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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-05-17
WHOLE NO. 767.

little boy ran in front of the chopper
and was struck IN the head by the fly
ing axe, which fractured the skull As
the boy dropped to the ground Rey-
nolds and McManus stood for mo-
ment as if carved from stone; then.
with a yell of rage, Reynolds rushed
upon the unfortunate Jumper" and
before the ether men could reach the
struggling pair had choked the life out
of him.
Reynolds was at once taken into
custody, while the bog was removed
to a hospital at Eau Claire, where he
afterward died. In due time Rey-
holds was tried on charge of murder,
but was acquitted ON the ground of
temporary insanity. An effort was
made during this trial TO have the
court take cognizance OF the "jump-
ing" disease, but it refused to do SO,
holding that the malady did not enter
into the merits of the case in any par
ticular. After his acquittal Reynolds
seemed overcome with remorse at
having killed McManus and with
grief over the death of his little son,
and in less than year he died from
bullet wound inflicted by himself, n
brokem-down drunkard.
Ludicrous scenes are sometimes
caused by one of these Bumpers.
Not many months ago several Mime
apolis lumbermeu were walking down
Nicollet avenue in that city with n
Jumper" among them, when one of
the party saw his wife approaching.
Just rs the woman came up the
Jumper" was poked in the back and
ordered to kiss her." Instantly he
sprang forward, threw his arms around
the astouished woman, and pressed
several kisses on her flushed face.
then fell back covered with confusion
over what he had done. A policeman
came rushing up and was on the point
of arresting the whole party on
charge of disorderly conduct, when
the husband Of the woman explained.
The wife refused, of course, to enter
complaint against the kisser. Later
i'll the day the Jumper" was COM
PEELED to strike ut the surveyor gem
eral of the district and 20 through
dozen other exhibitions, to the great
amusement of his friends.
The Jumping" disease is found
chiefly in people of little education, al
though cases are known where men of
good education are afflicted Never
yet has woman been found who pos
sessei the Jumping habit. The un-
fortunates claim they cannot resist,
try as they will, the commands given
them, and i'll case where victims
hands and feet have been tied with
cord and the order to strike or Jump
has been given the bonds have been
snapped asunder in flash before the
command was fairly out of the speak
er's mouth.
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Riding along a road in India / saw
the following instance of n big ele-
plants timidity, which / venture TO
send you. The elephant, ridden by q
mahout, was followed by q small NAL
tese terrier, which, intent on it's own
nsairs, trotted before it's master. MAX
ing occasional instructive investipa-
tons by the roadside after the manner
OF dogs, without particularly noticing
other travellers. From the first mo-
ment the elephant set eyes on the dog
he never lost sight of him. turning
from side to side always with an eye
on the small animal, aud hurryine ont
of his way whenever he approached.
The timidity Of the ono and the con.
fidence Of the other were irresistibly
amusing. The Spectator.
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Si"Soi ohaPS were tne only mitigating
feature of his night labors. Joels dis
position gave way under the strain aud
the black cat learned to flee his pres
ence
The 1st of May came and the hood
was still unfinished.
One night, when Joel was surround
ed by cotton batting, cloth, needles
and thread, there came a gentle tnock
at his door. He had been ANNOYED
before by boys rapping and then dis
appearing. Now he was glad of the
diversion, and he started for the door
in hot haste,
He sped out into the night and up
the road. In the distance he could
see black figure. How he ran!
In few minutes he overlook the
figure, and, catching it by the shout
ders, shook it vigorously. ''Ill teach
you to come knocking at my door" he
said, tiercely.
"Ohl' gasped the victim. CT didn't
mean for you to know 1 did it
AT the sound of that voice Joels
arms dropped at his sides, and Just
then the moon shone out from behind
some clouds and sho we'd Joel Bennett
and Serena Bowen to each other.
'"To think of her doing it." said
Joel, as he went sadly home. 81
wouldn't a thought it.
When he reached his door he paused
There was something hanging to the
knob.
He took it of and carried it into
the house.
1t was beautiful brown punliin
hood, quilted with tiny stitches. In
side it We're a quantity of gingersnaps
and a bunch of carnation pinks.
For full five minutes Joel stood
looking at these things, then he said:
ITO think of her doing it. 1 wouldn't
a thought it!''
Then with beaming face he gath
cred up his unfinished hood and the
pieces of cloth and cotton batting and
put them in the stove.
While he was fixing the pinks in a
vase he was struck by an enlightening
thought. "Why, she stole the old one
off the line for a pattern"
He took out the gingersnaps and
going to the glass tried on the new
hood. 1t was very becoming.
Then, in thoughtful silence, he ate
a gingersnap and gave the last bite to
the black cat.
1t was week later that Joel was IN
Miss Serena's little bakery
Yes, s." she was saying, 81 am tired
this morning. Things didn't go well
yesterday, and there is so much to
fret about, trying to suit everybody. ~
Joel cleared his throat and spoke
hesitatingly. Would it-would it be
easier if you should only suit one?"
he asked
Miss Serena blushed beautifully as
she answered, very low: eyes, L
think it would. Chicago Record.
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"Fighting Like Kilkenny Cats"

