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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-06-20
Ladies /!

Look, listen, as I viii not be in
business next year, ] have decided
to close out ladies' trimmed hats at
cost They were bought this spring
ore up to date and must go When
you get your nat. buy a pair of
YASSOR shoes. The Yassor is the
hest shoe I ever banded. I stand
behlnd this assertion. DON'T forget
the name -VASSOR.
Yours truly.
F. S. WILSON.
Bis Springs, w Va.
q b AZ Vet. Haaa&sea rarij
a.a5' frGcC ~ 40 saY 1Aa..
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-06-20
~ oiler and Engine for sale or
trade. Call or write.
O. C. COOPER.
CrestOn, w. Va.
CaSkets and coffins on Hand.

I keep constantly on hand both
factory and home made caskets and
coflins. Prices very reasonable.
We keep n spring wagon and team
TO deliver the same, when wanted.
Yours,
ROBERT SMITH 81
White Pine, w. Va
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-06-20
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

10 the Creditors Of Nora b Edmon, de-
ceased:
In pursuance Of decree Of the Cirsuit
court of Calhoun county West Virginia
made in Il cause therein pending to subject
The real estate OF the sail Nora b. Edmcu,
deceased, 81, tle payment OF her debts, yon
and each of yCu are hereby required TO pre-
sent your claim or claims against Che es-
ta,e OF the said Nora g. Edmon, for adiud
cation to Albert Smith, Master Commits.
sioner at his office IN the Bank of Grants-
vilic Building in TIA, town Of GrantsvilIc,
N the said County Of Calhoun and State OF
West Virginia On or before Wednesday,
THE IL 9GU at June 1911
Witnesses. &C. Starcher, Clerk of the
said Circuit Court Of Calhoun County, this
4th day Of May 1911
&C. Starcher, Clerk,
Circuit Court Calhoun County.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-07
DOCTORS FEE IN JAPAN
Physician Receives . Prsssnt ~ %
Much - Patient Can
Afford.

A Japanese doctor never dreams Of
asking a poor patient for . fee. There
10 . proverb among the medical frater.
nifty IN Japan: when the twin enc.
mics poverty and disease invade .
home, then he who takes ausht from
tina, home. even n n be given him. Ia =
robber."
Often" remarked . recent lecturer
on Life In Japan" - doctor viii not
only give his time and medicine free
10 the sufferer. but he will also give
him money 10 tide over his dire neces
stiles. Every physician IL his own dis
penser. and there are very few spoihe
carries shops In the empire.
when even q rich man calls In y
doctor he does not expect tina, he viii
receive u bill for medical services: 10
fact no such thing as q doctors bill II
known In Japan. although nearly oil
modern practices are In vogue there
The strict honesty OF the people does
not make II necessary for the doctor
10 ask q fee. When he has finished hit
visits TO the patient q present 10 made
TO him. Just ~ much ~ the patient
can AFFORD. The doctor smiles. bows
thanks his patient. and the transaction
Ia settled.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-07
Chinese and XaeeLnatlen.

Unless Il In absolutely necessary !
never like to get . Chinsmsn started
on the vaccination game because he
never knows where 70 STOP" said Q
missionary. He nights against the
Initiation with all the stubbornness Of
bis oriental nature. but once he b.
comes convinced Of the efncscy Of
vaccine virus be goes on the principle
that you can't get too much Of q good
thing and wants . dose Of II for every
III that besets him. The Chinaman
who has been once vaccinsted wants
II done all over again every time be
Gets . bed headache. II 10 pretty
tough On Chinese children whose %.
rents have formed the vaccination
habit II the missionaries and doc
tors didn't watch out their little arms
would Be In . state Of eruption half
the Tina"
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-07
ANCIENT ISRAEL USED INK
Writings u Oibis Times ,nserIbsd on
Potshsrds Have Been Found
In oamar,a.

