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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-12-19
4 Dog WIN E,..G1nsscs.

Pedestrians on Market street iostled
each other to see a novel sight. A
huge dog, with q neat dfab skin and
generally contented look, plodded
along the thOroughfare wearing spec
tacles of large size astride his shapcly
nose The dog was not Mt all inc,u.
venieuced, seemingly; and apparently
was not aware chat he was doing
anything ont Of the ordinary, as he
critically surveyed the public through
the spcctacle.giasscs. The speclacles
were much too largo for any human
being, and probably were made With
glasses without magniiyiug power, at
the order of some waggish owner
San Francisco Bulletin.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-12-19

zone day not long ago." said
brick manufacturer, lone OF my work
men saw three rats corrying q long
straw across the brickyard. It seemed
such an unusual sort of proceeding
hat he stopped his work to watch
hem. Two OF the rats held the straw
at opposite ends, while the third sup
ported the centre. They wero max
ng straight for tho river which
flowed by one side of tue yard When
they arrived Gt tie bank they laid
down the straw and took loug drink.
Then they proceeded 30 take mp the
straw again in The some manner rs be-
fore, aud returned by the same way
they had come
This $50 interested tho workman
that he determined 90 watch il thcy
wo1ld come again. And sure enough.
ut about the Same time the next day
they appeared, carrying the straw OK
actly as before. Having provided
himself with gun, no shot all three.
TO SEQ II possibly he might thereby
solve the mystery He discovered
that the ret in the centre was blind.
and therefore concluded that this was
the animals kind method Of LEADING
their afflicted comrade to Tho water to
drink. Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-12-19
THE NEW PEGASUS.
No more tho bard, leaf wreathed and sol-
emn,

No more tho bard, lcaf-wreathed and SOL
emn,
In sylIa6les OF airy gold.
Sings seated on the spinal column
OF Pegasus the steed of old
Because to-day old Pegasus
Has been unhorsed-he's now 'busl
No more DER dizzy heights he'll hurtle,
As he has done since time began;
He'll soon be hymued rs choice mock tur-
tie
4 pearl imprisoned in can.
The bard upon Il new horse sings.
That goes on wheels and not on wings.
Tho bard whose rosy fancy rises
Into the heavens brightly starred
Who art for arts sake idollzes,
Yet writes his sonncts by the yard.
sings: Money makes, in veal and wee,
The horseless carriage horseless 60"
In youth we learned with studIous rap
ture
About the ancient Siege OF Troy.
And how that great historic capture
Which glads the heart OF man and boy,
Was made by men hid head aud ht els
Within horse whose hoofs were wheels.
Then let the horseless carriage gather
The laurel wreath on any counsel
Or call 1t simply, IL you'd rather
lis quite corrcct-the horselcss horse,
That glIdes along without break,
And, though he eats not takes the cake.
SO clear the track and let this peerless
Equine outly the whirling wind,
On noisrlcss wings, In spirit fearless.
He'll leave all other shapes behind
For Science we must say, pcrrOrcc,
las PUT the cart before the horse.
r.. Il. Munkittrick, in Automobile Maya
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-12-19
Eines C.ed by tho nners.

The rifles used by the Boers in the
war of 1881 were mostly Westley-
Richards. 1t was the sporting rife
most in favor i'll the country at the
time, and every store kept a supply
of the pOper-covered cartridges that
were used for it. Each man
made small alterations to his
rifle to induce it to come into
the shooting position with the
balance that he preferred, and there
was scarcely a rife in the Transyaal
that had not n bit of lead let in some
where i'll its woodwork. 1t was
necessary TO shoot quickly to Kill the
sprin8bok and other high veldt buck,
and the Beers arm and cartridge belt
were especially adapted to rapid load
ing and firing. In the old days
a Boer was as fond and as
proud of his rifle rs he was of his
TRIPPING riding horse, and
knew exactly it's shooting powers
under all conditions. He has lust had
the best military rifle OF the lay put
into his hands, but he will not know
it as he knew his old rifle, and will
not have quite the same confidence in
its shooting. Comparing the Mauser
issued to the Beers and the Lee-M ct
ford the English use, the former is
the stronger and simpler weapon, but
the British know their rifles thor
oughly, the Beers do not-which
should about equalize matters. New
York Comm ercial Advertiser.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-12-19

