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Tho Test Of Goodness.

Ripley Hitchcock. the critic. said OF CRIT
icinm at the Country club in New York:
Much Of our criticism seems crude be-
cause it takes the wrong point Of view.
1t asks itself whether or no the work be-
fore 1t will be popular. 1t should only ask
itself whether the work is good.
These crude critics. with their wrong
criterion, remind me Of an old man in q
New Hampshire tavern.
1.-Two tourists entered this tavern ono
afternoon and asked for a bottle of whisky
to take with them on a fishing excursion in
the Sunapee waters.
The whisky was very cheap. The tour
lists, before accepting it. debated whether
such a low-priced brand could be good.
LAS they argued the question, an old
man rose from a bench in the sun and
reeled toward them.
Not good whisky. gents?' he said inn
patiently. 'Iou're-hlc-mistaken. LDok
at me for 20 cents"
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II will be there to hear his praises," she
thought. 81 krGw where the easel stands
facing the window. Yes, 1 will go up and
be there when they come in"
Carefully she felt for her stick and
moved toward the door. She grouped her
way safely upstairs, but 1t was the work
Of some minutes She entered the studio
and waited just inside.
Presently hearing the front door open
and shut she advanced into the room.
II must not be in the light" she re-
fected. II will go to the other end. Now,
no can see it quite well. Here they come"
AS they opened the door there was a re-
sounding bang, for Mrs. Clayton accident
ally struck her foot against the easel and
upset the picture. Unfortunately il fell
face downward on the carpet.
What is that?" asked the blind woman
quickly, mot anything valuable I do trust?
! was trying not to be in Harold's light
Then as they did not answer she became
alarmed
'Oh. Margaret. dear child, surely 1t is
not your picture? Say l nave not spoiled
your work."
Margaret glanced from the smudged can
vas which she had picked up to her moth
errs suppltcating, grief-stricken face.
Sitting her cry OF disappointment she said
In a cheerful voice:
"All right. mother. this is not the Acad-
EBAY picture Alas, II looked as X that
were true.
Inc old lady's face radiated with toy.
Il am relieved. What a shock l had"
she exclaimed. And what do you think
Of Margaret's work, Harold? Is lie not
good and worthy of her? l came ND to
hear our praises"
1T is very. very good. Mrs. Clayton"
was the emphatic reply, as he looked his
admiration into the eyes Of the women he
loved.
And / am going to the academy to see
It," continued the blind woman fondiy. II
have only two months to wait. Now ! will
go down and leave you. l am sure YOU
have a lot to tell her. Harold, to say how
pleased you are with her.
THE face is all smudged," cried Mar
garet when-the door had closed behind her
mother. ut is quite spoilt and the wet
paint has gone over her dress anc all.
What shall j do? And you didn't even see
IA
You have done more than 1 could have
d.ne. little girl, already. A.. v. C.. isn't
good enough for you, and l know you can
d. more. Paint the face again and take
her to the academy to see It,"
"Oh. Harold, ! can't. l can never touch
L. again"
"'::heie. let us begin at once" and kiss
':1E her tears away he handed hen. the
~.'aletic and brushes.
The nttle gods who reward the brave did
OF fail TO do Their duty in this y,anc
10 Marsarsa's delight her second finished
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ALEXANDRA A HOUSEWIFE

To say that Queen Alexandra figures
over household expenses and looks
Studiously for ways to be economical,
COMPUTES a picture for the Imagination
and is regarded as drollery. Yet
Queen Alexandra is one Of the most
economical housekeepers in England.
Her t%ireless tact and practical econ
omy is most noticeable in the fact
that Windsor castle and Buckingham
at the same time spending much less
money on them, than was the case
in the time of Queen Victoria. King
Edward is Alexandra's chief aid in re-
ducing the household expenses.
While known az d shrewd housewife.
she is, withal, q generous one who will
not be cheated and for the last four
years her hand has been apparent in
checking the waste that went on in
Queen Nictoria's time. BY removing
the rather unhealthy stuffiness that
once reigned in Windsor castle and in
stalling the bright. fresh, beautiful and
h%yglenic, Queen Alexandra has shown
herself the true artist and economist
that she is.
1t was at Ballnoral-a rather stufy
old place-that the queen tnade the
most changes, changing the old tartan
curtains that had always hung at the
windows for fresh, airy ones; dingy
yellow paint in the corridors was COW
cred with bright papers in her favor
lite shades of c%arnation. pink n
green, heavy Victorian mahogany was
reupho1stered in cool velours of the
same colors. The only decorative fea-
ture retained was the pretty chintz of
white With pin pricked black dots and
pink roses that hung at some of the
windows. This was designed by the
prince consort long ago and was hung
at the windows of the queens yacht
also. This Alexandra ordered put back
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Had Enough roothpick..
From T1t-Bits,

