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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-01-02

an extraordinary phenomenon has
Oeen noticed with regard Co tho chest.
nut trees In the Avenue Louise Rene.
seis, since the installation OF the sls..
trical trans. Their foliage begins Il,
turn brown and drop early I'm Argrst
90 bud, and even Co blossom ags,7 H.
october The trees on the opposite
sue TO the tramway behave like or.
binary trees, for they lose their FOLIAGE
IN the late autumn, and do not put
forth fresh blossoms until the spriDg
Botauists are inclined to believe tbat
tne cause Of this singular state Of
things Is due TO the electrical current
which passes under ground actirg
upon the roots OF the trees. which az
Chronicle.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-01-02

Eat Mutton Chops While on the Firing
Line-Get Beef seven Days Out of len
Beans Come Every Day-RIee and
Native Sugar Popular Dish.
The Manila correspondent Of the
Chicago Record, Harry \. Armstrong,
has written the following account OF
how our soldiers in the Philippines
are fed:
Major D. L. Brainard, Chief of the
Commissary Department of the
Eighth Army Corps, has asked for
leave OF absence that he may take
rest. The Major has been putting in
half time for several days past, and
week ago he was sick at his head
quarters. His physician has advised
him to get away from his desk, and if
he gets permission of General Otis ne
will spend a month or two in japan,
far away from thoughts Of bacon and
beans and out Of sight of the cans of
bareback.
The Chief Commissary has no easy
time OF it. About 80, 600 soldiers are
fed three times a day, aud supplies
! must be kept up for the sustenance OF
the officers and the civil employees that
the Government hires. Upon the
efficiency Of the Commissary every in
dividual in the army is dependent.
Provision is being made for 80, OOO
troops, and additional supplies are
| beginning 10 come by steamer. Or.
ders are given first on the Commits.
sary-General in Washington and the
supplies are bought in the States and
shipped out either by transports
chartered vessels or commercial lines
by way OF Hong Kong. The ship
ments are so arranged that a cargo ar
rives every ten days. Cascoes so out
to meet the ships IN the bay and bring
the tons Of onions, potatoes, beef anC
bacon to the storehouse. The variety
Of things in these cargoes would sui
fee to stock a big grocery. The lis
includes everything from soap
candles, salt, salmon, beans, -four anc
canned goods to pins, shoestrings an,
matches. All the wants of the maj
away from home are provided for, an,
all at first cost to the Government
The supply department is down o,
the river front. Cascoes with rec
noses and new wicker covers are tie,
up five deep in the river before tn
door and coolies teeter up to the darl
door Of the cavernous warehouse Wit
boxes and bags from morning unit
night.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-01-02

Sender tsle now reiS
In igureSiye speech. As -
Gave ma no power ia corUscS
In metaphor and trope ornS.
III use my lcwlier gifts, and stS
Ny facts in humble figure :.
Young. beautiful and Iissone ks
Was loved and woOed by William VS..
Daily as they together s..
And nightly 1t the garden IS;
Yet when red ask her n shed ms.
She ever answered, William, Vs.
He showed her all his love so grS,
He argued every niGht till IS.
And would az length expRtiS
Upon his cherries, lonesome SITS.
He pied with hcr TO fix the Us;
But she would not partjcipS
In his long, anorous debS.
Bgs would her forehead cOrrucS
And coyly answer, william. Vs.
a. least. he cried. 20 maid sods,
Though it my woe may accrayS.
Tell. oh. pray thee. tell me strS,
loy'st thou another on. relS
HIS hsiul name, and seal my rs"
She olushlng nurmured, William WsV'
II seer he dld ejaculs:
." lis I, lis I, I'm William VS.
He clasps the maiden roses:
Tleir hearts ia rapt Urous joy pulss.
And may kiss thee once, dear Ks2
Just one sweet Eissf say yes, oh $50
The shy maid whispered sottly. IS"
They kissed; : was spring in IS.
Ey fall they'd scored 3 Ol0 COS.
But now-aias that I must sS,-
When she pleads Tor kiss. the gro
Big brute does thus retauS,
''Ws, rs. Va. Mr.. Ks VS.. VS.
Frank Crane, in the Century.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-01-02

