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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-12-14
Mrs. Will Hosey was reported

lets muffle the kickers.
Farmer Ross Stump was in
town one day last week
DR.. Dye,is still confined to his
home with his lame ankle.
! Everett Bennett of Hattie was
in town on business Thursday.
! Ira Hardman, was on Rowels
Run Thursday taking up timber
Bill Freshour, Of Leafbank,
was in town on business last
week.
N. J. Norman. of Big Springs,
was a Grantsville visitor last
week.
Reese Blizzard. Jr. is at Har-
risville, employed on the Ga
zette,
Louis E. Ayers, marble man,
was a visitor within our gates
last week.
Joe Smith, genial and pleasant
as ever, was on our street one
day last week.
A Christmas entertainment
will be rendered by the public
school'of this place.
The meeting at old Bethlehem
is being largely attended and is
said to be very interesting,
"Tode" BENEFITS family has
been exposed to small pox and
are under strict quarantine.
DR.. John Korkrean is kept
busy these days being the only
physician at this place, able for
duty.
Andrew Rogers the popular
barber, is having the interior Of
his barber shop repainted by
painter Jack Jeffreys.
Era Stump came over from
the Roane county oil fields, and
spent d few days last week
with home folks. Ernest, his
brother, took him back over.
Fred Holland, who has been
employed in Logan county for
some time, is here looking after
the interests of his fathers es-
tate.
Rev. VIM Burns, has been
quite sick for the past few days.
Rev. Ola Bennett has been con-
Quoting the meeting at Old Beth
lehem during the pastors illness,
G. L. Wilson, hickorywithe
chair maker, carpenter and
broom maker, moved his family
to our village Friday and will
work in Hardman and Gamers
broom factory.
State Game Warden Viquesney
has notified all his deputies to
arrest any persons caught hunt
ing game with ferretts this whit
er. In an attempt to prevent
the slaughter of game, the game
warden has taken this action.
No we do not deal literally
enough with those we consider
our erring brother, We forget
in our supreme egotism and in
ate selfshness that Charity suf-
fereth long and is kind and
thinketh no evil" We want to
condemn or say something mean
about some person ana 1T Don I
make much difference who it is
when we feel the meanness COM
ing upon us. We had better see
our own faults.
We are sorry to note that
r. p. Mollohan is in very poor
health at present, suffering from
the effects of his lame leg. We
understand trat as soon as DR..
Dye is able to do so he will am
putate Mr.. MOllohan's leg above
the knee Every since he was
a boy, Bob has suffered with this
limb but in the last few years
the cause of the trouble has
grown 10 such an extent that
I it has now become necessary to
amputate the limb to save his
life. Everyone hopes sincerely
that the operation viii he a sue
cessful one and that the sufferer
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-12-14
JUDICIAL SALE


