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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-08-20
goth Year. Whole No. 1892.

and it is the intention Of the Col
lege to provide them with the
most up-to-date and practical in.
formation that will be of benefit
to them in making this commend.
able work profitable.
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE.
The West Virginia University
offers course in agriculture to
young men and home economies
to young women who have a COM
mon school education and are
sixteen years old. This school
opens Sept. 10th and closes
March 21st in time for the stu
dents to get back to the farm for
the spring work. The course is
practical and is given by expert
Instructors who have we'll equip
ped laboratories, libraries, green
houses, gardens, dairy and puul-
try plants at their service. The
expenses for the two terms do
not exceed $4,000.
MONEY IN PEACHES.
A fruit grower from our little
neighboring state, Delaware,
told representative of the Agri-
cultural College of West Virginia
University that during the year
of 1911 they netted an income of
81, $50 from one hundred and
siXty-nine peach trees. Is it any
wonder that the thoughts of the
City Cousin" turned longingly
to the old family orchard of his
boyhood days. He should re-
however, that the old
happy-go-lucky methods followed
in his Grandfathers orchard will
never produce such profits as
these, and that the modern fruit
grower is a keen business man,
operating his plant on up-to-date
business principles.
PEACH FELLOWS.
How can l tell whether my
orchard is affected by peach vel
lows, and what is the remedy"
j. +. H.
Peach yellows can be detected
by several signs. Early in the
season short bushy shoots grow
from the large limbs of the trees.
A little later the fruit will ripen
prematurely, will be highly color
ed and viii have red streak run
ming through the flesh. TIE yell
lowing OF the foliage is also an
indication of the presence of the
disease. The only remedy is to
cut the trees and burn them on
the spot. Do not drag them
the orchard as this will
the disease.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-08-20

1t was a matter of regret
among his colleagues in the SEN
ate that Senator Chiffon did not
feel able to come on to Washing
ton after attending the meeting
of the Democratic State Commit
tee at Parkersburg last week.
He expected to return to Wash
ington but found that after his
recent illness his strength was
not equal to it and he went back
to his home to recuperate. Sen
ator Chiffon is in receipt of a let
ter from Senator Kern, Of Indi-
ana, who was the Democratic
nominee for Vice President four
years ago, expressing deep sym
pathy on account of his illness
and inviting him to spend a por-
ton of the summer at his sum.
mer home in Virginia. Senator
Chiffon expects to be in Wash
ington some time before the enc
of the present session and will
remain until adjournment.
##
Senator Chiffon has introduc
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-08-20

Congressman Hamilton, who
was compelled to decline an invi-
tation to attend a reunion of old
soldiers at Belleville August 7 and
8, on account of his duties in
Congress, expects to be able to
go to Ravenswcod for the an
nual reunion of the Blue and
Gray on August %.
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~
In the closing days of the ses-
sion of Congress, while every
thing is being hurried through
with a view to adjournment, and
minor matters are receiving.
scant consideration, Congress-
man Hamilton has found it nee
essary to remain in Washington
and look after these matters of
Legislation in which he and his
constituents are especially inter
ested. Tired, after a continuous
session of nine months, Mr..
Hamilton had hoped that he
might have a short vacation and
a period Of rest before entering
upon the campaign in the fall.
But it looks at the present time
as though he would have to start
in the campaign very soon after
the adjournment of Congress.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-08-20

Congressman Hamilton sue
ceeded in getting a favorable re-
port from the House Committee
on Claims upon his bill to pay
Felix Morgan, of Burning
Springs, for the loss of his eyes
in a premature explosion while
he was employed in the construc-
ton of Lock No. 5, in the Little
Kanawha River in 1901. The
Committee fixed the amount to
be paid him at $2,50O.OO Mr..
Hamilton called up the bill under
unanimous consent and was a.
bout to have it passed in the
same way when Representative
Mann, leader Of the Republicans
in the House, objected to its con
sideration, and the bill must now
await consideration at some fu-
ture time.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-08-20

The Pension Bureau has mott
fed Congressman Hamilton that
an increase in pension has been
granted through his efforts to
Charles DePue of Ayers.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-08-20

