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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-11
High Latitude Not RcnsficiaI.

More people over 100 years old are
found in mild climates than in the
higher ATTITUDES. According to the last
census OF the German empire, of "a
population OF 55.OOO.0O0, only seventy
eight have passed the hundredth year.
France. with population OF 10000
600, has 2l3 centcnarlans. In England
there are lao, Ireland 57S. and In Scot
land 40. Sweden has 10 and Norway
-, Belgium .. Denmark ., Switzerland
none. Spain. with "A population OF 49,
100000. has 40l people over 100 years
OF age. OF the 2.250.0OO inhabitants of
Servia $40 people have passed the CEN
fury mark. II Is said that the oldest
person living whose age has been
proved Is Bruno Cotrim. born In AZ
rlca. and now living In Rio Janeiro. He
is 100 years old. A coachman I'm Mos
COW has lived 40 years.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-11
Dangerous Crop Posts.

A reader thinks we would do well to
call attention to the method now p1r-
sued in North Carolina under the pro
visions of chapter 2Gl of the laws of
1897 of that StGte-''An Act to Pre-
vent the Introduction or Dissemina-
ton of Dangerous Insect FungOus aud
Weed Pests of Crops" This act con
siitutes a special unsalaried commits
sion consisting of the State Commits
SlOner OF Agriculture, the Director Of
the North Carolina Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station, and the President of
the State horticultural Society 1T is
the duty Of this commission TO "a lopt
regulations not inconsistent with the
laws and constitution OF this State and
the United States, for preventing the
introduction of dangerous crop pests
from without the State, and for plv-
ernin3 common carriers in transports
ing plants liable to harbor such pests
to and from the State. and such regu-
lations shall have the force of Laws"
The act goes on to say that mo per-
son. firm or corporation shall know
lnSly and willfully keep upon his or
their premises any plant infested by
any dangerous crop pest listed AMI
published rs such by said commission.
or permit dangerous weed pests to ma
tare seed or otherwise multiply upon
their land, except under such regula-
lions rs the commission may prescribe:
every such infested plant and premises
are hereby declared public nuisance
Acting under this authority, the com
mission declares the following insect
pai'1si's and fungous diseases of
plants to be dangerous pests of crops:
San Jose scale, greedy scale. Yves. In
dia scale, gloomy scale, scurfy scale,
oyster shell scale, enonymus scale,
walnut scale, plum scales, peach vel
lows, peach AMI plum rosette, fire
blight aad black kno!. Country Gen
ilNm1D
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-11
Spelling for a Fight.

And so Miss Gilman declined your
offe- OF Marie ger
Yes: can't understand why she did
IT,"
You can't? My dear sir. let me
shake your hand. 1 used to think thar
no man was entirely free from vanity.
but mt last l have found one who Is"
What do you meant
You say you can't understand why
she refused you, therefore it is clear
that you never stand before the mirror:
and look ut yourself"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-11

times week n teaspoonful of sulphur.
This will assist materially in the
growth of the new feathers. The drain
caused by feather-forming used up
the food that would otherwise 90 TO
the making Of fat, and in consequence
they can consume much more corn
and other fattening rations, without
the least danger of injury. 1t has
been my custom for years, at the be-
ginning of the moulting season, to feed
more literally and also to use such
foods aS we are usually taught to be-
ware of during hot weather. my object
being to get the fowls into the pink of
condition before the height of the
molt, in order that they may pass
Trough that critical time without bad
effects. With the first sign of mott. L
reduce the green bone ratioas until.
at this time, they get them olly once
week. / keep this up, according TO
seasons and the age of fowls. until
about the 18th of October or the first of
November, when L resume the feeding
for eggs.
1t Is now more important than ever
that the young chickens be kept separ-
ated from the fowls. for rs they are
not melting, but on the contrary grow
inG, they require much animal food
and an abundance of all feed in order
to rush their growth rs much rs posi-.
bIe Give growing chicks plenty of
room and there is no danger whatever
OF overwhelming them, but if you wish
to obtain the best results, give them
such variety of fool as will induce
them to cat, for the more they eat the
fu.clcr they will grow, provided they
AZ IN ordinary good health.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-11
Admired the Queen.