ct suppose you worry o good deal
about your son, don't you, Mrs.
Magnus?'
yes" + just trcmblo every time I
sec % messenger boy coming down tho
street. and until ne gets past Our
house ] am always sure that he must
have q telegram telling me that some
thing terrible has happened to my
boy
"Still, you must remember that the
chances against him are comparative
81 small. Let me see, / think saw
q statement somewhere the other day
that the percentage of soldiers killed
or wounded in the Philippines was
only"
ooh, it isn't George who enlisted
that I'm worrying over It's Harry,
who has been made a member of his
college football team this year. -
Chicago Timog II erald.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-12-19
ADVERTISING RATES.

Advertisements will be inserted at ono
dollar per square for the rrst insertion aud
nfty cents FOR each subsequent Insertion.
Local. business and Special notices ten
cents line, aud no notice inserted for less
than one dollar.
Legal advertisements viii be Inserted at
the rates allowed by law and VIII. In all cases
be charged To- the attorney. ana payment will
be required upon delivery OF certified copy
CHARGES FOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT For
county officers, s.; State and Congress, $40.
Terms for standing advertisements made
known ON application to the publisher.
Jon PRINTING executed with neatness and
dispatch. 81 orders 10y malt will receive
prompt attention.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-12-19

ON September %, 1923. the frs
water was passed through tho lock at
the head of the Albany basin from tbo
ncwIy-complctcd Erie Caual. An eel
three feet i'm length came through tho
gate and was hailed rs the first pas.
scnger 10 was caught and the akin
preserved in tho museum OF fbe
Lycoum of Natural History. Thess
have been many slippery things CON
nected with the canal i'm more recent
years, but they arc nowadays known
as contractors, Albany IN ~ Argus,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-12-19

The King of Spain is guarded dur
ing his nightly slumbcrs by u picked
body of mon, who, according 60 an old
custom, must be natives Of the town Of
Espinosa and have served with honor
in the army. They lock the palace
gates with much ceremony nt mid
night, and unlock them ut O'Clock
in the morning During tho whole Of
the night they keep vigilant watch
in and about the royal residence.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-12-19

laureate of England.
., tender maiden, trusttul wife,
Nurtursh in bliss aui ease,
The selfsamc heaven that lent y life,
Gave life no less to these
Aud when, mid wintry frost and rime
To Nulc-log hearth yOu cling,
Eemember, in the sweet springtimc,
Tho birds again viii sing.
They with their lays your love will thank.
If you will only spare,
Aud once again to willowy bank
Tho kinclisher repair.
q, let tho tern complete tho nest
its tcnd,rLes begun,
And oriole plume and egret crest.
Glcan, sacred in the sun!
New York Independent.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-12-19
A PLEA FOR THE BIRDS.
By ALFRED AUsrtx,

By ALFRED AUsrIN, Pc,
heard the skylark's heavenward note.
The throstle greet tho day,
Aud watched the white gulls wheel and
float
About the bright blue bay;
Yhe kinglet flicker round the rose
The woodpecker alight
moment where the woodbine blows,
Then ripple out OF sight.
And then another sight saw,
Tossed plumaGe, cFms on strenS.
The shattered wing, the crippled claw,
Mute breast and dropping beuk;
Aud round this havoc, creatures fair,
Not sad, but eager now
With the dead spoil TO deck their hair,
Aud ornament their brow.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-12-19
Fig Bnit business.

