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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-12-14

The Cripple Creek scheme to run n
monthly gold train conveying the pro-
duct of the mines there to the United
States mint is brilliant one, Offering
challenge to brigandage surprising
that of the most stretching Indian
caravans ever looted by Barabbas.
The output of the mines is now about
$1,000, 900 month, enough to Justify
special train and sufficient guard,
thus advertising the district in II
grandiose manner correspondent with
It's true deservings, says the New York
World.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-12-14
EVANSVILLE, W. w. TUESDAY, DECEMBER A. 1897

But Mr.. Chester declined to be ;:rc.
pltiated, and all the evening preserved
q martyr-like stiffness and dignity.
He will never come near us again +"
Juliet thought, as she babe Mr.. Ire
gonell goodnight. Papa is $3.50
so dreadful"
But Mr.. Tregonell did come
again, despite the dreadfulness; and
not only once, but several times dur
ing his stay of fortnight in the CITY.
And on his last day, he took his
cousin out for a drive. bringing the
carriage to the door OF the Broadway
office, not little to Juliet's consterna-
ton.
"Oh, can't go-of course / can't
go, Cousin Percy Office hours are
not over for fully three hours yet,
and"
And what? If you go without per
mission, You will lose your situation,
L dare say?'
Exactly. And can imagine moth
ing SO terrible"
s"Iour imagination is not so vivid as
mine, then" he laughed. However.
Juliet, | myself asked permission fo-
your leave this afternoon. SO put on
your craps and come"
And she did, the first time she had
stepped inside carriage in twelve
years, when the Chesters had left Ire
gonell.
Speaking about getting leave for
you for an afternoon, Juliet, reminds
me OF something else," Mr. Tregonell
said, later. 81 am sure you are too
closely shut in where you are. and
there's another place ] have in pros
pect for you, if L thought [ could in
duce You to take it-could /, Juliet
where you of sacred right belong
where | would spend my life to make
you happy. At Tregonell for all your
life, dear? Will you go, Juliet, as my
wlfe-the woman L most honor and
love on earth?"
One shy, glad look in his eyes
showed her how much he loved her,
and she answered him to his heart $
content.
Mr.. Chester was thunderstruck
when Juliet told him.
Bless my soul Quite romance
indeed! And as it should be. sir
quite as it should be-that my daugh-
ter should reign III the halls of her an
cestors. You have my consent and
my blessing"
Nor did he ever remember that
Percy Tregonell was ''fend," as, in
his latter days, he pottered around
the splendid old place, amusing the
little Tre8onells, and doing only what
precisely pleased him all the long
days.
While Juliet-sweet, brave. gentle
Juliet-was happiest of the happy, in
her husbands love, in her palatial
home, and in her beautiful bows.
Chester and Percy, junior. Saturday
Night.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-12-14

Dead of insane fear of robbery, with
$50, 900 of Klondike gold under his
pillow-such is the fate one Alaska
argonaut. The glittering treasure but
turned brain and extinguished n
life. The tragedies of the direful
journeys across the frozen passes do
not cease even when the goal has been
reached and the treasure trove. The
story and the song of the arctic aurifer-
ous gulches, yet to be written, will
thrill with tragedy.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-12-14
SCIENTIFIC AVo INDUSTRIAL.

