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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-08-06
EVANSVILLE, CALHOUN COUNTY, w. VA
he cried. Lets sec your old bo,ns,r

he cried. Let's see your old beans! ~
Silently Fred led the way back
along the road, past the house, into
his barn, and swept his hand toward
the corner under the harness rack.
Those barrels? All those bar
rels?"
Berry's face showed awe, and real.
~ when Fred reviewed the situation,
he did not wonder. He nodded.
MY gracious, Fred. you've got
grit! To stick to a thing that way!"
1t was just like Berry that he should
think of the other fellows achieve
ment In the most generous terms.
But Fred waved the compliment
aside. He was beginning to suspect
that 1t was foolish obstinacy instead
OF grit" that makes one stick to a
senseless enterprise. He was not yet
ready to admit that, however-and
besides. there was business on hand.
III take that four-fifty," he said,
In his most businesslike tone. "Ill
lend you the beans. too. You can
begin to count any time"
Here's your money. But II
was dull and lifeless voice I'm which
Berry spoke. He looked as IL he
wanted to weep and run. Eagerly
he welcomed the diversion occasioned
by the entrance of Fred's little sister.
Hello, Katie!" he cried.
Hello, Bewwy! You want to see
me play slide down-hill?"
Sure. How do you play It,
Katie?"
With the dramatic instinct of child
hood, the baby ran first to a disuse6
stall In an out-of-the-way place. then
back to the opposite corner, whence
she dragged a rusty corn-popper.
Dimpling with fun and Importance,
she looked at them a moment; then
to Fred's last barrel. the one left
partly filled, she flew. Before the
boys could check her, she had plunged
the corn-popper into It, scooped out
handful of beans, darted across to
the empty stall, and lifted the pepper
to the top of the broken feed box.
Pat, pat, pat, hear 'em slide down
hill! " she shrieked. gleefully, as the
beans ratified through the chute.
The trough was almost full of
beans. Suspicion seized upon Fred's
mind as he gazed, and a frantic hope
grew up in Berry's breast.
"Where'd you get your beans,
Katie?" asked both boys, almost in a
breath. "Out of the bin?"
The baby curled her lip in a pitirul
way, as If the question recalled an old
grievance. Cant weach old binl "
she answered. "Got 'em ont of haw-
wells" And then she turned and
started for the door, for Berry had
uttered yell that threatened to raise
the roof
Saved! Saved" he cried. ct
don't have to count 'em, Fred! I
can't count 'em If Katie's been taking
beans to play with I'll admit your
count is correct, and-and I'll save
up and buy her the biggest doll that
ever came to Four Corners!"
well, it's a good thing for
you"
Its good thing for one of us
that we can't check that count, &"
Berry interrupted. His face ex-
pressed both thankfulness and awe.
Guess l didn't realize what I was
talking about, eh, when 1 spoke of
eating million beans in two weeks? p"
NO" Fred answered, in a medita-
tive way. "They run about eighteen
hundred and fifty beans to a quart.
There's something over five hundred
and forty quarts. Youths Com
panion.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-08-06
Twain, Irving and the Chestnut

The Boston people are tellingsa
new story about Mark Twain, and 1t
is this, and n good one IL is for some
people to recall on occasion. Mark
was telling stories, strangely enough.
and some young gentleman-Perkins
let us call him-after the manner of
the very young, was trying to cap
them, but he always began with that
mock-modest phrase: you must
have heard this before, Mr. Clemens, ="
repeating the phrase at intervals
through his so-called story. Finally
Mark is said to have said this:
Perkins. that's no way to tell a
story. One night 1 was at supper
with Henry Irwin, and he had the
same old trick that you have, Per.
kins-'You must have heard this be.
fore-or. You certainly have heard
this He began a story this way,
and ] said, politely, No, Irwin,
haven't though I didn't know, of
course ~hat mis- story was about.
After he had used this miserable
phrase three times, 1 said to him.
Irwin, 1 was born and raised in Mis-
souri,, where truth is at a discount
and courtesy is above par. When
friend begins a story as you do with
you must have heard this story"
courtesy prevails, and we say no, no
matter what the truth may be; and a
second time we say no; but when II
comes, like now, to the third time,
then truth asserts herself Yes,
Irwin, I've heard your old chestnut
many, many times; 1 invented it,
-Harper's Weekly.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-08-06
BABY ON FLIER's PILOT.

