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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-09-15
PITEI AND POINT.

Most Of us know a good thing when
some one else has it.-Life.
II wishes were saw horses, that would
be a horse on beggars. Puck.
The optimist is the man who asks
for cream" when he knows it is milk.
Puck.
The millennium, as some people
look forward to il, consists in press
ing button and taking n rest. Puck.
"How often do you cut your grass?"
every time my neighbor has his lawn
mower sharpeued. Cleveland Plain
Dealer
The Tall Man (angrrly) -"I1l set
even with You, sir The Short Man
easily will have TO get down
on your knees to do it. boston
Courier.
Hard Times-"Where are you going
to take Your family this summer,
Hicks" so Coney Island" "What
for the summer" "No; for day"
Harper's Bazaar.
Everby This rain is a good thing
for the country, isn't it?" Neverby-
ooh, l don't know about that. Just
look ut what it's done to my straw
hat l''-Rox bury Gazette.
you say You want position in my
company. Why, man, you don't look
we'll enough. Actor-"Thats just it.
The doctor says ii | walk thirty miles
day I'LL be cured. Life.
Palmer-''Nou can never convince
me that women will succeed in poll
tics" Polk - "Why?" Palmer -
Glow are you ever going to keep
them from taIking?" - Philadelphia
North American.
Mistress Ito servant looking for
place. -"WDy don't you show your
book of references" Servant-"Be-
cause | do not wish to reflect on the
character of the employers who change
their servants every fortnight. File
Gende Blaettcr.
Mrs "That wood is ready
Tor you to saw rs soon rs you see fit
to go about it," Perry Patettic-
''Pardin me, mum, but instead of say
in so about 1T, you should have said go
around. [ will now 60 around it. -
Cincinnati Enquirer.
"dere comes that Miss Eighty with
her loud skirt The hateful thingl"
81 don't see anything loud about her
skirt" Heavens Can't you hear
that rustle?" "Christmas l would
give SO extra for rustic in Il skirt
like that. San Francisco Wave.
"You ire charged" said the Judge,
with riding your bicycle through tho
streets ut rate exceeding ten miles
an hour" "fen miles?" said the man
whose new wheel had run away with
hun, "ten miles? I'll bet I was going
three hundred. "-Indianapolis Jour
nal.
Tyre-"Bnkins and his wife nave
bought bicycle built for two"
Rider -"Ah Riding tandem, eli?
Tyre -"Well; judging from their
wobbling performance yesterday,
should say they were just riding at
random. "-Philadelphin North Ameri-
can.
Spectator on the Bourse was
asked You have ceased to do bust
ness with ~" Don't talk to me
of that fellow" was the reply. az
never salute him now. He had the
audacity 10 say that / swlndlcd him
ont of 5000" "Oh, dear, no. He
said $50, OOO." "Ahl that il diff
fcrent, said the Bourster, and took
oil his hat.-Sketch.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-09-15
Social Elect of Ricrclinc-

The skilled cyclist who has de-
veloped the proper muscle, and has
got rid of the sense of fatigue which
haunts the beginner, just as it haunts
and daunts the man who is learning to
swim, can keep on his bicycle all day,
and If his frame is not shaken by Il
fall, or his temper tried by the prick
ing of those internal tires, he will re.
turn in the evening with his nerves in
perfect order and his limbs as little
tired as if be had been strolling for
the same time up and down the ter
race or lawn. This means that he
can choose friends or do business
within half n county, instead of with
in two villages, and that his powers of
locomotion Mt will are multiplied at
least fvefold, or in the case of the
really skilled and healthy, eight or
ten fold. That is n new freedom, a
great multiplication of power for men,
and especially for women, who, we
notice, enjoy it much more than men
do, and contrive somehow to avoid the
look of care which is the special mark
of the bicyclist; and we shall be curl
GUS to note, when time has been given
for the change to operate fully, what
its precise effects are. They will not
all be good.
They will probably increase the
general happiness, for let the cynics
say what they like, friendship is n
great swoetener Of life, and pleasant
conversation one Of the few really en-
loyable occupations, but they will i'm
pair neighborliness, which rests in n
degree we none Of us like to formulate
upon the sense that we must not quar-
rel with, or avoid, or even sharply
criticise, those among whom it is our
lot TO live.
The constant habit of the bicycle
dissipates the mind just rs constant
immcrsiOn i'm society does, and for the
same reasou-it renders reelection less
frequent and less enjoyable Why
think when you can reach q pleasant
circle five miles off in half On hour,
aud with no perceptible fatigue? Let
those who doubt that this effect will
be produced in the country note the
curious increase the cycle is causing
In The habit of meeting Mt lunch, aud
indeed IN the substitution of lunch for
dinner. You cannot bicycle back on
dark night with your wife or sister
in full dress; but You can lunch nc
2 o'clock and cycle back in the cool OF
the evening with great enjoyment and
no danger
Cycling, in fact, will increase tho
scattering and movability Of country
society, TO the increase OF it's pleasures
and tho loss of much of its steadfasc-
Dess and quiet. The ancient "rooted-
mss of the countrysides will bo
greatly diminished, and we are old
fashioned enough to believe that in
that quality was much not only Of
charm, but Of utility. London Spec
tator
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-09-15

