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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-10-12
Tho Sen In Elutnps.

when, few years ago, some of the
Russian grand dukes honored Baku,
town on the Caspian, with their pres
ence, the governor had naphtha thinly
poured over the surface of the sea for
very considerable distance.
About o'clock in the evening the
inilammatory substance was ignited
and blush conhagration spread it.
self over the waves of the mighty
deep.
TO increase the splendor of the
scene slight breeze arose, the sea
became agitated and the pillows ma
lestically heaved without any too vio-
lent commotion. Such matrimonial
alliance, If ] may use the term, of fire
and water, was perhaps never before
witnessed. The flames literally danced
on the waves, blending all their magic
beauty with the splashing restlessncss
of the limpid antagonist. The dark
green color of the Caspian shone by
the reflection OF the subdued lioht
riding bodily on the very foam Of the
surface.
AT length the gale increased, the
naphtha covering became more and
more broken and the glowing carpet
extended over great distance of the
sea, gradually assuming the aspect Of
80 many jack lanterns.
A may ballet of gradually extin-
gushing will-o'- the-wisps closed the
wonderful spectacle One hour after
its commencement the watery element
had resumed its sway, and the sea
again lay enveloped in darkness. At
lanta Constitution.
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Electricity an Ala to Dentistry.

In dentistry, cataphoresis is sup
planting many of the primitive methods.
from the reproach of which even that
progressive profession has for many
years past yainly endcavored 20 escape.
and has made actually painless opera
tons mt last possible For by this
method cocaine can he applied not only
to the soft tissues of the body, but to
the hard substance of the tooth. The
teeth, although coated by n superficial
slnl-the enamel-internally are com
posed of tubulous structure called
dentine, quite capable of conveying
current, since within the little cubules
is lnclosed gelatinous filament rich
IN salts and fluid, which makes it Il
good conductor of electricity.
If n cavity in the tooth which is
constituted n cavity for the reason that
the enamel has been destroyed and
portion Of the dentine has been en-
croached upon is filled with aplednct
OF cotton saturated with u solution of
cocaine, and to this plcdget is applied
piece of platinum wire connected To
the positive pole Of the ordinary gal
vanlc battery, and very small current
is allowed to flow, in a period varying
from six to thirty minutes, according
to the ability and knowledge Of the
operator the shortest period recorded
IS minute and hnlf-the cocaine
will be conveyed by the electric cur
rent down the tubules to the nerve
itself, and the dentist can proceed with
the dreaded preparation of the tooth
without pain tothc patient. The tooth
cen be cXcaya'cd, filed or even cx-
tracted without the inAiction OF the
slightest suffering.
II ono takes into account the steady
aud accumulated agony of dental opera
tions throughout the world. and con-
sidcrs the wear and tear Of protractpd
PAIN which TREY entail. Inc may easily
comprehend what an enormous boon
to suffering humanity such process
as TINS viii be when generally applied
III dentistry. The Chaulauquun.
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John w. Hall, the inventor of the
wonderful diamond-shaped kite, re-
sides at 1854 Vista avenue. In tho
rear OF his house is n neat little work
shop stored with kites of every de-
scription. After two years of labor and
experiment, when his workshop was
crowded with curiosities that went up
but gave no satisfaction, Hall was sit
ting disconsolately ut the door watch
ing the pigeons soaring overhead.
They rose or fell, circled about or sped
forward at will.
He would make kite like n bird
The wings, he argued, must do the
work, the body he would not ATTEMPT
to create. He set to work on the
proposition. In a month his diamond
shaped kite appeared in the air 1t
was agreat success 1t scared upward
rapidly aud almost perpcndicularlv.
