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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-11
Tie Music 1hawed Out.

"Well," said he, "I am not Joker,
but upon the subject of this evening
| may be able to impart some informa.
ton concerning the Northwest. The
firm of which ] am member OWLS n
large wheat farm in Manitoba 1t is
a fine wheat section, but the climate
is too variable to suit me. My farm
is thirty miles north of Winnipt G, and
by the time wheat ripens there is fire.
quently cold wave that freezes not
only the wheat, but turns all of the
whisky into ice, which makes it i'm e.
possible to induce men to work in the
field, stimulants being necessity
there. Last fall l went to the farm,
and, having nothing to do but watch
the men, | whiled away the time with
harmonicon, upon which i am some
what of an expert. The men had
climbed the wheat stalks and were
picking the grain, while ] played some
well-knuwn tunes. Suddenly a biz
zard struck us-the men fell TO the
ground, and, piling them into the
wagons, l covered them with ice in or.
der to thaw ont the frozen places, nd
got them to the house. / had warmed
myself up by blowing the harmonicoD,
and kept it up, but it made no sound,
the air being frozen too tightly for
there to be any vibration. The biz.
zard lasted for three weeks, but one
morning the sun came out, and |
started down the road had traversed
from the wheat field to go to town and
take train for Chicago. After had
gone about a mile / heard strains OF
music, but could see no one playing.
1t seemed all around me, and the
tunes were those ] had tried to play
when caught in the blizzard. The
strains continued until | reached the
point where we hal started from, and
then l realized that the air was thaw.
ing, and the notes that had frozen
into the atmosphere were being liber.
ated. Washington Star.
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An old gentleman in the north of
London has recently been making n
series of interesting experiments with
a view to finding solution to the
question often asked "What be-
comes of the countless myriads of
pins, etc, that are annually lost ?"
AS he expected, he finds that it is the
disintegrating effects of the air which
resolves even these intractable little
instruments into their elements.
He put some hundreds of brass and
steel pins, needles, hairpins, etc., in n
quiet corner of his garden, where they
would be subject to all the destructive
agencies of dampness, earth, wind,
ETC., although secure from the preda-
tory hands and disturbing feet of in.
quisitive intruders. The results are
curious.
Ordinary hairpins were the first
taking 154 days on an average) to OK.
idize into a brownish rust-ferrous
oxide-which was scattered by the
wind as it was formed, and not trace
of a single one codld be detected NJ
the end of seven months. Common
bright pins took as long as eighteen
months before their combustion was
complete, but brass ones had been en-
tirely turned into green verdigris
long before that. At the end of fif-
teen months au ordinary penholder
had had its nib entirely rusted away,
but the wooden stick was still almost
nnaltered. 1t is probable that the
yaint on it had somewhat of pre-.
servative effect.
Some used wax vestas were almost
gone, with the exception of the cot.
ton wick, in less than eighty days
from the time they were deposited,
but the sulphur heads of some unllt
ones were as perfect as ever. Polished
steel needles of a small size lasted q
very long time lover two years and a
half; but black lead pencil prove
itself to he practically indestructible,
both cedar and plumbago being al
most as good as when new, even
though harder things had quite rot.
ted. New York News.
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famous collar Of the Queen Regent OF
Spain were gathered by the La Paz
divers.
In 1882 one diver, Savin by name,
got two fine pearls weighing re.
spectively thirty-one and forty-f five
carats and worth Sll, COD. During
the season of 1888 there were several
notable finds. One was light brown,
fecked with dark shades, weighed
sixty-five carats and sold for $4,000.
Another beauty taken by Diver Savin
was pear.shaped, white, shot with dark
specks which weighed fifty-four carats
and sold for $500. In this same year
La Paz merchant bought for $40
from an Indian pear shaped gem that
he sold for $500. 1t was of a light
sandy color of surprising luster and
weighed thirtytwo carats.
In 1891 n famous black pearl, known
as the Cleopatra, was discovered. 1t
was a perfect sphere, and weighed
thirty-six carats. 1t was sold for SO,
600. Pearls of pinkish tint are the
most priced though the black ones
nearly equal them in value. 1t is
only in the Gulf of California that
these are found, those of Ceylon being
almost Invariably white or of palish
tint.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-11
WHOLE NO. $50.
CneXp,ored Canada,