BY virtue Of decree Of the Circuit
Court Of Calhoun County, West Virginia
rendered ati's November term 1863, in
.he Chancery cluse OF Cordelia J. Coll
inj against Lloyd Gamer aud others, the
undersigned who were by said decree app.
oin'cl Comni toner's for the purpose, with
power to either TO act, will on Monday,
thc 2rd DAY of janGlry 1919 s,ll b. pub
lie auction to HE highest bidder or bidders,
ut the front or Of the Court House of
Calhoun Couary, the following described
real estate aai interest therein and there
under which c all situate i'm washington
District, Of Calhoun County, on the waters
Il Tie West Fork ard constiuts parts or
parcels Of tn .our several tracts Of Land.
or some one or more Of them, which were
conveyed by IS. w. Brannon, surviving
trustee, to ih, defendant Lloyd Gamer, by
decd dated on The l2th day OF Januery
1901, WHICH Iced is of record in the
clerks ofiice of the County Cour. OF
(alhoun County in deed book so 2S page
81 and Which cycral parcels aud interests
10 be I'D are fully &c. forth and describe
in ;hc report O.. A, c. Mathew, commits
si,ner, made iu the Chgncery cause af,re.
said, and in plat Of survey made by
Worth Barr Surveyor, which accJmpa.es
the said report Of Commissioner Mathews,
to.wit- a tract ofl7i acres of lsnd dcscr-
ibel ID the p'r and report Aforesaid as
. If.,.t .t
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agreed with the Abbe Chappe that if we per ished he might find other means to land else where with the rest, which would be sufficient for making his observations. I embarked then in the long boat with my four sailors, steering di- rectly for the coast; the nearer we approached 1t the more we were sensible of the difficulty of landing
 We were constantly thrown back by the accu- mulated waves, and boat threatened all the while to ship water. When on the point of losing courage one of the sailors discovered, at dis tance the mouth of unknown river. This dis covery animated us; reached the coast by this mouth but with great difficulty. I sent back the long boat for the Abbe Chappe and the Spanish astronomers, who arrived safely enough.
 Arrived on the peninsula the twentyf1rst of May, 1769. 13 days before the epoch of the tran sit of Venus We found (azile a pouvor nous metre labir), the inclemency of the weather
 The savages that repaired to us said that con- tagion was prevailing in this country which rav aged 1t completely The interpreter who trans lated this added that they said that in order to withdraw ourselves from the influence of this ter rble malady, 1t was necessary to remove some hundred or more leagues farther to the north
 The means of undertaking this new journey, broken down with fatigue as we were; we had neither horses nor carriers to transport our bag gaze it was impossible to march on foot, and we shrank from journey through desert. All these reasons decided to occupy ourselves with no business but that which had brought
 We labored to construct observatory. which was ready the twenty y-eighth day of May six days before the epoch when would have need of it.
 We made our observations on the third of June with the greatest exactness
 The contagion made progress every day; a general sorrow reigned in all this part of Cali fornia; we were not long without participating in it in distressing manner. This dreadful malady came upon us six or seven days after the observa- tion We wholly without succor; We could net be useful to one another, because we were at tackled almost all at once.
 The little medicine that we had brought from France was useless, from want of knowing now to apply it.
 Nevertheless, the abbe. all sick as he was, con tinued his observations all the time. After ob serving an eclipse of the moon, he at last yield ed to his faintness the delirum of his disease left him but little time to examine himself; he died the first of August, 1769. We were all dying q and the companions of our voyage), when had the sorrow to close his eyelids.
 Our situation and want of strength induced us in this case to bury him without much cere mony devoted some moments to regret for tho loss had suffered, and in the height of disease from which did not ex pect to recover took th' precaution collect all the papers relating to tut
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object of the voyage. 1 placed them in a -caskei with address to the viceroy of Mexico earnestly begged some Indian chiefs who were about me to make this casket safe in case we should all die, and to transmit it to the vessel which ought to arrive in the month of September to take My intention in this was to secure 10 my country this valuable depot. I remained in my condition of sickness, pain and wretchedness until the twenty-ninth of September.
 At last the captain of the vessel arrived; ne had landed at the island of Ceravo, which is situ ated some 30 leagues from San Jose. My Joy was so much the greater in seeing him that he pressed me to quit the fearful place where M. LAboe r,happe and all the rest had died. We were car ried to Ceralvo I forgot to say that this cruel contagion had taken from us the chaplain ana nearly all the persons that formed our little com pany.
 Although sick and oppressed with grief compelled to undertake the perilous route which I had followed in coming, sometimes upon mules, sometimes upon the backs of the Indians, when II was necessary to cross the streams Wltn all this trouble, reached Mexico the twenty-third day of November, 1769.
 There I received by monsieur the marquis of Croix the viceroy of that country, with com passion worthy of that good patriot He had had the kindness to send to meet me carriage ana his physician. Arrived at the capital of Mexlco and having paid my respects to the viceroy was lodged by his orders at the expense of the city.
 When I left Mexico the marquis de Croix rec commended me cordially to the commander or the Spanish feet in which embarked We lana ed at Cadz the twenty-first of July, 11I0. The . court was at the Escurial I had myself taken thither and presented myself to the marquis dos sun, then French ambassador in Spain lie re- ceiged me with marks of kindness and consider ation and gave orders to show me whatever they have to show strangers in this royal house.
 He caused to dispatch in advance or the party the strictest orders through the minister of customs, that at no pass on my route must De searched either myself or the chests in which were the observations which I bore.
 did not arrive in Paris till the fifth of the foi lowing December. I sent to the Academy the oo servations that We made in California. This SO ciety expressed the greatest satisfaction with my zeal and my services. They presented me to the king and to all his ministers. They solicited Iol me recommendation of my labors. His majesty Louis XIV granted me small pension of ooof
 The government is too equitable to leave me 1T want in the flower of my age afflicted with the evils which l have incurred for the service, ane indispe- sably obliged to have servant to leaC me I hope then from his justice and from hl goodness that he will grant me an increase of tn pension sufaci to enable me to accomplish Wio decency the rest of my public career
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In Old Viruinia.

