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Evening journal., 1914-05-09
SCHOOLS IN KENT COUNTY.

From the Milford Chronicle.
The result of the inspection of
rural schools in Kent county by the
County School Commission has
brought out some facts that would be
well for the people TO think over, and
act upon for the betterment Of con-
ditions under which their children
are getting an education.
1t is evident that the majority of
the people are ignoring the education
question, and for that reason men
vino have no personal interest other
than the petty personal interest of
reducing the actual number of the
pennies they must pay to support the
schools, to the lowest possible mini
mum. In most instances these men
attend the school meetings promptly,
and for that reason are elected to
serve upon the local school boards,
tnd by virtue of this fact, they are
able to reduce the amount of repairs
and prevent any improvements Of
school houses or school methods, 10
the point where the results cannot
be even good.
II is shameful to have three chill
dren crowded into one seat, and the
air OIL luG HGuOOl iOOAAn III many No4A
try schools so bad from re-breathing
that it actually smells bad when the
door of such rooms are opened 10
visitors. The health Of the people
largely depends upon the school stu
alton, as in many instances bad air
produces disease, and the uncomfort-
able seats and benches cause stoop-
shouldered men and women in the
future, who have contracted lungs
and deformed organs. That is one
of the thoughts the people in the
rural schools especially must look
after. 1t is q duty each parent owes
to the people at large, to see that the
public schools are maintained so that
healthful conditions as we'll as edu-
cational facilities are enjoyed equally.
This is a duty for which no money
payment should be expected, any
more than you would expect to be
paid for serving as a trustee or YES
/ tryman of your church. All you who
may read this suggestion, or who
may have It called to your attention,
should at once resolve to attend the
school elections to be held in June
and see for yourself what the schools
need. It may cost some money, but
| it's for your ehild's welfare.
Evening journal., 1914-05-09
Just a Moment
DAILY STRENGTH AND CHEER.
Compiled by John G. Quinius, The
Sunshine Man,

If all the members of the orchestra
were to assemble and at once TO
begin each to play his part, the re-
suit would be an earsplitting dis
cord. Where is the trouble? In the
lack of one thing, the concert pitch"
The first necessity is, that each In
strument must be attuned to the con-
cert pitch. With it, there IS harmony;
without it, discord. When church
or committee. or a Christian assembly
come together, end each begins to
give utteTance to his own preference,
and seeks 10 have his own way, there
is discord and confusion. We have
been in such gatherings, both large
and small, and mentally have said:
"They lack the concert pitch" in all
Christian activity, service and con-
versation, the concert pitch is the
will of God. Every Christian who
would be used of the Spirit in the
service of God, or who would live in
any way well-pleasing to the Father,
must bow much in prayer, seeking
the mind of the Lord. Only thus can
the soul be kept at the concert pitch
OF doing the will of God. Whenever
we meet together for the worship Of
our Lord, let our first aim be to get
the concert pitch.-Selected.
No man can ask honestly or hope
fully to be delivered from tempta-
ton, unless he has himself honestly
and firmly determined to do the best
In To nnff Of
o Master, let me walk with thee
In lowly paths of service free;
Tell me thy secret; help me bear
The strain of toll, the fret Of care.
Help me the slow Of heart to move
BY some clear winning word of love;
Teach me the wayward feet to stay,
And guide them in the homeward
way.
Teach me thy patience; still with
thee
In closer, dearer company.
In work that keeps faith sweet and
strong,
In trust that triumphs over wrong.
Washington GLADDEN.
A high conception Of the glory and
| beauty of the church will save as
from that foolish vagrancy that is one
of the perils of our time; we shall
cease to treat the church as a shoI
to which we bring our custom, but
shall regard It as a sanctuary anc
home, in which love and faith display
their richest gifts.-Rev. A. T. Gut
terry.
Do we know ourselves or what goo.
or evil circumstances may bring from
us? Thrice fortunate is he to whom
circumstances are made easy, whom
cate visits with gentle trial an'
heaven keeps out of temptation
| Thootarav
Evening journal., 1914-05-09
rHAT IEIPsIC RIvER BRIDGE

From the Dover Index.
II it is true that the bridge over
Leipsic River, known as Martins
bridge, will cost more than 100000,
the Levy Court is wasting public
money in having plans and speciti-
cations made and asking for bids
We understand that the excuse given
is that it will satisfy those asking for
the bridge If it is shown by bids that
the cost is too great.
What is the County Engineer for
if he is not capable Of estimating the
cost Of such a bridge. and who will be
satisfied with a bid which is obtained
for the purpose Of excusing the
building of the bridge? The Levy
Court lacks business Judgment and
something more, the courage to do
.shat thav knaU is rLEbt ExarXnna
Evening journal., 1914-05-09
Editorial Opinion
MIDDLETOWN'S DEFECTIVE
PAVENENTS.

