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Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-03-15
SILK OF THE SPIDER.
The Delicate Machinery That Spins
the liuuld Threads.

the Liquid Threads.
The spider Is able to secrete at least
three colors of silk stuff-the white,
which forms the web, and the en-
swathement Of captives and the egg
cocoon; the brown mass that fills the
cocoon interior and the flossy yellow
between that and the inside of the
sac The glands end In minute ducts
which empty into spinning spools reg
ularly arranged along the sides and
upon the tips of the six spinnerets, or
spinning mammals" or spinning fin
gers" which are placed Just beneath
the apex of the abdomen. The spin
nerets are movable and can be flung
wide apart or pushed closely together,
and the spinning spools can be man
aged In the same way.
The silk glands are infolded in mus
cular tissue, pressure upon which, at
the will of the spider, forces the liquid
silk through the duct into the spool,
whence 1t issues as a minute filament,
since 1t hardens upon contact with the
air. One thread as seen In a web may
be made up of number of the fila
ments and is formed by putting the
tips of the spools together as the liquid
Jets are forced out of the ducts. When
the spinnerets are Joined and num-
ber Of the spools are emptied at once
their contents merge, and the sheets
or ribbons are formed which one sees
in the enswathement of captive or
the making of Argiope's central shield.
This delicate machinery the owner op-
crates with utmost skill, bringing into
play now one part and now another
and again the whole with unfailing
deftness and mastery complete.-Dr
81. C. McCook in Harper's.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-03-15
Strictly Business.

'The graspin'est man / ever know.
ed" said Uncle Jerry PEBBLES. was an
old chap named Snoopins. Somebody
told him once that when he breathed
he took in oxygen and gave out car
bon. He spent whole day tryin' to
find out which of them two gases cost
the most If you have TO buy EN-. He
wanted to Fnow whether he was max
In or losin' money when he breathed." !"
Chicago Tribune
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been all the morningT she exclaimed,
Kissing him.
He told her breathlessly, and she
listened to his admiration OF the com
modore with rising color.
isn't he perfectly splendid, Aunt
Marforief They saw there are ten ele-
phants and the lions growl something
awful! But won't be afraid with the
commodore. Only l wish you were
coming too. Wouldn't you like IL?
I'm sure he'd take you, too, II you
asked him"
NO, honey, II don't think so. 1
don't expect to see the commodore
again; we've aren't friends any
more
"Oh. Nuntie"' exclaimed Willie, in
genuin. dismay. And he's so good
too"
Willie thought for minute that his
Aunt Marjorie was going to cry, and
then he was surprised to hear her say
In manne1 singularly unlike her
usual gentleness. Maybe some peo-
pie think he is good, but l know his
true character, and | do not think you
ought to 81 around alone with him."
Tbis speech was rendered with all the
uGnity That woman of the world,
aged nineteen, could muster.
4"fou went with him alone to lats
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-03-15

In the stormy part of the year n
steamer encountered rough weather,
and, as often happens at such times,
many sea gulls hovered near the ship
and even came on board. One allowed
itself to be caught, and it was found
that it had II fish bone stuck In the eye
in such position as not absolutely to
destroy the sight, but penetrating an
inch into the flesh of the bird and pro-
jet,ing an inch and a half. 1t might
have had fight with fish or got
transfxed seeking its prey. The doc
tor of the ship took the bird, extracted
the bone, applied a soothing remedy to
the wound and let it go. 1t flew away,
but returned the next day, allowing it.
self TO he caught. The doctor exam
fned the wound, which was progressing
favorably, applied more of the remedy
and let the bird go second time. 1t
flew several times around the ship and
then departed and returned no more
London Sketch.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-03-15
Bismarck's Love of Authority.