Good veins of emery have been founi
in the sapphire mines in the Yugo dis
trict, Montana
A Dutchmau of Weert has found s
way of spinning thread from peat
which Is woven into clothing. Tn,
fabrics thus male are comparativel,
cheap ani intended for ordinary use.
AT recent meeting of the Institu
tiou of Civil Engineers in London. tn,
opinion was expressed that the comius
material for ship-building is nicke
steel, bnt that before it can be exten
sively used, further deposits of nickel
must be discovered.
French experts in the desert of
Sahara are expressing appreh ensions
at the gradual diminution of the fertile
cases. 1t Is known that the large oases
were much larger in the time of the
ancient Romans, and that they are be.
ing constantly reduced in size by the
encroachments of the sand dunes. The
problem is how to stop these.
According to Herr Levinstein. the
action of the rarefied air on the animal
organism is to produce n very strono
fatty degeneration of the heart. the
liver and the muscles, while death sets
IN through the want of oxygen. The
experiments from which these facts
were ascertained were performed on
rabbit at thirty OF forty centimeters
pressure.
Diving operations at great depth
have proved successful off Cape Fin
nlsterre, all the silver bars from the
steamer Skyro, which sank in thirty
tathoms IN 1891, having been brought
to the surface. The working depth
for the divers was never less than III
feet, and was often more. Dynamite
was used to blow away the deck. The
value of the silver was $45, 900.
The only United States dry dock
now available for the largest battle
ships of the white squadron is that Mt
Puget Sound, on the extreme north
western boundary, which is the largest
III the Western Hemisphere. 1t is $50
feet long, and over ninety-two feet
wide at the gate, with depth over
the sill of thirty feet. Ships OF twelve
thousand tons can be locked in it.
The lightest substance known is said
to be the pith of the sunfower, with
specific gravity of OOPS, while elder
plth-hltherto recognized as the
lightest substance-has specific
gravity of 0O9, reindeer's hair o. and
cork 0.24 For saving appliances Mt
sea, cork, with n buoyaucy of one to
five, or reindeer's hair with one of one
to ten, has been used, while the pith
of the sunflower hasa buoyancy of one
to thirty-five.
One would hardly look for new forms
of animal life in vast, dark cavern
like the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky.
Yet as matter of fact, no less than
seven such forms inhabiting that par
ticular cave, and hitherto unknown to
science, have recently been described.
The fact that these creatures are very
minute does not detract from their
scientific interest, while, on the other
hand, it must increase our admiration
for the skill and industry of the natur-
alists who do not allow even micro
scopic life to escape their ken, although
hidden in places where no ray of sun
light ever penetrates.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-12-14
LOVE AND THE RE4PeRs.

The reapers, they are singing in the field,
of golden grain;
Loves late TO the reaping-Love's late
- ne gathering the wild flowers that lingo,
in the land,
For the red lips of his sweetheart at the
gate?
Come to the reaping,
% Love So true;
The gold wheat's cleaning.
And the COLDS for you.
The reapers, they are singing in the rippIt
of the wheat;
Loves late to the reaplng-Love latei
ID osS he linger where the last rose sends
message that is sweet
To the red lips OF his sweetheart at the
gate?
Come to the reaping.
O Love so true;
TIE gold wheat's cleaning.
And the COLDS for your
Atlanta Constitution,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-12-14
Not Wasting Uoom

"Whai want, " said the man who
was talking about taking fiat sis
some place where the rooms are big
enough for me to turn around in.
Certainly" replied the agent.
THAT can be easily arranged, as you
are not an unusually large man.
Stand up, please, and let me get your
exact measurements" - - Washington
Star.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-12-14

Deacon SkinAint- We've failed
again this year, Mr. Dominic Can't
raise half your salary
Good Minister "NOmatter. / have
had myself appointed missionary 20
the heather, aud will soon be in the
pay Of the Board Of Missions"
Deacon Skiu1int-" Air We goin' to
Africa?"
Good Minister No. I shall stay
right here. New York Weekly.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-12-14

Agent-"Can't sell you card of
patent pants buttons?'
Miss Ancient Indignantly /
am single lady, and
Agent-"Ah, madam, can't believe
that lady of your attractions could
possibly he single. It's n shrcwd way
of yours to get rid of me
Miss Ancient lsimpering) --"I'll take
dozen cards. Judge.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-12-14

Stranger-"Five dollars day at
this hotel, ell? Well, here's the
money. BY the way, hadn't better
leave my pocket-book in the safe until
l want it? If SO, I'll hand it over to
you"
Clerk-"Um-if You expect to get
anything to eat, it would be better TO
hand your pocket-book to the head
waiter"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-12-14
ADVERTISING RATA.

Advertisement viii BE- inserted q enc aeIl~
Per square for the Ara inssrtiea snd Az
vents for each subsequent insertion
Local businecs and Special notices -
cents . line. and no notice Inherited Sor -
than one dollar.
Legal advertisements will BE- inssrtsA a
tie rates allowed By law and viii, In al sassA
De shased 70 the attorney, and payment viii
De required upon delivery Of certified CODY.
CaAnoEs YoR ANNoUHCKMnNrs-Fo
oossty efhcsrs, IS; State and Congress, SO.
Terms for ssan Hing advertisements made
sp1va on application 10 the publisher.
Jos fRFrINe executed With usatnsss and
esses - attention
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-12-14
Hi. objection to Brother wayiand.

