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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-12-24
TIE TEMPERATURE oE lcE.
1t Ia Declared TO BE Colder IN Winter
Than in Summer.

Than in Summer.
Is ice any colder in winter than in
summer? Most people suppose not.
They understand that ice is ice and
cannot be made any colder or warmer.
~ thermometer is buried i'm ice In
summer it will indicate thirty
degrees. If you throw piece of Ice
into boiling water and leave It there
Till it is almost gone, what is left will
still be at thirty-two degrees Ice can
never be gotten above that temporal
tura.
But while ice can never be warmed
above thirty-two degrees. it will 20
rs much below that as the water does.
An iceman delivering Ice one zero day
in January was asked whether his ice
was any colder than I'm July. He
Thought not But as Il matter of fact
q piece Of summer ice. If he had had
1t. would have been something of
foot warmer for him. as It would have
been thirty degrees warmer than the
air of the bottom of his wagon.
Mixing salt with ice makes it much
cooler. The ice IN an ice cream
freezer goes down to about zero.
THIS is why the point zero on our
common thermometers was fixed
where it is. 1t was supposed to be the
lowest point which could be reached
by artificial means Since then we
have reached about 3S3 degrees below
zero by chemical processes.
lee viii cool down with everything
else. on a cold night. TO zero or below.
What should prevent it? On a day
when ii is just freezing a block OF
iron and a block of Ice outdoors will
staHd at thirty-two degrees. If the
weather grows warmer the iron will
warm up With the weather. but the ice
Will stay at thirty-two degrees. and
melt away. But If the weather grows
colder the iron and the ice will cool
of, too, and one just as much as the
other.
As the ice grows colder it gets hard
er and more brittle There can be no
hickory bend on the skating pond on
zero day, for ice is then too brittle.
Slivers of Ice dipped in liquid air be-
come so hard that they will cut
glass. Water thrown on ice in the
arctic regions will shiver 1t like
pouring boiling water upon cold glass.
This is because the ice is so much
colder than the water.-Denver Times
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-12-24

The most remarkable feature
OF the memorial services held I'm Con
stanunople in honor of President Nc
Kiuley was that ON the day of the
funeral the Ottoman guardship at
Therapia half-mnsted her flags This
is quite unprecedented. as Turkish
Angs are never halfmastc1 The
Egyptians do &c regularly but the
Turks look upon t as bad omen and
insist that the Turkish Gag shall all
ways Doe at the Top OF the mast The
commander OF the French gunboat
went on board the English gunboat to
thank the captain for having landed
81 large party of marines and sailors
TO attend the services at the Chapel
London Telegraph
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WORDS or WISDOM.

The man who procrastnates strug-
gles with ruin.-Franklin.
An apt quotation is as good MS an
original remark. johnson
Progress is the activity of to-day and
the assurance OF tomorrow
son.
To be vain OF ones rank or place is
TO show that one is below it-Stanis-
laus.
The desire of appearing clever often
prevents one becoming so.-Rochefou-
cauld.
God is on the side OF virtue; for who
ever breads punishment suffers it, and
whoever deserves it breads it.-Colton.
Despite all refinement, the light and
habitual taking of Gods name in vain
betrays coarse and brutal will
Chaplin.
Human nature is so constituted that
all see, and judge better, in the affairs
Of other men, than In their own
Terence.
The mind that is much elevated and
insolent with prosperity, and cast
down by adversely. is generally abject
and base-Spurgeon.
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EXEcRATloN, ioNoMINY oeLNIoN.
Such is the Fate of wretches Like
Czolg osz, the Assnssin.

