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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-03-15
The Sixth
Bridegroom
Story of Love and Deceit on
the Lone Bull Ranch
BY CLARISSA MACKIE

Harry Barry took his place at the
supper table without a regretful sigh
for the unconventional jollity OF the
Lone Bull mess house. where he had
eaten when bachelor. On the con-
trary, he enjoyed the snowy damask
OF the cloth. the shining glass and sill
yer. the well served food. and, above
nil he loved to gaze on the pretty,
sparkling countenancc of Mrs. Harry
Barry. who had been the Widow
Clancy.
THE ten is weak" remarked Mrs.
Barry as she looked at the pale amber
contents OF her cup. Il expect BESIDE
mona has been weeping into the tea
pot. Even the mi,k looks blue" she
ended with Il little giggle as she poured
little into the tea.
"Desdemonu down on her luck
AGAIN." asked Harry.
Yes" sighed Mrs. Barry; she's
lonely"
Lonely" echoed Harry, his fork
suspended in midair. why. that girl
can't be lonesome. Leone! She's had
the entire Lone Bull outfit calling on
her-barring the married ones, OF course
and she hasn't had a free evening
for two weeks past"
IL know It," admitted Leone.
Monday night" Harry checked
off slowly on his fingers. simeon
Carter rode all the way out here to
bring her n letter she was expecting
and that ISM one OF his duties as post
master ut Salt Peter when there isn't
special delivery stamp on it-but he
came. and he stayed and stayed and
talked with Dcsdemona I'm that low,
confidential tone Simeon always uses
with widows ana pretty girls. Tues
day Desdemona felt better Tuesday
night came Reddy Blake from the Lone
Bull. and he keeps her laughing till
midnight "Wednesday 1t was Ben
Peters; Thursday. Joey Burton: Fri
day. Percy IIackett. Last night 1t was
three OF EN- ut II time and now its
Sunday night. when those poor, hard
working galoots are trying to get a
little rest. that silly girl dilutes our
tea with her tears. Leone. my darling
you better fire Desdemona and find an.
'thNi iiis ut4pti III illG hllCueI.
I'm very much afraid that It Will
come to TINT" Leone was saying when
the kitchen door opened and BESIDE
mona Baker appeared.
Size WAS tall blond. built ON Il large
scale. generously proportioned Hell
face WAS tioridly pink and white. and
her eyes We're very blue. and her hail
was very golden. but Of II crisp, crinkly
quality that disdained curling devices
She was twenty sOmethiIlg-well. she
was over twenty. and Harry Barry al
ways said that when II woman admit
ted twenty she must De thirty
she had Il strong. clear soprano. and
on the days when she felt in COCO
spirits DeSdenUna's voice might be
hcard lifted IN joyful song
Now she stood before the Barrys at
rt"ed in her blue serge cont with a be
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NINA WiFlhN uEh E1Ea.
featbcred hat poised on her golden
hnir She quite lowered above the
petite fOrm OF Leone Barry
II didn't know you were going ont
this evening. Desdemonu" said Leone
I'm going to leave shifted BESIDE
mona. pressing n handkerchief 10 her
Redeemed eyes
"LUaveT' echoed Leone why. you
haven't given me a moments noticew
II can't help &C. Mrs Barry: I've got
20 go" snid the gin MY trunks at
the door Mr. Peters viii come after Il
and take me home"
Going homer demanded Harry
suddenly Have you made up your
mind 90 get married. pesdemonaY"
Desdemoua smiled through her tears.
You've guessed 90. Mr. Barry I'm
going ~ ice married tomorrow. I'd
IKE 90 have you come Well. hear
Ben outside now. G0Odby You can
send The mOJoy over 60 the house any
lime
Before The surprised Barrya could
'calizo that their domestic treasure
their lady help" az she called herself
-wus going 20 leave she had left the
room and the house They heard the
thud OF her trunk as II was dumped
into the wagon. and then came the
rattle Of wheels as the blackboard de
parted
We'll. gasped Leone Barry as she
picked up some solled plates, ~ sup
pose this means that I've got % wash
dishes for n few weeks"
"Ill help out, honey" comforted
Harry as be heaped a tray and carried
90 90 the kitchen Tomorrow III ride
over 10 salt Pctor and telephone into
ce9y9P CITY Tor : GalaiYER m4o
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mourning than ior.


