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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-05
WEARS Easiest MULE.
EQUAL RIGHTS.

NEW ORLEANS, March Sin win
ming the fourth race at one mile, at the
fair grounds yesterday, Hyperion H., at
5 to ., went the fastest milo of the WIN
ter on the local track. He ran the dis
.tance m 1879 rs. Weather clear; track
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-02-18
A Fly sEE-sAW.

Here is an amusing little trick that
you will find lots of fun:
Stick long lead pencil in the end
OF spool of thread so that it will
stand upright. Now get a piece of
very stiff blotting paper and from it
cut strip two inches wide and about
a foot long. In each end of this put
a drop of molasses or syrup.
Now balance the strip of blotting
paper, with the syrup side up, on
the point Of the pencil. You should
have two players, although one will
do. Each player chooses an end of
the paper. In a moment a fly will
alight on one end. attracted by the
syrup, and that end Of the paper will
go down a trihe. Then another fly
Will light on the other end, or per-
haps several will come there for the
sweets, and things will be reversed.
AS more flies come, alighting on
the ends, the paper will lean first
this way, then that. till it Overhaul
ances and falls to the table. Then
the player whose end grew so heavy
as to cause the tumble wins-Good
Literature.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-02-18
THE MAN IN THE PANsY.

The Little Sister came in from the
garden, her hands full of flowers, and
begged her mamma for a story-"a
brand-new one, mamma" So man.
ma caught sight of a pansy among
the flowers the Little Sister held, and
this is what she told the Little Sister:
In the middle of every pansy there
lives little old man. He must be
very cold little man, too, for he is
always wrapped in a little yellow
blanket, and even then has to have
an extra covering of velvet pansy
leaves to keep him warm. And he
sits in the flower with only his head
uncovered, so that he can see the
world.
But the queerest thing about this
little old man is that he always keeps
his feet in a foot-tub. Such a funny
little tub, too-so long and narrow
that you wonder how he manages to
get his feet in it. He does, though,
for, when you pull the tub off, there
you will discover his two tiny feet,
just as real as can be-"
The next time you pick a pansy.
see If you can find the man and his
little foot-tub.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-02-18
THE DANGEROUS DOOR

On, Cousin VIII, do tell us a story
There's just time before the school
bell rings" And Harry, Kate, Bob
and little Peace crowded about their
older cousin until he declared himself
ready to do anything they wished.
Very WELL" said Cousin Will, "I
VIII tell you about some dangerous
doors I have SEEM
oh, that's good!" exclaimed Bob.
Were they all iron and heavy bars ?
and, IL one passed in, did they shut
and keep him there forever?"
No, the doors I mean are pink or
scarlet, and, when they open, you can
see row of little servants standing
all In white, and behind them is a
little lady dressed In crimson"
What, that's splendid" cried
Kate, Il should like to go in myself -
An! 1t is what comes out of those
doors that makes them so dangerous.
Ihey need a strong guard on each
side, or else there is great trouble"
Why, what comes out?" said
little Peace. with wondering eyes.
When the guards are away" said
Noih VIII, nave known some
things to come out sharper than ar
rows, and they make terrible wounds.
Quite lately l saw two pretty little
doors, and one opened and the little
lady began to talk like this: What
stuck-up thing Lucy Waters Isl
and did you see that horrid dress
made out of her sisters old one?'
oh, yes said the other little Grim
son lady from the other door, and
what a turned-up nose she hast
Then poor Lucy, who was around the
corner, ran home and cried all the
evening"
Il know what you mean" cried
Kate, coloring. Were you listen
ing?"
20. you mean our mouths are
doors?" exclaimed Harry, land the
crimson lady is Miss Tongue; but who
are the guards, and where do they
come FROM"
You may ask the Great King.
This is what you must say. Set a
watch, o Lord. before my mouth:
keep the door of my lips. Then He
will send Patience to stand on one
side and Love on the other, and no
unkind word will dare come OUT
Southern Churchman.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-02-18
FAST FRIENDS.

