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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-05-13
Tho Automobiles Influence.

Somebody said once that the condi.
ton of countrys roads marked its
civilization. In measure this is
doubtless. true. Certainly the cordi-
ton Of country's roads is concrete
Illustration suggesting the state Of civ.
ilization of that nation. and it is by q
consideration of number of such
outward signs that an observer may
arrive at pretty accurate Judgment
Ct the place which this or that nati1p
occupies in the world. When, there.
fore, the bicycle came into service, was
legislated against, finally tolerated, and
then found necessity. tie cXtraordi-
nary movement towards better roads
can be at least acknowledged as an
advance in the right direction. Ard
IL only needs n little consideration by
the historical method TO show that au
tomobiles are tending in the same Gi.
rectlon rs bicyCles--only further IN
advance. We are just now getting
70 the "legislating against" period. Mt
many months or years hence the auto
mobile will be tolerated" and before
we know II. IL Will be necessary" II
the meantime automobiles cannot be.
come general without lorg and good
roads. Already somebody talks Of an
automobile road from san FranciscJ
to New York. Already roads are &C.
tually being improved for the speedy
vehicle. Why try 10 ctop or chccl;
the new machine. therefore? Ii Ga all
so small. when we cor slider what ig
Inevitably 10 come, The automobile
Is going To stay. We shall have better
ald better roads. better service. better
and cleaner cities. and fewer Of those
accidents now caused by The personal
equation OF the horse It ig all an ad.
vance OF civilization. which ncitic
should be nor can be successfully op.
posed.-Iiarper' Weekly.
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rIonntaln nats.

or the summit Il Mount Ko7ciusto.
the highest peak IF The Australian
Alpr an astronomical md mct,orJl).I.
cal observatory is uai.aincd The
official in charge states in DIS latest
report that the place is 0vcrruu with
rats and Chat he is Strengthening them
zoo the rate of hundreds q rontb TIE
ADDS that hc would soon acCuIulltc 20
fortune 81 the Government would pay
him at the rate that rules i1 sydney.
where rats tails are worth thrcepcuce
each since The visitation Of the bubonic
plague. Such swarms Of rats ON the
roof Of Australia. mo a height of 1920
feet, constitute q curious fact in tnu.
podean natural history 10 Is supposed
that they have been attracted from all
quarters by the large depot a food
supplies In connection with the obq.r.
vatOry. However. the Keeper does not
mean TO surrender TO the invc IorF.
81 am thoroughly cOntenied." sage thls
Alpine Mark Tapley. "and I mean %
stick TO the mountaln az long aa % viii
stick to me."-Londoa Chronicle. -
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-05-13

The street rights of a street railway,
ms regards pedestrians and vehicles, is
clearly stated in n recent suit. states
the Philadelphia Record. 1t was con-
tended that street railways are SINH
lar to steam railroads, in that the rule.
-'Stop, look and listen" is applicable.
The Judge held that this is not en-
Joined by the premises, and only holds
good in exceptional cases. 1t is pointed
out that the rights Of q street car, no
matter by what power propelled, are
not superior to those Of other vehicles,
save in the one Instance where a We
1icle is bound to get out of the way
md not to Obstruct the tracks. as the
car cannot travel on any otLer part of
the street. The element of trespcss is
entirely absent in the case of a pedes-
trian crossing a street railway at any
PORT. the only care required being
that which n reasonably prudent man
would exercise, having due regard to
The rights OF others, and knowing that
similar care 10 imposed by municipal
restriction upon the persons operating
street cars.
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Destroying Foul Brood.

at the annual meeting of the On.
tario Beekeepers' Association, at Wood.
stock. Ont, Professor Harrison, of the
Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph.
described new and simple method of
destroying the germs of foul brood.
