The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-05-13
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indispensable hunger OF the reading world,
to SAY nothing OF gcnirs like Felix bur
rying his talent or wasting his fragrance
IN the desert air." have concluded to
emulate the example of sister Ruth, and
20 CLEAN IN the field of Bo.z
Now, Mr. Editor, have no more idea
than you, or somebody destitute of ideas,
what will write ON this old piece Of flour
poke; but just while am thinking OF some
thing to say, I'll tell You about John Sni-
dcr-John carries the mail from Freed to
Hartley, and he never misses trip, and is
always on time. John is getting old and
not able to work at hard labor like he did
in other days, but when you get in sight,
drive past or stop at his plsce, altogether,
around and all over. you see the evidence
and signs OF a prosperous farmer. Along
this spring, John took notion that he
would plant young orchs I'd. For as he
lie said, that he expected to eat of its fruits,
but it would be alright for those who live
after him. so John prepared y lot for the
young trees, but ab ut the time he was
ready to trans plant them he read in the
Toledo Blade-John is stalw.rt Pepubii-
can and believes the Blade-He read that
this was goin to be locust year." and that
they would sting the trees and DESTROY
them. ~ he just varied the Program to
suit the circumstances aud planted his lot
in marten-box poles Johns idea is that
II we would just raise one good crop of mar
tens and benevolently ASSN ate them among
the Philippines. They would eat out the
rice field of the islands, SO We would not
have to pay com pound inieres; ON men and
money on the purchase price on the "yel-
low bellies Now, | might tell you all
all about the people down here-what
they've done, what they are doing and
what they are going to do, but long before
could write it, the COMPOUNDED gang that S
! running at large and trespsssing on terri
tory that never would have become arabic.
had II not been watered by the blood frou,
the bleeding feet Of Felix, that were pierre
ed by the cruel thorns that hanked "Bnd's
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later patch" Yes sir, | know they will
tell you OF everything, down to the last
baby born in morality, before ever 1 coulG
find out even SO much as that they wer,
expecting "bornin." So my dear Mr.
Editor, | will allow them to Gull thos,
germs--the news of the "weak'-and fol-
thi. once, by your permission, will Civ,
u dissertation on political economy. tina
will, think, be of advantage to the old
doodle brigade all except those foo
correspondents who havc been holdinl
nominating conventions and primary cleo
tons for the las; year r. two They. q
course, will have to stick to their own non.
nations without q dollar and without
"dr2p''-no difference if they be dead-brok
MS Felix when he went in the bole, ands DIR
8 as that old black COW Captain Ferrel
bought Of Ed. Davis But to hose VIII
have not defled their garments, and in
gushing fit of reckless nattcry, sold the
birtb.right for mess Of pottage, to them
will saw come We disconsolatc where O.,
, you linguish." Come to the feast Of f.
, things that are being prepared for yor
! Don't come Just yet, but come when o
thing are ready. To YOU star has risei
e 90 you ~ come leetle nigh fnisl
. ing the quotation, having forgot that Ina
e agreed to leave all that baby business to ii
, gaioOts that ore eating ont my substanc
l. Brother "Boodlers" this is what | W,
I going to say: That the campaign Of 100
e is opening little slow, like terip.
e pokes his head out Of the shell-but she
. opening and will he vide open before u
: apple blossoms fall of enough for nv oI
friend Som Stewart To- mako cider. Au
see here I'd like to have most Of II
sway myself, but am perfectly willing
divide with youns what ] can get LOCI
See. Right at the head Of the first column
OF the 9TH psgc of the Chronicle. il IN
siquis Of = ". NcClung Tor County ClcrI
Blood on the moon Away hack i'm N
pact tense perhaps before Snode was bor,
his sister. IN tho innocence " her your
and unsuspecting heart loved and marie
NJ Hsrdman, ST.. There is no accountin
, for woman's iancies. but she did IT, Tina
make Snodo, who was or was a. be, or ,
least the Snodc that is, kind of foste
brothcrln-law To- 81 Hardman no 9th,
, Hsrdman ON earth but by hard work. pus
vim, industry economy and shrewd bus
ness management, the Hsrdman tamil