1t strained Mt the string like n wild
bird fighting to be free. And more IT,
did not dart here and there, but re-
mpined steady in the ARA thing of
beauty and power-a delight to the in
ventor's heart, the nearest approach
TO bird which man had yet created,
Its sails are wings Of cloth. its BODY
fine wood, holding the sails in proper
position
This evening the inventor sent his
kite mp ON an experimental trip. He
attached II car to the structure. II was
suspended to the framework between
the two wings or sails, and contained
young Scotch terrier, weighing about
twelve pounds, in one compartment
and dozen eggs in the other. With
the weights attached more difficulty
than usual was experienced in getting
n start. At last the wings took the
breeze up it went over the houses and
then it waned into a speck. 1t was al
lowed to sail the full length of the
string, about 1000 feet. 1t was with
mucl interest that the small group of
spectators watched the kite come
down. Everybody wondered if the
dog was still alive aud how many eggs
were broken. AT last it was carefully
landed. Not an egg was broken. The
dog was alive, but shivering and strnp-
CLING to break through the net over his
little cage. st. Louis Republic.
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PlTH AND POINT.

She--"Yes, Mr.. Detrop has dropped
out of my life for ever" lie
Elevator or coalhole?"- Chicago Rec
ord.
Bobby Pepper, how did Sleep
like top start?" Mr. Forty cit is
INSTRUMENTATION. The original
was Sleep like cop. Cincinnati
Enquirer.
She--"Tho Sanfords contemplate
taking trip to Europe / wish we
could afford TO do il. "Why.
there's nothing cheaper than c,ntem-
plation. Puck.
Does your husband act "a lie did
before you were married, Mrs. Light
Typ much the same. When he goes
out at night he remains very late. -
New York Weekly.
is the Rev. DR.. Gumms AS elo-
quent rs he used TO be? When knew
him he always electrified his audience. a"
lie doesn't now. Perhaps the insula-
ton has worn of. Truth.
Teacher lin kindergarten)-"You'
omitted something, Mabel, in mixing
your letter Is What is it?" Mabel
u guess forgot TO put eyebrows
over them. Household Words.
Agent-"H Here is cyclometer not
at all like some cyclometers which
register two miles, perhaps, when YOU
have only ridden one" Lady Have
You any of TINT kind left. - Standard.
Did that young ballet dancer
promise 10 be sister to Jack?" "No:
she said she'd he mother-in-lnw TO
him if her younger daughter would
have him. - Philadelphia North
American.
Opportunities, " said Uncle Eben.
rs pretty sho' ter come ter ebry man.
But it's mighty good idec. les de
same, foh him ter hustle roun' an
send out few invitations. Wash
ington Star.
1t was evident to the practiced per-
ceptions of the young woman that he
was IN melting mood. As if TO verify
her acumen, rs soon as her father APP
peared the young man ran.-Indian-
apolis Journal.
When woman goes off TO spend the
season at resort, leaving her husband
at home TO work through the heat and
dust, she starts n story about how gay
men are when their wives are away =
Atchison Globe
Advertising Clerk your advertise
ment begins: Wanted, silent part
ncr. Patron Yes, that's it,"
Clerk-'Do you wish it placed under
business Opportunities or 'Mntri-
moninl>' Truth.
Visitor lin insane asylum 'What
is the nature of that poor felIe,4n--s hal-
lucination?" Keeper "He thines<
that he invented the various terms
used by golf players" "Of course, it
isn't SOP" ooh, mo- He is merely
lunotic, not an idiotr-Puck.
"Do you eat missionaries now?" the
tourist asked Of the cannibal. "Oh,
yes'' responded the latter. ''You
kill them first. don't you?" persisted
the tourist. eve do now" sighed
the urbane cannibal, meanly. eve
found quick lunches produced dyspep-
STA. Boston Transcript
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WORDS OF WISDOM,

The credit that is got by lie only
lasts until the truth comes out.
Thinking well is wise: PLANNING
well, wiser; doing well, wisest and best
OF ALL
The bitterest medicine is sweet to n
boy If he thinks his younger brother
wants it.
a man that can be nattercd is not
necessarily fool, but you can mako
one of him.
