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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-09-17
County Officers.
Time Of Holding Courts.

Circnit Court-Third Tuesday in January,
April, July and October.
County Csurt-First Monday in January,
April, July and November.
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Judicial Sale.

BY victue OF the Circuit Court OF Cal
houn County rendered at the July term
1907 in certain suit in chancery therin
pending in which the Calhoun County
Bank, corporatin is plaintiff and A. b.
Richards, India Richards, Amnon Taylor,
aud others are defendants the under
signed who by the said decree was APP
pointed a commissioner for the purpose,
will on Tuesday the 18th day of October
1907 offer for sale at the front door Of the
court House of calhoun county at public
auction to the highest bidder the interest
in real estate 10y the said decree directed
10 be sold to witt
The undivided ne-siSth interest of the
defendant Amnon Tayloy in two certain
tract or parcels of land adjoining each
other lying on the waters of Yellow
Creek in Sheridan District calhoun
county West Virginia, Zone tract con-
tanning IL acres and the other contain.
ing 100 acres the two aggregating III
acres and known as tho Tasrl Taylor
farm an undivided one-sixth of which
descended from the said Tasril Taylor up
on the said Amnon Taylor as one of his
children and heirs at law.
Terms of Sale--One third the purchase
money cash in hand on day OF sale and
the residue upon credit Of six and
twelve months in equal installmonts tax
NJ from the purchaser notes or boadI
with good security for the deferred In.
;s,allments bearing interest from day OF
sale
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NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the UNDER
signed has been appointed and has quail.
ihed, as the Administrator at j. j. homas
deceased All persons, who owe the estate
OF the decedent, arc requested 10 settle
their liabilities at once; aud All, who have
claims against the said estate, arc likewise
requeated TO present their claims for pay
meut.
Dated this January Both 1907.
j. ". Hamilton, Administrator.
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Notice Of Sale Of Real Estate Under
IN Deed of Trust.

BY virtue of deed of trust ex-
ecuted to the undersigned trustees
by Lloyd Gamer and Esta Gainer,
his wife, dated on the 18th. day of
July, 1907, and recorded in the Of
ce of the clerk of the county court
OF Calhoun county, West Virginia,
In Trust and Mortgage Book no. 3
at page $50, and in the office of the
clerk of the County Court of Gilmer
county, West Virginia, in Trust
Deed Book no. 4 at page =, to Sc.
cure an indemnify l.. w. Gamer,
Lee Gamer and + n Gamer IN their
Endorsement of certain negotiable
promissory note executed by the
said Lloyd Gamer to the order of
the Calhoun County Bank, calling
for the sum two thousand, one hum
dred and fifty two [$2,l52.OO1 dol
lars, dated on the 9TH day of June.
1907, and due 30 days after date,
and default having been made in
the payment of said note, and the
said d w Gamer, Lee Gamer and Il
N Gamer having been required to
pay, and having paid the sane, and
the undersigned trustees, being re-
CURED so to do by the said L w
Gamer, Lee Gamer and F. N. Gain
er, we, A. G.. Mathews and S. p.
Bell, Trustees, will on
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J NJ. Hamilton,
commissioner.

