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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-11-24

until it is properly shaped, heicg an.
nealed at frequent intervals, if neces-
sary. shank made Of brass or cop.
per wire is then solderoi in. the face
is rubbed smooth and polished. and
the work is done. The whole operation
consumes but q few minutes.
The larger buttons are fatter aud
commonly huted, sometimes with SER
rated edges. Bosses are also soldered
on to them. Very often the reverse
or inner side of the button retains
clearly the stamp of the coin from
which it was made, but sometimes
twenty five-cent buttons or fifty-cent
buttons are made from dollars in that
case the metal is hammered out with
frequent annealing into thin sheets,
and cut into planchets or blanks OF
the required size.
Belt plates, which arc simply very
large buttons, bracelets and various
ornaments which contain moro than
one dollar in silver are nodded. The
silver is melted in n crucible, formerly
of native manufacture, but now
purchased from the traders, and poured
into forms cut with cold chisel into
slabs of soft sandstones. The mold il
creased with mutton fat. The cast is
subsequently dressed and polished
with bits of sandstone, sand and wood
ashes, on in recent times with files and
emery
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-11-24
A Oueer Nan

J. L. Singleton, OF Atlanta. Ga. is
Il mgn with strange mania for which
be is now under nrrest, savs the
Savannah News. It seems that Single
tons sole occupation is shooting cats
and running and beating little coiored
boys. 1t Is estimated that in the last
five months he has slain at least forty
flssies In fact no cat can live in the
neighborhood with him. Almost daily
he patrols the backyards Of his neigh.
bors with gun in hand, and looks care.
tuily under the houses and shoots
every cat he sees. a young colored boy
seems to have tho same effect on him
as red cloth does to n wild bull. He
can not tolerate the sight of them.
When little colored boy passes his
house aud is spied by Singleton, he
jumps of his porch and will chase tho
innocent lad ~ least three blocks. if
he doesn't catch Kim sooner, and then
without any apparent provocation
gives him n good drubbing with
stick, on general principles.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-11-24
Vi as n Scam stress

While in London Lii Hung Chang
visited sewing machine works, where
he found much to interest him. The
manager of the works, the Daily
Chronicle says, was closely questioned
regarding the working of the machine,
the quality of the thread used, and
even the kind OF oil for fabrication.
1t was not enough for LII Hung Chang
to see the machine in operation; he
had to work it himself. Ho passed n
piece OF white linen through tho ma
chine and stitched it with great care
and marvellous neatness. He asked
the price OF the machine aud sought
after more detail. Was the machine
covered when not in use? Yes. Some
specimens of fancy work were shown
a figure of royal highlander
worked in thread, and lovely speci-
men of work in the form of "a pea.
cocks tail in all its wondrous color.
His Excellency Lii betrayed deep IN
terest in the peacock's tail, but even
that could not lure him from the sew
ing machine. He sat down, and,
whiting cigarette, worked the
treadles with amazing energy. He
expressed himself anxious to purchase
a machine, but it was explained that
the firm would rather present him
with ono. After some pressure he
consented to accept the gift, and it
was arranged to send the machine to
Shanghai. A machine is also to be
specially constructed and forward
to tho Empress of China.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-11-24
a swift Vessel.

Probably the swiftest vessel in the
world has recently been built in
France. This extraordinary craft is
the seagoing torpedo vessel construct
ed IN Hsvre by tho well known house
OF Augustin Normand, the contract re.
curing that it should maintain q
speed of from twonty.nine to thirty
knots for an hour under usual steam.
At its trial trip, 1t seems, this vessel,
the Forbau, ran distance OF more
than thirty-one knots in an hour, this
being equivalent to about thin ty.fve
miles, probably the greatest distance
ever covered by n seagoing ship in
sixty minUtes-powerful engines being
necessary, OF course, to drive the yes
sci through the water ut such rapid
rate. On this score, therefore, the
statement IS not surprising that, al.
though the displacement OF the craft
is only about 15J English tons, It car
rios engines Of $3.50 horse power
ROWE Industriolle.
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The Lnrgpsf Shin

