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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1909-04-21
A Card.

This IL 10 certify that all druggists
are authorized to refurd your money if
Foley's Honey ard Tar fails to cure
your cough or cold. 1t stops the
cough, heals the lungs and prevents
serious results from cold. Cures
la grippe cough ard prevents pneumor-
ia ard consumption. Contains no OPP
plates. The genuine is in a yellow
package. Refuse substitutes. James
II. Williams. m
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Notice TO Creditors.

All persons having claims against
the estate OF w. II. Williams, de-
ceased. are hereby notified to pre-.
sent same to me at my residence
three miles north of Centertown, KY.
properly proven, on or before May
;, 1909. or they will be forever barr
ed. Anyone knowing themselves in
Gebted to the estate of w. II. Will
Jams, deceased, are Notified to set
tie with me on or before May s, 1909.
S. ID. WILLIAMS, Admr.
14t4 Centertown, Ky.
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Instructions Carried Out.

The managing editor wheeled his
chair around and pushed a button
in the wall. The person wanted en-
tered. "Hehe." said the editor, ARE
a number of directions from outsiders
as to the best way to run a newspa-
per. See that they are all carried
out"
And the office boy, gathering them
all into a large waste basket, did So
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1909-04-21
VISIT TO HAUNTED
!. KENTUCKY CABIN
And Strange Things the
Visitor Heard.
UNEARTHLY MANIFESTATIONS
Which Filled the Heart With
Terror, Making the
Blood Run Cold.

The Hawesville Clarion prints the
following:
Standing at a certain point in the
little town of Rising Sun, thirty-two
miles below Cincinnati, on the Ohio
/, river, blue smoke can be seen in the
early morning curling upward from a
spot amid the rugged hills on the
Kentucky side. 1t rises from an old
los cabin, long since deserted.
It is a rather we'll preserved log
cabin, with the chinks we'll filled with
the clay that was placed there near
ly a century ago, but the windows are
it would be impossible to open 1t
without breaking the huge, rusted
hinges. A glance through the win
dow reveals bare room, with great
ropes of dusty spiders webs, and a
great stone hearth, but no other sign
, of habitation.
Smoke from a deserted cabin SEEM
ed SO strange that the writer decid-
ed to investigate, especially as stQ>
ries were afloat in Rising Sun and
the quaint little Kentucky village of
Rabbit Hash, that the cabin was in
habited by invisible beings.
Securing the services Of stalwart
Kentuckian, who said that he had
visited the place frequently, the wri-
Ter started for the scene of the spir-
it's a short time before dark. This
was a second visit. The first was
in the early morning while the smoke
was curling upward from the CHM
tney.
As we approached the cabin, which
stood on the eastern slope of one
of the big hills, the shades of APP
preaching night were heavier there
than elsewhere and it was a dreary
)spot indeed, but without a word we.
approached and took our positions OPP
posite the door and broken windows.
Just as a screech owl on a distant
tree gave utterance to one of its hair
raising yells we heard what sounded
like some one scraping dinner pot
within the cabin. The sound wasdis-
tinct, and one could even detect the
rattle of the handle on the side OF
the utensil, as it was being turned
around.
A few moments later there came q
sound as il some one was fishing
about among a lot of tin pans. Then
came a sound as if something like
wooden mallet was striking on a
very heavy piece OF metal, such as
old-fashioned dog-irons in front of
a great open fireplace.
There was desire to approach and
peer into the open window, but the
next moment that desire was dis
missed, for from within those dreary
log walls came the most awful blood |
curdling groans it would be possible
to imagine. They came from an in
visible woman, for the voice was not
that of a man. The Kentuckian start |
ed to move, but remained when a
restraining hand was laid on his
shoulder. The groans ceased and
We're succeeded by other sounds, as
might be produced by rafting the
chains and buckles on set OF old
fashioned harness. Next came the
sound of some kind of machinery,
which seemed not unlike the hum OF
a spinning wheel.
!. After this died away there was a
ssilence of nearly half an hour, and
the darkness gathered in all it's in
tensity. We were becoming restless
and thought of changing our positions
when there was a sound that must
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1909-04-21
This is an Easy Test.

