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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-12-17

The camphor tree (Ciunamomum
camphora) is an evergreen. q member
OF the laurel family. belonging 90 the
same genus as the tree whose bark FUR
nishcs the spice called cinnamon. and
Is related to the bay and to- the sas
safras OF the United States. or sym
mctrical proportions. &c is one OF the
noblcst objects en- the forests of east
cru subtrOpcal Asia I'm its native
habitat &c attains gigantic dimonsions.
notably In girth OF trunk. some spec-
mons measuring ten % fftcsD rect fire.
diameter 10 is said they have been
tnoWn 20 reach as much as twenty
feet. and they may be sixty 90 over
100 feet high. and live to q great age.
AS "a rula they rise twenty or thirty
foet without limbs md then branch
o1t in all directions. becoming mass
~ splendid and luxuriant foliage
Their leaves broadly ianceoIate in
form are OF light groen color.
smooth and shining above. and whit
i-h or glaucous ON the under surface
small white or greenieh white flowers
are borne from February to- April. and
BIZ October ripen into berrylike. one
coded fruits about throo-cighths of an
inch in diameter Good Words.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-12-17
Rarely Erncr;nnron-

$50 Floaters has at last got Job
with the corporation, CHI"
Yes and good salary he gets.
too"
For doing nothing, OF course?"
Yes. but You mustn't forget that
he brings n lifetime OF experience in
that line. "-RicLmond Dispatch.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-12-17
Tho old Habit.

That's new arrival in heaven" re-
marked the shade OF Sherlock Holmes:
also he was accustomed TO wearing a
soft hat on earth
"MarvelouSi" exclaimed the other
shade admirngly; "how do you know"
Simple enough. Whenever he has
occasion to tip his halo he tries to grab
Il by the crown"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-12-17
nont's Tor Anonymnns Ini.nr ,r.l..--

Don't fail to tell the editor YOU are
gong to quit taking his paper.
Don't neglect TO say YOU know
whereof YOU speak"
Don't forget to declare that YOU ex
poet he will be too cowardly to print
Don't waste time trying to disguise
your handwriting. Nobody will bother
over it.
Don't let your conscience trouble YOU
%iterward. You have neither put gray
mars in the editors head nor caused
him to lose sleep
Don't give up if your letter is not re
lerred TO the next morning. Keep on
buylng the paper and watching for II.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-12-17
why Ho Renewed HI. Youth.

Why, Brother Dickey, hardly knew
you, you're looking so young and spry!
What's up now?'
We'll, sub, Is studyin' bout gittin
married ergin-dat'S all b"
Getting married.
Yes sub, made dc quaintance er a
young gal ter day. en- she lowed dat cf
Id shave off my gray whiskerS. en- ohon
on dc hair what on my head en- stop
limpin wild dc rheumatism en- wear
cloze what come out dc sto'. en- smoke
se-Rars. 'stidder pipe. en- stop nreacb;n'
gin dancin'. en- secure INV lie in bcr
favor fer one hundred dollars. she'd
marry me. OATS how come / look so
young"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-12-17
Cures blood ma skin Troubles
TchiCinC Free.

II you suffer from Ulcers, Eczema. Scror-
uls. Blood Poison. Cancer. Etung Sores.
Itching Skin. pimPies. Boils Bon, Pains.
Swo,lmgs. 'umatism. Catarrh or auy
Blood or Skin Disease We advice yvu 20 tai
recommended for old obstinate deeD-scated
CAGES because Bo,anic Blood Palm IB. ". b
cures vherr all else fail heals every sore.
makes tho blood pure and rich gives the akiu
the rich glow oi perfect heath Is. b. 3 tho
most perect blood purifier made. Thor
bottle a- drug sio~e,. ~ prove il cures.
medicine s'ut .r-e by writing Blood Balm
Co.. y Mitchell Street Atlanta. On. Dc
scribe trouble end free medical advice also
given. Medicine sent at once prepaid.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-12-17
cure og the .ompieNion.

jiany persons with delicate skln suffer
S-eatly in winter from chapping. Frequent
" tho trouble arises from the use OF impure
soaps and cheap salyos. The face and hands
should be washed only in clear, hot water
With Ivory Soap. 4 little mutton tallow or
almond oil may be used after the bath to
soften the skin. ELIZA r. PyrKrn
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-12-17

Some people never attempt to look
pleasant except when they are having
their pictures taken.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-12-17

Few peop.a Se. out OF breath blowing
about their own achievements
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-12-17

All goods are alike to- Pr1NAN FAnEJEss
DYES, no ,hcv color an dbers g.; one boiling.
Sold by an druggists
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-12-17

1t takes a pretty sharp fellow to hatter
successfully.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-12-17

a woman can't throw a stone, out she
can heave a sigh
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-12-17

Il the world owes MS living it ought
To- get a mcrtlacc on itself and pay ITS
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-12-17

Mrs Nns.ow Soothing syrup .or children
eeshigR. soften &C.. gums, reduces indaumu-
ton J..ars uair. e1r-s wind collie. 20. a o3st. o.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-12-17
HIS veraoity Again Impracbcd.