The Great Eastern was the lnrgesb
ship ever built. She was ESQ feet long.
IL was in 1854 that tho ship was com
menced Mt Milwnll and not until Janu.
nry, 1858, was she launched after many
difficulties.
From first the Great Eastern was
unfortunate financially. Several trips
were made to the United States at n
loss each time to her owners and not
until she was employed in the laying
OF tho cable did she redeem herself
After the successful completion of
the laying OF the Atlantic cable she was
utilized in laying other cables across
the Atlantic, through tho Mediter
raneau and Red Seas
1888 the Great Eastern was sold at
auction In Liverpool to be broken no.
The price she brought was $3.50, 72O.
IL il thought that il she had been
fitted mp with the improved machinery
OF to-day she could still have been run
at profit
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-11-24
PITH AND POINT.

Hc-"Man proposes"-what's tho
rest of the quotntionp She-"Woman
accepts. Truth.
Lemon juice is cordially recon-
mendcd for one kind of felon, the PEN
itentiary for the other. Texas Sitter.
"I I'm dying for kiss" said Cholly
to his fiancec, Dolly. Dolly is now
entitled TO IL life savers medal. -
Buffalo Express.
az see that your coachman has left
You, Jockey" eyes. 1 was one of
tho few things he couldn't steal. -
Detroit Free Press.
"Ah, No, my heart Is FULL" sighed
the girl who had been taking advan-
tase of her leap year privilege until
the found herself engaged to five men.
"Old friends are bcst"-'tis quite untrue!
Girl fr.ca3s. SO DEAR have In plenty;
And OF thcm II | think, don't your.
The dearest ones not over twenty
Truth. }
Eihel-"Mamma, what makes the
lady dress all in black" Mamma
because she's n sister of charity,
dear" Ethel-"Is charity dead, then"
Princeton Ti2er.
Miss Antique-"At the charity fair
last night Mr.. Gayboy paid So to kiss
me, teehee /" Grace Cutting -"There's
nothing that dear boy wouldn't do for
charity. New York World.
Bow down, however great We DO and wise,
Another hero claims our thought and care;
"Tis he who proudly bears aways the prize
For the majestic pumpkin at the fair.
Washington Star.
First Wheelman IA beginner)-
"Strange how fellow will run into
things when he first began to ride"
Second Wheelman-''yes; ran into
debt to get nay wheel. -" Boston
Transcript.
Magistrate Ito elderly witness) -
"Your age. madam ?" Witness" Thir-
ty." Thirty what?"
Witness - years" Magistrate -
"Ihanks. I thought it might DO
months. - Comic Cuts.
Editor aud Proprietor-"Willn next
Sundays Horror be up to our regular
standard" Managing Editor-"I
think it will, sir. In the composing
room to-day three new proofreaders
tainted dead away. Life.
Tho orator told EN- talk was cheap"
But no wilteI from the earth
When man in n crowd
ii" spoke aloud,
well, jest give us te,. cents worth"
Atlanta Constitution.
Judge Ito prospective juryman)-
"Have you any precopceived idoas,
sir, in regard to this caseY' Prospec-
tive Juryman 81 think =" Judge
stop! sir; stop right therel You
are disqualified for the duties of
juryman. "-Larks.
"Willie Taddells," said the Jchool-
teacher, firmly, "you have q piece of
chewing-gum in your desk. Bring il
to me instantly" "Tes'm," replied
Willie, "but it amt the flavor you
use. Yours is orange, an this is win.
tergreen. "-Harper's Bazaar.
cater all, do you think this equal
suffrage agitation has benefited women
any?' Eyes, indeed; photographers
used to take bridal photographs with
the bride standing mp and the groom
sitting down, but now the bride sits
down and the groom stands up"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-11-24

Ink stains may be removed from n
book by applying with camePs hair
pencil a small quantity of oxalic acid,
diluted with water, and then using
blotting paper. Two applications will
remove all traces OF the ink. To re-
move grease spots, lay powdered pipe
clay each side OF the spot and press
wiz an iron as hot rs the paper will
bear without scorching. Sometimes
grease spots may be removed from pa
per or cloth by laying piece Of blot
ting paper on them and then pressing
the blotting paper with a hot iron.
The heat melts the grease and the
blotting paper abscrbs IL
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-11-24
Church Services In Early DAYS,