a dog and a pigeon are the wonder
or the village of Pennsgrove, N. ].
The pigeon was left an egg orphan
by the shooting of its real mother.
but Mrs. M found for It q haven
or refuge under a bantam hen, which
mad the setting fldgets about that
time. In due time the pigeon came
forth, but 1t took a lot of care and
attention to bring it up, for the BAN
tam positively refused to have any,
thing further to do with her foster
child when she discovered It could fly.
The little pigeon cast about for
friend, and the family dog-just an
ordinary dog-looked kindly upon 1t.
one day the bantam hen savagely at
tackled the pigeon, but the dog put
himself between them and saved the
infant from pecking. The pigeon
knew from the moment that 1t had q
friend, and from that day It never has
had cause to change its opinion Bird
and beast have been almost insep-
arabic.
When the dog creeps into the
Kitchen to lie by the stove, the pigeon
finds its way to accompany him, and.
with one eye comically open, IL
roosts upon the dogs back like q
winged sentinel. They eat out of the
same trays, and drink out of the
same founts. They take trips to-
gether into the woods, and while the
pigeon can move much faster, 1t
never leaves its shaggy companion.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-02-18
WHOLE NO. 1850.
A PROPOSED
EDITORS UNION
y y q
by the Editor of Life.

Editors are busy men. Their time
is oftentimes unnecessarily taken up
by would-be contributors.
In most cases It would be- better if
the contributor did not see the editor
at all. His manuscript would re-
ceive more careful attention, because
the editor would have more time to
give to 1t.
There are many instances, how
ever. where 1t is profitable to con-
tributor to see the editor. He re-
ceives suggestions, ideas, advice.
1t is almost always profitable to a
contributor to see an editor. 1t Is
almost always loss to an editor to
see contributor loss in time, In
nervous energy.
In view Of these facts, why not
have 1t understood that editors
throughout the country charge an
Office fee whenever a contributor
wishes to see them? This will put a
stop to all superfluous visits by
would-be contributors to editors. AS
a rule, would-be contributors are not
over-anxious to spend their money.
When they have to pay for an editors
time, they will do so only In cases OF
necessity.
If, for example, contributor de-
clares that he wishes to see the edi-
tor on matter of the utmost i'm
portance," he should be Willing to
back up his assertion with cash. This
will at once place the whole matter
on a business basis.
When this is done there will always
be small proportion of would-be
contributors who are willing to pay
to see the editor. They will be sim
cere, and probably worth seeing, be-
cause. when 1t comes to putting ones
hand In ones pocket, only those will
do 1t who have a pretty strong con-
viction that they are going to get 1t
back.
The following schedule of prices Is
suggested:
For submitting manuscript in
person, not to take over five
minutes of editors time. $500
For an interview lasting fifteen
minutes. 49,. :. -. soc
For reading poem, In addition
NhOS ONCl hLbCCn uluulSbJ -. ZO.OU
All lady contributors, 81 a minute
extra.
No interview to last over fifteen min
utes.
There are about 5000 editors In
the country who are constantly trying
to avoid being interviewed by would
be contributors. Say that they are
visited by would-be contributors one
hour a day for five days in the week.
This would be on the average about
100000 a week-an enormous in
come, almost sufficient to turn a
presidential election.
What shall be done with this
money?
Many ways suggest themselves.
Some OF 1t might easily be set aside
for the support of broken-down liter
att. Perhaps, however, the best way
the money could be used would be to
create a fund for all persons who
wish to become writer's, to prevent
them from doing 1t by contributing to
their support.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-02-18
CHICKEN STEALING RATHER.

Recently 1 lost seven of a brood OF
choice Plymouth Rock chicks. / was
confident that neither cats nor other
four legged thieves could reach the
brood, so 1 kept a clost watch over
the coop.
One day last week / reached the
place just in time to find a big rattle
snake stretched out on top Of the
screen in which tho chickens were
kept. The snake had a foot or more
of his length pushed down through
one OF the segments of the screen.
and already another chick had fall
en- prey to his appetite The snake
was despatched and measured more
than four feet.
It had evidently taken up resi-
dence in an old stone fence near the
chicken yard. and every day or so
crawled to the coop and selected a
plump specimen of chick and crawled
away with it.--Correspondence Nash
Vile Banner.
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A SUCCESSFUL PROPOSITION.