That the ancient Israelites had .
cheap snd easy method OF sending writ
ten messages whica wAs In fairly com
mon use 10 now an established fact. >
said George A. Reisner. assistant pro
fsssor Of nGyptolosy at Harvard. who
for the last fourteen years he's been
conducting excavations In Egypt and
Palestine. Professor Reisner just re-
turned on the CampaniA.
We we're escavatinS 10 SamaTia
once capital VI the northern Magdoul
Of Israel. In 1908. when We came upon
the palace Of the lsraelits kings l-asl
summer ve found on the neer Of enc Of
the chambers Of the palace . Number
Of Dotsherds and on these shards we're
written messsses; they related to
tmhss or tsles paid to the king. and
we're written In an ink made Of pure
carbon or lampblack. These. perhaps
are the earliest specimens Of lsraelits
work contemporaneous With the Bible
They we're written In the reign Of
King Ahab. New York Evening Post
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-07
WHERE WE NEED PROTECTION
Net Against the Avtoerst But the
outerewn Social ,nstltv-
tloN.

II 10 sot the autocrat. bot the OUT
grown social Institution. against which
society requires protection. Not the
Legislature Or the executive. but the
constitution and the prevailing judicial
and administrative procedure. are 10
the way Of progress; Or rather, carry.
Ing the analysis one step farther. our
dimcuities are not 10 much with the
constitstion and procedure. - with our
own, reluctance to amend and modern.
iss them. Knowledge and convictios
have gone far ahead q existing me-
chsnism and habit. The clash IL none
the lees real because II 10 not betwses
two distinct elsssss. between Q ruling
class and . revolving elass. for cram,
pie; but rather between our o~p
selves Of tradition and habit on the
one hand. and ourselves OF the present
environment and new standards These
conflicts with our own Inherited tradi.
lions and habits are perhaps the most
eHasperating and tragic Of all.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-07
THIS WAITER WAS SATISFIED
o,6 NsSrs Nsessvss One Dollar ~
evssy Cent Ne Collected From
wealthy Man.

sTle shrevl waiter will acceDt Q
tip. no matter how email II Ia. and
pretend that he Is satisfied" said .
hotel manager yesterday. when !
hear Of persons Eivins extraordinarily
small tips II reminds me Of an old ne
gro waiter We used TO have at Palm
Beach Q few years ago. His name
Was Winfield Scott
"A wealthy but eccentric New York.
or arrived At the hotel early in the
season, and Scott took charge Of his
table. He took his three meals at
the came hours each day. A. the end
Of the hrst he solemnly handed the
waiter one cent Scott vas wise, 40
be bowed and showed his teeth and
said: Thank yuh. sub The next
meal the same thing happened. and
10 on TO the end OF three months
when the visitor was about 10 leave.
Scott waited on him With the great
est unctifiousness At every meal and
never limited that the tip he got was
not perfectly satisfactory.
After be had finished his last meal
the visitor said TO the waiter: Scott
how long have I been here7'
"Jes' 80 days. subj was the answer
- have given you something after
every meal. haven't ~
YES. sub
How much does Il amount to-
Scott told him. Have you got oil
those penniesf the visitor asked.
Scott said he had. and the visitor
told him 10 bring them. Scott re-
turned with = bag Of pennies and
handed them over.
TN take them said the man
Now this IL yours. and he handed
over to the waiter $50"
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-07
MORSE OF the oosl DESERT


