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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-03-07
did lsn,1,akers who are rao1s a5colf
sometimes styled stat len. 81 81
ITALY IN TROUBLE.

The Italians are In a sorry plight ~
present, owing to the crushing Of the.
army they sent to Abyssinia to suppress I
"a rebellion against Italian rafle IN that
country over which ]: ally exercises g pro-
tectorate. An account of the military dis-8
.aster will be found elsewhere in this
issne:and a graphic statement Of the men-
tai c0nd lions Of the people
The prince, who rose against Italian
rule. has 2oO, 900 men in the field, armed {
with all the modern improvements in \
warfare. Besides these, there is largG
number Of irregular troops, both infantf
and cavalry. Against this horde-nct
savages but men descended from Eu- y
ropean stock-1taly sent but 10000 men, ]
with the result that it's army has been 4
because of the b)under of the war depart
ment in sending either too small force
or an incompetent general.
An exchange argues that the words
woman and IMAM can never take the
place of "lady" and gentleman" the
latter being the older words Of express
sion, and that in time the older words
will return. Whether or not, It should
be said that the terms woman and man
are much more sensible and appropriate
than lady and gentleman. The Saxon
words in our language are the stronge
and most bef1tting and the Saxon word
woman is more comprehensive than the
indefinite and often misleading term
lady. So with man and gentleman.
Think of the difference made in ones
mind by the words "a true woman and
"a true lady" Does not the former term
denote respect and admiration while the
latter is weak and questionable? At
European courts woman may be true
lady and yet the trail of the serpent may
be seen whenever she moves but when
one of the gentler sex is true woman
she is hallOwed for her worth. 1t Is SO
with the other sex. Occasionally it is
found that one of the sex objects to be-
ing called woman and in such cases ii
is presumable that she is not such, In the
best sense of the term. When one Of the
other sex insists upon being called gen.
tleman he is generally a fool.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-03-07

Although the women will not have an
other opportunity to propose for eight
years after this still the girls born OH
last saturday-February 29- will only
have birthday once in four years. By
a simple mathematical process they, can
always make themselves out four times
as young as they are. and see what a
world Of happiness that little matter Of
chance will produce.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-03-07

The Chicago Times Herald advises "for
that silver Lining feeling take Carters
Rocky Mountain pellets" It's time for a
change. The people have tried the gold
coated pellets made by the Allegheny
Mountain company in Wall street, and
they found the remedy worse than the
disease. Yes, try Carter's Rocky Moun-
tain pellets. Children cry for them, as
do grown up people out this way.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-03-07

Susan B. Anthony has started out on
q campaign in California to have the
word male stricken from the constitu-
tion Of that state. The probability is
that il Susan had captured a male wheu
she became q the proper age she would
not have been lighting one ever since.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-03-07

The newspapers of the East are In q
frtghtful state OF excitement over the
.rnmor that Bourke Cochran is going ia
become a priest. They will be still mora
startled when they learn that for years
he has been in the habit Of saying his
prayers every night and morning. :.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-03-07

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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04
An Eccentric Ar.stOcrat.

The Rev. Ralph Tollemache, who
has just died, was godson OF Queen
Nictoria's uncle, the Duke of York,
and n leading member of that ancient
house OF the British nobility of which
the Earl of Dysart is the head. He
inherited all the traditional and her
edltary greatness of his family, and n
couple OF years ago was deprived of
his rectory In Leicestershire, as well
as the control of his fortune, by reason
OF his extraordinary behavior. Among
other things, he was wont TO do was
to take with him into the pulpit n
large and shrill whistle, which he blew
vigorously each time he wished to en-
phasize any statement he had made.
When he read the lessons during
divine service he would invariably
walk thrice around the lectern before
commencing, and beside this he wore
large ring on his thumb, which he
claimed to be enchanted. He was n
grandson of the seventh Earl of Dysart,
and leaves large number of children,
who are noted Tor the extraordinary
accumulation of Christian names with
which he has endoN ed each of them.
Thus, his daughter Lyona has no less
less than sixteen other Christian names
besides, and his son Lyulph has eight
cen, including the names of Cromwell,
Odin and Todmag. The other chill
dren have been dealt with in an equally
generous manner. The late Lord
Dysnrt, although possessed of meal
culable wealth, spent the last twenty
years of his life in the direst penury,
living like hermit in two dingy rooms
in side street off the Strand, in Lon
don, never-leavlng them, and refusing
to see any enc save his lawyer, his
meals being passed through hole in
the door New Orleans Picayune.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04

