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Connecticut western news., 1913-07-17
Bell of the Old oraaon.

The old bell which on Oct. 2. 1850. tolled from the sidewheel steamer Ore gon the news to San Francisco that California had been admitted to the Union is now a part of the exhibit in the pioneer room of the Golden Gate park museum. q. This heirloom of Cali fornia history was the ships bell of the steamer Oregon. which sailed from Panama for San Francisco soon after this state had been admitted to the Union. Sept. 9. 1850. When the steam CT sailed through the Golden Gate on the morning of Oct. 9. 1850, and ap- preached Meiggs wharf sailor tolied the bell necessarily until scores of small boats came alongside and learned what news the vessel brought. The people of San Francisco then heard for the first time that their state had been admitted into the federal union. and festivities ensued. The bell bears the inscription .Oregon, 1s4s. New York -Argonaut.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-17
smaIlsst Deer In the World.

The ''mousedeer" of India and Africa is the chevrotain. one of the smallest hoofed animals. It stands less than twelve inches in height at the shoulder. The prevailing color of the fur is brown, finely speckled with yellow. The spots are large and sometimes run into each other and form stripes. The underparts of the body are white. It possesses the peculiar habit of walk ing on the tips of its hoofs. This lends stiffness to the legs which has gain ed for the chevrotain the reputation of having no knee joints. It has no horns or antlers. But, as in the case of the musk deer, the male Is provided with large canine teeth or tusks in the up per jaw. It Is of exceedingly timid disposition and lies hidden in the jun gle throughout the day and only ven lures to feed in the early morning and after dusk in the evening.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-17
InvoIu ntary Fasting.

A remarkable feat of involuntary
 fasting was performed twelve years ago by corporal in regiment of French colonial infantry. On his way
 to work one morning a man heard cries proceeding from disused mine near Brest At the bottom of an ex- cavation nearly 100 feet deep Corporal Andre Desrats was found in so weak a condition that be could scarcely ar hculate word When he recovered his rescuers learned that after acci- dentally falling into the mine Desrats had been imprisoned for twenty eight days without anything to eat or drink. But a pig can beat man. Dr. ". B. Carpenter in his Manual of Physiolo- gy" records that pig weighing 160 pounds was entombed by the fall of a portion Of the chalk cliffs at Dover. It was dug out 160 days later and found to be still alive, but reduced in weight to forty pounds.-London Mail.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-17
Animal. and Eartha.skes.

One of the mysteries still unsolved is that of the sense by which the low CT animals become aware of the ap- proach of earthquakes. For three or four days before series of earth quakes at Guadalajara. Mexico. the many parrots of the city showed great and unusual restlessness. and during the period of disturbance the increased cries of the birds gave warn ing of the nearness of the worst shocks
 Rats also became alarmed. fleeing from the city before the earthquakes came. Supersensitiveness to faint shocks hardly give satisfactory expla- nation. for modern seismographs are very sensitive, and 1t is quite unlikely that tremors too slight to be recorded would be felt so strongly as to give alarm ..
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-17
Arlxona,s World Wander.

The Grand canyon cannot be describ cd in measured terms Every beholder sees it in a different form. just as the rolling clouds suggest different resem- blances to the eyes of the beholder. Be gin with the thought of the canyon thirteen miles wide. a mile deep. the Colorado river POO feet wide imprison- ed down in the depths between lofty walls of weather stained granite and rushing wildly on its way. 1t is buried so deep that only now and then can you get glimpse of what looks like little dark ribbon of gray. Above the black granite walls of the river you see what you can easily imagine to be row after row of red brick skyscrapers projecting from the sides of the canyon at acute angles and always pinnacled by imposing towers.
 The height of those prodigious sky scrapers and towers cannot be meas ured by the imagination. They seem to rise few hundred feet. In reality they tower thousands of feet from the foundation walls. The colors are mar velous.-Leslie's.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-17
Monuclian Lamas.

