davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-04

hereditary uascior for r,r,e,,octf,,,r or1
nossod botf IT, 49,. Plo,l',,, ''' - az
nve,. tho foothn,s o,,5 ~ ,I'a 80 az " -
-. eitt,,., A.. w "a
yvortblnss Lits ~ 80 ,..,...,aI. 49,,
erorl,lod I'm rotr, 80 -. -. ~,
couId borter for esbira taot.io -,
tl,, e,,oII l,,,,.. ~, ,i.a -
ybcn no ,r,s ror,tar 30 .
ocroge , 49, t.1i -
which ba scrapod ana o,tberod o. scor,.
of BRIGHT red noh1Ios srbat o,..rtn,
bo ,ropdorc1 st.olti,i,. -. ~.
iovvsI,.v etoro ,,,I .,,,,',1 ,,,,, t., ..q-'I y,
"Nvbot tbc,, ,,.,ti, -, w.. -, g..
the propriotor
rho OLD ma, v..fct..1 .,.,,,, ,,.,.t.,l
tbom and hold fbern to t,,, i,,,,,,
"TiGanvJI olvo Won Gfty rorts ~,
ounce. Jake. Tbom is Rock, Atorrtoir
rubies.v
The icwelor sout tbo stones to No,y
York. ana i'm two ,yoe,s Jokc cot bis
half.dollar This incident proycd ~
Doe the turning point i'm Joto.s ifo
First he divided tho nop.y bot,gcc,,
bis five littIe brotbars ana sis,ors .nI
then he bought a rubber raftls for tbc
baby. THAT proved his nossoesfo, ~
the rare and ipcomporotIo op,Irtg ~,
unselHshness. Second he cot oo nm.
merclful "lammipp" fror, bis r,o,t,,.
because She was suro bo b,1 stai,r.
the money. and bo wo,,rdp,t ov,iat,.
matters. This cl.ncbcd lis rcputat,on
for stubborposs ora .,,,,.,,...,.,. ,...' a..
o1so had tt,,. coo, 80 5......
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-04

The eager poet wrapped 1t up care
fully and set out for the city. where
the leading magazine editors sat i'm
judgment on such as his-or. rather.
on such MS might not hope to be quite
as his; and it was night when ne came
TO the city. At the hotel where ne
chose to lodge he passed 1t to the
clerk, with instructions to place 1t I'm
the safe. where valuables were kept
for security.
What yalue:' the clerk inquired.
The poets face flushed with pride
'It is, perhaps. scarcely possible to
place q value upon It, but"
"Say two hundredW suggested the
busy and practical clerk
THAI Is. perhaps something of the
sort they viii place upon It," replied
the poet with a dcprocatory curl of
h.s Zip. eyes say two hundred" and
Doe sighed
The clerk checked 1t at two hundred
and put IL away in the safe Next
morning the poet arose. paid for bis
lodge received IL safely into his hands
again and went forth The afternoon
was waning when the poet looking
wan and weary, stood again at the no.
tel desk with So mo longer with large
II iu his hand
"Ah" said the clerk "C9rc for it
again? Same value. I supposey'
'WcN er-ah- not exactly" said the
poet sdll eagerly. but of q different
variety of eager OF thinker -ah-
what I was going TO say. -cr-as %
matter of fact could you lot mc
have half q dollar ON it1"
zine clerk said ho couldn'i hardly $50
it just then and Ihe poet took Fl and
went 1gcs Jo bis humble village. where
Doe opened % Gn shop and d.d quito
Wcll Ncw York Times
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-04
Snail Racing.

Parisians have Il new summer sport
1t is snail racing. While not quite as
exciting as horse racing. it has the adj
vantage Of being enjoyed at the clubs.
cafes or any place without moving
from ones chair.
They began by organizing races be-
tween snails, handicapping the fleetest
by putting a weight on his back Then
they tried to find out how much weight
snail can carry, but as it was diff
cult to fasten weight on the animals
back, they harnessed snail to a little
dolls carriage by means OF a wire
and a strip of paper pasted 10 the
she'll
The result was surprising. The snail
moved the carriage loaded with a
weight OF more than eight pounds!
The next development of the new
sport was a number Of animals har-
messed to the same vehicle This ar
rangement did not work. for the ami
mails would not pull together" and
so their force was wasted. 4 woman
suggested the use of india rubber
bands for harness, and this proved to
be great Improvement. Ut was found
that five or six healthy snails could
draw twenty-five pounds nearly foot
Most surprising result of all, small
boys, weighing fifty pounds. arc used
rs Jockeys, seated in Il baby carriage
Fourteen TO twenty snails usually sue
ceeded in drawing this load three
inches over level asphalt road il
quarter OF an hour-Tit-B Bits
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-04