The people from the Lone Bull were
the only guests to arrive and when
they glfmpsed the deserted appearance
OF the house and the grim looking men
that formed a semicircle about the
front porch they made no move to
alight from the carriage They sat in
stunned silence as they realized the
awfuiness Of the thing that Desdemona
Baker had brought to pass
Before that closed door sat "A semi
circle of grim horsemen.
Each one sat with hnnd at hip and
narrowed eyes watching the door
! through which Desdemona. their bride,
should appear.
There were FIVE OF them-Simeon
Carter in his lest dark blue suit, Percy
Hackett in black. Joey Burton in a
gray suit and red tie. Ben Peters with
the added glory OF n white silk skirt
and Reddy Blake looking like an I'M
dertaker in black
"Gosh" whispered Harry Barry.
Somebody ought to do something"
murmured Mrs. ClintocG uneasily.
''Those poor fellowsr'
THE girls got scared and rustled
herself out OF the county" remarked
/ Clintock, who was watching the mess
house out Of the tail of his eye
The next time the cook put his sleek
head around the corner II was to emit
a frightened squawk for the boss big
hand gripped his bony shoulder and
brought the Chinaman around into
the presence OF that grim semIcircle.
Boss Clintock nodded CURLY 10 the
waiting bridegrooms and hustled tue
Chinaman on to the front porch Then
he roared questions at him while tile
cook bleated forth replies
When the Chlnaman had finished and
had scurrled across the yard again
Clintock faced the i've men and a deep
sympathy In his eyes struggled with
gravity. sympathy conquered
They knew the worst-the worst
that Dosdemona could hand out 20
them.
The cook had managed TO impnrt the
news that AlOnzO Baker bad been los.
ing money FOR some time and had sold
his place and the night before had de-
parted. with bis few household goods.
for his old home in Arkansas
As FOR Desdemona- well. u seemed
that Desdemona had had nm old sweet
heart back there I'm Arkansas, aud she
had pinned for him often. and n day or
two ago he had come after her and
they had been married this very morn
ing in Canyon City. and-well. there
wasn't any more ~ tell Canyon cOun-
~ had seen the last OF Desdenonu
Baker.
The sixth bridegroom hnd stepped in
and carried on the prize
THE dark horse wins. muttered
Ben Peters grimly as be turned his
horse out Of the scmidrcle and rHi
loDed toward the Lone Bu1 rnnch
How ] hate that Dcsdrm0nur cried
Leone Barry. with tear nlIcd eyes. o.,
the last Of the disappointed bride.
grooms rode away
ITS better II happened this way"
said the boss sobcrly MS they drove
homoward III any one Of th0sp eve
hhd tried 70 marry Desdemona today
there would have been war. and /
would be out four perfectly good cow
punchers"
And as . happens the only damage
is that I'm ont perfectly good lady
help, and I'm GLAD Of IT," asserted
YvDggYYEgFyl'ts
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on Monday, the 9th day OF march, 1917
the following order was entered:
C. Connolly, NJ. D., plaintiff,
VS.
John Villers, Albert Villere, c. Connol-
ly, doing business as the G. Connolly
Store, Bertha Villers, The Eank of
Grantsville, a corporation, William Viii
lers, Ethe Duskey. Walter Vilers
James Villers, Dewey Villers and Bes-
sic Villers, the last three of whom are
infants under the age of twenty one
years, and Harley Duskey, Alice Dus-
kew, Albert Duskey and Orpha Duskey,
the las: three Of whom are infants under
the age Of twenty one years, II. l.
Griggs and South Penn Oil Company, a
corporation, defendants,
In hancery.
The object Of the above entitled cause is
to ascertain the liens and prioriies upon
the interest Of the said John Niller4 in a
parcel of about 23G acres OF land of which
Ar'hel.a Nilers and A. d. Villers died
seized, in Sheridan district, county and
state aforesaid, in which said real estate
the said Albert Vilers is the owner by in :
heriiance Of an undivided interest 10 oh
tain decree subrogating the plaintiff IA
the rights Of the defendant, Tie Bank OF
GAINESVILLE, in its judgment against tie
said John Villers. cancelling and setting
aside a certain deed made by the said J Inn
Villers and his wife to the said II l.
Griggs for the interest of the said John
illvrs in said land, and deureeing the said
Judgment in favor Of said Bank Of Grants
vile, as well as the judgment described IN
said cause in favor of the plaintiff against
the said John Villers, to be valid and sub.
sisting liens against the interest Of the said
John Villers in all Of said real estate. y,
that said real estate belonging to the sad
John Villers, or so mech thereof MS usy
be necessary TO pay of aud discharge the
various liens thereon, may be sold to satisfy
the same. And il appearing by affidavit
filed, that the said Albert Villers is nom.
resident Of this state, il is ordered that he
do appear here wphin one mouth after the
date Of the first publication here,f nd do
what is necessary TO protect his Interests.
a Copy Teste:
LEE GAMER. Clerk
Pendleton, Mathew & Bell,
Solicitors.
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Marriage Licenses
0. r. Wright and Leltie Ben
nett.
William Edgar Nichols and
Maude M. Bryner.
Real Estate Transfers

