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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-05-20
Raatlme Made EASY

One day my mother cut her finger
and she put rag on it. Then she
went to church to practice on the pipe
organ, and little boy who was there
said, 20. Mrs. H can play ragtime
Exchange.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-05-20
When the Doctor csIIed

Grace was six years old and very i'll.
The family doctor took her hand to
feel her pulse. In a moment Grace
said in whisper, It's no use to feel
my wrist. doctor. the pain is all up
In my head"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-05-20
Amblouous.

Wife (Shaking 1er husband)-
John. wake up That's three times
I've reused you. Now 20 and attend
10 the doors and windows; you don't
expect me TO shut up, do your" Hub
- rouCbily)- wish you would"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-05-20
Easv

a farmer saw a recipe advertised for
keeping wells and cisterns from freez.
ing I'm winter. Having sent a dozen
stamps. he received the following:
Take in your well or cistern at night
and stand II In front OF the fire"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-05-20
Safeguarding LIE and Limb.

German society of electricians has
offered costly gold medal to be
awarded annually for the best device
or process produced in any country
for safeguarding life or limb or pro-
noting health in the electrical indus
try.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-05-20

children who are delicate. fevcrsh and cross
VIII get hmm cdiatc relief from Mother Gray's
Sweet Powders for Children. They cleanse
the stomach. act on the liver and are recon-
mended for complaining children. \ pleas
ant remedy for worms Used by Mothers for
p years. At all Druggists. 25c Sample FREE
Addrose. A. s. Olmsted. lie ROY. N. Y. ADV
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-05-20
Rival Punstcrr.
February March? ?"

Can February March,"
No, hut April May" was the reply.
Look here. old man. you're out OF
June"
Don't July about g."
1T Is not often that one gets the
better OF your August parsonage.
"Ha! now you think that you have
mo Noctober."
And then there was work FOR the
coroner
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-05-20
Nice scratebera

II a calendar seems too pretty TO
destroy, paste a piece or sandpaper
over the calendar pad and use as a
match scratch. One OF these will not
come anriss in each room II gas is
used.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-05-20
KIN the FIles Now and Prevent

disease. A DAISY FLY KILLER will do {,
Kills thousands. Lasts all season. All dealers
or SIX sent express paid for 81. II. SOMERS.
I5O DE halb Ave-, Brooklyn, NY. Adv.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-05-20

What excuse did the arrested cash.
Ter give for being crooked2" "Ho
claimed he was in straitened circum.
stances"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-05-20

Tell your mother not to forget
when she needs bread that we handle
It,"
Mamma wants bread that is not
handled"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-05-20

Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing syrup Tor Children
teethinR, softens the gums, reduces intiamma-
ton, alays pain. cures wind co Ic 2Jc IA lot Tie La
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-05-20

tories went right on-and Akron became
known the country over as THE city with
out n panic" The slogan OF the local
Chamber OF Commerce Is "Akron--Ths
City OF Opportunity"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-05-20
Bent on oettlnn Mon..

Fresh supply Mrs. Austin's Bag Buck.
wheat now on hand al your grocers. Adv.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-05-20
It is All Handled.

Fresh supply Mrs. Ausyin's Bag Buck
wheat now on hand at your grocers. Adv.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-05-20
by .. r. EIINCKLEY
Who viii own These Homes7

These houses are TO go to Goodyear
workmen n. actual cost: farm land cost
Tor the lot-and pro rata cost for houses
contracted I'm 100 lots. The workman sim
ply moves into the house OF his choice
and pays the equivalent OF rent; the rent.
IN TINS case. applies on the purchase OF his
nome. In ten years a Goodyear family
man accustomed TO paying rent glides into
the ownership Of n beautiful modern home
almost without knowing il - certainly
without feeling the cost. Think what II
VIII mean TO these fortunate families TO
suddenly wake 10 the realization that
their home is their own.
OF the four hundred and nifty acres OF
land purchased. every acre is avaiIa BILE
for the Goodyear family allotment All
the land Will be developed as the demand
grows-and the beautiful hillsi9es and
valleys east OF the Goodyear plant VIII
soon be dotted with homes.
II want every Goodyear workman TO
have his own home" says President +. A.
Seiherling, who has personally made the
enormous Investment necessary 10 develop
the allotment plan. "I realize that it IS
often an uphill struggle for the worker
TO obtain home OF his own. especially IL
he has rent TO pay at the same time. My
plan Is TO convert the rent into home
payments-and TO provide the homes at
cost My pay? It's plain matter of
business. Homo owners are contented
and make better workmen. The man who
can and Will settle down to paving Tor Il
home has more character and ability than
the man without ambition. SO the work
man and Company both profit by the
transaction"
The plan as worked out will moan n
saving for men who buy homes that range
from $500 TO 5000, according 20 the size
OF the house. This saving Is based upon
regular Akron real estate prices.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-05-20
Provides Beautiful Homes at Cost-Rent|
Applying on Purchase
{ OF WAGES CONSTANTLY INCREASING
Unframed Men and Women Earn Amazing Wages
After Few Weeks of ServiCe-2,OOO
More to Find EMPLOYMENT