himself Immediately after nearly al.
ways endeavors to commit suicide and
to perform that CHASTITY act called hara-
kirl, or more euphoniously. "happy
Dispatch Strange to say, among the
Japanese the man who disembowels
himself is generally regarded as a
hero, without very exact reference to
the acts that may have preceded his
suicide. The "happy dispatch" is re-
garded as an honorable death, and in
some sort of mysterious way inexplic-
able to foreigner brought up under
a different code, to redeem the per-
formers past.
During the first session OF the new
Diet the soshi became so threatening
Ia their conduct toward number of
the representatives., especially toward
the President of the iiet, that extra
ordinary severe regulations, called the
peace regulations, had to be pro-
claimed. These regulations forbid
secret societies and allow the suppress
sion of open-air meetings if deemed
necessary. AT one time during that
first session no less than fifty-six soshi
were banished from the capital.
In days of old the Samurai, from
which class most of the soshi are de-
scendants, wore two swords and dear
er to It's owner than wife or child was
the cherished weapon. To it the
Samurai accorded almost the same
treatment as to sentient being, and
the greatest blow ever aimed at this
class was the edict which deprived
them of the time-honored and cher.
ished privilege of wearing two swords.
The soshi of to-day can wear no sword
openly, but they nearly always carry
sword canes, which in their hands is n
formidable weapon.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04
PITH AND POINT.

A dress does not mako n woman,
but often breaks n man. -Ts1.s Sift-
ings.
"5tick to me and you'll Get Jours6E
in box, was what the envelope ia.
marked to the postage stiup. "a iatps-
man.
A Growing Demand: They SSik al
For the export trader" brooklyn
Life.
Race prejudice is all light if 1T leads
man TO refrain from putting his
money on the wrong horse. States
man.
Clergyman -"Some people think T
preach long sermons. Do You think
so?" She-"Oh, no! They only seem
long" Puck.
The glorious charge Of the Light Brigade,
BY Tennyson famously sung,
i nothing to that which my doctor made
For taking look at my tongue.
-YenOwines News.
"Professor, said graduate, trying
to be pathetic at parting, 81 am in.
debted to you for all / know" "Pray
do not mention such triAe," was the
reply. Tit-Biis.
Farewell, he said, eve shall meet
in heaven, and then" "Then i will
love You, replied the girl who had
rejected him. 81 expect to love every
one there Truth.
Ono-"Stickers has been telling us
of marvellous sums he has made on
Nn1I l. hn IF
finance?" Two" We'll, hardly-more
of Napoleon of narration Puck.
Briggs-"W hat sort of fellow is
Sandstone?" Griggs well, he is
the kind of a man who thinks his wheel
is better than any other" Briggs
81 seel Just an average man. -
Puck.
The Snapper Snapped: Miss Antique
81 don't see why young married
people make such fools CT them.
selves !" Old Goodfellow.- Maybe
it's because they have the chance -
Truth.
A Sea View: Passenger Captain,
how far are we from land?' Captain
about two miles. Passenger
"But can't see it. In what direction
is it?" Captain Straight down, sir. "
Tit Bits.
Won Blumer (lookiny at his wife's
check book You don't mean to say
you have given out a check for 300?
Why, you've only got $50 in the bank
to meet it His Wife---'Fhat's nil
right, dear If the cashier says any
thing about it I'll tell him TO charge
it. PUCK
Judge Noonau of the San Antonio
District Court is also the proprietor
of stock ranch in Medina County.
He was recently called on in his Official
capacity to pronounce sentence on a
horsethief. Said the Judge blandly {:
'Are you aware Of any circumstance
that entities you to consideration at
my hands?" Eyes, your Honor, / am
What is it?" "The horse / stole
didn't belong to you. I think you
ought to take that into consideration. "
Texas Siftings
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04
Very Handy Collateral.

