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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-10
what Alexander Did For N. Iyor,d

Professor Benjamin Ide Wheeler has
written for the Century q new life
of Alexander tho Great" and he
says:
No single personality has done so
much to make the world of civiliza-
ton we live in what it is as Alexander
OF Macedon. He leveled the terrace
upon which European history built.
Whatever lay within the range of his
conquests contributed it's part to form
that Mediterranean civilization which.
under Rome's administration became
tho basis Of European life. What Law
beyond was as il on another planet.
Alexander checked his eastward march.
ut the lutlej, and India and China
were left in world of their own, with
their own mechanisms for man and
society, their own theories of God
md the world. Alexander's world,
to which we all belong, went on its
own separate way until, in these
Inter days, new greed of.conquest,
begotten of commercial ambition,
promises at last to level the barriers
which through the centuries havo
stood as monuments to the outmost
stations OF the Macedonian phalanx,
and have divided the world OF men in
twain.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-10
an Anil-sennani Lanrnn.

Vanity Fair informs us that we have
an AnN-Sohandal League in our midst.
It's promoters, with shrewd knowl.
edge as to tho most promising field for
their labofs. are circularisin9 80.
ciety" by the medihm Of blood red en-.
velopes containing pale green slips.
urging the recipients 30 membership
It's methods are anfmpeacbable. bui
may give rise So tfhpleasantness over
the teatable. Those who hear SLAM
der uttered are urged to combat il
pleasantly" and, eff possible, to enlist
the offender as member 81 Che
league. But when everyone has
joined what is Society" 70 talk aboutl
Appropriately, the organizers rejoice
ia the name Of Norman. Concorde. -
LondoH Chronicle.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-10
Tho General and the Private.

A member of General Miles's staff
tells OF an incident down at Tampa
before the departure of the troops for
Santiago. The General was standing
in the Office of the Tampa Bay Hotel
one evening, dressed in a plain bust
ness suit and smoking q cigar, when a
tall, raw-boned private from the Fifth
Maryland Regiment strolled up to
him and said:
"Say, partner, give MS light"
The man addressed put his kand in
his pocket, drew out a silver case.
took match from it struck fire aud
handed it politely to the soldier, who
thanked him and lighted his cigar.
The encounter was witnessed by the
porter of the hotel, who Watched his
his chance and said to the soldier:
"Who was tho man that gave you
the match?"
81 don't know, except that he is a
gentleman" returned the Maryland
boy.
"Well, I'll tell you who he is, - said
tho porter, land you won't feel so
big when you know. It was General
Miles"
"The deuce you sayl" was the re-
sponse as the soldier walked off in
chagrin. Awaiting his opportunity.
he stepped up to tho General with a
salute, and said:
General / have to apologize for
what may have seemed 60 you an i'm
pertinence; but / had never seen you
before and you wore nothing to indi-
date your rank, 30 took the liberty
OF addressing you as / would any
stranger, and 1 hope you will excuse
me for it.
Don't let that worry you" said
General Miles, 81 was private sol.
der once myself CHICAGO Herald
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-10
SPANS NAVAL REMNANT.
Nothing Left But Camara's Squadron, and
Only Three of These Formidable.

Nothing Left But Camara's Squadron, and
Only Three of These Formidable.
The so-called Camara squadron.
which proceeded as far as the Suez
Canal toward Manila, is all that is left
OF the Spanish navy.
SPANS total available fighting
strength on the sea consists of:
Three battleships.
Four cruisers.
One or two torpedo-boat destroyers.
The battleships are the Pelayo,
Numancia and Vitoria.
The Pelayo is the only one which
may be properly classed as a modern
warship. She has steel hull and q
displacement of 5000 tons. Her armor
belt is 1912 inches thick and her gun
position is protected by thickness OF
1926 inches. She has two IL. 5-inch,
two 11-inch, one 6.2-inch, twelve 4. z.
inch and six rapid-fire guns.
The Numancia is an old iron hull
broadside ship of antiquated model
which has been reconstructed. She
is lightly armored and carries two
12-inch muzzle-loading guns, besides
battery OF smaller ones. She is
hampered in her movements by de-
fectiye engines.
The Vitoria is a transformed train
ing ship with iron hull and muzzle-
loading main battery. Her armor is
light.
The cruisers are the Emperador
Carlos ", Cardinal Cisneros, Princess
de Asturias and Alfonso XIII.
The Carlos V. is of the Colon type
and equal to that vessel in every re-
spect. The Cisneros, which was not
completed in time to be of service
during the war, was built on the lines
of the Oquendo, and with few minor
exceptions is similar to that Inflated
ship.
The Alfonso XIII. has only a
medium armament and is not con-
sidered at all formidable.
There are few torpedo boat de-
stroyers left to Spain, but naval au.
thorities here do not take these or
several little gunboats into considera.
ton in summing up Spain's fighting
forces. The fate of the destroyers at
Santiago, they claim, puts them out Of
the question.
All the ships in the remnant of
SPANS navy do not equal the fleet
destroyed at Santiago. in the opinion
OF naval officials. One of them said
that Spain had q number Of vessels
nearly completed, but they were likely
to stay in that condition for an indef.
mite period owing to the Govern
ment's lack of funds. None of them
can possibly be made ready for service
within six months. No work is being
done in Spanish navy-yards.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-10
The Way They Run

