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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-06-03
BASEBALL.

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FRIDAY D. m. sunday p. m- West
Side Park. A good game assured Ad-
mission Il and % cents. l5f
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-05-18
The fhrice-a-Week Word
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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-05-18
Teachers Examinations.

The Teachers Uniform EXAMINE
tons for 1909, for Calhoun county
will be held OH the following dates
at the following places:
First Examination, May 20 and p,
at ArnoldsbGrg.
Second Examination, July 16 and II.
at Grantsville.
Third Examination, Sept. and 10
at Arnoldsburg.
Applicants should reacL the place
of of examination the day before the
examination begins, so rs to enroll
and lest for the work next day.
Examinations commence at 100
a. IN. and close at 6 p. IN each day.
The County Supt. will mark 20
per cent on theory and art of teach
ing aud applicants personality and
record as teacher. Applicants for
renewal of certificates expiring june
30, 1909, may take the May exami.
nation.
All applicants will be required to
pass on primary agriculture Any
one taking the examination out OF
his own county must present let
or from his Co. Supt vouching foi
his conduct.
There will be no duplicate certf.
Gates issued because of the useless
ness additional expense, fraud anc
trou ole resulting from this cause.
These instructions were handed
to the Go. Supt by State Supt NJ
p. Shawkey.
G.. j. GAMER, Go. Supt.
of Calhoun county.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-05-18

Joe Wilson. who now lives in
Wood county, was visiting old
friends in this cotnty last week.
Andy Harris was tax en- to the
Reform school at Prun tytown
last week by Deputy Sheriff Thur
man Duffield.
G. G. Kelly, a progressive
young teacher of Mt. Zion, was
in town one day last week on
business.
Cab2ts well on the Vandall
farm at Creston, came in last
week and is reported good for a
million feet. Supt. Joe Smith
went down Sunday to have it
shot, hoping to increase its capac-
ity.
Drummer AlGainer autogIaph-
ed at the Willard Friday. He
informs us that hard times are
general throughout the country
and that while he receives just
as many orders they are not
nearly so large.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-05-18
Huffman Music Conservatory.
Ala Huffman.

Ala Huffman. lem Huffman.
We are now ready foc work
and will begin with the largest
class we have ever had. We
want all who will work, as
our work must speak for itself.
Will give a recital each month
at the M. E. Church with music
grading from one to seven.
Small children taught for half
price or SIS for 20 half hour
lessons. For further informa-
ton address, Allie Huffman,
Grantsville, VIVA.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-05-18
DENTAL NOTICE.

DR.. John Stoops, the well known
Dentist, will vssit the following
places:
Stumptown, May 18th,
Grantsv;lle, II, Is and 10.
B,gbsnd. both
He VIII be thoroughly PREF AIRED to
DO all kinds OF Dental work
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-05-18
Assessors Notice.


Notice is hereby given that l
will assess the Districts of
Washington, Sherman and Sher-
idan, and that my deputies R. l..
Hamilton and George Hays will
assess the district of Center and
Leerespectively, and we will ex-
pect each taxpayer to have his
dollar for head tax and dollar for
road tax ready for us when we
call.
Respectfully,
r. j. KNOTS.
Assessor.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-05-18
To the Travelling Public.

/ have taken charge of the old
ana popular COOK HOTEL, and 1
respectfully invite yon to come and
stop with me. All the conf, rts of
"a home without the worry. Rates
reasonable Give me trial. A
good barn with a good man in charge
in connection with the hotel.
Respectfully yours,
H. A. Bennett, Prop.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-05-18
Dissolution Notice.