The Canadian Government has sem
sibly determined upon scientific ex-
petition to Hudson Bay to study the
resources of those waters and the sur
rounding country. The powers at
Ottawa owe ii to the geographers o.
the United States TO aid much more
than they have done in the explora-
ton of Canada, the accepted map OF
which is now so indefinite. Perhaps
Philadelphians have accomplished
more in the opening up of Canada's
great unexplored areas than ali the
Canadians Of this generation. As for
the Hudson Bay environs, there are
many engineering and commercial
reasons why those particular regions
should be systematically exploded.
There are four grand areas Of unknown
land lying around that far northern
body OF water.
There is, first of all, upon tho north.
west, the area surrounded by Backs
River, Great Slave Lake, Athabasca
Lake, Hatchet and Reindeer Lakes,
Churchill River and the west coast Of
Hudson Bay-a region of IT'S, 900
square miles, much larger than Great
Britain and Ireland and somewhat
larger than Sweden. 1t has not been
explored since Hearnes three journeys
in 1922. His maps are not even
roughly approximate, according to his
account The second area lies be.
tween the Severn and Attawaplshkat
Rivers and the coast of Hudson Bay.
1t comprises $4,000 square miles,
larger area than that of Nova Scotia.
The third is the area to the south and
east of James Bay, embracing $4,000
square miles, where the Bell expedi.
tion has just finished superficial
survey. This region may be compared
IN size to Portugal. 1t is the nearest
of these unexplored regions to the
large centers of population. The
fourth area comprises almost the en-
tire interior of the Labrador PENN
sular, or Northeast Territory, and con-
tains $50, 900 square miles, or more
than twice the area of Great Britain
and Ireland, with Newfoundland
thrown in. Professor Hind, A. p.
Low and r. +. Holme have touched
upon but never entered the bound
aries oil this immense unknown tract
And to these four Hudson Bay areas
might also be added the lower lying
area between Trout Lake, Lac Seul
aud the Albany River. which is small
in comparison with the Others, yet
nevertheless equals in size the whole
oil Scotland. -Philadelphia Record.
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EVANSVILLE, w. VA. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 1. WHO'D

guessed it all he came to Epglaad
and took the name of Henry vane.
owing to having had some estates left
him, IS he told his friends; in reality,
to throw any chance old acquaintance
off the scent. There is no fear now of
any discovery or disagreeable thing
happening. l felt nervous the first
year or two, but now the only two
who know all this are you and ], for
even the good old captain is dead.
So, you see, was imprisoned uniustly
| after all, but it has turned out good
thing for me in the end. And, now
you have wealth and beauty. l wanted,
for my own ambition, to see you
lady by title and position, and the
Earl of Seacroft could have no finer
countess. nor you n more desirable
husband.
She sat pale and agitated, yet smil-
ing now, for was not her dear father
free of that awful even if uninten-
tional crime which made her feel SO
sick as he told her the story?
80 you think 1 must choose Lord
Seacroft ?" she asked.
"Nay," replied Mr.. Vane; 81 have
scarcely done yet. Hear the rest and
choose for yourself. AS you know
now, all l have / owe to that good
captain-my freedom, my wealth, my
fair fame. l promised-and God
knows l have tried-never to forget
him and his wife. Emily, that CAP
tain's name was Hubert Wells, and
this MIR. Hubert Wells is his son! /
found out all easily by my agents.
have never repaid the father, never
can, nor the mother, either, for what
they did. My own, dearest darling
can, II she chooses-and / half suspect
it will be agreeable sacrifice with me
our ambitious hopes, and repay the
son for his fathers sake ~
He stopped and looked Mt her.
Emily Nane's eyes wandered thought
fully OUT in long gaze over the sun
lit sea; then she turned with n calm
smile and whispered:
Eyes, dearest papa, and she will.
God bless you BOTH" said he.
''The captain, though far away, will
be rs delighted as am. "-Tit-Bits.
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Farors Small Wei and norsos.

