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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-02-07
The Production Tax.

osition so pr6posterous that it un-
doubtedIy lost many votes in the
last election for the Republican
legislative candidnt S who were
pledged to vote for the imposition
Of that unjust, unreasonable and
unnecessary burden upon the farm
ers ard land owners of West Vir-
giLia. Ii is true that it is ostensi-
bly, scheme to secure money for
state uses from the gas CONF anies
operating in this state, and viewed
In that light il looks attractive to
many persons who from lack of ,ime
or inclination have not studied it
for the purpose Of reaching a con-
clusion as 10 It's effects. 1t is
equally true that the special tax
which it is proposed to collect
would come ou' of the pockets of
owners of land upon which wells
are located, and consumers Of nat
ural gas, and that it would deprive
thousands Of farmers in this state
Of a large part of the revenue which
they now receive from gas rentals
and leases, besides throwing many
hundreds of men out Of profitable
employment.
Aside from the question which
has been raised as to the constitu-
tionality of production tax, there
are so many sound reasons against
it that il is considered unlikely that
democratic legislature Will give
serious consideration to the bill
which II is understood that Cover
Glasscock will have introduced
There are 81 West Virginia
counties in which gas territory is
under lease, and it is estimated that
farmers and other land owners of
the state are receiving an annual
revenue Of about 100000 from the
lesses, the gas companies who pay
one dollar per acre. Most of this
land is what is known as wildcat
territority. 1t has not been devel-
oped. Ila great many instances
farmers have objected to tests pre-
ferring the certainty of one dollar
per year on each acre under lease.
to the possibility or probability Of
loosing that revenue through the
drilling of "dry hole. With the
imposition Of production tax there
would be much more serious men
ace to their incomes than the dan
ger of dry hole. The proposed
law would discourage validating
1t would cause many companies to
throw up leases Of doubtful value.
1t would do more titan that. 1t
would result in the abandonment
in many instances Of but one Of
a group Of small producers, or
each Of which the farmer Is now be.
ing pid ar annual rental of from
$500 to $500. In other cases il
would deprive farmers Of free gas
which they are now receiving un-
der their contracts with operating
companies, through the abandon.
ment OF all wells on their lands. OF
1T would put them to the heavy ex-
pense Of piping gas to their homes
from remote wells which might be
retoiued. It's inevitable effect upon
the gas companies would be meas
urcs for the cultailment of their Oh.
Grating expenses, which would in
yolve reductions in the number OF
mon now engaged in the industry.
IL is n serious mistake to think
That the gas companies would pay
the tax. Corporations have way
of shifting such burdens, and if the
production tex wore imposed the
way would be easy. They might
make the land owners assume part
Of il, they would certainly make
their customers pay most Of IT, Cos
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-02-07

"Dr Thomas Electic Oil is che best
remedy for that often fatal disease Group.
Has been used with success IN our family
for eight year, r+ j. Whiteacre. Bur
falo. " y.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-02-07

Call Citizens Bell L. X phone him al
prices are the lowest and
be to let him know before buying
nsh the best machinery Tyr
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-03-31
The Soap and Water Cure.

The traveller in the Himalayas must
be prepared for surprises. Two days
after the Hon. G. @. Bruce had reach
ed Mana he received a message from
a young lady saying that ever since
she had seen him on the day Of his
arrival she had been i'll. Il was very
much hurt / allow" says Major Bruce
in Twenty Years In the HimaIayas.
During the course of short but inter
esting career no such snub had ever
been administered to my self respect.
l said. But can't l do anythingY She
said, Yes; wash your face and let me
have the water SO we got hot water
and soap, and she sat on 4 rock to see
that there was no deception. The
water, or, rather, the decoction, was
then put into 4 long tumbler. and she
then and there drank it all! What is
more, the next day she sent word that
she was quite cured
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-03-31
The Fire Baq.

Every whaler and seaier that sailed
the seas in the days of wooden ships
carried Gre bag This was a tarpau
lin bag about foot long and six inches
wide lined with waterproof material,
with interlinings of oilcloth and thick
flannel. Into this was placed the flint
and finder box for kindling fire, and
the bag was then securely fastened
with double flaps and tied to keep its
contents dry. 1t was the special duty
of the second mate to look after the
fire bag and in case of shipwreck to at
tack it at once to his person by means
of stout straps provided for the pur-
pose. Thus if officers and crew were
cast away on some deserted shore in
the desolate arctic circle the means of
obtaining fire to warm themselves by
and to heat food and drink would NOT
be wanting as long as the precious fire
bag was safe.
The steam whalers and seaiers of the
present day still carry fire bag slowed
in the lifeboat with the bread and wa
ter. but now it is of rubber and con-
tains half dozen tin boxes of matches.
New York Press.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-03-31
HANGED the Clever Foreer.

