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DRY FARMERS GROW ALFALFA
Conceded to Be the Best Lesums for
y Arid Regions on Account Of Its
Deep Roofing system.

tBy l. c. AIcHER. Idaho Experiment
Station.)
II dry farming Is to become per.
manent system OF agriculture It is alb
solutely essential that humus and nitro
gen be put into the soil. There ara
many acres In the intermountain west
where no other system OF agriculture
will ever prevail. The constant grow.
Ing OF wheat on summer fallowed land
must cease. for such q system 10 sure
to deplete the soil Of its plant food.
At the present. wheat farming meth
DDS largely consist OF robbing the soil
OF its temporarily accumulated fertil'
ity and then letting It lie idle until
such time as enough plant food has
been made available and enough wa
ter has been stored to insure another
good crop. Humus and nitrogen are
very essential to successful wheat
farming. and In order to secure these
the dry farmer must make use Of
green manure crops that will supply
these necessary plant foods. BY doing
this he is improving the soil texture
~ well as the water.holding capacity.
and In dry farming that 10 tho great
est essential.
Beneficial effects from plowing un.
der alfalfa previously grown In rows
for seed production have been noticed
on succeeding wheat crops for n long
as ten years. At present alfalfa 10
conceded to be the best legume for
the dry lands. its deep roofing sys-
tenn fitting It admirably to seek STORED
water at great depths. Deep.rooted
plants are decidedly preferable to
shallow.rooted ones. because they
penetrate into the subsoil. In this
way air and water find entrance. e.
pecially after the roots decay. It Is
supposed that alfalfa when plowed
under enriches the surface soil with
potash and phosphorus from the sub
soil. thus bringing these substances
low-rooted crops.
The summer fnllow simply prolongs
the time when smaller crops and.
consequently. smaller returns. must in
evitably come from constant soil de-
pletion. 1t is easier to keep a soil
up to its fertility II soil building is
started when the first crop Is taken
of than II 1t is prolonged until the
farmer Is forced to 1t, due to small
returns.
Thus far alfalfa planted In rows.
both seed and forage production. has
proved more successful than the
broadcast stand or closely drilled
rows in regions where the moisture 10
not plentiful. While It vii! not prob
ably resolve itself into a problem of
seed production due to this lack of
sufficient moisture for forage produc-
ton. nevertheless 1t can be made a
paying crop. both financially and as a
,oil improver.
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No Strangers Allowed.

Frank II. Hitchcock. the postmaster
general Of the United States. takes the
deepest interest In even the smallest
details Of the postal service. One eve
ming he was at the Union station In
Washington. when he decided to 90
into ono OF the railway mail.service
into one Of the railway mail-service
cars to see how the mail matter was
being handled. Being 4 tall man and
very athletic. he easily swung himself
from the platform into the car. but he
did not find 1t an easy matter to stay
put. A burly postal clerk grabbed
him by the shoulders. propelled him
toward the side door. and practi-
cally elected him to the platform be.
low.
What do you mean by that?" ask
ed Hitchcock Indignantly.
II mean to keep you out Of this
car" replied the clerk roughly. That
fellow Hitchcock has given us strict
orders to keep all strangers out OF
these cars."-Popular Magazine.
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1fKRH&$1E6FEs 14f}f{4;ff$Ee&4

Weeds are wasted plant fertility.
There is always a good demand for
good fruit
Remove borers from the base Of the
peach trees.
Never allow sheep to spoil wool
with chaff or burrs.
Sheep that are lean In flesh in the
fall hardly ever improve.
A COW that gives great flow or
rich milk must eat large rations.
Every tree and bush on the fruit
farm ought to be on a paying basis.
Green forage should be supplied to
the pigs as late In the season as pos
sible.
The watering Of the pigs deserves
far more attention than 1t ordinarily
receives.
Cover the spinach and corn salad.
also the strawberry bed. with straw
or leaves.
Gather all waste material that Is
free from disease and add 1t to the
compost heap
One does not have to own large
frui: farm to enjoy excellent fruit OF
his own raising.
Clean all debris from the garden:
stir the soil with harrow and SOW
rye as a cover crop.
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A Queer Case Of Thrift.