When we speak OF the Father OF
Lies said the Sunday School teacher,
whom do we mcan?
"Herodotos, promptly answered lit
tic Boston boy who happened TO be in
the class.
highest Award Cocoa aud Chocolate
The Judges OF the Pan-American Ex-
position, Buffalo. have awarded three
gold medals to Walter Baker & Co.
Limited, Dorchester, Mass. for the su.
periority of their Breakfast Cocoa and
All Of their cocoa and chocolate urepa-
rations, and the excellence Of their
exhibit. This is the thirty-scventh
highest award received By them crom
the great eXpositions in Europe and
America.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-12-17

What's she use of buying trouble when
you can borrow IT,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-12-17
5000 TO $500 A YEAR

We want intelligent M-u and Women r.,
travelling Repre- entstivcs Ct Local Managers :.
E.iaty $50 go sGsco ycgr and NJ. EXPENSE.
Lcc1Itiug 60 experience and ability. We also
want local representative salary s. 20 ft1
week and com mission, drpendir,. ur on the lime
devoted. Send stamp tOr iuI particulars aud
Kate position preferred. Address. Dept. Il.
THE BELL COMPANY. Philadelphia. IL.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-09-11
INITIALS OF FAMOUS MEN.
eusious Facts Presented By q British
Biographical Dictionary.

Taking the Dictionary of Nation
a. Biography standard, it is clear that
there IL something in q name. No
man in the British Isles has become
famous for ten centuries whose name
began with K. is better-there are
Il names under it-and Q is better
still, with 81. Somebody in the rs
becomes famous on an average every
50 years, and @ has been the initial
on one in every thousand of England's
famous men. A is much better than
either-there is famous man among
the AS for nearly every year since
William the Conqueror-and those
whose names begin with C, Fl, NJ or
5 should be quite hopeful: their
chance is very good indeed. But the
chance of the man whose name COM
mences with B is the best of all. There
are over 5000 famous names in our
history beginning with B, and the
seekers after fame in this class should
keep up hesrt.-St. James Gazette.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-09-11
Curious Street Psysmsnts.

Paris, We are told, is to be paved
with glass, and this has been referred
10 as if glass streets were at present
unknown. It is, however, not so.
Everybody who has been to Lyons
knows the Rue de la Republique, with
its glass pavements laid in blocks
eight inches square, so closely fitted
that water.cannot pass through them.
But streets of glass are not by any
means the most curious streets in the
world. There is street in Gwandu,
Africa, which is a veritable place Of
skulls. The town, oval in shape, has
round it a ring of poles, every one of
which is crowned with a human skull.
There are six gates to the town, and
every one of them is approached by
a pavement of skulls, of which some
thing like $4,000 were used. The
pavement is snowy white. Philadel-
phis has street made with COM
pressed grass, and the experiment
promised 80 well after q year that
there may be many companion streets
Of grass by this time.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-09-11

Wss Bettlsa Two Hundred Years Ago
But RsceatIy Discovered

. Johann Nserkel, a ruddy-faced,
good-natured German wine merchant
of Chicago, said at the Arlington in
Washington the other day to Wash
ington Star writer:
81 have Just returned from q visit
20 my brothers in Homburg, Ger
many, and have brought with me 9
treasure in the way Of a bottle of aged
wine. A few months since my broth
4. ers, RhO are also wine dealers, were
excaVating some additional vaults at
their place of business in Homburg.
The workmen came across a small
stone cellar OF cache and inclosed in
it discovered five dozen bottles of wine
which the rude make Of bottle, as well
as the label, shows to be over 200 years
old. A dozen bottles of il were pre-
sentsd to the kaiser, a dozen to King
Edward-then the prince of Wales
and the balance, save three, were
disposed of at fabulous prices to vari-
Gus royal families Of Europe. Of the
remaining three one was given to me-"
Here Mr. Maerkel took from a wooden
box, carefully packed in cotton bat
ting, roughly made, daEk-colored
bottle, tightly sealed with primitive
label and about four-fifths full of
wine which when held TO the light,
despite the color of the bottle, showed
a beautiful purplish tint. 1t was port
of the vintage of 1897. "You can
easily see by the label and the rude
make of the bottle that my statement
as to its age is authoritative. OF
course, / shall not open the bottle, al
though it would please me much to
LET you taste the spirit of the grape
which grew on German hillsides 200
years ago. Ishall have the bottle nice
ly inclosed in a glsE cabinet and pre-
serve it for the curio which it Ger
tainly is"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-09-11
Don't Yea Do L

