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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-03-23
ola.rlme Way to Handle letters.

81 was talking TO an old.time penny
pOstman, said one Of the city letter
carriers, "a few days ago Of the o.
way of handling letters, and especial 81
III regard to tho plan now proposed.
requiring letter carriers to carry
around on sale-on tap, as it were
an assortment of postage stamps. He
told me that the stamp part of their
business was the meanest part OF it..
for the reason that they can hardly
ever keep their accounts with the
Office square, Though the Office posi-
lively prohibited selling postage
stamps on credit, the carriers were
forced by circumstances to do so on
many occasions, and had trip after trim
TO make to collect for the same. After
what ! have heard OF it it seems TO
me that the whole scheme. instead of
being in the line of progress, is q
step backward of twenty-five weave OF
moro.
Letter carriers now have about all
they can do, and time and time again
we have to leave bundles Of undeliv-
cred letters in the boxes at night for
safe keeping. The idea Of forcing
carriers to keep supply of postage
stamps on hand for sale means much
more ia carriers than many people can
imagine. The trouble and necessary
delay IN making change is one of tho
least in the whole matter, though that
is very considerable. The penny
postman regarded the stamp feature
as one of more bother than anything
else in their calling, aud they it was
who had 1T abolished. Washington
Star.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-03-23
Something of a Voice

The greatest voice of which there is
any record or tradition about Congress
WAS possessed by George G.. Symes, of
Colorado. Symes, who was a good
deal OF character, finally committed
suicide. He was an Ohioan by birth,
but served in the Union Army through
the war in n Wisconsin regiment, en-
tering as private and coming out as
n colonel. Most of his life after the
war was spent in the West in the
Rocky Mountain region. From 1874
he made his home III Denver, Col. lie
was a lawyer by profession and nm ora.
tor noted for his great voice. Com
pared with it the below Of "the Bull
OF Bashan" WAS gentle murmur. It
vas Il deep, heavy bass, proceeding
seemingly from cayernous depths.
Asked one day about the reputation
his voice had given him, he replied
We'll, I'll tell YOU about il, b" and
the words rolled out in his deepest,
heaviest bass. you sec ] was out
campaigning. was addressing a Re
publican audience at Silverton Over
ut Oroville, twenty miles distant, the
Democrats were holding "a meeting.
Along about nine o'clock there came
up one Of the awful storms which oc-
cur in that mountain country The
wind howled like million imps. It
was especially bad a Oroville The
people showed signs OF ulorm, and
acted as if they wanted TO break up che
meeting and leave the hall. The
chairman, becoming anxious, rose TO
assure them. Ladies audgeutlcmeu, q
he said, do no be alarmed. There is
aRepubIicNn meeting over at Silvcrton
and George SYmes is addressing it.
re has Just como 60 tLat portion on
his speech where ho deuounces the
Mills Tariff bill, and tho noise you
hear is the ndistiuct rumbiing of his
voice - Washington Post.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-03-23
Can.e ofInsnnnin.

Insomnia is caused by surplus Of
blood n The brain, and the only way
10 cure it is TO romovc the cause, :"
says q very wise doctor. Long CON
tiuued mental labor should, OF course,
be avoided n keeps the blood vessels
OK the brain constantly Gllod, md
when it is over they canpot contract.
Tight clothing tends 70 throw tho
blood TO tho brain, and &c should bc
avoided The feet should be kopt
warm, since cold extremities interfere
with circulation. Unless The malady
results from moral causes, "a littlo care
and common sense are al that are
uoces AIRY Go cure u.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-03-23
4 Noled Kentnck1 rree

$ Y. Kenyon, who conducts an
agricultural depor,men IN the Vance
burg ,Kyj Sun, writes Interestingly
aud slatistically of u noted tree in
lewie County ION Enoch McCalPs
farm, two miles cast of this city, is an
apple tree that has been bearing fruit
Tor ninety yenrs. It is yellow Bolledur
and was planted when the whole region
was almost one solid forest aud has
lived to see the giant of the woods dis
appear, fields, iarms, towns and cities
spring into Wow two generations OF
people die three now generations CD.
pear, and yet the BcIlonur stands like
% sentinel no his post and still annual.
ly drops big yellow apples TO delight
child and man. 70 would take q basket
ioriy-eight feet wide, set under the
tree TO catch ovory apple that falls
Five feet from tho ground 10 measures
nine feet siS inches in circumference.
How many bushels Of apples hos this
tree borne during les life timer Ton
bushels per year would he n fair gen
eral average. Ninety times ten is 300.
500 barrels; 10. 900 pounds; twenty
two and q half tons at q dollar per
barrel the cash would be $500. The
tree shows some signs OF decay now,
but no doubt the year 1000 will find &c
producing as sweet and fragrant bios.
SONS and az delicious golden fruit as
it did nearly 100 years ago,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-03-23
damned Fingers

