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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-10
Her TINE WORTH SEA A DAY
Woman Called Upon TO Dig Deep for
Little Accommodates Rem.
6ered

Il know a woman, that is. have
Speaking acquaintance with her over
the telephone, whose time must be
worth about SEA for a working day Of
eight hours" said The woman. From
little bill she sent me the first OF
October l have figured that is what
che values herself at. She is an ac-
commodsting woman We got ac-
quainted through her going TO all
kinds Of trouble to deliver a telephone
message. One afternoon she called
out our number and asked If there
was anybody living there named
Maude. My name is Maude. told
her so. Then she said that about an
hour before some man had called her
10 tbs telephone and without waiting
to find out whether he had the right
number or not he hal said: Hello,
Maude, that you? III be up about
six o'clock tonight BE sure to be
ready to start The minute ! get there
Before she could say word he
had runS of and Sc sc, about trying
TO corner Il Maude Who used her own
telephone number on another ex-
change. II took fifteen minutes. and
She called up seven numbers in all.
The message was mine and | thanked
her, gave my fun name and address
and odered 10 pay for her trouble.
She was quite indignant; forbade me
even to mention such a thing, but
upon second thought she concluded 10
mention 1t herself Her bill is for
50 .G5-35 cents for the seven calls and
e for the fifteen minutes. 1t is upon
that basis that l figured out my val
uation Of s64 4 day Pretty valuable
tine, seems to me"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-10

The thumb print theory has just
received tremendous ar in Eng
land, The Bertillonists have long
claimed that no two thumbs could
even make an identical imprint and
1T will be remembered that only a
few weeks ago man was convicted
OF murder III this country on thumb
print evidence. In London two
years ago prisoner was convicted
and sentenced on tue same "indis-
putable" thumb print evidence. IL
must come as quite shock to the
theorists, therefore, that develop
ments in the London case prove
that at the time the crime was com
mitted the convicted prisoner was
serving in the army and IT was
physically impossible for HIM to
have been guilty. His release, of
course, has fol owed. The fallibil-
ity of the supposed infallible thumb
print theory having thus been es-
iablished, its efficacy as evidence is
seriously impaired. 1t may per-
haps be valuable as cyrroborative
evidence but juries will hesitate to
condemn men on thumb print evil
dence alone,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-10
Short storlss

George Horace Lorimer. the noted
editor and author, said in a recent lit.
erary address 40 the Franklin Inn I'm
Philadelphia
some people declare that short
asotios are going out-thst we can't
produce short stories at the rate we
used TO. Wen, AID I've got TO say Is
that ] never walk down Chestnut
street without meeting at least three
hforateua who stop end tell me how
shOrl irey ar"."
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-10
The Natural Deduction.

His waistcoat was wonderful.
His tic was tremulous.
His socks were positively supsrhu-
man
In order to display which, his trous-
eTs we're tucked up to a ludicrous
height
An urchin plucked him by tho
sleeve.
Lost somebody. guvnor?" queried
the youth. sympathetcally
"Of course not, fellow!" he respond
ed, contemptuously.
Cat or dog dead. guv'nor?" queried
the youngster
Bal Jove!" snapped the mob" dis
tinctly annoyed. why do you ask
such stoopid questions?"
why. guv'nor9" called the urchln.
Cos I see yer trousers at 'arf.mast!"
Answers
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-10

Hells have always exercised a power
iul influence on the imagination or
poets and writer's. Perhaps thu beae
description OF the frenzy OF excite
ment that can be caused by the love
Of great bells and by their vibrating.
insistent, compelling tone IS that given
by Victor Hugo IN hts account on
Quasimodo, the deformed bellringer %
Notro Dame
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-10

