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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-02-03
Diploma Examinations

Calhoun cuunty was overlook
ed when the questions for the
first Diploma Examination were
being sent out TO the various
counties. How ever special ques,
tons are being prepared for this
county and The examination will
lie held February 10 and IL.
AS has been customary in TIE
past. the one conducting the test
will grade the oral exercises On
reading. giving 1t the value of
three questions. or half the value
of the whole test on that branch.
A. r. WEAVER,
Co. Supt. of Schools.
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Notice Of Sheriff's Sale Of
Valuable Personal Property

BY virtue of an execution issued by the
Clerk of the Circuit Court Of Wood county,
West Virgin a, upon certain judg,uent
rendered by said Cour, in tam uc,ior
therein pending in which @. w. lIardman
and A. Hardman, dong business under the
firm name Of G. W. x a. HIardman, were
plaintiffs and A. and Il. G. Iardman were
defendants and placed in the hands
of the undersigned Sh srif, | will on
Thursday, the second day OF March, nine
teen hundred and sixteen. between the
hours of ten O'Clock a. m aud four O'clock
p. m sell to the highest bidder at the home
of q. w. Hartman on Barnes Run. in
Lee district of Calhoun county. West Nir.
ginis, the following personal property, to-
Wit:
Twenty head Of two year, old Hereford
heifers and one four year old Hereford
bull, levied upon as the property of the
said defendant. A. Haidman
And will on the same day and between
the same houis atrhe residence of A. Hard.
man, Sr, in Center district Of said Calhoun
county, IVES Virginia, by virtue of said
execution, sell the following personal prop
eTty. levied upon as the property Of the
said defendant, a. Hardman. to-wit:
l boiler trucks, manure spreader.
horse corn planter. l wagon. buggy, | silo
cutter, disc harrow, moving machine.
buggy tongues, l lot of OK vokes and
chains, lot fwagon wheels, cider mill,
evaporation, grain drill, lot corr.
gasolene engine, sets of buhrs, corn
shelter, pair scales, pair clippers. I re-
frigerator, feed cutter, corn crusher aud
attachment, tackle blocks, set of back
smith tools, , hand corn planters. l post
hole digger, lifting jack, wheel barrows
2 lots of hay in mows 4 adde's, l set of
buggy harness, ] set of work harness.
plows, boiler and pump, harrows, p
brood sows, shoats, gray mare, two
year old colt, yearling colts, bay horse.
roam saddle horse, l four year old mare
bay mare, bay driving horse, bay
draft mare, large iron kettle, ? COWS. 8
rocking chairs, | piano, side board, sew
ing mechine, lot Of chairs, | parlor set
davenport, grarhophone, 1 lot of stands,
! let of dining room tables. l lot Of looking
g asses, LOT of kettles, range stove, lot
OF dishes lot of knives and forks, lot
OF stone ware lot of fruit jas, 5 complete
beds, lot of wash stanGs, | lot OF dressers
! lot of bowls AID pitchers, lot of clocks
i book case, folding bed, lot Of lamps,
| wardrobe, guns, , telephones.
Terms OF Sale; Cash in hand on day of
sale.
Il. J. KNOT~s, Sheriff of
CalnoGn county
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SCHOOL REPORTS
Slab School