Statistics are pulling anl uncou.
vinciug things 20 women but the
queerest Of all statistics are some new
ones from France, which tend 10 show
that wearing Paris millinery is very
bad for the hair Thus: American
women are the largest buyers OF
Partisan millinery. English women
come next, and no less than the enor.
nous sum OF 1876, 600 is spent every
year in Paris by bonnet-loving and
Euglish-spcaking women. The Ger.
man Jewesses pour $500, 600 into the
Golfers of the French bonnet makers
annually. The typical German won.
an" does not look her best in French
headgear and is too thrifty TO spend
money for it. The countries which in.
dulge in artificial flowers TO the ex.
tent Of g, 500, 600 year each are the
United States, England, Germany,
/ Spain, Belgium and the Argentine Re.
/ public. And then comes the sad fact
/ (which may or may not have q conuec,
/ ton with their enormous purchases OF
/ French hats that American and Eng
/ fish women buy more false hair than
( all the rest OF the world put together. 81
New York Commercial Advertiser.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-01-02

by a loud knocEn~ ~Aa
window, and looking out he IA
fellows with clothes lines, mats am
pegs for sale. Throwing up the sash.
he bawled
Can you road?''
Yes, master, answered one.
Then don't you a notice affixed
to my knocker that 1 never buy auv.
thing at the door?"
To be sure we do. That's the
reason why we thought We would
make bold and try TO do a little bust.
ness at the window"
The old bachelor was pacifed and
maze purchase. Immediately after.
ward, however, he sent for a painter.
and had the following addition mad
TO his announcement.
Nor at the window either. Ion.
don Tid-Bits.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-01-02
ADVERTISING RATES.

Advertisements win be inserted az one
dollar per square for the FIRST insertion and
my cents tor each subsequent Insertion.
Local. business ana Special notices ten
cents line, ana no notice Inserted for less
than one dollar.
Legal Advertisements VIII be inserted at
the rates allowed by law and VIII. IN all cases
Dc charged 10 the attorney. aud pay ulent " IN
be required upon delivery OF certified copy
CHAEGsS FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS - For
county officers, s.; state ana Congress, $40.
Terms FOR standing advertisements made
known on application % the publisher.
jon PRINTING executed with neatness and
Dispatch. 80 Orders by mail viii receive
prompt attention.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-01-02

Throughout most Of the Transvaa
the miavinter months OF July and
August are practically rainless. the
fail amounting 20 only small fraction
OF an inch. September, too. is usu-
ally dry. But wish the advance Of
spring, IN October and November. the
rainfall rapidly increases, and when.
after Christmas, summer sets in there
is a copious supply Of from four TO six
inches a month. In the whole wear
about one day in six is rainy. There
are. OF course, some regions which
are practically arid. But on the whole
tthe country IS as well Off for water as
let us say, ouy own States between
me Mississippi and the Rocky Noun
iains What it needs badly is a com.
prshon-ive system of water storage
and irrigation
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-01-02

grams OF quinine, 30 tons of Epsorll
salts, 5000 bottles of paregoric- : OoC
bottles OF iodoform dressing and : GOA
bottles Of collodion. 5000 bottles %
ch!orotorm and $500 tins of etbaT
5000 bottles of two kinds Of HE,
muth, 1000 bottles of alcohol AMI
~, 600 quart bottles OF whisky. II 0oo
yards OF plaster, 5000 yards of al.
hesiye plaster There were COO 00o
compound cathartic pills. 900 600
tablets OF strychnine, used as tonic.
] 900, 600 tablets Of salicylate OF saie
Tor rheumatism, CPS, 900 tablets Of
salol for typhoid fever. An immense
quantity Of bandages for wounded
men went in that order. There were
DO 600 yards OF plain gauze. > 060
yards OF unbleached muslin. so O00
sterlIized bandages, 1000 pou1ds .,
absorbent cotton, 90, 600 roller hand.
ages. The order included : ono
pieces Of each kind OF crockerv and
cutlery necessary to equip the hos.
pital tables, and 500 lanterns for Dss
IN tents. use
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-01-02

