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The Portland daily press., 1897-03-30
MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
Hold Special Meeting Yesterday-Ap-
pointment Of New Marshal Made
Other Matters Considered.

A special meeting of the Mayor and
Aldermen was held ct 4 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon, the full board being in At
tendance. Beversl matters were consid
cred.
Upon statements Of City Physician
Smith and Keeper Roberts male inmate
Of the aims house was committed to the
hospital at Augusta.
The mayor announced the appointment
Of George W. Sylvester a. city marshal.
The following petitions for new wood
en- buildings were presented and referred
to the committee on new wooden build
ings: VIM. b. Edgerly, II Beckett
street, dwelling Thos. Fisher, 10 Summer
street, stable B. & M. coal shed Jamel
B. White, Green and Kennebee streets.
wooden building. Mary Legrow. 412 IL
Congress street, bay window E. ". Earl,
Is Anderson street, dwelling Mary Null
nix, dwelling at 100 Oak street, South
worth brothers, dwelling.
The committee was given power in the
matter OF the Legrow petition.
Peter L. Kyle, W. L. Bailey, G. W.
Allen and 3. o. Bailey, were granted
licenses a. auctioneers.
Tho mayor appointed and the board ap-
proved o. special policemen. We. Hay at
B. & N. depot and Elmer E. Brown
at armory.
The mayor read the resignation Of
Erastus E. Lombard a. policeman of
Portland.
Alderman leighton moved to accept
the5resignation Alderman Rounds moved
to lay it on the table and explained that
he wanted to look into the matter lit
tie. but the board on vote, sustained
the motion to accept
Alderman ,Kehoe offered an order pro-
viding that the committee on public
works, may amend, later. add to, or re-.
peal the rules for the regulation Of
labor employed on the Streets After
some discussion this order amended 80
as to provide for reports of the revised
rules TO the aldermen for approval and
passed unanimously.
Adjourned. aa
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-30
EMBR0IDERIES

May be found in the same depart
ment with white goods.
Among the new styles are fine
Swiss and Nainsook band trimmings
with edges finished with val lace-also
Nainsook bands with scalloped edge in
various width, with all over to match,
Swiss Muslin sets with bands to match.
Some very dainty patterns in
Swiss and Nainsook edges in all widths
and fine line of cambria edges in all
widths and from sc upto soc per yard.
Ladies' White Linen Collars
and Cuffs are also here in all the late
styles-colIars l5c each or D for Csc
Cuffs zoe and Csc pair-all sizes.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-30
THE PRESS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TODAY.
j. R. Libby-2.
Owen. Moore & Co.
Eastman Bros. & Bancroft.
Rines Bros. co...
Messengers Notices..
j. IL. Palmer. .s.
Thos. G. Plant Cs.
Puritan Cycle Mfg. Co,
M G. NJ A.
State St. S. D. & 7. Co.
ADJUSTMENTS.
Apron Sale and Concert.
FINANCIAL.
Woodbury. & Moulton.
New Wants, To Let, For Sale, Lost, Found
and Similar advertisements Wilde found unoei
heir appropriate heads on Page g..
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-07-27
EVANSVILLE, w. VA, TUESDAY, JULY p. 1897.

drag himself into the adjoining UNDER
growth, while the crocodile, apparently
not whit the worse for the encounter,
slowly crawled to Tanganyika's borders
and disappeared in it's waters
Only two white men have ever
reached the shore of this lake of death.
DIR. Cross forged path through the
swamps and reeds, that reek with
fever and kindred ills, near the south
ern end of the lake in 1889. Two
years ago Mutt, the explorer, managed
to gain the shore on the southwestern
side. That was all they did. Both
were so worn with fever and reduced
by starvation that the perils of the lake
tempted them not, even though fame
lay within their grasp. There is, Mr..
Moore says, nothing like long Jour
ney through the perilous African for
est TO force the fact upon the mind of
the traveller that life and civilization
are sometimes more precious than
fame. The journey around or upon
Lake Rukwa, he says, would be al
most certain sacrifice of the former,
and necessarily put an end to all
hope of returning to the latter.
Chicago Times Herald.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-07-27
POPULAR SCIENCE.