When the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul fiier No. 8, with Engineer
Swanson up, stopped at Calmar,
Iowa. for water. a three-year-old
child of the family named Johnson
climbed upon the pilot OF the engine,
unnoticed by any OF the tralnmen or
the pump house engineer.
After the fireman had replaced the
tank cover Engineer Swanson pulled
open the throttle and the train was
soon flying fifty miles an hour toward
Dos Moines
When about ten miles out of Cal
mar the fireman, looking ahead, saw
what he thought was a bit of bingham
standing straight out i'm the breeze.
lie told the engineer. who changed
seats with him and took a look for
himself.
AZ that instant the little fellow $
hair came into view and Swanson put
ON tho airbrakc8 with such force that
the train stopped almost within tho
length of Itself. He climbed down to
the pilot, whore he found the little
fellow laughing and growing and
holding ON tight TO one OF the braces.
Conductor Hoxic took charge OF
the child and sent him back home
from DEBORAH.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-08-06

named him Little Cayuse," because
his cars were the first to catch the
sound OF the horses approach.
In the middle OF the night the lit
tie Pawnce would waken the trapper.
"Cayuse. cayusel" he would say. The
rider who was TO take the place of
the one who was coming would jump
up. saddle his horse, and be ready to
relieve the express tho moment IL ar
rived. Little Cayuse's warming never
failed. -
The pony express was not the only
approach of which the boy gave news.
The Indian horse-thieves soon found
out they never met with success at
the station where Little Cayuse lived.
He was better than an electric bat
terry. One cold night he woke Whip
saw at IL o'clock
us the express coming?" asked
the trapper
No" answered the Pawnee lad.
We'll, go to sleep, then" said the
trapper, but the little Indian shook
his head
Long time no cayuse," he said.
Sure enough the pony express was
two hours overdue. Whipsaw woke
up the men. Little Cayuse slipped out
OF the door and laid his ear to the
ground.
Heap cayuses," he announced
The men got ready their guns and
waited Before long a band of Sioux
crept up TO surprise the sleeping sta
ton. But the station was not Sleep
ing, and the thieves were soon put to
flight. Later, a mile from the cabin,
the express rider was found dead.
The president of the company
heard of Little Cayuse's action and
sent him q beautiful rifle, built for
his small hands. The boy was only
six years old, but he had not had
his gun long before he shot with it
a great gray wolf.-Youth's Compan-
ION
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-08-06

RESCUED HIS DOG FROM WOLF.
To have his dog attacked in broad
daylight in an open field by a wolf
and to witness one of the hardest
fights he ever saw was the expert.
once of the nineteen-year-o William
Bennett, whose story is given in the
Register OF lola, Kansas. The dog
was nearly killed, and the wolf was
driven away only after repeated as.
saults with club in the hands of the
sturdy farmer boy.
The boy was blowing, and the dog,
which is a shepherd of fair size, was
playing about the field. Suddenly the
boys attention was attracted by the
barking OF the dog, and he turned to
see the animal fighting full tilt with
a large gray wolf
The fight was fast and furious. the
animals went round and round, and
finally worked their way up under thd
pillow handles. The wolf was so in.
terested in It's combat with the dog
that it did not realize that the dog
had faithful ally in his master.
The boy saw that the wolf was
Selling club, he hammered the ami.
NAL with all his strength. The wolf
hung on with great tenacity, and It
was only after a severe beating that
it let go. When it gave up, it made
for the woods as fast as it's legs would
carry it. 1t made no attempt to at
tack the boy. The dog was thorough
ly exhausted and covered with blood.
but was not cowed, and later in the
afternoon raised a great rumpus
round a pile of rocks in the field
near where the fight had taken place.
The boy made an Investigation,
and discovered the VOLTS lair in the
rock pile. From the pile Of rocks he
took eleven young wolves. The game
fight which the wolf put up was then
explained. The dog had discovered
the VOLTS den, routed out the wolf,
and the animal, for the purpose of
protecting its young, had made the
hard and determined fight which wild
animals know how to make under
such circumstances.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-08-06
Australian Cold.

Since the first discovery. I'm 1851.
OF gold IN Australasia nearly 14O,-
100000 ounces OF gold have been
produced in the various States. over
one-half OF which was furnished by
Victoria. Prior to 1898 Victoria was
almost invariably the leading gold
producing State OF the group. Gut I'm
1904 It's yield was about 6O.4OO
ounces less than in Queensland and
1,522,000 ounces less than I'm West
orn Australia, which has I'm recent
years increased it's production By
leaps and bounds from 10000
ounces 10 1893 to more than two and
q third mllllon ouaees IN to0s,-Bn,
glnesg,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-08-06
HEART o. ME.

