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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07

Avoca, Ia, is making some exten sive
road improvements.
a Road Improvement Association
has been organized at Lima, O.
The Legislature of Massachusetts
has appropriated $500, 900 to be used
in road building in vaYious parts of the
State.
Goodroads throughout this Common
wealth are absolutely necessary. lam
for the Good Roads bill and all that IL
means. and will he until it becomes n
aw.-RePresentative EbcnezerAdams.
of Pennsylvania.
Bad roads caused the death of T.. u.
Brown, at Deposit, n. Y, recently.
Mr.. Brown was drivin heavy wagon
through the streets Of that town when
the wagon caught in rut throwing
him to the ground, and the wheel
passed over his head, iujuring him so
severely that he died in few hours.
Convict labor in road building is he
ing employed in Duvol County. Flor
ida, and in North Carolina. In the
latter case twenty one aud half cents
per day per head is said to cover the
cost of food, clothes. medical atten-
dance aud guards, compared with
wcutyeight cents per day for main
tanning the same prisoners in Jail
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07

Fairplay describes the following as
true story: Lately an English family
had the misfortune TO lose an aged
aunt, who died in St. Petersburg Ar
rangements were most carefully made
aud directions sent that the body
should he forwarded TO England to be
inferred in the family vault. I'm duo
time magnificent coffin arrived. and
before 1t was lowered 90 its last resting
place 1t was opened for inspection
Much 90 the dismay of the family. in
stead Of finding the features and frail
form Of their beloved aunt the corpse
OF q Russian officer. clothed i'm military
garments and decorated with ribbons
and medals, was disclosed TO view. a
frantic telegram was dispatched 10 the
Russian capital, to which the following
was received. Lady buried Yesterday
with military honors. Please keep
the General. "
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07

Five years ago a man named Voigt
stole n ride ON n railroad in Colorado.
Recently he became n Christian. and
was smitten with remorsc TO such an
cXtcnt that ha sent u written confess
sion to the company inclosing 81 So,
being his fare ut the rate Of threo
cents n mile, with interest added. As
a matter Of fact the fare at that time
was four cents n mile, aud the com
pauy has sent the man u demand for
ffty-two cents i'm addition
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07

A subject in which the Queen il
really well versed is that Of farming.
The Prince Consort was quite prac.
tical farmer, and devoted much time
to the royal farm ut Windsor aud else.
where, interesting himself in particu.
lar in the breeding of cattle, and the
Queen learned n good deal from him.
The Duke Of York is at present paying
attention to the same subject
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07
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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07

Tho people of Wolf Valley, Texas,
have organized n rabbit club The
club pays ono cent for each cottontail
scalp, aud two aud one half cents for
each jack rabbit. The organization Of
this club - a necessity Rabbits have
ruined oil frait trees this winter which
were not protected by oak bushes. IL
something is mol done to destroy these
pests the farmers Tsli su Ger - eat loss.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07
GOOD ROADS NOTES.
Synonymous Terms.

We clip from Dnn's Review the fol-
lowing:
st Louis-Business has improved
III all lines this week two to fifteen
per cent. Groceries are in the back
ground, but promise improvement
soon with better roads"
Memphis the waters receded
and country roads have improved,
trade and collections have been
better"
Moral-Good roads and good bust
ness are synonymous terms. A.
w. Bulletin.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07

Colonel y A. Bingham, Superinten-
deut Of Pablo Buildings aud Grounds
ut Washington, in answer TO an AQri-
cuIturist subscribers inquiry as to
now the whitewash was made that was
used OH the White House years ago,
says that not within the recollection Of
she ofliea has the exterior Of he Execu-
tive Mansion been whitewashcd.
White lead and hnseed oil is used
wher painting the mansion Ameri-
eau Agriculturist.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07
EVANSVILLE, W. VA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER :. 1897

II want you" she said, slowly.
Aud the doors changed behind them.
Edith Wagner, in the Argonaut.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07
Good Roads and BROAD Tires !

