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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-09-19


Postmaster General Smith tells of
the development OF the United States
postal service in an interesting article
In the Cosmopolitan. He says:
The delivery of the mails is the
visible token to the individual. The
delivery system has been carried to
high state of perfection. The cit-
and borough residents. who accept as
n matter of course the visits of the
alert and steadfast gray coated mes
senSers OF the postollice from three to
eight times a day, fluid it difficult TO
recall that prior to 1 SG3 the letter car
rier service had no existence i'm the
United States. Now it is represented
by compact army of IA, 900 men,
with payroll Of SlI, 900, 600 a year.
In number of its features the
service IS quite rs hazardous as it is
admirable. Take the marine service
on the Great lakes rs shown at the
mouth of the Detroit River. At that
point, during the open season Of eight
months. q steamship passes every
three and a half minutes day and
night, the total tonnage exceeding
that entering the ports Of New York
and Liverpool in whole year. The
flying delivery Of mails 10 these
ships that pass in the night" has no
parallel elsewhere. Every steamer is
met and mail collected and delivered
without even slowing mp. Orders
from headquarters, messages from
home, letters written on the trip. the
thousand and one communications TO
and from an enormous fleet moving
IN an ever-chongiug panorama, are all
handled in this great exchange on the
water. Letters are stamped on the
back each with the name of tho
steamer 1t is intended for. ~ charac-
ters so large that they can be read by
lamPli9ht; they arc inclosed i'm water.
tight bags SO that il the boat carrying
them should be upset, tho mails
should float uninjured, aud are hauled
ON board the passing vessels, while
the return mails are received and an
exchange is effected, without deviat-
ing from the course or Stacking tho
speed.
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cong birds Used ns Moral Aront..

An interesting account is given by
traveller of the moralizing effect on
French boys of the company of song
birds. The traveller was shown over
the industrial school of Mettray, near
Tours, by its founder, man of most
subtle penetration. His idea was to
moralize the juvenile malefactors of
towns by employing them at farm
labor. Connected with the industrial
school was a chalet in an enclosed
garden. This was reserved for boys
belonging to rich families who had
been handed over TO the founder for
penal discipline. Hc only knew their
names. The chalet was full and all
the cases we're very bad The first
stage Of the discipline was solitary
confinement and lasted six months.
The whole course lasted eighteen
months, and after the solitary period
recrentions, such as riding, gymnag.
tics, boating and skating, were al
lowed. The visitor was taken into
tho cells Of these "gilded' prisoners.
Noticing in some OF them birds i'm
cages, he asked what they meant.
They meant that when a boy showed
signs Of deep repentance he was al
lowed the comparionsmp Of n bird.
II he rclapsed tho bird was taken
away, and fearful punishment it
was. But il he improved he was given
drawing materials and allowed TO
sketch the bird. He was also given a
flute aod a musical warder was sent
every das to play that instrument be-
side an open sliding panel in the door.
The bird picked mp the airs. The
captive tried TO pick them up, too, and
thus had an innocent amusement.
Presently flowers and water colors
were given 90 the boy. lle final
stage OF the solitary period vGs gar
deuiug II was always foaa1 salu-
tary Chicago Record
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WORDS OF WISDOM.

Simple integrity, simple fairness,
simple justice to rich and poor alike,
giving to each one Lis rightful dues,
in short, carrying out in daily life tho
principle of honesty and fairness, is
the very best and most efficient means
of benetiting the community, and tho
only foundation on which to build q
benevolence worthy of the name.
From a worldly point of view polite
ness is the best stock in trade that
one can possess. 1T has opened moro
doors of Advancement than any faculty.
genius, or art, because for strangers
there is no other way to Judge an
other character than by externals.
Never make the mistake of crying
down the merits of anything which
you cannot possess. Facts are facts
you impose on no one when affecting
to undervalue what is really desirable,
and are laughed at as an imitator of
the fox in the fable.
There are few things impossible in
themselves, and the application neces-
sary to make them succeed is more
often wanting than the means.
The man who is never tired knows
himself. 1t is only in the furnace
heat that the soul learns its own
strength and weakness.
Power sometimes forgels itself so
far as to imagine that it exists for
itself, and not for the service of
humanity.
The lottery Of honest labor. drawn
by time, is the only one whose prizes
are worth taking up and carrying
home.
Force yourself to tako an interest
in your work and the effort will soon
become pleasure instead Of a hard
ship.
He is the best accountant who can
cast mp correctly the sum Of his own
errors.
There is no situation i'm life so bad
that it cannot be mendcd
In love Of home tho love Of country
has its rise.
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THE WILDER FILIPINos.
More Interesting; Than tho Partially Civ
ilized Tribes.

