
In wrong as well as right.
When shadders come a-creepin',
He whisted for the light.
Jest whistled,
An whistled,
Like that 'ud make things bright
Somehow he'd hear bells r.ngin'
For all tue night an day.
An still the birds KEEP singin'
When blue skies turned 10 grey.
He wh'stled,
Jest whIstled,
The rocky world awayl
II. l.. stanton, in Atlanta Constitution.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-11-17

So MI lobe Howser, wip-
S>2ass.E/ inS his greasy fingers
Nv, on his jeans trousers,
WI already pleniifully
G\N y smeared with grea &c
49, and batter, stood
looking in dismav MT the object OF his
question. This WAS a huge dog, dirty
white, liver-spotted, homely and
solemn, who sat bolt upright, gazing
into vacancy with contcmptuous de-
meanor, while behind him on the hoor
stood plate continuing his breakfast,
from which he had turned in scorn.
The man pushed back his battered
sombroro and scratched his shock head
In n puzzled way. H. was tall,
powerful young frontiersman, with
keen blue eyes and honest face, known
all along the range in Southwest Kan
sns for his honesty, his loyalty TO his
friends and his unerring aim, the first
two qualities being less common
among his companions than the last
one. In those days, il "cow
puncher" was n good marksman, deft
with his lasso, aad with the horse
manshlp required OF every expert, he
WAS respected, but if, too, he was hon
est and loyal, he gained the allegiance
OF the most depraved of his comrades
an allegiance held IN secret, per-
haps. rs the cowboy does not often
speak sentiment.
'Wel!, I've stood my own cOokin'
ever since | left the Cross Rail ranch,
and though it's been pretty rocky, I've
got along, but maybe its been CROWN
worse an I've not noticed it, for ii an
accommodatin' dog rs Burdock turns
his back on IT, it must be downright
awful. think q mighty sight OF that
dog, for he's smart, ii he amt pretty,
an | want to tnke good care OF him.
but II he won't cat slap jack and bacon
grease, fixed up as gool rs / know
how, what's lie goin' to live on? Fer
there amt woman this side of Cord
wood, an none of them could be hired
to come over here since the county
seat fuss"
The dog, with apparent unconscious-
ness, stared straight along his nose ut
the wall. Ills breathing expressed,
almost rs plainly rs speech, the feeling
OF one who had borne much, but for
whom the turning point was reached,
who had patiently endured inuuner-
able indignit;os, but who now,
SoIG!nHiy al" Io-'l'y' oecIafed re-
De1Iion. .,,,
ne man Pi'i,J" "p 'ao PIate OF oa1.
unwashcd stone china on the greasy
table, then comprehensively swept
go 'r 80 h; f oI 3,4 mI ish mo I "a
c0aal 1irrv VI 11tVs olr,,af 1,ra..t
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-11-17
THE rose OF STARS.

When Love, our greG; Immortal,
Put on mortality,
And down from Eden's portal
Brought this sweet world to be,
a tho sublime archanSel
He laughed with yelled eyes,
For he boro within his bosom
The scei o. Paraj.sr.
He hil it in his bosom.
And there such warmth it found,
Il brake in bud and blossom,
And the rose fell on tho grounl;
A the green light on the prairie,
As the rcd light on the sen,
Though fragrant belts OF summer
Game this sweet world to be.
AMI tho grave archancel, seeing.
Spread his mighty vans FOR fli,ht.
Buta glow hung round him fleeing
Like the rose OF an Arctic night;
AMI sally moving hetvcnwarI
BY Venus and by Mars,
H. heard thu joyful planets
Hail Earth, tho Rose of stars.
g. L. Woodbury., in the Century.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-11-17
For fhe M,trimonial lIarset

It is proposed 60 send 10000 nm
married women from Eastern Canade
to British Columbia, for the purpose
Of supplying the demand for wives.
The same thing was done once by
France Tor the benefit OF tho prepon-
deraut bachelors OF Eastern Canada,
and che results we're entirely salts
fecsorY.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-11-17
phr.lrnl Innnnalilles

BY actual measurement of fifty skel.
etons the right arm and left leg hayo
been found to be longer in twenty.
three, the left arm and right leg, in
six, the limbs on the right longer
than those on The left in four, and in
tho remainder the inequality OF tho
limbs nre varied. Only seven out Of
the seventy skeletons measured, or
ten per cent, had limbs Of equal
length. Lancet.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-11-17


it was month later. The corn had
commenced to turn brown and nam.
moth stacks of hny were built here and
there on the farms and ranches. lobe
sat In the soft moonlight in his seat
beside the door, Burdock beside him.
The two carried on an interested con-
vcrsation, lobe talking in an under
tone, Burdock replying by turning his
head sideways and pricking up his
ears, and occasionally scraping his tail
back and forth over the ground. With.
In bright lamp shonc on an improved
interior and on the form of the young
woman, as she moved quietly about
the room, putting it to rights. Her
low song, q suatch OF a hymn that be
had heard ut compmeeting when he
was n 10y, hoated to To5e's ears.
There is a fountain filled with blooI,
Drawn from I1manuei's veins
And the room had changed, beyond
the mere presence OF n neat handed
woman. There wero new chairs, ia
be, cnest oil drawers, bed, q stove,
gauay dishes behind the glass doors Of
O. cnpboard-a.i OF a crude newness,
ont stiiI very splendid In country
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-11-17
ADVERTISING RArKa.