AT . p. III. we took tea with the king.
was seated opposite him when foot
man came and whispered in my ear
that Bismarck desired to see me. Great
embarrassment! Puckler having told
me | might leave the table, l did SO.
The king inquired what was the mat
ter and permitted me to go. Bismarck
had nothing of particular Importance
to tell me. and suspect that he only
wanted to show that he had the right
to send for his employees even when
they were with the king.-Hatzfeldt
Letter.
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1t is the duty of the clerk to be zeal.
Gus. The low spirited has no place in
a bank. Neither has the frivolous
The man who works for bank is re-
spected in his community because 1t is
known that the character of his work
is important and particular He must
not only be direct and speedy in what
he does, he must not only be faithful
and constant in all that he does, but
he must go step further and do what
he does with will, and good will
at that Zeal requires interest and en-
thusiasm. One of the troubles with
the bank clerk Is that his senses and
his buoyancy are apt to be dulled by
the endless repetition Of details There
is no way to shirk it. No bank clerk
can 20 home at night with his work
unfinisheI.--C. w. Stevenson in Bank
ers' Monthly.
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A Boston woman was standing on II
street crossing waiting for a car when
n box Jf powdered charcoal fell from
a passing wagon and broke open: The
beautiful light dress she was wearing
was ruined by the dust. The driver,
who stopped to recover the package,
saw the damage and said, 81 am very
sorry, ma'am." The woman bowed
and replied, TT was not your fault,
sir" He that taketh city is indeed a
small person beside the possessor of
such self control as that.-Youths
Companion.
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81 amt got no doubt" said Hitler,
"but what kin git that there job as
consul in that place in England. It'd
be cinch too"
"Oh. yes" replied Peppery, "if you
can learn to speak the lTrguage."-
philadelphia Press.
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II believe" said the CHEEKY philoso-
pher, that for every single thing you
give away two come back to you"
That's my experience" said Pham-
ley. Last June | gave away my
daughter, AMI she and her husband
came back to us in August"
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-03-15

People get headache because they do
not take sutti lent active exercise to
keep the blood circulating actively, be-
come e. tied and often about things
that do not concern them at all, neg
lect daily action of bowels, bathe in
cold water without wetting the head
Siecn az !2-r pillow, take too much
alcohol allow the feet to get cold, take
iron and quiaiae when the sc drugs do
not agree with the system.-Pittsburg
Press
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A RARE BIRD.
Why an American Snowman Could
Not Get 1t For His Museum.

When the eminent French writer
Ferdinand BrNnetiere visited the Unit
ed States some years ago. lecturing at
Harvard and other leading universi-
ties, he had an amusing experience,
which he described In the recollections
of his American tour which he after
ward published. The great litterateur
devoted much attention to the life and
works of Bossuet, who was often styled
the Eagle of Meaux," on account per-
haps of his lofty flights of eloquence.
This fact. with others pertaining to
his literary career, was mentioned by
some daily papers during his stay in
This country. 1t caught the eyes of
shrewd American Snowman, who, how
ever, got somewhat mixed over the
meaning of the alusion. He wrote the
following letter to the French author:
Sir-I have just heard that certain
MeauX eagle very celebrated. II appears,
in your country, has become your ex-
elusive property. Now, | am the man.
ager of a museum In one of the largest
cities in the States. This Meaux eagle,
whose reputation has been enhanced by
your eloquence. would certainly not fail to
excite the curiosity of my public. If you
will let me have the rare bird and tell mo
how to feed it, YOU can quote your own
figure
Brunetiere politely explained that the
"rare bird" had been dead for nearly
300 years
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THE WORD FELLOW"
Its Honorable Beginning and Its Lat
ter Day Decline.


The degeneracy of good word was
illustrated in a case at Branksome
Dorset, in which witness spoke of
the defendant as this fellow" and was
ordered by the bench to substitute
"this man" Fellow" began very
honorably by meaning a person who
put down money with others in a
joint undertaking, its component parts
being akin respectively to fee" prop
erty) and to "lay" and '1aw." To this
day 1t Is dignified to be fellow Of a
college, and nobody minds being called
fellow citizen" a "fellow Chris
tan" or good fellow"
But ordinarily fellow" alone ranks
now as in the painful scene in which
Mr.. Tupman said, "Sir, you're fel-
low" and Mr.. Pickwick retorted, "Sir,
you're another" In the fourteenth
century it was customary to call a
servant fellow" in kindly condescen-
sion. Perhaps that explains the words
decline, though it may be due to the
use of "felow" in the sense of boon
companion. Companion" and mate"
also were contemptuous at one time.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
There's lot of foolishness to keep
ont of.
Genius is not rare, but plain com
mon sense is.
Great things can't be very difficult
or an ordinary man couldn't accom-
plish them.
Every one naturally dislikes those
people who are so good they suggest
the top line in copy book.
Pc content with your air castle. The
chimney in an air castle never smokes.
and the windows do not rattle in every
wind
Doing business without advertising
is like wnking mt girl in the dark
YOU know what YOU are doing, but no.
body r!r to's,
Perhaps you have noticed that chill
t"Cu are more willing to work for the
neighbors than at home; also that some
of them meyer outgrow the habit
Atchison Globe.
There are some truths that are per
ceived less by the intellect than by the
heart. and the man who Is devoid OF
this heart perception is lacking IN
much.-Terrcil (TeXD Transcript
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-03-15