A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from
a Joyous heart, for without kindness
there can be no true Joy.
Only the wise can profit by the OK
pericnce of others A fool has TO end
out for himself what fire is
There is nothing SO sweet as duty.
ond all tho best pleasures of life come
in the wake of duties done.
Before You lose your soul in trying
to gain wealth, ask the millionaire how
much gold 1T takes to make one rich.
The failures of life come from rest.
ing in good intentions, which are in
vain unless carried out in wise action.
Only the brave know how to forgive;
1t IL the most refined and generous
pitch of virtue human nature can ar
rive ut.
The most exquisite times in most
peoples lives are those when they are
lperhap7 unconsciously) expecting
something.
If man cmpties his purse into his
head, no one can take it from him. An
investment in knowledge always pays
the best interest
Absence lessons small passions and
increases great ones--as the wind ex-
tinguishes the taper and kindles the
burning dwelling.
1t is not by turning over libraries,
but by repeatedly perusing aud intent
ly contemplating few great models,
that the mind is best disciplined.
The constant duty of every man to
his fellows is to ascertain his own
powers and special gifts; aud to
strengthen them for the help of others.
Tact is gift; it is likewise n grace.
As gift, it may, or may not have
fallen to our share; as grace, we are
bound either to possess or to acquire
it.
The world owes n debt unpayable of
reverence and gratitude for the OBJ
scuro fidelity, and unchronicled sacri-
flee, the silent and steady toll which
has no other iuducement than n sense
of duty and the reward of an APPROX
ing conscience
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Snail farming forms peculiar
branch of agricultural industry in
France and other countries. and the
consumption Of them in France is very
large Edible snails vary greatly i'm
size; the large white ones are the real
escargot, but this term is usually en-
ploycd to designate all edible snails
adapted to table purposes. But in the
markets, besides esclrgot. there are
two other varieties. known as imace
and limacon, the former being of me
dunn size and the latter q te small
Though the great majority OF the edi-
bile snals produced in France are Of
natural growth, their artificial culture
Is carried ON 90 very considerable
extent. They are propagated from
Aug 1stto October in ground especially
prepared for the purpose, and fed with
cabbage, clover, etc.
During the winter they are sheltered
I'm houses composed Of brick or wood
and they are gathered aud marketed
from April TO June. I'm the Tyrol from
June t. the middle of August the
snails are collected from every avail.
able damp place and taken to the feed
ing ground near the owners dwelling
This is n bit Of garden ground free
from trees and shrubs and surrounded
on all sides by running water. In
this feeding ground are little heaps of
mountain pine twIgs, mixed loosely
with wood moss, aud these twigs when
dry are replaced by fresh once. Every
day they are fed on cabbage leaves and
grass, and when cold weather sets in
they go under cover, that is, they col
lect under the heaps OF twigs and bury
themselves and there seal themselves
mp for the winter. When this has
been successfully accomplished they
are collected, packed in perforated
boxes lined with straw and sent of to
Paris and other towns. -Nature.
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The Natural Bridge in Virginia il
2lj feet in height, 100 feet in width.
with q span Of ninety feet. Under the
arch might be placed the Washington
monument at Baltimore Cedar Creek.
the stream over which it stretches its
arch. is clear rs crystal No photo
graph or painting can Impress the
mind with its immensely or grandeur,
or geOmeiricll proportions, or the rich
coionnG, or the picturesque surround
in37 One must feast his eyes upon
this mighty arch TO realize it's yastness.
Under the arch are the outlines Of an
American eagle, formed by moss and
lichens Upon one side is where
George Washington, when n surveyor
for Lord Fairfax, $50 years ago. carved
his name in the rock The ravages Of
time aud exposure 20 the elements have
nearly ohli.eratcd the name, but some
Of the letters are quite distinct. In
The years gone by Henry Clay. Daniel
Webster aud many prominent states
men, before railroads were built. spent
days Of i1cOnvenient travel to look up
on this one Of the wonders Of the
world Now the iron horse speeds
over its steel roadway, and in few
hours one can reach this destination
without fatigue Baltimore Sun.
