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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-06-20


Herman Euler, OF New Harmony.
Ind, has been driving a good bust
ness shipping Angora cats to Phila.
delphia, where he receives from 92j
to $50 each for fine specimens. New
Harmony is the only point in the
West where good Angora cats arc
raised. Over forty years ago a pair
was taken there, and from them have
sprung a great collection. Almost
every family in town has one. When
the boys found out that Euler wanted
cats they all made for the hotel with
one or two under each arm. The
Angora is aware of its own superior
beauty and pure blood and holds IT..
self alooi from the common Tom Of
tho house-tops. SO, even after all
these years, the town is filled with
pure-blooded Angorns. There is
scarcely family that has not at least
one as pet. Formerly tho SUPER
huous kittens wero treated like any
ordinary felincs and consigned 10 n
wotcry grave i'm company with a brick
bat and a piece of rope Now q value
has been placed on them and they arc
regularly bred nud raised as live stock
of high price - New York Press.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-06-20
PITH AND POINT.


She-"My face is my fortune" He
well, poverty is no disgrace. -
Puck
Bobbie-"Pop, what is>a divine
healer?' Papa-'A female phSsician,
my son. "-Somerville Journal.
Salesman-"Wbat can I show Won,
madam" Mrs. Newgold-"H
You picture of Milo after VenusP"-
Judge
I'D give the world to be a great
opera singer" "Of course! You'd
get it right back again. Detroit
Journal
Little Boy (who has just had a
tumble)-"Papa, I think you can ride
the wheel best when you amt on it,"
Judge
Miss Quipp-"The idea of anything
Of coral for an engagement ms Nento!"
Mr.. Quirk Why, isn't it f3.1lse of
many wrecks?"-Jewelers Weekly.
Employer (who simply wont take
any excuse for hardness You are
very late, Mr.. Jones. Go back at
once, aud come at the proper time. -
Punch
Don't you think Maud's affection
for athletics is a pretense?" "No, I
do not. / know she is engaged to a
whole football eleven. "-Indianapolis
journal
'I'm going far away" the happy lover
sang:
Pm going far away to leave you nowl'
Then her weary fathers voice ia fiery ao-
cents rang:
Well, you're mighty slow about it, any
Cleveland Leader.
She-"Tell me, George, do you love
me?' He-"Of course do. Didn't
/ tell you 80 five months ago?" She
Eyes, George; but then men are so
changeable, you know" - Boston
Transcript.
81 know lie is rich, but it seems to
me that / would hate to marry man
who had no original ideas" "He
doesn't have to make his own ideas;
he is able TO buy them. indianapolis
Journal.
Papa, why does the owl hootP"
asked the little Sparrow, one night.
'Oh, suppose he thinks it's Scotch
dialect" replied the old Sparrow.
bitterly; for he was tired of being kent
awake. Puck.
Sunday TEACHER There is
but one thing in the world, children,
that we can put our faith and reliance
IN confidently. DO any of you know
what it is?' George Babibruther-
"Yes'm; safety pins. Judge.
There was a man so wondrous wise
That nothing took him by surprises;
Ho was so wise no use he saw
In striving 'gainst fate's ruthless law.
He found no sense In human grief
And laughter brought him no roIief.
lie was so wise, the neighbors said
The man might just rs we'll be dead.
Washington Star,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-06-20
Chinese Charities.

Chinese charities formed one of The
most interesting sections of a lecture
on ''The Yangtse Valley and Beyond"
delivered at the Salisbury Hotel by
Mrs. Isabel Bishop, on behalf of the
benevolent fund of the Foreign Press
Association. Outer barbarians have
been wont TO regard the CeIeslials as
Gallons aud heartless, but i'm the
Western provinces Of the vast Empire.
az least, arc to be found societies fur
nished with committees and issuing
full reports and balance sheets.
Among the objects for which these
exist arc the supplying Of liieboats,
humane societies for providing means
10 rescue aud resuscitate tho drown.
ing, free ferries, free day schools,
loans 70 poor merchants OF farmers
without Interest,", widows pensions
and medical advice, not to montion
organizations for granting free cofius,
FREQ cemetery accommodation, wadded
clothes and virtue books. Mrs. Bis
hop gave an interesting account Of the
wonderful fertility and irrigation works
in Szchucn, and OF its great possibili-
'.es for trsds, pointing ont that this
great tact Of country, with its dense
and industrious population, was the
queen province Of tho Empire. Lon
don Telegrepb
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-06-20