When the Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Company, Akron, Ohio. has completed the
TWO new factory additions II is now build
ing, Its working force will be increased
10 5000 and places will be made for
S'o0O more workers. The additions will
bring the working floor space OF the fac
tory to 100000 square feet
IheSe figures are used TO graphically
summarize the growth OF Goodyear from
nothing I'm 1898 to the largest single com
pany In the world engaged In rubber
manufacture today.
Akron, Ohio, with its dozen odd rubber
factories and other industries is recog-
nized the country over as an indus
trial marvel. Its population has grown
from less than 10000 to nearly 100. 900
In twenty years. More than half OF
Akron's heads of families are home own
ers. The rubber industry stimulated by
the enormous demand for tires for auto
mobiles and other motor vehicles. has
grown by leaps and bounds. and Akron
has grown with It, building up n busy city
out OF village and taking commanding
place In American industry.
Akron pays million and n half dollars
month I'm wages. Tho average monthly
wage earned by Goodyear employees. in
1910. was s53.9S; for 1911 was $574S: for
1912 was $3.50. Among the 5000 Goodyear
employees. about $50 women.
Goodyear Company officials declare that
w dNtidbe LOT 1870 VIII ne SUN higher.
How Mr.. seiberIing
FaVors Factory Workers
Some important problems have been
worked out in the immense Akron fac
tories. +. a. Seiberling. President of tho
Goodyear Company. believes that every
family should be enabled TO own it's horne
MIR. Seiberling has the reputation OF Iiv-
ing up 10 his beliefs. and in this matter
he has made no exception. This Is what
Mr.. Soldering did:
The Goodyear plant lies at che eastern
edge Of the city. Mr.. Selberllng purchased
$50 acres Of land at farm prices. This
he had plated into lots: then streets
were laid out; then trees were planted:
and small lake within the allotment.
ne gave with it's grounds to the city as
park and playground
Then Mr. Seiberlng asked for plans for
houses-hguring on groups OF 100 houses
at time The plans soon followed The
FIRST hundred houses are TO be built nj
once, as soon az spring opens. The homes
will range up and down in price and in
elegance but all OF them will be modern
beautiful and really honey. Contracting
for houses by the hundred obtains a rock
bottom price
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-05-20
A Few Welfare Features

- TeW WSHarc FeaturcS
Here are a few noteworthy features OF
modern factory management as worked
out by the Goodyear administrative force.
Refrigerated well water pped through
out the factory.
An efficient hospital. with doctor and
trained nurses. TO look after the general
health Of workers and give prompt treat
ment to Injuries. however slight
A factory lunch room accommodating
1900 at one time, where good, substantial
food is sold at actual cost.
An efficiency and welfare department
TO assist beginners; to see that men have
the work for which they are best adapted;
TO look into grievances and see that they
are adjusted on a basis OF fair dealing
for the men as well as for the manage.
mcnt This department under the dlrec.
ton OF Mr. G. Il. Johnson. has done won
ders in building up Goodyear spirit and
welding Goodyear workers into a real
family with "A loyalty to the Company
that wristbands almost any crisis
Employment Bureau
In the bureau Of employment, red tapn
is dispensed with as far as possible Hon
esty of purpose is the chief credential
And attracted by good wages. good,
healthful work and wonderful chances for
the future, workers everywhere who want
TO do better. are looking toward Akron
the city OF opportunity. Applications.
both written and in pcrson-from experts
from apprentices-frOm men and from
women--are pouring ib-an to be care
fully considered by Mr.. Johnson Yet SO
many are the stations TO be flied and so
many are the kinds OF work TO be done
that tho positions have scarcely begun TO
be filled.
These recent developments have mado
Goodyear stand out ~ notable example
OF modern methods OF management on
the whole. the Goodyear Family Is a happy
family. II has already attracted experts
and apprentices from all over the country
and now there's room for 1000 inorel
Contentmcnt Is seen on every face-the
strike which affected Goodyear least or
all. Ia settled-peace and prosperity now
prevail among the Goodyear workers.
And all with the result that the tire
output OF the Goodyear factory is the
largest In the world. And about the tire
business. other lines OF rubber rnanufac-
turc are being built up to give the great
AKRON factory balanced product.--Adv.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-05-20
No "occupatlohaI Diseases"