Slab School
Report of Slab School for the
fourth month.
Pupils enrolled this month,
boys II, girls 10, total %.
Average daily attendance, boys
10, girls 8, total Is. Percent of
daily attendance, boys &c, girls
80, average SO.
Social Center meetings held. 4.
Honor Roll
Perfect: Edna Ferguson, Eula
Ferguson, Holinr Wease, Lem
Kelley, Virgil Kelley, R.ma Fer
guson. Jack Ferguson, Burl Grim,
Harold Grim.
Faithful: Violet Grim. Noel
Grin, Walter Wease, Playferl
Wease.
There is still a good interest in
the school and in the Social Cen
ter meetings which we holl ev-
cry week.
We have purchased fifty more
volumes for our school library.
w. j. AYERS, Teacher.
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toast with drawn butter, tie the stalks
so that the lower tougher portions
will have the hard cooking. while the
tips are steamed. Let the bunch stand
upright in the saucepan while cooking
When the tough portion will not
cook tender save those to flavor SOUP
Lay the cooked stalks, tips all one
way, on thin, well-buttered toast, and
pour over the sauce. Add but little
sauce, for this Is not to be milk toast.
II more sauce is desired 1t may be
passed in a sauce boat.
Asparagus Cream soup.-Boil the
hard ends OF two punches Of aspara-
gus, add slice OF onion and cook un-
til tender. Drain and rub the pulp
through a PURGE sieve or colander and
return the water in which it was
cooked, adding a Tablespoonful of
salt.
Scald three cups Of milk, cook to-
gether two tablespoonfuls each OF but
ter and flour, cook in the asparagus
stock and then add the milk. Just
when ready to serve beat an egg and
add quarter of cup OF cream; add
this to the soup and serve at once.
Mock Duck en- casseroIe.-Place on
a round steak a filling of a pint of
bread crumbs seasoned with salt, pep
per, onion, butter and sage Roll up
the steak and tie or skewer with
toothpicks. Place in a casserole, add
a cupful OF stock or water and bake
well covered As minutes The meat
may be Drowned first before baking
in a little hot fat; this improves it
and gives 1t a different flavor.
New Bsets.--Beets are most delec
table IL baked They seem TO be
/ sweeter and have a different flavor
from those which are boiled. Wash
and place them I'm a saucepan and
bake I'm hot oven. Slice, after peel
ing. and serve with butter and dast
Of lemon juice, salt and pepper.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-02-03
"oLD HICKORY" ROAD.
Tennessee to Reconstruct Highway
Long Used by Andrew jackson.

Tennessee to Reconstruct Highway
Long Used by Andrew jackson.
While Tennessee IS building good
roads under the tremendous general
impetus that has been created by the
Dixie highway movement she viii hon
or the memory OF President Andrew
Jackson by the construction OF a road
to be known as the Old Hickory high
way. running from Knoxville to Brs
toll
This highway Will follow the route
which Andrew Jackson. or Old HEX
DRY. used I'm his trips from Knoxville
20 Washington The road originally
was pioneers trail and has been used
ever since. 10 was the stagccoach pike
In the days Of Jackson and since then
has been known as the Old Hickory
stage road.
Money and labor for the rchabiliio.
ton Of this highway has been provid.
ed for. This is a very remarkable
route from the fact that there arc nei-
Their ferries nor mountains 60 cross.
aud the grade runs considerable under
2 per cent the greater part OF the way
This IS a much shorter line than the
Memphis-Bristol highway and because
passing through the great mineral
spring section Of east Tennessee is
highly attractive Sullivan county has
pike from Bristol TO the county lire.
Hawkins by the recent $4,000 bond
esuo which 10 voted provided FOR a.
pike 60 The Granger line, and Knox
under ifs 100000 bond ISSUE will build
3 pike from Knoxville 20 the Granger
pupfy line
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SAND-CLAY IN
ROADMAKINC
Best Methods of Improving
Earth Highways.
GREAT VALUE TO FARMERS.

The Office of Public Roads Advises
That In Lieu of an Engineer the
Farmers Themselves Should Look
Over and Attend to the old Earth
Highways.
In view of the fact that at the be-
ginning of the year no less than 90 per
cent or approximately 100000 miles
OF the roads OF the country were of
the ordinary earth type. it is important
that the farmer understand the best
methods OF improving such roads.
The office of the public roads adj
vises the communities to have an en-
gineer go over the old earth highways.
or, in lieu of an engineer, that the
farmers themselves should see to 1t
that the roads are so graded that the
bitches or cutters are parallel with the
center line of the road. Cutters must
have uniform grade and be of sufn-
cient capacity to keep the surface we'll
drained. Drainage is the most i'm
portant feature of an earth road.
Every farmer who lives in a section
where both sand and clay are prev
alent travels occasionally over some
particular spot in the road which is al.
ways good and rarely requires atten-
ton from the road hands. Good drain
age may be responsible for this condi-
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co RIGHT AT 1T
Friends and. Neighbors In Grantsvine
Will Show You a Way.