The King of Portugal is q Jolly old
duck with not n bit of nonsense about
him.
The King has crown, as a matter
OF course. Ii is q big affair, glittering
with diamonds and other gems, and is
said to be worth SO, 100000.
Now, Portu9al's ruler is no fool.
He has lots of old-fashioned horse
sense, and he does not believe in hav-
ing SO much money invested in useless
head gear. He cannot sell it because
that would be contrary to all the ira.
ditlons and customs of royalty, but it
occurred to him the other day that it
would make mighty good collateral.
So he carefully packed his crown and
iourneyed with it to London, where
he deposited it with firm of money
lenders as security for the loan OF
n large sum OF money.
it is to he hoped that other foreign
monarchs will follow the example Of
the King OF Portugal. There is no
sense IN having so much Fidle wealth
in the shopo IF crown jewels. If they
cannot be cold their owners should
w. 50" HlputF ou luGlu IalueE Inen
increase the taxes Of their subjects.
Even II they foil 60 redeem their royal
gewgaws there viii lie no great harm
done. The world has outgrown the
idea that ruler must wear n crown,
SIT in state on throne and play with
a scepter
Give the poor broker n chance
Such frst.class collateral should not
lie idle Atlanta Constitution.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04
Ther Lnred fhe Fnrnsi,

Spnniards dislike TO fell trees or cut
live timber Of any sort, and this fact
perhaps accounts for the giant trees
Of California. The Spaniards two
centuries ago pushed their wav
through Mexico TO California. and
save the clearing of paths through
the dense forests, not a twig did their
axes chop down.
Nor do the Spaniards transplanted
TO the new world ever destroy timber.
With stubborn pertinaciousnesg,
strangely at variance with their leth
argic disposition, they continoe &c
build their houses Of stone and NOR
tar, at great expense of money and
physical exsrtion. when timber in
abundance surrounds them, out Of
which they could construct log houses,
as did other pioneers as minimum
of cost and labor.
The Spaniard does not even fell
trees for hrewood, but picks no dead
limbs as they fall to the ground, or
pulls them from then trees with his
lariet, = Pittsburg Dishatoh,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04
CANTOR From Childish Lips.

a minister little daughter was at
tending her first church service. She
had never seen her father in the pull
pit before, and on his entrance there
her presence Of mind forsook her, and
she piped out i'm voice expressive Of
joyful recognition:
"Why, there's my pa mp there in
that box
AvcngIng propriety swept down up.
on the little maiden, and for q season
there was q great calm. But the ser.
vice was grieyously long to such a wee
worshiper, and she became very rest.
less, walking up and down the pew
and signing audibly.
ct won't be long, dear" mamma
whispered
Whcreupon ensued another brief
period Of quiet; but it was not to last.
Tired baby nature had reached its
utmost limit of endurance, and by.
and-by, over The quiet listeners arose
a little voice, clear and plausible aud
coaxing:
Isn't you nearly done, papa?",-
New York Mercury.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04
THE FIRST SNOW,

The robins round the granary caves
Whisper and watch like little thieves,
And. as beside the hedge you stir,
partridge starts with sudden whir;
While crows-as dark rs dreams that CONS
To worry when one fain would sleep
Above the far-oG hilltops sweep,
Flecking the heavens dull gray dome.
About the barn the mich cows low.
And seem ones whistled air to know;
The horses, whinneyng, seem to say,
''Why do you loiter on the way2" 4.
The pigs from out the sage grass bed, n
Come nois'ly begging Mt your feet;
And never almsfolk gladder greet
Tne one to whom they look for bread.
The outworl done. you then return
To where the blazing faygots burn;
There, waiting for tho morning meal,
kind of calm content YOU feel.
The sparks fly upward AT their will;
The fire sends out a pleasant glow:
And all reminds you, though there's snow
There's much in life to cheer us still!
W.T.. Hale, in Memphis Commercial-Appeal
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04
lie Wasn't Afraid, but Ills Legs We're.