Electric roads in Germany are under
a cloud just now. The boom in them
was pushed too swiftly and with a
haste which gave too little study to
practical conditions and to questions
of the possibility Of prompt develop
ment Of business. But the electric
lines In the United States seem I'm the
main to be prosperous Americans
have much more money per capita as
n rule to spend i'm local travel than the
Teutonic peoples have. and they make
more liberal use Of the facilities af-
forded by the railroads than the mil
lions who live i'm the German Empire.
in this rich, prosperous and restless
Republic there is no serious danger
Of any great financial disaster from the
excessive building Of electric railroads.
Trolley companies often invade both
public and private rights IN the United
States most audaciously. but few Of
Them 90 into bankruptcy, states the
New York Tribune. g.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-04
Ruling Passion strong in Death.

Tales of the prison house generally
come to us from chaplains and make
for editication Not altogether con
Soling, perhaps, from that point OF
view, but interesting to students Of
all-round human nature is a little cpl
sode which lately happened at the
grimmest jail in the London district.
In the prison inhrmaTy was a man
who had served many successive
terms for theft, and was now wasted
away and at the point OF death from
consumption. How he fingered on
was puzzle TO the doctor. who with
his stethOscope, leant over him for
last time. AS he did so. he saw a
trcmulous shadow of a hand raised
TO his waist coat pocket and his
watch distracted and put under the
dying mans pillow. 1t was his last
effort; Il smile of triumph passed
over his face. and lie was dead.
The same ruling passion strong in
death was eXemplihed within the
memory of Yorkshire sportsmen by a
fox that was not born in that slim
county for nothing When the
hounds were in fun pursuit n rabbit
was started. and was caught at two
or three leaps 10y The fox himself full
of sport. With the hounds close ut
his heels he carried his prey for 800
yards, and then carthcd where he en-
joyed his meal in peace. despite all
efforts of hounds and huutsmen TO
the contrary. Chronicle.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-04
WA Region i'm 1IIinois.

An African Jungle transplanted to
Central Illinois would be the best
description that could be given to Il
remarkable tract of land in TazeweH
County, lying along the Mackinaw
River, near the village of Lilly. This
tract. in local parlance, is known as
The Lost Forty" ii is without doubt
the widest piece of land in Illinois,
and consists Of a continuous series of
abrupt and deep ravincs. Not a foot
OF the tract could be cultivated. The
ridges are fun of fox dens, wolves are
occasionally found, and turkey buz-
Yards hover over it in large hocks
Even people familiar with the territory
have been lost in the dense forest.
Except for few giant oaks, the wood
has no commercial value. The tract
is known MS The Lost Forty" because
10 one knows who owns IT, For years
it has been used for trading purposes.
and many unwary persons from q dis
lance have advanced money upon it
and taken mortgages i'm various sums.
only to- receive a questionable title TO a
worthless piece of land. ON the Tuze-
well County tax books the forty ap.
pears with owner unknown" The
land is watered by iunumcrabie
springs and the Mackuuw River.
which winds it's way through it'll
liuOis State Journal.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-04
1.-Two BIRD HeId bv Ice

1t was an odd find II. w Bcitcr
came upon while taking spin with am
iceboat on Lake Calhoun Near the
west shore his attention was attracted
by something black which Buttercd
about ON the ice. lie found the object
TO Doe "a large loon. I'm some unaccount
able way one OF its wings had frozen
in the ice Held fast in the grip winter
the bird was unable. in spite of its
conyulsive struggles to break away
There was plenty or life left m the
bird, handicapped as 30 was.
AS Reijer approached it gave vent
TO harsh discordant cries. and pcckcd
sovagcly at One hand outslrstched &C.
free it Choppiug out q section of ice
i'm which the wing was held Bclucl
took the captive home and viii under
take tO tame &c. Sew York Times
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-04
THE POET AND FATE IN coLLoauY


Fate:
Singers who charmed the earth are dead
Why slngest thou to-day?
The Poet:
Because the laughing rose is red
And white the scented may
And newborn golden light is shed
On silver stream and bay.
Fate.
Thou dwellest mid % needless race:
Ihey worship naught but sold.
The Poet
Yet VIII l lift a fearless face
towards beauty. as OF old.
Her boons of love her gifts oi era g.
Are won but 10y the bold.
Fate
Shelley is dead. and Keats is gone.
And who will Int the lutey
The Poet:
Though these be dead, the same strong
sun
Still changes flower to fruit:
The birds hearts wakcn one by one:
So why should | be mute?
George Barrow.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-04
TOO MUCH NEGOTIATION.
How the Last Basket OF Grapes went 70
Quarter.

