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Modern Reporting In Parliament.

It was my privilege once to wit.
Hess statesmen absolutely refusing to
allow the great machinery Of Parlia-
ment to be put in motion in the alb
pence of the reporters It was on
December 2, 1902. when the education
bill was before the House OF Lords.
The Marquis Of Londonderry. presi-
dent of the Council of Education, re-
fused to address the House until the
reporters arrived. What an absolute
change in the point. OF view OF states
men since William Woodfall sat In the
Strangers Gallery of the House Of
Commons with closed eyes, endeav-
Oring TO fix on his memory the points
OF the discussions. and later stlll,
Charles Dickens stood for hours with
tired feet among the crowd at the
bar Of the House Of Lords, furtively
reporting. -Macmillan's Magazine.
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A Students Queer Collection.

Some little time back numbers of
Berlin girls were bemoaning the loss
of their tresses and soon 1t become
evident that a certain miscreant was
about, to whom the hanging plaits
worn by German school girls seemed
irresistible
At last this shipper of pigtails was
caught in the very act OF annexing q
maiden's tresses. d.
He was young student, and he told
the police that he was quite unable to
control his hair-collecting fancy. In
his rooms were found large number
of locks OF hair, and in addition to
these there were thirty-one long
plaits, each neatly tied with. o ribbon.
Every ribbon bore the date on which
the plat which 1t decorated had been
cut off, says Home Notes.
A mental degenerate this shipper OF
plaits may well be, but certainly the
maidens of Berlin might well rejoice
that for some time to come he would
be unable to add to his singular collec-
ton.
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Speakers Dinner Table.

The Speakers dinner table used to
form part of the furniture given him
by the nation. When on a peerage he
retired into private life the table used
to accompany him.
At Lord Sydmouth's Up-Ottery, the
Devonshire home of Speaker Adding
tons descendants, may be seen the
table at which Lord Nelson sat as one
Of the guests. There is, or used to be,
something on its surface to remind
one that the great admiral, while sit
ding at this table, after the cloth had
been removed, dipped his napkin In a
anger bowl and with 1t drew on the
polished wood rough sketch of the
Mediterranean, indicating with cross
ME precise point at which he expected
10 come up with the French and Span
leh fleets and to smash both of them.
This point was Trafalgar Bay, and so
Y fell Observation-Disclosures Gazette
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-01-28
ANGLE OF ITALIAN LAW.
Innocent Man in Prison for Burglary
Without Hope-Man Who Con-
fesses Free.