General Dragomiroff has expressed
his dissent from the views Of some
English officers who praised the
French regiments of the line, but
thought less OF the cavalry. Fine,
big horses, says the General, may be
no good at all for cavalry purposes.
1t is a mistake to require big men aud
massive horses; both want plenty Of
food and at regular times. Mettle.
some little men and horses are incom.
parably better for all present-day pur-
poses. Who wants them now to charge
squares? They are chiefly COOL as
advanced guards and rs scouts in q
strange country.
The Cossack horse, which is not
much bigger than q pony, is worth q
dozen less spirited big cavalry horses
such as the English admire. The
General has also had his sly about
balloons. They are very little good,
in his opinion, unless to the enemy.
A balloon is n traitor, in the sense
that it reveals the whereabouts of an
enemy, which might without il re.
main concealed. Those in it get n
deceptive notion Of the surface OF the
country, which looks, unless where
there are high hills, quito Hat A
church tower or tall tree on an
eminence is better point OF ooserva.
ton. The General declares the en-.
during little FreGch linesmon, who
marches fourteen hours Mt q stretch,
to I've ",te most delightful being that
ever was london News
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-11
The Gromlh Of Formulation

1t is doubtful il the lack Of employ.
ment during the late business depres.
sion induced many men an women TO
leave for the West This mas probably
TO be attributed to the depression IN
agriculture. The cultivation Oft soil
in its more productive regions has got
largely into a few hands, and the Young
man, whom Horace Greeley so sturd.
lily advised TO 90 West, has not the op.
portuuities TO make O. living on his
own account that he once had there.
He may wiring his sustenance from the
soil, but in the market for the sale OF
ms products he is at a disadvantage.
The growth o, the nearer Western
States is far from being % the earlier
ratio, unless u be in those States
which engage in manufacturing Iowa
mas Just taken census, and reports
that her increase in population during
the last five years is but six per cent.
and the Michigan ceusns also show
but small increase. This is not up
to the gain in Massachusetts,, which is
eleven per cent or to that in New
Jersey, which is sixteen per cent. dur
ing the same time The cities are re.
sponsible for the largest portion os.
tbs, and the manufacturing towns
come next-Boston Herald.
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Bodies Peirinel i'm Lava.

When the pick used by the excnvat.
or ut Pompeii gives forth q hollow
sound when striking the great bel OF
lava, care is Immediately taken to open
the cavity that is known to be near.
Into this cavity liquid plaster of Paris
is poured. The cavity serves as a mcld,
and the plaster soon hardens. When
the lava has been removed the statue
obtained usually proves to be that OF
a woman or man in the agonizing con
vulsions of death, the limbs contcrted
and the features drawn ont OF shape,
inst as they we're when the person was
overtakeu by the food OF red hot lava
1870 years ago. New York Adver.
tiscr.
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ADVERTISING RATS.

Advertisements will be inserted Ct one doIlss
per square tor the frst insertion and Any
cents for each subsequent insertion. 4
Local, Business and Special notices tsu
cents line, and no notice inserted Cor Leg
than one dollar.
Legal advertisements viii be inserted a
the rstes allowed By law and will, In ell eases
Se ehased TO the attorney, and payment will
DO required upon delivery of certified cory.
, CHAhon FOR ANNoUNCKMBNrs.-Fo
county ofnceTs, IS; State and Congress, $40.
Terms for aniing advertisements made
known on application to the Publisher.
JOE PRhHrINa executed with neatness and
pso0pt attention.
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Bl ANDIEA.