Dol ".o 2 peep My SJeTV.
81 wa1 90 hank yen from Che bottom
my hear wrote O. y Eader of icw
BURG 50 W., "ior the wonderful drull
bucdt 100 Elecid. Huers, in cur-
in- mc " b,ha ctere case OF stoma %
ro1blcaud rheumaGt from which I
had been au almost helpless sufferer for ten
yc'r+ .an.'ed my case as though made
JUL ior oe.' For dyspepsia. Indigestion
jau1dic. end to iid lhe system OF kidney
poison. iIai cause rheumatism, Electric
Bitter h'tno equal Try them. Every
bottle b. guaranteed e satisfy. Only SOC al
az druggists
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-10
s. 5. Patterson, Blacksmith

Oairg lo The fact that my shop
az the Pol corner is not ready for
occupation 1 will work in the Huff
man shop ut the Mill until
il il ready will be ready to COM
meDce work Thursday, Dec 8
Yours truly,
S. S. Patterson.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-10

a cheap tobacco. called ava grass. Is
very uVch smoked by The Malays.
which they put in a dried leaf called
a roc-so. rolling the tobacco up I'm il
like cie9 ette The aialays of Ger.
tain districts keep the tobacco of their
cultivation for a long fue in pieces
OF bamboo but SC is badly prepared
ard never exported
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-10

Since the ladies' OF the land have so
generally decroed that furs must be
worn IN the winter season, even the
dcspi5ed muskrat IL being watched aud
studied, and marshlands are being cul-
tivsted for hts sustenance and home
building Muskrat trapping has for
some years past been a profitable oc-
cupatiOn among owners Of such lands
I'm various parts Of the country. and
the skins sold to furriers and dyers
arc splendidly dyed. dressed and made
up to initiate costly furs The gov
eminent experts are now studying
scientific way Of saving the muskrat.
NauOnal MaRa1lne
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-10

a corlelu favorite American actress
was reported to have said apropos Of
marriage. that o. FOR herself, she was
welded io art on which one Of those
horrld newspaper men thought prop.
er to remark. "Theu Mary IS TO be
congratulated. as Art Mother shores
nor has cold feeti'
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-10

It may appear a whimsical theory
that the successful grocery store cas
be detected by its cdors- and yet
there is much truth iu &c. namely.
that the grocery store which greets
the nostrils with a certain glorious
combination of odors OF coffee. tea
and spices Is almost always ~ paying
nvestment.-From the Ideal Grocer.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-10

Sweeping down o OF tue sky with
Il sharp hiss. small meteorite
crashed against the bird on the
house of Alfred II Richards. near
Wakefield. Mass. and set the house
on fire. The village hosemen were
called out. and no serious damage was
done. The meteorite glanced of from
the house to tho ground II weighs
about FIVE pounds and IS almost per.
fectly round
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-10
MIR. Bryan's Position.

In the last issue Of The Common
Ell MIR. Bryan sets at rest all specula
ton as to just where he stands with
relation to the presidential nomina-
ton in 1912. Mr.. Bryan publishes
letter from himself to friend in
the state of Washington, IN which
the thrice standard bearer of Dem
ocracy says:
"I appreciate loyalty which
leads you to favor my nomina-
ton again after three defeats,
but can not conceive Ct any
circumstances which would
make it wise to consider being
a candidate in 1912, and hops
you will not advocate it,"
That ought to be explicit enough
to satisfy any reasonable being that
Mr.. Bryan has no designs upon the
next national convention, so far as
personal ambition is concerned
But in the same letter he sourds a
significant and timely note of warn
ing, as follows:
1--WE have fight on our
hands to prevent the capture of
the organ ization of the party
by the reactionary element and
can assist in this fight more
effectively if L am not hamper
ed by the restraints placed up
on O candidate. Our party is
sound at heart the rank and
file are incorruptible, but we
have to spend SO much enel gy
fighting the Wall street element
within the party that we have
not the energy we should have
to fight the opposition with
out"
Unquestionably Mr.. Bryan will
be in the forefront of the inevitable
fight within the ranks to preserve
the party from the deadly clutches
OF the reactionaries, and unqueshon
ably he will be backed by the rank
and file in this worthy effort-the
rank and file who, as he says, care
incorruptible. Mr.. Bryan's state-
ment of his position is precisely what
we anticipated. He is broad
enough to realize that fourth can
didacy would be anwise, and he is
unselflsh enough to give the best
efforts to preserve the integrity of
the party regardless of personal con-
siderations.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-10