An effort was made in the
Senate a few days ago by Sena-
tor Watson to have the omnibus
war claims bill reported to the
Senate for action. He stated
that the bill had been on the cal
endar since May 20 without ac-
ton and it was due to the hun
dreds of his constituents in West
Virginia who have claims in the
bill, that consideration should be
given to it. Senator Crawford,
Republican, who is Chairman
of the Committee on Claims, was
sharply criticised by Senator
Watson for stating that the re-
port of this bill would cause un-
necessary discussion and delay
adjournment. Senator Watson
insisted that the bill should be
reported, but being in a minority
in the Senate, he was not able to
have the report made, over the
objection of the Republican SEN
atOrs.
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Grantsville, w. Va, Tuesday, August 20, 1919

ed a bill granting a pension to
Elizabeth l.. Ryan, of Ivydale,
Clay county.
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Established June IL. 1883.

be interesting to see what is the
attitude toward Taft and Roose-
welt of the Republican nominees
for congressman in West Virgin
ia.
1t is also stated by menbers of
the new party that inasmuch as
DR.. H. d. Hatfield, the Republ-
can nominee for Governor, has
declared that he will support
Presideet Taft as against Mr..
Roosevelt, a new state ticket will
be nominated by the Roosevelt
people and a new candidate for
Governor will be named.
1t is the apparent purpose of
the Bull Moose party to utterly
destroy and eXterminate the Re-
publican party. Mr.. Roosevelt
himself stated in Chicago that
he had been there at the death
of one party and the birth of an
other. There can be no doubt
that it is the intention of Mr..
Roosevelt and his followers to
destroy the Republican party and
establish a new party in it's
stead. Evidently in West Vir-
ginia the Roosevelt party intends
to try to obtain a larger vote
than the Republican party so
that in future elections it will
have election officers instead of
Republican election officers. 1t
is customary in the state to di-
vide the election officers between
the two parties casting the high
est votes at the preceding cleo
ton. If the Bull Moose party
can get more votes than the Re-
publican party in the coming
November election, there will
not be any Republican election
commissioners in West Virginia
for years to come. 1t seems to
be fight to the finish of Mr..
Roosevelt, Gov. Glasscock, for
mer Governor Dawson, General
Elliott and others against the
Republican party. There is no
question but what the old party
is deserving of humiliation, but
whether there would be any i'm
provement by placing Dawson
and his associates in control is a
matter which the voters of West
Virginia are capable Of deter
mining for them selves, having
tried both the Dawson machine
and the Stand Pat machine and
having practically driven both of
them out of political control in
the state.
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Senator Chiffon has introduc-
Holbrook argus., 1912-12-10
A Restive Engine.

There was a strike in force, among the engineers of a certain railroad and in order to keep things moving the management were employing men who had had experience running any kind of engines
 One man secured had been engineer at sawmill where his work consist ed mainly in pulling the lever and starting the log against the saw. then pulling the reverse lever when the plank was cut off and running the platform back again
 The yardmsn gave him an engine and told him to run it into the round house He climbed into the cab. pull ed lever. in obedience to which the engine sid slowly into the round house; arrived there he saw some thing must be done. and acting on previous experience pulled the-reverse lever. The engine promptly backed put again.
 ''Herei" shouted the yardman. what are you doing? Why don't you put that engine. in the roundhouse?"
 q did put her in" yelled the saw mill engineer. Why in thunder didn't you shut the door?''
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The Highest Railway Station.