A well known sculptor tells the fol-
lowing story:
whenever I see a toothpick I think
of a dinner that was given in Rome
in honor Of two Turkish noblemen.
II sat beside the younger Of the
noblemen. He glittered with gold em-
broldery n great diamonds. but
nevertheless I pitied him sincerely. for
he was strange to our table
and some OF his errors were both lu-
dicrous and painful.
Toward the dinners end q servant
extended to the young mar a plate Of
t%oothpicks. He waved the plate away.
saying in a low and bitter voice:
"'No. thank you; l have already eat
en- two Of the accursed things. and I
want no more" :.
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Margaret CLAYTON put down her palette
and surveyed her handiwo:k with satisfac

ton.
That's splendid" she The
Besgar Maids expression is perfect, l
know. Dear me. what weeks of genuine
hard labor that face alone represents
over and over again I've painted ii. Hair
old Will be so proud, too. He knows Just
enough about art to appreciate my best
work. l Will go and bring him TO see IT."
CHANGING around her studio she decided
to move the easel to another position.
HE will see 4, directly the door is
opened" she reflected. land ] can move
IT round for him to see the details"
With a happy smile upon her faca she
left the room and put on her hat to tell
her success to the man who loved her
work only less thar he loved himself.
Passing a closed door on her way to the
hall she hesitated. If she told her blind
mother that the great work was finished.
would her pleasure for her daughters sue
cess counterbalance her grief at not be-
ing able TO see the picture? After a mo-
ments consideration she opened the draw
ing room door.
Mother, dear" she said gently. 81 am
going to ask Harold to come while the
light is good to see the picture. 1t is fin
ished."
~ am so glad, dear child. l know by
your voice 1t is good. You are pleased.
wish | could see 1T. Margaret, bu. you
mus: tell me exactly what it is like when
YOU come back"
The old lady's excitement and pleasure
were as manifest as her daughters.
Margaret ran to her and putting her
arms around her kissed her.
w will go to see it at the academy.
mother, and listen to the remarks of the
crowd. 1t is my hest work by far. l can
promise you the treat safely. Two months
from now. Am / conceited, mother, mine?'
she added laughing.
II will look forward to IL every day."
Mrs. CluNton's fingers busted themselves
with the knitting which was their inrar-
table occupation, and with a delightful nod
she told her daughter to hurry for Harold
wno must leave his books for that after
noon.
But the mothers interest was too great
Tor her to be content TO sit st01 when left
alone.
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the came dimensions and area,
For the purpose OF raising crops It 10
not as valuable now as it was then.
diminished by cutting down the great.
trees which grew there.
Why is this and worth SO much?
Because 1t is in the center of Nam
haitian island.
And the area of Manhattan island 10
worth so many billions Of dollars be-
so many millions of people live
and work here. . If there were fewer
millions of people here the land would.
be worth fewer billions OF dollars. II
the millions of people here continue to
increase by further millions the value
of the land will continue to increase by
further billions.
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|~~ FOR FEMININE EYES ~~

bottom are laced together, about two
inches above the fringe. with strips OF
leather in the contrasting color, While
d swastika cross OF the leather is
appliqued on the top. This pillow comes
In combinations of green and tan. red
and tan. and red and green.
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PURPLE AND VIOLET SHADES

going to be fashionable II fall. and,
being a color that is rather hard to
wear, will not be run to earth so quick
ly, and may last all through the win
ter.
Suits. hats. waists. gloves, hose. in
fact every article Of woman's apparel
is being made and trimmed in this
beautiful color A handsome waist in
a soft shade of violet chiffon is on dis
play in a local store. The front of this
waist is embroidered in u darker shade
of coarse floss. and is otherwise
trimmed with creamy duchess lace and
white val. The sleeves are pretty, but
terfly caps of chiffon. the edge of
which Is hemstitched. while the under
sleeve is composed of the lace with a
deep elbow cuff Of val. A HAT that
would have matched this waist was
our in another store. A rather large
shape in two shades Of deep violet vel
vet was slightly rolling at the left side
and dropped in an exaggerated fashion
at the right and back. A Medium high
crown was fnished at the left front
With a huge bunch OF purple n cream
pansies put on in a very natural and
careless style. intermingling with a bit
of deep purple velvet.
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WASHING PINK LINEN.