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Most Of the European sovereigns
are early risers The Emperor Of
Austria rises at 400 a. m i'm the sum
mer and . n m. in the winter The
Empress has her bath ut o'clock.
The German Emperor gets to work at
. o'clock and often starts ont for his
morning ride at o'clock. The King
of Italy, Roumania and Sweden and
Norway rises at o'clock The
Queen and Queen Regent of Holland
arc also early risers; but the late Dom
Pedro of Brazil broke all records i'm
early rising, being in Che habit Of get
ting up for the day Mt 3 a. M, and
visiting his friends between 4 and .
o'clock.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-10-12
THE MEADOW BARS.

We stood beside the meadow bars,
The sun was sinking low
Behind bank OF rosy clouds
Fringcd I'm with amber glow.
The evening crest shown DER the hill.
In disk OF silver light
The mock-bird echo'd from the trca
To greet the coming night.
The running brook that. In it's CLEO,
Had babblcd all day long.
Was silent now as 10 to- hear
The coming twiligli,'H song.
The meadow stretched. SO fair aad Creep
Far rs the eye could see,
To distant hills with purple shade,
where slept the flower and bec.
The twinSling OF the Sleeps sweet bell,
Far down the willow corpse
Aud sway,ng with the evening wind.
Was moved the clover tops.
Tho evenings hand swept DER the sky
And softly ne the stars.
ANA hung them i'm the open space
Right DER the meadow bars. =
My loves head ON my shoulder fell.
Her voice was sweet and low;
Her lips met mine In sweet caress.
All In tho twilight glow.
r. v wheeler. in Iroguois Magazine.
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But such gloomy hole as this ole
shanty."
Yes, l know; bat you can send me
some books and the latest papers, and
l will pull through all right"
They started early next morning to
take Maude TO the depot.
We'll drive around n little, and I'll
show You one or two beautiful placeE
before we go. | don't think you've
seen them yet" said the amt, as they
left for the train. Through a little
village about n mile, they came to n
large, beautiful residence. And Just
beyond they came to handsome man
sion, with beautiful lawns, fountain.
brilliant flower-beds, and nice, smooth
walks
What beautiful placel" said
Maude, rs they arrived before the first
house. But when they camo to the
mansion, her eyes opened wider, and
she exclaimed;
80, how | would like to live there !
| did not know there was any place SO
beautiful in these parts"
who is it, Aunt Rebecca?" asked
Lydia
1T belongs to n grumblesome old
widow lady. | am going to call there
awhile, so you will have the opportun-
ity of seeing the inside as well as the
outside. "
1T will he worth seeing" remarke ed
Maude; "but, Aunt Rebecca, she must
be very stylish, and | am only in my
travelling suit"
80, she won't mind that"
They drove in at the wide iron gates,
and up the gravel way, leaving the
carriage IN charge of servant. There.
to the girls surprise Aunt Rebeccn.
instead of ringing the bell, walked
boldly In mt the front door, crossed the
hall, and entered the large, magnifi-
cent parlor, like one entirely nj home
Welcome home, Lydia darling"
said the miserable aunt, " as she seat
ed herself in velvet-cushioned base
rocker, while n servant came to take
their things.
"Home!" cried Lydia, in surprise
And Maude turned differeut colors.
and caught her breath quickly.
Yes, home. We have spent few
weeks Mt the house of the tenant who
works my farm, and now we have come
to our own. / am wealthy, Lydia, and
the brave girl who would not forsake
the poor, old woman shall he the pet of
the rich one. But Maude must 90,
for she does not like country life"
And Maude went, leaving Lydia to
the luxury which she herself had
Ionged for. Lydia did not need any
magazines, etc, for there was plenty
of the latest reading matter already ut
her new home.