Il 10 more dihlcult - lsnsstieats
The vile horse than II 10 70 bring 9th.
Or species Of Wild animals vndsr sub-
lection.
Some ysars ago Prtsva.sky. . Rss.
siaa explorer. discovered . distinct
wild horse In the Cobb desert. u The
ssuth Of Mongolia. A herd Of 30 colts
we're captured and laadsd 10 Europe
Most Of them we're seat 70 Russia. but
. few we're shipped to the estate q
the duke OF Bedford. In England.
They we're ragged Of coat aad q
awkward gait. All efforts to tame
them have failed. They will not ssb.
nit to man's rule and are therefore
unservicesbls. They become badly
frightened when Q man approaches
nearer than two or three rods Of them
The Russians claim that By methods
Of comparative anatomy and IN ether
ways they have proved that the 0obi
desert horse 10 . distinct species Of
the genus horse. Most naturalists
have until now believed that the true
Wild horses with an unbroksn line q
Wild ancestry were extinct
II 10 the general opinion that the
domestic horse Of today vas mainly
derived from three wild spscies
which have been named the steppe
forest and plateau varieties. The COB
horse 10 . represent alive Of the stepp'
variety. This horse In It's wild state
lives In the level districts and goes
At night TO the pasture lands snf
drinking places. Al break Of day !
returns to the desert, where II rests
until sunset.---New York Herald.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-07
ORDINATIONS OF OLD DAYS
Quaint csremsnIsls Thst Formerly
Were Observed at the 0anaust
In Westminster ktsii

Westminstev hell saw some pic
turesQus paGesnts st old.time corona
tons. Among these. according 10 =
writer In the Queen. vas Q coronation
banquet. at which we're observed some
quaint cersmonials. The 6rst courss
vas brought Int the hall With much
courtly splendor. A. the GROWING Of
Georve ". Lord Anglessey. - lore
high steward. rods 10 the center wear
Ing his robes aad coronet. and with \
plume Of white feathers on his horse,
haad. The duke Of wellington ~ lord
high constable rode on his right on .
white charger most richly cspsrisoned
and on the Isft rode Lore Howard OF
Emngham 40 deputy earl narshsi o.
England.
These three. with many other q,
'endants. escorted the gentlemen pen
sioners. who bors the bot dishes 70
the hinge owa eating. A. this ban
Qust cups Of wise we're offered BY IN,
lord mayor Of LONDON ana BY IN,
mayor Of Oxford; the lord Of the
manor Of Lyston presented . plate
Of waters. and another lord Of y
manor gave three cups Of maple unto
his sovereign. rhe~s cups Of maple
were pressntsd and accepted By Kins
Edward at his coronation In 1902
Westminster hall 10 no longer used on
the occasios Of this solemn service
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-07
oubleus Work.

More than thirty years ago. whom
Colonel Ffobsl Of Atlanta was called
on TO case the water 10 . nsiEhboFins
stream. be one day had On amusing
encounter with an old farmer Who
came along on . wood cart. drawn BY
an OF.
When he reached the colonel. be
stopped the cart. and inquired. per,
emptorily:
What on 'arth are them msn dom
thar"
They are trying TO And out how
many bucke0uls OF water run down
this creek In ~ hours" said the col.
onel.
Mister. are that q true fsct?" asked
the farmer.
Yes. that's Just what Il is," said
the colonel.
We'll, mister" said the old man.
In q tone Of much disapprovsl and
anxiety, 1T mought he all right. but
II do appear TO me such doin's are on.
constitutional" - Youths C0mpan-
ion.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-07
Ancient olseourss.

The vicar vas . very old man. II.
had been In the parish fortytWc
years. During his last year IN.
cursts wss practically 10 charge o.
The services. but now and then, when
he was able. he occupied the pulpit
His eyesight wss bad, and he was al
together UNIT 10 compose fresh ser,
mons. 20 had TO fall back on old
ones One Sunday morning his hear.
ers were alarmed with q discourse
much - follows: I'VE are standing
today" he said. face TO face with 4
great power 10 the east. We sre or
The verge Of war. lions psuseJ W.
are-we are-er-we ere on the brink
Of war with Russia, I-er-we. !
msan-we ~ill now proceed to con.
slider the next point" In the vestry.
after service. the curate asked him
about the projected war. a. he had
seen nothing about Il In the papers.
That sermon" he said, with Q very
far.OR look In his eyes. and . slight
suspicion OF . smile-"that sermon I
wrote forty years ago"
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-07
oslns Your Own Pspsrins.