The movement i'll favor of good roads
which has at last really begun to agi-
tate rural communities all over the
country involves MANY contributorv
issues of considerable importance. For
instance, associations which have I'M
dertaken the task of improving the
country roads are generally advising
farmers to make use of broad tires
upon their wagon wheels, instead of
the narrow tires which cut and rut n
soft road so deeply.
1t Is not easy to induce the farmers
to follow this advice, because it i'm
plies and requires at the outset the re-
pairing of the road. Broad-tired
wagons could make little or no progress
over some of the muddy and rough
roads which are too often found not
far from the busiest and most thriving
cities. Narrow wheels cut their way
through more easily, but only ut the
cost OF exhausting the horses which
draw the wagon, and of still further
lnlurlnS the road as thoroughfare.
If the highway could but be i'm
proved sufficiently to bear the heavy
~ WV 'iOSAo NOulii utl ike IL
ture road-roller, and assist in keeping
the road i'll good condition instead of
tearing it to pieces.
AS an immediate result. access TO
markets would be made much more
easy, draught animals would gain in
efficiency and length of service, and it
would be possible to transport larger
loads with greater ease and convent
ence than is the case at present
The farmers and the rural commu-
mites which they control hesitate to
take the first step because of the i'm
mediate expense involved. 1t ought
not to be hard to convince so intelIi-
gent portion of the community that
real economy, both of labor and money.
would be gained by improved road
beds aud the use of broader tres
The Youths Companion.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07

was n pink and
white English
girl, very tall
and shapely.
The Mexican
girls, who or
dered out their
carriages if they
had n block to
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07

Some time we all shall know
Each other, aye, AS We ourselves are
known;
And see how out of darkness light has
grown.
And He-who loves US so
Despite our wilfulness and blind com
plant
Will show us how His kind and calm re-
straint
Can mold human soul into n saint.
Some time our eyes shall SEQ
The silver lining to tho darkest cloud,
While silvery echoes follow thunder loud
Some time our hearts shall be
Content, forgetting all our restless mood
And knowing everything has worked fo
good
The how, and when, and why be under
stood.
Lillian Gray.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-09-07
SOME TIME.

Some time W shall know why
Dur sunnlest mo: nings change to moons of
rain;
and why our steps are Swallowed so by
pain;
And why we often lie
On couches sown with thorns of care and
doubt,
And why our lives are thickly hedged about
With bars that put our Hottest plans to
rout.
Some time wo shall know why
Our dearest hopes are swept so swift away,
And why our brightest flowers first decay;
Why song is lost i'm sigh.
Why clasping fingers slip so soon apart
Estrangement, space and death rend heart
from heart,
Until from deepest depths the teardrops
start.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-21
SHORT NEWS STOKES.

CHICAGO--Coroner' Physician Noel Is
suffering from blood poisoning caused by
a scratch on the hand at the post-inorte;n
on John Is. KeL,hams bcdy. and as a
consequence the inquest is Temporarily al
an end.
NEW YORK-The agreement which he's
been entered into between the railroads
and the Atlantic steamship lines Tor Inc
n5s only all OF the Transatlane,c steam
shin companies. but the ccaStwsse lines
extending as far south as the CUR OK
Mexico and north TO Halifax. thereby rei-
derins II impossible for rates to be ne-
n,crallzed.
and stocking trugedy was committed az
this place at the residence of Ernest Cor
nell Two lstt-e children, Willie Cornell,
aget 9 years and Lille. agca : ys .,,,
were found dead. lying on their beds WAN
their threats cut. and Ernest Cornc!,.
their father. was lying on the. boor Win
a gash across hts throat which extenned
from ear TO ear.
sTREAToR. Ia.-strik.Dg coal miners
have reached an agreement, believed 10
be compromise, which win be given out
Nor day.
NEW YoRK-The will Of the late Henry
| George leaves his entire estate, consiy.ii. I
OF the home at Fort Hamlteai, wof ,.
about 5000 ard the copyright OF his BOOK
to his widow.
| WASHINSTON-;rne nforetary comm's-
| ssor, hiss taken recass until December
| Is, when the commissioners VA reasstui.
| lie III washington to revise ana sign theif
| rerscrts. whether the members OF the In
| Ianapoass convention Will be called 70
gether to hear the report has not yt'
| beArI decided
|. NEW YoRK-District Attorney Yonns
Of Queens county says everything = "
1 readiness for the resumption, on Monnay
| Of tire trial OF Martin Thorn, the alieSei
murderer OF VIM GuldenSuppc.
EuFAULA. I. T.--John Watka. sen.
| tsncec 10 be shot for the murder Of Jonas
| neer last May was grary.et q stay %
| execu,icn for enc day, Unless Chief -,
"a, i1cher grants anofher respite by y
O'clock Sunday morning, the execution
win take place at Eufau,a Court House
six miles from Eufaula.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-21

