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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-06-16
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Now | hope you're satisfied"

II was shortly after five on the az
ternoon Of the tenth that heavy black
clouds. copper-colored along their up.
per edge, began poking their ugly
heads above the western horizon. An.
ME Evans's wedding was over: the
bride and groom had departed station.
ward in the old but much-decorated
depot carriage, and the many guests
were trailing homeward along the
dusty white road
Harrison Bently and his wife turned
in at their gate, and as they did so a
warning rattle of thunder came from
the clouds. which were now mounting
the sky at race-horse speed.
"Mebbe that's your tornado comm,
father" shifted Mrs. Bently.
Her husband did not reply at once.
All the afternoon he had been some
thing of a speCter at the feast. He
had endured it grlmly in disgruntled
silence. Now, for the first time that
day, sardonic smile curved his thin
old lips.
"P'r'aps want so far out to the
way, after ALL" he remarked, at last,
casting an eye at the blackening heav-
ems. II hain't seen any clouds that
color since the time OF the 81 blow.
II there is q tornado, and you've cheat
ed me out of the predictin or it, I
don't intend ever to forgive youi"
Mrs. Bently INDUCED in an ironic
chuctle. Il guess faint nothin' more
than an ordinary thunder-shower," she
al cho ~
You fax round an see that all the
w7inders are shut, will your"
A louder peal of thunder shook the
house; purling gusts OF wind caught
oddies Of dust and sent It down the
road vagrant drops of rain began to
fall with staccato rattle. Then the
storm broke in earnest.
1t was storm long remembered in
that section. Trees were uprooted.
buildings unroofed, chimneys blown
fiat, and windows were driven in by
the combined force of wind and hail.
Even Mrs. BenNy, who ordinarily held
no fear of wind and thunder. crawl
ed between two Feather beds, still ar
rayed in her Sunday best and lay
there, trembling, until the storm had
spent itself
1t was six O'clock when the clouds
finally lifted and the sun shone bright
ly once more. Harrison Bently came
out OF the house and gazed mourn.
fully at the havoc the storm had
wrought His face wore a strange ex-
preston Of mingled triumph and dis
appointment. He strobe to the front
gate and stood looking down the road
at the twisted, broken branches. which
hung from almost every tree.
There was rumble of wheels and
round the bond in the road came the
depot carriage. its gay decorations
sadly bedraggled aud spattered with
mud Opposite the house it drew up,
and the groom leaned forward TO shout
TO the old man, leaning dejeotedly on
his sate-post.
This has been somethin' OF a blow,
amt IL? There's been a washout down
the line, an there won't be a train
runnin' till mornin'. I should most "a
thought a man as good at predictin'
as you are, Uncle Harrison. might "a
give us some warnin' OF this"
The old man shook his head slow
ly. I'm done with prophesyin'." said
he. There's no honor for prophet
not in his own country. anyway
Youths Companion.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-06-16

Assistant to the president Of large
railroad and industrial corporations Is
becoming a recognized Office. The
position Is one much sought after by
young men OF brains and influence
for the duties educate them for tho
presidency itself. Although the rank
is usually below that Of vice president
the opportunities for learning bust.
ness and administrative methods are
unique especially II the president be
we'll over in years and inclined TO re-
linqush some of his activities The
sons OF railroad magnates and Of
financiers Of large caliber are finding
their way into these positions. for by
this means the drudgery Of climbing
up from the bottom rung Of the lad
der Is obvlated.--New York Journal
OF Commerce
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-06-16
ANealest and Dust"

NegieSt and Dust.
A master mirror in n silent room
Became the sleeping spot of damp
and dust:
No face locked in its mystic depths to
bloom
Wish smiles, and soon neglect and
rebel rust
Destroyed it's truthful speech.
Then unto all and each
That came within it's reach
IL gave blighting lie:
The young seemed bleared OF eye.
And grim and sadly worn:
The old beheid their torn
And withered brows and gave
Themselves to dark despair,
Thinking that soon the grave
Would have them as It's share.
And thus the mirror told its bllghting
lies,
And filled its patrons with deep
disgust:
1t took their happy songs and taught
them signs,
Serving SIS tyrant lords, Neglect and
Dust
p. NJ Macdonald in Sunday School
Times.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-06-16
The Almighty Dollar.