The bean has been credited not only
with possessing occult powers over the
living, but over tho dead also, aud It
has entered largely into funeral rites
aud ceremonies connected With dc.
parted spirits. Among the ancient
Romans, The repast set apart for the
dead consisted Of lettuce and beans.
while during the funeral rites beans
were thrown on the groves and given
away in dolos. In Great Britain doIes
Of peas were given cway under similar
circumstances. At festivals in honor
OF the dead, on tho anniversaries Of
birth, death, or burial, Che Romens
cast beans into the fire on tho altar,
and threw black beous on the grave or
burned them.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-06-20
DISCOVERIES IN MEXICO.
Professor Nivens Finds Prehistoric Ruins
I'm tho Mountains of Guerrero

In tho Mountains of Guerrero.
Professor William Niven, the New
York arch;eologist, who is making
explorations in the remote mountain
districts of the State of Guerrero, in
Mexico, has made many interesting
discoveries. He says
81 found many prehistoric ruins
that / had not observed before. Near
Villaxochitz there is hill called
Maztranza fully 800 feet high and
about one and half miles in circum-
ference. About 200 feet from the
summit are the remains of wall
which nearly encircles the hill and
near the top are the remains of four
teen different buildings. L dug few
feet and found plaster painted bright
vermilion, samples of which ] Sc
lected
THE native coru growers who are
scattered through this country were
greatly frightened by the January
| earthquakes. They said many of the
steep cliffs toppled over with a terrific
noise, filling the air with smoke and
dust. One entire ridge was shaken
down and tens of thousands of tons of
rocks were deposited in the canon
1900 or 1000 feet below. I saw huge
masses of rock weighing several hun
dred tons which had cut swath
down steep gorge covered with tim
Der 100 to $50 feet high. The trees
were lying broken like so many pipe
stems.
Seeing such evidences of the de-
structive effects of the earthquakes,
one cannot help thinking there may
be some truth in the suggestion that
this seismic belt of fully 1000 square
miles had been visited at one time by
a volcanic disturbance, completely de
stroying the vast population aud leav-
ing only the ruins of their dwellings.
that exist in this region by tens of
/ thousands"
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WHOLE NO. S23.
DEWEY WRITES OF FlLIPlNos.
Not Rs Good Workers as He Would Like,
But May Improve.


Admiral Dewey has written the Sec
rotary of the Navy as follows:
THE good effects, politically, Of
taking the natives into the service of
the Government have been lost sight
of and from the first large numbers of
them have been employed at the Cavite
naval station as mechanics and labor
ers In coaling aud i'll manning tugs
and launches.
Il regret to state that the latter ex-
pertinent has been only partial cue.
cess, as nearly all of the mechanics
and laborers left on the outbreak of
hostilities between the United States
and the Filipinos and are now be-
lieved to be in Filipino ranks. l am
unable to state how much of this was
due to intimidation and forcible i'm
pressment into the army by the So
called Filipino Republic; but. from
the statement of some few who re-
turned, and from the fact that nearly
all of those who live in the coal light
ers and turrets, that is, under our I'M
mediate protection, have remained, it
would appear that intimidation was a
large factor in the disappearance of
the wOrkmen 1t is we'll known that
the AguInaldo Government is a severe
military despotism.
Although under the rule of the
United States the character of the
natives will certainly improve. a sud
den change is not to be expected A
few of them might be employed on
transports and vessels of that kind:
indeed, the Filipino quGrtermasters
who have been serving on the Nan
shan and Zafiro since the purchase of
those vessels, have always been salts
factory, but because of their long as
ISOLATION with Americans and English
men they belong to class apart from
the great majority"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-06-20

Iceland rs the oldest colony pos
scsscd by any European country. IL
has belonged To- Denmark since 1899.
Originally colouized by NOrwcgians
in S74 it remained arepublic till 1902.
when it became subject 90 the Norwe
gian crown I'm 1899 Norway and
Denmark were united, and when
those two kingdoms separated Iceland
remained Danish.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-06-20