the case OF The Moravinn church missions,
whose bequest OF G2b0,000 81, $50, 000)
promises TO be white elephant OF tho
most formidable and costly kind. The Sec
rotary Of missions has published letter
appealing to the friends OF the organ!za-
tion 10 cease their congratulations. OK
planning that while the money bequoathsd
villa not be availble for a long time, when
II is actually paid not penny Ia TO DO
devoted to existing missions. but Is to be
spent In establishing entirely new enter
prises In other words, the unfortunate
legatees have been saddlcd with an oblga.
tson 10 apply the immense sum exclusively
to the establishment OF missions under the
OF support.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-21
McLosKEY's VIEWS.

Dallas. Texas. November 20. Manager
McCloskcy Of the Dallas baseball club was
asked today for an explanation OF the plan
by which the managers of the clubs in the
Texas league next season will stick to the
$500 per month salary limit adopted at the
Fort Worth meeting. November 10. he re-
plisd:
THE salary limit adopted at Fort Worth
will be $500 per month and woe be to the
manager that goes over 1t. There will be
an affidavit attached to the bottom Of every
contract and II the manager commits per-
jury he will not only be prosecuted 10 the
full extent OF the Aw. but will be made an
example of and his franchise ,nkcn away
from him and the club transferred 10 some
other town In the State. The salary limit
heretofore has been farce and this v III bo
the only means of making the iui1c sers
adhere strictly to the $500 per month.
Il am willing TO wager a new hat that
for less than 500. l am going to eet am
bilious youngsters and am confident ! will
haye good team We have ample time
to sign players -four months) and no man
ager will have an excuse for saying he did
not have time to sign his men,"
Nc has started in early and has already
accepted terms OF two promising youngsters
Roy Lehman, a catcher OF Gainesville,
and Will Sparger. a rafting young south
paw of Bcnham. He has dsc led % Fold
Raymer and Hoover OF last years team
and has four men signed to date.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-21
CuBANs ARE FIRM.
They DO Not Believe Mckinley VII
Insist on autonomy.

They DO Not believe Mckinley Will
Insist on autonomy.
New York. November 20.--Discussing
dispatch from Washington, stating that
President McKinley's policy would be to
urge Cubans to accept autonomy. Thomas
Estrada Palma OF the junta said 1T q
moral impossibility that the president
of A great Nation like this should IN any
way uphold the hands OF Spain and help
to crush us. The idea Is ridiculous. 1t
can not be. The Cubans In Cuba and the
Cubans in America have the utmost faith
In the administration In Washington
Eidel G. Pierra said: The story can
not be true. The president. secretary OF
state and the whsle cabinet are too well
informed to adopt any anti-Cuban policy
such talk is pro;itless But, whatever hap
pens, we are going to keep on nghtins'
we did not begin this war with closed eyes
We do not reckon so much on Ciba
strength as on Spanish helplessncss. hs
the saarchlight Is turned on Spain, ptcfie
all over the wcrld are coming more md
more 10 realize what sort CT country
Spain is. The incarnation OF Spanish pride
and glory. the type OF the Spanish hero. y
General Weyler. Spain does nat intend 70
give autonomy today any more than she
did three years ago The cabinet meeting
at which the so-called autonomy programme
was TO be- finally decided on was set for
last Monday. That morning Senior Mere
became suddenly and mystericusly Ill, The
meeting was indefinitely postponed and
autonomy was postponed with it,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-21
THEATRICAL.