Civilization assuredly works won
ders in n community, but it often rem
ders the community less interesting,
or at least less picturesque, than he
fore. That was what Professor Wor-
cester, who visited Palawan, of the
Philippine Islands, thought when he
contrasted the wild Taebanuas with
their partially civilized brethren. The
wilder people were to him the more
interesting.
Their small village houses of BAN
boo were perched high in the air.
When the inhabitants wanted to write
letter, they took fresh Joints of BAN
boo for notepaper, and scratched
their letter in vertical columns. like
the Chinese. They had n simple sylla-
bic alphabet in common use, pointing.
III Professor Worcester's opinion, to a
time when they possessed higher
civilization than at present.
These peculiar people were not with
out form government The affairs
of each community was administered
bya council of old men. who dispensed
justice according to tradition and their
own sense of what was right.
1t Is to be inferred that man
thought twice before accusing his
neighbors of grave offence, for tho
method OF Judging was something of
an ordeal, as well TO accuser ms to ac-
cused When any one was charged with
n serious crime, the old men conducted
him and his accuser to some deep
pool, and there, in the presence of re-
latives and friends, caused them to
dive beneath the water. He who re-
manned under tho longest was ac-
counted to have spoken the truth.
The religious beliefs of these in
habitants of the Philippines were as
peculiar as their leas about Justice.
AS to future life, they considered
that state to be the privilege of the
good. The bad, they believed, were
judged after death, and when found
guilty, were pitched into fire and
completely consumed
They had their theory of evolution
also, only in their case the man had
not been evolved from the monkey,
but the monkey from the man. When
asked why the monkey looked so much
like man, they said il was because
he was once man, but he was very
lazy, and would not plant rice. Then
his companion threw stick at him,
whereupon he assumed his present
state, the stick becoming his tail.
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a GeOrgian's Wow.

New Jersey is not only about the
most progressive of all our States in
the goodly work of road building, but
she seems to have discovered a way to
make good roads at n less expense
than any other State.
Hundreds of miles of fine macadam
roads have been built in New Jersey
during the past five years at an aver
age cost of S2750 mile.
The Jersey gravel roads, which are
considered by horsemen even more
pleasant than the macadam roads.
cost only from $1,000 to $1,000 mile.
These roads are not only excellent as
driyeways, but they last very long
time, and require very little expendi.
ture for repairs. In some parts OF
New York where stone is abundant
hrst-class roads have been constructed
at an expense of no more than 5000 n
mile.
In nearly all the States there is an
increasing appreciation OF the value
of good roads and improved methods
of constructing them.
We regret to say that Georgia is
hardly keeping up with the process
sion in this important respect.
While road improvement is going on
finely in some counties in tins State,
in others 1t is hardly known. The
average Georgia road is very shabby
affair, and constant drain upon the
resources OF the State.
The question is not how a commuu-
ity can afford to construct good roads,
but how it can afford to do without
them.
Money can hardly be invested
more proftably for the public than in
good building. We must move
up in this matter Atlanta Journal.
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What Poor Roads Cost Our Farmers.

