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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-08-05
Average Income of Farmer
$64O,40

Washington, July q. Farm
ing is not the most profitable
business in the world, railroad
press agents to the contrary not
outstanding, according to a
bulletin of the Department of
Agriculture.
For the first time in the his
tory of farming in the United
States the department has man.
aged to get accurate data on the
subject.
Itreports that the average in
come of the American farmer is
S640.40 year. 1T is reasona-
BILE to infer" says the depart
ment, that at least half of the
farmers in this country have
even smaller incomes.
Individual farmers here and
there have incomes larger than
this average, but the facts indi-
cate that on the whole the in
comes OF the farmer in this
country, even if we include as a
part Of til income those things
consumed on the farm where
they are produced, is certainly
not more than sufficient to pay 5
per cent on the investment and
ordinary farm wages for the la
Dor they do. and it is probably
considerably less than this.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-08-05

Keep q piece of gum camphor in the
silver chest; it will keep the silver
bright
When the hard wood floors get too
impossible. buy a bunch Of steel wool,
package of soap powder, and get to
work with a pair of old gloves Use
the wool with a paper between 1t and
tho slcved hand. hot water with lots
OF the soap Scour off the wood until
90 looks like new. dry 1t and then pro
coed with either wax or varnSh. This
is not an easy piece of work. but 1t
VIII well repay one for the energy ex-
pended
When cleaning hard wood floors. use
cloth dipped in OIL rather than wa
ter A freshly painted floor can be
kept looking like new II q kerosene.
L3mponed cloth ifs used to wipe it.
A little parann used on the kitchen
range and well rubbed I'm will keep a
steel range looking like new This is
good treatment to give the stoves
before closing the house for the sum
mer, az It keeps the stoves from rust
ing
a fine way to- clean paint brushes is
Go soak them in hot vinegar then
wash in hot soap suds The brushes
VIII then be soft and clean
One day after the painted walls Of
the kitchen had been well steamed
from q boiler of water on the stove.
we tried wipng the walls, and found
Chat they cleaned very easy hence
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-08-05
Fatal Joy Ride

Rochester, N. Y, July %. -
e. J. Sankpeal, vice president of
a lumber company, and Miss
Martha Hartleben, a young wom-
an of this city were instantly
killed early today when an auto
mobile driven by Sankpeal was
struck by an express on the
New York Central railroad at a
crossing near here.
Mrs. Sankpeal identified the
bodies at the morgue here today.
She told the coroner that she
had quarreled with her husband
last night and he left her in an
ger. She was sitting up await
ing his return when she was no
tilted Of the accident.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-08-05
WENT AFTER JOAQUIN MILLER
Indignant Father, with Blood In ills
Eye" Sought the Scalp Of
the Editor.

The late Joaquin Miller-Heinie
Miller, as he was called in those DAYS
used to edit the Eugene Register.
an Oregon newspaper, and in Eugene
they still tell many a story about the
poet Of the Sierras.
There is one story concerning
poets corner" that Miller ran in
the Register. The chief contributor
to the poets corner" was Young
girl of sixteen Of course, this
young girl never received any checks
from the editor for her vapid verses
ON dead canaries and such like topics.
One day Miller found in his mail the
following missive:
"Dere Editor ] have axdently
found ont YOU have been printing nv
dar@hter's PONIES for months and
months without paying her a cent.
Now ] know a thing or two if Susie
don't; there is no green in my eye.
and If YOU don't pay up for the
whole bit and crew Of PONIES at onct.
l'll have the law on you for so cold
bloody picking the brains Of an in
nocent girl No prize tim watches
nor brass rings wanted, cash only, or
into jail you go"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-08-05
Many Indicted

