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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-05-10
Mark Twain on Prohibition.

| am friend of temperance, and
J. want 1t to succeed, hut l don
think Prohibition is practical The
Germans, you see, prevent it. Look
at them. They have just invented
a method of making brandy out of
sawdust. Now what chance will
prohibition have wien q man can
take rip saw and go out and get
drunk on fence rail ? What is the
good Of prohibition if man is able
t. make brandy mashes out of the
shingles on his roof, or if he can get
delirum tremens by drinking the
legs off the kitchen table ?
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-05-10

To the Democratic voters of Calh oun coun-
ty:
l hereby announce myself candidate
for the Office of County Superintendent of
Free Schools, subject to the decision of the
Democratic party, either by primary or
convention assembled for the purpose of
choosing nominees. | have taught IL
years on No. l certificate, and | claim a
complete knowledge of the needs of our
schools. If nominated and elected, l prom
Use the faithful discharge of all the duties
incumbent upon me. Requesting your as
sstance and thanking you for any aid you
may give me, | am,
Yours very truly,
NJ. l.. HALL.
/ am q candidate ior the Office OF County
Superintendent of Free Schools, subject to
the good wishes Of the Democratic party.
shall gladly abide by the decision of the
pc pie, and if nominated and elected,
pledge my hest efforts in the administration
of the Office 10 which ] aspire.
Very Truly yours,
GAY STALNAKER.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-05-10

Yields readily to Dr.. Bells Antisep
tic Salve. You see an improvement
after the first application, We
guarantee it.. 1t is clean end
pleasant to use. 25c box.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-05-10
. a ST r. GA.
Bears the n The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature "a I9Azzzm

Call and see one of Hardmans
$1.98 suits for boys. 1t will pay
you.
A gentleman at one of our
boarding houses, after having
beans showed at him each meal
for two straight weeks, asked
the waiter to please read the
eighteenth chapter Of Hebrew.
We imagine this will make some
of our readers get the dust off
their Bibles.
A copy of the first issue of the
Methodist Lay mems Herald, pub
lished at Parkersburg, has reached
this office. 1t is a neat n page
paper, and besides devoting much
space to the Laymens movement
it contains several pages Of news
and other special interests to church
members within the Western Vir-
ginia conference.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-05-10
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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10
West Points Call For Cadets

West Points Call For Cadets.
The authorities at West Point have
been at pains to advertise the fact that
there has been a shortage Of cadets at
the National Military academy the past
few seasons. But the current annual
report shows no improvement in re-
spect to the fitness of applicants. More
than 500 were appointed to take en-
trance examinations, and out Of 391
examined 153 failed of final appoint
ment on account Of deficiency in edu-
cation.
The examination at West Point is
rigid, yet the requirements are not
high. Thorough knowledge, so far as
it goes, and accuracy are the chief
points in the prescribed qualifications.
Either the fundamental schooling Of
the country is faulty or it is not rep
resented at it's best in the candidates
for West Point.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

Check to the Auto Speed Craze.
Two recent decisions by the New
York court of appeals put new as
pect upon auto speeding. Reduced to
its bare bones, the plea Of the reckless
autoist has been that he couldn't be
more careful and keep up his rate Of
speed. All sorts of reasons have been
offered for keeping a breakneck pace
regardless Of trains, trolley cars, horse
vehicles and pedestrians in the road.
One Of the decisions referred to holds
that it is more imperative for persons
running an auto to stop at railway
crossing and look and listen than when
using horse drawn vehicles The auto
won't get scared at the engine, and, be-
sides, collision may injure passengers
on the train. The other decision is to
the effect that every passenger on the
front seat Of an auto must exercise
care and protest against the taking of
dangerous chances by the chauffeur in
charge. It is about time that autoists
were shown that the highways are not
for speeding pleasure to the exclusion
Of everything else, and these decisions
are good beginning.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10
Rainless Seasons.

In large part Of this country the
prolonged dry weather has been
drawback to industries depending upon
a regular rainfall. True, the crops
have turned out well in the main, but
some of those ripening late would be
still larger had rain fallen as usual.
The very few heavy downpours which
came wasted water, according to the
agriculturists' point Of view, for it ran
off the top Of the ground into streams
and swamps instead Of soaking into
the parched soil under cultivation.
Yet dry period is not without it's
advantages. Then the beds Of the
ponds and creeks can be cleared of
germ breeding muck. After a thorough
cleanup the pond water will be sweet
for a decade or more. In a drought
some swamps and Doggy places can be
wholly obliterated by deepening exist
ing trenches and digging new ones, so
that the water, when it comes, shall
lie in many shallow canals instead of
choking one muddy ditch and over
flowing until a swamp is formed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10
Cheap Traffic on the Lakes.