This is to certify that the part
uersDip which heretofore existed be-
tween r.. j. Knots and Lex Larson
known as Knots and Larson, has
this day been dissolved
II j Knots assumes The pay
ment Of the indebtodncss OF said
firm.
From this date the following be-
comes the property of r. } Knots:
stock of m'ch'ndise at Frozen, WA
] grist mill
All book accounts, all notes, due
bills and other evidences of debts,
and ali other property here oforo
owned by the said Kuotts q Larson
Witness the following signatures
and seals R j KNOTTS(SooD
ENLARSON (SeaD
For SALE: 50 cres Of land
lying on Pine creek, good house
barn, and other out-buildings,
a extra good gardens, soil very
fertile. One half of oil and gas
right, under lease. Price reas-
enable. Good well and fine orch
ard. Reason for selling. / want
to go West. VIII make reason
able terms. Call ON on address.
*. Nj. HUNT
Hur. w. Va.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-05-18

All persons are hereby notified
that my wife, Ida Wallbrown, has
left my bed and board without q
cause, and / will not be response
BILE for her debts from this date.
Given under my hand this 5th
day Of April, 1909.
20 st HENRY WALLBROWN.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-24

article is a valuable straw pillow. Re.
member what Bill Shakespeare says,
Uneasy rests the head that hasn't got
pillow What am l bid? Two dol
lars? Thank you! Three-four-five-
six-six have. Cape Horn prices.
gentlemen. Observation-Disclosures you
all done? Tom, you can have it for
$40. You may get better one in San
Francisco for so cents. but you can't
duplicate it for $50 within thousand
miles of this place.
''Next article is a handsome stand
up linen collar. 1t has only been worn
by poor Bob in Liverpool and can be
washed absolutely clean for the small
price of S cents. 1t is the only article
Of its kind that has ever been for sale
at Cape Horn. What am bid-a dol.
lar-two. two-fifty. three-fifty, four
four-are you all done? Sold to Dick
for 81. Dick is sport now. Wait a
minute; there is button in the back
Of the collar. You will have to buy
the button separately. Dick"
And so each worn and patched gar
ment of poor Bob was sold ut "Cape
Horn prices" Bob's shipmates took
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-24
Their CHRISTMAS
SURPRISE.

"~HIS year." said Cartwright
firmly. there are going to be
no Christmas surprises In my
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-24
A CHRISTI. is
At CAPE HORN,

~ nee had slipmatc who cele.
bratcd the most grateful Christ.
" mas of his life at the Horn.
1t was on the Mary Aun. in
December, 1897 She was deep cut
steel clipper, but she was a four mast
ed bark, and four masted banks are all
ugly in heavy seas. The best sea boat
afloat will plunge at Cape Horn. but
four masted barks are all the time un-
der water. Sometimes they are swamp
ed altogether and float waterlogged
around the Horn. Then the current
pushes them south to perish in the
ice jam.
Some sailors can he likened to the
four masted barks They are the sail
ors who have been too long away from
home. All sailors plunge literally into
shore life, but the TOO long away from
home" fellows are. as ruie, swamped
in shore life's breakers.
One Of my mates on the Mary Ann
was Bob Jones, typical 'too long
away from home" unfortunate. But
Bob still had somebody dear to his
heart. He had started on more than
one trip around the world with the set
determination that the end Of the voy-
age should see him rejoin his own loved
ones at home.
But on pay day at the end of his
trips his good resolutions had been
broken. It had often gone SO. and Bob
was hiding self despair under the grim
surface Of man hating man.
Bob and 1, with twelve other Yam
KEGS, Dutchmen and Swedes. were on
the starboard watch under Chief Mate
Dickson Of the Mary Ann. When we
went below on Christmas eve the sea
was running high. Sleet and hail came
down in the squalls. The western gale
had trimmed our sails down to the
lower topsails.
We had hardly fallen asleep when
1--we heard the man ut the wheel strike
lone bell Before the signal for "All
'hands un deck was answered forward
Bob and wer" out Of our hunks and
had our sca boots on.
"Whats up now" growled Bob, and
e got his answer from Jimmy, the
=,ck boy. who came rushing in with
..it preliminary warning.
,.Itisy. rise rise. slcepcrs! Weather
ip for iceher@s on the leeward bow
80. rise. risc."
The watch on deck WAS already set
j ing the fore staysail to head the vesse
off lie wind. She was running easy
when we came on deck. and the storm
sparlicr WAS hauled out to bring TIL,
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-24