He placed combs containing larvae
dead from this disease, capped cells OF
brood. and cells of honey. in box
which was air tight except for small
hole ut top and bottom. Then q small
alcohol lamp was arranged with the
reservoir ut the top containing for
malin. and connected by a rubber tube
with the bottom of the box. This con.
veys to the box the formalin vapor pro-
duced by the heat of the lamp. When
the box is so completely filled with
the formalin that the gas issues freely
from the hole in the top, both holes
are tightly closed for one hour. Pro.
fessor Harrison has been unable Ia
obtain any signs of life from foul.
brood germs treated in this apparatus
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Textile manufacturers will be inter.
tsisd in ihe report ihat thc prusslau
War Ministry has decided 90 have ali
Dos blue cloth dyed with artificial In
dIeo in future. instead OF with tho nat
uIai product ThH animation viii
1905 surprise those who ago familiar
with che properties Of ihc two sub
stances The artificial indigo 81 made
by putting together fhe substances OF
which chemical analysis shows the
natural indigo Co be- composed. The
former is actually pureg than the lat
ter. for 20 d free from the vegetable
substance which prevents The dye from
combining as closely az 50 otherwise
would with The nbcr o. the yarn or fab
rio. The true character OF this nrtin.
cial indigo Dr. not understood hy many
who are inclined % heht shy of II o. in.
foriOr 10 the real thing 30 that the ac
ton OF the Prussian Government 81 Of
considerable importance more esle
cially iu view OF the prominence of
Germany In the field n dycsluY pro.
ductioD. Dry Goods Economist. 49,
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THEIR OWN DOCTOR WAS SENT.

and child till her husband came back
from the penitentiary. OF course that
meant that they must leave Cincinnati.
and the next thing | knew, they were
gone, bag and baggage, nobody knew
whittier
Il came to Chicago year or so after,
set up modest office, resolved to keep
away from the criminal branch, and
was in the way of forgetting Mary
Smith when suddenly one day l got q
telephone message to the effect that u
woman prisoner ut Central wanted to
see me. l went over and met Mary
She was almost in rags. had come to
Chicago with her husband. who de-
serted her as soon as their money gave
out. She had tried to get work. failed,
begged n little-too little TO keep ler
child warm-then she resumed steal
ing. The old story. Everybody knows
it Well. L took the case. got her over
TO her squalid room on the West Side,
and began to figure on a scheme to
get her out of trouble.
Il couldn't think of any, but when
came back the next day l found her
full of hope. though she was in bed. i'll
and looking quite cadaverous. I've
got consumption, Mr. Hastings she
said. smiling wanly; we must try the
quality of Chicago mercy this time.
Then l noticed that the handkerchief
which she brought to her mouth was
stained with red and at the corners of
her pretty mouth were tiny crimson
lines. l got a doctor TO visit her, and
he promptly declared that she was In
rapid Observation-Disclosures, | think he
called it,
But the prosecution was cbdurate
at first. They didn't swallow the 'dy-
ing mother story very easily; it had
been worked too often. they said; so
| suggested that they send their own
doctor to see my client, and if he de-
clared her other than consumptive. or
declared that she was shamming,
would pay her bill and go to trial. He
went dozen time and finally agreed
with my doctor that she was failing
rapidly. He was q good hearted man.
The pretty child touched his heart,
dare say, but the unfortunate mothers
hemorrhages, her failure to gain flesh
her pinched, almost transparent flesh,
brought him over to our side.
Then my Cincinnati experience was
repeated. Case dropped. position for
the mother as soon rs she was able to
walk, kindness, help. hope. But she
rallied so fast that l was nonplused,
afraid that her employers might be-
come suspicious, though none but the
proprietor knew her story. Yes. l adj
mil 1t, Proctor. had more than law
yers interest in her. At last, at sup
per one night after the play. 1 quizzed
her about her 'pthisis.' She smiled
Guerulcusly at first, but said: 1t was
desperate fraud. | know, but / was
desperate. Mr.. Hastings. You don't
blame me? I'll never deceive you
again
And she never did, Proctor. She's
the best woman in the world. L got
her divorce and-well, she was in
here moment agony wife, in fact,
and I'm not ashamed of her.
But the consumption? said Proc
tor, after wondering moment, 1.-THE
eraciation, th-the-er hemorrhages
How on earth did che"
Just worry, starvation and-and a
morcel Of raw calves liver"-John II.