Cheap Traffic on the Lakes.
The system of inland waterways
formed by the great lakes has done
much toward making better and
cheaper service in the marketing Of a
large part Of the grain crops of the
UNITED States. Deepening the lake
channels has made it possible to use
larger vessels, and with the increased
size of the carriers have come lower
freight rates. A review Of the past
forty years, covering the principal
events in this growth of cheap trans
portation, has just been published by
the department of agriculture.
The review shows that the ordinary
depth Of water at the shallowest points
has been increased from fourteen feet
to twenty-one feet within the past
forty years. Deeper channels admit of
larger ships, and the capacity, espe-
cially of grain vessels, has increased
many fold. Upward Of 400 freight
cars would be needed to transport the
cargo of one Of the mammoth grain
ships now plying the lakes. Rates by
water have been reduced by the new
order of things, and railroad rates for
the same class Of traffic have also come
down.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10
He Sat.

1t Is related of the Rev. Matthew
Clark that in the audience was once
a young British military officer whose
scarlet uniform far outshone any rival
habiliments and so fixed the gaze of
the young damsels present that the
wearer, enjoying the impression he
was making, not only stood through
the prayer with the rest, but remained
standing after all others had sat
down until the pastor had proceeded
for some time with his sermon, and at
length, noticing a divided attention
and it's cause, the minister stopped,
laid aside his sermon and. addressing
his new nearer, said:
l. "Ye're Draw (brave) lad. Ye haze
a Draw suit of claithes, and we haze
a. seen them. Ye may sit doun.'
The lieutenant dropped as if shot,
From the Autobiography of Horace
Greeley"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10
Aviation Stunts.

The international aviation meet at
Belmont park closed with the record
breaking feat Of tombstone, who as
cended more than one and three
fourth miles. He wanted to make it
an even 10000 feet, for he believed
that no aviator in the world would
beat that for a long time to come.
Men in balloons have assembled as high
as five to seven miles and come back
to tell of it, SO the aviators have moth
ing new in human experience at high
attitudes.
AS test Of the power Of the ma
chine these high ascents have value.
High ascents are necessary at times
in order to work an aeroplane above
dangerous air currents. But the feats
Of control accomplished at Belmont
park show true progress. For a man
to drive his craft over the air currents
of a great city, circle the statue Of
Liberty and return to the starting
point nearly twenty miles away was
remarkable, and for three men to do
the very same thing within the space
Of an hour and with less than eight
minutes difference in time for the
round trip was still more remarkable.
This is the aviator's true goal-to nav
tgate the air at will. He does that
well when the wind favors him. When
he can laugh at the wind the conquest
of the air will have arrived,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10
STAR GEM OF cEYLoN.
The Astoria Brought Health and For
tune to Its Wearer.

Tho Astoria Brought Health and For.
tune to Its Wearer.
Familiar to some Of the ancient writ
ers and credited with supernatural
powers, the astoria, or star gem, was
mighty valued for the benefits sup
posed to be conferred on the wearer.
Its bright six rayed star, ever chang
Ing and shifting with every play of
light and especially shooting out it's
flames in the direct sunlight, would
seem to be something more than an
ordinary crystal, and to the supersti-
t1ous mind it could readily be believed
TO embody some tutelar spirit.
The particular virtue attributed to
this gem was the comforting upon the
wearer Of "health and good fortune"
when worn as an amulet, and to those
fortunate to be born in the month of
April, with which the stone was asso-
c1ated or represented, the wearer was
insured from all evil.
The star stone is found principally
IN Ceylon, invariably in soil peculiar
to rubies and sapphires. Indeed, it is
composed of the same constituent "co-
rundum," its chatoyant, or star rays
being caused by the pressure Of what
the natives call "silk." It is found in
many different colors, from pale blue,
pink and white to deep dark blue, ruby
and purple. The blue are termed sap.
ph1re stars, the red ruby stars. It is
always cut en- cabochon, the star divid-
Ing into six rays at the apex. It is
next in hardness to the diamond.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10
MARITIME EXPRESSIONS.
Used In a MetaphoricaI Sense They
Are Quite Common.