The services in these churches were
long. They were opened by reading
AMI singing conducted by the voor-
leezer, or voorzan ger-that general
utility man who was usually precentor,
schoolmaster, bell-ringer, sexton,
gravn-digger and clerk. During the
singing the dominic entered, and
paRsing few minutes at the foot of
the pulpit in silent prayer, he soon
assembled to his seat of state. The
psalms were given out to the congre-
cation through large hanging board
with movable printed slips. OF course
the powers AMI duties OF this church
functionary, the voorleezer, varied in
different towns. In all he seems to
have had charge of the turning of the
hour glass, which stood near the pull.
PIT IN sight of the dominic. In Kings
ton New York;, where the pulpit was
high, he thrust up to the preacher the
notices stuck in the end of n cleft
stick. In this town, about Revolu-
tionGry times, no was also paid two
shlllinG5 per annum by each family to
go around and knock loudly on the
door every Sunday morning to warn
that 1T was service time. In some
towns he was permitted to give three
sharp rnps OF warning with his staff on
the pulpit when the hour glass had
run out second time, thus shutting
OF the sermon. Alice Morse carlo, in
the Atlantic Monthly.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-11-24
The Boring Of Glass.

Strong glass plates are bored through
by means Of rotating brass tubes Of
tho necessary diameter, which arc
filed with water during boring. To
the water there is added finely pull
verified emery. 1t is said that thin
ner glass can be perforated with holes
in an easier manner by pressing a disk
OF wet clay upon the glass and making
hole through the clay of the width
desired, s' that at that spot the glass
IS laid bare. Then molten lead is
poured into tho hole, aud lead and
glass drop down at once. This method
IL based upon the quick local heating
oil tho 8 ass, whereby it obtains cir
cu,ar crack, the outline Of which cor.
responds to the outline Of the hole
made in tie clay. Tho cutting OF
gl1ss tu5es, cylinders, in factories is
based upoa the same principle,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-11-24
In ABS ENSE.

As ono who turns from waves upon the
shore
To dream distant ocean in the sky,
Thine absent presence sways my spirit moro
Than all the human voices thronging nigh.
How visible, yet how removed, ars these
Strong hands touch, these kisses on my
face,
When sunset smiling wistful through tho
trees,
Again enslavcs me 10 my vanished graceI
NY thoughts outrun the senses slow, to share
IA some unlotterei realm our old delight,
As IL n vibrant chord had filled tho air
And loosed wide wings a-quivering for
flight.
1 breathe thy hidden fragrance, feel thoo
near.
Disdainful OF each barriers control, y
Till all my world becomes thy symbol, dear,
And parting but gateway of the soul.
Martha c. Dickinson, IL the Century.
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EVANSVILLE, w. VA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER a. 1885, WI
The girls face Gas one fiery blush,
and she seemed ready to cry,

The girls face was one fiery blush,
and she seemed ready to cry.
well, sir" said the superintendent
without pity. "She met me that
evening you were out there and told
me that the most interesting patient
sho had met was that Mr.. Melton.
She said you seemed to be all right
until you started to talk about
lumber"
"Ill never speak to you again." said
Miss Caldwell decisively.
And, by the way" continued Mr..
Lucas, "she says you asked her if she
was engaged"
REALLY, 1 must apologize, said
Melton, great light breaking in upon
him. 81 wouldn't have talked that
way only / though you didn't
SAY supposed she was one"
What :" exclaimed the girl.
Mr.. Lucas roared and poor Melton
collapsed. Then there was general
understanding. They insisted that he
take luncheon with them and he did
so, dovoting the entire time to la.
bored explanation. Chicago Record.
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Au Early New York Church.