Raftery, in the Chicago Record Herald
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I The conclusion to be drawn from NJ.
Santos Dumonts repeated successes
and failures with his airships is what
was to be expected from the first, that
h big balloon is not real airship and
never can be made OF any practical use.
ut is nothing but costly toy for rich
men. and the experiments made with
1t are scientifically important only as
they lead the way to what is sure to
Follow, namely, an airship with no bal
doom, that conquers gravity by sheer
force, one of Professor Langley's type,
thinks the New York Independent
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With regard to the glass hospital
which is to be erected at Philadelphia
Tor the cure of consumption. with iso-
lation for each patient and n constant
supply of rarefied air, similar expert.
mental hospital Is already in use in
London. The patient sits in n glass GU
bicle. breathing an atmosphere spe-
,cially treated by ozone. The value of
oxygen, or ozone, in the treatment of
ulcers, burns, wounds. lupus. etc, has
been proved there by several cures of
hitherto incurable cases during the
past five years. Great as has been the
actual relief thus afforded, this oxygen
hospital exists equally for purposes of
demonstration and experiment.
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Where Good Horses Ar. scarce.

Those States which have rolling
lands, with large amounts OF limestone
in their soils. with short. sweet grasses
and pure water. are he ones which
have led In the production of high class
horses. The Morgan family was n
natural product OF Vermont. and the
sound feet, clean bone and excellent
lungs Were the sure result OF the nat
ural conditions under which this fam
lily of the horse were raised. Ii re-
quired good feet to travel over the
hard, stony soil, and good lungs TO
travel all day up and down those steep
hills. These conditions eliminated all
animals of too great weight. with soft
bone or poor feet. and by the law OF
natural selection they became extinct
in that State through discrimination
against them in breeding and exporta-
ton.
1t Is the same with the American
trotter and thoroughbred. New York
and Kentucky have been recognized as
the natural home of the trotter. and
Kentucky and Tennessee as that of the
thoroughbred. Natural conditions had
more to do with this than the enter
prise OF breeders, for as much enter
prise can he found among breeders in
other States. We should never select
horses raised on the fiat lowlands of H.
linois. even if they had a greater
growth and weight than those raised
under the conditions referred to above.
Horses raised on corn land in the
prairie States, and fed largely on corn,
may show well in the ring, but they
will never have the stamina and use
fulness, either for work or I'm the stud.
ms those raised on limestone soils. with
blue grass pastures and oats as their
usual Michigan Farmer.
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PERSEVERANCE.

Finish what thou hast to do,
Prove thy right TO wear crown
Bravely tread thy journey through
Ere the sun goes down.
Lay some stone each passing hour
In thy palace OF renown;
Run the flag up on the tower
Ere the sun goes down. ~
Crowd thy bark. though storm sailed,
Over seas that seek TO drown,
To the harbor-mouth. full-saied,
Ere the sun goes down.
Stand up bravely in the fight.
Play tho king and not the clown:
Clear the trenches. storm the hight,
Ere the sun goes down.
Plow thy furrow in LIES field.
Though the heavens may smile or frown
Falter not, look hack nor yield,
Till the sun goes down.
If thou canst not reap. then CLEAN
Midst the stubble bare and brown;
Search the field and leave II clean
Ere the sun goes down.
Time enough to lay aside
Warriors mail or priestly gown
In the dusk OF eventide
When the sun goes down.
The Rev. \. J. Hough.
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Sut traordinary, queer clients and
lfS singular precedents, when
there was rap at Judge
Hastings door and the office boy came
in to say that Mrs. Hastings was In the
nnte-room.
You've never met her, have you
PROCTOR" asked the judge, turning TO
his friend. mo? Tell her to come
right in, Pete
She came in radiant, dignfied. wom-
anly, cordial, and Proctor, who was
an old bachelor, began to realize his
friends revcrcntial faith in marriage
vows, his fame as n peacemaker be-
twixt warning pairs, his dislike for
frail divorces and Grant husbands.