Pianos are now Mt n discount and
it is amusing to note In the papers de.
voting their columns largely to the
interests OF those who indulge in ex-
change and barter that n nice piano
can be secured in return for a good
lndy's bicycle. One thing which. I
think, will in time initiate against the
continued use OF cycles by women is
that they are bad things for love md
cOurtship. Lawn tennis and dancing
parties give much better opportuni-
ties for marriagcable daughters to find
husbands, but under the most joyial oi
conditions cycling claims such close
and undertaking attention that young
men can find very little timo to spare
for their female compauions-at any
rate, while upon their steel sieed-.
When this comes To- be recognized,
shares in bicycle companies Will find
the ladies cycle drug I'D the mar.
ket and pianos will go up.-St Paul's.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-09-15

'Is there any particular nervous
complaint connected with your pro-
icssion" asked the cheerful idiot Of
the riHemau. There is the tennis
arm, the bicycle face and the baseball
arm, and / thought there might be
something of the sort among you gum
ners." 'No, said the riheman.
nothing OF the sort" cit is very
queer. said the cheerful idiot,
thoughttully. 81 don't suppose you
could hit the target without taking
gharpshoohng pains, indianapolis
Journal
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-09-15

Captain John r. Parker. an old
sailor presented a check onn Phiia.
dolphin bank recently for payment.
The teller didn't know him and re.
fused TO pay the check unless he had
some one TO iudcntify him. No one
was near whom Parker knew, and the
teller asked him If hes hadn't anything
rbout bis person that would identify
tim. Parker thought little while (;
teen pushed mp mis- sleeve and barred
rum arm to the bank officer. Above
tle elbow there was totooted in India
i3k his name in full john ST. Parker,
Good enough for me, said the teller,
'sd he immediately handed out the
money,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-09-15
THE RIVER.

Wish could get back to-day
To the meadowy fields OF May
Whore we went tho shadowy way
To tho river;
Where Il little world OF joys
Blossomed round the barefoot boys
As they went with jocund noise
To the river.
Splash! splash!
The wavelets daSn,
And tho splintered suubeams fash
Where the naples
Used to CULVER
On the cool road
To the river
Wish could got back to-day
Where the MOSES trailod in gray
Aud tho lilies felt tho spray
or tho river;
Whore, above its banks OF green,
Well loved to loll and lean
IL the shadow and the sheen
OF the river.
Splash! splaShl
The wavclets dash,
And the splintered sunbcams fash
Where the oak leaves
Used to culver
On the cool banks
or the river.
Wish l could get back to-day!
But the gold has left the gray;
Long tho winters, brief tho NAV.
And the river
with its gloom and with it's CLEANS,
Where lifc's dying sunset streams.
Ripples through an old mans dreams
Family ever.
Frank l.. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-09-15