was once a proposition, but l
found that by taking different heads
L could be various things more or
less interesting and agreeable. The
first head l took made me something
to lay on the floor, but after a time
decided that / would be trampled
on no more, so / took off my new
head Although / did not want to
wear this head, / put it away care
fully on shelf because l thought It
might be useful some day. The sec
ond head l took made me a grain.
and lived In daily fear of being
eaten by a horse or made into a
breakfast food. This fear finally in
duced me TO put my second head on
the shelf beside the first Ny third
venture In heads made me very com
Portable, but at last / wearied of my
condition, as / did nothing but occupy
a chair all the time Thus II came
about that a third head went to the
shelf. Ny fourth head made me an
Irish boy, but as the state OF ireland
was enough TO make any one commit
suicide or perish in the attempt. the
shelf soon held another object that
might some time be useful. When +
took a fifth head / became a kind
OF head covering. ! soon concluded
that one head covering was OF very
little use TO an individual who
changed the form Of his pate so fre-
quently, and another head went to
the shelf Ny sixth head made me
somewhat gluttonous. and I gave
that up for one that made me a small
animal. 1 then lived in such fear of
cats that put a seventh head on the
shelf. although there was nothing
better to be had at the time I'm the
way Of a head than another the same
as the sixth. that already reposed
IN the row with the others that had
been discarded After using my
eighth head for a time, found that
excessive indulgence I'm food was in
jurlng my health and resolved to get
along as we'll as ] could with no head
but the one / had always had as
proposition. One day climbed up
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-02-18
A Possible Substitute For Radium.

An interesting announcement OF
which we shall look for confirmation
with interest comes from the School
of Medicine at Rochefort (France)
regarding new radioactive sub
stance discovered by young student
named Luncien. 1t is said that the
substance is uranyl-molybd and
as it's constituents, uranium and mo-
lybdenum, are fairly abundant ele-
ments, there should be no undue trou-
BILE in providing the materials, nor
would there be In preparing the sub
stance. The mOlybdate is formed by
adding ammonium moiybdate TO
uranyl nitrate, when a white amor
phous powder separates This is
dried In the dark and apparently
must be kept there, as II Is unstable.
1t is said to give radioactive effects
practically as intense as those given
by radium. Though costly-about
$40 an Ounce-the price Is slight
compared to radium, which has
reached many thousands OF dollars
an Scientific American.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-02-18
EMBROIDERY REMNANTS

Mothers with babies should never
destroy remnants of lace or embroid-
cry, especially Insertion; or fine
white cloth, such as India linen, Per-
sian lawn, nainsook and the like.
You Will be surprised what pretty Jokes
can be made for baby dresses from
such remnants. For example. sum
pose you have only three or four
inches OF one kind of insertion: take
that for the centre of the yoke and
hnish the yoke with some fine cloth
nicely tucked. If you have enough
Insertion for two rows make the CEN
ire OF the tucking-about four tiny
tucks; put row of insertion on each
side and finish as in the first instance.
In these days when lace and embroid-
cry are combined, there are many
ways OF utilizing the odds and ends.
suppose you take fine embroidery for
the centre, then tucking each side.
then lace insertion and finish with
tucking. Many combinations will sug-
gest themselves to the woman who
wishes to economize. - Ladies'
World.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-02-18
THE BLUEBIRDS.

Twas a tiny place where the bluebirds
a rift in the heart of a sturdy tree;
But one WINS as snug as she could be
And one on n neighboring branch a-tilt
Sang that his heart was satisfied
However the land might beckon, wide
Garoled that well content was hel
1t was love and hope that had made the
nest,
Seeking and bringing with tireless wings
SSpoiis OF grasses and twigs and strings
10 weave for the brooding mother-breast
IL was love that lowered secure and warm
ana hope that twittered through shine
The secret of five little hidden things.
They had no fear that grief would come
They rocked with the breezes and heard
the rain
Beat on the leaves a low refrain
Around the walls of their sheltered home
Ihey mad done no wrong and they feared
no wrong;
They had given the world their best-a
song,
And they looked for good from the world
again.
But there's room and to spare where the
bluebirds built
Quiet and desolation there.
And only hush in the waiting air
Where the Tilt and laugh of the music
somewhere the stolen treasures are
Hid by the hands that were raised Ia
And two little heart-broken birds some.
where.
Mamie Byrd Turner, in Youths Com.
panion.
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En-. S. .kDj, tlii5< q
EAREGPESl4H
E-&GSs -