Have you made up your mind to
"run" some other person? If you
have, remember that the other person
doesn't like it-Atchison Globe.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-09-11
Ths "skia Cane /"

Some people are more skinned
egsinst than SHINING. - Chicsgq
kzailA EEM& i. sws.sszAzaz atsassAmJ
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-09-11

Edusass Yous Bowels with Cascarsss.
CandE Catharttc, cure constipation foreysf.
, 1901-06-18

The workings of the Telephone news
paper OF Budapest are written of In the
Worlds Work by Thomas S. D~enison.
who suggests that the idea Is one
which Yankee ingenuity cannot long
keep Its hands from. The newspapers
plant Is described: 1T divides the en-
tire city into twenty-seven districts,
and the main wire III to zach dis
trict, with branch wires to the houses.
An accurate map OF the system hangs
in the central office. The company
owns its own wires and plant through
out and has the same right to place
wires that is enjoyed by the telephone
and telegraph companies. The current
passes through a patented device which
increases he sound, It's distribution to
subscrih"rs being regulated by another
ingenious cor.rivance, also patented.
The paper ha> 90 kilometers OF wire
and $500 recaIvers; that is, one for
each subscriber. The stentor or read
er talks into a double receiver or
phone. and the subscriber has two ear
pieces like those used by the telephone
clerks. The sound Of the readers voice
Is greatly strengthened by the machine
and by making a receiver in the Of
fee the last on the circuit, the man.
agement may at any time teat the
working Of the wires"
, 1901-06-18
CHEYENNE AND AROUND THERE.

Eugene Wilkerson of Cheyenne is
n of the graduates at the university
this week.
The Dyer ranch on Pole creek, near
Cheyenne, has beer sold to the War
rem Live Stock company for $4,000
The members of the Durant Hose
company of Cheyenne enjoyed a picnic
at Natural Fort Sunday, and the Lead,
er says all the moisture" they tool
didn't come through fire hose.
The Knights of the M%accabees and
the Odd Fellows of Cheyenne had a
joint celebration of Memorial Day Sun,
day. The Rebekahs participated with
the latter organization.
A nine-pound son was born Saturday
to the wife of Engineer Floyd McGinn
at Cheyenne.
Word has been received at Cheyenne
that Prof. Mead continues to improve,
and will be out soon.
"iilihih ~ ilh w III ! btl'
tina E. Stanley. both of Cripple Creek.
were married at Cheyenne yesterday.
Joe Straub. who oscillates between
the Leaders press room and a ranch
has just been discharged from the hos
pital at Cheyenne and went to the
ranch to change the impression" or
his color scheme.
Editor w. c. Dcming of the Tribune
has returned from his eastern trip.
Tom Johnson was buried at :
O'Clock yesterday afternoon at Chey
enne and Miss Ada Knapp was buried
at 4 p. m.
A flash of lightning blinded tire,
men and Knocked Ed Snyder. of tn,
Union Pacific shops at Cheyenne. dow
Sunday. as they were returning on tn,
railroad rack from Fort Russell. II,
was stunned but not seriously hurt.
, 1901-06-18
PHILIPPINE HARBORS.
Charts Of Thsa VIII lie Made by n

