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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
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Committees Method.

The process of disposing of condemned
plates is the feature of the annual check
up. Plates are condemned by the experts
of the bureau Of engraving and printing
and assembled for the observation of the
committee. Over the face of each piece
so condemned an emery wheel is passed,
making an X mark, and absolutely de-
stroying the usefulness of the plate.
The committee then goes to work. The
plates are accounted for, boxed up with
memorandum OF the contents of each
box, loaded on the big van of the bureau
of engraving and printing and carted to
the navy yard.
While the plates are in their custody
the members Of the committee are ever
present. The three men supervise the
loading at the bureau. follow the van to
the navy yard, look on and check up the
boxes and examine the seals at the I'M
loading at the navy yard foundry: count
the steel pieces again after each box is
hacked open with an-ax in the cupalo
of the foundry and see that every one of
the pieces of steel goes into the crucible.
The committee remains on the spot until
1.-The bottom is taken out OF the crucible''
to see that every plate has been melted
down. Sometimes, nOtwithSta nding the
great heat, steel plate will go through
the fire without being absolutely destroy
ed as q recognizable engraved plate.
These pieces must go into the furnace at
the next firing.
The plates which the bureau of engrav-
, ing and printing gives over to the navy
yard. and which are destroyed in the
furnace, have not ceased their usefulness
as factors in government activities. They
are converted into gun metal and sub
sequently made into the great cannons
which are constantly under construction
| at thesg gun shop at the navy yard.
Steel Goes First Into Furnace.
Four thousand pounds of steel are first
| thrown into the furnace. Added to this
is shoveled in a quantity of oyster and
| cam shells, for refining the metal, and
| some coke. A composition known only
to the experts of the navy yard in the
secret is added to form the proper con-
| glomeration of constituents to make the
| gun metal used by the United States.
The first load of engraving dies, rolls
| and plates from the bureau of engrav-
! ing and printing was consigned to the
i furnace at the navy yard February 10
| and several loads have since been taken
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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-12-31
Usual Kind of Office Seekers

"Well, how's every little
thing, now that election is over?"
asked the recently arrived wash
ing machine agent.
bout as they are every place
else, | reckon" a bit pessimisti-
cally replied the landlord of the
Turgidtown tavern. The bank
er, the storekeepers, the lumber
yard man, the doctor, the stock
buyer, the blacksmith and all the
rest of the business men who
have always 'peared to be capa-
bic of managing their various
sized business affairs successful
ly, are going on calmly and care
fully attending to 'em, while all
the triffiin', one-gallused incom-
petents that have never had any
affairs of their own to attend to
and wouldn't be capable of con-
Quoting ,em properly if they had
any, are out hotfoot and hell
bent to get and manage the post
office for the rest of us!'
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No More LOrimeriSm

There are rumors that an at
tempt will be made to prevent
the election Of Judge w. H.
Thompson, the democrat who
won the United States senator
ship in Kansas, but the judge
need not worry. There will be
no more "Lorimerism" in this
country the disease has run it's
course. The senate, as it will be
after March 4th, would not seat
a man who would deliberately at
tempt to cheat the state out Of
the senator whom they have
chosen. The people rule. 4"
The above is sufficient comment
also for the report that some o
the corporation democrats of Hi
nois contemplate the defeat Of J.
Hamilton Lewis, the democratic
nominee. The voters are in the
saddle and will put to rout any
man or set of men who attempt
to Unhorse them.
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from here.
Mr.. Hamilton's search of the
records to ascertain the facts in
connection with the payment by
Congress of 5000, 600 to the State
of Virgitia, in which West Vir-
ginia has an interest, has taken
up a good deal of Mr.. Hamilton
time. In connection with his
work in regard to the Virginia
debt and his efforts to have West
Virginia relieved from the pay
ment of any part of this debt, it
has been suggested that Mr..
Hamilton would make a valuable
member of the debt commission,
which Governor Classcock ex-
poets the Legislature to provide
for.
Congressman Hamilton is
greatly embarrassed by reasons
of the fact that the terms of of
flee of several postmasters in his
district will expire before the in
auguration of President Wilson
and that he Will not be con-
suited by President Taft in max
ing the nominations for the COM
ing four years. Among the of
fees in his districts at which the
Postmaster's commission will ex-
pire soon are the following: st.
Marys, January 6; Williamstown,
January II; Sistersville, January
January %; Middlebourne, Jan
uary Ia; and West Uuion, Feb
ruary Is. Mr.. Hamilton would
be glad to fill these office, but
tie appointments will be made
by President Taft and sent to
the Senate without his being con-
suited.
The Pension Bureau has Motif
ed Congressman Hamilton that
an application for pension for
Jesse Gleeson of Parkersburg
has been granted.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-12-31
EXERCISE MUST BE KEPT UP
Youthful Athlete Can Not Afford to
Allow the Years to Keep Him
From Il.