Heart o the world sweet voets are blooming
All the tender geening things in the
Sad hearty BE glad, heartl coming!
Bird and brook singing for the joydays nowb
Oh the days, and nights followed after
Oh, the bitter shed, oh, mist Of
Sad heart? BE glad, hearth Listen laughter!
How the sunshine gimmers the blossoms
Heart the world is sweet Remember thy SORROW
Follow after brook and bloom, beef
S9my heart BE glad heart! Greet the good
NisI we not the golden world made thee and me?
Cecilia Myrover Robinson, in Woman's Companion.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-08-06
j. T. Waldo & Co.'S.
LIVERY AND FEED STABLE,
cRANTsVILLR, W. VA.

Keeps constantly en- hands Relsa
Hay, Chop eto., at reasonable rates,
Oan supply yoh With . hofns, einkiS
horse buggy, ~, Ee, i,!. buggy es ser
~ long xln, eA ehogt hetios n84 q
geAeonahi9 BxiseA
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-08-06
lug ~ ROPE TRoM RocK

While two tourists were attempt
ing to scale the cliffs of scrawfel1. a
mountain in Cumberland, England,
ono of them slipped. dragging his
companion by the rope with which
they were coupled. The rope caught
on @ projecting rock and tho climbers
hung at either end swaying over a
procipico some hundreds OF feet high.
They hung helples8ly for several
hours. when another party OF climbs
or5 CHANGED TO SEQ them. They word
rescued in an exhausted condition.
Had they not been found they would
have hung untu the rope broke OF
would have died from exhaustion.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-08-06

a Hindu catamaran can 60 20 and
from ships when ordinary craft can
rot be launehod,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-11
WOMAN ABANDoNs BABE.
Three Weeks Old Child Left at St.
Francis Home, Dubuque.

Special 20 Times-R Republican.
Dubuque, Sept. 11.-Shortly after IL
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, a well
dressed woman drove up to the ST.
Francis Home in the northern part
of the city, and taking advantage of
the crowd of visitors which thronged
the institution, abandoned a three
weeks old babe in a rocking chair.
Escaping thru a side door the woman
hurried away from the place taking a
street car down to the CITY,
The police are working on the case.
1t is feared the woman may have made
good her escape on one of the trains
which leave the city around the noon
hour That she was a stranger in
Dubuque seems probable from several
circumstances. In her hurry to get
away she left her jacket behind her
which bore the mark of Canton, H."
Owing to the fact that the conven-
ton of the German Central Society is
current in the city, there was an unus-
ually large number of visitors at the
home Tuesday morning. The woman
was seen to drive up in carriage
which she at once dismissed and en-
tered the institution, the child in her
arms.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-11
gh1res anna srptrnhrr 9r.

is known as happiness, that condition
which all seek and yet which must
ever come from within the individual.
The joint session of the Central
Verein and St. Bonifacus Buno. cine
state organization), was preceded by
requiem high mass, held at Sacred
Heart church. The meeting proper
was opened in the Casino" at prompt
~ $50 o'clock by President John T.
Oelkers. The program of the day S
work was outlined by Mr.. Nicholas
Conner.
The nominating committee reported
the following nominations for Offices;
For President. b. Oelkers and f.
w. Immekus.
First Vice President-Joseph F. Rel
mann, H. Doerger.
Second Vice President = Nicholas
Conner.
Corresponding and Financial Secre-
tary-William Kruger, Fritz Sarg
Recording Secretary Kemp,
Adam Muth.
Trustees-W. Rauen, John Ho,afmeis-
ter Rev. S. Muench, j. Winkle1nan, p.
Bourscheidt, Joseph Frey, Joseph T.
Whitman, Joseph NJ, Frederick, Au-
gust Rohrbacher, E. Dittlinger; five to
be elected.>
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-11
BENTON COUNTY COURT.
JUDGE Bradshaw Will Preside at First
Term in New Court House.