Suffered day and night The tor
meut # tching piles Nothing
helped mo until I used Doan's
Ointment. To cured me permanent
ly - Hon. John r. Garrett; Mayor,
Girmd, Ala.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-10

The Merchants and Manufac tur-
ers' association of Milwaukee de-
clares that the Socialist government
of that city is giving the city black
eye. Maybe it's the stuff that made
Milwaukee famous that is really
discolori1g its optic.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-10
Not Happily Expressed.

81 have another patient In th.
neighborhood." remarked the doctor
$50 Kill two birds with one stone"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-10

only ofthe articles that and
cash Thanking ali customers for past
patronage taking oII giving
reduction.
yours very truly,
A. QUINN, Mt Zion
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-10
HARDWARE

Brides, harm $, balters collars. col
b.. pads, saddles, must go at cost.
Saws, hand o d croSscut, Bolts, him
gos, SQUARES, axes, hatchets, steel
traps. III fuct Il general line All
TO 90 az cost
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-10

Lot dis es mnst 90. So come an d
receive a bargain in the dish lile. :
1000 pair shoes to g. at cost and
many ut less than cost.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-09-07
THE WORD BUNGALOW"

Il Comes From the Hind eanula,
Msaninp q Thatohsd Hut.
The word bungalow is an Anglo-In.
dian version OF the Hind bangla.
which primarily means BengaH OF
81 Bengal, and Is also applied to a
matched hut. says Country Life In
America. 1t may be worth while to
explain how this trivial and merely 10
Gal name came to be fixed on the Eng.
lishman,S house in India.
Early residents there engaged In mil.
itary, administrative or trading duties
lived a nomadic life for the greater
part Of the year in tents And since
there was nothing in the indigenous
buildings of Bengal suited to their re.
quiremeBts their first dwelling houses
designed by themselves and built OF
materials at site. were naturally plan.
ned on the model of the Indian sery.
ice lttents to which they were accus
toned that Is. a large and lofty room
surrounded by double walls Of canvas
inclosing space between them. with
partitions at two or more corners fol
bath or store rooms.
1t is probably. indeed. that in the
beginning the tent itself was occasion
ally covered with the sun proof thatct
or bangla. The name and the thatcE
were all that were taken. and now
the origin Of the name Is forgotten
even by most Indians. who accept thu
resonant. trisylla bic bungalow as thu
Engllshman.s own name for his own
peculiar house.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-09-07
Buried In secret.

Two ancient kings were buriedSin -
eret, Attila, king Of the Huns, after
his siege of Rome, died In Hungary
A. D. 453 His soldiers, DESTROYS Of
giving their great leader right royal
burial, inclosed his body iirst In a
casket Of gold, this In one Of silver and
this In one Of lead, and transported it
Into desert. There slaves were Sc
lected, and under the direction Of men
who were sworn to, secrecy they dug
the grave Of the dead monarch. When
this was accomplished no traces Of the
spot were left. The slaves were all
cruelty slain.
Alaric. king Of the Cloths, the cele-
brated conqueror Of Rome, died when
with his army at Cozenza. south Italy.
His men turned the course Of river.
inferred the body Of their sovereign,
with much. treasure. in its bed and
restored the stream to It's channel.
No man has ever lighted on the rest
ing place Of either Of these kings, who
In this respect resemble Moses. OF
whom it is written, mo man knoweth
Of his sepulcher unto this day"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-09-07
AFierce Night Alarm.