Of curious petitions against the
death penalty being enforced one re-
calls the eighteenth century case OF
William Lyland. who was sentenced
for forging bill for ELLA on the
East India House. The forgery was
q work of art No less than thirty
signatures were initiated, and at the
trial not one of the victims could
swear that the signature was not his
own. However, with the help of the
paper manufacturers Ryland's guilt
was brought home Then came the
petition of his friends. So clever a
man ought never TO be hanged, they
pleaded. His craftsmanship should
save him. 1t gained him respite.
He was allowed to finish fine en-
craving he had begun. but nothing
more. Though the engraver was ia
vOrite of George ILL.,. that king quite
failed to see how a forgery could be
excused on the ground that it was a
clever forgery.-PaIl Mall Gazette.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-03-31
SCIENTIFIC MYSTERIES.
The Problems of Mind, Life, Gravits-
ton and Eiectricity.

The Problems of Mind, Life, Gravits-
ton and Electricity.
A most remarkable state. condition
or point in nature. the absolute zero
of temperature. has been reached to
within three degrees. This is con-
sidered to be d great scientific achieve
ment. Hydrogen gas was solicited
into pure white ice. and this was en-
ployed in the process of cooling he
lium, and all works of the hand of
man were surpassed. The temperature
sank lower and lower until a point
only three degrees from absolute was
reached, but the obdurate helium did
not even liquefy
The imagination. however vivid. cam
not encompass what this intense cold
implies. 1t may be the death of the
activity of matter-that is, state Of
rest SO far as chemical reaction is con-
cerned. Thus if the true zero of ma
ture can be reached it may obtain that.
matter will put on new aspects and
hitherto unknown properties. or it may
expire. become chemically inert. total
~ devoid of hear and lifeless.
Still even ther the standing mystery
ever confronting man. always await
ing explanation. gravitation will act.
Nothing known can affect the uni-
versal attraction. forever directly as TO
mass. whether hot or cold
However, the three degrees may
never be. overcome. or, indeed. they
may, for it is now thought that science
has no limits the scientific mind being
capable of solving all problems-so
saith some mentologists
The capital problem is first to dis
cover what mind is, then life. next
gravitation. next electricity. and reach
a climax in finding how it is that case
Gus masses glow and issue light when
existing in frigid voids at zero abso-
lutte
There is no solution in sight for any
of these perplexing problems and har-
assing. No progress whatever has been
made in finding what mind is. the rea-
son being doubtless that mind is I'M
able to think of itself On trial it will
be soon discovered that one is unable
to set up train of reasoning regard
ing his own or another'S mind His
own" implies an owner. but no fact as
to who this owner is has ever been
discovered. Humans are not perfect
Edgar Lucien Larkin in New York
American.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-08-31

or six dollars per year. This shows
saving to the Granger in years, of
fifty-nine dollars and fifty cents.
AS none but members in good
standing can join it gives the best
class of farm risks. The company
is now carrying risks to the amount
of over one million dollars. The
larger the amount of risks carried
by the company, the larger the sur
plus will become making the assess
ments to meet the losses smaller for
every policy issued until in a short
time no assessments will be neces-
sary all losses being paid from the
surplus fund. No assessment has
been made in the last three years.
The old line insurance companies
have tried every scheme imaginable
to break up the Grange Insurance
company, but instead of hurting the
Grange company, they have helped
1t by advertising it.
MRS. LEONARD c. GRAVES.
Written for "Our Community
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-08-31

Snuff boxes are not what they used
to be. More people take snuff than is
commonly thought. but their tastes are
not nice as to the utensils, receptacles
and agencies OF the foible. Snuff boxes
are sometimes given by sovereigns to
distinguished visitors as souvenirs,
but the recipients are not even under
implied obligation to fill them with rap
pee. The great prices realized at the
Schroeder sale of snuff boxes In Lon
don may bring them into vogue again,
at least with collectors, but with col
lectors only. Count Nesserode, the
Russian statesman OF the last century,
was famous collector of snuff boxes.
He collected them as diplomatist, re-
ceiving one or two for each treaty he
signed, and when he had got 100000
worth of them turned them into cash
and became a capitalist His capital
he invested SO judiclously that his de-
scendants are multimillIonalres. The
moral Of Count Nesselrodes expert
ence is that a snufr box is not to be
sneezed at.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-08-31
RABBIT SAUSAGE.