Della yelling It vir to Jane
Coon. Is interest in 45 2 acres.
Barnes Run. S75.
Steven II Wayne ct ux 10 Eta
Laughlin. A acres, Rush Run of
West Fork, 500.
Clay Starcher ct uz To- p NJ
Woodford, 80 acres, Barnes Ru~.
$1,000.
Joseph Conley ct ux 90 A. w
Coniey ID interest in so acres.
White Oak, $500.
VIM H. Wood G TX to George
W. Woods, 1O3 acres, Daniels
Run, 81.
S. A. Hays to Guy S,a,naker.
lot 10 Arnoidsburg. 9125.
Garner Norman ct ux TO S. r.
Clayton, 70 5 acres. Spring Fork.
$500.
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Most Fatal Disease.

AS regards the matter OF mortality
the race Is close between the following
diseases: Consumption, heart disease
pneumonia and the various diseases OF
the digestive organs, with the advan.
tage slightly In favor OF consumption
or tuberculosis Of the lungs. Brights
disease Is latterly looming as strong
competitor with tuberculosis. - New
York American.
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THROW OUT THE LINE.
Give the Kidneys Help and Many
People VIII be Happier.

SSPAO "AA pO AA1PpAOA
"Throw Out the Life Line"-
Weak kidneys need help.
They're often overworked - they
dom t get the poison filtered out of the
blood.
Will you help themi
Deans kinney Pills have brought
benefit to thousands Of kidney suf.
ferers.
Read this Spencer case:
j. b. Casio, Market St., Spencer, w
Va, says: ''I suffered from weak kid.
neys and pains through my back. Doan 3
Kidney Pills cured me of the pains and
put my kidneys in good shape. After
that, I didn t have any symptoms of
kidney trouble until short time ago.
Again, used Doan's Kidney Pills
and once more they acted like a
charm.D
Price soc, at all dealers. Don u
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Casio had. Foster Milburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
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JOIN M. Hamilton and c. A.
Jarvis, plaintiffs.

JOIN NJ Hamilton and c. A.
Jarvis, plaintiffs.
Against
George w. Hall and John
Rifle. defendants.
In ejectment, in the Circuit
Court of Calhoun county.
West Virginia.
To the plaintiffs and defen,
dants in the above styled action
You are hereby notified thai
pursuant to an order. duly enter
el in said action. at the Angus
term. 1916, OF said Court. the I'M
dersigned, D. w. Shock, County
Surveyor of said Calhoun county
will on the 9th day of April
1917, go upon the land in contro.
versy in this action and do such
surveying as may be required by
any of the parties thereto, to
gether with all other things re
quired by said order to be per
formed by the undersigned.
Dated this 18th day of March
1917.
D. w. SHOCK,
Surveyor of Lands
e.. CoIl,o,.- Go,4.
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the first publication hereof, and do what i
necessary to protect his interests
a Copy Teste:
LEE GAMER, Clerk.
Pendleton, Mathews & Bell,
Solicitors.
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FIow's This7

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case Of CatarIn
that cannot be cured by Hairs
Catarrh Cure.
F J. CHENEY e. CO., Toledo, O.,
we. the undCrdgued. have known y.
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transactions aud financially able 90 caiy
"Nl any CUN 1liOns made BY his irm-
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Halls Cat1rrh Cure is taken internaly
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by 900 DRUGGISTS
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Order of Publication