Will Show You Way.
Get at the root of the trouble.
Rubbing an aching back may relieve
it.
But won't cure it if the kidneys are
weak.
You must reach the root of 1.-THE
kidneys
Reach the cause; relieve the pain.
Begin at once with Doan's Kidney
Pills.
Are recommended by thousands.
Here is statement from resident
of this vicinity.
w. h. Shaver, carpenter, Lloydsville,
w. Va, says: CT began to have
trouble with my back and kidneys.
My work is hard on the kidneys and
back and it hurt me to lift anything
heavy. / had pains in the small Of
my back and my kidneys acted too
freely. Doan 3 Kidney Pills regulated
the action Of my kidneys and removed
the pains"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don Il
simply ask for a kidney remedy-eet
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Shaver had Foster-Milburn Co..
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
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ton or it may be found on investiga-
ton that there is a good natural mix
ure of sand and clay forming the wear
ing surface.
Analysis of the best natural sand
clay mixtures will show that the sand
forms about 40 per cent Of the whole.
The test is simple. Weigh into an or
binary medicine glass two ounces of
the dried mixture and wash out the
clay. Dry the remaining sand and
weigh again. The loss in weight will
represent the amount of clay originally
contained in the mass.
The theory of the sandclny mixture
rs n road building material is that
the clay fills the voids between the
grains of sand. firmly binding them to-
gether. After the material Is found the
process of building the road Is simple
Before placing any sand-clay on the
road the road should be graded to the
desired width. Most engineers prefer
to have Il width for the road of about
twenty feet. exclusive of side bitches.
which are each usually about three feet
wide. Sand-clay is cheap, and IL Is
best that sixteen feet of the graded
width twenty fceD be surfaced. This
will leave two or three foot shoulder
on either side. The surface OF the
graded road should be fiat or slightly
convex. The sand-clay should be put
on from eight TO twelve inches in
thickness. depending on the character
OF the subgrade or foundation Where
81
eight inches OF sand-clay will suffice.
If the foundation is sand, It is well to
put on as much as twelve inches of
the surfacing material. After a few
hundred feet of surfacing material has
been placed grading machine should
be run over it to smooth ard crown the
road before the top becomes too hard.
1t Is good plan TO turn the blade OF
the machine out and trim the edges OF
the surfaced part, discharging the ex-
cess sand and clay on to the earth
shoulders. After one round trip with
the blade turned out the remaining
dress work with the machine should
be with the blade turned In. with the
exception Of one trip down the center
Of the road with blade at right angle
to the axis OF the road for the purpose
Of distributing any excess material left
In the center.
After the machine work Il is well to
follow with split log drag, which
smoothes any rough places left by the
machine ana leaves the road with
smooth, even surface. 1t must be borne
In mind that a snnd-clay road, unlike
other roads. cannot be finished I'm
short space OF time. IL can, Of course,
be left in an apparently finished condi-
ton. with hard. smooth surface. but
IL will be found on close examination
that the hard surface IS in reality only
\ crust. underneath which are several
inches Of loose material After the
first hard rain the crust sOftens. the
road gets bad and tho work appears 20
be failure This however. Is Just
what is needed to make II eventually
good. After the road has dried until
I'm n plasiic state 30 should be dragged
until the surface IS once more smooth.
with the proper crown. and should be
kent this way by dragging at least
once n day until the sun has baked ~
hard on1 firm The mistake OF k,,oty-
ing trafic off during this process OF ~.
sorting should not be mnde
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-02-03
Tho Scorpions Wonderful Ear.

have studied the habits of the scor-
pion for many years and have often
noticed how very sensitive scorpions
are to the most delicate sound. musical
or otherwise. Under the thorax the
scorpion has two comblike appendages,
which are the antennae Oectlnatae)
1t is pretty well settled by physiolo-
glsts and entomologlsts that i'm insects
the antennae represent the organs OF
hearing. These delicate structures are
easily affected by the vibrations Of
sound, and there can be no doubt what
ever that they are also affected by
sounds quite inaudible 10 the human
eur. The slightest vibration OF the at
mosphere from any cause whatever at
once puts In motion the delicate struc-
lures which compose the antennae, to
which organs insects owe the power Of
protecting themselves against danger
as well as the means Of recognizing
the approach Of one another.-London
Spectator.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-02-03

For more than two centuries there
nave always been some big. broad
storned Dutch boats lying I'm the
Thames river, with baggy trousered
Dutchmen smoking on board, quite
calmly. it Is the reminiscence OF a
Dutch conquest Those boats have
moored there. with their cells for Lon
don ever since William III. gave them
the right OF traffic And II there
wasn't Dutch boat for single sec
ond just below London bridge tie an
cient rights would be lost. But You
VIII always dnd The calm Dutchman
smoking on his pitch '- Westminster
Gazette.
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IMPORTANCE OF GOOD ROADS,