Sprinkle Aliens Foot-Ease in one
shoe and not in the other. and notice
the difference. Just the thing to use
when rubbers or overshoes become
necessary, and your shoes seem to
pinch. Sold everywhere, 25c. Don't
accept any substitute. 1874
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1909-04-21
l4t4
SLIGHT Error.

lrate Guest That new waiter has
poured the bowl of soup on my
head.
Proprietor-You must excuse him,
sir. He used to work at BARRIERS,
and thought he was giving you a
shampoo.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1909-04-21
Really Touching.

she-what part does Soake take in
that new play?
He-An emotional part. In the
third act he has to refuse drink.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-05-04
BUFFALO as. BARBARISlW.
Beteceen Assaults East and Vest, Great Herds
Had to Go.

faint and at last died away in the dis
lance. Two hours and all was over,
but several hours elapsed before the
result was known or the hunters reas-
sembled. In the evening no less than
1875 tongues were brought into
camp"
1t is estimated that up to this time
$4,000 buffaloes had been destroyed
by these Red River halfbreeds alone.
The determination of the great race
had begun, but it as yet was progress
ing very slowly. But few years lat
er, when the building of the first trans
continental railroad made it possible
FOR white men to reach the hunting
grounds in force, and provided means
for marketing the buffalo products, the
great massacres began-massacres
which for wholesale bloodshed and re-
lentless brutality have never been
equalled since the world began.
In early times the buffalo formed one
or the great natural resources of this
continent. Its value to explorers and
settlers can hardly be estimated but
certainly no other wild animal-proba-
bly, not all the others put together
played so prominent a part in "the
winning of the West" For that mat
ter, it played prominent part in the
winning of the East, as well, If we ex-
cept New England and a narrow strip
along the Atlantic coast In the ex-
ploration and settlement of a vast will
derness, where for food men were
largely dependent on what they could
secure with their none too reliable fire.
arms, the presence of the buffalo
meant more than we can easily realize
today.
Among other things it meant an I'M
failing supply of excellent beef. which
was easily obtainable, since the ami
mails were not only numerous. but for
a long time unsuspicious and easy to
secure. On the treeless plains where
buffalo chips" were the only avalla-
bic fuel, it meant fire, and fire meant
warmth and hot food and drink. How
many thousand lives were saved. di.
rectly or indirectly, by the buffalo. and
how many thousands of men enjoyed
comforts and escaped misery by rea-
son OF his presence, no one has told or
ever can tell; the details of the great
service rendered to our country by
this noble animal will never be record
ed.-E. II. Baynes, in Washington
Star.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-05-04
SOUTH SEA ISLANDERS FEUps,
Bush Vendetta That Is the Cause Of
Many Crimes.

Miss Young of the South Sea Island
Evangelical Mission, who has recent
ly returned to Brisbane after four
months among Solomon Island ma
tives, has many interesting things to
relate as to their customs. Native
murders, it appears, are OF frequent
occurrence, but great many are the
result of feuds between different
tribes.
Two Christian boys belonging to
the mission at Malo were brutally
done to death, and another Christian
native at Flu was also murdered.
The crimes were unprovoked but
were committed because the island
ers believed in having life for life.
Ii man belonging to a tribe is killed
by another tribe there is no peace
until the death is avenged, and IL
generally happens that the most in
offensive man in the offending tribe
falls victim. The native who was
killed at Flu left the mission station
accompanied by child to visit his
garden some distance away. The
bushmen came down, chatted with
him, and they ate food together. Then
the bushmen suddenly turned on him
and killed him TO avenge a murder
committed by his tribe some time
previously.
On another occasion, at Onepeiu,
the head station of the mission, a ma
tive came and associated with the
Christian boys and shortly before day
light one morning this man secured
an axe, struck a Christian boy on the
head and ran away. The injured boy
was attended by a woman missionary
and subsequently recovered.
Miss Young adds that young Kan
aka of about Is years was recently
brought from an adjoining island. but
it was found necessary to send him
away to another station. 1t appears
that some years ago the tribe from
which the boy was taken had MUIR
dered man belonging TO a bush
tribe near the station. How the ma
tives got to know the boy was there
is mystery but nevertheless 1t be-
came known. One day a native who
had not been near the mission sta
ton for year suddenly made his
appearance. The boy was carefully
watched and at night slept in a room
occupied by a missionary, but he be-
came so terrified that it was neces.
sary to send him elsewhere
Miss Young says that the authori-
ties are doing all they can to prevent
the importation OF rifles and ammuni-
ton, but for all that the bushmen be-
come possessed of rifles. Some of
the firearms are of very old pattern.
They are certainly not supplied by
white traders, who are too much
concerned about their own safety to
supply the natives with weapons OF
destruction. 1t is alleged that some
Of the boys ship to New Guinea and
while there buy rifles and ammunition
It has happened that some of the
boys when searched have had ammu-
milton in their ssession.-London
Standard.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-05-04
Hunters Make strange Find.