eyes, sir, said the telegraph editor,
"you may be sure when there IL one
steamer disaster another will follow
within a week. When the Mohepan
broke up 1 said there'd be another and
there has been. 1 never knew it to
fail. When there is q big fire in one
part of the country the wire will be
hot within an hour telling the story of
a second, equally as big, in far dis
tant part. It's strange. I've often
thought I'd get some psychologist to
explain it to me but I've never had
time guess. Murders run the same
way. Now this affair in Flint is sure
to be followed by another, if not sim
liar, at least related in point of de-
tails, and that within week. Why it
was only the other day"
'Jimpson," shouted the city editor
into the local room, breaking into the
sentence of the telegraph editor.
There's just been a suicide up on
One Hundred aud Twenty third street.
Go mp and get the story and make a
third of column of it. Well bunch
it with the accounts of the one TINT
happened this morning and the two
this afternoon"
''Hear that" put in the telegraph
editor, what did 1 tell you?"-De-
troit Free Press.
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ne Looked wise.

He was one Of those solemn, wise
looking fellows who like to think they
are deep thinkers.
There are some things beyond our
comprehension in mental scionce," he
said impressively, "that we fail to nm
derstand."
Yes" returned his companion
with equal seriousness, ct have often
noticed that we never can understand
the things in mental science that are
beyond our comprehension. In other
words, when anything is beyond our
understanding we experience censid-
cradle difficulty in compromising it.
And find that this applies not only
to niontal science, but to any ether
old thing as we'll Every now and
then I hnd I fail to understand things
that are past my comprehension, and
that things that are beyond my com
prehension are very often beyond my
understanding. find also that I am
not familiar with things / don't know
in many instances, and that"
The glitter in the wise-looking fell
lows eye told him it was time to stop.
Chicago Post.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-10
Anounn psfs.,. = WOLF.

A cowherd, Mike Sullivan, was at
tackled by large wolf at Prospect
Lake, Col, recently while attending
his cattle. He fourished his club,
but tho beast suarled and refused to
retreat. Matters were getting serious
for the man when a Russian wOlfhound
appeared and fierce fight followed
The hound was shaken off aud the,
wolf escaped into the lake, but re-
turned to shore soon, as the water was
quite cold. The fight between the
wolf and hound was renewed. This
time the latter fastened on 10 his an
iagonist's neck, aud held il until few
well-directed blows from a club ended
the struggle-New York Times.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-10
A STANDBY.

once moro those words OF Kindness
Next year"
We hear.
The Ills which gather and pursue
VIII certainly give way unto
The good, the beautiful and true
Next year.
1t was a summer full OF woe,
That's clear.
But days With kinder hopes aglow
Draw near.
The mills will run aud never stop.
Each farm will yield n paying crop.
Our baseball club will reach the top
Next year.
These good intentions wise mon must
Revere.
So let us gentle be and just.
Nor sneer.
II they should fail-these prospects
gay
The prophets in their CHEEKY way
VIII bravely come again and saw
Next year.
Washington Star.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-10
The OUTDOORS MAN.