a significant little story comes from
The south Of England. Three wealthy
old ladies who lived in considerable
state were accustomed to rely i'm every
difficulty upon their butler, who wa,
what is known as "treasure." The
individual one day gave q month";
warning, and utter dismay fell on the
three spiustcrs. Atlcngth they decii.
ed that, IN order TO retain his serv
ices, one of them must marry him, aud
the youngest was chosen for his bride.
So the servitor in due time became
master of the house with an ample
fortune. As years passed the OLD
ladies died, Que after another, ant
finally the ci-dev1nt butler was left
with a very large income. Naturally.
the country folk fought rather shy Of
the good man, and, as It, happened
only one ncigbbor was even tolerably
civil and hospitable. Whom the butler
died it was found that he had left hif
entire fortune, amounting to Over
$50, 600 q year, 20 the eldest son OF hi
kindly neighbor. - New York Times.
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THE oPTIMIsT.

Tn rs happy as n lark in May.
What is il makes me so?
I've asked my love to be my wife, ,
And she has answered "No."
Then why should be jubilaut3
Mcthiuks heard you saw.
still I'm as happy as lark
That sings its song in May.
For, when a maiden says she won't.
You know she means she will.
Therefore, though 1 have been refused,
She is my darling still.
Cleveland Leader.
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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-09-15

The frog deposits It's eggs in shallow
water, where the warmth OF tho sur
promotes speedy Matching. The com
mon snake often selects bed of de.
composing vegetable matter. The
ci ocodile and the clumsy sea tortoise
go ashore to lay their eggs,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-09-15

The wife OF John Guntber, o.
south Dallas street, is the mother OF q
girl bnby eight days old who is with.
out arms, and apparently has no
shoulder blades. The infant wcirhe,
five and oue.half pounds at birth, anC
~ ln good health. Baltimore Ameri
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-09-15

There are $50 lepers in tho city o
Paris. Dr. Hallopeau, of the st
Louis Hospital, does not consider tina
the disease In france is strongly con
taC'ous, but hn alirms that it is no
decreasing, especially in The delta o
the Rhone and in the Alps Maritimes
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-09-15

The biggest lotus bed in America is
in Grass Lake, Ill.,, where fifteen acres
of the sacred flower are in bloom.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-24
When the Little Boy Ran Away.

When the little boy ran away from home
The birds in the treetops knew,
And they all sang ''Stay! But he wandered
Under the skies of blue.
nd the wind came whispering from the tree:
Follow me-foIlow ME ~
And il sang him song that was soft and sweet,
And scattered the roses before his feet
That day-that DAY
When the little boy ran away.
The Violets whispered: Your eyes are blue
And lovely and bright to see
And so are mine. and I'm kin TO you,
SO dwell in the light will me
But the little boy laughed. while the Wind in glee
Said: "Follow me-follow me-!
And the Wind called the clouds from their home
And said TO the Violet: "shut your eyesr'
That day-that day
When the little boy ran away.
Then the Wind played leapfrog over the hills
And twisted each leaf and limb;
And all the rivers and all the rills
Were foaming mad with MIN!
AMI twas dark the darkest night could be,
But still came the Winds voice: Follow mel ~
And over the mountain and up from the hollow
Came echoing voices, with: Follow him-follow ~
When the little boy ran away!
Then the little boy cried: "Let go-let me 20 ~
For a scared. scared boy was he;
But the thunder growled from black cloud:
And the Wind roared; s'Follow mew
And an old gray owl from tree top flew,
Saving: "Who are you-ooY VINO are you-oo?'
<AHu the llIJle DOy l. Az ioSb away
And 1 want to go home where my parents stayr'
Oh, the awful day
When the little boy ran away!
Then the Moon looked out from a cloud and said !:
''Are you sorry you ran away?
If light you home 10 your trundle bed,
Will you stay. little boy, Will you stay?"
And the little boy promised, and cried and cried
He would never leave his mothers side:
And the Moonlight led him over the plain
And his mother welcomed him home again.
But oh what q day
When the little boy ran away
FRANK L. STANTON
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I one of his three sons as his heir. He sum-
moned his grand vizier into his presence
so as to consult him on this important
| question. They decided to watch the
! princes for year and Judge them accord
! ing to each ones conduct. One day at the
beginning of the year the three proposed
TO go out hunting. A fter some time the
eldest, Prince Abdullah, shot lion, and,
! feeling tired, returned home. Prince
| Housen, the second, shot bear, and, as
| he was satisfied with his days hunting,
returned to the palace. The youngest
Prince Akbar, spied a gaZelle, and pur-
sued it. He was soon lost sight of. His
followers, who, after waiting long time
for their master, and having looked every
where for him, decided to return and tell
his father the sad news
The king was very much grieved at los
ing his youngest and dearest son. He
sent many soldiers and men to search the
grounds where the prince had been seen
last, but without success, for nobody could
find any trace of him, and at last the king
gave up the idea in despair, feeling sure
that he would never see his favorite child
alive again. The prince, meanwhile, was
running as fast as he could after the
gazelle, till at last he arrived in front of
palace with an iron gate, over which the
gazelle leaped and disappeared. He could
not follow it there, SO, being hot, tired and
thirsty, he threw himself on the grass to
rest a little. He noticed three doves on
the gate (they were really fairies who had
assumed that shape).
well" said one, "that prince is doing
a very foolish thing. lying down there;
perhaps he does not know this is the COB
Inns residence and that every Sunday
morning the goblin takes walk round
his property and devours any body he finds
on it. He is certain 10 find that prince
just near the gate"
"Well," said the second dove, che can
save his life very easily; he only has to go
down that deep well and when he gets to
the bottom of it he will find himself in a
dark room where he will see an ugly old
witch leaning over kettle and half sit
ting on a chair. Without waking her he
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-24
A DRURY LANE BANQUET.