Special to Times Repunliean
Vinton, Sept. 1.-THE fall term OF
the district court opens in the new
court house building next Monday with
Judge C. B. Bradshaw on the bench,
the first court to be convened In the
building. The docket is full and SHOWS
promise of several interesting suits.
There are sixty-five old civil cases and
seventy new civil cases, twenty flve
criminal fifty-six probate cases booked
for trial, together with sixteen cases
for the adjustment of unhappy mar
riages. ~
A case is. being brought against the
county thru j. N. Wilson, county treas
urer, by Mary Becker, to avoid four
years taxes on $4,000, amounting to
$77O.15, which was charged in a tax
assessment issued by Zen Mccoy the
tax ferret last spring.
In the case of Tracie Rice VS.. Joseph
Burkhart, ct al, the defendants are
charged with drawing a vile and OBJ
scene picture tending and intending
to expose the plaintiff to public CON
tempt and ridicule, to blacken her
reputation and cause her to lose public
confidence and the respect and conf
dence of those who knew her, and she
asks damages of the court against the
defendant in the amount of $4,000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-11
GIRLS WERE sMueeLERs.
Several Thousand Dollars Worth
Laces and Jewels on Persons.

New York, Sept. 10.-Customs Off
GERS, after searching two young wom-
en- passengers arriving here. on the
steamer La Gascogne, confiscated sew
eral thousand dollars worth Of jewelry
and laces. The women, who said they
were Misses Agnew and Catherine
Barrett, 25 and % years DID, respective
ly, of French Lick, Ind, We're allowed
to go free. They were taken care OF
by a middle-aged man, who said he
was Professor Rudolph Won Bachelle.
chemist, of Chicago, who, 1T is said,
is engaged to one of them.
When they left the steamship both
of the girls wore long coats reaching
almost to their heels. This aroused
the suspicious of the customs officer,
and when about $50 worth of goods
that the officials allege had not been
declared was found in their trunks the
two girls We're invited to step into a
little house on the pier
There they We're compelled to re-
move their long coats, and underneath
it was found each of the girls had on
a beautiful long lace opera coat worth
at least $500 Both of the girls broke
theiinspectors for their action.
When asked if they had anything
else that had not been declared both
insisted that they had not. but the in
spectors refused to believe them, and
two women inspectors were sent for
When they arrived the girls were taxi
en- to stateroom on the ship and
made to undress.
The inspectors, Miss Ellsworth and
Miss Allen, made a thorough search,
and hanging to Miss Agnes waist they
say they found a cloth jewel bag con-
tanning valuable bracelets, rings and
ieweled necklaces Nothing was found
on the younger sister.
All of the goods We're confiscated by
the officials. The girls told the in
spectors they conducted manicure
and hairdressing establishment in
French Lick.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-11
MASON CITY SUES COUNTY.
Demands Cost of Erection and Main.
tenance of Detention Hospital.

Demands Cost of Erection and Main
tenance of Detention Hospital.
Special to s-Republican
Mason City, Sept. 1.-THE city of
Mason City wants pay from the coun-
Gil for the cost of erecting and main
tanning her detention hospital, and ac-
eordingly the city council has ordered
suit brought against the board of
supervisors to recover something like
$1,000. The building was erected some
five years ago, to accommodate pa
tients during an epidemic of the small
pox, and since that time the city has
paid $50 per month for it's nlainten-
ance. whether it contained patients or
not, and has also paid the cost of care
for all detained patients, whether from
the country or city. On these grounds,
the city thinks it a county institution.
The supervisors, however, will fight
the case. They say they had moth
ing to do with the erection of the
building and will not be held respon-
sible for the care of the patients
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-11
NUN BURNED IN CONVENT.
Sister Mary Carmelta Seriously In
ilIred at Dubuque.