The army consumes 4. 800 oOo
| pounds Of supplies every thirty DAYS
twenty ounces Of beef are issued IN
each man seven days out Of ten. The
issue OF ten days rations for the 40
ugO men amounts to 262. 500 mounds
Inc beef is usually frozen when il
gets out IN the field. 1t is kept frozen
on shipboard long before the boat
sails from San Francisco. Sometime
the meat issue Is Of mutton and the
men enjoy the luxury OF eating mutton
chops while in line at the fro,t
bacon comes two days in ten and
makes q total for the month Of 1876.
ooO pounds. The men like bacon.
however, and would not protest If II
came oitener on the bill Of fare Sal.
mon comes one day in ten. There
never has been q raging demand for
H7h that comes In tins, but Of this
.,0'v'v cans 90 out every month. OF
hour l,Ol2,JOO pounds are used
monthly. Beans come every dav. and
10 takes l3j, 600 pounds a month 10 o.,
around. About IS, $50 pounds Of rice
are used every month. with seven
days issue ont OF ten. Rice. toe. iza
popular dish, and when served with
native sugar is q palatable delicacv. /
Oatmeal Is issued IN the same guaa. /
uty as rice. Dried fruits-sometimss I
eyaUoratsd apples and sometimes an. f.
Elc2ts-comc seven DAYS out of ten.
$500 pounds being issued e1cb .
month.
Potatoes are issued every dav. in
b7shei crates, and when the issue fo-
the ten days is complete ~. 500 pounds
are gone. OF onions 18J. 600 rouD5s
@ month are used. Tomatoes are usal
to the weight Of 10000 pounds n
month. OF green coffee 90. 600 pounds I
o month are required and 72.0O1
pounds Of roasted and ground coffee
are used IN the same period. The army
requires 1000 gallons Of vinegar 3g..
700 pounds of SALT 225O pounds Of
black pepper, $4,000 pounds Of soop
md 1850 pounds Of candles month.
y. Altogether the total supplies Of
he army amount to 215,O2j pounds n
lay, l,4Gi00O pounds for ten davs
md 1892, 900 for the total Of thiriv
lays. For year this makes grand
2 {, Of 81, 4s4,l2j pounds, or about
o, 900 tons.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-01-02

Then, as she sauntered carelessly
along, dull feeling of resentment dis
placed his previous nervousness.
True, she might not deign to notice
him, but If she did there would be no
trace of the old madness to crafty
her
Meanwhile, the object of his wrath,
utterly obliyious of exciting the atten-
ton Of any one, never deviated from
the path that must inevitably take her
past the spot where Vandeleur was
sitting, but strolled along with an
open book in her hand.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-01-02


{ 6 ~ News, as he threw
Z TrsSFy,N,, rug across Van
gl<ss41aGe. deleur's feet.
t5@s 8 nap, Up e,,Egfeo'ly'
The two men occupied a sheltered
nook on the cliffs at Hastings, close
to the Palace Hotel, and Crawford,
after. arranging Nandeleur's rug,
threw himself into grass chair.
Vandeleur closed his eyes restfully.
He looked pale and thin, and his left
arm rested il a sling.
After a few moments Crawford burst
ous:
by Jove, isn'tthi glorious? What
a difference there is between it and
Omdqrman,'
Rather! All the same. I liked it.
liked the rush and whirl: nv, even
the killing and the chance Of being
killed, adding cynically, Il suppose
l am ungrateful, but sometimes / wish
that Arab sword had caught me a few
inches lower down"
'Oh! stop that. What ais YOU.
nan?' | often wonder whether il was
professional enterprise made you so
reckless, ora love affair, Ell? By
Joye! that reminds me OF something.
A lady at breakfast this morning some
way or other got to know that 1 was
Crawford, the News man. She had
also. evidently heard that yol aud I
had been pretty thick at the front. as
she inquired if you had com
Pletely recovered, seemed quite inter-
ested in you, old chap. Her name is
Sinclair =
Sinclair"
'Yes-heavens, what's the matter.
old man? You 10 look queer"
Well, old fellow, you see 1 knew
her once. Engaged, got chucked;
somehow. you see, 1 can't-you un-
derstand"
Crawford quietly stopped down and
grasped Vandeleur's haud. There
was lot of silent sympathy in that
quiet handcIasp.
Nandeleur was always somewhat OF
mystery 10 Crawford The latte,
could never understand why a su,.
cessful novelist such as he was had
gwen mp promising future. Hi.
halr0reedth escapes had become tbe
talk OF the army. 1t was at Omdur.
man MS run Of luck almost came IN q
close. q
meath yba A. -. .'Ss{si Nun from be
evarvorh $500 - ooI'eS' ana at hrst
sword I'D 49, ma the dervlsh
epondsnt., - -. .-s mad CORE
rbe So me sentinel
,s-ar.t 49, was close one, but
rorn5 IA 10y ""u pulled him
road 10 rsca-srr " Il " AS on the fair
4f+sr 49, ,,.,,-y &C.,.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-01-02
Two Women and s1isunder.,,,,tnr