The first church at Albany, built in
1867, was simply q block house with
locpAoles for the convenient use OF
guns in defense against the Indians, if
defense were needed. On the roof
were placed three small cannon, com.
mauding the three roads which led to
the church. This edifice was called
"a handsome preaching house." and it
was boosted that 1t was almost as large
Hs the fine orc in New Amsterdam.
Its cornerstone was laid with much
ceremony. Over oil, hung in belfry
a bell presented to the little concreca-
ton Ivy the directors of the Amster-
dam chamber of the West India Com
pany. The pulpit WAS the gift OF the
same board of West India directors,
since the twenty-five beavers skins
sent for its purchase proved greatly
damaged, AMI hence inadequate as
payment. This pulpit still exists
CELESTIAL with flight OF narrow
steps and a curved balustrade. 1t is
about four feet in height, and only
three in diameter. 1t is octagonal
one of the sides, being hinged, forms
the entrance door or gate. All tho
t''-'''A P'Nu'A9 huNA UTc OF OAK.
1t stood in space at the end of the
centre aisle.
81 see tho pulpit high-an octagou.
ltl pedestal, dOophuysjc, winding stair,
AMI room within for one. and ono alone
canopy above, suspsn lei there"
From the ceiling hung chandelier,
and candle-sconces projected from the
walls. There were originally two low
galleries; Il third WAS aided in 1852.
The men sat IN the galleries, and, as
they carried their arms TO meeting,
were thus conveniently placed to fire
through the loop-holes if necessity
arose. The bell rope from the belfry
hung down in the middle of the
church. This church was plain enough,
but 1t was certainly keptin true Dutch
cleanliness; for house.cleaners fire.
quently invaded it with pals and
scrubbing brushes, brooms, lime and
sand; even a ragebol, or cobweb-
brush, was purchased by the deacon
for the use of the scrubbers. The floor
was sanied, as were the floors of
dwelling houses. Alice Morse Earle,
In Atlantic Monthly.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-11-24

Small families aro hardly the rnIo
among the English upper ten. Tho
average is seven or eight. The Queen
is the mother of nine, and the Princess
OF Wales of six children. Lord Ab.
ergavorny is the father of ten, the
Duke OF Argyle OF twelve. the Dow
ager-Countess Of Dudley is the mother
of seven children, Che Earl Of Files
mere boasts OF eleven, the Earl OF
Inchiquio Of fourteen, tho Earl OF
Leicester Of eighteen aud tho Duke Of
Westminster Of fifteen.
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Feel Yrnr Rambnn rha,rs.

The pretty aud inexpensive bamboo
furniture so much used now requires
to ne treated differently from the
ordinary wooden furniture. As BAN.
boo IS liable to crack and come apart,
1t must he fed so as to counteract the
III effects Of dryness in the room. The
furniture should be exposed to the air
whenever possible. Do not place too
near fire, and it should be rubbed
regularly with equal parts Of linseed
oil aud turpentine applied with fan.
mel aud then rubbed in with a soft
cloth. An occasional wash in cold
watcr, followed by thorough drying,
is good for bamboo furniture.
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How Nature Protects Seeds.

G.. n. Williams says: "The nuts hnvo
learned by long experience how good
they are, and have armed themselves
with formidable husks TO STRENGTHEN
their chances for being left unea.ep.
The chestnut from the very beginning
shows only the part we know as the
trio of little bristles at the end of its
tail. Then the beech nut has tough
hull to protect it through it's growing
days. But the rude exterior of both
these nuts protects the downiest of
nests for the seeds from babyhood to
ripeness. The shellbarh and walnut
are wrapped in a close bitter hull IN.
til the inner well nigh impenetrablo
shell ls IL well hardened protection.
The squirrels must get through most
OF them; Of course, they DO not guaw
ut more than are necessary, being eco
nomic IN the matter of dentistry. The
acorn does not seem so well protected,
perhaps it is because it is the natural
food of tho rodents, while tho richer
walnuts and shellbarks are meant for
rare luxuries, being 50 difficulty Mt
tainable. The squirrels, it would seem,
would eat even chestnut burrs when
hard pressed. l. have seen the snow
dyed brown with the nibbled hulls in
severe winter. Then, too, have
seen sparrows making meal off the
wild Hmaranth and goose foot seeds,
llttering the snow with the chaffy bulls.
The crossbills feed on the seeds of the
hemlock Gomez Just outside our win.
dow In winter, and afford pretty sight
"a flock of them taking ell sorts of
positions to get at the seed. The red
squirrels like the green seed OF the
cones, for L often find the resinous
scales scattered about under tho tree"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-11-24