Every third man in Mongolia is a lama. Some live In tents with and on their relatives, while others live in the temples. The temple lamas are of the lower type. They are coarse and filthy and much inferior both morally and physically to the tent lamas. They are not unlike those sometimes seen by travellers in the Lama temple at Pek- Ing. China. The lamas living in tents among the people are of d better class and are much respected and looked up to all over Mongolia. Sume. which consists of the two temples and their outbuildings. forms one of the largest and most important lamaseries in outer Mongolia. There are about 2,OOO lamas living here. some quite young. as Sume Is an important theological school. This lamasery or monastery is town in It. self and very interesting. Lamas may be seen here of all ages and degrees. On the tops and corners of the temples are prayer wheels covered with gold leaf. These contain long prayers writ ten on rolls of script. and the wheels revolve in the wind. = National Geo graphic Magazine.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-17
Rohemia,a Rocky Maxe.

The Rocky maze of Prachov. near Jacin. in northern Bohemia, Is a veri- table natural curiosity. It has been we'll described as a'gigantic freak In stone" To enter the labyrinth with out guide Is a perllous proceeding, for an unwary adventurer would prob ably speedily be lost in the tortuous windings of the maze, where the paths are so narrow and crooked and the cliffs on the side so high that the ex- plorer soon loses all idea of locality. Tn days of fiery persecution the Mora vian and Bohemian brethren's secret prayer meetings used to be held here, just as the early Christians assembled to worship In the catacombs. The cliffs are honeycombed with cells. and at the far end of the maze is a rock castle, where in the old days a robber baron lived and took toll of all way farers. The shape of some of the rocks Is very curious There are. for instance. the bishop and miter," the Madonna and the child" and many pthers.-London Sketch.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-17
Rloona Erom spII. Bulbs.

A novel experiment is that of grow Ing two hyacinth bulbs together. Two bulbs are selected which are known to flower about the same time. al- though in other respects the more d. verse they are the better. Each is cut from the crown to the base with a sharp knife in such way that the central shoot is exposed but not injur. ed. The two larger portions of the bulbs are then tied together, the cut portions facing one another. The dou. ble bulb is then potted in the usual way. If all has gone well a single stem comes up. while the flower may be blue on one side and pink on the other, according to the colors of the bulbs. The result is highly mystifying to gardeners who are not fin the know" The experiment is often car ried out by the Dutch growers and rarely fails if carefully executed London Strand.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-17
Effect of an ExpIosion.

It seems incredible that an explosion could be of such force as to cause an ordinary steel rail to wrap itself twice round the trunk of a large tree. yet there was just such result from the discharge of gelignite at Nanaimo. B. 0. Twelve workmen lost their lives by this explosion. The rail was lying on the ground fully thirty feet from the spot at which the explosion occurred. yet it was lifted into the air, sent ill the direction of the tree and twisted round the trunk thereof, just as if II had been a piece of piano wire. It was so tightly wrapped about the trunk that it cut deeply into the green wood and caused great splinters to start out on all sides. The explosive re. sponsible for this unique occurrence Is one of the most powerful preparations known, composed of nitroglycerin. nj. trocotton, sodium nitrate. sodium car bonate and wood pulp.-St. Louis Re public.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-17
Portuaaps Prison of Silence.

Entombed in a grim castle on the outskirts of Lisbon are some of the most miserable men on earth. These are inmates of Portugars prison of silence" Tn this building everything that human ingenuity can suggest to render the lives of its prisoners a hor- rible, maddening torture is done. The corridors. piled tier on tier five stories high. extend from a common center like the spokes of huge wheel The cells are narrow. tomblike. and within each stands a coffin. The attendants creep about in felt slippers. No one is allowed to utter a word The silence is that of the grave. Once a day the cell doors are unlocked, and the half thousand wretches march out, clothed in shrouds and with faces covered by masks, for 1t is part of this hideous punishment that none may look upon the countenance of his fellow prison CTS. Few of them endure this torture for more than ten years.-Manchester NewR
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-17
Forqot His Troubles.

As a rule. in later years we remem- Der our pleasant experiences more eas- fly than our troubles once visited a village where found the oldest in- habitant. Il frail old man. who regaled me for an hour with quaint and com ical "reminiscences of his youth. With each fresh anecdote his reedy laugh broke out. It appeared as though his life had been one long comedy. Did you never have any troublesT' asked. ''Whoy. yes. to be sure" said the pa triarch. but Oi've forgotten all they. 'cept there was anything funny about i'm" London Standard.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-17
Command or Entraatx.