To have good roads every
where throughout these United
states will mean more TO this
nation than any other develop
ment since our Declaration of
Independence. During all ages
1t has been of primary impor-
lance to provide people with
means of intercommunication
People. like water, must move
or stagnate. They must run and
play like the brook itself or be-
come sluggish and dull-to them
selves as well as TO others, or
the seven modes of intercommu-
nication-water, roads. post. rail-
road, telegraph. telephone and
wireless-only one-roads-is free
to all the people Of the earth.
Roads are the most universally
used and are therefore the most
beneficial to the greatest num-
Der of people. The importance
of good roads everywhere Is par
amount-their benefits are all
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Henry Da-
Wis, President National High
ways Association.
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nave their entire mileage classed un.
der the head OF improved road I'm less
than forty-dve years. In these states
during the year 1914 there were add
ed 6.o06 miles OF new roads. Before
the advent OF the automobile such n
thing would have been unprecedented.
but now it is becoming a yearly occur
renee and gathering impetus as time
goes on.
These improvements cost SOS. 1911
IA. The greatest amount spent by
any state was Indiana. which paid
out $17OO0.o00. New York followed
closely with S14,G3S.045: Iowa expend.
ed S11.OO0.000: Colorado spent So.964.-
or; Wisconsin paid out S7.O00.OOO;
Montana. $S,3S9.2TS. and Illinois. So.
100000.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-02-03

70 haf pint Of water add j o. Bay
Rum small box OF B1rbO Compound
ana q o. ot giyccrine. Apply 20 the hair
vice week until 10 becomes the desired
Shade. Any druggist can put this un al
you can mix 1T at home az very little cost
y UT directions for making and use come
in each box ~ Harbo Compound n Will
gradually oarken etreaked. faded gray
nalf hnd removes dandrum no is excel
ient lor laiiins hair and WI mako harsh
hair soft and glossy. It win not color fho
scalp y not sticky Or greasy, aud does not
sub on
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should be cooked
until tender what.
ever may be the
after methods OF
serving.
When II is de.
sired to serve the
whole stalk in
white sauce or on
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-02-03

Many Millions For Roads On p Yoar.
Statistics gathered from tbe thirty
three stntes throughout the Union ia
which records are carefully compiled,
ten an Interesting story Of what this
country is doing 90 tcep is lines Of
communication from district 10 dis
trict in the best possible condition.
iu these thirty three states there arc
1Gli990 r0ads o. ull kinds or these
2-G.2sS are improved 3J.TO4 miles hav-
Ing been improved during the year
1914 sc the rate Of $1,000 miles per
year these thirty three states win
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-02-03

The Maid--I found four Ienved
clover this morning. There IS an old
saying that the finder WIN be married
Within a year The Bachelor Indeed!
was under the impression that the
ending Of four leaved clover was IN
omen Of good luck.--IndiaDapolls star
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-02-03
|Z19KTFGHEN


They are slaves who fear to speak
For the fallen and the weak
They are slaves who will not choose
Hatred, scoffing and abuse.
They are slaves who dare not be
In the right with two or three.
Lowell
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-02-03