She now prefers country life to the
city, and will become Mrs. Walker
soon, and will live in the beautiful
residence nearest Aunt Rebecca's
And Maude may not be entirely cut
out, rs Aunt Rebecca means to give
her one more chance, which she will
not be likely TO refuse.
Both the girls now think that Aunt
Rebecca is not indeed so miserable as
they Mt first thought her to be.-The
Iroquois Magazine.
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ADVERTISING RATES.

Advertisements viii be inserted e eas dsIlsG
Ter square tor the ART insertion aad Any
eere for ssoh subsequent insertion
Local basinccs and Special notices u.
cents line. and no notice Inherited or -
than enc dollar.
Legal sdyertisens nts viii Be Inserted a
me rates allowed By law and will, In all sassa
&c enasst % the attorney. aud payment II!
% seauired upon delivery Of certified COPY.
hoD ros ANNoUNCKMaNrs.-Fo
ooSnty oniosr, IS; State and Congress, $40.
Terms for ctan Hing advertisements made
kvoun on application TO the publisher.
ZOE fRWrIre executed With neatness and
ns<aaar< attention
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How to Know II Room is Damp.

To ascertain whether or not a room
is damp, kiogrNmme of fresh lime
should be placed therein, after her
medically closing door and windows.
In twenty-four hours it should be
weighed, and il the kilogpamme has
absorbed more than ten grammes of
water THAT is, more than one per
cent?, the room should he considered
damp and classed as unhealthy. The
question Of the dampness of dwellings
is a frequent cause Of dispute between
landlord and tenant, aud is naturally
solved in the negative 10y the former.
The question can he settled i'm the
future 10y the test of the hydration of
lime, which will give irrefutable proof
Of the validity Of such complaint. -
New York Dictetic aud Hygienic Ga
zcttc.
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HE WELcoMs HOME

When twilight bells are ringing sweet
And evening echoes greet me.
MY happy heart seems singing sweet
VI some one who will meet me.
ot blue eyes meath golden crown
Dear eyesl that watch and wait
And little footsteps pattcring Gown
The pathway to the gate.
Though sad the toll. in barren son.
Enough Fortune has not found mo.
know that night will bring me light
Ana twine two arms around mel
ana let the day be gold or gray
what thought 20 sweet as this:
urlits and dreams my dnrlipC's way,
Who keeps for me kiss"
u love OF life, and strength In strife,
JOY, to sorrow givenl
" dear child eyes that make lifc's skies
ana earth as sweet rs heayenl
SUN can bear with grief and caro-
And face the storms to be,
Ii Love, the comforter, will share
=. Inc crdst-the crumbs, with mel
Atlanta Constitution
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a brand-new thing in n concealed
weapon case turned mp at Lexington,
kyp recently, when Minnie Brown
lcolored) was arrested for carrying
concealed weapons. She was carrying
razor in her hair, aud when the
officer took her hat OF he discovered
the razor nestled away in her curly
locks.
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Germany has during the lasttvo de.
cades spent close upon 800. OO0. 900
in dredging and improving the Rhine.
the Elbe aud the Vistula. This fact
has lately been brought home 60 the
French Legislature, which is expected
TO take early action with regard to tho
restoration Of the banks Of the Loire
and its conversion once more into q
nsyigable stream and into an artery e
commerce.
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SoNaSAtsSSSess<Z Ter society. OF
eSy-GsTS course, like most
%%sSs people of n similar
ambition, they had
many interiors and but few superiors
and their country relatives were classed
as among the first Mr.. Robbins had
long been dead, leaving a widow and
two daugh. ers, who were the family
An aged sister of Mr. Robbins, rather
eccentric III her ways, had for some
tlme been planning for visit to her
brother family, which, it is needless
TO state, was not destined to meet with
great favor with the Robbinses, es-
pecially with the girls. The arrange
ments completed for her visit she
wrote that they might expect her the
next day
"Weli, as she is really coming. we
must make the best of it," sighed Mrs
hobblns, when she had read the letter
aloud to her daughters.
