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windows wcro raiilei Dr. an carfh-
quake shocl in Salem Ore
Albert c. snHllne a.tsr 81 dead.
lock. Nes elected rresiiaat OF Tire Na.
uonol Lonele lgsehaii
a determined eEori uiu b. m.ds
To- bring before consress the Tallor-
Finley eAtalitian case
ftr Aam schiey has received a
number of offers 20 go on the ie.tur,
stage hur declined them ali
Many OF ihc iarse textile factories
in the Caronnas nay bo COMPELLED
70 shut down owing 20 q coal famine
President Roosevelt viii Inherit q
fortune Of between 100000 ana 1885,
ooo by a court decision on the VIII
o. his uu,ie.
At Peoria. Ia james A. Harris
aged g. who went 20 sleep on tho
mornins OF November 2 and had been
unconscious almost continually since
is dead.
The jury in the case OF Airs Lola
Ida Henry Borine. chargea with ;hs
murder OF JAS Seymour Ayrss Ir..
ID the Kenmore hofc, in Washington.
D. C., on the night OF May 81. return
ca verdict of not guilty.
On the occasion OF tho birthday o.
the doNaeer empress OF China. No
vembeT 20, some members OF a sserat
society fired the palace al Raj Fene
fe. Two buildings were snttsa b.
tore the IRE was ex,inruisAsi.
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NEWS CONDENSED.
hntrrestiur fpteiilneace Gath~r~s
bg Wire Fren An Part. %
bcsh u~aai~raere..


- "" - y -
The thermoncser az sheboyza. WIS.
sce'ssercd - dserces bc,ew sero.
Two men we're Killed hy she cxpio
SION Of eAsoiiro ensins az Hatsrove,
70 e feared much loss on the Texas
cattle ranges will rsssit oNinx 20 ths
co,d wave there.
One pcrsoa was knict. two fatally
and II more or lcss hurt In q v-rerk
on TIE Great Northein rad ir Non.
tana
Ihe worst earthquake ffock since
lses was felt in Nariia. one hosss
was wrecked ard many ho1ss WIRE
damaged
The total Destruction OF th- I'm.
coin avenue car tarus of tas cnraao
lfaction Co. with rinrr fian ffs
street ears. caused loss Uf sfrae1s
Pittsoures three rive-. ranf ne
lanser lire aud ore tn .aar nerh
oanaee rae done 90 the coal ae,ts
nearly a hundred hsrs sefns aesrt
away
one Thousand Colombian ftr-.f-
supported ly icoU Vsnezaa-an f-oap.
canirrci the Colombian sa.rs srt forr.
oi RIO Hacha CON tht no-taaraf .os.t
OF the NroliVu rfrins.fa1.
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iao iialirs firm % Butler a. Al
.'t N.t t.artn co. failed
iHfn N.rar. Filipino. was .,
''".'- iN he hlaeed for four murders.
'nan a. Ness of Duchanon. W. Va
cons mItIof suicide ln a New York no.
t.I hl nlalus sos.
iHo nean'san Paper Manufacturlnr
l".s s.'te Sow York. was damae.d
t. Farih. hy Gre.
ihe American Federation OF C,ts,.
i'. .'i't.iHf. inat orsanlzed. voted 10
Aih'i. women as members.
c1aI 'amIae osists Ia Phnadeinhia
uf reason off which both coastUlse ana
ND.t i1eIan commerce 10 almost com.
r'ein.y crippled.
iNo small ch.iircn OF John Hazel.
ion Neta burned 90 death IN ar,
Naleh a tulai tho Hazelson's home
'n eAA.t ete. Harie. Mich.
laan @. rra.h's scheme for reyo.
.ton o. tae nstonai game is dead
t', nates decided that th. N.-
t.9nai i.arue Us a permanent oraani4a.
uon.
' Hnson Hiil sail for the unit.d
States iDuh.. ls on the transnorr
war; tN doctors have ordered
. eHaafe of climate aHd the general
a corning NHne on sick leave.
lN Gaalala leeislaturo oaesss ,
niIi eIf'.t ihe sanction of the state
10 ..fia'n efanis OF land lsins I'm
'il.east '.ors'a 90 The United states
ipf Toe purpose ot providing a parl,
20 De- snovn as tho Appalachian Ma
tona' park
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-Four Lives Lost and Unprecedented
Damage TO Property.