Quarter.
What's the price of this basket OF
grapes?'
twenty-five cents. ma'am. VIII you
have 1t sent Or"
Last one you've got. isn't it,"
"Yes'm. VIII YOU"
You ought to sell it for less than
that. All the good baskets have been
taken
They were all alike. ma'am."
Needn't tell me that Everybody
that buys a basket of Concord grapes
lifts the lid at one side ana looks in
This one looks rs If q hundred people
had examined st. Lids all split l
can see 'em. III bet they were picked
six weeks ago"
We'll. OF course. ma'am. the grape
season ended several weeks ago. but
these were carefully selected and care.
fully packed for the late fall trade
Shall Il"
"A week ago YOU Were selling these
same grapes for eighteen cents has.
ket, and they were better then than
they are nova heap better Cost you
just the same as these. Take eighteen
cents for this basket"
Cant possibly do IT, ma'am. This
is the last of twenty-seven baskets
we had on hand this morning. and we
sold them all for a quarter apiece.
Like to accommodate you. but"
Take twenty cents for it,"
zone moment, please. What is it,
miSS?"
well, it's cheating. but l suppose l
might rs we'll Still. ! think you
ought to sell it for twenty cents. Can't
YOU take any less than a quarter for
the basket"
Just moment, please. Now,
madam"
Il was only going to say that l
thought quarter was too much for it,
but l suppose / may as we'll"
Il beg your pardon ma ram hut I've
Just sold that basket of grapes to this
little girl. Is there anything else /
can show you? We have some excel
lent dried fruit."-Ch Chicago Tribune.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-04

The biggest OF the eight pythons iu
Central Park mcnagoue took q notion
that IL would NOT wait until Tuesday
for its weekly meal, and. gliding down
from its perch ON the tree trunk. st
swallowed the two-foot igiana. or
green lizard. that lived iu the cage
with &c.
The lizard. which bad % row of pro.
iccrug sharp horns ftom its back OBJ
iee.od but could mot got away It's
body had disappeared. bot Cos tail sull
vr.gglng % protest whom Keeper Jake
Cook entered the monkey house,
where Doe reptiles m.
There was decided bulge zoo the
snakes graceful lines as 80 later
spread itself ont q, digest its break
f0st Sow York Sum-
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-04

a rumcd grouse left IT'S usual cover
the other day and flew into the chick
cu yard of Alr g. o Hente a Wurts-
borough sportsman It walked about,
picking mp grain and drinking out Of
the chickens trough as carelessly as
though t belonged there.
The owner of the chickens had HE
attention attracted to- the bird through
tine conductor hIspointer which stood
for n long time Enthusiastically pointing
into tine chicken yard Wondering NJ
tine dog had gone crazy and taken to
hunting chickens Ono owner began TO
Tools among his fowls and discovered
tho intruder A well directed Charge
of shot eliminated him from The do.
mo..o FOWL.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-04

Don't watch the clock" was Edi-
sons advice to young man who re-
Gently asked him how to succeed. Pro
foundly significant is that old joke
about the laborer who left his pickax
hanging in the air at the stroke of
noon. A hanging pickax is the fttest
emblem for a confirmed clock-watcher
and the pickax hangs always in the
air, never digs out a path for him to
advance upon.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-04
Mouse Cnred R1lndners.