B;andint'S nice, Blandina's fat;
Joyous, and sane and sound and sweet,
And handsome too, and all else that
In persons of her wears is meet.
Behold Blandinal
She's alive, and testifes
With all the emphasis that lies
In busy hands aud dancing eyes
That life's prize
That all the mischief that provokcS
Doubt in the matter lies in folks,
And that, provided folks are lit,
LIES not failure; not bit.
Blandina loves picture-book,
Blandina dearly loves boy;
She loves her dinner, loves the COOK,
Her nurse. her doll her brothers toy;
And best of all she loves n joke,
And laughs at II.
And laughing at IL testi1es
With all the emphasis that lies
In joyous tones and beamiug eyes,
That life's prize
That all the mischief that provokcJ
Doubt in the matter lies in folks,
And that, provided folks are III,
Lifc's not n failure not bit.
Edward S. Martin, in Scribners.
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PITH AND POINT.

Unlike some mortals, the average
bull dog chews more than he can bite
off-Puck.
In these days the matrimonial
match only seems to light on the mon
ey box.-Trutb.
This is the time of year for the mp.
pie pie order in homes and restau.
rants. Waterbury.
Hoax-"Have you any life insur.
ance?" Joax-"No. Can't get any. l
play football. - Philadelphia Record.
Ask n man il he has faith in man
kind, md he'll say ''no" Ask him il
he has faith in womankind, and he'll
say, "well, | don't know. Puck.
Doly's been TO cooking schoo',
Her friends all say chow sweet,
The cakes she makes the pies she bakes
Look good enough TO eat
Truth.
a Damper: "Chumble (who has
married young widow. sentiment
ally-"WIll you ever forget the hon.
eymoon, darling?" "5he-"Which
one. "-Tit-Bitg.
Had an accident on my run to.
day." said one gripman to another.
"What was it?" "Woman said
thank you to man that gave her n
seat. Washington Star.
Miss Pert-"Is Miss Strait Lace cir.
cumspect?' Miss Caustic- "Oircum.
spectl Why she won't accompany a
young man to the piano without a
chaperon. Salem Gazette.
"Your friend, Van Dooze, is great
practical joker, believe. Eyes, but
he isn't my friend any more. " Whats
the matter?' 81 played joke on him
the other day. Chicago Record.
Hoax-"Do you know. I bought
COPY of Longwind's book last night
and l couldn't sleep until / read Il. "
Joax-"Goo1, eh?" Hoax-"No; !
was troubled with insomnia. "-Phila.
delphia Record.
Exact Bridegroom (who is receiving
his brides dowry)-'Ten dollars are
still wanting" Fatherin-law-
"Wbat? Oh, my daughter swallowed
that SO when she was child. -
Fliegende Blaetter.
On the Stand Where was Mrs
omlth gong when you saw her ?"
asked the Judge. III don't know,
your Honor. "Was she in car.
riage?" "No, your Honor, she was
in hurry. Detroit Free Press.
He. come here SO frequently
that I'm beginning to think that you
look upon me as a chestnut-a roasted
chestnut, as it were" She --"No,
not roasted chestnut. When chest
nut is roasted, it pops. Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
''Buuking, ] guess, is about the
smartest man of his years in this com.
munity," said the citizen who OBJ.
serves. "Knows a great deal, does
hep" 'Knows great deal? / should
say so. Why, sir, that man knows al.
most as much as his nineteon-year
old daughter, who is in the high
school"
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Wanlerings OF a Pup.

Michael Regain, of MiddletowD,
Conn, has bulldog that has quite a
history. Nearly year ago the dog
was given to one of Mr.. Regan's
friends in Portland on account of hi:
pugilistic tendencies. He was in the
habit OF spending a good share of his
time on Main street, where he would
attack every dog that came his way,
regardless of size. He had been
dubbed by almost every policeman 10
the city, but they did not succeed in
keeping him out of the ring. After
spending about week in Portland,
he returned home and began terroriz
ing the Nldddletown CANNES as be.
fore. He was then presented to a man
in Westfield, where he remained long
enough to "whip" every dog in the
village, and then ne made his appear
ance at his former home. A few weeks
afterward he was put on board of a
schooner, and when the vessel sailed
Mike, ms the dog was called, was a
passenger. This occurred about ten
months ago, and Mr.. Reg IN long since
decided that he had succeeded in get
ting rid Of the dog lie was more
than surprised Monday morning to
see the dog return after his long alb.
sence. Where he lett the vessel is a
mystery, but from his tired appear.
ance when he arrived he had come n
long way. The vessel when last heard
from was in New York, bound for Vir
ginia. Hartford Times.
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4 Rich Tramp,s PecnIinr pnr.e.

