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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-08
Testing n Zig Light.

The Lightning Light, the immense
bivalve lens which were exhibited at
the Worlds Fair by, Henry Lepaute. of
Paris, France, and was purchased for
$40, goo by the Lighthouse Board. and
has since been on exhibition at the ex-
positions at Atlanta and Nashville, is
now undergoing ten days test at the
general depot of the lighthouse estab-
lishment at Tompkinsville. If this
test is successful, the light will be in
stalled at some point along the coast.
The lenses are nine feet in diane
ter. The lamps have INTERCHANGEABLE
carbons of different sizes. so that the
light can be varied in intensity accord
ing to the condition of the atmosphere.
With carbons one inch in diameter the
light is equal to from 5000 to 10000
standard candles.
At night, and with the light burn
ing, the effect is bewildering. From
without one cannot look at the flash of
the lenses at short range. 1t hurts
the eyes, even when closed. A can
tain In the lighthouse service saws he
can read newspaper at Ridgewood
by the light from Staten Island.
The tests are being conducted I'M
der the supervision of Lieutenant Col
onel D. ?. Heap, Corps of Engineers,
U. S. A, engineer OF the Third Light
house District, and c. A. Lamy, Super
intendent of the depot. One criticism
so far made is on the use of mercury
for the bearing.
There are on the floor above the big
light two smaller ones, one mounted
IN mercury, and the other on ball
bearing designed by Lieutenant Col
onel Heap, and while the one in mer
curry, though it weighs only 800 pounds,
moves no more easily than the cotton
one below, mere breath will revolve
the one on ball bearings-New York
News.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-08
"a Big Dog Business.

In Mauchuria and along the Mon
golian borders of China, there are
thousands of farms on which nothing
IS raised but dogs, of breed peculiar
to this region. Each proprietor keeps
several hundred of them. They are
OF large size, and when eight months
old are killed, usually in midwinter,
for the sake of their skins. AS re-
suit of the severe climate, they are
covered almost from birth. with n
magnificent growth of fur. Hence
they are much in demand along the
north ern Chinese as material for winter
clothing.
They constitute the only wealth of
this desolate country. In each family
a certain number of dog-skins are laid
aside "a the daughters marriage por-
ton. Yet they command no very high
price, eight skins being required for
gown about two yards long, and worth
some three or four dollars. This
would make the average value of each
some forty cents, from which must be
deducted the cost of sorting md dress
ing, and also the cost of manufacturing
tho garment. The hides find their
first market in the several main de-
pots, whence they are taken to Mouk-
den, Fou-Teheou, and other cities TO
be made up. Last year the estimated
proceeds of this trafce Mt Newchanp.
leading emporium. amounted to
5000, 900 against the year before
$3.50, 600.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-08
A Grewsome Celebration

From the report of the celebration
OF the golden wedding of William
Reid and his wife of Magdeburg, Ger
many, and the silver wedding of his
son Frederick and his wife, it is to be
inferred that hangmen are not held
in such disfavor by the women of
Germany as the fair sex of the
other counties evince toward men of
this profession. AT the celebration
there were present 800 men, whose
occupations were the same-the exc
cution of criminals-the majority of
them being accompanied either by q
wife, sister or sweetheart. The elder
Reid is chief executioner of the do
mains of Kaiser William, while his
son Frederick is also a public execu-
toner of long service. The eldest
son of the latter is a soldier in the
German army, but his father declares
that as soon as he is discharged he will
secure him n place where his work
will be of exactly the same nature as
his fathers. The old gentleman is
only seventy-three years of age, but
he boasts tnat he has only eleven more
PSOPAN w Sti UP Ou tho bCbuOlu III
order to have made the record of send
ing 1000 persons into eternity by his
own hands. The son has a record of
little more that one third of this num-
Der. Although brought together for
the purpose of doing honor to Ger
many's chief executioner aud his son,
the assembly of executioners actually
turned itself into n convention ~
hangmen. The various new methods
OF killing off murderers were unani-
mously condemned, and the old
fashioned hanging method was pro-
nounced the one most satisfactory
from every standpoint. The men
came from every part of wilhelm s
Empire, and included all the execu-
TONERS of note. The wives and sweet
hearts intend TO organize n club for
the purpose of aiding the widows and
orphans of the men their husbands
hang.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-08
WORDS OF WISDOM,

