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Evening star., 1912-07-07

nn!" he yelled. 4Entres! the service
ning!' He fired again, almost straight
downward. 1t was a frightful shot,
which passed through mans head
and came out at his spine.
Three carbines answered Laporte,
who sprang back with strip of flesh
hanging from his cheek.
"Blitzen! that door must go!'
shouted the quartermaster.
Dagobert gave his commands. "Joll-
bois, D'Ornonde, Laporte, remain
here! The rest follow mel" He clam
bered down the ladders into the body
of the church.
Here were two windows, one on each
side, high. There was third, behind
the altar; but that was altogether too
high for an outside assault. Already
a Prussian, splendidly daring, was
swarming up the crest of a buttress to
get in at one of the windows. The
instant his face appeared he was shot
at from inside. The ball drilled neat
hole in the glass, and the intruder van
ished.
aMy luck is certainly with me-"
said the war artist, sharpening a
crayon. "Attack on a church held
by francs-tireursI This is going to be
a very fine thing, if they can only keep
it up long enough.
The quartermaster drew his men
out of danger by keeping to the rear
of the building. 3These wasps sting,
after all, said he refectively. "What
do you advise, Rudolph
ave will burn them out"
aWhere is your wood?'
aThere are hedges enough.
ave should lose perhaps four men
in the process. We have lost two al
ready. That would leave us fourteen.
| don't think much of your advice,
Rudolph"
aWell, then, suggest better.
3The windows are out Of the ques-
ton; since but one of us can reach there
at time. We may smash the panes;
but they are loaded. Let us abandon
the window idea, then. There remair
The question is, Shall mere door kee
the cold?' That is ridiculous question
The lock is gone. Four of us should
they shoot at us from inside, the door,
iron, will stop the bullets. Come!"
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The Second Farm

Has good house Of six three good on the
farm two good barns barn 80 by 5S has pipe through
from spring SIX springs Of good water thai dry
grass balance under civilizations farm good
and plenty Of fences POO fruit mostly apples
try road is south boundary line Of the farm.
The location Of this property makes very valuable Of
the be-t farms Tor dairy farm the coapty Mir
shipped TO Charleston or Huntington every morning day
necessary Both cities fine markets for dairy products ship.
ping facilities could be 10 better The Ohio rivers
and three railroads Quite old gentleman this
to retire from farm business help whatever o. own
All mineral rights with have 0.foot seam
Of coal, known as The Fcegor, about 400 Zee deep
PRICE, $4,000 bali down, balance easy prymonts
Call o. write,
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is an immense amount of vice
entirely outside of the law un-
inspected by the medical profess
sion and in the highest degree
dangerous to every interest of
the community.
In one word, the only way to
fight this evil is to fight it all the
time and all along the line and
fight it hard. The harder you
fight it, the less 1t will be.
Don't be discouraged because
you cannot entirely overcome it.
Be assured that the harder it is
fought the more uncompromising
the attitude against it, the more
it will be checked and diminish
ed. The moment that you begin
to apologize for it, compromise
with it, to condone it, it begins
to grow, to dominate politics,
business, family life the common
sense and the common decency
of the community.
1t is not a question of theory;
it is question of actual expert
ence in thousands of different
communities throughout the
world.
The chief root Of this evil is,
as also of many other evils due
to the criminal instinct of hu-
manity, it is the liquor evil, and
if the licenses Of all saloons
where soliciting took place were
revoked, it would be a long step
in the right direction.
hope that the good people Of
Parkersburg will make a more
strenuous effort to enforce eX-
listing law and to carefully con-
slider whether existing laws can
not be improved so as to make
them more effective. | partic-
ularly urge that everything that
tends to increase the earnings of
women engaged in legitimate oc-
equations, is a step in the right
direction.
Yours very respectfully,
GODFREY 7 CAOBT,
Boston Mass.
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DOdrilI.

The Candidates are keeping
very busy in these parts.
Miss Sarah Miles, of Chenille.
IS visiting relatives here.
Mr.. Holly Bell returned to his
home from here Monday.
Frank Cottrill was making a
special call at Linger's last Sat-
urday and Sunday.
Levi Shock and family are
visiting friends and relatives
here this week.
Aunt Katie Stump is visiting
her grand daughter, Mrs. F. B.
Bennett this week.
Look OUT the wedding te'Is
are sure to ring in this town
soon.
Mrs. Tom Stump and son were
shopping in town Wednesday.
Charley Stump passed by here
Monday and we learn that he
was on a campaign mission.
YUCATAN.
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A Good Man Called From
Labor to Rest.