A striking example of the arbitrary
and insufficient methods of Italian lie.
gal procetIre has been lately afford
ed in case which has been dragging
before the courts since 1899. writes
the Rome correspondent of the New
York Sun. About ten years ago
burglary was committed near Bordig.
hera and the suspicious of the police
fell on a certain Giovanni Scenario,
native of the neighboring village of
Coldirodi. The Mayor of Coldirodi in
formed the police that nobody answer
ing to the name belonged to the place,
but that there was one Antonio Sc
maria who had emigrated to France.
Antonio Scenario was accordingly in
dicted for the crime. trial was
held in the absence of the accused and
ended in his conviction. He was sen.
fenced to four years hard labor. In
1905 Antonio Scenario returned TO
Italy. He was Immediately arrested
and sent to prison to serve the sent
ence passed in his absence.
The unfortunate man protested his
innocence and he invoked an alibl
which should have convinced even
the most hard hearted Judge He fur
nished proof that he could not DOS.
sibly have committed the burglary for
the simple but convincing reason that
at the time he was serving a sentence
for crime OF similar nature com.
mitted in France.
He lodged an appeal against the
Italian sentence, but as FIVE years had
passed since IL had been pronounced
the Judges OF Appeal ruled that &C.
cording TO the law of criminal pro.
cedure they were not allowed to take
cognizaznce of new evidence bearing
on the case which had been closed
and that even II they were convinced
OF HIS innocence the sentence could
not be quashed. Nor could the man
hope for n royal pardon, as he was
not a first offender but a notorious
jailbird.
Meanwhile the real burglar, Glusep-
pc Memaria. was arrested. he was
tried and pleaded guilty but invoked
the statute OF limitations and was set
free at once This anomaly impress.
w AiAN ANfAtA-NA AfEAAkN anu ANH case
was sent before the High Court OF
Cessation. Very likely the law N
procedure will oppose a third hearing
Of the case. but even n some way out
OF the laws intricacies is found An.
tonic Scenario will not regain his lib
erty at once. as fully two years will
be required for the hearing of the
case.
A reform OF the law IS under study.
but It is not likely that Parliament
VIII sanction II before at least an.
other two years When Antonio Sc.
maria will be set free he will have
served the full term Of imprisonment
nor can he hope for compensation or
damages, as these are not permitted
by the law Of procedure.
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she could hnd in the stores, and paint.
ing II in q richly decorative design Of
oranges and green leaves. Her talent
lay, as Eta had said, in broad effects
and In sure eye for color; and the
plain, strong hand lent itself excel.
lently to the scheme Eta admired II
immensely, and the next evening. on
the way to business, Olive stopped at
Cellin's to arrange about having IL
filed and sent on Saturday.
|. The little Italian looked at the bas-
ket hard as he showed her his
oranges, grapes and rudy apples.
Where do you get this basket, mees?"
he asked. "Eet is YER good, and YER
what you call, novelty"
II did it myself" said Olive. I'm
glad you think 1t is pretty"
The Italian considered her shrewdly.
He had seen her working in the ice
cream store next door. She must be
in need OF money He was in need
Of novelty for his rich customers.
"Eef you would be willing. mees, to
do another one for me, / will gif a dol
lar for eet. Eef sell eet, l will take
another then. People buy often the
basket-they ask new sort of basket
all the time. try this sort Eef they
like Get. eet is good for me-and for
you, perhaps"
Olive looked at him gratefully-and
caught a business CLEAN in his eye.
She had not worked under the man
from Maine for nothing.
I'll do one or two for YOU" she
said, slowly. but II they sell well I'll
have to have more than a dollar, be.
cause the cost of the basket and the
pains has to come out of It,"
The Italian smiled genially. "Eef
they like eet, they will pay. Feefty,
seventy-ive cents more-they will not
care. Bring .eet tomorrow, the first
one. and we will see."
Olive bought the basket before
breakfast the next day. and took it
round with her in the evening. conf
dent that 1t was even prettier than the
other. Sure enough, when she and
Eta went down on Saturday to see
Janet of, she saw her second basket
brought over the side of the boat. with
the card Of a fashionable and fussy
woman, one OF Cellini's best custom
ers, upon it. Eta and she and Janet
rejoiced together over it's artistic ap-
pearance and financial possibilities.
"Olive has no eye for the Maine
chance" remarked Eta, flippantly,
but l still have hopes for her sue
cess" while Janet. with a farewell
kiss. declared:
II foresee you will join me In Paris.
Olive, on the first-fruits of your gen.
ius."
Next week the sign, Girl wanted in
the evenings" was sadly hung up
again by the man from Maine.
But Olive, with joyful fingers, was
painting a round dozen OF baskets,
with a pleasing perspective Of dozens
OF dozens ahead.-Youth's Companion.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-01-28
WHOLE NO. 1851.
BEACH MINES.
Old Shore Lines Which Yield a Thou.
sand Dollars to a Pan.