Whe racing season was in full blast, ap some negroes were discussing the nr6 points of Lady Carmen, one Of taE days winners and a favorite.
 Nook hyah, yo' feIlers' said Sandy, wh$ had remained silent until now, "djt Lady Cahmen ain't so much. Is gHine tell yo' bout hoss dat could run, an make time runnin'.
 "One day Marse John brought round a hoss wot he said he didn't b'lieve nobody could ride. Dis one an dat one failed off him, an finly Marse John says, Sandy, ahll give yo all a dollah fo'evy minute you keeps on dat hoss' back
 Dat seem mos uncommon lib1al fo' Marse John, so ah gets onto de hoss. He runs an he kicks an he jumps ober fences an he done fo'gits to stop twell he runs five miles 'roun' de country Aftah he had saw de scenery he brings me back into de yard, an Marse John says. Well, we'll, Sandy, yo' suhtinly deserve yo' doliah, and he hands a dollah to me.
 Five miles in one minute! Will yo genImen indeayeh to beat dat? ?'-Lip- pincott's Magazine.
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Interestinn to Travellers.

"Is there a stone quarry being worked in the vicinity" inquired the traveller, as he stood waiting to board his train at the country station. T thought I heard loud reports, like the explosion of dynamite in the blasting of rocks.
 "No," rejoined the porter, with chuckle; those noises come from that little structure off the ticket office, over there. It's the luggage room. ,"
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His Proper Field.

A colored man was brought before police judge charged with stealing chickens. He pleaded guilty aad re- ceived sentence, when the judge asked how it was he managed to lift those chickens right under the window of the owners house when there was dog loose in the yard. Hit wouldn't be no use, judge" said the man, to try to 'splain this thing to yo' all. Ef you was to try it you like as not would get yer hide full of. shot an get no chickens, nuther. Elf yo want to engage in any rascality, judge, yo' better stick to de bench, whar yo' am familiar. ."-Ladies' Home Journal.
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age With a courage worthy or nlS Zeai
 for the progress of science I was So
 lected to accompany him and set sail for Mex Sco in the month of September, 176S.
 After perious voyage of about 5000 leagues, arrived in Mexico on Easter day 1769. Time was passing; we stopped but eight days to fresh ourselves. The vceroy procured us mules and provisions, and undertook to perform by land part of the remainder of our travels, which about 300 leagues. Amid lofty mountains, , dreadful precipices and arid deserts we encoun- tered dangers every day. We failed rom fear a thousand times. We were also oppressed by the excessive heat. which left us hardly strength enough to drag ourselves. thousand insects of every species gave us no rest by day or night and we had constantly to be on our guard against the very ferocious beasts with which the country is covered Moreover, we lacked the nee essaries of life for the provisions th2t we got in Mexico had been spoiled by the heat We were obliged to live wild cattle and whatever fruits we could find here and there. We made our nalts near some river spring, that We might sake the burning thirst with which we were constantly consumed: to find one it was often necessary to march a whole days journey
 Arrived in the evening in some valley or on the side of some hill, we would endeaVor to take upon the ground Get a Ia belle etoille), the repose which our cruel fatigue rendered so necessary When scarcely asleep were often aroused by storm and then by the impetuous torrents that came down upon from the heights of the noun tains Many dark night we had to save our selves ana our SqulpdSSs AuA HN S'NAJ ~NNP - tumbling down some of the precipiees
 Alter running thousand risks we arrived at last at the port of San Bias. the Pacific ocean; thence we embarked for California on organ tine which the vicerey of Mexico had had pre- pared The Pacific ocean. although very tran ouil is not the less dangerous on account or the (vigies) with which it is filled
 The great calm which prevailed at that tune caused us to despair of arriving in time to accom-. pish the object of our voyage Alter SIX weeks sailing during which made but 150 iea'ues' on tae greatest breadth of the sea, the shorthess of the time caused us to risk hazardous exploit
 The part of California near which we found our selves was the port of San Jose-so dangerous that no one had ever landed there The access 10 it is guarded by the incessant waves that Dreak impetuously against the rocks.
 The Spanish astronomers who were Of our com, panv wished to wait for favorable wind to land at Cape St Lucas, which was distant but ten
 leagues The landing there is indeed less danger ous but we did not follow their advice bee ause we were pressed to arrive at the place of our des tiration; resolved to attempt to dlsemDaTk al the first land should discover.
 While these gentlemen were yet deibera ing fo ndan sailors and myself let down the long boa we took with half of the instruments.
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Joke Medicine.