Even the expert athletic Of tho
present day, with his splcndidly de.
yeloped muscles, cannot compete i'm
agility With one Of the dumb brutes
that is least active i'm its movements.
for while the man has only AT muscles
in his entire body the elephant has
10000 in his trunk alone, and no
acrobat can rival the swiftness and
dexterOusness of movement the great
creature shows in this one member Of
its body.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-06-20

llW2Zsr Gu t-r t g
nsEI4zH1SH SA>, ticket Office
I'm GsFWEE ~ "a in Savan-
l4fIeSSesEJE&SS( nah. He had
" ViffNWMMTMTyS staked all he
>SSA3I(WNEE#M& h a d on a
SSsSssAAASNSSi[S venture and
lost, and now
he wanted to get back to New York.
There, at least, was life, and if he was
to starve, he preferred to do it where
he might gain some amusement during
the process. Besides, in New York the
unexpected was always likely to hap
pen, and chance and change were the
only gods on his altar Corlears had
never yet, in his check cred career. been
on speaking terms with despair, but he
felt that to stay in Savannah would be
to court its acquaintance. The dav
before he had pawned his watch, his
leather valise and his superhuous
clothing This morning, after paying
his hotel bill, he had just SIS left in
his pocket The regular fare to New
York by boat was 500, by rail $50.
The scalper's Office could do little
better for him.
lie stared TO" Il moment Mt the big
blue letters on the window OF the
office, then turned on his heel. As he
did so, thick-sot man with red face
and light overcoat came out Of the
ticket office. He clappeI Corlears
Familiarity on the back.
See here" he said, 81 heard Won
asking about cut rates TO New York.
Ii you've got nerve enough to take
the chances on this, I'll sell it for So
and what cigars you've got about
you" He held up long, somewhat
soiled railway ticket, much stamped
and counter stamped N blue and red
ink. 81 bought it of fellow in New
York last week for $40. He said it
was n square return ticket from
Savannah that he hadn't used because
he went to Texas first. I've struck an
easy thing here, so Tn going to stay
and don't want it, "
CorleGrs looked atteuiycly at the
ticket 1t was rather dubious look
ing affair, but the lowest slip was
marked Savannah and the uppermost
one New York. 1t was a chance. and
he seized It,
"All right. - he said.
eff you've got gall enough. you'll
work it. / guess you'll have to bluff
some, but you're II overlooking chap
and thatIl help.
Corlears gave him So and drew
three cigars from his pocket.
They're all [ nave about me, but
they're good ones"
'I'll leave you one for luck" said
'he reo-l"cea man. 80 lonG!'
Cor,ears stood Tor an instant making
MS Plahs. linen he walked to the
Pawnshop ana redeemed his valise.
ny means oi some newspapers and y
rev stones ho added the necessary
weight then he luncned, bought him
sen cream collar ana stroIIed to the
Syatlon' "hen Corlears stepped on
tie noIIhoouhd tfalu tnat evening two
Porte[s vie" Tor the honor or carrying
MS VallSe'
SMOKER sald Corlears, sen
uo TT
"neh tue conduc'or made his first
round Coriears handed him his ticket
wi ioOA'hS up from ms paper.
luo D.au & ahcs' casually "t 1t, then
eAunilneu II 'Pr9'1,IE. After mat he
.ooh Ion8 roo, "' '"f'eNEF' VINO OBJ
'0t . W. mn a. ~ '.e '','IoL opposite.
~, ne'e vi" 70" ""y 'u'S tlcket:
90 . 1SNoC G,
- IL ""."''I-ni Oh course SAID
W WI II1Io, s o., S'oSS'J'
..,r, uo'
LIS H',e'h)Cu'
IT, iio 90 a., .ne ,IcAIl away "i'h MIN.
Iu'Iugn .uo glass "oor Coriems could
ti ~ >" on "oa' ''l"Puy WIN "
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The Inwardnss. Of Manning.

a young hopeful sat in the window
n long time the other night during q
thunderstorm, and contemplated the
scene with a wise look on his face
Then he turned to his mother and
said Mamma, heangels are scratch.
ing matches on the sky. Household
Words.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-06-20
CUT RATES,
BY nADGE SUTHERLAND CLARKE.

vERCOME
by his ill
luck, Jack
G. orle ar =
I u I n @ d
slowly away
from t Ii Q
door Of the
C IL II a t g
tlCKot Oihce
in Saw an
nah. He had
staked all he
h q d on a
venture and
lost, and now
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-06-20
ADVERTISING RATES.