Charles Dickens, according to an En-
Glish newspaper, was at one time
"chafred' 10y his friends for keeping a
sketch OF Queen Victoria over his fire.
place ana gazing upon 1t in rapture
OF admiration" 1t is said that her girl
ish beauty made a deep impression up-
on him. and that he wrote friend that
he had once spent days in the neighbor-
hood OF Windsor. hiding among the
trees in the park and walking along
her favoritc drives. I'm the hcue OF get
ting glimpse of her majesty.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-11
Hoods Pills GHfS aaassn Fiq Ses .a
Dnvid'a Power "a a Poet.

When the peerage book of earth's
Kings Is finally made up the pages Will
include the name Of this minstrel shcp-
nerd boy, who passed quickly from the
sheep's cote TO the kings palace and
took his place among the immortals.
The strangely cheCkered career of this
chlvalrous youth reminds rs of Scot
lands hero, Robert Bruce, and also of
Robert Burns, the peoples poet. Gift
Cd with a strangely rich and lovablc
nature, this youth moved aInAus meu<
~Mlth that irresis till -fIscination that
only thc-grGatcst possess. He enters
the scene the child Of innocence and all
sweet song. Soon. aided by his flute,
he sang his way into the kings heart.
and like q sunbeam passed into the
gloomy palace. When a few months
had gone 10y the boy was the champion
OF the army, the idol Of the people the
dearest friend OF Jonathan. and then.
with single leap. bounded into the
throne Itself by reason Of his self.
reliance and prudence. his holiness I'm
attack md courage I'm defense. David
has been called the greatest ~ the JCyv-
lsh kings. But now that long time
hath passed. wc ull 90 see that he has
his fame, not because he vas king
nnd born leader Of man but because
be was poet and sang ~ human life
with uil Cos pathu- md mystery. Cen.
turtles ago DIS granite crumblcd. his
works became dust. but hi4 sweet
psalms nnd songs go stul abide
lmmcasurab'o the debit That civlllza.
tion owes % th.s youth whose songs
have consolrd mans sorrows. refined
IBIS grlcfs and exalted aU human lifc
Re the reasons what they may. the
Influence Of generals. Statesmen and
inventors Is less deep md abiding than
the Influence OF those poets who Eayo
sung Of love ana grief Of war ana NJ
tho shepherd care Of God. The genera.
lions go forward. following the leader.
ship of those who sing OF liberty ana
love, Of joy ana GRIEF aud death Hap.
py those to whom 10 Is given to- write
the songs with which Tho mother
soothes her child, with which the hero
inspires his hOsts.--NewCll Dwight
Hills.
Ir.rf ,.r.r,rfr-..st..
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-11
Child Seat bY Post

A novel parcel for delivery 10y express
post was recently handed In at a Biz
mingham postofiice. a workingman.
who had been out OF town with his
s-year-old child, arrived at Birmingham
In time to reach his place OF business,
but not in sufficient time TO take his
child home. He therefore walked into
the nearest postofIice and rendered the
youngster as an express parcel. The
authorities, under the rule regulating
the delivery Of live animals, accepted
the child and delivered 1t at Il charge of
uinepence.-St. James Gazette.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-11
How Far Was It.

Southern distances are peculiar. and
the road directions which tourist re
ceives are sometimes wanting m the
quality of explicitness.
How far is II from here to Brush
burgE" asked n tourist OF an old fellow
who was hoeing weeds in field Of
sickly corn down South" us II farT'
WAL. II haint so very fer nor Il
haint so very nigh. II you go raound
10y the big road It's fcrder nor It Is
nigh. but II you cut acrost country It's
higher nor it is fer. an II you keep
right straight ahead it's kinder be-
twiXt nigh an fer. but it's considerable
Of ja'nt from hynr no matter how
rlu cit thar.'-Harper's Bazaar.
Some men are never satisfied to re-
main at the bottom OF the ladder: they
always try to get farther down.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-11
Divorce ON Queer Grounds.

a novel application for divorce was
filed IT Denison, Texas. l.. L. Baker
states that his wife is addicted to in
ordinate drinking OF buttermilk: that
1t makes him sick. and has preyed upon
his mind to such an extent that he Is
on the verge OF insanity. and IL is
further alleged that she snores so loud
that 1t is impossible to live IN the same
house with her. II is alleged that Mrs.
Baker consumes gallon OF buttermIlk
at the three meals and on retiring at
night.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-11
A Drummer's Mistake.