My lcarnn don't amount to much, wIlin' admit;
much schooln-had o tool ard-au Wit
by I'm Iookin
the things that
There's
There's at
There's tho
There's the of
And the felerwho put books
And git awhile and listen has to say.
don't purtend a a people who write
tarsth Elm thon
The who's been college and com OUT with
Is probably moro polished al me-.
to make plat nandc
That everything this
Jist all by ITSELF without guidtn hand
nohn out of nowhereist.
why then have to think things to
And wonder IL Outdoors amt anywa
Some folks in
Tney seem to think it's kind of smart to stand
with educated felers who be 10
And who man quits bizness altogether dies
But guess IL you'll examine the
who have done the greatest things earth
IL amt great disgrace fer Is o the same
Why there's tho
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-10
Do RerIasd 10 800

A little United States boy, having
been initiated into tho methods 81
government of various countries, aud
earnestly instructed as to the superior
ity Of those obtaining in his own land,
thus astonished his mother at prayer
time. "Our Father, oh art in Heaven.
hallowed be Thy name; Thy republic
mother, won't pray again for a
kingdoml2 Aud he has continued TO
revise his prayer on these lines. -
Toronto Saturday Night.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-10
PITH AND POINT.

III tho minister likes he can count
his marriage ceremonies by knots.
A Georgia editor described de-
faulter as ''six feet tall and $40, 900
short"
II believe your grandfather was
minute man?" Eyes; he died in his
sixty-second year.
'Your Office is as hot as an oven.
Merchant-"Well it might be. I
make my daily bread here, you know. +"
1t isn't much to the worms credit
to turn when trod upon; any old
barrel-hoop will do tho same thing
Chicago News.
She-"And you expect me to re-
turn your affection?" He-"Not a
bit OF it. I'd rather have q little of
yours. Boston Transcript.
katharine, you will always find
me an indulgent husband" 'sDo YOU
mean, indulgent to me or indulgent to
yourself?"-Chicago Record.
Many dye to-day
Who never dyed before
And those who Oft have dyed
Now dye the more.
Inquisitive Tommy-"What is a
court of law, grandpa?" Grandpa
(who has lost a law suit)-'A place
where they dispense with justice. -
New York News.
Mrs. Good-''My poor man. are
you married?" Soiled Spooner-
Nom; got dis hunted look from al
ways bein' chased from place to place
by dc police. Judge.
Hicks-''You want to know if
Innerby loves that girl. Why, no
actually loves her faults" Wicks-
LUCKY grill She has so many, you
know. Boston Transcript.
SIN choosing q wife," says an ex-
change, "be governed by her chin"
The worst of it is, that after ctc.esin.
wife one is apt to keep on 6SinS'
governed in the same way.
Madeline-"He proposed to her
while they were in the surf" GIadysi
did she accept?" Madeline
''She threw cold water on him. ~
Philadelphia North American.
cat one time" began the great
Brhnuee, Tue kluSuOm OF Opaln ran
clear around the world?" ''It did?"y
replied the pessimistic peasant.
"Who was making it run then?''--
Puck.
IF you will let me have those roees
/ will give you kiss for each Of them
but why do you run away? How
rude Of you" He-"One moment:f
am going for some more roses!''-
Standard.
Don't you want Fl leave footprints
on the sandsl'of tim BE-" asked tho men
tor. "No, answered the young man,
who is ambitious, but lazy. "I'd
rather leave carriage ruts. Wash
ington Star
The grasshcpper has, according 70
it's size, 100 times the kicking power
of the average man. 1t must be ex.
citing times for tho young grass
hoppers which go counting and find
the old man at home.
Bill--"Why doesn't your have
start for the KIondike? / UNDER
stand he's saved money enough to
get out there" Jill-."Yes; but he's
waiting until he gets enough to como
back with. Yonkers Statesman.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-10

This stands close to the River Yer.
and about 300 yards from Sc. Adams
Abbey II was built in the time Of
King Ola, Of Mercia, about tho year
795, and thus is over 100 years old.
II is Of octagonal shape, the upper
portion being Of oak, and the
lower has walls Of great thickness.
Last century it was 3 famous resort
for witnessing cock fights AZ one
slime Il was fortified, and bore the
name Of st. Germans Gate.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-10
a d. nnllrau.

By means Of a valuable toughenine
process, recently discovered, glass
may now be moulded into lengths and
used az railway sleepers. Glass rails
are also produced by this same tough.
ening process. lt is, therefore, posi-
bic to have . complete glass railway.
The glass rails are turned OUT In sizes
and shapes similar to those Of the or
diuary steel rails. They are far
tougher and resist the action Of the
elements more successfully than steak
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-10
Tho Small Boy and the House.