Advertisements viii BE- inserted a sas dsslA
par SQUARE for the IRA inssrttso aaA hnv
Local, Basiness aad Special notices ~
oents ins. sad no notice inserted 5ss u
than enc Aollas.
Legal sdvsrassnsnA win b Inserted q
the rates allowed By Law and VIII, N al sassA
be required upon delivery Of certified oopy.
CHAEe1s poB ANNouNczNnNuL-r0
county snesrA %; State and Congress, $40.
Terms fo1 sanding advertisements made
koovn On application 70 the publishsr.
Jos PRsxrINo executed with nsasnsss and
itPstsh. 11-Orden By mail yin receive
ys<sps ssssnkSoa-
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Maybe, in spite OF their tameless days
or outcast liberty,
They're sick at heart for the homely WAYS
Where their gathered brothers be.
And oft at night. when the plains fall DARK
And the hills loom large and dim.
For the shepherds voice they mutely bark
Aud their souls go out to him.
Meanwhile, "Black sheepl black sheep!'' W,
cry,
Safe in the inner fold;
Aud maybe they hear. and wonder why.
And marvel, out in the cold.
Richard Burton, In the Atlantic.
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BLACK SHEEP.

From their folded mates they wander far,
Their ways seem harsh and wild;
They follow tho beck OF n balefui star,
Their paths are dream beguiled.
Yet haply they sought but wider range,
Some loitier mountain slope,
And little rocked OF the country strange
Beyond the gates OF hope.
And haply n bell with a Turing call
Summoned their feet to tread
Midst the cruel rocks where the deep pit
fall
And the lurking snare are spread.
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The man smiled. 'You will be
taken excellent care Of and YOU will
be met ut tho Grand Central station
with q carriage Then thoy will dis
cover their mistake and they will
apologize. In tho meantime you will
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-15
WEDNESDAY. MARCH Is. 1899.


The Times IS unaltorably devoted 10
,he proposition that United states sena-
tors should be chosen by the direct vote
OF tho people. but as that Is not possible
under pre- sent conditions. the next best
thing is 10 get as large an expression
OF popular opinion as is possible. Why
should We not have a state convention
then 20 nominate the senator? It would
be a step in the right direction. II the
STATE Committee would designate some
day in August when the people were TO
hold primary elections in every county
md city 10 choose members Of a conven-
ton. in ali probability the cleo
lions would be attended by the great
mass OF the Democratic voters I'm the
state, and that they would result in
the election Of the most representative
body Of virglniins that has assembled
On a long time. This convention would meet
in Richmond. say. and would deliberate
under tho eye Of the whole people. and
an untrammelled expression Of the popular
wish might be obtained. We cannot help
thinking that convention chosen in
this way would do more 10 restore perfect
harmony in the Democratic party than
anything else that could occur. The
people are. without exception. deeply In
ierested in this senatorial contest. Moth
ing has so moved them in a long time
as this matter has. II such a contest
would develop the whole machine strength
upon one side and the whole independent
vote upon the other, we have no doubt
as to which side would win i'm that con-
test Give as convention, therefore
elected in August in primary elections
TO be held upon the same day IN every
county and city in the State.
We believe the amendment OF the Con-
stitulon TO permit the election OF senators
by direct vote Of the people. is on its
way TO place in that instrument The
people have seen so many miscarriages
In the choice Of senators that they are
weary OF a system which can bring about
such obnoxious results. Nothing has
tended more 10 acoentuate popular i'm
quest in this matter than the legislative
deadlocks that have been recently seen
all over the Union. The people want such
q system as that abandoned and a plan
adopted that Will place every candidate
before them upon his own individual
merits.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-15
A CHANCE FOR ALBEMARLE.

The farmers OF Albemarle are soon 10
hold a convention to consider the impor-
tant matter OF improving the roads OF
the county. Addresses are to be MADE
by a number OF distinguished gentlemen
who have made road improvement
study and It Is expected that some dehh-
ite and practical action will be taken.
The convention will do good work and
Albemarle has the opportunity not only
10 do well for herself, but TO set an ex-
ample 10 her sister counties in the Conn
monwealth The people OF that county
are well to do and they are able to have
good roads 1t is not 30 much question
as TO how to make them as 1t is ques-
ton Of providing the means. Albemarle
IS able to spend from 10000 to $4,000 in
this work, and we believe that the invest
ment would pay many fold.
If Albemarle will make good roads ana
demonstrate 10 the people in other parts
Of the state that good roads enhance the
value Of land fifty per cent-and We hon
estly believe that that proposition Is easy
OF demonstration-other counties. II not
all counties, will follow Albemarle's ex-
ample.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-15
TO BUILD WAREHOUSES.
Movement TO Revive the Leaf Tobacco
RuSiuesS Here