Never put pink linens or m%uslines
into bluing. 1t is the bluing that gives
the pink a slightly violet or soiled
color Use instead as las rinsing Wa
ter clear water. in which a piece OF
turkey red has been washed out.
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FOR THE STOUT WOMAN.


First and most important is the
question of corset. The woman who is
stout makes the greatest mistake when
she attempts economy in this particu.
lar. A poor corset is a most expensive
luxury. 1t not only spoils the APP
rearance of the stout woman but it
makes the fitting of her clothes a seri-
Gus problem.
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The stout woman should avoid plain,
tight-fitting blouses. They serve TO
emphasize her stoutness. The round
and belted waists are h most trying
ones she can wear.
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face was equally as good as the first ana
the smudges on the dress were soon paint

She was happy when she felt her moth.
er's arm tremble with JOY when she over
heard the appreciative remarks of the
and the Beggar Maid" the picture of the
year. But she was happier stlll when she
read Harold's love and pride in his face.
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When people say Of a dead man,
HE is better off," it's a pity he isn't
In a position to appreciate his good
luck.
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Black and darker shades are the best
colors for the stout OF course,
it does not follow that no color should
be used in Frightening up and re-
licving the monotony of a dark color.
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They have a tendency to make tn
stout woman appear consp .cuous.

The back yoke for the stout woman
is a serious mistake. 1t as a tendency
TO shorten the waist lire. and adds
breadth across the shoulders. A few
pleats in the center from the collar to
the belt line is the bes- way OF finish
Ing the back. This gives long, straight
lines as we'll as fatress.
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FRocks FoR LlrrLE 1oTs.

WASH materials are used for chldrens gowns especuv OF the ,aone
.e rMo mue rocks rocks mere pictured showing designs which could be carried u
IN several atTlals. Ihe smaller hlds frock "a in the original modal of n
white law n lace the econd little being of linen trimmed with bands
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-04

If YOU aIs not using IL low-down wa
gon you are doing Il lot OF unneces-
sary lifting. For hauling fodder or corn
for the stlo. the %iow-down Wagon fits
exactly. 1t is good, too. for hauling
out manure, if you do not have u
spreader.
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The average hand of the man is from.
inch TO an inch and three quarters
Longer than the woman's ayGxa2A.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-04

Don't be in too big q hurry to SOW
winter wheat. Any time from the last
of September to the middle OF October
will do, and when the ii%' is apt 10
bother. the later the better.
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The choice of materials is most i'm
portant. Plaids are absolutely forbid
den. except in small doses, when until
lied as waist trimmings. Stripes
should also be used With discretion.
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The Wild carrot is showing I'D this
year in many sections where heretofore
it has never been noticed. 1t is a bad
pest, and seeds of it are difficult, to
clean out of grasses and lovers. The
writer recently noticed great areas o.
it along the Chicago and Alton railway
~right-of-way between Chicago and
Joliet. The plant will not be difficult
to identify now for the heads assume
a cup shape, as the seed natures. The
seeds have white spines along the edge
but the spines are apt TO be broken off
when the seeds are found With. COM
mercial seeds. The carrot seeds must.
then be recognized by the narrow ridges
extending lengthwise of the seed.
These seeds are found in clovers ant.
alfalfa and they are bad enough to De
on the lookout for.
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WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING.

A man is seldom as Indifferent to
his wife as he thinks she is to him.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-08-27