1t is well known that continued
darkness has caused the vision of ami.
mails to become partially destroyed.
An English physician claims that
regular daily travelling in railway GAYS
has hygienic value, and is especially
beneficial in cases of govt.
\ bee is never caught in the rain.
and You will notice that ants. wasps
and spiders will prepare their nests
against the coming of storm many
hours in advance.
The frog cannot breathe with it's
mouth open, its breathing apparatus
being so arranged as to exclude air at
all times, except when the nostrils
alone are working
Size for size, thread of spiders
silk is decidedly tougher than one of
steel. An ordinary thread will bear a
weight of three grains. This is about
fifty per cent. stronger than a steel
thread of the same thickness.
1t is estimated that twenty-five acres
OF land are necessary to sustain one
ynan on fresh meat, The same space
of land, if devoted TO wheat culture.
would feed AZ people; if to oats, SO,
aud If to potatoes aud rice, 176 peo-
pie.
The purest water in the world is
said to be that of the small Swedish
river Loka, which in one hundred
thousand parts contains only .434
parts of mineral substances. The
Thames, ut London Bridge, contains
IN the same quantity of water from
slXty-nine to seventy parts; the Seine;
In Paris, twenty-three to twenty four,
and the River Jordan, 1879 parts.
The Paris meteorological, Professor
Metericht, estimates the quantity of
water turned into vapor by the sun in
the Mediterranean Sea alone on n clear,
hot summer day at not less than s.
$50, 000,000 tons. At that rate, the
quantity of water taken from the en-
tire globe on one hot day within the
limits of the the temperate and tropi-
cal zones would amount to not less
than 245, 900, 600, 900 tons.
Science News says that in several
places in the Cape Colony and Orange
Free State of South Africa caves have
been explored which yielded hundreds
OF mummified remains of q queer
species of six-fngered monkeys. All
OF the full-grown specimens of this re-
markable race have the tail situated
high up on the back-from three to
five inches higher up than on the mod
ern monkey-and other distinguish
ing marks, such as two sets of canine
teeth, boards on the males, etc.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-07-27
COULDN'T PLAY HIS PART.
The Quaker Lawyer Managed to Expose
the Fraud and Won Ills Case.

eyes, L was born and raised n
Quaker in Philadelphia, admitted the
venerable lawyer at social after the
bar meeting. 81 haven't adhered to
the tenets of the sect, but L know all
about the Friends, as we call them,
and that knowledge won me the first
really big case in which I was ever
employed 1t is not necessary to go
into the details of the suit, but it was
tried after the first grand rush to the
West, and involved the ownership of n
vast tract of land that was rapidly
growing in value.
''The witness whom I most feared,
and on whose testimony I expected the
question of title to turn, appeared
with broad-brim hat and the peculiar
costume of the Quaker Ct that day.
His face was clearly shaven and his
manner solemn; but he did not have
that honest look peculiar to the faith.
1t was with difficulty that he was in
duced to remove his hat in the pres
ence of the court. He firmly declined
to take the usual form of oath, and
made affirmation. He used thee in
the nominative and objective case, as
did nearly all the Friends of the time,
and was convinced that if he was not
the genuine article he had been well
drilled. His direct testimony left us
without leg to stand on. Then /
took him for cross examination.
Did / understand thee to say,
john began, that thee was present
and witnessed the execution of these
papers?'
"'Thnt's what you did, he blurted
out, in his surprise ut being thus adj
dressed
Which branch of the Friends do
thy people belong TOP inquired, pre-
tending not to notice his lapse.
60 I'm just Quaker, that's all; I
don't know anything about branches. ,
Did thee ever sing in the choir,
John?'
"'Used to lead it, he replied quick
ly, meaning to score point.
Then L had him. In those days
Quakers would no more sing at wor-
ship than they would carry on a ghost
dance. 1 explained this, and also that
there were Guerneyites, Wilburites
and Hicksites, and that the man who
didn't know which he belonged to was
no Quaker. 1 bore down so hard that
the fellow first swore like a pirate and
then acknowledged himself fraud. /
got reputation and big, fat fee. -
Detroit Free Press.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-07-27
Stole while she sIcnt.