Speaking of epitaphs. there is in ar old Kentucky cemetery tombstone in scribed to the memory of one Sarah Cole. long known to her husband and the other citizens of her community as Aunt Sally" During her life there were floating rumors to the effect that she kept Uncle John." her husband. in that somewhat circumscribed space known to the knowing as under her thumb" In any event, his fellow townsmen like to tell that it was on the 31st of May that Uncle Johns mar ble memorial was erected. bearing the inscription. Sleep on, Aunt Sally. till the resurrection morn" and that il was on the 1st of June that Uncle John was married to Miss Vi Davis. the village dressmaker.-Exchange.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-17
Open Spaces In Cities.

Along with the new keenness over social and economic reform England has developed a number of other vir- tues in the past score of years. One is an appreciation of the value of open spaces in cities. and one is the increas- ed determination to preserve ancient landmarks. Every few months an ar ticle appears in the Times or some other influential newspaper acquaint- ing people with the danger that threat ems some historical or long cherished spot. and usually the money necessary to save the property has been forth coming.-Indianapolis News.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-17
When the Flow Handle. Fight You.

A city man was driving in the coun. try and stopped to ask the way of a farmer who was blowing in field Noting the precipitation beading the farmers forehead the city man in quired:
 Flowing pretty tough sort of work ain't itT'
 Nope" said the farmer. "Only long in the middle of the afternoon when the blow handles get to hghtin a feIler."
 "What do you do thenT
 "Oh, just fight back"
 As the city man drove on he thought that farmers work is good deal like that of anybody else. There are times in every business when the plow handles fight the man that holds them. Farm Machinery and Power.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-17
Obeyed the Order.

Robbie 1 heard you got letter from your brother? Joey-fndeed l did. Bobbie-Was there anything i'm portant Tn the letter? Joey-Well. l didn't open it. for on the outside of the envelope was printed Please re- turn in i've days" so I sent 1t back to him.-New York Globe.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-17
Suspioious.

At the Ancestral Castle-Old Retain CT (conhdentiallyl-Yes. sir; most of us in the servants all as been in the hearl's family for forty years. The Earl's Father-in-law (from Chicagol-- Well. I'm sorry for you. but you can't get any forty years back wages out of me.-Puck
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-17
Practical Course Coming.

Father" asked the girl who was going to marry poor man. 'do you think I ought to take a course in household economies? They offer a lovely one at Briny Moore for s300."
 No" replied batter grimly. You will get one for nothing after you are married. d."-Judge.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-17
Made rhinna chaarful.

Have you done your share toward making life more cheerful for any body?' asked the genially serious per son.
 'I have. gave a crowd of people the time of their lives this morning, My hat blew of and I chased 1t two blocks. Washington Star.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-17
Heard Obsourely.

What does Harold call his motor boatg' asked Maude.
 ''I can't say exactly" replied May mic But I'm sure what he called 1t when be was trying to start the engine wasn't the name painted on the bow" Washington Star.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-17
keepino Them Down.

Stenographer-W What is wrong, Mrs. Brimbattle? Mrs. Grimbattle-You've spelled Henry with. a capital HI" Don't you know that Henry is a mere mans name?-New York Globe.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-17
The Raouest.

Did Baron Fucash ask you for my hand. fatherY' asked Gwendolin.
 ''No.' replied MT. Cumrox. He call ed to discuss a marriage settlement. He didn't ask for your hand. He ask ed for my pocketbook." - Washington Star.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-17
Seasickness.

An Italian physician, who claims to know. says that people who are sub iect to seasickness should use atroplne. The injection of one milligram of atro- einum sulfuricum will keep seasick Subjects well and free from the un- pleasant symptoms"
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-17
No Need to Show.

You ought to brace up and show your wife who is running things al Jour house."
 "It isn't necessary. She knows."-- Houston Post.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-17
A Climber.

Miss Nurich appears to be quite a society bud"
 Yes; a bud of one of the climbing varieties of plants, Buffalo Express.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-17
Home Vaudeville.
the trouble now 2"

Whats the trouble nowT'
 Dispute between our parlor maid and our cook as to which is the head. finer of the household" Washington Herald.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-17
For the Girls.

