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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12
Insurance Popular.

The number of persons in this coun.
try who make use of life insurance as
means of saving exceeds the total
number who avail themselves of all
the other recognized modes of thrift.
II we add together the nine millions
OF savings bank depositors, the seven
millions of persons who own their
own homes, the two million buildings
and loan society stockholders and the
million and three-quarters of corpora-
ton stockholders we shall have. not
reckoning Implications, not more
than Du ---y millions of investors.
whereas, according to Moody's
Magazine, the number of persons who
hold policies. ordinary and industrial.
In life insurance companies. exceeds
twenty-eight millions. These twenty
eight millions do not include the mum.
Der of certificate holders in fraternal
and assessment associations. old line
or legal reserve life insurance being
the only kind OF insurance that is
worth the serious attention of bust
ness men
The total life insurance carried in
the United States today is about $3.50
head of the population. a sum con
siderably greater than that of any
other country in the world. The com
panies reporting to the New York in.
surance department had on Dec. 81.
1910. $14.680.26S.315 insurance i'm
force. They had total premium in
come Of $533,06G $50 and assets
amounting to $3,6S5. 65O,535, which
represents approximately as large a
sum of money as the total savings in
all the banks of the country.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12

, saw four full-blooded Percherons
working to manure spreader. a nine
year-old-mare under the saddle, a
three-year-olG-stallion in the offlead
and young mare under the line.
The average weight of these splen-
did horses was about 1900 pounds
each, but the remarkable part OF the
business wa that these two young.
7.gorous stations were working quiet
ly with mares. Their teamster had
them under perfect control, but they
had been worked the same as two
year-olds and had become used to
farm labor by degrees.
or course. advice is cheap and the
farmers get lots of 1t and in this mat
ter OF working colts and green horses
In the summer time they have heard
1t aH--fitting on the harness. scraping
the collars at night. washing off the
shoulders and sparing the lash.
have only to say this. and speak
from experiences: II the farmer don't
90 easy with the three and four-year-
olds at this season they will be old
and sluggish long before their time.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12
RaffIino the Mo.o,,lto

Last summer we were pestered with
the awful nuisance. mosquitoes, night
after night, and on one occasion
killed between thirty and forty in our
bedroom. at midnight. The following
day took a wooden cloth. put little
Kerosene oil on 1t. and rubbed both
sides Of the wire mesh OF the screens
with It, That night one lonely mos.
quito disturbed our rest. Two or
three times each week / rubbed the
screens in like manner. and we en-
joyed peace the rest of the summer.
The odor from the oil remains only a
few minutes, and the oil itself pre-
serves the screens and keeps away
fies.-Good Housekeeping Magazine.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12
The Ace of DEVELOPMENT.

We don't have to be gray-haired to
remember the time when mother
made soft soap with the fat savings,
combined with potash. which were
mixed with the same accuracy as
when she put pinch Of salt into the
stew. We call this soap" by cour-
tesy. but 1T wasn't good soap to use
Hewitt's Easy Task soap ia a sci
entific product-no guesswork, no ex-
cess OF fat or alkali. which arp both
injurious. but real soep, which is alb
solutely effective. It is pure ana
white, made exactly the same for a
quarter Of a century-there are many
imitations-insist on getting Easy
Task.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12

Silage is going to be more used than
In the past. and cattle feeders are COM
Ing TO the conclusion at last that It
should not be ignored. says the Ma
tional Stockman. Cheaper grains have
been made by using silage as rough.
age. while gains have been made more
rapid. especially where the cattle
were fed only 90 days. The plan
adopted in handling silage Is to let the
ear OF the corn reach as advanced
stage OF maturity as possible without
firing the fodder. Many stock feeders
In the upper edge OF the corn belt.
where dent corn often fails to come to
maturity because OF early frosts. are
using this silage method with the best
OF success. and for wintering cattle
Its use is equal 20 pasturing them.
Meanwhile the demand for breeding
cattle is showing a steady increase.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12