A recent headline, Rule of the Dol.
lar" has suggested the inquiry, Who
originated the familiar phrase, the
almighty dollar?" II was Washington
Irving, in the Creole Village" which
he published in 1887. The phrase be-
came 30 popular and excited so much
controversy I'm consequence OF a doubt
whether the adjective was irreverent
that its author had to explain eighteen
years later that he intended mo irrev-
eTance, even to the dollar. which he
is well aware is becoming daily more
and more an object of worship" Dol
lar" is certainly one of the worlds
great words now, and It ia difficult TO
realize that 1t only means "valleyer. -
the "thaler" having been named az.
ter the Joach!msthal. i'm Bohemia. In
whose valley it was first coined I'm the
sixteenth century.-New York World
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-06-16

% other>boys a who
turned out that the teacher bad the theft at all
disappeared
II
would
which might aal ordinary
foolish dreadful
daughter
because Of her
They
where the les.New
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-06-16

Him-I would die for you! Her
Would you? Well, that's about tho
only chance there is of us two becom-
Ing one.-Cleveland Leader.
THAT fisherman is always talking
about the whoppers he. caught" HE
doesn't Itch them" answered Miss
CAYENNE. merely tells them
N staI
City Visitor suppose there's quite
aSlittle idle gossip ia village like this
The Postmaster-Idle? Not bit Of
1t! Works eighteen hours a day an
never takes a holiday. Puck.
Little Willie-Say, pa, what is an
idle theory? Pa-There is no such
thing, my son. Every man or woman
who has theory keeps 1t working
overtime.-Chicago Daily News.
II dropped some money in the mar
ket today" announced Mr.. Wyss at
the dinnertable. Again." exclaimed
Mrs. Wyss, reproachfully. NO" re-
piled Mr.. Wyss, mournfully: "a loss"
Judge.
First Summer Girl-Who is that
clean-shaven, handsome boy? Second
Summer Girl-Oh. he's an actor. First
Summer Girl-No; | mean the other
one. Second Summer Girl-Oh, he
hasn't any money. either.-Harper'
Weekly.
Gosh. all hemlock!" exclaimed the
first farmer, "ain't yet struck water
yet? How deep hev we gomez" Bout
a hundred feet" replied the other,
placidly. An amt we discouraged?"
20! | dunno, can't say | amt git
tin along well. "-Philadelphia Press
But" protested the space writer.
perhaps you could use this article II
l were to boil it down?" Nothing do
ing" rejoined the man behind the blue
pencil III you were to take a gallon
of water and obil it down to apint,
it would still be water Chicago
Daily News.
I'm afraid said Mrs. Oldcastle.
Mr.. Harkins would have been better
off IL he had never inherited that
money from his aunt He is rapidly
becoming a voluptuary." DO you
think so?" replied her hostess. But
mebbe he'd of got that way anyhow.
Most men begin to fatten up when
they get along about his age Chi
cago Record-Herald.
Haven't you loaned that De Broke
a good deal of money!" NO. I've let
him have a number OF small sums"
Knowing his reputation, why did you
give him that last fve?" at was this
way. He said If I'd let him have 1t he'd
pay me something on what he Mready
owed me-" "Well?" so | let him
have the five and he paid me 81 on
account. Plain Dealer.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-06-16

He--Do you know there is to be a
grand ball for charity. and I am think.
ing OF taking you Have you ever
danced for charity?
she--Certainly. DO You not re-.
member that even before we were
engaged never refused your invita-.
tions7--Translated for TransAtsntlv
Tales from III Motto per Rldere"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-06-16
The Wrong Kind Of Parentc
BY winifred Black.

6pp
Il with attempt principal
The boy admitted that he did try 10 kill his teacher
a When tae police questioned boys mother
III affair she said Yes johnny tried kill his teacher and
dout blame him either for h he things from
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-06-16

A wise Philadelphia gentleman MAJ.
riod O girl because she made rlppin
bread Marrying q lady for her h!s.
cults. recalls the New York Times. IS
one Of the deodsngest propositions 90
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-06-16

PIPER ran Jump 200 times
b.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-06-16
IN STYLE.