An armadillo, tropical zone ami
NAL, was found in the woods north OF
Oaklandon about dusk one evening re
Gently by five hunters and after a hard
fight, in which the dogs we're forced
to beat a retreat, the animal was
killed.
The hunters were at loss to know
what they had killed. About the
body was a thick shell, as hard as n
tortoise's back, and the tail resembled
a cows horn. except that 1t was COW
cred with diminishing ridges. The
head was covered with the shell and
when the decks were cleared for bat
tie the head was drawn back behind
the outer armor and the progress of
the animal resembled the rolling of a
large ball
There is much speculation as to
how such an animal found its way to
Indiana. The armadillo is the pro-
duct of the tropics and there is one
variety that has been found as far
north as Texas-Indianapolis News.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-05-04
SUNDAY LADY OF 'PossuM rRor.
From a Life of Luxury and Pleasure
She Turned to Work

The Sunday Lady came to Possum
Irot from big mansion on the edge
OF Rome, fine old Georgia place. No
life could have been more different
from that of the mountains than that
which was prepared for her. With an
income sufficient for her needs, per
hitting her to dress well and to go
upon those traditional visits and to
those merry house-parties which make
much of the gaiety of Southern life;
with the work of the house left entire
ly TO negro servants so that she neel
not turn her hand to it; with more
IMAM usual beauty of person, grace,
and intellect, so that she was domi-
nant wherever fortune placed her, she
might have gone on her way as other
Southern girls have gone and are go
ing, through a long and merry round
OF dances, visits, teas and receptions,
to marriage; and after marriage to
more teas and visits and dances and
receptions until old age should come
She might have taken up a charity for
a hobby after the society way, and
given her spare time to it,
But there was stirring in her con
tinually a demand for work. II i'm.
PEELED her to discipline herself. to take
up long courses of study. and to fol
low them vigorously 1t made her dis
contented with her easy life. Out in
front of her home lay the Flat Woods.
extending in lovely undulations from
the lesser hills to the mountains; and
over beyond these rose the peaks of
Mount Lavender and many another of
those abrupt, tree-clad hummocks of
the southern Appalachians. In be-
tween. almost under the eye of her
dwelling, was a little log cabin. old
and abandoned, sheltered under an
immense yellow pine. secluded. quiet.
restful 10 was just such a cabin as
might have been duplicated a hundred
times i'm a hundred-mile drive through
the mountains, and that the lowlands
know little Of the mountains, and at
that time the Sunday Lady knew little
Of the mountaineers. This cabin
charmed her eye one day, and with
enthusiastic labor she turned It into
a den of comfort. a place for idling
and for working for inviting her soul
and enjoying the peace and quiet of
the dreamy wood. But it was this
little cabin which was destined to
bring her face 10 face with the great
work OF her life. this which was to
place her on a plane OF understanding
with those other cabin dwcllers on
the distant mountainsides.- John l..
Mathews. i'm Evorybody's
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-05-04
His Misleading Name.

Tudor jerks. the author of many
bits Of humorous verse and prose. has
always had difficulty on first meeting
people in getting them TO accept his
name as his own. They insist on re.
gardlng 1t as a rather odd pseudonym
Recently the matter has grown worse
and he has experienced difficulty in
establishing its right I'm articulate
speech. The other day Mr.. jerks was
an Involuntary witness 10 a fight be
tween two cab drivers. The men
were promptly arrested and Mr.. jerks
was hailed to court with them to tell
what he bad seen.
What is your manner? asked the
lawyer
Tudor jerks"
"Once more. please"
Tudor jerks"
A sharp rap from the court. and
this, explOsively: Witness will stou
making q funny noise and give his
me!"-London Opinion.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-05-04
A Discrimination