and Illinois, Indiana. Michigan and
Ohio farmers are buying thousands or
good breeding cows. paying as high
as 500 per head. or more than killers
VIII offer. Furthermore. west of the
Missouri river. in the former range
country. new farmers have fenced in
the lands and are In the market look.
ing Tor pure-bred bulls in SOM in.
stances. although most OF the demand
now Is for cheap bulls. The illustra-
tion shows Shamrock H.. grand cham.
pion steer. at the recent International
Live Stock show.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12
GIVE MILK cow
GOOD TREATMENT
Animal Should Have Access TO
Rock Salt at All Times-
Should Not be Hurried
by Dor or Horse.

small quantity OF barrel salt
should be given the COW once OF twice
a week; and she should have constant
access to rock salt. either in tho yard
or pasture.
In going to and from the pastures.
the cows should have the use of good
wide lane so that they may not be
hooked and damned about DO not hur.
ry them with q dog or horse. II the
floors Of the barn are Of cement.
small quantity OF sand should be
sprinkled on the floor before the cows
are turned out OF allowed to come In
This will prevent them from slipping
Care should be exercised. when they
are running together. that heavy COWS
do not ride the young heifers when
tho l1tter are IN season. Heifers are
frequently injured for life by this
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12
f1.k,,!,.lf
THE SCHOOLMA'AM Girl,
By MICHAEL J. PORTER
Copyright. 1911. by Associated Llterary Press.l

Gideon Rush noticed the girl before
they reached Chicago. though he was
shy. Woodworking young man who
had really noticed few women in his
day.
But even Gideon could be pardoned
Tor looking again at the "schoolma'am
girl" as he quantity nicknamed her.
None but a school teacher would
have that air and that pencil. And
she was SO young and so good to
look at that Gideon was reminded OF
little girls who played at various
games. like keeping house. and going
visiting. and teaching school. She
was school teacher: and yet the
title wasn't distinctive enough II
did not classify her. She was all girl.
too--young and sweet and happy. So
'school-ma am girl" 1t was.
Gideon. who was going out to Ore
gon to grow apples. saw that the
school-ma'am girl had ticket much
like his own-a green one as long as
his arm.
Was she going west. too. maybe to
Oregon? But no: that was impossi.
BILE. He would lose her at Chicago,
where she would change to one OF the
other hundred trains that shuttled
away In every direction.
1t was dark when they rumbled
into the bedlam called Chicago. She
seemed so little and alone and grave
some OF her bright cheerfulness
had departed-that Gideon said re.
gretfui farewell with his eyes. And
she answered the same way
Gideon hurried into the sticky mid.
summer night. because everyone else
was hurrying: found q modest res
taurant in the glare and clatter; hur.
ried through a meal and trotted back
TO the great station as the uniformed
man at the gate was bawling bis
train.
He found his tourist sleeper. Halt
way down the aisle he paused. de-
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12
PROPER TREATMENT OF COLTS
DURING THE SUMMERS HEAT
MANY Good Animals Have Been nd Iade Dull bv
Foolish Habit OF Letting I2un Unbr olenIn
Spring When They Are Three our Years
Old and Then Putting o Work

kick or rear upon what might be con.
sidered very slight provocation, or
no provocation at all to broken. mid.
dle-aged farm horse.
In that section OF Virginia known as
The Valley" famous for its splendid
line OF stock. the farmers are very
successful breeders OF horses, notably
Heavy draft horses and their rule is
to break these big colts at two years
old, never working them over half q
day at time and beginning the break.
irgin process In the late winter and
early spring.
The first link is to wagon In q
steady team and with a quiet team
ster. generally a white man who ia
used to the daily handling OF horees.
The writer visited that section two
years ago this month and while the
guest OF well-known horse breeder,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12
AetTess Feigns Sickness to Have .
Day or and Man Posing as
Doctor Helps Her.