N elbow sleeves and elbow gloves
And elbow hat
she's clad just like all other doves
BE sure OF that
She feels. uncomfortable and stif
Beneath her lord.
she looks n sight. but what's the difrr
She's la mode
To network waists and network hosa
She stoutly clings;
And network Wells, and, goodness known
What other things.
An elbow network dream We aodsi-
She takes the road
She looks a sight. but what's the oddsr
She's a In mode.
Louisville Courier Journal.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-06-16
j. II. Waldo & Co.'S.
LIVERY AND FEED STABLE,
cRANTsVILLR, w. VA.

Keeps constantly on hands laled
Hay, Chop eto., at reasonabls fAtes.
Can supply you with e horse, single
horse buggy, two-hofse buggy aF sac,
rey, with or WithQut driver, lor shoh
~ long Trip, on shOTe Aotihe SD at
rsasopabls BsieeA.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-06-16

Great Britain IS rich Ia MOSES.
There are 200 yarieties found on the
British islands
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-23
HIGD0N'S HOUNDS
 FINALLY SCORE
EUGENE SMITH, ALLEGED BAD MAN." RUN TO EARTH NEAR WARRIOR-lS IN THE COUNTY JAIL.

Lugene Smith, alias Henry Smith, alias I,uzene Moose alias Blue John, alias Bad Eve. alias Bad John, alias Son Smith, alas Buck and full dozen more assumed names, has been placed in the county iail on a mittimus from the justice of the peace at Warrior charging him with assault with intent to murder.
 This being of many names is an Ethlo- plan by birth and bears the reputation Of heng caught by Sheriff Higdon's blood bounds According to the officers he has 1eer the real, main bully" around War ...or for some time and his arrest fol- owed an assault by him upon smother i,egro there. Deputy II. \. Hamilton at tcnpted to arrest him and was fired upon bg the negro it Is charged, the bullet passing through Ham.hon's coat After tie shooting, the negro disappeared, and a request was sent to Birmingham for ihe oogs.
 ,Chey were sent to Warrior and the trail taken six hours after the shooting. The aags held 1t splendidly anc after rnh of nearly slx miles caught the negrc.
 A preliminary was held at Warrior Monday and the negro brought to Bir- l:inghsm early yesterday morning and placed in the county jail. Unless lie can make bond in the sum of 5000 he will lplnain there until the next grand jury lia sses on his case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-23
FEDERAL COURT
 HAS LONG GRIND
JUDGE JONES WILL WORK ON OVERCROWDED DOCKET UNTIL FEBRUARY 2a-WoRK ENOUGH FOR ENTIRE YEAR.

Judge Jones has decided to hold court in Birmingham until February 9, after a short recess for the holidays, lasting un- til January 9.
 On Saturday morning, when the juries were excused except in the case then on trial and directed by Judge Jones to re- turn to Birmingham on January 19, he di- rected the setting of the docket to dis pose only of those cases which were on call for the special term. and had not been reached on Saturday
 Yesterday morning Judge Jones, in re- cessing the court until tomorrow. stated that since the last order for the setting of the docket members of the Montgomery bar had notified him that it was very nn- desirable to have a January term of the court at Montgomery as the United States court there had just had term ending on December 5, and the lawyers having cases in that court would also be very busy in the city and other courts in Montgomery and in consequence he had acceded to their request not to hold a term of the court at Montgomery in January and Feb ruary This gave him more time to work OH lHe law uockel Delet ana ne VIII SeL and try cases on that docket until Feb- ruary 25, 1909, as both he and Judge Hund- ley are anxious to clean up the law docket at Birmingham particularly, which has been overcrowded for the past 15 years
 The clerk was directed to confer with lawyers in setting the docket so that only those cases which would probably be lit- igated would be put the call, and to notify members of the bar to have their pleadings and everything ready as far as possible before they were reached on the call. There are about 200 cases on the law docket. If they were all tried allowing an average of two days for each case. which is the shortest time in which they are generally tried. it would take more than year on the law docket alone at Birmingham to clean it up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-23

daylight. The case was one of drunken ness.
 However, thieves appear to have been getting in their work.
 The pocketbook of Mrs. c. R. Johnson. containing a lady's gold watch, a small amount of money and other valuables, was snatched by negro while Mrs. John son was doing some shopping in one of the downtown stores about 5:30 o'clock. The thief escaped.
 Early yesterday morning Kinney's gro- cery store, on the corner of Avenue F and Twenty-seventh street, was burglar ized and about 1000 cigars, a box of schnapps tobacco and s2.9O in cash was taken. The police are working on the case.
 During Monday night chicken thieves were busy The hen house of Mrs. Gold stein, 724 North Sixteenth street. was broken into and II chickens and a turkey were stolen Mrs. Robb. 1924 North Twen- ty-first street. lost nine chickens. also.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-23
The Stomach Does
 Not Cause Dyspepsia
Neither Will 1t Cure 1t Because the Lack of Gastric Juices
 Prohibits Relief.