How did you enjoy the sermon this
morning.
Only middling / have one objec-
ton to Brother Waylaud He has q
trick of lowering his voice when he is
very much in earnest, aud then burst.
ing suddenly into a tone chat is almost
a shout Aud when he does that he
always wakes me up. Chicago Tri-
bune
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-12-14

Business Man There goes Mr..
Highly. He can put ON moro airs
than any man T ever saw. One would
think all his ancestors were kings.
Chance Companion airs? Why.
Mr. Highly is the Ineekes man ] ever
met-always gentle rs lamb and
profuse with apologies"
Business Man eml What line
are you IMP"
Companion I'm a. bin collector. 3"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-12-14

! The Car of Russia has bestowed six
orders of St Stanislas upon the gar
deners of the Hotel de Vile, in recog-
milton of their services when he was
In Paris. AS the tax for wearing
decoration in France is. 100 francs n
year, it is probable they will have to
keep them in their pockets, where
they would much rather have half of
the tax.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-12-14

Judge Gebhard Wilbrich, of st.
Paul, who has just returned from
Germany, says: Beet sugar has be-
come great industry in Germany,
and many of the large estates have
been given over to raising sugar
beets. The large landholders employ
cheap labor, including many women,
IN the cultivation of the beets.''
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-12-14

He-'They say that George Hart,
ley has been talking good deal be-
hind your back lately"
She turning pale)-'Td like to
know what he's been saying
He-"Oh, you know well enough.
1t was all done on his tandem"
Then she drew long sight of relief.
Cleveland Leader.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-12-14

The noble animal, the horse, has
by no means lost his usefulness.
During seven months of the present
7year 3o3S horses have been imported
into Germany from America and util-
lied for the manufacture of sausages.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-12-14
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE.
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY THE
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS.

The Ceaseless StrugCle-The Older the
Better-Another Matter-Not Ready
Perils of Great City-Distraction I'm
the Study-When Dinners Late Etc
lis always morning somewhere in the
world"
An! by what cruel fate this globe i twirIei,
Forever somewhere the bitter cup!--
Sad women try 10 get their husbands up.
Chicago Record.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-12-14
4 Curious Garment.

A curious garment came into this
port recently ON one Of the trans-AS
Iantic steamers II was pettico1t or
very pretty young woman, and its
novelty consisted i'm the fact Of it's
being made Of some two dozen golf
stockings sewed together in the shape
Of skirt Keen Custom House in
spectors, seeing the unusual bulk of n
rather slender young womau's outfit,
made the discovery.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-12-14
WHY He liked IL.

Visitor-''You don't mean to tell me
that you have lived in this out-of-th q
way place for fifteen years."
Citizen-"I have, for a certainty. &"
Visitor-'Tm surprised. | can't
see what you can find here to keep
you busy"
Citizen-"Neither can /. That's
why | like it. Richmond Despatch.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-12-14

Jenkins says bicycles are more
dangerous than trolley cars"
Has he had any disastrous expert
ences?"
Yes; he got hit by trolley car
while his head was turned Watching
girl on wheel. Chicago Record.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-12-14

Grandpa Don't get scared, Willie,
the tiger is about to be fed; that's
what makes him jump up and roar
so"
Willie easily ooh, ] amt afraid
of him, grandpa; papa's the same way
when his meals amt ready Tit
Bits.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-12-14
Distraction i'm the study.

Professor Margaret, please take
the cat out of the room. Icannot have
1t making such noise while am nj
work. Where i it?"
Margaret-"Why, sir, you are sit
ting on it. Boston Post.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-12-14

Customer-'Are my clothes ready?"
Tailor-''Not yet, sir"
Customer But You said you would
have them done if you worked all
night
Tailor-'Yes; but l didn't work all
night Harper s Bazaar.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-12-14
Another Matter.

Jack-'Is Charlie man to be
trusted?"
Cholly-"Id trust him with my
life"
Jack-"Oh, yes, know. But would
You trust him with s.. Brooklyn
Life.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-12-14
The Older the Better.