The native thrift OF the Vermonters
was under discussion and a story was
told that was held to illustrate It per.
fectly.
There was man In one of the inter.
ior Vermont towns who had an old
horse ringboned. spawned. with the
heaves and every other horse ailment
"a mere shadow Of a horse. He used
to drive the horse to town every day
and was jeered by the neighbors for
using such miserable beast
One day he walked into the store
At the corner. "Where's your horse.
Jim?" q friend asked.
sold him."
sold him! How much did you
get?"
Got a hundred dollars!"
"Who In thunder did you sell that
horse to for hundred dollars?"
why" replied the Vermonter. as
he exhibited a roll ofw bills sold
him to mother"
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CHAPTER xxxIII.
Fresh Trouble Daily.


The following morning the daylight
creeping into section number one
found Ira and Anne staring at each
other. Ira was tousled and Anne was
unkempt, but her blush still gave her
cheek at least an Indian summer
glow.
After a violent effort to reach the
space between her shoulder blades,
she was compelled to appeal to her
new master to act as her new maid
"Oh. Mr.. Lathrop," she stammered
-"Ira," she corrected, won't you
please hook me up?" she pleaded.
Ira beamed with a second child
hood boyishness: "rll do my best, my
little ootsum-tootsums, it's the first
time I ever tried It,"
"Oh, I'm SO glad" Anne sighed,
Its the first time l ever was hooked
up by q gentleman"
He gurgled with Joy and. forget
ting the poverty Of space. tried to
reach her lips to kiss her. He almost
broke her neck and bumped his head
50 hard that instead Of saying. as he
intended. MY darling" he said. "Oh,
hell!"
"Ira!" she gasped. But he, with all
the proprietorship he had assumed,
answered cheerily: You'll have to
get used to 1t, ducky darling. l could
never learn not to swear" He proved
the fact again and again by the re-
marks he addressed to certain rerrac-
tory hooks. He apologized, but she
felt, more like apologizing for her.
self.
"Oh, Ira," she said. I'm SO ashamed
to have you see me Ike this-the first
morning"
We'll. you haven't got anything on
me-Tm not shaved"
You don't have to tell me that"
she said, rubbing her smarting cheek.
Then she bumped her head and
gasped: "Oh-what you said"
This made them feel so much at
home that she attained the heights OF
frankness and honesty by reaching in
her handbag for knob OF supple
mentary hair. which she affixed dex-
trously to what was homegrown. Ira,
instead OF looking shocked. loved her
for her honesty, and grinned:
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What Fiqureheads Mean.

When the wall Of q city was built
or the foundation of a public building
was laid in ancient times men used
to supply the ediflce with a guardian
spirit by burying within 1t human
being. The ghost Of the victim was
supposed to take possession OF the
structure and bless 1t with good for
tune.
And when a boat or ship was
launched it was made to roll over the
body of a man for the same purpose.
Substitution Of the bodies and blood
of animals followed. and civilized peo-
pies have softened the ceremony until
only symbolic wine remains.
The figureheads upon ships are rem
nants OF the custom Of binding the
body of the inundated god upon the
PROV at launching. and they are still
regarded as mascots,
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CHAPTER xxxiI.
7he Empty Berth,


The one thing Mallory was begin.
ming to learn about Marjorie was that
she would never take the point OF
view he expected. and never proceed
along the lines OF his logic.
She had grown furious at him for
what he could not help. She had told
him that she would marry him out OF
spite. She had commanded him to
pursue and apprehend the flying par
son, He failed and returned crest
fallen and wondering what new form
her rage would take.
And, 10 and behold, when she saw
him so downcast and helpless, she
rushed to him with caresses. cuddled
hts broad shoulders against her
breast. and smcthered him. 1t was
the sincerity of his detection and the
complete helplessness he displayed
that won her woman's heart.
Mallory gazed at her with almost
more wonderment than delight. This
was another flashIight on her charac-
ter. Most courtships are conducted
under a rose-light in which wooer
and wooed wear their best clothes on
their best behaviorS or in starl1t.
moonlit, or gaslit twilight where ro-
uauce softens angles and wraps
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NO MEDICINE
But Change Of Food Gave Final Relief.