Advertisement. win be inserted e enc doIlsH
per square for tie Hrss insertion aad AR
Senss for each subsequent insertion.
Local, Business and Special nstis~s -
Cant. = La, a=4 - ...ossiis. inserted SoY -
thAa one dollar.
Legal advertisements will be inserted :.
tss rates allowed by law aud will, In all sas>s
be required upon delivery Of certified copy.
CHAEGEs roB ANNouNCEMrNrs-Fcs
0o2nty efnoeSs, IS; State and Congress, $40.
Terms for rtan ling advertisements made
Known on appl icstion TO the publisher.
JOE PHSrINa executed with neatness and
enpeseh- Ss-Orders By mail viii receive
cso0ps stssntiop.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-11-17
4 PincllIng Boot.

A boot or shoe that is uncomforta-
bic from pinching may be eased by
laying cloth moistened in hot water
across the place where the pressure
comes, changing it several times as -
grows cooler. This simple method
causes tie leather to shape itselfto the
foot
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-11-17
STRIKE OF BURDOCK,
nY MAT RELLzyLLU BROWN.

= You VIC sIIucn, UAYe
You, BurJock 2"
lobe Howser, wip-
III s his greasy fingers
on his jeans trousers,
already plentifully
smeared with grea e
and batter, stood
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-04
Mint. On SninfnfAx.

The beginner should not try to swim
any long distance at first. As soon as
he finds that he can keep his body foat-
ing easily on the water By means of the
strokes he has learned he should aim to
perfect his form rather than aim &c
cover long distances. The stroke which
has Just been described is TECHNICALLY
called the forward breast stroke, and
although there are a great many kindi
OF strokes IL swimming. this is the cas-
Jest of all strokes to learn, and the ona
that is most generally used, except, per.
haps, for racing. One Of the most com
mon Of the fancy strokes is the over
hand stroke. This is performed b. plac-
ing the body on the right side, with
the legs held out behind perfectly
straight One leg is then brought Up n
front and the other is lifted up behind,
end the next motion Is to bring them 10
gether with a swift, scissor-like ITO
ton. exerting as much force a. possible
In the meantime the right hand !.
moved out in front and brought down
through the water as FAR as the left
thigh, while the left hand passes out
Of The water from the rear forward,
and is drawn back similarly through TIE
water, thus pulling the body ahead,
just as one might pull ones self along
by means Of roPe.-Harper's Round
Table.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-04
NJ KINLEYTHEC CHOICE
OFTHE WOMEN OFTHE UNITED
STATES.
Returns Not All in Yet.
Prohibition Running Strong with
the Ladies.

The ladies' vote has attracted national
attention this campaign. 1t has called
forth the vote of many ladies who per-
haps would never care to go 10 the polls
to cast a vote. The vote was polled by
postal cards and letters sent to the
Postum Cereal Food Coffee Co. Of Battle
Creek, Mich, whose Office force nave
faithfully compiled and reported from
time to time the progress of the vote.
The deepest interest is shown by the
letters and postals, great numbers Of
which express gratitude for this act
which is surely step towards the real
ization of some practical plan under
which one-half of our citizens. female
though they may be) who are now de-
MED the elective franchise, can have the
right to say how and by whom their
laws shall be made, their country gov
erned and their sons and daughters pro-
tected.
An extract from letter from a lady
in Kennebunk, Maine, expresses thanks
for an opportunity to vote; when wo-
man has the opportunity an incentive to
engage her mind in affairs which per-
tain to the welfare and prosperity of her
people and country, the beings she
brings into existence will be improved,
elevated, and endowed with the fire OF
true craftsmanship, by the mind or the
mother during the prenatal state. Have
your statesmen born with great, clear
and patriotic mind, Sir
That keynote that will ring on etern-
ally until the theory becomes fact IL
is time that the keen, clean mind OF wo-
man was sought in affairs of state.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-04
Lace .f,o Leaf Prints on7roA.

It is a curious fact which has often
been proven by actual experiment. that
q delicate fern or other leaf may be
placed between two smooth blocks of
iron, and have plain impression OF
every nib and fiber Of itself left OF the
hard surface Of the iron plates after
they have been driven suddenly to-
gether by the explosion Of a stick Of dy-
Mantle Another experiment IN this
line, and one equally curious. is made
with smooth block OF iron or steel and
q cake OF compressed gunpowder- A
de.icate piece OF lace Is placed on TIE
meta surface and the disk ot powder Is
laid on top of the fabric When the
powder is detoned the lace viii be ut
terly annihilated. but It's impression
will be clearly left on the metsi--si
Louis Republic