Old Gotrox Am /, with all my
millions, too old for you?"
Miss Mabel-"0h, no. That would
be impossible. "
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-12-14

Success has attended an effort at
banana-growing in Fitzgerald, Ga.
where plant reached the height of
Twelve feet and put forth satisfactory
fruit.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-12-14

Bismarck declares that one of the
chief regrets of his old age is that he
cannot ride a bicycle.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-12-14

All the tea drunk by the Emperor
of China is grown in q special garden,
kept exclusively for the purpose.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-12-14
The TREGONELL
INHERITANCE.
BY PAULINE MONTAGUE.
,,,EEs%%z}@z<}zz&}zz%i<zG%lS1z%GS zzz@SsAz4o,1<

NJ of, papa! Tell
me first you wish
me all the good
luck IN gina
BILE.
Good by,J
let! My wishes
cannot weigh one
Iron County register., 1897-09-30

the hotel, and handed it to her with
NY compliments. She smiled and
laughed and called me pet names, but
express office she put me off. 1 didn't
spy on her, of course, but 1 couldn't
find out that she went out alone that
day or any other day.
Next day after drawing the money l
wanted her to go driving, but she had
headache. 1 wandered off alone, and
returned Just in time to catch old Jones
coming out of that private parlor, and
to see the widow fitting out of the rear
door. l forced back my suspicious,
deemed them unworthy, and never
knew the worst until Jones owned up
to it. She had sen; for him to ask "A
great favor. She had also squeezed his
hAnd-a hand like a ham-and the old
jay had also imprinted a long, linger-
ing kiss on her cheek. She hadn't
worked the dressmaker dodge on him;
it was interest due on a mortgage, and
she had forgotten all about it. Jones
was a business man. and maybe he
suggested her sending a check, drawn
on her own local bank; but if he did
she had some excuse to satisfy him. At
any rate, he lent her $3.50 and had to
draw on mis- own bank for more.
\ day later the little widow tackled
that squirt of & Hawkins. Squirts
don't have ready cash as a rule, but
this one happened to have $4,000 which
had come to him as a legacy. He had
been fool enough to bring half of it
with him and hand it over to the I.otel
safe; and though he tried TO lie out of
it believe he was easy picking. When
the widow got him into that private
parlor and called him Fifty and
squeezed his hand he went all to
pieces, and when he was permitted
to kiss her peachy cheek the internal
idiot just ached TO die for her. What
she was after, however, was cold cash.
One of her lady friends in Boston
wanted n loan of $4,000 for a week,
aud as the widow didn't have it BY
her, and yet awfulIy wanted to oblige.
she was compelled to ask for a loan.
She would give Fifty $4,000 worth of
diamonds to hold as security-having
them in the hotel safe-but of course he
wouldn't think of such a thing. He
ran down and got the money, and was
SO tickled to be of service that he would
have stood on his head if she had given
the sign.
The millionaire bachelor with the
swollen ankles was the next victim.
His ankles were much better, but his
heart was in bad way. The wretched
idiot had fallen in love with the widow,
and he had just figured out to his own
satisfaction that he hadn't one show
in million, when a little pink note
was placed in his hand aad he was
almost lifted out of his chair. He was
Iron County register., 1897-09-30

1t is only within comparatively
short time that the existence of an OF,
gan properly termed brain in the low.
est order OF animals has been recog,
nized. Of course, very far down in the
scale of creation one finds hardly more
than system of nerves and ganglia
with nothing especially recognizable
as representing a brain. But even E
clam may be said to have a sort of brain
though it is extremely small; it can be
dissected and properly identified as the
thinking center or principal ganglior
of the creature. This principal nerve
bunch or ganglion has direct control
over the sO-called foot of the clam.
When it comes to the higher mollusks.
such as the squid, nautilus. argonaut
and other cephalopods, it is found that
they possess quite large and well-de.
veloped Drains
Iron County register., 1897-09-30