"When l was holding up trains in
Nevada" began City Attorney Ores.
well, "to collect the railroads taxes
being District Attorney of the county
through which il ran-l had to assist
me as brave man as [ ever knew.
He would think nothing of walking
right up to the muzzle of Il gun and
peeping down the barrel.
"A passenger train came in and we
seized it. i ordered the engineer and
fireman out of the cab and put my
assistant in, with Instructions to hold
1t. The whole town was out to see the
hold-up. and, with the passengers from
the train, crowded around and poked
fun at us. Suddenly the engineer
shouted to my man in the cab that the
water was about out of the boiler and
1t would blow up in a minute or two.
"He glanced at the water gauge
and seeing no water in the glass looked
about him in an uneasy way for n mo-
ment and then commenced climbing
out of the cab. He started to walk
away at a slow, dignified stride, but
his steps kept getting quicker till at
last he broke into a run. The crowd
jeered him, but he only ran the faster
till he was out of danger.
" Look here, JIM said I, y thought
you were afraid of nothing.
"'Well, don't feel n blamed bit
skeery on my account he replied,
very deliberately, but somehow or
other couldn't hold my legs down.
They were just determined to do some
fast work, an couldn't stop EN-. -
San Francisco Post.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04
This Bea.s FISH Stories.

The streets were dirty. The LAZY
had a parcel in one hand, an um
brella in the other. Her dress, al.
though what women call short one,
would have touched the mud had it
not been held up And it was to this
she had trained her Irish setter. Trot-
ting along on one side, just pace be.
hind her, he held the tail Of her we'll.
made gown in his teeth rs carefully
and as daintily as retriever carries
game. Never once did the dog allow
the dress to touch the ground. 1t was
evidently daily task carried out TO
the point of satisfaction Of lady and
dog. An enterprising dog dealer
might obtain large prices for dogs
thus educated to act as my lady 5 page.
st. James, Gazette.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04
The Plom Sfnrled , Fire

George Vogel, Of York Township,
Indiana, started fire in q stubblo
field on bis farm Friday in n very
peculiar manner. He was blowing
the dead weeds and dry stubble under
the ground when his plowshare struck
a big rock. The stroke of the steel
upon the flinty surface Of the stone
caused it to emit sparks of fire that
ignited the dry rubbish which sur
rounded 1t. This Inaugurated fire
that, propelled by the wind, spread
over the field aud threatened to de-
stroy his fences He finally subducd
the flames. cincinnati Enquirer.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04
Longe.t steamer in the Worih.

The Pennsylvania, Of the Hamburg.
American Steamship Line, which will
go into commission ia June, is the
longest vessel in the world She has
10000 tons displacement, which
beats the Lucania by 10 per cent Her
length is $50 feet beam 81 feet and
depth ~ feet. She has four pole
masts, and but one funnel, and, while
carrying 10000 tons dead weight, has
accommodations for 200 cabin and
1000 stoerage passengers. At the OF.
fee Of the company it IS said that the
rtimor that the Pennsylvania was %
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04
4 Slcamboot an Nl,ceIs

Sweden cal boast Of a steamboat on
wheels. This uniqne vehicle makes
regular trips overland from one lake
TO another near by. To leave one
lake it approaches the shore with
iuil head of steam on, rushes over the
rails Of the connecting road TO the
top OF the eminence midway, shoots
down to the other lake. and then its
screw propellers merily churn the
waters again.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04
THE LITTLE COM on,