Charts Of Thsa VIII lie Made by the
End of the Year.
Our Coast and Geodetic survey has
hade plans for charting the harbors
and coast OF the Philippine Islands. A
while & the survey established an
offic &c at Manila in charge of Mr.. U.
r. Putnam. who is now engaged with
a number Of assistants preparing for
the surveys Of the season. 1t is ex-
pected that active work will begin soon
and that sufficient data will be collect
ed before the close OF the year to make
1t practicable o publish charts Of all
the larger harbors among the islands.
fined to the most important ports, but
many OF the minor harbors that serve
as points OF distribution for the inter-
Island trade will also be charted. There
Is at present little map material that
is Of any service in the navigation OF
these minor ports, though they play
an important part in the commerce Of
the Philippines. In the absence OF
railroads and good highways these lit
tie ports are the collecting points for
the products OF all the surrounding
country which small vessels carry 20
the larger ports for shipment to for
eign purchasers. A considerable num-
Der OF these small harbors, for exam
pie. are known as the hemp ports"
because they r the collecting and
shipping points for this unique ar
ticle OF Philippine commerce. AS ap-
proaches to these harbors are little
known the work of the Coast and Ge-
odetic survey will be Of great useful
ness to navigation and commerce.: 1t
will also supply important information
needed for u better acquaintance
with the geography OF our new pos
sessions in the orient.-New York Sun.
, 1901-06-18
WON PHYSICIANS HEART.


Miss Honora Patton VIII Marry d.
W. ID. Gross in Pen.syIvaais-
Miss Honora Patton OF Curwensville
this state. was taken Ill about a year
ago while. studying in Paris, say the
Philadelphia Times. This circum-
stance gave rise to her acquaintance
with DR.. William D.. Gross, an Ameri-
can physician practicing in the French
capital. Az a elimination OF q pretty
romance comes the announcement that
the young couple are to be united in
marriage. Miss Patton has been In
Philadelphia the last few weeks max
ing final arrangements for the we'd
ding. which will take place at Cur
wensville, and awaiting the arrival of
Dr. Gross. The wedding will be one
OF the most elaborate affairs ever ar
ranged In that part Of the state with
In years. Music for the occasion Is to
be furnished by the Pittsburg Orches-
ira and a Philadelphia florist has been
engaged TO decorate the grounds and
home. The ceremony will take place
in June Miss Patton is a tall, stately
brunette, and since her debut in society
some years ago she has beer much
sought after and admired. She is &C.
complished and talented in many
ways. While at Wellesley College she
obtained high honors. After gradual
ing Miss Patton made a tour OF the
world, and later settled In Paris In
order to complete her musical educa-
ton n study the language. Being
devoted to her work. Miss Patton en-
tered little into the g~aieties of society.
and as a consequence Of too combining
study her health broke down in Febru-
airy of last year. For many months
she was under the constant medical
attention of DR.. Gross. and during that
time the personal charms of Miss Pat
ton so fascinated the American physi-
clan that some months later they
became engaged. After q complete re-
covery Miss Patton returned to this
country, and q formal announcement
OF her engagement was made. DR..
Gross Is a graduate of the University
OF Pennsylvania and Is recognized ~
the leading American physician In
Paris.
, 1901-06-18
POINT TO HIS PICTURE.
II Was = Grswsome One and Net
Appreciated

Several well-known sea painters
have gone through the drudgery and
danger of a sailors life, and Edwin
Hayes u n Of them. w. l.. Wood
roffe tells this story in the Magazine
of Art In an article dealing with the
painters career: Young Hayes was
thoroughly in earnest about his work.
Dublin Bay and excursions in pleasure
boats at regattas were all very well,
but he determined to see something OF
a sailors life and Of the Atlantic. SO
he shipped as a stewards boy on board
the Mary Campbell, outward bound for
Mobile Bay, and before he reached
that port had certain rouSh exper-
fences, scarcely enjoyed at N. time,
but which were to stand him N stead
in after life. A heavy gale f wind
had come up the night hstnrs they
started. and, as the vessel slowly and
cautiously crept down the Lifey, they
passed four wrecks at the mouth OF It.
1t was ominous, certainly, but it was
an opportunity. The stewards boy
utilized the occasion, and made a
sketch of the Mary Campbell herself as
a wreck, and. finishing it with great
care. showed 1t with no small pride to
the captain OF that numbering craft.
But sailors are more given to super
stition than to art; the water-color was
flung overheard, and the unaprreciated
artist told to say nothing about it.
This was before the days of Mr.. Plim-
soil. and the Mary Campbell was
scarcely a model s%ea-going vessel. Be
fore she started on her return voyage
the mate was seen going his rounds
and driving little pegs into the open
ings above the water-llne to make her
water-tight. Blu this %precaution
scarcely served it's purpose. For seven
weeks of that homeward journey the
men were at the pumps day and night,
and young Hayes tool his turn with
the others.
, 1901-06-18