The Kennebec Journal tells of n Ban.
Gor drummer who tried to save n
lady from leaping from rapidly NOV.
Ing train. After he had thrown his
arms around her and dragged her BAGS
into the car she recovered from hei
surprise enough To call him all the
names in the feminine vocabulary and
explain that she went out on the plat.
form TO wave her handkerchief at some
friends. The passengers appreciated
it all, but the drummer didn't seem
to enjoy the situation.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-11

Three good things about Tcttcrin". besides
the one great good fact that II cures ARE that II
is painless harmless and has no bad odor. !. IL
the only sure cure for Tettcr, Eingwprm. Ec-
zCma. Cures them they stay cured. No
matter how long you have had them. ~ cents
gets box at druggists, or 10y mail Tor ~ cents
I'm cash stamps from j. L. Shupttinc, SaNan-
nah. Ga
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-11
To Ward on Lions

in a recent lecture the German tray
clrr Prof. Peehuel-Loeschke declared
that the danger from attacks by wild
animals In the African deserts and
elsewhere was greatly exaggerated.
and that the best weapon against nj.
tack was an umbrella, which would
ward off any lion or tiger.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-11
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS


Metals may be soldered at bou;e.
Cut off piece cf tinfoil the size Of
he surface 30 be s,ldered, dip a feath-
er into solution of salammoniac and
wet tbs surface to be joined; then
place them in the correct position,
with the tinfoil between them. Place
this on an iron hot enough to melt the
tinfoil and, when it cools again, the
edges will be found to be firmly
united
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-11
FLASHES OF FUN.

What makes the bride limp so?
ildn't know she was lame" shes
wearing yellow carriers for her brides
naids-and there are ten of them
Chicago Daily News.
What are all those ribbons hanging
IN the chandelier" Those are not
ibbons; they are ncckties I've pulled
III different men when was learning
% ride a wheel."-Chicago Record
why are ycz decorating. Mrs. MIR
)hyT' Me by Denny Is coming home
he day Il thought he was sent mp
,or foive years" Yes. but he got a
year off for good behavoure." Sure. II
must be comfortin' for yez to have
good by like that."-Tlt- Bits.
Mr. Dunham-I have called. sir. to
ell You that your daughter Miss Fan
lie, ana | love each other very dearly.
| want to ask YOU for her. Old Mil
yuns-Well, you'Il have to wait
while. There's no vacancy in the store
now that l could put you into.-Cleye-
land Leader.
l;aggleS-Wo't yer dom, Weary, wild
lie tellerscope? Weary Lookin' fer
work. Raggles Lookln' fer work:
W'Ot fer? Wcary-So's kin avoid it.
wuz jest sizn' up de houses round
here ter see ef | can't strike one dat
keeps gaserine can instid NV n wood
pile.-Judgc
Il can always distinguish between
this vim ordinairc and red ink" said
the regular diner ut the table d'hoic.
How" asked the casual customer.
by the label on the bottle" said the
regular with fcndish grin. This
shows the Importance Of judicious ad-
vcrtising.-Judgc.
NiSitOr-Whati He is three months
old and YOU haven't named him vet?
Mrs. Whecler-No, You see, it's this
way: / want to name him after my hi
cycle, and John insists on naming him
after his. ! guess we will have TO com.
promise and name him after the wheel
mother rides Puck.
Yesterday" said Jabson, Il refused
n supplicant woman a request for
small sum of money, and in couse-
qucnce Of my act passed a slceplcss
night. The tones of her voice We're
ringing in my airs the whole time"
If" e,id lf,hson. 1,,',.a ,,..,.. 49,"
D,,gv M. ,,.irn,, 1,a,.,;. - ~, ''i'
40 you mean TO say asked the Wis
l'of' IN horror, That The gentleman
was shot for simply rising and maxim.
b.tf,m ,ocio,,,%, .s,,t,i,,I,. =, i'I Wv,
CoIoncl .g,,,t Won, met ,.,,.,,,,..,.,,
,bot tho motto, ~, ,,.os I,,,
WI, mode IN tbo 1i.,,.,,',, 80 ~
,,ocl,at .ob "-D,t,..,;, t,r,,, I,..,,'...
ATS. "feehe-lcl me- aren't there
any expresses running TO your town:
-'lrS' ''ray-OI course there are; plenty
OF 'hcm. why DO you ASA Mrs.
''reche-My husband has told me that
n,.,. ni.,,,t -, i,., Wow. 1,a,na ',n1
,,,.. I,ad moro r,a, i,,' oo,,i az ~
un..on ,rran.c,i,,t
Judge-Aou admit that you entered
the house of the prosecuting witness
by the door at : o'clock in the morn
ing: Irisoncr-1cs, your honor. Judge
What business did you have there at
that time OF night! Prisoner thought
it was my own house. Judse-Thcn
why did you, when this lady approach
cd, leap through the window. jump
into the cistcrn, and hide yourself?
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-11
beware of Ointments for Cntarrh That
Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derange the whole system
when entering ii tn rough the mucous surfaces.
SuCh articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Ha Is atarrh
Cure manufactured by Il. j. Cheney x Co.,
Toledo, o., contains no mercury, and is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
HALLS Catarrh cure be sure To get the genuine.
1t is taken internally, an is made in Toledo
Ohio. by +. j. Cheney ~ Co. r stimonials free
~ Sold by Druggists; price, I5c. per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-11