Most diseases start in the alimen-
tary canal-stomach and bowels.
, A great deal of our stomach and
bowel troubles come from eating too
much starchy and greasy food.
The stomach does not digest any
Of the starchy food we eat-white
bread, pastry, potatoes, oats. etc.
these things are digested in the small
intestines, and If we eat too much, as
most OF US do. the organs that should
digest this kind OF food are overcome
by excess of work, SO that fermenta-
ton, Indigestion. and a long train Of
ails result.
Too much fat also is hard to digest
and this Is changed into acids. sour
stomach, belching gas. and bloated.
heavy feeling.
In these conditions change from
indigestible foods to Grape-Nuts will
work wonders in not only relieving
the distress but in building up a
strong digestion, clear brain and
steady nerves. A Wash. woman
writes:
About five years ago I suffered
with bad acknowledgements. indiges-
ton. constipation-caused, know
now, from overeating starchy and
greasy food.
81 doctored for two years without
any benefit. The doctor told me there
was no cure for me. could not eat
anything without suffering severe
pain in my back and sides, and be.
came discouraged.
"A friend recommended Grape.Nuts
and l began to use it. In less than
two weeks I began to feel better and
inside of two months was we'll
woman and have been ever since.
II can eat anything I wish with
pleasure. We eat Grape-Nuts and
cream for breakfast and are very
fond of it." Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the little book, "The Road
to Wellville," in pkgs. There's a
reason"
Ever read the above letters new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine. true, and full OF humnS
interest. Adv.
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Room for One More.

A local spreacher tells this ono to
tho Cleveland Plain Dealer:
I'D join the church II 1t wasn't 10
full OF hypocrites."
Whenever this clergyman urges
man to cast his lot on the side OF tho
right he gets that old stall. The 9th.
er day he thought Of comeback.
"Come into the fold!" he urged
I'D do II II there weren't 80 many
hypocrites!" was the whine.
"Never mind" said the parson. slap.
ping him on the shoulder. there Ia al.
ways room for one more!"
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SYNOPSIS.

rsh!IiIpi.s:; sp Il: md %.rjsIis N:.ssa
.s sssnS S9s minister o. On x. .ss
the train. Transcontinsntal train u tax.
ins ,1s on ps.ssnEsrs; Porter hs, lively
Top. Yankee business man. The elopsrs
ts an ss ssSsRa s: asssou e bound sna
in msSdHn Z eosdi.ion. :I Later NJ. j,mmis
appsars. She . also bound for Reno With
eoms Letter Si:n:: NJ Mr.: wh
lery decorate bridal berth. Rex; and Mrs:
70 est loose and Tempie removes evidence
Mss!.ory proceed alone. but train starts s.st
couple wedding hs.,nE. Marjorie Q an
sn old
iS:y x:.y hunt. fSs S.sa.
Mrs whiscemb. Mallory report. to Mar:
1oris hi. failure to fnd = preacher They They
Snds ': 70 Vacant stesa Berth. 1.. Jimmie ai:eos.
srs Wellington on the train. Mallory
sisn: Mrs. Tempie Is Induced sy Mr.;
wellington to smoke q eigar: Sigh, OF OF
train. Missing hand baggage compels the
couple to borrow from passengers. Jim
mile gets . cind.r in his eye and Mrs.
Jimmie gives first aid. Coolness is then
resumed Still no clergyman. More bor-
rowing. DR.. Temple puzzled BY behavior
aroused by Mailory's baseball jargon.
Marjorie suggests wrecking tho train IN
hopes that accident will produce preach
or. Also tries to induce the conductor to
hold the train 30 she can shop. Marjorie's
dog Is missing. She pulls the cord: stop,
ping the train. CONDUCTOR restores cog
preacher to marry him and Miss Cattle:
Mallory tells Lathrop of his predicament
Kitty Leweilyn. former sweetheart Of NAL
lory's. appears and arouses Mar1ories
jealousy. Preacher boards train: AFTER
marrying I.athrop and Miss Cattle the
preacher escapes Mallory by leap'ns from
moving train.
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Bull Objected to Rider.