for Il big breaker came laundering
over the weather rail-
The breaker caught Bob at the fore
backstayS. lie jumped up aud put his
arm through the coils of the fore sheet,
hanging in straps in the royal back
stay.
The straps were rottcn. and Bob and
the coil sheet rope dropped and disap-
peared in the boiling deck waters.
The waters surged to leeward and
carried dark object with them.
The skipper threw life buoy from
the poop.
poor Bob" said everybody to him
self. 1t was all we could do for him.
Bob was gone, and there seemed to be
no help for it.
We had the Mary Ann snug at last.
Our watch had still an hour more be.
low, not long enough to make 1t WORT
While to crawl into our hunks, and we
lighted our pipes. lay down on our
chests and discussed poor Bob.
Bill. who was Bob's own chum, went
to Bob's bunk and overhauled the
things.
ut is enough to make anybody rip.
ping mad to think of a rotton old strap
chucking poor fellow overheard .
mused Rlll. christmas night too.
Say, boys, when we auction this stuff
on we've got to show Bob up hand.
some to his friends"
1t must be explained that when sail.
ors die at sea their belongings are sold
at auction to the crew. This custom
eerves a double purpose. 1t is easier
Ito ship money halfway around the
globe than to insure the safe delivery
OF an old wooden chest. A good sum
OF money is also more welcome to most
heirs than chestful Of tarred rags.
Besides. the sea auctions give the ship
+. mates of the dead an opportunity to
."raise his reputation" by adding gener.
<oQsly to his account.
Everybody wanted to. fill the Christ.
imas stockings Of poor Bdbs folks. The
ch.s& mate, Dickson. good naturedly
consented that the auction should be
hold then and there and came to the
forecastle with pencil and paper to re-
cord the sales US fast AZ they wer,
made.
"Here you are, boys-here you are
Get your money ready. The creates
cane Horn sale ever held will nov
start" raspcd the old chief. "Firs
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-24

"Hem! Well, we will see what is
In it anyway" assented the mate.
When the canvas cover was opened
score of letters in soiled and torn
envelopes dropped out.
II see no harm in letting you fell
lows get little home sentiment out
of these old letters" said the mate,
'but you must not keep them. They
must be forwarded to Bob's friends.
You boys can bid for the privilege Of
reading the letters"
Dick for 50 bought the right to first
pick He took the best preserved en-
velope and it's Enclosure and went away
to read the letter.
The sale continued, letter after let
ter fetching neat sum. Half the let
ters were sold when Dick came from
his corner and interrupted the sale.
He looked troubled and shook his let
ter in our faces.
"Boys. this letter is from the girl"
said he. "She's dandy. Bob was
no good. He didn't go home when he
was paid off in Liverpool; he didn't 60
home from New York; he didn't 60
home from San Francisco when he
could have made the trip in day.
The girl is waiting yet"
The mate, who had been intently
reading one Of the letters, here inter.
rupted.
"Bob's mother is getting old. and she
Is poor. She does not ask for money,
however. All she wants is her boy.
He will never return to her now. Poor
Bob's mother! Poor Bob!'
At four bells the lookout gave US
his "All's well! Side lights burning
bright" Suddenly he began to beat
the forward bell like mad.
The lookout was shouting and wav.
ing his arms from the forecastle head
where he stood clinging to the rail
When we reached the fore part Of the
house the lookout attracted our at.
tention to a dark object leaning limp
ly against the starboard lighthouse.
1t was Bob Jones.
We carried him into the forecastle
The mate and the whisky bottle were
brought forward, and Bob slowly came
to his senses.
81 was slambanged something fear
full, boys" drawled Bob. "That break
er caught me right, and the blamed
strap broke. Then over she rolled t.
leeward''-
"And saw you go over the side,'
interrupted Dick.
"Not I. 1t may have been the shee,
COIL" continued Bob. II was washed
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-24