Charley Schulcr had tho lncst dis
play Of minnows the other day that
has been seen in st. Louis for years.
His reservoirs contained about ~ 900.
Most OF these beautiful clubs were
just the right size for big bass bait.
Tho cool weather makes it nm casy
matter To- keep the miuuows alive. It
is no easy task to get together 5000
TO 100000 minuows q week, which
Schulcr requires tosupply the anglers.
He manages To- get them, however. It
requires several men and wagons to
haul the clubs when they arc caught.
Some of the minnows come i'm by
train from remote points, but Mr..
Schuler gets nearly all his supply from
ponds he stocked % year and n
half ago. he says that minnows grow
very fast, and multiply 70 most MS
touiahiug rate. He put 10000 i'm one
poad year last spring, and hls taken
% million ont since St Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-12-19

Lima, Peru, was formerly sur
rounded by high adobe wall, which
has been almost entirely removed.
and was entered by three gates, at
which taxes we're collected upon every
article that passed in ard out, and
head money Yves required Of travellers.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-12-19

Large sums Of money have been
made from small things. The man
who invented the roller skate made
$1,000, 600 and tho gimlet-pointad
screw has made fabulous wealth.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-06-10
TORACco EXCHANGE

I.III|II. lsI nAl.| I'd l'.HI
AmuNs mo oil-llN-a on Iltnae to-day
Air George a. Haynes sold t4fty CO.
packages w suu-clfcd tobacco as follows.
one package Ot j.. IT,. 80. ID sold at
SIS .oAo -. ~. 3D.. 81. - al So. ONE g..
s. i3i one ~. ". D.. 80. u at r, 20, ONE lJ.
IS. d.. $50. ID at $40. one fS B. H.. so.
A. at Slo2 q. one 90. 1T. O., SO. ID at $500
three "a. D., 80. vs.. j.. W., No. J. and
ID. J.. D.. SO. - at si2j. one 5. b. H.. SO.
% at s. one ~. j.. W.. No.. p at 50 70
$50. - af S.. TWO GO. IT. b. 40. 3 and ".
J.. w.. $50. "a at $50. one as. ID. a.. 30.
% az $500. two ~. ". ID, 30. 3 and j.
T.. SO. D. az S+1O. two IS. b. d., so /,
and q. III. O.. no. ~ at 50, one li. l. T..
SO. % az $50. one "a. ID. 80. 30 az $40,
one "a. H.. no % ar $3.50. one 90. NJ,
40. - at g. 20. one ID. J.. 80. - at $3.50:
one 90. q. b.. so. - at s. iO. one CIV. W..
III. SO. % az 50 20 making an average
of s6.12 the sale through
Sold for siias Stelburnc. Four packages
81. 3D. ct s525. 81 50. Si3T5. one (B. a..
I'D go Si025. two (W. j. P) at - 20
s. 80. three ~. pJ at 500 SIS. SIG %. two
Or. P) 40 $50. $40, three az. g. 50
$500 Si5O S17j. two o. W. b. k) az
$3.50 $3.50. two ri. j. - at $40 s. 30:
s. $40 -. two CW. g.. Ed at - 90 $40;
two sW j.. W. af 50. SO. four lR NJ. A.
at 81 SD. $40 So 90 - TO, four OF. ID
mn 1913 500 SS25. SI2j. ore a.. - at
p. I'D no SG7l. one ~. W 40 $500. one
CT. g. R) at $40 so three GA. 60 at 81 21.
s.. s. -. two IT. r. CO at $3.50, $40.
two (E p. % ~ SO -. 3. one Or. J NJ
at 50: one Co. w. So az $40. one wv. $.
W. az 81: one a.. ID at Sl02l. two 81
w p. KD NJ 50 40. go -. one (W. l. w
AZ s. %. one Cv. & P) no $50; two ~. II.
I'D az 81 80 g.. one II. RI. o. no $3.50.
one or. c. RI az 81, one O.. \. 50 at
$40. one a. J. - az s.. one "a. {. ID
an 81 10 one fR r.. l0osel at S2n
Sold for 7. p aVughan. Three packages
a. W IT. at 60. 81 10 s. 20. three g. w
ca az 81 ~ 81 50. three Or. @. Pr az
81 90 Ss 50 To- four 90 y 80 ar S5eo.
81 70 s. 10 a. 81. two ~ : RD az e so.
s. 90. one on M az 81 one ~. $ H
30 e. 10. three 30. g. NrGl AZ s. ~ ST2S
81 90. one ~ O. M $40, Two IS w AZ
Sc ~ s. 10 four wv p. b az So 70 sl2 II.
SIS 20. 5000; one CIV. f. b at $3.50. one
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-06-10