Wooden-legged Dick is in Washing.
ton aud announces mis- intention Of
going South. Dick has trampod IN
every State in the Union, and an &C
count OF his for,orn appearance, hob.
bling on q badly made wooden substi-
iute for leg, has received moro
favors than usually fall TO the lot of a
tramp. Aside from an occasional
spree, he has no expensive habits, and
saves every dime that is given him.
The result is that ne has grown fairly
we'll of. but does not allow that fact
to interfere WITH his wandering habits.
He Is we'll known TO the tramps
throughout tho country, for the rea.
son that he will never wear his wooden
leg when asleep. Taking it of, the
man removes the tor, secures a pistol
that he carries in IL, and sleeps With
the leg for a pillow, and the pistol
where he can reach 10 handily The
reason for this is that his wealth, con.
sisting OF roll OF bills, the possession
OF which would DO enviod by many a
man supposed to be rich, is kept in.
side the leg, and Dick does not intend
to take any chances OF It's disappearing
while he is asleep. No one knows how
much money is carried in this peculiar
safe deposit vault. but it is popularity
supposed to be enough to buy com.
Portable home il the tramp ever con.
cludes to 81 de down. Washington
Star.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-11
Tile Smallest Bnnk in Lnnln

One Of the little historic banks OF
London-Praed's, of Fleet street has
closed its doors, the partners with
whom it amalgamated having removed
20 larger premises. IL was the small
est bank within the city limits, and
like Rogers, Gliding & Co. >" nour.
ished a poet. Mackworth Praed was.
in his way, almost as we'll known aud
admired rs samuel Rogers. - London
News.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-11
SING AGAIN.

: ca sang me song,
Twas the close Of the year.
Sing again.
cannot remember the name
Or the words,
tbs the same
We listen to hear
When the windows are open In .pring
And the airs full OF birds;
One calls from the branch some sweet
thing,
AMI one sings on the wing
The refrain.
You sang me song,
Ny heart thrilled to hear.
The refrain
Has run like filet Of gold
Through the wool
OF the cold
Dark days OF year.
Tonight there's year at its start,
All the birds are nloof,
Your eyes hold the sun for my part,
And the Springs in your heart,
Sing again!
NJ. L. Won Worst, in Scribner's.
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Longest Wagon Bridge.

The longest wa2or bridge in The
world is situated at Galveston, Texas.
II is more thln three miles long, an
spans the Galveston Bay, from north
TO south Vt is built mainly o.; wood
and has one draw. II is also one O.,
II not the widest, bridges in America,
allowing tue passage OF three vehicles
at one time. New York Herald.
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Mecca.

Mecca is a largo city, ani prinei.
pal one oi the East, This Temps OF
Mecca, to which so many pilgrims au.
nuallY travel, forms a spacious square
about a quarter OF a mile in each di.
rection, with q quldruple row OF co..
nmns. number OF steps lead down
% Mohammed's house. and within it is
The black stone said TO have been
brought By the angel Gabriel fgr its
foundation, $500.
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HER FATHERS SECRET,

BEAUTIFULgirl
sat at the draw
ing-room window
which overlooked
the sea and the
Cleveland Hills,
but she sa w
neither sea nor
hills. e m i l y
Vane and h e +
father, with the
servants, h a d
been now som
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1896-05-06

u Centralia, Mo-, osnAmeno
We stfedu, ze casti okresi Boone,
Audrian Monroe navstfveny byiy
v noci cyklonem, jimz ma farmaoh
nexm6rne Akody spasebeny.
/. Sest rozsudka smrti vyneseno
bylo v dterS soudem spolkovym ve
Ft Smith, Ark, sice pro jeden a
tyz zlodin, totiz pro rnAsiln6nf, je.
hoa Sc byli obfalovanf v izemf in
dopustili. Y odsouzenca
jest ieden beloch, jeden oernoch q
ctyfi IndiAni.