From the Middletown New Era.
This is Cleanup week in Middle
town. an event much needed, and,
Judging from the many loads of rub
bish being hauled away our town will
present a marked improvement, to
say nothing of the prevention Of any
possible disease. It is a move in the
right direction, and we are assured
all our citizens are lending their best
efforts to carry out the wishes OF the
Board of Health.
We are reminded that there are
many defective pavements that re-
main unattended TO by property
holders, Notwithstanding orders from
our town authorities which should be
put I'm order. Good streets and
smooth pavements are just as essen
tial to the appearance and health OF
a town as clean cellars and back
yards. Enforce the law governing
our pavements rigidly.
Evening journal., 1914-05-09

Copyright, 1914. by e. J. Ed
wards All rights reserved).
Evening journal., 1914-05-09

The Association ot
Advcriis.
{ srs Il composed %
IN The Association Of Arnsr- ali the great sdver-
fAfktAN lean Advertissra has this
WkW auinsd snd certified 60 Try me Assoeis-
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leaton. The figures 81 circulation nit 10 ts ersmns
contained ia the Asssciatone ~ any moment
port only guaranteed. - and positive proof
Association Of American Advertisers %S.' Ss ps sse%pSnyas
No ns whiirhs Rldu. City S,r1ss's ia1s 10 ...sd
ths
Evening journal., 1914-05-09

Do we know ourselves or what good
or evil circumstances may bring from
us? Thrice fortunate is he to whom
circumstances are made easy, whom
tate visits with gentle trial and
heaven keeps out of temptation
ThackeraY
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-02-26
A Menus.


Have YOU ever heard a grumbler
called n Momus?
Menus in Ggrek legend was the god
of mockery, whose chief JOY in exist
ence was to find fault with mortals
and immortals as we'll when the occa-
sion offered.
Upon one occasion Neptune, Minerva
and Vulcan contested the point rs to
which WAS The lest artist. and Menus
was appointed TO sit in Judgment upon
their respective merits.
Nentune made bull in his best
style. Minerva fashioned u house
Vulcan n0Ge n man.
Menus decided that Vulcan's man
was not perfect because he had neg
lected to put 4 window I'm his chest so
that his creatures thoughts could be
read by al who wished TO know Of
what he was thinking. Mnerva's
house did not suit him because II was
rot movable and therefore could not
lie shifted out of the way when trouble
threatened OF meddlesome neighbors
tried to peer In. Neptune's bull snid
Menus was very imperfect because It's
horns were too near the front Of It's
head
So furious were the gods ut his deci
sions upon their best work that they
banished him from heaven. Shortly
afterward. it is said. Menus died of a
broken heart because he could find no
flaw In the peerless beauty Of Venus.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-02-26
The Chronicle

earth Is doing periodically. To a mi
crobe, reposing on the polished sur
face of the table. this disturbance Is
probably as violent as an earthquake
Is to human being
An earthquake is terrible thing. II
comes without warming 1t is over be-
fore one knows which way to fly, and
its fury can be ubatcd by no man
Yet TO the geologiSt earthquakes are
only symptoms They are not causes
SO much as results-results OF great
stresses nud strains within the earth
that cause sllpp!ngs and slidings from
time TO time. If the rocks on the shell
of the earth slip and CRATE against
each other SO much MS an inch along
assure ten miles in length Il SILVER Is
felt slip OF fifteen feet along a
course of 2o0 miles sufliced to bring
about the terrible San Francisco earth
quake and dre -.
These strains and stresses accumulate
steadily within the earth The point
at which they have once found relief Is
weaker 10 resist the next strain. IL
slips again presently. By successive
movements IFS sides become more and
more displaced Rock layers, mineral
veins. coal seams that cross the line of
displacement, are logged out of their
course So are roads, fence lines and
brooks that run across 1t on the sur
face. IL 'ac san Francisco quake one
mans frHHi yard WIS moved twenty
feet to one side of his house. and In
another place the slip line came SO
close TO mans barn that some piles
of straw thrown out from the win
dows were carried away. In Japan a
chil twelve feet high interrupted road
way, and thousands of similar cases
might be cited These were primary
movements along the line OF the dis
turbance that caused the earthquakes.
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-02-26
MRS. JOHN rUnnoY MITCHELL.