Recently a Montreal young woman
went to an eminent oculist for a GER
tifcate rs to her ahliction. Apparent
~ she was stone blind as the most
severe tests seemed to prove, yet the
surface of her eyes gave no sign Of
any defect The examination was
severe, trying and almost torture
some.
Half promising to grant the certif-
cate the Occulist told the young WON
an to return the next day. He had
her securely blindfolded and then he
arranged the simplest test
lie then took a tiny mouse which he
lad procured and held the lovely lit
tie thing 10y its tail before the girls
face, though not touching her, while
he ordered the bandage to be re-
moved. No sooner was the bandage
of than her screams rang through
the place and her eyes were wide with
terror at the harmless little rodent
which had thrown her SO completely
Off her guard and exposed the impos-
ture. or course she saw it or she
would not have screamed Needless
TO say the applicant did not get that
certificate.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-04

In Sweden, writes an American tray
eler, the saloons are closed on Satur-
day-pay day-while the savings banks
are kept opC until midnight. No Gov
ernment can force n man to save his
money, but at least this Swedish sys-
tenn encourages him to deposit it
where he will draw better interest
than a headache.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-04

a Chicago policeman who recently
risked his life to save a pet canary
from a burning house showed just
as much nerve as the woman who
asked him to do it, only it was of a
different order, but his judgment was
possibly faultier than hers when he
Yentured on so foolish task.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-04

NOrdau, Lombroso and many others
find many degenerates in modern
life. Some of them have genius; but.
for all that, taking large masses Of
people together, life was never so
dong nor disease so feeble foe of the
human race ,a
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-04

Italy begins her legislative year with
n better financial outlook than any
other of the great powers of Europe
The financial year of 19OO-10O1 shows
a surplus of 100000, and the com
ing year will have even larger bal
ance on the right side of the ledger.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-04

One of the great railroads will put
on 400 locomotives next year. The
age of steam is not over evidently. and
the substitution of electricity for it in
railroad operation is apparently n long
way off yet. e.,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-04

1t has been demonstrated that a sub.
marine boat is quite as liable to acct.
dent from a lack of vigilance rs any
other kind. sn.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-04

1t has been said that King Edward
looks perfectly at home I'm whatever
he wears. This is a glad assurance
that his crown Will be quite becom-
fnV
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-04

penter by trade and an idler
by preference. He came to
Old Town in the boom days
of mining determined to strike it rich.
and after fifteen years of desultory
prospecting, intermittent carpentering
and rather steady loafng around the
Gem saloon he now found himself the
more or less happy possessor of seven
children, n scolding wife, n tumble
down shop and a general reputation
for all-rOund wOrthlessness.
Fifteen years of incessant drudgcrv
is calculated TO sour the sweetest tenn
per, but Mrs. Mlehle might have toiled
on in weary contentment if her Oldest
son had shown any signs OF being a
comfort or a help. But he didn't. He
took after" his father, and even i'm
proved on the lattcr's constitutional
aversion for work The boys name
was Jake, and from the time he
learned TO walk until he was fourteen
years old his reputation was "ornery.'
For six months after he had achieved
the art of walking he refused to take
step. When he had mastered the al
phabet and learned to read his primer
he began TO play hockey, spending
school hours fishing in the creek and
tagging homeward only in time to sit
at the evening meal
The boy was sturdy Of frame. mild
Of manner and quiet as an Indian.
When other boys ran he walked; when
they laughed, he smiled; when they
talked, he listened. The quality of
''poise" was all over him. lie was as
stubborn as burro. and shared with
that singular beast the characters,
tics that made toll, speed, mirth and
enterprise abhorrent to them both.
Fishing was his chief occupation till
be NNas thirlnnm rrhnn no lnrnlnnnd I,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-04

Now Far Telephone VIII Garry Voice.
The postal authorities at Liverpool
have just completed a series Of expert
mcnts with the telephone to deter
mine Us value for long distance con
vcrsauons 10 has been found pos
sible to carry ON telephone comniu-
nication with Paris. q distance of 4S0
miles on more than half way from
New York to- Chicago
Further south than Paris the speak.
en- could only be heard i'm Liverpool
under exceptionally favorable condi.
lions one result of these experiments
has been tine abandonment Of the
scheme to attempt telephone connec-
tons between London, Turin and Nj.
Jam These cities have been found zoo
far apart 90 Doe embraced I'm a tofe-
phone circuit
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-04

The announcement that placer gold
mining is being resumed In California
recalls memories Of the days of 40.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-04

all servant hire. with the exception On
the cook, coachmen and one maid. all
usual repairs and ordinary refurnish.
ings.-New York sun
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-04

y peculiar tombstone rests over n
grave i'm a cemetery near Evansville.
Wis. corner OF the marble slab is
adorned with the sculpurod resem-
blance Of bunch of young onions. and
it hangs over the edge OF the stone as
if carelessly placed there This is
in accordance with the wish of the lady
buried there, who was very fond or
onions.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-04