shrll not rail at fortune @. az tsIs
While in the dark or light
Ihenr footstep patterins to n. 40
That closes on the night.
But for those little fsssF
Each pathway shall l. swat
Tho sad storms trimmed vith yna.:s-v1
where the paths OF apge,. r,+;:
/ shall not rail at fortune or nj Ia, y I
While under loves own skies
My little queen walks where the roses wait
And wins me with her eyes. -
For in those eyes / seem
To read the stars that stream
On bright, celestial meadows where tho
angels sing and dream!
shall not raii at fortune or at fa.,
While still feel tho beat
or her glad heart. and in lies twilight lato
Her rosy lips and sweet!
Lovely rs still thou art
Rest on my heart, sweetheart
Till Gods white angel, smiling, kiss lips and
lives apart!
Frank /. Stanton.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04
ADVERTISING RArrs.

Advertisements will be inserted ct one dolisA
per square for the frst insertion and ffty
I M uosequent lnseiuon-
cents line. and no notice inserted for ls9
than one dollar.
Legal Advertisements will b inserted a
the rates allowed By law and will, In all cases,
90 enaged TO the attorney, and payment will
be required upon delivery of certified cory.
CHAhGn FOR ANNoUNCEMKNrs.-Fos
county ofhcers, IS; State and Congress, $40.
Terms for niing advertisements made
Known on application TO tho publisher.
Son fhNrISG executed with neatness and
Dispatch. H9-Orders by mail viii reosiys
pru0pt attention.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04
Culliyating Ia f ria.

To the uninstructel mind it may
smack of absurdIty to say that at no
distant day the bacteria of butter and
cheese will be cultivated rs we now
cultivate other commercial products.
A writer on this subject says "Thc
fermentation of cream and of cheese
is already as much of an art as the fer
mentation of malt in the manufacture
of beer. In the curing OF tobacco the
same activity is discovered, and the
day is not far distant wncn conmerce
in high bred tobacco bacteria will be
an established fact. In short, we may
look forward to the day when the bac.
terra active in agriculture will be care
fully cultivated, and tie bacteria herd
book will be found along with those
Of the Jersey COW and the Norman
horse. On a par with this is the
sterilization of products, which pro.
cess is necessary before the thorough.
bred bacteria is introduced. New
York Advertiser.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04
A MANS DESTINY.

HAVE something to
tell YOU" said Rich
ard Thorne, when
the departure of her
other callers had left
him alone with his
hostess.
81 thought there
was something fun
ny about you," said
Mrs. Vavasour, shad-
i N g the freight
from her face with
n screen of barbaric
grandeur. W n iIe
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04
Molasses for cattle Food.

Molasses is coming into prominence
as 7't'' 'Nod in Germany. Cows
parh devour their sweetened
provender with the greatest relish.
The food is claimed to be both health.
ful and economical Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04
An Old Mans Long Journey.

A pathetic as well as remarkable
story is that of William j. Norris, who,
dcspoiled of his wealth ut the age of
seventy-three by designing wife,
drove alone behind bronco from
Pixies Peak to Buffalo, n. Y, dis.
lance of $500 miles, 10 find n home
with his daughter. A descendant and
heir of an English nobleman, he served
eleven years as British soldier, for
thirty years was cattle buyer and
farmer in Western New York, for nine
years n Waterman in Denver, and for
four years policeman in Cherry
Creek. He accumulated property, but
in his old age was fooled by an adj
ventures, who left him nothing but
two COWS, n ''praIrie schooner" and
II faithful bronco, which dragged him
twenty-seven miles day for eighty
seven days, until, absolutely penniless,
he reached haven in BIiTilo last
week. He is wonderful old man,
and that bronco is wonderful bro1 CO.
Buffalo Enquirer.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04

ii is stated that Brockton, Mass,
shoe manufacturing firm at a recent
bicycle meet distributed more than
1000 small packages OF court plaster
with an advertisement OF their bicycle
shoes on the outside Of the package.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-02-04

And the next mail steamer carried a
big, bronzed man, with straw col
ored mustachc, who stood in the bows
all day and part Of the night, only
coming oft TO eat and sleep; "for,
he told himself, "I'm n whole ships
length nearer TO her than il ] stayed
on the poop. Household Words.