For some time Mrs. Henry Wallace,
n widow, living near Appalachian, has
been missing articles from her house,
mostly small trinkets, but some Of con
siderable value. Suspecting new
servant, she locked her room and kept
the jewels securely lotiaed in bureau,
but still they disappeared. Three
servants we're discharged, one after
the other, but the pilfering still con
tinued
One night Mrs. Wallace had a dream
that she would find a buried treasure
ut the foot of q willow tree on the bank
OF creek Three successive nights
this dream came to her, and the fourth
day she went to the place accompanied
by servant. Hidden in box be-
meath the foot Of the tree she found
the missing articles. How they got
there she could not explain. And the
mystery was still unsolyed The night
following, n farmer, who was return
ing from n neighbours, saw q white
figure emerging from Mrs Walace's
house aud go toward the creek. Fol-
lowing it he saw the figure lift mp
stone aud deposit something under it.
Thinking he had the thief, he rushed
forward aud grasped-Mrs. Wallace.
She had been walking in her sleep and
had n valuable necklace in her hand.
The mystery has now been explained,
and one Of the servants sleeps outside
her mistress door every night.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-07-27
Home Life Among the Indians.

Mrs. Alice G. Fletcher contributes
paper with this title to the Century.
Mrs. Fletcher says: One would hardly
suppose that there could be particular
rules as to the manner of sitting upon
the ground; but here, rs in every other
part of Indian life, there is rigid OBJ
servance of custom. Men may prop
erly sit upon their heels or cross
legged, but no woman may assume
these attitudes. She must sit side
wise, gathering her feet we'll under
her, and make n broad, smooth lap.
When working she may kneel or squat,
and when resting she, as we'll as the
men, may sit with legs extended; but
at all other times men and women
must observe the etiquette of posture
distinctive of sex. To rise. .s,,cpt
touching the ground with the hand,V
springing up lightly and easily to the
feet, is n bit of good breeding very
difficult to one not to the manner born.
Careful parents are particular to train
their children in these niceties of be-
havior. Among the Winnebagos the
little girls are drilled in the proper
way of standing when under observa-
ton OH dress occasions. Their posi-
ton of hands and feet is also the prop
er one for the women in certain reli-
gious dances. While among the Sioux,
n mother with good-sized family Of
boys and girls propounded to me the
question whether white women did not
find their daughters more trouble than
their sons; she was sure she did. "Took
at those girls" said she; 'I have their
clothes to make, their hair to braid and
TO see that they learn how to behave.
Now, my boys are no trouble" As L
glanced ut the group of children, the
glossy braids OF the girls falling over
their single smock, aud the boys,
naked but for the breech- clout, their
miniature scalp-lock orname nted with
Il brass sleigh bell surrounding q
snarl of frowsy hair, recognized the
kinship Of maternal perplexities the
world over.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-07-27
Lool.ine ont for Ifcrse1f.

Here is an instructive story and ono
quite new about Queen Victoria. II
was suggested 20 her the other dav
that Queen Anne's statue, opposite st.
Paul's, should he removed for the
jubilee Thanksgiving service, in order
that the view might not he obstructed.
When this proposal was submitted TO
Her Majesty she refused to sanction it.
j am not willing 10 allow the statue
TO be displaced, " the Queen is said 10
have remarked eff ! permit il some
one may consider it a justification for
removing my statue some day on a
similar occasion ~
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-07-27

Beauteous Mamie Morrison, Of Santa
Fe, New Mexico, is minus an ear and
in great pain as a result of a suddenly
vicious horse'sfreak. While she was
patting the family buggy horse, the
animal made an attack upon her, bit
ing ofthe upper half Of her ear. The
piece fell from the horses mouth rs
Miss Morrison ran screaming into the
house It was afterward found and
stitched into place, but inflammation
developed so rapidly that at the end
of six hours the stitches we're cut and
the piece removed The young woman
is the daughter of ex-United States
Marshall A. l.. Morrison, who ia now
in Washington seeking appointment as
Governor. st. Louis Star.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-07-27
Grnnt at tho TELEPHONE.

Tt is told Of General Grant that when
he arrived in San Francisco from his
famous trip around the world, during
the period of which the telephone was
perfected and brought into use, he
blushed like q schoolboy and looked
foolish when n mutual friend arranged
81 conversation by wire between the
great warrior and his wife, Mrs. Grant
being at the residence Of the friend
while the General was Mt his place of
business, many blocks from the house.
General Grant looked as though he
believed he was being tricked and
that his wife must he near by hiding,
when he distinctly heard her voice
from the other end Of the telephone
wire
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-07-27
The General Dict is out Of so,ouce.