If you take much exercise in YOUR
early life, you must continue to
take more or less exercise all through
life; otherwise harmful results may
follow. Any part of the body which
is not used will atrophy and waste !;
and the muscular system is particu-
larry liable to this degeneration.
Care must be taken, also, that the
lungs are used, to certain extent,
every day-because the athlete de-
velops a large lung capacity, and if
he does not use his lungs later on in
life they will be liable to become dis
eased. 1t is not the fault of the ex-
ercise which brings this about, but
the fault Of the neglect, in after life.
Keep up few daily exercises by all
means, and particularly breathing
exercises. II you do this, it will not
only be the means Of adding to your
general health, but also will add
many years to your lfs.-Physical
Culture.
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Grantsville w. Va, Tuesday, December 81 1912

teen Democrats permitted the
fifteen Republicans to name the
presiding officer. Instead of this
action setting a precedent for
Democratic surrender whenever
there is a tie, it is the Democrat
ic view that it established pre-
cedent for alienation in party
sacrifices in the interest Of or
ganization and the transaction of
the business of the legislation.
Do the Republicans refuse to re-
cognize the principle that turn
about is fair play?" Do they ex-
pect the Democrats to be forever
yielding in cases Of tie?
1t is difficult to take a serious
view of the contention that the
Democrats have no interests at
stake in the organization of the
senate, and that they are anxious
to insure the succession of a Re-
publican to the gubernaiorial
chair in the event of a vacancy.
The Republican editors credit
Democracy with entirely too
much generosity-or is stupidity
the better term?- Register.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-12-31
Written in Blood

A bearded weather-beaten lum-
berjack, wearing hob-nailed
boots and a coarse Mackinaw
coats, came into a bank at Mil
waukee. Wis, just before closing
time. He carried fourfoot lath
on which was writted in blood.
Pay to the order of John Smith,
or bearer, two hundred dollars
(2O0) Signed, William Brown. :"
The payee explained that he
had just come from a lumber
camp in northern Wisconsin,
where there was not so much as
a sheet of paper or pencil to be
had to write a check. So when
he told the foreman that he must
leave, it was necessary for the
latter to devise some means of
paying him off. He used the
blood of a rabbit for writing
fluid and the lath for paper.
When the instrument" was
presented at the bank, where the
signature is known, it was
promptly honored.
George D. Bartlett, secretary
of the Wisconsin Bankers Asso-
citation, said this is no uncom-
mon occurrence. Men who are
engaged in these outlying dis
tricts are not always equipped
with paper and ink, but they are
quick to devise a substitute. So
far as the bank is concerned, al
though it is not easy to file a
single or lath with other checks,
they keep such orders on file.
The only thing that really counts
is the signature of the deposit
or"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-12-31
WHY silver TARNIsHEs.

Everybory is familiar with the
tendency Of silyerware to part with
its brilliance and become furnished
when exposed to ordinary atmos-
pheric influences, but not every one
knows that the cause Of the tarnish-
ing is the action Of sulphur in the
air. Unless frequently cleaned, the
ssurface Of silver will become black
In the course Of few months. The
best way to keep silver bright with
out the necessity Of cleaning is said
to be to coat the surface with a thin
solution Of collodion varnish diluted
with spirits Of wine. After being
applied with a soft brush the spirit
evaporates, leaving a thin, glossy,
transparent film on the polished sur
face. Warm water removes the
varnish. Tarnished silver may be
restored by careful rubbing with q
soft cloth wet with dilute solution of
potassium cyanide, one ounce to a
quart Of water, followed by rinsinQ.
-HarpoPs Weekly.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-12-31
Nothing But Honor

Although the progressives cast
more votes in West Virginia than
did the republicans, and although
1T was by progressive votes that
Republicans elected their state
ticket and obtained a majority in
the legislature, it is becoming
more and more apparent that the
progressives are goirg to get
nothing out of it.
Not man elected on the state
ticket is a progre slve. Every
man of them claims allegiance to
the old stand-pat republican par
ty. And ir is pretty well assured
that the United States senator's
to te elected in January, should
any be elected, will likewise be
OF the stand-pat variety, Elkins.
Mann, Scott or SOM man of like
type.
The progressives, who gave
the votes that gave the repubi-
cans victory, got nothing what
ever save the empty honor of
having made the republican par
ty IN the state the third party in
the number of votes cast. The
republicans get the Offices and
the emoIuments. -Commoner.
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Worth Knowing