Very gracious to her husbands col
league, she fingered but moment and
went away. Hastings closed the door,
lighted another cigar and resumed the
talk. -.
Speaking cf queer clients" he be-
gan, 1.-THE worst AID the best, the most
deceptive and yet the most ingenious
1 ever had was woman shoplifter.
1t was down in Cincinnati, In the old
days, when l had but little experience
outside Of criminal practice. You know.
1 was prompted to come here to get
away from growing reputation as a
criminal pleader, and yet my first case
in Chicago was for one of my loyal
Cincinnati crooks. Crock-yes, that's
the word, 1 guess. though it seems
harsh now, for she was the most loyal,
ingenious and most virtuous thief that
ever lodged the peritentiary. Well, to
begin at the beginning.
"She was arrested ore day in Gin
cilnati by the house detective Of q
big dry goods store, searched, and as
the saying is, caught red-Eanded.' OF
course she sent for me- | was terribly
strong with the shoplifters of Cincin-
natl, and the Lord knows there were
enough of them to keep a Woodworking
tyro in board money. l don't deny that
was struck with her beauty and evi.
dent refinement the moment / met heI
she was on the books as Mary Smith
and the cheap calico and dowdy cape
she wore were not much Cf n disguise
for her extraordinary qualities, phys
zeal and mental
II told her TO tell me tie truth about
herself up to the time of her arrest
ard she did. I'm sure she did. as yor
will find. She was of good family anC
tender nature, had eloped with hand
some salesman and had been living fol
three years IN CovingtOn, where hel
husband was doing well, but living be
yond his means as the manager of /;
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Z An industrious foreigner has been
collecting statistics concerning dogs.
HE has discovered that France among
European countries, has the most, ac-
fually and proportionately, the total
number being 2,S64,00O, or 40 to the
1000 inhabitants. Ireland has 73 to
the 1000, England but SO. Germany 81
and Sweden IL. Russia has only
J. SOC. 900. all told, and Turkey but $780,.
600. while this country is credited with
from 1,0O0, 900 to 100000. And yet
as the rural philosopher remarked, Il
suppose half the number would do al
the business"
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and lawmakers of South Carolina. The
occasion was South Carolina Legis-
lature and Good Roads Day" at the
Charleston Exposition. Mr.. Crosby's
subject, naturally. was the present
condition and possibilities of the roads
adjacent TO this city. He pointed out
the great advantages at the disposal
of Baltimore Countians TO the east and
south in the use of oyster shells. than
which 70 cner material exists for Il
smooth, hard roadbed. These 2dvan-
tages. he said. have been lost in great
measure by their application 10 the
roads without tho proper foundation
Speaking of the metal used in the
construction of the roads to the north
and west Of Baltimore, Mr.. Crosby said
the old methods in use from time i'm.
memorial of putting down n layer Of
stone as big as mans head then
gradually working up to sizes CT n
mans hand. the whole to be left tc
take care of itself after a slight veneer
of earth. form the hardest problem
for the engineer of to-day. The settle.
mcnt has been uneven, drainage prob
expected that the engineer can build
up roadbed on scientific principles
with the same amount OF funds as was
annually allowed for practically letting
matters shift for themselves.
Upon the earth roads, Mr. Crosby
said. he has been able to do the best
work this year. There was nothing to
be undone before modern methods
could tie applied. Summing up the
matter. Mr.. Crosby believes that the
difficulties to be encountered in putting
the Baltimore County roads into mich
better condition are gradually being
surmounted, and he believes that when
things have advanced sufficiently &c
show the practical success of his theor.
les the movement will develop much
like the snowball-the larger it be-
comes, the faster it grows.
Mr.. Crosby has had, and will have
hard and thankless task for some
time. 1t is hard to convince some that
timeworn methods have been super
seeded by others, even when these 9th
ers are plainly to their advantage HC
Is taking the right course. however. in
making tic most of the limited means
ut his disposal. The results are sure
10 be the best argument for the con
tinlation OF the common sense meth
eds he is neutrality-suspicious. News
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Result of Planting one Potato.