Few people have escaped jammod
fingers, and as the pain caused when
the finger is jammed in door is e1 q
cruciatipg IN the extreme for the fret
few minutes, it is well to know of some
means Of relief Tie finger should be
plunged into water as hot as it can
be borne This application Of hot
water causes the nail to expand and
soften, aud the blood pouring out
beneath 10 has more room TO flow !;
thus the pain is lessened Tire finger
should then be wrapped in q bread
and water poultice. iammed finger
should never be neglected, as it may
lead TO modification Of the bone IL ~
has been badly crushed, and nmpute
ton OF the finger must follow Jammod
toes are usually caused through the
falling Of heavy weights, and should
be treated iu the same way as 10
iammcl finger
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-03-23

manner they have made large collec-
tIon OF engrRvings OF steel, represent
, ing different parts OF possible certifi
Gates or notes. In case a new note is
wanted in hurry the chief artist sim.
ply has to look over his scrapbook am
see what he has in stock, and "a O.
struct it, instead of having new de-
signs made, and so can save much val
liable time in az emergency. None OF
these stock patterns have ever been
used, rs 1t would not 10 to use the
same designs moro than once, As it
would make counterfeIting easier.
The chief artist first draws paral.
telegram of the exact size of a note
upon n sheet of paper Then he finds
a section of border that he thinks
suitable IN his scrapbook. Next. he
must nave the number of the note he
desires TO produce, say, for instance,
10, If 1t is TO he certificate of that
denomination. This figure must, OF
course, run ia and ont Of scroll work
Then he must have "a pretty pattern
for each of the corners, all bsing diff
ierent. Now nc has the outside edge
OF the SO note After that n good
sized 10 can be cut in each corner
piece OF the steel. The right hand side
OF the note must have a portrait II
is easy to choose one Of the Presidents.
In the left hand corner vignette is
put. As lie has all these necessary
engrayings IN his possession he can
make up tue note very easily in n
hurry otherwise, it would he impos-
slble, rs it takes so long to make the
fine steel engrayings.
The lathe work is another device
invented to defeat tue skill of counter.
letters IF you will exc mine any note
IN your possession you Will find that
tins work Is SO complicated that il
would be out Of the question to initiate
it. 1t IS Nll done by Il machine in the
Bureau OF Engraving and Printing.
This machine has Il number of wheels.
aud it works entirely by mathematical
rules. Even il a forger owned a
similar contrivance lie could not
reproduce any given pattern, because
he could not guess how to set tho
wheels.
The vigncttes on the notes arc
| sometimes very pretty. The Capitol
and White House arc employed very
often. The way these are engraved
IS most interesting. They are done
by wonderfully skilled experts. The
steel for the engraving is imported
from England, and has coat of brown
stuff on it that cannot be produced in
this country. First photograph is
taken on the steel. This shows very
slightly ON the brown surface. Then
tue worker cuts every little line into
it with sharp instrument, having
another picture of the building beside
him for guide. All this work he
does under magnifying glass, ms the
lines are SO fine that he could not see
to do it with the naked eye. When
it is all cut certain acid is poured
over it. This goes in every little cut
and eats away the steel. but does not
/ have any effect on the rest of the
brown surface. Then the die is made
! from this plate. 1t takes some weeks
TO make an engraving of this sort; it
all has to be done with such extreme
! care
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-03-23

stand. can't speak any louder. I'm
shouting. Yes-oh, yes what? yes,
oh, yes | have always felt deep
interest in your happiness. aside
Now it's coming
What? What? / can't hear you.
What do you say? oh, yes, nowl do
What? who? Miss who did you say?
ther face falls. No. 1 never met her
Does she live in New York? what?
she becomes vaguely alarmed.
What? Very what? oil I'm not q
Judge Of pretty girls. Disguised,
aud more aud more alarmed. What?
what say? All! glad you are in such
good spirits. Yes? yes? something to
tell me? ther face brightens.l Oh,
yesi do! Yes? yes? oh, yes What?
vast? accepted you? what do you
mean? what? what? did you say marry
her? All lshe shrieks and drops re
ceiverl.
] have lost both both oh, why
did | ever have that Rbominable tele.
phone? (She drops, weeping storm
lily into chair Curtain descends upon
her sobs. Frank Leslie's Popular
Monthly.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-03-23
CorrENr \ PLEASURE.