A Shiny sponge can be made
as new by rubbing a lemon we'll
into 1T and then rinsing in sever
al basins of warm water.
When silver or plf tie is tarnish-
cd apply a paste of salad oil and
whiting rather thin and leave for
a few hours: then wash in hot
water and it will lock new
To get a good light from an oil
lamp the wicks mus be changed
when they become clogged.
Soaking wicks in vinegar "a
hours before putting them in
lamps aids in getting a clear
flame.
Don't throw away broken or
dry pieces of bread. The large
pieces can be made into toast for
poached eggs, or toast points for
creamed meats and fish. Small
er pieces may be buttered, cut
into cubes, and Drowned in the
oven as crontons to serve with
soups. They may be made into
a bread or chocolate pudding or
used for excellent poultry stuff
ing. If too dry for this. roll
them and set away in a glass
jar for outlets and croquettes.
Don't throw away the water in
which unsalted rice has been
boiled. 1t makes the best starch
for lingerie waists.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-12-31
INTO THE DRAIN, AFTER ALL
LlttIo Circumstance That Explains
Why Ono Woman's Hair Has
Turned Gray.

A new servant entered the en-
ployment of a matron not long ago,
and her genius for making mistakes
makes it seem incredible that one
just evenly balanced could think out
the things she does.
Among other things her mistress
handed her a wire strainer and told
her to pour all water into the drain
through that, so that soap and dirt
would not stop up the pipes. By
the way, this was after the servant
had incurred good-sized plumbers
bill by allowing a full cake of soap
to 60 down.
The servant took the strainer and
the mistress watched her while she
demonstrated that she knew what
was meant by pouring the water
through it. When she had turned
the water all through and there re-
manned a considerable accumulation
that would not go through, she de-
liberately emptied the strainer into
the drain.
Her mistress was surprised and
out of patience, and she showed il.
"But where else could 1 put the
stuff" was the only defense the
servant offered.
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3Oth Year, Whole No. 1910

acts appropriating money to pay
the compensation and mileage of
the members. and the compensa-
ton Of the officers clerks and
other attaches or the Legislature
and the other expenses of the
Legislature for this extraordina-
ry session.
Given under my hand and the
Great Seal of the State, at the
Capitol, in the City of Charles
ton, this sixteenth day of Decem-
Der, A. D., 1912, and in the ff-
tieth year of the State.
(SeaD by the Governor,
WIN. E. GLASSCoCK.
STUART F. REED.
Secretary of State"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-12-31
Election Figures

All figures have been officially
reported to the governor with re-
lation to the votes cast for the
various candidates on the state
ticket. The plurality for DIR.
Hatfield for governor was 8, TO.
The largest plurality was that of
E. H. Long, Republican, for
treasurer, it having reached the
magnificent total of IL, 813.
The largest plurality received
by a successful candidate for
congress was that of Hon. James
A. Hughes, of Huntington, who
won over James Beavers by
5,451.
1t is shown by these official fig
ures that Hon. w. G. Browns
majority over General w. G. Con-
ley for congress in the Second
district was was only Ia.
The Socialist vote ran a little
over Is, ZOO in the state, and the
largest vote polled by candidates
of that party was in the Third
congressional district, where
5, 1853 votes were cast for the
congressional candidate. The
smallest Socialist vote was cast
in the Fourth district, 437 for the
congressional candidate.
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wALLoP FOR THE WAC.

Passing a tall building where
some workmen we're hosting lumber
to the roof with a windlass the Reg
ular Wag put up his hand in mock
CONSERVATION.
Hey mister" he called to the
foreman Of the gang, "don't let that
fall until / get past, will your"
The foreman looked at the Reg
ular Wag and grinned
That's all right" he chuckled, 'T
guess it wouldn't hurt your head
any"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-12-31
The Senate Tie