The year after the discovery OF gold
on the beach at Nome the government
explored that country and concluded
that back of the present shores would
be found old beach lines from which
the water had receded.
The report intimated to the miners
OF that region that some of these old
beach lines would be found as rich as
the one that was discovered In 1899,
but it took three years for them to
come to full realization OF the value
Of the advice.
They finally found these old beach
lines, where wave action had concen-
trated the gold, and according to the
Alaska-Yukon Magazine, discovered
some spots so rich that it was posi-
BILE to get pan of sand and gravel
which contained gold dust worth
thousand dollars.
From one of the first strikes In this
old beach line during the winter of
19O4-'O5 four men shoveling from the
dump in the spring when they were
cleaning up had to stop after four
hours work, as the rifles were
NiOSSOu WIN SOlu. IuOuSduu
dollars was taken out of the sluice
boxes at this cleanup.
These old beach lines in the vicin-
ity of Nome are probably the richest
placer deposits ever discovered. Their
extent is as yet unknown, and while
they are probably not so extensive as
the ancient channels of this region,
they will produce a vast amount of
gold
Having discovered the old beach
line, its general trend is indicated by
the present shore line and the topog-
raphy of the country. But the right
kind of bedrock conditions must ex-
list in order for wave action. to concen-
trate the gold.
A hole dug where these bedrock
conditions do not exist is proftless
work. Drifts in rich beach mines en-
counter lean spots, sometimes barren
spots, and the pay may peter out. Al
though the pay is less uniform than
in channels, the beach deposits are
not what miners call spotted diggings,
but the rich spots are rich enough
for one spot to make a man a fortune.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-01-28

The Michigan Supreme Court has
rendered the following decision OF Inn
portance to all trade unions: Work.
ingmen have the right TO TX a price
upon their labor and refuse TO work
unless that price Is obtained Singly
or I'm combination they have this right.
They may use persuasion to induce
men to join their organization or re-
fuse 90 work except for an established
wage They may present their cause
to the public in the newspapers or cir.
culars. IN a peaceable way, and with
no attempt at coercion. II the effect
in such a case is ruin 70 the employer
there is no redress. for they have on.
~ exercised their legal rights
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A KIND INTRODUCTION

Did the reader ever see a dog per
form the ceremony of introducing n
human friend? The Listener has him.
self seen the thing done. in way.
but never so plainly and prettiIy as
friend of his lately witnessed it.
the friend himself being the intro
duced party"
The friend-call him Mr.. lives
In Roxbury. For a near neighbor he
mas man who keeps a carriage and
also a fine setter dog. Mr.. J does
not enjoy the acquaintance OF the
neighbor, but has come to be on OK.
cellent terms OF friendship with the
dog. Every day Mr. u. salIies forth
at about the same hour. Every dav
he meets the dog. whose saIutations
nave gradually passed from mere
friendly formalitles 20 affectionate
greetings.
Yesterday. as Mr.. J. came out OF
his house. he found the dog-who M
ways. when the carriage starts. goes
circling about the horses head. bark.
Ing with Joy waiting for him. Tho
carriage. with the horse attached
stood waiting for It's occupant.
The dog at once came bounding up
to j., and then went bounding back 10
the horse. He licked the horse on
the nose. and came back to J. again.
and again returned to the horse. evi.
IDENTIFY laboring under the stress o,
something that he wanted to say or
do. u was quite plain. In fact. that
he was doing his best TO introduce the
man to the horse. and make them
friends, too
SO j.. whose big heart can include
horses as well as dogs. Welded. ne
went up to the horse. and patted its
head and rubbed its nose. Then the
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-01-28
OLD ACQUAINTANCEs.


Among the visitors in New York
from the South, during the centen-
NAL celebration. was a gentleman on
the staff of the Governor of Virginia.
He had written to a friend to en-
gage a horse for him to ride during
his stay In New York. A white horse,
proud-stepping and slender-limbed,
was selected, and on the morning ap-
pointed was led. in company with a
coal-black steed, to the spot where the
Virginia gentleman and a friend were
ready to mount. when, 10! the black
horse paved the ground, shook his
head, showed great uneasiness, ane
altogether behaved so remarkably that
he attracted great attention.
AS sure as | live" said the rider
of the white steed to his companion,
you are mounted on Black Diamond,
my own old horsei"
, "Nonsense!" said the other eques.
trian. "You wouldn't know Black
Diamond now, and he wouldn't know
YOU"
BY this time n little throng of spec.
tators had gathered interested in the
scene. Black Diamonds saddle was
taken off, and under it was discovered
an old scar and a little tuft of white
hair, which proved his identity be-
yond doubt. When his old master
mounted him, the horse fairly quiv.
cred with delight, and gave a cry OF
gladness. All through the centennial
week there were two happy beings
together, n man and horse; and Il
horse sometimes shows intelligence so
nearly human that one cannot but be
glad when a great pleasure falls into
the life Of this faithful friend of man.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-01-28