in a Cleveland theater the house
physician has seat given him for
each performance lie is supposed TO
be there every evening Naturally
there comes time whom the play be.
gins to pail on him. One evening no,
Ions ago the stage manager Of local
playhouse rushed down tho aisle to
the Doctors seat anc whispered
Come back at once-tbe leading lady
has had an attack"
in the lsdy's dressing room all was
confusion. "Whar1l we do. Doc?"
cried the stage manager.
Have you poured water on her
headg"
"Yes-s whole bucket-out OF the
one that says Not to be used except
in case Of fire."
Then don't pour any more fear
you have made a fatal mistake Run
OFT 10 the drug store and get this
filled
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12

spite the pushing procession behind
him. his eyes wide open and his
heart humping: for there. comfort
ably disposed In her seat. was the
schoolma'am girl.
Next morning Gideon and the
schoolma'am girl bad spoken to each
other almost before they knew 1t. BY
noon they had decided to make com
mon cause against the frightful
charges Of the dining-car with their
united lunch-boxes BY evening. Gid.
con had told her the story OF his life.
and confided that he had $4,000 with
which TO buy an apple orchard.
The schoolma'am girl was equally
frank. She told him that her real
name was Serena Blythe. but that all
her friends called her Bun" She
had come into a heritage of school
teaching in a New England town at
sixteen She had expected to stay
there always But her fathers health
had made change imperative. and he
and her mother had gone west the
previous year. Now they had made
home In northern California and
had written her to come
together Gideon and the school.
maam girl discovered that Gilesburc.
oregon. and Edensville. California.
were really not far apart
Why. we shall be neighborsi" said
o'ueon. ! can run over after supper
most any evening" They both laugh.
eo at this slender joke: but II did
seem cheering that the two little
Diack dots were separated only bv a
rev score miles Of mountain ranges
and rivers. '""ee'
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12
STRONGER THAN MEAT
A Judges Opinion Of Grape-Nuts.

A gentleman who has acquired a in.
dicial turn Of mind from experience
on the bench out in the Sunhower
State writes a carefully considered
opinion as to the value Of Grape-Nuts
as food. He says:
For the past 8 years Grape Nuts
has been a prominent feature in our
bill of fare.
The crisp food with the delicious,
nutty flavor has become an lndis-
pensable necessity In my familys
everyday life.
1T has proved to be most heallhful
and beneficial, and has enabled us to
practically abolish pastry and pies
from our table. for the children prefer
Grape-Nuts, and do not crave rich and
unwholesome food.
"Grape-Nuts keeps US all I'm perfect
physical condition-as a preventive Of
disease II Is beyond value. / have been
particularly impressed by the benen
cial effects Of Grapo-Nuts when USED
by ladies' who arc troubled with face
blemishes, skin eruptions, etc. It
clears up the complexion wonderfully.
AS to its nutritive qualities, my OK.
perience is that one small dish OF
Grape-Nuts is superior 10 a pound OF
meat for breakfast, which is an impor-
tant consideration for anyone II sat
Isles the appetite and strengthens the
power Of resisting fatigue, while It's
use Involves none Of the disagreeabIe
consequences that sometimes follow
meat breakfast" Name given By
Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the htile book. THE Road to
Wellville," in pkgs There's a reason %
Ever read the shove Iefferg A revv
ere appears fFora tiuae 60 firae. Thev
&c genuine, true, Esd fuil Of hunlan
taterest,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12
tBy J. NJ. BELL. virginia.)