1t was not an unnatural nis+ale
one neighbor had advertised for a civ
to do general housework. AnotIe,
mad announced in the same wav tbat
she would rent her fne house. fur
nlshed, during the summer. A woman
called on the former of these the otber
morning and rang the front door bell
lease step round to the side
door, - said the mistress. as she met
the caller. The latter complied bnt
with a puzzled smile. 'I came in re.
spouse to your advertisement. she
began, when seated.
sume?" PFC
Certainly, if you require them. ~
and the caller set her nose a little
higher. Does your house have all
modern conveniences?"
Everything. The kitchen is mar.
tlcularly well arranged and the lam.
Dry IS complete. There is NOTHING
Ola and worn, and that makes il nica-
Where did you work last and wba,
wages have You been getting?"
Work last? Wages? I bee vorr
pardon. and the callers eyes iooLs5
dangerous. Il don't think your house
would suit me at all. I would like a
conservatory and billiard room.
Goodness, graciousl And / sun.
pose you'd want a private theatre and
a roof garden. You can't work for
me" 'O'
Madame, you advertise a house To
rent furnished aud when I come Won
insult me" and she started for tine
door.
Then there was a hurried explars-
tion' and, both being sensible women.
t,Aey laughed till so weak that each
MAD To- take two cups Of tea az a bracer.
City Journal.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-01-02

Blu; n sweet thought comes with this
Here the roses wait your kiss
Here. FOR all earth's bloom and bright.
Falls the tenderest. sweetest light.
Here the yiolets, kissed OF dew,
send sweet messages 10 YOU.
or their bright smiles Spring berett ne
When you left me-
When you left me!
And l count the days and hours
Hold communion with the flowers
Tell the rose. Ia songs like this.
She is coming for your kiss,'
Tell the birds, where blossoms stir.
save your sweetest songs for her"
But OF all that day bereit ne
When you left me-
When you left me,
Atlanta Constitution.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-01-02
nelth ID , -. -

me man who was killed bya posse
ol ciiizens Of Spring VALLEY while
seeking to effect his capture for an
a''eg7d burglary, was identified az =
Springfield man who was known ;n
nat city as mo Toe Joe. because ~
h>ving no toes on either frt-Cin-
cinnati Ohio Enquire.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-01-02
0eLLIne 49, II - -.

Anyhow" said a schooIbov of Il,
annapolis the other day. "the wav
i,h.ey keep changin' things nowadays.
! know more about Joggafy than me
Joggafy itself"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-01-02

One Of tue universal Alaskan mol
ncts which will soon be seen ;p on
cago Dc piece OF "alluvial~ or pfscrv
copper, from the White River eo1ntrv
weighing ~ pounds. This nnggoi
is oi pure metal, and was found on ne
IefF tory Of the North American
Trading and Transportation Comns1v
OF which Mr. Michael Cudabv -
ChicaEo, IS President. The come +
ln the hands Of Captain y. T. HoaIv
general manage % the comranv
resident IN Alaska, and he intends ~
senH the nugget 90 Nr. Cudabv for
paper weight. as the captain savg
something Of that hefs ie neoessarv H.
as windy place as Chicago is.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-01-02

Irsptain Krauthof has charge Of the
ointment of the commits
mat II has about IA to keep stock
h"'se' ~ any "'her district, and y.
y'"'" houses. There has MOI heen
wear Pa-'ed TOR eeverSl year. hut wins
af5s"'taSy SIon district has bulls sch,n
which 60 to the CAMPS. ~-h- n al
Office IN building that overlooks IT,
water front. His clerks enter the in
voices in one book and the reauisi
sltlons IN another, while q sergeant
with half-dozen men takes care OF
the warehouses. There are two OF
these buildings, and when the army
increases there will be a third. Tbase
structures have floor space Of SO
Oyg square feet-nearly two acres
ana are more than twenty feet in
hteight' The boxes of provisions are
piled up IN high walls with narrow
alleys running between. The sergeant
III charge knows where every aTticIa
Is located and can lay his hands ON
the wash-basins or the barrels of Hour
when the acquisitions call for them
Inere are in storage provisions to the
amount Of 300 tons, aud the supnIv
is worth to the government sometbing
Ike $500, 600. There are supposed 10
be at least 100000 rations in the
depots. - -
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-01-02
Finding a NnfIce.

