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Relieving a Choking Person.

Pounding person on the back until
his ribs cave i'm or the spine is dislo-
cated may be an interesting method
TO treatment (for the administrator.
but there is more sensible and eff
rectual way of relieving the sufferer.
Frequently the obstruction is not be-
yond the reach Of a long. slim finger
Forceps of some kind, however will
prove more effective. If these are not
within reach, small wire with n hook
bent on one end may be used to adj
vantage on some Instructions. In this
and similar emergencies carry a firm
hand, but work lightly and deity.
During the operation, the head of the
person afflicted should be thrown well
back and the tongue depressed, so as
to permit of the freest possible access
to the throat. If the obstruction is so
low as to be invisible or has passed
into the windpipe. it constitutes n case
for good surgeon. Fortunately.
enough air can usually be inhaled TO
prevent immediate suffocaton.-Ho
Magazine.
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ma ]. Mcpherson. of Newark, y. J..
TO Yale College, $T5O00O; Mrs. III. II.
Schley and Mrs. Il. Z. Flower. of New
York. Jointly. TO the town OF Water
town, n. v. 100000: Miss Helen
Gould. of New York to various chart
ties. 100000: Mrs. Vaughan Marquis.
OF Ashland. Wis, 10 religion. $300.00o;
Mrs. j. +. Ryan. of New York. 10 re-
ligion. S250.000 Mrs. Eugene Kelly. OF
Buffalo. to religion. $25O.OOO; Mrs. En-
mons Blaine and Mrs. Cyrus McCor-
mick. TO the University of Chicago.
S25O.OOO; Mrs. A. $. Greenspau. OF To-
peka. Kan, to various charities. $780,
600; Mrs. Louise SebOr of Middletowh.
Conn, 10 religion. $4,000; Mrs. Mar
garet j. Bennett. of Baltimore. to vari-
GUS charities, $4,000; Mrs. Mary
Shannon, of Newton, Mass, to various
colleges, S123,50 Mrs. G.. :. Burbank.
of FitchburS, Mass, to various chart
ties. 100000; and Mrs. III. +. Aims.
of Cincinnati. to the University of
Cincinnati. 100000.
Besides these several Chicago women
have given various sums to the Chi
cago University, the total aggregatin9
nearly S3OO.OO0.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-02-04
when the Kitchen Range ia Cranky.

When your kitchen range fire refuses
to burn brightly and the oven fails
to bake or roast properly, do not blame
the range until you have tried to find
the reason for the trouble.
clean range is a necessity for
satisfactory cooking. Lift off the COW
ers and see If there is not layer of
fine ash on top of the oven so thick
that il lessons the draught and pre-
vents the heat from penetrating to the
oven. This should be lifted out and
not swept into the fire or down be-
side the oven.
Brush the side of the oven clean. then
get at the most important part. the
bottom. Some ovens have a plate
on the inside that lifts out. some a
plate on the outside; some are made
to be drawn out altogether. If you
nave stove man once to clean for you
and see how he does it you will not
need him again. Notice how he gets
ut the bottom, and above all, see that
he leaves things so that you can take
out the cover or oven yourself when
you wish to. You can get the ordinary
ecraper at any department store. and
also long-handled dust brush or
whisk broom. These Will answer in
nearly every case. This is n dirty Job.
but should be attended to once a
month.
Much often depends upon how the
fire box is kept. Masses of clinkers
are allowed to gather on the bricks.
These should be removed by common
salt placed ON them while the fire
is hot. If they do not come off the
frst day they will the second or third
by using more salt and tapping them
with the poker. Do not let ashes or
cinders gather about the top of the
IRE box
In starting n fire dump everything
out Do not try to start a fire ON top
Of ashes or cinders, as it Will often sulk
for n whole day. The cinders can
be burned TO good advantage on TOP of
the fire afterward. Use as little paper
as possible in starting. and do not
pack the coal in. Fill the box to the
top of the bricks and no further. Pok-
ing the fire spoils it, shaking never
hurts it.
If you range sets into the wall and
the pipe runs straight, up into sheet
IRON board, and the craft is poor, the
chances are that the pipe does not con
meet with the fiue. but runs into the
open space above the board. Have
the pipe run up into the end OF the
tlue and you will find vast improve
ment Then. if things are not salts
factory there must be somthing wrong
with the chimney
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q -DTerTY
&>A Things 5
s9~azs..m@W wear
The modlsh ulster is belted ID.