Blouse suits for boys. OF navy blue
and white. and brown, and white
striped perCale. with solid
color collars and shields 10 (nC
match dt....................... ~
Sailor Blouse Suits Of strong blue
and brown seersucker and
linen crash with collars and XDC
shields and cuns trimmed. lt
Sailor Blouse Suits. Of o
striped duck. solid inlaio SOC
Sailor Blouse Suits OF pure 4
white duck. with linen collars D4hI
and embroidered sh.eld......,,
Sailor Blouse Suits OF b grade Gala
tea cloth. green stripes. brown stripes.
tan stripes made up of same ~ =
style collars as $50 Suits GOT
with fv fronts. for.......-.....
Sailor Blouse Suits of best grade
American Galafea cloth. with solid
color Cll9tel cloth collars four rows
~ braid and white duck o.
Suits with peate1 sleeves OCG
braided collars and ties. for
Beautiful Sailor Blouse Suits and ~
Eliminated Sailor Crash Suits rei
brown blue .1llld collars and om-
hroidercd Shields also. q o
Vcstee suits OF pure white D. 40
duck. f0r.......--............
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-06-10

NEW ORLEANS. June 0.-COTTON-
Futures quiet. June. $40; July. 57G15.77:
August. 57on5.Tf. September. 5f5nIff.
october $500 o.. November. 5n105.G7
Decenhor. 2 7OdjT1. January. 5T2nI.7f.
february. 5.7c0l71: March. 5S005si.
TTVFRpCCTa June o. r. Moot
TON-Good business done; prices firm;
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-06-10

WIIEAT
pEANuT MARKETS

NORFOLK VA, June 9-PEANTTS-
Farmers stock-Fancy. 3ssc. strictly
prime 3iAc.; prime 3l.c.; ordinary, 24q3c.
pound Market hrm aud unchanged.
PETERSBURG, VA, June 9.-PEA-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-06-10
Boys Wash Suits.

Sailor Blouse Suits ~ pure brown
.1 s ..%4 's''s5 'i'' .s. fle $I.OS
for ......t....t.. ssssstssssss
Sailor Blouse Suits Of d
imported Galatea. white % lO
piQue collars f0r.......... ~
Mothers Friend 81 Shirt
Bows Sailor Blouse and Vestee suits
of tne very best quality cassimeret.
chovi1ts and h1mespun. with separate
collars and vests OF same materia.
some with different c0iors e
choice OF our S. = and st y h. Az
Suits for. ..tt.ttsttt
wise knowing. economical mothers
viii now lay in a supply
Bows All-N0ol Navy Blue and
Black Twnloi Cheviot g, %
suits with farmer satin - 40
lining. our S2N suits at.
BOYS Atwood Navy Blue Large
Twill Diagonal Suits ~ the very
best quality that sold - -
at 500 a Suit now Tor ~ $50
1000 of our Boys zoe straw Hats
I'm Canton senate and slack
iuaw bra.ds. special for Sat- SOk
urday .........t... ....,-.-...... ~
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-06-10
MARINE INTrLLrGENcE-

PORT OF WEST POINT, JUNE Q. 1890.
ARpfNFn
Steamship Danvie Bovd Baltimore.
passengers and general cargo.
steamship i.m l'... ffH Anes MStfU-
poni river landings. passengers ana gen.
sFNl cargo.
SAILED.
Steamship Darville. Boyd. baltimore.
passengers and general cargo
steamship Elm City. Haynes Malta.
ronl river landings. passengers and gem
eral cargo.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-06-10
FUTURES ranged MS follows:
open High. LOW. Close


Cash quotations were as follows. Flour
Quiet. So spring wheat, llNlfl lc.i so.
% red. 714TGNc. 80. corn. 33AN3ic.i No.
. yellow corn. 3liiN3iitc. No. oats,
ri. M . barley. 3Gis0E1c No. l flax
seea Si03. new. Slo5. Prime timothy
SOD sos Mess pork per barrel s. boa
$40 Lard per leo pounds. SihlHf9IA.
Short rio sides 0Oosel. ThNf15. dry
salted shoulders lhoxedl StSm tI.; short
clear sides boxedl. SiNG5. Whisky, dis
tillcrs' finished goods, per gallon, A26.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-06-10
JeWe1ry Offerings.