The election of John purroy Mitchell
brings his wife into great prominence
AS official chatelainc of the city of
New York Mrs. Mitchel, who before
her marriage to Mr.. Mitchell was n
Boston girl, is the picture Of Il strong.
healthy outdoor woman. and she holds
that every one could be healthy IL he
or she would take regular exercise
She is particularly interested in swim
ming
The wife of the new mayor elect is
also strong champion of woman's
suffrage ana believes that In ten years
hence women will have The ballot In
New York state. Although suf-
fragist, Mrs Mitchell took no active
part in her husbands campaign She
is more interested in the work of the
wouan's auxiliary of the board @.
health. which is aiding I'm the GSht to
stamp out tuberculosis, than in the pc.
litical game.
In Il recent Interview Mrs M't,.cl
was asked whether she would iui
upon her husband putting lan OBJ
the slit skirt ana tn amy sartor.al &C..
feet. Here her devotion 90 personal
liberty came out
Indeed. ! would not" she replied
This is Il free country, and ! believe
that every one should be allowed to
dress rs she plcaSeS. Oc course If amy
style should be too extravaganza 80
would bring it's own punishment. We
men should dress so as 10 make them
selves most attractive. and eXuaya-
giant dress will not DO thIt.'
Mrs. Mitchell alluded to the fact that
she liked housekeeping ana would not
be content without her own home So
the natural question was:
IF you like housekeeping, do you
like cookingE"
Shall ! tell lie or shall I tell tie
TRUTH she replied with ohaImlng
little laugh. "Tll say that ] like 10
cook in camp, and camping is great
1 would like to spend two months in
the woods that way every year All
outdoor life is very attractive to me-
Incidental to her remarks about
housekeeping, Mrs. Mitchell spoke Of
the criticism often heard OF the higher
education Of women. Mrs. Mitchell be-
lieves that the more highly developed
a woman is iutelle tUally tie more
helpful she can be as Il Wife. Il an
not Il college woman myself, but an
sorry that ! am not"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-02-26
PANAMA SLIDES
to DELAY
Date When Big Ditch viii
Be Ready Depends Upon
Success In Dredqinu.

TEN HAT the opening of the Panama
canal on Jan. 1, 1915, is not yet
Il an absolute certainty is stated
by Colonel George w. Cocktails
in the annual report of the isthmian
canal commission, W hich has just been
made public. Additional slides may
delay the date.
The impression generally held that
the blowing up OF Gamboa dixie and
the flooding of Culcbra cut mean that
the canal is practically completed is
erroneous. according TO this report.
Culcbra cut was flooded TO allow sue
ton dredgcs TO attack the slides. and
the first day OF the canals actual oper-
alton still depends upon how fast the
dredScS eau work TO keep the channels
open.
The report outlines the policy to he
followed 10y the canal authorities i'm
dealing with individuals or corpora
tons desiring To sell coal or oil fuels
TO vessels using the canal The gov
ernmcnt will allow storage space and
handle the coal. charging for this serv-
Ice. The supplies OF fuel TO he stored
for naval purposes will be used to
maintain uniform prices.
Comment regarding the form of gov
eminent to he adopted for the zone
after the completion of the canal.
which Is said To have caused break
between Colonel George w. Cocktails.
chairman and chief engineer of the
commission. and Richard Lee Met
cali of the commission. is absent from
the report
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-02-26
WHEN THE EARTH aUAKEs.


When the stairs creaa and Che furnl
ture gives out mysterious cracking
sounds at night we sometimes $50 upiu
bed anal wonder if there s burglar
about, but It doesn't occur 90 us THAT
what we hear is really an earthquake
on small scale. The night air has
caused the wood to contract with a
snap thus accounting for the alarming
sounds. This is Just exactly what tue
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-02-26

such wrap Is good looking. When
the child IS six or eight years old to the
brown coat may be added a brownie"
cap Of corduroy.
Iibclinc IS making many of the
dressy coats for little girls this season.
and the model illustrated Is OF cOpen-
hagen blue iu this fabric. The belt.
collar ana cuffs are of velvet In the
same color.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-02-26

Great Scott, woman! Are you try
Ing 90 ruin mcT"
why, Henry. You don't even know
what ] paid FOR the gown"
u know that any gown that looks
as bid as that one costs more than
can afford to pay"--Life.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-02-26
In the Marshes.