The site of the highest railway sta. tion in the world, was pierced recent. ly at Jungfrau Hoch, Switzerland H. 400 feet above the sea The new tun- nel of the famous Jungfrau railway emerges right among the glaciers. The construction of this railway has penetrated Mounts Eiger and Monch An observation house will be built on the ridge by the terminal station com manding a wonderful view of the en. tire Bernese Oberland, with the city of Interlaken nestling in the valley below
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Max Schuster returned from a short vacation spent with his wife in Los Angeles this week and is again at the post of duty in the A. & B. Schuster Co.,, store here. AW.sH. Clark and Rich Hill re- turned from ten day trip to the interior country on the new rail road business. MT. Hill left for his home in Elyria, Ohio.
 Court will convene in Apache County on the 18th. Much inter est is manifested here by local cattlemen, in a cattle stealing case whi oh comes up at the en- suing term.
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course, being a federal board, tine com mission has nothing to do with acci dents occurring on interstate rail roads, and the law excuses the inter state ones from reporting any acci dent to a man in their employ if he's it for work within three days after his injury.
 In the last quarter of 1910, the mum Der of persons killed on the rights-of way of the interstate railroads was 2,766, and the number hurt was 40,321 Train accidents were responsible for PAS of the deaths and 3,729 of the in juries. There were 1884 collisions in the three months, and 1,532 derait ments, and $50 miscellaneous" acci dents-boiler explosions and such Ninety-six passengers, postal clerks express messengers, newsboys. etc. were killed in the accidents-30 of them in the train aceidents-and 3,34e were hurt. Of the unlucky railroad servants, POI were killed in train ac cidents, 935 in bridge accidents, etc 50 while coupling cars, and 107 in in dustriar' accidents; the number hurt in the train accidents was 2,054, and ir all the accidents. 34,276. The number of tramps, other trespassers and cas ual careless citizens killed in the three months was 1,628, and the number hurt was 2,699.
 Of the quarters collisions, PIP were of the "butting" kind, 4O5 of the rear end. kind. 102 were caused by train breaking in two, and 1,115 are chased as "miscellaneous'- that means. The report as to the quarters derailments is that 15 of them were caused by malicious ob- structions on the track, 5s by "un. foreseen' obstructions, 10S by negli- gence of tTainmen, signslmen, etc, 297 by defects of roadway etc, and 709 by defects of equipment Somebody was responsible, of course, for every one of these defects. The report leaves 845 of the derailments unexplained; i; they were miscellaneous"
 The interstate electric railways re. ported 70 accidents in the three months, 69 of them train accidents. Tn these, 42 passengers and 72 other per. sons lost their lives. 673 passengers and 358 other persons were hurt One of the accidents was a head-on col | llsion of interUrban cars, each run hing at about 35 miles an hour. A mo- torman forgot his orders in that in. stance, and the conductor inferred that the orders must Ger night have been changed. The conductor start sd toward the front of the car to in luire. we are told; he was stopped, however, by a passenger who asked him question, and before he had fin lshed talking with the passenger the collision occurred"
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Stock Market

Kansas City Stock Yards, Dec. ?, 1912.-CattIe receipts here last week were considerably heavier than during the same week a year ago, but the month of No vember showed 8 shortage of 10 percent from last year. There was enough demand to absorb everything without any decline in prices, and the market closed the week in healthy shape. Range cattle sold fully as high last week as at any time this year, Cobra do feeders reaching SIPS, and heifers to killers at $500 to $7.00, choice yearling stock heifers at $6.50. A strong country demand is proving the mainstay of the market, which it is likely to do all winter, particularly if there IS no general break in the mar ket, thing most higly improb- able. The run here today is IF, GOO head, and Chicago is burden ed with 35,000 cattle today, yet the market is steady in most cases, a little weak in spois. A 
 portion of the big run at Chicago today is Show cattle, for the In- ter-national. The sales of the fat steer classes there later this week may weaken prices for prime steers a little. Sixty loads of quarantine cattle came in today, the best fed steers there at $7.2 25, and the best COWS at $4.75 to $500. No prime native steers have been here today, tops sell ling at $9.50, which is the upper edge of bulk of steer sales, rang ing down to $7.00. Sixteen thous- and cattle were bought for the country here last week, twice as many as during same week last year.
 Hogs arrived to the number of II. GOO head today, two thousand above the first estimate, and prices are largely 10 lower, top ST. S2, bulk $7.55 to $7.75. The market improved during the ses- sion and quit at it's strongest point. It does that nearly every day. which is apparently a sign of considerable reserve strength. On the other hand many good heavy hogs are coming, from which the bears argue that there are plenty of hogs in the country, and predict lower range after the first of the year. Majority ot sentiment is on the bull side tho, dealers say prices will reach nine dollars before they sink to seven.
 Sheep and lambs are coming moderately in numbers, 6,20( here today. and the market is climbing upwards, though witt many setbacks. Prices are 10 tC 15 higher today, lambs at $7.50 and ewes worth $3.S0 to $4. .50 Feeding lambs are inferior as { rule. and sell around $500.
 J. A. RICKART,
 Market Correspondent
Holbrook argus., 1912-12-10

acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the uses and purposes therein mentioned.
 Given under my hand and seal of office, ihis 18th day of November, 1912.
 tSigned) E. r WISE, Notary SealD Notary Public My commission will expire Febru- ary 17th, l9l6
Holbrook argus., 1912-12-10
New Line From Rome to Narles