Amongst people of the Anglo Saxon
race the fact that government al
lows itself 10 be- denled is regarded as
a proof Of strength. and security. 1T Is
strong enough to ignore such attacks"
is, however a maximum hardly under.
stood by the Latin races. and to the
Oriental. as q rule, Il sounds like mad.
ness.-LOndon Spectator.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-01-28
THE KATYDTD'g sOVc

Everybody is familiar with the
music of the katydid It is the male
that has the voice At the base OF
each wing cover is a thin. membran.
eous plate. lie elevates the wing
covers and drubs the two plates to-.
gether II YOU could rub your should.
or blades together you could initiate
the operation very nicely. Argus.
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dogs satisfaction and gayety were
simply inexpressible. He gyrated
about until It. seemed as If he were
in danger of. swallowing his own tail:
and his affection both for man and
for the horse was plainly greatly in
creased by the consciousness that
now they knew each other.
1t is astonishing, gentle reader
what great deal of the JOY of life a
liking for animals will let us into
Boston Transcript.
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A GREAT SECRET.


In small town in the Midlands
there is a rich congregation which is
not characterized by lavish liberality.
| Time after time the minister had
vainly appealed to his people to con
/ tribute more generously to the funds
of the church. The members would.
indeed, give something. but it was
nearly always the smallest silver coin
OF the realm that was placed on the
plate.
A shrewd Scotchman who had re-
Gently come to the place and joined
the church was not long in noticing
this state of affairs, and u remedy
soon suggested itself to his practical
mind.
I'll tell you what" he said to one
of the officers; IF you max me treas
urer I'll engage to double the collec-
tions in three months"
His offer was promptly accepted:
and, sure enough, the collections be-
gan to increase, until by the time he
had stated they were nearly twice as
much as formerly
""'N SOu hdhdSSu IL, WI
Sandyman?" said the pastor TO him
one day.
ITS a great secret" returned the
canny Scott; but I'll tell you in CON
| fidence. The folk saw, maistly gave
threepenny bits. Weel when got the
money every Sabbath evening l care
fully picked DOT the sma' coins an put
them by. Moo, as there's only linn
tied number of threepenny pieces in
a little place like this, and as have
maist o them at present under lock
and key, the folk maun give saxpence.
at least, instead. That's the way the
collections are doubled !"-Tit-Bits
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j. T. Waldo & Co.'S.
LIVERY AND FEED STABLE,
cRANTsVILLB, W. VA.

Keeps constantly on handt Ralo1
Hay, Chop. eto., ct reasonable rates.
Gan supply you With q horse single
horse buggy, tw0-horse buggy az saP.
reg, With or withQut driver, tor sho{t
~ long trip, 81 ssSgs a9tiba aaA -
saaaopabis nRtaaa.
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HOW THE STORMY PETREL FLIES
naturalist visiting Algeria houpht

HOW THE STORMY PETREL FLIES
A naturalist visiting Algeria bought
from sailor four captive stormy
petrels. They weighed about 1.65
pounds apiece, their wings were five
inches wide and had a spread Of four
feet. The ability OF the petrol to
breast the most furious storms has
been universally admired It's name
Is derived from its power OF walking
on the waves, like the Apostle Peter,
and Its courage and strength In plant
ing Its footsteps on the crests of the
most tempcstuous sea have given n
text to many writer's. The naturalist.
wishing to release his captive petrels
threw one o: them into the air II
tried to fly. but fell headlong. went
crashing against q stone wall and bat
tered out It's brains. He took tho
second petrol to an upper story and
launched 1t from window, but, hav.
ing no initial velocity. 1t too fell like
stone. The third bird he took to
the top Of an observatory, and pushed
1t out into space. 1t tapped its wings
desperately but, nevertheless, lunged
downward and broke its wings against
a post
The naturalist was now cinvinced
that the stormy petrels feats at sea
are made possible because 1t first
gets up momentum by running along
the top of the water. Wishing TO
give the remaining bird chance to
demonstrate his theory, he took II out
into a desert-Iike plain bare of grass.
smooth as the surface of a calm sea.
Here" the naturalist reports. az
set my fourth petrol down 1t squat.
ted at first, and then turned with it's
beak to the wind and it's wings out.
stretched. and started running. beat.
ing its wings, not hampered by any
heritage. 1t ran a hundred yards.
carrying its weight less and less on
It's feet and finally all on It's wings.
but all the time Swimming the ground.
At last with single bound. catching
the wind. the petrol rose sixty feet,
careened around and flew past me
overhead and glancd at me on It's
way, as If to say. Success in fight
Is all based upon momentum. -
EyprybOdv'e
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ss%5sRRgyWZy'