10 preparing the paper for hanging,
osJt trim OF ell white edges which
might show sNsrward. Then spread
The paste on the paper. very evenly. To
sbviats the danger Of irregular drying
end later spotty e6~cts. Regulate the
temperature Of the room 90 that the
paper will dry within one hour after
hanging
The following method Of estimating
the number Of rolls Of paper may be Of
help. This estimate holds good for
rooms Of from seven 10 nine feet In
height. Measure the number Of yards
around the room. and multiply this BY
two. The resultant figure represents
the number OF full.length strips For
each ordinary sized window and door
allow two strips each. Subtract this
from the nrst hGure. and divide by ave
This will give YOU the number OF dou.
BILE rolls required This estimate makes
allowance enough SO that the trim.
nings Ill In odd places,-Country Life
in America
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-07

0aay q ths osssse1sats - NE Fst
iswsss ~ Kline otks I. Az Found
In and NOae Atheno.

A visitor TO Athens Who eoss 70 he
asishborine village Of Heraclsa 10 sur
Drissd to ses chiidrea With blue eyes
and light hair playing In the streets,
In fact they are little folk whe re-
ssmbie but remotely the descendants
Of Pericles.
These children on the Greek coil
are AescsnIants Of the suite and fol.
lowers Of Kiag Ohio I. When the
prince Of Bavaria was called 70 the
throne Of Greece IL 1859 no vas &C.
csnpanisd BY soldiers. ofnciais. pro
fsssional men. vorknsa and shop.
keepers. In plain language . good
part Of the contingent vas . medley
crowd Of adventurers.
Most Of these remained behind an.
er the fall Of the dynasty. and occupy.
ing good positions today In Athens are
the bearers Of names unqusstionably
0ermsn. for instance Hoesslin. Risnck
and Hchsuroth.
The Bavsrian king and esssn On.
ooursssd the settlement Of their coun.
trymen In Greece. Queen Amelia ere.
atsl . model farm In Pyros Amalias.
but the issd uncultivated has nov re-.
turned TO Q state Of nature. The king
founded . village upon which he BE-
slowed the ancient title Of Herac,ea.
ana In view OF the briGandage be sur.
rounded II With walls and gatss A.
the four eoners hs ereets1 small
fora II Aad nOv town hov0eo for so
families specially reserved fss Bavari.
a. artisans. bet ssly forty we're ever
sccupiet.
After the troubles Of lt>3 ~ fani.
iiss quilted the township. Al the
German population has since then
continued 10 decrease. ut thoss Who
have remained DO not ssso - have
contracted Greek nasySAGss. MUNICH
net NAcArtpAtse.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-07
Prseeelsus Infant.

William Lyon Phelps tells this stor!
about Robert l/ouis Stevenson. - ~
Illustrating the cosmopolitsnism o.
Russian character. which Professor
Phelps says II accountable, In :
measure, for the international e6sc,
and influence OF Russian novels
Stevenson. writing from Msntone 70
bis mother. Z January. 1874. said
We have two little Russian girls,
With the youngest Of whom. . little
polyglot button Of Q thrse.ysar old.
had the most lauEhabls scene 81
lunch today. She sale some
thing In Italian which made every body
laugh very much after some
examination. she announced smphat'
icaily 10 the whole table. In German,
that ! was Q madchsn. This
hasty copclusios - 70 ny sex she was
led aferward . revise but
her opinion wss announced
In . language quite unknown TO me,
and probably Russian. To complete
The scroll Of her accomplishments
she ssid sood,by 10 me In very
commendabls Euglish." Three days
later. Stevenson added. The little
Russian Kid 10 only two and . half.
she speaks six languages"
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-07
Mental Fac.

my brightest pupils" says q young
tutor. have occasional weeks of
blankness which resist my most sub.
tie methods, and ! have come to the
conclusion that they are suffering at
such times from . form Of mental In.
digestion. They have been taught
enough and need rest before their
minds will receive and stow away any
more facts A couple Of days works
wonders. and even one day 10 some.
times enough. But II 10 hard to make
the mothers understand the import.
ance OF these holidays, and some OF
them besrudge the loss of even few
lessons"
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-07
cHaisr4IkE COMMON SENSE