Recipes.
French Chops With Rice-Malle =
mound of plain, boiled, seasoned rice
in centre Of platter. Dot wish bits OF
butter and dashes of black pepper.
Boil the chops and arrange them, with
the Frenched end mp around tie rice
AMI garnIsh with parsley.
Baked Ounces Core and pare three
or four nice ounces; put in II shallow
earthen dish: fill the cavities with
sugar aud little nutmeg. grated: add
plenty Of water, as the ounce is an ex-
ceptionally dry fruit. Cake closely
covered in moderate oven until ten
DER aud fine red.
Broilel Salt Aiackerel-Select m \
No. ] macllercl; soak it over night in
cold water (enough to cover it onlv),
taking care the skin lies uppermost.
In The morning dry it without break
ing, cut off head and tip o; tain, place
it between the bars of buttered fish
gtiiiron, broil to a light brown. Law
it in hot dish, aud dress with little
butter pepper. \ few drops Of vine
gay o. lemon juice can be added when
liked.
Baked Eggplant Cook the W. 10
eggplant in boiling water until tender:
CT. in two lengthwise, and carefully
take ont the inside, mash with table
spoonful melted butter, saltspoonful
salt dash Of white or cayenne pcpDer
even teaspoonful white sugar: return
TO the halves OF skin, top with grated
bread crumbs, small pieces of butter
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-11

Mrs. Church. believe that new hat
of Mrs. Pughe's has turned her head.
Church-Not nearly so much as it has
other women's.-Up To Date.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-11

Some people save all their sympathy
until % man is dead: they they max,
DIS grave sloppy with their fears.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-11

Glass was early known. Glass beads were
found on the bodies of mummics over 5000
wears old.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-11

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
lsethlng, sotIens the gums reducing iHliamma-
Ion, allays pain, cures wind collie .in.a bu,;ia
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-11

The distance of the earth from the sun is
about 5000, 900 miles less in December than
II is in June.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-11
To Cure a Cold I'm One Day.

In st. Petersburg no outdoor musical per-
formances are permitted
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-11

a lost opportunity seldom finds Us
way back.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-11

Take Laxative Bromo Quininc Tablets. Al
Druggist. refund money fit fnil. I. cnrc. 81.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-11

phTEETS Inventors Guide free EDGAR TATE
N'H"'S co. Patent Solicitors. 245 b way, n Y.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-20