l., @ G. StarcEer, clerk of the circuit
court Of calhoun county do hereby certify
that J. NJ. Hamilton, the commissioner
above named has fled with me q bond in
the penalty of $500 as required by the
SAID decree.
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sold, If said personal property shall sell for
sufficient amount to satisfy said indebted.
ness, and 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 he sold for
one-u'ird the purchase money cash In hand
on day of sale, and one-third thereof with
interest ih 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 nm
til said purchase money is paid.
S. p. Bell, Trustee.
NONTnINryrA Nrar
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CURED so to do by the said Il w
Gamer, Lee Gamer and F. N. Gain
er, we, A. G. Mathews and S. P.
Bell, Trustees, will on
Saturday, September "A, 1907.
commencing at one o'clock, p. M.
at the front door of the court house
OF Calhoun county, West Viaginia,
proceed to sell by way of public
auction to the highest bidder, the
property conveyed by SAID decd Of
trust, or 80 much there OF as NAV be
necessary to satisfy said indebted
ness. Said property so conveyed
consists of three separate parcels of
real estate, lying and being situate
on Wease Ridge. i'll Calhoun and
Gilmer counties, and IS described in
said deed of trust as follows:
One Of said parcels was conveyed
to the said Lloyd Gamer by w. Il.
Boslev and wife by deed dated on
the Bril-. day of September, 1906,
and is of record III the office of the
clerk of the County Court of Gilmer
County, West Virginia, in decd
book No 50, page ia, and is there
IN bounded and described as follows:
beginning at chestnut oak Of
the pike, near the forks of the road.
thence with the pike N 81 w 24-4
poles to small hio kory on the north
side Of turnpike, thence S SO w Is
poles to black oak at cross roads.
thence N AZ W "A poles to a red
oak, thence running with Il o
Wease's wife's line TO a hickory. n
corner to Amos Ash's line, and
thence with his line back to the
turnpike to spanish oak on the
night hand side of the road, thence
n l64 E 10 poles to a spanish oak,
thence n 44-1-2 w II poles to
spanish oak, thence n 3 T. 1912
poles to stake in the field, thence
5 81 e 8 poles to q persimmon ut
the ridge road, thence with said
ridge road, s 20 W I3 poles To n
hickory. s 20 II 1l.l2 poles 10 a
spanish oak thence $ % T. 22 poles
to hickory, thonce S 80 Ell poles
to pointers, thence S 50 T. ll poles
to the beginning, containing IS
acres, more or less But there is
excepted from the said parcel OF O.
half Of th oil and gas and all Of the
coal within and underlying the
SAID land, and being the same reser-
walton contained in the decd afore-
said to the SAID Bosley.
"The other two tracts were CON
veyed to the said lloyd Gamer by
j.. II. Barnett and wifi by decd
bearing date on the 18th. day Of
January, 1905, and recorded in the
office Of the clerk Of the county
court Of CALCIUM County, West
Virginia, in deed book no. 81. page
217 and therein bounded and de
scribed ~ follows First tract
beginning at q beech on tho fork
point Ut the load Of Lick rud and
thence n 27-1-4 Il 1C poles to a
stake, N 43-1-l u Ia poles to a
stake, N Ga T. 8 poles to stake.
n 81 f 10 poles to a stale, N 81 T.
l0-l 2 poles to a stake on an origi-
nal line Of the d. B. Wease land.
thence leaving the road,N 4G-1-2
w 26-1-2 poles to a stone in a small
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t'FICE IN CHRONICLE BUILDING
COUNTY
DIRECTORY.
Circuit Courts.

Circuit C0urts.
Judge. W A. Parsons;
Prosecuting Atty, a. q. Mathews.
Assistant s. T. Bell.
Clerk Circuit Court, G. &. Starcher.
( 4. q. Mathews
c..;o +. Chenoweth
N'ii"'''s' u. l.. Stutler.
| Albert Smith,
Com School Lands. Bruce Ferrell
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State Of West Virginia:
AT Rules held in the Clerks office OF the
circuit count Of Calhoun County ON the first
Monday in September 1907,
Cordelia j Collins, plaintiff,
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CONTINUANCE.

The above sale is continued t.
September %, 1907.
S. P. BELL, Trustee.
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Horses for Sale.

C. c. Starchcr, clerk
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-09
THEORY AND PRACTICE.

The first five questions are based up
on Rational Living by Henry e. Hing,
|. Objectirity IS an essential condi-
tion Of both character and happiness.
Explain what King means by object.
ivity" and why it is an essential condi'
tion of character and happiness.
2. How does the drudgery of our
daily tasks educate usI
). Mention as many proofs as you
can to show that man is essentially q
social being, i. e., that his personal rela-
tions with others play most import.
ant part in his life.
4. WhHt duties toward our fellow be-
ings does the very recognition of this
social spirit in man impose upon usl
5. Personal association is the one
great hopeful means of character"
What ought this to mean to you in
your chosen profession of teaching!
6. What principle of teaching do you
violate when you ask child to memo
Tize definition before he understands
itI
7. Name some ways in which a teach
er may help to strengthen the memory
of a pupil!
g. What good results should pupils
gain by being required to reproduce
reading lessons in their own language?
9. Mention all legal holidays occur
ring during the school year.
10. Do you believe in system OF
monthly reports of pupils standing to
parents, Why or why notf
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-09
ARITH M ETC.

!. The battle of Manila (l2l'2O'E.)
began at SAL a. m., Sunday, May l.
What was the time at Washington
(77'3'W.) when the battle began?
2. If | exchange 49 shares of go
stock at l76 for u. S. As at llG1a, how
much must | add to my investment to
secure the same income?
3. What is the difference between the
true and the bank discount of $3.50,
due months hence, at SO
4. Find the cost of flooring for a
building 25 by 70 feet, the building be-
ing stories high and the flooring IN
inches thick, at $l9l0 per NJ.
s. A rectangular field containing 8
acres is 32 rods wide. How much will
it cost to construct a ditch from one
corner to the diagonally opposite corner
at So per rod2
+. Define notation; numeration;
mensuration.
7. If the interest on $3.50 for yrs.
I mos. Is $3.50, what will be the in
terest on 5000 for yrs, 4 mos. 20 das.
at the same Tate1
8. Mr. Hallam deposited $3.50 Of his
money in Il bank, and afterward drew
out 20%o of the sum deposited, and then
had $3859 in the bank. What was the
amount of his money!
9. At what rate will $7l2 earn
Sl42.40 in 3 yrs. mos.y
10. Find the area of right triangle
base 23l it., altitude 32l it.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-09
GRAM MAR.