Charleston, July %. An
nouncement was made tonight in
the Kanawha intermediate court
that 80 indictments were return
ed Saturday night by the special
grand jury which has been con-
Quoting an investigation of the
strike trouble in the Kanawha
coal field. Five of the indict-
ments are said to be for felonies.
All the persons indicted are
charged with riOting. Fifteen
appeared voluntarily in court to-
day and gave bond in the sum
of 81, ZOO each for appearance
later for trial.
Among those indicted are
Frank Nance, Tony Stafford and
Frank Chaplin, who were tried by
the military commission last
year and sentenced to the state
penitentiary in connection with
former rioting. They were later
pardoned by Governor Hatfield.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-08-05
Beech Valley M. E. Church
Dedication August II, 1913. Cordial Invita-
ton to All

The new church building
erected by Beech Valley M. E.
Church near Big Springs will be
dedicated on the Ord Sunday in
August and dinner will be served
to all percent.
Rev. J. ]. Kelly, pastor, G.. W.
Cunningham, C. w. Richards,
Jr., Henry Collins, F. M. Rich
ards and H. B. Richards, trus-
tees.
A, N. Wilson, E. V. Richards
and trustees building committee,
BEECH VALLEY SUNDAY SCHOOL
G. w. Cunningham, Supt.
r B. Richards, Asst.
Jennie Richards, Treas.
Minnie Richards, Libr'n.
E. V. Richards. Teacher 1st
class
Sylvester Richards, Teacher
End class.
G. w. Cunningham, Teacher
Bird class.
Thomas Golf, Teacher 4th
class.
Average attendance, GO.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-08-05
NegrO Rapist Gels Five Years

Charleston. w. Va, July %. -
Cheer after CT Ger broke out in
the Kanawha county court room
this afternoon when sentence
was passed on Campbell Clark,
the young negro who attempted
a criminal assault upon pretty
Miss Annie Hunt, while in this
city last Saturday. Notwitt-
standing the bitter feeling that
was manifested toward the ne
gro, ct the time Of his arrest and
during his trial because of his
inpudent reflection upon his at
tempted victim, Clark left the
courtroom smi!ingIy, and as ne
left the jail, held up his five
fingers to the expectant prison
ers, indicating that he had been
sentenced to five years impris-
onment Five years is the limit
for an attempt to commit this of
Tense. The major offense is
punishable with death but where
a mere attempt is proven the
sentence may range from one tc
five years.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-08-05
Established June IL. 1888.
Less Careless Officials Would
Look Better

When it came to settling up the
affairs of the Bluefeld Bank, the
institution which failed several
months ago with $4,000 of the
) states money on deposit, the
claim was set up that the state
should be made a preferred. cred
itor to the prejudice Of the many
individuals who suffered in the
disaster.
The Huntington Advertiser, in
an editorial, has the GLOWING to
say about the situation:
I'm settling up the affairs of
the defunct Bluefield Banking
and Trust company it would be
more fitting to pay off all the
depositors dollar for dollar and
to pay the states claim out of
what, if anything, is left of the
funds of that institution, than to
adopt the plan advocated by the
encouragement, to make the
state preferred creditor.
1t was due to political favorit-
ism that $85, 600 belonging to the
state of West Virginia was on
deposit in the bank when it fail
ed, and those who are familiar
with the banking laws say the
state commissioner Of banking
ought to have known, if he did
not, the precarious condition of
the Bluefield institution for sew
eral months before the crash
came. The states money was
allowed to remain on deposit un-
til after the bank closed, and the
effort to collect it now by the
preferred creditor" route,
which would mean a loss to ev-
cry innocent depositor in the bank
is neither just nor proper and
does not meet with the approba-
ton of the fair-minded people of
the state.
If there are any preferred
creditors" when the final settle
ment is made, it should be the
men and women of Bluefeld,
whose savings are tied up in the
wrecked institution and who did
not have the opportunity which
the state had to safeguard their
deposits. -
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-08-05
Read the Sign Wrong

Aurora, ILL.,, July ~" Toe
many persons see the sign p.
c. in the heavens think it means
preach Christ when it means
pillow corn, said Vice President
Thomas r. Marshall today in adj
dressing 10000 persrns who had
gathered at Moose Park. Illinois,
to attend the laying of corner
stone for a 100000 industrial
home for orphan children and the
aged. The institution is to be
erected by the Loyal Order of
Moose.
"Out Of the superior educa-
tional advantages of today. "
Vice President Marshall, said,
one unhappy corrollary has de-
veIoped. A vast army of per-
sons whose labor would make
for the industrial advancement
OF the nation have conceived
themselves fitted for fancied
nobler pursuits and that the pro-
gress they would have made in
in the work they are fitted for is
lost. "
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-08-05
ROane County Will Pave