Philadelphia. Dec ia storm
which for severity and destructivenoss
has not been cQualcd in his section
Tor % years visited Eastern and Cen
tral Pennsylvania, causing almost tn-
precedented DAMAGE and resulting ia
the loss OF at least four human lives.
The havoc In the coal rerions is anor.
nous aad the loss 70 railroad and min
ing companies Will amount To- millions
OF dollars. The SehuynH. Lehish
SusQuehanna and Juninta rivers have
risen as high as 10 feet above thair
levels and all OF the,r tributaries have
overnowed. inundatine the surround
ing country in more than dozen
counties
The force OF water weakened the
supports OF a bridge spanning a creeb
near Nniiamsport and as result a
freight train was wrecked and three
men Killed AT Oneida. near Hazlc-
ton. a miner was swept from a bridge
and drowned.
In the SchuyiMn valley As mines
were flooded and 80 the Lehigh and
lackawanna regions the destruction
is equally great Hundreds OF mules
were drowned Ia the .collieries and II
will be weeks before many OF the
mines can resume operations.
In some sections the water reached
the second stories OF DWELLINGS and
the town OF Westmore. near Wilkes
barre. is submerged Many OF the resi-
dents have left their homes in boats
Similar conditions exist along the
Juniata river. farmers being compelled
by the steadily rising waters to aban
don their homes.
The food was rendered more disas
trous by the melting OF the snow oo
tho mountain sides. The storm brokx
with great severity Saturday aftsr
noon after the rain had been falling N.
cessantly for several days. AT Potts.
vile and other places in schuyIkiH
county 10 inches OF rain fell in 24l
hours
The hssh wind accompanying the
rain nnroofed many houses and the
Individual losses will be considerable
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NUMBER 81.


The relation between cbns xna tns
Areentirc KcpEnsic Is strafnet Ara
var + tnFeatcrcd.
ccn- HolAz ordered The exrr.fio-
oi al torxhers cn<oiled with TIE B-.f-
ssh furccs a. aeones Who rr,rh. ~,
into The hanfs % the Boers.
Oec of tae worst storms IN recent
years RACED IN southern wyomsax for
81 hours. suow ten accompanied Nv
oiEh winds aua falling semperasrrc.
New York capitalists viii buEa a
ra.lrrad trcm HantsviIIe. A,a. rorsh
to Winchsstcr. Tenn. and Iamastouu.
taen 20 Bowling Green and Ils1haels.
Slr Thomas Lip,on's cup cha,,~r<ar
Saaintock IT,. narrcwiy escaped being
Destroyed BY are a; New Yort- onlS
tae strenuous Efforts Of the Bremen
saved her
Extensive improvements are con.
tcHristei az Washington barracks.
ne secretary % war has forwarded to
rorefceF an estimate OF 81 sec 0o9 10
cover rfpic-ica improvements.
carr iamcs Porter. Who was one Of
ANn ean'0Fs coGnseis before the
.r 'f IrHtIfr. is engaged In the col.
'e.lNn OF .-rrisi for a hiosraDhv 5f
Atn reNies which he proposes 10
urife.
iAc .afscsi houd ever nieG in North-
efn in-.ira. aud one o. the very lars.
'nt -n t'a state. has been fled hv Nrs
Aan Sliieoakcr Col NJ Studehater
go" 1I'tebahcr. Jr.. and Mrs.
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A WORTHY SUCCESSOR
''somethins Nsw Unaer
the SUM-

Az doctors have tried ta~carc CA
TAkkH by the use Of powders, acid gases.
inhNiers aud drugs In paste foam Their
po~ders dsy up the mocuous mcmbranes
ctusins them to crack open aud bleed
be powerful acids used ia the iuhaler-
uaFe entirely eaten away the same mem.
hrsnts that their makers have aimed al
cure. while pastcs and oiBfmcnfs cannos
reach the disease. An old aud oxpcricn~.
ed practitioner who has for many vo.rs
made close study aud xnrciaiir 81 A.,
treatment Of CATARRH. has nt last per-
iected a treatment y hich ~hen faitktnlix
used, not only relieves AZ once. bot ner.
maneutiy cures CATARRH. bv removing
the cause. stopping the discharges. and
curing all infamation. IL is The onlv
remedy known TO science that nctuailr
reaches TIE afflicted parts. The wonder
roy remedr b. known as "SNUFFLES the
CT AkANIEED CATABRH CURE~ and
., soid at the extremely low price Of Que
Dollar, each package continuing internal
and external medicine sufficient for +, f,ii
m'uth's treatment and everything asrcs-
sarr 90 iis perfect use
SNUFFLES" Is the oniy perfect CA
IAkkH CURE ever made and IA nov
-cco2nizci as the only safe and positive
cure for that annoying and disgusting
'ease- II cures all inaamaticn ouicki,
md permanently and is also wondetfuil,
Iuiek 10 relieve HAY FEVER OF COLD in
he HEAD
NAlAhRH when neglected often ieads
o OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES viii
ave you IL you use it 40 once. IL Is no
.fdinary remedy. hut complete treat.
nent which is positively rraraufeed q.
Hre CAIAktH iu any form or stage ifI
-ci according to the directions which
company each package Don't d,la.
mo send for 20 at once. and urifo full nar-
cnlars as 90 your condition. aud Won viii .
rceife special advice FROM the discove~,t
% ihis wonderful remedy regarding vour
t-c without cost to you beyond thc rrru. 4
price of "SNuFFLES The GUAR. /
.NlEED cArARRH CURE"
seat prepaid GO any address in the Unit I
q States or Canada on recent Of on.
'a.ar Address Dept. G 5I7, EDWIN B
'i-ts a CoNfANl. 23lu aud l33a Nav.
ei street, Philadelphia, Pa. ApIsoI
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ACROSS TIE ATLANTIC.
mareoni Receives Signals From Per.
zanse By Wireless telegraph.