is the hoarse, startling cough of child,
suddenly attacked by Group. Often il
aroused Lewis Chamberlin. of Manches.
ter, o., (R. R. No. y for their -four
children were greatly subject to,crour
Sometimes in severe attacks, = he
wrote 1--WE were afraid they would die,
but since we proved what a certain rem
edy DR.. Kings New Discovery is, Z
have no fear. We rely on it for Group
and for coughs. colds or any throat OF
lung trouble. I" So do thousands Of
others. so may you. Asthma, Hay
Fevef, LaGrippe, Whooping Cough,
Hemorrhages fly before it. Soc ARD
$l.0O. Trial bottle free. Sold byJ. J.
Pittman
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-09-07

said, with the s IpnuEgsnt'' Republicans
ip West Virginia: they make q lot Of
noise but are not there when they are
about to be counted.
According to President Taft's view
OF It any one isan 1nsureent who wants
cheaper clothing and food and who
favors reduction Of thsitarif duties.
f.Insurgents' Republicans helped the
Democrats 10 pass such Legislation
through Congress and President Taft
vetoed It. Those who want the manu-
facturers 10 continue asking more for
their goods in this country than they
do abroad. because the tariff permits
them TO get more here, are the, 'Regu-
lars in the eyes.of the President and
! the s'Stand-pat" element of the party,
while those who want cheaper clothing
and food are looked upon as .Insur-
gents. And yet. Mr.. Mathews says
there is :'Insurgent'' sentiment in West
| Virginia. He'd better not say too much
about it, for he may find his car load Of
frogs and more too when they come to
hnr1 ,norv Want ctearer n.esceess;t;es of
life and want the tariff lowered TO bring
about the eheapening of living.
The c,eat;or for. West v;re;n;a RA-
pnhlicans is whether they will line up
,.;th the PRECEDENT and The other
slStand-P atters.' such Is Scott and
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-09-07
THE PERFECT WAY.
Scores Of CHARLES Town Citizens HAY.
Learned II.


Learned 1t.
If you suffer from backache.
There is only one way to cure it
The perfect way is to cure the kidneys.
A bad back means sick kidneys,
Neglect il, urinary troubles follow.
Doan's, Kidney Pills are made. for
kidneys only.
Are endorsed by Charles Town peo-
pie.
w. H. Anderson, 3O8 E. Congress St.,
Charles Town, w. Va, says For .
year suffered almost constantly from
pains through the small Of my back and
hips. At times my condition was SO
bad that ] could hardly turn in bed and
when i arose in the mornings. ! felt
lame and sore. Doan's Kidney Pills
were 50 highly advertised and strongly
recommended that I made up my mind
to try them. procured a supply al
Browns & Hooff' Drug Store and i'll a
short time they. relieyeds the pain il
my back, together with the other symp.
toms of my trouble. 7"
The above statement was given Oh
Dec. 20, 1902 and when Mr.. Anderson
was interviewed on Feb. 20, 1909, he
said" am glad to make the fact
known that the cure Deans Kidney
Pills effected ia my case has been. per.
manent. ] haYe taken this remedy Or
several occasions since then and fine
that it keeps my Kidneys in good work.
ing order"
For sale by sall dealers. Price 81
cents. Foster ifburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the UniteG
States.
Remember the name Doan' So ant
take no other.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-09-07
Attacks School Principal.

a severe attack on school principal,
Ohas. B. Allen. Of Sylvania. Ga. is thus
told by him. '.For mere than three
years, = he writes, ! suffered indescri.
babIs torture from rheumatism, liver
and stomach trouble and diseased kid
neys. All remedies failed until ! used
Electric Bitters, but four bottles Of this
wonderful remedy cured me complete
~" Such results are common, Thous-
ands bless them for, curing stomach
trouble, female complaints, kidney dis
orders, biliousness, and for new health
and vigor. Try them. Only SOC at, ],
). Pittmans, Il
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-09-07
7 7s'ss. Be- Values asss
Boys all wool school suits
with two pairs of trousers,
$500