Such is the Fate of wretches Like
CzolgOsz, the Assassin.
The savage attack upon the wretch
ed assassin of President Mckinley by
the crowd gathered at the gates or
Auburn prison is another reminder of
the eXecration in which such 4 Grim
inal is held by all the people.
In the Worlds interview with the
assassin OF King Humbert the muir
derer complained OF the fury OF the
bystanders Everything and every
body was against me-" he said:
every mothers son, every woman
and child present seemed bound to
kill me. or at least TO harm me IA
much as was in their power" And
he profesSed surprise and bitter dis
appointment that none Of the poor
people" or even the soldiers, whose
cause he thought he was serving.
showed the slightest regard for his
life
II has been the same here. Not a
solitary human being-not even the
most wlld-eye of the Anarchists-has
expressed any sympathy with the as
sassin. Only the armed guard of ma
rlnes at Buffalo saved him from in
slant death. Only . strong detach-
ment of police prevented the crowd at
Auburn from despatching him. Even
his father bitterly lamented in his
presence that he was ever born. His
family are TO change their name to
escape the ignominy and reproach
that attaches TO IT,
And FOR what? 1T was a mistake"
walled the doomed man on his way
to prison and death Nobody was
helped" To complete the lesson. CON
slider the covering and whimperlng
wretch, his bravado all gone. 'shak-
ing in the palsy of fear and collaps-
ing in abject terror as he was
dragged limp and shrieking to his cell.
And in "the week beginning October
2S' Il lightning bolt OF death. the body
destroyed with quicklme, and an IN
known grave.
Is it not well to recite these facts
for the everlasting remembrance OF
other half-baked intellectS that con
template serving some nebulous
cause" or gaining the notoriety they
mistake for fame by attacks upon the
heads OF governments? Their reward
is execrstion. ignominy, oblivion
New York World.
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Bunding TRADES Are Dangerous

All the building trades are very dan.
gerous. The plumber, the painter and
the glazier. according to the actuary
interviewed on this subject, show a
very high mortality With The dcycl-
opmeut of these trades of recent years,
TOO. the mortality does not seem 10 de-
crease. These workers suffer very
severely from lead poisoning. this be
ing the principal cause Of their ok
cessiye death rate The painter is
paralyzed through mixing paints ow-
ing to the large quantities OF arsenic
and white lead which they contain.
The occupation of thc plumber is also
subject to am undue mortality from
phthisis. cancer. and rheumatic fever.
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Tho sultan rs He Is To-Day.

Here is NJ. Dorys's description of the
Abdul-Hamid OF to-day:
Despite the care he takes OF his
health, he is prematurely old and brok-
en-. he is extremely feeble, and only
keeps mp by dint of viii power. His
body is so thin that it Is little more
than skeleton. After having tried in
vain, by every possible means. to in
crease his weight. and, unable to do so,
he abstains from everything likely to
make him thinner. He has an atrocious
fear of death, and breads illness In
general and contagious diseases lie
has n superstitious fear OF the latter
which dates back many years. While
still heir-apparent. he met one day in
his park at Klathane. gypsy, who.
Mt the princes request, told his for
tune, and oddly enough she predicted
exactly what has happened since-his
rapid accession to the throne. foreteu-
ing the tragic circumstances by which
it would be attended, as well as n long
reign, wars, etc, concluding with the
ominous words: Your death Will be
caused by an illness coming from out
side" Consequently cholera and the
plague have no more determined en-
cry than the Padishah; and il Con
stantinOple of to-day boasts in time of
epidemic an almost perfect system of
calitatiOn and advanced colleges for
the study of bacteriology, it owes them
10 the gypsy OF Kiathane and the Sui
tan's credulity.-The Argonaut.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-12-24

The forests Of Sweden, like those Of
Norway aud the United States. have
been wasted i'm the most reckless man.
ner. and the Government is trying TO
stop &C. The timber on the public
lands is now protected, and only so
much of it us can properly be removed
is allowed to be cut but the lumber
companies are buying up AN the tim.
Der lands they can obtain from private
owners and stripping it as fast os Dos.
fibie. There is law pending I'M Par.
lament prohibiting such sales. and
also requiring each farm to- have "a
certain area Of timber Chicago Rec-
orc Herald.
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Carnivorous Texas Quail