Down in Georgia there is gastronom.
ic Joy over the discovery of a new
table delicacy In the form of rabbit
sausage. The benefactor to mankind
who made the discovery lives in
Wilkes county, and there is more re-
joicing IN Wilkes over one Molly Hare
made into mincemeat than over ninety
and nine specimens of the same that
have been fried, stewed, boiled and
barbecued. The good news is gradual.
ly percolating into other parishes. The
inventor Of rabbit sausage Is showing
no disposition to bottle up his rare re,
cipe, to peddle patent rights or to put
In claim for royalties. 1t was In
Georgia that President Taft made his
first acquaintance with 'possum. and
now all the Georgians are saying that
the proud, marsupial, nocturnal bird"
Is not deserving of mention In the
same breath with rabbit sausage, says
the Louisville Courier-Journal. The
president will have a new epicurean
experience coming to him the next
time he sets foot on Georgian soil.
Rabbit sausage looks good at long
range. Those who like rabbit in the
various forms In which 1t is wont to be
served In Kentucky would need little
persuasion to Join in an assault upon
Wilkes county's latest production in
the line OF high.class eats" Those
who are fortunate enough to recall the
famous country sausage that once was
to be had in nearly every Kentucky
farmhouse In its proper season will be
hard to convince that anything better
ever was or ever will be discovered.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-08-31
ARvADA, Colo, AUG. 81, 1911
The Crown Hill Burial Park.

Is Denver's newest and modern
cemetery. A visit to the grounds
will convince anyone that from
every point of consideration
Crown Hill is destined to be Col
orado's leading cemetery. In
deed it may even now claim
the distinction. The natural ad
vantages of location cannot be
appreciated except by personal
inspection. Crown Hill is To-
Gated northwest of Denver only
four and one-half miles from the
Post Office, just beyond the city
limits but off of the line of busy
traffic away from the noise and
smoke of railroad and factory
away from the busy marts Of
trade. In the midst of peace and
quiet-sunshine and flowers,
where natural conditions indicate
a permanent resting place. The
main entrance is reached by a de-
lightful drive out West 20 avenue.
On the crown Of hill, high above
the city is the Crown Hill Burial
Park. The surrounding country
appeals to the lover of natural
beauty. To the west is seen broad
valleys and green hills flanked
by towering peaks of the Cont
mental Divide, the place of per-
petual snow. To the east, a
stretch of green, simmer of
river and lakes and the city Of
Denver is spread out like a map
at ones feet. Close at hand the
orchard groves and green fields
delight the eye. The visitor
stands spellbound before the
beautiful vistas, but the real
charm lies within the grounds.
About 10 acres of the 200 acres
owned by the association is now
parked. A complete independ-
ent water system insures absolute
protection for lawn, flowers and
shrubbery. The esplanade which
runs from the main entrance
through the center of the ground
for three-quarters of q mile is
300 feet in width and is a master
piece in landscape gardening.
The grouping of trees is strictly
modern and shows rare skill. In
stead of the old style straight row
of trees lining driveways and
walks, creating dark, damp,
gloomy effects, Crown Hill have
their trees grouped, Here will
be group of a dozen or fifteen
trees, every one of selected type
and then an open space where
lawn and flowers are given the
full benefit of Colorado S sunshine
and then another group Of trees.
This artistic grouping and pant
ing gives a landscape effect quite
new to Denver parks. Would
you like to visit Crown Hill? Cali
up the office, Main 2l96 and make
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-08-31

Ecuador has rejected the proposition
to submit the boundary dispute with
Peru to The Hague tribunal. Colombia
has sent force OF troops into terri.
tory claimed by Peru. War seems in.
evitable between those perennial
squabblers, Haiti and Santo Domingo.
And what looks like a pretty full.
hedged revolution is under way In
Honduras, says the Troy Times. It
would seem that there are several un-
ruly children In the international fam.
lily OF the western hemisphere who
need little wholesome discipline to
make them behave themselves prop
erly.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-08-31
Wolf Stephens.