! BreGthes there a man with soul SO
2 Who never to himself hath said,
This my own, my native land!
Whose heart hath ne'er within him
burned,
AS home his footsteps he hath
turned
8 From wandering on foreign
strand
7 If such there be go, mark him well
For him no minstrel raptuTes swell.
. High though his titles, proud his
name,
10 Boundless his wealth as wish can
claim;
II Despite those titles, power, and
pef,
II The wretch ccncentered all in self,
l3 Living, shall forfeit fair renown,
IA And, doubly dying, shall 90 down
Is To the vile dust from whence he
sprung,
l6 Unwept, unhonored, and unsung.
-SCOTT.
All of the questions in this list are
based upon the selection given above.
!. What words necessary to the an
alysis of the sentences, are understood
in lines 4, and 10? What is the
omission of these words calledH
2. Name (as to unmodiied subject
and predicate of principal cause) and
classify (as to both form and use) each
sentence.
3. Classify all subordinate clauses
as adjective, objective or adverbial, and
attach each to the word it modites.
4. Give all the modifers of shall for.
fsit Q3) and sI0H go (l4).
S. In what mode and tense is each
of the following verbs: hath said (2),
be GO, can claim (lO), shall forfeit
, (l3), sprung l5)l
9. ta) Explain the form of the aux
iliary in hath t"rmed az and in shall
go (l4).
tb) Parse mark ~.
l. Point out all participial uses.
g. Select five different adverbs aAd
tell to what class each belongs.
8. (a) Give an example of every
class of pronoun found in the selection.
(bl Parse home (5) and as (l0).
10. What rart of speech is each Of
che follOwingi there ~. tale (s).
sSsr ~, 90 t6), such ~, minstrel
(sl, thong" 10y, despite (lll, ss'f
(lS), tohencs tl5).
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-09
UNITED STATES HISTORY AND
CIVIL GOVERNMENT.

l. Give brief history of the Eng
lish settlement at Jamestown in 1907.
2. Give the distinguishing features
of colonial government in Massachusetts,
and in Virginia
3. Describe Washington's career prior
to the Revolution.
4. On what occasions during the
Revolution was the aid rendered by the
French most beneficial to the colonistsH
5. How did the United States suf-
fer from the war waged between Eng
land and France during Jefferson's ad-
ministration?
6. Give the location of Gettysburg
and state the Importance and outcome
of the Gettysburg campaign in the Civil
War.
7. How were the seeding states gov
erned immediately after the Civil War;
8. What method was employed to
settle the Hayes-Tilden election disputeI
8. Give the substance of two amend
ments to the Constitution that have to
do with the negro.
10. Explain what is meant by the
Civil Service. What are its advantages?
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-09

The San Francisco Chronicle is re-
spOnsble for the following item in re-
gard to Nantes, France:
Some years ago there was a private
telephone system which the paternal
government took over. After some
years trial the government has just
received Il petition signed by 10000
persons, each Of whom pays at least
$50 a year for telephone service, re-
questIng that the telephone system be
sold to some private company, because
under Il private company they got far
better service, were treated with polite
ness instead of insOlence and had COM
plants attended to instead Of being ig-
nOred.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-09
PHYSIOLOGY.

l. Explain how oxidation takes
place, and what are its results in the
body.
2. What is a secretion! Name all
secretions concerned in the digestion.
3. How is the peristaltie movement
of the stomach causedi What is its
effectH
4. Expectoration in public places is
to be condemned as a disgusting haOit.
Upon what other grounds is it condemn
nablei
5. Locate the atlas. Why is it so
calledH
Q. Tell all you can of the nature and
number of the perspiratory glands.
What is the value of perspir0tioR to
the body?
7. Define the following: plaslna,
diastole, pulse.
8. What does the EustachiOn tube
connectH
9. What are the principal constitu-
ents of tobacco? What effect, if any,
does tobacco have upon heart action?
10. What are stimulantsH Name
some. Why should they be avoidedr
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-09
LITERATURE.