In the Century there is an article
by Professor w. o. Atwater, giving
theresults of experiments at Wesleyan
University. during which men re-
NAMED for several days in a small,
copper-lined room. The object of the
experiments was to determine "How
Food is Used in the Body" and Pro-
fessor Atwater says: The inference
is that the people in professional and
business life in the United States,
whose labor is mostly mental and in
doors, are inclined to eat more than
they need, and that the special excess
IS in the fuel ingredients, that is to
say, the fats and carbohydrates. TAX
ing the results of these and various
other experiments together, the de-
tails of which cannot be quoted here.
we are, / think, justified in believing
that the diet of very large number
of people is out of balance. It con
tains an excess of food-material and
this excess is largely due to the eating
OF fat meats, sugar, and the starchy
foods. These results of accurate OBJ
servation and experiment thus accord
with md explain the current opinion
of hygienists as TO our ordinary habit
of overeating
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-07-27
neefstenIs Mt SIS n Pound.

The first beefsteak that ever reached
Circle City, Alaska, sold for $4S n
pound few weeks ago. The steak
consisted of ten-pound piece Of beef
that was slaughtered at Forty Mile
Creek aud was packed at that place and
shipped $50 miles to Circle City by Mr..
Thomas O'Brien. When O'Brien
reached the camp the miners turned out
in body TO see the steak II was put
on exhibition, and it attracted much
attention. Everybody wanted n piece
of fresh meat, and the prices offered
were amazing. IL was finally decided
TO auction the steak off for the benefit
of hospital At first only s. pound
was offered for slice of the steak, but
the bidding became brisker as the meat
was sliced, and as high as $50 per pound
was offered. Finally, in order to avoid
complications, it was decided to sell
tickets at 80 cents to 80. 80 for the priv
ilege Of drawing for q slice, and $3.50
worth OF tickets were sold.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-07-27
Bricks from Sand.

BY a new process, bricks are to be
made from sand. The materials.
which nre mainly powdered stone and
sand, are held together by prepare
ton which acts rs bond during the
aunealing process, which is conducted
under a very high temperature. Va
rious advantages are claimed for these
new bricks. They are much stronger,
having a crushing strength Of as high
as forty-hve thousand pounds to the
square inch, a cost of about three
fifths of ordinary brick, much less
time required in their manufacture.
and n great reduction in the quantity
Of fuel needed in their burning. With
these advantages, there are likely to
be brick yards springing mp wherever
there is a demand for frst-c class build
ing materials that can be furnished at
a reasonable price. Brick and stone
houses are by many persons liked bet
ter than wood; but brick and stone are
more expensive and, therefore, out of
the roach Of the many who would pre-
fer them If sand can be made into
bricks a great building problem is
solved in a manner eminently salts
factory. The Ledger
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-07-27

II Cox, of Brooklyn, Mich, with n
company Of friends, went north TO
hunt deer. His friends placed him
back Of runway and told him TO keep
on the lookout if he wanted deer.
Cox sat there until tired, and then
stepped back to the shelter of a bush.
AZ he did so big buck leaped over
the bush, knocked the gun out Of his
hand and discharged it, The charge
struck the deer aud it fell dead within
n few feet Of the hunter Chicago Tri-
buEe.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-07-27
Enrlh the go rortinrn,lnn.

Military engineers are practically
agreed that no material for fortifica-
ton is superior to earth. When clay
is not obtaiDable, as on the seashore,
sand is collected into bags. aud these
are laid in regular heaps along the line
OF the proposed fortifcation. In such
q fortifcation the balls from tho
euemy's guns sink without doing
damage, and shells explode harmlessly.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-07-27

a ieweler in Turin has made tiny
boat Of single pearl. The hull is
finely shaped, and might serve as
model for n great sloop The sail is Of
beaten gold, studded with diamonds.
and the pinnacle light is n perfect
ruby An emerald serves as its
rudder, and its stand is a slab Of ivory.
It's weight is less than an ounce, and
1t is said TO have cost S5OOO
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-07-27
Momcn Enslcr 10 niro.t-

A member of the Ethnographical So
ciety in Paris has made a public argu-
ment in favor Of cannibalism, from n
hygienic point of view, and proves his
case by the fact that those sayages who
eat each other are stronger and more
virile than those who do not Further,
this scientist aflirms that women are
more nutritious and digestible than
men" NEW York Press.
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ADVERTISING RArxs.