There are mo- IN. bnt VIVA, ionlc
Rvriy!nc sbanes and names 70 things.
which is The DANGEROUS ,nistol.
That cnu-es all onr sufrerjpgs
- rrlitrul grief. the worlds disease
Au! vainer man. TO make II so.
Who gives his mis- ,ries increase.
cuItiylting his own woel
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-03-23
PITH AND POINT.
The luck which has pursued ms
OF iatc has been so dire,
l think the wheel 81 Fortune
Must have q punctured tire.

Colonel Shall you go South for
the winter, Miss Bay" Miss Bay
"Oh, dear, no. [ shall go South to
get rid OF it, don't you know. New
York Journal.
lie (angrily) WAS there any fool
sweet on you before married vou2''
She -"Nes, one. "I'm sorry YOU re-.
;ected him But didn't reject
him ] married him. Dublin Free
man.
Borgeus "Say, Fred, cau't YOU
lend me $40? | shall have some money
coming in the last of next week" Gil.
gal-"yery we'll, Wen wait until the
last OF next week. Boston Tran
script.
Mrs. Turnbull-"It's too bad your
husband cut of mis- lowing beard"
Mrs. Crimple Yes; he had to do
it. gave him diamond scarf pin
for birthday present. Fliegende
Bisetter.
He-"So you have ambitions?' She
Yes, decidedly want to solve
some important problem. "Well,
Won just study out how 90 bring up
AHhAARl WI iiIttu NlOAluES u NNth Nlu
well get married.. Life
''Do YOU think they will allow US TO
scorch IN tue next world?" asked the
bicycle crank. "iSome OF you will get
permit, sure, answered his little
wife, who bad long been jealous OF his
wheel. Detroit Free Press.
81 shall hold him in sweet remom-
brance, said the poteutate Of Bwkplo.
He could hardly have done otherwise.
Even ut home the young missionary
had been spoken of rs one OF excellent
taste. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Ny hcari she surely might have had
asked thricc-nO more.
Sues grown SO fast I'm mighty glad
didn't make il four.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
'J'm ou'y twelve, sir" said she, as
she tried 10 make herself look as small
as possible. But you arc altogether
too lovely to DO taken for only hall
fair, replied the conductor as he
smiled upon the pretty face The
Kentucky Colonel.
Robert But why arc YOU SO GER
tain that you will happily with Miss
Browne? You have not been much III
ner company, Notwithstanding your
engagement to her" Richard -"No,
I've been more sensibIy employed.
have been studying the temperament
aud peculiarities Of her mother -
Boston Transcript,
She-'I don't s@ what reason you
have for expecting a ything but a re-
fusal. J never gave you any eucour
agement He Gust rciccted) ooh,
Miss Gotrox-M Maud You did-you
most certainly did greatly encourage
me Gou told me you were worth
two hundred thousand dollars in your
own name. '-TIt.Bits.
Two or three young women who arc
interested in art were discussing tue
other. did you ever see anything
like the color Of her cheeks?" "Api
yet some men admire them, OGs Said
20 me the ether evening that they
looAod Just like peaches. 'rThc idea
What did you answer ~ said that
he was probably right; that Mamie
was noted Tor being good at still-life
studies. 49, Washington Star.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-03-23
Tie .Rebel Yell g"

tho famous rebel yell is. in fact.
nothing moro or less than The old time
war whoop OF the Cherokee Indians
"thc Sons of Fire With the pos
siblo exception OF the Natchez, they
were the most intelligent ana least
crUcl O. North American Indians.
Their war cry was often heard in bat
tie by Che carly settlers of Tennessee,
but they were the most forgiving peo.
pie OF their race. After they had die
appeared from Tennessee their wsr
whoUp still remained as a favorito cry
of The Writes II we raised 10y the
patriots ~ kiugs Mountain again at
J0ncsboro, when 1900 TCnueseecans
assembled 20 rescue John Sewer, who
had beeu kidnapped by North Carolius,
90 10 tried for treason sqainst that
state. ] was n war cry at San Jacin
TO, nt Shiloh aud Chickamnues, and &c
came frOi0 the throuts Of re0nesseeau
unionisls d we'll az gc5essionists
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-03-23
Tie Needs Of indians Fcw.

