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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-03
TWO BLUES.
Pleasant Meeting Between tho Fdi
tor and the Reporter


Jack Rogers was a newspaper report
er and broke. He had hung around
the Dubuque newspaper offices for a
job until he had been requested to
move on. So he decided to move on
to Des Moines. But how to get there
was the question. Jack put on his
thinking cap. and the result was that
two hours later he found himself on
a train and the conductor standing by
his seat. Ticket" said the conduc-
tor See here. conductor" said Jack.
easily. my names Rogers. and I'm
reporter on the Des Moines Air
Blast I'm broke and I'm in hurry
10 get back home with big SCOOP. You
let me ride and the ofIice'li fix it up
with you. See?' Well" said the
conductor, Il gueS<shatm do all right.
The road feels friendly toward the Air
Blast In fact. the editor is In the
back coach. Come along and I'll in
troduce you. Ii he says you're all right
II goes. Jack was knocked all In a
heap at the turn things had taken. but
he had nothing TO do but TO follow the
conductor. They halted in front OF
man in the coach and the conductor
SAID: Mr.. Smitem. this is Mr.. RoG-
ers. He says he's a reporter on your
paper. and wants the Office to pay for
his transportation when he gets 10 Des
Moines.' How do you do. Mr.. Rog-
ers? said the editor pleasantly. ex-
tending his hand. Glad to see you.
Sit down here with ms The conduc-
tor didn't wait for any more but went
of. Well, this is nice of Won" said
Jack, too astonished and embarrassed
to talk straight. "Of course. I'm not
on your paper, but I'm broke and
yarned to the conductor. hoping to get
job and square it up later" "Oh.
that's all right my boy" said the
other. Neither am | on the paper.
I'm only riding on the editors pass
San Francisco Bulletin.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-03

There has been n great deal of argu-
ment as to which is the best season
for pruning apple trees. Some as
sert that the work should be done Mt
Il certain period, whilo others are
equally emphatic that some other sea-
son is much to be preferred, says q
writer in the Mississippi Valley
Democrat. And there are q great many.
in nil, who think that the man who
advised that the pruning be done
when the tools are sharp" was
about right. II is true that the ex-
perts assure us that pruning should
be commenced when the tree is small .
and be so closely followed, year after
year, that there will be 10 necessity
for removing branches of much size.
even after the tree has reached its
full growth. Doubtless this is all
right from the experts point of view
For the man who IS able to give his
whole time and attention to tho care
OF his orchard there may not be n
better plan. Such n man can watch
his growing trees, and with n pruning
kuiic, or shears, or at most n fine.
ioOtbcd saw, he can keep tho top OF
The tree in good shape aud can prevent
The growth Of branches which would
prove useless or worse than useless.
II they were allowed TO remain upon
the tree, instead Of being destroyed
when they were binds or only small
shoots. But the man whose principal
business is farming and whose timo is
largely occupied with the cultivation
oil the soil and the care Of live stock
finds such "a course is altogether inn
practical. no wants and ought to
have, something Of an orchard, but
he must care for 10 more in q general
way and az "o1d icbs," rather than
follow the elaborate methods which
the professional fruit grower finds 10
desirable, or perhaps, oven necessary.
TO- adopt
For tho reason above noted, the
great majority o., farm orchards need
pruning, and, while 10 Us easy TO over
do tho work, q great many OF them
need % good deal of labor to bring Che
trees into the best possible condition
for iuturo usefulness. when this
vole ahall be done is % question for
cacLi owner to answer for himself.
and the answer, il 10 be n wiso aud
iudicious ono, viii depend very large
~ upon his location and circum-
s'ances. IT located i'm tho far north
Che iermcr will not attempt 90 do
much with his apple trees until the
next spring is fairly opened. This.
ior thc double reason, chat during tho
winter tho cold is much too severe to
work iu ihc tree tops with any degree
of comfort and because when low
temperatures prevail the removal oi
branches ct this season would be al.
most sure Go permanently iniure the
trees.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-03
Absent-M Minded.

II was an electric car, and a man
was sitting between two women. The
man left the car. and as he passed
out an umbrella slid from the seat
toward the floor and woman No. l.
She caught It, rushed to the door, had
the car stopped and told the conductor
to call the man back. The man. how
ever declined to take what was not his,
and so the good Samaritan. leaving the
watershed" in the conductors hands,
regained her seat. Meantime woman
No. 2, who had seen and heard the
whole performance. suddenly came out
Of her trance and exclaimed. Where is
my umbrella" You can imagine the
rest Of the tale; but it was very funny
to sec it all.-Milford Journal.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-03
How FERTILIZERS Affect potntocs.