Bishop Potter was a wonderfully
effective preacher" said a Brooklyn
clergyman. His method was reserved
and quiet He always had himself
well In hand
Il once delivered a sermon before
him. / was young and enthusiastic at
the time, disciple of the methods OF
Talmage. | let myself go in that SER
mon. My voice shook the church. My
gestures shook the pulpit
az luncheon. afterward. am
ashamed TO say that fished for com
pliments. ! leaned over the Bishop
and asked him in n low voice to give
me some advice on preaching
Dear knows what I expected him
to reply-probably that / was beyond
any advice from him. At any rate,
what he did reply was this:
My dear young friend, never mis-.
take. I'm the pulpit. perspiration for in
spiration.' Washington Star.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-05-04
Why Streams Are Disappe arinq.


Anyone who has reached the age
Of 70 has noticed the disappearance
OF the small brooks where he played
In his district school days, while
larger ones have shrunk to summer
threads, and rivers that filled their
banks all the year are hardly more
than rivulets in summer. Commits
sioner Whipple of New York State,
tells us that the upper Hudson, in
August of 1907, had no more than two
inches of water where it used to roll
heavy volume. There is substan-
tial agreement that this change has
been due to the denudation of our
hills and valleys of the water-holding
trees. 1t takes a century to grow
such forests as we found covering
the continent; it has taken half a CEN
fury to destroy them.
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His Alternative.

10 is best to keep ones personal
dignity at whatever cost A BETTING
sense Of what as due one never comes
amiss, oven within prison precincts.
This truth was appreciated by an Irish
man whose expression OF II is quoted
by Michael MacDonagh, in Irish Life
and Character" The prisoner. refrac.
tory and obstinate. fatty refused to
work I'm the trcadml
The man was brought before the
governor of the prison for dis
obedience The governor asked him
what reason he could give for not fol
lowing out his orders.
me go on tho treadminl" exclaimed
the prisoner drawing himself up to
bis full height OF offended dignity.
Never. sir! I'd rather lave the Jail
Youths Companion
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TO MARY.

| made me a tale of the tempest at sea.
Full of thunder and lightning above,
And the terriers that be when the
storm winds are free
But the end of the story was love!
l sang me a song of raid in the glen.
With Tilt of the pipers who played.
Strike again, strike again, and die
fighting like men!
And the struggle was over a maidi
1 planned me a play of a monarch OF
fame,
And his courtiers in silken attire,
And his statesmen, who came like a
moth to the flame
For a pair of bright eyes were the
fire.
| paeaned the praise of an hero so calm
And so strong in the tumult to stand,
When 1 found me the charm that had
strengthened his arm
1t was only the touch Of hand!
And 1? If my heart for a moment be
strong,
If my tale for a page ring sincere,
Or if merits belong to the play or the
song
They are only your echoes, my dear!
When she came to the last line her
voice was very soft and just a little
fearful. / put my hand on her Shout.
der, and we stood looking silently at
the paper for a minute. Then 1 drew
her gently to me-the way the stories
end!-Black and White.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-05-04

A peasant followed by a goat walk
ed into the local bank at Aurillac to
pay I'm some money AS he was go
ing out a clork noticed that the goat
had piece of paper I'm HIS mouth.
lie yaultcd over the counter and
caught the animal just fin time to pre-.
vent it swallowing q bond worth CO..
600 which it had nibbled of the count.
er.--London Evening Standard
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-05-04