Miss Beatrix Jones, OF New York.
has takon mp the art OF landscape gar b
dening, and one can often find her mr..
ranging earth and giving directions to
two crews OF men who aro ut work mn.
der her direction at Reef Point, her
Bar Harbor home. Miss Jones, who
is a young woman, has taken the con
tract to put the rough grounds OF w.
H. Bliss, OF New York, and ElQar
Scott, the Young Philadelphia million.
airc, in trim for building
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-11-24
Sheen JumniRg Hodges

Anent sheep jumping hedges I may
venture here to tell tale Of certain
old rogue who went by the name of
Tup- Harry. This is how he got his
nickname: Harry IVES small farmer
and he had n neighbor with better
means and better farm than his own.
One very dry season Harry had come
to the end of his grass for a flock OF
sheep he possessed. His neighbor had,
however, got IL fine field of manSel-
wurzel. Harry looked over the hedge
"a hedge furnished with outstanding
sintes-and greatly longed for those
mangels for his sheep; but he did not
relish the risk OF being caught taking
them. SO he went in the evening into
his field, that was bare of grass, put
his head against the hedge, bent his
back and called: "Tupl Tup Tupl"
whereupon up ran his old ram, jumped
on his back, went onto the hedge and
over into the mangel field and all the
flock in Indian file scampered after
him over the back of Harry.
Very early in the morning the'roguo
went into the devastated mangel field,
put his head against the edge, bent
his back and called: "Tupl Tup I!
Tup u and up came the ram, ran over
his back onto the edge and returned
to the barren quarter again, followed
in Indian file by all the flock. That
was done several times and no signs
appeared anywhere of the hedge being
broken through or of q padlocked gate
having been opened. At last the far
mer who was robbed hid himself ono
night and saw the whole proceeding.
Tup- Harry did not try that trick on
nga1n. - Chamber5s Journal.
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ADVERTISING RATES.

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per square for The frst insertioa and Az
Nsne for sseh subsequent insertion.
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sns nses allowed By law and will, In all sasea.
% ooased 70 the attorney. and payment viii
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Terms for ctaniing advertisements made
kn1va On application to the publisher.
JOE fENTINo executed With peatness and
dispsteh. Gg-Orders BY mail Wi reosiys
prcoDt attention
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Carriage shafts are being manufac-
tured OF paperwood pulp in coulunc.
ton with iron, with covering Of
leather. Patents for this invention
hsyo been taken out in England,
France and Belgium,
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a MUTUAL MISTAKE,

J this story travelled
in IA roundabout way
1T may have been
elaborated and built
up before it came to
hand, but the facts,
rs nearly rs they eau
be learned, arc about
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The nine most frequentod universe.
ties of Europe are Paris, Berlin,
Vienna, Madrid, Naples, Moscow,
Budapest, Munich and Athens.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-09

From the St Louis Republic
Ever buy premium coins?" asked a
conductor on "a Washington avenue car
of a reporter a few days ago. The re-
porter said that he considered himself
i'm pretty good luck to be able to pay
car fare, without INDUCING i'm the lux
ury of coins whose value were in
creased by their scarcity. and the con-
ductor drew forth a handful Of coins
from an inner pocket.
Il had a pretty good run to-day" he
said in a satisfied tone. and am about
81 ahead already. | won't be able 10
sell them for a few days. and thought
You might want to take them at dis
count"
AS the conversation proceeded the
conductor Informed the reporter that
a large number Of the conductors on
the Lindell system are in the habit OF
examining each coin received by them
during the day, and the results are Oft
en- quite profitable. All Of them are well
acquainted with tke prize coins eNtant,
and they are often able to add greatly
10 their spending money by keeping
their eyes open during the time they
are on duty. The conductor who Is re
sponsible for this stated that during
the two trips he had made that day he
has secured six five-cent pieces which
would bring % cents each. and a dime
which was worth 50 cents. we keep
posted on these coins" he explained.
and we often make a good catch only
the other day got hold Of a dime that
brought me just so even. and several
have been equally lucky. We sell all
the stuff at little shop down on Third
street. and IN one week. not long ago.
I made $3.50. II does not often hap
pen. however. and we think we have
done well II we get from 80 70 50 per
month. The only trouble about the
whole matter Is that the boys strain
their eyes looking for dollars dated
1904 There is only one which Is not &c
counted for. and II Is catalogued at
q 00O