Goodyear factory buildings are modern.
with plenty OF Hight: pure. cold drinking
water. ample sanitation and working con
ditions as agreeable 90 money and care
can make them. There are no "occupa-
uonal diseases" in the rubber Industry
Men OF skill earn $3.50 to $500 a day
Expert tire makers are developed I'm from
four TO six weeks. Hundreds OF men from
small towns. UNFRAMED unaccustoned to
wages greater than $3.50 per day, have
come to the Goodyear plant and soon
enabled themselves To earn from So so to
$3.50. All these things have contributed
TO Akron's unique Industrial position. In
1907. when financial difficulties spread
over the country. the Akron rubber fac
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-05-20

tTnpOFtanf TO Moth0r6
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTOHIA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-06-26
BARRELS EXPLODED BY RAIN
They Were Filled With Lime. and
Waterman Got on One Just In
Time.

When workmen who are building an
apartment building at SiIty-sixth
street and Park avenue left, they took
ordinary precautions against rain.
They covered twenty-four barrels Of
lime with a sheet Of canvas and fast.
ened It down with planks. The rain
came and ran through creyices.
Mike Dolan. the watchman. sat on
one OF the barrels IN the early morn.
Ing hours. He felt very warm, and
got OF to investigate. The next min.
ute there vas roar, and the barrel
Jumped up. The rest Of the barrels
jumped up and exploded. and the
wooden containers caught FIRE.
When the nremen came. all hands
worked with shovels and threw sand
on the lime until 1t resembled mortar.
Then Dolan found another seat.-New
York Evening Post
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-06-26
PIGS WITH MULE H00FS

A year ago residents Of New Canaan.
Conn. made pilgrimages to Peter
Chicks farm to see "two-faced pig.
which proved 10 be hoax. Now they
are going to A. l. Benedict's place TO
look at a litter OF pigs, several Of
which have mule hoofs-no hoax this
time. according TO Justice OF the Peace
= S. Dawless. who says he is ready
10 make affidavit to II.
The late DR.. p. r. Hiss. the emil
nent New York bacteriologist, found
In Ohio and brought 10 his summer
place here a mule-iaced hog which Is
now owned by Edwin Bou,on, superin-
tendent OF the town poor farm. II is
the sire o. two lit,ers OF pigs, half Of
them mule-hoofed or club-footed.
These mule-iooted pigs are said TO be
immune from hog cholera. but the
only basis for this claim seems TO be
the quip that the mule in them kicks
out all the cholera germs.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-06-26
GREWS0ME BOOK BINDINGS

Books bound in leather from human
skins are not SO unusual as one would
Imagine. and many men seem to have
had the ambition to possess samples
of this peculiar kind OF binding. says
a writer in Die Biblio,hek. How Ca.
mile Frammarion must enjoy looking
upon his copy of his own "Ciel ct
Terre." which is bound In leather
which was once the skin Of beapti.
full noblewoman whom he had COM
plimented on her fine complexion
When the woman died she willed him
her ep!dermis on conditions that 1t be
used to bind that particular book. In
looks and texture the human hide
book coverings resemble caltskin SO
closely that 1t takes an expert to find
the difference.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-06-26
SCALES ON BABY's HEAD