IN order to have the satisfaction o1
pitying them afterwards.
1he women did not take kindly tc
the Widow Hendricks, ncr did she cult.
vate them. While woman is woman's
worst enemy, it takes a woman to cor
rectly size up one of her own sex. The
women called Mrs. Hendricks superb
cial. hirtatious, conceited, and all that
They also said she was tricky, and but
for fear of the law would have called
her an adventures. Perhaps some OF
them did, to their husbands, but if 50
the husbands answered.:
''Now, my dear, stop right there. You
are jealous of her good looks and fine
figure, but don't carry the thing too
far. She has right to amuse herself,
and that's all she's DOING
The Widow Hendricks had no reason
to be dissatisfied with the attentions
she received. She was a sun around
which Il different stars began to re-
voIve as soon as she made her ap-
pearance on the veranda, and it was
almost fight as to who should escort
her for a walk or into the dining-room.
In fact, things vent so far that l got
mad, and perhaps L should have paid
my bill and suffered on with the rheu-
matism had not she sent for me to join
her in her private parlor. She knew !
was put out, and she squeezed my hand
and sat down close beside me and be-
gan:
Now, George (for the first time), you
are angry at me, and / can't tell you
how grieved 1 am. know you to be
the dearest fellow in the world, and to
prove how much like you am going
to ask great favor of you. I'd die
before I'd ask it of any other man on
earth. George (squeeze) will you grant
it? There is no one about, and think
you may-may-"
1 kissed her, of course. That was
20 years ago, but 1 remember it yet.
1t was a long, lingering kiss on the
cheek, and 1 did not feel any rheu-
matism for three days after. Then 1
told her to ask me for my horse, my
dog, my razor or my fortune, and l
would break my neck to serve her.
THAT is like you, my dear old fell
IoE!" said she. ''Well, the truth is, /
owe my dressmaker 5000. 1 sent her a
check for the amount before leaving
home, but she sends it back and wants
the money. You know how queer some
people are; she probably never cashed
q check in her life. If you could"
If could let her have 5000 in cash
she would express it to her dressmaker.
Why, of course, 1 had transferred $2.-
900 to the local bank, and she should
have 5000 early next forenoon. Didn't
she want SSOO-S1, 600?
''What a noble mani" she murmured.
When the bank opened next morning
drew out an even 1000. returned to
Iron County register., 1897-09-30
HANNA RooMs HLMsELE.


i
| Mcktnleyss Manager In the Wh0HS
Thing. on Course
II Marcus Alonzo Hanna believes
what he attempts to say, his purchase of
the presidency for William Mckinley
has saved the country from quantity
OF ills, compared with which those in
Pandora's historic box were of little ac-
count. Mr.. Hanna has not been
esteemed supermodest man. As a
matter of fact, he has never posed as
one. He is firmly convinced that he is
| a pretty serious factor in this coun-
| try's affairs, and whenever there is a
| disposition manifest among the pup
pets of his creation to lose sight of that
fact he does not hesitate 20 pull them up
with short jerk. Mr.. Hanna has spent
his millions freely, and he proposes to
see that no part of the usufruet gets
away from him. In this he displays
the instincts of a good business man.
The present administration is a Hanna
| investment, and Hanna proposes to eN-
ercise careful guardianship over it,
meanwhile claiming whatever of credit
boom his own stocks, opportunity offer
Mr.. Hanna's booming of himself and
his possession directs inquiry as to what
it has really done to deserve it. Is there
good ground for claiming that Mr.. Nc
Kinley is really the savior of the coun-
try? What has he said or done to prove
that he is not painful failure? His
influence could not have secured the
passage of the Dingley bill. and the real
issue was ignored by him, when con-
gress was summoned in special session
to revise the tariff. His Cuban policy
has been no improvement on that of the
preceding administration. His entire
foreign policy has, indeed, been but
sorry admixture of bombast and truck
ling. His message giving countenance
to monetary commission to go abroad
was SO remarkable for what ii did not
say, and so absurd for what it did, that
it subjected him to discourtesy from the
senate, that body taking no notice
whatever of it. Rarely have six months
shown such accumulative proof of in
competence as Mr.. Hanna's savior OF
the country has given us.
We admit that President Mckinley is
an agreeable gentleman in private life
one who, in the words of the Cincin-
natl Commercial. "can stand on the por-
ticos of summer hotels and paralyze the
dear girls with his condescension and
clap his hands when the band plays
Louisiana Lou who can be the star
of garden party and pathetically utter
platitudes on patriotism at soldiers re-
unions, while our neighbors and wards
in freedom are murdered and oppressed
by tyrannical and effete Spain" These,
though, are not the sole things people
look for in a president of the United
States. They would gladly surrender
some of the civi1ities of public life
some of the bowling and scraping, even
for few of the rugged qualities of
Andrew Jackson or Abraham Lincoln.
william Mckinley does nothing. He is
simply good" in the abstract. His
goodness is not in deeds. He simply
sits still and let's the jackals who are
preying on the government do as they
please. And Mark Hanna may have all
the glory of it.-Binghamton On. Y,
Leader.