&C. A. Wolf and Miss Grace
Stephens were married at the
home of the bride in Denver last
Thursday evening at 1880 o'clock,
Rev. Baum officiating. The hap
py couple left Wednesday for
their home at Del Norte, where
Mr.. Wolf is the principal of the
schools.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-08-31
w. T. u. Notes.


Just now while the liquor forces
of the United States, of Canada.
of Europe and of the world are
making their assault on that
citadel of prohibition, Maine.
many interesting fact are brought
out in regard to the question of
constitutional prohibition.
Hon. Richard P. Hobson, M. G.
of Alabama says; 'The disease is
an organic one that has deen run
ming for thousands of years, grip
ping the political, social, and
business life of the nation, and
therefore the treatment must be
organic; that is, it must reach
down to the people themselves,
who constitute the organs and It's
sues of the body social and in
the realm of law must be placed
in the organic law, the peoples
law, the constitution of the sew
eral states and of the United
States" "
Francis E. Clark lived in Port
land for seven years and during
that time he never saw a saloon
or a whiskey bottle in store
window or any open temptation
to young men to drink, and
thousands and tens of thousands
of young men have grown to
manhood without being tempted
into the drunkard's highway.
To quote his own words; My
residence in that beautiful, quiet,
orderly city confirmed my belief
in state wide prohibition"
The liquor people are flooding
Maine with pamphlets and are
hiring the press as far as posi-
Bile. We saw a splendid refuta-
ton of the statement that the
saloon brings good wages and
good times to the Working-men
taken from the Portland Eve
ming Express. In the year 1907
more liquor was consumed than
ever before; but the next year a
panic followed with 1000, 900
people out of work and hard
times, low wages and starvation
were in the land. In 1882 the
consumption increased over two
gallons per capita and the awful
panic of 1898 followed. In Great
Britain the people drank l ! times
the amount consumed in the
United States; but the working
men of Great Britain do not get
half the wages paid to the wage
earners Of the United States.
In Germany where there is more
LIQUOR consumed than in Great
Britain, the working-men get
only half the wages paid those
of Great Britain. In France,
where there is more pure alcohol
consumed than in Germany, the
working-men receive about two
thirds the wages they do in Ger
many. In Russia, where still
more pure alcohol is consumed,
the working-men do not receive
half the wages paid to the work
men of France. Thus it is clearly
seen that where the greatest
amount of alcohol is consumed,
there the man and his family
must suffer most. The interest
in Maine is worldwide and its
results will be equally far reach
ing,
For this reason the w. c. 7. u.
will invite all the Christian peo-
pie of Arvada to join with them
in a prayermeeting on the after
noon of Sept. 10th the day be-
the Main election. C. W. G..
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-08-31
Notice.!

Those knowing themselves in
debted to me will please call at
my residence and make a settle
ment at once.
J. Schul.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-08-31

Flies are to be exterminated in Wor.
cester, Mass. A college biologist there
has formed plans for this extermlna.
ton. and the students will catch the
flies. 1t remains to be seen in the
contest who stays longer in the ring
the flies or the students.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-08-31

an appointment to inspect the
grounds. Office, Suite 22O Foster
Bldg.
The Washington times., 1911-07-22
TRANSFER AND STORAGE

STORAGE, moving, packing and shipping:
nothing too small or too large for Us; large
padded vans at short notice; city or country.
Apostle New Willard Hotel.
LITTLEFIELD, ALVORD & CO.,
Tel w. 73T sol l4th ct. n, w
The Washington times., 1911-07-22
STOCKS CLOSE SLIGHTLY LOWER
AFTER A STRONG OPENING.
UNDERTONE GOOD.

usual desire to take profits, which In
this case had passed the long continued
eighths and quarters, and reached the
point and two-point stage. Fronts OF
this kind are especially attractive after
the long drouth.
But the selling did not cause anytnlng
like a severe break, showing that there
was really a better undertone tnan tne
market would seem to indicate. There
was something of a drop early back
to Y and y below the closings. ana IN
the case Of Great Northern, Northern
pacific and Canadian Pacific TO the ex-
tent Of q of a point.
Union Pacific was doomed in the open
ing for a u rise to 1925, dropped TO
1914 and recovered slightly. Hilfs
closed * below the final figures OF yes
terday; Reading. \ lower; Union, u,
and Canadian Pacific over q point. An
increase in stock Is predicted.
Dominion Steel Company placed an
order for a S1,5OO,OOO wire mill in Cana
da. The United States Steel Corpora
ton is expected to show an increase OF
net earnings for the second quarter OF
at least 100000, or $2S,0OO,0O0 net as
against S24, 900 for the first quarter:
The Standard Oil Company Is to be
separated into about thirty-fve COM
panies, the shareholders of the parent
corporation to hold the prorato In each
individual corporation.
The Washington times., 1911-07-22