State of West Virginia:
At Rules held in the Clerks Office of In,
Circuit Court of Calhoun county on Men
day, the 9th day of March, 1917, the fol.
lowing order was entered:
Ward, Young Manufacturing Company,
corporation, plaintiff,
Amos Ash. l.. J. Ash. Lowe
G Ash. W. T. Want and
Hagan Barr, partners as Want & Bur-,
M. ii. Hardman, G.. l. Chenoweth, l..
G. Hamilton, trustee, and The Calhoun
County Bank, a Corporation, defendants,
In thancery
The object Of the above entitled suit i,
to ascertain the liens and their prio. tiles
upon the real estate OF the deierd mt, l. J,
Ash; TO obtain decree for the sale OF said
real estate, or so much thereof as may be
necessary to pay and discharge the variou.
liens thereon. And it appear ng by afida
Wit filed in this cause, that l.. j. Ash is O
nonresident of this state, it is ordered that
he do appear here within one month after
the date OF The first publication hereof and
DO what is necessary to protect his inter
esls.
a Copy Teste:
LEE GAMER. Clerk.
Bee Hopkins, Solicitor
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filed in This caose that s S. Bryan is 3
non resident Of this state, ii is ordered 'h''
Doe do appear here within ono after the d''e
of ihe 6rst publication hereof and do Wh'l
D. necessary % protect BIS Interests.
A Copy Tosto
JEE GAMER Clefh
Pendl eton, Mathews 3 fell
Solicitors.
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The American tomato crop Is worth
Si4oOoo.oOo q year
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Order Of Publication

State Of West Virginia:
At rules held in the office of the Clerk
OF the Circuit Court of Calhoun County,
on Monday, the 9TH day of march, 1917,
the following order was entered;
c. Connolly, NJ. D., plaintiff,
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Desdemona Bakers wedding day
dawned fair and clOudless They were
early astlr on the Lone Bull ranch. and
Il was very evident that not one Of the
prospective bridegrOoms had condded
Ia his companions After dinner n
mysterious quiet had roigned en- the
bunk house. where four cowpunchers
arrayed themselves Tor a wedding
Unfortunately each one OF the four
believed that he was to be the chief
actor I'm DesdemOna's wedding. and he
considered the gala attire Of his com.
panions as a very evident intention to
appear as guest ut the wedding
There had been a tendency o. secrecy
ON Desdemona's part. aud each one
had conhded the wedding plans to the
ear OF Mrs. CliutOck alone.
The Clintocks and the narrys drove
over 10 the Baker ranch together in
Barrys double carriage 10 was only
little after 2 when they drove into
the ill kept yard
There were no signs Of wedding fes.
tYities about the Baker place. Indeed.
y appeared e PP wore the abode d
The Pulaskian., 1917-06-15

pleasure is afforded by scattering the plants about in a mixed border.
 Here they come out strongly during their period of bloom, and after that they are not as noticeable as they must be when planted in beds. No one will claim for the plant much merit in the way of attractive foliage when it is not seen in the companionship of flowers.
 Tn this respect the peony is very much like the rose, which would never be extensively planted if it had noth- ing but it's foliage to commend it to general attention.
 This is not saying that the foliage of the rose is without beauty, but rather that it does not make the plant shrub worth planting as a shrub, when con sidered apart from its flowers.
 There are many beautiful varieties to select from, superior sorts, repre- senting the most distinct colors, anc covering the entire season of peony bloom.
The Pulaskian., 1917-06-15
SOMETHING ABOUT THE EBONY
Bv E. VAN BENTHuYsEN.

The peony can be planted in spring or late fall. I consider the best time, all things taken into account, is the fall. The ground is then in better con- dition and the work can be done to better advantage than at any other time.
 Do not wait longer than October, the early part of the month, prefer ably. The bed can be got ready earlier in the season. See that the soil is thor oughly mixed with the manure used, and spade deeply-not less than foot and half
 Purchase strong plants. These will cost considerably more than the usual size sent out by florists, but they are well worth the difference In price. By all means have them sent by express, and put them into the ground as soon as received. Do not depend upon your neighbors for supply, as so many do. No one likes to injure his or her plants Dy dividing them, though few of us have courage to say no to an appli- cant for "toe or two" but that is just what the peoDy owner ought to do, and must do, if he or she would have fine specimen plants.
 If the amateur gardener fully under stood the slowness of this plant in es- tablishing itself, and the resentment it always manifests to any disturbance of its roots, few persons would be selfish enough to ask anyone to mutilate his or her plants in order to enable them to save the expenditure of the little money.
 While large beds of peonies are ex- tremely effective, especially in exten- sive grounds where they can have the advantage of sufficient distance, and good background against which to display their magnificence of color. anu inclined to the belief that more
The Pulaskian., 1917-06-15
KEEP GOOD BREEDING STOCK
Don't Sell "Goose That Laid Golden Eggs"-Retain Sows for Pro-
 duction of Pork.