!. What is literaturel Name three
works of literature written in ancient
times.
?. Tell what you can of the character
and value of the writings of Cotton
Mather and Jonathan Edwards.
3. Who do you consider the first
American poet of importancei Give rea-
son. Name one of his poems.
4. Name, with their authors five
classics that belong to the literature of
American patriotism.
5. What five men are frequently call
ed the great American poets? Quote at
least five lines from the writings of one
of them to show his fondness for nature.
6-7. Give an adequate outline of one
of the following poems and tell what was
the poets special purpose, if any, in
writing the poem: The Vision OF Sir
Launfal The Courtship Of Miles Stand
ish, Snow-bound.
8. Contrast Francis Parkman with
George Bancroft as to period covered
and methods of presenting historical
material
0. Who wrote the Vicar of Wake.
field! What constitutes the enduring
charm of the book?
10. To what class of literature does
Bunyap's Pilgrims Progress belongi
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-09

By vote of II to the Bath city cor
poration has decided to sell the munic-
ipal lighting plant, which 1t purchased
in 1896. AS this had been run at a
loss, even without allowing for depre-
citation, the sale will result In an i'm
mediate reduction of local taxes.
The Irish Independent states:
'"The Bray urban council have de-
cided to offer for sale their electric
light works, which have been run at a
very heavy loss, while the cost of pub
lie lighting was in excess of that Of
Dublin, although the lamps were only
lighted for a third of the time they
were in the metropolis"
The Dublin municipal plant, how
ever, was run at loss last year Of
over $4,000, irrespective Of deprecia-
ton, which would have brought the
loss up to $4,000.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-09
GEOGRAPHY.

!. Over what circle ON the earth's
surface are the rays of the sun vertical
on March %; June 2li
2. Name six states, besides Ohio,
through which the fortieth parallel
passes.
3. On what body of water is each Of
the following cities located: Bismarck,
Vera Cruz, Singapore, Trieste, Ssattlei
4. How is petroleum obtained from
the earth and made marketablef Name
at least two countries in which it is
found
5. Name two cities which, although
in the same latitude, have greatly differ.
ing climates and account for this differ
ence.
6. Why is England especially suited
to be a manufacturing countryi
7. Describe and account for the un.
even distribution of population in Aus.
tralia
8. Mention two important articles Of
export from Sweden, Uruguay, Iceland,
Greece, Siam.
3. Bound Ireland and discuss itS
manufactures.
10. Describe and account for the Pc
sIliarities OF the mountain population
Of Tennessee and Kentucky.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-09

for or against the use Of the hyphen'
5. Distinguish between the words in
the following pairs: mandate, command; /;
desire, yearRing; hazardous, foolhardy;
book, pamphlet; disturbance, riot
I. Write five discritieal marks in
common use and state the function Of
each.
This slip is to be detached and the
words are to be pronounced by the eI-
aminer.
s. Advice, anchor, appall, apparent,
acidity, evergreen, exonerate, exaggerate,
eyelet, erroneous, Industrious, induce
ment, implacable, irate, immoderate,
overture, officious, ogre, onerous, oblig-
ing, usury, ultimate, unique, unctuOus,
unravelsd
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-09
BRAIN PUzzLERS
Questions Submitted At the Ex.
animation OF Teachers.
MADE UP BY STATE COMMISSIONER

Examination Tests for Teachers In
Elementary Schools-By Their An
swers to These Questions Those
Who Desire to Teach Show Wheth.
sr They Are Grounded in the Rudl.
ments OF Education.
Following is the list Of questions
as prepared under direction Of the
state commissioner OF public schools.
and submitted at the county examina-
ton for teachers May for element
Rry school certificates:
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-09

At a public dinner in an English
city the toast of "Army, navy and
reserve forces" was proposed in
rather unusual terms. In submit
ting the toast the chairman said
"This is a toast which requires very
little comment from me, as the sub
ject is one with which you are all IA
miliar. The army and navy have
been drunk for very many years, and
the reserve forces have now been
drunk for something over twenty
years"
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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-09
A Significant Prayer.

MAY the Lord help you make
Bucklen's Arnica Salve known
to ALL" writes j. G. Jenkins, of
Chapel Hill, N. c. 1t quickly
took the pain out Of a felon for
me and cured it in a wonderfully
short time. " Best on earth for
sores, burns and wounds. 25c
at VIM. Kipp's Sons drug store.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-09
A Losing Game.

The 'city council of England, Ark,
has passed an ordinance leasing the
municipal electric light and water
plants for SIX years, An inquiry as to
the cause Of this action brought the
following reply:
"The reason that the town wanted
to lease these was because for 1t to
operate them gas losing game, and
it could not afford it,"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-09
Female Immiuration.

at IS amazing" says an Ellis is
land official, "what a wonderful in
crease there has been in the immi-
grafton of women during the past
fourteen years. Fourteen years ago
yes, even ten years ago-fully
two-thirds of the women who arriv-
ed came as dependents. Today two
thirds of them make their own lv-
ing"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-09
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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-09
The rsIenhons In Greeca.

According to the United States con-
sui at Athens, the telephone service in
Greece Is restricted bad and a source
Of loss to the government. He believes
that private enterprise, II we'll backed
financially, could obtain favorable
concession from the Greek parliament
on condition 1t undertook to install and
work an efficient system. - Electrical
Times.