A lie, like note, must be met at
last.
1t is only the cross we carry that
turns to gold.
No man suffers SO much from ras-
cality as the rascal
Let not the preacher exalt rites
above righteousness.
II you wish to know a mans charac-
ter, learn his thoughts.
From the windows of home we NAV
behold the heavenly city.
In Judging another's honor, we of
ten place valuation upon our own.
Reading should teach us how to seek
for truth, meditation how to find it.
The faults we rail at in others, are
usually the ones we possess ourselves.
Whoever will do good, will find life
too short for the work he will find
to do.
Ii consistency were the first and
great commandment, no man would be
converted.
Never disparage the commonplace.
What is more commonplace than a
mothers love?
The development of the best within
us, is oftener due to our failures than
to our successes.
Never hope to hold n neutral posi-
ton towards an evil, that which you
do not not positively discourage, you
encourage. RAMS Horn.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-08
Dried Potatoes.

According to the best information
obtoinablo, the demand for dried po-
tatoes is increasing in very satisfac-
tory manner, and it ia expected that
potato interests will be permanently
advanced thereby, though probably to
a very limited extent. The tubers
are peeled and sliced by machinery,
soaked in strong brine, and dried
quickly. II is said to require about
seven pounds Of freshly sliced pota-
toes to make one pound Of dried
chips. OF course, the drying process
prevents decay and greatly lessons the
cost OF transportation. a days soak
ing Of the chips is said to restore the
original freshness aud flavor. On the
Pacific coast other vegetables, as car
rots, onions, etc. are dried, and find
q good market at the mines and else.
where Epftomist
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-08
washing the Face

There are some misguided personf
who object to washing the face often
especially with soap, thinking this /
an injury to the complexion. Those
however, who have made a specialt
OF skin diseases, will say that no pa
of the body needs soap so much; thi
the face being constantly exposed
dust, collects so much that it is nI
enough to wash it in clear watd
They agree that if soap makes the fad
shiny, rs 50 many claim, it only show,
that II is the more needed, and that
the work Of drying after the bath has
not been properly performed. The
face, however, should not be wet inn
mediately before or after going out.
It's most thorough additions should be
performed at night before going to
bed, and th, following method should
be observe ! in the process: Fill q
basin with soft warm water, lather a
medium | spon ge with good soap,
and wash clrefully Then take fresh
water without soap, and wash again
with the hands, and rub thoroughly
with Turkish or crash towel until
the face is dry and tingling. This
will do much towards improving aud
preserving the complexion. The Led.
ger
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-08
WHOLE NO. 757.
"'Gun no good; if the first Shot
don't kill, the lion will fight.

Gun no good; if the first shot
don't kill, the lion will fight
In moment was quickly repaid
for not shooting, for 1 saw how the
liou catches his prey The lion was
crouching, watching some of the dogs
One of the dogs ventured too near and
the lion made q spring. and when he
landed his left forepaw was on the
dogs neck, and in an instant his
powerful jaws had closed on the back
of the dog.
THE next moment the lion raised
his head, gave frightful roar of salts
faction, and he turned his head from
| side to side and saw us. An instant
aneous change came over him. He
partially arose, his tail switched more
viciously, aud his eyes seemed TO be
of first one color then of another.
Again Thought how easy it would be
to plant a ball between his eyes. and
was about to raise my rifle when M
went blowgun, and in fraction of q
second 1 saw one of the arrows stick
ing in the lions lip. Two others fol-
lowed, one striking him in the neck,
one in the side.
1.-The moment he felt the dart still
more startling change came over him.
The fierceness seemed TO die out. He
raised his paw aud brushed off the
arrow. the broken point still sticking
in. Theu he rubbed his nose and lip
on the ground and then he fed Why
the lion ran away is a question. 1t
might be that the lion ascribed the
pricking pain to wasps, from which
they are known to run, or it may have
been that the action of the poison was
immediate. The dogs pursued, hut
the lion went along without paving
attention to them and was soon lost to
view. We followed, and in ten min
utes came in sight of them, but the
lion was staggering like one drunk or
in great pain, aud the dogs were nip
ping Mt his heels. Even rs we watched
he stumbled, but picked himself MP
and walked on stiflly. Again he fell,
and when he arose continued more
slowly and with the greatest effort.
One of the Indians ran forward and
would have given him cut with the
machete. but I stopped him, anxious
to see what would happen. He fell
again, but was unable to get mp; his
whole body twitched, and finally he
stretched ont and died.
An examination of the lip showed
1t to be very much swollen and Of n
purplish red color. The Indians i'm
mediately cut out the places where the
arrows struck. Measuring him,
found him to be eight feet eleven
inc.-es long from the nose to the tip
of the tail. After cutting out certain
parts to eat we returned to the tambo.
At night tasted stew made of it,
with an abundance of pepper, but
found tbs meat extremely tough and
distasteful. When the Indians cook
game so poisoned they use no salt,
saying that salt brings out the poison.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-08
Cost Of Car Cleaning.