A millionaire rancher. O. Pomona,
CAL, was painfully injured. recently.
while attempting to ride large red
Durham bull. He had made wager
with another rancher that he could
remain On the bulls back for two min
utes, faith in his ability to win the
wager being based upon his expert
ences in broncho riding He lost the
bet by just 1T seconds. for three sec
onds after he mounted the animals
back, he was seated in the center OF
the corral nursing a badly wrenched
hip and shoulder.
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EntorprI0tn0.

In section Of Washington. says
Harper's Magazine. where there are
number OF restaurants. one enter.
prising concern has displayed in great
illuminated letters. "Open All Night"
Next to It was a restaurant bearing
with equal prominence the legend:
I'VE Never Close
Third in order was a Chinese laun.
dry. In little. low.framed. tumble.
down hovel. and upon the front Of this
building was the sign. In great.
scrawling letters:
Me Wakee, Too"
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CHAPTER xxxi-contlnued.

CHAPTER NN&I-ContSnueO.
Mallory caught his hand as It turned
the knob Of the door and drew him
back. Marjorie. equally determined.
caught his other elbow:
please don't co." Mallory urged.
until you've married u.s."
The Reverend Charles stared at his
captors In amazeme0t:
But my dear man. the trains NOV
ing"
Marjorie clung all the tighter and
invited him to Come on to the next
STOP"
But my dear lady" selby gasped.
ITS impossible
You've just got to-" Mallory In
sisted.
Release me. please"
"Never!"
How dare you!" the parson
shrieked, and with a sudden wriggle
writhed out of his coat. leaving 1t In
Marjorie's hands. He darted to the
door and flung it open. with Mallory
hot after him.
The train was kicking up cloud
of dust and getting its stride. The
kidnapped clergyman paused a mo-
ment, aghast at the speed with which
the ground was being paid out Then
he climbed the brass rail and. with
a hasty prayer. dropped overheard.
Mallory lunged at him. and seized
him by his reversed collar. But the
collar alone remained in his clutch.
The parson was almost lost in the
dust he created as he struck. bounded
and rolled till he came to stop, with
his stars and his prayers to thank for
injuries to nothing worse than his
dignity and other small clothes.
Mallory returned to the observation
room and flung the collar and bib to
the door in fury OF despair. bowling:
HE got away! He got away!"
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Scotch Query.

A blum. &C sequential gentleman
from the south. with more beef on his
bones than brain in his head. riding
along the Hamilton road. near to
Blantyre. asked herdboy on the
roadside. in a tone and manner evil
IDENTIFY meant to quiz. II he were half
way to Hamilton?" Man" replied the
boy, II wad need to ken whar ye hae
come frae. afore / could answer your
question. n."-Exchange.
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DENVER & RIO II-WES'rt,RN

"The Royal Gorge Feather River

1.-The Royal Gorge Feather River
Canon Route
Taken together form the most heauti-
full line OF continuous travel Denver
Salt Lake. city. San Francisco.
The marvellous scenic attractions of
the Rockies. the Great Sa'' Beds OF
Utah and the wonders of the Sicrras
can be from the car windows.
without extra expense for side trips.
SUPERB DINING CAR SERVICE.
For illustrated descriptive matter,
write Frank A. Wad1eigh. General
Passenger Agent. Denver & Rio Grand"
Railroad. Denver. Colo.
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Some Heat Required.

kItty-My brother Cornelius has
been calling OH Miss Chilleigh for
over year.
Marie-Is he going to marry her?
kitty-I don't know. I'm afraid
she's rather too cold to make Corn
pop.
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An Underworld.