$40 East Washington St, Portland,
Ore.-"When my brother was one
month old a layer Of scales or scabs
began to form on the top Of his bead.
The trouble began as rash. The
scales increased until several layers
thick. The crust was thick and yellow
and looked to be all in one piece, but
came OF in large scales. His hair
came out in punches and baby became
almost bald. His scalp itched and
burned SO badly as to make him cross
and fretful.
I'VE used every remedy recommend.
ed by our friends without success.
Then We started with the sample Of
Cuticura Soap and Ointment, wash.
ing his head good with the Cuticura
Soap and then applying the Cuticura
Ointment. Before they were used up
We could see an improvement in his
condition and bought some more. The
scales loosened and came of easily.
In about two mopths after We started
to use Cuticura Soap and Ointment
the scales had entirely disappeared
and his hair started to come in thick.
ly. Cuticura Soap and Ointment ef.
fected a complete cure" (Signed)
Miss Ella Ehrlich, Mar.'11, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free, with 32.p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuucura. Oept. L, Boston"
Adv.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-06-26

pound and it made me strong well wo-
man. / am very thankful that l fol-
lowed my friends advice and ! shall
recommend it as long as l live. Before
! took the, Compound l was always
sickly and now have not had medicine
from q doctor for years. You may pub
lish my letter. Mrs. EDWARD B. H1-
BERT, Fleetwood, Pa.
Such warning symptoms as sense Of
suffocation, hot flashes, headaches, back
aches, dread of impending evil, timidity,
sounds in the ears, palpitation IF the
heart, sparks before the eyes, irregu-
larites, constipation, variable appetite,
weakness and inquietude, and dizziness,
are promptly needed by intelligent wo-
men who are approaching the period in
life when woman's great change may
be expected
Ly.,is E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound invigorates and strengthens tie
female organism and builds up the weak.
ened nervous system. It has carried
many women safely through this crisis.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-06-26

Mr.. william A. Radford viii answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject OF building, for the readers Of this
paper. On account Of his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufacturer he
Is. without doubt. the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford. No lis West
Jackson boulevard. Chicago. Ill. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
A small. square house with a cot.
tage roof is shown In the accompany.
ing perspective view and plans. The
severe plainness OF the design is re
lieved by the projection OF the cor.
nice. which gives the house a rather
distinguished appearance This is q
small house. with only six rooms be-
sides nice front hall and a bath
room: but It is convenient and well
arranged, and the rooms are fairly
large. The parlor and dining rooms
are exceptionally good rooms for .
dwelling OF these dimensions.
II is quite the fashion now to make
long living rooms. and there is much
TO recommend It The furniture may
be placed to SO much advantage. and
there Is room to use good. big easy
chairs and couches. According to
old-fashioned plans, room II feet 6
inches long would be out OF the ques-
ton In a house of this size. II Is easy
to make big. light airy rooms If you
have money enough to build a big
house; but It Is not easy to get com.
modiors and comfortable rooms in a
small house. 1t takes a good deal Of
ingenuity and careful planning to get
six good rooms, in addition to neces-
sary accessories. in house rs by 80
feet.
A feature OF this house that will
appeal to the women is the built.in
sideboard, which faces the dining
room. and also faces the kitchen. A
piece OF furniture like this is a great
convenience and comfort to a house
keeper. Such things were unknown
up to within few years. There are
. great many little things to be kept
in order In the kitchen, and there are
some larger things that persistently
get In the way unless you have place
to put them
The kitchen part OF this house Is 4
perfect workshop. 1t is in such easy
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-06-26

Only one chimney is necessary. but
this should be a good one. 1t should
be built for business, with sufficient
capacity to keep the air moving in the
right direction. Whoever builds this
house will want to put,a crate In the
cornor Of the parlor some day; then
he or she will appreciate the fore
thought that suggested good chin.
ney with three separate flues to start
with
There is a cement wainscoting In
the kitchen and bathroom, feet 6
inches high. II this is carefully put
In. as 1t should be, It is fully equal
to tile: In fact. II 1t is rightly done.
1t is better than tile. because 1t is
more solid. 1t is easy to get poor
Job of cement work In places like
this; but that Is usually the fault Of
the owner. because he il careless
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-06-26

about the superintendent of the con.
struction. After securing the best
workmen and supplying the best ma
terials. It is necessary to follow up
the details as the building progresses.
1t is one thing to get good set Of
plans. but it is quite another to see
that the building Is put up according
TO specifications.
One feature In connection with this
house that Is about as interesting as
anything else. is the price. Similar
houses have been built for $1.400.
without heating or plumbing: but they
have been built under especially IA.
vorable circumstances 1t would be
much safer to estimate $1,000 or ST..
700 in small places. or more in the
larger cities.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-06-26
AMERICA MsvlNG WESTWARD