The Government bns shown au ex.
traordiuary generous spirit 10 nppro-
prIating $1,000 TO buy provisions for
the Yuma Indians this season. Tue
Mesa Free Press says the maguanimity
of this net will be apparent when 10 is
remembered that there are 5000 Ia
diaus or more on the Yuma rcscrva.
ton Tho economy Of tho Indians i'm
The matter of food rs provcrbiol, and
therefore 10 is quite likely That 5000 %,
them eau feast comfortably ON $1,000
worth of provisions until next crop
time
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-03-23

The Covinglon tKy.) Post tell. of
the death Ola famous Kentucky Divert .
Mary EOza Morford, daughter of
Mr. Samuel Morford, died at her psf-
onts residence, 33t Elm street, Now
port, Wednesday night Miss MorforJ
was credited with being the smallest
wUman ina the world She Was twenty
nine vcars of age, three feel four
inches in height and tipped the scales
at mtg pounds. She bad been op *
hibifion ia every larna e.s,.s.il1
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-03-23
THE NEW DAY.

Oh, happy was the thought OF those
Who reckoned by the setting sun
Not finished days, but days begun
h"shed days begun with starred reposel
Wise had 1t been that mode to keep
To say that death, like-sunsel. brings
source and not an end OF things.
A new day opening with a sleep
&C. W Wood.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-03-23
Mine That BURNS peren tieJIr

John Elliott's coal miro, NJ New
Straitsvilc, Ohio, was Get ofre by
strikers twelve years ago and was af.
terward abandoned. n is still burn
ing II has been discovered that un
less tho FIRE IS extinguighed IL will
reach other mines, and will also let
many houses drop into the fiery hole
tbc ROOF OF which has been nearly
burned awoy
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-03-23
ADVERTISING RArxs.

Advertisements viii Be inserted q eas dciir>
per square for the frst inserslor and az
cents for each subsequent insertion.
Local, Business and Special nstIees t-n
oents lins. and no notice inserted for lsT
than one dollar.
Legal advertisements will b Inserted ~
the rates allowed By law and viii IN all eases,
De eoaged 70 the attorney, and payment viii
DO required upon delivery Of certified copy;
CHABaEs ZOE AUTOBIOGRAPHY
county eshceys, IS; State and Congress, 80.
Terms for Standing advertisements made
krovn on application 10 the publisher.
:, JOE PnKrINo executed with neatnsss and
anpeesh. &o>Ordsrs By mail VIII rec<iys
pseope ssssntSea.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-03-23

SIS :. putting
down her book
and slaucing at
clock. Nearly
., and he said
that at = o'clock
he would telc
phone TO me from
New York, What
can he want 10
say TO me? II
think-Iaul near.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-03-23
A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.

ruE sToEY or \ rELnruoNr.
Person repre-. cutcd MIS- Hyphen. Smith.
Mr. PNyet.
- uc; draWiBg-r0pm ia Miss smith,
housr, near New York. IN tho room. on a
-iaud against tho wall. il u telephone
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-08-23
U. y. ,. BENNIn0roH.

Arrives In Pert This morning
Nine Days From San Diego.
The U. s. s. Bennington, COM
mander H. E. Nichols, anchored
in naval row at 9 o'clock this
morning, 9 days from San Diego,
having left there Aug. IA. The
Bennington comes to replace the
U. s. 8. Marion which will sail in
q few days for the Coast. The
Bennington is a schooner. rugged
steel vessel of the third class, ITO
tons displacement, 68S tons bur.
then, twin screws, and has engines
Of indicated II. p. 1896 and .
coal carrying capacity of 4O3 tons.
Her speed is 1850 knots. The
Bennington's length is 230 feet on
the water line and breadth 36 feet
with a mean draft of IA feet. She
was built by n. f. Palmer Jr. e.
Co. at Chester, Pa, in 1889.
The Bennington was here in
October 1895, during the cholera
epidemic, since which time she
has been cruising along the Psci-
fic coast. The Bennington in
coming into the harbor signaled
that no pilot was required.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-08-23
Negatives.