Sterling Silver Large SIZE Dumb
or.y . .D Inns l''. p'"' "'" nc
Patent Lever cur Buttons. OF ,nc
hncst pearl per pair............. i">
% gross of Seamless Wiro Gold 20
Fiul % Waist Pins. six for....... -
Heavy Carved Sterling silver Shirt
Waist Sets cum links three studs ana
collar button, complete. now &c
TOT ......-......... ......-.......... -
Gold FILLED Shirt Studs with patent
n og ,br .e'" f or'N.. WORT" &C., So. 25C
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-06-10
Infants Caps.

Ch1drea's Talnty Null ronncts made
in many different styles. SD ENC
value. f1r.......-..-........ -
Infants Very Sheer Mul Caps. en-
hrllIarod tucked. corded some Win
run rucho. some with single rucne
o ag, and rooo" .. pom'on. lor 75C
Chudreus 1-c. sun Hats in pink.
6 orqe ana WINE NO.. "a" ior 40C
Infants Soft Sole keystone -0c
Shoes f0r................,.. pO
Infants white. Black and 1ar roc
Socks. per pair.....-...-........-. ic~
Better grade. IL e.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-06-10

prcIrsfO~D aTOCfl NARlSTT
Richmond Va, June O. 1877.
COY. SECURITIES Bl1. Asked.
t. $. As, II. and c.. 1VOI..'.. ll5a -.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-06-10
Expansion of Shoe Territory.

Those of you who look little ahead
advantage to lay in fair stock of shoes.
small investments, for whatever YOU n
always have shoes.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-26

Gnu tn6y wore Hmpuldted at the ankles.
Two Russians named Boorman from
California We're dying with scurvy. They
were living on the siftings of sour -four
only. j. Peterson of Patterson, son Of
Lieutenant Governor Peterson of Mani
1oba, and Mr.. Coatesworth, Chicago
Mwyer, were also stranded in Wind
City in March.
All would have been we'll if the Indian
guides conld have beensinduced to navi-
gate beyond the divide after reaching
Wind, City, but there they stopped, say
ing that savages 10 feet high roaned
through the mountains and crushed nRn
between their thumbs and fingers and ate
them up.
The Indians reported several parties
lost In the mountains. These men will
never be heard of again. 1t was after
the Indian guides left them that they
strayed into the section Of the country
where there was NO fuel and there froze
to death. The parties quarreled among
themselves and took different routes.
Many remnants of parties were lost
in this way, for in their anger they left
the Indian guides while with the main
portion Of the party and wandered to the
mountains to become lost
Mr.. Malthy urges that the Canadian
government take action against those
who are responsible for advertising the
Edmonton trail as II feasible route to
Dawson when 1t is nothing but death
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-26
How They Dress In Paris.

Walk. along the streets of Paris, and
you will see 100 simple citizens tricked
out in such gulse as in sober London
would make them ridiculous.
Is man poet? Then his hair Is In
stantly long, his clothes are shabby and
fantastic. his hat, with its fiat brim,
recalls the fashion Of 1880. Is man a
painter? Then his clothes proclaim
that he inhabits Montmartre and that
he wanders up and down under the
skinny trees Of the Boulevard Roche
chouart. Is man a journalist? Then
he is what is called epatant and dimes
for reduced price ut the Cafe Anglais.
Is man a deputy? Then the mag
nation refrains from formula; he has
brougham, and he is decorated, but
beyond this the eye Of dogmatism cali
not penetrate.
Yet, whoever he be, he dresses the
part; he separates himself from the
bourgeoisie by a trick of costume and
gesture, and though no man ever pos
seSsed so brilliant a genius as the
young Irenchman assumes his love OF
acting instantly marks him out, and
the world Is so wisely accustomed to
his antics that a man who would be
mobbed in London marches up and
down Paris unobserved. - London
Standard.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-26
A DESPERATE RIDE.
He Bravcd the Storm Of Bullets and
Saved the regiment,