Three years test at the Virginia ex-
pertinent station seems to warrant the
conclusion that potatoes grown with
out fertilizers contain the greatest
amount of dry matter. The addition
OF fertilizer tends to diminish the dry
matter III proportion TO the amount
applied. Potatoes grown with sulphate
of potash contain more dry matter than
whore muriatc was used The ash did
not appear to be affected to any appre-
ciable extent aud the same Is true of
starch. Neither tho kind nor the
amount OF fertilizer seemed to have
any effect upon the percentage of nj
trogen, phosphoric acid and potash,
but the percentage of chlorine was
considerably higher when muriate of
potash was used and increased with
the amount applied.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-03
* AGRICULTURAL. -
Value OF tho separator.


Tho use of the separator is doing
much toward making winter dairying
profitable. If it is properly managed
all the butter can be taken from the
milk, or SD near it as to amount to a
loss of about one pound in thousand,
while the old system of setting the
milk in room where it might freeze
often caused loss of two or three
pounds in hundred, and sometimes
the butter refused to come at all, or
was worth but little when it did come.
With separator and all the other i'm
proved appliances IN the dairy room,
"A knowledge of what is good food, and
all the other dairy information which
has been disseminated in the past
twenty years il would seem as if the
dairymen should have an easy and a
profitable business, much better than
we had twenty years ago.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-03
FIr.. comc. Fir.t scr,cn.

Don't saw that Won conlln't ret tho
valuable presents oiTnrrl with "Rel
Cross and "IIublnccr's Best" laundry
starch; your grocer has them for You:
ask him for a coupon book. which VII!
enable you to got ono large lOc. pack
ngc OF "Red Cross" starch. ono largo
Toe. package of "Hublngcr's Best
starch, with the premiums, two bcau,l-
mi Shakespeare panels, printed IN
twelve beautiful colors. or one Twcn-
tleth Century Girl calendar. all for Sc.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-03

Sunday-School Teacher-Have You
made anyone happy this week? Little
Girl-Yes'm. Mrs. Highupp has a baby.
and it's a awful squally, red-faced
little brat; but, wen | met Mrs. High
upp yesterday, l told her she had the
sweetest, prettiest baby | ever saw.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-03
Il. waro OF Oinimonis for Catatrh Thu
Contain Mercury,

IL waro OF oiniments for Catatrh That
Contain Mercury,
mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and complet ,lyderBnge thewhole system
when entering II through tue mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians. as the
damage they willdO il ten fold 10 the good you
can possibly derive from thcm. Halls Catarrh
Cure manufactured by +. j. Cheney d Co,
Toledo, o., contains no mercury. and is t1ken
internally. acting directly upon the blood nd
mucous surfaces OF the system. In buying
Halls Cat Irrh Cure be sure 10 get the genuin ne
1T Is taken internally. and is made in Toledo
Ohio, 10y FL Cheney u Co Testimonials free
sFF sold ny DrugEi IS price, tjc. per bottle.
Halls Family Fills are the best
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-03

- 1'''V'3 Il UT TUtUIHE IOIn FOddCr.
Feeding unshredded corn fodder is
hard work, on account of the difficulty
OF handling. There is also a greater
part of the stalks that the cattle will
not eat This accommodating under the
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-03

Sailors trousers. or trombone
pants" as they have sometimes been
called. expand in bell-shape at the
bottom so as to be the more easily
kicked off in case of the wearer's fall
Ing into the water.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-03

Tao native commissioner at Sebungwo.
Africa. reports that the white rhinoccros is
still TO be seen on the veldt i'm the districts
nrtwccn the Sanyau and Iambesi Rivers. 1t
was gencr rally thought that the gigantic
animal was extinct
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-03

When n dog barFa at night IN Japan
the owner Us arrested and sentenced
90 work for n year for The neighbors
Whose eIumbrre may have been dia.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-03
Don,t Totacco SUI ANA Smoke Yonr Iifo A,,n,.

To quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag.
netic. full OF life, nerve and viSor, take No-To
Dac, the wonder-vorl'cr, that m;.xes weak men
strong. All druggists, zoe orr 81. Cure guaran.
tecd. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-03

Ihere Is the very closest connection be-
tween local political affairs and national
politics in the Argentine Republic The To-
cal administrations are. in fact, party strong
holds and used as su.h in securing political
influence
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-03
Dennty Is Mood Decn.