ton on It, and the gentleman had paid
. deposit, but If madam would leave
hef name something might be done.
'When my wife spelled out her cogno-
men for him he lifted his eyebrows in
establishment. That was exactly the
name and those we're the initials Of
the gentleman who had already spoken
for the chair. My wife thought for a
moment. Then she controlled her emo.
lions and merely remarked that such
condolences were quite common and
walked out without leaving her ad.
dress.
Next day hied me to the dealers
quickly, prepared to leave my order
for the chair. But the dealer did not
seem half SO inclined to sell. A lady
had been there. it seems. lady Of my
own name. with the same initials-odd.
was it not?-who was willing to give
the full price for the article Then it
was my turn to think. On the whole.
l decided I did not want the chair
after all. II Ellen wanted to buy it.
I'd let her have that pleasure.
christmas morning we both fused
about the house expectantly. won.
dered where on earth Ellen was keep.
ing my morris chair After breakfast
unloaded pair Of green portieres
l had bought for her. As the wrap.
pings came OF | saw her face fall.
Then she went over to a corner and
produced an exactly similar bundle
and unrolled another pair of green
portieres for me.
But stammered. 4 thought you
bought morris chair"
"'I! Oh. John. didn't you buy II
after all?'
'And then. in the light Of our under.
standing. We wept on one another's
shoulders. New York Press
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-24

HIS year., said Cartwright
firmly. there are going to be
no Christmas surprises In my
happy Monochrome of those
pleasant little attempts at playing
Santa Claus which begin with sus-
pense and effort and end in mortifca.
ton and disappointment. am going
to take my wife downtown and let her
pick out anything she wants within
the limit of my spending capacity. and
then I'm going to let her take me
around and fix me up with pair Of
embroidered suspenders or gold cuff
links or any old thing she likes and
that will make her happy. Neither Of
US has quite got over the effects Of the
last holiday season yet.
"You see. we had been married Just
long enough last Christmas to wear
out our 6rst installment of furniture
and most Of our wedding gifts.
Things were looking little shabby
around the house. so we both agreed
that in selecting our little remem-
brances for one another we ought to
confine ourselves to something which
would be mutually useful and attrac-
tive. Both of Us had been secretly
longing for morris chair, one Of those
mission things with big leather cush.
ions that swallow you up in a delirium
Of comfort. Mrs. @. wanted It for
the beauty Of the library and her aft
ernoon siestas. and I wanted It for
evening recreation.
months before the Christmas sea-
son began putting by little sum
weekly. with the morris chair In mind.
Two weeks before the 25th went
down to dealers to look at chairs.
had been looking casually for weeks
before, but it was not until l came
upon this particular shop that dis
covered what wanted. 1t was a
beauty in the darkest and finest of
weathered oak. with all attachments
and pair of fat. greeny brown leath-
er cushions that fairly felt like pipe
dreams. laced with leather strappings
and tied to the woodwork with thongs.
The minute saw the chair | knew it
was for me, but the price was rather
staggering. The dealer wanted sos for
it Mt first. and when | had got him
down to $50 he acted as though he
We're giving the thing away. thought
it best to hold out little, so merely
requested that he give me days op-
ton on the chair and paid small de-
posit for the privilege.
meanwhile my wife had been saw
ing every penny, cutting down on the
grocery bill and keeping me on cheap
meats with Christmas in view. 1t
seems that she. too, had morris chail
on the brain. On the afternoon of the
same day on which l discovered my
prize she strolled into the same shop
The first sight Of the chair was enough
for her, and she offered to buy it OF
, the spot. The dealer was inconsolable
He had sold the chair, he believed; a
least he had given a gentleman an op
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-24
SANTA CLAUS A STRANGER.
He 10 Officially Unknown to Uncle
Sans Mail AGENTS.