The modlsh ulster is belted H.
Changeable or two-toned broadcloth
is something new.
Lace will be used for trimming all
but the corduroy waists.
Panne velvet plain and fancy. is
used for entire waists. as well as for
trimming purposes.
ON the dressy coats shown this sea
son for children silver knob buttons.
richly chased, are among the novel
ties
Heavy white ,llk embcoidcries orc
le, into the thick white scratch wool
which is used i'm some of the smart
hats of tine season.
Long narrow. oyal-shaped dots of
black are to- be seen ON ncckwcor. One
stock has a large white lace bow.
with these dots I'm black velvet as
much as "a quarter Of am inch long A
big tulle bow has smaller dots Of vel
vet the same shape
Oak leaves which are monstrosities
from the botanical standpoint. but
charming from the milinor's. are TO
bee seen in an colors of velvet One
hat is formed almost entirely OF these
oak leaves in white velvet veined with
pink and with q delicate pink fruit Of
some kind.
There seems to- be an increasing bril-
liaucy in the col0ring of ornaments Of
jewels One beautiful opal brooch has
large opal Zoo the centre. one of un-
usual brilliance. and around this is a
row of large rubies. and outside the
rubies "a row Of larger diamonds The
pin is oval
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WHAT TO DO WITH DAUGHTERS.
They Are Advised to Seek an Occupation
and to Think Less OF Marriage.


and to Think Less OF Marriage
at is strange fact. disputed by a
few. but generally corroborated. that.
while young men are looking askance,
at matrimony. young women. who are
supposed TO find the responsibilities
OF marriage the more irkSome. are APP
parently rs much inclined to il as
ever" says Kate Epson Clark in Les
lies Weekly. Indeed. women with
any pride of sex must feel their blood
boil ut the cartooniSt and the para
grapher, who vie with each other in
depicting the agonizng efforts of the
Mays aud the Angelinas to coax
proposal out of the unwn ing Claudes
and Algernons.
The mothers Of the ,Oung women
seem TO share their wishes. In con
sequence OF the trend Of the popular
joking these fond parents are placed
in most unenviable position They
scarcely dare TO invite a young man
TO their houses. Since affairs are in
this state we must train our daughters
accordingly. In order toretain theirsalf-
respect they must occupy perfectly
independent attitude. They must be
taught that ideal marriages are rare.
and even an ordinarily happy union is
none too common. Therefore. since
either one of these desirable boons
may not come their way. they must
be ready 10 grasp some other. There
are many good things besides matri-
mony. Therefore. while holding ones
self toward marriage in a proper posi-
ton of tentative acceptance, it is
worth while to look over the field and
lind out what blessings, in the line of
life work, are within the reach of the
average woman.
MANY mothers discourage the de-
sire of their daughters to go to college.
70 those who intend to teach n col
lego diploma is now necessity.I 1t is
also n substantial help in securing the
constantly multiplying positions as
cashiers, floorwalkers, proofreaderS. in
surance agents-in fact every business
in which highly trained intelligence
is required. Naturally, professional
success is also nearly impossible with
ont it. All this is settled 1t is no
longer Il matter Of opinion.
1T Is true chat the college girl some
times becomes slangy and careless, ana
occasionally loses that sweet longing
for home which has been counted one
OF wOman's most alluring attributes.
nut these are usually mere surface and
temporary manifestations The 'eter-
nal womanly' is there, just as it was
in Eve and Rachel and JeZebel-and
with much better morals, you may be
sure. And what is the use of being
the dependent, clinging, adoring crea-
ture of the sentimentalist when there
is no man at hand to depend upon and
cling to and adore? Therefore. while
retaining unimpaired the faculty for
depending ana clinging and adoring
(the poor girls cannot lose it If they
wOuldD let us teach our daughters
that it is contemplate to be hanging
around, idly awaiting the attentions
Of a lot OF impudent young men, who
are rs likely rs not to chaff at the
way in which the girls make eyes at
them, and who poke fun at the fran
tic efforts which are put forth to en-
trap them by some of these men-covet-
ing maidcnS"
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The famous pass O.. ST. Bernard is
now provided with shelters at short
intervals. and the good old dog that
used TO search for lost wayfarcrs has
been superseded by % telephone line
connected to the "hospicp" fro such "a
way that whom "a traveller calls up the
"pious monks" they know the shelter
Doe is Mt. However. the dog which
the world would not willingly let die.
may still be useful II the monks can
train him to proceed TO any shelter
TO which me is directed. Even now the
pass is crossed by many persons. Ev-
cry year the hospital receives from
1000 TO 5000 tourists 5000 TO 5000 pill
grIms and about 1900 Piedmontcse
work people going TO switzerland 10
seek work Even in tine worst weather
six TO eight travellers visit the hospi-
tll London Globe.
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THE PAST.