London. Dec l6-Maj. Flood-Page
Of the Marconi Wireless Telegram
Co, ia an interview. confirms The ne.
port that Nr Marconi. at ST. Johns.
n D., had received SIGNALS from the
experimental station at Poldhu. Pen
zance- Mai. Flood-Page said that the
severe weather made continuous tests
very difficult but that there was no
doubt that the wireless signals had
been successfully transmitted across
the Atlantic.
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Washington. Dec. 1.-THE joint
committee OF the Two horses. appoint.
ed TO make the necessary arrange.
ments FOR memorial service IN honor
OF the late President MeISiaIey. de
eided to invite Secretary Of state Hay
TO be the orator
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Washirstou. Dec. Senator }. G.
s blackburn. Of Kentucky. and Mrs
Mary r blackburn. widow OF Judge
BiackbGfn. Of West Virginia. were
married Wednesday By Rev. Father
Maxim. she clergyman who married
Adm. Dewey. Only a few personal
frienas were praaenf
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London. Dec. 13.--rhe correspond.
ent' al Brussels says ia a dispatch that
by q prorlamatioa dated November
-. Gen. ho;Aa ordered the execution
o. az nrrshers earolied with the Brit.
ish Ioreos as scouts who might fan
into the hands OF the Boers. The cor.
respo-cent adds that is such burehors
have already been shot
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Naahington Dec IA determined
efost wal. be made to brns before
congress the Tayior-Finiey cztrad.
ton case which has been agitatlng
the Indiana aad Kentucky officials ever
since exGov. Taylor. of Kentucky.
crossed the Ohio river and soaeht ref.
uFe IN Indiana after the murder Of
Gov CnhaI
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FIFTY-sEvEsTa cONsaEss.

= NN1AtNNI . w. ANrt-. ~. Sons
Amons the bills Introduces Moafsr
were the foiiowing 10 enable nar-,
courts martial and naval courts 81 in
curry 70 compel the aticadancc 81 IA.
ftian Witnesses 90 equaiixe the nay
OF obcers % rho navy Win those of
+ corresponding rafiis "a the army a7d
marine corps % cnthofife an increase
IN the enlisted force of thr r.arin.
corps, g.viag the United states iuris
tiction IN cases of iynchines arf mai.
Ing the crime of participation in iyrcb.
inSe punishable by death. % establish
mining experiment stations en- aif ~
tnn development OF che mineral re.
sources q The United States. erant.
ing 100 acres az lend each FOR the use
OF the pi2nt1 ci Industrial .nsfffntfona
located on the nnliic fsrraia. arfAe-.
itinF the rso ni tf00 900 OF fha rr
claimed funds az me freefa1ea'a h,,
reau Tor the cstshushment OF a harne
Tor aged and irfrm coiosef uaorfa.
eprropriatinE fi5u0o annually from
taf aale oi public lands for tho sffr,-
port OF an Institution Tor fhc frfsta
triai education Of women. % rrehfhft
chinese Immigration nrorftirr f.- .
code ot land laws far fhc tarrIir-r ~
Hawaii classIfy'ue tho sai,ria. ~
no7' Office clerks and l0ire an oirfs-
honr DAY Tor pose once emniovos.
Nashincton. Dee. 1I.-Senata- -rh.
open session Tuesday was devoted 70
routine business such as tho i.rnean.
,aNnH OF petitions. memorials and
.i.If- lne senate theu wont lnfo exec
itite secession un motion NJ senator
l' las 'harse ol the Wave
i'.t .na adjourned 40
o'lt was iairo4rccd
oi tlo oaefrnptcy law. Senator Nor.
' p nil providing lor the
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'0S A. AiAlls' HARRY O. AYERS
AW OFFICES IN AYERS BUILDING
Big stone Gap. Va.
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ill be at office from ist to
18th of each month.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-10-15