lIllS appears 10 DE the open
season for absurd arguments by
the Republican press in support
of the proposition that the Demo-
Gratis in the state senate should
yield the presidency of that body
to the Republicans. The Hun
tington Republican publishes an
editotia. which is fair sample
OF Republican comments on the
situation. 1t charges the Demo-
cratic papers with trying to
figure out that fifteen Demo-
Gratis constitute a majority of the
thirty members of the senate.
and adds:
If the Democrats will only
think back two years it will oc-
cur to them that the senate was
a political tie then just as it is
now. Then it did not develope
that fifteen Democrats were a
majority OF thirty senators. In
1911 the conditions were much
more favorable to the Democrats
than they are now. They also
had stronger reasons for want
ing to organize the senate. They
had large majorityin the house
of delegates and by organizing
the senate they would have con-
trolled the legislative department
OF the administration. In the
next legislature the Republicans
will have a large majority in the
house and there is little incen-
tive for the Democrats to desire
to control the senate.
The Republicans are in control
OF every department of the state
administration except the senate
and have an equal break there.
AS the president of the senate is
heir apparent to the governorship
in case of a vacancy in that office
this gives the Republicans a
stronger moral claim for the DO
sition and it should be conceded
to them without con test,
The Democratic claim to hav-
ing the largest representation in
the senate will not be found to be
so "freakish" as the Republicans
seems to regard it, if the editor
of that sheet will take time to
analyze it. Exactly one-half of
the senators are Democrats; the
other half are Republicans and
Progressives, so that while the
Democratic is not the majority
party, it is at least the plurality
party. Ghe Republican and Pro
gressive members are forced to
combine to have strength equal
to that of the Democrats. and
the Republican papers seem to
take it for granted that there
will be such a combination. and
that the Democrats will meekly
surrender to it.
And for what reason? Accord
ing to the Huntington editor, be-
cause they did it under similar
circumstances two years ago; be-
cause there is no incentive" to
them to try to control the senate.
/ and because they want to see q
Republican in the gubernatoriaI
chair in the event Of a vacancy
created by death or otherwise.
The Democratic masses take q
very different view of the pre-.
csdent of 1911 from that of the
Huntington Republican. One
side had to yield in that year tC
prevent a deadlock, and the ff.
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In MemOriam

On MONDAY evening Dec, 9Th.
1912, it pleased the all wise, ard
ever to be adored, Heavenly
Father. to call Mrs. Garrett Nor
man. or grandma Norman, as
she was generally called, off the
stage of action to that Home
where sickness sorrow pain and
death are felt and feared no
more, and from whose bourne no
traveller has ever yet returned.
In the death of Mrs. Norman.
a kind forbearing and loving
mother; friend, a noble Chris
tan character has been taken
from the neighborhood.
She was born in Va, can rot
at present recall the county. She
had been a member of the Bap-
fist Church since she was 13
years old.
She had lived out her three
score and ten, the time allotted
to man and went over the mark
two years, being seventy two
years of age. She leaves a son
and daughter to mourn her de-
mise, Alpheus and Rhoda, the
latter having always lived with
and tenderly cared for her moth
er, the former living close by.
Her illness dates back for some
years. The writer has known
her for some time and frequently
called to see how she was.
shall never forget her smiling
face. Though she suffered in
tense pain yet she bore it with
patience. | have often talked
with her of the prospects of the
life beyond this vale Of tears.
She surely was grounded in the
faith Of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Though her infirmities kept
her from being active in things
pertaining to this life yet her
mind was firm and strong con-
corning Spiritual things. The
Lord beckoned to her to come
and she was willing to go.
Of course it is hard to give up
our friends, and such near and
dear friend as a mother, whose
love knows no bounds, and the
depth of love no one can fathom.
But when we remember that
when we are absent from the
body we will be present with
the Lord; it is then we can begin
to comprehend that it is only
sleeping, Asleep in Jesus bless
ed sleep from which none ever
wake to weep"
This life is only a preparatory
one, one in which we should pre-
pare for the life beyond.
Friends if we take Jesus into our
lives, into our confidence, into
our business and into our daily
walks we will not fear the grim
monster death; but will be able
to say at the last / have fought
a good fight / am willing to go.
Mother; how we will miss you
| Since your face we see no more,
/ But we know you're with the
Angels.
On that bright Celestial shore.
The funeral service was ably
conducted by Rev. A. H. Min
ney, of Russell, w. Va, at the
home Of the deceased, after
which interment was made al
the Wright cemetery.
WRITTEN By A FRIEND.
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DON'T TALK OF IT.

"Do you believe the theory that
doctors have a right to kill where
they cannot cure !"
Haven't they always been doing
itY
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Congressman Hamilton did not
20 home for the holidays, but will
remain in Washington attending
to the matters which he has on
hand and desires to conclude be-
fore the end of his term. 1t is
possible he will spend a few days
during the holidays in New York
City. but he will only do so in
case heI finds time to get away
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