County court was in session
this week with all members pres
ent, and it was decided to begin
the matter Of road paving in the
county. The initial work Of paw
ing will be on that usually bad
strip of road in Spencer district
leading from the corporation line
at Spencer to the second steel
bridge south of Spencer 1t is
usually as bad a piece of road as
there is in the county. It is the
intention of the court to begin
work so that the road will be
completed before bad weather
sets in this fall. Bulletin.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-08-05
Grantsville, w. Va. Tuesday August s. 1918
Altizer

Hayharvesting is the order OF
the day.
Quite a heavy rainfall on the
evening of the "a.
The stork visited the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Morgan on
the 10th and left a boy.
j. NJ. Morgan recently finished
his new scale house.
Charley Whytsell is still in
poor health.
Holly hester has contracted to
teach the Lynch school this win
ter.
Mrs. Jim Dickinson and four
children of Ricewood, has been
visiting friends at this place for
the past week.
Mr.. d. w. Knight was Shop
ping at Mt. Zion Wednesday.
Minnie, the little daughter Of
Jim Morgan has suffered jntens-
ly for the past week with sup
posed spider bite on her foot.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Griggs of
Spencer, were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. E. Morgan of this place
Saturday and Sunday.
GREY WING.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-08-05
CHIEF Bride Taker Convicted

Webster Springs, July %. S.
u. G.. Rhodes, member of lower
branch of the West Virginia leg
islature accused of accepting
brides in connection with the re-
cent contest for United States
Senator, was found guilty late
today. He is the fourth of sew
eral Legislators to be tried for
bribery growing out of the SEN
ate campaign. State Senator
Ben A. Smith, Delegate Rath
Duff and DR.. H. F. Asbury have
been convicted and are awaiting
sentence.
The state rests" said Con-
gressmen Avis at 10 O'Clock this
morning, after the state had
placed on the stand j. S. Berger,
district traffic supervisor of the
Western Union Telegraph COM
pany, to identify telegram re-
ported to have been signed by
S. U. G. Rhodes, the defendant,
notifying the detective to meet
him in Washington.
Following the states an
nouncement Attorney r. l.. Gre
CORY, for the defense, asked for
a recess to allow for a conference
with his associates.
Rhodes did not take the stand
on his own behalf when the
state rested its case. Attorney
r. l.. Gregory, after a confer
ence with his colleagues, an
nounced the defense also rested
and moved the court to direct a
verdict Of not guilty, which was
promptly overruled.
Both sides stated they had no
desire to argue the case and
agreed to have their instructions
ready so that the case could be
given to the jury late this after
noon.
The defense introduced no
evidence, allowing the case to go
to the jury after asking the
states witnesses but a few ques-
tons. The only question asked
Attorney E. S. Book, who took
the denomination and numerals
of the paper money given Rhodes
and also that taken from him,
was whether he was a law part
ner Of prosecuting Attorney T..
c. Townsend.
Jurymen have been summoned
for the David Hill trial to begin
Thursday. Hill will be the fifth
legislator to face trial. The case
of George Vanmeter and Rev.
7. ]. Smith, legislators facing
misdemeanor indictments, will
follow the Hill trial.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-08-05
Debt Commissions Cannot Agree

Washington, July 26. A dead
lock between the West Virginia
and Virginia debt commissions
which have been assembled here
two days in an effort to agree on
the amount of interest West Vir-
ginia should pay to Virginia on
the 81 900, 900 judgment award.
ed by the supreme court to Vir-
ginia as West Virginia's part of
the public debt of the original
state tonight caused an adjourn
ment until August II.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-08-05
Dawson Resigns