The ALASKA Indians have a violin
closely resembling in form the primi-
tive instrument of the same kind used
among the Persians anu Turks. 1t
has two strings and is played with a
small bow.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-04
=, 3FF;5F9aTFFFE16x55H2 :
ga Jyazszis1' c111ASl
! ' II CVRIOUS v
FACTS Wy

\ farmer in Addison. Me. has a
sheep which i'm one season yielded two
heeccs. one blacl, as iuh, ard the other
White as snow.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-04

The Linens OF sleeping cars in France
must bear a ticket indicating to the
passenger the date OF the last clean.
ing, and they must he thoroughly
washed and subjected to a high tenn
pcratuTC.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-04

I'm some parts OF the North Of Scot
land dsherfolk turn back II a hare on
pig crosses their path. and at sea they
never pronounce the name of the hare.
tine salmon. tic trout or The dog.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-04

Red-hcaded Indians are very rare.
one Of them. belonging TO the Passa-
maquoddy tribes reservation at Pleas
ant Point, near PASSPORT. Me. recent
~ died there. aged siXty-nine. His
name was Sopiel Hancy. and all
through his life he was stunned by the
other members of his tribe because
of his brigh, red hair.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-04

An eccentric Ohio man made his own
coffin five years ago, and when he died
the other day, it took considerable
muscular persuasion to get his in
creased girth into the box. 1t was
done. however, and two men sat on the
coffin lid on the way to the grave, at
the expressed wish Of the dead man
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-03-04

=" ASPAR MIEHLE was a car
| { penter by trade and an idler
by preference. He came to
Old Town i'm tho boOp, dave
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-11
JAIL FOR MAYOR
AND AIDERr1EN

Denver, Dec. Mayor Wright and
the city aldermen who violated Judge
Mullinss injunction forbidding them
to pass the Tramway franchise ordi-
nance. were yesterday found guilty of
contempt of court. They were SEN
fenced to serve four months in the
county jail. They were given ten
days in which to appeal to the Su-
preme Court and an application for
writ Of supersedeas will be filed
next Tuesday.
The offending officials think they
will be able to defend their action in
the higher court.
Those sentenced were Mayor r. r.
Wright. Jr., and Aldermen w. B. Teb-
belts. John d. Ross. Andrew Horan,
p. b. Russell. John Conlon, William
Gahan. James Parish, George w.
Weick. F. A. Bailey. d. G. Gray and
Pinkney Wallick.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-11
Large Fire In Denver.

Denver, Dec. Sire on Wazee
street yesterday morning caused u
loss Of about $123,000. about half Of
which is covered by insurance. The
three buildings damaged stand In n
row on Wazee street, separated only
by walls. The first, near the correr Of
Eighteenth street, was the planning
mill owned by the McPhee a McGin-
nifty Lumber Company; the next. 1881
Wazee street. was occupied by J. p.
Paulson, manufacturer of show cases
These two were destroyed. The third,
No. 1S41 Wazee street. is occupied by
the Denver branch Of William volker
& Co., manufacturers of window
shades. and suffered about $4,000 loss
by water. Four firemen were hurt.
None OF them seriously. BY the plan
Ing mill fire 100 men are thrown out
Of employment. but they will be put
to work in temporary quarters within
week.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-11
Cattle Growers oatherinas.

Following is list of meetings in
the interest of the live stock industry
appointed for this winter and next
spring:
December 13.-Gunnison, Colorado.
Gunnison County Cattle Growers AS
sociation; to select delegates to ma
tional association convention.
December 1S.-Denver. Legislative
committee; Colorado Cattle and Horse
Growers.
December 13.-At Carbondale, Colo
ardo, Roaring Fork and Eagle River
Stock Growers. to elect delegates to
national and state conventions.
January 12.-Kansas City. Execu-
tive committee; National Live Stock
Association.
January 13. IA. 15. 16.-Kansas
City. Missouri, annual convention, Ma.
tional Live Stock Association.
February 23, "a. 25.-Denver. Colo
RADIO; the Denver Fat Stock and Feed.
er Show.
February 26, 81. 2s.-Denver Colo.
rado; annual convention Colorado Cat.
tie and Horse Growers Association.
March 2. 3, 4.-Denver. Colorado;
annual convention American Cattle
Growers Association.