Brunetiere politely explained that the
rare bird had been dead for nearly
900 years
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-06-11

because Of she shortage of 1912
acres in the quantity Of certain
estate, situate on the waters of
Yellow Creek in Center District
Calhoun County; West Virginia,
conveyed to the said j. A. Arder-
son by the said Wilson Lee Camden
and wife, by deed dated on the An
day of March 1904, Of record in the
Calhoun County Court Clerks
office, in Deed Book No 81 at page
449, and in default of payment
thereof. to sell the following real es
tate to wit:
A tract Of 2l43 acres, situa on
the waters OF Leading creek IL the
district Of Sheridan, county anc
! State aforesaid, which IS designated ~ l.o
! No IL, OF the partition oi the camden l,nd
! which has been attached and Tor genera
/ relief. And affidavit having been mad,
! That the SAID defendant, Wilson Lee cam
/ den ~ not resident OF this State, the sale
| defendant is required u appear with in on,
month after the date of the rst publication
of this order, in the clerks office Of our sale
| court, and do what is necessary to Irotec
| his interests. And it is ordered that a cop,
of this order Ice published once week foI
! four successive weeks in sone newspaper
published IA calhoun county, and be prsiet
at the front door 81 the court house Of sal,
county for twenty days before judgment il
/ rendered.
\ \ copy teSte: c c. STARCH Err cleik.
Date of first publication, June 4, 1907.
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'E'ruSi Sale Of Valuable Real Es-
I tate, Oil and Gas Leases, Wells
and Equipment.

BY virtue of the authority vested
IN me by certain deed of trust,
made by Lowther Kaufman Oil &
Coal Company, a corporation
under the laws of the State of West
Virginia, to me as Trustee, dated
the oath day of May, 1906, and OF
record in the Office Of the Clerk of
the County Court OF Calhoun eoun-
tY West Virginia, in Trust and
Mortgage Book No. 3, at page 90,
and following, the same having been
recorded on the 1st day of June,
1906, and which trust secures the
payment Of six certain negotiable,
promissory notes, bearing even date
with said Deed of trust, made by
said Lowther-Kaufman Oil IL Coal
Company, payable at Central Bank
ing and Security Company Parkers
burg West Virginia, to the order of
j. !. Norris, +. w CLARK, J w.
Kaufman, Brent Shriver, w. II.
Fitch, G. A. Lowther and G. +.
Lowther and by them endorsed,
which said notes are mentioned and
described in said deed of trust, and
which said deed of trust also secures
the payment of all renewals of said
notes and each Of them, in whole or
in part, and also secured the pay
ment OF all taxes upon the property
described in said deed ot trust, paid
by said Central Banking and Securi-
lily Company or the legal holder of
sad notes on any Of them, or any re-
newal of any Of them, in pursuance
of the terms of sad deed of trust,
and default having been made by
said Lowther- Kaufman Oil ~ Coal
Company in the payment Of the
debt and taxes secured by said deed
of trust, under the terms and con-
ditlons of said deed of trust, and,
haeipg been requested so to DO by
Central Banking and Security Com
pany the legal owner of the debt Sc
cured by said trust, which said Com
pany has also paid the taxes for the
year 1906, upon the property in SAID
deed of trust described, 1 will, on
tho
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Extension Of l.. X. Il. II.

There are rumors prevailing today
that the extension of the Little Ka-
Dawha railroad is one of the matters
that is taking definite form, ana that
twill eventually be an assured fact.
Color is given to these ramors from
the fact that Charles Morris, the gen
eral right Of way agent of the Pitts
burg and Lake Erie Railroad, has
been in Gilmor and Calhoun counties
for several days sounding the farmers
on the question Of rights of way and
who spent Thursday in Parkersbrug.
Mr.. Morris gave out littlo informa
ton while in the city, but in the upper
counties where he has been, he made
no secret of the fact that be was after
the right Of way for an extension
When the community Of interests
which obtained control Of the Little
Kanawha Syndicate holdings. a,nsug
which was the Little Kanawha Rail
road, divided their holdings, the Lit
tleI KnDawha Railroad property was
assigned to the Pii,sburg aud Lake
Eric Divisiou. Afterwards President
SchooumAkcr, Of the Pittsburg aud
Lake Erie, made several here and
made one trip Of inspection over Tie
entire line. While, ostonsiblc. the
Baltimore and Ohio has been operat-
ing tho hne ever since. and e a loss
II has been generally believed that i,
was still N control Of the Piitsburg
aud Lake Erie, Bnd the belief is also
growing that IN order to mako il
a productive property, it will be ex-
tended - the coal fields in the inter.
Tor.
twas stated several days ago that
the surveys that huvc been made on
the South Side we're for the purpose
Of securing an entrance into this city
by toe listlc Kauuwha, either by a
bridge above the city, or conuoc-
ton with the Ohio River tracks a
short distance below the mouth Of the
Little Kanawha River -Parkersburg
Sentinel.
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commissioners Notice.