The people of this community
wer greatly shocked to hear of
the somewhat sudden death of
Major Michael A. Ayers. of
Smithville, which occurred at the
family residence on Tuesday of
last week. Mr. Ayers was sud
denly stricken Saturday evening
with a hemorhage of the stomach
and only survived until about
five O'Clock Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Ayers was the Oldest resi-
dent of Smithville and was wide
ly and prominently known in
this section of the state. In
early manhood he enlisted in the
civil war on the union side and
on account Of his exemplary
valor and fidelity he soon rose
from the ranks to the position of
Major of the 18th w. Va. regi-
ment. During the four years Of
the contest he was actively en-
gagged and witnessed many stir
ring scenes. He commanded
the respect and love of all who
were fortunate enough to know
him and his passing away is a
distinct loss to the community.
His wife, Mary Smith Ayers,
three sons, Hugh, Allen and
Cassius, and one daughter Miss
Bertha. survive. To them and
all their sorrowing friends the
Chronicle extends sincere condo
lie nee in their hour of grief.
Remains were laid to rest on
Wednesday in the family ceme-
terry, the funeral services being
in charge Of the local lodge of
Masons, of which body Mr..
Ayers had been a member for
many years.
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Two Fine Farms
for Sale.
The First Farm

Ios right alongside of corporation one mile
from Pomeroy town Of seven eight thousand people
125 bottom fine creek bottom enc
now brick house. fine cellar under whole house. cstern two gas
wells the farm, through lights and fuel and in
the cellar two other SIP month three harms
b. o. railroad through car line ost across the
river oil wei has been put produces about two
barrels Of oil day Think thing this farm when anob
well down 1900 station in fifty Yards
Of the farm all fast trains north packets
pass river landing day shipping and transportation
not be any better.
Will sell this farm for $4,000 easy payments bottom
worth every dollar asked acres 30 acres of
the river bottom rented for truck garden $50
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more of my friends in this way
than any other. especially those
old Democratic friends. | have
gained faith in Democracy and
believe that in November we will
take first prize from President
down.
We are having some very fine
growing weather in this section
and showing for crops are fine.
Wheat harvest is here and there
is a call for $500 harvest hands
in Kansas. 1t is estimated that
there will be 90, 100000 bushels
of wheat in the State if they can
get help enough to save the
crop. The straw berry crop is
double what it was last year and
there is more than an ordinary
crop of cherries.
The Union Pacific r. r. Co.'S.
elevator burned down here yes
terday with 10000 bushels of
wheat in it.
A ring twister, as some call 1t
struck the South East part of the
city one evening last week and
destroyed several buildings and
killed several people.
/ expect to return to w. Va.
this fall all though | can make
more money here than | can in
w. Va, but the cost Of living is
so much higher. If man
would never get sick and work
every day he can keep plenty to
eat and ware.
l will close, sending my re-
CARDS to my many friends in that
country, This leaves my family
and self well. You can find me
"a 2l15 Terrace St, Kansas City,
Mo.
Yours as ever,
A A SrrrIrp
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Walnut.

We are having delightful grow
ing weather, and the farmers
seem to be well pleased with
their prospects for crops.
The Sunday school at this place
is progressing very nicely, under
the wise supervision of a. II.
Knots, as Superintendent,
Allen and Bill Rush, two of
Walnuts's nice young men start
ed to Redwood last Monday,
with the hope of finding better
employment.
Rev. OIel, preached a very
delightful sermon, at the Wal
nut church last Sunday.
The order of the day, in social
circles, is the discussion of the
principal themes of politics. The
questions vary in composition.
ranging from the manipulation
of the Chicago convention to the
Hardman handicap, in our own
county of Calhoun, the latter hav-
ing the most emphasis and is be-
coming more and more intense,
until it shall be realized into the
nomination of Knots 'The Log
ical Man" for the Sheriffalty, by
an overwhelming majority. Any
conscientious voter, speaking
only from observation, and re-
fleeing but little upon the past
history Of the Hardman family,
realizes what the county has al
ready done for the Hardmans,
and why such should be effected.
Let us become more enthusiast
tic oyer homely affairs, and unite
one with another, and give
Knots an oportune time to send
Hartman and his Steam Roller S
among the baugs Of salt river,
where the philosophical frog
sings his merry evening hymn.
where they shall pine away and
fall from the political vine; where
they can shed a tear weep a
wope, and catch a cold in NOM
DRY Of those who love the "Old
Hocus Pocus" harder than a
mule C IN kick.
Say voters! indies, gentlemen,
sweethearts and all the rest of
you, let us make oars lives in
/ strumental during tn, coming
primary in bringing our bright
young man up from the county
of bondagt anil give unto us that
which is orr own. break up the
rings Of Political Prostitution
and give us a glorious Comfy
/ Government, o. for and by the
people.
Your for Knots landslide.
Tom THUM.
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Godfrey L. Cabot on the Social Evil.
dispatch News /
Editor:

dispatch News
Editor.
Sir: Referring to the letter of
w. l, Foreman in your issue of
June 5, | beg to say, that am a
director of a society, whose chief
occupation is fighting the socalled
Social evil" and other evils in
this city, have travelled ex
tensively in this country and in
many other countries and while ]
admit that we cannot hope TO en-
tirely overcome this evil in our
day or generation, it is a great
mistake to make terms with it or
compromise with it i'm any way
or shape. This has been tried
and is being tried in many diff
ferent communities. In Europe
the prostitutes are licensed and
medically inspected, but the ex-
perience has been according to
my observation and according to
the testimony of medical men,
that wherever any compromise is
made with it, not only does it
grow within the bounds set for
it by law, but it has also i'm
mense growth outside of the
bounds set for it by law and the
net results is not that you con-
troll and segregate the prostitu-
ties, but that you give counte.
nance to the evil itself and there
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Yours as ever,
A. A. STUMP.

Mr., Editor; Why not give the
Democratic nominations for
county Office to Bob Hays for
Representative, AL Hardman for
Sheriff, BOB Mollohan for AS
SCISSOR, Zach Stump for County
Commissioner and either of the
aspirantSwAom an officer, poll
tition, and office-seeker, charac-
teriSeS as The two damndest
'orneriest" men in the county"
for Prosecuting Attorney?
This might not be violent
commission or collision Of bodies,
but it would be a Shock for tn e
county, and the Offices to Center
District.
II A EEppC1r
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Here and There,

Editor Chronicles
A tale speeds best being plain
ly told.
We W ant to add our testimony
to what has already been told in
regard to w. j. Sturm and AL
Hardman. We have known Will
Sturm since his boyhood, and as
men are only boys larger grown,
we want to say that Will has al
ways been man even in his
boyhood.
Will Sturm came to school to
the writer "barefooted" when
you could track him in the frost.
When young he went to Mary
land and worked in the Lumber
Camps and by his industry and
integrity, worked his way up
and became a head sawyer, saw
ing his money and administering
to the wants of his widowed
mother. He married and came
back to this county and has been
resident of Hur, ever since and
no man is more highly respected
in any neighborhood than he.
1t is an old axiom" that it is
no use to have an idea unless you
can get a represe NATIVE Of it.
Let those who love civic purity
remember that you have in w. J.
Sturm a representative of the
highest type of a manly man a
pure Christian gentleman. 1t is
no experiment to vote for Mr..
StUrm, his life is as plain as open
books. Let the people rally to
Will Sturm and YOU will never
have to regret you voted for him
Now as to AL Hardman you
have known him longer than the
writer, but there are few things
we remember. Here are a few
of them: When the people of
this county were being sold out
to make good as bondsman, the
Hardman boys came to the re-
lief of many, and helped them
secure their homes for the sec
ond time by furnishing them the
money to make good and giving
them their own time, and it has
not been but a few years since
that the Hartman boys built a
church and dedicated clear of
debt and gave it to the NJ. F..
Church South, and later helped
! to remove It to q more suitable
location. And only last winter
we remember that a poor family
living on Rowels Run was
burned out of house and home
and living in a cattle shed, Mr..
Har&man gave them literally
and was censured for his act of
charity. lie said, they are hu-
man and as such, are capable of
suffering.
We taught a school some years
/ ago near the home Of Mr.. Hard
man and can testify, that no
poor persons were ever sent
away by Mr. Hardmah or his es-
Unable wife empty handed, but
like Flor Silin he said Give and
it shall be given you"
Mr.. Knots holds the Office OF
assessor at this time. 1t is the
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For Justice in Sherman District.