the love making, and you say that the
interest would be gone"
She drummed upon the table with
her fingers.
Surely there is some other theme?"
knocked the ash deliberately of my
cigarette.
Upon my word" | confessed, I'm
not sure that there is. But I'll think
o-er t."
Then her brothers came in, end we
changed the subject until was going.
II Is part of the compact that she shall
see me out of the door. l insisted up
on it.
When shall l communicate the re-
suit OF my deliberations l asked in
the hall. Tomorrow"
I'm going to Verekers"
"And Wednesday I'm due at a smok-
er. Thursday"
IF you like"
Thursday, then. Goodnight, Mary"
1t is in the compact that I am not
to call her Mary, but / do. Sometimes
she objects, sometimes she doesn't On
this occasion she only tossed her head
and half turned away from me. She
Is aware that she looks we'll in pro-
file. l suddenly bent over her, and
How dare you!" she cried hotly.
Il couldn't help it, Mary; you looked
so tempting"
But she ran upstairs, her face scar
let
II shall not be in on Thursday" she
called, as she turned the corner. cor
any other day"
So l went out, feeling triumphantly
foolish.
Next Thursday l called, and she was
not out; but she received me coolly
and kept the table between us.
Look here, Mary" began.
Miss Montague, if you pleased"
Il don't please. 1t is quite natural
to call friend by her Christian name"
'Yees; but people might misunder-
stand, we agreed; and So"
I'm not going to pander to other
peoples stupidity" l said Indignantly;
and l don't consider that friendship
should have to be weighed and meas
ured in exact words" had prepared
this remark beforehand
Mo-; perhaps not" knew it
would score. Still, there are bounds
to friendship" She shut her mouth de-
cisively.
IF you mean last Tuesday"
81 don't want to talk about it," she
interrupted. Have you considered
about the stories?"
Yes; / have reasoned out my po-
sition more carefully-Mary."
She frowned, but passed the famil-
iarity.
And your conclusion?"
''Is in verse"
ooh, how NIGEL" Women always like
a fellow to run TO verse l suppose
1t Is because he is sure to give himself
away! Let me see it,"
"on condition that you read it
aloud" She looked objections. 81
want to hear if have got the swing"
She acclaimed softly. l think l
said that she had a pretty voice.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-05-04

fastened Itself on me. ] had awful
dizzy spells, headache and urinary ir-
Irregularities. My back was weak and
tender. / began using Doan's Kid
ney Pills and found quick relief. ]
was soon restored to complete good
health"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Mllburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-05-04
Not Grammatical

Willie, what are the parts of
speech?"
Let's see. Pointing with pride
calling the enemy horsethieves and
promising the earth"
mo. no You are thinking Of DO.
Htical speech. Nashville American.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-05-04

Exports of Chilean nitrate in the
IL months ended March 81, 1908. we're
1,97S,50O tons, against 1.S92,115 tons
for the preceding year The produc-
ton was 2,O5S.920 tons, a gain OF ST.
S4S tons. The worlds consumption
Of nitrate in 19O7-OS was 1.972.S14
tons
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-05-04

Old English Christmas dances long
since out or fashion and now almost
forgotten were "All in a Garden
Green' Gathering OF the Peascods. >"
Jumps OF Pudding" Under and
over The Slaughter Touse." and
rave at Thy Coat, Old Woman"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-05-04
OFF THE IRISH COAST.

Gulls on the wind,
Cryingl crying!
Are you the ghosts
OF Erin's dead?
OF the forlorn
Whose days went signing
Ever for beauty
That ever fed?
Ever for light
That never kindled?
Ever for song
No lips have sung?
Ever for Joy
That eyer dwindled?
Ever for love that stung7
(Cale Young Fice in The Century,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-05-04

Knickor--Has his poem gone into
the language?
Bocker-No, but nearly All tho Ian
guage has gone into his poem-Now
York Sun.
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the need of n spe-
cial remedy to re-
lieve and cure the
congestion or In
flammation of the
kidneys that is in
terfering with their
work and causing
that pain that
makes you say:
"Oh, my back!"
Henry Gullatt, of
Greensboro, Ca,
says: Two years
ago kidney disease
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-05-04

GRIP rs PREVA-
LENT AGAIN. A
prompt remedy is what
every one is looking for.
The efficiency of Peru
mai is so we'll known that
its value as a grip rem
edy need not be ques-
toned. The grip
yields more quickly if
taken in hand prompt
ly. If you feel grippy
get a bottle of Peruna
at once. Delay is almost
certain to aggravate
your case.
For a free illustrated booklet entitled
paid
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-05-04
Raoe Rennminn Extino.

In New Zealand the native Poly
nesian race, crowded by Europeans,
is becoming extinct Many of the
important animals run wild and null
tiply rapidly at the expense of the
native species, even the streams be-
ing filled with European and Ameri-
can trout which grow to great size.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-05-04

According to recent report OF the
Smithsonian Istitute the mammoth
was no larger than the elephant of
the present day.