He is very practical, serious minded man of business. The other day he met a friend, and related to him an alleged joke, and at its con- clusion laughed long and heartily.
 The friend looked awkward for a moment, and then said:
 You'll have to excuse me, old man, but I don't see the point"
 Why, to tell you the truth. I don't just see the point myself. But I've made it a rule to laugh at all jokes; think it's good for the health
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Why Net?

Aunt Spinsterly-I hope that your opinions uphold the dignity of your sex, Mamie, and that you believe that every woman should have a vote.
 Mamie-I don't go quite so far as that, aunty; but I believe that every woman should have a yoter.-Sketeh.
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Tuberculosis Among Soldiers

For ,000 active troops in the armies of the great world powers, the follow ing figures show the percentage of cases of pulmonary tuberculosis: United States, 4.72; Great Britain and colonies. A; France, 5.3; Germany, Is; Austria, 10, and Russia, 2.7.
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A Ready Exclamation.

What is the reason you were so late in discovering the north pole?'
 "Well,' answered the explorer, you see they have such long nights in the arctic regions that 1 oyerslept."
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The angels are always waiting to open the windows of heaven over the head of the man who will bring the last 1.-the into the storehouse
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Editors Note.-This account of a sev- enteeth century scientific expedition was published in the Auburn Ill) Citizen. March IS. 1SS6 as an item of local in terest there living at that place at that time many descendants of Pauly, the en- gineer-the Poleys, Parkses. Fosters. and other families being represented in the list. The original manuscript in French was in the possession of John Pauley of Kansas, who was at the time of the pub Ication visiting his Illinois kinsmen.
 This account is particularly interest ing at this time, as it describes the con- ditions prevailing on the coast of Cali fornia, in 1I69. an event fittingly celebrat- ed by the Golden Gate City.
 The maiady described by Pauly. which decimated the ranks of the French expe- dition, occurred at the same time as sev- eral other writers mention very severe prevalence of seurvy in California, and was probably the same.l
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AmbiuuouS,

Harold-What did she say when you turned out the gas and kissed her?
 Rupert-Said she felt as if she never wanted to see my face again.-Phila delDhia Record.
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Not to Be Envied.

After all. a rich man only has three meals a day"
 And no time to eat 'em."-Louis- vile Courier-Journal.
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IT lS.

She-John Henry. l wonder how you can sit there and look me in the face
 He-So do I, my love; but it's sur prising what a recklessly brave man can dol
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For Headache Try Hicks' capudine

Whether from Colds, Heat. Stomach ol Nervous troubles, the aches are speedily relieved by Capudine. It's Liquid-pleas ant to take-Effects immediately. 10, 2 and soc at Drug Stores.
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The wickedness of other men we have always in our eve. but We cas- our own over our shoulder-Seneca
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Johnsons Chill and Fever Tonic i

JOHHSUH s OHIII dIIu TtFtI lUHIC ID a most remarkable medicine. Not only does it cure any type of fever but drives every trace and taint of Ma laria from the blood
 Victims of Malaria put on 10 pounds in 50 days by using three bottles of this splendid medicine.
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HE observation of the tran sit of Venus on the Sd of June, 1796, was an object of interest to all the learned. The Royal Acad. emy of Sciences proposed
 to the king. Louis KY, to
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make the necessary outlay to send to California for this purpose. The late M. LAbbe Chappe undertook this voy- age with a courage worthy of his zeal Ahl nfr I
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-19
BREsNAHAN PREPARES HIS
TEAM FOR NEXT SEASON
St. Louis Manager and Catcher Hopes
to Build Up Strong OUTFIT
for Cardinals.