Mutual service 10 the basis Of mu.
teal confidence. Mutual service means
Justice. psAcs, plenty. virtvs. II means
the beginniAs st lsast Of that mutual
lsvs which , ~ 0OVa and glory o.
Tie divine NE q DssSset humanity.
n W are eomnitAs1 - - ~ are on
osr way 10 the Fsal1.aAlsa q the
Christian IDEAL. n ~ - belief viii
avs ~. We ~ ~ ~ pray and
huniiiato su0sDvD befsrs ~ oan put
he messags q Jesus inAU sscA form
- 70 reach ~ mind. IL ssaseisnce
the heart. q this ssneras1pa; We must
ct at ths O1vts IN vAish he, being
what he was. spoke and acted n. BY
sympathy, We share the spirit that
moved him We begin to know no,
what he said and did then 10 much AZ
what We ought to say and DO now
and here. What he said about the rich
and the poor. the scribes and the
Phsrisees. the Gentle pubiicans and
Jewish sinners he might not say today
II he were dealing with the problems
Of modern society. What he did st
any moment depended upon the pc
cuiiar circumstances Of the time ane
place. He might act differently nov
and here. II. however. we can die
cover the spirit 10 which he used the
eifts Of his nature and the power o.
God that was In him We may In the
spirit know how We ought to apply
ourselves 10 the needs Of our time and
what will help 10 IN our work today
Christian Register.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-07
The Man In the etocks.

Thomas Hardy lived to zee many
changes In his native Wessex. 81
have seen with my own eyes things
that many people believe to have been
extinct for centuries. have seen men
In the stocks. remember one perfect.
~ when | WAS very young. can see
him now, sitting In the scorching sun.
shine with the flies crawling over
him" Incidents like this were used IN
Tess Of the D'Urbervilles" and THE
Return Of the Native" Max Gate, the
house In which he lives, Ia built on
what was formerly crown land belong
Ing to the duchy Of Cornwall. When
Hardy's offer 10 purchase was received
the late King Edward. then prince Of
Wales, remarked: Let him have the
land he wants; he has set his heart on
II. and We must do all We can TO make
our authors contented."
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-07
Quartz Mills In Alaska.

Aissks has produced more than 200
million dollars IN gold since 1865 So
far only placer gold has been mined
except 1t Tresdwell: but new quartz
mining has assumed first importance
and quartz mills are going into Alas.
ka In great numbers. For more than
a decade the trail to the interior Wa
lined with weary men carrying their
packs and stumbling along over rocky
lodges now found to contain more
gold than the distant placers, A. the
great quartz mines In the Sierra Ne.
vadss succeeded the placer camps Of
California. 90 the quartz mines Of Val
dez are succeeding the famous placers
NJ the Interior There 10 no healthier.
happier nor more promising prospect
for a young man Of energy than the
quarts lodges Of Alaska.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-07
Chauffeur a. Critic.

Dramatic critics could take les.
son from taxicab drivers In the art
Of damning a play" said q western
man. In addition to their capabiiity
they have peculiar opportunity Tor
exercising their talent The other
night ! told a chauffeur who had driv.
on us to certain theater that he
might call for MS and take us home.
VERY we'll said he. About what
time? At the end OF the second act"
why at the end Of the second
actE I asked.
II guess the rest Of the play Is
no good said he. Anyhow, q good
part of the audience goes home then"
New York Sun.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-07
CASTE 4 BANNER m iNetk'