What makes you stand on one foot
and move your shoulders in that way9"
asked tbc suipe
Well" replied the crane. there's no
chance Of my learning to sing. so I'm
practcing TO see If can't become n
classic dancer Washington star.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-02-26
Juvenile Attire.

Coats for little girls are most attrac-
tive this winter. For school wear
nothing is more serviceable and ap.
propriate than Il good sensible box
coat Of chine hil!a cloth or of corduroy
The latter material wears like iron"
and in one Of the new shades of brown
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-02-26

ih 1i costumes this season.
it'" ID iHudpoint. must he.
IEo 'Hs vic. above suspicion.
Ar3 u.. Use G-urc SIS straight. slen-
Ger aul EJHtH" oeEug the advan.
ag OF .i'ee.us- is lost. When
uo Hrct n.Inel 60 curve fin mt the
waist I.r padding Us used to give the
coul silhouette
ln Ore urj IUtic cont Of green vel.
set ou .n ihc Illustration % long tas-
eeici strr9uor 0f velvet matching the
cont attached at the neck anu hangs
toNbc'1w Foe waist line This heavily
weighted ornament Gives The desirable
straight '.nr at enc back and increases
The smartncss Of the wrap
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-02-26
No Coal Monopoly Intended.

This is the policy outlined with re-
gard to the sale of coal ana oil fuel TO
vessels using the canal:
1T was never intended that the GOV
eminent should exercise monopoly
Of the coal business on the isthmus,
but to utilize the coal stored here for
the use of the navy i'm maintaining
uniform prices of this product To ship
ping. In order To encourage ndiviGu.
ais and companies i'm the business Of
furnishing coal 10 vessels which use
the canal the policy has been adopted
of providing storage i'm connection with
both ccaling plants for the coal plies
of individuals ana companies who de
sire to participate i'm the business.
There will be "a certain rental charge
for the areas ana i'm addition real es-
tate tax Of / per cent Of the value Of
the improvements. should any be made.
and q merchandise tax Of cents for
each 1000 pounds Of coal sold. The
government will do an the handling,
and charges for putting the coal into
storage and taking il out, charges for
the use Of coal bargcs and other labor
in connection with this service Will be
fixed at cost price TO the government
for such service
"Thc same policy was adopted with
reference 10 Oil II is proposed to equip
the wharf i'm the vicinity Of the coal
ing station at the Pacific terminus and
docks so. - AMI No. II at Mount
HOPE. on the Atlantic side, with fuel
oil supply and delivery mains ln dupli.
cate. together with the necessary
pumps SD that the government will be
able 70 handle satisfactorily all fuel
OIL including oil of individuals and
companies who may wish TO partlci-
pate in the fuel oil business on the 18th.
mus on Che same general terms as
tho 'u- to t'r coIl business"
Health conditions in the zone show
an Improvement The toll Of life for
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-02-26

There IS man whose wife makes
him get up so often TO hunt burglars
that be snys he is going to let her get n
divorce and marry n night Waterman.
Washington Star
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-02-26
Water Versus Slides.

Regarding the completion OF the
canal the report says:
The passage OF commercial vessels
is dependent upon the time when
proper channels can be drcdgcd
through the slides Should additional
ones occur they will necessarily ad-
vance the date when this will be nc.
complshcd
1T has been the general belief that
the effect Of the water I'm the cut would
tend to retard slides. and the expert.
ence below the Gatm locks in the
sustaining power of water against
slides fully iustiGes this belief. ON
the other hand. the ecologist is Of the
opinion that the water may. to some
extent. develop Lcw slides
Again. much ado was made i'm 1909
over the scamy character Of rock on
the iSthmus. through which water
flows quite rapidly. In consequence OF
whi,h the question was raised that
the lake might leak ont through seams
and creviceS n those things are lin.
bic 60 occur, the sooner the better. If
the Official opening Of the canal is to
occur Jan !. 1913; for if the water
were not admitted this fan but were
deferred urtI May l. 1911. the fun
height could not he reached until Oc-
tober. 1911. leaving little time for the
determination of In IS, questions. These
considerations led to the conclusion
that the water ShoIld be turned into
the cut 40 the earliest date practicable
for getting the drcd@es to work ON
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-02-26