The open season having set in, small
parties leave Brennan now every
morning for 4 days sport in shooting
quail. These sportsmen have made the
discovery that where the boil weevil
is most common quail are most plenti-
full. and these birds are feeding on the
pests. Millions upon millions are de-
scrOyed in this way. Many quail Killed
were found to have their crops full Of
these insects. Another discovery has
been made. which is chat where The
birds have fed on the wceyil the flesh
is tainted with the odor OF the wee
VII, ana the flavor by no means rs
good as when they have lived and fat
tened ON grain or grass seed Calves
ton TeXasJ Daily News.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-12-24

A japanese, whose trade name Is
Alum Para pa, has founded new
Buddhist sect with headquarters at
Toxic. Alum seems to be an eminent
~ practical person. His new belief is
based on the idea that as heaven re-.
quires to be importuned and as busy
folks have not time themselves to do
the importuning their best plan is to
entrust the task TO some one else for
due consideration.
The person who does the praying by
proxy must have unusual qualifica-
tions. Mr.. Alum holds. and he puts
himself forward as such a one. al
though he was once involved I'm trou-
bic over q transaction connected with
the sale OF railway sleepers. He is
making money fast in the get
prayed-for-while-you-huste business.
and has gained many followers. among
them some japanese Of high standing.
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Ar interesting little story is told O.,
the venerable Thomas Sidney COoptt
Tine oldest member of tine Royal Acad.
envy who lately celebrated his nine.
iyfourth birthday Mr. Cooper or one
occasion painted picture OF Queen
Fietogia's fayoritc cow. "BuH"" With
Jhe calves beside her The prince con.
sort criticised the picture. pointing out
that iho dock leaves iu lIc foreground
were evidence of bad farming The
queen. also critic OF mo- mean order
astod her husband what hc Thought
of the cows bind legs being iu small
pool of water I libr it much" hc
Said $50 do L." replied the queen
"bu its evidence or bad draining.
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Pittsbure's Arlstocratlc OH -

A Boston woman has made herself
very unpopular with her Pittsburg
friends because. when addressing en-.
velopes she insists upon spelling Pitts
burg without the Oh" Since the de.
velopment or the patriotic movement
which has resulted in the formation Of
so many patriotic societies Pittsburg.
ers have come TO take great pride i'm
the historic Importance of their city
and TO urge the universal use OF the
hhal M IN spelling the name of the
city. In the old days Of American his
tory this final "h' meant a fortified
town and it formed part of the
name of Pittsburg because or the ex.
istence at that point Of the famous
fort Pitt which, by the way. is unique
among ancient fortiGcations in the
fact that o. was built of Flemis'
brick. Boston Herald.
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Looked yyor.e rhon sI,o IN,

She was richly but inconspicuously
dressed and would have attracted no
particular attention as she stood on
the corner Of fremont and Winter
streets, had not her face, under a
white veil, been writhing in a series
Of remarkable contortions. Several
persons paused to watch her make
faces" and then came feminine ac-
quaintance.
Why" exclaimed the newcomer,
what upon earth is the matter?"
The facial contortions ceased and
were replaced by smile.
With me? Nothing"
But you looked as if you were suf-
fering terribly"
Never felt better"
But your face-you were twisting
it into all sorts OF shapes"
The lady standing at the corner
laughed and held out her hands, In
each of which was parcel.
II was only trying" she said. "to
work the edge Of my veil down under
M chin. Boston Herald.
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Mons Hat RoHea.

ut might SEEM" said n trunk and
bag manufactures, that n mans hat
box was just hat box; but as n mat
ter of fact, mems hat boxes are made
in very considerable variety. They are
oval and square and oblong, as to
form, of sole leather Of harness leath-
er and OF enamelled leather as to ma
terial, and of various capacities, from
boxes designed for one hat to boxes
for four hats. And there are made in
the oval shape, boxes with a remova-
bic centre section in which according
as that section is taken out or left
in, can be carried one hat or three.
And some hat boxes have tray
for collars ana cuffs and SO on; and in
some the hat bowls are removable, so
that, upon occasion the box can he
turned into good-s2cd plain case
thar can be used fC- any purpose
whatever. New York sun.
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Turned the Tables.