During the Irish Rebellion in 1903
Kilkenny was garrisoned by a troop
of Hessian soldiers whose brutality
was their chief characteristic. One of
their choicest amusements was the ty
Jig together of two cats by their tails
and throwing them over line to fight
to the death
This cruel practice was discovered
by the officers, who resolved TO stop
1T. Accordingly strict watch was
kept
One day the tramp of the officer was
heard on the stairs as the men were
again indulging in the brutal amuse-
ment in one % he rooms. A guilty
trooper hastily seized a sword and cut
the tails in two as the cats hung over
the line and the animals escaped.
The officer made his appearance and
demanded an explanation concerning
the two bleeding tails. He was calm
ly informed that two cats had been
fighting and had actually devoured
each other, all but their tails. New
York World
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The Decay of Stone.

Whoever expects to find stone that
will stand from century to century.
deriding alike the frigid rains and
scorching solar rays without need Of
reparation, will indeed search for "the
philosophers stone" There is scarce
ly n substance which, after having
been exposed to the action of the at
mosphere for n considerable time, does
not exhibit proofs of "weathsring:" it
may even be observed on the most
densely compacted siliceous rocks.
The fullest extent of this inquiry can
only be to elucidate relative duration
and comparative labor of appropriation
to useful or ornamental purposes.
The venerable remains of Egyptian
splendor, many of them executed i'm
the hardest granite between three and
four thousand years since, exhibit
large portions of exfoliation and grad
ual decay, thereby following the
primitive, immutable and universal
order of causes and effects, namely.
that all objects possess the materials
of which they are composed only for
limited time, during which some
powerful agent effects their decompo-
sition and sets the elementary parti-
cles at liberty again 60 form other
equally perfect combinations. Thus
by divine aud unerriug laws order is
restored amidst apparent confusion. 49,
The Architect.
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PITH AND POINT.

Hes rather timid, is he not?"
VERY. Why, he's so timid that he's
scared by scaresr'-Puck
He-"Then / go-and for ever"
She-''Very WE'LL But don't call to-
morrow evening; for L sha'n't be in"
Life.
Watts-"Bixley is al sad wag."
Potts Especially when none will
laugh at his jokes. Indianapolis
Journal.
Mrs. B.-''The lady Dabbs is go.
ing to marry Is highly intellectual.
She speaks three languages" Mr.. b.
tcondolingly)-"Poor Dabbs. Boss
ton Traveller.
She-"I know there's something
I've forgotten to buy He-''That's
just what / thought" She-"Why
did you think SOP" He-''Because
you have some money left. Tit
Bits.
She-'T suppose the underground
road will be run by electricity?" He
--''You can't tell. Electricity will
probably be back-number by the
time the underground road is built"
Puck.
The Sitting One-"Jones is SO
near-sighted he once took a man for
giraffe. The Standing One-"That's
nothing. / once took n lady for n
sail. Browning, King & Co. IS
Monthly.
= Lady "Now that you have par
taken of Il good dinner, are you equal
to the task of saving some wood?n
Tramp-''M Madam, equal is not the
proper word; I'm superior 10 it. -
Chicago News.
Steam has rendered man inestima-
BILE SERVICE" remarked the observer
of men and things, ''aud women, also,
since it has enabled her to open her
husbands letters without his knowing
it."-Detroit Journal.
Her Adorer MAY / marry your
daughter, sir?" Her FatlierA'.W What
do you want to marry for? You don't
know when you're well off," 80 Eers-
Adorer-"No, perhaps not; bM L
know when you're well off."-Truth.
Mr.. Perkley-"Oh, if you could
only learn to cook as my first wife
didp' Mrs. Perkley eff you were as
smart as my dear first husband was
you'd be rich enough to hire the best
cook in the land. cleveland Leader.
Maude-"Young Dashing is simply
awful" Clare-"Why, what did he
do?" Maude-"The very first time
met him he had the audacity to put
his arm around my waist twice"
Clare--'Is it possibIel Why, j had
no idea his arm was long enough for
that. Chicago News.
"Why, yes. the boy was eternally
playing the violin about the house,
and in self defence / had to hire
teachers, and let him develop himself
into an artist or it would have. been
uncomfortable. CHATS what might
be called making a virtuoso out of ne
csssity. Chicago Tribune.
One day an Irishman was taking
walk in II small town near Glasgow
when he met an old friend. After
walking along the road together, Pats
friend said to him: "Have you heard
the latest news?" Pat-'rNo; what is
it?" There's penny off the loaf"
Pat-"Bedad, and hope it is off the
penny ones. It'll
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-05-17
EVANSVILLE, w. VA, TUESDAY, MAY IL, 1898.
HEART WOUNDS.
Several Instances in Which Patients
Have Recovered.