The cost of cleaning cars is given as
follows in the proceedings of the ST..
Louis Railway Club by J. A. Cohen.
master painter OF the Cleveland. Gin
cinnati, Chicago aud St. Louis Rail.
way Wiping outside of coach. sweep
ing and busting inside, cleaning win
dows and saloon, forty-two cents:
washing steam pipes, washstand and
window stills, and spraying with for
maldehyde, twenty cents: scrub-
bing outside Of coach with "Modoc. "
Sl.95; parlor or dining car, S2.IO;
baggage car, SLIGO, and mail car.
Sl.0S. Cleaning thoroughly with pow.
dered soap inside, blowing cushions
with compressed air and spraying
WITH iormaldehyde, ES1.0S. EGenerai
cleaning of dining cars, S2.07. Aver
age cost Of cleaning, sixty cents for
dag cars and forty cents for .combina.
ton ears,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-08
Ha1inr the judges.

While tho Lord Chief Justice Of
England, with other OF the judges.
was being entertained by one OF tho
fellows Of Downing College, Cam.
bridge in his rooms, some undergrad-
yates tied up the door handle and
then smoked out the company by
pouring water down the chimney.
The judges were obliged to get out
through the window, aud several
students have been rustioated.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-08

Advertisements win b inssrssa q s.s 49,
per s9uArS Tor the arse inssrsisa "a N,
'e,s fcr saeh subsequent insertion
oenss nns. and no notice inoertsd ~ ~
thAa eas dollar.
Legal sdvsrase1snts viii b i.ssrs.A -
tAs ,asss allowed b. Law and VIII, In al sassA
pc SoAgso 70 The attorney, and payment VIII
CnAneD Ion ANNouNCxMrNrs.-fe
oosnty eoeszA -; State and Congress, $40.
Terms Ssr oean1ing advertisements made
k1evn q application - the publisher.
JOE PURfINo executed with neatnsss and
o6pe4sh. rOrdsrs By nail Ssl reesivs
D~0p1 a11sntSea.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-08
PITH AND FONT.