Try to be patient with your colt
Mr. Farmer Remember he is green
yes. as green as the grass he eats SO
peacefully when you turn him out to
Craze and the harness no longer chafes
his soft young body.
All farmers know that a four-year-
Old colt will stand more than three
year-oid Bone and muscle are better
matured and generally better size.
therefore. he Is better able to stand
days work. But. when It comes to
that. no green. unbroken colt should
be expected to do full days work
In the team OF well seasoned farm
or road horses.
So many good colts have been aged
and made dull by this foolish habit
OF letting them run absolutely un-
broken into the spring when they are
three or four-year-olds and then catch
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12

A young man. who had not been
married long. remarked at the dinner
table the other day:
MY dear. / wish you could make
bread such as mother used to make"
The bride smiled and answered in q
voice that did not tremble:
We'll. dear, wish you could make
the dough that father used to make"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12
BOTH OF THEM WERE FRAUDS

When they had run out the lady
opened her eyes DOC" she gasped
you're good fellow. amt you? I
Ano" you know there's nothing the
matter with me. want day on
ana don't want to 20 OIL IN this
act Can you nx III"
sure can" he answered. wringlnr
ner hand sympatheucaly 81 amt
Wen TX IT,"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12
treatment; broken-down rumps being
rather common In some herds


II Is true that the cost OF raising
mems and producing eggs has increas.
eo' out the proportion Is very small
When compared with the increased
vaIue OF the output The cost OF pro.
auction has become about 30 per cent
larger while the growth OF receipts
per dozen eggs is between 100 and ESQ
per cent and the increase in the rate
lor chickens and fowls IS about 100
poT cent.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12
He'd Get IL.

Howell want to get all that's
coming to me.
Powell-Well. stand right where
you are; there'll be an automobile
along in minute or two.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12
Time TO Reoraanize,

Il asked her to marry me, and she
gave me supreme court answer"
What kind of an answer is that?'
Said she would give me six months
to readjust myself so as to be accept
ble."-Puck
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12
The Ultimate Limit.

First Dentist-My work is so pain
less that my patients often fall asleep
while I am at their teeth.
Second Dentist-Thats nothing.
Mine all want to have their pictures
taken to catch the expression OF de-
light on their faces.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12

Give our horses some wheat bran
J. horses arc worked hard all weok
and fed heavily. and are idle ON en-.
day bran mash on Saturday nigh,
is Invaluable and handful Of llnseed
meal adds value. T. makes the borso
look and feel better
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12
The Ground of Their Lows.

Let us have peace" said the Eng
llsh invader. Can you not see that
the white strangers love the redmen ?"
"Ah. yes" replied the intelligent In
dian. they love the very ground we
walk upon."-Sacred Heart Review.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12
TruthfulIv Said

my friend, you should join the
church. AS the prophet says Come
thou with us and we will do thee
good"
You have already. parson. I was
at your church fair last night
Smart Set Magazine.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12
The Honest Man.

. Diogeues was searching for an hop
est man
He will advertise that his summer
resort has mosquitoes" explained ths,
sage.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12
Timothy Hav.

Timothy hay. when fed alone. Is n
very poor ration for any animal. but II
is much worse for a growing one +,
VIII MI. but he who feeds it will not
get best results.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12

First Baby-My papa il co,,.tn
OF finance
Second Baby-Huhl can 20 vor
one better Ny papa ia aoc,
walker
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12

PORK produced and cured on the
farm VIII cost less than half az much
as n bought piece By piece Al the mar
ket
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12
Why tie Don.

Dld the mother OF the bride CIV
at the weddine7" 0'y
Yes. indeed That was ,bo ,
way she could attract attention 70
her new gown" 10
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12

Hold fast to the highest ideals thar
flash upon your vision in hours OF
exaltation.-Frances e. Willard.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12
Moro Than That.
Did they water the stock?"
They fairly turned the hose on IT,"
USE ALIENS roor-rAs

USE ALIENS FOOT-EASE
the Antisepuc powder TO be shaken into tho Shoes
for tired aching feet I, takes the sting of corns
and bunions and makes walking n delight Bold
everywhere, $50. Rsruss Substitutes. For FREE
trial package. address A q. oimstcd. Le Roy. ny
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teethinR. softens the gums, reduces iuhamma-
tion. allays pain. cures wind collie, CSC n bottle
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12
Wanted to Know.