The murder OF the actor Terriss has
directed pull lie attention very strong.
" to the subject of wounds of the
heart, and professional interest is
aroused by the important fact that,
Notwithstanding the extent of the
wound, (which pierced the heart
right through" the murdered man
lived close upon an hour. The cases
wounds of the heart have lived for
some time, and have even recovered,
are by no means rare. A case was re-
ported to the Clinical Society last
year in which a man who had been
stabbed over the third left costal carti-
lage, and had suffered severely from
hemorrhage, died seventy-nine days
after the injury from general causes,
and after death scar was found in
the right vehtricle, showing that that
the heart had been penetrated But
much more severe injuries of the
heart may be recovered from.
Muhlig relates the case of n man
who was stabbed with stiletto on Ike
left side of the sternum. For time
his life was despaired of, but he re-
covered, and returned to his employ
ment; and on his death, from other
causes, ten years later, it was found
that the pericardium was intimately
adherent to the heart, and that there
was rounded opening on the inner
surface of the right ventricle admit
ting the little finger, and CORE.
spending hole in the nter-ventricular
septum leading into the left veutricle.
1t is, however, very important from
medico legal point of view to remem-
Der that after large wounds Of the
heart patients have been known to
walk or run some considerable dis.
lance after the receipt of the injury.
An instance is on record in which a
stag, the nuricle of whose heart had
been practically destroyed, ran fifty OF
sixty yards. Taylor relates the fol.
lowing case: The keeper of q disre.
putable house was tried in Glasgow in
the year 1919 for the murder of a
sailor by shooting him through the
chest. The auricles and part of the
aorta next to the heart were "shat-
tered to atoms" by the slugs and
brass nails with which the piece was
charged; and, in the opinion of the
medical witnesses, the deceased mus
have dropped down dead on the mo.
ment that he received the shot. The
body was found in the street, and the
door of the prisoners house was
eighteen feet up an entry; so that il
followed, if the medical opinion was
correct, that the prisoner must have
run after the deceased, and shot him
In the street. 1t was, however, urged
and proved that he had shot the de-
ceased through the door of his own
house, while the latter was attempting
to enter by force. There was, in fact,
stream of blood from the door to
the spot where the body lay. The
prisoner was acquitted. But many
very extraordinary instances of the
persistence of life after injury to the
heart are on record; for example, one
of man who lived for twenty days
with skewer traversing the heart
from side to side, and another of q
boy who lived for five weeks with a
piece of wood three inches long in his
right yentricle. London Hospital.
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LIES SUMMARY.