Clean blood means Il clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar.
tic clean your blood and keep 1t clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm.
purities from the body. Begin to-day 10
Danish pimples, boils, blotchcg, blacl,hcads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-bcauty for ten cents. All drug.
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, lOc, 2Jc, J0c.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-03

There are critical moments in every
life when we must act and act quick
ly.-Rev. ID. c. Garrett
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-03

The are fourteen Harvard graduates in
the fifty-siNth Congress. now i'm session. of
whom four are Senator'S and ten Representa-
tivcs
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-03

uiNAM FADELLss ! YEs do not stain
the hands or spo- the kettle. Sold 10y all
druggists
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-03

No:e circulation OF the Bank OF France ut
the opening OF January Ss32. 59g. 000-was
the largest in the history Of the institution.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-03

MIS-. Ninslow's Soothing Syrup for children
, lHnE'sol tens the gums reducing inhanme.
ttn, aI!ays pain, cures wind collie 3jc a, nntti,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-03

y bill has boon introduced in the legisla-
ture OF New York to abolish common law
marriages in that state
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-03

have 70 nd Piso's Cure for CONSUMPTION
ST., Covington, Ky. Oct. /, 1894.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-03

VITALITY low, dchilitatcd or exhausted cured
10y Or. kline's lnvigoTating Tonic FHEr 81
trial bottle for weeks treatment. DR.. Kline
La, V0i ArcI st, Philadelphia Founded 1871
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-03

". II. GREEN'S SONS. of NtIantt. On arctt,
only successful Dropsy Specialists in Tho
world: See their liberal offer i'm advertise
mehJln another column OF this paper
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-03

Governor Nash, OF Ohio. is an authority
on the history OF that State, which lie has
made lifelong study
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-03

Illinois expended SIS, 299 sos on its public
schools in 1899.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-03

Ia tho inshionahle thorouChfarcs Of Ior-
don n good house rents for $50, 900 wear.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-03

Missouri has suffered SIS, 600. 900 loss bv
tornado since 1890
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-03
How Arc S'our E1Iancv.,

,Dr Hobbs Srlrags pills cure all kidney IN. c.,
P'cl'ec' Ada Sterling tcmcdy Co CEicapn or NJ y y
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-03

Some snakes will eat eggs; others are in
oIdinately fond of milk.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-04-03

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. lOc or 90
II q. c. c. fail TO cure druggists refund money
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The set. sL.os

a SINGLE SET ia oiicu Huf
ncalp. and blood humurs.
Corr Foic Trous Boston
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-26
COTTON is ALL Open
And There Is No Doubt About
Crop Being Short
Three-Fouhhs Of the Crop Already Picked
BY the Middle cf October the Entire
Crop Will be Out.

The last weekly crop Bulletin for this
season was issued yesterday from the
Weather Bureau in this city. AS the
weather conditions can have no further
material influence on the yield of crops,
this is the last issue of the Crop Bulle-
tins for 1900. In consequence, however,
of the special Importance this season OF
information concerning the harvesting of
the cotton crop. correspondents where
cotton is grown are requested to continue
their weekly reports during October, 1900,
for the benefit of the Cotton Region Bulle-
tin published at New Orleans, La.
The bulletin issued yesterday shows
that splendid weather for gathering crops
and for other farm work prevailed during
the week ending Monday September "a.
The temperature was much lower, in fact
few degrees below the normal during
the first half Of the week. though rising
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-26
THE CLUB RALLY TONIGHT.
A Special Invitation is Extended to the L ladies
to Attend,

The Raleigh Bryan and Stevenson
clubs will hold grand rally tonight
at the Academy of Music.
The delegates to the State conven-
ton of Democratic clubs, which meets
here today will join in this rally.
A number of distinguished speakers
have been invited and will be present.
Among them are Messrs. Lee S. Over
man and Dan Hugh Mclean, electors
at-large, and Mr.. +. w. Pou, candidate
for Congress in the Fourth district.
These gentlemen rank among the
ablest speakers and most finished ora
tors in the State.
Everybody is invited to hear them,
and an especial invitation is extended
to- the ladies.
A fine band has been engaged for
the occasion.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-26
THE NEGRO CONFERENCE.
Will Meet Here Tomorrow at the Negro Pres.
byterian Church.

Already a number of delegates to
the negro State conference that meets
here tomorrow have arrived. Rev. c.
H. King, the president, says that the
meeting will take steps toward estab-
fishing business enterprises among
his race. He says at a former confer
ence he was the first to suggest that
the negro ought to build a cotton fac
tory This suggestion resulted in the
building of the Coleman cotton mills.
President King says he hopes there
will be but few resolutions, if any and
no points of order, but he hopes that
something more tangible will be done.
He will make several recommends
tions to the conference.
The conference will meet September
81, at o'clock a. M, at Davie street
Church. His address
will be delivered at the opening SEES
sion.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-26

been sent out from the mines where
the strike prevails, except such as was
already on hand when the strike be-
gun. The managers of these mines
absolutely refuse to make contracts
for the shipment of coal. As conse-
quence, the local coal dealers do not
know whether they will be able to get
any more coal or not All of them
have some on the way here, which had
been ordered before the strike was
called, and as soon as this gives out
they will be able to secure coal of
that sort, only in small quantities, if
at all, and at extremely high prices.
But owing to the fact that bituminous
coal is used almost entirely for do
nestle purposes, this will work no
further hardship upon the Raleigh
coal users than to advance somewhat
the price cf bituminous or soft coal.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-26
IT'S TO SUPREME COURT
The Resolution of Bar Association In
troduced by the Committee.
A WORK ON ETHICS TO BE ADDED
The Change, ifMade Will Not Apply to APP
plicants Now Studying For License or
Those Who Have Already
Tried.