BY an oversight / failed to get
my name on the ticket as a can
didate for one of the Justices of
the Peace of Sherman District.
l respectfully ask the voters of
this district to give me their suf-
frage by writing my name on the
ticket in it's proper place. /
promise to give equal and exact
justice to all, if nominated and
elected.
Yours respectfully,
HENRY BARKER.
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LOCALS AND PERSONALS

SS$~~~~~O
Jesse Mason, of Ayers, was in
town Thursday.
Robert Hamilton returned last
Sunday from Buckhannon.
Mrs. Everett Bennett, of Mus
Gle shoals, was shopping in town
last Thursday.
Ward Wright, from the mouth
of Laurel, came into town Thurs
day.
Beeman Wright, Of the head
Of Leaf Bank was in town Thurs
day of last week.
Ray Sturm, of Arnoldsburg.
made us profitable call while
in town one day last week.
b. A. Shaffer, recently of
Ayers, this county, was talking
to old friends in town Wednes-
day.
Hon. J. P. Knight was doing
business along political lines in
Independent District last week.
You cannot afford to be with
out a lawn mower when they can
be bought for a trife at Want &
Barr's.
Capt. Henry Terrell, was con-
versing with the boys in town a
few days last week.
S. M. Vandevender, of Cremo,
added his name to our ever grow
ing subscription list while in the
city one day last week.
Prof. Will Bush, is teaching an
excellent singing school at Beth
lehem one mile above town.
Edward P. Smith, Of Creston,
gladdened our hearts and encour-
aged us little by subscribing for
the Chronicle last week.
Mr.. and Mrs, John S. Cain, of
near Chenille, are here the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. r. r.
Hays.
The stork visited the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Gamer Lynch the
first of last week and left there
a nice baby boy.
Several of the local Masons at
tended the funeral Of the late
Michael Ayers, at Smithville,
Wednesday.
The low water boat being built
by C. C. Starcher and K. Steph-
ems is we'll on to completion.
M. H. Hardman Co. this year
had the largest amount of wool
that ever left the county at one
shipment.
The new meat market which is
being run in connection with the
local ice plant looks like sue
cess. 1t is an excellent place for
keeping fresh meat and they
will do a good business.
The death angel visited the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Oles, of this place at about ten
O'Clock last Thursday night and
took away their infant son. In
terment took place at the Factory
burial ground. The young par
ents have our greatest sym
patty.
Want & Barr are offering n
line of dress goods at about half
price, also lot of mems shirts,
all good and clean, not shelfworn
but real bargains. They will not
last long at the price, so get
..o,.., ooIoot;o,, oo,,ixx
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Letter from A. A. Stump.

Editor Chronicles
thought possibly some Of my
friends woul d like to hear from
me, 50 ! decided to write to the
Chronicle for | know / can reach
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best paying office in the gift of
the people for the amount of la
Dor demanded.
Yet Mr.. Knots still comes be-
fore the people and asks that he
be given the office of high sher-
iff.
Like the "Chetan" who once
tasted blood can only be made to
loosen its fangs but by being
choking to insensibility. And
we are greatly fooled if the good
people of this coutny does not
teach Mr.. K. a lesson in political
economy.
THE OLD GIGGER.
Mr.. Editor: From whence
comes this anti Hartman howl
in the present campaign for a
nomination for sheriff? Does it
come from the people or from the
office seeker, the would be boss.
and the ''boodlers?" Have the
people no longer any use for the
HardmanS in. politics. in business.
or as citizens?
Would the county have been
better off had the Hardmans
been born in the PHILIPPINE Island
and were still running wild in
that faroff region on the other
side of the earth?
What is the indictment against
the Hardmans, and how does it
apply to Al Hardman?The simple
test of the whole political SER
mon is that George Hardman has
been sheriff a couple of times in
Calhoun county and this is all
there is to it.
1t is true that George Hardman
was the prime factor in making
Joe Jarvis sheriff. 1t is true the
fight that Al Hartman made for
Claud Jarvis and the Democratic
ticket at Brooksville, was respon.
sible for one half the majority
they received.
II is true that George Hartman
made Charley Starcher clerk of
the Circuit Court at his first
election, and cleared the tract Of
all opposition for his second NOM
nation. 1t is true that the in
terest manifested by George
Hardman in the assessors nomi-
nation four years ago saved Bob
Knots from an even greater ex-
pense than he had to pay. These
Mr.. Editor | admit are sins,
but not objectionable sins | hope
and if they should be, let the
punishment fall where it belongs
AL Hardman is not his "broth-
ers keeper, "
The Hardmans! The Hard
mans The Hardmans! is shout
ed as a stigma, or cry Of derision
all over the county by the rag,
tag, and bobtail rooster, of the
one gallesed politicians who seek
noteriety through rant, cant,
buster and doodle,
Who are the people that are
retailing these defamitory hints
about the Hardmans? Some of
them know no more of the Hard
mans than they do Of wireless
telegraphy, some Of them will
not have been citizens of the
county long enough to casta legal
vote at the primary, many of
their names appear on the sher-
ifs delinquent list for the Aon-
payment Of their dog tax, In
the name OF all the gods at oncel
will the Democrats of the county
harken to a Court House clique
whose sins Of ingratitude stink
to heaven?
FAIR PLAY.
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We still Relieve we can sell YOU
better shoes for less money than
You can buy them for elsewhere
in the Kanawha valley. We in
vite comparison both in quality
and price, confident they will
stand the test.
Want & Barr.
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Bryan Controls Baltimore Con,
ventiOn.