Mau9e. ''N''
:, We'll, she's nervous and fussy, and
likes to direct things wherever
'she is!'
And you let her boss You like the
meek little motIc, ,o,, -, >,
LYDIA. the vonH"ost 49," are' saio
"Of conrsa g. ga,',t " T:,.
or quarrel with her.
member tbot sba'a 1910, Sha'l re,
said 60 bn werv rioh p% II,'t SlS.or' ana
,n,Iost 10 very rlch' put she must not
undertake. to manage me-"
-ss'or me, said Lydia.
mi 4
resnect ) saiI NJ oIn snow her proper
see to her room, al i'opo'"S. VIII
toke q nor,.;o'- , NV So" girls must
depot ;, ''l''' ier "V 'he
e.,
Whitcon,t 49,. -, Ineu Aui'' hebecca
found two beantifnI 49, o," non; s si
corrioc,o vo;,;,ge Sa, nieoeS Win the
"ummn%t hn - iUi t heI .
Kate Eohh;rs p" vnan : expected OF
MS She scotad ho,a ,t,G =, ~, 'ne ora lady
Sb he , no"'e" , HerSeil IN the carriage.
bright, snanning o Y,,." W TI },ia1 WIN
tha9 ,r,. SInIa Up eyes OF black; and
bonnet md dusfer J G".", see '1; lor her
appeared in sn,,o iaa, g. inner she
ieweI,.v v,biol Iaii,,t,I - "N'l e'eS"ht
much '''e Si'iS very
..WeIl kat - all
raised connie Of ,,na.t.. 20" We
Girls Are thav ,ra r9 BoUu-ioohing
thew worth tba iroo.I 49,, ~ a',inB are
thew eat2o ''' '"''e' 'la'
"sOf corrso u.o orc =, t. >.
while Mondo c,st '"'Sie by,'a'
mint e'"'o '''N Ut her
.aThev oro = ,,..o41..,
me. " said tbo;r n,otho ri' VI 'o'iiior' 10
t'AnI . torr;l.t''s
such no +hat Ja Po''o J." ''IeSS an"
marked Amt Rahooo ,' '''' "F'F re-
srUoIt ae i,oDeov"'
thing '"' So u COSTS some
"Got 70 bo,.;,,, 1o,.so
T,vdia Io,,r,I,o5 -, n,
vexed and Mr. PoLi l, .u"' iI looked
.eNo. neither are ill.,,
RACED. If tbot il ,,bot ,.yn -, 49, VI en-
"sT'm ,,I,1 g.. - =. ~" 'i'",''
old LODI, '''i"' Neu inc
"Tm ooipc 70 no m oil .;,.
lydia 20 ''' W" manu- S"''
~. g..
talk before was r,,,a,,aiS s b'.''
mud a nerfcct let V,'''s Wy 'o'''""c''
Tbe oirls ioaI,ai' '"u ,
that bnt did rot .a, - 10y ''""'''
After dime ,, "'S ,i'i'S
nan Ia fool a. ~. I's,. 'ooN u
verv GOOD sbe s,,,n, 'o' ,g','l' T'S NOT
time In to,in,, na,,. ,.'' ,'y"l OF ne,
n few weeks Hnt s Ll,. iiHi ''l ''S'' OIL
time. interfere witb tho ,' 'io,' ~, "'l
the oirls. aud Me- goIIi ,,"'' .., oi
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CIlnrrc. ror 30, -.

Paris manages TO make $50, 900 year
from permits to let chairs in the squares
aud gardens for the accommodation Of
promcnaders.
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HE Robbins family
was IL fair illustra
ton of n poor fam
lily in a city who
tried to soar above
their means and
shine in the wealth
Ter society. OF
course, like most
people of n similar
ambition, they had
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-10-12

Russia has abolished the compulsory
domestic pass regulations, which were
introduced in the last century, q, -
lndirest system Of taxation.