We are gratiGcd with many owl
dences OF the fuldlmcnt Of predictions
we made many years ago about i'm
proved methods OF cultivation that
would ultimately oc forced upoE farm
crs by The Increased value OF FARMING
lands That the decreasing public do.
main and increasing population would
inevitably cause The increased value
has come. and with 60 arc coming tho
better methods of farming The effect
of This now order will Doc both g-affv-
ing ana profitable I means rcduc.
lion in Che size OF farms. dividing tic
large Farms ~ the fathers among the
children because thc latter cannot so
easily get n farm away from thp au.
ccstr1l acres as before This mean
that Tine old acres. with thcig several
owners viii produce much ucro than
they dId under fHc former rDamr De-
cause rncc ..F eompcIs lt i. also
means donsor population lo. given
nreH HuOthr great gI,mtsge for 30
insuro7 more contribution. to road.
m1kn" to scloo, Support and 400 o.h.r
public enterprises RAISING choir stand
ara and lesscume lHoir per ripfta cost
o' tbc e1mc time
Concentration OF effort ana of popf
i1tIon VIII rcul. 200 advantages that
but iow arc able t1 cYmurpa.nl until
realized Tho country Wu probably
grow iu beauty ue VOL g Zoo utility.
for Ihc places lh1t were waste ANA uu.
sIahIy WHOM land woe cna8r and Don
n.'tInn scarce Wll Doe drained and
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WHY me Col Ten ~.

At an army fort near New York
there is nearsighted captain. who is
very sensitive about his sight. He
wears glasses of the very thickest
make
In his company is a private who. ex-
cept for his slovenliness. is one or the
best soldiers i'm the fort lie is an
Irishman, and like all his country
men, quick at reply His many good
qualities have saved him from punish
ment, but his tongue got him into
trouble the other day.
The cOmpany's arms and clothes
were being inspected The captain
looked at the prlUte's belt and said
anRrily.
Your belts are always dirty. What
the deuce do you mean by IT."
Il beg your pardon. sir" was the re-
ply, but think it hard that when I
clean my things with the naked eye
they should be inspected with mag
nifying glass"
The private is now i'm the guard
house for ten days. and his leave TO
visit the city has been suspended Ia.
definitely York Times
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Blasted Hopes.

Mabel lie said. with an apparent
effort as he gazed down into her
dreamy eyes, you've always been as
a sister to me, haven't you?"
The long-eXpected moment had at
last arrived and she gazed coyIy at
the floor
I've tried to, George" She wills
pered.
And il / were to say something to
you that should only be said by per
sons who are intimately acquainted.
and who thoroughly understand each
other, you would not take offensc?Y
She though it rather queer that he
should view a simple proposal in This
light, but she tremblingly assured him
she would not.
Then. Mabel he continued. lower.
ing his voice to a quaver. L apologize
for my holiness in saying st. but
while l leaned over to turn the page
Of your music busted off two of nv
suspender buttons Will YOU sew
them onE'
And trembling inwardly, but regain.
ing her outward composurc with an
effort the brave girl went into the
other room and brought forth the
necessary Implements Fundamentals
Sun.
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sonlnr and Pnsturlnr