Picked Beets-Add TO one quart
of raw cabbage chopped fine an equal
amount of chopped boiled beets. Ia
blespoonful OF salt, a teaspoonfuI of
black pepper, a teacupful of grated
horseradi5h and a little sugar to
taste. Cover with cold vinegar am
seal.
Black Currant FoOl-Steam and
wash the currants and put I'm a pan
with sugar TO sweeten Stir over
the fire until the sugar is dissolved
then put through fine wire sieve
Return to the pan and cook until re-
duced to the consistency OF thick
cream. Set on the ice until cold.
Turn I'm glass dish and serve with
whipped cream
Baked Asparagus - place cooked
asparagus i'm buttorod baking dish.
season with salt and pepper. beat the
yolks OF four eggs until very light,
add two tablespoonfuls each OF butter
and cream; season delicately and
whip in stimy beaten whites of the
eggs. Pour it over the asparagus
Bake I'm a quick oven until the eggs
arr set.
Steamed Steak Take about two
pounds of round steak ana cover
with dressing as for chicken. then
roll the steak mp and tie &c with a
good string Put 10 in lard pail
and cover tightly. Set this pail i'm
a Kettle of water and steam for about
three hours Take from pail sad
thicken very little the gravy in bot
tom of pail.
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but your time has not been wasted
even II you get nothing but the pretty
| apron, and the pleasure of knowing
that you made it yourself, and very
| neatly"
What is this talk 1 hear of pre-
miums and mysteries?" demanded
Uncle Ed, coming In from the porch.
It's the county fair, Uncle Ed
next week-and they have offered So
to the best sewing under fourteen
years old, and I'm trying to get it."
explained Beth, excitedly.
Which you surely ought to do, for
| can testify that your sewing is con-
siderably less than fourteen years of
age declared the roguish uncle. But
Beth was too full of her subject to
heed teasing. Uncle Ed had been
away for month, and it was such a
comfort to find somebody who hadn't
heard the matter discussed over and
again.
I'm only eight, Uncle Ed, but I've
been most as careful as fourteen.
don't you think?" and the needle
roughened forefinger pointed to the
tidy hem. Uncle Ed hunted for his
Observation-Disclosures 1 can't see them
at all without" he declared. "Of all
the ridiculously small stitches-why.
Beth, I'll be surprised If those near
sighted judges don't think you've
glued that petticoat together"
It's an apron, Uncle Ed" ex-
planned the small seamstress, patient
ly. Its very important, because If I
get the money it's to go into the bank
to help my education, so / can be q
teacher, and mamma won't have to
work"
II see. And If you don't get Il
you'll have to be an ignoramus all
your life. / should think 1t is impor-
tant!'
And then May and Billy clamored
at the window, and Beth set the last
careful stitch, and the clock struck s.
The county fair began as usual:
just as If Beth's apron were not a
part of it. 1t was too far away for
mamma and the children to attend.
but Uncle Ed went on the last day,
and he was to bring back word of the
result. Beth was certain she should
1892 WIN llt CdU1c, no
matter how late that was, but man.
ma insisted on her going to bed as
usual, and the next thing she knew it
was broad daylight. Uncle Ed was
down in the dining room, but he
didn't say much-just looked over
his eyeglasses and talked about pre-
MUM pigs and moving machines and
pretended he hadn't heard a word
about aprons. Betty crept away by
herself. She understandable hadn't
gotten any premium, and Uncle Ed
didn't like to tell her. Well, If she
couldn't ever be educated she'd have
to be dressmaker like mamma, and
sew, no matter how hot 1t was.
And then breakfast was ready, and
Uncle Ed called her to come quick
before he starved.
She slipped quietly into her chair
and slowly lifted her plate to release
an edge of the napkin, and there. un-
der 1t, folded neatly, lay her very
own cambria apron with a blue rib
bon pinned fast, and across it a
smooth, gray-green, fascinating SIS
bill
And this isn't a made-up story at
all, for it every bit happened.
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IL was very hot to sit still and sew
Inc needle would get sticky in spjte
OF all the little emery strawberrv
coulu give 1t, and Beth's fingers had
never telt so clumsy and uncomfort-
able. If only May and Billy would
play little further off it would holm
some but there they were I'm plain
sight, under the very shadiest mamie
WIN all the games Beth lfKed best
II was an apron she was making
"nlte cambria with wee cunning
pockets and bretelles that were IN
come quite up to her shoulders and
narrow, delicate tattiDg over-bandod
every bit of the way around only the
Delt' IL wasn't at all like the aprons
httle girls wear nowadays. but IL was
stylish then, and very pretty. Retb
mad made IL, every stitch-seams ana
racing that had to be bemtned dow
so carefully, and il was all done ev-
ceDt part of the tatting. But ohf
Ihere had been such a lot of that
yards and yards it seemed To Roth as
she glanced longingly out once moro
AT the shade. and May, and Billy, and
the games. When you are only eight
years old there are things that seem
more Interesting than over-bandinp
Mamma, busy at her own SEWING
heard long-drawn sigh and looked
up to smile comfortingly. 81 think
you'll be through by O'Clock
Betty she said You know we
must send it off tonight so ne m
have 1t entered on time. You've
done beautifully. dear, and Won de-
serve a premium whether you get IT
or not Beth smiled back and de-
cided that, after all, it wasn't so
dreadfuily hot, and 8 O'Clock wasn't
very far away. 30 you think IN
get II, mammal she asked for the
twentieth time
II don't know. dear. If mamma
was judge, you surely would. but thew
haven't invited me to award anv
prizes. You mustn't count on It too
much, for you may be disappointed.
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The UnembeIIished Ono.