Each season weshaye the Boggs
& Bull Special Boys School Suits
with two pairs Of Trousers and
always the best Suits on the mar
ket at the price, but we believe
we have touched new high rec
ord mark this year, and you will
say SO when you see them.
Splendid all wool Grey or Brown
Mixed Cheviots fine enough to
look wen and heavy enough to
stand the hardest kind of wear
clothes, judged from textile
standpoint, that are right.
Tailored in the best manner
throughout --coat lined with good
cotton Serge Trousers cut extra
roomy, peg top Knickerbocker
style,a finished with belt loops,
All sizes 8 to 1880
If you cannot come for the
Suits write and wen send them
on approvalone Suit or as many
as you need.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-09-07
A Stream Of Water.

A high pressure Jet Of water win
bowl over man as easily AZ Dor o.
matches and leave him half stunned
1t will even turn bullet from 1ts path.
Experiments have shown that Jet Of
water can be produced at sueh high
pressure that 1t becomes practically 2
bar OF iron Swords have been btunted
In attempting to cut through these cxs
ira high pressure Jets. Some years ae0
an armed thief attempted to hold sup =
high Official Of the Bank of England IN
his private ONCE. The ofacial man
aged to get out of the room unharmed
and locked the door. A resourceful at
tendant brought the DIRE hose. He
opened the door sufficiently to insert
the nozzle In few minutes the
would be thief was picked up sense
less. -Pearson's Weekly.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-09-07
}CASTOR;,'IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s' sssss sss Of ls117xzSv
Tho Useful Brush.

In good housekeeping a collection Oe
brushes is found to be indispensable.
A large brush made Of fiber, for olea1-
ing the sink; a small painters brush
for greasing pans and griddles; small
scrubbing brush for cleaning potatoes
and other vegetables. and nat brush
with. a narrow back and long flexible
bristles for slipping behind radiators
to dislodge the dust; small camep0
hair water color brush Ii also Ane to
dip in melted chocolate or colored
icing for decorating cake.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-09-07
ChIFdrSn Cry
FOR FLETcNER'S
G ORlA

The Ohio Agricultural Experiment
station has shown by their expert
ments with fertilizers bulletin No.
141) that it is not only possible to mix
fertilizers at horne at saving in cost,
but that the home mixtures give
larger increase in yield Of crops than
factory brands OF the same analysis.
For any further information on this
subject address the Collage q Agr1.
euItnEa, MorSAntouns ". VI.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-09-07
Ii.. Million. Of Friends.

How would you like to number your
friends by millions as Bucklen's Arnica
Salye does? Its astounding cures in the
past forty years made them. Its the
best Salye in the world for sores, ulcers.
eczema, burns. boils, scalds. cuts,
corns, sore eyes, sprains, dwellings,
bruises, cold sores. Has no equal for
piles. Csc at j. j. Pittmans.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-09-07
sHOs and sII.sg.
1--WE STOCK CAPACITY OF FARMo
MAY BE DOuBLED BY FEED
ING siEAGE.
As a Malntenance RATION N Acre
WIN co - Far AZ Two Acres
Of Dry Corn and Fodder.
BY Isaac Cook, Professor Of Asronomy.
West Virginia University.

3 For many years siiage has been con
sidered the cheapest and most efficient
Iced for dairy cattle: it is a prime me-
:essity In the economical production
VI dairy cattle products. In recent
years agricultural experiment stations
have taken up the study Of its value,
when used in feeding beef cattle and
have pronounced 1t a valuable feed
Tor the economical production Of beef.
All farmers who keep cattle and sheep
n this state store up all the feed pos
Able during the SUNNI c. to feed their
stock during the winter. It has been
found that an acre Of corn gilage Will
90 as far in the produ Stion OF beef a.
* acres of dry corn and fodder fed
In connection with a protein concen-
trate, such as cotton seed meal and
as maintenance ration it will go az
Tar as two acres of dry corn and fod-