Arc Quite Common.
Maritime expressions used metaphor
1cally are, in fact, very common. We
say couple are "spliced," a young
man is the "mainstay" of his family.
an intruder "puts his oar in,'' man is
"hard up," sometimes "taken aback"
or has "the wind taken out Of his
sails," topper is "slewed," a loafer
spins a yarn" sometimes tries the
other tack" and a ruler "steers the
ship Of state" through troublesome
times.
This last metaphor is extremely an
Client, by the way. Horace refers to
Rome as ship at sea, and Plutarch
says the Delphic oracle referred to
Athens in the same way. A Tamil
saying embodies a like metaphor, '"The
soul is the ship, reason is the helm,
the oars are the souls thoughts, and
truth Is the port" An old collection
OF English proverbs contains this one:
1.-THE tongue is the rudder of our Ship"
A Malay maxim says, 'The boat which
IS swamped at sea may be bailed out,
but the shipwreck of the affections is
final"
Ar1stophanes, Plautus and others use
an expression which comes down to
us as an English saw, ITO row one
way and look another" An old Eng.
Hsh proverb (614 was. 1T is not good
to have an oar in every ones boat"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10
Snubbed the COMPOSER.

Gustav Mailer had a queer expert
ence in Munich one day for which his
name was partly responsible. His
new symphony was being rehearsed,
and he took advantage of an hours
intermission to get some fresh air.
ION returning to the building,'' says
a Munich paper, che lost his way and
tried to reach the hall through a cor
ridor in which plasterers were at work.
You cannot pass through here he was
told. But am Mailer (Mahler is the
German for painter.) You look it,
was the unsympathetic reply of the
man who blocked his way. we are not
ready for the painters yet. so run on
And the composer. realizing that argu-
ment would be useless, plunged into
the labyrinth and finally reached his
Destination
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10
A Thanksgiving Suggestion.

Now that it's all over and nobody
really hurt-it's the election to which
we refer-let's all get down to our nor
NAL condition once more and do the
best we can to keep the world moving
along smoothly. There are many things
for US to do, even though we NAV not
have elected every man on the ticket
we voted. For instance, there is the
Thanksgiving turkey to fatten. Re-
member that Thanksgiving comes early
this year-the 24th-and it is high
time to begin stufing the gobbler. The
cook will put in the postmortem stuff
ing-it is the antemortem feeding that
we mean. Of course, if you don't hap
pen to have turkey in your own back
yard you can begin fattening your
purse so that you can buy one at the
prevailing high prices.
And, speaking of Thanksgiving, our
Canadian friends purpose to have their
annual day Of thanks on Monday in
stead Of on Thursday. There really is
no reason why Thursday should remain
our Thanksgiving day, except the
precedent established by long custom.
There are arguments for Monday.
Thanksgiving is the one day in all the
year when people feel that they SIM
ply must gather at home for a family
dinner. But thousands of people live
too far away from the old homestead
to get there and back by taking only
one day away from business. With
Thanksgiving on Monday the start can
be made Saturday. This will give a
good holiday period at home Our
Canadian neighbors are not invariably
wise, but in this instance they seem
to display a commendable quality of
wisdom.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10
CameIs In Arabia,

There are two varieties Of camels
In use in Arabia, the dromedary and
the freight camel. The dhelul drome.
daries are celebrated for their easy rid
Ing gait and speed. A dhelul carries
about 300 pounds and travels about
six miles day. It can be purchased
Tor 100 to $50 Maria Theresa dollars
($42.50 to $63.75). A freight camel
carries about 500 pounds and travels
about two and half miles an hour. It
costs 300 Maria Theresa dollars ($12D
or more
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

Italy has again been visited by a cy-
clone and tidal wave, while Mount We
suvius and Mount Epomeo have been
active, all resulting in great loss of life
and property to the sunny kingdom.
In late years the chief items of news
from Italy have been accounts of dis
asters, which have occurred with star
ting frequency.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

The Carnegie hero fund commission
has discovered fifty-eight more heroes
and bestowed upon the whole half hun.
dred medals Of silver and bronze, with
$40,250 in cash rewards to thirty-three
persons, as we'll as twenty-three pen
sions, ranging in value from 500 to $50
a month.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

The injuries to Brookins and lie
Blanc on the aviation field still further
illustrate the essential and ineradi-
cable dangers confronted by the opera
tor Of the heavier than air machine.
1t We're well if would be aviators
should stop and reflect that air is only
IT'D as heavy as water.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

The fact Of interest in connection
with the Massachusetts girl who can
beat all her sex at swimming, skating
and throwing a baseball is that she is
a factory and not college or society
girl.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

Thirty -four aviators have met with
fatal accidents during the past year.
Still, some Of them might have stepped
on rusty nails if they had remained on
the ground.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

The Eskimos are rapidly learning the
ways Of civilization. They now prefer
gum to gumdrops, as the former lasts
longer and can be passed around
among the whole family.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

Even though aviators reap enormous
rewards from flying they are remind
ed from time to time by falling that
this is hard world.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