The girl who is as pretty as a pic
 ture should never allow herself to get in an ugly frame of mind.-Chicago l News
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-17

Men prize the thisg ungained more than it is.-Shakespeare.
Connecticut western news., 1913-07-17

Belief is the acceptance of a map Faith is taking the voyage.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-05-06
Stainaker =MCClung

The following clipping from
Wednesdays Sentinel will be of
interest to many Of the people of
this county, who will remember
the groom as one of the county S
most excellent young men. Mr..
Stalnaker is a brother of mer-
chant w. A. Stalnaker, of Orma,
and at one time attended school
at this place. He is now making
good as the manager of a coal
company's store in KanaWha
county:
"A quiet wedding took place
this afternoon in the parlors of
the Chancellor hotel, at which
two prominent young people from
out of the city were united in
marriage. The bride was Miss
Bonnie McClung, Of Reedy,
w. Va, and the groom Mr.. O. j.
Stalnaker of Lewiston, w. Va,
the latter coming up this morning
from his home town and was
Joined at Ravenswood by the
bride-elect and her mother, Mrs.
Lenora McClung, and on their
arrival here the party repaired to
the Chancellor, where the SER
vice was performed by DR.. e. A.
Culley, Of the Pres byterian
church. The bride was stylishly
eowned in a travelling costume
of spring novelty cloth with hat
and other accessories to CORE
spond. After spending today
in Parkersburg the young couple
will leave tomorrow for Lewiston
where the groom is manager of
a large coal company store.
Both bride and groom belong to
prominent families and have
many friends who will hear Of
their marriage with interest"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-05-06
Jailer'S Stable Burns

The stable on the rear of the
Courthouse lot, owned by Sheriff
r. j. Knots, burned to the
ground Wednesday afternoon.
One OF Mr.. Knots little boys
had been sent out to empty a box
containing trash. The little fell
low carried it over in front of
Want & Barr's store, where q
couple of young men set fire to
it, and the child then carried it
to the barn and deposited it. In
a short time the entire building
was in flames and soon was con
sumed.
Much excitement was caused
when it was shouted that the lit
tie boy was in the building, and it
required much effort to keep
Mrs. Knots, the little boy s
mother, from rushing into the
burning building. In a few min
utes the little fellow was found
playing in another part of the
Courtyard, and when this an
nouncement was made to his
mother she tainted. In q short
time, however she recovered
from the shock, and was again
in good health.
The barn is not the property
of the county, but was built by
Sheriff j. p. Knight several
years ago and has since been sold
by the outgoing sheriff to his
successor. Sheriff Knots had
Just purchased rhe barn from Elk
sheriff Jarvis at $15 and is the
loser by the carelessness of the
young men who fired the trash.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-05-06
$3.50 Cleared in One Year

On berries grown on 5 acres;
5000 in dividends one year on a
$4,000 investment in peach or
chard; S125 received for apples
grown on two trees, is what is
being done in Mineral county.
Mineral County has some of the
finest fruit land in the world.
Land that can now be bought fol-
$40 per acre will soon advance
in price to $50 or SIS per acre.
Nowhere is there finer land fol
general farming. Ideal climate,
good roads and excellent schools.
We have farms, orchards anC
orchard lands for sale. Write us
for particulars and tell us what
you want.
APPALACHIAN LAND Co.
Keyser, w. Va.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-05-06
Notice Of Trustees Sale Of Valuable
Real Estate

by virtue of deed OF trust executed hy
y NJ. Sutton and John +. sutton. her
husband, to tie undersigned Loreniz C..
Hamilton, Trustee, bearing date ON ;h,
twcnCy-third day Of January, nineteen
hundred and twelve, of record in the Office
of the Clerk of the Coulty Court Of Cal
houn county, " est Virginia, in Trust aud
Morigage rook 30. t. at page 39l to SCI
curc one, y. NJ. Ums;ead, in the payment
81 % certain debt dies ribbed by said deed If
trust, the undersigned Trustee, having
hecu roqu,sicd SO to d, by the said "a. NJ.
( lmstead, will on Saturday, the 3I,t
day of May, uineteen hundred and thirteen,
offer for sale at public auction at the front
door of the Court House of Calhoun conn
~ to lie highest bidder the following de-
s-rihed two lots, ira, or parcels of real os-
tate, lying and being situate on the waters
of Bear Fork, sherman district, county and
| state aforesaid, the first tract containr .
sixty fou. acres, more or less, and being the
same parcel which was conveyed to the
said \. NJ. Sutton by l.. II. Tripp,u,
Clerk of the County Court OF Calhoun
County by Deed bearing date on the
twenty thisd lay of December nineteen
hundred and one, OF record IN the Office Of
the Clerk OF the County Court OF Calhoun
county in Deed Book No 2j; at page Do;
the second tract contai ing FORTY two and
tires fourths acres more or less, and be
Ing the same which was conveyed unto ,he
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-05-06
From ROane Record