It may be news to most people that
North America has travelled from Eu-
rope across the Atlantic to its pres
ent position on the globe. and that 1t
is still moving toward China.
According to the calculations Of
Professor Wegener Of Marburg. Ger
many. North America in the last
twenty-siI years has moved 295 feet
away from Europe. and Greenland in
eighty.four years has travelled the ap-
preciable distance Of 3.0s3 feet, also
away from Europe. Professor Veg
ener believes that this movement
westward Ia due to surface pressure
e1erted by ice. Not only does this
pressure force the continent or island
upon which II is eIerted to sink. but,
just as a lot OF cakes OF ice lying upon
each other in a pan OF water move the
lower strata of the ice cakes side
ways. SO does surface pressure OF ice
force an island or even continent to
move sideways. Greenland. 50 much
smaller than the North American con-
tinent. and loaded down more heavily
with ice because OF Its northern lati-
tude, would move much more rapidly
than our own continent. as 1t actually
does. II Professor Wegener's computa-
tons be correct.
II Professor Wegener be right. then
It is not merely possible but probable
that America and Europe were at one
time either one and the same cont.
nent or SO close together than even
the rude craft and meager seamanship
Of the early Hebrews and Phoenicians
could carry men and women from one
continent to the other.
The average breadth Of the Allan
tic ocean is about 5000 miles Each
mile contains $3.50 feet A simple
arithmetical problem gives US the eI.
traordinary result that. supposing
North America to have Travelled at
the came speed in the past as in the
present. 1t took our continent l.396.00o
years TO accomplish the journey to its
present site. The idea is fantastic
one. II suggests that In about 2000..
900 years. II the present speed be
kept up. the Pacific coast Of America
may bump against Japan and China.
thus obliterating the Pacific ocean or
leaving It merely chain OF lakes.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-06-26

Light, air, and concentrated convent.
ence-all under one little four-corner-
ed roof
There is great difference Of opinion
In regard to covered porch. You
seldom want to sit outdoors when 1t
rains. even II you have q roof over
you: and the appearance is mere
question Of preference. Some folks
are always kicking about porch be-
cause 1t darkens the rooms in the
house. There is no such objection
to a porch Of this kind. Sun. air. and
light. all have a fair chance at every
window. and you still have an oppor-
tunity to sit outdoors II you want TO-.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-06-26
COWS THAT GO SWIMMING

Almost every day a very unusual
scene may be witnessed on Loeb
Dutch, Ross-shire. y. b. where a
number OF cows swim over TO an is.
land In the loch, about 200 yards from
the mainland, feed there. and return
In the evening. They are never driy.
en-. but take their bath entirely OF
their own free will. II the wind is
against them on the return journey
and the sea is rough. II is sometimes
necessary for man TO put out in a
boat and help them over in turn By
holding his hand under each cows
chin. as they get dazed II the sea
dashes in their faces and swim in cir.
cles instead OF going straight ahead.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-06-26

communication with the cellar. with
the vestibule, where the ice box is
kept, and with the pantry. which has
double doors to shut the smell Of
cooking from the dining room, that
house work becomes a pleasure.
Placing the sink Is a study In itself.
1t is convenient to the built.in side
board. and also to the pantry. Every
woman who does her own work will
appreciate this convenience. because
ii saves steps. It saves time. and II is
Just right In every way.
The steps to the cellar land in
the front part Of the house, where
the cellar Is the coolest for the stor-
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-06-26
HALIs COURT TO BURY A DOG

When a dog belonging TO Judge
James Tretouing of Evans, Colo.
failed 70 answer call during a suit
which Judge Trefoning was hearing.
an investigation disclosed the fact
tha, the animal was dead.
Court was adjourned for the day.
and the Judge made a coin for bis
pet Witnesses and jury. as well az
spectators. attended the funeral.