You say you saw New York's un-
derworld?" said the Mortified relative.
"Oh, yes." replied Mrs. McGudley.
And I consider it very neat and In
teresting. think every large city
ought to have a subway system"
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THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.
President Des'gnates November 2sth
and Tells Of Prosperity
Of Nation

ot Natton.
Washington.-Presid Taft has Is
sued proclamation setting aside No.
vcmber 28th as Thanksgiving Day.
The proclamation follows:
BY the PresIdest Of the United states,
Proclamation.
a God fearing nation like ours owes
It to It's inborn and sincere sense OF
moral duty to testify It's devout graft
tude to che All Oliver for the count less
benefits II has enjoyed. For many
years II has been customary at the
close of the year for the national exec
men to offer praise and thanks to God
for the manifold .!ersings vouchsafed
10 them IN the past: and TO unite In
The year now drawing to n close has
bsn bssn nd notably f1xorabis to our fSr,S
calamities that have afflicted other
and Industries so productive that the
sSdvansaxea Z . .he whole World: s.rons
to us by the wisdom of our fathers. and
tue nn,p%rea to Su, rns%sr
proved by good use. to our children and
our chiidren's children. for all time to
abounding cause for contented grati-
tude.
Wherefore. !. William Howard Taft.
President of the United States of
America, In pursuance of long -estab-
lished usage. and in response to the
wish OF the American people, invite my
whercsoever they may So
tourn, to join. on Thursday. the 28th
day of this month of November, in ap-
propriate ascription of praise and
have been our portion. and in humble
prayer that His great mercies toward
us NAV endure
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Don't brag about yourself; jolly
others into doing it for you.
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HOWARD {. BURTON, ASsAYER 8 CHEMIST
I.EAllSll,l.E ~

LEADVILEE. COLOItADO.
Specimen prices: Gold silver. lead. 81; gold.
silver. 75c: gold. SOC: zinc or copper. 81.
Mailing envelopes and full price list sent on
application: Control and umpire work %
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-06-11
Ube Calhoun Chronicle.
TUESDAY, JUNE II, 1912.
SLoCALS AND PERSONALS.


Miss Mabel Brannon of Par
kersburg, is visiting friends
here.
Edward Bennett, of Laurel, is
reported very i'll with typhoid
fever.
l.. Frank Norman, of Leaf
bank, was in town Saturday, on
a business.
Mr.. and Mrs, Jake Stump and
little son were Grantsville visit
ors the first of last week.
r. G. Hartman, of Maplewood.
was here Saturday evening look
ing after business affairs.
You cannot afford to be with
out a lawn mower when they can
be bought for a trihe at Want e.
Bars.
Andy Umstead, cattleman.
timberman, business man and
politician of Hur, was here last
Thursday.
The Methodist Church of this
place will observe Childrens Dav
June Is. Third Sunday, arrang-
ed so by Pastor, Rev. Beal. A
very interesting and elaborate
program is being prepared. All
are cordially invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dilworth.
Mr. and Mes Samuel Smith, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Mccoy, we've
here last week, attending the
funeral OF J. G. Stump. MRS
Mccoy and Mrs. Smith are
daughters of the deceased.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Craddock
arrived home Monday evening
from Eaton, Colo, where they
have speut the last two years.
Mrs. Craddock's health has been
greatly benefited by her soiourn
there, and they will return in a
month or so.
We still believe we can sell you
better shoes for less money than
. you can buy them for elsewhere
in the Kanawha valley. We in
vite comparison both in quality
and price, confident they will
stand the,test.
Want & Barr.
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Cal Stump.