The Supreme Court has now under con-
sideration the question of whether they
shall amend their rules of practice SO as
to require a two-years' course of study
for license to practice.
A resolution memorializing it to make
such amendment to their rules was yes
terday introduced in the court by Judge
Shepherd and Mr.. f. H. Busbee The
court took the matter under considera-
ton, and will, during the session, over
rule or sustain the motion, just as in any
other procedure.
This proceeding is the outcome of the
work of the last meeting of the Bar
Association at Asheville. During its ses-
sion resolution was introduced by one
of the more prominent lawyers of the
State, stating that it was the sense of
the Bar Association that a learned and
educated bar is large credit to the
State, and for this end every move
towards the raising of the requirements
for practice be encouraged. 1t also rec
commended that two years study be made
ethics be put in the course. This reso-
luton was adopted unanimously and a
committee was appointed to present the
resolution to the Supreme Court. The
speech of Mr.. Charles f. Warren, WHO
was at that time president of the Asso-
citation, dealt entirely with this subject,
and was largely the cause of arousing
interest among the members of the As
ISOLATION on the subject.
The committee appointed consisted of
Judge Shepherd, Messrs. w. d. Pruden,
B. F. Long, John L. Bridgers and F. H.
Busbee.
The matter was yesterday, in accordance
with the resolution of the Bar .Associa-
ton, brought to the attention Of the SUI
preme court who took it under advise
ment, and will at a later date make
known their decision.
1t is said that the proposed change wifi
be no innovation. because prior to 1858
there was practically a two years course
required. Under the system prevailing
then II took year to obtain license to
practice in the county courts, and another
year to practice in the Superior courts.
1t is also stated that should the SUI
preme court adopt such rule it will not
apply to students now studying for their
license or who have already applied. In
other words It is not retroactive. 4
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-26
LEACH GANG"
We're Sentenced by Judge
Robertson Yesterday.
A Number of Unimportant Cases Took Up the
Courts Time. Convictions
FREQUENT.

Yesterday was another busy day in the
Wake county Superior Court now in ses-
sion. The cases tried were all of petty
criminal sort, and none were of any
very great moment.
The ones of most interest to Raleigh
ties were the cases against the negro
boys who were charged with breaking
into the residence of Mr.. Ed. C. Smith,
on Halifax street, and stealing certain
articles from it. The boys were all I'M
der fourteen years of age, and belonged
to a juvenile thief gang, and seem to
have acquired or inherited considerable
proficiency in the art. Their names are
John Mitchell Dempsey Leach, Bud Allen
and Floyd ONeal. When arraigned be-
fore the court they plead guilty. 1t
seemed hard to inflict any punishment
upon children of that age, but the judge
decided that they had shown so hardened
and depraved a spirit that they should
not be lightly dealt with. Dempsey
Leach, the leader of the gang, and from
whom it gets it's name, was sentenced
to two years on the roads. John Mitchell
was given three years, which is to be re-
duced to two as soon as he tells where
certain stolen articles are hidden. In
the case of Floyd ONeal, who is only
nine years old, judgment was suspended
upon his mothers promising to take him
to Norfolk.
The case against oliver Brown, for
stealing cabbages, was decided for the
defendant. The property alleged to have
been stolen amounted to about 20 cents
in value The trial took about one day
of the courts time and cost the county
not less than 500.
In the cases against Ed. Murphy and
Charles Thomas, for carrying concealed
weapons, judgment was suspended, as
the defendants admitted their guilt.
Dave Scales and Ras Cole were found
guilty of the same offense and sent to
the roads for four months.
A verdict of not guilty was brought in
in the case against Louis Smith, charged
with obtaining money under false pre-
lenses; and also in the case of Charles
Chappell, charged with ARRAY
Walter Jordan, who was on Monday
convicted of larceny and on yesterday
convicted of resisting an officer, was
sentenced to one year for each offense.
Will Hunter, the negro charged with
making an assault with deadly weapon
and also with carrying concealed weap-
ons,, was found guilty and sentenced to
six months on the roads for each offense.
He was jealous of Charles Sandford's
influence with a negro woman named
Martha Matthews, and one night broke
in upon the two at her house, and threat
ened to shoot the woman.
When the court closed the case against
Jim Whitaker, for the larceny of $40, was
being tried.