What Poor Roads Cost Our Farmers.
If ever there were two classes of
people that had good cause in com.
mon they are the bicyclists and the
farmers. The question on which their
interests agree is that of tho need for
good roads; for while hard, smooth
surface is an absolute necessity to the
wheelman, it is of even more vital i'm
portance to the farmer, seeing that
the condition of the roads makes n
serious difference one way or the other
In his yearly profits. As the result
OF an inquiry made in 1895 by the
United States Department of Agricul.
ture, replies were received from over
1900 counties giving the cost of haul
ing cropsln various parts of the United
States. The average load hauled was
found to be POOP pounds; the average
length of haul, IL LILO miles: the aver
age cost of hauling a ton Cf crops to
market was S3.03; while the average
cost of hauling a ton for distance of
one mile was twenty-five cents.
In order to compare the roads Of the
United States with those of Europe
the bureau through its consuls made
careful inquiry on the subject of cost
of hauling in England, France, Ger
many, Belgium, Italy, and Switzer-
land. The average cost of hauling
one ton one mile was found to be in
England ten cents, in France ten cents,
in Germany 81 cents, in Belgium o.
cents, in Italy y cents, and in Swift
erland from six to eight cents, the aver
age for all of these European States
being 6-1O cents per ton per mile.
More than one cause may enter into
this determination of cost, but that
the great cost in America is due to
our poorly made dirt roads is proved
by the fact that while over the superb
roads of Europe a farmer will haul
three or four tons Mt load, our farm
ers are able TO haul only ton or less
than ton over the pillow and scraper"
ridge of soil which even mt this late
day IS dignified by the name of road
in many parts of the country. Scien-
titic American.
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~ Sounded Horrible.

Mary Alden had lived all her fifteen
years IN the country, far removed from
railroads, and when her father accept
ed position in the machine shops of
the grent railroad corporation Mt c..
and settled his family in house over
looking the switch-y yards, her life was
filed with terror.
On the first occasion of her crossing
the yards, long train of cars was be
ing disconnected and distributed. TO
her horror, she heard a man at ono
end shout 70 another, "Never mind
that jumper You can't wait. Cut
her in two, and throw the head end
down here"
Mary tainted. Youths Companion.
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whseImen Scared by retl..

One of the bicycle papers calls at
teution to the fact that little legisla-
tion would not be amiss 10 check tho
unfeeliug way in which certain ultra
religiOnists are doing their best 10
shake the nerves OF timid cyclists. 4
correspondent riding from Yarmoth TO
Lowestoft was travelling a goodly pace
down steep grade when, upon
rounding turn of the road, a big
signboard painted black and white at
tracted his attention, and he almost
fell of his wheel as he read, cit is
appointed unto mon once to die, but
after death the judgment" Al tho
foot Of tho hill. where the cyclist, az
might be supposed, lost the control OF
his machine, the following comforting
sentence glared at him from another
board; Glow shall VIC escape il wo
neglect so great salvation? London
Correspondence in New York Herald.
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THO JerEeY CnNY.