rected to the city of Baltimore
where the Democrats of the
country are assembled in conven-
ton for the purpose of nominal
ting a standard bearer for the
coming campaign. In point of
attendance the convention is one
of the largest ever held. With
thd exception of Maryland, West
Virginia has the largest crowd in
attendance, more than 1900 from
the Mountain State being pres
ent.
The first clash in the conven-
ton came over the selection of
the temporary chairman. The
National Committee, controlled
by the Ryan-Belmont gang of
political hypers, recommended
tn e selection of Alton B. Parker,
of New York, who eight years
ago was the candidate for presi-
dent and who in that campaign
lost the votes of more than 1900
600 Democrats because of the in
terest with which he is identified.
William Jennings Bryan led the
fight against Parker by placing
before the convention the name
of Senator Kern, of Indiana.
Kern withdrew and in an elo
quent speech placed the name of
the great Commoner before the
co invention. A roll of the states
was called and Bryan was de-
feat ed for the craftsmanship by a
vote of $40 to SOC. The temper
of the convention is not to
judged, however, by this BALLOT
for Bryan had been offered the
honor Of making the keynote
speech by the committee but had
refused to accept. This, togeth-
er with the long established
practice of accepting the commit
tees recommendation was re-
sponsible for many delegates vo-
ting for Parker. In the fight be-
fore both the Committee and the
Convention John T. McGraw was
opposed to Parker. All the del
egates from the section Of the
state were opposed to Bryan and
cast their votes for Parker.
After Bryan by his wonderful
personality and thrilling elo-
quence had persuaded the Con-
vention to adopt resolutions abro-
eating the unit rule, declaring it
to be the sense of the convention
that no one controlled by the
predatory interests should be no.
minated by the convention, and
Withholding the report of the
Committee on Resolutions until
after the candidate had been Sc
lected, the convention proceed
ed to ballot upon a candidate for
President. The names of Clark,
Wilson, Harmon, Underwood,
Marshall and Baldwin were
placed before the convention.
On the first ballot Clark re-
ceived 444 votes; Wilson 324 I'm
derwood, III; Harmon, 148; Mar
shall, 81; Baldwin, %. From
this time on various states
changed their votes, Wilson
steadily gaining. At midnight
Saturday the convention adj
journed until today (Monday) af-
ter the twenty-sixth ballot had
been taken. The result Of the
last BALLOT was:
Clark 469.
Wilson 405.
Harmon 20.
Underwood 108.
Marshall 80.
Bryan l.
James 3.
At this time the ultimate ac-
ton of the convention is largely
a matter Of guesswork. Clark
is losing ground steadily and
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For Sale.

One 3 in. Improved Ohio Valley
wagon complete as good as new.
Frank Starcher.
Big Springs, w. Va
ELLIOTT CHENowETH, ROBERT +. HIDn
GrantsviIle. w. Va. Glenville, w. Va
Chenoweth & Kidd,
ATTORNEY 5-AT.LAW
Grantslille, W. Va.
Practice in all the Courts of the State-dsS
Citizens Phone. l.. X. Phoh