A new line is being built between Rome, Italy, and Naples which will shorten the present distance of 155 miles by about z4 miles This road will run underground from the out skirts of Naples to the center of that city, and a number of underground passenger stations will be built.-Raii way Age Gazette.
Holbrook argus., 1912-12-10

merce commission their Ia st years accidents, as the act of congress requires them to do. Tn "Acciden1 Bulletin No. 3S'
 We get a boildowr of the reports
 with the commis
 sion's annutations and other interest
 ing matter. Oi
Holbrook argus., 1912-12-10

The local Superior Court was in session Saturday. disposing of some minor matters. Judge Per kins, of Flagstaff, was here to attend to case wherein Judge Sapp was disqualified. Among the attorneys in attendance were E. s. Clark of Prescott, X. N. Sleeves of Williams, and W. H. Burbage of Winslow. MT. Sleeves received many congratulations on his recent marriage.
 w. A. Saunders, C. H. Jordan and Sidney Sapp went to Wins low Thursday where the former two were initiated into the ElkS that evening. Judge Sapp went along to see that they received their just dues.
 Mrs. Van Laninghan and daughter, who have been visiting with Joe Woods and family, left Saturday evening for their home in Denver. Mrs. Van Laninghan and Mrs. Woods are sisters.
 Superintendent Jno. R. Hulet, of the A.C.M.I., is daily expect ing to receive a new 1913 Model '35 Studebaker" Auto. This will be one of the classiest cars here, being a seven passenger car.
 A gasoline traction engine of many horsepower arrived here yesterday and will be used by parties at St. Johns for blowing next spring.
Holbrook argus., 1912-12-10
The Country Versus the City

Would you rather smell new mown hay in the country-OR, breathe in gasoline on fifth ave?
 THE COUNTRY" Y"-the place where the real, big, blissful mo- ments of freedom are drunk in- to the very soul-where they live really live, in the clean, wide, free sweep of an unbounded ho- rizon, and breaths untainted air, limitless as the sky itself. It stimulates, builds bone, sniew and muscle. Nature put this tonic in the country for you Sun shine" rain" the smell of the earth h'-"the spices of the pine" "the odors of the hemlock" Take it; it's yours.
 THE CITY" Selfshness it. self everyone for himself and the devil for us ala few miles from the country-a cramped, little spot, where you breathe tainted air, burdened with fears, bitterness, trials, sorrows and disappointments, all ground into the walls around you, stamped into the floor you walk on. The City turns ambition into selfish greed. No matter what you get, you want more. And when you ve got more and God knows al what price, Its not enough. You still want more. The fastness of life makes temptation sought after. You lie to yourself, ever to God, to gain that which is re. quired to keep up with youl neighbors. Cheating, lying, steal ing almost becomes a pleasure, because all you want of "The City, is what you can get out ot it. Every walk of life in the city is Marathon, but the goal is mol stationary. It's like the horizon No man can reach it. "
 Take your choice, The Country or the City, but in any event sec Hugo B. Koch in Clyde Fitch'' greatest and last play "The City" At Winslow Opera House Friday
 December 27.
Holbrook argus., 1912-12-10
AWFUL TOLL OF RAll
NEARLY 3,oco KILLED AND 4o,0ot
 INQUIRED IN QUARTER.
Alarming Increase in Number of Ac ciderte-1.s24 Collisions, 1.532 De- raIments and $50 Miscellaneous
 Accidents in Three Mcntks.