1T was not without reason that the
Greeks called a beautiful woman
''cow eyed; but though many ia
nous Jersey COW has borne a Greek
name, Hellas never saw cows compar-
ing In beauty with the modern jersey
SO fine and trim in shape and so
dainty in color and shading. or with
eyes 50 large and liquid. For many
years 1T was disputed whether the
breed were not cross between the
COW and deer. Tho Jersey as much
surpasses her ancient progenitors in
the richness and abundance of her
milk and cream as in beauty. At the
Worlds Fair Mt Chicago, in 1898, the
Jersey, putting aside all question of
beauty, challenged all other breeds
for quantity and quality of the bntter.
ana was triumphant winner over all
competitors.
For some years there has been re.
action from tho cxtravagant prices
which prevailed in the eighties for
Jerseys, says Harper's Bazaar. Dur
ing the height of that craze. II is gaid
that $50, 900 was paid for tho bull
Prince Of Pogis, aud that famous COWS
brought from $4,000 TO $4,000.
Pedro, sire Of the great bull Pedro
Royal Marioram, won first prize NJ tho
Worlds Fair in 1898, and originally
cost his owner 100000 Pedro's dam
was Eurotas, by many considered the
greatest Of Jersoy cows. She pro-
duced rs pounds aud one ounce Of
butter In one year. Pedro Royal
Mariornm was himself a winner nj the
Worlds Fair, but be bief distinction
has been in the Extraordinary mi.
formity and oztrr Jrdinary merit of his
daughters
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Reports on recent and successful eI-
periments in improving road surfaces
by sprinkliDg them with oil increase
the surprise at the unsatisfactory ter
mination recently of like experiments
on the roadways in Boston's parks.
These good reports come from Cali
tornIa and Florida. In the former
State Supervisors of Los Angeles
County recently examined several sec
tions which had been sprinkled with
oil, and found them i'm excellent con
ditiOu. A mile stretch Mt Alhnmbra,
sprinkloi once year ago, had no
dust, and riding over it is described
as like riding ON rubber" In Florida
the experiments were i'm Duval County.
whore roads made Of sholl rocl, had
been greatly damaged by heavy travel,
which ground the surface fine, the
wind blowing it away. A section Of
new road of Nolusia shell Mt Jackson
vile was spriuklcd with oil six weeks
ago. At first there was noticeable
odor, bat this soon passed away The
surface was united in n solid mass.
which became more compact with
travel; the road was smooth and
crowned, and rain and moisture did
not penetrate, but ran OF, forming no
mud Sun heat had no effect on IT,.
aud where the oil was applied less
thickly the surface was slightly ground
mp, but remained on top without blow
ing away Itisnow proposed 10 cover
one mile Of road with OIL, Mt q cost Of
S27S for twenty-five foot width. New
York Post
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A fox slrolled into the yard Of q citr
zen i'm South Brunswick. Me, the
other day, and caused much trouble
before he left town. The fox was
driven away by small boy, who then
obligiugIy set trap for the animal.
One Of Mrs Mary Woodward's high
bred hens got caught in the trap, and
while Mrs. Woodward was endeavor
ing to release the hen she was caught
by trap close by. Aflor much shout.
ing both the woman and the hen were
released by neighbors. Abe fox
escaped.
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know the nature of Mr. Elders pro-
posal. He wants some stories from
your"
"No, no."
"Then what is it?"
"Do you knowAhat I'm afraid L
can't tell you"
VERY well, then; there's nothing
more to be said. Mr.. Elder is out at
present. You'd better call again. l
suppose you think it would make some
difference whether Mr.. Elder went on
with this business, or did?"
I'm sure it would-the greatest
! difference.
'You think I shouldn't do as we'll? 2"
"Not ms we'll. You'd do better, in
finitely better. o, L must CO." she
blushed, rose, good-byed, and faded
out of tho Office.
Ten minutes later Mr.. Matthew Ell
der, middle-aged, bald, and cheerful,
sauntered into the room with his hands
in his pockets.
well, Bill Everything nil right?"
| MIR. Elder had not found in the as
sortment of names provided for Champ
MES In the accident of his birth and
|
thing which took his fancy.
NO" said Champnics shortly, still
irritated by his interview with Cynthia
Page. 'Quert into n pint pot.
Plugged up with ads. and Rowse has
Just sent up that he'll want another
half-page. We shall have to leave
over everything that'll wait, and some
things that won't"
"Ah! you don't keep tight enough
hand on Rowse."
"'5tep in and tackle him Yourself
Here, this woman called to see YOU
wouldn't tell me her business
Matthew Elder took the paper slip
and sank down in chair.
''Bill, this is rather bad. / ought
to have been in. What with my nm
fortunate enthusiasm and my wretched
memory [ shall get myself into trou.
bic. Listen: I met this girl two OF
three times a year ago; never gave her
another thought till [ came on a story
by her that was perfectly magnificent
%. horribly good!-probably the
best story that has been written this
century. / dashed off letter to her
Mt once, and so worked myself up
about it that / said, to show my sim
ceritY, that if she liked I'd marry her,
and she could call at the office this
morning with her answer. She'd have
refused me, of course, as they all do,
and perhaps I'm better single; but.
none the less, it would have been
more civil not to have forgotten the
appointment.
Really" said Champnies, "you
must be little mad"
cheerfully. Its the price one pays
for being so excessively intelligent. a"
Champnies stared sblankly at the
desk, trying to recall the exact words
OF his conversation with Cynthia Page.
''Look here, Bill" said Elder,
''write and say you want to see her
about story; then when she comes
do the explaining for me. Say 1 was
called away by telegram. Say it was
from motives of delicacy. Say any
thing"
The following is from subsequent
issue of the Tea-Cup, journal con-
Quoted by ladies for ladies'
Zone of the most brilliant of our
lady writer's, Miss Cynthia Page, is,
it is whispered, shortly to be led to
the hymeneal altar. The fortunate
partner of her future joys and sorrows
is j. Graham Champnies, a young
Journalist of great promise. Our
heartiest fluctuations. Speaking of
weddings, have you seen the really
beautiful designs in pearlettos dis
tln9uishablo from real poarls-now
being shown in tho windows ofA-?"
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FIRE.FIIES,