A street arab about 10 years old was
heard calling loudly the other day in Drury
Lane:
Jimmy! JIMMY"
Whats the matter2'' queried Jimmy
from third-story window.
"Get Sam and Bill and yer sister Mary,
and all the kids you can, and hurry up"
what fur?"
"'Cause the baked 'tater man out there
has got tight and fell down, and there's
the best chance to get good feed we'll
ever have in the world p'-Spare Moments.
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now C6nr1Y CENDED
CHE B1HBY.


besides little Nellie grea
He did what dearly
0 she sfreful
As he stood at the window Ned Brown
Come Tommy"
ave
tout scream Ned
boutba Ned
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Naughty Max"

One morning Nora had been playing in
the sitting-room with her best doll. 1t
was the one who was dressed in silk and
named Victoria. Max, the white and
black doggie, had been playing there too
with ball which he had rolled all over
the floor.
Nora suddenly thought of something
she wanted to tell to grandma. She
laid Victoria very carefully on the sofa
and went upstairs. Max felt lonely as
soon as she was gone. He left his ball
aud jumped upon the sofa to take nap.
When he saw the doll he thought be
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-24
SAN FRANcIsco. Cal. Nav 3. 1896.

Dear Editor: We take THE CALL, and am
very much pleased with it. When Sunday
morning comes 1 can hardly wait till get
dressed to get the paper to read children's
page. l am 81 years old and am a native
daughter. l have travelled a great deal for
little girl. i have been in the East and in Port
land, but must say like my native State the
best of all. | go to the Franklin Grammar
School. l am in the third grade l have Deen
studying hard to get promoted this term. /
have two sisters-Frances and Ethel. As this
is my first letter to THE CALL, / will close hop
ing TO see it published in next Sundays paper.
Yours truly, LoTTIE CRosSLEYs.
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DEAR EGGS.

The schoolmaster of a country school
had commenced geography as the first
class of the day.
One boy, while writing the names OF
European capitals, spelt Venice, Vennice.
What" cried the teacher, on his round,
''his that the way you spell Venice2"
Eyes, sir, said the lad.
Suppose Hi was to tell you that there
was only one hen in Venice, what would
you say2"
II would say" said the lad, "that eggs
would be mighty dear, slr.'-Spare Mo-
ments.
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to jump into the next yard. will now bring
my letter to close, hoping that you will en- JOY
my story. and l hope that it will escape your
waste basket, for if that should happen l could
never pick up enough courage to write another
story. compose the story myself without the
help of anybody. Your fond reader,
ALICE CLAIRE MCDEvITT, Is years old.
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break lamp other thing that babies love to do h bright idea
little fastening her floor!
dnpled
to
lin
him
n that
San Francisco ETA BLACK
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ANGELS CAMP, May I6. 1896.