A thousand dreams to earth have come
and gone.
A thousand forms. by fear or fancy drawn.
Like shapes OF night have faded from the
dawn
A thousand crceds have held their sway
on earth,
Unto thousand myths have given birth.
That now are food for wonder, scorn or
mlrth
A thousand gods have reigncd their little
day,
And crumbled They were fashioned out
OF clay,
Like WORKOUT toys they now are cast
away.
A thousand castles of the human mind
Are wrecks with which the coast OF time
are lined
The rubbish OF the ages left behind.
A thousand systems of a thousand schools
The theories OF natures hidden rules.
Now seem to us the dreams of idle fools.
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meant to "hike bnck" to Sugar Creek
as fast as ship ana train could carry
him. and hoped by all that was holy
that once ne was mustered out he'd
never see n soldier again He got TO
be the worst "knOcker" i'm the COM
pany, and he wrote so many letters
that his comrades began TO ask him
why he didn't write few to himself
IF you got such good home and
swell people. why don't some of 'em
write 20 yOu| sneered his tent-mate
ono night you can't be very strong
with Title r. she'd write you at least
once q year"
Now the letter question was sore
one with Tom because nobody wrote
10 him except his mother. and her let
tors seldom reached him during The
final months Of his campaigning iu the
interior lie had quarreled with his
brother so many times that no love
was lost between them. ana his father
didn't write for the good reason that
be didn'i know how As for Tillie. the
young soldier had mo- reason TO expect
letters from her When De left homo
she was only sixteen. aud his affair
with hnr was of tur long distance.
incoming. mental sort peculiar tO boys
and girls just out of tHo high school
If Tom had hcru PERFECTLY fair iu bis
inir0spcCtion ho must have admitted
that there was n10Hue very ln1blc
in his hope, with regard to run JIG
told himself % thousand times m. -ho
was "thc one girl" and c0ldlcl hm-
self with the belief that bis fcalty to
her was little short of heroic. and That
by some mysterious tclcpalhic sympa.
thy. She must 10y this time be- piniug
away for his return
lie wasn't Gin love" when Doe enlist.
cd. but he had her picture and Dis
mothers and by q natural process of
longing for home he developed quite 20
fierce and ycarn.ng passion for TWic
a hundred times he began % letter I0
her, but hr never had the nerve to
send it Hr cut her initials ON trees.
fences and TENT poles and wrote hoI
name n dozen times ON cyery scrap OF
paper that Doe could find fo sang TO-
spelled ID ana Whi.tlcd 30 600 his soul
was n % luc frenzy and ho knew by
heart tho long speech of proposal that
Nhe meant t0 whisper into he1 little pink
w Csc Gr time Doc coVid set Der
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A Blouse of Baby Lamb.

a stylish garment is the Russian
blouse of white broadtail cut three
quarter length which means it comes
to and below the knees. 1t is lined
throughout with white satin. The
sleeves are not very wide. but are
long and fitted with upturned cuffs.
\ storm collar and star-pointed revers
are emphasized by the black velvet
ribbon tied around the throat and
fastened under the chin. The blouse
is double-breasted, but this scarcely
shows above the waist, as n jabot of
Russian lace dotted with bits Of black
velvet ribbon descends from throat to
waist. The girdle is not of velvet.
but of handsome Russian enamel, and
dips down low In front where it clasps.
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French Lingerie.