An episode OF peculiar interest was tho
enactment by clergymen on "Wednesday
last In Canterbury hall Of the first church
Conversion OF England" which was wilt
ten by the Rev. Henry Crossweil. and was
really succession OF ten historical tab
leaux, with the dialogue In silited, heroic
strain. 10 the accompaniment OF sacred
music. Tho scenes included "Roman
Market" where English slaves attracted
Pope Gregory's attention: the meeting be-
tween Pope Gregory and the monks with
King Etbelbert on the Isle OF Tanot, and
King Ethclbert's baptism At Canterbury
The central figure OF the production ~ 81.
Augustine. The costumes, scenery and
chants were Historically accurate. The
play. however. is described az ''drcary
entertainment"
There are only four OF the London thea
ters whose doors are not opened. although
the season is hardly under way, and two OF
the four will be filled early next month.
Yet, for all this display OF theatrical ac-
tiyity. hardly more than half OF the thirty
playhouses which struggled frenzediy for
the patronage apd the money nj the Lon
doners are paying their running expenses.
Various theories are advanced for the
failure OF London theatres to pay, the most
credited one being that the increase OF su-
burban playhousfs Is keeping suburbanitea
/ AZ home.
The most noteworthy success among the
money making minority Ii The Geisha. Z
which after two years. run At Days
theatre giyes no signs Of iessenng popu-
| iarlty among the new adventures. "The
| white Heather the most sensational
melcdrama: Henry Arthur Jones' comedy
THE Liars" which Charles Wyndham ID
giving at the Criterion; Henry Esmonds
comedy. IONS Summers Day" and Car
| toms play. 1.-THE Tree Of knowledge" with
| George Alexander and Julia Nelson ns the
stars. are centers OF interest for the fash
| tcx.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-21
very Quiet About cuba.

Washington. November 2o.--There will
be nothing sensational about Cuba in the
presidents message. Unless something I'M
foreseen should occur between now and the
meeting OF congress the president will say
that at the suggestion OF the United States
the Spanish government has adopted a
policy Of Cancellation and has accepted our
good Offices in endeaycring to persuade the
insurgents to lay down their arms and &C.
cept hame rule. Nor Is 1t probable that
the correspondence with the Madrid min
istry concerning Cuba will be sent TO con-
Fress, unless II is called for. and even then
The president may refuse to comply with
the request on the grounds Of public policy.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-21
Lexinuton Winners.

Lexington. KY. November 2o.-Four and
cue- half furlongs- Essonite. Daso, MARI
eta. Time. 1914.
Six fur,ongs-Bill Arnette, kathie May
Annie NJ. Time. 1:1Ilz
one mile. selling-Three Bars. What
Next. Robert Bonner. Time, Iii.
Five furlonfs--Cadiie G.. High Jinks'
Conan DOYLE Tina, l:0ih.
Five and oae-half furlongs-Colleen, Jim
Flncd Le.cher Time. 1:l1Ia.
Six furlongs-Tranby. shuttlecock. Taxo.
Time. LIZ.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-21
Cumberland Winners.

Nashville. Tenn. November 2o.-cum
berland results: Six furlongs-Trivoi' Gan
See EN-, Confession. Time. lis.
Six furioaTs--Laura May, Tole simmons.
Farcndefle. Time. 1:l6is.
Five and one half fur.ongs--Jranita' me-
Albert. Carrie Lyle. Time. l;os,
Six furlongs Enchanter. Mis- Verne ".
Work. Time, lis.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-21
Oakland winners.

San Francisco, November 2O.-oakland
results Six furiongs-Horaiio, Peixoto,
Don GARLIC. Time, TIA 1-2.
Five and one half MISUNDERSTANDING,
Miss Remssn, Major Cook. Time. :Os Ia
one and cae-eighth miles-Don Claren-
clio. Dick Behan, Joe Terry. Time, loo.
Six furlones--Ed Garland H., siberia OF
Cuthbert Time, 1:15 1-2.
one mile-Senator Bland. Buck Massie,
Grady. Time, 1:41 Ii
Five and one-half furlongs - Dunboy'
snort McAllister. Time, 1.0s 3-i.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-21
LnyIgne and Waicott Ia Right.

San Francisco, November 2o.-Billy La
vigne and Tom O'Rourke met last night
and arranged fight between George La
vigue and Joe Walcoti, The contest VIII
take place about noon on February g. The
hour was fixed for a daylight fight, IN
order TO take pictures of the light. The
men will fight at 1877 pounds. weighing In
four hours before entering the ring
solly Smith and George Dixon VIII sign
for a meeting to take place some time IN
February In this city.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-21
cHARlrY Nor JoYFuL.

The Joy caused among the charitable
institutions Last week by tho probating
OF the Will Of the late Mr.. John Thomas
Morton. big Jam and provision dsaler
who left 100000 to charity to the erclu-
sion Of his heirs. had curious setback IN
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-21
prisoner. VIII he Releasrd.