Morgantown. July 26. For
mcr Governor w. M. Dawson re-
Gently appointed chairman of
state board of control, stated
here today that within the next
week he would call a meeting of
state committee of the resigna-
ton as president Of state com
mittoe.
Tee meeting will be called to
convene on about August 10.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-08-05
Blazing Bull Charged Crowd

Wildwood, Ga, July 27. With
his head on fire and believing
furiously a big bull charged
camp meeting near here last
night and stampeded the con-
gregation.
There were 4 thousand per-
sons under the stand, and the
preacher was discoursing on the
horrors Of hell fire when the
blazing bull charged. Many of
the congregation, underline spell
of the preachers description of
hell, thought the bull was the
devil himself and trampled one
another in the rush to escape.
Over so persons were injured,
but none fatally. SO frightened
were the people that even after
the appearance of the flaming
bull was explained they refused
10 return to the camp meeting.
The bull had been on the rage
and rubbed his head against tur-
pentine boxes until it was cover
ed with tar. When the bull and
cows were driven home there
was fire in the pen. The bull
charged The fire and his tarred
head was ignited. In agony the
the blazing animal dashed away
and charged the camp meeting.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-08-05
AGRICULTURAL NEWS NOTES
Extension Department, College Of Agriculture,
MOrgantown, West Virginia
Small Diversified Farms Least Profitable

Small Diversified Farms Least Profitable
1T seems to be generally true
that the small farm, say 20 to
80 acres, where diversified gen.
eral farming is followed, repre-
sents the least profitable type of
agriculture. Says Prof. o. M.
Johnson of the w. Va. College of
Agriculture, after a number of
weeks spent in making a detail
ed survey of farm conditions in
several sections of the State.
Wherever small farms of the
size mentioned are being profita-
bly, operated, investigation will
nearly always show that some
specialized form of agriculture is
being followed either trucking,
dairying, tobacco growing, fruit
growing, poultry raising or some
similar line. Where small, di-
versified farming is followed the
farmers energies and skill are
likewise diversified and scattered
and little ability is acquired along
any particular line. If diversifi-
ed farming is to be profitably
carried out it must be done on a
sufficiently large scale to occupy
the farmers entire time and
must be we'll enough financed to
be able to utilize machine meth
DDS.
Rural People Read Papers
Merely as an indication Of how
extensively rural people of the
State read the papers and how
readily they take advantage of
any opportunity to improve their
farming methods, the Agricul-
tural Extension Department al
MorgantoWn announces that inn
mediately following their notice
in the newspapers Of the State
to the effect that aid would be
given in starting alfalfa fields,
requests began to come in with
the first mails and have steadily
increased since. Of course ii
will be impossible to send out the
inoculated, fortified soil and
seed to all the applicants or tc
make visits to the very large
number who contemplate sowing
larger fields but the Department
is doing everything that its
funds will allow in this direction
at the present time and hopes to
be of service to the disappointed
applicants in other ways.
Road Improvement
Mr.. A. d. Williams, recently
appointed to the newly created
office of State Railway and High.
way Commissioner, is arranging
to open Offices on the University
campus at Morgantown and take
active charge of this line OF
work. Both the College of En-.
gineering and the College of Ag-
riculture are very much interest
ed in the improvement of the
roads of the State and some plan
of cooperative action between
the various forces will no doubt
be put into effect. A number OF
counties have already made pro.
visions for better roads and with
this new specialized department
working on the same problem il
is hoped that something ade
quate may be accomplished to-
wards supplying West Virginia
with roads more nearly suited tC
her needs. 1t is proposed to use
convict labor in road construc
ton work and after October frs
$50 prisoners will be Immediately
available. A much larger mum
Der will be available at a Later
date.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-08-05
speak In Truth.