He 10 Officially Unknown to Uncle
Sans Mail Agents.
The postoti1ce department does not
know Santa Claus. The old saint has
no official existence so far as Uncle
Sans mail agents are concerned. This
is due entirely to the fact that Santa
Claus lives everywhere at the same
time instead Of having single local
habitation like other people. 1t is very
sad, but it cannot be helped. Letters
which children address to Santa Claus
or Kris Kringle must 60 straight to the
dead letter Office.
Some time ago an effort on behalf Of
the children was made to induce the
postoffice department to permit post.
masters to open all letters addressed
to Santa Claus and turn them over to
the parents Of the child correspondent
or to some local organization having a
Christmas fund to spend, but the at.
torney general for the department rem.
dered an adverse decision, holding as
follows:
If oos.masters were kfanied authority
to open all such letters xtid select those
which they thought proper to deliver to
persons applying for them. there would
DO temptation and opportunity for post
masters and other employees to ousii let
ters Unfortunately, some Of which con.
tain Enclosures Of value, and give us IN
excuse for such action the authority
granted by the department.
The departments legal adviser also wa
Of the opinion that. if permission were
granted 10 deliver such letters to benevo-
lent societies and individuals, Il would be
difficult for Che department to draw the
line where bertevolence ends and CONNER.
cialism begins. Many persons desire such
letters for use in newspapers and maga.
zine stories. the name Of the child of
some prominent pubic man attached 70
such a letter making II especially valua-
BILE for that purpose and often corre-
spondingly embarrassing to the parent
Of the child. Furthermore. the opinion
states. such practice would violate the
principle Of the sanctity Of the seal.
Which is one Of the best features OF our
postal system. and the department would
continually be open to serious suspicion.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-24

away up under
t he forecastle
head. I guess l
went clean off in
a faint after l
had crawlel to a
dry place. When
I woke up l
m a d e for the
forecastle, but I
couldn't make 1t.
I dropped right
of again at the
lighthouse"
When Bob had
been bandaged
up and given u
warm breakfast
he was the old
Bob once more.
The boys poked
lots of fun at
him when they
ret q rn ed his
things to him.
"Hold on. boys;
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-24

care that none OF
them contribut-
cd less than a
months wages to
Bob's final pay
day.
The m a tie at
last put his hand
to the b otto m
Of Bob's chest.
and from a cor.
ner he brought
up a bundle of
papers wrapped
in an old piece
Of canvas tied
together will
yellow silken Ct
gar bands. The
mate held the
bundle thought
fully in his hand
He hesitated te
trespass.
"Open it up!''
shouted the mer
in chorus.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-24

vessel % the wind
on the other tack.
Bob was sent for
ward to furl the
fore staysail. The
rest of us went
TO the braces and
pulled the yards
in to starboard.
Then came the
ugiiest part Of the
job. Slowly the
Mary Ann turned
to face her foe
again. But before
she could head
her bow against
the mighty seas
they broke over
her from stem to
stern.
Bob came aft
from the staysail
to join us just as
we all jumped
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-24

bargain with Bob" the imperative
Dick broke in. Here is my Bible. If
Bob will swear to 60 home to his
mother and the girl from San Fran
cisco he can take the auction money
along as Christmas present"
''That's right! Come on. Bob. Swear,
man, swear"
II do, so help me. God, and merry
Christmas to you all, boys" sobbed
Bob. Il will so home, boys-1 will"
And he did.-Philadelphia Ledg...
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-24
Candles For chri.tma..

Christmas candlemakers are busy
for many months in the year. It would
be impossible to estimate how many
hundreds Of thousands Of dozens OF
pretty little colored wax candles are re.
qafred for Christmas trees all over Eu.
rope and America. There are also can.
dies for church decoration at Christ.
mastide. Whereas the Christmas tree
tapers are, some Of them. 80 tiny as to
require seventy-two to make q pound.
the great altar shafts Of pure beeswax
Will sometimes stand six feet and
weigh forty pounds apiece.-Tit-Bits.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-24
Hurry Up Santa Claus!

Wander Mistah Chris mus,
Loafin' long de way.
'TIe slower than railroad'-
Dat what chillun say.
Oey wants i'm fer ter hurry Nd
An pass de time er day,
preamin' bout de comm er de Chris must
Atlanta Constitution,
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-09-18
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPEN MONDAY.
The Columbia and Teachers High Are
Combined This Year.

Once more the biographies, grammars,
spelling books, arithmetics and other
volumes must be hauled out and busted.
The Columbia public schools will begin
Monday. The district voted money last
spring for the erection of ward school
and high school building. Neither is
completed.
The faculty of the city high school
has been added to the high school of the
School of Education and all the work
will be done under the supervision of
DR.. ]. L. Merriam of the University of
Missouri. High school pupils who live
in the Columbia school district can at
tend the high school free of charge this
year. The school will occupy the build
ing at the corner of Cherry and Tenth
streets as last year.