What have we won? Old age and silvered
hair;
Some small successes that VIC never
sought;
Some blessings that. though sweet, We
yeSrrned not for:
Some victories for which we never fought.
What have We done7 Worn out our youths
desires
Its high ambitions anu its earnest will
In vain endeavor. Then, all longing past
Wesee our days with unsouGht duties I'LL.
Yet, after all the failure and defeat,
The broken hopes, the joys that would
not stay,
Grown strong with strife, our souls rejoice,
and own
The way God led us was a blessed way.
Adelaide ID. Reynolds, in Christian Regis
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To derive the greatest benefit from
walking, it is necessary to hold up
the head, keep the mouth closed, and
move briskly; it is i'll these circum-
stances that walking is really good
for us. Walking erect not only adds
to the manliness of appearance, but it
develops the chest and promotes the
general health in high degree, be-
cause the lungs, being relieved of the
pressure made by leaning the head
downward and bending the chest in,
admit the air fully and freely. III an
effort of the mind is made to throw
the shoulders back, feeling of ia
tigue and awkwardnes is at first ex-
perienced, but this is soon forgotten.
TO maintain an erect position, or to
recover it when lost, in a manner
which is at once natural, easy, and
efficient, it is only necessary to walk
habitually with the eyes fixed on an
object ahead little higher than your
own-the top of mans hat, for OK
ample-or simply keep the chin lit
tie above horizontal line. If either
of these things is done, the neces-
sary, easy, and legitimate effect is TO
relieve the chest from pressure, the
air gets in more easily, develops it
more fully, and permeates the lungs
more exclusively, causing more per.
feet publication of the blood, impart-
ing greater health and more color to
the cheek. The Ledger.
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UnrnIX SIedpa nnra.

Carlo, big retriever, opened the
ball by killing one of the Ostiak dogs.
He staggered about among the pack,
and exhibited all the supposed charac-
teristics of the Britisher abroad. To
check his homicidal, or rather canici-
dial, proclivities, / tied the dead dag
evidently viewed as an excellent ar.
rangemeut, especially devised for tho
arctic, where the food supply is de-
fective, and at once proceeded to make
cold lunch Of his late adversary.
looking up at me with grateful eyes,
evidently thinking that it was very
considerate of Jackson thus TO provide
hiri with Il iarder right ut hand. After
this the dead dog was removed, and
Carlo was always decorated with
muzzle. L afterwards made q good
sledge dog of him, but he could not
stand the severe climate, and although
the doctor made blanket coat for him,
the poor old chap died slcdging dur
ing the first fortnight in spite Of it,
The rest Of the pack we're hardly less
bellicose, but conducted their battles
on lines hardly in accordance with civ
ilized warfare With the exception Of
two or three dogs, / always had the
entire pack chained up, having taken
out large supply of English chains;
but / found these quite inadequate TO
restrain these comparatively small
dogs. One dog would break loose, and
then commence fight with another.
The whole pack would become wildly
excited, aud one chain after another
would snap, and all would then fall
upon the losing combatant. The re-
suit would be another dead dog. r.
G. Jackson, in Geographical Journal.
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Highest European Observa,orv.

Queen Margherita of Italy has
made herself responsible for the OK
ecution of plan TO build an observa-
tory at the summit of Mount Rosa, at
a height of 1850 meters. The work
on IL has already been begun. The
Queen, who, as is well-known, is an
enthusiastic mountaineor, is in the
habit of spending several weeks each
year ut the summit of Mount Rosa.
The new observatory will be higher
than that on the summit Of Mount
Blanc and the highest in Europe.
The cost will be about $50, 600.
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History of "a Picture Tree.

An eminent American artist, who is
DIV nm o1bround neac' snor forgotten
one day last week. ed
Tunis Roberts, of WhiteS1-
spent last Saturday and Sundakos
relatives and friends here. 1rk
Jacob WhIpkey and wife of a
rel, were visiting their son, " 70
here last Saturday and Sunday.m-
Henry Brown, j. w. DIS d the
popular salesman, was talking it
to our merchants one day last yIce
SIM
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office of judicial Sale.