The new coats show deep yokes lap
ping downward and wedge shaped
fronts tapping leftward, This coat,
made 10y famous Partisan tailor, Is
in Tapped effect ana is OF leather
brown duvetyn with skunk fur trim
mings
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-02-26

A philosopher says. "A man worshlps
what he cannot understand" n he Is
referring 10 women he is correct New
Orleans Picayune
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-02-26

Subscriptions may be
new or rem, wal
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-02-26

~ HAT the opening of the Panama
q canal ON jan. 1, 1915, is not yet
Il an absolute certainty is stated
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-06-04

box of this fine, healthful gum into
every home. 1t sweetens the breath
whitens the teeth and aids digestion.
II is refreshing and pleasing to all.
To every one sending us but SOC and
1Oc to cover shipping costs we will
ship big box of twenty regular sc
packages Of the Spearmint Gum and
include the elegant Tango Necklace
and Evelyn Thaw Bracelet, absolutely
free.
This offer is for a short time only
Not more than two orders to one par
ty. Dealers not allowed to accept
this.
UNITED SALES COMPANY
Dayton. Ohio p. o. Box 101
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-06-04
REBELS CAPTURE
SUGAR SCHOONER
Enter Maxatlan Harbor Under Cover
Of Darkness and Get Safely
Beyond Artillery Fire

On Board U. s. s. California, MAJ
allan, Mexico, May 31.-(Via Wire
less to San Diego, June 1.-THE con.
stitutionalist tug Hercules, embold.
ened by its successes under cover Of
darkness last night, when provision
barges were captured entered Mazat-
Ian harbor in broad daylight today and
captured the schooner Garibaldi,
which had a cargo of sugar for the
United Sugar company of Los Mochis.
AS soon as the Hercules and her
prize were clear of the American
fleet in the harbor the federal batter.
les opened fire with their heavy ar
tillery, some of the shells falling close
to the tug and the captive schooner.
The Spanish consul at Mazatlan,
sent to the commander-in-chief of
the American fleet today formal ex-
preston Of his thanks for the assist.
ance that had been given Spanish sub
jects desiring to leave the west coast
Of Mexico.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-06-04
WINTERS GIRL is
STILL MISSING,
Little Girl in Charge Of FindIay, Ohio,
Woman Answers Description
OF Doctors Child

Findlay, Ohio, June probate
Judge Dorsey planned today to issue
an affidavit charging Mrs. Emma
Thrappe with failure to keep her fos
ter daughter in school, as a legal
means of holding the woman, who is
under surveillance here, in the be-
lief that an II year old girl with her,
may be the missing Catherine Winters
of New Castle, Ind. Mrs. Thrappe in.
sists that the child is her own grand.
daughter and her adopted daughter.
She says she came from Des Molnes
and that the girls mother died when
the child was an infant and she ad.
opted the little one. She says she
was in Chicago for a time and has a
brother there, James Sanford, who Is
connected with the Anti-Saloon league.
She says she has been selling toilet
articles as q means of livelihood.
The authorities here, who have
placed the girl in detention home
temporarily. are awaiting photographs
and detailed descriptions of the Win
ters' girl. The Indian authorities
have refused to allow DR.. W. A.
Winters, father Of the missing girl,
to come here to identify the Thrappe
child. However, the girl corresponds
with previously published descrip-
lions of Catherine, even to a scar on
her left leg, with the exception that
the Winters girl is said to have had
brown eyes while the Thrappe child's
eyes are blue-gray.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-06-04
suFFRAGETTEs DESTROY
PARISH CHURCH
Historic St. Mary's at Warorave with
lts Priceless Treasures
Destroyed

Henley, England, June IAN ar
son squad Of militant suffragettes to-
day destroyed the historic parish
church of St. Mary's Wargrave, three
miles from here on the Thames. All
that remains Of the church, which was
built In 1888 is a portion Of the tower
and the scorched stone walls. TWO
women strangers were seen In the
neighborhood early this morning. Just
inside the ruins the firemen found
hammer and a heap of suffragette lit
erature with a placard, Stop Persecut-
ing Women.
The only property saved was an
ancient register and a few church Or
naments. These were rescued by the
vicar, Rev. Basil s. Batty, who rush
ed through the flames to get them
The church contained many price
less treasures. including some bells.
four centuries old, which melted In
the flames and a monument to Thomas
DAY author OF Stamford and Merton.