Petticoats fit very smoothly and
closely around the hips, but some of
The very newest have a little fulness
Just ut the back. row-or, rather,
three or four rows-of fine gathers,
or two or three inverted box pleats
which do not in any way interfere
with the sheathlike effect and vet per-
init enough fulness being added to
hold the skirt out n little from the
fgure-a most desirable addition i'm
these days OF many eXaggeratedly
tighthtting dress skirts These petit
coats open at the side, are circular
in shape, and have one or more
tounces, or one deep fiounce with
many rufties. 1t is the fad of the mo-
ment to have different silk fiounces
that can be buttoned on to the upper
part of some one silk skirt, and in this
way it is possible to keep the fresh,
dainty appearance that is so requisite
TO being well dressed and so difficult
TO attain with the length of most Of
the dress skirts.-Harper's Bazaar.
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For the bedridden invalid who creeps
cut to the comparative freedom of sofa
life there are possibilities of great re-
lief in the new tufted spring couch,
The long seat and head rest of which
is artfully hinged to admit Of many
changes in the sick persons position.
1t can be adjusted to support n weak
back. to raise or lower the head ana
the whole cushioned top of the sofa
can also be lifted of to slip into
wheeled spinal chair that the patient
occupies while streIched at full length.
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An Unsuccessful Authors Diary.

Following Us am extract from the
Journal of am author who has not been
fortunate enough to write a success
full novel
Rose at five and thought out the
plot for short story.
at eight / rang the breakfast bell.
moved the chairs around the table and
ratified the knives to fool the neigh.
bors
Wrote two poems on the world as
great place to fast iu; also. q short
article to prove that appetite Is n mere
1elusiOu
"I then won't TO the p0stoffico TO i.ear
the clerk say there had been a wreck
on the road. and my check for "a late
manuscript wouldn't arrive til after
Christmas.
"Thc clerk observed that ii was N
beautiful day and I went ont aud
dined sumptuously ON thc climate"
Atlanta Constitution.
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The Main Thing.

I'm going into the business for my
SELF" the plumbers clerk announced.
'What!' exclaimed his employer;
you don't know nothn' about plumb
in"
Il know all need to- replied the
clerk. "Ive been making out your
bills for you for the last three or four
years. "-Philadelphia Press.
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Tom re-eni.stcd last week in spite OF
the combined objections of Jim. Tunie
and the old folks.
mo use Kicking about It, dad" he
said. Il got the fever and can't
shake it. You don't need me in the
store. an l guess they amt more than
enough to split tween two families.
I'll get along all right. but honest, dad.
just couldn't live here in Sugar Creek
another week. Tell Tillie to write to
me about the kid."-John III. Raftery,
i'm the Chicago Record Hernld
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Their Staff of Life

Desmond-"Dr. Ditchell advises ner,
vous people not to talk about their
nerves"
Osmond-"Well, he's n great doctor!
Talking about their nerves is the only
thing that keeps nervous people alive"
Puck.
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10. nIeel.ton,s 1lnnrc.ainn.

Henrietta" said Mr. Meelston. your
speech was very fine. BY the way.
the orator who preceded you was oh.
viously an unmarried woman, who
didn't know what she was talking
about"
What do you mcauW
"She talked about me being n tyrant
and an oppressOr. We know bcttir,
Henrietta, and. don't thinl, she Ourht
to be encouraged in putting such fC.gJ
ish ideas ia the heads of husbands'2
Washington Star
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In For IL.

do you believe" he asked in hest
tating way, that it is possible for a
woman toto dress on $500 a year?'
"Oh, Jack!' she cried falling into his
arms; don't let that bother you.
can, by having 1t worked over q few
times, make my wedding outfit last
three or four years at least Chicago
Record Herald.
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Few realize how much the cause
Of education and the various philan.
thropic enterprises owe TO the women
Of the United States The Chicago
Chronicle publishes the following list
OF some of the gifts recently made
to- women's causes:
Mrs Joseph j. Newcombc OF New
York. to- Tulane University. S3.OOOOOO:
Mrs r. d. Armour of Chicago To-
Armour Institute. Sl2JOOOO; Mrs ed.
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Extra sash Kink.

Several sashes are knotted half way
down, and on the most important of
imported dresses. A pretty light blue
boasts belt ribbon of black velvet.
This is knOted at the belt and again
half way to the edge of the skirt A
pink crepe de chine, a gem with its
lattice tucklng and its beruched shin
gle founce, has a chiffon sash with
soft pleatings along the edges; this is
simply knotted half way down, too.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-02-04
A Safer Sport.