By virtue Of decree Of the Circrnc-
Of Calhoun county, rendered at the Ind
term thereof, 1898, in the chancery
George G.. Stump against \. J.. j
Others, the undersigned commIssio
sell by auction, at the front doOell.
court house of said county, on the in
18th Day Of June, 1881 n
the tract Of - acrcs Of land in snral
dccrccd to be sold, situated on Holm
in Calhoun county and being the sine
vcycd by l.. w Riddle to 4. j.. JLo
deed dated 9th of January, 1891. a.
conveyed bv said Jone, to said RIM
decd dated ON the 18th day Of III
lSgJ. the
Terms or SALE. Sufficient casl the
to pnv the expenses Of the sale and it
of said snit which have accrued sdi-
February term, 1896, and the rcsidu1er
credit Of one and two years. taking To-
purchaser notes or bonds with good ,o
bearing intercs; from date Of sale. 80.
T. G.. iINN, - 20
j. VI. IIAMILTON. Do
]. u. w Hall, Clerk Of the Circu IN
Of Calhoun county. do certify thafc.
Linn and J VI. Hamilton have Ow
bond in the penalty of 500 ~ rcqbw
decree IN above cause. its
Testc: II. w. IIAtt, n
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Some of the oldest trees in the world
are to be found in Great Britain. The
tree called William the Conqueror's
oak, in Windor Park, is supposed to
be 1900 years old. The famous Bent
ley and Winfarthing oaks are at least
two centuries older.
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In the fight in the Saran Sar pass in
Northwest India, rifle bullet fred
by the enemy entered the muzzle Of a
Sepoy's rifle, penetrating nine inches
down the barrel Tho Lee Melford
rifle is Of 1903 calibre.
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Adyrsissnsnts Win b inserted a s.e a,,1,H
per s9uars Tor the IRA inssrtiea - M
~s1s f9r saeh subsequent insertion.
than sas dollar.
4, Legal advertisements will b inssrtsA n
" sasss allowed By law and viii, IN eli sasse
% s soasSd % the attorney. and payment VIM
CHAHoSS ION ANNouNcHMrNrsCT
oosnC emcszs. IS; State and Congress, $40.
Terms for etani ding advertisements. nsd,
krSwn On application 10 the publisher.
Soe rhsNrIN0 executed with nsatnsss end
d1ps.eh: S1Ordsrs BIZ mail viM reosivs
5-saEt s1tsntion-
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The Cuban question and Lv.
issues sink into insigniiicancbe
tho man who suffers fromer
What he most desires, is relie'of
Wits Witch Hazel Salve cur in
Z; : Smith ng
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Tweutv rniI1iore ,f 1,,;t,r. 4, a.. bil tOAs-
y,Licb n,o Lr.o,,oi, ,t.-.... 80 o',' int Jmr
,,,,,o g.. L. -. !, that III,
Zoo 80 W Ii,e WIS eNulDllis state
~ ioVV' Ne"'iy @lV,UOO,UOo wiz Graham
consumed ny tho construction OF from tn,
palaces in the Clamps Elysees of to Il,
those in the Champ dc Mars, in rests
Esplanado des Invalides and on Clerk
quays. The bridges across tho Sc
are TO cost 81 900, 900 and the meclA-
zeal and electrical services anoesayS Borol
81 900, 900. In word, France -
poses TO aid the exp, s.tion on st1>>
81 UNPRECEDENTED magnif ,snce.
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The human machine star ca
once and stops hut once. YTeC
keep it going longest and mostiv'
larIy by using DeWitt's Little o
Risers, the famous little pills ION
stipation and all stomach an(t
troubles. G.. s. Smith. ,ei
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L was the first really
cold day of winter.
There had b e o n
sharp winds n n 4
frosty nights before,
but this day was
bitterly clustering.
Along the frozen
road, giving thun-
derous notice of its
nOprOnch chnttaraJ
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Que Minute is not long, yet low wv
is obtained in half that time ;no,
use Of One Minute Cough Cutbe
prevents consumption and Give
cures colds, Group, bronchitis, act
momia, lagrippe and all throslso
lung troubles. G.. $. Smith. ar
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A QUERY

QUERY
Ah,m and VIII Jdsnssa
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tayo
ask
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10 beg
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IS pain
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j Sanome, n Leslie Popular enthls
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-05

march from Camp Alger to Burke'S sta-
tion. Va. private John HilRnd, Cbnl-
pnny D, Thirty-fourth Michigan, WAS
overcome by heat and soon died. The
march yesterday Wa6 Of q gtraggllng
character, the men continuing TO arrive
At Bnriiss Station until after midnight.
The men will remain at that place until
to-mprfow in order to SECURE rest after
yesterdays hard wutk. The march yes
tertiay was one Of difficulty owing TO q
start IN the heat Of the day and lack OF
proper provisions and medical supplies.
II Is reported that General Graham has
severely reprlmanded General Davis,
commanding the second division, for the
delay Of subsistence supplies and the
consequent Inconvenience endured by
his men.
Nins regiments have left camp for
the new rendezvous at ManaRsas, some
OF which have already awived there.
The remainder VIII get away from their
present quarters by Tuesday next. The
atrtbmance wagons have had q busy
time bringing back TO the division hospl-
taiS ut Camp AtRer the men who We're
prostfated by the beet Curing their
long march. Seventeen typhoid fever
patients were talsen to the general hos
pttal at Fort Meyer.
A general fiegd hospital will alto be
somewhere in the vicinity OF
Manassas for the treatment Of the more
sgYeNe cases OF Illness.