A LETTER FROM THE EAR

A LETTER FROM THE FARM.
Dear Mother:
got here on Monday.
I'm having a whole lot of fun.
rode on the hay all of one day,
l freckled all up in the sun.
There's cows and there's bees making
honey.
And calf that is awfully queer.
help feed the pigs-they're so funny.
wish you were here.
My appetite's truly alarming"
So grandmamma says | eat some,
1 help them lot with the farming.
l guess 1t is lucky l come.
1 get in the eggs and I'm learning
To milk-I can milk pretty near,
And mornings | help with the churn-
wish you were here.
Please send me my two baseball nit
tens.
Please send me my drum, don't for.
get!
The cat has five beautiful kittens.
They haven't their eyes open yet.
The weather is perfectly splendid,
The skies are so blue and so clear.
tore my best pants, but they're
mended-
wish you were here
1 work with the man that is hired,
go with him round everywhere
At night I'm so dreadfully tired
/ most fall asleep in my chair.
Except that. get awful dirty
try to be good, mother, dear.
Love to all.
From your little son. BERTHE
r. 81 wish you were here.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-18
THE FLOYD,
Entertainment Of Magic and Mystery

Entertainment Of Magic and Mystery.
The people of Welsh enjoyed real
treat last Thursday December 10th
when "the Floyds," the second num-
Der of the lecture course, demonstrated
that the hand was quicker than the
eye, and that the old adage "seeing
is believing" is not always to be re-
lied upon. Mr.. FLOYD is magician
of wonderful ability, performing
feats that seemed incredible. Such
an adept is he in the work of deceiv-
ing the eve that his audience was COM
pletely mystifed, even the most
knowing we're unable to offer a
solution of the methods by which he
rought his various delusions. Not
less remarkable was the wonderful
power manifested by his wife, as a
mind reader The ease rapidity, and
accuracy with which she named the
various articles handed t. Mr.. Floyd
or pointed to by him. or different
members of the audience, placed her
work in class t Itself seperate and
distinct from that of the SO called
mind readers" usually met with.
AS lycenm entertainers the Floyds
have few equals and We believe no
supe. iOrS.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-18
Mrs. l.. +. RObl lsOn Entertains.


Somewhat of a novelty in the way
of an entertainment occurred at the
beautiful home of Mr., and Mrs. L. E.
Robinson Friday evening when about
fifty members and friends of the
Presbyterian Christian EndeavOr
and the advanced Sunday school
classes enjoyed a real ghost social.
The ladies of the company assembled
at the home of Rev. and Mrs. a. B.
WEIGH where they took on their
ghostly appearance, while the
gentlemen performed the same cere-
,mony at the Robinson home, going
from there to the rendezvous of the
ladies where they selected tt cir
partners for the evening, and return
ed with them to the Robinson home
where an enjoyable hour was spent in
endeavoring to determine the identity
of the several "shadeS." At the
proper time masks were removed and
no small amount of merriment was
experienced as different ones discover
ed how near right, or how far wrong
they we're in guessing the identity of
their partners. The remainder of the
evening was spent ia the enjoyment of
games, music, recitations and con-
versation. Delightful refreshments
were served and the guests departed
feeling that they had enjoyed one of
the pleasentest evenings of the year.