4 movement has been started by a
number OF Richmond $ most prominent
tOOacconists 10 establish JOINT stock
warehouse company IN mis- city. The oo-
ject Ut this o. 10 hep revive ana stimulate
The leaf-touaccO business OF Richmond \
meeting was held at tie W estmOfeland
Club recently 10 discuss the matter ana
consider what was best 10 be done 10
establish the enterprise. Those present
al This meeting were Nlessrs. Thomas NJ.
Rutherford, h.. T. Crump w. e.. Keed
Alfred T. Harris Robert ;. BOsher, L. &.
Williams. James y. Boyd. j. 4. George
" T. Dibreii. Il l.. Strause. Alexander
Cameron. l.. O. Noting Il Son, Williams
* Rehmng, ". A. Smith * Co. Hugh
Campbell * Co.. and German, Wright *
Sir. r. T. Crump presided and an
interchange of Views was freely made as
10 the best plans to establish the enter
prise The object OF this Is 10 have one
or more warehouses with sufficient capl-
tal invested and competent men at the
head of them. so as 10 Increase the rear
tobacco business here and encourage the
growers and handlers of leaf tobacco 10
bring their stun 10 Richmond as
market. to-
A committee was appointed 10 look into
the matter Of suitable location. and asceI-
tain what warehouses already stanulus
NAV be had by the company. rms COM
ruittee consists of Messrs. j.. 7. Crump
Cchafrmauj. Hugh Campbell W. g. Reea'
J. A German, W. A. Smith, and james
tn committee will report TO another
General meeting In the near future. Inc
enterprlse Is believed by experienced TO-
Lacro men here TO be an excellent one
and n is thought It will greatly neip
Richmonl as "a leaf tobacco market.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-15
CALIFORNIA LINE.

The resolutions recently introduced in
the General Assembly oc California. re-
lating 10 the election % United States
senators in Congress by direct vote Of the
people have been adopted without oppo-
sition. one of them suggests the pre-
paration of O. memorial to the Legisla-
tures OF the several states requesting
them to petition Congress 10 submit
amendments 10 the Federal Constitution.
by which senators may be elected by
popular vote. The other requests Con-
gress TO call a national convention for
the same purpose.
In commenting on this fact, the San
Francisco Call says that the positive char
actcr Of this vote shows that the same sem
t.ment upon the senatorial question pre-
walls among the legislators as among
the people IL recalls the fact that
proposition calling for an expression upon
this subject was submitted TO the electors
Of California several years ago. and re-
ceiyed a majority OF ten to one. The Call
thinks that the measure had grown in
popularity since that time
This is a live question. and every sena-
torial deadlock and senatorial scandal
popularizes IT, The electors are adopting
all sorts OF devices by which they may
express their choice and it is in line
with this popular feeling that we suggest
I'm another article to-day a convention Of
Democrats in Virginia TO nominate a can
didate for United States senator, TO be
voted for by the next General Assembly.
IL may be argued that the convention viii
be packed. We hope not but in any
event We hope we shall escape a sena-
tor.al deadlock in Virginia next fall, 10
say nothing of a possible scandal.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-15

We are greatly gratined to see that a
movement backed by strong men has
been inaugurated 10 build and operate a
solnt stock warehouse for the sale Of
Leaf tobacco in the open. The names Of
The gentlemen subscribed are sufficient
guarantee Of the success OF the enter
prise
We discussed this subject until We
were fearful Of weary.ng our readers
with It. Day after day. in season and
out Of season. We have urged upon the
business people OF this community not
the tobacco dealers only. but an classes
81 business men. that It was matter Of
supreme importance 10 the industrial wei
fare Of Richmond that our loose tobacco
trade be built up. We have been trying
10 convince the people that the loose leaf
business Is the foundation OF every we'll
equipped tobacco market Where the raw
material Is there viii the incidental in
dusiries cluster.
There was a time when an the raw cot
Ton OF the South was shipped 10 the New
England States 10 be manufactured into
cloth and returned 10 us in the finished
ttato But an that has been changed
nstute men had the sense 20 see that the
place at which 20 manufacture cotton
has the section IN which the raw MATE
rial was produced. and so cotton facto.
ries innumerable have sprung NJ here
md there all over the South.
II has been argued that Rchmmond IS
Zoo far from the tobacco fields TO COM
pete successfully with the interior towns
as loose leaf market We DO not for
one minute entertain the doubt. There
was a time when the wagon trade was
everything. ana practically all the leaf
tobacco handled on the market was
brought In by the farmer on his wagon.
But all that has been changed. Farmers