Mr.. H. G. Denning will build a
brick residence on his town lot.
Mr.. Clay Starcher, of the firm
of Starcher & Starcher, went to
a hospital at Charleston to have
an operation for throat trouble.
Prof. l.. f. Smith, of the city
schools and one of the best teach
ers in the state called a moment
Monday to our sincere pleasure.
Lawlessness seems on the de-
cline when grand juries can find
no actionable violations as was
the case in Calhoun and Gilmer
counties.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-05-06
Diploma Examination

The third Common School Di.
ploma examination will be held
on Thursday and Friday. May
9Th and 9th. at the following
places and by the following SUI
pervisos:
Sheridan district, Spruce Hol-
low, John Yoak.
Center district, Grantsville,
d. f. Stutler and Gay Stalnaker.
Sherman district, Sycamore,
l.. S. Peninger.
Lee district. Liberty Hill, Geo.
Hamilton.
Washington district, Minnora,
Wheeler Chenoweth.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-05-06
Accused SOIOnS Will be Tried in
Webster County

Charleston, w. Va, April 20. -
Failing in their plea in abate-
ment, arguments on which were
begun yesterday and continued
until this afternoon, the atlor-
neys for S. u. G.. Rhodes, the
legislator indicted for having ac-
cepted bride of $15, 900 then de-
manded and were granted a
change of venue by Judge Henry
K. Black of the intermediate
Judge Black has decided upon
Webster county as the place
where the alleged bride takers
will be tried. 1t is presumed
that the other legislators who
are indicted will ask for a like
change of venue.
The defense in its plea for a
change of venue argued that that
the progressive party was two
strong in Kanawha county and
that Colonel William Seymour
Edwards, who is believed to have
made it possible for the prosecu-
ting attorney to employ detect
ives to catch the bride takers,
is too strong and has too great
an influence in the county and
therefore the defendants could
not secure a just trial. The de-
Tense contended that Edwards,
Grant Hall, w. M. O. Dawson
and others were in league with
Prosecuting Attorney Thomas c.
Townsend to prosecute these de-
PENDANTS.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-05-06
May Organize New Telephone
Company

The plant of the l.. X. Tele-
phone Co., which has been adj
vertised for several weeks i'm the
columns of the Chronicle, was
sold to S. p. Bell on Tuesday.
by Trustee A. G.. Mathews. The
price at which it was sold to him
was 500. This amount does not
represent any thing like the val
ne of the concern, but on account
OF the heavy liabilities against
the corporation, no one cared to
bid upon the property, Mr.. Bell
being the only bidder.
We are informed that it is Mr..
Bells intention to form a new
company to take over the hold
ings Of the Little Kanawha. 1t
is to be hoped that this rnmor is
true, and that long distance SER
vice with the Bell system will be
resumed. 1t is a great disadvan-
tage to the business people of the
outside world, and if properly
conducted it is likely that the
new venture will not be a losing
one.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-05-06
Can't Keep Ont

Mention was made yesterday
that a warrant had been issued
by Squire Butcher, on the COM
plant of T. j. Helmick, for joni
Barker, who was charged with
giving a check which proved to
be worthless.
Later in the day the accused
was unprecedented by Constable
Warren Deem, and was taken
before the justice. Barker was
so mellow that he was in no fit
condition for a hearing and was
committed to jail until he has
time to sober up. 1t seems that
the check, which was for 500,
was given some time ago in pay
Iment Of a bill, the accused, it is
alleged, getting the change.
When the check reached the
banl, on which it was drawn it
was returned, marked no funds.
A friend of Barker states that
he is from the neighborhood of
Tough, Ritchie county, and that
he is addicted to the use of dope.
and for this reason is at times IL
responsible. 1t is said that
friends will endeavor to make the
amount Of the check good anc
and hope to secure his release. -
/ Sentinel