An interesting agricultural item print
ed in the London Times is as follows:
"A Mr.. Nacher. of Rockford farm.
near Poole. last year planted one po-
tato. which produced him $50 in num-
Der. and there would have been still
more had not Il boy lost one of the eyes
after the potato was cut in pieces.
The farmer. having saved the whole of
them. had them planted. and he has
now dug the crop. and finds they have
multiplied TO the number of 9236, and
weigh 13 cwt. 3 qrs., which certainly
is very great increase from one sin
gle tuber in two years"
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cannot come past BE careful in cut
ting your ties so that when put to-
gether they will be in the shape of n
letter y. Fix both pair alike. plac-
ing a frame OIL each side of the creek.
then sink them down in the bank or
rock bar about foot which makes
them solid, then lay your pole between
the forks Of tlic ties ana you are ready
TO hang your gate This is much
cheaper gap than the old way of put
ting pen on each side Of the creek
and filling it with rock.-Charlc5 S.
Keen, in The Epltomist
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Profitable Advertising remarks that
st isn't difficult to account for the
American commercial invasion of Eng
lard when we consider the situation il
nh its phases, particularly the differ
ence I'm the methods of the manufac-
furers Of the two countries The Eng
1ishman has always conducted opera
lions on the principle that he had
right to dictate the wants of the public
md 20 say what should and should
not be the vogue. He tries 10 convince
you that you are really i'm need Of
something you 60 not want lie liter
ally forces something or you that ut
the outset you decline TO accept In
the past the English buyer had no al
formative. lie was confined to tie lin
its set by the leader. Dissatisfaction
was the consequence. NOw along
comes the American manufacturer with
mis- fingers ON the pulse Of the people.
Instead Of telling you what you want
he leaves the matter entirely to your
Lwn judgment, and then sets about
the work Of manufacturing the very
thing you have been looking for. In
this way America has won commercial
supremacy in England. and will hold
that supremacy until English manu-.
Tacturcro apply modern methcCs TO
sheif operations. s---l~--a,ss.ss-.s..sA.aas..
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bitches or drains. and the tendency OF
water being downward. much soluble
matter goes into the well that is un
known to the farmer The water may
appear clear ana pure. he free of odoI'.
ana yet contain impurities. Farmers
who do not consider the matter have
no conception of the many sources
from which their drinking water il
obtained. IL comes from the clouds.
o. course. but II does not fall into the
well. only reaching II after passing
through the surface soil. and dissolv
Ing the impurities. Because the water
passes through sand IL Is not filtered
of the soluble matter. II salt is dis
solved In water. the salt is not re-
moved 10y tiltcring as the dissolved
salt Will go with the water To the
lowest place. III the well is open
there may be toads and insects I'm the
water which drown and decomposc.
The wells should bc covered and the
surroundings kept clean. with good
drainage in all directions. Driven wells
are better than those that are open,
and should be used In preferences.
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at once L was struck 10y her swift in
genuity. 1t meant Il chance to plead
first offense.' and l seized upon it as
her only chance to escape sentence.
"Of course | played her hard-luclS
story To finish. got the opposing law
yer to go over with me to Covington.
and. To make a long story short. not
only got the case dropped. but actually
convinced the proprietor that Mary
Smith should have a place in the glove
department. of his store She got it,
and. us took pains to know. contrived
TO exc out Il decent living for herself
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shaped rack made OF OUC-inch boards
Just far enough from lie barn 20 that
a wagon can be driven between.
The alfalfa hay is put into the barn
through these door and when wanted
Tor stock q wide chute is used reach
ng from the barn door to the rack
81 these means the hay is conducted
from the barn 70 the rack without loss
These chutes are movable and can
be- taken out when the barn is being
filled on FOR any other reason. The
work Of feeding the stock is also great.
" lcssened. rs 1t consists simply Of
throwing the hay into the chute and
allowing u 70 slide down into the rack.
3. l.. Irwin, in American Agricultur-
INts ..ss..s - a e. -. =.