BY virtue ofthe authority vested in me
by Deed Of Trust dated the lith day of
April, A. d. 1900. made by Is. y. Sinner,
S. s. Sinner and J VI. Simmer TO me as
Taustee for w. K. Hays and Martha Heys
and of record in the Office Of the Clerk of
the County Court OF Calhoun County, w.
Va, in Trust and Mortgage Record Book
No 2, at pages SO and 81, will sell at Pub
lie Auction, to the highest bidder on Friday
the sixth day Of September, 1907, commenc-
ing at o'clock A. NJ. at he front Door OF
,he Court House IN the Town of Grantsyille
in the County OF Calhoun in State Of West
Virginia, the following dcscribed real and
personal property tO-wir-
One tract of land situate in Calhoun County
w. Va, on the waters Of Big Kun OF Little
Creek ond bounded and described az toll
lows
Beginning at stake four poles from w.
o. in the original line Of the NJ NJ. Sum.
mers four Thousand acre tract; thence n
77.l' L Is poles TO pointers, 5. Go r. 80
poles to pine, N. 7G0 Z. 80 pules TO a chest
nut oak, S. 30 +. 10. $40 poles to a w. o.
S. go Z. ? $40 poles Oh. o. S. 800 +.
g. 8 10 poles 70 Hickory $ - 10 F. II
poles To pointers. s. 19o T.. T. 7-lO poles to
an ash, $. 7640 T.. % poles to stone, n
730 f. "a poles to stake, n. 7s0 r.. 1911
poles, S. 80 4. 2 poles TO stake, S. 78'
w. 1911 to stake, S. 80 w. - poles to q
stake, \. 76' w. % poles to stone, s. 81 4
W. IL poles TO a pine, S. lSo w. l6 poles
to pine, s. ~ w. 1915 poles to CHI. q, &.
g. w. S.3 poles TO a pine, S. q f.. 700
poles to a pine, S. y ! degrees, w. II poles
to w. O. S. Is degrees W. IL poles to a
Hickory, $. 81 degrees W. 1876 poles to a
w. o., S. 40I degrees ". 1861 poles TO a
w. o., S. II degrees w. &c poles TO Hiok.
Dry, S. AS degrees w. ~ poles to a w. o.,
s 1874 degrees w. l02 poles to a ch. o., s.
81 degrees W. % poles to a Hickory, $.
49-3 degrees W. 2l.B poles 10 Gum, N.
80 degrees w. 1872 poles to n w. o. N. ST.
degrees W. i73 poles to the beginning.
Containing l22,l acres, more or less.
Being the same land conveyed TO the above
wife 10y Decd dated Jan. i6, 1899 and of
record in Calhoun County, w. Va. in Deed
Book No. %. pages 1923.
Also a second tract Of 80 acres Of land be-
longing to above ma ned Z. y. Sinner stu
ate on Leading Creek in Calhoun County,
w. Va. adjoining lands Of II. j. Collins,
Frank kolhersburger Julia Knight r. T.
Sinner, NJ 5. Collins end l.. ID. Collins.
Also the following personal property l. G..
one saw mill and its equipments now stu
ATE ON Little Creek in Calhoun County, be-
ing the same mill purchased by said FIRST
parties from the said w. r. and Martha
Hays.
TERMS or SALT, Cash in hand on day
Of sale
This the 10Th day Of July, 1907.
$. y. HAYS, Trustee.
J. NEWMAN, Counsel. BY Counsel.
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Horses for Sale.

Anyone contemplating the
purchase of a team Of horses
will do well to call on me. |
have a team that can do any,
thing you want done: In the
oil field or on the road; on the
farm they cant be beat. They
are also more than ordinary
hackers. One is a good saddle
horse. Call on or address,
G. w. Cunningham,
Big Springs, w. Va.
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scribed as follows: First tract.
beginning at beech on the fork
point at the head of Lick rmd, and
thence N 27-1-4 E 16 poles to q
stake, N alba Il Ia poles to q
stake. N Ga f s poles to q stake,
N 81 E 10 poles to a stake, n 62 K
1912 poles to a stake on On origi-
nal line of the d. b. Wease land,
.hence leaving the road,N 46-1-2
w 26-1-2 poles to stone in a small
ravine, n 2-34 j. II poles to a
stake. N 1912 K 13 poles to two
white oaks near the run, N Aba T.
2S poles to a stake, N &c W 80
poles to stake, near a large rock
on hill side, N SO w so poles to
pointers. s 81 W Is poles to q stone
planted by the run, S 21-3-4 W 81
2 poles to forked beech, S 80 w
429 poles to q stone on the top of a
hill. S II w IL poles to stone
near a small ravine, s 81 E9 poles
to the beginning, containing 81
acres more GA less. Second tract,
contiguous to the above described
tract, and being the one on which
Jane Wease resided at the time of
her death, being on the pike from
the above described tract Of land,
bounded on the north by lands of
ID. o. Wease, on the east by lands
Of the Bennett heirs, on the south
by lands of d. A. RILEY, and on the
west by the pike, excepting and re.
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ly menti' nj and described in the said deed
of trust. an 4 default hsving been made in
the payment thereof, anG being required 80
To do by the holder Of said notes, / will on
the 3lSt day of August 1907, commence Mt
i O'Clock p. m. at the front dore Of the
Court House of Calhoun County, West Vir-
ginia, proceed TO sell by way Of public auc-
ton to the highest bidder, the property
conveyed 10y the said deed Of trust, or 50
much thereof rs may be necessary to satisfy
the said Indebtedness, to-wit: Two horses
and their harness and rig, and wagon, and
trac of 80 acres of land, mole or less, siti-
ate on the waters of Hardway's Run in
Washington District Calhoun County,
West Virginia, which was conveyed to- the
said ID, II. Douglass by o. $. Harshman, by
deed of secord in the said Clerks Office, and
which il fully described in said deed of
trust. And the said real estate will not be
scld, if snid personal property shall sell for
n sufficient amount 10 satisfy said indebted.
ness, aud the cost OF executing said trust
TERM OF SALE: Said personal pro-
perry will be sold for cash tn hand on day
Of sale, and said real estate will be sold for
one-third the purchase money cash in hand
on day of sale, and one-third thereof with
interest in one year, residue theaeof with
interest in two years from day Of sale; TAX
ing srom the pnrshaser his notes with good
security for the deferred payments and re-
tanning the legal title as further security I'M
til said purchase money is paid.
S. p. Bell, Trustee.
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n IOtiee Of Sale Under General Assignment.