To al persons holding liens By Judge
meui or otherwise, on the real oslaso or
any part thereof Of Victo,a Frederick
which WAS conveyed by Yic,ora Frederick
and S. b. Frederick, her husband, %
Joseph 3. Frederick By deed dated on The
Goth day Of March, 1906, and Of record
in the Calhoun County Court Clerk,
Office, in deed book, 40. 80 psge 4l4
10 pursuonce OF a decree o. tho Circuit
Court Of Calh oun County, made in a
cause therein pending 70 subject The said
real estate Of tho said Victora Frederick
10 the satisfaction Of the liens thereon,
you are hereby required 70 present all
clsms held by you and each r. you
agsfnst the said Viciora Frederick which
are liens on her real estate or any part OF
il for adjudication to me at my office, in
the town Of Grantsxllle, on or before the
Goth ray 81 May, 1907.
Given under my hand this ld day al
May, 1907.
ALBERT SMITH,
Comm'r Of Calhcun County
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We have just received car
load of doors, windows, porch
posts and building material Of
various kinds. We can save any
one contemplating building, con-
siderable money, as we bought
these goods before the great adj
vance.
G.. G.. & w. E. BEE,
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Notice.
To whom it may concern:

To whom itmay concern:
We, the undersigned, hereby
mutually agree to dissolve part
nership, and Walter Mcmillan
agrees to collect all debts and
take all properties of the firm of
Wayne & Mcmillan and pay al
debts of said firm. S. J. Wayne
resigning from said firm,
This 26th day of April, 1907.
S. J. Wayne.
Walter Mcmillan,
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commissioners Eolles.
~


Commissioner Office. GrantsvIlle. Calhoun
County Wet Virginia, May 8, 1907.
The parties in the suit Of A. G.. Mathew.
Administrator Of the estate Of ~. A. Ali
zef, declared, against Ferrell RI. Altizer.
Osie Parsons, Eonzie Altizer ard Leila
Aluzcr, the last Two being infants. and
G. &. sisrchor r. W Hall, The Calhoun
County Bank. = Corporation, +. Chenowsth.
Administrator ~ The estate Of Mary Harris
deceased, r. Chenoeeth, Administrator Of
The estate Of Elizabeth Carpenter deceased
Il. O. Linn, Jennie Schauiger, w. ID.
Dillon and A, NJ Funk, pondiug in the
Circuit Court Of Calhoun County West
Virginia, will take mott &c that on the 20tb
day Of June 1907, 81 my Office in tho town
Of Grantsville, Calhoun county, West Vir.
ginia, ] will proceed to execute the decree
rendered in the said cause by the circuit
court Of Calhoun county West Virginia. at
the April term thereof IN 1907, when and
where they are required o attend with such
books, papers, vouchers and evidence as
VII enable mo to comply with tie said or.
order Of the court
ALBERT SMITH,
COm'r OF Calhoun county.
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Baptist chuch.

Rev. VIM. Burns, Pastor:
breaches on Saturday before the 18th. sun
day of each month at ? O'clock, y. m, and
on the 4th Sunday at IL, a. m. and 7, p: IN.
Sunday school every Sunday at 10, a. m.
and prayer meeting lst Sunday night in
each month.
Rev. Hotter, Of Elizabeth, representing
the Presbyterian church, breaches in either
the Baptist or Methodist churcne, the Ind.
Sunday morning and evening of each month
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Of Publication.