\ lecturer was once dcscanting Oh
the superiority of nature over art,
when an irreverent listener in the au-
dience fired that old question at him:
How would you look. sir. without
YOUR wigE"
Young man. instantly replied the
lecturer, pointing his finger at him,
you have furnished me an apt illus
tration for my argument My bald
ness can be traced to the artificial
habits of our modern civilization
while The wig l am wearing he
raised his voice till tho windows
shoots made OF natural HART
The audience testified its apprecia-
ton of the point by loud applause.
and the speaker was not Interrupted
asain.-Youth'S Companion.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-12-24

The sale Of daily newspapers over
the country IS q remarkable develop
meut oil these latter years. People
who formerly were contented with the
state Government organ devoted
mainly 60 Governors DEGREES and Of
fetal notices, and with "a column Of
the dryest local Information now buy
daily sheets; newsboys with city Of
Mexico papers haunt hotels and rail
way stations, and there are local dis
tributors of these Journals i'm an the
chief towns. IL is ana indication OF the
moderuizatiOu of the country. This
awakened appetite for the daily news.
few papers in this city date their
editions one day ahead. so they may
appear fresh to- country readers. But
this practice viii soon disappear. 1t is
Inherently absurd Everybody sees
through Correspondence Boston
Iar0Id
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King oscar and the Young Reporter.

Not long ago Oscar H. went TO Goth
euburg TO attend a dcdi :ation or the
op ming Of something or other, where
ne was expected TO make q speech. An
cntcrprising reporter intercepted him
ct n railway station upon arrival to
ask for copy OF his manuscript in
advance in order that It might be pub
lished the same afternoon. for there
would be no time for q stenographer
10 write out his notes after delivery.
the King greeted him pleasantly and
explained that Inc had no manuscripts:
that ne intended to speak without
notes. The reporter was very much
disappointed. He told the King frank
~ that ne was new man and that his
future stgnding with his employer
might be seriously affected if he failed
TO get the speech King Oscar re-
sponded sympatheucally. motioued 10
the reporter TO get into ms carriage.
and while they were driving to the no.
tel gave briei synopsis Of what he
expected to say.-Chicago Record Her
aid
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q cynical old man once found him
self .u tlo company of large number
off Aug.oIudiaus and he proceeded t1
ASS each guest if ha had shor 20 tiger.
AZ iast one gentleman declared hc hsl
never oven seem tue royal boast.
"Thaus God. exclaimed thc question
o. may Z 500 nest to- you at dinner.
q m o weary of hearing abou, tine
deaths OF tigers Tho Athcu0oum.
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Mortality Among Commercial Travellers


Among commercial travellers the
the nature of their employment and
the large proportion of time they must
spend in the open air in all kinds OF
weather. Not so many of them die
from accident as might be supposed.
Diseases of the liver, alcoholism, din
betes, cancer, and Brights disease are
particularly prevalent as the causes
of death in this occupation, which.
however suffers less than the average
male population from phthisis and dis
eases OF the respiratory organs The
railway employee does not die nearly so
rapidly RS might be supposed, his NOR
tality being below that of the sailc
and the miner-New York Times.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-12-24

Bakers are more than normally sub
Ject to- premature death Iu the FIRST
place. there is great danger from ac-
cidcnl i'm the striking or q match or
taking D. light into 90 room I'm which
-four dust Is floating. In case this IS
done there follows am explosion
which Us likely TO be- very dangerous
Then fro the -four itself there is very
small microbc which eventually has
IT'S effect upon The teeth. causing Them
to break away at the roots This it,
Gle microbe also attacks the drums
OF tbe ears and causes deafness. TO
say nothing OF tanning the spark of
consumption Bakers do not DE much
from alcoholism, but they are peculr
airy subject to diseases Of the liver.
rheumotic lever aud diabetes
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CAPTAINS OF HIGH PURPOSE.