First Of all cate II o question -
birth, and there 10 no entry except ~
birth. A worker IN . coal mine may
become Q part owner thereof. and his
daughter marry . pesR. and bic grand
son become . pesv q England No
miltoo vii GNAlD ~ low caste Hin.
luO nary Into Q Brahman family o.
~ - SsuoA ~ hAa1 or throw bio
sha1sW - ~ NJ q . Brahman ID
INDIA
II . man = accommodated By bis
caste fellows In india, 10 one q the
caste viii 80 With IN seoapt water
from bic kAnAs q V hin. Hio
own vffs N MOI tsUsA Nm a. speae
with him. He IL dead - his family.
The barber even will not shave him,
or cut his hair. - his ~ nails.
A Brahman CLERK - been known
70 distribute legal 1ssumeots BY
throwing them down q the end %
the village street In which live his
low caste brethren. Letter carriers
have been known TO refuse 10 enter
the houses Of. or to permit themselves
to come into personal contact with
those Of Q lower status than them
selves.
II one could picture to oneself 90
cial snobbery lifted into q fanatica1
religious faith, II would he . pale de-
scription Of the iron subdivisions Of
caste In india There n no patriotism.
and can be none, In q country thus
divided against itsef.-Scribner's
Magazine.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-07
0eoWT REMEMsea MS NAME
0Uoss Instance ~ ~otaOs FelOht" q
- General Delivery window On
Sunday MerniN0.

sHaAS people get stage fright at
- esasral delivery window" said .
~ encs clsrk. 1T 10 particularly
nhsly 70 catch thsm on Sunday morn.
~. wAsa Q big crowd 10 lined up
0aitias for mail. Most always they
ssosvsr In tine to give their name and
al1ress, but oncs In . while . man
ea1ssv such . severe attack Of no
0satary aphasia that he has 70 step
aei1s ioDs enough 70 remember Who
~ ~
"A queer inc,lsat Of this hiad took
olAos at THE viadov not msay Sun
Gays age. The usual Sunday morning
1Bowl vas on hand. In the line vas
. nan vho ~ss struck With the worst
had Of stage fright the minute he ap
0ssached The window. II 10 the Gus
ssD fer every applicant 10 sins out
IN aams without being asked. but
hat nsns aind Asd suddenly become
eueh q blauh that he had no more
s1sa what hs wanted TO say than n he
had never been csristensl Al .
buov time like that . clerk has 10
sl0s - waste on inbsciies. - ] ashsd
Aio 70 stsp aside and give the rest Of
ths felix's . chance. Before he could
0aks . move tie man directly behind
HIN ssng out name and address over
his shoal4sr. The naus stage fright
vanished Instantly.
"'Tts,s my name he said. How
- earth did yos know ~ ] never
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-07
RhodOS' Art Fad,

Although Cecil Rhodes was Q busy
man he got time for q certain amount
Of reading. He made Il Q rule, al.
though very fond Of good pictures.
never to buy any for fear Of develop
Ing q craze for collecting works Of
art. for with all his wealth he felt
that he could not afford to spend 80
much money on . fad, The only
famous painting that he owned was
one by Sir Joshua Reynolds. supposed
10 represent . young married woman.
which hung IN the dining.room over
the fireplace. A. boy he had taken
. great fancy to the picture, and
when he grew W and became rich he
bought II.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-07
RUSHING Tor Trains.

Mrs. Charles Whitney. who lives in
Overlook and whose husband comes
to town every morning. called the
maid yesterday with rather excited
direction.
"Oh. Sarah" she said. II hadn't
noticed how late II 10. Go upstairs
and tell Mr.. whitney to hurry or
he'll miss bis train"
II have called him." Sarah answered
proudly. and he says, ma'am, that
II ! puts tho grapefruit Just outside
the door and the chops on the top
step and the rolls and coffee on the
landing he can catch the $40 train. +"
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-07
Economy In Smoke Prevention.

After remsrkinG that there can be nj
hope OF the general adoption Of means
to prevent the fouling OF the air Of
great cities with factory smoke unless
II can be demonstrated that the adop
tion Of such means will result In the
saving Of money 70 the makers OF the
smoke. Prot, J. A. SwitEer Of the Uni
versity Of Tennessee records the result
OF experiments which he has made
with smoke consumers based ON the
principle NJ injecting. with steam. Jets,
fresh air into the furnaces whenever
fresh fuel II put upon the fires, He
hnds that the claim that such appara
tus increases the eiIiciency Of the boil
ers BY increasing the evaporation Of
the water 10 we'll founded. and that
there 10 real economy in their use. -
Youths Companion.