great many men who began life
poor are holding their own remarka-
bly, well. Washington Democrat
Visitor-''And who are you my lit
tie man?" Cuthbert with concious
pride)-'I'm the baby's brother. -
London Tit-Bits.
Bagley-"what makes You patro-
nize the woman barber?'' Bailey
MY wife wants to know all the Cos
sip of the ncighborhood. Judge.
"Who is the meanest man YOU
know?" "The one who will walk
between n bargain window aud the
woman who is feasting her eyes upon
it. standard
Hicks-'I suppose that Feldspar
has large circle of friends?" Wicks
We'll, if not large circle, there
are many FOUNDERS among them. ~
Boston Transcript
The Counts Fiaucee-"I received
my engagement ring to-day. Isn't it
beautiful" Her Friend--''y beau
tiful" Have you shown it to the
count yet?"-Puck.
''Really aud truly now, did he COM
exact langnags?' ''If you've got to
know, he called me 'fubberneck. -
indianapolis Journal
Street Car Conductor ito driver)-
81 wonder what that mau is running
so hard for?' Driver looking baclx)
--"Mebby the fool wants ter get on
GlanSr'-New York Weekly.
s.Iin, crnini 10 Ia e H..
ball fellers," said Tommy, "so's I can
wear my hair SO long that folks can't
tell whether / forgot to wash my neck
or not. indianapolis Journal.
A st. Louis editor has got himself
into hot water. His paper came out the
other day with n personal item about
a local Johnnie. and by mistake it
was put under the heading of Things
Worth Knowing"
Sue Brette-"I never saw such
cold audience in my life" Foote
Didn't they warm up bit?'
well, when they spoke about bring
ing out the author, L believe some of
the audience got hot"
Mrs. Yaast-"You say your hus-
band never leaves the house in the
morning without smile?" Mrs.
Grimsonbeak-"Ye and don't
believe he ever came home at night
without one. Standard.
Mrs. Stuckupp-'Is this Mr.. Slim
purse you have engaged yourself to q
man of means?" Sensible Daughter
Yes, mother. He means all he
says, and that's the sort of husband
L want. New York Weekly.
The Poet (reading)-"But why, oh!
why will men be hypocrites?" The
Listener Ito himselD That's it.
Just look at me. Why in thunder
didn't tell him 1 didn't want to hear
his COMPOUNDED poetry?".-Puck.
''She has great deal of curiosity"
remarked Willie Washington. yes"
replied Miss Cayenne; sit is sometimes
extraordinary. She even opens some
OF the fancy covered magazines to see
what is inside!''-Washington Star.
Naomi-'He's mean, insulting
thing" "Why?" Naomi
~ told him l didn't know whether to
go to the opera or the play, and he
said / was old enough to choose for
myself. Philadelphia North Ameri-
can.
Mrs. G.-"My dear, when will you
learn to take your hat off in the ele-
vator when you are with me?" Mr.. G..
-"When you learn to take yours off
in the theater when you are with me,
my dear. Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-08
Magic Indian Music.

Thoro has been discovered among
the Ute Indians, Of Colorado, a sort Of
clarinet, which has sweeter and more
plaintive tone than any of our orches-
trail instruments. The effect of its
sound waited up to the mountains
from the Indian villages is described
as being magical. --Pittsburg Dispatch,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-08
EVANSVILLE W. VA TUESDAY, MARCH g. 1898. w

Then she looked at herself in the mir
ror, long and critically
1T is queer" she said to Hattie,
"but it's the first time ever saw how
this looks on me. I've only seen the
dress before. You are more'n welcome
to 1t. L guess L won't try again to
dress mutton lamb fashion. The
Housewife.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-08
A WINTER GARDEN.

Through the w.ndowpane pce,,
And dream of how the lilies sleep
IN their bedrooms underground.
Wne,e Is neither sight nor sound;
And because they hide AWAY
Pure snow lilies bloom to-day.
See them standing white aud tall
All along the garden wall.
Better still than SHOWS chill bloom
In the garden in my ROOM
Lily OF the forehead white,
Violet with the sunrise light
In her lovely eyes, and Rose.
Dearest, sweetest flower that blows.
Dreary were the wintry hours
without these beauteous human flowers
Mary +. Butts, in the Housewife.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-08

what makes you always buy that tca?"
asked business friend
ITS quite favorite, you see."
But why select this brandt"
He looked astonished, and my aim
He had not recognized;
Dul Still ne answered just the same
Because it's advertised"
And SO you'll find where'er you go,
Whatever people buy,
The goods that have the greatest show
And on which folks RELY,
are those made known through printer inL
And. 1t may be surmis ed,
Their merit is, the people think,
because they're advertised"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-08
WHAT CREATED THE DEMAND

what makes you buy that brand OF soap2'
1 asked a woman shrewd;
''Some others have far larger scope"
Their names / here reviewed.
what makes me buy that brand of soap?'
The woman looked surprised
And thus she answered my demand
Because it's advertised"
why do you choose that ribbon fair?"
1 asked little miss;
Inc other stores had others there,
Why did you ask for this?"
she glared ut me with pit wing eyes,
My face she criticised,
linen answered very simply, "why,
Because it's Advertised
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-03-08

MT it almost
too lovely to
wear?" asked
Miss Luella
Perkins with a
blissful sigh.
She stood look
ing at n deli
cate lavender
silk dr. s 8
which she had
Just taken from
its many soft
wrnpnin0s
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-10-20
Out Off Their Rations.