Let Unid sailor, homgylrd fare.
Let ielrSoWc propbC,s cry aiack,
when captains o' high purpose dare.
There Is no forming bacE.
The charm %, u1ircction lures
The lotsam DRIFT ON ocean U.dc--
AdveutUrers whose hope cnuares
just to change OF tide
But. here and there thcrs sail LIES seas
Stout hearts that strive TO weather all;
Nor stormy doub; nov ct.m's long ease
Their faith snail overhaul
Frank Walcot. iutt. IN Success.
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New York state has more COWS tban
Pennsylvania ana Sow Jersey corr
bincd. and moro than auy other one
state in tln JoaIn Iowa being sec.
ond Illinois third auJ Wisconsin
fourth The cnlro number or COWS
in the States and Territories in the
cXoct census Figures. is 1922 800 With
O total yaIuatu of s5lf812,1OJ.
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Tipping is a contemplate system.
Docs tho waiter need iHc t.pW Yes.
t wIl help h.m 90 pay the taxes ora
his row of modern apartment houses.
Boston Journal
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ExTENUATlNG CIRCUMSTANCES.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


Phyllda's view of the matter. and
no Saturday within my memory had
ever been permitted TO join its pre-
decessorS until she had solemnly reg
istered determination to lead n
higher and more purposcfm life" for
the future
you mustn't 20 vet" observed Plyl-
Ida. laying a detainin- hand on my
arm.
But my train will" I protested.
Never mind that-you can catch
another"
l resigned myself to the inevitable
and sat down again
II called YOU haci, because YOU'D
forgotten something" she remarked.
Il don't think so my ovcrcoat is
IN the hall. and I've gor YOUR letters
for the post all right"
Its something more important
than letters returned Phyllida.
Guess"
"Parcels?"
"No-uor kilograms. either. You
know perfectly well what you've
omitted 10 do. I'm no, going to give
you the opportunity OF making an
other silly remark, though SO I'll tell
You at once-you haven't made any
good resolutions for next week vet"
Quite So-Tm afraid it slipped my
memory Have you noticed how the
wind IS usiag:'
ies-t VIII prohabIy be Inc il it
"oesn ram broke IN Phyllida. Il
uon 'h'hN We need 'aIS aboW the
"eI'Her' 'IousH'
..ir, u "Ha i,.""'oI'' / agreed
i men perhaps you VIII give me
you "''cht'oh Ior rev minutes. DO
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ny - o"'c'H voice IN quar-
'' VI IN N1'- % 80 We Sn"H enter ON
-. oT -" 'eA, s"ouiu me 40 KNOW
,i'eieIo'e' "NaI your resolutions Tor
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New-York tribune., 1901-08-03
AUSTRIAN COMMERCIAL EDUCATION.

Comment has hitherto been made In these
columns upon the generous and elaborate sys-
TENS of commercial and industrial education
conducted by the State in Germany. English
men have recognized therein a potent source OF
Germany's trade competition with Great Brit
ain, and are consequently taking steps TO de-
velop n similar system among themselves. In
more than one other European country such
practices have been found beneficent, by no
means least of all IN Austria. The latter cOun
try is too often regarded an all but negli
gible quantity in international trade problems
II Is not commonly ranked with Great Britain,
Germany and France an industrial and COM
mercial power Nevertheless its activities in
those directions are great, and it has Of late
been much talked OF as taking the lead in Euro
pean resistance TO American trade conquests, il
not. indeed. in measures of retaliation.
II is interesting 10 learn, therefore, from one
of our own consular reports. what Austria is
doing in a certain department of commercial
education. The fact appears TO be recognized
there. more fully, we fear, than in the United
States, that high education and special training
count for as much in trade in the learned pro-
fessions" Acting upon that principle the Aus
trian Government has established at Vienna Gn
export academy, the director Of which Is high
official OF the Ministry of Commerce The stu
dents are drawn from high schools and colleges
and are required to be acquainted with the Eng
lish and French languages, bookkeeping and
the ordinary commercial branches" and TO
have in general a good secondary education
They are put through rigorous course OF three
years of thirty-five hours week, and In add-
ton TO thorough instruction In English and
French. commercial law and numerous other
| useful studies, and the practical work Of COM