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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-07-27
PlrH AND POINT.

Don't get the notion that You are
the greatest person in creation. There
are plenty of other people who are just
as small as you are.-Puck.
''For while he was clear out of his
mind about that girl" ''And now?"
"Oh, now the girl is clenr out of his
mind. indianapolis Journal.
Glow many bicycle riders do You
suppose there are in the country?"
81 don't know, but meet them all
every time Icross the street. j Judge.
Love'sa complaisant little sprte,
But it's just as we'll to know
He'll not always lend his wings to help
lame excuse to go.
Detroit Journal
When You hear a man talking about
"hp" that he has received, it is not
only always easy to determine whether
he is a waiter or only bicyclist.---
Boston Transcript
Alice-"Why did she refuse him
because they were of different faiths?n
Clara-"Yes." Alice-"And he re-
fused to change his religion?" Clara
"Oh, no; his wheel. - Judge
"a man is never safe" whats
the matter now?" Il answered an
advertisement offering light home
work and ran upon my wife hunting
man to beat carpet. Chicago Rec
ord.
McLubberty Clearing suspicious
noise in the Kitchen - Monkey, phwot
are yez doin ont dhere?" Little Mike
-"Nawthin', sor." McLubberty
(sternly)-"Wull, stop it at wancel"-
Judge.
Little Bess ESQ much accustomed to
see baby creep that she thinks il is his
normal mode of travelingl-"Oh,
mamma, come quick! Baby is stand
ing on his hind legs. Pittsburg
Bulletin.
Smith-"Penman is suffering from
writer's cramp." Perkins-"In the
hand?" Smith-"'Yes. Where should
il be?" Perkins-'I have known il
to affect some writer's in the stomach"
Brooklyn Life.
Dyspepsia Specialist tirritablyl-
''But, madam, you must chew your
food. What were your teeth given
you for?" Female Patient calmly
"They weren't given to me; bought
'em. Odds and Ends.
FIasherly-"Such joke! Kit
talked 70 wax figure for half an hour,
thinking it was Cholly Saphead."
Dasherly-" How on earth did she dis
cover her mistaken" Flasherly-
"Bless YOU she didn't Judge.
lyon won't be wanted for two more
days yet" said the chief purveyor of
Mbwpka to his prisoner. Your mate
promises to last longer than we anti
cipated." Bill" said the sailor in
the cage, twas always hard man TO
down. indianapolis Journal.
"And how did he die?" asked Mrs
Tenderfoot, who had come West to
inquire after her husband. Protest
ing his innocence, Num-" said Lariat
Bill, leader of the lynching party;
S.b2t it weren't no use, Mum; we
catched hin with the bicycle in his
possession. IN orristsEp Herald.
"I have strong suspicionsy.. said
"that he is nobleman. where's
his title?" asked her father, in accents
of suspicion. "He is travelling in
cognito." Perhaps so. It's either n
case of incognito' or alias, can't
quite make out which. - Washington
Star.
Rev. $. n. Sation-'My dear, I am
dreadfully perplexed about securing
subject for my next Sundays sermon.
L want something new aud novel; some
subject that / have not preached on
before. Can you suggest anything?"
Mrs. s. N. Sation--"How about
preaching a sermon on religion?"-
Puck.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-07-27
SCENE II. Entrance to the Dowao

a@aAti ttiACb W VIC IJOWHHeT
Lady. Lorimer mansion in May
fair. Hatherly, alighting hurriedly
from hanson, runs into Grierson
descending steps of house.
Grierson (radiantly): Hullo, Hath
erly!
Hatherly (blanl,ly): Griersonl
Gr1erson: Delighted to meet you
again, old man. Seems almost a good
omen, don't you know.
Hatherly with hollow politeness):
All, very pleased, I'm sure.
Grierson (confidentially and effu-
siyely): Feel You sort OF relation,
don't you know. You see I've Just
that is, Miss Lefty has just say, old
chap, by Jove, I'm awfully happyl
Congratulate me. Black aud White.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-07-27
HOW TO LIVE.

So should we live that every hour
May die as dies the natural fiower--
self-revivinS thing of power;
That every thought and every deed
May hold within itself the seed
OF future good and future need.
Lord Houghton.