7tpon application
The figures and some Of tie
statements made in an article
published in the January 18th
issue Of the Grantsville News ov-
err the signature of S. F. Fleming,
Clerk. are so ridiculous and fool
ish that one is forced TO the opin-
ion that while Mr.. Fleming may
be an A No. l wharfmaster and
a shrewd, crafty produce dealer,
he is igr GRANT and unsophisticat-
ed when it comes to taking care
of the accounts of the county.
Wharfmaster Fleming tries to
force sickly grin at the use by
the Chronicle of figures furnish
ed by him to the County Court
for the purpose of making up the
road estimates, and intimates
that the figures so furnished by
him are not the true and actual
valuations as shown by the re
port of the Board of Public Works
the assessment of land and per-
sonal property as reviewed by the
Board of Review and Equaliza-
lion. The truth of the matter is
that the correct figures were not
furnished. But the amount Is
less than that estimated and pub
lished by the Court so Center
district is worse off than we last
stated. Center district property
is valued as follows: Railroad
and other property assessed by
the Board of Public Works. $685.
587; real estate, 1878. OO5; person
al property, 1898, 7O5; total OF
1872, 297.
Since reading the crazy effusion
Of jumbled figures which Pro
ducedealer Fleming, or someone
for him, published in the News
of January 14th. we are forced
to take back the opinion express
ed som few VIZ eks ago that the
writer of the articles in the News
was not animated by desire to
mislead the public. 1t looks like
he will resort to any lengths TO
bolster up bad cause, For in
stance he says the total value Of
land and personal property in
Center district for 1915 is S778,-
40, when in fact the books in his
Office 1--WE refer to the County
Clerks office. not the office of the
produce company or the wharf
boat show the valuation Of those
items of that district 10 be $776,-
ITO.
The Chronicle knows that it
has friends who believe the STAT
ments made by it concerning the
road finances of the county are
true. 1t rather supposes that
Mr.. Fleming has not b. his tYran.
nical and despotic career since
his elevation to the throne. driv-
en- quite ali Of his supper tiers
away. Those that are left. if
any are, we presumed would pre-
fer to believe Mr.. Fleming. For
that reason we suggested AT
audit Of the Clerk, S accounts. II
was in no sense an admission
that our fgnres we wrong as is
conceived by the narrow mine
behind the letter mentioned. Oui
figures were right and it will bt
so proven when the next finan
cha statement is published, +
the law is complied with anC
such a statement made and pub
lished.
-.a@.er
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SUBSCRIPTION:

500 gear IN Advance.
$3.50 If not paid tiV end of gear.
Advertising rates made know1'
npon application
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NZekH4--2H.s7NeeEN-
GOOD ROADS AND FARMERS.

It costs more for the farmers
Of America TO carry their crops
TO the railroad station than Il
costs 10 carry these crops from
the railroad stations 90 the cen.
trail market.
These prices are not always
shown I'm the price list or Goa the
statement Of annual cxpendi
lures. but they are facts never
theless. md Ct bcho0vcs tue farm
er therefore 10 see TO it that this
item i'm the expense OF market
ing is reduced 90 q minimum.
Let him have a good road nll
the year round. SO that be can
do q crcat part OF his baullnr TO
the railroad station and away
from SO at periods OF the yeor
when be can DO very little farm
work. Home and Farm
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us THIS q first class posfodicey" in
quircd the stranger.
'Tt's as good a. youll end IN these
parts" retorted the native, with JUST.
Gable local pride. Buffalo Express
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R. I. HAMILTON,
Editor and Owner.

Entered at the GrdntsviLle,
w. Va, Post Office as second
class mail matter.
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MORE GOOD THINGS TO EAT.

There are various methods of cook
ing and serving asparagus. but 1t
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BRUTALITY Is founded on tic princ9-
pie that ell riches have limits Rurks.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-10-05
CLAIM DAMAGES FROM CITY.
Three People Claim Damages for In
juries Alleged to Have Resulted
from Municipal Negligence.

The city is going to have busy
time during the next few months
settling claims for damages based on al
legged municipal neglect, as three claims
Of this nature have been filed with the
city clerk. Mrs. Mary Manske, who
claims that she fell on the west side Of
Lyman avenue on account of the fact
that the street had been left impass-
able by sewer contractor, demands
damages to- the amount Of fifty dollars.
Henry Malhoit demands fifteen humid
red dollars from the city for injuries
alleged to have been received when he
fell on plank which barred Sheridan
Road near the new Hill Garage on the
night of September 10th. John N.
Zapf, former police officer, has de-
manded damages to the amount of
eighty-fve dollars for damages to his
clothing in a fight with Walter Loje-
ski, police officer. The first two
claims are supposed to be covered
by contractors bonds. Action on the
Zapf claim will not be taken until after
the courts have decided whether or not
Lojeski was guilty of assaulting Zapf.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-10-05
DEATH OF JOHN HOFFMAN.
Well Known Teamster Died at His
Home on Bronson Street After a
Long Illness, Monday Night.

John Hoffman, aged forty-nine years
and widely known among the teamsters
of the city, died at the family resi-
dence, $50 Bronson street, just after
eight O'Clock Monday evening follow
ing a long illness. The deceased was
native of Holland where he was born
January 23, 1867. He came to this
country seventeen years ago and
settled in Kenosha and since that time
he had made his home here. He is sur
vived by his widow and four children
The funeral services will be held from
the late residence at two o'clock Thurs
day afternoon and interment will be at
the family plot at Green Ridge.