With live stock selling at higher and higher prices and with feed going up many farmers may be tempted to sell their breeding stock. This will be killing "the goose that laid the golden egg" Keep the breeding stock and raise more stock-it will pay. In one great country, the farmers sold their sows last year when the pigs were weaned. This year pork Is higher in that country, and the farmers have no pigs to sell, nor sows to raise more. It would have paid them well to have kept the sows to supply the nation with pork.
The Pulaskian., 1917-06-15
ROADS IN NATIONAL FORESTS
Allotment Made to Each State for Im- provement by Secretary Houston
 California Leads.

Secretary Houston has announced the amount allotted to each state from the million dollars to be spent during the fiscal year 1918 in constructing roads and trails within or partly with in the national forests. This money is part of the $10,000,000 appropriated by the federal aid road act to assist development of the national forests, which becomes available at the rate of $1.000,000 a year for ten years.
 The allotments as approved are as follows: Alaska, $46,354; Arizona, $59604; Arkansas, $9,S03 California, $1409S8; Colorado, $62,575; Idaho, $10S, 730; Montana, S70,042; Nevada, $19,296; New Mexico, $42,495; Ore gon, $12S,111; South Dakota, $8,092 l; Utah, $41, ,167; Washington, $91, ,944 !; Wyoming, $40,6S4. A total of $9,995 has been allotted to Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and Oklahoma. The group of eastern states-Georgia. Maine, New Hamp- shire, North and South Carolina, Ten nessee, Virginia and West Virginia in which the government is purehas- ing lands for national forests, receives $21, ,120.
 In making allotments, it is explained, 10 per cent of the amount available for 1918 is withheld as a contingent fund. One-half of the remainder has been apportioned among the states in amounts based on the area of the na- tional forest lands in each state, while the other half has been allotted on basis of the estimated value of the timber and forage resources which the forests contain.
The Pulaskian., 1917-06-15
 GARDEN NOTES.

If you wish to get specimen cannas and dahlias start q few in the house early in the season. Remove roots, stocks and unnecessary fiber and cut into single eyes.
 Then put in four-inch pots in rich soil; shift when the pots are full of roots. The canna, like corn, needs moisture and heat to develop properly.
 A flower friend says she rid her lemon tree of scale by applying strong 1ather of soap studs with a stiff brush to both sides of the leaves, stem and trunk. This was allowed to re- main for half day and then washed off with clear water. The scale was then easy to brush off.
 When planting trees in clay or other heavy soils not well drained follow this method: Dig holes three feet wide and 20 inches deep; place in them or 10 inches of drainage, rocks, bricks or cinders well packed. Upon this put three or four inches of sod-grass side down, then plant the tree as usual.
 An excellent hedge plant is Kochia- sometimes called burning bush or Mex ican fre-plant, because of its turning to rich, dark red in the fall. During the summer it is mass of pleasing green. It is excellent for rows in the background or for planting about the base of the house to hide the founda- ton walls, set about a foot and half apart
The Pulaskian., 1917-06-15
GOOD MEDICINE FOR FOWLS
On Account of High Price of Perman. panate of Potash Substitute Is
 Sought by Poultry Men.
(storrs Experiment station.l

(Storrs Experiment Station)
 Many poultry men have been using permanganate of potash to prevent the spread of colds and other catarrhal diseases. During the past two years this product has risen in price from 50 cents to S2.50 to $3 per pound; thus it is not surprising that good substi- ute is being looked for.
 One authority suggests the use of bluestone or copper sulphate, which can be used as follows: Dissolve four ounces of the bluestone in quart of water, this to be known as stock so- lution. Add one ounce of this solu. tion to each gallon of the drinking wa ter. This can perhaps be well used for short period, but should not be too long continued.
 Furthermore, one ought to use en. ameled or earthenware vessels, as the copper sulphate solution may produce undesirable chemical changes when used in galvanized pans.