While Roger Bresnahan hasn't lost
sight of the fact that with hard play
Ing and a bit of baseball luck bis team
may finish at the head Of the second
division, he is giving much more at
tention now;to the building up OF MS
forces for next years campaign
"Bres" has had an entirely satlsfac'
tory season with the Cardinals, ana
the fans of st. Louis are sharing his
confidence that he will make good
showing next year. N
The team he started the year with
was slated for the bottom. and no bet
ter place. BY his ability as heady,
aggressive, resourceful player ana
manager he kept. the club nghtlns
toward the top of the second division
and even at this late day in the season
a step up in the standing Is not be-
yond hope. - ...
With anything like a well-balanceo
team next year Bresnahan will make a
strong bid for a place in the upper cir
cles. His recent trades with Pittsburg
and Cincinnati have been with e view
to distribute the team, strength, 80
that his combination will present q
balanced and smooth working DEFENSE
and a steady, consistent offensive
front to the enemy.
Fine showings have been made. pen
nants won, with teams lacking indi'
yidual stars. Infinitely better ana
more satisfactory campaigns arr
1agsd in baseball by teams that az
2 4 certain uniform excellence th1a
b teams with strong and mediocre
players alternating In the lineup.
1t was to bring his weak spots up to
a higher level and equalize the pres
sure of his machine on the opposing
forces that Bresnahan sacrificed bril-
liant players like Byrne and Charles
He got for them, in Barbeau, Storke
and Mowrey, trained and efficient men
who. under his leadership. should III
finely into a well-built. wel-rpunded,
strong and vigorous combination
, He believes that the acquisition Of
Mowrey offers him a chance to round
out the outfeld. Ellis and Evans
have made good there, and he intends
to see what Ed Konetchy. his hard
! hitting first baseman. can do on the
outer breastwork. Konetchy has 6
strong wing and can cover q lot o.
ground. ~ it,.
Storke will be tried at first base
where he filed in for Pittsburg, and Il
+ the plan works out as "Bres" figures
I 1t, he will have the nucleus of hls mex
/ years line of battle. ,5s
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-19
Ont ont the error column.

Cut out the error column.
This is the suggestion of Fred Ten
ney, famous first baseman,; once man
ager of the Boston National league
club and now with the New York
Giants.
By the elimination of this column in
the tabulated score, with the exception
of wild throws on which base runners
advance an extra base, this veteran
believes than another step forward
would be made. His idea, when care
fully considered, presents conditions
that are worthy of thought.
How many times are batters rob-
bed of what are almost sure base
hits?" says Tenney. This is especial
ly true in line drives to the infielders.
No great credit is due the infielder for
getting these balls, as rule, for they
are, shot straight at him. OF course.
there are exceptions, as there are to
almost everything. but that is the rule.
As 81 matter of fact the batsman Is al
most entitled to hit Surely he hit
the pitcher hard enough to get one,
but the luck of the game, that cuts
such an important figure In baseball,
happens In that instance t. be against
him. -
$50 figure that If the error column.
80 far as fumbled balls or bad throws
to a baseman are concerned, was elm
mated, making everything hit. 1t
would only Just about even up for
those infield line drives that the bat
ter loses because the intielder happens
to be right in front of Lard-hit ball
driven straight into his hands. e,
Naturally the scoring OF a felder's
choice would remain Just 90 1t fs to.
day, for the batsman is not entitled
to a hit where the infieider makes the
play on some other basesrunner when
the batsman could have been thrown
out at first. Again. there must be some
way Of scoring extra bases taken by 4
runner on bad throw. For that /
would leave the error column in the
boz score, but 1t would represent wild
/ throws. not fumbied balls, or q bad
4 throw to first on batted ball
This would naturally make some
difference III the batting and fielding
averages az the players, but ! DOM
think Il w0uI6 boost any batsznan very
much. while II would take away tha1
sxcrss for s fsldsr shirking hsrt