other. Jim and l were on horseback and in front of a store talking when some one came up beside me and whis- pered You're in a bad fix. Skip! Ride for your life
 We didn't know what was up, but Jim and I didn't stop to ask. We slid out and went to the hotel kept by Jack Power.
 He told us that McGowan was in town and had been asking for us.
 Where is he?' I asked Power.
 He's in that room.''
 "I went in and there was McGoWan A pile of carpet had been taken off the floor and the Judge was sitting on 1t.
 T asked him why he came into town I was pretty mad. He lay down and rolled him up in the carpet and said to him:
 They'll hang us in two minutes if they catch you. Don't move
 T called to Power to make me claret frappe and one for Jim, and then we got out quick on the porch and were drinking when a big crowd came up.
 Where's McGowan?" they shouted
 "I don't know. I haven't seen him, I answered.
 "'You brought him down here. He's your priest Come. tell the truth.
 |" No, is he?'
 Give him up; if we can't get hlm we'll hang you instead.
 "I told them I didn't know anything about McGowan.
 Jim slipped aside and caught hold of a Spanish boy, Chile Carnato, and told him to run around the house to the front and tell the crowd that he had seen an American running toward the lake.
 Chile ran around to the front of the house and screamed, I know where he iS.'
 " 'Where?' demanded the crowd.
 "I saw an old. Americana running toward Tule Lake. "'That's McGowan, that's McGowan, and the whole mob ran toward the lake.
 They set fire to the jules in the lake and burned the whole lake to find him.
 ''The Mayor, Antonio Marcia Koreiga. came and took Jim and me to jail. He said we would be better off there if the mob did not find McGowan.
 After we had gone to jail Power stood in front of his house and asked every one who they were looking for.
 Med McGowan, they answered, and we've got the rope to hang him.
 " Well. I've got him in my house; come in and get him., said Power. He kept them from searching the house that way. He was a good friend of ours and McGowan, too. McGowan heard Power tell them that he was in the house as many times as he could stand it, for he wasn't sure of Power.
 While one crowd was burning the lake and the rest were escorting Jim and me to jail, he climbed out of the
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-20

ed that we were going to Los Angeles to buy horses for the Government and the man they asserted was McGowan had told us he was a priest and asked to ride with us because he did not know the way We both told a straight story and they let us go, but Santa Barbara was too hot town for us to stay in any longer than we had to, so we started south as fast as We could. We were unable to discover the new whereabouts of Me Gowan and so were our friends.
 "A few years after I met him in San francisco and he told me he had been Tor ten months hiding at the ranch of Dr Denn near Santa Barbara
 The trip cost me about $500 but McGowan could never pay any of the money back. He lost everything he had.
 Tn 1893 MT. Coleman, who had been the head Of the vigilantes, came to me and said: Ned McGowan is sick and wants to see you. We visited him to- sether. l was sorry to see him so broken down in spirit as we'll as in health He used to be such a fine, brave man. If l had had a place to offer him would have brought him to my home to die
 Mr. Coleman gave him $20 and said: mere was never any personal feeling against you on my part, MT. McGowan.'
 McGowenE seemed glad to hear it. He sald he had been over most of the world, but he wanted to come here to San Francisco to die
 Afterward, through the efforts of the old pioneers who had known him, Mo- GoWan was taken to St, Mary's Hospi- tai, where he died in 1893 at SO years of ago. HELEN GRAY.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-20

window and got away.
 ''Very soon the mob came back from burning the lake and of course they didn't find McGowan. It was dark by this time and they all went to the dance.
 We heard the music and it did not make us like our quarters any better. The jail was only one big room in an adobe building; it was the basement and the courtroom was overhead. There was only one prisoner, a very nice fellow he seemed to be, too, and very brave. I don't know who he was or what became of him.
 About o'clock we heard a voice outside the jail door say: Can't you get the keys?'
 " No; old - has gone and he's taken them.
 Then we'll have to use the crow par. Tom, you and Mike brin~ as many as you can find. McGowan has got away through them and now he'll nave to hang through them
 Jim and I knew, of course, what that meant. The other prisoner said: They can easily get in and they'll hang you sure. Maybe they'll take me, too. We must fight for it.
 Jim and I still had McGowan's re- two or three of the mob before they could get us
 While they were talking an old h. dian with candle in his hand came peeking through the bars of the win dow on the opposite side from the door where the mob was.
 T wrote a note to a friend who was at the dance: Please call at the Jail at once with ten good men, Hurry. or Jim and I will be hung In five min utes.'
 1T passed the note and s to the In- dian and told him to run as fast as he could and give the note to my friend, Antonio Bernato, who was at the dance
 "The Indian disappeared. We could hear the mob talking and calling for some ore to hurry with the crowbar.
 Pretty soon we heard bieeer row. The fighting and shouting kept up for a good while before Antonio pounded on the door and said he was there with enough men to keep the mob from talk ing us.
 "Our friends stayed all night and kept guard I was not sorry when I saw the daylight beginning to come in through the bars of our window
 The vieilantes took us out about 10 o'clock and we were tried. We exnlain-