Ella-She has a rosebud mouth.
Stella-Does that explain her prak-
Ing SO many fowery speeches?
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12
IN THE COURTROOM.

She-Who are those young men
with books under their arms?
He Students. They are taking up
the law.
She-What's that old man in the
big chair back OF the desk doing?
He-He's laying IL down.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12

A wise man may forgive but only o
fool will forget.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-09-12
Important to Mothers

Important TO Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, n safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, end see that it
Signature of &xHHSzzaI
in Use For Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-06-08

The village of Bushnell came near
having a disasterous fire on Wednes-
day evening of last week. While a
meeting was being held to discuss
plans for a gala day, fire was dis
covered in the vacant Ryan-Loomis
building across the street. A bucket
brigade was quickly formed and the
flames subdued after a hard fight. The
fire was in a back room and had
enough start to badly CHAIR the cell
ing and walls before it was put ont
Postmaster Billings had all of the
contents OF the postoffice carried out
into the street, as the building would
have quickly followed. had the fire
not have been put under control. 1t
has made them seriously consider the
lack of fire protection and may result
in the purchase of some kind Of fire
fighting apparatus.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-06-08

she found a home with an uncle for
years. In 1892 she came here to keep
house for her brother, H. J. McComb
on his farm between mere and Brook
ings. Last fall they retired from the
farm, and before leaving for Califor-
mia. contracted for a residence to be
built in White during their absence.
They were on their way home when
she contracted pneumonia and died
after a brief illness at the home of a
friend whom she was visiting in On.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-06-08

songs, and the words Of hope and
comfort spoken by the pastor, Rev.
Ira Miller. Following the services
a large procession followed the body
to Fairview Cemetery, where the last
solemn words were said with which
Il was committed back to dust.
Louisa n. MoComb was born at
West Point, Wis, October II, 1871,
and SO Year,, Z months and Is days
old at her death, May Gath. Her par
ents died when she was young and
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-06-08

derwood, n. d. Miss McComb had a
host of warm friends. She was held
in high esteem for her womanly
worth by all who knew her. She
united with the Presbyterian church
in 1894, and exemplified in her life
her profession of faith. She was also
an active member of the Eastern Star
and Royal Neighbor lodges. In church,
~fraternai and social circles she will
be missed. Her untimely death caused
great sorrow in this community.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-06-08
VOLGA.

From the Tribune:
Alfred T. Horton returned home
Saturday night from Deadwood where
he attended the grand lodge session
Of the A. 0. II. w. 1t is very dry all
through the western part of the state
and in some sections the grain has
not sprouted. From Philip to Rapid
City there has been practically no
rain this spring and there was very
little or no snow during the winter.
East of Philip, while it is still very
dry, there is some green grass and
conditions are not as bad as farther
west. East Of the Missouri from
Blunt to washington crops look we'll,
there having been considerable rain
all through that section.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-06-08
WHITE.

From the Leader:
The Presbyterian church could not
hold the people who gathered Satur-
day afternoon to pay their last honors
to the memory of Miss Louisa Nc
Comb. The white casket showed
against Q background OF pottcd plants
and was heaped with q ~profasion OF
beautiful floral offerings. The large
congregation listened with sympa-
thetic interest to the sweet gospel
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-06-08
ElkTON.

From the Record:
Otto Bricsc, OF Rochester, husband
of our Angie Kramer, had a narrow
escape from death, recently. On his
way home from work, the other even
ing, he ran against a live wire which
was hanging across his path and was
struck down and was supposed TO be
dead, but timely assistance brought
him from under the effects Of the
shock. His hand was severely burned
and his right arm rendered helpless.
This Is the third time Mr.. BrieseAhas
had a narrow escape from fatal mis-
haps.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-06-08

boss is deaf and you have to write
to him John ~conyersed with him
thus and the fellow denied having
written to John and his mother, and
said he was too busy to show lands
anyway. 1t cost John 50c to write 10
him-and that ended the deal. The
fellow is a CRATER and a fraud.