Speak not at all. in any wise. till
you have somewhat to speak; care
not for the reward OF your speaking.
but simply and with undivided mind
for the truth Of your speaking. Car
lyle.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-08-05

2@E6ABINET

HE sweetest lives are those 10
duty wed.
Whose deeds, both great small
Are close-knit strands of an unbrolSen
thread,
Where love ennobles ell.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-08-05
I8I ED
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.Ntt. .--P elu4lllllkS sTUVltkI JlPJe{l
n. ~ s=@a=S I'M ~. Ils'1gll.1

- friendship fragrant
.Eh As the breath Of flowers
Adds grace and sweetness
To the darkest hours.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-08-05
HELPFUL HINTS.

Two Stitches IN Timo Save Eighteen.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-07-17
accessions there were to the church, bl

accessions there were to the church, but
there were several.
F. NJ. Cline and family of Shreveport
came out with J. C. Bolinger yesterday
afternoon and are all fishing to-day on
the lakes near Bolinger.
Little Margaret Hyman, aged about
one year, died here Sunday from an at
tack of pneumonia. The interment was
III Plain Dealing Cemetery.
A goodly number of our people visited
Plain Dealing Monday evening to see
the Health Car exhibit. Every one
should see the exhibit and hear the lect-
ures and then put into practice what has
been seen and heard.
Quite number of the residents of
this place attended the Parish Sunday
School Convention held in Plain Deal
ing last Friday and Saturday. Much
! interest was manifested in the meeting.
Miss Juden and Mr.. VanCarter, State
Sunday school workers, were in attend
ance. They were we'll able to infuse new
life in the work. Sunday afternoon they
visited Red Land and Union Grove with
a view of so thoroughly arousing senti-
ment favorable to Sunday schools that
it will result in one for each of those
communities. MS.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-07-17
Around the Court House.

The July term of Bossier District
Court was convened here Tuesday. Both
Judge J. N. Sandlin and District Attor-
ney T. w. Robertson are in attendance.
The newly empanelcd Grand Jury is
S. w. Vance, foreman; G.. G. Allen,
T. W. Bledsoe, T. R. Crawford, T. L.
Council, w. F. Dennig, J. T. Ford,
W. E. Mizell, C. NJ. Morrison, J. T.
Peas, Grey Stinson, and H. L. Skannal,
clerk. Two charges of murder were
ignored. 1t is thought the Grand Jury
will adjourn for this term of court to-
morrow afternoon.
The case of Wiley and Ike Barnes VS..
E. M. Payne ct ais was dismissed.
Charley Johnson, James Durrett, Fen
Clay and Naman James all plead guilty
to charges of carrying concealed weap-
ons and were given like sentences 500
and costs or four months on the public
roads.
Following are number of criminal
eases fixed for trial next week:
For Monday
Whit Stromile-Larceny of COW.
W. E. Coleman-Forgery and uttering
as true.
Harry Carter-Burglary and larceny.
For Tuesday
Rosa Cash-Murder.
Perry Banks-Larceny Of cow.
For Thursday
! Vassa Thompson, Jim woodward and
John Misunderstanding liquor without
| license.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-07-17
Mondays Election Results.

As the readers of the Banner know,
elections were held Monday throughout
the parish to vote on sundry PROPOSE
tons looking to the raising of funds for
the construction and maintenance of
roads and bridges.
In the newly created road district, en-
bracing Wards One and Two and the
alluvial portion of Ward Six, the vote
was On the proposition to issue 5 per
cent bonds in the amount of STE, 900,
due in from one to forty years, which
was carried by large majorities-1 in
popular vote and s211,42O in property
assessments.
In Ward Three the proposition to vote
6-mill tax for seven years carried by a
majority in vote of Sc, and assessments
in the value of S26,5i5.
In Ward Four the proposition was to
vote 5-mill tax for ten years. 1t was
defeated by both popular vote and in
amount of property voted.
In Ward Five the proposition to vote
5-mill tax for five years was lost. The
property assessment represented was
favorable to the special tax by margin
of S2O5O, but the popular vote defeated
it by majority of 80.
In Ward Six (that portion not in
cluded in Road District No. y the prop
osition was to vote a 5-mill tax for ten
years. AS was expected, it carried by
large majorities.
The vote by precincts in the road dis
trict and the several wards, shown in the
order as occurring in the above para
graphs, is given below:
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