NEW YORK. July 22.-with the open
ing the market displayed a sharp up
turn in continuation of the squirt Of
strength that developed late yesterday
afternoon under the leadership of Union
Pacific.
1t seemed as if the leaders considered
II an oDportune time to make a demon
stration over the assurance that the
Canadian reciprocity measure would be-
come a law-ths better conditions in the
steel business and the coming early ad-
journment of the extra session.. that on
the House side has been prolific in In,
vestigations that have become farclcal
in a way, and in certain Legislation
that promises to end on House enact
ment, failing in the Senate.
The sharp rise in Union Pacific was
therefore, not so much Of run In on
shorts as bidding UP Of the market
for effect, and because the leading
financial interests consider the stock
cheap at present prices and certain to
benefit by reciprocity in common with
other Western and Northwestern roads.
The effort was helped by the display
of strength in the Hill shares, the
splendid action in the Canadian Pa
ci1c
when the leader would take the list to
stfu higher prices this morning they
found a fairly large amount OF stock
on sale, evidently the result OF the
The Washington times., 1911-07-22
CONGRESS IS ASKED
TO AID IN GETTING
RIVER FRONT LAND
Repeal of Act Conveying
Needed Tract to Sidney
iBeber Desired.

With a request for its immediate
enactment, the Commissioners today
sent to Congress g. bill to provide for
the repeal of certain acts Of Congress
under which conveyance was made by
the Secretary Of War to Sidney Bieber
Of the interest of the United States
in squares along the Anacostia river,
south of H street and east Of Seventh
street. Following this action, Mr..
Bieber announced, that on July 7, the
property in question was sold to Will
liam H. Gray, an engraver of this
of the recorder Of deeds.
The transfer OF the property to Mr..
Gray, 1t was ackn owledged by the
officials Of the Engineer Department,
will complicate the situation, and
probably will result in its being left
for the determination of the courts.
Necessity 70 rearly action, the Com
missioners say, is due to the fact that
Congress in the last District .appro-
priation bill appropriated 100000 for
and a portion of the improvement would
be adjacent to the water front involved
in the conveyance made to Mr.. Bieber
The property in question, according to
engineering officials, is so situated that
It must be acquired in order to make
the needed improvements.
The bill provides that "any moneys
pal dby Sidney Bieber, or other persons,
shah be refunded to said Sidney Bieber
or other persons who paid same, by the
thereon at the rate of 6 per cent per an
num-" District officials interpret this
to mean that the money may be paid to
William II. Gray. in whose name the
deed to the property is now recorded.
Mr.. Bieber said today that before SELL
ing the land to Mr.. Gray he received
several advantageous offers for its dis
posal
The Washington times., 1911-07-22

GET OUR ESTIMATES on absolutely nrs-
proof storage, moving packing. UNITED
STATES STORAGE CO.. I1s-2O 10th II. n. ".
Phone NJ 1929.
The Washington times., 1911-07-22
BIRDS AND ANIMALS

JUST RECEIVED young SINGING canar,es
parrots, goldfish, rabbits, guinea pigs. and
. hne lot Of dogs, all kinds. sCHMIDs
BIRD STORE. ~ 18th u. n w,
The Washington times., 1911-07-22
Bank Statement Shows
Surplus at Low Mark

NEW YORK, July 22-The weekly
statement today shows the following
changes:
Excess cash reserve increase, $7,711, $50
Loans, decrease, S13, T34. 900.
Specie, increase, S4.9l6, ,OO0
Nef deposits, decrease, S,O83, 900.
Circulation. increase, 500, 900.
Total loans, 81, ,99S, ,997, 900.
The surplus Of the banks is $l6,S59, $50,
as compared with $40, 72S, $50 a year ago,
and $34, ,723, OBS two years ago.