The interstate railroad companies duly reported to the interstate com
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-16

and 1t was the only one round. 1t
was pretty certain that it. was the
murderer's. but the question arose,
what had become of Mr.. Briggs
hat?"
1t was Don discovered that the hat
found in the carriage had been housnl
at a hatter'S in Marylebone. Within
a short time IL cabrnan came forward,
identified the hat. and swore he had
bought il for Il maj named Muller.
Muller was arrested on landing al
New York. where he had fled in the
Victoria sailing vessel. At the time
of his capture he vas actually wear
ing MIR. briggs hat. NUT down ana
slightly altered.
Being hatless got Il man named
Toussaint 10 years penal servitude.
He was seen one mornin in 1856 to he
running down the York road. near
Kings Cross. Now. a man running in
London is nothing out OF the way. but
In refined featured. well-dressed man
running with no hat on is somewhat
unusual.
A constable stopped him and in
sisted upon taking him back whence
he. came. a short way back the
shrieks of IA led the police
man to the office OF a dealer in dia-
mons. The dealer had been stunned
by IA life-preserver and $1,000 worth
of jewels stolen. The criminal. Tous-
saint. hearing a step on the stairs had
fled. But he forgot his hat. and this
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-16

b. g. H sH 90 o.. .
Prof. Guy r. Vowles Of Fargo are the
other two mon who have been repre-
sentatives at Oxford from North Da.
kota.
This scholarship allows tho winner
81. 500 q year for expenses and c0ntin4
ues for three years and during the
summer months provision isfsnade fol
tho students to travel. - - = " :.
1t is the intention Of Mr.. Porter to
take up the study of civil law while al
Oxford. Tho scholarship does moi
take effect until next fall.
Mr.. Porter has made an enviable
record while in attendance IT the
university. He entered In the fall Of
1910 as a sophomore and pursued the
arts course for two years and THU
year took first year law work. Besides
- high scholastic rank. he has taken
n prominent part in other. university
activities. He 10 managing editor OF
the Student, q member of the Ad Alti.
ora Literary society and ut one time
president Of that organization. a mem.
Der Of the Civics club and a member
Of the Synegoi and the Phi Alpha
Delta legal fraternity.
Tho successful candidate was born
at Glendale, N. D., and Is the son OF
Attorney Benjamin Porter Of that
city. He graduated from tho high
school ut Fullerton 1 '1907 at tho age
Of 16, he being but 81 years Of age
now. III 1909 he graduated from, the
Ellendalc normal-industrial and the
next year was principal Of the city
schools at Adams:
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-16
Hats Have Been Known
To Cause Some Arrests

The man who murdered Inspector
Wells at Eastbourne recently left be-
hind him a f~awn-colored Trilby hat.
Stamped on the leather inside was
the word "Kelvington." while a piece
of paper stuck inside the hat was in
scribed mo. sc. H.O62. SO" Two
letters which resemble TX" written
backwards and Il "P" were also on the
paper.
Slight az such IL clue is. the proba-
bility is that whoever fired the fatal
shots will be brought to justice
through 1t.
In the Black Museum at Scotland
Yard is a black felt wideawake hat
which brought its owner to the gal
lows for the murder of a policeman
named Cole.
This case was almost an exact
parallel Of the Eastbourne tragedy.
Police Constable Cole. on the night OF
December /. 1882, while on duty in
Ashwin street, Dalston, saw IA man
named Orrock in The act of Chamber
ing over the low wall in front of a
Baptist chapel that faced the street.
He demanded the man to give an
account of himself, and endeavored
to arrest him. In the struggle which
followed the miscreant drew a re-
volver and shot the policeman dead.
Underneath II of the seats of tho
carriage in which the murder was
committed was found a soft felt. hat
This hat did not At the victims head,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-16
GERMANY PROTESTS.

Washington. Nov. 16.-Germany
has applied to the state department
for another postponement of the pro-
posed assessment by the United States
government Of a countervailing duty
on split peas and flour exported to
this country from the German empire.
The treasury department. which had
intended levying the "a beginning
November 20. will consent. it is be-
loved. to the delay in order to Civ c
Germany time for further represen.
tations on the subject.
Germany Grant what the treasury
aepartment regards as IA bounty on
explorations OF split peas and flour
ard the countervailing duty Is intend
ed to offset that privilege as a means
of protection. especially for the split
pea of the middle west.