When aeroplanes are driven, as was
the case in the Belmont park meet, at
the rate of more than a mile a minute
for sixty miles at a stretch it is evil
dent that the automobile has it's work
cut out if it is to keep ahead of the
flying machine in speed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

American Journalism added the last
modern touch to the Portuguese revo-
luton by offering a large, clear photo
graph Of the fight Of King Manuel
from his native shores. Wonder how
much the king got for the moving pic
ture concession.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

Uncle Sans equipment of a special
life saving car for use in case Of min
ing accidents is an extension of fed
eral activities to which no strict con-
structionist will object.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

One of the funniest sights magma
BILE is to see two women sitting visa
Wis In street car, both wearing peach
basket hats, trying to get their heads
together so as to be able to gossip
about their neighbors without the
other passengers hearing them.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

A greater American fleet than that
which circled the globe began assem-
bling for it's European cruise on the
list. 1t is the most powerful fleet that
ever crossed the Atlantic, but aside
from the benefits Of drill and sea serv-
ice it will do little more than stir up
European emulation for still larger
fleets
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

After John w. Gates gets his war
against the Standard Oil company 60
ing, maybe gasoline will be so cheap
that buying the automobile will be the
chief expense in motoring.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

If Edgar A. Poe had never written
anything but 'The Raven" and sThe
Fall Of the House Of Usher he would
be among the foremost figures for ad-
mission to the Hall Of Fame, to which
he has been elected.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

If you want to get a genuine SOU
venir Of the battle Of Manila Bay you
may be interested in the announce
ment that the protected cruiser Boston
and the gunboat Concord, two of
iDewey's vessels, are to be sold by the
navy department at public auction for
breaking up.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10
Not Ida Curiositv-

Mrs. Wanterknowe- should like to
know, Mr.. w., why you are so cross
when I ask questions. Surely you
don't think have idle curiosity?
Great Scott, no! Yours is the most
perniciously active, wide awake, Sleep
less, energetic curiosity it was ever my
fate to encounter"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

If battles are ever fought in the air
the machine which can go the highest
will possess certain advantages. and
it is gratifying to note that the one in
which the greatest height was achieved
at Belmont park is of American de-
sign.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

That Mark Twain left a fortune of
100000 is encourag ing to literary as
pirants, but there is not another Mark
Twain glimmering on the literary hori-
Zon.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

Why should not aeroplane races be
conducted above the surface Of rivers,
lakes or other bodies of water? Then
when an aeroplane collapses there
would be something softer than earth
to receive the aviator.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10
Another Version.

The latest rendering of the Burns
lines, "Oh, wad some power" ETC.. is
given in q London evening paper thus:
"Oh, wad some power the giftie gle US
to see some folk before they see us.''
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

Clifford Pinchot believes in the re-
call. But was he entirely pleased when
the president and secretary of the in
terror exercised the principle of recall?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

Just when you are congratulating
yourself that you have ''made it, tc
the Thanksgiving turkey you are re-
quested to count the days till Christ
mas.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

They say that the United States IS
saving $15,0o0,oo0 a year now. This
proves that President Taft personally
pays for the golf balls he uses.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

Have any of the experts on the pro-
spective cost Of celebrating Thanksgiv-
ing looked above the stratum where
Drexel and tombstone disport them
selves for the soaring price Of turkeys?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

London papers are comparing muir
der trial procedure in England and the
United States. When this topic is
brought forward Americans prefer to
change the subject.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

Another good Thanksgiving prayer
is, "Lord, make us thankful that We
have lived in spite of the machina-
lions of the devil and the trusts"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

To be sure, the price of automobile
tires is to be reduced Is per cent next
month, but unfortunately the poor can
not eat automobile tires.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

A woman's mo" in the matter of
a declaration Of dutiable articles is
often open to the usual affirmative con-
structiOn.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

The Duke Of Veragua, a descendant
Of Columbus and feature of the Chi
kago Worlds fair. died recently in
Madrid.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

The monoplane has wondrous wings
to watt it up to fame; the biplane has
no wings at all, but it gets there just
the same.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

About this time of year the fool
hardy man begins dangerous init
macy with the pneumonia germ.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

What campaign cigars are left over
will no doubt come back to us later on
bearing Christmas label.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

It is pretty difficult to get people who
have no boys of their own to take
very decided stand against football.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

The art of dressing is to be taught
at Columbia university. We suppose
blue stockings will be de rigueur.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

It looks as though humor is more
profitable than poetry from the size of
Mark Twain's estate.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-11-10

Trying to make a man disconnected
when he doesn't want to be may be
good politics, but it isn't righteousness.