Selling will be found an excellent
substitute for pastures where land is
high priced. or too scarce to devote
any OF it To that purpose. Selling saves
feed and labor An acre OF oats. clio.
YER or orchard grass. for instance.
viii feed as many as twenty cows.
two or three days. and an acre OF half
grown corn Will feed that number for
twice that length of time. and IL full
grown. much longer. The saving Is
apparent when we consider that this
Eumber OF cows would use up an acre
OF pasture i'm day. Furthermore. i'm
Soiling, all the ground can be made to
produce two crops. and some of it
three: and, although the pasture will
keep on growing, IT will not grow so
taSt as crops on plowed ground. Be
sides the groupings and tramping of
the stock will greatly retard growth.
On the other hand when the crop is
fed 10 the stock all the manure can
be gathered up and put on the fields
as it may be wanted. which of itself
is an important item. There is great
economy in Soiling In dairy farming
ON high-priced land. ana where there
is market for all kinds of produce.
Under such circumstances to use land
for pasture would not only be a direct
loss OF money, hut of opportunity "
making it. The market crops begin
ming with green peas. for instance.
and followed with green beans, sweet
corn. melons, cabbage etc. furnishes
sufficient waste per acre to feed at
least two COWS. and few acres of clio
YER orchard grass. rye. oats, bects and
other roots will feed great many
more. Thus the profits from this source
would be considerable, and would ne
ccssitatc but little additional expendi-
turc OF time or money.
The crops for summer soiling usu-
ally begin with winter rye. which
comes first, and can he cut in May.
IL Is an excellent change from dry to
green food. Glover and other grasses
follow in close succession: then early
Sown corn. oats. peas and other croDs.
Corn. however. may be sown every
two or three weeks until August. In
summer sheds with stalls to feed in
are preferable, but in winter the stock
should be sheltered and fed in stables
or barns provided with stalls. and
here cleanliness and good ventilation
should he secured and the stock sup
Piled with pure water. In changing
from green food to dry care should he
taken that the change be not too sud.
den, especially with mich COWS. AS
the green feed becomes insufficient cut
up some early cured hay or clover and
mix with little bran or mill feed
This will serve 10 keep up not only
the quantity but the quality of the
milk and butter. - A&riculta.-..-' Cpl
tOmiSt.
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The NIoultinF Prriod

When the fowls begin to moult they
Will require about three months in or
der To produce new feathers. but the
time for moulting may be reduced by
feeding oily food. such as sunfiowel,
seed, oil cake or linsecd meal First
put the hen on low diet. giving little
or no food except lean meat so as to
reduce them i'm flesh, and then begin
with the oily food. which will cause
them to drop their feathers rapidly. TO
produce feathers CHE new oncs) they
should be fed ground bone. lean meat
and also Il little sulphur daily. allow
ing hut small quantity of oily food
after the old feathers arc thrown off.
During the warm season little or no
grain should he given Feathers con
siSt largely OF The heterogeneous Gle
mcntS ana also contain considerable
sulphur, hence the food need not be
OF Kind chat is fattening.
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THE TEHAUANTEPEc RAILWAY.


e VIII Establish Communication Be-
tween the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
The twentieth century will he
marked 10y the completion OF scarcely
any more notable undertaking than
the Tehauantepec railway 10y which
communication will be established be-
tween the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Mexico. 10y the aid of this railway.
aims NJ the carriage OF 2OOO,OOO tons
n year OF traffic. If the success an
ticlpated 10y experts be attained. IL
will form an extremely practical
chapter in the solving of one of the
most stubborn problems commercial
history comprises. Many have sought
To perform the task. and as many
projects have been advanced One
OF the most notable OF these was that
devised by the late Mr. Eads. who de
sired this Government to undertake a
plan for providing q track upon which
TO convey steamers, and sailing ships
bodily over the 100 miles which separ-
ate the two terminal ports. Coarzaco-
los and Salina Cruz.
When the contractors who have
been intrusted with the work by the
Mexican Government took hold. i'm
1899, they had simply the skeleton OF
a line TO work upon. They had no
fewer than 300 wooden bridges TO
replace with structures of iron. steel
or masonry. But the heavy work lay
in the construction OF the terminal
works and the harbors Of CoatZacolos
and Salina Cruz. The Atlantic port.
like many others on that coast. needs
special treatment i'm view of u sand
bar at the mouth; and to surmount the
difficulty training walls are being con
structed by means of which to set up
''scOur which will effect depth i'm
the channel fully sufficient for the
largest ocean going vessels" A break
water 1000 feet in length and formed
of rock ana blocks or granite forty
tons in weight will protect the en-
trance to the dock Electrical power
provides for the manipulation of
freight.
a total cost of $40,OOOO 600 is involved
as against $15O0OO,O0O or 5000. DOC. 900
for can. :. The operations include
great building projects. the erection
or new town and drainage system
upon the most modern and improved
plan. The influence OF the road upon
interoceanic transit must be enormous.
as will be seen. from the fact that the
Tehauantepec route saves 1000 miles
on the journey from New Orleans To
San Francisco 10.026 miles from New
York to San Francisco via Cape
Horn ana 1861 miles via Panama
(were such latter route possible):
nearly $500 miles between Liverpool
and San Francisco via Cape of Good
Hope, 1896 miles via Panama; New
York to Yokohama 10000 miles via
Cape Horn. 5000 miles via Suez. 1000
miles via Panama; New York TO Ma
Mia, 1G1S miles via Suez, and 1899
miles via Panama.