When the clover folds its Leaves,
Shows its silver lining;
When the night-wind softly grieves,
And the stars arc shining;
Whom the clouds still family hold
Hints OF sunset ended.
And within my garden old
Day and dusk are blended;
Then the fro-hies immer
Then the 1re-sies SIMMER.
Culver through tho misty veil that night
has wrought with care.
Tremble through the shadows
In the drowsy air
When tho primrose is alight,
Like the stars above Il,
And on heavy wings of white
Fits the moths that lovo Il;
When, without u moments rest.
Sounds tho crickets' whirrinS,
And within the robins nest
Not bird is stirring;
While the winds are blowing
Swift tho flre-flies, glowing,
Flash across the silence where the red
rose droops in sleep,
Brighton, fade and vanish
In the darkness deep.
Where the spiders thread is spun
Down among the grasses;
Where tho dowdrops sparkling run
AS tho light breeze passes;
Where the branches, moving slow,
Set their leaves a-chiming,
vii the music ripples low
Like poets rhyming;
There tho flre-nies glitter,
High ard low they flicker
Flutter like the thoughts OF youth ere
youth has flown away,
Like the hopes elusive
That we fain would stay.
When the red rose opens wido
, In tho sunny morning,
And the bobolink with pride
Sleep, and the night IS scorning;
We may search with eager caro-
For the fairy Glmmer,
Valnly seeking here and there
Not light will simmer
transient as our dreaming
is the flre-flies cleaning;
Transient as remembered smiles on fnces
seen no more;
Eerie lights that waver
When the day is DER.
Angelina w. Wray, in Harper's Bazaar.
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THO Anil-Hut Agitation.

Evil roads corrupt good morals.
The best road leads to the best mar
ket
People generally arc beginning TO
realize that road building is a public
matter, and that the best interests of
American agriculture and the Ameri.
can people as n whole demand the con-
struction Of good roads, and that
money wisely expended for this pur-
pose is sure to return.
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ADVERTISING RATES.

Advertisements will b. inserted at one
dollar per square FOR tho first insertion AMI
nifty cents for each subsequent insertion.
Local. Business aud Special notices ten
cents line aud no notice inserted for less
than one dollar.
Legal advertisement VIII be inserted at
the rates allowed by law and viii. In all cases
he charged TO the attorney. aui payment viii
be required upon delivery or certified copy
CHARGES TOg ANNOUNCEMENTS. - For
county officers, s.; state AMI Congress, $40.
Terms for standing advertisements made
known on application To the publisher.
Jon PRINTING executed with neatnsss and
l>patch. .g-OrisrS by mail will receive
rOmpt attention
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A new unstealable umbrella has
been patented in Paris. When you
place your CAMP in the stand, you
uuscrew the handle and drop that in
TO your pocket; by so doing you lock
the ribs together go that the umbrella
cannot bo opened until the handle is
screwed into it's place.
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you are wanted around the cor.
ner!' exclaimed the citizen, conf
IDENTIFY.
The policeman laughed aloud.
81 know better, " he replied. when
] am wanted can't be found. Since
have been found / can't possibly no
wantedr
Here we see how important after all
1t IS to understand something Of the
formal or scholastic logic, which it
has become the fashion Of modern
science to sn0er et.-Detroit Journal.
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It was apparent that the barber was
highly pleased.
What has happened?' he was
asked.
81 had the pneumonia last winter"
he answered.
yes.
"Well, the doctor who doctored mo
got out Of my chair just before you
came in. IF his wife recognizes him
when he gets home it'll be by his
voice Chicago Times Herald.
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can Ohio paper advertises for tho
heirs to a small fortune which is now
in the hands of lawyer
CHOSE heirs will be foolish if they
permit themselves to be discovered"
Chicago Times Herald.
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OUR BUDGET OF HUMOR.
MISUNDERSTANDING STORIES FOR
LOVERS OF FUN.

Til" Girl He Lovcd-Bound to tie Good
Bhssfni 1gnorancc-The Prisoners Re
tort-Hc Would Oppose It-when she
Felt Annoyed. Etc, Etc.
Every day along my way greet
dainty maid; her face f. sweet:
Gold is her hair, her eyes are blue,
Her robI aud hat are chic and new.
Her Gl'ucc is modest. true and kind.
Though great her charm, IL does not bind,
Aye, though love, still ann free
\ wax Sirl IN the window she.
Chicago Record