The Indian agents in Oklahoma are
having some trouble keeping the lit
tie black-haired, brown-skinned boys
and girls belonging to their reserya-
tions in school. Out OF sheer, un-
mixed timidity, these Indian children
refuse to attend the government
schools which have been, and are be-
ing maintained at great cost in order
that they may grow into civilized and
educated men and women and take
their places beside their white broth
ers and sisters with whom they must
soon come in competition in all the
walks of life. Major Woodson, agent
for the Cheyenne and Arapahoe In
dians, has men out in nearly all the
Indian camps In southern and west
ern Oklahoma rounding up" these
truant children and compelling them
to attend school. The parents of
these fullblood children OF the forest
use every subterfuge to keep their lit
tie ones away from the schools very
much preferring to have them remain
with them in their tepees and grow
up wild and ignorant.
WuOdson has within the last few
days resorted to what would seem
downright cruelty to compel them to
go to school. He has instructed the
farmers at all the sub-agencies to cut
off all rations to those who do not see
to it that their offspripgs are in their
places in the schools.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-10-20
RadfOrk Rnhharu

One night last week four bad
men wearing masks went into the
Frisco depot at Redfork and present
ing gun compelled the agent to open
the safe. He did so but its only con-
tents of value were a check and thir-
teen cents in money. Both were de-
clined, the ''job" yielding nothing
whatever. 1t is thought the robbers
were residents of RedfOrk and The Of
ficers are working along those lines.
-Four cars of cattle were shipped the
same night and it is surmised the men
thought the agent had the freight
money.
Later-lt is now said this 'hold-up"
was only practical Joke. 1t may
prove TO be serious one before the
"jokers" get through with it.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-10-20
Trade Mark Dispositions

Dispositions for use in the federal
court at Kansas.City were taken inthe
city Thursday, at the Office of W
III. KOrnegay, In a trade mark case,
the parties being VIM. Walkte & Co.,
of st. Louis, and Peet Bros, soar
manufacturers, of Kansas City. The
plaintiffs are represented by Edward
E. Longan, Of st. Louis, who makes a
speciality OF patent legislation in its
various branches and the depositions
are being taken before James r. Gray,
United States commissioner at St.
Louis, who comes here as special ex-
aminer. The matter in controversy
is Lava" soap which Walkte s. Co.,
put out, the defendant making what
they call "Peets' Mechanics Soap"
on the wrapper OF which the word
lava is used. This, Walkte s. Co.,
claim, is an Infringement, and in their
complaint they ask an injunction and
an accounting. A peculiar feature in
the case is that under the 1881 act,
under which 1t is brought, the words
foreign commerce or commerce with
Indian tribes" are used. The pur-
pose in coming here was, Of course, to
establish the fact that this soap had
entered into commerce with Indian
tribes" Dispositions were secured
from Messrs. Badgett, Ratcliff and
Winner. From Vinita Mr.. Longan
and Mr.. Gray went to Atoka to take
additional depositions along the same
limo
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-10-20
HOW's This.

We offer one hundred dollars reward
for any case of catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. ]. CHENEY s. Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
f. ]. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
WEST & TRUAX,
Wholesale druggists, Toledo, o.,
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucuos surfdces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-10-20
The Lyceum Course.

In their efforts to secure a series OF
high class entertainments for this
city the Vinita Lecture Association
are receiving a fair measure of encour-
agement but have still to sell a good
many season or course tickets to make
themselves secure. Vinita claims to
be and is an educational center and
her citizens owe it to those who
school their children here to foster a
taste and sentiment for such enter
tainments as educate and instruct
while they amuSe-
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-10-20
Remarkable Rescue.

Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plaintield, Ill.
makes the statement, that she caught
cold, which settled on her lungs; she
was treated for month by her family
physician, but grew worse. He told
her she was hopeless victim OF con-
sumption and that no medicine could
cure her. Her druggist suggested DR.
Kings New Discovery for COnsump-
ton; she bought a bottle and to her
delight found herself benefited from
first dose. She continued its use and
after taking six bottles, found herself
sound and we'll; now does her own
housework, and is as well as she ever
was. Free trial bottles Of this great
discovery at A. w. Foreman's drug
store. Large bottles so cents and 81.