The stomach is a strong, powerful or- gan which is composed of muscles of great strength It Is filled during diges- ton with gastric juices which when the stomach extending and compressing the food dissolve 1t and separate the nonr- ishment from the waste matter. If, how ever, these gastric juices are lacking the stomach is not capable of digesting it's food because it has not the tools With which to work successfully.
 The gastric juices when in a perfect state do away with all foul odors, fer mentation and decay, reduce the food to a disintegrsted mass and the stom- ach then presses it into the intestines where another form of digestion takes place Then the intestines take from this mass of food all that is nourishing and gives it to the blood. The waste mat ter is thrown from the system.
 If instead of nourishnent the intes- tines receive impure deposits combined with a poisonous and imperfect gastric juice, it can be readily seen that they must turn such imperfect nourishment into the blood. The blood then being unable to give each part of the body that which it requires, becomes ffnpover- ished and disease is spread broadcast.
 Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets correct such a condition at once. If the gastric juices gre lacking and imperfect these tablets
  up the dement's in the juice which are lacking and remove those elements which cause disturbance.
 Meat, hraiSs, fluids vegetables and del ichcies, In fact each portion of large meal have been placed in a glass vial ana stnarr's Dyspepsia Tablets have di- gested thcra to q perfect fluid just as healthy stomach would do. 4a
 large complex, hearty meal holds no terrors for a dyspeptic if Stuart's Dys- pepsia Tablets are used. Abnormal eat ing, late dinners, rich foods cause Ill effects to the stomach. but when Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are used one may eat when and what one will without danger of dyspepsia or discomfort.
 Forty thousand physicians indorse and prescribe Strart's Dyspepsia Tablets and every druggist carries them in stock, price 50 cents. Send us your name and address and we will send you at once by mail sample package free. Address F. A. Stuart Co.,. 1N Stuart Bldg, Mar shall. Mich.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-23
McAdams Scores AaaIn.

Secret Service Agent D. T. McAdams has returned from Mississippi, where he has completed the evidence against three men arrested for passing coun- terfeit and forged checks. He shows some very pretty bank notes, issued before the war which were passed, it is charged, by c. s. Gand. merchant at Beaverton, and a $50 certificate of deposit on the Peoples National bank of Helena, Mont. It seems, according tc charges, that Sam Henderson and Earnest Frink had. bought this certi- ficate somewhere In Kentucky and pro- ceeded to forge the signatures to it. They passed it in Beaverton, but were caught by MT. McAdams after several weeks search The trial comes. up in Lamar county on January 6.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-23

A committee consisting of John P. Till man, Frank S. White Edward H. Caba- miss, James Weatherly, G. R. Harsh, and Walker Percy, in pursuance of the resola- tion adopted by the Birmingham Bar accosiaton last Saturday protesting against the confirmation of the nomina- tion of Judge Oscar R. Hundley, has s- sued an address ito the lawyers and judges of the state of Alabama, and par ticularly of the Northern district" which is calculated to stir the situation until it becomes the livest feature ill current Alabama political history.
 The address criticzes Judge Hundley in nc half-hearted fashion, this paragraph being typical of the whole: We regret to state that a very large number of them (the lawyers) after anxious and careful consideration with a full reaiiza- tion of the gravity of their decision, are profoundly convinced that Judge Hundley Is not by character, intellect or learning fitted for the important position to which he has been appointed, and that his con- firmation would be detrimental to the pub lie welfare"
 The address, which declares that the committee is determined to leave no stone uiturned in it's efforts to defeat the con- firmation of the Hundley nominat tion. fol- lows in full
 "The undersigned have been appointed by the lawyers of Birmingham who op- pose the confirmation of Oscar R. Hund- ley, as United States judge for the North ern district of Alabama, as a committee to present to the lawyers and judges of Alabama their attitude in reference to his confirmation.
 When this judgship of the northern district of Alabama was created prac- ttcally all of the lawyers of the district preferred the appointment of some other of the various candidates offering for the position. Judge Hundley was not the original choice of any considerable DOT ton of the lawyers of the state. When, however, the President saw fit to appoint him to this position, the great majority of the lawyers of the district were dis posed to acquiesce in his appointment, and to hope that he would make good in the position Judge Hundley's prac- tlce had been confined largely to Hunts vile. He was but slightly known either personally or professionally to most of the lawyers in the district. A large num- Der acquiesced in his appointment at the request of Judge Hundley's friends and relatives, and signed petitions for his confirmation, and the fight heretofore made on his confirmation has not been made at the instance of the lawyers of the Northern district of Alabama.
 Judge Hundley has now been upon the bench about IS months. During that time most of the lawyers of Birmingham have learned to know him as a judge. Most of them have been familiar with his con duct the bench, and by his conduct on the bench since his appointment, he has been judged by the members of the bar.
 Without undertaking in this statement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-23
 Mrs, Mary Borden,