j. e. Stump, formerly a well
known resident of this place
passed away at his home at Cass-
away on last Sunday after a long
'illnnss of organic heart trouble
and stomach trouble He had
been very low for some time. and
for several days death was momen
talrly expected, though the sad
news came as a shock to his legion
of friends at this place.
Mr.. Stump was a son of the
late Simon P. Stump. and was
born and raised at this place. lie
was about fifty years of age. and
IS survived by his wife and four
children.
The remains were brought to
this place late Tuesday night. and
burial took place at the Old Beth
lehem cemetery Wednesday after
noon, the funeral services were
conducted by Rev. Whit Stump
at the old Bethlehem church. at
which place had gathered one of
the largest crowds that have as
sembled to pay a last mark of
respect to a friend whom they
had known and loved in life, that
had gathered that place for some
time. The local Masonic lodge.
Of which Mr.. Stump was a mem
Der, had charge of the obsequies.
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Two Pretty Weddings.

Two of the prettiest weddings
that have taken place in Calhoun
County for long time were sol
emnized in Grantsville Sunday,
when Mr.. Walker johnson and
Miss Claire Johnson; and Mr..
Homer Jackson and Miss Flor
ence Marshall, were married.
The former wedding took place
at the home of the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Bud" John
son, and was witnessed by only
the immediate friends and rela-
tives of the contracting parties.
Mr.. Johnson is the son of the late
John H. Johnson, Jr., of Hen
rietta, and is one Of the most
progressive and most popular
young men Of the county, and
the bride is very pretty and very
popular, and they both have
hosts Of friends who hope
they will live long and be pros
porous.
The wedding of Mr.. Jackson
and Miss Marshall took place i'm
the Masonic Hall, and was wit
messed by a large number of
friends Of the two young people.
Mr.. Jackson is the son Of Mr..
and Mrs. w. II. Jackson, of Big
Springs, and is energetic, pro-
gressive and popular; and the
bride is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hamilton Marshall, of Big
Root, and is pretty and viva
cious, and one Of the county's
most popular young school teach
ers.
May the best Of good fortune
and happiness be with them al.
ways.
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b. L. Hays. of Lee, and Emery
Rogers, of Sheridan, attended a
meeting of the Republican Exc
cutive Committee last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tell Mcdonald
and little child were prominent
visitors in Grantsville last Sat-
urday.
Mrs. w. H. Jackson, one of
Big Springs most highly re-
spected ladies, was calling on
friends and shopping in town last
week.
Miss Ullainee Gamer, daugh-
ter of Coleman j. Gamer, of
Arnoldsburg, visited friends in
Grantsville a few days last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hogan Barr and
sons, George, Jim, and Hagan
Jr., arrived here one day last
week and will spend the sum-
mer here.
Attorney E. Chenoweth spent
last week in Grantsville. attend
ing to business affairs. His fam
lily will return from Chenille this
week and resume their residence
here.
l.. S. Peninger, s. H. Wilson,
John H. Barr, Franklin Robin
son, Ellsworth Stump, John Fo-
gle, and George Grim, prominent
Sherman District gentlemen and
Free Masons, attended the fun
eral of their brother J. C. Stump.
at Old Bethlehem last Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. w. McClung
arrived home last Wednesday
evening. the former from Ashe-
vile, N. c., and the latter from
Ravenswood, where she had been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Harry
Miller, for several weeks. We
are indeed glad to welcome these
good people back home; and glad
to know that Snoden's health is
vastly improved.
Constable Ben Clayton and
Harmon Martin landed here last
Friday night with three young
men Henry and Philip Davis,
and q young man by the name of
lSeIman, who were committed
by Justice w. II. Jackson on a
charge of breaking and entering
Albert Jackson's store at Chest
nut Grove. The boys bear rath-
er an unsavory reputation, and
they stand a good chance to 20
the trip.