Dear Editor: This is my first letter to THE
CALL. My sister wrote the other time, so L
thought l would write this time. 1 go 10 the
Altayille School. Our school will be out next
Friday and we are going to have picnic 1
am going up in the noun tains with lady
friend OF mine, TO stop for the summer NV
brother delivers THE CALL every night NV
age is IL years. We have a housekeeper but
she Is talking of going to MarysvilIe and then
nv sister will have to keep house alone till
return.
We live in little noun tain town. NY father
works in the foundry. Your friend,
MAGGIE Como
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A
GOOD
EXAMPLE,

Mr.. G b a m berlain,
the British statesman,
once remarked to a
member of the House
of Commons, notori-
ously lazy and vacil-
lating: my dear boy,
observe the postage
stamp; It's usefulness
and value depend
upon its ability to
stick to one thing till
it gets there"
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SAN Francisco, May 10, 1896.

DedrEditOr: This is my first letter TO THE
CALL. 1 attend the Redding Primary School.
am in the third grade, but expect to be pro-
NOTED next term. Ny papa takes THE CALL.
The picture in last Sundays CALL of pussy in
the hat looks just like my cat. 1 call him
he is always on hand to play, and if slap him
10 make him stop he will slap me back. He
does all kinds of tricks, just like dog. He
wants to help me with this letter. hope you
will find room for my letter on your page this
week. Your little friend,
CHARLES f. BROWN, age years.
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A Coming Voter.

"A coming voter
Ny sister Alice is advanced"
1 think they call il that.
For when she sits in meeting
she never wears hat.
Aunt Susan Is her idol
As all the world can see,
For she says that she is working
To set the women free.
She says that little girls should be
Allowed to romp and play,
Just as their great big brothers do,
Throughout The iivelong day.
know Aunt Susan wouldn't care
II 1 should climb fence,
But l know that she would call me
A little girl of sense.
And though I've never seen her
know she's good and smart.
And though she may be old in years
She's still a girl at heart.
CoRNIE L. BARTLETT.
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SAN FRANCISCO. Nav II. 1896

SAN FRANCIsCO, May II, 1886.
Dear Editor: have large black dog and his
name is Rover. He is years old. have a
cat also, named Topsy.
Wherever the dog goes the cat goes too.
In the morning Rover gets the paper and
can jump over sticks. When he wants a drink
he barks and jumps up to the faucet. At night
when my brothers come home he runs to well
come them.
shall see my letter published in your next
Sundays CALL This is my first letter Yours
truly. NAY C. MULvEY.
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CHARLES F. BROWN, age 9 years.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nav 16. 1896.

DearEdftOr: like to read the children's col
umn. My sis ter anG have fight every Sun
day 10 see who gets the paper first. Myparents
have been taking The CALL as long as they can
remember, and they have been reading 1t since
they were as little as l. Grandpa has one of
the old CALLS, and it was very small paper
then. How ii has grownl If you publish my
letter am going to save the paper
CLARENCE REGAIN. ~ years old.
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THE SLEEPING BEAUTY.

The Persian Version of the Old Fairy
Tale.
A Persian woman of culture thus related
the old legend of the Sleeping Beauty"
as an old household servant was wont to
tell it to the children: Once upon time
there was king who wished to appoint
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sAN FRANcIsco, May 1s. 1886.

Dear Editor This is my first letter to THE
CALL although my papa has taken it for long
time. am little girl, 90 years old. go to
st. Peters Convent School, and am in the
fourth grade shall be 10 years old the 18th
day of August. may send you story the
latter part of this week.
| hope you will publish my story and also
this letter. liked the Donald series very
much. what Flora saw when she went in
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san FRANcIsco. Man Ia. 1886

Dear Editor: Ny mamma has been taking
THE DAILY CALL long before l was in exist
ence, but it is only OF late that l have taken
any interest in that page which you have been
so Kind to print to give joy to all children, en-
titled Childhood's Realm.
IanXiously look forward through the week
and wish that there was more than one page
with that title.
Dear sir, this story is true and it happened to
me on Saturday, May 2. l am obliged to be