Havana, November 2o.-All the English
prisoners held in this city have been re-
leased. and all the American and French
prisoners viii be set at liberty in few
days
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-21
Anti-FootbaII Mn Is Dead.

st. Louis, Mo-, November 20. The anti
football bill introduced recently in the
house of delegates by ex-Speaker Lloyd
is said to be doomed. The house legis-
lative committee at their messing upani-
mously decided to recommend that the
hill do not pass"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-21

washing ton. November 2o.---(special D
The following postmasters were appointed
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-21

Fresidest Bailey Thinks It Yer,
Promising, ladsed.
Already In Correspoaaence WITH
some Youngsters for the Homs-
toa Tean-Race Results.

In walk with Post reporter yesterday
afternoon w. n. Bailey. president OF the
local baseball association, expressed him.
SELF a. well pleased With the outlook for
the coming season. Mr. Hailry represented
Houston at the Fort Worth meeting. and
all present took the same roseate view Of
the situation. MIR. Bailey said:
r In fixing salary limit Of $500 per
month and requiring Inc manager OF each
club in the league to send all signed con-
tracts to President Ward :or ratification.
the Texas baseball association did, in my
Judgment avery wise thing For the rast
eight years It has invariably been a habit
with the Texas league to adopt a salary
limit, but the clubs. without exception,
have violated It. Next season, however. it
Will be different, as under my motion,
winch was unanimously passed at the Fort
Worth meeting, esAcn manager will be re-
Quired. when sending contracts to presi-
dent Ward for approval, to have their ALI
davits attached stating the Ilaycr has not,
either directly Or indirectly, been prom
lsed any other consideration COR his SER
VICES than the amount reeiled in the con-
tract ana that be Will not be paid at any
time any extra compensation Tor his SER
vices So you see that each club Will gave
on salaries alone from $500 to s7oo per
month
Il think the prospects OF acquiring cheaper
railroad and hotel rates are promising. and
you know that with baseball club this Is
quite considerable item during sea.
son.
Another good thing accomplished at the
Fort Worth meeting was reducing league
to six clubs. All Of these six clubs are on
sound financial basis. and in my opinion
will not only play out the season. hut will
make money.
'''You may say for me that Houston will
be represented by 4 first class team OF ball
players, and the Texas league Tor the season
Of 1898 will put up a good snappy article
of ball. Already am In correspondence
with several promising Youngsters, and ex-
pest to sign them before the holidays are
over AS yet the Houston association has
not selected a manager for the coming sea-
son, but We have lots Of time IN which TO
get one.
I'm order to meet several immediate ex-
penses such as ground improvements and
repairs, advance money etr.. II will prob
ably be necessary to sell few season
tickets. but we can place what we want In
week, as our preliminary expenses VIII
be exceptionally light"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-21
THE MUzzLING OF DOGS
Is Playing Very Important Part
10 English Politics.
A CHARITY IN A BAD PREDICAMENT
Money with which 10 start MIS-
sions, but None to Keep The"
Going-Theaters LostuE'

London, November 2O.-tcopyrish'c1'
1897 by the Associated Press 1.-The dog
muzzle is admittedly playing very I'M
portant part in the politics Of Great Brit
ain. the discomfort OF the dog owners AZ tne
rigorous muzziing orders which have now
been two years In force having raised
the muzzle to the dignity OF a grave po-
H,icai question. There tx abundant EVIL
deuce that 1t Influenced the recent cleo
tions and that It is generally disturbing
the peace CT the ministers.
The marquis of Salisbury during the
course OF his speech at Albert hall en-
Tuesday last admitted this In his usual
cynical style and on Thursday night the
minister OF agriculture, speaking at .
political meeting. gave his whole speech to
defense Of his position. He quoted statis-
tics showing the rapid decrease Of rabies
since the introduction Of the muzzle. In
1896. he said, there were COS cases or ra-
bies 10 England. adding that in 1897 there
were only 14l cases, while Of these only
f,fty-one have occurred since June.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-21
lrY WON ANOTHER,

an Antonio Eleven by
we've to Nothing.
TO- Texas, November :o.-The
football team suffered another
''s Of defeats from the State
Gn today. but the varsity
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-21
sronpKEEpERs KICKING.

The storekeepers Of London are In arms
over the visit OF the prince Of Wales. their
beat patron to large department sore
this week TIE heir apparent carefuily In
spected the establishment and made num-
trous purchases.