Mrs. Mary Borden, age ss years, died yesterday morning at Moundville. Flu neral services will be held at the resi- dence there at Il o'clock today and in terment will be in the Moundville ceme- tery. Shaw & Son are in charge.
 Four children survive her, these being Mrs. J. H. Ball of West End, Mrs. J.. F. Bishop of East Lake. Mrs. Tidmore of Moundvflle and D. B. Borden of Green ylle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-23
Corporations Combine
 M Employing Conbicts

 same county. The Sloss-S Sheffield put up the bid in my county, while the Tennes- see company made the bid here. Judge Kumpe of Lawrence county, telephoned me the other day, and have communi- cated with some dozen others, and find the same conditions existing everywhere. "The price is entirely too low. If the county officials of the state would get together and see what they can do I be- lfeve something definite would result"
 MT. Green suggested to the local board Of revenue that letters be sent out call ing for conference, and the idea was indorsed In the meantime, the board is considering a proposition to buy a tract of land, or lease some coal mines, and go intc the mining business itself. They will wait until December 29 to see whether any better bid Is submitted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-23
MORE MONEYORDERS THAN EYER BEFORE

more evident in the local postofhce Throhgs are pouring in and out. Emergency desks have been put in the corridors for weighing packages, and registry windows are oyerf1owing
 The money order department Monday issued 400 orders, which exceeds the highest record ever made by the de- partment. Assistant Postmaster Blakemore expects a bigger business this Christmas than ever before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-23
TO INVITE TAFT
 ON FIRST OF YEAR

The committee of the Commercial club appointed to invite President elect w. H. Taft will leave Birming- ham at 4:25 o'clock p. m. Friday, Janu- ary 1 over the Seaboard. They will arrive in Augusta at 6:15 a.. m. Sat urday morning and will leave there at 10:30 D. m. Sunday night, arriving in Birmingham Monday at noon.
 President J. c. Maben of the Sloss- Sheffield has rendered the committee his private car, sleeper, another pri- vate car and a diner will complete the train.
 An enthusiastic meeting of the com mittee was held yesterday and these plans adopted. Every member who in tends to make the trip must notify Secretary J. B. Babb at once, that pro vision may be made for him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-23
FULGHUM MATTER
 NOT CONSIDERED

There was no meeting last night of the special committee appointed to investi- gate the charge of bribery which was pre- ferred against Alderman Fred A. Full ghum some months ago.
 1t was the intention of the chairman of the committee. Alderman Walter Moore. to have the first meeting of the commit tee after the holidays. On account of the insistence of the attorneys for MT. Full ghum, Alderman Moore agreed to call the meeting for last night On account of the holiday business, however. several of the aldermen. among the number B. H. Coop CT and C. C. Heidt. were unable to attend the meeting, and the proposed plan was dropped.
 It is now presumed that the committee will not meet until after the holidays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-23
SENATOR MILLER
 IS MUCH BETTER

Senator Nat l.. Miller who has been confined at St. Vincents hospital for several weeks with typhoid fever. was reported somewhat better last night. Monday night MT. Miller was reported to have been very low and 1t was feared that he was sinking after the relapse which he had suffered several days previous. Last night, however, Senator Miller was reported to be rest ing well and the chances for his re- covery are considered much improved.