Saved the Regiment.
THAT is one of the bravest men |
ever knew" said General Rosecrans,
pointing out. his inspector general, Ar
thur &. Ducat. Il saw him coolly face
almost certain death to perform a
duty. Three on the same duty had
fallen before his eyes, and he had to
run the gauntlet of thousand mus
kets, but he did it."
The words We're spoken to James Il.
Gilmore while on visit to "Old
Kosey's" army at Murfreesboro. who
records them in his personal Recol-
lections.'
General Rosecrans referred to Du-
cats behavior at the battle Of Iukl.
The inspector general had observed
that Il regiment of General Stanley s
division was about to be overwhelmed
by a much larger force of the enemy.
Ride on and warn Stanley at once, y
said Rosecrans as Ducat reported the
danger. An acre on fire and swept
with bullets lay between him and the
mcnaced regiment. Ducat glanced at
it and said:
General | have wife and chill
dren."
You knew that when you came
here" answered Rosecrans cOolly.
I'm go, sir" said Ducat moving his
horse forward.
"Stay moment. We must make
sure of this said the general, begin
ming to write dispatches, the paper
resting on the pommel Of his saddle.
He wrote three; gave one to each Of
three orderlies and sent them off at in
tervals of about GO yards over the bull
let swept field. Then he looked at
Ducat, who had seen every one of the
orderlics fall lifeless or desperately
wounded. Without word he plunged
into the fire, ran the gantlet IN safe
ty, got to Stanley and saved the regi-
ment, but his clothes were torn by
mimic balls, and his horse received a
mortal wound.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-26
Skating on Water,

According to Professor ]. Jolly Of
Trinity college, Dublin, skater really
glides about on n narrow film Of water
continually forming under the skate
and resuming the solid form when re-
lieved Of pressure. He shows that the
pressure under the sharp edge of the
skate, along the short portion of the
steel curve which IS at any moment in
contact, is great enough to liquefy a
thin line of Ice, and this gives the
skate It's "bite." When the ice is very
cold, the pressure is sometimes made
quate to reduce the melting point suf-
ticiently, and then, as all skaters know,
it IL difficult to make the skates bite.
For very cold ice Professor Jolly rec
olnnends 'holloW ground" skates, be-
cause the effective pressure increases
with the thlnness Of the edge.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-26
Chair ~ Jnclefam Needed.

Unclehood is about the hardest hood
man has to wear,and, as / have Observ-
ed uncles and their habits, they either
spoil or-rcpel the.small chaps and chap
posses who happen to be made their
nephews and nieces by an accident Of
birth. Uncles are either intensely
genial or intensely irritable, and as tar
as l am concerned it is my belief that
our colleges should include in their car
riculum a chair Of "uncleism."
Unclehood is relationship that man
has to accept. 1t is thrust upon him.
He can't help himself. To be father
or a mother is n matter Of volition. But
even in free country like our own, If
a man has brother or sister, he Is
liable to find himself an uncle at any
time whether he wishes to be one or
not. Then when it happens he's got to
reason out course Of procedure with
out any basis in previous experience
John Kendrick Bangs in Woman's
Home Companion.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-26
Strange Feats of Eye and Hand.

An expert who prided himself upon
the smallness Of his writing sent the
president of the French academy a
grain of wheat on which he had writ
ten 221 words. A Polish poet wrote
all Of Homer's "Iliad' on a piece Of
paper which could be rolled up small
enough to go into nutshell.
In the sixteenth century man named
Mark offered to Queen Elizabeth gold
chain of 30 links. The chain was so
fine 1t could not be seen unless it was
put on a sheet Of white paper. To
prove its lightness Mark tied it to fly,
which flew away with 1t. The most
curious fact in this matter, which re-
quired SO extraordinary facility Of
touch for making this ornament, was
that Mark was blacksmith. accus-
toned to all kinds o. heavy tools all
day long.
A Spaniard. Joseph Faba, made a.
carriage as large as grain Of wheat.
Under magnifying glass it was pos
sible to see the interior fitted up with
seats, every detail being carried out to
observation-disclosures City Journal.