Pursuant to II general assignment and n
Douglass 10 the Commercial Banking Il
Trust Company or Parkersburg, w. Va the
undersigned Trustee for all of the creditors
Of the said'H. a. Douglass IN the 80 day
Of July A. D. 1907 recorded In the Office
of the clere OF III e County Court Of Wood
County, West, Virginia, in Deed Book No;
l45 at page coo, and recorded in the Office
the Clerk of the County Court of Calhoun
County, West Virginia in Trust & Mort
gage Book No. 3. Page 1874, by the terms
whereof it was provided that the said Trus-
tee should reduce to monies all property
Of the said III. A. Don glass and pursuant
thereto and in accordance with the terms
Of said trust, the undersigned Commercial
Banking q Trust Company as such Trustee
Of the Court Honse of Calhoun County, in
the town 81 GrRntsville, on
THURSDAY THE IL DAY OF SEP
TEN Der, a. d. 1907,
between the hours of | clock and o. clock
p. NJ, all that certain nine twelths (9.l2)
undivided interest in and TO a certain tract
Of land sitnate in the District of Lee, in the
County of Calhoun, in the State of West
Virginia, on the waters of the Wet Fork OF
the Little Kanavha River and being the
residue of the tract of land conveyed to II.
A. Douglass by +. B. Douglass by deed
dated the 9TH day Of October, 1900, and re-
corded in tie Clerks Office Of the County
Court of Calhoun County, in Deed Book
No. "a at page 400, 43l and supposed to
contain sbout 500 acres more or less. Ref
erence is made to said records Tor a more
complete description.
Terms Of sale: CASH
Commercial Banking & Trust Company,
Trustee,
BY 4. }. Ws,herell, Cashier
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Baptist Church.

Rev. Vim. Burns, Pastor:
breaches on Saturday before the Ith. Sun
day of each month at 2 O'clock, +. m, and
on the 4th Sunday at IL, a. m. and z, p: m.
Sunday school every Sunday at 10, a. III.
and prayer meeting LIST Sunday night in
each month.
Rev. Hotter, Of Elizabeth, representing
the Presbyterian church, breaches in either
the Baptist or Methodist churches the End.
Sunday morning and evening Of each month
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Few realize the industry neoessa-
~ for the production of o pound Of
honey, and the enormous labor ne
Cessary on part Of the littli insects to
supply Ms with the most precious Of
all sweets. II is estimated that the
nectar must be extracted from ~, 900
clover blossoms 10 make one pound
of honey, which means that the bees
must make 2,75O,O0 trips from the
hive to tho flowers. Bee labor IS ey-
idently to cheap, and II they had Ia
Dor organizations we should certain.
ly hear Of strikes. But this is one
OF the few cases in the world where
the laboror cheerfully works for
nothing and feeds himself. The
employer gets all tho benefit, but
there is never q kick from the wage
81 ave-"