No decision in the China's case.
No Income Tax Act decision.
No end in sight of the Hakalau
manslaughter trial.
No saying when the Wsiluku
ejectment case will go to the jury.
No conclusion in the Executive
Council upon the Japanese con
troversy arbitration,
No good in growing now over
the registration.
No use in anticipating disap-
pointmsnt in December.
No sign OF the Oregon.
No annexation, no reciprocity
No arrests for the latest bur
glaries,
No dependence on the telephone,
even for fire alarms.
No doubt that the BuLLrrlN
gives tho best relnrps TO adyer'
llsgrs,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-08-23

John Emmeluth & Co. attract
attention to their agate ware and
farmers boilers.
A Japanese was fined dollar
and costs today for riding a wheel
without a light.
Nicely furnished rooms at the
Popular House, 154 Fort street,
from S1.0O per week up.
Alb Sin and All Tim we're fined
81 each and costs by Judge Will
cox this morning for leaving their
horses aud wagons united.
Sun Look is under arrest
charged with assault and battery.
He tied the hands of a little Chi
nese girl 80 cruelty as to cut the
skin in several places.
There we're 35 cases before the
District Court this morning. Five
Chinese gamblers were fined $40
each and five DRINKS 80 each. A
h"hooi vi op'un anu Otuer Cdses
were nolle pros.'d.
Paihinui, an old vagrant,
pleaded guilty this morning in the
District Court of being found
without lawful excuse on the
premises of another at night time
and was sentenced to six months,
imprisonment.
The cases against number Of
hoodlums who infest the neigh
borhood of Victoria and Punch
bowl streets, who were accused of
breaking into E.B. Thomas house,
were all dismissed in the police
court today.
Kailikea, who is accused of lar.
ceny in the first degree in steal.
ing $40 from the safe of the
steamer Mokolii, waived examina-
ton this morning and was COM
mitted by Judge Wilcox for trial
at the November term of the
Circuit Court.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-08-23
Mars hal's Sale.

By virtue of writ OF Execution
issued out Of the Circuit Court OF the
First Circuit on the 4th day OF August,
A. d. 1897, against Puou (k), defend
ant, In favor OF Thomas Gay, plaintiff,
for the sum OF One Hundred and Eigh.
teen lO-lO0 Dollars, ($llS lO), have
levied upon and shall expose for sale
at the Police Station, KalskAua Hale,
Honolulu, Island OF Oahu, Republic
OF Hawaii, at IL o'clock noon OF MON
DAY, the Goth day OF September, A.
ID. 1897, to the highest bidder, all the
right, title and interest OF said Puon
(S), defendant, In and to the following
property, unless said judgment, inter
est, costs aud my expenses be pre-
viously paid.
List OF property for sale: Piece OF
Land OF Poikamauna, II. p. Ills,
Grant, At Kamauerui, District OF
Waialua, Oahu, leased to Edgar and
Frank Halstead, for 10 years at Twen.
ty t20l Dolla,s q year, commencing
from the 9th day OF June, A. ID. 1896.
Area. 80 acres, situated at Puaapii
8, Kamsuanui, Waislua, Oahu.
Piece OF Land Of Pea, II r. lll2,
[GrantL at Kamauanui, Wsialus,
Oahu, leased 10 Edgar and Frank Hal
stead, for 10 years AT Sixteen tl8l Dol
lars a year, commencing from October
20, A. ID. 1886, situated 1T Kumuniu 2,
kamaDanui, Waialus, Oahu. Area
3.2| acres.
II. r. HITCHCOCK,
632-bt Deputy Marshal.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-08-23
For Sale.

The Property bslongins to the Hs-
whiian Coffee aud Tea Company, IL
eludiDg Lands, leases, Coffee, Build
Jugs, Tools, etc., IL Offered Tor sale.
For PARTICULAR, apply NJ the once oi
office of the Manager NJ kallua, ha-
wall
Per order
W, W HALL
60l'u Secretary u, q, T. Co.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-08-23
Circuit Court Term.

The trial of Hickey and
Chalmers for manslsughter is
still on before Judge Carter.
Parker ct al. vs. Enos ct al. is
still on before Judge Perry.