Sister Mary Carmelita Seriously In
jured at Dubuque.
Special TO mes-Republican.
Dubuque, Sept. lin a confiagra-
ton which started ON the lower floor
of Mount Saint Joseph's, Sister Mary
Carmelita was badly burned.
The unfortunate sister was in the
act of boiling combination of bees
wax and turpentine in the kitchen
when the fluid suddenly boiled up over
the receptacle in which it WAS con-
tanned and splitting all over the sur
rounding wood work, set fire to it's sur
face.
1t was while in the act of trying to
extinguish the incipient blaze that
Sister Mary Carmelita was so painfully
burned. Her loose. flowing garments
were readily ignited, and althc assist
ance was Immediately at hand, por-
ton of her clothing was consumed and
her right limbs painfully burned be-
fore the flames in which she vas en-
Neloped could be smothered.
Medical assistance was at once sum-
moned and everything possible was
done to relieve the sufferings of the
afflicted one Her wounds were dressed
and at last reports she was resting as
comfortably as could be expe cted, at
Mercy hospital, whittier she was at
once removed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-11
TO MAINTAIN CUT OFF
Report That Milwaukee Would Aban-
don Muscatine- ottumwa Line Dis
.puted by Extension Work in Pro-
cress.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Washington, Iowa, Sept. IA rum
or has been going the rounds on the
old main line of the c., NJ. & st. P. to
the effect that the road was about to
abandon the cutoff altogether. and
resort to additional expenditure from
Marion to Ottumwa. The runor also
gained some credence in this section,
but one only has to take short trip
in either direction to be fully con-
WINGED that the road has no thought
of abandoning this rich territory.
The report started from the fact that
the road has been to an enormous ex-
pense in keeping up its roadbed from
Muscatine to Ottumwa. The line was
built at an extraordinary expense and
ever since some Of the deep fills have
been constant source of annoyance
to the construction department. The
company now has at work several
gangs of laborers at the treacherous
places and any person with ordinary
judgment could be easily convinced
that the railroad officials have no
thought Of throwing up the whole job
now. This side Of Rubio there is big
job going on at present that has been
in progress over three weeks. The la
borers' started to fill a tressel when 1t
gave way and in order to support the
roadbed two thousand car loads Oh
sand have been dumped there and the
road is still settling, but there is moth
ing to indicate that the road has any
intention of abandonment. Between
here and Haskins similar work is IN
nrorreSs
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-11
George Mcnamara. Employed as
Brakeman on Iowa Central,
Struck by Passenger Train
WAS ON DUTY AS FLAeMAN
How Accident Happened is Not Known
Body Not Found Until Daylight =
Young Mans Home in Clinton,
Where Parents Reside Was e
Years of Age.
Special to rimes-Kepublicarl

Special to Times Republican,.
Hampton, Sept. 11.-While on his
first trip as an Iowa Central freight
brakeman, George Mcnamara, aged
30, of Clinton, was killed by train
between this place and Geneva early
this morning. His body was found at
about $3.50 O'Clock this morning by a
farmer The supposition is that Nc
Namara was struck by south bound
passenger No. 6.
Mcnamara was sent out by John T..
Higham. the yardmaSter at Marshall
town, who was conductor OF an extra
freight train, to flag the rear of the
train while the freight was "doub-
ling" over a hill. When he failed to
come in after being summoned, it was
presumed that he had been left be-
hind He left the train at about 1: so
o clock a. m, which was the last seen
of him.
The south bound passenger in
charge of Joe Van Draska, conductor.
hit what is presumed to have been the
mans lantern, but neither of the en-
ginemen saw Mcnamara. The train
was stopped and "a search was made,
but he was not found. From the fact
that the train hit the lantern it is
presumed that the man was struck in
the darkness without the enginemen
knowing it,
Was Making His First Trip.
Mcnamara arrived in MarshalltoWn
yesterday, and made application to
Yardmaster Higham for employment.
He was hired, and was called to go
out on the extra, which left this city
at 7:45 o'clock last night. Mcnamara
was unmarried. His parents, MIR. and
Mrs. Michael Mcnamara, live at $50
Railroad street, Clinton Mcnamara
said, in making application, that he
had been employed as brakeman on
the Chicago division of the North
western.
His body was brought to this city,
where it is being held.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-11
Editor Plans co-operation.

Monticello, Sept. 11.-Eiditor j. T..
T4anigan. publisher of the Jones Coun-
ty Times of this city, is the prime
mover in an effort to establish Il co.
operative ready print house to furnish
patent insides" for country newspa,-
pers. AS all the Newspaper ready print
houses are in trust, the country pub
Usher is forced to pay what he con-
siders an exorbitant price for ready
prints. The idea of the cooperative
association which is being agitated, is
to furnish the ready prints to the pub
fishers who are members at the actual
cost of producing them. The price of
ready print service has gone up in the
last few years from cents per quire
to 1014 cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-11
Social Affair at Radcliffe.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Republican.
Radcliffe, Sept. 11.-Mr. and Mrs. t.
S. Butler, entertained Sunday after
noon Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Drake, and
daughter, Margaret, Mr.. and Mrs Hen
Nv Himmel and daughter, Elleah, Mr.
and Mrs. Varnum, and daughter Ber-
nice. The out of town guests were
her mother and nieces, Mrs. M. j.
Clark, and Wanda and Caro- Slough
of Marshalltown. Light refreshments
were served. Mrs. Clark and grand
daughters returned to Marshalltowr
Monday afternoon, after having spent
a pleasant two weeks in Radcliffe Wis
iting relatives and friends.