There's one respect, at least, in
which fishing is good deal safer
sport than hunting"
How is that?'
eve don't make any fatal mistakes
hooking up men who happen to look
like sh."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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ADDrOYnl.

at seems to me that there is a great
literary awakening in this country"
Yes" answered the matter-of-faot
citizen.
II observe it with great approval
Then you are fond of books"
mo. 1 am in the stationery bust
ness. sell pens, ink and pa2er"--
Washington Star
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Il suppose you are disappointed be-
cause the critics condemned your
book"
Yes. don't mind what they said
so much, as the mean way in which
they said it,"
They seemed disposed to be mild"
yes. None Of the denunciatlons
were sufficiently violent to attract any
attention whatever to the book -
Washington Star.
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A Marysyillc schoolmaam was
teaching beer class the mysteries of
grammar "NOw Johnny said She
"in what tense do J. speak when ! say.
d ann beauIfulT' The little fellow
answered ass quick as q wink THE
past Kansas city Journal
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Those Foolish Questions.

Benevolent Old Lady-"How old are
you, STRIP
The -"Thirty-fve"
Benevolent Old Lady" Bachelor?"
The Youngster-"Alas yes"
Benevolent Old Lady-"Ah, too bad.
How long-"-New York Times.
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1t Spread.

Patience-"Did Peggy advertise an
announcement of her engagement in
the newspapers?
Patrice-"No, she didn't have to; she
told all her girl friends that it was
secret. Statesman.
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Dear Little Bow.

Mother-"You nice little boy! In d.
viding that apple you kept the half
with the wormhole for yourself and let
sister have the other half"
JOhnny-"Yes; 1 s'pected the worm
lad bored through to fother side"-
Boston Transcript
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A Strange. WORD Cnso.

There's something uncanny about
that girl. l can't make her out"
There oughtn't to be. Her fathers
one OF the big stockholders in the tin
can trust."-Chicago Record Herald.
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Second Choice.

Ida-"But Belle always said Has%
was one man in a million Why did
she jilt him?"
May-"Oh, she found one man with
Il million. Chicago News.
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~ IN months of soldering in the
~ Philippines had taken all the
y edge off Tom Crowder's mill
tary ardOr In wear the
sight of khaki uniform hurt his eyes
and he began to realize that in all the
world no village was so fair to look
upon rs Sugar Creek. Ill.,. the home
town where "Crowder * Sons" kept
store, and where the event of each
droning day was "traiD time" When
two years had almost passed he began
to dream of swinging under The elms
in the old front yard at home and
wondered rs he nibbled at the ever
lasting bareback how many pitted
cherry pies he could eat at one sitting
in the dining room ut home.
When a young soldiers mind begins
to dwell on the pies that mother used
to make he cannot flourish on salt
pork. But when he begins to decorate
his tent wall with the photographs of
Tillie and Sue and "thc folks" he's fit
for nothing hut furloughs and sick
leave, and if there's anything Of the
quitter about him he's in imminent
danger of forgetting TO answer roll
call some dark evening when the mu-
sic of the sea beyond the jungle lures
him with false songs OF home Tom
heard the siren voice all right, but he
didn't lure 4 little bit. His term of en-
listment was almost at hand. and he
satisfied himself with blotting each
dull day off the calendar, writing
GOggerel verse about Title ana max
ing himself a nuisance generally to his
bunkic
He used to swear roundly that he
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a SUGGESTION.

The Angry Father-"What do You OK,
pect me TO dO-send you all the money
you ask for. or calmly allow you to
get into debit"
The Son-"You might do BOTH
Life.
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The Score.


I've lost her, Well-no matter!
But l will not sit and sigh
For, taking all things. pro and con,
She has lost as much as l.
A. Puck.
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a thousand lofty sentiments expressed.
10 those vino heard them seeming of the
best.
Are now forgotten or theme for Jest.
a thousand books on memory have lad
claim,
A thousand authors through them sought
for fame;
10 Us there scarce remains single name.
The winnower of the ages thrashes DER
The harvest of a generations lore;
One grain is gathered from the thrashing
floor.
The rest as empty chaf. aside is cast.
Obivion's refuse, gathering thick and fast,
Chokes all the gates and highways of the
past.
Religions. dreams and empires all have
gone.
Like shapes OF night that vanish from the
dawn
While through the ages earth went roll.
ing on.