State of West Virginia, Calhoun
County, to-wIt:
At Rules held In the Clerks of
flee of the circuit courtGor the coun
ty OF Calhoun, on Monday, the 3rC
day of June, 1907.
j. A. Anderson, !
Va. In Cbancery
Wilson Lee Camden,
The object of this suit is to re
cover from the defendant, Wilson
Lee Camden, The sum of $500 10
with interest thereon from the 1Gtl
day OF July 1907, until paid anc
tie costs of this suit, which sum tn,
said plaintiff CLAIMS to be due him
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NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that tho under.
signed has been appointed and has quail
fled, az the Administrator Of J. J. homas
deceased. All persons, who owe tho estate
OF the deccdent, are requested 10 settle
their liabilities at once; md all, who have
claims against the said estate, arc Likewise
requeated to present their claims for pay.
mout.
Dated this January Both, 1907
j. NJ. Hamilton, Administrator.
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FARM FOR SALE.
Albert Smith.

Consisting Of IS acres. 40 acres
cleared, and in good shape. Or
chard, framed house, large barn,
and oil necessary out buildings On
public road. Within one fourth
mile Of post Office. school house, two
churches, three stores, shop, saw
and gI'ist mill. Price $1,000 00,
Terms: throe-tourths down; ball
ance, ono and two yo&rs.
Call on or address,
n l. Bailey.
Okla Calhoun o., ". Va.
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NJ. E Church, South.

Rev. NJ. G.. Nutter, Pastor:
breaches at Grantsville, list. Sunday at l.
a. M, 2nd Sunday at Up. m. Bird. Sunday
at II, a. m. and !, p. IN.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday even
ing Mt O. clock, and Sunday School at 10,
a. III.
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18th Day CT June, 1907,

between the hours Of ten O'Clock n.
m. and four o'clock y. m., of said
day, sell at the front door of the
Court House of Calhoun county,
West Virginia, at public auction, to
the highest bidder, the following
described real estate, oil and gas
wells and lcasehOlds and appurte
nances. together with all the privi-
leges, easements, franchises, WAYS.
roads and appmtenances thereto be-
longing, remedies and processes
arising ont OF the same, respectively,
and belonging to the said Lowther
Kaufman Oil and Coal Company. if
any there be, as set out and describ
ed in the aforesaid deed OF trust to-
wit.
First All THAI certain parcel or
tract OF land, situate III the county
Of Calhoun and State of West Vir-
ginia, on the waters Of Big Root
Creek, a branch of The Little Kan
awha river, il Center district OF said
county, ard bounded as follows:
Beginning at pointers, thence n.
IS L. Is poles to gum, thence n.
3a w. III poles to white oak,
thence = rs f Al poles to a hickory
on the top Of ridge between Big
Root and Yellow creek, thence s.
80 IL 80 poles to two white oaks,
thence S 20 W 70 poles to o beech
noar lick, thence S 4S E 1O7 poles.
crossing said Big Root, to white
OAK, thence S ~ W ~ poles to a
white oak, tbonce y 81 w % poles,
crossing said Big Root, to the DO
ginning, containing one hundred
acres, more or less, and being the
snmo lGnd conveyed to the said
Lowther-Kaufmon Oil & Coal, com
.pany by John NJ Hamilton, trustee.
by decd bearing date on the 5th
day Of May 1906, and Of record in
the Office Of The the clolk Of the
County court Of Calhoun county,
West Virginia, together With all the
right, title and interest in tho said
real estate ~ set forth and convoyed
by said decd, and subject to sho
reservation therein made. in'Tavor q
0. w. o. HardInun, and subject also
to az assignment or conveyance Of
fifty 900 acres Of said land by the
Lowther Kaufman OH & Coal com
pany to the West Virginia Carbon
Company by which there was con
yoycd to the latter all oi.the oil and
goa rights underlying ffty(5O) acres
Of said farm.
Second. A certain oil and eas
lease dated January rs, 1901. exc.
cutod by Atwill Taylor and Sarah J
Taylor his wife, TO S. r Bruce. for
forty five t45) acres Of land IN Sher-
idan district Calhoun county, West
Virginia, ~ record in the aforesaid
county Clerks Office tn Deed Book
NO D. page 30, which lease was, on
iho 9th day Of February. 1901. as
signed by The said Bruce to the
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County Officers.
Time Of Holding Courts.

Circnit Court-Third Tuesday in January,
April, July and October.
County Csurt--E'irst Monday in January,
April, July and November.
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C. C. G w. E. BEE,

Good $50 acre farm flat ridge.
gentle slope ect one half grass
one half good timber for sale.
Call on.
Albert Smith.