Why is the presidents mansion at
Washington. D. c.. called the White
House? 1t has been so called for years
and years, and now no one thinks of
using any other name, although Exec
utive Mansion is the official tern The
name White House is a reminder of
the second war with England. August
"a, 1914. the British army captured
Washington and burned the public
buildings, the Presidents mansion be-
ing among those to suffer. 1t was dam
aged to some extent, and to hide the
Are stains was painted white, and white
It has been painted every year or two
since. The home of W%ashington's
mother was called the White House,
and this may have suggested the name,
but the fact that the mansion was as
siduously painted white after the war
Of 1919 doubtless brought the term
into popular use.
, 1901-06-18

Se3 "~ u SAiuAs
Mr.. Elson, writing OF Chinese vocal
music in the Musical Record, says
that the voice in China Is trained to
much hsxibiAty by the e1igencies Of
the language The Chinese Is in one
n the most musical OF languages,
as a word acquires half a dozen signif-
cations according to the pitch of voice
or infection with which 1t is pro-
nouncsd. The number Of words is
small, the ideas that may be conveyed
BY them are many. Thus foreigners
are led into endless complications and
Misunderstanding; for example, the
word tchu, pronounced. clearly with
the vowel OF medium length, means
master" but by extending the vowel
a tribe 1t stgnt6es hog; 1t also means
column" and cookery" The syllable
"po" has eleven different meanings
glass" boil" captive" prepare"
and SO forth, each OF which must be
pronounced with a different pitch and
infection. Among the original words
are some which decidedly are taken
from nature. such as "tchung." 'bell";
"niau." cat: but these are very few.
Some authors have ~endeavored to show
from these facts that the Chinese is
In all respects a musical language;
but this can hardly be conceded. for
the infections spoken Of are SO slight
as to escape the European ear, which
surely would not be the case II they
were really musical notes. 1t is we'll
known that Father Periere. in the last
century, was able to note down at first
hearing and initiate any Chinese song.
youths Companion.
, 1901-06-18
ABOUT WOMEN GROWING OLD.
May Look Charming while CIinEl.g -
Remnant Of Youth.

May Look Charml.E while CIinEi.g -
Rsmnsnt Of Youth.
A writer on feminine subjects has
been kindly advising women how to
grow, not old. but middle-aged? The
married woman takes up with her
changed position In the world a SELF
assurance, an Importance that in them
selves mark the quitting of the follies
of youth. The spinster who does not
grow middle-aged-naturally we'll will
not be likely to let herself be taught
the process l fancy. 1t Is quite pos-
sible, too, for a m to cling 80 OBJ
viously and innocently to her remnant
Of youth that the very weakness makes
her charming. At worst, trying to be
young Is a sign OF a desire to please.
Was there not something pathetically
lovable about Norma Brigida. in
"Romola," when. her soul touched by a
call to higher hopes, she parted with
her little false REORGANIZATION, tho
rouge, braids. and embroidered red
velvet b~eretta"? Though Romola as
sured her she looked better less adorn-
ed. is not our sympathy with her as
she cries out, What an old scare
crow | am? When sorrow drives tho
youthfulness out Of our hearts w
grow middle-aged quite easily; tho
dear trivialities Of life are precious no
longer, so we let them pass away I'M
regretted, but when a woman is still
basking in the sunshine of love, plenty
and peace l., for one, would have her
be young, look as young as possible.
wear young" clothes even. dimple
when she smiles, blush at compliments
and get excited over buying new dam
ties Of headgear. The youthfulness
that isn't mere imitation is never I'M
suitable, not even to a great great
grandmother.
, 1901-06-18
SHOP SECRET SERVICE.
A Growing Industry In the Big Depart
ment Stores.

Skotos
Each ear sees an increase in the
secret service" Of the big shops. Ac-
cording to a trade journal. each depart
ment or each department store has its
corps of secret service" detectives and
workers. The head of the department
is the head of the corps. 1t is his first
duty to keep closest tab on the doings
of all competitors. The walls Of his
private Office are lined with the adver-
tisements Of rival shops. That each
advertised article may be carefully ex-
amined, shoppers are at once dis
patched to purchase them-from the
9O-cent taffeta marked down to SO cents
to the brass bedstead at $3.50, worth
double. There is a regular staff of
these shoppers. some Of whom never
come near the house, but communicate
by letter entirely with the department.
"1n one store says the trade journal.
these purchases are received and in
spected in what is known as Room No.
g. a place as dreaded by the buyers Of
the house as Is a dark room by an in
FAINT. Many a department head has
suffered d~ecapitation as the result Of
deliberations in that court room. The
object Of keeping such close watch Is
not alone to be posted upon the doings
Of rivals. but to compare the merits Of
various buyers"