A small frame house, which stood
for many years in what is now one of
the best residence districts on the
upper west side of New York City,
was torn down few days ago, and its
owner feels that he has been sadly
abused. The house was erected wheT
land in that neighborhood was CHEAP.
The owner Of this house rented it
several months ago for S46 n month.
and went away to the country. The
tenants, for some reason unknown to
their neighborg, deserted the house a
few weeks ago, and within O day or
two OF their departure the boys of the
neighDorhood had appropriated it.
When they tired of using it as a play
house they built a bonfire on the
second floor and run away. The fire.
men broke open the door and extin-
guished the blaze before it had SER
iously damaged the house. Within n
week tho house looked as il il had
been struck by q. cyclone. All of the
gas fixtures aud all the lead pipe in
sight had been stolen, doors had boon
wrenched off and everything in il
which was detachable and OF any
value had been carried away. It was
q total wreck inside, and when the
owner returned to inspect his property
he was amazed at the condition in
which no found t. The house had
literally been torn 10 pieces, although
almost within call Of a police station.
1t had been so weakened that it was
IN danger Of falling, and the owner
was ordered to tear IL down. The
man who owned the house wants dam
ages from some one, and he isinclined
to think that the city is responsible
for the loss. --New York Sun.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-10
The saiior's Personal pride.

Next to the creature comforts OF his
inner man the naval sailor thinksmost
OF his personal appearance. No blue
jacket with any regard for himself will
wear the uniform rs IL is issued from
the paymaster's stores Only the new
recruit or the coal passer lost to ali
shame viii appear ia public in such
toys. There is rs much nicely Of de.
tail in the cut and trimming of the
naval uniform as in the fashionable
gown Of a society lady ashore.
The snug at Of the blue shirt. the
careful hang of the bell.bottom from
sers, and the breadth and curve Of the
iaunty hat, oil must conform to an ar.
bitrery naval pattern, aud must also
be made with tho proper number Of
glilguya and silk.wofked stars and
diamonds 80 dear 10 the sailors heart
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Adv~tlssnsnts vizI b inssrtsd = sas an
Per s4aArs Tor The Ara tnsestzea cd a.
ss7s nr Ssh suessausnt lnssytion-
thaa s.s dollar.
Legal adysrtissnsnls win - inssrSsA a
sss s.sss allowed By law and vill, IN al sasse
% oaged - the attorney, and paynsnt VII
CnAH113 YoR ArHouNoRMnNm-f
ossnC s1eep1 IS; State and Congress. $40
Terms ~ canning advertisements mad
kcevn sa application - the publishsr.
~ rkMrIH3 executed With ncatnsss ant
sepsssh. H1-0rds-s b. mall WI rscslys
prt9pe st1entioa.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-01-10
THE MYSTERY OF
THE LACE CURTAINS.

DIV well we all know
t b a t appearances
ar o lie c Q i tfu |.
Every one can look
back in his life to
more than one oc-
casion when, led
away by that most
delusive thing, cir
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-16

! was dofenseless. and am not aurc
politics were not mixed up In II.
'rhc whole matter has now died out,
and l think. therefore. that II would
be inopportune for me In any public
manner To alludc again to the painful
subject which has brought such a tor
rent OF abuse upon me. not only by the
press, but by the low church. and .s.
pccially the non-conformists They hay.
perfect right, | am well aware. IN q
free country like our own, to express
their opinions but do not consider
that they have q Just right to jump at
conclusions regarding myself wlthou,
knowing the facts.
~ have horror OF gambling and
should always do my utmost to dis
cournsc othcta who have an inclination
FOR II, na ! consider that gambling.
like intcmperancc. IL one OF the great
.st curses which country could b. az.
nicted with. Horce racing may produce
gambling. or II may not. but have
always looked upon II as manly sport.
which N popular with Englishmcn Of
all clnsses, and there II no reason why
II should be looked upon ns gam
bling transaction. Alas, those who will
gamble. VIII gamble anything.
u have written quite openly TO you,
my dear archbishop. whom I have had
the advantage OF knowing 80 many
years. Believe me sincerely yours,
ALBERT EDWARD.
Royal Yacht Osborne. Cowes."
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A CASE OF IGNORANCE.
University Chronicle on Tribune's
Question and Answer Department.