An old bachelor, who resided in
Sheffield, in order TO prevent havkers
annoying him by knocking at his door
to. dispose of their wares, etfixed to his
h'iIer' tr'"ns At the battle 9th
i"geI" River were lri-h.-Wheeling
Resisrer.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-01-02

asked one OF the men VINO
judges IN French court-martidl. =
don t know anything about the case. !"
answered the other, excepting that the
prisoner IS guilty. Washington star
well, Mr. Smithers, did your hoy
John get through his examinations ~
college all right?" asked the rector
- Not all of EN-, said Mr.. Srnithers,
he passed in Latin, Greek, English.
and mathematics, but he funked ON
football. '-Herper's Bazaar.
Tommy-"Pop, the rain falls alike
upon the Just and the unjust. doesn't
IT. Tommy's Pop-"Yes. YES: don't
ask silly questionsl" Tommy-'sAnd
1t isn't Just to steal another mans
umbrella. Is it?' Tommy's Pom
Certainly not. II you ask more
Tommy-''But, pop, the rain
doesn't fall upon the man that steals
the umbrella, and it does on the man
that hal his stolen. Funny. ain'e IL
pop|-Phi'adeiphia Record.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-01-02
WHEN YOU'VE LEFT ME,

When you've lef. mo. day or night
NothiDg's ever going right;
River stops its rippliu' song
Birds sit silent all day long,
Just as II they felt and knew
All their music was FOR you!
seems that life OF alls berett ne
When you've left ne
When you've left ne,
When you've left me. then saw.
In the sweet old lOyin' way.
Wonder II she knew howl
Loved her, ere she said goodbye
Wonder IL she saw ami knew
That my heart was breaSiD too."
That OF all that hour tsre.t me
When she left ne
When she left me?
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-01-02

)ME, old fellow. are
you quite comforta-
bic now:'' asked
Crawford, OF the
News, as he threw a
= u g across an =
deleur's feet.
! "P q rfe city,
thanks f''
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-01-02

Medical Supplies r. 'rmy.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-01-02
THE HAND ON THE WHEEL,
A Novel Complication That Ended
in Lovers Meeting.
in Lovers Meeting.

100. =. =; :;
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-01-02
HOW OUR ARMY Is FED.
A DIVERSIFIED MENU FOR THE SOL.
OlERS IN The PHILIPPINES.

Eat Mutton Chops While on the Firing
Line-Get Beef seven Days Out of Ten
beans Come Every Day-RIce and
Native Sugar Popular Dish.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
Facts About Pumlce stone.

: Pumice,, as is we'll known, is Of vol
canic origin, being a trachytic lava
which has been rendered light by the
escape of gases when in molten state.
1t is found on most Of the shores OF
the Tyrrhenian sea and elsewhere, but
is at present almost exclusively OBJ
tanned from the little island of Lipari:
Most of the volcanoes Of Lipari have
elected pumaceous rocks, but the best
stone is all the product of one noun
tain, Monte Chirica, nearly 1000 feet
in height, with it's two accessory era
tiers. The district in which the pumice
is excavated covers an area of three
square miles. It has been calculated
that about 1000 hands are engaged in
this industry, 600 of whom are en-
ployed in extricating the mineral.
Pumice is brought to the surface in
large blocks or in baskets, and is car
ried thus either to the neighboring vii.
5lage or to the seashore to be taken
there in boats. The supply IS said to
be practically ine0hausti ble. Pumice
is used not merely, for securing and
cleansing purposes, but also for polish.
ing in numerous trades, hence the fact
that the powdered pumice exported ex-
*ceeds in weight the block pumhe, Be-
tween twenty and thirty merch ants are
engaged in the pumice trade in the
island Il don News. .s51 zE5%
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
- ''
The Wisdom OF the Grow.

A naturalist who is much interested
in birds says that the crow is the wis
est of all feathered animals. He has
made number of experiments recent
ly, and declares that an ordinarily we'll
educated crow can count to twenty, and
that he has found a sentinel crow, very
old and very wise, that can count to
twenty-six. He made these discoveries
in a very interesting way Recently
he spent some; time in the mountains
of Wales, where a company Of boys
was camping out. One day he found
flock of crows gathered round the
body Of a sheep that had died, and
which lay near barn. They flew
away as he approached, so he hid him
self in the barn and waited; but they
would not come back. Then he went
out and walked up the mountain, and
they all settled down again to the feast.
That afternoon he took four boys from
the camp with him and they marched
into the little building and waited. No
crows came back. Two of the boys
went out. Still no crows. Then the
other two went out, and only the natu-
ralist remained. But the old sentinel
crow had; evidently counted them as
they went in, and he knew they had
not all come out. At last the natural.
list left the building and straightway
all the crows returned. This expert
ment was repeated number Of times
with varying numbers of boys, but the
crows kept count, and would not come
down until the building was entirely
empty. z