Drape me with fig leaf. said Pru-
derry.
Decorate me with epaulets, said
Mediocrity.
Clothe me in the robes of right
eousness, said Sin.
Deck me with the garments of In
nocence, said Vice.
Put sincerity's gown upon my
shoulders, said Deceit.
Place the crown of fidelity on my
brow, said Disloyalty.
Cover me with the draperies of
love, said Lust
Give me the stan of tolerance. said
Persecution.
Adorn me with the cloak of liberty,
said Tyranny.
Beautify me with the dress of duty,
said responsibility.
Garb me with the hablllments OF
humility, said Pride.
Then Truth said Let me be naked
and unashamed.-Victor Robinson, In
Life.
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Entertainment I'm Esnernnto.

Everything was done in Esperanto
the songs, admirably rendered by
local choir; the secretary's state
ment, the presidential address, tho
speeches by delegates of various ma
tionalities, and to all the miscellane-
Gus audience everything was perfectly
Ineligible. The Mayor of Cam
bridge, a local business man, whose
life, | imagine, has not been given to
linguistic studies. made q speech in
Esperanto; the Mayoress, with an ac-
cent less sternly British, followed him +.
the secretary of the congress, whose
working days are passed I'm Capel
Court, spoke Esperanto as II he had
never spoken anything else; Colonel
Pollen, the yice-presldent, delivered
his remarks I'm Esperanto of a SON
orous evolutionary quality. We sang
God Save the King ardu' la
RECON d. i'm Esperanto: to-mor-
row we shall assist at representa-
ton OF Books kai Coks, and another
day we are TO have a reading of
Bardell kOntrau Plckwick From
an account Of the Esperanto Congress
in the Standard.
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Rings Around the Sun and Moon

Among the popular notions regard
ing the weather there are several
which seem to have a good founda-
tlon. One of them is that a ring
around the sun or moon will be fol-
lowed In a day or two by a heavy
storm. Such ring is usually formed
In a layer of cloud so thin as not en-
tirely to hide the luminary which is
enc1rcled, and the cloud is always at
a great elevation. 1t is apt to be
composed Of ice particles, but, any
how, the sheet proceeds from the up
per part of a distant storm area. and
is swept eastward by one of the high
er currents of air. An observer of
the United States Weather Bureau.
writing from Columbia. Mo, notices
a difference in the consequences of
rings Of small diameter and those OF
greater diameter. The storm usu-
ally follows the former, if it occurs at
all, in from twelve to eighteen hours.
In the other case it is liable to be de-
layed from thirty to thirty-six hours.
When ring is first observed. he
says, the storm often is 500 or 1000
miles away. Sometimes i'm its east
ward movement 1t will press to the
north or the south of the observer.
and hence 1t is not a perfectly trust
worthy sign, but great confidence I'm
II is felt by this particular scientist.
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EASY HOUSE CLEANING

1 have found that the upheaval
which occurs in the spring and fall
mousse cleaning can be entirely done
away with and infinitely better re-
suits obtained. My plan is to take a
room at a time whenever it seems
very dusty, and clean it's walls and
WOODWORK, as well as carpet or hard
wood floor and rugs. The day this
is done the other cleaning need not
be so thorough. A room at a time in
this way does not Inconvenience the
entire household, and, too, prevents
the great accumulation of dust which
comes with waiting for spring and
tall cleaning. Closets I clean once a
month, thus leaving no chance for
disorder, and promoting cleanliness
as a steady, not an occasional feature
or nome life.-Harper's Bazaar.