In Its Question and Answer de-
partmcnt the Salt Lake Tribune OF the
ard, first published the following con-
ccrnlng Thanksgiving Day;
Thanksgiving Holiday has always
been observed In November"
This appears TO be case wherc the
editor OF the department referred to
could not answer question asked. and
feeling rather chagrlncd In saying 80.
gives ns an answer something entirely
wrong and misleading.
Thanksgiving Day has not always
been observed In November. Note the
following extract from a proclamation
Issued by President Washington. on
January I, 1856:
II. George Washington, President of
the United States. do recommend to all
religious societies and denominations
and to all persons within the United
States. TO set apart and obscry. Thurs
dny, the 18th day Of February next, ns
err"
John Adams. some years afterward,
set apart by proclamation a day In
April for the same purpose.
II IL very easy thing to answer u
Nu'hNiVHs u 't' uofH NOT thft Nnttn't
or not the answer II correct. IL In u
very difficult task for some people to
say humbly, I'VE do not know" How
ever newspapers especially should be
careful. and not follow the principle OF
"fooling all OF the people some OF the
time. and some OF the people all OF the
time"
Editors should be honest. and when
they cannot correctly answer questions
let them say so. In the case above men
toned, the student OF history doubtless
believes his question has been correctly
answered, Al the same time. the wri-
ter Of the answer chuckira to himself
because he has got rid OF the subject
10 easily.
Such policy II wrong. dishonest. II
the Question and Answer" department
cannot be honestly carried on, drop Il
from the paper. What we want IL hon
csty.-unlverslty Chronicle.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-16
AT THE WHITTIER SCHOOL,
Interesting Program Carried out
There Yesterday Afternoon.

Miss Powers and her teachers at the
whittier school yesterday witnessed the
successful outcome OF their past few
weeks laborr. towards preparing for
whittier day" The day was spent
with the great poet, until all were i'm
bucd with his pure poetic nature. The
rooms Were artlstlcally decorated for
the occasion. the boards being covered
with drawings illustrating Winters
poems. Miss wheeler's room 1.-THE NTH
gradc) was adorned In red. representing
Little Red Riding Hood" and In Mlss
Goddard's room was the idea OF Snow
bound symbolized In every detail. Miss
Eatons room was prottlly decorated
with plants. rugs and pictures.
The little folks under Misses Thorn
and Potter were brought together to
render their program, after which the
excellent program In the NTH grade was
listened TO by at least 200 guests.
\ few appropriate remarks We're
made by Superintendent Cooper, Prcsi-
dent Nelden. Judge Henderson, u. s.
Young and Mra. l.. II. Han.
Mrs. Halls address was Of peculiar
interest. because she had been acqunint-
ed with Whittier. he and her father
having been old and warm friends.
After the following program was rem
dered tea was served In the office, which
was fitted up as q "fiagroom;"
Greeting ...... 80. Margaret johnson
Song. ''rhe Eternal Goodness" 49,.
'whittier's Boyhood" 80. wlnifred Dyer
Recitation. "In School Days" .,...,..
-. -. e. -, Florence Truman
"Whlttier's Pets" ,,.'..Hyde Needham
~, "pnhIn Ada,, pan s,,,a,,
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REDMEN CELEBRATE.
The Memory Of George Washington
Flttingly Observed.

Washable Tribe No. I. Improved Or
der OF Red Men. held an Interesting
function In odd Fellows temple on Mar
ket street last night. In commemoratlon
OF the anniversary OF the death of
George WASHINGTON, y. w. Lewis, mas
ter of ceremonies. presided over the ser
vices.
All present sang America" after
which the leading members OF the or
der marched In uniform and took their
proper places. and a. c. Spears offered
prayer.
The program was begun by an nd-
dress by =, q. Brlnton. the eachem. The
address was eulogistlc OF the first
President and a short historical sketch
OF the order OF Red Men. Al the close
OF his address. MIR. Brinton unveiled a
large portrait OF Washington. at the
front Of the hall,
The audience then sang the 1.-THE Bat.
tie Hymn OF the Republic" led by a.
~ Brooks. THIS was followed by an
address by J. W. Wright.
brakes lode to the Flag was then
reci'od by Charles w. Meakin, which
was enthusiastically recelyed. Or. II. A.
Hosbroock then delivered short ad-
dress. at the close OF which he placed